University of Northern Iowa UNI ScholarWorks Athletics Media Guides Athletics 2018 University of Northern Iowa Football 2018 University of Northern Iowa Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy Copyright ©2018 Athletics, University of Northern Iowa Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/amg Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation University of Northern Iowa, "University of Northern Iowa Football 2018" (2018). Athletics Media Guides. 372. https://scholarworks.uni.edu/amg/372 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Athletics at UNI ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Athletics Media Guides by an authorized administrator of UNI ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. QUICK FACTS/SCHEDULE/CONTENTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION FARLEY VS. OPPONENTS Location Cedar Falls, Iowa Team Wins Losses Founded 1876 Appalachian State 0 1 Enrollment 11,907 Ball State 1 0 Nickname Panthers Brigam Young 0 1 Colors Purple & Old Gold Cal Poly 4 0 Affiliation Division I - FCS Conference Missouri Valley Football Central State 1 0 President Mark Nook Delaware 0 2 Athletic Director David Harris Drake 4 0 NCAA Faulty Rep. Elaine Eshbaugh Eastern Illinois 2 0 Eastern Washington 2 1 FOOTBALL INFORMATION Hawai’i 0 1 Illinois State 8 9 2017 Record 8-5 2017 MVFC Record 6-2 Indiana State 13 2 2017 MVFC Finish T 2nd Iowa 0 4 2017 Postseason Second Round Iowa State 3 8 Final Rank Coaches Poll: 19th Lehigh 0 1 STATS: 17th Maine 2 0 McNeese State 1 0 STADIUM INFORMATION Minnesota-Deluth 1 0 Home Facility UNI-Dome Minnesota St.-Mankato 2 0 Capacity 16,324 Missouri State 16 1 Surface Turf SUPPORT STAFF Monmouth 1 0 Field Opening 1976 Montana 0 3 Stadium Opening 1976 Jed Smith Strength & Conditioning Montana State 1 0 All-Time Record 211-59-1 Steve Nurse Equipment New Hampshire 3 0 Travis Stueve Athletic Training Nicholls State 1 0 HEAD COACH AT A GLANCE North Dakota 0 1 Head Coach Mark Farley North Dakota State 4 7 Alma Mater UNI, ‘87/’94 2018 SCHEDULE (CT) Northern Arizona 2 0 Career Record 142-72/18th Year Northern Colorado 2 0 UNI Record Same 9/1 at Montana 8 p.m. Northern Michigan 1 0 MVFC Record 88-40 (TV: SWX) Northwestern State 1 0 9/15 at Iowa 6:30 p.m. Oklahoma State 0 1 COACHING STAFF (TV: BTN) Portland State 1 0 9/22 Hampton (Hall of Fame) 4 p.m. John Bond Quarterbacks Richmond 0 1 9/27 at Indiana State * 6 p.m. St. Francis (Pa.) 1 0 David Braun Special Teams 10/6 North Dakota State * 1 p.m. Ryan Clanton Offensive Line South Dakota 5 2 10/13 at South Dakota * 6 p.m. Nick Danielson Tight Ends South Dakota State 8 5 10/20 South Dakota State (Homecoming) * 4 p.m. Quentin Griffin Running Backs Southern Illinois 9 8 Jeremiah Johnson Safeties 10/27 at Western Illinois 1 p.m. 11/3 Illinois State (Family Weekend) * 1 p.m. Southern Utah 2 1 Pat McCann Wide Receivers Stephen F. Austin 4 2 Bryce Paup Defense 11/10 at Youngstown State * 11 a.m. Aairon Savage Defensive Backs 11/17 Missouri State * (Senior Day) 4 p.m. Tennessee Tech 1 0 D.J. Vokolek Linebackers Texas State 1 0 *Notes MVFC Game Wayne State (Mich.) 2 0 Kate Deakins Director of Operations Home Games In Bold Western Illinois 12 5 Western Kentucky 3 3 Wisconsin 0 1 Wofford 1 0 Youngstown State 13 2 TOTAL 134 67 UNIFootball/CoachMarkFarley | www.UNIPanthers.com PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN LETTERMEN RETURNING LETTERMEN LOST OFFENSE Jacob Appleman (OL), Willie Beamon (DB), Kee- lon Brookins (DB), J’Veyon Browning (RB), Elijah #8 Marcus Weymiller (RB, SR), #11 Colton Howell Campbell (DB), Lee Carhart (OL), Max Erpelding (QB, SR), #14 Eli Dunne (QB, SR), #25 Trevor Al- (OL), Jared Farley (LB), Daurice Fountain (WR), len (RB, JR), #35 Nick Phillips (WR, SO), #37 Aar- Rashadeem Gray (DB), Nikholi Jaghai (DB), Xavier on Graham (WR, JR), #55 Colton Lueck (OL, JR), James (WR), Sam Kuhter (P), Tyrell Lyons (DB), #61 Matthew Vanderslice (OL, SO), #64 Hezekiah Adam Reth (DL), Byron Rich (OL), Christian Perez Applegate (OL, JR), #66 Philip Arendt (OL, JR), (LB), Reggie Schulte (QB), Jamahl Scott (DB), #71 Nick Ellis (OL, SO), #74 Jackson Scott-Brown Bryce Sweeney (OL), Malcolm Washington (DB), (OL, JR), #75 Cal Twait (OL, SR), #76 Spencer Preston Woods (DL) Brown (OL, SO), #78 Tyler Putney (OL, SR), #79 EzraH Szczyrbak (OL, SR), #80 Isaiah Weston (WR, 2017 REDSHIRTS SO), #82 Nick Fossey (WR, SO), #83 Jaylin James (WR, SO), #85 Elias Nissen (TE, SR), #86 Briley William Blaser (OL), Terrell Carey (WR), Bryce STARTERS RETURNING/LOST Moore (TE, JR), #87 Jalen Rima (WR, JR) Flater (LB), Brock Hadachek (LB), Tyler Hoosman (RB), Jacob Keller (QB), Chris Kolarevic (LB), Offense - 10 DEFENSE Nate Murphy (PK), Mason Neisen (OL), Justin Player Position Peine (OL), Trevor Penning (OL), Tyus Phillips Eli Dunne - SR QB #3 Suni Lane (DB, SO), #5 Korby Sander (DB, SO), (OL), Weston Schultz (LB), Nick Simpson (LS), Jaylin James - JR WR #7 Rickey Neal (DL, SR), #21 Christian Jegen (DB, Alphonso Soko (RB), Erik Sorenson (OL), Max Briley Moore - JR TE JR), #23 A.J. Allen (DB, SR), #26 Isaiah Nimmers Steffen (DB), John Sullivan (QB), Riley Van Wyhe Elias Nissen - SR TE (DB, SO), #33 Jake Hartford (lB, SO), #35 Max (LB), John Yount (OL) Jalen Rima - JR WR Steffen (DB, SO), #39 Duncan Ferch (LB, SR), #40 Jackson Scott-Brown - JR OL Alfonzo Lambert (LB, SO), #41 Blake Thomas (LB, 2018 TRANSFERS Ezra Szczyrbak - SR OL SR), #42 Kendrick Suntken (LB, SR), #44 Jared Cal Twait - SR OL Isaiah Weston - SO WR Brinkman (DL, SO), #56 Ricky Grimes (LB, JR), #95 Tim Butcher (Iowa Central CC) Marcus Weymiller - SR RB Seth Thomas (DL, JR), #97 Marcel Minniefiled Martavian Hall (Iowa - did not play football) (DL, JR), #98 Bryce Douglas (DL, SR) Brink Jolly (Wyoming) Defense - 6 Roosevelt Lawrence (Iowa Central CC) Player Position SPECIALISTS Tanner Morgan (Oklahoma State) A.J. Allen - SR DB Leslie Owusa (Ellsworth CC / Hawkeye CC) Hezekiah Applegate - JR DL Bryce Douglas - SR DL #43 Austin Errthum (PK, SR), #62 Sam Drysdale Duncan Ferch - SR LB (PK, JR), #88 Michael Kuntz (P, SR), #93 Joe Rickey Neal - SR OLB Friedrich (LS, JR) Xavior Williams - SO DB 2018 NEWCOMERS Special Teams - 3 Trevon Alexander, Alex Allen, Chase Arends, Player Position Sam Drysdale - JR PK Khristian Boyd, Jevon Brekke, Tim Butcher, Austin Errthum - SR PK Jordan Gayer, Luke Gillett, Martavian Hall, Joe Friedrich - JR LS Jordan Hook, Caden Houghtelling, Sam Ingoli, Tayler Johnson, Brink Jolly, Roosevelt Lawrence, Starters Lost - 11 Will McElvain, Deion McShane, Taj Moffett, Eric Player Position Mooney, Tanner Morgan, Leslie Owusu, Devin Jacob Appleman OL Rice, Sam Schnee, Jayden Scott, Sam Thompson, Keelon Brookins DB Shakespeare Williams Elijah Campbell DB Lee Carthart OL Jared Farley LB Daurice Fountain WR Sam Kuhter P Adam Reth DL Bryce Sweeney OL Malcolm Washington DB Preston Woods DL UNIFootball/CoachMarkFarley | www.UNIPanthers.com ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Prev. School 36 Trevon Alexander RB 6-1 195 Fr. Richmond, Mo./Richmond 23 A.J. Allen DB 6-0 215 Sr. Waukee, Iowa/Waukee 89 Alex Allen TE 6-6 220 Fr. Nixa, Mo./Nixa 25 Trevor Allen RB 5-10 203 Jr. Waukee, Iowa/Waukee 64 Hezekiah Applegate OL 6-2 285 Jr. Johnston, Iowa/Johnston 61 Chase Arends OL 6-1 270 Fr. Cedar Falls, Iowa /Dike-New Hartford 66 Philip Arendt OL 6-1 303 Jr. Iowa City, Iowa/Regina 52 William Blaser OL 6-1 281 R-Fr. Peosta, Iowa/Western Dubuque 81 Triston Bohr TE 6-4 246 Jr. Cresco, Iowa/Crestwood 90 Khristian Boyd DL 6-4 305 Fr. Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs 31 Jevon Brekke LB 6-3 185 Fr. Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle 44 Jared Brinkman DL 5-11 290 R-Fr. Iowa City, Iowa/Regina 76 Spencer Brown OL 6-8 290 So. Lenox, Iowa/Lenox 94 Tim Butcher DL 6-2 300 So. Palmer, Iowa/Manson NW Webster/Iowa Central CC Jesse Cardenas LB 6-2 225 So. Lakeville, Minnesota/Lakeville North 6 Terrell Carey WR 5-10 211 R-Fr. Madison, Wis./Madison West 49 Desmond Chapple DL 6-3 235 So. Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville 98 Bryce Douglas DL 6-3 304 Sr. Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield High School/Univ. of Illinois 62 Sam Drysdale PK 6-4 180 Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Cedar Rapids Prairie 14 Eli Dunne QB 6-5 238 Sr. Grinnell, Iowa/Grinnell 59 Zac Ebeling LB 6-0 220 R-Fr Mount Pleasant, Iowa/Mount Pleasant 71 Nick Ellis OL 6-4 308 So. Parkersburg, Iowa/Aplington-Parkersburg 17 Christian Ellsworth QB 6-2 210 So. Grand Island, Neb./Grand Island Northwest 43 Austin Errthum PK 5-10 180 Sr. Kalona, Iowa/Mid-Prairie/Drake 27 Austin Evans DB 6-0 189 So. Kansas City, Mo./Archbishop O’Hara 39 Duncan Ferch LB 6-1 234 Sr. State Center, Iowa/West Marshall 22 Bryce Flater LB 6-1 224 R-Fr. Grundy Center, Iowa/Grundy Center 82 Nick Fossey WR 6-1 199 So. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North 93 Joe Friedrich LS 6-0 206 Jr. Cedar Falls, Iowa/Janesville 50 Jordan Gayer LB 6-3 195 Fr. Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock 16 Luke Gillett QB 6-1 190 Fr. Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls 37 Aaron Graham WR 5-11 201 Jr. Oak Grove, Mo./Oak Grove 56 Ricky Grimes LB 6-1 228 Jr.