Fb media guide 2008 by South Dakota State University Athletics

“I’ve had blue and yellow run in my blood my whole life. My father and sister both played for the Jackrabbits and it is an honor to keep the tradition alive. It has been a pleasure to play for every one of my coaches and I look forward to one last season.”

“To me, being a Jackrabbit is having the absolute drive and dedication to become a champion.”

“Being a Jackrabbit means being part of something great, something bigger and better than I could be by myself. It means putting the team first and giving everything to make the team better. It is an awesome feeling to put on the Jackrabbit uniform on Saturdays knowing that I contributed to something great — a feeling not many people get to experience.”

SENIOR PERSPECTIVES

Ring design by Jostens

“To be a Jackrabbit is to belong to something larger than yourself. It’s like being part of a family: the staff, the teammates, the fans, the friends. The experience and memories become a part of you and help develop who you are as a person. Once a Jackrabbit ... always a Jackrabbit.”

“We’re always trying to get to that next level and the only way we can accomplish that is to sell out for your team and give everything you have, every time you get a chance. It’s really the only way — The Jackrabbit Way.”

SDSU Quick Facts 2007 RECAP OVERALL RECORD: 7-4 CONFERENCE RECORD: 4-0 (first place in Great West Football Conference) HOME RECORD: 5-1 AWAY RECORD: 2-3 FINAL RANKING: 19th (Sports Network)/22nd (FCS)

2007 GAME RESULTS Aug. 30 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17

at Western Illinois (4 OT) L, 26-29 at Youngstown State (Ohio) L, 17-23 Northern Iowa L, 17-31 Texas State W, 38-3 Stephen F. Austin (Texas) W, 45-0 at Georgia Southern L, 38-41 Cal Poly W, 48-35 at UC Davis W, 28-21 at Central Arkansas W, 38-10 Southern Utah W, 52-27 North Dakota State W, 29-24

COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: John Stiegelmeier Alma Mater: South Dakota State, 1979 Record at SDSU: 68-51-0 (11) Career Record: 68-51-0 (11) Office Phone: (605) 688-5525 E-Mail: John.Stiegelmeier@sdstate.edu ASST. HEAD COACH/OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/ OFFENSIVE LINE: Luke Meadows (seventh year) Alma Mater: South Dakota State, 2001 Office Phone: (605) 688-6525 E-Mail: Luke.Meadows@sdstate.edu QUARTERBACKS/WIDE RECEIVERS: Don Bailey (first year) Alma Mater: Portland State (Ore.), 1991 Office Phone: (605) 688-6223 E-Mail: Donald.Bailey@sdstate.edu RUNNING BACKS/TIGHT ENDS: Shannon Moore (third year) Alma Mater: Black Hills State, 2000 Office Phone: (605) 688-6656 E-Mail: Shannon.Moore@sdstate.edu DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/SECONDARY: Jay Bubak (fourth year) Alma Mater: Nebraska Wesleyan, 1993 Office Phone: (605) 688-6337 E-Mail: Jay.Bubak@sdstate.edu

ON THE WEB www.GoJacks.com www.coachstig.com www.sdstate.edu

DEFENSIVE LINE/SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR: Rob Sarvis (fourth year) Alma Mater: Norwich (Vt.), 1998 Office Phone: (605) 688-4108 E-Mail: Rob.Sarvis@sdstate.edu LINEBACKERS/RECRUITING COORDINATOR: Clark Lea (second year) Alma Mater: Vanderbilt (Tenn.), 2004 Office Phone: (605) 688-5531 E-Mail: Clark.Lea@sdstate.edu GRADUATE ASSISTANT-DEFENSE: Leon Douglas (second year) Alma Mater: Missouri Western State, 2007 GRADUATE ASSISTANT-DEFENSE: Chris Stier (second year) Alma Mater: Dakota State, 2006 GRADUATE ASSISTANT-WIDE RECEIVERS: Brian Hook (first year) Alma Mater: Si Tanka-Huron (S.D.), 2004

TEAM INFORMATION

LETTERMEN RETURNING: 35 Offense: 15 Defense: 17 Special Teams: 3 LETTERMEN LOST: 18 Offense: 10 Defense: 6 Special Teams: 2 STARTERS RETURNING: 14 Offense: 5 Defense: 6 Special Teams: 3 OFFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING (5): Casey Bender, OL; Nick Flesner, OL; Kevin Robling, OL; Ryan Berry, QB; JaRon Harris, WR. DEFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING (6): Danny Batten, DE; Jason Nobiling, DE; Eric Schroeder, DT; Chris Johnson, LB; Jimmy Rogers, LB; Brock Campbell, DB. SPECIAL TEAMS STARTERS RETURNING (3): Jordan Miranda, LS; Adam Monke, KR; Dean Priddy, P. OTHER RETURNING LETTERWINNERS (21): Steven Bazata, DL; Cole Brodie, DB; Colin Cochart,TE; Derek Domino, LB; Brian Fischer, DL; Glen Fox, WR; Adam Fritz, DB; Stefan Geissler, LB; Scott Gillen, OL; Luke Greving,TE; Matt Hylland, WR; Isaiah Jackson, LB; Conrad Kjerstad, DB; Casey Knips, OL; Saunders Montague, WR; Kyle Minett, RB; General Parnell, DB; Jordan Paula, RB; Nash Simet, DB; Mike Steffen, WR; Antonio Thompson, DL.

900 copies of the 2008 SDSU Football Media Guide were produced by Jason Hove and the Jackrabbit Sports Information Service at a cost of $5.36 per copy. Photos credited to Eric Landwehr, South Dakota State University Relations, and Ty Carlson, sports information photographer. Cover design by Nina Schmidt.

2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location: Brookings, S.D. Enrollment: 11,706 (fall 2007) Colors: Yellow and Blue Nickname: Jackrabbits Affiliation: NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision Conference: Missouri Valley Football Conference Stadium: Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (15,000 capacity)

ADMINISTRATION President: Dr. David Chicoine Alma Mater: South Dakota State, 1969 Athletic Director: Dr. Fred M. Oien Alma Mater: South Dakota State, 1972 Office Phone: (605) 688-6388 Associate AD-Development: Keith Mahlum Office Phone: (605) 697-7475 Associate AD-External: Mark Burgers Office Phone: (605) 688-6294 Associate AD-Internal: Rob Peterson Office Phone: (605) 688-6287 Associate AD-Compliance/Senior Woman Administrator: Kathy Heylens Office Phone: (605) 688-5308 NCAA Faculty Rep.: Mylo Hellickson

SPORTS INFORMATION Assistant AD-Sports Information/Football Contact: Jason Hove Office Phone: (605) 688-4623 Home Phone: (605) 692-1484 Cell Phone: (605) 695-1827 Fax Number: (605) 688-5999 E-Mail: Jason.Hove@sdstate.edu

SUPPORT STAFF Head Trainer: Jim Booher Assistant Trainer: Ben Heinze Strength & Conditioning Coach: Nate Moe Equipment Manager: Tim DeWitt Assistant AD-Tickets: Christi Williams Assistant AD-Promotions: Micah Grenz Interim Assistant AD-Facilities: Doug Hagman

GENERAL INFORMATION Mailing Address: SDSU Box 2820, Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center, Brookings, SD 57007-1497 Overnight Address: 1047 16th Avenue, Brookings, SD 57007-1497 Main Office: (605) 688-5625 Ticket Office: 1-866-GO JACKS 1

2008 Roster ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Basham, Ross - 98 Batten, Danny - 54 Bazata, Steven - 95 Bender, Casey - 77 Berry, Ryan - 2 Beyer, Alex - 89 Blackman, Joseph - 6 Britt, James - 27 Brodie, Cole - 21 Buchner, Zach - 74 Campbell, Brock - 10 Castle, Will - 65 Clare, Dominique - 26 Cochart, Colin - 87 Crawford, Ryan - 12 Crumly, Jared - 96 Cuppy, Casey - 41 Daughters, Seth - 93 Doblar, Chris - 84 Domino, Derek - 39 Duffy,Tyler - 25 Ekeren, Jesse - 56 Elshere, Casey - 66 Feller, Erich - 11 Fick, Jonathan - 61 Fischer, Brian - 94 Fitzsimmons, Josiah - 55 Flesner, Nick - 64 Fox, Glen - 17 Fritz, Adam - 32 Gant, Brandon - 83 Geissler, Stefan - 42 Gillen, Scott - 78 Greving, Luke - 86 Harris, JaRon - 1 Harris, Kyle - 29 Helm, Bo - 19 Hylland, Matt - 24 Iverson, Brad - 15 Jackson, Isaiah - 36 Jeske, Corey - 7 Johnson, Chris - 43 Jones, Marcel - 16 Kavanagh, Sam - 88 Kennedy, Joe - 57 Kool, Dirk - 48 Kool,Tyrel - 31 Kjerstad, Conrad - 18 Knips, Casey - 70 Koskovich, Nate - 73 Lalich, Austin - 29 Lefiti, Mao - 50 Lien, Mike - 45 Ludemann, Jacob - 72 Luedtke, Brendan - 76 Luethje,Tyler - 73 Lupi, Landon - 14 Matthews, Rodkem - 28 McKnight, Ryan - 60 Minett, Kyle - 30 Mink, Andy - 52 Mitchell, Justin - 80 Miranda, Jordan - 23 Monke, Adam - 33

NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 50 51 52 54 55 56 57

2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE FOOTBALL NUMERICAL PRESEASON ROSTER NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL/PREV. JaRon Harris WR 6-1 195 Sr. 3L Sioux Falls, S.D. Washington Ryan Berry QB 6-3 200 Sr. 2L Watertown, S.D. Watertown Jimmy Rogers LB 5-10 210 Jr. 2L Chandler, Ariz. Hamilton Thomas O’Brien QB 6-3 200 Fr. — Winona, Minn. Cotter Aaron Rollin WR 6-2 200 Fr. — Lee’s Summit, Mo. Lee’s Summit West Joseph Blackman DB 5-11 185 Jr. 1L Pittsburg, Calif. Pittsburg Corey Jeske QB 6-1 200 So. — Buffalo, Minn. Buffalo Lance White DB 5-10 175 Fr. — Oakley, Calif. Freedom Teddy Shonka WR 6-2 205 R-Fr. — Cedar Rapids, Iowa John F. Kennedy Brock Campbell DB 6-2 210 Sr. 3L Cherokee, Iowa Washington Erich Feller DB 6-2 200 R-Fr. — Charles City, Iowa Charles City Ryan Crawford QB 6-2 200 Jr. — Oro Valley, Ariz. Ironwood Ridge General Parnell DB 5-11 195 So. 1L San Bernardino, Calif. Cajon/Idaho Landon Lupi WR 5-11 170 So. — Rapid City, S.D. Stevens Brad Iverson WR 6-5 200 R-Fr. — Sioux Falls, S.D. Roosevelt Marcel Jones QB 6-3 225 Jr. — Shakopee, Minn. Simley/Minnesota Glen Fox WR 6-2 200 Jr. 2L Fairfax, Iowa Prairie Conrad Kjerstad DB 6-0 195 So. 1L Wall, S.D. Wall Bo Helm DB 6-0 180 Fr. — Childress,Texas Childress Julian Wagner DB 5-9 180 Fr. — Fort Worth,Texas Eastern Hills Cole Brodie DB 5-10 185 So. 1L Dacula, Ga. Dacula Anthony Wise DB 6-2 190 R-Fr. — The Colony,Texas The Colony Jordan Miranda LS/DB 6-2 200 Jr. 2L El Paso,Texas Coronado Matt Hylland WR 5-10 185 So. 1L Sioux Falls, S.D. Lincoln Tyler Duffy RB 5-10 200 So. — Brookings, S.D. Brookings Dominique Clare RB 6-0 220 R-Fr. — Delano, Minn. Delano James Britt DB 6-0 175 R-Fr. — The Colony,Texas The Colony Rodkem Matthews DB 6-0 190 R-Fr. — Kansas City, Mo. North Kyle Harris K 6-2 185 Fr. — Florissant, Mo. Hazelwood Central Kyle Minett RB 5-10 205 So. 1L Ruthton, Minn. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Tyrel Kool RB 5-10 180 Fr. — Yankton, S.D. Yankton Adam Fritz DB 5-11 200 Sr. 2L Colman, S.D. Colman-Egan Adam Monke RB 5-9 190 Jr. 2L Nickerson, Neb. Arlington Jordan Paula RB 6-3 250 Jr. 2L Brookings, S.D. Brookings Nash Simet DB 5-9 200 Sr. 3L Brookings, S.D. Brookings Isaiah Jackson LB 6-2 225 Jr. 2L Chandler, Ariz. Chandler Nathan O’Dea WR 5-10 190 R-Fr. — Philip, S.D. Philip Chris Tracy LB 6-2 205 Fr. — Larchwood, Iowa West Lyon Derek Domino LB 6-3 225 So. 1L Spring Lake Park, Minn. Spring Lake Park Nick Van Wyhe DL 6-5 255 Sr. — Luverne, Minn. Luverne Casey Cuppy WR 6-2 200 R-Fr. — Harrold, S.D. Harrold Stefan Geissler RB 6-1 230 So. 1L Cadott, Wis. Cadott Chris Johnson LB 6-2 240 Jr. 2L Council Bluffs, Iowa Abraham Lincoln Ross Shafrath LB 6-2 200 Fr. — Hampton, Iowa Hampton-Dumont Mike Lien LB 6-1 220 Fr. — Castaic, Calif. Valencia Jake Steffen DL 6-5 240 R-Fr. — Mount Vernon, S.D. Mount Vernon Kyle Sheehan TE 6-4 260 So. — Grayson, Ga. Fairmont/Purdue Dirk Kool LB 6-3 225 R-Fr. — Fairfield, Iowa Fairfield Mao Lefiti DL 6-5 220 Jr. — Koneoham, Hawaii Palomar College Dean Priddy P 6-3 205 So. 1L Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie Andy Mink DL 6-3 220 Fr. — Greenwood, Neb. Ashland/Greenwood Danny Batten DL 6-4 240 Jr. 2L Gilbert, Ariz. Mesquite Josiah Fitzsimmons DL 6-4 240 Fr. — Ames, Iowa Ames Jesse Ekeren LB 6-2 215 So. — Volin, S.D. Yankton Joe Kennedy DL 6-4 225 Fr. — Wall, S.D. St.Thomas More 2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

2008 Roster NO. 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 68 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE FOOTBALL NUMERICAL PRESEASON ROSTER NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL Ryan McKnight OL 6-2 285 So. 1L Sioux Falls, S.D. Washington Jonathan Fick OL 6-5 255 Fr. — Doon, Iowa Boyden-Hull Alex Olinger OL 6-4 270 Fr. — Ames, Iowa Ames Tyler Luethje OL 6-5 250 Fr. — Gladbrook, Iowa Gladbrook-Reinbeck Nick Flesner OL 6-3 280 Sr. 3L Pierce, Neb. Pierce Will Castle OL 6-3 275 Fr. — Brandon, S.D. Brandon Valley Casey Elshere OL 6-5 240 R-Fr. — Philip, S.D. Philip Woody Orne OL 6-5 275 R-Fr. — Fairfield, Iowa Fairfield Casey Knips OL 6-8 300 Jr. 2L Adrian, Minn. Adrian Evan Skiles OL 6-6 315 Jr. — Beatrice, Neb. Beatrice Jacob Ludemann OL 6-6 290 Jr. — Norfolk, Neb. Norfolk Catholic Nate Koskovich OL 6-4 320 Jr. — Kingsley, Iowa Kingsley-Pierson Zach Buchner OL 6-5 280 R-Fr. — Coon Rapids, Minn. Coon Rapids Kevin Robling OL 6-3 270 Sr. 3L Jordan, Minn. Jordan Brendan Luedtke OL 6-5 225 R-Fr. — Fifield, Wis. Park Falls Casey Bender OL 6-6 285 Jr. 1L Lindsay, Neb. Lindsay Holy Family Scott Gillen OL 6-3 275 Sr. 3L White Lake, S.D. White Lake Blake Sunne LS 5-9 215 R-Fr. — Valley Springs, S.D. Brandon Valley Justin Mitchell WR 6-1 200 So. — Saukville, Wis. Port Washington Mesquite/Scottsdale CC Saunders Montague WR 6-1 185 Sr. 1L Gilbert, Ariz. Mike Steffen WR 6-4 205 Jr. 2L Mount Vernon, S.D. Mount Vernon Brandon Gant WR 5-10 195 R-Fr. — Olathe, Kan. North Keegan Nesvacil TE 6-3 220 Fr. — Middleton, Wis. Middleton Dan Schmidt WR 6-4 195 Fr. — Brookings, S.D. Brookings Luke Greving TE 6-4 235 Sr. 1L Alton, Iowa MOC-Floyd Valley Colin Cochart TE 6-5 245 So. 1L Kewaunee, Wis. Kewaunee Sam Kavanagh TE 6-5 245 R-Fr. — DeGraff, Minn. K-M-S Alex Beyer TE 6-3 250 So. — Neenah, Wis. Neenah Jason Nobiling DL 6-6 240 Sr. 2L Huxley, Iowa Ballard Antonio Thompson DL 6-3 255 So. 1L Sioux Falls, S.D. Roosevelt Eric Wood DL 6-3 235 R-Fr. — Flower Mound,Texas Flower Mound Seth Daughters TE 6-6 220 Fr. — Hamill, S.D. Winner Brian Fischer DL 6-2 255 So. 1L Ashton, Iowa Sheldon Steven Bazata DL 6-5 280 Jr. 2L Howells, Neb. Howells Jared Crumly DL 6-3 235 So. — Hartington, Neb. Hartington Eric Schroeder DL 6-4 285 Sr. 3L Stewartville, Minn. Stewartville Ross Basham DL 6-1 265 So. — Bridgeport,Texas Bridgeport Peter Reifenrath K 5-11 190 So. — Decorah, Iowa Decorah Head Coach: John Stiegelmeier Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line: Luke Meadows Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers: Don Bailey Running Backs/Tight Ends: Shannon Moore Defensive Coordinator/Secondary: Jay Bubak Defensive Line/Special Teams: Rob Sarvis Linebackers: Clark Lea Graduate Assistant-Linebackers: Leon Douglas Bazata BUZH-ah-tah Graduate Assistant-Defensive Line: Chris Stier Bubak BOO-bock Graduate Assistant-Wide Receivers: Brian Hook Buchner BUCK-ner

Cochart CO-chart Elshere ELL-sheer Stefan Geissler ste-FAHN GUYS-ler Greving GRAY-ving Hylland HILL-and Jeske JESS-kee

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Montague, Saunders - 81 Nesvacil, Keegan - 84 Nobiling, Jason - 90 O’Brien,Thomas - 4 O’Dea, Nathan - 37 Olinger, Alex - 62 Orne, Woody - 68 Paula, Jordan - 34 Priddy, Dean - 51 Reifenrath, Peter 99 Robling, Kevin - 75 Rogers, Jimmy - 3 Rollin, Aaron - 5 Schmidt, Dan -85 Schroeder, Eric - 97 Shafrath, Ross - 44 Sheehan, Kyle - 47 Shonka,Teddy - 9 Simet, Nash - 35 Skiles, Evan - 71 Steffen, Jake - 46 Steffen, Mike - 82 Sunne, Blake - 79 Thompson, Antonio - 91 Tracy, Chris - 38 Van Wyhe, Nick - 40 Wagner, Julian - 20 White, Lance - 8 Wise, Anthony - 22 Wood, Eric - 92 ROSTER BREAKDOWN — BY STATE South Dakota 26 Iowa 18 Minnesota 14 Nebraska 8 Texas 7 Wisconsin 6 Arizona 5 California 4 Missouri 3 Georgia 1 Hawaii 1 Kansas 1 ROSTER BREAKDOWN — BY CLASS Seniors 13 Juniors 19 Sophomores 22 Redshirt Freshmen 19 Incoming Freshmen 20

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Kjerstad Knips Koenig Lefiti Luedtke Luethje Lupi Rodkem Matthews Monke

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KER-stad kah-NIPS KO-nig Lah-FEE-tee LIT-kee LOO-chee LOO-pie rod-KEEM MON-kee

Nesvacil Olinger Orne Reifenrath Rollin Robling Simet Stier Sunne

NEZ-vah-chill OH-ling-er ORN RIFF-en-rath RAWL-in ROW-bling SIM-ett STEER SOO-nee

2008 Preview The upcoming 2008 season at South Dakota State University will be another of firsts for the Jackrabbit football team. • SDSU joins the Missouri Valley Football Conference, after spending the previous four seasons as a member of the Great West Football Conference. • The Jackrabbits will play their first-ever game against an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision team since becoming a D-I Football Championship Subdivision squad, traveling to Iowa State for the season opener on Aug. 28. • SDSU will be eligible for the FCS playoffs for the first time, after completing its transition from NCAA Division II to full D-I status. The Jackrabbits will take on these new challenges with a team that returns 35 lettermen, including 14 starters, while also attempting to build on their recent success. SDSU has posted back-to-back 7-4 seasons, ending both the 2006 and 2007 campaigns ranked in the FCS top 25, as well as winning the GWFC title in 2007. Following is a position-by-position look at the 2008 Jackrabbits: OFFENSE Quarterback Senior Ryan Berry returns for his second year as the full-time starter.The Watertown native proved to be an efficient signal-caller in 2007 as he threw for scores in 10 of 11 games, completing 60.1 percent of his passes for 2,132 yards and 19 touchdowns against only nine interceptions.

Behind Berry, the Jackrabbits are relatively inexperienced. Junior Ryan Crawford and sophomore Corey Jeske have combined to complete one pass in their collegiate careers.Transfer Marcel Jones also could be in the mix. The quarterbacks, as well as the wide receivers, are working this season under a new position coach as Don Bailey joined the coaching staff in March. Running Back Workhorse Cory Koenig graduated, leaving sophomore Kyle Minett as the most experienced running back. During his freshman season, Minett rushed for 476 yards and five touchdowns, averaging a team-best 6.2 yards per carry. He also caught 16 passes for 162 yards and two scores. A stable of other young running backs who have waited for their opportunities to play will provide quality depth. Junior Adam Monke, who also has returned kicks, will vie for more carries in 2008, along with a pair of Brookings natives, junior Jordan Paula and sophomore Tyler Duffy. Redshirt freshman Dominique Clare also could factor into the rushing attack with his bruising style of running, and Stefan Geissler has moved back to running back after playing at linebacker in 2007. Wide Receiver All-conference performer JaRon Harris returns for his senior season after catching 40 balls for 664 yards and a team-best seven touchdowns. Fellow senior Saunders Montague also

stretched the field at times last season, posting a team-best 18.2 yards per catch as his 13 receptions covered 236 yards. Junior Glen Fox emerged as a solid receiver as he hauled in 24 passes for 253 yards and a touchdown. Junior Mike Steffen and sophomore Matt Hylland also return to the receiving corps, which should be further bolstered witht he addition of redshirt freshman Brandon Gant. Tight End Starters Chris Wagner and Matt Anderson graduated, but the Jackrabbits return letterwinners Luke Greving and Colin Cochart. Sophomore Alex Beyer and reshirt freshman Sam Kavanagh also are expected to contribute both in the passing game and as run blockers. Offensive Line Three starters return, but the Jackrabbits face the daunting task of filling holes left by the graduations of left tackle Preston Crumly and All-America right guard Mitch Erickson. Senior center Kevin Robling and senior guard Nick Flesner anchor the offensive line, with help from junior and returning starting right tackle Casey Bender. Nate Koskovich is the early candidate to fill the void at right guard, while fellow junior Casey Knips is penciled in at left tackle. Other experienced players returning include tackles Evan Skiles and Scott Gillen and center Ryan McKnight. Redshirt freshmen Zach Buchner and Woody Orne also may be called on to contribute this season.

RYAN BERRY COMPLETED 60.1 percent of his passes and threw for 19 touchdowns in his first season as the Jackrabbits’ starting quarterback in 2007.

KYLE MINETT PROVED to be a valuable backup at running back in 2007, gaining 476 yards and scoring five touchdowns. He is expected to lead the SDSU rushing attack this season.

JaRON HARRIS CAUGHT touchdown passes in six consecutive games in 2007, and finished the season by leading the Jackrabbits in all receiving categories.

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2008 Preview DEFENSE Defensive Line The Jackrabbit front four again figures to be the heart and soul of the defensive unit as three starters return. Senior defensive tackle Eric Schroeder led the Great West in tackles for loss a season ago, notching 13.5 with 6.5 sacks. Junior Danny Batten enjoyed another fined season at his defensive end position in 2007, lining up on the opposite side of Jason Nobiling. Batten tallied 67 tackles and 4.5 sacks in his second year as a starter, earning first-team all-conference and honorable mention All-America honors. Antonio Thompson will look for an expanded role in 2008, along with down linemen Steven Bazata, Brian Fischer and Jared Crumly. Redshirt freshman Jake Steffen has been moved to a defensive end position after playing mostly at linebacker during his redshirt season. Linebacker The second line of the Jackrabbit defense features experience, but has some questions with regards.The top two tacklers a season ago, Jimmy Rogers (110 tackles) and Chris Johnson (106 tackles) return to the starting lineup. Rogers is expected to move from the strong side to the weak side, with sophomore Derek Domino slated to fill the Sam linebacker position. Junior Isaiah Jackson will be the primary backup at linebacker, with Jesse Ekeren also expected to see playing time.

Secondary Perhaps no other area of the team was hit harder by graduation than in the secondary, where SDSU faces the task of replacing allconference performers Brock Gentile and Tyler Koch, as well as starting safety Andrew Hoogeveen. Free safety Brock Campbell is the lone returning starter.The hard-hitting senior registered 68 tackles and an interception during his junior season in 2007. Joining Campbell at safety is sophomore Conrad Kjerstad.The Wall native tallied 26 tackles in 2007 and returned an interception 82 yards for a touchdown on Hobo Day. Senior Nash Simet also returns at safety, while Joseph Blackman, Adam Fritz, General Parnell and Cole Brodie all saw action at cornerback last season. A number of other young players will contend for playing time. SPECIAL TEAMS SDSU dominated in the area of special teams last season, but faces some challenges in 2008. The biggest holes to fill is are at kicker and punt returner, where the Jackrabbits are in search of replacement for record setters Parker Douglass and Paul Aanonson. The kicking position likely won’t be settled until fall camp, when incoming freshman Kyle Harris will battle Peter Reifenrath for the starting nod in an attempt to replace Douglass, who set nearly every kicking record at SDSU. Cole Brodie was the only Jackrabbit in spring ball who has returned a punt at the collegiate

level, although SDSU has a dangerous kickoff return man coming back in Adam Monke. A junior, Monke averaged 26.2 yards per kick return in 2007, including a 91-yard touchdown return on the opening kickoff against Cal Poly. Sophomore Dean Priddy returns to handle the punting duties for a second season. Priddy improved throughout the 2007 campaign, landing 14 punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line while posting an average of 38.6 yards per punt.

DANNY BATTEN EARNED first-team all-Great West Football Conference recognition after recording 12 tackles for loss, including 4.5 sacks, in 2007.

JIMMY ROGERS LED the Great West Football Conference in tackles with an average of 10 per game to earn first-team all-conference recognition.

BROCK CAMPBELL RETURNS to the starting lineup in the Jackrabbit secondary after tallying 68 tackles and breaking up four passes during his junior season in 2007.

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RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS Passing - Yards • Ryan Berry Rushing - Yards • Kyle Minett Receptions • JaRon Harris • Glen Fox Receiving Yards • JaRon Harris • Glen Fox Kickoff Returns • Adam Monke Tackles • Jimmy Rogers • Chris Johnson • Brock Campbell, Eric Schroeder Sacks • Eric Schroeder • Danny Batten Interceptions • Jimmy Rogers • Four players

2,132 476 40 24 664 253 26.2 avg. 110 106 68 6.5 4.0 2 1

Depth Chart 2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE FOOTBALL PRESEASON DEPTH CHART OFFENSE

DEFENSE

2 12

RYAN BERRY, 6-3, 205, Sr., Watertown, S.D. Ryan Crawford, 6-2, 200, Jr., Oro Valley, Ariz.

90 91

JASON NOBILING, 6-6, 240, Sr., Huxley, Iowa Antonio Thompson, 6-3, 255, So., Sioux Falls, S.D.

30 33

Kyle Minett, 5-10, 205, So., Ruthton, Minn. Adam Monke, 5-9, 190, Jr., Nickerson, Neb.

97 95

ERIC SCHROEDER, 6-4, 285, Sr., Stewartville, Minn. Steven Bazata, 6-5, 280, Jr., Howells, Neb.

Glen Fox, 6-2, 200, Jr., Fairfax, Iowa Brad Iverson, 6-5, 200, R-Fr., Sioux Falls, S.D.

94 98

Brian Fischer, 6-2, 255, So., Ashton, Iowa Ross Basham, 6-1, 265, So., Bridgeport,Texas

Mike Steffen, 6-4, 205, Jr., Mount Vernon, S.D. Saunders Montague, 6-1, 185, Sr., Gilbert, Ariz.

54 46

DANNY BATTEN, 6-4, 240, Jr., Gilbert, Ariz. Jake Steffen, 6-5, 240, R-Fr., Mount Vernon, S.D.

JARON HARRIS, 6-1, 195, Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D. Matt Hylland, 5-10, 185, So., Sioux Falls, S.D.

3 36

JIMMY ROGERS, 5-10, 210, Jr., Chandler, Ariz. Isaiah Jackson, 6-2, 225, Jr., Chandler, Ariz.

87 88

Colin Cochart, 6-5, 245, So., Kewaunee, Wis. Sam Kavanagh, 6-5, 245, R-Fr., DeGraff, Minn.

43 36

CHRIS JOHNSON, 6-2, 230, Jr., Council Bluffs, Iowa Isaiah Jackson, 6-2, 225, Jr., Chandler, Ariz.

86 89

Luke Greving, 6-4, 235, Sr., Alton, Iowa Alex Beyer, 6-3, 250, So., Neenah, Wis.

39 56

Derek Domino, 6-3, 210, So., Spring Lake Park, Minn. Jesse Ekeren, 6-2, 220, So.,Volin, S.D.

70 71

Casey Knips, 6-8, 300, Jr., Adrian, Minn. Evan Skiles, 6-6, 315, Jr., Beatrice, Neb.

LCB

13 32

General Parnell, 5-11, 195, So., San Bernardino, Calif. Adam Fritz, 5-11, 200, Sr., Colman, S.D.

64 72

NICK FLESNER, 6-3, 280, Sr., Pierce, Neb. Jacob Ludemann, 6-6, 290, Jr., Norfolk, Neb.

18 22

Conrad Kjerstad, 6-0, 195, So., Wall, S.D. Anthony Wise, 6-2, 190, R-Fr.,The Colony,Texas

75 60

KEVIN ROBLING, 6-3, 270, Sr., Jordan, Minn. Ryan McKnight, 6-2, 285, So., Sioux Falls, S.D.

10 35

BROCK CAMPBELL, 6-2, 210, Sr., Cherokee, Iowa Nash Simet, 5-9, 200, Sr., Brookings, S.D.

73 74

Nate Koskovich, 6-4, 320, Jr., Kingsley, Iowa Zach Buchner, 6-5, 280, R-Fr., Coon Rapids, Minn.

RCB

21 28

Cole Brodie, 5-10, 185, So., Dacula, Ga. Rodkem Matthews, 6-0, 190, R-Fr., Kansas City, Mo.

77 78 68

CASEY BENDER, 6-6, 285, Jr., Lindsay, Neb. Scott Gillen, 6-3, 275, Sr., White Lake, S.D. Woody Orne, 6-5, 275, R-Fr., Fairfield, Iowa

(W-Back) 15

(X-Back) 81

(Z-Back) 24

TE TE

SPECIAL TEAMS PK or

29 99

Kyle Harris, 6-2, 185, Fr., Florissant, Mo. Peter Reifenrath, 5-11, 195, So., Decorah, Iowa

DEAN PRIDDY, 6-3, 205,So., Eden Prairie, Minn.

LS or

23 75

JORDAN MIRANDA, 6-2, 200, Jr., El Paso,Texas KEVIN ROBLING, 6-3, 270, Sr., Jordan, Minn.

Holder 17

Glen Fox, 6-2, 200, Jr., Fairfax, Iowa

KOR or

33 21 83

ADAM MONKE, 5-9, 190, Jr., Nickerson, Neb. Cole Brodie, 5-10, 185, So., Dacula, Ga. Brandon Gant, 5-10, 195, R-Fr., Olathe, Kan.

Cole Brodie, 5-10, 185, So., Dacula, Ga.

(Will)

(Mike)

(Sam)

2007 LETTERMEN Paul Aanonson Matt Anderson Danny Batten Steven Bazata Casey Bender Ryan Berry Jason Bonwell Cole Brodie Reed Burckhardt Brock Campbell Colin Cochart Preston Crumly Chris Doblar Derek Domino Parker Douglass Mitch Erickson Brian Fischer Nick Flesner

* Returning starters indicated in CAPS

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Glen Fox Austin Frain Adam Fritz Stefan Geissler Brock Gentile Scott Gillen Luke Greving JaRon Harris Trevor Hohn Andrew Hoogeveen Isaiah Jackson Chris Johnson Conrad Kjerstad Casey Knips Tyler Koch Cory Koenig Justin Kubesh Dusty LeBrun

Kyle Minett Jordan Miranda Adam Monke Saunders Montague Jason Nobiling General Parnell Jordan Paula Mitch Pontrelli Kevin Robling Jimmy Rogers Eric Schroeder Nash Simet Mike Steffen Antonio Thompson Chris Wagner Luke Witte

Jacks in the Community Throughout the school year, the South Dakota State University football team takes an active role in Brookings and surrounding area communities. In recent years, a commitment to community service has been added to the criteria necessary to earn a varsity letter within the Jackrabbit football program. Over the past couple years, Jackrabbit football players have participated in the following community service projects and activities: • Helping conduct the annual Fast-Break Basketball Clinic • Visiting Avera, Sanford and Children’s Home Society care facilities, as well as the Avera Behavioral Hospital • Operating a skills booth at the annual Halloween Penny Carnival, with proceeds going toward Brookings D.A.R.E. programs • Assisting with community food drives • Reading at Medary and Central elementary schools in Brookings • Conducting youth football clinics prior to the season-opening game in Brookings and during spring drills in Sioux Falls • Participating in the Medary Elementary Spring Fling • Conducting a “show and tell” session at the SDSU Preschool • Visiting residents at Brookview Manor • Taking part in a campus cleanup effort • Assisting with a solar oven project for families in Haiti • Serving as hosts for the Take A Kid to a Game program Many other community service activities are organized through the SDSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), whose mission is to enhance the total student-athlete experience by promoting opportunity for all student-athletes, protecting student-athlete welfare and fostering a positive student-athlete image. Taking an active role in the community is a key component of the “Lead-Forward Land-Grant University Plan,” a strategic document prepared by former SDSU President Peggy Gordon Miller that outlines goals for the future of the University. The primary goal of this plan is to produce graduates who are: • internationally competitive • globally informed

SENIOR FOOTBALL PLAYERS, from left, JaRon Harris, Eric Schroeder, Jason Nobiling and Ryan Berry loaded boxes of food collected as part of a youth football clinic in Sioux Falls in April.

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN Nate Koskovich and Casey Bender were among the Jackrabbit football players who participated in a solar oven project in December of 2007. The ovens were later delivered to Haiti.

• proficient in speaking, writing, and the use of technology • able to embrace change in positive ways • socially responsible The SDSU Athletic Department embraces and encourages implementation of all points of this plan. In particular, within the department, the expectation of social responsibility from student-athletes is strongly promoted. The department and its employees understand the important role South Dakota State University plays in the city of Brookings, as well as in the state of South Dakota. Because the athletics program and its student-athletes derive so much support — both financial and emotional — from the residents of the city, state, and region, importance is placed on giving back to the community through service projects, volunteering, and fund-raising for charitable organizations.

THE JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL TEAM conducted a youth clinic in conjunction with the 2007 home opener in Brookings, then hosted another clinic in Sioux Falls during its 2008 spring season.

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Media Information Credentials All requests for media credentials for SDSU football home games should be directed to sports information director Jason Hove at least 24 hours prior to the event. Credentials will be mailed if requests are received a week or more in advance. Otherwise, credentials may be picked up at the Jackrabbit Ticket Office inside the Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., or at the Coughlin-Alumni Stadium will-call window 90 minutes to the start of the event. Only working media will be allowed access to the Coughlin-Alumni Stadium press box. Please note that there is no elevator access to the press box. Media requiring access to phone lines and Internet for photo or story transmission should contact the SDSU sports information office in advance of gameday to assist in seating assignments, etc. All credentials are non-transferable. The following guidelines apply specifically to Internet sites: • No more than two people working for the official Web site of the opponent and/or its official conference site will be issued credentials. • Web sites whose content centers around message boards and chat rooms where users can post anonymous information and/or rumors are ineligible for any consideration for credentials or access. • Credentials will not be granted to any agency operating sites that are in any way affiliated with gambling, or to freelance or fan-based sites that are not affiliated with a legitimate news-gathering organization. The final decision for credentials remains at the sole discretion of SDSU sports information personnel. Failure to abide by the guidelines outlined on this page may result in revocation of credentials.

CONTACT INFORMATION Media inquiries for South Dakota State University football should be directed to Jason Hove, sports information director. Office Phone: (605) 688-4623 Cell Phone: (605) 695-1827 Home Phone: (605) 692-1484 E-Mail: Jason.Hove@sdstate.edu Sports Info Fax: (605) 688-5999

Photographers Photographers (live and still) are asked to not interfere with the sight lines of spectators.Video platforms are located directly below the press box, and an additional film booth located in the press box is available on a first-come, first-served basis. At field level, photographers must remain outside the dashed white line on the sidelines and behind the end zones. Broadcasts All Jackrabbit football games during the 2008 season are scheduled to be broadcast live on WNAX Radio 570 AM, with Steve Imming calling the play-by-play and Jerry Oster providing color commentary. Radio broadcasts also will be streamed through the Jackrabbit Extra subscription service online at www.GoJacks.com. Broadcasts begin approximately 30 minutes prior to the scheduled opening kickoff. Coach Stiegelmeier will conduct a short postgame radio interview before meeting with other members of the media. One complimentary phone line for visiting teams’ radio broadcasts will be available in the Coughlin-Alumni Stadium press box. Video broadcasts of all Jackrabbit home games and select road games will be available via the Jackrabbit Extra at www.GoJacks.com. Statistics The South Dakota State University Sports Information Office will keep official statistics and will distribute final statistics to teams and members of the media within 20 minutes after the conclusion of the game. Post-Game Press Conference A post-game press conference will be held after home games in the Ginn Trophy Room located on the second floor of the Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center.The visiting team will go first, followed by SDSU players and coaches. Press conferences also can be viewed on the Coughlin-Alumni Stadium video board. On the Web The latest Jackrabbit news and updates can be viewed on the Internet at www.GoJacks.com, the official site of South Dakota State University athletics. Box scores, updated season statistics and a game recap will be posted within an hour after each game. Live stats of all Jackrabbit home games also will be available through GoJacks.com.

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INTERVIEW POLICY The South Dakota State University Sports Information Office will strive to comply with all legitimate interview requests for Jackrabbit coaches, student-athletes and administrators in a timely fashion. Preferred times to interview Coach Stiegelmeier are Wednesdays from 1-2 p.m. and Thursdays in person during practice from 2-5 p.m. Student-athletes also will be available for interviews before and after the Thursday practice sessions. Other interview times can be arranged through the SDSU Sports Information Office, but must be arranged 24 hours in advance Monday through Thursday. Coach Stiegelmeier also will participate in the weekly Missouri Valley Football Conference coaches teleconference at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays, starting Aug. 27. Media members should not contact student-athletes directly without prior approval — phone numbers of SDSU student-athletes will not be released. Media members should understand that all return calls will be made collect or via a toll-free number, unless the student-athlete does the interview from the sports information office. Jackrabbit student-athletes will not be available for interviews prior to a contest the day of the game, but will be available for post-game interviews 10 minutes after the conclusion of contests by contacting a member of the sports information staff or coaching staff.

Media Information ’RABBITS ON THE RADIO Located at 570 AM, WNAX is the official station of South Dakota State University football. Although based in Yankton, a 135-mile one-way trip from Brookings, the station reaches into parts of seven states and provides broad coverage in South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota.

STEVE IMMING, Sports Director/Play-By-Play St. Louis native Steve Imming returns for his 17th year as “Voice of the Jackrabbits” for both football and men’s basketball. Since he arrived at WNAX in 1992, Imming has won six South Dakota Associated Press Sportscaster of the Year awards, as well as being named the 1998 Sportscaster of the Year from the state by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. In 2004, the Creighton University (Neb.) graduate was honored by the North Central Conference as a recipient of the Kolpack Media Award. Imming previously worked in radio with the U.S. Air Force in Thailand, as well as Waynesville and Rolla, Mo.; Kenosha, Wis., and Omaha, Neb. He also co-hosted the Greyhound Race of Champions on ESPN in 1985 and on Sports Channel in 1986. JERRY OSTER, News Director/Color Commentary Jerry Oster has been on the WNAX staff since 1976 and began doing color commentary for SDSU football in 1979. Oster heads an award-winning news department at WNAX, and has won numerous Associated Press Awards. In the summer of 1998, he was presented the Tom Brokaw Award by the South Dakota Broadcasters Association, honoring excellence in broadcasting.The station won top honors in the South Dakota AP Broadcasters Association news contest five times in a six-year span. An Aberdeen native, Oster is a graduate of Lake Area Tech in Watertown and the University of South DakotaSpringfield. He and his wife, Cheryl, are the parents of four sons, two of whom have attended SDSU.

AWARD WINNERS WNAX received the Eric Sevareid Award of Merit in sports play-by-play from the Northwest Broadcast News Association for its Nov. 17, 2007, broadcast of the SDSU-North Dakota State football game. It marked the second time in three years WNAX received the award for a Jackrabbit football broadcast. NBNA is made up of broadcasters in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Jackrabbit Media Outlets NEWSPAPERS The Brookings Register Robert Slocum, Sports Editor Phone: (605) 692-6271 Fax: (605) 692-2979 E-Mail: sports@brookingsregister.com

SDSU Collegian Ariy-El Boynton, Sports Editor Phone: (605) 688-6164 E-Mail: asboynton@jacks.sdstate.edu

RADIO STATIONS

TELEVISION STATIONS KDLT-TV (NBC, Sioux Falls) Mark Ovenden, Sports Director Phone: (605) 361-5555 Fax: (605) 361-3982 E-Mail: sports@kdlt.com

Sioux Falls Argus Leader Terry Vandrovec, Beat Writer Phone: (605) 331-3923 Fax: (605) 977-3933 E-Mail: tvandrovec@argusleader.com

WNAX (570 AM-Yankton) Radio Home of Jackrabbit Football Steve Imming, Sports Director/Play-By-Play Phone: (605) 668-1179 Fax: (605) 665-8788 E-Mail: imming@wnax.com

Aberdeen American News John Papendick, Sports Editor Phone: (605) 622-2323 Fax: (605) 225-0421 E-Mail: jpapendick@aberdeennews.com

KJJQ (910 AM-Brookings) Tyler Merriam Phone: (605) 692-1430 Fax: (605) 692-4441 E-Mail: tylermerriam@brookings.net

KSFY-TV (ABC, Sioux Falls) Erik Thorstenson, Sports Director Phone: (605) 336-1300 Fax: (605) 336-2067 E-Mail: ethorstenson@ksfy.com

Mitchell Daily Republic Sports Editor Phone: (605) 996-5516 Fax: (605) 995-5020

KBRK (1430 AM-Brookings) Dellas Cole, Sports Director Phone: (605) 692-1430 Fax: (605) 692-4441 E-Mail: dcole@KBRK.threeeagles.com

Keyframe (gameday production) Eric Ray E-Mail: eray@daktronics.com

Rapid City Journal Padraic Duffy, Sports Writer Phone: (605) 394-8300 Fax: (605) 342-4610 E-Mail: padraic.duffy@rapidcityjournal.com Watertown Public Opinion Roger Merriam, Sports Editor Phone:(605) 886-6901 Fax: (605) 886-4280 E-Mail: rogerm@thepublicopinion.com

KWSN (1230 AM-Sioux Falls) Craig Mattick, Sports Director Phone: (605) 336-1230 Fax: (605) 336-0415 E-Mail: craig.mattick@bybradio.com

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KELO-TV (CBS, Sioux Falls) Jay Elsen, Sports Director Phone: (605) 336-1100 Fax: (605) 336-0202 E-Mail: jelsen@keloland.com

VIDEO PRODUCTION

NEWS ORGANIZATIONS The Associated Press (Sioux Falls) Wayne Ortman, Staff Writer Phone: 1-800-952-9911 Fax: (605) 332-3931 E-Mail: apsiouxfalls@ap.org Dakota News Network (Fargo, N.D.) Steve Carlson, Reporter Phone: (701) 237-5000 Fax: (701) 280-0861 E-Mail: stevencarlson@qwest.net 9

Coughlin-Alumni Stadium Coughlin-Alumni Stadium is in its 47th season as home of the Jackrabbits. In the quest to maintain it as one of the top outdoor football facilities in the Upper Midwest, Coughlin-Alumni Stadium has undergone major changes during recent years. A new scoreboard was installed in the south end zone prior to the 2005 season.The scoreboard, which was manufactured by Brookingsbased Daktronics, measures approximately 121 feet wide by 56 feet high and features a large full-color ProStar® video replay screen in the center with additional statistical and advertising panels. Each game-day production features live game action, instant replays, real-time statistics, fullmotion graphics, interactive contests and games, commercial spots and special features from around the entire campus. The football scoreboard was part of a $3 million upgrade to scoreboard display systems and signage at SDSU athletic facilities. Also in recent years at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium, lights were added, parking lots were paved, new restrooms were constructed, a new ticket booth added, and an organized tailgating area known as “The Backyard” was cleared directly north of the stadium. With the addition of the lights during the summer of 2000, CAS became the home of the Brookings High School Bobcats. Coached by former Jackrabbit quarterback Gary Maffett, the Bobcats won the South Dakota Class 11AA championship in 2000. SDSU played its first game under the lights at CAS on Sept. 1, 2001, defeating Ferris State (Mich.), 34-24.The Jackrabbits have gone on

COUGHLIN-ALUMNI STADIUM has served as the home of Jackrabbit football since the start of the 1962 season.

to compile a 15-4 record in night games at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. The natural-grass stadium opened Sept. 22, 1962, when the Jacks lost a 9-7 decision to Arkansas State. Through the first 46 years of operation, there have been 245 games against 55 different opponents at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium, with SDSU holding a 150-95 record (.612 winning percentage) on its home field.There has never been a tie game at CAS. Since moving to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision in 2004, the Jackrabbits have posted a 17-4 mark at CAS. The largest crowd ever to see a football game of any kind in South Dakota came

A NEW DAKTRONICS scoreboard was constructed at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium prior to the start of the 2005 football season. The scoreboard measures 121 wide by 56 feet at its tallest point. 10

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through the turnstiles on Nov. 17, 2007, when 16,345 fans watched the Jackrabbits defeat North Dakota State, 29-24, for the Great West Football Conference title. NDSU entered the game undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the FCS Coaches Poll. SDSU also set a single-season attendance record during the 2007 campaign as an average of 11,218 fans attended each of the Jackrabbits’ six home games. Four of the games drew crowds better than 10,000 and three ranked among the 10 largest crowds in stadium history.The Jackrabbits have performed well in front of large crowds, winning nine of the 10 most-attended games. The previous single-game attendance record was set on Hobo Day, Oct. 19, 1985, when 16,193 fans saw SDSU defeat the University of South Dakota 24-12. USD also was undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the nation at the time. The stadium project was started after Charles Coughlin, a 1909 SDSU graduate and former student-athlete, donated $50,000 towards the building of a new stadium to replace State Field.The remaining $250,000 of the original $300,000 cost was raised from alumni, students and friends of SDSU. Within two years after the completion of the stadium, a lockerroom facility was constructed and a press box added. Staff offices and meeting rooms have been added on the east side of the grandstands, next to the practice fields. CAS will see other changes in the next two years as the Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center is constructed in the north end zone.

Coughlin-Alumni Stadium VERSUS OPPONENTS AT COUGHLIN-ALUMNI STADIUM

A RECORD CROWD of 16,345 turned out to watch the Jackrabbits defeat North Dakota State for the Great West Football Conference championship on Nov. 17, 2007.

1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS AT COUGHLIN-ALUMNI STADIUM 3-2 4-0 2-3 1-3 1-3 1-4 3-2 1-4 2-3 1-4 5-0 3-4 5-1 4-1 2-3 2-3

1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993

2-3 5-1 3-2 4-2 3-1 2-4 1-4 5-0 3-3 3-2 4-1 3-3 1-4 4-1 3-2 5-1

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

4-2 2-4 5-0 3-2 4-2 4-1 4-3 4-1 5-1 5-1 4-0 5-2 3-1 5-1

TOP 10 CROWDS AT COUGHLIN-ALUMNI STADIUM 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

vs. North Dakota State vs. South Dakota vs. South Dakota vs. Stephen F. Austin vs. UC Davis vs. South Dakota vs. Missouri-Rolla vs.Texas State vs. Augustana vs. Augustana

16,345 16,193 15,866 15,338 15,248 15,153 14,503 14,920 14,286 14,147

Nov. 17, 2007 Oct. 19, 1985 Oct. 18, 1975 Sept. 29, 2007 Oct. 28, 2006 Oct. 22, 1977 Oct. 22, 2005 Sept. 22, 2007 Oct. 8, 1988 Sept. 28, 1974

W, 29-24 W, 24-12 W, 24-22 W, 45-0 W, 22-21 L, 10-15 W, 64-28 W, 38-3 W, 37-22 W, 35-6

DIRECTIONS TO COUGHLIN-ALUMNI STADIUM

From North: From I-29, take Exit 133 west (right) onto the U.S. Highway 14 Bypass.Turn left (south) on 22nd Avenue. Continue on 22nd Avenue until 11th Street.Turn west (right) onto 11th. From South: From I-29, take Exit 132 west (left) on U.S. Highway 14 (Sixth Street).Turn north (right) on 22nd Avenue. Continue on 22nd Avenue until 11th Street. Turn west (left) onto 11th Street. Turn west (right) onto 11th. From East: Continue on U.S. Highway 14 (Sixth Street) to 22nd Avenue.Turn north (right) onto 22nd Avenue and continue until 11th Street.Turn west (left) onto 11th Street. From West: From U.S Highway 14, proceed east on Highway 14 Bypass.Turn south (right) onto Medary Avenue (south). Turn east (left) onto North Campus Drive, which will pass on south side of Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. Parking is available directly south and west of stadium.

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OPPONENT W Arkansas State ......................0 Augustana (S.D.) ..................18 UC Davis ..............................1 Cal Poly ................................1 Central Arkansas ....................1 Central Missouri State ............1 Chadron State (Neb.)..............1 Colorado State ....................0 Drake (Iowa)..........................0 Eastern Montana ....................1 Ferris State (Mich.) ................1 Georgia Southern ..................0 Grand Valley State (Mich.) ......1 Hamline (Minn.) ....................1 Humboldt State (Calif.) ..........1 Idaho State ............................1 Minnesota-Duluth ..................0 Minnesota State, Mankato ......6 Missouri-Rolla ........................2 Montana ................................0 Montana State ......................0 Moorhead State (Minn.) ..........0 Morningside (Iowa) ..............19 Nebraska-Kearney ..................1 Nebraska-Omaha ................10 North Dakota ........................9 North Dakota State ................8 Northern Colorado ..................6 Northern Iowa ......................3 Northwestern (Iowa) ..............1 Northwest Missouri State ........2 Parsons (Kan.)........................0 St. Cloud State (Minn.) ........13 St.Thomas (Minn.)..................1 Slippery Rock (Pa.) ................1 South Dakota ......................17 South Dakota Tech ..................2 Southern Utah........................2 Southwest Minnesota State ....4 Stephen F. Austin (Texas) ........1 Texas State ............................1 Valparaiso (Ind.) ....................1 Wayne State College (Neb.) ....1 Wayne State (Mich.) ..............0 Weber State (Utah) ................0 Western Illinois ......................0 Western Oregon ....................1 Western State (Colo.)..............1 Western Washington ..............1 William Penn (Iowa) ..............1 Winona State (Minn.)..............1 Wisconsin-La Crosse ..............1 Wisconsin-Stevens Point ........1 Wisconsin-Stout ....................2 Youngstown State ..................1 Overall Record ..............150

L LAST MTG 1 1962 4 2004 1 2006 1 2007 0 2006 0 1988 0 2002 1 1966 2 1969 0 1972 0 2001 1 2005 0 2000 0 1975 0 2003 0 1968 1 1967 10 2003 0 2005 1 1970 2 1964 1 1978 2 2000 0 1991 3 2002 12 2003 15 2007 8 2005 7 2007 1 1974 0 2003 1 1965 4 2003 0 1970 0 1994 9 2002 0 1996 0 2007 0 1993 0 2007 0 2007 0 2005 0 2000 1 1971 1 1968 1 1980 0 2004 1 1973 0 2002 0 2006 0 2004 1 2006 0 1986 0 1998 2 1974 95 .612 11

Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center South Dakota State University officials announced on Nov. 17, 2007, gifts totaling $6 million from the Dykhouse family and T. Denny Sanford to begin construction of an on-campus student-athlete development center. The Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center will be located in the north end zone of CoughlinAlumni Stadium. Preliminary components of the facility include a football locker room and football coaches’ offices, as well as strength and conditioning facilities, athletic training facilities and an academic center for all Jackrabbit teams. Further donations would allow for the addition of coaching offices and team meeting areas for a number of other SDSU teams. “These extraordinary gifts will allow our student-athletes to reach their full potential for decades to come,” SDSU Director of Athletics Fred Oien said. A day earlier, the South Dakota Board of Regents approved the new facility to be named in honor of the Dykhouse family. Dana Dykhouse, who currently serves as president and chief executive officer of First PREMIER Bank in Sioux Falls, is a 1979 graduate of SDSU and former Jackrabbbit football player. His wife, LaDawn, also is a 1979 graduate of SDSU.They have two children, including son, Dan, who lettered in football for the Jackrabbits from 2004-06. Dana Dykhouse currently serves as chairman of the SDSU Athletics Champions Council and

AN ARTIST’S RENDERING of the Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center, which will be built in the north end zone of Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. Construction is scheduled to begin this fall.

is a past chairman of the SDSU Foundation Board of Directors and the Sioux Falls Development Foundation. Sanford owns First PREMIER Bank, along with the Premier BANKCARD credit card company, which together employ more than 2,500 people. In 2002, Sanford co-founded First PREMIER Capital in Minneapolis, which is engaged in the business of commercial equipment leasing. He remains active in the financial institutions and Threshold Ventures, a venture capital company he founded. A well-known philanthropist, Sanford has donated more than $50 million since 2001 through the Sanford Foundation for charitable giving. In 2006, he pledged up to $70 million

FORMER JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL player Dana Dykhouse, second from right, presented a check to South Dakota State University Director of Athletics Fred Oien for $1 million from the Dykhouse Family to be used toward the construction of a student-athlete development center at SDSU. Dykhouse also annonced a $5 million donation for the project from T. Denny Sanford. Also pictured are SDSU President David Chicoine and former SDSU football player Dan Dykhouse. 12

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to the State of South Dakota for the Sanford Science Center at Homestake Mine in Lead. Also in 2007, he announced a $400 million gift to the Sioux Valley Hospitals and Health System (now called Sanford Health). Final approval from the Board of Regents and South Dakota Legislature was granted during the 2008 legislative session and the design of the project is nearly complete. Groundbreaking and construction of the Dykhouse Center is set to begin in the fall of 2008.The building is expected to be available for occupancy by the spring of 2010.

PROJECT TIMELINE October 2007 • South Dakota Board of Regents approves concept of Student-Athlete Development Center, allowing South Dakota State University to hire a design firm November 2007 • Board of Regents approves the proposed facility to be named the Dykhouse StudentAthlete Center • Gifts totaling $6 million are received from the Dykhouse Family and T. Denny Sanford December 2007 • Board of Regents approves project with funds currently in hand • HNTB selected as design firm February 2008 • Design work begins • Final spending authority approved by South Dakota Legislature Fall 2008 • Bids accepted and awarded • Groundbreaking, construction begins Spring 2010 • Building available for occupancy

COACHING STAFF

The Jackrabbit Way As John Stiegelmeier prepares for his 12th season as head coach at South Dakota State University, he reflects on the ideals on which he has built the Jackrabbit football program and what lies ahead for SDSU football. Program Philosophy “Everything in our program is governed by our philosophy termed ‘The Jackrabbit Way’. We have solid and consistent principles that we live by. Some of those principles are: • Team First • Belief • Excel • Effort • Character • Family I have studied many programs that have trouble defining what they stand for. We know exactly what we stand for — ‘The Jackrabbit Way.’ ” First Bowl Subdivision Opponent “Our entire program looks forward to our first opportunity to compete against a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision team. We open the 2008 season with Iowa State University, and again, that contest will be part of our Football Championship Subdivision history. Our program has been based on new and aggressive challenges each step along the way. Our Iowa State game is the next step in challenging our program to truly excel in all we do.” Recruiting Approach “We see recruiting as a process to help student-athletes make one of the most important decisions in their lives. Our job is to educate recruits on South Dakota State University, Jackrabbit Football and the community of Brookings. We will be open and up front with the recruit and his family. One area we will be different than some schools is the fact that we will not do something in recruiting just to do it or because other schools are doing it. What we do in recruiting will have substance and there will be a reason for it. For the recruit, that is really an early glimpse of our program. We talk all the time that you never know when your effort will make a difference.

THE JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL TEAM was honored for winning the Great West Football Conference championship during halftime festivities of an SDSU men’s basketball game on Dec. 1, 2007. The conference title was the program’s first since 1963.

Everything we do in our program is important and we will do it to the best of our ability.” New Conference in 2008 “Another huge blessing for SDSU football is to move from one of the best FCS conferences in America to the Missouri Valley Football Conference, which is also one of the best FCS conferences. We look forward to the competition, the rivalries and the bonus of having a nine-member conference. The competition will be excellent, but that is the path SDSU football will always take. Our first year in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, 2008, will again be part of the special history of SDSU football.” First Championship in 44 Years “First of all, I wish it had not taken 44 years. The athletes who preceded the 2007 team were also part of a championship. However, the 2007 Great West Football Conference championship was a great accomplishment and a start to ideally many more. Many student-athletes and individuals work hard and contribute to the success of any program. Our athletes have laid the foundation to compete for a conference championship every year and potentially a National Championship in the near future.” Fan Support “In 2007, we set records in total attendance and per game attendance. For the most part, I have been very pleased with our fan support. Just as our program has finished reclassifica-

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tion and we are legit, our fan support has also taken the next step. Our fans continue to enjoy the great competition and they understand the impact they have on the game of football. Gameday at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium has become an event for many in the region. Jackrabbit gameday is special.” To Each Student-Athlete: “Our staff wants you to know that you will be expected to ‘win’ in the classroom, on the field and in the social fabric of the SDSU and Brookings communities. Our expectations come with a number of promises that will support you during your pursuit of excellence. First of all, we BELIEVE in our student-athletes. You are accepted and will be mentored by both staff and peers. We will balance functioning as a team and also honor your individual needs. Our doors will always be open and there will always be time to discuss your needs. You will be part of a program that will redefine the term FAMILY. Our football family will have DISCIPLINE, ACCEPTANCE, HARD WORK, CHARACTER, and LOVE. Our goal: Champions in everything you tackle at South Dakota State University. When your time at SDSU is complete, we expect a tear in your eye and a fire in your heart to GO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.” • Coach Stig •

Coach Stig

ohn Stiegelmeier has built the South Dakota State University football team into a program on the rise in the ranks of the Division I Football Championship Subdivision. The 2007 season, Stiegelmeier’s 11th as head coach of the Jackrabbits, was his most successful as SDSU claimed its first conference title since 1963 by winning the Great West Football Conference championship. After starting 0-3 for the second consecutive season, SDSU reeled off seven wins in its final eight games, including a 29-24 victory over previously undefeated North Dakota State the final week of the season, to claim the GWFC title with a 7-4 overall record and 4-0 mark in league play. In leading SDSU to the GWFC title, Stiegelmeier was named conference coach of the year and was honored by the American Football Coaches Association as the Division I Football Championship Subdivision Region 5 Coach of the Year. In addition, he was named as one of five finalists in the FCS for the 2007 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award. Overall, Coach Stig has led the Jackrabbits to a 68-51 record (.571 winning percentage). SDSU has posted six consecutive winning seasons, including the school’s first four campaigns at the FCS (formerly Division I-AA) level.The Jackrabbits have had a winning record in nine of Stiegelmeier’s 11 years as head coach, including four with seven or more victories. “I continue to be amazed by the quality of the individuals that I am blessed to work with. From top to bottom, we have great people in our program. I couldn't ask for a better staff or better players. SDSU football is full of great people. I am most proud of the commitment within our program. I feel blessed to be part of such a great effort.” After posting back-to-back 6-5 seasons in 2004 and 2005, the Jackrabbits rose another notch in 2006 as they compiled a 7-4 overall record, finishing the season ranked 21st in the final FCS poll conducted by The Sports Network and 22nd in the College Sporting News coaches’ poll. After an 0-3 start, the Jackrabbits rebounded by winning seven consecutive games for the first time since 1963. Three of the victories came in the closing minutes against nationally ranked teams, setting up a showdown with North Dakota State on the final week of the season for both the Dakota Marker and Great West Football Conference title. Although SDSU fell short in the championship game, the Jackrabbits finished with their most victories since 2003 and their best mark in the three-year history of the GWFC at 3-1. “For the last four years our players have embraced the move to Division I athletics. Now that we have gotten through the reclassification process, there are new challenges to attack. We are past the infant stages of the Division I move and need to again raise the bar for our program. We have had great success, but there is much more that can be accomplished.” In 2008, the Jackrabbits will enter another new era in their Division I pursuits as they join the nine-team Missouri Valley Football Conference. With the transition period over, SDSU will be able to qualify for the NCAA postseason either by earning the league’s automatic berth as league champion or as an at-large selection.

COACH STIEGELMEIER YEAR-BY-YEAR YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 TOTALS

OVERALL 4-6 6-5 8-3 6-5 5-6 6-4 7-4 6-5 6-5 7-4 7-4 68-51

CONF 3-6 5-4 6-3 4-5 4-4 4-4 4-3 2-3 2-3 3-1 4-0 42-35

• 2007 Great West Football Conference Coach of the Year • 2007 American Football Coaches Association FCS Region 5 Coach of the Year • 2007 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Finalist • Enters 2008 season second on SDSU career victories list with a 68-51 record • The Jackrabbits have compiled a 48-15 home record in Coach Stig’s 11 seasons as head coach • SDSU has a 124-92 overall record since Coach Stig joined the coaching staff as a full-time assistant in 1988 • 1999 North Central Conference Coach of the Year THE STIEGELMEIER FAMILY - Samuel (15), Isaac (23), John and Laurie, Anna (25) and Liesbeth (17).

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Coach Stig

COACH STIEGELMEIER VERSUS THE OPPOSITION Augustana 6-2 UC Davis 4-2 Cal Poly 2-2 Central Arkansas 2-0 Chadron State (Neb.) 1-1 Ferris State (Mich.) 1-0 Georgia Southern 0-3 Grand Valley State (Mich.) 2-0 Humboldt State (Calif.) 1-0 McNeese State (La.) 1-0 Minn. State, Mankato 4-3 Missouri-Rolla 1-0 Montana 0-2 Montana State 0-1 Morningside 4-0 Nebraska-Omaha 2-5 Nicholls State (La.) 1-0 North Dakota 1-6 North Dakota State 4-7 Northern Colorado 3-5

Northern Iowa 0-2 Northwest Missouri State 1-0 St. Cloud State (Minn.) 6-1 South Dakota 5-2 Southern (La.) 1-0 Southern Utah 3-1 Stephen F. Austin (Texas) 1-0 Texas State 1-1 Valparaiso (Ind.) 1-0 Wayne State (Neb.) 2-0 Western Illinois 0-1 Western Oregon 2-0 Western Washington 1-1 William Penn (Iowa) 1-0 Winona State (Minn.) 1-1 Wisconsin-La Crosse 1-1 Wisconsin-Stout 1-0 Youngstown State (Ohio) 0-1 Totals 68-51

Stiegelmeier, 51, is the 20th head coach for the Jackrabbits. His tenure of 11 years as head coach is the second-longest head coaching stint in school history. The Selby, S.D., native first became acquainted with the Jackrabbit football program as a student assistant under John Gregory during SDSU’s only NCAA playoff season in 1979. With the Jackrabbits victory at McNeese State (La.) on Sept. 30, 2006, Stiegelmeier passed Gregory (55-50-3 from 1972-81) for sole possession of second place on the SDSU career wins list. After graduating from SDSU with degrees in mathematics and physical education, Stiegelmeier enrolled in graduate school at the University of Northern Iowa, where he served on the coaching staff of a Panther squad which posted a 7-4 mark in 1981. Stiegelmeier coached at Eau Claire (Wis.) North High School from 1981-84, then returned to his home state as defensive coordinator, secondary coach and recruiting coordinator at Northern State University from 1984-87. Northern was 8-3 in his last season with the Wolves and finished fourth in the nation in total defense. After NSU, Stiegelmeier went back to school, enrolling at the University of Wisconsin, where he was a graduate assistant on the staff headed by Don Morton while working on his doctorate. Stiegelemeier returned to his alma mater in July 1988, joining Wayne Haensel’s Jackrabbit coaching staff as secondary coach and recruiting coordinator. After Haensel stepped down following the 1990 season, Stiegelmeier was elevated to defensive coordinator by new head coach Mike Daly. In six seasons as defensive coordinator, Stiegelmeier helped guide the Jackrabbits to a 41-23 record, turning in a winning record in all six seasons, including five seven-win seasons.That track record of success helped Stiegelmeier secure his first head coaching position in December 1996, when he was named Daly’s successor. The Stiegelmeier era opened in style Sept. 13, 1997, as the Jackrabbits recorded a 17-7 victory at UC Davis. Although SDSU finished Stiegelmeier’s first season with a 4-6 record, the foundation was laid for future success.The Jackrabbits posted a 6-5 record during the 1998 season and broke through with an 8-3 overall mark and a 6-3, fourth-place showing in the North Central Conference. Led by Harlon Hill candidate Josh Ranek, SDSU posted its most victories in 20 years in 1999 and was ranked 15th in the final NCAA Division II regular season poll, despite being picked sixth in the NCC race by both the coaches and media. That season, Stiegelmeier was named North Central Conference Coach of the Year. SDSU went on to post upper-division finishes in the NCC three of its last four years before moving into the ranks of Division I-AA (now Football Championship Subdivision) in 2004. Aside from coaching, Stiegelmeier is active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, serving as a Team Huddle Leader. He and his wife, Laurie, are the parents of four children: sons Isaac and Samuel, and daughters Anna and Liesbeth. For more information about Coach Stig and the Jackrabbit football program, log on to www.coachstig.com.

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Coaching Staff

DON BAILEY • QUARTERBACKS • RECEIVERS Recruiting Areas: Twin Cities (Minneapolis), California

Don Bailey is the newest member of the South Dakota State University football coaching staff, joining the Jackrabbits prior to the start of spring drills in 2008. Bailey brings more than a decade of offensive coaching experience in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision ranks to the Jackrabbits, most of which has been in the Big Sky Conference He spent the 2007 season at Weber State University (Utah), where he coached the wide receivers. Under his guidance, Bryant Eteuati earned first-team all-Big Sky Conference honors as a wide receiver and kick returner, and led the nation in allpurpose yards with 207.6 per game. Prior to his stint at Weber State, Bailey spent six seasons as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and receivers coach at fellow Big Sky Conference member Montana State. While in Bozeman, Bailey helped lead the Bobcats to three Big Sky Conference titles and a trio of FCS (formerly Division I-AA) playoff appearances. His offenses at Montana State consistently ranked among the best in the Big Sky, producing 13 first-team all-conference players and four AllAmericans. Under Bailey’s tutelage, quarterback Travis Lulay developed into a first-team all-conference performer who racked up 12,180 yards of total offense in his career, ranking second in the nation in total offense as a junior and ninth during his senior campaign in 2005. Bailey developed another prolific quarterback when he served as offensive coordinator at Cal Poly during the 1999 and 2000 campaigns. Seth Burford, who later was a sixth-round pick of the San Diego Chargers, ranked sixth in the nation in both total offense and passing efficiency in 2000. Burford’s primary target, Kassim Osgood, earned All-America honors in 2000 before embarking on a professional playing career. A 1991 graduate of Portland State University (Ore.), Bailey began his coaching career at his alma mater as wide receivers coach for back-to-back conference championship teams that included All-America wide receivers Alan Boshma and Dereck Baldwin. He then moved on to Boise State (Idaho) for four seasons, coaching the tight ends and wide receivers for a squad that played in the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA Championship. Bailey then moved east, serving one-year stints at Shepherd College (W.Va.) and Cheney University (Pa.). At Shepherd, Bailey served as quarterbacks and wide receivers coach for a conference championship team that posted a 10-1 record. He and his wife, Lisa, are the parents of four children: sons Cooper (7), Dalton (5) and Wyatt (3), and a daughter, Izabell, who will turn 2 later in the year.

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Coaching Staff

JAY BUBAK • DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR • SECONDARY Recruiting Areas: Nebraska, Western Iowa, Missouri, Kansas

Jay Bubak (last name is pronounced BOO-bock), enters his fourth season as defensive coordinator and secondary coach at South Dakota State University. During the Jackrabbits’ run to the Great West Football Conference title in 2007, SDSU led the league in scoring defense (22.2) despite playing four teams that ranked in the top 15 for scoring in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision.The Jackrabbits also led the GWFC in turnover margin (plus-14), creating a league-best 31 takeaways. In addition, SDSU ranked second in pass defense (202.7 yards per game) and sacks (26). Five defensive players earned first-team all-GWFC recognition, with three others honored on the second team. Both of the Jackrabbits’ starting cornerbacks, Brock Gentile and Tyler Koch, were honored on the all-GWFC First Team as they combined for 10 interceptions. Koch also was named to All-America squads by The Associated Press and Sports Nework after tallying a league-best seven interceptions, three of which he returned for scores. SDSU also played for the Great West title in 2006 as the Jackrabbit defensive allowed only 21.4 points per game — its best showing in its four years playing at the FCS level. A 1993 graduate of Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Neb., Bubak previously spent six seasons at Missouri Western State College in St. Joseph, Mo. After joining the Griffons’ coaching staff as secondary coach in 1999, Bubak was promoted to defensive coordinator in 2000, a position he filled for five seasons. While at Missouri Western, he helped lead the Griffons to a share of their first-ever Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association title in football during the 2003 season, finishing the season 9-3 overall and 7-2 in league play.The 2003 squad led the league with 30 turnovers forced and 33 sacks, paced by All-America free safety Pierre Thomas, who led all divisions of the NCAA with 14 interceptions and 362 interception return yards. As a player, Bubak was a four-year letterman and team defensive most valuable player at safety for Nebraska Wesleyan University, in Lincoln, Neb, from 1989-92. He received all-conference and CoSIDA Academic All-America recognition, while also serving as team captain. NWU won two conference championships and made a pair of NAIA playoff appearances. Bubak began his coaching career at Nebraska Wesleyan in 1993 as an assistant in charge of the secondary. After a two-year stint as the defensive backfield and quarterbacks coach at Chase County High School in his native Imperial, Neb., he moved on to the University of South Dakota, where he served two years as a graduate assistant working with the linebackers and one year as a full-time assistant coach, working with the defensive backs and special teams.Two players he tutored, Matt Chatham and Josh Stamer, went on to playing careers in the NFL. He and his wife, Christel, have four children: sons Austin (5) and Alex (2), and daughters Abigail (4) and Andi, who was born in the spring of 2008.

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Coaching Staff

CLARK LEA • LINEBACKERS • RECRUITING COORDINATOR Recruiting Areas: Greater Iowa, Southern Minnesota

Clark Lea (pronounced lee) is in his second season as linebackers coach at South Dakota State University and has added the duties of recruiting coordinator in 2008. A late addition to the Jackrabbit coaching staff in 2007, he quickly helped mold a defensive unit that played an instrumental role in SDSU’s Great West Football Conference championship. Under his leadership, the Jackrabbits’ three starting linebackers ranked among the top four tacklers in the GWFC. First-team all-conference selections Jimmy Rogers and Justin Kubesh ranked first and fourth in the league with respective averages of 10.0 and 8.6 stops per game. Second-team honoree Chris Johnson ranked second with an average of 9.6 tackles per game. Lea previously served two seasons on Karl Dorrell’s coaching staff at UCLA. As an intern working with the defensive line in 2005, the Bruins finished the season ranked 13th, capping a 10-2 season by winning the Vitalis Sun Bowl over Northwestern. In 2006, Lea was elevated to a graduate assistant coach for linebackers, working with mentors DeWayne Walker and Chuck Bullough to oversee a defensive unit that ranked first in the Pac-10 Conference in rushing defense — 12th nationally — and second in the league in scoring defense. UCLA earned a berth in the Emerald Bowl, completing the season with a 7-6 overall record. Lea began his collegiate coaching career at his alma mater,Vanderbilt (Tenn.), where he served as a graduate assistant for the running backs, in 2005. As a student-athlete, Lea began his collegiate career as a baseball player — first at Birmingham Southern (Ala.) and then at Belmont (Tenn.). While at Birmingham Southern, he played on the team that captured the 2001 NAIA baseball national championship. He later transferred to Vanderbilt, where he lettered in football three times (2002-04) and earned All-Academic SEC honors while majoring in political science. Lea also was honored by the National Football Foundation for academic and athletic excellence and was awarded the H. Boyd McWhorter Postgraduate Scholarship by the Southeastern Conference. In 2005, he was selected as a finalist for the John Wooden Cup, an award presented by Athletes for a Better World Foundation for work ethic and sportsmanship.

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Coaching Staff

LUKE MEADOWS • ASSISTANT HEAD COACH • OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR • OFFENSIVE LINE Recruiting Areas: South Dakota, Northwest Iowa, Western Minnesota

Luke Meadows continues his long association with South Dakota State University football as he enters his seventh season as offensive line coach. He also is in his third year with the role of assistant head coach. A Hot Springs native, Meadows began his coaching career as an undergraduate student at SDSU. After earning a bachelor’s degree in 1999, he continued on as a graduate assistant with the Jackrabbits during the 1999 and 2000 seasons, coaching the running backs, including Jackrabbit career rushing leader and All-American Josh Ranek. He then spent a season as offensive line coach at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, before returning to SDSU in July 2002. In 2005, Meadows coached an offensive line that helped pave the way for the leading rushing attack in the Great West Football Conference, averaging 227.4 yards per game. During Meadows’ time on staff, the Jackrabbits have posted four of the top 10 single-season rushing totals in school history and five of the top 10 single-game rushing performances. In addition, SDSU has recorded three of the top-10 scoring averages in the program’s history. With Meadows on the coaching staff, SDSU has established 10 team single-game and single-season offensive records, including rolling up 689 yards of total offense in the 2005 Hobo Day victory over Missouri-Rolla. Jackrabbit players he has coached also have established 22 new individual school records during his tenure. Under his guidance, Meadows has coached offensive linemen who have combined for five first-team all-conference selections and second-team accolades eight times. Mitch Erickson ended his collegiate career in 2007 with his third consecutive firstteam all-Great West Football Conference selection and was nearly a consensus AllAmerica pick within the Division I Football Championship Subdivision. Erickson was later signed as a free agent by the Denver Broncos. As a unit, the Jackrabbit offensive line yielded only 12 sacks for the entire season en route to winning the 2007 Great West Football Conference championship. Meadows also played a key role in SDSU’s successful transition to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision by serving as the program’s recruiting coordinator for much of his tenure. He and his wife, Rochelle, are the parents of two children: a son, Daulton (6), and a daughter, Addyson (4).

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Coaching Staff

SHANNON MOORE • RUNNING BACKS • TIGHT ENDS Recruiting Areas: Southeastern Minnesota, Wisconsin

Shannon Moore is in his second stint on John Stiegelmeier’s coaching staff, approaching his third season as a full-time assistant in charge of the running backs and tight ends. Moore played an instrumental role in the development of two-time all-Great West Football Conference tight end Chris Wagner, who later signed as a free agent with the Oakland Raiders. He also coached all-conference running backs Anthony Watson and Cory Koenig, who ended their careers second and fifth, respectively, on the Jackrabbit career rushing chart. Aside from his coaching duties, Moore has performed a key role in the academic success of the Jackrabbit football team, which led the Great West Football Conference in the number of academic all-league selections each of the past three seasons. In addition, Koenig was a two-time first-team Academic All-America selection and recipient of a Football Championship Subdivision Athletic Directors Association Postgraduate Scholarship. Moore previously served as a graduate assistant at SDSU during the 2003 and 2004 seasons, working with the running backs, tight ends and special teams while pursuing a master’s degree in education administration. He later added a master’s degree in sports administration at SDSU. Prior to returning to Brookings, he served as head coach of the Wyoming Cavalry of the National Indoor Football League, where he compiled an 18-11 record over two seasons. In 2005, Moore led the Casper-based Cavalry to a franchise-best 10-5 record and a playoff berth, while also serving as the team’s offensive coordinator. A native of Gordon, Neb., Moore played three seasons at Black Hills State in Spearfish, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in secondary education in 2000. He taught and coached at Sully Buttes High School in Onida for three seasons before enrolling in graduate school at SDSU.

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Coaching Staff

ROB SARVIS • DEFENSIVE LINE • SPECIAL TEAMS Recruiting Areas: Twin Cities (St. Paul), Texas

Rob Sarvis is in his fourth season with the Jackrabbits after joining a revamped defensive coaching staff prior to the start of the 2005 season. Under Sarvis’ direction, the Jackrabbit defensive line has applied constant pressure on opposing quarterbacks, improving from 16 sacks his first season, in 2005, to 22 sacks in 2006 and 26 sacks as the Jackrabbits claimed the Great West Football Conference championship in 2007.The defensive line played a crucial role in SDSU leading the GWFC in takeaways and scoring defensive, while ranking second in sacks and pass defense. Five different defensive linemen he has coached at SDSU have combined to earn all-conference honors nine times, including three-time honoree Mitch Pontrelli. In 2007, all-GWFC performers Eric Schroeder and Danny Batten ranked first and third among the league leaders in tackles for loss with respective totals of 13.5 and 12. Batten went on to earn honorable mention All-America recognition from the Sports Network. Sarvis also oversaw a special teams unit that was dominant in 2007.The Jackrabbits led the Great West in both kickoff returns and kickoff coverage, as well as finishing second in the league in punt returns. Kicker Parker Douglass earned firstteam all-conference recognition for the third time and punt returner Paul Aanonson received honorable mention All-America accolades from the Sports Network. Prior to coming to SDSU, Sarvis already had coached seven seasons at the collegiate level. He spent six years at the University of Rhode Island, where he served as the team’s defensive line coach, as well as recruiting coordinator and strength coach. He helped engineer a five-game turnaround between the 2000 and 2001 seasons, ending the 2001 campaign with an 8-3 overall record and final ranking of No. 19 in Division I-AA. He then moved on to Minnesota-Morris, where he coached the linebackers and handled the defensive coordinator duties during the 2004 season. With the Cougars, Sarvis mentored a defensive unit that improved by 114 yards of total defense and 16.5 points per game, coaching nine all-Upper Midwest Athletic Conference performers. He also directed a special teams unit that blocked eight kicks in 2004. A native of Long Island, N.Y., Sarvis received his bachelor’s degree in physical education at Norwich University (Vt.) in 1998, with a minor in sports medicine. A three-year starter at both defensive end and punter for Norwich, he earned all-Freedom Conference honors and set the school record for sacks. Prior to enrolling at Norwich, he served four years in the United States Navy in the presidential honor guard at the White House from 1991-94, helping to provide security for presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. He and his wife, Kerry, reside in Brookings. Kerry is an assistant athletic trainer at SDSU.

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Coaching Staff

NATHAN MOE • STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH Office Phone: 605-688-4803 • E-Mail: Nathan.Moe@sdstate.edu

Nathan Moe is in his fourth year directing the strength and conditioning program at South Dakota State University. Moe joined the Jackrabbit coaching staff in August 2005, after heading the strength and conditioning program at Eastern Illinois University for three years. Previously, he was the assistant coach for strength and conditioning at Rice University in Houston,Texas, where he worked with the football strength program, while being directly responsible for men’s and women’s track, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s swimming, women’s soccer and men’s golf. From 1997 through spring of 1999, Moe was a graduate assistant in the strength and conditioning program at the University of Texas. He has also worked in private business in the physical fitness profession in both Austin,Texas, and Fargo, N.D. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association, USA Weightlifting and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association. Moe is a 1997 graduate of Moorhead State University (Minn.), where he was an all-conference linebacker for the 1995 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference champions. He and his wife, Colleen, are the parents of a son, Zachary (5), and a daughter, Kylie, who will turn 3 this fall.

Strength and Conditioning Record Board POSITION

POWER CLEAN

Defensive Line

Steven Bazata

John Kirwan

Mitch Pontrelli

Eric Schroeder

374 lbs. - Mar. 2008

535 lbs. - Mar. 2008

445 lbs. - Aug. 2007

29.5 in. - Mar. 2006

Defensive End

Danny Batten

Jason Bonwell

Antonio Thompson

Danny Batten

Ruey Dei

Danny Batten

330 lbs. - Mar. 2007

520 lbs. - Mar. 2007

430 lbs. - Aug. 2007

32.5 in. - Mar. 2007

4.25 sec. - Mar. 2007

9-9 - Mar. 2007

Linebacker

Chris Johnson

J. Kubesh/I. Jackson

Stefan Geissler

Chris Johnson

374 lbs. - Mar. 2008

490 lbs. - Mar. 2007

380 lbs. - Mar. 2008

37.5 in. - Aug. 2007

4.11 sec. - Mar. 2006

10-4 - Aug. 2007

Defensive Back Offensive Line Tight End

SQUAT

BENCH PRESS

VERTICAL JUMP

20-YARD AGILITY

STANDING LONG JUMP

Eric Schroeder

Nolan Johnson

4.48 sec. - Mar. 2007 9 ft., 3 in. - Aug. 2007

Andrew Hoogeveen

Brock Gentile

Joseph Blackman

T. Koch/G. Parnell

Brock Gentile

Brock Campbell

308 lbs. - Mar. 2007

500 lbs. - Mar. 2006

340 lbs. - Aug. 2007

36 in. - Aug. 2007

4.11 sec. - Mar. 2007

10-7.5 - Mar. 2007

P. Crumly/M. Erickson 352 lbs. - Mar. 2007

Woody Orne

Mitch Erickson

Woody Orne

Mitch Erickson

Woody Orne

510 lbs. - Mar. 2008

395 lbs. - Aug. 2007

31.5 in. - Mar. 2008

4.27 sec. - Aug. 2006

9-1 - Nov. 2007

C. Wagner/A. Beyer

Kyle Sheehan

Luke Greving

465 lbs. - Mar. 2008

M. Anderson/A. Beyer 355 lbs. - Mar. 2008

Colin Cochart

319 lbs. - Mar. 2008

33 in. - Aug. 2007

4.28 sec. - Mar. 2007

9-8 - Mar. 2008

Running Back

Adam Monke

Kyle Minett

Anthony Watson

Kyle Minett

Cory Koenig

Anthony Watson

319 lbs. - Mar. 2007

455 lbs. - Aug. 2007

385 lbs. - Mar. 2006

36 in. - Mar. 2007

4.07 sec. - Mar. 2007

10-5 - Aug. 2006

Quarterback

Corey Jeske

Andy Kardoes

Ryan Crawford

Corey Jeske

297 lbs. - Mar. 2008

450 lbs. - Mar. 2008

305 lbs. - Aug. 2006

33 in. - Mar. 2008

4.33 sec. - Mar. 2008

9-4.5 - Mar. 2007

Wide Receiver

Brandon Gant

Dusty Snyders

Brandon Gant

308 lbs. - Mar. 2008

440 lbs. - Mar. 2008

320 lbs. - Mar. 2008

36.5 in. - Mar. 2008

4.03 sec. - Mar. 2006

10-6.5 - Mar. 2008

Kicker/Punter

Peter Reifenrath

Andy Pick

Neal Bainbridge

Parker Douglass

242 lbs. - Mar. 2008

335 lbs. - Mar. 2006

250 lbs. - Mar. 2006

34 in. - Mar. 2007

4.28 sec. - Mar. 2006

9-4 - Mar. 2007

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Coaching Staff LEON DOUGLAS

CHRIS STIER

• Graduate Assistant Leon is in his second season as a member of the Jackrabbit coaching staff, working with the team’s linebackers. In his first season at SDSU, Douglas was part of a team that won the 2007 Great West Football Conference championship. All three starting linebackers earned all-GWFC honors as Jimmy Rogers and Justin Kubesh were first-team selections and Chris Johnson was a second-team honoree. A native of Kansas City, Mo., Douglas played collegiately at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, where he second-team all-MidAmerica Intercollegiate Athletics Association honors in 2006 as a defensive lineman. A physical education major, Douglas was an academic all-MIAA selection in 2006 and was named to the ESPN The Magazine College Division Academic All-America First Team. Douglas is planning to pursue a career in coaching after completing his master’s degree in sports pedagogy.

BRIAN HOOK

Chris is in his second year as a member of the SDSU football staff and will continue his work with the Jackrabbit defensive linemen. The defensive line played an important role during SDSU’s march to the Great West Football Conference title in 2007, racking up 26 sacks and contributing to a league-best 31 takeaways. Defensive end Danny Batten was a first-team all-conference selection and defensive tackle Eric Schroeder earned second-team recognition. Originally from Blair, Neb., Stier lettered in football at Dakota State University in Madison, S.D., from 2002-05. A Dakota Athletic Conference Scholar Athlete, Stier completed his bachelor’s degree in elementary education in December 2006. Stier also spent the 2006-07 academic year assisting with the Madison High School football and wrestling programs. He plans to pursue a career in college coaching after completing a master’s degree in education administration.

Gameday Staff

• Graduate Assistant Brian is a new addition to the Jackrabbit coaching staff for the 2008 season and will work with the team’s wide receivers. Hook has previously coached in both the NAIA and NCAA Division II ranks, most recently serving as wide receivers coach at Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference member Upper Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa. Prior to his stint at Upper Iowa, Hook coached the running backs for two seasons at another NSIC member, Bemidji State University (Minn.). A native of Hemet, Calif., Hook began his collegiate playing career at Mount San Jacinto College (Calif.), where he was a two-year starter at center. In 2002, he transferred to Si Tanka University in Huron, S.D., where he was a team captain and twice earned NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors while pursuing a bachelor’s degree in physical education. Hook then began his coaching career by serving as running backs coach at Si Tanka during the 2004 season, before joining the coaching staff and beginning his master’s studies at Bemidji State.

• Graduate Assistant

Tim DeWitt

Micah Grenz

Doug Hagman

Equipment Manager

Assistant AD-Promotions

Assistant AD-Facilities

Ben Heinze

Jason Hove

Rob Peterson

Athletic Trainer

Assistant AD-Sports Info.

Associate AD-Internal

Ryan Sweeter

Christi Williams

Asst. Sports Information Dir.

Assistant AD-Tickets

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Administration

DR. DAVID CHICOINE • President

David L. Chicoine, Ph.D., became the 19th president of South Dakota State University on January 1, 2007. He is the third alumnus to serve as president of the institution. Dr. Chicoine brought more than 30 years of experience in higher education with the University of Illinois to his role as president of SDSU. He is a nationally recognized economist, specializing in public finance, taxation, and rural economics. His higher education administrative experience includes service as Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Dean of the College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, at the University of Illinois. As vice president at the University of Illinois, he restructured the university’s technology licensing offices, reaching new milestones each year; launched the university’s early stage capital and business development services company, IllinoisVENTURES, LLC, that supported start-up projects, securing special state and university funding for operations and pre-seed investing and facilitated the creation of the $26.5 million early stage Illinois Emerging Technologies Fund; and he oversaw the expansion of research parks and incubators at the university’s Urbana-Champaign and Chicago campuses. As dean, he transitioned the College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) from 14 administrative units to seven academic departments and the Information Technology unit; completed a capital campaign for ACES surpassing the final goal of $115 million by raising $134 million in private gifts; grew the ACES endowment to $60 million; established $15 million in annual private gift support, funding endowed positions, scholarships and fellowships, and program support for teaching, research, and Extension; and he oversaw the completion of the $22 million ACES Library, Information and Alumni Center where $11 million was from gifts from ACES alumni and friends. He has co-authored four books, 12 book chapters and more than 100 invited and/or peer reviewed academic journal articles. Dr. Chicoine served as an advisor to the Illinois General Assembly on tax issues, farmland property tax assessments, public finance and rural economic issues. He served as a member of the Illinois Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors, and was a member of the board of the Illinois State Treasurer’s Technology Development Fund. He currently is a tenured faculty member in the SDSU Department of Economics, where he has been recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus. Chicoine served as the faculty representative to the Big Ten Conference and the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He served as chair of the Budget and Finance Committee for the Big Ten Conference for nine of his 11-year term. Dr. Chicoine is a graduate of SDSU with a B.S. in agribusiness in 1969, and the University of Delaware where he received an M.S. in agricultural economics in 1971. In 1978 he received an M.A. in economics from Western Illinois University, and in 1979 he completed his Ph.D. in agricultural economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT My wife, Marcia, and I met as students at South Dakota State University.This has been a special place for us. SDSU is a special place for today’s students, too. Several factors make State a great place ... the wide array of academic programs available to our students, the research done at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, the robust learning experiences available outside our classrooms, the way our students interact with each other and with faculty. If you are future student, a parent, an alumnus or a friend, here are a few more highlights I’d like to share from the President’s Office: • South Dakota State students are phenomenal. The university is attracting more top-notch students

every year.The fall 2007 incoming class boasted an average ACT score of 22.9, an increase of nearly one full point since fall 2001. • About 46 percent of the 2007 first-year class had ACT scores of 24 or higher, and 17 percent of the class had ACT scores of 27 or higher. Both numbers are two points higher than the previous year’s averages. • The Jackrabbit Guarantee scholarship — and its corollary, the South Dakota Opportunities Scholarship — have made an impact in the academic prowess of the student body. During fall semester 2007, 920 incoming students received Jackrabbit Guarantee scholarships. • The campus-wide strategic planning process

has illuminated several opportunities to make SDSU nationally distinct while maintaining local relevance. • Our work continues to attract public and private funding. Expansion of facilities for the College of Engineering is obvious south of Harding Hall.Very soon, construction will start on the Avera Health and Science Center. Both facilities will allow us to serve students better and to advance research initiatives. The list is nearly endless, the opportunities are exciting.The university is the gateway to these opportunities for our students, and I am so proud of the work we at South Dakota State do for them, for our state and for the region.

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Administration

DR. FRED OIEN • Director of Athletics

Dr. Fred Oien became the 11th director of athletics at South Dakota State University on July 1, 1990, and has helped lead the University through a successful transition to full membership within NCAA Division I starting this fall. Also the head of the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department, Oien earned his bachelor’s degree at SDSU in 1972 and has been on the SDSU staff since 1979, serving as athletic business/ticket manager from 1981 until his appointment as director of athletics. During his tenure as director of athletics, Jackrabbit studentathletes won 15 individual NCAA Division II national championships, and the Jackrabbit men’s cross country (1996) and women’s basketball (2003) teams claimed national titles. Since beginning the move to Division I at the start of the 2004-05 academic year, Jackrabbit student-athletes have continued to excel in the classroom, earning numerous team and individual academic awards, while posting a 79 percent graduation rate in the most-recent census. Oien is a 1968 graduate of Baltic (S.D.) High School. He added a master’s degree at SDSU in 1975, then completed his doctorate (Ed.D) at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 1979. Oien taught physical education and health at the Brookings Middle School from 1973-76, during which time he was varsity golf coach for both boys and girls, and middle school basketball and football coach. His golf teams won state championships for both boys and girls. He also was women’s golf coach at SDSU, guiding the Jackrabbits to one North Central Conference championship.The SDSU women’s golf team of 1982 was voted South Dakota Women’s College Team of the Year.

DR. MYLO HELLICKSON • Faculty Athletic Representative

Dr. Mylo Hellickson has been South Dakota State University’s faculty athletic representative to the NCAA since 1977. He also serves on the Intercollegiate Athletic Board and chairs the Compliance Review Team on campus. Hellickson returned to the classroom as a professor in agricultrual engineering after serving several years as director of agriculture Extension at SDSU. He has been on the SDSU staff since 1969, serving as a professor in agricultural engineering until he was appointed as head of that department during the summer of 1982. Hellickson continues to teach several classes at SDSU, including introductory engineering courses, microcomputer applications in agriculture and advising senior design projects. Dr. Hellickson’s specialty has been in the area of livestock structures and environment with recent emphasis on solar energy use in agriculture. A native of Belfield, N.D., he earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture engineering from North Dakota State University in 1964, added a master’s degree in agriculture engineering from NDSU in 1966, then earned a Ph.D. in engineering at West Virginia University in 1969. Hellickson was presented the North Central Conference Meritorious Service Award at the November 1990 meeting.

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JACKRABBIT PLAYERS

Jackrabbit Seniors

Ryan Berry **

6-3, 205, Senior Quarterback Watertown, S.D. (Watertown H.S.) Major: Biology/Pre-Med

yan returns for his second season as the Jackrabbits’ starting quarterback ... two-time Academic All-Great West Football Conference selection (2005, 2007) 2007: Started all 11 games and threw for touchdowns in first 10 games of season ... recorded double figures for completions in all 11 games, including career-best 28 completions (28-of-40) for 208 yards and a touchdown in losing effort at Youngstown State to earn team’s offensive player of the week honors ... top overall performance came against Georgia Southern, a game in which he helped spark comeback by completing 25-for-47 passes for 335 yards and three touchdowns ... completed 22-of33 passes for 261 yards and two scores in road victory at UC Davis 2006: Came off the bench to play in three games ... was 7-of-15 passing for 58 yards in season opener against Wisconsin-La Crosse ... completed 2-of-5 pass attempts for 16 yards versus William Penn (Iowa) 2005: Played in eight games, starting games against Georgia Southern and Northern Colorado ... tied the SDSU single-game record for touchdown passes in a game with five in first career start against Georgia Southern ... completed 17-of-27 passes for 239 yards with scoring strikes of 12, 27, 6, 42 and 13 yards ... connected with eight different receivers in Northern Colorado start, finishing game 14-of-22 for 166 yards ... in reserve performance against Missouri-Rolla on Hobo Day, rushed seven times for 44 yards and hit 8-for-14 passes for 77 yards ... completed 2-of-3 passes for 30 yards and a touchdown, and ran 21 yards for another score in home win over Valparaiso 2004: Redshirted BEFORE SDSU: As a senior at Watertown High School, passed for 1,117 yards and 11 touchdowns while running for 377 yards and seven scores ... for his career, passed for 2,623 yards and 21 TDs ... also a three-year starter at free safety, where he totaled 10 career interceptions … earned all-state honors as a junior and senior, and was a member of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 team … earned all-conference honors three times in football and was also an all-conference player in basketball ... older sister, Jaime, played basketball at North Dakota State and is currently an assistant coach for the Bison CAREER PASSING STATISTICS G-GS Comp Att Year 2005 8-2 52 89 2006 3-0 9 22 2007 11-11 197 328 Career 22-13 258 439 28

Int 7 3 9 19

Pct. .584 .409 .601 .588

Yds 711 74 2,132 2,917

TD 7 0 19 26

LG NCAA Eff 55 135.8 11 41.9 *70 128.3 *70 125.5

Year 2005 2006 2007 Career

Att 27 5 27 59

Gain 121 5 73 199

CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Loss 47 13 94 154

Net 74 -8 -21 45

Avg. 2.7 -1.6 -0.8 0.8

TD 1 0 0 1

LG *21 3 18 *21

* denotes touchdown

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Completions: 28, at Youngstown State (Ohio), 9-8-2007 Attempts: 47, at Georgia Southern, 10-6-2007 Passing Yards: 335, at Georgia Southern, 10-6-2007 Touchdowns: ^5, vs. Georgia Southern, 10-29-2005 Long Pass: 70 yards, to JaRon Harris, at UC Davis, 10-27-2007, and to Saunders Montague, at Central Arkansas, 11-3-2007 (both for touchdowns) ^ tied school record

Brock Campbell ***

6-2, 218, Senior Defensive Back Cherokee, Iowa (Washington H.S.) Major: Economics

• Honors Candidate •

rock is the lone returning starter in the Jackrabbit secondary ... began collegiate career as wide receiver before moving to free safety 2007: Started all 11 games and ranked fourth on the team with 68 tackles ... earned team’s defensive player of the week honor in consecutive weeks for his efforts against Cal Poly and UC Davis ... recorded four tackles and broke up a pass against Cal Poly, then registered five tackles and two pass breakups at UC Davis ... tallied double figures in tackles on two occasions, notching 11 in games against Western Illinois and Northern Iowa ... returned first career interception 23 yards in home win against Southern Utah ... made seven stops in season finale with North Dakota State 2006: Appeared in four games before suffering season-ending injury at Nicholls State (La.) ... recorded at least one tackle in every game he played, including two at Montana 2005: Recorded three tackles on special teams and hauled in first collegiate reception, a 16-yarder, in Hobo Day game against MissouriRolla ... played in 10 games, totaling seven tackles ... joined the Jackrabbit men’s basketball team late in 2005-06 season, appearing in five games 2004: Redshirted BEFORE SDSU: Earned first-team all-Class 2A all-state honors from the Des Moines Register at Washington High School in Cherokee, Iowa, during the 2003 season ... caught 95 passes for 1,600 yards as a senior, playing for coach Tony Napierala

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Jackrabbit Seniors Year 2005 Career

No. 1 1

CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS

Yards 16 16

Avg. 16.0 16.0

LG 16 16

Adam Fritz **

TD 0 0

Year 2005 2006 2007 Career

G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR FF 10 3 4 7 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 4 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 11 37 31 68 1-2 0-0 4 1-23 0 0 0 21 40 35 75 1-2 0-0 4 1-23 0 0 0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 11, at Western Illinois, 8-30-2007, and vs. Northern Iowa, 9-15-2007 Tackles For Loss: 1, at Georgia Southern, 10-6-2007 Interceptions: 1, vs. Southern Utah, 11-10-2007 Pass Breakups: 2, at UC Davis, 10-27-2007

Nick Flesner ***

6-3, 285, Senior Offensive Line Pierce, Neb. (Pierce H.S.) Major: Construction Management

ick will help anchor the Jackrabbit offensive line during the 2008 season ... has started all 11 games each of the last two seasons at left guard 2007: Received honorable mention all-Great West Football Conference honors ... selected as squad’s cooffensive player of the week in games versus Western Illinois, Stephen F. Austin (Texas) and Georgia Southern ... honored on GWFC All-Academic Team 2006: Earned second-team all-GWFC honors ... named team’s co-offensive player of the week for performances in games against Montana, Central Arkansas and William Penn (Iowa) 2005: Earned first varsity letter, coming off the bench in five games 2004: Redshirted ... originally recruited to play defensive line BEFORE SDSU: Lettered four years for coach Mark Brahmer at Pierce High School in Nebraska ... first-team Class C-1 all-state selection by Omaha World Herald … earned all-district and all-conference honors

5-11, 195, Senior Defensive Back Colman, S.D. (Colman-Egan H.S.) Major: Mechanical Engineering

CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

dam has lettered as a backup cornerback and special teams player each of the past two seasons and will vie for a starting role in 2008 2007: Played in all 11 games ... made first collegiate start and responded with career-high 10 tackles against Northern Iowa ... notched three tackles and recovered a fumble at Youngstown State ... honored as squad’s special teams player of the week for efforts at Georgia Southern 2006: Saw action in 10 games, earning first varsity letter ... tallied careerhigh three tackles in home victory over William Penn (Iowa) ... recorded two solo tackles, including one for loss of 11 yards, and broke up a pass at Nicholls State (La.) ... also notched tackles in games at Southern Utah and North Dakota State 2005: Played in one game, making lone appearance of season against Cal Poly 2004: Redshirted BEFORE SDSU: Was a Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 selection and Brookings Register Player of the Year ... first-team all-state running back ... also starred in basketball and track CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year 2005 2006 Career

G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR FF 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 10 2 5 7 1.0-11 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 0 11 2 5 7 1.0-11 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 10, vs. Northern Iowa, 9-15-2007 Tackles For Loss: 1, at Nicholls State (La.), 9-23-2006, and at Youngstown State, 9-8-2007 Fumble Recoveries: 1, at Youngstown State, 9-8-2007

Scott Gillen ***

6-3, 285, Senior Offensive Line White Lake, S.D. (White Lake H.S.) Major: Electrical Engineering

cott has lettered each of the last three seasons as a reserve and spot starter on the offensive line 2007: Saw action in five games, playing mostly at left tackle ... sat out first three games before returning to lineup in victory over Texas State 2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

Jackrabbit Seniors SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

2006: Opened season as starting right tackle, then was injured ... returned later in the season and appeared in five games 2005: Played in five games ... made collegiate playing debut in season opener against Wisconsin-La Crosse BEFORE SDSU: Was a two-time allstate selection and three-year starter for coach Jason Koulousek at White Lake High School ... team won state title his junior season

Luke Greving **

Receptions: 2, three times (last: at Youngstown State, 9-8-2007) Receiving Yards: 20, at North Dakota State, 11-12-2005 Long Reception: 11 yards, from Ryan Berry, at North Dakota State, 11-12-2005)

JaRon Harris ***

6-1, 200, Senior Wide Receiver Sioux Falls, S.D. (Washington H.S.) Major: Psychology

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• Honors Candidate •

aRon has been a top receiving threat each of the past two seasons, earning second-team all-Great West Football Conference honors in both 2006 and 2007 2007: Caught 40 passes for 664 yards and seven touchdowns to lead team in all categories ... put together string of six consecutive games with a touchdown reception, starting with uke has lettered three times and is the team’s most experienced 57-yarder against Northern Iowa ... returning tight end topped 100-yard mark for receiving in 2007: Saw action in all 11 games ... caught passes in five games, with three games, including six-reception, high of two receptions for 14 yards at 128-yard performance at UC Davis ... Youngstown State ... hauled in ninecaught touchdown passes covering 26 yard reception in Hobo Day victory and 70 yards at UC Davis, and also over Stephen F. Austin ... also recorded ran for a 3-yard score ... tallied six catches against Western Illinois, receptions for 122 yards and a 30Northern Iowa and UC Davis yard touchdown at Georgia Southern 2006: Played in nine of the team’s 11 ... added four catches for 111 yards games ... caught pass for season-long with a 52-yard TD reception in Hobo seven yards in opener against Day victory against Stephen F. Austin Wisconsin-La Crosse ... was on ... had streak of 20 consecutive games with a reception end in season receiving end of game-tying two-point finale versus North Dakota State conversion late in fourth quarter at 2006: Ranked second on team with 39 receptions for 531 yards and McNeese State (La.), a game the four touchdowns ... led team in kickoff returns for second consecutive Jackrabbits later won ... added reception for six yards at McNeese and year ... caught at least one pass in every game ... ranked ninth in conhauled in a 3-yard reception versus Central Arkansas ference with 3.55 receptions per game, but was third with average 2005: Earned first varsity letter after appearing in 10 games ... started reception of 13.6 yards ... named GWFC Offensive Player of the Week season finale against Northern Colorado ... all four of his receptions after catching six passes for 133 yards and three fourth-quarter touchcame in the final two games as his playing time increased ... caught two downs at Cal Poly ... also earned national co-Offensive Player of the passes for 20 yards at North Dakota State and two for 14 yards versus Week honors from The Sports Network for performance versus Cal Poly UNC ... recorded seven catches for 109 yards with a 40-yard touchdown at 2004: Redshirted McNeese State (La.), adding a 34-yard kickoff return ... matched career BEFORE SDSU: Played for coach Dave Pfaffle at Maurice-Orange Citybest with seven receptions for 110 yards, including season-long 47-yard Floyd Valley High School ... earned first-team all-district honors in 2002 pass play, in Hobo Day victory over UC Davis ... returned seven kicks for and 2003 112 yards in season finale at North Dakota State CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS 2005: Earned honorable mention all-Great West Football Conference Year No. Yards Avg. LG TD honors as a return specialist ... scored a 50-yard touchdown on his first 2005 4 34 8.5 11 0 2006 3 16 5.3 7 0 collegiate reception, in season opener versus Wisconsin-La Crosse ... 2007 6 35 5.8 7 0 caught two passes for 30 yards and a touchdown against Valparaiso ... Career 13 85 6.5 11 0 named squad’s Special Teams Player of the Week after returning opening kickoff versus Southern Utah 86 yards for touchdown ... for season, 2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 30

6-4, 225, Senior Tight End Alton, Iowa (MOC-Floyd Valley H.S.) Major: Industrial Management

Jackrabbit Seniors handled the ball 13 times (three receptions, 10 returns) and gained 413 all-purpose yards, an average of 31.7 yards per play ... also had respective kickoff returns of 47 and 44 yards against Texas State and MissouriRolla 2004: Redshirted BEFORE SDSU: Played just one season of high school football for coach Kim Nelson at Sioux Falls Washington ... earned all-city and honorable mention all-conference honors ... totaled 15 receptions for 293 yards and 32 tackles with three interceptions ... also scored twice on kick returns ... set state 100-meter record of 10.59 seconds in 2004, but later finished third at state meet ... runner-up in the 100 meters at state track meet as a junior CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year 2005 2006 2007 Career

No. 3 39 40 82

Yards 80 531 664 1,275

Year 2006 2007 Career

No. 1 2 3

Yards 4 5 9

Year 2005 2006 Career

No. 10 16 26

Yards 333 273 606

Avg. 26.7 13.6 16.6 15.5

LG *50 47 *70 *70

TD 2 4 7 13

CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Avg. 4.0 2.5 3.0

LG 4 *3 4

TD 0 1 1

CAREER KICKOFF RETURN STATISTICS Avg. 33.3 17.1 23.3

LG *86 34 *86

Year 2007 Career

TD 1 0 1

Yards 109 133 110 111 122 128

Yards 236 236

Avg. 18.2 18.2

LG *70 *70

TD 1 1

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

CAREER 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES

Opponent No. McNeese State (La.) 7 Cal Poly 6 UC Davis 7 Stephen F. Austin (Texas) 4 Georgia Southern 6 UC Davis 6

No. 13 13

* denotes touchdown

Date 9-30-2006 10-21-2006 10-28-2006 9-29-2007 10-6-2007 10-27-2007

... touchdown covered 70 yards on Jackrabbitsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first play from scrimmage ... caught two passes in four other games, including at Georgia Southern, where he tallied 57 receiving yards with a 42-yard catch ... first collegiate reception was a 13-yarder in home win over Texas State BEFORE SDSU: Led nationally ranked Scottsdale Community College (Ariz.) squad in receiving during 2006 season with 29 receptions for 502 yards and three touchdowns in 10 games ... ranked sixth in Western States Football League in receptions and was third in league with average of 17.3 yards per catch ... all-academic honoree ... graduated from Mesquite High School in Gilbert, Ariz., in 2005, where he lettered in football and basketball ... received first-team all-region and honorable mention allstate honors in football as a senior, when he caught 51 passes for 823 yards and two touchdowns ... also intercepted two passes ... member of the National Honor Society CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS

TD 1 3 0 1 1 2

Receptions: 3, at Central Arkansas, 11-3-2007 Receiving Yards: 82, at Central Arkansas, 11-3-2007 Touchdown Receptions: 1, at Central Arkansas, 11-3-2007 Long Reception: *70 yards, from Ryan Berry, at Central Arkansas, 11-3-2007

LG 40 45 47 52 33 70

Jason Nobiling **

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 7, at McNeese State (La.), 9-30-2006, and vs. UC Davis, 10-28-2006 Receiving Yards: 133, at Cal Poly, 10-21-2006 Touchdown Receptions: 3, at Cal Poly, 10-21-2006 Total Touchdowns: 3, at Cal Poly, 10-21-2006 (all receiving); and at UC Davis, 10-27-2007 (2 receiving, 1 rushing) Long Reception: *70 yards, from Ryan Berry, at UC Davis, 10-27-2007 Long Kickoff Return: *86 yards, vs. Southern Utah, 11-5-2005

6-6, 240, Senior Defensive Line Huxley, Iowa (Ballard H.S.) Major: Construction Management

ason returns to the Jackrabbit defensive line after starting seven games during the 2007 season 2007: Saw action in all 11 games ... recorded season-high eight tackles in game versus Cal Poly ... opened sea6-1, 190, Senior son with four tackles at Western Illinois ... notched four tackles, including halfWide Receiver sack, against Northern Iowa ... blocked Gilbert, Ariz (Scottsdale CC) extra-point attempt in victory at UC Major: Pre-Economics Davis ... registered tackle for loss at Central Arkansas aunders contributed more in the passing game as the 2007 season 2006: Was sidelined most of the year progressed, after joining the Jackrabbits from the junior college ranks due to injury ... lone action of the sea2007: Ranked seventh on team with 13 receptions ... averaged teamson came at Montana, where he talbest 18.2 yards per reception ... top performance consisted of three lied three tackles, including a halfcatches for 82 yards and lone touchdown of season at Central Arkansas tackle for loss 2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 31

Saunders Montague *

Jackrabbit Seniors 2005: Played in 10 games, starting nine at defensive end in 2005 ... finished ninth on the team in tackles with 43 ... had a season-high 14 tackles (five solos) versus Georgia Southern ... recorded sacks in backto-back games against Valparaiso and Montana ... also forced fumbles against Montana and UC Davis and recovered a fumble versus Valparaiso (Ind.) 2004: Redshirted BEFORE SDSU: Earned first-team all-district honors at Ballard High School ... three-year letterman for coach Al Christian ... tallied 131 tackles, including 33 for losses, in three seasons ... also caught 27 passes for 330 yards CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year 2005 2006 2007 Career

G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR FF 10 19 24 43 3.5-24 2.0-19 0 0-0 0 1 2 1 1 2 3 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 11 6 16 22 1.5-4 0.5-3 0 0-0 1 0 0 22 26 42 68 5.5-29 2.5-22 0 0-0 1 1 2

Year 2005 Career

No. 1 1

Avg. 5.0 5.0

LG 5 5

TD 0 0

6-4, 280, Senior Defensive Line Stewartville, Minn. (Stewartville H.S.) Major: Environmental Management

• Honors Candidate •

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

Kevin Robling *** 6-3, 270, Junior Offensive Line Jordan, Minn. (Jordan H.S.) Major: Wildlife and Fisheries

evin has handled the majority of the snaps at center during the past two seasons ... member of the All-Great West Football Conference Academic Team in 2006 and 2007 2007: Earned second-team all-Great West Football Conference honors after starting all 11 games ... also honored on ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team 2006: Played in all 11 games, drawing starting assignments in eight games ... selected as team’s coOffensive Player of the Week in season finale at North Dakota State 2005: Lettered as the backup center after seeing action in all 11 games ... made collegiate debut in win over Wisconsin-La Crosse 2004: Redshirted BEFORE SDSU: Earned all-state honors from the Minnesota Associated Press in football at Jordan High School ... 32

Eric Schroeder ***

CAREER KICKOFF RETURN STATISTICS

Yards 5 5

Tackles: 14, vs. Georgia Southern, 10-29-2005 Tackles for Loss: 1, four times (last: at Central Arkansas, 11-3-2007) Sacks: 1, vs.Valparaiso (Ind.), 9-10-2005, and at Montana, 9-17-2005 Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs.Valparaiso (Ind.), 9-10-2005 Forced Fumbles: 1, at Montana, 9-17-2005, and vs. UC Davis, 10-8-2005 Blocked Kicks: 1, at UC Davis, 10-27-2007

a three-year letterwinner for coach Jay Lepper, he earned all-Minnesota River Valley Conference honors in 2002 and 2003 ... named conference lineman of the year as a senior .... had 152 career tackles ... also a standout wrestler, finished as Class AA state runner-up at heavyweight as a senior ... received academic all-state recognition and was a member of the National Honor Society

ric is expected to be one of the top returning defensive players in the Missouri Valley Football Conference ... is back for his third season as a starter on the interior of the Jackrabbit defensive line 2007: Was a force on the defensive line as he earned second-team allGreat West Football Conference recognition ... led the GWFC with 13 1/2 tackles for loss and ranked third with 6 1/2 sacks ... tied for fourth on team with 68 tackles ... was squad’s defensive player of the week on three occasions ... recorded career-best 13 tackles in home victory over Cal Poly ... posted 10 tackles and 2 1/2 sacks as Jackrabbits defeated Southern Utah ... notched 11 tackles, including 2 1/2 for loss, in season opener at Western Illinois ... recorded tackle for loss in 10 of 11 games ... blocked field goal attempt versus Northern Iowa ... forced fumble and made six stops versus Texas State 2006: Started 10 of 11 games in which he played ... was a second-team all-Great West Football Conference selection by the media and an honorable mention pick by the coaches ... led team with 6 1/2 sacks and 10 1/2 tackles for loss ... tied for sixth on team with 46 tackles, making at least two tackles in all 11 games ... named Outstanding Player of Beef Bowl in leading team’s solid defensive effort with two sacks versus Central Arkansas ... named team’s Special Teams Player of the Week after blocking field goal attempt in one-point victory over UC Davis on Hobo Day ... recorded seven tackles, six of which were solo stops, in victory at McNeese State (La.) ... earned squad’s Defensive Player of the Week honors in season finale at North Dakota State 2005: Played in all 11 games as a backup defensive lineman ... recorded six tackles in a game twice, versus Valparaiso and Georgia Southern ... shared team lead with seven tackles for loss during the season ... two of his tackles for loss came in season finale against Northern Colorado ... registered sacks against Texas State and Southern Utah ... recovered a fumble and had a quarterback hurry against Valparaiso

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Jackrabbit Seniors 2004: Redshirted BEFORE SDSU: Tallied 321 career tackles for coach Steve Schwartz at Stewartville High School ... earned all-state recognition and was a twotime Hiawatha Valley League all-conference selection ... two-time team captain … was a three-year starter in football, three-year starter in basketball and a four-year letterwinner in track ... member of the National Honor Society CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year 2005 2006 2007 Career

G Solo Ast Total 11 11 23 34 11 26 20 46 11 30 38 68 33 67 81 148

TFL-Yds 7.0-22 10.5-51 13.5-62 31-135

Sack-Yds 2.0-16 6.5-42 6.5-44 15-102

PBU Int-Yds BK FR FF 1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0-0 2 1 1

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

Tackles: 13, vs. Cal Poly, 10-20-2007 Tackles for Loss: 3, at Cal Poly, 10-21-2006 Sacks: 2.5, vs. Southern Utah, 11-10-2007 Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs.Valparaiso (Ind.), 9-10-2005 Forced Fumbles: 1, vs.Texas State, 9-22-2007 Blocked Kicks: 1, vs. UC Davis, 10-28-2006, and vs. Northern Iowa, 9-15-2007 Pass Breakups: 1, vs. Missouri-Rolla, 10-22-2005

Nash Simet ***

Year 2005 Career

Att 11 11

Gain 26 26

Loss 0 0

Net 26 26

Avg. 2.4 2.4

TD 0 0

LG 7 7

CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year 2005 2006 2007 Career

G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR FF 11 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 11 6 5 11 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 11 5 5 10 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 33 12 12 24 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

Tackles: 4, vs. William Penn (Iowa), 11-4-2006, and vs.Texas State, 9-22-2007 Rushing Attempts: 4, vs. Southern Utah, 11-5-2005, and vs.Valparaiso, 9-10-2005 Rushing Yards: 11, vs. Southern Utah, 11-5-2005 Long Rush: 7, vs. Southern Utah, 11-5-2005

Nick Van Wyhe

6-5, 240, Senior Defensive Line Luverne, Minn. (Luverne H.S.) Major: Civil Engineering

5-9, 180, Senior Defensive Back Brookings, S.D. (Brookings H.S.) Major: Journalism

state honors in hockey and was state track champion in the 300-meter hurdles ... his older sister, Sarah, played volleyball at SDSU, and his father, Kirk, was a national champion wrestler for the Jackrabbits CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS

ick is again expected to provide additional depth on the defensive line during the upcoming season 2007: Played in two games, but did not register any statistics ... made collegiate playing debut against Texas State, and also played a few snaps in Hobo Day game versus Stephen F. Austin ... honored as team’s Scout Defense Player of the Week for practice preparation leading up to games against Texas State and Central Arkansas 2006: Joined the team during spring ball, but did not see any game action BEFORE SDSU: 2004 graduate of Luverne High School, where he was named team’s most valuable offensive lineman ... lettered in both football and track ... honor roll student

ash has been a key contributor on special teams and as a reserve in the secondary during his Jackrabbit career 2007: Earned third varsity letter after playing in all 11 games ... tied career high with four tackles in home victory over Texas State ... registered three tackles in win over Cal Poly ... notched solo tackles in first two games of season at Western Illinois and Youngstown State 2006: Played in all 11 games ... earned squad’s Special Teams Player of the Week honor after recording three solo tackles at Northern Iowa ... tallied career-best four tackles in home victory over William Penn (Iowa) ... also notched solo tackles in victories over McNeese State, Central Arkansas and Southern Utah 2005: Saw limited duty at running back in 2005, but earned a spot on special teams as the long snapper ... season high as a ball carrier was 11 yards, including long run of seven yards, on four attempts versus Southern Utah ... rushed four times for 10 yards against Valparaiso ... also had three tackles on special teams for the season 2004: Redshirted BEFORE SDSU: Put together a standout all-around career at Brookings High School, where he played for coach Gary Maffett ... named to the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 team in football ... also earned all2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

Jackrabbit Juniors

Danny Batten **

Steven Bazata **

6-5, 280, Junior Defensive Line Howells, Neb. (Howells H.S.) Major: Biology

6-4, 240, Junior Defensive Line Gilbert, Ariz. (Mesquite H.S.) Major: Construction Management

anny returns for his third year as a starting defensive end ... received honorable mention All-America recognition from The Sports Network last season 2007: Started all 11 games and ranked sixth on team with 67 tackles ... earned first-team all-Great West Football Conference honors after ranking third in league with 12 tackles for loss and sixth in sacks with 4 1/2 ... recorded career-high 10 tackles, including a sack, in season-ending victory over North Dakota State ... shared team’s defensive player of the week honors in victory over Texas State after posting five total tackles, including two for loss and a sack, and two quarterback hurries ... opened season with nine-tackle, half-sack performance at Western Illinois ... also tallied sacks in games against Georgia Southern and Cal Poly ... forced and recovered fumble in road win at UC Davis ... blocked kick versus Northern Iowa ... notched at least three tackles in every game 2006: Made an immediate impact with the Jackrabbits in 2006 as he cracked the starting lineup at defensive end as a true freshman ... played in all 11 games with 10 starts ... tied for sixth on team with 46 tackles and was third on squad with nine tackles for loss ... named team’s Defensive Player of the Week honors after tallying seven tackles versus William Penn (Iowa) ... shared weekly defensive honors after seven-tackle performance at Nicholls State (La.) ... registered seven tackles with three for loss and 1 1/2 sacks at Montana ... recorded two stops in collegiate debut versus Wisconsin-La Crosse ... collected four tackles and a fumble recovery at McNeese State (La.) BEFORE SDSU: Lettered three seasons for coach Rich Iverson at Mesquite High School in Gilbert, Ariz. ... earned first-team all-conference and honorable mention all-state as a senior, when he had 144 tackles, including seven sacks ... gained 290 yards receiving with four touchdowns ... also earned first-team all-state honors in rugby CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 Career

G Solo Ast Total 11 15 31 46 11 25 42 67 22 40 73 113

TFL-Yds Sack-Yds 9.0-22 1.5-6 12.0-48 4.5-32 21.0-70 6.0-38

tephen has made the most of his playing time by proving to be a valuable backup along the Jackrabbit defensive line 2007: Saw action in all 11 games ... credited with tackles in seven games, including career-high seven at Georgia Southern ... notched two tackles for loss versus Georgia Southern and Western Illinois ... recorded halfsack against Northern Iowa ... recovered fumble in victory at Central Arkansas 2006: Played in 10 games, recording five tackles ... credited with solo tackles in games at Montana, at Nicholls State (La.) and versus William Penn (Iowa) ... named to All-Great West Football Conference Academic Team 2005: Redshirted ... named team’s Scout Defensive Player of the Week on two occasions BEFORE SDSU: Earned four letters playing for coach Michael Speirs at Howells High School, where the Bobcats went 13-0 en route to their fifth straight Class D1 title in 2004 ... in 2004, earned all-Huskerland honors and earned all-state in 2003 and 2004, along with all-district recognition in 2002, 2003 and 2004 ... team captain ... also competed in wrestling ... student council president CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 Career

G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR FF 10 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 11 8 7 15 4.5-14 0.5-4 0 0-0 0 1 0 21 11 9 20 4.5-14 0.5-4 0 0-0 0 1 0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

Tackles: 7, at Georgia Southern 10-6-2007 Tackles For Loss: 2, at Western Illinois, 8-30-2007, and at Georgia Southern, 10-6-07 Sacks: 0.5, vs. Northern Iowa, 9-15-2007 Fumble Recoveries: 1, at Central Arkansas, 11-3-2007

Casey Bender *

6-6, 285, Junior Offensive Line Lindsay, Neb. (Holy Family H.S.) Major: Agricultural Business

PBU Int-Yds BK FR FF 0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0-0 1 1 1 1 0-0 1 2 1

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

Tackles: 10, vs. North Dakota State, 11-17-2007 Tackles For Loss: 3, at Montana, 9-9-2006, and at Georgia Southern, 10-6-2007 asey cracked the starting lineup in 2007 at right tackle ... originally Sacks: 1.5, at Montana, 9-9-2006 recruited as a tight end Forced Fumbles: 1, at UC Davis, 10-27-2007 2007: Played in all 11 games ... shared team’s offensive player of the Fumble Recoveries: 1, at McNeese State, 9-30-2006, and at UC Davis, 10-27-07 week award after road victory at Central Arkansas ... part of offensive Blocked Kicks: 1, vs. Northern Iowa, 9-15-2007 2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 34

Jackrabbit Juniors line that allowed only 12 sacks for the entire season 2006: Was slowed in the transition to offensive line by injury ... saw action in home games against Central Arkansas and William Penn (Iowa) during 2006 season 2005: Redshirted ... earned team’s Scout Offense Player of the Week award on two occasions BEFORE SDSU: Earned all-Huskerland honors in football for coach Rusty Rautenburg at Lindsay Holy Family, where he was a multi-sport standout ... lettered four times in football, basketball and track ... team captain in football and basketball and earned all-conference and all-state honors in both sports ... member of the National Honor Society

Joseph Blackman *

5-11, 185, Junior Defensive Back Pittsburg, Calif. (Pittsburg H.S.) Major: Consumer Affairs

oseph will vie for an expanded role in the Jackrabbit secondary this season ... has also competed in track and field at SDSU 2007: Played in four games ... made season debut against Texas State ... recorded tackles in Jackrabbit victories against Stephen F. Austin, Central Arkansas and Southern Utah 2006: Earned first varsity letter after serving in a backup role at defensive back and also playing on special teams ... saw action in six games, recording tackles against Montana and Southern Utah 2005: Redshirted ... received recognition as Scout Defense Player of the Week and Scout Special Teams Player of the Week BEFORE SDSU: Played for coach Victor Galli at Pittsburg (Calif.) High School ... earned first-team all-conference honors along with all-East Bay recognition CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 Career

G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR FF 6 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 4 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 10 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0

Ryan Crawford

6-2, 200, Junior Quarterback Oro Valley, Ariz. (Ironwood Ridge H.S.) Major: Comm. Studies and Theatre

yan enters fall camp No. 2 on the depth chart at quarterback after seeing limited action the past two seasons 2007: Played in two games ... completed lone pass attempt for five yards in Hobo Day game against Stephen F. Austin ... also played against Texas State, but did not attempt a pass 2006: Made collegiate debut in 2006 home finale against William Penn (Iowa), but did not attempt a pass 2005: Redshirted ... named team’s Scout Offense Player of the Week for preparations leading up to Hobo Day game BEFORE SDSU: Lettered in football for coach Gary Minor at Ironwood Ridge High School ... was second-team all-conference ... totaled 3,201 career yards passing with 30 touchdowns and 854 yards rushing with 15 TDs … was team captain as a senior … also played basketball CAREER PASSING STATISTICS Year G-GS Comp 2007 2-0 1 Career 2-0 1

Att 1 1

Int Pct. 0 1.000 0 1.000

Yds 5 5

TD 0 0

LG NCAA Eff 5 142.00 5 142.00

Glen Fox ** 6-2, 200, Sophomore Wide Receiver Fairfax, Iowa (Prairie H.S.) Major: Economics

len made the switch from defensive back to wide receiver last season and emerged as one of the team’s top pass catchers ... played in SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS three games as member of Jackrabbit Tackles: 1, five times (last: vs. Southern Utah, 11-10-2007) men’s basketball team during 200506 season 2007: Played in all 11 games and ranked fourth on squad with 24 receptions ... caught passes in nine games ... top performance came against Southern Utah, a game in which he caught seven passes for 87 yards and his first career touchdown ... hauled in five receptions for 50 yards in victory at UC Davis ... made 2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 35

Jackrabbit Juniors key 20-yard reception in fourth quarter as part of game-winning drive in season finale against North Dakota State ... ended NDSU game with three catches for 28 yards 2006: Earned his first varsity letter during the 2006 season as he saw most of his action on special teams ... played in all 11 games in 2006 ... credited with tackles versus William Penn (Iowa) and Southern Utah 2005: Redshirted ... named Scout Special Teams Player of the Week on two occasions BEFORE SDSU: Was a two-time first-team all-conference selection for coach Craig Jelinek at Cedar Rapids Prairie High School ... earned allstate recognition as a senior ... served as team captain in football, basketball and track ... had 11 career pass interceptions along with 24 passes broken up and 97 tackles ... also an academic all-conference pick CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year 2007 Career

No. 24 24

Yards 253 253

Avg. 10.5 10.5

LG 32 32

TD 1 1

Year 2006 Career

G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR FF 11 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 11 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0

BEFORE SDSU: Had a standout four-year career for coach Jim Ewen at Chandler High School, where he started 36 games ... earned all-region recognition all four seasons ... won the state decathlon in track as a junior, when he also won the region shot put title and ran on the winning 4x400 relay team ... football career totals included 236 tackles, 12 sacks and six interceptions, with four returned for touchdowns ...team captain ... also involved in student government all four years and was a Chandler High School Male Scholar Athlete four times CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 Career

G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR FF 11 9 7 16 2.5-7 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 10 10 16 26 0.5-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1 21 19 23 42 3.0-8 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

Tackles: 7, vs. William Penn (Iowa), 11-4-2006, and vs. Cal Poly, 10-20-2007 Tackles for Loss: 1.5, vs. William Penn (Iowa), 11-4-2006 Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Georgia Southern, 10-6-2007

CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

Chris Johnson **

Isaiah Jackson **

6-2, 225, Junior Linebacker Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler H.S.) Major: Graphic Design

6-2, 240, Junior Linebacker Council Bluffs, Iowa (Lincoln H.S.) Major: Pre-Economics

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

Receptions: 7, vs. Southern Utah, 11-10-2007 Receiving Yards: 87, vs. Southern Utah, 11-10-2007 Touchdown Receptions: 1, vs. Southern Utah, 11-10-2007 Long Reception: 32 yards, from Ryan Berry, vs.Texas State, 9-22-2007 Tackles: 1, vs. William Penn (Iowa), 11-4-2006, and at Southern Utah, 11-11-2006

hris took over starting duties at middle linebacker in 2007 ... member of the Great West Football Conference All-Academic Team each of the last two seasons 2007: Ranked second both on team and in Great West Football Conference with 106 tackles ... named to all-GWFC First Team by media and second team by the league’s coaches ... posted double figures for tackles six times, including career-high 16 stops against Southern Utah ... also returned fumble 14 yards and broke up a pass against SUU ... opened season with three straight games with 11 or more tackles, including 12 in season opener at Western Illinois ... forced fumble and made 11 stops at Youngstown State ... recorded sack against Texas State ... notched 12 tackles in season finale versus North Dakota State 2006: Played in all 11 games and tallied 29 tackles ... made seasonhigh 10 tackles and recovered a fumble versus William Penn (Iowa) ... recorded five tackles in games at Montana and versus Central Arkansas ... notched tackles for loss versus Montana, William Penn and Southern Utah 2005: Redshirted ... was selected as team’s Scout Defense Player of the Year ... two-time Scout Defense Player of the Week and also honored as Scout Special Teams Player of the Week once BEFORE SDSU: Was an all-city, all-conference, all-Western Iowa and allstate pick for coach Bob Forsyth at Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa ... put together an excellent senior season despite

saiah is a candidate for a starting role at linebacker this season ... completed a strong spring season that included returning an interception 55 yards for touchdown in spring game 2007: Played in 10 games ... tied career high with seven tackles in win over Cal Poly ... made five stops in Hobo Day victory over Stephen F. Austin ... recorded three tackles and forced a fumble at Georgia Southern ... registered a tackle in nine of the 10 games in which he played 2006: Backed up at Will linebacker, playing in all 11 games ... shared squad’s Special Teams Player of the Week honors in game against William Penn (Iowa), a game in which he registered a season-high seven tackles with 1 1/2 tackles for loss ... recorded five tackles at Montana and two at Southern Utah 2005: Redshirted ... earned Scout Defense Player of the Week honors three times 2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 36

Jackrabbit Juniors an injury, running for 692 yards in the first three weeks of the season and finishing with 1,192 yards on 172 carries ... also led the team in tackles playing middle linebacker ... in addition, lettered in basketball and track ... member of the National Honor Society CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 Career

G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR FF 11 9 20 29 2.5-12 1.5-9 0 0-0 0 1 0 11 38 68 106 2.5-11 1.0-11 1 0-0 0 1 1 22 47 88 135 5.0-23 2.5-20 1 0-0 0 2 1

of the season as he made his collegiate debut at Montana ... earned starting nod in games at Northern Iowa and Nicholls State (La.) 2005: Redshirted BEFORE SDSU: Played for coach Randy Strand at Adrian High School ... earned all-conference honors and was also an academic all-state honoree ... single-season record holder for rebounds in basketball ... also competed in throwing events in track and field

Nate Koskovich

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

Tackles: 16, vs. Southern Utah, 11-10-2007 Tackles for Loss: 1, four times (last: vs. Southern Utah, 11-10-2007) Sacks: 1, at Montana, 9-9-2006, and vs.Texas State, 9-22-2007 Pass Breakups: 1, vs. Southern Utah, 11-10-2007 Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs. William Penn (Iowa), 11-4-2006, and vs. Southern Utah, 11-10-2007

Marcel Jones

6-3, 225, Junior Quarterback Shakopee, Minn. (Simley H.S.) Major: Health, Phys. Ed., Recreation

arcel joined the Jackrabbits following the start of classes last fall and will be in the mix for the backup role at quarterback BEFORE SDSU: Previously attended the University of Minnesota and University of Northern Iowa ... highly ranked high school recruit who set Minnesota state record with 8,806 career yards of total offense at Simley High School ... received all-state honors twice as a quarterback and once as a defensive back ... named to Associated Press All-State Team in 2004, as well as the Minneapolis Star Tribune and KARE-11 Television all-Metro teams

Casey Knips **

6-8, 300, Junior Offensive Line Adrian, Minn. (Adrian H.S.) Major: Construction Management

asey has played mostly in a reserve role at the offensive tackle spots his first two seasons in the lineup but could challenge for a starting spot in 2008 2007: Played in all 11 games ... named to Great West Football Conference All-Academic Team for second consecutive season 2006: Did not play in season opener, but saw action in the other 10 games

6-4, 320, Junior Offensive Line Kingsley, Iowa (Kingsley-Pierson H.S.) Major: Animal Science

ate has seen spot duty his first two seasons in the lineup and will attempt to help solidify the Jackrabbit offensive line in 2008 2007: Played in four games, seeing action in home games against Texas State, Stephen F. Austin, Cal Poly and Southern Utah 2006: Filled in where needed, seeing practice time on both sides of the ball ... made collegiate debut against Central Arkansas ... also played in home finale versus William Penn (Iowa) 2005: Redshirted ... named Scout Offense Player of the Week leading up to Valparaiso game in 2005 BEFORE SDSU: Was a standout performer at Kingsley-Pierson High School, lettering three times for coach Greg Schoon in football and also earning more than 100 career victories in wrestling ... was an all-state selection in football in 2004 after earning all-district honors in 2003 and 2004 ... honor roll student

Mao Lefiti

6-5, 220, Junior Defensive Line Koneoham, Hawaii (Castle H.S./Palomar Comm. College) Major: Pre-Economics

ao joins the Jackrabbits after playing the last two seasons at Palomar Community College in San Marcos, Calif. ... selected to the all-Mission Conference American Division First Team in 2007 after recording 22 tackles â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one for loss â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with a fumble recovery

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Jackrabbit Juniors

Jacob Ludemann

Adam Monke **

6-6, 290, Sophomore Offensive Line Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk Catholic H.S.) Major: History

5-9, 190, Junior Running Back/Kick Ret. Nickerson, Neb. (Arlington H.S.) Major: Comm. Studies and Theatre

acob has been a study in perseverance during his time as a Jackrabbit ... has yet to play at the collegiate level since being injured in an automobile accident prior to enrolling at SDSU ... regarded as one of the top offensive line recruits in the 2005 recruiting class BEFORE SDSU: Was a multi-sport standout at Norfolk Catholic High School, where he earned three letters in football for coach Jeff Bellar ... earned all-state honors in football in 2004 ... three-time state meet qualifier in wrestling who finished as Class C runner-up at heavyweight in 2005 ... academic all-state selection

Jordan Miranda **

6-2, 200, Junior Long Snapper/Def. Back El Paso,Texas (Coronado H.S.) Major: Pre-Economics

ordan has handled many of the long-snapping duties each of the past two seasons, while also seeing some action as a safety 2007: Played in all 11 games to earn second varsity letter ... lone tackle of the season came in Hobo Day game against Stephen F. Austin 2006: Stepped into the lineup as a true freshman ... was part of a special teams unit which was perfect in PAT tries ... credited with tackles at Montana and Nicholls State (La.) BEFORE SDSU: Completed an outstanding prep career at Coronado High School in El Paso,Texas ... earned first-team all-city and all-district honors in football and baseball in both 2005 and 2006 ... high school football coach was Don Brooks CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 Career

G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR FF 11 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 11 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 22 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0

dam was the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top kick returner during the 2007 season and will vie for an expanded role in the backfield in 2008 2007: Ranked second individually in Great West Football Conference with average of 26.2 yards on 20 kickoff returns ... set tone by returning opening kickoff 91 yards for touchdown in Jackrabbit victory over Cal Poly ... named GWFC Special Teams Player of the Week and SME Network National Special Teams Weekly Star after ending Cal Poly game with five kickoff returns for 191 yards ... top rushing performance was 10-carry, 40-yard outing versus Southern Utah ... caught three passes for 14 yards versus Texas State 2006: Provided additional depth at running back and played mostly on special teams to earn a varsity letter ... recorded carries of five yards at Montana and two yards versus William Penn (Iowa) 2005: Redshirted ... was named teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Scout Offense Player of the Year BEFORE SDSU: Rushed for 4,169 yards in his high school career and earned first-team all-state honors for coach Steve Gubbels at Arlington High School ... four-year letterman in football, he averaged 5.4 yards per carry for career ... captain of the Fremont Tribune all-area team ... as a senior, gained 1,637 yards ... also lettered in track and wrestling ... honor roll student CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 Career

Att 2 15 17

Gain 7 61 68

Year 2007 Career

No. 3 3

Yards 14 14

Year 2007 Career

No. 20 20

Yards 524 524

Loss 0 4 4

Net 7 57 64

Avg. 3.5 3.8 3.8

TD 0 0 0

CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Avg. 4.7 4.7

LG 10 10

TD 0 0

CAREER KICKOFF RETURN STATISTICS

* denotes touchdown

Avg. 26.2 26.2

LG *91 *91

TD 1 1

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

Rushing Attempts: 10, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 9-29-2007 Rushing Yards: 40, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 9-29-2007 Long Rush: 13 yards, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 9-29-2007 Receptions: 3 for 14 yards, vs.Texas State, 9-22-2007 Kickoff Returns: 5, vs. Cal Poly, 10-20-2007 Kickoff Return Yards: 191, vs. Cal Poly, 10-20-2007 Long Kickoff Return: *91 yards, vs. Cal Poly, 10-20-2007

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LG 5 13 13

Jackrabbit Juniors

Jordan Paula **

6-3, 250, Junior Running Back Brookings, S.D. (Brookings H.S.) Major: Pre-Economics

ordan has contributed on special teams and has seen limited action at running back during his first two seasons on the field ... has also competed in track and field at SDSU 2007: Played in four games and averaged seven yards per carry ... top rushing output was 13 yards against Southern Utah ... also credited with tackle against Southern Utah 2006: Recorded carries in home games against Central Arkansas and William Penn (Iowa) 2005: Redshirted BEFORE SDSU: Averaged 7.2 yards per carry as he rushed for 1,280 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior for coach Gary Maffett at Brookings High School ... also averaged 32.4 yards on 15 kickoff returns and scored twice ... as a free safety, he had 14 solo tackles, 23 assists and a 60-yard interception return for a touchdown ... first-team all-state selection as a senior ... earned all-conference in football, basketball and track, and was also an all-state selection in soccer ... BHS scholar-athlete in each sport CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 Career

Att 3 4 7

Gain 1 28 29

Loss 2 0 2

Net -1 28 27

Avg. -0.3 7.0 3.9

TD 0 0 0

LG 1 13 13

Year 2006 2007 Career

G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR FF 11 21 22 43 1.0-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1 11 47 63 110 4.5-9 0-0 1 2-36 0 1 2 22 68 85 153 5.5-11 0-0 1 2-36 0 1 3

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

Tackles: 15, vs. UC Davis, 10-28-2006 Tackles for Loss: 1, three times (last: at UC Davis, 10-27-2007) Pass Breakups: 1, vs. Northern Iowa, 9-15-2007 Interceptions: 1, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 9-29-2007, and vs. Southern Utah, 11-10-2007 Long Interception Return: *32 yards, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 9-29-2007 Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs. Cal Poly, 10-20-2007 Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Cal Poly, 10-20-2007, and vs. North Dakota State, 11-172007

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Rushing Attempts: 2, vs. William Penn (Iowa), 11-4-2006 Rushing Yards: 13, vs. Southern Utah, 11-10-2007 Long Rush: 13 yards, vs. Southern Utah, 11-10-2007

Jimmy Rogers **

... returned interception 32 yards for touchdown in Hobo Day victory over Stephen F. Austin ... tallied 11 tackles, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble versus Cal Poly ... registered nine tackles and intercepted a pass in home win over Southern Utah ... member of GWFC AllAcademic Team 2006: Tied for ninth on team with 43 tackles while playing in all 11 games ... his 15 tackles in Hobo Day game against UC Davis were the most in a game by a Jackrabbit player in 2006 ... also earned team Defensive Player of the Week recognition in season opener versus Wisconsin-La Crosse as he was credited with a tackle and two quarterback hurries ... collected four tackles and forced a fumble in victory at Southern Utah 2005: Redshirted ... named squadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Scout Special Teams Player of the Week in seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening week BEFORE SDSU: At Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz., earned region Defensive Player of the Year for 2004 and was a first-team all-state selection for coach John Wrenn ... a three-year letterman, he had 320 career tackles, including 16 sacks and eight interceptions ... team won back-to-back state titles during junior and senior seasons CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

5-10, 210, Junior Linebacker Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton H.S.) Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

immy made a successful transition from safety to linebacker last season, earning first-team all-Great West Football Conference honors 2007: Led team and GWFC with 110 tackles, an average of 10 per game ... started all 11 games and registered double figures in tackles six times ... named GWFC Defensive Player of the Week and SME Network National Defensive Weekly Star after recording 13 tackles and forcing a fumble in conference championship game against North Dakota State ... matched season high with 13 tackles in season opener at Western Illinois 2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

Jackrabbit Juniors

Evan Skiles

6-6, 315, Junior Offensive Line Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice H.S.) Major: Animal Science

van possesses the physical tools to be a solid contributor on the offensive line, but has had to wait his turn behind several standout performers 2007: Played in four home games, making season debut in Beef Bowl victory over Texas State ... named Scout Offense Player of the Week in preparation for season opener with Western Illinois 2006: Got a taste of collegiate action by playing in Jackrabbitsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beef Bowl victory over Central Arkansas ... earned teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Scout Offense Player of the Week honors leading into games versus Central Arkansas and William Penn (Iowa) 2005: Redshirted BEFORE SDSU: Earned all-state recognition for coach Bob Sexton at Beatrice High School ... lettered three times in football and was a firstteam all-conference and first-team all-district selection as a senior ... also lettered in basketball and wrestling

Mike Steffen **

6-4, 205, Junior Wide Receiver Mount Vernon, S.D. (Mt.Vernon H.S.) Major: Economics

ike battled back from an injury suffered during the 2007 spring season to contribute in the passing game ... younger brother, Jake, is a redshirt freshman on the Jackrabbit football team this season

2007: Missed first three games, then played in all remaining games ... caught first pass of the season in Hobo Day game against Stephen F. Austin, covering 13 yards ... also recorded receptions at Georgia Southern and UC Davis 2006: Played a limited role in the passing game, with lone reception of season a 13-yarder at Southern Utah ... saw action in all 11 games, playing mostly on special teams 2005: Redshirted in football ... earned Scout Offense Player of the Week honors twice and Scout Special Teams Player of the Week recognition once ... joined the Jackrabbit basketball team in February of 2006 and lettered, appearing in nine games ... scored a key basket and grabbed two rebounds in his first appearance for the Jackrabbits on the hardcourt, helping SDSU defeat Southwest Minnesota State BEFORE SDSU: In football at the high school level, was a four-year starter who racked up impressive career totals, including 90 touchdowns, 25 interceptions and 6,681 all-purpose yards, including 2,771 passing and 2,100 rushing ... as a senior, he led the Stickney-Mount Vernon team coached by his father, Myron, to an unbeaten regular season ... rushed 101 times for 825 yards and 14 TDs and was 105-of-188 passing for 950 yards and 10 TDs ... also had 11 receptions for 214 yards and three TDs CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 Career

No. 1 3 4

Yards 13 26 39

Avg. 13.0 8.7 9.8

LG 13 13 13

TD 0 0 0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 1, four times (last: at UC Davis, 10-27-2007) Receiving Yards: 13, at Southern Utah, 11-11-2006, and vs. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 9-29-2007 Long Reception: 13 yards, from Andy Kardoes, at Southern Utah, 11-11-2006, and from Ryan Berry, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 9-29-2007

Future Schedules 2009 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21

Georgia Southern Indiana State at Illinois State at Cal Poly at Missouri State North Dakota State Northern Iowa at Youngstown State Southern Illinois at Minnesota at Western Illinois

2010 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13

at Delaware Illinois State at Nebraska at Northern Iowa Western Illinois at Southern Illinois Youngstown State at Indiana State Missouri State at North Dakota State

2011 Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19

Southeastern Louisiana at Illinois at Delaware at Illinois State at Youngstown State Northern Iowa North Dakota State at Missouri State Southern Illinois at Western Illinois Indiana State

Note: All schedules tentative and subject to change.

2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

2012 Sept. 8 Louisiana Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10

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Jackrabbit Sophomores

Ross Basham

Cole Brodie *

6-1, 265, Sophomore Defensive Line Bridgeport,Texas (Bridgeport H.S.) Major: Sociology

oss got a taste of collegiate playing experience in 2007 and will again provide depth on the defensive line 2007: Played in three games, but did not factor into any statistics ... made collegiate playing debut against Texas State .. also saw action against Stephen F. Austin and road contest at Central Arkanasas 2006: Redshirted ... named Scout Defense Player of the Week in preparation for Cal Poly game BEFORE SDSU: Earned honorable mention Class 3A all-state honors for coach Danny Henson at Bridgeport High School ... totaled 209 tackles, including 26 for loss with eight sacks ... forced five fumbles, had one recovery and one interception ... earned all-state honors from The Associated Press and the Texas Sportswriters Association in 2005 ... unanimous selection to the all-district team in 2003 and 2005 ... also lettered in baseball and track

Alex Beyer 6-3, 250, Sophomore Tight End Neenah, Wis. (Neenah H.S.) Major: Pre-Economics

lex will help solidify the tight end position this season as both a blocker and pass receiving threat 2007: Played in six games, splitting time between tight end and special teams ... made collegiate debut in Beef Bowl victory over Texas State ... recorded tackle against Stephen F. Austin 2006: Redshirted ... earned Scout Special Teams Player of the Week in preparation for Southern Utah game BEFORE SDSU: Was a two-time firstteam all-conference tight end for coach Steve Mentzel, as well as conference receiver of the year at Neenah High School ... honorable mention allstate pick on teams selected by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ... career totals included 60 receptions for 1,019 yards with seven TDs ... named teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Special Teams Player of the Year, averaging 33.7 yards per punt

5-10, 185, Sophomore Defensive Back Dacula, Ga. (Dacula H.S.) Major: Undeclared

ole made an immediate impact in the Jackrabbit lineup as a true freshman in 2007 and will look for an expanded role both in the secondary and on special teams this season 2007: Played in all 11 games ... blocked punt to set up first Jackrabbit touchdown in season finale against North Dakota State ... also recorded two tackles and returned punt for 13 yards in NDSU game ... matched season high of two tackles in Hobo Day victory over Stephen F. Austin ... returned kickoff for 10 yards versus Southern Utah BEFORE SDSU: A first-team allGwinnett County selection, he also was selected to play in the 2006 Georgia North/South All-Star Game ... career totals included 2,500 career rushing yards with 37 touchdowns at Dacula High School under the guidance of coach Kevin Maloof ... his 1,200 yards rushing as a junior broke a school record previously set by Auburn (Ala.) standout Kenny Irons ... also holds the school record for longest punt return at 95 yards ... played on teams that won 34 of 36 regular season games, finishing the 2006 season with 10-2 record and a berth in the state playoffs for the second consecutive year ... in addition, he was a standout sprinter in track and won Georgia state titles in powerlifting CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year 2007 Career

G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR FF 11 5 4 9 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0 0 11 5 4 9 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0 0

Year 2007 Career

No. 1 1

Yards 10 10

Year 2007 Career

No. 1 1

Yards 13 13

CAREER KICKOFF RETURN STATISTICS Avg. 10.0 10.0

LG 10 10

TD 0 0

CAREER PUNT RETURN STATISTICS Avg. 13.0 13.0

LG 13 13

TD 0 0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 2, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 9-29-2007, and vs. North Dakota State, 11-17-2007 Tackles For Loss: 2, at Western Illinois, 8-30-2007, and at Georgia Southern, 10-6-07

2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

Jackrabbit Sophomores

Colin Cochart *

6-5, 245, Sophomore Tight End Kewaunee, Wis. (Kewaunee H.S.) Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

BEFORE SDSU: Was a two-time all-conference and all-district selection at Hartington High School ... earned honorable mention all-state honors as a senior ... recorded 140 tackles as a senior, when he earned academic all-state honors ... team captain in both football and basketball, and placed fourth in the discus at the 2006 Class C state track and field meet ... member of the National Honor Society

Derek Domino *

olin (last name is pronounced CO-chart) will give the Jackrabbits another option at tight end 2007: Saw action in all 11 games as reserve tight end and on special teams ... first collegiate reception was 1-yard touchdown late in fourth quarter that forced overtime at Western Illinois ... hauled in 17-yard reception versus Texas State ... credited with tackles against Texas State and Cal Poly 2006: Redshirted ... was named Scout Offense Player of the Week in preparation for Cal Poly game BEFORE SDSU: Was a first-team allstate tight end as selected by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ... a first-team all-conference selection, he was the Packerland Receiver of the Year ... team captain and team MVP, he had 44 receptions for 785 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior ... honor roll student CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year 2007 Career

No. 2 2

Yards 18 18

Avg. 9.0 9.0

LG 17 17

TD 1 1

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 1, at Western Illinois, 8-30-2007, and vs.Texas State, 9-22-07 Receiving Yards: 17,Texas State, 9-22-2007

Jared Crumly

6-3, 235, Sophomore Defensive Line Hartington, Neb. (Hartington H.S.) Major: Pre-Pharmacy

6-3, 225, Sophomore Linebacker Spring Lake Park, Minn. (SLP H.S.) Major: Health, Phys. Ed., Recreation

erek provides athleticism at the Sam linebacker position and will play a key role in a deep linebacking corps in 2008 2007: Recorded a tackle in 10 of the 11 games he played ... notched three tackles in home games against Southern Utah and North Dakota State ... registered two tackles, returned an interception 18 yards and brocke up a pass in Hobo Day win over Stephen F. Austin ... made two solo stops and broke up a pass versus Texas State ... named to Great West Football Conference All-Academic Team 2006: Redshirted ... honored as Scout Defense Player of the Week leading up to games against Central Arkansas and Wiliam Penn (Iowa) BEFORE SDSU: Was a two-time all-North Suburban Conference selection for coach Jeff Schlieff at Spring Lake Park High School ... led the North Suburban Conference in rushing as a junior ... team captain, team offensive MVP as a junior and team MVP as a senior playing on a team which won the 2005 conference championship ... also an all-conference selection and team captain in basketball. ... honor roll student CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year 2007 Career

G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR FF 11 8 9 17 0-0 0-0 2 1-18 0 0 0 11 8 9 17 0-0 0-0 2 1-18 0 0 0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 3, vs. Southern Utah, 11-10-2007, and vs. North Dakota State, 11-17-2007 Interceptions: 1, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 9-27-2007 Pass Breakups: 1, vs.Texas State, 9-22-2007, and vs. Stephen F. Austin, 9-27-2007

ared has been honored as the squadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Defensive Scout Player of the Year each of the last two seasons and will look for an expanded role on the defensive line this season ... older brother, Preston, played on the offensive line for the Jackrabbits from 2004-07 2007: Made collegiate debut in Hobo Day game versus Stephen F. Austin and was credited with a quarterback hurry ... honored as Scout Defensive Player of the Week leading up to games versus Youngstown State and North Dakota State 2006: Redshirted ... named Scout Defensive Player of the Week prior to Montana and Nicholls State (La.) games 2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 42

Jackrabbit Sophomores

Tyler Duffy

5-10, 200, Sophomore Running Back Brookings, S.D. (Brookings H.S.) Major: Electrical Engineering

yler will look to contribute in the running game after an impressive showing in the spring 2007: Did not see any game action 2006: Redshirted ... named Scout Offense Player of the Week prior to games versus William Penn (Iowa) and North Dakota State ... honored as Scout Special Teams Player of the Week leading up to season opener BEFORE SDSU: Was a member of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 team, earned all-state and all-ESD honors and was the Brookings Register Co-Player of the Year ... as a senior, he rushed 206 times for 1,552 yards and 13 TDs ... three-year starter at either running back or defensive back for coach Gary Maffett ... member of the National Honor Society and an academic all-state selection

2006: Redshirted BEFORE SDSU: Earned Class 2A firstteam all-state honors from both the Des Moines Register and the Iowa Newspaper Association ... was a threeyear letter winner for coach Matt Meendering at Sheldon High School ... in addition to being a two-time team most valuable player in football, he was captain of the wrestling team and also lettered in track ... academic allstate selection CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year 2007 Career

G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR FF 6 4 2 6 2.0-3 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 1 6 4 2 6 2.0-3 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 1

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 3, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 9-27-2007 Tackles for Loss: 2, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 9-27-2007 Forced Fumbles/Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs. North Dakota State, 11-17-2007

Stefan Geissler *

Jesse Ekeren

6-1, 230, Sophomore Running Back Cadott, Wis. (Cadott H.S.) Major: Health Promotion

6-2, 220, Sophomore Linebacker Volin, S.D. (Yankton H.S.) Major: Construction Management

esse joined the squad after the start of classes last fall ... was selected as Scout Special Teams Player of the Week leading up to game at Central Arkansas ... member of the South Dakota Air National Guard BEFORE SDSU: 2005 graduate of Yankton High School ... earned firstteam all-state honors as a senior under the direction of head coach Arlin Likness ... placed sixth in 189-pound division at state wrestling meet ... academic all-state selection in both football and wrestling ... member of the National Honor Society

Brian Fischer * 6-2, 255, Sophomore Defensive Line Ashton, Iowa (Sheldon H.S.) Major: Animal Science

rian proved to be a valuable backup on the defensive line last year and will contend for a starting spot in 2008 2007: Played in six games, recording six tackles ... made three stops, including two tackles for loss, in Jackrabbit victory over Stephen F. Austin ... forced and recovered fumble on second-half kickoff to set up field goal in Jackrabbit victory over North Dakota State ... also credited with two tackles in game against NDSU

tefan (last name is pronounced GUYS-ler) has shifted back to running back after spending the 2007 season as a backup linebacker 2007: Lettered after playing in nine games ... intercepted a pass against Texas State, then made two solo stops the next week in win over Stephen F. Austin ... also recorded solo tackles at Youngstown State and versus Cal Poly 2006: Redshirted ... received Scout Special Teams Player of the Week honors leading up to home finale with William Penn (Iowa) BEFORE SDSU: Lettered four times each in football, wrestling and baseball ... three-time all-conference and all-county selection and twotime all-Northwest Region selection for coach Pat Rothbauer in football ... two-time all-conference selection in baseball, and a two-time allconference performer in wrestling ... in his last two years of football, he rushed 314 times for 2,642 yards, 30 touchdowns, and had 147 tackles with three interceptions ... honor roll student CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year 2007 Career

G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR FF 9 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 1-9 0 0 0 9 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 1-9 0 0 0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 2, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 9-27-2007 Interceptions: 1, vs.Texas State, 9-22-2007

2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

Jackrabbit Sophomores

Matt Hylland *

Conrad Kjerstad *

5-10, 185, Sophomore Wide Receiver Sioux Falls, S.D. (Lincoln H.S.) Major: Pre-Economics

att (last name is pronounced HILL-and) saw limited duties on special teams and in the passing game last season 2007: Earned letter after appearing in five games ... made collegiate debut against Texas State ... did not factor into any statistics 2006: Redshirted ... performed well on the practice field, earning Scout Special Teams Player of the Week recognition in preparation for Montana game and Scout Offense Player of the Week honors two weeks later leading up to contest with Nicholls State (La.) BEFORE SDSU: Passed for 1,174 yards and rushed for 327 as a senior for coach Aaron Beavers at Lincoln High School ... three-year starter in football, finishing with 3,800 total yards, and was selected to the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 team ... also lettered in basketball and track

Corey Jeske

6-1, 200, R-Freshman Quarterback Buffalo, Minn. (Buffalo H.S.) Major: Health, Phys. Ed, Recreation

orey will be in the mix for the backup quarterback position again this season 2007: Lone appearance of the season came against Southern Utah, when he had two rushing attempts for no gain 2006: Redshirted ... was named the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Offensive Scout Player of the Year BEFORE SDSU: Earned Mississippi Eight Most Valuable Player honors in 2005 and was the North Suburban Offensive MVP in 2004 ... played for coach Gerald Rohl at Buffalo High School and was a three-time all-conference selection ... a team captain, he re-wrote the school record book with 3,613 career yards passing, 233 completions and 34 touchdown passes ... finished career with 4,406 career total yards CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year 2007 Career

Att 2 2

Gain 0 0

Loss 0 0

Net 0 0

Avg. 0.0 0.0

TD 0 0

6-0, 195, Sophomore Defensive Back Wall, S.D. (Wall H.S.) Major: Pre-Economics

onrad is the leading candidate to fill the starting role at strong safety this season ... member of Great West Football Conference AllAcademic Team in 2007 2007: Notched a tackle in 10 of the 11 games in which he played ... made season-best nine tackles and forced a fumble in victory over Cal Poly ... returned interception 82 yards for a touchdown and recorded two tackles in Hobo Day victory over Stephen F. Austin ... notched five tackles versus Texas State ... made solo stop and recovered a fumble in home win over Southern Utah 2006: Redshirted ... honored as teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Scout Defense Player of the Week in preparation for 2006 season opener, as well Scout Special Teams Player of the Week leading up to Northern Iowa game BEFORE SDSU: Excelled athletically and academically at Wall High School, lettering five times in football and basketball, four times in track and three in golf ... a two-way starter for five years, he was a five-time all-conference pick in football, earning all-state honors three years ... in 2005, he was also selected as a member of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 team ... career prep totals included 35 interceptions, believed to be an all-time South Dakota record; 442 tackles; 141 touchdowns, and 3,641 rushing yards for an average of 8.23 yards per carry ... reached 1,000-point plateau in basketball ... academic all-state selection CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year 2007 Career

G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR FF 11 17 9 26 0.5-1 0-0 1 1-82 0 1 1 11 17 9 26 0.5-1 0-0 1 1-82 0 1 1

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 9, vs. Cal Poly, 10-20-2007 Tackles for Loss: .5, vs.Texas State, 9-22-2007 Interceptions: 1, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 9-29-2007 Long Interception Return: *82 yards, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 9-29-2007 Pass Breakups: 1, at Central Arkansas, 11-2-2007 Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Cal Poly, 10-20-2007 Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs. Southerrn Utah, 11-10-2007 * denotes touchdown

LG 0 0

2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

Jackrabbit Sophomores

Landon Lupi

Kyle Minett *

5-10, 205, Sophomore Running Back Ruthton, Minn. (R-T-R H.S.) Major: Pre-Economics

5-11, 170, Sophomore Wide Receiver Rapid City, S.D. (Stevens H.S.) Major: Undeclared

andon spent his first year at SDSU as a sprinter on the track and field team, but switched to football as he joined the Jackrabbits after the start of fall classes BEFORE SDSU: Graduated from Rapid City Stevens High School in 2006 ... placed second in 100 meter-dash and sixth in 200 meters at state track meet as a senior ... scored seven touchdowns his senior season

Ryan McKnight

6-2, 285, Sophomore Offensive Line Sioux Falls, S.D. (Washington H.S.) Major: Pre-Economics

yan backed up at center last season and is expected to fill that same role again in 2008 2007: Played in four games ... made collegiate debut in Beef Bowl win over Texas State ... also played in home victories against Stephen F. Austin, Cal Poly and Southern Utah 2006: Redshirted ... received recognition as Scout Offense Player of the Week prior to games at Northern Iowa and Southern Utah BEFORE SDSU: Earned all-city and allconference honors, as well as being named to the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 team in 2005 ... was selected to play in the South Dakota All-Star Game ... coached by former Jackrabbit Brian Hermanson ... did not allow a sack over a two-year span for team that attempted nearly 400 passes ...on defense, recorded 112 career tackles, including 27 for loss with 12 1/2 sacks ... member of the National Honor Society ... father, Mike, lettered for the Jackrabbits as a defensive lineman in 1979 and 1980

KYLE MINETTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Rushing Attempts: 13, vs. Cal Poly, 10-20-2007 Rushing Yards: 134, vs.Texas State, 9-22-2007 Long Rush: 36 yards, vs.Texas State, 9-22-2007 Receptions: 6, at Youngstown State (Ohio), 9-8-2007 Receiving Yards: 51, at Youngstown State (Ohio), 9-8-2007 Long Reception: *40 yards, from Ryan Berry, vs.Texas State, 9-22-2007 Touchdowns: 2 (1 rushing, 1 receiving), vs.Texas State, 9-22-2007 Long Kickoff Return: 27 yards, at Youngstown State (Ohio), 9-8-2007

yle is slated to move into the starting lineup at running back in 2008 after a strong first season in the lineup ... member of the Great West Football Conference AllAcademic Team in 2007 2007: Backed up all-conference performer Cory Koenig and ranked second on squad with 476 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns ... also tied for fifth on team with 16 receptions and added two receiving touchdowns ... named Outstanding Player of Beef Bowl after rushing 11 times for 134 yards against Texas State ... scored on 40-yard pass play in second quarter and 29-yard run early in fourth quarter against Texas State ... averaged 20.5 yards on four kickoff returns in home opener against Northern Iowa ... caught season-high six passes for 51 yards at Youngstown State ... gained 54 yards on 13 carries and added 10-yard touchdown reception versus Cal Poly ... tallied 60 yards on 10 carries, with long of 24, in season finale versus North Dakota State ... averaged 7.6 yards every time he touched the ball, including 6.2 yards per rushing attempt 2006: Redshirted ... received recognition as Scout Offense Player of the Week prior to game at McNeese State (La.) ... also was honored Scout Special Teams Player of the Week on two occasions: prior to Jackrabbit victoties at Nicholls State (La.) and Cal Poly BEFORE SDSU: Finished second on the Minnesota all-time high school rushing list with 6,176 career yards, scoring 81 touchdowns ... threetime all-state selection by The Associated Press and also a three-time all-conference selection ... two-time conference Most Valuable Player ... on defense, he had 260 career tackles with 20 sacks, playing for coach Kent Mikkelson at Russell-Tyler-Ruthton High School ... reached 1,000point plateau in basketball, playing on two state championship teams ... member of the National Honor Society CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year 2007 Career

Att 77 77

Gain 488 488

Year 2007 Career

No. 16 16

Yards 162 162

Year 2007 Career

No. 5 5

Yards 109 109

Loss 12 12

Net 476 476

Avg. 6.2 6.2

TD 5 5

LG 36 36

CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Avg. 10.1 10.1

LG *40 *40

TD 2 2

CAREER KICKOFF RETURN STATISTICS Avg. 21.8 21.8

LG 27 27

TD 0 0

* denotes touchdown

2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

Jackrabbit Sophomores

Justin Mitchell

Dean Priddy *

6-1, 200, Sophomore Wide Receiver Saukville, Wis. (Port Washington H.S.) Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

ustin made his collegiate debut in home win over Southern Utah, but did not factor into any statistics during the 2007 season 2006: Redshirted BEFORE SDSU: Was a two-time all-conference selection in football for coach Tim Greisch, earning honorable mention all-area and all-state honors as a senior ...set single-season and career records for catches and yardage at Port Washington ... hauled in 32 catches for 724 yards and 6 touchdowns as a senior ... a two-time all-conference pick in basketball, he was also the Port Washington High School Athlete of the Year ... honor roll student

General Parnell *

5-11, 195, Sophomore Defensive Back San Bernardino, Calif. (El Cajon H.S.) Major: Graphic Design

eneral transferred to SDSU before the start of fall camp in 2007 and contributed on special teams and as a backup cornerback ... will seek an expanded role in the Jackrabbit secondary this season 2007: Played in all 11 games to earn varsity letter ... credited with two tackles in games against Stephen F. Austin and Southern Utah ... registered solo tackles against Northern Iowa, Texas State, Central Arkansas and North Dakota State 2006: Attended the University of Idaho ... redshirted BEFORE SDSU: Earned all-California Interscholastic Federation first-team running back as a senior ... also named all-San Bernardino County ... scored 11 touchdowns and averaged 7.6 yards per carry in gaining 764 yards rushing ... also caught 10 passes for 128 yards and two TDs … as a defensive back, tallied 57 tackles and three interceptions, returning two INTs for touchdowns CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year 2007 Career

ean helped the Jackrabbits win the field-position battle throughout the season as he handled the punting duties ... member of the Great West Football Conference All-Academic Team 2007: Developed into a consistent performer who recorded at least one punt of 40 or more yards in every game ... named GWFC Special Teams Player of the Week after averaging 45.7 yards per punt and landing two inside the 5-yard line in road win at UC Davis ... also earned squad’s special teams weekly honor against Southern Utah ... landed three of his five punts inside the opponent’s 20yard line in collegiate debut at Western Illinois ... recorded two punts of 50 or more yards with three inside the 20-yard line against Texas State ... boomed season-best 58-yarder in Hobo Day game versus Stephen F. Austin ... for the season, landed 14 punt inside the 20-yard line against one touchback 2006: Redshirted BEFORE SDSU: Earned all-state recognition in both football and soccer at Eden Prairie High School ... twice received honorable mention allstate recognition in football, while also being named all-Metro on two occasions ... high school coach was Mike Grant ... was honored on allconference and all-state teams in soccer, while also lettering in Nordic skiing ... honor roll student CAREER PUNTING STATISTICS Year 2007 Career

No. 45 45

Yards 1,735 1,735

Avg. 38.6 38.6

LG 58 58

TB 1 1

FC 4 4

50+ 3 3

I-20 BLK 14 1* 14 11*

* Blocked attempts charged to team so are not computed in individual average

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Punts: 7, vs. Northern Iowa, 9-15-2007 Punting Average: 51.0 yards, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 9-29-2007 [two punts] Long Punt: 58 yards, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 9-29-2007 Punts Inside 20: 3, at Western Illinois, 8-30-2007, and vs.Texas State, 9-22-2007

G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR FF 11 6 3 9 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 11 6 3 9 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 2, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 9-29-2007, and vs. Southern Utah, 11-10-2007

6-3, 205, Sophomore Punter Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie H.S.) Majors: Mathematics/Spanish

2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

Jackrabbit Sophomores

Peter Reifenrath

Antonio Thompson *

5-11, 195, Sophomore Kicker Decorah, Iowa (Decorah H.S.) Major: Journalism

6-3, 255, Sophomore Defensive Line Sioux Falls, S.D. (Roosevelt H.S.) Majors: Health, Phys. Ed, Recreation

eter was one of two kickers on the Jackrabbit roster during the spring season ... joined team after start of classes in the fall of 2006 and redshirted ... did not see any game action in 2007, but was named squad’s Scout Special Teams Player of the Week award winner prior to season opener at Western Illinois BEFORE SDSU: 2006 graduate of Decorah High School, where he competed in football, swimming, baseball and golf ... first-team all-district selection in football, connecting on 7-of-10 field goal attempts and 44of-46 extra-point tries ... member of state runner-up team as a junior and state quarterfinal squad as a senior under coach Bill Post ... allstate pick in baseball ... father, John, played football at Purdue

Kyle Sheehan

6-4, 260, Sophomore Tight End Grayson, Ga. (Fairmont H.S./Purdue) Major: Health, Phys. Ed, Recreation

yle is making the switch from defensive line to tight end during the 2008 season 2007: Sidelined for season due to injury 2006: Joined the Jackrabbits in the fall after transferring from Purdue ... played in two games before being injured ... granted injury hardship ... recorded two tackles in collegiate debut at Nicholls State (La.) ... BEFORE SDSU: Graduated from Fairmont (Minn.) High School in December of 2005, then went through spring drills at Purdue before transferring to SDSU ... first-team all-state selection by MinnesotaPreps.com as a senior in his lone season at Fairmont ... named Southern Minnesota Alliance Defensive Player of the Year under the direction of coach Troy Cody ... credited with 66 tackles, including 13 1/2 for loss and 3 1/2 sacks, and forced four fumbles ... also caught eight passes for 92 yards and a touchdown as a tight end ... previously attended Grayson High School in Loganville, Ga., where he was an all-county selection and played on two state playoff teams ... conference champion in discus ... member of the National Honor Society ... grandfather,Terry Sheehan, played football at Purdue from 1957 to 1959 CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year 2006 Career

ntonio backed up at defensive end last season and will be counted on for holding a spot in the regular rotation in 2008 2007: Lettered after playing in seven games ... registered seven tackles — six solo — on the season ... top performance came against Central Arkansas as he forced a fumble and both of his tackles went for losses, including a 9-yard sack ... forced a momentum-changing fumble on kickoff return in Jackrabbit victory over Southern Utah ... credited with solo tackle in collegiate debut against Youngstown State 2006: Redshirted .. was named Scout Defense Player of the Week prior to game at McNeese State (La.) BEFORE SDSU: Put together a standout prep athletic career at Roosevelt High School, not only in football but wrestling and track ... in football, he played for coach Brent DeBoer and was a member of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 team ... played both ways, finishing with 43 tackles, including six sacks, while on offense he rushed for 977 yards with 15 touchdowns ... averaged 7.13 yards per carry ... won back-to-back 215-pound Class A state wrestling titles ... as a junior, ended season with a perfect 47-0 record ... placed in four events at the 2005 state track meet ... won state shot put title in 2006 and placed eighth in 110meter hurdles CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year 2007 Career

G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR FF 7 6 1 7 2.0-10 1.0-9 0 0-0 0 0 2 7 6 1 7 2.0-10 1.0-9 0 0-0 0 0 2

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 2, at Central Arkansas, 11-3-2007 Tackles for Loss: 2, at Central Arkansas, 11-3-2007 Sacks: 1, at Central Arkansas, 11-3-2007 Forced Fumbles: 1, at Central Arkansas, 11-3-2007, and vs. Southern Utah, 11-10-2007

G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR FF 2 0 2 2 0.5-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0.5-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 2, at Nicholls State (La.), 9-23-2006 Tackles for Loss: .5, at Nicholls State (La.), 9-23-2006

2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

Jackrabbit Redshirt Freshmen

James Britt

Casey Cuppy

6-0, 175, R-Freshman Defensive Back The Colony,Texas (The Colony H.S.) Major: Pre-Economics

ames will add depth in the secondary following his redshirt season ... earned two varsity letters in both high school and track and field at The Colony High School ... was a first-team all-district selection and was selected as the team’s co-most valuable defensive back under the guidance of coach Dan Burk ... recorded 50 tackles and two interceptions, and broke up 10 passes as a senior ... academic all-district selection

Zach Buchner

6-2, 200, R-Freshman Wide Receiver Harrold, S.D. (Harrold H.S.) Major: Health Promotion

asey joined the Jackrabbits at the start of fall classes in 2007 and redshirted ... 2007 graduate of Harrold High School, where he lettered three times under coach Jim Jones ... caught 18 passes for 460 yeards and nine touchdowns during his season season to earn all-281 Conference honors ... also lettered six times each in basketball and track and field ... ran on second-place 4x400-meter relay team at state track and field meet ... class salutatorian and academic all-state selection in both football and basketball

Casey Elshere

6-5, 280, R-Freshman Offensive Line Coon Rapids, Minn. (Coon Rapids H.S.) Major: Pre-Pharmacy

ach (last named is pronounced BUCK-ner) was tutored by all-conference performers last season as he redshirted ... earned all-Northwest Suburban Conference honors and second-team all-Metro accolades during the 2006 season at Coon Rapids High School under coach Clayton Copple ... also competed in basketball ... four-year academic letterman

Dominique Clare 6-0, 220, R-Freshman Running Back Delano, Minn. (Delano H.S.) Major: Psychology

6-5, 240, R-Freshman Offensive Line Philip, S.D. (Philip H.S.) Major: Undeclared

asey gained valuable experience on the practice field as he redshirted in 2007 ... named Scout Offense Player of the Week in preparation for game against Southern Utah earned honorable mention all-state honors at center in 2005 and was an all-state defensive end in 2006 for Philip High School ... a four-year letterman, he played a key role on Philip’s state runner-up team in 2005 ... career statistics included 17 sacks and four touchdowns among five career receptions ... also was an all-conference selection in basketball and qualified for the state track and field meet in both the shot put and 110-meter hurdles ... honor roll student

Erich Feller

6-2, 200, R-Freshman Defensive Back Charles City, Iowa (Charles City H.S.) Major: Pre-Economics

ominique will give the Jackrabbits a power rushing presence in the backfield ... named Scout Offense Player of the Week leading up to victory over Texas State during redshirt season in 2007 ... posted back-toback 1,000-yard rushing seasons at Delano High School, earing all-Wright County Conference honors both times ... as a senior, he tallied 1,165 yards and scored 12 touchdowns, while also catching six passes for 198 yards and two TDs ... a standout in track, he holds the second-fastest 100-meter dash time in school history ... also competed in basketball

rich is another member of a young Jackrabbit secondary who will vie for playing time in 2008 ... earned all-district honors twice at Charles City High School and was a first-team Class 3A all-state selection by the Des Moines Register and second-team all-state pick by the Iowa Newspaper Association ... honored as the Charles City Press Most Valuable Player, he totaled 111 tackles and forced three fumbles ... on the offensive side of the ball, he caught 47 passes for 554 yards ... also competed in baseball and basketball, and was a member of Charles City’s state championship track and field team in 2005 ... National Honor Society member

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Jackrabbit Redshirt Freshmen

Brandon Gant

Dirk Kool

5-10, 195, R-Freshman Wide Receiver Olathe, Kan. (Olathe North H.S.) Major: Undeclared

randon will help bolster the receiving corps and should also see action as a kick returner this season ... named Scout Offense Player of the Week in preparation for game at UC Davis during redshirt season in 2007 ... twice led the highly successful Olathe North football team in receptions, totaling 20 catches with four touchdowns as a senior ... an honorable mention all-Sunflower League and all-Sun Country honoree, he tallied 342 receiving yards for an average of 17.1 yards per catch ... two-year starter in basketball

Brad Iverson

6-3, 225, R-Freshman Linebacker Fairfield, Iowa (Fairfield H.S.) Major: Pre-Economics

irk will provide more quality depth at the linebacker position this season ... received Scout Defense Player of the Week honors leading up to season opener at Western Illinois and in preparation for Cal Poly during redshirt season in 2007 ... also was a Scout Special Teams Player of the Week honoree before the UC Davis game ... is the third generation of his family to play football for the Jackrabbits, joining his father, Mark (1977-79) and his grandfather, Marv (1949-51) ... at Fairfield High School, he earned third-team all-state honors as a linebacker from the Iowa Newspaper Association in 2006 ... also was a second-team selection at tight end by the Des Moines Register in 2004

Brendan Luedtke

6-5, 200, R-Freshman Wide Receiver Sioux Falls, S.D. (Roosevelt H.S.) Major: Pre-Pharmacy

rad redshirted in 2007 and made the move from quarterback to wide receiver during spring practice ... quarterbacked Roosevelt High School to the South Dakota 11AA state championship last, earning all-state honors and Elite 45 recognition from the Sioux Falls Argus Leader ... a twotime all-Greater Dakota Conference selection for coach Brent DeBoer, he threw for 945 yards and six touchdowns during his senior season and ran for 353 yards and six TDs. ... also earned all-conference honors in basketball and qualified for four state track and field meets ... in the classroom, was awarded academic all-state honors

Sam Kavanagh 6-5, 245, R-Freshman Tight End DeGraff, Minn. (K-M-S H.S.) Major: Wildlife and Fisheries

6-5, 250, R-Freshman Offensive Line Fifield,Wis. (Park Falls H.S.) Major: Chemistry

rendan (last name is pronounced LIT-kee) will challenge for playing time on the offiensive line this season ... earned Scout Offense Player of the Week honors prior to game against Northern Iowa during redshirt season in 2007 ... was an all-region selection both offensively and defensively at Park Falls High School under coach Jeff Trochil ... earned all-state recognition on defense and was an honorable mention all-state selection by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as an offensive lineman ... also was an allconference honoree in baseball ... member of both the National Honor Society and Future Business Leaders of America

am will help bolster the tight end position after a solid reshirt season in 2007 ... earned Scout Offense Player of the Week honors leading up to games against Cal Poly and Central Arkansas ... in high school, was named to the West Central Tribune All-Area Team two times and was a two-time all-conference selection at Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg High School ... during his senior season he caught 35 passes for 453 yards and seven touchdowns, while also being selected as the Pheasant Conference Most Valuable Lineman ... racked up 59 tackles as a defensive end ... National Honor Society member and academic all-state selection

Rodkem Matthews 6-0, 190, R-Freshman Defensive Back Kansas City, Mo. (North H.S.) Major: Biology

odkem (pronounced rod-KEEM) is expected to contribute at cornerback for the Jackrabbits this season ... received recognition as Scout Special Teams Player of the Week prior to Cal Poly game ... switched to the defensive side of the ball in college after earning all-conference honors as a quarterback in both 2005 and 2006 ... also lettered in basketball and track and field at North Kansas City High School, where he qualified for the state track meet in the 300-meter hurdles and 4x100-meter relay

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Jackrabbit Redshirt Freshmen

Nathan O’Dea 5-10, 190, R-Freshman Wide Receiver Philip, S.D. (Philip H.S.) Major: Undeclared

athan was a late addition to the Jackrabbits in the fall of 2007 and redshirted ... completed successful high school career at Midland High School, from where he graduated in 2007 ... earned first-team all-state honors as a wide receiver in 2005 and as a punter in 2006 ... caught 22 passes for 471 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior ... averaged 44.9 yards per punt as a senior, while also tallying 23 receptions for 317 yards and 10 touchdowns ... rushed for 510 yards as a senior, as well ... team finished as state runner-up in 2005 ... competed in the long jump, 100meter dash and 4x100-meter relay at state track and field meet ... also lettered in basketball

Woody Orne 6-5, 275, R-Freshman Offensive Line Fairfield, Iowa (Fairfield H.S.) Major: Pre-Economics

Teddy Shonka

eddy will vie for playing time at wide receiver this season ... competed four years in football at John F. Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he earned first-team all-state honors from both the Iowa Newspaper Association and Des Moines Register ... set school and conference single-season records with 57 receptions in 2006, while finishing his career with school records of 81 receptions and 1,010 receiving yards under the direction of coach Tim Lewis ... his 691 receiving yards in 2006 also set a single-season school record ... named football and baseball MVP ... in baseball, compliled a 6-4 record with nine saves as a pitcher during his junior season, while also hitting .348 to earn first-team all-district honors. ... as a senior he finished with a 7-2 pitching record, hitting .353 and earned first-team all-state and all-district honors ... was named Kennedy High School’s Athlete of the Year ... also competed in basketball, soccer and track at the prep level ... honor student

Jake Steffen

6-5, 240, R-Freshman Defensive Line Mount Vernon, S.D. (Mt.Vernon H.S.) Major: Health Promotion

oody (last name is pronounced orn) was honored as the squad’s Scout Offense Player of Year during his redshirt season in 2007 ... lettered three times in football during an outstanding prep athletic career at Fairfield High School ... earning all-district honors each of his last two seasons ... also a standout basketball player, he earned all-conference honors four times, all-district recognition twice and was a first-team allstate selection as junior ... other athletic accomplishments included qualifying for the state track and field meet in the high jump

6-2, 205, R-Freshman Wide Receiver Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Kennedy H.S.) Major: Pre-Economics

ake is another young talent who will move from linebacker to defensive end for the Jackrabbits ... named squad’s Scout Defense Player of the Week for efforts in preparation for games against Northern Iowa and Southern Utah, and also was selected as Scout Special Teams Player of the Week before the North Dakota State game ... in high school, rolled up more than 6,000 yards in total offense during a standout career for the Stickney-Mount Vernon football team under his coach and father, Myron Steffen ... joins his older brother, Mike, on the Jackrabbit football team ... two-time Class 9AA all-state selection and Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 quarterback, his career totals included 3,457 rushing yards, 2,948 passing yards and 115 touchdowns ... the 2006 Mitchell Daily Republic Player of the Year, he also recorded 336 career tackles ... ran on Mount Vernon High School’s Class B state runner-up 800-meter relay team in 2005, and also played basketball and baseball ... honor roll student

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Jackrabbit Redshirt Freshmen

Blake Sunne

5-9, 215, R-Freshman Long Snapper Valley Springs, S.D. (Brandon Valley H.S.) Major: Computer Science

received the weekly scout special teams award three times (Youngstown State,Texas State and Southern Utah) and was Scout Defenisve Player of the Week leading up to the Stephen F. Austin game ... at The Colony High School, was the team’s co-defensive MVP and was a second-team alldistrict selection ... recorded 79 tackles, including six tackles for loss, intercepted one pass, broke up seven passes and forced three fumbles in 2006 ... also earned first-team academic all-district and second-team academic all-state honors

lake was added to the Jackrabbit roster after the start of classes in the fall of 2007 and handled some of the long-snapping duties during spring practice ... graduate of Brandon Valley High School, which he represented in the 2007 South Dakota All-Star Football Game ... also lettered in track and field as a junior and senior

Anthony Wise

6-3, 235, R-Freshman Defensive Line Flower Mound,Texas (Flower Mound H.S.) Major: Animal Science

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6-2, 190, R-Freshman Defensive Back The Colony,Texas (The Colony H.S.) Major: Electrical Engineering

Eric Wood

ric is likely to miss the 2008 season after suffering an injury during spring practice ... earned all-district 5A honors in helping lead Flower Mound High School to its first appearance in the state playoffs and an eighth-place ranking in the Dallas Metroplex ... a two-year varsity letterman, he tallied 77 tackles, including 11 for a loss with six sacks, and forced five fumbles during his senior season

nthony was impressive on the practice field during his redshirt season in 2007, earning Scout Special Teams Player of the Year honors ...

Major Rule Changes The following rule changes have been adopted to go into effect during the 2008 season: RULE 2 • 2-3-3 (FR-42, 43) (Revised) A chop block is a high-low or low-high combination block by any two players against an opponent (not the runner) anywhere on the field, with or without a delay between contacts; the “low” component is at the opponent’s thigh or below. (A. R. 2-3-3-III and IV) Committee’s Rationale: To remove many of the complications of this rule that made it difficult to officiate (e.g., adjacent lineman, relation to the line of scrimmage, etc.). RULE 3 • 3-2-4 (FR-76) (Revised) There will be two play clock settings — 40 seconds and 25 seconds — depending on game circumstances. Whenever the ball becomes dead, the play clock will be reset to 40 seconds and will start immediately counting down. This includes when a runner is down in the field of play or out of bounds, fumble out of bounds, backward pass out of bounds, and after an incomplete pass. After a team has picked up a first down, the game clock will stop but the play clock will go to 40 seconds when the ball becomes dead and will start counting down. Once the down box is set, the officials are in place

and the ball is on the ground in the correct spot, the referee will wind the game clock. If the play clock runs down to 20 seconds before the down box is set and the ball is on the ground, the referee will “pump” the play clock up to 25 seconds and start it on the ready for play. If there is an administrative stoppage, the referee will stop the 40-second play clock and it will then be re-set to 25 seconds and started on the referee’s “ready for play” signal, just as in year’s past. Some examples of administrative stoppages that would require a 25-second reset are: Penalty administration; charged team timeout; media time-out; officials’ timeout; measurement; change of possession; try for extra point; start of each period; kickoffs; start of possession in extra periods; and instant replay reviews. Committee’s Rationale: This play-clock system, the committee believes, will create a more consistent pace of play and take some of the guesswork out of readying the ball for play. RULE 3 • 3-2-5-a-12 (FR-68) (Revised) When a ball carrier, a fumble or a backward pass goes out of bounds, the clock will not stop in all instances. (Exception: Within the last two minutes of each half the clock starts on the snap.) Committee’s Rationale: The committee believes

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this change will slightly shorten the game without disrupting the natural flow of the game.The decision to revert to starting the clock on the snap in the final two minutes of each half is to allow for two-minute offense to remain unchanged. RULE 9 • 9-1-2-p (FR-119) (Revised) All players are prohibited from grabbing the inside back collar of the shoulder pads or jersey, or the inside collar of the side of the shoulder pads or jersey, and immediately pulling the runner down. This does not apply to a runner who is inside the tackle box or to a quarterback who is in the pocket. Committee’s Rationale: This is a safety rule and while this has not become an epidemic in college football, the committee is taking an active stance to make it clear that this is illegal. RULE 9 • 9-1-2-q (FR-119) (Revised) No player shall twist, turn or pull the face mask or any helmet opening of an opponent. It is not a foul if the face mask or helmet opening is not twisted, turned or pulled (A.R. 9-1-2-XV). Committee’s Rationale: The committee believes that the five-yard incidental face mask is an unnecessary foul. It must be emphasized, however, that the 15-yard penalty is a safety rule and this action should not be seen as diminishing in any way this part of the penalty. 51

Jackrabbit Incoming Freshmen 65 - Will Castle

29 - Kyle Harris

6-3, 275, Freshman Offensive Line Brandon, S.D. (Brandon Valley H.S.) Major: Health, Physical Education and Recreation

6-2, 185, Freshman Kicker Florissant, Mo. (Hazelwood Central H.S.) Major: Athletic Training

ill anchored the offensive line at Brandon Valley High School, earning all-Eastern South Dakota and all-state honors each of his last two seasons ... a three-year letterman, he was named to the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 squad as a senior

yle was a four-time all-conference and three-time all-state selection as a placekicker at Hazelwood Central High School in the St. Louis metro area ... as a senior, he connected on 8-of-11 field goal attempts with a long of 47 yards ... in addition, 80 percent of his kickoffs resulted in touchbacks ... tutored by former NFL standout kicker Pat Leahy ... honor roll student

93 - Seth Daughters 6-6, 220, Freshman Tight End Hamill, S.D. (Winner H.S.) Major: Athletic Training

19 - Bo Helm

eth excelled athletically and academically at Winner High School ... an all-state selection at tight end and a member of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 as a senior, he caught 48 passes for 792 yards and six touchdowns over his final two seasons ... a two-time all-Big Dakota Conference selection in football, he also competed in basketball and track, making two appearances in the state track and field meet in the 110meter hurdles. ... honor roll student and academic all-state selection

61 - Jonathan Fick 6-5, 255, Freshman Offensive Line Doon, Iowa (Boyden-Hull Community H.S.) Major: Pre-Economics

onathan was a dominant player on both sides of the ball during his prep career at Boyden-Hull Community High School ... earned first-team alldistrict honors as a defensive lineman in 2006 and as an offensive lineman in 2007, while also being named to the all-Northwest Iowa Second Team as an offensive lineman as a senior ... Class 2A first-team all-state selection by the Iowa Sports Connection as a defensive lineman ... was selected to play in the 2008 Iowa Shrine Bowl ... academic all-district honoree

55 - Josiah Fitzsimmons 6-4, 240, Freshman Defensive Line Ames, Iowa (Ames H.S.) Major: Undelcared

6-0, 180, Freshman Defensive Back Childress,Texas (Childress H.S.) Major: Pre-Physical Therapy

o compiled an impressive list of athletic and academic credentials at Childress High School ... in football, he earned third-team all-state honors as a running back from the Texas Associated Press during the 2007 season and was later selected to play in the Oil Bowl, aTexas-Oklahoma all-star game as a defensive back ... in 2006, he was a unanimous firstteam all-district pick as both a running back and defensive back ... in track and field, he was a regional finalist in the long jump and several relays in track and field, and was the team’s defensive player of the year in basketball in 2007 ... academically, was ranked second in his high school class and was selected to the National Honor Society ... also honored on the Texas High School Coaches Association Academic All-State First Team

57 - Joe Kennedy 6-4, 225, Freshman Defensive Line Wall, S.D. (St.Thomas More H.S.) Major: General Studies

oe was a force on the defensive line for state Class 11A runner-up St. Thomas More High School in Rapid City ... in his lone season with the Cavaliers, he tallied 94 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and 13 1/2 sacks to earn first-team all-state honors and a spot on the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 ... he also recorded three interceptions and blocked two punts ... an all-around athlete, Kennedy has placed as high as fourth at the state track and field meet in the high jump, while also running on two state-qualifying relay teams

osiah earned all-conference honors at linebacker for Ames High School each of the past two seasons, racking up totals of 156 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, nine sacks, four forced fumbles and two interceptions ... was the team’s leading tackler as both a junior and senior and was honored as the team’s defensive MVP ... a multi-sport athlete, he also competed in soccer and track and field at the prep level ... for his work in the classroom, he received the American Legion Certificate of Distinguished Academic Achievement two times 52

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Jackrabbit Incoming Freshmen 31 - Tyrel Kool

84 - Keegan Nesvacil

5-10, 180, Freshman Running Back Yankton, S.D. (Yankton H.S.) Major: Pre-Economics

6-3, 220, Freshman Tight End Middleton, Wis. (Middleton H.S.) Major: Journalism

yrel will join the Jackrabbits after a four-year career at Yankton High School, where he ran for more than 3,300 yards and averaged nine yards per carry ... was a two-time all-Eastern South Dakota honoree and was selected to the Class AA all-state team as a defensive back in 2007 under the direction of head coach Arlin Likness ... also competed in basketball and track, winning a state title in the 300-meter hurdles as a sophomore and finishing as runner-up his junior year ... honor roll student

eegan (last name is pronounced NEZ-vah-chill) earned all-Big Eight Conference honors in 2007 after catching 16 passes for 275 yards ... added added 18 receptions for 360 yards as a junior, helping his Middleton High School team to the playoffs three consecutive seasons ... also lettered in basketball

45 - Michael Lien

6-3, 200, Freshman Quarterback Winona, Minn. (Winona Cotter H.S.) Major: Undeclared

6-1, 220, Freshman Linebacker Castaic, Calif. (Valencia H.S.) Major: Sociology

ichael had a nose for the football at Valenica High School, notching 190 tackles with 4 1/2 sacks to earn a spot on the all-California Interscholastic Federation Northern Division Team and claim league player of the year honors ... also returned an interception for a touchdown as a senior ... was a first-team all-league selection as a junior ... academic award winner

73 - Tyler Luethje 6-5, 250, Freshman Offensive Live Gladbrook, Iowa (Gladbrook-Reinbeck H.S.) Major: Health, Physical Education and Recreation

yler (last name is pronounced LOO-chee) excelled on both sides of the ball for the Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School program that reached the state playoffs twice ... defensively, he tallied 61 tackles, including 18 for loss and a school-record 10 sacks, while earning all-state honors from Iowa Preps and Iowa Sports Connection ... was selected to play in the 2008 Iowa Shrine Game ... three-time academic all-district honoree

4 - Thomas O’Brien

homas is a prized recruit at quarterback hailing from Winona Cotter High School, where he set a single-season conference record with 35 touchdown passes a as a senior ... with career totals that included 5,505 passing yards and 69 touchdowns, O’Brien earned all-area and honorable mention all-state honors two times ... compilied a 12-0 pitching record with a .397 batting average on the diamond as a prep sophomore ... was 5-2 on the mound as a senior in leading Cotter to a third-place state tournament finish ... also played on a conference-champion basketball team ... honor roll student

62 - Alex Olinger 6-4, 270, Freshman Offensive Line Ames, Iowa (Ames H.S.) Major: Biology

lex (last name is pronounced OH-ling-er) ... led the offensive line at Ames High School, gaining unanimous first-team all-conference honors his senior season ... a two-year letterman in football, he also lettered in wrestling ... academically, Olinger was selected to the National Honor Society and was a Class 4A academic all-state selection in football

52 - Andy Mink

5 - Aaron Rollin

6-3, 220, Freshman Defensive Line Greenwood, Neb. (Ashland/Greenwood H.S.) Major: Wildlife and Fisheries

6-2, 200, Freshman Wide Receiver Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit West H.S.) Major: Pre-Economics

ndy dominated on both the gridiron and wrestling mat for Ashland/ Greenwood High School ... a first-team all-district selection on three occasions, he racked up 114 tackles, nine tackles for loss and three sacks his senior season to also earn Huskerlandprep first-team recognition ... selected to play for South Team in 50th Nebraska Shrine Bowl game ... in wrestling, he won back-to-back state titles at 215 pounds as a junior and senior, qualifying for the state tournament four times

aron possesses big-play ability, averaging nearly 22 yards every time he touched the ball during his senior season for Missouri Class 4A state champion Lee’s Summit West High School ... an all-conference wide receiver and kick returner, he caught 30 passes for 427 yards and two touchdowns, and averaged 38.5 yards on kickoff returns and 34.3 yards per punt return his senior season ... as a junior, he recorded 40 receptions for 647 yards and seven TDs

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Jackrabbit Incoming Freshmen 85 - Dan Schmidt

20 - Julian Wagner

6-4, 195, Freshman Wide Receiver Brookings, S.D. (Brookings H.S.) Major: Political Science

5-9, 180, Freshman Defensive Back Fort Worth,Texas (Eastern Hills H.S.) Major: Electronics Engineering

an follows in the footsteps of the his father, Lee, who lettered for the Jackrabbits from 1980-82 ... in his career at Brookings High School, he caught 90 passes for 1,352 yards and 12 touchdowns, while also averaging nearly 12 yards per punt return ... a two-time all-state selection, he was honored on the Brookings Register all-area team and the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 squad while playing under former Jackrabbit Gary Maffett ... also competed in basketball and track and field, placing second on the 400-meter relay and third in the high jump at the 2006 state meet ... placed third in high jump again as a senior ... honor roll student

ulian played all over the field during his prep career, but is expected to settle into a defensive back role with the Jackrabbits ... was a two-time all-district selection at free safety for Eastern Hills High School, while also earning second-team all-district recognition as a running back in 2006 and wide receiver in 2007 ... ran for 800 yards in 2006 and added 700 yards receiving his senior season ... in track, qualified for the Nike Outdoor Nationals in 200-meter dash, as well as the 4x100-meter and 4x200 relays ... ran anchor leg on Class 4A state champion 4x200-meter relay in 2008 ... academically, received the State Farm All-State Academic Award and was selected to the National Honor Society

44 - Ross Shafrath

8 - Lance White

6-2, 200, Freshman Linebacker Hampton, Iowa (Hampton-Dumont H.S.) Major: Undeclared

oss put up big numbers on offense under his coach and father, Jerry Shafrath, at Hampton-Dumont High School, but will play linebacker at the collegiate level ... racked up 4,346 career rushing yards and 60 touchdowns, earning all-state honors in both his junior and senior seasons ... defensively, he tallied 307 career tackles ... qualified for state meets in wrestling and track and field, placing fifth in the 189-pound weight class at the state wrestling meet, while also running on state-qualifying relay teams ... honor roll student

5-10, 175, Freshman Defensive Back Oakley, Calif. (Freedom H.S.) Major: Undeclared

ance earned all-Bay Valley League honors at Freedom High School after recording 28 tackles, three interceptions and a fumble recovery during the 2007 season under coach Kevin Hartwig ... also caught 16 passes for 278 yards and three touchdowns as a wide receiver

38 - Chris Tracy 6-2, 205, Freshman Linebacker Larchwood, Iowa (West Lyon H.S.) Major: Health Promotion

hris was honored as the district defensive player of the year during his senior season while earning all-state honors for the second straight year as a member of the perennial state title contender West Lyon High School football team ... was the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading tackler in 2007 and returned two interceptions and one fumble for touchdowns ... on offense, he compiled 3,136 career rushing yards with 28 touchdowns ... put together an all-around impressive athletic career by earning all-conference honors in basketball and track, while also competing in baseball ... academic all-district selection for football and a member of the National Honor Society

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2007 SEASON REVIEW

2007 Game Recaps GAME 1: Western Illinois 29, SDSU 26 (4 OT) Aug. 30, 2007 • Hanson Field (Att. 11,648) MACOMB, Ill. — The longest game in SDSU football history ended with the Jackrabbits falling short at Western Illinois, 29-26, in four overtimes. SDSU forced the extra sessions with its first touchdown of the game in the closing minute of regulation. Trevor Hohn set up the tying drive with a 63-yard kickoff return to give the Jackrabbits the ball at the WIU 30. Seven plays later, on second and goal, quarterback Ryan Berry found Colin Cochart in the left corner of the end zone for a 1-yard touchdown pass. Parker Douglass kicked the extra point to knot the game at 13-all. In the first overtime, the Jackrabbits had the first offensive possession. With second-and-four from the WIU 5, SDSU was whistled for a substitution infraction and ended up settling for a 22-yard Douglass field goal. The SDSU defense held firm on WIU’s first offensive possession, but Leatherneck kicker Taylor Rowan, who missed his first two field-goal attempts, kept his team alive with a 38-yard field goal. Western Illinois took the first possession of the second overtime and scored on a Matt Barr 17-yard touchdown run. The Jackrabbits answered again in dramatic fashion, scoring on fourth-and-four as Berry hit Chris Doblar on a crossing route from 19 yards. Douglass added the tying extra point to even the score at 23-all. The two teams traded field goals in third overtime as Douglass connected from 36 yards and Rowan made one from 27 yards out. In the fourth overtime, Western Illinois gained first-and-goal from the 9, but ended up settling for another 27-yard field goal by Rowan. With another chance to win the game, the Jackrabbit offense could not come up with the knockout blow. On third-and-10 , Berry’s out-pattern pass intended for JaRon Harris was intercepted by Patrick Stoudamire — his second pick of the game — to seal the victory for WIU. Berry ended the night 16-of-39 passing for 139 yards. He threw for two scores and was intercepted three times — twice in the first half — in his first start since the 2005 season finale. Cory Koenig led the Jackrabbit ground game with 117 yards on 28 carries. Harris led SDSU receivers with six catches for 58 yards. The Leathernecks drew first blood , taking advantage of an interception and 48yard return to the Jackrabbit 10 by Quinshin Riley on the first play of the second quarter. Barr caped the three-play drive by finding Nick Coleman in the back of the end zone on a 5-yard pass. SDSU cut the margin to one, 7-6, by halftime on two field goals by Douglass measuring 24 and 33 yards. Both Jackrabbit scoring drives in the second quarter covered 13 plays. SCORE BY QUARTERS SDSU (0-1) Western Illinois (1-0) SCORING SUMMARY 2nd 13:22 WIU 7:11 SDSU 1:20 SDSU 4th 11:48 WIU 3:27 WIU 0:38 SDSU 1st OT SDSU WIU 2nd OT WIU SDSU 3rd OT SDSU WIU 4th OT WIU TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int

1 0 0

2 6 7

3 0 0

4 7 6

OT 13 16

FINAL 26 29

Nick Coleman 5 yd pass from Matt Barr (Taylor Rowan kick) Douglass Parker 24 yd field goal Douglass 24 yd field goal Rowan 23 yd field goal Rowan 30 yd field goal Colin Cochart 1 yd pass from Ryan Berry (Douglass kick ) Douglass 24 yd field goal Rowan 38 yd field goal Barr 17 yd run Chris Doblar 19 yd pass from Berry Douglass kick) Douglass 36 yd field goal Rowan 27 yd field goal Rowan 27 yd field goal SDSU 20 40-144 139 39-16-3

WIU 20 53-248 128 25-18-1

TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

79-283 0-0 5-57 2-92 1-25 5-32.4 2-1 7-45 44:12 5 of 18 3 of 3 4-4 3-10

78-376 0-0 0-0 4-92 3-59 5-38.0 0-0 4-73 45:48 5 of 19 0 of 0 3-4 3-16

RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Cory Koenig 28-117; Trevor Hohn 6-37; Team 1- minus 1; Ryan Berry 5-minus-9. WIU - Matt Barr 15-114; Herb Donaldson 28-103; Carl Sims 2-19; Zack Wells 2-7; Alex Douglas 4-5; Javid Milton 1-3; Todd Speight 1-minus 3. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - Ryan Berry 16-39-3 139. WIU - Matt Barr 18-24-1 128; Zack Wells 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU JaRon Harris 6-58; Chris Doblar 4-33; Cory Koenig 3-22; Matt Anderson 1-18; Luke Greving 1-7; Colin Cochart 1-1. WIU - Carl Sims 9-66; Alex Douglas 4-34; Paul Anderson 2-15; Herb Donaldson 2-8; Nick Coleman 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - Brock Gentile 1-25. WIU P Stoudamire 2-11; Quinshun Riley 1-48. SACKS: SDSU - Jason Bonwell 1.5; Eric Schroeder 1; Danny Batten 0.5. WIU Travis Cherry 1; Mike McEachern 1; Josh Galloway 0.5; Victor Visoky 0.5. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-ATOT): SDSU - Jimmy Rogers 6-7-13; Chris Johnson 2-10-12; Brock Campbell 4-7-11; Eric Schroeder 3-8-11; Mitch Pontrelli 2-9-11; Justin Kubesh 2-9-11. WIU - Travis Cherry 5-7-12; Jerome Bennett 2-9-11.

GAME 2: #6 Youngstown State 23, SDSU 17 Sept. 8, 2007 • Stambaugh Stadium (Att. 16,118)

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Brandon Nicholson’s 2-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter put sixth-ranked Youngstown State in the lead for good as the Penguins defeated South Dakota State, 23-17, at Stambaugh Stadium. Things looked bleak for the Jackrabbits early on as YSU scored a pair of first-quarter touchdowns 1 minute, 14 seconds apart.The Penguins marched 88 yards on their first possession of the game, capping a 14-play drive with a 3-yard Jabari Scott run. After holding SDSU on its next possession, Dorian Chenault broke through the Jackrabbit line and blocked a Dean Priddy punt.Vince Gliatta picked up the ball at the 2-yard line and scored, making the score 14-0 with 5:39 remaining in the first quarter. The Penguins made it 17-0 with a Brian Palmer 38-yard field goal midway through the second quarter. SDSU gained the momentum late in the first half as Andrew Hoogeveen picked off a Penguin pass at the SDSU 11 and returned it 30 yards. SDSU marched the ball down field, capping the eight-play, 59-yard drive with a 2-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Berry to Cory Koenig with 18 seconds remaining in the half to pull the Jackrabbits to within 17-7 heading into halftime. The ball continued to bounce the Jackrabbits’ way in the third quarter. With Youngstown driving deep into Jackrabbit territory, SDSU stopped the Penguins short on two consecutive plays, including fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line. The Jackrabbits then methodically moved the length of the field, capping an 18play, 99 drive with a 2-yard Koenig run. Berry completed 9-of-11 passes on the drive, including one to himself after the ball was tipped at the line of scrimmage. SDSU knotted the game on its next possession, converting twice on third down, before Parker Douglass booted a 32-yard field goal with 9:30 remaining in the game. Youngstown won the field-position battle late in the game, forcing the Jackrabbits to punt from deep in their own territory. De’Angelo Wilson fielded the punt at the SDSU 49 and advanced 16 yards to the Jackrabbit 33.The Penguins converted on third-and-one before Nicholson tallied the decisive score three plays later. YSU sealed the game as Gliatta picked off a Berry pass at midfield on the second play of the Jackrabbit drive, then ran out the clock. Scott led the YSU rushing attack with 89 yards on 19 carries as the Penguins out-rushed SDSU, 180-48. Koenig led the Jackrabbits on the ground with 12 carries for 61 yards. Berry finished the game 28-of-40 for 208 yards, connecting with nine different

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2007 Game Recaps receivers. Kyle Minett caught six passes for 51 yards and JaRon Harris added six receptions for 41 yards. Penguin quarterback Tom Zetts completed 18-of-28 passes for 167 yards, with Rory Berry catching six balls for 49 yards. Defensively, SDSU was led by Chris Johnson’s 11 tackles.Tyler Koch added 10 stops, including nine solos. SCORE BY QUARTERS SDSU (0-2) Youngstown State (1-1) SCORING SUMMARY 1st 6:53 YSU 5:39 YSU 2nd 7:47 YSU 0:18 SDSU 3rd 0:51 SDSU 4th 9:30 SDSU 2:46 YSU -

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4 3 6

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Jabari Scott 3 yd run Vince Gliatta 2 yd blocked punt return (Brian Palmer kick) Palmer 38 yd field goal Cory Koenig 2 yd pass from Ryan Berry Cory Koenig 2 yd run (Douglass kick) Douglass 32 yd field goal B. Nicholson 2 yd run (Palmer kick failed)

TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

SDSU 16 18-48 208 40-28-1 58-256 0-0 2-35 4-107 1-30 6-30.8 1-0 7-50 28:20 7 of 14 0 of 0 3-3 0-00

YSU 22 46-180 167 23-18-1 69-347 0-0 4-82 2-27 1-0 2-38.5 2-1 5-27 31:40 6 of 11 0 of 1 2-4 2-18

an 11-play, 74-yard drive in which the Panthers took the lead for good. Lewis capped the drive with a 2-yard run at the 6:54 mark of the third quarter, and Sanders later found Victor Williams in the end zone for the two-point conversion. Hallgren kicked a 21-yard field goal late in the third quarter before Sanders closed out the Panther scoring with an 11-yard bootleg run on UNI’s first drive of the fourth quarter. SDSU got back to within 31-17 on a 37-yard field goal by Parker Douglass with 3:38 remaining in the game. UNI out-gained the Jackrabbits 514-265 and ran 26 more offensive playes, 77-51. Lewis topped the century mark in both rushing and receiving, carrying the ball 18 times for 125 yards and catching another 10 balls for 164 yards. Sanders ended the night 27-of-32 for 330 yards. Jackrabbit quarterback Ryan Berry completed 16of-25 passes for 183 yards and a touchdown. JaRon Harris led SDSU receivers with five catches for 91 yards. SDSU’s running game was paced by Koenig, who carried 14 times for 52 yards. Kyle Minett added six carries for 45 yards. Six different Jackrabbit defenders recorded double digits in tackles. Justin Kubesh tallied a game-high 13 tackles, including a sack, with Tyler Koch adding 12 stops. Brock Campbell and Chris Johnson each recorded 11 tackles, followed by 10 tackles each from Adam Fritz and Jimmy Rogers. SCORE BY QUARTERS Northern Iowa (3-0) SDSU (0-3)

RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Cory Koenig 12-61; Kyle Minett 1-0; Ryan Berry 5-minus-13.YSU Jabari Scott 19-89; Tom Zetts 7-38; F. Williams 5-32; B. Nicholson 9-18; Jordan Edwards 3-6; Ben Lane 1-0; Team 2-minus 3. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - Ryan Berry 28-40-1 208.YSU - Tom Zetts 18-23-1 167. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - Kyle Minett 6-51; JaRon Harris 6-41; Chris Doblar 4-48; Paul Aanonson 4-20; Cory Koenig 3-7; Luke Greving 2-14; Glen Fox 1-15; Chris Wagner 1-9; Ryan Berry 1-3.YSU - Rory Berry 6-49; D. Horne 4-35; Louis Irizarry 3-34; Derrick Bush 2-24; Jabari Scott 2-5; F. Williams 1-20. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - Andy Hoogeveen 1-30.YSU - Vince Gliatta 10. SACKS: SDSU - None. YSU - James Terry 1; Myles Banford 1. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU - Chris Johnson 6-5-11; Tyler Koch 9-1-10.YSU - J. Richards 7-1-8; J. Wright 6-2-8; D. Chenault 5-1-6.

GAME 3: #5 Northern Iowa 31, SDSU 17 Sept. 15, 2007 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att. 10,844) Fifth-ranked Northern Iowa scored 18 consecutive second-half points and rode the right arm of Eric Sanders and the legs of Corey Lewis to surge past South Dakota State, 31-17, in the 12th Annual Cereal Bowl on Sept. 15. The home-opening game for the Jackrabbits was played before a CoughlinAlumni Stadium crowd of 10,844. The Panthers opened the scoring as they took the opening kickoff and drove 75 yards on nine plays. Lewis capped the drive with a 7-yard touchdown run — the first of his three TDs on the night. SDSU came right back to tie the game with a quick two-play, 70-yard drive as Ryan Berry found JaRon Harris behind the UNI defense for a 57-yard scoring strike. After Tyler Koch’s interception and ensuing personal foul penalty gave the Jackrabbits the ball at the UNI 40, SDSU took its only lead of the night. Cory Koenig finished off the nine-play drive with a 2-yard touchdown run with 5 minutes, 10 seconds remaining in the first quarter. The game remained that way until Lewis scored on a 5-yard run for UNI. A bad snap on the extra point prevented the Panthers from tying the game. The kicking game prevented UNI from taking a halftime lead. On the final play of the half, Billy Hallgren had his second field goal attempt of the half — a 32yarder — blocked by Eric Schroeder to preserve SDSU’s 14-13 advantage. But the second half would belong to UNI and offensive tandem of Sanders and Lewis. In one stretch, Sanders completed 19 consecutive passes, including six on

SCORING SUMMARY 1st 11:14 UNI 10:30 SDSU 5:10 SDSU 2nd 5:13 UNI 3rd 6:54 UNI 2:45 UNI 4th 10:46 UNI 3:38 SDSU -

1 7 14

2 6 0

3 11 0

4 7 3

FINAL 31 17

Corey Lewis 7 yd run (Billy Hallgren kick) JaRon Harris 57 yd pass from Ryan Berry Cory Koenig 2 yd run (Douglass kick) Corey Lewis 5 yd run (Hallgren kick) C.Lewis 2 yd run (Williams from Sanders) Hallgren 21 yd field goal Sanders 11 yd run (Hallgren kick) Douglass 37 yd field goal

UNI 25 45-184 330 27-32-1 77-514 0-0 1-0 3-67 0-0 2-35.5 0-0 6-50 33:35 7 of 15 2 of 2 5-8 2-13

SDSU 13 26-82 183 16-25-0 51-265 0-0 2-29 4-82 1-0 7-32.4 2-0 9-65 26:25 3 of 12 1 of 1 2-2 5-25

RUSHING LEADERS: UNI - Corey Lewis 18-125; Derrick Law 11-44; Johnny Gray 1-20; Eric Sanders 12-2; Team 3-minus 7.SDSU - Cory Koenig 14-52; Kyle Minett 6-45; JaRon Harris 1-2; Ryan Berry 5-minus 17. PASSING LEADERS: UNI - Eric Sanders 27-32-1 330. SDSU - Ryan Berry 1625-0 183. RECEIVING LEADERS: UNI - Corey Lewis 10-164; Whitney Lewis 5-32; Johnny Gray 4-69; Victor Williams 3-25; Terrell Allen 3-23; Schuyler Oordt 1-9; Derrick Law 1-8. SDSU - JaRon Harris 5-91; Chris Doblar 4-53; Kyle Minett 2-16; Cory Koenig 2-4; Glen Fox 1-16; Luke Greving 1-2; Paul Aanonson 1-1. INTERCEPTIONS: UNI - None. SDSU - Tyle Koch 1-0. SACKS: UNI - Chuck Kinney 1-6; Mark Huygens 0.5-4; Jordan Lacy 0.5-3. SDSU - Mitch Pontrelli 2-11; Justin Kubesh 1-6; Steven Bazata 0.5-4; Justin Nobiling 0.5-3; Jason Bonwell 0.5-1; Eric Schroeder 0.5-0. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): UNI - Brannon Carter 4-4-8. SDSU - Justin Kubesh 7-6-13; Tyler Koch 5-7-12.

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2006 Game Recaps GAME 5: SDSU 38, Texas State 3 Sept. 22, 2007 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att. 14,920) Redshirt freshman Kyle Minett rushed 11 times for 134 yards and a touchdown, and the South Dakota State defense did not allow Texas State in the end zone as the Jackrabbits snapped a three-game losing streak with a convincing 38-3 win before a Beef Bowlrecord crowd of 14,920 Sept. 22 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. Texas State opened the scoring with what would be its only points of the night on the opening possession of the game.The Bobcats marched 59 yards on 14 plays before Andrew Ireland kicked a 48-yard field goal with 5 minutes, 24 seconds left in the first quarter. The Jackrabbits came right back to take the lead with a quick strike from Ryan Berry to JaRon Harris with 3:54 remaining in the first quarter to cap a three-play, 73-yard drive. On a wide receiver screen, Harris caught the ball near the line of scrimmage and streaked 49 yards for his second touchdown reception of the year. Parker Douglass tacked on the extra point — the 100th of his career in 101 attempts. Douglass added a 30-yard field goal in the opening minute of the second half following a blocked punt by Jason Bonwell gave the Jackrabbits the ball at the Texas State 29. SDSU made it 17-3 as Cory Koenig finished a nine-play, 80-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown plunge. Penalties and dropped passes led to the Bobcats’ inability to for much of the remainder of the game. After Texas State missed a field goal on its first possession of the second quarter, the Bobcats went three-and-out on each of their next four possessions, gaining just 16 yards. Minett and the Jackrabbits put the game out of reach in the final minute of the first half. Minett caught a swing pass from Berry along the right sideline and rumbled 40 yards for his first collegiate touchdown. After a scoreless third quarter, SDSU tacked on two more touchdowns in the final quarter. Koenig scored again from a yard out at the 13:59 mark, and Minett, who was named the Outstanding Player of the 41st Annual Beef Bowl, capped the scoring with a 29-yard run around the right end on an option play to close out the first 100-yard rushing performance of his career. The Jackrabbits out-gained Texas State 431-325 in total offense, despite running 24 fewer plays. SDSU averaged 7.7 yards per play in its balanced offensive attack that consisted of 179 yards rushing and 252 yards passing. Berry finished the night 15-of-24 for 226 yards and one interception. Harris led the receivers with four catches for 71 yards. Bobcat starter Bradley George completed 14-of-24 passes for 119 yards before leaving the game in the third quarter due to injury. Clint Toon finished up, completing 10-of-17 attempts for 54 yards and an interception. Adrian Thomas caught six passes for 42 yards. Karrington Bush led the Bobcat ground attack with 13 carries for 105 yards. Defensively, Jimmy Rogers led the Jackrabbits with 12 tackles.Tyler Koch contributed nine stops. SCORE BY QUARTERS Texas State (1-3) SDSU (1-3) SCORING SUMMARY 1st 5:24 TXST 10:30 SDSU 2nd 14:05 SDSU 3:41 SDSU 0:54 SDSU 4th 13:59 SDSU 8:41 SDSU TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int

1 3 7

2 0 17

3 0 0

4 0 14

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Andrew Ireland 48 yd field goal JaRon Harris 49 yd pass from Ryan Berry (Parker Douglass kick) Douglas 30 yd field goal Cory Koenig 1 yd run (Douglass kick) Kyle Minett 40 yd pass from Berry (Douglass kick) Koenig 1 yd run (Douglass kick) Minett 29 yd run (Douglass kick) TXST 15 39-152 173 24-41-1

SDSU 21 28-179 252 18-28-1

80-325 0-0 3-20 2-24 1-12 7-39.6 3-1 11-103 34:37 2 of 17 2 of 4 0-3 0-0

56-431 0-0 4-61 2-51 1-9 4-43.2 1-1 5-45 25:23 2 of 6 0 of 0 3-4 2-21

RUSHING LEADERS: TXST - Karrington Bush 13-105; Alvin Canady 6-28; Jamal Williams 1-10; Morris Crosby 4-10. SDSU - Kyle Minett 11-134; Cory Koenig 12-41; Adam Monke 2-6; Jordan Paula 1-2. PASSING LEADERS: TXST - Bradley George 14-24-0 119; Clint Toon 10-17-1 54. SDSU Ryan Berry 15-24-1-226; Reed Burckhardt 2-3-0-16; Cory Koenig 1-1-0-10. RECEIVING LEADERS: TXST - Adrian Thomas 6-42; Cameron Luke 5-69; Alvin Canady 4-11; Corey Scott 3-8; Corey Hickerson 2-15; Moris Crosby 2-5. SDSU - JaRon Harris 4-71; Chris Wagner 3-28; Adam Monke 314; Kyle Minett 2-36; Chris Doblar 2-21; Glen Fox 1-32; Matt Anderson 1-20; Colin Cochart 1-17; Saunders Montague 1-13. INTERCEPTIONS: TXST - Travis Houston 1-12. SDSU - Stefan Geissler 19. SACKS: TXST - NONE. SDSU - Danny Batten 1-0; Chris Johson 1-0. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-ATOT): TXST - Ric Palmer 3-10-13. SDSU - Jimmy Rogers 6-6-12.

GAME 5: SDSU 45, Stephen F. Austin (Texas) 0 Sept. 29, 2007 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att. 15,338) Senior kicker Parker Douglass set three school records and the Jackrabbit defense held an opponent without a touchdown for the second consecutive week as the South Dakota State University football team routed Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 45-0, before a Hobo Day crowd of 15,338 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. The Jackrabbits intercepted five passes and returned two for touchdowns in improving to 2-3 on the season. SFA dropped to 0-4. SDSU scored on the opening drive of the game, marching 63 yards on 14 plays before settling for a 24-yard field goal by Douglass.The Jackrabbits' next drive stalled before Douglass added a 37-yarder to make the score 6-0. Kyle Minett and the Jackrabbits made it three scores on their first three drives as the redshirt freshman from Ruthton, Minn., broke through the SFA defense for a 28-yard touchdown run at the 11:21 mark of the second quarter. SDSU’s defense limited the Lumberjacks to 82 total yards in the first half, and capped the first-half scoring on a 32-yard interception return for a touchdown by Jimmy Rogers late in the first half. A two-point conversion by Cory Koenig made the score 21-0 at the half. It was more of the same in the second half. SFA went three plays and out on its opening possession of the half before the Jackrabbits put any hopes of a comeback out of reach. On the third play of the drive, Ryan Berry connected with JaRon Harris on a 52-yard pass play for a touchdown. Douglass added the extra point, setting a school record with the 107th PAT of his career. Douglass added a pair of records on the next Jackrabbit possession.Taking over after an interception by Justin Kubesh, and with the wind at his back, Douglass booted a 57-yarder field goal.That broke his own school record for longest field goal of 54 yards and also set a new Jackrabbit standard with his 12th consecutive successful field goal attempt. After another three-and-out for the Lumberjacks, SDSU again scored quickly. Berry and Harris hooked up on a 44-yard bomb to put the ball at the SFA 5, then Berry hit Matt Anderson two plays later for a 5-yard touchdown. Berry ended the game 17-of-27 for 220 yards. He completed passes to 10 different receivers, including Harris with four catches for 111 yards. SDSU’s final touchdown also kept the shutout intact. With SFA deep in Jackrabbit territory after an SDSU fumble, redshirt freshman Conrad Kjerstad stepped in front of a Danny Southall pass and returned it 82 yards for a touchdown. SDSU's five interceptions came from five different players, including Brock

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2007 Game Recaps Gentile, who recorded his team-leading second pick of the season.The Jackrabbits’ 132 yards in interception returns were 22 yards more than SFA threw for in the entire game The Jackrabbits rolled up 364 yards of offense compared to 219 by SFA. Minett led the SDSU ground game with 56 yards on six carries. Koenig, who topped the 2,000-yard mark for his career and took over ninth place on the SDSU career rushing list, added 15 carries for 41 yards. Defensively, Chris Johnson and Kubesh led the way with eight tackles.Twentyfive different players recorded at least one tackle for the Jackrabbits. Louie Runnels paced SFA on the ground with 19 carries for 37 yards. Southall completed 14-of-21 passes for 94 yards. Dominique Edison caught nine passes for 49 yards. SCORE BY QUARTERS Stephen F. Austin (0-4) SDSU (2-3) SCORING SUMMARY 1st 7:55 SDSU 3:01 SDSU 2nd 11:21 SDSU 1:19 SDSU 3rd 12:02 SDSU 9:13 SDSU 7:17 SDSU 4th 8:55 SDSU -

1 0 6

2 0 15

3 0 17

4 0 7

FINAL 0 45

Parker Douglass 24 yd field goal Douglass 37 yd field goal Kyle Minett 28 yd run (Douglass kick) Jimmy Rogers 32 yd interception return (Cory Koenig run) JaRon Harris 52 yd pass from Ryan Berry (Douglass kick) Douglass 57 yd field goal Matt Anderson 5 yd pass from Berry (Douglass kick) Conrad Kjerstad 82 yd interception return (Douglass kick)

SFA 12 36-109 110 18-29-5 65-219 1-29 2-6 4-84 0-0-0 7-30.4 0-0 6-47 29:34 5 of 16 1 of 2 0-3 0-0

SDSU 19 35-139 225 18-31-0 66-364 0-0 3-43 1-18 5-13-2 2-51.0 2-1 7-55 30-26 4 of 13 0 of 2 3-3 0-0

RUSHING LEADERS: SFA - Louie Runnels 19-48; Johnny Thacker 6-34. SDSU - Kyle Minett 6-56; Cory Koenig 15-50. PASSING LEADERS: SFA - Danny Southall 14-21-3 94; Jeremy Claybon 4-8-2 16. SDSU - Ryan Berry 17-27-0-220; Reed Burckhardt 0-3-0-0; Ryan Crawford 1-1-0-5. RECEIVING LEADERS: SFA - Dominiq Edison 9-49; Andy Anderson 3-26. SDSU - JaRon Harris 4-111; Chris Wagner 3-23. INTERCEPTIONS: SFA - NONE. SDSU - Conrad Kjerstad 1-82; Jimmy Rogers 132; Derek Domino 1-18; Justin Kubesh 1-0; Brock Gentile 1-0 SACKS: TXST - NONE. SDSU - NONE. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SFA - Chad Haynes 5-7-12. SDSU - Chris Johnson 4-4-8; Justin Kubesh 2-6-8.

GAME 6: Georgia Southern 41, SDSU 38 Oct. 6, 2007 • Paulson Stadium (Att.: 15,912) STATESBORO, Ga. — Jesse Hartley’s 54-yard field goal as time expired lifted Georgia Southern to a 41-38 victory over South Dakota State in a game full of twists and turns Oct. 6 at Paulson Stadium. Mistakes plagued the Jackrabbits in the first half and again down the stretch as they fell to 2-4 on the season. Georgia Southern took full advantage of three South Dakota State first-half fumbles, turning the miscues directly into 21 points en route to a 31-7 halftime lead. Georgia Southern scored on its opening drive, marching 96 yards on 13 plays. Lamar Lewis capped the drive with a 1-yard run at the 8-minute, 55-second mark of the first quarter. The Eagles made it 14-0 less than two minutes later as Chris Rogers scooped up a Cory Koenig fumble and ran it back 46 yards for a touchdown. SDSU countered with its first scoring drive of the day early in the second quarter. Ryan Berry hooked up with JaRon Harris on a 30-yard pass play to close out a seven-play, 80-yard drive. It was the fourth consecutive game in which Harris caught a TD pass.

Despite the Jackrabbit defense holding GSU off the board in its next possession, the Eagles regained the momentum as the beneficiaries of another SDSU fumble. This time, Kyle Minett fumbled and Larry Beard scooped up the ball and rumbled in from 29 yards. A 24-yard field goal by Hartley with 1:27 remaining in the first half made the score 24-7, but the Eagles weren’t done scoring in the first half. GSU forced another Jackrabbit fumble on the second play of the next SDSU drive, taking over at the Jackrabbit 35. Four plays later, Jayson Foster hit Irving Campbell in the back of the end zone for a 7-yard scoring strike. Foster, who completed his first 11 passes of the game, established a new single-game career high for passing yards by halftime. He finished the first half 14-of-16 for 164 yards and ran for another 56 yards. The second half was a different story. After holding GSU three-and-out on its first offensive possession of the second half, SDSU put points on the board. Parker Douglass made his 13th consecutive field goal attempt, a 32-yarder five minutes into the half, to pull the Jackrabbits to within 31-10. SDSU kept the drive alive as Berry connected with Harris for 33 yards on fourth-and-one to put the ball at the GSU 12. The Jackrabbits picked up a defensive score of their own midway through the third quarter as Tyler Koch picked off a Foster pass and returned it 71 yards down the right sideline for a touchdown. It was Koch’s second interception of the season and the third interception return for a touchdown by SDSU in the past two games. SDSU further grabbed a grip on the momentum as it again stopped Georgia Southern, then pulled to within a touchdown with a nine-play, 64-yard drive. Berry connected with Chris Wagner from 14 yards out to finish off the drive. Georgia Southern attempted to put the game away with a 14-yard touchdown run by Foster on the first possession of the fourth quarter to make the score 38-24. But the Jackrabbits continued their comeback with two fourth-quarter touchdowns to tie the game at 38-all. Berry and Wagner hooked up again for a 2-yard scoring play, then Kyle Minett scored the tying touchdown on a 7-yard run with 6:28 left to play. After another defensive stand by the Jackrabbits gave them the ball at midfield, SDSU appeared on the verge of taking its first lead of the game. Koenig gained 39 yards on the drive, but a holding penalty stalled the drive before Parker Douglass missed his first field goal attempt of the season, missing wide right on a 37-yard try with 2:23 remaining. With 21 seconds remaining, Foster scrambled for six yards and then completed a pass to Lewis for a first down at the SDSU 37. After GSU called timeout with seven seconds left, the Eagles opted for the field goal, which Hartley, whose previous long make this season was 33 yards, drove through the uprights. Total offense was nearly even as GSU gained 451 yards, compared to 450 by the Jackrabbits. Berry completed 25-of-47 passes for a career-high 335 yards and three touchdowns. Harris ended the day with six catches for 122 yards and Chris Doblar contributed six receptions for 91 yards.Koenig led the ground game with 19 carries for 87 yards. Defensively, the Jackrabbits were led by Andrew Hoogeveen’s 11 tackles. Foster ended the day 92 yards rushing and 225 passing for GSU. He completed 23-of-31 attempts, seven of which went to Campbell for 122 yards. SCORE BY QUARTERS SDSU (2-4) Georgia Southern (4-1) SCORING SUMMARY 1st 8:55 GSU 6:58 GSU 2nd 13:31 SDSU 5:48 GSU 1:27 GSU 00:25 GSU 3rd 10:00 SDSU 7:49 SDSU 3:14 SDSU -

1 0 14

2 7 17

3 17 0

4 14 10

FINAL 38 41

Lamar Lewis 1 yd run (Jesse Hartley kick) Chris Rogers 46 yd fumble return (Hartley kick) JaRon Harris 30 yd pass from Ryan Berry (Parker Douglass kick) Larry Beard 29 yd fumble return (Hartley kick) Hartley 24 yd field goal Irving Campbell 7 yd pass from Jayson Foster (Hartley kick) Douglass 32 yd field goal Tyler Koch 71 yd interception return (Douglass kick) Chris Wagner 14 yd pass from Berry (Douglass kick)

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12:07 GSU - Foster 14 yd run (Hartley kick) 10:12 SDSU - Wagner 2 yd pass from Berry (Douglass kick) 6:28 SDSU - Kyle Minett 7 yd run (Douglass kick) 00:00 GSU - Hartley 54 yd field goal

SDSU 20 27-115 335 25-47-1 74-450 0-0-0 4-29 7-43 1-71-1 5-39.6 3-3 9-70 27:41 3 of 13 3 of 3 4-4 2-12

GSU 24 52-226 225 23-31-1 83-451 2-75-2 2-24 5-81 1-(-4)-0 7-36.7 3-1 4-31 32:19 7 of 17 0 of 1 4-4 0-0

RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Cory Koenig 19-87; Kyle Minett 8-28. GSU - Jayson Foster 25-92; Lamar Lewis 13-45; Dusty Reddick 1-35. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - Ryan Berry 25-47-1 335. GSU - Jayson Foster 23-31-1 225. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - JaRon Harris 6-122; Chris Doblar 5-76; Kyle Minett 3-30; Chris Wagner 3-23. GSU - Irving Campbell 7-122; Raja Andrews 6-26; Joe Haynie 5-48. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - Tyler Koch 1-71. GSU - Carson Hill 1-(-4). SACKS: SDSU Danny Batten 1-8; Mitch Pontrelli 1-4. GSU - None. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU Andrew Hoogeveen 8-3-11; Jimmy Rogers 4-5-9; Justin Kubesh 4-5-9; Brock Campbell 5-3-8. GSU Chris Covington 7-4-11; Carson Hill 4-5-9.

GAME 7: SDSU 48, #19 Cal Poly 35 Oct. 20, 2007 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att. 6,545) Cory Koenig rushed for career highs of 259 yards and four touchdowns to lead South Dakota State to a 48-35 victory over 19th-ranked Cal Poly in the Jackrabbits’ Great West Football Conference opener. The Jackrabbits got an immediate boost as Adam Monke returned the opening kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown. Cal Poly came right back to knot the game at 7-all on its first offensive possession, marching 68 yards on 10 plays. Jon Hall capped the drive with a 2-yard run that was set up by a 28-yard pass from Jonthan Dally to Ramses Barden that gave the Mustangs the ball at the SDSU 7. The Mustangs appeared on the verge of taking the lead on their next possession, but Dally was stripped of the football by Jimmy Rogers and Danny Batten recovered the fumble at the Jackrabbit 6. From there, the Jackrabbits put together an 11-play, 94-yard drive. Koenig picked up 80 of those yards on his own, breaking through the Cal Poly line on third-and-one for a 32-yard touchdown run with 59 seconds remaining in the first quarter. Cal Poly came back to tie the game again on its first possession of the second quarter as Dally scampered 22 yards for a score. SDSU came back to take the lead for good with two second-quarter touchdowns of its own. Kyle Minett scored the first TD on a 10-yard pass from Ryan Berry at the 7:32 mark, then the Jackrabbits converted another Cal Poly fumble deep in SDSU territory into points. Again on third-and-one, Koenig ran through the Mustang defense for a 46-yard touchdown, giving SDSU a 28-14 halftime edge. In the second half, Cal Poly made good on its first offensive possession, scoring on a 4-yard run by Dally to finish off a five-play, 74-yard drive. After SDSU blocked a Cal Poly field goal attempt late in the third quarter, the Jackrabbits turned another mistake into a touchdown.This time, on third-and-four, Koenig broke through the line for a 52-yard TD run. The Jackrabbits tallied two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Berry hit JaRon Harris for a 25-yard scoring play on the first drive of the quarter to make it 41-21, then Koenig scored his final touchdown of the game on an 11-yard run with 5:52 remaining in th game. Cal Poly also scored twice in the fourth quarter, the first on a Ramses Barden 60

22-yard reception from Dally that made the score 41-28.The Mustangs closed out the scoring with a 1-yard run with 3:08 remaining in the game. The two teams combined for 699 yards of rushing, with Cal Poly holding a 387-312 advantage. Koenig gained his 259 yards on only 21 carries, an average of 12.3 yards per play. Kyle Minett added 54 yards on 13 carries. Dally paced Cal Poly with 30 carries for 153 yards and completed 7-of-15 throws for 115 yards. Ryan Mole contributed 112 yards on 12 carries, while Barden caught three balls for 56 yards. The Jackrabbits also were efficient in the passing game as Berry completed 13-of-20 passes for 121 yards and the two touchdowns. Chris Doblar recorded four receptions for 34 yards. Defensively, two of SDSU’s leading tacklers came from the defensive line. Eric Schroeder led the way with 13 tackles and Mitch Pontrelli added 11 tackles, including two sacks, and blocked the field goal attempt. Linebacker Jimmy Rogers also tallied 11 tackles, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble. SCORE BY QUARTERS Cal Poly (4-3, 1-1) SDSU (3-4, 1-0) SCORING SUMMARY 1st 14:44 SDSU 10:04 CP 0:59 SDSU 2nd 13:20 CP 7:32 SDSU 1:37 SDSU 3rd 13:22 CP 0:50 SDSU 4th 12:30 SDSU 8:20 CP 5:52 SDSU 3:08 CP -

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Adam Monke 91 yd kickoff return (Parker Douglass kick) Jon Hall 2 yd run (Andrew Gardner kick) Cory Koenig 32 yd run (Douglass kick) Jonathan Dally 22 yd run (Gardner kick) Kyle Minett 10 yd pass from Ryan Berry (Douglass kick) Koenig 46 yd run (Douglass kick) Dally 4 yd run (Gardner kick) Koenig 52 yd run (Douglass kick) JaRon Harris 25 yd pass from Berry (Douglass kick failed) Ramses Barden 22 yd pass from Dally (Gardner kick) Koenig 11 yd run (Douglass kick) Dally 1 yd run (Gardner kick)

CP 25 62-387 115 15-7-0 77-502 0-0 3-23 6-115 0-0 3-38.0 4-2 4-21 31:59 8 of 15 3 of 3 3-4 1-6

SDSU 20 38-312 121 20-13-0 58-433 0-0 3-49 5-191 0-0 4-38.5 0-0 6-45 28:01 10 of 14 0 of 0 2-3 3-7

RUSHING LEADERS: CP - Jonathan Dally 30-161; Ryan Mole 12-114; James Noble 6-68; Jon Hall 11-45. SDSU - Cory Koenig 21-259; Kyle Minett 13-54. PASSING LEADERS: CP - Jonathan Dally 7-15-0-115. SDSU - Ryan Berry 13-20-0-121. RECEIVING LEADERS: CP - Ramses Barden 3-56; Tredale Tolver 3-16; Ryan Mole 1-43. SDSU - Chris Doblar 4-34; Chris Wagner 3-36; JaRon Harris 237. INTERCEPTIONS: None. SACKS: CP - Sean Lawyer 1-6. SDSU - Mitch Pontrelli 2-3; Danny Batten 1-4. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): CP - Marty Mohamed 4-9-13; Jason Relyea 4-7-11; Mark Cordes 4-7-11. SDSU - Eric Schroeder 5-8-13; Mitch Pontrelli 4-7-11; Jimmy Rogers 3-8-11; Conrad Kjerstad 6-3-9; Chris Johnson 1-8-9.

GAME 8: SDSU 28, UC Davis 21 Oct. 27, 2007 • Aggie Stadium (Att. 9,375) JaRon Harris scored three touchdowns and the South Dakota State University football team again won the turnover battle as the Jackrabbits reached the .500 mark for the first time in 2007 with a 28-21 victory over UC Davis Oct. 27 SDSU drew first blood, taking advantage of an Aggie fumble with a 10-play,

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75-469 0-0 4-20 4-81 0-0 3-45.7 0-0 9-76 35:44 8 of 15 0 of 0 2-4 2-11

56-379 0-0 0-0 4-69 0-0 4-35.0 2-2 6-32 24:16 5 of 10 1 of 1 2-3 1-8

RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Cory Koenig 30-160; Kyle Minett 8-36. UCD - Brandon Tucker 15-99; Joe Trombetta 2-10. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - Ryan Berry 22-33-0-261. UCD - Matt Engle 2031-0-257. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - JaRon Harris 6-128; Glen Fox 5-50; Chris Wagner 4-26; Chris Doblar 3-30. UCD - Brandon Rice 5-78; Kale Turner 5-54; Brandon Tucker 4-50; Bakari Grant 3-11. INTERCEPTIONS: None. SACKS: SDSU - Eric Schroeder 1-1; Jason Bonwell 0-1. UCD James Amos 1-0. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU - Jimmy Rogers 8-2-10; Justin Kubesh 5-3-8; Andrew Hoogeveen 6-1-7. UCD - Mike Morales 7-8-15; Tyler Pringle 4-8-12; Brady McClendon 5-4-9.

GAME 9: SDSU 38, Central Arkansas 10 Nov. 3, 2007 • Estes Stadium (Att. 8,860)

CONWAY, Ark. — Cory Koenig topped the 100-yard mark for the third consecutive game and the South Dakota State defense, highlighted by Tyler Koch’s three interceptions, held Central Arkansas’ high-powered offense in check as the Jackrabbits won for the third straight time, 38-10. For the second time in three weeks, the Jackrabbits scored in the opening seconds of the game. On the first play from scrimmage, Ryan Berry connected with Saunders Montague for a 70-yard touchdown pass just 14 seconds into the game. Central Arkansas, which came in averaging 38.1 points per game, got on the board with a 32-yard field goal by James Paul midway through the first quarter.The Bears grabbed their only lead of the night on the first play of the second quarter as Leonard Ceaser scored from a yard out. From there, it was all Jackrabbits. On their next possesion, Koenig rambled 49 yards to the UCA 4, then found the end zone from a yard out on third-and-1. The next Jackrabbit touchdown was set up by Koch’s second interception of the game. Following a 31-yard return that put the ball at the UCA 38, Kyle Minett found paydirt on a 16-yard run midway through the second quarter to put the Jackrabbits up 21-10. UCA appeared on the verge of getting right back in the game with a drive late in the first half. Rather than settling for a field goal, the Bears opted to go for it on fourth-and-1 from the Jackrabbit 6. But Jimmy Rogers and Mitch Pontrelli stopped the play short to preserve SDSU’s 11-point advantage heading into halftime. With the Bears again driving deep into Jackrabbit territory on the first drive of the second half, Koch ended any hopes of a UCA comeback as he stepped in front of a Nathan Brown pass in the end zone for his third interception of the game. After another turnover later in the third quarter, SDSU extended its lead to 28SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL 10 as Berry hooked up with senior tight end Chris Wagner for a 2-yard touchSDSU (4-4, 2-0) 7 14 0 7 28 down. UC Davis (3-6, 1-3) 0 0 6 15 21 The Jackrabbits closed out the scoring in the fourth quarter with a 36-yard field SCORING SUMMARY goal by Parker Douglass and another 1-yard touchdown run by Koenig. A senior 1st 2:57 SDSU - Cory Koenig 1 yd run (Parker Douglass kick) running back from Underwood, Iowa, Koenig had his second 49-yard run of the 2nd 7:36 SDSU - JaRon Harris 3 yd run (Douglass kick) 1:51 SDSU - Harris 26 yd pass from Ryan Berry (Douglass kick) game earlier in the drive en route to 204 yards on 21 carries — an average of 3rd 11:36 UCD - Brandon Rice 26 yd pass from Matt Engle (Emmanuel Benjamin kick) 9.7 yards per carry. As a team, SDSU out-gained the Bears on the ground, 2394th 13:06 UCD - Brandon Tucker 9 yd pass from Engle (kick blocked) 78, despite running six fewer rushing plays. 4th 10:34 SDSU - Harris 70 yd pass from Berry (Douglass kick) Berry was efficient in the passing game, completing 14-of-19 attempts for 132 5:05 UCD - Luke McDonough 6 yd pass from Engle (Bakari Grant pass from Engle) yards and the two touchdowns. Montague caught three passes for 82 yards and TEAM STATISTICS SDSU UCD Wagner hauled in three receptions for 18 yards. FIRST DOWNS 26 17 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 42-208 25-122 Nathan Brown completed 29-of-38 passes for 256 yards for UCA, but threw PASSING YDS (NET) 261 257 the three interceptions, fumbled once and was sacked five times. Eric Ware and Passes Att-Comp-Int 33-22-0 31-20-0 Cedric Logan each caught six passes, with Ware tallying 61 receiving yards. 2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 61

2007 Game Recaps Ross Brown led the Bear ground game with 30 yards on six carries. Defensively, Chris Johnson led the Jackrabbits with 14 tackles, followed by 11 from Justin Kubesh and 10 by Koch. Jason Bonwell added three sacks among his six tackles. As a team, the Jackrabbits registered eight tackles for loss. SCORE BY QUARTERS SDSU (5-4, 2-0) Central Arkansas (5-4, 4-1) SCORING SUMMARY 1st 14:46 SDSU 6:34 UCA 2nd 14:56 UCA 12:05 SDSU 7:28 SDSU 3rd 1:33 SDSU 4th 11:55 SDSU 3:30 SDSU -

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Saunders Montague 70 yd pass from Ryan Berry (Parker Douglass kick) James Paul 32 yd field goal Leonard Ceaser 1 yd run (Paul kick) Cory Koenig 1 yd run (Douglass kick) Kyle Minett 16 yd run (Douglass kick) Chris Wagner 2 yd pass from Berry (Douglass kick) Douglass 36 yd field goal Koenig 1 yd run (Douglass kick)

SDSU 16 30-239 132 14-19-1 49-371 0-0 3-43 3-90 3-31 2-41.0 2-0 4-45 25:36 5 of 9 0 of 0 5-5 5-41

UCA 24 36-78 275 32-43-3 79-353 0-0 0-0 6-63 1-0 3-45.0 2-1 4-45 34:24 7 of 15 3 of 4 2-4 1-2

RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Cory Koenig 21-204, Kyle Minett 7-38. UCA - Ross Brown 6-30, Brent Grimes 6-21. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - Ryan Berry 14-19-1-132. UCD - Nathan Brown 29-38-3-256. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - Sanders Montague 3-82, Chris Wagner 3-18, Chris Doblar 2-11, Glen Fox 2-7. UCA - Eric Ware 6-61, Cedric Logan 6-49, Marquez Branson 4-50, Ross Brown 4-45, Darrius McNeal 4-29, Leonard Ceaser 4-27. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - Tyler Koch 3-31. UCD - Corey McMurrian 1-0. SACKS: SDSU - Jason Bonwell 3-23. Eric Schroeder 1-9. Antonio Thompson 1-9. UCA - Taylor Scott 1-2.. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU - Chris Johnson 6-814, Justin Kubesh 6-5-11,Tyler Koch 7-3-10, Jimmy Rogers 3-6-9. UCA - Corey McMurrian 4-6-10, Phillip Johnson 4-2-6.

GAME 10: SDSU 52, Southern Utah 27 Nov. 10, 2007 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadiuam (Att. 3,317)

after the Jackrabbits were intercepted deep in Thunderbird territory. Quarterback Cody Stone hit Nick Miller behind the Jackrabbit defense for a 45-yard scoring strike that gave SUU a 20-16 halftime lead. The Thunderbirds retained control of the game through the first 10 minutes of the third quarter, eventually taking a 27-16 lead on a 22-yard run by Sanchez with 5:34 remaining in the quarter. On SUU’s next possession, the tide began to turn back to the Jackrabbits. SDSU stuffed the Thunderbirds on two consecutive short-yardage plays, taking over on downs at their own 39.Three plays later, Ryan Berry found tight end Chris Wagner on a crossing pattern and the senior from Brookings rambled 55 yards down the sideline for a touchdown. Koenig added the two-point conversion on a pass from Berry to make the score 27-24. This time it was SUU’s turn to fumble the kickoff. Antonio Thompson forced the fumble at the Thunderbird 24 and Conrad Kjerstad hopped on the loose ball to swing the momentum firmly SDSU’s way. On the first play of the fourth quarter, Kyle Minett scored from two yards out to give the Jackrabbits their first lead of the second half at 31-27. All four Southern Utah drives in the fourth quarter ended in interceptions. Koch returned the first interception of the quarter 45 yards for a touchdown, then Brock Campbell picked off a pass at the SDSU 1 to end a Thunderbird scoring drive. The Jackrabbits put the game out of reach with 5:51 remaining as Berry connected with Glen Fox on a 28-yard touchdown pass in the back left corner of the end zone for Fox’s first career touchdown. Fox led all players with seven receptions for 87 yards. Koch then added the last blow, picking off another Stone pass and returning it a school-record 99 yards for a touchdown, capping the 52-27 victory. Koch, the reigning GWFC Defensive Player of the Week, has recorded five interceptions the last two weeks. Koenig ground out his fourth consecutive 100-yard game, carrying the ball 19 times for 113 yards. Berry finished the game 17-of-31 for 203 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Sanchez led all players with 25 carries for 143 yards for SUU. Stone completed 22-of-43 passes for 266 yards and four interceptions. Jeremy Edwards and Tysson Poots each caught six passes, with Edwards recording 84 receiving yards and Poots 77. Defensively, Chris Johnson notched a game-high 16 tackles, recovered a fumble and broke up a pass. Eric Schroeder added 10 tackles, including 2 1/2 sacks. SCORE BY QUARTERS Southern Utah (0-10, 0-4) SDSU (6-4, 3-0)

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SCORING SUMMARY South Dakota State scored the first 16 points and the final 36 points of the 1st 9:01 SDSU - Cory Koenig 16 run (Parker Douglass kick) game, surviving a scare from Southern Utah to remain unbeaten in Great West 4:05 SDSU - Koenig 16 run (kick failed) Football Conference play with a 52-27 victory at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. 0:00 SDSU - Douglas 47 yd field goal 2nd 10:29 SUU - Steve Pulver 41 yd field goal Tyler Koch returned two interceptions for touch9:44 SUU - Johnny Sanchez 13 yd run (Pulver kick) downs as part of a 28-point fourth quarter for the 7:32 SUU - Pulver 42 yd field goal Jackrabbits. 2:34 SUU - Nick Miller 45 yd pass from Cody Stone (Pulver kick) SDSU dominated the first quarter, taking a 16-0 3rd 5:34 SUU - Sanchez 22 yd run (Pulver kick) lead on a pair of Cory Koenig 16-yard touchdown 1:30 SDSU - Chris Wagner 55 yd pass from Ryan Berry (Koenig pass from Berry) 4th 14:55 SDSU - Kyle Minett 2 yd run (Douglass kick) runs and a 47-yard field goal by Parker Douglass. 12:58 SDSU - Tyler Koch 45 yd interception return (Douglass kick) Jackrabbit mistakes, especially on special teams, 5:51 SDSU - Glen Fox 28 yd pass from Berry (Douglass kick) began to pile up in the second quarter, shifting the 4:05 SDSU - Koch 99 yd interception return (Douglass kick) momentum to Southern Utah.Taking advantage of a TEAM STATISTICS SUU SDSU short field, the Thunderbirds got on the board on their FIRST DOWNS 22 20 second drive of the quarter on a 41-yard field goal RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 38-147 34-180 PASSING YDS (NET) 277 203 by Steve Pulver. Passes Att-Comp-Int 24-46-5 17-31-2 On the ensuing kickoff, Adam Monke fumbled and the Thunderbirds took over at TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 84-424 65-383 the SDSU 31. Four plays later, Johnny Sanchez found the end zone from 13 yards Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-14 out. Punt Returns-Yards 1-8 1-18 Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-129 4-66 The momentum firmly shifted to the Thunderbirds as SDSU failed to handle a Interception Returns-Yards 2-19 5-125 short kickoff and SUU again gained the football at the Jackrabbit 34. Pulver’s secPunts (Number-Avg) 4-43.5 4-36.5 ond field goal of the game, this one from 42 yards, made the score 16-13 in favor Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1 of SDSU. Penalties-Yards 7-42 8-57 Possession Time 33:18 24:40 SUU took its first lead of the game with a six-play, 79-yard touchdown drive 2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 62

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RUSHING LEADERS: SUU - Johnny Sanchez 25-143. SDSU - Cory Koenig 19-113, Kyle Minett 725. PASSING LEADERS: SUU - Cody Stone 22-43-4 266, Stetson Peck 2-3-1 11. SDSU - Ryan Berry 17-31-2 203. RECEIVING LEADERS: SUU - Jeremy Edwards 6-84,Tysson Poots 6-77, Craig Gritton 5-41. SDSU - Glen Fox 7-87, Matt Anderson 3-4, Chris Wagner 2-65. INTERCEPTIONS: SUU - Derrick Brown 1-19, DeWayne Lewis 1-0. SDSU - Tyler Koch 2-144, Brock Campbell 1-23, Jimmy Rogers 1-4, Austin Frain 1-0. SACKS: SUU - A Fernandez 1-7. SDSU - Eric Schroeder 2.5-27, Jason Bonwell 0.5-5. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SUU - DJ Senter 4-5-9, Jovan Jackson 3-5-8, Derrick Brown 5-2-7. SDSU - Chris Johnson 7-9-16, Eric Schroeder 2-8-10, Danny Batten 3-6-9, Jimmy Rogers 3-6-9.

GAME 11: SDSU 29, #1 North Dakota State 24 Nov. 17, 2007 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att. 16,345) Cory Koenig scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 42-yard run midway through the fourth quarter and the Jackrabbits made big plays on special teams to defeat previously undefeated North Dakota State and claim both the Great West Football Conference and the Dakota Marker with a 29-24 win at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. The game, which was sealed by a Brock Gentile interception in the closing minutes, was played before an SDSU-record crowd of 16,345. SDSU grabbed the early momentum, taking the opening kickoff and marching 53 yards on nine plays before settling for a 31-yard Parker Douglass field goal. Koenig opened the drive with a 32-yard run. The Jackrabbits held NDSU to three plays and out on the first Bison possession before freshman Cole Brodie broke through and blocked a Mike Dragosavich punt. Andrew Hoogeveen fell on the loose ball at NDSU 8. Two plays later, Koenig scored from a yard out with 8:55 remaining in the first quarter. The Bison got on the board on their next possession as Shawn Bibeau capped a 13-play, 78-yard drive with a 25-yard field goal. SDSU responded with a 29-yard field goal by Douglass, then appeared on the verge of breaking the game open as Paul Aanonson fielded a punt at his own 6, then broke through the Bison defense for a 94-yard touchdown. Aanonson, one of 18 Jackrabbit seniors, set the Jackrabbit single-season record for punt return yards on the play. NDSU tallied the final score of the first half on a 1-yard plunge by Tyler Roehl, pulling the Bison to within 10 at 20-10. The Jackrabbits regained the momentum on the opening kickoff of the second half. Brian Fischer forced and recovered a Shamen Washington fumble at the NDSU 18. However, the Jackrabbit drive stalled and SDSU had to settle for Douglass’ third field goal of the day, this one from 27 yards. The Bison stormed back to score the next two touchdowns and take a momentary 24-23 lead. After a Jackrabbit fumble,Tyler Roehl scored from two yards out with two minutes remaining in the third quarter, then the Bison scored on their first possession of the fourth quarter on a 6-yard pass from Steve Walker to Jerimiah Wurzbacher. With the Bison defense clamping down and the Jackrabbit offense struggling, SDSU mounted one last drive. Ryan Berry hooked up with Glen Fox for 20 yards on third-and-11, then completed a pass to Chris Doblar for nine yards that gave the Jackrabbits fourth-and-one from the NDSU 42. With the Bison stacking the line of scrimmage, Koenig made the first defender miss and scampered for what would be the decisive score with 9:10 remaining in the game.The two-point coversion failed. But there was whole lot of game to be played. NDSU was on the march toward retaking the lead until Jimmy Rogers delivered a ball-jarring hit on Roehl, which was recovered at the SDSU 24 by Justin Kubesh. The Jackrabbits then proceeded to chew up six minutes of the clock with a 13play drive. SDSU would come up empty, however, as Douglass missed wide right on a 41-yard field goal attempt.

NDSU took over at its own 24 with just under two minutes remaining, but the last Bison drive ended when Gentile made a diving interception at the Jackrabbit 38-yard line with 1:19 to play. Koenig finished the game with 131 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries. Kyle Minett added 60 yards on 10 carries. Berry completed 14-of-23 pass attempts for 104 yards. Doblar led the receiving corps with five receptions for 41 yards. Fox, Chris Wagner and Koenig each caught three passes. Rogers finished with a game-high 13 tackles. Chris Johnson added 12 stops, with Danny Batten and Justin Kubesh each adding 10.Two of Batten’s tackles were for loss, including a sack. Walker finished the game 16-of-28 passing for 173 yards. Alex Belquist and Kole Heckendorf each caught five balls for 58 and 54 yards, respectively. Roehl ended the game with 24 carries for 79 yards. SCORE BY QUARTERS NDSU (10-1, 3-1) SDSU (7-4, 4-0) SCORING SUMMARY 1st 10:46 SDSU 8:55 SDSU 1:59 NDSU 2nd 14:04 SDSU 8:31 SDSU 4:21 NDSU 3rd 12:35 SDSU 2:00 NDSU 4th 11:55 NDSU 9:10 SDSU -

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Parker Douglass 31 yd field goal Cory Koenig 1 yd run (Douglass kick) Shawn Bibeau 25 yd field goal Parker Douglass 29 yd field goal Paul Aanonson 94 yd punt return (Douglass kick) Tyler Roehl 1 yd run (Bibeau kick) Parker Douglass 27 yd field goal Tyler Roehl 2 yd run (Bibeau kick) Jerimiah Wurzbacher 6 yd pass from Steve Walker (Bibeau kick) Cory Koenig 42 yd run (JaRon Harris rush failed)

NDSU 17 38-105 173 28-16-1 66-278 0-0 3-3 6-127 0-0 5-35.8 2-2 2-25 30:09 7 of 16 3 of 2 4-4 1-12

SDSU 13 38-178 104 23-14-0 61-282 0-0 4-111 3-40 1-0 4-40.2 1-1 5-42 29:51 3 of 14 2 of 2 4-4 1-8

RUSHING LEADERS: NDSU - Tyler Roehl 24-79; Steve Walker 7-17; Pete Blincoe 4-11; Shamen Washington 2-0. SDSU - Cory Koenig 22-131; Kyle Minett 10-60; Ryan Berry 3-(-2). PASSING LEADERS: NDSU - Steve Walker 16-28-1 173. SDSU - Ryan Berry 14-23-0 104. RECEIVING LEADERS: NDSU - Alex Belquist 5-58; Kole Heckendorf 5-54; Jerimiah Wurzbacher 3-24; Tyler Roehl 2-24. SDSU - Chris Doblar 5-41; Glen Fox 3-28; Chris Wagner 3-21; Cory Koenig 3-14. INTERCEPTIONS: NDSU - none. SDSU - Brock Gentile 1-0. SACKS: NDSU - Mike Fairbairn 1-12. SDSU - Danny Batten 1-8. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): NDSU - Joe Mays 3-8-11; Nick Schommer 4-5-9; Matt Anderson 1-8-9; Michael Brown 4-4-8; Kyle Belmont 2-4-6; Joe Lardinois 2-3-5; John Richardson 3-1-4; Ramon Humber 2-2-4. SDSU - Jimmy Rogers 3-10-13; Chris Johnson 6-6-12; Danny Batten 2-8-10; Justin Kubesh 1-9-10; Brock Campbell 2-5-7; Brock Gentile 1-4-5; Tyler Koch 2-2-4; Andrew Hoogeveen 1-3-4.

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2007 Statistics TEAM STATISTICS SDSU OPP SCORING 376 244 Points Per Game 34.2 22.2 FIRST DOWNS 204 229 Rushing 97 118 Passing 90 97 Penalty 17 14 RUSHING YARDAGE 1,824 1,938 Yards gained rushing 2,000 2,220 Yards lost rushing 176 282 Rushing Attempts 356 470 Average Per Rush 5.1 4.1 Average Per Game 165.8 176.2 TDs Rushing 21 18 PASSING YARDAGE 2,163 2,230 Att-Comp-Int 336-201-9 344-227-19 Average Per Pass 6.4 6.5 Average Per Catch 10.8 9.8 Average Per Game 196.6 202.7 TDs Passing 19 8 TOTAL OFFENSE 3,987 4,168 Total Plays 692 814 Average Per Play 5.8 5.1 Average Per Game 362.5 378.9 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 39-961 50-878 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 35-495 19-166 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 19-469 9-86 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 24.6 17.6 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 14.1 8.7 INT RETURN AVERAGE 24.7 9.6 FUMBLES-LOST 15-8 20-12 PENALTIES-YARDS 76-595 59-496 Average Per Game 54.1 45.1 PUNTS-YARDS 46-1,735 49-1,827 Average Per Punt 37.7 37.3 Net punt average 33.7 26.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 29:49 30:11 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 57/142 64/166 3rd-Down Pct 40% 39% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 10/12 14/21 4th-Down Pct 83% 67% SACKS BY-YARDS 26-167 12-82 MISC.YARDS 0 -15 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 47 29 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 16-22 14-20 PAT-ATTEMPTS 42-44 24-26 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 1-1 RED-ZONE SCORES 27-35 29-33 Red-Zone Pct 77% 88% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 22-40 20-42 Red-Zone TD Pct 55% 48% ATTENDANCE 67,309 61,913 Games/Avg Per Game 6/11,218 5/12,383

2007 SCORES OPPONENT DATE Aug. 30 at Western Illinois Sept. 8 at #6 Youngstown State (Ohio) Sept. 15 #5 NORTHERN IOWA Sept. 22 TEXAS STATE Sept. 29 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (Texas) Oct. 6 at Georgia Southern Oct. 20 *#19 CAL POLY Oct. 27 *at UC Davis Nov. 3 at Central Arkansas Nov. 10 *SOUTHERN UTAH Nov. 17 *#1 NORTH DAKOTA STATE

SCORE OVERALL L, 26-29 (4 OT) 0-1 L, 17-23 0-2 L, 17-31 0-3 W, 38-3 1-3 W, 45-0 2-3 L, 38-41 2-4 W, 48-35 3-4 W, 28-21 4-4 W, 38-10 5-4 W, 52-27 6-4 W, 29-24 7-4

TIME 3:40 2:45 3:12 3:04 2:59 3:19 3:00 3:08 2:38 3:26 2:51

ATTEND 11,648 16,118 10,844 14,920 15,338 15,912 6,545 9,375 8,860 3,317 16,345

* indicates Great West Football Conference game

RUSHING Cory Koenig Kyle Minett Adam Monke Trevor Hohn Jordan Paula Chris Doblar JaRon Harris Reed Burckhardt Corey Jeske TEAM Ryan Crawford Ryan Berry Total Opponents

GP 11 11 11 1 5 11 10 5 1 6 2 11 11 11

ATT 213 77 15 6 4 1 2 1 2 7 1 27 356 470

PASSING Ryan Berry Reed Burckhardt Ryan Crawford Cory Koenig Total Opponents

GP 11 5 2 11 11 11

EFFIC. 128.29 55.73 142.00 184.00 127.20 117.07

SCORING Cory Koenig Parker Douglass JaRon Harris Kyle Minett Chris Wagner Tyler Koch Paul Aanonson Matt Anderson Colin Cochart Chris Doblar Glen Fox Conrad Kjerstad Adam Monke Saunders Montague Jimmy Rogers Ryan Berry Total

Opponents

TD 16 0 8 7 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 47

FG 0-0 16-22 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 16-22

14-20

GAIN 1,298 488 61 37 28 8 5 2 0 0 0 73 2,000 2,220

LOST 32 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 17 94 176 282

COMP-ATT-INT 197-328-9 2-6-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 201-336-9 227-344-19

NET 1,266 476 57 37 28 8 5 2 0 -17 -17 -21 1,824 1,938 PCT. 60.1 33.3 100.0 100.0 59.8 66.0

YPC 5.9 6.2 3.8 6.2 7.0 8.0 2.5 2.0 0.0 -2.4 -17.0 -0.8 5.1 4.1 YDS 2,132 16 5 10 2,163 2,230

|-------- PATs --------| RCV PASS KICK RUSH 0-0 1-1 1 0-0 42-44 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 42-44 1-2 1 1-1

24-26

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH South Dakota State 81 104 66 112 Opponents 51 74 38 65

CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 3-0 4-0

0-1

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TOT 376 244

2-2

DXP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TD 15 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 18

LG 52 36 13 12 13 8 3 2 0 0 0 18 52 49

YPG 115.1 43.3 5.2 37.0 5.6 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.0 -2.8 -8.5 -1.9 165.8 176.2

TD 19 0 0 0 19 8

LG 70 10 5 10 70 60

YPG 193.8 3.2 2.5 0.9 196.6 202.7

SAF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PTS 100 90 48 42 24 18 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 376

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2007 Statistics TOTAL OFFENSE Ryan Berry Cory Koenig Kyle Minett Adam Monke Trevor Hohn Jordan Paula Reed Burckhardt Chris Doblar JaRon Harris Ryan Crawford TEAM Total Opponents

GP PLAYS 11 355 11 214 11 77 11 15 1 6 5 4 5 7 11 1 10 2 2 2 6 7 11 692 11 814

RUSH -21 1,266 476 57 37 28 2 8 5 -17 -17 1,824 1,938

PASS 2,132 10 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 5 0 2,163 2,230

RECEIVING JaRon Harris Chris Doblar Chris Wagner Glen Fox Kyle Minett Cory Koenig Saunders Montague Matt Anderson Paul Aanonson Luke Greving Mike Steffen Adam Monke Colin Cochart Ryan Berry Total Opponents

GP 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 9 11 10 11 11 11

NO. 40 35 25 24 16 16 13 10 7 6 3 3 2 1 201 227

YDS 664 363 249 253 162 49 236 59 32 35 26 14 18 3 2,163 2,230

YPC 16.6 10.4 10.0 10.5 10.1 3.1 18.2 5.9 4.6 5.8 8.7 4.7 9.0 3.0 10.8 9.8

PUNT RETURNS Paul Aanonson Cole Brodie Total Opponents

NO. 34 1 35 19

YDS 482 13 495 166

AVG 14.2 13.0 14.1 8.7

KICKOFF RETURNS Adam Monke Paul Aanonson Kyle Minett Trevor Hohn Matt Anderson Cole Brodie Danny Batten Total Opponents

NO. 20 8 5 2 2 1 1 39 50

YDS 524 190 109 92 25 10 11 961 878

INTERCEPTIONS Tyler Koch Brock Gentile Jimmy Rogers Conrad Kjerstad Andrew Hoogeveen Brock Campbell Derek Domino Stefan Geissler Austin Frain Justin Kubesh Total Opponents

NO. 7 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 19 9

FUMBLE RETURNS NO. Chris Johnson 1 Total 1 Opponents 3 *denotes touchdown

TOTAL 2,111 1,276 476 57 37 28 18 8 5 -12 -17 3,987 4,168 TD 7 1 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 8

YPG 191.9 116.0 43.3 5.2 37.0 5.6 3.6 0.7 0.5 -6.0 -2.8 362.5 378.9 LG 70 19 55 32 40 15 70 20 10 9 13 10 14 3 70 60

YPG 66.4 33.0 22.6 23.0 14.7 4.5 21.5 5.4 2.9 3.2 2.9 1.3 1.8 0.3 196.6 202.7

PUNTING Dean Priddy TEAM Total Opponents FIELD GOALS Parker Douglass FG SEQUENCE Western Illinois Youngstown State Northern Iowa Texas State Stephen F. Austin Georgia Southern Cal Poly UC Davis Central Arkansas Southern Utah North Dakota State

NO. 45 1 46 49

YDS 1,735 0 1,735 1,827

AVG. 38.6 0.0 37.7 37.3

LONG 58 0 58 69

TB 1 0 1 3

FC 4 0 4 1

I20 14 0 14 6

BLK 0 1 1 2

FGM-FGA Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG Blk 16-22 72.7 0-0 5-5 9-11 1-5 1-1 57 1 SDSU (24), (33), (22), (36) (32) (37) (30) (24), (37), (57) (32), 37 — 45, 36 47, (36) (47), 45 (31), (29), (27), 41

OPPONENTS 25, 39, (23), (30), (38), (27), (27) (38) 40, 32, (21) (48), 32 — (24), (54) 44 — (32) (41), (42) (25)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made

TD LG 1 *94 0 0 1 *94 1 39

THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS OVERALL OPPONENT Western Illinois 5-18 Youngstown State 7-14 Northern Iowa 3-12 Texas State 2-6 Stephen F. Austin 4-13 Georgia Southern 3-13 Cal Poly 10-14 UC Davis 8-15 Central Arkansas 5-9 Southern Utah 7-14 North Dakota State 3-14 Total 57-142 Opponents 64-166

1ST QTR 1-2 0-3 1-2 0-0 3-5 1-3 3-4 3-4 1-2 3-4 0-2 16-31 18-33

2ND QTR 2-5 2-4 1-3 0-2 1-3 1-3 4-5 3-6 2-3 0-4 0-4 16-42 17-48

3RD QTR 4TH QTR 0-3 1-3/1-5^ 3-3 2-4 1-4 0-3 1-2 1-2 0-3 0-2 1-4 0-3 1-3 2-2 0-2 2-3 2-3 0-1 1-3 3-3 1-3 2-5 11-33 13-31/1-5^ 10-34 18-47/1-4^

AVG 26.2 23.8 21.8 46.0 12.5 10.0 11.0 24.6 17.6

TD LG 1 *91 0 33 0 27 0 63 0 13 0 10 0 11 1 *91 0 38

FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS OVERALL 1ST QTR OPPONENT Western Illinois 3-3 0-0 Northern Iowa 1-1 1-1 Stephen F. Austin 0-2 0-0 Georgia Southern 3-3 0-0 Southern Utah 1-1 0-0 North Dakota State 2-2 101 Total 10-12 2-2 Opponents 14-21 1-1

2ND QTR 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-3 4-6

3RD QTR 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 4-7

YDS 246 25 36 82 30 23 18 9 0 0 469 86

AVG 35.1 8.3 18.0 82.0 30.0 23.0 18.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 24.7 9.6

TD 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

YDS 14 14 104

AVG 14.0 14.0 34.7

TD LG 0 14 0 14 2 *46

LG *99 28 *32 *81 30 23 18 9 0 0 *99 48

4TH QTR 1-1/1-1^ 0-0 0-1 2-2 0-0 1-1 4-5/1-1^ 5-7/0-0^

^ denotes overtime. Note: No fourth-down attempts in games versus Youngstown State,Texas State, Cal Poly, UC Davis or Central Arkansas.

TIME OF POSSESSION OPPONENT OVERALL Western Illinois 29:12 Youngstown State 28:20 Northern Iowa 26:25 Texas State 25:23 Stephen F. Austin 30:26 Georgia Southern 27:41 Cal Poly 28:01 UC Davis 35:44 Central Arkansas 25:36 Southern Utah 26:36 North Dakota State 29:35 Total 312:59 Avg. 28:26 Opponents 347:01 Avg. 31:34

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1ST QTR 7:23 5:16 5:39 5:39 10:43 7:04 7:24 10:27 3:59 8:34 6:59 79:07 7:11 85:53 7:49

2ND QTR 10:55 7:49 6:25 5:59 6:58 7:39 8:15 11:31 7:22 5:05 5:52 83:50 7:37 81:04 7:23

3RD QTR 5:05 8:34 7:07 5:29 6:43 6:41 5:11 6:09 7:32 6:43 7:11 72:25 6:35 92:19 8:25

4TH QTR 5:49 6:41 7:14 8:16 6:02 6:17 7:11 7:37 6:43 6:14 9:33 77:37 7:03 87:55 7:57

2007 Statistics GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISON Opponent Western Illinois Youngstown State Northern Iowa Texas State Stephen F. Austin Georgia Southern Cal Poly UC Davis Central Arkansas Southern Utah North Dakota State

Score 26-29 17-23 17-31 38-3 45-0 38-41 48-35 28-21 38-10 52-27 29-24

-----FIRST DOWNS----Total Rush Pass Pen 20/20 11/11 7/6 2/3 16/22 3/11 11/10 2/1 13/25 3/10 9/15 1/0 21/21 8/14 10/5 3/2 19/12 8/5 10/6 1/1 20/24 5/13 13/9 2/2 20/25 14/20 6/4 0/1 26/17 14/7 10/9 2/1 16/24 11/9 3/15 2/0 20/22 11/11 7/10 2/1 13/17 9/7 4/8 0/2

--RUSHING-Number-Yards 40-144/53-248 18-48/46-180 26-82/45-184 28-179/39-152 35-139/36-109 27-115/52-226 38-312/62-387 42-208/25-122 30-239/36-78 34-180/38-147 38-178/38-105

TOP PERFORMANCES 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES Cory Koenig at Western Illinois, 8-30-07 • 28 carries, 117 yards, 0 TD Kyle Minett vs.Texas State, 9-22-07 • 11 carries, 134 yards, 1 TD Cory Koenig vs. Cal Poly, 10-20-07 • 21 carries, 259 yards, 4 TD Cory Koenig at UC Davis, 10-27-07 • 30 carries, 160 yards, 1 TD Cory Koenig at Central Arkansas, 11-3-07 • 21 carries, 204 yards, 2 TD Cory Koenig vs. Southern Utah, 11-10-07 • 19 carries, 113 yards, 2 TD Cory Koenig vs. North Dakota State, 11-17-07 • 22 carries, 131 yards, 2 TD 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES JaRon Harris vs. Stephen F. Austin, 9-29-07 • 4 receptions, 111 yards, 1 TD JaRon Harris at Georgia Southern, 10-6-07 • 6 receptions, 122 yards, 1 TD JaRon Harris at UC Davis, 10-27-07 • 6 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD 300-YARD PASSING GAMES Ry an Berry at Georgia Southern, 10-6-07 • 25-of-47, 335 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT

--PASSING-Comp-Att-Int 16-39-3/18-25-1 28-40-1/18-23-1 16-25-0/27-32-1 18-28-1/24-41-1 18-31-0/18-29-5 25-47-1/23-31-1 13-20-0/7-15-0 22-33-0/20-31-0 14-19-1/32-43-3 17-31-2/24-46-5 14-23-0/16-28-1

Yards 139/128 208/167 183/330 252/173 225/110 335/225 121/115 261/257 132/275 203/277 104/173

-TOTAL OFFENSE-PENALTIESPlays-Yards Return Yards Turnovers No.-Yds 79-283/78-376 174/151 4/1 7-45/4-73 58-256/69-347 172/109 1/2 7-50/5-27 51-265/77-514 111/67 0/1 9-65/6-50 56-431/80-325 121/56 2/2 5-45/11-103 66-364/65-219 193/119 1/5 7-55/6-47 74-450/83-451 243/176 4/2 9-70/4-31 58-433/77-502 240/138 0/2 6-45/4-21 75-469/56-379 101/69 0/2 9-76/6-32 49-371/79-353 164/63 1/4 4-45/4-45 65-383/84-424 269/156 3/7 8-57/7-42 61-282/66-278 151/130 1/3 5-42/2-25

DEFENSIVE LEADERS NO. 3 43 45 10 97 54 31 57 9 5 56 36 18 90 32 39 95 53 35 21 13 91 94 42 6 30 38 84 87 34 61 2 89 1 23 96

PLAYER Jimmy Rogers Chris Johnson Justin Kubesh Brock Campbell Eric Schroeder Danny Batten Tyler Koch Mitch Pontrelli Andrew Hoogeveen Brock Gentile Jason Bonwell Isaiah Jackson Conrad Kjerstad Jason Nobiling Adam Fritz Derek Domino Steven Bazata Austin Frain Nash Simet Cole Brodie General Parnell Antonio Thompson Brian Fischer Stefan Geissler Joseph Blackman Kyle Minett Parker Douglass Chris Doblar Colin Cochart Jordan Paula Mitch Erickson Ryan Berry Alex Beyer JaRon Harris Jordan Miranda Jared Crumly Team Total Opponents

|-------TACKLES-------| GP SOLO AST TOT 11 47 63 110 11 38 68 106 11 39 56 95 11 37 31 68 11 30 38 68 11 25 42 67 11 36 28 64 11 18 38 56 11 23 30 53 10 28 21 49 11 12 19 31 10 10 16 26 11 17 9 26 11 6 16 22 10 14 8 22 11 8 9 17 11 8 7 15 9 4 7 11 10 5 5 10 11 5 4 9 10 6 3 9 9 6 1 7 9 4 2 6 8 4 0 4 7 1 2 3 11 2 1 3 11 3 0 3 11 1 1 2 10 0 2 2 5 1 0 1 11 1 0 1 11 1 0 1 8 1 0 1 10 1 0 1 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 11 444 528 972 11 347 442 789

|-SACKS-| |---PASS DEF---| TFL-YDS NO.-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH 4.5-9 . 2-36 1 1 2.5-15 1.0-11 . 1 . 3.5-13 1.0-6 1-0 . . 1.0-2 . 1-23 4 . 13.5-62 6.5-44 . . 2 12.0-48 4.5-32 . 1 2 1.5-3 . 7-246 2 . 8.5-24 5.0-18 . . . 3.5-9 . 1-30 1 . 3.0-7 . 3-25 7 . 8.0-45 6.0-40 . 1 8 0.5-1 . . . . 0.5-1 . 1-82 1 . 1.5-4 0.5-3 . . . 1.0-1 . . . . . . 1-18 2 . 4.5-14 0.5-4 . . 1 0.5-1 . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0-10 1.0-9 . . . 2.0-3 . . . . . . 1-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 74-272 26-167 19-469 21 15 37-131 12-82 9-86 30 10

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|-FUMBLES-| RCV-YDS 1-0 1-14 3-0 . . 2-0 . . 1-0 . . . 1-0 . 1-0 . 1-0 . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-14 8-104

FF 2 1 1 . 1 1 . . 1 . 1 1 1 . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 9

BLKD KICK . . . . 1 1 . 1 . . 1 . . 1 . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2

2007 Statistics INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

TEAM GAME HIGHS

RUSHES: 30, by Cory Koenig, at UC Davis, 10-27-07 YARDS RUSHING: 259, by Cory Koenig, vs. Cal Poly, 10-20-07 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: 4, by Cory Koenig, vs. Cal Poly, 10-20-07 LONG RUSH: *52, by Cory Koenig, vs. Cal Poly, 10-20-07 PASS ATTEMPTS: 47, by Ryan Berry, at Georgia Southern, 10-6-07 PASS COMPLETIONS: 28, by Ryan Berry, at Youngstown State, 9-8-07 YARDS PASSING: 335, by Ryan Berry, at Georgia Southern, 10-6-07 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS: 3, by Ryan Berry, at Georgia Southern, 10-6-07 LONG PASS: *70 yards, by Ryan Berry, at Central Arkansas, 11-4-07 RECEPTIONS: 6, by JaRon Harris, four times (last at UC Davis, 10-27-07); and by Kyle Minett, at Youngstown State, 9-8-07 YARDS RECEIVING: 128, by JaRon Harris, at UC Davis, 10-27-07 TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS: 2, by Chris Wagner, at Georgia Southern, 10-6-07; and by JaRon Harris, at UC Davis, 10-27-07 LONG RECEPTION: *70 yards, by Saunders Montague, at Central Arkansas, 114-07 FIELD GOALS: 4, by Parker Douglass, at Western Illinois, 8-30-07 LONG FIELD GOAL: ^57 yards, by Parker Douglass, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 9-29-07 PUNTS: 7, by Dean Priddy, vs. Northern Iowa, 9-15-07 LONG PUNT: 58 yards, by Dean Priddy, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 9-29-07 LONG PUNT RETURN: *94 yards, by Paul Aanonson, vs. North Dakota State, 1117-08 LONG KICKOFF RETURN: *91 yards, by Adam Monke, vs. Cal Poly, 10-20-07 TACKLES: 14 (6 solo, 8 assists), by Chris Johnson, at Central Arkansas, 11-4-07 SACKS: 3.0, by Jason Bonwell, at Central Arkansas, 11-4-07 TACKLES FOR LOSS: 3.5, by Jason Bonwell, at Western Illinois, 8-30-07 INTERCEPTIONS: 3, by Tyler Koch, at Central Arkansas, 11-4-07 * denotes touchdown

RUSHES: 42, at UC Davis, 10-27-07 YARDS RUSHING: 312, vs. Cal Poly, 10-20-07 YARDS PER RUSH: 8.2, vs. Cal Poly, 10-20-07 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: 4, vs. Cal Poly, 10-20-07 PASS ATTEMPTS: 47, at Georgia Southern, 10-6-07 PASS COMPLETIONS: 28, at Youngstown State, 9-8-07 YARDS PASSING: 335, at Georgia Southern, 10-6-07 YARDS PER PASS: 9.0, vs.Texas State, 9-22-07 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS: 3, at Georgia Southern, 10-6-07 TOTAL PLAYS: 79, at Western Illinois, 8-30-07 TOTAL OFFENSE: 469, at UC Davis, 10-27-07 YARDS PER PLAY: 7.7, vs.Texas State, 9-22-07 POINTS: 52, vs. Southern Utah, 11-10-07 SACKS BY: 5, vs. Northern Iowa, 9-15-07; at Central Arkansas, 11-4-07 FIRST DOWNS: 26, at UC Davis, 10-27-7 PENALTIES: 9, three times (last: at UC Davis, 10-27-07) PENALTY YARDS: 76, at UC Davis, 10-27-07 TURNOVERS: 4, at Western Illinois, 8-30-07, and at Georgia Southern, 10-6-07 INTERCEPTIONS BY: 5, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 9-29-07; and vs. Southern Utah, 11-10-07

^school record

2007 Final Polls SPORTS NETWORK POLL 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

Appalachian State (N.C.) (119) Delaware Southern Illinois Northern Iowa Richmond (Va.) Wofford (S.C.) Massachusetts Eastern Washington North Dakota State Montana McNeese State (La.) James Madison (Va.) Eastern Kentucky New Hampshire Delaware State Youngstown State (Ohio) Georgia Southern Eastern Illinois South Dakota State Fordham (N.Y.) Harvard (Mass.) Yale (Conn.) Elon (N.C.) Cal Poly Grambling State (La.)

13-2 11-4 12-2 12-1 11-3 9-4 10-3 9-4 10-1 11-1 11-1 8-4 9-3 7-5 10-2 7-4 7-4 8-4 7-4 8-4 8-2 9-1 7-4 7-4 8-4

FCS COACHESâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; POLL 2,950 2,809 2,630 2,519 2,507 2,466 2,096 2,019 1,957 1,953 1,853 1,777 1,481 1,289 1,112 1,014 954 920 548 548 527 464 418 416 288

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

Appalachian State (N.C.) (27) Delaware Southern Illinois Richmond (Va.) Northern Iowa (1) Massachusetts James Madison (Va.) Eastern Washington North Dakota State Wofford (S.C.) McNeese State (La.) Montana Eastern Kentucky New Hampshire Eastern Illinois Delaware State Youngstown State (Ohio) Georgia Southern Fordham (N.Y.) Harvard (Mass.) Yale (Conn.) South Dakota State Elon (N.C.) Grambling State (La.) Dayton (Ohio)

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13-2 11-4 12-2 11-3 12-1 10-3 8-4 9-4 10-1 9-4 11-1 11-1 9-3 7-5 8-4 10-2 7-4 7-4 8-4 8-2 9-1 7-4 7-4 8-4 11-1

696 653 618 599 571 508 500 464 460 449 434 418 337 327 251 237 208 181 169 136 124 116 107 96 79

GWFC Statistics 2007 TEAM STATISTICS --CONFERENCE-STANDINGS WL T PF South Dakota State 4 0 0 152 North Dakota State 3 1 0 142 Cal Poly... 2 2 0 154 UC Davis 1 3 0 106 Southern Utah 0 4 0 86

--OVERALL-PA PCT W L T 112 1.000 7 4 0 90 .750 10 1 0 128 .500 7 4 0 147 .250 5 6 0 174 .000 0 11 0

PF 375 435 432 306 178

PA 244 245 278 349 420

PCT .636 .909 .636 .454 .000

SCORING OFFENSE 1. North Dakota State 2. Cal Poly 3. South Dakota State 4. UC Davis 5. Southern Utah

G TD 11 56 11 59 11 47 11 42 11 22

PAT 2XP 53 1 56 1 42 2 36 2 19 2

DXP FG SAF PTS AVG 0 14 1 435 39.5 0 6 1 432 39.3 0 16 0 376 34.2 0 4 1 306 27.8 0 7 1 178 16.2

SCORING DEFENSE 1. South Dakota State 2. North Dakota State 3. Cal Poly 4. UC Davis 5. Southern Utah

G TD 11 29 11 30 11 36 11 47 11 52

PAT 2XP 24 2 27 1 32 3 41 1 46 2

DXP 0 0 0 0 0

PASS OFFENSE 1. UC Davis 2. North Dakota State 3. Southern Utah 4. Cal Poly 5. South Dakota State

G 11 11 11 11 11

ATT 431 264 395 206 336

COMP INT PCT. YDS AVG. TD 269 11 62.4 3,269 7.6 25 177 10 67.0 2,518 9.5 21 209 27 52.9 2,464 6.2 11 110 6 53.4 2,364 11.5 30 201 9 59.8 2,163 6.4 19

PASS DEFENSE 1. North Dakota State 2. South Dakota State 3. Southern Utah 4. Cal Poly 5. UC Davis

G 11 11 11 11 11

ATT 385 344 290 349 374

COMP INT PCT. YDS AVG. 222 14 57.7 2,227 5.8 227 19 66.0 2,230 6.5 177 6 61.0 2,298 7.9 168 8 48.1 2,408 6.9 217 6 58.0 2,876 7.7

RUSHING OFFENSE 1. Cal Poly 2. North Dakota State 3. South Dakota State 4. UC Davis 5. Southern Utah

G 11 11 11 11 11

ATT 574 458 356 346 365

YDS 2,994 2,580 1,824 1,188 1,155

AVG. 5.2 5.6 5.1 3.4 3.2

TD 25 33 21 15 10

RUSHING DEFENSE 1. North Dakota State 2. Cal Poly 3. UC Davis 4. South Dakota State 5. Southern Utah

G 11 11 11 11 11

YDS ATT 360 1,392 376 1,666 406 1,699 470 1,938 493 2,211

AVG. 3.9 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.5

TD 9 16 22 18 27

TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Cal Poly 2. North Dakota State 3. UC Davis 4. South Dakota State 5. Southern Utah

G 11 11 11 11 11

RUSH 2,994 2,580 1,188 1,824 1,155

TOTAL DEFENSE 1. North Dakota State 2. Cal Poly 3. South Dakota State 4. Southern Utah 5. UC Davis

G 11 11 11 11 11

FIRST DOWNS 1. Cal Poly 2. North Dakota State 3. UC Davis 4. South Dakota State 5. Southern Utah 68

G 11 11 11 11 11

RUSH 87 86 118 96 114

TURNOVER MARGIN 1. South Dakota State 2. Cal Poly 3. North Dakota State 4. UC Davis 5. Southern Utah

--GAINED-G FUM INT TOT 11 12 19 31 11 16 8 24 11 5 14 19 11 5 6 11 11 11 6 17

PASS 97 94 97 112 108

PEN 12 19 14 30 19

TOT 196 199 229 238 241 --LOST-FUM INT TOT 8 9 17 20 6 26 12 10 22 9 11 20 9 27 36

3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS 1. North Dakota State 2. UC Davis 3. South Dakota State 4. Cal Poly 5. Southern Utah

G CONV 11 61 11 64 11 57 11 55 11 44

ATT 122 152 142 140 153

PCT 50.0 42.1 40.1 39.3 28.8

YPG 297.2 228.9 224.0 214.9 196.6

OPP. 3RD DOWN CONV. 1. Cal Poly 2. North Dakota State 3. South Dakota State 4. UC Davis 5. Southern Utah

G CONV 11 50 11 51 11 64 11 64 11 64

ATT 151 153 166 158 151

PCT 33.1 33.3 38.6 40.5 42.4

YPG 202.5 202.7 208.9 218.9 261.5

TIME OF POSSESSION 1. Cal Poly 2. North Dakota State 3. UC Davis 4. South Dakota State 5. Southern Utah

G 11 11 11 11 11

TOT TIME 356:30 340:45 332:25 327:59 318:51

YPG 272.2 234.5 165.8 108.0 105.0

PENALTIES 1. Cal Poly 2. North Dakota State 3. Southern Utah 4. South Dakota State 5. UC Davis

G 11 11 11 11 11

NO 62 74 78 76 95

YDS 487 634 636 647 854

AVG 44.3 57.6 57.8 58.8 77.6

YPG 126.5 151.5 154.5 176.2 201.0

SACKS 1. North Dakota State 2. South Dakota State 3. UC Davis 4. Cal Poly 5. Southern Utah

G 11 11 11 11 11

NO 27 26 24 21 17

AVG 2.45 2.36 2.18 1.91 1.55

YDS 147 167 178 163 94

YPG 487.1 463.5 405.2 362.5 329.0

KICKOFF RETURNS 1. South Dakota State 2. North Dakota State 3. Southern Utah 4. UC Davis 5. Cal Poly

G 11 11 11 11 11

NO YDS TD AVG 39 961 1 24.6 46 1,053 1 22.9 58 1,189 0 20.5 53 1,019 0 19.2 48 875 0 18.2

PASS PLAYS YDS AVG TD YPG RUSH 1,392 2,227 745 3,619 4.9 28 329.0 1,666 2,408 725 4,074 5.6 32 370.4 1,938 2,230 814 4,168 5.1 26 378.9 2,211 2,298 783 4,509 5.8 48 409.9 1,699 2,876 780 4,575 5.9 46 415.9

KICKOFF COVERAGE 1. South Dakota State 2. North Dakota State 3. Cal Poly 4. Southern Utah 5. UC Davis

G 11 11 11 11 11

NO YDS TD AVG 50 878 0 17.6 68 1,339 0 19.7 71 1,433 2 20.2 24 532 0 22.2 50 1,193 0 23.9

PUNT RETURNS 1. North Dakota State 2. South Dakota State 3. Cal Poly 4. UC Davis 5. Southern Utah

G 11 11 11 11 11

NO 19 35 25 21 20

RUSH 153 126 63 97 70

FG SAF PTS AVG 14 0 244 22.2 12 0 245 22.3 8 0 278 25.3 6 3 349 31.7 16 0 410 37.3

OPP. FIRST DOWNS 1. Cal Poly 2. North Dakota State 3. South Dakota State 4. UC Davis 5. Southern Utah

TD 19 8 21 16 24

PASS PLAYS YDS AVG TD 2,364 780 5,358 6.9 55 2,518 722 5,098 7.1 54 3,269 777 4,457 5.7 40 2,163 692 3,987 5.8 40 2,464 760 3,619 4.8 21

PASS 83 113 141 90 102

PEN 21 14 19 17 14

TOT 257 253 223 204 186

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AVG 32:24 30:58 30:13 29:49 28:59

YDS TD AVG 273 1 14.4 495 1 14.1 330 1 13.2 218 0 10.4 177 0 8.9

MAR +14 -2 -3 -9 -19

GWFC Statistics 2007 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS — OFFENSE LG 81 52 90 39 66 36

TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Jonathan Dally, CP 2. Matt Engle, UCD 3. Steve Walker, NDSU 4. Ryan Berry, SDSU 5.Tyler Roehl, NDSU 6. Cory Koenig, SDSU

PASSING/GAME 1. Steve Walker, NDSU 2. Matt Engle, UCD 3. Jonathan Dally, CP 4. Ryan Berry, SDSU

YDS TD YDS/G CL. G ATT COMP INT PCT. Sr. 11 248 166 10 66.9 2,327 20 211.5 Sr. 9 224 139 4 62.1 1,889 14 209.9 Jr. 11 192 104 5 54.2 2,238 29 203.5 Jr. 11 328 197 9 60.1 2,132 19 193.8

PASS EFFICIENCY 1. Jonathan Dally, CP 2. Steve Walker, NDSU 3. Matt Engle, UCD 4. Ryan Berry, SDSU

CL. G ATT COMP INT PCT. Jr. 11 192 104 5 54.2 Sr. 11 248 166 10 66.9 Sr. 9 224 139 4 62.1 Jr. 11 328 197 9 60.1

ALL-PURPOSE 1.Tyler Roehl, NDSU 2. Nick Miller, SUU 3. Ramses Barden, CP 4. Cory Koenig, SDSU 5. Joe Trombetta, UCD

RUSHING/GAME 1.Tyler Roehl, NDSU 2. Cory Koenig, SDSU 3. Joe Trombetta, UCD 4. Jonathan Dally, CP 5. Johnny Sanchez, SUU 9. Kyle Minett, SDSU

CL. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr.

RECEPTIONS/GAME 1. B. Rice, UCD 2. Ramses Barden, CP 3. Kole Heckendorf, NDSU 4. Joe Trombetta, UCD 5. B. Grant, UCD 6. JaRon Harris, SDSU 7. Chris Doblar, SDSU

CL. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Sr.

G 10 11 9 11 11 11

ATT YARDS 207 1,431 213 1,266 140 676 182 763 161 701 77 476

G REC YDS 11 59 870 11 57 1,467 11 48 766 9 39 314 11 47 621 10 40 664 11 36 378

AVG. 6.9 5.9 4.8 4.2 4.4 6.2

TD 10 18 6 2 5 7 1

TD YDS/G 21 143.1 15 115.1 8 75.1 12 69.4 7 63.7 5 43.3

YDS 2,238 2,327 1,889 2,132

TD EFF 29 196.7 20 164.3 14 149.9 19 128.3

YPC REC/GM 14.7 5.36 25.7 5.18 16.0 4.36 8.1 4.33 13.2 4.27 16.6 4.00 10.5 3.27

LG 70 85 80 41 49 70 19

CL. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. CL. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr.

SCORING 1.Tyler Roehl, NDSU 2. Ramses Barden, CP 3. Cory Koenig, SDSU 4. Shawn Bibeau, NDSU 5. Parker Douglass, SDSU 6. Andrew Gardner, CP 7. Joe Trombetta, UCD 8. Jonathan Dally, CP 9.B. Rice, UCD 10. JaRon Harris, SDSU

G RUSH PASS PLAYS TOTAL 11 763 2,238 374 9 94 1,889 273 11 23 2,327 297 11 -21 2,132 355 10 1,431 0 207 11 1,266 10 214

G RUSH RCV PR 10 1,431 180 0 11 50 433 175 11 0 1,467 0 11 1,266 49 0 9 676 314 0

CL. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr.

G 10 11 11 11 11 11 9 11 11 10

TD 21 18 16 0 0 0 10 12 10 8

PAT 0 0 0 53 42 56 0 0 0 0

YPG 3,001 272.8 1,983 220.3 2,350 213.6 2,111 191.9 1,431 143.1 1,276 116.0

KR TOTAL YPG 16 1,627 162.7 914 1,572 142.9 0 1,467 133.4 0 1,315 119.5 70 1,060 117.8

FG 0 0 0 14 16 6 0 0 0 0

2XP PTS 0 126 0 108 4 100 0 95 0 90 0 74 0 60 0 72 0 60 0 48

PPG 12.6 9.8 9.1 8.6 8.2 6.7 6.7 6.5 5.5 4.8

2007 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS — DEFENSE TACKLES 1. Jimmy Rogers, SDSU 2. Chris Johnson, SDSU 3. Joe Mays, NDSU 4. Justin Kubesh, SDSU 5. Rob Takeno, SUU 6. Ramon Humber, NDSU 7. M. Morales, UCD 8. Mark Restelli, Cal Poly 9. Marty Mohamed, Cal Poly 9. Rob Bala, SUU

CL. G So. 11 So. 11 Sr. 10 Sr. 11 So. 11 Jr. 10. So. 11 Jr. 11 Fr. 11 Sr. 11

SOLO 47 38 45 39 40 41 29 40 36 36

ASST 63 68 45 56 42 31 46 33 34 34

TOT 110 106 90 95 82 72 75 73 70 70

TPG 10.0 9.6 9.0 8.6 7.5 7.2 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.4

SACK 0.0 1.0 2.5 1.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.5

SACKS 1. James Amos, UCD 1. Joe Lardinois, NDSU 3. Eric Schroeder, SDSU 4. Jason Bonwell, SDSU 5. Mitch Pontrelli, SDSU 6. Danny Batten, SDSU

CL. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So.

SOLO 6 6 5 4 5 4

ASST 2 2 3 4 0 1

YDS TOTAL 49 7.0 37 7.0 44 6.5 40 6.0 18 5.0 32 4.5

AVG. 0.64 0.64 0.59 0.55 0.45 0.41

G 11 11 11 11 11 11

TACKLES FOR LOSS 1. Eric Schroeder, SDSU 2. Joe Lardinois, NDSU 3. Danny Batten, SDSU 4. James Amos, UCD 5. Jimmy Judd, SUU 10. Mitch Pontrelli, SDSU

CL. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr.

G 11 11 11 11 11 11

SOLO 10 10 9 9 9 7

ASST 7 5 6 5 3 3

YDS TOTAL 62 13.5 46 12.5 48 12.0 56 11.5 37 10.5 24 8.5

PASSES DEFENDED 1. David Fullerton, CP 2. Brock Gentile, SDSU 2. Adam Cook, UCD 4. John Richardson, NDSU 5. Tyler Koch, SDSU

CL. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr.

G 11 10 11 11 11

PBU 9 7 10 9 2

INT 3 3 1 1 7

TOTAL 12 10 11 10 9

FUMBLES FORCED 1. D.J. Senter, SUU 2. Fred Hives II, CP 3. DeWayne Lewis, SUU 3. Dallas Christon, NDSU 5. James Amos, UCD 5. Jimmy Rogers, SDSU 7. Brian Fischer,, SDSU

CL. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr.

G 9 10 10 10 11 11 9

FF 3 3 2 2 2 2 1

AVG 0.33 0.30 0.20 0.20 0.18 0.18 0.11

AVG. 1.23 1.14 1.09 1.05 0.95 0.77

AVG. 1.09 1.00 1.00 0.91 0.82

2007 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS — SPECIAL TEAMS PUNTING CL. 1. Mike Dragosavich, NDSU Sr. 2.Tim Chicoine, CP Sr. 3. Emmanuel Benjamin, UCD Sr. 4.Trevor Ward, SUU So. 5. Dean Priddy, SDSU Fr.

G PUNTS 11 27 11 46 11 35 11 60 11 45

PUNT RETURN AVG CL 1. Paul Aanonson, SDSU Sr. 2.Tredale Tolver, CP Jr.

G 11 11

RET 34 24

YDS 1,225 1,953 1,430 2,348 1,735 YDS 482 327

AVG 45.4 42.5 40.9 39.1 38.6 TD 1 1

LG 70 55 72 60 58 AVG 14.2 13.6

LG 94 89

FIELD GOALS CL. 1. Parker Douglass, SDSU Sr. 2. Shawn Bibeau, NDSU So. 3. Steve Pulver, SUU Jr. 4. Andrew Gardner, CP So. 5. Emmanuel Benjamin, UCD Sr.

G 11 11 11 11 11

FGM 16 14 7 6 4

FGA 22 19 12 8 12

PCT. AVG 72.7 1.45 73.7 1.27 58.3 0.64 75.0 0.55 33.3 0.36

KICK RETURN AVG CL 1. Shamen Washington, NDSU Jr. 2. Adam Monke, SDSU So. 3. Nick Miller, SUU Jr.

G 11 11 11

RET 24 20 41

YDS 651 524 914

TD 1 1 0

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AVG 27.1 26.2 22.3

LG 93 91 50

All-GWFC Teams 2007 ALL-GREAT WEST FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAMS

First Team — Offense POS. C OL OL OL OL TE WR WR WR QB RB RB RB K

PLAYER SCHOOL HT. *Stephen Field Cal Poly 6-1 Keith Buckman N. Dakota St. 6-4 *Mitch Erickson SDSU 6-6 *Jon Compas UC Davis 6-4 *Nate Safe N. Dakota St. 6-5 Jerimiah Wurzbacher N. Dakota St. 6-5 *Ramses Barden Cal Poly 6-6 Kole Heckendorf N. Dakota St. 6-1 Brandon Rice UC Davis 6-4 *Steve Walker N. Dakota St. 6-1 Tyler Roehl N. Dakota St. 5-10 Johnny Sanchez Southern Utah 5-9 Cory Koenig SDSU 5-10 *Parker Douglass SDSU 5-8

Second Team — Offense

WT. YEAR 280 Jr. 293 So. 290 Sr. 290 Jr. 310 Sr. 250 Jr. 240 Jr. 188 Jr. 203 Jr. 210 Sr. 232 Jr. 195 Sr. 205 Sr. 170 Sr.

HOMETOWN Arroyo Grande, Calif. Belfield, N.D. Hutchinson, Minn. Carlsbad, Calif. Cannon Falls, Minn. Fargo, N.D. Altadena, Calif. Mosinee, Wis. Los Angeles, Claif. Lockport, Ill. West Fargo, N.D. Los Lunas, N.M. Underwood, Iowa Columbus, Neb.

First Team — Defense POS. DL DL DL DL LB LB LB LB LB DB DB DB DB P

PLAYER Danny Batten Sean Lawyer *James Amos Joe Lardinois ^Justin Kubesh Jimmy Rogers *Joe Mays Mike Maresh Ramon Humber Adam Cook Tyler Koch Brock Gentile Jovan Jackson *Mike Dragosavich

SCHOOL HT. SDSU 6-4 Cal Poly 6-1 UC Davis 6-4 N. Dakota St. 6-4 SDSU 6-1 SDSU 5-10 N. Dakota St. 5-11 N. Dakota St. 6-1 N. Dakota St. 5-11 UC Davis 5-11 SDSU 5-10 SDSU 5-10 Southern Utah 6-2 N. Dakota St. 6-5

WT. YEAR 250 So. 260 Jr. 255 Sr. 255 Jr. 240 Sr. 200 So. 245 Sr. 232 Jr. 220 Jr. 175 Sr. 190 Sr. 190 Sr. 190 Sr. 215 Sr.

HOMETOWN Gilbert, Ariz. San Jose, Calif. Galt, Calif. New Franken, Wis. Olivia, Minn. Chandler, Ariz. Chicago, Ill. Champlin, Minn. Brooklyn Park, Minn. Bakersfield, Calif. White Lake, S.D. Council Bluffs, Iowa Phoenix, Ariz. Oak Lawn, Ill.

* denotes repeat first-team All-Great West Football Conference selection ^ denotes second-team All-Great West Football Conference selection in 2006

Special Awards OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: *Steve Walker, QB, North Dakota State DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Joe Mays, LB, North Dakota State SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Shamen Washington, KR, North Dakota State FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Jason Cox, OL, Cal Poly COACH OF THE YEAR: John Stiegelmeier, South Dakota State

POS. C OL OL OL OL TE WR WR WR QB RB RB K

PLAYER Kevin Robling ^Matt Roan Jason Cox ^Preston Crumly Mario Gonzales *Chris Wagner Bakari Grant ^JaRon Harris Tredale Tolver Jonathan Dally Jon Hall Brandon Tucker Andrew Gardner

POS. DL DL DL DL LB LB LB LB DB DB DB P

PLAYER Adam Torosian Eric Schroeder ^Mitch Pontrelli Jimmy Judd ^Robert Takeno Chris Buck Chris Johnson Jason Relyea Derrick Brown Chase Pendley Colin Pretlow Tim Chicoine

SCHOOL HT. SDSU 6-2 Southern Utah 6-4 Cal Poly 6-0 SDSU 6-5 UC Davis 6-1 SDSU 6-6 UC Davis 6-4 SDSU 6-1 Cal Poly 5-9 Cal Poly 6-0 Cal Poly 6-2 UC Davis 5-10 Cal Poly 5-7

WT. YEAR 270 Jr. 290 Sr. 260 Fr. 290 Sr. 285 Jr. 255 Sr. 195 So. 200 Jr. 175 Jr. 185 Jr. 240 So. 180 Fr. 162 So.

HOMETOWN Jordan, Minn. Dublin,Va. Fresno, Calif. Hartington, Neb. Placentia, Calif. Brookings, S.D. Oakland, Calif. Sioux Falls, S.D. San Diego, Calif. Santa Maria, Calif. Thousand Oaks, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. Davis, Calif.

Second Team — Defense SCHOOL HT. Cal Poly 6-2 SDSU 6-4 SDSU 6-1 Southern Utah 6-2 So. Utah 5-11 UC Davis 6-0 SDSU 6-2 Cal Poly 6-1 Southern Utah 6-1 Southern Utah 6-1 Southern Utah 6-0 Cal Poly 6-1

WT. YEAR 245 Sr. 280 Jr. 275 Sr. 250 Sr. 222 So. 211 Sr. 230 So. 225 Sr. 185 Sr. 195 Fr. 170 Fr. 195 Jr.

HOMETOWN Fresno, Calif. Stewartville, Minn. St. Paul, Minn. Salt Lake City, Utah Sandy, Utah Fair Oaks, Calif. Council Bluffs, Iowa Poway, Calif. Brigham City, Utah Sandy, Utah Las Vegas, Nev. Huntington Beach, Calif.

Honorable Mention CAL POLY: Mark Restelli (LB), Louis Shepherd (DL). SOUTH DAKOTA STATE: ^Nick Flesner (OL). SOUTHERN UTAH: Jeremy Edwards (WR), Steve Pulver (K), D.J. Senter (LB),Trevor Ward (P). UC DAVIS: Tommy Hernandez (OL), Luke McDonough (TE).

2007 GREAT WEST FOOTBALL CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

OFFENSE Sept. 2: Ramses Barden, WR, Cal Poly Sept. 9: Tyler Roehl, RB, North Dakota State Sept. 16: Jonathan Dally, QB, Cal Poly Sept. 23: Steve Walker, QB, North Dakota State Sept. 30: Jonathan Dally, QB, Cal Poly Oct. 7: Tyler Roehl, RB, North Dakota State Oct. 14: Ryan Mole, WB, Cal Poly Oct. 21: Cory Koenig, RB, SDSU, and Tyler Roehl, RB, North Dakota State Oct. 28: Jonathan Dally, QB, Cal Poly Nov. 4: Tyler Roehl, RB, North Dakota State Nov. 11: Steve Walker, QB, North Dakota State Nov. 18: Matt Engle, QB, UC Davis

DEFENSE Sept. 2: Derrick Brown, CB, Southern Utah Sept. 9: James Amos, DE, UC Davis Sept. 16: David Earl, CB, North Dakota State Sept. 23: Mark Restelli, LB, Cal Poly Sept. 30: Joe Mays, LB, North Dakota State Oct. 7: DeWayne Lewis, CB, Southern Utah Oct. 14: Derrick Brown, CB, Southern Utah Oct. 21: Mitch Pontrelli, DL, SDSU Oct. 28: Nick Schommer, FS, North Dakota State Nov. 4: Tyler Koch, CB, SDSU Nov. 11: Tyler Koch, CB, SDSU Nov. 18: Jimmy Rogers, LB, SDSU

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SPECIAL TEAMS Sept. 2: Parker Douglass, K, SDSU Sept. 9: Trevor Ward, P, Southern Utah Sept. 16: Mike Dragosavich, P, North Dakota State Sept. 23: Shawn Bibeau, K, North Dakota State Sept. 30: Parker, Douglass, K, SDSU Oct. 7: John Majeski, WR, North Dakota State Oct. 14: Shamen Washington, KR, North Dakota State Oct. 21: Adam Monke, KR, SDSU Oct. 28: Dean Priddy, P, SDSU Nov. 4: Tim Chicoine, P, Cal Poly Nov. 11: Shawn Bibeau, K, North Dakota State Nov. 18: Paul Aanonson, PR, SDSU

GWFC Academic Team For the third consecutive year, South Dakota State University led the Great West Football Conference in the number of academic all-conference selections. SDSU, which claimed the GWFC title on the field during the 2007 season, was represented by a league-record 16 players on the honor squad, which was announced in January.The SDSU honorees include five three-time selections from the senior class: tight end Matt Anderson, offensive lineman Mitch Erickson, kicker Parker Douglass, defensive back Andrew Hoogeveen and running back Cory Koenig. Other repeat selections included junior offensive lineman Kevin Robling, sophomore linebacker Chris Johnson and sophomore offensive lineman Casey Knips. In addition, punt returner Paul Aanonson and quarterback Ryan Berry, both members of the all-academic team in 2005, were selected for a second time. First-time selections for the Jackrabbits included junior offensive lineman Nick Flesner, sophomore linebacker Jimmy Rogers and redshirt freshmen Derek Domino, Conrad Kjerstad, Kyle Minett and Dean Priddy. Erickson, Douglass, Koenig and Rogers were first-team all-conference selections on the field, as well, while Robling and Johnson were secondteam picks. Flesner earned honorable mention all-conference recognition. Selection to the team requires that the student-athlete achieve a minimum cumulative 3.2 grade point average and participated in at least 50 percent of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games during the 2007 season. Student-athletes were selected based on their GPAs following the fall semester. In each of the two previous seasons, the Jackrabbits had 13 players qualify for the award. A total of 41 student-athletes were honored during the 2007 season among the GWFCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s five members.The complete list follows below. CAL POLY (2) Patrick Koligian Jr. Business Andre Thomas Sr. Kinesiology UC DAVIS (4) Jonathan Compas Jr. International Relations Matt Engle Sr. Psychology Jake Jondle So. Biological Sciences Ramsey Moyer So. History NORTH DAKOTA STATE (10) Kyle Belmont So. Psychology Sam Boraas Sr. Mechancial Engineering Mike Brown Sr. Sports Management Nick Compton Jr. Business Management Jeff Curtis So Mass Communications Kole Heckendorf Jr. PE/Health Education Tyler Lekang Sr. Electrical Engineering Ryan Parsons Jr. Social Science/History Tyler Roehl Jr. Physical Education Landon Smith R-Fr. Business Management SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (16) Paul Aanonson Sr. Health Promotion Matt Anderson Sr. Aviation Education Ryan Berry Jr. Biology/Pre-Medicine Derek Domino R-Fr. Undeclared Parker Douglass Sr. Biology Mitch Erickson Sr. Mechanical Engineering Nick Flesner Jr. Construction Management Andrew Hoogeveen Sr. Health Promotion Chris Johnson So. Pre-Economics Conrad Kjerstad R-Fr. Pre-Law Casey Knips So. Construction Management Cory Koenig Sr. Biology Kyle Minett R-Fr. General Engineering Dean Priddy R-Fr. Mathematics/Spanish Kevin Robling Jr. Wildlife and Fisheries Jimmy Rogers So. Health, PE & Recreation SOUTHERN UTAH (9) Robert Bala Sr. Physical Education Brandon Godfrey Jr. Biology James Judd Sr. Accounting Tyler Moser Jr. Economics Tysson Poots R-Fr. Business Education Matt Roan Sr. Political Science Drew Rykert Jr. Psychology Johnny Sanchez Sr. Engineering Technology Trevor Ward So. Business Education

3.25 3.35

Fresno, Calif. Oxnard, Calif.

3.38 3.40 3.58 3.81

Carlsbad, Calif. El Segundo, Calif. Long Beach, Calif. Alameda, Calif.

3.71 3.95 3.54 3.61 3.40 3.79 3.21 3.92 3.32 3.31

Battle Lake, Minn. Zumbrota, Minn. Larimore, N.D. Rosemount, Minn. New Hope, Minn. Mosinee, Wis. Fridley, Minn. Ham Lake, Minn. West Fargo, N.D. Dickinson, N.D.

3.56 3.50 3.90 3.24 3.77 3.35 3.20 3.54 3.60 3.87 3.66 3.77 3.40 3.74 3.80 3.20

Cambridge, Iowa Rapid City, S.D. Watertown, S.D. Spring Lake Park, Minn. Columbus, Neb. Hutchinson, Minn. Pierce, Neb. Sioux Center, Iowa Council Bluffs, Iowa Wall, S.D. Adrian, Minn. Underwood, Iowa Ruthton, Minn. Eden Prairie, Minn. Jordan, Minn. Chandler, Ariz.

3.29 3.25 3.30 3.61 3.62 3.81 3.63 3.43 3.43

Oceanside, Calif. Las Vegas, Nev. Salt Lake City, Utah Mesa, Ariz. Las Vegas, Nev. Dublin,Va. Cedar Hills, Utah Los Lunas, N.M. Ogden, Utah

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JACKRABBIT RUNNING BACK Cory Koenig was selected to the Great West Football Conference All-Academic Team for the third time in 2007, and also was a repeat selection to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America First Team. Koenig was selected later as one of two recipients of a $5,000 postgraduate scholarship awarded by the Division I Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association.

2007 Awards TEAM AWARDS Defensive Scout Player of Year Jared Crumly Offensive Scout Player of Year Woody Orne Special Teams Scout Player of Year Anthony Wise Adam Vinatieri Award (Special Teams MVP) Paul Aanonson

PRESTON CRUMLY

PARKER DOUGLASS

ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS

Adam Timmerman Award (Offensive MVP) Mitch Erickson

All-Great West Football Conference First Team Danny Batten Parker Douglass Mitch Erickson Brock Gentile Tyler Koch Cory Koenig Justin Kubesh Jimmy Rogers

Doug Miller Award (Defensive MVP) Justin Kubesh Scholar-Athlete Award Parker Douglass Josh Ranek Award (Effort Award) Justin Kubesh

All-Great West Football Conference Second Team Preston Crumly JaRon Harris Chris Johnson Mitch Pontrelli Kevin Robling Eric Schroeder Chris Wagner

Jim Langer Award (Team MVP) Cory Koenig

Great West Football Conference Coach of the Year John Stiegelmeier All-Great West Football Conference Media First Team Danny Batten Brock Campbell Parker Douglass Mitch Erickson Chris Johnson Tyler Koch Cory Koenig Eric Schroeder Chris Wagner All-Great West Football Conference Media Second Team Paul Aanonson Preston Crumly Brock Gentile JaRon Harris Justin Kubesh Mitch Pontrelli Kevin Robling Jimmy Rogers Great West Football Conference Media Coach of the Year John Stiegelmeier

All-Great West Football Conference Honorable Mention Nick Flesner PAUL AANONSON

MITCH ERICKSON

MATT ANDERSON

BROCK GENTILE

2007 South Dakota State Players of the Week, as selected by the Jackrabbit coaching staff OPPONENT

OFFENSE

DEFENSE

SPECIAL TEAMS

SCOUT OFFENSE

SCOUT DEFENSE

SCOUT SPECIAL TEAMS

Western Illinois

Cory Koenig Nick Flesner Ryan Berry Mitch Erickson JaRon Harris Mitch Erickson Kyle Minett Preston Crumly Ryan Berry Nick Flesner JaRon Harris Nick Flesner Cory Koenig Mitch Erickson JaRon Harris Mitch Erickson Cory Koenig Casey Bender Cory Koenig Preston Crumly Cory Koenig Preston Crumly

Eric Schroeder

Trevor Hohn

Evan Skiles

Dirk Kool

Peter Reifenrath

Andrew Hoogeveen

General Parnell

Corey Jeske

Jared Crumly

Anthony Wise

Justin Kubesh

Danny Batten Chris Johnson Jason Bonwell

Brendan Luedtke

Jake Steffen

N/A

Dominique Clare

Nick Van Wyhe

Anthony Wise

Parker Douglass

Offensive Line

Anthony Wise

Erich Feller

Eric Schroeder

Adam Fritz

Corey Jeske

Jim Ebke

N/A

Mitch Pontrelli Brock Campbell Brock Campbell

Adam Monke

Sam Kavanagh

Dirk Kool

Rodkem Matthews

Dean Priddy

Brandon Gant

Jim Ebke

Dirk Kool

Tyler Koch Jason Bonwell Tyler Koch Eric Schroeder Entire Defense

Paul Aanonson

Nick Van Wyhe

Jesse Ekeren

Dean Priddy

Corey Jeske Sam Kavanagh Casey Elshere

Jake Steffen

Anthony Wise

Paul Aanonson

Eric Aas

Jared Crumly

Jake Steffen

Youngstown State Northern Iowa Texas State Stephen F. Austin Georgia Southern Cal Poly UC Davis Central Arkansas Southern Utah North Dakota State

Danny Batten Mitch Pontrelli Jimmy Rogers

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2007 Awards ALL-REGION AWARDS

WEEKLY AWARDS

American Football Coaches Association Region 5 FCS Coach of the Year John Stiegelmeier

Great West Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week Cory Koenig (Oct. 21)

ALL-AMERICA AWARDS

Great West Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week Mitch Pontrelli (Oct. 21) Tyler Koch (Nov. 4, Nov. 11) Jimmy Rogers (Nov. 18)

American Football Coaches Association All-America First Team Mitch Erickson The Associated Press All-America First Team Mitch Erickson The Associated Press All-America Third Team Tyler Koch College Sporting News Fabulous 50 FCS All-America Team Mitch Erickson College Sports Report.Com All-FCS First Team Mitch Erickson Sports Network All-America Third Team Tyler Koch Sports Network All-America Honorable Mention Paul Aanonson Danny Batten Parker Douglass Mitch Erickson Cory Koenig

ACADEMIC AWARDS Football Championship Subdivision Athletic Directors Association Academic All-Star Team Parker Douglass Cory Koenig

CORY KOENIG

JUSTIN KUBESH

Great West Football Conference All-Academic Team Paul Aanonson Matt Anderson Ryan Berry Derek Domino Parker Douglass Mitch Erickson Nick Flesner Andrew Hoogeveen Chris Johnson Conrad Kjerstad Casey Knips Cory Koenig Kyle Minett Dean Priddy Kevin Robling Jimmy Rogers

ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team Parker Douglass Mitch Erickson Andrew Hoogeveen Cory Koenig Kevin Robling

Great West Football Conference Special Team Player of the Week Parker Douglass (Sept. 2, Sept. 30) Adam Monke (Oct. 21) Dean Priddy (Oct. 29) Paul Aanonson (Nov. 18) College Sporting News National Special Teams Player of the Week Adam Monke (Oct. 22) Paul Aanonson (Nov. 19) SME Network National Defensive Weekly Star Mitch Pontrelli (Oct. 22) Jimmy Rogers (Nov. 19) SME Network National Special Teams Weekly Star Adam Monke (Oct. 22) Paul Aanonson (Nov. 19)

ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America First Team Cory Koenig ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Second Team Parker Douglass

MITCH PONTRELLI

CHRIS WAGNER

National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society Paul Aanonson Matt Anderson Parker Douglass Mitch Erickson Andrew Hoogeveen Cory Koenig ANDREW HOOGEVEEN

TYLER KOCH

2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

Senior Classes A successful transition to Division I football would never have been possible at South Dakota State University without the leadership of and sacrifices made by four senior classes. In four seasons, 55 Jackrabbit football players finished their eligibility at the Division I level, compiling four winning seasons and a 26-18 record despite not having the opportunity to compete for postseason play. “The aspect that I have been most proud of during the Division I transition, has been the commitment of our players,” head coach John Stiegelmeier said. “The leadership of our senior classes has been instrumental in this commitment.” Following is a closer look at the 2004-07 senior classes and a list of their accomplishments.

2004 SENIORS - Front Row: Mike Blackbourn, Greg Peitz, Michael Suhn, Tom Higbee, Brian Janecek. Back Row: Head coach John Stiegelmeier, Solomon Johnson, Chris Coauette, Brad Nelson, Joey Abell, Ryan Lowry, Jeff Davis.

2005 SENIORS - Front Row: Mike James, Chris Molitor, Billy Ray Kirch, Mitch Klein, Hank McCall, Josh Davis, John Perry. Back Row: Paul Keizer, Taylor Murray, Tyler Trees, James Epps, Coach John Stiegelmeier, Gabe Koenigsfeld, D.J. Fischer, Mike Murphy.

2004 Accomplishments • 6-5 overall record, 2-3 in Great West Football Conference • Defeated Southern (La.) for first win and road win over FCS opponent • 10 players named to GWFC All-Academic Team • Defeated North Dakota State in inaugural Dakota Marker game • Recorded undefeated season at home with 4-0 record • Five players named to all-GWFC team

2005 Accomplishments • 6-5 overall record, 2-3 in GWFC • Scored 55 or more points in a game three times • 13 players named to GWFC All-Academic Team • 10 players named to all-GWFC team • Mitch Klein named to Academic All-America team • Parker Douglass named GWFC Special Teams Player of the Year

2006 SENIORS - Front Row: Jeff Hegge, Andy Pick, Dusty Snyders, Anthony Watson, Scott Breyfogle, Willie Jones. Back Row: Micah Johnson, Marty Kranz, Andy Kardoes, Mark Oelkers, Dan Dykhouse, Neal Bainbridge, head coach John Stiegelmeier.

2007 SENIORS - Front Row: Jason Bonwell, Trevor Hohn, Parker Douglass, Paul Aanonson, Tyler Koch, Andrew Hoogeveen. Middle Row: Matt Anderson, Brock Gentile, Cory Koenig, Justin Kubesh, Reed Burckhardt, Chris Doblar, head coach John Stiegelmeier. Back Row: Mitch Pontrelli, Preston Crumly, Chris Wagner, Mitch Erickson, Luke Witte, Dusty LeBrun.

2006 Accomplishments • 7-4 overall record, 3-1 in Great West Football Conference • Recorded seven-game winning streak, including three wins over ranked opponents • Ended season ranked 21st and 22nd in national FCS Polls • 13 players named to GWFC All-Academic Team • 12 players named to all-GWFC team • Parker Douglass and Cory Koenig named Academic All-Americans • Parker Douglass named GWFC Special Teams Player of the Year

2007 Accomplishments • 7-4 overall record, 4-0 in GWFC • Won six of last seven games • Great West Football Conference champions • Ended season ranked 19th and 22nd in national FCS polls • 16 players named to GWFC All-Academic Team • 15 players named to all-GWFC team • Parker Douglass and Cory Koenig named Academic All-Americans

2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

OPPONENTS

Opponent Information Iowa State

Youngstown State

Aug. 28 at Ames, Iowa Kickoff: 7 p.m.

Sept. 6 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium Kickoff: 6 p.m. (Cereal Bowl)

Quick Facts

LOCATION: Ames, Iowa ENROLLMENT: 23,710 NICKNAME: Cyclones COLORS: Cardinal and gold HOME STADIUM: Jack Trice Stadium (Natural Grass55,000) AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision/Big 12 Conference-North Division ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Jamie Pollard

LOCATION: Youngstown, Ohio ENROLLMENT: 13,497 NICKNAME: Penguins COLORS: Red and White HOME STADIUM: Stambaugh Stadium (Sprinturf-20,630) AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision/Missouri Valley Football Conference ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Ron Strollo

Team Information

2007 OVERALL RECORD: 3-9 2007 CONFERENCE RECORD: 2-6 (tied for fifth place in Big 12 Conference North Division) HEAD COACH: Gene Chizik (Florida, 1985) RECORD/YEARS AT SCHOOL: 3-9 (1) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 3-9 (1) ASSISTANT COACHES: Robert McFarland (Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line); Wayne Bolt (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers); Jay Boulware (Running Backs/ Special Teams); Scott Fountain (Tight Ends); Jeff Koonz (Secondary); Mike Pelton (Defensive Line); Tony Petersen (Quarterbacks); Shwan Raney (Secondary); Jay Rodgers (Wide Receivers) LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 28/23 STARTERS RETURNING: 15 (7 Off., 7 Def., 1 Spec.Teams) TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: • Allen Bell (6-1, 190, Jr., DB, 54 tackles, 1 INT); • Doug Dedrick (6-3, 296, Sr., OL); • Brandon Johnson (6-4, 301, Sr., OL); • Alexander Robinson (5-10, 181, So., RB, 465 yds., 6 TDs); • Chris Singleton (5-10, 194, Sr., DB, 52 tackles, 4 INTs); • James Smith (5-9, 189, Jr., DB, 79 tackles, 2 INTs); • Jesse Smith (6-0, 223, Jr., LB, 79 tackles, 3.5 TFL); • R.J. Sumrall (6-1, 195, Sr., WR, 54 rec., 434 yds.); • Kurtis Taylor (6-2, 250, Sr., DL, 41 tackles, 6.5 sacks);

Gene Chizik

Alexander Robinson

James Smith

Sports Information

2008 Schedule

Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

South Dakota State Kent State (Ohio) at Iowa at Nevada-Las Vegas Kansas at Baylor (Texas) Nebraska Texas A&M at Oklahoma State at Colorado Missouri at Kansas State

Note: All times Central Time

Aug. 30 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17

Brad Samsa

Mychal Savage

SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: Trevor Parks OFFICE PHONE: (330) 941-3192 E-MAIL: tparks@ysu.edu WEBSITE: www.YSUsports.com

Schedule/Results

2007 Results 7 p.m. TBA TBA 8 p.m. TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

Jon Heacock

Sports Information

SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Kroeschell OFFICE PHONE: (515) 294-3372 E-MAIL: tkroesch@iastate.edu WEBSITE: www.cyclones.com

Schedule/Results

2007 OVERALL RECORD: 7-4 2007 CONFERENCE RECORD: 3-3 (tied for third place in Gateway Football Conference) HEAD COACH: Jon Heacock (Muskingum (Ohio), 1983) RECORD/YEARS AT SCHOOL: 50-31 (7) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 50-31 (7) ASSISTANT COACHES: Chris Bache (Offensive Line); Sam Eddy (Asst. Head Coach/Running Backs); Dave Elliott (Wide Receivers); Jeff Mills (Defensive Coordinator/ Secondary); Jerry Olsavsky (Linebackers); Sherod Holmes (Defensive Backs); Antoine Smith (Defensive Line); Brian Wright (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks); Vince Antonucci; Tim Frost LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 35/18 STARTERS RETURNING: 16 (8 Off., 5 Def., 3 Spec.Teams) TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: • Tyler Booth (6-6, 300, Sr., OL); • Derrick Bush (6-4, 265, Sr.,TE, 30 rec., 310 yds., 1 TD); • Torrance Nicholson (6-3, 290, So., DL, 42 tackles, 2 sacks); • Brian Palmer (5-11, 175, Sr., K, 14-15 FGs, 76 Pts.); • Brad Samsa (6-3, 280, Sr., OL); • Mychal Savage (6-2, 290, Sr., DL, 43 tackles, 4.5 sacks); • Kevin Smith (5-10, 195, Sr., RB, 610 yds., 10 TDs); • Ferlando Williams (6-0, 200, Sr., WR, 464 yds. and 9 TDs rushing, 42 rec., 499 yds. and 2 TDs receiving) • DeAngelo Wilson (5-10, 190, Sr., DB, 39 tackles, 2 INTs, )

Kent State (Ohio) Northern Iowa Iowa at Toledo (Ohio) at Nebraska at Texas Tech Texas Oklahoma at Missouri Kansas State Colorado at Kansas

2007 Results

2008 Schedule

L, 14-23 L, 13-24 W, 15-13 L, 35-36 L, 17-35 L, 17042 L, 3-56 L, 7-17 L, 28-42 W, 31-20 W, 31-28 L, 7-45

Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 22

at Ohio State noon at South Dakota State 7 p.m. Central State (Ohio) 4 p.m. North Dakota State 6 p.m. Liberty (Va.) 6 p.m. at Southern Utah 3 p.m. at Missouri Sate 2:30 p.m. Southern Illinois 4 p.m. Northern Iowa 4 p.m. at Illinois State 2:30 p.m. Indiana State 1 p.m. at Western Illinois 2:05 p.m.

Note: All times Eastern Time

2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10

at Ohio State South Dakota State Stony Brook (N.Y.) Lock Haven (Pa.) Missouri State at Southern Illinois Southern Utah Illinois State at Northern Iowa at Indiana State Western Illinois

L, 6-38 W, 23-17 W, 42-6 W, 35-3 W, 49-21 L, 17-24 W, 23-22 L, 22-27 L, 13-14 W, 40-7 W, 31-24

Opponent Information Western Illinois

Northern Iowa

Sept. 13 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium Kickoff: 6 p.m. (Beef Bowl)

Sept. 20 at Cedar Falls, Iowa Kickoff: 4:05 p.m.

Quick Facts

LOCATION: Macomb, Ill. ENROLLMENT: 13,331 NICKNAME: Leathernecks COLORS: Purple and Gold HOME STADIUM: Hanson Field (Natural Grass-16,368) AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision/Missouri Valley Football Conference ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Dr.Tim Van Alstine

LOCATION: Cedar Falls, Iowa ENROLLMENT: 12,609 NICKNAME: Panthers COLORS: Purple and Old Gold HOME STADIUM: UNI-Dome (Artificial Turf-16,324) AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision/Missouri Valley Football Conference ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Troy Dannen

2007 OVERALL RECORD: 6-5 2007 CONFERENCE RECORD: 3-3 (tied for third place in Gateway Football Conference) HEAD COACH: Don Patterson (West Point, 1973) RECORD/YEARS AT SCHOOL: 61-42 (9) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 61-42 (9) ASSISTANT COACHES: Mark Hendrickson (Asst. Head Coach/ Offensive Coordinator); Thomas Casey (Defenisve Coordinator); Monte Henderson (Defensive Backs); Josh McCall (Offensive Line); Steve McKane (Defensive Line); Thad Ward (Running Backs) LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 44/12 STARTERS RETURNING: 20 (9 Off., 9 Def., 2 Spec.Teams) TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: • Matt Barr (6-2, 215, So., QB, 1,305 yds., 4 TDs); •Travis Cherry (6-2, 225, Sr., LB, 81 tackles, 5 sacks); • Herb Donaldson (5-11, 225, Sr., RB, 1,491 yards, 10 TDs) • Josh Galloway (6-2, 250, Sr., DL, 43 tackles, 4 sacks); • Robert Hodges (6-1, 195, Sr., DB, 54 tackles, 2 INTs); •Taylor Rowan (6-0, 185, Jr., K/P, 19-31 FG, 85 Pts.); • Carl Sims (6-1, 185, Sr., WR, 45 rec., 546 yds., 2 TDs); • Patrick Stoudamire (5-11, 200, Jr., DB, 41 tackles, 3 INTs, 6 PBU); •Victor Visoky (6-4, 255, So., DL, 57 tackles, 5 sacks); • Matt Warner (6-4, 240, Jr.,TE, 15 rec., 235 yds, 1 TD); • Jason Williams (6-3, 235, Sr., LB, 107 tackles, 8 sacks)

2007 OVERALL RECORD: 12-1 2007 CONFERENCE RECORD: 6-0 (first place in Gateway Football Conference) HEAD COACH: Mark Farley (Northern Iowa, 1986) RECORD/YEARS AT SCHOOL: 63-25 (7) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 63-25 (7) ASSISTANT COACHES: Bill Salmon (Associate Head Coach/ Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers); Rick Nelson (Offensive Line); Mario Verduzco (Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks); Atif Austin (Running Backs); Erik Chinander (Tight Ends); Scott Frost (Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers); Chris Klieman (Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs); Jerry Montgomery (Defensive Line) LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 43/21 STARTERS RETURNING: 14 (6 Off., 7 Def., 1 Special Teams) TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: • Johnny Gray (5-9, 185, Sr.,WR, 70 rec., 910 yds., 5 TD); • De’Veon Harris (6-1, 215, Sr., LB, 87 tackles, INT); • Mark Huygens (6-6, 277, Sr., DT, 34 tackles, 4.5 sacks); • Corey Lewis (6-0, 197, Sr., RB, 1,513 yds., 16 TD); • Darrell Lloyd (6-0, 191, Sr., CB, 52 tackles, 3 INT); •Terrell McMoore (6-1, 185, Sr.,CB, 32 tackles, 5 PBU); • James Ruffin (6-4, 265, Jr., DE, 52 tackles, 3.5 sacks); • Bob Swift (6-6, 315, Sr, G); •Victor Williams (6-4, 227, Sr.,WR, 40 rec., 520 yds., 5 TD)

Team Information

Sports Information

Team Information

Don Patterson

Herb Donaldson

Jason Williams

SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Kaufman OFFICE PHONE: (309) 298-1133 E-MAIL: jp-kaufman@wiu.edu WEBSITE: www.wiuathletics.com

Schedule/Results

2008 Schedule

Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

at Arkansas TBA Quincy (Ill.) 6:05 p.m. at South Dakota State 6 p.m. Stephen F. Austin 6:05 p.m. at Missouri State 2 p.m. at North Dakota State 6 p.m. Indiana State 3:05 p.m. Northern Iowa 6:05 p.m. at Southern Illinois 2 p.m. Illinois State 1:05 p.m. Youngstown State 1:05 p.m.

Note: All times Central Time

Corey Lewis

James Ruffin

SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: Colin McDonough OFFICE PHONE: (319) 273-5456 E-MAIL: Colin.McDonough@uni.edu WEBSITE: www.unipanthers.com

Schedule/Results

2008 Schedule

2007 Results Aug. 30 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10

Sports Information

Mark Farley

South Dakota State at Illinois St. Francis (Ill.) at Stephen F. Austin North Dakota State at Indiana State Missouri State Northern Iowa at Illinois State Southern Illinois at Youngstown State

W, 29-26 L, 0-21 W, 69-0 W, 34-13 L, 28-41 W, 19-7 W, 31-10 L, 3-42 W, 27-14 L, 9-10 L, 24-31

Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

at Brigham Young (Utah) 5 p.m. South Dakota 4:05 p.m. South Dakota State 4:05 p.m. at Southern Illinois 6 p.m. Nicholls State (La.) 4:05 p.m. Illinois State 4:05 p.m. North Dakota State 4:05 p.m. at Youngstown State 3 p.m. at Western Illinois 6:05 p.m. Missouri State 4:05 p.m. at Indiana State 11 a.m. at Southern Utah 2 p.m.

Note: All times Central Time

2007 Results Aug. 30 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1

Minnesota State at Iowa State at South Dakota St. at Drake (Iowa) at Illinois State Southern Illinois at Western Illinois Youngstown State at Missouri State Indiana State Southern Utah *New Hampshire *Delaware

W, 41-14 W, 24-13 W, 31-17 W, 45-7 W, 23-13 W, 30-24 W, 42-3 W, 14-13 W, 38-17 W, 68-14 W, 48-10 W, 38-35 L, 27-39

* FCS Playoff Game

2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

Opponent Information Stephen F. Austin

McNeese State

Sept. 27 at Nacogdoches, Texas Kickoff: 6 p.m.

Oct. 4, at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium Kickoff: 2 p.m. (Hobo Day)

Quick Facts

LOCATION: Nachogdoches,Texas ENROLLMENT: 11,607 NICKNAME: Lumberjacks COLORS: Purple and White HOME STADIUM: Homer Bryce Stadium (Artificial Turf14,575) AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision/Southland Conference ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Robert Hill

LOCATION: Lake Charles, La. ENROLLMENT: 8,800 NICKNAME: Cowboys COLORS: Blue and Gold HOME STADIUM: Cowboy Stadium (Natural Grass17,410) AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision/Southland Conference ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Tommy McClelland (interim)

2007 OVERALL RECORD: 0-11 2007 CONFERENCE RECORD: 0-7 (eighth place in Southland Conference) HEAD COACH: J.C. Harper (Clemson (S.C.), 1989) RECORD/YEARS AT SCHOOL: 0-11 (1) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 0-11 (1) ASSISTANT COACHES: Arlington Nunn (Assistant Head Coach/Receivers); Shannon Dawson (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks); David Gibbs (Defensive Coordinator/Safeties); Kris Kocurek (Defensive Line); Todd Schonhar (Receivers); Eric Lokey (Linebackers); Chris Truax (Offensive Line); Aaron De LaTorre (Runningbacks); B.J. McNutt (Defensive Line); Brandon North (Tight Ends) LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 35/25 STARTERS RETURNING: 20 (6 Off., 9 Def., 5 Spec.Teams) TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: • Dominique Edison (6-3, 200, Sr., WR, 55 rec., 582 yds., 1TD); • Chad Haynes (5-11, 185, So., DB, 67 tackles, 1 INT); • Tim Knicky (6-4, 235, Jr., DE, 60 tackles, 15 TFL, 4 sacks); • Jeremy Moses (6-0, 180, So., QB, 1,253 yds., 6 TDs); •Terrance Nurse (6-2, 220, So., LB, 60 tackles, 7 TFL); • Aaron Rhea (6-1, 204, Jr.,WR, 31 rec., 496 yds., 4 TDs); • Jabara Williams (6-3, 205, So., LB, 58 tackles, 3.5 TFL); •Tyrel Williams (6-5, 255, Sr., WR, 39 rec., 342 yds., 2 TDs in 2006)

2007 OVERALL RECORD: 11-1 2007 CONFERENCE RECORD: 7-0 (first place in Southland Conference) HEAD COACH: Matt Viator (McNeese State, 1986) RECORD/YEARS AT SCHOOL: 17-3 (2) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 17-3 (2) ASSISTANT COACHES: Lark Hebert (Defensive Coordinator/ Defensive Line); Tim Leger (Co-Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks); Broderick Fobbs (Co-Offensive Coordinator/ Wide Receivers); Carlos McGee (Running Backs); Reggie Nelson (Offensive Line); Jeff Breaux (Tight Ends); Mike Collins (Linebackers); Lance Guidry (Secondary); Buck Harris (Defensive Line); Zack Bronson (Secondary) LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 49/21 STARTERS RETURNING: 13 (7 Off., 5 Def., 1 Special Teams) TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: • Blake Bercegeay (6-2, 185, Sr., K, 8-13 FG, 78 pts.); • Derrick Fourroux (6-2, 200, Jr., QB, 2,054 yds. and 16 TDs pasing, 550 yds. and 7 TDs rushing); •Vaalyn Jackson (6-0, 285, Sr., DL, 46 tackles, 13.5 TFL); • Quinten Lawrence (6-1, 175, Sr., WR, 31 rec., 645 yds., 6 TDs) • Brant Linde (6-1, 190, Sr., DB, 98 tackles, 2 INTs); • Kenneth Lundy (6-2, 260, Sr., DL, 38 tackles, 7 TFL); • Eman Naghavi (6-2, 290, Sr., OL); • Allen Nelson (6-2, 210, Sr., LB, 102 tackles, 3 sacks); •Toddrick Pendland (5-9, 172, Jr., RB, 377 yds., 5 TDs)

Team Information

J.C. Harper

Tim Knicky

Jeremy Moses

Sports Information

2008 Schedule

Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 17

Langston (Okla.) 6 p.m. at Texas Christian 6 p.m. Kentucky Wesleyan 6 p.m. at Western Illinois TBA South Dakota State 6 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana 6 p.m. at Nicholls State (La.) TBA Texas State 2 p.m. at Sam Houston State TBA at McNeese State (La.) 7 p.m. Central Arkansas 6 p.m. Northwestern State (La.) 6 p.m.

Note: All times Central Time

Allen Nelson

SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: Louis Bonnette OFFICE PHONE: (337) 475-5207 E-MAIL: lbonnette@mcneese.edu WEBSITE: www.mcneesesports.com 2007 Schedule

Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17

Derrick Fourroux

Sports Information

SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: James Dixon OFFICE PHONE: (936) 468-2606 E-MAIL:jdixon@sfasu.edu WEBSITE: www.sfajacks.com

Schedule/Results

Matt Viator

Tarleton State (Texas) L, 24-27 at North Dakota State L, 19-28 Western Illinois L, 13-34 at South Dakota State L, 0-45 at SE Louisiana L, 3-21 Nicholls State (La.) L, 16-17 at Texas State L, 29-52 Sam Houston State L, 17-45 McNeese State (La.) L, 20-49 at Central Arkansas L, 23-35 at NW State (La.) L, 12-31

Schedule/Results

2007 Results

2008 Schedule

Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

at North Carolina TBA Delta State (Miss.) 7 p.m. Cal Poly 7 p.m. Southern Virginia 7 p.m. at South Dakota State 2 p.m. Texas State 7 p.m. at Sam Houston State 2 p.m. Nicholls State (La.) 7 p.m. at SE Louisiana 6 p.m. Stephen F. Austin 7 p.m at Northwestern St. (La.) 6 p.m. at Central Arkansas 4 p.m.

Note: All times Central Time

2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

Sept. 1 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24

Portland State (Ore.) W, 35-12 at Louisiana-Lafayette W, 38-17 at Southern Utah W, 41-20 South Dakota W, 31-7 at Texas State W, 41-20 Sam Houston State W, 31-21 at Nicholls State (La.) W, 28-7 SE Louisiana W, 45-17 at Stephen F. Austin W, 49-20 Northwestern St. (La.)W, 27-21 Central Arkansas W, 41-14 *Eastern Washington L, 15-44

*FCS Playoff Game

Opponent Information Cal Poly

Indiana State

Oct. 18 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium Kickoff: 6 p.m.

Oct. 25 at Terre Haute, Ind. Kickoff: 2 p.m. ET

Quick Facts

LOCATION: San Luis Obispo, Calif. ENROLLMENT: 18,500 NICKNAME: Mustangs COLORS: Forest Green and Gold HOME STADIUM: Alex G. Spanos Stadium (Natural Grass-11,075) AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision/Great West Football Conference ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Alison Cone

LOCATION: Terre Haute, Ind. ENROLLMENT: 10,568 NICKNAME: Sycamores COLORS: Royal Blue and White HOME STADIUM: Memorial Stadium (AstroPlay-12,764) AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision/Missouri Valley Football Conference ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Ron Prettyman

Team Information

2007 OVERALL RECORD: 7-4 2007 CONFERENCE RECORD: 2-2 (third place in Great West Football Conference) HEAD COACH: Rich Ellerson (Hawaii, 1977) RECORD/YEARS AT SCHOOL: 48-31 (7) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 52-38 (8) ASSISTANT COACHES: Gene McKeehan (Associate Head Coach); Ian Shields (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/ Running Backs); Bill Tripp (Offensive Line); Andy Guyader (Wide Receivers/Tight Ends); Payam Saddat (Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line); Johnny Burnett (Secondary) LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 60/22 STARTERS RETURNING: 19 (10 Off., 5 Def., 4 Spec.Teams) TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: • Ramses Barden (6-6, 228, Sr., WR, 57 rec., 1,467 yds., 18 TDs); • Jonathan Dally (6-1, 180, Jr., QB, 2,238 yds. passing and 29 TDs, 763 yds rushing and 12 TDs); • Stephen Field (6-1, 280, Sr., OL); • David Fullerton (6-0, 195, So., DB, 34 tackles, 3 INTs); • Jon Hall (6-2, 240, Jr., RB, 449 yds., 1 TD); • Marty Mohamed (6-1, 221, So., LB, 70 tackles, 3.5 TFL); • Ryan Mole (5-10, 195, Sr., WB, 424 yds., 3 TDs) • James Noble (5-6, 180, Jr., RB, 464 yds., 3 TDs); • Mark Restelli (6-2, 225, Sr., LB, 73 tackles, 3.5 TFL); •Tredale Tolver (5-9, 175, Sr., WR, 31 rec., 537 yds., 5 TDs)

Rich Ellerson

Ramses Barden

Stephen Field

2007 Results Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17

Charles Dowdell

Dan Millington

2007 Results

2008 Schedule

at San Diego State 5 p.m. Montana 6:05 p.m. at McNeese State 5 p.m. at Northwestern St. (La.) TBA South Dakota 6:05 p.m. at South Dakota State 4 p.m. Southern Utah 6:05 p.m. Idah State 6:05 p.m. N. Carolina Central 4:05 p.m. UC Davis 4:05 p.m. at Wisconsin TBA

SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: Ace Hunt OFFICE PHONE: (812) 237-4159 E-MAIL: ahunt7@isugw.indstate.edu WEBSITE: www.GoSycamores.com

Schedule/Results

SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Burdick OFFICE PHONE: (805) 756-6550 E-MAIL: eburdick@calpoly.edu WEBSITE: www.GoPoly.com

Schedule/Results

Trent Miles

Sports Information

Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

2007 OVERALL RECORD: 0-11 2007 CONFERENCE RECORD: 0-6 (seventh place in Gateway Football Conference) HEAD COACH:Trent Miles (Indiana State, 1987) RECORD/YEARS AT SCHOOL: 0-0 (first season) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 0-0 (first season) ASSISTANT COACHES: Bill Diedrick (Offensive Coordinator); Shannon Jackson (Defensive Coordinator); Kyle Caskey (Tight Ends); Troy Johnson (Linebackers/Special Teams); Edmund Jones (Secondary); Ted Unbehagen (Offensive Line); Dennis Raetz (Defensive Assistant); Scott Cassell (Offensive Assistant); Tim Smith (Defensive Assistant) LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 32/21 STARTERS RETURNING: 14 (7 Off., 6 Def., 1 Special Teams) TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: • Charles Dowdell (6-0, 190, So., QB, 623 yds. passing, 4TDs, 363 yds. rushing, 1TD); • Jeramie Gray (5-9, 160, Jr.,WR, 9 rec., 130 yds, 1 TD); • Donye McCleskey (6-0, 200, Jr., DB, 58 tackles, 3 TFL); • Darius Middlebrooks (5-11, 185, So., DB, 92 tackles); • Dan Millington (6-2, 250, Jr., DE, 41 tackles); • Ryan Patrick (5-10, 170, Sr., KR, 21.1 kick return avg.); • Elliott Thomas (5-9, 180, Jr., DB, 48 tackles, 1 INT)

at Texas State at Idaho Weber State (Utah) Western Oregon Northern Colorado at UC Davis at South Dakota St. at Idaho State at Southern Utah North Dakota State Iona (N.Y.)

L, 35-38 L, 13-20 W, 47-19 W, 24-17 W, 56-21 W, 63-28 L, 35-48 W, 48-28 W, 28-21 L, 28-31 W, 55-7

Aug. 28 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

at Eastern Michigan 7 p.m. at Eastern Illinois 7 p.m. at Northern Illinois 3 p.m. SE Missouri State 12:05 p.m. Illinois State 12:05 p.m. at Southern Illinois 2:30 p.m. at Western Illinois 4:05 p.m. South Dakota State 2:05 p.m. at North Dakota State 7 p.m. at Youngstown State 1 p.m. Northern Iowa 12:05 p.m. Missouri State 12:05 p.m.

Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10

at Indiana Austin Peay (Tenn.) at SE Missouri State Eastern Illinois Southern Illinois Western Illinois at Illinois State Western Kentucky at Missouri State Youngstown State Northern Iowa

L, 7-55 L, 17-32 L, 10-13 L, 20-54 L, 10-72 L, 7-19 L, 17-69 L, 7-56 L, 7-63 L, 7-40 L, 14-68

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Note: All times Pacific Time

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Opponent Information Missouri State

Illinois State

Nov. 1 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium Kickoff: 1 p.m.

Nov. 8, at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium Kickoff: 1 p.m.

Quick Facts

LOCATION: Springfield, Mo. ENROLLMENT: 21,407 NICKNAME: Bears COLORS: Maroon and White HOME STADIUM: Plaster Field (Artificial Turf-16,300) AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision/Missouri Valley Football Conference ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Bill Rowe

LOCATION: Normal, Ill. ENROLLMENT: 20,104 NICKNAME: Redbirds COLORS: Red and White HOME STADIUM: Hancock Stadium (Artificial Turf15,000) AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision/Missouri Valley Football Conference ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Sheahon Zenger

Team Information

2007 OVERALL RECORD: 6-5 2007 CONFERENCE RECORD: 2-4 (tied for fifth in Gateway Football Conference) HEAD COACH:Terry Allen (Northern Iowa, 1976) RECORD/YEARS AT SCHOOL: 8-14 (2) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 103-73 (15) ASSISTANT COACHES: D.J.Vokolek (Asst. Head Coach/ Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers); Rob Christophel (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks); Rob Bolks (Defensive Backs); Jamar Cain (Defensive Ends); Sean Coughlin (Offensive Line); Courtney Messingham (Receivers/Special Teams); Bob Montgomery (Tight Ends); Courtney Sanders (Defensive Tackles); Michael Hunter (Tailbacks) LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 44/15 STARTERS RETURNING: 16 (6 Off., 9 Def., 1 Special Teams) TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: • Kevaughn Brown (6-4, 320, Sr., OL); • Jeremy Dawson (5-11, 210, Sr., LB, 99 tackles, 5 TFL); • Mark Graf (6-5, 295, Sr., OL) • Clay Harbor (6-4, 230, Jr.,TE, 45 rec., 647 yds., 3 TDs); • Cody Kirby (5-11, 200, So., QB, 1,742 yds., 11 TDs); • Derek Miller (6-3, 190, So., DB, 82 tackles, 1 INT); • Kingjack Washington (5-9, 165, So., RB, 674 yds., 5 TDs)

Sports Information

Team Information

Terry Allen

Jeremy Dawson

Cody Kirby

SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve East OFFICE PHONE: (501) 450-5743 E-MAIL: seast@mail.uca.edu WEBSITE: www.ucasports.com

Sports Information

Schedule/Results

2008 Schedule

Sept. 4 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

Washburn (Kan.) 7 p.m. at Oklahoma State 6 p.m. at Southeast Missouri St.6 p.m. Western Illinois 2 p.m. Youngstown State 1:30 p.m. at Illinois State 2 p.m. Southern Illinois 1:30 p.m. at South Dakota State 1 p.m. at Northern Iowa 4:05 p.m. North Dakota State 1 p.m. at Indiana State 11 a.m.

Note: All times Central Time

2007 OVERALL RECORD: 4-7 2007 CONFERENCE RECORD: 2-4 (tied for fifth place in Gateway Football Conference) HEAD COACH: Denver Johnson (Tulsa (Okla.), 1981) RECORD/YEARS AT SCHOOL: 45-46 (8) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 66-58 (11) ASSISTANT COACHES: Jim Williams (Offensive Coordinator/ Denver Johnson H-Backs/Tight Ends); Brad Cornelsen (Quarterbacks); Jered Hooker (Kickers); Mike Menefee (Safeties); Chris Patton (Special Teams/Defensive Line); David Ross (Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks); Steve Sigler (Linebackers); Holmon Wiggins (Running Backs); Jarar Williams (Wide Receivers) LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 44/20 STARTERS RETURNING: 14 (5 Off., 8 Def., 1 Special Teams) TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Geno Blow • Adam Blankenship (6-2, 235, Sr., DE, 23 tackles, 2 sacks); • Geno Blow (5-11, 195, Jr., RB, 776 yds., 8 TDs); • Kelvyn Hemphill (6-2, 180, So., CB, 46 tackles, 1 INT); • Kevett Mickle (6-3, 200, Sr., RB, 28 rec., 343 yds., 2 TDs); •Tom Nelson (6-0, 200, Sr., DB, 86 tackles, 2 INTs); • Joe Niklasch (6-4, 290, Sr., OL) • Eyad Salem (6-2, 180, Jr., WR, 31 rec., 460 yds., 4 TDs); Tom Nelson • Jonathan St. Pierre (6-3, 305, Sr., OL) • Brandon Wilson (6-4, 240, Jr., DE/LB, 50 tackles, 7.5 TFL)

2007 Results Sept. 4 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Kober OFFICE PHONE: (309) 438-3805 E-MAIL: gtkober@ilstu.edu WEBSITE: www.goredbirds.com

Schedule/Results

at Marshall (W.Va.) TBA at Murray State (Ky.) TBA Eastern Illinois 6:30 p.m. at Indiana State 11 a.m. at Northern Iowa 4:05 p.m. Missouri State 2:30 p.m. North Dakota State 1:30 p.m. Youngstown State 1:30 p.m. at South Dakota State 1 p.m. at Western Illinois 1:05 p.m. Southern Illinois 1:30 p.m.

Note: All times Central Time

2007 Results

2008 Schedule Aug. 30 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

Aug. 30 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10

Drake (Iowa) L, 24-27 Murray State (Ky.) W, 43-17 at Eastern Illinois W, 24-21 at Missouri L, 17-38 Northern Iowa L, 13-23 at Missouri STate L, 41-58 Indiana State W, 69-17 at Youngstown State W, 27-22 Western Illinois L, 14-27 at North Dakota StateL, 28-54 at Southern Illinois L, 24-34

Opponent Information Southern Illinois

North Dakota State

Nov. 15 at Carbondale, Ill. Kickoff: 2 p.m.

Nov. 22 at Fargo, N.D. Kickoff: 6 p.m. (Dakota Marker Game)

Quick Facts

LOCATION: Carbondale, Ill. ENROLLMENT: 21,003 NICKNAME: Salukis COLORS: Maroon and White HOME STADIUM: McAndrew Stadium (AstroPlay Turf17,324) AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision/Missouri Valley Football Conference ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Mario Moccia

LOCATION: Fargo, N.D. ENROLLMENT: 12,527 NICKNAME: Bison COLORS: Yellow and Green HOME STADIUM: Fargodome (Artificial Turf-18,700) AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision/Missouri Valley Football Conference ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Gene Taylor

Team Information

2007 OVERALL RECORD: 12-2 2006 CONFERENCE RECORD: 5-1 (second place in Gateway Football Conference) HEAD COACH: Dale Lennon (North Dakota, 1985) RECORD/YEARS AT SCHOOL: 0-0 (first year) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 102-33 (11) ASSISTANT COACHES: Randy Hedberg (Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks); Phil Longo (Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers); Bubba Schweigert (Defensive Coordinator); Tom Dosch (Inside Linebackers/ Special Teams); Scott Fuchs (Offensive Line); Eric Schmidt (Outside Linebackers/Defensive Line); Travis Stepps (Secondary); Kenni Burns (Tight Ends); Steve Crutchley (Running Backs) LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 42/24 STARTERS RETURNING: 12 (4 Off., 6 Def., 2 Special Teams) TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: • James Cloud (6-2, 215, Sr., DE 45 tackles, 8 1/2 sacks); • Brandin Jordan (5-11, 215, Jr., LB, 97 tackles); • Ryan Kernes (6-3, 235, Jr.,TE, 24 rec., 5 TDs); • Aaron Lockwood (6-3, 305, OL); • Chauncey Mixon (6-1, 215, Jr., LB, 118 tackles, 5 sacks); • Brandon Williams (5-9, 180, Jr., CB, 54 tackles, 2 INTs);

Dale Lennon

Aaron Lockwood

Sports Information

Chauncey Mixon

SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Honza OFFICE PHONE: (618) 453-5470 E-MAIL: honz@siu.edu WEBSITE: www.siusalukis.com

Sports Information

Schedule/Results

2007 Results

2008 Schedule Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

Hampton (Va.) 6 p.m. at Northwestern (Ill.) TBA Northern Iowa 6 p.m. at North Dakota State 1 p.m. Indiana State 1:30 p.m. at Youngstown State 3 p.m. at Missouri State 1:30 p.m. North Dakota 2 p.m. Western Illinois 2 p.m. South Dakota State 2 p.m. at Illinois State 1:30 p.m.

Note: All times Central Time

2007 OVERALL RECORD: 10-1 2007 CONFERENCE RECORD: 3-1 (second place in Great West Football Conference) HEAD COACH: Craig Bohl (Nebraska, 1982) RECORD/YEARS AT SCHOOL: 43-12 (5) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 43-12 (5) ASSISTANT COACHES: Pat Perles (Offensive Coordinator/ Offensive Line); Willie Mack Garza (Defensive Coordinator/ Craig Bohl Defensive Backs); Kyle Nystrom (Assistant Head Coach/ Linebackers); Brent Vigen (Passing Game Coordinator/ Quarterbacks); Scott Hazelton (Defensive Line); Terrance Samuel (Wide Receivers) LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 43/13 STARTERS RETURNING: 17 (7 Off., 8 Def., 2 Special Teams) TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: • Shawn Bibeau (5-11, 216, Jr., K, 14-19 FG, 95 pts.); • Keith Buckman (6-5, 305, Jr., OL) Tyler Roehl • Nick Compton (6-0, 254, Sr., DL, 28 tackles, 3 sacks); • Michael Fairbairn (6-2, 293, Jr., DL, 23 tackles, 4 TFL); • Kole Heckendorf (6-1, 191, Sr., WR, 48 rec., 766 yds., 6TDs); • Ramon Humber (5-11 226, Sr., LB, 72 tackles, 5 TFL); • Joe Lardinois (6-4, 262, Sr., DE, 41 tackles, 7 sacks); • Mike Maresh (6-1, 231, Sr., LB, 53 tackles); •Tyler Roehl (5-10, 232, Sr., RB, 1,431 yards, 21 TDs); • Nick Schommer (6-0, 197, Sr., FS, 64 tackles, 4 INTs); • Shamen Washington (5-6, 152, Sr.,WR/KR, 27.1 kick Nick Schommer return avg.) • Jerimiah Wurzbacher (6-5, 252, Sr.,TE, 23 rec., 321 yds., 5 TDs)

Aug. 30 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 Dec. 8

Quincy (Ill.) at Northern Illinois at Southern Utah Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Indiana State Youngstown State at Northern Iowa Missouri State at Western Illinois Illinois State at Hampton (Va.) *Eastern Illinois *Massachusetts *Delaware

* FCS Playoff Game

W, 59-14 W, 34-31 W, 44-10 W, 58-3 W, 72-10 W, 24-17 L, 24-30 W, 45-10 W, 10-9 W, 34-24 W, 45-27 W, 30-11 W, 34-27 L, 17-20

SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Schwartz OFFICE PHONE: (701) 231-8332 E-MAIL: Jeff.Schwartz@ndsu.edu WEBSITE: www.gobison.com

Schedule/Results

2008 Schedule

Aug. 28 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Nov. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

Austin Peay (Tenn.) 7 p.m. Central Connecticut St. 6 p.m. at Wyoming 2 p.m. at Youngstown State 6 p.m. Southern Illinois 1 p.m. Western Illinois 6 p.m. at Northern Iowa 4:05 p.m. at Illinois State 1:30 p.m. Indiana State 6 p.m. at Missouri State 1 p.m. South Dakota State 6 p.m.

2007 Results Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17

Stephen F. Austin W, 28-19 Sam Houston State W, 41-38 at Central Michigan W, 44-14 at Western Illinois W, 41-28 UC Davis W, 36-16 at Mississippi Valley St.W, 58-7 at Minnesota W, 27-21 Southern Utah W, 52-17 Illinois State W, 54-28 at Cal Poly W, 31-28 at South Dakota St. L, 24-29

Note: All times Central Time

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Missouri Valley Football Conference

1818 Chouteau Ave. St. Louis, MO 63103 Phone: (314) 421-2268 Fax: (314) 421-3505 Website: www.valley-football.org

Missouri Valley Football Conference Staff

Patty Viverito

Ed Tschannen

Commissioner

Coordinator of Officials

Mike Kern

Mary Mulvenna

Associate Commissioner for Media Relations

Assistant Commissioner for Compliance

Conference Members • Illinois State — Normal, Ill. • Indiana State — Terre Haute, Ind. • Missouri State — Springfield, Mo. • North Dakota State — Fargo, N.D. • Northern Iowa — Cedar Falls, Iowa • South Dakota State — Brookings, S.D. • Southern Illinois — Carbondale, Ill. • Western Illinois — Macomb, Ill. • Youngstown State — Youngstown, Ohio

In June 2008, presidents of the nine-member Gateway Football Conference and the 10member Missouri Valley Conference approved a rebranding initiative that changed the football conference name from the Gateway Football Conference to the Missouri Valley Football Conference. It represents the second name change for the football league, which begins its 24th season this fall. Initially, the conference competed as the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (1985-91) and the Gateway Football Conference (1992-2007). “This is going to allow the Missouri Valley Football Conference members to take advantage of year-long positive exposure received by the Missouri Valley Conference,” said Missouri Valley Football Conference commissioner Patty Viverito. “Both leagues have developed a tremendous brand name, but the timing for the name change is right.The league expanded July 1 with two new members, and with this new, stronger lineup, rebranding now makes sense.” Although the league shares the Missouri Valley name, the football-playing members will compete under a separate administrative umbrella, as the Missouri Valley Conference and the Missouri Valley Football Conference will remain separate entities. The Missouri Valley Football Conference enters its 24th year of existence in 2008 and has proven to be one of the nation’s premier NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) leagues. There’s not much that has eluded the Missouri Valley Football Conference in its first two decades of existence.The league’s first 23 years have included national championships, national players of the year, national coaches of the year, No. 1 national rankings, and countless All-Americans. In November 2006, the league received a blow as Western Kentucky announced it would be leaving the conference to join the Sun Belt. In March 2007, however, the league announced the addition of North Dakota State and South Dakota State for 2008, which will help establish the conference’s position in the FCS universe. With the addition of the two schools, the Missouri Valley Football Conference will feature five teams that were ranked in the final Sports Network top-25 poll in 2007. “One can justifiably argue the league is the strongest, deepest, and most respected FCS conference in the nation,” said Viverito. “The 2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

decision to add North Dakota State and South Dakota State leaves no doubt.” Last year, Southern Illinois became the 13th different league team to reach the semifinals of the FCS playoffs, while UNI won its first 12 games, which included a perfect 6-0 conference slate, enjoyed the No. 1 national ranking for six-straight weeks, and earned the NCAA FCS playoff No. 1 overall seed. While the season didn’t produce a national championship, it was a successful one, as QB Eric Sanders of UNI was named runner-up in the Walter Payton Award voting, coach Mark Farley of UNI earned the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award, and two others (QB Nick Hill of Southern Illinois and LB Kye Stewart of Illinois State) finished among the top-six vote getters in the Payton and Buck Buchanan award voting, respectively. And, five of the league’s seven teams recorded winning records. Strong coaching and great players have helped make the league a national force, but the stability and leadership of Commissioner Patty Viverito — the only commissioner the league has ever known — has helped make the Missouri Valley Football Conference a standard bearer on the FCS scene. Indeed, all signs point to continued national prominence for the Missouri Valley Football Conference as it enters its 24th season in 2008. The Missouri Valley Football Conference has two recent national championships (Western Kentucky - 2002; Youngstown State - 1997), and league members Youngstown State (3) and Southern Illinois (1) own additional titles prior to their league membership, meaning six FCS championship trophies are housed on league campuses, in addition to three (Youngstown State twice and UNI in 2005) runner-up finishes. Only five FCS leagues possess more than a single FCS championship trophy, and the Missouri Valley FB Conference is among that elite. In recent years, the league has established itself as a leader among FCS conferences. During the past 11 years, the league has two national championships, and seven other semifinal trips. The league’s 33-23 playoff mark in that span is third-best among all FCS leagues, and the Missouri Valley Football Conference has had four teams reach the title game, topped only by the Southern Conference (7) and Colonial Athletic Conference (5) championship game appearances since 1997. Additionally, the league’s 25 playoff berths in the past 10 years trails only the Colonial

Missouri Valley Football Conference (31) for FCS supremacy, and the league has had two representatives each of the past 13 seasons. The Missouri Valley Football Conference success is not limited to the immediate past. During the decade of the 1990’s, current members of the league compiled a 34-19 mark in the FCS playoffs, bettered only by the Southern Conference, whose members were 37-19 in that decade. Team accomplishments have helped solidify the Missouri Valley Football Conference as an FCS elite, but individuals at the league’s member institutions are the real source of pride within the conference. Last year, three league student-athletes were finalists for the FCS’s top awards, while 30 players earned All-America honors. In addition, UNI’s Mark Farley won the Eddie Robinson Award, given to the nation’s top FCS football mentor.Thanks to strong coaching, the Missouri Valley Football Conference has reached and will maintain its place among the FCS best. Last year, despite tough scheduling, five teams in the conference had winning records, matching an all-time high. The Missouri Valley Football Conference has had four teams (or more) with better than .500 records in the same season 14 times now, including the past 10 seasons. A minimum of two league teams have won at least nine games in each of the past six seasons. In 1997,Youngstown State grabbed the crowned jewel for the conference, as the league had one of its most successful seasons. In addition to claiming the league’s first national championship, the Penguins finished the year ranked No. 1, marking the first time a league member has held that spot in a season-ending poll. That year, Western Illinois was at No. 6, marking the first time the league ended the year with two teams ranked among the top six. In 1999, the Missouri Valley Football Conference trumped that, as Youngstown State finished the year No. 2, and Illinois State was No. 3. UNI, too, finished in the top 20 in both nationally recognized polls. In 2002, Western Kentucky added to the league’s national championship trophy case with an FCS crown, while both WKU (No. 1) and WIU (No. 5) finished among the nation’s top five in the season-ending polls. In 2003, four Valley teams represented the league in the 16-team NCAA playoffs, marking the first time any league has sent that many to the playoffs in the same year. And in 2002,

JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL COACH John Stiegelmeier, left, and athletic director Fred Oien fielded questions after South Dakota State University was announced as a new member of the Gateway Football Conference in March 2007. The football-only league was renamed the Missouri Valley Football Conference in June 2008.

Western Kentucky won the FCS championship, becoming the first school to earn victories against the tourney’s top three seeds. In 2004, Southern Illinois spent a leaguerecord 11 weeks as the nation’s top-ranked team, while all eight league teams received votes for the Top 25 at some point in the season. LB Boomer Grigsby of Illinois State earned a National Defensive Player of the Year honor, while SIU’s Jerry Kill was National Coach of the Year. In 2005, UNI became the fourth league school to reach the FCS championship game since 1997, while Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky combined to hold the nation’s No. 1 ranking in the top-25 polls for five weeks. In 2006,Youngstown State won its secondstraight league championship and the Penguins were joined in the playoff field by Illinois State and Southern Illinois. That marked only the second time in league history the league had more than two teams qualify for the 16-team playoff field. SIU’s Arkee Whitlock was a national player of the year award winner (College Sporting News) and was third in the Walter Payton Award balloting. Last year, the league had a 26-14 non-conference record, marking the 17th time in 23 seasons (including 12 of the past 13 years) that the league has had a .500 or better nonconference mark. Certainly, the Missouri Valley Football Conference will be hard-pressed to continue its non-conference success, particularly because the league schedules tough opponents year 2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

after year. Tough scheduling is not an aberration for the league. This year’s schedule features 10 games (of 31 non-conference games) against FBS opponents. The original Gateway Conference was founded as a women’s athletic organization in August 1982, following the dissolution of the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. In September of that year, Patty Viverito was named the first commissioner of the newly founded conference, a position she maintains today. Before moving to its permanent headquarters in St. Louis, the conference spent three organizational months on the campus of Eastern Illinois University. In July of 1992, the 10-team conference disbanded as its women’s programs realigned with their men’s teams in their respective conferences. The league assumed its new name on July 1, 1992, becoming the Gateway Football Conference, an NCAA FCS football league comprised of seven Midwest institutions. The Gateway Conference football division was born on August 21, 1985, when the Gateway Conference President’s Council voted to add a FCS football division for six of its members to the previously all-women’s athletics organization. Founding members of the football division were Eastern Illinois, Illinois State, UNI, Southern Illinois, Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State), and Western Illinois. The creation of the football division marked the first time in college annals that football was added to a women’s conference. 83

Missouri Valley Football Conference In June of 1986, Indiana State became the seventh member of the conference. In the 23 years of the football division, league membership has been stable — with only five fluctuations since 1986. Eastern Illinois left the league to join the Ohio Valley Conference in 1996, while Youngstown State joined the conference for 1997 to return league membership to its original seven-member status. League membership reached what was then an all-time high of eight members for the start of the 2001 season with the addition of Western Kentucky.The Hilltoppers left the league after six years to join the Sun Belt (FBS). North Dakota State and South Dakota State joined for the start of the 2008 season, giving the league nine members for the first time. The Missouri Valley Football Conference is among eight NCAA FCS conferences that receive automatic bids to the playoffs. Those

other leagues include the Big Sky, the Colonial (formerly the Atlantic-10 and the Yankee), the Mideastern Athletic, the Ohio Valley, the Patriot League, the Southern, and the Southland. The conference has had an automatic bid since 1986. The Missouri Valley Football Conference is the only automatic FCS qualifying conference that sponsors football as its only sport, as the league completed its service to women’s athletics following the 1991-92 season. Although the league no longer sponsors women’s sports, the league has an historical place in the development of intercollegiate women’s athletics. The 10 founders of the original Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference currently belong to three conferences. Eight members joined their men’s programs in the Missouri Valley: Bradley, Drake, Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri State, UNI, Southern Illinois, and Wichita State. Eastern Illinois is now in the

Ohio Valley Conference, while Western Illinois competes in The Summit League. Members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (and initial year of membership) include Illinois State University (1985), Indiana State University (1986), Missouri State University (1985), North Dakota State University (2008), the University of Northern Iowa (1985), South Dakota State University (2008), Southern Illinois University (1985), Western Illinois University (1985), and Youngstown State University (1997). Five Missouri Valley Football Conference members also compete in the Missouri Valley Conference (Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri State, Northern Iowa, and Southern Illinois).Three league schools compete in The Summit League (North Dakota State, South Dakota State, and Western Illinois), while Youngstown State competes in the Horizon League for its other sports.

Saturday, Sept. 27 Southeast Missouri State at Indiana State, noon Liberty at Youngstown State, 6 p.m. *Northern Iowa at Southern Illinois, 6 p.m. SDSU at Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 1 *Missouri State at SDSU, 1 p.m. *Youngstown State at Illinois State, 1:30 p.m. North Dakota at Southern Illinois, 2 p.m. *Indiana State at North Dakota State, 6 p.m. *Northern Iowa at Western Illinois, 6:05 p.m.

Composite Schedule Thursday, Aug. 28 Austin Peay (Tenn.) at North Dakota State, 7 p.m. SDSU at Iowa State, 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30 Youngstown State at Ohio State, noon Illinois State at Marshall (W.Va.), 3:30 p.m. Northern Iowa at Brigham Young (Utah), 4 p.m. Indiana State at Eastern Michigan, 7 p.m. Western Illinois at Arkansas,TBA Thursday, Sept. 4 Washburn (Kan.) at Missouri State, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 South Dakota at Northern Iowa, 4:05 p.m. Hampton at Southern Illinois, 6 p.m. Central Connecticut St. at North Dakota State, 6 p.m. *Youngstown State at SDSU, 6 p.m. Quincy (Ill.) at Western Illinois, 6:05 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13 North Dakota State at Wyoming, 2 p.m. Central State at Youngstown State, 4 p.m. Indiana State at Eastern Illinois, 6 p.m. Missouri State at Oklahoma State, 6 p.m. *Western Illinois at SDSU, 6 p.m. Illinois State at Murray State (Ky.), 6 p.m. Southern Illinois at Northwestern (Ill.),TBA Saturday, Sept. 20 Indiana State at Northern Illinois, 2 p.m. *SDSU at Northern Iowa, 4:05 p.m. Missouri State at Southeast Missouri State, 6 p.m. *North Dakota State at Youngstown State, 6 p.m. Stephen F. Austin (Texas) at Western Illinois, 6:05 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Illinois State, 6:30 p.m. 84

Saturday, Oct. 4 *Illinois State at Indiana State, noon *Southern Illinois at North Dakota State, 1 p.m. Youngstown State at Southern Utah, 1 p.m. *Western Illinois at Missouri State, 2 p.m. McNeese State (La.) at SDSU, 2 p.m. Nicholls State (La.) at Northern Iowa, 4:05 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11 *Indiana State at Southern Illinois, 1:30 p.m. *Youngstown State at Missouri State, 1:30 p.m. *Illinois State at Northern Iowa, 4:05 p.m. *Western Illinois at North Dakota State, 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 *Missouri State at Illinois State, 2 p.m. *Indiana State at Western Illinois, 3:05 p.m. *Southern Illinois at Youngstown State, 4 p.m. *North Dakota State at Northern Iowa, 4:05 p.m. Cal Poly at SDSU, 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 *North Dakota State at Illinois State, 1:30 p.m. *Southern Illinois at Missouri State, 1:30 p.m. *SDSU at Indiana State, 2 p.m. *Northern Iowa at Youngstown State, 4 p.m.

* Missouri Valley Football Conference game All starting times local to game site

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Saturday, Nov. 8 *Indiana State at Youngstown State, 1 p.m. *Illinois State at SDSU, 1 p.m. *Western Illinois at Southern Illinois, 2 p.m. *Missouri State at Northern Iowa, 4:05 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 *Northern Iowa at Indiana State, noon *North Dakota State at Missouri State, 1 p.m. *Illinois State at Western Illinois, 1:05 p.m. *SDSU at Southern Illinois, 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22 *Missouri State at Indiana State, noon *Southern Illinois at Illinois State, 1:30 p.m. *Youngstown State at Western Illinois, 1:05 p.m. *SDSU at North Dakota State, 6 p.m.

JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL HISTORY

Year-By-Year Records THE LAST TIME ... SDSU SHUT OUT AN OPPONENT

HOME: 9-29-2007, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 45-0 AWAY: 10-10-1998, at St. Cloud State, 27-0

SDSU WAS SHUT OUT BY AN OPPONENT

HOME: 9-28-1991, by North Dakota State, 35-0 AWAY: 9-4-2004, at UC Davis, 52-0

SDSU RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TOUCHDOWN

HOME: 10-20-2007 — 91 yards by Adam Monke, vs. Cal Poly, on opening kickoff AWAY: 11-16-2002 — 100 yards by Kevin Brown, at Minnesota State, Mankato

OPPONENTS RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TOUCHDOWN

HOME: 11-3-2001 — 85 yards by Eric Nelson, Northern Colorado AWAY: 9-20-1997 — 97 yards by Chris Schrantz, at North Dakota, on opening kickoff.

SDSU RETURNED A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN

HOME: 11-17-2007 — 94 yards, by Paul Aanonson, vs. North Dakota State AWAY: 9-17-1983 — 50 yards, by Randy Pirner, vs. Morningside (Iowa)

OPPONENTS RETURNED A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN

HOME: 10-7-2000 — 15 yards, by Mark Mokoff, Minnesota State, Mankato (on blocked punt) AWAY: 11-18-2006 — 84 yards, by Travis White, North Dakota State

SDSU PLAYER RETURNED BOTH A PUNT AND KICKOFF FOR TOUCHDOWNS IN SAME GAME

HOME: 9-30-2002 — Kevin Brown, vs. Morningside (Iowa), returned opening kickoff 98 yards for TD and fourth-quarter punt 68 yards for TD

SDSU RETURNED A PASS INTERCEPTION FOR A TOUCHDOWN

HOME: 11-10-2007 — 99 yards by Tyler Koch, vs. Southern Utah AWAY: 10-6-2007 — 71 yards by Tyler Koch, at Georgia Southern

OPPONENTS RETURNED A PASS INTERCEPTION FOR A TOUCHDOWN

HOME: 10-28-2003 – 63 yards by Tyree Kellogg, Nebraska-Omaha AWAY: 9-4-2004 – 58 yards by Andy Sullivan, UC Davis

1889 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

ALL GAMES W-L-T PCT 0-0-1 .500 1-1-1 .500 3-1-0 .750 4-1-0 .800 3-2-0 .600 3-2-0 .600 1-2-0 .333 4-2-1 .643 2-3-0 .400 3-1-0 .750 5-2-0 .714 3-3-1 .500 1-3-0 .250 4-2-2 .625 4-4-0 .500 2-3-1 .417 5-3-0 .625 5-2-0 .714 5-1-1 .786 4-2-0 .667 5-1-0 .833 NO GAMES — WORLD WAR I 4-1-1 .750 4-2-1 .643 7-1-0 .875 5-2-1 .688 3-4-0 .429 6-1-0 .857 2-3-2 .429 8-0-3 .864 5-3-1 .611 9-1-0 .900 5-4-1 .550 2-6-1 .278 6-3-0 .667 2-5-1 .313 6-3-0 .667 6-4-0 .600 4-4-1 .500 3-6-1 .350 4-5-0 .444 3-5-0 .375 7-2-0 .778 4-3-1 .563 2-5-0 .286 4-4-0 .500 NO GAMES — WORLD WAR II 1-1-0 .500 1-4-1 .250 3-3-2 .500 4-5-0 .444 4-6-0 .400 7-3-0 .700 9-0-1 .950 8-1-1 .850 4-4-1 .500 5-3-1 .611 7-2-0 .778 6-2-1 .722 4-5-0 .444 6-2-1 .722 4-5-0 .444 2-7-0 .222 5-4-1 .550 8-2-0 .800 7-2-1 .750 9-1-0 .900 2-8-0 .200 1-8-1 .150 3-7-0 .300

PF 6 68 90 128 102 67 28 90 74 52 108 56 61 76 60 46 147 93 163 100 149

POINTS PA 6 11 62 23 44 21 95 27 122 34 42 61 28 64 89 136 82 60 7 76 84

CONFERENCE ONLY W-L-T PCT No Conference Play No Conference Play No Conference Play No Conference Play No Conference Play No Conference Play No Conference Play No Conference Play No Conference Play No Conference Play No Conference Play No Conference Play No Conference Play No Conference Play No Conference Play No Conference Play No Conference Play No Conference Play No Conference Play No Conference Play No Conference Play

78 66 255 202 121 91 20 157 189 230 237 48 194 70 118 189 123 51 102 69 141 78 32 65

20 27 38 57 85 28 45 24 89 25 55 197 78 96 73 72 92 116 147 109 95 57 131 92

No Conference Play No Conference Play No Conference Play 4-1-1 .750 2-3-0 .400 5-0-0 1.000 1-1-2 .500 3-0-2 .800 2-2-0 .500 3-1-0 .750 2-1-1 .625 1-3-0 .250 2-2-0 .500 1-2-1 .375 4-0-0 1.000 2-2-0 .500 1-3-1 .300 1-4-1 .250 2-3-0 .400 2-3-0 .400 4-1-0 .800 2-3-1 .417 1-5-0 .167 3-3-0 .500

13 51 131 123 107 183 381 311 287 247 338 197 137 185 123 80 170 376 238 278 170 111 129

27 144 76 211 203 175 116 105 230 186 151 114 212 119 158 153 135 97 70 166 243 247 280

No Conference Play No Conference Play 2-1-2 .600 3-1-0 .750 2-4-0 .333 5-1-0 .833 5-0-1 .917 4-1-1 .750 3-2-1 .583 5-0-1 .917 5-1-0 .833 5-0-1 .917 3-3-0 .500 5-0-1 .917 3-3-0 .500 2-4-0 .333 2-3-1 .417 5-1-0 .833 5-0-1 .917 6-0-0 1.000 2-4-0 .333 1-4-1 .250 2-4-0 .333

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111 78 75 13 56 90 53 50 13 33 32 66 65 39 19 44 48 68 16 18 45

52 60 53 129 208 168 215 208 247 157 116 152 98 68 107 221 149 191 121 84 75

POINTS PA

37 51 16 25 14 36 19 7 64 44 31 15 19 48 59 58 76 53 50 131 64

18 38 127 90 75 84 153 75 111 62 119 75 111 76 81 59 33 74 123 149 163

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COACH Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Mr. Morrison L.L. Gilkey Unavailable J. Harris Werner William M. Blaine William Juneau William Juneau William Juneau J. M. Saunderson J. M. Saunderson Frederick Johnson Harry “Buck” Ewing Harry “Buck” Ewing Harry “Buck” Ewing Harry “Buck” Ewing Harry “Buck” Ewing Harry “Buck” Ewing

1st 4th 1st 5th 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 4th 2nd 5th 1st 4th 3rd 7th 6th 4th 1st 5th 7th 4th

C.A. “Jack”West C.A. “Jack”West C.A. “Jack”West C.A. “Jack”West C.A. “Jack”West C.A. “Jack”West C.A. “Jack”West C.A. “Jack”West C.A. “Jack”West T.C. “Cy” Kasper T.C. “Cy” Kasper T.C. “Cy” Kasper T.C. “Cy” Kasper T.C. “Cy” Kaspe T.C. “Cy” Kasper R.H. “Red” Threlfall R.H. “Red” Threlfall R.H. “Red” Threlfall R.H. “Red” Threlfall Jack Barnes Jack Barnes Jack Barnes Thurlo McCrady Thurlo McCrady

3rd 3rd 4th 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 4th 1st 3rd 6th 4th 1st 1st 1st 4th 5th 4th

Thurlo McCrady Thurlo McCrady Thurlo McCrady Ralph Ginn Ralph Ginn Ralph Ginn Ralph Ginn Ralph Ginn Ralph Ginn Ralph Ginn Ralph Ginn Ralph Ginn Ralph Ginn Ralph Ginn Ralph Ginn Ralph Ginn Ralph Ginn Ralph Ginn Ralph Ginn Ralph Ginn Ralph Ginn Ralph Ginn Ralph Ginn

Year-By-Year Records 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 110 Seasons

ALL GAMES W-L-T 4-6-0 4-6-0 3-7-0 2-8-0 3-7-0 6-5-0 5-5-1 6-5-0 7-4-0 5-4-1 5-4-1 5-6-0 9-3-0 3-8-0 4-6-0 4-6-0 5-6-0 3-8-0 7-4-0 6-5-0 5-5-0 7-4-0 5-6-0 3-8-0 7-3-0 7-3-0 7-4-0 7-4-0 6-5-0 7-4-0 4-6-0 6-5-0 8-3-0 6-5-0 5-6-0 6-4-0 7-4-0 6-5-0 6-5-0 7-4-0 7-4-0 513-414-38

PCT PF .400 186 .400 247 .300 175 .200 129 .300 109 .545 321 .500 283 .545 291 .636 264 .550 176 .550 181 .455 224 .750 259 .273 166 .400 226 .400 181 .455 213 .273 288 .636 281 .545 285 .500 208 .636 321 .454 159 .272 226 .700 162 .700 166 .636 394 .636 335 .545 276 .636 254 .400 173 .545 294 .727 351 .554 291 .454 284 .600 267 .636 297 .545 245 .545 363 .636 235 .636 375 .551 19,095

POINTS CONFERENCE ONLY POINTS PA W-L-T PCT PF PA 185 2-4-0 .333 120 110 259 2-4-0 .333 151 176 227 3-3-0 .500 130 96 269 1-5-0 .167 61 167 223 2-4-0 .333 72 144 240 2-5-0 .286 141 197 240 2-4-1 .357 133 142 173 4-3-0 .571 189 104 189 4-3-0 .571 98 110 215 4-1-1 .750 116 74 137 3-3-1 .500 134 103 231 3-3-0 .500 146 120 224 4-2-0 .667 157 140 300 1-5-1 .214 105 219 233 2-4-1 .357 180 213 166 2-4-1 .357 123 129 258 3-6-0 .333 172 241 333 2-7-0 .222 247 273 267 7-2-0 .778 243 210 229 5-4-0 .556 257 196 241 4-5-0 .444 187 224 225 6-3-0 .667 274 160 216 3-6-0 .333 131 197 339 2-7-0 .222 174 301 195 5-3-0 .625 127 175 164 5-4-0 .556 153 164 288 6-3-0 .667 290 224 231 5-4-0 .556 247 197 228 4-5-0 .444 218 208 201 6-3-0 .667 192 178 216 3-6-0 .333 156 209 244 5-4-0 .556 225 201 309 6-3-0 .667 257 258 255 4-5-0 .444 191 225 301 4-4-0 .500 201 201 224 4-4-0 .500 216 190 192 4-3-0 .571 170 146 263 2-3-0 .400 117 62 251 3-2-0 .600 144 100 235 3-1-0 .750 110 111 244 4-0-0 1.000 152 112 16,322 269-234-27 .533 10,818 9,820

FINISH 4th 4th 3rd 6th 6th 6th 4th 3rd 4th 2nd 4th 3rd 2nd 7th 6th 5th 8th 8th 2nd 4th 7th 2nd 8th 9th 4th 5th 3rd 5th 6th 2nd 6th 5th 4th 6th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st

COACH Ralph Ginn Ralph Ginn Dave Kragthorpe Dean Pryor Dean Pryor John Gregory John Gregory John Gregory John Gregory John Gregory John Gregory John Gregory John Gregory John Gregory John Gregory Wayne Haensel Wayne Haensel Wayne Haensel Wayne Haensel Wayne Haensel Wayne Haensel Wayne Haensel Wayne Haensel Wayne Haensel Mike Daly Mike Daly Mike Daly Mike Daly Mike Daly Mike Daly John Stiegelmeier John Stiegelmeier John Stiegelmeier John Stiegelmeier John Stiegelmeier John Stiegelmeier John Stiegelmeier John Stiegelmeier John Stiegelmeier John Stiegelmeier John Stiegelmeier

THE LAST TIME ... SDSU RETURNED A FUMBLE FOR A TOUCHDOWN

HOME: 9-22-2000 — 36 yards, by Dale Heiden, vs. Northern Colorado AWAY: 10-18-1997 – 57 yards, by Jason Melcher, at Nebraska-Omaha

OPPONENTS RETURNED A FUMBLE FOR A TOUCHDOWN

HOME: 10-5-1996 — 38 yards, by Tim Tibesar, North Dakota AWAY: 10-6-2007 – 29 yards, by Larry Beard, at Georgia Southern

SDSU RETURNED A BLOCKED PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN

HOME: 11-13-1993 — 27 yards, by Dean Herrboldt, vs. North Dakota, blocked by Mike Jaunich AWAY: 11-8-1986 — 49 yards, by Tom Sieh vs. St. Cloud State, blocked by Brian Sisley

OPPONENTS RETURNED A BLOCKED PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN

HOME: 10-7-2000 — 15 yards, by Mark Mokoff, Minnesota State, Mankato AWAY: 9-8-2007 — 2 yards, by Vince Gliatta,Youngstown State (Ohio)

OPPONENTS BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL FOR A TOUCHDOWN

AWAY: 10-29-1984 — 60 yards by Tom Smith of St. Cloud State

SDSU SCORED A DEFENSIVE EXTRA POINT

AWAY: 11-1-1997 — by Vic Sosa, at Augustana (only time in SDSU history) NOTE: SDSU opponents have not scored a defensive extra point.

CAREER COACHING RECORDS AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE SEASONS COACH Ralph Ginn (1947-68) ....................................22 John Stiegelmeier (1997-present) ....................11 John Gregory (1972-81) .................................10 Wayne Haensel (1982-90) ................................9 C.A. “Jack” West (1919-27)...............................9 Mike Daly (1991-96)........................................6 T.C. “Cy” Kasper (1928-33) ...............................6 Harry “Buck” Ewing (1912-17) ..........................6 R.H. “Red”Threlfall (1934-37) ...........................4 Jack Barnes (1938-40)......................................3 William Juneau (1906-08).................................3 Thurlo McCrady (1941-46)................................5 J.M. Saunderson (1909-10)...............................2 Dean Pryer (1970-71) ......................................2 J. Harrison Werner (1904) ..................................1 Frederick Johnson (1911) ..................................1 Mr. Morrison (1901)..........................................1 L.L. Gilkey (1902).............................................1 Dave Kragthorpe (1969) ...................................1 William M. Blaine (1905) ..................................1 Unavailable ......................................................6 TOTALS ..............................110

OVERALL WON LOST TIED 113 89 9 68 51 0 55 50 3 45 52 0 44 17 9 41 23 0 30 22 3 26 12 2 17 19 2 14 10 1 11 6 1 11 17 3 5 5 2 5 15 0 4 2 1 4 4 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 3 7 0 2 3 0 9 6 2 513 414 38

PCT .557 .571 .523 .464 .693 .641 .573 .675 .474 .580 .639 .403 .500 .250 .643 .500 .600 .600 .300 .400 .588 .551

CONFERENCE ONLY WON LOST TIED PCT 77 44 9 .627 42 35 0 .545 29 33 5 .470 34 44 1 .437 17 7 5 .672 31 22 0 .584 13 9 2 .583 0 0 0 .000 6 12 2 .350 8 7 1 .531 0 0 0 .000 6 9 2 .412 0 0 0 .000 3 9 0 .250 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 3 3 0 .500 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 269 234 27 .533

TITLES 9 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14

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COACHING HONORS SMALL COLLEGE REGIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR 1961: Ralph Ginn 1963: Ralph Ginn AMERICAN FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION REGION 5 COACH OF THE YEAR 2007: John Stiegelmeier NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR 1985: Wayne Haensel 1991: Mike Daly 1999: John Stiegelmeier GREAT WEST FOOTBALL CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR 2007: John Stiegelmeier

Year-By-Year Scores 1889 (W-0, L-0, T-1) SDS Opp 6 South Dakota 6 6 6 – 1897 (W-0, L-1) SDS Opp 0 Sioux Falls 22 0 22 – 1898 (W-1, L-1, T-1) SDS Opp 62 Watertown 0 0 Yankton College 0 6 Sioux Falls (city) 11 68 11 – 1899 (W-3, L-1) SDS Opp 12 Madison Normal 5 55 Huron College 0 23 Madison Normal 0 0 Mitchell University 57 90 62 – 1900 (W-4, L-1) SDS Opp 33 Flandreau 0 16 Pipestone 6 56 Sioux Falls High 0 23 Flandreau 0 0 Mitchell University 17 128 62 – 1901 (W-3, L-2) Coach: Mr. Morrison SDS Opp 42 Flandreau 0 17 Yankton College 0 38 Huron College 0 5 Mitchell University 22 0 South Dakota 22 102 44 – 1902 (W-3, L-2) Coach: L.L. Gilkey SDS Opp 17 Huron College 0 17 South Dakota Mines 5 0 South Dakota 10 5 Flandreau Indians 6 28 Flandreau Indians 0 67 21 – 1903 (W-1, L-2) SDS Opp 0 North Dakota State 85 28 Flandreau 0 0 Huron College 10 28 95 – 1904 (W-4, L-2, T-1) Coach: J. Harrison Werner SDS Opp 15 Flandreau 0 11 Madison Normal 5 5 Mitchell University 6 15 Huron College 0 6 South Dakota 6 38 Pipestone High 0 0 Mitchell University 10 90 27 –

1905 (W-2, L-3) Coach: William Blaine SDS Opp 46 Flandreau Indians 0 0 Mitchell University 24 28 Madison High 0 0 Minnesota 81 0 South Dakota 17 74 122 – 1906 (W-3, L-1) Coach: William Juneau SDS Opp 36 Huron College 4 5 North Dakota 4 11 Dakota Wesleyan 4 0 South Dakota 22 52 34 – 1907 (W-5, L-2) Coach: William Juneau SDS Opp 0 Huron College 4 48 Flandreau Indians 0 29 Toland's 0 6 North Dakota 24 5 Dakota Wesleyan 0 12 Yankton College 10 8 Huron College 4 108 42 – 1908 (W-3, L-3, T-1) Coach: William Juneau SDS Opp 16 Northern 0 11 North Dakota State 5 0 Madison Normal 0 29 St.Thomas 12 0 Yankton College 21 0 Dakota Wesleyan 6 0 Huron College 17 56 61 – 1909 (W-1, L-3) Coach: J.M. Saunderson SDS Opp 5 North Dakota State 11 0 Dakota Wesleyan 3 12 Yankton College 14 44 Huron College 0 61 28 – 1910 (W-4, L-2, T-2) Coach: J.M. Saunderson SDS Opp 17 Northern 0 41 Huron College 0 12 Yankton College 0 6 North Dakota State 3 0 St.Thomas 28 0 South Dakota 33 0 Dakota Wesleyan 0 0 South Dakota Mines 0 76 64 – 1911 (W-4, L-4) Coach: Frederick Johnson SDS Opp 12 Northern 0 6 South Dakota 15 11 Huron College 0 14 North Dakota State 3 17 South Dakota Mines 3 0 Marquette 16 0 Dakota Wesleyan 22 0 Yankton College 30 60 89 –

1912 (W-2, L-3, T-1) Coach: Harry "Buck" Ewing SDS Opp 0 Carleton 34 7 South Dakota 73 6 Yankton College 3 20 Huron College 3 0 Yankton College 0 13 South Dakota Mines 23 46 136 – 1913 (W-5, L-3) Coach: Harry "Buck" Ewing SDS Opp 47 Huron College 0 7 Carleton 25 7 North Dakota State 6 0 Hamline 21 12 Huron College 7 36 South Dakota Mines 0 0 Yankton College 20 38 Dakota Wesleyan 3 147 82 – 1914 (W-5, L-2) Coach: Harry "Buck" Ewing SDS Opp 0 South Dakota 12 13 Huron College 0 19 Yankton College 7 28 Hamline 10 19 Huron College 7 14 North Dakota 3 0 Dakota Wesleyan 21 46 136 – 1915 (W-5, L-1, T-1) Coach: Harry "Buck" Ewing SDS Opp 39 Huron College 0 72 Yankton College 0 25 Huron College 0 0 North Dakota 0 0 South Dakota 7 21 North Dakota State 0 6 Dakota Wesleyan 0 163 7 – 1916 (W-4, L-2) Coach: Harry "Buck" Ewing SDS Opp 7 Minnesota 41 3 Wisconsin 28 31 Yankton College 0 7 Hamline 0 14 North Dakota 7 38 Huron College 0 100 76 – 1917 (W-5, L-1) Coach: Harry "Buck" Ewing SDS Opp 0 Minnesota 64 33 Trinity 0 13 North Dakota 6 64 Gustavus Adolphus 0 21 North Dakota State 14 18 Macalester 0 149 84 – 1918 (No games — WWI) –

C.A. “Jack” West 9 years, 44-17-9, 3 NCC titles (1922, ’24, ’26) 1919 (W-4, L-1, T-1) Coach: C.A. "Jack" West SDS Opp 49 Northern 0 7 Dakota Wesleyan 0 0 North Dakota State 0 9 North Dakota 7 13 South Dakota 6 0 Creighton 7 78 20 – 1920 (W-4, L-2, T-1) Coach: C.A. "Jack" West SDS Opp 6 Northern 0 6 Dakota Wesleyan 0 3 North Dakota 6 27 North Dakota State 7 7 Macalester 7 14 Hamline 0 3 South Dakota 7 66 27 – 1921 (W-7, L-1) Coach: C.A. "Jack" West SDS Opp 40 Northern 0 3 Wisconsin 24 60 Huron College 0 54 North Dakota State 0 55 Yankton College 0 27 North Dakota 14 9 South Dakota 0 7 Creighton 0 255 38 – 1922 (W-5, L-2, T-1) Inaugural NCC Champion Coach: C.A. "Jack" West SDS Opp 6 North Dakota 16 6 South Dakota 15 13 North Dakota State 0 7 South Dakota 7 48 Morningside 0 12 St.Thomas 0 25 Creighton 14 85 Columbus College 0 6 Wisconsin 20 202 57 – 1923 (W-3, L-4) Coach: C.A. "Jack" West SDS Opp 44 Dakota Wesleyan 0 0 Marquette 13 6 North Dakota 12 13 North Dakota State 14 7 South Dakota 0 24 Morningside 26 0 Creighton 13 121 85

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1924 (W-6, L-1) NCC Champion Coach: C.A. "Jack" West SDS Opp 16 Buena Vista 3 14 North Dakota State 0 7 North Dakota 6 10 South Dakota 3 34 Morningside 0 0 Michigan State 9 10 Creighton 7 91 28 – 1925 (W-2, L-3, T-2) Coach: C.A. "Jack" West SDS Opp 7 Dakota Wesleyan 0 0 Buena Vista 14 3 Nebraska-Wesleyan 3 3 North Dakota State 3 0 Creighton 19 7 South Dakota 0 0 Marquette 6 20 45 – 1926 (W-8, L-0, T-3) NCC Champion Coach: C.A. "Jack" West SDS Opp 6 North Dakota 0 21 North Dakota State 0 0 South Dakota 0 21 Morningside 6 8 Creighton 8 7 Columbus College 7 35 Huron College 0 33 Buena Vista 0 3 Detroit University 0 14 St. Louis University 0 9 Hawaii University 3 157 24 – 1927 (W-5, L-3, T-1) Coach: C.A. "Jack" West SDS Opp 34 North Dakota State 0 12 South Dakota 16 15 Des Moines U 0 44 Morningside 7 0 Creighton 14 67 Huron College 0 7 Columbus College 7 10 St. Regis 7 0 Detroit University 38 189 89 – 1928 (W-9, L-1) Coach: T.C. "Cy" Kasper SDS Opp 0 North Dakota 6 27 North Dakota State 6 13 South Dakota 0 13 Morningside 7 18 Creighton 6 14 Huron College 0 63 Dakota Wesleyan 0 18 Columbus College 0 31 Minnesota“B” 0 33 Western Union 0 120 25 –

T.C. “Cy” Kasper 6 years, 30-22-3 1 NCC title (1933) 1929 (W-5, L-4, T-1) Coach: T.C. "Cy" Kasper SDS Opp 59 Huron College 0 6 North Dakota 7 0 North Dakota State 0 6 South Dakota 0 28 Morningside 0 0 Wisconsin 21 0 St. Louis University 6 7 Loyola 21 49 Dakota Wesleyan 0 72 Western Union 0 237 55 – 1930 (W-2, L-6, T-1) Coach: T.C. "Cy" Kasper SDS Opp 21 Southern 0 0 Minnesota 48 0 St. Olaf 20 0 North Dakota 21 13 South Dakota 6 0 Morningside 13 7 Wisconsin 58 0 North Dakota State 24 7 Loyola 7 48 197 – 1931 (W-6, L-3) Coach: T.C. "Cy" Kasper SDS Opp 6 North Dakota 34 7 North Dakota State 0 0 South Dakota 10 20 Morningside 0 34 Southern 0 39 Dakota Wesleyan 0 19 Northern 0 49 Augustana 0 20 DePaul 34 194 78 – 1932 (W-2, L-5, T-1) Coach: T.C. "Cy" Kasper SDS Opp 0 North Dakota 13 6 North Dakota State 12 0 South Dakota 0 26 Morningside 6 26 Northern 7 0 Michigan Normal 12 0 Minnesota 12 12 Duquense 34 70 96 –

Year-By-Year Scores 1933 (W-6, L-3) NCC Champion Coach: T.C. "Cy" Kasper SDS Opp 18 North Dakota 2 13 North Dakota State 7 14 South Dakota 0 0 South Dakota 6 21 Morningside 6 27 Northern 0 6 Minnesota 19 6 Catholic University 26 13 Michigan Normal 0 118 72 –

1937 (W-4, L-5) Coach: R.H. "Red" Threlfall SDS Opp 0 Iowa Teachers 33 13 North Dakota State 6 2 South Dakota 12 0 Morningside 7 20 Omaha University 0 40 Mankato Teachers 7 0 Wisconsin 32 20 Wichita 6 7 DePaul 44 102 147 –

SDS 26 48 28 58 34 21 7 6 48 35 311

Thurlo McCrady 5 years, 11-17-3 1941 (W-2, L-5) Coach: Thurlo McCrady SDS Opp 14 Northern 0 0 Iowa Teachers 21 0 Omaha University 12 0 North Dakota State 25 15 North Dakota 33 0 South Dakota 40 3 Morningside 0 32 131

R.H. “Red”Threlfall

Jack Barnes

4 years, 17-19-2

3 years, 14-10-1, 1 NCC title (1939)

1934 (W-6, L-4) Coach: R.H. "Red" Threlfall SDS Opp 0 North Dakota 0 38 North Dakota State 0 19 South Dakota 0 7 Morningside 13 52 Northern 0 14 Creighton 0 7 Wisconsin 28 38 Dakota Wesleyan 0 14 St. Olaf 6 0 Wichita 19 189 72 – 1935 (W-4, L-4, T-1) Coach: R.H. "Red" Threlfall SDS Opp 13 Iowa Teachers 22 6 North Dakota 6 6 North Dakota State 7 2 South Dakota 7 12 Morningside 6 33 Northern 0 13 Wisconsin 6 0 Cincinnati 38 38 St. Olaf 0 123 92 – 1936 (W-3, L-6, T-1) Coach: R.H. "Red" Threlfall SDS Opp 13 Iowa Teachers 0 6 North Dakota 33 0 North Dakota State 7 0 South Dakota 6 0 Morningside 13 0 Omaha University 0 12 Gustavus Adolphus 7 7 Wisconsin 24 13 Luther 6 0 Wichita 20 51 116 –

SDS 0 6 0 14 28 7 0 14 69

1938 (W-3, L-5) Coach: Jack Barnes

Opp North Dakota 37 North Dakota State 13 South Dakota 7 Morningside 13 Omaha University 6 South Dakota Mines 18 St. Norbert's 9 Moorhead Teachers 6 109

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SDS 14 6 7 34 7 40 20 6 7 141

1939 (W-7, L-2) NCC Co-Champions Coach: Jack Barnes

Opp North Dakota 13 North Dakota State 0 South Dakota 21 Morningside 13 Omaha University 6 South Dakota Mines 0 Moorhead Teachers 7 Yankton College 0 West Texas State 35 95

– SDS 45 6 12 6 0 7 0 2 78

1940 (W-4, L-3, T-1) Coach: Jack Barnes

Opp South Dakota Mines 0 St. Norbert's 0 Omaha University 7 Morningside 6 South Dakota 26 North Dakota State 0 North Dakota 6 Iowa Teachers 12 57 –

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1942 (W-4, L-4) Coach: Thurlo McCrady SDS Opp 0 Youngstown 14 0 Iowa Teachers 38 20 Omaha University 0 3 Morningside 0 8 North Dakota 19 0 South Dakota 7 14 North Dakota State 0 20 Wichita 14 65 92 – 1943 (No games — WWII) – 1944 (W-1, L-1) Coach: Thurlo McCrady SDS Opp 6 SDSC ERC (Army) 0 7 Concordia College 27 13 27 – 1945 (W-1, L-4, T-1) Coach: Thurlo McCrady SDS Opp 6 Minot Teachers 33 0 Drake 34 0 Bemidji Teachers 6 25 Hamline 0 7 Iowa Teachers 58 13 Concordia College 13 51 144

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1946 (W-3, L-3, T-2) Coach: Thurlo McCrady SDS Opp 18 Loras 23 6 Iowa Teachers 6 61 Manitoba University 0 0 North Dakota State 6 26 Augustana 6 20 South Dakota 0 0 Oklahoma City U. 35 0 Morningside 0 131 76 –

Ralph Ginn 22 years, 113-89-9 9 NCC titles (1949, ’50, ’53, ’54, ’55, ’57, ’61, ’62, ’63)

SDS 0 6 39 6 33 7 7 13 12 123

SDS 21 0 6 6 7 7 20 0 13 27 107

SDS 7 0 27 40 14 28 0 27 33 7 183

SDS 39 34 31 20 41 60 21 54 40 41 381

1947 (W-4, L-5) Coach: Ralph Ginn Loras St. Cloud Teachers Central (Iowa) Kansas Augustana South Dakota North Dakota State Morningside Toledo – 1948 (W-4, L-6) Coach: Ralph Ginn Moorhead Teachers Drake Loras North Dakota Iowa Teachers North Dakota State Augustana South Dakota Morningside Colorado State – 1949 (W-7, L-3) NCC Co-Champion Coach: Ralph Ginn St. Cloud Teachers Drake Morningside Colorado State Iowa Teachers Augustana North Dakota South Dakota North Dakota State Bradley

Opp 28 20 6 86 12 26 0 0 33 211

Opp 7 47 20 31 33 6 6 33 18 2 203

Opp 0 40 20 13 13 0 19 25 13 32 175

– 1950 (W-9, L-0, T-1) NCC Champion Coach: Ralph Ginn St. Cloud Teachers Iowa Teachers Morningside Augustana St. Olaf North Dakota State North Dakota South Dakota Wayne University Carleton

Opp 7 13 7 12 14 0 21 28 0 14 116

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SDS 6 19 47 47 14 60 21 39 34 287

SDS 13 52 13 55 13 32 25 31 13 247

1951 (W-8, L-1, T-1) Coach: Ralph Ginn St. Cloud Teachers Iowa Teachers Morningside Augustana Emporia St. (Kan.) North Dakota North Dakota State South Dakota Bemidji Teachers LaCrosse State

Opp 0 6 26 7 14 12 7 26 0 7 105

SDS 14 7 0 20 14 14 9 28 31 137

Opp 13 57 7 6 48 6 21 25 47 230

SDS 6 23 7 16 53 21 32 7 20 185

– 1952 (W-4, L-4, T-1) Coach: Ralph Ginn La Crosse State Iowa State St. Cloud Teachers Augustana North Dakota State North Dakota South Dakota Morningside Iowa Teachers

– 1953 (W-5, L-3, T-1) NCC Champion Coach: Ralph Ginn

Opp Marquette 46 Iowa Teachers 19 North Dakota 13 Augustana 0 St. John's 26 North Dakota State 14 South Dakota 0 Morningside 29 Wichita 39 186 – 1954 (W-7, L-2) NCC Co-Champion Coach: Ralph Ginn SDS Opp 6 Iowa State 34 19 St.Thomas 6 66 Mankato Teachers 0 68 Augustana 0 50 North Dakota State 13 34 North Dakota 20 20 South Dakota 19 34 Morningside 39 41 Iowa Teachers 20 338 151 – 1955 (W-6, L-2, T-1) NCC Champion Coach: Ralph Ginn SDS Opp 13 St.Thomas 19 34 Iowa Teachers 21 14 North Dakota 6 28 Augustana 0 7 Wichita State 33 33 North Dakota State 7 27 South Dakota 7 21 Morningside 21 20 La Crosse State 0 197 114 –

SDS 12 7 6 20 12 7 20 26 13 123

SDS 0 0 12 0 6 12 6 32 12 80

SDS 22 6 20 20 23 28 14 22 0 15 170

1956 (W-4, L-5) Coach: Ralph Ginn Montana State Northwest Missouri Arizona Augustana North Dakota South Dakota North Dakota State Morningside Iowa Teachers

Opp 33 0 60 21 13 19 26 13 27 212

– 1957 (W-6, L-2, T-1) NCC Champion Coach: Ralph Ginn Montana State Iowa Teachers Drake Augustana North Dakota South Dakota North Dakota State Morningside Mankato Teachers – 1958 (W-4, L-5) Coach: Ralph Ginn Drake Marquette Montana State Augustana North Dakota South Dakota North Dakota State Morningside Iowa Teachers – 1959 (W-2, L-7) Coach: Ralph Ginn Montana State Colorado State Kansas State Augustana North Dakota South Dakota North Dakota State Morningside Iowa Teachers

Opp 13 20 25 0 21 13 14 7 6 119

Opp 6 18 23 6 30 28 33 6 8 158

Opp 27 22 28 13 0 7 8 34 14 153

– 1960 (W-5, L-4, T-1) Coach: Ralph Ginn Bemidji State Kansas State Montana State Augustana North Dakota South Dakota North Dakota State Morningside Iowa Teachers Colorado State Col. –

Opp 6 20 14 21 27 7 14 0 12 14 135

Year-By-Year Scores SDS 34 36 73 12 41 13 34 41 56 36 376

1961 (W-8, L-2) NCC Co-Champion Coach: Ralph Ginn

Opp Bemidji State 8 Colorado State 13 St. Cloud State 0 Montana State 17 Augustana 14 North Dakota 14 South Dakota 6 North Dakota State 12 Morningside 0 State College of Iowa 13 97 – 1962 (W-7, L-2, T-1) NCC Co-Champion Coach: Ralph Ginn SDS Opp 25 Toledo 14 7 Arkansas State 9 10 Montana State 14 28 Augustana 7 26 North Dakota 0 24 South Dakota 0 17 North Dakota State 6 13 State College of Iowa13 41 Morningside 7 47 Colorado State 0 238 70 – 1963 (W-9, L-1) NCC Champion Coach: Ralph Ginn SDS Opp 9 Montana State 6 7 Nebraska 58 54 Colorado State Col 14 28 Augustana 8 7 North Dakota 6 61 South Dakota 0 40 North Dakota State 25 27 State College of Iowa 13 28 Morningside 22 17 Arkansas State 14 278 166 – 1964 (W-2, L-8) Coach: Ralph Ginn SDS Opp 14 Montana State 46 14 Fresno State 30 27 Augustana 14 13 North Dakota State 20 28 North Dakota 35 7 South Dakota 10 32 Morningside 21 14 State College of Iowa 23 15 Drake 37 6 Mankato State 7 170 243 – 1965 (W-1, L-8, T-1) Coach: Ralph Ginn SDS Opp 0 Montana State 22 0 Parsons College 10 14 Augustana 14 13 North Dakota State 41 7 North Dakota 14 30 South Dakota 14 20 Morningside 25 0 State College of Iowa 41 20 Colorado State U 52 7 Mankato State 14 111 247 –

SDS 6 27 14 6 21 0 22 7 7 19 129

SDS 7 24 14 24 7 42 16 21 17 14 186

SDS 12 3 43 10 16 32 23 47 41 20 247

1966 (W-3, L-7) Coach: Ralph Ginn

Opp Montana State 41 Minnesota-Duluth 0 Colorado State U 45 North Dakota State 35 Morningside 41 North Dakota 43 South Dakota 18 State College of Iowa13 Colorado State Col. 31 Augustana 13 280 – 1967 (W-4, L-6) Coach: Ralph Ginn Opp Minnesota-Duluth 12 Idaho State 22 North Dakota State 34 Morningside 15 North Dakota 9 South Dakota 14 Northern Iowa 17 Drake 34 Augustana 21 Tampa 7 185 – 1968 (W-4, L-6) Coach: Ralph Ginn Opp Weber State 27 North Dakota State 21 Morningside 14 Northern Iowa 38 North Dakota 21 South Dakota 55 Youngstown State 20 Augustana 27 Idaho State 22 Drake 28 273 –

SDS 28 39 0 26 56 21 20 10 14 16 52 283

Dean Pryor 2 years, 5-15

SDS 37 19 8 12 3 0 6 0 44 0 129

SDS 26 0 0 8 7 18 16 20 12 2 109

1970 (W-2, L-8) Coach: Dean Pryor

Opp St.Thomas 14 Mankato State 43 Northern Iowa 24 Wayne State 21 North Dakota 36 South Dakota 26 Augustana 22 North Dakota State 35 Morningside 24 Montana 24 269 – 1971 (W-3, L-7) Coach: Dean Pryor Opp St.Thomas 7 Mankato State 10 Northern Iowa 23 Wayne State 27 North Dakota 35 South Dakota 37 Augustana 15 North Dakota State 13 Morningside 21 Eastern Michigan 35 223 –

Dave Kragthorpe 1 year, 3-7 1969 (W-3, L-7) Coach: Dave Kragthorpe SDS Opp 13 Weber State 28 16 Drake 21 22 Morningside 32 14 Northern Iowa 24 19 North Dakota 13 20 South Dakota 14 16 Youngstown 17 42 Augustana 0 13 North Dakota State 20 0 Montana 58 175 227 –

John Gregory

Opp Northwestern (Iowa) 38 Southwest State 6 Mankato State 21 Youngstown 6 Western State (Colo.) 28 Augustana 21 North Dakota 28 South Dakota 36 North Dakota State 24 Northern Iowa 0 Morningside 12 240 – 1974 (W-6, L-5) Coach: John Gregory SDS Opp 15 Northwestern (Iowa) 0 45 Southwest State 10 45 Mankato State 14 21 Youngstown 35 35 Augustana 6 0 North Dakota State 28 55 North Dakota 6 6 South Dakota 20 27 Morningside 8 21 Northern Iowa 22 21 Nevada-Las Vegas 24 291 173 – 1975 (W-7, L-4) Coach: John Gregory SDS Opp 49 Hamline 6 10 Mankato State 0 56 Nebraska-Omaha 14 17 Augustana 31 13 North Dakota State 8 14 North Dakota 35 24 South Dakota 22 17 Morningside 0 3 Northern Iowa 17 23 Nevada-Las Vegas 38 38 Youngstown State 21 264 190 – 1976 (W-5, L-4, T-1) Coach: John Gregory SDS Opp 1 *St. Cloud State 0 21 Western Illinois 28 7 Northern Colorado 22 0 North Dakota State 13 14 Morningside 0 28 North Dakota 6 17 South Dakota 17 16 Northern Iowa 13 19 Weber State 52 19 Augustana 25 176 215 *St. Cloud won the game 39-13, then later had to forfeit.

10 years, 55-50

SDS 73 17 49 34 25 21 27 16 0 35 24 321

1972 (W-6, L-5) Coach: John Gregory Eastern Montana Mankato State Missouri-Rolla Youngstown Augustana North Dakota South Dakota North Dakota State Northern Iowa Morningside Quantico Marines

Opp 0 24 0 22 14 51 42 34 32 0 21 240

1973 (W-5, L-5, T-1) Coach: John Gregory

SDS 10 23 14 34 14 44 6 10 12 14 181

– 1977 (W-5, L-4, T-1) Coach: John Gregory St. Cloud State Western Illinois Dayton Nebraska-Omaha North Dakota State Morningside North Dakota South Dakota Northern Iowa Augustana –

Opp 0 6 28 2 27 20 6 15 23 10 137

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SDS 43 7 7 41 30 19 7 14 10 26 21 224

1978 (W-5, L-6) Coach: John Gregory St. Cloud State Louisville Moorhead State Morningside North Dakota Augustana South Dakota Nebraska-Omaha Northern Iowa North Dakota State Portland State

Opp 3 54 12 17 19 7 24 16 9 28 42 231

– 1979 (W-9, L-3) NCAA Division II Playoffs Coach: John Gregory SDS Opp 28 @St. Cloud State 7 27 Wis-Whitewater 7 0 North Dakota 13 28 Augustana 26 26 South Dakota 21 31 @Nebraska-Omaha 14 14 Northern Iowa 7 14 @North Dakota State38 24 @Morningside 0 33 @South Dakota 28 27 @Idaho 13 NCAA Playoffs 7 @Youngstown State 50 259 224 – 1980 (W-3, L-8) Coach: John Gregory SDS Opp 17 St. Cloud State 0 27 Western Illinois 33 7 @Augustana 34 21 South Dakota 13 17 @Nebraska-Omaha 40 7 @Northern Colorado 40 16 North Dakota State 23 17 Morningside 6 13 @North Dakota 47 7 @South Dakota 16 17 @Portland State 48 166 300 – 1981 (W-4, L-6) Coach: John Gregory SDS Opp 40 St. Cloud State 3 13 @Western Illinois 17 21 South Dakota 20 17 Nebraska-Omaha 10 20 Northern Colorado 22 24 @North Dakota State48 23 @Morningside 28 28 North Dakota 16 31 Augustana 34 16 @South Dakota 28 233 226 –

Wayne Haensel 9 years, 45-52 1982 (W-4, L-6) Coach: Wayne Haensel SDS Opp 37 St. Cloud State 14 20 South Dakota 7 22 @Nebraska-Omaha 11 14 @Northern Colorado22 3 North Dakota State 10 35 Morningside 0 13 @North Dakota 34 10 @Augustana 13 6 @South Dakota 31 21 @Mankato State 23 181 166 – 1983 (W-5, L-6) Coach: Wayne Haensel SDS Opp 21 Mankato State 14 20 @Drake 3 17 @Morningside 10 28 @North Dakota 27 22 St. Cloud State 24 16 @Nebraska-Omaha 44 12 North Dakota State 24 13 Augustana 9 23 South Dakota 48 27 @Mankato State 30 14 Northern Colorado 21 213 258 – 1984 (W-3, L-8) Coach: Wayne Haensel SDS Opp 14 @Portland State 17 27 Wisconsin-Stout 13 25 Morningside 27 7 North Dakota 46 24 @St. Cloud State 12 24 Nebraska-Omaha 27 30 @North Dakota St. 55 42 @Augustana 14 42 @South Dakota 45 24 Mankato State 30 29 @Wyoming 45 288 331 – 1985 (W-7, L-4) Coach: Wayne Haensel SDS Opp 20 @Northern Arizona 24 18 @South Dakota 33 45 Nebraska-Omaha 28 29 North Dakota 23 25 @Morningside 14 7 @North Dakota St. 41 24 South Dakota 12 31 Augustana 19 31 @Mankato State 38 28 St. Cloud State 21 23 @Northern Colorado 14 281 267

Year-By-Year Scores 1986 (W-6, L-5) Coach: Wayne Haensel SDS Opp 14 Wis-Stevens Point 7 14 South Dakota 26 13 @Nebraska-Omaha 19 52 @North Dakota 21 24 Morningside 14 7 North Dakota State 49 39 @South Dakota 51 40 @Augustana 7 7 Mankato State 21 44 @St. Cloud State 7 31 @Northern Colorado 7 285 229 – 1987 (W-5, L-5) Coach: Wayne Haensel SDS Opp 21 @Central Missouri 17 7 @North Dakota State43 21 South Dakota 30 28 Nebraska-Omaha 24 17 @Augustana 28 38 Morningside 14 10 @St. Cloud State 33 24 North Dakota 9 21 Northern Colorado 17 21 Mankato State 26 208 241 – 1988 (W-7, L-4) Coach: Wayne Haensel SDS Opp 31 Central Missouri 24 16 @Montana 41 26 North Dakota State 55 21 @South Dakota 22 16 @Nebraska-Omaha 3 37 Augustana 22 49 @Morningside 10 21 St. Cloud State 0 34 @North Dakota 35 28 Northern Colorado 3 42 @Mankato State 10 321 225 – 1989 (W-5, L-6) Coach: Wayne Haensel SDS Opp 14 Southwest State 12 14 @South Dakota 7 23 @North Dakota 13 12 North Dakota State 33 12 @Mankato State 31 13 South Dakota 35 10 St. Cloud State 13 20 @Augustana 29 13 Morningside 12 16 @Northern Colorado21 12 Nebraska-Omaha 10 159 216 –

1990 (W-3, L-8) Coach: Wayne Haensel SDS Opp 28 @Kearney State 35 24 South Dakota 3 21 North Dakota 24 28 @North Dakota State40 15 Mankato State 33 16 @South Dakota 14 19 @St. Cloud State 37 0 Augustana 31 20 @Morningside 67 21 Northern Colorado 24 34 @Nebraska-Omaha 31 226 339 –

SDS 48 56 21 17 30 42 50 7 35 60 28 394

SDS 32 56 37 13 56 39 20 26 33 17 6 335

Mike Daly 6 years, 41-23

SDS 16 19 10 0 21 21 27 31 0 17 162

SDS 13 3 10 21 31 1 14 14 34 24 166

1991 (W-7, L-3) Coach: Mike Daly

Opp Kearney State 13 @South Dakota 7 @North Dakota 36 North Dakota State 35 @Nebraska-Omaha 13 South Dakota 18 Morningside 17 @Augustana 20 Mankato State 23 Northern Colorado 13 195 – 1992 (W-7, L-3) Coach: Mike Daly Opp South Dakota 0 North Dakota 14 @North Dakota State47 Nebraska-Omaha 0 @South Dakota 21 *@Morningside 0 Augustana 20 @St. Cloud State 6 Mankato State 30 @Northern Colorado20 164

*Morningside won the game 6-2 but was later forced to forfeit.

SDS 10 48 37 10 3 31 17 39 14 28 39 278

SDS 6 56 27 17 28 28 7 31 6 17 31 254

1993 (W-7, L-4) Coach: Mike Daly

Opp @Montana 52 Southwest State 12 St. Cloud State 30 @Northern Colorado38 @Morningside 20 North Dakota State 30 Nebraska-Omaha 10 @South Dakota 29 Augustana 25 @Mankato State 42 North Dakota 0 288 – 1994 (W-7, L-4) Coach: Mike Daly Opp Slippery Rock 28 South Dakota Tech 6 @St. Cloud State 17 Northern Colorado 28 Morningside 17 @North Dakota State52 @Nebraska-Omaha 8 South Dakota 10 @Augustana 15 Mankato State 18 @North Dakota 32 231 – 1995 (W-6, L-5) Coach: Mike Daly Opp Northwest Missouri 6 @South Dakota Tech14 Augustana 15 St. Cloud State 34 @North Dakota 14 @South Dakota 3 North Dakota State 26 @Morningside 17 Northern Colorado 23 Nebraska-Omaha 44 @Mankato State 32 228 – 1996 (W-7, L-4) Coach: Mike Daly Opp @Northwest Missouri 23 S.D. Tech 0 @Augustana 14 @St. Cloud State 13 North Dakota 23 South Dakota 17 @North Dakota State31 Morningside 13 @Northern Colorado21 @Nebraska-Omaha 19 Mankato State 27 201 –

John Stiegelmeier 11 years, 68-51 1 GWFC title (2007) 1997 (W-4, L-6) Coach: John Stiegelmeier SDS Opp 17 @Cal-Davis 7 7 @North Dakota 28 7 Mankato State 21 3 @South Dakota 21 20 St. Cloud State 16 21 @Nebraska-Omaha 31 34 North Dakota State 27 22 @Augustana 28 7 Northern Colorado 17 35 Morningside 20 173 216 – 1998 (W-6, L-5) Coach: John Stiegelmeier SDS Opp 56 Wisconsin-Stout 13 13 California-Davis 30 6 North Dakota 20 10 @MSU, Mankato 24 24 South Dakota 10 27 @St. Cloud State 0 30 Neb.-Omaha (2 OT) 27 32 @North Dakota St. 35 31 Augustana 28 24 @Northern Colorado44 41 Morningside 13 294 244 – 1999 (W-8, L-3) Coach: John Stiegelmeier SDS Opp 35 @Grand Valley State 20 59 @Wayne State (Neb.) 31 38 Augustana 31 18 @Northern Colorado45 34 Morningside 30 34 @Minnesota State 28 7 North Dakota State 28 21 North Dakota 7 34 @Nebraska-Omaha 40 43 @South Dakota 30 28 St. Cloud State 19 351 309 –

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2000 (W-6, L-5) Coach: John Stiegelmeier SDS Opp 36 Grand Valley State 27 65 Wayne State (Neb.) 3 25 @Augustana 24 17 Northern Colorado 7 51 Morningside 14 17 Minn State, Mankato 21 3 @North Dakota St. 21 0 @North Dakota 42 7 Nebraska-Omaha 24 28 South Dakota 41 42 @St. Cloud State 31 291 255 – 2001 (W-5, L-6) Coach: John Stiegelmeier SDS Opp 34 Ferris State 24 21 @Chadron State 31 17 @Nebraska-Omaha 28 30 St. Cloud State 24 9 @North Dakota 44 28 @Western Washington45 31 Augustana 21 38 @North Dakota State45 20 @South Dakota 3 21 Northern Colorado 36 35 Minn. State, Mankato 0 284 301 – 2002 (W-6, L-4) Coach: John Stiegelmeier SDS Opp 28 Chadron State 15 38 Nebraska-Omaha 21 24 @St. Cloud State 28 13 North Dakota 21 23 Western Washington 19 33 @Augustana (3 OT) 39 25 North Dakota State 20 27 South Dakota 20 17 @Northern Colorado28 39 @MSU, Mankato 13 267 224 – 2003 (W-7, L-4) Coach: John Stiegelmeier SDS Opp 20 Northwest Missouri 0 23 @Winona State 30 37 @Western Oregon 10 0 @North Dakota State24 17 @Nebraska-Omaha 34 24 North Dakota 25 38 Minn. State Mankato 6 22 @South Dakota 11 27 St. Cloud State 24 42 Augustana 22 47 Humboldt State 6 297 192 –

2004 (W-6, L-5) Coach: John Stiegelmeier SDS Opp O @UC Davis 52 45 Winona State 20 38 Western Oregon 3 31 @Southern 24 7 @Cal Poly 14 24 North Dakota State 21 24 @Montana State 27 7 @Georgia Southern 63 38 Augustana 9 17 @So. Utah (2 OT) 23 14 @Northern Colorado 7 245 263 – 2005 (W-6, L-5) Coach: John Stiegelmeier SDS Opp 42 Wis.-La Crosse 13 69 Valparaiso 6 0 @Montana 7 16 Cal Poly 24 12 @Texas State 42 16 *UC Davis 14 64 Missouri-Rolla 28 42 Georgia Southern 55 55 Southern Utah 7 17 @North Dakota St. 41 30 Northern Colorado 14 363 251 * Game played at Sioux Falls

– 2006 (W-7, L-4) Coach: John Stiegelmeier SDS Opp 3 Wis.-La Crosse 17 7 @Montana 36 17 @Northern Iowa 27 24 Nicholls State (La.) 17 20 McNeese State (La.) 17 20 Central Arkansas 7 29 Cal Poly 28 22 UC Davis 21 34 William Penn (Iowa) 3 31 Southern Utah 21 28 North Dakota State 41 235 235 – 2007 (W-7, L-4) GWFC Champion Coach: John Stiegelmeier SDS Opp 26 @Western Illinois (4 OT) 29 17 @Youngstown State 23 17 Northern Iowa 31 38 Texas State 3 45 Stephen F. Austin 0 38 @Georgia Southern 41 48 Cal Poly 35 28 @UC Davis 21 38 Central Arkansas 10 52 Southern Utah 27 29 North Dakota State 24 376 244

Series Records OPPONENT Arizona Arkansas State Augustana Bemidji State Bradley Buena Vista California-Davis Cal Poly Carleton College Catholic University Central Arkansas Central Missouri Chadron State Cincinnati Colorado State Columbus College Concordia-Moorhead Creighton (Neb.) Dakota State Dakota Wesleyan Dayton (Ohio) DePaul Des Moines University Detroit University Drake Duquense (Pa.) Eastern Michigan Eastern Montana Emporia State (Kan.) Ferris State (Mich.) Flandreau City Flandreau Indians Fresno State (Calif.) Georgia Southern Grand Valley State (Mich.) Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) Hamline (Minn.) Hawaii Humboldt State (Calif.) Huron College Idaho Idaho State Iowa State

RECORD LAST MTG 0-1-0 1956 1-1-0 1963 43-15-2 2004 3-1-0 1961 0-1-0 1949 2-1-0 1926 4-2-0 2007 2-2-0 2007 2-2-0 1950 0-1-0 1933 2-0-0 2007 2-0-0 1988 1-1-0 2002 1-0-0 1935 0-2-0 1966 2-0-2 1928 0-1-1 1945 6-3-1 1934 3-0-1 1908 12-9-2 1934 0-1-0 1977 0-2-0 1937 1-0-0 1927 1-1-0 1927 2-8-0 1983 0-1-0 1932 1-2-0 1971 1-0-0 1972 1-0-0 1951 1-0-0 2001 5-0-0 1904 3-1-0 1907 0-1-0 1964 0-3-0 2007 2-0-0 2000 2-0-0 1936 5-1-0 1975 1-0-0 1926 1-0-0 2003 22-3-0 1929 1-0-0 1979 2-0-0 1968 0-2-0 1968

OPPONENT Kansas Kansas State Loras (Iowa) Louisville (Ky.) Loyola, Chicago Luther Macalester (Minn.) Madison High Manitoba University Marquette (Wis.) McNeese State (La.) Michigan State Minnesota Minnesota B Minnesota-Duluth Minn. State, Mankato Minn. State, Moorhead Minot State (N.D.) Missouri-Rolla Montana Montana State Morningside (Iowa) Nebraska Nebraska-Kearney Nebraska-Omaha Nebraska Wesleyan Nevada-Las Vegas Nicholls State (La.) North Dakota North Dakota State Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Northern Iowa Northern State Northwest Missouri State Northwestern (Iowa) Oklahoma City Parsons (Kan) Pipestone (City) Portland State (Ore.) Quantico Marines Regis (Colo.) St. Cloud State (Minn.)

OPPONENT RECORD LAST MTG St. John’s (Minn.) 0-1-0 1953 St. Louis University (Mo.) 1-1-0 1929 St. Norbert (Wis.) 1-1-0 1940 St. Olaf (Minn.) 3-1-0 1950 St.Thomas (Minn.) 5-2-0 1971 SDSU Army 1-0-0 1944 Sioux Falls (City) 1-2-0 1900 Slippery Rock (Pa.) 1-0-0 1994 Stephen F. Austin (Texas) 1-0-0 2007 South Dakota 47-50-7 2003 USD-Springfield 2-0-0 1931 South Dakota Tech 8-2-1 1996 Southern University (La.) 1-0-0 2004 Southern Utah 3-1-0 2007 Southwest Minn. State 4-0-0 1993 Tampa University (Fla.) 1-0-0 1967 Texas State 1-1-0 2007 Toledo University (Ohio) 1-1-0 1962 Toland’s 1-0-0 1907 Trinity College (N.D.) 1-0-0 1917 Valparaiso (Ind.) 1-0-0 2005 Watertown (City) 1-0-0 1898 Wayne State (Mich.) 1-2-0 1971 Wayne State (Neb.) 2-0-0 2000 Weber State (Utah) 0-3-0 1976 Western State (Colo.) 1-0-1 1973 Western Illinois 1-4-0 2007 Western Oregon 2-0-0 2004 Western Washington 1-1-0 2002 Westmar (Iowa) 0-2-0 1929 West Texas State 0-1-0 1939 Wichita State (Kan.) 1-4-0 1955 William Penn (Iowa) 1-0-0 2006 Winona State (Minn.) 1-1-0 2004 Wisconsin 1-8-0 1937 Wisconsin-La Crosse 3-2-0 2006 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 1-0-0 1986 Wisconsin-Stout 2-0-0 1998 Wisconsin-Whitewater 1-0-0 1979 Wyoming 0-1-0 1984 Yankton College 9-4-1 1939 Youngstown State (Ohio) 4-5-0 2007 Total 513-414-38

RECORD LAST MTG 0-1-0 1947 0-2-0 1960 0-3-0 1948 0-1-0 1978 0-1-1 1930 1-0-0 1936 1-0-1 1920 1-0-0 1905 1-0-0 1946 0-5-0 1958 1-0-0 2006 0-1-0 1924 0-6-0 1933 1-0-0 1928 1-0-0 1966 15-19-0 2003 3-1-0 1978 0-1-0 1945 2-0-0 2005 0-6-0 2006 2-10-0 2004 57-14-4 2003 0-1-0 1963 1-1-0 1991 21-13-1 2003 0-0-1 1925 0-2-0 1975 1-0-0 2006 33-45-5 2003 38-51-5 2007 0-1-0 1985 15-17 2005 16-24-2 2007 12-0-0 1941 3-1-0 2003 1-1-0 1974 0-1-0 1946 0-1-0 1965 2-0-0 1904 0-3-0 1984 1-0-0 1972 1-0-0 1927 25-8-0 2003

Versus 2008 Opponents OPPONENT Iowa State Youngstown State Western Illinois Northern Iowa Stephen F. Austin McNeese State Cal Poly Indiana State Missouri State Illinois State Southern Illinois North Dakota State 92

SERIES RECORD 0-2-0 4-5-0 1-4-0 16-24-2 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-2-0 First Meeting First Meeting First Meeting First Meeting 38-51-5

CURRENT STREAK L-2 L-2 L-3 L-2 W-1 W-1 W-2

W-1

LAST MEETING

LAST OPPONENT WIN

L, 17-23 (9-8-2007) L, 26-29 (8-30-2007) L, 17-31 (9-15-2007) W, 45-0 (9-29-2007) W, 20-17 (9-30-2006) W, 48-35 (10-20-2007)

LAST SDSU WIN — 38-21 (11-15-1975) 23-6 (9-10-1977) 14-7 (10-20-1979) 45-0 (9-29-2007) 20-17 (9-30-2006) 48-35 (10-20-2007)

W, 29-24 (11-17-2007)

29-24 (11-17-2007)

41-28 (11-18-2006)

2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

23-17 (9-8-2007) 29-26 (8-30-2007) 31-17 (9-15-2007) — — 24-16 (9-24-2005)

Individual Records RUSHING

RECEIVING

ATTEMPTS

RECEPTIONS

GAME: 42 by Kevin Klapprodt at Nebraska-Omaha, 10-1-1988 SEASON: 329 by Josh Ranek, 1999 CAREER: 1,131 by Josh Ranek, 1997-2001

GAME: 16 by Josh Davis (164 yards) vs. Western Washington, 10-5-2002 SEASON: 73 by Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1986 CAREER: 225 by Josh Davis, 2002-05

GAME: 291 by Josh Ranek vs. St. Cloud State, 11-13-1999 SEASON: 2,055 by Josh Ranek, 1999 (11 games) CAREER: 6,744 yards by Josh Ranek, 1997-01 (44 games) PER GAME, SEASON: 186.8 by Josh Ranek, 1999 COMBINED YARDS BY TWO OPPOSING BACKS: 533 by Kevin Lowe, Wyoming (302) and Rick Wegher, SDSU (231), 11-10-1984

GAME: 256 by Jeff Tiefenthaler at North Dakota, 9-27-1986 (12 receptions) SEASON: 1,534 by Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1986 CAREER: 3,621 by Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1983-86

NET YARDS

PASSING ATTEMPTS GAME: 57 by Mike Busch at Northern Arizona, 9-7-1985 SEASON: 373 by Dan Fjeldheim, 2002 CAREER: 806 by Ted Wahl, 1985-88

YARDS

TOUCHDOWNS

GAME: 4 by Don Bartlett vs. North Dakota State, 1949 SEASON: 13 by Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1985 CAREER: 32 by Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1983-86 CONSECUTIVE GAMES CATCHING TD PASS: 14 by Jeff Tiefenthaler, from Oct. 27, 1984, through Nov. 9, 1985* GAMES IN WHICH CAUGHT AT LEAST ONE TD PASS: 25 by Jeff Tiefenthaler (36 games)* * Records were also NCAA Division II records at the time

SCORING

COMPLETIONS

TOUCHDOWNS

GAME: 37 (of 55) by Dan Fjeldheim vs. St. Cloud State, 9-28-2002 SEASON: 237 (of 373) by Dan Fjeldheim, 2002 CAREER: 461 by Dan Fjeldhiem, 1999-02

GAME: 8 by Ross Owen vs. Columbus College, 1922 SEASON: 28 by Josh Ranek, 1999 CAREER: 69 by Josh Ranek, 1997-01

INTERCEPTIONS THROWN

GAME: 5 by Larry Armstrong at Mankato State, 10-19-1970; Fred Richardson vs. Morningside, 11-6-1971; and Mark Dolan vs. North Dakota, 11-1-1980. SEASON: 24 by Mike Law, 1983 CAREER: 46 by Mike Law, 1981-83

NET YARDS PASSING

GAME: 460 by Dan Fjeldheim vs. St. Cloud State, 9-28-2002 SEASON: 3,141 by Brad Nelson, 2003 CAREER: 6,016 by Ted Wahl, 1985-88

TOUCHDOWN PASSES

GAME: 5 by Todd McDonald vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 1016-1993, and by Ryan Berry, vs. Georgia Southern, 10-29-2005 SEASON: 27 by Brad Nelson, 2003 CAREER: 43 by Ted Wahl, 1985-88

TOTAL OFFENSE ATTEMPTS GAME: 68 by Marty Higgins vs. Augustana (24 rush, 44 pass), 10-31-1981 SEASON: 441 by Ted Wahl, 1986 (11 games) CAREER: 1,172 by Ted Wahl, 1985-88

NET YARDS

GAME: 439 byTed Wahl at North Dakota, 10-29-1988 (123 rush, 316 pass) SEASON: 2,965 by Ted Wahl, 1986 (11 games) CAREER: 7,245 by Ted Wahl, 1985-88 (36 games) PER GAME AVERAGE, SEASON: 269.5 by Ted Wahl, 1986 PER GAME AVERAGE, CAREER: 201.2 by Ted Wahl, 1985-88

POINTS

GAME: 48 by Ross Owen vs. Columbus College, 1922 (8 TDs) SEASON: 170 by Josh Ranek, 1999 (28 TDs, 1 2-PAT) CAREER: 426 by Josh Ranek, 1997-01

POINTS KICKING

GAME: 20 by Parker Douglass vs. Western Oregon, 9-18-2004 (6 FGs, 2 PATs) SEASON: 99, by Parker Douglass, 2005 (19 FGs, 42 PATs) CAREER: 321, by Parker Douglass, 2004-07 (62 FGs, 135 PATs)

EXTRA POINTS – KICK

GAME: 9, by Parker Douglass, vs.Valparaiso (Ind.), 9-10-2005 SEASON: 42, by Parker Douglass, 2005 (42-of-43) and 2007 (42-of-44) CAREER: 135, by Parker Douglass, 2004-07 ATTEMPTS, CAREER: 138, by Parker Douglass, 2004-07 BEST PERCENTAGE, SEASON: 1.000 by Tony Harris, 1979 (28-of-28), by Russ Meier, 1981 (21-of-21), and by Parker Douglass, 2004 (29-of-29) and 2006 (22-of-22) BEST PERCENTAGE, CAREER: .978 by Parker Douglass (135-of-138), 2004-07, and by Tony Harris (45-of46), 1979-80 CONSECUTIVE PAT, SEASON: 29 by Parker Douglass, 2004 CONSECUTIVE PAT, CAREER: 66, by Parker Douglass, 2005-07

ATTEMPTS, GAME: 8 by Parker Douglas vs. Western Oregon, 9-18-2004 ATTEMPTS, SEASON: 26 by Parker Douglass, 2005 (19 FGM) ATTEMPTS, CAREER: 91 by Parker Douglass, 2004-07 PERCENTAGE, SEASON: .823 by Brett Gorden, 1995 (12-of-13) (min. 10 attempts) PERCENTAGE, CAREER: .697 by Tony Harris, 1979-80 (23-33) and by K.C. Johnson, 1984-86 (23-33) (min. 20 attempts) CONSECUTIVE MADE: 13, by Parker Douglass, 2006-07 LONGEST: 57 yards by Parker Douglass, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 9-29-07

PUNTING GAME: 16 by Mike Doty at North Dakota, 10-9-1971 SEASON: 83 by Mike Doty, 1971 (35.6 average) AVERAGE, SEASON: 44.8 by Tom O’Brien, 1997 (50 att.)

PUNT RETURNS SEASON: 34, by Paul Aanonson, 2007 CAREER: 63, by Paul Aanonson, 2004-07 YARDS, SEASON: 482, by Paul Aanonson, 2007 YARDS, CAREER: 798, by Paul Aanonson, 2004-07

INTERCEPTIONS GAME: 4 by Mike Jaunich vs. Morningside, 10-2-1993 SEASON: 9 by Charlie Clarksean, 1972 CAREER: 14 by Charlie Clarksean, 1970-73

SACKS GAME: 6 by Mark Dunbar vs. St. Cloud State, 9-2-1978 SEASON: 21 by Mark Dunbar, 1978

KICKOFF RETURNS GAME: 9 by Jerry Welch vs. Iowa State, 1952 SEASON: 36 by Rick Wegher, 1984 CAREER: 107 by Rick Wegher, 1981-84* YARDS, GAME: 258 by Jerry Welch at Iowa State, 1952 YARDS, SEASON: 824 by Rick Wegher, 1984 YARDS, CAREER: 2,150 by Rick Wegher, 1981-84 * Record was also NCAA Division II record at the time

ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGE ATTEMPTS GAME: 47 by Darwin Gonnerman vs. Augustana, 11-11-1967 (41 rushes, 2 rec., 3 PR, 1 KOR) SEASON: 363 by Josh Ranek, 2001 CAREER: 1,215 by Josh Ranek, 1997-01

YARDS

GAME: 371 by Josh Ranek at North Dakota State, 10-20-2001 SEASON: 2,608 by Josh Ranek, 2001 CAREER: 7,946 by Josh Ranek, 1997-01

FIELD GOALS GAME: 6 by Parker Douglas vs. Western Oregon, 9-18-2004 (34, 39, 27, 23, 43, 39) SEASON: 19 by Parker Douglass, 2005 (19-of-26) CAREER: 62 by Parker Douglass, 2004-07

2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

Team Records LONGEST PLAYS RUN FROM SCRIMMANGE: 95 yards by Mike Lunde vs. North Dakota, 10-16-1976 PASS PLAY: 91 yards,Ted Wahl to Jeff Tiefenthaler vs. St. Cloud State, 11-8-1986 PUNT RETURN: 95 yards by Darwin Gonnerman vs. North Dakota State, 10-1-1966 KICKOFF RETURN: 100 yards by Kevin Brown vs. Minnesota State, Mankato, 11-16-2002 INTERCEPTION RETURN: 99 yards by Tyler Koch vs. Southern Utah, 11-10-2007 PUNT: 88 yards by Tim Hawkins vs. Mankato State, 10-30-1989

RUSHING ATTEMPTS GAME: 84 vs. Augustana, 1952 SEASON: 645 in 1973

YARDS

GAME: 567 vs. Missouri-Rolla, 10-22-2005 SEASON: 3,685 in 1951 (10 games) FEWEST NET YARDS, GAME: minus-52 vs. North Dakota State, 10-16-1965 FEWEST NET YARDS, SEASON: 509 in 1965 (10 games)

PASSING ATTEMPTS GAME: 57 at Northern Arizona, 9-7-1985 SEASON: 354 in 1984 (11 games)

COMPLETIONS

GAME: 37 at St. Cloud State, 9-28-2002 SEASON: 231 in 2003 (11 games) PER GAME: 21 in 2003 (11 games)

SCORING FUMBLES

GAME: 85 vs. Columbus College, 1922 SEASON: 394 in 1993 (11 games) PER GAME: 38.1 in 1950 (381 points in 10 games) MARGIN OF VICTORY: 85 vs. Columbus College, 1922 GAME, BOTH TEAMS: 102 by SDSU (60) at Mankato State (42) 11-6-1993

GAME: 11 vs. North Dakota, 1952 (lost 5) and vs. North Dakota State, 10-20-1951 (lost 7) SEASON: 62 in 1952 (9 games)

FIRST DOWNS MOST - GAME TOTAL: 37, at Wyoming, 11-10-1984, and vs. North Dakota, 9-28-1985 RUSHING: 30, at Morningside, 10-8-1977 PASSING: 20, vs. South Dakota, 9-14-1986

FEWEST - GAME

TOTAL: 3, at Morningside, 11-6-1971 RUSHING: 1, vs. Montana, 11-14-1970 PASSING: 0, nine times (last: vs. South Dakota, 9-271980)

FIRST DOWNS — OPPONENT MOST - GAME TOTAL: 32, by Montana, 9-9-2006 RUSHING: 27, by Georgia Southern, 10-29-2005 PASSING: 17, by Morningside, 9-15-1984

FEWEST - GAME

TOTAL: 2, by Hamline, 9-6-1975 RUSHING: 0, by Hamline, 9-6-1975 PASSING: 0, seven times (last: by North Dakota, 11-1-1980)

YARDS

GAME: 460 vs.St. Cloud State, 9-28-2002 SEASON: 3,255 in 2003

PUNTING ATTEMPTS GAME: 16 vs. North Dakota, 10-9-1971 (40.0 avg) SEASON: 86 in 1971 (34.4 average)

AVERAGE

GAME: 54.8 vs. North Dakota State, 9-17-1988 (5-274) (min. 3 attempts) SEASON: 41.8 in 1996 (64 attempts)

PUNT RETURNS

TOUCHDOWN PASSES

GAME: 5 vs. North Dakota State, 1957; vs. South Dakota, 10-19-1963; vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 10-161993, and vs. Georgia Southern, 10-29-2005 SEASON: 27 in 2003

ATTEMPTS GAME: 8 vs. St. Cloud State, 9-23-1961 SEASON: 44 in 1961 (407 yards)

YARDS

ATTEMPTS

GAME: 128 vs. St. Cloud State, 9-23-1961 SEASON: 572 in 1962 (41 returns) AVERAGE, SEASON: 15.1 in 1955 (18 returns)

GAME: 100 vs. Morningside, 10-17-1987 (64 rush, 36 pass) SEASON: 870 in 1973 (11 games)

ATTEMPTS

TOTAL OFFENSE

YARDS

GAME: 689 vs. Missouri-Rolla, 10-22-2005 SEASON: 4,753 in 1999 (11 games) PER GAME: 437.7 in 1951

FUMBLES LOST

GAME: 7 vs. North Dakota State, 10-20-1951 (11 fumbles), vs. North Dakota State, 1952 (8 fumbles), vs. Morningside, 1952 (8 fumbles), vs. Northern Colorado, 9-25-1976 (7 fumbles). SEASON: 39 in 1952 (9 games)

FUMBLES — OPPONENT FUMBLES GAME: 10 by Quantico Marines, 11-18-1972 (lost 5) SEASON: 46 in 1972

FUMBLES LOST

GAME: 7 by South Dakota, 1950 (7 fumbles); by Augustana, 1953 (8 fumbles); by North Dakota State, 1953 (7 fumbles); by North Dakota State, 10-241959 (7 fumbles) SEASON: 25 in 1972 (46 fumbles), in 1952 (33 fumbles) and in 1950 (37 fumbles)

INTERCEPTION RETURNS GAME: 6 vs. Augustana, 1950, and vs. St. Cloud State, 1952 SEASON: 27 in 1993

YARDS

GAME: 171 vs. Southern Utah, 11-10-2007 (5 returns) SEASON: 469 in 2007 (19 returns)

Note: In the 1955 SDSU-South Dakota game, neither team had a first down by passing

INTERCEPTIONS THROWN

GAME: 6 at Mankato State, 9-19-1970; vs. North Dakota State, 10-27-1973, and vs. South Dakota, 10-29-1983 SEASON: 31 in 1983 FEWEST, SEASON: 4 in 1963 (10 games), and in 1955 (9 games)

FUMBLES

POINTS

KICKOFF RETURNS GAME: 10 vs. Arizona, 9-29-1956 (164 yards) SEASON: 52 in 1966

YARDS

GAME: 281 vs. Northern Colorado, 9-25-1993 SEASON: 1,093 in 1966 AVERAGE, SEASON: 27.8 in 1973 (33 returns)

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PENALTIES NUMBER GAME: 15 vs. Morningside, 9-30-2000 (159 yards), vs. St. Cloud State, 9-22-2001 (139) and vs. Northern Colorado, 11-20-2004 (153 yards) FEWEST, GAME: 0 vs. Mankato State, 11-14-1964 SEASON: 86 in 2000 (for 887 yards in 11 games)

YARDS

GAME: 159 vs. Morningside, 9-30-2000 (15 penalties) SEASON: 887 in 2000 (86 penalties in 11 games)

PENALTIES — OPPONENT NUMBER Game: 19, by McNeese State (La.), 9-30-2006 Season: 84 in 2000

YARDS

GAME: 174 by McNeese State (La.), 9-30-2006 (19 penalties) SEASON: 772 in 2000 FEWEST, GAME: 1 for 1 yard by Morningside, 11-21957

Team Records PENALTIES — BOTH TEAMS

OTHER OPPONENT RECORDS

NUMBER

RUSHING

GAME: 26 by SDSU (12 for 113 yards) vs. NebraskaOmaha (14 for 133 yards), 10-28-2000; and by SDSU (7 for 80 yards) at McNeese State (La.) (19 for 174 yards), 9-30-2006

MOST YARDS, GAME: 484 by Georgia Southern, 10-29-2005 FEWEST YARDS, GAME: minus-42 by Western Oregon, 2004 MOST YARDS, SEASON – 2,604 in 1964 (10 games) FEWEST YARDS, SEASON – 1,061 in 1955 (9 games)

YARDS

GAME: 254 by SDSU (80) at McNeese State (La.) (174), 9-30-2006

PASSING

MOST YARDS, GAME: 525 by Mankato State, 1993

FEWEST YARDS, GAME: 0 by South Dakota, 1951; by Arizona, 1962, and by North Dakota, 1980 MOST YARDS, SEASON: 2,701 in 1993 FEWEST YARDS, SEASON: 1,688 in 1955 (9 games) MOST ATTEMPTS, GAME: 71 by Mankato State, 1993 MOST COMPLETIONS, GAME: 39 by Mankato State, 1993 MOST COMPLETIONS, SEASON: 227 in 1993 and 2007 MOST TD PASSES, GAME: 6 by South Dakota, 1968 MOST TD PASSES, SEASON: 23 in 1968 FEWEST TD PASSES, SEASON: 2 in 1952 (10 games) and in 1959 (9 games)

Top Performances CAREER YARDS PASSING 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Ted Wahl, 1985-88 ..............................6,016 Andy Rennerfeldt, 1997-00 ..................5,351 Brad Nelson, 2001-04..........................5,328 Dan Fjeldheim, 1999-02 ......................5,176 Todd McDonald, 1990-93 ....................4,999 Mike Busch, 1984-85 ..........................4,980 Shane Bouman, 1988-91 ....................4,663 Noel Bouche’, 1996-98........................3,947 Bill Perron, 1994-96 ............................3,747 Mike Law, 1981-83..............................3,720

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Josh Ranek, 1997-2001 ......................6,744 Anthony Watson, 2003-06 ....................3,712 Dan Sonnek, 1984-87..........................3,304 Les Tuma, 1970-73 ..............................3,018 Cory Koenig, 2004-07..........................2,990 Darwin Gonnerman, 1966-68 ..............2,598 Rick Wegher, 1981-84 ..........................2,293 Paul Klinger, 1990-94 ..........................2,161 Joe Thorne, 1959-61 ............................2,156 Pete Retzlaff, 1951-52 ........................2,024

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Ted Wahl, 1985-88 ..............................7,245 Josh Ranek, 1997-01 ..........................6,745 Andy Rennerfeldt, 1997-2000 ..............5,765 Gary Maffett, 1977-79 ........................5,282 Todd McDonald, 1990-93 ....................5,248 Brad Nelson, 2001-04..........................5,218 Mike Busch, 1984-85 ..........................4,933 Dan Fjeldheim, 1999-2002 ..................4,785 Mike Law, 1982-83..............................4,724 Shane Bouman, 1988-91 ....................4,533

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Josh Davis, 2002-05 ..............................225 Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1983-86 ........................173 Rusty Lenners, 1993-96..........................137 Darren Baartman, 1988-91 ....................128 Dennis Thomas, 1982-85 ........................127 Solomon Johnson, 2001-04 ....................119 Mike Ethier, 1981-83 ..............................118 Mike Myers, 1990-93..............................116 Lionel Macklin, 1977-79 ........................113 Steve Heiden, 1995-98 ..........................112

CAREER YARDS RECEIVING 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1983-86 ....................3,621 Josh Davis, 2002-05 ............................3,192 Rusty Lenners, 1993-96 ......................1,942 J.D. Berreth, 1986-88 ..........................1,868 Mike Myers, 1990-93 ..........................1,818 Mike Ethier, 1981-83 ..........................1,816 Lionel Macklin, 1977-79 ......................1,700 Darren Baartman, 1988-91..................1,658 Nate Millerbernd, 1994-97 ..................1,605 Brock Beran, 1997-2000 ....................1,581

1. 2. 3. 4.

Parker Douglass, 2004-present ..................62 Brett Gorden, 1995-98 ............................36 Adam Vinatieri, 1991-94 ..........................27 Tony Harris, 1977-80 ................................23 K.C. Johnson, 1984-86..............................23 Keith Witt, 2002-03 ..................................23

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Josh Ranek, 1999....................................170 Josh Ranek, 2001....................................138 Darwin Gonnerman, 1967 ......................102 Cory Koenig, 2007 ..................................100 Parker Douglass, 2005 ..............................99 Darwin Gonnerman, 1968 ........................97 Dan Nelson, 1993 ....................................96 Rick Wegher, 1984 ....................................94 Dan Sonnek, 1987 ....................................90 Parker Douglass, 2007 ..............................90

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Brad Nelson, 2003 ..............................3,141 Todd McDonald, 1993 ..........................2,715 Dan Fjeldheim, 2002 ..........................2,663 Mike Busch, 1985 ................................2,554 Ted Wahl, 1986....................................2,542 Mike Busch, 1984 ................................2,436 Dan Fjeldheim, 2001 ..........................2,268 Brad Nelson, 2004 ..............................2,225 Ryan Berry, 2007 ................................2,132 Andy Rennerfeldt, 1999........................2,107

CAREER YARDS RUSHING

CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE

CAREER RECEPTIONS

SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Josh Ranek, 1999 ................................2,055 Josh Ranek, 1998 ................................1,881 Josh Ranek, 2001 ................................1,804 Dan Sonnek, 1985 ..............................1,518 Rick Wegher, 1984 ..............................1,317 Cory Koenig, 2007 ..............................1,266 Dan Nelson, 1993 ................................1,150 Anthony Watson, 2004..........................1,088 Les Tuma, 1972....................................1,061 Les Tuma, 1973....................................1,052

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Brad Nelson, 2003 ..............................3,056 Ted Wahl, 1986....................................2,965 Todd McDonald, 1993 ..........................2,937 Mike Busch, 1985 ................................2,517 Mike Busch, 1984 ................................2,417 Ted Wahl, 1988....................................2,403 Andy Rennerfeldt, 1999........................2,351 Dan Fjeldheim, 2002 ..........................2,257 Andy Kardoes, 2006 ............................2,230 Dan Fjeldheim, 2001 ..........................2,226

CAREER FIELD GOALS

SINGLE-SEASON SCORING

SINGLE-SEASON PASSING

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SINGLE-SEASON TOTAL OFFENSE

SINGLE-SEASON RECEPTIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1986................................73 Josh Davis, 2002 ......................................70 Josh Davis, 2003 ......................................63 Rusty Lenners, 1995 ................................55 Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1985................................54 Mike Myers, 1991 ....................................54 7. Brian Janecek, 2004..................................52 8. Monte Mosiman, 1976 ..............................51 Lionel Macklin, 1978 ................................51 10. Rusty Lenners, 1996 ................................50

SINGLE-SEASON RECEIVING YARDS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1986 ..........................1,534 Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1985 ..........................1,056 Josh Davis, 2003..................................1,028 Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1984..............................906 Lionel Macklin, 1978 ..............................882 Monte Mosiman, 1976 ............................839 Nate Millerbernd, 1996 ..........................829 Josh Davis, 2005 ....................................813 Rusty Lenners, 1996 ..............................802 Mike Ethier, 1983....................................785 95

Top Performances SINGLE-SEASON FIELD GOALS

SINGLE-GAME YARDS RUSHING

SINGLE-GAME YARDS RECEIVING

1. Parker Douglass, 2005 ..............................19 • 19-26, LG 54 2. Russ Meier, 1981 ......................................16 • 16-21 (led nation), LG 49 Parker Douglass, 2007 ..............................16 • 16-22, LG 57 4. Parker Douglass, 2006 ..............................15 • 15-21, LG 53 5. Brett Gorden, 1998 ..................................14 • 14-22, LG 45 6. Keith Witt, 2002........................................13 • 13-25, LG 47 7. Parker Douglass, 2004 ..............................12 • 12-22, LG 47 Brett Gorden, 1995 ..................................12 • 12-13, LG 42 Tony Harris, 1979......................................12 • 12-18, LG 49 10. Tony Harris, 1980......................................11 • 11-15, LG 49 K.C. Johnson, 1985 ..................................11 • 11-14, LG 47

1. Josh Ranek ......................41 carries, 291 yds. • vs. St. Cloud State, 11-13-1999 2. Josh Ranek ......................39 carries, 282 yds. • at North Dakota State, 10-24-1998 3. Dan Sonnek ....................41 carries, 268 yds. • vs. Northern Colorado, 11-16-1985 4. Dan Sonnek ....................40 carries, 266 yds. • vs. Augustana, 10-26-1985 5. Cory Koenig ....................21 carries, 259 yds. • vs. Cal Poly, 10-20-2007 6. Josh Ranek ......................26 carries, 254 yds. • at North Dakota State, 10-20-2001 7. Josh Ranek ......................33 carries, 248 yds. • at South Dakota, 11-6, 1999 8. Josh Ranek ......................30 carries, 245 yds. • at South Dakota, 10-27-2001 9. Ross Owen ......................................244 yds. • vs. Columbus College, 1922 Josh Ranek ......................31 carries, 244 yds. • vs. Morningside (at DakotaDome), 11-14-1998

1. Jeff Tiefenthaler ....................12 rec., 256 yds. • at North Dakota, 9-27-1986 2. Jeff Tiefenthaler ....................14 rec., 234 yds. • at South Dakota, 10-18-86 3. Jeff Tiefenthaler ....................10 rec., 233 yds. • at Morningside, 10-5-1985 4. Nate Millerbernd ....................9 rec., 202 yds. • vs. Mankato State, 11-16-1996 5. Josh Davis ............................9 rec., 187 yds. • vs. North Dakota, 10-11-2003 6. Jeff Tiefenthaler ......................8 rec., 179 yds. • vs. Northern Colorado 11-15-1986 7. Dean Herrboldt ......................6 rec., 177 yds. • at Mankato State, 11-6-1993 Josh Davis ............................9 rec., 177 yds. • vs. Georgia Southern, 10-29-2005 9. Nate Millerbernd ....................9 rec., 173 yds. • vs. North Dakota State, 10-25-1997 Greg Niederauer ....................4 rec., 173 yds. • vs. Morningside (at DakotaDome), 11-14-1998

SINGLE-GAME YARDS PASSING 1. Dan Fjeldheim (37-55-1, 460, 2) ............460 • at St. Cloud State, 9-28-2002 2. Todd McDonald (17-28-1, 388, 4) ..........388 • at Mankato State, 11-6-2003 3. Mike Busch (26-45-3, 379, 2) ................379 • vs. Morningside, 9-15-1984 4. Ted Wahl (26-49-3, 370, 3) ....................370 • vs. South Dakota, 10-18-1986 5. Mike Busch (22-39-0, 361-2) ................361 • vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 9-21-1985 6. Noel Bouche’ (20-27-0, 350, 4) ..............350 • vs. North Dakota State, 1997 7. Mike Busch (20-31-0, 349, 1) ................349 • vs. Morningside, 10-5-1985 8. Brad Nelson (17-23-0, 346, 3)................346 • at South Dakota, 10-25-2003 9. Dan Fjeldheim 29-52-2, 339, 2) ............339 • vs. Chadron State, 9-8-2001 Dan Fjeldheim (28-42-1, 339, 1) ............339 • vs. Western Washington, 10-12-2002

SINGLE-GAME TOTAL OFFENSE

SINGLE-GAME RECEPTIONS

1. Dan Fjeldheim (460 pass, -18 rush) ..442 yds. • at St. Cloud State, 9-28-2002 2. Ted Wahl (316 pass, 123 rush)..........439 yds. • at North Dakota, 10-29-1988 3. Ted Wahl (370 pass, 64 rush)............434 yds. • at South Dakota, 10-18-86 4. Marty Higgins (315 pass, 109 rush) ..424 yds. • at Augustana, 10-23-1982 5. Noel Bouché (350 pass, 66 rush) ......416 yds. • vs. North Dakota State, 10-25-1997 6. Ted Wahl (304 pass, 91 rush)............395 yds. • at Augustana, 10-25, 1986 7. Todd McDonald (388 pass, 6 rush) ....394 yds. • at Mankato State, 11-6-1993 8. Mike Busch (379 pass, -17 rush) ......362 yds. • vs. Morningside, 9-15-1984 9. Mike Law (249 pass, 110 rush) ........359 yds. • at Mankato State, 11-5-1983 10. Mike Busch (361 pass, -4 rush) ........357 yds. • vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 10-6-1984

1. Josh Davis ..........................16 rec., 164 yds. • vs. Western Washington, 10-12-2002 2. Jeff Tiefenthaler ....................14 rec., 234 yds. • at South Dakota, 10-18-86 3. Jeff Tiefenthaler ....................12 rec., 256 yds. • at North Dakota, 9-27-1986 Josh Davis ..........................12 rec., 138 yds. • at Southern (La.), 9-25-2004 5. Josh Davis ..........................11 rec., 155 yds. • at St. Cloud State, 9-28-2002 Brian Janecek ......................11 rec., 141 yds. • vs. Augustana, 11-6-2004 Rusty Lenners ......................11 rec., 114 yds • at North Dakota, 9-30-1995

HARLON HILL FINALIST – SDSU wide receiver Jeff Tiefenthaler, left, was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy as the NCAA Division II Player of the Year in 1986. Tiefenthaler, who still holds several SDSU career and single-season receiving records, was honored at halftime of an SDSU basketball game, with faculty representative Mylo Hellickson making the presentation.

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Season-By-Season Leaders YEAR 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

RUSHING LEADERS

PASSING LEADERS

Since 1950

NAME NET YARDS Warren Wllliamson ..........................*1,014 Pete Retzlaff ..................................*1,016 Pete Retzlaff ....................................1,008 Jerry Welch..........................................803 Jerry Welch..........................................625 Bob Betz ............................................725 Bob Betz ............................................631 Jim Vacura ..........................................455 Al Breske............................................361 Joe Thorne ..........................................395 Joe Thorne ........................................803 Joe Thorne ..........................................958 Gary Boner ........................................497 Gale Douglas ......................................621 Gale Douglas ......................................570 Gary Hyde ..........................................192 Darwin Gonnerman ............................552 Darwin Gonnerman ........................*1,023 Darwin Gonnerman ..........................1,023 Tim Elliott ..........................................469 Tim Keller ..........................................458 Les Tuma ............................................632 Les Tuma........................................*1,061 Les Tuma ........................................1,052 Kevin Kennedy....................................851 Dick Welkert........................................602 Paul Konrad ......................................466 Chuck Benson ....................................879 Gary Maffett ......................................883 Dan Johnson ......................................814 Brian Bunkers ....................................561 Brian Bunkers ....................................555 Rod Riehl ..........................................392 Rick Wegher........................................685 Rick Wegher ..................................*1,317 Dan Sonnek ..................................*1,518 Dan Sonnek........................................732 Dan Sonnek ....................................1,036 Kevin Klapprodt ..................................778 Jamie Grosdidier ................................932 Paul Klinger ........................................542 Paul Klinger ........................................500 Dan Nelson ........................................568 Dan Nelson......................................1,150 Paul Klinger ........................................867 Scott Sievers ......................................764 Matt Brechler......................................565 Brian Jost ..........................................357 Josh Ranek ....................................*1,881 Josh Ranek ....................................*2,055 Josh Ranek ........................................893 Josh Ranek ......................................1,804 Scott Nedved ......................................692 Anthony Watson ..................................974 Anthony Watson ..............................1,088 Cory Koenig........................................987 Anthony Watson ..................................742 Cory Koenig ....................................1,266

YEAR 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

NAME YARDS Herb Bartling ....................................*411 Bob Bressee ......................................*443 Forrest Zimmerman .............................248 Phil Edwards ......................................335 Jerry Welch ........................................*478 Dick Steiner.......................................*483 Nig Johnson.......................................*763 Ron LaVallee ......................................603 John Meek ..........................................190 Jim Vacura...........................................264 Dean Koster........................................686 Dean Koster ...................................*1,147 Dean Koster........................................944 Ron Meyer.......................................1,091 Ron Meyer .....................................*1,385 Ron Meyer.......................................1,132 Toc Anderson ......................................576 Bob Bozied.........................................583 Bob Bozied.........................................849 John Moller.........................................998 John Moller.........................................833 Fred Richardson ..................................431 John Tovar...........................................952 John Tovar...........................................616 Bill Mast.............................................644 Greg Hart ...........................................817 Dick Weikert.....................................1,227 Gary Maffett .......................................635 Gary Maffett ....................................1,049 Gary Maffett...................................*1,429 Marty Higgins .....................................805 Marty Higgins .....................................935 Mike Law .........................................1235 Mike Law .......................................*1,627 Mike Busch ....................................*2,426 Mike Busch ....................................*2,554 Ted Wahl..........................................2,542 Ted Wahl..........................................1,467 Ted Wahl..........................................1,928 Shane Bouman ...................................999 Shane Bouman ................................1,281 Shane Bouman ................................1,827 Todd McDonald................................1,743 Todd McDonald...............................*2,715 Bill Perron .......................................1,116 Bill Perron .......................................2,077 Noel Bouche’ ...................................1,640 Noel Bouche’ ...................................1,242 Noel Bouche’ ...................................1,065 Andy Rennerfeldt .............................2,107 Andy Rennerfeldt .............................2,005 Dan Fjeldheim .................................2,268 Dan Fjeldheim .................................2,663 Brad Nelson ...................................*3,141 Brad Nelson.....................................2,225 Andy Kardoes......................................851 Andy Kardoes...................................1,997 Ryan Berry ......................................2,132

* indicates school record at the time

*lndicates school record performance

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TACKLE LEADERS (Since 1978) YEAR 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

NAME SOLO-AST-TOT Rick Reese ............................55-71 – 126 Mike Breske............................52-38 – 90 Mark Dunbar...........................30-60 – 90 Tom Olson ............................57-55 – 112 Tom Olson ..............................53-37 – 90 Dave Fremark .........................38-35 – 73 Dave Fremark .........................50-38 – 88 Todd Yackley ..........................42-80 – 122 Darrin Thurston......................50-65 – 115 Darrin Thurston......................47-96 – 143 Greg Osmundson....................46-84 –132 Mike Rupert ............................31-68 – 99 Greg Osmundson...................55-72 – 126 Tom Haensel ...........................34-52 – 86 Doug Miller...........................41-73 – 114 Doug Miller.............................42-49 – 91 Casey Rasmussen ....................37-44 – 81 Tim Fogarty.............................34-55 – 89 Tim Fogarty.............................33-63 – 96 Chad Peters ............................36-63 – 99 Sterne Akin ............................55-38 – 93 Sterne Akin ...........................73-35 – 108 Chris Reiner ............................50-33 – 83 Kyle Haroldson........................60-24 – 72 Justin Landis ...........................60-20 – 80 Scott Connot ...........................46-32 – 76 Scott Connot ...........................54-40 – 94 Chris Coauette ......................60-55 – 115 Billy Ray Kirch ........................28-50 – 78 Justin Kubesh ..........................39-41 – 79 Jimmy Rogers........................47-63 – 110 SACK LEADERS (Since 1978) Mark Dunbar .....................................21.0 Eric Cohen.........................................10.0 Eric Cohen...........................................8.0 Dave Knowlton, Dave Larsen, Ed Wilkins....4.0 Dave Knowlton ....................................5.0 Jim Gray ..............................................4.5 Todd Yackley.........................................7.0 Brian Sisley .........................................5.0 J.J. Weems, Darwin Bishop ....................4.0 Darwin Bishop .....................................3.0 Darwin Bishop, Kevin Tetzlaff.................6.5 Kevin Tetzlaff........................................6.0 Dan Hoke ............................................5.0 Dan Hoke ............................................5.5 Jim Remme .......................................10.5 Jim Remme .........................................3.0 Jason Aune ..........................................7.5 Zach Carter..........................................5.5 Jeff Wolgamott .....................................6.5 Jeff Wolgamott ...................................11.5 Zach Carter..........................................6.5 Matt Peterson ......................................2.0 Phil Oksness ........................................3.5 Brandon Thiesse ...................................3.5 Dallas Clarksean ..................................5.0 Joey Abell ............................................7.0 Joey Abell ............................................5.0 Hank Goff............................................5.0 Eric Schroeder .....................................6.5 Eric Schroeder .....................................6.5

Lettermen –A– Aamot, Merle 1954 Aanonson, Paul 2005-07 Abbott, Chris 2002-03 Abbott, Cleve 1912-13-14-15 Abell, Joe 2001-02-03-04 Acheson, Dave 1957-58-59 Acheson, Jerry 1954-55 Adams, Greg 1987-88-89-90 Ahrens,Travis 2002-04 Akin, Sterne 1995-96-97-98 Alder, Lloyd 1927-28-29 Alexander, J.D. 1971-72-73-74 Alfred, Brad 1976-77-78 Alfredson, George 1957-58 Allen, Alan 1967-68-69 Amen, Howard 1949-50 Amundson,Thad 1996-97-98 Anderson, Arley 1941 Anderson, Arlin 1951-52-53 Anderson, Charles 1948-49-50 Anderson, Craig 1982 Anderson, Dana 1979-80 Anderson, Erling 1948-49 Anderson, Gale 1939-40-46 Anderson, Greg 1978 Anderson, Kenneth 1940 Anderson, Leon 1916 Anderson, Leon 1939-40-41 Anderson, Matt 1998-99-00-01 Anderson, Matt 2005-06-07 Anderson, Quentin 1939-40 Anderson, Richard 1953 Anderson, Roger 1950-51-52 Anderson,Tom 1966-67 Andries, William 1933-34 Arcadi, Matt 2000 Archer,Tom 1939-40 Armstrong, Larry 1969 Arndt, Alfred 1932-33-34 Arnold, Loren 1928 Ashmore, Kenneth 1953-54 Atkinson, Ray 1905-06-07-08-09 Aune, Jason 1992-94-95-96 –B– Baartman, Darren 1988-89-90-91 Backlund, Harold 1951-52-53-54 Backman, Adolph 1920-21-22 Bacon, Spec 1919 Bade, Aaron 1956 Bainbridge, Neal 2003-04-05-06 Baker, Harry 1927-28-29 Baldwin, Dan 1986-89 Balfany, Jack 1933

JIM LANGER, who lettered for the Jacks in 1967-6869, snapped the ball on every offensive down during the Miami Dolphins’ unbeaten season in 1972. 98

Ball,Thomas 1967 Bandy, Kenneth 1946 Barber, Mark 1934-35 Barber, Mike 1992-93-94-95 Barkley, Lester 1940-41 Barnes, Duane 1966-67 Barrick, Steve 1983 Bartels, Dan 1976-77 Bartlett, Donald 1948-49-50 Bartling, Herb 1947-48-49-50 Bartling, Jay 1973 Batten, Danny 2006-07 Bauman, Dan 1995-96 Baxa, Fred 1933 Bazata, Steven 2006-07 Beck, Brad 1998-99-00 Beck, Chis 1996-97-98 Beier, Bruce 1954-55 Beier, Matt 1992-93-94-96 Bell, Gerald 1941-42-46 Bell, Lowell 1948 Casey Bender 2007 Benson, Chuck 1975-76-77-78 Benson, Gifford 1930-31-32 Benson, LeRoy 1963-64-65 Beran, Brett 1994-956-96-97 Beran, Brock 1997-98-99-00 Bergan, LeRoy 1958 Berreth, J.D. 1986-87-88-89 Berry, Matt 1997-98-99 Berry, Ryan 2005-07 Bertram, August 1947-48-49 Bertram, Jake 1946 Betz, Bob 1954-55-56 Bibby, Erwin 1907-08-09-10 Bibby, F.J. 1911 Bidinger, Dave 1982-83-85 Biegert, Howard 1923-24-25-26 Bies, Orval 1945 Biggerstaff, Brian 1988-89 Billings, Roger 1942 Bishop, Darwin 1985-86-87-88 Blackbourn, Mike 2003-04 Blackman, Joseph 2006 Blalark, Frank 1999-02 Blaze, Francis 1956-57-58 Blazey, Matt 1976 Bliekinger, Loren 1946 Bloom,Tom 1987-88-89-90 Bly, Jon 1975-76-77-78 Boardman 1927 Boden, Lynn 1971-72-73-74 Boetel, Mike 1989-90-91-92 Bohlinger, Jay 1992-93-94-96 Boetel, Mike 1989 Bondhus, Leland 1958-59-60 Boner, Gary 1962 Bonnell, Marty 1973 Bonus, Ray 1981-82 Bonwell, Jason 2006-07 Booth, Adam 1996-97-98 Bottum,Tim 1998 Bouche’, Noel 1996-97-98 Bouman, Shane 1988-89-90-91 Bowar, Earl 1937 Bowers, Harold 1926 Bowles, Fred 1905-06 Bowyer, Dale 1948-49-50 Bozied, Bob 1966-67-68 Braa, Emery 1953-54 Brandt, Andrew 2000-01 Braun, Don 1940 Brechler, Matt 1996-97 Breland, Kevin 1979-80 Breske, Alois 1956-57-58 Breske, Mike 1979-80 Bressee, Robert 1949-50-51

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Cohen, Eric 1978-79-80 Brevik, Arnold 1926 Collinge,Vernie 1916 Breyfogle, Collin 1991-92-93 Connot, Scott 2001-02-03 Breyfogle, Scott 2003-04-05-06 Convey, Dan 1984-85 Brickman, Darin 1986-88-89-90 Cook, Arnold 1941-46-47 Bridenstine, David 1969 Cook, William 1947-48-49 Brill, Arden 1936-37-38 Cooney, Judd 1957-59 Brink, Ryan 1993-94-95 Coplan, Max 1916 Broadhurst,Tom 1954-57 Corning, Leon 1946-47 Brockshus, Ross 1983-84 Cotter, James 1968 Brodie, Cole 2007 Cox, Dave 1971-72 Bromberg, Nickolas 1930-31-32 Brooks, Ray 1908 Craddock, Richard 1949-50-51 Brown, Don 1939 Craig, Beverly 1946-47-48 Brown, Don 1964 Craig, Jim 1957-58 Brown, Edward 1947-48 Crandall, Steve 1965 Brown, Kevin 2000-01-02-03 Cravens, Chad 1990-92 Brown, Walker 1996 Cron, Steve 1977-78-80 Bruss, Barry 1988-89 Cronin, Joe 1967 Brown, Robert 1947 Cross, George 1923-24 Buchholtz, Josh 1998-99-00-01 Crumly, Preston 2004-05-06-07 Buck, Jim 1986-88 Cunningham, Daniel 1959-60-61 Cunningham, Michael 1999 Buller, Gary 1972-73-74 –D– Bunch, Woody 1972-73 Daiss, Mike 1979-80 Bunkers, Bill 1975-76 Dalthorp, Charles 1917-19 Bunkers, Brian 1979-80-81 Davis, Jeff 2002-03-04 Burckhardt, Reed 2005-06-07 Davis, Josh 2002-03-04-05 Burdett, William 1917-19 Day,Tim 1985 Burns,Tim 1989-90-91-92 Deaver, Kasey 2003-04-05 Busch, Mike 1984-85 DeBerg, Jarvis 1979-80-81 Busckhardt, Dennis 1958 DeBoer, Harvey 1945 Bushey, Alfred 1913 DeBoom, Kermit 1958-59 Buss, Mike 1964-65-66 DeGeest, Derek 2001-02 Bylander, Ervin 1941-42 Dei, Ruey 2006 –C– DeLaHunt, Dan 1974-75-76 Cade, Kevin 1982-83-84 deKramer, Kristoff 1999 Cadwell, Lacey 1911-12-13 Delbridge, Chet 2003 Cady, Emerson 1923 Delbridge, Shane 2000-02 Campbell, Brock 2006-07 DeVaney, Jim 1961 Campbell, Zach 2003-04 DeVery, John 1929 Canfield, William 1974-75 DeWitt, John 1946-47-48-49 Carey, Eugene 1920-21-22 Decker, Doug 1978-79-80 Carlisle, Martin 1925 Decker, Jim 1971-72-73 Carlson, Steve 1951 Dee, Dennis 1962-63-64 Carmody, Mike 1980-81 Delbridge, Shane 1999-00-01 Campbell, Brock 2005 Demers, John 1984-85 Carr, Donald 1930-31 Denevan,Tom 1989-90 Carr, Robert 1937-38 Denhart, Cecil 1905-07-08 Carr, Robert 1963 Denker, Roger 1953-54 Carter, Jim 1953-54-55 Devaney, Jim 1960 Carter, Zach 1994-95-97-98 Devanney,Vince 1942 Catlett, Bland 1911 Dickey, Dennis 1972-73 Cavanaugh, George 1984 Diehl, Wallace 1933-34-35 Cave, Brad 2001 Dierkhising, Darrick 1995 Cave, Dale 1984-85 Dierks, Dean 1984-85-86 Chadderdon, Abe 1974-75 Diesch, Mark 1982-83-84-85 Chandler, Dana 1988-89 Dietterle, Jamie 1998 -99 Chappell,Vincent 1912-13 Dietz, Rick 1966-68-69 Charlson, Don 1975-76-77 Doblar, Chris 2005-06-07 Cheever, Eugene 1948-49-50 Dolan, Mark 1980-81-82 Chicoine, Jeff 1965-66-67 Domino, Derek 2007 Chilcott, Ralph 1905-06-07-08 Dorman, Jim 1972-73 Ching, Jeff 1989-90-91 Dosh, Walter 2002 Christensen, Brad 1979-80-81 Doty, Mike 1971-72-73 Christensen, Douglas 1948 Douglas, Gale 1962-63-64 Christenson, Ron 1973-74-75 Douglas, Gordon 1932-34 Christie, Roland 1928-29 Douglass, Parker 2004-05-06-07 Christopherson, Merrith 1945-46 Clabes, Ray 1923 Dragash, Nickolas 1935-36-37 Clancy, Don 1940-41 Dralle, Greg 1981-82-83-84 Clarksean, Charlie 1971-72-73 Duitscher, Dan 1985-86-87-88 Clarksean, Dallas 2000-01-02 Dummermuth, Dan 1979-80-81 Claytor, Garry 1987 Dunbar, Mark 1977-78-79-80 Clemens, Jim 1986 Duncanson, Kenneth 1938 Coauette, Chris 2001-02-03-04 Dunn, John 1916 Cochart, Colin 2007 During, Elman 1941-42 Coffey, Frank 1921-22 Durkin, Pat 1964-65-66 Coffey, Robert 1921-22-23-24 Durland, Bob 1950-51-52 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

Durland,Tom 1941-42-47 Dwyer, Jim 1961-62-63 Dykhouse, Dana 1976-77-78 Dykhouse, Dan 2004-05-06 Dyson, James 1938 –E– Edwards, Phillip 1953 Egge, Gustav 1907 Eggers, Arthur 1926 Eggers, Bob 1924-26 Eggers, Douglas 1949-50-51 Eggers, John 1928 Eichstadt, Scott 1973-74-75 Eidsmoe, Marble 1913 Eidsness, John 1967 Eischens, Roger 1960-61-62 Eisenbraun, Dal 1955-56 Eitreim, Jeff 1977-78-79 Eitriem, Richard 1952 Ekberg, Alvin 1938-39 Ekern, Bob 1924-25-26 Elfering, Steve 1988-89-90 Eliason, Jay 1977-78-79 Ellingson, Link 1977-78-79 Elliott,Tim 1968-69-70 Ellwanger, Bob 1969-70-71 Elrod, Gene 1987-88-89 Emmerich, James 1937-38-39 Emmerich, Rollins 1934-35 Engen, Robert 1946 Engle, Phil 1970-71-72 Englemann, Weert 1927-28-29 Engler, Leonard 1938-39-40 Englund, Brad 1973-74-75 Englund, Homer 1948-49-50 Englund, Homer 1952-53 Epps, James 2004-05 Erickson, Jake 2002 Erickson, Mitch 2004-05-06-07 Erickson, Paul 1975-76-77 Erickson, Ronald 1951-52-53-54 Estes, John 1995 Ethier, Mike 1981-82-83 Evans, Al 1951-52-53 Evans, David 1934-35 Evans, Warren 1939-40 Evans, William 1917 –F– Farley, Greg 1985-86-87-88 Farrand, Lyle 1962-63-64 Fast, Ben 1999-00-01-02 Fawcett, Rodney 1961 Fejfar, Adolph 1957 Fenn, Bemjamin 1921-22 Fenner,Vick 1936 Fennig, Dave 1963 Ferdig, Mark 1991 Fergen, James 1937-38 Fischer, Brian 2007 Fischer, Clayton 1974-75-76 Fischer, Donald “DJ” 2002-03-04-05 Fischer, Paul 2003-05 Fisher, Gary 1983 Fisher, Max 1915 Fisher, Mike 1951 Fitzgibbons,Tom 1955-56 Fjeldheim, Dan 2000-01-02 Floyd, Chris 1989-90 Flesner, Nick 2005-06-07 Flyger, Mike 1973 Fogarty,Tim 1992-93-94-95 Foley, Scott 1990 Ford, Joe 2000-01-02 Fosher, Cory 1999-00 Foster, Mike 1995 Foster, Nathan 1998-99-00 Fox, Glen 2006-07

Lettermen Fox, Merle 1905 Frain, Austin 2007 Francois, Rodney 2000-01-02-03 Frandsen, George 1926-28 Frandsen, Hugh 1933-34 Frank, Don 1957-58 Frank, Ronald 1959-60-61 Franz, Pete 1954 Franzen, Cody 1998-99-00 -01 Frazier, Monty 1967 Frederickson, Chip 1995-96-97 Freed, James 1947 Fremark, Dave 1980-81-82-83 Friberg, Elmore 1940-45 Frick, Cyril 1959-60 Fridley, Harry 1915 Fritz, Adam 2006-07 Fritze, Matt 2002 Fujan, Ron 1976-77-78 –G– Gabriel, Ben 1957 Gage, William 1915 Gall, Mike 1980 Galvin, Jeff 1987-88-89 Garry, Jerome 1976-77-78 Garry, Kris 1999-00-01 Gary, Jim 1982 Gaughran, Dick 1959-60-61 Gaul, Milo 1954-55 Gaul, Ray 1959-60 Gearhart, Blake 1990-91-92 Gee, George 1915 Gehant, George 1940-41-42 Geissler, Stefan 2007 Gentile, Brock 2004-05-06-07 Gibbons, Harry 1948-49-50 Gieneart, Les 1950-52-53 Gilbert, Arthur 1917 Gilbert, Bob 1942 Gilbert, Paul 1946-47 Gilbertson, Mike 1965 Gillen, Scott 2005-06-07 Gimbel, Greg 1966-67-68 Ginsberg, Isadore 1933-34 Girard, Dave 1966-67 Gissler, Bob 1973-74-75 Glasrud, Dave 1963-64-65 Goble, Jeff 1990-91-92 Goff, Hank 2005 Goldstein, Sidney 1935 Gonnerman, Darwin 1966-67-68 Gorden, Brett 1995-96-97-98 Gosmire, Edgar 1949-50-51 Gouch, Britton 2006 Granger, Paul 1908-09-10 Grath, Bob 1940-46 Gray, Jim 1981-83

CHUCK LOEWEN was an AllAmerican on the SDSU playoff team in 1979, then was drafted by the Chargers and was San Diego pro sports rookie of the year in 1980.

Greene, William 1957 Grein, John 1966-67-68 Greving, Luke 2005-06-07 Grimlie, Matt 2006 Griffen, Ed 1945 Grohs, Eugene 1946-47 Grosdidier, Jamie 1988-89-90-91 Guida, Lou 1950-51-52 Gukeisen,Terry 1963-64 Guthmiller, Clay 1970-71-72 –H– Haan, Phil 1955-56 Haan,Vince 1970-71 Hadler, Bart 1927 Hadler, Harry 1928-29 Haensel,Tom 1989-90 Haensel, Wayne 1955-56-57 Hagen, Clyde 1967-68-69 Hagin,Terry 1967-68-69 Hahn, Darrell 1971-72 Hail, Rudolph 1906 Haines, Oakly 2003 Halberg, Rolland 1929 Hall, Joe 1907 Halverson, Kenneth 1933-34-35 Ham, Lyle 1973 Hamlin,Tom 1965-66-67 Hamm, Gus 1951 Hammer, Gilmore 1945 Hammond, James 1947-48 Hammrich, Harvey 1956-57-58 Hanify, Kenneth 1957-58-59 Hansen, Dennis 1966-67 Hansen, Ernie 1948-49 Hansen, Les 1960-61-62 Hansen, Otto 1913-14 Hansen, Sid 1941 Hanson, Byron 1946 Hanson, Phillip 1916 Hanson, Rolf 1942 Hanson, Wallace 1945 Harding, Leslie 1926 Hardter, Leslie 1928 Hargins, Joey 2004 Haring, Rick 1975-76 Harmon, Larry 1992-93-94-95 Haroldson, Kyle 1998-99 -00-02 Harris, Bob 1961-62 Harris, JaRon 2005-06-07 Harris, Jason 1995-96 Harris, Sam 1974-75-76-77 Harris,Tony 1978-79-80 Hart, Greg 1974-75 Hart,Troy 1994-95-96-97 Harvey, Howard 1924-25 Harvey, James 1917 Hasslen, Melvin 1939 Havlik, Ed 1963 Hawkins,Tim 1987-88-89-90 Hawley, Errol 1916 Healy, Charles 1939-40-41 Healy, Don 1941-42 Heard, Rick 1968-69-70 Hegge, Jeff 2004-05-06 Heiden, Dale 1997-99-00 Heiden, Steve 1995-96-97-98 Hein, Jason 1991-92-93-94 Heinitz, Jim 1969-70-71 Helm, Flash 1966-68 Helmstetter, Brian 1997-98-99 Helsman, Ray 1946 Hemme, Arlo 1956 Hendricks, Mark 1976 Henjum, Matt 1999 Henry, William 1928-29 Herman, John 1982 Herman, William 1955

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Hermanson, Barry 1978-80 James, Don 1950 Hermanson, Brian 1978-79-80 James, Jerry 1978-79 Herrboldt, Brent 2001 James, Mike 2004-05 Herrboldt, Dean 1991-92-93-94 James, Will 1978 Herting, Leumme 1927-28-29 Janecek, Brian 2002-03-04 Hesby, Howard 1965 Jaske, Bryan 1995-96-97-98 Hesse, Jeff 2001-02-03 Jenison, Ray 1929-30 Heyer, Wade 1980 Jennings, Hallace 1915-16 Hibbs, Joel 1969-70-71 Jensen, Cliff 1952 Higbee,Tom 2001-02-03-04 Jensen, Dave 1973 Higgins, Marty 1979-80 Jensen, David 1969-70 Hillman, Casey 1998-99-00-01 Jensen, Ellis 1957 Hillman, Rob 1997-98 Jensen, Frank 1911-12-13 Hiner, Babe 1927-28 Jensen, Ken 1982-83 Hines, Jake 1991-92-93-94 Jensen, Matt 1998 Hippe, Matt 1980-81-82-83 Jensen, Ray 1928 Hipple, Bob 1917 Jensen, Russel 1910-11 Hladky,Vlady 1929-30-31 Johnson, Arnold 1954-55-56 Hoberg, William 1969 Johnson, Art 1920-21 Hobert, John 1966 Johnson, Carl 1913-14 Hobert, Roland 1928 Johnson, Charles 1909 Hodorff, John 1998-99-00-01 Johnson, Charlie 1976-77 Hoeft, Harwood 1954-55-56 Johnson, Chris 2006-07 Hoeg, Bob 1966 Johnson, Clifford 1907-08-09-10-11 Hoellwarth, Marlin 1942 Johnson, Dan 1977-78-79-80 Hofer, John 1995-96-97 Johnson, Dennis 1968-69-70 Hofer, Kevin 1985-86-87 Johnson, Ditanyon 1985 Hofer, Quinten 1979-80-81 Johnson, Don 1970-71-72-73 Hofer, Roger 1977-78 Johnson, Eric 2003 Hoff, Dallas 1950-51-54 Johnson, Fred 1932-33-34 Hoffman, Bep 1945 Johnson, H. 1905 Hoffman, Greg 2001 Johnson, John 1924-25-26 Hoffman, Wade 1984-85 Johnson, Jonathan 1948 Hogrefe, Howard 1970-71-72 Johnson, Jonathan 1988-89 Hohenthaner, Chuck 1977-78 Johnson, K.C. 1984-85-86 Hohn,Trevor 2004-05-06-07 Johnson, Micah 2005-06 Hojer, Al 1978-79-80 Johnson, Solomon 2001-02-03-04 Hoke, Dan 1989-90-91-92 Johnston, Bo 2000-01-02 Hokenstad, Harold 1933-34 Jones, Dave 1981-82 Holdhusen, Stuart 1936 Jones, Ken 1971-72 Holliday, Donald 1952 Jones, Kevin 1991-92-93-95 Holling, Mike 1971 Jones, Randy 1978 Holloway, Fred 1962-63-64 Jones, Randy 1984-85 Holm, Kenneth 1957-58-59 Jones,Tom 1968-69-70 Holzwarth, Bob 1965 Jones, Willie 2003-04-06 Holzwarth, Luke 1987-88-89-90 Jost, Brian 1996-97-98 Hoogeveen, Andrew 2004-05-06-07 Joseph, John 1927 Hoover, Harold 1914-15-16-17 Juchems, Rich 1976-77-78 Horak, Dick 1966-67-68 Juve, Gene 1950-51-52 Horn, Justin 2005-06 –K– Horning, Jon 1958-59-60 Kaleimamahu, Whiston 2002-03 Horning, Lee 1986-87 Kardoes, Andy 2004-05-06 Houghton, Jay 1912-14 Katzenberger, Karl 1956-57-58 Houser, Phil 1970-71-72 Kauba, Jon 1945 Hrdlicka, Fred 1984-85 Kaufman, Dave 1972 Huelskamp, Mark 1973-74-75 Kaufman, Jim 1983-84-85 Hughes, John 1905 Kavanagh, Chuck 1969-70 Hull, Dan 1987-88-89 Keating, Maxon 2005 Huls, Don 1961-62-63 Keatts, Paul 1991 Hulslander, Howard 1947 Keeler, Charles 1947-48 Hunt, Joel 1980-81-82 Keizer, Paul 2002-03-04-05 Hunter, Mike 1995-96-97-98 Kellar, Eldon 1946-47-48-49 Hurlburt, Mick 1963-64-65 Keller, Colin 1976-77-78 Hyde, Gary 1964-65-66 Keller,Tim 1968-69-70 Hyde, Owen 1908 Kelley, Frank 1923-25-26 Hylland, Matt 2007 Kempainen, James 1969 –I– Kendall, Robert 1968-69 Isaacs, Derek 1994 Kennard, Elmer 1917 –J– Kennedy, Kevin 1972-73-74 Jackson, Brad 1990-91-92 Kerlish, Leonad 1930-31 Jackson, Dan 1985-86-87-88 Kern, Patrick 1959 Jackson, Doug 1973-74-75-76 Kerns, Roger 1952-53-54 Jackson, Isaiah 2006-07 Kesler, Mike 1992-93-94-95 Jacobs, Justin 1999-00 Kiewiet, Justin 1995 Jacobsen, Stan 1961-62-63 Kindt, Justin 1991 Jaeger, Ed 1939-40-45 King, Brian 1999-00-01 James, Darryl 1979 King, Cody 1993-94-95-96 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

BRUCE KLOSTERMANN lettered for the Jacks in 1984 and 1985, then was an eighth-round draft pick of the Denver Broncos and played in two Super Bowls. Kippley, Paul 1977-78-79-80 Kirch, Billy Ray 2002-04-05 Knips, Casey 2006 Kjerstad, Brennan 2001 Kjerstad, Conrad 2007 Klapprodt, Kevin 1986-87-88 Klawitter, Dominic 1952-53-54-55 Klebsch, Don 1938-39 Klein, Mitch 2003-04-05 Kline, Dave 1986-87-88-89 Klinger, Paul 1990-91-94 Klinkenborg, Monte 1993 Klocker, Jerry 1959-60 Kloeckl, Jeff 1980-81-82 Kloster, Martin 1935-36 Klostermann, Bruce 1984-85 Klucas, Casper 1960-61 Knips, Casey 2006-07 Knofczynski, Richard 1962 Knowlton, Dave 1978-79-81-82 Knox, Frank 1911-13 Knudsen, Dick 1958-59-61 Knuppe, Keith 1997-98-99-00 Kobernusz, Kelly 1995-96-97-98 Koch,Tyler 2004-05-06-07 Koenig, Cory 2004-05-06-07 Koenigsfeld, Gabe 2002-03-04-05 Koening, Jack 1941 Koeppel, Jim 1987-88 Koller, Jeff 1993-94-95-96 Kolling, Mike 1970-71 Koltun, Mike 1965 Konrad, Paul 1975-76 Kool, Adrian 1953 Kool, Mark 1977-78-79 Kool, Marv 1949-50-51 Kool, Mike 1998-99-00-01 Kornaman, James 1959-60 Kortan, LaVern 1939-40-41 Kortan, Steve 1930-31-32 Kortemeyer, Ron 1971-72-73-74 Kortmeyer, Leonard 1951-52 Korver, David 1962 Korver, Lawrence 1954-55 Koster, Dean 1960-61-62 Koupal, Bob 1931 Kozlowski, Jim 1982 Kraft, Ken 1985 Kragenbring, LeRoy 1955-56 Kramer, James 1974-75 Kramer, Sol 1931-32 Kranz, Marty 2003-04-05-06 Kreger,Tom 1966-67-68

Lettermen Krelish, Leonard 1935 Kremmer, Alvin 1910-11 Krogman, Dean 1969-70-71 Krug, Harry 1926-27-28 Krull, Donald 1954 Krull, Jake 1957-58-59 Kubesh, Justin 2004-05-06-07 Kummer, Don 1930-32 Kurtenbach, Frank 1958-59-60 Kurtenbach, Matt 1988-89-90-91 Kurtenbach, Steve 1986-87 Kvistad, Steve 1989 Kvistad, Greg 1992-93-94-95 Kwapnioski,Tim 1986-87-88 –L– LaVallee, Ron 1956-57 Landis, Justin 2000-01-02-03 Langer, James 1967-68-69 Langin, Michael 1968-70 Langland, Jason 1999-00-01-02 Lanphere, Bob 1951-52 Lansman, Howard 1984-85 Larsen, Dave 1979-80-81-82 Larsen, Ron 1965-66-67 Larson, Alfred 1948-49-50 Larson, Don 1974 Larson, Harvey 1938-39 Larson, Marvin 1945-46-47-48 Larson, Ray 1928-29 Larson, Roger 1962-63 Lassen, Ralph 1934-35-36 Laubach, Roger 1956 Law, Mike 1981-82-83 Lawrence, Jerry 1973-74 Leach, Bennie 1933-34-35 LeBrun, Dusty 2005-06-07 Lee, Erwin 1920-21-22 Lee, Randolph 1933 Leinhart, Ed 1934-35-36 Leiseth, Dave 1989-90-91 Leisure, Otie 1958 Lemke, Chris 1982 Lenners, Rusty 1992-94-95-96 Lensegrav, Joel 1993-94-95-96 Lentz, Jim 1979-80 Lewis, John 1980-81-82-83-84 Lewis, Scott 1989-90-91 Liggins, Jesse 1999 Lindekugel,Travis 1997-98-99-00 Lindstrom, Randy 1980 Lingle, Norm 1984-85-86-87 Lippert, Leo 1923 Lippert, Lorenz 1919-20 Lockhart, John 1910-11 Loewen, Chuck 1976-77-78-79 Lofquist, Gordy 1971-72-73 Logan, Marlin 1961-62 Long, James 1948-49-50 Loquai,Tom 1963-64-65 Lorenz, Bruno 1968-69 Lorenz,Tony 1966 Lothrop, Forrest 1946-47-48 Lowe, William 1928-29 Lowry, Ryan 2001-02-03-04 Ludeman, Doug 1976-77 Ludens, Gene 1973-74-75-76 Lund, Elmer 1923 Lund, Gerald 1955-56 Lunde, Mike 1975-76-77 Lundie, Jack 1979-80-81 Lundie, Lee 1980-81-82 Lueth, Andy 2001-02-03 Lynch, Art 1911 –M– Macik,Tod 1965-66-67 Mackenthun, Arden 1962-63 Macklin, Lionel 1977-78-79

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Macri, Ray 1966-67 Madden, John 1960 Maffett, Gary 1977-78-79 Magnuson, Richard 1967 Mairose, Steve 1978-79 Malmer, George 1923-24-25 Mansfield, Craig 1967-68 Maras, Edwin 1963-64-65 Markham, Steve 1980 Marshall, Stanley 1947-49 Martin, Daryl 1961-62-64 Martinmaas, Craig 2000-01-02 Mason, Don 1945 Mast, Bill 1972-73-74-75 Masters, Chad 1990-92 Matheny, Chester 1905 Matthews, Bill 1974-75-76-77 Matthews, Harry 1905 Mattison, William 1937-38-39 Maule, Mike 1979 Maytern, Don 1942 McCain, Darwin 1920 McCain, Don 1945 McCall, Hank 2002-03-04-05 McClinton, Rod 1987 McCordie, Clare 1905-06 McCoy, Dell 1915-16 McDermott, Kelly 1987-88-89-90 McDermott, Kim 1983-84-85 McDonald, Bill 1953-54-55-56 McDonald,Todd 1990-91-92-93 McDonald,Tom 1973 McGilliray, L.M. 1905 McHugh, Frank 1912 McKay, John 1919-20 McKenzie, Kenneth 1953-54-55 McKnight, Mike 1979-80 McLaughlin, Dennis 1953-54 McMillian, Roger 1941-42 Mears, Kirk 1922 Medchill, George 1946-47-49-50 Medchill,Tom 1941 Meek, John 1958-59-60 Meharg, Max 1907-09-10 Meier, Chad 1986-87-88 Meier, Russ 1981 Melcher, Jason 1997-98 -99-00 Melichar, Dud 1946-47-48 Mellon, Rich 1972 Melody, Bill 1941-42-46 Melum, E.E. 1906 Mendez,Vince 1985 Mente, Mark 1967-68 Mercer,Travis 1992-93-94-95 Merchant, Guy 1910 Mernaugh, Leo 1942 Mernaugh, Ralph 1936 Mernaugh, Sylvester 1906 Messner, George 1932-33 Metzger, Ed 1917 Meyer, Arlyn 1972 Meyer, Joe 1974-75-76 Meyer, Ron 1963-64-65 Michalson, 1932 Michels, Kevin 1984-85-86 Miller, Doug 1989-90-91-92 Miller, Greg 1975-76-77 Miller, Harold 1912-13-14 Miller, John 1968-69-70 Miller, Keith 1945 Miller, Michael 1969 Miller, Paul 1933-34-35 Miller, Ryan 1995-96-97-98 Millerbernd, Nate 1994-95-96-97 Minett, Kyle 2007 Miranda, Jordan 2006-07 Mills, 1927

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Neuharth, Gary 1962-63-64 Newman, Merlin 1956-57-58 Nickelson, Don 1946-47-48-49 Niederauer, Greg 1996-97-98-99 Nielsen, Art 1916-17 Nielson, Gordon 1947-48-49 Niklason, Loren 1942-46 Nissen, Dave 1979-80-81 Nitz, Jack 1952-53-54 Nitzsche, Rick 1987-88-89 Nobiling, Jason 2005-07 Noble, James 1933 Norgaard, Fred 1946 Norgaard, Fritz 1941-42 –O– DOUG MILLER lettered for O’Brien,Tom 1995-96-97-98 Ochs, Jerry 1961-62-63 the Jacks 1989-92, then Odegaard, Les 1974-75 played for the San Diego Odland, Lewis 1906-08-09 Chargers in 1995 Super Oehler, Ray 1941 Oelkers, Mark 2004-05-06 Bowl. O’Hearn, Craig 2002-04 Ohman, Ralph 1956 Miser, Marty 1980-81-82 Oksness, Phil 1999-00-01-02 Moe,Terrance 1967-68 Olson,Tom 1980-81 Molitor, Al 1982-83 Olson, Wayne 1932 Molitor, Chris 2002-03-04-05 Onken, Luther 1969-70-71 Moller, Denny 1960-61-62 Onken, Wayne 1965-66-67 Moller, John 1969-70-71 O’Neill, James 2002 Moller, Mike 1976-77-78 Orr, Mike 1981-82-83 Monke, Adam 2006-07 Ortale,Ted 1985-86-87-88 Montague, Saunders 2007 Osborne, Buck 1951-52-53 Moran, William 1937-39 Osborne, Russ 1924-25 Moravec, Jack 1951 Osmundson, Greg 1986-87-88-89 Morehouse, Rich 1984 Osmundson, Jeff 1980-81-82 Morey, Gary 1961 Oster, Mike 1989 Mosiman, Corwyn 1973-74-75 Ostenson, Chad 1990 Mosiman, Monte 1975-76-77 Osterberg,Tom 1970-71-72 Motis, Benedict 1959-60 Overskei, Lars 1941-42 Mounts, Jeff 1983-84-85-86 Owens, Ross 1922-23-24 Mounts, Robert 1980 –P– Mueller, Arndt 1937-38-39 Pace, Dave 1984-85 Munger, Lee1995-96-97-98 Paepke, Carl 1990-91-92-93 Munger, Scott 1998-99 Palmer, Dale 1932 Murley,Tom 1942 Parent, Brook 1992-93-94-95 Murphy, Mike 2005 Parker, Jay 1984-85-86-87 Murphy, Robert 1948-49 Parker, Roberto 1975-76-77 Murray, Ben 1923-24-25 Parks, Elmer 1927-28-29 Murray, Kevin 1982-83 Parmeter, Walter 1925-26 Murray,Taylor 2003-04-05 Parnell, General 2007 Myers, Mike 1990-91-92-93 Paul, Chris 1997-98-99-2000 –N– Paula, Jordan 2006-07 Naatjes, Bob 1960-61 Paynter, Wilford 1941 Naatjes, Clarence 1957-58-59 Pearson, Doug 1983-84-85-86 Nagel, Barry 1984-87 Pearson, Kerry 1978-79-80 Naujokas, Jon 1966-67-68 Peeke, Bryan 1966-67 Nayes, Michael 1969 Peitz, Greg 2002-03-04 Nedved, Scott 1998-00-01-02 Pence, Clayton 1908-09-10-11 Nehl, Matt 1997 Peot, Dick 1950 Neilson, Mayo 1942 Pepka,Vic 1963-64-65 Nelsen, Franklin 1970 Perkins, Mike 1981-82-85 Nelson, Andy 2000 Perron, Bill 1994-95-96 Nelson, Bob 1964-65-66 Perry, John 2002-03-04-05 Nelson, Brad 2003-04 Perry, William 1907 Nelson, Curt 1975-76 Peters, Chad 1993-94-95-96 Nelson, Dan 1991-92-93 Peters, Dave 1970-71-73 Nelson, Frank 1969 Peters, Sean 1990 Nelson, Joel 1992-94 Peterson, Brad 1994-95-96-97 Nelson, Lewis 1912-13 Peterson, Brandon 1997-98-99 Nelson, Lloyd 1929-30-31 Peterson, Dave 1989 Nelson, Mark 1998-99-00 Peterson, Doug 1961-62-63 Nelson, Milan 1959-60 Peterson, Fred 1952 Nelson, Scott 1974-75 Peterson, James 2004 Nelson,Terry 1991-92-93 Peterson, Jim 1976-77-78 Nesvig,Tom 1974-75-76 Peterson, Leigh 1913 Nesvold, Jim 1963-64-65 Peterson, Llighton, 1942 Nettey, Phil 1970 Peterson, Matt 1998-99-00-01 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

Peterson, Orvis 1913-16 Peterson, Ross 1957 Pfingsten, Norman 1960 Phillips, Lawrence 1940 Pick, Andy 2004-05-06 Pier, Steve 1972-73-74 Pirner, Randy 1981-82-83 Plihal, Joe 1931-32-33 Plinske, Mike 1961 Ploetz, Craig 1995-96-97-98 Pofohl, Clarence 1931-32 Polak,Virg 1975 Poland, Gary 1983 Pollock, Matt 2001-02-03 Pontrelli, Mitch 2004-05-06-07 Pool, Alvin 1958-59 Popowski, Bert 1925 Porter, Dave 1965-66 Postma, Dwayne 1981-82 Pravecek, Dan 1997 Price, Bob 1979-80-81 Price, Hal 1933-34-35 Price, Joel 1976-77-78 Price, Michael 2000 Priddy, Dean 2007 Prout, Paul 1982-83-84-85 Prouty, Lance 1986-87-88-89 Ptak, Lloyd 1936-37-38 Pung, Willi 1997-98-99 Purrington, William 1970 Pylman, Bob 1935-36-37 –Q– Quail, Kris 1999-2000 –R– Raddatz, Richard 1956-57-58 Radtke, Marlin 1952-53-54 Rambow, Jere 1974-75 Ranek, Jesse 2000-01 Ranek, Josh 1998-99-2000-01 Raph, Duane 1942 Rasmussen, Casey 1991-92-93-94 Rasmussen, Jim 1981-82 Rasmussen, Wade 1981-82-83 Rasmussen, Wayne 1961-62-63 Redmond, Mike 1972-73-74 Reed, George 1937-38 Reed, Mickey 1977-78 Reese, Rich 1976-77-78 Reeter, Darrell 1945 Reeves, Bob 1983-85-86-87 Rehder, Jon 1986-87 Reich, Carl 1905-06 Reichmann,Ted 1964 Reinecke, Emmerald 1924-25 Reiner, Chris 1997-98-99-2000 Reiner, Glen 1968-69 Reiner, Mike 1981-82-83 Reinhart, Carl 1992-93-94 Remme, Jim 1990-91-92-93 Renner, Robert 1970-71-72 Rennerfeldt, Andy 1997-98-99-2000 Rentz, Steve 1985 Retzlaff, Palmer 1951-52 Revell, James 1917 Reynen, Paul 1979-80-81 Rice, Howard 1957-58-59 Richards,Todd 1977-78-79 Richardson, Fred 1969 Richardson, Jack 1950-51-52 Richardson, Ryan 1996-98 Richelieu, Mike 1977 Richmond, Chuck 1989 Ricke, Jim 1961-62 Riddell, Bob 1936-37-38 Riehl, Rod 1981-82-83 Riesgaard, Calvin 1968-69-70 Riley,Virgil 1952-53

Lettermen Ringsrud, Ronald 1935-36 Rippentrop, Mike 1995 Rishoi, Stanley 1929-30-31 Risse, Greg 1981 Roach, Mike 1965 Roberts, Clayton 1975 Roberts, George 1919-20-21-22 Roberts,Todd 1981-82-83 Robinson, Anthony 2003 Robinson, James 1936 Robinson, Jessie 1937 Robling, Kevin 2005-06-07 Rock, Matt 1997-98-99 Rockers,Tom 1966-67-68 Rodel, Brian 1994-95 Rodina, Marc 1989-90-91 Roe, Monty 1990-91-92 Rogers, Jimmy 2006-07 Rohlfs, Brent 1991-92-93-94 Rohrs, Jack 1965 Ross, Bob 1945 Rossow, Steve 1989-90 Roth, Mike 1993 Roth, Randy 1971-72-73 Roth,Tim 1967-68-69 Rott, Harold 1930-31-32 Rouseff, Walter 1935-36-37 Rowe, Charles 1915 Rowe, Ernest 1917 Rudy, Jack 1963-64-65 Ruele, Bert 1938 Ruesink, Doug 1985-86-87-88 Ruesink, Fran 1984-86 Ruesink, Morris 1996-97 Rupert, Mike 1987-88-89 Ruth, Samuel 1956 Rystrom, Paul 1986-87-88-89 –S– Salem, Nuiser 1930-31-32 Salisbury, James 1917-19-20-21 Samlaska, Mark 1974-75 Sanders, Mark 1977-78-79 Sanderson, Reed 1963-64-65 Sawyer, Jim 1941 Saxton, Randy 1980 Schaefer, Roman 1927-28 Schaefer, Scott 1983-84-85 Scheele, Dave 1976-77-78 Scheuer, Nate 1999-00-01 Schiebout, Bruce 1970-71 Schlieman, Ryan 2004 Schlimgen, Ron 1993-94 Schlosser, Doug 1977 Schmidt, Dan 1966 Schmidt, Dan 1990-91 Schmidt, Fred 1973-74-75 Schmidt, Gregg 1985-86-87 Schmidt, Lee 1980-81-82 Schmidt, Robert 1975-76-77 Schmitz, Ray 1922 Schneider, Don 1940 Schneider, Ron 1977-80 Schock, Oswald 1942-46 Schoolmeester,Vern 1965 Schramm, Mark 1992-93-94 Schroeder, Eric 2005-06-07 Schugel, Louis 1925-26 Schulte, Bob 1956-57-58 Schultz, Doug 1999-00-01 Schultz, Jeff 1999-00-01-02 Schultz, Ray 1928-29-30 Schultz, Steve 1985-86-87-88 Schumacher, Francis 1946-47-48-49 Schutte, Clarence 1921-22 Schwader, Jared 2003 Schweinfurt, Leo 1925-26 Scott, Dean 1974-75

Sebern, Mike 1987-88-90 Seeds, Blake 2002-03 Seeley, George 1924-25-26 Seely, Brad 1975-76-77 Seely, Scott 1972-73-74 Senjum,Tim 1996 Sessler,Vernon 1927 Settje,Tom 1967-68-69 Severson, Steve 1988-89 Shaputis, Pete 1953-54-55 Sheehan, Bernard 1912-13-14-15 Shepardson, Adolph 1999-00-01 Shero, Brian 1993 Sieh,Tom 1985-86-87 Sievers, Scott 1993-94-95 Sigl, Pat 1989-91 Simet, Nash 2005-06-07 Simmons, Forest 1915 Simon, Art 1920-21 Simonsen,Todd 1973-74-75 Simonson, Fred 1921 Simonson, Herb 1919 Simonson, Herb 1924-25 Simpkins, Burton 1929 Sinclair, Max 1969-70 Singleton, Bob 1954 Sisley, Brian 1984-85-86 Sixta, Mike 1979-80 Skaggs, Wayne 1946-47-48-49 Skalla, Kevin 1980-82-83-84 Skinner, Cecil 1912-13-14-15-16 Slattery,Tom 1984-85-86-87 Slaughter,Tyran 2003 Smith, 1927 Smith, Clifford 1941 Smith, Don 1937-38-39 Smith, James 1982 Smith, Jim 1983 Smith, Joe 1920-21-22 Smith, Luke 1995-96-97-99 Smith, Randy 1979 Smutka,Troy 1989-90 Snow, Mike 1985-86 Snyders, Dusty 2003-04-05-06 Sohler, Jay 1983-84-86 Somsen, Dan 1972-73-75 Sonnek, Dan 1984-85-86-87 Sonnenschein, Clayton 1965-66-67 Sorensen, Greg 1982-83-84 Sorenson,Terry 1964-65-66 Sosa,Vic 1995-96-97-98 Spanjers, Leonard 1955-56-57 Spellman, Ray 1967-68-69 Speros, Jason 1979 Springman, Greg 1990-91-92 Stacey, Dan 1974-75 Stanec, Emil 1968 Stanley, Mark 1984 Stanley, Matt 1984-85 Stanton, Ed 1919 Stanton,Tom 1990 Starbeck, Clyde 1923-24-25-26 Stark, Chris 1988-89 Stearns, Art 1910-11 Steffen, Mike 2006-07 Steiner, Richard 1954-55 Stenson, Charles 1935-36-37 Stephan, Josh 2001-03 Sterner, John 1959-60-61 Sterner, Mike 1959-60-61 Stevens, Leo 1913-15 Stevenson, Mark 1993-94 Stewart, Bob 1945-46 Stewart, Lee 1985-86-87-88 Stewart, Lyle 1988-89-90 Stone, John 1960-61-62 Stork, Warren 1972

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Vander Heiden, Ron 1969-70 Stout, Bob 1942 Whitley, Scott 1950-51 VanderStouwe,Travis 1991-92 Stowater,Troy 1984 Wicks, Ruben 1935-36-37 VanMeeteren, Mark 1992-93-94-95 Strand, Chad 1994 Wiersma, Dan 1939-40-41 Vaux, George 1938 Strong, Roger 1958 Wieseman, Lyn 1980 Veal, Darrell 1956-57 Struck, Mark 1992-93-94-95 Wika, Brent 1958-59-60 Veal, Don 1950-51-52 Struck, Mike 1994-95-96-97 Wilber, Geoff 1995-97-98 Veatch, Dale 1986-88-89 Stuckey, Milton 1979-80-81-82 Wild, Wayne 1938 Veatch, Daryl 1987 Studer, Ben 2000-01-03 Wildeman, Paul 1987-89-90-91 Venenga, Brent 1993-94-95-96 Stumley, Pete 1948-49-50 Wilkins, Ed 1981-82-83 Viker, Dave 1956-57 Suhn, Marcus 2004-05 Wilkinson, Dan 1996-97-98 Vinatieri, Adam 1991-92-93-94 Suhn, Michael 2001-02-03 Wilkinson, Mark 1999 Voels, Harry 1938-40 Sundet, Lyle 1934-35 Willadson, Claire 1919-20 Voletz, Randy 1971 Sundet, Steve 1980-81-82-83 Williams, Robert 1962-63-64 Volk, Don 1946-47 Sundet, Wilford 1921-22 Williamson, Warren 1948-49-50 Willis, Harold 1945 Vorrath, Rollie 1969-70-71 Sundstorm, Andrew 1936-37-38 Sutton, Matt 1996-97 Wilson, Nick 2001-02 Voss, Doug 1973-74 Sutton, John 1951 Winkle, John 1954-55 Vostad, Gene 1965-66-67 Swanson, Kermit 1929 Wipf, Lance 1994-95-96 –W– Swartos, Paul 1992-93-94 Wirtjes, Rick 1983-84 Wagner, Chris 2005-06-07 Sweet, Rick 1983-84 Witt, Keith 2002-03 Wagner, Ermil 1970-71-72-73 Swenson, John 1948 Witt, Randy 1979 Wagstrom, Andrew 2000-01-02-03 Sylliaasen,Tim 1993-94-95-96 Witte, Luke 2005-07 Wahl, Charles 1951-52 –T– Wittler, Dale 1964-65 Wahl,Ted 1985-86-87-88 Tabor,Tom 1947-48-49 Wohlheter,Verne 1908-09 Walker, Dick 1951-52-53 Tarry, Cleo 1931-32 Wohlheter, Walter 1907 Walseth, Russ 1917-19 Temme, Mike 1986-87-88-89 Wolfe, Dennis 1958-59 Walter, Alvin 1926 Tepley, Louis 1930 Wolfe, Emerson 1932-33 Walters, Kirk 1972 Tetzlaff, Kevin 1988-89-91 Wolff, John 1959-60 Ward,Tom 1940 Theodosopoulos, Gus 1988 Wolgamott, Jeff 1994-95-96-97 Watson, Anthony 2003-04-05-06 Thielman, John 1996 Wollen, Marty 1994 Waugh, John 1987 Thiesse, Brandon 1999-00-01-02 Wolthuis,Tim 1986-87-88 Wave, Earl 1935-36-37 Thomas, Dennis 1983-84-85-86 Woods, Len 1971-72 Webbenhurst, Bob 1963-64 Thomas, Mel 1968 Wookey, John 1977 Webber, Gordon 1945-46-47 Thompson, Albert 1915-16 Wordelman, Matt 1999 Weber, George 1912-13-14-15 Thompson, Antonio 2007 Worrenson, Harry 1907 Webster, Brian 1985-86-87-88 Thompson, George 1920-21-22 Wulf, Corey 1995-96-97-98 Weems, J.J. 1984-85-86-87 Thompson, James 1936 –Y– Weems, Nate 1977-78 Thompson, Jamie 1991 Yackley,Todd 1982-83-84 Wegher, Rick 1981-82-83-84 Thompson,Todd 1985 York, Dennis 1957-58 Weidenkoph, John 1940 Thoreson, Art 1927-28-29 York, Milton 1908 Weikert, Dick 1973-74-75-76 Thoreson, Bob 1936 Youngberg, Guy 1905 Weiske, Mike 1984 Thoreson, Brian 1970-71-72 –Z– Welch, Earl 1923-24-25 Thorne, Joe 1959-60-61 Zell, Lance 1996-97 Welch, Frank 1921-22-23-24 Thorpe, Jeff 1983-84 Zick, Richard 1949 Welch, Jerry 1951-52-53-54 Threadgold, Adam 2001-02 Ziegler, Dan 1986-87-88 Wells, Michael 1964 Thue, Doug 2001 Zierden, Brock 1999-2000 Wendland, Brad 1992-93-94-96 Thue, Jeff 1990-91-92-93 Zimmerman, Darrell 1946-47-48-49 Wertish, Doug 1972-73-74 Zimmerman, Forrest 1950-51-52 Thune, Elgar 1920-21-22 Wessel, D.J. 1989-90-91 Thurston, Darrin 1985-86-87 Westbrock, Dave 1961-62-63 Tiefenthaler, Jeff 1983-84-85-86 Whaley, Chauncey 1932-33 Tiefenthaler, Ken 1988-89-90 Wheeler, Marvin 1929-30-31 Timmerman, Adam 1990-92-93-94 Wheeler,Theo 1923 Timmerman, Kent 1993-94-95-96 Whisney, Dennis 1974-75 Tindall, Dan 1986-87 Whited, Craig 1974 Tollefson, Mynard 1929-30-31 Tommeraasen, O.H. 1917-19-20 Tovar, John 1972-73 Towers, Ralph 1919-20-21 Traecy, James 1911 Traetow, Andy 1999 Tramp, Darrell 1961-62-63 Trapp, Clifford 1936-37 Trees,Tyler 2004-05 Tschetter, Doug 1963 Tuhle,Volney 1905-06 Tuma, Les 1970-71-72 Turner, Greg 1971 Tuttle, Don 1955 Twedell, Jack 1942 –U– Uhlir, Stanton 1952-53-54 Ulrich, Roger 1940 –V– Vacura, Jim 1957-58-59 Vahle, Ken 1966-68 NEAL BAINBRIDGE, left, and Micah Johnson were selected Van Maanen,Terry 1980-81 to play in the Hula Bowl following the 2006 season. Vandall, Art 1937 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 101

All-Conference Selections ALL-NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE SELECTIONS 1922: Wilfred Sundet, E; Adolph Bachman, G; Frank Welch, B; Clarence Schutte, B. 1923: George Thompson, E. 1924: George Seeley, G; Clyde “Buck” Starbeck, C; Frank Welch, B; Frank Kelley, B. 1925: George Seeley, G; Clyde “Buck” Starbeck, C. 1926: Robert Eggers, E; George Seeley, G; Clyde (Buck) Starbeck, C; Howard Biegert, B; Frank Kelley, B. 1927: Walter Parmeter,T; Arnold Brevik,G; Roman Schaefer, B. 1928: Harry Krug, E; Ray Jenison,T; Harry “Henry” Hadler, G; Roman Schaefer, B; Weert Englemann, B. 1929: Lemme Herting, E; Ray Jenison,T; Harry “Henry” Hadler, G; Weert Englemann, B. 1930: No selections 1931: No selections 1932: Dale Palmer, E; Harold Rott,T; Don Kummer, C; Fred Johnson, B. 1933: Isadore Ginsberg, E; Alfred Arndt,T; Hal Price, G; Paul Miller, B; Fred Johnson, B. 1934: Isadore Ginsberg, E; Alfred Arndt,T; Hal Price, G; Paul Miller, B; Fred Johnson, B. 1935: Lyle Sundet, G; Paul Miller, B. 1936: Mark Barber, B. 1937: Bob Riddell, E; Bob Pylman,T. 1938: Bob Riddell, E; Gerald Stablein,T; Lloyd Ptak, B. 1939: William Mattison, E; Rollins Emmerich, G; Arndt Mueller, G; Don Smith, C; Allen Schroeder, B. 1940: Harry Voels, E; Warren Evans,T; Leon Anderson, G; Tom Archer, C. 1941: Leon Anderson, G. 1942: George Gehant, G; Ervin Bylander, G. 1943-45: No NCC competition — World War II 1946: Paul Gilbert, E; Ozzie Schock, G; Bill Melody, C. 1947: Paul Gilbert, E; Arnold Cook,T; Don Volk, B. 1948: Tom Tabor, B. 1949: Don Bartlett, E; Dale Bowyer,T; George Medchill, C; Herb Bartling, B; Darrell Zimmerman, B. 1950: Don Bartlett, E; Dale Bowyer,T; Howard Amen, C; George Medchill, C; Herb Bartling, B; Warren Williamson, B; Bill Gibbons, B. 1951: Marv Kool, E; Bob Durland, G; Doug Eggers, G; Pete Retzlaff, B; Dallas Hoff, B. 1952: Lou Guida, G; Ken Kortmeyer, C; Pete Retzlaff, B.

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1953: Loren Englund, E; Dick Walker, G; Dick Klawitter, C; Jerry Welch, B; Roger Denker, B. 1954: Jack Nitz,T; Roger Kerns, G; Harold Backlund, C; Jerry Welch, B; Roger Denker, B. 1955: Jerry Acheson, E; Harwood Hoeft,T; Len Spanjers, G; Dick Klawitter, C; Bob Betz, B; Dick Steiner, B; Larry “Bubb” Korver, B. 1956: Harwood Hoeft,T; Bob Betz, B; Arnold “Nig” Johnson, B. 1957: Ellis Jensen, E; Wayne Haensel,T; Len Spanjers, G; Al Breske, B; Ron LaVallee, B. 1958: Dick Raddatz, E; James Craig,T; Al Breske, B. 1959: Lee Bondhus,T; Ken Holm, G; Jim Vacura, HB. 1960: Lee Bondhus,T; Joe Thorne, B. 1961: Roger Eischens, E; Mike Sterner, G; Dean Koster, QB; Joe Thorne, FB. 1962: 1st Team: Roger Eischens, E; Jerry Ochs, C; Dean Koster, QB; Wayne Rasmussen, HB. 2nd Team: Jim Rickle, G; Gary Boner, HB. 1963: Darrel Tramp, E; Ed Maras, E; Dave Westbrock,T; Jerry Ochs, C; Ron Meyer, QB; Wayne Rasmussen, HB. 1964: Ed Maras, E; Ron Meyer, QB. 1965: No selections 1966: No selections 1967: Wayne Onken, OT; Darwin Gonnerman, RB; Tom Rockers, DE; Bryan Peeke, LB. 1968: Darwin Gonnerman, RB; Tom Rockers, DE. 1969: Clyde Hagen,TE; Jim Langer, LB. 1970: Chuck Kavanagh, DB 1971: Jim Heinitz, LB. 1972: Phil Engle, DT 1973: Les Tuma, RB; Charlie Clarksean, DB. 1974: Lynn Boden, OT; Jerry Lawrence, DT; J.D. Alexander, LB. 1975: Fred Schmidt, C; Ron Christensen, DT; Jere Rambow, DB. 1976: Monte Mosiman,TE; Bill Matthews, DT; Gene Ludens, LB. 1977: Monte Mosiman,TE; Bill Matthews, DE; Roberto Parker, DT. 1978: Lionel Macklin, WR; Dave Scheele, OT; Joel Price, OG; Rick Reese, LB. 1979: 1st Team: Lionel Macklin, WR; Gary Maffett, QB; Chuck Loewen, OT; Dan Dummermuth, FS. 2nd Team: Mark Kool, OG; Dan Johnson, FB; Jay Eliason, DT; Mike Breske, CB. 1980: 1st Team: Brian Bunkers, RB; Tony Harris, K; Mark Dunbar, DE; 2nd Team: Quinten Hofer, DT; Mike Breske, CB. 1981: 1st Team: Marty Higgins, QB; Quinten Hofer, OT; Dan Dummermuth, FS; 2nd Team: Tom Olson, LB; Mike Ethier, WR; Brian Bunkers, RB. 1982: 1st Team: No selections. 2nd Team: Mike Ethier, WR; Jeff Osmundson, OG; Mike Law, QB; Dave Knowlton, DE.

1983: 1st Team: Mike Ethier, WR; 2nd Team: Randy Pirner, CB; Mike Reiner, OT. 1984: 1st Team: Rick Wegher,TB; Rick Sweet, OG; Dennis Thomas,TE; Todd Yackley, DE; 2nd Team: No selections. 1985: 1st Team: Mike Busch, QB; Jeff Tiefenthaler, WR; Dan Sonnek,TB; Mark Diesch, OT; 2nd Team: Dennis Thomas,TE; Bruce Klostermann, LB; Brian Sisley, NG; K.C. Johnson, K. 1986: 1st Team: Jeff Tiefenthaler, WR; 2nd Team: Ted Wahl, QB; Dan Sonnek, RB; Brian Sisley, NG; Darrin Thurston, LB; Tom Sieh, SS. 1987: 1st Team: Dan Sonnek, RB; 2nd Team: Ted Wahl, QB; Norm Lingle, OT; Dan Ziegler, CB; J.J. Weems, DT. 1988: 1st Team: Ted Wahl, QB; Dan Duitscher, OG; Darwin Bishop, DT; 2nd Team: J.D. Berreth, WR; Ted Ortale, NG; Greg Osmundson, LB; Tim Kwapnioski, CB. 1989: 1st Team: Lance Prouty, OT; Kevin Tetzlaff, NG; 2nd Team: Tim Hawkins, P; Jamie Grosdidier, RB; Greg Osmundson, LB. 1990: 1st Team: Tom Bloom, OT; 2nd Team: Darren Brickman, APB 1991: 1st Team: Darren Baartman, WR; Shane Bouman, QB; Kevin Tetzlaff, DL; Doug Miller, LB. 2nd Team: Mike Myers, WR; Paul Wildemann, DL; Dave Peterson, DB. 1992: 1st Team: Adam Timmerman, OT; Adam Vinatieri, P; Doug Miller, LB; Dave Peterson, DB. 1993: 1st Team: Adam Timmerman, OT; Jake Hines,TE; Todd McDonald, QB; Jim Remme, DE; Adam Vinatieri, P. 2nd Team: Collin Breyfogle, OC; Matt Beier, WR; Dean Herrboldt, WR; Dan Nelson, RB; Mark Struck, DB; Mike Jaunich, DB. 1994: 1st Team: Adam Timmerman, OT; Jake Hines,TE; Jason Aune, DE; Mike Jaunich, DB; Adam Vinatieri, P. 2nd Team: Jay Bohlinger, OG; Dean Herrboldt, WR; Paul Klinger, RB. 1995: 1st Team: Brett Beran, APB. 2nd Team: Lance Wipf,TE; Tim Fogarty, LB. 1996: 1st Team: Jay Bohlinger, OG; Rusty Lenners, WR; Joel Lensegrav, DB; Tom O’Brien, P. 2nd Team: Chad Peters, LB. 1997: 1st Team: Troy Hart, OT; Nate Millerbernd, WR; Jeff Wolgamott, DE; Tom O’Brien, P. 2nd Team: No selections. 1998: 1st Team: Steve Heiden,TE; Josh Ranek, RB; Zach Carter, DT; Tom O’Brien, P; Brett Gorden, K. 2nd Team: Craig Ploetz, OG; Sterne Akin, LB. 1999: 1st Team: Matt Berry, OC; Josh Ranek, RB; 2nd Team: Casey Hillman, DB. 2000: 1st Team: No selectioins; 2nd Team: Brock Beran, WR. 2001: 1st Team: Josh Ranek, RB; 2nd Team: Nate Scheuer, OG. 2002: 1st Team: Kevin Brown, KOR; 2nd Team: Ben Studer, OL; Dan Fjeldheim, QB; Scott Nedved, RB; Kevin Brown, DB.

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SDSU Players Named Conference MVPs 1950: Herb Bartling 1954: Jerry Welch 1957: Len Spanjers 1961: Joe Thorne (back) Mike Sterner (line) 1962: Roger Eischens (line) 1963: Wayne Rasmussen (back) 1968: Darwin Gonnerman (back) 1974: Lynn Boden (off. line) 1977: Bill Matthews (def. line) 1978: Rick Reese (def. back) 1979: Gary Maffett (off. back) 1985: Mike Busch (off. back) 1987: Dan Sonnek (off. back) 1988: Ted Wahl (off. back) 1992: Doug Miller (def. back) 1994: Adam Timmerman (off. line) 2001: Josh Ranek (off. back) 2005: Parker Douglass (spec. teams) 2006: Parker Douglass (spec. teams) 2003: 1st Team: Josh Davis, WR; Ben Studer, OT; 2nd Team: Andy Wagstrom, OT; Paul Keizer,TE; Brad Nelson, QB; Joey Abell, DE; Chris Coauette, LB; Rodney Francois, LB.

ALL-GREAT WEST FOOTBALL CONFERENCE SELECTIONS 2004: 1st Team: Anthony Watson, RB; Joey Abell, DL; Chris Coauette, LB; Neal Bainbridge, P; 2nd Team: Taylor Murray, OL; Paul Keizer,TE; Hank McCall, DB. 2005: 1st Team: Mitch Erickson, OL; Parker Douglass, K; 2nd Team: Paul Keizer, OL; Taylor Murray, OL; Josh Davis, WR; Anthony Watson, RB; Cory Koenig, RB; Gabe Koenigsfeld, DL; Billy Ray Kirch, LB; Hank McCall, DB. 2006: 1st Team: Parker Douglass, K; Mitch Erickson, OL; Chris Wagner,TE; Anthony Watson, RB; 2nd Team: Jason Bonwell, DL; Preston Crumly, OL; Nick Flesner, OL; JaRon Harris, WR; Micah Johnson, WR; Andy Kardoes, QB; Justin Kubesh, LB; Mitch Pontrelli, DL. 2007: 1st Team: Danny Batten, DE; Parker Douglass, K; Mitch Erickson, OL; Brock Gentile, DB; Tyler Koch, DB; Cory Koenig, RB; Justin Kubesh, LB; Jimmy Rogers, LB; 2nd Team: Preston Crumly, OL; JaRon Harris, WR; Chris Johnson, LB; Mitch Pontrelli, DL; Kevin Robling, OL; Eric Schroeder, DL; Chris Wagner,TE.

All-Academic Selections ACADEMIC ALL-NCC SELECTIONS 1974: Dan Somsen, OL Bill Mast, QB Bob Gissler, DL Doug Wertish, DB 1975: Dan Somsen, OL Corwyn Mosiman, OL Abe Chadderdon, WR Greg Hart, RB Bill Mast, QB Bob Gissler, DL Bill Matthews, DL 1976: Brad Seely, OL Bill Matthews, DL 1977: Brad Seely, OL Bill Matthews, DL 1978: Brad Alfred, OL Paul Kippley, DB 1979: Jeff Eitreim, OL Chuck Loewen, OL Tony Harris, K Mike McKnight, DL Paul Kippley, DB 1980: Ron Schneider, RB Tony Harris, K Doug Decker, DL 1981: No All-NCC Picks

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 1974: 1975: 1977: 1978: 1979:

Bob Gissler Bill Matthews Bill Matthews (1) Paul Kippley (2) Tony Harris (1) Paul Kippley (1) 1987: Dan Sonnek (1) 1991: Kevin Tetzlaff (2) 1994: Jake Hines (2) Adam Vinatieri (2) 2001: Josh Ranek (2) 2005: Mitch Klein (2) 2006: Parker Douglass (2) Cory Koenig (1) 2006: Parker Douglass (2) Cory Koenig (1) Note: Number in parentheses indicates first or second team

1982: Mike Law, QB Dave Fremark, LB 1983: Mark Diesch, OL Mike Law, QB Dave Fremark, LB 1984: No selections 1985: Mark Diesch, OL Jeff Mounts, OC Dennis Thomas,TE Dan Sonnek, RB Matt Stanley, LB 1986: Dan Sonnek, RB Jeff Tiefenthaler, WR Greg Schmidt, DB K.C. Johnson, K 1987: Dan Sonnek, RB Greg Schmidt, DB Mike Temme, OL Dan Duitscher, OL 1988: Dan Duitscher, OL Mike Temme, OL Kevin Tetzlaff, DL 1989: Mike Temme, OL Jamie Grosdidier, RB Kevin Tetzlaff, DL Greg Osmundson, LB Ken Tiefenthaler, DB 1990: Tom Haensel, DB Kelly McDermott, OC Jamie Grosdidier, RB Ken Tiefenthaler, DB 1991: Kevin Tetzlaff, DL Jamie Grosdidier, RB Tim Burns,TE Darren Baartman, WR Jim Remme, OL Doug Miller, LB Scott Lewis, DB 1992: Doug Miller, LB Jim Remme, DL Tim Burns,TE Adam Timmerman, OT Chad Masters, LS 1993: Jake Hines,TE Adam Timmerman, OL Brent Rohlfs, LB Jim Remme, DL Adam Vinatieri, K 1994: Jake Hines,TE Adam Timmerman, OL Brent Rohlfs, LB Adam Vinatieri, K Mark Struck, DB

1995: Rusty Lenners, WR Tim Fogarty, LB Scott Sievers, RB Mark Struck, DB Brett Gorden, K 1996: Matt Beier, WR Chad Peters, LB Brett Gorden, K 1997: Sterne Akin, LB Brett Gorden, K Brad Peterson, DT 1998: Brett Gorden, K Steve Heiden, OL Lee Munger, DL Sterne Akin, LB Vic Sosa, DB Corey Wulf, LB 1999: Brad Beck, OL Greg Niederauer, WR Josh Ranek, RB 2000: Brad Beck, OL Brock Beran, WR Chris Paul,TE Josh Ranek, RB 2001: Josh Ranek, RB 2002: Ben Fast, OL Scott Nedved, RB 2003: Chris Coauette, LB Scott Connot, DB Brian Janecek, WR

ACADEMIC ALL-GWFC SELECTIONS 2004: Travis Ahrens, DL Scott Breyfogle, DB Chris Coauette, LB Jeff Davis, OL Brian Janecek, WR Marty Kranz, LB Mitch Klein, DB Hank McCall, DB Greg Peitz,TE John Perry, DB 2005: Paul Aanonson, WR/KR Matt Anderson,TE Ryan Berry, QB Scott Breyfogle, DB Parker Douglass, K Dan Dykhouse,TE Mitch Erickson, OL

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NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS 1980: Chuck Loewen 1981: Paul Kippley 1988: Dan Sonnek 1995: Jake Hines 2001: Josh Ranek 2003: Scott Connot

FCS ATHLETIC DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS 2007: Cory Koenig Andrew Hoogeveen, LB Mitch Klein, DB Cory Koenig, RB Marty Kranz, LB John Perry, DB Mitch Pontrelli, DL 2006: Matt Anderson,TE Steven Bazata, DL Scott Breyfogle, DB Parker Douglass, K Mitch Erickson, OL Andrew Hoogeveen, LB Chris Johnson, LB Casey Knips, OL Cory Koenig, RB Marty Kranz, LB Mark Oelkers, OL Mitch Pontrelli, DL Kevin Robling, OL 2007: Paul Aanonson, KR Matt Anderson,TE Ryan Berry, QB Derek Domino, LB Parker Douglass, K Mitch Erickson, OL Nick Flesner, OL Andrew Hoogeveen, DB Chris Johnson, LB Conrad Kjerstad, DB Casey Knips, OL Cory Koenig, RB Kyle Minett, RB Dean Priddy, P Kevin Robling, OL Jimmy Rogers, LB

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All-Americans Thirty-four football players have been honored with All-America honors during their playing days at South Dakota State. Following is a complete listing of these Jackrabbit All-Americans: • Frank Kelley, halfback, 1926 • Weert Englemann, halfback, 1929 • Al Arndt, guard, 1934 • Paul “Whitey” Miller, halfback, 1935 • Herb Bartling, quarterback, 1950 • Herb Backlund, center, 1954 • Jerry Welch, quarterback, 1954 • Len Spanjers, guard, 1957 • Joe Thorne, fullback, 1961 • Mike Sterner, guard, 1961 WEERT ENGLEMANN • Roger Eischens, end, 1962 • John Stone, linebacker, 1962 • Wayne Rasmussen, halfback, 1963 • Darwin Gonnerman, fullback, 1967 and 1968 • Lynn Boden, guard, 1974 • Bill Matthews, defensive end, 1977 • Chuck Loewen, offensive tackle, 1979 • Rick Wegher, running back, 1984 • Dennis Thomas, tight end, 1985 • Jeff Tiefenthaler, wide receiver, 1985 and 1986 JOE THORNE • Dan Sonnek, tailback, 1987 • Kevin Tetzlaff, nose guard, 1991 • Doug Miller, linebacker, 1991 and 1992 • Adam Timmerman, offensive tackle, 1993 and 1994 • Jake Hines, tight end, 1994 • Adam Vinatieri, punter, 1994 • Tom O’Brien, punter, 1996, 1997 and 1998 • Steve Heiden, tight end, 1998 • Brett Gorden, kicker, 1998 DARWIN GONNERMAN • Matt Berry, center, 1999 • Josh Ranek, running back, 1998, 1999 and 2001 • Scott Connot, safety, 2003 • Chris Coauette, linebacker, 2004 • Parker Douglass, kicker, 2005 • Mitch Erickson, offensive line, 2006 and 2007 • Tyler Koch, corner back, 2007

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ALL-AMERICANS DURING THE STIEGELMEIER ERA • KEVIN TETZLAFF, nose guard, 1991 Tetzlaff became the second member of his family to earn All-America honors for the Jacks, following older brother Mark who was an AllAmerican on the 1984-85 basketball team which finished runner-up in NCAA Division II. A Hayti native,Tetzlaff earned first-team Little All-America honors from The Associated Press and the Football Gazette. He also earned GTE Academic All-America honors. He later was named the winner of the Stan Marshall Award as the top male scholar-athlete in the North Central Conference for 1991-92. After missing the entire 1990 season because of an injury, was selected to play in the Kelly Tire Blue-Gray All-Star Game following the 1991 season. Tetzlaff earned all-North Central Conference honors in 1989 and 1991, and was a three-time academic all-conference performer (1988, 1989, 1991).

• DOUG MILLER, linebacker, 1991 & 1992 Miller was a consensus All-American as a senior (Kodak,The Associated Press, Football Gazette, C.M. Frank). He played in the Kelly Tire Blue-Gray All-Star Game, and was a seventh-round draft pick of the San Diego Chargers. He earned all-conference honors as a junior and senior, and was named Most Valuable Defensive Lineman in the NCC as a senior. As a junior, Miller led the Jacks in tackles (114 in 10 games) and earned first-team NCAA Division II All-America honors from the Football Gazette and third-team Little AllAmerica by The Associated Press. Miller also earned academic all-conference honors twice, and was a member of the GTE-CoSIDA Academic All-District team as a senior. A Sturgis native, Miller was killed on July 21, 1998, when struck by lightning while camping in Colorado.

• ADAM TIMMERMAN, offensive tackle, 1993 & 1994

Timmerman was a consensus All-American in 1993 and 1994, earning first-team AllAmerica honors on all five recognized teams (The Associated Press, Football Coaches Association, Football Gazette, CoSIDA Division II and C.M. Frank) in 1994. He earned the Jim Langer Trophy as the NCAA Division II Offensive Lineman of the Year in 1994 when he was the Most Valuable Offensive Lineman in the NCC, and was named Most Valuable Offensive Lineman in the 1995 Snow Bowl. Timmerman was a seventh-round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers and started in two Super Bowls, before signing a free-agent contract DAN SONNEK with the St. Louis Rams in 1999.The Rams went on to win the Super 2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

All-Americans Bowl and Timmerman earned a spot in the Pro Bowl. He also played in the 2001 Super Bowl. At SDSU,Timmerman played his way into the starting lineup in 1990, then missed the 1991 season because of a broken ankle. He earned firstteam all-North Central Conference honors in 1992,1993 and 1994. In 1993, he was a first-team All-America selection on the C.M. Frank and CoSIDA/NCAA Division II teams, and was second team on The Associated Press Little All-America and Football Gazette teams. A native of Cherokee, Iowa,Timmerman was also a two-time first-team academic all-NCC selection and was named to the GTE-CoSIDA Academic All-District VII Team.

the longest field goal at 51 yards (accomplished twice) and held the SDSU record for most points scored by a placekicker, at 195. He also set SDSU records for most career PATs, 104, and most career field goals, 27. Vinatieri was a first-team all-NCC selection as a punter three straight years (199293-94) and earned second-team all-NCC honors as a placekicker in 1992. He was also a two-time first-team academic all-NCC selection, earning first-team all-district and second-team GTE-CoSIDA Academic All-America honors as a senior. A graduate of Rapid City Central High School,Vinatieri embarked on a professional career with Amsterdam in the World League of American Football (now NFL Europe), before signing with the New England Patriots during the summer of 1996. He currently is a member of the Indianapolis Colts.

• TOM O’BRIEN, punter, 1996, 1997 & 1998

• JAKE HINES, tight end, 1994 Hines earned All-America honors both as a player (first-team CoSIDA and Football Gazette) and academically (GTE-CoSIDA second-team Academic AllAmerica). He was also SDSU’s North Central Conference Honor Athlete for 1994-95 (top senior athletically and academically) and was one of three players from NCAA Division II football to earn an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, after compiling a 3.78 gradepoiint average in HPER. He completed his master’s degree at Delta State (Miss.). Hines lettered as a first-year freshman in 1991 after graduating from Harmony High School in Minnesota. He played in all 42 SDSU games during his career, finishing with 86 career receptions, seven for touchdowns, and 1,081 yards, making him just the second tight end in SDSU to reach 1,000 yards receiving.

O’Brien inherited the SDSU punting duties from All-American Adam Vinatieri and promptly broke the SDSU single-season record by averaging 44.5 yards for 60 punts as a sophomore in 1996. He led the nation (NCAA Division II) in punting in 1996, then improved his average, to 44.8, in 1997 but finished second in the nation. O’Brien, who also handled kickoff duties for the Jackrabbits, earned first-team AllAmerica honors on five different teams in 1996: The Associated Press, the American Football Coaches Association, CoSIDA, Football Gazette, and Football Quarterly.The Chaska, Minn., native was selected to the AP and Football Gazette All-America teams in 1997, and was a third-team honoree by Football Gazette in 1998.

• BRETT GORDEN, kicker, 1998

Gorden earned third-team All-America honors from the Football Gazette in 1998. A native of Winona, Minn., Gorden was SDSU’s first four-time academic all-conference selection in football and was a second-team GTE academic alldistrict selection as a senior. He also was a Burger King scholar-athlete and the Jackrabbits’ NCC Honor Athlete, as the top senior male student-athlete. He earned first-team all-conference honors as a senior, as well as second-team Daktronics all-region recognition. • ADAM VINATIERI, punter, 1994 Gorden was SDSU’s kicker for all 43 The hero of two Super Bowl victories for the New England Patriots, games during his career and broke several Vinatieri led the North Central Conference in punting three straight SDSU records previously held by NFL kicker Adam Vinatieri. Gorden years and left SDSU holding just about every school record for punting scored 214 points kicking, including school records for most field goals, and place-kicking. 36 (Vinatieri had 27), and most PATs, 106 (of 111). He also held the He was a first-team selection on two All-America teams in 1994, SDSU record for longest field goal, 52 yards against St. Cloud State in CoSIDA and Football Gazette. He set the single-season record for punt1997 (since broken), and made 11 consecutive field goals in one ing average at 43.5 yards per attempt in 1994, set the SDSU mark for stretch. He also had a string of 28 consecutive PATs. 2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 105

All-Americans • STEVE HEIDEN, tight end, 1998 Heiden was on the third team of the Football Gazette Division II AllAmerica team in 1998, and was later a third-round draft pick of the San Diego Chargers. A native of Rushford, Minn., Heiden led SDSU in receiving two straight years, finishing his career with 112 catches for 1,499 yards. He earned first team all-North Central Conference honors in 1998, after being an honorable mention selection in both 1996 and 1997. Heiden closed out his collegiate career by playing in the 1999 Snow Bowl (Division II all-star game). After playing in San Diego for four seasons, Heiden was traded to Cleveland in August 2003.

He led the NCC in rushing each of his three All-America seasons, and also set the NCC single-season scoring record with 132 points in 1999. Ranek rushed for more than 200 yards 13 times in his career, and was NCC Player of the Week 12 times. For 44 games (39 starts), he averaged 154.4 yards per game rushing. Ranek redshirted in 1996, then was slated to start in 1997 but an early season injury ended the season. He was granted injury hardship status, making him a third-year freshman in 1998. He set an SDSU single-game record with 282 rushing yards at North Dakota State in 1998, then broke that with 291 yards versus St. Cloud State in 1999. In 1999, as a sophomore, he became the SDSU career leader in rushing and scoring, earned first-team All-America (Daktronics, Football Gazette) and finished fourth overall in the voting for the Harlon Hill Award as the Division II Player of the Year. After a tryout with the Dallas Cowboys, he signed with the expansion Ottawa Renegades of the Canadian Football League, where he started as a rookie.

• JOSH RANEK, running back, 1998, 1999 & 2001 Ranek was a consensus All-American in both 1999 and 2001, sandwiching those seasons around an injuryplaqued 2000. And in 2001 he was one of three finalists for the Harlon Hill Trophy as the Division II Player of the Year. He was also a three-time academic allNorth Central Conference selection, and was on the Verizon Academic All-America team in 2001. A Tyndall native and graduate of Bon Homme High School, Ranek left SDSU as the school’s career rushing leader but also for the North Central Conference. He just missed the NCAA Division II career rushing mark, finishing with 6,794 yards, including 5,257 yards in NCC games. 106

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All-Americans • MATT BERRY, center, 1999

• PARKER DOUGLASS, kicker, 2005

With an All-America running back putting up record-setting numbers, there had to be someone getting the job done up front.That’s where center Matt Berry fit in. Berry started three straight seasons, 199799, earning honorable mention all-North Central Conference as a junior. As a senior, in 1999, the Spearfish native finished his career by being named first-team all-conference and earning recognition on the Daktronics, Football Gazette, and Associated Press Little All-America teams. With Berry leading the way, the Jackrabbits averaged 229.4 yards rushing per game during the 1999 season.

• SCOTT CONNOT, safety, 2003 Connot earned first-team all-North Central Conference and secondteam All-America honors from Football Gazette during his senior season in 2003. He also was an academic All-American and received an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. A native of Spencer, Neb., Connot played in 34 games at SDSU, starting all 11 as a senior, when he led the team in tackles with 94. He finished his collegiate career with 234 tackles (142 solos), eight interceptions, 19 passes defended, seven forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries. After signing with Kansas City as a free agent,he played in two games in 2004, then was assigned by the Chiefs to NFL Europe, where he earned all-league honors for the champion Amsterdam Admirals during the summer of 2005.

• CHRIS COAUETTE, linebacker, 2004 Coauette became the first Jackrabbit to earn All-America recognition at the NCAA Division I-AA level, when he received second-team honors from Football Gazette during SDSU’s inaugural season in I-AA. A first-team all-Great West Football Conference selection, Coauette led the Jacks in tackles, recording 60 solos and 55 assists for 115 total.Ten of his tackles were for losses including 3.5 sacks. He also led the team with five pass interceptions, had one fumble recovery and one blocked kick. In addition, the Crookston, Minn., native earned academic all-GWFC and was league defensive player of the week following SDSU’s season-ending victory at Northern Colorado. A four-year letterman, Coauette played in 38 games during his career and had 313 career tackles (185 solo), including 25.5 for loss, with 10 career interceptions.

Douglass rewrote the Jackrabbit record book for place-kicking during his sophomore season in 2005, en route to earning thirdteam All-America honors from The Sports Network and Football Gazette. A native of Columbus, Neb., Douglass set an SDSU single-season record for a kicker with 99 points. His 19 field goals made in 26 attempts also set Jackrabbit single-season marks, and his average of 1.9 field goals per game would have led Division I-AA if the Jackrabbits had been eligible for postseason consideration. Honored as the Great West Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Year, Douglass extended his school-record streak of 52 consecutive PATs come to an end during the 2005 season. However, he did establish other Jackrabbit records with a 54-yard field goal and nine PATs in one game, against Valparaiso (Ind.). In all, Douglass set 19 single-game, single-season and career records during his four-year career from 2004-07, including most career field goals (62) and points by a kicker (321).

• MITCH ERICKSON, offensive line, 2006 & 2007 The anchor of the Jackrabbit offensive line, Mitch Erickson earned a spot on The Associated Press Division I-AA All-America Third Team in 2006. During his senior season, Erickson was nearly a consensus All-American, earning first-team honors from the American Football Coaches Associaiton,The Associated Press, College Sporting News and College Sports Report.com. He also was an honorable mention pick by the Sports Network after helping lead the Jackrabbits to the Great West Football Conference title — the program’s first league title in 44 years. Erickson, who started every game in his Jackrabbit career, split time between guard and tackle, earning all-GWFC honors three consecutive years (2005, 2006, 2007).

• TYLER KOCH, cornerback, 2007 Koch was a third-team All-America selection by both The Associated Press and Sports Network during a stellar senior season. A native of White Lake, Koch led the team and Great West Football Conference with seven interceptions, three of which he returned for touchdowns. His 99-yard interception return for touchdown Nov. 10 against Southern Utah set an SDSU record for the longest interception return in school history. A two-time GWFC Defensive Player of the Week, Koch recorded three interceptions in a game at Central Arkansas. He ranked seventh on the team with 64 tackles in earning first-team all-GWFC honors.

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Jacks in the Pros Heading into the start of the 2008 football season, former South Dakota State standouts Steve Heiden of the Cleveland Browns and Adam Vinatieri of the Indianapolis Colts were on the rosters of professional football teams, continuing the Jackrabbits’ long tradition of developing players into pro prospects. Heiden enters his ninth season in the NFL. He recorded a career-high 42 catches for 401 yards for the Cleveland Browns during the 2005 season. Originially drafted by San Diego in the third round of the 1999 draft, Heiden, a native of Rushford, Minn., played three seasons with the Chargers before being traded to Cleveland just prior to the start of the 2002 season. A tight end, Heiden’s career professional totals include 156 catches for 1,263 yards receiving with 13 touchdowns. Vinatieri has earned a reputation as one the most consistent and clutch kickers in the NFL. After compiling 11 consecutive 100-point regular seasons to start his career,Vinatieri also has excelled in the postseason. He holds the distinction of being the only kicker in NFL history to make a field goal in four different Super Bowls, including game-winning kicks in Super Bowl XXXVI against St. Louis and Super Bowl XXXVIII versus Carolina.Vinatieri began his professional career with the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe before signing with the New England Patriots in 1996. After two Pro Bowl selections, he left New England following the 2005 season as the team’s career scoring leader, signing as a free agent with the Indianapolis Colts.Vinatieri’s career totals include 288-of-349 on field goal attempts, 82.5 percent, and 1,269 career points. Two other former Jackrabbit players will be in NFL training camps this summer after signing free agent contracts following completion of their collegiate careers in 2007. Offensive line standout Mitch Erickson signed with the Denver Broncos. A native of Hutchinson, Minn., Erickson started all 44 of the team’s games at either guard or tackle during his Jackrabbit career from 200407. Selected as an All-American by The Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association and College Sporting News following his senior season, Erickson was part of an offensive unit that averaged 34.2 points per game and allowed only 12 sacks during the 2007 campaign. Chris Wagner, a tight end for the Jackrabbits from 2004-07, signed with the Oakland Raiders.The Brookings native earned first-team allGreat West Football Conference honors as a junior, when he caught 24 passes for 265 yards and two touchdowns. He added 25 receptions for 249 yards and four scores in 2007, when he earned second-team allconference recognition.

JACKS CURRENTLY IN THE PROS

Steve Heiden

Adam Vinatieri

Cleveland Browns

Indianapolis Colts

Lettered at SDSU 1995-98

Lettered at SDSU 1991-94

Mitch Erickson

Chris Wagner

Denver Broncos Lettered at SDSU 2004-07

Oakland Raiders Lettered at SDSU 2005-07

JACKRABBIT DRAFTED PLAYERS

SDSU PLAYERS DRAFTED BY THE NFL

1939: Bob Riddell, end, Philadelphia (17) 1951: Harry Gibbons, back, Chicago (20) Dick Peot, tackle, Detroit (28) 1953: Pete Retzlaff, back, Detroit (22) 1955: Jerry Welch, back, Baltimore (22) 1956: Dick Klawitter, center, Chicago (8) 1957: Harwood Hoeft, end, Baltimore (24) 1958: Wayne Haensel, tackle, N.Y. Giants (25) 1959: LeRoy Bergan, tackle, Baltimore (17) 1961: Leland Bondhus, tackle, Green Bay (19) 1962: Joe Thorne, back, Green Bay (12) Ron Frank, tackle, San Francisco (16) 1964: Wayne Rasmussen, back, Detroit (9)

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1966: Ron Meyer, quarterback, Chicago (7) Ed Maras, end, Green Bay (20) 1970: Tim Roth, def. end, Oakland (16) 1973: Phil Engle, tackle, Green Bay (11) 1975: Lynn Boden, tackle, Detroit (1) Jerry Lawrence, tackle, Houston (8) 1976: Todd Simonsen, tackle, Houston (6) Bob Gissler, def. end, Miami (14) 1978: Bill Matthews, LB, New England (5) 1980: Chuck Loewen, OT, San Diego (7) 1986: Bruce Klostermann, LB, Denver (8) 1993: Doug Miller, LB, San Diego (7) 1995: Adam Timmerman, OL, Green Bay (7) 1999: Steve Heiden,TE, San Diego (3)

Note: Number in parentheses indicates round selected

Lynn Boden

Wayne Rasmussen

Only North Central Conference player picked in NFL Draft first round

Played 10 years with the Detroit Lions

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Jacks in the Pros SDSU PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL ALUMNI Weldon Erickson, 1922, Minneapolis John Beasey, 1924, Green Bay Weert Englemann, 1930-33, Green Bay Ray Jenison, 1931, Green Bay Israel Ginsberg, 1935, Boston Alfred Arndt, 1935, Pittsburgh, Boston Paul “Whitey” Miller, 1936-38, Green Bay Mark Barber, 1937, Cleveland Robert Pylman, 1938-39, Philadelphia Doug Eggers, 1954-57, Baltimore; 1958, Chicago Cardinals Jerry Welch, 1955-56, Calgary (CFL) Dominic “Dick” Klawitter, 1956, Chicago Bears Pete Retzlaff, 1956, Detroit; 1956-66, Philadelphia Wayne Rasmussen, 1964-74, Detroit Ron Meyer, 1966, Pittsburgh Darwin Gonnerman, 1969-70, Ottawa (CFL) Jim Langer, 1970-79, Miami; 1980-81, Minnesota Tim Roth, 1971-77, Saskatchewan (CFL) Phil Engle, 1973, Birmingham (WFL) Lynn Boden, 1975-78, Detroit; 1979, Chicago Bill Matthews, 1978-81, New England; 1982-83, New York Giants; 1984, Denver Gold (USFL) Chuck Loewen, 1980-84, San Diego Bruce Klostermann, 1986-89, Denver; 1990-91, Los Angeles Raiders Mike Busch, 1987, New York Giants Brian Sisley, 1987, New York Giants Doug Miller, 1993-94, San Diego Dean Herrboldt, 1995-96, British Columbia (CFL) Adam Timmerman, 1995-98, Green Bay; 1999-2006, St. Louis Adam Vinatieri, 1996, Amsterdam (WFL); 1996-2005 New England; 2006-present, Indianapolis Steve Heiden, 1999-2001, San Diego; 2002-present Cleveland Josh Ranek, 2002, Dallas; 2002-05, Ottawa (CFL); 2006, Hamilton (CFL); 2007, Edmonton (CFL), Scott Connot, 2004-06, Kansas City

PETE RETZLAFF Pro Bowl receiver with the Philadelphia Eagles

PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMER – SDSU graduate Jim Langer is the only North Central Conference alumnus in the Pro Football Hall of Fame at Canton, Ohio. Langer, an All-Pro center for the Miami Dolphins, was inducted in 1988. He played football and baseball for SDSU, earning AllAmerica honors in baseball in 1969. A replica of Langer’s Hall of Fame bust and other memorabilia are on display in the Ginn Trophy Room of SDSU’s Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center.

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For South Dakota State University fans, the 2002 Super Bowl game was the second Adam Bowl. In the 1997 Super Bowl, two former Jackrabbits faced each other in the game between the Green Bay Packers and the New England Patriots. Adam Timmerman, a seventh round draft pick in 1995, was the starting right guard for the Packers. Adam Vinatieri, signed as a free-agent after playing for Amsterdam in the World League, was the placekicker for the Patriots. In 2002, they met again, this time Timmerman with the St. Louis Rams and Vinatieri with the New England Patriots.Vinatieri not only kicked the winning field goal in that game, but did it again in the 2004 Super Bowl. Timmerman played in two Super Bowls for the Packers, then signed with St. Louis as a free agent and started for the 2000 Super Bowl champs, also going on to play in the Pro Bowl. Vinatieri has, in effect, provided the winning BRAD SEELY points in three Super Bowls since his field goal New England Patriots in the 2005 game was the margin of victory. In Special Teams Coach addition, former Jackrabbit Brad Seely (197577) is the special teams coach for the Patriots. Timmerman and Vinatieri are the fourth and fifth former SDSU players to appear in a Super Bowl game. Jim Langer was the starting center for the Miami Dolphins in three Super Bowls. The Jacks in the Super Bowl: • Jim Langer, Miami Dolphins, 1972-73-74 (from Royalton, Minn.) • Bruce Klostermann, Denver Broncos, 1988, 1990 (from Dyersville, Iowa) BRUCE KLOSTERMANN • Doug Miller, San Diego Chargers, 1995 (from Sturgis, S.D.) First North Central Conference • Adam Timmerman, Green Bay Packers, 1997-98, and St. Louis player drafted in 1986 Rams, 2000, 2002 (from Cherokee, Iowa) • Adam Vinatieri, New England Patriots 1997, 2002, 2004, 2005, and Indianapolis Colts, 2007,(from Rapid City, S.D.) 2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 109

Hobo Day The date – November 2, 1912. The event – first Hobo Day at State College. Hobo Day is said to have originated with several students eating ice cream and talking at a local drug store in 1912.The topic of conversation was a way to rescue the sagging school spirit, caused to some degree when State lost its first two football games of the season: 34-0 to Carleton, and 73-7 to the University of South Dakota. Many ideas of a homecoming day were brought up, but none were taken with any enthusiasm until someone mentioned an idea that had been attempted elsewhere. Although the idea wasn’t very successful in other places, it did seem to hold some potential for South Dakota State. Thus, the biggest one-day event in South Dakota was born. Prior homecoming activities had featured a traditional “nightshirt parade” with snake dance which led the students through Brookings until they arrived at the train depot in time to meet the night train. That practice continued until one fall when the college authorities decided it was undignified for female students to participate in this activity. Thus the idea for any new tradition had to include the female students. Costumes conceived in 1912 had males dressed as hoboes and girls as maidens. Even the first Hobo Day would prohibit the use of the razor. Student regulations that year stated that any male student show shaved after the Monday morning preceding the festivities would be initiated into the Bull Moose Club with a barrel and an oak lathe. Girls had to wear their hair in a braid and anyone who failed to do so would be “painted with red ink and have their hair braided.” Students, dressed in costumes, assembled at the “Old North Chapel” before they marched to the depot to meet the Yankton College football team. The parade started toward the train depot with a Hobo Band and the entire student body following to meet the Yankton team. The Industrial Collegian reported: “At the rally, onlookers couldn’t tell whether they were in an 1849 Indian village or a twentieth century division point of the Northwest railroad.” On the way back to campus, most students stopped at Brookings resi110

dents’ back doors and “bummed” ingredients for mulligan stew. Weary Willie made his first appearance in 1950 and Dirty ’Lil became an annual attraction in 1976. The Industrial Collegian of Nov. 5, 1912, reported: “the first Hobo Day was one of the biggest days SDSC has ever seen.” And they hadn’t seen anything yet. For the record, the initial idea worked — the Jacks won the football game 6-3. 1912: 1913: 1914: 1915: 1916: 1917: 1918: 1919: 1920: 1921: 1922: 1923: 1924: 1925: 1926: 1927: 1928: 1929: 1930: 1931: 1932: 1933: 1934: 1935: 1936: 1937: 1938: 1939: 1940: 1941: 1942: 1943: 1944: 1945: 1946 1947: 1948: 1949: 1950: 1951: 1952: 1953: 1954: 1955: 1956: 1957: 1958: 1959: 1960: 1961: 1962: 1963: 1964: 1965:

Yankton College W, 6-3 South Dakota Mines W, 36-0 North Dakota W, 14-3 South Dakota L, 0-7 North Dakota W, 14-7 North Dakota State W, 21-14 No game — World War I North Dakota W, 9-7 Hamline W, 14-0 North Dakota W, 27-14 South Dakota T, 7-7 Creighton W, 27-20 South Dakota W, 10-3 Creighton L, 0-19 South Dakota T, 0-0 Morningside W, 44-7 South Dakota W, 13-0 North Dakota L, 6-7 South Dakota W, 13-6 North Dakota L, 6-34 South Dakota T, 0-0 North Dakota W, 18-2 South Dakota W, 19-0 North Dakota T, 6-6 South Dakota L, 0-6 Wichita State W, 20-6 South Dakota L, 0-7 North Dakota W, 14-13 South Dakota L, 0-26 North Dakota L, 15-33 South Dakota L, 0-7 Two Army Special Training Teams played to 6-6 tie SDS Army W, 6-0 Hamline W, 25-0 Augustana W, 26-6 South Dakota L, 7-36 Augustana W, 20-6 South Dakota W, 27-25 North Dakota T, 21-21 South Dakota L, 6-26 North Dakota W, 60-6 St. John’s (Minn.) L, 13-26 North Dakota W, 34-20 South Dakota W, 27-7 North Dakota W, 14-13 South Dakota W, 21-13 North Dakota L, 12-30 South Dakota W, 12-7 North Dakota L, 23-27 South Dakota W, 34-6 North Dakota W, 26-0 South Dakota W, 63-0 North Dakota L, 28-35 South Dakota W, 30-14

HOBO DAY ROYALTY Weary Willie, left, and Dirty ’Lil.

RECORD VS. HOBO DAY OPPONENTS Team Augustana Creighton (Neb.) Hamline (Minn.) Minnesota State, Mankato Missouri-Rolla Morningside Nebraska-Omaha North Dakota North Dakota State Northern Colorado SDSU Army South Dakota South Dakota Tech St. Cloud State St. John’s (Minn.) Stephen F. Austin (Texas) UC Davis Wichita State (Kan.) Yankton College Overall record

W-L-T 7-1-0 1-1-0 2-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 4-0-0 3-1-0 11-12-2 1-5-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 17-11-3 1-0-0 2-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 55-34-5

First 1946 1923 1920 2000 2005 1927 1984 1914 1917 1981 1944 1915 1913 1997 1953 2007 2006 1937 1912

Last 2004 1925 1945 — — 1996 1998 2002 1995 — — 1991 — 2003 — — — — —

*While the records show 94 Hobo Day games, there have been 96 Hobo Days.There was no game in 1918 during World War I and in 1943, the game was between two Army special training teams from campus. 1966: 1967: 1968: 1969: 1970: 1971: 1972: 1973: 1974: 1975: 1976: 1977: 1978: 1979: 1980: 1981: 1982: 1983: 1984: 1985: 1986: 1987: 1988: 1989: 1990: 1991:

North Dakota South Dakota North Dakota South Dakota North Dakota South Dakota North Dakota South Dakota Augustana South Dakota North Dakota South Dakota South Dakota South Dakota North Dakota State Northern Colorado North Dakota State North Dakota State Nebraska-Omaha South Dakota North Dakota State Nebraska-Omaha Augustana Morningside Augustana South Dakota

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L, 0-43 W, 42-14 L, 16-21 W, 20-14 L, 3-36 L, 18-37 L, 21-51 L, 10-36 W, 35-6 W, 24-22 W, 28-6 L, 10-15 L, 7-24 W, 26-21 L, 16-23 L, 20-22 L, 3-10 L, 12-24 L, 24-27 W, 24-12 L, 7-49 W, 28-24 W, 37-22 W, 13-12 L, 0-31 W, 21-18

1992: 1993: 1994: 1995: 1996: 1997: 1998: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2002: 2003: 2004: 2005: 2006: 2007:

Nebraska-Omaha Augustana Morningside North Dakota State Morningside St. Cloud State Nebraska-Omaha (2OT) North Dakota Minn. State, Mankato Augustana North Dakota St. Cloud State Augustana Missouri-Rolla UC Davis Stephen F. Austin

W, 21-0 W, 35-25 W, 56-17 L, 17-26 W, 31-13 W, 21-16 W, 30-27 W, 21-7 L, 17-21 W, 31-21 L, 13-21 W, 27-24 W, 38-9 W, 64-28 W, 22-21 W, 45-0

SDSU has played 46 Hobo Day games at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium, with a 27-19-0 record. The games have attracted 483,933 fans, an average of 10,520 per game. Hobo Day 2008 is set for Oct. 4, when the Jackrabbits host McNeese State (La.) of the Southland Conference.

Beef Bowl

South Dakota State University is home to the original Beef Bowl. The Beef Bowl was started as SDSU’s way of recognizing those individuals and firms involved in the beef industry in South Dakota. Festivities include a pre-game barbecue with proceeds going toward scholarships in the Animal and Range

Sciences Department, as well as presentation of the SDSU Friends of the Beef Industry Award. Proceeds from a live steer auction at halftime benefits the Jackrabbit Athletic Department. Outside of Hobo Day, SDSU’s annual homecoming celebration, the Beef Bowl usually ranks second for home game attendance. More than 10,000 people have attended each of the last four Beef Bowls and seven times overall. The Beef Bowl will celebrate its 42nd anniversary Sept. 13, when SDSU hosts Western Illinois. Beef Bowl Scores 1967: 1968: 1969: 1970:

North Dakota State Morningside Northern Iowa Augustana

L, 14-34 W, 43-14 L, 14-24 L, 6-22

1971: 1972: 1973: 1974: 1975: 1976: 1977: 1978: 1979: 1980: 1981: 1982: 1983: 1984: 1985: 1986: 1987: 1988: 1989: 1990: 1991:

Wayne State (Mich.) Youngstown State (Ohio) Western State (Colo.) North Dakota North Dakota State Northern Colorado Nebraska-Omaha Morningside Augustana South Dakota Nebraska-Omaha South Dakota St. Cloud State North Dakota North Dakota Morningside South Dakota North Dakota State North Dakota State Mankato State North Dakota State

L, 8-27 W, 34-22 W, 56-28 W, 55-6 W, 13-8 L, 7-22 W, 34-2 W, 41-17 W, 28-26 W, 21-13 W, 17-10 W, 20-7 L, 22-28 L, 7-46 W, 29-23 W, 24-14 L, 21-30 L, 26-55 L, 12-33 L, 15-33 L, 0-35

1992: 1993: 1994: 1995: 1996: 1997: 1998: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2002: 2003: 2004: 2005: 2006: 2007:

North Dakota North Dakota State Northern Colorado St. Cloud State North Dakota Mankato State North Dakota Augustana Northern Colorado St. Cloud State Nebraska-Omaha North Dakota North Dakota State Cal Poly Central Arkansas Texas State

L, 3-14 W, 42-30 L, 13-28 L, 10-34 W, 28-23 L, 7-21 L, 6-20 W, 38-31 W, 17-7 W, 30-24 W, 38-31 L, 24-25 W, 24-21 L, 16-24 W, 20-7 W, 38-3

SDSU has played 41 Beef Bowl games, compiling a 22-19 record.

Cereal Bowl

Further showcasing South Dakota State University’s ties to agriculture is

the annual celebration of the Cereal Bowl in September. As part of the Cereal Bowl festivities, state commodity groups are recognized for providing research and scholarship dollars totaling more than $1 million annually to the Plant Science Department within the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences. Commodity groups include the South Dakota Wheat Commission, South

Dakota Crop Improvement Association, South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, South Dakota Corn Utilization Council and the South Dakota Oil Seeds Council. The 13th Cereal Bowl game is set for the 2008 home opener, Sept. 6 versus Youngstown State (Ohio). Cereal Bowl Scores 1996: South Dakota 1997: North Dakota State

W, 28-17 W, 34-27

1998: South Dakota W, 24-10 1999: North Dakota State L, 7-28 2000: Wayne State (Neb.) W, 65-3 2001: Ferris State (Mich.) W, 34-24 2002: Chadron State (Neb.) W, 28-15 2003: Northwest Missouri State W, 20-0 2004: Winona State (Minn.) W, 45-20 2005: Valparaiso (Ind.) W, 69-6 2006: Wisconsin-La Crosse L, 3-17 2007: Northern Iowa L, 17-31 SDSU has played 12 Cereal Bowl games, compiling a 9-3 record.

Dakota Marker

Red quartzite monuments that define the border between South Dakota and North Dakota now signify a football rivalry between the two states. The Dakota Marker, a replica of the 7-foot by 10-inch square stone monu-

ments planted in the early 1890s, is the name of a traveling trophy that SDSU and North Dakota State began competing for during the 2004 season. The original idea for the trophy came from the Blue Key Honor Society at NDSU.The student associations at both schools share dual ownership of the trophy. Creation of the trophy coincided with SDSU’s and NDSU’s entry into NCAA Division I-AA football as members of the Great West Football Conference. And it signals a revised rivalry between two schools that have a football history covering 94 meetings dating back to 1903. “As the Dakotas embark on the Division I venture together, it’s only fitting that the two institutions inaugurate a traveling trophy that recognizes and honors that history,” said Amanda Mattingly, then-president of the SDSU Students Association. “The students at SDSU look forward to a long, competi-

tive, and friendly rivalry that will capture the essence of the future and the past.” The Dakota Marker stands about three feet tall with the letters “SD” on one side and “ND”on the other side, just like its 720 namesakes that dot the 366-mile border. “The students just nailed this one when they did their research,” noted SDSU athletic director Fred Oien.“They were able to take a marker that divides our borders, learn its heritage, and make this trophy. “Our two institutions have been formed with the same goals and mission to serve the citizens of our states,” he added.“For us to be the two institutions fighting for a state rivalry I think is appropriate.” The trophy also adds another page to the playbook, according to SDSU head football coach John Stiegelmeier. “This (trophy) just adds that much more to your game preparation, your

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season, what you focus us,” he said.“It’s an unbelievably neat deal. I think we are really blessed to be in the Great West Conference, and to have a traveling trophy, adds another dimension to it.” Then-SDSU President Peggy Gordon Miller dubbed the students as pioneers in creating the trophy, much the same way their ancestors carved out their lives on the prairie. “You’ve had the history of it and you know what great success comes from courage, determination and quality,” she said.“Now, we are moving onto the playing field and you get to be part of history.” Dakota Marker Scores YEAR 2004: 2005: 2006: 2007:

WINNER South Dakota State North Dakota State North Dakota State South Dakota State

SCORE 24-21 41-17 41-28 29-24

The 2008 Dakota Marker game is set for Nov. 22 in Fargo, N.D.

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Team Captains 1905: 1906: 1907: 1908: 1909: 1910: 1911: 1912: 1913: 1914: 1915: 1916: 1917: 1918: 1919: 1920: 1921: 1922: 1923: 1924: 1925: 1926: 1927: 1928: 1929: 1930: 1931: 1932: 1933: 1934: 1935: 1936: 1937: 1938: 1939: 1940: 1941: 1942: 1943: 1944: 1945: 1946: 1947: 1948: 1949 1950: 1951: 1952: 1953: 1954: 1955: 1956: 1957: 1958: 1959: 1960: 1961: 1962: 1963:

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John Reich Charles Coughlin Charles Coughlin Cecil Denhart Fay Atkinson Irwin J. Bibby not available Lacey Caldwell Vincent Chappell Jay Sheehan Nelson Holling Jennings Harold Hoover no football — World War I Russell Walseth James Salisbury Ralph Towers George Roberts Robert Coffey Willis Motley Frank Kelley Clyde (Buck) Starbeck Arnold Brevik Lovell Hiner Harry Hadler Ray Jennison, Ray Schultz Maynard Tollefson, Nusier Salem Dale Palmer Dale Palmer Fred Johnson Dick Emmerich Ed Lienhart Charles Stanson Lloyd Ptak, Bob Riddell Jim Emmerich, Arndt Mueller Roger Ulrich Leon Anderson George Gehant, Ervin “John” Bylander no football — World War II no football — World War II Robert Schryver Fritz Norgaard, Bill Melody Paul Gilbert, Arnie Cook Marv Larson, Forest Lothrop Tom Tabor, Madison Francis Schumacher, Ipswich George Medchill, center, Clarkfield, Minn. Don Bartlett, end, Centerville Doug Eggers, guard, Wagner Marv Kool, end, Hawarden, Iowa Roger Anderson, tackle, Spearfish Pete Retzlaff, halfback, Ellendale, N.D. Arlin Anderson, Milbank Alan Evans, Aberdeen Jerry Welch, halfback, Minneapolis, Minn. Jack Nitz, tackle, Brookings Jerry Acheson, end, Flandreau Larry Korver, back, Orange City, Iowa Harwood Hoeft, tackle, Groton Bob Betz, fullback, Madison Len Spanjers, guard, Milbank Wayne Haensel, tackle, Walnut Grove, Minn. Al Breske, halfback, Webster Merlin Newman, guard, Redfield Ken Hanifly, end, Belle Fourche Jim Vacura, halfback, Jackson, Minn. Leland Bonhus, tackle, Storden, Minn. Ray Gaul, quarterback, Hawarden, Iowa Joe Thorne, fullback, Beresford Mike Sterner, guard, Sioux Falls John Stone, fullback, Hendricks, Minn. Roger Eischens, end, Canby, Minn. Dean Koster, quarterback, Lake Benton, Minn. Wayne Rasmussen, halfback, Howard Jerry Ochs, center, Aberdeen

1964: Doug Peterson, quarterback,Watertown Gale Douglas, fullback, Reedsburg,Wis. Daryl Martin, halfback, Wagner 1965: Ed Maras, end, Windom, Minn. Jim Nesvold, fullback, Madison, Minn. 1966: Gary Hyde, fullback, Castlewood Dave Porter, center, Gallipolis, Ohio 1967: Ray Macri, tackle, Chicago, Ill. Clayton Sonnenschein, fullback, Pierre 1968: Darwin Gonnerman, running back, Adrian, Minn. John Grein, center, Lakefield, Minn. 1969: Clyde Hagen, tight end, Webster Jim Langer, linebacker, Royalton, Minn. Tim Roth, defensive end, Madison, Minn. 1970: Tom Jones, tight end,Wyandotte, Mich. Cal Riesgaard, defensive tackle, Exira, Iowa 1971: game captains — no season captains 1972: game captains — no season captains 1973: Les Tuma, fullback, Mahaska, Kan. Jim Decker, halfback, Cold Spring, Minn. Randy Roth, defensive end, Madison, Minn. Charlie Clarksean, defensive back, Jackson, Minn. 1974: J.D. Alexander, linebacker, Pilger, Neb. Lynn Boden, off. tackle, Osceola, Neb. Kevin Kennedy, fullback, Webster City, Iowa 1975: Bob Gissler, defensive end, Osceola, Neb. Bill Mast, quarterback,Tiffin, Ohio Fred Schmidt, center, Schleswig, Iowa 1976: Paul Konrad, fullback, Mitchell Joe Meyer, center, Webster Doug Jackson, def. back,Winterset, Iowa Clayton Fischer, def. end, Pierce, Neb. 1977: Paul Erickson, safety, Austin, Minn. Greg Miller, offensive tackle, Mitchell Brad Seely, offensive guard, Baltic Bill Matthews, def. end, Wessington 1978: Chuck Benson, fullback, Fulton Chuck Loewen, offensive tackle, Mountain Lake, Minn. Mickey Reed, linebacker, Rochester, Minn. Rick Reese, linebacker, Des Moines, Iowa 1979: Gary Maffett, quarterback, Urbandale, Iowa Mark Kool, offensive guard, Huron Mark Sanders, defensive end, Austin, Minn. Todd Richards, cornerback, Urbandale, Iowa 1980: Mike Daiss, guard, Montevideo, Minn. Mike Breske, cornerback, Rock Rapids, Iowa Mike McKnight, defensive tackle, Silver Bay, Minn. Dan Johnson, fullback, Madison 1981: Quinten Hofer, off. tackle, Hot Springs Paul Reynen, tight end, Mitchell Brad Christenson, safety, Audubon, Iowa Tom Olson, linebacker, Des Moines, Iowa 1982: Lee Lundie, defensive tackle, Rapid City Milton Stuckey, cornerback, Chicago, Ill. Dave Larsen, defensive end, Wentworth Dwayne Postma, guard, Doon, Iowa Jeff Osmundson, guard, Sioux Falls 1983: Dave Fremark, linebacker, Miller Randy Pirner, cornerback, Wagner Ken Jensen, defensive tackle,White Bear Lake, Minn. Mike Orr, guard, Urbandale, Iowa Mike Reiner, offensive tackle,Tripp 1984: Paul Prout, fullback, Sioux City, Iowa John Lewis, linebacker, Sioux City, Iowa Greg Sorenson, cornerback, Brainerd, Minn. Todd Yackley, defensive end, Onida 1985: Mike Busch, quarterback, Huron Dennis Thomas, tight end, Parkston Bruce Klostermann, linebacker, Dyersville, Iowa Mark Diesch, offensive tackle, Blooming Prairie, Minn. 1986: Jeff Tiefenthaler, wide receiver, Armour Doug Pearson, off. guard, Whitewater, Wis. Brian Sisley, nose guard, Edgemont Jay Sohler, defensive tackle,Yankton K.C. Johnson, kicker,Yankton Jeff Mounts, offensive center, Sioux City, Iowa 2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

1987: Dan Sonnek, running back, Easton, Minn. Norm Lingle, offensive tackle, Pierre J.J. Weems, def. tackle, Mountain Lake, Minn. Tom Sieh, safety, Hastings, Minn. Jay Parker, tight end, Pierre 1988: Lee Stewart, off. tackle, Scotland, S.D. Tim Kwapnioski, cornerback, Columbus, Neb. Ted Wahl, quarterback, Jamestown, N.D. Darwin Bishop, defensive tackle, Jefferson, Iowa Ted Ortale, nose guard, Ankeny, Iowa 1989: J.D. Berreth, wide receiver, Watertown, Minn. Greg Osmundson, linebacker, Sioux Falls Lance Prouty, offensive tackle, Redwood Falls, Minn. Mike Rupert, linebacker, Holstein, Iowa Mike Temme, center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1990: Tom Haensel, safety, Brookings Lyle Stewart, off. guard, Scotland, S.D. Darrin Brickman, halfback, Belle Fourche Tom Bloom, offensive tackle, Madison 1991: Shane Bouman, quarterback, Holland, Minn. Kevin Tetzlaff, nose guard, Hayti 1992: Doug Miller, linebacker, Sturgis Tim Burns, tight end, Brookings 1993: Adam Timmerman, offensive tackle, Cherokee, Iowa Todd McDonald, quarterback, Minnetonka, Minn. Karl Paepke, linebacker, Mansfield 1994: Adam Timmerman, offensive tackle, Cherokee, Iowa Dean Herrboldt, wide receiver, Freeman Brent Rohlfs, linebacker, Redfield 1995: Greg Kvistad, guard, Wood Lake, Minn. Mark Struck, safety, Huron 1996: Matt Beier, wide receiver, Wales, Wis. Jason Aune, defensive end, South St. Paul, Minn. Chad Peters, linebacker, Huron 1997: Troy Hart, offensive line, Spencer, Iowa Nate Millerbernd, wide receiver, Winsted, Minn. Jeff Wolgamott, defensive end, Lincoln, Neb. 1998: Zach Carter, defensive line, Spearfish Steve Heiden, tight end, Rushford, Minn. Bryan Jaske, offensive line, St Ansgar, Iowa Vic Sosa, defensive back, Rapid City Geoff Wilber, linebacker, Miller 1999: Matt Berry, center, Spearfish Greg Niederauer, wide receiver, Miller Willi Pung, linebacker, Braham, Minn. 2000: Brock Beran, wide receiver, Omaha, Neb. Andy Rennerfeldt, quarterback, Oakland, Neb. Chris Reiner, safety,Yankton 2001: Josh Buchholtz, wide receiver, Aurora Kyle Haroldson, linebacker, Bruce Jesse Ranek, linebacker,Tyndall Josh Ranek, runningback,Tyndall 2002: Shane Delbridge, def. line, Union Center Dan Fjeldheim, quarterback,Watertown Joe Ford, cornerback, Brandon Phil Oksness, linebacker, Luverne, Minn. 2003: Kevin Brown, cornerback, Commerce City, Colo. Scott Connot, safety, Spencer, Neb. Justin Landis, safety, Colman Ben Studer, offensive tackle, Wesley, Iowa 2004: Joey Abell, defensive end, Brooklyn Park, Minn. Chris Coauette, linebacker, Crookston, Minn. Solomon Johnson, wide recevier, St. Petersburg, Fla Michael Suhn, offensive line, Highmore 2005: Josh Davis, wide receiver, Omaha, Neb. Paul Keizer, guard, Hull, Iowa Gabe Koenigsfeld, defensive end, Marble Rock, Iowa Hank McCall, cornerback, Algona, Iowa 2006: Jeff Hegge, safety, Watertown Andy Kardoes, quarterback, Algona, Iowa Marty Kranz, linebacker, Watertown Mark Oelkers, center, Austin, Minn. 2007: Mitch Erickson, offensive guard, Hutchinson, Minn. Andrew Hoogeveen, defensive back, Sioux Center, Iowa Cory Koenig, running back, Underwood, Iowa Justin Kubesh, linebacker, Olivia, Minn.

ABOUT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

About South Dakota State University With a record enrollment of 11,706 students in the fall of 2007, South Dakota State University is the state’s largest institution of higher education. EARLY HISTORY Located in Brookings, SDSU was authorized in 1881 by the Territorial Legislative Assembly and serves as the state’s land-grant institution. Territorial Council member John O’Brien Scobey, failing to obtain the penitentiary for Brookings, managed to secure Dakota Agricultural College for his city. Although allocations fell short of the actual cost, the school was able to open in the fall of 1884 because the president, George Lilley, was willing to advance $500 — onethird of his salary — to finish three rooms in the new Central Building. In 1887, the Agricultural Experiment Station was established under the federal Hatch Act and linked to the University to conduct research that concerned agriculture and the home.The Cooperative Extension Service was added in 1914 through the Smith-Lever Act. During the first year of operation, only preparatory classes were held. College classes started in 1885 with five teachers, 17 freshman and 61 preparatory students. Growth was slow and erratic for many years, but by the turn of the 20th century there were 242 students. By 1990, enrollment topped more than 9,000 students.Today, students from all 50 states and more than 40 nations attend SDSU. More than 67,000 degrees have been granted since the college was chartered in 1881.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY features an 18-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio. Over the past five years, the average placement rate at SDSU has been 95 percent, with placement in selected majors like pharmacy and engineering approaching 100 percent.

COLLEGES ESTABLISHED The structure of the college became more complex as enrollments increased.The first nine chairs of instruction established in 1884

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included agriculture, science, mathematics, English, modern languages, military tactics, veterinary science, practical business, political and domestic economy, and music. By 1907, the year the name of the institution was changed to South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, there were 22 departments on campus. In 1964, when “State College” was renamed South Dakota State University, there were six colleges; today degrees are offered through these eight colleges: • Agricultural and Biological Sciences • Arts and Science • Education and Counseling • Engineering • Family and Consumer Sciences • General Registration • Nursing • Pharmacy • Graduate School SDSU also offers degree programs through the University Center in Sioux Falls. Evening, (continued on next page)

About South Dakota State University RDTN, Internet and off-campus courses are coordinated through the Office of Academic Affairs and Outreach. SDSU BY THE NUMBERS In its 125-year history, South Dakota State has grown from a campus of 80 acres in 1881 to a 422-acre campus with facilities worth more than $380 million. The University owns or leases another 15,000 acres for research throughout the state. A University Student Union expansion and renovation project was completed in the summer of 2005, as was Caldwell Hall, a suitestyle residence hall. Other recent building projects have included: • Crothers Engineering Hall — $7 million expansion; • A $3.6 million equestrian center; and • Solberg Hall — multi-million dollar renovation. In addition, the Enterprise Institute building, which also houses the SDSU Foundation, was completed in the fall of 2004.The Enterprise Institute is designed to facilitate SDSU and industry resources to encourage and assist the establishment of entrepreneurial growth enterprises in the region. Several other building projects are under way or in the planning stages, including: • A $48 million, 144,000-square-foot Integrated Sciences Complex; • Harding Hall South, a 30,000-square-foot building that will house an expansion within the College of Engineering; • The $6 million Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center;

• A $7.8 million campus wellness center. More than 200 majors, minors and options are available at SDSU with more than 2,500 different course offerings. Master’s degrees are offered in more than 30 areas and doctorates are available in eight fields. SDSU is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and numerous departments on campus have earned accreditation from various agencies. More than 2,000 people are employees of SDSU, and the University’s total operating budget was more than $195 million in Fiscal Year 2007. Supplementing classroom instruction are the Harding Distinguished Lecture Series, the F.O. Butler Lectures, the Lusk Lecture and the Amdahl, Schultz-Werth and Griffiths endowments. Students also have the opportunity to choose from more than 200 clubs and organizations active on campus. RESEARCH SDSU has the highest percentage of undergraduates involved in research of any South Dakota public university. SDSU is large enough to offer competitive research opportunities, yet small enough to foster student-faculty learning opportunities. In 2006, SDSU was recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as the state’s only RU/H (research university/high research activity) institution.This prestigious ranking recognizes the growth of doctoral programs, degrees granted and com-

COOLIDGE-SYLVAN THEATRE, located on the southwest corner of campus is an outdoor amphitheater that has been the site of concerts, graduations and inaugurations of university presidents since its dedication by President Calvin Coolidge in September 1927.

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THE COUGHLIN CAMPANILE is SDSU’s most recognizable landmark.

petitive funds obtained. Major areas of research at SDSU include: • Engineering and technology research into photovoltaic devices, nanotechnology, materials science, wind power, surface transportation systems, signal and image processing, water treatment, computer sciences, software engineering and computational science and statistics. • Agricultural sciences research on crops, livestock and the spectrum of related issues, such as agricultural biotechnology, infectious diseases (animal and zoonotic), food manufacturing, bio-based energy and products, economics and horticulture. • Management and conservation of natural resources, with research on soil and water quality, soil fertility, conservation farming practices, wildlife and fisheries, climate change, landscape ecology and livestock waste. • Health sciences, nutritional sciences and wellness research programs in pharmaceutical sciences, nutrition and exercise physiology, muscle-bone relationships, cancer prevention, nursing and infectious disesases. • Renewable energy research is developing bio-based energy technologies, while promoting diversification and environmental sustainability of America’s agriculture. SDSU has been selected as one of five universities to serve as a regional center for the Sun Grant Initiative.The Sun Grant Initiative is a concept to solve America’s energy needs and (continued on next page) 115

About South Dakota State University revitalize rural communities with Land-Grant university research, education and Extension programs on renewable energy and bio-based non-food industries.The Sun Grant Initiative will involve several SDSU departments, including mechanical engineering, biology and microbiology, the Geographic Information Science Center of Excellence, nutrition and food sciences, chemistry and plant science. • The Economics Department is studying the economic impact of ethanol development on the state’s economy and the logistics of using biomass for producing renewable fuels. • Over the next five years, $69 million in federal funds is to be awarded to SDSU and six other universities to serve as Vanguard centers for the National Children’s Study.The NCS will study more than 100,000 children across the country from conception to age 21. As part of the Governor’s 2010 Initiative, a goal is for South Dakota to become a recognized leader in research and technology development.To realize this goal, SDSU faculty are involved in five research centers: • Center for Infectious Disease Research and Vaccinology • Center for Bioprocessing Research and Development • Center for Drought Tolerance Biotechnology • Center for Accelerated Applications at the Nanoscale • Center for the Research and Development of Light-Activated Materials An agreement between SDSU and Argonne National Laboratory will develop opportunities for SDSU faculty and students working in partnership to pursue fields of science that advance science and technology-driven economic development in South Dakota. MUSEUMS AND ATTRACTIONS The educational opportunities don’t end in the classroom or laboratory as South Dakota State University is home to several facilities, including museums and gardens, which highlight South Dakota history and heritage. The South Dakota Art Museum houses several collections, including early Sioux Indian tribal art, the famed Harvey Dunn paintings of pioneer life and the exclusive Vera Way Marghab linens. The State Agricultural Heritage Museum transformed the former Stock Judging Pavilion into a home for exhibits that record and preserve the agrarian heritage of South Dakota. The 70-acre McCrory Gardens and South 116

A NEW MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR wellness center is scheduled to open in the fall of 2008. The building will be attached to the west side of the Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center.

Dakota Arboretum, located south and east of campus, provide a beautiful setting for area residents and tourists to enjoy a stroll through the radiant colors and fragrances of one of the top 10 small ornamental gardens in the nation. It is also recognized as an All-American Display Garden, one of only 13 in the nation. In 1993, McCrory Gardens was designated an All-American Judging Garden to conduct research on annual flowers. In 1982, the area north of the formal garden was dedicated to the planting and testing of ornamental trees and shrubs.The 45-acre site was designated the South Dakota State Arboretum in 1988. Perhaps South Dakota State’s most recognizable landmark is the 165-foot Coughlin Campanile, the state’s largest chimes tower. A climb of 179 steps leads to a panoramic view of the city. The statuesque structure on the west end of campus was a $65,000 gift from 1909 engineering graduate Charles Coughlin, who later went on to become head of the Briggs & Stratton Corporation. Coughlin laid the campanile’s cornerstone on June 10, 1929. Since then, its chimes have called students to classes with the famous Westminster peals. An alumni-sponsored project to restore the campanile was completed in the summer of 2001. Adjacent to the campanile, Coolidge-Sylvan Theatre has provided a restful, green haven for 2008 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

students since its dedication by President Calvin Coolidge in September 1927. Over the years the outdoor amphiteater has been the site of concerts, graduations and inaugurations for university presidents. Woodbine Cottage, the home of the university president, is a charming example of Queen Anne architecture. Built in 1887 by South Dakota Agricultural College’s second president, Dr. Lewis McLouth, the home is crowned by multiple roof lines. The house also has served as a women’s dormitory, music hall and infirmary. STATE’S LARGEST LIBRARY The Hilton M. Briggs Library, the state’s largest, was opened in 1977 and joined South Dakota’s statewide automated library network in 1988.Through the library, users have access to holdings from all 10 of the state’s libraries, including official documents and more than 1 million other holdings at Briggs. THE BROOKINGS COMMUNITY Today, Brookings is a growing community of about 18,700 people. Located 20 miles west of the Minnesota border and 50 miles north of Sioux Falls in east-central South Dakota, Brookings is situated at the intersection of U.S. Highway 14 and Interstate 29. The community also is home to several recognizable companies including Rainbow Play Systems, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (3M), Larson Manufacturing, and Daktronics, a leading manufacturer of scoreboards and display systems.

Vision, Mission and Values of the SDSU Athletic Department Every undertaking of South Dakota State University is driven by a common force â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a relentless commitment to excellence. Within the Athletic Department, excellence is measured by much more than wins and losses. We are committed to providing each and every student-athlete with a comprehensive collegiate experience that is second to none. Every decision that guides our program is made with the student-athlete in mind. Is Athletic Achievement important? Yes, because it is the fundamental purpose of the student-athlete experience. Is Social Responsibility a vital component? Yes, we expect to contribute to the well-being of our campus, community, and state. How about Positive Student-Athlete Experiences and Competitive Success? Those also define our program because they are integral to the student athleteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growth. That is what it means to be studentcentered, and why our vision is:

VISION: To be a premier student-centered collegiate athletic program. How will SDSU Athletics achieve that vision? By working tirelessly to create a special place where student-athletes who share our drive and determination can develop life skills that lead not only to athletic success, but pave the way for victories long into their lives.The important work of creating that setting is the heart of our mission:

MISSION: To passionately and relentlessly create an environment, rooted in sportsmanship and ethical conduct, where motivated student-athletes can develop into lifelong champions. To be a lifelong champion, one must maintain a discipline of taking the highest road. Similarly, SDSU is guided by a stringent value set that will not be compromised:

VALUES: Honesty, equity, academic integrity, fiscal integrity and social responsibility with the expectation of competing at the highest level.

AUGUST

28 Iowa State, Ames, Iowa, 7 p.m.

SEPTEMBER

6 13 20 27

Youngstown State*(Ohio) [Cereal Bowl], 6 p.m. Western Illinois* [Beef Bowl], 6 p.m. Northern Iowa,* Cedar Falls, Iowa, 4:05 p.m. Stephen F. Austin, Nacogdoches, Texas, 6 p.m.

All home events in bold and held at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. *Conference game

OCTOBER

4 McNeese State (La.) [Hobo Day], 2 p.m. 18 Cal Poly, 6 p.m. 25 Indiana State,* Terre Haute, Ind., 2 p.m. ET

NOVEMBER

1 8 15 22

Missouri State,* 1 p.m. Illinois State,* 1 p.m. Southern Illinois,* Carbondale, Ill., 2 p.m. North Dakota State,* Fargo, N.D., 6 p.m.