UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS FOOTBALL University of Sioux Falls Sports Information | 1101 W. 22nd St. | Sioux Falls, SD 57105 | Fax: 605-331-6792 Sports Information Director Dan Genzler (FB Contact) | [email protected] Office: 605-331-6774 | Cell: 605-670-8591 | Athletics: 605-331-6791 - [email protected] Cougars History First game: .........................................................................1902 vs. USD Last Postseason Appearance...................2015 (NCAA DII Playoffs vs. vs. Henderson State 23 USF 16, 11/21/15, Arkadelphia, Ark.) First Year of Football .......................................................................1902 All-Time Record (Years) .........................................420-405-20 (98th) Number of Conference Championships (Last) ................19 (2010) Number of National Championships (Last)........................4 (2009) All-Americans.......................................................................................101 Southwest Minn. State (4-1, 1-0 NSIC South) Player of the Year Award recipients....................................................5 All-Conference Selections.................................................................291 @ Highest NCAA DII Rankings...#4 D2Football.com, 2015 week 4; #5, AFCA, 2016 week 6, #4 in NCAA.com DII power rankings #7/9 Sioux Falls (5-0, 1-0 NSIC South) 2016 Schedule Bob Young Field Thursday, Sept. 1 -- @ St. Cloud State, W, 49-13 6 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1 turday, Sept. 10 MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD, W 42-21 Cougars Homecoming Saturday, Sept. 17 -- @ Minot State, W 41-14 Live Radio - KWSN 1230, 98.1 Saturday, Sept. 24 BEMIDJI STATE, HALL OF FAME, W, 37-36 Video -- https://portal.stretchinternet.com/usf/ Saturday, Oct. 1 -- @ Augustana, W, 35-20 Live Stats -- http://www.sidearmstats.com/usf/football/ Saturday, Oct. 8 -- SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE, www.usfcougars.com COUGARS DAYS, 6 p.m. Rankings: USF, #9, AFCA Coaches Poll; Saturday, Oct. 15 -- @ Winona State, 2:30 p.m. USF #7 in D2Football.com Poll; USF #4 David Boyce’s NCAA.com DII Power Rankings Saturday, Oct. 22 -- @ Concordia St. Paul, 12 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 -- @ Minnesota State, 1 p.m. #7/9 USF Football to host SMSU on homecoming Saturday, Nov. 5 -- UPPER IOWA, 12 p.m., noon SIOUX FALLS -- The #7/9 USF Football Team (5-0, 1-0 NSIC South), which leads NCAA DII in total offense and ranks third in rushing, will Saturday Nov. 12 --- WAYNE STATE, 12 p.m., noon host explosive Southwest Minnesota State (4-1, 1-0 NSIC South) on Cou- gars Homecoming at 6 p.m. on Saturday Oct. 8. Both teams come off wins as USF won its fourth “Key to the City” game in five tries with a 35-20 victory over Augustana (3-2, 3-2 NSIC South) at Kirkeby-Over Stadium on Oct. 1. USF has had a 145-108 scoring edge, never scoring less than 23 Where to Watch/Listen points, in the games with Augie. Meanwhile SMSU won their homecom- The radio broadcast will be on KWSN 1230 with veteran play-by- ing with a 59-41 verdict against Upper Iowa. play announcer Tom Frederick, who is in his 19th year with the USF is ranked #9 in the AFCA Coaches Poll and #7 in theD2Football. com Polls and #4, a move of two spots this week, in David Boyce’s DII Pow- Cougars. Tim Hiatt is in his 16th year as the analyst on the USF er Poll at NCAA.com. game broadcasts. The Jed Stugart Pre-game Show airs 30 minutes prior to kickoff. Join Tom and Tim after the game for a wrap-up The Matchup -- and interviews. Live stats are available at usfcougars.com with each Both teams feature explosive offenses with USF relying more on its game webcast through the NSIC’s partnership with Stretch Internet. rushing game (360.6 ypg) and SMSU heavy in passing (354.8 ypg, 1st NSIC). USF is sixth in the league in scoring at 40.8 points per game while All USF games are available for live streaming at portal.stretchinter- SMSU is first at 46.0. While USF leads the league and ranks second nation- net.com/siouxfalls. ally in total offense at 569.0 yards per game, the Mustangs stand second in the league at 548.0 ypg. The Cougars, which has two of the league’s top six rushers (Max Mickey, 157.2 ypg; Luke Papilion, 103.6 ypg), rank second Game Officials nationally and first in rushing offense in the NSIC at 360.6 yards per game Justin Ingalls, Referee while SMSU is fifth in the NSIC in rushing at 193.2 yards per game and Keith Wohlers, Umpire first in passing with 354.8 ypg. On defense, the Cougars rank seventh in th Christopher Girres, Head Line Judge NSIC in total defense (395.0) with SMSU 10th at 417.4 ypg. USF is fifth in rushing defense at 123.0 ypg and SMSU, 11th, at 196.4 ypg. USF’s defense , Cary Radisewitz, Line Judge which ranks third in scoring defense (20.8 ppg), is tied for the league-best Steve Krier, Side Judge in sacks with 19. and tied for a league high with 10 interceptions. SMSU, Mike Mudder, Field Judge which is 13th in the league in scoring defense at 33.2 points per game, Derek Ohme, Back Judge ranks 14th in sacks with five and third with eight interceptions. Sioux Falls - Cougars move to 39-10 in NSIC games USF is 39-10 in NSIC games and 45-15 in all DII games since the Look at five-plus years in DII transition in 2011. USF’s 22 straight winning seasons is unmatched in D2 and the fifth-longest streak across all divisions. The string of success USF has made remarkable progress in five years at DII. From began with an 8-3 season for legendary head coach Bob Young in 1994. 281 points in 2011, USF totaled 512 in 2014 and has 472 in In the four seasons in the NSIC, USF has gone 9-2, 6-5, 11-1 (Mineral 2015. USF has averaged 41.0 ppg over past two plus years when Water Bowl champs) and 9-3 in 2015. USF has gone 24-4. They have produced 13,739 yards (7.8 miles) in total offense or 490.7 per g ame. USF has had 5,000 Series Notes – USF leads SMSU, 5-3 yards or more in offense three straight years. USF owns a 5-3 lead in the all-time series with Southwest Minnesota State, but have won four straight in a series that started in 1968. A year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 ago, the Cougars recorded a 34-26 win at SMSU as Luke Papilion threw (5-4) (9-2) (6-5) (11-1) (9-3) (5-0) for 225 yards and two TDs while rushing for 92 yards and a TD. Max Points 281 344 363 512 472 204 Mickey had 99 yards rushing while Josh Angulo finished with six catches Opp Points 194 222 295 209 257 104 for 77 yards and a TD. In 2014, USF defeated SMSU, 44-20, at Bob Young Pts. Avg. 31.2 31.3 33.0 42.7 39.3 40.8 Field. In the win, USF forced seven turnovers, including three intercep- Opp Pts. Avg. 21.6 20.2 26.8 17.4 21.4 20.8 tions by Solomon St. Pierre, who had a pick six (35 yards). USF QB Luke Papilion threw for 282 yards and two TDs while rushing for 75 yards. In 1st Down 158 209 274 292 285 123 the first meeting (1968) between the schools, USF took a 13-6 win over Opp. 1st Downs 167 209 235 223 236 112 SMSU 2012. Two years ago, the Cougars won a shootout with SMSU, 55- 1st D Rush. 75 73 133 128 116 71 48, in a game that produced 1,446 yards in total offense. Three years ago, Opp. 1st D Rush 63 79 122 94 86 36 USF captured a 41-22 win. The last win by SMSU was a 24-6 decision on 1st D Pass 70 121 121 150 148 46 Oct. 20 1979. Opp. 1st. D. Pass 90 114 99 113 128 62 Rushing Yards 1,494 1,359 2,705 2,559 2,291 1,803 USF ranks in top 10 nationally in 17 categories, including leading in Opp. Rushing Yards 1,025 1,335 2,421 2,208 1,609 615 total offense USF leads NCAA DII in total offense and rank third in rushing, ac- Rushing Attempts 312 376 540 560 482 213 cording to the most recent NCAA DII statistics released on Sunday. The Opp. Rushing Att. 363 402 485 454 491 208 Cougars are ranked in the top 10 nationally in 17 team and individual TDs 12 10 31 30 24 16 categories in DII stats. USF is ranked in the top 20 in 21 statistical catego- Opp. Rushing TDs 9 10 23 13 16 6 ries nationally. Passing Yards 1,634 2,802 2,442 3,239 3,374 1,037 Junior running back Max Mickey leads the nation in rushing yards per carry at 11.07 while also ranking third in both rushing yards (786) and Opp. Passing Yards 2,264 2,666 2,431 2,453 2,739 1,360 rushing yards per game (157.2). Mickey has had rushing totals of 178, Passing Att./Comp. 118-234 221-387 208-396 270-422 256-446 81-148 185, 77 and 207 and 140 yards in his five games this year. With Mickey, Opp. Pass. Att./Com. 169-302 215-425 209-373 218-455 242-414 107-189 who ranks 17th nationally in all-purpose yards (164.4 per game), lead- TDs 18 27 16 28 31 12 ing the ground attack and senior quarterback Luke Papilion directing the Opp.