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Cougars History First game: ...... 1902 vs. USD Last Postseason Appearance...... 2015 (NCAA DII Playoffs vs. vs. Henderson State 23 USF 16, 11/21/15, Arkadelphia, Ark.) First Year of Football ...... 1902 All-Time Record (Years) ...... 424-405-20 (98th) Number of Conference Championships (Last) ...... 19 (2010) Number of National Championships (Last)...... 4 (2009) All-Americans...... 101 Player of the Year Award recipients...... 5 Upper Iowa (3-6, 2-3 NSIC South) All-Conference Selections...... 291 @ Highest NCAA DII Rankings...#4 D2Football.com, 2015 week 4; #4 Sioux Falls (9-0, 5-0 NSIC South) #4, AFCA, 2016 week 8; #4 in NCAA.com DII power rankings in Bob Young Field, Sioux Falls, S.D. 2016 (four straight weeks) Noon, Saturday, Nov. 5 2016 Schedule ______Thursday, Sept. 1 -- @ St. Cloud State, W, 49-13 turday, Sept. 10 MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD, W 42-21 Live Radio - KWSN 1230, 98.1 Saturday, Sept. 17 -- @ Minot State, W 41-14 Video -- https://portal.stretchinternet.com/Sioux Falls/ Saturday, Sept. 24 BEMIDJI STATE, HALL OF FAME, W, 37-36 Live Stats -- http://www.sidearmstats.com/Sioux Falls/ Saturday, Oct. 1 -- @ Augustana, W, 35-20 Football www.usfcougars.com Saturday, Oct. 8 -- SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE, ______COUGARS DAYS, 48-28 Saturday, Oct. 15 -- @ Winona State, 2:30 p.m., W, 41-30 Rankings: USF, #4, AFCA Coaches Poll; Saturday, Oct. 22 -- Concordia-St. Paul, 12 p.m., W, 51-17 USF #5 in D2Football.com Poll; USF #4 Saturday, Oct. 29 -- @ Minnesota State, W, 24-14 David Boyce’s NCAA.com DII Power Rankings Saturday, Nov. 5 -- UPPER IOWA, 12 p.m., noon #4 USF to host Upper Iowa in NSIC South matchup Saturday Nov. 12 --- WAYNE STATE, 12 p.m., noon SIOUX FALLS -- The #4 USF Football Team (9-0, 5-0 NSIC South), which ranks third in NCAA DII in total offense and second in rushing, will look to continue its unbeaten season and hunt for an NSIC Conference title when they host Upper Iowa (3-6, 2-3 NSIC South) at Bob Young Field at Where to Watch/Listen noon on Saturday. The radio broadcast will be on KWSN 1230 with veteran play-by- play announcer Tom Frederick, who is in his 19th year with the At Stake Cougars. Tim Hiatt is in his 16th year as the analyst on the USF A win by USF will earn the Cougars a share of its first-ever DII regular season league title in any sport. The victory would be USF’s first DII con- game broadcasts. The Jed Stugart Pre-game Show airs 30 minutes ference crown and 20th overall (19 at the NAIA level). With a victory, USF prior to kickoff. Join Tom and Tim after the game for a wrap-up will also win the NSIC South title outright, reach 10 wins in a season for a and interviews. Live stats are available at usfcougars.com with each 16th time and pick up the program’s 50th win at the DII level. For the first game webcast through the NSIC’s partnership with Stretch Internet. time at the DII level, USF is 9-0. The last time the Cougars started 9-0 was All USF games are available for live streaming at portal.stretchinter- 2010 in a 13-1 season that ended in the NAIA title game - 10-7 loss. The team to go 10-0 was the 2010 squad, which had a 13-0 run to the title game. net.com/siouxfalls. Last Week Both teams enter play Saturday after wins last week as the Cougars Game Officials picked up a 24-14 road victory against Minnesota State (6-3, 2-3 NSIC) Dan Freming, Referee at Blakeslee Field. Junior running back Max Mickey rushed for 165 yards John Emmett, Umpire while senior quarterback Luke Papilion had three TDs, including two on Pat Breen, Head Line Judge the ground to lead the way over a team that they had not previously defeat- Traver Silbernagel, Line Judge ed as a member of the NSIC. The only previous win was a 7-0 decision in Jim Breen, Side Judge 1937. In the victory over the defending NSIC champion Mavericks, Papil- ion recorded his 12th career 100-yard rushing game (104) and also threw Mike Crouse, Field Judge for 130 yards and a TD, which was the 75th of his career. Meanwhile, Upper Travis Martin, Back Judge Iowa edged Wayne State, 35-30 as quarterback Dimitri Morales threw for 265 yards and had four total TDs in the home win. Derrick Portis rushed Sioux Falls - for 164 yards. Jalen Amis had 10 receptions for 167 yards and a TD. Cougars sit #4 nationally and #2 in Super Region 3 Look at five-plus years in DII USF is ranked #4 in the AFCA Coaches Poll and #5 in the D2Foot- ball.com Poll and #4 in David Boyce’s DII Power Poll at NCAA.com rank. USF has made remarkable progress in five years at DII. From USF is also #2 in the Super Rankings for the second straight week. Super 281 points in 2011, USF totaled 512 in 2014 and has 472 in 2015 Region Three Rankings with 344 through eight games in 2016. USF has averaged 41.4 (School, in-region record, DII record) ppg over past two plus years when USF has gone 28-4. USF has 1. Northwest Missouri State, 9-0, 9-0 had 5,000 yards or more in offense three straight years and have 2. Sioux Falls, 9-0, 9-0 3. Harding, 9-0, 9-0 4,353 in 2016 through eight games. 4. Emporia State, 8-1, 8-1 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 5. Minnesota Duluth, 8-1, 8-1 6. Azusa Pacific, 7-1, 8-1 (5-4) (9-2) (6-5) (11-1) (9-3) (9-0) 7. Central Missouri, 7-2, 7-2 Points 281 344 363 512 472 368 8. Bemidji State, 7-2, 7-2 Opp Points 194 222 295 209 257 193 9. Southern Arkansas, 7-2, 7-2 Pts. Avg. 31.2 31.3 33.0 42.7 39.3 40.9 10. Henderson State, 7-2, 7-2 Opp Pts. Avg. 21.6 20.2 26.8 17.4 21.4 21.4 The Matchup When USF faces Upper Iowa on Saturday, the Cougars will look to 1st Down 158 209 274 292 285 221 continue its nine-game winning streak. The Cougars ranks third in the Opp. 1st Downs 167 209 235 223 236 191 nation in total offense at 536.6 yards per game and rank second in rush- 1st D Rush. 75 73 133 128 116 129 ing (341.9 ypg) while sitting 13th nationally in scoring at 40.9 ppg. In Opp. 1st D Rush 63 79 122 94 86 54 league stats, USF, ranks third in scoring defense at 21.4 ppg, second in 1st D Pass 70 121 121 150 148 83 total defense at 371.4 ypg and second in rushing defense, allowing just 104.4 yards per game. Upper Iowa, which ranks 10th in scoring at 29.4 Opp. 1st. D. Pass 90 114 99 113 128 113 ppg, is averaging 468.3 (6th, NSIC) total yards of offense and sit fifth in Rushing Yards 1,494 1,359 2,705 2,559 2,291 3,077 rushing at 193.3 ypg. On defense, the Peacocks give up 31.8 ppg (9th, Opp. Rushing Yards 1,025 1,335 2,421 2,208 1,609 940 NSIC) and allow 455.6 yards in offense per game (14th, NSIC) but just Rushing Attempts 312 376 540 560 482 409 131.9 rushing yards per game (3rd, NSIC). UIU permits 323.7 yards per Opp. Rushing Att. 363 402 485 454 491 322 game passing (16th, NSIC). TDs 12 10 31 30 24 32 Cougars move to 43-10 in NSIC games Opp. Rushing TDs 9 10 23 13 16 9 USF is 43-10 in NSIC games and 49-15 in all DII games since the Passing Yards 1,634 2,802 2,442 3,239 3,374 1,752 transition in 2011. USF’s clinched a 23rd straight winning season three Opp. Passing Yards 2,264 2,666 2,431 2,453 2,739 2,403 weeks ago, a streak which is unmatched in D2 and the fifth-longest streak Passing Att./Comp. 118-234 221-387 208-396 270-422 256-446 144-252 across all divisions. The string of success began with an 8-3 season for leg- endary head coach Bob Young in 1994. In the four seasons in the NSIC, Opp. Pass. Att./Com. 169-302 215-425 209-373 218-455 242-414 204-357 USF has gone 9-2, 6-5, 11-1 (Mineral Water Bowl champs) and 9-3 in TDs 18 27 16 28 31 17 2015. Opp. TDs 14 19 15 12 18 17 Interceptions by opp 13 8 13 11 15 11 USF and Upper Iowa Series Interceptions 15 23 9 26 20 15 The Cougars are 3-1 all-time vs. Upper Iowa, including two straight Total Offense 3,128 4,161 5,147 5,798 5,665 4,829 Opp. Total Offense 3,289 4,001 4,852 4,282 4,348 3.343 Total Offense Avg. 347.6 378.3 467.9 483.2 472.1 536.6 Opp. Total Off. Avg. 365.4 363.7 441.1 356.8 362.3 371.4 VS. Plays 546 763 936 982 928 661 Yards Per Play 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.9 6.1 7.3 Opp. Plays 665 827 858 901 905 679 #4 Sioux Falls (9-0) IUI (3-6) Opp. Plays Avg. 4.9 4.8 5.7 4.7 4.8 4.9 Totals TDs 37 42 48 68 64 50 NSIC Breakdown Opp. TDs 24 29 38 26 34 26 40.9- 3rd Scoring 29.4 - 10th TD Ratio to Opp. 1.54 1.4 1.3 2.62 1.88 1.9 21.4 - 3rd Scoring Defense 31.8 - 9th Sacks 20 21 16 30 39 33 341.9 - 1st Rush Yards 193.3 - 5th Opp. Sacks 13 19 19 24 5 9 194.7 - 14th Pass Yards 275.0 - 7th 3rd D. Conv. 42-108 61-157 97-201 87-201 93/193 51/110 536.6 - 1st Total Yards 468.3 - 6th 39% 39% 48% 43% 48% 46% 371.4 - 2nd Total Defense 455.6 - 14th Opp. 3rd D. Conv. 54-143 64-190 63-184 63-199 64/191 59/146 104.4 - 2nd Rushing Defense 131.9 - 3rd 37% 34% 34% 32% 34% 40% 267.0. -- 12th Pass Defense 323.7 - 16th 35.3 - 7th Net Punting 30.6 - 16th 14.3 - 3rd Punt Returns 4.7 - 14th 27.2 - 2nd KO Returns 17.6 - 14th 33 - 2nd Sacks 27 - 4th 9 - 1st Sacks Allowed 17 - 6th wins. A year ago, USF Ahlers were credited USF Total Offense GBG - MSUM 67 258 214 472 7.0 with 10 tackles each. In took a 69-20 victory in 2010 to present Fayette, Iowa as Luke @Minot 66 84 287 371 5.6 2012, USF took a 54- Papilion threw for 331 Since head coach Jed Stugart took over Bemidji 67 84 212 296 4.9 41 decision, winning yards and three TDs as in 2010, the Cougars are 22-1 when to- SMSU 67 220 317 537 8.0 a shootout with the USF built a 45-7 lead taling more than 500 yards in total of- @Winona 70 81 228 309 4.4 Peacocks, 54-41 at Bob at halftime. Josh An- fense. Here is a breakdown by year. CSP 71 35 305 340 4.8 Young Field. Kristian gulo had eight catches Game Pl. Rush Pass Total YPP. @Augie 61 109 238 347 5.7 Porter racked up 108 for 130 yards and a TD. 2016 UIU 67 188 277 465 6.3 rushing yards and two USF had three spe- SCSU 64 343 242 585 9.1 TDs. QB Taylor Per- @MSU 68 43 203 246 3.6 kins charted his sixth cial teams or defensive MSUM 75 444 160 604 8.0 Wayne 86 93 267 360 4.2 TDs, including an 88- game with three or Minot 64 328 125 453 8.2 Total 763 1359 2802 4161 5.5 more passing TDs, fin- yard kickoff return by BSU 83 406 230 636 7.7 Kyle Groeneweg, who 2011 ishing 15-of-25 for 230 had three receptions for AU 75 282 280 562 7.5 Washburn 62 54 242 296 4.8 yards and three TDs. 86 yards and a 51-yard SMSU 90 428 242 670 7.4 @NMSU 72 146 202 348 4.8 He also added 50 yards TD catch. Solomon St. Winona 64 251 160 411 6.4 @McNeese 65 116 246 262 6.5 on the ground. Jeremi- Pierre (24 yards) and CSP 69 249 183 432 6.2 @Minot 55 196 106 302 5.5 ah Oates recorded a John Tidwell (72 yards) MSU 77 346 130 476 6.2 Wm Jewell 71 285 217 502 7.1 career-high 162 yards had interception re- Total 661 3077 1752 4829 7.3 BHSU 61 176 197 373 6.1 and one TD, on just six turns for TDs. In 2014, 2015 receptions. The Cou- SD Tech 54 281 169 450 8.3 gars forced four inter- USF took a 45-24 win Mary 80 181 338 519 6.5 Minot 60 195 153 348 5.8 at Bob Young Field as ceptions, but they also @MCrk 79 280 282 562 7.1 @UND 247 45 2 02 247 5.4 allowed UIU quarter- Luke Papilion had 287 UMD 58 246 218 464 8.0 yards passing and three Total 546 1494 1634 3128 5.7 back Jaeschke to accu- TDs. He also rushed @NSU 74 274 157 431 5.8 2010 mulate a NSIC record for 76 yards and a @Wayne 69 150 316 466 6.8 @NWorth. 69 152 207 359 5.2 606 passing yards and TD as USF led 24-0 at Winona 98 248 413 661 6.7 @Midland 73 77 165 242 3.3 five touchdowns. halftime. Nephi Garcia @SMSU 80 258 225 483 6.0 Doane 56 222 418 638 11.4 had 104 yards and a Augie 76 142 269 411 5.4 @Hastings 56 109 386 495 8.8 USF ranks third in TD while Max Mickey @CSP 77 166 349 515 6.7 Neb. Wes. 66 146 291 437 6.6 nation in offense and provided 75 yards and MSU 68 75 165 240 3.5 ranks in 11 top 10 cate- @ BriarCliff 74 288 347 635 8.6 gories a TD. In 2013, Upper @UIU. 79 128 363 491 6.2 Mornings. 71 7 314 321 4.5 Iowa took a 30-28 deci- The Cougars, which @Hend. St. 90 143 279 422 4.7 DWU 64 235 373 608 9.5 defeated Minnesota sion. Peacock running Total 928 2291 3374 5665 6.1 back Chris Smith’s re- @Dordt 79 316 184 500 6.3 State, 24-14, and leads cord-breaking perfor- 2014 Concordia 70 225 265 490 7.0 the NSIC, rank third in mance coupled with a Minot 93 212 285 497 5.3 NW Okla. 72 164 245 409 5.7 total offense and second fourth-down miscue @Bemidji 93 203 274 477 5.1 McKendree 74 185 212 397 5.4 in rushing offense for cost USF in a 30-28 SCSU 89 185 232 417 4..7 Mid. Naz. 62 95 242 337 5.4 the second straight week loss to Upper Iowa at @MSUM 97 291 372 663 6.8 Carroll 58 36 172 208 3.6 Overall, the Cougars Harms-Eischeid Stadi- CSP 72 181 247 428 5.9 Total 944 2255 3821 6076 6.4 rank in the top 25 in 34 um in Fayette, Iowa. In @Augie 82 234 217 451 5.5 team and individual sta- Yearly - GBG Total Off. Breakdown tistical categories and are the game, Smith broke SMSU 70 163 290 453 6.5 2010 - 944 plays, 6,076 yards, 6.4 ypp, Upper Iowa’s single top-10 in 11 categories. @Winona 82 208 230 438 5.3 434.0 game avg. USF, which has had season scoring mark in @MSU 74 77 250 327 4.4 the third quarter and 2011 -- 546 plays, 3,128 yards, 5.7 ypp, 400 yards or more total finished with 258 yards UIU 100 282 324 606 6.1 347.6 game avg. offense in every game and three scores for Wayne 60 313 225 538 9.0 2012 -- 763 plays, 4,161 yards, 5.5 ypp, this season, is third in DII the Peacocks. USF se- C. Okla. 70 210 293 503 7.2 378.3 game avg. in total offense at 536.6 nior quarterback Car- Total 982 2559 3239 5798 5.9 2013 -- 936 plays, 5,147 yards, 5.5 ypp, yards per game. The rington Hanna went 2013 467.9 game avg. Cougars, which have had 34-for-50 for 298 yards UMD 61 11 133 144 2.4 2014 -- 982 plays, 5,798 yards, 5.9 ypp at least 249 yards rushing and two TDs and a pair NSU 81 411 111 522 6.4 in every contest, includ- 483.2 game average ing over 300 five times, of interceptions. Matt Mary 77 218 95 313 4.1 2015 -- 928 plays, 5,665 yards, 6.1 ypp, Young finished 2-for-2 sits second in rushing MCrk. 89 467 213 680 7.6 472.1 game avg. at 341.9 yards per game. for 81 yards and a score. @SMSU 100 424 194 618 6.2 Peacock quarterback 2016 -- 661 plays, 4,829 yards, 7.3 ypp, USF, which has the best Cole Jaeschke complet- @Winona 99 348 268 616 6.2 536.6 yards game avg. per carry average in the ed 23 of 30 attempts CSP 91 195 433 195 6.9 In total under Stugart (78 G including nation at 7.5, has already for 191 yards with one Augie 94 234 199 433 4.6 2010 when USF was 13-1 in final year surpassed last year’s en- touchdown and one @ UIU 98 120 379 499 5.1 of NAIA), USF has made 5,760 plays tire rushing total of 2,291 interception. Smith tal- MSU 76 98 244 342 4.5 for 34,804 yards (19.8 miles), 445.2 yards with its 3,077 yards lied a game-high 331 @ Wayne 70 179 173 352 5.0 per game, 6.03 yards per play. this season. It is a mark all purpose yards. Josh Total 936 2705 2442 5147 5.5 that is the best in school Angulo had 12 catches 2012 history through nine games. for 124 yards for USF. @SCSU 79 164 254 418 5.3 Campbell paced an USF, which also ranks third nationally in yards per play at 7.31, has outstanding defensive generated 505, 604, 453, 636, 562 670, 411, 432 and 477 yards in the eight effort, posting 14 tack- games this season. The Cougars are putting up 40.9 points per game, les and a forced fumble. which ranks 13th in DII. USF special teams are doing great work with its St. Pierre, Batinich and kickoff return unit fourth in DII with 27.24 yards per return. The Cou- gars are 20th in punt return defense at 4.5 yards per return and 22nd in USF’s all-time leader in passing and total offense. Papilion, the NSIC’s punt returns at 14.29. Junior return specialist Kyle Groeneweg is 17th in only two-time Harlon Hill candidate, now has 11,632 yards. With 130 combined returns with 658 yards and ranks 12th in punt returns at 14.3 passing yards, Papilion has 8,421 passing which ranks first all-time. Plus per game. In other team categories, USF is 12th in sacks allowed (9) at he is the only USF QB ever to throw for 8,000 yards and rush for 3,000. 0.63 per game, 16th in red zone offense (88.9 percent), 10th in team sacks He has 3,211 rushing yards, which ranks fifth all-time at USF and is first with 3.67 per game (33), 10th in interceptions with 15; and 18th in first among quarterbacks. He is second all-time in TD passes with 75. The downs with 221. all-time leader is Kurtiss Riggs, who had 85 TD passes from 1993-96. Junior running back Max Mickey continues to shine as one of the He has 7,919 yards passing, eighth all-time in league play, and 3,049 nation’s best, ranking in the top 10 in five rushing or scoring categories. yards rushing, 11th all-time in league play, in NSIC only games with Mickey, who is one five players nationally with at least 1,200 rushing his 10,958 total yards in league play fifth all-time in NSIC history. He is yards, ranks first in yards per carry at 9.75, second in rushing yards at the only player in NSIC history with both 3,000 yards rushing and 7,900 1,329 and second in rushing yards per game at 147.3. Mickey, who had yards passing. He is already the all-time leader in the NSIC in rushing 165 yards and his seventh 100-yard rushing games this season against yards by a quarterback and one of six who had 2,000 yards rushing. Minnesota State, is 13th nationally in total TDs with 15, 14th in total Total Offense Yards, Career points scored with 90, 18th in scoring with 10.0 per game. Mickey, who Plays Yards Avg/P ranks 13th in all-purpose yards at 161.11 per game, also sits 21st in rush- 1. Luke Papilion (2013-) 1652 11,632 7.04 ing TDs with 12. In 2016, Mickey has had rushing totals of 178, 185, 77, 2. Dax Michelena, 1997-2001 1526 10,410 6.80 207, 140, 156, 91, 128 and 165 yards in his nine games this year. Includ- 3. Kurtiss Riggs (1993-96) 794 7,214 9.08 ing national leader Mickey, USF has three players in the top six in DII in 4. Ed Koester (1987-89) 1284 7,199 5.60 rushing yards per carry as senior quarterback Luke Papilion is fifth with 5. Chad Cavender (2006-07) 820 7,143 8.71 7.69 (106-815) while senior running back Justin Fulks is sixth at 7.21 per carry (97-699). All-time Passing Yards, Career Papilion, who already owns the school record in total offense (11,632 Name Yards Att. Com. TD total yards) and passing (8,421 yards) is one of the few 8,000 yard passing, 1. Luke Papilion (2013-) 8,421` 1,163 674 75 3,000 yard rushers in DII history. With his 815 yards, he is second in DII 2. Dax Michelena (1997-01) 7,665 937 518 72 to Reggie Bell of Ferris State (1,004 yards) in rushing yards by a quarter- 3. Kurtiss Riggs (1993-96) 7,329 801 496 85 back. Papilion, who has 42 career rushing TDs, has 15 this year which 4. Chad Cavender (2006-07) 7,089 737 496 64 ranks 8th in DII. In rushing yards, he is 36th in DII and 44th in rushing 5. Ed Koester (1985-89) 6,915 1,079 533 44 yards per game at 90.6. Papilion ranks 12th in points responsible for with All-time Rushing Yards, Career 168 and 17th in DII with 18.7 points responsible for average. He is also Name Yards Att. Com. tied with Mickey in both total TDs with 15, 18th in scoring at 10.0 per 1. David Ruter, 1995’-98 4,783 677 7.1 game and 14th with 90 total points. 2. Mike Dvoracek, 2003-’06 4,658 866 5.4 Also for USF, senior defensive end Westly Johnson has 7.5 sacks per 3. Nick Kortan, 1999-2002 4,331 762 5.7 game with his 0.83 sacks per game average ranking 21st in DII. Sopho- 4. Jim Pehringer, 1987-90 3,454 847 4.1 more place kicker Brett Garner is 20th in field goal percentage at 77.8 percent while Cliff Redmond sits 20th in the nation with two fumble re- 5. Luke Papilion, 2013- 3,211 489 6.6 coveries. 6. Ryan Lowmiller, 2006-09 3,137 557 5.6 7. Terry Austin, 1992-95 3,115 488 6.4 About Upper Iowa 8. Dax Michelena, 1997-2001 2,755 589 4.7 Upper Iowa, which has won two of three games, opened the season with 9. Nephi Garcia, 2013-14 2,258 427 5.3 five losses in six games. They have wins over Wayne State (35-30), Con- 10. Erik Cimpl, 2005-08 2,254 446 5.1 cordia St. Paul (41-21) and Minot State (35-7). UIU has lost to Bemidji State, 38-24; MSU Moorhead, 23-21; SMSU, 59-41; Winona State, 27-13 Other Papilion notes and Augustana, 54-35. The Peacocks offense, which ranks 10th in the ~ With 12, 100-yard rushing games, he owns the mark for the most by league with 29.4 points per game, will be directed by Dimitri Morales, a quarterback at USF and ranks tied for fourth all-time with Nephi Gar- who ranks third in the NSIC with 331.1 yards in total offense per game. cia, 2013-14. This season, Papilion has five 100-yard rushing games (149, Morales ranks second in passing yards per game at 284.4 yards with 16 101, 163, 122 104). TDs and 14 interceptions. On the ground, Derrick Portis is sixth in the ~ Ranks second on the NSIC all-time chart in total offense with 296.2 league with 118 carries for 706 yards and seven TDs while Morales has yards per game, trailing only Jeff Loots of Southwest Minnesota State at 327 yards rushing. Wide receiver Jalen Amis has 63 catches for 748 yards 343.2. and one TD. He ranks fourth in the league in receptions and nine in receiving yards. On defense, UIU is led by senior linebacker Zach Gardner Angulo approaching 200 receptions for his career with 59 tackles or 8.4 per game, which ranks eighth in the NSIC. Senior Senior wide receiver Josh Angulo has 42 receptions for 496 yards and defensive back Darius Cohen has 44 tackles. Upfront Jojo Simpson has eight TDs. With 192 receptions, Angulo is two catches away from Alex 5.5 sacks and 10.5 TFLs. Anderson (193, 2007-10) for fourth on USF’s all-time list. He is just eight away from 200, a number that would move him past Jon Ryan (199, On UIU HC Tom Shea 2007-10) for third on USF’s all-time team._ He has a season-career best Tom Shea is in his eighth season at Upper Iowa, named head coach in 15 catches for 164 yards (1, 4, 43) vs. Bemidji State (37-36 W, 9-24-16). 2009. He spent three years at Upper Iowa as the defensive coordinator Angulo’s 15 catches in a win over then #22 Bemidji State tied a school from 2004 to 2007 before becoming the head coach at Dakota State in record (Kalen DeBoer, Nov. 2, 1996 vs. Nebraska-Wesleyan) and is the 2007-08. The Peacock football program is the sixth program that Shea most catches by a receiver while USF has been at DII. Also this season, has led as the head football coach. The most notable of his years came he had two catches for 10 yards and a TD vs. SCSU (9-1-16), recorded in 1990 at Peru State College where he led the team as the Head Coach four caches for 71 yards and two TDs against MSUM (9-10-16) at Bob and Athletic Director to the NAIA Division II National Title. Shea was Young Field, had one catch for 18 yards against Minot State (9-17-16) named the NAIA National Coach of the Year after the title run. Shea and seven catches for 80 yards and a TD in the “Key to the City” victory began his collegiate coaching career at Dakota State College in 1979 as at Augustana. Angulo added four catches for 43 yards vs. SMSU on Oct. the defensive coordinator. He switched to the offensive side of the ball in 8. He had five catches for 53 yards and a TD in the win over MSU (10- 1980 as the offensive coordinator before taking over as the Head Coach 29-16). This season, he has two TDs (37, 43) of 30 yards or more. Angulo and Athletic Director from 1981-1983. ranks fifth all-time at USF in all three major receiving categories with 192 receptions, for 2,608 yards and 29 TDs. Papilion has set total offense, passing marks Luke Papilion, a senior quarterback from Denver, Colo., has become Rose continues to climb receiving charts Senior H-back Brady Rose show his flexibility in the USF offense by NSIC Player of the Week Honorees catching and throwing a TD vs. SCSU on Sept. 1 in the opener at Hus- ky Stadium. In the in the win over SCSU on Sept. 1, both catching and Angulo, Harman named NSIC Players of the Week throwing a TD. Rose had seven catches for 163 yards and a 64-yard TD After playing key roles for USF in a come-from-behind 37-36 reception. He also threw a 39-yard TD pass to Kyle Groeneweg. Rose had home win over Bemidji State, senior wide receiver Josh Angulo and five catches for 60 yards against MSUM on Sept. 10, three catches for 62 junior safety Jeffrey Harman were named the NSIC Offensive and yards and a TD, and one catch for 11 yards vs. BSU (9-24-16). Against Defensive Players of the Week. Angulo, a 6-0, 209 pound senior Augustana, he accumulated seven catches for 91 yards. Against SMSU wide receiver from Sioux Falls (Roosevelt HS), had his best per- (10-8-16), he set a career high with 12 catches and had 119 yards and formance with the Cougars, hauling in 15 passes for 164 yards and added two catches for 40 yards vs. Winona State. Through nine games, he three TDs. Angulo’s 15 receptions was a career best and also tied has 43 catches and a team high 622 yards receiving. The 119 yards receiv- the USF game record by former NAIA All-American wide receiver ing was his sixth career 100-yard receiving game. He now has 175 career Kalen DeBoer, who had 15 catches in a win over Nebraska-Wesley- yardage chart with 2,313 yards. He has 18 receiving TDs, including two an on Nov. 2, 1996. Harman, a 5-11, 203 pound junior safety from this year, as he sits 10th all-time at USF, just one away from Zach Rutten, Redlands, Calif., had his best game as a USF player in earning his who had 19 from 1997-2001. first ever NSIC Defensive Player of the Week honor. Harman came off the bench to record two interceptions and record four tackles in Receiving Yards, Career USF’s win over BSU. 1. Dusty Hovorka, 2003-06 4,801 Redmond named NSIC Def. Player of the Week Oct. 3 2. Jon Ryan, 2007-10 3,462 Senior defensive back Clifford Redmond, who had two inter- 3. Kalen DeBoer, 1993-96 3,400 ceptions in a 35-20 win over city rival Augustana on Oct. 1, was 4. Alex Anderson, 2007-10 3,012 named the NSIC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 3. Red- 5. Josh Angulo, 2013- 2,608 mond, a 5-10, 175 pound senior cornerback from Elk Grove, Calif., 6. Brady Rose, 2013 - 2,313 recorded a pair interceptions to halt a pair of Augustana scoring 7. Josiah Fenceroy, 2004-07 1,901 drives as USF won the “Key to the City” game over the Vikings 8. Trey Erickson, 2004-07 1,751 at Kirkeby-Over Stadium. Redmond’s play helped USF pick up its 9. Zach Rutten, 1997-2001 1,642 fourth win in five matchups with Augustana at the NCAA DII lev- 10. Michael Warren, 2003-06 1,612 el. With Augustana driving in the third quarter, Redmond picked off a pass on a first and goal from the eight-yard line. Later, with Receiving TDs, Career Augustana facing a 4th and 16 from the USF 23-yard line early in 1. Dusty Hovorka, 2003-06 55 the fourth quarter, Redmond made an acrobatic play to come up 2. Jon Ryan, 2006-10 52 with his second interception. He also added four tackles as he and 3. Kalen DeBoer, 1993-96 33 the USF defense held the Vikings to 20 points or 28 below their 4. Alex Anderson, 2006-10 32 then league-leading average. 5. Josh Angulo, 2013 - 29 Mickey named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 10 6. Randy Lang, 1979-82 23 Junior running back Max Mickey, who set a career-high with 7. Jason Yurkovich, 1994-97 22 four total TDs in leading the #6 University of Sioux Falls (6-0, 2-0 8. Jeremy Gardner, 1994-96 21 NSIC South) to a 48-28 victory over Southwest Minnesota State on 9. Zach Rutten, 1997-01 19 homecoming at Bob Young Field on Oct. 8, was named the NSIC 10. Brady Rose, 2013 18 Football Offensive Player of the Week, according to an announce- ment by the league office. Mickey, a business administration major Angulo and Rose form historical receiving duo at USF, averaged 10.3 yards per carry with 15 carries for 156 yards Josh Angulo and Brady Rose rank second all-time for a receiving duo and four total TDs as USF improved to 6-0 overall and 2-0 in the at USF for receiving yards and receptions. The two seniors have 4,911 NSIC South. Mickey had a TD reception of 11 yards, scoring runs receiving yards, second to Alex Anderson and Jon Ryan, who had 6,474 of 1, 1 and 56 yards. yards from 2007-10. Angulo/Rose have 367 receptions, which is second to Anderson/Ryan total of 392. Anderson/Ryan had 84 TDs to 48 for Mehling and Garner also earn Player of the Week honors Rose/Angulo. Brett Garner was named the NSIC Speical Teams Player of the Week on Oct. 17 and Michael Mehling had a 11 tackles, sack and USF’s “lightning strike” offense 1.5 TFLs against Winona State to earn NSIC Def. POW on Oct. 24. USF has a quick strike offense with 34 drives in under three minutes in 2016. In a week one win over SCSU, In 2016, USF is a quick strike offense. In a week one win over SCSU, USF had six TDs with drives taking three minutes or less. Of that six TDs, five came in two minutes or less and two in under a minute. Against MSUM, five of the six scoring drives were under three minutes, including two in less than 20 seconds. USF added three more scoring drives in three minutes or less against Minot State. Against Bemidji State, the Cougars scored 34 points in the third quarter, including three TDs in 6:27 to open the second half. All five TDs by USF were scored in less than three minutes of drive time with two under a minute vs. BSU. In the victory over Augustana, USF had two drives in three minutes or less. The Cougars had three TD drives of three minutes or less in the 48-24 win over SMSU. Against Winona State, USF had two drives of three minutes or less and added six against CSP, including three in less than a minute. USF added another sub-two minute scoring drive in the win over Minnesota State. This year USF has produced nine TDs in 40 seconds or less. In 34 of the 49 TD drives in 2016, USF has taken less than three minutes and 22 in two minutes or less. A year ago, USF had 44 TD drives of three minutes or less drive time with 33 in under two minutes and 16 in one minute or less. In the past two years USF has had 78 TD drives in three minutes or less. In the past two seasons, USF has 27 scoring driving in under one minute and 55 in under two minutes USF team captains include senior DE Evan Gentry, junior safety Josh Butler, senior QB of time. Luke Papilion and senior OC Trevor Wescott. Cougars sit 58-5 all-time at Bob Young Field TD run. So, USF, which had just five 100-yard rushing games all last year, USF has a home record at Bob Young Field of 58-5 (.921). The Cougars, already has surpassed that with 14 through nine games this year. Mickey which has won 13-of-15 home games, including 4-0 in 2016, were vic- (156) Fulks (140) and Papilion (122) all had 100-yard rushing game vs. torious the first 32 games at the stadium and have since taken 27-of-32 SMSU, which is a school record for most 100-yard rushing individuals in at the friendly confines of Young Field. Overall, including play at How- same game. Mickey now has 345 carries for 2,217 yards rushing, which ard Wood Field (through 2006), the Cougars have won 78 of the past 83 ranks 11th all-time at USF, just 37 yards from the top 10. Mickey, who games and 68-of-72 home conference games, including 47 in the GPAC now has 10 career 100-yard rushing games, has scored 23 career TDs, (NAIA) and 22 (22-4) as an NSIC member in NCAA DII. Since 2000, including 12 this year. Fulks, who has three 100-yard rushing games at USF is 96-10 at home. USF, has 97 carries for 699 yards and five TDs. He now has 223 carries for 1,261 yards and nine TDs at USF. Fulks, who has been on a playoff By the numbers under Stugart team three straight years (twice with Northwest Missouri State, who won USF is 59-3 when leading at halftime in the Coach Stugart era. They are a national title his freshman year), has 260 carries for 1,534 yards and 10 2-11 when trailing at halftime and 1-2 when tied at halftime. USF is 49-5 TDs in his time at USF and NMSU. when scoring first and when opponents score first, the Cougars stand 16-11. Rushing Attack best ever at through 9 games Through nine games, USF has 310 carries for 3,077 yards (2nd in DII) Scoring streak hits 134 games and a nation’s best 7.5 average. The total is the best at the DII era and best Since moving to DII in 2011, the Cougars have scored 2,340 points in 64 dating back to 1990. USF has had 14 individual games of 100 yards or games or 36.56 ppg. In 2016, USF is averaging 40.9 points per game. It has more in a game, which gives the Cougars 39 since moving to DII in 2011. been 134 games since USF has failed to score, which was a 55-0 loss to For the first time in school history, USF put three players over 100 yards Carroll College in the final game of the 2005 season. USF had a DII-best in a 48-28 win over SMSU on Oct. 8 at Bob Young Field. Overall USF had 73 points vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (Sept. 27) in 2014. The previous 428 yards, the third time over 400 this year and received 100 yard games high was in 2011 when the Cougars defeated the South Dakota School of from Max Mickey (156), Justin Fulks (140) and Luke Papilion (122). Mines and Technology, 71-0. Top Team Rushing Totals after 9 Games Year Att. Yards Avg. Per Carry Cougars are 66-0 all-time when scoring 50 2016 409 3,077 7.5 When the Cougars reach 50 points, they are 66-0 all-time and 25-0 when 2009 363 2,254 6.2 scoring over 60 points. They are 7-0 all-time when breaking the 70-point 2013 448 2,178 4.9 mark. When the Cougars have scored over 40, USF has a 157-2 mark, 2001 407 2,110 5.2 including 27-1 in DII. When scoring over 30 points, USF is 232-8. The 1998 341 2,107 6.1 two times USF has lost when scoring over 40 points was a 45-40 setback 2002 418 2,106 5.0 to Winona State on Oct. 12, 2013 at Bob Young Field while in DII and 2004 366 2,087 5.7 52-49 to Dakota Wesleyan in 1990 while in NAIA. 2008 454 2,078 4.6 Offense lighting it up Cougars 2nd in sacks & picks; Mehling 2nd in league with 84 tackles With 1,352 points in the past 33 games (start of 2014 season), USF is av- USF is second in the league in sacks with 33 and tied for first in intercep- eraging 39.8. In the past 33 games, the Cougars have scored 182 TDs or tions with 15 as senior Clifford Redmond has four interceptions, seven 5.35 per game. USF has averaged more than six yards a play in 20 of the pass breakups, 11 passes defended, 29 tackles and two fumble recover- last 26 games. With 585 yards on 64 plays, against SCSU on Sept. 1, the ies. Seniors Westly Johnson has team-highs with 7.5 TFLs, team-high 5.5 Cougars averaged 9.1 yards per play, which is its best mark at the NCAA sacks. Senior Michael Mehling has been one of the best linebackers in the DII level and the best since averaging 11.4 yards per play (638 yards on league with a team-high 84 tackles, including a team-high 50 solo stops; 56 plays) in a 66-13 win over Doane College on Sept. 18, 2010. With 670 8.0 TFLs, 4.0 sacks, two passes defended and a pick six. Junior safety Josh yards vs. SMSU, USF had the fifth largest total in school history and sec- Butler has 53 tackles, a sack, two interceptions and five passes defended. ond best (680, Minnesota Crookston, 2013) in the DII era. USF has had Kyle Campiotti, a junior linebacker, has 44 tackles, 1.5 TFls, sack and a 600 yards or more in offense three times this season and 12 times in the pass breakup. USF has had 12 different players record a sack. Jed Stugart era (since 2010). Team Sacks at USF since 2002 Max Mickey producing big in the backfield 2002 -- 43 Junior running back Max Mickey has been one of the nation’s top backs 2015 -- 39 all season. The standout from Holden, Mo., ranks first NCAA DII in 2006 -- 37 rushing yards per carry at 9.75 and ranks second nationally in rushing 2008 -- 35 yards per game at 147.3 per game while sitting second in rushing yards 2010 -- 34 with 1,329 (136 carries). Mickey is just one of five backs nationally with 2016 -- 33 (9G) over 1,200 yards rushing. He is part of a backfield and an offense that leads 2009 -- 33 the NSIC and ranks second nationally in rushing yards at 354.8 per game. 2005 -- 33 The Cougars have rushed for 343 yards (SCSU), 444 yards (MSUM), 328 2004 -- 32 (Minot State), 406 (Bemidji State), 282 (Augustana), 428 vs. SMSU and 2014 -- 30 251 vs Winona State this season. Mickey had 13 carries for 178 yards and 2003 -- 29 a TD in the win over SCSU and then produced 15 carries for 185 yards Interceptions, - Returns since against MSUM before totaling 77 vs. Minot State on just nine carries and 2014 -- 26 -474 a career best 207 yards on 14 carries with a career-best 75-yard TD run 2009 -- 24-305 against BSU on Sept. 24. He had 20 carries for 140 yards and two TDs 2012 -- 23 - 296 vs. Augie and earned NSIC Offensive Player of the Week honors with 2002 -- 22 -- 337 15 carries for 156 yards and a career-high four total TDs. against WSU, 2010 -- 21- 274 he had 14 carries for 91 yards and two TDs. He added 165 yards on the 2005 -- 21 -231 ground against Minnesota State. Justin Fulks (103 vs. SCSU) and Mickey 2015 -- 20 -- 374 (178) both had 100-yard rushing games against SCSU on the road. Mick- 2008 -- 20-288 ey (185) and Luke Papilion (149) busted out for 100-yard rushing games 2004 -- 20 -- 247 against MSUM. Papilion added 101 yards rushing on Sept. 17 week vs. 2006 -- 16 -- 148 Minot State. Against BSU Mickey had 207 yards, the most by a USF rush- 2003 -- 16 -- 175 er since Nephi Garcia rumbled for 225 in the snow against Wayne State 2016 -- 15 -- 243 (9G) on Nov. 15, 2014, and Papilion had 163 yards on 17 carries with a 46 yard 2011 -- 15 -- 258 2007-- 14 -- 162 Jed Stugart -- Head Coach -- Sioux Falls Head Coach, Sioux Falls Azusa Pacific. 1994 62-16 (7th year) 88-23 (8 years) 43-10 NSIC Home (USF)- 34-5 Away (USF)- 28-10 Home NSIC (USF) - 22-4 Away NSIC (USF) -21-6 NCAA Playoffs -- 0-1 Quick Glance at USF

Location...... Sioux Falls, S.D. Founded...... 1883 Enrollment...... 1,500 Nickname...... Cougars Colors...... Purple and White Affiliation...... NCAA Division II Conference...... Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference President...... Dr. Mark Benedetto Director of Athletics...... Josh Snyder Stadium (capacity)...... Bob Young Field (5,000) Record -- Year-by-Year -- NSIC 2016 Record...... 9-0 2015 Record...... 9-3 2014 Record...... 11-1 2013 Record...... 6-5 2012 Record...... 9-3 Assistant Coaches Offensive Coordinator...... Dustan Hovorka (Sioux Falls, 2007) Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers...... Tremaine Jackson (Houston, 2006) Defensive Line/Recruiting Coor...... Brandon Andersen (Sioux Falls, 2011) Special Teams Coordinator/DB...... Eric Inama (Delaware Valley College, 2005) Quarterbacks Coach...... Jon Eastman (Sioux Falls, 2011) Offensive Line...... Josh Breske (Black Hills State, 2010) Defensive Backs Coach...... Brian Hermanson (SDSU) Assistant LB Coach/Video Coordinator...... Luke Jarzynka (Notre Dame 2009) Assistant Defensive Line Coach...... Jarrett Grabbe (Sioux Falls 2014) Assistant Tight Ends Coach...... Cameron Ostrom (Sioux Falls 201 6) Assistant Coach/WR...... Brandon O’Farrell-Johnson (Rhode Island 2013) Kickers/Punters...... Al Hansen (Sioux Falls, 1987) JED STUGART 7th SEASON AZUSA PACIFIC ‘94 62-16 (.795); 88-23 (.792)

Jed Stugart is in his seventh season as head coach at the University of third consecutive year, Sioux Falls. He has guided the Cougars to seven consecutive winning sea- Stugart File a first at USF. Both Tid- sons, extending the program’s streak to 23 straight winning seasons. Stu- Sioux Falls Head Coach (2010- present) well and St. Pierre were gart, who led USF to the NAIA national title game in 2010, owns a 62-16 ~62-16 overall invited to NFL training record (.795) at USF and a career mark of 88-23 (.792). ~GPAC Championship (2010) camps with Tidwell be- ~NAIA National runner-up (2010) ing signed to a free agent In five plus seasons at NCAA DII, Stugart has guided the Cougars to a 49- ~88-23 in his career contract by the Denver 15 record, including 43-10 in the NSIC. USF is 9-0 and ranked #4 in 2016 UNLV Asst. Coach- Linebackers (2009-10) Broncos. in the AFCA Coaches Poll and #5 in the D2Football.com Poll. USF is #4 MidAmerica Nazarene Head Coach in David Boyce’s NCAA.com DII Power Poll. (2006-08) -- 26-7 overall, Two Postseason In NSIC stats, USF were Appearances; HAAC Championship (2008); ranked in the top-5 in 26 A Greeley, Colo. native with Midwest ties, Stugart has maintained the AFCA Region 3 Coach of the Year individual or team cat pride and tradition of USF football while steering the Cougars through Northern Colorado - Asst. Coach- Def. egories, including lead the challenging transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II athletics. Coor. (2003-05) the league in both sacks Named the 20th USF coach in school history in February 2010, He has el- (39) and sacks allowed evated the success rate at USF every year. He has taken the program from Northern Colorado Asst. Coach- DL/LB (1999-2002) (5). Nationally, USF was NAIA to the NCAA DII playoffs in just four years. in the top 50 in 46 stat categories; 27 in the top The 11-win campaign in 2014 was Stugart’s second double digit wins mark 20 and 12 in the top 10. with USF, going 13-1 in 2010 and advancing to the NAIA title game. He The Cougars led the nation by allowing just five sacks all season. QB Luke has four seasons of at least nine wins in six years at the helm. Papilion was the total offense leader for the second straight year in the NSIC. He ranked 10th nationally. Solomon St. Pierre led the league with During his tenure, 49 Cougars have earned NSIC All-League recogni- nine interceptions and ranked fifth nationally. St. Pierre also established tion, along with eight All-Americans, three Academic All-Americans, 18 an NSIC record with 22 career interceptions. all-region honorees and 91 Academic All-NSIC honorees. In 2014, USF opened the season with eight straight wins (most at DII Since joining the NSIC in 2012, the number of academic all-league se- level) and lost only to national runner-up Minnesota State. The Cougars lections has jumped each year, starting with 18 and reaching 31 in 2015. finished the season with three straight wins. Among the regular season Once again, the program produced All-Americans, including Solomon victories was a third consecutive win over city rival Augustana (23-13) at St. Pierre, who was named to four teams (AFCA, AP Little All-America, Kirkeby-Over Stadium as the “Key to the City” stayed at USF. InstantScouting, CCA DII) and Academic All-Americans Brady Rose and John Tidwell. St. Pierre has received 14 career postseason or preseason In total, 14 USF players were named to the NSIC All-League team, includ- All-America honors and participated in the Tropic Bowl of elite FBS, FCS ing eight first (4) or second (4) team honorees. Sophomore quarterback and DII standouts. He was also USF’s first-ever Cliff Harris Award finalist. Luke Papilion was named the school’s first-ever NSIC Offensive Player of the Year and a Harlon Hill candidate (DII Player of the Year). Junior Aside from St. Pierre, quarterback Luke Papilion earned All-Region and defensive back Solomon St. Pierre was named all-league, a Cliff Harris second team All-NSIC honors while being named a candidate for the Har- Award candidate (DII Player of the Year) and to six All-American first lon Hill Trophy (DII Player of the Year). teams (AFCA, D2football.com, AP Little All-American Team, Daktronics, BeyondSports.com, Don Hansen). Junior defensive back John Tidwell was In a 9-3 season in 2015, USF registered its third 9-win season or better in all-league, all-region (Daktronics) and selected Academic All-District as four years in the NSIC. In the 2015 season, USF was 6-2 in the South and well as a Don Hansen honorable mention All-American. USF also had 23 4-0 vs. NSIC North. In the past two seasons, USF has gone 20-4, including Academic All-NSIC selections in 2014. 11-1 in 2014. In that season, USF made its first postseason appearance at NCAA DII, a 42-10 win over Central Oklahoma (MIAA) in the Mineral In 2014, the Cougars were the top scoring team (42.7) in the NSIC and Water Bowl. USF finished with its first-ever DII ranking in both D2foot- seventh nationally. USF scored 512 points, the most since moving to DII. ball.com at #16 and the final AFCA Poll at #18 In 2014. The Cougars were In addition, USF was second in scoring defense (17.4 ppg), second in to- ranked as high as #10 and finished the regular season at #16 in the AFCA tal offense (483.2) and third in total defense (356.8). USF ranked fourth poll. nationally (1st, NSIC) in the national in turnover margin, third in turnovers gained, and second nationally with 26 interceptions. USF had a na- In 2015, the Cougars opened 7-0 for the second straight season. Along tion-leading seven defensive TDs. In national rankings, the Cougars were the way the Cougars were ranked as high as #5 in the AFCA Coaches Poll, 12th in scoring defense and 17th in total offense. #4 in the D2Football.com Poll and #4 in David Boyce’s power rankings on NCAA.com. In the final regular season poll, USF was ranked #16 by In 2013, Stugart guided USF to an overall mark of 6-5 with a sec- both the AFCA and D2Football.com. The Cougars were placed #21 in the ond-straight win over its city rival Augustana College. USF capped the final AFCA poll of 2015. That ranking increased to 22 the number of con- 2013 season by defeating Wayne State College in its season finale by a consecutive weeks that USF has been ranked in the top-25 in the AFCA and vincing 35-10 margin. D2Football.com Polls. Two Cougars were named to the All-NSIC South First Team and a total of During the 2015 campaign, he had 13 student-athletes named to the All- nine players received all-conference recognition. One Cougar took home NSIC Team, including eight on either the first team (three) or second team an individual award, as junior John Batinich was named the NSIC Defen- (five). Also John Tidwell was named to the all-league first team for the sive Newcomer of the Year, while senior Carrington Hanna became the first 23 Northwestern College. The Cougars trailed their longtime rival 14-10 at player in the history of the NSIC (records dating to 1973) to be selected as the half, but outscored the Red Raiders 31-10 in the second half to secure both an all-conference wide receiver and all-conference quarterback in the the victory. USF ran the table in the GPAC and capped off a 10-0 regular same year. In addition, NSIC South first team John Tidwell was also named season with a 44-7 win over Concordia University (Neb.) to capture its to the 2013 Don Hansen Football Committee released their All-Super Re- fifth straight (ninth overall) GPAC championship. gion 3 Team (Third Team Defense). A total of 19 student-athletes received Academic All-NSIC honors. The Cougars stormed through their first two playoff contests, a 33-14 win over No. 16 Northwestern Oklahoma State University and a 27-7 victory USF made its Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference debut on August against No. 12 McKendree University. The wins advanced the Cougars to 30, 2012, and the Cougars announced their presence with authority with a semifinal matchup versus No. 4 MidAmerica Nazarene University. The a 32-19 road upset of No. 16 St. Cloud State. The Cougars opened the 2012 game was a homecoming of sorts for Stugart; he had previously served as campaign with five straight victories and finished 9-2 overall to secure their the Pioneers’ head coach from 2006-08. USF shutout MNU 38-0, thereby 19th straight winning season and fourth place in the 16-team NSIC. USF extending the nation’s longest winning streak to 42 games and clinching claimed a 32-31 double-overtime victory over crosstown rival and new the Cougar’s fifth straight trip to the NAIA national title game in Rome, conference foe Augustana College on Oct. 20 in the inaugural “Key to the Ga. City” game. The matchup was the first between the two programs in 26 years and it marked the Cougars’ first-ever victory against the Vikings. USF was USF came up just short in the championship game, falling 10-7 in a defen- ranked No. 22 at the conclusion of the season and enjoyed six weeks in the sive struggle to No. 2 Carroll College. Cougar linebacker Eric Anderson NCAA D-II top 25 poll, including a season-best No. 17 ranking the week of recorded 17 tackles and was honored as the game’s defensive player of the Oct. 27-Nov. 3. game for his standout performance. Stugart and his staff assembled the No. 1 pass efficiency defense in the NSIC Several other USF football student-athletes collected hardware in 2010. while the Cougar defense ranked among the NCAA D-II top 30 in five cat- Senior receiver Jon Ryan captured the program’s fourth NAIA Player of the egories: rushing defense (29th at 121.36), pass efficiency defense (20th at Year award and was also named the 2010 GPAC Player of the Year. Ryan 107.22), scoring defense (24th at 20.18), turnover margin (9th at 1.27) and was one of 22 players to receive GPAC all-conference recognition, with six tackles for loss (30th at 7.55). In addition, senior cornerback Robert Virgil Cougars picking up first team accolades. tied for fifth in the nation with an average of 0.64 interceptions per game while classmate Nick Bonte ranked 23rd in tackles for loss (1.59). Prior to USF, Stugart served as the linebackers coach at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) and guided all three starting Rebel linebackers Senior kicker Braden Wieking ended his storied career as the school’s ca- to top 20 finishes in total tackles in the conference. reer field goals leader (52). A Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-American, Wieking twice earned NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week honors this UNLV just missed qualifying for a bowl with a 5-7 record in Mountain season and posted the league’s best overall field goal percentage, at .842 (16- West Conference, one of the top mid-major conferences in the country at for-19). the NCAA Division?I-FBS level. The Cougars placed three players on the All-NSIC South Division First Before UNLV, Stugart spent three seasons as the head coach at MidAmer- Team in 2012, including senior wide receiver Jeremiah Oates, who snared a ica Nazarene University (MNU), compiling a 26-7 record at the NAIA league-best 12 touchdown catches. Junior Carrington Hanna, who was tops school located in Olathe, Kansas. in the NSIC in both receptions (69, 6.27 per game) and yards per catch (13), earned a second team nod. After leading the Pioneers to an undefeated regular season, a Heart of America Conference title and second consecutive trip to the playoffs, Stu- Hanna was also named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America® gart was named 2008 NAIA Region 3 Coach of the Year by the American NCAA Division II Football Second Team, becoming the first USF stu- Football Coaches Association. dent-athlete to be selected to the Academic All-American Team by CoSIDA. A total of 18 student-athletes received Academic All-NSIC honors.and 13 Previous to MNU, he was on the staff at Northern Colorado from 1999- Cougars received All-NSIC recognition. 2006. Stugart was the defensive line coach before taking over the linebackers as defensive coordinator in 2003, the same year that the UNC defense The national recognition wasn’t limited to the players, as Stugart was one of ranked 16th in the nation in total defense and 13th in scoring defense. five D-II finalists for the 2012 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award, the With the Bears he produced three defensive All-Americans and was part premier college football-coaching honor that promotes charity and scholar- of two North Central Conference championship teams and two postsea- ship while also honoring coaches for their sportsmanship, integrity, respon- son appearances. sibility and excellence, on and off the field. Stugart earned three letters as a linebacker at Azusa Pacific (Calif.) Uni- In 2011, USF’s 29-10 victory over Minot State insured that the program versity, where he later began his coaching career. He earned a bachelor’s would finish its NCAA D-II provisional campaign with a 5-4 mark for its degree in communications in 1994 from APU and a master’s degree in 18th winning season in a row. Even though the squad was ineligible to com- communications from UNC in 2003. pete for a conference championship or postseason berth, the Cougars tallied several memorable moments and learned firsthand what it takes to com- Stugart and his wife, Angie, have a son, Gunner, and a daughter, Gracie. pete and win at the NCAA D-II level. Under Stugart’s guidance, the Cou- gars proved not only that they could compete at the D-II level, but they could put a scare into NCAA Division I opponents. The Cougars put forth a valiant effort on the road in a 31-17 loss to FCS No. 23-ranked McNeese State University. After starting the 2011 campaign 0-3, the Cougars rolled off five straight victories and concluded the season with a heartbreaking 15-13 near-upset loss at then FCS No. 25 University of North Dakota. All four of USF’s 2011 losses came against nationally ranked NCAA DI FCS and NCAA DII programs.

In his first season at USF, Stugart led the Cougars to a 13-1 record, fifth straight Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) crown and fifth consecutive appearance in the NAIA National Championship Game.Stugart coached his first game for the Cougars on September 4, 2010, a 41-24 victory at No. AFCA Coaches’ Poll (Week 9) David Boyce’s NCAA DII Power Poll (Ranking, team, first place votes, poll points, previous ranking) Week 8 1. Northwest Missouri State (30) 9-0 750 1 1. Northwest Missouri State 9-0 1 2. Grand Valley State (Mich.) 9-0 716 2 3. Shepherd (W. Va.) 8-0 688 3 2. Shepherd, W. Va. 8-0 2 4. Sioux Falls 9-0 656 4 3. Grand Valley State, Mich. 9-0 3 5. Harding (Ark.) 9-0 615 5 4. Sioux Falls 9-0 4 6. California (Pa.) 8-0 602 6 5. Harding, Ark. 9-0 5 7. North Alabama 6-1 561 7 6. California, Pa. 8-0 6 8. Texas A&M Commerce 7-1 535 8 7. LIU-Post, N.Y. 9-0 11 9. Emporia State (Kan.) 8-1 493 10 8. North Alabama 6-1 8 10. LIU Post (N.Y.) 9-0 463 11 9. Texas A&M Commerce 8-1 9 11. Indiana (Pa.) 7-1 450 12 10. Minnesota Duluth 8-1 10 12. Midwestern State (Texas) 7-1 429 13 11. Emporia State, Kan. 8-1 12 13. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 8-1 372 15 12. Fairmont State, Va. 9-0 14 14. Tuskegree (Ala.) 7-1 329 17 13. Azusa Pacific, Calif. 8-1 13 15. Assumption (Mass.) 8-1 326 16 14. Midwestern State, Texas 7-1 15 16. North Carolina-Pembroke 8-1 301 18 15. Indiana, Pa. 7-1 NR 17. Fairmont State (W. Va.) 9-0 288 20 16. Assumption, Mass. 8-1 NR 18. Minnesota Duluth 8-1 236 21 19. Ferris State (Mich.) 7-2 201 22 20. Newberry (S.C.) 8-1 180 23 21. Ashland (Ohio) 7-2 134 9 22. Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 8-1 110 25T 23. Valdosta State (Ga.) 6-2 58 14 24. Edinboro (Pa.) 8-1 56 NR 25. Central Missouri 7-2 44 NR

Dropped Out: Wayne St. (Mich.) (19), Wingate (N.C.) (24), Notre Dame NSIC Football Standings -- 2016 (Ohio) (25t).

North Division In-Division NSIC Overall Others Receiving Votes: Florida Tech, 37; Colorado School of Mines, Minnesota Duluth 5-0 8-1 8-1 35; Wayne St. (Mich.), 35; Henderson St. (Ark.), 11; West Alabama, 8; Bemidji State 4-1 7-2 7-2 Colorado Mesa, 6; Notre Dame (Ohio), 6; Wingate (N.C.), 5; Southern St. Cloud State 3-2 4-5 4-5 Arkansas, 4; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 3; Truman St. (Mo.), 3; Washburn MSU Moorhead 3-2 5-4 5-4 (Kan.), 2; Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 2. Northern State 3-2 5-4 5-4 Minot State 1-4 2-7 2-7 U-Mary 1-4 1-8 1-8 Minnesota Crookston 0-5 0-9 0-9 D2 Football.com Poll (Week 9) South Division In-Division NSIC Overall Sioux Falls 5-0 9-0 9-0 (Place, school, record, previous ranking) Minnesota State 3-2 6-3 6-3 1. Northwest Missouri State 9-0 1 Winona State 3-2 6-3 6-3 2. Grand Valley State (Mich.) 9-0 2 Augustana 3-2 6-3 6-3 3. North Alabama 6-1 3 Southwest Minnesota St. 2-3 5-4 5-4 4. Shepherd (W. Va.) 8-0 4 Wayne State 2-3 3-6 3-6 5. Sioux Falls 9-0 5 Upper Iowa 2-3 3-6 3-6 6. Emporia State (Kan.) 8-1 6 Concordia-St. Paul 0-5 2-7 2-7 7. Texas A&M Commerce 7-1 8 Week 9 -- Scores 8. California (Pa.) 8-0 9 Saturday, Oct. 29 9. Harding (Ark.) 9-0 10 Sioux Falls 24 Minnesota State 14 10. Midwestern State (Texas) 7-1 11 Minnesota-Duluth 54 Minnesota Crookston 23 11. Indiana (Pa.) 7-1 12 Augustana 21 Winona State 20 12. Minnesota Duluth 8-1 13 Southwest Minnesota State 28 Concordia-St. Paul 14 13. Central Missouri 7-2 14 MSU Moorhead 42 Minot State 24 14. LIU-Post (N.Y.) 9-0 16 Northern State 52 U-Mary 7 15. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 8-1 17 Bemidji State 48 St. Cloud State 7 16. Ferris State (Mich.) 7-2 18 17. Ashland (Ohio) 7-2 7 Upper Iowa 35 Wayne State 30 18.` Tuskegee (Ala,) 7-1 20 19. Valdosta State (Ga.) 6-2 15 Week 10 -- Schedule 20. North Carolina-Pembroke 8-1 21 Saturday, Nov. 5 21. Fairmont State (Va.) 9-0 22 Upper Iowa at Sioux Falls, Noon 22. Assumption (Mass.) 7-1 25 Augustana at Concordia-St. Paul, Noon 23. Bemidji State (Minn.) 7-2 NR Minnesota State at Wayne State, 1 p.m. 24. Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 8-1 NR MSU Moorhead at Bemidji State, 1 p.m. 25. Florida Tech 6-2 NR Southwest Minnesota State at Winona State, 1 p.m. St. Cloud State at Minot State, 1 p.m. Minnesota Crookston at Northern State, 1 p.m. U-Mary at Minnesota Duluth, 1:05 p.m.

2016 University of Sioux Falls Football Roster #2 Cliff Redmond CB 5-11 175 Sr. Elk Grove, Calif./Cosumnes Oaks HS #3 Justin Fulks RB 5-11 188 Sr. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley HS/NW Mo. St. #4 Shaquan Whitaker CB 5-10 182 Jr. St. Louis, Mo./Pattonville HS/Saddleback JC #5 Brady Rose HB 5-11 211 Sr. Cumberland, Wisc./Cumberland HS #6 Erik Albeck WR 6-3 229 Sr. Janesville, Wisc./Parker HS #7 Matthew Young SS 5-10 190 Sr. Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS #8 Josh Angulo WR 6-0 209 Sr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt HS #9 Corbin Lawler QB 6-2 211 Sr. Tea, S.D./Tea Area HS #10 Andrew Buchele WR 6-2 211 Jr. Milbank, S.D./Milbank HS #11 Kyle Groeneweg WR/KR 5-10 183 Jr. Inwood, Iowa/West Lyon HS #12 Noah Butler QB 6-1 177 R-So. Aurora, Colo./Vista Peak HS #13 Tosin Adedeji DB 5-6 171 Sr. Brooklyn Center, Minn./Park Center HS #14 Dalton Elliott LB 5-11 214 R-So. Nicollet, Minn./Nicollett HS #15 Luke Papilion QB 6-5 222 Sr. Denver, Colo./Cherry Creek HS #16 Kyle Athmann WR 5-11 183 Sr. Bird Island, Minn./BOLD H #17 Marques Mosley S/KR 6-0 183 Sr. Upland, Calif./Upland HS/Colorado #18 Delvin Batiste DB 5-11 192 Sr. New Orleans, La./Upland HS/Northern Arizona #19 Kyle Campiotti LB 5-10 208 Jr. Livermore, Calif./Granada HS/Chabot College #20 Jeffery Harman DB 5-11 203 Jr. Redlands, Calif./East Valley HS/San Bernardino Valley #22 Max Mickey RB 5-9 185 Jr. Holden, Mo./Holden HS #23 Jason Towns RB 5-5 160 Jr. Harvey, Ill./Thornton Township HS #24 Trevor Coleman LB 6-2 195 Jr. Atwater, Calif./Atwater HS/City College of San Fran. #25 Josh Butler SS 5-11 179 Jr. Aurora, Colo./Gateway HS #26 Parker Gregston DB 6-0 182 R-Fr. Ralston, Colo./Ralston Valley HS #27 Wyatt Hixon DB 6-1 201 Gr. Los Angeles, Calif./Montclair Prep #28 Riley Waldie HB 6-0 217 R-So. Fort Collins, Colo./Jenks HS (Okla.) #30 Colton Myles RB 6-0 196 R-Fr. Richfield, Minn./Thomas Jefferson HS #29 Winston Maxwell RB 5-6 165 R-Fr. Albany, Ga./Kubasaki, Okinawa, Japan #31 Michael Mehling LB 5-11 200 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev./Durango HS #32 Joe Rodino DB 5-10 192 R-Fr. Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep #33 Mason Schroyer RB 5-7 187 R-Fr. Fort Collins, Colo./Fort Collins HS #34 Isaac Josephson LB 5-11 200 Jr. Minneota, Minn./Minneota HS #35 Connor Schoepp LB 5-10 210 Sr. Watertown, S.D./Watertown HS #36 Tucker Stout DB 5-11 202 R-Fr. Spokane, Wash./Central Valley HS #37 Lucas Lunstra LB 5-9 182 R-Fr. Brandon, S.D./Brandon Valley HS #38 Austin Schaffer CB 6-1 196 R-Jr. Hilbert, Wis./Hilbert HS #39 Keenan Baynard RB 5-11 219 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn./Minnehaha Academy #40 Nathan Lucs LB 6-0 217 Sr. West Des Moines, Iowa//Waukee HS #42 Jess Williams LB 5-11 205 Sr. Wall, S.D./Wall HS #43 Joseph Collazo RB 5-9 229 Jr. Orlando, Fla. #44 Westley Johnson DE 6-3 208 Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Christian HS/ C. Canyons #45 Drew Jackson DE 6-2 258 Sr. San Francisco, Calif./Arch Bishop Riordan /Santa Rosa JC #46 Derek Landis LB 6-2 227 Jr. Lakewood, Colo./Lakewood HS #47 Brett Garner K 5-10 173 So. Springfield, Mo./Springfield Catholic HS #50 Michael Atonio LB 5-10 250 Sr. Kodiak, Alaska/Kodiak HS #51 Max Sturdevant LB 6-2 203 R-Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./SF Washington #52 Zack Tamburo DT 5-11 281 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS #54 Gunner Dean LB 6-2 208 R-Fr, Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln East #55 Spencer Hollie DT 6-4 364 Jr. Dublin, Calif./SMU #56 Shayden Drey LB 6-1 201 Jr. Winner, S.D./Winner HS #58 Brody Grantham LB 6-1 229 R-Fr. Hayti, S.D./Hamlin HS #62 Connor Schissel OL 6-3 251 R-Fr. Brooklyn Park, Minn./Champlain Park HS #63 Nick Zimmerman OL 6-4 282 R-So. Rosendale, Wisc./Laconia HS #66 Durante Foote OL 6-1 318 Sr. Reno, Nev./Spanish Springs HS/Sierra College #67 Jesse Springer OL 6-3 265 Jr. Denver, Colo./Mullens HS #68 Richard Guarascio OL 5-11 274 Sr. Naples, Fla./Naples HS #69 Evan Gentry DE 6-3 253 Sr. Tallahassee, Fla./North Florida Christian HS #71 Terry Huber OL 6-4 298 Sr. Yankton, S.D./Yankton HS #72 Elijah Perine OL 6-4 267 R-Fr. Mequon, Wisc./Homestead HS #73 Antonio Green OL 6-3 295 Sr. Dublin, Ga./West Laurens/Evangel College #74 Nolan Kern OL 6-2 304 R.Fr. Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS #77 Trevor Wescott OL 6-4 269 Sr. Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs South HS #78 Trey Pipkins OL 6-7 300 So. Apple Valley, Minn./Apple Valley HS #80 Paul Gray-Bennett WR 6-2 180 Fr. Boston, Mass./Catholic Memorial/Jired Prep #81 A.J. Garrow WR 5-9 183 So. Brandon, S.D./Brandon Valley HS #84 Clint Sigg TE 6-4 236 So. Longmont, Colo./Longmont HS/Davidson University #83 StuartVanden Heuvel P 6-2 209 Jr. Watertown HS/Lakeside Lutheran HS #85 Nicholas Stanke TE 6-3 241 R-Jr. Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS #86 Adria Botella WR 6-5 241 Jr. Barcelona, Spain/Esccola Pia Nostra Senyora HS #87 Kray Krolikowski DE 6-5 276 Jr. Winner, S.D./Winner HS/South Dakota #88 Clarke Cooper DE 6-3 248 R-Fr. Castle Rock, Colo./Valor Christian HS #89 Anthony Holmes WR 6-6 222 R-So. Des Moines, Iowa/Valley HS/Missouri Western #90 Logan Dykstra LB 6-2 248 Jr. Hull, Iowa/Boyden Hull HS #91 Brian Mayberry DT 6-2 270 Jr. Littleton, Colo. #93 Pedro Sibiea DT 6-3 287 Gr. Homestead, Fla./Homestead HS/Louisville #96 Steven McKee DT 6-1 258 R.Fr. Yankton, S.D./Yankton HS #99 Tyler Heredia DT 6-0 265 R.Fr. Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka HS Rayveante Bright DB 5-11 155 Fr. Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek HS Logan Burgess DB 5-10 146 Fr. Superior, Colo.//Monarch HS Cullen Bauer-Trottier LB 6-0 227 Fr. Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington HS Alex Capell OL 6-2 241 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt HS Carson Cooper TE 6-0 215 Fr. Castle Rock, Colo./Valor Christian HS Noah Daniel OL 6-6 230 Fr. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio/Northside HS Nathan Durfee DB 6-0 189 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt HS Michael Enalls LB 6-0 207 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS Francisco Gutierrez QB 5-10 173 Fr. San Diego, Calif./Santana HS Devon Johnson LB 5-10 200 Fr. Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow HS Cole Maly OL 6-0 233 Fr. Pipestone, Minn./Pipestone HS Mitchell Martin QB 6-2 200 Fr. Strasburg, Colo./Strasburg HS Blake McBay RB 5-9 193 Fr. Trulock, Calif./Pitman HS Zach Norman RB 5-9 220 Fr. Omaha, Neb./Westside HS/Minnesota West CC Ricky Quintana DB 5-8 165 Fr. Sioux City, Iowa/Sioux City West Jack Schelhaas DB 6-2 177 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./SF Washington HS Jacob Shields RB 5-8 173 Fr. Windsor, Colo./Windsor HS Isaac Schubert RB 5-6 166 So. Madison, S.D./Madison HS Kyle Sim OL 6-0 287 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Lincoln HS Ty Smith WR 6-4 204 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./SF Washington HS Zach Strand WR 6-2 210 Fr. Pierre, S.D./T.F. Riggs HS Jason Sturdivant DB 5-11 180 Jr. Waterbury, Conn./Crosby HS/L.A. Pierce JC Jett Thune QB 6-3 170 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt HS Jakob Thut WR 6-2 192 Fr. Racine, Wisc./Shoreland Lutheran HS Austin Vickers WR 5-10 157 Fr. Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow HS Joey Wehrkamp LB 6-2 202 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS Alex Withrow DT 6-1 217 Fr. Yankton, S.D./Yankton HS

TEAM STATS -- 2016 LAST TIME.... 400+ Passing Yards Luke Papilion (413 yards) - 10/10/15 @ Winona State 300-399 Passing Yards Luke Papilion (306 yards) - 10/31/15 @ Concordia St. Paul 50 Pass Attempts Luke Papilion (51 att)-11/21/15 @ Henderson State, DII playoffs 40 Pass Attempts Luke Papilion (41 att) - 9/24/16 vs. Bemidji State 30 Pass Completions Carrington Hanna (34 comp) - 11/2/13 @ Upper Iowa 25 Pass Completions Luke Papilion (25) - 10/8/16 vs. Southwest Minnesota State, Player Throw for 4 Touchdowns Luke Papilion (6 TDs) - 10/31/15 at Concordia U, St. Paul 100-149 Receiving Yards Brady Rose (12-119-0) - 10/8/16 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 150-199 Receiving Yards Josh Angulo (15-164-3 TDs) - 9/24/16 Bemidji State 200 or more Receiving Yards Dusty Hovorka (215 yds - 9 Rec.) - 9/24/04 vs. Concordia (Neb.) Player with 3 Receiving Touchdowns Josh Angulo (3) - 9/24/16 at Bemidji State 100-149 Rushing Yards Luke Papilion (17-104-2 TD) - 10/29/16 vs. Minnesota State. 150-199 Rushing Yards Max Mickey (20-165-0 TD) - 10/29/16 vs. Minnesota State 200+ Rushing Yards Max Mickey (14-207-TD) - 9/24/16 vs. Bemidji State Player Rush for 3 Touchdowns Max Mickey - 10/8/2016 vs. Southwest Minnesota State Player rush for 4 Touchdowns Luke Papilion - 9-15-2016 vs. Minnesota State Moorhead Player Rush for 5 Touchdowns Luke Papilion (240 yds - 19 att) - 9/14/13 vs. Northern State Three Players Rushed for 100 yards in Same Game Max Mickey (15-156-2 TDs) Justin Fulks (21-140-2 TDs) Luke Papilion (12-122-0 TDs), 10-8-16 vs SW Minnesota State Kickoff Return for a Touchdown Kyle Groeneweg (88 yds) - 11/14/15 at Upper Iowat. Punt Return for a Touchdown John Tidwell (55 yds) - 12/6/15 vs. Central Oklahoma Interception Return for a touchdown Michael Mehling (36 yds) - 9/17/16 vs. Minot State Fumble Recovery for a Touchdown David Clark (27 yds) - 11/15/14 vs. Wayne State 500 Yards of Total Offense 562 yards - 10/1/16 at Augustana 600 Yards of Total Offense 670 yards - 10/8/16 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 30 First Downs 37 - 10/8/16 vs. Southwest Minnesota State Last Shutout 36-0 -- 9/20/14 vs. St. Cloud State Last Time Shutout 55-0 --12/3/05 at Carroll, 55-0 Held Opponent under 100 yards Total Offense vs. SD School of Mines and Technology, 70, 10/22/11 Held Opponent under 50 yards Total Offense vs. Nebraska-Wesleyan, 28, 9/5/09 Held Opponent to negative yards in Total Offense vs. Northwestern, -4, 11/1/08 Returned 2 Interceptions for TDs vs. Bemidji, 9/13/14 - David Clark, 40; Cameron Ostrom, 88. Upper Iowa at #4 Sioux Falls USF OFFENSE UIU Defense Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. QB 15 Luke Papilion 6-5 221 Sr. DE 57 Nate Roemer 6-3 260 RJr. 9 Corbin Lawler 6-3 211 Sr. 95 Isaac Freese 6-3 260 RJr. RB 3 Justin Fulks 5-10 188 Sr. NT 90 Joe Busch 6-4 280 RSr. 22 Max Mickey 5-9 185 Jr. 91 Austin Buck 6-3 290 RFr. HB 5 Brady Rose 6-0 210 Sr. DT 64 Zach Ries 5-10 290 RJr. 10 Andy Buchele 6-3 210 Jr. 50 Garrett Johnston 6-3 270 Jr. TE 85 Nicholas Stanke 6-3 241 Jr. DE 99 Jojo Simpson 5-11 270 So. 84 Clint Sigg 6-4 236 So. 98 Jesse Hynek 6-4 260 RSo. WR 8 Josh Angulo 6-0 209 Sr. LB 42 Adam Lytle 6-2 230 RJr. 16 Kyle Athmann 5-11 183 Sr. 37 Mirchel Siech 6-1 200 Fr. WR 11 Kyle Groeneweg 5-10 185 Sr. LB 55 Zach Gardner 6-1 230 RSr. 6 Erik Albeck 6-3 229 Sr. 36 Eric Munoz 6-0 210 Fr. RT 67 Jesse Springer 6-4 250 Jr. LB 23 Matt Sharp 6-2 220 RJr. 66 Durante Foote 6-1 317 Sr. 38 Keith Schwickerath 6-0 220 Jr. RG 73 Antonio Green 6-3 294 Sr. SS 23 Jordan Rommes 6-0 220 So. 74 Nolan Kern 6-4 304 R-Fr. 7 Jordan Wymer 5-9 195 RSo. C 77 Trevor Wescott 6-5 268 Sr. FS 21 Marcus McCoy 5-10 180 Sr. 71 Terry Huber 6-4 297 Sr. 7 Jordan Wymer 5-9 195 RSo. LG 71 Terry Huber 6-4 297 Sr. CB 9 Darius Cohen 5-9 170 Sr. 72 Elijah Perine 6-3 267 R-Fr. 18 Michael Sparkman 6-0 195 Fr. RT 78 Trey Pipkins 6-7 290 So. CB 29 Tanner Thompson 5-11 185 So. 62 Connor Schissel 6-4 251 R-Fr. 4 Nick Corley 6-0 194 Jr. UIU OFFENSE USF DEFENSE Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. QB 15 Dimitri Morales 6-2 210 Sr. DL 52 Zack Tamburo 5-11 281 Sr. 12 Brent Lammers 6-0 200 So. 55 Spencer Hollie 6-5 355 Jr. RB 24 Derrick Portis 5-10 185 So. DL 91 Brian Mayberry 6-4 270 Jr. 41 Ryan Paremely 6-0 215 So. 93 Pedro Sibiea 6-3 286 Gr. TE 8 Trey MacTaggart 6-2 215 RSr. DE 69 Evan Gentry 6-3 252 Sr. 1 Balke Bodenstein 6-3 230 RJr. 90 Logan Dykstra 6-1 247 So. WR 5 Jarred Edmonds 6-3 205 RJr. DE 44 Westly Johnson 6-5 210 Sr. 87 Jacob Wrage 6-0 190 RJr. 45 Drew Jackson 6-3 257 Sr. WR 80 Jalen Amis 6-0 190 Sr. LB 40 Nathan Lucs 6-0 217 Sr. 16 Keagan Pinter 5-11 175 RFr. 24 Trevor Coleman 6-2 195 Jr. WR 84 David Esswein 5-9 185 RSr. LB 19 Kyle Campiotti 5-10 208 Jr. 87 Jacob Wrage 6-0 190 RJr. 35 Connor Schoepp 5-10 210 Sr. LT 70 Brian Steffensmeier 6-5 290 Sr. LB 31 Michael Mehling 5-11 200 Sr. 79 Trevor Dolezal 6-6 305 Fr. 42 Jess Williams 6-0 205 Jr. LG 68 Jalen Chambers 6-5 300 RSr. SS 25 Josh Butler 6-0 179 Jr. 67 Wayne Doerscher 6-2 310 RSo. 20 Jeff Harman 6-0 203 Jr. C 76 Quintin Taylor 6-2 290 Jr. FS 32 Joe Rodino 5-10 192 Rfr. 66 Gunner Mohs 6-3 290 RJr. 17 Marques Mosley 6-0 185 Sr. RG 67 Wayne Doerscher 6-2 310 RSo. CB 2 Cliff Redmond 5-11 175 Sr. 71 Ross Westphal 6-4 315 Jr. 38 Austin Schaffer 6-1 195 Jr. RT 71 Ross Westphal 6-4 315 Jr. CB 18 Delvin Batiste 5-11 192 Sr. 74 Ryan Eiche 6-4 275 RSo. 4 Shaquan Whitaker 5-11 182 Jr. UIU SPECIALISTS USF SPECIALISTS Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. K 30 Brady Beuschel 5-11 185 Jr. P 83 Stuart Vanden Heuvel 6-2 209 Jr. P 49 Nate Skare 6-2 215 Jr. PK 47 Brett Garner 5-10 175 Fr. H 49 Nate Skare 6-2 215 Jr. H 16 Kyle Athmann 5-11 183 Sr. LS 57 Nate Roemer 6-3 260 RJr. LS 19 Kyle Campiotti 5-10 208 Jr. KR 9 Darius Cohen 5-9 170 Sr. PR 11 Kyle Groeneweg 5-10 185 Jr. 22 Vincent Otdoerfer 5-6 175 Sr. KR 11 Kyle Groeneweg 5-10 185 Jr. PR 13 Jordan Rommes 6-0 220 So. 17 Marques Mosley 6-0 185 Sr. 2014 - 10 TDs - 7 Defense Defensive - Special Teams TDs 9-13-2014 -- David Clark, 40-yard interception return at Bemidji State During head coach Jed Stugart’s tenure at USF, beginning in 2010, the (Bemidji, Minn.), 2nd Q. Cougars have recorded 36 defensive/special teams TDs. Among the scores are 24 by the defense alone or nearly four per year. Of those scores 18 have 9-13-2014 -- Cameron Ostrom, 88-yard interception return at Bemidji been made at Bob Young Field and 18 on the road on neutral fields. Solo- State (Bemidji, Minn.), 4th Q. mon St. Pierre has had six interception returns while John Tidwell has four scores, including one interception return (72) and three punt returns (55, 9-13-2014 -- Devin Flesher, 0-yard fumble return at Bemidji State (Bemi- 78, 77). David Clark had four defensive/special teams TDs while Michael dji, Minn.), 4th Q. Hicks had three (all punt or kickoff returns) whileAngelo Pree, Robert Virgil, Cam Ostrom and Kyle Groeneweg had two TDs each. In the DII era 9-27-2014 -- Solomon St. Pierre, 76-yard interception return vs. Minnesota (since 2012), the Cougars have had 26 defense/special teams TDs with 19 State Moorhead, 3rd Q. by the defense. 10-18-2014 -- Solomon St. Pierre, 35-yard interception return vs Southwest 2010 - 3 TDs - 2 Defense Minnesota State, 2nd Q. 9-4-2010 -- Adam Lopez, 0-yard fumble recovery at Northwestern (Or- ange City, Iowa) College, 4th Q. 10-18-2014 -- David Clark 93-yard kickoff return vs, Southwest Minnesota State, 4th Q. 9-18-2010 -- Adam Lopez, 69-yard punt return vs. Doane College, 1st Q. 10-25-2014 -- Cameron Ostrom, 35-yard fumble return at Winona State 10-16-2010 -- Zach Holmes 29 yard interception return vs. Morningside (Winona, Minn.), 4th Q. College, 1st Q. 11-15-2014 -- John Tidwell, 78-yard punt return vs Wayne State, 1st Q. 11-13-2010 -- Team Safety vs. Concordia, Neb., 2nd Q. 11-15-2014 -- David Clark, 27-yard fumble return vs Wayne State, 3rd Q. 2011 - 7 TDs - 3 Defense 9-17-2011 -- Angelo Pree, 31-yard interception return at McNeese State 12-6-2014 --John Tidwell, 55-yard punt return vs. Central Oklahoma (Lake Charles, La.), 3rd Quarter (Excelsior Springs, Mo.), 1st Q.

9-24-2011 -- Robert Virgil, 18-yard interception return at Minot State 2015 - 9 TDs - 6 Defense (Minot, N.D.), 1st Quarter 9-19-2015 --David Clark, 33-yard interception return vs. Minnesota-Du- luth, 1st Q. 10-15-2011 -- Angelo Pree, 9-yard blocked punt return vs, Black Hills State, 1st Quarter 10-3-2015 -- Kyle Groeneweg, 99-yard kickoff return @ Wayne State (Wayne, Neb.), 1st Q. 10-15-2011 -- Michael Hicks, 85-yard punt return vs, Minot State, 3rd Quarter 10-3-2015 -- Solomon St. Pierre, 77-yard interception return @ Wayne State (Wayne, Neb.), 3rd Q. 10-22-2011 -- Michael Hicks, 90-yard punt return vs, SD Mines, 1st Quarter 10-24-2015 -- Solomon St. Pierre, 24-yard interception return vs. Augusta- na, 3rd Q. 10-22-2011 -- Team Safety vs. SD Mines, 2nd Q. 10-24-2015 -- Drew Jackson, 21-yard interception return vs. Augustana, 10-29-2011 -- Robert Virgil, 18-yard fumble return vs, Minot State, 4th Q. 4th Q.

2012 - 5 TDs - 4 Defense 11-14-2015 -- Kyle Athmann, 16-yard blocked punt return at Upper Iowa 9-15-2012 -- Robert Virgil, PAT return @ Minot State (Minot N.D.), 3rd Q. (Fayette, Iowa), 1st Q.

9-15-2012 -- Brett Jensen, 34-yard interception return @Minot State 11-14-2015 -- Solomon St. Pierre, 24-yard interception return at Upper (Minot, N.D.), 4th Q. Iowa (Fayette, Iowa), 1st Q.

9-22-2012 -- Eric Anderson, 28-yard interception return vs, Bemidji State, 11-14-2015 -- Kyle Groeneweg, 88-yard kickoff return at Upper Iowa 4th Q. (Fayette, Iowa), 2nd Q.

10-26-2012 -- Jonathan Talbot, 77-yard interception return vs, Upper Iowa, 11-14-2015 -- John Tidwell, 72-yard interception return at Upper Iowa 2nd Q (Fayette, Iowa), 3rd Q.

10-26-2012 -- Nick Bonte, 42-yard kickoff return vs, Upper Iowa, 4th Q. 2016 -- 1 TD - 1 Defense 9-17-2014 -- Michael Mehling, 36-yard interception return at Minot State, 11-10-2012 -- John Tidwell, 77-yard punt return vs, Wayne State, 2nd Q. 3rd Q.

2013 - 1 TDs - 1 Defense 11-16-2013 -- Solomon St. Pierre, 70-yard interception return @ Wayne State (Wayne, Neb.), 2nd Q. ing in NSIC games with 3,049 yards and only quarterback in league history with 3,000 rushing yards in NSIC play....was named first team All-NSIC Harlon Hill Candidate and became USFs first-ever NSIC Offensive Player of the Year in 2014… named second team All-NSIC in 2015…… has a combined 117 TDs (2nd in school history, Dax Michelena, 1997-01, 119 TDs)… seven times has #15 Luke Papilion 200 yards passing and 100 yards rushing in a game...has 23 career games QB, 6-5, 221, Sr. of 300 yards in total offense with two over 400 and the career-best, school record of 506 vs. Winona State on Oct. 10…set a career-high with 413 Denver, Colo., Cherry Creek passing yards with five TD passes against Winona State on Oct. 10… ~ Two-time Harlon Hill finalist has recorded 456 carries for 3,036 yards rushing, which is 7th all-time at USF...became USF’s all-time rusher as a quarterback with his 163 yards vs. ~ Two-time All-NSIC Bemidji State pushing him past Dax Michelena (2,710 for Michelena)... ~ 2014 NSIC Player of the Year recorded 12 100-yard rushing games (4th all-time) with a high of 240 yards and five TDs in his first home start in 2013 vs. Northern State… ~ 2015 Preseason NSIC POY also has 21 games of 75 yards rushing or more with 14 games of 90 yards ~ All Good Works Nominee rushing or more…in three plus seasons, has thrown for 200 yards or more 23 times…completed a career-best 32 passes on a career-best 51 attempts ~ 4th Team All-American, 2014 for 279 yards in 23-16 playoff loss to Henderson State…set a career-best RUSHING with six passing TDs against Concordia St. Paul (10/31/16) on the road G Att. Yds TD Long Avg/C Avg/G (20-33-306 yards)…has recorded five TDs passing or more three times 2013 6 108 738 14 53 6.8 123.0 (U-Mary, 5 TDs, 10/5/16; Winona State, 5 TDs, 10/10/16; Concordia St. 2014 12 153 804 6 47 5.3 67.0 Paul, 6 TDs, 10/31/16)…only USF player in school history with 300 yards 2015 12 122 854 7 56 7.0 71.2 passing (313) and 100 yards rushing (125) vs MSUM in 2014. 2016: Has combined 28 TDs (13 pass, 15 rush) ...had 235 yards in total 2016 9 106 815 15 72 7.7 90.6 offense vs. SCSU, 9-1-16. ..completed 10-of-20 passes for 171 yards and TTL 39 489 3,211 42 72 6.6 80.3 TD throws of 64 and seven yards vs SCSU...had eight carries for 64 yards PASSING and two TDs with a long run of 39 yards vs. SCSU...set a school record for Yr. G Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg Pct Avg/g Eff. quarterbacks by getting his 8th 100-yard rushing game with 16 carries for 2013 6 68-150-6 820 6 51 45.3 136.7 96.5 149 yards and four TDs, including a 55-yard scoring run...completed 11- 27 passes for 160 yards and two TDs with four interceptions vs. MSUM... 2014 12 227-361-11 2779 26 60 62.9 231.6 145.2 rushed seven times for 101 yards (14.4 average) with two TDs...complet- 2015 12 242-411-12 3184 30 84 58.9 265.3 142.2 ed 10-of-22 passes for 125 yards with a TD vs. Minot State...completed 2016 9 137-241-11 1638 13 64 56.8 182.0 122.6 23-of-41 passes for 229 yards with two TDs and two inteerceptions in a TTL 38 674-1,163-40 8,421 75 84 58.0 210.5 133.2 37-36 win over Bemidji State...had a 46-yard TD run in the win at Bob TOTAL OFFENSE Young Field...rushed 13 times for 41 yards and a three-yard TD run while completing 22-of-30 passes for 280 yards and TDs of 16 and 56 yards... G Rush Pass Total Avg/g completed 25-of-37 passes for 242 yards and a TD vs SMSU (10/8/16)... 2013 6 738 820 1558 259.7 had 14 completions on 20 attempts for 160 yards passing and 10 carries for 2014 12 804 2779 3583 298.6 52 yards and two TDs rushing vs. Winona State (10-22-16)...had 141 yards 2015 12 854 3184 4038 336.5 passing and TD with 19 yards rushing and TD against CSP (10/22/16)... 2016 9 815 1638 2,453 272.6 was 14-of-19 for 130 yards and a TD passing with 17 carries for 104 yards and two TDs against Minnesota State (10/29/16). TTL 39 3,211 8,421 11,632 298.25 2015: ranked 10th in DII with 336.5 yards per game and was the only SCORING NSIC player with 4K in total offense with school record 4,038 (Kurtiss G TD Run Rec Ret XP 2PT FG Ttl Avg. Riggs, 1996, 3,932)…is a has led NSIC in total offense in consecutive sea- 2013 6 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 84 12.0 sons...finished eighth nationally in points responsible for with 222 and 2014 12 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 36 3.0 16th in points responsible hfor per game at 18.5…finished first in the NSIC and 12th nationally in passing TDs with 30… completed 242-of- 2015 12 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 42 3.5 411 passes for 3,184 yards and a league-high 30 TDs…averaged 265.31 2016 9 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 90 10.0 yards per game…threw for 200 or more yards 10 times in 12 games… TTL 39 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 252 6.3 four times had 300 yards passing or more…set a school total offense record of 506 yards, including a career best 413 yards passing, in a 51-30 CAREER: Returns for senior season as NSIC’s only active two-time Har- win over Winona State on Oct. 10 at Bob Young Field… has recorded lon Hill candidate…one of 165 student-athletes and one of two from five TDs passing or more three times (U-Mary, 5 TDs, 10/5/15; Winona NSIC, named nominee for the All State-AFCA Good Works Team... State, 5 TDs, 10/10/15; Concordia St. Paul, 6 TDs, 10/31/15)…accounted stands 32-7 as a starter, including 9-0 in 2016...with 234 yards, added to all- for five or more TDs four times, including twice recording six TDs (rush- time USF total offense mark with 11,632 yards (1,652 plays, 7.09 average)... ing and passing) in a game…completed 15-of-26 passes for 266 yards threw for 130 yards against Minnesota State (10/29/16) to extend his USF’s and three TDs while rushing eight times for 65 times against U-Mary career passing yardage record to 8,421 yards…owns two of the top 10 sea- (9/5/15)…completed 17-of-34 passes for 244 yards and five TDs vs. Min- sonal passing yardage totals in school history with his 3,184 total in 2015 nesota-Crookston (9-12-15)…had 15 completions on 28 attempts for 218 ranking seventh and his 2,779 passing yards in 2014 ninth…has complet- yards and no TDs while rushing seven times for 125 yards and two TDs ed school record 674-of-1,163 passes for 8,421 yards with 75 TDs in his in defeating #7 Minnesota-Duluth (9-19-15), 35-31 at Bob Young Field… career…completions, attempts and yards are all USF all-time marks....has completed 15-of-23 passes for 157 yards and two TDs with 11 carries for led the NSIC in total offense in consecutive seasons (4,038, 2015; 3,583, 77 yards and no TDs vs. Northern State (9-23-15)…hit on 20-of-30 pass- 2014)…owns USF game records in total offense (509 vs. Winona State, es for 311 yards and three TDs with four carries for 19 yards and two 10//10/2015), passes attempted (51 vs. Henderson State, 11/21/15), career TDs against Wayne State (9-30-15)…completed 26-of-41 passes for a ca- total offense (11,632), career passing yards (8,421), pass attempts (1,163) reer-best 413 yards and five passing TDs against Winona State (10-10-15), and ranks second all-time wih 75 passing TDs...is only 8,000 yard passer accounting for a career-best and school record 506 yards in total offense… and 3,000 yard rusher in USF.history..has 7,919 yards passing and 3,049 had 13 carries for 93 yards and a TD vs. WSU, accounting for six total yards rushing in NSIC only games with his 10,958 total yards in league TDs…was 20-of-34 for 225 yards and two TDs with 17 carries for 92 yards play fifth all-time in NSIC history...only player in NSIC history with both and a TD against Southwest Minnesota State (10-17-15)…completed 23- 2,900 yards rushing and 7,900 yards passing...ranks 11th all-time in rush- of-36 passes for 269 yards and a TD while rushing 15 times for 87 yards vs. Augustana (10-24-15)…hit on 20-of-33 passes for 306 yards with a ca- 45-40 home loss to Winona State before suffering a season-ending inju- reer-best six TDs passes and rushed three times for 38 yards against Con- ry…completed 16-of-25 passes for a career-high 200 yards with three TDs cordia-St. Paul (10-31-15)…was 21-of-43 for 165 yards and no TDs with and one interception…also rushed 19 times for 157 yards and two TDs 13 carries for 68 yards against #1 Minnesota State (11/7/15)…hit 18-of 32 against the Warriors…finished rookie campaign ranked sixth in the NSIC passes for 331 yards and three TDs with 10 carries for 61 yards vs. Upper (24th nationally) with 14 rushing touchdowns. Iowa (11/14/15)…completed a career best 32 passes on a career best 51 HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Cherry Creek...lettered four times in foot- attempts for 279 yards with 17 carries for 67 yards and a TD. ball for the Bruins...named to All-Colorado and Centennial all-league 2014: named NSIC Offensive Player of the Year and All-NSIC first team teams as a senior...accumulated 1,939 yards (1,441 pass/498 rush) of total after completing 227-of-361 passes for 2,779 yards (6th, NSIC) and 26 offense and 21 TDs (9 pass/12 rush) in 2012-13...earned all-league honor- TDs…)....named 4th team All-American by BeyondSportsNetwork. able mention recognition for racking up 1,758 yards of total offense during com...also named to second team on the BeyondSportsNetwork.com All his junior season...added 15 TDs as a junior... also a standout lacrosse play- Super Region 3 squad...selected to the Don Hansen All Super Region 3 er for the Bruins...all-league defensemen... four-year academic all-state team...had a 145.22 passing efficiency ranking, which ranked first in the honoree for both football and lacrosse...had a 3.75 GPA. NSIC and 30th nationally…ranked in top 30 nationally in seven cate- PERSONAL: Son of Pete and Linda Papilion...born March 7, 1994...has gories…ranked 23rd nationally and second in the NSIC in completion two brothers, Danny and Tommy...brother Tommy played outside line- percentage at 62.9%...ranked 26th in DII, 3rd in NSIC with 26 TDs pass- backer at Colorado...favorite athlete is Drew Brees...business administra- ing and was 21st in DII and third in the league in points responsible for tion major. with 194…also ranked 32nd in DII for points responsible for per game at 16.2…ranked fifth in the NSIC and 31st nationally in total offense at 298.6 yards per game (3,583 yards on 514 plays)…had 153 carries for 804 yards and six TDs…804 yards rushing was second most among league quarter- 100 yard rushing games (12) backs…five times had three or more…had 68 yards rushing or more sev- 10-29-16 -- Minnesota State, 17-104-2 TDs en times with 100 yards rushing three times…threw for a career-best 318 10-18-16 -- Southwest Minnesota State, 12-122-0 TDs yards and three TDs along with 17 carries for 125 yards and two TDs vs. 9-24-16 -- Bemidji State, 17-163-TD MSUM (9/27/14) – only player in league with 300 yards passing and 100 9-17-16 -- Minot State, 7-101-2 TDs yards rushing in single game in 2014...only QB in NSIC to rushing for 125 9-10-16 -- Minnesota State Moorhead, 16-149-4 TDs yards and throw for 300 in same game...completed a career-high 27 pass- 9-19-15 -- Minnesota-Duluth, 7-125-2 TDs (career best 56, 17) es on a career-best 40 pass attempts for 318 yards vs. MSUM…also had 10-25-14 -- Winona State, 21-121-2 TDs 100-yards rushing vs. Augustana (18-130-0 TDs, 10/11/14) and Winona 10-11-14 -- Augustana, 18-130-0 TDs State (21-121-2 TDs)...hit a season best 88.9 percent of his passes (8-9-117 9-27-14 -- Minnesota State-Moorhead, 17-125-2 TDs yards) and had two TD passes in season-opening win over Minot State 9-14-13 -- Northern State, 19-240-5 TDs (9/6/14) despite playing only into second quarter…hit on 22-of-38 passes 10-5-13 -- Southwest Minnesota State, 27-194-3 TDs for 282 yards with a TD vs. SMSU (11/18/14) and also had 14 carries for 10-12-13 -- Winona State, 19-157-2 TDs 75 yards…completed 13-of-22 passes for 225 yards with a career-best four Games with 300 yards total offense (23) TDs, including a career-best 60-yard pitch-and-catch with Josh Angulo 2016 (4) against Wayne State (11/15/14)…hit 23-of-33 passes for 247 yards with 9-10-2016 -- MSUM, 43 plays, 309 (160 pass, 149 rush), 6 TDs (4 by rush, 2 by pass) three TDs vs. Concordia St. Paul (10/4/14)…had a career-high 23 carries 9-24-2016 -- Bemidji State, 58 plays, 392 yards (229 pass, 173 rush), 3 TDs (2 by (26 yards) while completing 21-of-32 passes for 250 yards with two TDs pass) and two interceptions in 27-14 loss at #1 Minnesota State, Mankato...had 10-1--2016 -- Augustana, 43 plays, 321 yards (280 passing, 41 rush), 3 TDs (one 11 carries for 76 yards and a TD along with hitting 26-of-33 passes for 287 rush, two pass) yards and three TDs vs. Upper Iowa (11/8/14)…completed 19-of-33 pass- 10-8-2016 -- SMSU, 49 plays, 364 yards (242 passing, 122 rushing, 1 TD, (pass TD) es for 224 yards with three TDs and had 10 carries for 85 yards in earning 2015 (10) MVP honors in the Mineral Water Bowl (42-10 USF win on 12/6/14. 9-5-15 -- U-Mary, 34 plays, 331 yards (266 pass, 65 rush), 3 TDs (all passing) 2013 (FRESHMAN): Posted a 3-3 record as a starter…completed 68-of- 9-12-15 -- Minnesota-Crookston, 38 plays, 306 yards (244 passing, 62 rushing), 5 150 passes for 820 yards and six TDS…record 108 carries for 738 yards and TDs (all passing) 14 TDs on the ground, the most by a Cougar since running back Chevon 9-19-15 -- #7 Minnesota-Duluth, 35 plays, 343 (125 rushing, 218 passing), 2 TDs Walker (Ottawa RedBlacks) had 14 in 2010…averaged 6.8 yards per car- (both by rushing) ry and 105.4 yards per game…completed 13 of 27 passes for 108 yards 10-3-15 -- Wayne State, 34-330 (19 rushing, 311 passing), 5 TDs (3 by pass, 2 by and one interception in the season opener against Minnesota Duluth… rush) rushed for 240 yards and five touchdowns in his first home start to lead 10-10-15 -- Winona State, 54 plays, 506 yards (413 passing, 93 rushing), 6 TDs (five the Cougars to a rousing 45-37 win against Northern State… the win was by pass, one by rush) Sioux Falls’ first over its former South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference 10-17-15 -- Southwest Minnesota State, 51 plays, 317 yards, 3 TDs (2 by pass, 1 rival and new NSIC foe since 1934… no one in a Cougar jersey, regardless by rush) of position, had rushed for three touchdowns since Lorenzo Brown ran 10-24-15 -- Augustana, 38 plays, 356 yards, 1 TD (1 by pass) all over Northwestern College on Halloween night in 2009… became the 10-31-15 -- Concordia St. Paul, 36 plays, 344 yards, 6 TDs (6 by pass) first Cougar to accumulate more than 200 yards on the ground since for- 11-14-15 -- Upper Iowa, 42 plays, 393 yards, 3 TDs mer NAIA first team All-American Mike Dvoracek (2005)…was named 11-22-15 -- Henderson State, 68 plays, 346, TD the USA College Football Rookie of the Week for the record-breaking 2014 (6) performance… completed 19-of-29 passes for 95 yards with two picks in 9-27-14 -- MSU, Moorhead, 57 plays, 443 yards (318 passing, 125 rushing), 5 TDs the loss at U-Mary, where he also rushed for 83 yards and a 5-yard TD run (three by pass, two by rush) that opened scoring versus the Marauders…hit Carrington Hanna on a 10-11-14 -- Augustana, 52 plays, 34y yards, TD (TD pass) 31-yard bomb in the second quarter of USF’s 52-7 blowout of Minnesota 10-18-14 -- SMSU, 52 plays, 357 yards (75 by rushing, 282 by pass), 2 pass TDs Crookston for his first-career TD pass…finished the game 12-for-23 for 10-25-14 -- Winona State, 53 plays, 351 yards (121 rushing, 230 passing) 155 yards with two interceptions and one TD…also rushed for 77 yards 11-8-14 -- Upper Iowa, 44 plays, 363 yards (76 rushing, 287 passing), 4 TDs (three on 13 attempts with two TDs against the Golden Eagles…led the way for by pass, one by rush) USF’s 55-48 shootout win against Southwest Minnesota State, completing 12-6-14 -- Central Oklahoma (Mineral Water Bowl), 43 plays, 309 yards (85 rush- 9-of-21 passes for 168 yards and two TDS…connected with Wes Smith ing, 224 passing). on a 51-yard strike on the sixth play from scrimmage vs SMSU for longest 2013 (3) TD pass of his career…also went for 194 rushing yards on a season-high 9-14-13 -- Northern State, 44 plays, 334 yards, 5 TDs (all by rush) 27 attempts with three TDs…rallied the team from a 48-45 fourth-quarter 10-5-13 -- Southwest Minnesota State, 48 plays, 362 yards, 5 TDs (3 by rush, 2 by deficit by leading consecutive scoring drives, including 17-yard game-win- pass) ning TD run with 44 seconds to play…accounted for five TDs in a narrow 10-12-13 -- Winona State, 44 plays, 357 yards, 5 TDs (3 by pass, 2 by rush)

10 TDs… 62 receptions tied Zach Rutten (2001) and his own previous season for the 12th best single season pass reception total Players to watch in Cougar history… tied a career best 10 catches vs. Augustana on Oct. 24 and vs. Concordia St. Paul on Oct. 31… recorded a career best 159 yards receiving (10 catches) vs. Concordia St. Paul on Oct. #5 Brady Rose 31… caught a career best three touchdowns on two occasions vs. Winona St. on Oct. 10 and vs. Concordia St. Paul on Oct. 31… WR, 6-0, 205, Sr. had 10 catches for 117 yards vs. Augustana in the “Key to the City” Cumberland, Wis, Cumberland game on Oct. 24… hauled in eight catches for 112 yards vs. Wayne State on Oct. 3… 73.3 receiving yards per game… ranked 10th in NSIC in receiving yards per game… ranked 9th in NSIC in scoring ~ 2nd Team All NSIC, 2015 TDs… caught four or more catches seven times with two games ~ Ranks top 10 alltime in all of 10 catches… recorded three games of 100 or more receiving three receiving categories yards… had a longest reception of 84 yards vs. Concordia St. Paul ~ 2nd Team Academic on Oct. 31… named to the NSIC All-Academic Team All-American by CoSIDA 2014 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Started all 12 games at H-back…had a team-high 62 catches for 772 yards and six TDs… Receiving his 62 receptions tied Zach Rutten (2001) for the 12th best sin- G Rec. Yds TD Long Avg/C Avg/G gle season pass reception total in Cougar history...recorded a 2013 10 8 39 0 11 0.8 3.9 career best 10 catches for 90 yards and two TDs vs Upper Iowa (11/8)… had career-best 99 yards receiving (7 catches) vs. Minot 2014 12 62 772 6 45 5.16 64.3 State (9/6)…had six catches for 40 yards vs. Bemidji State (9/13)... 2015 12 62 880 10 84 5.16 73.3 hauled in eight catches for 88 yards in the win over Concordia-St. 2016 9 43 622 2 64 4.8 69.1 Paul (10/4) at Bob Young Field...also had six catches for 86 yards in home win over Southwest Minnesota State (10/18)...against SMSU TTL 43 175 2,313 18 84 4.1 53.8 had a career-best 45-yard reception...also had five catches for 64 Scoring yards and a TD in the win over Wayne State (11/8)...recorded three G TD Run Rec Ret XP 2PT FG Ttl Avg. catches for 49 yards and a 30-yard TD in the “Key to the City” win 2013 10 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 24 2.4 over Augustana (11/11) at Kirkeby-Over Stadium...ranked eighth in catches per game in NSIC at 5.17 average… recorded six recep- 2014 12 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 36 3.0 tions or more in a game five times...had nine games with at least 2015 12 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 60 5.0 four catches and four games with at least 80 yards receiving...had 2016 8 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 1,3 eight games of at least 50 yards receiving...recorded six catches TTL 42 22 4 18 0 0 0 0 132 3.1 of 25 yards or more...also recorded two tackles...named Academic Rushing All-NCC and named Vucerevich School of Business “Outstanding Sports Management Student.” G Att. Yds. TD Lng avg/c avg/g 2013 10 76 319 4 52 4.2 31.9 2013 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Ranked third on the squad with 2014 12 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.5 319 yards rushing on 76 carries, an average of 4.2 yards with four 2015 12 3 20 0 10 6.7 1.7 TDs…caught eight passes for 39 yards and hauled in a pass in 2016 9 17 101 0 34 5.9 11.2 each of the Cougars’ last four contests… came off the bench to rush six times for 23 yards including his first career TD, a one-yard TTL 42 97 446 4 52 4.6 10.3 burst into the endzone that capped the Cougars’ scoring in their CAREER: Has recorded 175 catches for 2,313 yards and 18 receiv- 52-7 rout of Minnesota Crookston…rushed for 30 yards on eight ing TDs in career…has 22 total TDs (4 rushing)...has had 21 games attempts at SMSU…carried 11 times for 54 yards including a 21- with at least four catches...his 175 catches is sixth and 2,313 yards yard rush vs. Winona State…had nine carries for 29 yards at Con- sixth all-time in receiving at USF...has five 100-yard receiving and cordia-St. Paul…rushed for 16 yards on six attempts against Au- one 100-yard rushing games...only player on roster with both 100- gustan…made his first career start against No. 1 Minnesota State yard rushing and 100-yard receiving game...his 18 TDs rank 10th and finished with 42 yards on 11 carries with a TD…had a career all-time for receiving TDs all-time at USF.. has caught, rushed and day in USF’s season finale at Wayne State, where he carried the thrown a TD pass...named second team All-NSIC and also selected ball 15 times for 111 yards and two TDs (all career-highs)…had a second team Academic All-American from CoSIDA. 52-yard TD scamper in that contest, also a career-best effort. 2016 (SENIOR): has had five or more catches three times... had a 2012 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted. season-best seven catches for a career-high 163 yards and a TD (64 yards)...also for the first time in his career, threw a TD pass (39 HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Cumberland...four-year letter winner yards to Kyle Groeneweg) in 49-13 win over SCSU (9/1/16)...had in football...accumulated a total of 5,111 career yards (3,298 rush- five catches for 60 yards and five carries for 49 yards, including ing and 1,813 receiving) and 71 TDs...rushed for 1,450 yards and a 34-yard run against MSUM (9/10/16)...had three catches for 62 29 TDs, while recording 37 receptions for 597 yards and three TDs, yards and a TD against Minot State (9/17/16)...had one catch for earning all-state honorable mention, all-region, all-Northwest, 11 yards against Bemidji State (9/24/16)...had seven receptions for all-Pioneer Press and all-conference honors as a senior...select- 91 yards vs. Augustana (10/1/16)...had a career-best 12 catches ed to play in 2012 Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All- for 119 yards in win over Southwest Minnesota State (10/8/16)... Star Game...four-year letter winner in basketball and was named registered two catches for 40 yards vs. Winona State (10/1516)... all-conference during his senior campaign...two-time letter win- had two catches for 24 yards and one carry for 25 yards vs. Concor- ner in baseball and one-year letter winner in track & field...mem- dia-St. Paul (10/22/16)...supplied four catches for 52 yards against ber of the National Honor Society...graduated with honors. Minnesota State (10/29/16). PERSONAL: Son of Barry & Tammy Rose...born Nov. 1, 1993... 2015 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): named second team All-NSiC and also has two brothers, Cody and Payton…double major in business selected second team Academic All-American from CoSIDA...ap- administration and sports management...volunteer basketball peared in 12 games… recorded 62 catches for 880 yards… caught coach and referees middle school basketball. 2014 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 12 games…recorded 61 receptions for 891 yards including 12 TDs…averaged 14.6 yards per game…61 Players to Watch receptions ranks 14th all-time for a season. at USF..his 891 yards receiving ranks 14th all-time at USF for a season...had a season total of 898 all purpose yards and averaged 74.8 yards per game…logged a season high seven receptions for 142 yards including three TDs (69, #8 Josh Angulo 25, 25) at the Mineral Water Bowl vs. Central Oklahoma (12/6/14)… WR, 6-0, 200, Sr. against UCO caught a career-best 69-yard TD pass from senior running back Nephi Garcia and a pair of 25-yard TDs from Luke Papil- Sioux Falls, SD, SF Roosevelt ion...had seven receptions for 97 yards and a touchdown defeating Winona State (10/25/14) 41-28…hauled in a 14 –yard and 60-yard TD against Wayne State (11/15/14) defeating them 63-28…record- ~ 2nd Team All NSIC, 2014 ed a 31-yard TD vs. Bemidji State (9/13/14)…posted career best ~ HM, All-NSIC, 2015 nine catches for 120 yards and a two-yard TD vs. MSU Moorhead (9/27/14) in a 73-21 win … recorded four catches and a pair of TD ~ Ranks top five in all three receptions with a 38-9 victory over Concordia 38-9 (10/4/14)…seven receiving categories times had five or more catches in a game…recorded two games over 100 yards receiving…had four games with 90 yards or more receiving Receiving including seven catches for 90 yards and a TD vs. SCSU...had seven G Rec. Yds TD Long Avg/C Avg/G catches for 97 yards and a TD vs. #1 Minnesota State...also recorded three catches for 87 yards and two TDs. 2013 11 26 305 1 37 2.4 27.7 2014 12 61 891 12 69 5.1 74.2 2013 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw more action in his redshirt freshman season as the year progressed…was the Cougars’ starting 2015 12 63 919 8 77 5.2 76.6 flanker in all 11 contests…caught 26 passes for 305 yards, ranking 2016 9 42 496 8 43 4.7 55.1 fourth on the squad with an 11.7-yard average, with one TD…caught at least one pass in nine of 11 games…earned his first career start in TTL 44 192 2,611 29 77 4.4 59.4 the season opener at Minnesota-Duluth…notched his first career re- Scoring ception against Northern State, an eight-yard pass from Luke Papil- G TD Run Rec Ret XP 2PT FG Ttl Avg. ion…had just one catch at SMSU but it proved critical, as the 29-yard grab moved USF into Mustang territory on the Cougars’ game-win- 2013 11 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 0.7 ning drive late in the fourth quarter…held without a reception versus 2014 12 12 0 12 0 0 1 0 74 6.2 Winona State…caught three passes, including his first career touchdown—a 37-yard strike from Carrington Hanna—for 64 yards…had 2015 12 9 1 8 0 0 0 0 54 4.5 two receptions for 44 yards in the win over rival Augustana…had his 2016 9 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 48 5.3 best game of the season at Upper Iowa, racking up 12 catches for 126 yards—the highest output of his young career…added one catch for TTL 43 29 1 28 0 0 2 0 184 4.2 12 yards versus no. 1 Minnesota State…logged 16 yards on three receptions at Wayne State. CAREER: Played in 44 games...has career totals of 192 catches (5th all-time at USF) for 2,611 yards (5th all-time at USF) and 29 receiving 2012 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted. TDs (tied for 5th all-time at USF)...tied a USF game and set a personal mark with 15 receptions for 164 yards and three TDs in a 37-36 HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Roosevelt...participated in hockey come-from-behind victory over Bemidji State...tied Kalen DeBoer and football...played football for head coach Kim Nelson…as a se- (Nov. 2, 1996) game receptions mark with 15 catches vs BSU... has six, nior team captain helped lead the Rough Riders to the 2011 11AA 100-yard receiving games...has caught at least one pass in 40 games, state championship en route to State Championship MVP honors… including 37 straight. was also named Argus Elite 45, 1st team All-State and Academic All- 2016: Has 42 receptions for 496 yards and eight TDs...caught five State…Gatorade South Dakota Football Player of the Year and Mr. passes for 57 yards and eight-yard TD from Luke Papilion against Football Nominee. Minnesota State (10/29/16)...recorded three catches for 53 yards, including 29 yard TD, against CSP (10/2216)...had four catches for 46 PERSONAL: Son of Amy and Tim Leeburton...born March 26, yards against SMSU (10/8/16) in 48-28 homecoming win...in the 35- 1994...has three sisters...chiropractic science major…goal is to attend 20 “Key to the City” win over Augustana (10/1/16) had seven catches chiropractic school and receive a master’s degree. for 80 yards and a 16-yard TD reception...has a season-career best 15 catches for 164 yards (1, 4, 43) vs. Bemidji State (37-36 W, 9-24-16)... had two catches for 10 yards and a TD vs. SCSU (9-1-16)....recorded four caches for 71 yards and two TDs against MSUM (9-10-16) at Bob Young Field...had one catch for 18 yards against Minot State (9-17- 16)...has two TDs (37, 43) of 30 yards or more. 2015 (JUNIOR): played in 12 games… recorded 63 receptions for 919 yards including eight TDs… 63 receptions ranks 13th all-time for a season list…919 receiving yards ranks 13th all-time for a season list… averaged 14.6 yards per game… had a season total of 936 all purpose yards and averaged 78.0 yards per game… recorded a season high of 10 catches vs. Henderson St. in the 2015 Division II Football Championship First Round… had a season high of 145 receiving yards on eight catches vs. Winona St. on Oct 10… recorded two touchdowns vs. Minnesota Crookston on Sep. 12… recorded two or more catches in all 12 games… caught a career high 77 yard pass vs. Upper Iowa on Nov. 14… caught four or more passes in… named to the Academic All-NSIC squad for 22 yards...provided 504 all purpose yards, averaging 45.8 per game. #22 Max Mickey 2013 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Holden...played four seasons of football for the Ea- RB, 5-9, 185, Jr. gles...set Missouri single-season rushing record with 3,382 yards (242 ypg) and 45 TD as a senior...named to 2012 Max Preps Small Schools All-American Team...av- Holden, Mo, Holden HS eraged 10.2 yards per carry in 2012...tabbed Missouri Football Coaches Association first team all-state and 2012 C2 Offensive Player of the Year...member of Missou- CAREER: has played 31 games with 361 carries ri’s coveted All-Simone team...Frank Fontana award winner...three-time all-state, for 2,345 yards and 23 TDs...also has 40 catches all-conference, all-district and KMZU Dream Team selection...KMZU Player of the for 317 yards...has 10 100-yard rushing games Year...7,470 career-rushing yards and 93 career touchdowns...four-time academic with a career-high of 207 vs. Bemidji State on all-conference...recorded 102 all purpose yards in helping the Missouri team to a 9/24/16... has 2,711 all purpose yards and 28 total 36-8 win over Kansas in the 22nd annual Country Mart All-Star Football Game held TDs....also has four TD runs of 54 or more yards in June 2013...also a four-year wrestler for Holden...took the podium in 2013 as the (70. 72, 75, 54)...has had a reception in 15 straight undefeated 170-pound state champion...finished runner-up at 2012 state wrestling games...ranks first in NCAA DII in rushing tournament...two-time all-state and all-district wrestler...led the Eagles to back-to- yards per carry at 9.75...is averaging 147.3 yards per game which is second nationally as is his 1,326 yards rushing on 136 carries...has scored 12 rushing TDs and 15 overall 2016 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): played in nine games...recorded seven 100-yard rush- #31 Justin Fulks ing games, including 178, 185, 207, 140, 156, 128 and 165....has had 11 runs of at least 25 yards...has caught a pass in all nine games...in a win against Minnesota State RB, 5-10, 188, Sr. (10/29/16) recorded 20 carries for 165 yards and had two catches for seven yards... Overland Park, Kan., had 16 carries for 128 yards and two TDs rushing vs Concordia-St. Paul at Bob Young Field...also had a 30-yard TD catch...rushed for 91 yards on 14 carries and two Blue Valley HS/NW Missouri St. TDs in 41-30 win over Winona State (10-15-16)...also had three receptions for 45 yards, including season-best 28 yard reception...named NSIC Offensive Player of the CAREER: has rushed 260 times for 1,463 yards Week after going for 15 carries on 156 yards and four total TDs (3 by rush) in 48-28 and 10 TDs...played for three straight playoff victory over SMSU on homecoming (10-8-16)...had TD runs of 1, 1, and 54 yards teams, including 2013 national champions at against SMSU while hauling in two receptions for 11 yards and a TD....recorded 20 NMSU...has 223 carries for 1,261 yards and eight carries for 140 yards and two TDs, including a 42 yard run in 35-20 “Key to the City” TDs at USF. Career long run is 54 yards...has 10 victory against Augustana (10/1/16)...had 14 carries for a career-best 207 yards and a TD vs. Bemidji State (9/24/168 )...averaged 14.8 yards per carry vs. Bemidji State... catches for 101 yards and a TD at USF. had nine carries for 76 yards and two TDs agnst Minot State (9/17/16)...recorded 15 2016: this season, Fulks ranks sixth nationally at 7.21 yards per carry on 97 rush- carries for 185 yards, including a 42-yard run, against MSU Moorhead (9/10/16)... es for 699 yards and five TDs.. had 13 carries for 103 yards and a TD vs. SCSU had 13 carries for 178 yards, including a 35-yard run, vs. St. Cloud State (9/1/16)... (9/1/16)...rushed eight times for 40 yards vs. MSU Moorhead (9/10/16)...added nine had a 20-yard TD reception vs. SCSU. carries for 94 yards with two catches for 14 yards vs. Minot State (9/17/16)...had a 2015 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): appeared in 11 games… recorded 8131 rush- career best 54-yard run vs. Minot State...added six carries for 31 yards vs. Bemidji es for 627 yards, averaging 4.8 yards per carry… totaled nine TDs… had 17 recep- State...recorded eight carries for 81 yards, including 30 yard run in “Key to City” win tions for 92 yards, averaging 5.4 yards per catch… had a season high of five reception over Augie...had a career-best 21 carries for 140 yards and two TDs vs. Southwest vs. Minnesota Duluth on Sep. 19… had a season high 24 yard reception vs. Min- Minnesota State (10/8/16)...had 10 carries for 86 yards and a nine-yard TD vs. Win- nesota Crookston on Sep. 12… had a best 21 carries for 124 yards including a 70 ona State (10/15/16)...had a 32-yard run vs. WSU...collected nine carries for 54 yards yard run and two TDs vs. Minnesota Duluth on Sep. 19… also had a best 21 carries and a 10-yard TD vs. Concordia-St. Paul (10/22/16) and a long run of 14 yards... vs. Northern State on Sep. 26 for 110 yards including one TD… rushed for a career against Minnesota State (10/29/16) had 13 carries for 70 yards... best 149 yards vs. Minnesota Crookston on 20 carries including one touchdown… 2015 (JUNIOR): played in 11 games… totaled 126 rushes for 562 yards… 4.5 yards recorded two touchdown in two games vs. Mary on Sep. 5 and vs. Minnesota Duluth per carry average… rushed for three touchdowns… averaged 51.1 yards per gam… on Sep. 19… averaged 57.0 rushing yards per game… recorded seven games of 10 recorded six receptions for 79 yards including a touchdown… averaged 13.2 yards or more rushes… recorded three games of 20 or more rushes… rushed for 50 or per catch… recorded 641 all-purpose yards… had a season high 31 carries for 119 more yards four times including three games of 100 or more yards… returned one yard vs. Winona St. on Oct. 10… rushed for two touchdowns vs. Mary on Sep. 5… kick for 49 yards receiving touchdown vs. Upper Iowa on Nov. 14… had more than 10 carries seven 2014 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in 11 games…finished the season with times… rushed for more than 50 yards seven times… had a longest rush of 30 yards 95 carries for 403 yards, averaging 4.2 yards per rush…recorded four TDs… had nine receptions for 101 yards, averaging 11.2 yards per catch…had one reception vs. Winona St. on Oct. 10 for a season best 26 yards against St. Cloud State (9/19/14)…recorded 12 carries for 2014 (SOPHOMORE): Northwest Missouri - had seven carries for 49 yards & a career-high 113 yards and a four-yard TD run in 73-21 against MSU Moorhead reception for eight yards on a 10-2 playoff team. (9/27/14)…also against MSUM had a season-best 72-yard run while also catching 2013 (FRESHMAN): Northwest Missouri - had 14 receptions for 75 yards and 30 two catches for 20 yards...also had 14 carries for 60 yards and a one-yard TD run vs. rushes for 154 yards and two TDs for the national champions (15-0). St. Cloud State...also had a season-best 26-yard reception vs. SCSU...had 18 carries for HIGH SCHOOL: was a three-year starter for Blue Valley High School, earning first- 49 yards and an 11-yard reception in win over Winona State...recorded a season-high team all-state accolades as a junior and senior...set the school record for most yards in 21 carries for 75 yards and a four-yard TD in in the win over Upper Iowa...recorded a career with 5,111 and touchdowns with 51...rushed for 1,800 yards with 21 rushing three carries for 30 yards, including a 21-yard burst in Mineral Water Bown (42-10 TDs and 315 receiving yards on 22 catches with four TDs in leading Blue Valley to a win over Central Oklahoma on Dec. 5)...in Mineral Water Bwol had two receptions runner-up finish. as a senior...had 1,700 yards rushing and 15 TDs, helping the Tigers to a Kansas 5A State Championship in a 12-1 season as a junior...named second team RUSHING all-conference as a sophomore after season with 845 yards rushing and nine TDs... G Att. Yds TD Long Avg/C Avg/G also qualified in state in the 100 and 200 meters in track and field. 2014 11 95 403 4 70 4.2 36.6 2015 11 130 627 9 70 4.8 57.0 2016 9 136 1,329 12 76 9.75 147.3 RUSHING TTL 31 361 2,345 25 76 6.5 73.3 G Att. Yds TD Long Avg/C Avg/G Receiving 2013 10 30 154 2 33 5.1 15.4 G Rec. Yds TD Long Avg./C Avg./G 2014 2 7 49 0 20 7.0 24.5 2014 11 9 101 0 26 0.8 9.2 2015 11 126 562 3 30 4.5 51.1 2015 11 17 92 0 24 1.5 8.4 2016 9 97 699 5 54 7.2 77.7 2016 9 14 124 3 30 1.6 8.9 TTL 31 260 1,463 10 54 5.7 46.2 TTL 31 40 317 3 30 1.2 7.9 All Americans #73 Antonio Green OG, 6-3, 310, Sr. Dublin, Ga, Laurens HS, Evangel

~ Named 1st Team All American by Lindy’s Sports ~ 2-time 1st Team All-NSIC ~ Gene Upshaw Award nominee

CAREER: In two plus seasons at USF, has graded out at 87 percent, allowing just 1.5 sacks while recording 177 knockdowns...in 2015 graded out at 88 percent, allowing no sacks with 54 knockdowns...already in 2016, he has graded out at average of 86 percent with 67.0 knockdowns and no sacks allowed. 2016 (REDSHIRT SENIOR): named pre-season All-American by Lin- dy's Sports Magazine and Game Plan...already in 2016, he has graded out at average of 88 percent with 67 knockdowns and no sacks allowed in nine USF wins. 2015 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): did not allow a sack…graded out at 88 per- #44 Westly Johnson cent for the season...recorded 54 knockdowns... candidate for the Gene Upshaw Award…CCA DII All-Region Team…named NSIC All-Con- DE, 6-5, 225, Sr. ference First Team…named to the Don Hansen All-Super Region Three Grand Rapids, Mich., Coll. of Canyons Team…member of one of the nation’s top offensive lines as HERO Sports named the USF offensive line #4 in NCAA DII…member of offensive line ~ Honorable Mention All NSIC that only allowed five sacks all year, good for 1st in NCAA Division II… ~ Has 19 career sacks played a key role in an offense that averaged 39.3 points per game, good ~ Recorded 22.5 for 16th in NCAA Division II and 3rd in NSIC…offense averaged 472.1 yards per game, ranked 19th in NCAA Division II and 3rd in NSIC… CAREER -- has recorded 19 career sacks, including 7.5 (4th, NSIC) this sea- scored 472 points…helped lead rush offense of 190.9 yards per game, 5th son in nine games...has 22.5 TFLs, including 9.5 TFLs (9th, NSIC) in 2016... in NSIC, and a passing offense of 281.2 yards per game, 5th in NSIC… has 59 tackles, 48 solo stops, 22.5 TFLs...now has 19 sacks which ranks 10th helped protect Harlon Hill Candidate Luke Papilion… offense generated all-time at USF. 64 TDs… the USF offensive front did not allow a sack in 9-of-12 games… 2016 (SENIOR): Has 24 tackles (18 solo), 9.5 TFLs and 7.5 sacks...record- 2014 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Named second team All-NSIC... ed three tackles, including two solo stops vs SCSU (9/1/16)...has five tackles also named to second team on the Don Hansen All Super Region 3 with 1.5 sacks (11 yards in losses) and 2.5 TFLs against MSU Moorhead squad...member of offensive line that paved way for a 1,000 yard rusher (9/10/16)...had three tackles, three TFLs and two sacks (18 yards in losses) (Nephi Garcia, 1,190 yards) for second straight year...played key role in with a forced fumble against Minot State (9/17/16)...had one tackle vs. Be- midji State (9/24/16)... collected two tackles and two quarterback hurries offense that had the nation's 7th most points (42.7 ppg) and was 17th best in “Key to the City” win over Augustana (10/1/16)...recoded four tackles, nationally (2nd, NSIC) in total offense at 483.2 yards per game...offense two sacks, two TFLs in 41-30 win over Winona State (10-15-16)...had two scored 512 points...helped lead rush offense (4th, NSIC) that had 2,559 tackles, including sack and TFL vs. Concordia St. Paul (10/22/16)...recorded rushing yards (213.2.2 yards per game)and 30 TDs (4th NSIC)...also pro- three tackles, including TFL and sack vs. MSU (10/29/16). tected NSIC Offensive Player of the Year Luke Papilion...part of offense 2015 (JUNIOR): played in 12 games… recorded 35 total tackles, 21 solo that ranked sixth in the NSIC in pass offense, generating 3,239 yards and and 14 assisted… 13.0 tackles for loss… recorded 11.5 total sacks with 10 29 TDs...part of offensive line that allowed 24 sacks (9th, NSIC) in 12 being solo… sacks ranked 2nd in NSIC and 17th in Division II…forced games. two fumbles…nine times recorded at least one sack in a game...had a season 2013 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Evangel University - Started on the high seven tackles, including two sacks, against Henderson St on Nov. 21 offensive line. Redshirted at Evangel in 2012. in the 2015 Division II Football Championship First Round of Playoffs… recorded season high 2.5 sacks and also had six tackles vs. Augustana on HIGH SCHOOL: All-Region lineman for West Laurens HS…also com- Oct. 24… peted in track & field. 2014: named to the all-conference team while playing for the College of PERSONAL: Born on March 13,1992...son of Antonio Green, Sr. and Te- Canyons. resa Taylor...has three brothers (Demetrius, Cornelius and Maleek) and HIGH SCHOOL: named all-conference at Grand Rapids Christian...re- two sisters (Brittany and Kanijah)…sports management major…original- corded 125 career tackles...15 sacks and 35 TFLs...named to the Grand Rap- ly signed with Valdosta State (NCAA-I, FCS) out of high school…inter- ids Christian Rotary Club. ested in a career working with kids or becoming the director of a Boys and PERSONAL: born June 1, 1994...son of Westly Jr., and Savator Johnson...has Girls Club. two sisters, Ciara and Ashley. Concordia, St. Paul (11/4) at home...had five tackles against Up- #69 Evan Gentry per Iowa (11/8) and Central Oklahoma in the Mineral Water Bowl DE, 6-3, 265, Sr. (12/6)...recorded sacks vs. Minot State (9/6), SCSU, MSU-Moor- Tallahassee, Fla., N. Fla. Christian head (9/27), Winona State (10/25) and Central Oklahoma (12/6) in a 42-10 Mineral Water Bowl win...recovered a fumble in 27- 14 loss at #1 Minnesota State (11/1)...forced a fumble in win at ~ Two-time All NSIC MSU-Moorhead...Gene Upshaw Award nominee for lineman of ~ Has 3 sacks 3 consecutive season the year in DII...named second team All-NSIC. ~ Two-time Academic All-NSIC ~ Has 17 career sacks 2013 (FRESHMAN): A true freshman who made an immediate impact on the USF defensive line…played in all 11 games with five starts…led the team with 5.0 sacks which ranked him 12th TACKLES in the NSIC (142nd nationally)…tied for the team lead with 9.0 Yr. G UA A TT TFL PD FF FR BK QBH tackles-for-a-loss totaling a team-best 39 yards…his 37 tack- 2013 11 23 14 37 9.0 0 0 0 0 1 les included 23 solo stops… .finished with three total tackles 2014 12 32 15 47 20.5 0 1 1 0 3 against Northern State…registered the first sack of his career (-1) 2015 12 24 21 45 7.0 0 0 1 0 1 and a career-best six tackles, including two TFL for four yards, in 2016 9 20 10 30 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 the loss at U-Mary…made two solo tackles with one TFL (-11) TTL 43 99 60 159 39.5 0 1 2 0 8 and sacked Crookston quarterback Kyle Larson for a loss of 11 SACKS yards…added four tackles (0.5 TFL) versus SMSU…logged three Yr. G UA A TT Yds. solo tackles—including one TFL for eight yards— and record- 2013 11 5 0 5.0 31 ed a sack for a loss of eight yards in the loss to Winona State… 2014 12 5 1 5.5 30 made his first career start at Concordia-St. Paul and totaled three 2015 12 5 1 5.5 36 tackles (0.5 TFL for one yard)…finished with four tackles and a 2016 9 1 0 1.0 6 quarterback hurry versus rival Augustana…recorded four tack- TOTAL 43 16 2 17.0 103 les at Upper Iowa…disrupted No. 1 Minnesota State to the tune of five tackles with 2 1/2 TFLs for a combined loss of 12 yards CAREER: has 159 career tackles, including 99 solo stops...regis- and hauled down Maverick senior signal-caller Jon Wolf twice tered 39.5 TFLs for a -153 yards...ranks fourth all-time with 39.5 (11 yards) for his team-leading fourth and fifth sacks of the sea- career TFLs, just 3.0 behind Nick Bonte, 42.5 from 2009-12...re- son…recorded a tackle for loss of two yards and totaled three corded 17 sacks with eight quarterback hurries, two fumble re- tackles at Wayne State. coveries and forced fumble...ranks tied for 11th all-time ay USF in sacks... recorded team high in sacks two straight years (5.0 in HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at North Florida Christian...four-year 2013, 5.5 in 2014)...seven times in his career, recorded two or letterman for the Eagles...named Class 2A first-team all-state as more TFLs...twice has recorded a career-best four TFLs...in class- a senior...helped lead NFC to a state title, earning a spot on the room, earned Academic All-NCC honors and received the “Out- all-tournament team and second-team all-state recognition in standing Leadership, College Week” award from Media Studies 2011...finished junior campaign with 105 tackles, eight sacks, during the Spirit of Excellence Awards Celebration. three caused fumbles and also recovered two fumbles...ranked No. 32 prospect in Orlando Sentinel’s 2013 Panhandle Super 60... 2016 (SENIOR): has 30 tackles, including 20 solo stops...record- three-time Big Bend all-conference and two-time Northwest ed three tackles for loss and has three quarterback hurries...has Florida all-region selection...2012 Tallahassee Quarterback Club recorded one sack for a -6 yards in the “Key to the City” win over Mickey Andrews Defensive Player of the Year...played in annu- Augustana...had a high of six tackles, three solos, vs. St. Cloud al Florida vs. Georgia All-Star Football Game...also three-year State (9/1/16)...has had three or more tackles five times. basketball and one-year track and field letterwinner...recipient of Biletnikoff Award Scholarship, which recognizes high-school 2015 (JUNIOR): had 45 tackles, 24 solo and 21 assisted… fin- seniors for their excellence in academic and extra-curricular ac- ished with 7.0 tackles for loss for combined loss of 37 yards… tivities. totaled 5.5 sacks… recorded six tackles three times… had nine games of three or more tackles… recorded one fumble recov- PERSONAL: Son of Michael and the late Stephanie Gentry, Lynn ery… had 2.0 tackles for loss vs. Concordia St. Paul… earned Budd (stepmother)...born March 17, 1995 in Evansville, Ind., has NSIC All-Academic Team… recorded six tackles vs. Henderson one brother, Drew, a graduate assistant for USF, who played of- St. in NCAA Division II National Championship First Round fensive tackle for the Cougars in 2014...media studies major...En- glish minor...career goal to become college football analyst...lost 2014 (SOPHOMORE): had 47 tackles, including 32 solo stops... mother at age of 11. finished with 20.5 TFLs for combined losses of -65 yards...ranked 20th in NCAA DII and second in the NSIC with those 20.5 TFLs or 1.71 per game - the highest average per game average in the league...registered a team high 5.5 sacks, which ranked ninth in the NSIC...registered three quarterback hurries and had a forced fumble and fumble recovery...five times recorded five or more tackles in a game...had two or more TFLs in a game five times... twice recorded career-high four TFLs, including against St. Cloud State (9/19)...against SCSU had six solo stops, six total tackles and the four TFLs...also recorded a sack against Huskies...had four TFLs (-10 yards in losses) and career-best six solo tackles against 2016 - Combined Stats - Sioux Falls 2016 - Defensive Stats - Sioux Falls 2015 - Box Score with Upper iowa 2016 - Box Scores

2015 -- #17 Sioux Falls 69 Upper Iowa 20 Fayette, Iowa -- 11-14-15 2016 - Box Scores Game 8 - #6 USF 51 Concordia-St. Paul Game 5 - #12 USF 35 #24/25 Augustana 20

Box Score (Final) Kirkeby Over Stadium, 10-1-16 Bob2016 Young University Field, of Sioux Falls10-22-16 Football Concordia-St. Paul vs #6 Sioux Falls (Oct 22, 2016 at USF Sports Complex) Box Score (Final) 2016 University of Sioux Falls Football Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Concordia-St. Paul 7 0 7 3 17 #12 Sioux Falls vs #25 Augustana (SD) (Oct 01, 2016 at Sioux Falls, SD) Sioux Falls 13 17 0 21 51 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Qtr Time Scoring play Sioux Falls 14 7 7 7 35 1st 13:02 USF - Mickey, Max 30 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 4-34 0:31 Augustana (SD) 0 13 0 7 20 08:29 CSP - Chapes, Darius 1 yd run (Schenderlein, Jonas kick), 11-75 4:33 04:07 USF - Athman, Kyle 18 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick blockd), 5-33 1:28 2nd 08:08 USF - Mickey, Max 76 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 4-92 1:28 Qtr Time Scoring play 05:37 USF - Fulks, Justin 10 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 3-49 0:55 1st 07:50 USF - Papilion, Luke 3 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 8-67 2:53 00:06 USF - Garner, Brett 45 yd field goal, 8-10 1:33 03:02 USF - Groeneweg, Kyle 56 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 4-69 1:06 3rd 05:52 CSP - Steed, Gabe 26 yd pass from Johnson, Ron (Schenderlein, Jonas kick), 1-26 0:06 2nd 11:39 USF - Mickey, Max 18 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 11-98 3:50 4th 13:33 USF - Mickey, Max 25 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 8-62 3:05 11:55 CSP - Schenderlein, Jonas 40 yd field goal, 6-52 1:38 07:00 AUGIE - Hayes,Charlie 7 yd pass from Heid,Trey (Wainman,Lucas kick failed), 14-75 4:39 11:17 USF - Papilion, Luke 1 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 2-30 0:25 03:27 AUGIE - Merriman,Nathan 3 yd pass from Heid,Trey (Wainman,Lucas kick), 4-17 1:28 05:08 USF - Athman, Kyle 18 yd pass from Lawler, Corbin (Garner, Brett kick), 5-45 2:19 3rd 00:29 USF - Angulo, Josh 16 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 10-90 4:37 4th 08:25 USF - Mickey, Max 42 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 8-90 4:02 CSP USF 05:33 AUGIE - Quintanilla,C. 11 yd run (Wainman,Lucas kick), 7-70 2:52 FIRST DOWNS 18 16 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-73 41-249 PASSING YDS (NET) 261 183 USF AUGIE Passes Att-Comp-Int 43-24-1 28-10-1 FIRST DOWNS 25 23 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 78-334 69-432 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 45-282 35-109 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 PASSING YDS (NET) 280 293 Punt Returns-Yards 3-1 6-120 Passes Att-Comp-Int 30-22-0 44-24-2 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-83 3-155 Interception Returns-Yards 1-4 1-62 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 75-562 79-402 Punts (Number-Avg) 9-42.3 7-38.0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-38 3-25 Penalties-Yards 8-57 8-64 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-12 3-73 Possession Time 34:53 25:07 Interception Returns-Yards 2-0 0-0 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 18 6 of 17 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-31.8 4-48.8 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 2 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 4-4 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-4 2-13 Penalties-Yards 12-116 6-40 Possession Time 30:43 29:17 RUSHING: Concordia-St. Paul-Chapes, Darius 14-59; Rolle, Darnell 9-27; Hutton, Maxon 1-2; Schumann, Third-Down Conversions 6 of 12 8 of 18 DeCeon 1-0; Johnson, Ron 10-minus 15. Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 16-128; Fulks, Justin 9-54; Rose, Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 4 Brady 1-25; Papilion, Luke 6-19; Myles, Colton 2-9; Towns, Jason 6-8; Lawler, Corbin 1-6. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 3-5 PASSING: Concordia-St. Paul-Johnson, Ron 24-42-1-261; Hutton, Maxon 0-1-0-0. Sioux Falls-Papilion, Sacks By: Number-Yards 6-38 0-0 Luke 8-25-1-141; Lawler, Corbin 2-2-0-42; Team 0-1-0-0. RUSHING: Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 20-140; Fulks, Justin 8-81; Papilion, Luke 13-41; Groeneweg, Kyle RECEIVING: Concordia-St. Paul-Schumann, DeCeon 7-46; Arlington, Elias 4-61; Gustaveson, Marcus 4-57; 2-18; Rose, Brady 2-2. Augustana (SD)-Quintanilla,C. 13-44; Heid,Trey 17-36; Davis,Jackie 5-29. Steed, Gabe 2-35; Russell, Bruce 2-15; Rolle, Darnell 2-15; Baucham, Sammy 1-23; Oney, Jason 1-5; Chapes, Darius 1-4. Sioux Falls-Angulo, Josh 3-53; Athman, Kyle 2-36; Rose, Brady 2-24; Mickey, Max 1-30; Sigg, Clint 1-24; Stanke, Nick 1-16. PASSING: Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 22-30-0-280. Augustana (SD)-Heid,Trey 24-44-2-293.

INTERCEPTIONS: Concordia-St. Paul-Przybylka, JJ 1-4. Sioux Falls-Adedeji, Tosin 1-62. RECEIVING: Sioux Falls-Rose, Brady 7-91; Angulo, Josh 7-80; Stanke, Nick 4-25; Groeneweg, Kyle 2-80; Athman, Kyle 1-2; Mickey, Max 1-2. Augustana (SD)-Hayes,Charlie 8-99; DeSchepper,T. 4-50; FUMBLES: Concordia-St. Paul-None. Sioux Falls-Towns, Jason 1-0. Merriman,Nathan 4-29; Quintanilla,C. 2-64; Heller,Matt 2-16; Davis,Jackie 1-14; Fujinami,Matt 1-9; Welsheimer,Jake 1-8; Bartscher,Jake 1-4. Concordia-St. Paul (2-6,0-4) vs. Sioux Falls (8-0,4-0) Date: Oct 22, 2016 • Site: USF Sports Complex • Stadium: Bob Young Field Attendance: 1752 INTERCEPTIONS: Sioux Falls-Redmond, Cliff 2-0. Augustana (SD)-None.

Kickoff time: Noon • End of Game: 3:04 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:04 FUMBLES: Sioux Falls-Groeneweg, Kyle 1-1. Augustana (SD)-None. Officials: Referee: George Drouches; Umpire: John Madsen; Linesman: Peter Vrieze; Line judge: Robert Zahradka; Back judge: Robert Norman; Field judge: Tyler Vrieze; Side judge: James Johnson; Sioux Falls (5-0,5-0) vs. Augustana (SD) (3-2,3-2) Temperature: 60 • Wind: SE 4 • Weather: Sunny Date: Oct 01, 2016 • Site: Sioux Falls, SD • Stadium: Kirkeby-Over Stadium Attendance: 7115

Kickoff time: 1:05 pm • End of Game: 4:14 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:09 Game 7 - #6 USF 41 Winona State 30 Officials: Referee: Dave Lundquist; Umpire: Tim Nicometo; Linesman: Tim McGowan; Line judge: Scott Hill; Back judge: Tom Stephan; Field judge: David Wittman; Box Score (Final) Side judge: Pat Milinovich; Maxwell Field,2016 University Winona, of Sioux Minn., Falls Football 10-15-16 Temperature: 67 deg F • Wind: SE 5 mph • Weather: Overcast #6 Sioux Falls vs Winona State (Oct 15, 2016 at Winona, Minn.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Sioux Falls 7 3 21 10 41 Game 6 - #7/9 USF 48 SMSU 28 Winona State 0 9 0 21 30

Qtr Time Scoring play Bob Young Field, 10-8-16 1st 01:52 USF - Papilion, Luke 3 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 1-3 0:06 2nd 10:55 WSU - McCauley, C. 34 yd field goal, 12-48 5:49 Box Score (Final) 08:22 WSU - McCauley, C. 47 yd field goal, 5-16 1:57 2016 University of Sioux Falls Football 04:48 USF - Garner, Brett 36 yd field goal, 7-46 3:25 Southwest Minnesota vs #9 Sioux Falls (Oct 08, 2016 at Sioux Falls, SD) 00:17 WSU - McCauley, C. 21 yd field goal, 12-61 4:31 3rd 10:59 USF - Mickey, Max 5 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 9-76 3:56 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total 04:30 USF - Papilion, Luke 9 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 7-81 3:05 Southwest Minnesota 0 14 7 7 28 00:28 USF - Fulks, Justin 9 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 6-39 2:02 Sioux Falls 3 14 14 17 48 4th 14:25 WSU - Johnson, C. 5 yd pass from Nelson, J. (McCauley, C. kick), 4-66 0:59 11:21 USF - Mickey, Max 11 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 6-77 2:59 Qtr Time Scoring play 05:29 USF - Garner, Brett 22 yd field goal, 9-49 5:07 1st 11:13 USF - Garner, Brett 26 yd field goal, 8-46 2:08 02:16 WSU - Preston, P. 8 yd run (Claussen, W. pass from Nelson, J.), 11-71 3:03 2nd 07:16 USF - Mickey, Max 1 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 14-80 5:19 01:10 WSU - Cox, E. 2 yd pass from Nelson, J. (Preston, P. rush failed), 7-0 2:00 05:07 SMSU - Steffensen, Ty 17 yd pass from Gimbel, Blake (Wells, Austin kick), 7-62 2:03 01:57 USF - Fulks, Justin 15 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 7-67 3:03 USF WSU 00:32 SMSU - Steffensen, Ty 5 yd pass from Gimbel, Blake (Wells, Austin kick), 10-50 1:17 FIRST DOWNS 23 26 3rd 13:30 USF - Mickey, Max 54 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 4-72 1:28 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 44-251 30-82 11:09 SMSU - Simmons, Max 6 yd run (Wells, Austin kick), 7-60 2:22 PASSING YDS (NET) 160 309 10:00 USF - Fulks, Justin 11 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 4-70 1:09 Passes Att-Comp-Int 20-14-1 50-29-2 4th 13:18 USF - Mickey, Max 11 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 14-89 6:30 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-411 80-391 12:00 SMSU - Lawson-Gayle,Raphael 42 yd pass from Gimbel, Blake (Wells, Austin kick), 6-67 1:17 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 08:42 USF - Mickey, Max 1 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 8-75 3:18 Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 1-51 03:15 USF - Garner, Brett 30 yd field goal, 9-82 4:37 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-114 7-123 Interception Returns-Yards 2-59 1-12 SMSU USF Punts (Number-Avg) 2-50.0 3-34.0 FIRST DOWNS 18 37 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 25-83 53-428 Penalties-Yards 6-76 6-102 PASSING YDS (NET) 248 242 Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-27-1 37-25-1 Possession Time 29:29 30:31 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 66-331 90-670 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 10 7 of 17 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 3 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 8-8 4-4 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-132 3-48 Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-28 1-4 Interception Returns-Yards 1-7 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-37.7 1-39.0 RUSHING: Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 14-91; Fulks, Justin 10-86; Papilion, Luke 10-52; Groeneweg, Kyle Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 2-19; Angulo, Josh 2-6; Lawler, Corbin 1-0; Towns, Jason 2-minus 1; Team 3-minus 2. Winona Penalties-Yards 5-15 2-20 State-Preston, P. 17-87; Birth,E. 6-15; Nelson, J. 7-minus 20. Possession Time 22:28 37:32 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 15 8 of 13 PASSING: Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 14-20-1-160. Winona State-Nelson, J. 29-49-2-309; Cox, E. Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1 0-1-0-0. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 7-7 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-13 RECEIVING: Sioux Falls-Stanke, Nick 4-37; Mickey, Max 3-45; Groeneweg, Kyle 3-21; Rose, Brady 2-40; Albeck, Erik 1-20; Angulo, Josh 1-minus 3. Winona State-Johnson, C. 8-140; Claussen, W. 5-37; Cox, RUSHING: Southwest Minnesota-Simmons, Max 8-58; Carrington, Isley 6-26; Beale, Divonte 5-23; Cayo, E. 4-58; Preston, P. 3-17; Olstad, Z. 3-14; Folkerts,A. 2-23; Birth,E. 2-15; Margiotta, N. 1-5; Clawsondy 2-0; Gimbel, Blake 4-minus 24. Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 15-156; Fulks, Justin 21-140; Gran, T. 1-0. Papilion, Luke 12-122; Groeneweg, Kyle 1-15; Team 4-minus 5.

INTERCEPTIONS: Sioux Falls-Butler, Josh 1-52; Sibiea, Pedro 1-7. Winona State-Spencer, A. 1-12. PASSING: Southwest Minnesota-Gimbel, Blake 27-40-1-248; Wilkie, Connor 0-1-0-0. Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 25-37-1-242. FUMBLES: Sioux Falls-Lawler, Corbin 1-1. Winona State-None. RECEIVING: Southwest Minnesota-Galamue, Gabriel 7-52; Steffensen, Ty 6-44; Simmons, Max 6-39; Lawson-Gayle,Raphael 3-67; Huot, Nate 3-22; Mateski, Hamilton 1-13; Melson, Jeb 1-11. Sioux Sioux Falls (7-0,3-0) vs. Winona State (5-2,2-1) Falls-Rose, Brady 12-119; Groeneweg, Kyle 5-43; Angulo, Josh 4-46; Mickey, Max 2-6; Stanke, Nick Date: Oct 15, 2016 • Site: Winona, Minn. • Stadium: Altra Federal Credit 1-18; Fulks, Justin 1-10. Attendance: 4655 INTERCEPTIONS: Southwest Minnesota-Finley, Dallin 1-7. Sioux Falls-Redmond, Cliff 1-0. Kickoff time: 2:33 pm • End of Game: 5:23pm • Total elapsed time: 2:50 Officials: Referee: Dave Lundquist; Umpire: Tim Nicometo; Linesman: Tim McGowan; FUMBLES: Southwest Minnesota-None. Sioux Falls-Groeneweg, Kyle 1-0. Line judge: Scott Hill; Back judge: Tom Stephan; Field judge: David Wittman; Side judge: Pat Milinovich; Southwest Minnesota (4-2,4-2) vs. Sioux Falls (6-0,6-0) Temperature: 68 • Wind: SSW 6mph • Weather: Cloudy, Rain poss. Date: Oct 08, 2016 • Site: Sioux Falls, SD • Stadium: bob Young Field Attendance: 2554

Kickoff time: 6:00 pm • End of Game: 8:40 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:40 Officials: Referee: Justin Ingalls; Temperature: 58 • Wind: NE N12 • Weather: Fair 2016 - Box Scores Game 4 - #14 USF 37 #22 Bemidji State 36 Game 2 - #17 USF 42 MSUM 21 Box Score (Final) Bob Young Field, HOF, 9-24-16 Bob2016 UniversityYoung of Field, Sioux Falls 9-10-16 Football MSU Moorhead vs #17 Sioux Falls (Sep 10, 2016 at Sioux Falls, SD)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total MSU Moorhead 7 14 0 0 21 Sioux Falls 14 14 0 14 42

Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 12:53 USF - Papilion, Luke 18 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 5-48 1:16 06:48 MSUM - Gibson, Damon 4 yd pass from Carr, Demetrius (Tjosvold, Joe kick), 5-30 1:24 00:18 USF - Papilion, Luke 4 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 8-84 2:38 2nd 14:38 USF - Papilion, Luke 55 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 2-55 0:15 10:37 MSUM - Carr, Demetrius 3 yd run (Tjosvold, Joe kick), 1-3 0:05 02:03 USF - Angulo, Josh 12 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 7-75 2:21 00:00 MSUM - Gibson, Damon 24 yd pass from Carr, Demetrius (Tjosvold, Joe kick), 10-71 1:59 4th 07:32 USF - Angulo, Josh 37 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 2-62 0:17 02:44 USF - Papilion, Luke 11 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 8-61 3:58

MSUM USF FIRST DOWNS 22 29 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 43-118 48-444 PASSING YDS (NET) 252 160 Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-20-2 27-11-4 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 84-370 75-604 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-59 2-59 Interception Returns-Yards 4-53 2-1 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-37.3 3-35.7 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 4-1 Penalties-Yards 5-52 4-61 Possession Time 33:23 26:37 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 17 4 of 8 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 3 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 4-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-22 4-24

RUSHING: MSU Moorhead-Stone, Austin 22-87; Sweep, Zach 8-35; Carr, Demetrius 13-minus 4. Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 15-185; Papilion, Luke 16-149; Rose, Brady 5-49; Fulks, Justin 8-40; Angulo, Josh 2-25; TM 2-minus 4.

PASSING: MSU Moorhead-Carr, Demetrius 20-41-2-252. Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 11-27-4-160.

RECEIVING: MSU Moorhead-Gibson, Damon 9-154; Braaten, Hunter 7-74; Ambrose, Cory 3-7; Richter, Jacob 1-17. Sioux Falls-Rose, Brady 5-60; Angulo, Josh 4-71; Groeneweg, Kyle 1-20; Mickey, Max 1-9.

INTERCEPTIONS: MSU Moorhead-Strand, Michael 1-22; Roth, Jimmy 1-15; Roehrich, Abe 1-10; Doan, Aaron 1-6. Sioux Falls-Butler, Josh 1-1; Redmond, Cliff 1-0.

FUMBLES: MSU Moorhead-Carr, Demetrius 1-1; Richter, Jacob 1-1. Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 2-0; Fulks, Justin 1-1; Rose, Brady 1-0.

MSU Moorhead (1-1,1-1) vs. Sioux Falls (2-0,2-0) Date: Sep 10, 2016 • Site: Sioux Falls, SD • Stadium: Bob Young Field Attendance: 1810

Kickoff time: 6 pm • End of Game: 8:45 • Total elapsed time: 2hr45min Officials: Referee: Justin Ingalls; Umpire: Keith Wohlers; Linesman: Chris Girres; Line judge: Cary Radisewitz; Back judge: Chris Ehlers; Field judge: Mike Mudder; Side judge: Steve Krier; Temperature: 69 • Wind: W4 • Weather: Mostly Cloudy

Game 3 - #14 USF 41 Minot State 14 Game 1 - #20Box USFScore (Final) 49 SCSU 13 Box Score (Final) 2016 University of Sioux Falls Football 2016 University of Sioux Falls Football #20 Sioux Falls vs SCSU (Sept 1, 2016 at St. Cloud, Minn.) @ Herb#15 Sioux Parker Falls vs Minot Stadium, State (Sep Minot,17, 2016 at 9-17-Minot, ND)16 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Sioux Falls 7 7 21 14 49 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total SCSU 0 7 0 6 13 Sioux Falls 7 13 14 7 41 Minot State 0 7 0 7 14 Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 01:27 USF - Papilion, Luke 3 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 7-80 1:55 Qtr Time Scoring play 2nd 11:06 SCSU - Huff, Jaden 2 yd run (Witte, Derek kick), 11-60 5:16 01:13 USF - Papilion, Luke 9 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 8-72 2:56 1st 14:42 USF - Papilion, Luke 72 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 1-72 0:13 3rd 09:09 USF - Angulo, Josh 7 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 7-68 3:06 2nd 10:02 MINOT - Lopez, J. 1 yd run (La Deaux, A. kick), 15-68 6:22 07:12 USF - Rose, Brady 64 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 2-72 0:39 06:59 USF - Mickey, Max 1 yd run (Garner, Brett kick failed), 9-75 3:03 02:52 USF - Groeneweg, Kyle 39 yd pass from Rose, Brady (Garner, Brett kick), 3-91 1:06 00:27 USF - Mickey, Max 1 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 6-72 1:16 4th 13:05 SCSU - Pass, John 5 yd pass from Meyer, Nate (Witte, Derek kick blockd), 11-65 4:47 3rd 05:34 USF - Papilion, Luke 2 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 7-85 2:55 10:31 USF - Fulks, Justin 5 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 2-21 0:30 03:53 USF - Mehling, Michael 36 yd interception return (Garner, Brett kick) 05:25 USF - Mickey, Max 20 yd pass from Lawler, Corbin (Garner, Brett kick), 6-72 1:46 4th 14:50 USF - Rose, Brady 24 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 7-64 3:01 USF SCSU 10:41 MINOT - Pimienta, C. 17 yd pass from Weed, I. (La Deaux, A. kick), 8-70 4:05 FIRST DOWNS 24 16 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 39-343 47-111 USF MINOT PASSING YDS (NET) 242 284 FIRST DOWNS 18 19 Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-14-1 29-16-2 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-328 35-50 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-585 76-395 PASSING YDS (NET) 125 272 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-6 0-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 24-10-0 41-27-1 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-25 5-78 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-453 76-322 Interception Returns-Yards 2-85 1-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-8 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-37.2 8-39.8 Punt Returns-Yards 3-53 1-8 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-28 4-73 Penalties-Yards 7-62 5-45 Interception Returns-Yards 1-36 0-0 Possession Time 22:47 37:13 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-29.7 8-43.2 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 9 7 of 19 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 3 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 2-4 Penalties-Yards 4-35 7-76 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-15 1-5 Possession Time 24:26 35:34 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 12 7 of 18 RUSHING: Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 13-178; Fulks, Justin 13-103; Papilion, Luke 8-64; Towns, Jason Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2 2-0; Rose, Brady 1-0; Team 2-minus 2. SCSU-Huff, Jaden 22-64; Meyer, Nate 16-27; Radowicz, C. 4-15; Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-3 Parsons, Jameson 1-6; Wachter, Ben 1-3; Pass, John 1-1; Lawhorn, Dwayne 2-minus 5. Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-39 0-0 PASSING: Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 10-20-1-171; Lawler, Corbin 3-4-0-32; Rose, Brady 1-1-0-39. SCSU-Meyer, Nate 15-26-2-254; Lawhorn, Dwayne 1-3-0-30. RUSHING: Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 7-101; Fulks, Justin 9-94; Mickey, Max 9-76; Towns, Jason 9-33; Athman, Kyle 1-13; Rose, Brady 1-6; Lawler, Corbin 2-5; Groeneweg, Kyle 2-0. Minot State-Mustipher, RECEIVING: Sioux Falls-Rose, Brady 7-163; Angulo, Josh 2-10; Groeneweg, Kyle 1-39; Mickey, Max 1-20; J. 13-41; Lopez, J. 5-24; Hunter, T. 3-12; Zahniser, B. 5-10; TEAM 1-minus 1; Weed, I. 8-minus 36. Athman, Kyle 1-7; Garrow, A.J. 1-5; Fulks, Justin 1-minus 2. SCSU-Parsons, Jameson 8-181; Pass, John 4-47; Carver, Anthony 2-23; Hartman, Sam 1-30; Huff, Jaden 1-3. PASSING: Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 10-22-0-125; Lawler, Corbin 0-2-0-0. Minot State-Weed, I. 27-41-1-272. INTERCEPTIONS: Sioux Falls-Batiste, Delvin 1-53; Young, Matt 1-32. SCSU-Koffi, Jeremy 1-0. FUMBLES: Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 1-1. SCSU-None. RECEIVING: Sioux Falls-Rose, Brady 3-62; Fulks, Justin 2-14; Angulo, Josh 1-18; Athman, Kyle 1-10; Groeneweg, Kyle 1-9; Towns, Jason 1-9; Mickey, Max 1-3. Minot State-Bushnell, L. 6-56; Fila, R. Sioux Falls (1-0,1-0) vs. SCSU (0-1,0-1) 5-57; Walker, A. 5-31; Watkins, R. 4-30; Pimienta, C. 3-63; Verdugo, K. 2-15; Maloney, T. 1-15; Date: Sept 1, 2016 • Site: St. Cloud, Minn. • Stadium: Husky Stadium Mustipher, J. 1-5. Attendance: 2742

INTERCEPTIONS: Sioux Falls-Mehling, Michael 1-36. Minot State-None. Kickoff time: 6 p.m. • End of Game: 8:51 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:51 Officials: Referee: Rolf Erickson; Umpire: John Caldwell; Linesman: John Hardgrove; Line judge: Jerry Tiegs; Back judge: Robert Norman; Field judge: M.Behrens; FUMBLES: Sioux Falls-Groeneweg, Kyle 1-1. Minot State-Weed, I. 1-0. Side judge: Jared Butson; Temperature: 73 • Wind: E 7mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy Sioux Falls (3-0,3-0) vs. Minot State (1-2,1-2) Date: Sep 17, 2016 • Site: Minot, ND • Stadium: Herb Parker Stadium Attendance: 2131

Kickoff time: 3 p.m. • End of Game: 5:55 PM • Total elapsed time: 2:55 Officials: Referee: Dan Fremling; Umpire: John Emmett; Linesman: Pat Breen; Line judge: T. Silbernagel; Back judge: Travis Martin; Field judge: Mike Crouse; Side judge: Jim Breen; Temperature: 76 • Wind: SE 5 • Weather: Bright and sunny 2016 - Superlatives - Team Comparison - Sioux Falls

University of Sioux Falls Comparison - 2016 University of Sioux Falls Game Records/Career Records Game Records

Points – 36 (5 TDs, 3 2-point conversion), Terry Austin vs. Concordia, Neb. (50-44 W), 9-4-1993 TD Passes – 8, Kurtiss Riggs, vs. Nebraska Wesleyan (65- 30 W), 11-2-1996 Most Points Scored - Kicking: 17, T.C. Fraser vs.Dana College, 10-18-2003 Passing Yards – 457, Kurtiss Riggs vs. Nebraska Wesley- an (65-30 W), 11-2-1996 Pass Completions -- 34, Carrington Hanna vs. Upper Iowa at Fayette, Iowa, 11-2-2013 Pass Attempts – 51, Luke Papilion vs. Henderson State at Arkedelphia, Ark., 11-21-2015 Receptions – 15, Josh Angulo vs Bemidji State (37-36 W), 9-24-2016; 15, Kalen DeBoer vs. vs. Nebraska Wesleyan (65-30 W), 11-2-1996 Receiving Yards – 243, Derek Oldert vs. Dakota Wesley- an (44-12 W), 9-25-1999 Receiving TDs – 5, Dusty Hovorka vs. Dakota Wesleyan (63-17 W), 9-11-2004 Total TDs – 6, Terry Austin vs. Concordia (Neb.), 1993; Da- vid Ruter vs. Huron in 1998; Dustan Hovorka vs. Dakota Wesleyan in 1994; Ryan Lowmiller vs. Dana in 2008 and DWU in 2009 Longest Punt – 85-yards, Brian Hansen, 1982 Rushing Attempts – 43 (142), Sam Robinson vs. West- Longest Field Goal – 54 yards, Braden Wieking vs. mar, Sept. 30, 1966 Southwest Minnesota State (2nd Q, Bob Young Field), Rushing Yards – 315 (33 carries), David Ruter vs. Mary Sept. 29, 2012 (56-19 W, 1st Rd. playoffs), 11-23-1996 Team – Game Total Offense – 506, Luke Papilion vs. Winona State, 10- Total First Downs -- 40, Concordia U, 2009 10-2016 Total Offense – 706 (85 plays, 8.3 avg.) vs. Concordia Most Total Offense Plays -- 68 (17 rush, 51 pass), Luke University @ Seward, Neb., 9-26-2009 Papilion vs. Henderson State, 11-21-2015 Rushing yards – 488 (50 carries) vs. Midland Lutheran Most All Purpose Yards -- 331, Wes Smith vs. Upper at USF, 10-23-2004 Iowa, 11-2.2013 Passing yards – 457 (30-39) vs. Nebraska Wesleyan at Longest pass play – 94 yards from Isaac Miller to Derek Lincoln, Neb., 11-2-1996 Oldert vs. Dakota Wesleyan (44-12 W), 9-25-1999 Most points – 80 vs. Concordia, Neb., at Seward, Neb., Longest run play – 91-yard run by Ryan Lowmiller vs. 9-26-2009 Morningside, 11-28-2009 (2009 playoffs, 2nd Rd.) Most Plays – 100, twice, vs. SMSU, 10-5-2013 (618 Longest Field Goal Made -- 54, Braden Wieking vs. yards); Upper Iowa, 11-8-2014 (606 yards) Southwest Minnesota State, 9-29-2012 Most Pass Attempts/Game – 52 vs. Upper Iowa at Defense Fayette, Iowa, 11-2-2013 Interceptions – 4, Don Edman vs. Bethel, 1975 Most Completions/Game – 36 vs. Upper Iowa at Fay- Interception Return for TD – 99-yards, Bob Garry, Con- ette, Iowa, 11-2-2013 cordia, St. Paul, 1972; 95 yards, Phil Porter, 3rd Q., North- Most TD passes – 8 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan at Lincoln, western College (playoff quarterfinals, 52-21 W), 12-7-1996 Neb., 11-2-1996 Tackles – 16, John Batinich, Minnesota-Duluth, 9-7-2013 Most TDs scored – 11 vs. Concordia, Neb., at Seward, Neb., 9-26-2009 Special Teams Interceptions – 8 vs. University of Mary, 1989 Longest Punt Return – 90-yard TD – Michael Hicks vs. Rushing Defense – minus 41 yards (15 carries) vs. SD Tech, 10-22-2011; Lee Marks, 1960 Dana College at Bob Young Field. 9-13-2008 Longest Kickoff Return – 98-yard return, James Kenner- Passing Defense – 5 yards (1-5-5 yards) vs. Hastings ly, 1981 College, in Hastings, Neb., 9-9-2006 Extra Points – 11, Braden Wieking vs. Concordia, Neb. Total Defense – minus 4 yards (44 plays) vs. Dana Col- (80-0 W), 9-26-2009 lege at Bob Young Field, 9-13-2008; minus 4 yards (39 Field Goals – 4, Rick Danmeier vs. Dakota Wesleyan, plays) vs. Northwestern College at Bob Young Field, 11- 1972; T.C. Fraser vs. Dana College, 2003. 1-08 Punts – 12, Alan Hansen vs. Doane, 1985 Cougars History -- Records Individual - Career Season Records Passing Yards Most Wins – 15, 2009 (NAIA, Nation- Name Yards Att. Comp. Pct. TD al Champions, 15-0) 1. Luke Papilion, 2013--present 8,421` 1,163 674 58.0 75 Fewest Losses – 0, 4 times (1996, 2. Dax Michelena, 1997-98, 2000-’01) 7,665 937 518 55.3 72 2006, 2008, 2009) 3. Kurtiss Riggs, 1993-’96 7,329 801 496 62.0 85 Fewest Wins – 0, 19 times (1902, 4. Chad Cavender, 2006-’07 7,089 737 496 67.3 64 1911, 1917, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1936, 1946, 1950, 5. Ed Koester, 1985-’89 6,915 1,079 533 49.4 44 1951, 1952, 1964, 1970, 1971 and 6. Jon Burckhardt, 1999, 2001-’03 5,559 726 419 57.3 39 1977 7. Lorenzo Brown, 2008-’09 5,253 611 391 64.0 65 Most Losses – 9, 3 times (1964, 8. Joe Wright , 2002-’05 4,920 606 350 57.8 43 1970, 1977) 9. Taylor Perkins, 2011-’12 3,500 479 269 56.2 37 Points – 775, 2009 (NAIA Record) 10. Jay Eidsness, 1992-’94 3,149 451 226 50.1 22 Avg. points per game -- 51.7 (775), 2009 Passing TD, Career Receptions, Career Offensive TDs – 92, 2009 Name TDs Name Rec. Rushing TDs – 50, 2009 1. Kurtiss Riggs,1993-96 85 1. Dusty Hovorka, 2003-’06 291 Passing TDs – 57, 1996 2. Luke Papilion (2013--) 75 2. Kalen DeBoer, 1993-’96 234 First Downs, Rushing – 201, 2009 First Downs, Passing – 155, twice 2.Dax Michelena,1997-2001 72 3. Jon Ryan, 2007- 10 199 (1996, 2003) 4. Lorenzo Brown, 2008-09 65 4. Alex Anderson, 2007- 10 193 Rushing Offense – 3,842 yards, 5. Chad Cavender, 2006-07 64 5. Josh Angulo, 2013 - 192 2009 6. Ed Koester,1985-89 44 6. Brady Rose, 2013 - 175 Pass Offense – 4,144 yards, 1996, 7. Joe Wright,2002-05 43 7. Trey Erickson, 2004-’07 151 14 games, 8. Jon Burckhardtt, 1999/2001-03 39 8. Josiah Fenceroy, 2004-’07 131 Total Offense – 7,313 yards, 2009 9. Taylor Perkins, 2011-12 37 9. Zach Rutten, 1997-2001 106 Total Defense – 1,275 yards, 1967 10. Jay Eidsness,1991-94 22 10. Travis Krant, 1996-98 104 Pass Defense – 552 yards, 1960 Rush Defense – 206 yards, 2008, 14 games Rushing, Career Rush Defense Avg. Per game – 14.7 Name Yards Attempts Avg. yards per game, 2008, 15 games 1. David Ruter, 1995’-98 4,783 677 7.1 Rush Defense Avg. rush – 0.6 yards 2. Mike Dvoracek, 2003-’06 4,658 866 5.4 per carry (349 carries, 206 yards), 3. Nick Kortan, 1999-2002 4,331 762 5.7 2008, 15 games 4. Jim Pehringer, 1987-90 3,454 847 4.1 Defensive Scoring Average points 5. Luke Papilion (2013-) 3,211 489 6.6 per game – 5.9 (83), 2008 6. Ryan Lowmiller, 2006-09 3,137 557 5.6 Shutouts – 7, 2008, 15 games 7. Terry Austin, 1992-95 3,115 488 6.4

8. Dax Michelena, 1997-2001 2,755 589 4.7 Season Records 9. Max Mickey (2014-) 2,345 361 6.5 10. Nephi Garcia (2013-14) 2,258 427 5.3 Individual 11. Erik Cimpl (‘05-’08) 2,254 446 5.1 12. Kristian Porter (‘08-’12) 2,081 353 5.9 Points – 194, David Ruter, 1998 Total TDs – 32, David Ruter, 1998 Total Offense Yards, Career Rushing TDs -- 29, David Ruter 1998 Plays Yards Avg/P Rushing Yards – 1,726, David Ruter, 1. Luke Papilion (2013-) 1652 11,632 7.04 1996 2. Dax Michelena, 1997-2001 1526 10,410 6.8 Carries – 343, Mike Dvoracek, 2005 Passing Yards – 3,993, Kurtiss 3. Kurtiss Riggs (1993-96) 794 7214 9.08 Riggs, 1996 4. Ed Koester (1987-89) 1284 7199 5.60 Pass Attempts – 400, Kurtiss Riggs, 5. Chad Cavender (2006-07) 820 7143 8.71 1996 6. Lorenzo Brown (2008-09) 901 6982 7.75 Pass Completions – 265, Kurtiss 7. Jon Burckhardt (2000-03) 798 5373 6.73 Riggs, 1996 8. Joe Wright (2001-05) 821 5273 6.42 Passing TDs – 55, Kurtiss Riggs, 1996 (NAIA record) 9. Taylor Perkins (2011-12) 631 3975 6.29 10. Nick Kortan (621-3668) - 2000-02 621 3668 5.90 4. Alex Anderson, 2006-10 32 Receptions – 99, Kalen DeBoer, Receiving Yards, Career 1996 1. Dusty Hovorka, 2003-06 4,801 5. Josh Angulo, 2013 - 29 Receiving Yards – 1,430, Jon Ryan, 2. Jon Ryan, 2007-10 3,462 6. Randy Lang, 1979-82 23 2010 3. Kalen DeBoer, 1993-96 3,400 7. Jason Yurkovich, 1994-97 22 Receiving TDs – 24, Jon Ryan, 2010 4. Alex Anderson, 2007-10 3,012 8. Jeremy Gardner, 1994-96 21 Total Offense Yards – Lorenzo 5. Josh Angulo, 2013- 2,61 1 9. Zach Rutten, 1997-01 19 Brown, 4,065, 2009 6. Brady Rose, 2013 - 2,313 10. Brady Rose, 2013 18 Field Goals – 17, T.C. Fraser, 2004 7. Josiah Fenceroy, 2004-07 1,901 Quarterback Sacks, Career PATs – 100, Braden Wieking, 2009 8. Trey Erickson, 2004-07 1,751 1. Darin Martyna, 1998-2002 34 – 101, Braden PATs attempted 9. Zach Rutten, 1997-2001 1,642 2. Todd Knutson, 1982-83 33 Wieking, 2009 10.Michael Warren, 2003-06 1,612 3. Brian Koch, 1993, 1995-97 32 Consecutive PATs – 162, Braden Wieking, Sept. 5, 2009 – Nov. 20, 11. Todd Peterson, 1985-88 1,580 4. Ralph Duke, 1989-92 30 2010 12.Travis Krant, 1996-98 1,524 5. Rusty Stewart, 1983-85 27 Interceptions – 10, Phil Porter, 1995; Receiving TDs, Career 6. Kyle Dreckman, 2003-06 26 Solomon St. Pierre, 2014 1. Dusty Hovorka, 2003-06 55 7. Jerry Muston, 1986-89 25 Tackles – 130, Jerry Muston, 1989 2. Jon Ryan, 2006-10 52 8. Larry Wilson, 1993-86 23.5 Punts – 65 (2,416, 37.2 avg.), Drew 3. Kalen DeBoer, 1993-96 33 9. Travis Dumke, 1993-96 21.5 Anderson, 2005 10. Letarius Lee, 2004-07 18.5 Punt Avg. – 44.5, Brian Hansen, 1982 Kicking - Career Name Year FG PAT Points Overall 1. Braden Wieking 2009-12 52 237 393 Consecutive Wins – 42 (2008-10) 2. Matt Lingren 2005-08 41 236 359 Consecutive Losses -- 29 (1949-53) 3. TC Fraser 2002-04 44 163 295 Most Wins, Season- 15, 2008, 2009 Most Losses, Season - 9, 1964, 4. Michael Kuiper 1994-97 14 172 214 1970, 1977, 1978 5. Brad Hatfield 2013-14 22 102 172 6. Brett Garner 2015- 16 108 156 7. Matt Kuiper 1998-2001 11 120 153 Touchdowns -- Career 8. Steve Young 1980-83 14 75 117 Name Year TDs 9. Aaron Beavers 1985-88 13 63 102 1. David Ruter 1995-98 85 2. Mike Dvoracek 2003-06 64 Interceptions, Career 3. Nick Kortan 1999-2002 63 Name No. Yds. Avg. 1. Solomon St. Pierre 22 521 23.6 4. Dusty Hovorka 2003-06 58 2. John Fuller (1982-85) 18 192 10.7 5. Terry Austin 1992-95 52 3. Trevor Holleman (2006-09) 16 282 18.8 6. Jim Pehringer 1987-90 49 Phil Porter (1994-97) 16 115 7.2 7. Dax Michelena 1997-2001 47 Brian Brooks (1989, 91-93) 16 60 3.8 8. Luke Papilion 2013- 42 6. Leo Fenceroy (2001-02) 15 141 9.4 8. Taylor Perkins 2011-12 42 7. D.J Edman (1975-78) 15 NA NA 10. Kalen DeBoer 1993-96 39 8. Bob Garry (1969-72) 14 221 15.8 Dennis Cleveland (1969-72) 14 170 12.1 Tony Rowe 14 112 8.0 Scoring -- Career Name Year TD FG PAT Points 1. David Ruter 1995-98 85 0 4 518 2. Braden Wieking 2009-12 0 52 237 393 3. Mike Dvoracek 2003-06 64 0 0 384 4. Nick Kortan 1999-2002 63 0 0 378 5. Matt Lingren 2005-08 0 41 236 359 6. Dusty Hovorka 2003-06 58 1 0 350 7. Terry Austin 1992-95 52 7 0 326 8. Ryan Lowmiller 2006-09 50 0 0 300 9. Jim Pehringer 1987-90 49 2 0 298 10. Dax Michelena 1997-2001 47 0 0 282 Season – Lists 2. Nick Kortan, 2002 (12G) 133.8 9. Carrington Hanna, 2012 69 Rushing Yards, Season– Top 10 3. David Ruter, 1998 (11G) 132.0 10. Dusty Hovorka, 2003 66 1. David Ruter, 1996 1,726 4. Mike Dvoracek, 2004 (12G) 127.2 2. Nick Kortan, 2001 1,678 5. Mike Dvoracek, 2005 (13G) 123.3 Interceptions, Season Top-10 3. Nick Kortan, 2002 1,606 6. David Ruter, 1996 (14G) 123.2 1. Solomon St. Pierre, 2014 10 4. Mike Dvoracek, 2005 1,603 7. Nick Kortan, 2001 (14G) 119.9 Phil Porter, 1995 10 5. Mike Dvoracek, 2004 1,526 8. David Ruter, 1997 (13G) 111.1 2. Leo Fenceroy, 2001 9 6. Ryan Lowmiller, 2009 1,487 9. Nephi Garcia, 2013 (10G) 106.8 3. Nick Casiello, 1990 8 7. David Ruter, 1998 1,452 10. Luke Papilion, 2016 (6G) 106.7 3. Dennis Cleveland, 1971 8 8. David Ruter, 1998 1,445 11. Luke Papilion, 2013 (7G) 105.4 3. Tony Rowe, 1989 8 9. Jim Pehringer, 1988 1,416 12. Nephi Garcia, 2014 (12G) 99.2 6. Robert Virgil, 2012 7 10. Terry Austin, 1994 1,383 6. Trevor Holleman, 2009 7 Pass attempts, Season 6. Brent Schmeichel, 2002 7 Passing Yards, Seasons – Top 10 1. Jon Burckhardt, 2003 419 6. Gene Lind, 1989 7 1. Kurtiss Riggs, 1996 3,993 2. Luke Papilion, 2015 411 2. Chad Cavender, 2006 3,674 3. Jon Eastman, 2010 390 1,000 yards, Season 3. Jon Burckhardt, 2003 3,544 4. Taylor Perkins, 2012 374 4. Jon Eastman, 2010 3,465 1. David Ruter, 1996 1,726 5. Luke Papilion, 2014 361 5. Chad Cavender, 2007 3,409 2. Nick Kortan, 2001 1,678 6. Chad Cavender, 2006 358 6. Lorenzo Brown, 2009 3,221 3. Nick Kortan, 2002 1,606 7. Dax Michelena, 2001 356 7. Luke Papilion, 2015 3,184 4. Mike Dvoracek, 2005 1,603 8. Kurtiss Riggs, 1995 344 7. Kurtiss Riggs, 1995 3,017 5. Mike Dvoracek, 2004 1,526 9. Joe Wright, 2005 332 8. Luke Papilion, 2014 2,779 6. Ryan Lowmiller, 2009 1,487 10. Lorenzo Brown, 2009 319 9. Taylor Perkins, 2012 2,677 7. David Ruter, 1998 1,452 10. Joe Wright, 2005 2,637 8. David Ruter, 1998 1,445 Pass Completions, Season 9. Jim Pehringer, 1988 1,416 1. Jon Eastman, 2010 254 2. Chad Cavender, 2006 246 Passing TDs, Season – Top 10 10. Terry Austin, 1994 1,383 1. Kurtiss Riggs, 1996 55 3. Luke Papilion, 2015 242 2. Jon Eastman, 2010 45 11. Max Mickey, 2016 1,329 4. Jon Burckhardt, 2003 240 3. Lorenzo Brown, 2009 40 12. Kevin Moser, 1984 1,246 5. Luke Papilion, 2014 227 4. Chad Cavender, 2006 38 13. Nelson Cumana, 1981 1,200 6. Chad Cavender, 2007 220 5. Luke Papilion, 2015 30 14. Roger Guge, 1973 1,027 7. Lorenzo Brown, 2009 217 6. Kurtiss Riggs, 1995 28 15. Andre McWell, 1994 1,027 8. Taylor Perkins, 2012 215 7. Luke Papilion, 2014 26 Rushing Att., Season, -- Top 10 9. Kurtiss Riggs , 1995 203 7. Chad Cavender, 2007 26 1. Mike Dvoracek, 2005 343 9. Dax Michelena, 2001 200 7. Taylor Perkins, 2012 26 2. Jim Pehringer, 1988 335 10. Lorenzo Brown, 2008 25 3. Nick Kortan, 2002 289 Pass Efficiency, Season Joe Wright, 2005, 25 4. Mike Dvoracek, 2006 274 1. Kurtiss Riggs, 1996 193.98 5. Kevin Moser, 1984 266 2. Lorenzo Brown, 2009 190.5 Receiving Yards, Season Top-10 6. Nelson Cumana, 1981 261 3. Chad Cavender, 2006 186.6 1. Jon Ryan, 2010 1,430 7. Nick Kortan, 2001 259 4. Jon Eastman, 2010 174.8 2. Kalen DeBoer, 1996 1,372 8. Sam Robinson, 1966 239 5.. Chad Cavender, 2007` 173.5 3. Dusty Hovorka, 2006 1,304 9. Nephi Garcia, 2014 227 6. Dax Michelena, 2000 156.3 4. Dusty Hovorka, 2004 1,191 10. Mike Dvoracek, 2004 226 7. Kurtiss Riggs, 1995 155.47 5. Kalen DeBoer, 1995 1,176 10. David Ruter, 1996 226 8. Luke Papilion, 2014 145.3 6. Dusty Hovorka, 2003 1,174 9. Luke Paplion, 2015 142.3 7. Dusty Hovorka, 2005 1,132 Rushing TDs, Season -- Top 10 8. Grant Brecher, 2003 1,015 1. David Ruter, 1998 29 Average Yards/Pass, Season 9. Eric Eidsness, 1989 995 2. David Ruter, 1997 23 1. Kurtiss Riggs, 1996 16.5 10. Jon Ryan, 2009 992 2. Mike Dvoracek, 2005 23 2. Chad Cavender, 2006 10.3 4. Nick Kortan, 2001 22 3. Lorenzo Brown, 2009 9.9 Receptions, Season Top-10 5. Ryan Lowmiller, 2009 21 4. Chad Cavender, 2007 9.7 1. Kalen DeBoer, 1996 99 5. Nick Kortan, 2002 21 5. Jon Eastman, 2010 8.9 2. Kalen DeBoer, 1995 83 7. David Ruter, 1996 19 6. Kurtiss Riggs, 1995 8.7 3. Jon Ryan, 2010 81 8. Nephi Garcia, 2014 18 7. Mick Lambert, 1984 8.6 4. Dusty Hovorka, 2006 76 8. Mike Dvoracek, 2006 18 8. Dax Michelena, 2000 8.6 5. Dusty Hovorka, 2004 76 10. Lorenzo Brown, 2009 16 9. Joe Wright, 2004 8.5 6. Dusty Hovorka, 2005 73 10. Luke Papilion, 2015 7.74 7. Grant Brecher, 2003 72 Rushing yards/game (min. 9 games) 8. Trey Erickson, 2007 71 1. Max Mickey, 2016 (9G) 147.3 Sioux Falls History

Since football started at the University of Sioux Falls in and had their first unbeaten regular season in 1988 when they also 1902, the Cougars have tasted success at both the NAIA and NCAA appeared in the playoffs for the first time. In 1995, USF won the pro- Division II level. During that period, USF has won NAIA league ti- gram’s first playoff game. tles and four times been crowned a national champion. The Cougars Look Back over the Years won NAIA national titles in 1996, 2006, 2008, and 2009. After that first game in 1902 USF did not play again until Since the move to NCAA DII in 2011, the Cougars have the 1911 season when they lost to Huron, 24-9. In 1915, the pro- constructed a 48-15 record. In NSIC play, beginning in 2012, the gram tasted the winning feeling for the first time with a 41-0 win Cougars are 43-10. Since moving to DII, the Cougars have finished over Pipestone. In 1916, the program had the first winning season at third (9-2, 5-2, NSIC South, 2012), fourth (6-5, 4-3 NSIC South, 3-2-2. The Cougars recorded a 46-0 win over Augustana. 2013) and second (11-1, NSIC South, 2014) in the NSIC South. USF, Records suggest that USF which finished the season #21 in the AFCA poll and #17 in D2foot- hired T.R. Johnson in 1919 when the USF has recorded ball.com was 9-3 and earned its first ever NCAA DII playoff berth. In Cougars were 0-2. Later, USF hired 15, 10-win seasons 2016, the Cougars have moved from #23 in the AFCA poll to #4 and another USD graduate in Frank Mc- A list of the 15 top sea- off to a 9-0 start. USF is #5 in the D2Football.com poll. Cormick, who led the program from sons in Cougars football To this point, USF has won 19 league titles, had 101 1924-27 (4-18, .182). Francis Olson, history follows. The rank- All-Americans and 291 all-league players, including 13 in 2015 in who is tied with Philip Tinsworth ings are listed according the NSIC. In total USF has had 48 players recognized on the NSIC (6-45-1, .130, 1949-55) and Richard to best mark. USF has All-League team, including 13 in 2015, 14 in 2014, eight in 2013, Sterup (20-40, .333, 1962-68), for the recorded four unbeaten and 13 in 2012. USF has had 12 players named first team, 21 to the second longest tenure (seven years) seasons, all in the nation- second team and 15 honorable mention. John Tidwell became USF’s at USF, had a 19-24-6 (.388) mark first 3-time first team All-NSIC selection in 2015, from 1928-34. al championship years Former USF quarterback Kurtiss Riggs was inducted into The early years at USF were of 1996, 2006, 2008, the NAIA Hall of Fame in 2013. Riggs led USF to a two-year record tough with just five .500 or better 2009. The Cougars have of 25-1, setting NAIA records for TD passes in a season (55), and seasons in the first 30 years of the registered 11 seasons of most attempts without an interception (290) during the 1996 season. program. However, the 6-1-1 season just one loss. He directed the Cougars to its first national title in 1996. In leading in 1934, including a 108-to-35 scor- 2009 -- 15-0 USF to a 14-0 record, Riggs set schools records in single season passing edge, was a standout season. In 1996 -- 14-0 ing yards with 3,993, completions, 265, and had single game passing 1960, the Cougars, which included 2006 -- 14-0 marks in passing yards with 457, completions, 30 and TDs (9). He USF Hall of Fame members Bob 2008 -- 14-0 was a 1996 NAIA first team All-American. Young and Reid Beier, were 6-2 with 2007 -- 13-1 In the title game win over Western Washington, he threw a 188-to-151 scoring margin. In 2010 -- 13-1 for 455 yards and five TDs. Riggs, who accumulated 496 comple- 1966 and 1967, USF put together a tions in 801 attempts for 7,329 passing yards and 85 TDs in his 13-5 combined record (6-3, 7-2). 2002 -- 12-1 career, was the third athlete from USF named to the NAIA Hall of Later in 1980, the Cou- 2003 -- 12-1 Fame. USF punter Brian Hansen was inducted in 1995 and track and gars began a six-year winning run 2001 -- 12-2 field standout Wally Diehl was inducted in 1968. of 38-18, including a 6-3-1 record 1995 -- 11-1 Former head coach Bob Young, who was inducted into in 1981 when the Cougars captured 2004 -- 11-1 the NAIA Hall of Fame in 2010, has the most wins in school history their first-ever league title, winning 2014 -- 11-1 with a 172-69-3 mark from 1983-2004. USF’s home field is named in the SDIC. The 1981 produced the 1997 -- 11-2 Young’s honor. He was a two-time GPAC Coach of the Year (2002, school’s first-ever league title as the 2005 -- 11-2 2003). Kalen DeBoer, who owns the school’s best all-time winning Cougars won the SDIC with head 1988 -- 10-1 percentage at .957, was the GPAC Coach of the Year three times coach Dave Schroeder. In a 9-1 cam- (2006, 2007, 2008) and named the AFCA/NAIA Coach of the Year in paign in 1982 USF held a 234-to-92 scoring edge but finished second 2006, 2008 and 2009. He led USF to a 67-3 record and three national in the SDIC, although they were ranked ninth in the NAIA poll as titles (2006, 2008, 2009). Dave Schroeder was named the District 12 Coach of the Year. Four USF players were named NAIA National Players of Head Coach Bob Young took over 1984, directing the Cou- the Year, including Nick Kortan in 2002, Chad Cavender in 2007, gars to its most successful period ever. In 22 seasons (1983-2004), Lorenzo Brown in 2009 and Jon Ryan in 2010. Young let his teams to a 172-69-3 (.711) record and the school’s first Two former Cougars played in the NFL, including Rick NAIA championship in 1996 (47-25 win over Western Washington). Danmeier (1972-75) who was with the Minnesota Vikings from In his first season in 1984, USF went 8-2 with an SDIC title and a 1977-82. He ranks sixth on the Vikings all-time scoring list with 364 233-to-145 scoring edge. points. Punter Brian Hansen (1980-83) played with the Washington In 1988, USF had the school’s best season in history as they went Redskins, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, New England Patri- 10-1 with a 14-9 playoff loss to Northwestern (Iowa) spoiling an un- ots, and New Orleans Saints from 1984-99. He is the only player in defeated regular season. USF had a 278-to-115 scoring margin in school history to be drafted by the NFL as he was taken in the ninth that season as they reached the playoffs for the first time. They fin- round of the 1984 draft. He averaged 42.3 yards per punt in the NFL. ished ranked 8th in the final NAIA DII poll. It was the first time that In 1902, the school played its first game against the Univer- USF had won 10 straight games and set 16 school records, including sity of South Dakota, falling 33-0. Over the 96 years of football, USF rushing offening 2,104 and 21 rushing TDs. Bob Booth was named has a 405-402-20 record. The Cougars claimed its 400th all-time win the SDIC MVP, USF’s first league MVP. Bob Young was named in 2014 in a 38-9 win over Concordia, St. Paul on Oct. 4. Coach of the Year. Booth was the first defensive player to win the At the NAIA level, USF was 36-12 in the playoffs with four award since 1981. national titles, three runner-up finishes and three semifinal appear- By 1994, the Cougars were ready to take a step up. After going 18-22 ances. The Cougars won their first ever league title (SDIC) in 1981 over the previous four seasons (1990-93), the Cougars put together an 8-2 campaign before going 11-1 in 1995 as they went unbeaten in trip to the national quarterfinals. In the that second round playoff the regular season. A 42-17 loss to U-Mary ended the perfect run. game, USF fell to Carroll College, 55-0. It is the last game, to date, But it was a precursor of things to come. that USF has failed to score, a run of 113 straight games. In 1996, the Cougars, who were ranked as high as #2 in The 2005 season set up the 2006 run when everything the national rankings in the regular season, dominated from start came together for USF. The Cougars defeated St. Francis (Ind.), to finish as they openeing with a 58-6 decision against Concordia 23-19, in a title game that matched teams with the same mascot (Neb.). In the opening four games, USF had a 199-to-61 scoring name and abbreviation (USF). The Cougars, which broke from edge. It was a margin that continued as the Cougars rolled up a 636- a 13-13 halftime tie with 10 points in a four-minute period of the to-227 scoring margin. After an unbeaten season, which included six third quarter, won by forcing four turnovers, includinthree fum- games of 50 points or more, USF defeated U-Mary, 56-19, gaining a bles. Before a crowd of 5,805 at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, little revenge for the loss in 1995. Then they defeated rival North- Tenn., USF, which was ranged #2 in the country. won the 51st an- western (Iowa), 52-21, and edged Evangel (Mo.), 28-22. nual NAIA national title as QB Chad Cavender (15-of-21-155) was In the finals, the Cougars received a big-time per- named game MVP. formance from quarterback Kurtiss Riggs, who completed 25-of-33 In 2008, the Cougars winning streak continued all the passes for 431 yards and five TD in a 47-25 win over Western Wash- way to Rome, GA. The #2 Cougars defeated #1 Carroll College, 23- ington (11-2) before 4,000 in attendnaced Jim Carroll Stadium in 7, to win a second title in three seasons. Before 6,500, the Cougars Savannah, Tenn. Both USF and #6 Western Washington played in scored TDs on offense, defense and special teams. Carroll had won their first ever championship game. In the win, David Ruter, who five of the six previous championships including the 17-9 win in had 19 carries for 55 yards and four catches for 98 yards, scored three 2007 over USF. In a season when USF recorded seven shutouts, an TDs, including receptions of 20 and 64 yards and a nine-yard run. eighth nearly came in the championship game but Carroll scored Riggs, who was the Offensive Player of the Game, connected with with 6:15 to play in the game. In total, USF allowed just 83 points Kalen DeBoer, who caught 10 passes for 131 yards, for two TDs (5, all season, a school record. In the 14-0 season, the Cougars had a 19). DeBoer also had a 54-yard TD run. Overall, the Cougars had 125-to-26 advantage in four playoff wins. Three times scored seven 518 yards in total offense. Jeremy Gardner also cracked 100 yards points or less in the playoffs. Overall, the only close game was a 34- receiving with six receptions for 133 yards. USF defensive end Travis 31 win over Morningside the regular season finale. 11 teams were Dumke (eight tackles, 2 TFLs) was the Defensive Player of the Game. held to seven points or fewer. In the 1996 season, Riggs threw 55 TDs with just three A year later, the Cougar Pride kept rolling. In a 15-0 sea- picks and DeBoer had 99 catches for 1,374 yards and 17 TDs. Gard son, USF had an 184-to-70 edge in the playoffs. One of the school’s er accumulated 50 catches for 955 yards and 16 TDs in the season. most memorable wins occurred in the 15-0 campaign in 2009. The In a season when USF generated 6,863 yards in total offense (4, 144 then NAIA Cougars defeated NCAA DII power North Dakota, 28- passing), they had a season high of 678 yards in offense against Ne- 13, in Grand Forks. In the 2009 championship game, USF edge #3 braska-Wesleyan when they scored 65 points. in total they had 86 Lindenwood (13-1), 25-22 in Rome, Ga. Braden Wieking, a Sioux TDs, including 57 passing. Falls native, was offensive player of the game with three field goals Before Coach Young retired in 2004, he started USF on its and two extra points. Linebacker Dominic Studzinski was defen- greatest run of success. From 2001-to-2010 the Cougars compiled a sive player of the game after seve ntackles and two sacks. A Wiek- unbelievable mark of 127-9 or a winning percentage of .934. In USF’s ing field goal from 42 yards gave USF a lead they didn’t relinguish run, they reached the quarterfinals in the NAIA every year while win as USF increased their winning streak to 29 straight games. three national titles, and finishing second three times with two semi- After the season, HC Kalen DeBoer took a position at final appearances. In that run, every USF team won at least 10 games. Southern Illinois and USF hired Jed Stugart, who led USF to a 13-1 In 2001, Young took the Cougars to the finals, falling to season. In fact, the 29-game streak went to 42 straight before a loss Georgetown, Kentucky, 49-27, in a season when they finished 12-2 to nemesis Carroll College, 10-7 in the title game. USF won a 10th and won a GPAC title. A year later, they were unbeaten in the regular straight GPAC title. season and 12-1 overall as USF, which won the GPAC again, reached The next year in 2011, the program began a transition the national semifinals where the Cougars lost to Carroll College to NCAA DII. Since the transition, USF has built a 33-11 record (Mt.), 20-17. It was the first matchup of several in the playoffs be- in three seasons in the NSIC with two campaigns of nine wins of tween the schools and the beginning of a rivalry. more. The 2014 season, which included the first 11-win campaign, The Cougars again claimed the GPAC crown and had a sec- was magical with the team’s highest DII ranking of #10 on Oct. 27. ond straight unbeaten regular season in 2003. After two playoff wins, The Cougars were ranked nine straight weeks. In December, 2014, including a 33-7 win over Northwestern (IA), the Cougars dropped USF defeated Central Oklahoma, 42-10 in the Mineral Water Bowl a 16-13 loss to Northwest Oklahoma State in the national semifi- in Excelsior Springs, Mo. It was USF’s first ever postseason appear- nals. In Young’s final season (2004), the Cougars had a third straight ance at DII. The momentum continued in 2015 as the Cougars unbeaten regular season before falling to Azusa Pacific, 24-3 in the rolled to a 9-3 season, which included its first ever DII playoff ap- quarterfinals. Young ended his career by guiding the Cougars to 44 pearance. While USF lost at Henderson State, 23-16, it was a year straight regular season wins, including perfect regular seasons from to remember as the Cougars opened 7-0 and earned its first ever 2002-04. top five ranking in both the AFCA Coaches Poll and D2football. In 2005, Kalen DeBoer, a wide receiver on the 1996 title com. The program extended its all-time consecutive winning sea- winning team, took over the USF program. After Young’s departure, sons to 22, which ranks fifth best across all divisions and tops in the winning continued under one of the school’s all-time great play- NCAA DII. Counting 2016, USF has 25 straight weeks of being ers in DeBoer, who earned NAIA All-American honors and finish- ranked nationally. ing his career with a then record 234 receptions from 1993-96. In a five-year run, DeBoer led USF to a record of 67-3 (.957) and three national titles. Under his watch, the Cougars captured four GPAC titles, three national titles and had a streak of 50 straight home wins. DeBoer’s first season in 2005 ended in an 11-2 record and a