UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATION Stewart Center 1101 West 22nd Street Sioux Falls, S.D. 57105 Sioux Falls Football Release October 23, 2013 Quickly: The University of Sioux Falls Cougars (4-3, 2-1 NSIC Sioux Falls (4-3, 2-1 NSIC South) South) return home with a 6:30 p.m. CT kick against crosstown rival vs. Augustana College (3-4, 1-2). KDLT has the game telecast (live) with Jim Heinitz in the booth. Augustana College (3-4, 1-2 NSIC South) Saturday, October 26, 2013 The Cougars are 4-3 on the season. They lost their season opener 6:30 p.m. CST at Minnesota Duluth before bouncing back with two wins (Northern Bob Young Field (5,400) State, Minnesota Crookston) sandwiched around a narrow 17-10 Sioux Falls, S.D. loss at the University of Mary. USF earned its first road win of 2013 The Broadcast at Southwest Minnesota State but saw its Homecoming Weekend Live Stream: The University of Sioux Falls will provide a free live soured by a 45-40 loss to Winona State. Last week’s 47-7 win at stream of Saturday’s NSIC matchup at http://client.stretchinternet.com/ Concordia-St. Paul improved the Cougars’ record in the month of client/siouxfalls.portal# October to 13-2 with Coach Stugart at the helm. TV: The game will be broadcast on KDLT. KDLT is available via satellite on channel 46 and over the air on channel 46.1 and 5.1. Most cable A USF win over Augustana College would... subscribers can view KDLT on channel 5. • Allow USF to maintain possession of the “Key to the City,” 4-foot tall key-shaped traveling trophy that was carved by local wood carver Radio: KWSN (AM 1230/FM 98.1) will air Saturday’s game. Player interviews and the Jed Stugart pregame show airs 30 minutes prior to Arne Bortnem. USF won the first-ever “Key to the City” game in 2012. kickoff. Tom Frederick and Tim Hiatt will team up to call the play-by- • Be the Cougars’ second-ever victory versus the Vikings. play. Fans can also tune into the game at KWSN.com. •Keep the Cougars in the mix for the NSIC South title. • Improve USF’s record at Bob Young Field to 45-2. Football History Week Seven: With their star wide receiver playing quarterback, the First game: 1902 Last Playoff Appearance.......2010 (NAIA National Runner-up) Cougars improved to 4-3 (2-1 NSIC South) with a surprising 47-7 First Year of Football ........................................................1902 blowout win over Concordia-St. Paul at Sea Foam Stadium in St. All-Time Record (Years) ...............................399-393-23 (94th) Paul, Minn. A crowd of 723 shivered through rain, sleet and tempera- Number of Conference Championships (Last) .........19 (2010) tures that dipped into the upper-30’s to watch USF keep the Golden Number of National Championships (Last).................4 (2009) Bears (3-4, 0-3) in the cellar of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Con- All-Americans........................................................................94 ference South Division. Player of the Year Award winners...........................................4 All-Conference Selections...................................................277 Sioux Falls entered the game with starting quarterback Luke Papil- ion out with a shoulder injury and back-up Matt Young also listed as 2013 SCHEDULE questionable. Carrington Hanna, a 6-foot-2 senior that Coach Stugart Date Opponent Time/Result converted to wide receiver halfway through his sophomore season, Sept. 07 @ Minnesota-Duluth L, 32-7 hadn’t played quarterback for the Cougars since Oct. 15, 2011. Han- Sept. 14 NORTHERN STATE W, 45-37 na completed 24 of 36 passes for a career-best 407 yards and four Sept. 21 @ University of Mary L, 17-10 touchdowns. Second-stringer Erick Albeck replaced Hanna at slot receiver and wound up being Hanna’s favorite target. The redshirt Sept. 28 CROOKSTON W, 52-7 freshman caught six balls for 133 yards and two touchdowns—the Oct. 05 @ SMSU W, 55-48 first scores of his career. Oct. 12 WINONA STATE L, 45-40 Nephi Garcia surpassed 100 yards rushing for the sixth straight Oct. 19 @ Concordia-St. Paul W, 47-7 game, picking up 104 yards on 22 carries with touchdown runs of Oct. 26 AUGUSTANA 6:30 p.m. one and two yards. He also caught a 19-yard scoring strike from Nov. 02 @ Upper Iowa 6 p.m. Hanna midway through the second quarter. John Batinich paced the Cougars’ defense with 10 tackles, including 2.5 TFL for 14 yards. He Nov. 09 MINNESOTA STATE 1 p.m. sacked Concordia quarterback James Peterson 11 yards behind the Nov. 16 @ Wayne State College 1 p.m. line of scrimmage and forced a fumble. AUGUSTANA Week Schedule THE COACHES Tuesday..............................................................4-6 p.m. (Full) Wednesday.........................................................4-6 p.m. (Full) Thursday.............................................................6:30-8:30 p.m. (Shells) Friday..................................................................Walk-through Coaches and student-athletes are available for interviews before or after practice. For any other time, please contact sports information director Stephanie Pendrys at 605- 575-2074 or [email protected] USF By the Numbers 1. The Cougars are currently the 3rd-down masters of the NSIC (and Jed Stugart Coach Jerry Olszewski 6th in the nation) with a 50.0% conversion percentage. Sioux Falls School Augustana College Azusa Pacific, ‘94 Alma Mater UW-Stevens Pt., ‘93 2: USF tallied 195 yards on ground last week (on 50 carries) but 31-10 (3 Yrs.) Record at School 3-4 (1st Year) slipped from 1st to 2nd in the NSIC for rushing offense (296.3 yards 57-17 (6 Yrs.) Career Record 35-22 (6 Yrs.) per game). The Cougars are 8th in the NCAA Division II (Harding 1-0 vs. AC vs. Opponent 0-0 vs. USF leads the way with an average of 403.3 yards per contest) QUICK FACTS 6: Straight games Nephi Garcia has surpassed 100 yards rushing. He ranks 4th in the NSIC and 18th in all of NCAA Division II. UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS Location...............................................Sioux Falls, S.D. 16: The Cougars’ NCAA D-II ranking for kickoff returns (25.04). In Founded.................................................................1883 contrast, Augustana is currently ranked 98th (19.35). Enrollment..............................................................1,519 Nickname..........................................................Cougars 16: Cougars’ NSIC ranking for time of possession (25:38). Colors.................................................Purple and White Affiliation..............................................NCAA Division II 19: Consecutive winning seasons for the USF football program. Conference....Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference President.........................................Dr. Mark Benedetto 199: Points USF has scored in its four victories. They have been held Director of Athletics...................................Kevin Hesser to 57 combined points in losses to UMD, U-Mary and Winona State. Stadium (capacity)...................Bob Young Field (5,400) 407: Passing yards for Carrington Hanna versus Concordia-St. Paul, TEAM FACTS making him the first Cougar signal caller with 400 passing yards since 2012 Overall Record..................................................9-2 Chad Cavender (2006). Lettermen Returning/Lost......................................41/31 715: Number of yards that the Cougars have already surpassed last Starters Returning................ 2/9 (O) 4/7 (D) 0/3 (ST) season’s rushing total by; USF picked up 1,359 yards on the ground in 2012 and have 2,074 yards through the first five games (and 23 rushing scores). Assistant Coaches Assistant Head Coach.............................Robert Tucker 734: Days it had been since Carrington Hanna played quarterback for Defensive Coordinator (Williamette, 1997) the Cougars prior to Saturday’s game at Concordia-St. Paul. He had last been USF’s signal caller on Oct. 15, 2011; a 44-20 win against Offensive Coordinator.................................Ryan Grubb Black Hills State. (Buena Vista, 1999) Special Teams/LB.....................Caesar Rivas-Sandoval 829: Nephi Garcia’s rushing total through the Cougars’ first seven (UC Davis, ‘99) games; 237 more yards than USF’s leading rusher (592) gained in Offensive Line.............................................Casey Meile the entire 2012 season. (Augustana, 2002) Defensive Line..................................Tremaine Jackson Where the Cougars Rank Nationally (Texas Southern) As of October 20 USF ranks in the top 25 of the NCAA DII in 7 statis- Kickers/Punters..............................................Al Hansen tical categories. (Sioux Falls, 1987) Linebackers......................................Brandon Andersen (Sioux Falls, 2011) Category Individual/Team National Rank Runninng Backs........................................Casey Peters Blocked Punts Allowed Team T-1st (0) (Sioux Falls, 2011) 3rd Down Conversion % Team 6th (.500) Wide Recievers....................................Dustan Hovorka Rushing Offense Team 8th (296.3) (Sioux Falls, 2007) Scoring Luke Papilion 2nd (14.0) Tight Ends/Recruiting Assistant.................Jon Eastman Rushing TDs Luke Papilion 3rd (14) (Sioux Falls, 2011) Defensive Backs........................................Rick Thomas Points Responsible For Luke Papilion 20th (120) (Colorado, 2011) Kickoff Returns Wes Smith 25th (27.3) Scoring Early: The Cougars needed just 1:32 to get on the scoreboard in the blow-out win at Concordia-St. Paul, as Carrington Hanna connected with Josh Angulo for a 37-yard touchdown on the game’s 8th