Minnesota State

For Immediate Release Athletics Oct. 17, 2018 Subject: Football

#1 Mavericks Begin Road Trip on Saturday at Bemidji State Minnesota State University, Mankato Athletics Kickoff is Scheduled for 1:00 p.m. 135 Myers Field House • Mankato, MN 56001 Phone: (507) 389-6111 MANKATO, Minn. --- The top-rated Minnesota State football team begins a two-game Athletics Fax: (507) 389-2904 road trip this Saturday as it travels to Bemidji State to wrap up the northern portion of its Minnesota State Athletic Communications NSIC schedule. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. 175 Taylor Center • Mankato, MN 56001 Phone: (507) 389-2625 • AC Fax: (507) 389-1923 Our History: The 2018 season marks the school’s 92nd season playing football. The Mav- www.msumavericks.com • @msumavericks ericks are 458-384-28 (.542) in 870 games since their inception as a varsity sport in 1922. Athletics Administration Director of Athletics Minnesota State is in its 10th season in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and Kevin Buisman ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-6111 owns an 96-13 (.880) record in league action. Over the course of its history, MSU has Associate AD/Fiscal Affairs & Operations Tim Marshall ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-5884 claimed 22 conference championships, including 14 NIC titles and five NSIC champi- Associate AD/Communications Paul Allan ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-2625 onships. The Mavericks also made their 10th appearance in the NCAA Tournament last Asst. AD/Sports Medicine Sarah Downey ([email protected])...... (507 389-5461 season. MSU owns a 9-10 overall record in NCAA postseason play. Equipment Manager Dan Rickbeil ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-2481 Athletic Developement Grabbing the Reins: The 2018 season marks the ninth season with Head Coach Todd Greg Weis ([email protected])...... (507) 389-6010 Marketing & Special Events Hoffner on the sidelines. During his nine seasons at Minnesota State, Hoffner has com- Nick Lewis ([email protected])...... (507) 389-2930 piled an 86-20 (.811) record, including four NSIC Championships and five trips to the Student Development Karey Kalakian ([email protected])...... (507) 389-1969 NCAA Tournament in 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015 and 2017. Compliance & Eligibility Shane Drahota ([email protected])...... (507) 389-2018 Head Coaches Against the Beavers: Saturday’s game between Minnesota State and Bemidji State marks Baseball their 48th all-time meeting, with the Mavericks leading the series with a 30-15-2 record. Matt Magers ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-2413 Basketball (men) BSU won their last meeting 45-17 during the 2016 season at Blakeslee Stadium. MSU Matt Margenthaler ([email protected]). (507) 389-2311 Basketball (women) owns a 14-9 road record against the Beavers. Emilee Thiesse ([email protected])...... (507) 389-2678 Cross Country (men) Chris Rombough ([email protected])...... (507) 389-5486 In 2016, Minnesota State recorded 352 yards of total offense against the Beavers, includ- Track and Field (men & women) Mike Turgeon ([email protected])...... (507) 389-5486 ing 179 rushing yards. In comparison, BSU notched 563 yards of offense, including 306 Cross Country (women) Jen Blue ([email protected])...... (507) 389-6415 passing yards. Football Todd Hoffner ([email protected])...... (507) 389-1339 Golf (men & women) Junior Ryan Schlichte threw for 112 yards and a touchdown. Schlichte also recorded 51 Bryant Black ([email protected])...... (320) 760-3030 Hockey (men) rushing yards and a touchdown carry. Junior Shane Zylstra caught a touchdown pass as Mike Hastings ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-5196 well. Senior Zach Dodge tallied seven tackles, with senior Michael Palme following Hockey (women) John Harrington ([email protected])...... (507) 389-3217 right behind with six. Soccer (women) Brian Bahl ([email protected])...... (507) 389-2671 Softball Lori Meyer ([email protected])...... (507) 389-1520 Last Week for the Mavericks: Minnesota State improved to 7-0 last weekend as it defeat- Swimming & Diving (women) ed Minot State 62-13 at Blakeslee Stadium. The Mavericks have now won 20 consecutive Nathan Owens ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-6326 Tennis (women) NSIC games dating back to week 10 of the 2016 season. Melissa Mashburn ([email protected]). (507) 389-6111 Volleyball Lori Rittenhouse-Wollmuth ([email protected]).... (507) 389-5339 The Mavericks more than doubled the Beavers’ offensive output as they notched 305 Wrestling Jim Makovsky ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-6521 rushing yards and 290 passing yards. The Beavers managed 241 yards of total offense, with 183 yards coming through the air. MSU’s 595 yards of offense are the most since the Mavericks recorded 607 yards of offense against Midwestern State last season in the NCAA Tournament.

All three Maverick quarterbacks threw at least one touchdown pass Saturday afternoon as they combined to for 290 yards and five touchdowns. Sophomore JD Ekowa completed nine passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns, while junior Ryan Schlichte threw for 111 yards and two touchdowns.

Seven Mavericks caught at least one pass, including junior Shane Zylstra who led the

msumavericks.com • Minnesota State University Athletics 1 Overall NSIC Standings North Division Standings Last Week in the NSIC Division Games Only Winona State 51 @ Minnesota Crookston 13 Rank Team W L % Streak Rank Team W L % Streak St. Cloud State 30 @ Sioux Falls 27 1. Minnesota Duluth 4 0 1.000 W4 1. Minnesota State 7 0 1.000 W7 MSU Moorhead 28 @ Wayne State 22 Minnesota Duluth 7 0 1.000 W7 2. Bemidji State 3 1 .750 L1 MSU Moorhead 3 1 .750 W2 Minot State 13 @ Minnesota State 62 3. Bemidji State 5 2 .714 L1 St. Cloud State 3 1 .750 W1 Augustana 42 @ Northern State 21 Winona State 5 2 .714 W3 5. Minn. Crookston 1 3 .250 W1 SMSU 13 @ Minnesota Duluth 42 MSU Moorhead 5 2 .714 W1 Minot State 1 3 .250 L1 Concordia-St. Paul 17 @ U-Mary 7 St. Cloud State 5 2 .714 W2 Northern State 1 3 .250 L2 Bemidji State 24 @ Upper Iowa 27 7. Sioux Falls 4 3 .517 L2 8. University of Mary 0 4 .000 L4 Augustana 4 3 .517 W1 9. SMSU 3 4 .429 L1 South Division Standings This Saturday in the NSIC Division Games Only Concordia-St. Paul 3 4 .429 W1 Minn. Crookston @ Concordia-St. Paul, 12 p.m. Rank Team W L % Streak 11. Upper Iowa$ 3 4 .406 W2 University of Mary @ Augustana, 1 p.m. 1. Minnesota State 4 0 1.000 W4 Minnesota State @ Bemidji State, 1 p.m. 12. Northern State 2 5 .286 L1 2. Sioux Falls 3 1 .750 W2 13. Wayne State 1 6 .143 L5 3. Augustana 2 2 .500 L1 Wayne State @ Minot State, 1 p.m. Minot State 1 6 .143 L4 Concordia-St. Paul 2 2 .500 W1 Minnesota Duluth @ Winona State, 1 p.m. Minn. Crookston 1 6 .143 L3 Winona State 2 2 .500 L2 Upper Iowa @ St. Cloud State, 2 p.m. 6. SMSU 1 3 .250 W1 16. University of Mary 0 7 .000 L7 Sioux Falls @ MSU Moorhead, 2 p.m. Upper Iowa 1 3 .250 L1 $ indicates nullified game for UIU Wayne State 1 3 .250 L2 Northern State @ SMSU, 5 p.m.

MSU receiving corps with eight catches led the Beaver defense with 12 tackles and 9.0 sacks as well. Sophomore Cade for 132 yards and three touchdowns. This each. Olszewski, Michael Junker and John Johnson has also recorded 32 tackles, in- is the third time this season that Zylstra has Vogeler each recorded an interception as cluding four for a loss. recorded more than 100 receiving yards in well. a game. Junior Tyler Schmidt and sopho- Concerning the Beavers: Bemidji State more Parker Gloudemans each caught a Concerning the Mavericks: Minnesota enters the weekend with a 5-2 record, in- touchdown pass as well. State improved to 7-0 last weekend as it cluding a 27-24 road loss at Upper Iowa bested Minot State 62-13. last weekend. Senior Michael Palme led the Maverick defense with six tackles, while sophomore As a unit, Minnesota State is averaging As a unit, BSU is averaging 38.3 points and Jake Schaper posted four tackles and re- 44.7 points and 479.7 yards of offense a 400.7 yards of offense per game. -Oppo covered a fumble. game this season. In comparison, opposing nents have averaged 14.4 points and 310.4 teams are averaging 18.0 points and 297.6 yards of offense per game. Sophomore Justin Taormina also returned yards of offense a game. a Minot State kickoff 98 yards for a touch- Andrew Lackowski and Jalen Frye lead down. Junior Nate Gunn leads the MSU rush- the Bemidji State rushing attack this sea- ing attack with 702 rushing yards and 12 son. Lackowski has notched 523 rushing Last Week for the Beavers: Bemidji State touchdowns. Sophomore Justin Taormina yards and seven touchdowns, while Frye dropped to 5-2 last weekend as it fell to Up- has notched 314 rushing yards and a touch- has posted 501 yards and two touchdowns. per Iowa 27-24. BSU led 24-6 with 8:48 down, while sophomore JD Ekowa has to go in the third quarter, but UIU tallied added 266 yards and three touchdowns. Jared Henning has thrown for 468 yards 21 unanswered points to end the game with and five touchdowns this season, with Alec the three point win. Junior Ryan Schlichte has thrown for Ogden following with 289 yards and five 1,160 yards and nine touchdowns this sea- touchdown passes. As a team, BSU recorded 335 yards of of- son. He is averaging 165.7 passing yards fense against the Peacocks, including 229 a game and has completed 61.7% of his Landon Jones leads the BSU receiving rushing yards. UIU managed to record 399 passes. corps with 450 yards and four touchdowns. yards of offense, including 248 passing Mannie Kugmeh and Jacob Anderson have yards. The Maverick receiving corps is led by the each caught three touchdown passes as duo of juniors Shane Zylstra and Justin well. Jared Henning completed eight passes for Arnold. Zylstra has tallied 657 receiving 89 yards. Landon Jones caught four passes yards and nine touchdown catches, while Gunner Olszewski leads the Beaver de- for 54 yards. Jones also returned the game’s Arnold has caught 22 passes for 300 yards fense with 58 tackles, to go along with two opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown. and a touchdown. interceptions. Michael Junker has tallied 37 tackles and a team-best four interceptions. Andrew Lackowski led the BSU rushing Juniors Alex Goettl leads the MSU defense Gabe Ames leads the BSU defense with 8.5 attack with 121 yards and two touchdowns. with 39 tackles, including 8.5 for a loss and tackles for a loss. 3.5 sacks. Sophomore Chance Bowen has Justin Van Houtan and Gunner Olszewski tallied 21 tackles, including 10.0 for a loss Football Luncheon: The Minnesota State

2 msumavericks.com • Minnesota State University Athletics football luncheons will take place the day before each home game at 11:45 a.m., at the Head Coach Todd Hoffner Loose Moose. The luncheons will feature a Todd Hoffner enters his ninth season as head coach of the Minnesota coach’s presentation, Q&A with Maverick State football program. Over the course of eight seasons, Hoffner has led Minnesota State to student-athletes and video. The luncheons a five NCAA playoff appearances (2008, 2009, 2014 & 2015) including are open to the public. an appearance at the NCAA National Championship game in 2014. The Mavericks also advanced to a Mineral Water Bowl game in 2011. He owns an overall record of 86-20 with the Mavericks. NCAA Playoff History: The Mavericks Under Hoffner, the Mavericks have won four NSIC Championships (2011, 2014, 2015 & 2017) and six NSIC South Division Championships own a 9-10 all-time record in the NCAA (2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015 & 2017). Tournament, including a 7-6 mark at In 2008, Hoffner transformed a team that finished 4-7 the year before into a team which finished 9-3, won the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Blakeslee Stadium. MSU defeated CSU- Conference South Division, and qualified for the NCAA tournament Pueblo (16-13 OT) and Midwestern State for the fourth time in school history. The Mavericks finished the season ranked #23 in the nation, marking the third time in school history that the (63-21) before falling to Texas A&M- Mavericks were ranked at the conclusion of the season by the American Commerce (31-21) in the third round of the Football Coaches Association (AFCA). In 2009, Minnesota State played to a 10-2 record and was named NCAA Tournament last season. the NSIC South Division champions. The Mavericks qualified for their second straight NCAA appearance and hosted the first playoff game in the history of Blakeslee Stadium. The Mavericks finished the year ranked #12 in the AFCA coaches poll. Season Opponent Result In 2010, the Mavericks finished 6-5, securing the 45th winning season in program history and marking 1987 @ Portland L, 27-21 the first time since 1991-94 that MSU has recorded three straight winning seasons. The 2011 season saw the Mavericks finish with a 9-3 record, including a 28-14 win postseason over 1991 @ North Dakota State W, 27-7 Northeastern State in the Mineral Water Bowl. With its 9-3 record, MSU recorded its fourth straight winning 1991 @ Portland L, 37-27 season. The Mavericks earned a share of the NSIC Regular Season Championship and the NSIC South Division Championship. 1993 @ Missouri Southern W, 34-13 The 2014 season proved to be one for the record books as Hoffner guided the Maverick football program 1993 @ North Dakota L, 54-21 to a 14-1 record, en route to its first appearance in the NCAA National Championship game. The Mavericks finished the season #2 in the AFCA coaches poll. 2008 Ashland L, 27-16 MSU would keep things rolling with home field advantage in the NCAA Tournament as it defeated Pittsburg 2009 Hillsdale L, 27-24 (OT) State (24-21 OT), Minnesota Duluth (44-17) and Concord (47-13) to advance to the NCAA Championship game against CSU-Pueblo. 2012 NW Missouri State W, 38-35 (2 OT) MSU would establish several program records during its historic season including points scored (600), 2012 Missouri Western W, 17-10 rushing yards (3,625), total offense (6,704) and all-purpose yards (8,103). The Maverick offense averaged 40 points per game, while the defense allowed just 12.9 points per contest as opposing offenses managed to score 2012 Valdosta State L, 35-19 just 193 points in 15 games. 2013 St. Cloud State L, 54-48 The 2015 season saw the Mavericks three-peat as NSIC Champions as they finished the season with a 10-2 overall record. MSU also advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time during his tenure at MSU 2014 Pittsburg State W, 24-21 (OT) where if faced Emporia State in the first round. A total of five Mavericks received at least one All-American 2014 Minnesota Duluth W, 44-17 honor as well, while 12 Mavericks received All-NSIC honors. Highlights from Minnesota State’s 2015 season would include the Mavericks’ home opener against 2014 Concord W, 47-13 Minnesota Duluth where the Mavericks erased a 17-point deficit to defeat the Bulldogs 20-17 in front of 2014 vs. CSU-Pueblo L, 13-0 6,378 fans. The Mavericks would then go on to set a Blakeslee Stadium attendance record of 7,187 fans who witnessed MSU’s 35-27 homecoming victory over Augustana. 2015 Emporia State L, 51-49 The 2016 season saw the Mavericks finish their season with an 8-3 record, marking the seventh time the 2017 CSU-Pueblo W, 16-13 (OT) Mavericks have finished their season with a winning record under Hoffner. In total, eight Mavericks went on to receive All-NSIC honors and five would claim Don Hansen All-Central Region accolades. Zach Dodge would 2017 Midwestern State W, 63-21 go on to receive Don Hansen All-American honors as well. 2017 Texas A&M-Commerce L, 31-21 Highlights from the 2016 season include MSU’s 45-12 road victory over St. Cloud State, which included a 28-point effort in the second quarter. MSU followed up with another 45-point performance two weeks later as the Mavericks defeated Concordia-St. Paul 45-10 in their annual homecoming game, marking Hoffner’s What a Stretch: Minnesota State’s 40- sixth homecoming victory. Minnesota State then went on to spoil the homcoming festivities at Augustana as the Mavericks defeated the Vikings 42-35. game NSIC winning streak came to an end In 2017, Mavericks returned to dominance in the NSIC as they finished the regular season with an 11-0 as it fell to Winona State 31-27 in 2015 record, to go along with an NSIC Championship and an NSIC South Division Championship. Highlights of Minnesota State’s regular season include its 38-23 win over #20 Minnesota Duluth on the road, MSU’s 42-21 (10/24/15). MSU began the winning streak win over Augustana during its annual Homecoming Game and its 27-23 road victory over #13 Sioux Falls back on week one of the 2012 season. during the regular season finale. A total of 16 Mavericks would receive All-NSIC honors for their efforts and three of them, Casey Bednarski, Evan Perrizo and Jake Porter would go on to claim All-American accolades. MSU’s 40 straight conference victories Behind its 11-0 record, the Mavericks made their fifth appearance in the NCAA Tournament under Hoffner. set an NSIC record, passing the previous MSU would open the tournament against #20 CSU-Pueblo in a rematch of the 2014 NCAA Championship. The ThunderWolves were able to jump out to an early 10-0 lead, but the Mavericks responded two field goals and record of 34 consecutive wins set by Min- touchdown to take a 13-10 lead with just over 13 minutes to go in the game. CSU-Pueblo was able to knot up nesota Morris from 1975-79. the score at 13-13, but MSU prevailed in overtime as Casey Bednarski drilled a 37-yard field goal to give MSU the 16-13 win. MSU followed with a dominating 63-21 win over #5 Midwestern State in the second round of the tournament, before falling to Texas A&M-Commerce 31-21 in the third round of the NCAA Tournament. In the Second Half: The Mavericks have In eight seasons under Hoffner, 121 Mavericks have earned All-NSIC South Division honors, including 16 during the 2017 season. In 2009, Hoffner was named the NSIC Coach of the Year and the AFCA Region 5 outscored their opponents 130-42 in the Coach of the Year. He has also seen five of his players receive extra recognition from the NSIC including NSIC second half this season. Defensive Newcomer of the Year Junior Aumavae in 2009, NSIC Defensive Player of the Year Joshua Gordon in 2014 & 2015 and NSIC Offensive Newcomer of the Year Nick Pieruccini in 2014. In 2017, Shane Zylstra was named the NSIC Offensive Player of the Year and Nate Gunn was named the NSIC Offensive Newcomer This is Our House: Minnesota State owns of the Year. During his time at Minnesota State, Hoffner has seen two players earn invitations to NFL training camps a 4-0 record at Blakeslee Stadium. Since in Junior Aumavae (Dallas Cowboys) and offensive lineman Adrian Battles (Minnesota Vikings). Following joining the NSIC in 2008, the Mavericks his release from the Vikings, Battles signed with the Green Bay Packers as a practice squad player where he eventually went on to win a Super Bowl ring in 2011. Some of Hoffner’s first recruits in the the summer of have posted a 61-11 (.847) record at home. 2008 include Adam Thielen and Chris Reed, who have both continued on to the NFL. During his eight years at MSU, 85 Mavericks have earned Academic All-NSIC honors and five went on to claim CoSIDA Academic All-American honors, including Josh Meeker, Justin Otto, Jake Porter, Jeffrey Strong on the Road: Prior to its road loss Raymond and Connor Thomas. The Mavericks have also been active in the community as they have participated to Winona State in 2016, Minnesota State in youth reading programs, the Million Tree Project. A 1989 Valley City (N.D.) State grad where he was a cornerback on the football team and a 400-meter had won its previous 24 road games dat- hurdler on the track team, Hoffner earned a master’s degree from North Dakota in 1991. A native of Esmond, ing back to week one of the 2012 season. N.D., Hoffner and his wife, Melodee, have three children.

msumavericks.com • Minnesota State University Athletics 3 Maverick Trends In 2018 100-yard Rushing and Receiving and 300-yard Passing Notables Bold indicates this season When scoring first 5-0 Active Mavericks With 100-yard Rushing Games Nate Gunn at Minnesota Duluth (9/16/17); 229 When opponents score first 2-0 Justin Taormina vs. Wayne State (11/4/17); 203 When scoring last 3-0 Nate Gunn vs. Midwestern State (11/25/17); 193 2-0 Nate Gunn at Concordia-St. Paul (9/30/17); 173 When opponents score last Nate Gunn at University of Mary (8/31/17); 165 When leading after first quarter 4-0 Justin Taormina vs. Concordia-St. Paul (9/15/18); 158 Career Totals 100-yard Rushing Games When trailing after first quarter 3-0 Nate Gunn vs. Augustana (10/7/17); 157 Justin Taormina at Southwest Minnesota State (10/19/17); 154 Name Season/Career When tied after first quarter 0-0 Nate Gunn vs. Texas A&M-Commerce (12/2/17); 139 Nate Gunn 4/14 When leading at halftime 5-0 Justin Taormina vs. Midwestern State (11/25/17); 134 Ian Pribyl 0/1 Ian Pribyl vs. Minnesota Crookston (9/9/17); 133 When trailing at halftime 2-0 Nate Gunn at Augustana (9/8/18); 131 Justin Taormina 1/6 When tied at halftime 0-0 Nate Gunn at Winona State (9/22/18); 126 Nate Gunn vs. Northern State (9/23/17); 123 100-yard Receiving Games When leading after third quarter 5-0 Nate Gunn vs. Southwest Minnesota State (8/30/18); 119 Name Season/Career When trailing after third quarter 2-0 Justin Taormina at Upper Iowa (10/14/17); 118 Shane Zylstra 3/6 Nate Gunn at Upper Iowa (10/14/17); 111 When tied after third quarter 0-0 Justin Taormina at Concordia-St. Paul (9/30/17); 103 Overall record at Blakeslee Stadium 4-0 Nate Gunn vs. CSU-Pueblo (11/18/17); 103 300-yard Passing Games Nate Gunn vs. Minnesota Crookston (9/9/17); 102 Name Season/Career Overall record on the road 3-0 Nate Gunn vs. St. Cloud State (9/29/18); 100 Ryan Schlichte 1/1 Overall record at a neutral site 0-0 Active Mavericks With 100-yard Receiving Games NSIC record at Blakeslee Stadium 4-0 Shane Zylstra at Minnesota Duluth (9/16/17); 204 NSIC record on the road 3-0 Shane Zylstra vs. Augustana (10/7/17); 147 NSIC record at a neutral site 0-0 Shane Zylstra at Augustana (9/8/18); 134 Shane Zylstra at MSU Moorhead (10/6/18); 132 On natural grass 4-0 Shane Zylstra vs. Minot State (10/13/18); 132 On artificial turf 3-0 Shane Zylstra at Sioux Falls (11/11/17); 102 In day games 6-0 Active Mavericks With 300-yard Passing Games In night games 1-0 Ryan Schlichte at Augustana (9/8/18); 332 When posting more rushing yards 7-0 When posting fewer rushing yards 0-0 MSU’s previous loss on the road came dur- 2018 Attendance Figures When posting more passing yards 4-0 ing week 11 of the 2011 season when it fell Date Opponent Fans Total/Average When posting fewer passing yards 3-0 at Minnesota Duluth 31-19. MSU went 6-0 8/30 SMSU 5,178 5,178/5,178 When posting more total yards 6-0 on the road last season and has now won 9/15 Concordia-St. Paul 3,884 9,062/4,531 When posting fewer total yards 1-0 its last 11 road games, including three this 9/29 St. Cloud State 6,111 15,173/5,057 When MSU has better turnover ratio 4-0 season. 10/13 Minot State 3,277 18,450/4,612 When MSU has worse turnover ratio 3-0 11/3 Sioux Falls - -/- When turnover ratio is even 0-0 Working Overtime: Since the 1996 season, 11/10 Upper Iowa - -/- When time of possession favors MSU 4-0 Minnesota State has played in 11 games When time of possession favors Opponent 3-0 that have gone into overtime. MSU owns Gimme’ Eleven: With its 7-0 record this a 5-6 record in those games, with all but season, Minnesota State has strung togeth- 2018 MSU SCORING DRIVE NOTES one of them taking place at Blakeslee Sta- er 11 winning seasons in a row. MSU’s 11 Less than 10 yards 2 (2 TD, 0 FG) dium. Minnesota State’s last four overtime winning seasons in a row are the most in 10-19 yards 1 (1 TD, 0 FG) games have taken place during the NCAA program history. 20-29 yards 3 (1 TD, 2 FG) Tournament. 30-39 yards 2 (1 TD, 1 FG) NSIC Players of the Week: Junior Alex 40-49 yards 2 (2 TD, 0 FG) Date Opponent Result Goettl was named the NSIC Defensive 50-59 yards 5 (5 TD, 0 FG) 10/12/96 St. Cloud State L, 48-42 (OT) Player of the Week for his efforts against St. 60-69 yards 8 (8 TD, 0 FG) 10/17/98 Northern Colorado L, 49-47 (3 OT) Cloud State in week five. Goettl returned a 70-79 yards 15 (13 TD, 2 FG) 8/25/05 Northwest Mo. State L, 24-21 (OT) fumble for a touchdown and returned an in- 80-89 yards 3 (3 TD, 0 FG) 10/14/06 Minnesota Duluth L, 16-13 (OT) terception to the SCSU three. Greater than 90 yards 2 (2 TD, 0 FG) 10/4/08 at Augustana L, 41-38 (OT) 9/5/09 Bemidji State W, 37-34 (OT) Sophomore Justin Taormina was named Defensive scores 4 (2 TD, 2 SF) 9/19/09 Wayne State W, 37-34 (2 OT) the NSIC Special Teams Player of the Special teams scores 2 (2 KR, 0 PR) 11/14/09 Hillsdale L, 27-24 (OT) Week for his efforts against Minot State. 1-5 plays 17 (14 TD, 3 FG) 11/24/12 Northwest Mo. State W, 38-35 (2 OT) Taormina returned a kickoff 98 yards for 6-10 plays 18 (16 TD, 2 FG) 11/29/14 Pittsburg State W, 24-21 (OT) a touchdown and averaged 44 yards in his 11 or more plays 8 (8 TD, 0 FG) 11/18/17 CSU-Pueblo W, 16-13 (OT) three returns.

Less than 1:00 5 (5 TD, 0 FG) Fans in the Stands: Minnesota State saw All-NSIC Honorees: A total of 16 Mavericks 1:00-1:59 14 (11 TD, 3 FG) 6,111 fans attend its Homecoming game received All-NSIC honors last season, 2:00-2:59 4 (4 TD, 0 FG) against St. Cloud State this season. The including 11 players who claimed All-NSIC 3:00-3:59 12 (10 TD, 2 FG) attendance of 6,111 is the ninth largest in First Team accolades. Junior Shane Zylstra 4:00-4:59 3 (3 TD, 0 FG) Blakeslee Stadium history. was named the NSIC Offensive Player of the More than 5:00 5 (5 TD, 0 FG) Year, while junior Nate Gunn was named 4 msumavericks.com • Minnesota State University Athletics the Offensive Newcomer of the Year. attempts last season. He was also 3-of-5 in attempts from 50 yards or more last season In the Trenches: Minnesota State has rushed (Made 63, 50, 51/Missed 55, 51). Bednarski’s for 1,742 yards this season, compared to 502 25 field goals and 134 points last season are yards by its opponents. MSU rushers are both MSU single-season records. This season averaging 5.4 yards per carry. he is 5-of-7 in field goal attempts

Air Traffic: Maverick quarterbacks have 2018 Season thrown for 1,616 yards this season, compared Length Result to 1,581 yards by their opponents. Maverick 10-19 yards - receivers are averaging 15.8 yards per catch. 20-29 yards 2-of-2 30-39 yards 1-of-1 On Third Down: MSU is 43-of-90 (48%) 40-49 yards 1-of-2 on third down conversions this season. Its 50-59 yards 1-of-2 opponents are 31-of-100 (31%) on third 60+ yards - down conversions. Total 5-of-7

Offensive Onslaught: As a team, MSU is Career averaging 479.7 yards of offense per game Length Result this season, including 248.9 yards on the 10-19 yards 1-of-1 ground. In comparison, its opponents are 20-29 yards 11-of-11 averaging 297.6 yards of offense a game. 30-39 yards 9-of-9 40-49 yards 5-of-6 On Defense: MSU has allowed 18 points 50-59 yards 3-of-6 per game this season, while the Mavericks 60+ yards 1-of-1 have scored 44.7 points per game. Total 30-of-34

Southern Domination: During the last Up Next: Minnesota State wraps up its four seasons, NSIC South Division teams road trip on Saturday, Oct. 27, as it travels put together a combined record of 80-40 to Wayne State. Kickoff is scheduled for against NSIC North Division opponents. 1:00 p.m. Since the 2012 season, Minnesota State has put together a 27-2 record against north division opponents.

On Fourth Down: The Mavericks are 6-of-11 (55%) on fourth down attempts this season. Their opponents are 6-of-13 (46%) in fourth down attempts.

Several Targets: A total of 11 Mavericks have caught at least one pass this season. Junior Shane Zylstra leads the Mavericks with 35 catches for 657 yards and nine touchdowns. Junior Justin Arnold has caught 22 passes for 300 yards and a touchdown as well. Sophomore Parker Gloudemans has caught two touchdown passes also.

Make it Seven: Junior Nate Gunn rushed for more than 100 yards in MSU’s first seven games last season. He is the first Maverick to rush for more than 100 rushing yards in seven straight games since TJ Schraufnagel did so back in 1999. Gunn has rushed for more than 100 yards in 14 games in his career with the Mavericks, including four this season.

I’m in Range: Senior kicker Casey Bednarski was 25-of-27 in field goal

msumavericks.com • Minnesota State University Athletics 5 AFCA Coaches Poll (Week #7) D2Football.com Poll (Week #7) AFCA D2Football.com Team (1st place votes) Record Team Record 1. Minnesota State (28) 7-0 1. Minnesota State 7-0 Weekly Rankings Weekly Rankings 2. Ferris State (5) 7-0 2. Ferris State 7-0 Preseason: 3rd Preseason: 1st 3. West Georgia 7-0 3. West Georgia 7-0 4. Ouachita Baptist 7-0 4. Ouachita Baptist 7-0 Week 1: 3rd Week 1: 1st 5. Minnesota Duluth 7-0 5. Northwest Missouri State 6-1 6. Colorado School of Mines 7-0 6. Minnesota Duluth 7-0 Week 2: 2nd Week 2: 1st 7. Valdosta State 7-0 7. Valdosta State 7-0 8. Grand Valley State 6-1 8. Grand Valley State 6-1 Week 3: 2nd Week 3: 1st 9. Tarleton State 6-0 9. Colorado School of Mines 7-0 Week 4: 1st Week 4: 1st 10. Midwestern State 6-1 10. Tarleton State 6-0 11. Northwest Missouri State 6-1 11. Midwestern State 6-1 Week 5: 1st Week 5: 1st 12. West Chester 6-0 12. CSU-Pueblo 6-1 13. CSU-Pueblo 6-1 13. West Chester 6-0 Week 6: 1st Week 6: 1st 14. Notre Dame (Ohio) 7-0 14. Indianapolis 5-1 15. Kutztown 6-0 15. Kutztown 6-0 Week 7: 1st Week 7: 1st 16. Indianapolis 5-1 16. Notre Dame (Ohio) 7-0 Week 8: - Week 8: - 17. Tiffin 7-0 17. West Florida 5-2 18. Texas A&M-Commerce 5-2 18. LIU-Post 6-0 Week 9: - Week 9: - 19. West Florida 5-2 19. Tiffin 7-0 20. LIU-Post 6-0 20. Central Washington 5-2 Week 10: - Week 10: - 21. Central Washington 5-2 21. Southern Arkansas 6-1 22. Southern Arkansas 6-1 22. Texas A&M-Commerce 5-2 Week 11: - Week 11: - 23. Indiana (Pa.) 5-2 23. Harding 5-2 Final: - Final: - 24. Harding 5-2 24. Ohio Dominican 6-1 25. Ohio Dominican 6-1 25. Fort Hays State 5-2 The Last Time it Happened in a Game... Won an NSIC Game: Quarterback Throws Three Touchdown Passes: Rusher Records Three Touchdown Carries: At Home: 62-13 vs. Minot State, 10/13/18 MSU: Ryan Schlichte (3) at Sioux Falls, 11/11/17 MSU: Nate Gunn (3), at MSU Moorhead, 10/6/18 On Road: 42-20 at MSU Moorhead, 10/6/18 Opp: Kyle Saddler (3), Augustana, 9/8/18 Opp: Tahi Nomane (3), Bemidji State, 9/10/16

Lost an NSIC Game: Quarterback Throws Five Touchdown Passes: Record 10 Tackles: At Home: 24-14 vs. Sioux Falls, 10/29/16 MSU: Ben King (5) at Western Washington, 11/10/07 MSU: Alex Goettl (11) at Winona State, 9/22/18 On Road: 34-31 at Winona State, 10/1/16 Opp: Brent Wilson (5), Emporia State, 11/21/15 Opp: Kiante Goudeau (13), Minot State, 10/13/18

Overtime Game: Receiver Catches 10 Passes: Record Three Sacks: MSU win: 16-13 vs. CSU-Pueblo, 11/18/17 MSU: Shane Zylstra (10) vs. Augustana, 10/7/17 MSU: Chance Bowen (3) at MSU Moorhead, 10/6/18 Opp win: 27-24 vs. Hillsdale, 11/14/09 Opp: DJ Myers (10), Midwestern State, 11/25/17 Opp: Wayne Curry (3), Augustana, 10/27/07

Quarterback Completes 20 Passes: Receiver Records 100 Receiving Yards: Interception Returned for a Touchdown: MSU: Nick Pieruccini (27) vs. Upper Iowa, 11/12/16 MSU: Shane Zylstra (132) vs. Minot State, 10/13/18 Jared Gillespie at St. Cloud State, 9/17/16 Opp: Owen Burke (21), Winona State, 9/22/18 Opp: Nickel Meyers (132), Augustana, 9/8/18 Fumble Returned for a Touchdown: Quarterback Completes 30 Passes: Receiver Records 150 Receiving Yards: Jayme LaPlante vs. St. Cloud State, 9/29/18 MSU: Ben King (40) at Western Washington, 11/10/07 MSU: Shane Zylstra (204) at Minnesota Duluth, 9/16/17 Opp: Blake Gimbel (34), SMSU, 8/30/18 Opp: Charlie Hayes (214), Augustana, 10/15/16 Kickoff Returned for a Touchdown: Justin Taormina vs. Minot State, 10/13/18 Quarterback Completes 40 Passes: Receiver Records 200 Receiving Yards: MSU: Ben King (40) at Western Washington, 11/10/07 MSU: Shane Zylstra (204) at Minnesota Duluth, 9/16/17 Punt Returned for a Touchdown: Opp: Pat Graham (41), Augustana, 10/28/95 Opp: Charlie Hayes (214), Augustana, 10/15/16 Nate Tranel vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 10/8/16

Quarterback Throws for 200 Yards: Receiver Records Three Touchdown Catches: Blocked a Punt: MSU: Ryan Schlichte (203) at MSU Moorhead, 10/6/18 MSU: Shane Zylstra (3) vs. Augustana, 10/7/17 Chance Bowen vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 9/15/18 Opp: Jakup Sinani (212), MSU Moorhead, 10/6/18 Opp: Kavaski Ervin (3), Emporia State, 11/21/15 Blocked a Field Goal: Quarterback Throws for 300 Yards: Rusher Records 100 Rushing Yards: Ty’Shonan Brooks at Winona State, 9/22/18 MSU: Ryan Schlichte (332) vs. Augustana, 9/8/18 MSU: Nate Gunn (100) vs. St. Cloud State, 9/29/18 Opp: Kyle Saddler (451), Augustana, 9/8/18 Opp: Gregory Lewis (100) St. Cloud State, 9/29/18 Blocked an Extra Point: Jack Curtis vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 9/15/18 Quarterback Throws for 400 Yards: Rusher Records 150 Rushing Yards: MSU: Ben King (480) at South Dakota, 10/27/07 MSU: Justin Taormina (158) vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 9/15/18 50 Yard Field Goal: Opp: Kyle Saddler (451), Augustana, 9/8/18 Opp: Max Mickey (165) vs. Sioux Falls, 10/29/16 Casey Bednarski (53) vs. Minot State, 10/13/18

Quarterback Throws for 500 Yards: Rusher Records 200 Rushing Yards: Four Field Goals: MSU: Ben King (505) vs. South Dakota, 10/26/06 MSU: Justin Taormina (203) vs. Wayne State, 11/4/17 Casey Bednarski (4-4) vs. Minnesota Crookston, 9/9/17 Opp: Pat Graham (564), Augustana, 10/28/95 Opp: Joe Clark (208), Augustana, 10/4/08 6 msumavericks.com • Minnesota State University Athletics Week 1 This Week’s Matchup Southwest Minnesota State August 30th W, 49-13 Week 2 @ Augustana 7-0, 4-0 NSIC South 5-2, 3-1 NSIC North September 8th W, 38-36 Week 8 Week 8 Offensive Rankings Offensive Rankings Scoring Offense: 44.7 ppg, 1st Scoring Offense: 38.3 ppg, 3rd Week 3 Concordia-St. Paul Total Offense: 479.7 ypg, 1st Total Offense: 400.7, 6th September 15th Rushing Offense: 248.9, 2nd Rushing Offense: 242.9, 3rd W, 46-13 Pass Offense: 230.9 ypg, 8th Pass Offense: 157.9 ypg, 14th Pass Efficiency: 158.7, 1st Pass Efficiency: 143.6, 3rd Week 4 Sacks Against: 8, 2nd Sacks Against: 14, T-6th @ Winona State 1st Downs: 168, 2nd 1st Downs: 131, 12th September 22nd W, 31-21 3rd Down Conversion: 47.8%, 2nd 3rd Down Conversion: 33.0%, 12th 4th Down Conversions: 54.5%, 7th 4th Down Conversions: 69.2%, 2nd

Week 5 Defensive Rankings Defensive Rankings St. Cloud State September 29th Scoring Defense: 18.0 ppg, 3rd Scoring Defense: 14.4 ppg, 2nd W, 45-10 Total Defense: 297.6, 2nd Total Defense: 310.4, 3rd Rushing Defense: 71.7 ypg, 1st Rushing Defense: 105.9 ypg, 3rd Week 6 Pass Defense: 225.9 ypg, 10th Pass Defense: 204.6 ypg, 4th @ MSU Moorhead Pass Defense Efficiency: 120.2, 7th Pass Defense Efficiency: 91.8, 2nd October 6th Turnover Margin: +1, T-9th Turnover Margin: +11, 1st W, 42-20 Sacks: 32, 1st Sacks: 16, T-8th Interceptions: 4, 14th Interceptions: 14, 1st Week 7 Opponent 1st Downs: 118, T-3rd Opponent 1st Downs: 118, T-3rd Minot State October 13th 3rd Down Conversion: 31.0%, 4th 3rd Down Conversion: 33.3%, 6th W, 62-13 4th Down Conversion: 46.2%, 6th 4th Down Conversion: 47.1%, 8th

Week 8 Special Team Rankings Special Team Rankings @ Bemidji State Kickoff Returns: 23.8 ypr, 3rd Kickoff Returns: 25.4 ypr, 2nd October 20th Punt Returns: 9.3 ypr, 9th Punt Returns: 22.6 ypr, 1st 1:00 p.m. Field Goals Made: 5, T-7th Field Goals Made: 8, T-1st Punting: 39.3 ypp, 2nd Punting: 31.1 ypp, 8th Week 9 @ Wayne State Leading Rushers Leading Rushers October 27th 1:00 p.m. Nate Gunn - 702 yards, 12 touchdowns Andrew Lackowski - 523 yards, 7 touchdowns Justin Taormina - 314 yards, 1 touchdown Jalen Frye - 501 yards, 2 touchdowns

Week 10 Leading Passer Leading Passer Sioux Falls Ryan Schlichte - 1,160 yards, 9 touchdowns Jared Henning - 468 yards, 5 touchdowns November 3rd 12:00 p.m. Leading Receivers Leading Receivers Shane Zylstra - 657 yards, 9 touchdowns Landon Jones - 450 yards, 4 touchdowns Week 11 Justin Arnold - 300 yards, 1 touchdown Jacob Anderson - 196 yards, 3 touchdowns Upper Iowa November 10th 12:00 p.m. Defensive Leaders Defensive Leaders Alex Goettl - 39 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks Gunner Olszewski - 58 tackles, 2 interceptions Cade Johnson - 32 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 1.0 sack Gabe Ames - 45 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks Chance Bowen - 21 tackles, 10.0 TFL, 9.0 sacks Michael Junker - 37 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 4 int. msumavericks.com • Minnesota State University Athletics 7 2018 Minnesota State Football Roster (as of 8/24) # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/Previous School 1 Parrish Marrow SF 5-10 185 Jr. Pittsboro, N.C./Northwood/San Diego Mesa 2 Matthew Kipper WR 5-9 165 Fr. Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson 3 Zach Robertson LB 6-2 215 Jr. Rochester, Minn./Rochester Mayo/South Dakota State 4 Ty’Shonan Brooks CB 5-11 175 So. Brooklyn Park, Minn./Park Center 5 Ryan Schlichte QB 6-1 200 Jr. Mankato, Minn./Mankato West 6 Justin Taormina TB 5-11 190 So. Geneva, Ill./Geneva Community 7 JD Ekowa QB 6-1 210 So. Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North 8 Vance Barnes WR 5-9 190 Jr. Bloomington, Minn./Minnetonka/St. Cloud State 9 Michael Palme NB 6-0 210 Sr. West Des Moines, Iowa/Dowling Catholic/Western Illinois 10 Jalen Sample WR 6-6 205 R-Fr. Onalaska, Wis./Onalaska 11 Cheyenne Bradford CB 5-11 180 Jr. Palmdale, Calif./Highland/Antelope Valley 12 Matt Nelson QB 6-3 195 R-Fr. Racine, Wis./Union Grove 13 Jordan Niemeyer WR 6-1 195 Jr. Wonderlake, Ill./Marian Central CatholicNorthern Illinois 14 Parker Gloudemans WR 6-3 205 So. Little Chute, Wis./Little Chute 15 Casey Bednarski K/P 6-1 215 Sr. Oconomowoc, Wis./Oconomowoc/DuPage 16 Bryce Redmond K 5-10 155 Jr. Cave Creek, Ariz./Cactus ShadowsPhoenix College 17 Jack Curtis CB 6-1 175 Jr. Lombard, Ill./Glenbard South 18 Brevin Kaiser QB 6-5 215 Fr. Pierre, S.D./T.F. Riggs/South Dakota 19 Alan Ortega NB 6-0 200 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif/Nogales/Los Angeles Valley 20 Cole Schroedermeier SF 6-0 185 So. Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt 21 Amiri Finner NB 6-0 200 So. Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley 22 Ian Pribyl TB 6-3 240 Jr. Milwaukee, Wis./Milwaukee South 23 Nate Gunn TB 6-2 220 Jr. Minooka, Ill./Minooka/South Dakota 24 Nyles Williams WR 6-0 180 So. Milwaukee, Wis./Brown Deer 25 Chase Devitt TB 5-11 205 Fr. Ida Grove, Iowa/OA-BCIG 25R James Williams CB 6-0 175 Fr. Oakdale, Minn./Cretin-Durham Hall 26 Luke Williams K/P 6-0 170 Fr. Altoona, Iowa/Southeast Polk 27 Justin Arnold WR 6-0 200 Jr. Chaska, Minn./Chaska 28 Lukas Burrington CB 6-0 185 So. Plymouth, Minn./Maple Grove 29 Charles Terry IV TB 5-7 185 R-Fr. Mankato, Minn./Mankato West 30 Cade Johnson SF 6-1 200 So. Redwood Falls, Minn./Redwood Valley 31 Zyon Bell CB 6-3 190 R-Fr. Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook 32 Spencer Hermus SF 6-1 195 Jr. Combined Locks, Wis./Kimberly 33 Brady Tuckner LB 6-3 210 So. Rochester, Minn./John Marshall 34 DJ Mosley CB 6-0 180 Fr. Davenport Iowa/West 35 Lance Arni LB 6-3 205 R-Fr. Geneva, Ill./Geneva, Community 36 Keyshawn Davis CB 5-11 190 Sr. Milwaukee, Wis./Rufus King/St. Cloud State 37 Ryan Borton NB 5-11 190 Jr. Muskego, Wis./Muskego 38 Joey Roth SF 6-0 190 R-Fr. Stevens Point, Wis./SPASH 39 Kaleb Sleezer TB 5-11 195 Fr. Aurelia, Iowa/Alta-Aurelia 41 Duvellasha Lee LB 6-0 195 R-Fr. Chicago, Ill./Simeon Career Academy 42 Jordan Bergren DE 6-5 250 Jr. Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North 43 Bryce Hunger LB 6-3 195 Fr. Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City 44 Tyler Johnson LB 5-11 210 R-Fr. McFarland, Wis./McFarland 45 Trent Carpenter LB 6-4 220 Fr. Grimes, Iowa/Dallas Center-Grimes 46 Sam Smith LB 6-1 215 R-Fr. Anoka, Minn./Anoka 47 Logan Josephson NB 6-1 215 Fr. Redwood Falls, Minn./Redwood Valley 48 Nick Foss NB 5-11 195 Fr. Harlan, Iowa/Harlan Community 49 Alex Goettl LB 6-3 220 Jr. North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West 50 Greg Kohler SF 6-2 190 Fr. Onalaska, Wis./Central 51 Logan Wolf DE 6-4 275 R-Fr. Heyworth, Ill./University/Iowa State 52 Joel Ngoyi DT 6-3 290 Sr. Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake 53 Matthew Sieh DE 6-5 225 Fr. Webster, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran 54 Jayme LaPlante DE 6-5 250 Sr. Chatfield, Minn./Chatfield 55 Destyn Woody LB 6-0 215 Jr. Easton, Pa./Notre Dame High School/DuPage 56 Brandon Krantz OL 6-3 285 So. Waukee, Iowa/Waukee 57 Max Dahm DE 6-4 230 Fr. Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Centennial 59 Grant Nagel DE 6-5 260 Fr. St. Clair, Minn./St. Clair 61 Jack Rentmeester OL 6-4 300 Fr. Green Bay, Wis./Preble 62 Michael Keller OL 6-3 285 R-Fr. New Berlin, Wis./New Berlin Eisenhower 63 Erik Nelson OL 6-6 300 Jr. Clive, Iowa/Waukee 64 Jack Roussel OL 6-3 295 R-Fr. Durango, Iowa/Hempstead 65 Ryan Possley OL 6-2 300 Fr. Green Bay, Wis./Preble 66 Jared Gossen OL 6-4 300 R-Fr. De Pere, Wis./De Pere 69 Evan Heim OL 6-4 305 Jr. DePere, Wis./DePere 70 Hunter Toppel OL 6-4 300 So. DeForest, Wis./DeForest Area 71 Kaden Lilienthal OL 6-7 285 So. Plato, Minn./Mayer Lutheran 72 Drew Hoye OL 6-4 285 R-Fr. Fort Atkinson, Wis./Fort Atkinson 74 Carter Dowdle OL 6-5 300 So. Cottage Grove, Minn./East Ridge 75 Logan Dahlk OL 6-6 325 R-Fr. Bird Island, Minn./BOLD 76 Alex Palme OL 6-3 285 So. West Des Moines, Iowa/Dowling Catholic 77 Reagan Kropp OL 6-5 295 So. Neshkoro, Wis./Ripon/Wayne State University 78 Keegan Stanley OL 6-5 305 So. Superior, Wis./Superior 80 Derrick Cannon Jr. WR 5-10 170 Fr. Plainview, Minn./Plainview-Elgin-Millville 81 Chase Werwinski WR 6-1 190 So. McFarland, Wis./McFarland 82 Blake Ver Mulm TE 6-4 225 Fr. Emmetsburg, Iowa/Emmetsburg 83 Marquon Williams WR 6-0 200 Fr. Kenosha, Wis./Bradford 84 Shane Zylstra WR 6-5 220 Jr. Spicer, Minn./New London-Spicer 85 Tanner Johnson TE 6-7 245 Fr. Appleton, Wis./Kimberly 86 Tyler Schmidt TE 6-5 260 Jr. Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls 87 Cullen Gahagan WR 6-4 190 R-Fr. Oregon, Wis./Oregon High School 88 Trevor Nissen TE 6-4 265 Sr. Olivia, Minn./BOLD 89 Tanner Gill TE 6-4 240 Jr. Anaheim, Calif./Savanna/Cerritos College 90 Zach Dodge DT 5-11 295 Sr. Salem, Wis./Wilmot Union 91 Josh Kawlewski DT 6-3 285 So. Eagan, Minn./Eagan 92 Evan Welsh DT 6-2 300 Fr. Ceresco, Neb./Bishop Newmann 93 Jake Schaper DE 6-4 255 So. Rochester, Minn./Osseo/RCTC 95 Michael Buetow DT 6-0 295 So. Fond du Lac, Wis./St. Mary Springs 96 Nic Dahlke DT 6-1 280 Fr. Green Bay, Wis./Preble 97 Bedale Naba DT 6-0 280 R-Fr. West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley/Northern Iowa 98 Chance Bowen DE 6-4 260 So. New Hope, Minn./Armstrong 99 Brayden Thomas DE 6-4 260 So. Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck/University of Mary

8 msumavericks.com • Minnesota State University Athletics 2018 Minnesota State Two-Deeps (as of Oct. 15) OFFENSE DEFENSE Left Tackle - 69 Evan Heim (6-4, 305, Jr.) Defensive End - 54 Jayme LaPlante (6-5, 250, Sr.) - 77 Reagan Kropp (6-5, 295, So.) - 93 Jake Schaper (6-4, 255, So.)

Left Guard - 70 Hunter Toppel (6-4, 300, So.) Defensive Tackle - 90 Zach Dodge (5-11, 295, Sr.) - 76 Alex Palme (6-3, 285, So.) - 91 Josh Kawlewski (6-3, 285, So.)

Center - 56 Brandon Krantz (6-3, 285, So.) Defensive Tackle - 95 Michael Buetow (6-0, 295, So.) - 64 Jack Roussel (6-3, 295, R-Fr.) - 97 Bedale Naba (6-0, 280, R-Fr.)

Right Guard - 74 Carter Dowdle (6-5, 300, So.) Defensive End - 42 Jordan Bergren (6-5, 250, Jr.) - 78 Keegan Stanley (6-5, 305, So.) - 98 Chance Bowen (6-4, 260, So.)

Right Tackle - 66 Jared Gossen (6-4, 300, R-Fr.) Linebacker - 3 Zach Robertson (6-2, 215, Jr.) - 71 Kaden Lilienthal (6-7, 285, So.) - 33 Brady Tuckner (6-3, 210, So.)

Quarterback - 5 Ryan Schlichte (6-1, 200, Jr.) Linebacker - 49 Alex Goettl (6-3, 220, Jr.) - 7 JD Ekowa (6-1, 210, So.) - 55 Destyn Woody (6-0, 215, Jr.)

Tailback - 23 Nate Gunn (6-2, 220, Jr.) Nickelback - 9 Michael Palme (5-11, 215, Sr.) - 6 Justin Taormina (5-11, 190, So.) - 30 Cade Johnson (6-1, 200, So.) - 22 Ian Pribyl (6-3, 240, Jr.) Cornerback - 36 Keyshawn Davis (5-11, 190, Sr.) Tight End - 88 Trevor Nissen (6-4, 265, Sr.) - 11 Cheyenne Bradford (5-11, 180, Jr.) - 86 Tyler Schmidt (6-5, 260, Jr.) Safety - 1 Parrish Marrow (5-10, 185, Jr.) Wide Receiver - 27 Justin Arnold (6-0, 200, Jr.) - 32 Spencer Hermus (6-1, 195, Jr.) - 8 Vance Barnes (5-9, 190, Jr.) Safety - 20 Cole Schroedermeier (6-0, 185, So.) Wide Receiver - 84 Shane Zylstra (6-5, 220, Jr.) - 38 Joey Roth (6-0, 190, R-Fr.) - 87 Cullen Gahagan (6-4, 190, R-Fr.) Cornerback - 4 Ty’Shonan Brooks (5-11, 175, So.) Wide Receiver - 10 Jalen Sample (6-6, 205, R-Fr.) - 17 Jack Curtis (6-1, 175, Jr.) - 14 Parker Gloudemans (6-3, 205, So.)

SPECIAL TEAMS Place Kicker - 15 Casey Bednarski (6-1, 215, Sr.) - 26 Luke Williams (6-0, 170, Fr.)

Punter - 15 Casey Bednarski (6-1, 215, Sr.) - 26 Luke Williams (6-0, 170, Fr.)

Holder - 27 Justin Arnold (6-0, 200, Jr.) - 26 Luke Williams (6-0, 170, Fr.)

Longsnapper - 42 Jordan Bergren (6-5, 250, Jr.) - 32 Spencer Hermus (6-1, 195, Jr.)

Shortsnapper - 42 Jordan Bergren (6-5, 250, Jr.) - 77 Reagan Kropp (6-5, 295, So.)

Kick Returner - 6 Justin Taormina (5-11, 190, So.) - 14 Parker Gloudemans (6-3, 205, So.)

Punt Returner - 27 Justin Arnold (6-0, 200, Jr.) - 36 Keyshawn Davis (5-11, 190, Sr.)

msumavericks.com • Minnesota State University Athletics 9 2018 Minnesota State Starters Offense Player SMSU AU CSP WSU SCSU MSUM MISU BSU WSC USF UIU Arnold, Justin WR WR WR WR WR WR WR - - - - Dowdle, Carter RG RG RG RG RG RG RG - - - - Ekowa, JD ------QB - - - - Gossen, Jared RT - LG LG LG LG LG - - - - Gunn, Nate TB TB TB TB TB TB TB - - - - Heim, Evan LT LT LT LT LT LT LT - - - - Krantz, Brandon C C C C C C C - - - - Lilienthal, Kaden - RT ------Nissen, Trevor TE TE TE TE TE TE TE - - - - Sample, Jalen - - - - - WR - - - - - Schlichte, Ryan QB QB QB QB QB QB - - - - - Schmidt, Tyler TE TE TE TE TE - TE - - - - Toppel, Hunter LG LG RT RT RT RT RT - - - - Zylstra, Shane WR WR WR WR WR WR WR - - - -

Defense Player SMSU AU CSP WSU SCSU MSUM MISU BSU WSC USF UIU Brooks, Ty’Shonan CB - - CB CB CB - - - - - Bergren, Jordan - DE - DE DE DE - - - - - Bowen, Chance ------DE - - - - Buetow, Michael DT DT - DT DT ------Curtis, Jack - CB CB CB - - CB - - - - Davis, Keyshawn CB CB CB - CB CB CB - - - - Dodge, Zach - - DT - DT DT DT - - - - Goettl, Alex LB LB LB LB LB LB LB - - - - Hermus, Spencer - - - S ------Johnson, Cade S ------Kawlewski, Josh DT DT DT DT - DT DT - - - - LaPlante, Jayme DE DE DE DE DE DE DE - - - - Marrow, Parrish - S S - S S S - - - - Palme, Michael NB NB NB NB NB NB NB - - - - Robertson, Zach LB LB LB LB LB LB LB - - - - Schroedermeier, Cole S S S S S S S - - - - Thomas, Brayden DE - DE ------

10 msumavericks.com • Minnesota State University Athletics 2018 Minnesota State Football Minnesota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 15, 2018) All games

Team Statistics MSU OPP SCORING 313 126 Points Per Game 44.7 18.0 Points Off Turnovers 66 15 FIRST DOWNS 168 118 R u s h in g 83 34 P a s s in g 71 71 P e n a lt y 14 13 RUSHING YARDAGE 1742 502 Yards gained rushing 1854 782 Yards lost rushing 112 280 Rushing Attempts 322 221 Average Per Rush 5.4 2.3 Average Per Game 248.9 71.7 TDs Rushing 22 9 PASSING YARDAGE 1616 1581 C o m p - A t t - I n t 102-178-4 130-234-4 Average Per Pass 9.1 6.8 Average Per Catch 15.8 12.2 Average Per Game 230.9 225.9 TDs Passing 16 8 TOTAL OFFENSE 3358 2083 Total Plays 500 455 Average Per Play 6.7 4.6 Average Per Game 479.7 297.6 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 21-500 19-209 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-84 7-35 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-59 4-48 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.8 11.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 9.3 5.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 14.8 12.0 FUMBLES-LOST 8-5 11-6 PENALTIES-Yards 57-466 40-388 Average Per Game 66.6 55.4 PUNTS-Yards 22-919 46-1741 Average Per Punt 41.8 37.8 Net punt average 39.3 35.6 KICKOFFS-Yards 54-3022 29-1660 Average Per Kick 56.0 57.2 Net kick average 41.0 33.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 1 4 2 7 : 4 6 3RD-DOWN Conversions 43/90 31/100 3rd-Down Pct 48% 31% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/11 6/13 4th-Down Pct 55% 46% SACKS BY-Yards 32-217 8-55 MISC YARDS 32 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 42 17 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 5-8 4-7 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (33-39) 85% (15-19) 79% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (30-39) 77% (11-19) 58% PAT-ATTEMPTS (40-41) 98% (10-14) 71% ATTENDANCE 18450 10492 Games/Avg Per Game 4/4612 3/3497 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Minnesota State 60 123 79 51 0 313 Opponents 38 46 23 19 0 126

msumavericks.com • Minnesota State University Athletics 11 2018 Minnesota State Football Minnesota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 15, 2018) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Gunn, Nate 7 137 711 9 702 5.1 12 40 100.3 Arnold, Justin 5 48 9.6 0 15 Taormina, Justin 7 51 329 15 314 6.2 1 83 44.9 Davis, Keyshawn 3 24 8.0 0 13 Ekowa, JD 7 39 284 18 266 6.8 3 51 38.0 Brooks, Ty'Shonan 1 12 12.0 0 12 Arnold, Justin 7 12 134 5 129 10.8 0 28 18.4 Total 9 84 9.3 0 15 Barnes, Vance 6 10 116 1 115 11.5 1 43 19.2 Opponents 7 35 5.0 0 23 Pribyl, Ian 6 16 71 1 70 4.4 1 23 11.7 Kaiser, Brevin 4 6 59 0 59 9.8 0 18 14.8 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Schlichte, Ryan 7 32 107 49 58 1.8 4 16 8.3 Goettl, Alex 1 27 27.0 0 27 Terry IV, Charles 4 13 43 6 37 2.8 0 13 9.2 Marrow, Parrish 1 29 29.0 0 29 TEAM 4 6 0 8 -8 -1.3 0 0 -2.0 Hermus, Spencer 1 3 3.0 0 3 Total 7 322 1854 112 1742 5.4 22 83 248.9 Tuckner, Brady 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 7 221 782 280 502 2.3 9 36 71.7 Total 4 59 14.8 0 29 Opponents 4 48 12.0 0 35 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Schlichte, Ryan 7 170.56 71-115-1 61.7 1160 9 59 165.7 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Ekowa, JD 7 142.42 30-57-3 52.6 445 6 53 63.6 Taormina, Justin 9 273 30.3 1 98 Kaiser, Brevin 4 87.07 1-6-0 16.7 11 1 11 2.8 Barnes, Vance 5 78 15.6 0 23 Total 7 158.73 102-178-4 57.3 1616 16 59 230.9 Nissen, Trevor 3 106 35.3 1 82 Opponents 7 120.17 130-234-4 55.6 1581 8 49 225.9 Gloudemans, Parker 2 35 17.5 0 22 Schmidt, Tyler 1 3 3.0 0 3 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Woody, Destyn 1 5 5.0 0 5 Zylstra, Shane 7 35 657 18.8 9 59 93.9 Total 21 500 23.8 2 98 Arnold, Justin 7 22 300 13.6 1 34 42.9 Opponents 19 209 11.0 0 21 Sample, Jalen 7 10 184 18.4 1 50 26.3 Gloudemans, Parker 7 9 159 17.7 2 44 22.7 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Nissen, Trevor 7 9 105 11.7 1 37 15.0 Goettl, Alex 1 38 38.0 1 38 Barnes, Vance 6 6 52 8.7 0 16 8.7 LaPlante, Jayme 1 24 24.0 1 24 Gunn, Nate 7 3 48 16.0 0 36 6.9 Total 2 62 31.0 2 38 Taormina, Justin 7 3 38 12.7 0 30 5.4 Opponents 1 9 9.0 0 9 Pribyl, Ian 6 2 29 14.5 1 21 4.8 Schmidt, Tyler 7 2 27 13.5 1 15 3.9 Gahagan, Cullen 4 1 17 17.0 0 17 4.2 Total 7 102 1616 15.8 16 59 230.9 Opponents 7 130 1581 12.2 8 49 225.9

12 msumavericks.com • Minnesota State University Athletics 2018 Minnesota State Football Minnesota State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 15, 2018) 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 49 Goettl, Alex 7 21 18 39 8.5-49 3.5-26 1-27 2 . 1-38 1 . . 30 Johnson, Cade 7 20 12 32 4.0-13 1.0-6 . 3 1 . 2 . . 9 Palme, Michael 7 22 9 31 3.0-10 1.0-5 . . 1 . . . . 32 Hermus, Spencer 7 18 13 31 0.5-0 . 1-3 ...... 3 Robertson, Zach 7 9 20 29 4.0-17 2.0-15 . 1 . . . . . 20 Schroedermeier, Cole 7 18 9 27 1.0-2 . . . . . 1 . . 36 Davis, Keyshawn 7 19 3 22 1.0-2 . . 3 . . . . . 42 Bergren, Jordan 7 9 12 21 2.5-11 2.0-10 . 1 . . . . . 98 Bowen, Chance 7 19 2 21 10.0-74 9.0-70 . 1 . 1-0 . 1 . 1 Marrow, Parrish 7 8 11 19 . . 1-29 1 . . . . . 17 Curtis, Jack 7 14 5 19 1.0-4 1.0-4 . 3 . 1-0 . 1 . 93 Schaper, Jake 7 12 6 18 6.0-25 4.5-21 . . . 1-0 1 . . 4 Brooks, Ty'Shonan 5 12 5 17 2.0-3 . . 1 . . . 1 . 95 Buetow, Michael 7 5 8 13 1.5-8 1.0-8 . . . . 1 . . 55 Woody, Destyn 7 6 6 12 1.0-3 ...... 54 LaPlante, Jayme 7 5 5 10 2.5-14 2.0-14 . . . 1-24 2 . . 91 Kawlewski, Josh 7 4 5 9 2.0-6 ...... 90 Dodge, Zach 5 4 5 9 4.0-31 2.5-27 ...... 97 Naba, Bedale 6 3 3 6 1.5-8 1.5-8 ...... 33 Tuckner, Brady 5 5 1 6 1.0-3 1.0-3 1-0 ...... 11 Bradford, Cheyenne 7 4 2 6 . . . 2 . 1-0 . . . 28 Burrington, Lukas 6 3 . 3 ...... 31 Bell, Zyon 6 1 2 3 ...... 38 Roth, Joey 5 1 2 3 ...... 99 Thomas, Brayden 3 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . . TM TEAM 4 2 . 2 1.0-3 ...... 2 14 Gloudemans, Parker 7 1 . 1 ...... 15 Bednarski, Casey 7 . 1 1 ...... 37 Borton, Ryan 5 . 1 1 ...... 19 Ortega, Alan 5 1 . 1 ...... 44 Johnson, Tyler 7 1 . 1 ...... 41 Lee, Duvellasha 4 1 . 1 ...... 66 Gossen, Jared 7 . 1 1 ...... 96 Dahlke, Nic 1 . 1 1 ...... 27 Arnold, Justin 7 1 . 1 ...... 69 Heim, Evan 7 1 . 1 ...... 51 Wolf, Logan 1 ...... 1 . . . . . Total 7 252 168 420 58-286 32-217 4-59 20 2 6-62 8 3 2 Opponents 7 260 246 506 31-97 8-55 4-48 16 3 5-9 6 . .

msumavericks.com • Minnesota State University Athletics 13 2018 Minnesota State Football Minnesota State Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 15, 2018) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral * Aug 30, 2018 SMSU W 49-13 5178 All games 7-0 4-0 3-0 0-0 * Sep 08, 2018 at Augustana (SD) W 38-36 4231 Conference 7-0 4-0 3-0 0-0 * Sep 15, 2018 CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL W 46-13 3884 Non-Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 * Sep 22, 2018 at Winona State W 31-21 4276 * Sep 29, 2018 ST. CLOUD STATE W 45-10 6111 Team Statistics MSU OPP * Oct 06, 2018 at MSU Moorhead W 42-20 1985 FIRST DOWNS 168 118 * Oct 13, 2018 MINOT STATE W 62-13 3277 R u s h in g 83 34 P a s s in g 71 71 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g P e n a l ty 14 13 Gunn, Nate 7 137 711 9 702 5.1 12 40 100.3 RUSHING YARDAGE 1742 502 Taormina, Justin 7 51 329 15 314 6.2 1 83 44.9 Rushing Attempts 322 221 Ekowa, JD 7 39 284 18 266 6.8 3 51 38.0 Average Per Rush 5.4 2.3 Arnold, Justin 7 12 134 5 129 10.8 0 28 18.4 Average Per Game 248.9 71.7 Barnes, Vance 6 10 116 1 115 11.5 1 43 19.2 TDs Rushing 22 9 Pribyl, Ian 6 16 71 1 70 4.4 1 23 11.7 PASSING YARDAGE 1616 1581 Kaiser, Brevin 4 6 59 0 59 9.8 0 18 14.8 C o m p - A t t- In t 102-178-4 130-234-4 Schlichte, Ryan 7 32 107 49 58 1.8 4 16 8.3 Average Per Pass 9.1 6.8 Terry IV, Charles 4 13 43 6 37 2.8 0 13 9.2 Average Per Catch 15.8 12.2 Total 7 322 1854 112 1742 5.4 22 83 248.9 Average Per Game 230.9 225.9 Opponents 7 221 782 280 502 2.3 9 36 71.7 TDs Passing 16 8 TOTAL OFFENSE 3358 2083 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Average Per Play 6.7 4.6 Schlichte, Ryan 7 170.56 71-115-1 61.7 1160 9 59 165.7 Average Per Game 479.7 297.6 Ekowa, JD 7 142.42 30-57-3 52.6 445 6 53 63.6 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 21-500 19-209 Kaiser, Brevin 4 87.07 1-6-0 16.7 11 1 11 2.8 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-84 7-35 Total 7 158.73 102-178-4 57.3 1616 16 59 230.9 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-59 4-48 Opponents 7 120.17 130-234-4 55.6 1581 8 49 225.9 FUMBLES-LOST 8-5 11-6 PENALTIES-Yards 57-466 40-388 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g PUNTS-AVG 22-41.8 46-37.8 Zylstra, Shane 7 35 657 18.8 9 59 93.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 :1 4 2 7 :4 6 Arnold, Justin 7 22 300 13.6 1 34 42.9 3RD-DOWN Conversions 43/90 31/100 Sample, Jalen 7 10 184 18.4 1 50 26.3 4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/11 6/13 Gloudemans, Parker 7 9 159 17.7 2 44 22.7 Nissen, Trevor 7 9 105 11.7 1 37 15.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Barnes, Vance 6 6 52 8.7 0 16 8.7 Marrow, Parrish 1 29 29.0 0 29 Gunn, Nate 7 3 48 16.0 0 36 6.9 Goettl, Alex 1 27 27.0 0 27 Taormina, Justin 7 3 38 12.7 0 30 5.4 Tuckner, Brady 1 0 0.0 0 0 Pribyl, Ian 6 2 29 14.5 1 21 4.8 Hermus, Spencer 1 3 3.0 0 3 Schmidt, Tyler 7 2 27 13.5 1 15 3.9 Gahagan, Cullen 4 1 17 17.0 0 17 4.2 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Total 7 102 1616 15.8 16 59 230.9 Bednarski, Casey 21 868 41.3 61 1 8 7 5 0 Opponents 7 130 1581 12.2 8 49 225.9 Williams, Luke 1 51 51.0 51 0 0 1 1 0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Bednarski, Casey 5-7 71.4 0-0 2-2 1-1 1-2 1-2 53 0 Arnold, Justin 5 48 9.6 0 15 Williams, Luke 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 0 Davis, Keyshawn 3 24 8.0 0 13 Brooks, Ty'Shonan 1 12 12.0 0 12 PAT Total 9 84 9.3 0 15 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Opponents 7 35 5.0 0 23 Gunn, Nate 12 ------72 Bednarski, Casey - 5-7 40-41 - - - - - 55 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Zylstra, Shane 9 ------54 Taormina, Justin 9 273 30.3 1 98 Schlichte, Ryan 4 ------24 Barnes, Vance 5 78 15.6 0 23 Ekowa, JD 3 ------18 Nissen, Trevor 3 106 35.3 1 82 Nissen, Trevor 2 - - - 1 - - - 14 Gloudemans, Parker 2 35 17.5 0 22 Gloudemans, Parker 2 ------12 Schmidt, Tyler 1 3 3.0 0 3 Taormina, Justin 2 ------12 Woody, Destyn 1 5 5.0 0 5 Pribyl, Ian 2 ------12 Total 21 500 23.8 2 98 Barnes, Vance 1 ------6 Opponents 19 209 11.0 0 21 LaPlante, Jayme 1 ------6 Sample, Jalen 1 ------6 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Arnold, Justin 1 - - - - 1-1 - - 6 Gunn, Nate 7 702 48 0 0 0 750 107.1 Schmidt, Tyler 1 ------6 Zylstra, Shane 7 0 657 0 0 0 657 93.9 Goettl, Alex 1 ------6 Taormina, Justin 7 314 38 0 273 0 625 89.3 Total 42 5-8 40-41 - 1 1-1 - 2 313 Arnold, Justin 7 129 300 48 0 0 477 68.1 Opponents 17 4-7 10-14 1-2 - 0-1 - - 126 Ekowa, JD 7 266 0 0 0 0 266 38.0 Total 7 1742 1616 84 500 59 4001 571.6 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Opponents 7 502 1581 35 209 48 2375 339.3 Minnesota State 60 123 79 51 0 313 Opponents 38 46 23 19 0 126 Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Schlichte, Ryan 7 147 58 1160 1218 174.0 Ekowa, JD 7 96 266 445 711 101.6 Gunn, Nate 7 137 702 0 702 100.3 Taormina, Justin 7 51 314 0 314 44.9 Arnold, Justin 7 12 129 0 129 18.4 Total 7 500 1742 1616 3358 479.7 14 msumavericks.com • MinnesotaOpponents State University Athletics7 455 502 1581 2083 297.6