BEMIDJI STATE FOOTBALL Bemidji State Athletic Media Relations • 1500 Birchmont Drive NE #29, Bemidji, MN 56601 • BSUBeavers.com Assistant Director (Primary Contact): Collin Boyles • email: [email protected] • 0: (218) 755-2763 GAME 11 / MINOT STATE 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS BEMIDJI STATE (6-4; 4-2 NSIC NORTH) NR/NR BEMIDJI STATE BEAVERS (6-4 / 4-2 NSIC NORTH) Date Opponent Time/Result Head Coach: Brent Bolte (Cornell College, ‘98) Aug. 30 • Northern State ^ W, 38-17 Record at BSU: 23-10, 22-10 NSIC (Third Season) • Career Record: 23-10 (Third Season) • Versus MISU: 2-0 Sept. 8 • at U-Mary ^ W, 66-0 Sept. 15 • Minnesota Crookston ^!# W, 69-0 vs Sept. 22 • at (11) Minnesota Duluth ^ L, 26-19/2OT Sept. 29 • at Wayne State W, 27-10 Oct. 6 • (RV) Sioux Falls @ W, 25-21 NR/NR MINOT STATE BEAVERS (1-9 / 1-5 NSIC NORTH) Oct. 13 • at Upper Iowa L, 27-24 Head Coach: Mike Aldrich (St. Olaf; Minnesota) Oct. 20 • (1) Minnesota State $ L, 47-20 Record at MiSU: 4-17, 4-17 (Second Season) • Career Record: 25-21 (Fifth Season) • Versus BSU: 0-1 Oct. 27 • at St. Cloud State ^ W, 37-24 Nov. 3 • MSU Moorhead ^&% L, 31-26 Nov. 10 • Minot State ^* 1 p.m. Nov. 10, 2018 • 1 p.m. • Bemidji, Minn. • Chet Anderson Stadium • NSIC Game ^ NSIC Division game Series History: BSU leads 18-1; BSU is 8-1 vs. MiSU in Bemidji; Last meeting 10/14/2017 in Minot, W 40-14 ! Shrine Game @ Homecoming # Hubcap Rivalry Radio: WMIS 92.1 FM • beaverradionetwork.com • Brian Schultz, pxp • Brian Bissonette, color analyst $ Lions Vision Awareness Game/Tackle Cancer % Make-A-Wish Game TV: KBSU Ch. 17 • Brian Schultz, pxp • Brian Bissonette, color analyst * Military Appreciation/Senior Day & Battle Axe Rivalry STATS LEADERS All times local MINOT STATE (1-9; 1-5 NSIC NORTH) TALE OF THE TAPE RUSHING Date Opponent Time/Result Aug. 30 • Minnesota Duluth ^ L, 49-3 Sept. 6 • at Northern State ^ L, 42-16 Sept. 15 • U-Mary ^ W, 41-28 TOTAL Sept. 22 • Minnesota Crookston ^ L, 29-21 OFFENSE Sept. 29 • at Sioux Falls L, 56-14 Oct. 6 • Upper Iowa L, 44-9 Oct. 13 • at (1) Minnesota State L, 62-13 Oct. 20 • Wayne State ^ L, 34-0 Oct. 27 • at MSU Moorhead ^ L, 51-26 ANDREW LACKOWSKI Nov. 3 • St. Cloud State ^ L, 30-23 Nov. 10 • at Bemidji State ^ 1 p.m. 839 YDS / 175 ATT / 4.8 YPC / 9 TD 3,844 YDS 2,546 YDS • NSIC Game ^ NSIC Division game All times local Passing Rushing Passing Rushing PASSING TEAM INFORMATION 1,771 yds 2,073 yds 1,401 yds 1,145 yds 2017 Record: 8-3 NSIC Record/Division: 8-3 / 6-1 (5th / 2nd North) Starters Returning: 12 (7 O / 4 D / 1 ST) 35.1 PPG SCORING OFFENSE 16.6 PPG Starters Lost: 11 (4 O / 7 D / 0 ST) Letterwinners Returning: 36 Letterwinners Lost: 30 20.3 PPG SCORING DEFENSE 42.5 PPG ALEC OGDEN PROGRAM HISTORY 26:01 TIME OF POSSESSION 27:08 944 YDS / 11 TD / 65-122-0 / 53.3% First Year of Football: 1926 All-Time Record: 366-434-24 (.459) 33% (45/145) 3RD DOWN CONVERSION (39/136) 29% NSIC Titles: 5 (1947-50-57-59-2006) RECEIVING NSIC Division Title 2 (2012, 2014) Years in Post-Season Play: 1 (2006) 60% (9/15) 4TH DOWN CONVERSION (2/10) 20% Mineral Water Bowl: 2016 / W, 36-23 (Washburn) 2006 / L, 35-27 (Pittsburg St.) 90% (36/40) RED ZONE EFFICIENCY (16/22) 73% COACHING STAFF 60 YPG (58/591) PENALTY YARDAGE (47/467) 47 YPG Head Coach Brent Bolte Alma Mater Cornell College ‘98 Office Phone: (218) 755-2768 LANDON JONES e-mail [email protected] 654 YDS / 31 REC / 8 TD / 21.1 YPR Record at BSU: 23-10 (Third season) Career Record: 23-10 (Third season) TOTAL Record versus the NSIC: 22-10 DEFENSE DEFENSE Assistants: Rich Jahner Assoc. HC/S Jamie Bisch DC Ryan Olson Co-OC/OL Karson Pike Co-OC/QB Matt Cain ST Coordinator Jordan Hein WR 3,504 YDS 5,067 YDS EJ Olszewski CB Shane Smith DL Passing Rushing Passing Rushing GABE AMES Dr. Ken Traxler OL 2,396 yds 1,108 yds 2,265 yds 2,802 yds Brady Tesdahl FB/TE 79 TKLS / 34 SOLO / 1 INT / 12 TFL / 2 FF 2016 MINERAL WATER BOWL CHAMPIONS 2 018 BEAVER FOOTBALL 1 GAME 11 / MINOT STATE #GrindTheAxe BSU WHEN... THINGS TO KNOW... AFCA TOP 25 POLL 2018 Bolte Nov. 5, 2018 || Week Ten Rankings Overall... 6-4 23-10 THE GAME Rk School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. 1 Minnesota State (29) 10-0 818 1 ...at home 3-2 12-4 Bemidji State University will attempt to end the 2018 season with a win Saturday, Nov. 10 while extending a 15-game winning streak against Minot 2 Ferris State (4) 10-0 794 2 ...away 3-2 10-6 3 West Georgia 10-0 731 3 ...neutral site 0-0 1-0 State University. BSU and MiSU will kick off the 20th game of the series at 4 Ouachita Baptist 10-0 707 4 ...in overtime 0-1 1-1 1 p.m. from Chet Anderson Stadium. 5 Valdosta State 9-0 661 7 6 Minnesota Duluth 10-0 658 5 7 Tarleton State 9-0 634 8 BSU scores 1st 6-3 18-5 THE SERIES 8 Grand Valley State 9-1 593 9 Opp scores 1st 0-1 5-5 Bemidji State has won 18 of 19 games against Minot State, which dates 9 West Chester 9-0 554 11 back to the series opener on Sept. 4, 1999. MiSU took its only win of the series 10 Colorado State-Pueblo 9-1 522 12 11 Notre Dame (OH) 10-0 466 13 Leading after 1st 6-2 17-5 Sept. 7, 2002, a 35-28 decision in Bemidji, Minn. Bemidji State has scored at 12 Indianapolis 8-1 419 14 Trailing after 1st 0-0 4-3 least 30 points 13 times in the series, including six straight 30+ point games. In 13 LIU Post 9-0 361 17 Tied after 1st 0-2 2-2 the most recent matchup, Bemidji State took away a 40-14 win Oct. 14, 2017 14 Texas A&M-Commerce 8-2 354 16 in Minot, N.D. Senior running back Andrew Lackowski rushed for 166 yards on 15 Colorado School of Mines 9-1 326 6 Leading at half 5-1 20-3 16 MSU Texas 7-2 279 18 Trailing at half 1-3 2-7 19 carries in the 2017 game against MiSU. Four current Beavers combined for 17 Lenoir-Rhyne 9-1 275 21 Tied at half 0-0 1-0 eight catches, two touchdowns and 109 yards. 18 Central Washington 8-2 260 19 19 Northwest Missouri State 8-2 232 10 Head Coach Brent Bolte, in his third season as BSU’s head coach, is 23-10 20 Hillsdale 9-1 197 25 Leading after 3rd 5-1 20-1 since taking the reins of the program. His 23 wins since 2016 are the most for 21 Kutztown 8-1 152 23 Trailing after 3rd 1-3 3-7 any BSU head coach in their first three seasons. Bolte has helped the Beavers 22 Fort Hays State 8-2 144 NR Tied after 3rd 0-0 0-2 23 Indiana (Pa.) 8-2 136 22 rank among the top eight nationally in red zone offense and defense through the 24 Tiffin 9-1 125 15 Largest Halftime Lead 49 49 first 10 games of 2018. 25 Harding 8-2 113 24 Largest Halftime Deficit 14 20 Others Receiving Votes: Slippery Rock, 87; New THE TEAMS Haven, 31; Southern Arkansas, 31; Ohio Dominican, Rushing for < 100 yds 0-2 1-6 Bemidji State: BSU was unable to complete a comeback attempt last weekend 13; Bowie State, 11; Central Oklahoma, 11; Azusa Allowing < 100 rush yds 3-1 9-2 as Minnesota State University Moorhead won the coveted Battle Axe traveling Pacific, 9; Chadron State, 6; Missouri S&T, 6; Fair- Rushing for 200+ yds 4-1 15-3 mont State, 4; Pittsburg State, 3; Virginia Union, 2. Allowing 200+ rush yds 0-1 0-4 trophy, 31-26. The Beavers rallied from a 28-13 deficit for a potential game- Passing for 200+ yds 2-2 12-5 winning drive with 2:12 remaining in the game. BSU recovered an onside kick to D2Football.com Top 25 Poll Allowing 200+ pass yds 3-4 13-10 give the squad one last chance, but the only turnover of the game, a strip-sack Oct. 29, 2018 || Week Nine Rankings 400-499 yds of total offense 2-0 7-1 by MSUM, sealed the game for the Dragons. The two programs have traded Rk School Rec. Prev. 500+ yds of total offense 1-0 11-2 1 Minnesota State 9-0 1 the Battle Axe trophy over the past five seasons, each winning on the other’s 2 Ferris State 9-0 2 Allowing 400+ yards 0-3 3-7 home turf. Shutouts 2-0 3-1 3 West Georgia 9-0 3 Senior wide receiver Landon Jones set career highs with eight receptions 4 Ouachita Baptist 9-0 4 5 Northwest Missouri State 8-1 5 Scoring ≤ 7 points 0-0 0-1 and three receiving touchdowns, the most receiving touchdowns by a Beaver 6 Minnesota Duluth 9-0 6 Scoring 8-19 points 0-1 1-1 since Brian Leonhardt in 2009.