BEMIDJI STATE FOOTBALL Game notes - Issue 9 - October 30, 2010 - Northern State at Bemidji State Beavers host Northern State Saturday 2010 SCHEDULE Aug. 27 at Minot (N.D.) State W, 24-7 Bemidji State looks to make it three wins in a row Sept. 11 • Augustana L, 10-0 Sept. 18 • at Southwest Minnesota State W, 30-14 SETTING THE SCENE Sept. 25 • at Minnesota Duluth L, 44-21 Date: Saturday, October 30, 2010 Oct. 2 • Upper Iowa W, 51-12 Oct. 9 • at Concordia-St. Paul L, 20-14 Location: Bemidji, Minn. Oct. 16 • at MSU Moorhead W, 14-6 Kickoff: 1:00 p.m. Oct. 23 • U-Mary W, 23-22 Stadium: Chet Anderson Stadium Oct. 30 • Northern State 1:00 p.m. Nov. 6 • at St. Cloud State 1:00 p.m. Stadium Capacity/Surface: 3,500/grass Bemidji State Northern State Nov. 13 • Minnesota, Crookston 1:00 p.m. Local Radio: • Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference contest BEAVERS WOLVES All times local 5-3; 4-3 NSIC 1-7; 1-6 NSIC QUICK FACTS IN THE POLLS IN THE POLLS Play-by-play: Brian Schultz UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location: Bemidji, Minn. nr AFCA nr AFCA Analyst: Brian Bissonette Founded: 1919 nr d2football.com nr d2football.com Sidelines: none Enrollment: 5,020 n/a Super Region 3 n/a Super Region 3 Internet Audio: www.wmisfm.com/ and Conference: Northern Sun Intercollegiate Website: www.northernsun.org www.beaverradionetwork.com Affiliation: NCAA Division II 2010 LEADERS 2010 LEADERS Local Television: KBSU Ch. 17 Nickname: Beavers Rushing: D. Kroeplin Rushing: M. Anderson Play-by-Play: Scott Williams School Colors: Green & White PMS Color: Green (PMS 3305) 109 att. / 478 yds / 7TD 55 att. / 165 yds / 2TD Analyst: Brett Leach Home Field: Chet Anderson Stadium Passing: D. Edholm Passing: J. Fiegler Web cast: www.pennatlantic.com Surface (capacity): Natural Grass (3,500) President: Dr. Richard Hanson 110-209-8 / 1248 yds / 7TD 55-110-3 / 770 yds / 4TD Athletics Director: Dr. Rick Goeb Receiving: A. Schultz Receiving: M. Hanley Head Trainer: Bill Crews 20 rec. / 272 yds / 3TD 21 rec./ 294 yds / 4TD Assistant Trainers: Corinne Dauksavage & Travis Shock Tackles: C. Crosby Tackles: M. Bogdanovich Trainer Phone: (218) 755-2769 Equipment Manager: Justin Enfield 29s-37a=66 total 23s-26a=49 total Equipment Phone: (218) 755-3292 Compliance/SWA: Sarah Levesque Athletics Secretary: Deb Slough THE GAME Athletics Phone: (218) 755-2941 The Bemidji State University football team (5-3; 4-3 NSIC, 2-1 NSIC North) hosts Northern State University (1-7; 1-6 NSIC, 1-2 NSIC North) Oct. 30 at Chet Anderson Stadium in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference North contest. The Beavers TEAM INFORMATION are coming off a 23-22 nail-bitter victory versus University of Mary for their second consecutive win. The Wolves hosted No. 2009 Record: 8-3 2 University of Minnesota Duluth last weekend, falling 27-7, holding the powerhouse Bulldogs to their lowest point total of NSIC Record: 7-3/4-2 (t-3rd / 3rd North Div.) Starters Returning: 21 (11 O / 9 D / 1 ST) the season. Starters Lost: 3 (0 O / 3 D / 0 ST) Letterwinners Returning: 46 (23 O /21 D / 2 ST) THE SERIES Letterwinners Lost: 12 (13 O /9 D/ 0 ST) The Beavers and Wolves have been mixing it up since 1957 and are currently even in the all-time series, 16-16-1. BSU has PROGRAM HISTORY protected home field in the series, owning a 9-5-1 record. The Beavers have dominated the recent history between the teams, First Year of Football: 1926 winning nine of the last 10 contests. Last season, BSU went to Aberdeen, S.D. and won 42-20. The last time the Wolves All-Time Record: 313-397-24 (.443) visited Bemidji was in 2008, the score then was 31-20 in favor of the home team. NSIC Titles: 5 (1947-50-57-59-2006) Years in Post-Season Play: 1 (2006) THE COACHES Mineral Water Bowl L, 35-27 (Pittsburg St.) Bemidji State: Jeff Tesch is in his 15th season roaming the sidelines at Bemidji State. He has posted an overall record COACHING STAFF of 95-63 (.601), which includes a 71-46 (.603) mark in NSIC tilts. In 15 seasons, Tesch has established BSU standards for Head Coach Jeff Tesch games coached (158), victories (95), career winning percentage (.601) and conference wins (71). Prior to his tenure at BSU, Alma Mater Moorhead State ‘78 Tesch, a two-time NSIC Coach of the Year (1999 and 2006), spent 12 years as an assistant at North Dakota, two on the staff Office Phone: (218) 755-2772 of Central Missouri and one season at Montana State. e-mail [email protected] Northern State: Tom Dosch, a veteran of 18 years in collegiate coaching, was introduced as the 26th head coach in the Record at BSU: 96-63 (15th season) 107-year history of Northern State football on January 11, 2010. Prior to his hiring, Dosch spent the previous two seasons Career Record: 96-63 (15th season) Assistants: at Southern Illinois University, overseeing the inside linebackers and special teams for the Salukies, who won the Missouri Rich Jahner Ass’t HC/Co-DC/S Valley Conference title both years. SIU qualified for the NCAA Division I-Football Championship Sub-Division (FCS) playoffs Brent Bolte Co-DC/LB in both 2008 and 2009, finishing the 2008 season ranked eighth in the nation. The Salukies were also ranked No. 1 in two Eric Medberry OC/QB national polls at the conclusion of the 2009 season. He also has head coaching experience at Jamestown College and had Dr. Ken Traxler DT assistant coaching duties at University of North Dakota during the early 90’s, coaching alongside BSU’s head coach Jeff Neil Linhart WR Tesch, who was also an assistant at the time. Gordie Houg II RB Adrian Dunn DL THE PROGRAM Karson Pike DB Bemidji State’s all-time record is 313-398-24 (.442) dating back to 1926, which includes a 175-248-9 (.416) mark in NSIC ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS play. The Beavers own five conference titles (1947, 50, 57, 59 and 2006) and count the 2006 Mineral Water Bowl as their first Asst. Dir./Football: Dax Larson (Minnesota State ‘07) post-season appearance. Under the direction of Tesch, BSU has posted winning records in 11 of the last 12 years and have Office: (218) 755-2763 Cell: (612) 718-0729 registered eight consecutive winning home campaigns. e-mail: [email protected] SID Fax: (218) 755-3898 2010 2010 NSIC STANDINGS QUICK COUNT AFCA TOP 25 / COACHES POLL • Junior kicker/punter Jesse Sundby was named NSIC Special Teams Player of the Oct. 25, 2010 || Week 9 NSIC Overall Week Oct. 25 after kicking three field goals and two extra points for 11 total points, includ- Rk School Record W L Pct W L Pct ing the game-winning 26-yard field goal. 1. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (24) 8-0 1 Augustana 7 0 1.00 8 0 1.000 • Sophomores Lance Rongstad and Justin Lee are the only players in the NSIC to 2. Minnesota-Duluth (1) 8-0 Minn. Duluth 7 0 1.00 8 0 1.000 throw, catch and rush for a touchdown this season. 3. Abilene Christian (Texas) (1) 8-0 St. Cloud State 7 0 1.00 7 1 .875 • The win against U-Mary last weekend gave the Beavers back-to-back wins for the first 4. Northwest Missouri St. 6-1 time this season. 5. Texas A&M-Kingsville 7-1 4 uBEMIDJI ST. 4 3 .571 5 3 .625 • BSU is 4-0 this season when scoring first and 5-0 when leading after the first quarter. 6. Albany St. (Ga.) 8-0 Concordia-St. Paul 4 3 .571 5 3 .625 • The Beavers are 4-1 when sophomore Dustin Kroeplin rushes for a touchdown this 7. Central Missouri 8-1 Minnesota State 4 3 .571 5 3 .625 season and 12-1 in his two-year career. 8. Augustana (S.D.) 8-0 Wayne St. (Neb.) 4 4 .571 5 3 .625 • BSU currently ranks in the top 30 in the NCAA stats summary in six categories, punt 9. Nebraska-Kearney 7-1 Winona State 4 3 .571 5 3 .625 returns (7th, 17.9 yds/return), scoring defense (18th, 16.9 pts/game), total defense (18th, 10. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 6-1 9 SW Minn. St. 3 4 .429 4 4 .500 270.9 yds allowed), sacks (19th, 2.88 sacks/game), pass defense (22nd, 162.9 yds/ 11. Shepherd (W.Va.) 8-0 game) and rushing defense (28th, 108.0 yds/game). In NSIC statistics, the Beavers are 12. California (Pa.) 7-1 10 MSU Moorhead 2 5 .286 2 6 .286 second in punt returns, pass defense and tackles for loss (44th nationally, 7.38 tackles for 13. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 7-1 11 U-Mary 1 6 .143 1 7 .125 loss/game), while sitting third in total defense and sacks. 14. West Texas A&M 6-2 Upper Iowa 1 6 .143 1 7 .125 • Senior Rob Wills is tied for 21st nationally in sacks (.81/game) and tackles for loss (1.56/ 15. Kutztown (Pa.) 8-0 Northern State 1 6 .143 1 7 .125 game), sitting second in the conference in tackles for loss and third in sacks. Sophomore 16. Colorado School of Mines 7-1 14 Minn., Crookston 0 7 .000 1 7 .125 Cory Crosby is tied for 64th nationally and third in the league in tackles (66, 8.25/game).