BEMIDJI STATE FOOTBALL Game notes - Issue 3 - September 17, 2011 - Southwest Minnesota State at Bemidji State Beavers host Southwest Minnesota State in Annual Shrine Game 2011 SCHEDULE Aug. 25 Minot (N.D.) State W, 27-0 BSU is 2-0 to start the season for the first time since 2005 Sept. 10 • at No. 16 Augustana W, 30-27 ot Sept. 17 • Southwest Minnesota State 6:00 p.m. Sept. 24 • Minnesota Duluth 6:00 p.m. SETTING THE SCENE Oct. 1 • at Upper Iowa 1:00 p.m. Date: Saturday, September 17, 2011 Oct. 8 • Concordia-St. Paul 1:00 p.m. Oct. 15 • MSU Moorhead 1:00 p.m. Location: Bemidji, Minn. Oct. 22 • at U-Mary 2:30 p.m. Kickoff: 6:00 p.m. Oct. 29 • at Northern State 2:30 p.m. Nov. 5 • St. Cloud State 1:00 p.m. Stadium: Chet Anderson Stadium Nov. 12 • at Minnesota, Crookston 1:00 p.m. Stadium Capacity/Surface: 3,500/Grass Bemidji State SW Minnesota State • Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference contest BEAVERS MUSTANGS Local Radio: All times local 2-0; 1-0 NSIC 1-1; 1-0 NSIC QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location: Bemidji, Minn. (11,917) IN THE POLLS IN THE POLLS Play-by-play: Brian Schultz Founded: 1919 RV AFCA nr AFCA Analyst: Brian Bissonette Enrollment: 5,171 Conference: Northern Sun Intercollegiate nr d2football.com nr d2football.com Sidelines: Kelly Schultz Website: www.northernsun.org na Super Region 3 na Super Region 3 Internet Audio: www.wmisfm.com/ and Affiliation: NCAA Division II Nickname: Beavers www.beaverradionetwork.com School Colors: Green & White 2011 LEADERS 2011 LEADERS Local Television: KBSU Ch. 17 PMS Color: Green (PMS 3305) Home Field: Chet Anderson Stadium Rushing: L. Rongstad Rushing: W. Matthews Play-by-Play: Scott Williams Surface (capacity): Natural Grass (3,500) 31 att. / 152 yds / 2TD 26 att. / 195 yds / 1TD Analyst: Brett Leach President: Dr. Richard Hanson Athletics Director: Dr. Rick Goeb Passing: L. Rongstad Passing: T. Peschong Web cast: http://www.pennatlantic.com/ Head Trainer: Bill Crews 32-54-1 / 372 yds / 2TD 47-69-2 / 542 yds / 4TD Assistant Trainer: Corinne Dauksavage Assistant Trainer: Travis Shock Receiving: B. Leonhardt Receiving: A. Dean Assistant Trainer: Bekah Hessinger 12 rec. / 218 yds / 1TD 10 rec./ 159 yds / 2TD Trainer Phone: (218) 755-2769 Equipment Manager: Mel Nygaard Tackles: Bromm / Young Tackles: Starr / Stupka Equipment Phone: (218) 755-3292 5s-7a / 3s/9a=12 total 11s-4a / 10s-5a=15 total Compliance/SWA: Sarah Levesque Athletics Secretary: Debbie Slough Athletics Phone: (218) 255-2941 Athletics Fax: (218) 755-3898 THE GAME TEAM INFORMATION 2010 Record: 7-4 The Bemidji State University football team (2-0; 1-0 NSIC, 0-0 NSIC North) hosts its first Northern Sun Intercollegiate Confer- NSIC Record: 6-4 / 4-2 (t-5th / t-3 North Div.) ence game of 2011 as Southwest Minnesota State University visits Chet Anderson Stadium Sept. 17 at 6 p.m. The Beavers Starters Returning: 16 (8 O / 6 D / 2 ST) are riding a 30-27 overtime upset of then-No. 16 Augustana College on the road Sept. 10. The Mustangs (1-1; 1-0 NSIC, 0-0 Starters Lost: 8 (3 O / 5 D / 0 ST) NSIC South) are coming off a dramatic 48-45 home victory against University of Mary Sept. 10. The game will serve as the Letterwinners Returning: 47 (27 O /18 D / 2 ST) 15th Annual Shrine Game at Bemidji State. BSU is 9-5 in the annual Shrine Game. Letterwinners Lost: 21 (9 O /12 D/ 0 ST) PROGRAM HISTORY THE SERIES First Year of Football: 1926 All-Time Record: 317-398-24 (.445) Last season the Beavers downed SMSU 30-14 in Marshall, Minn. to even the all-time series between the two teams 20-20-1. NSIC Titles: 5 (1947-50-57-59-2006) The 42nd meeting between the teams will tip the scale on the series that has seen Bemidji State winners of the last 11 con- Years in Post-Season Play: 1 (2006) tests, with its last lost coming at home Nov. 17, 1996. BSU leads in games played at home 10-7-1 and won the last contest Mineral Water Bowl L, 35-27 (Pittsburg St.) played at The Chet 23-15 Oct. 28, 2007. Head coach Jeff Tesch is 11-2 in his career against the Mustangs. More series COACHING STAFF information on page five of the notes. Head Coach Jeff Tesch Alma Mater Moorhead State ‘78 Office Phone: (218) 755-2772 THE COACHES e-mail [email protected] Bemidji State: Jeff Tesch is in his 16th season roaming the sidelines at Bemidji State. He has posted an overall record of Record at BSU: 100-64 (16th season) 100-64 (.610), which includes a 75-47 (.615) mark in NSIC tilts. In 16 seasons, Tesch has established BSU standards for Career Record: 100-64 (16th season) games coached (164), victories (100), career winning percentage (.610) and conference wins (75). He secured his 100th Assistants: Rich Jahner Ass’t HC/Co-DC/S victory at BSU in grand fashion with a 30-27 overtime upset road victory at then-No. 16 Augustana College Sept. 10, 2011. Brent Bolte Co-DC/LB Prior to his tenure at BSU, Tesch, a two-time NSIC Coach of the Year (1999 and 2006), spent 12 years as an assistant at Eric Medberry OC/QB North Dakota, two on the staff of Central Missouri and one season at Montana State. Dr. Ken Traxler OL Southwest Minnesota State: Cory Sauter is in his second season as head coach at Southwest Minnesota State and his Neil Linhart WR Gordie Houg II DL fourth overall on the Mustang coaching staff. Sauter was named the 10th head coach in program history on March 29, 2010, Karson Pike CB after serving a month as interim head coach. He brings six years of professional football playing experience in the National Joe Ferraro RB Football League and both collegiate and professional football coaching experience to the Mustang program. During Sauter’s ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS first season as head coach, the Mustangs started the season 2-0 and were 4-4 after eight weeks, before suffering several Asst. Dir./Football: Dax Larson (Minnesota State ‘07) injuries to key positions and finishing 4-7 overall. Office: (218) 755-2763 Cell: (612) 718-0729 THE PROGRAM e-mail: [email protected] Bemidji State’s all-time record is 317-398-24 (.445) dating back to 1926, which includes a 178-249-9 (.419) mark in NSIC SID Fax: (218) 755-3898 play. The Beavers own five conference titles (1947, 50, 57, 59 and 2006) and count the 2006 Mineral Water Bowl as their first Football Press Box: (218) 755-3705 Website: www.bsubeavers.com post-season appearance. Under the direction of Tesch, BSU has posted winning records in 11 of the last 12 years and have registered nine consecutive winning home campaigns. 2011 2011 NSIC STANDINGS QUICK COUNT AFCA TOP 25 / COACHES POLL • The Beavers defeated No. 16 Augustana College 30-27 in overtime Sept. 10 to earn Sept. 12, 2011 || Week 2 NSIC Overall their first win against a ranked opponent since defeating then-No. 14 Wayne State Col- Rk School 2010 Record W L Pct W L Pct lege 21-10 Oct. 10, 2009. 1 Minnesota-Duluth (28) 1-0 uBEMIDJI ST. 1 0 1.000 2 0 1.000 • Head coach Jeff Tesch earned his 100th career victory last Saturday. He is in his 16th 2 Northwest Missouri State (2) 2-0 Minn. Duluth 1 0 1.000 2 0 1.000 season as head coach at Bemidji State and reached 100 wins in 164 games. 3 Abilene Christian 1-0 St. Cloud State 1 0 1.000 2 0 1.000 • BSU picked up its first overtime victory since Oct. 26, 2002 when it defeated Minnesota 4 North Alabama 2-0 State University Moorhead 35-28 in two overtimes. Under Tesch, the Beavers are 4-2 in 5 Texas A&M-Kingsville 2-0 Minnesota State 1 0 1.000 1 1 .500 games that go into overtime. 6 Albany State 2-0 SW Minn. St. 1 0 1.000 1 1 .500 • Junior tight end Brian Leonhardt brought in a career-high 129 receiving yards and 7 Shepherd 2-0 Wayne St. (Neb.) 1 0 1.000 1 1 .500 recorded one touchdown, becoming the first BSU player to surpass 100 reception yards 8 Bloomsburg 2-0 Winona State 1 0 1.000 1 1 .500 since George Kadlec brought in 149 receiving yards and two touchdowns against Concor- 9 St. Cloud State 2-0 Concordia-St. Paul 0 1 .000 1 1 .500 dia University, St. Paul Nov. 8, 2008. 10 Delta State 2-1 Minn., Crookston 0 1 .000 1 1 .500 • BSU is 2-0 for the first time since 2005. That squad went 3-0 to start the season and 11 Nebraska-Kearney 2-0 finished with a 7-3 record. 12 Valdosta State 2-0 MSU Moorhead 0 1 .000 1 1 .500 • The ‘Gang Green’ defense continues to be dominate in 2011, ranking in the top 25 13 Washburn 2-0 Northern State 0 1 .000 1 1 .500 nationally in rushing defense (13th, 59 yds/gm), scoring defense (14th 13.5 pts/gm) and 14 Wayne State (Mich.) 2-0 U-Mary 0 1 .000 1 1 .500 pass efficiency defense (25th, 92.9 opp efficiency). BSU is seventh in turnover margin 15 Grand Valley State 1-1 Upper Iowa 0 1 .000 1 1 .500 with 2.5 more takeaways than giveaways this season.