SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2017 Football Contact: Kelly Loft • [email protected] • (o) 507-537-7177 • @smsumustangs For Immediate Release: Oct. 10, 2017

SMSU 2017 Schedule/Results 2-4 NSIC, 0-2 NSIC South SMSU hits the road for second straight week to Aug. 31 St. Cloud State L 26-41 Sept. 7 MSU Moorhead W 51-35 battle Augustana on Saturday afternoon Sept. 16 Minot State (Ag Bowl) W 28-20 THIS WEEK this season. Jaquan Harris from Division III Framingham Sept. 23 Bemidji State L 22-40 •Southwest Minnesota State University (2-4, 0-2 NSIC State (Mass.) had five on Oct. 6. Sept. 30 No. 7 Sioux Falls (Homecoming) L 10-24 Oct. 7 Wayne State L 6-20 South) plays its second straight Northern Sun Intercolle- •Senior running back Ashanti Payne ranks 10th in team Oct. 14 Augustana 1 p.m. giate Conference South Division road game on Saturday, history with 1,615 rushing yards. He needs 188 yards to Oct. 19 Minnesota State 7:05 p.m. Oct. 14, facing Augustana University (2-4, 0-2 NSIC South) move into ninth all-time. Oct. 28 Upper Iowa 2:07 p.m. in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with kickoff set for 1 p.m. at •Sophomore running back Max Simmons ranks 15th in Nov. 4 Winona State 1 p.m. Kirkeby-Over Stadium. team history with 1,176 yards rushing. Nov. 11 Concordia-St. Paul (played at Hamline Univ.) 1 p.m. •SMSU will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak •Simmons ranks seventh in team history with 20 rushing Game Facts since defeating Minot State on Sept. 16. touchdowns. He is one shy of tying Ken Sather and Rich Southwest Minnesota State University (2-4, 0-2 NSIC South) at •SMSU will also be looking to snap a three-game losing Froemling for fifth all-time. Augustana University (2-4, 0-2 NSIC South) Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 • 1 p.m. • Sioux Falls, S.D. skid versus Augustana dating to 2014. Kirkeby-Over Stadium (turf) •SMSU has lost four straight NSIC South Division games SMSU IN SOUTH DIVISION PLAY dating back to the final two games last season. •Since the NSIC adapted divisional play prior to the 2008 Broadcasts •Saturday’s game is Homecoming for Augustana. season, SMSU is 22-39 all-time in South Division games Radio: 105.1 FM KARL •This will be the fourth straight week SMSU has played a and has finished in the top half of the division three times Internet Radio: marshallradio.net Internet Video Broadcast: SMSUmustangs.com/watchnow Homecoming game (at BSU, at WSC, SMSU, at Augus- in nine seasons. Live Statistics: SMSUmustangs.com tana). •SMSU had its highest finish in 2013 at second place and •Following Saturday’s game, SMSU will host Minnesota has finished fourth three times, fifth twice and sixth SMSU vs. AUGIE Series Notes State on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 7:05 p.m. three times. (all-time results listed on page 20) Southwest Minnesota State and Augustana meet for the 22nd time on Saturday with Augustana holding an 18-3 advantage in a series OPENING DRIVE TIDBITS SMSU DROPS DEFENSIVE BATTLE AT WAYNE STATE that started on Sept. 8, 1990 ... Augustana won last season 35-20 in •SMSU was held without a touchdown last Saturday for •Wayne State used a strong defensive effort and used a Marshall and has won 18 of the last 19 games since 1995 ... SMSU’s win in 2013 snapped Augustana’s 15-game winning streak in the se- the first time since Nov. 15, 2014, versus Augustana. long fourth quarter touchdown run to earn a 20-6 victory ries dating back to 1995 ... SMSU won the first two games of the se- •SMSU ranks seventh in the country in turnover margin over SMSU last Saturday in Wayne, Nebraska. ries in 1990 and 1991 ... Augustana is 8-2 all-time in Sioux Falls with (+1.5) and is 18th in turnovers gained (15). •SMSU was limited to 244 yards of offense including 49 victories coming in 1991 and 2013 ... SMSU has been held to nine or •SMSU suffered its only lost fumble of season on Sept. yards rushing. less points in nine of the 21 games, while Augustana has scored at least 25 points in 18 of the 21 games. 23 at Bemidji State, which came on a kickoff return. •SMSU was held without a touchdown for the first time •SMSU ranks tied for second in Division II in fumbles lost. since Nov. 15, 2014. The Last Time - SMSU vs. AUGIE •Augustana ranks 160th nationally in turnover margin •SMSU quarterback Connor Wilkie--making his second Augustana came through with a pair of big fourth quarter plays to hold off Southwest Minnesota State 35-20 in the 2016 season finale (-1.67). career start--completed 27 of 47 pass attempts for 211 in Marshall on Nov. 12. Matt Heller caught a team-high six passes •Augustana has thrown 15 interceptions which is tied for yards and one interception. for 137 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Augustana offense. the most in Division II. •Tight end Eldridge Joyce caught a team-high eight It was his fifth three-touchdown game of the season. Trey Heid com- •SMSU has outscored its opponents 48-34 in the first passes for 42 yards while Nate Huot finished with four pleted 16 of 31 passes for the Vikings for 264 yards and four touch- down passes. Blake Gimbel completed 42 of 56 pass attempts for quarter this season. It’s the only quarter SMSU has held receptions for a team-high 59 yards. 362 yards and two touchdowns for SMSU, but was also intercepted a scoring advantage this season. •Ashanti Payne led the SMSU ground game with 31 twice. Gimbel's top target was Raphael Lawson-Gayle, who closed •Senior wide receiver Nate Huot broke the NSIC record yards on 12 carries while Max Simmons had 24 yards on his SMSU career with eight receptions for 111 yards and two touch- downs. SMSU's Max Simmons closed the game with a game-high 86 for career receptions in the loss to Sioux Falls on Sept. 11 attempts. yards rushing on a career-high 31 attempts. He also caught nine 30. He now has 220 during his 39-game career. Brian Jark •Alex Ney racked up a game-high nine tackles for the passes for 31 yards. The final key play of the game came with less (2006-09) from Northern State held the previous record Mustangs with teammates Adam Elliott finishing with than seven minutes remaining in the four quarter with Augustana of 210. eight tackles and Alex Werner with seven tackles. holding a 28-20 lead. The Vikings faced third-and-21, but Heid lofted a pass to Heller who leaped over a defender for the catch and ran in •Huot ranks third in the NSIC in receptions per game •Shaylar Burnell had a third quarter interception for the the final few yards for a 59-yard touchdown reception to push the (6.0), fourth in the NSIC in receiving yards per game Mustangs, the first of his career. final margin to 35-20. (86.8) and is ninth in all purpose (99.7). SMSU vs. AUGIE Series Information •Senior defensive tackle Alex Werner has had a strong HEAD COACH Overall: ...... Augustana leads 18-3 season leading the team in both sacks (2.5) and tackles •Cory Sauter is in his eighth season as head coach and In Marshall: ...... Augustana leads 10-1 for loss (6). He ranks tied for third in tackles with 28. has an overall record of 36-48, including 35-46 in confer- In Sioux Falls:...... Augustana leads 8-2 Neutral Record:...... 0-0 Werner had a career-high seven tackles last week at ence games. Last SMSU win: ...... Nov. 16, 2013 (34-24) Wayne State. •Sauter’s 36 victories rank second all-time in program Last Augustana win: ...... Nov. 12, 2016 (35-20) •Junior linebacker Alex Ney ranks 11th in Division II in history among 10 head coaches. Largest win for SMSU: ...... 18 (28-10, 1991) tackles per game (11.0) and second in the NSIC. •Gary Buer (1979-92), the program leader with 70 victo- Largest win for Augustana: ...... 70 (70-0, 2001) Longest win streak for SMSU: ...... 2 (1990-91) •Junior punter Austin Wells ranks fifth in the NSIC in ries, recorded 27 victories during his first seven seasons Longest win streak for Augustana: ...... 15 (1995-2011) punt average at 39.4. as head coach. Current win streak: ...... Augustana, 3 •SMSU ranks fourth in Division II in kickoff return de- •Sauter was named head coach on March 29, 2010, after Sauter vs. Augustana:...... 1-6 Olszewski vs. SMSU: ...... 3-1 fense, allowing 13.6 yards per return. serving two seasons as an assistant coach at SMSU. •SMSU is first in the NSIC in net punting (36.8) and 29th •In 2009, Sauter served as the team’s offensive coordi- SMSU Football Online - Social Media in the country. nator, while in 2008 he served as quarterbacks coach. The following links are available online for media and fans to follow Mustang football during the 2017 season at SMSUmustangs.com •Senior quarterback Blake Gimbel had his 26-game con- •A complete bio on Sauter can be found on page 25. Audio secutive start streak snapped on Sept. 30. He has not SMSU football broadcasts can by heard online by clicking the “live played in the last two games. audio broadcast” on the football home page. Video •Gimbel was injured late in the game on Sept. 7 at MSU All game can be viewed for free at SMSUmustangs.com/watchnow Moorhead. He played the first two series against both Live Statistics Minot State and Bemidji State, but did not play versus Live stats for all games, home and away, can be found online by Sioux Falls or at Wayne State. . clicking the “schedule” link on the football home page. SMSU Athletics Twitter - @smsumustangs •Junior cornerback Je’Darien Jackson-Hanchett’s four in- SMSU Football Twitter - @SMSUfootball terceptions on Sept. 7 at MSU Moorhead is the second Facebook - facebook.com/smsumustangs highest single-game total in all levels of NCAA football YouTube - youtube.com/smsuathletics SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2 Team Statistics • SMSU vs. AUGIE SMSU / AUGIE IN THE NCAA RANKINGS HUOT MOVING UP SMSU RECORD BOOK SMSU AUGIE •A full listing of SMSU in the national statistics can be •Senior wide receiver Nate Huot ranks third in team his- Scoring 143 (23.8) 113 (18.8) found on pages 23-24. tory in receptions (220) First Downs 118 117 (168 teams ranked) SMSU AUGIE •He ranks fourth on the school’s all-time receiving yards Rushing 42 40 (2,876) list and is fifth all-time in touchdown receptions Passing 69 61 Scoring Offense 106th 132nd Penalty 7 16 Rushing Offense 125th 115th (27). Rushing Yardage 711 (118.5) 758 (126.3) Passing Offense 42nd 83rd •Huot also ranks eighth in all purpose yards (3,487). Passing Yardage 1,530 (255.0) 1,276 (212.7) Passing Efficiency 85th 155th •A complete look at where Huot ranks is listed on page Total Offense 2,241 (373.5) 2,034 (339.0) Total Offense 90th 111th 5. 3rd Down Conv. 52-116 (45%) 32-99 (32%) 4th Down Conv. 8-22 (36%) 8-13 (62%) Scoring Defense 110th 95th Touchdowns 18 16 Rushing Defense 127th 46th NEY KEEPS LEADING THE WAY Field Goals/Att. 6-6 1-4 Pass Defense 112th 43rd •Junior linebacker Alex Ney leads the team with 66 Pass Efficiency Defense 54th 38th tackles and ranks second with 29 solo stops. Scoring Defense 180 (30.0) 169 (28.2) Total Defense 129th 33rd •Ney had 16 tackles and forced a fumble in a loss to Rushing Defense 1,146 (191.0) 772 (128.7) Passing Defense 1,396 (232.7) 1,113 (185.5) Net Punting 29th 120th Sioux Falls in week five. Total Defense 2,542 (423.7) 1,885 (314.2) Punt Returns 94th 124th •Ney racked up 20 tackles including 11 solo stops dur- Kickoff Returns 108th 105th ing SMSU’s loss to St. Cloud State in week one. 2017 NSIC Standings Turnover Margin 7th 160th •The 20 tackles is the most by an SMSU player since the South Division South Overall Fewest Penalty Yards/Gm. 42nd 93rd 1997 season. The single-game record is 27 set by Pat Minnesota State 2-0 6-0 Time of Poss. 86th 113th Litwicki versus Dakota State in 1978. Winona State 2-0 6-0 3rd Down Conv. 30th 131st Wayne State 2-0 4-2 Sioux Falls 1-1 5-1 3rd Down Conv. Defense 146th 75th GIMBEL IN THE RECORD BOOK Upper Iowa 1-1 4-2 •Senior quarterback Blake Gimbel ranks first in school Southwest Minnesota State 0-2 2-4 HUOT IN THE NSIC RECORD BOOK history in completing percentage (67.3), third in comple- Augustana 0-2 2-4 •Senior wide receiver Nate Huot became the all-time re- tions (660), fourth in passing yards (7,149) and fourth in Concordia-St. Paul 0-2 1-5 ceptions leader in NSIC history (conference games only) passing touchdowns (58). Overall NSIC with a third quarter reception on Sept. 30 versus Sioux •Gimbel holds the school single-game record for com- Sioux Falls 5-1 Falls. pletions in a game (42, vs. Upper Iowa, 2015 and 2016 Minnesota State 6-0 •Huot has 216 receptions in 38 games. and vs. Augustana, 2016) and twice has set the school Winona State 6-0 •Brian Jark from Northern State held the previous record single-season record for completion percentage (69.2). Bemidji State 4-2 •A complete look at where Gimbel ranks in school his- Wayne State 4-2 entering the season with 210 receptions from 2006-09 St. Cloud State 4-2 in 36 games. tory is listed on page 5. Minnesota Duluth 4-2 GIMBEL CAREER STARTS GAME-BY-GAME Upper Iowa 4-2 THE KICK IS UP...AND GOOD 2015 Opponent Comp.Att. Int TD Yards Result Northern State 3-3 •Freshman kicker Skyler Crew booted three field goals S3 at Minot State 23 42 0 2 210 W, 21-10 Southwest Minnesota State 2-4 Augustana 2-4 in SMSU’s week two win at MSU Moorhead. He is the S12 Bemidji State 31 42 1 2 264 W, 34-30 MSU Moorhead 2-4 first Mustang to make three in a game since Mike Wenk S19 at St. Cloud State 16 24 0 1 182 W, 21-20 Concordia-St. Paul 1-5 on Sept. 13, 2014. S26 MSU Moorhead 18 28 0 5 299 W, 48-9 Minot State 1-5 •He is also 15 of 17 on PATs and has also ran for a two- O3 at Augustana 24 37 1 1 332 L, 23-48 U-Mary 0-6 point conversion. O10 at Wayne State 16 26 0 3 247 W, 61-3 Minnesota Crookston 0-6 •He is 6 of 6 field goals with a long of 37 yards. O17 Sioux Falls 38 52 0 3 384 L, 26-34 Thursday, Oct. 12 •Crew is one of just three kickers in Division II that has O24 at Upper Iowa 42 56 0 4 454 W, 34-19 Sioux Falls at Wayne State, 7:05 p.m. not missed a field goal this season (min. 1 FGA per game). O31 Minnesota State 24 40 3 1 253 L, 17-55 N7 at Concordia 25 35 1 3 243 W, 48-24 Saturday, Oct. 14 MUSTANG DEFENSE FORCING TURNOVERS/SCORING Southwest Minnesota State at Augustana, 1 p.m. N14 Winona State 16 29 1 1 185 W, 33-28 Minnesota Duluth at Northern State, 1 p.m. •The SMSU defense has forced 15 turnovers in six games Minnesota Crookston at U-Mary, 1 p.m. ranking 18th in Division II. 2016 Opponent Comp.Att. Int TD Yards Result Bemidji State at Minot State, 1 p.m. •SMSU recorded a season-high six turnovers with five in- S1 Minnesota Duluth 25 42 1 5 397 W, 42-38 MSU Moorhead at St. Cloud State, 3 p.m. terceptions in a week two road victory over MSU Moor- S10 at Northern State 34 49 2 2 336 L, 35-51 Minnesota State at Upper Iowa, 5:07 p.m. Winona State at Concordia-St. Paul, 6 p.m. head. S17 U-Mary 15 19 1 4 175 W, 47-23 •SMSU forced a pair of turnovers in its loss to St. Cloud S24 at Minn.Crookston 20 28 0 1 283 W, 47-13 SMSU Under Sauter When... State to open the season, forced two more in the win O1 Upper Iowa 42 53 2 3 436 W, 59-41 2017 Overall over Minot State in week three, one in week four at Be- O8 at Sioux Falls 27 40 1 3 248 L, 28-48 Playing at home ...... 1-2...... 19-23 midji State, two versus Sioux Falls in week five and two O15 Wayne State 24 35 1 2 256 L, 39-41 Playing away...... 1-2...... 16-23 last week at Wayne State. Playing at a neutral site ...... 0-0 ...... 1-2 O20 at Minnesota State30 45 1 1 245 L, 20-35 Ahead at halftime...... 1-1 ...... 24-5 •The SMSU defense has scored one touchdown this sea- O29 Concordia-St. Paul 9 17 0 1 122 W, 28-14 Behind at halftime ...... 1-2 ...... 9-37 son with Hunter Cushman returning an interception 68 N5 at Winona State 19 31 0 0 170 L, 27-42 Tied at halftime ...... 0-1 ...... 3-6 yards versus St. Cloud State. Cushman also had a 31-yard N12 Augustana 42 56 2 2 362 L, 20-35 Ahead after third quarter...... 1-1 ...... 25-6 fumble return at MSU Moorhead but was tackled at the Behind after third quarter ...... 1-3 ...... 9-41 Tied after third quarter ...... 0-0 ...... 2-1 MSUM 1-yard line. 2017 Opponent Comp.Att. Int TD Yards Result Scores first ...... 2-1...... 23-11 •The SMSU defense was opportunistic last season, forc- A31 St. Cloud State 25 39 2 2 285 L, 26-41 Opponent scores first ...... 0-3...... 13-37 ing at least one turnover in the first 10 games, including S7 at MSU Moorhead 32 44 0 5 389 W, 51-35 Out-gains the opponent rushing ...... 2-0 ...... 16-5 three or more in five games and two or more in six S16 Minot State 6 7 0 0 54 W, 28-20 Out-gains or the same opponent passing ...... 0-4...... 18-32 games. S23 at Bemidji State 1 2 0 0 6 L, 22-40 Commits fewer turnovers than opponent ...... 2-2...... 22-11 Commits more turnovers than opponent ...... 0-1 ...... 3-27 S30 Sioux Falls DNP - injured Commits same turnovers as opponent ...... 0-1...... 11-10 HUOT LEADS THE WAY IN RECEPTIONS...AGAIN O7 at Wayne State DNP - injured Have same or fewer penalties than opponent....0-3...... 20-35 •Senior wide receiver Nate Huot has led the team in re- Have more penalties than opponent ...... 2-1...... 16-13 ceptions the last three seasons and leads again this sea- son with 36. •Huot is just the third player in team history and first since Ray Denson (2003-05) to lead the team in recep- tions three straight seasons. •No player in team history has led the team in receptions for four straight seasons. SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 3 2017 SMSU Scoring Drives GIMBEL TIES OWN COMPLETION RECORD SPECIAL TEAMS LEADERS Opp. Plays Yds Time Scoring Play •Quarterback Blake Gimbel tied his own school record •Brad Bahlmann and Josh Bauer lead the Mustang spe- SCSU 9 87 2:44 Simmons 13-yard reception SCSU 7 75 2:48 Huot 8-yard reception for completions in a single game twice last season. cial teams with a five tackles each this season. SCSU 8 75 1:17 Simmons 1-yard run •In the win over Upper Iowa on Oct. 1, he completed 42 •Michael Rivera and Shaylar Burnell rank tied for third MSUM 8 67 2:46 Rivera 26-yard reception MSUM 5 71 1:50 Huot 39-yard reception on 53 pass attempts while he also completed 42 of 56 on the team with four special team tackles. MSUM 13 78 5:50 Crew 27-yard field goal passes in a loss to Augustana on Nov. 12. MSUM 9 70 2:28 Huot 30-yard reception MSUM 9 71 1:51 Crew 24-yard field goal •The 42 completions ranked tied for the fourth highest GET IN THE “ZONE” MSUM 1 1 0:04 Mateski 1-yard reception total in Division II last season. •Southwest Minnesota State has scored on 17 of its 22 MSUM 6 59 1:45 Busari 24-yard reception MSUM 5 47 1:40 Payne 36-yard run •He also completed 42 passes versus Upper Iowa in 2015 (77.3) possessions inside the “red zone” this season with MSUM 8 23 4:51 Crew 26-yard field goal in a victory in Fayette. 11 touchdowns and six field goals. MISU 10 47 4:46 Simmons 2-yard run MISU 9 55 2:51 Payne 6-yard run •In the last two games versus UIU, Gimbel has completed •SMSU opponents are 18 of 20 (90.0) inside “red zone” MISU 10 51 3:47 Payne 4-yard run 84 passes on 109 attempts for 890 yards and seven this season with 13 touchdowns and five field goals. MISU 7 64 4:14 Payne 20-yard run BSU 9 60 4:40 Payne 2-yard run touchdowns. •The following is SMSU in the “red zone” since 2010. BSU 11 60 3:01 Griffin 2-yard run Year Red-Zone TD FG BSU 9 51 2:25 Griffin 1-yard run USF 3 62 0:20 Joyce 60-yard reception SIMMONS IN THE RECORD BOOK 2010 22 of 30 (73.3) 22 0 USF 12 66 3:17 Crew 20-yard FG •Max Simmons ranks seventh in team history with 20 2011 35 of 41 (85.4) 29 6 WSC 7 45 0:59 Crew 37-yard FG WSC 19 70 6:27 Crew 25-yard FG rushing touchdowns and ranks 15th in rushing yards 2012 30 of 37 (81.1) 25 5 (1,176). 2013 49 of 57 (86.0) 40 9 2017 Turnover Breakdown •His 18 rushing touchdowns last season ranked second 2014 35 of 43 (81.4) 26 8 SMSU OPP. in team single-season history while he also ranked fifth 2015 39 of 50 (78.0) 36 3 FLOST/INT. FLOST/INT. MARGIN SCSU 0/2 1/1 0 in touchdowns scored (18) and fifth in scoring (108). 2016 38 of 45 (84.4) 37 1 MSUM 0/0 1/5 +6 •The 18 rushing touchdowns was a school single-season 2017 17 of 22 (77.3) 11 6 MISU 0/1 0/2 +1 history for rushing touchdowns by a freshman. BSU 1/1 1/0 -1 •Simmons also twice tied the school single-game record BIG PLAY MUSTANGS USF 0/0 2/0 +2 for rushing touchdowns (4) last season (at Minnesota •SMSU has recorded 42 offensive/defensive plays or WSC 0/1 0/2 +1 AUGIE Crookston and at Winona State). kick/punt returns of 20 or more yards in 2017, including MSU 26 by the Mustang offense (6 run, 20 pass). UIU MR. PRESIDENT WITH CAREER-HIGHS VS. MSUM •For a complete look at the “long” plays and SMSU’s WSU •Senior Ashanti Payne had a career night in the victory “money” plays for this season, go to pages 18-19. CSP Totals 1/5 5/10 +9 over Minot State on Sept. 16. •The following is SMSU’s “long plays” since 2010. •He set career-highs in rushing attempts (30), yards (154) “Long” plays (20 yards or more) since 2010 and touchdowns (3) including scoring two touchdowns Year No. TD Run Pass KR PR IR FR Career/Consecutive Starts The following are the number of career and consecutive starts for in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. 2010 61 14 10 32 18 001 2017 Mustang players: •Payne served as SMSU student body president from 2011 60 8 13 22 23 110 Offense Career Cons. Defense Career Cons. 2015-17. 2012 66 20 18 28 19 100 Ty Bird 17 17 Hayden Acker 11 0 2013 125 30 28 51 41 122 Gabe Galamue 80Webb Bolstad 66 Blake Gimbel 26 0 Jordan Clark 30 JACKSON-HANCHETT SETS SINGLE-GAME RECORD 2014 71 12 15 27 21 350 Nick Guzman 40Hunter Cushman 66•Junior cornerback Je’Darien Jackson-Hanchett set a 2015 78 18 13 39 18 530 Austin Hilgert 33 20 Jon Dicke 66school single-game record with four interceptions in 2016 93 21 15 40 33 131 Nate Huot 35 16 Adam Elliott 66SMSU’s week two win at MSU Moorhead. 2017 42 8620 13 111 Eldridge Joyce 55Alonzo Fanakos 10 Jeb Melson 20Michael Griffin 76 Chase Onken 53Daniel Halverson 10 0 GIMBEL AND JACKSON-HANCHETT EARN AWARD 2017 TEAM CAPTAINS Ashanti Payne 74JD Jackson-Hanchett 66•Senior Blake Gimbel and junior Je’Darien Jackson- •Four players--two on offense and two on defense--serve Michael Rivera 66Zack Majka 54Hanchettwere named the NSIC Offensive and Defensive as team captains for the 2017 season. Max Simmons 90Alex Ney 13 11 Players of the Week on Sept. 11. •The offensive team captains are senior center Austin Zach Stratmoen 66Shane Ratkovich 22•It’s the fourth time Gimbel has earned the award in his Hilgert and senior quarterback Blake Gimbel. Zach Thissen 20Ben Specht 10 Nate Van Asperen 44Chance Steward 19 0 career. •The defensive team captains are junior linebacker Alex Connor Wilkie 22Alex Werner 32 28 Ney and junior defensive lineman Chance Steward. Vernel Wingate 60Tyshonn Woodard 55 CUSHMAN MAKING BIG TIME PLAYS •It’s the third straight season Gimbel has been selected Drake Zabloudil 15 6 •Junior cornerback Hunter Cushman has made several a team captain. big plays this season. •The team captains were selected by a vote of the Mus- •He returned an interception 68 yards for a touchdown tang players. in week one versus St. Cloud State. •He also had a 31-yard fumble return versus MSU FOUR TRUE FRESHMEN SEE ACTION Moorhead in week two setting up a 1-yard SMSU •A total of four true freshmen have seen game action in touchdown drive. six games this season. •He ranks second on the team with two interceptions. •Brenton Shaw and Chris Bain have both played on kick- off return. SMSU VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS •Lucas Fisher has appeared on special teams and de- •SMSU is 1-18 versus Division II Top 25 teams since the fense and has one interception. 2008 season including 0-1 this season after losing 24-10 •Skyler Crew handles place kicking duties and has made to No. 7 Sioux Falls on Sept. 30. six fields this season including three in a win at MSU •SMSU’s lone victory came in the 2016 season opener Moorhead. versus Minnesota Duluth (42-38) in Marshall. THE 2017 ROSTER SMSU HIGH-OCTANE OFFENSE •The 2017 SMSU roster features 108 players with 16 sen- •Since being shutout on Nov. 5, 2011, Southwest Min- iors, 28 juniors, 25 sophomores, 15 redshirt freshmen nesota State has scored 30 or more points in 33 of its last and 24 freshmen. 63 games dating back to the final game of the 2011 sea- •The roster includes players from 15 different states and son. Canada. Minnesota leads the way with 53 players, fol- •Since Nov. 12, 2011, SMSU has scored 40 or more points lowed by Iowa (15), Wisconsin (9), South Dakota (7), Illi- 18 times, 50 or more points nine times and 60 or more nois (7), Florida (3), Oregon (2), Arizona (2), Nebraska (2), points once. Louisiana (2), California (1), Texas (1), Washington (1), Georgia (1), Maryland (1) and Ontario (1). SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 4 All-Time Top Rushing/Receiving/Passing Games NEW LOOK REGION FOR THE NSIC SIMMONS RANKS FIRST IN ALL OF NCAA Rushing 100-yd 200-yd 300-yd High •SMSU and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference •Running back Max Simmons not only led Division II, but Tyler Tonderum 13 4 1 343 has been placed in a new region for the 2017 season. he ranked first among all freshman players in all four di- Zach Wysong 11 1 0 225 Robert Lipsey 10 0 0 156 •The NSIC is now a part of Super Region 4, which consists visions of NCAA football with 18 rushing touchdowns in Rich Froemling 9 2 0 235 of schools from the NSIC, the Rocky Mountain Athletic 2016. Shad Peckenpaugh 9 1 0 241 Conference (RMAC), the Lone Star Conference (LSC) and Warren Matthews 8 0 0 172 the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC). WORKING OVERTIME Ken Sather 8 2 0 211 Max Simmons 7 0 0 162 •SMSU has played in 11 overtime games since the NCAA Gannon Moore 6 0 0 159 SMSU VERSUS THE NORTH added overtime in 1998, recording a 4-7 record. Brent Miller 6 0 0 154 •Since 2012, when the NSIC schedule required each •SMSU is 1-3 in multi-overtime contests. Ashanti Payne 5 0 0 154 team to play four inter-divisional games, SMSU has a •SMSU’s last overtime game was a home loss to Wayne Davontay Stevens 5 0 0 164 record of 13-11 versus NSIC North Division teams. State (48-45) on Oct. 25, 2014, while its last overtime win Lionel Bolden 5 0 0 165 Josh Schleusner 4 0 0 192 •SMSU is 9-3 versus North Division teams since 2015. came on Nov. 2, 2013, (51-44) over Winona State. Shawn Cotton 4 1 0 215 •SMSU went a perfect 4-0 versus North Division squads •The program’s last multi-overtime game was a 34-31 Barry Meyer 4 0 0 196 in 2015, finished 3-1 and ended 2-2 this season. double overtime loss at Minnesota State on Oct. 13, Mike Vivens 3 1 0 212 2012. David Whitten 3 1 0 243 TURNOVER MARGIN BY THE NUMBERS Chase Hillesheim 3 0 0 175 Don Jennings 3 0 0 158 •SMSU is “plus-9” in turnover margin in 2017. SMSU TO APPEAR ON NSIC GAME OF THE WEEK Demario Walton 3 0 0 144 •Since the start of the 2004 season (150 games), SMSU •SMSU will appear twice on the “NSIC Thursday Night Warren Hooks 3 0 0 155 has been a “plus” in turnover margin in just 48 games Game of the Week” aired Midco Sports Network. Divonte Beale 2 0 0 164 (three in 2004, two in 2005, one in 2006, two in 2007, •SMSU’s game at MSU Moorhead on Sept. 7 and SMSU’s Tim Henline 2 0 0 195 three in 2008, three in 2009, two in 2010, three in 2011, home game versus Minnesota State on Oct. 19, will air Martez Williams 2 0 0 142 Bob Gilmore 2 0 0 136 seven in 2012, six in 2013, twice in 2014, five times in live on Midco Sports Network. Lamont Powers 2 0 0 140 2015, five times in 2016 and four times in 2017). Corwin Acker 2 0 0 132 •In SMSU’s last 127 conference games, which spans from MUSTANG HISTORY Paul Benesh 2 0 0 119 late in the 2004 season through this season, SMSU is •The 2017 season marks the 50th year of college football (note 100-yd game totals include the 200-yd games) at Southwest Minnesota State dating to 1968. tied with 1: Hudson Walton, Isley Carrington, Ray Vega, Bo Scott, minus-32 in turnover margin. Fank Yanik, Cory Jungjohan, Thomas Durham, Corey Johnson, Curt •The Mustangs have been “even” or “minus” in turnover •SMSU owns an all-time record of 194-313-5, including Strasheim, Curt Weber, Kyle Johnston, Brian Meck, John Senden margin in 83 of their last 127 conference games. 132-219-5 in conference play. Passing 300-yd 400-yd 500-yd High •SMSU has recorded 10 winning seasons, two NAIA play- Jeff Loots 19 12 4 563 MUSTANGS AT HOME off appearances (1987 and 1991) and one Mineral Water Josh Shudlick 11 2 0 451 Bowl appearance (2013). Steve Elzenga 11 4 0 451 •The 2017 season marks the 10th year that Mattke Field Dan Koster 9 0 0 397 at the Schwan Regional Event Center serves as the home •The program earned its lone conference championship Blake Gimbel 8 2 0 454 for SMSU football. in 1990. Shawn Dupris 8 2 0 431 •SMSU, which finished 4-2 at home last season, is 25-29 Ryan Ratekin 6 1 0 425 all-time at the stadium including 1-2 this season. ABOUT AUGUSTANA Charlie Kern 4 0 1 512 •Augustana is 2-4 overall, 0-2 NSIC South, following a 42- Tyler Peschong 4 0 0 382 •SMSU has recorded back-to-back winning seasons at Curt Strasheim 4 1 0 408 home for the first time since having four straight winning 21 road loss to No. 5 Minnesota State last Saturday. Rob Fagnan 4 0 0 374 seasons from 1989-92. •Augustana was limited to 43 yards rushing and finished Steve Yakesh 4 0 0 365 •The $16 million facility opened in the fall of 2008 with the game with 275 yards of offense. Adrian Headen 3 0 0 397 the first college football game played on Aug. 30 versus •Kyle Saddler has completed 59 of 141 passes for 792 Chad Boom 2 0 0 390 yards with 12 interceptions and seven touchdowns. He Tyler Engquist 2 0 0 389 Minnesota Crookston. Scott Beekman 1 1 0 403 has started the last two games. Earl Rich 1 0 0 336 RECORD ON THE ROAD •Ryan Bradberry leads the team in rushing with 340 (note 300-yd game totals include the 400 and 500-yd games) •SMSU is 1-2 on the road this season. yards and one touchdown on 68 carries. Receiving 100-yd 200-yd 300-yd High •Trevor DeSchepper has caught a team-high 22 passes Alvin Ashley 19 7 1 320 •SMSU finished 1-4 on the road in 2016. Wayne Hawkins 13 2 0 215 •SMSU went 5-1 in road games in 2015 setting a school for 307 yards and two touchdowns. James Ashley 13 4 0 248 record for road wins in a season. •Jake Welsheimer has 17 receptions and four touch- Nate Huot 10 0 0 182 •SMSU is a combined 31-56 in road games since 2000. downs. Ray Denson 10 0 0 171 •Kirby Hora leads the defense with 75 tackles with four Randy Haycraft 10 0 0 172 for loss and three sacks. He ranks fourth in the country Juan Mitchell 9 0 0 177 NSIC PRESEASON POLL Preston Cunningham 9 2 0 240 •SMSU was picked to finish eighth overall and fifth in the with 12.5 tackles per game and first in the NSIC. Herschel Jackson 8 0 0 189 South Division in the annual 16-team NSIC Preseason •Jerry Olszewski is his fifth season as head coach at Au- Joe Dittrich 6 1 0 202 Coaches’ Poll. gustana with a record of 29-22. He was the head coach Lamont Powers 6 0 0 127 •Senior quarterback Blake Gimbel and junior linebacker for five seasons at St. Olaf College compiling a record of Gary Schleper 6 0 0 135 32-18. Paul Choudek 6 0 0 132 Alex Ney were named “Players to Watch” in the NSIC Blake Wilson 5 0 0 171 this season. Martez Williams 5 0 0 174 MUSTANGS ON RADIO Kris Plash 5 0 0 180 ALL-NSIC RETURNING PLAYERS •All SMSU football games during the 2017 season will be Anthony Dean 4 0 1 308 •SMSU has three players on this season’s team that broadcast on 105.1 FM KARL. Dan Linden 4 0 0 153 •Ryan Rohlik is in his fifth season as the play-by-play Derek Townsend 3 0 0 139 earned All-NSIC South Division honors following the 2016 Eddie Williams 3 1 0 202 season. voice of SMSU football, while Anthony Rohlik provides Corey Walker 3 0 0 171 •Running back Max Simmons was named the NSIC Of- analysis. Walter Sutton 3 0 0 193 fensive Newcomer of the Year and second team All-NSIC Tim Johnson 3 0 0 151 Raphael Lawson-Gayle 2 0 0 141 South. Gannon Moore 2 0 0 150 •Senior quarterback Blake Gimbel and senior wide re- Bret Ballantine 2 0 0 118 ceiver Nate Huot were both named honorable mention Zach Wysong 2 0 0 138 All-NSIC South. Aaron Strommer 2 0 0 155 Josh Schleusner 2 0 0 141 Pete Kienholz 2 0 0 117 2016 ALL-REGION HONORS Chad Wyffels 2 0 0 107 •Running back Max Simmons was named the 2016 Don Adrian Hebig 2 0 0 109 Hansen Football Super Region Three Freshman of the several players tied with 1, 100-yard game, including Gabe Year and was named third team all-region. Galamue (note 100-yd game totals include the 200 and 300-yd games) SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 5 Mustangs in the SMSU Career Record Book Pass Reception Touchdowns Passing Yards Passing Completions 1. 59 - Alvin Ashley - 1990-93 1. 10,116 - Jeff Loots (703-1224-45) - 1990-92 1. 769 - Josh Shudlick (769-1310-45) - 2005-08 2. 35 - James Ashley - 1986-88 2. 8,723 - Josh Shudlick (769-1310-45) - 2005-08 2. 703 - Jeff Loots (703-1224-45) - 1990-92 3. 29 - Anthony Dean - 2010-13 3. 7,322 - Steve Yakesh (644-1207-47) - 1995-98 3. 660 - Blake Gimbel (660-981-21) - 2014-17 4. 28 - Wayne Hawkins - 1989-91 4. 7,149 - Blake Gimbel (660-981-21) - 2014-17 5. 27 - Nate Huot - 2014-17 Completion Percentage Passing Touchdowns 1. 67.3 - Blake Gimbel (660-981-21) - 2014-17 Receiving Yards 1. 102 - Jeff Loots - 1990-92 2. 61.8 - Charlie Kern (506-819-27) - 2011-14 1. 4,335 - Alvin Ashley (252-4335) - 1990-93 2. 64 - Steve Elzenga - 1983,85-87 3. 60.6 - Ryan Ratekin (404-667-24) - 2009-10 2. 2,992 - Wayne Hawkins (248-2992) - 1989-91 3. 59 - Josh Shudlick - 2005-08 3. 2,886 - James Ashley (177-2886) - 1986-88 4. 58 - Blake Gimbel - 2014-17 4. 2,876 - Nate Huot (220-2876) - 2014-17 Total Offense 1. 9,805 - Jeff Loots (1469-9805) - 1990-92 2. 8,445 - Josh Shudlick (1531-8445) - 2005-08 3. 7,468 - Steve Yakesh (1561-7468) - 1995-98 4. 6,947 - Blake Gimbel (1103-6947) - 2014-17 Pass Receptions 1. 252 - Alvin Ashley (252-4335) - 1990-93 2. 248 - Wayne Hawkins (248-2992) - 1989-91 Rushing Yards 3. 220 - Nate Huot (220-2876) - 2014-17 1. 3,175 - Zach Wysong (664-3175) - 2006-09 2. 3,091 - Tyler Tonderum (555-3091) - 2011-14 3. 2,552 - Rich Froemling (557-2552) - 1971-74 4. 2,427 - Robert Lipsey (538-2427) - 1987-90 All Purpose Yards 5. 2,264 - Warren Matthews (401-2264) - 2009-12 1. 6,651 - Alvin Ashley - 1990-93 6. 2,246 - Ken Sather (525-2246) - 1999-02 2. 5,381 - Warren Matthews - 2009-12 7. 1,946 - Lionel Bolden (520-1946) - 1971-74 3. 4,818 - Zach Wysong - 2006-09 8. 1,896 - ShadPeckenpaugh (456-1896) - 1982-85 Rushing Touchdowns 4. 4,801 - Josh Schleusner - 1999-02 9. 1,803 - Gannon Moore (359-1803) - 2009-12 1. 34 - Gannon Moore - 2009-12 5. 4,786 - Ken Sather - 1999-02 10. 1,615 - Ashanti Payne (343-1615) - 2013-17 2. 29 - Robert Lipsey - 1987-90 6. 4,689 - Tyler Tonderum - 2011-14 11. 1,549 - Davontay Stevens (313-1549) - 2014-15 3. 25 - Zach Wysong - 2006-09 7. 3,990 - Wayne Hawkins - 1989-91 12. 1,506 - Curt Weber (451-1506) - 1975-78 25 - Tyler Tonderum - 2011-14 8. 3,487 - Nate Huot - 2014-17 13. 1,429 - Josh Schleusner (357-1429) - 1999-02 5. 21 - Ken Sather - 1999-02 14. 1,291 - Brent Miller (263-1291) - 1996-97 21 - Rich Froemling - 1971-74 15. 1,176 - Max Simmons (255-1176) - 2016-17 7. 20 - Max Simmons - 2016-17

Mustangs in the NSIC Career Record Book (NSIC games only) Pass Receptions 1. 220 - Nate Huot (220-22876) - 2014-17 2. 210 - Brian Jark, NSU (210-2298) - 2006-09 SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 6 2017 Southwest Minnesota State Team Players of the Week Each week the SMSU coaching staff selects a Player of the Week for their performance during the week of practice and on gameday. The following is a list of this season’s players of the week. Offense Defense Special Teams Scout Offense Scout Defense Scout Special Teams St. Cloud State ...... Nate Huot Alex Ney Josh Bauer Luke Narveson Maurice Hunter Keaton Rommel MSU Moorhead ...... Blake Gimbel JD Jackson-Hanchett Skyler Crew Trey Sachs Corey Castell Jeb Melson Minot State ...... Ashanti Payne Webb Bolstad Josh Bauer Keaton Rommel Rejean Macon Lukas Johnson Bemidji State ...... Austin Hilgert Shane Ratkovich Michael Rivera Connor Wigand Paul Johnson Trey Sachs Sioux Falls ...... Eldridge Joyce Michael Griffin Austin Wells Jace Bunne Bennet Trygstad Bobby Hosch Wayne State...... Eldridge Joyce Hunter Cushman Nate Huot Zach Scholten German Fitzgerald Shane Sande Augustana ...... Minnesota State...... Upper Iowa ...... Winona State ...... Concordia-St. Paul ...... Southwest Minnesota State Individual Single-Game Highs Rushing Player Att. Yards TD Longest Rush Quadri Busari 1, 2x, last vs. Wayne State, 2017 ...... 5 vs. St. Cloud State, 2017 ...... 0 ...... 5 vs. St. Cloud State, 2017 Blake Gimbel 8, 2x, last vs. MSU Moorhead, 2017 ...... 20 vs. Minot State, 2015 ...... 1, 5x, last vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 2016 ...... 13 vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 2016 Gabe Galamue 1 vs. Upper Iowa, 2016 ...... 8 vs. Upper Iowa, 2016...... 0 ...... 8 vs. Upper Iowa, 2016 Shawn Griffin 21 vs. Bemidji State, 2017 ...... 64 vs. Bemidji State, 2017 ...... 2 vs. Bemidji State, 2017 ...... 11 vs. Bemidji State, 2017 Nate Huot 1 vs. Wayne State, 2017 ...... -10 vs. Wayne State, 2017 ...... 0 ...... -10 vs. Wayne State, 2017 Ashanti Payne 30 vs. Minot State, 2017 ...... 154 vs. Minot State, 2017 ...... 3 vs. Minot State, 2017 ...... 56, 2x, last vs. Minnesota Duluth, 2016 Michael Rivera 1 vs. Wayne State, 2016 ...... 2 vs. Wayne State, 2016 ...... 0 ...... 2 vs. Wayne State, 2016 Brenton Shaw 2 vs. Bemidji State, 2017 ...... 4 vs. Bemidji State, 2017 ...... 0 ...... 4 vs. Bemidji State, 2017 Max Simmons 31 vs. Augustana, 2016 ...... 162 vs. Winona State, 2016 ...... 4, 2x, last vs. Winona State, 2016 ...... 77 vs. Winona State, 2016 Hudson Walton 26 vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 2016 ...... 145 vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 2016 ...... 1, 2x, last vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 2016 ...... 42 vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 2016 Connor Wilkie 10 vs. Sioux Falls, 2017 ...... 5 vs. Winona State, 2016 ...... 0 ...... 5, 2x, last vs. Sioux Falls, 2017

Passing Player Att. Comp. Yards TD Longest Pass Blake Gimbel 56, 2x, last vs. Augustana, 2016 ...... 42, 3x, last vs. Augustana, 2016 ...... 454 vs. Upper Iowa, 2015...... 5, 3x, last vs. MSU Moorhead, 2017...... 82 vs. Upper Iowa, 2015 Connor Wilkie 47 vs. Wayne State, 2017 ...... 27 vs. Wayne State, 2017 ...... 248 vs. Bemidji State, 2017 ...... 1, 3x, last vs. Sioux Falls, 2017 ...... 60 vs. Sioux Falls, 2017

Receiving Player Receptions Yards TD Longest Reception Quadri Busari 3, 2x, last vs. Bemidji State, 2017 ...... 58 vs. U-Mary, 2016 ...... 1, 2x, last vs. MSU Moorhead, 2017...... 58 vs. U-Mary, 2016 Gabriel Galamue 9 vs. Minnesota State, 2016 ...... 102 vs. Minnesota Duluth, 2016...... 1, 3x, last vs. Minnesota State, 2016 ...... 38 vs. Minnesota State, 2016 Shawn Griffin 1 vs. Sioux Falls, 2017 ...... -2 vs. Sioux Falls, 2017 ...... 0 ...... 0 vs. Sioux Falls, 2017 Nate Huot 12 vs. Northern State, 2016 ...... 182 vs. Upper Iowa, 2016 ...... 2, 8x, last vs. MSU Moorhead, 2017...... 71 vs. Winona State, 2014 Eldridge Joyce 8, 2x, last vs. Wayne State, 2017...... 74 vs. Sioux Falls, 2017 ...... 1 vs. Sioux Falls, 2017...... 60 vs. Sioux Falls, 2017 Jeb Melson 5 vs. Augustana, 2016 ...... 58 vs. Augustana, 2016...... 0 ...... 23 vs. Augustana, 2016 Aaron Murphy 1, 5x, last vs. Wayne State, 2017...... 33 vs. Wayne State, 2017 ...... 0 ...... 33 vs. Wayne State, 2017 Chase Onken 2, 3x, last vs. Bemidji State, 2017 ...... 19 vs. Bemidji State, 2017...... 0 ...... 13 vs. Bemidji State, 2017 Matt Overgaard 2 vs. Minnesota Crookston, 2016 ...... 43 vs. Minnesota Crookston, 2016 ...... 0 ...... 40 vs. Minnesota Crookston, 2016 Ashanti Payne 4 vs. Minot State, 2015 ...... 43 vs. Augustana, 2015...... 1 vs. Northern State, 2014 ...... 31 vs. Bemidji State, 2017 Michael Rivera 7 vs. Minot State, 2017 ...... 72 vs. Minot State, 2017...... 1, 2x, last vs. MSU Moorhead, 2017...... 26 vs. MSU Moorhead, 2017 Brenton Shaw 1 vs. Bemidji State, 2017 ...... -5 vs. Bemidji State, 2017 ...... 0 ...... 0 vs. Bemidji State, 2017 Max Simmons 9 vs. Augustana, 2016 ...... 71 vs. St. Cloud State, 2017 ...... 1 vs. St. Cloud State, 2017 ...... 26, 2x, last vs. St. Cloud State, 2017 Tad Steffensen 1, 3x, last vs. Bemidji State, 2017 ...... 18 vs. St. Cloud State, 2017 ...... 0 ...... 18 vs. St. Cloud State, 2017 Connor Wilkie 1 vs. Sioux Falls, 2017 ...... 28 vs. Sioux Falls, 2017 ...... 0 ...... 28 vs. Sioux Falls, 2017 Vernel Wingate 5, 2x, last vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 2015 ...... 51 vs. Minnesota State, 2015 ...... 2 vs. MSU Moorhead, 2015 ...... 31 vs. Minnesota Duluth, 2016

Defense Player Tackles Sacks TFL INT Hayden Acker 7 vs. Sioux Falls, 2015 ...... 1 vs. Upper Iowa, 2016...... 1, 2x, last vs. Upper Iowa, 2016 ...... 0 Randy Anderson 3 vs. Augustana, 2016 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 Brad Bahlmann 3 vs. MSU Moorhead, 2017 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 Josh Bauer 2, 2x, last vs. Minot State, 2017...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 Webb Bolstad 5 vs. Minot State, 2017 ...... 1, 2x, last vs. Sioux Falls, 2017 ...... 2 vs. Minot State, 2017...... 0 Shaylar Burnell 3 vs. MSU Moorhead, 2017 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 1 vs. Wayne State, 2017 Jordan Clark 3, 2x, last vs. Minnesota Duluth, 2016...... 0 ...... 1 vs. MSU Moorhead, 2015 ...... 0 Hunter Cushman 6, 3x, last vs. Sioux Falls, 2017 ...... 0 ...... 1 vs. Sioux Falls, 2017 ...... 1, 2x, last vs. Wayne State, 2017 Ricky Davis 2, 2x, last vs. Bemidji State, 2017 ...... 0.5 vs. MSU Moorhead, 2017...... 0.5 vs. MSU Moorhead, 2017 ...... 0 Jon Dicke 5 vs. U-Mary, 2016...... 1 vs. Minnesota Crookston, 2016 ...... 1, 2x, last vs. Sioux Falls, 2016 ...... 0 Adam Elliott 8 vs. Wayne State, 2017...... 0 ...... 1 vs. Sioux Falls, 2017 ...... 1 vs. Minot State, 2017 Alonzo Fanakos 2, 3x, last vs. Winona State, 2016 ...... 0 ...... 1 vs. Northern State, 2016 ...... 1 vs. Upper Iowa, 2016 Drew Fellenz 2 vs. Wayne State, 2016...... 0 ...... 1 vs. Sioux Falls, 2016 ...... 0 Lucas Fisher 2 vs. Bemidji State, 2017 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 1 vs. Minot State, 2017 Michael Griffin 12 vs. Sioux Falls, 2017 ...... 0 ...... 0.5 vs. Bemidji State, 2017 ...... 1 vs. Wayne State, 2016 Daniel Halverson 9 vs. U-Mary, 2016...... 1 vs. U-Mary, 2016 ...... 2 vs. Minnesota Duluth, 2016...... 0 JD Jackson-Hanchett 5 vs. MSU Moorhead, 2017 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 4 vs. MSU Moorhead, 2017 Tamarick Holmes 4 vs. MSU Moorhead, 2017 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 1 vs. MSU Moorhead, 2017 Malik Johnson 3 vs. U-Mary, 2016...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 Zach Kelly-DeLorme 3 vs. St. Cloud State, 2017 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 Bilal Louzati 5 vs. St. Cloud State, 2015 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 Zack Majka 8 vs. Sioux Falls, 2017 ...... 0 ...... 0.5 vs. Wayne State, 2017...... 0 Elias Mensah 5 vs. Sioux Falls, 2017 ...... 1 vs. MSU Moorhead, 2017 ...... 1 vs. MSU Moorhead, 2017 ...... 0 Alex Ney 20 vs. St. Cloud State, 2017 ...... 0 ...... 1.5 vs. Minot State, 2017 ...... 0 Shane Ratkovich 11 vs. Sioux Falls, 2017 ...... 1.0 , 2x, last vs. Wayne State, 2017 ...... 2.5 vs. Bemidji State, 2017 ...... 0 Kyle Richter 1 vs. Wayne State, 2017...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 Peyton Sanders 7 vs. St. Cloud State, 2017 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 1 vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 2015 Ben Specht 4 vs. MSU Moorhead, 2017 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 Chance Steward 5, 2x, last vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 2016 ...... 1, 2x, last vs. Augustana, 2016 ...... 2, 2x, last vs. Winona State, 2016 ...... 0 Alex Werner 7 vs. Wayne State, 2017...... 1.5 vs. MSU Moorhead, 2017...... 2.5 vs. MSU Moorhead, 2017 ...... 0 Tyshonn Woodard 5 vs. U-Mary, 2016...... 1, 2x, last vs. Bemidji State, 2017 ...... 2 vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 2016 ...... 0

Special Teams Player Longest Field Goal Field Goals Made Longest Punt Skyler Crew 37 vs. Wayne State, 2017...... 3 vs. MSU Moorhead, 2017 ...... 0 Blake Gimbel 21, 2x, last vs. Winona State, 2014 ...... 2 vs. Winona State, 2014 ...... 56, 2x, last vs. Winona State, 2015 Austin Wells 26 vs. Augustana, 2015 ...... 1, 4x, last vs. Upper Iowa, 2016 ...... 63, 2x, last vs. Sioux Falls, 2017 SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 7 2017 Game-by-Game Starting Line-Ups Offense WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR (TE) WR RB QB SCSU Huot Stratmoen Thissen Hilgert Bird Zabloudil Mateski Onken Rivera Simmons Gimbel MSUM Huot Stratmoen Thissen Hilgert Bird Zabloudil Joyce Wingate Rivera Simmons Gimbel MISU Huot Stratmoen Van Asperen Hilgert Bird Zabloudil Joyce Wingate Rivera Payne Gimbel BSU Huot Stratmoen Van Asperen Hilgert Bird Zabloudil Joyce Onken Rivera Payne Gimbel USF Huot Stratmoen Van Asperen Hilgert Bird Zabloudil Joyce Onken Rivera Payne Wilkie WSC Huot Stratmoen Van Asperen Hilgert Bird Zabloudil Joyce Onken Rivera Payne Wilkie AUGIE MSU UIU WSU CSP

Defense DE DT DT DE LB (CB) LB LB CB FS SS CB SCSU Steward Werner Dicke Bolstad Majka Ney Halverson Cushman Elliott Griffin Jackson-Hanchett MSUM Woodard Werner Dicke Bolstad Specht (CB) Ney Halverson Cushman Elliott Griffin Jackson-Hanchett MISU Woodard Werner Dicke Bolstad Majka Ney Halverson Cushman Elliott Griffin Jackson-Hanchett BSU Woodard Werner Dicke Bolstad Majka Ney Halverson Cushman Elliott Griffin Jackson-Hanchett USF Woodard Werner Dicke Bolstad Majka Ney Halverson Cushman Elliott Griffin Jackson-Hanchett WSC AUGIE MSU UIU WSU CSP

Total Offense Rush Offense Pass Offense Opponent SMSU OPP. Opponent SMSU OPP. Opponent SMSU OPP. St. Cloud State 319 421 St. Cloud State 34 211 St. Cloud State 285 210 MSU Moorhead 550 470 MSU Moorhead 161 51 MSU Moorhead 389 419 Minot State 421 367 Minot State 272 135 Minot State 149 232 Bemidji State 410 403 Bemidji State 156 225 Bemidji State 254 178 Sioux Falls 281 484 Sioux Falls 39 274 Sioux Falls 242 210 Wayne State 260 366 Wayne State 49 219 Wayne State 211 147 Augustana Augustana Augustana Minnesota State Minnesota State Minnesota State Upper Iowa Upper Iowa Upper Iowa Winona State Winona State Winona State Concordia-St. Paul Concordia-St. Paul Concordia-St. Paul

Time of Possession 3rd Down Conversions 4th Down Conversions Opponent SMSU OPP. Opponent SMSU OPP. Opponent SMSU OPP. St. Cloud State 19:40 40:20 St. Cloud State 9-15 11-17 St. Cloud State 0-1 1-1 MSU Moorhead 42:16 17:44 MSU Moorhead 11-25 2-10 MSU Moorhead 2-4 0-2 Minot State 30:30 29:30 Minot State 10-19 8-17 Minot State 2-4 0-3 Bemidji State 31:25 28:35 Bemidji State 10-20 8-15 Bemidji State 2-6 0-0 Sioux Falls 28:03 31:57 Sioux Falls 6-19 7-17 Sioux Falls 0-3 0-0 Wayne State 27:14 32:46 Wayne State 6-18 6-14 Wayne State 2-4 1-1 Augustana Augustana Augustana Minnesota State Minnesota State Minnesota State Upper Iowa Upper Iowa Upper Iowa Winona State Winona State Winona State Concordia-St. Paul Concordia-St. Paul Concordia-St. Paul SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 8 The Last Time it Happended in Team History... Individual • Rushing Team 30+ attempts: 30, Ashanti Payne vs. Minot State, 9/16/17 Played a ranked team: vs. No. 7 Sioux Falls, 9/30/17 40+ attempts: 43, Tyler Tonderum vs. Winona State, 11/8/14 Beat a ranked team: vs. No. 19 Minnesota Duluth (42-38), 9/1/16 50+ attempts: 50, Tyler Tonderum vs. Upper Iowa, 10/26/13 Scored 40+ points: 51 vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/7/17 100+ yards: Ashanti Payne (154) & Max Simmons (124) vs. Minot State, 9/16/17 Scored 50+ points: 51 vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/7/17 100+ yards by QB: 104, Kyle Johnston vs. Minnesota-Morris, 10/18/86 Scored 60+ points: 61 vs. Wayne State, 10/10/15 150+ yards: 154, Ashanti Payne vs. Minot State, 9/16/17 Scored 70+ points: 84 vs. Waldorf, 9/6/03 200+ yards: 282, Tyler Tonderum vs. Upper Iowa, 10/26/13 Scored 80+ points: 84 vs. Waldorf, 9/6/03 300+yards: 343, Tyler Tonderum vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/14/13 Scored 40+ points and lost: 45 vs. Wayne State, (45-48, ot) 10/25/14 Two 100+ rushers: Ashanti Payne (154) & Max Simmons (124) vs. Minot State, 9/16/17 Scored 40 points in a half: 47 (1st) vs. Wayne State, 10/10/15 Consecutive 100-yard games: 4; Max Simmons (101 vs. Wayne State, 10/15/16 ; 140 vs. Minnesota State, 25+ first downs: 27 vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/9/17 10/20/16 ; 138 vs. vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 10/28/16 ; 162 vs. Winona State, 11/5/16) 30+ first downs: 31 vs. Upper Iowa, 10/1/16 Three Consecutive 100-yard games: 4; Max Simmons (101 vs. Wayne State, 10/15/16 ; 140 vs. Minnesota Less than 10 first downs: 9 vs. Winona State, 11/4/06 State, 10/20/16 ; 138 vs. vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 10/28/16 ; 162 vs. Winona State, 11/5/16) Less than 15 first downs: 12 vs. Sioux Falls, 9/30/17 Four Consecutive 100-yard games: 4; Max Simmons (101 vs. Wayne State, 10/15/16 ; 140 vs. Minnesota 90+ plays: 99 vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/7/17 State, 10/20/16 ; 138 vs. vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 10/28/16 ; 162 vs. Winona State, 11/5/16) 100+ plays: 101 vs. Wayne State, 10/25/14 Five Consecutive 100-yard games: Tyler Tonderum (282 vs. Upper Iowa, 10/26/13 ; 200+ yards rushing: 272 vs. Minot State, 9/16/17 190 vs. Winona State, 11/2/13 ; 156 vs. Concordia, 11/9/13 ; 115 vs. Augustana, 11/16/13 ; 166 300+ yards rushing: 312 vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 10/29/16 vs. Pittsburg State, 12/7/13) 400+ yards rushing: 416 vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/14/13 Consecutive 150-yard games: Tyler Tonderum (151 vs. Concordia, 11/1/14 ; 196 vs. Winona State, 11/8/14) 400+ yards passing: 482 vs. Upper Iowa, 10/1/16 Consecutive 200-yard games: Tyler Tonderum (224 vs. Bemidji State, 9/28/13 ; 271 vs. Sioux Falls, 10/5/13) 500+ yards passing: 512 vs. Sioux Falls, 10/5/13 50+-yard run: 77, Max Simmons vs. Winona State, 11/5/16 400+ total offense: 421 vs. Minot State, 9/16/17 60+-yard run: 77, Max Simmons vs. Winona State, 11/5/16 500+ total offense: 550 vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/9/17 70+-yard run: 77, Max Simmons vs. Winona State, 11/5/16 600+ total offense: 715 vs. Upper Iowa, 10/1/16 70+-yard run, QB: 75, Kyle Johnston vs. Minnesota-Morris, 10/18/86 700+ total offense: 715 vs. Upper Iowa, 10/1/16 3 rushing TDs: 3, Ashanti Payne vs. Minot State, 9/16/17 800+ total offense: 828 vs. Sioux Falls, 10/5/13 4 rushing TDs: 4, Max Simmons vs. Winona State, 11/5/16 600+ all-purpose yardage: 655 vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/7/17 3+ rushing TDs by QB: 3, Charlie Kern vs. Minnesota Crookston, 9/13/14 700+ all-purpose yardage: 875 vs. Upper Iowa, 10/1/16 800+ all-purpose yardage: 875 vs. Upper Iowa, 10/1/16 Individual • Passing 900+ all-purpose yardage: 1,005 vs. Sioux Falls, 10/5/13 30+ completions: 32, Blake Gimbel vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/9/17 1,000+ all-purpose yardage: 1,005 vs. Sioux Falls, 10/5/13 40+ completions: 42, Blake Gimbel vs. Augustana, 11/12/16 Consecutive 400+ yard total offense by SMSU: 2, (550 vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/7/17 ; 421 vs. Minot State, 9/16/17) 40+ attempts: 47, Connor Wilkie vs. Wayne State, 10/7/17 Consecutive 500+ yard total offense by SMSU: 2, (522 vs. Concordia, 11/7/15 ; vs. Winona State, 11/14/15) 50+ attempts: 56, Blake Gimbel vs. Augustana, 11/12/16 0 or less yards rushing: -7 vs. Augustana, 9/24/11 60+ attempts: 66, Josh Shudlick vs. Minnesota State, 10/25/08 less than 100 yards rushing: 48 vs. Wayne State, 10/7/17 300+ yards passing: 389, Blake Gimbel vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/9/17 less than 50 yards rushing: 48 vs. Wayne State, 10/7/17 400+ yards passing: 436, Blake Gimbel vs. Upper Iowa, 10/1/16 less than 100 yards passing: 85 vs. Black Hills State, 9/6/08 500+ yards passing: 512, Charlie Kern vs. Sioux Falls, 10/5/13 less than 200 yards total offense: 196 vs. Concordia, 11/13/10 Consecutive 300-yard games: Blake Gimbel (397 vs. Minnesota Duluth, 9/11/16; 336 vs. Northern State, 9/10/16) Allowed 40+ points: 40 vs. Bemidji State, 9/23/17 3-consecutive 300-yard games: Ryan Ratekin (425 vs. Upper Iowa, 9/19/09; 302 vs. Wayne State, 9/26/09; Allowed 50+ points: 51 vs. Northern State, 9/10/16 323 vs. Winona State, 10/3/09) Allowed 60+ points: 90 vs. Pittsburg State, 12/6/13 4-consecutive 300-yard games: Josh Shudlick (372 vs. Upper Iowa, 10/13/07; 314 vs. Wayne State, Allowed 70+ points: 90 vs. Pittsburg State, 12/6/13 10/20/07; 327 vs. Bemidji State, 10/27/07; 365 vs. Winona State, 11/3/07) Allowed 80+ points: 90 vs. Pittsburg State, 12/6/13 5-consecutive 300-yard games: Josh Shudlick (372 vs. Upper Iowa, 10/13/07; Allowed 10-less points: 3 vs. Wayne State, 10/10/15 314 vs. Wayne State, 10/20/07; 327 vs. Bemidji State, 10/27/07; 365 vs. Winona State, 11/3/07; Allowed less than 0 yards rushing: -28 vs. South Dakota Tech, 8/31/09 380 vs. MSU Moorhead, 11/10/07) Allowed less than 50 yards rushing: 7 vs. MSU Moorhead, 11/7/09 Consecutive 400-yard games: Jeff Loots (449 vs. Northern State, 10/3/92 & 471 vs. Bemidji State, 10/10/92) Allowed less than 100 yards rushing: 82 vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/7/17 70+-yard completion: 82, Blake Gimbel to Raphael Lawson-Gayle vs. Upper Iowa, 10/24/15 Allowed less than 100 yards passing: 85 vs. U-Mary, 9/17/16 80+-yard completion: 82, Blake Gimbel to Raphael Lawson-Gayle vs. Upper Iowa, 10/24/15 Allowed less than 200 yards total offense: 199 vs. Jamestown, 9/8/07 90+-yard completion: 97, Rob Fagnan to Dan Linden vs. Concordia, 11/4/00 Allowed more than 200 yards rushing: 219 vs. Wayne State, 10/7/17 4 TD passes: Blake Gimbel (5) vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/9/17 Allowed more than 300 yards rushing: 428 vs. Sioux Falls, 10/8/16 5 TD passes: Blake Gimbel vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/9/17 Allowed more than 400 yards rushing: 428 vs. Sioux Falls, 10/8/16 6 TD passes: Tyler Peschong vs. Concordia, 11/12/11 Allowed more than 300 yards passing: 348 vs. Wayne State, 10/5/16 7 TD passes: Jeff Loots vs. Bemidji State, 11/17/91 Allowed more than 400 yards passing: 419 vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/7/17 3+ interceptions thrown: 3, Blake Gimbel vs. Minnesota State, 10/31/15 Allowed 500+ yds offense: 501 vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/7/17 Allowed 600+ yds offense: 670 vs. Sioux Falls, 10/8/16 Individual • Receiving Allowed 700+ yds offense: 701 vs. Winona State, 11/2/13 10+ receptions: 11, Nate Huot vs. Upper Iowa, 10/1/16 Allowed 400+ yds offense in win: 470 vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/7/17 15+ receptions: 19, Preston Cunningham vs. Missouri Western State, 9/3/94 Allowed 500+ yds offense in win: 501 vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/7/17 100+ yards: 163, Nate Huot vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/9/17 Allowed 30+ first downs: 37 vs. Sioux Falls, 10/8/16 150+ yards: 163, Nate Huot vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/9/17 Allowed less than 10 first downs: 9 vs. South Dakota Tech, 8/31/06 200+ yards: 308, Anthony Dean vs. Sioux Falls, 10/5/13 Scored a safety: vs.U-Mary, 9/6/14 (blocked punt out of end zone) 250+ yards: 308, Anthony Dean vs. Sioux Falls, 10/5/13 Allowed a safety: vs. Winona State, 10/27/12 (Gannon Moore tackled in end zone) 300+ yards: 308, Anthony Dean vs. Sioux Falls, 10/5/13 Won when trailing after 2 qtrs: vs. Minot State, 9/16/17 (trailed 20-14, won 28-20) Two receivers, 100+ yards in one game: Nate Huot (160) & Gaberiel Galamue (102) vs. Minnesota Duluth, 9/1/16 Won when trailing after 3 qtrs: vs. Minot State, 9/16/17 (trailed 20-14, won 28-20) Two receivers, 125+ yards in one game: Ryan Schroeder (144) & Ray Denson (135) vs. MSU Moorhead, 10/9/04 Lost when leading after 2 qtrs: vs. St. Cloud State, 8/31/17 (led 26-17, lost 41-26) Consecutive 100-yard games: Nate Huot (111 vs. St. Cloud State, 8/31/17 & 163 vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/9/17) Lost when leading after 3 qtrs: vs. St. Cloud State, 8/31/17 (led 26-20, lost 41-26) 3 TD receptions: 4, Anthony Dean vs. Sioux Falls, 10/5/13 Come-from-behind-win: vs. Minot State, 9/16/17 (14-20, 2nd, 2:33; W 28-20), 9/17/16 4 TD receptions: 4, Anthony Dean vs. Sioux Falls, 10/5/13 Rally from 14+ pt. deficit and won: vs. Minnesota Duluth (7-23, 6:11/2nd; W 42-38), 9/1/16 100+ yards, RB: 118, Gannon Moore vs. Minnesota Crookston, 9/22/12 Blew 14+ pt. lead & lost: vs. U-Mary (18-3, 13:29/4th; L 19-18), 9/6/14 50+ yard reception, RB: 53, Tyler Tonderum vs.Upper Iowa, 10/11/14 Had more than 15+ penalties: 15 vs. Augustana, 9/14/02 Had more than 10+ penalties: 12 vs. Minot State, 9/16/17 Individuals • Rushing/Receiving/Passing Had more than 100+ yards in penalties: 101 vs. Wayne State, 10/5/16 100-yard rusher & 100-yard receiver: Isley Carrington (181 rush) & Nate Huot (182 rec), vs. Upper Iowa, 10/1/16 Had less than 5 penalties: 3 vs. Augustana, 11/12/16 100-yard rusher & 300-yard passer: Isley Carrington (181 rush) & Blake Gimbel (436 pass), vs. Upper Iowa, 10/1/16 Recorded a shutout: vs. Waldorf (49-0), 9/4/04 100-yard rusher, 100-yard receiver & 300-yard passer: Isley Carrington (181 rush) & Nate Huot (182 rec) Recorded a shutout vs. NSIC opponent: vs. Concordia (44-0), 11/6/99 Blake Gimbel (436 pass), vs. Upper Iowa, 10/1/16 Held opponent to 0 touchdowns: vs. Wayne State (61-3), 10/10/15 200-yard rusher, 200-yard receiver & 300-yard passer: Tyler Tonderum (271 rush) & Anthony Dean (308 rec) Had consecutive shutouts: 2, (38-0 vs. Peru State, 8/28/04 & 49-0 vs. Waldorf, 9/4/04) & Charlie Kern (512 pass) vs. Sioux Falls, 10/5/13 Was shutout by opponent: Minnesota State (38-0), 11/5/11 100-yard rushing & 100-yards receiving by one player: Martez Williams (100 rush, 129 rec) vs. Moorhead State, 10/31/92 Was held without a touchdown: vs. Wayne State, 10/7/17 Consecutive shutouts by opponent: 2, (0-21 vs. Moorhead State, 9/22/79 & 0-24 vs. Michigan Tech, 9/29/79) Individuals • Special Teams/Defense Shutout opponent, 1st half: vs. MSU Moorhead, 10/8/11, (24-0) Made 3 field goals: Skyler Crew vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/9/17 Shutout opponent, 2nd half: vs. Minot State, 9/16/17, (14-0) Made a 50-plus yard FG: Eric Oldenkamp, 51 yards vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 10/29/05 Was shutout by opponent, 1st half: vs. Minnesota State, 11/5/11, (10-0) Returned a kickoff for a TD: Andrew McReynolds, 100 yards vs. Winona State, 11/14/15 Was shutout by opponent, 2nd half: vs. Sioux Falls, 9/30/17, (14-0) Returned a punt for a TD: Andrew McReynolds, 89 yards vs. Northern State, 9/27/14 Overtime game: vs. Wayne State, 10/25/14 (L, 48-45/ot) Blocked a punt: Raphael Lawson-Gayle vs. Wayne State, 10/10/15 Multi-overtime game: vs. Minnesota State, (34-31/2 ot), 10/13/12 Blocked two punts in a game: Yousif Youboty vs. MSU Moorhead, 11/7/09 Committed 5 or more turnovers: 7 vs. Sioux Falls, 10/28/14 Returned a blocked punt for a TD: Raphael Lawson-Gayle (block), Dallin Finley (TD) vs. Wayne State, 10/10/15 Forced 4+ turnovers: 6 (1 fum., 5 int.) vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/7/17 Blocked a field goal: Mark Schollmeyer vs. MSU Moorhead, 10/9/10 Forced 5+ turnovers: 6 (1 fum., 5 int.) vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/7/17 Had 2 INT: 4, Je’Darien Jackson-Hanchett vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/9/17 Forced 6+ turnovers: 6 (1 fum., 5 int.) vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/7/17 Had 3 INT: 4, Je’Darien Jackson-Hanchett vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/9/17 Had 3+ fumbles recovered: 3 vs. Bemidji State, 9/28/13 Had 4 INT: Je’Darien Jackson-Hanchett vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/9/17 Had 3+ fumbles lost to opponent: 3 vs. Winona State, 11/5/16 Returned an INT for a TD: Hunter Cushman, 68 yards vs. St. Cloud State, 8/31/17 Recorded 3+ interceptions: 5 vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/7/17 Returned a fumble for a TD: Chance Steward, 50 yards vs. Northern State, 9/10/16 Recorded 4+ interceptions: 5 vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/7/17 Scored a defense two-point conversion: Joel Wipperfurth vs. Augustana, 9/11/04 Recorded 5+ interceptions: 5 vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/7/17 Opponent scored a defense two-point conversion: Bemidji State, 9/12/15 Threw 5+ interceptions: 5 vs. Sioux Falls, 10/28/14 Recorded 5+ sacks: 6 vs. Minot State, 9/20/13 Allowed 5+ sacks to opponent: 6 vs. Minnesota State, 10/20/16 Recorded 10+ tackles for loss: 10 vs. Concordia, 11/13/10 Allowed 3+ defensive touchdowns: vs. Northern State, 9/10/16 (2 fumbles, 1 interception) SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 9

SMSU Two-Deep Roster vs. Augustana Offense Defense WR 87 Chase Onken (6-3, 212, Sr.) DE 59 Tyshonn Woodard (6-2, 242, So.) 21 Vernel Wingate (6-6, 219, Sr.) 84 Drew Fellenz (6-2, 237, So.) LT 65 Zach Stratmoen (6-5, 297, So.) DT 97 Alex Werner (6-6, 292, Sr.) 79 D’Khari Whitfield (6-8, 330, RFr.) 94 Kyle Richter (6-0, 264, RFr.) LG 61 Nate Van Asperen (6-3, 298, Jr.) DT 68 Jon Dicke (6-2, 318, Jr.) 58 Zach Thissen (6-6, 283, So.) 90 Elias Mensah (6-2, 278, Sr.) C 67 Austin Hilgert (6-4, 285, Sr.) DE 93 Webb Bolstad (6-4, 286, Jr.) 60 Ben Kragness (6-3, 285, So.) 40 Ricky Davis (6-2, 224, Jr.) RG 76 Ty Bird (6-3, 305, Sr.) LB 33 Zach Majka (6-3, 212, RFr.) 62 Nick Guzman (6-4, 280, So.) 18 Brad Bahlmann (6-1, 212, So.) RT 75 Drake Zabloudil (6-5, 313, Sr.) LB 5 Alex Ney (6-1, 232, Jr.) 71 Noah Sander (6-5, 287, Jr.) 32 Daniel Halverson (6-1, 230, Sr.) TE 80 Eldridge Joyce (6-6, 238, RFr.) LB 46 Shane Ratkovich (6-1, 246, Jr.) 44 Matt Overgaard (6-4, 242, Sr.) 17 Bilal Louzati (6-0, 236, Sr.) WR 31 Michael Rivera (5-10, 177, Sr.) CB 15 Hunter Cushman (6-0, 204, Jr.) 13 Quadri Busari (5-10, 178, So.) 36 Shaylar Burnell (5-11, 175, RFr.) WR 4 Nate Huot (6-2, 219, Sr.) FS 20 Adam Elliott (6-3, 215, So.) 22 Aaron Murphy (6-4, 214, So.) 41 Lucas Fisher (6-0, 187, Fr.) RB 3 Ashanti Payne (5-9, 192, Sr.) SS 6 Michael Griffin (6-0, 215, So.) 1 Max Simmons (5-9, 182, So.) 27 Ben Specht (6-0, 202, RFr.) QB 11 Connor Wilkie (6-6, 224, Jr.) CB 16 Je’Darien Jackson-Hanchett (6-0, 173, Jr.) 14 Blake Gimbel (6-4, 214, Sr.) 23 Tamarick Holmes (6-1, 186, Jr.)

Special Teams P 34 Austin Wells (5-10, 190, Jr.) PK 48 Skyler Crew (6-1, 183, Fr.) 34 Austin Wells (5-10, 190, Jr.) H 4 Nate Huot (6-2, 219, Sr.) LS 95 Aaron Van Dyk (6-6, 240, Sr.) PR 4 Nate Huot (6-2, 219, Sr.) KR 38 Brenton Shaw (5-9, 170, Fr.) 13 Quadri Busari (5-10, 178, So.) SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 10 2017 Southwest Minnesota State University Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown High School Previous School 1 Max Simmons RB 5-9 182 So. Bloomington, Minn. Kennedy 2 Boyer Bouman QB 6-2 205 So. Holland, Minn. Pipestone Area 3 Ashanti Payne RB 5-9 192 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn. Robbinsdale Cooper 4 Nate Huot WR 6-2 219 Sr. Dawson, Minn. Dawson-Boyd 5 Alex Ney LB 6-1 232 Jr. Rochester, Minn. Century 6 Michael Griffin DB 6-0 215 So. Cottage Grove, Minn. Park 8 Bailey Olson WR 6-3 200 RFr. Blue Earth, Minn. Blue Earth 9 Alonzo Fanakos DB 5-11 188 Jr. Miami, Fla. Gulliver Prep 11 Connor Wilkie QB 6-6 224 Jr. Andover, Minn. Andover 12 Luke Narveson LB 6-3 216 RFr. Belle Plaine, Minn. Belle Plaine 13 Quadri Busari WR 5-10 178 So. Brooklyn Park, Minn. Osseo 14 Blake Gimbel QB 6-4 214 Sr. Marshalltown, Iowa Marshalltown 15 Hunter Cushman DB 6-0 204 Jr. Spencer, Iowa Spencer 16 Je'Darien Jackson-Hanchett DB 6-0 173 Jr. Kingwood, Texas Kingwood Shasta College (Calif.) 17 Bilal Louzati LB 6-0 236 Sr. Fitchburg, Wis. Verona 18 Brad Bahlmann LB 6-1 212 So. Marshall, Minn. Marshall 19 Shawn Griffin RB 5-8 196 RFr. Bartlett, Ill. South Elgin 20 Adam Elliott DB 6-3 215 So. Hutchinson, Minn. Hutchinson 21 Vernel Wingate WR 6-6 219 Sr. Detroit, Mich. Southeastern College of the Siskiyous (Calif.) 22 Aaron Murphy WR 6-4 214 So. Blaine, Minn. Spring Lake Park 23 Tamarick Holmes DB 6-1 186 Jr. Sopchoppy, Fla. Wakulla Scottsdale Community College (Ariz.) 24 Jace Bunne WR 5-11 182 So. Ostrander, Minn. LeRoy-Ostrander 25 Tahjee Smith DB 5-10 192 Jr. New Orleans, La. Natomas Yuba College (Ariz.) 26 Peyton Sanders DB 6-1 186 Jr. Chaska, Minn. Chaska 27 Ben Specht DB 6-0 202 RFr. Marcus, Iowa Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn 28 Maurice Hunter DB 5-11 180 Jr. Tacoma, Wash. Washington College of Siskiyous (Calif.) 29 Josh Bauer DB 5-8 183 So. Spring Lake Park, Minn. Spring Lake Park 30 Hudson Walton RB 6-1 220 Jr. Cedarburg, Wis. Cedarburg University of North Dakota 31 Michael Rivera WR 5-10 177 Sr. Windom, Minn. Windom 32 Daniel Halverson LB 6-1 230 Sr. Portland, Ore. Grant Scottsdale C.C. (Ariz.) 33 Zack Majka LB 6-3 212 RFr. Batavia, Ill. Batavia 34 Austin Wells P/K 5-10 190 Jr. Chandler, Ariz. Campo Verde Colorado Mesa University 35 Chance Steward DL 6-4 266 Jr. Spencer, Iowa Spencer 36 Shaylar Burnell DB 5-11 157 RFr. Rockton, Ill. Hononegah HS 37 Chris Bain RB 6-0 202 Fr. Grand Meadow, Minn. Grand Meadow 38 Brenton Shaw RB 5-9 170 Fr. Roscoe, Ill. Harlem HS 39 Paul Johnson DB 6-0 193 So. Sioux Falls, S.D. Harrisburg 40 Ricky Davis LB 6-2 224 Jr. Des Allemands, La. Hahnville Freson City College (Calif.) 41 Lucas Fisher DB 6-0 187 Fr. Rochester, Minn. Century HS 42 Jordan Clark LB 6-2 232 Sr. Circle Pines, Minn. Centennial HS 43 Lukas Johnson LB 6-0 207 So. Sioux Falls, S.D. Harrisburg 44 Matt Overgaard TE 6-4 242 Sr. Luverne, Minn. Luverne 45 Carl Anderson DB 5-9 163 Jr. Gaithersburg, Md. Montgomery Blair Shasta College (Calif.) 46 Shane Ratkovich LB 6-1 246 Jr. Crete, Ill. Crete-Monee College of DuPage (Ill.) 47 Emmanuel Ehrich LB 6-0 220 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. Maple Grove North Dakota State College of Science 48 Skyler Crew K 6-1 183 Fr. Urbandale, Iowa Waukee HS 49 Taylor Harden K 6-1 208 RFr. Omaha, Neb. Westside 50 Randy Anderson DL 6-2 224 So. Albertville, Minn. St. Michael-Albertville 52 Connor Melz LB 5-11 233 So. Lakeville, Minn. North 56 Greg Helander LB 6-2 237 RFr. Glenwood, Minn. Minnewaska 57 Corey Castell LB 6-1 253 So. Canby, Minn. Canby 58 Zach Thissen OL 6-6 283 So. Rosemount, Minn. Rosemount 59 Tyshonn Woodard DE 6-2 242 So. Rockford, Ill. Guilford 60 Ben Kragness OL 6-3 286 So. Colfax, Wis. Colfax 61 Nate Van Asperen OL 6-3 298 Jr. Sacramento, Calif. Johnson Sacramento City College (Calif.) 62 Nick Guzman OL 6-4 280 So. Brooklyn Park, Minn. Champlin Park 63 Ben Toot OL 6-6 270 Fr. Nevada, Iowa Nevada HS 65 Zach Stratmoen OL 6-5 297 So. Dawson, Minn. Dawson-Boyd 66 Bryce Oslund OL 6-3 257 Fr. Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville North HS 67 Austin Hilgert OL 6-4 285 Sr. Bloomington, Minn. Jefferson 68 Jon Dicke DL 6-2 318 Jr. Rochester, Minn. Century 69 Rejean Macon DL 6-2 279 Jr. Chicago, Ill. Thornton Township West Hills College Coalinga (Calif.) 70 Clay Knox OL 6-5 324 So. Highmore, S.D. Highmore 71 Noah Sander OL 6-5 287 Jr. Clarence North Cedar Iowa Central C.C. 72 Connor Wigand OL 6-4 260 Fr. Manitowoc, Wis. Lincoln HS 73 Michael Hughes OL 6-4 340 Jr. Mason City, Iowa Mason City Ellsworth College (Iowa) 74 Malik Johnson DL 6-0 264 So. Cottage Grove, Minn. St. Agnes SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 11 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown High School Previous School 75 Drake Zabloudil OL 6-5 313 Sr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa Kennedy 76 Ty Bird OL 6-3 305 Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. North Canyon Glendale Community College (Ariz.) 77 Jacob Hojer OL 6-6 297 Fr. Oldham, S.D. Oldham-Ramona HS 78 Nick Cayler OL 6-6 288 Fr. Delano, Minn. Delano HS 79 D'Khari Whitfield OL 6-8 330 RFr. Crystal, Minn. Robbinsdale Cooper 80 Eldridge Joyce TE 6-6 238 RFr. Champlin, Minn. Champlin Park 81 Jeb Melson WR 6-6 197 So. Cottage Grove, Minn. Park 83 Tad Steffensen WR 5-11 178 Jr. Marshalltown, Iowa Marshalltown Ellsworth Community College (Iowa) 84 Drew Fellenz DE 6-2 237 So. Spring Lake Park, Minn. Spring Lake Park 85 Trenton McCloud WR 6-0 187 So. South St. Paul, Minn. South St. Paul 87 Chase Onken WR 6-3 212 Sr. Norwalk, Iowa Norwalk Iowa State 88 Keaton Rommel TE 6-4 225 RFr. Davenport, Iowa West 90 Elias Mensah DL 6-2 278 Sr. Brampton, Ont. Notre Dame College of the Siskiyous (Calif.) 92 Hayden Acker DL 6-4 306 Jr. Cross Plains, Wis. Middleton 93 Webb Bolstad DL 6-4 286 Jr. Hopkins, Minn. Hopkins 94 Kyle Richter DL 6-0 264 RFr. Pleasant Prairie, Wis. Tremper 95 Aaron Van Dyk LS 6-6 240 Sr. Parkersburg, Iowa Aplington-Parkersburg Iowa Western C.C. 96 Bennet Trygstad DL 6-5 273 Fr. Nunda, S.D. Rutland HS 97 Alex Werner DL 6-6 292 Sr. Marshall, Minn. Marshall 99 Zachary Kelly-DeLorme DL 6-0 320 RFr. Bayport, Minn. Stillwater Ryan Amundson DL 6-3 236 RFr. Blaine, Minn. Spring Lake Park St. Cloud State Curstin Conway DB 5-10 180 Fr. Harrisburg, S.D. Harrisburg Carter Damlo TE 6-6 207 Fr. Waconia, Minn. Waconia HS German Fitzgerald DL 6-2 220 Fr. Milwaukee, Wis. Wisconsin Lutheran Gabe Galamue WR 6-1 190 So. Brooklyn Park, Minn. Osseo Damien Gordon WR 6-3 200 Fr. Crystal, Minn. Robbinsdale Cooper HS Diondre Green DB 5-8 182 Jr. Edina, Minn. Edina Rochester Community & Tech College Nate Halverson WR 5-11 181 Jr. Portland, Ore. Grant SMU Aaron Haynes RB 5-8 164 RFr. Lake Wales, Fla. Seffner Christian Jake Hendricks LB 6-1 226 Fr. Waconia, Minn. Waconia HS Bobby Hosch LB 6-2 213 Fr. Fridley, Minn. Columbia Heights HS Dakota Jaeschke WR 6-2 210 Fr. Moorland, Iowa Southeast Valley HS Hunter Lee WR 5-9 182 Jr. Storm Lake, Iowa Storm Lake Tony Madison DL 6-2 216 Fr. Crystal, Minn. Robbinsdale Cooper HS Isaiah Nelson WR 5-9 165 Fr. Hutchinson, Minn. Hutchinson HS Alex Pujado RB 5-9 176 Jr. Harrisburg, S.D. Sioux Falls O'Gorman Nebraska-Kearney Waylon Quilling DL 6-2 247 Fr. Menomonie, Wis. Menomonie HS Trey Sachs RB 5-9 182 Fr. Elkhorn, Neb. Elkhorn HS Shane Sande LB 6-0 219 Fr. Lakeville, Minn. Apple Valley HS Zach Scholten QB 6-6 192 Fr. Hills, Minn. Hills-Beaver Creek HS Mike Witkowski DL 6-4 242 Fr. Milwaukee, Wis. Greendale Senior HS

Head Coach: Cory Sauter (8th season) Assistant Coaches: Christian Guenther (defensive coordinator/secondary), Brian Frana (offensive Line/run-game coordinator), Ricky Thomas (defensive pass game coordina- tor/defensive backs), Joe Matheson (tight ends), Jacob Nye (wide receivers), Brett McMurray (inside linebackers coach), Sam Gooding (running backs), Kyle Newsom (out- side linebackers coach), Nick Brundy (football strength and conditioning), Anders Faaren (student assistant)

Pronunciations: Roster by State: Squad Breakdown: Acker (A-ker) Minnesota: 53 Seniors: 16 Bunne (“bunny”) Iowa: 15 Juniors: 28 Castell (cas-TELL) Wisconsin: 9 Sophomores: 25 Dicke (DICK-ee) South Dakota: 7 Redshirt Freshmen: 15 Huot (Hue-it) Illinois: 7 Freshmen: 24 Majka (My-ka) California: 1 Nye (rhymes with eye) Florida: 3 Stratmoen (Strat-moen) Oregon: 2 Thissen (THEE-sin) Arizona: 2 Zabloudil (Za-BLOW-jul) Louisiana: 2 Ehrich (air-RICH) Nebraska: 2 Washington: 1 Michigan: 1 Nevada: 1 Virginia: 1 Texas: 1 Ontario: 1 SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 12

      
     
          

      
              
  
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SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg RUSHING DEFENSE G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G ------Sioux Falls...... 6 8 8 0 0 2 0 62 10.3 Sioux Falls...... 6 215 358 1.7 3 59.7 Winona State...... 6 9 8 0 0 3 0 71 11.8 Minnesota State..... 6 200 449 2.2 2 74.8 Minnesota State..... 6 11 7 2 0 1 0 80 13.3 St. Cloud State..... 6 174 512 2.9 6 85.3 Wayne State...... 6 11 10 0 0 8 0 100 16.7 Bemidji State...... 6 248 622 2.5 8 103.7 Bemidji State...... 6 16 11 1 0 3 0 118 19.7 Minnesota Duluth.... 6 200 627 3.1 8 104.5 Upper Iowa...... 6 17 14 0 0 6 0 134 22.3 Winona State...... 6 213 751 3.5 4 125.2 Minnesota Duluth.... 6 20 19 0 0 4 0 151 25.2 Augustana...... 6 240 772 3.2 6 128.7 St. Cloud State..... 6 22 18 0 0 2 0 156 26.0 MSU Moorhead...... 6 235 818 3.5 10 136.3 Northern State...... 6 20 15 2 1 6 0 159 26.5 Wayne State...... 6 236 923 3.9 5 153.8 Augustana...... 6 20 17 1 0 10 0 169 28.2 Northern State...... 6 237 1000 4.2 9 166.7 MSU Moorhead...... 6 22 21 0 0 6 0 171 28.5 Upper Iowa...... 6 272 1089 4.0 5 181.5 Minot State...... 6 23 20 0 0 5 0 173 28.8 Southwest Minnesota. 6 245 1146 4.7 10 191.0 Southwest Minnesota. 6 23 21 0 0 7 0 180 30.0 Minot State...... 6 278 1483 5.3 15 247.2 Concordia-St. Paul.. 6 29 24 1 0 4 0 212 35.3 University of Mary.. 6 256 1491 5.8 20 248.5 University of Mary.. 6 34 30 1 0 5 0 251 41.8 Concordia-St. Paul.. 6 264 1566 5.9 16 261.0 Minnesota Crookston. 6 35 25 4 0 11 0 276 46.0 Minnesota Crookston. 6 268 1670 6.2 10 278.3

PASS OFFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds ds Avg TD Yds/G TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G ------MSU Moorhead...... 6 245 140 10 57.1 1604 4 6.5 8 267.3 Minnesota State..... 6 1908 1095 415 3003 7.2 32 500.5 Minnesota Duluth.... 6 217 117 4 53.9 1536 7.1 11 256.0 Upper Iowa...... 6 1362 1233 445 2595 5.8 22 432.5 Southwest Minnesota. 6 239 149 5 62.3 1530 6.4 8 255.0 Bemidji State...... 6 1126 1435 443 2561 5.8 25 426.8 Wayne State...... 6 196 114 7 58.2 1475 7.5 13 245.8 MSU Moorhead...... 6 898 1604 472 2502 5.3 18 417.0 Bemidji State...... 6 214 110 3 51.4 1435 6.7 17 239.2 Sioux Falls...... 6 1233 1138 442 2371 5.4 18 395.2 Concordia-St. Paul.. 6 225 106 8 47.1 1347 6.0 10 224.5 Wayne State...... 6 850 1475 388 2325 6.0 18 387.5 Augustana...... 6 228 106 15 46.5 1276 6 5.6 11 212.7 Winona State...... 6 1049 1268 397 2317 5.8 23 386.2 St. Cloud State..... 6 163 88 4 54.0 1272 7.8 14 212.0 St. Cloud State..... 6 1017 1272 424 2289 5.4 24 381.5 Winona State...... 6 168 95 5 56.5 1268 7.5 9 211.3 Minnesota Duluth.... 6 717 1536 455 2253 5.0 20 375.5 Upper Iowa...... 6 172 99 6 57.6 1233 7.2 8 205.5 Southwest Minnesota. 6 711 1530 474 2241 4.7 17 373.5 Sioux Falls...... 6 172 99 3 57.6 1138 6.6 5 189.7 Concordia-St. Paul.. 6 701 1347 426 2048 4.8 14 341.3 Minnesota State..... 6 144 82 3 56.9 1095 7.6 15 182.5 Augustana...... 6 758 1276 446 2034 4.6 15 339.0 Minnesota Crookston. 6 206 106 9 51.5 1089 5.3 9 181.5 Minot State...... 6 629 1054 378 1683 4.5 11 280.5 Minot State...... 6 178 85 8 47.8 1054 5.9 5 175.7 University of Mary.. 6 1231 422 383 1653 4.3 11 275.5 Northern State...... 6 170 94 8 55.3 944 5.6 5 157.3 Northern State...... 6 695 944 379 1639 4.3 11 273.2 University of Mary.. 6 53 20 6 37.7 422 8.0 3 70.3 Minnesota Crookston. 6 392 1089 404 1481 3.7 9 246.8

PASS DEFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds ds Avg TD Yds/G TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plys Yards Avg TD Yds/G ------Upper Iowa...... 6 172 79 4 45.9 84 9 4.9 9 141.5 Sioux Falls...... 6 358 1096 402 1454 3.6 8 242.3 Minot State...... 6 153 87 9 56.9 88 3 5.8 4 147.2 Minnesota State..... 6 449 1266 393 1715 4.4 10 285.8 Sioux Falls...... 6 187 100 5 53.5 109 6 5.9 5 182.7 Augustana...... 6 772 1113 428 1885 4.4 16 314.2 Augustana...... 6 188 96 7 51.1 111 3 5.9 10 185.5 St. Cloud State..... 6 512 1389 377 1901 5.0 21 316.8 Concordia-St. Paul.. 6 159 87 1 54.7 114 7 7.2 11 191.2 Bemidji State...... 6 622 1303 451 1925 4.3 15 320.8 University of Mary.. 6 144 91 1 63.2 121 8 8.5 12 203.0 Upper Iowa...... 6 1089 849 444 1938 4.4 14 323.0 Winona State...... 6 223 112 13 50.2 125 3 5.6 4 208.8 Winona State...... 6 751 1253 436 2004 4.6 8 334.0 Northern State...... 6 211 133 4 63.0 126 0 6.0 8 210.0 Minnesota Duluth.... 6 627 1379 386 2006 5.2 18 334.3 Minnesota State..... 6 193 95 5 49.2 126 6 6.6 8 211.0 MSU Moorhead...... 6 818 1298 410 2116 5.2 22 352.7 MSU Moorhead...... 6 175 100 1 57.1 129 8 7.4 12 216.3 Wayne State...... 6 923 1328 456 2251 4.9 11 375.2 Bemidji State...... 6 203 109 13 53.7 130 3 6.4 7 217.2 Northern State...... 6 1000 1260 448 2260 5.0 17 376.7 Wayne State...... 6 220 119 14 54.1 132 8 6.0 6 221.3 Minot State...... 6 1483 883 431 2366 5.5 19 394.3 Minnesota Duluth.... 6 186 95 5 51.1 137 9 7.4 10 229.8 Southwest Minnesota. 6 1146 1396 442 2542 5.8 21 423.7 St. Cloud State..... 6 203 104 9 51.2 138 9 6.8 15 231.5 University of Mary.. 6 1491 1218 400 2709 6.8 32 451.5 Southwest Minnesota. 6 197 98 10 49.7 139 6 7.1 11 232.7 Concordia-St. Paul.. 6 1566 1147 423 2713 6.4 27 452.2 Minnesota Crookston. 6 176 105 3 59.7 154 0 8.8 19 256.7 Minnesota Crookston. 6 1670 1540 444 3210 7.2 29 535.0

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RECEPTIONS/GAME Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Avg/C Rec/G KICK RETURN AVG Team Cl G Ret Yds TD Avg Gibson, Damon...... MSUM SR 6 53 635 3 12.0 8.83 Culbreath, Zech..... NSU JR 6 7 212 1 30.3 Connette, Adam...... UMC SR 6 38 412 6 10.8 6.33 Stewart, Rod...... UMC JR 6 9 245 0 27.2 Huot, Nate...... SMSU SR 6 36 521 3 14.5 6.00 Hall, Isaiah...... WSU FR 6 7 181 0 25.9 Sullivan, Layne..... WSC JR 6 36 342 1 9.5 6.00 Balts,Jason...... UMD JR 6 9 214 0 23.8 Edmonds,Jarred...... UIU SR 6 35 547 5 15.6 5.83 Brent, Corey...... MSU SR 6 9 204 0 22.7 Balts,Jason...... UMD JR 6 33 555 3 16.8 5.50 Arlington, Elias.... CSP SR 6 12 268 1 22.3 Braaten, Hunter..... MSUM SR 6 32 331 1 10.3 5.33 Maxwell,Winston..... USF SO 6 6 133 0 22.2 Bresnahan, Grady.... MSUM FR 6 30 416 4 13.9 5.00 Vizzini,Jesse...... UIU JR 6 6 132 0 22.0 Stewart, Rod...... UMC JR 6 28 315 2 11.2 4.67 Balliu, Jake...... WSU SO 6 6 129 0 21.5 Joyce, Eldridge..... SMSU FR 6 27 232 1 8.6 4.50 Tynes,Avram...... AUGIE JR 6 17 359 0 21.1

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ALL PURPOSE Team Cl G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G SCORING Team Cl G TD XPT FG Pts Pts/G Gunn, Nate...... MSU SO 6 949 3 0 0 952 158.7 Gunn, Nate...... MSU SO 6 10 0 0 60 10.0 Mickey, Max...... USF SR 6 873 -2 0 0 871 145.2 McCauley, Carter.... WSU SR 6 0 26 11 59 9.8 Balts,Jason...... UMD JR 6 16 555 52 2142 837 139.5 Aanerud, Isaac...... BSU JR 6 0 22 12 58 9.7 Bresnahan, Grady.... MSUM FR 6 0 416 168 1941 778 129.7 Bednarski, Casey.... MSU JR 6 0 27 8 51 8.5 Lackowski, Andrew... BSU JR 6 462 207 0 0 669 111.5 Mickey, Max...... USF SR 6 8 0 0 48 8.0 Arlington, Elias.... CSP SR 6 -3 385 13 2682 663 110.5 Zylstra, Shane...... MSU SO 6 8 0 0 48 8.0 Trimble, Rashad..... WSC SR 6 620 16 0 0 636 106.0 Knudson, Ethan...... WSC SO 6 0 17 9 44 7.3 Gibson, Damon...... MSUM SR 6 0 635 0 0 635 105.8 Stage, Adam...... SCSU FR 6 0 25 6 43 7.2 Huot, Nate...... SMSU SR 6 -10 521 87 0 598 99.7 Rogers, Nate...... WSC SR 6 7 0 0 42 7.0 Overstreet, Larry... MINOT SR 5 377 117 0 0 494 98.8 Lackowski, Andrew... BSU JR 6 7 0 0 42 7.0

SCORING (TDs) Team Cl G TD Rush Pass Ret t PAT Pts Pts/G FIELD GOALS Team Cl G FG FGA Pct. FG/G Gunn, Nate...... MSU SO 6 10 10 0 0 0 60 10.0 Aanerud, Isaac...... BSU JR 6 12 14 85.7 2.00 Zylstra, Shane...... MSU SO 6 8 0 8 0 0 48 8.0 McCauley, Carter.... WSU SR 6 11 14 78.6 1.83 Mickey, Max...... USF SR 6 8 8 0 0 0 48 8.0 Knudson, Ethan...... WSC SO 6 9 11 81.8 1.50 Lackowski, Andrew... BSU JR 6 7 3 4 0 0 42 7.0 Bednarski, Casey.... MSU JR 6 8 9 88.9 1.33 Rogers, Nate...... WSC SR 6 7 0 7 0 0 42 7.0 Vanden Heuvel,S..... USF SR 6 7 11 63.6 1.17 Pass, John...... SCSU JR 6 6 0 6 0 0 36 6.0 Crew, Skyler...... SMSU FR 6 6 6 100.0 1.00 Truen, Nicholas..... NSU SR 6 6 5 1 0 0 36 6.0 Schenderlein, Jonas. CSP JR 6 6 7 85.7 1.00 Connette, Adam...... UMC SR 6 6 0 6 0 0 36 6.0 Stage, Adam...... SCSU FR 6 6 8 75.0 1.00 Frandsen, Isaiah.... WSU JR 6 6 0 6 0 0 36 6.0 Branger,Dan...... UMD SO 6 5 9 55.6 0.83 Overstreet, Larry... MINOT SR 5 5 4 1 0 0 30 6.0 Shaw, Nathan...... NSU SR 6 3 4 75.0 0.50

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= $ ,  , (# $* B 9 $$C?  $ #-)0 SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 25 SMSU Head Coach Cory Sauter Cory Sauter is in his eighth season as head setting 13 single-season team records and play- Sauter Timeline coach at Southwest Minnesota State University in ing a postseason game for the first time since Coaching Experience 2017 and continues to develop a program that can 1990. The Mustangs finished with seven victories 2010-17 SMSU (head coach) compete among the top in the Northern Sun Inter- and placed fourth in the 16-team NSIC. It was the 2009 SMSU (offensive/pass game coordinator/QBs) collegiate Conference. highest finish for the Mustangs in the NSIC since 2008 SMSU (quarterbacks/pass game coordinator) Sauter has compiled an overall record of 34- 2007 Berlin Thunder (quarterbacks) 1999, and also qualified for the Mineral Water 2006 Hamburg Sea Devils (quarterbacks/receivers) 44 in seven seasons on the sidelines, including 33- Bowl for the first time in program history, ap- 2006 University of Minnesota (defensive backs) 42 in NSIC play. During the last four seasons, he has pearing in just the third postseason game in led the Mustangs to two of its best seasons in pro- team history. Playing Experience gram history and numerous memorable victories During the 2013 season, SMSU running 1993-97 University of Minnesota 1998 Arizona Cardinals which include a postseason appearance, school- back Tyler Tonderum set a school record with 1999-00 Detroit Lions record victories at the Division II level and the pro- 2,145 yards rushing—ranking second in Division 2000 Barcelona Dragons gram’s first-ever win over a Division II Top 25 team. II—and became the first player in program his- 2001-03 Indianapolis Colts His career victory total ranks second in the 49-year tory to be named a national finalist for the Har- 2002 Chicago Bears history of the program. lon Hill Award, which is given to the top player in SMSU Highlights During the Sauter Era Sauter was named the 10th head coach in Division II. -Four players have earned All-American honors program history on March 29, 2010, after serving a The SMSU offense set a school record -Two players named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans month as interim head coach. Prior to becoming with 6,295 total yards, averaging a school record -SMSU was twice ranked in the NCAA region rankings in head coach, he spent two seasons as an assistant 524.6 per game and also set the NSIC single-sea- 2015 coach at SMSU. Sauter brings six years of profes- Cory -SMSU’s eight victories in 2015, the highest total in son record with 5,892 yards in NSIC games. school history at the Division II level sional football playing experience in both the Na- During Sauter’s first season as head coach in -SMSU led Division II in total first downs during the tional Football League and NFL Europe, along with Sauter 2010, the Mustangs started the season 2-0 and 2015 regular season both collegiate and professional football coaching experience to were 4-4 after eight weeks, before suffering several injuries to -RB Max Simmons named NSIC Offensive Newcomer of the Mustang program. key positions and finishing 4-7 overall. Seven Mustang players the year in 2016 -RB Tyler Tonderum named a Harlon Hill Finalist in 2013 During the 2016 season, SMSU recorded five victories, in- earned all-conference honors, including quarterback Ryan -Mineral Water Bowl appearance in 2013 cluding a four-point win over No. 19 Minnesota Duluth, the pro- Ratekin, who became the first SMSU offensive player to earn first -Set school record in 2013 with 6,295 yards of offense gram’s first-ever victory over a nationally-ranked Division II team. team All-NSIC honors since 2006. -Has scored 30 or more points in 26 of 46 games since Mustang running back Max Simmons was named NSIC New- In 2011, SMSU finished with a 3-8 overall record and had eight the 2012 season comer of the Year and ranked first among all freshman in NCAA players earn All-NSIC honors. Junior quarterback Tyler Peschong -Set school rushing touchdowns record in 2013 -Four of top five team single-season rushing totals in football with 18 rushing touchdowns. SMSU finished 19th in the led the NSIC in passing and total yards and was named second school history have come since 2012 country in passing offense and 34th in scoring offense. team All-NSIC South Division. The Mustang offense finished the -Top five team pass completion pct. in school history The 2015 Mustangs put together one of the best seasons in season ranking third in the conference in passing and eighth in have been set since Sauter joined the coaching staff in program history, reaching heights never seen before in team his- scoring. 2008 tory and just missing a spot in the NCAA playoffs. SMSU recorded In his third season at the helm in 2012, Sauter helped oversee an 8-3 mark, finishing fourth in the NSIC. The eight victories set an offense that set a school record with 23 rushing touchdowns, a school record for wins in a season at the Division II level and while rushing for 1,888 yards, the second highest total in program marked just the third time ever an SMSU squad has won eight or history. The Mustang offense – which scored 30 or more points more games in a season. six times - ranked 62nd in the country in scoring and 65th in total For the first time in school history, SMSU was twice ranked offense. Senior running back Warren Matthews was named first in the NCAA region rankings, including No. 9 in the final regular team All-NSIC, while senior running back Gannon Moore was season poll. The team also received votes in the American Foot- named second team All-NSIC. ball Coaches Association (AFCA) Top 25 weekly poll on three oc- Prior to becoming head coach, Sauter spent two seasons casions—the first time SMSU received votes in the poll since (2008-09) helping lead a high-powered Mustang offensive attack 2008. as quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator. The Mustang offense was high-powered again in 2015, lead- Serving as offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and ing Division II during the regular season with 312 first downs, passing game coordinator in 2009, SMSU averaged 36 points per while scoring 366 points—the fifth highest total in school history. game, the third highest in school history, and also scored 30 or SMSU running back Davontay Stevens led the conference in more points in eight games tying a school single-season record. rushing in 2015, racking up 1,066 yards and becoming just the SMSU junior quarterback Ryan Ratekin was named the 2009 sixth player in school history to reach 1,000 yards in a season, NSIC Offensive Newcomer of the Year, setting a school record while quarterback Blake Gimbel completed a school record 66.4 with a 63.9 percent completion percentage, while passing for percent of his pass attempts. 2,963 yards and 33 touchdowns. The 2015 season also saw success off the field of play for SMSU quarterback Josh Shudlick had a record-breaking sea- the program. Seniors Davontay Stevens and Donovan Woods son during Sauter’s first season on the sideline in 2008. Shudlick were both named CoSIDA first team Academic All-Americans. set a conference record for passing yards, tied the league record In 2014, SMSU had several close games, losing three by for touchdown passes and finished first in the league in both three points or less, but still featured a potent offense and a dis- passing yards per game and total offense. ciplined team. The Mustang offense, despite five new starters on Prior to SMSU, Sauter spent several years coaching at both the offensive line, ranked among the top 80 nationally in both the collegiate and professional levels. In 2006, he served as quar- Cory, Amy, Estella and Berlin Sauter rushing offense and passing offense, while the squad finished terbacks/receivers coach for the Hamburg Sea Devils in NFL Eu- second in the NSIC and 13th in Division II in fewest penalty yards rope and was also a graduate assistant at the University of per game. Punter Mike Wenk was named first team All-NSIC and Minnesota. In 2007, he was quarterbacks coach for the Berlin was also a second team All-American honoree. Thunder. In 2013, SMSU put together a record-breaking campaign, A native of Hutchinson, Minn., and a 1997 graduate of the University of Minnesota, Sauter had a record-setting career at quarterback for the Golden Gophers and spent six seasons in the NFL from 1998-2003. He played four seasons for Minnesota (1994-97), including starting the final 34 games of his collegiate career and playing in the Blue-Gray All-Star Football Classic fol- lowing his senior season. He finished his career as the school's all-time career record holder for pass completions, pass attempts and passing yards. Sauter earned his master's degree from the University of Minnesota in 2003. Following his collegiate career Sauter spent six seasons in the NFL from 1998-2003. He signed as a free agent with the Ari- zona Cardinals in 1998 before spending time with the Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts. He appeared in one regular season game in his career completing 6 of 9 passes for 59 yards in a 2002 game with the Chicago Bears. Sauter also played one season for the Barcelona Dragons in NFL Europe. Sauter raises the “Sledge” following SMSU’s victory over Cory and his wife Amy, live in Lynd, with their daughters, Sauter played six Winona State in 2015 Berlin and Estella. seasons in the NFL