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UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS FOOTBALL University of Sioux Falls Sports Information | 1101 W. 22nd St. | Sioux Falls, SD 57105 | Fax: 605-331-6792 Sports Information Director Dan Genzler (FB Contact) | [email protected] Office: 605-331-6774 | Cell: 605-670-8591 | Athletics: 605-331-6791 - [email protected] 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) .........................................418-405-20 (98th) Number of Conference Championships (Last) ................19 (2010) Number of National Championships (Last)........................4 (2009) All-Americans.......................................................................................101 Player of the Year Award recipients....................................................5 #22 Bemidji State (3-0, 0-0 NSIC North) All-Conference Selections.................................................................291 Highest NCAA DII Rankings...#4 D2Football.com, 2015 week 4; @ #5, AFCA, 2015 week 5, #4 in NCAA.com DII power rankings #14 Sioux Falls (3-0, 0-0 NSIC South) 2016 Schedule Bob Young Field Thursday, Sept. 1 -- @ St. Cloud State, W, 49-13 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 24 turday, Sept. 10 MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD, 42-21 (Hall of Fame) Saturday, Sept. 17 -- @ Minot State, 41-14 Live Radio - KWSN 1230, 98.1 Saturday, Sept. 24 BEMIDJI STATE, 6 p.m., HALL OF FAME Video -- https://portal.stretchinternet.com/siouxfalls/ Live Stats -- http://www.sidearmstats.com/siouxfalls/ Saturday, Oct. 1 -- @ Augustana, 1:05 p.m. football/ Saturday, Oct. 8 -- SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE, www.usfcougars.com COUGARS DAYS, 6 p.m. Game Sponsors - Vern Eide, POET Saturday, Oct. 15 -- @ Winona State, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 -- @ Concordia St. Paul, 12 p.m. Rankings: USF, #14, BSU #22, AFCA Coaches Poll; USF Saturday, Oct. 29 -- @ Minnesota State, 1 p.m. #14 in D2Football.com Poll; USF #10 & BSU #16 Saturday, Nov. 5 -- UPPER IOWA, 12 p.m., noon David Boyce’s NCAA.com DII Power Rankings Saturday Nov. 12 --- WAYNE STATE, 12 p.m., noon #14 USF Football to host #22 Bemidji State in battle of nationally ranked squads SIOUX FALLS -- The #14 USF Football Team (3-0, 0-0 NSIC South), which ranks in the top 10 nationally in 14 statistical categories, will host Where to Watch/Listen #22 Bemidji State (3-0, 0-0 NSIC North) in a matchup of nationally The radio broadcast will be on KWSN 1230 with veteran play-by- ranked squads on Hall of Fame Saturday at Bob Young Field at 6 p.m. During halftime, USF will recognize its seven new inductees to the USF play announcer Tom Frederick, who is in his 19th year with the Athletics Hall of Fame (see pages 14-15). The Hall of Fame Class will be Cougars. Tim Hiatt is in his 16th year as the analyst on the USF inducted on Friday in festivities at the McDonald Center, beginning at game broadcasts. The Jed Stugart Pre-game Show airs 30 minutes 5:30 p.m. In addition, SD Junior Football will perform at the half. prior to kickoff. Join Tom and Tim after the game for a wrap-up Game Breakdown - and interviews. Live stats are available at usfcougars.com with each This matchup sets up as one of the games to watch in the NSIC and across DII on Saturday. The two nationally rank teams come into the game webcast through the NSIC’s partnership with Stretch Internet. game with 3-0 starts and are among the leaders in statistical categories All USF games are available for live streaming at portal.stretchinter- across the board. net.com/siouxfalls. USF is second in the league in scoring at 44.0 per game while BSU is third at 42.7. While USF leads the league and ranks seventh nationally in total offense at 547.3, the Beavers stand third in the league at 506.0. The Game Officials Cougars rank fourth nationally and sit first in rushing offense at 371.7 Jim Harty, Referee yards per game while BSU is fourth in the NSIC in rushing at 210.0 per David Klundt, Umpire game and fourth in passing with 296.0. On defense, both teams have 11 sacks to rank tied for third. The Cougars lead the NSIC in rushing Casey Henderson, Head Line Judge defense at 93.0 per game and BSU is sixth, allowing 127.0 per game. Both Brad Nold, Line Judge teams have a lot at stake as USF and BSU are among three teams un- Brett Thielges, Side Judge beaten and tied for the league lead. Last weekend, USF rolled past Minot Jed Steiner, Field Judge State, 41-7, accumulating 328 yards rushing, which is its third straight Thomas Harty, Back Judge game of 300 yards rushing or better this season. Meanwhile, BSU defeat- ed Wayne State, 45-17, with 408 yards in total offense. With 453 yards in total offense against Minot State, USF has had 400 yards or more in Sioux Falls - total offense in 12 straight games. Cougars move to 37-10 in NSIC games Look at five years in NSIC USF is 37-10 in NSIC games and 43-15 in all DII games since the transition in 2011. USF’s 22 straight winning seasons is unmatched in USF has made remarkable progress in five years at DII. From D2 and the fifth-longest streak across all divisions. The string of success 281 points in 2011, USF totaled 512 in 2014 and has 472 in began with an 8-3 season for legendary head coach Bob Young in 1994. 2015. USF has averaged 41.0 ppg over past two years when USF In the four seasons in the NSIC, USF has gone 9-2, 6-5, 11-1 (Mineral has gone 20-4. They have produced 11,461 yards (6.5 miles) Water Bowl champs) and 9-3 in 2015. in total offense or 477.5 per g ame. USF has had 5,000 yards or Series - USF 3 Bemidji State 1 more in offense three straight years. Series – USF owns a 3-1 edge in the series with Bemidji State, dating 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 back to the first game on Sept. 4, 1982 when the Cougars took a 14-12 decision in Sioux Falls. A year later, the Beavers won, 31-0, on Sept. 3 (5-4) (9-2) (6-5) (11-1) (9-3) in Bemidji. In 2012, USF took a 21-5 decision. The most recent contest Points 281 344 363 512 472 was a 52-19 win by USF in Bemidji State in 2014. Opp Points 194 222 295 209 257 Preseason Honors Pts. Avg. 31.2 31.3 33.0 42.7 39.3 Senior offensive guard Antonio Green has earned three preseason Opp Pts. Avg. 21.6 20.2 26.8 17.4 21.4 All-American honors, including first team honors by Lindy’s Sports Magazine and second team recognition from Football Gameplan and 1st Down 158 209 274 292 285 HERO Sports. Meanwhile Westly Johnson has been named second Opp. 1st Downs 167 209 235 223 236 team All-American by Football Gameplan and HERO Sports while 1st D Rush. 75 73 133 128 116 also an NSIC Player to Watch. Opp. 1st D Rush 63 79 122 94 86 USF ranks in top 10 nationally in 14 categories, including sitting 1st D Pass 70 121 121 150 148 third in rushing USF is ranked in top 10 nationally in 14 statistical categories. Led Opp. 1st. D. Pass 90 114 99 113 128 by its powerful rushing attack, USF ranks seventh in DII in total of- Rushing Yards 1,494 1,359 2,705 2,559 2,291 fense at 547.3 yards per game, including 371.7 rushing yards per game, Opp. Rushing Yards 1,025 1,335 2,421 2,208 1,609 which ranks third in DII. The Cougars have rushed for 300 yards in Rushing Attempts 312 376 540 560 482 three straight games with 344 at. SCSU, 444 vs.. MSU Moorhead at Bob Opp. Rushing Att. 363 402 485 454 491 Young Field and 328 at Minot State. Junior running back Max Mickey ranks second in NCAA DII in TDs 12 10 31 30 24 rushing yards per carry at 11.86 and is eighth in rushing with 439 Opp. Rushing TDs 9 10 23 13 16 yards. Mickey’s average of 146.3 yards per game is also eighth in DII. Of Passing Yards 1,634 2,802 2,442 3,239 3,374 note, USF has three of the top 10 rushers by per carry average. Aside Opp. Passing Yards 2,264 2,666 2,431 2,453 2,739 from Mickey, senior quarterback Luke Papilion is fourth nationally and Passing Att./Comp. 118-234 221-387 208-396 270-422 256-446 averaging 10.13 yards per carry (31-314-8 TDs) while senior running Opp. Pass. Att./Com. 169-302 215-425 209-373 218-455 242-414 back Justin Fulks is 10th at 7.39 per carry (30-237-TD). Papilion is in the top-five nationally in four categories. He ranks TDs 18 27 16 28 31 second in the nation with eight TD runs while ranking third in points Opp. TDs 14 19 15 12 18 responsible for with 78 and fourth in points responsible for per game at Interceptions by opp 13 8 13 11 15 26.0. He is fourth nationally in scoring with 16.0 points per game. Interceptions 15 23 9 26 20 On defense, Clifford Redmond ranks third in fumbles recovered Total Offense 3,128 4,161 5,147 5,798 5,665 with two while senior linebacker Nathan Lucs is 10th in forced fumbles Opp.