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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) ...... 420-405-20 (98th) Number of Conference Championships (Last) ...... 19 (2010) Number of National Championships (Last)...... 4 (2009) All-Americans...... 101 Southwest Minn. State (4-1, 1-0 NSIC South) Player of the Year Award recipients...... 5 All-Conference Selections...... 291 @ Highest NCAA DII Rankings...#4 D2Football.com, 2015 week 4; #5, AFCA, 2016 week 6, #4 in NCAA.com DII power rankings #7/9 Sioux Falls (5-0, 1-0 NSIC South) 2016 Schedule Bob Young Field Thursday, Sept. 1 -- @ St. Cloud State, W, 49-13 6 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1 turday, Sept. 10 MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD, W 42-21 Cougars Homecoming Saturday, Sept. 17 -- @ Minot State, W 41-14 Live Radio - KWSN 1230, 98.1 Saturday, Sept. 24 BEMIDJI STATE, HALL OF FAME, W, 37-36 Video -- https://portal.stretchinternet.com/usf/ Saturday, Oct. 1 -- @ Augustana, W, 35-20 Live Stats -- http://www.sidearmstats.com/usf/football/ Saturday, Oct. 8 -- SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE, www.usfcougars.com COUGARS DAYS, 6 p.m. Rankings: USF, #9, AFCA Coaches Poll; Saturday, Oct. 15 -- @ Winona State, 2:30 p.m. USF #7 in D2Football.com Poll; USF #4 David Boyce’s NCAA.com DII Power Rankings Saturday, Oct. 22 -- @ Concordia St. Paul, 12 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 -- @ Minnesota State, 1 p.m. #7/9 USF Football to host SMSU on homecoming Saturday, Nov. 5 -- UPPER IOWA, 12 p.m., noon SIOUX FALLS -- The #7/9 USF Football Team (5-0, 1-0 NSIC South), which leads NCAA DII in total offense and ranks third in rushing, will Saturday Nov. 12 --- WAYNE STATE, 12 p.m., noon host explosive Southwest Minnesota State (4-1, 1-0 NSIC South) on Cou- gars Homecoming at 6 p.m. on Saturday Oct. 8. Both teams come off wins as USF won its fourth “Key to the City” game in five tries with a 35-20 victory over Augustana (3-2, 3-2 NSIC South) at Kirkeby-Over Stadium on Oct. 1. USF has had a 145-108 scoring edge, never scoring less than 23 Where to Watch/Listen points, in the games with Augie. Meanwhile SMSU won their homecom- The radio broadcast will be on KWSN 1230 with veteran play-by- ing with a 59-41 verdict against Upper Iowa. play announcer Tom Frederick, who is in his 19th year with the USF is ranked #9 in the AFCA Coaches Poll and #7 in theD2Football. com Polls and #4, a move of two spots this week, in David Boyce’s DII Pow- Cougars. Tim Hiatt is in his 16th year as the analyst on the USF er Poll at NCAA.com. game broadcasts. The Jed Stugart Pre-game Show airs 30 minutes prior to kickoff. Join Tom and Tim after the game for a wrap-up The Matchup -- and interviews. Live stats are available at usfcougars.com with each Both teams feature explosive offenses with USF relying more on its game webcast through the NSIC’s partnership with Stretch Internet. rushing game (360.6 ypg) and SMSU heavy in passing (354.8 ypg, 1st NSIC). USF is sixth in the league in scoring at 40.8 points per game while All USF games are available for live streaming at portal.stretchinter- SMSU is first at 46.0. While USF leads the league and ranks second nation- net.com/siouxfalls. ally in total offense at 569.0 yards per game, the Mustangs stand second in the league at 548.0 ypg. The Cougars, which has two of the league’s top six rushers (Max Mickey, 157.2 ypg; Luke Papilion, 103.6 ypg), rank second Game Officials nationally and first in rushing offense in the NSIC at 360.6 yards per game Justin Ingalls, Referee while SMSU is fifth in the NSIC in rushing at 193.2 yards per game and Keith Wohlers, Umpire first in passing with 354.8 ypg. On defense, the Cougars rank seventh in th Christopher Girres, Head Line Judge NSIC in total defense (395.0) with SMSU 10th at 417.4 ypg. USF is fifth in rushing defense at 123.0 ypg and SMSU, 11th, at 196.4 ypg. USF’s defense , Cary Radisewitz, Line Judge which ranks third in scoring defense (20.8 ppg), is tied for the league-best Steve Krier, Side Judge in sacks with 19. and tied for a league high with 10 interceptions. SMSU, Mike Mudder, Field Judge which is 13th in the league in scoring defense at 33.2 points per game, Derek Ohme, Back Judge ranks 14th in sacks with five and third with eight interceptions.

Sioux Falls - Cougars move to 39-10 in NSIC games USF is 39-10 in NSIC games and 45-15 in all DII games since the Look at five-plus years in DII transition in 2011. USF’s 22 straight winning seasons is unmatched in D2 and the fifth-longest streak across all divisions. The string of success USF has made remarkable progress in five years at DII. From began with an 8-3 season for legendary head coach Bob Young in 1994. 281 points in 2011, USF totaled 512 in 2014 and has 472 in In the four seasons in the NSIC, USF has gone 9-2, 6-5, 11-1 (Mineral 2015. USF has averaged 41.0 ppg over past two plus years when Water Bowl champs) and 9-3 in 2015. USF has gone 24-4. They have produced 13,739 yards (7.8 miles) in total offense or 490.7 per g ame. USF has had 5,000 Series Notes – USF leads SMSU, 5-3 yards or more in offense three straight years. USF owns a 5-3 lead in the all-time series with Southwest Minnesota State, but have won four straight in a series that started in 1968. A year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 ago, the Cougars recorded a 34-26 win at SMSU as Luke Papilion threw (5-4) (9-2) (6-5) (11-1) (9-3) (5-0) for 225 yards and two TDs while rushing for 92 yards and a TD. Max Points 281 344 363 512 472 204 Mickey had 99 yards rushing while Josh Angulo finished with six catches Opp Points 194 222 295 209 257 104 for 77 yards and a TD. In 2014, USF defeated SMSU, 44-20, at Bob Young Pts. Avg. 31.2 31.3 33.0 42.7 39.3 40.8 Field. In the win, USF forced seven turnovers, including three intercep- Opp Pts. Avg. 21.6 20.2 26.8 17.4 21.4 20.8 tions by Solomon St. Pierre, who had a pick six (35 yards). USF QB Luke Papilion threw for 282 yards and two TDs while rushing for 75 yards. In 1st Down 158 209 274 292 285 123 the first meeting (1968) between the schools, USF took a 13-6 win over Opp. 1st Downs 167 209 235 223 236 112 SMSU 2012. Two years ago, the Cougars won a shootout with SMSU, 55- 1st D Rush. 75 73 133 128 116 71 48, in a game that produced 1,446 yards in total offense. Three years ago, Opp. 1st D Rush 63 79 122 94 86 36 USF captured a 41-22 win. The last win by SMSU was a 24-6 decision on 1st D Pass 70 121 121 150 148 46 Oct. 20 1979. Opp. 1st. D. Pass 90 114 99 113 128 62 Rushing Yards 1,494 1,359 2,705 2,559 2,291 1,803 USF ranks in top 10 nationally in 17 categories, including leading in Opp. Rushing Yards 1,025 1,335 2,421 2,208 1,609 615 total offense USF leads NCAA DII in total offense and rank third in rushing, ac- Rushing Attempts 312 376 540 560 482 213 cording to the most recent NCAA DII statistics released on Sunday. The Opp. Rushing Att. 363 402 485 454 491 208 Cougars are ranked in the top 10 nationally in 17 team and individual TDs 12 10 31 30 24 16 categories in DII stats. USF is ranked in the top 20 in 21 statistical catego- Opp. Rushing TDs 9 10 23 13 16 6 ries nationally. Passing Yards 1,634 2,802 2,442 3,239 3,374 1,037 Junior running back Max Mickey leads the nation in rushing yards per carry at 11.07 while also ranking third in both rushing yards (786) and Opp. Passing Yards 2,264 2,666 2,431 2,453 2,739 1,360 rushing yards per game (157.2). Mickey has had rushing totals of 178, Passing Att./Comp. 118-234 221-387 208-396 270-422 256-446 81-148 185, 77 and 207 and 140 yards in his five games this year. With Mickey, Opp. Pass. Att./Com. 169-302 215-425 209-373 218-455 242-414 107-189 who ranks 17th nationally in all-purpose yards (164.4 per game), lead- TDs 18 27 16 28 31 12 ing the ground attack and senior quarterback Luke Papilion directing the Opp. TDs 14 19 15 12 18 9 offense, USF nation with 568.0 yards per game. USF has generated 505, 604, 453, 636 and 562 yards in the five games this season. In fact, USF, Interceptions by opp 13 8 13 11 15 7 which ranks second nationally in yards per play (7.87), has now generat- Interceptions 15 23 9 26 20 10 ed 600 or more yards 10 times in the era of head coach Jed Stugart (since Total Offense 3,128 4,161 5,147 5,798 5,665 2,840 Opp. Total Offense 3,289 4,001 4,852 4,282 4,348 1,975 Total Offense Avg. 347.6 378.3 467.9 483.2 472.1 568.0 Opp. Total Off. Avg. 365.4 363.7 441.1 356.8 362.3 395.0 VS. Plays 546 763 936 982 928 361 Yards Per Play 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.9 6.1 7.9 Opp. Plays 665 827 858 901 905 397 Opp. Plays Avg. 4.9 4.8 5.7 4.7 4.8 5.0 #12 Sioux Falls (5-0) SMSU (4-1) Totals TDs 37 42 48 68 64 29 Opp. TDs 24 29 38 26 34 15 USF SMSU TD Ratio to Opp. 1.54 1.4 1.3 2.62 1.88 1.9 2016 Totals/Averages Sacks 20 21 16 30 39 19 40.8 Scoring 46.0 Opp. Sacks 13 19 19 24 5 3 20.8 Scoring Defense 33.2 3rd D. Conv. 42-108 61-157 97-201 87-201 93/193 25/55 360.6 Rush Yards 193.2 39% 39% 48% 43% 48% 45% 207.4 Pass Yards 354.8 Opp. 3rd D. Conv. 54-143 64-190 63-184 63-199 64/191 35/86 568.0 Total Yards 548.0 37% 34% 34% 32% 34% 41% 395.0 Total Defense 417.4 123.0 Rushing Defense 196.4 272.0 Pass Defense 221.0 32.5 Net Punting 30.2 13.2 Punt Returns 7.6 27.5 KO Returns 23.9 19 Sacks 5 3 Sacks Allowed 5 TDs. Divonte Beale leads 2010). The Cougars rush- SMSU 67 220 317 537 8.0 ing attack, which has USF Total Offense GBG - the rushing attack with produced four straight 2010 to present @Winona 70 81 228 309 4.4 59 carries for 330 yards games of 300 yards rush- Since head coach Jed Stugart took over CSP 71 35 305 340 4.8 and a TD. Nate Huot is ing or more (344, 444, in 2010, the Cougars are 21-1 when to- @Augie 61 109 238 347 5.7 the team’s top receiver 328 and 406), is second taling more than 500 yards in total of- UIU 67 188 277 465 6.3 with 35 receptions for nationally (1st in the @MSU 68 43 203 246 3.6 558 yards and five TDs. NSIC) at 380.3 yards per fense. Here is a breakdown by year. game. USF, which had Game Pl. Rush Pass Total YPP. Wayne 86 93 267 360 4.2 Gene Germain leads the five 100-yard rushing 2016 2011 defense with 48 tackles games last year, has seven SCSU 64 343 242 585 9.1 Washburn 62 54 242 296 4.8 and an interception. The SMSU defense, which already this season. Aside MSUM 75 444 160 604 8.0 @NMSU 72 146 202 348 4.8 from Mickey, Papilion, @McNeese 65 116 246 262 6.5 has five sacks and eight who has three 100 yard MINOT 64 328 125 453 8.2 interceptions, gives up 33 rushing games (149, 101, BSU 83 406 230 636 7.7 @Minot 55 196 106 302 5.5 points per game. 163), ranks fifth in DII AU 75 282 280 562 7.5 Wm Jewell 71 285 217 502 7.1 . with 9.94 yards per carry 2015 BHSU 61 176 197 373 6.1 On SMSU Coach Cory and seventh in rushing Mary 80 181 338 519 6.5 SD Tech 54 281 169 450 8.3 Sauter: In his seventh TDs with 10. Minot 60 195 153 348 5.8 season SMSU head Papilion, who is 31st in @MCrk 79 280 282 562 7.1 coach Cory Sauter has the country with 518 UMD 58 246 218 464 8.0 @UND 247 45 2 02 247 5.4 an overall mark of 33- rushing yards, is seventh @NSU 74 274 157 431 5.8 2010 39, including 32-37 in in points responsible for @Wayne 69 150 316 466 6.8 @NWorth. 69 152 207 359 5.2 conference games. The with 114 and eighth in Winona 98 248 413 661 6.7 @Midland 73 77 165 242 3.3 33 victories ranks second DII in average points re- Doane 56 222 418 638 11.4 all-time among 10 head sponsible for per game @SMSU 80 258 225 483 6.0 coaches in program his- at 22.8. He is also 10th Augie 76 142 269 411 5.4 @Hastings 56 109 386 495 8.8 tory. Gary Buer (1979- in DII in scoring at 13.5 @CSP 77 166 349 515 6.7 Neb. Wes. 66 146 291 437 6.6 92) is the program leader per game. On defense, MSU 68 75 165 240 3.5 @ BriarCliff 74 288 347 635 8.6 with 70 victories. Sauter Clifford Redmond ranks @UIU. 79 128 363 491 6.2 Mornings. 71 7 314 321 4.5 was named head coach seventh in fumbles recov- DWU 64 235 373 608 9.5 on March 29, 2010, af- ered with two and ranks @Hend. St. 90 143 279 422 4.7 ter serving two seasons 18th in interceptions per 2014 @Dordt 79 316 184 500 6.3 as an assistant coach at game at 0.6 Minot 93 212 285 497 5.3 Concordia 70 225 265 490 7.0 SMSU. In 2009, Sau- USF also ranks seventh @Bemidji 93 203 274 477 5.1 NW Okla. 72 164 245 409 5.7 ter served as the team’s in passes intercepted SCSU 89 185 232 417 4..7 McKendree 74 185 212 397 5.4 offensive coordinator, and 10th in sacks with @MSUM 97 291 372 663 6.8 Mid. Naz. 62 95 242 337 5.4 while in 2008 he served 19. USF is ninth in kick- Carroll 58 36 172 208 3.6 as quarterbacks coach. off returns at 27.5. The CSP 72 181 247 428 5.9 A native of Hutchinson, Cougars rank 20th in DII @Augie 82 234 217 451 5.5 Yearly - GBG Total Off. Breakdown Minn., and a 1997 grad- in scoring offense (40.8) SMSU 70 163 290 453 6.5 2010 - 944 plays, 6,076 yards, 6.4 ypp, uate of the University of and one of sixth in the @Winona 82 208 230 438 5.3 434.0 game avg. Minnesota, Sauter had NSIC in the top 20. USF 2011 -- 546 plays, 3,128 yards, 5.7 ypp, a record-setting career @MSU 74 77 250 327 4.4 at quarterback for the is 17th in first downs of- 347.6 game avg. fense with 123. UIU 100 282 324 606 6.1 Golden Gophers and Wayne 60 313 225 538 9.0 2012 -- 763 plays, 4,161 yards, 5.5 ypp, spent six seasons in the On SMSU : The Mus- C. Okla. 70 210 293 503 7.2 378.3 game avg. NFL from 1998-2003. tangs have opened 4-1, 2013 2013 -- 936 plays, 5, 147 yards, 5.5 ypp, He played four seasons 1-0 in the NSIC South af- 467.9 game avg. for Minnesota (1994-97), UMD 61 11 133 144 2.4 including starting the ter 59-41 win over Upper NSU 81 411 111 522 6.4 2014 -- 982 plays, 5,798 yards, 5.9 ypp final 34 games of his col- Iowa on SMSU’s home- Mary 77 218 95 313 4.1 483.2 game average legiate career and playing coming. The only loss by MCrk. 89 467 213 680 7.6 2015 -- 928 plays, 5,665 yards, 6.1 ypp, in the Blue-Gray All-Star SMSU was a 51-35 deci- @SMSU 100 424 194 618 6.2 472.1 game avg. Football Classic follow- sion at Northern State. 2016 -- 286 plays, 2,278 yards, 8.0 ypp, ing his senior season. @Winona 99 348 268 616 6.2 He finished his career They have a 47-13 victory 569.5 yards game avg. over Minnesota Crook- CSP 91 195 433 195 6.9 as the school’s all-time ston; 47-23 decision Augie 94 234 199 433 4.6 career record holder for against U-Mary and a 42- @ UIU 98 120 379 499 5.1 In total under Stugart (73 G including pass completions, pass 38 come-from-behind MSU 76 98 244 342 4.5 2010 when USF was 13-1 in final year attempts and passing of NAIA), USF has 5,385 plays for yards. Sauter earned his decision against Minne- @ Wayne 70 179 173 352 5.0 master’s degree from the sota-Duluth. The Mus- 2012 32,253 yards (18.32 miles), 441.8 per University of Minnesota tangs lead the NSIC and @SCSU 79 164 254 418 5.3 game, 5.99 per play. in 2003. Following his rank third nationally in MSUM 67 258 214 472 7.0 collegiate career Sauter scoring at 48.0 ppg. They @Minot 66 84 287 371 5.6 spent six seasons in the are third in DII and sec- Bemidji 67 84 212 296 4.9 NFL from 1998-2003. He ond behind USF in NSIC signed as a free agent with the Arizona Cardinals in 1998 before spending stats in total offense at time with the Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts. He 548.0 ypg. The offense is directed by QB Blake Gimbel, who ranks eighth appeared in one regular season game in his career completing 6 of 9 pass- nationally in passing, hitting on 136-of-191 passes for 1,627 yards and 15 es for 59 yards in a 2002 game with the Chicago Bears. Sauter also played one season for the Barcelona. two this year, as he sits 10th all-time at USF, just one away from Zach Rutten, who had 19 from 1997-2001. Papilion sets records in passing, total offense Receiving Yards, Career Luke Papilion, a senior quarterback from Denver, Colo., has become 1. Dusty Hovorka, 2003-06 4,801 USF’s all-time leader in passing and total offense. Papilion, the NSIC’s 2. Jon Ryan, 2007-10 3,462 only two-time Harlon Hill candidate, passed Dax Michelena (1997-2001, 3. Kalen DeBoer, 1993-96 3,400 10,410 yards total offense) in total offense with 321 yards in the “Key to 4. Alex Anderson, 2007-10 3,012 the City” 35-20 road win over Augustana and now has 10,662 yards. 5. Josh Angulo, 2013- 2,459 With 280 passing yards, Papilion has 7,748 passing yards to pass Michel- ena who had 7,665 yards from 1997-2001. To reach #2 in passing TDs, 6. Brady Rose, 2013 - 2,078 Papilion needs one to tie Michelena with 72. 7. Josiah Fenceroy, 2004-07 1,901 8. Trey Erickson, 2004-07 1,751 Total Offense Yards, Career 9. Zach Rutten, 1997-2001 1,642 Plays Yards Avg/P 10.Michael Warren, 2003-06 1,612 1. Luke Papilion (2013-) 1506 10,662 7.08 11. Todd Peterson, 1985-88 1,580 2. Dax Michelena, 1997-2001 1526 10,410 6.80 12.Travis Krant, 1996-98 1,524 3. Kurtiss Riggs (1993-96) 794 7,214 9.08 Receiving TDs, Career 4. Ed Koester (1987-89) 1284 7,199 5.60 1. Dusty Hovorka, 2003-06 55 5. Chad Cavender (2006-07) 820 7,143 8.71 2. Jon Ryan, 2006-10 52 All-time Passing Yards, Career 3. Kalen DeBoer, 1993-96 33 Name Yards Att. Comp. TD 4. Alex Anderson, 2006-10 32 1. Luke Papilion (2013-) 7,748` 1,062 613 71 5. Josh Angulo, 2013 - 28 2. Dax Michelena (1997-01) 7,665 937 518 72 6. Randy Lang, 1979-82 23 3. Kurtiss Riggs (1993-96) 7,329 801 496 85 7. Jason Yurkovich, 1994-97 22 4. Chad Cavender (2006-07) 7,089 737 496 64 8. Jeremy Gardner, 1994-96 21 5. Ed Koester (1985-89 ) 6,915 1,079 533 44 9. Zach Rutten, 1997-01 19 10. Brady Rose, 2013 18 Other Papilion notes ~ With 10, 100-yard rushing games, he owns the mark for the most by USF’s “lightning fast” offense a quarterback at USF. This season, Papilion has three 100-yard rushing In 2016, USF is a quick strike offense. In a week one win over SCSU, USF games (149, 101, 163). He is fifth and a tie with Terry Austin, 10, 1992-95 had six TDs with drives taking three minutes or less. Of that six TDs, five and Ryan Lowmiller, 10, 2006-09. came in two minutes or less and two in under a minute. Against MSUM, ~ Ranks second on the NSIC all-time chart in total offense with 304.8 five of the six scoring drives were under three minutes, including two yards per game, trailing only Jeff Loots of Southwest Minnesota State in less than 20 seconds. USF added three more scoring drives in three at 343.2. minutes or less against Minot State. Against Bemidji State, the Cougars ~ With 2,914 rushing yards, Papilion ranks as the all-time leading rusher scored 34 points in the third quarter, including three TDs in 6:27 to open among quarterbacks. He is seventh all-time overall at USF. the second half. All five TDs by USF were scored in less than three min- ~ Needs two passing TDs to pass Dax Michelena (72, 1997-2001) for utes of drive time with two under a minute vs. BSU. In the victory over 2nd all-time at USF. Kurtiss Riggs, 1993-96, is the career leader with 85 Augustana, USF had two drives in three minutes or less. This year USF passing TDs. has produced seven TDs in 40 seconds or less. In 21 of the 28 TD drives, USF has taken less than three minutes. A year ago, USF had 44 TD drives Angulo moving up charts of three minutes or less drive time with 33 in under two minutes and 16 Has 29 receptions for 343 yards and seven TDs, which ranks second in in one minute or less. In the past two years USF has had 106 TD drives in the league. He has a season-career best 15 catches for 164 yards (1, 4, 43) three minutes or less. In the past two seasons, USF has 23 scoring driving vs. Bemidji State (37-36 W, 9-24-16). Angulo’s 15 catches in a win over in under one minute and 46 in under two minutes of time. then #22 Bemidji State tied a school record (Kalen DeBoer, Nov. 2, 1996 vs. Nebraska-Wesleyan) and is the most catches by a receiver while USF Cougars sit 56-5 all-time at Bob Young Field has been at DII. Also this season, he had two catches for 10 yards and a Despite a loss at home on Oct. 24, 2015, USF has a home record at Bob TD vs. SCSU (9-1-16), recorded four caches for 71 yards and two TDs Young Field of 56-5 (.918). The Cougars, which has won 11-of-13 home against MSUM (9-10-16) at Bob Young Field, had one catch for 18 yards games, including 2-0 in 2016, were victorious the first 32 games at the against Minot State (9-17-16) and seven catches for 80 yards and a TD stadium and have since taken 25-of-30 at the friendly confines of Young in the “Key to the City” victory at Augustana. This season, he has two Field. Overall, including play at Howard Wood Field (through 2006), the TDs (37, 43) of 30 yards or more. Angulo ranks fifth all-time at USF in Cougars have won 76 of the past 81 games and 66-of-70 home confer- all three major receiving categories with 179 receptions, for 2,459 yards ence games, including 47 in the GPAC (NAIA) and 20 (20-4) as an NSIC and 28 TDs. member in NCAA DII. Since 2000, USF is 94-10 at home. Rose continues to climb receiving charts By the numbers under Stugart Senior H-back Brady Rose show his flexibility in the USF offense by USF is 55-3 when leading at halftime in the Coach Stugart era. They are catching and throwing a TD vs. SCSU on Sept. 1 in the opener at Hus- 2-11 when trailing at halftime and 1-2 when tied at halftime. USF is 46-5 ky Stadium. In the in the win over SCSU on Sept. 1, both catching and when scoring first and when opponents score first, the Cougars stand throwing a TD. Rose had seven catches for 163 yards and a 64-yard TD 15-11. reception. He also threw a 39-yard TD pass to Kyle Groeneweg. Rose had five catches for 60 yards against MSUM on Sept. 10, three catches for 62 Scoring streak hits 130 games yards and a TD, and one catch for 11 yards vs. BSU (9-24-16). Against Since moving to DII in 2011, the Cougars have scored 2,176 points in Augustana, he accumulated seven catches for 91 yards. He has 23 catches 60 games or 36.26 ppg. In 2016, USF is averaging 40.8 points per game. and 387 yards receiving. He now has 155 career receptions, which places It has been 130 games since USF has failed to score, which was a 55-0 him sixth all-time (Trey Erickson, 151, 2004-07). Rose is sixth on the ca- loss to Carroll College in the final game of the 2005 season. USF had a reer yardage chart with 2,078 yards. He has 18 receiving TDs, including DII-best 73 points vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (Sept. 27) in 2014. The previous high was in 2011 when the Cougars defeated the South Dakota NSIC Player of the Week School of Mines and Technology, 71-0. Cougars are 65-0 all-time when scoring 50 Angulo, Harman named NSIC Players of the Week When the Cougars reach 50 points, they are 65-0 all-time and 25-0 when After playing key roles for #12 USF in a come-from-behind 37-36 scoring over 60 points. They are 7-0 all-time when breaking the 70-point home win over then #22 Bemidji State (3-1), senior wide receiv- mark. When the Cougars have scored over 40, USF has a 154-1 mark, er Josh Angulo and junior safety Jeffrey Harman were named the including 24-1 in DII. When scoring over 30 points, USF is 229-8. The NSIC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week. Angulo, a 6-0, only time USF has lost when scoring over 40 points was a 45-40 setback 209 pound senior wide receiver from Sioux Falls (Roosevelt HS), to Winona State on Oct. 12, 2013 at Bob Young Field. had his best performance with the Cougars, hauling in 15 passes for 164 yards and three TDs. Angulo’s 15 receptions was a career Offense lighting it up best and also tied the USF game record by former NAIA All-Amer- With 1,188 points in the past 29 games (start of 2014 season), USF is av- ican wide receiver Kalen DeBoer, who had 15 catches in a win over eraging 40.96. In the past 29 games, the Cougars have scored 161 TDs or Nebraska-Wesleyan on Nov. 2, 1996. Harman, a 5-11, 203 pound 5.6 per game. USF has averaged more than six yards a play in 17 of the junior safety from Redlands, Calif., had his best game as a USF last 22 games. With 585 yards on 64 plays, against SCSU on Sept. 1, the player in earning his first ever NSIC Defensive Player of the Week Cougars averaged 9.1 yards per play, which is its best mark at the NCAA honor. Harman came off the bench to record two interceptions and DII level and the best since averaging 11.4 yards per play (638 yards on record four tackles in USF’s win over BSU. Harman, who has 10 56 plays) in a 66-13 win over Doane College on Sept. 18, 2010. With tackles, two interceptions and two passes defended this season, in- 636 yards vs. then #22 Bemidji State, USF has had 600 yards or more in tercepted BSU’s Jordan Hein with 9:54 to play in the second quarter offense twice this season and 10 times in the Jed Stugart era (since 2010). as BSU was driving deep in USF territory. Then, he added a second pick with 12:28 to play in the fourth quarter on a third and 14. Max Mickey producing big in the backfield Junior running back Max Mickey has had a big start in his junior season Redmond named NSIC Def. Player of the Week Oct. 3 at USF. The standout from Holden, Mo., ranks first NCAA DII in rushing Senior defensive back Clifford Redmond of #9 University of Sioux yards per carry at 11.07 and ranks third nationally in rushing yards per Falls Football Team (5-0, 1-0 NSIC South), who had two inter- game at 157.5 per game while sitting third in rushing yards with 786 (71 ceptions in a 35-20 win over city rival Augustana on Saturday, has carries). He is part of a backfield and an offense that leads the NSIC and been named the NSIC Defensive Player of the Week, according to ranks second nationally in rushing yards at 360.5 per game. The Cou- an announcement Monday by the league office. Redmond, a 5-10, gars have rushed for 343 yards (SCSU), 444 yards (MSUM), 328 (Mi- 175 pound senior cornerback from Elk Grove, Calif., recorded a not State), 406 (Bemidji State) and 282 (Augustana) this season. Mickey pair interceptions to halt a pair of Augustana scoring drives as USF had 13 carries for 178 yards and a TD in the win over SCSU and then won the “Key to the City” game over the Vikings at Kirkeby-Over produced 15 carries for 185 yards against MSUM before totaling 77 vs. Stadium. Redmond’s play helped USF pick up its fourth win in five Minot State on just nine carries and a career best 207 yards on 14 carries matchups with Augustana at the NCAA DII level. With Augustana with a career-best 75-yard TD run against BSU on Sept. 24. He had 20 driving in the third quarter, Redmond picked off a pass on a first carries for 140 yards and two TDs vs. Augie. Interestingly he has done and goal from the eight-yard line. Later, with Augustana facing a it off the bench as senior Justin Fulks has started with Mickey entering 4th and 16 from the USF 23-yard line early in the fourth quarter, in the second or third offensive series. Fulks (103 vs. SCSU) and Mickey Redmond made an acrobatic play to come up with his second in- (178) both had 100-yard rushing games against SCSU on the road. Mick- terception. He also added four tackles as he and the USF defense ey (185) and Luke Papilion (149) busted out for 100-yard rushing games held the Vikings to 20 points or 28 below their then league-leading against MSUM. Papilion added 101 yards rushing on Sept. 17 week vs. average. Redmond now has three interceptions, which ranks 18th Minot State. Against BSU Mickey had 207 yards, the most by a USF rush- in NCAA DII, with two fumble recoveries, three pass breakups and er since Nephi Garcia rumbled for 225 in the snow against Wayne State 21 tackles. on Nov. 15, 2014, and Papilion had 163 yards on 17 carries with a 46 yard TD run. So, USF, which had just five 100-yard rushing games all Cougars tied for 2010 -- 34 last year, already has surpassed that with eight through five games this 2012 -- 23 - 296 league lead in sacks 2009 -- 33 2002 -- 22 -- 337 year. Mickey now has 296 carries for 1,805 yards rushing. Mickey, who and picks 2005 -- 33 now has eight career 100-yard rushing games, has scored 18 career TDs, 2010 -- 21- 274 With USF tied for the 2004 -- 32 2005 -- 21 -231 including five this year. He already has 173-yards more (789-to-616) than league lead in sacks 2014 -- 30 he had a year ago. 2015 -- 20 -- 374 with 19 and intercep- 2003 -- 29 2008 -- 20-288 Senior Justin Fulks, who earned the start in the opener, has two 100-yard tions with 10, here is a 2007 -- 22 rushing games at USF, has 44 carries for 349 yards and a TD. He now 2004 -- 20 -- 247 look back at the best 2012 -- 21 2006 -- 16 -- 148 has 170 carries for 911 yards and five TDs USF. Fulks, who has been on totals at USF since 2002. 2011 -- 20 a playoff team three straight years (twice with Northwest Missouri State, 2003 -- 16 -- 175 Team Sacks at USF 2016 -- 19 2011 -- 15 -- 258 who won a national title his freshman year), has 207 carries for 1,184 since 2002 2013 -- 16 yards and six TDs in his time at USF and NMSU. 2007-- 14 -- 162 2002 -- 43 Interceptions, - 2016 -- 10 -- 140 2015 -- 39 Returns since 2013 -- 9 -- 105 Rushing Attack best ever at through five games 2006 -- 37 2014 -- 26 -474 This year, the Cougars’ ground game has played a huge role in 2008 -- 35 2009 -- 24-305 the team’s 5-0 start. USF is averaging 360.5 yards per game on the ground, which ranks first in the NSIC and third nationally. USF has had eight individual games of 100 yards or more in a game, which gives USF 33 since moving to DII in 2011. Through five games, USF has 213 carries for 1,803 yards and a 8.5 average. The total is the best at the DII era and best dating back to 1990. In fact, USF’s total for five games this season betters any season . Top 5 Rushing Totals after 5 Games 2016 213 1,803 8.5 2013 264 1,531 5.8 1998 218 1,420 6.5 2008 266 1,332 5.0 1995 221 1,238 5.6 USF team captains include senior DE Evan Gentry, junior safety Josh Butler, senior QB Luke Papilion and senior OC Trevor Wescott. Jed Stugart -- Head Coach -- Sioux Falls Head Coach, Sioux Falls Azusa Pacific. 1994 58-16 (7th year) 84-23 (8 years) 39-10 NSIC Home (USF)- 32-5 Away (USF)- 26-10 Home NSIC (USF) - 20-4 Away NSIC (USF) -19-6 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...... 5-0 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 58-16 (.784); 84-23 (.785)

Jed Stugart is in his seventh season as head coach at the University team (five). Also John of Sioux Falls. He has guided the Cougars to six consecutive winning Tidwell was named to seasons, extending the program’s streak to 22 straight winning seasons. Stugart File Sioux Falls Head Coach (2010- present) the all-league first team Stugart, who led USF to the NAIA national title game in 2010, owns a ~58-16 overall for the third consecu- 58-16 record (.784) at USF and a career mark of 84-23 (.785). ~GPAC Championship (2010) tive year, a first at USF. ~NAIA National runner-up (2010) Both Tidwell and St. In five plus seasons at NCAA DII, Stugart has guided the Cougars to a ~84-23 in his career Pierre were invited to 45-15 record, including 39-10 in the NSIC. USF is 5-0 and ranked #12 in UNLV Asst. Coach- Linebackers (2009-10) NFL training camps 2016 in both the AFCA Coaches Poll and D2Football.com Poll. USF is MidAmerica Nazarene Head Coach with Tidwell being #6 in David Boyce’s NCAA.com DII Power Poll. (2006-08) -- 26-7 overall, Two Postseason signed to a free agent Appearances; HAAC Championship (2008); contract by the Denver A Greeley, Colo. native with Midwest ties, Stugart has maintained the AFCA Region 3 Coach of the Year Broncos. pride and tradition of USF football while steering the Cougars through Northern Colorado - Asst. Coach- Def. the challenging transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II athletics. In NSIC stats, USF Named the 20th USF coach in school history in February 2010, He has Coor. (2003-05) Northern Colorado Asst. Coach- DL/LB were ranked in the elevated the success rate at USF every year. He has taken the program top-5 in 26 individual (1999-2002) from NAIA to the NCAA DII playoffs in just four years. or team categories, including lead the league The 11-win campaign in 2014 was Stugart’s second double digit wins in both sacks (39) and mark with USF, going 13-1 in 2010 and advancing to the NAIA title sacks allowed (5). Nationally, USF was in the top 50 in 46 stat categories; game. He has four seasons of at least nine wins in six years at the helm. 27 in the top 20 and 12 in the top 10. The Cougars led the nation by allowing just five sacks all season. QB Luke Papilion was the total offense During his tenure, 49 Cougars have earned NSIC All-League recogni- leader for the second straight year in the NSIC. He ranked 10th national- tion, along with eight All-Americans, three Academic All-Americans, 18 ly. Solomon St. Pierre led the league with nine interceptions and ranked all-region honorees and 91 Academic All-NSIC honorees. fifth nationally. St. Pierre also established an NSIC record with 22 career interceptions. Since joining the NSIC in 2012, the number of academic all-league selections has jumped each year, starting with 18 and reaching 31 in 2015. In 2014, USF opened the season with eight straight wins (most at DII Once again, the program produced All-Americans, including Solomon level) and lost only to national runner-up Minnesota State. The Cougars St. Pierre, who was named to four teams (AFCA, AP Little All-America, finished the season with three straight wins. Among the regular season InstantScouting, CCA DII) and Academic All-Americans Brady Rose victories was a third consecutive win over city rival Augustana (23-13) at and John Tidwell. St. Pierre has received 14 career postseason or presea- Kirkeby-Over Stadium as the “Key to the City” stayed at USF. son All-America honors and participated in the Tropic Bowl of elite FBS, FCS and DII standouts. He was also USF’s first-ever Cliff Harris Award In total, 14 USF players were named to the NSIC All-League team, finalist. including eight first (4) or second (4) team honorees. Sophomore quarterback Luke Papilion was named the school’s first-ever NSIC Offensive Aside from St. Pierre, quarterback Luke Papilion earned All-Region and Player of the Year and a Harlon Hill candidate (DII Player of the Year). second team All-NSIC honors while being named a candidate for the Junior defensive back Solomon St. Pierre was named all-league, a Cliff Harlon Hill Trophy (DII Player of the Year). Harris Award candidate (DII Player of the Year) and to six All-American first teams (AFCA, D2football.com, AP Little All-American Team, Da- In a 9-3 season in 2015, USF registered its third 9-win season or better ktronics, BeyondSports.com, Don Hansen). Junior defensive back John in four years in the NSIC. In the 2015 season, USF was 6-2 in the South Tidwell was all-league, all-region (Daktronics) and selected Academic and 4-0 vs. NSIC North. In the past two seasons, USF has gone 20-4, All-District as well as a Don Hansen honorable mention All-American. including 11-1 in 2014. In that season, USF made its first postseason USF also had 23 Academic All-NSIC selections in 2014. appearance at NCAA DII, a 42-10 win over Central Oklahoma (MIAA) in the Mineral Water Bowl. USF finished with its first-ever DII ranking In 2014, the Cougars were the top scoring team (42.7) in the NSIC and in both D2football.com at #16 and the final AFCA Poll at #18 In 2014. seventh nationally. USF scored 512 points, the most since moving to The Cougars were ranked as high as #10 and finished the regular season DII. In addition, USF was second in scoring defense (17.4 ppg), second at #16 in the AFCA poll. in total offense (483.2) and third in total defense (356.8). USF ranked fourth nationally (1st, NSIC) in the national in turnover margin, third in In 2015, the Cougars opened 7-0 for the second straight season. Along turnovers gained, and second nationally with 26 interceptions. USF had the way the Cougars were ranked as high as #5 in the AFCA Coaches a nation-leading seven defensive TDs. In national rankings, the Cougars Poll, #4 in the D2Football.com Poll and #4 in David Boyce’s power rank- were 12th in scoring defense and 17th in total offense. ings on NCAA.com. In the final regular season poll, USF was ranked #16 by both the AFCA and D2Football.com. The Cougars were placed #21 in In 2013, Stugart guided USF to an overall mark of 6-5 with a sec- the final AFCA poll of 2015. That ranking increased to 22 the number of ond-straight win over its city rival Augustana College. USF capped the consecutive weeks that USF has been ranked in the top-25 in the AFCA 2013 season by defeating Wayne State College in its season finale by a and D2Football.com Polls. convincing 35-10 margin.

During the 2015 campaign, he had 13 student-athletes named to the Two Cougars were named to the All-NSIC South First Team and a total All-NSIC Team, including eight on either the first team (three) or second of nine players received all-conference recognition. One Cougar took straight Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) crown and fifth con- home an individual award, as junior John Batinich was named the NSIC secutive appearance in the NAIA National Championship Game.Stugart Defensive Newcomer of the Year, while senior Carrington Hanna became coached his first game for the Cougars on September 4, 2010, a 41-24 vic- the first player in the history of the NSIC (records dating to 1973) to be se- tory at No. 23 Northwestern College. The Cougars trailed their longtime lected as both an all-conference wide receiver and all-conference quarter- rival 14-10 at the half, but outscored the Red Raiders 31-10 in the second back in the same year. In addition, NSIC South first team John Tidwell was half to secure the victory. USF ran the table in the GPAC and capped off a also named to the 2013 Don Hansen Football Committee released their 10-0 regular season with a 44-7 win over Concordia University (Neb.) to All-Super Region 3 Team (Third Team Defense). A total of 19 student-ath- capture its fifth straight (ninth overall) GPAC championship. letes received Academic All-NSIC honors. The Cougars stormed through their first two playoff contests, a 33-14 win USF made its Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference debut on August over No. 16 Northwestern Oklahoma State University and a 27-7 victory 30, 2012, and the Cougars announced their presence with authority with a against No. 12 McKendree University. The wins advanced the Cougars to 32-19 road upset of No. 16 St. Cloud State. The Cougars opened the 2012 a semifinal matchup versus No. 4 MidAmerica Nazarene University. The campaign with five straight victories and finished 9-2 overall to secure game was a homecoming of sorts for Stugart; he had previously served as their 19th straight winning season and fourth place in the 16-team NSIC. the Pioneers’ head coach from 2006-08. USF shutout MNU 38-0, thereby USF claimed a 32-31 double-overtime victory over crosstown rival and extending the nation’s longest winning streak to 42 games and clinching new conference foe Augustana College on Oct. 20 in the inaugural “Key to the Cougar’s fifth straight trip to the NAIA national title game in Rome, the City” game. The matchup was the first between the two programs in 26 Ga. years and it marked the Cougars’ first-ever victory against the Vikings. USF was ranked No. 22 at the conclusion of the season and enjoyed six weeks USF came up just short in the championship game, falling 10-7 in a in the NCAA D-II top 25 poll, including a season-best No. 17 ranking the defensive struggle to No. 2 Carroll College. Cougar linebacker Eric week of Oct. 27-Nov. 3. Anderson recorded 17 tackles and was honored as the game’s defensive player of the game for his standout performance. Stugart and his staff assembled the No. 1 pass efficiency defense in the NSIC while the Cougar defense ranked among the NCAA D-II top 30 in Several other USF football student-athletes collected hardware in 2010. five categories: rushing defense (29th at 121.36), pass efficiency defense Senior receiver Jon Ryan captured the program’s fourth NAIA Player of (20th at 107.22), scoring defense (24th at 20.18), turnover margin (9th the Year award and was also named the 2010 GPAC Player of the Year. at 1.27) and tackles for loss (30th at 7.55). In addition, senior cornerback Ryan was one of 22 players to receive GPAC all-conference recognition, Robert Virgil tied for fifth in the nation with an average of 0.64 intercep- with six Cougars picking up first team accolades. tions 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 lineback- Senior kicker Braden Wieking ended his storied career as the school’s ers to top 20 finishes in total tackles in the conference. career field goals leader (52). A Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-Amer- ican, Wieking twice earned NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week honors UNLV just missed qualifying for a bowl with a 5-7 record in Mountain this season and posted the league’s best overall field goal percentage, at .842 West Conference, one of the top mid-major conferences in the country at (16-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 CoSI- DA. A total of 18 student-athletes received Academic All-NSIC honors.and Previous to MNU, he was on the staff at Northern Colorado from 13 Cougars received All-NSIC recognition. 1999-2006. Stugart was the defensive line coach before taking over the linebackers as defensive coordinator in 2003, the same year that the UNC The national recognition wasn’t limited to the players, as Stugart was one defense ranked 16th in the nation in total defense and 13th in scoring of five D-II finalists for the 2012 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award, defense. With the Bears he produced three defensive All-Americans and the premier college football-coaching honor that promotes charity and was part of two North Central Conference championship teams and two scholarship while also honoring coaches for their sportsmanship, integrity, postseason appearances. responsibility 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 communications from UNC in 2003. compete for a conference championship or postseason berth, the Cougars tallied several memorable moments and learned firsthand what it takes to Stugart and his wife, Angie, have a son, Gunner, and a daughter, Gracie. compete and win at the NCAA D-II level. Under Stugart’s guidance, the Cougars 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 David Boyce’s NCAA DII Power Poll AFCA Coaches’ Poll (Week 5) Rk School (1st-place votes) Record Points Prev Week 5 1. Northwest Missouri State (30) 5-0 750 1 1. Northwest Missouri State 5-0 1 2. Grand Valley State (Mich.) 5-0 717 2 2. Shepherd, W. Va. 4-0 3 3. Shepherd (W. Va.) 4-0 684 4 3. Grand Valley State, Mich. 5-0 4 4. Texas A&M Commerce 4-0 655 6 4. Sioux Falls 5-0 6 5. Henderson State (Ark.) 5-0 623 7 5. Henderson State, Ark. 5-0 7 6. Indiana (Pa.) 4-0 574 8 6. Texas A&M Commerce 5-0 8 7. Midwestern State (Texas) 4-0 564 10 7. Midwestern State, Texas 4-0 9 8. Tuskegee (Ala.) 5-0 528 11 8. Azusa Pacific, Calif. 5-0 11 9. Sioux Falls 5-0 474 12 9. Tuskegee, Ala. 5-0 10 10. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 5-0 436 14 10. Indiana, Pa. 4-0 12 11. North Alabama 3-1 421 18 11. North Alabama 3-1 15 12. West Georgia 4-1 387 3 12. West Georgia 4-1 2 13. Colorado Mesa 5-0 380 17 13. Harding, Ark. 5-0 16 14. Ferris State (Mich.) 4-1 352 13 14. Colorado Mesa 5-0 NR 15. California (Pa.) 4-0 315 24 15. Ferris State, Mich. 4-1 NR 16. Harding (Ark.) 5-0 312 20 16. Southwest Baptist, Mo. 5-0 NR 17. Ashland (Ohio) 4-1 305 5 18. Emporia State (Kan.) 4-1 208 23 19. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 4-1 185 9 20. Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 5-0 148 NR 21. LIU-Post (N.Y.) 5-0 134 NR 22. Assumption (Mass.) 4-1 94 15 23. Florida Tech 4-1 90 16 24. North Carolina-Pembroke 4-1 81 21 25. Bemidji State (Minn.) 4-1 73 NR 25. Valdosta State (Ga.) 3-1 73 NR NSIC Football Standings -- 2016 Dropped Out: Minnesota St. (19), Central Missouri (22), Augus- tana (S.D.) (25). North Division In-Division NSIC Overall Bemidji State 1-0 4-1 4-1 Others Receiving Votes: Wayne St. (Mich.), 64; Minnesota-Du- Minnesota Duluth 1-0 4-1 4-1 luth, 55; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 39; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 8; Central Northern State 1-0 3-2 3-2 Missouri, 5; Notre Dame (Ohio), 5; Bloomsburg (Pa.), 4; Newber- St. Cloud State 1-0 2-3 2-3 ry (S.C.), 4; Southern Arkansas, 2; Colorado School of Mines, 1. MSU Moorhead 0-1 2-3 2-3 Minot State 0-1 1-4 1-4 Minnesota Crookston 0-1 0-5 0-5 U-Mary 0-1 0-5 0-5 D2 Football.com Poll (Week 5) South Division In-Division NSIC Overall (Place, school, record, previous ranking) Sioux Falls 1-0 5-0 5-0 1. Northwest Missouri State 5-0 1 Southwest Minnesota St. 1-0 4-1 4-1 2. Grand Valley State (Mich.) 5-0 3 Winona State 1-0 4-1 4-1 3. North Alabama 3-1 6 Wayne State 1-0 2-3 2-3 4. Shepherd (W. Va.) 4-0 5 Augustana 0-1 4-1 4-1 5. Midwestern State (Texas) 4-0 7 Minnesota State 0-1 3-2 3-2 6. Texas A&M Commerce 4-0 8 Concordia-St. Paul 0-1 2-3 2-3 7. Sioux Falls 5-0 12 Upper Iowa 0-1 1-4 1-4 8. Henderson State (Ark.) 5-0 9 9. IUP 4-0 10 Week 5 -- Scores 10. West Georgia 4-1 2 Saturday, Oct. 1 11. Emporia State (Kan.) 4-1 13 Wayne State 45 Concordia-St. Paul 10 12. Azusa Pacific 5-0 18 13. Tuskegee (Ala.) 5-0 14 Sioux Falls 35 Augustana 20 14. Ashland (Ohio) 4-1 4 Bemidji State 52 U-Mary 3 15. Ferris State (Mich.) 4-1 17 Winona State 34 Minnesota State Mankato 31 16. California (Pa.) 4-0 NR Minnesota Duluth 42 Minnesota State U. Moorhead 34 17. Harding (Ark.) 5-0 23 St. Cloud State 28 Minnesota Crookston 7 18. Colorado Mesa 5-0 22 Northern State 41 Minot State 28 19. Minnesota Duluth 4-1 21 Southwest Minnesota State 59 Upper Iowa 41 20. Central Missouri 3-2 15 Week 6 -- Schedule 21. Valdosta State 3-1 25 Saturday, Oct. 8 22. LIU-Post 5-0 NR Augustana at Wayne State, 1 p.m. 23. Bemidji State (Minn.) 4-1 NR 24. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 4-1 11 Minnesota Duluth at Minot State, 1 p.m. 25. Pittsburg State (Kan.) 4-1 NR U-Mary at St. Cloud State, 1 p.m. Northern State at Bemidji State, 1 p.m. Winona State at Upper Iowa, 2 p.m. Concordia St. Paul at Minnesota State Mankato, 2 p.m. Southwest Minnesota State at Sioux Falls, 6 p.m. Minnesota Crookston at MSU Moorhead, 6 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

2016 University of Sioux Falls Football TEAMSioux ST FallsATS Overall -- 2016 Team Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2016) LAST TIME.... All games

Team Statistics USF OPP 400+ Passing Yards SCORING 204 104 Luke Papilion (413 yards) - 10/10/15 @ Winona State Points Per Game 40.8 20.8 300-399 Passing Yards Points Off Turnovers 56 21 Luke Papilion (306 yards) - 10/31/15 @ Concordia St. Paul FIRST DOWNS 123 112 50 Pass Attempts R u s h i n g 71 36 Luke Papilion (51 att)-11/21/15 @ Henderson State, DII playoffs P a s s i n g 46 62 P e n a l t y 6 14 40 Pass Attempts RUSHING YARDAGE 1803 615 Luke Papilion (41 att) - 9/24/16 vs. Bemidji State Yards gained rushing 1873 802 30 Pass Completions Yards lost rushing 70 187 Carrington Hanna (34 comp) - 11/2/13 @ Upper Iowa Rushing Attempts 213 208 Average Per Rush 8.5 3.0 25 Pass Completions Average Per Game 360.6 123.0 Luke Papilion (32) - 11/21/15 vs. Henderson State, DII playoffs TDs Rushing 16 6 Player Throw for 4 Touchdowns PASSING YARDAGE 1037 1360 Luke Papilion (6 TDs) - 10/31/15 at Concordia U, St. Paul C o m p - A t t - I n t 81-148-7 107-189-10 100-149 Receiving Yards Average Per Pass 7.0 7.2 Average Per Catch 12.8 12.7 Josh Angulo (8-145-TD) - 10/31/15 at Concordia U, St. Paul Average Per Game 207.4 272.0 150-199 Receiving Yards TDs Passing 12 9 Josh Angulo (15-164-3 TDs) - 9/24/16 Bemidji State TOTAL OFFENSE 2840 1975 200 or more Receiving Yards Total Plays 361 397 Dusty Hovorka (215 yds - 9 Rec.) - 9/24/04 vs. Concordia (Neb.) Average Per Play 7.9 5.0 Average Per Game 568.0 395.0 Player with 3 Receiving Touchdowns KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 8-220 21-379 Josh Angulo (3) - 9/24/16 at Bemidji State PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-119 5-42 100-149 Rushing Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-140 7-50 Luke Papilion (16-149-4 TD) - 9/10/16 vs. Minn. State Moorhead KICK RETURN AVERAGE 27.5 18.0 150-199 Rushing Yards PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 13.2 8.4 INT RETURN AVERAGE 14.0 7.1 Luke Papilion (163 yds - 17 att) - 9/24/16 vs. Bemidji State FUMBLES-LOST 8-5 3-2 200+ Rushing Yards PENALTIES-Yards 43-434 31-286 Max Mickey (207 yds - 14 att) - 9/24/16 vs. Bemidji State Average Per Game 86.8 57.2 Player Rush for 3 Touchdowns PUNTS-Yards 20-688 32-1343 Nephi Garcia - 9/13/2014 vs. Bemidji State Average Per Punt 34.4 42.0 Net punt average 32.3 35.8 Player rush for 4 Touchdowns KICKOFFS-Yards 35-1751 18-1052 Luke Papilion - 9-15-2016 vs. Minnesota State Moorhead Average Per Kick 50.0 58.4 Player Rush for 5 Touchdowns Net kick average 37.8 35.1 Luke Papilion (240 yds - 19 att) - 9/14/13 vs. Northern State TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 6 : 4 1 3 3 : 1 7 3RD-DOWN Conversions 25/55 35/86 Kickoff Return for a Touchdown 3rd-Down Pct 45% 41% Kyle Groeneweg (88 yds) - 11/14/15 at Upper Iowat. 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/3 5/12 Punt Return for a Touchdown 4th-Down Pct 0% 42% John Tidwell (55 yds) - 12/6/15 vs. Central Oklahoma SACKS BY-Yards 19-130 3-27 Interception Return for a touchdown MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 29 15 Michael Mehling (36 yds) - 9/17/16 vs. Minot State FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-2 1-3 Fumble Recovery for a Touchdown ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-2 David Clark (27 yds) - 11/15/14 vs. Wayne State RED-ZONE SCORES (18-21) 86% (12-18) 67% 500 Yards of Total Offense RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (17-21) 81% (12-18) 67% 562 yards - 10/1/16 at Augustana PAT-ATTEMPTS (27-29) 93% (11-14) 79% ATTENDANCE 3435 11988 600 Yards of Total Offense Games/Avg Per Game 2/1718 3/3996 636 yards - 9/24/16 vs. Bemidji State Neutral Site Games 0/0 30 First Downs 32 - 10/10/15 vs. Winona State Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Sioux Falls 45 41 76 42 0 204 Last Shutout Opponents 21 47 10 26 0 104 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. Two Deep Charts -- Southwest Minnesota State @ #7/9 Sioux Falls USF OFFENSE SMSU Defense Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. QB 15 Luke Papilion 6-5 221 Sr. DE 35 Chance Steward 6-5 254 So. 9 Corbin Lawler 6-3 211 Sr. 59 Tyshonn Woodard 6-3 237 RFr. RB 3 Justin Fulks 5-10 188 Sr. NG 92 Hayden Acker 6-4 296 So. 22 Max Mickey 5-9 185 Jr. 68 Jon Dicke 6-3 303 So. HB 5 Brady Rose 6-0 210 Sr. DT 99 Kevin Rubin 6-3 301 Sr. 10 Andy Buchele 6-3 210 Jr. 90 Elias Mensah 6-2 278 Jr. TE 85 Nicholas Stanke 6-3 241 Jr. DE 97 Alex Werner 6-6 276 Jr. 84 Clint Sigg 6-4 236 So. 93 Webb Bolstad 6-5 282 So. WR 8 Josh Angulo 6-0 209 Sr. LB 57 Gene Germain 6-0 242 Jr. 16 Kyle Athmann 5-11 183 Sr. 56 Alex Ney 6-2 232 So. WR 11 Kyle Groeneweg 5-10 185 Sr. LB 27 Tyler Flud 6-0 225 Sr. 6 Erik Albeck 6-3 229 Sr. 47 Dalton Jones 6-1 238 So. RT 67 Jesse Springer 6-4 250 Jr. LB 32 Daniel Halverson 6-2 232 Jr. 66 Durante Foote 6-1 317 Sr. 55 Pat Rhoads 6-4 217 Fr. RG 73 Antonio Green 6-3 294 Sr. SS 5 Caleb Leichtnam 6-2 205 Sr. 74 Nolan Kern 6-4 304 R-Fr. 45 Michael Griffin 6-1 203 Fr. C 77 Trevor Wescott 6-5 268 Sr. FS 24 Wes Bednar 5-11 195 So. 71 Terry Huber 6-4 297 Sr. 20 Adam Elliott 6-4 215 RFr. LG 71 Terry Huber 6-4 297 Sr. CB 7 Dallin Finley 5-9 180 Sr. 72 Elijah Perine 6-3 267 R-Fr. 9 Alonzo Fanakos 6-0 187 So. RT 78 Trey Pipkins 6-7 290 So. CB 2 Michael Everett 5-11 182 Sr. 62 Connor Schissel 6-4 251 R-Fr. 33 Peyton Sanders 6-1 193 So. SMSU OFFENSE USF DEFENSE Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. QB 14 Blake Gimbel 6-4 210 Jr. DL 52 Zack Tamburo 5-11 281 Sr. 11 Connor Wilkie 6-6 224 So. 55 Spencer Hollie 6-5 355 Jr. RB 28 Max Simmons 5-10 175 Fr. DL 91 Brian Mayberry 6-4 270 Jr. 16 Isley Carrington 5-10 165 Fr. 93 Pedro Sibiea 6-3 286 Gr. TE 10 Hamilton Mateski 6-4 245 Jr. DE 69 Evan Gentry 6-3 252 Sr. 8 David Shelton 6-2 222 Sr. 90 Logan Dykstra 6-1 247 So. WR 23 Gabriel Galamue 6-3 190 RFr. DE 44 Westly Johnson 6-5 210 Sr. 81 Jeb Melson 6-1 200 Fr. 45 Drew Jackson 6-3 257 Sr. WR 1 Ty Steffensen 5-9 155 Sr. LB 40 Nathan Lucs 6-0 217 Sr. 25 Raphael Lawson-Gayle 5-10 173 Sr. 24 Trevor Coleman 6-2 195 Jr. WR 4 Nate Huot 6-2 212 Jr. LB 19 Kyle Campiotti 5-10 208 Jr. 87 Chase Onken 6-3 213 Jr. 35 Connor Schoepp 5-10 210 Sr. LT 71 Grant Greefield 6-7 290 Sr. LB 31 Michael Mehling 5-11 200 Sr. 65 Zachary Stratmoen 6-6 298 RFr. 42 Jess Williams 6-0 205 Jr. LG 75 Drake Zabloudil 6-5 304 So. SS 20 Jeff Harman 6-0 203 Jr. 58 Zach Thissen 6-6 293 RFr. 25 Josh Butler 6-0 179 Jr. C 67 Austin HIlgert 6-5 285 Jr. FS 32 Joe Rodino 5-10 192 Rfr. 60 Ben Kragness 6-2 285 RFr. 17 Marques Mosley 6-0 185 Sr. RG 76 Ty Bird 6-3 288 Jr. CB 2 Cliff Redmond 5-11 175 Sr. 62 Nick Guzman 6-4 280 RFr. 38 Austin Schaffer 6-1 195 Jr. RT 77 James Sherrill 6-6 338 Sr. CB 18 Delvin Batiste 5-11 192 Sr. 70 Clay Knox 6-5 310 RFr. 4 Shaquan Whitaker 5-11 182 Jr. SMSU SPECIALISTS USF SPECIALISTS Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. K 34 Austin Wells 5-11 186 So. P 83 Stuart Vanden Heuvel 6-2 209 Jr. P 34 Austin Wells 5-11 186 So. PK 47 Brett Garner 5-10 175 Fr. H 4 Nate Huot 6-2 212 Jr. H 16 Kyle Athmann 5-11 183 Sr. LS 95 Aaron Van Dyk 6-7 235 Jr. LS 19 Kyle Campiotti 5-10 208 Jr. KR 25 Raphael Lawson-Gayle 5-10 173 Sr. PR 11 Kyle Groeneweg 5-10 185 Jr. 4 Nate Huot 6-2 212 Jr. KR 11 Kyle Groeneweg 5-10 185 Jr. PR 4 Nate Huot 6-2 212 Jr. 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 35 defensive/special teams TDs. Among the scores are 23 by the defense alone or nearly four per year. Of those scores 17 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), In just the DII era, the Cougars have had 25 defense/special State Moorhead, 3rd Q. teams TDs with 18 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. rushing...has 22 career games of 300 yards in total offense with two over 400 and the career-best, school record of 506 vs. Winona State on Oct. Harlon Hill Candidate 10…set a career high with 413 passing yards with five TD passes against Winona State on Oct. 10…has recorded 444 carries for 2,913 is 8th all- time at USF...became USF’s all-time rusher as a quarterback with his #15 Luke Papilion 163 yards vs. Bemidji State pushing him past Dax Michelena (2,873 for QB, 6-5, 221, Sr. Papilion - 2710 for Michelena)...recorded 10 100-yard rushing games (tied for 5th all-time) with a high of 240 yards and five TDs in his first Denver, Colo., Cherry Creek home start in 2013 vs. Northern State… also has 19 games of 75 yards ~ Two-time Harlon Hill finalist rushing or more with 12 games of 90 yards rushing or more…in three plus seasons, has thrown for 200 yards or more 21 times…completed a ~ Two-time All-NSIC career-best 32 passes on a career-best 51 attempts for 279 yards in 23-16 ~ 2014 NSIC Player of the Year playoff loss to Henderson State…set a career-best with six passing TDs against Concordia St. Paul (10/31/16) on the road (20-33-306 yards)… ~ 2015 Preseason NSIC POY has recorded five TDs passing or more three times (U-Mary, 5 TDs, ~ All Good Works Nominee 10/5/16; Winona State, 5 TDs, 10/10/16; Concordia St. Paul, 6 TDs, 10/31/16)…six times has had 200 yards passing and 100 yards rushing ~ 4th Team All-American, 2014 and is only USF player in school history with 300 yards passing (313) RUSHING and 100 yards rushing (125) vs MSUM in 2014. G Att. Yds TD Long Avg/C Avg/G 2016: one of 165 student-athletes and one of two from NSIC, named 2013 6 108 738 14 53 6.8 123.0 nominees for the All State-AFCA Good Works Team... Has league-best 2014 12 153 804 6 47 5.3 67.0 combined 19 TDs (9 pass, 10 rush) ...had 235 yards in total offense vs. 2015 12 122 854 7 56 7.0 71.2 SCSU, 9-1-16. ..completed 10-of-20 passes for 171 yards and TD throws of 64 and seven yards vs SCSU...had eight carries for 64 yards and two 2016 5 61 518 10 72 8.5 103.6 TDs with a long run of 39 yards vs. SCSU...set a school record for quar- TTL 35 444 2,914 37 72 6.6 80.9 terbacks by getting his 8th 100-yard rushing game with 16 carries for 149 PASSING yards and four TDs, including a 55-yard scoring run...completed 11-27 Yr. G Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg Pct Avg/g Eff. passes for 160 yards and two TDs with four interceptions vs. MSUM... 2013 6 68-150-6 820 6 51 45.3 136.7 96.5 rushed seven times for 101 yards (14.4 average) with two TDs...completed 10-of-22 passes for 125 yards with a TD vs. Minot State...complet- 2014 12 227-361-11 2779 26 60 62.9 231.6 145.2 ed 23-of-41 passes for 229 yards with two TDs and two inteerceptions 2015 12 242-411-12 3184 30 84 58.9 265.3 142.2 in a 37-36 win over Bemidji State...had a 46-yard TD run in the win 2016 5 76-140-7 965 9 64 54.3 193.0 123.4 at Bob Young Field...rushed 13 times for 41 yards and a three-yard TD TTL 35 613-1,062-36 7748 71 84 57.7 215.2 134.3 run while completing 22-of-30 passes for 280 yards and TDs of 16 and TOTAL OFFENSE 56 yards...ranks fifth nationally in points responsible for with 112 and is fifth in average per game at 22.0...averaging 103.6 rushing yards per G Rush Pass Total Avg/g game 2013 6 738 820 1558 259.7 2015: ranked 10th in DII with 336.5 yards per game and was the only 2014 12 804 2779 3583 298.6 NSIC player with 4K in total offense with school record 4,038 (Kurtiss 2015 12 854 3184 4038 336.5 Riggs, 1996, 3,932)…is a has led NSIC in total offense in consecutive 2016 5 518 965 1483 296.6 seasons...finished eighth nationally in points responsible for with 222 and 16th in points responsible hfor per game at 18.5…finished first TTL 35 2914 7748 10662 304.62 in the NSIC and 12th nationally in passing TDs with 30… completed SCORING 242-of-411 passes for 3,184 yards and a league-high 30 TDs…averaged G TD Run Rec Ret XP 2PT FG Ttl Avg. 265.31 yards per game…threw for 200 or more yards 10 times in 12 2013 6 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 84 12.0 games…four times had 300 yards passing or more…set a school total 2014 12 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 36 3.0 offense record of 506 yards, including a career best 413 yards passing, in a 51-30 win over Winona State on Oct. 10 at Bob Young Field… has 2015 12 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 42 3.5 recorded five TDs passing or more three times (U-Mary, 5 TDs, 10/5/15; 2016 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 48 16.0 Winona State, 5 TDs, 10/10/15; Concordia St. Paul, 6 TDs, 10/31/15)… TTL 35 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 222 6.34 accounted for five or more TDs four times, including twice recording six TDs (rushing and passing) in a game…completed 15-of-26 pass- CAREER: Returns for senior season as NSIC’s only active two-time es for 266 yards and three TDs while rushing eight times for 65 times Harlon Hill candidate…one of 165 student-athletes and one of two from against U-Mary (9/5/15)…completed 17-of-34 passes for 244 yards and NSIC, named nominees for the All State-AFCA Good Works Team... five TDs vs. Minnesota-Crookston (9-12-15)…had 15 completions on stands 28-7 as a starter, including 5-0 in 2016...with 321 yards, set all- 28 attempts for 218 yards and no TDs while rushing seven times for time USF total offense mark with 10,662 yards (1,506 plays, 7.08 aver- 125 yards and two TDs in defeating #7 Minnesota-Duluth (9-19-15), age)...threw for 280 yards against Augustana to set USF’s career passing 35-31 at Bob Young Field…completed 15-of-23 passes for 157 yards and yardage chart with 7,748 yards…owns two of the top 10 seasonal passing two TDs with 11 carries for 77 yards and no TDs vs. Northern State yardage totals in school history with his 3,184 total in 2015 ranking sev- (9-23-15)…hit on 20-of-30 passes for 311 yards and three TDs with enth and his 2,779 passing yards in 2014 ninth…has completed school four carries for 19 yards and two TDs against Wayne State (9-30-15)… record 613-of-1,062 passes for 7,748 yards with 71 TDs in his career… completed 26-of-41 passes for a career-best 413 yards and five passing has led the NSIC in total offense in consecutive seasons (4,038, 2015; TDs against Winona State (10-10-15), accounting for a career-best and 3,583, 2014)…owns USF career record in pass completions (613)… school record 506 yards in total offense…had 13 carries for 93 yards and owns game records in total offense (509 vs. Winona State, 10//10/2015), a TD vs. WSU, accounting for six total TDs…was 20-of-34 for 225 yards passes attempted (51 vs. Henderson State, 11/21/15)...ranks second all- and two TDs with 17 carries for 92 yards and a TD against Southwest time in pass attempts (1,062)…he is just second player in USF history to Minnesota State (10-17-15)…completed 23-of-36 passes for 269 yards throw over 1,000 passes, joining Ed Koester (1,075, 1985-89)... and a TD while rushing 15 times for 87 yards vs. Augustana (10-24- was named first team All-NSIC and became USFs first-ever NSIC Of- 15)…hit on 20-of-33 passes for 306 yards with a career-best six TDs fensive Player of the Year in 2014…named second team All-NSIC in passes and rushed three times for 38 yards against Concordia-St. Paul 2015…… has a combined 108 TDs (2nd in school history, Dax Michel- (10-31-15)…was 21-of-43 for 165 yards and no TDs with 13 carries for ena, 1997-01, 119 TDs)… six times has 200 yards passing and 100 yards 68 yards against #1 Minnesota State (11/7/15)…hit 18-of 32 passes for 331 yards and three TDs with 10 carries for 61 yards vs. Upper Iowa season-ending injury…completed 16-of-25 passes for a career-high 200 (11/14/15)…completed a career best 32 passes on a career best 51 at- yards with three TDs and one interception…also rushed 19 times for tempts for 279 yards with 17 carries for 67 yards and a TD. 157 yards and two TDs against the Warriors…finished rookie campaign 2014: named NSIC Offensive Player of the Year and All-NSIC first team ranked sixth in the NSIC (24th nationally) with 14 rushing touchdowns. after completing 227-of-361 passes for 2,779 yards (6th, NSIC) and 26 HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Cherry Creek...lettered four times in foot- TDs…)....named 4th team All-American by BeyondSportsNetwork. ball for the Bruins...named to All-Colorado and Centennial all-league com...also named to second team on the BeyondSportsNetwork.com teams as a senior...accumulated 1,939 yards (1,441 pass/498 rush) of All Super Region 3 squad...selected to the Don Hansen All Super Re- total offense and 21 TDs (9 pass/12 rush) in 2012-13... tabbed Credit gion 3 team...had a 145.22 passing efficiency ranking, which ranked first Union of Colorado Extra Credit Player of the Week...earned all-league in the NSIC and 30th nationally…ranked in top 30 nationally in seven honorable mention recognition for racking up 1,758 yards of total of- categories…ranked 23rd nationally and second in the NSIC in comple- fense during his junior season...added 15 TDs as a junior... also a stand- tion percentage at 62.9%...ranked 26th in DII, 3rd in NSIC with 26 TDs out lacrosse player for the Bruins...all-league defensemen... four-year passing and was 21st in DII and third in the league in points respon- academic all-state honoree for both football and lacrosse...maintained sible for with 194…also ranked 32nd in DII for points responsible for a 3.75 GPA. per game at 16.2…ranked fifth in the NSIC and 31st nationally in total PERSONAL: Son of Pete and Linda Papilion...born March 7, 1994... offense at 298.6 yards per game (3,583 yards on 514 plays)…had 153 has two brothers, Danny and Tommy...brother Tommy played outside carries for 804 yards and six TDs…804 yards rushing was second most linebacker at Colorado...favorite athlete is Drew Brees...business admin- among league quarterbacks…five times had three or more…had 68 istration major. yards rushing or more seven times with 100 yards rushing three times… threw for a career-best 318 yards and three TDs along with 17 carries for 100 yard rushing games (10) 125 yards and two TDs vs. MSUM (9/27/14) – only player in league with 9-24-16 -- Bemidji State, 17-163-TD 300 yards passing and 100 yards rushing in single game in 2014...only 9-17-16 -- Minot State, 7-101-2 TDs QB in NSIC to rushing for 125 yards and throw for 300 in same game... 9-10-16 -- Minnesota State Moorhead, 16-149-4 TDs completed a career-high 27 passes on a career-best 40 pass attempts for 9-19-15 -- Minnesota-Duluth, 7-125-2 TDs (career best 56, 17) 318 yards vs. MSUM…also had 100-yards rushing vs. Augustana (18- 10-25-14 -- Winona State, 21-121-2 TDs 130-0 TDs, 10/11/14) and Winona State (21-121-2 TDs)...hit a season 10-11-14 -- Augustana, 18-130-0 TDs best 88.9 percent of his passes (8-9-117 yards) and had two TD passes 9-27-14 -- Minnesota State-Moorhead, 17-125-2 TDs in season-opening win over Minot State (9/6/14) despite playing only 9-14-13 -- Northern State, 19-240-5 TDs into second quarter…hit on 22-of-38 passes for 282 yards with a TD vs. 10-5-13 -- Southwest Minnesota State, 27-194-3 TDs SMSU (11/18/14) and also had 14 carries for 75 yards…completed 13- 10-12-13 -- Winona State, 19-157-2 TDs of-22 passes for 225 yards with a career-best four TDs, including a ca- Games with 300 yards total offense (21) reer-best 60-yard pitch-and-catch with Josh Angulo against Wayne State 2016 (11/15/14)…hit 23-of-33 passes for 247 yards with three TDs vs. Con- 9-10-2016 -- MSUM, 43 plays, 309 (160 pass, 149 rush), 6 TDs (4 by rush, cordia St. Paul (10/4/14)…had a career-high 23 carries (26 yards) while 2 by pass) completing 21-of-32 passes for 250 yards with two TDs and two inter- 9-24-2016 -- Bemidji State, 58 plays, 392 yards (229 pass, 173 rush), 3 TDs ceptions in 27-14 loss at #1 Minnesota State, Mankato...had 11 carries (2 by pass) for 76 yards and a TD along with hitting 26-of-33 passes for 287 yards 9-24--2016 -- Augustana, 43 plays, 321 yards (280 passing, 41 rush), 3 TDs and three TDs vs. Upper Iowa (11/8/14)…completed 19-of-33 passes (one rush, two pass) for 224 yards with three TDs and had 10 carries for 85 yards in earning 2015 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) 9-12-15 -- Minnesota-Crookston, 38 plays, 306 yards (244 passing, 62 2013 (FRESHMAN): Posted a 3-3 record as a starter…completed 68-of- rushing), 5 TDs (all passing) 150 passes for 820 yards and six TDS…record 108 carries for 738 yards 9-19-15 -- #7 Minnesota-Duluth, 35 plays, 343 (125 rushing, 218 passing), and 14 TDs on the ground, the most by a Cougar since current CFL 2 TDs (both by rushing) running back Chevon Walker (Ottawa RedBlacks) had 14 in 2010… 10-3-15 -- Wayne State, 34-330 (19 rushing, 311 passing), 5 TDs (3 by pass, averaged 6.8 yards per carry and 105.4 yards per game…completed 13 2 by rush) of 27 passes for 108 yards and one interception in the season opener 10-10-15 -- Winona State, 54 plays, 506 yards (413 passing, 93 rushing), 6 against Minnesota Duluth…rushed for 240 yards and five touchdowns TDs (five by pass, one by rush) in his first home start to lead the Cougars to a rousing 45-37 win against 10-17-15 -- Southwest Minnesota State, 51 plays, 317 yards, 3 TDs (2 by Northern State… the win was Sioux Falls’ first over its former South Da- pass, 1 by rush) kota Intercollegiate Conference rival and new NSIC foe since 1934… 10-24-15 -- Augustana, 38 plays, 356 yards, 1 TD (1 by pass) no one in a Cougar jersey, regardless of position, had rushed for three 10-31-15 -- Concordia St. Paul, 36 plays, 344 yards, 6 TDs (6 by pass) touchdowns since Lorenzo Brown ran all over Northwestern College on 11-14-15 -- Upper Iowa, 42 plays, 393 yards, 3 TDs Halloween night in 2009… became the first Cougar to accumulate more 11-22-15 -- Henderson State, 68 plays, 346, TD than 200 yards on the ground since former NAIA first team All-Amer- 2014 ican Mike Dvoracek (2005)…was named the USA College Football 9-27-14 -- MSU, Moorhead, 57 plays, 443 yards (318 passing, 125 rushing), Rookie of the Week for the record-breaking performance… complet- 5 TDs (three by pass, two by rush) ed 19-of-29 passes for 95 yards with two picks in the loss at U-Mary, 10-11-14 -- Augustana, 52 plays, 34y yards, TD (TD pass) where he also rushed for 83 yards and a 5-yard TD run that opened 10-18-14 -- Southwest Minnesota State, 52 plays, 357 yards (75 by rush- scoring versus the Marauders…hit Carrington Hanna on a 31-yard ing, 282 by pass), 2 TDs (2 by pass) bomb in the second quarter of USF’s 52-7 blowout of Minnesota Crook- 10-25-14 -- Winona State, 53 plays, 351 yards (121 rushing, 230 passing) ston for his first-career TD pass…finished the game 12-for-23 for 155 11-8-14 -- Upper Iowa, 44 plays, 363 yards (76 rushing, 287 passing), 4 TDs yards with two interceptions and one TD…also rushed for 77 yards on (three by pass, one by rush) 13 attempts with two TDs against the Golden Eagles…led the way for 12-6-14 -- Central Oklahoma (Mineral Water Bowl), 43 plays, 309 yards (85 USF’s 55-48 shootout win against Southwest Minnesota State, complet- rushing, 224 passing). ing 9-of-21 passes for 168 yards and two TDS…connected with Wes 2013 Smith on a 51-yard strike on the sixth play from scrimmage vs SMSU 9-14-13 -- Northern State, 44 plays, 334 yards, 5 TDs (all by rush) for longest TD pass of his career…also went for 194 rushing yards on a 10-5-13 -- Southwest Minnesota State, 48 plays, 362 yards, 5 TDs (3 by season-high 27 attempts with three TDs…rallied the team from a 48-45 rush, 2 by pass) fourth-quarter deficit by leading consecutive scoring drives, including 10-12-13 -- Winona State, 44 plays, 357 yards, 5 TDs (3 by pass, 2 by rush) 17-yard game-winning TD run with 44 seconds to play…accounted for five TDs in a narrow 45-40 home loss to Winona State before suffering a vs. Concordia St. Paul on Oct. 31… caught a career best three touchdowns on two occasions vs. Winona St. on Oct. 10 and vs. Players to watch Concordia St. Paul on Oct. 31… had 10 catches for 117 yards vs. Augustana in the “Key to the City” game on Oct. 24… hauled in eight catches for 112 yards vs. Wayne State on Oct. 3… 73.3 re- #5 Brady Rose ceiving yards per game… ranked 10th in NSIC in receiving yards per game… ranked 9th in NSIC in scoring TDs… caught four WR, 6-0, 205, Sr. or more catches seven times with two games of 10 catches… Cumberland, Wis, Cumberland recorded three games of 100 or more receiving yards… had a longest reception of 84 yards vs. Concordia St. Paul on Oct. 31… ~ 2nd Team All NSIC, 2015 named to the NSIC All-Academic Team ~ Ranks top 10 alltime in all 2014 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Started all 12 games at three receiving categories H-back…had a team-high 62 catches for 772 yards and six TDs… ~ 2nd Team Academic his 62 receptions tied Zach Rutten (2001) for the 12th best sin- All-American by CoSIDA gle season pass reception total in Cougar history...recorded a career best 10 catches for 90 yards and two TDs vs Upper Iowa (11/8)… had career-best 99 yards receiving (7 catches) vs. Mi- Receiving not State (9/6)…had six catches for 40 yards vs. Bemidji State G Rec. Yds TD Long Avg/C Avg/G (9/13)...hauled in eight catches for 88 yards in the win over Con- 2013 10 8 39 0 11 0.8 3.9 cordia-St. Paul (10/4) at Bob Young Field...also had six catches for 86 yards in home win over Southwest Minnesota State (10/18)... 2014 12 62 772 6 45 5.16 64.3 against SMSU had a career-best 45-yard reception...also had 2015 12 62 880 10 84 5.16 73.3 five catches for 64 yards and a TD in the win over Wayne State 2016 5 23 387 2 64 4.6 77,4 (11/8)...recorded three catches for 49 yards and a 30-yard TD in the “Key to the City” win over Augustana (11/11) at Kirkeby-Over TTL 39 155 2,078 18 84 4.0 53.30 Stadium...ranked eighth in catches per game in NSIC at 5.17 av- Scoring erage… recorded six receptions or more in a game five times... G TD Run Rec Ret XP 2PT FG Ttl Avg. had nine games with at least four catches and four games with at 2013 10 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 24 2.4 least 80 yards receiving...had eight games of at least 50 yards receiving...recorded six catches of 25 yards or more...also recorded 2014 12 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 36 3.0 two tackles...named Academic All-NCC and named Vucerevich 2015 12 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 60 5.0 School of Business “Outstanding Sports Management Student.” 2016 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 2,4 TTL 39 22 4 18 0 0 0 0 132 3.4 2013 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Ranked third on the squad with Rushing 319 yards rushing on 76 carries, an average of 4.2 yards with four TDs…caught eight passes for 39 yards and hauled in a pass in G Att. Yds. TD Lng avg/c avg/g each of the Cougars’ last four contests… came off the bench to 2013 10 76 319 4 52 4.2 31.9 rush six times for 23 yards including his first career TD, a one- 2014 12 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.5 yard burst into the endzone that capped the Cougars’ scoring 2015 12 3 20 0 10 6.7 1.7 in their 52-7 rout of Minnesota Crookston…rushed for 30 yards 2016 5 12 64 0 34 5.3 12.8 on eight attempts at SMSU…carried 11 times for 54 yards including a 21-yard rush vs. Winona State…had nine carries for 29 TTL 38 92 409 4 52 4.4 10.5 yards at Concordia-St. Paul…rushed for 16 yards on six attempts CAREER: Has recorded 155 catches for 2,078 yards and 18 re- against Augustan…made his first career start against No. 1 Min- ceiving TDs in career…has 22 total TDs (4 rushing)...has had 19 nesota State and finished with 42 yards on 11 carries with a TD… games with at least four catches...his 155 catches is sixth and had a career day in USF’s season finale at Wayne State, where 2,078 yards sixth all-time in receiving at USF...has four 100-yard he carried the ball 15 times for 111 yards and two TDs (all ca- receiving and one 100-yard rushing games...only player on ros- reer-highs)…had a 52-yard TD scamper in that contest, also a ter with both 100-yard rushing and 100-yard receiving game... career-best effort. his 18 TDs rank 10th all-time for receiving TDs all-time at USF.. has caught, rushed and thrown a TD pass...named second team 2012 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted. All-NSIC and also selected second team Academic All-American from CoSIDA. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Cumberland...four-year letter winner in football...accumulated a total of 5,111 career yards (3,298 2016 (SENIOR): has had five or more catches in three of five rushing and 1,813 receiving) and 71 TDs...rushed for 1,450 games... had a season-best seven catches for a career-high 163 yards and 29 TDs, while recording 37 receptions for 597 yards yards and a TD (64 yards)...also for the first time in his career, and three TDs, earning all-state honorable mention, all-region, threw a TD pass (39 yards to Kyle Groeneweg) in 49-13 win over all-Northwest, all-Pioneer Press and all-conference honors as SCSU...had five catches for 60 yards and five carries for 49 yards, a senior...selected to play in 2012 Wisconsin Football Coaches including a 34-yard run against MSUM...had three catches for 62 Association All-Star Game...four-year letter winner in basketball yards and a TD against Minot State...had one catch for 11 yards and was named all-conference during his senior campaign... against Bemidji State...tied season high with seven receptions two-time letter winner in baseball and one-year letter winner in for 91 yards vs. Augustana. track & field...member of the National Honor Society...graduated 2015 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): named second team All-NSiC and with honors. also selected second team Academic All-American from Co- SIDA...appeared in 12 games… recorded 62 catches for 880 PERSONAL: Son of Barry & Tammy Rose...born Nov. 1, 1993... yards… caught 10 TDs… 62 receptions tied Zach Rutten (2001) has two brothers, Cody and Payton…double major in business and his own previous season for the 12th best single season administration and sports management...volunteer basketball pass reception total in Cougar history… tied a career best 10 coach and referees middle school basketball. catches vs. Augustana on Oct. 24 and vs. Concordia St. Paul on Oct. 31… recorded a career best 159 yards receiving (10 catches) a season total of 898 all purpose yards and averaged 74.8 yards per game…logged a season high seven receptions for 142 yards Players to Watch including three TDs (69, 25, 25) at the Mineral Water Bowl vs. Central Oklahoma (12/6/14)…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 Papilion...had seven receptions #8 Josh Angulo for 97 yards and a touchdown defeating Winona State (10/25/14) WR, 6-0, 200, Sr. 41-28…hauled in a 14 –yard and 60-yard TD against Wayne State (11/15/14) defeating them 63-28…recorded a 31-yard TD vs. Sioux Falls, SD, SF Roosevelt Bemidji State (9/13/14)…posted career best 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 receptions with ~ 2nd Team All NSIC, 2014 a 38-9 victory over Concordia 38-9 (10/4/14)…seven times had ~ HM, All-NSIC, 2015 five or more catches in a game…recorded two games over 100 yards receiving…had four games with 90 yards or more receiv- ~ Ranks top five in all three ing including seven catches for 90 yards and a TD vs. SCSU...had receiving categories seven catches for 97 yards and a TD vs. #1 Minnesota State...also recorded three catches for 87 yards and two TDs. Receiving G Rec. Yds TD Long Avg/C Avg/G 2013 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw more action in his redshirt freshman season as the year progressed…was the Cougars’ 2013 11 26 305 1 37 2.4 27.7 starting flanker in all 11 contests…caught 26 passes for 305 yards, 2014 12 61 891 12 69 5.1 74.2 ranking 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 2015 12 63 919 8 77 5.2 76.6 first career start in the season opener at Minnesota-Duluth… 2016 5 29 343 7 43 5.8 68.6 notched his first career reception against Northern State, an eight-yard pass from Luke Papilion…had just one catch at SMSU TTL 40 179 2,458 28 77 4.5 61.5 but it proved critical, as the 29-yard grab moved USF into Mus- Scoring tang territory on the Cougars’ game-winning drive late in the G TD Run Rec Ret XP 2PT FG Ttl Avg. fourth quarter…held without a reception versus Winona State… caught three passes, including his first career touchdown—a 37- 2013 11 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 0.7 yard strike from Carrington Hanna—for 64 yards…had two re- 2014 12 12 0 12 0 0 1 0 74 6.2 ceptions for 44 yards in the win over rival Augustana…had his best game of the season at Upper Iowa, racking up 12 catches for 2015 12 9 1 8 0 0 0 0 54 4.5 126 yards—the highest output of his young career…added one 2016 4 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 36 9.0 catch for 12 yards versus no. 1 Minnesota State…logged 16 yards TTL 40 29 1 28 0 0 2 0 178 4.4 on three receptions at Wayne State. 2012 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted. CAREER: Played in 40 games...has career totals of 179 catches (5th all-time at USF) for 2,458 yards (5th all-time at USF) and 28 HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Roosevelt...participated in hockey receiving TDs (tied for 5th all-time at USF)...tied a USF game and and football...played football for head coach Kim Nelson…as a set a personal mark with 15 receptions for 164 yards and three senior team captain helped lead the Rough Riders to the 2011 TDs in a 37-36 come-from-behind victory over Bemidji State... 11AA state championship en route to State Championship MVP tied Kalen DeBoer (Nov. 2, 1996) game receptions mark with 15 honors…was also named Argus Elite 45, 1st team All-State and catches vs BSU... has six, 100-yard receiving games...has caught at Academic All-State…Gatorade South Dakota Football Player of least one pass in 38 games, including 34 straight. the Year and Mr. Football Nominee. 2016: Has 29 receptions for 343 yards and seven TDs...in the 35- 20 “Key to the City” win over Augustana had seven catches for 80 PERSONAL: Son of Amy and Tim Leeburton...born March 26, yards and a 16-yard TD reception...has a season-career best 15 1994...has three sisters...chiropractic science major…goal is to at- catches for 164 yards (1, 4, 43) vs. Bemidji State (37-36 W, 9-24- tend chiropractic school and receive a master’s degree. 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 2014 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 12 games…recorded 61 receptions for 891 yards including 12 TDs…averaged 14.6 yards per game…61 receptions ranks 14th all-time for a season. at USF..his 891 yards receiving ranks 14th all-time at USF for a season...had of Missouri’s coveted All-Simone team...Frank Fontana award win- #22 Max Mickey ner...three-time all-state, all-conference, all-district and KMZU Dream Team selection...KMZU Player of the Year...7,470 ca- RB, 5-9, 185, Jr. reer-rushing yards and 93 career touchdowns...four-time academic Holden, Mo, Holden HS all-conference...recorded 102 all purpose yards in helping the Mis- souri team to a 36-8 win over Kansas in the 22nd annual Country CAREER: has played 28 games with Mart All-Star Football Game held in June 2013...also a four-year 296 carries for 1,805 yards and 18 wrestler for Holden...took the podium in 2013 as the undefeated TDs...also has 32 catches for 229 170-pound state champion...finished runner-up at 2012 state wres- yards...has eight 100-yard rushing tling tournament...two-time all-state and all-district wrestler...led games with a high of 207 vs. Bemidji the Eagles to back-to-back MRVC wrestling titles. State on Sep. 24... has 2,083 all purpose yards and 19 total TDs....also has three PERSONAL: Son of Bob and Linda Mickey...born June 7, 1994... runs of 70 or more yards (70. 72, 75). has a brother, Rob, and sister, Kristen...Business major. 2015 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): appeared in 11 games… recorded 131 rushes for 627 yards, averaging 4.8 yards per carry… #31 Justin Fulks totaled nine TDs… had 17 receptions for 92 yards, averaging 5.4 RB, 5-10, 188, Sr. yards per catch… had a season high of five reception vs. Minnesota Duluth on Sep. 19… had a season high 24 yard reception vs. Min- Overland Park, Kan., nesota Crookston on Sep. 12… had a best 21 carries for 124 yards Blue Valley HS/NW Missouri St. including a 70 yard run and two TDs vs. Minnesota Duluth on Sep. 19… also had a best 21 carries vs. Northern State on Sep. 26 for 110 CAREER: has rushed 207 times for 1,114 yards including one TD… rushed for a career best 149 yards vs. yards and six TDs...played for three straight Minnesota Crookston on 20 carries including one touchdown… playoff teams, including 2013 national recorded two touchdown in two games vs. Mary on Sep. 5 and vs. champions at NMSU...has 1,002 all-pur- Minnesota Duluth on Sep. 19… averaged 57.0 rushing yards per pose yards at USF, including 170 carries for game… recorded seven games of 10 or more rushes… recorded 911 yards and four TDs at USF. Career long three games of 20 or more rushes… rushed for 50 or more yards run is 54 yards...has nine catches for 91 yards and a TD at USF. four times including three games of 100 or more yards… returned 2016: had 13 carries for 103 yards and a TD vs. SCSU (9/1/16)...rushed eight one kick for 49 yards times for 40 yards vs. MSU Moorhead (9/10/16)...added nine carries for 94 2014 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in 11 games…finished yards with two catches for 14 yards vs. Minot State (9/17/16)...had a career the season with 95 carries for 403 yards, averaging 4.2 yards per best 54-yard run vs. Minot State...added six carries for 31 yards vs. Bemidji rush…recorded four TDs… had nine receptions for 101 yards, av- State...recorded eight carries for 81 yards, including 30 yard run in “Key to eraging 11.2 yards per catch…had one reception for a season best City” win over Augie. 26 yards against St. Cloud State (9/19/14)…recorded 12 carries for 2015 (JUNIOR): played in 11 games… totaled 126 rushes for 562 yards… career-high 113 yards and a four-yard TD run in 73-21 against 4.5 yards per carry average… rushed for three touchdowns… averaged 51.1 MSU Moorhead (9/27/14)…also against MSUM had a season-best yards per gam… recorded six receptions for 79 yards including a touch- 72-yard run while also catching two catches for 20 yards...also had down… averaged 13.2 yards per catch… recorded 641 all-purpose yards… 14 carries for 60 yards and a one-yard TD run vs. St. Cloud State... had a season high 31 carries for 119 yard vs. Winona St. on Oct. 10… rushed also had a season-best 26-yard reception vs. SCSU...had 18 carries for two touchdowns vs. Mary on Sep. 5… receiving touchdown vs. Upper for 49 yards and an 11-yard reception in win over Winona State... Iowa on Nov. 14… had more than 10 carries seven times… rushed for more recorded a season-high 21 carries for 75 yards and a four-yard TD than 50 yards seven times… had a longest rush of 30 yards vs. Winona St. in in the win over Upper Iowa...recorded three carries for 30 yards, on Oct. 10 including a 21-yard burst in Mineral Water Bown (42-10 win over 2014 (SOPHOMORE): Northwest Missouri - had seven carries for 49 Central Oklahoma on Dec. 5)...in Mineral Water Bwol had two re- yards & a reception for eight yards on a 10-2 playoff team. ceptions for 22 yards...provided 504 all purpose yards, averaging 2013 (FRESHMAN): Northwest Missouri - had 14 receptions for 75 yards 45.8 per game. and 30 rushes for 154 yards and two TDs for the national champions (15-0). 2013 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: was a three-year starter for Blue Valley High School, HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Holden...played four seasons of foot- earning first-team all-state accolades as a junior and senior...set the school ball for the Eagles...set Missouri single-season rushing record with record for most yards in a career with 5,111 and touchdowns with 51... 3,382 yards (242 ypg) and 45 TD as a senior...named to 2012 Max rushed for 1,800 yards with 21 rushing TDs and 315 receiving yards on 22 Preps Small Schools All-American Team...averaged 10.2 yards per catches with four TDs in leading Blue Valley to a runner-up finish. as a se- carry in 2012...tabbed Missouri Football Coaches Association first nior...had 1,700 yards rushing and 15 TDs, helping the Tigers to a Kansas team all-state and 2012 C2 Offensive Player of the Year...member 5A State Championship in a 12-1 season as a junior...named second team all-conference as a sophomore after season with 845 yards rushing and nine RUSHING TDs...also qualified in state in the 100 and 200 meters in track and field. G Att. Yds TD Long Avg/C Avg/G 2014 11 95 403 4 70 4.2 36.6 PERSONAL: son of Willis and Cynthia Fulks....media studies major. 2015 11 130 627 9 70 4.8 57.0 2016 5 71 786 5 75 11.07 157.2 RUSHING TTL 27 296 1,805 18 75 6.1 64.5 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 5 44 349 1 54 7.1 69.8 2016 5 6 36 1 20 6.0 7.2 TTL 28 207 1,114 6 54 5.4 39.8 TTL 27 32 229 1 26 1.1 8.2 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 88 percent, allowing just 1.5 sacks while recording 161 knockdowns...in 2015 graded out at 88 percent, allowing no sacks with 54 knockdowns...already in 2016, he has graded out at average of 85 percent with 51.0 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 51 knockdowns and no sacks allowed in five 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 ~ Honorable Mention All NSIC named the USF offensive line #4 in NCAA DII…member of offensive line that only allowed five sacks all year, good for 1st in NCAA Division II… ~ Ranked 2nd in NSIC and 17th played a key role in an offense that averaged 39.3 points per game, good in DII with 11.5 QB sacks for 16th in NCAA Division II and 3rd in NSIC…offense averaged 472.1 ~ Has 15 career sacks yards per game, ranked 19th in NCAA Division II and 3rd in NSIC… CAREER -- has recorded 15 career sacks, including 3.5 this season scored 472 points…helped lead rush offense of 190.9 yards per game, 5th in five games...has 59 tackles, 46 solo stops, 21.5 TFLs. in NSIC, and a passing offense of 281.2 yards per game, 5th in NSIC… 2016 (SENIOR): Has 14 tackles (11 solo), 5.5 TFLs and 3.5 sacks... helped protect Harlon Hill Candidate Luke Papilion… offense generated recorded three tackles, including two solo stops vs SCSU (9/1/16)... 64 TDs… the USF offensive front did not allow a sack in 9-of-12 games… has five tackles with 1.5 sacks (11 yards in losses) and 2.5 TFLs 2014 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Named second team All-NSIC... against MSU Moorhead (9/10/16)...had three tackles, three TFLs also named to second team on the Don Hansen All Super Region 3 and two sacks (18 yards in losses) with a forced fumble against Mi- squad...member of offensive line that paved way for a 1,000 yard rusher not State (9/17/16)...had one tackle vs. Bemidji State (9/24/16)... collected two tackles and two quarterback hurries in “Key to the (Nephi Garcia, 1,190 yards) for second straight year...played key role in City” win over Augustana (10/1/16). offense that had the nation's 7th most points (42.7 ppg) and was 17th best 2015 (JUNIOR): played in 12 games… recorded 35 total tackles, nationally (2nd, NSIC) in total offense at 483.2 yards per game...offense 21 solo and 14 assisted… 16.0 tackles for loss… recorded 11.5 to- scored 512 points...helped lead rush offense (4th, NSIC) that had 2,559 tal sacks with 10 being solo… sacks ranked 2nd in NSIC and 17th rushing yards (213.2.2 yards per game)and 30 TDs (4th NSIC)...also pro- in Division II…forced two fumbles…nine times recorded at least tected NSIC Offensive Player of the Year Luke Papilion...part of offense one sack in a game...had a season high seven tackles, including two that ranked sixth in the NSIC in pass offense, generating 3,239 yards and sacks, against Henderson St on Nov. 21 in the 2015 Division II 29 TDs...part of offensive line that allowed 24 sacks (9th, NSIC) in 12 Football Championship First Round of Playoffs… recorded season games. high 2.5 sacks and also had six tackles vs. Augustana on Oct. 24… 2013 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Evangel University - Started on the 2014: named to the all-conference team while playing for the Col- lege of Canyons. offensive line. Redshirted at Evangel in 2012. HIGH SCHOOL: named all-conference at Grand Rapids Chris- HIGH SCHOOL: All-Region lineman for West Laurens HS…also com- tian...recorded 125 ca- peted in track & field. reer tackles...15 sacks PERSONAL: Born on March 13,1992...son of Antonio Green, Sr. and Te- and 35 TFLs...named resa Taylor...has three brothers (Demetrius, Cornelius and Maleek) and to the Grand Rapids two sisters (Brittany and Kanijah)…sports management major…original- Christian Rotary Club. ly signed with Valdosta State (NCAA-I, FCS) out of high school…inter- PERSONAL: born June ested in a career working with kids or becoming the director of a Boys and 1, 1994...son of Westly Girls Club. Jr., and Savator John- son...has two sisters, Ci- ara and Ashley. 2016 2016 University - Combined of Stats Sioux - Sioux Falls Falls Football Sioux Falls Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2016) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral * Sept 1, 2016 at SCSU W 49-13 2742 All games 5-0 2-0 3-0 0-0 * Sep 10, 2016 MSU MOORHEAD W 42-21 1810 Conference 5-0 2-0 3-0 0-0 * Sep 17, 2016 at Minot State W 41-14 2131 Non-Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 * Sep 24, 2016 #22 BEMIDJI STATE W 37-36 1625 * Oct 01, 2016 at #25 Augustana (SD) W 35-20 7115 Team Statistics USF OPP FIRST DOWNS 123 112 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g R u s h i n g 71 36 Mickey, Max 5 71 801 15 786 11.1 5 75 157.2 P a s s i n g 46 62 Papilion, Luke 5 61 552 34 518 8.5 10 72 103.6 P e n a l t y 6 14 Fulks, Justin 5 44 354 5 349 7.9 1 54 69.8 RUSHING YARDAGE 1803 615 Rose, Brady 5 12 65 1 64 5.3 0 34 12.8 Rushing Attempts 213 208 Towns, Jason 3 11 33 0 33 3.0 0 15 11.0 Average Per Rush 8.5 3.0 Angulo, Josh 5 2 25 0 25 12.5 0 14 5.0 Average Per Game 360.6 123.0 Groeneweg, Kyle 5 4 24 6 18 4.5 0 11 3.6 TDs Rushing 16 6 Athman, Kyle 4 1 13 0 13 13.0 0 13 3.2 PASSING YARDAGE 1037 1360 Lawler, Corbin 4 2 6 1 5 2.5 0 6 1.2 C o m p - A t t - I n t 81-148-7 107-189-10 Total 5 213 1873 70 1803 8.5 16 75 360.6 Average Per Pass 7.0 7.2 Opponents 5 208 802 187 615 3.0 6 45 123.0 Average Per Catch 12.8 12.7 Average Per Game 207.4 272.0 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g TDs Passing 12 9 Papilion, Luke 5 123.40 76-140-7 54.3 965 9 64 193.0 TOTAL OFFENSE 2840 1975 Lawler, Corbin 4 191.03 4-7-0 57.1 33 2 20 8.2 Average Per Play 7.9 5.0 Rose, Brady 5 757.60 1-1-0 100.0 39 1 39 7.8 Average Per Game 568.0 395.0 Total 5 130.88 81-148-7 54.7 1037 12 64 207.4 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 8-220 21-379 Opponents 5 122.19 107-189-10 56.6 1360 9 50 272.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-119 5-42 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-140 7-50 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g FUMBLES-LOST 8-5 3-2 Angulo, Josh 5 29 343 11.8 7 43 68.6 PENALTIES-Yards 43-434 31-286 Rose, Brady 5 23 387 16.8 2 64 77.4 PUNTS-AVG 20-34.4 32-42.0 Groeneweg, Kyle 5 8 187 23.4 2 56 37.4 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 6 : 4 1 3 3 : 1 7 Stanke, Nick 4 6 39 6.5 0 8 9.8 3RD-DOWN Conversions 25/55 35/86 Mickey, Max 5 6 36 6.0 1 20 7.2 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/3 5/12 Athman, Kyle 4 3 19 6.3 0 10 4.8 Fulks, Justin 5 3 12 4.0 0 12 2.4 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Towns, Jason 3 1 9 9.0 0 9 3.0 Redmond, Cliff 3 0 0.0 0 0 Garrow, A.J. 3 1 5 5.0 0 5 1.7 Batiste, Delvin 2 53 26.5 0 53 Albeck, Erik 4 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Harman, Jeffrey 2 18 9.0 0 18 Total 5 81 1037 12.8 12 64 207.4 Mehling, Michael 1 36 36.0 1 36 Opponents 5 107 1360 12.7 9 50 272.0 Young, Matt 1 32 32.0 0 32 Butler, Josh 1 1 1.0 0 1 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Garner, Brett 1-2 50.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 27 0 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Vanden Heuvel,S 18 688 38.2 49 0 3 9 0 1 PAT Team 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Papilion, Luke 10 ------60 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Angulo, Josh 7 ------42 Groeneweg, Kyle 9 119 13.2 0 31 Mickey, Max 6 ------36 Total 9 119 13.2 0 31 Garner, Brett - 1-2 27-29 - - - - - 30 Opponents 5 42 8.4 0 9 Rose, Brady 2 ------12 Groeneweg, Kyle 2 ------12 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Mehling, Michael 1 ------6 Groeneweg, Kyle 8 220 27.5 0 62 Fulks, Justin 1 ------6 Total 8 220 27.5 0 62 Total 29 1-2 27-29 - - - - - 204 Opponents 21 379 18.0 0 29 Opponents 15 1-3 11-14 0-1 - - - - 104 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Mickey, Max 5 786 36 0 0 0 822 164.4 Sioux Falls 45 41 76 42 0 204 Groeneweg, Kyle 5 18 187 119 220 0 544 108.8 Opponents 21 47 10 26 0 104 Papilion, Luke 5 518 0 0 0 0 518 103.6 Rose, Brady 5 64 387 0 0 0 451 90.2 Angulo, Josh 5 25 343 0 0 0 368 73.6 Fulks, Justin 5 349 12 0 0 0 361 72.2 Batiste, Delvin 5 0 0 0 0 53 53 10.6 Towns, Jason 3 33 9 0 0 0 42 14.0 Stanke, Nick 4 0 39 0 0 0 39 9.8 Mehling, Michael 5 0 0 0 0 36 36 7.2 Total 5 1803 1037 119 220 140 3319 663.8 Opponents 5 615 1360 42 379 50 2446 489.2

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Papilion, Luke 5 201 518 965 1483 296.6 Mickey, Max 5 71 786 0 786 157.2 Fulks, Justin 5 44 349 0 349 69.8 Rose, Brady 5 13 64 39 103 20.6 Lawler, Corbin 4 9 5 33 38 9.5 Towns, Jason 3 11 33 0 33 11.0 Angulo, Josh 5 2 25 0 25 5.0 Groeneweg, Kyle 5 4 18 0 18 3.6 Athman, Kyle 4 1 13 0 13 3.2 Total 5 361 1803 1037 2840 568.0 Opponents 5 397 615 1360 1975 395.0

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 31 Mehling, Michael 5 24 19 43 5.5-27 2.5-19 1-36 1 . . . . . 25 Butler, Josh 5 16 18 34 . . 1-1 1 . . . . . 40 Lucs, Nathan 5 9 14 23 2.5-10 0.5-6 . . . . 2 . . 19 Campiotti, Kyle 5 8 14 22 1.0-7 1.0-7 . 1 . . . . . 2 Redmond, Cliff 5 16 5 21 . . 3-0 3 . 2-0 ... Total 5 229 164 393 35-182 19-130 10-140 20 5 2-0 3 1 . Opponents 5 201 150 351 16-59 3-27 7-50 24 1 5-8 7 2 . 2016 - Box Scores #12 USF 35 #24/25 Augustana 20 Kirkeby Over Stadium, 10-1-16

Box Score (Final) 2016 University of Sioux Falls Football #12 Sioux Falls vs #25 Augustana (SD) (Oct 01, 2016 at Sioux Falls, SD)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Sioux Falls 14 7 7 7 35 Augustana (SD) 0 13 0 7 20

Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 07:50 USF - Papilion, Luke 3 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 8-67 2:53 03:02 USF - Groeneweg, Kyle 56 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 4-69 1:06 2nd 11:39 USF - Mickey, Max 18 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 11-98 3:50 07:00 AUGIE - Hayes,Charlie 7 yd pass from Heid,Trey (Wainman,Lucas kick failed), 14-75 4:39 03:27 AUGIE - Merriman,Nathan 3 yd pass from Heid,Trey (Wainman,Lucas kick), 4-17 1:28 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 05:33 AUGIE - Quintanilla,C. 11 yd run (Wainman,Lucas kick), 7-70 2:52

USF AUGIE FIRST DOWNS 25 23 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 45-282 35-109 PASSING YDS (NET) 280 293 Passes Att-Comp-Int 30-22-0 44-24-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 75-562 79-402 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-38 3-25 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-12 3-73 Interception Returns-Yards 2-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-31.8 4-48.8 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 12-116 6-40 Possession Time 30:43 29:17 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 12 8 of 18 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 3-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 6-38 0-0

RUSHING: Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 20-140; Fulks, Justin 8-81; Papilion, Luke 13-41; Groeneweg, Kyle 2-18; Rose, Brady 2-2. Augustana (SD)-Quintanilla,C. 13-44; Heid,Trey 17-36; Davis,Jackie 5-29.

PASSING: Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 22-30-0-280. Augustana (SD)-Heid,Trey 24-44-2-293.

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; 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.

INTERCEPTIONS: Sioux Falls-Redmond, Cliff 2-0. Augustana (SD)-None.

FUMBLES: Sioux Falls-Groeneweg, Kyle 1-1. Augustana (SD)-None.

Sioux Falls (5-0,5-0) vs. Augustana (SD) (3-2,3-2) 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 Officials: Referee: Dave Lundquist; Umpire: Tim Nicometo; Linesman: Tim McGowan; Line judge: Scott Hill; Back judge: Tom Stephan; Field judge: David Wittman; Side judge: Pat Milinovich; Temperature: 67 deg F • Wind: SE 5 mph • Weather: Overcast Quickie Statistics (Final) #5 Sioux Falls2015 vs - #5Southwest USF 34 SMSU Minnesota26 at Marshall, (OctMinn., 17,Oct. 17,2015 2015 at Marshall, MN)

SF SMSU Score 34 26 FIRST DOWNS 25 32 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 46-258 40-95 PASSING YDS (NET) 225 384 Passes Att-Comp-Int 34-20-2 52-38-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 80-483 92-479 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-8 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1--4 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-60 4-78 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-27 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-34.2 2-27.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 9-79 6-32 Possession Time 29:06 30:54 Third-Down Conversions 10 of 17 8 of 18 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 3 of 7 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 4-5

Sioux Falls Southwest Minnesota Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Mickey, Max 14 100 1 99 0 32 7.1 Payne, Ashanti 11 64 0 64 0 20 5.8 Papilion, Luke 17 110 18 92 1 25 5.4 Stevens,Davonta 19 60 3 57 1 19 3.0 Fulks, Justin 14 68 4 64 1 21 4.6 Wells, Austin 1 9 0 9 0 9 9.0 Witt, Jonathon 1 3 0 3 1 3 3.0 Steffensen, Ty 1 7 0 7 0 7 7.0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Papilion, Luke 20-34-2 225 2 38 0 Gimbel, Blake 38-52-0 384 3 24 6

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Angulo, Josh 6 77 1 19 Huot, Nate 8 89 0 20 Stanke, Nick 5 38 0 11 Steffensen, Ty 7 58 0 14 Shutt, Garrett 2 49 1 38 Steidler, Tommy 6 64 1 15 Rose, Brady 2 33 0 17 Parus, Cameron 4 49 0 23

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Vanden Heuvel,S 4 137 34.2 44 3 0 Wells, Austin 2 54 27.0 31 0 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long McReynolds,Andr 1 -4 0 0

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Groeneweg, Kyle 2 23 0 18 Lawson-Gayle, R 3 62 0 25 Towns, Jason 2 32 0 27 McGeehan,Elijah 1 16 0 16

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Butler, Josh 9-4 13 1.0 1.0 Page, AJ 7-4 11 0.0 1.0 Ahlers, Carter 6-2 8 1.0 2.0 Flud, Tyler 5-6 11 0.0 0.0 Schindler, Grant 5-3 8 1.0 1.0 Leichtnam,Caleb 8-0 8 0.0 0.0 Tidwell, John 4-3 7 0.0 0.0 Burton, Alex 5-3 8 0.0 1.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 13:16 SF - Shutt, Garrett 38 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 5-73 1:44 7 - 0 10:19 SMSU - Stevens,Davonta 18 yd pass from Gimbel, Blake (Wells, Austin kick), 9-75 2:52 7 - 7 00:07 SF - Papilion, Luke 1 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 5-49 1:53 14 - 7 2nd 11:16 SF - Angulo, Josh 17 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick blockd), 8-50 2:50 20 - 7 3rd 12:06 SF - Witt, Jonathon 3 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 8-47 1:59 27 - 7 09:09 SMSU - Steidler, Tommy 4 yd pass from Gimbel, Blake (Wells, Austin kick failed), 9-70 2:55 27 - 13 00:35 SMSU - Stevens,Davonta 2 yd run (Wells, Austin kick failed), 15-99 5:40 27 - 19 4th 12:00 SF - Fulks, Justin 21 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 4-42 1:15 34 - 19 08:04 SMSU - Shelton, Davion 11 yd pass from Gimbel, Blake (Wells, Austin kick), 11-62 3:49 34 - 26 2016 - Box Scores #14 USF 37 #22 Bemidji State 36 USF 42 MSUM 21 Box Score (Final) Bob YoungBox Score Field, (Final) 9-10-16 Bob2016 Young University Field, of Sioux HOF, Falls Football 9-24-16 2016 University of Sioux Falls Football #22 Bemidji State vs #14 Sioux Falls (Sep 24, 2016 at Sioux Falls, SD) MSU Moorhead vs #17 Sioux Falls (Sep 10, 2016 at Sioux Falls, SD) Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Bemidji State 14 6 10 6 36 MSU Moorhead 7 14 0 0 21 Sioux Falls 3 0 34 0 37 Sioux Falls 14 14 0 14 42

Qtr Time Scoring play Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 12:26 BSU - Dinkel, Vince 17 yd pass from Hein, Jordan (Aanerud, Isaac kick), 7-75 2:34 1st 12:53 USF - Papilion, Luke 18 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 5-48 1:16 10:02 BSU - Lunde, Christian 24 yd pass from Hein, Jordan (Aanerud, Isaac kick), 5-34 1:58 06:48 MSUM - Gibson, Damon 4 yd pass from Carr, Demetrius (Tjosvold, Joe kick), 5-30 1:24 02:15 USF - Garner, Brett 27 yd field goal, 9-51 3:04 00:18 USF - Papilion, Luke 4 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 8-84 2:38 2nd 13:57 BSU - Lunde, Christian 28 yd pass from Hein, Jordan (Aanerud, Isaac kick failed), 9-79 3:11 2nd 14:38 USF - Papilion, Luke 55 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 2-55 0:15 3rd 14:48 USF - Mickey, Max 75 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 1-75 0:12 10:37 MSUM - Carr, Demetrius 3 yd run (Tjosvold, Joe kick), 1-3 0:05 11:41 USF - Angulo, Josh 1 yd pass from Lawler, Corbin (Garner, Brett kick), 6-34 2:09 02:03 USF - Angulo, Josh 12 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 7-75 2:21 08:33 USF - Angulo, Josh 4 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 4-80 1:25 00:00 MSUM - Gibson, Damon 24 yd pass from Carr, Demetrius (Tjosvold, Joe kick), 10-71 1:59 06:28 USF - Angulo, Josh 43 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick failed), 2-80 0:31 4th 07:32 USF - Angulo, Josh 37 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 2-62 0:17 05:03 BSU - Aanerud, Isaac 41 yd field goal, 7-43 1:18 02:44 USF - Papilion, Luke 11 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 8-61 3:58 02:47 USF - Papilion, Luke 46 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 7-75 2:16 00:00 BSU - Nomane, Tahi 2 yd run (Aanerud, Isaac kick), 8-67 2:46 MSUM USF 4th 00:17 BSU - Hein, Jordan 1 yd run (Richard, Juwaan rush fumbld), 7-61 2:44 FIRST DOWNS 22 29 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 43-118 48-444 BSU USF PASSING YDS (NET) 252 160 FIRST DOWNS 32 27 Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-20-2 27-11-4 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 48-227 41-406 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 84-370 75-604 PASSING YDS (NET) 259 230 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 34-20-3 42-24-2 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 82-486 83-636 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-59 2-59 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 4-53 2-1 Punt Returns-Yards 1-9 1-22 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-37.3 3-35.7 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-96 3-96 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 4-1 Interception Returns-Yards 2--3 3-18 Penalties-Yards 5-52 4-61 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-44.6 3-42.3 Possession Time 33:23 26:37 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 17 4 of 8 Penalties-Yards 8-73 16-160 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 3 0 of 1 Possession Time 30:58 28:52 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 4-5 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 14 6 of 14 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-22 4-24 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-4 RUSHING: MSU Moorhead-Stone, Austin 22-87; Sweep, Zach 8-35; Carr, Demetrius 13-minus 4. Sioux Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-14 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. RUSHING: Bemidji State-Nomane, Tahi 21-96; Adams, Gena 12-93; Hein, Jordan 10-20; Richard, Juwaan 2-11; Washington, Michael 2-9; TEAM 1-minus 2. Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 14-207; Papilion, Luke PASSING: MSU Moorhead-Carr, Demetrius 20-41-2-252. Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 11-27-4-160. 17-163; Fulks, Justin 6-31; Rose, Brady 3-7; Team 1-minus 2. RECEIVING: MSU Moorhead-Gibson, Damon 9-154; Braaten, Hunter 7-74; Ambrose, Cory 3-7; Richter, Jacob PASSING: Bemidji State-Hein, Jordan 20-34-3-259. Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 23-41-2-229; Lawler, 1-17. Sioux Falls-Rose, Brady 5-60; Angulo, Josh 4-71; Groeneweg, Kyle 1-20; Mickey, Max 1-9. Corbin 1-1-0-1. INTERCEPTIONS: MSU Moorhead-Strand, Michael 1-22; Roth, Jimmy 1-15; Roehrich, Abe 1-10; Doan, Aaron RECEIVING: Bemidji State-Richard, Juwaan 5-73; Holder, Blake 4-46; Dinkel, Vince 3-50; Petrich, 1-6. Sioux Falls-Butler, Josh 1-1; Redmond, Cliff 1-0. Blake 3-19; Lunde, Christian 2-52; Taylor Jr, Dexter 1-16; Nomane, Tahi 1-3; Adams, Gena 1-0. Sioux Falls-Angulo, Josh 15-164; Groeneweg, Kyle 3-39; Stanke, Nick 2-14; Mickey, Max 2-2; Rose, Brady FUMBLES: MSU Moorhead-Carr, Demetrius 1-1; Richter, Jacob 1-1. Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 2-0; Fulks, 1-11; Albeck, Erik 1-0. Justin 1-1; Rose, Brady 1-0. INTERCEPTIONS: Bemidji State-Benham, Damon 1-0; Olszewski, Gunner 1-minus 3. Sioux Falls-Harman, MSU Moorhead (1-1,1-1) vs. Sioux Falls (2-0,2-0) Jeffrey 2-18; Batiste, Delvin 1-0. Date: Sep 10, 2016 • Site: Sioux Falls, SD • Stadium: Bob Young Field Attendance: 1810 FUMBLES: Bemidji State-None. Sioux Falls-Fulks, Justin 1-1. Kickoff time: 6 pm • End of Game: 8:45 • Total elapsed time: 2hr45min Bemidji State (3-1,3-1) vs. Sioux Falls (4-0,4-0) Officials: Referee: Justin Ingalls; Umpire: Keith Wohlers; Linesman: Chris Girres; Date: Sep 24, 2016 • Site: Sioux Falls, SD • Stadium: Bob Young Field Line judge: Cary Radisewitz; Back judge: Chris Ehlers; Field judge: Mike Mudder; Attendance: 1625 Side judge: Steve Krier; Temperature: 69 • Wind: W4 • Weather: Mostly Cloudy Kickoff time: 6 p.m. • End of Game: 9:25 • Total elapsed time: 3:25 Officials: Referee: Jim Harty; Umpire: David Klundt; Linesman: Casey Henderson; Line judge: Brad Nold; Back judge: Thomas Harty; Field judge: Jed Steiner; Side judge: Brad Thielges; Temperature: 71 • Wind: S12 • Weather: Partly Cloudy #14 USF 41 Minot State 14 USF 49 SCSU 13 Box Score (Final) 2016 University of Sioux Falls Football @ Husky Stadium,Box St. Score Cloud (Final) State, 9-1-16 @ Herb Parker Stadium, Minot, 9-17- 2016 University of Sioux Falls Football #15 Sioux Falls vs Minot State (Sep 17, 2016 at Minot, ND)16 #20 Sioux Falls vs SCSU (Sept 1, 2016 at St. Cloud, Minn.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Sioux Falls 7 13 14 7 41 Sioux Falls 7 7 21 14 49 Minot State 0 7 0 7 14 SCSU 0 7 0 6 13

Qtr Time Scoring play Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 01:27 USF - Papilion, Luke 3 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 7-80 1:55 1st 14:42 USF - Papilion, Luke 72 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 1-72 0:13 2nd 11:06 SCSU - Huff, Jaden 2 yd run (Witte, Derek kick), 11-60 5:16 2nd 10:02 MINOT - Lopez, J. 1 yd run (La Deaux, A. kick), 15-68 6:22 01:13 USF - Papilion, Luke 9 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 8-72 2:56 06:59 USF - Mickey, Max 1 yd run (Garner, Brett kick failed), 9-75 3:03 3rd 09:09 USF - Angulo, Josh 7 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 7-68 3:06 00:27 USF - Mickey, Max 1 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 6-72 1:16 07:12 USF - Rose, Brady 64 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 2-72 0:39 3rd 05:34 USF - Papilion, Luke 2 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 7-85 2:55 02:52 USF - Groeneweg, Kyle 39 yd pass from Rose, Brady (Garner, Brett kick), 3-91 1:06 03:53 USF - Mehling, Michael 36 yd interception return (Garner, Brett kick) 4th 13:05 SCSU - Pass, John 5 yd pass from Meyer, Nate (Witte, Derek kick blockd), 11-65 4:47 10:31 USF - Fulks, Justin 5 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 2-21 0:30 4th 14:50 USF - Rose, Brady 24 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 7-64 3:01 05:25 USF - Mickey, Max 20 yd pass from Lawler, Corbin (Garner, Brett kick), 6-72 1:46 10:41 MINOT - Pimienta, C. 17 yd pass from Weed, I. (La Deaux, A. kick), 8-70 4:05 USF SCSU USF MINOT FIRST DOWNS 24 16 FIRST DOWNS 18 19 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 39-343 47-111 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-328 35-50 PASSING YDS (NET) 242 284 PASSING YDS (NET) 125 272 Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-14-1 29-16-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-585 76-395 Passes Att-Comp-Int 24-10-0 41-27-1 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-453 76-322 Punt Returns-Yards 1-6 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-8 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-25 5-78 Punt Returns-Yards 3-53 1-8 Interception Returns-Yards 2-85 1-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-28 4-73 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-37.2 8-39.8 Interception Returns-Yards 1-36 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-29.7 8-43.2 Penalties-Yards 7-62 5-45 Possession Time 22:47 37:13 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 9 7 of 19 Penalties-Yards 4-35 7-76 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 3 Possession Time 24:26 35:34 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 2-4 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 12 7 of 18 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-15 1-5 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-3 RUSHING: Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 13-178; Fulks, Justin 13-103; Papilion, Luke 8-64; Towns, Jason 2-0; Rose, Brady 1-0; Team 2-minus 2. SCSU-Huff, Jaden 22-64; Meyer, Nate 16-27; Radowicz, C. 4-15; Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-39 0-0 Parsons, Jameson 1-6; Wachter, Ben 1-3; Pass, John 1-1; Lawhorn, Dwayne 2-minus 5.

RUSHING: Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 7-101; Fulks, Justin 9-94; Mickey, Max 9-76; Towns, Jason 9-33; PASSING: Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 10-20-1-171; Lawler, Corbin 3-4-0-32; Rose, Brady 1-1-0-39. Athman, Kyle 1-13; Rose, Brady 1-6; Lawler, Corbin 2-5; Groeneweg, Kyle 2-0. Minot State-Mustipher, SCSU-Meyer, Nate 15-26-2-254; Lawhorn, Dwayne 1-3-0-30. J. 13-41; Lopez, J. 5-24; Hunter, T. 3-12; Zahniser, B. 5-10; TEAM 1-minus 1; Weed, I. 8-minus 36. RECEIVING: Sioux Falls-Rose, Brady 7-163; Angulo, Josh 2-10; Groeneweg, Kyle 1-39; Mickey, Max 1-20; PASSING: Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 10-22-0-125; Lawler, Corbin 0-2-0-0. Minot State-Weed, I. 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. 27-41-1-272. INTERCEPTIONS: Sioux Falls-Batiste, Delvin 1-53; Young, Matt 1-32. SCSU-Koffi, Jeremy 1-0. 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. FUMBLES: Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 1-1. SCSU-None. 5-57; Walker, A. 5-31; Watkins, R. 4-30; Pimienta, C. 3-63; Verdugo, K. 2-15; Maloney, T. 1-15; Mustipher, J. 1-5. Sioux Falls (1-0,1-0) vs. SCSU (0-1,0-1) Date: Sept 1, 2016 • Site: St. Cloud, Minn. • Stadium: Husky Stadium 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 FUMBLES: Sioux Falls-Groeneweg, Kyle 1-1. Minot State-Weed, I. 1-0. Officials: Referee: Rolf Erickson; Umpire: John Caldwell; Linesman: John Hardgrove; Line judge: Jerry Tiegs; Back judge: Robert Norman; Field judge: M.Behrens; Sioux Falls (3-0,3-0) vs. Minot State (1-2,1-2) Side judge: Jared Butson; Date: Sep 17, 2016 • Site: Minot, ND • Stadium: Herb Parker Stadium Temperature: 73 • Wind: E 7mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy 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 2016 University - Defensive of Stats Sioux - Sioux Falls Falls Football Sioux Falls Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2016) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 31 Mehling, Michael 5 24 19 43 5.5-27 2.5-19 1-36 1 . . . . . 25 Butler, Josh 5 16 18 34 . . 1-1 1 . . . . . 40 Lucs, Nathan 5 9 14 23 2.5-10 0.5-6 . . . . 2 . . 19 Campiotti, Kyle 5 8 14 22 1.0-7 1.0-7 . 1 . . . . . 2 Redmond, Cliff 5 16 5 21 . . 3-0 3 . 2-0 . . . 69 Gentry, Evan 5 13 6 19 2.0-8 1.0-6 . . 1 . . . . 20 Harman, Jeffrey 4 11 7 18 . . 2-18 2 . . . . . 18 Batiste, Delvin 5 11 6 17 1.0-12 1.0-12 2-53 1 . . . 1 . 42 Williams, Jess 5 8 9 17 1.0-9 1.0-9 ...... 90 Dykstra, Logan 5 8 8 16 3.0-11 1.0-7 ...... 52 Tamburo, Zack 5 7 8 15 3.5-11 1.0-2 ...... 24 Coleman, Trevor 3 11 3 14 ...... 44 Johnson, Westly 5 11 3 14 5.5-42 3.5-29 . . 2 . 1 . . 45 Jackson, Drew 5 11 2 13 5.0-17 3.5-14 ...... 91 Mayberry, Brian 5 6 7 13 . . . 1 . . . . . 35 Schoepp, Conner 3 7 4 11 1.0-6 . . 2 . . . . . 17 Mosley, Marques 4 5 6 11 . . . 3 . . . . . 32 Rodino, Joe 4 7 2 9 . . . 1 . . . . . 55 Hollie, Spencer 5 5 4 9 0.5-3 0.5-3 ...... 38 Schaffer, Austin 5 6 3 9 1.0-3 . . 3 . . . . . 13 Adedeji, Tosin 5437 ...... 36 Stout, Tucker 3 5 1 6 ...... 87 Krowlikowski, Kray 5314 . . ..1 .... 6 Albeck, Erik 4 3 . 3 ...... 67 Springer, Jesse 33.3 ...... 48 Peterson, Danie 1 2 1 3 1.0-10 1.0-10 . . 1 . . . . 5 Rose, Brady 5112 ...... TM Team 5 2 . 2 ...... 7 Young, Matt 1 1 1 2 . . 1-32 ...... 93 Sibiea, Pedro 3 1 1 2 1.5-6 1.5-6 ...... 37 Lunstra, Lucas 2.22 ...... 4 Whitaker, Shaquan 2 . 2 2 ...... 85 Stanke, Nick 41.1 ...... 41 Collins, Zac 1 . 1 1 ...... 88 Cooper, Clarke 3 1 . 1 ...... 66 Foote, Durant 1 1 . 1 ...... 30 Myles, Colton 1.11 ...... 8 Angulo, Josh 5 1 . 1 ...... 26 Gregston, Parke 1.11 ...... 34 Josephson, Isaac 1 ...... 1 . . . . . Total 5 229 164 393 35-182 19-130 10-140 20 5 2-0 3 1 . Opponents 5 201 150 351 16-59 3-27 7-50 24 1 5-8 7 2 . 2016 University of Sioux Falls Football Sioux Falls Game Superlatives (as of Oct 01, 2016) 2016 - Superlatives - Team ComparisonAll games - Sioux Falls

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 20 Mickey, Max at Augustana (SD) (Oct 01, 2016) Yards Rushing 207 Mickey, Max vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016) TD Rushes 4 Papilion, Luke vs MSU Moorhead (Sep 10, 2016) Long Rush 75 Mickey, Max vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016) Pass attempts 41 Papilion, Luke vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016) Pass completions 23 Papilion, Luke vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016) Yards Passing 280 Papilion, Luke at Augustana (SD) (Oct 01, 2016) TD Passes 2 Papilion, Luke at SCSU (Sept 1, 2016) 2 Papilion, Luke vs MSU Moorhead (Sep 10, 2016) 2 Papilion, Luke vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016) 2 Papilion, Luke at Augustana (SD) (Oct 01, 2016) Long Pass 64 Papilion, Luke at SCSU (Sept 1, 2016) Receptions 15 Angulo, Josh vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016) Yards Receiving 164 Angulo, Josh vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016) TD Receptions 3 Angulo, Josh vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016) Long Reception 64 Rose, Brady at SCSU (Sept 1, 2016) Field Goals 1 Garner, Brett vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016) Long Field Goal 27 Garner, Brett vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016) Punts 5 Vanden Heuvel,S at Minot State (Sep 17, 2016) Punting Avg 42.3 Vanden Heuvel,S vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016) 42.3 Vanden Heuvel,S at Augustana (SD) (Oct 01, 2016) Long Punt 49 Vanden Heuvel,S at Augustana (SD) (Oct 01, 2016) Punts inside 20 3 Vanden Heuvel,S at SCSU (Sept 1, 2016) Long Punt Return 31 Groeneweg, Kyle at Minot State (Sep 17, 2016) Long Kickoff Return 62 Groeneweg, Kyle vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016) Tackles 13 Butler, Josh vs MSU Moorhead (Sep 10, 2016) Sacks 2.5 Mehling, Michael at Augustana (SD) (Oct 01, 2016) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Johnson, Westly at Minot State (Sep 17, 2016) Interceptions 2 Harman, Jeffrey vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016) 2 2016Redmond, University Cliff of at Sioux Augustana Falls (SD) Football (Oct 01, 2016) Sioux Falls Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 01, 2016) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sept 1 at SCSU 39 343 3 39 14 242 4 64 14-25-1 242 4 64 1 25 0 25 1 6 0 6 585 Sep 10 MSU MOORHEAD 48 444 4 55 11 160 2 37 11-27-4 160 2 37 2 59 0 46 1 0 0 0 604 Sep 17 at Minot State 40 328 4 72 10 125 1 31 10-24-0 125 1 31 1 28 0 28 3 53 0 31 453 Sep 24 BEMIDJI STATE 41 406 2 75 24 230 3 43 24-42-2 230 3 43 3 96 0 62 1 22 0 22 636 Oct 01 at Augustana (SD) 45 282 3 42 22 280 2 56 22-30-0 280 2 56 1 12 0 12 3 38 0 26 562 Sioux Falls 213 1803 16 75 81 1037 12 64 81-148-7 1037 12 64 8 220 0 62 9 119 0 31 2840 Opponents 208 615 6 45 107 1360 9 50 107-189-10 1360 9 50 21 379 0 29 5 42 0 9 1975

Games: 5 • Avg/rush: 8.5 • Avg/catch: 12.8 • Pass effic: 130.88 • KR avg: 27.5 • PR avg: 13.2 • All purpose avg/game: 663.8 • Total offense avg/gm: 568.0

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Sept 1 at SCSU 50 26 76 8.0-28 3.0-15 0 0-0 2-85 3 3 1 7-7 0 0 0 14 49 Sep 10 MSU MOORHEAD 51 34 85 8.0-30 4.0-24 2 2-0 2-1 0 1 0 6-6 0 0 0 14 42 Sep 17 at Minot State 33 52 85 9.0-67 4.0-39 1 0-0 1-36 0 9 0 5-6 0 0 0 7 41 Sep 24 BEMIDJI STATE 56 16 72 3.0-15 2.0-14 0 0-0 3-18 0 3 0 4-5 0 0 0 7 37 Oct 01 at Augustana (SD) 39 36 75 7.0-42 6.0-38 0 0-0 2-0 2 4 0 5-5 0 0 0 14 35 Sioux Falls 229 164 393 35.0-182 19.0-130 3 2-0 10-140 5 20 1 27-29 0 0 0 56 204 Opponents 201 150 351 16.0-59 3.0-27 7 5-8 7-50 1 24 2 11-14 0 0 0 21 104

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sept 1 at SCSU 4 149 37.2 47 0 0 2 0 3 0-0 0 0 8 336 42.0 0 1 Sep 10 MSU MOORHEAD 3 107 35.7 48 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 0 0 7 360 51.4 0 2 Sep 17 at Minot State 6 178 29.7 42 1 0 1 0 2 0-0 0 0 7 356 50.9 1 0 Sep 24 BEMIDJI STATE 3 127 42.3 48 0 0 0 0 2 1-2 27 0 7 377 53.9 1 0 Oct 01 at Augustana (SD) 4 127 31.8 49 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 6 322 53.7 0 1 Sioux Falls 20 688 34.4 49 2 0 3 0 9 1-2 27 0 35 1751 50.0 2 4 Opponents 32 1343 42.0 55 0 4 11 6 11 1-3 41 0 18 1052 58.4 8 1 2015 - Defensive Stats - Sioux Falls 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 Total Offense – 506, Luke Papilion vs. Winona State, 10- Team – Game 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 7,748` 1,062 613 57.7 71 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.Dax Michelena,1997-2001 72 2. Kalen DeBoer, 1993-’96 234 First Downs, Rushing – 201, 2009 First Downs, Passing – 155, twice 3. Luke Papilion (2013--) 71 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 - 179 2009 6. Ed Koester,1985-89 44 6. Brady Rose, 2013 - 155 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. Ryan Lowmiller, 2006-09 3,137 557 5.6 per game – 5.9 (83), 2008 6. Terry Austin, 1992-95 3,115 488 6.4 Shutouts – 7, 2008, 15 games 7. Luke Papilion (2013-) 2,913 444 6.6

8. Dax Michelena, 1997-2001 2,755 589 4.7 Season Records 9. Nephi Garcia (2013-14) 2,258 427 5.3 10. Erik Cimpl (‘05-’08) 2,254 446 5.1 Individual 11. Kristian Porter (‘08-’12) 2,081 353 5.9 12. Kevin Moser (‘83-’84) 2,016 431 4.7 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-) 1506 10,662 7.08 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 - 28 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- 2,455 9. Zach Rutten, 1997-01 19 Brown, 4,065, 2009 6. Brady Rose, 2013 - 2,078 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. Matt Kuiper 1998-2001 11 120 153 7. Brett Garner 2015- 10 88 118 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. Taylor Perkins 2011-12 42 6. Leo Fenceroy (2001-02) 15 141 9.4 9. Kalen DeBoer 1993-96 39 7. D.J Edman (1975-78) 15 NA NA 10. Luke Papilion 2013- 37 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 Rushing yards/game (min. 5 games) 9. Carrington Hanna, 2012 69 Rushing Yards, Season– Top 10 1. Nick Kortan, 2002 (12G) 133.8 10. Dusty Hovorka, 2003 66 1. David Ruter, 1996 1,726 2. David Ruter, 1998 (11G) 132.0 2. Nick Kortan, 2001 1,678 3. Mike Dvoracek, 2004 (12G) 127.2 Interceptions, Season Top-10 3. Nick Kortan, 2002 1,606 4. Mike Dvoracek, 2005 (13G) 123.3 1. Solomon St. Pierre, 2014 10 4. Mike Dvoracek, 2005 1,603 5. David Ruter, 1996 (14G) 123.2 Phil Porter, 1995 10 5. Mike Dvoracek, 2004 1,526 6. Nick Kortan, 2001 (14G) 119.9 2. Leo Fenceroy, 2001 9 6. Ryan Lowmiller, 2009 1,487 7. David Ruter, 1997 (13G) 111.1 3. Nick Casiello, 1990 8 7. David Ruter, 1998 1,452 8. Nephi Garcia, 2013 (10G) 106.8 3. Dennis Cleveland, 1971 8 8. David Ruter, 1998 1,445 9. Luke Papilion, 2013 (7G) 105.4 3. Tony Rowe, 1989 8 9. Jim Pehringer, 1988 1,416 10. 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 Kevin Moser, 1984 1,246 4. Jon Burckhardt, 2003 240 3. Lorenzo Brown, 2009 40 Nelson Cumana, 1981 1,200 5. Luke Papilion, 2014 227 4. Chad Cavender, 2006 38 Roger Guge, 1973 1,027 6. Chad Cavender, 2007 220 5. Luke Papilion, 2015 30 Andre McWell, 1994 7. Lorenzo Brown, 2009 217 6. Kurtiss Riggs, 1995 28 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 8. Trey Erickson, 2007 71 Sioux Falls History

Since football started at the University of Sioux Falls in ances. The Cougars won their first ever league title (SDIC) in 1981 1902, the Cougars have tasted success at both the NAIA and NCAA and had their first unbeaten regular season in 1988 when they also Division II level. During that period, USF has won NAIA league ti- appeared in the playoffs for the first time. In 1995, USF won the pro- tles and four times been crowned a national champion. The Cougars gram’s first playoff game. won NAIA national titles in 1996, 2006, 2008, and 2009. Look Back over the Years Since the move to NCAA DII in 2011, the Cougars have After that first game in 1902 USF did not play again until constructed a 45-15 record. In NSIC play, beginning in 2012, the the 1911 season when they lost to Huron, 24-9. In 1915, the pro- Cougars are 39-10. Since moving to DII, the Cougars have finished gram tasted the winning feeling for the first time with a 41-0 win third (9-2, 5-2, NSIC South, 2012), fourth (6-5, 4-3 NSIC South, over Pipestone. In 1916, the program had the first winning season at 2013) and second (11-1, NSIC South, 2014) in the NSIC South. USF, 3-2-2. The Cougars recorded a 46-0 which finished the season #21 in the AFCA poll and #17 in D2foot- win over Augustana. USF has recorded ball.com was 9-3 and earned its first ever NCAA DII playoff berth. In Records suggest that USF 15, 10-win seasons 2016, the Cougars have moved from #23 in the AFCA poll to #9 and hired T.R. Johnson in 1919 when the A list of the 15 top sea- off to a 5-0 start. USF also has jumped to #7 in the D2Football.com Cougars were 0-2. Later, USF hired sons in Cougars football poll. another USD graduate in Frank Mc- history follows. The rank- To this point, USF has won 19 league titles, had 101 Cormick, who led the program from ings are listed according All-Americans and 291 all-league players, including 13 in 2015 in 1924-27 (4-18, .182). Francis Olson, to best mark. USF has the NSIC. In total USF has had 48 players recognized on the NSIC who is tied with Philip Tinsworth recorded four unbeaten All-League team, including 13 in 2015, 14 in 2014, eight in 2013, (6-45-1, .130, 1949-55) and Richard seasons, all in the nation- and 13 in 2012. USF has had 12 players named first team, 21 to the Sterup (20-40, .333, 1962-68), for the second team and 15 honorable mention. John Tidwell became USF’s second longest tenure (seven years) al championship years first 3-time first team All-NSIC selection in 2015, at USF, had a 19-24-6 (.388) mark of 1996, 2006, 2008, Former USF quarterback Kurtiss Riggs was inducted into from 1928-34. 2009. The Cougars have the NAIA Hall of Fame in 2013. Riggs led USF to a two-year record The early years at USF were registered 11 seasons of of 25-1, setting NAIA records for TD passes in a season (55), and tough with just five .500 or better just one loss. most attempts without an interception (290) during the 1996 season. seasons in the first 30 years of the 2009 -- 15-0 He directed the Cougars to its first national title in 1996. In leading program. However, the 6-1-1 season 1996 -- 14-0 USF to a 14-0 record, Riggs set schools records in single season pass- in 1934, including a 108-to-35 scor- 2006 -- 14-0 ing yards with 3,993, completions, 265, and had single game passing ing edge, was a standout season. In 2008 -- 14-0 marks in passing yards with 457, completions, 30 and TDs (9). He 1960, the Cougars, which included 2007 -- 13-1 was a 1996 NAIA first team All-American. USF Hall of Fame members Bob 2010 -- 13-1 In the title game win over Western Washington, he threw Young and Reid Beier, were 6-2 with for 455 yards and five TDs. Riggs, who accumulated 496 comple- a 188-to-151 scoring margin. In 2002 -- 12-1 tions in 801 attempts for 7,329 passing yards and 85 TDs in his 1966 and 1967, USF put together a 2003 -- 12-1 career, was the third athlete from USF named to the NAIA Hall of 13-5 combined record (6-3, 7-2). 2001 -- 12-2 Fame. USF punter Brian Hansen was inducted in 1995 and track and Later in 1980, the Cou- 1995 -- 11-1 field standout Wally Diehl was inducted in 1968. gars began a six-year winning run 2004 -- 11-1 Former head coach Bob Young, who was inducted into of 38-18, including a 6-3-1 record 2014 -- 11-1 the NAIA Hall of Fame in 2010, has the most wins in school history in 1981 when the Cougars captured 1997 -- 11-2 with a 172-69-3 mark from 1983-2004. USF’s home field is named in their first-ever league title, winning 2005 -- 11-2 Young’s honor. He was a two-time GPAC Coach of the Year (2002, the SDIC. The 1981 produced the 1988 -- 10-1 2003). Kalen DeBoer, who owns the school’s best all-time winning school’s first-ever league title as the percentage at .957, was the GPAC Coach of the Year three times Cougars won the SDIC with head coach Dave Schroeder. In a 9-1 (2006, 2007, 2008) and named the AFCA/NAIA Coach of the Year in campaign in 1982 USF held a 234-to-92 scoring edge but finished 2006, 2008 and 2009. He led USF to a 67-3 record and three national second in the SDIC, although they were ranked ninth in the NAIA titles (2006, 2008, 2009). poll as 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 over the previous four seasons (1990-93), the Cougars put together DeBoer’s first season in 2005 ended in an 11-2 record and an 8-2 campaign before going 11-1 in 1995 as they went unbeaten in a trip to the national quarterfinals. In the that second round play- the regular season. A 42-17 loss to U-Mary ended the perfect run. off game, USF fell to Carroll College, 55-0. It is the last game, to But it was a precursor of things to come. date, 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.