MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY | www.msubeavers.com SPORTS INFORMATION • 500 UNIVERSITY AVE W • MINOT, ND 58707 • PHONE: (701) 858-3681 • FAX: (701) 858-3136 FOOTBALL GAMEDAY NOTEBOOK 2015 GAME INFORMATION Teams: Minot State vs. Concordia St. Paul | Series: CSP leads 4-1 Date: Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015 | Time: 1:30 p.m. | Site: Herb Parker Stadium Radio: KCJB 910 AM | Television: None Live audio: kcjb.com | Live stats/video: msubeavers.com/stayconnected Facebook: www.facebook.com/msubeavers | Twitter: @MSUBeavers You Tube: www.youtube.com/TheMSUBeavers THIS WEEK: Minot State University celebrates Homecoming 2015 with a 1:30 p.m. matchup against Concordia St. Paul at Herb Parker Stadium. 2015 SCHEDULE RECORDS: The Beavers (0-2, 0-2 NSIC) lost their previous game against Winona State (1-1, 1-1). Concordia St. Paul (0-2, 0-2) has yet to secure a vic- Overall: 0-2 | NSIC: 0-2 | NSIC North: 0-0 : 0-1 | : 0-1 | : 0-0 tory in 2015. Home Away Neutral COACHES CORNER: Minot State’s head coach is Tyler Hughes, who is in SEPTEMBER his second season at the helm. He is 1-10 at Minot State and 21-14 overall as 3 Southwest Minnesota State % L 20-21 a head coach, all at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, where he coached from Vendor Tailgate 2011-12. Hughes spent the 2013 season as an assistant coach with Urban Meyer at Ohio State. Ryan Williams is in his fifth season as the head coach of 12 at Winona State % L 38-7 Concordia, St. Paul. During his time with the Golden Bears he has accrued a 19 Concordia St. Paul % 1:30 p.m. record of 18-28. After serving as the interim coach in 2011 Williams was able to secure the full time job leading his team to a 6-5 record. Prior to serving as Homecoming 2015 the head coach Williams was the offensive coordinator for Concordia for six 26 at Augustana University % 1 p.m. season. With a successful playing career, after two years starting for North Dakota State University at quarterback, he was able to play for two Canadian Football League teams and a National Indoor Football League team. OCTOBER 3 Northern State # 6 p.m. FOLLOW THE BEAVERS: The game is broadcast locally on KCJB 910-AM Hall of Fame Game with Scott Kittell calling the play-by-play. Live audio can be accessed online at kcjb.com. MSU provides live video and live stats as well as links to the live 10 at University of Mary ! # 1 p.m. audio at MSUBeavers.com. Minot State Athletics also is active on Facebook, 17 at St. Cloud State # 1 p.m. Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube with all feeds accessible through 24 Minnesota State-Moorhead # 3 p.m. the home page. Alumni Appreciation RANKINGS: Neither team is ranked in either the American Football Coaches 31 Bemidji State # 1:30 p.m. Association Poll or the D2Football.com polls. Military Appreciation & Senior/Parents Day RECENT HISTORY: Minot State was only able to reach the end zone once in its last game at Winona State despite moving the ball well. Five turnovers NOVEMBER cost the Beavers in several drives where they were making gains downfield. 7 at Minnesota Crookston # 1 p.m. Stopping the Winona State offense proved to be a difficult task. After gaining 488 yards in week one MSU was able to hold the team to just 400. Winona 14 at No. 3 Minnesota Duluth # 1 p.m. State also capitalized on having a kicker that hit two long field goals, one from 53 yards out and one from 54. Suffering a tough week two loss Concordia, St. Paul fell by two points after an MSU Moorhead touchdown in the final seconds Home Games in Bold put the Dragons up 30-28. After leading 10-7 at half the Golden Bears found % Denotes Northern Sun game themselves trailing 24 21 in the fourth quarter. Scoring what seemed to be the # Denotes NSIC North game go ahead touchdown with less than a minute on the clock Concordia gave up 75 yards on two plays to erase their lead. ! Denotes Battle of the Big Lake Game MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY | www.msubeavers.com MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY | FOOTBALL 2015 UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS OVERALL SERIES: Minot State trails in the series 1-4 against Concordia, St. Paul, The teams have played five times since 2008 and last played 2013. Name ................................................ Minot State University Enrollment .................................................................. 3,410 Founded ......................................................................... 1913 LAST TIME OUT: In the 2013 season opening game for both teams Minot Mascot ..................................................................... Beavers State traveled to St. Paul to play in Sea Foam Stadium. The Golden Bears shut School Song .............................................. Onward Beavers out the Beavers 29-0 with 415 yards of total offense. The Concordia defense Colors ............................................................ Red and Green held MSU to just 191 yards on 56 plays. (Jr., Melbourne, Location .............................................................. Minot, N.D. Jarvis Mustipher Population ................................................................ 52,076 Fla.) led the Beavers in rushing with 33 yards on six carries. Concordia played National Affiliation ................................... NCAA Division II well in both facets of the offense passing for three touchdowns and gaining Conference ........................... Northern Sun Intercollegiate 187 yards rushing. Home Field .............. Herb Parker Stadium (Capacity 4,000) Surface ................................................................... FieldTurf President ................................................ Dr. Steven Shirley NOTING THE GOLDEN BEARS: Heading into week three the Golden Bears’ Athletic Director ............................................ Rick Hedberg record of 0-2 does not tell the entire story. Although Concordia, St. Paul lost Assistant AD-Compliance ..................... Steven Swenson Assistant AD-Development ....................... Chad McNally in the final seconds of their last game against MSU Moorhead by a score of Director of Athletic Marketing ............ Rianne Farrugia 30-28 and lost in week one to St. Cloud State 28-10 they have been able to Athletic Business Analyst / SWA ................. Jamie Nelson succeed on the offensive side of the ball. Averaging 5.2 yards per play on of- Team Doctor ........ Dawn Mattern, Trinity Sports Medicine Doctor phone ............................................... (701) 857-5500 fense, including 7.2 yards per pass attempt, the Golden Bears have been able Head Athletic Trainer ... Robin Gust, Trinity Sports Medicine to average 370 yards per game. Where Concordia has fallen short is in the end Athletic Training Room phone .................. (701) 857-3486 zone, only ending with points on the scoreboard 10 out of their 14 trips while Athletic Administrative Assistant ........ Kaycee Grochow their defense has allowed opponents to score 16 out of 16 times. Athletic Department phone ...................... (701) 858-3041 Athletic Department fax ............................. (701) 858-3136 SAFETY IN DEFENSIVE BACKS: In the first two games of the season the MEDIA RELATIONS defensive backs have been able to be a reliable group despite opponents land- Sports Information Director ................... Michael Linnell Phone ............................................................. (701) 858-3681 ing five touchdown passes. All four starting defensive backs are in the top 10 in Fax ................................................................. (701) 858-3136 tackles on the team including cornerback Isaiah Steinwand (Sr., Minot, N.D.) Cell phone ..................................................... (701) 500-6431 who leads the team with 19 total tackles. Safety Marcel Brinson (Sr., Gilroy, E-mail ............................. [email protected] Graduate Assistant SID .................................... Isaac Hunt Calif.) is one behind Steinwand with 18 tackles. Steinwand was able to make Phone ……...............................………………… (701) 858-3119 an athletic play against Winona State intercepting a ball with a one-handed Cell phone ….....................……………………. (507) 401-0997 catch. First year cornerback Maurice Talley Jr. (Sr., Elk Grove, Calif.) was E-mail …….....................…...... [email protected] Assistant SID ..................................................... Sean Arbaut also able to catch a ball thrown by Winona State. E-mail ......................... [email protected] Graduate Assistant Video ............................. Emily Fenerty RED-ZONE STRUGGLES: Minot State has only been able to convert twice on E-mail …......................... [email protected] five trips inside its opponents’ red-zone. In the first game against Southwest Graduate Assistant Video ............................... Travis Gavin E-mail ……....................... [email protected] Minnesota State the Beavers turned the ball over on downs. Twice in the Wi- COACHING STAFF 2015 PREVIEW Head Coach ...........….......................……… Tyler Hughes (Utah State, 2nd Season) Preseason NCAA Ranking .................................................................. Not ranked Phone ................................................................................................ (701) 858-4450 Letter Winners Returning .................................................................................. 38 E-mail ................................................................... [email protected] Letter Winners Lost ...........................................................................................