University of Sioux Falls Football Game Notes

VS. Sioux Falls vs. South Dakota Mines Game Information Opponent:...... South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Site:...... Bob Young Field Location:...... Sioux Falls, S.D. Radio:...... KWSN 1230 Internet/Stream:...... USFCougars.com TV:...... Midco Sports live at 6:00 p.m. The USF-SDSM&T Series USF Victories: 16 (won last six meetings) SDSM&T Victories: 18 Ties: 1 Oct. 15 will be the 35th meeting between USF and SDSM&T. Game Notes Last time: In 1999 USF called on home fi eld adavantage to edge out the Hardrockers, 38-27. The Cougars fi nished 6-3 that season. Running Wild: Junior RB Jordan Taylor has broken the century mark in each of the last two games with 143 yards against William Jewell and a career high, 148 yards last weekend against Black Hills State. Hicks for Six: Senior wide receiver Michael Hicks is both a long ball threat and one of the most feared return men in NCAA DII foot- ball. On 17 catches, Hicks averages 17.4 yard per catch and has a reception of 40 (48, 40 and 47) or more yards in three of six games this season. He also has returned an 85 yard punt and a 94 KO return for a TD. Hicks averages 13.2 per punt return, 29.3 per KO return and 187 all-purpose yards per game for the Cougars. In Transition: USF (3-3) and South Dakota Mines (0-7) are in their 2nd and third years of NCAA DII reclassifi cation, moving from the NAIA. USF will join the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference in the beginning of the 2012-2013 academic year, while SDSM&T is undecided on a conference for 2013-2014. Kratzer: SDSM&T head coach, Dan Kratzer is no stranger to big time football. He has coaching and playing experience at the NAIA, NCAA DII, DI and NFL level. Kratzer was selected in the 8th Rd by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1972 NFL draft and moved to the Kansas City Chiefs in 1973. He went on to serve as an administrative assistant for coach Bill Walsh and the San Francisco 49ers sum- mer camp before entering the college coaching ranks. Take aways: USF’s entire starting defensive backfi eld has at least one interception this season: Robert Virgil (3), Michael Frericks (2), Angelo Pree (2) and Brett Jensen (1) as the Cougars have eight interceptions in three wins. Under Coach Stugart, USF is14-1 when forcing two or more turnovers.

2011 USF Football Schedule 2011 SDSM&T Football Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 1 Washburn L 33-17 Aug. 27 Jamestown L, 20-23 Sept. 10 NW Missouri State L 52-17 Sept. 3 Fort Lewis L, 30-48 Sept. 17 McNeese State L 31-17 Sept.10 Colorado Mines L, 7-55 Sept. 24 Minot State W 38-23 Sept. 17 Black Hills State L, 21-37 Oct. 1 William Jewell W 35-10 Sept. 24 Valley City State L, 17-29 Oct. 15 Black Hills State W 44-20 Oct. 8 Missouri S&T L, 6-60 Oct. 22 South Dakota Tech 6 p.m. Oct.15 Minot State L, 7-38 Oct. 29 Minot State 1:30 p.m. Oct. 22 Sioux Falls 6 p.m. Nov. 5 North Dakota 1 p.m. Oct.29 Dakota State 1 p.m. Nov. 5 Dickinson State 1:30 p.m. * Bold indicates a home game Nov. 12 Black Hills State 4 p.m. Quick Facts USF Quick Facts Location: 1101 West 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, S.D., 57105 Phone: (605) 331-5000 Founded: 1883 Enrollment: 1,488 Affi liation: American Baptist Churches USA Mascot: Cougars South Dakota Mines Quick Facts Colors: Purple, White, & Black Name: South Dakota School of Mines & Technology President: Dr. Mark Benedetto Location: Rapid City, S.D. Stadium: USF Sanford Health Sports Complex Founded: 1885 Capacity: 5,400 Enrollment: 2,354 First Football Season: 1902 Nickname: Hardrockers Head Coach: Jed Stugart Colors: Vegas Gold and Navy Blue Alma Mater: Azusa Pacifi c (1994) Stadium: Goddell USF Record: 13-4 Athletic Director: Dick Kaiser Starters Returning/Lost Off ense: 5/6 Head Coach: Dan Kratzer Starters Returning/ Lost Defense: 4/7 Alma Mater: B.S. Missouri Valley College, Starters Returning/Lost Special Teams: 3/1 M.S. Central Missouri State 2010 Record: 13-1, National Runner-Up BHSU Record: 22-38 2010 GPAC Finish: 10-0, GPAC Champions 2010 Record: 7-3 National Affi liation: NCAA Division II National Affi liation: NCAA Division II Conference Affi liation: Independent (NSIC Conference Affi liation: Unaffi liated 2012-2013 season) Athletic Administration Sports Information Offi ce Dennis Gamble, Sports Information 605-331-6695 | 605-331-6792 - Fax Director of Athletics/Team USF William Sanchez, Jr. 605-575-2038 Senior Athletic Administrator Ken “SID” Kortemeyer 605-331-6656 USF Athletic Offi ces: 605-331-6791 | 605-331-6792 - Fax Offi cial USF Athletic Web site www.USFCougars.com

2011-2012 marks Cougars’ fi nal year in the DII transition The University of Sioux Falls is now in its third and fi nal year of NCAA DII classifi cation and will compete as a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference beginning in the 2012-13 academic year. As part of the transition process, no USF athletic teams will be eligible for post season play during the 2011-12 academic year.

As a NCAA DII provisional member, USF will now be required to be in full compliance with Divi- sion II rules for scheduling, recruiting, scholarships and eligibility under the guidance of Direc- tor of Athletics, Senior Woman Administrator and Assistant Athletic Director for compliance. The university will also take part in a compliance blue print review this fall, which will serve as a follow-up to the NCAA membership Committee site visit that took place in January of 2011. Week 6 Report

Receivers 2011 Cougar Report After a two week dry spell, game changers Michael Hicks and Jeremiah Oates reappeared Saturday, each pulling in a TD pass which were the only receiving scores of the day. Both catches were 25+ yards as Hicks hauled in a 28 yarder and Oates recorded a 25 yard TD. Oates’ grab gives him a team high fi ve TD’s on the year. With Tony Benedetto out, Mark Madsen saw extended action and made the best of it. The junior lead all receivers with fi ve catches and 64 yards.

Defense The defense was back at it again swiping two more intercep- tions to give USF 10 picks on the year. This week it was Robert Virgil and Michael Frericks. Virgil now leads the team with three interceptions, while Frericks is tied with Angelo Pree with two on the year. USF’s entire starting defensive backfi eld has at least one interception this season: Virgil (3), Frericks (2), Jordan Taylor Pree (2), Brett Jensen has one.

Off ense The Cougars also received big contributions from the box, The newly found balance of a run and pass game propelled where they tallied majority of their 12 tackles for a loss against USF to their third consecutive win Saturday, where they ran BHSU. Linebacker Nick Bonte led USF with six tackles and two for 176 yards and passed for 197 yards. The off ensive line has tackles for a loss (TFL). Jesse Halberstadt led USF in TFL’s with continued to gain confi dence and as they get better the USF 2.5, while Eric Anderson and Jameel Medlock each notched off ense seems to become more potent and effi cient, averag- two TFLs. ing 4.4 yards per rush and 17.9 yards per pass completed against Black Hills State (BHSU). Special Teams It may seem a bit repetitive, but the Cougars special teams Quarterback continue to be one of the more consistent pieces of the team. With Taylor Perkins back from injury, USF explored all options Place-kicker Braden Wieking had a big day, Hicks found the as both Carrington Hanna and Perkins saw equal action last end-zone and Pree popped up in special teams. week. Hanna got the start and played well, fi nishing 6-13 for 96 yards and no interceptions. Perkins relieved Hanna to start Wieking, who entered the game with just six FG attempts, the second half and raised some questions for who deserves fi nally got his shot last weekend and he proved he is the real the start this week. He looked extremely comfortable in the deal. Wieking converted all three fi eld attempts of 25, 37 and pocket, where he went 5-8 for 101 yards and two TD tosses. 22 yards, making him 7-9 for the season and 4-4 from 30-39 Perkins will get the start under center this week. yards.

Backfi eld Hicks started his mini scoring run on special teams, where he USF saw another very productive day from the backfi eld. reminded opponents how dangerous of a return man he is. Jordan Taylor may have been the game’s MVP. The junior He returned a punt 85 yards for a score Saturday for his sec- ond return TD this season. Hicks didn’t score on KO return, but RB has taken full advantage of his increased touches the he did pose to be a threat, returning one for 44 yards before past few weeks and Saturday was no diff erent. Taylor being tackled. Hicks now averages 13.2 yards per punt return averaged 5.5 yards per carry, breaking the century mark and an astounding 29.3 yards per KO return. for the second consecutive game. He fi nished with 148 rushing yards and one touchdown. For the second week Angelo Pree made another huge play last week, this time it in a row Taylor, not a quarterback, can claim to be the wasn’t on defense, but on special teams. Pree got around the team’s leading rusher with 439 yards and an average of Yellow Jacket edge and blocked a punt and then returned 73.2 yard/game on the year. it for a TD. He now has two touchdowns on the season as a defensive back. SOUTH DAKOTA MINES HARDROCKERS About South Dakota Tech Team Comparison Location: Rapid City, S.D. Founded: 1885 Colors: Vegas Gold & Navy Blue SOUTH DAKOTA MINES HARDROCKERS Head Coach: Dan Kratzer SDSM&T OPP Record: 22-38 SCORING 108 290 Points Per Game 15.4 41.4 Years at SDSM&T: 7 FIRST DOWNS 126 148 Rushing 56 74 Statistical Leaders Passing 57 64 Penalty 13 10 RUSHING Att Yards Avg TD Lg Avg/Gm RUSHING YARDAGE 866 1425 J. Dale 113 341 3.0 1 16 48.7 Yards gained rushing 1146 1585 D. Meneley 31 181 5.8 3 43 25.9 Yards lost rushing 280 160 L. Van Lacken 23 91 4.0 0 19 13.0 Rushing Attempts 284 263 Average Per Rush 3.0 5.4 PASSING Cmp-Att-Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/Gm Average Per Game 123.7 203.6 N. Russel 83-154-10 53.9 785 3 157.0 TDs Rushing 9 17 P. Bloemen 19-44-3 43.2 181 0 36.2 PASSING YARDAGE 1206 1933 M. Syverson 17-32-2 53.1 168 0 56.0 Comp-Att-Int 121-232-15 118-194-5 Average Per Pass 5.2 10.0 RECEIVING No. Yards Avg TD Lg Avg/Gm Average Per Catch 10.0 16.4 M. Davis 29 399 13.8 2 38 57.0 Average Per Game 172.3 276.1 C. Sawdy 24 136 5.7 0 14 19.4 TDs Passing 3 19 J. Dale 17 155 9.1 0 30 22.1 TOTAL OFFENSE 2072 3358 Total Plays 516 457 PATs Average Per Play 4.0 7.3 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Average Per Game 296.0 479.7 A. Smith 0 8-14 8-9 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 32 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 46-879 20-473 D. Meneley 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-62 19-272 M. Davis 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-33 15-332 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.1 23.6 PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD Lg PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.9 14.3 J. Dale 6 44 7.3 0 15 INT RETURN AVERAGE 6.6 22.1 D. Meneley 3 18 6.0 0 13 FUMBLES-LOST 11-6 15-11 PENALTIES-Yards 43-640 58-628 KICK RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD Lg Average Per Game 91.4 89.7 J. Dale 18 410 22.8 0 49 PUNTS-Yards 43-1670 24-949 D. Meneley 17 338 19.9 0 31 Average Per Punt 38.8 39.5 C. Sawdy 5 53 10.6 0 18 Net punt average 31.1 33.6 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 32:02 28:03 TACKLES Solo Asst Total TFL Sacks 3RD-DOWN Conversions 37/115 31/85 J. Sherman 27 23.5 50.5 2.5 1.0 3rd-Down Pct 32% 36% E. Yeash 27 14 41.0 9.5 2.0 4TH-DOWN Conversions 8/14 7/10 P. Shaw 25 14 39.0 1.5 0 4th-Down Pct 57% 70% SACKS BY-Yards 6-34 25-152 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 22 38 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 8-14 5-12 ON-SIDE KICKS 1-2 1-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (15-21) 71% (22-29) 76% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (12-21) 57% (22-29) 76% PAT-ATTEMPTS (8-9) 89% (32-37) 86%

Score by quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Hardrockers 14 21 15 55 3 108 Opponents 73 78 49 84 6 290 SIOUX FALLS COUGARS Team Comparison About Sioux Falls Location: Sioux Falls, S.D. Founded: 1883 Colors: Purple, Black SIOUX FALLS COUGARS USF OPP Head Coach: Jed Stugart SCORING 168 169 Record: 42-11 (4 seasons) Points Per Game 28.0 28.2 FIRST DOWNS 108 118 Years at Sioux Falls: 2 Rushing 51 39 Statistical Leaders Passing 48 71 Penalty 9 8 RUSHING Att Yards Avg TD Lg Avg/Gm RUSHING YARDAGE 973 797 J. Taylor 88 439 5.0 2 26 73.2 Yards gained rushing 1096 931 C. Hanna 57 342 5.1 4 32 48.0 Yards lost rushing 123 134 T. Perkins 16 74 4.6 0 20 24.7 Rushing Attempts 211 228 Average Per Rush 4.6 3.5 PASSING Cmp-Att-Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/Gm Average Per Game 162.2 132.8 C. Hanna 61-122-9 50.0 772 6 128.7 TDs Rushing 6 8 T. Perkins 25-47-1 53.2 312 4 104.0 PASSING YARDAGE 1110 1801 T. Ollerich 2-6-1 33.3 26 0 6.5 Comp-Att-Int 88-175-11 126-226-10 Average Per Pass 6.3 8.0 RECEIVING No. Yards Avg TD Lg Avg/Gm Average Per Catch 12.6 14.3 M. Hicks 17 295 17.4 1 48 49.2 Average Per Game 185.0 300.2 J. Oates 17 160 9.4 5 29 26.7 TDs Passing 10 13 T. Benedetto 11 143 13.0 1 32 28.6 TOTAL OFFENSE 2083 2598 Total Plays 386 454 PATs Average Per Play 5.4 5.7 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Average Per Game 347.2 433.0 B. Wieking 0 7-9 20-20 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 41 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 30-758 30-530 J. Oates 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-164 9-102 C. Hanna 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-207 11-90 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 25.3 17.7 PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD Lg PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 13.7 11.3 M. Hicks 11 145 13.2 1 85 INT RETURN AVERAGE 20.7 8.2 FUMBLES-LOST 12-7 10-3 KICK RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD Lg PENALTIES-Yards 50-428 51-397 M. Hicks 23 674 29.3 1 94 Average Per Game 71.3 66.2 M. Dunbar 2 26 13.0 0 20 PUNTS-Yards 30-1220 28-1113 Average Per Punt 40.7 39.8 TACKLES Solo Asst Total TFL Sacks Net punt average 35.3 31.0 M. White 27 25 52 2.5 0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:13 31:47 N. Bonte 31 9 40 12.0 3 3RD-DOWN Conversions 29/79 38/95 E. Anderson 29 10 39 4.0 0 3rd-Down Pct 37% 40% NSIC Conference Football Standings 4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/4 8/18 4th-Down Pct 75% 44% North Division Conference Season SACKS BY-Yards 9-42 9-53 Duluth 3-0 5-1 6-1 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 21 22 St. Cloud State 2-0 5-1 6-1 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 7-9 6-9 Bemidji State 1-1 5-1 6-1 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-2 Northern State 1-1 1-5 2-5 RED-ZONE SCORES (19-20) 95% (18-24)75% U-Mary 1-2 2-4 3-4 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (12-20) 60% (15-24)63% MSU Moorhead 1-2 1-5 2-5 PAT-ATTEMPTS (21-21) 100% (19-21)90% Crookston 0-3 0-6 1-6

Score by quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total South Division Conference Season Univ.of Sioux Falls 41 37 59 31 168 Minnesota State 3-0 5-1 5-2 Opponents 41 54 36 38 169 Augustana 3-0 4-2 4-3 Wayne State 1-1 5-1 5-2 Winona State 1-2 3-3 3-4 Concordia 1-2 2-4 3-4 Upper Iowa 0-2 2-4 3-4 Head Coach

Jed Stugart

Head Coach

2nd Season

The 2011 season will mark Jed Stugart’s second Stugart’s Record Against Opponents season as the head coach of the University of Sioux Falls Avila University 3-0 football program. Stugart will guide USF through un- Azusa Pacifi c Uni. 1-0 charted waters during the lone season as a NCAA Divi- Baker University 3-0 Benedictine College 2-1 sion II provisional member, meaning the Cougars have Bethel College 0-1 scheduled a mixture of NAIA and NCAA Division FCS and Black Hills State 1-0 II institutions for the 2011 slate. Briar Cliff 1-0 Stugart was named USF’s head coach on February Carroll College 0-1 20, 2010. A proof of the stability and success in the USF Central Methodist Uni. 3-0 Concordia 1-0 football program, Stugart is only the third head coach in Culver-Stockton College 3-0 the last 27 seasons and 20th head coach in program his- Dakota Wesleyan 1-0 tory. Doane College 1-0 Stugart brings a wealth of knowledge that ben- Dordt College 1-0 efi ts the USF program, having enjoyed success as a posi- Evangel University 3-0 Graceland Uni. (Iowa) 3-0 tions coach, defensive coordinator and head coach at the Hastings College 1-0 NAIA, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division I-FBS levels Langston 0-1 Stugart kept one of the NAIA’s strongest football Lindenwood Uni. 2-1 traditions going during his fi rst campaign in 2010, lead- McKendree University 1-0 ing the Cougars to a fi fth straight Great Plains Athletic McNeese State 0-1 MidAmerica Nazarene Uni. 1-0 Conference Championship and fi fth straight appearance Midland Lutheran 1-0 in the NAIA National Championship Game. Minot State 1-0 Missouri Valley 1-2 Morningside College 1-0 Nebraska Wesleyan 1-0 Northwestern (Iowa) 1-0 Northwest Mo. 0-1 Northwestern Okla. State 1-0 South Dakota Mines 0-0 Washburn University 0-1 William Jewell College 3-1 Record: 42-11

Year-By-Year as Head Coach University of Sioux Falls 2010: 13-1 overall, 10-0 GPAC -GPAC Champions -NAIA National runner up

MidAmerica Nazarene University 2008: 10-1, 10-0 (HAAC Champions) Playoff s: L, 20-14 vs. Langston University

2007: 9-3 (8-2 HAAC)

Playoff s: L, 55-34 vs. Bethel College 2006: 7-3 (7-3 HAAC) Coach Stugart

USF won 13 games, fi ve over ranked teams, to one loss, a 10-7 shortcoming to No. 2 Carroll College in the national title game in Rome, Ga., during the 2010 season. In his fi rst game at the helm, the Cougars faced a tough road test at No. 23 Northwestern College. USF battled back from a 14-10 halftime defi cit to a 41-24 win over their rival. USF rattled off fi ve more wins to stand 6-0 and set up a undefeated showdown with then-No. 4 Morning- side College. The Cougars prevailed with a dominant 28-3 win “under the lights” at Bob Young Field. A 44-7 win over Concordia University (Neb.) captured the Cougars’ fi fth straight and ninth total GPAC championship, capping a perfect 10-0 conference record. USF showed strong in their fi rst two playoff contests, a Stugart spent seven seasons at the University of 33-14 win over No. 16 Northwestern Oklahoma State Northern Colorado (UNC) in Greeley, Colo., his hometown. University and a 27-7 win over No. 12 McKendree Univer- A member of the UNC Bears, he coached the defensive sity. The wins advanced the Cougars to the NAIA semifi nal line and linebackers for four seasons, before being pro- round where Stugart faced the program he had been moted to defensive coordinator for three seasons. Stugart head coach of only two years prior, No. 4 MidAmerica coached three All-Americans and won two North Central Nazarene University. Conference Championships. USF shutout the Pioneers 38-0, extending the USF football has benefi ted from Stugart’s recruit- nation’s longest winning streak to 42 games and earning ing roots that spread the nation, having coached in the Cougar’s fi fth straight trip to the NAIA national title Nevada, Colorado, Kansas and most recently spent time game in Rome, Ga. After a hard fought defensive battle as the head recruiter for UNLV in the Southern California and 17 tackles by Cougar linebacker Eric Anderson, who region. was named the game’s defensive player of the game, USF Stugart and his wife, Angie, have one son, Gunner, came up short 10-7 to No. 2 Carroll College, ending a very and one daughter, Gracie. successful season for the program. Coaching Staff Senior receiver Jon Ryan captured the program’s Name Position fourth NAIA Player of the Year award and was named the Jed Stugart Head Coach 2011 GPAC Player of the Year. Ryan was one of 22 players Robert Tucker Asst. Head Coach to receive GPAC all-conference recognition, including six Ryan Grubb Offensive Coordinator Cougars landing on the fi rst team. Jon Anderson Defensive Coordinator Prior to USF, Stugart served as the linebackers Casey Meile Offensive LineCoach coach at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) and Jared Schwanz Defensive Line Coach guided all three starting Rebel linebackers to top 20 fi n- Al Hansen Kicking Coach ishes in total tackles in the conference. UNLV just missed Isaiah Jackson Linebackers Coach qualifying for a bowl with a 5-7 record in Mountain West Lee Marks Running Backs Coach Conference, one of the top mid-major conferences in the Zach Dickson Tight Ends Coach country at the NCAA Division I-FBS level. Dusty Hovorka Wide Receivers Coach Before UNLV, Stugart spent three seasons as the Rick Thomas Defensive Backs Coach head coach at MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU) in Olathe, Kan. Stugart groomed MNU into a consistent NAIA playoff contender, increasing the Pioneers win total each season, accumulating a 26-7 overall record. The Pio- neers won the 2008 Heart of America Athletic conference title. USF Roster 2011USF Roster No. Name Year Position Height Weight Hometown 1 Wieking , Braden JR Kicker 6-0 185 Sioux Falls, SD 2 Hanna, Carrington SO Quarterback 6-2 215 Streetsboro, OH 3 Ollerich, Tyler JR Wide Receiver 6-3 190 Presho, SD 4 Jacobson, Calvin FR Quarterback 6-2 195 Blue Springs , MO 5 Bonte, Nick JR Linebacker 6-0 195 Garretson, SD 6 Hicks, Michael SR Wide Receiver 5-11 185 Richmond, CA 7 Perkins, Taylor JR Quarterback 6-1 210 Mesa, AZ 8 Jensen, Brett JR Defensive Back 5-10 170 Viborg, SD 9 Taylor, Jordan JR Running Back 6-1 215 South Bend, IN 10 Oates, Jeremiah JR Wide Receiver 6-3 180 Orangevale, CA 11 Lupkes, Mitch SR Linebacker 6-0 210 Rock Rapids, IA 12 Adams, Denzel SR Defensive Back 5-11 185 Orange, CA 14 Hunter, Jeremiah FR Wide Receiver 6-3 190 Cheyenne, WY 15 Pree, Angelo SR Defensive Back 5-8 175 Pittsburg, CA 16 Mann, Donnie SR Kicker 5-9 180 Hastings, MN 17 Heck , Adam JR Defensive Back 6-0 180 Sioux Falls, SD 18 Madsen, Brock JR Wide Receiver 5-11 180 Raymond, MN 19 Benedetto, Tony SR Wide Receiver 6-0 195 Crystal Lake, IL 20 Virgil, Robert JR Defensive Back 6-1 180 Elk Grove, CA 22 Dunbar, Mitch JR Running Back 5-9 185 Cambridge , MN 23 Johnson, Jordan SO Defensive Back 6-1 180 Platte, SD 24 Shutt, Garrett SO Wide Receiver 6-3 210 Reno, NV 25 Bearshield, Bo JR Defensive Back 5-9 185 Gregory, SD 26 Tidwell, John FR Defensive Back 6-0 180 Aurora, CO 27 Neely, Darren JR Wide Receiver 5-11 185 Cheyenne, WY 28 Graber, Ryan SO Defensive Back 5-11 185 Sioux Falls, SD 29 Taylor, Jordan FR Defensive Back 5-11 180 Sioux Falls, SD 30 Fiene, Dakota SO Running Back 5-7 185 Cottonwood, MN 31 Breen, Mitch SO Running Back 5-8 175 Wagner, SD 32 Holmes, Zach SR Linebacker 6-0 210 Tucson, AZ 33 Turner, Ethan SO Running Back 5-10 220 Rush City, MN 34 Martens, Joel SO Defensive Back 5-8 175 Hartford, SD 35 White, Matt JR Linebacker 6-1 227 Billing, MT 36 Porter, Kristian SR Running Back 6-0 200 Hawarden, IA 37 Adams, Ryan SO Linebacker 6-0 200 Douglas , WY 38 Nakamoto, Josh JR Tight End 6-1 215 Norco, CA 40 Rapp, Alex JR Linebacker 6-0 215 South Sioux City, NE 41 Tolkamp, Michael SO Linebacker 6-4 205 Lawton, IA 42 Rowe, Garrett SO Wide Receiver 5-11 195 Henderson, NV 43 Campbell, Thad SO Defensive Back 6-0 195 Platte, SD 44 Frericks, Michael JR Defensive Back 6-2 185 Crystal Lake, IL 45 Anderson, Eric JR Linebacker 6-1 235 Irene, SD 47 Covey, Cameron SR Linebacker 6-0 220 Galt, CA 48 Andersen, Brandon SR Linebacker 6-0 205 Marion, SD 51 Halberstadt, Jesse JR Defensive Lineman 6-0 230 Norco, CA 52 DeBey, Corey JR Off ensive Lineman 5-11 250 Rock Rapids, IA 54 Swanson, Tyler SO Off ensive Lineman 6-1 290 Grand Island, NE 55 Leegaard, Korben SO Defensive Lineman 6-0 280 Gillette, WY 56 Saggese, Marco JR Off ensive Lineman 6-3 300 Downey, CA 58 Harris, Chris SO Off ensive Lineman 6-3 230 Ripon, CA 59 McCollough, Jordan SO Off ensive Lineman 6-5 300 Cheyenne, WY 62 Staton, Sheldon FR Off ensive Lineman 6-3 335 Dallas, TX 64 Studie, Jonathon SO Off ensive Lineman 6-2 250 Douglas , WY 66 Vlotho, Jared JR Off ensive Lineman 6-2 295 Hawarden, IA 67 Peters, Casey SR Off ensive Lineman 6-3 275 Little Rock, IA 72 Johnson, Devin SR Off ensive Lineman 6-2 290 Richmond, CA 74 Surgant, JT FR Off ensive Lineman 6-3 284 St. Louis, MO 75 Bannister, Sheku SR Defensive Lineman 6-3 320 East Palo Alto, CA 77 Marquez, Erick JR Off ensive Lineman 6-5 314 Nogales, AZ 78 Dooyema, Sam SO Off ensive Lineman 6-3 240 Luverne, MN 79 Casey, Kevin FR Off ensive Lineman 6-3 270 La Habra, CA 80 Sailors, Spencer SO Tight End 6-2 250 Luverne, MN 81 Klein, Taylor JR Tight End 6-1 250 Murrieta, CA 83 Henry, JD FR Tight End 6-4 220 Parker, CO 84 VanHove, Austin JR Tight End 6-4 235 Garretson, SD 85 Sandifer, Brian SO Wide Receiver 6-4 195 Brooklyn Park, MN 87 Benson, Braden JR Wide Receiver 5-11 185 Gillette , WY 88 Johannsen, Tait SO Tight End 6-3 230 Wagner, SD 90 Delaney, Derek FR Defensive Lineman 6-5 275 Neligh, NE 93 Culp, Royce SR Defensive Lineman 6-5 240 Imperial, CA 96 Hartley, Cory JR Defensive Lineman 6-2 200 Rapid City, SD 97 Grabbe, Jarrett FR Defensive Lineman 6-2 300 Blair, NE 99 Medlock, Jameel JR Defensive Lineman 6-2 250 Sacramento, CA South Dakota Mines Roster No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. YR Hometown Major 01 Bernis Berber 6-5 235 WR Junior Tempe, AZ. Industrial Engineering 02 Kelby Wilkison 6-0 170 FS Soph Laramie, WY Civil Engineering 03 Kolten Jelden 6-2 165 K/P Junior Greeley, CO Mechanical Engineering 04 Jamie Dale 5-10 170 RB Seinor Alpine, CA Interdisciplinary Sciences 05 Tanner Ireland 6-0 185 CB Junior Albuquerque, NM Mechanical Engineering 06 Pat Bloemen 6-4 205 QB Fresh Fort Collins, CO Interdisciplinary Sciences 07 Dusty Daniels 6-0 175 WR Junior Sheridan, WY Civil Engineering 09 Marshall Davis 6-2 205 WR Junior Olathe, KS Environment Engineering 10 Ryan McCann 6-3 190 QB Soph Mesa, AZ Industrial Engineering 11 Austin Daniels 6-3 230 TE/LS Fresh Sacramento, CA Mechanical Engineering 12 Joey Oberndorfer 6-2 170 WR Soph San Diego, CA Interdisciplinary Sciences 13 Ian Prichard 5-10 195 SS Senior Richland, WA Interdisciplinary Sciences 14 Josh Schmidt 5-11 185 DB Soph Gettysburg, SD Mining Engineering 15 Patrick Shaw 5-11 190 SS Soph Gilbert AZ Civil Engineering 16 Nick Russell 5-10 210 QB Senior San Diego, CA Interdisciplinary Sciences 17 Jonathan Tristao 6-2 235 FB Junior Hilmer, CA Civil Engineering 18 Mitchell Syverson 6-1 170 QB Fresh Thermopolis, WY Atmospheric Sciences 19 Zach Grapentine 6-2 195 LB Senior Belle Fourche, SD Civil Engineering 20 Chris Sawdey 5-9 185 RB Soph Atlanta, GA Mining Engineering 21 Houston Bashus 6-2 190 DB Junior Bismarck, ND Mining Engineering 22 Andy Smith 6-2 187 K Senior Pierre, SD Electrical Engineering 23 Dustin Meneley 5-11 190 CB/KR/PR Senior Naples, FL Industrial Engineering 24 Lukas Van Lacken 6-1 190 RB Soph Letcher, SD Mechanical Engineering 25 Nick Thomas 6-1 215 DB Fresh Rockville, MD Computer Engineering 26 Josh Sherman 6-3 185 SS Senior Colome, SD Electrical Engineering 27 Gregory Blankenship 5-11 215 OLB Junior Kinnear, WY Chemical Engineering 28 Edward Waliczek 6-4 210 WR Senior Chicago, IL Electrical Engineering 29 Emmonds Thompson, III 5-10 180 DB Soph Stockbridge, GA Industrial Engineering 30 Kyle Carey 6-2 175 DB Soph Sterling, CO Civil Engineering 31 David Cowan 5-11 177 LB Fresh Moore, OK Mechanical Engineering 32 Jake Daum 6-1 200 RB Fresh Kimball, NE Mining Engineering 33 Jeff Faulk 5-11 215 RB Fresh Eureka, CA Mining Engineering 34 Sam Hill 5-10 160 WR Fresh Sandwich, IL Chemical Engineering 36 Kyle Larson 5-11 185 FB Fresh Thermopolis, WY Civil Engineering 37 Anthony Renteria 5-5 160 RB Junior Gilbert, AZ Electrical Engineering 38 Patrick Berke 6-1 200 RB Fresh Lexington, NE Engineering 39 Colen Kling 6-2 230 LB Senior Belle Fourche, SD Physics 40 Tarrington Rivers 6-1 230 RB Fresh Seymour, TX Mechanical Engineering 41 Brent Johnson 6-1 220 LB/P Fresh Houston, TX Geological Engineering 42 Eric Yeash 6-1 185 SS Senior Louisville, CO Interdisciplinary Sciences 43 Austin Norberg 6-1 240 DL Senior Gillette, WY Civil Engineering 44 Ian Foster 6-1 215 LB Soph Denver, CO Chemical Engineering 45 Lukas Plzak 6-0 215 DB Fresh Gilbert, AZ Engineering 46 John Scott 5-10 180 DB Fresh Evergreen, CO Geological Engineering 47 Karch Foley 5-11 220 LB Soph Philip, SD Civil Engineering 48 Erik Snead 5-10 175 DB Fresh Eagle, ID Civil Engineering 49 Mason Martin 6-1 170 DB Fresh Miles City, MT Civil Engineering 50 Brandon Carda 5-9 220 LB Fresh Huron, SD Mechanical Engineering 51 Chase Cimburek 6-2 250 OL Fresh Casper, WY Geological Engineering 52 Spencer Ford 6-3 220 DL Fresh Eagle, ID Mechanical Engineering 55 Jacob Hepp 6-0 215 LB Fresh Buff alo, WY Engineering 56 Seth Adams 6-2 215 LB Junior Douglas, WY Chemical Engineering 57 Will Williams 6-3 290 OL Fresh Columbus, UT Computer Sciences 59 Brian Freed 6-6 300 OL Junior Staunton, VA Civil Engineering 61 Austin Adam 6-3 235 DL Soph Olathe, KS Mechanical Engineering 62 Andrew Anthony 6-2 270 OL Soph La Cruces, NM Mechanical Engineering 63 Taylor Dutcher 6-2 230 OL Soph San Diego, CA Mechanical Engineering 64 Patrick Sweeney 6-4 270 OL Fresh Indianapolis, IN Engineering 65 Jacob Tebben 6-2 250 OL Fresh Redfi eld, SD Mechanical Engineering 66 Meekhiel Williams 6-0 280 LT Fresh Mission Bay, CA Computer Engineering 67 Brady Cabral 6-3 300 OL Fresh Prescott Valley, AZ Electrical Engineering 70 Darryl Birge 6-4 275 OL Fresh Matteson, IL Industrial Engineering 71 Samual Cowen 6-5 290 OL Fresh Ashland, OR Mechanical Engineering 72 John Ziadat 6-3 190 DL Soph Onida, SD Mechanical Engineering 73 Taylor Farmer 6-5 225 DL Soph Cincinnati, OH Mining Engineering 74 Zach Looney 6-0 273 OL Junior Gillette, WY Mining Engineering 75 Austin Louchart 6-3 272 OL Soph Lawrenceville, GA Industrial Engineering 76 Todd Sherman 6-5 260 OL Senior Winner, SD Interdisciplinary Sciences 77 Shane Sweeney 6-2 265 OL Junior Chino Hills, CA Interdisciplinary Sciences 78 Alan Xu (zoo) 6-4 310 OL Soph Boise, ID Chemical Engineering 79 Joshua Hastreiter 6-6 315 OL Soph Lincoln, NE Mining Engineering 80 Joshua Clemens 6-3 185 WR Fresh Northville, SD Mechanical Engineering 81 Gary Bolinger 6-2 215 TE Fresh Douglas, WY Interdisciplinary Sciences 83 Jaryd Francis 6-7 220 WR Junior Vail, CO Mining Engineering 86 Seth Kijewski 6-0 180 WR Soph Harpers Ferry, WV Mechanical Engineering 87 Andrew Orchard 5-10 170 WR Soph Dayton, WY Chemical Engineering 88 Thomas Walter 6-1 165 WR Fresh Bismarck, ND Mining Engineering 89 Andrew Isom 6-3 235 NT Junior Superior, NE Chemical Engineering 90 Tim Lux 6-1 235 DT Soph Port Washington, WI Mechanical Engineering 91 Daniel Crowser 6-0 190 DL Soph Sturgis, SD Civil Engineering 92 Taylor Heaps 6-2 170 P Fresh Rachester, WY Mechanical Engineering 94 Andrew Munson 6-2 235 DL Junior Bismarck, ND Interdisciplinary Sciences Two Deep 2011USF Two Deep

Off ense Defense Pos. # Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Pos. # Name Yr. Ht. Wt. QB 7 Taylor Perkins JR 6’1 210 DL 93 Royce Culp SR 6’5 240 2 Carrington Hanna SO 6’2 215 96 Cory Hartley JR 6’2 225 TB 9 Jordan Taylor JR 6’1 215 DL 75 Sheku Bannister SR 6’3 305 22 Mitch Dunbar JR 5’9 185 97 Jarrett Grabbe RSF 6’2 300 Z 6 Michael Hicks SR 5’11 185 DL 99 Jameel Medlock JR 6’2 250 19 Tony Benedetto SR 6’0 195 51 Jesse Halberstadt JR 6’0 230 X 10 Jeremiah Oates JR 6’3 180 LB 48 Brandon Anderson SR 6’0 205 18 Brock Madsen JR 5’10 180 32 Zach Holmes SR 6’0 210 U 81 Taylor Klein JR 6’1 250 LB 35 Matt White JR 6’1 227 88 Tait Johannsen RSF 6’3 230 11 Mitch Lupkes SR 6’0 210 Y 80 Spenser Sailors SR 6’2 250 LB 45 Eric Anderson JR 6’1 235 83 JD Henry FR 6’4 220 40 Alex Rapp JR 6’0 215 LT 77 Erick Marquez JR 6’5 315 LB 5 Nick Bonte JR 6’0 195 59 Jordan McCollough SO 6’5 300 37 Ryan Adams SO 6’0 200 LG 56 Marco Saggese JR 6’3 300 DB 15 Angelo Pree SR 5’9 175 64 Jonathon Studie SO 6’2 250 34 Joel Martens SO 5’8 175 C 78 Sam Dooyema SO 6’3 240 DB 8 Bret t Jensen JR 5’10 170 64 Jonathon Studie SO 6’2” 250 12 Denzel Adams SR 5-11 185 RG 66 Jared Vlotho SO 6’2 295 DB 44 Michael Frericks JR 6’2 185 79 Kevin Casey FR 6’3 270 17 Adam Heck JR 6’1 180 RT 67 Casey Peters SR 6’3 275 DB 20 Robert Virgil JR 6’2 180 74 JT Surgant FR 6’3 285 23 Jordan Johnson SO 6’1 180 Specialist Pronounciation Guide PK 1 Braden Wieking JR 6’2 180 #75 Shay-coo Bannister 16 Donnie Mann SR 5’9 180 #78 Sam Doi-ma P 1 Braden Wieking JR 6’2 180 #97 Jarrett Grab 16 Donnie Mann SR 5’9 180 #51 Jesse Hal-bahr-stat Ret. 6 Mike Hicks SR 5’11 185 #71 Marco Sa-guess-e 22 Mitch Dunbar JR 5’9 185 #74 JT Sir-gahnt #66 Jared Vlo-toe #1 Braden We-king South Dakota Mines Two Deep SDSM&T Two Deep

Off ense Defense Pos. # Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Pos. # Name Yr. Ht. Wt. QB 16 Nick Russell SR 5’10” 200 DE 61 Austin Adam SO 6’3” 235 6 Patrick Bloemen FR 6’4” 205 89 Andrew Ison JR 6’3” 235 HB 4 Jamie Dale SR 5’11” 190 NT 89 Andrew Ison JR 6’3” 235 24 Lukas Van Lacken SO 6’1” 190 78 Allen Xu SO 6’4” 310 FB 20 Chris Sawdey SO 5’9” 185 DE 90 Tom Lux SO 6’1” 235 40 Tarrington Rivers FR 6’1” 235 70 Daryl Burge FR 6’4” 275 X 1 Bernis Berber JR 6’5” 220 LB 42 Eric Yeash SR 6’1” 185 28 Buck Waliczek SR 6’4” 210 55 Jacob Hepp FR 6’0” 215 Y 83 Jaryd Francis JR 6’7” 220 LB 56 Seth Adams JR 6’2” 215 11 Austin Daniels FR 6’4” 230 27 Brock Blankenship JR 5’11” 215 Z 9 Marshall Davis JR 6’2” 205 LB 39 Colen Kling SR 6’2” 230 7 Andrew Orchard SO 5’10” 175 44 Ian Foster SO 6’1” 210 LT 59 Brian Freed JR 6’6” 300 Spur 13 Ian Prichard SR 5’10” 195 70 Darryl Birge FR 6’4” 275 19 Zach Grapentine SR 6’2” 195 LG 71 Sam Cowen FR 6’5” 290 Spur 26 Josh Sherman SR 6’3” 185 62 Andrew Anthony SO 6’2” 270 14 Josh Schmidt SO 5’11” 185 C 62 Andrew Anthony SO 6’2” 270 CB 5 Tanner Ireland JR 6’0” 185 67 Brady Cabral FR 6’3” 300 25 Nick Thomas FR 6’1” 215 RG 66 Meekhiel Williams FR 6’0” 280 CB 23 Dustin Meneley SR 5’11” 190 67 Brady Cabral FR 6’3” 300 21 Houston Bashus JR 6’2” 190 RT 76 Todd Sherman SR 6’5” 260 FS 15 Pat Shaw SO 5’11” 190 77 Shane Sweeney JR 6’2” 240 2 Kelby Wilkinson SO 6’0” 170 Pronounciation Guide #89 Andrew I-sum Specialist #6 Pat Blue-men #78 Allen Zoo K 22 Andy Smith SR 6’2” 187 #24 Lukas Van Lack-en #90 Tim Lucks 3 Kolten Jelden JR 6’2” 165 #20 Chris Saw-Dee #42 Erik Yee-shh P 3 Kolten Jelden JR 6’2” 165 #40 Tear-ing-ton Rivers #27 Brock Blank-en-ship KRet. 23 Dustin Meneley SR 5’11” 190 #1 Burr-niece Burr-Burr #39 Collin Kling 4 Jamie Dale SR 5’11” 190 #28 Edward Wall-i-check #19 Zach Grap-en-tine PRet. 23 Dustin Meneley SR 5’11” 190 #70 Darryl Burr-J #23 Dustin Men-el-Lee #67 Brady Ka-Brawl #21 Houston Bash-us #66 Meek-heel Williams #3 Kolten Jell-den Game Summaries 2011 GAME-BY-GAME SUMMARIES GAME SIX : USF Rolls in Revamped Rivalry Game Over BHSU, 44-20

The University of Sioux Falls clicked on all cylinders Saturday afternoon, pouring a season high 44 points on Black Hills State University at Bob Young Field. Today’s meeting was the in-state rival’s fi rst meeting since 1999 and their 32nd all-time. The Yellow Jackets lead the series 19-12-1.

USF moved the ball well on their fi rst drive, cruising 60 yards on 11 plays, where they showed early off ensive balance calling six run plays and fi ve passes. Although the Cougars started with a 1st and goal from the BHSU 10 yard line, they were held to a 25 yard Braden Wieking fi eld goal, following a costly off ensive pass interfer- ence in the redzone.

Following a three and out, Levi Milikin set up for a punt on his own 9 yard line. USF brought pressure and An- gelo Pree slipped through to record his second blocked kick of the season. He would then go on to return his block for a score to give USF a 10-3 lead. Pree’s return marks his second defensive touchdown on the season.

The two teams traded fi eld goals in the second quarter, two from Wieking and one from Devin Rounds gave USF a 16-3 lead at the break.

The Cougars proved the two quarterback system can work, bringing in Taylor Perkins for the second half after starting Carrington Hanna. Perkins took full advantage on his fi rst drive back from injury; connecting with Jeremiah Oates on a 25 yard pass with 12:45 left in the third quarter. Oates’ catch ended his two game scoring drought as he started the year with a TD catch in each of the fi rst three games.

“Hick’s for six” also ended his scoring drought as he found the end-zone twice today. First Hicks made the Yel- low Jackets pay for kicking to him, returning a punt 85 yards for his second return for a touchdown this season, coming just fi ve yards short of breaking the USF single return record. Next Hicks displayed his deep threat abil- ity as a wide receiver, hauling in a 28 yard pass from Hanna for his fi rst touchdown reception of the year.

With the large lead USF played the possession game in the fourth quarter and ran the ball. Jordan Taylor punched one in late with 2:48 left in the game to ends the Cougars’ scoring. BHSU’s Ryan Fagerstrom and Reed Rauman each recorded a receiving touchdown in the fourth quarter.

On off ense Jordan Taylor broke the century mark for the second week in a row, rushing for 148 of the Cougars 176 yards on the ground. At quarterback, Hanna fi nished 6-13 for 96 yards, while Perkins went 5-8 for 101 yards and two TDs. Saturday marked the fi rst time USF has not thrown an interception this season.

Robert Virgil and Michael Frericks each swiped one interception for USF’s eighth interception in three wins. Virgil’s was his third in three games and Frericks marks his second on the season. Nick Bonte led the Cougars with six tackles, two for a loss.

USF, continues their homestand next Saturday (Oct. 22) when they host South Dakota Tech for homecoming week. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. Game Five Summary GAME FIVE : USF Ground Game the Diff erence in 35-10 Victory Over William Jewell Sioux Falls, S.D. - The University of Sioux Falls football team has taken great strides in each and every week of play. Saturday’s game was no diff erent. Coming off a season high 195 yards on the ground, the Cougars called on their run game again, this time they rushed for 285 yards en route to a 35-10 victory over William Jewell College.

After winning the toss, USF took the wind, deferring to receive the ball in the second half. The Cougar defense entered today’s game having recorded an interception in each of the last two games. They did not waste any time making their presence felt. Just three plays into the game, Junior CB Brett Jensen picked off Sean Shelton’s pass for his fi rst interception of the season.

USF turned the cardinal turnover into a score, when junior tailback Jordan Taylor rushed for a two yard touchdown. Taylor’s score was his fi rst of the season and the fi rst rushing touchdown by any USF running back in 2011.

After a Cardinal three and out, USF took over on their own 20 yard line. The drive resulted in a second USF score. This time, it was through the air as sophomore quarterback Carrington Hanna found sophomore tight end Taylor Klein on a 14 yard toss. Klein’s grab would spark a Hanna to tight end connection as tight ends were on the other end of nine of his completions.

USF continued its fi rst half domination of William Jewell on their next possession, where they would march 80 yards down the fi eld to go up 21-0 with 10:22 left in the 2nd quarter. The Cougars third touchdown was almost identical to their previous score, a Hanna to tight end connection. Senior tight end Spensor Sailors 7 yard touchdown reception was his second of the season.

The Cardinals fi nally got a break, when Daniel Meegan’s punt bounced off USF senior return man, Michael Hicks chest. William Jew- ell recovered the muff ed punt, setting the Cardinals off ense up for 1st and 10 on the USF 25 yard line. William Jewell would move even deeper into USF territory, after a personal foul was called on USF for a horse collar tackle. They took advantage of the short fi eld as Glen Whitney squeezed past the Cougar defenders for a four yard touchdown run. Whitney’s score would be the Cardinals only touchdown of the game.

On the ensuing kickoff , Hicks redeemed himself, returning the ball 57 yards as he nearly recorded his second return for a touch- down this season. USF had the momentum, but it was quickly taken away, when Jason Carmichael picked off a Hanna screen pass. His 36 yard interception return set up the Cardinal’s Warren Frevert for a 45 yard fi eld goal to end half. Frevert has yet to miss a fi eld goal this year.

The two teams played the game of fi eld position to begin the third quarter, each punting twice before USF would on to score the period’s only points. Hanna did his best Michael Vick impersonation, the pocket collapsed, he saw day light and ran 15 yards for his second rushing touchdown of the day. Hanna’s run gave USF a 28-10 lead with 4:21 left in the third quarter.

On their next possession, it looked as if the Cougars would score again but the Cardinal defense came up with a huge turnover in the fi nal two minutes, stripping Hannah of the ball as the quarter came to an end. USF’s defense responded with a turnover of their own, when junior safety Robert Virgil picked off Shelton on the USF 25 yard line, denying a Cardinal scoring opportunity.

Following another William Jewell turnover, USF would put together one fi nal scoring drive. It was all Taylor as his number was called four times during the six play drive. He racked up fi fty yards alone and set up Hanna for a one yard quarterback sneak for the score.

On off ense, the Cougars recorded a season high 502 yards, with 285 yards on the ground. Taylor averaged 6.5 yards per carry, tally- ing a career high 145 rushing yards and one touchdown. He also led the team in receiving, catching fi ve passes for 53 yards.

Quarterback Hanna had a great day both running the ball and passing. He fi nished 18-29 for 217 passing yards and two touch- downs, while rushing for 128 yards, where he scored two more touchdowns.

The USF defense had another brilliant performance, recording three interceptions to increase their season total to eight. Matt white led the defense with 10 tackles, one for a loss, while Brandon Andersen fi nished second, with 4 tackles.

Next, USF faces in-state rival, Black Hills State at Bob Young Field Saturday Oct.15 at 1p.m. Game Four Summary

GAME FOUR: USF Football Picks Up Win at Minot State, 38-23

Sioux Falls, SD - The University of Sioux Falls picked up their fi rst win of the season at Minot State University Saturday afternoon, 38-23. The Cougars received contributions from both sides of the ball and special teams to record a season high fi ve touchdowns.

Minot received the ball to begin the game and in their opening drive, the beavers would march 14 plays for 59 yards, picking up four fi rst downs before being stopped deep in USF territory. The Cougars defense held strong to force a 32 yard fi eld goal, where senior corner Angelo Pree got a great jump on the snap and leaped into the backfi eld to block the beaver attempt.

In their fi rst drive, the Cougars would pick up one fi rst down before the Beavers regained possession, when redshirt-freshman safety Levi Freidt intercepted Hanna’s pass with 6:45 left in the fi rst quarter.

On the ensuing drive, redshirt-freshman quarterback Bryce Jorgenson connected with senior receiver Jabari Taylor for a 39 yard reception, to move the Beaver’s to the USF 14 yard line. USF’s defense held again and three plays later, freshman place kicker Nick Phillips converted a 35 yard fi eld to give Minot their only lead of the game at 3-0.

USF special teams came up big, when junior kicker Braden Wieking pinned the Beavers within their own 10 yard line, following a USF three and out. USF’s defense capitalized on Wieking’s punt as junior safety Robert Virgil picked off Jorgenson and returned it 18 yards for a Cougar defensive score. USF took the lead 7-3.

USF owned the second quarter, where they held the Beavers to 50 total yards and forced two turnovers to outscore Minot 17-0.

The Cougar defense opened the quarter with a fumble recovery, forced by junior line backer Nick Bonte. USF would turn it into a score, when sophomore quarterback Carrington Hanna found sophomore tightend Spenser Sailors on a slant for a 12 yard touchdown.

After trading possessions, USF put three more points on the board; with a Wieking 33 yard fi eld goal to give the Cougars a 17-3 lead with 6:13 left in the half. Seven plays later, senior safety Michael Frericks picked off Jorgenson’s pass and returned it 32 yards to the Minot 28 yard line. His interception marked the Beavers second turnover of the quarter. With one more possession before the half, USF exploited Minot’s run defense, calling 8 straight running plays, resulting in a one yard TD run from Hanna. USF entered the half up 24-3.

After the break, USF received the kick and got right back to work. Michael Hicks, who entered the game averaging 26 yards per return, bobbled the kick, but once he regained possession, he took a quick cut left, broke a tackle and out ran the beavers 94 yards for his fi rst touchdown of the season. Hicks return put USF up 31-3.

With 7:54 left in the third quarter, Angelo Pree stepped up again, this time he intercepted Minot quarterback Torgerson’s pass. He nearly scored, returning it 54 yards before being tripped up on the six yard line. One play later, Hanna strolled into the end zone on a six yard run for his second rushing touchdown of the game. Minot responded with a 14 play 75 yard drive, leading to a one yard touchdown pass from redshirt-freshman quarter CJ Evans to Taylor.

The Beavers didn’t give up and saw some success late, outscoring the Cougars 14-0 in the fourth quarter. Minot cut into the lead, when Evans scored a one yard run, with 10:22 left in the game. The Beavers would score again, this time Taylor caught a 18yard toss from Evans for his second touchdown reception of the game. Taylor’s catch concluded the game’s scoring.

In his third start, Hanna went 4-11 for 80 yards and one touchdown pass. He also ran the ball eight times for 69 yards and two scores.

The Cougars recorded a season high 196 rushing yards on the day. They were led by junior running back Jordan Taylor, who tallied a sea- son high 85 yards in just one half of play.

Hicks hauled in one reception for 47 yards, while Oates pulled in two passes for 26 yards.

On defense, USF recorded eight tackles for a loss and forced another season high, 5 turnovers (3 interceptions and 2 fumbles). Bonte and junior line backer Matt White each recorded 10 tackles, Bonte fi nished with two for a loss.

The University of Sioux Fall returns home Saturday Oct. 1 to take on William Jewell University at Bob Young Field. Kick-off is scheduled for 1p.m. Fans can follow the Cougars live on Universal Sports as Oct. 1 marks the 1st of two home games to be televised by KDLT this season. Game Three Summary

GAME THREE: USF Football Falls at No.23 McNeese State, 31-17

Sioux Falls, SD - The University of Sioux Falls refused to back down in Saturday night’s encounter with DI FCS No. 23 McNeese State Uni- versity at Cowboy Stadium. The Cougars came in with a chip on their shoulder and showed resilience, launching a late comeback to quiet the home crowd of 14,342. In the end USF came up short 31-17, but the Cougars played their best football thus far on the season’s biggest stage.

USF won the toss and elected to receive the kick to begin the game on off ense. Junior quarterback Taylor Perkins established himself as a run threat in the opening drive, taking off three times, once to pick up a fi rst down and put the Cougars in Cowboy territory. The McNeese defense stopped USF in three snaps to force a Cougar punt. Junior punter Braden Wieking nailed a 41 yard beauty to pin the Cowboys down on their own two yard line.

Coming off a 300 + yard performance against Kansas, sophomore quarterback Cody Stroud went 2-2 for 50 yards in the Cowboys fi rst four off ensive plays. After a shaky start, the Cougar defense settled down and made a big stop on 3rd and 14, to keep McNeese out of fi eld goal range.

On USF’s next drive junior tight end Spenser Sailor was stripped of the ball after a 13 yard reception, the catch would have been good for a Cougar fi rst down. McNeese recovered the fumble on their own 41 yard line and got right back to work. Two minutes later, McNeese put the fi rst seven points on the board as Stroud led the Cowboys on a six play, 59 yard drive capped off by a 38 yard touchdown toss to junior receiver Darius Carey.

Early in the second quarter, McNeese regained possession and started an 8 play 55 yard drive ending deep in USF territory. On fi rst and goal, USF’s defense received a break. The Cougars pounced on sophomore tailback Jarvais Murray’s fumble preventing a score and an even larger fi rst half defi cit.

USF couldn’t capitalize on the turnover, their off ense went three and out and ended with another Wieking punt. Wieking sent this one 51 yards for what seemed to be a solid strike. Darius Carey nearly slipped when fi elding the punt, but once he caught his balance, he was off to the races for a Cowboy’s 68 yard touchdown return; his touchdown gave McNeese a 14-0 lead.

The USF defense turned up the pressure in the second half recording a season high 14 tackles for loss and three sacks. The biggest came when Cougars’ linebacker Brandon Andersen knocked the ball loose from Stroud’s hand and recovered it on the McNeese 21 yard line. Despite the momentum swing and excellent fi eld position, the Cougars did not fi nd the end zone on their ensuing drive. The Cowboys held USF to just one fi rst down, resulting in a 25 yard fi eld goal by Wieking. His kick made it 14-3.

The Cougars’ momentum carried over to USF’s next defensive series. On second and nine, USF senior corner Angelo Pree stepped in front of Stroud’s pass and returned it for a 31 yard pick six. With 12:26 left in the third quarter, USF had new life and was down just 14-10.

McNeese would answer, scoring a rushing touchdown on each of the next two drives. Senior tailback Andre Anderson scored the fi rst on a four yard touchdown run and followed it with a two yard score up the gut. Anderson’s touchdowns gave the Cowboys a 28-10 lead going into the fourth quarter.

USF desperately needed a touchdown and got it on their fi rst drive of the fi nal period. The Cougars’ strung together a 9 play 75 yard drive for their fi rst off ensive touchdown of the night, where Perkins zipped in a three yard slant to Jeremiah Oates. The catch marked Oates fourth receiving touchdown in three games.

USF received two more possessions, but 28-17 was as close as the Cougars would get. With 2:20 left in the game, McNeese kicked a 38 yard fi eld goal to conclude the game’s scoring.

In his fi rst start, Perkins completed 15 of his 32 passes for 146 yards and one touchdown. He also carried the ball nine times for 40 yards.

Matt White and Angelo Pree led the Cougars on defense with 11 tackles each, while Pree had one interception. Pree’s 31 yard interception returned for a touchdown was the pick six of his career.

On special teams, Wieking punted six times for 236 yards and pinned McNeese inside the 20 yard line three times. Michael Hicks also had another big day, returning six kicks for 156 yards and a long of 38 yards.

The University of Sioux Falls will travel to North Dakota Saturday to take on future NSIC foe, Minot State. The game is scheduled for a 1:30 p.m. kickoff . Game Two Summary GAME TWO: USF handed second loss by No. 2 Northwest Missouri State

Sioux Falls, SD - The University of Sioux Falls was handed their second loss of the season 52-17 Saturday night by AFCA No.2 powerhouse Northwest Missouri State University(NWMO). After an early defi cit, the Bearcats depth and experience proved to be the diff erence in a blowout win.

Early on USF showed fans they could compete with one of the nation’s premier football programs. The night’s fi rst score came by fi eld goal, when the Bearcats capitalized on a Carrington Hanna interception deep in NWMO terri- tory to go ahead 3-0 with 9:04 left in the fi rst quarter. On their next possession, USF answered and claimed the fi rst touchdown of the game. Junior quarterback Hanna found his favorite target junior wide receiver Jeremiah Oates for a 29 yard score. The touchdown marked USF’s fi rst lead of the season as they went up 7-3. After trading posses- sions, Bearcat quarterback Blake Christopher hit freshman Kyle Goodburn on a 47 yard touchdown pass to end the fi rst quarter and take the lead 10-7.

The last second touchdown swung the momentum to the Bearcat sideline and carried over into the second quarter where the Cougars were outscored 28 to 3. NWMO scores came through the air and on the ground. Junior running back Jordan Simmons found the end zone twice in the second quarter, scoring on 4 and 12 yard touchdown runs. Bearcat quarterback Christopher was responsible for two more scores, a 52 yard passing touchdown and a four yard rushing touchdown.

To begin the third quarter, the Bearcats picked up right where they left off . In their opening drive, Christopher found senior tight end Kyle Kilgore for a 51 yard grab and his third passing touchdown of the game.

USF showed some life in the fourth quarter, where junior quarterback Taylor Perkins threw a 40 yard strike to senior Tony Benedetto to make the score 45 -17.

USF Special teams proved to be a bright point in the loss. Senior Michael Hicks tallied 125 yards on only 4 kick returns.

Junior safety Robert Virgil led the Cougar defense with 10 tackles, Matt White followed with eight.

In his second career start at quarterback, Hanna went 11 of 27 for 137 passing yards and two interceptions, while rushing for 47 yards.

USF, 0-2, will travel to Lake Charles, La. to take on Division I-AA power McNeese State University Saturday Septem- ber 17th. Game One Summary GAME ONE: Washburn ends USF’s 32 game win streak at Bob Young Field Sioux Falls, SD - The University of Sioux Falls fell short at home 33-17 to the No. 18 Ichabods in their fi rst ever NCAA DII competition, ending their 32-0 home fi eld win streak at Bob Young Field. The Cougars fell behind early and a late push was not enough to overcome quarterback Dane Simoneau and Washburn’s early off ense.

On the opening drive, Washburn quarterback Dane Simoneau picked apart the Cougars defense completing seven of his fi rst seven pass attempts. The Ichabods fi rst drive was capped off by a 13 yard strike from Simoneau to soph- omore tight end Tore Hurst for a score, giving Washburn an early seven point lead.

The Cougars began their fi rst drive of the 2011 season behind a new signal caller, sophomore transfer, Carrington Hanna (Calif. Univ. of Penn.). After no gain on fi rst down, Washburn’s defense came out aggressive, sacking Hanna for an 11 yard loss. USF then were called for a delay of game, making for very diffi cult 26 yard third down conver- sion. The remainder of the fi rst quarter followed suit, the Cougars went three and out on their next two posses- sions.

Simoneau and the Ichabods continued to exploit USF’s pass defense throughout the fi rst quarter. Washburn scored on two more passing plays, a 47 yard breakaway touchdown by Justin Cooper and a 10 yard strike to Matt Ko- bbeman, extending Washburn’s lead to 21 at the quarter break.

After trading possessions, the Ichabods claimed the fi rst score in the second quarter. A costly USF holding pen- alty on third down gave Washburn the ball on USF’s 35 yard line and reignited the drive. Six plays later Simoneau hooked up with sophomore receiver Dejuan Beard for a 10 yard score and his fourth passing touchdown of the half. The second quarter also marked USF’s fi rst score of the season. With 2:40 left in the half, Hanna led the Cougars on an eight play 87 yard drive. Hanna found junior receiver Jeremiah Oates on an out pattern for a two yard touch- down, sending USF to the lockeroom down 27-7 at the half.

USF capitalized on great fi eld position in the third quarter as they found themselves in Washburn’s territory follow- ing an 18 yard punt return by Michael Hicks. Four plays later, the Cougars dialed up an eight yard touchdown pass to Oates, cutting the Ichabods lead to 27-14 with 5:09 remaining in the third quarter. With 31 seconds left in the quarter, Washburn answered. Simoneau completed a 58 yard bomb to Ronnell Garner, extending their lead back to 21.

The scoring ended when USF put together an eight play 60 yard drive capped off by Braden Wieking’s 36 yard fi eld goal with 4:52 left in the game. USF and Washburn traded possessions throughout the fourth quarter but it was ultimately too little, too late for the Cougars.

In his Cougar debut, Hanna fi nished the game 22 of 39 with 242 yards and two touchdowns. Washburn’s signal caller Simoneau fi nished with a new school record 452 yards completing 27 of 40 attempts with fi ve touchdowns to fi ve diff erent receivers.

Eric Anderson led the way for USF on defense, recording eleven tackles and one interception.

The Cougars will begin a three game road trip Sept.10 beginning in Missouri as they take on No.3 Northwest Mis- souri State University.