2015 University of Mary Football U-Mary Marauders Football Week 1 Game Notes vs. University of Sioux Falls Cougars on Sept. 5, 2015. For Immediate Release. Sports Information Director • Brian Larson • [email protected] • 701.355.8354 office • 701.355.8302 fax • 701.361.7904 mobile • www.GoUMary.com University of Mary Quick Facts Name: University of Mary Location: Bismarck/Mandan, ND (pop. 100,000) Founded: 1959 Enrollment: 3,000 Nickname: Marauders School Colors: Blue, Orange and White Affiliation: NCAA Division II (Active Member 2007) Conference: Northern Sun (Member 2006) President: Monsignor James Shea Athletic Director: Roger Thomas Asst. Athletic Director for Operations: Kevin Forde Asst. Athletic Director for Advancement: Mike Offerdahl University of Mary Marauders Dir. of Compliance / Senior Woman Administrator: Dr. Patty Keller (0-0 overall / NSIC, 0-0 NSIC North) Director of Development - Athletics: Kevin Becker vs. Sports Information Director: Brian Larson Sports Information Graduate Assistant: Jon Montoya #10 University of Sioux Falls Cougars Head Athletic Trainer: Rhonda Olson (0-0 overall / NSIC, 0-0 NSIC South) Faculty Athletic Representative: Caroline Kozojed 12 noon Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015 Athletic Dept. Phone: 701.355.8200 Bob Young Field, Sioux Falls, SD Home Field (capacity): MDU Resources Community Bowl (7,000) Surface: FieldTurf Marauders Radio Broadcast: KFYR-AM 550 Head Coach: Josh Kotelnicki, 2nd year (North Dakota, ‘02) Internet Video Webcast: www.GoUMary.com Internet Audio Webcast: www.kfyr.com Record at U-Mary: 5-6 (1 year) Live Stats: www.GoUMary.com/coverage Career Record: 5-6 (1 year) Football Office Phone: 701.355.8230 Head Coach E-mail: [email protected] SATURDAY Offensive Coordinator/WR: Tim Belmore, 2nd year (Gustavus Adophus, ‘96) The 2015 University of Mary football season kicks off with a Northern Sun contest on Defensive Coordinator/LB: Jason Thier, 2nd year (Truman State, ‘09) Defensive Backs: Chuck Miesbauer, 5th year (Concordia- St. Paul, ‘07) the road against longtime foe and 10th ranked University of Sioux Falls, an opponent Offensive Line: Ben Davis, 3rd year (MacMurray, ‘11) the Marauders first faced in their inaugural 1988 season and five times in the NAIA Defensive Line / Graduate Asst: Quinn Perry, 1st year (SE Missouri State, ‘13) playoffs. Kickoff is set for noon on Saturday, Sept. 5, at Bob Young Stadium in Sioux Tight Ends / Graduate Asst: Kyle Stein, 1st year (Minot State, ‘14) Falls, S.D. Cornerbacks / Graduate Asst: Luke Peterson, 1st year (Concordia, ‘14) Running Backs Coach: Chad Smith, 1st year (Rocky Mountain) THE RECORDS Athletic Trainer: Rhonda Olson This is the season opener for both teams. The Marauders finished 2014 at 5-6 overall Strength Coach: Michael Silbernagel and in the Northern Sun (tie-8th). U-Mary was 3-4 in the NSIC North Division (tie-4th)... Equipment Manager: Jim Gremmels 2014 Overall Record: 5-6 (3-2 home, 2-4 away) The Cougars finished 11-1 overall, 10-1 in the NSIC (3rd) and 6-1 in the NSIC South 2014 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Record: 3-4 (2nd). (T-4th) in NSIC North Division, 5-6 overall in NSIC (T-8th) 2015 University of Mary Marauders Football Schedule/Results (0-0 Overall, NSIC / 0-0 NSIC North Division) DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Series Note (last meeting) / Game Highlights Sept. 5 University of Sioux Falls * Sioux Falls, S.D. Noon 4-6 vs. USF (W 17-10 vs. USF in 2013) Sept. 12 Upper Iowa University * Bismarck, N.D. 1 PM 4-1 vs. UIU (L 36-7 at UIU in 2013) Sept. 19 Minnesota State University * Mankato, Minn. 1 PM 0-3 vs. MSU (L 34-21 vs. #2 MSU in 2013) Sept. 26 Wayne State College (Homecoming) * Bismarck, N.D. 1 PM 1-5 vs. WSC (W 34-27 at WSC in 2013) Oct. 3 Bemidji State University * Bemidji, Minn. 2 PM 4-5 vs. BSU (L 21-20 vs. BSU in 2014) Oct. 10 Minot State University * Bismarck, N.D. 1 PM 12-11 vs. MSU (W 31-29 at MSU in 2013) Oct. 17 University of Minnesota Duluth * Bismarck, N.D. 2:30 PM 0-8 vs. UMD (L 53-35 at UMD in 2014) Oct. 24 Northern State University * Aberdeen, S.D. 2:30 PM 6-3 vs. NSU (L 42-33 vs. NSU in 2014) Oct. 31 University of Minnesota Crookston * Bismarck, N.D. 1 PM 11-2 vs. UMC (W 17-10 at UMC in 2014) Nov. 7 MSU Moorhead (Battle for the Paddle) * Moorhead, Minn. 1 PM 8-1 vs MSUM (W 52-45 vs. MSUM in 2014) Nov. 14 St. Cloud State University * Bismarck, N.D. 1 PM 0-9 vs. SCSU (L 55-44 at SCSU in 2014) Nov. 21 NCAA Division II playoffs begin * indicates a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference contest. All start times local to home team. 2009 UNIVERSITY OF MARY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS (5-4 OVERALL/5-3 NSIC/3-2 NSIC NORTH DIVISION) Date Opponent Location Time Series Notes (last meeting) 8.29 #10 Chadron State College Chadron, NE L 14-30 Winfield returns INT 59 yrds for a TD. Thompson 10 tackles. 9.5 Upper Iowa University* Bismarck, ND W 48-31 Lau 5 TD passes. Lomax 199 yards, 1 TD. Martin 2 TDs. 9.12 #8 Minnesota State University* Bismarck, ND L 14-35 MSU 28 straight pts. Cleveland 9 tkls/2 TFL. Newsome 96 yds. 9.19 University of Minnesota, Crookston* Crookston, MN W 37-14 Lau four TD passes, Newsome 98yd KOR, Lomax 158 rush #8 University of Minnesota Duluth* 9.26 (Homecoming 2009) Bismarck, ND L 7-35 Odim (UMD) 184 yards-4 TDs. Lomax 109 yards. Thompson 2 TFL 10.3 Concordia University - St. Paul* St. Paul, MN W 27-7 Cheeks INT and FR, Lomax 2 TDs and 127 yds, Lau 3 TD passes 10.10 Minnesota State University Moorhead* Moorhead, MN W 39-13 Gatling 184 rush yards/2 TD catches, Lau 4 TDs (3 pass), 6 MSUM TOs 10.17 Northern State University* Bismarck, ND W 20-16 Lomax school record 248 yards & winning TD. Cleveland/Broome 2 TFL 10.24 St. Cloud State University* St. Cloud, MN L 17-35 Bollinger 267 yards passing. Thompson 11 tkls. Martin 90 yds rec. 10.31 Bemidji State University* Bismarck, ND L 7 -21 Lomax surpasses 1,000 yards rushing, Newsome 86 yds rec. 11.7 Wayne State College* Wayne, NE 1 PM 0-2 vs. WSC (Lost 31-16 in 2008) * indicates a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matchup. Marauders Football 2015 Week 1 Game Notes vs. University of Sioux Falls Cougars... Page 2 ... Sept. 5, 2015 LAST TIME OUT GAMEDAY STATISTICAL COMPARISON A second half rally still left the Marauders short in a 55-44 loss at St. Cloud State 2014 Stats - FINAL U-Mary USF in the 2014 season finale. Zach Roberson threw for a school-record 505 yards with Scoring Offense 27.7 ppg 42.7 ppg five touchdowns in the game... After just missing the NCAA Division II playoffs, Scoring Defense 34.5 ppg 17.4 ppg Sioux Falls defeated Central Oklahoma 42-10 in the Mineral Water Bowl. First Downs 215 292 HEAD COACHES Rushing Offense 103.9 ypg 213.2 ypg JOSH KOTELNICKI enters his second season as the head coach of the Univer- Passing Offense 287.6 ypg 269.9 ypg sity of Mary. He is just the fifth varsity head coach in school history as the team Total Offense 391.5 ypg 483.2 ypg begins its 28th season. Kotelnicki directed the Marauders to a 5-6 record in his Rushing Defense 177.2 ypg 152.4 ypg first season in 2014. Kotelnicki joined U-Mary after serving as the associate head Passing Defense 280.7 ypg 204.4 ypg coach at NCAA FCS University of North Dakota for two seasons (2012-13) and as Total Defense 457.9 ypg 356.8 ypg UND’s defensive coordinator in 2013. A native of Litchfield, Minn., Kotelnicki won an Sacks (tot-yards) 18-88 30-190 NCAA Division II title as a player at North Dakota and has been on winning teams Turnovers lost (Fum/Int) 5 / 9 - 14 9 / 11 - 20 as a coach at the NCAA FBS, FCS, and Division II levels. After starting his coach- Turnovers gained (F/I) 8 / 11 - 19 14 / 26 - 40 ing career at UND, he has also worked at Murray State, Truman State, and NCAA FBS Kansas State before returning to UND... Beginning his sixth season directing Penalty yds/gm 37 ypg 63.8 ypg the University of Sioux Falls football program, Jed Stugart has guided the Cougars 3rd Down Conversions 40% 43% to five straight winning seasons and a mark of 44-13. In eight years as a collegiate 3rd Down Defense 46% 32% head coach he has a mark of 70-20. Stugart led USF to a runner-up finish in the 4th Down Conversions 54% 59% NAIA in his first season with the Cougars (2010). A native of Greeley, Colo., Stugart 4th Down Defense 65% 32% served as head coach at MidAmerica Nazarene for three years (2006-08) and went Touchdowns 41 68 26-7, earning AFCA Region 3 Coach of the Year honors and twoce advancing to Field Goals 7-11 12-22 postseason play. Between head coaching gigs at MidAmerica and USF he wad an PAT Attempts 28-35 64-66 assistant coach at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Time of Possession 28:08 29:16 THE MARAUDERS-COUGARS SERIES HISTORY (USF leads the series 4-6) A series filled with important meetings on a national scale, the University of Sioux Score By Qtr 1 2 3 4 OT Total Falls has won six of the ten meetings between the two former NAIA powerhouses.