2002 BEMIDJI STATE FOOTBALL

RB Eddie Acosta WR Ryan Welle Trophy Candidate All-America Candidate Everybody’s All-Americans harlon hill trophy candidate RB Eddie Acosta

emidji State senior running back Eddie Acosta has established himself as perhaps the finest running back in the history of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, earning 2001 pre-season and final league Offensive MVP Bawards and setting BSU single-season and career records for rushing yardage, rushing touchdowns and scoring along the way. In 2002, Acosta will attempt to become the NSIC’s all-time leader in rushing yardage and rushing touch- downs (all games) and will be a strong early-season candidate for the Harlon Hill Trophy - given annually to the most outstanding player in Division II football.

The Goods... • Has finished sixth or better in Division II in rushing each of the last two seasons • Bemidji State’s all-time leader in rushing yards (4,301), rushing TDs (49) and total TDs (58) • Needs 114 yards to become NSIC’s all-time leading rush- er; tied for NSIC career lead w/ 40 rushing touchdowns (NSIC games; official record) • Needs just 516 yards and eight rushing TDs to take NSIC career lead in both areas (all games; unofficial record) • Averages 130.3 yards and 1.5 TDs per game for his career; averages one TD every 14.0 carries • BSU-record 21 games with 100+ rushing yards, including 20 in his last 24 games • BSU-record five career games with 200+ rushing yards • BSU is 18-3 all-time when Acosta rushes for at least 100 yards and 14-4 when he gets 20 carries

2002 Awards and Honors • Street & Smith’s First-Team Pre-Season All-America • Lindy’s First-Team Pre-Season All-America • d2football.com Pre-Season First-Team All-Midwest Region • NSIC Pre-Season Offensive Player of the Year (repeat selection)

2001 Awards and Honors • NSIC Pre-Season Offensive Player of the Year • d2football.com Pre-Season Second-Team All-Midwest Region • Don Hansen’s Gazette Pre-Season Second-Team All- America • Three-time NSIC Offensive Player of the Week (9-3-2001; Co-Player, 9-10-2001; 10-23-2001) • First-Team All-NSIC; NSIC Offensive Player of the Year • Daktronics, Inc. First-Team All-Midwest Region (only NSIC player on First Team) • Don Hansen’s Football Gazette Third-Team All-America (only NSIC player on All-America team) • d2football.com Honorable Mention All-America (only NSIC player on All-America team) • Harlon Hill Trophy nominee 2002 Bemidji State Football

Table of Contents 1 Table of Contents 2 BSU Football Quick Facts 2 2002 Season Outlook 6-11 Coaching Staff 6 Head Coach Jeff Tesch 8 Assistant Head Coach Rich Jahner 9 Assistant Coach Aaron Vlcko 10 Brent Bolte / Marty Costello / Darin Nix 11 Ken Traxler / Brent Miller / Ben Morie 12-26 2002 12-13 Alphabetical / Numerical Rosters 13 Pre-Season Depth Chart 14-26 Student-Athlete Bios 27-30 2002 Opponents 27 Opponent SID contact information 27-30 2002 Opponents 31-44 2001 Season in Review 31-34 2001 Game Recaps 34 BSU Records Set in 2001 35-38 2001 BSU Statistics 39 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 40 2001 NSIC Standings/All-NSIC teams 41-42 2001 NSIC Team Leaders 43-44 2001 NSIC Individual Leaders 45-59 BSU History and Records 45 The Last Time... 46 Rushing Records 47 Passing Records 48 Receiving Records 49 Total Offense Records 50 Scoring / Punting Records 51 Defensive Records (tackles/sacks) 52 Return records (/punts/kickoff returns) 53 Team Records 54 Team Year-by-Year Offensive Stats 55 BSU Award Winners 56-59 All-Time Results 59 BSU Coaching Records 60-64 Welcome to 60 Welcome to Bemidji 61 Bemidji State University 62 Radio and Television Coverage of BSU Football 63 Administration and Support Staff 64 65 “Battle for the Axe” 66 BSU Traditions 67 Media Outlets Covering BSU Football 68 BSU Athletics Department Staff Directory

2002 Schedule Aug 29 at Minn. State-Mankato...... 4:30 p.m. Sep. 7 Minot State ...... 1:30 p.m. Sep. 21 › at Winona State...... 1:30 p.m. Sep. 28 › Wayne State (Neb.)...... 1:30 p.m. Oct. 5 › Northern State ...... 1:30 p.m. Oct. 12 › at Concordia-St. Paul ...... 1:30 p.m. Oct. 19 › Southwest State...... 1:30 p.m. Oct. 26 › at MSU-Moorhead...... 1:30 p.m. Nov. 2 › at UM-Duluth ...... 1:00 p.m. Nov. 9 › UM-Morris ...... 1:30 p.m. Nov. 16 › at UM-Crookston ...... 1:00 p.m. › NSIC game // All times Central // subject to change

Credits The 2002 Bemidji State Football Media Guide is a production of the Bemidji State University Sports Information Office. Executive Editor Andy Bartlett, Sports Information Director Assistant Editors Chad Waller, Assistant SID Brad Folkestad, Graduate Assistant SID Al Nohner, Director, BSU News and Publications Cover Design Andy Bartlett, Sports Information Director Interior Design Andy Bartlett, Sports Information Director Photography John Swartz, BSU Photo Services Printing Eagle Printing // Bemidji, Minn.

Copyright © 2002 Bemidji State University. All Rights Reserved. For additional copies of this guide, contact the BSU Sports Information Office at (218) 755-2763. BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE SEASON OUTLOOK 2002 Quick Facts ased on pre-season expectations, at for the Harlon Hill Trophy. first glance one might think BSU’s Acosta, who has finished sixth or better Bemidji State University 2001 campaign ended in disappoint- in Division II in rushing yardage in each of Location: ...... Bemidji, Minn. (15,000) Bment. Coming off the heels of a school- the last two seasons, already holds nearly Founded: ...... 1919 record 9-2 season in 2000, the Beavers every BSU single-season and career rushing Enrollment: ...... 4,800 entered last fall with perhaps the highest record. He enters the 2002 campaign just Conference: ...... Northern Sun Intercollegiate NSIC Members: ...... Bemidji St.; Northern St.; expectations in the program’s history as yards away from the NSIC all-time rushing Southwest St.; UM-Crookston; UM-Morris; Winona a legitimate pre-season contender for the record and is already tied for the league’s St.; UM-Duluth; Wayne St. (Neb); MSU-Moorhead; Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference all-time lead in rushing touchdowns (NSIC Concordia-St. Paul Affiliation: ...... NCAA Div. II (NCAA Div. I - Hockey) championship and perhaps BSU’s first-ever games only). Nickname: ...... Beavers run at the NCAA Division II Playoffs. But for the team to be successful in 2002, School Colors: ...... Green (PMS 330) and White But it was not to be. Injuries to key Bemidji State simply must toughen on Home Field: ...... Chet Anderson Stadium players at critical moments in the season defense. Even with First-Team All-NSIC Surface (capacity): ...... Grass (5,000) President: ...... Dr. Jon E. Quistgaard derailed BSU’s pre-season title hopes, but efforts out of departed seniors in DE Wallie Athletics Director: ...... Dr. Rick Goeb in the end 2001 continued BSU’s recent res- Kuchinski and LB Pat Engleright, BSU fin- Athletics Trainer: ...... Bill Crews urrection from the Division II football ashes ished just sixth in the NSIC in total defense Athletics Trainer Phone:...... (218) 755-2769 Compliance Coordinator: ...... Aaron Vlcko into a program which annually has become last year - giving up more than 360 yards Athletics Secretary: ...... Mary Herried a contender in the Northern Sun. per game. Athletics Phone: ...... (218) 255-2940 Now heading into head coach Jeff Tesch’s BSU’s answer? A new defensive scheme Athletics Fax: ...... (218) 755-3898 seventh campaign in Beaver green, BSU for 2002. BSU will scrap its traditional 4-3 finds itself in an intriguing position for scheme in favor of a 4-2-5. Sports Information Director: ...... Andy Bartlett (Kansas St. '95) 2002. The Beavers return perhaps the finest “This change in philosophy will allow us Office Phone: ...... (218) 755-4603 offensive player in NSIC history in senior to be much more multiple,” BSU defensive Home Phone:...... (218) 444-6624 running back Eddie Acosta, but are faced coordinator Rich Jahner said. “It will allow Cell:...... (218) 766-2243 with the task of replacing arguably the best our defense to be much more proactive, e-mail:...... [email protected] Assistant Director:...... Chad Waller (Lawrence ‘00) in school history in the depart- rather than reactive, and translate into us Office Phone: ...... (218) 755-2763 ed Geoff Martinson. And on defense, BSU being able to dictate a game to an offense.” e-mail:...... @bemidjistate.edu will debut a new system but will need to Jahner indicated the primary reasons for Grad Assistant: ...... Brad Folkestad (Bemidji St. ‘01) e-mail:...... [email protected] find replacements for four starters - includ- BSU’s philosophical adjustment were an SID Phone:...... (218) 755-2763 ing two First-Team All-NSIC picks - on the evolution of NSIC offenses to more wide- SID Fax: ...... (218) 755-3898 front seven. open formations and also to field a defense Football Press Box: ...... (218) 755-3705 This season, all eyes will be on Acosta. that better fit the talents of the personnel. Web: ...... http://info.bemidjistate.edu/sports Mailing Address: Already honored by Street & Smith’s and “This scheme puts our guys in position to Bemidji State University, PE 203 (Box 29) Lindy’s as a Pre-Season First-Team All- be successful,” Jahner said. 1500 Birchmont Drive NE America pick and a repeat winner of NSIC Even with all of the changes - new faces Bemidji, MN 56601 Pre-Season Offensive Player of the Year on both sides of the ball and a revamped Team Information honors, BSU’s record-breaking juggernaut defense - one thing is clear; BSU will have 2001 Record: ...... 7-4, 5-4 NSIC (3rd) enters the 2002 campaign as perhaps the its share of impact on the NSIC champion- Starters Returning: ...... 14 (7o / 6d / pk) program’s first-ever legitimate candidate ship race in 2002. Starters Lost: ...... 9 (4o / 5d) Letterwinners Returning:...... 35 Letterwinners Lost: ...... Basic Offense:...... Multiple Basic Defense: ...... 4-2-5

Program History First Year of Football: ...... 1926 Overall record: ...... 243-343-23 (.418 / 75 years) Years in post-season play: ...... 0 NSIC Championships: ...... 4 (1947, 1950, 1957, 1959)

Coaching Staff Head Coach...... Jeff Tesch (Moorhead St. ’78) Football Phone: ...... (218) 755-2772 Record at BSU: ...... 34-29 (7th year) Career Record: ...... same Assistants: Rich Jahner (Assoc HC/Def Coord; Cent. Mo. St. '92) Aaron Vlcko (Offensive Coord; Coe College ‘94) Darin Nix (Defensive Backs; Culver-Stockton ‘) Ken Traxler (Defensive Tackles; UM-Morris ‘89) Brent Bolte (Linebackers; Cornell College ‘98) Marty Costello (Running Backs; Bemidji State ‘99) Ben Morie (Receivers; Bemidji State ‘99) Brent Miller (Defensive Ends; ) above: senior Ryan Welle earned First-Team All-NSIC honors in 2001 after breaking BSU’s single-season receiving yardage record (1,045). His 64 receptions and nine touchdowns ranked second all-time at BSU. 2 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 3 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE SEASON OUTLOOK Quarterback cessor. BSU’s efforts to find that successor time leader in receiving yardage and touch- The biggest loss for BSU is at quarterback, took a hit this fall when sophomore Dan downs and an All-NSIC return specialist, where the Beavers graduated First-Team Mell elected to transfer away from BSU to and Jeff Rothmund, who finished second on All-NSIC honoree Geoff Martinson. Mar- focus on his burgeoning career, but the team with 34 receptions a year ago. tinson, who finished third in Division II the Beavers have a pair of capable backs - But senior Ryan Welle returns as a likely in passing efficiency in 2001 and led the redshirt freshmen Jarrid Houston and Cur- repeat All-NSIC performer and potential NSIC in passing yardage and total offense, tis Barry - waiting in the wings. Houston is All-America pick after breaking BSU’s set school single-season records last year making the switch from defensive back and single-season receiving yardage record a for passing yardage (2,798), passing touch- had a good spring. year ago. Welle, who had a team-high four downs (26), completion percentage (.627) Acosta’s younger brother, true freshman 100-yard receiving games a year ago, will and completions (185). Anthony Acosta, may also fit into the mix expand his influence to BSU’s kickoff return BSU will look to senior Jeremy Nordick, at running back at some point during the teams as coaches look for more ways to get who completed 3 of 6 passes for 66 yards season. the ball into his hands. and one touchdown as Martinson’s backup Preston Pettis is a candidate to move into a year ago, as the heir apparent to Martin- Fullback / Tight End one of the starting receiver roles, having son. Nordick, who sat out of spring football Shane Bundy returns to hold down BSU’s caught eight passes for 96 yards last year. to gain an extra semester of eligibility, will starting fullback spot after an injury- Adam Noble, who saw significant action a see his first action in nearly a year when fall plagued season in 2001. Bundy has just 34 year ago and has performed well in winter two-a-days get underway. career carries but as a blocker has been key conditioning, will also have a significant “Quarterback is an area of concern, and in a BSU rushing attack which has rolled up opportunity to contribute at receiver and we don’t know if we’re going to come out of more than 4,500 yards the last two years. could be used to stretch opposing defenses. spring ball with that question solved,” BSU Bundy’s strength will provide a nice com- Sophomore Rob Kucher will also have head coach Jeff Tesch said earlier this year. pliment to Eddie Acosta in BSU’s two-back an opportunity to earn playing time at re- “We’re going to miss Martinson, but we sets. ceiver. With a good combination of speed have some guys in the program that have Redshirt freshman Jacob Allen has the and blocking ability, Kucher performed been waiting their turn.“ early line on the job as backup fullback. well in spring drills and caught the eye of The No. 1 quarterback in spring camp Allen performed well in spring workouts the coaching staff. was redshirt sophomore Jason Smith. He and displayed soft hands and improving Newcomer James Johnson, a transfer backed up Martinson as a true freshman blocking abilities out of the backfield. Hans from San Mateo (Calif.) C.C., could make an in 2000, then redshirted last season while Tweed return to the team after a one-year immediate impact on BSU’s receiving corps yielding the backup job to Nordick. Red- absence and is making the transition to full- and start right away. shirt freshman Shane Adler will also be in back from defensive tackle. He should be a the early-season mix at quarterback. good blocking back for the Beavers. Offensive Line Nate Olson holds down BSU’s starting BSU enters 2002 in good shape on the offen- Running Back tight end position, although Olson is one of sive line, returning four of five starters. But BSU is set at running back, returning con- just two players listed as a tight end on the the one loss will be key - four-year starting sensus pre-season All-America pick and BSU roster. Olson, the 2002 NSIC Player of center and 2001 First-Team All-NSIC pick Harlon Hill Trophy candidate Eddie Acos- the Year in baseball and BSUs 2002 Male Co- Jerry Dagel. The Beavers have a mix of very ta. Acosta has rushed for 3,700 yards and 47 Athlete of the Year, scored four touchdowns experienced players and very young play- touchdowns over the last two seasons and last year on just 21 touches playing mostly ers on the line, so as with last year keeping enters the 2002 campaign with a legitimate at fullback. Newcomer Austin Schneider is the vets healthy will be key. chance to become just the eighth back in listed as the No. 2 tight end. Junior Brice Vollbrecht and sophomore NCAA Division II history to rush for 6,000 Zach Stoltz will have the early opportunity career yards. Wide Receiver to fill Dagel’s spot in the starting lineup. The challenge for BSU beginning this The Beavers lose two of their starting four Vollbrecht made the move to offensive line spring will be to find Acosta’s eventual suc- wideouts, including Jason Leden, BSU’s all- from defensive tackle a year ago, playing

2002 Schedule Date Opponent Time Series Last Meeting (Site) Aug. 29 at Minn. St.-Mankato 4:30 p.m. MNK leads, 25-11-2 9/5/1981 (Bemidji); MSU-Mankato won, 10-0 Sep. 7 Minot State 1:30 p.m. BSU leads, 3-0 9/1/2001 (Minot, N.D.); Bemidji State won, 39-20 Sep. 14 bye Sep. 21 at Winona State 1:30 p.m. WSU leads, 37-26-1 9/15/2001 (Bemidji); Winona State won, 41-35 Sep. 28 Wayne State (Neb.) 1:30 p.m. WSN leads, 6-2 9/22/2001 (Wayne, Neb.); Wayne State won, 13-7 Oct. 5 Northern Statea 1:30 p.m. NSU leads, 15-9-1 9/29/2001 (Aberdeen, S.D.); Bemidji State won, 47-46 (2OT) Oct. 12 at Concordia-St. Paul 1:30 p.m. CSP leads, 2-1 10/6/2001 (Bemidji); Concordia-St. Paul won, 42-27 Oct. 19 Southwest State 1:30 p.m. SSU leads, 20-13-1 10/13/2001 (Marshall, Minn.); Bemidji State won, 52-14 Oct. 26 at Minn. St.-Moorheadb 1:30 p.m. MSM leads, 42-23-3 10/20/2001 (Bemidji); Bemidji State won, 28-14 Nov. 2 at Minn.-Duluth 1:00 p.m. UMD leads, 32-10-1 10/27/2001 (Bemidji); Minn.-Duluth won, 42-38 Nov. 9 Minn.-Morris 1:30 p.m. UMM leads, 22-13-1 11/3/2001 (Morris, Minn.); Bemidji State won, 69-6 Nov. 16 at Minn.-Crookston 1:30 p.m. BSU leads, 8-1 11/10/2001 (Minneapolis, Minn.); Bemidji State won, 47-7 all times subject to change a- Homecoming // b- Battle for the Axe

2 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 3 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE SEASON OUTLOOK in a reserve role, and is currently slated as replacing two of the three players used in BSU loses First-Team All-NSIC and Third- BSU’s starter at center. Stoltz also is mak- the starting rotation at end - 2001 First-Team Team Academic All-America selection Pat ing the transition from defensive tackle, All-NSIC pick and NSIC sack leader Wal- Engleright and three-year starter Scott and played sparingly as Dagel’s backup at lie Kuchinski and three-year starter Tyler Nichols, but will be anchored by promising center last year. Stoltz will also be in the mix Burke. junior Jon Aamot. at the guard positions. Incoming freshman Junior Adam Coughlin saw significant “It’s going to be tough to replace those Jason Smith could also work his way onto action for BSU in the end rotation a year guys,” Tesch said of Engleright and Nichols. the depth chart at center by the end of the ago, recording 32 tackles and four sacks. “You hope you’ve done your homework year. Coughlin’s four sacks in 2001 are team-high with recruiting and your feeder program.” The left side of BSU’s offensive line fea- amongst returning players for 2002. Aamot, a two-year starter who has de- tures two of the elite players in the NSIC at The Beavers will look to redshirt fresh- veloped into one of the steadiest lineback- their position - senior left tackle Brandon man James Midboe, who performed well ers in the NSIC, will be a strong candidate Pink and junior left guard Bryan Stoffel. on BSU’s scout teams a year ago, and 2001 for All-Conference honors in 2002. He will Both were All-NSIC picks a year ago with backup Mike Thomas to fill the holes at hold down one of the two linebacker spots Stoffel earning first-team honors and Pink end. Thomas played all 11 games for BSU, in BSU’s new 4-2-5 scheme, where coaches picking up an honorable mention. Stoffel recording 12 tackles - including three sacks hope his production will return to his 2000 enters 2002 as a two-year starter, and has and 3.5 tackles for loss. Redshirt freshman level when he led the team with 106 tack- started all 22 games of his career at left Mark Majerus is making the transition to les. guard, while Pink is a three-year starter at end from linebacker and BSU coaches ex- Fellow junior Jon Roscoe is penciled in as tackle. pect him to make an immediate impact. the other starter at linebacker opposite Aa- “If this was high school and you could BSU returns all three players who saw mot. Roscoe has been a steady contributor spend the whole game running behind significant time at defensive tackle last for BSU, recording 38 tackles in his two-year one side of the line, our left side would be year. Ben Jacobson, Mitch Hecker and career. it,” BSU offensive coordinator Aaron Vlcko Gabe Rodriquez will see the bulk of the Mitch Feierabend put on 20 pounds dur- said. time at tackle again in 2002, with Thomas ing off-season workouts and performed Blaine Thomas and Chad Larson are and Rodriquez down as the early starting well in winter conditioning. The coaches penciled in as the backups for Pink and candidates. Nic Wentz bulked up in the off- think he will be ready to go and turn in a Stoffel, respectively. Thomas saw action as season and coaches expect him to provide solid 2002 campaign as one of the team’s a redshirt freshman backup last year, while experienced depth at the tackle spots. primary backups at linebacker. Larson sat out last year as a redshirt and is Barry Bigelow, who redshirted a year one just three 300 pounders to return from Linebacker ago, was impressive on scout teams and BSU’s 2001 roster. BSU’s strongest position on defense a year has also cracked the two-deep at linebacker Redshirt freshman Jeremy Reed and ago was arguably at linebacker. But this behind Roscoe. senior Lemarr Williams are early favorites year, perhaps no position on the field will Ryan Gall will also see some action at to hold down the right side of the BSU of- undergo more transition for the Beavers linebacker in 2002. fensive line, although there could be some - not only in terms of personnel, but in movement at Reed’s guard spot. Williams, philosophy. one of the most experienced players on BSU’s offensive line, has started all 33 games of his career at right tackle and is perhaps BSU’s strongest player. Reed is one of BSU’s three returning 300-pounders and coaches feel he has the ability to make an impact on the offensive line for the next four years. Junior Brian Johnson is penciled in as BSU’s No. 2 at right guard, while red- shirt freshman Rob Selb holds down the early depth-chart position behind Williams. Johnson is making his return from a career- threatening shoulder injury after two years as a reserve lineman. Selb has performed well during off-season workouts and coach- es are expecting a strong effort from him in 2002.

Defensive Line With Bemidji State unveiling a new de- fensive system for 2002, stability on the above: Junior linebacker Jon Aamot (#42, left) and junior defensive end Adam Couglin defensive line will be key to the team’s suc- (#80, right) return in 2002 to spearhead BSU’s new-look defense. cess. BSU returns experience at the tackle positions but is faced with the prospect of 4 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 5 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE SEASON OUTLOOK Secondary Conference foe for the first time in the Jeff of its final four contests, starting with its an- BSU lost starting strong safety Brian Bell, Tesch era. The Beavers open their 2002 cam- nual Battle for the Axe showdown at MSU- but returns three players who started a year paign with a rare Thursday afternoon tilt at Moorhead on Oct. 26. From there, BSU ago and the player expected to fill the start- State-Mankato, a regular BSU travels to Minn.-Duluth on Nov. 2, is home ing role as the fifth d-back in BSU’s new- foe in the early history of the program and against Minn.-Morris on Nov. 9 and travels look defense. in the 1970s, but the teams will be meeting to Minn.-Crookston on Nov. 16. Transfer Kurtis Woodard will get a look for the first time since 1981. Key to BSU’s chances in 2002 will be re- to replace Bell, and the coaching staff has BSU kicks off its home campaign with a gaining the home-field advantage the team been impressed with redshirt Matt Hol- renewal of the “Beaver Bash” series with enjoyed in 1999 and 2000, when the Beavers mes. Minot (N.D.) State. The game kicks off a posted an 8-1 record at Chet Anderson Sta- “We think he is going to be a good player four-year renewal of the Minot State series, dium. But BSU fell off to 1-3 on its home back there,” Jeff Tesch said of Holmes. which got underway in 1999. The Beavers turf a year ago, with the three losses com- Senior Jared Polzine and junior Marty have given up just three touchdowns in the ing against the teams that finished 1-2-3 in Humeniuk will hold down the other two last three meetings in the series. the NSIC. But the prospects for a return to safety positions. Polzine has been a two- After a bye week, the Beavers then kick dominance at Chet Anderson Stadium look year starter at safety and will move from off their gruelling NSIC slate Sep. 21 at pre- good for 2002, as BSU defeated all but one of free to strong safety in 2002 to utilize his hit- season NSIC champion pick Winona State. the teams on its home slate a year ago. ting abilities. Humeniuk was one of the first The Warriors return all but two starters DBs off the bench for BSU last year and will from last year’s team which ran the table Recap step into a starting role as the third safety in in the NSIC. BSU has not won a game at The pieces appear to be in place for another the new scheme. He is also one of the team’s Winona State since 1986 - and won just two successful run for BSU in 2002. Save for best special-teams performers and has fin- games in the series since. quarterback, BSU returns All-NSIC caliber ished amongst the top five on the team in From there, BSU is home for three of its players at every position on offense and a tackles the last two years. next four league tilts with its only road date new defensive scheme should lead to more Sophomore Kyle Rambow and newcom- coming Oct. 12 at Concordia-St. Paul. BSU success on that side of the ball. The team er Eric Gustafson will also provide help at hosts Wayne State, Northern State and has a difficult road schedule, but its home the safety spots. Southwest State in that span before closing schedule is very favorable. Even with the BSU’s cornerback tandem of senior Justin with the most difficult part of its schedule. not-so-easy questions to be answered by the Isaacs and junior Ryan McCrady are return- The Northern State game on Oct. 5 will be team this year, one thing is clear - the road ing starters from a year ago, and McCrady BSU’s Homecoming contest. to the NSIC title will once again run through may be ready to finally show his promise After Oct, 19, BSU is on the road for three Bemidji. as one of the best in the NSIC. He battled injury a year ago and saw his production drop from five interceptions in 2000 to one last year, but he still finished with 40 tackles (25 solo). Isaacs will also be a key contribu- tor on special teams. Newcomer Jared Swanson is expected to see significant action behind Isaacs and Mc- Crady.

Special Teams Senior Neil Collier returns as BSU’s place- kicker and punter, his fourth consecutive year at kicker and third as the team’s pri- mary punter. Collier is ninth on the BSU career list with 114 points scored and he is third all-time at BSU with 11 field goals. The specialists will need to replace long snapper Pat Engleright. Junior Alex Bay- sore is the early favorite for that job. With the departure of Jason Leden, BSU’s return game is up in the air and Jeff Tesch says that job “could honestly go to an in- coming freshman.” Ryan Welle will see action on the kickoff return teams as BSU looks to take advantage of his playmaking abilities. above: Senior PK Neil Collier enters his fourth year holding down BSU’s kicking duties. He will also serve as BSU’s punter. Last year, Collier set the team single-season record with 40 Schedule successful PAT kicks. BSU’s schedule takes a step up this season as the team will be tackling a North Central 4 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 5 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE HEAD COACH

Seventh Season at Bemidji State concludeJeff the 1983Tesch season. That victory capped Minnesota State-Moorhead ‘78 a 2-8 campaign and helped set the table for the • 1998 NSIC Coach of the Year turnaround to come. BSU built upon the momentum of its season- ntering his seventh campaign as the ending win in 1996, picking up a 25-21 win over head coach at Bemidji State, Jeff Tesch is St. John’s (Minn.) in its 1997 opener. That win, Eorchestrating the most successful era of highlighted by “The Catch” – a 47-yard touchdown football in BSU history. After finishing a combined bomb from Pat O’Connor to Ty Houglum as time 4-16 his first two years at the helm, Tesch has expired – gave the Beavers just their second two- ripped off four consecutive winning seasons and game in the 1990s and marked the has pushed his six-year career mark at BSU to 34- team’s first win in a season opener since 1990. 29. Under his guidance, the Beavers have won six BSU would later pick up a 25-22 home win over or more games in each of the last four seasons – the NSIC rival Northern State before dropping its final longest such streak in school history. two contests of the 1997 to finish 2-8. In fact, one has to add all of BSU’s wins from the 12 seasons prior to Tesch’s arrival in Bemidji BSU turns the corner to surpass the 34 wins he has put up over the last Tesch and the Beavers turned the corner in 1998, six years. recording a 6-4 overall record and a 4-2 mark Additionally, Tesch is the only coach in against the NSIC, good for a third-place finish. BSU history to oversee back-to-back eight-win After a four-point loss to Minn.-Crookston in the campaigns, following an 8-3 season in 1999 with season opener, BSU won three consecutive games a school-record 9-2 march in 2000. for just the second time since 1985. The turnaround of the BSU program under Jeff The Beavers would later post a 48-13 over Tesch has been remarkable. Upon being named the Minn.-Morris and a 48-18 win over Minn.-Duluth program’s 15th field general in May 1996, Tesch to mark the program’s highest single-game scoring inherited a BSU program which had won just 16 outputs since a 51-0 win over Mt. Senario (Wis.) in quarterback Geoff Martinson, the BSU offense games in its previous eight seasons combined and 1986, and its first 40-point efforts since a 47-46 loss established school records for single-season scoring had suffered losing streaks of nine, 11 and 18 games to Southwest State to close the 1991 season. (367 points), total offense (4,584 yards) and first in that span. BSU’s six wins in 1998 not only helped propel downs (226) and single-game scoring (70 points vs Tesch to NSIC Coach of the Year honors, they Minn.-Morris). The 70-point effort was tied for the Growing pains marked the most wins for the program since John fifth-highest scoring performance in all of Division Tesch’s rebuilding efforts came about slowly, as Peterson’s 1986 squad finished 6-4-1. BSU’s final II in 2000 and was one of just 14 efforts of 65 or his program finished 2-8 in each of his first two 4-2 NSIC mark was the highest total of league wins more points in the Division that year. Joined with campaigns. His inaugural 1996 squad dropped its for BSU since Peterson’s ‘84 team also finished 4-2 a historic 65-63, quadruple-overtime Homecoming first six games to close out an eight-game losing against circuit foes. win over Southwest State three weeks earlier, skid, dating back to the 1995 season, before Tesch BSU joined Northwest State as the only picked up his first win as a head coach in a 19-15 The Arrival programs in Division II to top the 65-point plateau win against Minn.-Morris. The Beavers opened strong in 1999, serving twice in 2000. The Beavers would later close out Tesch’s notice that the successes of 1998 would not be BSU also closed strong in 2000, becoming one of inaugural season with a 28-14 win over Southwest a one-season flash-in-the-pan. BSU opened the just six teams in school history, and first in 36 years, State in the Metrodome Classic, BSU’s first win season 3-0, its best start since also opening 3-0 in to end a season with three consecutive wins. in the ‘Dome since downing Augsburg, 23-7, to 1985, en route to a school record-tying eight-win BSU’s strong 2000 campaign did not go campaign. unnoticed on the national scene. The Beavers Jeff Tesch Coaching Profile The BSU offense would set a school record finished ninth in the NCAA Midwest Regional in 1999 by scoring 50 or more points in three Poll, used to select participants in the 16-team ...as an assistant coach different games. The first of BSU’s three half- Division II national playoffs, and were 28th in the Year School Position century efforts came in a 52-38 homecoming final AFCA Coaches Poll. win over Wayne State (Neb.), Sep. 18. That 1981-82 OL effort marked BSU’s first 50-point scoring Championship expectations 1983 Montana State OL game since 1986 and was at the time the Bemidji State’s breakout 2000 season sent the team highest single-game scoring total for the into 2001 as a favorite for the NSIC title - which 1984-85 Central Missouri St. OL/Off. Coord. Beavers since 1969. BSU would top the 50- the Beavers had not held since 1959. With the 1986-96 North Dakota OL/Assistant Head point barrier twice more in ‘99 with a 54-7 win expectations also came national attention for the over Concordia-St. Paul, Oct. 2 and a 53-20 program. The Beavers were ranked 23rd in Lindy’s ...as a Head Coach win over Minn.-Morris, Oct. 30. pre-season Division II national poll, and running Year School Record / NSIC A record-setting offense helped propel the back Eddie Acosta was named NSIC Pre-Season 2000 edition of BSU football to what was Offensive Player of the Year. 1996 Bemidji State 2-8 / 1-5 (6th) arguably the finest single-season performance And while the 2001 edition of the Beavers may 1997 Bemidji State 2-8 / 1-5 (t-6th) in school history. Tesch’s 2000 squad became not have lived up to the pre-season expectations, just the third team in school history - and first BSU did finish 7-4 and run its school-record streak 1998 Bemidji State 6-4 / 4-2 (3rd) since 1944 - to open a season 4-0. The hot start of six-win seasons to four in a row. On the way, 1999 Bemidji State 8-3 / 6-2 (t-2nd) propelled the Beavers to a school-record nine- BSU shattered 16 team offensive single-season win season, breaking the previous mark of records and saw 13 individual single-season 2000 Bemidji State 9-2 / 6-2 (2nd) eight wins set in 1984 and equalled in 1999. records and more than two dozen individual 2001 Bemidji State 7-4 / 5-4 (4th) Behind first-team All-NSIC and honorable career marks fall by the wayside. The Beavers led mention All-America running back Eddie the NSIC in total offense and passing offense. Totals... 34-29 / 23-20 Acosta and honorable mention all-league When it was all said and done, BSU had seven

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players named First-Team All-NSIC - the largest group in school history and equal to BSU’s total of First-Team All-NSIC players in 1999 and 2000 combined. Including honorable-mention All-NSIC picks Jon Aamot and Brandon Pink, BSU’s nine All-NSIC picks tied the school record set in 2000. Highlighting the group was Acosta, named NSIC Offensive Player of the Year, and Jason Leden who earned his school-record fifth All-NSIC honor.

Climbing the charts Tesch’s run at Bemidji State over the past six seasons has him climbing a number of all-time coaching success charts at BSU. His 34 victories place him third on BSU’s all-time list behind only Chester A. Anderson (43, 1955-60, 1962-65) and H.J. Erickson (52, 1938-54). Against NSIC competition, Tesch already has recorded 23 wins, good for third place all-time at BSU. He trails only Erickson and Anderson, who each won 25 league games during their tenures. In addition, Tesch’s 6-2 NSIC marks in both 1999 and 2000 established the school single- season record for league wins, surpassing the five wins tallied by Don Turner’s 1977 squad. least a share of the Tesch against All Foes Tesch enters the 2002 season needing just six championship three consecutive seasons before wins - BSU’s minimum total over the past four Tesch’s departure in 1996. In addition to coaching Concordia-St. Paul 1-2 seasons - to reach his 40th career win. He would duties at North Dakota, Tesch helped the Sioux UM-Crookston 3-1 become just the third coach in BSU history to re- achieve a 92 percent graduation rate while serving UM-Duluth 2-4 cord 40 or more wins, although the two men he’s as academic advisor. pursuing - “Jolly” Erickson and Chet Anderson Prior to his UND appointment, Tesch spent one Mayville St. 1-0 - had tenures of 17 and 10 seasons, respectively, year as an assistant for Montana State, followed Minot St. 3-0 to reach the plateau. by a two-year stint as the offensive coordinator at MSU-Moorhead 3-3 BSU’s Sep. 29, 2001 win at Northern State was Central Missouri State. UM-Morris 5-2 Jeff Tesch’s 30th in just his 57th game as BSU’s head A former free agent with the Atlanta Falcons coach, making him the fastest head coach to reach and a graduate of Moorhead State (Minn.) Northern St. 3-3 30 wins in BSU history. Tesch broke the record held University, Tesch was inducted into the MSU Hall St. John’s (Minn.) 1-1 by Chet Anderson, who needed 59 starts to tally of Fame in the spring of 1998. In 1977, Tesch was St. Thomas (Minn.) 4-0 his first 30 victories. the NCAA Division II receiving champion and still holds the Dragon single-game and single-season Southwest St 5-2 Prior to BSU records for receptions. UW-River Falls 1-1 Prior to being named head coach at BSU, Tesch In 21 years of coaching, Tesch has produced 12 UW-Stout 0-2 spent 11 years as an assistant coach for annual All-America selections and five NFL draft picks. UW-Stevens Point 0-3 NCAA Division II playoff contender North Jeff and his wife Susan have two children Dakota and assumed assistant head coaching - daughter Tara and son Vincent. They reside in Wayne St. (Neb.) 2-1 duties in 1995. The Fighting Sioux captured at Bemidji. Winona St 0-4 Total... 34-29 inMEMORABLE the Tesch Era VICTORIES Oct. 19, 1996 ...... def. UM-Morris 19-15 Oct. 31, 1998 ...... def. UM-Duluth 48-18 Sep. 29, 2001...... def Northern State, 47-46 (2OT) Jeff Tesch’s first win as BSU head coach. BSU dominates in its first win over the Bulldogs BSU rallies from a 26-6 halftime deficit to post its since 1977. second consecutive one-point win over Northern Nov. 13, 1996 ...... def. Southwest St. 28-14 State when a Wolf two-point conversion fails at Tesch leads BSU to victory in the Metrodome Sept. 4, 1999 ...... def. Minot State 28-7 the end of the second OT period. The win is also Classic, snapping a nine-game Classic losing Beavers win first-ever “Beaver Bash” game with Tesch’s 30th as BSU’s head coach. streak. Minot State. Nov. 3, 2001 ...... def. Minn.-Morris, 69-6 Sept. 6, 1997 ...... def. St. John’s 25-21 Sept. 23, 2000 ...... def. Northern St., 39-38 Win is 250th in school history, and BSU ties school BSU scores on a 47-yard touchdown bomb, A one-point victory gives BSU a 4-0 start for the record with 10 TDs scored. dubbed “The Catch,” on the game’s final play to first time since 1944 and just the third time in cap a 13-point fourth quarter comeback in Tesch’s school history. Nov. 10, 2001 ...... def Minn.-Crookston, 47-7 first non-conference win. BSU wins in the NSIC Metrodome Classic for Oct. 7, 2000 ...... def. Southwest St. 65-63 (4OT) the second consecutive season and just the fifth Sept. 26, 1998 ...... def. Moorhead St. 22-10 BSU outlasts the Mustangs in a four-overtime time in its history. BSU’s 47 points scored and BSU wins back the coveted Battle Axe after a five- Homecoming classic. Southwest State sets the 40-point margin of victory set new school Clas- year drought versus the Dragons. NCAA Division II record for most points scored sic records. in a loss. 6 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 7 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE ASSISTANT HEAD COACH The BSU Defense Under Rich Jahner Jahner Seventh Season at Bemidji State Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs 2001 Minot State ‘86 • LB Pat Engleright, DE Wallie Kuchinski named First-Team All-NSIC An original member of Jeff Tesch’s coaching staff, • Allows 23.7 points per game; fourth consecutive Rich Jahner enters his seventh season as Bemidji season the BSU defense had allowed less than State’s defensive coordinator and recruiting 25 points per game, ties longest streak at BSU coordinator and his fourth season as Assistant since 1983-’86 • Allowed just 13 points, recorded 23 tackles for Head Coach. loss and 10 sacks in season’s final two games The continuing growth of the BSU defense • Two games with seven or more sacks - 7.5 sacks under Jahner’s watch continued in 2001. The team at Northern State, 7 sacks vs UM-Crookston allowed 23.7 points per game, giving the Beaver defense four consecutive campaigns allowing less 2000 than 25 points per game - the longest such streak at • Defense allowed just 22.7 points per game, BSU since a four-season streak under head coach the best single-season performance by a BSU John Peterson from 1983-’86. defense since 1986 (16.5 ppg) In addition, LB Pat Engleright and DE Wallie • Defeated Minot State, 25-0, for defense’s first Kuchinski earned First-Team All-NSIC honors to shutout since 1986. Defense would record a mark the first time since 1998 and just the third second shutout, 70-0 over UM-Morris, to mark first time since 1985 BSU has recorded two or time in the Tesch era that two BSU defenders more shutouts in the same season earned first-team all-conference honors. • Held opponent to 20 or fewer points in six of BSU’s defense was particularly fierce down 11 games, most since doing so in seven games the stretch in 2000, recording 38 tackles-for-loss in 1986 and 13 sacks in the season’s final four games • LB Pat Engleright, DE Wes Ehlers named while holding opponents to 17.5 points per game of a conference foe since ‘85, when the Beavers Honorable Mention All-NSIC - nearly a touchdown per game under its season shut out Southwest St., 32-0. average. Also, six of BSU’s 12 interceptions on the Jahner’s attack defense recorded 44 sacks 1999 year came in BSU’s final four games. in 1998, while the 1996 Beaver defense ranked • DE Jay Hanson named Pre-Season All-America The Beavers capped 2001 with a simply nationally in turnovers, forcing 20 fumbles and by The Sporting News dominant win over Minn.-Crookston. BSU held 14 interceptions while scoring four defensive • Held Minot St. and Concordia-St. Paul to just seven points, the first time since 1986 BSU the Golden Eagles to just 31 yards on their first touchdowns. held two opponents under 10 points in the five possessions and a season-low 174 yards of A member of the Coaches same season. total offense for the game. Association, Jahner brings 11 years experience • DE Jay Hanson, LB Terrance Wilcox, DB Rob Jahner orchestrated a defensive unit which as a specialist in molding defensive units at the Sutera named Second-Team All-NSIC; DB allowed just 22.7 points per game in 2000, the best college level. He was selected to coach in the 1996 Ryan Fritts named Honorable Mention defensive performance in the Jeff Tesch era and National Collegiate All-Star Game in Louisville, best by any BSU defense since 1986 (16.5 ppg). Ky. 1998 Jahner’s defense opened the 2000 campaign Prior to his appointment at Bemidji State, • Held Mayville State to seven points, the lowest with a 25-0 win over Minot State, marking the first Jahner coached the linebackers and defensive single-game total allowed by the BSU defense shutout pitched by the BSU defenders since a 51-0 backs at Lindenwood (Mo.) following a stint as the since Oct. 31, 1992 (34-7 vs UM-Morris) • DE Jay Hanson, DL Ben McAninch named win over Mt. Senario (Wis.) in 1986. The Beavers defensive coordinator for Valley City State (N.D.). First-Team All-NSIC; LB Ben Hudson, DB then posted a second shutout in their record- His first college coaching assignment came in 1990 Rob Sutera named Second Team; LB Terrance shattering 70-0 win over UM-Morris, marking when he worked with the defensive line at Central Wilcox named Honorable Mention the first time the BSU defense had posted two Missouri State. • Team recorded 44 sacks. DE Jay Hanson shutouts in the same season since ‘85, when it Jahner, 37, his wife Sheri, son Trace and broke BSU records for sacks in a game (4 vs posted three. It also marked BSU’s first shutout daughter Maris reside in Bemidji. St. Thomas) and in a season (18 1/2)

1997 Jahner File Coaching Profile • DB Joe Olsen, DE Ben McAninch named Born Jan. 4, 1965 ...as an assistant coach Second-Team All-NSIC Birthplace Regent, N.D. Year School Position 1996 High School New England St. Mary’s 1990-92 Central Missouri St. Defensive Line • Defense forced 34 turnovers (20 fumbles, 14 (N.D.) interceptions) and scored four touchdowns 1992-93 Valley City State Def. Coordinator College Minot State ‘86 / BS, • DB Joe Olsen named First-Team All-NSIC 1994-95 Lindenwood (Mo.) LB / Secondary Math-Computer Science 1996-p Bemidji State Def. Coordinator Cent. Missouri St. ‘92 / MS, Physical Education- Exercise Science Family wife Sheri; son Trace (11); daughter Maris (7)

8 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 9 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE ASSISTANT COACH Aaron Vlcko The BSU Offense Under Seventh Season at Bemidji State Vlcko Offensive Coordinator / Coe College ‘94 2001 • Set school single-season records in 22 offensive An original member of Jeff Tesch’s coaching categories including rushing yards (2,257), staff, Aaron Vlcko enters his seventh season rushing TDs (30), passing yards (2,864), as quarterbacks coach with the Bemidji State passing TDs (27), total offense (5,181) and program and his fifth as offensive coordinator. points scored (415) Vlcko took on extra responsibilities of offensive • RB Eddie Acosta named NSIC Offensive MVP, coordinator in 1998 and has overseen a revolution earns three All-Region and All-America honors on that side of the ball as the Beavers have become as NSIC’s most-decorated player. Acosta tied one of the most explosive offensive teams in the NSIC career record with 40th career rushing Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. touchdown (NSIC games only) Under Vlcko, BSU has been so adept at breaking school offensive records it has become 2000 almost commonplace. The Beavers enter the 2002 • School single-season records for scoring (367 campaign looking to continue an amazing streak points), total offense (4,584 yards) and first of three consecutive seasons in which the team downs (226). All three records had been has set new single-season records for total offense, previously set in 1999 passing touchdowns and total scoring, and will • BSU ranked 18th nationally in total offense look to continue several other streaks as well. (416.7 yds/gm) BSU has rushed for more than 2,000 yards in • School-record 70 points vs UM-Morris (10/28), each of the last two seasons, its first-ever consecu- tied for the fifth-highest single-game scoring tive 2,000-yard seasons; passed for more than 2,000 total in Division II for 2000. BSU was one of yards in each of the last four seasons, its longest two programs in the nation (Northwest Mo. streak ever; and piled up more than 3,000 yards St.) to score 65 or more points twice in 2000 BSU’s 2000 total of 4,584 yards was good of total offense each of the last four seasons and • 39-38 win over Northern State capped a school- enough to place BSU 18th in Division II in total 4,000 yards in each of the last three. record streak of eight consecutive games with offense with a 416.7 yards per game average. The Beavers have also tied the school record 20 or more points scored Highlighting BSU’s offensive output under by scoring 200 or more points each of the last • RB Eddie Acosta named First-Team All-NSIC, Vlcko were school single-game (70 points) and four seasons, equalling a feat set by the 1984-’87 Second-Team All-America (Hansen’s Gazette), then-single-season (367) scoring records in 2000. BSU squads. But, BSU has scored more than 300 Honorable Mention All-America (Daktronics) Vlcko has overseen the career of running points each of the last three years, the only three and Second-Team All-Region (Daktronics) back Eddie Acosta, who enters 2002 with a shot 300-point campaigns in school history - including • Jason Leden named First-Team All-NSIC at to become the NSIC’s all-time leading rusher and a school-record 415 points in 2001. KR and Second-Team All-NSIC at WR; QB just the eighth back in Division II history to rush In fact, you can count on one hand the num- Geoff Martinson, WR Ben Woodford named for 6,000 career yards. ber of BSU team single-season records that still Honorable Mention All-NSIC A native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Vlcko lettered remain from prior to the unleashing of Vlcko’s • Leden becomes BSU career leader in receptions four years and started three for Coe College, juggernaut - three. BSU’s single-season record for (135), receiving yardage (1,764) and receiving helping the Kohawks to NCAA Division III rushing yardage per game (229.0) has stood since touchdowns (18) 1974, its record for total rushing attempts has (517) playoff berths in 1991 and 1993 and conference has stood since 1976 and the standard for average championships in 1990, 1991 and 1993. 1999 Vlcko, 30, earned a bachelor’s degree in yards per reception (17.4) has stood since 1991. • RB Chris Meyer ends career with 3,887 rushing economics from Coe in 1994, a master’s in business In 2001, BSU finished eighth in the nation (Divi- yards, 41 total touchdowns scored administration from Lindenwood University in ‘96 sion II) in total offense (471.00 yards/game), 26th • School-record three 50-point scoring games in rushing (210.64), 26th in passing offense (260.36) and a master’s in physical education from Bemidji and 13th in scoring offense (37.73). Its 69 points State in ‘99. BSU Quarterback Honors under against UM-Morris on Nov. 13 was the 14th-best Vlcko and his wife, Michelle, have a daughter, Vlcko Ashlyn. They reside in Bemidji. effort in the nation and it topped the 600-yard 2001: Geoff Martinson - First-Team All-NSIC plateau in single-game total offense twice. • Set BSU season records for completions, passing yards, passing TDs, completion percentage, passing efficiency and total Coaching Profile Vlcko File offense. NSIC single-season record for ...as an assistant coach Born Sep. 19, 1971 total offense. • Set BSU career records for completions, Year School Position Birthplace Cedar Rapids, Iowa passing yardage, passing TDs, completion 1996-p Bemidji State Quarterbacks High School Cedar Rapids Prairie percentage, passing efficiency and total offense. (1998-p) Bemidji State Off. Coordinator College Coe Collge (Iowa) ‘94 / 2000: Geoff Martinson - HM All-NSIC BA-Economics • School single-season record 296 attempts Lindenwood ‘96 / • School game-record 430 yards total offense MS- Business Admin. vs. Southwest St. (10/7) 1999: Ben Morie - Second-Team All-NSIC Bemidji State ‘99 / • First 20-TD season in school history (21) MS-Sports Studies • First 2,000-yard season at BSU (2,322) Family Wife Michelle; daughter 1998: Ben Morie - Second-Team All-NSIC (1)

8 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 9 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE ASSISTANT COACHES Brent Bolte Marty Costello Darin Nix Third Season at Bemidji State Second Season at Bemidji State Second Season at Bemidji State Linebackers Running Backs Defensive Backs Cornell College 1998 Bemidji State 2000 Culver-Stockton 1999

Brent Bolte enters his third Marty Costello enters his Darin Nix is in his second season on the Bemidji State second season as Bemidji season working with the coaching staff and his first State’s running backs defensive secondary at as linebackers coach. Bolte coach in 2001. It continues Bemidji State. spent the previous two Costello’s second stint seasons as BSU’s wide with the BSU program Nix brings four years of receivers coach and helped as he spent the 1998 and experience in the secondary develop one of the NSIC’s 1999 seasons as a graduate to the table, having served as best receiving corps. assistant coach working the defensive backs coach at with the offensive linemen. Ottawa (Kan.) University in Prior to his appointment at In addition, Costello played 2000 and as a grad assistant BSU, Bolte spent the 1999 offensive tackle at BSU from and student assistant at season coaching wide receivers and quarterbacks 1995-’97. He was a starter during his final two years Culver-Stockton from 1998-’99. at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. on the squad. As a player, Nix was a standout defensive back at Bolte started and lettered four years as a linebacker Costello’s first season as running backs coach was Missouri-Rolla. As a senior, he earned All-America at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, helping a smashing success, as BSU set school single-season honors from CoSIDA (Third Team) and Football the team capture the 1995 Midwest Athletics records for rushing yardage, rushing touchdowns Gazette (honorable mention) and finished eighth Conference championship and the 1996 Southern and per-carry average. He helped Eddie Acosta in Division II with eight interceptions. Division crown. He received All-MAC honors break nearly every BSU career and season rushing and still holds the school career tackles record. record and establish him as a consensus pre-season He holds the Division II career record with an He graduated in 1998 with a double major in First-Team All-America pick in 2002. in eight consecutive games. psychology and physical education. He spent the 2000 season as an assistant coach Nix is single and lives in Bemidji. Bolte, engaged to be married to Kim Schwaraze, at Wisconsin-Oshkosh overseeing offensive resides in Bemidji. linemen. The Nix File Born: ...... Oct. 9, 1972 The Bolte File Costello is single and lives in Bemidji. Birthplace: ...... Palmyra, Mo. Born: ...... July 7, 1977 High School: ...... Palmyra HS Birthplace: ...... Waterloo, Iowa The Costello File College: ...... Culver-Stockton 1999 High School: ...... Tripoli HS Born: ...... April 10, 1977 ...... B.S. Biology College: ...... Cornell College 1998 Birthplace: ...... St. Cloud, Minn...... B.S. - Psychology & Physical Education High School: ...... Royalton HS College: ...... Bemidji State 2000 BSU WR Superlateives under Bolte ...... B.S. teaching - physical education 2001 • Jr. Ryan Welle named First-Team All-NSIC; BSU RB Superlatives under Bolte breaks BSU single-season receiving yardage 2001 record. • Jr. Eddie Acosta named NSIC Offensive Player of • Sr. Jason Leden leaves BSU as all-time leader in the Year; BSU single-season and career records catches, receiving yardage and touchdowns. for rushing yardage, rushing touchdowns), total touchdowns and scoring; set NSIC 2000 single-season records with 1,367 yards, 21 • Jr. Jason Leden earned First-Team All-NSIC total touchdowns and 128 points scored vs honors as a return specialist and second-team NSIC opposition. honors as a receiver • WR Ben Woodford, Honorable-Mention All- NSIC

Coaching Profile Coaching Profile Coaching Profile ...as an assistant coach ...as an assistant coach ...as an assistant coach Year School Position Year School Position Year School Position 1999 Loras College WR / QB 1998-99 Bemidji State (GA) OL 1998-’99 Culver-Stockton (Ga.) CB 2000-p Bemidji State WR/LB 2000 UW-Oshkosh OL 2000 Ottawa (Kan.) DB 2001-p Bemidji State RB 2001-p Bemidji State DB

10 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 11 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE ASSISTANT COACHES Dr. Ken Traxler Brent Miller Ben Morie Fifth Season at Bemidji State First Season at Bemidji State First Season at Bemidji State Defensive Tackles Grad Assistant - Defensive Ends Graduate Assistant - Wide Receivers Minnesota, Morris 1989 Valley City (N.D.) State 2002 Bemidji State 2000

Dr. Ken Traxler is in his Brent Miller enters his first Ben Morie enters his first second year as an assistant year as a graduate assistant year as a graduate assistant coach after spending the coach with Bemidji State. coach with Bemidji State. previous three campaigns Miller, who is taking on Morie, who has spent the as a volunteer assistant on his first collegiate coaching previous two years coaching the BSU staff. assignment, will work at California junior colleges, primarily with BSU’s will work primarily with Traxler brings eight years defensive ends. BSU’s receivers. of coaching experience to the BSU staff, including Miller comes to BSU after In 2001, Morie coached defensive coaching a standout playing career wide receivers at Santa assignments with the as a defensive lineman at Rosa (Calif.) Junior College, University of Minesota, Morris and Gustavus- Valley City (N.D.) State. In 2001 he was an NAIA and coached running backs at Mendocino (Calif.) Adolphus College. All-America selection and was also named Second- Junior College in 2000. Team All-America by Don Hansen’s Football Traxler played linebacker for Minn., Morris, where Gazette. He was a three-time All-DAC-10 selction Morie is quite familiar with the BSU program, he received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry in from 1999-2001 and a two-time team captain in having spent two seasons as its starting quarterback 1989. He earned a doctorate in chemistry from the 2000 and 2001. in 1998 and 1999. Morie is third in career passing University of Denver in 1994. yards (4,091), second in career touchdown passses Miller has served as a track coach at Fargo (N.D.) (35) and second in career completion percentage In addition to his coaching duties, Traxler is an North High School and worked a variety of camps (.561) and passing efficiency (137.6) on the BSU associate professor in the BSU Department of at Valley City State. charts. In 1999, Morie threw a then-BSU record Chemistry which he joined in 1997. 295 passes, setting school records (since broken) Miller and his wife Jessica reside in Bemidji. for completions (166), passing yards (2,341) and Traxler is single and resides in Bemidji. touchdown passes (21). Morie remains BSU’s career The Miller File leader in total offense per game (212.1). The Traxler File Born: ...... 7/28/80 Born:...... July 31, 1966 Birthplace: ...... Fargo, N.D. Following his BSU career, Morie signed a Birthplace: ...... LeCenter, Minn. High School:...... Fargo North professional contract with the Fargo Freeze of the High School:...... LeCenter HS College: ...... Valley City (N.D.) State 2002 now-defunct Indoor Football League. He played College: ...... Minn., Morris 1989 (BA/Chemistry) ...... BS / Education one year for the Freeze...... University of Denver 1994 (PHD/Chemistry) Morie and his wife, Heidi, have one daughter, Mackenzie. They reside in Bemidji.

The Morie File Born: ...... June 19, 1977 Birthplace: ...... San Jose, Calif. High School: ...... Rancho Cotate College: ...... Bemidji State 2000

Coaching Profile Coaching Profile Coaching Profile ...as an assistant coach ...as an assistant coach ...as an assistant coach Year School Position Year School Positions Year School Positions 1988-90 Minnesota-Morris DL/LB 2002 Bemidji State DE 2000 Mendocino (Calif.) CC RB 1994 Gustavus-Adolphus DL 2001 Santa Rosa (Calif.) CC WR 1998-2000 Bemidji St. (volunteer) DL / DT 2002 Bemidji State WR 2001-p Bemidji State DT

10 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 11 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE 2002 BSU BEAVERS No Name Pos Ht Wt Exp Hometown (Last school) 42 Jon Aamot LB 6-0 232 Jr-2L Makoti, N.D. (North Shore) Numerical Roster

6 Anthony Acosta RB/WR 5-6 166 Fr-HS Bemidji, Minn. (High) 34 Eddie Acosta RB 5-10 210 Sr-3L Bemidji, Minn. (High) 98 Joel Adams DE 6-2 209 Fr-HS Owatonna, Minn. (High) 1 Ryan Welle WR Sr-3L 10 Shane Adler QB 6-3 201 Fr-RS New Lisbon, Wis. (Necedah Area) 2 James Johnson WR Jr-TR 43 Jacob Allen FB 5-11 200 Fr-RS Woodbury, Minn. (High) 3 Adam Johnson QB Fr-HS 4 Nathan Sannes QB Fr-RS 55 Cole Antonovich OL 6-3 231 Fr-HS Virginia, Minn. (Roosevelt) 4b Eric Christianson QB Fr-HS 49 Ben Baratto LB 6-0 225 Fr-HS Deerwood, Minn. (Crosby-Ironton) 5 Christian Lindquist WR Jr-1L 17b Curtis Barry RB 5-9 183 Fr-RS Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (Ed Feehan) 6 Anthony Acosta RB/WR Fr-HS 51 Alex Baysore DT 5-9 212 Jr-1L Gwinn, Mich. (High / Buena Vista Univ.) 7 Jason Smith QB So-RS 47b Matt Beehler LB Fr-HS Milaca, Minn. (High) 8 Adam Noble WR So-1L 40 Barry Bigelow LB 5-11 232 Fr-HS Hibbing, Minn. (Hibbing) 9 Kurtis Woodard DB Jr-TR 22 Justin Brink DB 6-2 190 Fr-RS Medford, Wis. (High) 10 Shane Adler QB Fr-RS 59b Dan Britz LB Fr-HS Pierz, Minn. (High) 11 Jeremy Nordick QB Sr-1L 40b Adam Brown DB 5-11 192 Fr-HS Pillager, Minn. (High) 12 Neil Collier P/K Sr-3L 68b Dan Brunko LB Fr-HS Sauk Centre, Minn. (High) 14 Ryan Kne DB Fr-HS 33 Shane Bundy RB 6-0 216 Jr-2L Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview) 15 Seth Quivey DB Fr-HS 48 Chris Burton LB 6-0 214 Fr-HS Hudson, Wis. (High) 16 Karl Mikolon WR Jr-TR 29 Chris Canter DB 5-10 183 Fr-HS Kewaskum, Wis. (High) 16b Lucas Doppler WR Jr-TR 82 Chad Christianson WR 6-1 200 Fr-HS Hudson, Wis. (High) 17 Tom Maus DB Jr-TR 4b Eric Christianson QB 6-1 200 Fr-HS Hudson, Wis. (High) 17b Curtis Barry RB Fr-RS 12 Neil Collier P/K 5-8 194 Sr-3L Gordonville, Mo. (Jackson/Parkway North) 18 Josh Pomerleau DB So-TR 80 Adam Coughlin DE 6-3 247 Jr-2L Davenport, Iowa (North) 19 Peter Jennings QB Fr-HS 81 Tim Darnell WR 6-1 176 Fr-RS Necedah, Wis. (Necedah Area) 20 Preston Pettis WR So-1L 36 Jeremy Dinius DB 5-10 177 Fr-HS Langdon, N.D. (High) 21 Kyle Rambow DB So-1L 16b Lucas Doppler WR 6-1 185 Jr-TR Montevideo, Minn. (Montevideo) 22 Justin Brink DB Fr-RS 99 Mitch Feierabend LB 6-2 226 So-1L Brainerd, Minn. (High) 23 Jarrid Houston RB Fr-RS 44b Bob Fox RB Fr-HS Britt, Minn. (Virginia) 24 Jon Roscoe LB Sr-Sq 56 Ryan Gall LB 5-10 228 Fr-RS Mora, Minn. (High) 25 Jared Polzine DB Sr-3L 32 Erik Gustafson DB 5-11 194 Fr-RS Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (St. Paul’s) 26 Justin Isaacs DB Sr-3L 27 Josh Smith DB Fr-RS 79 Justin Guy DT 6-3 287 Fr-HS Blaine, Minn. (High) 28 Jared Swanson DB Jr-TR 84 Josh Hanson WR 6-2 205 Fr-HS Clarkfield, Minn. (Yellow Medicine East) 29 Chris Canter DB Fr-HS 93 Josh Haugan DE 6-3 239 Fr-HS Minot, N.D. (High) 30 Ryan McCrady DB Jr-2L 65 Mitch Hecker DT 6-0 276 Jr-2L Jackson, Minn. (Jackson County Central) 31 Matt Holmes DB Fr-RS 54 Thomas Henry DL 6-2 250 Fr-HS St. Cloud, Minn. (St. Cloud Tech) 32 Erik Gustafson DB Fr-RS 31 Matt Holmes DB 6-2 198 Fr-RS Slater, Iowa (Ballard) 33 Shane Bundy RB Jr-2L 23 Jarrid Houston RB 5-11 198 Fr-RS Osceola, Wis. (High) 34 Eddie Acosta RB Sr-3L 44 Marty Humeniuk DB 5-9 200 Jr-2L Baudette, Minn. (Lake of the Woods) 35 Hans Tweed FB So-Sq 26 Justin Isaacs DB 5-9 165 Sr-3L Deer River, Minn. (High) 36 Jeremy Dinius DB Fr-HS 96 Ben Jacobson DT 5-11 273 Jr-2L Walker, Minn. (High) 36b Nick Weiler RB Fr-HS 19 Peter Jennings QB 6-5 214 Fr-HS Ft. Madison, Iowa (High) 37 Joe Lawrence RB Fr-HS 3 Adam Johnson QB 6-0 193 Fr-HS Cambridge, Minn. (Cambridge-Isardi) 38 Matt McElroy DB Fr-HS 63 Brian Johnson OL 6-1 282 Jr-2L Racine, Minn. (Stewartville) 39 Lee Molitor DB Fr-HS 2 James Johnson WR 5-10 182 Jr-TR San Mateo, Calif. (College of San Mateo) 40 Barry Bigelow LB Fr-HS 41 Torry Joubert DB 6-0 157 Jr-TR Port Arthur, Texas (High/Iowa Central CC) 40b Adam Brown DB Fr-HS 50 John Katelhut DT 5-11 230 Fr-HS River Falls, Wis. (High) 41 Torie Joubert DB Jr-TR 66 Nick Keller DT 6-1 250 Jr-TR Kinney, Minn. (Mt. Iron-Buhl/Northland CC) 42 Jon Aamot LB Jr-2L 58 Nick Kenjalo LB 5-10 203 Fr-HS Goodland, Minn. (Nashwauk-Keewatin) 43 Jacob Allen FB Fr-RS 14 Ryan Kne DB 5-9 184 Fr-HS Chisholm, Minn. (High) 44 Marty Humeniuk DB Jr-2L 61 Derek Kramer DE 6-0 230 Fr-HS Anoka, Minn. (High) 44b Bob Fox RB Fr-HS 83 Rob Kucher WR 6-1 201 So-1L Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Champlin Park) 45 Spencer Nowling RB Fr-HS 70 Chad Larson OL 6-3 301 Fr-RS White Bear Lake, Minn. (Hill-Murray) 46 Eric Wendell FB Fr-HS 37 Joe Lawrence RB 5-10 200 Fr-HS Ladysmith, Wis. (High) 47 Colby Wright RB Fr-HS 5 Christian Lindquist WR 5-11 200 Jr-1L Amery, Wis. (High / Itasca (Minn.) CC) 47b Matt Beehler LB Fr-HS 48 Chris Burton LB Fr-HS 69 Joseph Mack OL 6-1 294 So-1L Milwaukee, Wis. (Whitnall) 49 Ben Baratto LB Fr-HS 97 Shane Magee WR 5-7 147 Fr-HS Hudson, Wis. (High)

17 Tom Maus DB 5-10 185 Jr-TR Hatton, N.D. (North Dakota) 30 Ryan McCrady DB 5-10 177 Jr-2L Montgomery, Minn. (Montgomery-Lonsdale) 38 Matt McElroy DB 5-11 161 Fr-HS Eau Claire, Wis. (Hudson) 91 James Midboe DE 6-3 233 Fr-RS Climax, Minn. (High) 16 Karl Mikolon WR 5-5 152 Jr-TR Rohnert Park, Calif. (Santa Rosa JC) 39 Lee Molitor DB 5-11 183 Fr-HS Cambridge, Minn. (High) 97b Erik Monson WR 5-7 157 So-RS Puyallup, Wash. (Rogers/Central Washington) 8 Adam Noble WR 6-1 186 So-1L Lancaster, Wis. (High)

12 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 13 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE 2002 BSU BEAVERS Numerical Roster No Name Pos Ht Wt Exp Hometown (Last school)

11 Jeremy Nordick QB 6-4 244 Sr-1L Moorhead, Minn. (High / Southwest St. / Concordia-St. Paul) 45 Spencer Nowling RB 5-11 191 Fr-HS Minto, N.D. (High) 50 John Katelhut DT Fr-HS 73 Sam O’Leary OL Fr-HS Cloquet, Minn. (Virginia) 51 Alex Baysore DT Jr-1L 59 Gregg Olson LB 6-0 250 Jr-TR Minnetonka, Minn. (North Dakota) 52 Brian Vollbrecht OL Fr-HS 86 Nate Olson FB 6-2 229 So-1L Jordan, Minn. (High) 53 Tony Wanie LB Fr-HS 20 Preston Pettis WR 6-0 194 So-1L Osceola, Wis. (High) 54 Thomas Henry DL Fr-HS 92b William Pineiro WR 6-3 185 Fr-RS Russell County, Ala. (High) 55 Cole Antonovich OL Fr-HS 67 Brandon Pink OL 6-4 279 Sr-3L Northome, Minn. (Kelliher) 56 Ryan Gall LB Fr-RS 25 Jared Polzine DB 5-10 200 Sr-3L Henning, Minn. (High) 57 Adam Wilson OL Fr-HS 57b Ben Rassier LB Fr-HS 18 Josh Pomerleau DB 6-0 204 So-TR Robbinsdale, Minn. (Minnesota) 58 Nick Kenjalo LB Fr-HS 15 Seth Quivey DB 6-3 175 Fr-HS Bismarck, N.D. (St. Mary’s Central) 59 Gregg Olson LB Jr-TR 62 Justin Radde OL 6-3 262 Fr-HS Maple Grove, Minn. (High) 59b Dan Britz LB Fr-HS 21 Kyle Rambow DB 5-11 190 So-1L Waconia, Minn. (High) 60 Jason M. Smith OL Fr-HS 57b Ben Rassier LB Fr-HS St. Cloud, Minn. (Apollo) 61 Derek Kramer DE Fr-HS 88 Danny Rodgers WR 6-0 161 Fr-HS Plymouth, Minn. (Benilde-St. Margaret’s) 62 Justin Radde OL Fr-HS 76 Gabe Rodriquez DT 6-0 275 So-1L Bridgeport, Mich. (High) 63 Brian Johnson OL Jr-2L 68 Braden Rosa DT 6-2 227 Fr-HS Cottonwood, Minn. (Lakeview) 65 Mitch Hecker DT Jr-2L 24 Jon Roscoe LB 6-3 230 Sr-Sq Fargo, N.D. (South) 66 Nick Keller DT Jr-TR 4 Nathan Sannes QB 6-0 210 Fr-RS Fertile, Minn. (Fertile-Beltrami) 67 Brandon Pink OL Sr-3L 92 Austin Schneider TE 6-0 210 Fr-HS Pierre, S. D. (High) 68 Braden Rosa DT Fr-HS 78 Rob Selb OL 6-4 260 Fr-RS Stillwater, Minn. (Stillwater Area) 68b Dan Brunko LB Fr-HS 89 Brett Skarnes WR 6-3 176 Fr-HS Bemidji, Minn. (High) 69 Joseph Mack OL So-1L 7 Jason Smith QB 6-2 202 So-RS O’Fallon, Ill. (O’Fallon Township) 70 Chad Larson OL Fr-RS 60 Jason M. Smith OL 5-11 280 Fr-HS Urbandale, Iowa (High) 71 Lemarr Williams OL Sr-3L 27 Josh Smith DB 5-10 179 Fr-RS Badger, Minn. (High) 72 Bryan Stoffel OL Jr-2L 72 Bryan Stoffel OL 6-2 296 Jr-2L St. Paul, Minn. (Humboldt) 73 Sam O’Leary OL Fr-HS 74 Zach Stoltz OL 6-1 299 So-1L Mahtomedi, Minn. (High) 74 Zach Stoltz OL So-1L 28 Jared Swanson DB 5-8 170 Jr-TR Santa Ynez, Calif. (Allan Hancock JC) 75 Blaine Thomas OL So-1L 75 Blaine Thomas OL 6-5 270 So-1L Williams, Minn. (Lake of the Woods) 76 Gabe Rodriquez DT So-1L 94 Mike Thomas DE 6-1 259 Sr-1L Freeport, Ill. (High/Northern Michigan) 77 Brice Vollbrecht OL Jr-1L 95 Daniel Turner LB 6-1 227 Fr-HS Rush City, Minn. (High) 78 Rob Selb OL Fr-RS 35 Hans Tweed FB 5-10 231 So-Sq Pequot Lakes, Minn. (High) 79 Justin Guy DT Fr-HS 87 Paul Unger WR 6-0 183 Fr-HS Annandale, Minn. (High) 80 Adam Coughlin DE Jr-2L 81 Tim Darnell WR Fr-RS 85 Jason Vogt LB 6-1 205 Fr-HS Glencoe, Minn. (Atchison) 82 Chad Christianson WR Fr-HS 52 Brian Vollbrecht OL 6-3 275 Fr-HS Morristown, Minn. (Waterville-Elysian-Morristown) 83 Rob Kuchar WR So-1L 77 Brice Vollbrecht OL 6-0 277 Jr-1L Morristown, Minn. (Waterville-Elysian-Morristown) 84 Josh Hanson WR Fr-HS 53 Tony Wanie LB 5-11 199 Fr-HS Tomahawk, Wis. (High) 85 Jason Vogt LB Fr-HS 36b Nick Weiler RB 5-11 179 Fr-HS Port Edwards, Wis. (John Edwards) 86 Nate Olson FB So-1L 1 Ryan Welle WR 5-11 203 Sr-3L Bemidji, Minn. (High) 87 Paul Unger WR Fr-HS 46 Eric Wendell FB 5-10 212 Fr-HS Marshfield, Wis. (High) 88 Danny Rodgers WR Fr-HS 90 Nic Wentz DT 6-0 250 Jr-2L East Grand Forks, Minn. (High) 89 Brett Skarnes WR Fr-HS 71 Lemarr Williams OL 6-0 268 Sr-3L Minot, N.D. (High) 90 Nic Wentz DT Jr-2L 57 Adam Wilson OL 6-2 253 Fr-HS Forest Lake, Minn. (High) 91 James Midboe DE Fr-RS 9 Kurtis Woodard DB 5-10 195 Jr-TR Middletown, Calif. (Mendocino CC) 92 Austin Schneider TE Fr-HS 47 Colby Wright RB 5-9 173 Fr-HS Sperry, Okla. (High) 92b William Pineiro WR Fr-RS 93 Josh Haugan DE Fr-HS 94 Mike Thomas DE Sr-1L 95 Daniel Turner LB Fr-HS Pre-Season Depth Chart 96 Ben Jacobson DT Jr-2L OFFENSE DEFENSE 97 Shane Magee WR Fr-HS WR Adam Noble (So) Tim Darnell (Fr) LE Adam Coughlin (Jr) Mark Majerus (Fr) 97b Erik Monson WR So-RS WR Preston Pettis (So) Dan Mell (So) LT Ben Jacobson (Jr) Nic Wentz (Jr) 98 Joel Adams DE Fr-HS LT Brandon Pink (Sr) Blaine Thomas (So) RT Gabe Rodriquez (So) Mitch Hecker (Jr) 99 Mitch Feierabend LB So-1L LG Bryan Stoffel (Jr) Chad Larson (Fr) RE Mike Thomas (Sr) James Midboe (Fr) C Bryce Vollbrecht (Jr) Zach Stoltz (So) LB Jon Aamot (Jr) Mitch Feierabend (So) RG Jeremy Reed (Fr) Brian Johnson (Jr) LB Jon Roscoe (Jr) Barry Bigelow (Fr) RT Lemarr Williams (Sr) Rob Selb (Fr) CB Justin Isaacs (Sr) Malcom Munnings (Jr) WR Ryan Welle (Sr) Christian Lindquist (Jr) CB Ryan McCrady (Jr) Jared Swanson (Jr) WR Rob Kucher (So) James Johnson (Jr-TR) S Jared Polzine (Sr) Matt Holmes (Fr) TE Nate Olson (So) Austin Schneider (Fr) S Kurtis Woodard (Jr) Kyle Rambow (So) FB Shane Bundy (Jr) Jacob Allen (Fr) S Marty Humeniuk (Jr) Eric Gustafson (Fr) RB Eddie Acosta (Sr) Dan Mell (So) P Neil Collier (Sr) QB Jeremy Nordick (Sr) Jason Smith (So) LS Alex Baysore (Jr) PK Neil Collier (Sr) H Nate Sannes (Fr) Preston Pettis (So)

12 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 13 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE 2002 BSU BEAVERS Winona State... Minot State (9-1-2001): Game-high Jon Eddie 143 yards, TD on 18 carries; 2 rec, 21 yds, TD... Earned NSIC Co-Offensive Player of the Week Aamot Acosta honors... at St. Thomas (9-8-2001): Career-high 37 42MLB / Jr-2L / 6-0 / 232 34RB / Sr-3L / 5-10 / 210 carries for 200 yards, two touchdowns in BSU’s Makoti, N.D. (North Shore HS) Bemidji, Minn. (Bemidji HS) win... Earned NSIC Offensive Player of the Week • All-NSIC Candidate • Harlon Hill Trophy Candidate honors... Winona State (9-15-2001): 199 yards, Quickly: Expected to be Quickly: Has finished three rushing touchdowns on only 17 carries (11.7 the catalyst of the BSU sixth or better in Division yards/rush)... Career-long 79-yard touchdown run defense... Steady performer II in rushing yardage per on BSU’s second play from scrimmage put him who could be one of the game each of the last two over 3,000 career rushing yards... at Northern State best in the NSIC... Only seasons... Bemidji State’s (9-29-2001): 285 total yards (186 rush, 99 rec), three returning starter at all-time leader in rushing touchdowns... 30 rush, 186 yds, 2 TDs... Runs of 31 linebacker; two-year starter yards (4,301), rushing TDs and 45 yards... Career-high 5 rec, career-high 99 at middle linebacker. (49) and total TDs (58)... yds, TD; 55-yard reception... Concordia-St. Paul NSIC’s all-time leading (10-6-2001): 26 carries, 203 yards, TD; 2 rec, 25 2001 (So): Finished second scorer (286 points, NSIC yds... BSU-record 17th 100-yard game... Needed on team with 79 total tackles; also second with 34 games only); tied for NSIC career lead in rushing just six games to go over 1,000 yards for the season solo tackles... Second with 7 1/2 tackles for loss... touchdowns (40, NSIC games only)... Needs just (1,024)... at Southweset State (10-13-2001): 153 yards, Recovered two fumbles and forced a third... 516 yards and eight rushing TDs to become the 2 TDs (47, 4) on just 15 carries (10.2 yds/rush); ca- Season-high 11 tackles (3 solo) at Wayne State... 10 NSIC career leader in both categories (all games, reer-long 68-yd TD reception... MSU-Moorhead tackles (3 solo) vs MSU-Moorhead... Eight tackles unofficial)... Averages 130.3 yards and 1.5 TDs (10-20-2001): Became first player in BSU history (6 solo); one TFL (-10 yards) at St. Thomas... Nine per game for his career; averages one touchdown to run for 100+ yards and catch passes for 100+ tackles (6 solo) vs Minn.-Duluth... Nine tackles (4 every 14.0 carries... BSU-record 21 games with yards in same game; 27 rush, 117 yards, 2 TDs; solo) at Northern State. 100+ rushing yards, including 20 in his last 24 career-high 7 rec, career-high 137 receiving yards; games... BSU-record five career games with 200+ 51-yd, 46-yd catches... NSIC Offensive Player of 2000 honors: rushing yards... BSU is 18-3 all-time when Acosta the Week... UM-Duluth (10-27-2001): Broke BSU • 11/13: NSIC Defensive Player of the Week rushes for at least 100 yards and is 14-4 when he records for career rushing yardage and rushing 2000 (Fr-RS): Led Beavers with 106 tackles, most gets 20 carries... Averages less than 21 carries per touchdowns with a 21-carry, 94-yard, 1-touch- by a BSU player since 1996 and tied for 10th- game for his career (20.84)... Has only five career down effort... Also caught one pass for 33 yards... at highest single-season total on record... Tied for 30-carry games. UM-Morris (11-3-2001): 26 carries, 179 yds, 4 TDs... third on the team with 10 tackles-for-loss... Had 171 yds, 4 TDs in 1st half... 18th rush TD of year four games with 10 or more tackles... 15 tackles, 2002 honors: tied school record... UM-Crookston (11-10-2001): 2 TFL (-2) at Moorhead St. (10-14-2000)... Nine Pre-Season: 29 carries, 143 yards, 4 TDs. tackles, 3 TFL (-25), sack (-12) vs UM-Morris (10- • Street & Smith’s First-Team All-America 28-2000)... NSIC Defensive Player of the Week for • Lindy’s First-Team All-America 2000 honors: 13-tackle (five solo) effort vs UW-River Falls in • d2football.com First-Team All-Midwest Region • HM All-America (Don Hansen) Metrodome Classic. • NSIC Offensive Player of the Year • Second-Team All-Region (Daktronics) • First-Team All-NSIC at running back 1999 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt. 2001 honors: • Three-time NSIC Offensive Player of the Week Pre-season: 2000 (So): High school: Honor student and four-sport • NSIC Offensive Player of the Year Final NCAA Division II rankings: letterwinner at North Shore H.S (four-year • d2football.com Second-Team All-Midwest Region • 4th in rushing (153.6) football, four-year , four-year track, • Don Hansen’s Gazette Second-Team All-America • 6th in scoring (12.2) one-year baseball)... Three-time All-Conference, In-Season: • 11th in all-purpose running (174.55) 1998 All-State at running back... Rushed for 1,924 • Three-time NSIC Offensive Player of the Week yards (11.3 yds/rush) in his career... Three-time (9-3-2001; Co-Player, 9-10-2001, 10-23-2001) Rushed for 1,690 yards... Set three BSU single- All-Region basketball performer who scored over Post-Season: season records (since broken) previously held 1,000 points in his career... Qualifier for state track • First-Team All-NSIC by his father, Edwin Acosta, set during the 1976 meet in two relays; finished eighth in discus as a • NSIC Offensive Player of the Year season - 18 rushing TDs (prev: 16), 22 total TDs (16, junior... Held a 4.0 GPA through all four years of • Daktronics, Inc. First-Team All-Midwest Region also held by Al Wolden ‘86) and 134 points scored high school. • Don Hansen’s Gazette Third-Team All-America (98)... 283 rushing attempts second on BSU single- • d2football.com Honorable Mention All-America season lists (285, Al Wolden ‘86)... Scored two or Personal: Born Feb. 11, 1980... Son of Mike and Deb • Harlon Hill Trophy nominee more rushing touchdowns five times, including Aamot... Black belt in Tae Kwon Do... Majoring in 2001 (Jr): two games with four TDs and one three-TD environmental science. Final NCAA Division II rankings: effort... Three-time NSIC Offensive Player of the • 2nd in scoring (13.82) Week; no other player earned the award more than Career Stats • 4th in all-purpose running (200.73) twice in 2000: Sept. 2 at Minot St. - 26-209 yds, 2 TD; Sept. 23 vs Northern St. - 22-165 yds, 3 TD; Year G UT-AT-TT TFL SK INT PBU • 6th in rushing (155.45) Oct. 28 at UM-Morris - 29 rush, career-high 242 1999 redshirt Broke own BSU single-season records for rush- yds, tied career high w/ 4 TDs. 2000 11 43-63-106 10-34 1-12 0 1 ing yardage (1,710), rushing touchdowns (21), 2001 11 34-45-79 7.5-21 1-10 1-0 1 total touchdowns (25) and scoring (152)... Set 1999 honors: Career 22 77-108-185 17.5-55 2-22 1-0 2 NSIC single-season records (conf. games only) • NSIC Offensive Player of the Week (9-11) for rushing yardage (1,367), touchdowns scored 1999 (Fr): Split time at running back with BSU Career Highs: tackles: 15 at MSU-Moorhead (10- (21) and points scored (128). career rushing leader Chris Meyer as a true 14-00); solo tackles: 7, twice (last vs Southwest St., freshman... Led squad with 901 yards on 139 10-7-00); TFLs: 3 vs UM-Morris (10-28-00); sacks: Had the top three single-game rushing ef- carries (6.5 yards/rush)... BSU’s leading rusher in 1 vs UM-Morris (10-28-00). forts in the NSIC - 203 yards vs Concordia- six of 11 games... Earned NSIC Offensive Player of St. Paul, 200 yards vs St. Thomas and 199 yards vs the Week honors for Sept. 11 effort vs St. Thomas 14 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 15 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE 2002 BSU BEAVERS - 36 carries, 230 yards, TD in first career start, in place of injured Meyer. Jacob Barry High School: Won eight letters at Bemidji High, Allen Bigelow two in football, three each in basketball and 43FB / Fr-RS / 5-11 / 200 40LB / Fr-RS / 5-11 / 232 baseball... Team captain, two-time Offensive Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury HS) Hibbing, Minn. (Hibbing HS) Player of the Year and two-time rushing leader in football... Six times named KBUN Player of the Quickly: Promising Quickly: Has impressed Game... finished career with more than 2,000 yards fullback who performed the BSU coaching staff with and 28 touchdowns... Academic All-District. well in spring workouts... his work on scout teams Has soft hands and is over the last year... Will Personal: Born Dec. 6, 1980... Son of Ed and Sally improving as a blocker. see a lot of playing time in Acosta... Younger brother Anthony Acosta joins 2002... Always finds a way the BSU squad this season... Father, Ed, was also 2001 (Fr): Sat out as a to get to the ball. an All-America running back at BSU who rushed redshirt. for 1,296 yards and 15 TDs in 1976... Majoring in 2001 (Fr): Sat out as a graphic design. High School: Lettered in redshirt. football, track and weighlifting (Iron Man) at Career Stats Woodbury High. High School: Earned seven letters in three sports Rush G Att Yds Avg. TD Lg at Hibbing High: football (3), basketball (2) and 1999 11 139 901 6.5 10 61 Personal: Born Feb. 7, 1983... Son of Jim and Renee track (2)... 118 tackles, one fumble recovery as a Allen... Majoring in criminal justice. senior... Averaged eight points, six rebounds and 2000 11 283 1,690 6.0 18 56 three assists per game in basketball. 2001 11 266 1,710 6.4 21 79 Total 33 688 4,301 6.3 49 79 Alex Personal: Born March 10, 1983... Son of Frank and Karen Bigelow... Majoring in economics. Rec. G Rec Yds Avg. TD Lg 1999 11 9 65 7.2 1 12 Baysore 56DT / Jr-1L / 5-9 / 212 2000 11 18 230 12.8 4 44 Gwinn, Mich. (Gwinn HS / Buena Vista Univ.) Justin 2001 11 27 463 17.1 4 68 Total 33 54 758 14.0 9 68 Quickly: Will provide Brink experienced depth at both 22DB / Fr-RS / 6-2 / 190 Career Highs: defensive tackle positions in Medford, Wis. (Medford HS) Rushing: Carries: 37 at St. Thomas (9-8-01); 2002... Will serve primarily Yards: 242 vs UM-Morris (10-28-00); TDs: 4, 3 as BSU’s long snapper, Quickly: Covers a lot of times (last at UM-Morris, 11-3-2001); Long Rush: replacing the graduated territory and can run to the 61 vs UM-Crookston (11-6-99). Pat Engleright. ball... A promising player Receiving: Rec: 7 vs MSU-Moorhead (10-20- who will provide depth at 2001); Yards: 137 vs MSU-Moorhead (10-20-2001); 2001 (So): Played in one safety. TDs: 1, 7 times (last at Southwest St., 10-13-2001); game for BSU; one assisted Long Rec: 68 at Southwest St. (10-13-2001). tackle for loss for minus-one yard at Minn.- 2001 (Fr): Sat out as a Morris. redshirt.

Shane 2000 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt after transferring High School: Earned nine from Buena Vista. letters in three sports at Medford High: track (4), Adler basketball (3) and football (2). 10QB / Fr-RS / 6-3 / 201 High School: Earned nine varsity letters New Lisbon, Wis. (Necedah Area HS) participating in football, , swimming, Personal: Born Oct. 18, 1982... Son of Jerry and track and ... Four-year Honor Roll pick... Dawn Brink... Majoring in biology. Quickly: Will enter Earned First-Team All-Conference honors as fall two-a-days with an a junior; was a unanimous First-Team All- opportunity to win BSU‘s Conference pick and was named to the Gwinn starting quarterback All-Class Dream Team as a senior. position... Started at QB in BSU’s spring Green-White Personal: Born Apr. 30, 1981... Son of Paul and game. Joleen Baysore... Planning to major in secondary education/physical education. 2001 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt. Career Stats Year G UT-AT-TT TFL SK INT PBU High School: Teammate of fellow Beaver Tim 2000 redshirt Darnell... Earned First- and Second-Team All-State 2001 1 0-1-1 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 football honors during career... Also First-Team Career 1 0-1-1 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 All-Conference in track & field (high jump)... Two- time State powerlifting qualifier.

Personal: Born June 4, 1982... Son of Robert and Nancy Adler... Majoring in construction management.

14 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 15 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE 2002 BSU BEAVERS 2000 (So): Connected on six of seven field goals, Shane including a career-long 40-yarder at UM-Duluth... Tim Tied BSU single-game record with three field Bundy goals vs UW-River Falls in Metrodome Classic... Darnell 33RB / Jr-2L / 6-0 / 216 Also took over starting punting duties in 2000, 81WR / Fr-RS / 6-1 / 176 Rosemont, Minn. (East View HS) averaging 32.3 yards per punt on 46 kicks... Sixth Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. (Necedah Area HS) in the NSIC in scoring (3.0 ppg) in league games Quickly: Returning starter only. Quickly: An upstart at fullback... Just 34 career receiver with a bright carries, but has helped clear 1999 (Fr): Hit four of six field goal attempts as future... Will provide depth the way for a BSU rushing BSU’s starting kicker... Season-long 33-yard field for BSU. attack that has piled up goals vs St. Thomas (9-11), Wayne State (Neb.) (9-18) 4,530 yards over the past and UW-Stevens Point (11-14). 2001 (Fr): Sat out as a two years and twice set redshirt. the school single-season High School: Set school single-game (three) yardage record... Will and single-season (10) records for field goals and High School: Teammate of complement Eddie Acosta single-season record (45) for PAT kicks... Averaged fellow Beaver Shane Adler... when BSU lines up in two-back formations. 41.3 yards per punt with a long of 74 yards. Outstanding senior season; earned first-team All-Conference honors at both WR (1,000-yard 2001 (So): Eight carries, 30 yards in BSU’s season- Personal: Born Feb. 9, 1981... Son of Mark and receiving season, eight TDs) and DB (3 defensive opening win at Minot State... Finished season with Janice Collier... Majoring in physical education/ TDs)... Also earned first-team all-league in 15 carries for 29 yards. exercise science. basketball after leading the circuit in scoring, blocked shots and steals, and in baseball after 2000 (Fr): Third on the team with 107 yards Career Stats leading the team with a .382 average. rushing... Seven carries, 55 yards, 33-yard TD Year FG Pct Lg Punt Yds Avg Lg run vs UM-Morris, 10/28/2000. 1999 4-6 66.7 33 0 0 - 0 Personal: Born April 10, 1983... Son of Scott 2000 6-7 85.7 40 46 1,488 32.3 54 and Pamela Darnell... majoring in business High School: Two-time letter winner, two-time administration. All-Conference pick at Eastview High School. 2001 1-4 25.0 19 41 1,499 36.6 56 Total 11-17 64.7 40 87 2,987 34.3 56 Personal: Born Dec. 1, 1980... Son of Milo and Lois Bundy... Majoring in construction management. Adam Mitch Career Stats Coughlin Feierabend Rush G Att Yds Avg. TD Lg 48LB / So-1L / 6-2 / 226 80DE / Jr-2L / 6-3 / 247 2000 8 19 107 5.6 1 33 Davenport, Iowa (Davenport North) Brainerd, Minn. (Brainerd HS) 2001 3 15 29 1.9 0 14 Total 11 34 136 4.0 1 33 Quickly: One of three Quickly: Hard off-season returning starters for BSU work in the weight room on the defensive line... added nearly 20 pounds... Neil Coaches expect a breakout Recovering from spring year from Coughlin... Will elbow injury... Should Collier get more attention from get more playing time 13P-PK / Sr-3L / 5-8 / 194 offenses stepping into as a primary backup at St. Louis, Mo. (Parkway North) primary pass-rusher role linebacker. held by Wallie Kuchinski. Quickly: Will hold down 2001 (freshman-RS): Saw BSU’s primary place- 2001 (So): Started all 11 games at right defensive action in four games as a reserve linebacker... kicking and punting roles end... Recorded 32 tackles (13 solo)... Tied for third Eight tackles (5 solo) on the year... Career-high for third consecutive on team with six tackles-for-loss... Second on team four tackles (1 solo) at Minn.-Morris (11-3). season... 11 career field with four sacks. goals tied for third all- 2000 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt. time... BSU’s all-time 2000 (Fr): Recorded 10 tackles (three solo) in 10 leader with 81 successful games played, including a sack. High School: Three-sport letterwinner and three- PAT kicks... 114 career sport captain in football, basketball, & track... points ranks ninth on BSU High School: Two-sport letterwinner at Davenport Recorded 309 career tackles in football... Voted career charts... Four of 11 career field goals have North (football and track)... Finished second on Athlete of the Year... Academic All-State... All- been kicked in the Metrodome Classic. his team with 89 tackles and eight receptions as Conference, All-State Honorable Mention. a senior. 2001 (Jr): Averaged 36.6 yards per punt, best by Personal: Born Feb. 12, 1982... Son of Craig a BSU punter since 1997... 17 of 41 punts went Personal: Born April 28, 1982... Son of Jeff and Pat and Cathy Feierbend. Majoring in industrial for touchbacks or were downed inside the 20 Coughlin... Majoring in construction management technology. (41.4%)... Connected on a 19-yard field goal against Southwest State (10/13)... Tied BSU single-game Career Stats Career Stats record with seven PAT kicks at Southwest State Year G UT-AT-TT TFL SK INT PBU Year G UT-AT-TT TFL SK INT PBU and at Minn.-Morris... Hit a BSU single-season 2000 10 3-7-10 1.0-5 1.0-5 0-0 0 2000 redshirt record 40 PAT kicks, breaking Charlie Warring’s 2001 4 5-3-8 1.0-0 0 0-0 0 record (30) which had stood since 1984. 2001 11 13-19-32 6.0-43 4.0-36 0-0 1 Career 21 16-26-42 7.0-48 5.0-41 0-0 0 Career 4 5-3-8 1.0-0 0 0-0 0 16 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 17 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE 2002 BSU BEAVERS Erik 1999 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt. Marty High School: Three-time football letterwinner; Gustafson also lettered in track... Second-Team All-State Humeniuk and conference Offensive Lineman of the Year 44DB / Jr-2L / 5-9 / 200 32DB / Fr-RS / 5-11 / 194 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (St. Paul’s HS) as a senior. Baudette, Minn. (Lake of the Woods HS)

Quickly: Promising Personal: Born March 30, 1981... Son of Paul Quickly: Experienced defensive back with a and Wanda Jerousek... Majoring in construction veteran returns to provide strong upside... Will provide management. depth and leadership in depth to an experienced secondary... Performed well secondary. Career Stats in off-season workouts and Year G UT-AT-TT TFL SK INT PBU will move into more of a full- 2001 (Fr): Sat out as a 1999 redshirt time playing role in BSU’s new defensive scheme... redshirt. 2000 10 20-27-47 4.0-17 1.0-7 0-0 0 Tremendous special-teams 2001 8 7-8-15 3.5-13 3.0-9 1-0 0 performer... Has won BSU’s High School: Led St. Career 18 27-35-62 7.5-30 4.0-16 1-0 0 Paul’s in tackles two years in a row... Led team to “Iron Beaver” award as team’s top weightlifter two provincial championship in 1999 and provincial years running... Has finished in Top 5 on team in runner-up in 2000... Had 17 tackles in one game... tackles each of last two seasons. Named a league all-star, senior bowl captain and Matt team MVP... Also helped lead lacrosse team to 2001 (So): Third on team with 49 total tackles provincial title. Holmes (25 solo)... Five tackles (1 solo) in opener at Minot 31DB / Fr-RS / 6-2 / 198 State (9-1)... Season-high eight tackles (4 solo) at Personal: Born May 21, 1983... Son of Ron and Des Moines, Iowa (Ballard) Southwest State (10-13)... 14 tackles in final two Monica Gustafson... Undecided on major. games of the season; seven tackles (3 solo) at Quickly: Strong spring has Minn.-Morris (11-3), seven tackles (season-high coaches expecting solid 5 solo) vs Minn.-Crookston (11-10). contributions on special Mitch teams and as a reserve DB. 2000 (freshman-RS): Fifth on the team, first amongst defensive backs, with 55 tackles (28 Hecker 2001 (Fr): Sat out as a solo)... Tied for team lead with two fumble 65DT / Jr-2L / 6-0 / 276 redshirt. recoveries... Season-high nine tackles (four solo) Jackson, Minn. (Jackson County Central) vs St. Thomas (9/9)... Six tackles (one solo), TFL High School: Two-time (-9 yards), 18-yard INT return, season-high two Quickly: Returning starter Team MVP... Second-team passes defensed at Minn.-Duluth (10/21)... Five at defensive tackle... Made all state... Three-time First-Team all-District tackles (two solo), fumble recovery, INT vs Minn.- great gains in off-season honoree. Crookston (11/4). and summer workouts... Expected to continue in a Personal: Born Aug. 26, 1982... Son of Kevin and 1999 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt. three-man rotation at the Joan Holmes... Majoring in chemistry. two tackle positions with High School: Three-sport letterwinner at Lake of Ben Jacobson and Gabe the Woods High in football (4), basketball (4) and Rodriquez. Jarrid track (4)... Second-Team All-State; three-time All- Conference... 1998 Grand Forks Herald Offensive 2001 (So): Played in eight games, recorded 11 Player of the Year... Rushed for 5,500 yards and 67 tackles (7 solo)... 3 1/2 tackles-for-loss, two sacks, Houston TDs in his career. 23RB / Fr-RS / 5-11 / 198 interception... Season-high five tackles (2 solo), 1 Osceola, Wis. (High) 1/2 TFLs in season opener at Minot State (9-1)... Personal: Born Aug. 30, 1980... Son of John and Sack, interception at St. Thomas (9-8). Judy Humeniuk... Has yet to declare a major. Quickly: Made switch from defensive back to running 2000 (Fr-RS): Starter at defensive tackle... Tied Career Stats for seventh on team with 47 tackles (20 solo)... back in spring... Runs hard Four TFLs (-17 yards), sack (-7)... Career-high and is a “back of the future” Year G UT-AT-TT TFL SK INT PBU nine tackles (five solo) vs Northern St. (9-23-00)... type player. 1999 redshirt Two TFLs (-14), sack (-7) vs UM-Morris (10-28- 2000 11 28-27-55 1.0-9 0-0 2-15 4 00)... Seven tackles (five solo) vs UW-River Falls 2001 (Fr): Sat out as a 2001 11 25-24-49 1.5-3 0-0 0-0 0 in Metrodome Classic. redshirt. Career 22 53-51-104 2.5-12 0-0 2-15 4

High School: Earned first-team All-Conference honors for Osceola at linebacker... Played in the Down Under Bowl in Gold Coast, Australia during summer 2001; team finished 2nd out of 34 in the tournament.

Personal: Born April 23, 1982... Son of Ted and Brenda Houston... Majoring in computer information systems.

16 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 17 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE 2002 BSU BEAVERS 2001 (So): Played in eight games... 16 tackles (10 Justin solo), 2 1/2 tackles-for-loss... Season-high three Rob tackles against Winona State (2 solo, 9/15) and at Isaacs Minn.-Morris (2 solo, 11/3)... 1 1/2 TFLs (-2 yards) Kucher 26DB / Sr-3L / 5-9 / 165 at Minn.-Morris. 83WR / So-1L / 6-1 / 201 Deer River, Minn. (Deer River HS) Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Champlin Park) 2000 (freshman-RS): Played in 10 games and Quickly: Returning recorded 35 tackles (20 solo), including five Quickly: Will provide starter in BSU secondary... TFLs (-23 yards)... Seven tackles (seven solo) vs BSU with reliable depth at Steady contributor at Southwest St. (10-7-00). the wide receiver position.... cornerback who will give Gained valuable experience BSU added depth in the 1999 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt. in 2001 and made great secondary... Will also be a strides during the spring... big contributor on special High School: Three-time letterwinner in Good combination of speed teams. football. and blocking ability.

2001 (Jr): Recorded 27 Personal: Born May 19, 1981... Son of Larry 2001 (Fr-RS): Three tackles (17 solo), had one interception and three and Susan Jacobson... Majoring in business receptions for 59 yards... Averaged a team-high passes defensed... Season-high six tackles (season- management. 19.7 yards per reception... Season highs in catches high 5 solo) vs Winona State (9/15)... Interception (2) and yardage (45) at Southwest State (10/13). at St. Thomas (9/8). Career Stats Year G UT-AT-TT TFL SK INT PBU 2000 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt. 2000 (So): Played in all 11 games, recording 33 1999 redshirt tackles (25 solos), including one tackle-for-loss... 2000 10 20-15-35 5.0-23 0-0 0 0 High School: Two-sport letterwinner in football Defensed three passes... Career-high 13 tackles (11 2001 8 10-6-16 2.5-4 0-0 0 0 and track... Had 436 yards receiving and averaged solo), PBU vs Southwest State (10/7). Career 18 30-21-41 7.5-27 0-0 0 0 15 yards per carry as a running back as a senior... Finished third in State 4x100 relay... Member of 1999 (freshman-RS): Appeared in four games, the National Honor Society. making six tackles (two solo) as a reserve Brian defensive back. Personal: Born Nov. 3, 1981... Son of Jim and Johnson Theresa Kuchar... Majoring in computer science. 1998 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt. 63OL / Jr-2L / 6-1 / 282 Racine, Minn. (Stewartville HS) Career Stats High School: Rushed for 1,174 yards, averaged a Rec. G Rec Yds Avg. TD Lg school-record 9.5 yards per carry and had a four- Quickly: Will be in the 2000 redshirt touchdown day as an All-Area running back in mix at right guard after 1997... Also named All-Tri State at defensive back... 2001 3 3 59 19.7 0 23 returning from a career- Total 3 3 59 19.7 0 23 Qualified for state track meet in the pole vault as threatening shoulder a junior. injury.

Personal: Born Sept. 30, 1979... Son of Lee and 2001 (So): Lettered for Chad Tammy Isaacs... Majoring in technical education. the Beavers as a reserve offensive lineman... Larson Career Stats 70OL / Fr-RS / 6-3 / 301 Helped block for a BSU Year G UT-AT-TT TFL SK INT PBU offense which set school single-season records White Bear Lake, Minn. (Hill-Murray) 1998 redshirt in 14 offensive categories including rushing 1999 4 2-4-6 0-0 0-0 0 0 yardage and touchdowns, passing yardage and Quickly: One of just three 2000 11 25-8-33 1-2 0-0 0 3 touchdowns, total offense and points scored. 300-pounders to return 2001 10 17-10-27 0.5-1 0-0 1-0 3 to BSU for 2002... Has a Career 25 44-22-66 1.5-3 0-0 1-0 6 2000 (freshman-RS): Lettered for the Beavers as promising future. a reserve offensive lineman. 2001 (Fr): Sat out as a Ben 1999 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt. redshirt.

High School: Earned five letters at Stewartville High School: Earned two Jacobson varsity letters in football at 96DT / Jr-2L / 5-11 / 273 High, three in track and two in football... As a Hill-Murray High School. Walker, Minn. (Walker HS) senior, earned All-Conference honors in football and advanced to state championships in the shot Personal: Born April 20, 1983... Son of Robin and Quickly: Returning put. Janet Larson... Majoring in chemistry. starter at defensive tackle... Expected to continue in a Personal: Born Sept. 17, 1980... Son of Lyle and three-man rotation at the Allison Johnson... Majoring in social studies. two tackle positions with Mitch Hecker and Gabe Rodriquez... Strong off- season workouts have BSU coaches hopeful Jacobson could develop into one of the NSIC’s better tackles.

18 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 19 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE 2002 BSU BEAVERS Christian Joseph 1999 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt. Lindquist Mack Personal: Born Aug. 8, 1980... Son of Kim and WR 5/ Jr-1L / 5-11 / 200 69OL / So-1L / 6-1 / 294 Michelle McCrady... Has 10 brothers and sisters... Amery, Wis. (Amery / Itasca (Minn.) CC) Greenfield, Wis. (Whitnall) Majoring in accounting.

Quickly: Has been Quickly: Made switch Career Stats much-improved in spring to center for 2002, but Year G UT-AT-TT TFL SK INT PBU workouts and will add expected to miss entire 1999 redshirt depth at the wideout year after suffering off- 2000 11 27-14-41 3-11 0-0 5-52 11 spots. season knee injury. 2001 9 25-15-40 1.5-8 0-0 1-20 4 2001 (So-RS): Played in two 2001 (Fr-RS): Lettered as a Career 20 52-29-81 4.5-19 0-0 6-72 15 games... One reception for backup offensive lineman... 12 yards. Helped block for a BSU offense which set school James 2000 (So): Sat out as a redshirt. single-season records in 14 offensive categories including rushing yardage and touchdowns, Midboe 1999 (Fr): Played at Itasca Community College... passing yardage and touchdowns, total offense 91DE / Fr-RS / 6-3 / 233 Scored game-winning touchdown in double- and points scored. Climax, Minn. (High) overtime against Central Lakes CC... Two touchdown receptions vs Hibbing. 2000 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt. Quickly: Has impressed with his performance on High School: Three-sport letterwinner at High School: Two-sport letterwinner at Whitnall scout teams and has shown Amery High in football, track and basketball... High in football and track... Helped lead Whitnall great improvement during 18 receptions, 20 yards-per-catch average as a to first-ever conference football championship in spring drills... Will have receiver... 1998... 1999 football team captain... Voted all- an opportunity to compete conference. for a starting defensive end Personal: Born June 1, 1981... Son of Larry position. and Sheary Lindquist... Majoring in physical Personal: Born Feb. 1, 1982... Son of Daniel and education... Won BSU Presidential Honorarium Kristine Mack... Majoring in economics. 2001 (Fr): Sat out as a Scholarships in both 2000 and 2001. redshirt.

Career Stats Ryan High School: Earned 10 varsity letters at Climax Rec. G Rec Yds Avg. TD Lg High in basketball (4), football (3) and track (3)... Helped lead football team to two State 2000 redshirt McCrady appearances and was named all-conference and 2001 2 1 12 12.0 0 12 30DB / Jr-2L / 5-10 / 177 all-state after an 80-tackle senior season... Three- Montgomery, Minn. (Montgomery-Lorsdal) Total 2 1 12 12.0 0 12 time basketball team MVP; averaged 20 points and • All-NSIC Candidate 10 rebounds per game... Three-time all-conference Quickly: Developing into pick... State participant, All-State pick in discus one of the more reliable and 4x100m relay. defensive backs in the NSIC... Battled injury a Personal: Born May 10, 1983... Son of Duane and year ago; a healthy Ryan Kathy Midboe... Majoring in biology. McCrady will give BSU one of the NSIC’s premier defenders in the secondary... Needs one interception to crack BSU’s career Top 10.

2001 (So): 40 tackles (25 solo), one interception, four PBUs despite missing two games to injury... Tied for team lead with two fumble recoveries... Five tackles (4 solo) in season debut vs Winona State (9/15)... Six tackles (season-high 5 solo) in double-OT win at Northern State (9/29)... Six tackles (4 solo) vs MSU-Moorhead... Three tackles (1 solo), INT (20 yards) vs Minn.-Crookston (11/ 10).

2000 (Fr-RS): Recorded 41 tackles (27 solo) as a starting defensive back... Led team with five interceptions and 11 passes defensed... Five INT the most by a BSU DB since 1995 (Joe Olson, 5); tied for eighth on BSU season charts... Two INT, three PBU vs UM-Crookston (11/4)... INT, three PBU vs UM-Morris (10/28)... Eight tackles (4 solo), TFL (-3 yards), INT at MSU-Moorhead (10/14).

18 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 19 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE 2002 BSU BEAVERS 1998 (freshman-RS): Played four games at sixth in doubles (7), eighth in batting average (.426), Adam quarterback for Southwest State... Made first career 10th in slugging percentage (.702) and 16th in RBI start vs Bemidji State, 11-7-98... Finished 17-40 for (17)... Through games of May 5th, was ranked 6th Noble 294 yards, TD, two INT. in the nation in batting average (.470). WR 8/ So-1L / 6-1 / 186 Lancaster, Wis. (High) 1997 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt. High School: Three-sport letterwinner at Jor- dan High in football, basketball and baseball)... Quickly: Has performed High School: Two-sport letterwinner at Moorhead Notched 50 receptions for 900 yards in his career well in off-season workouts High in football and basketball... Threw three with two with 100-yard games... Also recorded after a solid debut campaign TD passes against Hibbing... Was team captain 120 tackles as a defender. a year ago... Should be a in basketball, averaging 19 points per game and significant contributor for connecting on 51% of his career three-point field Personal: Born July 1, 1982... Son of Randy and BSU at receiver... Has good goal attempts. Cindy Olson... Majoring in criminal justice. deep speed. Personal: Born Dec. 23, 1978... Son of Dale Career Stats 2001 (Fr): Hauled in 14 and Michele Nordick... Majoring in physical Rush G Att Yds Avg. TD Lg education. passes for 159 yards and 2000 redshirt two scores as a true freshman... Scored on two of 2001 10 19 110 5.8 2 33 final three catches of the season... Six catches, 63 Career Stats Total 10 19 110 5.8 2 33 yards at Wayne State (9/22)... One catch, 40-yard Year G A-C-INT Pct Yds TD Rate touchdown vs MSU-Moorhead (10/20)... Three 1997 redshirt punt returns for 10 yards... Four kickoff returns Rec G Rec Yds Avg TD Lg 1998 4 43-18-2 .419 305 1 99.81 for 69 yards against Winona State (9/15). 2000 redshirt 1999 0 0-0-0 - 0 0 - 2001 10 2 6 3.0 2 4 High School: All-State at wide receiver for 2000 did not play Total 10 2 6 3.0 2 4 Lancaster High... 1,841 receiving yards, 26 2001 2 3-6-0 .500 66 1 197.4 touchdowns as a senior; helped lead team a 14-0 Career 4 3-6-0 .500 66 1 197.4 State Championship season. Preston Personal: Born May 1, 1982... Son of Robert Nate Pettis and Diane Noble... Majoring in industrial 20WR / So-1L / 6-0 / 194 technology. Olson Osceola, Wis. (Osceola) 86TE / So-1L / 6-2 / 229 Career Stats Jordan, Minn. (High) Quickly: Solid freshman Rec G Rec Yds Avg. TD Lg campaign could lead to 2001 10 14 159 11.4 2 40 Quickly: Only player increased playing time in Total 10 14 159 11.4 2 40 officially listed as a tight 2002... Impressive efforts in end on the BSU roster but off-season workouts have spends most of playing coaches eyeing Pettis as a time at fullback... Excellent possible starter. Jeremy athlete who starred on BSU baseball team in 2002. 2001 (Fr-RS): Finished Nordick campaign with eight 11QB / Sr-1L / 6-4 / 244 2002 honors: catches for 96 yards and one touchdown... All eight Moorhead, Minn. (High / Southwest State / • BSU Male Co-Athlete of catches came in first six games... Two receptions, Concordia (Minn.)) the Year 24 yards in opener at Minot State (9/1)... Season Quickly: Journeyman highs in catches (3) and receiving yards (36) vs quarterback now playing 2001 (Fr-RS): Scored four touchdowns on just Winona State (9/15)... 18-yard, fourth-quarter TD for his third program 21 touches in 2001... Third on team in rushing... reception at Northern State (9/29)... Also rushed in the NSIC... Sat out of 19 carries for 110 yards and two touchdowns... seven times for 31 yards... 2 rushes, 12 yards at spring football for BSU to Also had two catches for six yards and two Northern State (9/29). maintain one semester of touchdowns... Three kickoff returns for 37 yards... eligibility for fall 2002... Four carries for 64 yards in opener at Minot State 2000 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt. Will enter two-a-days (9/1)... Five carries, 27 yards at Minn.-Morris (11/ with an opportunity to 3)... Two carries, five yards, touchdown vs Minn.- High School: Three-sport letterwinner at Osceola earn starting quarterback Crookston (11/10)... Receiving touchdowns came High in football and basketball. job... Only quarterback on BSU roster who threw vs Winona State (9/15) and at Southwest State a pass in a game in 2001. (10/13)... 20-yard kickoff return vs MSU-Moorhead Personal: Born April 9, 1982... Son of Dave (10/20). and Diane Pettis... Majoring in information 2000 (Sr): Completed 3 of 6 passes for 66 yards technology. and a touchdown as backup to Geoff Martinson... 2000 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt. 1 of 4 for 12 yards in opener at Minot State (9/1)... Career Stats 2 of 2 for 55 yards, including 44-yard touchdown 2002 (BSU baseball): Named NSIC Player of the Rec G Rec Yds Avg TD Lg pass, at Minn.-Morris (11/3). Year after leading BSU in batting average (.456), on- base percentage (.544) and sacrifice flies (3); top five 2000 redshirt 2000 (Jr): Did not letter as a backup quarterback on team in seven other categories... As a pitcher, 2001 9 8 96 12.0 1 18 for BSU after transferring from Concordia. was 2-2 with an 8.59 ERA... Finished third on the Total 9 8 96 12.0 1 18 team with 19 strikeouts... Led the squad with a 2.38: 1999 (So): Backup quarterback at Concordia 1 strikeout-walk ratio... Finished second in NSIC University (St. Paul). (league games only) in on-base percentage (.532), 20 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 21 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE 2002 BSU BEAVERS 2000 (So): Started all 11 games at safety... 47 total Brandon tackles (17 solo), INT, five passes defensed on the Gabe year... 10 tackles (five solo) vs UM-Crookston (11/ Pink 4)... Three tackles (two solo), 19-yard INT return Rodriquez 67OL / Sr-3L / 6-4 / 279 vs Southwest State (10/7). 76DT / So-1L / 6-0 / 275 Northome, Minn. (Kelliher) Bridgeport, Mich. (Bridgeport) • All-NSIC Candidate 1999 (freshman-RS): Recorded 33 tackles and Quickly: Three-year three passes defensed in 10 games at defensive Quickly: Returning starter starter at tackle who enters back... 10 tackles (two solo) vs Moorhead State at defensive tackle... Runs to his senior campaign with (10/16). the ball well for a player at legitimate All-Conference his size. aspirations... Combines 1998 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt. with guard Bryan Stoffel to 2001 (Fr-RS): Earned a give BSU perhaps the best Personal: Born June 19, 1980... Son of Robert starting spot at DT; started left-side line tandemsin and Jeanette Polzine... Majoring in elementary all 11 games for BSU... the NSIC. education. Finished season with 27 tackles (14 solo); five 2001 honors: Career Stats tackles-for-loss (-19 yards)... Third on team with • Honorable Mention All-NSIC Year G UT-AT-TT TFL SK INT PBU 3 1/2 sacks (-15 yards)... Season-high five tackles (1 2001 (Jr): Earned Honorable Mention All-NSIC 1998 redshirt solo) at Wayne State (9/22)... BSU season-best 2 1/2 honors after starting all 11 games at left tackle... sacks (-12 yards) at Northern State (9/29)... Three 1999 10 9-24-33 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 3 Helped block for a BSU offense which set school tackles (3 solo) vs Minn.-Duluth (10/27). single-season records in 14 offensive categories 2000 11 17-30-47 2.0-2 0-0 1-19 5 including rushing yardage and touchdowns, 2001 11 32-17-49 3.0-7 0-0 0-0 3 2000 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt. passing yardage and touchdowns, total offense Career 20 58-71-129 6.0-10 0-0 1-19 11 and points scored. High school: Two-sport letterwinner at Bridgeport High in football and basketball. 2000 (So): Started all 11 games at left tackle for the Kyle Beavers... Blocked for an offense which set school Personal: Born Oct. 10, 1981... Son of Joseph and records for points scored and total yardage... Line Rambow Linda Rodriguez... Majoring in criminal justice. allowed just 10 sacks in 306 passing plays. 21DB / So-1L / 5-11 / 190 Cologne, Minn. (Waconia HS) Career Stats 1999 (Fr-RS): Lettered for BSU as a starter at left Year G UT-AT-TT TFL SK INT PBU tackle. Quickly: Returning backup 2000 redshirt defensive back who led team 2001 11 32-17-49 3.0-7 0-0 0-0 3 1998 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt. in interceptions a year ago... Will again provide quality Career 20 58-71-129 6.0-10 0-0 1-19 11 High School: Five-year letterwinner at Northome- help off the bench in the Kelliher High... All-Conference and All-Section secondary and will be in performer... Led team in tackles. the mix at free safety.

Personal: Born Oct. 25, 1979... Son of Steve and 2001 (So): Tied for seventh Mary Pink... Majoring in design technology. on the team with 38 tackles (22 solo)... Team-high two interceptions; 33 return yards... Two passes defensed... Six tackles (3 solo) Jared in opener at Minot State (9/1)... Five tackles (4 solo) at Northern State (9/29)... Seven tackles (3 solo) Polzine at Southwest State (10/13)... Six tackles (5 solo) 25DB / Sr-3L / 5-10 / 200 vs Minn.-Duluth (10/27)... 33-yard INT return at Henning, Minn. (Ottertail Central) Wayne State (9/22)... Also returned four kickoffs for 34 yards. Quickly: Two-year starter 2000 (Fr) at safety returns to help : Sat out as a redshirt. spearhead an experienced High school BSU secondary... Moves : Three-sport letterwinner at Waconia from free safety to strong High in football, basketball and track... All-State safety to better utilize in both track and football... Led conference in ability as one of team’s rushing in junior and senior years... Helped biggest hitters. Waconia to state championship in 4x200 relay. Personal 2001 (Jr): Started all 11 : Born June 28, 1981... Son of David and games at safety... Career-high 49 tackles (32 solo), Simone Rambow... Majoring in pre-pharmacy. third-highest on team... Three passes defensed, one forced fumble... Six tackles (2 solo) vs Winona Career Stats State (9/15)... Six tackles (5 solo) at Northern State Year G UT-AT-TT TFL SK INT PBU (9/29)... Five tackles (3 solo; two TFL for -3 yards) 2000 redshirt vs Concordia-St. Paul (10/6)... Seven tackles (7 solo) 2001 10 22-16-38 0-0 0-0 2-33 2 vs Minn.-Duluth (10/27). Career 10 22-16-38 0-0 0-0 2-33 2

20 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 21 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE 2002 BSU BEAVERS Jon Rob Josh Roscoe Selb Smith 24LB / Sr-Sq / 6-3 / 230 78OL / Fr-RS / 6-4 / 260 27DB / Fr-RS / 5-10 / 179 Fargo, N.D. (Fargo South) Stillwater, Minn. (Stillwater Area) Badger, Minn. (High)

Quickly: A steady Quickly: Upstart on the Quickly: A gritty contributor expected offensive line who has freshman who will utilize to make the jump into performed well in the his toughness on special a starting role... Very spring... Will be a backup teams. knowledgeable; a coach- at swing tackle in 2002... on-the-field type player. Has a bright future. 2001 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt. 2001 (Jr): Did not letter as a 2001 (Fr): Sat out as a reserve linebacker... Played redshirt. High School: Earned three in nine games... Recorded letters in basketball and two 24 tackles (9 solo)... Seven tackles in final two Personal: Born July 20, 1982... Son of William and in football at Badger High... Had 303 all-purpose games of the season; three tackles at Minn.-Morris Marie Selb... Majoring in industrial technology. yards (208 rush, 95 rec) and five TDs in one game... (11/3), four tackles (2 solo) vs Minn.-Crookston As a defender, had a two-INT game and a 20-tackle (11/10)... Five-yard INT return at Minn.-Morris. Jason game. 2000 (So): Did not play. Personal: Born Dec. 9, 1982... Son of Jay and Ardell Smith... Majoring in business administration. 1999 (Fr): Appeared in eight games... Recorded 14 Smith 12QB / So-RS / 6-2 / 202 tackles (7 solo) on the year... Three tackles-for-loss O’Fallon, Ill. (O’Fallon Township) (-22 yards), two sacks (-21 yards). Bryan Quickly: Enters 2002 with High School: Lettered in football, baseball and an opportunity to compete hockey at Fargo South. Stoffel for BSU starting position. 72OL / Jr-2L / 6-2 / 296 St. Paul, Minn. (Humboldt) Personal: Born June 23, 1980... Son of Clark and 2001 (So): Sat out as a • All-NSIC Candidate Lana Roscoe... Majoring in accounting... Winner of redshirt. Quickly: Perhaps BSU’s a 3M accounting scholarship for 2001-’02. finest returning offensive 2000 (Fr): 3-of-4 passing lineman... Combines with Career Stats for 52 yards in three Brandon Pink to give BSU Year G UT-AT-TT TFL SK INT PBU appearances as a backup perhaps the best left-side 1999 8 7-7-14 3.0-22 2.0-21 0-0 0 quarterback... Also rushed for 35 yards on six line tandem in the league... 2000 redshirt carries... 3-of-4, 52 yards at Minot State (9/2)... Has made 22 consecutive 2001 9 9-15-24 0-0 0-0 1-5 0 Four carries, 24 yards rushing, with a long rush starts at left guard. Career 17 16-22-38 3.0-22 2.0-21 1-5 0 of 24 yards, vs UM-Morris (10/28). 2001 honors High School: Two-sport letter winner (football • First-Team All-NSIC Nathan & basketball at O’Fallon Township High School... 2001 (So): Started all 11 games at left guard... career passing leader... All-conference in both Helped block for a BSU offense which set school junior and senior years... All-area and all-metro single-season records in 14 offensive categories Sannes honorable mention. including rushing yardage and touchdowns, QB /4 Fr-RS / 6-0 / 210 passing yardage and touchdowns, total offense Fertile, Minn. (Fertile-Beltrami) Personal: Born Oct. 2, 1981... Son of Mark and and points scored. Jaye Smith... Majoring in computer information Quickly: Heady young systems. 2000 (Fr): Started all 11 games for BSU at left quarterback with a good guard... Blocked for an offensive unit that set feel for the game... Will be Career Stats school records for scoring and total yardage... Line in the hunt for playing time allowed just 10 sacks in 306 passing plays. at quarterback. Year G A-C-INT Pct Yds TD Rate 2000 3 4-3-0 .750 52 0 184.20 High School: Three-sport letterwinner at 2001 (Fr): Sat out as a 2001 redshirt Humboldt High in football, baseball and redshirt. Career 3 4-3-0 .750 52 0 184.20 wrestling... all-state... 3 time all-conference... played in the Minnesota high school All-Star High School: Earned 10 football game... varsity letters at Fertile-Beltrami High in baseball (4), basketball (3) and football (3)... Two-year all- Personal: Born April 16, 1980... Son of Bill and conference in football, named 2000 conference Vicki Stoffel... Majoring in physical education. Defensive Player of the Year... Two-year all- conference in both baseball and basketball.

Personal: Born June 22, 1983... Son of Ron and Lori Sannes... Undecided major.

22 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 23 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE 2002 BSU BEAVERS Zach Mike Brice Stoltz Thomas Vollbrecht 74C / So-1L / 6-1 / 299 94DE / Sr-1L / 6-1 / 259 92OL / Jr-1L / 6-0 / 277 Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi) Freeport, Ill. (High) Morristown, Minn. (W-E-M)

Quickly: Continues move Quickly: One of BSU’s Quickly: Continuing the from defensive tackle to more-productive ends as a move to offensive line offensive line; played center backup last year... Will step for 2002 after starting his as a freshman last year and into a full-time starting role career at defensive tackle... will be in the mix at guard as a primary pass-rusher. Currently slated to be BSU’s this fall. starting center this fall, 2001 (Jr): Played in six replacing Jerry Dagel. 2001 (Fr-RS): Lettered as a games as a backup defensive backup center. end... Recorded 12 tackles (4 2001 (So): Lettered as a solo) on the season... 3 1/2 backup offensive lineman. 2000 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt. tackles-for-loss (-13 yards), fourth on the team with three sacks (-9 yards)... Three sacks came in 2000 (Fr-RS): Played one game as a backup High School: Three-year letterwinner in football final four games of the season... Three tackles at defensive tackle, recording one assist at at Mahtomedi High... Academic honor roll all four Wayne State (9/22)... Three tackles (2 solo), 1 1/2 Concordia-St. Paul (9/30). years of high school... Led hockey team in +/- as TFLs, sack vs Minn.-Crookston (11/10). a senior. 1999 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt. 2000 (So): Sat out after transferring from Northern Personal: Born Nov. 20, 1981... Son of Steve and Michigan. High school: Three-sport letterwinner at W-E- Jody Stoltz... Majoring in elementary education. M High in Waterville, Minn., including three High School: Two-time all-conference, academic years in football, two years in baseball and one all-state as a three-year starter at Freeport High... in basketball... All-Conference and All-Area Blaine 370 career tackles... Two-time team MVP helped selection... Helped Bucs to a 13-1 season in 1997 lead Freeport to 7-3 record and state playoffs in and an 11-1 finish in 1998. 1996... Also a sectional qualifier in wrestling. Thomas Personal: Born April 2, 1981... Son of Rick and 93OL / So-1L / 6-5 / 270 Personal: Born Dec. 12, 1979... Son of Bob and Linda Vollbrecht... Younger brother Brian is a true Williams, Minn. (Lake of the Woods) Sharon Thomas... Majoring in biochemistry. freshman offensive lineman with the BSU team this year... Majoring in criminal justice. Quickly: Strong efforts in off-season have Thomas Career Stats ready to contribute. Year G UT-AT-TT TFL SK INT PBU 2000 redshirt 2001 (Fr-RS): Lettered for 2001 6 4-8-12 3.5-13 3-9 0 0 BSU as a reserve offensive Career 6 4-8-12 3.5-12 3-9 0 0 lineman... Helped block for a BSU offense which set school single-season records in 14 offensive categories including rushing yardage and touchdowns, passing yardage and touchdowns, total offense and points scored.

2000 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt.

High school: Two-sport letterwinner at Lake of the Woods High in football and hockey... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Dec. 6, 1981... Son of Dave Thomas and DeAnna Peilovich... Majoring in business administration.

22 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 23 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE 2002 BSU BEAVERS second on the team with five TD catches... Seven High School: Football letterwinner at East Grand Ryan receptions, 68 yards in opener at Minot State (9/ Forks High... Selected to the Grand Forks Herald 2)... Three catches, 165 yards (55 yards/rec), three All-Area Football Team... 216 career defensive Welle touchdowns vs St. Thomas (9/9); school record points. WR 1/ Sr-3L / 5-11 / 203 (since tied) for fewest receptions in a 100-yard Bemidji, Minn. (Bemidji) receiving game; Scored on receptions of 64, 68 and Personal: Born Jan. 8, 1981... son of Greg and Cindy • All-America Candidate 33 yards... Six catches, 134 yards, TD vs Southwest Wentz... Majoring in elementary education. Quickly: Breakout 2001 State (10/7); 65-yard TD catch with nine seconds season has positioned to play in first half. Career Stats Welle as perhaps one Also had 10 rushes for 78 yards and one TD and Year G UT-AT-TT TFL SK INT PBU two kickoff returns for 57 yards on the season... of the more dangerous 1999 redshirt returning wideouts in the Finished third on team with 654 all-purpose yards 2000 3 0-3-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 NSIC for 2002... A big-play (59.5 yards/game). threat who will also see 2001 5 3-9-12 2.5-8 1.0-5 0 0 action as a kick returner 1999 (Fr-RS): 10 catches, 123 yards in six games Career 8 3-12-15 2.5-8 1.0-5 0 0 as BSU coaches find more as a backup at receiver. ways to get the ball in his hands... Enters the season ranked fourth on 1998 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt. Lemarr BSU’s career receiving yardage charts and is one of just six BSU receivers with 100 or more career High School: Two-sport letterwinner at Bemidji Williams receptions... Fourth on BSU all-time list with 14 High, including two years in football and three 71OL / Sr-2L / 6-0 / 268 touchdown catches. years in hockey... Nine carries for 113 yards in Minot, N.D. (Minot) the 1999 season. 2001 Honors: Quickly: One of just three • Honorable-Mention All-NSIC Personal: Born Nov. 4, 1980... Son of Tom and 300-pounders returning Paulette Welle... Majoring in business/finance. for BSU in 2002... Has been 2001 (Jr): BSU’s rock at right tackle for Final NCAA Division II rankings: Career Stats the past three years, starting • t-27th in receptions per game (5.47) Rec. G Rec Yds Avg. TD Lg every game... Perhaps BSU’s • 17th in receiving yards per game (95.0) 1998 Redshirt strongest player. 1999 6 10 123 12.3 0 28 Set BSU single-season record with 1,045 receiving 2001 (Jr): Started all 11 yards, breaking Dave Patten’s record of 1,028 2000 11 34 519 15.5 5 68 games for BSU at right yards which had stood since 1977... 60 receptions 2001 11 60 1,045 17.4 9 59 tackle... Helped block for a BSU offense which second all-time at BSU behind Patten’s 74-catch Total 28 104 1,687 16.2 14 68 set school single-season records in 14 offensive ‘77 campaign... Nine TD catches tied for second categories including rushing yardage and on BSU season charts... Four seven-catch games Rush G Att Yds Avg. TD Lg touchdowns, passing yardage and touchdowns, in 2001... Led team with four 100-yard receiving 1998 Redshirt total offense and points scored. games... 18 receptions, 450 yards, 5 TDs in final 1999 6 0 0 0 0 0 three games of the season... 11 catches, 134 yards, 2000 11 10 78 7.8 1 52 2000 (So): Started all 11 games at right tackle for TD vs Winona State (9/15); 11 receptions most by 2001 11 9 99 11.0 0 33 a BSU offense which set school records for points BSU receiver since Gene Fisher had 10 vs Northern scored and total yardage... Line allowed just 10 Total 28 19 177 9.3 1 52 State (10/10/1987) and tied for 11th-most in the sacks in 306 passing plays. nation in 2001... Four receptions for 50 yards, 2 TDs at Northern State (9/29)... Three catches for 1999 (Fr): Started all 11 games at right tackle for 103 yards at Southwest State (10/13); tied own Nic BSU. school record for fewest receptions in a 100-yard receiving game (3 vs St. Thomas, 9/9/2000)... Seven Wentz High School: Won six letters in football and track 90DT / Jr-2L / 6-0 / 250 catches, 144 yards, two TDs vs Minn.-Duluth (10/ at Minot High. 27)... Seven catches, 214 yards, two TDs at Minn.- East Grand Forks, Minn. (High) Morris (11/3); 214 yards is the second-highest total Personal: Born Dec. 23, 1980... Son of Therman on record at BSU behind only a 248-yard game by Quickly: Will provide Williams and Colleen Feist... Majoring in Jon Jones against Winona State (10/5/1985); also experienced depth at the business. eighth-highest total in the nation in 2001... Back- defensive tackle position... to-back 100-yard games; just sixth BSU receiver Has gained size in the off- to accomplish that feat... One of just two BSU season to compliment good receivers (Chad Postal) to have back-to-back 100- speed; should translate yard receiving efforts twice in his career. into his most playing time Rushed nine times for 99 yards on the year... to date. 14-yard run at St. Thomas (9/8)... Two carries, season-high 36 yards vs Minn.-Duluth (10/27)... 2001 (So): Played in all 11 33-yard run vs Minn.-Crookston (11/10). games as a backup defensive tackle... 12 tackles (3 Also attempted one pass (intercepted), solo) on the year... 2 1/2 tackles-for-loss, one sack... returned a punt for 11 yards, and had three kickoff Career-high four tackles at Minn.-Morris (11/3). returns for a career-high 59 yards... Finished third on team with 1,215 all-purpose yards (110.5 yards 2000 (Fr-RS): Recorded three tackles in three per game). games of action as a backup at defensive tackle... Two tackles vs St. Thomas (9/9). 2000 (So): Finished second on the team with 519 receiving yards on 34 catches; tied for 1999 (Fr): Sat out as a redshirt. 24 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 25 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE 2002 NEWCOMERS

Anthony Joel Cole Ben Adam Chris 6Acosta 98Adams 55Antonovich 49Baratto 40Brown 48Burton RB-WR / Fr-HS / 5-6 / 166 DE / Fr-HS / 6-2 / 209 OL / Fr-HS / 6-3 / 231 LB / Fr-HS / 6-0 / 225 DB / Fr-HS / 5-11 / 192 LB / FR-HS / 6-0 / 214 Bemidji, Minn. Owatonna, Minn. Virginia, Minn. Deerwood, Minn. Pillager, Minn. Hudson, Wis. (Bemidji) (High) (Roosevelt) (Crosby-Ironton) (Pillager) (High)

Chris Chad Lucas Justin Josh Josh 29Canter 82Christianson 16Doppler 79Guy 84Hanson 93Haugan DB / Fr-HS / 5-10 / 183 WR / Fr-HS / 6-1 / 200 WR / Fr-HS / 6-1 / 185 DT / Fr-HS / 6-3 / 287 WR / Fr-HS / 6-2 / 205 DE / Fr-HS / 6-3 / 239 Kewaskum, Wis. Hudson, Wis. Montevideo, Minn. Blaine, Minn. Clarkfield, Minn. Minot, N.D. (High) (High) (High) (High) (Yellow Medicine East) (High)

Ed Peter Adam James Torie John 54Henry 19Jennings 3Johnson 2Johnson 41Joubert 50Katelhut DL / Fr-HS / 6-2 / 250 QB / Fr-HS / 6-5 / 214 QB / Fr-HS / 6-0 / 193 WR / Jr-TR / 5-10 / 182 DB / Jr-TR / 6-0 / 157 DT / Fr-HS / 5-11 / 230 St. Cloud, Minn. Ft. Madison, Wis. Cambridge, Minn. San Mateo, Calif. Port Arthur, Texas River Falls, Wis. (St. Cloud Tech) (High) (Cambridge-Isardi) (Coll. of San Mateo) (Central Iowa CC) (High)

Nick Nick Ryan Derek Joe Shane 65Keller 58Kenjalo 14Kne 61Kramer 37Lawrence 97Magee DT / Jr-TR / 6-1 / 250 LB / Fr-HS / 5-10 / 203 DB / Fr-HS / 5-9 / 184 DE / Fr-HS / 6-0 / 230 RB / Fr-HS / 5-10 / 200 WR / Fr-HS / 5-7 / 147 Kinney, Minn. Goodland, Minn. Chisholm, Minn. Anoka, Minn. Ladysmith, Wis. Hudson, Wis. (Northland CC) (Nashwauk-Keewatin) (High) (High) (High) (High)

24 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 25 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 2002 NEWCOMERS

Tom Matt Karl Lee Spencer Sam 17Maus 38McElroy 16Mikolon 39Molitor 45Nowling 73O’Leary DB / Jr-TR / 5-10 / 185 DB / Fr-HS / 5-11 / 161 WR / Jr-TR / 5-5 / 152 DB / Fr-HS / 5-11 / 183 RB / Fr-HS / 5-11 / 191 OL / Fr-HS Hatton, N.D. Eau Claire, Wis. Rohnert Park, Calif. Cambridge, Minn. Minot, N.D. Cloquet, Minn. (North Dakota) (Hudson) (Santa Rosa JC) (High) (High) (Virginia)

Gregg Josh Seth Justin Danny Braden 59Olson 18Pomerleau 15Quivey 62Radde 88Rodgers 68Rosa LB / Jr-TR / 6-0 / 250 DB / So-TR / 6-0 / 204 DB / Fr-HS / 6-3 / 175 OL / Fr-HS / 6-3 / 262 WR / Fr-HS / 6-0 / 161 DT / Fr-HS / 6-2 / 227 Minnetonka, Minn. Robbinsdale, Minn. Bismarck, N.D. Maple Grove, Minn. Plymouth, Minn. Cottonwood, Minn. (North Dakota) (Minnesota) (St. Mary’s Central) (High) (Benilde-St. Margaret’s) (Lakeview)

Austin Brett Jason M. Jared Daniel Paul Jason 92Schneider 99Skarnes 60Smith 28Swanson 95Turner 87Unger 85Vogt TE / Fr-HS / 6-0 / 210 WR / Fr-HS / 6-3 / 176 OL / Fr-HS / 5-11 / 280 DB / Jr-TR / 5-8 / 170 LB / Fr-HS / 6-1 / 227 WR / Fr-HS / 6-0 / 183 LB / Fr-HS / 6-1 / 205 Pierre, S.D. Bemidji, Minn. Urbandale, Iowa Santa Ynez, Calif. Rush City, Minn. Annandale, Minn. Glencoe, Minn. (High) (High) (High) (Allan Hancock JC) (High) (High) (Atchison)

Brian Tony Nick Eric Adam Kurtis Colby 52Vollbrecht 53Wanie 36Weiler 46Wendell 57Wilson 9Woodard 47Wright OL / Fr-HS / 6-3 / 275 LB / Fr-HS / 5-11 / 199 RB / Fr-HS / 5-11 / 179 FB / Fr-HS / 5-10 / 212 OL / Fr-HS / 6-2 / 253 DB / Jr-TR / 5-10 / 195 RB / Fr-HS / 5-9 / 173 Morristown, Minn. Tomahawk, Wis. Port Edwards, Wis. Marshfield, Wis. Forest Lake, Minn. Middletown, Calif. Sperry, Okla. (W-E-M) (High) (John Edwards) (High) (High) (Mendocino CC) (High)

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Minn. State-Mankato2002 Mavericks MinotOPPONENTS State Beavers SID Contact Information Aug. 29, 2002 // 4:30 p.m. Sep. 7, 2002 // 1:30 p.m. // Mankato, Minn. Chet Anderson Stadium // Bemidji, Minn. NORTHERN SUN INTERCOLLEGIATE CONF. QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS Director: ...... Chris Fitzpatrick / [email protected] Location: ...... Mankato, Minn. Location: ...... Minot, N.D. SID Phone / FAX:...... (612) 627-6832 / 627-6830 Founded/Enrollment: .... 1868 (12,842) Founded/Enrollment: ...... 1913 (3,200) SID Cell:...... (612) 518-8780 Affiliation: ...... NCAA Division II Affiliation: ...... NAIA Division I NSIC web site: ...... www.northernsun.org Conference: ...... North Central Conference: ...... Dakota Athletic 10 Mail: Nickname: ...... Mavericks Nickname: ...... Beavers 2331 University Avenue, Suite 122 School Colors: ...... Purple & Gold School Colors: ...... Green & Red Minneapolis, MN 55414 Home Field:...... Blakeslee Stadium Home Field:...... Football SID:...... Larry Scott Surface (capacity):...... grass (7,000) Surface (capacity):...... grass (4,500) ...see MSU-Moorhead contact information President: ...... Dr. Richard Davenport President: ...... Dr. H. Erik Shaar Head Coach MINNESOTA STATE-MANKATO MAVERICKS Athletic Director:...... TBA Athletic Director:...... Rick Hedberg Clarence Holley Football SID:..... Shane Drahota / [email protected] Arkansas Tech ‘85 Athletic Trainer: ...... Athletic Trainer: ...... Athletic Trainer Phone:...... Athletic Trainer Phone:...... SID Phone / FAX: ...... (507) 389-2625 / 7161 Athletic Secretary: ...... Athletic Secretary: ...... Football Press Box: ...... (507) 389-5282/5283 Athletic Phone: ...... (507) 389-6111 Athletic Phone: ...... (701) 858-3041 Web site: ...... www.msumavericks.com Athletic Fax: ...... Athletic Fax: ...... SPORTS INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION Director: ...... Sheila Green / [email protected] Director: ...... Paul Allan Director/Football SID: ....Sheila Green SID Phone / FAX: ...... (701) 858-3261 SID Phone: ...... (507) 389-2625 SID Phone: ...... (701) 858-3261 Football Press Box: ...... SID Cell:...... SID Cell:...... Web site: ...... www.misu.nodak.edu/athletics/Ath.html SID e-mail:[email protected] SID e-mail:[email protected] Offense SID Fax: ...... (507) 389-7161 Offense SID home phone:...... Football SID:...... Shane Drahota SID Fax: ...... (701) 858-3136 Director: ...... Mike Herzberg / [email protected] Dan Weldon Kenny Smith SID Phone / FAX: ...... (507) 457-5576 / 5479 Wide Receiver SID e-mail:[email protected] Quarterback Football Press Box: ...... Home phone: ...... (507) 386-7161 Web site:...... Football Press Box: ...... (507) 457-5222 Football Press Box: (507) 389-5282/5283 www.misu.nodak.edu/athletics/Ath.html Web site: ...... www.winona..edu/athletics Web site: ...... msumavericks.com Mailing Address: Mailing Address: Sports Information Taylor Center 175 Minot, N.D. Director:...... Jeremy Phillips / [email protected] 170 Stadium Road, Room 207 SID Phone / FAX: ...... (402) 375-7326 / 7271 Mankato, MN 56002-8400 PROGRAM HISTORY Football Press Box: ...... (402) 375-7316 First year of Football: ...... 1925 Web site: ...... www.wsc.edu/athletics PROGRAM HISTORY Overall record: ...... 339-203-31 First year of Football: ...... Years in postseason play: ...... 5 Defense Overall record: ...... Defense DAC-10 Championships: ...... 17 Director:...... Mike Lefler / [email protected] Andrew Tippins Years in postseason play: ...... James Drayton Series with BSU: ...... 0-3 (.000) SID Phone / FAX: ...... (605) 626-7748 / 3315 Defensive Line NCC Championships: ...... Defensive Back Football Press Box: ...... (605) 626-3988 Series with BSU: ...... 25-11-2 (.684) THE BEAVERS Web site: ...... www.northern.edu/athletics 2001 record: ...... 4-6 / 4-5 DAC-10 CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL GOLDEN BEARS THE MAVERICKS Final national ranking: ...... none 2001 record: ...... 4-7 / 3-5 NIC (5th) Lettermen returning / lost:...... Director: ...... Dave Wright / [email protected] Final national ranking: ...... none Starters returning / lost: ...... SID Phone/FAX: ...... (651) 641-8893 / 641-8787 Lettermen returning / lost:...... 44 / 13 Basic Offense:...... Football Press Box: ...... (651) 263-0247 Starters returning / lost: ...... 19 / 4 Basic Defense: ...... Web: ...... www.csp.edu/athletics Basic Offense:...... West Coast SOUTHWEST STATE MUSTANGS Basic Defense: ...... 4-3 COACHING STAFF Head Coach...... Mike Sivertson Director:...... Kelly Loft / loftk@ southwest.msus.edu COACHING STAFF Alma Mater: ...... SID Phone / FAX: ...... (507) 537-7177 / 6105 Head Coach...... Clarence Holley Career Record: ...... Football Press Box: ...... (507) 537-6105 Alma Mater: ...... Arkansas Tech ‘85 Record at MSU:...... 9-11 / 3rd Web site: ...... www.ssumustangs.com Career Record: ...... 17-16 / 4th Career vs BSU:...... 0-2 (.000) MINN. STATE-MOORHEAD DRAGONS Record at MSU:...... 0-0 / 1st Football Phone: ...... (701) 858-4450 Career vs BSU:...... first meeting Best time to reach: ...... contact SID Director:...... Larry Scott / [email protected] Football Phone: ...... (507) 389-1072 Assistant Coaches: SID Phone / FAX: ...... (218) 236-2113 / 236-3291 Best time to reach: ...... contact SID name...... pos Football Press Box: ...... (218) 233-2130 Assistant Coaches: Web site: ...... www.msumdragons.com Joe Beschorner ...... offense ass’t 2002 SCHEDULE MINNESOTA-DULUTH BULLDOGS S7 at BEMDIJI STATE 1:30p 2002 SCHEDULE S14 › at Black Hills Sate 1:30p Director:...... Bob Nygaard / [email protected] A29 BEMIDJI STATE 4:30p S21 › Jamestown College 1:30p SID Phone / FAX: ...... (218) 726-8191 / 726-6529 S7 at Minn.-Duluth 6p S28 › at Huron 1:30p Football Press Box: ...... (218) 726-7224 S14 NW Missouri State 1p O5 › Dakota State 1:30p Web site: ...... www.umdbulldogs.com S21 › at Augustana noon O12 › at Univ. of Mary 1:30p MINNESOTA-MORRIS COUGARS S28 › at Northern Colorado 1p O19 › Dickinson State 1:30p O12 › Nebraska-Omaha 1p O26 › at Mayville State 1:30p Director:...... Brian Curtis / [email protected] O19 › at North Dakota State TBA N2 › South Dakota Tech 1:30p SID Phone / FAX: ...... (320) 589-6423 / 6428 O26 › St. Cloud State 1p N9 › Valley City State 1:30p Football Press Box: ...... (320) 766-5641 N2 › at North Dakota TBA › DAC-10 Conference game Web site: ...... www.mrs.umn.edu/athletics N9 › at South Dakota 6:30p MINNESOTA-CROOKSTON GOLDEN EAGLES N16 › South Dakota State noon › North Central Conference game Director:....Nick Kornder / [email protected] SID Phone / FAX: ...... (218) 281-8414 / 8430 Football Press Box: ...... (218) 281-8037 Web site: ...... www.crk.umn.edu/people/athletics

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Winona State Warriors Wayne2002 State (Neb.) OPPONENTS Wildcats Northern State Wolves Sep. 21, 2002 // 1:30 p.m. Sep. 28, 2002 // 1:30 p.m. Oct. 5, 2002 // 1:30 p.m. Maxwell Field // Winona, Minn. Chet Anderson Stadium // Bemidji, Minn. Chet Anderson Stadium // Bemidji, Minn. QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS Location: ...... Winona, Minn. Location: ...... Wayne, Neb. Location: ...... Aberdeen, S.D. Founded/Enrollment: ...... 1858 (7,300) Founded/Enrollment: ...... 1910 (3,600) Founded/Enrollment: ...... 1901 (3,000) Affiliation: ...... NCAA Division II Affiliation: ...... NCAA Division II Affiliation: ...... NCAA Division II Conference: ...... Northern Sun Conference: ...... Northern Sun Conference: ...... Northern Sun Nickname: ...... Warriors Nickname: ...... Wildcats Nickname: ...... Wolves School Colors: ...... Purple & White School Colors: ...... Black & Gold School Colors: ...... Maroon & Gold Home Field:...... Maxwell Field Home Field:...... Memorial Stadium Home Field:...... Swisher Field Surface (capacity):....artificial (3,000) Surface (capacity):...... grass (3,500) Surface (capacity):...... grass (6,000) President: ...... Dr. Darrell Krueger President: ...... Dr. Sheila Stearns Head Coach President: ...... Dr. John Hilpert Athletic Director:...... Larry Holstad Athletic Director:...... Todd Barry Ken Heupel Athletic Director:...... Bob Olson Athletic Trainer: ..... Stacey Czapewski Athletic Trainer: ...... Curt Schmoldt Northern St. ‘83 Athletic Trainer: ...... Toni Wolff Trainer ...... Brian Zeller Phone: ...... (402) 375-7310 Phone:...... (605) 626-7733 Phone:...... (507) 457-5209 Athletic Secretary: ...... Deb Harm Athletic Phone: ...... (605) 626-3336 Athletic Phone: ...... (507) 457-5210 Athletic Phone: ...... (402) 375-7520 Athletic Fax: ...... (605) 626-2238 Athletic Fax: ...... (507) 457-5479 Athletic Fax: ...... (402) 375-7120 SPORTS INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION Director: ...... Mike Lefler Director: ...... Michael Herzberg Director: ...... Jeremy Phillips SID Phone: ...... (605) 626-7748 SID Phone: ...... (507) 457-5576 SID Phone: ...... (402) 375-7326 SID e-mail: .... [email protected] SID e-mail: [email protected] SID Cell:...... SID home phone: ...... SID home phone: ...... (507) 452-6954 SID e-mail:...... [email protected] SID Fax: ...... (605) 626-3315 SID Fax: ...... (507) 457-5479 SID home phone:...... (402) 375-2734 Offense Football Press Box: ...... (605) 626-3988 Football Press Box: ...... (507) 457-5222 SID Fax: ...... (402) 375-7271 Matt Pinto Web: ...... www.northern.edu/athletics Web: ...... www.winona..edu/athletics Football Press Box: ...... (402) 375-7316 Wide Receiver Mailing Address: Mailing Address: Web site: ...... www.wsc.edu/athletics 1200 South Jay Street P.O. Box 5835 Mailing Address: Aberdeen, S.D. 57401 Winona, MN 55987-5838 1111 Main Street (overnight package delivery) Wayne, NE 68787 PROGRAM HISTORY 141 Memorial, Johnson & Sanborn First year of Football: ...... 1902 PROGRAM HISTORY Overall record: ...... 483-301-32 PROGRAM HISTORY First year of Football: ...... 1912 Years in postseason play: ...... 1 First year of Football: ...... 1895 Overall record: ...... 340-382-40 NSIC Championships: ...... 3 Overall record: ...... 287-408-25 Years in postseason play: ...... 1 Series with BSU: ...... 15-9-1 (.620) Years in postseason play: ...... 3 NSIC Championships: ...... 0 NSIC Championships: ...... 13 Series with BSU: ...... 5-3 (.625) Defense THE WOLVES Series with BSU: ...... 37-26-1 (.586) Eric Rambow 2001 record: ...... 4-7 / 4-5 NSIC THE WILDCATS Linebacker Final national ranking: ...... n/a THE WARRIORS 2001 record: ...... 4-7 / 3-6 NSIC Lettermen returning / lost:...... 26/19 2001 record: ...... 10-2 / 9-0 NSIC Final national ranking: ...... n/a Starters returning / lost: ...... 9/13 Playoffs: .. L North Dakota, 42-28, 1st rd Lettermen returning / lost:...... 33/19 Basic Offense:...... multiple Final national ranking: ...... 14 (AFCA) Starters returning / lost: ...... 14/11 Basic Defense: ...... 4-3 Lettermen returning / lost:...... Basic Offense:...... multiple Starters returning / lost: ...... 18 / 4 Basic Defense: ...... 4-3 COACHING STAFF Basic Offense:...... Multiple Pro Head Coach...... Ken Heupel Basic Defense: ...... 4-3 COACHING STAFF Alma Mater:...... Northern State ‘83 Head Coach...... Scott Hoffman Career Record:...... 27-17 (5th) COACHING STAFF Alma Mater: ...... Nebraska ‘78 Record at NSU:...... same Head Coach...... Tom Sawyer Career Record: ...... 22-38 (7th) Career vs BSU:...... 2-2 (.500) Alma Mater:...... Winona State ‘83 Record at WSC:...... 6-15 (3rd) Football Phone: ...... (605) 626-2543 Career Record:...... 48-20 (7th yr.) Career vs BSU:...... 0-2 (.000) Best time to reach:...... contact SID Record at WSU: ...... same Football Phone: ...... (402) 375-7315 Assistant Coaches: Career vs BSU:...... 5-0 (1.000) Best time to reach: .... weekday a.m. Ken Knapczyk ...... OC Football Phone: ...... (507) 457-5213 Assistant Coaches: Jerry Dominguez...... DC Best time to reach:...... contact SID Monty Roe...... DC / DB Andy Carr ...... OL Assistant Coaches: Matt Entz...... LB Andy Johnson...... DL Bryan Hiller ...... OL Seth Replogle ...... OL Scott Edwards...... RB Larry Holstad ...... WR Jay Long...... Peter Lianeza ...... LB Brian Curtin...... DB Curran White...... Cory H errmann...... TE Travis Walch ...... RB James Pryor...... QB Carson Walch...... DB 2002 SCHEDULE James Graf...... DB/Specialists A29 Morningside...... 7p John Schalde ...... Travel/Film 2002 SCHEDULE S7 at Neb.-Kearney...... 6p A29 at Missouri Western...... 6p S21 › Northern State...... 7p 2002 SCHEDULE S7 at North Dakota State...... 7p S28 › at BEMIDJI STATE...... 1:30p S7 at Augustana...... noon S21 › BEMIDJI STATE...... 1:30p O5 › Winona State...... 12:30p S14 St. Cloud State ...... 7p S28 › MSU-Moorhead ...... 1:30p O12 › at Minn.-Crookston ...... 1:30p S21 › at Wayne State (Neb.)...... 1:30p O5 › at Wayne State (Neb.)...... 1:30p O19 › MSU-Moorhead...... 12:30p S28 › Concordia-St. Paul...... 2:30p O12 › at Minn.-Morris...... 1:30p O26 › at Concordia-St. Paul...... 1:30p O5 › at BEMIDJI STATE...... 1:30p O19 › Minn.-Crookston...... 2p N2 › Southwest State...... 12:30p O12 › Southwest State...... 7p O26 › at Southwest State ...... 1:30p N9 › at Minn.-Duluth ...... 1:30p O19 › at Minn.-Morris...... 1:30p N2 › Concordia-St. Paul...... 1:30p N16 › Minn.-Morris ...... 12:30p O26 › Minn.-Duluth ...... 1:30p N9 › at Northern State ...... 1:30p › NSIC game N2 › at Minn.-Crookston ...... 1:30p N16 › at Minn.-Duluth...... 1p N9 › Winona State ...... 1:30p › NSIC game N16 › MSU-Moorhead ...... 1:30p › NSIC game

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Southwest State Mustangs Concordia-St. Paul Golden2002 Bears OPPONENTS Minnesota St.-Moorhead Dragons Oct. 19, 2002 // 1:30 p.m. Oct. 12, 2002 // 1:30 p.m. Chet Anderson Stadium // Bemidji, Minn. Oct. 26, 2002 // 1:30 p.m. Griffin Stadium // St. Paul, Minn. Alex Nemzek Stadium // Moorhead, Minn. QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS Location: ...... St. Paul, Minn. Location: ...... Marshall, Minn. Location: ...... Moorhead, Minn. Founded/Enrollment: ...... 1893 (1,257) Founded/Enrollment: ...... 1967 (4,200) Founded/Enrollment: ...... 1887 (7,400) Affiliation: ...... NCAA Division II Affiliation: ...... NCAA Division II Affiliation: ...... NCAA Division II Conference: ...... Northern Sun Conference: ...... Northern Sun Conference: ...... Northern Sun Nickname: ...... Golden Bears Nickname: ...... Mustangs Nickname: ...... Dragons School Colors: ...... Blue & Gold School Colors: ...... Brown & Gold School Colors: ...... Scarlet & White Home Field:...... Griffin Stadium Home Field:...... Mattke Field Home Field:.....Alex Nemzek Stadium Surface (capacity):...... grass (6,000) Surface (capacity):...... grass (5,000) Surface (capacity):...... grass (5,000) Head Coach President: ...... Dr. Robert Holst Head Coach President: ...... Dr. David Danahar President: ...... Dr. Roland Barden Shannon Currier Athletic Director:...... David Herbster Curt Strasheim Athletic Director:.Lloyd “Butch” Raymond Athletic Director:...... Dr. Katy Wilson Hamline ‘93 Athletic Trainer: ...... Ted Trzynka MSU-Mankato ‘84 Athletic Trainer: ...... Laura Crowell Athletic Trainer: ...... Andrea Scott Phone:...... (651) 641-8853 Phone: ...... (507) 537-7483 Phone:...... (218) 236-2626 Athletic Phone: ...... (651) 641-8700 Athletic Secretary: ...... Athletic Secretary: ...... Jenny Jensen Athletic Fax: ...... (651) 641-8787 Athletic Phone: ...... (507) 537-7271 Athletic Phone: ...... (218) 236-2622 Athletic Fax: ...... (507) 537-6578 Athletic Fax: ...... (218) 299-5825 SPORTS INFORMATION Director: ...... Dave Wright SPORTS INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION SID Phone: ...... (651) 641-8893 Director: ...... Kelly Loft Director: ...... Larry Scott SID e-mail: ...... [email protected] SID Phone: ...... (507) 537-7177 SID Phone: ...... (218) 236-2113 SID home phone: ...... (651) 489-4959 SID Cell:...... (507) 829-5925 SID e-mail: ...... [email protected] SID Fax: ...... (651) 641-8787 SID e-mail:[email protected] SID home phone: ...... (218) 233-6447 Offense Football Press Box: ...... (651) 263-0247 Offense SID home phone:...... (507) 532-1043 SID Fax: ...... (218) 233-3291 Chris Washington Web: ...... www.csp.edu/athletics Ken Sather SID Fax: ...... (507) 537-6105 Football Press Box: ...... (218) 233-2130 Running Back Mailing Address: Running Back Football Press Box: ...... (507) 537-6105 Web: ...... www.msumdragons.com 275 Syndicate Ave. North Web site: ...... www.ssumustangs.com Mailing Address: St. Paul, MN 55104 Mailing Address: Alex Nemzek Hall Founders Hall; 1501 State Street Minnesota State-Moorhead PROGRAM HISTORY Marshall, MN 56258 Moorhead, MN 56563 First year of Football: ...... 1969 Overall record: ...... 126-163-2 PROGRAM HISTORY PROGRAM HISTORY Years in postseason play: ...... 0 First year of Football: ...... 1968 First year of Football: ...... 1900 NSIC Championships: ...... 0 Overall record: ...... 125-210-5 Overall record: ...... 372-312-30 Series with BSU: ...... 2-1 (.667) Years in postseason play: ...... 2 Years in postseason play: ...... 8 NSIC Championships: ...... 1 NSIC Championships: ...... 14 Defense THE GOLDEN BEARS Defense Series with BSU: ...... 20-13-1 (.603) Series with BSU: ...... 42-24-3 (.630) Reid Teitz 2001 record: ...... 8-3 / 6-3 NSIC Mark Rentschler Defensive Back Final national ranking: ...... none Linebacker THE MUSTANGS THE DRAGONS Lettermen returning / lost:...... 57/11 2001 record: ...... 3-8 / 3-6 NSIC 2001 record: ...... 4-6 / 4-5 NSIC Starters returning / lost: ...... 18/4 Final national ranking: ...... none Final national ranking: ...... none Basic Offense:...... Multiple I Lettermen returning / lost:...... 30 / Lettermen returning / lost:...... 30 / 18 Basic Defense: ...... Eight-Man Front Starters returning / lost: ...... 17 / 7 Starters returning / lost: ...... 9 / 13 Basic Offense:...... multiple Basic Offense:...... multiple COACHING STAFF Basic Defense: ...... 4-3 Basic Defense: ...... 5-2 Head Coach...... Shannon Currier Alma Mater:...... Hamline ‘93 COACHING STAFF COACHING STAFF Career Record:...... 15-6 (3rd year) Head Coach...... Curt Strasheim Head Coach...... Ralph Micheli Record at CSP:...... same Alma Mater: ...... MSU-Mankato ‘84 Alma Mater:...... Macalester ‘70 Career vs BSU:...... 2-0 (1.000) Career Record: ...... 7-15 (3rd) Career Record:...... 77-106-1 (20th) Football Phone: ...... (651) 603-6181 Record at SSU: ...... same Record at MSM:...... 48-43-2 (10th) Best time to reach:...... mornings Career vs BSU:...... 0-2 Career vs BSU:...... 6-3 (.667) Assistant Coaches: Football Phone: ...... (507) 537-7097 Football Phone: ...... (218) 236-2051 Scott Strohmeier...... QB Best time to reach: ...... contact SID Best time to reach:...... contact SID Joe Florez...... RB Assistant Coaches: Assistant Coaches: Joe Austin...... WR Rod Randolph...... DC Robin Abraham...... LB Aaron Rasset...... LB Carlton Lance ...... DB Jason Wagner...... OLB Shane Wasserman...... LB Marc Johannes ...... OL Kent MacLeod ...... OC Roger Velasquez...... DT Brian Wolf...... RB Dan Lind ...... DC / DB Steve Lydon ...... TE Nate Burns ...... WR Joe Walk...... OL 2002 SCHEDULE 2002 SCHEDULE S7 Concordia College ...... 1:30p 2002 SCHEDULE S7 Buena Vista (Iowa) ...... 1p S21 › Concordia-St. Paul...... 1:30p S7 at Concordia (Neb.) ...... 1p S14 Augustana (S.D.) ...... 7p S28 › at Winona State ...... 1:30p S14 UW-River Falls ...... 12:30p S21 › at Minn.-Crookston ...... 1:30p O5 › Minn.-Crookston...... 1:30p S21 › at MSU-Moorhead...... 1:30p S28 › Minn.-Morris ...... 1:30p O12 › Minn.-Duluth ...... 1:30p S28 › at Northern State ...... 2:30p O5 › Minn.-Duluth...... 1:30p O19 › at Wayne State (Neb.)...... 1:30p O5 › Minn.-Morris...... 1:30p O12 › at Northern State...... 7p O26 › BEMIDJI STATE...... 1:30p O12 › BEMIDJI STATE...... 1:30p O19 › at BEMIDJI STATE...... 1:30p N2 › at Minn.-Morris...... 1p O19 › Minn.-Duluth ...... 6p O26 › Winona State...... 1:30p N9 › at Southwest State ...... 1p O26 › Wayne State (Neb.) ...... 12:30p N2 › at Wayne State (Neb.) ...12:30p N16 › at Northern State ...... 1:30p N2 › at Winona State ...... 1:30p N9 › MSU-Moorhead...... 1:30p › NSIC game N9 › Minn.-Crookston...... 12:30p N16 › Concordia-St. Paul ...... 1:30p N16 › at Southwest State ...... 1:30p › NSIC game › NSIC game

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Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota-Morris2002 OPPONENTSCougars Minnesota-Crookston Golden Eagles Nov. 2, 2002 // 1:30 p.m. Nov. 9, 2002 // 1:30 p.m. Nov. 16, 2002 // 1:30 p.m. Richard L. Griggs Field // Duluth, Minn. Chet Anderson Stadium // Bemidji, Minn. Field // Crookston, Minn. QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS Location: ...... Duluth, Minn. Location: ...... Morris, Minn. Location: ...... Crookston, Minn. Founded/Enrollment: ...... 1895 (9,700) Founded/Enrollment: ...... 1960 Founded/Enrollment: ...... 1993 (1,700) Affiliation: ...... NCAA Division II Affiliation: ...... NCAA Division II Affiliation: ...... NCAA Division II Conference: ...... Northern Sun Conference: ...... Northern Sun Conference: ...... Northern Sun Nickname: ...... Bulldogs Nickname: ...... Cougars Nickname: ...... Golden Eagles School Colors: ...... Maroon & Gold School Colors: ...... Maroon & Gold School Colors: ...... Maroon & Gold Home Field:.....Richard L Griggs Field Home Field:...... Cougar Field Home Field:...... Ed Widseth Field Surface (capacity):...... turf (4,000) Surface (capacity):...... (5,000) Surface (capacity):...... grass (2,000) Head Coach Chancellor: ...... Dr. Kathryn Martin Head Coach Chancellor: ...... Dr. Sam Schuman Chancellor: ...... Dr. Donald Sargent Bob Nielsen Athletic Director:.... Dr. Robert Corran Ken Crandall Athletic Director:...... Mark Fohl Athletic Director:...... Lon Boike Wartburg ‘82 Athletic Trainer: ...... Mike Wendinger Ft. Hays St. ‘90 Athletic Trainer: ...... Todd Neuharth Athletic Trainer: ...... Bill Tyrrell Phone:...... (218) Phone: ...... (320) Phone:...... (218) 281-8427 Athletic Secretary: ...... Athletic Secretary: ...... Athletic Phone: ...... (218) 281-8414 Athletic Phone: ...... (218) Athletic Phone: ...... (320) 589-6425 Athletic Fax: ...... (218) 281-8430 Athletic Fax: ...... (218) Athletic Fax: ...... (320) 589-6428 SPORTS INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION Director: ...... Nick Kornder Director: ...... Bob Nygaard Director: ...... Brian Curtis SID Phone: ...... (218) 281-8414 SID Phone: ...... (218) 726-8191 SID Phone: ...... (320) 589-6423 SID Cell: ...... (218) 686-6668 SID e-mail: [email protected] SID Cell:...... (320) 766-5641 SID e-mail: . [email protected] SID home phone: ...... (218) 724-6366 SID e-mail:.. [email protected] SID Fax: ...... (218) 281-8430 Offense SID Fax: ...... (218) 726-6529 Offense SID home phone:...... (320) 589-1197 Offense Football Press Box: ...... (218) 281-8037 Steve Battaglia Ass’t SID ...... Troy Andre Chris Foster SID Fax: ...... (320) 589-6428 Justin Schreiber Web: ...... Wide Receiver Football Press Box: ...... (218) 726-7224 Wide Receiver Football Press Box: ...... (320) 766-5641 Quarterback www.crk.umn.edu/people/athletics/index.htm Web: ...... www.umdbulldogs.com Web site: ....www.mrs.umn.edu/athletics Mailing Address: Mailing Address: Mailing Address: Sports Center 139 182 SPHC PE Center, East Second Street 2900 University Ave. 10 University Drive Morris, MN 56267 Crookston, MN 56716 Duluth, MN 55812 PROGRAM HISTORY PROGRAM HISTORY PROGRAM HISTORY First year of Football: ...... 1961 First year of Football: ...... 1994 First year of Football: ...... 1932 Overall record: ...... 175-202-10 Overall record: ...... 42-35 Overall record: ...... 362-226-24 Years in postseason play: ...... 0 Years in postseason play: ...... 1 Years in postseason play: ...... 0 NSIC Championships: ...... 0 NSIC Championships: ...... none Defense NSIC Championships: ...... 0 Defense Series with BSU: ...... 22-13-1 (.625) Defense Series with BSU: ...... 1-8 (.125) Nate Davis Series with BSU: ...... 32-10-1 (.756) Corey Karle Brian Uecker position? Defensive Line THE COUGARS Position? THE GOLDEN EAGLES THE BULLDOGS 2001 record: ...... 0-11 / 0-9 NSIC 2001 record: ...... 4-7 / 4-5 NSIC 2001 record: ...... 9-3 / 7-2 NSIC Final national ranking: ...... none Final national ranking: ...... none Final national ranking: ...... none Lettermen returning / lost: Lettermen returning / lost:...... 25/20 Lettermen returning / lost:...... 46 / 12 Starters returning / lost: Starters returning / lost: ...... 8/14 Starters returning / lost: ...... 19 / 5 Basic Offense:...... multiple Basic Offense: Basic Defense: ...... 4-3 COACHING STAFF Basic Defense: Head Coach...... Shannon Stassen COACHING STAFF Alma Mater:...... Valley City State ‘95 COACHING STAFF Head Coach...... Ken Crandall Career Record:...... 0-0 (1st) Head Coach...... Bob Nielson Alma Mater: ...... Fort Hays State ‘90 Record at UMC:...... same Alma Mater:....Wartburg College ‘82 Career Record: ...... 1-31 (5th year) Career vs BSU:...... 0-0 (.000) Career Record:.... 89-48-1 (14th year) Record at UMM:...... same Football Phone: ...... (218) 281-8425 Record at UMD: ...... 19-15 (4th year) Career vs BSU:...... 0-4 (.000) Best time to reach: ...... contact SID Career vs BSU:...... 2-1 (.667) Football Phone: ...... (320) 589-6432 Assistant Coaches: Football Phone: ...... (218) 726-7121 Best time to reach: ...... contact SID Steve Olson ...... DC Best time to reach:...... contact SID Assistant Coaches: Scott Fuchs...... OL Assistant Coaches: Todd Hickman...... DC David Hennings...... DB John Steger Ryan Viergutz ...... OL Nate Gibbs 2002 SCHEDULE Bob Pagel 2002 SCHEDULE A29 at North Dakota ...... 7p Chuck Wavrunek S7 Valley City (N.D.) State ....1:30p S7 at Mayville (N.D.) State...... 2p Jerry Vance S14 at Luther (Iowa)...... 1p S21 › Southwest State...... 1:30p Al Sega S21 › Minn.-Duluth...... 1:30p S28 › Minn.-Duluth ...... 6p Mike Tuisee S28 › at Southwest State...... 1:30p O5 › at MSU-Moorhead...... 1:30p O5 › at Concordia-St. Paul...... 1:30p O12 › Wayne State (Neb.) ...... 1:30p 2002 SCHEDULE O12 › Winona State...... 1:30p O19 › at Winona State ...... 2p S7 MSU-Mankato ...... 6p O19 › Northern State...... 1:30p O26 › Minn.-Morris...... 1:30p S14 at South Dakota...... 6:30p O26 › at Minn.-Crookston ...... 1:30p N2 › Northern State...... 1:30p S21 › at Minn.-Morris...... 1:30p N2 › MSU-Moorhead...... 1p N9 › at Concordia-St. Paul .....12:30p S28 › Minn.-Crookston...... 6p N9 › at BEMIDJI STATE...... 1:30p N16 › BEMIDJI STATE...... 1p O5 › at Southwest State ...... 1:30p N16 › at Wayne State (Neb.) ...12:30p › NSIC game O12 › at MSU-Moorhead...... 1:30p O19 › Concordia-St. Paul...... 6p › NSIC game O26 › at Northern State ...... 1:30p N2 › BEMIDJI STATE...... 1p N9 › Wayne State (Neb.) ...... 1p N16 › Winona State ...... 1p › NSIC game

30 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE 2001 GAME RECAPS Game 1: Sep. 1, 2001 at Minot State Game 2: Sep. 8, 2001 at St. Thomas Game 3: Sep. 15, 2001 vs Winona State 1 2 3 4 Final 1 2 3 4 Final 1 2 3 4 Final Bemidji State 13 14 6 6 39 Bemidji State 12 7 0 7 26 Winona State 16 11 6 8 41 Minot State 7 0 7 6 20 St. Thomas 0 0 13 3 16 Bemidji State 14 0 0 21 35

MINOT, N.D. - Bemidji State opened its 2001 cam- ST. PAUL, Minn. - Jason Leden sparked BSU to BEMIDJI, Minn. - The Winona State Warriors used paign in grand fashion, cruising to a 39-20 victory a 19-0 halftime advantage with first-half punt-re- a high-powered offense and a flexible but opportu- over Minot State in the first game of a four-year turn touchdowns covering 70 and 80 yards as the nistic defense to topple the Bemidji State Beavers renewal of the “Beaver Bash.” BSU jumped out to Beavers withstood a valiant St. Thomas rally and in a key Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference a 33-7 lead at the 11:10 mark of the third quarter prevailed, 26-16. battle, 41-35. On the afternoon the two combatants before the reserves took over for the remainder of Leden opened scoring for BSU with a 70-yard would combine for 975 yards of total offense, in- the contest. punt-return touchdown at the 7:06 mark of the cluding 558 yards passing. Both teams had a rusher go over 150 yards and three different receivers went QB Geoff Martinson was in mid-season form, first quarter, and after a five-yard TD run by Eddie over the 100-yard plateau in the game. completing 14 of 21 passes for 131 yards and two Acosta he helped push the Beavers to a 19-0 lead The teams spent the first quarter exchanging touchdowns and adding 91 yards and two touch- with an 80-yard scoring return with 3:38 to play in offensive punches, as neither defense was able to downs on eight rushes. Martinson got the Beavers the first half. prevent a score in the opening frame. BSU grabbed on the board early, scoring on a 71-yard touchdown However, St. Thomas would dominate the third a 14-7 lead midway through the quarter on a two- run on BSU’s third play from scrimmage, the lon- quarter and much of the second half, sandwiching yard pass from Geoff Martinson to Nate Olson, but gest run by a quarterback in BSU history. a pair of touchdown drives around a Geoff Mar- from there the Warriors would pour it on. Winona RB Eddie Acosta turned in his fourth consecu- tinson interception in the third quarter and adding State put up 26 unanswered points over the next tive 100-yard effort dating back to the 2000 season an Andy Clark field goal with 11:25 to play to pull two-plus quarters to build a 33-14 lead before BSU with a game-high 144 yards and one touchdown within three, 19-16. began its rally. on 18 carries in just over one half of action. He BSU caught a pivotal break when Martinson was Early in the fourth, BSU’s Eddie Acosta scored also hauled in two passes for 21 yards and one intercepted for the third time of the afternoon. On from three yards out, then just over two and a half touchdown. the return, UST’s John Kaiser was hit from behind minutes later pulled BSU within five points with a BSU’s defense was in fine form, scoring a by BSU receiver Ryan Welle and fumbled the ball, 10-yard scoring run. Winona would answer with touchdown on a blocked punt and blocking a PAT which was recovered by Leden. Three plays later, a 44-yard run by Kevin Curtin on the Statue of Liberty play to go up 41-28. The Beavers pulled kick, but the special teams struggled. While BSU Acosta scored on a nine-yard run to put BSU ahead back within six on a 38-yard pass from Martinson to P/K Neil Collier averaged 43.7 yards per punt on 26-16 and salt away the victory for the Beavers. Ryan Welle in the final minute, but an unsuccessful three kicks, he also missed four PAT kicks and a Martinson completed just 3 of 9 pass attempts on-side kick allowed the Warriors to run out the 31-yard field goal. WR Jason Leden continued to for 17 yards and three interceptions in the second clock and escape. shine in the return game, with 66 yards on four punt half. BSU was led by Acosta, who ran for 199 yards returns, including a 41-yard long, and 133 yards on Jake Barkley paced St. Thomas with 184 yards and three touchdowns on just 17 carries. Martinson three kickoff returns, including returns of 53 and on 28 carries. Nick Ambrasas rebounded from a completed 22 of 35 passes for 291 yards and two 56 yards. difficult first half to complete 13 of 33 passes for touchdowns. Welle finished with 134 yards on 11 RB Tamoi Hicks paced Minot State with 10 187 yards and the two second-half scoring strikes catches, the most receptions by a Beaver wideout carries for 68 yards and a touchdodwn. QB Kenny to Andy Hilliard. Hilliard finished the day with since 1987. Smith completed 12 of 30 passes for 124 yards and seven catches for 107 yards and two scores. Curtin rushed for 167 yards and one TD for a touchdown. Winona State.

Scoring Summary Scoring Summary Scoring Summary 1 13:38 B- Geoff Martinson 71 run (Neil Collier kick) 0-7 1 7:06 B- Jason Leden 70 punt return (Neil Collier kick failed) 0-6 1 13:59 B- Eddie Acosta 79 run (Neil Collier kick) 7-0 9:44 M- Tamoi Hicks 3 run (Cody Sanders kick) 7-7 2:57 B- Eddie Acosta 5 run (Geoff Martinson pass failed) 0-12 11:28 W- Ryan Walch 4 ruhn (Steve Opgenorth kick) 7-7 6:48 B- Eddie Acosta 6 run (Neil Collier kick failed) 7-14 2 3:38 B- Jason Leden 80 punt return (Neil Collier kick) 0-19 7:26 B- Nate Olson 2 pass from Geoff Martinson (Neil Collier kick) 14-7 2 14:24 B- Geoff Martinson 1 run (Martinson rush) 7-21 3 10:28 S- Andrew Hilliard 14 pass from Nick Ambrasas (A. Clark kick failed) 6-19 4:13 W- Jeff Dobbertin 18 pass from Andy Nett (Opgenorth kick) 14-14 7:23 B- Jeff Rothmund 13 pass from Martinson (Collier kick failed) 7-28 9:31 S- Andrew Hilliard 15 pass from Nick Ambrasas (Andy Clark kick) 13-19 2:39 W- team safety (intentional grounding in end zone) 14-16 3 11:10 B- Acosta 16 pass from Martinson (Neil Collier kick failed) 7-33 4 11:06 S- Andy Clark 25 FG 16-19 2 14:49 W- Steve Opgenorth 41 field goal 14-19 3:26 M- Darrik Trudell 2 run (Cody Sanders kick) 14-33 2:49 B- Eddie Acosta 9 run (Neil Collier kick) 16-26 0:12 W- Adam Lilla 13 pass from Andy Nett (Curtis Jepsen rush) 14-27 4 9:57 B- Ryan Welle 0 blocked punt return (Neil Collier kick failed) 14-39 3 9:46 W- Alan Hartung 12 pass from Andy Nett (Nett pass failed) 14-33 5:52 M- Ryan McNally 12 pass from Kenny Smith (Sanders kick blk) 20-39 4 13:35 B- Eddie Acosta 3 run (Neil Collier kick) 21-33 10:54 B- Eddie Acosta 10 run (Neil Collier kick) 28-33 2:01 W- Kevin Curtin 44 run (Derek Parker pass) 28-41 Team Statistics Individual Statistics (cont’d) Team Statistics Individual Statistics (cont’d) 0:48 B- Ryan Welle 38 pass from Geoff Martinson (Neil Collier kick) 35-41 BSU MSU PASSING (att-comp-INT-yds) BSU UST PASSING (att-comp-INT-yds) FIRST DOWNS 25 16 BSU Geoff Martinson (21-14-1- FIRST DOWNS 19 16 BSU Geoff Martinson (27-12-3- Team Statistics Individual Statistics (cont’d) RUSHES-YDS (net) 50-353 32-149 131); Jeremy Nordick (4-1-0-12). RUSHES-YDS (net) 47-234 37-163 130). WSU BSU PASSING (att-comp-INT-yds) PASSING YDS (net) 143 124 MSU Kenny Smith (30-12-0-124); PASSING YDS (net) 130 187 UST Nick Ambrasas (33-13-3-187). FIRST DOWNS 23 20 WSU Andy Nett (30-20-1-257). TOTAL OFFENSE 75-496 64-273 Eric Burns (2-0-0-0). TOTAL OFFENSE 74-364 70-350 RECEIVING (rec-yds) RUSHES-YDS (net) 47-223 27-194 BSU Geoff Martinson (35-22-0- Fumble returns (yds) 0-0 0-0 RECEIVING (rec-yds) Fumble returns (yds) 0-0 0-0 BSU Ryan Welle (5-94); Jeff PASSING YDS (net) 267 291 291); Ryan Welle (1-0-1-0). Punt returns (yds) 5-86 0-0 BSU Jason Leden (4-18); Ryan Punt returns (yds) 3-154 4-18 Rothmund (2-14); Jason Leden TOTAL OFFENSE 76-480 62-485 RECEIVING (rec-yds) Kickoff returns (yds) 4-153 4-84 Welle (3-26); Preston Pettis (2- Kickoff returns (yds) 4-98 4-81 (2-9); Preston Pettis (1-10); Adam Fumble returns (yds) 0-0 0-0 WSU Jeff Dobbertin (9-125); Cur- INT returns (yds) 0-0 1-4 24); Jeff Rothmund (2-23); Eddie INT returns (yds) 3-18 3-19 Noble (1-2); Eddie Acosta (1-1). Punt returns (yds) 1-0 0-0 tis Jepsen (5-37); Adam Lilla (3-66); Punts (no-avg) 3-43.7 7-32.7 Acosta (2-21); Shane Bundy (1-19); Punts (no-avg) 4-35.0 6-37.8 UST Andrew Hilliard (7-107); Kickoff returns (yds) 6-102 7-130 Chris Samp (1-17); Alan Hartung Fumbles - lost 0-0 1-0 Christian Lindquist (1-12). Fumbles - lost 0-0 1-1 Justin Hall (2-32); Jake Barkley INT returns (yds) 1-0 1-20 (1-12); Ryan Walch (1-0). Penalties - yards 13-133 6-28 MSU Harry Mills (5-68); Josh Penalties - yards 11-112 4-35 (1-19); Justin Kostner (1-13); Brian Punts (no-avg) 5-31.4 3-40.7 BSU Ryan Welle (11-134); Jeff Time of Posession 32:09 27:51 Dascher (2-20); Brian Erickson (2- Time of Posession 31:12 28:48 Brenberg (1-9); Jon Learn (1-7). Fumbles - lost 5-0 0-0 Rothmund (6-125); Adam Noble (2- 3rd Down Conversions 7-14 3-13 12); Ryan McNally (1-12); Josh 3rd Down Conversions 6-14 5-17 INTERCEPTIONS (no-yds) Penalties - yards 8-64 4-40 18); Eddie Acosta (2-12); Nate Olson 4th Down Conversions 2-3 0-1 Sarkilahti (1-9); Tamoi Hicks (1-3). 4th Down Conversions 0-4 0-1 BSU Justin Isaacs (1-0); Mitch Time of Posession 35:22 24:36 (1-2). Sacks by (no-yds) 0-0 2-12 INTERCEPTIONS (no-yds) Sacks by (no-yds) 3-30 1-4 Hecker (1-0); T.J. Rokke (1-18). 3rd Down Conversions 7-16 4-11 INTERCEPTIONS (no-yds) BSU none UST Matt Boro (1-5); John Kaiser 4th Down Conversions 1-2 2-4 WSU Steven Koehler (1-0). Kickoff: 1:30 MSU Andrew Weirson (1-0). Kickoff: 1:00 (1-14); Paul Sommerstad (1-0). Sacks by (no-yds) 4-24 1-4 BSU Brian Bell (1-20). End of game: 4:26 / elapsed: 2:56 TACKLES (ut-at-tfl; min. 5) End of game: 3:45 / elapsed: 2:45 TACKLES (ut-at-tfl; min. 5) TACKLES (ut-at-tfl; min. 5) Weather: 90 degrees / wind 8-15 / BSU Pat Engleright (1-7-1); Kyle Weather: 68 / wind NW 8-10 / cloudy BSU Pat Engleright (8-7-1); Jon Kickoff: 1:30 WSU Brent Thoen (4-6-0); Nick partly cloudy Rambow (3-3-0); Mitch Hecker (2- Officials: unknown Aamot (6-2-1); Brian Bell (5-2-0); End of game: 4:38 / elapsed: 3:08 Jaeger (3-6-0); Jake Tietje (4-4-1); Officials: unknown 3-2); Scott Nichols (2-3-0); Marty Scott Nichols (2-3-0). Weather: 60 / wind calm / cloudy Steven Koehler (3-4-1); Deric Humeniuk (1-4-0). Individual Statistics UST Rick Joslin (3-10-0); Andy Officials: Tim Weber; U John Em- Sieck (2-4-0). Individual Statistics MSU Charles Jonassaint (6-2-1); RUSHING (att-yds) Kaiser (7-5-2); John Kaiser (6-5-0); mett; L Duane Donat; LJ Dirk Swan- BSU Pat Engleright (2-8-0); RUSHING (att-yds) Andrew Weirson (5-3-0); Juel Eason BSU Eddie Acosta (37-200); Ryan Paul Sommerstad (7-3-0); Bob son; FJ Scott Healy; SJ Scott Hoeke Brian Bell (5-2-0); Adam Coughlin BSU Eddie Acosta (18-138); Geoff (3-3-1); Stephen Packulak (4-1-3); Welle (1-14); Geoff Martinson (6-14); Hannah (5-2-1); Casey Conor (2-4-0); (4-3-0); Justin Isaacs (5-1-0); Martinson (7-91); Shane Bundy Chase Spencer (0-5-1). Preston Pettis (1-4); Nate Olson Sean O’Leary (1-5-0); Aaron Johnson Individual Statistics Jared Polzine (2-4-0); Scott Nichols (7-29); Nate Olson (4-28); Dan SACKS (no-yds) (2-2). (1-4-0). RUSHING (att-yds) (1-5-0); Jon Aamot (1-5-1); Ryan Mell (6-20); Preston Pettis (1-9); BSU none UST Jake Barkley (28-184), Justin SACKS (no-yds) WSU Kevin Curtin (19- McCrady (4-1-0); Kyle Rambow Jeremy Nordick (6-<-3>). MSU Brad Gallier (1-5); Ben Wolfe Kostner (5-7); Nick Ambrasas (4-<- BSU Jon Aamot (1-10); Mitch 167); Curtis Jepsen (15-57); Ryan (1-4-0). MSU Tamoi Hicks (10-68); (1-7). 28>). Hecker (1-6); Adam Coughlin (1-14). Walch (6-22); team (3-<-4>); Andy SACKS (no-yds) Darrik Trudell (17-47); Kenny UST Andy Kaiser (1-4). Nett (4-<-19>). WSU Jim Stanek (2-10); Dustin Smith (5-34). BSU Eddie Acosta (17-199); Looman (1-9); Brent Thoen (1-5). Preston Pettis (1-4); Ryan Welle BSU Wallie Kuchinski (1-4). (1-<-4>); Geoff Martinson (8-<-5>). School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 31 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE 2001 GAME RECAPS Game 4: Sep. 22, 2001 at Wayne State (Neb.) Game 5: Sep. 29, 2001 at Northern State Game 6: Oct 6, 2001 vs Concordia-St. Paul 1 2 3 4 Final 1 2 3 4 OT Final 1 2 3 4 Final Bemidji State 0 7 0 0 7 Bemidji State 6 0 20 7 14 47 Concordia-St. Paul 18 14 3 7 42 Wayne State (Neb.) 0 7 6 0 13 Northern State 6 17 0 10 13 46 Bemidji State 13 0 14 0 27

WAYNE, Neb. - Bemidji State suffered its first back- ABERDEEN, S.D. - Bemidji State found itself in BEMIDJI, Minn. - Geoff Martinson became BSU’s to-back losses since dropping its last two starts in a one-point decision with Northern State for the all-time leader in touchdown passes and Eddie 1997 and its 1998 season opener as the Wayne State second year in a row, needing a fierce second-half Acosta set a new school record with his 17th Wildcats won a defensive war, 13-7, in Wayne. rally to force overtime and a tough officiating call career 100-yard rushing game, but Concordia’s The Wildcat defense limited the Beavers to just at the end of double overtime to escape with a 47-46 identical-twins duo of Joe and Joesph Mapson stole 74 net yards rushing, snapping a streak of 28 con- win over the Wolves. the show as the Golden Bears remained unbeaten secutive games in which BSU had rushed for at least The first quarter ended for both teams with the with a 42-27 victory over Bemidji State in BSU’s 100 yards as a team. The Wildcats also took away score even at six. Northern State struck first with homecoming game. RB Eddie Acosta, BSU’s most dangerous offensive a five-play, 81-yard drive capped by a two-yard Martinson threw three TD passes, giving him 36 threat. Wayne limited Acosta to just 93 yards on 20 run from Tefua Bloomfield. BSU answered with for his career and moving him past Ben Morie, who carries and held him out of the end zone. It is just a 48-yard drive which Eddie Acosta capped on a had 35 for the Beavers from 1998-99. Acosta ran for seven-yard run at the 2:08 mark. the second loss for BSU in Acosta’s career when he 203 yards to move past Chris Meyer, who had 16 After Acosta’s score, the Wolves would 100-yard games in a BSU uniform from 1996-99. has had 20 or more carries. dominate. NSU put up 17 unanswered points on a The Wildcat defense also terrorized BSU quar- BSU grabbed an early 13-6 lead, recovering a second Bloomfield run, a 13-yard Scott Ackley TD Concordia fumble deep in its own end of the field terback Geoff Martinson, sacking the senior signal- pass and an Owen Olson field goal to grab a 23-6 and converting with a one-play scoring drive on a caller seven times. Martinson completed 24 of 34 halftime edge. 13-yard pass from Martinson to Adam Noble. From passes for 234 yards, but was held out of the end However, as NSU had dominated the second there, however, the Golden Bears would board 29 zone and intercepted once. quarter, so would BSU dominate the third. The unanswered points to take control of the game 35- P Neil Collier was stellar, averaging 48.7 yards Beavers came out of the locker room and scored 13. on five punts. He boomed kicks of 51, 51 and a 27 consecutive points over the third period and into BSU fought back with back-to-back TDs late in career-long 55 yards. the fourth, wrenching back the lead, 33-23, capped the third quarter to pull within eight points, 35-27, Wayne struck first, scoring on a drive that by an 18-yard TD pass from Geoff Martinson to but Joe Mapson would provide the game-breaker needed to cover just 26 yards after a BSU fumble on Preston Pettis with 12:48 to play in regulation. with a 77-yard punt-return touchdown in the fourth a punt return, grabbing a 7-0 lead at the 14:51 mark NSU then forced overtime with 10 straight quarter to put Concordia ahead by the game’s final fo the second quarter. BSU would respond with a points to end regulation on Bloomfield’s third 42-27 margin. 14-play, 80-yard drive that culminated in a Nate scoring run and another Olson field goal. Jason Leden returned from a three-game injury Olson TD run. Wayne would score the deciding Both teams scored touchdowns in the first over- absence and tied his career high with nine recep- touchdown on a 66-yard strike from Justin Burhoop time, and BSU opened the second extra possession tions for 115 yards, scoring on a 61-yard dart from to Tavaris Johnson early in the third quarter, and with a 32-yard score from Martinson to Ryan Welle. Martinson to open BSU’s third quarter rally. He also from there the defenses would hold. Northern answered in its half of the second pos- returned six kickoffs for 109 yards and four punts Burhoop’s efforts in a 20 of 37, 260-yard, session, as Bloomfield found the end zone from 25 for 43 yards. two-touchdown passing day would earn him yards out. NSU went for the win on a two-point Joseph Mapson finished with six catches for 161 conversion, but Ackley’s knee was ruled down NSIC Offensive Player of the Week honors. John- yards and two TDs for Concordia, which with the before he completed what would have been the win remained perfect at 6-0 overall and 4-0 in the son finished with seven catches for 113 yards and game-winning conversion pass to Cody Jamison. the back-breaking touchdown. NSIC. Mike Allen threw for 296 yards and three Scoring Summary TDs and ran for another TD for the Bears. 1 13:15 N- Tefua Bloomfield 2 run (Owen Olson kick failed) 0-6 2:08 B- Eddie Acosta 7 run (Neil Collier kick blocked) 6-6 Scoring Summary 2 13:06 N- Tefua Bloomfield 6 run (Owen Olson kick) 6-13 Scoring Summary 10:20 N- Lalo Otuafi 13 pass from Scott Ackley (Owen Olson kick) 6-20 2 14:51 W- John Sanders 10 pass from Justin Burhoop (Nate Hale kick) 0-7 1 13:45 C- Chris Washington 1 run (Dave Gottschalk kick failed) 6-0 0:00 N- Owen Olson 34 field goal 6-23 8:19 B- Nate Olson 3 run (Neil Collier kick) 7-7 12:57 B- Eddie Acosta 61 run (Neil Collier kick failed) 6-6 3 14:41 B- team safety 8-23 3 12:57 W- Tavaris Johnson 66 pass from Justin Burhoop (Hale kick blk) 7-13 7:55 B- Adam Noble 13 pass from Geoff Martinson (Neil Collier kick) 6-13 13:11 B- Acosta 17 pass from Geoff Martinson (Acosta rush failed) 14-23 7:03 C- Joseph Mapson 50 pass from Mike Allen (Allen pass failed) 12-13 5:46 B- Eddie Acosta 10 run (Neil Collier kick blocked) 20-23 1:28 C- Justin Korteum 19 pass from Mike Allen (Allen pass failed) 18-13 2:27 B- Ryan Welle 8 pass from Geoff Martinson (Collier kick blk) 26-23 2 4:32 C- Mike Allen 6 run (Jason Wirtz kick) 25-13 4 12:48 B- Preston Pettis 18 pass from Geoff Martinson (Collier kick) 33-23 0:40 C- Joseph Mapson 29 pass from Mike Allen (Jason Wirtz kick) 32-13 10:15 N- Tefua Bloomfield 3 run (Owen Olson kick) 33-30 3 11:03 C- Dave Gottschalk 34 field goal 35-13 0:22 N- Owen Olson 30 field goal 33-33 9:30 B- Jason Leden 61 pass from Geoff Martinson (Neil Collier kick) 35-20 OT 1 N- Cody Jamison 9 pass from Scott Ackley (Owen Olson kick) 33-40 0:57 B- Ryan Welle 17 pass from Geoff Martinson (Neil Collier kick) 35-27 1 B- Geoff Martinson 4 run (Neil Collier kick) 40-40 4 10:22 C- Joe Mapson 77 punt return (Jason Wirtz kick) 42-27 Team Statistics 2 B- Ryan Welle 32 pass from Geoff Martinson (Neil Collier kick) 47-40 BSU WSC Individual Statistics (cont’d) 2 N- Tefua Bloomfield 25 run (Scott Ackley pass failed) 47-46 FIRST DOWNS 17 19 Team Statistics Individual Statistics (cont’d) PASSING (att-comp-INT-yds) Team Statistics Individual Statistics (cont’d) RUSHES-YDS (net) 39-74 38-109 BSU Geoff Martinson (34-24-1- WSU BSU PASSING (att-comp-INT-yds) BSU NSU RUSHING (att-yds; cont’d) PASSING YDS (net) 234 260 234). FIRST DOWNS 20 26 CSP Mike Allen (35-17-0-296); FIRST DOWNS 24 29 NSU Tefua Bloomfield (25-128); TOTAL OFFENSE 73-308 75-369 WSC Justin Burhoop (37-20-1-260). RUSHES-YDS (net) 27-81 40-147 Alex Neist (3-2-0-20). RUSHES-YDS (net) 42-240 40-133 Micah Arnold (1-7); Matt Wagner Fumble returns (yds) 0-0 0-0 RECEIVING (rec-yds) PASSING YDS (net) 316 271 BSU Geoff Martinson (37-24-271-1). PASSING YDS (net) 204 370 (2-4); Scott Ackley (12-<-6>). Punt returns (yds) 2-11 4-26 BSU Ryan Welle (7-65); Adam TOTAL OFFENSE 65-397 77-418 RECEIVING (rec-yds) TOTAL OFFENSE 74-444 93-503 PASSING (att-comp-INT-yds) Kickoff returns (yds) 2-18 1-6 Noble (6-63); Jeff Rothmund (5-48); Fumble returns (yds) 1-14 0-0 CSP Joseph Mapson (6-161); Art Fumble returns (yds) 0-0 0-0 BSU Geoff Martinson (32-15-1- INT returns (yds) 1-33 1-0 Preston Pettis (3-36); Eddie Acosta Punt returns (yds) 2-88 4-43 Tiscareno (3-51); Chris Washington Punt returns (yds) 1-14 1-<-1> 204). Punts (no-avg) 5-48.2 7-38.6 (3-22). Kickoff returns (yds) 4-70 8-124 (3-25); Joe Mapson (2-29); Justin Kickoff returns (yds) 2-37 3-60 NSU Scott Ackley (53-23-1-370). Fumbles - lost 4-2 1-1 WSC Tavaris Johnson (7-113); Ryan INT returns (yds) 1-0 0-0 Korteum (2-23); Bob Danielson (2- INT returns (yds) 1-0 1-4 RECEIVING (rec-yds) Penalties - yards 3-20 8-52 Kuester (4-70); Josh Hopwood (4- Punts (no-avg) 4-32.6 6-31.0 23); Anthony LeMay (1-4). Punts (no-avg) 7-31.4 7-33.6 BSU Eddie Acosta (5-99); Ryan Time of Posession 28:51 31:09 54); Biran Gohr (2-8); John Sanders Fumbles - lost 4-1 2-1 BSU Jason Leden (9-115); Ryan Fumbles - lost 0-0 4-1 Welle (4-50); Jeff Rothmund (3-24); 3rd Down Conversions 6-16 7-18 (2-5); Curtis Boyd (1-10). Penalties - yards 13-82 3-33 Welle (7-70); Jeff Rothmund (3-29); Penalties - yards 11-75 16-131 Adam Noble (2-13); Preson Pettis (1- 4th Down Conversions 1-4 1-2 INTERCEPTIONS (no-yds) Time of Posession 26:35 33:25 Eddie Acosta (2-25); Adam Noble Time of Posession 28:20 31:40 18). NSU Lalo Otuafi (9-94); Sacks by (no-yds) 1-7 7-36 BSU Kyle Rambow (1-33). 3rd Down Conversions 0-10 2-13 (1-13); Dan Mell (1-11); Preston 3rd Down Conversions 6-15 7-18 Jimmy Johnson (7-153); Cody WSC Adam Long (1-0). 4th Down Conversions 1-1 2-4 Pettis (1-8). 4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-2 Jamison (5-88); Micah Arnold (2-35). Kickoff: 1:30 TACKLES (ut-at-tfl; min. 6) Sacks by (no-yds) 7-29 1-8 INTERCEPTIONS (no-yds) Sacks by (no-yds) 7-49 0-0 INTERCEPTIONS (no-yds) End of game: 4:20 / elapsed: 2:50 BSU Pat Engleright (6-5-1); Jon CSP Brian Doyle (1-0). BSU Matt Wagner (1-0). Weather: 76 / wind S20 / Partly Aamot (3-8-2); Wallie Kuchinski (3- Kickoff: 1:30 BSU none Kickoff: 2:30 NSU Eddie Hernandez (1-4). Sunny 4-3); Adam Coughlin (2-5-1). End of game: 4:45 / elapsed: 3:15 TACKLES (ut-at-tfl; min. 6) End of game: 6:37 / elapsed: 4:07 TACKLES (ut-at-tfl; min. 5) Officials: R Bob Sahradka, U WSC Desmond Grace (4-7-0); Weather: 50 / wind E5 / Pt. Cloudy CSP Dan Schuster (7-5-4); Reed Weather: 74 / wind S25 / Gusty BSU Pat Engleright (9-3-1); Jon Phil Dalen, L Pete Vrieze, LJ Jeff Adam Long (3-7-1); Antonio Jack- Officials: R Dick Eldridge, U Mike Tietz (8-1-0); James Dell (6-2-8); Officials: R Greg Swan; U Tony Aamot (4-5-2); Scott Nichols (4-3-1); Linehan, FJ Tom J. Mauer, SJ Jim son (3-6-1); Ky Lingenfelter (2-7-0); Vipond, L John Hardgrove, LJ George Brian Doyle (4-3-1); Phil Alejan- Dooher; L Jeff Johnson; LJ Dave Ryan McCrady (5-1-0); Jared Polzine Johnson Nate Herbst (3-5-0); Jeremy Neill Winn, FJ Chris Riba, SJ Stacy Jameson drino (5-1-1); James Miley (4-1-1); Robinson; FJ Rolf Erickson; SJ Rick De- (5-1-0); Kyle Rambow (4-1-0). (4-2-1); Tim Rexius (2-4-2). Joe Peters (4-1-3). Gardner NSU Clint Merz (5-7-3); B. Montgom- Individual Statistics SACKS (no-yds) Individual Statistics BSU Pat Engleright (4-2-1); Jon ery (5-3-0); Justin Garland (2-4-1); Cody RUSHING (att-yds) BSU Wallie Kuchinski (1-7). Aamot (3-3-0); Ryan McCrady (4-1- Individual Statistics Steen (3-2-0). RUSHING (att-yds) BSU Eddie Acosta (20-93); Nate WSC Tim Rexius (2-10); Nick 0); Jared Polzine (4-1-2). SACKS (no-yds) CSP Chris Washington (20-73); Olson (5-12); Preston Pettis (1-<-1>); Wemhoff (2-18); Everst Martin RUSHING (att-yds) SACKS (no-yds) BSU Gabe Rodriquez (2.5-12); Wal- Mike Allen (6-16); Alex Neist (1-<-8>). Geoff Martinson (13-<-30>). (2-13); Adam Long (1-5); Antonio BSU Eddie Acosta (30-186); Geoff WSC Joe Peters (3.5-13), Dan lie Kuchinski (2-21); Adam Coughlin BSU Eddie Acosta (26-203); Dan WSC Bryce Teager (19-66); Justin Martinson (3-19); Dan Mell (4-14); Shuster (1.5-6); Phil Alejandrino Jackson (1-5). (1.5-14); Scott Nichols (1-2); Tyler Mell (1-0); Geoff Martinson (12-<- Burhoop (9-29); Brian Gohr (4-8); Preston Pettis (2-12); Ryan Welle (2- (1-4); James Miley (1-6). Burke (0.5-3). 30>); Neil Collier (1-<-12>). Willie Burton (3-6); John Oster- 11); team (1-<-2>) BSU Wallie Kuchinski (0.5-4), Nic NSU none. meyer (1-2); Ky Lingenfelter (1-1); Wentz (0.5-4). Tavaris Johnson (1-<-3>). 32 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 33 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE 2001 GAME RECAPS Game 7: Oct. 13, 2001 at Southwest State Game 8: Oct. 20, 2001 vs MSU-Moorhead Game 9: Oct. 27, 2001 vs UM-Duluth 1 2 3 4 Final 1 2 3 4 Final 1 2 3 4 Final Bemidji State 14 24 7 7 52 MSU-Moorhead 7 7 0 0 14 Minn.-Duluth 14 7 7 14 42 Southwest State 14 0 0 0 14 Bemidji State 0 21 0 7 28 Bemidji State 7 12 6 13 38

MARSHALL, Minn. - Bemidji State set a school BEMIDJI, Minn. - Bemidji State rallied from a 14- BEMIDJI, Minn. - Bemidji State and Minnesota, record with 641 yards of total offense, at one point in 0 deficit to retain The Battle Axe, the fifth-oldest Duluth locked up in an offensive slugfest, but the game scoring on eight consecutive possessions, traveling trophy in Division II, defeating Minnesota when it mattered it was defense that turned the as the Beavers broke out of their slump and ham- State, Moorhead 28-14. tide and allowed the Bulldogs to escape with a mered the Southwest State Mustangs, 52-14. The Dragons jumped out to a 14-0 lead at the 42-38 victory. Southwest grabbed an early 7-0 lead on a Ken 13:47 mark of the second quarter on QB Brad On a day that saw BSU running back Eddie Sather run after BSU lost a fumble on its first Duerr’s 41-yard touchdown run, but from there Acosta become BSU’s all-time leader in rushing yardage and rushing touchdowns, saw BSU quar- possession. BSU then scored two touchdowns in it was all BSU. The Beavers got on the board with terback Geoff Martinson become the first BSU the next 3:44 to grab a 14-7 first-quarter lead. The a 40-yard scoring strike from Geoff Martinson to player to throw for 300 yards in three consecutive Mustangs picked up a score on an 11-yard run by Adam Noble, then evened the score on a 24-yard games, and saw the Beavers and Warriors combine Jon Howard with 32 seconds to play in the first interception return for a touchdown by DE Wallie for over 1,000 yards of total offense, Warrior d-back to even the score at 14-14. From there, it was all Kuchinski. Eddie Acosta then added two rushing Shaun Fisher made the game’s biggest play. Bemi- Bemidji State. touchdowns, the first late in the second quarter and dji State stood fourth and goal from the Warrior The Beavers scored the game’s next 38 consecu- the second on the first play of the fourth, as BSU eight yard line with one minute to play, and Fisher tive points, including two touchdowns from Acosta, pulled away for the 28-14 win. jumped in front of a Martinson attempt in the end a Nate Olson touchdown reception, a Neil Collier Acosta rushed for two touchdowns to give zone, intercepted the pass and returned it 74 yards field goal, a 73-yard Dan Mell run and a 95-yard him 41 for his career, tying the BSU record held before being pushed out of bounds to seal the win Jason Leden catch-and-run. by Chris Meyer (1996-’99). Acosta also became for Duluth. BSU set or approached numerous school records the first player in school history to rush for 100 Bemidji State rolled up 558 yards of offense on in the contest. In addition to the record 641-yard yards and catch passes for 100 yards in the same the day, its second-best effort of the year. Martin- offensive effort, the 52 points tied for ninth-best game. He finished with 27 carries for 117 yards and son threw for 338 yards and tied his career high in school history; Collier tied the school record by two touchdowns and set career highs with seven with four touchdown passes. Acosta scored his BSU-record 42nd career touchdown run and his connecting on 7 of 7 PAT kick attempts; Martinson’s catches for 137 yards, including grabs of 51 and 46 94 yards on the ground put him at 3,979 yards for 389 passing yards were second in school history yards. his career, another BSU career record. Ryan Welle behind only his 430-yard effort against Southwest Martinson became the first BSU passer since hauled in seven passes for 144 yards and two scores. State in 2000; and BSU set a record with two 100- 1988 to throw for 300 yards in back-to-back games, Pat Engleright fueled BSU’s defensive effort with yard rushers, two 100-yard receivers and a 300-yard completing 17 of 25 attempts for 324 yards, one a game-high 11 tackles (eight solo) and one forced passer in the same game. touchdown and one interception. His 17 comple- fumble. Martinson’s 389-yard effort also gave him 4,146 tions also gave him 314 for his career and moved Ricky Fritz was the story for Duluth. He com- yards for his career and moved him past Ben Mo- him past Scott Longenecker (1974-’77) into first pleted 18 of 28 passes for 292 yards and six touch- rie (4,072, 1998-99) into first place on BSU’s all-time place on the BSU career charts. downs. Tim Battaglia was the primary beneficiary passing yardage charts. BSU has now defeated MSU-Moorhead for the of Fritz’s fireworks, hauling in 12 passes for 194 Battle Axe in three of the last four meetings, includ- yards and four TDs. His brother Steve caught four ing two consecutive wins. passes for 77 yards and two touchdowns.

Scoring Summary Scoring Summary Scoring Summary 1 10:37 S- Ken Sather 3 run (Kyle Howie kick) 0-7 1 2:02 M-Brad Duerr 3 run (Clint Greer kick) 7-0 1 10:43 D- Steve Battaglia 36 pass from Ricky Fritz (Gerlach kick failed) 0-6 8:39 B- Jason Leden 46 pass from Geoff Martinson (Neil Collier kick) 7-7 2 13:47 M-Brad Duerr 41 run (Clint Greer kick) 14-0 9:45 B- Jason Leden 11 pass from Geoff Martinson (Neil Collier kick) 7-6 6:53 B- Eddie Acosta 47 run (Neil Collier kick) 14-7 11:29 B- Adam Noble 40 pass from Geoff Martinson (Neil Collier kick) 14-7 3:13 D- Tim Battaglia 21 pass from Ricky Fritz (Tim Battaglia pass) 7-14 0:32 S- Jon Howard 11 run (Kyle Howie kick) 14-14 9:35 B- Wallie Kuchinski 24 interception return (Neil Collier kick) 14-14 2 13:38 D- Tim Battaglia 26 pass from Ricky Fritz (Chad Gerlach kick) 7-21 2 13:49 B- Eddie Acosta 7 run (Neil Collier kick) 21-14 2:48 B- Eddie Acosta 1 run (Neil Collier kick) 14-21 10:47 B- Ryan Welle 7 pass from Geoff Martinson (Collier kick failed) 13-21 11:06 B- Eddie Acosta 68 pass from Geoff Martinson (Collier kick) 28-14 4 14:57 B- Eddie Acosta 3 run (Neil Collier kick) 14-28 1:03 B- Dan Mell 3 pass from Geoff Martinson (Martinson pass failed) 19-21 4:27 B- Nate Olson 4 pass from Geoff Martinson (Neil Collier kick) 35-14 3 9:35 B- Eddie Acosta 4 run (Eddie Acosta rush failed) 25-21 0:00 B- Neil Collier 19 field goal 38-14 4:44 D- Tim Battaglia 6 pass from Ricky Fritz (Chad Gerlach kick) 25-28 3 6:26 B- Dan Mell 73 run (Neil Collier kick) 45-14 4 14:56 D- Tim Battaglia 19 pass from Ricky Fritz (Chad Gerlach kick) 25-35 4 14:47 B- Jason Leden 95 pass from Geoff Martinson (Collier kick) 52-14 10:44 B- Geoff Martinson 1 run (Neil Collier kick) 32-35 8:15 B- Ryan Welle 46 pass from Geoff Martinson (Collier kick failed) 38-35 Team Statistics Individual Statistics (cont’d) Team Statistics Individual Statistics 2:24 D- Steve Battaglia 25 pass from Ricky Fritz (Chad Gerlach kick) 38-42 BSU SSU PASSING (att-comp-INT-yds) MSM BSU PASSING (att-comp-INT-yds) FIRST DOWNS 20 20 BSU Geoff Martinson (22-12-0- FIRST DOWNS 19 19 MSM Brad Duerr (23-12-2-174) Team Statistics Individual Statistics (cont’d) RUSHES-YDS (net) 33-252 40-241 389). SSU RUSHES-YDS (net) 40-192 38-128 BSU Geoff Martinson (25-17-1-324) UMD BSU RUSHING (att-yds; cont’d) PASSING YDS (net) 389 118 Rob Fagnan (24-14-0-105); Tyler PASSING YDS (net) 174 324 RECEIVING (rec-yds) FIRST DOWNS 27 30 BSU Eddie Acosta (21-94); TOTAL OFFENSE 55-641 69-359 Engquist (5-2-0-13). TOTAL OFFENSE 63-366 63-452 MSM Chad Davison (4-66); Justin RUSHES-YDS (net) 42-182 38-220 Jason Leden (4-79); Ryan Welle Fumble returns (yds) 0-0 1-5 RECEIVING (rec-yds) Fumble returns (yds) 0-0 0-0 Ellevold (2-29); Rick Paczkowski (2- PASSING YDS (net) 292 338 (2-36); Dan Mell (2-8); Preston Pettis Punt returns (yds) 3-18 1-7 BSU Jason Leden (4-158); Ryan Punt returns (yds) 0-0 1-6 19); Chad Yde (1-26); Scott Swanson TOTAL OFFENSE 70-474 69-558 (1-3); Geoff Martinson (8-0). Kickoff returns (yds) 3-60 7-126 Welle (3-103); Rob Kuchar (2-45); Kickoff returns (yds) 2-46 3-40 (1-15); Brad Banker (1-12); Matt Fumble returns (yds) 1-14 0-0 PASSING (att-comp-INT-yds) INT returns (yds) 0-0 0-0 Eddie Acosta (1-48); Jeff Rothmund INT returns (yds) 1-0 2-24 Fromelt (1-7). Punt returns (yds) 1-16 0-0 UMD Ricky Fritz (28-18-1-292). Punts (no-avg) 2-24.5 5-40.8 (1-11); Nate Olson (1-4). Punts (no-avg) 5-38.2 4-37.2 BSU Eddie Acosta (7-137); Jason Kickoff returns (yds) 4-64 4-30 BSU Geoff Martinson (31-19-1-338). Fumbles - lost 2-2 1-1 SSU David Hemmesch (3- Fumbles - lost 2-0 2-0 Leden (4-58); Ryan Welle (2-53); INT returns (yds) 1-74 1-0 RECEIVING (rec-yds) Penalties - yards 8-74 13-88 32); Aaron Strommer (3-31); Dan Penalties - yards 7-50 6-58 Jeff Rothmund (2-22); Adam Punts (no-avg) 1-44.0 1-42.0 UMD Tim Battaglia (12-194); Time of Posession 23:01 36:59 Linden (3-22); Robert Hayes (3-17); Time of Posession 28:34 31:06 Noble (1-40); Rob Kuchar (1-14). Fumbles - lost 2-0 2-1 Steve Battaglia (4-77); Dave Rufledt 3rd Down Conversions 6-9 3-13 Josh Schleusner (1-7); Jon Howard 3rd Down Conversions 4-11 4-11 INTERCEPTIONS (no-yds) Penalties - yards 12-88 5-45 (1-15); Tim Osthus (1-6). 4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-4 (1-6); Ken Sather (1-2); Don Jennings 4th Down Conversions 0-1 1-2 MSM Desmond Daniels (1-0). Time of Posession 34:28 25:32 BSU Ryan Welle (7-144); Sacks by (no-yds) 2-11 2-19 (1-1). Sacks by (no-yds) 1-5 2-8 BSU Wallie Kuchinski (1-24); Kyle 3rd Down Conversions 11-14 7-12 Jeff Rothmund (4-83); Jason Leden INTERCEPTIONS (no-yds) Rambow (1-0). 4th Down Conversions 1-1 2-4 (4-64); Dan Mell (3-14); Eddie Kickoff: 1:30 BSU none Kickoff: 1:30 TACKLES (ut-at-tfl; min. 6) Sacks by (no-yds) 2-11 1-2 Acosta (1-33). End of game: 4:18 / elapsed: 2:48 SSU none End of game: 4:09 / elapsed: 2:39 MSM Matt Baasch (4-6-1); Cory INTERCEPTIONS (no-yds) Weather: 54 / wind NW 5-10 / Pt. Cloudy TACKLES (ut-at-tfl; min. 6) Weather: 55 / wind E 5-10 / Pt. Cloudy Hoppe (2-8-1); Adam Roloff (3-4-1); Kickoff: 1:30 UMD Shaun Fisher (1-74). Officials: R Tim Weber; U John Em- BSU Pat Engleright (6-7-0); Jon Officials: R Pete Cheely, U Mike Josh Zacharias (1-6-0); Chad Olson End of game: 4:30 / elapsed: 3:00 BSU Kyle Rambow (1-0). mett; L Duane Donat; LJ Dirk Swan- Aamot (4-4-1); Marty Humeniuk (4- Percuoco, L Dan Fremling, LJ Dick (4-2-0); Brandon Schlenner (2-4-1). Weather: 35 / wind: SE10-15 / TACKLES (ut-at-tfl; min. 5) son; FJ Scott Healy; SJ Scott Hoeke 4-0); Kyle Rambow (3-4-0); Ryan Hommerding, FJ Les Skunberg; SJ Ben BSU Jon Aamot (3-7-1); Scott Nich- partly sunny UMD Adam Skinner (3-3-0); Nate McCrady (1-5-0). Franson ols (4-4-2); Ryan McCrady (1-5-0); Officials: R Tim Weber; U John Em- Davis (5-0-2); Geoff Fischer (5-0-0); Individual Statistics SSU Mark Rentschler (4-3-0); Pat Engleright (1-5-0). mett; L Duane Donat; LJ Dirk Swan- Ryan Bailey (4-1-0); Shaun Fisher RUSHING (att-yds) Andy Becker (3-3-1). Individual Statistics SACKS (no-yds) son; FJ Scott Healy; SJ Scott Hoeke (3-2-0); Dave Otto (3-2-0). BSU Eddie Acosta (15-153); Dan SACKS (no-yds) RUSHING (att-yds) MSM Matt Baasch (1-5). BSU Pat Engleright (8-3-0); Jon Mell (9-116); Jeremy Nordick (2- BSU Scott Nichols (1-1); MSM Justin Ellevold (12-74); BSU Wallie Kuchinski (1-3); Mike Individual Statistics Aamot (6-3-2); Jared Polzine (7-0-1); 1); Nate Olson (1-0); Shane Bundy Wallie Kuchinski (1-10). Brad Duerr (13-67); Cody Wang Thomas (1-5). RUSHING (att-yds) Kyle Rambow (5-1-0); Ryan Mc- (1-<-3>); Geoff Martinson (3-<-15>). SSU Mike Phillips (1-8); Brian (9-19); Jake Sternhagen (3-18); Jon UMD Jared Murray (19-88); Tim Crady (3-2-0). SSU Ken Sather (25-160); Rob Fag- Simon (1-11). Frykman (1-9); Jeff Zupke (2-5). Osthus (7-51); Ricky Fritz (8-20); SACKS (no-yds) nan (9-36); Kyle LaPointe (2-19); Jon BSU Eddie Acosta (27-117); Ryan Kevin Guillory (3-14); Dave Rufledt UMD Nate Davis (1-7); Howard (1-11); Don Jennings (2-9); Welle (2-9); Dan Mell (2- (2-9); Josh Dark (1-2); team (2-<-2>). Ben Brown (1-4). Josh Schleusner (1-6). 3); Geoff Martinson (7-<-1>). BSU Gabe Rodriquez (1-3).

32 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 33 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE 2001 GAME RECAPS Game 10: Nov. 3, 2001 at Minn.-Morris Game 11: Nov. 10, 2001 vs Minn.-Crookston 1 2 3 4 Final NSIC Metrodome Classic; HHH Metrodome Records set during 2001 Bemidji State 28 21 14 6 69 1 2 3 4 Final Minn.-Morris 0 0 0 6 6 Bemidji State 21 13 13 0 47 Team records Minn.-Crookston 0 7 0 0 7 Game MORRIS, Minn. - Bemidji State rolled up its sec- TDs scored:...... 10 at UM-Morris, 11/3/2001 ond-highest ever single-game totals for scoring (69) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The Bemidji State Bea- and total offense (617) in a convincing 69-6 rout of vers wrapped up their 2001 football campaign Season with a resounding 47-7 blowout of theMinne- Minnesota-Morris at Cougar Field. Rushing Yards:...... 2,257 QB Geoff Martinson broke the BSU single- sota, Crookston Golden Eagles in the 18th game record for completion percentage (.938, Annual Northern Sun Intercollegiate Confer- Rushing TDs: ...... 30 previous: .750), threw for more than 300 yards ence Football Classic at the Hubert H. Humphrey Pass Completions:...... 188 in his BSU-record fourth consecutive game and Metrodome. Passing Yards: ...... 2,864 surpassed BSU single-season milestones for The Beavers set school records for most points Passing TDs:...... 27 completions and passing yards. scored in the Classic and largest margin of victory Pass completion pct: ...... 62.3% in a Classic game. Ryan Welle was the primary beneficiary of Mar- Passing Efficiency:...... 164.8 tinson’s air show. The BSU junior hauled in seven Bemidji State held a 21-0 lead at the end of the first quarter, before the Eagles even earned their Passing Yards/Game: ...... 260.4 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns. The 214 Total Offense: ...... 5,181 receiving yards is the second-highest single-game first first down, and held its biggest lead at 28-0 with 8:12 to play in the second period. For the game, Total Offense/Game: ...... 471.0 total in school history, trailing only a 248-yard effort the Beavers out-gained the Golden Eagles 384-174, Total Offense/Play:...... 6.84 by John Jones against Winona State, Oct. 6, 1984. with 74 yards coming on Crookston’s lone scoring Junior tailback Eddie Acosta led a BSU ground All-Purpose Yards: ...... 6,460 drive in the second quarter, 55 yards rushing sur- Points scored:...... 415 game which rolled up 249 yards with 179 yards rendered to Eagle QB Justin Schreiber on broken rushing on 26 carries and tied his career high with scramble plays, and recorded seven sacks. Touchdowns scored: ...... 61 four rushing touchdowns. His performance im- BSU’s defense held Crookston to just 31 yards Punt Return TDs:...... 3 proved his season total to 18 rushing touchdowns, on its first five drives, and only five of UMC’s 14 First Downs:...... 247 tying his own school record. drives covered more than 10 yards. BSU’s performance helped the program RB Eddie Acosta had a big day for BSU, carrying break five single-season offensive records. The 29 times for 143 yards and three TDs and catching Individual records Beavers surpassed their previous all-time highs one pass for 17 yards and a fourth touchdown. Game in total offense (4,797 yards; prev: 4,584, 2000), Although QB Geoff Martinson threw for just 174 passing offense (2,692 yards; prev: 2,510, 2000), yards, ending his school-record streak of 300-yard Completion pct:...... 15-16 (.938), points scored (368; prev: 367, 2000), touchdowns games at four, he threw three touchdown passes Geoff Martinson vs UM-Morris, 11/3/2001 scored (54; prev: 52, 2000) and first downs earned and raised his season total to 26 scoring passes (227; prev: 226, 2000). - breaking the BSU record of 25 he set last year. Season The BSU defense allowed just 232 yards, its best Martinson’s performance helped WR Ryan Rushing Yds:...... 1,710, Eddie Acosta 2001 effort since allowing Morris only 208 yards in a 53- Welle break BSU’s single-season record for receiv- Rushing TDs: ...... 21, Eddie Acosta 2001 ing yardage. Welle hauled in four passes for 92 20 win in 1999. Completions:...... 185, Geoff Martinson 2001 The win gives the Beavers six wins for the sea- yards and one touchdown, raising his season total son, and the program has now won six or more to 1,045 yards. He broke Dave Patten’s record of Passing Yds: ...... 2,798, Geoff Martinson 2001 games in four consecutive years for the first time 1,045 yards which had stood for 24 years. Passing TDs...... 26, Geoff Martinson 2001 in its history. BSU was 6-4 in 1998, 8-3 in 1999 and With the win, BSU improved to 5-17 all-time in Completion Pct:.. .627, Geoff Martinson 2001 a school-record 9-2 last year. the Metrodome Classic. Pass Efficiency: . 165.4, Geoff Martinson 2001 Scoring Summary Scoring Summary Receiving Yds: ...... 1,045, Ryan Welle 2001 1 12:56 B- Ryan Welle 32 pass from Geoff Martinson (Collier kick failed) 6-0 1 12:16 B-Jason Leden 17 pass from Geoff Martinson (Neil Collier kick) 7-0 10:11 B- Eddie Acosta 30 run (Eddie Acosta rush) 14-0 4:55 B-Ryan Welle 42 pass from Geoff Martinson (Neil Collier kick) 14-0 Tot. Offense: ...... 2,827, Geoff Martinson 2001 5:24 B- Eddie Acosta 4 run (Neil Collier kick) 21-0 0:00 B-Eddie Acosta 8 run (Neil Collier kick) 21-0 All-Purp Yds: ...... 2,208, Eddie Acosta 2001 1:26 B- Dan Mell 15 run (Neil Collier kick) 28-0 2 8:12 B-Eddie Acosta 17 pass from Geoff Martinson (Collier kick failed) 27-0 2 11:37 B- Eddie Acosta 9 run (Neil Collier kick) 35-0 3:55 C-Nicky Buzby 18 pass from Justin Schreiber (Dane Johnson kick) 27-7 Points Scored: ...... 152, Eddie Acosta 2001 7:47 B- Eddie Acosta 5 run (Neil Collier kick) 42-0 1:57 B-Eddie Acosta 3 run (Neil Collier kick) 34-7 0:25 B- Jason Leden 5 pass from Geoff Martinson (Neil Collier kick) 49-0 3 12:14 B-Eddie Acosta 5 run (Neil Collier kick failed) 40-7 TDs Scored: ...... 25, Eddie Acosta 2001 3 12:19 B- Ryan Welle 47 pass from Geoff Martinson (Neil Collier kick) 56-0 4:23 B-Nate Olson 1 run (Neil Collier kick) 47-7 PAT Kicks Made: ...... 40, Neil Collier 2001 2:33 B- Dan Mell 44 pass from Jeremy Nordick (Neil Collier kick) 63-0 4 12:07 B- Dan Mell 2 run (Neil Collier kick failed) 69-0 4:15 M- Marvin Hopkins 12 pass from Mac McLarty (Jake Schmidt kick blk) 69-6 Career Team Statistics Individual Statistics (cont’d) Team Statistics Individual Statistics (cont’d) Rushing Yds:...... 4,301, Eddie Acosta 1999-p BSU UMM PASSING (att-comp-INT-yds) BSU UMC PASSING (att-comp-INT-yds) Rushing TDs: ...... 49, Eddie Acosta 1999-p FIRST DOWNS 26 12 BSU Geoff Martinson (16-15-0- FIRST DOWNS 20 12 BSU Geoff Martinson (11-15-0- RUSHES-YDS (net) 52-249 32-79 314); Jeremy Nordick (2-2-0-54). RUSHES-YDS (net) 50-212 46-102 172). UMC Yards/Rush: ...... 6.25, Eddie Acosta 1999-p PASSING YDS (net) 368 153 UMM Mac McLarty (28-11-2-153). PASSING YDS (net) 172 72 Justin Schreiber (8-20-1-72); Zach TOTAL OFFENSE 70-617 60-232 RECEIVING (rec-yds) TOTAL OFFENSE 65-384 67-174 Poelher (0-1-0-0). Rushing Yds/Gm:... 130.3, Eddie Acosta 1999-p Fumble returns (yds) 0-0 0-0 BSU Ryan Welle (7-214); Fumble returns (yds) 0-0 0-0 RECEIVING (rec-yds) Completions:..359, Geoff Martinson 1998-2001 Punt returns (yds) 4-11 0-0 Jason Leden (3-41); Jeff Rothmund Punt returns (yds) 4-81 1-13 BSU Ryan Welle (4-92); jason Kickoff returns (yds) 1-33 9-146 (3-31); Eddie Acosta (2-28); Dan Kickoff returns (yds) 2-12 7-125 Leden (3-43); Jeff Rothmund (3-20); Passing Yds: . 5,293, Geoff Martinson 1998-2001 INT returns (yds) 2-5 0-0 Mell (1-44); Adam Noble (1-10). INT returns (yds) 1-20 0-0 Eddie Acosta (1-17). Passing TDs...... 51, Geoff Martinson 1998-2001 Punts (no-avg) 3-31.7 8-33.0 UMM Marvin Hopkins (4-43); Chris Punts (no-avg) 3-41.3 8-36.0 UMC M Olsonawski (3-32); Aaron Fumbles - lost 1-0 3-1 Foster (3-49); Neil Jones (2-29); Fumbles - lost 1-1 3-1 McGoy (2-16); Nick Buzby (1-18); N Comp. Pct: ...... 586, Geoff Martinson 1998-2001 Penalties - yards 1-13 5-48 Cedric Frazier (1-29); Saul Frausto Penalties - yards 6-45 7-71 Greshnier (1-6); Jared Schjei (1-0). Time of Posession 31:50 28:10 (1-3). Time of Posession 30:37 29:13 INTERCEPTIONS (no-yds) Pass Efficiency: .151.4, Geoff Martinson 1998-2001 3rd Down Conversions 6-11 5-15 INTERCEPTIONS (no-yds) 3rd Down Conversions 3-9 3-16 BSU Ryan McCrady (1-20). Receptions: ...... 168, Jason Leden 1998-2001* 4th Down Conversions 2-2 0-1 BSU Jon Roscoe (1-5); Justin 4th Down Conversions 1-3 1-4 UMC none Sacks by (no-yds) 3-5 1-1 Oakland (1-0). Sacks by (no-yds) 7-32 2-7 TACKLES (ut-at-tfl; min. 6) Rec. Yds: ...... 2,270, Jason Leden 1998-2001* UMM none BSU Pat Engleright (10-3-1); Marty Rec. TDs:...... 24, Jason Leden 1998-2001* Kickoff: 1:30 TACKLES (ut-at-tfl; min. 5) Kickoff: 2:30 Humeniuk (5-2-0); Wallie Kuchinski End of game: 4:05 / elapsed: 2:35 BSU Marty Humeniuk (3-4-0); End of game: 5:15 / elapsed: 2:45 (2-5-3); Scott Nichols (1-6-3); Jon Tot. Offense: ...5,461, Geoff Martinson 1998-2001 Weather: 35 / wind: SE10-15 / Wallie Kuchinski (2-4-2); Jared Weather: 75 / dome Aamot (3-3-0). partly sunny Polzine (2-3-0). Officials: R Greg Swan; U Dony SSU Neil Austin (4-7-1); Justin All-Purp Yds: ..... 5,511, Jason Leden 1998-2001* Officials: R Mike Vipond; L John UMM Shaun Maloney (4-7-2); Tony Dooher; L Jeff Johnson; LJ Dave Buzby (2-9-0); Adam Sletten (4-6-0); Points Scored: ...... 352, Eddie Acosta, 1999-p Hardgrove; LJ George Winn; FJ Stacy Schuster (3-8-0); Damien Findley Robinson; FJ Rolf Erickson; SJ Rick Phil Hatacher (3-5-1). Jameson; SJ Chris Riba (5-2-1); Larry Davis (3-4-0); Kelly DeGardner SACKS (no-yds) TDs Scored: ...... 58, Eddie Acosta 1999-p Allen (2-5-0); Mike Fugazzi (2-4-1). BSU Wallie Kuchinski (2-6); Adam Punt Returns: ...... 83, Jason Leden 1998-2001 Individual Statistics SACKS (no-yds) Individual Statistics Coughlin (1.5-8); Scott Nichols (1-6); RUSHING (att-yds) BSU Wallie Kuchinski (1-4); Mike RUSHING (att-yds) Mike Thomas (1-4); Pat Engleright Punt Ret. Yds: ..1,047, Jason Leden 1998-2001 BSU Eddie Acosta (26-179); Dan Thomas (1-0); Nic Wentz (0.5-2); BSU Eddie Acosta (29-143); Dan (0.5-3); Mitch Hecker (0.5-3); Bayard Kickoff Returns:....81, Jason Leden 1998-2001 Mell (13-42); Nate Olson (5-27); Mitch Hecker (0.5-2). Mell (12-46); Ryan Welle (1-33); Nate Black (0.5-2). Geoff Martinson (1-3); Shane UMM Shaun Maloney (1-1). Olson (2-5); Jason Leden (2-2); team UMC Phil Hatcher (1-0); Brian Kick. Ret. Yds:..2,030, Jason Leden 1998-2001 Bundy (4-2); Jeremy Nordick (3-<- (1-0); geoff Martinson (3-<-17>). Uecker (1-0). 4>). UMC Justin Schreiber (21-55); UMM Paris Moore (25-81); Saul Chuck Lincoln (11-28); W. Richard- * extended own record Frausto (3-0); Mac McLarty (4-<-2>). son (6-23); Michael Hurst (4-14); N. Greschnier (2-5); team (1-<-1>). 34 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 35 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE

Overall Individual StatisticsFINAL 2001 STATS Overall Team Statistics All games All games

Rushing Team Statistics GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G BSU OPP Acosta, Eddie 11 266 1747 37 1710 6.4 21 79 155.5 SCORING 415 261 Points Per Game 37.7 23.7 Mell, Dan 9 49 246 3 243 5.0 3 73 27.0 FIRST DOWNS 247 213 Olson, Nate 10 19 110 0 110 5.8 2 33 11.0 Rushing 107 91 Welle, Ryan 11 9 105 6 99 11.0 0 33 9.0 Passing 118 104 Leden, Jason 8 6 82 1 81 13.5 0 43 10.1 Penalty 22 18 Pettis, Preston 9 7 32 1 31 4.4 0 9 3.4 RUSHING YARDAGE 2317 1654 Yards gained rushing 2606 1958 Martinson,Geoff 11 71 221 192 29 0.4 4 71 2.6 Yards lost rushing 289 304 Bundy, Shane 3 15 47 18 29 1.9 0 14 9.7 Rushing Attempts 456 421 Nordick, Jeremy 4 11 16 17 -1 -0.1 0 9 -0.2 Average Per Rush 5.1 3.9 Team 4 2 0 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 -0.5 Average Per Game 210.6 150.4 Collier, Neil 11 1 0 12 -12 -12.0 0 0 -1.1 TDs Rushing 30 14 PASSING YARDAGE 2864 2333 Total...... 11 456 2606 289 2317 5.1 30 79 210.6 Att-Comp-Int 302-188-10 352-172-12 Opponents...... 11 421 1958 304 1654 3.9 14 49 150.4 Average Per Pass 9.5 6.6 Average Per Catch 15.2 13.6 Passing Average Per Game 260.4 212.1 G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G TDs Passing 27 21 TOTAL OFFENSE 5181 3987 Martinson,Geoff 11 165.37 295-185-9 62.7 2798 26 95 254.4 Total Plays 758 773 Nordick, Jeremy 4 197.40 6-3-0 50.0 66 1 44 16.5 Average Per Play 6.8 5.2 Welle, Ryan 11 -200.00 1-0-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Average Per Game 471.0 362.5 Total...... 11 164.79 302-188-10 62.3 2864 27 95 260.4 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 40-735 51-910 Opponents...... 11 117.41 352-172-12 48.9 2333 21 66 212.1 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 27-424 15-167 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 12-120 10-101 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.4 17.8 Receiving PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 15.7 11.1 G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G INT RETURN AVERAGE 10.0 10.1 Welle, Ryan 11 60 1045 17.4 9 59 95.0 FUMBLES-LOST 14-7 27-7 Rothmund, Jeff 11 34 430 12.6 1 52 39.1 PENALTIES-YARDS 71-648 99-737 Average Per Game 58.9 67.0 Leden, Jason 8 33 506 15.3 6 95 63.2 PUNTS-YARDS 41-1499 66-2338 Acosta, Eddie 11 27 463 17.1 4 68 42.1 Average Per Punt 36.6 35.4 Noble, Adam 10 14 159 11.4 2 40 15.9 Net punt average 32.5 29.0 Pettis, Preston 9 8 96 12.0 1 18 10.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 29:09 30:48 Mell, Dan 9 5 69 13.8 2 44 7.7 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 58/136 56/162 3rd-Down Pct 43% 35% Kuchar, Rob 3 3 59 19.7 0 23 19.7 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 12/29 7/20 Olson, Nate 10 2 6 3.0 2 4 0.6 4th-Down Pct 41% 35% Bundy, Shane 3 1 19 19.0 0 19 6.3 SACKS BY-YARDS 28-157 29-148 Lindquist,Chris 2 1 12 12.0 0 12 6.0 MISC YARDS 0 33 Total...... 11 188 2864 15.2 27 95 260.4 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 61 36 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-4 5-7 Opponents...... 11 172 2333 13.6 21 66 212.1 PAT-ATTEMPTS 40-55 22-29 ATTENDANCE 6252 9949 Games/Avg Per Game 4/1563 6/1658

left: Prior to BSU’s Sep. 15, 2001 contest against Winona State, BSU fans observe a moment of silence in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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Overall Team Defensive StatisticsFINAL 2001 STATS All games |------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH FR-Yds FF Kick Saf 45 Engleright, Pat 11 56 50 106 6.0-18 0.5-3 . 4 . . 2 . . 42 Aamot, Jon 11 34 45 79 7.5-21 1.0-10 1-0 1 . 2-0 1 . . 44 Humeniuk, Marty 11 25 24 49 1.5-3 ...... 25 Polzine, Jared 11 32 17 49 3.0-7 . . 3 . . 1 . . 32 Nichols, Scott 9 17 29 46 5.5-12 3.0-9 ...... 30 McCrady, Ryan 9 25 15 40 1.5-8 . 1-20 4 . 2-0 . . . 8 Kuchinski, Wall 11 20 18 38 13.5-69 9.5-59 1-24 1 . . 2 2 . 18 Bell, Brian 10 22 16 38 0.5-1 . 1-20 3 . . . . . 21 Rambow, Kyle 10 22 16 38 . . 2-33 2 . . . . . 80 Coughlin, Adam 11 13 19 32 6.0-43 4.0-36 . 1 . 1-0 . . . 28 Wagner, Matthew 11 17 12 29 0.5-3 . 1-0 4 . . . . . 76 Rodriquez, Gabe 11 14 13 27 5.0-19 3.5-15 . 1 . . . . . 26 Isaacs, Justin 10 17 10 27 0.5-1 . 1-0 3 . . . . . 24 Roscoe, Jon 9 9 15 24 1.5-2 . 1-5 ...... 62 Burke, Tyler 9 8 14 22 3.5-8 0.5-3 . 1 . . . . . 96 Jacobson, Ben 8 10 6 16 2.5-4 . . . . . 1 . . 41 Oakland, Justin 9 4 12 16 . . 1-0 1 . . . . . 65 Hecker, Mitch 8 7 8 15 3.5-13 2.0-10 1-0 ...... 94 Thomas, Mike 6 4 8 12 3.5-13 3.0-9 ...... 90 Wentz, Nic 5 3 9 12 2.5-8 1.0-5 ...... 2 Rokke, TJ 6 6 3 9 . . 1-18 1 . . . . . 55 Black, Bayard 6 2 7 9 2.0-6 0.5-2 . . . . 1 1 . 48 Feierbend,Mitch 4 5 3 8 1.0-1 ...... 38 Sol, Josh 3 . 6 6 ...... 20 Pettis, Preston 9 3 . 3 ...... 89 Brockling, Joe 1 . 2 2 ...... 11 Nordick, Jeremy 4 2 . 2 ...... 23 Noble, Adam 10 2 . 2 ...... TM TEAM 4 2 . 2 . . . . . 1-0 1 . 1 7 Leden, Jason 8 2 . 2 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 60 Pattrin, Tim 1 1 . 1 ...... 1 . . 51 Baysore, Alex 1 . 1 1 0.5-1 ...... 63 Johnson, Brian 1 . 1 1 ...... 15 Martinson,Geoff 11 1 . 1 ...... 3 Mell, Dan 9 1 . 1 ...... 19 Rothmund, Jeff 11 . 1 1 ...... 1 Welle, Ryan 11 1 . 1 ...... 1 . 13 Collier, Neil 11 1 . 1 ...... Total...... 11 388 380 768 71-261 28-157 12-120 30 . 7-0 10 4 1 Opponents...... 11 394 402 796 65.0-247 29-148 10-101 33 . 7-33 5 . 1

left: Jon Aamot and Adam Coughlin pressure Minot State QB Brad Duerr during last year’s Battle for the Axe game in Bemidji.

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Overall Individual StatisticsFINAL 2001Overall Individual STATS Statistics All games All games

Punt Returns Scoring No. Yds Avg TD Long |—————— PATs ——————| Leden, Jason 20 363 18.1 2 80 TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Noble, Adam 3 10 3.3 0 7 Acosta, Eddie 25 0-0 0-0 1-3 0 0-0 0 0 152 McCrady, Ryan 1 14 14.0 0 14 Welle, Ryan 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 60 Isaacs, Justin 1 5 5.0 0 0 Leden, Jason 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 Black, Bayard 1 20 20.0 0 0 Collier, Neil 0 1-4 40-55 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 43 Welle, Ryan 1 12 12.0 1 12 Mell, Dan 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Total...... 27 424 15.7 3 80 Martinson,Geoff 4 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0-2 0 0 26 Opponents...... 15 167 11.1 1 77 Olson, Nate 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Noble, Adam 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Interception Returns Rothmund, Jeff 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 No. Yds Avg TD Long Kuchinski, Wallie 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Rambow, Kyle 2 33 16.5 0 33 Pettis, Preston 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Rokke, TJ 1 18 18.0 0 18 TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 Roscoe, Jon 1 5 5.0 0 5 Roscoe, Jon 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Bell, Brian 1 20 20.0 0 20 Total...... 61 1-4 40-55 2-4 0 0-2 0 1 415 Hecker, Mitch 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents...... 36 5-7 22-29 1-1 2 2-6 0 1 261 McCrady, Ryan 1 20 20.0 0 20 Isaacs, Justin 1 0 0.0 0 0 Wagner, Matt 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total Offense Aamot, Jon 1 0 0.0 0 0 G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Oakland, Justin 1 0 0.0 0 0 Martinson,Geoff 11 366 29 2798 2827 257.0 Kuchinski, W 1 24 24.0 1 24 Acosta, Eddie 11 266 1710 0 1710 155.5 Total...... 12 120 10.0 1 33 Mell, Dan 9 49 243 0 243 27.0 Opponents...... 10 101 10.1 0 74 Olson, Nate 10 19 110 0 110 11.0 Welle, Ryan 11 10 99 0 99 9.0 Kickoff Returns Leden, Jason 8 6 81 0 81 10.1 No. Yds Avg TD Long Nordick, Jeremy 4 17 -1 66 65 16.2 Leden, Jason 17 391 23.0 0 56 Pettis, Preston 9 7 31 0 31 3.4 Noble, Adam 4 69 17.2 0 21 Bundy, Shane 3 15 29 0 29 9.7 Mell, Dan 4 56 14.0 0 28 TEAM 4 2 -2 0 -2 -0.5 Rambow, Kyle 4 34 8.5 0 12 Collier, Neil 11 1 -12 0 -12 -1.1 Humeniuk, M 3 54 18.0 0 20 Total...... 11 758 2317 2864 5181 471.0 Welle, Ryan 3 59 19.7 0 33 Opponents...... 11 773 1654 2333 3987 362.5 Olson, Nate 3 37 12.3 0 20 Acosta, Eddie 1 35 35.0 0 35 Houston, Jarrid 1 0 0.0 0 0 Field Goal Sequence Total...... 40 735 18.4 0 56 Bemidji State Opponents Opponents...... 51 910 17.8 0 37 Minot State 31 - St. Thomas - (25) Fumble Returns Winona State - (41) No. Yds Avg TD Long Wayne State (Neb.) - 25 Total...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 Northern State 40 (34), (30) Opponents...... 3 33 11.0 0 14 Concordia-St. Paul - (34) Southwest State (19) - Minn. State-Moorhead 21 40 Minn.-Duluth - - Minn.-Morris - - Minn.-Crookston - - Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Collier, Neil 41 1499 36.6 56 9 1 8 0 Total...... 41 1499 36.6 56 9 1 8 0 Opponents...... 66 2338 35.4 95 3 8 12 2

36 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 37 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE FINAL 2001 STATS Team Game-by-Game Offense Rushing Receiving Passing Kickoff Ret. Punt Ret. All Date Opp No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg A-C-I Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg Purp Sep 01 at Minot St. 50 353 3 71 15 143 2 19 25-15-1 143 2 19 4 153 0 56 5 86 1 41 735 opponent 32 149 2 30 12 124 1 33 32-12-0 124 1 33 4 84 0 37 0 0 0 0 361 Sep 08 at St. Thomas 47 234 2 23 12 130 0 28 27-12-3 130 0 28 4 98 0 35 3 154 2 80 634 opponent 37 163 0 49 13 187 2 38 33-13-3 187 2 0 4 81 0 25 4 18 0 6 468 Sep 15 Winona St. 27 194 3 79 22 291 2 52 35-22-1 291 2 52 7 130 0 35 0 0 0 0 635 opponent 47 223 2 44 20 257 3 39 29-20-1 257 3 39 6 102 0 24 1 0 0 0 582 Sep 22 at Wayne St. 39 74 1 14 24 234 0 21 34-24-1 234 0 21 2 18 0 10 2 11 0 6 370 opponent 38 109 0 16 20 260 2 66 37-20-1 260 2 66 1 6 0 6 4 26 0 11 401 Sep 29 at Northern St. 42 240 3 45 15 204 4 55 32-15-1 204 4 55 2 37 0 28 1 14 0 14 495 opponent 40 133 4 25 23 370 2 51 53-23-1 370 2 51 3 60 0 30 1 -1 0 0 566 Oct. 6 Concordia 40 161 1 61 24 271 3 61 37-24-1 271 3 61 8 124 0 33 4 43 0 20 599 opponent 27 81 2 17 19 316 3 50 38-19-0 316 3 50 4 70 0 24 2 88 1 77 555 Oct 13 at Southwest St. 33 252 3 73 12 389 4 95 22-12-0 389 4 95 3 60 0 28 3 18 0 14 719 opponent 40 241 2 44 16 118 0 18 29-16-0 118 0 18 7 126 0 32 1 7 0 7 492 Oct 20 MSU-Moorhead 38 128 2 16 17 324 1 51 25-17-1 324 1 51 3 40 0 20 1 6 0 6 522 opponent 40 192 2 41 12 174 0 32 23-12-2 174 0 32 2 46 0 26 0 0 0 0 412 Oct 27 UM-Duluth 38 220 2 43 19 338 4 46 31-19-1 338 4 46 4 30 0 12 0 0 0 0 588 opponent 42 182 0 15 18 292 6 36 28-18-1 292 6 36 4 64 0 23 1 16 0 16 628 Nov 3 at UM-Morris 52 249 6 30 17 368 4 47 18-17-0 368 4 47 1 33 0 33 4 11 0 20 666 opponent 32 79 0 33 11 153 1 29 28-11-2 153 1 29 9 146 0 25 0 0 0 0 378 Nov 10 v. UM-Crookston 50 212 4 33 11 172 3 42 15-11-0 172 3 42 2 12 0 12 4 81 0 29 497 opponent 46 102 0 19 8 72 1 23 21-8-1 72 1 23 7 125 0 22 1 13 0 13 312 Totals 456 2317 30 79 188 2864 27 95 302-188-10 2864 27 95 40 735 0 56 27 424 3 80 6460 Opponent 421 1654 14 49 172 2333 21 66 352-172-12 2333 21 66 51 910 0 37 15 167 1 77 5165

Team Game-by-Game Defense Tackles Sacks Fumbles Pass Defense Blk Extra Points Date Opp UA A Tot TFL No-Yds Rcv FR-Yds INT-Yd QBH Def Kick Kick Run Rec Saf Pts Sep 01 at Minot St. 22 48 70 7-7 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 5-1 1 0 0 39 opponent 37 30 67 10-16 2.0-12 0 0-0 1-4 0 3 0 3-2 0 0 0 20 Sep 08 at St. Thomas 38 21 59 5-35 3.0-30 0 1-0 3-18 0 6 0 3-2 0 0 0 26 opponent 39 43 82 3-13 1.0-4 0 0-0 3-19 0 9 0 2-1 0 0 0 16 Sep 15 Winona St. 34 52 86 6-13 1.0-4 1 0-0 1-20 0 5 1 5-5 0 0 0 35 opponent 27 44 71 7-31 4.0-24 0 0-0 1-0 0 6 0 2-2 1 1 1 41 Sep 22 at Wayne St. 31 48 79 12-29 1.0-7 1 1-0 1-33 0 2 1 1-1 0 0 0 7 opponent 33 58 91 8-52 7.0-51 1 2-0 1-0 0 3 0 2-1 0 0 0 13 Sep 29 at Northern St. 46 25 71 12-60 7.5-52 3 1-0 1-0 0 7 0 6-3 0 0 1 47 opponent 36 30 66 11-22 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-4 0 9 0 5-4 0 0 0 46 Oct. 6 Concordia 36 16 52 6-16 1.0-8 0 1-0 0-0 0 3 0 4-3 0 0 0 27 opponent 60 16 76 12-53 7.0-29 1 1-14 1-0 0 4 0 4-3 0 0 0 42 Oct 13 at Southwest St. 37 40 77 5-13 2.0-11 1 1-0 0-0 0 5 0 7-7 0 0 0 52 opponent 30 21 51 4-23 2.0-19 0 2-5 0-0 0 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 14 Oct 20 MSU-Moorhead 30 36 66 10-23 2.0-8 0 0-0 2-24 0 5 1 4-4 0 0 0 28 opponent 30 40 70 6-11 1.0-5 0 0-0 1-0 0 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 14 Oct 27 UM-Duluth 48 20 68 5-8 1.0-3 1 0-0 1-0 0 2 0 4-2 0 0 0 38 opponent 39 18 57 4-14 2.0-11 2 1-14 1-74 0 5 0 5-4 0 1 0 42 Nov 3 at UM-Morris 25 42 67 13-22 3.0-6 2 1-0 2-5 0 3 0 9-7 1 0 0 69 opponent 29 48 77 6-9 1.0-1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 6 Nov 10 v. UM-Crookston 39 34 73 10.0-38 7.0-32 1 1-0 1-20 0 2 0 7-5 0 0 0 47 opponent 30 54 84 4.0-9 2.0-7 0 1-0 0-0 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 Totals 388 380 768 71.5-261 28.5-161 10 7-0 12-120 0 42 4 55-40 2 0 1 415 Opponent 394 402 796 65.0-247 29.0-150 5 7-33 10-101 0 43 0 29-22 1 2 1 261

38 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 39 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE THE NORTHERN SUN NSIC Administration INTERCOLLEGIATE CONFERENCE ounded in 1932, the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) has enjoyed a varied existence Quick Facts in the upper Midwest region that it claims as home. The league is currently made up of institutions Affiliation: ...... NCAA Division II from Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota. In the spring of 1992 the NSIC was formed from Founded:...... 1932 Fthe merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (NIC), which was the men’s conference, and the Web Site: ...... www.northernsun.org Northern Sun Conference (NSC), which was the women’s conference. NSIC Fax Number:...... (612) 627-6830 In the 1999-2000 academic year, the NSIC became an expanded 10-team league from the previous Address: seven-member conference. Since 1932 various institutions have competed in the NSIC. Bemidji State 2331 University Ave, Ste 122 University, Minnesota State University Moorhead and are all charter members Minneapolis, MN 55414 and have remained in the conference for its 70 years of existence. The -Duluth is also an original member, but left the conference for nearly 30 years, then rejoining in 1976. Other cur- Administration rent members have joined in later years: the University of Minnesota-Morris in 1966, Southwest State Commissioner University in 1969, Northern State University in 1978, in 1998, while Concordia Mike Lockrem University-Saint Paul and the University of Minnesota-Crookston became members in 1999. Office: ...... (612) 627-6831 Before the NSIC became eligible for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship Home: ...... (612) 825-3682 competition in 1995, its member institutions had an extremely rich tradition in the National Association Cell: ...... (612) 716-6454 of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The NIC’s and NSC’s tenure in the NAIA included several national e-mail: [email protected] championship teams and individuals, as well as many national qualifiers. This past year on the field of play, the University of Minnesota-Duluth Athletic Department once again displayed its prowess en route to winning the 2001-2002 NSIC All-Sports Competition. The Bull- Assistant Commisioner dogs used top finishes in several sports to take first place in the final league standings. In women’s Chris Fitzpatrick sports, UMD took home five NSIC championships, including cross country, soccer, and indoor Office: ...... (612) 627-6832 and outdoor track & field. UMD men’s athletic programs also captured conference championships in Cell: ...... (612) 518-8780 cross country and indoor and outdoor track & field, while finishing second in football and earning the e-mail:...... [email protected] school’s first-ever trip to the in Excelsior Springs, Mo., an NCAA Division II sanc- tioned bowl game versus Central Missouri State. The Winona State University Warriors finished second in the All-Sports Standings with strong show- ings in several men’s and women’s sports. WSU won the conference title in football earning the NSIC’s Senior Woman Administrator first-ever berth to the NCAA Division II Football Playoffs before falling to eventual national champion Erin Lind North Dakota, 42-28, in Grand Forks, N.D. The women’s soccer team also earned a berth to the NCAA’s Office:...... (612) 627-6833 after finishing first in the regular season and runner-up in the NSIC championship tournament. The War- Home: ...... (952) 898-0627 riors also captured NSIC crowns in men’s golf and women’s , while finishing second in women’s Cell: ...... (612) 419-0339 cross country and women’s golf, tied for second in softball, earned the No. 2 seed in the 2002 NSIC e-mail:...... [email protected] Baseball Championship Tournament and finished third in women’s indoor and outdoor track & field. Northern State University, which finished third in the league’s all-sport standings, claimed a share of their first regular season league title in men’s basketball since the 1998-1999 season (9th overall) while Other NSIC Staff grappling their way to their second-ever NSIC wrestling championship and first since 1986. Football Information Director: ...... Larry Scott Wayne State College (Neb.), a sponsor of 15 NSIC sports, also competed with resolve in the NSIC Office: ...... (218) 236-2113 this year. The Wildcats, who finished fourth in the NSIC all-sports standings, brought home an NSIC co- Home: ...... (218) 233-6447 championship in while finishing second in baseball and men’s cross country, tied for second Fax:...... (218) 236-3291 in softball and placed fourth in the men’s outdoor track & field championships. e-mail: ...... [email protected] Other notable performances by NSIC teams this season were mostly dominated by Southwest State Address : University. The Mustang women’s basketball team captured a second straight regular season league Minnesota State Univ. Moorhead championship, a conference tournament title and earned their second consecutive appearance in the Alex Nemzek Hall NCAA tournament. Southwest State also had a very successful women’s golf season, winning its second Moorhead, MN 56563 consecutive NSIC crown in the fall. SSU advanced to its first-ever NCAA North Central Regional Vol- leyball Tournament in 2001 after sharing the conference crown with Wayne State (Neb.). And, the SSU Football Officials Coordinator: ...... Mike Nevin baseball squad brought home its first league title since 1996. Phone: ...... (612) 445-4869 The annual NSIC Summer Kickoff Event takes place the last weekend in July and includes the NSIC e-mail:...... [email protected] Golf Tournament, NSIC Hall of Fame Banquet, football and volleyball officiating clinics, as well as sev- Address: eral meetings involving the league leadership. 922 Minnesota St. The 2002-2003 academic year will bring several premier events to the NSIC and its member schools. Shakopee, MN 55739 For example, each NSIC school will again compete at the NSIC/NCC Volleyball Challenge in early September. This year’s event will be in Omaha, Neb. March Madness will be in full force for the fourth Basketball Officials Coordinator:...... Roy Ward consecutive year as the NSIC men’s and women’s basketball tournament, which determines the league’s Phone:...... (651) 777-3973 automatic qualifiers for the NCAA tournament, will be at the beautiful Gangelhoff Center on the campus Fax:...... (651) 777-2591 of Concordia University-Saint Paul. Address: For the fourth year in a row, the conference will continue to market its member schools through radio 2172 Buhl Ave. and television productions. The Northern Sun Showcase television program (24 shows in last 3 years) North St. Paul, MN 55109 and the 2003 NSIC men’s and women’s basketball tournament championship games will all hit the air- waves again on Fox Sports Net. Also, the Northern Sun Spotlight radio show will air on several stations Volleyball Officials Coordinator: ...... Bob Stanek throughout the Midwest for another 20-plus weeks during 2002-2003 sports season. Office: ...... (651) 737-0655 Over the years, the NSIC has provided extremely competitive intercollegiate athletic programs for its Home: ...... (651) 780-0111 members and features schools of modest size with fairly restricted athletic budgets. Although the pro- e-mail:...... [email protected] grams are not designed to be equal to Division I athletics, many former NSIC athletes have distinguished Address: themselves in national and international competition. Each member school emphasizes the educational, 6970 Lake Dr. entertainment, and unifying value of sports and points with pride to the many advantages to be gained Lino Lakes, MN 55014-1925 by attending these colleges and universities. 38 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 39 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE 2001 NSIC RECAP Final 2001 NSIC Standings 2001 All-NSIC Team Overall NSIC Offense Defense W L Pct. W L Pct. FIRST TEAM FIRST TEAM xy-Winona State 10 2 .833 9 0 1.00 OT Derek Dehn ...... UMC DE Wallie Kuchinski...... BSU z-Minn.-Duluth 9 3 .750 7 2 .778 OT Patrick Paulson...... UMD DE Joe Peters ...... CSP OG Bryan Stoffel ...... BSU DT Nate Holzer...... MSM Concordia-St. Paul 8 3 .727 6 3 .667 OG Peter Lawton...... UMD DT Paul Detloff ...... UMC Bemidji State 7 4 .636 5 4 .556 C Jerry Dagel...... BSU LB Pat Engleright ...... BSU Minn. St-Moorhead 4 6 .400 4 5 .444 QB Geoff Martinson...... BSU LB Phil Hatcher ...... UMC Minn.-Crookston 4 7 .364 4 5 .444 RB Eddie Acosta# ...... BSU LB Antonio Jackson...... WSC Northern State 4 7 .364 4 5 .444 RB Chris Washington...... CSP DB Reed Tietz...... CSP Wayne St. (Neb.) 4 7 .364 3 6 .333 WR Steve Battaglia ...... UMD DB Neil Austin ...... UMC WR Jeff Dobbertin...... WSU DB Kevin Westbrock% ...... UMD Southwest State 3 8 .273 3 6 .333 TE Daniel Linden ...... SSU DB Nick Jaeger ...... WSU Minn.-Morris 0 11 .000 0 9 .000 PK Steve Opgenorth...... WSU P Tyson Kassel...... SSU x- 2001 NSIC Champion KR Kevin Curtin ...... WSU PR Jason Leden ...... BSU y- NCAA Division II Playoff participant # 2001 Offensive Player of the Year % 2001 Defensive Player of the Year z- NSIC/MIAA Mineral Water Bowl participant SECOND TEAM SECOND TEAM OT Chad Behnke...... CSP DE Brian Simon...... SSU OT David Blazkowski ...... WSU DE Nate Davis...... UMD OG Jerome Johannes...... MSM DT Corey Karle ...... UMM OG Lloyd Kongsjord...... UMC DT John Stapleton...... WSU C Malachi Johnson...... WSU LB Shaun Maloney...... UMM QB Mike Allen...... CSP LB Deric Sieck...... WSU RB Tefua Bloomfield ...... NSU LB Jake Tietji ...... WSU RB Kevin Curtin ...... WSU DB Jack King...... MSM WR Joe Mapson...... CSP DB Adam Roloff...... MSM WR Tavaris Johnson ...... WSC DB Desmond Grace...... WSC TE Rob Tadych...... UMD DB Jesse Isom ...... WSU PK Chad Gerlach ...... UMD P Ryan Walch...... WSU KR Cody Jamison...... NSU PR Kevin Curtin ...... WSU

HONORABLE MENTION HONORABLE MENTION OG Nick Sundsmo ...... CSP DE Tim Rexius...... WSC OG Mark Ernst...... WSC DT Phil Alejandrino ...... CSP OG Matt Brown ...... WSU DT Nic Free...... UMD OG Sam DiGrino ...... WSU NG Jeremy Flaten ...... MSM OT Brandon Pink ...... BSU LB Jon Aamot ...... BSU OT Matt Anderson...... MSM LB Dan Shuster...... CSP OT Jesse Miller ...... SSU LB Justin Buzby...... UMC OT Nate Reimers ...... UMD LB Adam Skinner...... UMD OT Bryan Freel ...... WSC LB Booker Bell ...... NSU C Andy Larson ...... MSM LB Mark Rentschler ...... SSU C Chris Pinkelman...... SSU DB Cash Lagneness ...... UMD C Ben Harris ...... UMM DB Stephen Moore...... UMM C Heath Keim ...... WSC DB Kyle Lingenfelter...... WSC QB Brad Duerr ...... MSM PR Joseph Mapson ...... CSP QB Justin Schreiber...... UMC QB Ricky Fritz ...... UMD PLAYERS OF THE YEAR QB Andy Nett...... WSU Offense:...... RB Eddie Acosta, BSU RB Justing Ellevold ...... MSM Defense: ...DB Kevin Westbrock, UMD RB Curtis Jepson...... WSU WR Ryan Welle...... BSU NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR WR Tim Battaglia...... UMD Offense:...... WR Joseph Mapson, CSP WR Adam Lilla ...... WSU Defense: ...... LB Adam Long, WSC TE Josh Graves ...... NSU above: RB Eddie Acosta earned wire-to-wire NSIC Offen- TE Nick Buzby...... UMC GLEN GALLIGAN AWARD sive Player of the Year honors in 2001, winning both the pre- KR Ken Sather ...... SSU CB Steven Brandt, UMC season and post-season honors. He also won three Player of COACH OF THE YEAR the Week honors during the season. Tom Sawyer, WSU

40 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 41 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE 2001 NSIC LEADERS Team, All Games |-----Gained----| |------Lost------| SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg TURNOVER MARGIN G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Per/G Winona State 12 68 53 4 0 11 1 504 42.0 Winona State 12 16 30 46 11 14 25 +21 1.75 Bemidji State 11 61 40 2 0 1 1 415 37.7 UM-Duluth 11 13 17 30 4 15 19 +11 1.00 UM-Duluth 11 54 41 4 0 6 0 391 35.5 Bemidji State 11 7 12 19 7 10 17 +2 0.18 Concordia-St. Paul 11 53 42 2 1 4 0 378 34.4 Concordia-St. Paul 11 16 17 33 19 12 31 +2 0.18 Northern State 11 33 25 2 0 7 1 250 22.7 MSU Moorhead 10 10 17 27 14 12 26 +1 0.10 Southwest State 11 31 22 4 0 5 0 231 21.0 Northern State 11 14 11 25 14 15 29 -4 -0.36 MSU Moorhead 10 29 23 0 0 3 1 208 20.8 UM-Crookston 11 16 13 29 19 14 33 -4 -0.36 UM-Crookston 11 29 23 3 0 4 0 215 19.5 Southwest State 11 11 10 21 13 16 29 -8 -0.73 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 26 16 4 0 2 0 186 16.9 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 11 14 25 21 21 42 -17 -1.55 UM-Morris 11 13 10 1 0 3 0 99 9.0 UM-Morris 11 9 6 15 22 26 48 -33 -3.00

SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G UM-Duluth 11 23 15 1 0 5 0 170 15.5 MSU Moorhead 10 518 2,541 4.9 26 254.1 Concordia-St. Paul 11 32 26 1 0 4 1 234 21.3 Winona State 12 506 2,635 5.2 32 219.6 MSU Moorhead 10 30 20 3 0 4 0 218 21.8 Bemidji State 11 456 2,317 5.1 30 210.6 Bemidji State 11 36 22 3 0 5 1 261 23.7 UM-Duluth 11 469 2,102 4.5 21 191.1 Winona State 12 41 29 3 0 4 0 293 24.4 UM-Crookston 11 515 2,072 4.0 16 188.4 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 36 26 5 0 8 1 278 25.3 Concordia-St. Paul 11 410 1,837 4.5 25 167.0 Northern State 11 45 36 1 0 8 1 334 30.4 Northern State 11 402 1,565 3.9 18 142.3 UM-Crookston 11 52 45 1 1 8 0 385 35.0 Southwest State 11 390 1,142 2.9 13 103.8 Southwest State 11 54 41 3 0 12 1 409 37.2 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 381 1,020 2.7 9 92.7 UM-Morris 11 78 64 4 0 2 0 546 49.6 UM-Morris 11 345 546 1.6 2 49.6

PASS OFFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G RUSHING DEFENSE G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G Bemidji State 11 302 188 10 62.3 2864 9.5 27 260.4 Concordia-St. Paul 11 412 1182 2.9 11 107.5 Winona State 12 339 184 14 54.3 2916 8.6 32 243.0 MSU Moorhead 10 380 1384 3.6 10 138.4 Concordia-St. Paul 11 365 194 12 53.2 2528 6.9 22 229.8 UM-Duluth 11 423 1629 3.9 14 148.1 UM-Duluth 11 273 145 15 53.1 2348 8.6 27 213.5 Bemidji State 11 421 1654 3.9 14 150.4 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 353 175 21 49.6 2333 6.6 16 212.1 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 471 1681 3.6 20 152.8 Southwest State 11 326 178 16 54.6 1965 6.0 16 178.6 Winona State 12 438 1835 4.2 20 152.9 Northern State 11 309 121 15 39.2 1807 5.8 12 164.3 UM-Crookston 11 479 1934 4.0 21 175.8 UM-Crookston 11 269 110 14 40.9 1362 5.1 9 123.8 Northern State 11 461 1976 4.3 21 179.6 UM-Morris 11 331 107 26 32.3 1307 3.9 11 118.8 Southwest State 11 457 2523 5.5 28 229.4 MSU Moorhead 10 163 65 12 39.9 814 5.0 2 81.4 UM-Morris 11 566 2763 4.9 47 251.2

PASS DEFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G UM-Duluth 11 311 147 17 47.3 1827 5.9 8 166.1 Bemidji State 11 2,317 2,864 758 5,181 6.8 57 471.0 Northern State 11 273 157 11 57.5 1970 7.2 22 179.1 Winona State 12 2,635 2,916 845 5,551 6.6 64 462.6 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 283 149 14 52.7 1976 7.0 12 179.6 UM-Duluth 11 2,102 2,348 742 4,450 6.0 48 404.5 MSU Moorhead 10 297 136 17 45.8 1990 6.7 18 199.0 Concordia-St. Paul 11 1,837 2,528 775 4,365 5.6 47 396.8 Concordia-St. Paul 11 366 171 17 46.7 2218 6.1 20 201.6 MSU Moorhead 10 2,541 814 681 3,355 4.9 28 335.5 UM-Morris 11 275 153 6 55.6 2236 8.1 23 203.3 UM-Crookston 11 2,072 1,362 784 3,434 4.4 25 312.2 Southwest State 11 287 133 10 46.3 2328 8.1 25 211.6 Northern State 11 1,565 1,807 711 3,372 4.7 30 306.5 Bemidji State 11 352 172 12 48.9 2333 6.6 21 212.1 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 1,020 2,333 734 3,353 4.6 25 304.8 Winona State 12 350 184 30 52.6 2553 7.3 21 212.8 Southwest State 11 1,142 1,965 716 3,107 4.3 29 282.5 UM-Crookston 11 305 157 13 51.5 2408 7.9 26 218.9 UM-Morris 11 546 1,307 676 1,853 2.7 13 168.5

KICKOFF RETURNS G Ret Yds TD Avg TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G Southwest State 11 64 1489 1 23.3 Concordia-St. Paul 11 1182 2218 778 3400 4.4 31 309.1 Northern State 11 54 1226 0 22.7 UM-Duluth 11 1629 1827 734 3456 4.7 22 314.2 Concordia-St. Paul 11 36 782 1 21.7 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 1681 1976 754 3657 4.9 32 332.5 UM-Duluth 11 32 656 0 20.5 MSU Moorhead 10 1384 1990 677 3374 5.0 28 337.4 MSU Moorhead 10 30 587 0 19.6 Northern State 11 1976 1970 734 3946 5.4 43 358.7 UM-Crookston 11 54 1001 0 18.5 Bemidji State 11 1654 2333 773 3987 5.2 35 362.5 Bemidji State 11 40 735 0 18.4 Winona State 12 1835 2553 788 4388 5.6 41 365.7 UM-Morris 11 69 1221 0 17.7 UM-Crookston 11 1934 2408 784 4342 5.5 47 394.7 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 45 782 0 17.4 Southwest State 11 2523 2328 744 4851 6.5 53 441.0 Winona State 12 52 774 0 14.9 UM-Morris 11 2763 2236 841 4999 5.9 70 454.5

PUNTING G No Avg Ret Yds Avg Net PUNT RETURNS G Ret Yds TD Avg Winona State 12 46 37.8 24 143 3.1 34.7 Bemidji State 11 27 424 3 15.7 Southwest State 11 67 37.3 28 250 3.7 33.6 UM-Duluth 11 25 353 2 14.1 MSU Moorhead 10 54 35.6 21 146 2.7 32.9 Concordia-St. Paul 11 27 336 3 12.4 UM-Duluth 11 43 35.3 16 121 2.8 32.5 Winona State 12 24 260 0 10.8 Bemidji State 11 41 36.6 15 167 4.1 32.5 UM-Crookston 11 22 166 1 7.5 UM-Crookston 11 77 35.1 23 265 3.4 31.7 UM-Morris 11 12 89 0 7.4 Northern State 11 71 35.1 30 257 3.6 31.5 Southwest State 11 16 106 1 6.6 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 66 31.4 24 114 1.7 29.7 MSU Moorhead 10 22 133 0 6.0 UM-Morris 11 90 32.3 39 408 4.5 27.8 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 29 164 0 5.7 Concordia-St. Paul 11 47 31.7 17 186 4.0 27.8 Northern State 11 15 83 0 5.5 40 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 41 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE 2001 NSIC LEADERS Team, All Games OPP. PENALTIES G No Yds FIELD GOALS G FG FGA Pct FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total UM-Morris 11 96 932 Southwest State 11 5 7 .714 Winona State 12 119 124 20 263 UM-Crookston 11 96 830 Northern State 11 7 10 .700 Bemidji State 11 107 118 22 247 Bemidji State 11 99 737 Winona State 12 11 17 .647 Concordia-St. Paul 11 95 114 20 229 Winona State 12 82 705 UM-Duluth 11 6 11 .545 UM-Duluth 11 101 101 16 218 Southwest State 11 86 686 UM-Morris 11 3 6 .500 Southwest State 11 70 93 26 189 Northern State 11 79 632 MSU Moorhead 10 3 8 .375 UM-Crookston 11 91 61 23 175 Concordia-St. Paul 11 77 623 UM-Crookston 11 4 12 .333 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 69 88 17 174 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 69 606 Concordia-St. Paul 11 4 13 .308 Northern State 11 79 72 20 171 UM-Duluth 11 72 587 Bemidji State 11 1 4 .250 MSU Moorhead 10 120 42 7 169 MSU Moorhead 10 54 443 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 2 9 .222 UM-Morris 11 33 58 18 109 3RD-DN CONV. G Conv Att Pct PAT KICKING G KM KA Pct OPP 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total Winona State 12 74 157 47.1 Concordia-St. Paul 11 42 45 .933 MSU Moorhead 10 67 93 10 170 UM-Duluth 11 65 146 44.5 UM-Crookston 11 23 25 .920 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 84 86 14 184 Bemidji State 11 58 136 42.6 Southwest State 11 22 24 .917 UM-Duluth 11 88 82 20 190 MSU Moorhead 10 53 147 36.1 Winona State 12 53 59 .898 Concordia-St. Paul 11 68 101 26 195 Concordia-St. Paul 11 49 143 34.3 MSU Moorhead 10 23 26 .885 UM-Crookston 11 92 97 12 201 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 48 157 30.6 UM-Duluth 11 41 48 .854 Winona State 12 84 111 12 207 Northern State 11 44 147 29.9 Northern State 11 25 30 .833 Bemidji State 11 91 104 18 213 Southwest State 11 42 146 28.8 UM-Morris 11 10 12 .833 Northern State 11 93 87 36 216 UM-Crookston 11 48 178 27.0 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 16 21 .762 Southwest State 11 117 91 25 233 UM-Morris 11 27 162 16.7 Bemidji State 11 40 55 .727 UM-Morris 11 130 92 14 236 OPP 3RD-DN CONV. G Conv Att Pct TIME OF POSS. G Time SACKS BY G No Yds Concordia-St. Paul 11 52 173 30.1 Avg/G Concordia-St. Paul 11 33 215 UM-Duluth 11 49 156 31.4 MSU Moorhead 10 322:06 32:12 Bemidji State 11 28 157 MSU Moorhead 10 51 149 34.2 Southwest State 11 348:05 31:38 UM-Crookston 11 21 117 Bemidji State 11 56 162 34.6 UM-Duluth 11 346:16 31:28 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 21 137 Northern State 11 49 141 34.8 Winona State 12 367:05 30:35 MSU Moorhead 10 20 142 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 57 163 35.0 Northern State 11 324:40 29:30 Winona State 12 19 90 UM-Crookston 11 58 160 36.3 Bemidji State 11 320:39 29:09 UM-Duluth 11 18 123 Winona State 12 56 152 36.8 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 318:31 28:57 UM-Morris 11 17 133 Southwest State 11 57 146 39.0 Concordia-St. Paul 11 318:01 28:54 Southwest State 11 16 102 UM-Morris 11 59 147 40.1 UM-Crookston 11 302:49 27:31 Northern State 11 15 109 UM-Morris 11 295:20 26:50 SACKS AGAINST G No. Yds PENALTIES G No Yds UM-Duluth 11 7 43 MSU Moorhead 10 63 463 MSU Moorhead 10 12 82 UM-Morris 11 58 509 Winona State 12 13 69 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 61 532 Concordia-St. Paul 11 17 98 UM-Crookston 11 64 580 Northern State 11 21 155 Bemidji State 11 71 648 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 25 184 Winona State 12 96 705 UM-Crookston 11 27 172 UM-Duluth 11 97 804 UM-Morris 11 27 190 Southwest State 11 103 818 Southwest State 11 28 190 Concordia-St. Paul 11 98 877 Bemidji State 11 29 148 Northern State 11 101 890

right: Jon Aamot takes down MSU-Moor- head QB Brad Duerr. Bemidji State’s defense finished second in the NSIC (all games) in sacks in 2001.

42 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 43 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE 2001 NSIC LEADERS Individual, All Games RUSHING Tm Cl G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G ALL PURPOSE Tm Cl G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G Acosta, Eddie BSU JR 11 266 1710 6.4 21 155.5 Acosta, Eddie BSU JR 11 1,710 463 0 35 2,208 200.7 Bloomfield, T NSU SR 11 286 1479 5.2 18 134.5 Leden, Jason BSU SR 8 81 506 363 391 1,341 167.6 Washington, Chr CSP SO 11 244 1386 5.7 17 126.0 Washington, Chr CSP SO 11 1,386 256 0 0 1,642 149.3 Duerr, Brad MSM 10 191 961 5.0 14 96.1 Johnson,Tavaris WSC SR 11 90 1,159 129 223 1,601 145.5 Curtin, Kevin WSU SO 12 156 1018 6.5 9 84.8 Curtin, Kevin WSU SO 12 1,018 112 169 382 1,681 140.1 Schreiber, J UMC JR 11 176 830 4.7 4 75.5 Bloomfield, T NSU SR 11 1,479 25 0 0 1,504 136.7 Ellevold, J MSM 10 127 702 5.5 5 70.2 Sather, Ken SSU JR 11 496 129 27 752 1,404 127.6 Murray, Jared UMD SR 10 128 665 5.2 5 66.5 Jamison, Cody NSU SR 11 0 452 83 843 1,378 125.3 Rufledt, Dave UMD FR 9 127 579 4.6 11 64.3 Mapson, Joe CSP SO 11 4 836 131 376 1,347 122.5 Teager, Bryce WSC SO 10 135 586 4.3 5 58.6 Mapson, Joseph CSP SO 11 22 670 179 345 1,216 110.5

PASSING AVG/GM Tm Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G INTERCEPTIONS Tm Cl G Int Yds TD Int/G Martinson,Geoff BSU SR 11 295 185 9 62.7 2,798 26 254.4 Daniels, D. MSM 10 6 85 0 0.60 Allen, Mike CSP SR 11 317 170 9 53.6 2,281 22 207.4 Jaeger, Nick WSU SO 12 7 34 1 0.58 Fritz, Ricky UMD JR 11 237 127 15 53.6 2,060 26 187.3 Koehler, Steven WSU SO 12 6 84 0 0.50 Ackley, Scott NSU JR 9 211 80 11 37.9 1,336 9 148.4 Neill, Jeremy WSC FR 11 5 52 0 0.45 Burhoop, Justin WSC JR 10 200 89 15 44.5 1,350 9 135.0 Langeness, Cash UMD SO 11 5 44 1 0.45 Carpenter Bruce WSU JR 11 187 93 7 49.7 1,472 18 133.8 Sieck, Deric WSU SO 12 5 73 0 0.42 Schreiber, J UMC JR 11 264 110 14 41.7 1,362 9 123.8 Moore, Stephen UMM SO 10 4 17 0 0.40 McLarty, Mac UMM JR 10 297 94 19 31.6 1,153 9 115.3 Dell, James CSP SO 11 4 79 0 0.36 Engquist, Tyler SSU SR 9 158 83 8 52.5 991 8 110.1 Amundson, Joe CSP SO 11 4 65 0 0.36 Fagnan, Rob SSU SO 10 166 95 6 57.2 974 8 97.4 Brandt, Steve UMC SR 11 4 0 0 0.36

TOTAL OFFENSE Tm Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G PUNT RETURNS Tm Cl G Ret Yds TD Avg Martinson,Geoff BSU SR 11 29 2,798 366 2,827 257.0 Leden, Jason BSU SR 8 20 363 2 18.1 Allen, Mike CSP SR 11 192 2,281 396 2,473 224.8 Mapson, Joseph CSP SO 11 13 179 2 13.8 Fritz, Ricky UMD JR 11 297 2,060 306 2,357 214.3 Langeness, Cash UMD SO 11 15 173 0 11.5 Schreiber, J UMC JR 11 830 1,362 440 2,192 199.3 Curtin, Kevin WSU SO 12 15 169 0 11.3 Duerr, Brad MSM 10 961 814 352 1,775 177.5 Roloff, Adam. MSM 10 14 87 0 6.2 Acosta, Eddie BSU JR 11 1,710 0 266 1,710 155.5 Johnson,Tavaris WSC SR 11 22 129 0 5.9 Ackley, Scott NSU JR 9 -23 1,336 245 1,313 145.9 Jamison, Cody NSU SR 11 15 83 0 5.5 Carpenter Bruce WSU JR 11 61 1,472 221 1,533 139.4 Schleusner,Josh SSU JR 11 12 65 0 5.4 Bloomfield, T NSU SR 11 1,479 0 286 1,479 134.5 Olsonawski, M UMC JR 11 11 50 0 4.5 Burhoop, Justin WSC JR 10 -15 1,350 238 1,335 133.5

REC./GAME Tm Cl G Rec Yds TD Avg/C Rec/G KICKOFF RET Tm Cl G Ret Yds TD Avg Johnson,Tavaris WSC SR 11 70 1,159 10 16.6 6.36 Mapson, Joe CSP SO 11 13 376 1 28.9 Welle, Ryan BSU SO 11 60 1,045 9 17.4 5.45 Schleusner,Josh SSU JR 11 19 535 0 28.2 Mapson, Joe CSP SO 11 51 836 11 16.4 4.64 Sather, Ken SSU JR 11 28 752 1 26.9 Lilla, Adam WSU JR 12 55 1,080 17 19.6 4.58 Jamison, Cody NSU SR 11 33 843 0 25.5 Battaglia,Steve UMD JR 11 50 861 12 17.2 4.55 Daniels, D. MSM 10 10 245 0 24.5 Battaglia, Tim UMD SO 11 49 896 10 18.3 4.45 Leden, Jason BSU SR 8 17 391 0 23.0 Mapson, Joseph CSP SO 11 49 670 5 13.7 4.45 Mapson, Joseph CSP SO 11 16 345 0 21.6 Leden, Jason BSU SR 8 33 506 6 15.3 4.13 Langeness, Cash UMD SO 11 12 246 0 20.5 Linden, Dan SSU SR 11 42 425 6 10.1 3.82 Lee, Steven UMC FR 11 27 548 0 20.3 Davison, Chad MSM 7 26 366 1 14.1 3.71 Johnson,Tavaris WSC SR 11 11 223 0 20.3

REC. YDS/GAME Tm Cl G Rec Yds TD Avg/C Yds/G SCORING Tm Cl G TD XPT FG Pts PPG Johnson,Tavaris WSC SR 11 70 1,159 10 16.6 105.4 Acosta, Eddie BSU JR 11 25 2 0 152 13.8 Welle, Ryan BSU SO 11 60 1,045 9 17.4 95.0 Bloomfield, T NSU SR 11 18 0 0 108 9.8 Lilla, Adam WSU JR 12 55 1,080 17 19.6 90.0 Washington, Chr CSP SO 11 17 0 0 102 9.3 Battaglia, Tim. UMD SO 11 49 896 10 18.3 81.5 Lilla, Adam WSU JR 12 17 0 0 102 8.5 Battaglia,Steve UMD JR 11 50 861 12 17.2 78.3 Duerr, Brad MSM 10 14 0 0 84 8.4 Mapson, Joe CSP SO 11 51 836 11 16.4 76.0 Rufledt, Dave UMD FR 9 11 0 0 66 7.3 Leden, Jason BSU SR 8 33 506 6 15.3 63.3 Mapson, Joe CSP SO 11 13 0 0 78 7.1 Mapson, Joseph CSP SO 11 49 670 5 13.7 60.9 Opgenorth Steve WSU SO 12 0 52 11 85 7.1 Davison, Chad MSM 7 26 366 1 14.1 52.3 Battaglia,Steve UMD JR 11 12 0 0 72 6.5 Johnson, Jimmy NSU JR 10 24 503 2 21.0 50.3 Johnson,Tavaris WSC SR 11 11 0 0 66 6.0

42 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 43 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 2001 NSIC LEADERS Individual, All Games SCORING (TDs) Tm Cl G TD Rush Pass Ret PAT Pts PPG SACKS Tm Cl G Pos UA A Yds Total Acosta, Eddie BSU JR 11 25 21 4 0 1 152 13.8 Kuchinski, Wallie BSU SR 10 DE 8 3 59 9.5 Bloomfield, T NSU SR 11 18 18 0 0 0 108 9.8 Peters, Joe CSP SO 11 DE 8 2 51 9.0 Washington, Chr CSP SO 11 17 17 0 0 0 102 9.3 Hatcher, Phil UMC SR 11 7 1 53 7.5 Lilla, Adam WSU JR 12 17 0 17 0 0 102 8.5 Breitlow, Ty WSU SO 12 DT 6 0 30 6.0 Duerr, Brad MSM 10 14 14 0 0 0 84 8.4 Alejandrino,Phi CSP SO 11 DE 6 0 43 6.0 Rufledt, Dave UMD FR 9 11 11 0 0 0 66 7.3 Cowins, Keith NSU JR 9 DL 5 0 29 5.0 Mapson, Joe CSP SO 11 13 0 11 2 0 78 7.1 Coughlin, Adam BSU SO 11 DE 3 2 36 4.0 Battaglia,Steve UMD JR 11 12 0 12 0 0 72 6.5 Hoppe, Cory MSM 10 3 2 28 4.0 Leden, Jason BSU SR 8 8 0 6 2 0 48 6.0 Baasch, Matt MSM 10 4 0 23 4.0 Johnson,Tavaris WSC SR 11 11 1 10 0 0 66 6.0 Rexius, Tim WSC SO 11 DE 3 1 26 3.5

SCORING (KICK) Tm Cl G PATs FGs Pts PPG TACKLE/LOSS Tm Cl No. Yds Opgenorth Steve WSU SO 12 52-58 11-17 85 7.1 Peters, Joe CSP SO 21 74 Gerlach, Chad UMD SO 11 41-48 6-11 59 5.4 Hatcher, Phil UMC SR 16 68 Olson, Owen NSU SO 9 25-30 7-10 46 5.1 Cowins, Keith NSU JR 16 57 Collier, Neil BSU JR 11 40-55 1-4 43 3.9 Breitlow, Ty WSU SO 14 43 Wirtz, Jason CSP FR 10 33-35 1-8 36 3.6 Kuchinski, Wallie BSU SR 16 70 Howie, Kyle SSU FR 11 22-24 5-7 37 3.4 Jackson,Antonio WSC SR 13 38 Johnson, Dane UMC FR 10 23-25 3-8 32 3.2 Alejandrino,Phi CSP SO 11 50 Greer, Clint. MSM 10 23-26 3-8 32 3.2 Long, Adam. WSC FR 11 36 Hale, Nate. WSC JR 11 16-21 2-9 22 2.0 Yessian, John UMM JR 12 49 Schmidt, Jake UMM SR 11 10-12 3-6 19 1.7 Rexius, Tim WSC SO 12 39

FIELD GOALS Tm Cl G FG FGA Pct. FG/G FUMBLES FORCED Tm Cl Num Opgenorth Steve WSU SO 12 11 17 64.7 0.92 Baasch, Matt MSM 3 Olson, Owen NSU SO 9 7 10 70.0 0.78 Hatcher, Phil UMC SR 3 Gerlach, Chad UMD SO 11 6 11 54.5 0.55 Pleasant, Jason NSU JR 3 Howie, Kyle SSU FR 11 5 7 71.4 0.45 Sieck, Deric. WSU SO 3 Gottschalk,Dave CSP JR 10 3 5 60.0 0.30 Shuster, Dan. CSP SR 3 Greer, Clint. MSM 10 3 8 37.5 0.30 Jackson,Antonio WSC SR 2 Johnson, Dane UMC FR 10 3 8 37.5 0.30 Kuchinski, Wallie BSU SR 2 Schmidt, Jake UMM SR 11 3 6 50.0 0.27 Peters, Joe CSP SO 2 Hale, Nate. WSC JR 11 2 9 22.2 0.18 Hoppe, Cory MSM 2 Wirtz, Jason CSP FR 10 1 8 12.5 0.10 Bogenrief, Nick SSU SO 2

FIELD GOAL PCT Tm Cl G FG FGA Long Pct. FUMBLES RCVD Tm Cl Num Howie, Kyle SSU FR 11 5 7 39 71.4 Hatcher, Phil UMC SR 6 Olson, Owen NSU SO 9 7 10 41 70.0 Karle, Corey. UMM JR 4 Opgenorth Steve WSU SO 12 11 17 42 64.7 Pleasant, Jason NSU JR 3 Gottschalk,Dave CSP JR 10 3 5 34 60.0 Rentschler,Mark SSU JR 3 Gerlach, Chad UMD SO 11 6 11 40 54.5 Amundson,Joe. CSP SO 3 Schmidt, Jake UMM SR 11 3 6 51 50.0 Miley, James. CSP JR 3 Johnson, Dane UMC FR 10 3 8 34 37.5 Stapleton, John WSU SR 3 Greer, Clint. MSM 10 3 8 42 37.5 Peters, Joe CSP SO 2 Collier, Neil BSU JR 11 1 4 19 25.0 Connell, John UMC SR 2 Brudenell, M. UMC FR 11 1 4 31 25.0 Zacharias, Josh MSM 2

PAT KICK PCT Tm Cl G KM KA Pct. PASSES DEFENSED Tm Cl PBU Int Tot Wirtz, Jason CSP FR 10 33 35 94.3 Daniels, D. MSM 11 6 17 Johnson, Dane UMC FR 10 23 25 92.0 Langeness, Cash UMD SO 11 5 16 Howie, Kyle SSU FR 11 22 24 91.7 Jaeger, Nick. WSU SO 7 7 14 Opgenorth Steve WSU SO 12 52 58 89.7 Moore, Stephen UMM SO 10 4 14 Greer, Clint. MSM 10 23 26 88.5 Koehler, Steven WSU SO 8 6 14 Gottschalk,Dave CSP JR 10 7 8 87.5 Young, Cody SSU SO 10 3 13 Gerlach, Chad UMD SO 11 41 48 85.4 Jackson, Tony CSP SO 11 1 12 Olson, Owen NSU SO 9 25 30 83.3 Isom, Jesse WSU SR 7 4 11 Schmidt, Jake UMM SR 11 10 12 83.3 Brandt, Steve UMC SR 7 4 11 Amundson,Joe CSP SO 6 4 10

44 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE THE LAST TIME... Individual... Team... BSU - Rushing / Passing / Receiving Combos 30+ first downs 30 vs UM-Duluth, 10-27-2001 100-yard rusher & Eddie Acosta (179 rush) & Ryan Welle (214 rec) 300+ yards rushing 312 at Minot State, 9-1-2001 100-yard receiver at UM-Morris (11-3-2001). <50 yards net rushing 17 at Southwest State, 10-9-1999 2 100-yard rushers & Eddie Acosta (115 rush) & Dan Mell (116 rush); 400+ yards passing 430 vs Southwest State, 10-7-2000 2 100-yard receivers Jason Leden (158 rec) & Ryan Welle (103 rec) 500+ yards total offense 617 at UM-Morris, 11-3-2001 at Southwest State (10-13-2001). 600+ yards total offense 617 at UM-Morris, 11-3-2001 100-yard rusher, Eddie Acosta (179 rush), Ryan Welle (214 rec) & Consec gm, 400+ tot yds 5, vs Concordia-St. Paul (432), 10-6-2001 100-yard receiver & Geoff Martinson (314 pass) at Southwest State (641), 10-13-2001 300-yard passer at UM-Morris (11-3-2001). vs MSU-Moorhead (452), 10-20-2001 100 yards rushing & Eddie Acosta (117 rush, 137 rec) vs UM-Duluth (558), 10-27-2001 100 yards receiving vs MSU-Moorhead (10-20-2001). at UM-Morris (617), 11-3-2001 <200 yards total offense 124 at Southwest State, 10-9-1999 BSU - Rushing 700+ all-purpose yards 719 at Southwest State, 10-13-2001 25+ attempts 29, Eddie Acosta vs UM-Crookston, 11-10-2001 40+ points 47 vs UM-Crookston, 11-10-2001 30+ attempts 30, Eddie Acosta at Northern State, 9-29-2001 50+ points 69 at UM-Morris, 11-3-2001 150+ yards 179, Eddie Acosta at UM-Morris, 11-3-2001 60+ points 69 at UM-Morris, 11-3-2001 200+ yards 203, Eddie Acosta vs Concordia-St. Paul, 10-6-2001 70+ points 70 vs UM-Morris, 10-28-2000 200+ yards, season opener 209, Eddie Acosta at Minot State, 9-2-2000 100+ yards in penalties 112 at St. Thomas, 9-8-2001 Two 100-yard rushers Eddie Acosta (153) and Dan Mell (116) 4+ passes intercepted by 4 vs UM-Morris, 10-28-2000 at Southwest State (10-13-2001) 7+ sacks by 7 vs UM-Crookston, 11-10-2001 Consecutive 150-yard gms 3, Eddie Acosta 7+ sacks against 7 by Concordia-St. Paul, 10-6-2001 186 at Northern State, 9-29-2001 203 vs Concordia-St. Paul, 10-6-2001 20+ tackles for loss 22 vs UM-Morris, 10-28-2000 153 at Southwest State, 10-13-2001 Scored a safety at Northern St. (illegal kick/end zone), 9-29-2001 Consecutive 200-yard gms 3, John Gronski Shutout vs UM-Morris (70-0), 10-28-2000 319 vs Southwest St, 10-31-87 Shutout, vs NSIC opp. vs UM-Morris (70-0), 10-28-2000 221 vs Moorhead St., 11-7-87 Shut out by UM-Duluth (0-41), 11-8-1997 201 vs Huron, 11-14-87 Shut out by NSIC opp. UM-Duluth (0-41), 11-8-1997 50+-yard run 73, Dan Mell at Southwest State, 10-13-2001 Shut out by, 1st half at Concordia-St. Paul (0-3), 9-30-2000 70+-yard run 73, Dan Mell at Southwest State, 10-13-2001 Shut out by, 2nd half at Wayne State (0-6), 9-22-2001 70+-yard run, QB 71, Geoff Martinson at Minot State, 9-1-2001* Game ended in a tie vs Southwest State (46-46), 10-31-1987 4+ rushing TDs 4, Eddie Acosta at UM-Morris, 11-3-2001 Overtime game at Northern State (2OT; W, 47-46), 9-29-2001 * BSU record for a QB 4+-overtime game 4 (W, 67-65), vs Southwest State, 10-7-2000 Come-from-behind win vs MSU-Moorhead (0-14, 13:47 2nd), 10-20-2001 BSU - Passing 30+ attempts 31, Geoff Martinson vs UM-Duluth, 10-27-2001 BSU - Miscellaneous 20+ completions 24, Geoff Martinson vs Concordia-St. Paul, 10-6-2001 “Hail Mary” TD pass Ben Morie to Ty Houglum vs St. John’s, 9-6-1997 300+ yards passing 338, Geoff Martinson vs UM-Duluth, 10-27-2001 1,000 yds cmb offense 1,032 vs UM-Duluth (474), 10-27-2001 400+ yards passing 430, Geoff Martinson vs Southwest State, 10-7-2000 1,000 at Southwest State (359), 10-13-2001 Consec. 250-yard games 5, Geoff Martinson 1,059, vs Southwest State (525), 10-7-2000 271 vs Concordia-St. Paul, 10-6-2001 300+ yds indiv. offense 317, Geoff Martinson (314 pass, 3 rush) 389 at Southwest State, 10-13-2001 at UM-Morris, 11-3-2001 324 vs MSU-Moorhead, 10-20-2001 400+ yds indiv. offense 422, Geoff Martinson (430 pass, -8 rush) 338 vs UM-Duluth, 10-27-2001 vs Southwest State, 10-7-2000 314 vat UM-Morris, 11-3-2001 Consec gm, 300+ yds off 4, Geoff Martinson Consec. 300-yard games 4, Geoff Martinson 374 (389 pass, -15 rush) at Southwest St, 10-13-2001 389 at Southwest State, 10-13-2001 323 (324 pass, -1 rush) vs MSU-M’head, 10-20-2001 324 vs MSU-Moorhead, 10-20-2001 338 (338 pass, 0 rush) vs UM-Duluth, 10-27-2001 338 vs UM-Duluth, 10-27-2001 317 (314 pass, 3 rush) at UM-Morris, 11-3-2001 314 at UM-Morris, 11-3-2001 4+ TDs scored 4, Eddie Acosta (4 rush) at UM-Morris, 11-3-2001 200 yds pass/100 yds rush Marty Follis (203/140) vs UN-Kearney, 11-14-92 5+ TDs accounted for 5, Geoff Martinson (4 p/1 r) vs UM-Duluth, 10-27-2001 70-yard completion 95 (TD), Jason Leden from Geoff Martinson 5, Geoff Martinson (4 p/1 r) at Northern St., 9-29-2001 at Southwest State, 10-13-2001 3+ field goals 3, Neil Collier vs UW-River Falls, 11-10-2000 80-yard completion 95 (TD), Jason Leden from Geoff Martinson 7+ PATs 7-8, Neil Collier at UM-Morris, 11-3-2001 at Southwest State, 10-13-2001 7-7, Neil Collier at Southwest State, 10-13-2001 90-yard completion 95 (TD), Jason Leden from Geoff Martinson 7-7, Neil Collier vs Wayne State (Neb), 9-18-1999 at Southwest State, 10-13-2001 40-yd+ FG 40, Neil Collier at UM-Duluth, 10-21-2000 3+ TD passes 3, Geoff Martinson vs UM-Crookston, 11-10-2001 5+ punts 7, Neil Collier at Northern State, 9-29-2001 4+ TD passes 4, Geoff Martinson vs UM-Duluth, 10-27-2001 15+ tackles 15, Pat Engleright at St. Thomas, 9-8-2001 3+ interceptions 3, Geoff Martinson at St. Thomas, 9-8-2001 5+ tackles-for-loss 5, Wes Ehlers vs UM-Morris, 10-28-2000 3+ sacks 3, Wes Ehlers vs Southwest State, 10-7-2000 BSU - Receiving 10+ receptions 11, Ryan Welle vs Winona State, 9-15-2001 2+ interceptions 2, Ryan McCrady vs UM-Crookston, 11-4-2000 125+ yards 214, Ryan Welle at UM-Morris, 11-3-2001 TD on INT return Ben Hudson (32 yds) vs Southwest St., 10-7-2000 150+ yards 214, Ryan Welle at UM-Morris, 11-3-2001 TD on fumble return. Rob Sutera (6 yds) at Southwest St., 10-9-1999 175+ yards 214, Ryan Welle at UM-Morris, 11-3-2001 TD on punt return Jason Leden (80 yds) at St. Thomas, 9-8-2001 200+ yards 214, Ryan Welle at UM-Morris, 11-3-2001 2+ TDs on punt returns Jason Leden (70 yds, 80 yds) at St. Thomas, 9-8-2001 Two receivers, 125+ yards Ryan Welle (134) and Jeff Rothmund (125) TD on kickoff return Jason Leden (97 yds) vs UM-Crookston, 11-4-2000 vs Winona State, 9-15-2001 TD on KO & punt ret A.J. Ritacco (40 punt, 79 KO) vs Winona St., 11-15-86 Consecutive 100-yard gms 2, Ryan Welle Consec. gm w/ret. TD 2, Jason Leden 144 vs UM-Duluth, 10-27-2001 vs UM-Crookston (97 yds, KO), 11-4-2000 214 at UM-Morris, 11-3-2001 vs UW-River Falls (79 yds, punt), 11-10-2000 3+ TD receptions 3, Ryan Welle vs St. Thomas, 9-9-2000 100+ total return yards 152, Jason Leden (109 KO, 43 punt) vs Concordia, 10-6-2001 100+ yards, RB 137, Eddie Acosta vs MSU-Moorhead, 10-20-2001 200+ total return yards 218, Jason Leden (154 punt, 64 KO) at St. Thomas, 9-8-2001 50+ yard reception, RB 51, Eddie Acosta vs MSU-Moorhead, 10-20-2001 Blocked field goal vs MSU-Moorhead (0:00 2nd), 10-20-2001 60+ yard reception, RB 68, Eddie Acosta at Southwest State, 10-13-2001 Blocked punt Ryan Welle vs Winona State, 9-15-2001 2+ blocked punts 2, at Southwest State, 10-9-1999 NOTE: A more-detailed “The Last Time...” listing, which includes several additional individual Blocked PAT at UM-Morris, 11-3-2001 categories as well as information on opponents, can be found during the season in Bemidji 2+ blocked kicks, game 2 (PAT, punt) at Wayne State, 9-22-2001 State’s weekly game notes. Rally from 14+ pt. deficit vs MSU-Moorhead (0-14, 13:47 2nd; 28-14), 10-20-2001 at Northern St. (6-23, halftime; 47-46; 2OT), 9-29-2001 at UM-Crookston (0-14, 2:30 1st; 38-31), 9-6-1999 Outgained/100+ yds/win vs UW-River Falls (-136, 402-266), 11-10-2000 Allow 500+ yds in win at Northern State (503), 9-29-2001

School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 45 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE

Quickly...RUSHING RECORDS BSU Season Records Carries BSU Career Records Game: 42 Al Wolden vs Moorhead St...... Nov. 8, 1986 Rushing yards Season: 285 Al Wolden...... 1986 Rushing yards 1,710 Eddie Acosta (266-1710) ...... 2001 Career: 889 Chris Meyer...... 1996-1999 4,301 Eddie Acosta (688-4301) ...... 1999-01 1,690 Eddie Acosta (283-1690) ...... 2000 Yards 3,887 Chris Meyer (889-3887) ...... 1996-99 1,466 Chris Meyer (265-1466) ...... 1998 Carry: 93 Dave Peterson vs Mount Senario College ....Sep. 14, 1985 2,972 John Gronski (540-2972) ...... 1986-89 1,452 Al Wolden (285-1452)...... 1986 Game: 319 John Gronski vs Southwest St...... Oct. 31, 1987 2,822 Al Wolden (614-2822)...... 1983-86 1,296 Ed Acosta (257-1296)...... 1976 Season: 1,710 Eddie Acosta ...... 2001 1,708 Ray Betton (371-1708) ...... 1989-90 1,203 John Gronski (166-1203) ...... 1987 Career: 4,301 Eddie Acosta ...... 1999-present 1,296 Ed Acosta (257-1296)...... 1976 1,091 Chris Meyer (280-1091) ...... 1997 Touchdowns 1,293 Mike Bakke (351-1293)...... 1988,90-91 945 Ray Betton (214-945) ...... 1990 Game: 5 Chris Meyer vs UM-Duluth ...... Oct. 31, 1998 1,249 Dan Brown (347-1249) ...... 1991,93-95 909 John Gronski (192-909) ...... 1988 5 Ed Acosta vs Wisconsin-Superior ...... Nov. 13, 1976 1,167 • Marty Follis (430-1167)...... 1989-92 901 Eddie Acosta (139-901) ...... 1999 Season: 21 Eddie Acosta ...... 2001 1,028 Kevin Bethay (304-1028)...... 1980-81 Career: 49 Eddie Acosta ...... 1999-present Rushing attempts Rushing attempts 285 Al Wolden (285-1452)...... 1986 140-yard rushing games (since 1980) 889 Chris Meyer (889-3887) ...... 1996-99 283 Eddie Acosta (283-1690) ...... 2000 688 Eddie Acosta (688-4301) ...... 1999-01 280 Chris Meyer (280-1091) ...... 1997 Yds Name Opponent Date 614 Al Wolden (614-2822)...... 1983-86 266 Eddie Acosta (266-1710) ...... 2001 319 John Gronski Southwest St. 10/31/87 540 John Gronski (540-2972) ...... 1986-89 265 Chris Meyer (265-1466) ...... 1998 281 Chris Meyer Mayville St. 09/19/98 430 • Marty Follis (430-1167)...... 1989-92 257 Ed Acosta (257-1296)...... 1976 252 Al Wolden N’western (Minn.) 10/18/86 371 Ray Betton (371-1708) ...... 1989-90 216 Mike Bakke (216-748)...... 1991 249 Al Wolden Moorhead St. 11/08/86 351 Mike Bakke (351-1293)...... 1988,90-91 214 Ray Betton (214-945) ...... 1990 242 Eddie Acosta UM-Morris 10/28/00 347 Dan Brown (347-1249) ...... 1991,93-95 230 Eddie Acosta St Thomas 09/11/99 192 John Gronski (192-909) ...... 1988 304 Kevin Bethay (304-1028)...... 1980-81 221 John Gronski Moorhead St. 11/07/87 179 John Gronski (179-865) ...... 1989 214 Chris Meyer Northern St. 10/26/97 283 John Stifter (283-917)...... 1982-83 209 Eddie Acosta Minot State 09/02/00 Rushing TDs 203 Eddie Acosta Concordia-St. Paul 10/06/01 Rushing TDs 21 Eddie Acosta ...... 2001 201 Al Wolden Winona St. 09/27/86 49 Eddie Acosta ...... 1999-01 18 Eddie Acosta ...... 2000 201 John Gronski Huron 11/14/87 33 Chris Meyer ...... 1996-99 15 Ed Acosta...... 1976 201 Chris Meyer UM-Morris 11/16/97 29 Al Wolden...... 1983-86 13 Al Wolden...... 1986 200 Chris Meyer UM-Duluth 10/31/98 27 John Gronski ...... 1986-89 13 John Gronski ...... 1987 200 Eddie Acosta at St. Thomas 09/08/01 18 • Marty Follis...... 1989-92 13 Chris Meyer ...... 1998 199 Eddie Acosta Winona State 09/15/01 15 Ed Acosta...... 1976 10 Eddie Acosta ...... 1999 192 Chris Meyer UM-Morris 10/10/98 14 • Scott Longenecker...... 1974-77 10 John Gronski ...... 1989 191 Eddie Acosta UM-Crookston 11/04/00 13 Ray Betton ...... 1989-90 186 Eddie Acosta at Northern State 09/29/01 9 Al Wolden...... 1984 11 Dan Brown ...... 1991,93-95 184 Eddie Acosta Moorhead St. 10/14/00 9 Ray Betton ...... 1990 179 Eddie Acosta at Minn.-Morris 11/03/01 9 • Ben Morie...... 1998-99 9 • Marty Follis...... 1992 177 John Gronski Augustana 09/11/88 9 Gordon Royce ...... 1983-84 171 Chris Meyer Moorhead St. 10/04/97 Average yards/rush (min. 20 attempts) 169 Chris Meyer Winona St. 10/12/96 Average yards/rush (Min. 20 attempts) 7.25 John Gronski (166-1203) ...... 1987 166 John Gronski N’western (Minn.) 09/16/89 6.25 Eddie Acosta (688-4301) ...... 1999-01 6.48 Eddie Acosta (139-901) ...... 1999 165 Eddie Acosta Northern St. 09/23/00 6.05 Dale Gilson (82-496)...... 1974 6.43 Eddie Acosta (266-1710) ...... 2001 162 Ray Betton Southwest St. 10/21/89 5.50 John Gronski (540-2972) ...... 1986-89 6.05 Dale Gilson (82-496)...... 1974 162 Al Wolden Northern St. 10/19/85 5.47 Jason Leden (30-164)...... 1998-01 5.98 Monty Riha (42-251)...... 1987 160 John Gronski N’western (Minn.) 10/17/87 5.15 John Lorino (102-525) ...... 1984-87 5.97 Eddie Acosta (283-1690) ...... 2000 157 Eddie Acosta UW-River Falls 11/10/00 5.05 Ken Brown (21-106)...... 1977,79-80 5.85 John Lorino (34-199) ...... 1986 153 Eddie Acosta at Southwest State 10/13/01 5.04 Ed Acosta (257-1296)...... 1976 150 Chris Meyer Moorhead St. 10/06/96 5.77 Bob Aitken (94-542)...... 1973 4.97 Bob Aitken (144-715)...... 1973-74 150 Al Wolden Mt. Senario 09/14/85 5.59 Fred Kiewatt (32-179) ...... 1974 150 John Gronski Michigan Tech 10/07/89 4.96 Dan Mell (49-243) ...... 2001 5.53 Chris Meyer (265-1466) ...... 1998 147 Al Wolden UW-Superior 09/13/86 4.76 Lee Patten (136-648)...... 1971-72 146 Dave Peterson Mt. Senario 09/14/85 Rushing yards/game (min. 5 games) 154 Brad Prigge Moorhead St. 10/07/95 Rushing yards/game (Min. 5 games) 155.5 Eddie Acosta (11 games) ...... 2001 143 Eddie Acosta at Minot State 09/01/01 130.3 Eddie Acosta (33 games) ...... 1999-01 153.6 Eddie Acosta (11 games) ...... 2000 143 Eddie Acosta vs Minn.-Crookston 11/10/01 129.6 Ed Acosta (10 games)...... 1976 146.6 Chris Meyer (10 games) ...... 1998 142 Chris Meyer St. Thomas 09/12/98 99.1 John Gronski (30 games) ...... 1986-89 132.0 Al Wolden (11 games)...... 1986 141 Chris Meyer UM-Crookston 09/05/98 97.2 Chris Meyer (40 games) ...... 1996-99 129.6 Ed Acosta (10 games)...... 1976 140 • Marty Follis Neb.-Kearney 11/14/92 85.4 Ray Betton (20 games) ...... 1989-90 120.3 John Gronski (10 games) ...... 1987 69.4 Dan Brown (18 games) .....1991,93-95 109.1 Chris Meyer (10 games) ...... 1997 Annual Rushing Leaders 67.7 Gary Minnie (11 games) ...... 1991-92 96.1 John Gronski (9 games) ...... 1989 Year Name (Att./Yards) ypg Year Name (Att./Yards) ypg 65.6 Al Wolden (43 games)...... 1983-86 90.9 John Gronski (10 games) ...... 1988 1971 Tom Enger (118/515) 57.2 1987 John Gronski (166/1,203) 120.3 64.0 Tony Deeb (10 games)...... 1993-94 85.9 Ray Betton (11 games) ...... 1990 61.2 Brad Prigge (9 games) ...... 1995 1972 Lee Patten (102/492) 54.7 1988 John Gronski (192/909) 90.9 •= quarterbacks 1973 Bob Aitken (94/542) 60.2 1989 John Gronski (179/865) 96.1 •= quarterbacks 1974 Dale Gillson (82/496) 55.1 1990 Ray Betton (214/945) 85.9 1975 Dale Gillson (131/444) 49.3 1991 Mike Bakke (216/748) 83.1 1976 Ed Acosta (257/1,296) 129.6 1992 Marty Follis (169/590) 59.0 1977 Mike Amundson (139/598) 59.8 1993 Dan Brown (139/376) 37.6 1978 Jeff Gruber (92/369) 41.0 1994 Dan Brown (134/590) 65.6 1979 Ron Johnson (138/449) 44.9 1995 Brad Prigge (153/551) 61.2 1980 Kevin Bethay (160/448) 44.8 1996 Chris Meyer (174/660) 66.0 1981 Kevin Bethay (144/580) 58.0 1997 Chris Meyer (280/1,091) 109.1 1982 John Stanslaski (117/432) 43.2 1998 Chris Meyer (265/1,466) 146.6 1983 John Stifter (168/610) 58.2 1999 Eddie Acosta (139/901) 81.9 1984 Al Wolden (130/454) 41.3 2000 Eddie Acosta (283/1,690) 153.6 BSU statistical records unavailable prior to 1985 Al Wolden (161/830) 83.0 2001 Eddie Acosta (266/1,710) 155.5 1971 season 1986 Al Wolden (285/1,452) 132.0 46 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 47 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE

PASSINGQuickly... RECORDS BSU Season Records Attempts BSU Career Records Game: 57 Scott Longenecker vs St. Cloud St...... Oct. 11, 1975 Pass attempts Season: 296 Geoff Martinson...... 2000 Pass attempts 296 Geoff Martinson (165-296-12) .... 2000 Career: 779 Marty Follis ...... 1989-1992 779 Marty Follis (301-779-44)...... 1989-92 295 Geoff Martinson (185-295-9) ...... 2001 Completions 687 Scott Longenecker (305-687-44) .1974-77 294 Ben Morie (166-294-13)...... 1999 Game: 33 Scott Longenecker vs UW-Superior...... Nov. 12, 1977 613 Geoff Martinson (359-613-22) ....1998-01 293 Scott Longenecker (153-293-15). 1977 Season: 185 Geoff Martinson...... 2001 517 Ben Morie (290-517-19)...... 1998-99 263 Tom Peterson (135-263-11) ...... 1985 Career: 359 Geoff Martinson...... 1998-2001 466 Tom Peterson (237-466-21) ....1984-85 261 Scott Longenecker (107-261-17). 1975 Yards 385 Scott Lindberg (166-385-28) ..1971-74 240 Marty Follis (90-240-13)...... 1992 Game: 439 Scott Longenecker vs UW-Superior...... Nov. 12, 1977 382 Mike Harreld (167-382-24) ....1979-81 229 Marty Follis (83-229-15)...... 1990 Season: 2,798 Geoff Martinson...... 2001 374 Brad Maendler (197-374-24)..1986-87 223 Ben Morie (124-223-6)...... 1998 Career: 5,293 Geoff Martinson...... 1998-2001 371 Bert Brandt (148-371-19)...... 1993-94 220 Brad Maendler (109-220-11)...... 1987 Touchdowns 324 Pat O’Connor (133-324-15)....1995-97 Game: 5 Marty Follis vs Southwest St...... Nov. 17, 1991 Pass completions Season: 26 Geoff Martinson...... 2001 Pass completions 185 Geoff Martinson (185-295-9) ...... 2001 Career: 51 Geoff Martinson...... 1998-2001 359 Geoff Martinson (359-613-22).....1998-01 166 Ben Morie (166-294-13)...... 1999 Completion Pct. 305 Scott Longenecker (305-687-44) .1974-77 165 Geoff Martinson (165-296-12) .... 2000 Game: .937 Geoff Martinson (15-16) at Minn.-Morris ...... Nov. 3, 2001 301 Marty Follis (301-779-44)...... 1989-92 153 Scott Longenecker (153-293-15). 1977 Season: .627 Geoff Martinson (185-295)...... 2001 290 Ben Morie (290-517-19)...... 1998-99 135 Tom Peterson (135-263-11) ...... 1985 Career: .586 Geoff Martinson (359-613)...... 1998-2001 237 Tom Peterson (237-466-21) ....1984-85 124 Ben Morie (124-223-6)...... 1998 197 Brad Maendler (197-374-24)..1986-87 109 Brad Maendler (109-220-11)...... 1987 167 Mike Harreld (167-382-24) ....1979-81 107 Scott Longenecker (107-261-17). 1975 250-yard passing games (since 1980) 166 Scott Lindberg (166-385-28) ..1971-74 102 Tom Peterson (102-203-10) ...... 1984 Yds Name Opponent Date 148 Bert Brandt (148-371-19)...... 1993-94 91 Pat O’Connor (91-211-12)...... 1997 439 Scott Longenecker Wisconsin-Superior 11/12/77 133 Pat O’Connor (133-324-15)....1995-97 430 Geoff Martinson Southwest St. 10/07/00 Passing yards 389 Geoff Martinson at Southwest State 10/13/01 Passing yards 2,798 Geoff Martinson (185-295-9) ...... 2001 359 Stephan Vanner UM-Morris 09/24/88 5,293 Geoff Martinson (359-613-22) ....1998-01 2,341 Ben Morie (166-294-13)...... 1999 339 Brad Maendler UM-Morris 10/04/86 4,230 Marty Follis (301-779-44)...... 1989-92 2,308 Geoff Martinson (165-296-12) .... 2000 338 Geoff Martinson Minn.-Duluth 10/27/01 4,091 Ben Morie (290-517-19)...... 1998-99 1,922 Scott Longenecker (153-293-15). 1977 330 Tom Peterson Moorhead St. 09/29/84 3,518 Scott Longenecker (305-687-44) .1974-77 1,750 Ben Morie (124-223-6)...... 1998 327 Tom Peterson UM-Morris 10/11/85 3,107 Tom Peterson (237-466-21) ....1984-85 1,703 Tom Peterson (135-263-11) ...... 1985 324 Geoff Martinson MSU-Moorhead 10/20/01 2,144 Brad Maendler (197-374-24)..1986-87 314 Geoff Martinson at Minn.-Morris 11/03/01 1,404 Tom Peterson (102-203-10) ...... 1984 1,974 Bert Brandt (148-371-19)...... 1993-94 313 Todd Jeffers N’western (Iowa) 10/22/83 1,394 Marty Follis (90-240-13)...... 1992 305 Tim Stevens Southwest St. 09/17/83 1,844 Todd Jeffers (122-239-18)...... 1983-85 1,218 Todd Jeffers (77-140-9)...... 1983 304 Ben Morie UW-Stevens Point 11/14/99 1,904 Scott Lindberg (166-385-28) ..1971-74 1,210 Brad Maendler (109-220-11)...... 1987 303 Stephan Vanner Northern St. 10/01/88 1,712 Mike Harreld (167-382-24) ....1979-81 301 Pat O’Connor UM-Morris 10/18/97 Passing TDs 291 Geoff Martinson Winona St. 09/15/01 Passing TDs 26 Geoff Martinson ...... 2001 288 Todd Jeffers Mayville St. 11/05/83 51 Geoff Martinson ...... 1998-01 25 Geoff Martinson ...... 2000 283 Tom Peterson Winona St. 10/05/85 35 Ben Morie ...... 1998-99 21 Ben Morie ...... 1999 274 Ben Morie Wayne St. College 09/18/99 29 Tom Peterson ...... 1984-85 16 Tom Peterson ...... 1985 272 Ben Morie Minn.-Duluth 10/23/99 27 Marty Follis...... 1989-92 14 Ben Morie ...... 1998 271 Geoff Martinson St. Thomas 09/09/00 17 Scott Longenecker...... 1974-77 13 Tom Peterson ...... 1984 271 Geoff Martinson Concordia-St. Paul 10/06/01 15 Brad Maendler...... 1986-87 270 Kyle Christianson Winona St. 10/03/98 12 Marty Follis...... 1991 12 Gary Dahlberg ...... 1971-74 269 Todd Jeffers UM-Duluth 10/29/83 11 Scott Longenecker...... 1977 264 Ben Morie UM-Crookston 11/06/99 12 Todd Jeffers ...... 1983-85 10 Gary Dahlberg ...... 1971 259 Ben Morie Southwest St. 11/07/98 12 Bert Brandt ...... 1993-94 10 Bert Brandt ...... 1994 253 Geoff Martinson UM-Crookston 11/04/00 10 Scott Lindberg...... 1972-74 10 Kyle Christianson...... 1995-98 Pass completion pct (Min. 20 attempts) 62.7 Geoff Martinson (185-295-9) ...... 2001 Pass completion pct (min. 20 attempts) 57.1 Kyle Christianson (32-56-3) ...... 1998 58.6 Geoff Martinson (359-613-22).....1998-01 57.1 Brad Maendler (88-154-13)...... 1986 56.1 Ben Morie (290-517-19)...... 1998-99 56.5 Ben Morie (166-294-13)...... 1999 52.7 Brad Maendler (197-374-24)..1986-87 55.7 Geoff Martinson (165-296-12) .... 2000 51.6 Sean Keating (63-122-8)...... 1982 55.6 Ben Morie (124-223-6)...... 1998 51.0 Todd Jeffers (122-239-18)...... 1983-85 55.0 Todd Jeffers (77-140-9)...... 1983 50.9 Tom Peterson (237-466-21) ....1984-85 52.2 Scott Longenecker (153-293-15). 1977 Annual Passing Leaders 50.0 Jim Otte (27-54-4) ...... 1987 51.6 Sean Keating (63-122-8)...... 1982 Year Name (Comp/Yards) ypg Year Name (Att./Yards) ypg 48.8 Mike Colegrove (62-127-11) ..1981-82 51.3 Tom Peterson (135-263-11) ...... 1985 47.6 Stephan Vanner (80-168-10) ...... 1988 1971 Gary Dahlberg (49/813) 90.3 1987 Brad Maendler (109/1,210) 121.0 46.6 Tony Townsend (34-73-2) ...... 1995-96 Pass efficiency (minimum 20 attempts) 1972 Scott Lindberg (44/426) 47.3 1988 Stephan Vanner (80/1,041) 115.7 165.4 Geoff Martinson (185-295-9) ...... 2001 1973 Scott Lindberg (44/508) 56.4 1989 Marty Follis (63/831) 92.3 Pass efficiency (minimum 20 attempts) 141.0 Geoff Martinson (165-296-12) .... 2000 1974 Scott Lindberg (72/899) 99.9 1990 Marty Follis (83/887) 80.6 151.4 Geoff Martinson (359-613-22) ....1998-01 138.1 Ben Morie (166-294-13)...... 1999 1975 Scott Longenecker (107/1,181) 131.2 1991 Marty Follis (65/1,118) 124.2 137.6 Ben Morie (290-517-19)...... 1998-99 136.9 Ben Morie (124-223-6)...... 1998 1976 Scott Longenecker (44/411) 41.1 1992 Marty Follis (90/1,394) 139.4 118.4 Tom Peterson (237-466-21) ....1984-85 131.7 Todd Jeffers (77-140-9)...... 1983 117.4 Todd Jeffers (122-239-18)...... 1983-85 1977 Scott Longenecker (153/1,922) 192.2 1993 Bert Brandt (64/789) 78.9 130.3 Kyle Christianson (32-56-3) ...... 1998 116.2 Jim Otte (27-54-4) ...... 1987 119.6 Tom Peterson (102-203-10) ...... 1984 1978 Ron Johnson (52/631) 70.1 1994 Bert Brandt (84/1,185) 131.6 107.8 Sean Keating (63-122-8)...... 1982 117.4 Tom Peterson (135-263-11) ...... 1985 1979 Mike Harreld (77/841) 55.6 1995 Kyle Christianson (36/449) 56.1 101.2 Brad Maendler (197-374-24)..1986-87 116.2 Jim Otte (27-54-4) ...... 1987 1980 John Noga (61/600) 60.0 1996 Kyle Christanson (51/508) 63.5 99.6 Stephan Vanner (80-168-10) ...... 1988 110.6 Bill McBride (15-32-1) ...... 1974 1981 Mike Harreld (77/841) 55.6 1997 Pat O’Connor (91/1,132) 113.2 98.2 Tony Townsend (34-73-2) ...... 1995-96 1982 Sean Keating (63/770) 77.0 1998 Ben Morie (124/1,750) 194.4 95.9 Matt Booher (33-72-7) ...... 1986 1983 Todd Jeffers (77/1,218) 110.7 1999 Ben Morie (165/2,322) 211.1 1984 Tom Peterson (102/1,404) 127.6 2000 Geoff Martinson (165/2,308) 209.8 BSU statistical records unavailable prior to 1985 Tom Peterson (135/1,703) 170.3 2001 Geoff Martinson (185/2,798) 254.4 1971 season 1986 Brad Maendler (88/934) 84.9 46 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 47 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE

Quickly...RECEIVING RECORDS BSU Season Records Receptions BSU Career Records Game: 17 Dave Patten vs UW-Superior...... Nov. 12, 1977 Pass reception yards Season: 74 Dave Patten ...... 1977 Pass reception yards 1,045 Ryan Welle (60-1045)...... 2001 Career: 135 Jason Leden ...... 1998-2001 2,270 Jason Leden (168-2270)...... 1998-01 1,028 Dave Patten (74-1028)...... 1977 Yards 1,877 Jon Jones (143-1877) ...... 1984-87 919 Brent Jeffers (56-919)...... 1984 Catch: 97 Rob Burgess from Marty Follis...... 1991 1,760 Chad Postal (91-1760) ...... 1990-92 756 Jason Leden (55-756)...... 1998 Game: 248 Jon Jones vs Winona St...... Oct. 5, 1985 1,687 Ryan Welle (104-1687)...... 1999-p 735 Chad Postal (42-735) ...... 1992 Season: 1,045 Ryan Welle...... 2001 1,616 Dave Patten (128-1616)...... 1974-77 732 Chad Postal (36-732) ...... 1991 Career: 2,270 Jason Leden ...... 1998-2001 1,590 Ben Woodford (95-1590)...... 1997-00 720 Jon Jones (56-720) ...... 1986 Touchdowns 1,542 Bruce Ecklund (114-1542)...... 1980-83 708 Bruce Ecklund (45-708)...... 1983 Game: 4 Chad Postal vs Southwest St...... Nov. 17, 1991 1,477 Brent Jeffers (95-1477)...... 1983-84 693 Jon Jones (47-693) ...... 1985 Season: 10 Chad Postal ...... 1991 1,360 Gene Fisher (108-1360) ...... 1986-88 663 Drew Wilson (35-663) ...... 1999 Career: 24 Jason Leden ...... 1998-2001 1,125 Jeff Rothmund (79-1125)...... 1998-01

Pass receptions Pass receptions 74 Dave Patten (74-1028)...... 1977 100-yard receiving games (since 1980) 168 Jason Leden (168-2270)...... 1998-01 60 Ryan Welle (60-1045)...... 2001 Yds Name Opponent Date 143 Jon Jones (143-1877) ...... 1984-87 56 Brent Jeffers (56-919)...... 1984 248 Jon Jones Winona St. 10/05/85 128 Dave Patten (128-1616)...... 1974-77 56 Jon Jones (56-720) ...... 1986 214 Ryan Welle at Minn.-Morris 11/03/01 114 Bruce Ecklund (114-1542)...... 1980-83 55 Jason Leden (55-756)...... 1998 209 Chad Postal Southwest St. 11/17/91 108 Gene Fisher (108-1360) ...... 1986-88 50 Gene Fisher (50-640) ...... 1987 185 Brent Jeffers Moorhead St. 09/29/84 104 Ryan Welle (104-1687)...... 1999-p 47 Jon Jones (47-693) ...... 1985 165 Ryan Welle St. Thomas 09/09/00 95 Brent Jeffers (95-1477)...... 1983-84 45 Bruce Ecklund (45-708)...... 1983 158 Jason Leden at Southwest State 10/13/01 95 Ben Woodford (95-1590)...... 1997-00 146 Chad Postal Southwest St. 10/09/92 43 Gene Fisher (43-571) ...... 1988 91 Chad Postal (91-1760) ...... 1990-92 145 Bruce Ecklund N’western (Iowa) 10/22/83 42 Chad Postal (42-735) ...... 1992 144 Ryan Welle Minn.-Duluth 10/27/01 79 Jeff Rothmund (79-1125)...... 1998-01 142 Jason Leden Moorhead St. 09/26/98 Pass reception TDs 138 Brent Jeffers Winona St. 10/07/84 Pass reception TDs 10 Chad Postal ...... 1991 137 Gene Fisher Southwest St. 10/31/87 24 Jason Leden...... 1998-01 9 Brent Jeffers...... 1984 137 Eddie Acosta (RB) MSU-Moorhead 10/20/01 16 Chad Postal ...... 1990-92 9 Ryan Welle...... 2001 134 Drew Wilson St. Thomas 09/11/99 15 Ben Woodford...... 1997-00 8 Dave Patten...... 1977 134 Ryan Welle Southwest St. 10/07/00 14 Ryan Welle...... 1999-p 7 Jason Leden...... 1998 134 Ryan Welle Winona State 09/15/01 12 Brent Jeffers...... 1983-84 7 Ben Woodford...... 1998 133 Chad Postal Neb.-Kearney 11/14/92 12 Jon Jones ...... 1984-87 6 Jon Jones ...... 1985 132 Brent Jeffers Bethel 09/08/84 10 Dave Patten...... 1974-77 6 Gene Fisher ...... 1987 131 Ben Woodford St. Thomas 09/12/98 9 Gene Fisher ...... 1986-88 127 Drew Wilson Concordia-St. Paul 10/02/99 6 Ben Woodford...... 2000 9 Jeff Rothmund ...... 1998-01 125 Jeff Rothmund Winona State 09/15/01 6 Jason Leden...... 2001 122 Jon Jones Moorhead St. 09/28/85 9 • Eddie Acosta...... 1999-p 122 Gene Fisher Northern St. 10/10/87 Average yards/catch (min. 5 receptions) 122 Chad Postal UM-Duluth 10/12/91 Average yards/catch (min. 5 receptions) 29.83 Drew Wilson (6-179) ...... 1997 117 Chad Postal Moorhead St. 10/16/92 29.44 Mark Tracy (9-265) ...... 1971 29.44 Mark Tracy (9-265) ...... 1971 115 Jason Leden Concordia-St. Paul 10/06/01 22.60 Glen Perrin (5-113) ...... 1972-73 27.88 Darren Carstens (8-223)...... 1990 114 Chad Postal UM-Morris 11/09/91 20.50 Jarrett Crain (8-164)...... 1994-95 22.86 Jeff Rothmund (7-160) ...... 1998 114 Jason Leden UW-River Falls 11/14/98 19.84 Drew Wilson (49-972) ...... 1996-99 22.54 Chad Postal (13-293) ...... 1990 113 Gene Fisher UM-Duluth 10/24/87 19.34 Chad Postal (91-1760) ...... 1990-92 20.50 Jarrett Crain (8-164)...... 1995 109 Todd Johnson Wayne St. 11/05/94 18.77 Darren Carstens (30-563)...... 1990-92 20.47 Mark Patten (15-307)...... 1974 109 Jason Leden Southwest St. 10/07/00 18.03 Dave Schmidt (33-595)...... 1991-92 20.33 Chad Postal (36-732) ...... 1991 108 Jon Jones N’western (Minn.) 10/17/87 17.95 Mark Patten (22-395)...... 1972-74 106 Jason Leden Wayne St. College 09/18/99 19.71 Rob Burgess (17-335)...... 1988 17.86 Danny Long (7-125) ...... 1977 103 Ryan Welle at Southwest State 10/13/01 19.57 Rob Burgess (14-274)...... 1989 17.75 Dean Bunting (16-284)...... 1989

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Annual Receiving Leaders Year Name (Rec/Yds) ypg Year Name (Att./Yards) ypg 1971 Mark Tracy (9/265) 29.4 1987 Gene Fisher (50/640) 64.0 1972 Lee Patten (21/226) 25.1 1988 Gene Fisher (43/571) 57.1 1973 Rick Palmer (23/301) 33.4 1989 Dean Bunting (16/284) 31.6 1974 Rick Palmer (25/3238) 36.4 1990 Chad Soldatke (26/304) 27.6 1975 Dave Patten (23/263) 29.2 1991 Chad Postal (36/732) 81.3 1976 Dave Patten (29/288) 28.8 1992 Chad Postal (42/735) 73.5 1977 Dave Patten (74/1,028) 102.8 1993 John Kostynick (15/288) 28.8 1978 Bruce Rambo (21/287) 31.9 1994 Mike Heino (22/316) 35.1 1979 Troy Hunter (24/249) 24.9 1995 Steve Smuk (15/166) 18.4 1980 Carl Parker (26/299) 29.9 1996 Steve Smuk (24/276) 27.6 1981 Bruce Ecklund (40/440) 44.0 1997 Ty Houglum (27/367) 36.7 1982 Wayne Fussy (27/435) 43.5 1998 Jason Leden (55/756) 75.6 1983 Bruce Ecklund (45/708) 64.4 1999 Jason Leden (39/500) 50.0 1984 Brent Jeffers (56/919) 83.5 2000 Jason Leden (41/508) 46.2 BSU statistical records unavailable prior to 1985 Jon Jones (47/693) 69.3 2001 Ryan Welle (60/1,045) 95.0 1971 season 1986 Jon Jones (56/720) 65.5 48 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 49 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE

TOTAL OFFENSEQuickly... RECORDS BSU Season Records Yards/Total Offense BSU Career Records Game: 430 Geoff Martinson vs Southwest State ...... Oct. 7, 2000 Total offense yards (plays/rush yds) Season: 2,827 Geoff Martinson...... 2001 Total offense yards (plays/rush yds) 2,827 Geoff Martinson (366/29) ...... 2001 Career: 5,461 Geoff Martinson...... 1998-2001 5,461 Geoff Martinson (754/168) ...1998-01 2,512 Ben Morie (385/171) ...... 1999 TDs Responsible For 5,397 Marty Follis (1,209/1,167).....1989-92 2,393 Geoff Martinson (358/85) ...... 2000 Season: 30 Geoff Martinson...... 2001 4,301 Eddie Acosta (688/4,301) ...... 1999-01 2,071 Scott Longenecker (377/149)..... 1977 Career: 59 Geoff Martinson...... 1998-2001 4,241 Ben Morie (675/150) ...... 1998-99 1,984 Marty Follis (409/590)...... 1992 Yards/All-Purpose 4,182 Scott Longenecker (946/664) 1974-77 1,729 Ben Morie (290/-21)...... 1998 Season: 2,208 Eddie Acosta ...... 2001 3,914 Chris Meyer (898/3,887) ...... 1996-99 1,710 Eddie Acosta (266/1,710) ...... 2001 Career: 5,511 Jason Leden ...... 1998-2001 2,982 Tom Peterson (564/-125)...... 1984-85 1,690 Eddie Acosta (283/1,690) ...... 2000 2,972 John Gronski (541/2,972) ...... 1986-89 1,623 Tom Peterson (306/-80)...... 1985 2,841 Al Wolden (618/2,822) ...... 1983-86 1,501 Scott Longenecker (384/320)..... 1975 2,593 Scott Lindberg (629/689)...... 1971-74

TDs responsible for TDs responsible for 30 Geoff Martinson ...... 2001 59 Geoff Martinson ...... 1998-01 28 Geoff Martinson ...... 2000 58 Eddie Acosta ...... 1999-01 27 Ben Morie ...... 1999 45 Marty Follis...... 1989-92 25 Eddie Acosta ...... 2001 44 Ben Morie ...... 1998-99 22 Eddie Acosta ...... 2000 41 Chris Meyer ...... 1996-99 18 Marty Follis...... 1992 37 Al Wolden...... 1983-86 17 Tom Peterson ...... 1985 31 Scott Longenecker...... 1974-77 17 Ben Morie ...... 1998 30 Tom Peterson ...... 1984-85 16 Ed Acosta...... 1976 30 Jason Leden...... 1998-01 16 Al Wolden...... 1986 28 John Gronski ...... 1986-89

Total offense/game (min. 5 gm) Total offense/game (min. 5 gm) 257.0 Geoff Martinson (11 gm) ...... 2001 212.1 Ben Morie (20 gm)...... 1998-99 228.4 Ben Morie (11 gm)...... 1999 199.1 Scott Longenecker (21 gm)....1974-77 217.5 Geoff Martinson (11 gm) ...... 2000 174.1 Marty Follis (31 gm)...... 1989-92 198.4 Marty Follis (10 gm)...... 1992 142.0 Tom Peterson (21 gm)...... 1984-85 192.1 Ben Morie (9 gm)...... 1998 130.3 Eddie Acosta (33 gm)...... 1999-01 166.8 Scott Longenecker (9 gm)...... 1975 129.6 Ed Acosta (10 gm) ...... 1976 162.3 Tom Peterson (10 gm)...... 1985 127.0 Geoff Martinson (43 gm)...... 1998-01 155.5 Eddie Acosta (11 gm)...... 2001 110.1 Stephan Vanner (9 gm) ...... 1988 153.6 Eddie Acosta (11 gm)...... 2000 107.3 Bert Brandt (19 gm)...... 1993-94 149.3 Chris Meyer (10 gm) ...... 1998 99.1 John Gronski (30 gm)...... 1986-89

Total offense/play (min. 50 plays) Total offense/play (min. 50 plays) 7.72 Geoff Martinson (366-29) ...... 2001 7.24 Geoff Martinson (754-168) ....1998-01 7.25 John Gronski (166-1203) ...... 1987 6.28 Ben Morie (675-150) ...... 1998-99 6.68 Geoff Martinson (358-85) ...... 2000 6.25 Eddie Acosta (688-4301) ...... 1999-01 6.52 Ben Morie (385-171) ...... 1999 6.17 Jim Otte (63--53) ...... 1987 6.48 Eddie Acosta (139-901) ...... 1999 6.10 Mike Colegrove (148-43) ...... 1981-82 6.43 Eddie Acosta (266-1710) ...... 2001 6.05 Dale Gilson (82-496)...... 1974 6.23 Mike Colegrove (126-33) ...... 1982 5.49 John Gronski (541-2972) ...... 1986-89 6.17 Jim Otte (63--53) ...... 1987 5.33 Todd Jeffers (308--201)...... 1983-85 6.10 Todd Jeffers (176--145)...... 1983 above: In addition to holding 12 single-game, single-season or career passing 5.29 Tom Peterson (564--125) ...... 1984-85 6.05 Dale Gilson (82-496)...... 1974 records, quarterback Geoff Martinson (1998-2001) holds the BSU single-season 5.15 John Lorino (102-525) ...... 1984-87 and career records for total offense and touchdowns responsible for. He also All purpose yards holds single-eason records for total offense per game and per play and career All purpose yards 2,208 Eddie Acosta ...... 2001 records for total offense per play. 5,511 Jason Leden...... 1998-01 1,920 Eddie Acosta ...... 2000 5,195 Eddie Acosta ...... 1999-01 1,660 Chris Meyer ...... 1998 4,478 Chris Meyer ...... 1996-99 1,613 Al Wolden...... 1986 3,790 Al Wolden...... 1983-86 1,568 Jason Leden...... 1998 3,419 John Gronski ...... 1986-89 1,512 Jason Leden...... 2000 2,732 Chad Postal ...... 1990-92 1,386 Ed Acosta...... 1976 2,258 Lee Patten...... 1971-72 1,382 John Gronski ...... 1987 Annual Leaders 1,994 A.J. Ritacco ...... 1983-86 1,346 Lee Patten...... 1972 Year Name (Rec/Yds) ypg Year Name (Att./Yards) ypg 1,992 Ryan Welle...... 1999-01 1,341 Jason Leden...... 2001 1,928 Ray Betton ...... 1989-90 1971 Mark Tracy (9/265) 29.4 1987 Gene Fisher (50/640) 64.0 All purpose yards/game (min. 5 gm) 1972 Lee Patten (21/226) 25.1 1988 Gene Fisher (43/571) 57.1 All purpose yards/game (min. 5 gm) 200.7 Eddie Acosta (11 gm)...... 2001 1973 Rick Palmer (23/301) 33.4 1989 Dean Bunting (16/284) 31.6 157.4 Eddie Acosta (33 gm)...... 1999-01 174.5 Eddie Acosta (11 gm)...... 2000 1974 Rick Palmer (25/3238) 36.4 1990 Chad Soldatke (26/304) 27.6 141.3 Jason Leden (39 gm) ...... 1998-01 167.6 Jason Leden (8 gm) ...... 2001 1975 Dave Patten (23/263) 29.2 1991 Chad Postal (36/732) 81.3 138.6 Ed Acosta (10 gm) ...... 1976 166.0 Chris Meyer (10 gm) ...... 1998 1976 Dave Patten (29/288) 28.8 1992 Chad Postal (42/735) 73.5 136.6 Chad Postal (20 gm)...... 1990-92 156.8 Jason Leden (10 gm) ...... 1998 124.3 Dave Patten (13 gm)...... 1974-77 1977 Dave Patten (74/1,028) 102.8 1993 John Kostynick (15/288) 28.8 146.6 Al Wolden (11 gm) ...... 1986 114.0 John Gronski (30 gm)...... 1986-89 138.6 Ed Acosta (10 gm) ...... 1976 1978 Bruce Rambo (21/287) 31.9 1994 Mike Heino (22/316) 35.1 111.9 Chris Meyer (40 gm) ...... 1996-99 138.2 John Gronski (10 gm)...... 1987 1979 Troy Hunter (24/249) 24.9 1995 Steve Smuk (15/166) 18.4 107.5 Dave Schmidt (11 gm) ...... 1991-92 137.5 Jason Leden (11 gm)...... 2000 1980 Carl Parker (26/299) 29.9 1996 Steve Smuk (24/276) 27.6 103.8 Carl Parker (11 gm)...... 1979-80 119.0 Chris Meyer (10 gm) ...... 1997 1981 Bruce Ecklund (40/440) 44.0 1997 Ty Houglum (27/367) 36.7 96.4 Ray Betton (20 gm)...... 1989-90 1982 Wayne Fussy (27/435) 43.5 1998 Jason Leden (55/756) 75.6 1983 Bruce Ecklund (45/708) 64.4 1999 Jason Leden (39/500) 50.0 1984 Brent Jeffers (56/919) 83.5 2000 Jason Leden (41/508) 46.2 BSU statistical records unavailable prior to 1985 Jon Jones (47/693) 69.3 2001 Ryan Welle (60/1,045) 95.0 1971 season 1986 Jon Jones (56/720) 65.5 48 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 49 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE

Quickly...SCORING/PUNTING RECORDS BSU Season Records Scoring BSU Career Records Total Points Scored Total points scored Game: 36 Chris Meyer vs UM-Duluth...... Oct. 31, 1998 Total points scored 152 Eddie Acosta (25 TD, 1 PAT)...... 2001 Season: 152 Eddie Acosta ...... 2001 352 Eddie Acosta (58 TD, 2 PAT).1999-01 134 Eddie Acosta (22 TD, 1 PAT)...... 2000 Career: 352 Eddie Acosta ...... 1999-p 246 Chris Meyer (41 TD) ...... 1996-99 98 Ed Acosta (16 TD, 1 PAT) ...... 1976 Touchdowns 224 Al Wolden (37 TD, 1 PAT) .....1983-86 96 Al Wolden (16 TD) ...... 1986 Game: 6 Chris Meyer vs UM-Duluth...... Oct. 31, 1998 182 Jason Leden (30 TD, 1 PAT) ..1998-01 90 Chris Meyer (15 TD) ...... 1998 Season: 25 Eddie Acosta ...... 2001 168 John Gronski (28 TD)...... 1986-89 78 John Gronski (13 TD)...... 1987 Career: 58 Eddie Acosta (49 rush, 9 rec) ...... 1999-p 136 Charlie Warring (61 PAT, 25 FG). 1981-84 78 Chris Meyer (13 TD) ...... 1999 PAT Kicks Made 133 Mike Guzzo (55 PAT, 26 FG).1976-79 66 Chad Postal (11 TD) ...... 1991 Game: 7 Five times; most recent: 118 Marty Follis (18 TD, 5 PAT) ..1989-92 66 Eddie Acosta (11 TD) ...... 1999 Neil Collier at Minn.-Morris (9 att)...... Nov. 3, 2001 114 Neil Collier (81 PAT, 11 FG) ..1999-01 62 Al Wolden (10 TD, 1 PAT) ...... 1985 Season: 40 Neil Collier (55 att)...... 2001 104 Chad Postal (17 TD, 1 PAT)...1990-92 Career: 81 Neil Collier (104 att)...... 1999-p Touchdowns scored Field Goals Made Touchdowns scored 25 Eddie Acosta (21 rush, 4 rcv)..... 2001 Longest FG: 53 Mike Guzzo vs Winona State...... Oct. 15, 1977 58 Eddie Acosta (49 rush, 9 rcv) 1999-01 22 Eddie Acosta (18 rush, 4 rcv)..... 2000 Game: 3 Charlie Warring vs UM Morris (3 att) ...... Oct. 13, 1984 41 Chris Meyer (33 rush, 8 rcv) .1996-99 16 Ed Acosta (15 rush, 1 rcv) ...... 1976 3 Brian Heredos vs Northern St. (4 att)...... Oct. 19, 1985 37 Al Wolden (29 rush, 8 rcv) ....1983-86 16 Al Wolden (13 rush, 3 rcv) ...... 1986 3 Neil Collier vs UM-Crookston (3 att) ...... Nov. 10, 2000 30 Jason Leden (24 rcv, 6 ret) .....1998-01 15 Chris Meyer (13 rush, 2 rcv) ...... 1998 Season: 11 Charlie Warring (18 att)...... 1983 28 John Gronski (27 rush, 1 rcv) 1986-89 13 John Gronski (13 rush)...... 1987 Career: 26 Mike Guzzo (48 att)...... 1976-1979 18 Marty Follis (18 rush) ...... 1989-92 13 Chris Meyer (7 rush, 6 rcv) ...... 1999 17 Chad Postal (1 rush, 16 rcv)..1990-92 11 Chad Postal (1 rush, 10 rcv)...... 1991 Punting 16 Ed Acosta (15 rush, 1 rcv) ...... 1976 11 Eddie Acosta (10 rush, 1 rcv)..... 1999 Attempts 16 Ryan Welle (1 rush, 14 rcv, 1 ret) 1999-01 10 John Gronski (10 rush)...... 1989 Game: 12 Danny Kraus vs Minn.-Duluth ...... Nov. 2, 1985 15 Ben Woodford (15 rcv)...... 1997-00 Season: 84 Mike Guzzo...... 1979 PAT kicks made Career: 252 Danny Kraus ...... 1982-1985 PAT kicks made 40 Neil Collier (40-55)...... 2001 Yards 81 Neil Collier (81-104)...... 1999-01 30 Charlie Warring (30-34)...... 1984 Punt: 85 Cullen Garrity vs Southwest State...... Sep. 27, 1997 61 Charlie Warring (61-66)...... 1981-84 27 Mike Guzzo (27-27)...... 1977 Game: 402 Danny Kraus vs UM-Duluth ...... Nov. 2, 1985 55 Mike Guzzo (55-57)...... 1976-79 25 Pete Theriault (25-27)...... 1986 Season: 2946 Mike Guzzo...... 1979 30 Cullen Garrity (30-37)...... 1995-97 23 Neil Collier (23-24)...... 1999 Career: 9632 Danny Kraus ...... 1982-1985 25 Pete Theriault (25-27)...... 1983,85-86 22 Heredos (22-24)...... 1985 Average 22 Brian Heredos (22-24)...... 1985 19 Charlie Warring (19-19)...... 1983 Game: 49.4 Danny Kraus vs Loras ...... Oc.t 27, 1984 22 Matt Wallace (22-17) ...... 1992-93 18 Neil Collier (18-25)...... 2000 Season: 41.8 Rick VanRoekel...... 1977 21 Brad Boser (21-29) ...... 1990-91 17 Mike Tintor (17-20)...... 1973 Career: 38.2 Danny Kraus ...... 1982-1985 19 Tom Enger (19-19) ...... 1971-72 17 Mark Schultz (17-17)...... 1999 17 Mike Tintor (17-20)...... 1973 17 Mark Schultz (17-17)...... 1999 Field goals made 11 Charlie Warring (11-18) ...... 1983 Annual Leaders Field goals made 9 Mike Guzzo (9-16)...... 1977 Scoring Punting 26 Mike Guzzo (26-48)...... 1976-79 8 Mike Guzzo (8-13)...... 1979 25 Charlie Warring (25-42)...... 1981-84 Year Name (TD) ppg Year Name (Att./Yards) ypp 8 Brian Heredos (8-11) ...... 1985 11 Matt Wallace (11-11)...... 1992-93 7 Charlie Warring (7-12)...... 1982 1971 Lee Patten (6) 4.9 1971 John Backes (51/1,663) 32.6 11 Neil Collier (11-17) ...... 1999-01 7 Matt Wallace (7-0) ...... 1993 1972 Lee Patten (3) 2.0 1972 John Backes (54/1,861) 34.5 8 Brian Heredos (8-11) ...... 1985 6 Charlie Warring (6-10)...... 1984 1973 Charlie Meyers (6) 4.0 1973 John Backes (40/1,638) 40.9 5 Pete Theriault (5-10)...... 1983,85-86 6 Neil Collier (6-7)...... 2000 1974 Scott Lindberg (5) 3.3 1974 Dale Gilson (23/815) 35.4 5 Mark Leonartowicz (5-8)...... 1988 5 Mark Leonartowicz (5-8)...... 1988 5 Brad Boser (5-12) ...... 1990-91 1975 Scott Longenecker (7) 4.7 1975 Rick Van Roekel (62/2,134) 34.4 5 Cullen Garrity (5-9)...... 1995 5 Cullen Garrity (5-12)...... 1995-97 1976 Ed Acosta (16) 9.8 1976 Rick Van Roekel (72/2,182) 30.3 4 Mike Tintor (4-4)...... 1973 Punt yards 1977 Mike Guzzo (0) 5.4 1977 Rick Van Roekel (53/2,317) 41.8 2,946 Mike Guzzo (84-2946)...... 1979 1978 Mike Guzzo (0) 2.1 1978 Mike Guzzo (64/2,427) 37.9 Punt yards 2,762 Cullen Garrity (78-2762)...... 1996 1979 Mike Guzzo (0) 3.5 1979 Mike Guzzo (84/2,946) 35.1 9,632 Danny Kraus (251-9632)...... 1982-85 2,643 Danny Kraus (71-2643)...... 1983 1980 John Stanslanski (3) 1.8 1980 Troy Hawkshead (17/545) 32.1 6,533 Rick Van Roekel (187-6533)...1975-77 2,516 Danny Kraus (66-2516)...... 1985 6,107 Brian Murray (194-6107) ...... 1990-93 1981 Ron Johnson (5) 3.2 1981 Pat Pfau (69/2,380) 34.5 2,479 Danny Kraus (60-2479)...... 1984 5,460 Cullen Garrity (154-5460)...... 1995-97 2,427 Mike Guzzo (64-2427)...... 1978 1982 Charlie Warring (0) 3.2 1982 Danny Kraus (54/1,994) 36.9 5,373 Mike Guzzo (148-5373)...... 1976-79 2,380 Pat Pfau (69-2380)...... 1981 1983 Charlie Warring (0) 4.7 1983 Danny Kraus (71/2,643) 37.2 5,162 John Backes (145-5162) ...... 1971-73 2,217 Rick Van Roekel (53-2217)...... 1977 1984 Al Wolden (10) 5.5 1984 Danny Kraus (60/2,479) 41.3 3,876 Geoff Martinson (114-3876)...1998-01 2,182 Rick Van Roekel (72-2182)...... 1976 1985 Al Wolden (10) 6.2 1985 Danny Kraus (66/2,516) 38.1 3,145 Jeff Spry (96-3145) ...... 1985-87 2,166 Brian Burray (67-2166)...... 1993 1986 Al Wolden (16) 8.7 1986 Jeff Spry (54/1,734) 32.1 2,987 Neil Collier (87-2987)...... 1999-01 2,782 Pat Pfau (81-2782)...... 1981-82 1987 John Gronski (13) 7.1 1987 Jeff Spry (45/1,411) 31.4 Punt attempts 84 Mike Guzzo (84-2946)...... 1979 1988 Mark Leonartowicz (0) 3.1 1988 Mark Leonartowicz (20/687) 34.4 Punt attempts 78 Cullen Garrity (78-2762)...... 1996 1989 John Gronski (10) 6.7 1989 Steve Bell (56/1,854) 33.1 251 Danny Kraus (251-9632)...... 1982-85 72 Rick Van Roekel (72-2182)...... 1976 1990 Ray Betton (9) 4.9 1990 Lin Anderson (33/1,112) 33.7 194 Brian Murray (194-6107) ...... 1990-93 71 Danny Kraus (71-2643)...... 1983 1991 Chad Postal (11) 7.3 1991 Brian Murray (49/1,572) 32.1 187 Rick Van Roekel (187-6533)...1975-77 69 Pat Pfau (69-2380)...... 1981 1992 Marty Follis (9) 5.8 1992 Brian Murray (49/1,464) 29.9 154 Cullen Garrity (154-5460)...... 1995-97 67 Brian Murray (67-2166) ...... 1993 1993 Matt Wallace (0) 2.8 1993 Brian Murray (67/2,166) 32.3 148 Mike Guzzo (148-5373)...... 1976-79 66 Danny Kraus (66-2516)...... 1985 145 John Backes (145-5162) ...... 1971-73 1994 Dan Brown (7) 5.6 1994 Bert Brandt (56/1,995) 35.6 64 Mike Guzzo (64-2427)...... 1978 114 Geoff Martinson (114-3876)...1998-01 62 Rick Van Roekel (62-2134)...... 1975 1995 Brad Prigge (8) 5.0 1995 Dan Brown (40/1,444) 36.1 96 Jeff Spry (96-3145) ...... 1985-87 60 Danny Kraus (60-2479)...... 1984 1996 Chris Meyer (5) 3.0 1996 Cullen Garrity (78/2,762) 35.4 87 Neil Collier (87-2987)...... 1999-01 1997 Chris Meyer (8) 4.8 1997 Cullen Garrity (57/2,105) 36.9 81 Pat Pfau (81-2782)...... 1981-82 1998 Chris Meyer (15) 9.0 1998 Geoff Martinson (57/1,909) 33.5 1999 Chris Meyer (13) 7.8 1999 Geoff Martinson (57/1,967) 34.5 BSU statistical records unavailable prior to 2000 Eddie Acosta (22) 12.2 2000 Neil Collier (46/1,488) 32.3 1971 season 2001 Eddie Acosta (25) 14.0 2001 Neil Collier (41/1,499) 36.6

50 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 51 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE DEFENSIVE RECORDS Quickly... BSU Career Records BSU Season Records Defensive Records Unassisted Tackles Total Tackles Total Tackles Game: 14 Jim Carlson vs Michigan Tech...... Sep. 25, 1993 472 Bill Bryand...... 1980-83 139 Bill Bryand...... 1983 Season: 58 Jim Carlson...... 1993 351 Eric Zajkowski ...... 1995-98 138 Bill Bryand...... 1982 Career: 146 Billy Bryant...... 1980-'83 295 Pat Engleright ...... 1998-2001 136 Bob Prigge ...... 1990 Assisted Tackles 293 Rich Schwartz ...... 1981-85 128 Chris Holgard ...... 1986 Game: 18 Matt Oxford vs Moorhead St...... Sep. 29, 1984 284 Larry Phillippi ...... 1987-90 121 Eric Zajkowski ...... 1996 Season: 94 Billy Bryant...... 1982 273 Tony Weber ...... 1975-78 116 Jim Carlson...... 1993 Career: 326 Billy Bryant...... 1980-'83 258 Joe Olsen...... 1994-97 116 Jim White...... 1994 Total Tackles 255 Ben McAnninch...... 1995-98 113 Marlin Campbell ...... 1978 Game: 23 Chris Holgard vs Moorhead St...... Nov. 8, 1986 240 Rob Sutera ...... 1997-99 113 Will Kuloloia ...... 1998 Season: 139 Billy Bryant...... 1983 234 Shane Gibb ...... 1994-96 106 Pat Engleright ...... 2001 Career: 472 Billy Bryant...... 1980-'83 106 Jon Aamot...... 2000 Tackles for Loss Solo Tackles (UT-AT) Game: not available 155 Joe Olsen (155-103)...... 1994-97 Solo Tackles (UT-AT) Season: 21 Jay Hanson ...... 1999 150 Eric Zajkowski (150-201) ...... 1995-98 58 Jim Carlson (58-58)...... 1993 Career: 52 Ben McAninch ...... 1995-98 146 Bill Bryand (146-326)...... 1980-83 58 Eric Zajkowski (58-37) ...... 1995 Yards from Tackles for Loss 140 Pat Engleright (140-156) ...... 1998-01 57 Bob Prigge (57-79) ...... 1990 Game: not available 134 Shane Gibb (134-100) ...... 1994-96 56 Pat Engleright (56-50) ...... 2001 Season: 133 Jay Hanson ...... 1998 134 Rich Schwartz (134-159) ...1981,83-85 55 Tim Andree (55-50) ...... 1995 Career: 239 Jay Hanson ...... 1998-2001 123 Ben McAninch (123-132) ...... 1995-98 53 Kevin Prosser (53-35)...... 1986 Quarterback Sacks 120 Rob Sutera (120-120) ...... 1997-99 50 Joe Olsen (50-30)...... 1997 Game: 4 Jay Hanson vs St. Thomas (Minn.) ...... Sep. 12, 1998 114 Tony Weber (114-159)...... 1975-78 50 Rob Sutera (50-38) ...... 1998 Season: 16.5 Jay Hanson ...... 1998 111 Jim White (111-23) ...... 1992-94 49 Bill Bryand (49-90)...... 1983 Career: 26.5 Jay Hanson ...... 1998-00 Assisted tackles (UT-AT) Assisted Tackles (UT-AT) Sack leaders (since 1985) 326 Bill Bryand (146-326)...... 1980-83 94 Bill Bryand (44-94)...... 1982 1985 Matt Wellumson ...... 7.0 213 Larry Fillippi (101-213)...... 1987-90 90 Bill Bryand (49-90)...... 1983 1986 Matt Wellumson ...... 13.5 201 Eric Zajkowski (150-201) ...... 1995-98 88 Larry Fillippi (43-88)...... 1990 1987 Ernie Hiefort ...... 6.0 176 Tom Jacobsen (50-176) ...... 1976-79 87 Marlin Campbell (26-87) ...... 1978 1988 Darius Belcher...... 6.0 169 Matt Juhl (97-169)...... 1990-93 83 Matt Wambach (45-83)...... 1977 1989 Three players with ...... 2.0 159 Rich Schwartz (134-159) ...1981,83-85 82 Chris Holgard (46-82) ...... 1986 1990 Les Bragg ...... 3.5 159 Tony Weber (114-159)...... 1975-78 80 Eric Zajkowski (41-80) ...... 1996 1991 Brad Surina...... 3.0 156 Pat Engleright (140-156) ...... 1998-01 80 Jeff Kulovitz (18-80) ...... 1978 1992 Nick Skarich ...... 5.0 152 Jeff Kulovitz (41-152) ...... 1978-79 79 Bob Prigge (57-79) ...... 1990 1993 Two players with...... 2.0 150 Steve Nejman (72-150)...... 1984-86 78 Matt Oxford (23-78) ...... 1984 1994 Corey Peters ...... 4.0 1995 Two players with...... 2.5 Tackles for loss (TFL/Yds) Tackles for Loss (TFL/Yds) 1996 Three players with ...... 3.5 52.0 Ben McAninch (52-0/201).....1995-98 21.0 Jay Hanson (20-0/106)...... 1999 1997 Four players with ...... 3.0 43.5 Wallie Kuchinski (41-5/208) .1998-01 20.0 Jay Hanson (20-0/133)...... 1998 1998 Jay Hanson ...... 16.5 40.0 Jay Hanson (40-0/239)...... 1998-99 19.0 Frank Turk (19-0/0) ...... 1977 1999 Jay Hanson ...... 12.0 33.0 Wes Ehlers (33-0/124)...... 1997-00 18.0 Terrance Wilcox (18-0/40)...... 1999 2000 Wallie Kuchinski...... 5.0 30.0 Eric Zajkowski (30-0/144).....1995-98 17.0 Ben McAninch (17-0/75)...... 1997 2001 Wallie Kuchinski...... 9.5 16.0 Wallie Kuchinski (16-0/75) ...... 2000 27.0 Frank Turk (27-0/0) ...... 1976-77 14.0 Todd Arndt (14-0/0) ...... 1977 Annual Leaders 26.0 Tom Jacobsen (26-0/0)...... 1976-79 14.0 Matt Wellumson (14-0/0)...... 1986 Tackles Tackles-for-Loss 26.0 Pat Engleright (25-2/92)...... 1998-01 14.0 Ben McAninch (14-0/60)...... 1998 26.0 Terrance Wilcox (26-0/77).....1998-99 13.5 Wallie Kuchinski (11-5/69) ...... 2001 Year Name (ut-at) TT Year Name TFL 25.0 Ben Hudson (25-0/76)...... 1998-00 1976 Frank Turk (22-68) 90 1976 Two players with 9 Yards from Tackles for Loss (TFL/Yds) 1977 Mark Wambach (45-83) 128 1977 Frank Turk 19 Yards from tackles for loss (TFL/Yds) 239 Jay Hanson (40-0/239)...... 1998-99 133 Jay Hanson (20-0/133)...... 1998 1978 Marlin Campbell (26-87) 113 1978 Marlin Campbell 12 208 Wallie Kuchinski (41-5/208) .1998-01 106 Jay Hanson (20-0/106)...... 1999 1979 Jeff Kulovits (23-79) 102 1979 Jeff Kiehl 9 75 Wallie Kuchinski (16-0/75) ...... 2000 201 Ben McAninch (52-0/201).....1995-98 1980 Bill Bryand (22-76) 98 1980 Gerald Settles 7 75 Ben McAninch (17-0/75)...... 1997 144 Eric Zajkowski (30-0/144).....1995-98 69 Wallie Kuchinski (11-5/69) ...... 2001 1981 Bill Bryand (31-66) 97 1981 Rob Holm 11 124 Wes Ehlers (33-0/124)...... 1997-00 64 Fred Miller (12-0/64) ...... 1995 1982 Bill Bryand (44-94) 138 1982 Dale Graff 8 92 Pat Engleright (25-2/92)...... 1998-01 60 Ben McAninch (14-0/60)...... 1998 1983 Bill Bryand (49-90) 139 1983 Jeff Moore 13 77 Terrance Wilcox (26-0/77).....1998-99 47 Wes Ehlers (12-0/47)...... 2000 1984 Matt Oxford (23-78) 101 1984 Two players with 9 76 Ben Hudson (25-0/76)...... 1998-00 64 Fred Miller (12-0/64) ...... 1995 47 Eric Zajkowski (8-0/47)...... 1996 1985 Steve Nejman (29-64) 93 1985 Bob Brabender 12 44 Pat Engleright (10-0/44)...... 2000 62 Scott Nichols (15-5/62)...... 1998-01 1986 Chris Holgard (46-82) 128 1986 Matt Wellumson 14 Quarterback Sacks (Sacks-Yds) 1987 Rick Jensen (26-54) 80 1987 Two players with 5 Quarterback sacks 16.5 Jay Hanson (16-1/118)...... 1998 1988 Will Kuloloia (36-77) 113 1988 Ernie Heifort 10 26.5 Jay Hanson (25-3/205)...... 1998-99 13.5 Matt Wellumson (13-1/0)...... 1986 1989 two players with 83 1989 Ernie Heifort 6 22.5 Wallie Kuchinski (19-7/143) .1998-01 10.0 Jay Hanson (9-2/87)...... 1999 1990 Larry Phillippi (43-88) 131 1990 Mark Glowack 9 20.5 Matt Wellumson (20-1/0).1981,83-86 16.5 Ben McAninch (15-3/90)...... 1995-98 9.5 Wallie Kuchinski (8-3/59) ...... 2001 1991 Matt Juhl (21-54) 75 1991 Chad McAlpine 6 9.0 Bart Bodway (9-0/0) ...... 1986 14.0 Bart Bodway (14-0/0) ...... 1985-86 1992 Matt Juhl (44-47) 91 1992 Dana Graveson 8 7.5 Ben McAninch (7-1/50)...... 1998 13.0 Wes Ehlers (11-4/87)...... 1997-00 7.0 Matt Wellumson (7-0/0)...... 1985 1993 Jim Carlson (58-58) 116 1993 Two players with 5 12.5 Ernie Heifort (12-1/0)...... 1986-89 7.0 Bruce Kranig (7-0/0)...... 1986 1994 Rick Tawarowski (46-42) 88 1994 Daryl Fish 7 12.0 Bruce Kranig (12-0/0)...... 1984-87 7.0 Kevin Prosser (7-0/0)...... 1986 1995 Tim Andree (52-44) 96 1995 Fred Miller 12 10.5 Bob Brabender (10-1/0)...... 1985-86 6.5 Bob Brabender (6-1/0)...... 1985 1996 Eric Zajkowski (41-80) 121 1996 Ben McAninch 13 9.5 Eric Zajkowski (9-1/78)...... 1995-98 1997 Ben McAninch (45-36) 81 1997 Ben McAninch 17 1998 Rob Sutera (50-38) 88 1998 Jay Hanson 20 1999 Terrance Wilcox (45-45) 90 1999 Jay Hanson 21 BSU statistical records unavailable prior to 2000 Jon Aamot (43-63) 106 2000 Wallie Kuchinski 16 1971 season 2001 Pat Engleright (56-50) 106 2001 Wallie Kuchinski 13.5 50 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 51 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE

Quickly...RETURN RECORDS BSU Season Records Interceptions BSU Career Records Game: 3 Rich Schwartz vs Augsburg...... Nov. 20, 1983 Interceptions Season: 8 Rich Schwartz ...... 1984 Interceptions 8 Rich Schwartz (8-106) ...... 1984 Career: 20 Rich Schwartz ...... 1982-1985 20 Rich Schwartz (20-209) .....1981,83-85 7 Rich Schwartz (7-93) ...... 1983 Interception Return Yards 13 Tony Weber (13-162) ...... 1975-78 6 Jim Swanson (6-126)...... 1972 Play: 97 Jack Vinje vs Winona State...... Sep. 24, 1948 12 Pete Theriault (12-114)...... 1983,85-86 6 Tony Weber (6-84) ...... 1976 Game: 97 Jack Vinje vs Winona State...... Sep. 24, 1948 11 Joe Olsen (11-149) ...... 1994-97 6 Dick Lugeanbeal (6-92)...... 1982 Season: 126 Jim Swanson...... 1976 11 A.J. Ritacco (11-130) ...... 1983-86 6 Pete Theriault (6-81)...... 1986 Career: 209 Rich Schwartz ...... 1982-1985 10 Jim Swanson (10-145)...... 1972-73 6 Brian Griffin (6-47) ...... 1989 Career avg.: 24.2 Lee Patten ...... 1972 10 Dick Lugeanbeal (10-95)...1981-83,85 5 Larry Otterblad (5-77)...... 1971 Interception Return TDs 10 Jeff Buerkle (10-19)...... 1982-85 5 A.J. Ritacco (5-73) ...... 1985 Game: 1 several times 8 Cullen Garrity (8-178)...... 1995-97 5 Jeff Knaup (5-56)...... 1987 Season: 2 Matt Wellumson ...... 1985 7 Jerry Sobieck (7-89) ...... 1973-74 5 Joe Olsen (5-54)...... 1995 Career: 2 Matt Wellumson ...... 1981, 1983-1986 Passes Defensed Interception return yards Interception return yards Season: 13 Cullen Garrity...... 1996 209 Rich Schwartz (20-209) .....1981,83-85 126 Jim Swanson (6-126)...... 1972 Career: not available 178 Cullen Garrity (8-178)...... 1995-97 121 Cullen Garrity (4-121)...... 1996 Punt Return Yards 162 Tony Weber (13-162) ...... 1975-78 109 Matt Wellumson (2-109) ...... 1985 Play: 86 D. Campbell vs Mankato State...... Oct. 22, 1955 149 Joe Olsen (11-149) ...... 1994-97 106 Rich Schwartz (8-106) ...... 1984 Game: 154 Jason Leden at St. Thomas ...... Sep. 8, 2001 145 Jim Swanson (10-145)...... 1972-73 93 Rich Schwartz (7-93) ...... 1983 Season: 380 A.J. Ritacco ...... 1985 130 A.J. Ritacco (11-130) ...... 1983-86 92 Dick Lugeanbeal (6-92)...... 1982 Career: 1,047 Jason Leden ...... 1998-2001 114 Pete Theriault (12-114)...... 1983,85-86 84 Tony Weber (6-84) ...... 1976 Punt Return TDs 109 Matt Wellumson (2-109) ...1981,83-86 81 Pete Theriault (6-81)...... 1986 Game: 2 Jason Leden at St. Thomas ...... Sep. 8, 2001 95 Dick Lugeanbeal (10-95)...1981-83,85 77 Larry Otterblad (5-77)...... 1971 Season: 2 Joe Olson...... 1995 89 Jerry Sobieck (7-89) ...... 1973-74 73 A.J. Ritacco (5-73) ...... 1985 2 Jason Leden ...... 2001 73 Shane Gibb (2-73) ...... 1996 Career: 3 Jason Leden ...... 1998-2001 Interception return TDs Kickoff Return Yards 2 Matt Wellumson ...... 1981,83-86 Interception return TDs Play: 100 Mark Patten vs Southwest State...... Oct. 13, 1973 1 Cullen Garrity...... 1995-97 2 Matt Wellumson ...... 1985 Game: not available 1 Trent Baalke...... 1982-85 1 nine times; last: Season: 710 A.J. Ritacco ...... 1986 1 Joe Olsen...... 1994-97 Wallie Kuchinski ...... 2001 Career: 2,030 Jason Leden ...... 1998-2001 1 Mike Theis...... 1987-89 Kickoff Return TDs 1 Wall Kuchinski...... 1998-01 Punt return yards Game: 1 several times 1 Shane Gibb ...... 1994-96 380 A.J. Ritacco (21-380) ...... 1985 Season: 1 several times 1 Perry Dryer ...... 1974 363 Jason Leden (20-363)...... 2001 Career: 3 Jason Leden 1 Dahline...... 1985-86 328 A.J. Ritacco (26-328) ...... 1986 1 Steve Nejman...... 1984-86 278 Jason Leden (25-278)...... 1999 271 Jason Leden (19-271)...... 2000 Punt return yards 213 Jim Swanson (14-213)...... 1973 Annual Leaders 1,047 Jason Leden (83-1,047)...... 1998-01 192 James Weston (16-192)...... 1984 Interceptions Passes Defensed 882 A.J. Ritacco (60-882) ...... 1983-86 180 Danny Long (23-180) ...... 1977 250 Jim Swanson (22-250)...... 1972-73 Year Name (INT) ipg Year Name PDef 143 A.J. Ritacco (11-143) ...... 1984 192 James Weston (16-192)...... 1984 135 Jason Leden (19-135)...... 1998 1971 n/a 1971 n/a 184 Mike Skinner (27-184)...... 1988-91 1972 n/a 1972 n/a 180 Danny Long (23-180) ...... 1977 Punt return TDs 1973 Jim Swanson (4) 0.44 1973 n/a 172 Pete Theriault (19-172)...... 1983,85-86 2 Joe Olsen...... 1995 1974 n/a 1974 n/a 155 Bill Schmitz (25-155) ...... 1987-89 2 Jason Leden...... 2001 146 Dick Lugeanbeal (29-146).1981-83,85 1975 n/a 1975 n/a 1 Blue Olson ...... 1994 131 Tom Enger (9-131) ...... 1971-72 1 Vince Varpness...... 1998 1976 Tony Weber (6) 0.60 1976 Two players with 8 1 Jason Leden...... 2000 1977 Tony Weber (4) 0.30 1977 Ron Cunningham 8 Punt return TDs 1 Ryan Welle...... 2001 1978 Tony Weber (3) 0.33 1978 Kevin Baglein 8 3 Jason Leden...... 1998-01 1979 Two players (2) 0.20 1979 Two players with 7 2 Joe Olsen...... 1994-97 Kickoff return yards 1980 Ken Brown (3) 0.30 1980 Ken Brown 9 1 Ryan Welle...... 1999-p 710 A.J. Ritacco (30-710) ...... 1986 1 Vince Varpness...... 1997-98 1981 Two players (2) 0.20 1981 Rich Schwartz 8 674 Jason Leden (26-674)...... 2000 1 Blue Olson ...... 1993-94 662 Jason Leden (27-662)...... 1998 1982 Dick Lugeanbeal (6) 0.60 1982 Bill Bryand 11 606 Lee Patten (25-606)...... 1972 1983 Rick Schwartz (7) 0.64 1983 Jeff Buerkle 8 Kickoff return yards 559 Mike Mielke (28-559) ...... 1987 1984 Rich Schwartz (8) 0.73 1984 Rich Schwartz 11 2,030 Jason Leden (81-2,030)...... 1998-01 539 Lee Patten (26-539)...... 1971 1985 A.J. Ritacco (5) 0.50 1985 Two players with 5 1,145 Lee Patten (51-1,145)...... 1971-72 473 Bruce Rambo (18-473)...... 1978 1986 Pete Theriault (6) 0.55 1986 Pete Theriault 5 982 A.J. Ritacco (45-982) ...... 1983-86 444 Bruce Rambo (21-444)...... 1976 1987 Jeff Knaup (5) 0.50 1987 Carey Woods 6 917 Bruce Rambo (39-917)...... 1976,78 444 James Weston (20-444)...... 1984 896 Chad Postal (56-896) ...... 1990-92 1988 Steve Tax (3) 0.30 1988 Four players with 3 438 Mark Patten (27-438)...... 1974 748 Drew Wilson (41-748) ...... 1996-99 1989 Brian Griffin (6) 0.67 1989 Brian Griffin 12 743 Mark Patten (38-743)...... 1972-74 Kickoff return TDs 1990 Two players (3) 0.27 1990 Two players with 6 620 Mike Mielke (32-620) ...... 1985-87 1 Robb Reed ...... 1991 1991 Two players (2) 0.22 1991 Two players with 4 539 Carl Parker (25-539) ...... 1979-80 1 Brad Prigge...... 1995 1992 Roger Capanelli (4) 0.40 1992 Roger Campanelli 10 460 John Stifter (23-460)...... 1982-83 1 Jason Leden...... 1998 1993 Jim Carlson (2) 0.20 1993 Robb Reed 6 1 Jason Leden...... 1999 Kickoff return TDs 1994 Two players (2) 0.22 1994 Joe Olsen 9 1 Drew Wilson ...... 1999 3 Jason Leden...... 1998-01 1 Jason Leden...... 2000 1995 Joe Olsen (5) 0.50 1995 Joe Olsen 10 1 Drew Wilson ...... 1996-99 1996 Cullen Garrity (4) 0.40 1996 Cullen Garrity 13 1 Robb Reed ...... 1991-93 1997 Two players (2) 0.20 1997 Two players with 10 1 Brad Prigge...... 1995 1998 Five players (1) 0.10 1998 Ryan Fritts 6 1999 Ryan Fritts (4) 0.36 1999 Ryan Fritts 8 BSU statistical records unavailable prior to 2000 Ryan McCrady (5) 0.45 2000 Ryan McCrady 11 1971 season; INT & Passes Defensed since ‘76 2001 Kyle Rambow (2) 0.18 2001 Three players with 4

52 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 53 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE TEAM RECORDS Team Single-Season Team Single-Season Team Single-Season Team Single-Season Game & Season Records Rushing yards Passing TDs All purpose yards Punt return TDs 2317 456-2317...... 2001 27 ...... 2001 6460 ...... 2001 3 ...... 2001 First Downs 2275 517-2275...... 1976 25 ...... 2000 5977 ...... 1999 2 ...... 1995 Game: 33 vs N’western (Minn.)..9/16/89 2213 439-2213...... 2000 21 ...... 1999 5880 ...... 2000 1 ...... 1994 Season: 247 ...... 2001 2061 443-2061...... 1974 18 ...... 1984 5009 ...... 1998 1 ...... 1998 First Downs Allowed 1937 464-1937...... 1989 18 ...... 1998 4692 ...... 1986 1 ...... 2000 Game: 33 vs St. Cloud St...... 10/28/78 Rushing attempts Pass completion pct Total points Scored Kick return yards Season: 222 ...... 2000 517 517-2275...... 1976 62.3 188-302-10...... 2001 415 61 TD...... 2001 1063 51-1063...... 1999 Rushing Yards 512 512-1785...... 1986 56.1 169-301-12...... 2000 367 51 TD...... 2000 955 58-955...... 1990 Game: 453 vs N’western (Minn)...9/16/89 501 501-1917...... 1990 55.6 158-284-10...... 1998 366 52 TD...... 1999 931 51-931...... 1997 Season: 2,317 ...... 2001 485 485-1384...... 1995 54.9 174-317-15...... 1999 270 39 TD...... 1998 893 51-893...... 1987 Rushing Yards Allowed 471 471-1581...... 1992 53.5 122-228-20...... 1986 258 34 TD...... 1984 888 39-888...... 1986 Game: 585 vs UW-River Falls..11/14/98 Season: 2,437 ...... 1978 Rushing TDs Pass efficiency Touchdowns Scored Kick return TDs Passes Attempted 30 ...... 2001 164.8 188-302-10...... 2001 61 30rsh/27rec/4...2001 2 ...... 1999 Game: 57 vs St. Cloud St...... 10/11/75 28 ...... 1999 141.7 169-301-12...... 2000 52 28rsh/21rec/3...1999 1 ...... 1991 Season: 313 ...... 1977 24 ...... 1976 134.5 158-284-10...... 1998 51 23rsh/25rec/3...2000 1 ...... 1995 Passes Completed 23 ...... 2000 133.8 174-317-15...... 1999 39 19rsh/18rec/2...1998 1 ...... 1998 Game: 33 vs Wis.-Superior.....11/12/77 20 ...... 1989 113.6 145-294-16...... 1984 34 16rsh/18rec...... 1984 1 ...... 2000 Season: 188 ...... 2001 Passing Yards Rushing yards/game Passing yards/game Field goals made Interceptions Game: 439 vs Wis.-Superior.....11/12/77 229.0 9 games...... 1974 260.4 11 games ...... 2001 14 14-n/a ...... 1990 28 28-399...... 1985 Season: 2,864 ...... 2001 227.5 10 games...... 1976 228.2 11 games ...... 1999 11 11-18 ...... 1983 26 26-165...... 1983 Completions Allowed 215.2 9 games...... 1989 219.7 10 games...... 1998 9 9-16...... 1977 25 25-214...... 1984 Game: 34 vs Southwest St...... 10/7/00 210.6 11 games ...... 2001 215.5 11 games ...... 2000 8 8-11 ...... 1985 21 21-202...... 1976 Season: 174 ...... 1999 201.2 11 games ...... 2000 202.9 10 games...... 1977 8 8-13...... 1979 16 three Times Passing Yards Allowed Pass attempts Total offense yards Punt yards Interception return TDs Game: 559 vs Southwest St...... 11/17/91 317 174-317-15...... 1999 5181 758-2317...... 2001 2946 84-2946...... 1979 5 ...... 1985 Season: 2,333 ...... 2001 313 158-313-19...... 1977 4584 740-2213...... 2000 2762 78-2762...... 1996 3 ...... 1996 Interceptions Thrown 304 147-304-15...... 1985 4395 777-1885...... 1999 2711 72-2711 ...... 1983 1 five times Game: 11* vs St. Cloud St...... 10/31/70 302 188-302-10...... 2001 3985 711-1788 ...... 1998 2516 66-2516...... 1985 Season: 27 ...... 1970 301 twice 3511 735-1482...... 1977 2479 60-2479...... 1984 Total Plays Game: 112 vs St. Cloud St...... 10/30/71 Pass completions Total offense/game Punt attempts Total tackles Season: 777 ...... 1999 188 188-302-10...... 2001 471.0 11 games ...... 2001 84 84-2946...... 1979 622.5 2352-541...... 1979 Total Yards 174 174-317-15...... 1999 416.7 11 games ...... 2000 78 78-2762...... 1996 836.0 613-446...... 1995 Game: 641 at Southwest State .10/13/01 169 169-301-12...... 2000 399.5 11 games ...... 1999 72 72-2182...... 1976 701.5 448-507...... 1986 Season: 5,181 ...... 2001 158 158-313-19...... 1977 398.5 10 games...... 1998 72 72-2711 ...... 1983 679.0 461-436...... 2000 Total Yards Allowed 158 158-284-10...... 1998 351.1 10 games...... 1977 71 71-2193...... 1980 667.0 326-682...... 1977 Game: 633 vs Michigan Tech.....10/5/74 Season: 4,252 ...... 1993 Passing yards Total offense/play Punt return yards Sacks Touchdowns Scored 2864 188-302-10...... 2001 6.84 758-2317...... 2001 451 37-451...... 1986 53.0 53-0/0 ...... 1986 Game: 10 vs Minn.-Morris.....10/28/00 2510 174-317-15...... 1999 6.19 740-2213...... 2000 445 43-445...... 1985 40.5 40-1/279 ...... 1998 10 vs Minn.-Morris...... 11/3/01 2371 169-301-12...... 2000 5.66 777-1885...... 1999 424 27-424...... 2001 34.5 32-5/260 ...... 1999 Season: 61 ...... 2001 2197 158-284-10...... 1998 5.60 711-1788 ...... 1998 383 39-383...... 1999 28.5 21-15/161 ...... 2001 Touchdowns Allowed 2031 147-293-17...... 1983 5.12 669-1689...... 1987 344 29-344...... 1984 18.0 18-0/148 ...... 1996 Game: 10 vs Michigan Tech...10/23/71 Season: 53 ...... 1993 Miscellaneous Records and Notes Points Scored Game: 70 Minn.-Morris...... 10/28/00 First and Best Scoring Season: 415 ...... 2001 First Team ...... 1926 All-time Points Scored by BSU...... 9,962 Points Allowed First Opponent ...... Cass Lake (L, 0-33) All-time Points Allowed...... 12,543 Game: 70 vs Michigan Tech...10/23/71 Most Victories, Season ...... 9 (9-2), 2000 Consecutive Games Scoring ...... 44 (11/16/1997 - present) Season: 379 ...... 1993 First Conference Championship ...... 1947 (NIC) Number of Times Shut Out ...... 100 Fumbles Lost First Undefeated Season ...... 1928 (3-0-3) Consecutive Games Shut Out...... 4 (9/30/1938 - 10/28/1938) Game: 7 vs St. John’s ...... 10/1/49 Undefeated Seasons ...... 1928 (3-0-3), 1944 (4-0-0) Number of Shutouts ...... 86 Season: 19 ...... 1976, 1977 Most Shutouts, Season ...... 6 (6-2-0), 1941 Consecutive Shutouts...... 6 (1941) Fumbles Recovered NIC Championships ...... 1947, 1950, 1957, 1959 Most Points Allowed ...... 379 (1993) Game: 6 vs Michigan Tech.....11/5/55 Number of Head Coaches ...... 15 Fewest Points Allowed (min. 4 gm) ...... 6 (1928) Season: 26 ...... 1984 Longest-Running Rivalry ...... MSU-Moorhead (66 years) Fewest Points Allowed (min. 8 gm) ...... 42 (1941) Most Punts Most Points Scored...... 415 (2001) Game: 12 vs St. John’s ...... 9/20/35 Games Fewest Points Scored ...... 14 (1943, 1-1-0) 12 Valley City State...... 9/12/81 1st Win ...... BSU 13, Cass Lake 0 (10/27/1926; 3rd game) Most Points per Game ...... 37.7 (415/11; 2001) 12 vs Southwest St...... 9/17/83 25th Win ...... BSU 3, Duluth Technical College 0 (10/27/1934) Fewest Points per Game...3.7 pts./gm (1945; 26 pts in 7 games) 12 Minn.-Duluth ...... 11/2/85 50th Win...... BSU 6, Eau Claire State 2 (10/13/1944) Points Scored, Game...... 70 vs UM-Morris (Oct. 28, 2000) 100th Win...... BSU 40, Northern State 7 (11/1/1958) Points Allowed, Game...... 70 (1971; Michigan Tech 70, BSU 20) *= NCAA Division II record 150th Win...... BSU 20, Valley City State 0 (9/8/1973) Points Scored, Game; Both.... 128 vs Southwest St. (63; Oct. 7, 2000) 200th Win...... BSU 30, Mayville State 14 (9/1/1987) Points Allowed in Win .....63*, vs Southwest State (Oct. 7, 2000) 250th Win...... BSU 69, UM-Morris 6 (11/3/2001) Total Games Played ...... 620 * NCAA record Total Overall Record ...... 251-346-23 Most Consecutive Wins...... 10 (10/18/1940 - 10/18/1941) Most Consecutive Losses ...... 20 (10/11/1980 - 10/2/1982) Consecutive Games Without a Tie...... 133 (1987-2000)

52 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 53 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE TEAM YEAR-BY-YEAR STATS Rushing Passing Total Year G 1st Dn Att Yds TD Att Comp INT Yds TD Cmp % Off. Punts Points PRet KORet 1970 9 107 476 1,192 n/a 190 73 27 1,073 n/a 0.384 2,265 51 113 n/a n/a 1971 9 127 386 1,256 n/a 173 56 17 901 10 0.324 2,157 51 161 148 637 1972 9 123 386 1,328 n/a 203 73 17 780 5 0.360 2,108 54 84 59 753 1973 9 129 471 1,874 n/a 118 48 12 547 3 0.407 2,421 44 163 218 609 1974 9 134 443 2,061 n/a 180 88 9 1,081 6 0.489 3,142 43 160 47 770 1975 9 142 371 944 11 301 120 18 1,278 5 0.399 2,222 62 118 111 668 1976 10 169 517 2,275 24 235 86 16 839 5 0.366 3,114 62 219 83 650 1977 10 172 522 1,482 18 313 158 19 2,029 12 0.505 3,511 53 248 180 371 1978 9 86 327 644 1 173 62 13 742 4 0.358 1,386 64 49 36 906 1979 10 85 379 700 5 220 93 24 891 5 0.423 1,591 84 103 122 784 1980 10 107 403 753 5 207 91 14 915 3 0.440 1,668 71 65 100 789 1981 10 118 428 932 7 210 92 13 984 2 0.438 1,916 71 69 161 587 1982 10 137 451 986 11 229 116 16 1,539 7 0.507 2,525 67 150 161 648 1983 11 152 462 1,037 8 293 147 17 2,031 14 0.502 3,068 73 198 149 715 1984 11 137 387 910 16 294 145 16 1,924 18 0.493 2,834 62 278 344 616 1985 10 148 346 1,229 10 304 147 15 1,907 17 0.484 3,136 66 248 76 433 1986 11 153 512 1,785 18 228 122 20 1,346 12 0.535 3,131 66 251 451 888 1987 10 136 382 1,689 19 287 144 15 1,737 10 0.502 3,426 52 207 104 893 1988 10 127 371 986 10 266 122 20 1,567 10 0.459 2,553 59 151 179 810 1989 9 142 464 1,937 20 166 68 7 871 2 0.410 2,808 56 164 52 689 1990 11 165 501 1,917 14 235 86 17 1,186 5 0.366 3,103 62 150 129 955 1991 9 n/a 467 1,649 8 167 66 11 1,118 12 0.395 2,767 51 152 98 733 1992 10 164 471 1,581 15 242 91 14 1,430 9 0.376 3,011 52 179 105 694 1993 10 130 440 1,178 6 190 65 14 809 2 0.342 1,987 67 90 47 n/a 1994 9 138 410 1,346 11 187 84 5 1,185 10 0.449 2,531 62 147 106 644 1995 10 120 485 1,384 13 155 70 6 786 5 0.452 2,170 59 147 153 766 1996 10 123 359 940 9 265 95 12 1,016 8 0.358 1,956 78 145 89 786 1997 10 144 445 1,521 14 257 103 15 1,248 8 0.401 2,769 65 144 88 931 1998 10 200 427 1,788 19 284 158 10 2,197 18 0.556 3,985 59 272 161 851 1999 11 224 460 1,885 28 317 174 15 2,510 21 0.549 4,395 58 362 380 1,007 2000 11 226 439 2,213 23 301 169 12 2,371 25 0.561 4,584 46 367 292 850 2001 11 247 456 2,317 30 302 188 10 2,864 27 0.623 5,181 41 415 424 735

Total 317 4,512 13,844 45,719 373 7,492 3,400 466 43,702 300 0.454 89,421 1,911 5,769 4,853 22,168

The Bemidji State offense set more than a dozen school single-season records a year ago, including total offense, rushing yards, passing yards and points scored.

54 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 55 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE AWARD WINNERS All-America Selections (1976-1999) All-Conference Selections (NIC / NSIC) 1986 OG Jeff Dunlap; RB Al Wolden; First Team First Team DT Matt Wellumson; LB Chris Holgard 1976 RB Ed Acosta 1934 FB Walter Krueger 1987 OG Bret Kasak Second Team 1935 Norman Nelson 1988 LB William Kullolia 1986 RB Al Wolden 1936 Norman Nelson 1989 OL Dan Soltau; RB John Gronski 1965 David Odegaard 1937 Norman Nelson 1990 RB Ray Betton 1977 DE Dave Patten 1938 Leroy Maas 1991 RB Mike Bakke; DB Brad Surina; 1985 DB Rich Schwartz 1941 Dick Otterstad WR Chad Postal Third Team 1942 Dick Otterstad 1992 DB Dana Gravesen; LB Matt Juhl 1959 RB Dennis Price 1943 Dick Otterstad 1993 DB Jim Carlson Honorable Mention 1946 Dick Otterstad; Leo Hoosline 1994 OL Matt Gay; LB Rich Twaroski 1956 Harold Drescher 1949 Jim Richmire; Jack Vinji; Bill Robertson 1995 OL Matt Gay; DL Fred Miller; 1958 FB Guy Vena 1950 Earl Perkins LB Tom Andree 1966 RB Ron Diagiacomo 1952 Hubert Howland 1996 DB Rich Carlson; DB Joe Olson 1989 RB John Gronski 1953 Les Dreschel; Jim Henkes 1997 OL Randy Qual OL Dan Soltau 1954 Les Dreschel; Jim Henkes 1998 RB Chris Meyer; WR Jason Leden; 1990 RB Ray Betton 1955 Dwaine Marten; Harold Drescher DL Jay Hanson; DL Ben McAninch LB Larry Filippi 1956 Dwaine Marten; Harold Drescher 2000 C Jerry Dagel; RB Eddie Acosta; 1957 Dwaine Marten; FB Guy Vena; KR Jason Leden All-District QB Dale Hartje; RB Dennis Price 2001 OG Bryan Stoffel, C Jerry Dagel, 1964 HB Don Thompson 1958 FB Guy Vena; LH Dennis Price; QB Geoff Martinson, RB Eddie Acosta, QB Ken Hendrickson; LT Dale Hartje; DE Wallie Kuchinski, LB Pat Engleright, d2football.com All-America C Ron Phillips; PR Jason Leden. 2001 RB Eddie Acosta honorable mention 1959 RB Dennis Price; Dale Hartje; Al Toriseva 1960 Dale Hartje; Al Toriseva Second Team Don Hansen’s Football Gazette All-America 1961 Lowell Nomeland 1935 Ted Schmeekpepper 2000 RB Eddie Acosta 2nd Team 1962 QB Jack Brandt; Lowell Nomeland 1936 G Miles Nelson 2001 RB Eddie Acosta 3rd Team 1963 Lowell Nomeland 1954 QB Charles Broekmeir 1964 HB Don Thompson 1958 LE Jim Lawrence Daktronics, Inc. All-Midwest Region 1965 David Odegaard; Dick Werner 1992 QB Marty Follis; WR Chad Postal 2000 RB Eddie Acosta 2nd Team 1966 DE Dennis Black; 1993 OL Jim Templin; PK Matt Wallace 2001 RB Eddie Acosta 1st Team RB Ron Diagiacomo 1996 OL Randy Qual; TE Steve Smuk 1968 DB Tom Weiser; FB Ed Treska 1997 DB Joe Olsen; DE Ben McAninch 1970 LB Ginto Navjokas; C Dave Ross 1998 OL Jim McKeon; QB Ben Morie; 1971 OT Chuck Knott; SE Lee Patten LB Ben Hudson; DB Rob Sutera 1972 OT Chuck Knott; SE Lee Patten 1999 QB Ben Morie; WR Jason Leden; 1973 DB Jim Swanson; LB Bob Whelan DE Jay Hanson; LB Terrence Wilcox; 1974 LB Bob Whelan DB Rob Sutera; 1975 DE Bryan Westerman 2000 OG Brad Borkhuis; WR Jason Leden 1976 RB Ed Acosta 1977 OT Scott LaCoursiere; WR Dave Patten; Honorable Mention QB Scott Longenecker 1998 OG Brad Borkhuis; LB Terrence Wilcox; 1978 OT Scott LaCoursiere WR Ben Woodford 1979 K Mike Guzzo 1999 OG Brad Borkhuis; WR Drew Wilson; 1980 DL Jeff Kiehl RB Chris Meyer; DB Ryan Fritts 1981 TE Bruce Ecklund 2000 QB Geoff Martinson; LB Pat Engleright; 1982 TE Bruce Ecklund; LB Dale Graff; DE Wes Ehlers; WR Ben Woodford LB Billy Bryant 2001 OT Brandan Pink; LB Jon Aamot 1983 TE Bruce Ecklund 1984 WR Brent Jeffers; OG John Pullia; NSIC Player of the Year LB Rich Schwartz; DL Danny Woods 2001 RB Eddie Acosta offense 1985 OL Gary Spiering; PK Rich Schwartz; DL Trent Baalke

above: Jack Vinji was named All-Northern Sun Conference in 1949.

right: Jason Leden won more All-Conference awards than any player in BSU history. He was honored as both a receiver and a return specialist five times from 1998-2001.

54 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 55 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE ALL-TIME RESULTS 1936 (3-4 / 1-4 NIC / 5th) 1942 (3-4 / 3-2 NIC / t-3rd) Head Coach: R.B. Frost Head Coach: H.J. Erickson S18 - - ^ Moorhead T.C. L 6 27 S18 - - St. Thomas a L 0 6 S25 - - Mayville T.C. W 12 0 O2 - - ^ Mankato St. T.C. h L 0 7 O2 - - ^ Winona T.C. W 2 0 O9 - - ^ Moorhead St. +h W 33 0 O9 - - ^ Mankato T.C. +h L 12 27 O17 - - ^ St. Cloud St. T.C. a L 0 14 R.E. Mendenhall O16 - - ^ St.Cloud T.C. L 0 6 O23 - - ^ Winona St. T.C. a W 27 0 1931 - 1934 O23 - - ^ Duluth T.C. L 6 26 O30 - - ^ Duluth St. T.C. h W 34 0 1926 - 1927 4 years / 11-16-2 (.414) O30 - - Hibbing J.C. W 20 19 N6 - - North Dakota h L 7 13 2 years / 6-5-1 (.542) NIC: 4-10 (.400) ^ NIC contest ^ NIC contest + homecoming 1926 (1-2-1) 1931 (3-4) 1937 (3-4 / 2-3 NIC / 4th) Head Coach: R.E. Mendenhall Head Coach: Jack Sterrett Head Coach: R.B. Frost 1943 (1-1-0) O11 - - Cass Lake HS a L 0 33 S25 - - Hibbing J.C. L 0 12 S18 - - *Moorhead T.C. L 0 24 Head Coach: H.J. Erickson O23 - - Deer River HS L 0 7 O2 - - Crookston A.C. a W 24 6 S25 - - Itasca J.C. W 26 0 O8 - - Concordia College h W 7 2 O27 - - Cass Lake HS h W 13 0 O9 - - Vriginia J.C. a L 0 41 O2 - - ^ Winona T.C. W 12 0 - - Concordia College L 7 26 N3 - - Park Rapids HS T 6 6 O16 - - St. Cloud T.C. +h L 0 18 O9 - - ^ Mankato T.C. W 20 19 O31 - - Itasca J.C. W 18 0 O16 - - ^ St.Cloud T.C. L 7 33 1944 (4-0) 1927 (5-3) N7 - - Eveleth J.C. W 34 7 O22 - - Jersey of Mpls. +h L 0 6 Head Coach: H.J. Erickson Head Coach: R.E. Mendenhall N14 - - Duluth T.C. h W 14 0 O30 - - ^ Duluth T.C. a L 2 31 O13 - - Eau Claire St. +h W 6 2 S10 - - Grand Rapids HS h W 36 0 + homecoming ^ NIC contest O24 - - Concordia College h W 18 6 S17 - - St. Cloud Cathedral a W 19 0 + homecoming - - Concordia College W 27 6 S24 - - Itasca J.C *h W 9 1932 (2-4-1 / 1-3 NIC / t-5th) - - Eau Claire St. h W 27 6 0 Head Coach: Jack Sterret + homecoming O1 - - Park Rapids HS a W 44 0 S24 - - Northland T 6 6 O7 - - St. Cloud T.C. +h L 6 26 O1 - - ^ Winona T.C. a L 0 12 1945 (3-4) O15 - - Hibbing J.C. a L 0 69 O8 - - Virginia J.C. h W 6 0 Head Coach: H.J. Erickson O22 - - Virginia J.C. a L 6 25 O15 - - ^ St.Cloud T.C. +h W 6 0 H.J. Erickson S15 - - St. Thomas a L 0 28 S24 - - St. John’s Univ. a W 6 0 O29 - - Crookston A.C. a W 6 0 O22 - - ^ Moorhead T.C. a L 0 9 1938 - 1954 * first intercollegiate game O29 - - Eveleth J.C. L 12 13 S28 - - North Dakota St. h W 6 0 17 years / 53-54-5 (.496) + homecoming N5 - - ^ Duluth T.C. L 9 12 O5 - - St. Olaf’s College +h L 0 19 ^ NIC contest NIC: 25-31-4 (.450) O12 - - Hamline Univ. h L 8 17 + homecoming BSU Sports Hall of Fame O19 - - South Dakota St. a W 6 0 O27 - - Winnipeg Bombers h L 7 40 + homecoming 1933 (3-3-1 / 2-3 NIC / 4th) 1938 (1-5 / 0-4 NIC / 6th) Head Coach: Jack Sterrett Head Coach: H.J. Erickson S23 - - Itasca J.C. T 0 0 1946 (3-4 / 2-2 NIC / t-3rd) S16 - - Itasca J.C. h W 19 0 Head Coach: H.J. Erickson S30 - - ^ Winona T.C. h L 0 7 S23 - - Wahpeton (N.D.) h L 13 14 O8 - - ^ Mankato T.C. a W 6 0 S13 - - North Dakota h L 0 25 1928 - 1930 S30 - - ^ Winona T.C. a L 0 13 S20 - - St.John’s Univ. h L 0 32 O14 - - ^ St. Cloud T.C. +h L 0 6 O7 - - ^ Mankato T.C. +h L 0 31 2 years / 8-9-3 (.475) O21 - - ^ Moorhead T.C. W 2 0 S27 - - Mayville St. a W 39 0 BSU Sports Hall of Fame O15 - - ^ St.Cloud T.C. a L 0 7 O5 - - ^ St.Cloud St. +h W 18 0 O28 - - Crookston A.C. W 64 6 O28 - - ^ Duluth T.C. h L 0 6 N4 - - ^ Duluth T.C. L 0 31 O11 - - ^ Moorhead St. h W 7 0 ^ NIC contest O18 - - ^ Mankato St. a L 12 21 1928 (3-0-3) ^ NIC contest + homecoming + homecoming O25 - - ^ Duluth St. a L 0 12 Head Coach: Eldon Mason ^ NIC contest S15 - - UM-Cass Lake h W 32 6 1939 (3-3-1 / 1-3-1 NIC / 4th) + homecoming S29 - - St. Cloud T.C. *a T 0 0 1934 (3-5 / 1-4 NIC / 6th) Head Coach: H.J. Erickson Head Coach: Jack Sterrett O5 - - Hibbing J.C. +h W 23 0 Captain: Leroy Maas 1947 (4-3 / 3-1 NIC / t-1st) O13 - - Itasca J.C. a T 0 0 S15 - - Itasca J.C W 6 0 S16 - - Mayville T.C. a W 12 0 S22 - - St. John’s Univ. L 0 20 Head Coach: H.J. Erickson O20 - - Virginia J.C. h T 0 0 S22 - - ^ Moorhead T.C. a L 0 6 S12 - - North Dakota St. h L 0 20 N9 - - Crookston A.C. h W 54 0 S29 - - ^ Winona T.C L 0 6 S29 - - ^ Winona T.C. h L 0 12 O6 - - ^ Mankato T.C +h L 0 13 S19 - - Hamline Univ. h L 6 20 * BSTC later awarded 1-0 forfeit victory O6 - - ^ Mankato T.C. a T 6 6 S27 - - ^ Mankato St. +h W 27 6 + homecoming O12 - - ^ St.Cloud T.C a L 7 19 O13 - - ^ St.Cloud T.C. h W 19 6 O20 - - Northland W 20 0 O3 - - ^ Winona St. a W 6 0 O21 - - Augsburg College +h W 26 0 O10 - - ^ Moorhead St. a L 7 20 1929 (2-5) O27 - - ^ Duluth T.C W 3 0 O27 - - ^ Duluth T.C. a L 6 9 N3 - - ^ Moorhead T.C L 0 44 O17 - - U. of Manitoba h W 12 0 Head Coach: Eldon Mason ^ NIC contest O24 - - ^ Duluth St. h W 12 7 S20 - - UM-Cass Lake h W 20 0 ^ NIC contest + homecoming + homecoming ^ NIC contest S28 - - Moorhead T.C. a L 6 8 + homecoming O5 - - North Dakota Frosh h L 6 26 1940 (4-2-1 / 3-2 NIC / 3rd) O12 - - Virginia J.C. a L 0 6 Head Coach: H.J. Erickson 1948 (3-5 / 1-4 NIC / 4th) O18 - - St. Cloud T.C. h L 0 26 S27 - - Concordia College h T 19 19 Head Coach: H.J. Erickson O26 - - Itasca J.C. h W 9 0 O4 - - ^ Winona St. T.C. a L 7 14 S17 - - North Dakota St. a W 13 0 N9 - - Eveleth J.C. a L 6 46 O12 - - ^ St.Cloud St. T.C. a L 0 6 S24 - - ^ Winona St. h W 20 12 O18 - - ^ Moorhead St. T.C. +h W 21 12 R.B. Frost O1 - - Superior St. a L 0 13 1930 (3-4) O25 - - ^ Duluth St. T.C. h W 10 0 O8 - - ^ Duluth St. L 6 32 Head Coach: Eldon Mason 1935 - 1937 N1 - - ^ Mankato St. T.C. h W 13 7 O15 - - ^ Mankato St. L 0 16 S27 - - Moorhead T.C. h L 0 33 3 years / 7-14-1 (.341) N8 - - Wahpeton Science a W 20 6 O22 - - ^ Moorhead St. +*h L 6 13 O4 - - St. Cloud T. C. a L 6 26 ^ NIC contest NIC: 3-12 (.200) O29 - - ^ St. Cloud St. L 0 14 O11 - - Virginia J.C. h L 0 31 + homecoming N5 - - U. of Manitoba h W 20 6 O25 - - Itasca J.C. a W 6 0 * first “Battle for the Axe” O30 - - Hibbing J.C. a W 7 6 1935 (1-6-1 / 0-5 NIC / 5th) 1941 (6-2 / 3-2 NIC / 3rd) ^ NIC contest N8 - - Eveleth J.C. h L 0 18 Head Coach: R.B. Frost Head Coach: H.J. Erickson + homecoming N14 - - Crookston A.C. h W 25 0 S13 - - Itasca J.C. *h T 7 7 S12 - - Mayville St. a W 19 0 S20 - - St.John’s Univ. h L 0 20 S19 - - Jamestown College *h W 14 0 1949 (4-3-1 / 2-1-1 NIC / t-2nd) S27 - - ^ Winona T.C. h W 20 14 S26 - - Wahpeton Science h W 19 0 Head Coach: H.J. Erickson O4 - - ^ Mankato T.C. a L 6 27 O4 - - ^ Winona St. T.C. +h W 13 0 S17 - - Wahpeton Science h W 41 0 O11 - - ^ St.Cloud T.C. +h L 12 13 O10 - - ^ Duluth St. T.C. a W 34 0 S24 - - ^ St. Cloud St. a T 6 6 O16 - - Itasca J.C. h L 0 6 O18 - - ^ Moorhead St. T.C. a W 25 0 O1 - - St. John’s Univ. +h L 7 20 O26 - - ^ Duluth T.C. a L 12 13 O24 - - ^ Mankato St. T.C. a L 19 21 O8 - - Duluth St. L 12 13 N2 - - ^ Moorhead T.C. a L 12 44 O31 - - ^ St.Cloud St. T.C. h L 0 21 O15 - - ^ Winona St. a W 27 7 * first night game at BSTC Field * first game in BSTC Stadium O22 - - Jamestown St. h W 26 0 ^ NIC contest ^ NIC contest O29 - - ^ Mankato St. a L 0 6 + homecoming + homecoming N5 - - ^ Moorhead St. a W 13 6 ^ NIC contest + homecoming

56 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 57 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE ALL-TIME RESULTS 1950 (4-1-1 / 2-0-1 NIC / t-1st) 1956 (2-4-2 / 0-3-1 NIC / 5th) 1962 (3-6 / 2-3 NIC / t-4th) 1967 (3-5-1 / 1-3-1 NIC / t-4th) Head Coach: H.J Erickson Head Coach: C.A. Anderson Head Coach: C.A. Anderson Head Coach: Don Palm Captain: Earl Perkins Captain: Harold Drescher Captain: Jack Brandt Captains: Dan Boettger, Orlan Echternach S15 - - Jamestown St. h W 33 12 S14 - - Valley City St. W 33 0 S8 - - St. John’s h L 14 30 S16 - - UM-Morris a W 28 14 S30 - - ^ Winona State h n/a S21 - - Jamestown (N.D.) W 18 7 S15 - - Central Wisconsin h L 7 18 S23 - - Northern Michigan h L 3 33 O13 - - ^ St.Cloud St. h W 14 13 S29 - - ^ Winona St. h L 7 13 S22 - - Augustana h W 13 6 S30 - - ^ Mankato St. h L 13 22 - - ^ Mankato St. T 13 13 O6 - - Northern Michigan h T 13 13 S29 - - ^ Moorhead St. a L 7 10 O7 - - ^ Moorhead St. h T 20 20 - - ^ Moorhead St. W 20 0 O13 - - ^ St. Cloud St. h L 13 19 O6 - - ^ Michigan Tech h W 43 12 O14 - - ^ Michigan Tech a W 21 14 - - North Dakota L 6 26 O20 - - ^ Mankato St. a L 6 25 O13 - - ^ Winona St. a L 6 20 O21 - - ^ Winona St. +h L 0 33 N2 - - Valley City St. W 19 13 O27 - - ^ Moorhead St. a T 13 13 O20 - - ^ St. Cloud St. +h L 14 15 O28 - - ^ St. Cloud St. a L 6 20 ^ NIC contest N3 - - Michigan Tech a L 13 32 O27 - - ^ Mankato St. a W 9 7 N4 - - Mayville St. (ND) h W 33 3 ^ NIC contest N2 - - Wis. St.-Superior h L 16 35 N11 - - St. Thomas a L 31 42 1951 (6-2 / 3-1 NIC / 2nd) + homecoming + homecoming Head Coach: H.J. Erickson 1957 (4-4 / 3-1 NIC / t-1st) ^ NIC contest ^ NIC contest S15 - - Marshall Blocks(Mpls) h W 38 0 Head Coach: C.A. Anderson S22 - - Duluth St. W 26 18 Captain: Dwaine Marten 1963 (6-1-1 / 3-1-1 NIC / 2nd) 1968 (3-6 / 1-4 NIC / 5th) S29 - - ^ Winona St. a W 20 13 S20 - - North Dakota a L 19 34 Head Coach: C.A. Anderson Head Coach: Don Palm O5 - - Valley City St. h W 45 7 S27 - - Northern St. h L 13 14 S14 - - South Dakota a W 33 7 Captains: Ken Bauman, Evan Simmons O13 - - ^ St. Cloud St. a L 0 26 O4 - - ^ Winona St. a L 8 19 S21 - - Lakeland College h W 38 12 S14 - - UM-Morris h L 0 37 O20 - - ^ Mankato St. +h W 20 13 O11 - - ^ St. Cloud St. a W 18 13 S28 - - ^ St. Cloud St. a W 35 0 S21 - - Northern Michigan a L 0 53 O26 - - ^ Moorhead St. h W 12 0 O18 - - ^ Mankato St. h W 14 13 O5 - - ^ Mankato St. +h W 15 9 S28 - - ^ Moorhead St. a L 10 28 N2 - - South Dakota St. a L 0 48 O25 - - ^ Moorhead St. +h W 27 14 O12 - - ^ Moorhead St. h T 20 20 O5 - - ^ Michigan Tech h W 14 7 ^ NIC contest N1 - - Valley City St. h W 12 6 O19 - - ^ Michigan Tech a L 13 14 O12 - - ^ Winona St. a L 14 27 + homecoming N8 - - Wis. St.-Superior a L 0 26 O26 - - ^ Winona St. h W 41 0 O19 - - ^ St. Cloud St. +h L 13 17 ^ NIC contest N1 - - Wis. St-Superior a W 34 0 O26 - - ^ Mankato St. a L 14 49 1952 (2-4 / 1-3 NIC / 5th) + homecoming + homecoming N2 - - Bethel h W 63 22 Head Coach: H.J. Erickson ^ NIC contest N9 - - St. Thomas h W 37 0 S20 - - North Dakota h L 0 31 1958 (7-1 / 4-1 NIC / 2nd) + homecoming S26 - - ^ Moorhead St. a L 6 19 Head Coach: C.A. Anderson 1964 (5-4 / 3-2 NIC / 3rd) ^ NIC contest O4 - - ^ Winona St. +h *W 12 0 S13 - - North Dakota h W 13 6 Head Coach: C.A. Anderson O17 - - ^ St. Cloud St. h L 0 20 S20 - - ^ Michigan Tech a W 36 21 S12 - - South Dakota h L 0 14 O24 - - ^ Mankato St. a L 7 27 O4 - - ^ St.Cloud St. +h W 50 12 S19 - - North Dakota h L 0 10 O31 - - Valley City St. h W 18 13 O11 - - ^ Mankato St. a L 12 13 S26 - - ^ Winona St. a L 0 6 ^ NIC contest O18 - - ^ Moorhead St. a W 48 7 O3 - - ^ St. Cloud St. +h W 26 2 + homecoming O25 - - ^ Winona St. h W 38 13 O10 - - ^ Mankato St. a W 21 20 * victory forfeited for using ineligible player N1 - - Northern St. a W 40 7 O17 - - ^ Moorhead St. a L 14 15 James Malmquist N7 - - Wis. St.-Superior h W 48 14 O24 - - ^ Michigan Tech h W 35 7 1953 (1-6 / 1-3 NIC / t-4th) ^ NIC contest O30 - - LaCrosse St. a W 21 7 1969 - 1973 Head Coach: H.J. Erickson +h homecoming N6 - - Wis. St.-Superior h W 51 20 5 years / 15-27-2 (.364) S19 - - North Dakota h L 13 21 + homecoming NIC: 9-18-2 (.345) S25 - - ^ Moorhead St. +h W 13 6 1959 (6-1-1 / 4-1 NIC / t-1st) ^ NIC contest O3 - - ^ Winona St. a L 7 26 Head Coach: C.A. Anderson O10 - - Buena Vista (Iowa) a L 7 19 Captain: Jerry Green 1965 (4-4 / 3-2 NIC / t-2nd) 1969 (4-3-1 / 2-2-1 NIC / 4th) O17 - - ^ St. Cloud St. a L 12 18 S12 - - Eau Claire St. h W 32 12 Head Coach: C.A. Anderson Head Coach: James Malmquist O23 - - ^ Mankato St. h L 14 19 S19 - - Northwest Missouri a T 0 0 Captain: David Odegaard S13 - - ^ UM-Morris a L 7 14 O30 - - Valley City St. a L 6 26 O3 - - ^ St. Cloud St. a W 45 8 S11 - - North Dakota a L 6 20 S20 - - Stevens Point a W 6 0 ^ NIC contest O10 - - ^ Mankato St. +h W 6 0 S18 - - St. John’s Univ. a L 0 7 S27 - - ^ St. Cloud St. a T 7 7 +homecoming O17 - - ^ Moorhead St. h W 34 6 S25 - - ^ Winona St. h L 20 22 O4 - - Mankato St. h L 0 23 O24 - - ^ Winona St. a W 31 8 O2 - - ^ St. Cloud St. a W 14 6 O11 - - ^ Moorhead St. h W 28 12 1954 (1-5-1 / 0-3-1 NIC / 5th) O31 - - ^ Michigan Tech h L 0 22 O9 - - ^ Mankato St. +h W 20 13 O18 - - ^ Michigan Tech a L 6 7 Head Coach: H.J. Erickson N6 - - Wis. St.-Superior a W 32 26 O16 - - ^ Moorhead St. h L 7 14 O25 - - ^ Winona St. +h W 19 0 S18 - - North Dakota a L 12 27 ^ NIC contest O23 - - ^ Michigan Tech a W 9 8 N1 - - Bethel a W 59 13 S25 - - ^ Moorhead St. a L 7 20 + homecoming O30 - - LaCrosse St. h W 24 14 + homecoming O2 - - ^ Winona St. h T 13 13 + homecoming ^ NIC contest O16 - - ^ St. Cloud St. h L 12 18 1960 (2-6 / 2-3 NIC / t-3rd) ^ NIC contest O23 - - ^ Mankato St. a L 7 26 Head Coach: C.A. Anderson 1970 (1-8 / 1-5 NIC / t-5th) O29 - - Wis. St.-Superior h L 14 21 S10 - - South Dakota St. a L 6 22 Head Coach: James Malmquist N6 - - Northland (Wis.) a W 34 6 S17 - - Northwest Missouri h L 6 27 Captain: Dave Rose ^ NIC contest S24 - - ^ Michigan Tech h L 8 33 S12 - - Platteville h L 14 33 O1 - - ^ Winona St. a L 6 26 S19 - - Gustavus Adolphus a L 6 62 S26 - - Lincoln h L 10 26 O9 - - ^ St. Cloud St. +h W 14 10 Don Palm O13 - - ^ Mankato St. a L 3 20 O3 - - ^ Moorhead St. a L 6 33 O20 - - ^ Moorhead St. a W 20 8 1966 - 1968 O10 - - ^ UM-Morris h L 0 14 N4 - - Wis. St.-Superior h L 12 20 3 years / 9-16-1 (.360) O17 - - ^ Southwest St. a L 20 30 Chester Anderson + homecoming NIC: 4-10-1 (.300) O24 - - ^ Michigan Tech h L 8 35 O31 - - ^ St. Cloud St. a L 9 29 1955-60 / 1962-65 ^ NIC contest BSU Sports Hall of Fame N7 - - ^ Winona St. h W 40 12 10 years / 43-34-5 (.555) ^ NIC contest NIC: 25-20-2 (.553) 1966 (3-5 / 2-3 NIC / t-4th) BSU Sports Hall of Fame Head Coach: Don Palm 1971 (3-5-1 / 3-2-1 NIC / t-3rd) NSIC Hall of Fame Captains: Larry Koeher, Dennis Black Head Coach: James Malmquist S10 - - Stevens Point h W 3 0 S11 - - Platteville (Wis.) a L 15 32 S17 - - St. John’s Univ. h L 20 26 S18 - - Concordia (Minn.) h L 0 21 John Kulbitski S24 - - ^ Michigan Tech h L 0 18 S25 - - Lincoln Univ. (Mo.) a L 13 35 1955 (4-3-1 / 1-3 NIC / t-3rd) 1961 O1 - - ^ Winona St. a W 14 7 O2 - - ^ Moorhead St. h L 8 28 Head Coach: Chester Anderson 1 year / 3-6 (.333) O8 - - ^ St. Cloud St. +h W 9 7 O9 - - ^ UM-Morris a T 22 22 S16 - - Northland (Wis.) h W 37 0 O15 - - ^ Mankato St. a L 0 6 O16 - - ^ Southwest St. +h W 27 17 NIC: 3-2 (.600) S23 - - ^ Moorhead St. h W 20 7 O22 - - ^ Moorhead St. a L 0 13 O23 - - ^ Michigan Tech a L 20 70 S30 - - ^ Winona St. a L 6 13 O29 - - Parsons a L 17 46 O30 - - ^ St. Cloud St. h W 15 14 O8 - - Northern Michigan a W 25 14 1961 (3-6 / 3-2 NIC / t-2nd) + homecoming N6 - - ^ Winona St. a W 41 0 O15 - - ^ St. Cloud St. a L 6 46 Head Coach: John Kulbitski ^ NIC contest + homecoming O22 - - ^ Mankato St. +h L 12 19 S9 - - South Dakota St. h L 8 34 ^ NIC contest O29 - - Wis. St.-Superior T 0 0 S16 - - St. John’s a L 6 30 N5 - - Michigan Tech W 13 0 S23 - - Augustana a L 6 22 ^ NIC contest S30 - - ^ Mankato St. h L 6 16 + homecoming O7 - - ^ Moorhead St. h W 34 8 O14 - - ^ Michigan Tech a W 16 2 O21 - - ^ Winona St. +h L 0 12 O28 - - ^ St. Cloud St. a W 12 7 N3 - - Wis. St.-Superior a L 9 13 + homecoming ^ NIC contest

56 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 57 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE ALL-TIME RESULTS 1972 (2-7 / 1-5 NIC / 6th) 1976 (6-4 / 3-4 NIC / t-5th) 1981 (0-10 / 0-6 NIC / 7th) 1986 (6-4-1 / 3-2-1 NIC / 3rd) Head Coach: James Malmquist Head Coach: Don Turner Head Coach: Sparky Adams Head Coach: John Peterson S9 - - Valley City St. h W 17 13 Captains: Ed Acosta, Don Byas, Brian Baustian, S5 - - Mankato St. h L 0 10 S6 - - Mayville St. h W 33 3 S16 - - Concordia (Minn.) a L 0 37 Rich Hansing S12 - - Valley City St. a L 6 24 S13 - - Mt. Senario (Wis.) h W 51 0 S23 - - Illinois St. a L 0 35 S11 - - Valley City St. h W 34 3 S19 - - ^ Winona St. a L 13 17 S20 - - St. Joesph’s (Ind.) a L 10 37 S30 - - ^ Moorhead St. a L 15 48 S18 - - Morningside a W 7 3 S26 - - ^ Moorhead St. h L 7 35 S27 - - ^ Winona St. a W 21 16 O7 - - ^ UM-Morris h L 14 26 S25 - - ^ Southwest St. a W 36 0 O3 - - ^ Northern St. a L 8 13 O4 - - ^ UM-Morris +h L 24 45 O14 - - ^ Southwest St. a L 7 20 O2 - - ^ Michigan Tech h L 7 48 O10 - - ^ UM-Morris +h L 15 45 O11 - - ^ Northern St. a L 0 16 O21 - - ^ Michigan Tech +h L 15 21 O9 - - ^ St. Cloud St. a L 10 20 O17 - - ^ UM-Duluth a L 3 21 O18 - - Northwestern (Iowa) a W 28 3 O28 - - ^ St. Cloud St. a L 7 24 O16 - - ^ Winona St. +h W 38 7 O24 - - Northwestern (Iowa) a L 7 21 O25 - - ^ UM-Duluth h T 3 3 N4 - - ^ Winona St. h W 9 7 O23 - - ^ UM-Duluth a L 13 42 O31 - - ^ Southwest St. h L 0 17 N1 - - ^ Southwest St. a W 29 6 + homecoming O30 - - ^ Moorhead St. a W 24 22 N7 - - St. Cloud St. a L 10 28 N8 - - ^ Moorhead St. h W 27 26 ^ NIC contest N6 - - ^ UM-Morris h L 7 55 + homecoming N15 - - Winona St. 1 L 25 27 N13 - - UW-Superior h W 43 0 ^ NIC contest + homecoming 1973 (5-4 / 2-4 NIC / t-4th) + homecoming ^ NIC contest Head Coach: James Malmquist ^ NIC contest 1 Metrodome Classic; Minneapolis, Minn. S8 - - Valley City St. a W 20 0 S15 - - Dakota St. h W 26 7 1977 (6-4 / 5-2 NIC / t-2nd) 1987 (2-7-1 / 0-5-1 NIC / 6th) S22 - - Eastern Montana a W 10 0 Head Coach: Don Turner Head Coach: John Peterson S29 - - ^ Moorhead St. h L 7 17 Captain: Scott LaCoursiere, Frank Turk, Mark S1 - - Mayville St. a W 30 14 O6 - - ^ UM-Morris a W 41 40 Wambach John Peterson S26 - - ^ Winona St. h L 7 16 O13 - - ^ Southwest St. h L 13 14 S10 - - Valley City St. a L 10 17 O3 - - ^ UM-Morris a L 19 20 O20 - - ^ Michigan Tech a L 6 38 S17 - - ^ UM-Duluth h W 21 18 1982 - 1988 O10 - - ^ Northern St. +h L 12 59 O27 - - ^ St. Cloud St. +h W 31 7 S24 - - ^ Southwest St. h W 20 0 7 years / 30-40-3 (.432) O17 - - N’western (Minn.) h W 41 25 N3 - - ^ Winona St. a L 9 35 O1 - - ^ Michigan Tech a W 31 20 NIC: 13-26-3 (.345) O24 - - ^ UM-Duluth a L 0 40 + homecoming O8 - - ^ St. Cloud St. +h W 28 7 O31 - - ^ Southwest St. h T 46 46 ^ NIC contest O15 - - ^ Winona St. a W 38 3 N7 - - ^ Moorhead St. a L 14 36 O22 - - Weber St. a L 28 31 1982 (2-8 / 2-4 NIC / t-4th) N14 - - Huron College a L 32 39 O29 - - ^ Moorhead St. h L 14 21 Head Coach: John Peterson N21 - - UW-Stout 1 L 6 45 N5 - - ^ UM-Morris a L 9 17 S4 - - Sioux Falls a L 12 14 + homecoming N12 - - UW-Superior a W 49 13 S11 - - UW-Superior h L 7 24 ^ NIC contest + homecoming (50th) S18 - - ^ Southwest St. a L 16 28 1 Metrodome Classic; Minneapolis, Minn. ^ NIC contest S25 - - ^ Moorhead St. h L 23 38 O2 - - ^ Winona St. a L 28 40 Larry Mortier 1988 (1-9 / 0-6 NIC / 7th) O9 - - ^ UM-Morris +h W 14 10 Head Coach: John Peterson 1974 O16 - - ^ Northern St. a W 21 20 Captains: Gene Fisher, Dennis Weiman, Rick Jensen 1 year / 2-7 (.222) O23 - 2 Northwestern (Iowa) a L 12 35 S10 - - Augustana h L 6 41 NIC: 0-6 (.000) O30 - - ^ UM-Duluth h L 0 28 S17 - - N’western (Minn.) a W 30 7 N6 - - Mayville St. h L 17 20 S24 - - ^ UM-Morris +h L 20 27 + homecoming Sparky Adams O1 - - ^ Northern St. a L 21 36 1974 (2-7 / 0-6 NIC / 7th) ^ NIC contest O8 - - Michigan Tech a L 14 28 Head Coach: Larry Mortier 1978 - 1981 O15 - - ^ UM-Duluth h L 3 43 S7 - - Mayville St. h W 40 6 4 years / 2-36-1 (.064) 1983 (4-6-1 / 1-4-1 NIC / 7th) O22 - - ^ Southwest St. a L 10 16 S14 - - Dakota St. a L 14 28 NIC: 2-27 (.069) Head Coach: John Peterson O29 - - ^ Moorhead St. h L 14 47 S21 - - ^ UM-Morris h L 23 31 S3 - - Sioux Falls h W 31 0 N5 - - ^ Winona St. a L 19 26 S28 - - ^ Southwest St. a L 17 27 S10 - - UW-Superior a L 0 3 N12 - - Northern St. 1 L 14 37 O5 - - ^ Michigan Tech +h L 6 62 1978 (0-9 / 0-8 NIC / 9th) S17 - - ^ Southwest St. h L 10 17 + homecoming O12 - - ^ St. Cloud St. a L 17 36 Head Coach: Sparky Adams S24 - - ^ Moorhead St. a W 33 28 ^ NIC contest O19 - - ^ Winona St. h L 17 40 S9 - - Valley City St. h L 14 23 O1 - - ^ Winona St. h L 11 29 1 Metrodome Classic; Minneapolis, Minn. O26 - - UW-Stout h W 26 20 S16 - - ^ UM-Duluth h L 0 42 O8 - - ^ UM-Morris a L 13 24 N2 - - ^ Moorhead St. a L 0 40 S23 - - ^ Mankato St. a L 3 32 O15 - - ^ Northern St. +h T 7 7 + homecoming S30 - - ^ Winona St. h L 14 20 O22 - 1 Northwestern (Iowa) h L 28 42 ^ NIC contest O7 - - ^ Moorhead St. a L 0 28 O29 - - ^ UM-Duluth a L 15 24 O14 - - ^ Michigan Tech +h L 3 32 N5 - - Mayville St. a W 27 6 O21 - - ^ UM-Morris a L 9 33 N20 - - Augsburg 1 W 23 7 O28 - - ^ St. Cloud St. h L 3 31 + homecoming Kris Diaz N4 - - ^ Southwest St. a L 3 7 ^ NIC contest + homecoming 1 Metrodome Classic; Minneapolis, Minn. 1989 - 1995 ^ NIC contest 6 years / 13-55 (.191) Don Turner 1984 (8-3 / 4-2 NIC / t-3rd) NSIC: 9-32 (.220) 1979 (1-8-1 / 1-7 NIC / 8th) Head Coach: John Peterson 1975 - 1977 Head Coach: Sparky Adams S8 - - Bethel College a W 30 11 3 years / 14-15 (.483) S8 - - Valley City St. a L 28 43 S15 - - Mt. Senario (Wis.) h W 44 0 1989 (4-5 / 2-4 NIC / 6th) Head Coach: Kris Diaz NIC: 9-11 (.450) S15 - - ^ UM-Duluth a L 0 40 S22 - - ^ Southwest St. a W 17 9 S22 - - ^ Mankato St. +h L 0 28 S29 - - ^ Moorhead St. +h L 28 35 Captains: John Gronski, Ernie Heifort, Anthony Vesledahl S29 - - ^ Winona St. a W 17 14 O6 - - ^ Winona St. a W 24 14 S9 - - Augustana a L 6 50 1975 (2-7 / 1-5 NIC / 6th) O6 - - ^ Moorhead St. h L 2 35 O13 - - ^ UM-Morris h W 16 10 S16 - - N’western (Minn.) h W 40 12 Head Coach: Don Turner O13 - - ^ Michigan Tech a L 24 26 O20 - - ^ Northern St. a W 26 0 S23 - - ^ UM-Morris a L 6 10 Captains: Rick Palmer, Bryan Westerman O20 - - ^ UM-Morris h L 6 28 O27 - - Loras College a W 20 6 S30 - - ^ Northern St. h L 17 30 S6 - - Mayville St. a L 14 33 O27 - - ^ St. Cloud St. a L 10 34 N3 - - ^ UM-Duluth h L 0 19 O7 - - Michigan Tech +h W 26 14 S20 - - ^ UM-Morris a L 0 54 N3 - - Mayville St. h T 0 0 N10 - - UW-Superior h W 44 14 O14 - - ^ UM-Duluth a L 6 26 S27 - - ^ Southwest St. +h W 29 7 N10 - - ^ Southwest St. h L 13 20 N18 - - Macalester 1 L 29 32 O21 - - ^ Southwest St. h W 30 24 O4 - - ^ Michigan Tech a L 8 55 + homecoming + homecoming O28 - - ^ Moorhead St. a L 12 46 O11 - - ^ St. Cloud St. h L 24 43 ^ NIC contest ^ NIC contest N4 - - ^ Winona St. h W 21 14 O18 - - ^ Winona St. a L 15 48 1 Metrodome Classic; Minneapolis, Minn. + homecoming O25 - - UW-Stout a W 7 0 1980 (1-9 / 1-7 NIC / 9th) ^ NIC contest N1 - - ^ Moorhead St. h L 0 28 Head Coach: Sparky Adams 1985 (7-3 / 3-3 NIC / t-3rd) N8 - - Valley City St. a L 21 43 S6 - - ^ Mankato St. a L 7 24 Head Coach: John Peterson 1990 (1-10 / 0-6 NIC / 7th) + homecoming S13 - - Valley City St. h *W 21 6 S7 - - Bethel College h W 23 12 Head Coach: Kris Diaz ^ NIC contest S20 - - ^ Winona St. h L 7 10 S14 - - Mt. Senario (Wis.) a W 45 0 Captain: Larry Filippi S27 - - ^ Moorhead St. a L 3 39 S21 - - ^ Southwest St. h W 32 0 S8 - - Huron Univ. h W 21 7 O4 - - ^ Northern St. +h W 17 14 S28 - - ^ Moorhead St. a L 7 14 S15 - - Mayville St. h L 3 13 S22 - - Wayne St. (Neb.) a L 0 22 O11 - - ^ UM-Morris a L 0 42 O5 - - ^ Winona St. +h W 28 0 S29 - - ^ Northern St. a L 6 42 O18 - - ^ UM-Duluth h L 7 55 O12 - - ^ UM-Morris a L 10 15 O6 - - Michigan Tech a L 7 42 O25 - - Michigan Tech a L 0 39 O19 - - ^ Northern St. h W 37 14 O13 - - ^ UM-Duluth +h L 17 28 N1 - - ^ Southwest St. a L 3 45 O26 - - Loras College h W 19 12 O20 - - ^ Southwest St. a L 0 49 N8 - - ^ St. Cloud St. h L 0 7 N2 - - ^ UM-Duluth a L 7 10 O27 - - ^ Moorhead St. h L 19 37 * Later forfeited game N9 - - UW-Superior a W 40 13 N3 - - ^ Winona St. a L 21 34 + homecoming + homecoming N10 - - ^ UM-Morris h L 35 40 ^ NIC contest ^ NIC contest N18 - - St. Ambrose 1 L 21 28 + homecoming ^ NIC contest 1 Metrodome Classic; Minneapolis, Minn. 58 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 59 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE ALL-TIME RESULTS 1991 (2-7 / 1-4 NIC / 5th) 1999 (8-3 / 6-2 NSIC / t-2nd) Head Coach: Kris Diaz Head Coach: Jeff Tesch BSU Coaching Records Captains: Mike Bakke, Mike Skinner Captains: Chris Meyer, Ben Morie, Ben Hudson, S7 - - St. John’s (Minn.) h L 0 29 Rob Sutera S14 - - Mayville St. a W 14 10 S4 - - Minot St. h W 28 7 Years Coached 17 H.J. Erickson...... 1938-’54 S21 - - Wayne St. (Neb.) a ccd-a Jeff Tesch S11 - - St. Thomas (Minn.) a W 24 14 S28 - - ^ Northern St. h L 10 12 S18 - - ^ Wayne St. +h W 52 38 10 C.A. Anderson.. 1955-’60/1962-’65 O5 - - Michigan Tech +h L 0 35 1996 - Present S25 - - ^ Northern St. a L 17 45 O12 - - ^ UM-Duluth a L 19 48 7th year / 34-29 (.540) O2 - - ^ Concordia-St. Paul h W 54 7 7 John Peterson ...... 1982-’88 O19 - 2 ^ Southwest St. h L 28 60 NSIC: 23-20 (.535) O9 - - ^ Southwest St. a W 13 10 7 Kris Diaz ...... 1989-’95 O26 - - ^ Moorhead St. a L 7 42 O16 - - ^ Moorhead St. h L 25 32 6 Jeff Tesch ...... 1996-present N2 - - ^ Winona St. h ccd-b O23 - - ^ UM-Duluth h W 35 26 1996 (2-8 / 1-5 NSIC / 6th) N9 - - ^ UM-Morris a W 28 25 O30 - - ^ UM-Morris a W 53 20 Head Coach: Jeff Tesch N17 - - Southwest St 1 L 46 47 N6 - - ^ UM-Crookston a W 38 31 Games Coached Captains: Matt Juhl, Brian Murray + homecoming N14 - - UW-Stevens Point 1 L 23 35 S7 - - St. John’s (Minn.) a L 2 20 111 H.J. Erickson...... 1938-’54 ^ NIC contest + homecoming S14 - - UW-Stout h L 13 28 1 Metrodome Classic; Minneapolis, Minn. ^ NSIC contest 82 C.A. Anderson.. 1955-’60/1962-’65 S21 - - UW-Stevens Point h L 7 52 a- “scheduling conflicts” 1 Metrodome Classic; Minneapolis, Minn. 73 John Peterson ...... 1982-’88 S28 - - ^ Southwest St a L 7 32 b- weather O5 - - ^ Moorhead St. +h L 27 29 68 Kris Diaz ...... 1989-’95 2000 (9-2 / 6-2 NSIC / 2nd) O12 - - ^ Winona St a L 28 35 1992 (2-8 / 2-4 NSIC / t-5th) Head Coach: Jeff Tesch 63 Jeff Tesch ...... 1996-present O19 - - ^ UM-Morris h W 19 15 Head Coach: Kris Diaz S2 - - Minot State a W 25 0 O26 - - ^ Northern St. a L 14 52 Captains: Dana Graveson, Les Bragg, Marty S9 - - St. Thomas h W 32 9 N9 - - ^ UM-Duluth h L 0 49 Victories Follis, Chad Postal S16 - - ^ Wayne St. (Neb.) a W 24 21 N17 - - Southwest St 1 W 28 14 S12 - - St. John’s a L 8 35 S23 - - ^ Northern St. h W 39 38 53 H.J. Erickson...... 1938-’54 + homecoming S19 - - Wayne St. (Neb.) h L 7 44 S30 - - ^ Concordia-St. Paul a L 8 19 43 C.A. Anderson.. 1955-’60/1962-’65 ^ NSIC contest S26 - - Michigan Tech a L 7 47 O7 - - ^ Southwest St.# +h W 65 63a 1 Metrodome Classic; Minneapolis, Minn. 34 Jeff Tesch ...... 1996-present O3 - - ^ UM-Duluth +h L 13 22 O14 - - ^ MSU-Moorhead a W 28 14 O10 - - ^ Southwest St. a L 39 53 O21 - - ^ UM-Duluth a L 19 38 30 John Peterson ...... 1982-’88 1997 (2-8 / 1-5 NSIC / t-6th) O17 - - ^ Moorhead St. h W 28 27 O28 - - ^ UM-Morris h W 70 0 15 James Malmquist ...... 1969-’73 Head Coach: Jeff Tesch O24 - - ^ Winona St. a L 12 14 N4 - - ^ UM-Crookston h W 34 28 Captains: Ty Houglum, Eric Zajkowski, Eric O31 - - ^ UM-Morris h W 34 7 N10 - - UW-River Falls 1 W 23 20 Morris, Randy Qual N7 - - ^ Northern St. a L 10 17 + homecoming Winning Percentage S6 - - St. John’s (Minn.) h W 25 21 N14 - - Neb. - Kearney 1 L 21 31 ^ NSIC contest .555 C.A. Anderson.. 1955-’60/1962-’65 S13 - - UW-Stout a L 6 43 + homecoming 1 Metrodome Classic; Minneapolis, Minn. S20 - - UW-Stevens Pt a L 0 47 .540 Jeff Tesch ...... 1996-present ^ NSIC contest # four-overtime game S27 - - ^ Southwest St. +h L 0 16 1 Metrodome Classic; Minneapolis, Minn. a NCAA record for points scored by losing team .491 H.J. Erickson...... 1938-’54 O4 - - ^ Moorhead St. a L 17 36 .432 John Peterson ...... 1982-’88 O11 - - ^ Winona St. h L 14 58 1993 (0-10 / 0-6 NSIC / 7th) 2001 (7-4 / 5-4 NSIC / 4th) O18 - - ^ UM-Morris a L 28 45 .363 James Malmquist ...... 1969-’73 Head Coach: Kris Diaz Head Coach: Jeff Tesch O25 - - ^ Northern St. h W 25 22 Captains: Matt Juhl, Brian Murray S1 - - Minot State a W 39 20 N8 - - ^ UM-Duluth a L 0 41 S11 - - South Dakota a L 3 42 S8 - - St. Thomas (Minn.) a W 26 16 Conference Victories N16 - - UM-Morris 1 L 34 41 S18 - - Wayne St. (Neb.) a L 7 59 S15 - - ^ Winona State h L 35 41 + homecoming 25 H.J. Erickson...... 1938-’54 S25 - - Michigan Tech h L 23 52 S22 - - ^ Wayne State (Neb.) a L 7 13 ^ NSIC contest O2 - - ^ UM-Duluth a L 0 20 S29 - - ^ Northern State# a W 47 46 25 C.A. Anderson.. 1955-’60/1962-’65 1 Metrodome Classic; Minneapolis, Minn. O9 - - ^ Southwest St. +h L 8 35 O6 - - ^ Concordia-St. Paul h L 27 42 22 Jeff Tesch ...... 1996-present O16 - - ^ Moorhead St. a L 16 36 O13 - - ^ Southwest State a W 52 14 1998 (6-4 / 4-2 NSIC / 3rd) 13 John Peterson ...... 1982-’88 O23 - - ^ Winona St. h L 3 51 O20 - - ^ MSU-Moorhead h W 28 14 Head Coach: Jeff Tesch O30 - - ^ UM-Morris a L 7 21 O27 - - ^ UM-Duluth h L 38 42 9 three coaches Captains: Ben McAninch,. Chris Meyer N6 - - ^ Northern St. h L 20 35 N3 - - ^ UM-Morris a W 69 6 S5 - - UM-Crookston a L 30 34 N13 - - Neb. - Kearney 1 L 3 28 N10 - - ^ UM-Crookston 1 W 47 7 S12 - - St. Thomas (Minn.) h W 25 21 min. 5 years coached + homecoming + homecoming S19 - - Mayville St. a W 32 7 ^ NSIC contest ^ NSIC contest S26 - - ^ Moorhead St. +h W 22 10 1 Metrodome Classic; Minneapolis, Minn. 1 Metrodome Classic; Minneapolis, Minn. O3 - - ^ Winona St. a L 19 38 # two-overtime game O10 - - ^ UM-Morris .h W 48 13 1994 (1-8 / 1-5 NSIC / 6th) O17 - - ^ Northern St. a L 6 34 Head Coach: Kris Diaz O31 - - ^ UM-Duluth h W 48 18 Captains: Bert Brandt, Roger Capannelli N7 - - ^ Southwest St. a W 28 18 S10 - - North Dakota a L 6 42 N14 - - UW-River Falls 1 L 14 45 S17 - - UW-Stout h L 21 22 + homecoming S24 - - ^ UM-Duluth h L 13 48 ^ NSIC contest O1 - - ^ Southwest St. a L 20 28 1 Metrodome Classic; Minneapolis, Minn. O8 - - ^ Moorhead St. +h L 6 33 O15 - - ^ Winona St. a L 14 63 O22 - - ^ UM-Morris h W 33 12 O29 - - ^ Northern St. a L 12 21 N5 - - Wayne St. (Neb.) h L 22 53 + homecoming ^ NSIC contest

1995 (3-7 / 3-3 NSIC / t-3rd) Head Coach: Kris Diaz Captains: Jay Nelson, Matt Gay S9 - - North Dakota h L 0 63 S16 - - UW-Stout a L 17 49 S23 - - ^ UM-Duluth h L 9 40 S30 - - ^ Southwest St. a L 6 8 O7 - - ^ Moorhead St. a L 20 32 O14 - - ^ Winona St. +h W 25 14 O21 - - ^ UM-Morris a W 16 12 O28 - - ^ Northern St. h W 25 24 N4 - - Wayne St. (Neb.) a L 14 55 N12 - - Winona St 1 L 15 29 + homecoming ^ NSIC contest 1 Metrodome Classic; Minneapolis, Minn. right: after six seasons, BSU head coach Jeff Tesch (shown here during his debut 1996 campaign) stands third on the BSU all-time charts with 34 victories.

58 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 59 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE WELCOME TO BEMIDJI

The City of Bemidji the south end of Lake Bemidji is Nymore Beach, site of The Bemidji area is home to a population of more that the Crookston Lumber Co. The burning of the mill in 1924 30,000 and includes the Leech Lake, White Earth, and Red marked the end of the county’s logging era. Lake Indian Reservations, and Lake Itasca, the headwaters On the way into Bemidji, you may cross over the his- to the Mississippi River. The City of Bemidji provides toric Mississippi River Bridge, built in 1916. This structure a focus for educational, business, and medical services. is listed on the National Register as one of the earliest exam- Recreational and cultural activities reflect a multicultural ples of a steel-reinforced concrete bridge. At the southern heritage that includes American Indian, Scandinavian, end of Minnesota Avenue lies the Great Northern Depot, European, and Canadian influences. completed in 1913. On the Historic Register, the Depot is Bemidji is a “golden city” along the river’s bank, only the last early 20th century railroad building left in its origi- miles from where the mighty Mississippi River begins its nal condition. 2,552 mile journey to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico, The Commercial Building at 403 Third Street is a 1910 a city at the center of the legends of Paul Bunyan and Babe structure cited in the Architecture of Minnesota Guide as a the Blue Ox. successful prairie-style solution for a single-story building. Bemidji’s natural beauty and bounty as a meeting or Other examples of historic architecture include the Beltrami group tour destination is also enhanced with historic char- County Courthouse built in 1902. Across the street you’ll acter. From world renown statues and architecture listed find the 1917 Colonial Revival-style former Post Office. on the National Register of Historic Places, to ancient earth Perhaps Bemidji’s best-known historic district is mounds and burial grounds, the past takes an interesting the eight-block section of Lake Boulevard. Once known turn in Bemidji. as Bemidji’s “Gold Coast,” among the many venerable Bemidji’s waterfront is domiciles to be viewed is the Dr. Johnson House built in home to the world-famous stat- 1910 with a showcase garden. The Bacon House was also ues of Paul Bunyan and Babe built in 1910, later used for a Catholic convent. An unusual the Blue Ox listed in the Nation- log structure, the Fisk House was reconstructed log-by-log al Register of Historic Places. at the present site. Judge Fisk enjoyed entertaining many Nearby is Bemidji’s Tourist In- distinguished guests, including writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. formation Center. In addition to Further along you’ll find Warfield House, the 1912 home of Paul Bunyan memorabilia, The the man who built Bemidji’s electric light plant. Two lady Bunyan House features the Fire- teachers resided at the 1930s Parker & Mangelsdorf House, place of States built with stones also known for its large, informal gardens. from every state in the U.S. and Birchmont Avenue displays two art deco classics built Canadian provinces. To the in 1937, one with a semicircular glass projection, is located north, you’ll encounter Library at Bemidji State University, the only lakeshore campus in Park and the statue of Bemidji’s the state with architecture dating back to 1919. founding Chief Bemidji, as well Located about equal distance between Minneapolis/ as the Community Arts Center St. Paul to the south and Winnipeg, Canada to the north, in the Carnegie Building, also Bemidji has easy access by air, motor carrier, and automo- on the National Register. At bile to metropolitan services and international airports.

60 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 61 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY

Goals Location Bemidji State approaches the 21st century with a deep sense of commitment In the heart of the Minnesota lakes and forest region, the University is to its region, a national reputation for quality programming and an situated in the heart of the city of Bemidji, midway between Minneapolis/St. international perspective for its 4,800 students. Founded on a sound liberal Paul and Winnipeg, Manitoba. With stands of pine, oak and birch reflecting education, University programs are designed to educate students so that the nearby presence of the northern woods, the east side of campus lines the they may live as responsible, productive and free citizens in a global shores of Lake Bemidji. The City of Bemidji (population 30,000) provides society. a focus for educational, business and medical services. Entertainment and activities include lively downtown Bemidji, shopping malls, theatre, History art, downhill and cross country alpine skiing, and various forms of water Bemidji State began as a state Normal school in 1919, became a leading recreation. teachers’ college in the region, and achieved University status in 1975. Currently, BSU recognizes over 28,000 alumni. Facilities The modern campus spans 89 acres on the shores of Lake Bemidji, including Academic Program the recently renovated Physical Education Complex which houses John The only baccalaureate institution in northern Minnesota, Bemidji State S. Glas Fieldhouse, an official site for NCAA Championships. The BSU offers over 70 major fields of study housed in one of three major colleges: Gymnasium hosts the basketball and volleyball events, and a 3,000 square Arts and Letters, Social and Natural Sciences, and Professional Studies. foot weight room, human performance labaratory, indoor track, and tennis, Quality education is a priority at BSU, as many programs have earned racquetball and swimming areas complete the complex. Football fans can national acclaim. The accounting program ranks among the nation’s Top 10 catch a spectacular view of Lake Bemidji through the east end zone of Chet in preparing student for the CPA examination, and scientific research has Anderson Stadium. gained national exposure in a variety of fields. Financial Aid / Scholarships Students / Faculty Eighty-two percent of students at Bemidji State receive some form of Nearly 70 percent of Bemidji State students come from northern Minnesota, financial assistance. Over $16 million was awarded last year to students, but the University broadens its services to attract students and faculty from including $6 million in grants and scholarships. diverse backgrounds and aspirations. Through teaching and and informed attention to the educational needs of students, the University seeks to instill Internships the spark of openness and commitment for lifelong learning. In fact, many Each year, students complete internships with the NASA space program in Bemidji State faculty members continue to pursue knowledge as specialists Houston, Tex., Disneyland, Compaq Computers, Rubbermaid and a host of and educators in their fields. architectural firms.

60 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 61 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE RADIO AND TELEVISION R.P. Broadcasting KBSU TV 17 Beavers on the Tube KKBJ 1360 a.m. BSU’s record in games broadcast on television: Voice of the Beavers Shaun Michaels returns In 2001, Bemidji State football entered a new 2001 (1-3) for his fourth year behind the mic as Bemidji era of coverage and recognition when the cam- Sep. 15 Winona State...... L 35-41 State continues its broadcast agreement pus television station, KBSU TV 17, began live Oct. 6 Concordia-St. Paul...... L 27-42 with R.P. Broadcasting of Bemidji. Michaels, local broadcasts of all BSU home games. In Oct. 20 MSU-Moorhead ...... W 28-14 who also hosts the morning show on Real partnership with Bemidji’s local cable provid- Nov. 3 Minn.-Duluth ...... L 38-42 Country 98.3, provides the Beavers with one ers, BSU’s football games and other covered games played in Bemidji unless noted. of the most enthusiastic young radio voices athletics contests are available to Northern in college athletics today. Minnesota residents served by Charter Com- Based on information available in the BSU sports information munications of Bemidji and the Paul Bunyan office. For additions, contact sports information at bsusports@b emidjistate.edu or (218) 755-2763. KKBJ’s coverage of BSU football Telephone Cooperative. begins 30 minutes prior to kickoff with a comprehensive pre-game show, featuring That coverage will continue in 2002 as KBSU interviews with BSU players, coaches and will again broadcast live the full slate of BSU others involved with the school’s athletics home contests. BSU’s 2002 home schedule programs, as well as analysis and insights on includes a non-conference game against Mi- the coming game. not State on Sep. 7 and NSIC contests against Wayne State (Neb.) on Sep. 28; Northern KKBJ is scheduled to provide live State on Oct. 5; Southwest State on Oct. 19 coverage of all 11 scheduled regular-season and Minn.-Morris on Nov. 9. games in 2002 and also will have broadcasts available for any potential post-season Local radio personality Scott Williams handles contests. play-by-play duties for BSU football while the color commentator spot is won annually by Additionally, all game broadcasts will students in the University’s mass communica- be streamed live over the via tion program. Williams also handles television KKBJ’s web site. Broadcasts are available to play-by-play duties for KBSU’s broadcasts of Windows, Macintosh and UNIX computer Beaver men’s and women’s hockey and men’s users and are distributed in RealAudio and women’s basketball. format (requires RealOne player, available as a free download at http://www.real.com). Students in BSU’s department of mass com- munications, under the direction of Roger For more information or to listen to the Paskvaan, handle all production and camera Internet audio broadcasts, point your web duties for KBSU’s television broadcasts. browser to: http://www.kkbj.com/sports.html In total, KBSU will expand its commitment to Bemidji State athletics from less than two Internet listeners should be aware that dozen total broadcasts during the 2001-02 sea- server limitations allow only 120 concurrent son to nearly 45 broadcasts for 2002-03. KBSU listeners to BSU’s audio broadcasts. Internet will carry live all BSU home football and men’s audio broadcasts do not begin until hockey contests, 15 of 16 scheduled home approximately five minutes prior to the women’s hockey contests and a selection of scheduled starting time of the pre-game men’s and women’s basketball events. show. In addition to live broadcasts, BSU’s games are typically available on a tape-delayed replay basis throughout the week on KBSU.

62 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 63 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE ADMINISTRATION & SUPPORT Dr. Jon E. Quistgaard Dr. Rick Goeb Andy Bartlett President, Bemidji State University Director of Athletics Sports Information Director Arizona North Dakota State ‘89 Kansas State ‘95

Dr. Jon Quistgaard A new era in Bemidji State Andy Bartlett begins his became the ninth University athletics began second season as Sports president of Bemidji on July 13, 2001 when Dr. Information Director at Rick Goeb was named as Bemidji State. He directs State University in Bemidji State University’s all publicity and media August of 2001. The first full-time director of relations operations for Minnesota State Colleges intercollegiate athletics. BSU’s 17-sport athletics and Universities Board At BSU, Goeb department, and directly of Trustees named him directs a 17-sport varsity handles the university’s to the position in late athletics program, with football, men’s hockey, May following a national search. men’s and women’s competing at baseball and men’s and women’s golf programs. A member of the BSU community for the NCAA Division I level and 15 additional Bartlett, 30, joined the BSU staff in May, sports competing in Division II. He also serves 2001 after spending the previous eight years 22 years, he had served since 1997 as the as the primary representative for the athletic working in the sports information office at Big vice president for academic and student department in fund-raising activities. 12 Conference power Kansas State. After one year affairs. As the chief academic officer of the “Bemidji State has great potential and I’m as a student volunteer intern and two years as a institution, he was responsible for academic excited about getting started on the job,” Goeb graduate assistant, Bartlett was named Assistant programming in three colleges, integrative said at the time of his hire. “The school has a SID at K-State in May, 1997. He directly oversaw studies, distance learning, academic small town appeal with a big sports program. K-State’s baseball and volleyball teams and was services, international student services, There are opportunities for growth in Beaver involved with a variety of other programs until counseling, career services, the American athletics.” being promoted to a newly-created position of Goeb, 36, came to Bemidji State after six Internet Coordinator in 1999. Indian Resource Center, and student years as senior associate athletics director at the Bartlett is an active member of College development programs. University of Alaska-Fairbanks. In his role at Sports Information Directors of America. He is Quistgaard began his association with Fairbanks, Goeb served as the NCAA compliance in his third year serving on the organization’s BSU in 1979 as an admissions representative. officer, monitored academic eligibility and acted Technology Committee and has been published He became the director of admissions and as the liaison for booster clubs. in the CoSIDA Digest, a monthly publication advising in 1980; was named the dean of Also, he provided direction for athletic and serving the CoSIDA membership. In addition, undergraduate admissions and graduate recreation staff under the management of the he has won two CoSIDA awards for excellence in studies in 1988; served as acting vice athletic director, including oversight of associate publications. athletic directors, the recreation director, coaches Bartlett earned his bachelor of science degree president for academic and student affairs and facility staff. in mass communication from Kansas State in from 1993-94; and was the associate vice He also implemented strategies to enhance 1995. He is married to the former Laurel Hovell president for academic affairs and dean of the classroom performance by student athletes, (Kansas State ‘96); the couple has one daughter, academic services from 1994-1997. which resulted in an increase of cumulative GPA Megan, and resides in Bemidji. He is an active presenter on the from 2.7 to 3.2. national level in the areas of continuous Prior to his position at Fairbanks, Goeb spent Chad Waller two years at the University of North Dakota in quality improvement, challenges in higher Ass’t Sports Information Director education, planning, assessment models, the ticket office, compliance and promotions. Goeb has also served as the head wrestling Lawrence ‘00 and transforming higher education. coach at St. Cloud State University from 1990-’93 Quistgaard received a doctorate in political when he was an instructor in physical education Chad Waller is in his first science from the University of Arizona, and a facility coordinator; was the strength and year as assistant sports where he also earned his master’s and conditioning coach at Northern Colorado from information director at bachelor’s degrees in government. 1989-’90; and served as an assistant wresting Bemidji State and will coach at North Dakota State from 1988-’89. oversee publicity and Originally from Anoka, Minn., Goeb received media relations efforts for his undergraduate degree at North Dakota State, BSU men’s and women’s a master’s from Northern Colorado and doctorate basketball, track and from North Dakota. soccer. Prior to his appointment at BSU, Waller spent two years as a graduate assistant at Minnesota State, Mankato. While with the Mavericks, Waller was responsible for various sports including women’s ice hockey, women’s basketball and women’s soccer.. While at Mankato, Waller earned a master of science degree in sports management. Waller received a bachelor of science degree from Lawrence (Wis.) University in 2000. While at Lawrence, Waller was a member of the Viking football and baseball programs.

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s the Bemidji State Teachers College continued to increase its enroll- newly constructed bleachers housed two rest rooms, two shower rooms, a ment from just 130 students when it opened its doors on June 23, refreshment stand, two first-aid rooms, two ticket booths and offices for the 1919 to 160 in 1923, the need for more space and facilities became coaches. The inside passageway of the bleachers was home to a 160 foot long Aapparent. and 11 foot wide cinder track used by the track team for training during in- Mr. A.P White, a member of the Bemidji community and the Normal clement weather. The bleachers were made of reinforced concrete and were School Board, stated “now is the time for us to get our campus developed.” 180 foot long and 40 At that time the east side of campus along the lakeshore was still wilder- feet wide. The seats Home Cookin’ ness. Mr. White’s suggestion was carried out and the grounds for tennis courts consisted of 15 rows of As Bemidji State has developed into a year-in, and a football field were leveled and surfaced in 1923. redwood benches set year-out title contender in the Northern Sun The football field was located just east of the current student union along atop steel straps and the shore of Lake Bemidji, just a few feet south from the current location of the would seat an estimated Intercollegiate Conference, the Beavers have stadium and field. The field ran north and south with the sidelines running 1,500 people. also established one of the true home-field along the lakeshore. An enclosed sports advantages in the region. In 1926, R.E. Mendenhall, BSU’s first staff member to hold a PhD who booth, six feet wide and Since 1996, when Jeff Tesch took the reigns taught history and physical education, organized the college’s first football 14 feet long, occupied of the BSU program, the Beavers have posted a team. The team played four games that fall against local high schools. The the position above and 17-10 record at Chet Anderson Stadium (.630) first game played on the Bemidji State field (often referred to as Diamond in the center of the which included a five-game home winning Point Field) was held October 27, 1926 against Cass Lake high school. Bemidji north side bleachers. A was victorious, winning the battle 13-0. The team ended the first season in glass front was installed streak from Oct. 23, 1999 to Sep. 15, 2001. Bemidji State history with a record of 1-2-1. to protect sports writers BSU has also won its last four consecutive In August of 1935, with sponsorship by local organizations, citizens of from inclement weather. non-conference games at Chet Anderson Bemidji and the faculty, a $2,400 lighting system was installed in time for the With both bleachers Stadium; it’s last home loss to a non-conference upcoming season. Forty lights, mounted on eight 60-foot poles, illuminated the completed the estimated foe came on Sep. 21, 1996 against Wisconsin- field brilliantly for the 1935 home opener September 13 against Itasca Junior capacity of the stadium Stevens Point. College. This would be the first night game to be played in Bemidji State his- was 3,500. Perhaps the most exciting game in BSU tory. The dedication for the new lighting system took place during halftime The present-day sta- history came on the turf at Chet Anderson with a crowd of 1,500 in attendance. Bemidji State president M.W. Deputy, dium and field has un- Mr. F.J McPartlin and Mr. H.Z. Mitchell spoke at the dedication ceremony and dergone modifications Stadium on Oct, 7, 2000 in a Homecoming the game was preceded by a torchlight parade through the business section throughout the years, contest against Southwest State. In that of the city. but the main structures game, BSU prevailed 65-63 in a four-overtime A much-needed practice field was built in 1938. The field was built ex- are the same today as 60 marathon, with the Beavers pulling out the win tending from the already-existing field west to Birchmont Road. A concrete years ago. A new press on a successful two-point conversion at the end building was also constructed at the southwest corner of the playing field to box was added to the of the fourth extra period. Southwest State’s 63 house football equipment. south side bleachers points scored set a new NCAA Division II record In 1939, BSU received a $172,000 federal grant provided for sports fields, as well as additional and all but a small portion was used to upgrade BSU’s athletics facilities. The seating, bringing the for points scored by a losing team. projects included two new football fields and relocation of the existing fields, estimated capacity to as well as a track, softball and baseball diamonds, soccer field, tennis courts 5,000. non-conf NSIC total and a general playing court. Concrete bleachers for the football field were In 1989, a new score- 1996 0-2 1-2 1-4 included in the improvement plans. One of the new fields would be used as board and new playing 1997 1-0 1-2 2-2 a practice field for football, while the game field was built inside the round surface were installed. 1998 1-0 3-0 4-0 cinder track. The location of the new field constructed as part of that project The stadium was 1999 1-0 3-1 4-1 is the exact location of today’s field. named the Chet An- 2000 1-0 4-0 5-0 Throughout spring and summer of 1940, work continued on the new derson Stadium on Oct. sports fields as well as the concrete bleachers. The 1940 football season opened 5, 1996 honoring the 2001 0-0 1-3 1-3 on the newly constructed field as BSU played host to Concordia College on winningest head coach TOTAL 4-2 13-8 17-10 September 27. But the $25,000 bleachers would not be complete until the 1941 in Bemidji State his- season. tory, Chester Anderson In 1941 the bleachers, one on each side of the field, were completed. The (1955-1965). 64 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 65 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE BATTLE FOR THE AXE The Bemidji State / Minnesota State-Moorhead Battle Axe Battle for the Axe The 1948 Bemidji State homecoming committee decided that something symbolic was needed to All-Time Results add color to the festivities. Publicity stunts that year included dropping leaflets, which included game admissions among them, from an airplane. Homecoming committee chairman Ron Smith and others decided that an axe, then in possession of Smith, would 1948 L 6 13 Bemidji serve as a suitable trophy to mark the hotly-contested annual Beaver-Dragon gridiron clash. The axe would be awarded 1949 W 13 6 Moorhead to the university president representing the victor of the contest. 1950 W 20 0 n/a Smith’s axe originated in the native village of Mount Hagon, New Guinea. The axe is hand made and was polished 1951 W 12 0 Bemidji underwater by its maker. Two types of axe are produced by natives in the Mount Hagon area, one with a blade of 1952 L 6 19 Moorhead black stone for work and one of gray stone for ceremonies. Smith procured the gray trophy axe through a series of 1953 W 13 6 Bemidji shrewd trades with the natives. 1954 L 7 20 Moorhead In 1948 the teams fought to the bitter end for possession of the weapon in the inaugural Battle for the Axe, with 1955 W 20 7 Bemidji Moorhead State winning 13-6. Despite a loss in the first battle for possession of the axe, however, Bemidji State domi- 1956 T 13 13 Moorhead nated the early history of the trophy series, posting a 10-3-1 record in its first 14 games. BSU won five consecutive 1957 W 27 14 Bemidji meetings in the series from 1957-’61 and were unbeaten in seven consecutive meetings from 1955-’61. 1958 W 48 7 Moorhead The tide turned in 1962, with the Dragons taking control of the series for the next few decades. In 21 games played 1959 W 34 6 Bemidji from 1962 to 1982, the Beavers brought home the battle axe just twice - after a 28-12 win in Bemidji in 1969 and a 24- 1960 W 20 8 Moorhead 22 win in Moorhead in 1976. The Beavers broke through with two wins in four games from 1983-’86, but would then 1961 W 34 8 Bemidji win just once - a 28-27 win in Bemidji in 1992 - in 11 games from 1987-’97. 1962 L 7 10 Moorhead But the tide has once again turned in BSU’s favor, as the Beavers have captured three of the last four battles for 1963 T 20 20 Bemidji the axe - including consecutive wins for the first time since BSU’s five-game winning streak from 1957-’61. 1964 L 14 15 Moorhead The traveling trophy represents a tradition of hard work and determination. That tradition continues annually 1965 L 7 14 Bemidji when the Beavers and Dragons take the field to battle for the axe. 1966 L 0 13 Moorhead 1967 T 20 20 Bemidji From the Sep. 29, 1948 edition of The Northern Student: 1968 L 10 28 Moorhead Bemidji Presents Trophy to MSTC 1969 W 28 12 Bemidji Today a Homecoming committee journeyed to Moorhead State Teachers college for a special pepe convocation. At 1970 L 6 33 Moorhead this time invitations were extended to the faculty, student body, band and queen to come to BSTC where they will be 1971 L 8 28 Bemidji given an active part in the Homecoming activities. At the convocation Ron Smith presented the New Guinea “Battle 1972 L 15 48 Moorhead Ax” which is the new trophy between BSTC and MSTC. 1973 L 7 17 Bemidji 1974 L 0 40 Moorhead 1975 L 0 28 Bemidji 1976 W 24 22 Moorhead 1977 L 14 21 Bemidji 1978 L 0 28 Moorhead 1979 L 2 35 Bemidji 1980 L 3 39 Moorhead 1981 L 7 35 Bemidji 1982 L 23 38 Bemidji 1983 W 33 28 Moorhead 1984 L 28 35 Bemidji 1985 L 7 14 Moorhead 1986 W 27 26 Bemidji 1987 L 14 36 Moorhead 1988 L 14 47 Bemidji 1989 L 12 46 Moorhead 1990 L 19 37 Bemidji 1991 L 14 42 Moorhead 1992 W 28 27 Bemidji 1993 L 16 36 Moorhead 1994 L 6 33 Bemidji 1995 L 20 32 Moorhead 1996 L 27 29 Bemidji 1997 L 17 36 Moorhead Division II Football Trophy Games 1998 W 22 10 Bemidji Following is a list of the current Division II trophy games. The date refers to the season the trophy first exchanged. 1999 L 25 32 Bemidji 2000 W 28 14 Moorhead Trophy Date Teams Field Cup 1983 Ky. Wesleyan—Evansville 2001 W 28 14 Bemidji Axe Bowl 1975 Northwood—Saginaw Val- Governor’s 1979 S.Conn. St.—Cent. Conn. ley St. overall record: 18-33-3 (.361) Backyard Bowl 1987 Cheyney—West Chester Heritage Bell 1979 Delta St.—Mississippi Col. in Bemidji*: Battle Axe 1948 Bemidji St.—Moorhead St. Trophy Date Teams in Moorhead*: Battle of the Ravine 1976 Henderson St.—Ouachita Bap- John Wesley 1984 Ky. Weslyan—Union (Ky.) consecutive wins: 5, 1957-’61 tist Miner’s Bowl 1986 Mo. Southern St.—Pittsburg consecutive losses: 6, twice Bishop’s 1970 Lenior-Rhyne—Newberry St. Bronze Derby 1946 Newberry—Presbyterian Nickel 1938 N. Dakota—N. Dakota St. * does not include the 1950 game, the location of which is not known Eagle-Rock 1980 Chadron St.—Black Hills Old Hickory Stick 1931 NW Mo. St.—Truman St. St. Old Settler’s Musket 1975 Adams St.—Fort Lewis East Meets West 1987 Chadron St.—Peru St. Sitting Bull 1953 North Dak.—South Dak. Elm City 1983 New Haven—S. Conn. St. Springfield Mayor’s 1941 Am. Int’t—Springfield

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TraditionsBSU TRADITIONSThe BSU Logo The War Years The School Colors During the fall semester of 1998, campus-wide Bemidji State holds a proud distinction of being In Feb., 1920, an assembly hour was set aside for discussions were held on the need for new marks the only Minnesota Teachers College to continue the selection of school colors. After the balloting to represent the University as well as BSU athletics. its football program through World War II, on colors had resulted in a deadlock, Cyrillus The University marks at the time had been in place when other teams across the state temporarily Freeman, a student from Minneapolis, rose and since 1974, with minor revisions in 1987, while no suspended their teams due to a lack of available commanded attention. official athletic mascot, logo or image had been men on campus to fill out their rosters. “Jolly” “As we sat here discussing this question,” she adopted for University use. Erickson, BSU’s head coach at the time, simply said, “I happened to glance out the window. The A committee was formed and for the next felt it foolish not to continue. sight that met my eyes was fresh, green pines academic year an audit and review were silhouetted against pure white snow. What could conducted on the school logo and athletics BSU finished 4-0 with its depleted 1944 squad, be more appropriate than green and white?” imagery to determine what images were being one of just 15 undefeated teams in the nation This idea was immediately accepted used to represent the institution. that year. It remains the only unbeaten, untied unanimously. During the spring and summer of 1999, team in BSU history. requests for proposals (RFP) were sought from The Naming of the Beavers outside firms to assist the university in this historic Following is a story from the Sep. 27, 1944 As President Deputy reviewed football practice undertaking. edition of The Northern Student which recounts one evening in May, 1932, he called the team into The BSU coaching staffs took great interest in BSU’s decision to carry on. a huddle and raising his hands above their heads the efforts to produce the new Beaver logo. They declared, “I christen this team the Beavers.” desired an image that would represent pride and BSTC Carries On in Football The name Beavers is symbolic of the Northern, confidence while being gender-neutral and not Only State Peds With Uninterrupted silent, hard-working teams representing Bemidji appearing cartoonish in nature. Program State. The public relations firm of Russell & Herder of Bemidji State Teachers college is still having Brainerd was awarded the RFP for the logo project football! So far this northern Minnesota college, Fight Song during the summer of 2000. For the remainder of although severely handicapped by lack of men, “Go Bemidji Beavers 2000 and through early 2001, Russell & Herder has carried on every year in a wartime football Go you green and white helped oversee focus groups and surveys program. It is the only one of the State Teachers Go Bemidji Beavers regarding the logo change. colleges in Minnesota to do so. Fight with all your might! In Dec. 2000, preliminary logo designs were Coach “Jolly” Erickson says, “I think it is Rah! Rah! Rah! presented to the committee, and revisions were foolish to quit just because there aren’t 30 or 40 We are here to cheer you made until the time the new marks were formally men around the campus. Ten boys out for the We are out to bring you fame adopted and officially unveiled March 28, 2001 at sport will get just as much out of it as a larger So go Bemidji Beavers a ceremony on campus. squad.” Coach Erickson went on to say that as Fight and win this game!” long as the school has the equipment to fit out a team, every effort should be made to schedule Homecoming games. Two home games are being planned this The first homecoming at Bemidji Teachers college year instead of one. Eau Claire Teachers college was held Oct. 5, 1928. Until 1931 Homecoming of Wisconsin will send their team to Bemidji on was a biennial affair. In that year the demands October 13. The two teams should be of about of the alumni, eager for this season of reunion, the same ability as both have all-civilian teams. changed it to an annual celebration with all the However, Eau Claire will have about twice as traditional dinners, teas, parades, dances, bonfires many men on the campus as Bemidji. and football games. “I would like to see the game with Eau Claire Recently, BSU has begun celebrating victories on October 13 be our annual homecoming game in its annual Homecoming football game with with all of the festivities included,” said “Jolly,” a post-game celebration in the waters of Lake “and we hope that the fans will come out and Bemidji which borders Chet Anderson Stadium help us carry out our plans.” on the east. Carl Knutson is the only returning major letter winner. He is a sophomore from Benson, Minnesota. LeRoy Voxland from Fosston won a minor letter last year. “Any able-bodied or slightly disabled man is welcome to join the squad.” So said Mr. Erickson. Other members of the team were recently announced by Jolly. They are Ralph Magnuson, Shevlin, Minn.; Louis Marchand and Robert Liapis, Bemidji, Minn.; Clarence Sohlin and Gerald Haring, St. Paul, Minn.; LaVerne Harvey, Hibbing, Minn.; and Donald Letendre, Cass Lake, Minn. Ralph Magnuson and LaVerne Harvey have both had experience as gridders before. Magnuson bucked the line for BSTC in 1938 and Harvey fought with Hibbing high school. Four or five men are expected to report in the near future. Magnuson is the only man on this season’s team with a wife and family, so here’s hoping the Eau Claire boys won’t be too rough with him.

66 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 67 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 FootballBEMIDJI 2002 STATE

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66 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football School-Record Three Consecutive Seven-Win Seasons 67 BEMIDJI STATEFootball 2002 ATHLETIC STAFF DIRECTORY

Dr. Rick Goeb R.H. “Bob” Peters Andy Bartlett Chad Waller Bill Crews Kelly Hadland Director of Athletics Men’s Ice Hockey Sports Information Assistant Sports Co-Head Trainer Co-Head Trainer Administrator Director Information Director

Jeff Tesch Tom Serratore Jeff Guiot Patricia Mickow Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach, Volleyball Football Men’s Ice Hockey Men’s Basketball Sr. Woman Administrator

Craig Hougen Chris Brown Reva Howe Don Niskanen Annette Tinglestad Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Track & Field Baseball Tennis Men’s Golf Women’s Golf

Department Telephone Directory Coaching Staff ...... phone e-mail Bruce Olson; HC, Women’s Hockey...... 755-4108 bolson Administration & Support Staff ...... phone e-mail TBA, Ass’t WIH Coach...... 755-4108 Dr. Rick Goeb, Athletics Director...... 751-2941 rgoeb Jeff Guiot; HC, Men’s Basketball ...... 755-2774 jguiot R.H. “Bob” Peters, MIH administrator ...... 755-2767 rpeters Doug Peters, Ass’t MBB Coach ...... 755-2739 dougdp Mary Harried, Athletics Secretary...... 751-2940 mharried Michael Power; HC, Women’s Basketball ...... 755-2783 mpower Andy Bartlett, Sports Information Director ...... 751-4603 abart TBA, Ass’t WBB/HC, Softball...... 755-2771 Chad Waller, Assistant SID ...... 751-2763 cwaller Patricia Mickow; HC, Volleyball...... 755-2773 pmickow Coaching Staff ...... phone e-mail Craig Hougen; HC, Track & Field ...... 755-2883 chougen Jeff Tesch; HC, Football ...... 755-2772 jtesch Jim Stone; HC, Soccer ...... TBA jstone Aaron Vlcko, Assoc. HC, Football ...... 755-2768 avlcko Chris Brown; HC, Baseball ...... 755-4619 Rich Jahner, Assoc. HC, Football ...... 755-3785 rjahner Reva Howe; HC, Tennis ...... 755-4619 Tom Serratore; HC, Men’s Hockey...... 755-2879 tpserrat1 Don Niskanen; HC, Men’s Golf ...... 755-4619 Bert Gilling, Ass’t MIH Coach...... 755-2958 bgilling Annette Tinglestad; HC, Women’s Golf...... 755-4619 Shawn Kurulak, Ass’t MIH Coach ...... 755-2958 skurulak All numbers area code (218); e-mail suffix @bemidjistate.edu

68 2002 Bemidji State Beaver Football Bemidji State Football 2002 senior class

emidji State’s 2002 senior class has been one of the most successful in school history. With seven wins in 2002, the class will be the winningest group of seniors in BSU history breaking a record set just last year. BSU’s group of 10 Bseniors in 2002 has been a part of 24 victories in its three years on the field; BSU’s 2001 senior class won 30 games during its four-year reign to set the school record. If it does manage to break the record, BSU’s 2002 seniors will be the first class in BSU history to win seven or more games in four consecutive seasons.

In addition, this senior class has helped BSU set new school single-season records for total offense and scoring each year of their careers.

Remarkably, every member of this year’s senior class will be a significant contributor to the team in 2002 - there are no benchwarmers in this group. In fact, all 10 could start for BSU on opening day and as much as half the group enters 2002 with legitimate All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference aspirations.

Eddie Neil Justin Jeremy Brandan 34Acosta 13Collier 26Isaacs 11Nordick 67Pink RB / 5-10 / 210 PK / 5-8 / 194 DB / 5-9 / 165 QB / 6-4 / 244 OL / 6-4 / 279 Bemidji, Minn. Gordonville, Mo. Deer River, Minn. Moorhead, Minn. Northome, Minn.

Jared Jon Mike Ryan Lemarr 25Polzine 24Roscoe 94Thomas 1Welle 71Williams DB / 5-10 / 200 LB / 6-3 / 230 DE / 6-1 / 259 WR / 5-11 / 203 OT / 6-0 / 268 Henning, Minn. Fargo, N.D. Freeport, Ill. Bemidji, Minn. Minot, N.D. Bemidji State Football 2002 Schedule

August 29 at Minn. State-Mankato 4:30 p.m.

September 7 MINOT STATE 1:30 p.m.

14 bye

21 › at Winona State 1:30 p.m.

28 › WAYNE STATE (Neb.) 1:30 p.m.

October 5 › NORTHERN STATE 1:30 p.m. Homecoming

12 › at Concordia-St. Paul 1:30 p.m.

19 › SOUTHWEST STATE 1:30 p.m.

26 › at Minn. State-Moorhead 1:00 p.m. “Battle for the Axe”

November 2 › at Minn.-Duluth 1:00 p.m.

9 › MINN.-MORRIS 1:30 p.m.

16 › at Minn.-Crookston 1:30 p.m.

HOME GAMES played at Chet Anderson Stadium › NSIC contest All times local Subject to change