St. Norbert College Sports Information Dan Lukes, Sports Information Director 123 Schuldes Sports Center - De Pere, Wisconsin 54115 920-403-4077 - phone 920-403-3128 - FAX [email protected] - e-mail Web site - www.snc.edu/athletics St. Norbert College Green Knights Football Preview St. Norbert College (2-2, 2-1 MWC) at Monmouth College (2-2, 2-1 MWC) Saturday, October 2, 2010 - 1 p.m. Zorn Memorial Stadium (2,600) - Monmouth, Illinois 2010 Midwest Conference Standings Game Overview: Conference Overall The game that has determined the Midwest Conference champion in Team W L W L each of the last seven years is a battle for survival this season as the winner Ripon 3 0 4 0 will try to stay one game behind league leader Ripon. St. Norbert and Beloit 2 1 2 2 Monmouth are part of a five-team tie for second place in the MWC. Carroll 2 1 3 1 Grinnell 2 1 3 1 The Series: Monmouth 2 1 2 2 St. Norbert holds a 19-5 series lead over Monmouth in a series that began St. Norbert 2 1 2 2 in 1975. The Green Knights have won 10 of the last 13 games in the series, Lawrence 1 2 1 3 but Monmouth has won three of the last five meetings meetings. St. Illinois College 1 2 1 3 Norbert has won five of the last six meetings at Monmouth dating back to Knox 0 3 0 4 1998. Lake Forest 0 3 0 4 Games on Saturday, Sept. 25 The Coaches: St. Norbert 77, Lawrence 26 St. Norbert coach Jim Purtill (Miami-Ohio, 1978) is 102-19 in his 12th sea- Monmouth 33, Illinois College 9 son in De Pere. Grinnell 41, Lake Forest 20 Monmouth coach Steve Bell (Bemidji State, 1991) is 80-28 in his 11th sea- Ripon 27, Carroll 24 (OT) son in Monmouth. Beloit 42, Knox 7 Games on Saturday, Oct. 2 Last Meeting: St. Norbert at Monmouth, 1 p.m. Monmouth handed St. Norbert its only loss of the 2009 season with a 52- Beloit at Grinnell, 1 p.m. 24 setback at Monmouth, Ill. The Scots led 31-10 at halftime and 45-17 after Lawrence at Illinois College, 1 p.m. three quarters. Ripon at Knox, 1 p.m. Monmouth put up 533 yards of offense with 29 first downs, while St. Lake Forest at Carroll, 3 p.m. Norbert had 408 yards and 22 first downs. The Scots’ Alex Tanney complet- 2010 St. Norbert Football Schedule and Results (2-2, 2-1 MWC) Date Opponent Site Time/Result Quick Fact Sept. 4 St. Thomas (5-n/a) De Pere L 40-7 First game played in Donald J. Schneider Stadium Sept. 11 Beloit Beloit L 34-31 SNC’s first 0-2 start since the 1997 season Sept. 18 Knox Galesburg, Ill. W 49-0 SNC’s third shutout in last four MWC games Sept. 25 Lawrence De Pere W 77-26 SNC sets school record for points in a game Oct. 2 Monmouth Monmouth, Ill. 1 p.m. MC won last year’s de facto MWC title game 52-24 at MC Oct. 9 Illinois College De Pere 1 p.m. All De Pere residents will be admitted to this game free Oct. 16 Carroll Waukesha 4 p.m. SNC rallied from 20-0 halftime deficit to win 28-20 last year Oct. 23 Grinnell (HC) De Pere 1 p.m. SNC is 18-1 on Homecoming since ‘91, only loss to GC in ‘98 Oct. 30 Ripon Ripon 1 p.m. RC won last meeting at Ingalls Field 19-7 in 2008 Nov. 6 Lake Forest De Pere 1 p.m. SNC is 24-2 all-time in the series with LFC (rankings) by D3football.com and AFCA ed 34 of 47 passes for 361 yards and yards with six touchdowns and five St. Norbert Quick Facts five touchdowns with one intercep- interceptions. Nickname: . .Green Knights tion, and running back Clay Bricker Nick Law is the Scots’ leading Location: . .De Pere, WI 54115 had 114 yards on 17 carries. St. rusher with 333 yards on 74 Colors: . .Dartmouth Green & Old Gold Norbert’s Rob Berger completed 23 attempts and two touchdowns. Founded: . .1898 of 38 passes for 223 yards with one Matt Shepherd has been the go-to Enrollment: . .2,100 touchdown and two interceptions. receiver this year, hauling in 28 President: . .Thomas Kunkel Athletics Director: . .Tim Bald passes for 323 yards and three Conference: . .Midwest Conference About the Green Knights: touchdowns. Facility: . .Donald J. Schneider Stadium St. Norbert improved to 2-2 over- Cory Bishop is Monmouth’s lead- Capacity: . .2,454 all and 2-1 in the Midwest ing tackler with 39, and he also has Year Opened: . .2010 Conference with a 77-26 thrashing two quarterback sacks. Adam Hoste All-Time Schneider Stadium Record: . .1-1 Head Coach: . .Jim Purtill of Lawrence at Schneider Stadium has 33 tackles and has intercepted Record at St. Norbert: . .102-19 (12th year) in De Pere. The point total set a St. four passes for 128 yards with two First Season of Football: . .1931 Norbert single-game record. touchdowns. Seasons of Football: . .77 Senior quarterback Rob Berger Monmouth is averaging 308.8 All-Time Overall Record: . .392-266-20 had 337 yards of total offense yards per game of total offense and All-Time MWC Record: . .150-31-0 MWC Championships: . .12 against Lawrence. Berger has com- is averaging 21.2 points per game. .(1985,87,88,89,99,2000,01,02,03,04,06,07) pleted 50 of 84 passes for 748 yards Opponents are averaging 299.8 NCAA Playoff Appearances: . .8 and 11 touchdowns with five inter- yards and 19.5 points per game. .(1989,99,2000,01,03,04,06,07) ceptions. he has also rushed for 224 yards on 33 carries with four touch- Getting Offensive: Head Coach Jim Purtill downs. Berger’s passing efficiency St. Norbert’s offense, which was rating of 165.63 leads the Midwest ninth in the Midwest Conference Education: Conference. through two games, continued to Bachelor’s degree at Senior running back John improve with a school-record 77 Miami (Ohio) University (1978); Weninger leads the team in rushing points last Saturday against master’s degree at with 325 yards on 72 carries and Lawrence. Salem (W. Va.) two touchdowns. Weninger also St. Norbert’s previous high point College (1995). leads the team in receptions with 12 total came in a 70-13 win over Coaching catches for 108 yards. Junior wide Illinois College on Sept. 27, 1997. Experience: receiver Logan Krueger has a team- A week after piling up 683 yards Offensive line coach high 206 yards receiving with 11 of total offense against Knox, the at Ferris State (1988 catches and two touchdowns. Green Knights registered 622 to 1994); offensive Junior defensive back Ben Nantell against the Vikings. Both totals are coordinator at Albion (1995 to 1998); head coach at St. Norbert has a team-high 38 tackles, while in the top five all-time for the Green (March 9, 1999 to present). sophomore defensive back Josh Knights. Thanks to those efforts, St. Vanden Heuvel has 20 stops. Junior Norbert is now leading the Purtill at St. Norbert Year Overall MWC Place NCAA defensive lineman John Troyer has Midwest Conference in scoring 1999 9-2 9-0 1st First Rd. a team-high five tackles for loss. (41.0 points per game) and total 2000 10-1 9-0 1st First Rd. St. Norbert is averaging 463.5 offense (463.5 yards per game). The 2001 8-2 7-1 T1st First Rd. 2002 9-1 8-1 T1st yards and 41 points per game, Green Knights are ranked 16th in 2003 11-1 9-0 1st Second Rd. while opponents are netting 368.5 total offense in this week’s NCAA 2004 9-2 9-0 1st First Rd. yards and 25 points per game. Division III national statistical rank- 2005 8-2 8-1 2nd 2006 10-1 9-0 1st First Rd. ings. 2007 10-1 9-0 1st First Rd. About the Scots: Under Jim Purtill, St. Norbert has 2008 7-3 7-2 3rd Monmouth enters Saturday’s scored at least 50 points in a game 2009 9-1 8-1 2nd 2010 2-2 2-1 game with a 2-2 overall record and 27 times. In 557 games prior to his Totals 102-19 94-7 a 2-1 mark in the Midwest arrival in 1999, St. Norbert scored at Purtill vs. Midwest Conference Conference. Following an 0-2 start, least 50 points in a game just 12 Team Overall Home Away the Scots have beaten Lawrence 30- times. Beloit 11-1 5-0 6-1 25 and Illinois College 33-9 the last Carroll 10-0 5-0 5-0 two weeks. Third Down Talk: Grinnell 11-0 5-0 6-0 Illinois College 10-1 5-0 5-1 The Scots lost All-America quar- St. Norbert has been incredibly Knox 12-0 6-0 6-0 terback Alex Tanney for the season efficient on third down this year, Lake Forest 10-1 5-1 5-0 in the second game of the year, a 17- converting 22 of 47 (46.8 percent) Lawrence 12-0 7-0 5-0 Monmouth 8-3 4-2 4-1 15 loss to Grinnell. Freshman Brik third-down opportunities. That Ripon 10-1 5-0 5-1 Wedekind has stepped in and has mark leads the Midwest Totals 94-7 47-3 47-4 completed 39 of 75 passes for 441 Conference.