UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS FOOTBALL University of Sioux Falls Sports Information | 1101 W. 22nd St. | Sioux Falls, SD 57105 | Fax: 605-331-6792 Sports Information Director Dan Genzler (FB Contact) | [email protected] Office: 605-331-6774 | Cell: 605-670-8591 | Athletics: 605-331-6791 - [email protected] Cougars History First game: .........................................................................1902 vs. USD Last Postseason Appearance...................2015 (NCAA DII Playoffs vs. vs. Henderson State 23 USF 16, 11/21/15, Arkadelphia, Ark.) First Year of Football .......................................................................1902 All-Time Record (Years) .........................................421-405-20 (98th) Number of Conference Championships (Last) ................19 (2010) Number of National Championships (Last)........................4 (2009) All-Americans.......................................................................................101 Player of the Year Award recipients....................................................5 #6/6 Sioux Falls (6-0, 2-0 NSIC South) All-Conference Selections.................................................................291 @ Highest NCAA DII Rankings...#4 D2Football.com, 2015 week 4; #5, AFCA, 2015 week 7; #4 in NCAA.com DII power rankings in Winona State (5-1, 2-0 NSIC South) Week 5, 2016 Maxwell Field at Verizon Wireless Stadium 2016 Schedule 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 15 Thursday, Sept. 1 -- @ St. Cloud State, W, 49-13 Live Radio - KWSN 1230, 98.1 turday, Sept. 10 MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD, W 42-21 Video -- https://portal.stretchinternet.com/winona/ Saturday, Sept. 17 -- @ Minot State, W 41-14 Live Stats -- http://www.sidearmstats.com/winona/foot- Saturday, Sept. 24 BEMIDJI STATE, HALL OF FAME, W, 37-36 ball/ www.usfcougars.com Saturday, Oct. 1 -- @ Augustana, W, 35-20 Rankings: USF, #6, AFCA Coaches Poll; Saturday, Oct. 8 -- SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE, USF #6 in D2Football.com Poll; USF #4 COUGARS DAYS, 48-28 David Boyce’s NCAA.com DII Power Rankings Saturday, Oct. 15 -- @ Winona State, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 -- Concordia-St. Paul, 12 p.m., noon Saturday, Oct. 29 -- @ Minnesota State, 1 p.m. #6 USF to face WSU in NSIC South matchup SIOUX FALLS -- The #6 USF Football Team (6-0, 2-0 NSIC South), Saturday, Nov. 5 -- UPPER IOWA, 12 p.m., noon which leads NCAA DII in total offense and rushing, will face a test at Win- Saturday Nov. 12 --- WAYNE STATE, 12 p.m., noon ona State (5-1, 2-0 NSIC South) on the Warriors Homecoming at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday Oct. 15 at Maxwell Field at Verizon Wireless Stadium in Wi- nona, Minn. Both teams come off wins as USF rolled up 670 yards in total offense, including 428 rushing, in a 48-28 decision over Southwest Min- nesota State. Meanwhile WSU defeated Upper Iowa, 27-13 on the road. Where to Watch/Listen USF is ranked #6 in both the AFCA Coaches Poll and D2Football.com The radio broadcast will be on KWSN 1230 with veteran play-by- Poll and #4 in David Boyce’s DII Power Poll at NCAA.com. play announcer Tom Frederick, who is in his 19th year with the The Matchup Cougars. Tim Hiatt is in his 16th year as the analyst on the USF Both teams feature explosive offenses with USF relying more on its game broadcasts. The Jed Stugart Pre-game Show airs 30 minutes rushing game (371.8 ypg, 1st, NCAA DII) and WSU heavy in passing prior to kickoff. Join Tom and Tim after the game for a wrap-up (298.2 ypg, 3rd NSIC). USF is 3rd in the league in scoring at 42.0 points and interviews. Live stats are available at usfcougars.com with each per game while WSU is 6th at 39.5. USF leads NCAA DII in total offense game webcast through the NSIC’s partnership with Stretch Internet. at 585.0 yards per game, the Warriors stand 6th in the league at 464.3 ypg. The Cougar has three of the league’s top nine rushers (Max Mickey, 157.0 All USF games are available for live streaming at portal.stretchinter- ypg, 1st ; Luke Papilion, 106.7 ypg, 3rd; and Justin Fulks, 81.5, ypg, 9th), net.com/siouxfalls. while WSU is led by Paul Preston, 2nd, 116.6 ypg. On defense, the Cougars rank 4th in th NSIC in scoring defense (22.0) with WSU, 1st at 14.2 ppg. USF is 4th in rushing defense at 116.2 ypg and WSU, 2nd, at 111.3 ypg. Game Officials USF’s defense , which ranks fourth in total defense (384.2 ppg), is second in Dave Lundquist, Referee the league in sacks with 23 and interceptions with 11. WSU, which is 1st in Tim Nicometo, Umpire the league in total defense at 277.2 ypg, ranks 8th in sacks with 13 and 6th Tim McGowan, Head Line Judge with eight interceptions. Scott Hill, Line Judge Cougars move to 40-10 in NSIC games Pat Milnovich, Side Judge USF is 40-10 in NSIC games and 46-15 in all DII games since the tran- David Wittman, Field Judge sition in 2011. USF’s clinched 23rd straight winning seasons is unmatched Tom Stephan, Back Judge in D2 and the fifth-longest streak across all divisions. The string of success began with an 8-3 season for legendary head coach Bob Young in 1994. In the four seasons in the NSIC, USF has gone 9-2, 6-5, 11-1 (Mineral Water Sioux Falls - Bowl champs) and 9-3 in 2015. Look at five-plus years in DII Series Notes has made remarkable progress in five years at DII. From USF and Winona State are tied 2-2 in all-time series after a 51-30 by USF the then #5 ranked Cougars on Oct. 10, 2015 at Bob Young Field. 281 points in 2011, USF totaled 512 in 2014 and has 472 in 2015 Two years ago at WSU, the then #14 Cougars taking a 41-28 win on with 252 through six games in 2016. USF has averaged 41.2 ppg the Warriors’ homecoming a year ago. Two years ago in Sioux Falls, over past two plus years when USF has gone 26-4. USF has had the Warriors took a 45-40 decision at Bob Young Field. In 2012, WSU 5,000 yards or more in offense three straight years and have also won, defeating USF, 10-9 in Winona. In 2015, Luke Papilion 3,510 in 2016 through six games. had 506 yards in total offense, including a career high 413 passing, as USF overcame a 17-0 deficit and picked up a 51-30 win at Bob 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Young Field. Two years ago, the Cougars opened up a 35-7 lead in the first half and held off the Warriors. The Cougars defense forced four (5-4) (9-2) (6-5) (11-1) (9-3) (6-0) turnovers, including three interceptions and a 35-yard fumble return Points 281 344 363 512 472 252 for a TD by Cameron Ostrom. Solomon St. Pierre had two picks and a Opp Points 194 222 295 209 257 132 team-high 11 tackles as the USF defense had four sacks, seven tackles Pts. Avg. 31.2 31.3 33.0 42.7 39.3 42.0 for loss and held WSU to under 100 yards rushing. QB Luke Papilion Opp Pts. Avg. 21.6 20.2 26.8 17.4 21.4 22.0 had 21 carries for 121 yards and two TDs while completing 17-of-32 passes for 230 yards and two TDs. Tight end Nicholas Stanke had five 1st Down 158 209 274 292 285 160 catches for 59 yards and a TD. Opp. 1st Downs 167 209 235 223 236 130 1st D Rush. 75 73 133 128 116 93 USF leads nation in offense and ranks in 13 top 10 categories Opp. 1st D Rush 63 79 122 94 86 42 USF leads NCAA DII in both total offense and rushing, according 1st D Pass 70 121 121 150 148 61 to the most recent NCAA DII statistics released on Sunday. The Cougars are ranked in the top 10 nationally in 20 team and individual categories in Opp. 1st. D. Pass 90 114 99 113 128 74 DII stats. USF is ranked in the top 10 in 13 team and individual statistical Rushing Yards 1,494 1,359 2,705 2,559 2,291 2,231 categories nationally. After accumulating 670 yards against Southwest Opp. Rushing Yards 1,025 1,335 2,421 2,208 1,609 697 Minnesota State, USF jumped from 568.0 to 585.0 yards per game in total Rushing Attempts 312 376 540 560 482 266 offense. The Cougars rushed for 428 yards, which pushed USF’s rushing Opp. Rushing Att. 363 402 485 454 491 233 yardage to 371.8 yards per game. The Cougars, which has had at least 282 yards rushing in all six games, accumulated over 400 yards rushing for TDs 12 10 31 30 24 21 the third time this year. In addition, they had 600 yards or more offense Opp. Rushing TDs 9 10 23 13 16 7 for the third time and 12th overall since 2010. USF, which also ranks first Passing Yards 1,634 2,802 2,442 3,239 3,374 1,279 nationally in yards per play at 7.78, has generated 505, 604, 453, 636, 562 Opp. Passing Yards 2,264 2,666 2,431 2,453 2,739 1,608 0and 67 yards in the five games this season. At 42 points per game, USF Passing Att./Comp. 118-234 221-387 208-396 270-422 256-446 106-185 sits 10th in DII. In first downs, USF is fourth nationally with 160.