2012 NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL @NU_Sports #B1GCATS GAME INFORMATION WILDCATS ROUND OUT NONCONFERENCE SLATE VS. YOTES For Openers Sept. 17, 2012 - feated Northwestern welcomes FCS opponent South Dakota • In its final tune-up before the start of Big Ten play, unde Northwestern (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) vs. SouthGame DakotaFacts (1-1, 0-0 MVFC) to Ryan Field Saturday (2:30 p.m., BTN). - ern received 41 votes in this week’s AP poll and 33 in the USA• Off Today to a 3-0 start for the third time in five years, Northwest RyanSaturday, Field Sept. 22, 2012 2:30 p.m. CT /Coaches rankings. NU is striving to match its 5-0 starts in 2008 and 2010. Northwestern’s streak of consecutive home victories against Broadcast(47,130, Natural Info: Grass) •nonconference With a gutty 22-13 foes reached victory over12 games, Boston tied College for the Saturday, 14th- ChicagolandEvanston, Ill. Radio— longest active streak among FBS programs. The Wildcats have not lost to a team from outside the Big Ten at Ryan Field Junior RB VENRIC MARK is the Big Ten leader • ESPN 1000 and ranks seventh in the country in all purpose Play-by-Play: Dave Eanet since falling to Duke on Sept. 15, 2007. yards per game with 196.7 yards per outing. Analyst: Ted Albrecht Sideline: Sam Valenzisi • The Wildcats have represented the Big Ten well this season, • WNUR (NU Student Radio, 89.3 FM) going 3-0 against BCS automatic qualifier schools (the other •Television Sirius Satellite— Radio (135) 11 Big Ten Conference schools are 1-8 in such games). NU, which was one of 10 FBS schools to play BCS conference foes in the first two weeks and the only team in that bunch to open 2-0, joined FBS newcomer Massachusetts (0-3) as the only team to open 2012 with three games vs. • Big Ten Network BCS conference squads. Pat Fitzgerald has had his Play-by-Play: Wayne Larrivee way against opponents from the Football Championship Series (formerly Division I-AA), with NU Analyst: Jon Jansen • En route to his 22-5 career record against nonconference opponents, OnlineSideline:— Evan Fitzgerald winning its last five gamesVenric vs. Mark FCS opponents, RB Mike Trumpy by a combined and QB score Kain of Colter 186-45. • BTN2Go 2012 Schedule and Results •4.6 Spearheaded yards per attempt by RB on their 122 combined carries. With Mark rushing for, the 123 2012 yards Wildcats against (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) have averaged 202.7 rushing yards per game, with the aforementioned trio averaging better than e Dat Opponent (TV) Time (CT)/Result Dan Persa achieved Sept. ...........................W, 42-41 Vanderbilt and Trumpy going for 106 against BC, NU has had 100-plus-yard individual rushing Sept. 8 Vanderbilt (BTN) ..........................W, 23-13 performances in back-to-back games for the first time since Trumpy and Sept. 151 Bostat Syracuseon College (ESPN2) (BTN) ..................W, 22-13 the feat against Indiana and Penn State, respectively, in 2010. Should a Wildcat top the 100-yard Sept. 22 South Dakota (BTN) ....................2:30 p.m. plateau this week, it would be the first time since the second week of the 2007 season that NU has Sept. 29 Indiana * (BTN) ................................11 a.m. Budzienhad a 100-yard Kicks rusher His inWay three to consecutive Big Ten Weekly outings. Honor Oct. 6 at Penn State * .......................................... 11 a.m. Jeff Budzien (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead) was recognized as the Big Ten . Oct 13 at Minnesota * F ..................................... 11 a.m. Special Teams Player of the Week Monday following his memorable performance vs. Boston Col- Oct. 20 Nebraska * F ...........................................TBA • Junior place-kicker Oct. 27 Iowa * F ...............................................11 a.m. F .............................................. TBA Nov. 17 at Michigan State * F ................................... TBA lege Saturday. Below is a look at a few of Budzien’s achievements thus far in 2012: Nov. 2410 Illinoisat Michig *an ..................................................... * TBA • Ranks in a tie for first nationally with eight made FGs in 2012 and is the only kicker to be perfect at 8-of-8 Dec. 1 Big Ten Championship (FOX) ................7 p.m. • Against BC, Budzien finished 5-of-5 on field goal attempts to tie a school record for field goals in a single game. He connected from 42, 20, 29, 41 and 19 yards, with his 42-yarder standing as his season long. * Big Ten game F Divisional (Legends) Game • Budzien’s five field goals and 16 total points keyed a narrow 22-13 Northwestern victory following two USA Today/BCS) the week weeks in which he accounted for NU’s game-winning points. Budzien converted the game-winning extra point for the Wildcats in a 42-41 season-opening win at Syracuse and, a week later, connected on an 18- Rankings reflect polls (AP/ attyardempts, field settinggoal (his a schoolthird of record the game) in the to process break a for 13-13 most tie consecutive against Vanderbilt successful with PATs. 2:01 to play. of the game • Home games in bold • Now in his second year as NU’s starting place-kicker, Budzien is 60-for-60 in his career on extra point Northwestern Wildcats Staff ON DECK FOR NORTHWESTERN: Head Coach.. Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern ’97) NU & Career Record ..... 43-36, Seventh Year Next Opponent: Indiana Television: Big Ten Network Big Ten Record ........................................ 21-27 Date: Saturday, Sept. 29 Last Meeting: Assistant Coaches: Location: Of Note: The Wildcats amassed 616 yards of Jerry Brown (Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Stadium: NU 59, Indiana 38 (2011) Backs), Mike Hankwitz (Defensive Kickoff: 11 Evanston, a.m. CT Ill. shy of the NU school record (674). Coordinator), Mick McCall (Offensive Ryan Field (47,130) total offense against IU last season, 58 yards Coordinator), Randy Bates (Linebackers), NORTHWESTERN ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION Adam Cushing (Offensive Line), Bob Heffner (Superbacks), Marty Long (Defensive Line), Matt MacPherson (Running Backs), Director/Football Contact: Dennis Springer (Wide Receivers) Office Phone: (847) 491-7503 • Office Fax: (847) 491-8818 Assistant Director/Asst. Football Paul Kennedy Contact: • (847) 467-2028 (direct office) • (312) 497-5990 (cell) • Email Address: [email protected] Scott Hammer • (847) 491-8800 (direct office) • 2012 NORTHWESTERN(847) 791-4651 FOOTBALL (cell) • •CHICAGO’S Email Address: BIG [email protected] TEAM • PAGE 1 Northwestern-South Dakota Series Information NATIONAL RANKINGS All-Time Series Record: Series in Evanston: USA Today Coaches Poll (Sept. 16) Last Meeting: October 1, Northwestern1927 leads, 4-0 ................... ............... Northwestern 47, SouthNorthwestern Dakota 2 leads, 4-0 ................................ ...............1411 3.1. OrAlabamaegon ................................ (54) 3-0 ...............13391470 4.2. FloridaLSU (5) State ..................... 3-0 ............... .......................... 3-0 ............... • Northwestern is facing South Dakota in what might be considered a season of firsts for the 6. Georgia................................ 3-0 ...............1240 Coyotes. For starters, South Dakota is playing its first season under the direction of head coach- 7.5. WOklahomaest Virginia .................... 2-0 ...............11141201 Joe Glenn, a 1971 alum of the program with more than 20 years experience as a head coach. ................. 3-0 ...............1150 memberThe Yotes of the also MVFC, are in which their firstproduced year as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Confer 9. Clemson .............................. 2-0 .................. encelast year’s after previouslyFCS national competing champion in when the Great West Conference. South Dakota became the 10th 8. South ....................................Carolina 3-0 ..................1071 TALE OF THE TAPE North Dakota State defeated Sam Hous- 11. Stanford .............................. 3-0 ..................955 (2012 STATISTICS) 12.10. USCTexas ....................................... 2-13-0 ..................779869 13. Kansas State ..................... 3-0 ..................767868 Northwestern South Dakota 14. Florida ................................. .................. ton State, 17-6, in the 2011 title game. ..............................Scoring Per Game .......................... ....................... 3-0 .................. renewing a series that dates back to 22.3 .....................Scoring Defense Per Game ................. CU16. T ....................................... 3-0 ..................689 •1924, Northwestern when the Wildcatsand South hosted Dakota the are Coy - 29.0 .........................First Downs Per Game .....................27.5 17.15. MichigNotre Damean ............................. 2-13-0 ..................681 otes in four consecutive season-openers .....................Rushing Yards Per Game ................ 28.0 ........................... 2-0 ..................434675 between 1924 and 1927. NU won all four 4.226.0 .................................Average Per Rush .............................14.5 19. UCLA .................................... ..................507 games by a combined score of 123-9, 4202.7 .................................Rushing Touchdowns ............................148.04 18. Louisville ................. 2-13-0 .................. with the closest margin of victory com- ..................... Passing Yards Per Game ................ 4.5 3 ................................. Passing Touchdowns ............................ 2 21. Arizona ..............................