2015 UMD Football Media Guide

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CONTENTS UMD RECORD BOOK

The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 2 James S. Malosky Stadium 3 Coach Curt Wiese 4-5 Assistant Coaches & Support Staff 5-8 Quick Facts 9 Returning Players 10-28 First-Year Freshmen 29

Team Records 42 Individual Records 43-44 Bulldog Bests 45-46 NCAA II National Champions 47-48 Against the Competition 49 Annual Coaching Records 50 All-Time UMD Results 51-60

2014 SEASON IN REVIEW Results 30 Offensive Statistics 30 Defensive & Special Teams Statistics 31 Game Highs 31

PROGRAM HISTORY The Last Time... 32 This is Bulldog Football 33-34

POSTSEASON HONORS Individual Awards 35 All-Americans 36 All-Conference Selections 37 Bulldogs in the NFL 38-39 Team Award Winners 40-41

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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Bob Nygaard ADDITIONAL EDITING Joe Hansen PHOTOGRAPHERS Brett Groehler Dave Harwig Cathy Roth Karen Zibolski

PUBLISHING Arrowhead Printing ADVERTISING SALES Brian Nystrom Jay Finnerty COVER DESIGN WestmorelandFlint

northern sun intercollegiate conference From its modest origin as a six-team alliance 83 years ago, the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has matured into a 16-team union of upper Midwest colleges and universities to form arguably the strongest affiliation in NCAA Division II sports.

The NSIC can trace its roots to 1932 when six schools, including Bemidji State University, Minnesota State University-Mankato, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, St. Cloud State University, the University of Minnesota Duluth and Winona State University signed on as charter members.

All remain active subscribers of the league today.

Southwest Minnesota State University was added in 1969, followed by Northern State University in 1978, Wayne State College (Neb.) in 1998, Concordia University-St. Paul and the University of Minnesota-Crookston in 1999, the University of Mary and Upper Iowa University in 2006, and Augustana College in 2008.

Minnesota State-Mankato, St. Cloud State and UMD later left the league to join the North Central Conference but returned to their NSIC roots in 2008. The University of MinnesotaMorris and Michigan Tech University were once part of the NSIC family as well. In 2012-13, the NSIC expanded by two with the addition of Minot State University and the University of Sioux Falls, In 1992 the NSIC became a true athletic showcase for both men and women with the merger of the traditional Northern Intercollegiate Conference and the Northern Sun Conference, the home of women’s athletics since 1979.

Before all of the NSIC affiliates became certified for championship competition in the NCAA in 1995, its member institutions filled prominent roles in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). NIC and NSC clubs annually

dispatched qualified student-athletes to national tournaments and captured several NAIA team and individual title.

The NSIC celebrates its 84th season of competition this year and clearly continues to make a major imprint nationally, winning an impressive 14 national titles since 2006 -including a pair of football championships by UMD in 2008 and 2010. The Bulldogs accomplished that feat in historic fashion, becoming the first NCAA II team ever to go a perfect 15-0 in a season twice.

In addition, NSIC student-athletes have made quite a splash on the national scene. Among those are a pair of UMD outside hitters -- Vicky Braegelmann, a two-time AVCA National Player of the Year who, in 2007-08, was bestowed with NCAA Division II Honda Women’s Athlete of the Year Award, and Kate Lange, the 2013 AVCA Player of the Year -- as well as current Bulldog assistant football coach and 2012 Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the Year Award winner Garth Heikkinen, The NSIC has long provided competitive intercollegiate athletic programs for its members and several conference athletes have distinguished themselves on a larger stage such as the Olympics, Major League Baseball, the National Football League and the National Basketball Association.

ALL-TIME NSIC FOOTBALL STANDINGS TEAM

W L T PCT TITLES LAST U. of Sioux Falls 25 8 0 .758 0 ---UMD 231 80 5 .739 19 2014 Minnesota State-Mankato 159 75 8 .676 17 2014 St. Cloud State 186 107 9 .631 15 2011 Augustana 44 30 0 .595 0 --Michigan Tech# 71 53 1 .568 7 1974 Northern State 128 122 3 .512 3 1999 Concordia-St. Paul 69 72 0 .489 2 2005 Winona State 224 238 8 .485 18 2007 Minnesota State- Moorhead 220 236 9 .483 14 1995 U. of Mary 39 43 0 .476 0 --Wayne State 69 77 0 .473 0 --Minnesota-Morris# 99 117 4 .450 8 1987 Bemidji State 190 268 9 .416 5 2006 Southwest Minnesota State 117 206 5 .364 1 1990 Upper Iowa 27 63 0 .300 0 --Minot State 6 27 0 .182 0 --Minnesota Crookston 21 116 0 .153 0 --#No longer members of the NSIC

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UMD quarterback Drew Bauer was chosen the 2015 NSIC North Division Preseason Offensive Player of the Year in a vote of league coaches.

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james s. malosky stadium Northern Minnesota’s premier outdoor athletic venue, James S. Malosky Stadium has been the home of UMD football for close to five decades.

And, the Bulldogs have certainly taken advantage of their home turf during that time. In 247 lifetime appearances at Malosky Stadium heading into the 2015 season, the Bulldogs have posted a 189-54-4 overall football record for .765 winning percentage.

Only five times has UMD ever failed to produce a .500 or above mark at the on-campus facility, which is named after legendary Bulldog football coach Jim Malosky and opened on Oct. 29, 1966.

Seven summers ago, a $6.5 million, four-level structure, which includes a concession area, spacious club room and press/broadcast facilities, was added to the grandstand. The following year, a new $325,000 scoreboard, 48’ x 33’ in size, was added to the north end zone and now contains a 12’ x 22’ LED videoscreen. In 1999, Malosky Stadium underwent a $1.6 million facelift, complete with the installation of a new football playing surface— which was replaced five years later with A-Turf—along with an eight-lane, all-weather track.

In addition to housing the football, women’s soccer and track and field Bulldogs, the 4,500-seat Malosky Stadium also hosts a number of high school athletic events throughout the year as well as various UMD intramural activities.

SINGLE-GAME MALOSKY STADIUM ATTENDANCE HIGHS ATTENDANCE DATE 1. 6,044 Oct. 22, 2011 2. 5,948 Oct. 20, 2012 3. 5,862 Oct. 31, 1981 4. 5,389 Sept. 3, 2009 5. 5,723 Sept. 20, 2013 6. 5,287 Sept. 6, 2014 7. 5,268 Oct. 18, 2014 8. 5,252 Oct. 17, 2009 9. 5,238 Nov. 16, 2002 10. 5,217 Sept. 7, 2013 11. 5,150 Sept. 12, 1981 12. 5,055 Sept. 8, 2012 13. 5,022 Sept. 7, 2002

RESULT UMD 37, Northern State 6 UMD 30, Bemidji State 0 MSU Moorhead 29, UMD 0 Central Washington 13, UMD 10 Minnesota State Mankato 21, UMD 17 UMD 20, Concordia-St. Paul13 UMD 43, Northern State 30 UMD 31, St. Cloud State 7 UMD 42, Winona State 25 UMD 32, Sioux Falls 7 UMD 23, Minnesota-Morris 7 UMD 38, Winona State 16 UMD 44, Minnesota State Mankato 9

THE BULLDOGS AT MALOSKY STADIUM YEAR W L T PCT. 1966 2 0 0 1.000 1967 3 1 0 .750 1968 2 3 0 .400 1969 2 2 0 .500 1970 4 0 1 .900 1971 3 1 0 .750 1972 4 1 0 .800 1973 3 1 0 .750 1974 3 0 1 .875 1975 5 1 0 .833 1976 4 1 0 .800 1977 2 2 0 .500 1978 3 2 0 .600

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YEAR W L T PCT. 1979 4 1 0 .800 1980 4 0 0 1.000 1981 5 1 0 .833 1982 4 0 0 1.000 1983 4 1 0 .800 1984 3 0 0 1.000 1985 3 1 0 .750 1986 5 0 0 1.000 1987 5 1 0 .833 1988 2 2 0 .500 1989 4 1 0 .800 1990 4 1 0 .800 1991 3 1 0 .750

YEAR W L T PCT. 1992 3 1 1 .700 1993 5 0 0 1.000 1994 2 3 0 .400 1995 3 0 1 .875 1996 4 1 0 .800 1997 3 2 0 .600 1998 2 3 0 .400 1999 1 4 0 .200 2000 5 1 0 .833 2001 5 0 0 1.000 2002 6 0 0 1.000 2003 4 0 0 1.000 2004 3 3 0 .500

YEAR W L T PCT. 2005 4 1 0 .800 2006 3 2 0 .600 2007 2 4 0 .333 2008 6 0 0 1.000 2009 6 2 0 750 2010 8 0 0 1.000 2011 6 1 0 .857 2012 6 0 0 1.000 2013 5 1 0 .833 2014 7 0 0 1.000 Totals 189 54 4 .773

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curt wiese

HEAD COACH (THIRD SEASON)

• Liberty Mutual NCAA II Coach of the Year (2013) A 24-3 record. Two NCAA Division II playoff appearances. One overall Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference championship.

Two NSIC North Division titles. One perfect 11-0 regular season.

That, for starters, is what Curt Wiese has already accomplished since taking over as UMD’s sixth head coach on Dec. 21, 2012.

He’s also helped produce 10 All-Americans and 16 All-NSIC first team selections while 26 of his Bulldogs have earned NSIC All-Academic status (including offensive lineman Andrew Pattock, who as a senior in 2013 was named a first team CoSIDA Academic All-American).

In addition, UMD has cracked the Top 11 in every American Football Coaches Association Poll during Wiese’s coaching tenure while racking up a victory total unsurpassed by all but three NCAA II clubs in the entire country. One year ago, the Bulldogs posted a 13-1 overall record (the third most wins in program history) and captured a share of its league-record 19th NSIC crown after going 11-0 in league play. They also secured their seventh consecutive berth in the NCAA II playoffs, advancing to the quarterfinal round, and held down the No. 3 spot in the final AFCA II poll. That followed up a rookie-go-around that included an 11-2 mark in all games.

For his exemplary efforts that fall, Wiese was selected the 2013 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award winner for Division II, a prestigious honor recognizing coaches for their responsibility, integrity, sportsmanship and excellence, on and off the field.

Wiese was elevated to the UMD head coaching position after spending the previous five years overseeing offenses that moved the football with as much proficiency as any in NCAA II ranks. During Wiese’s successful run as the team’s offensive coordinator, the Bulldogs finished near the top of the NCAA II leader board four times in scoring (third in 2012 with a school-record 46.5 points per game average, fifth in 2008, sixth in 2010 and ninth in 2009) and in 2012 possessed the nation’s seventh best rushing attack (after ranking seventh, fourth, and third, respectively, in that department the previous three seasons). The 2012 Bulldogs were also the nation’s leader in third down conversions (54.8 percent). In addition, no less than 15 of his pupils landed some kind of All-American recognition, including a pair of Harlon Hill Award finalists

-- quarterback Ted Schlafke (2008), the school’s career passing and total offense leader, and running back Isaac Odim (2009), UMD’s No. 1 all-time ground gainer and scorer and the holder of 17 school records.

In addition, his starting offensive guard from 2009-12, Garth Heikkinen, became the school’s first recipient of the Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the Year of Award and earned a playing spot in the annual East-West Shrine Game in January 2013 while offensive tackle Jake Bscherer participated in the Seattle Seahawks and Minnesota Vikings Training Camps later that year.

Since Wiese’s arrival at UMD in February 2008, the Bulldogs have gone 86-10 (for an .895 winning percentage -- a figure unmatched by any NCAA II school) --- and captured two NCAA II national championships (2008 and 2010) along with six NSIC titles (2008-12 and 2014) while producing two perfect 15-0 seasons.

Wiese, 39, came to UMD following two years of employment as the head coach at NCAA Division III member Marietta College (Ohio). He compiled a 9-11 career overall record with the Pioneers, including a 6-4 mark in 2006. The Stoughton, Wis., native signed on with the Marietta football program in 2003 when he became the team’s offensive coordinator -- a duty he continued to maintain after he was elevated to head coach. In five years of directing the Marietta offense, Wiese helped churn out two All-Americans, 12 All-Ohio Athletic Conference selections and five Academic All-OAC honorees and was a finalist for the American Football Coaches Association Division III Assistant Coach of the Year Award in 2004.

Prior to his move to Marietta,Wiese worked as a graduate assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, tutoring the tight ends for two years and the offensive line for one season. He entered the coaching arena a little over a dozen seasons ago on the heels of a four-year collegiate playing career.After three seasons at Minnesota State University-Mankato (1995-97), Wiese transferred to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where as a senior in 1998, he quarterbacked the Pointers to a share of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title.

Wiese graduated from Minnesota State-Mankato in 2000 with a B.A. degree in technology education and received a Master’s degree in educational professional development from Wisconsin-Eau Claire two years later. He and his wife, Jenny, have three daughters -- Alexis, Makenna and Brooke -- and make their home in Hermantown.

THE NUMBERS ON WIESE

|-----OVERALL-----| |-CONFERENCE-| YEAR TEAM W L PCT. W L PCT. PLACE 2006 Marietta College 6 4 .600 5 4 .556 4th-T 2007 Marietta College 3 7 .300 3 6 .333 7th-T 2013 UMD 11 2 .846 10 1 .909 2nd-T

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13 1 .929 11 0 1.000 1st-T 33 14 .702 29 11 .725

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bulldog coaches john steger DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

WIESE AGAINST THE COMPETITION

Here is how Curt Wiese has fared against the opposition during his head coaching tenure at UMD: TEAM W L PCT. Augustana (SD) 1 0 1.000 Bemidji State 2 0 1.000 Concordia-St. Paul 1 0 1.000 Emporia State 1 0 1.00 Mary 2 0 1.000 Minnesota Crookston 2 0 1.000 Minnesota State-Mankato 0 2 .000 Minnesota State-Moorhead 2 0 1.000 Minot State 2 0 1.000 Northern State 2 0 1.000 Northwest Mo. State 1 1 .500 Ouachita Baptist 1 0 1.000 Southwest Minnesota State 1 0 1.000 St. Cloud State 2 0 1.000 Sioux Falls 1 0 1.000 Upper Iowa 1 0 1.000 Wayne State 1 0 1.000 Winona State 1 0 1.000

WIESE'S COACHING MILESTONES FIRST COLLEGIATE WIN Marietta 28, Emory and Henry College 20 (Sept. 2, 2006) FIRST UMD WIN UMD 32, Sioux Falls 7 (Sept. 7, 2013)

WIESE'S CAREER UMD LINE OVERALL RECORD NSIC RECORD HOME RECORD ROAD RECORD NCAA II PLAYOFF RECORD

24-3 21-1 11-1 13-23-2

Coach Wiese with his favorite team: wife Jenny and daughters Alexis, Makenna, and Brooke.

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The senior member of the UMD football family, John Steger embarks on his 15th season -- in his second tour of duty -- as the Bulldogs’ defensive coordinator in 2015.

He thrived in that role for 11 years before departing in 2009 for Southern Illinois University, where he served as the Salukis’ inside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator for a pair of years, prior to returning to the Bulldog fold.

Under Steger’s expert watch, UMD has consistently finished among the league leaders in a number of defensive statistical categories. That includes in 2014 when the Bulldogs paced the NSIC in rushing defense (110.7 yards per game). On a national scale, UMD has also earned plenty of notice both as a team and individually. In 2013, for example, the Bulldog ranked fourth among all NCAA II institutions in total defense and were fifth in rushing defense. In 2008, Steger was chosen as a finalist for the footballscoop.com NCAA Coordinator of the Year Award after the Bulldogs allowed just four defensive touchdowns over the course of their four-game NCAA II national title run. During his 14 years at UMD, he has helped produce nine All-Americans and 30 All-NSIC/North Central Conference first team selections.

Steger joined the UMD football family in 1999 after working the previous 11 years as a defensive coordinator at two NCAA Division III schools. He served a sevenseason stint at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and in his final year there, the Blugolds topped the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in total defense, rushing defense, and scoring defense. For his efforts, the Wisconsin High School Coaches Association chose him as their 1998 College Assistant Coach of the Year.

Steger began his coaching career at Sul Ross State University where,for four seasons (1988-91), he was employed as the Lobo’s defensive coordinator after doing two years of graduate assistantship duty at that Texas institution.

A native of Dubuque, Iowa, Steger started a pair of seasons at linebacker while attending Loras College (Iowa) and co-captained the Duhawks as a senior in 1984.

Steger, 52, received a B.A. degree in both physical education and business from Loras College in 1985 and a Master’s degree in education from Sul Ross State three years later. He and his wife, Barb, make their home in Duluth.

dan larson OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR Dan Larson was hired as UMD’s new offensive coordinator two winters ago (succeeding his current boss, head coach Curt Wiese) and since that time, he’s sat at the controls of a high-octane unit that has ranked among the top 10 NCAA II clubs in time of possession (fifth last fall and third in 2013) and rushing offense (eighth one year ago and ninth the previous season). Five of his pupils also went on to attain All-American status -- guard Andrew Muer (2014 and 2013), running back Logan Lauters (2014), wide out Aaron Roth (2014), quarterback Drew Bauer (2014), tackle Tom Olson (2013) and center Grant Schnobrich (2013).

Larson signed on with the Bulldogs in January 2013, having been employed the previous five years as Macalester College’s offensive coordinator. Under Larson’s watch, the Scots set school records for both scoring (34.2 points per game) and passing yards (215.1 ypg) in 2012 while going 6-4 on the year. Two years earlier, Macalester rolled up a program-best 423.2 yards of total offense per game and had the unique distinction of averaging over 200 yards rushing and 200 yards passing during the course of the season.

Prior to joining the Macalester staff, Larson worked as the running backs coach and special teams coordinator at Colgate University, from 2006 to 2007. During his final year with the Red Raiders, he tutored running back Jordan Scott, the 2007 FBS (NCAA IAA) national rushing yardage leader. Larson began his collegiate coaching career at Marietta College (Ohio), where, as a colleague of Wiese’s, spent a pair of seasons (2003-04) as the Pioneers’ strength and conditioning coach in addition to overseeing the running backs and punters. In 2005, he relocated to the University of Wisconsin-Stout football program and oversaw the Blue Devil wide receivers and special team units.

A native of Baldwin, Wis., Larson was a three-year starter on the defensive line at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and, as a senior in 2002, captained the Blugolds while attaining All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference recognition.

Larson, 36, earned a B.A. degree in mass communications/public relations from UW-Eau Claire in 2003 and a Master’s degree in education from Marietta College

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BULLDOG COACHES peter lue OFFENSIVE LINE COACH The play of UMD’s offensive interior falls under the domain of Peter Lue, who has skillfully handled that key responsibility the past nine years while working under three different head coaches (Curt Wiese, Bob Nielson and Kyle “Bubba” Schweigert).

During his tenure with the Bulldogs, Lue has had a hand in mentoring no less than 19 All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference North Division and/or All-North Central Conference selections in Nate Baier (first team in 2008 and second team in 2007), Peter Bateman (first team in 2014 and second team in 2013), Jake Bscherer (first team in 2012), Mitch Cady (first team in 2008 and honorable mention in 2007), Cory Flesch (first team in 2011), Russell Foster (second team in 2006), Garth Heikkinen (first team in 2010-12 and honorable mention in 2009), Francis Herzog (honorable mention in 2011 and first team in 2010), Eli Kelly (second team in 2011 and first team in 2010), Tobias Lemke (first team in 2008-09), Mark Knudsen (first team in 2006), Andrew Muer (first team in 2013-14), Tom Olson (first team in 2013 and honorable mention in 2011-12), Connor Randall (second team in 2014), Phillip Rutz (first team in 2014), Grant Schnobrich (first team in 2013 and second team

in 2012) and Sam Whitney (first team in 2009 and honorable mention in 2008). Heikkinen, UMD’s first four-time All-Conference honoree, was the recipient of the 2012 Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the Year Award and earned All-American first or second team distinction from six different groups as a senior and four the previous year. Muer bettered that feat in 2014 by being selected to seven All-American teams and, like Heikkinen, was the recipient of UMD’s Outstanding Senior Athlete Award. Baier, Cady, Lemke and Olson all secured All-American first team status during their respective senior seasons as well.

Lue, 43, who is in charge of UMD’s Big Dog and youth football camps and clinics and helps oversee the Bulldogs’ community service activities, served a four-year assistant coaching hitch (offensive line) at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pa., and in 2005 was promoted to director of football operations at that NCAA I-AA institution. He joined the Explorer staff in 2002, fresh off a two-season stay as William Paterson University’s line coach and special teams coordinator. From 1996-1999, he was employed in that same capacity at Parsippany Hills (N.J.) High School. A defensive lineman at Rowan University (N.J.) from 1992-95, Lue and the Profs advanced to a pair of NCAA Division III championship game appearances (1993 and 1995).

Lue, a native of Parsippany, N.J., graduated from Rowan U. in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.

greg bower SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR & DEFENSIVE BACKS COACH Greg Bower will begin his third year with the UMD football staff in 2015, having taken over as the team’s special teams coordinator and defensive secondary coach on Jan. 14, 2013. In his two seasons with the Bulldogs, he has mentored a quintet of All-NSIC honorees in free safety David Boegel (2014), cornerbacks Kenny Chowa (2013) and Darion Fletcher (2014) and strong safeties Hunter Malberg (2014) and Travis Nordhus (2013).

Bower had spent the previous five years handling the defensive coordinator role at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. In 2013, the Falcon defense racked up 80 tackles for loss, including 30 sacks, 30 pass breakups, and 12 fumble recoveries -- all highs under Bower’s watch. They also came away with 14 interceptions, equaling the 2008 club’s efforts.

Before enlisting his services at UW-River Falls, the 43-year old Bower was employed as an assistant coach for eight seasons at Northern Illinois University, a member of NCAA FBS (Division IA) ranks. He

coached the Huskies’ tight ends from 2004-07 and the defensive tackles from 2002-03 after spending a pair of seasons in a graduate assistant role (2000-01). Bower got his coaching start at his alma mater, Loras College, where he served as the defensive coordinator during the last four of his seven seasons at that Iowa-based insitution (he was a full-time linebacker coach and graduate assistant before that). During his time at Loras (1993-99), the Duhawks posted five .500 or better seasons and produced seven All-Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) defensive performers, including a pair of first team selections.

Bower, who was born in Monroe, Wis., lettered four years at Loras from 1989-92 and started at linebacker for the Duhawks as a junior and senior. He had a hand in 147 career tackles and was an integral part of the IIAC’s No. 2-ranked defense in both 1989 and 1990.

A 1989 graduate of Orangeville (Ill.) High School, Bower earned his B.A. degree in history from Loras in 1993 and as well as his Master’s degree in physical education in 2001. He and his wife, Liz, have three children -- son Brett and daughters Faith and Grace -- and reside in Proctor, Minn.

trey dill DEFENSIVE LINE COACH The 2015 season marks Trey Dill’s fifth year at UMD where he’ll once again supervise the Bulldogs’ first line of defense. Over that last four autumns, he’s worked with the likes of two-time All-NSIC selections Chris Vandervest and Buma Foncham as well as Jonathan Harden, a 2013 Don Hansen All-Super Region 3 honoree, and Jacob Brusehaver.

The 30-year old Dill previously served a two-season appointment as the inside linebackers coach at intrastate rival St. Cloud State University and

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helped groom a pair of All-NSIC performers during his time with the Huskies (who qualified for the 2010 NCAA II playoffs). He signed on with the St. Cloud State staff fresh off a four-year playing career as a reserve linebacker at that same institution.

A two-time member of the North Central Conference Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll, Dill is currently completing a Master’s degree in Sports Administration from St. Cloud State, where he graduated in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing.

The St. Cloud Tech High School alumnus and his wife, Holly, reside in Hermantown, Minn. He is the son of Bemidji State University athletic director Tracy Dill..

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bulldog coaches andy merfield DEFENSIVE Andy Merfeld enlisted his services as a graduate assistant in 2014 and will help Greg Bower counsel the team’s defensive secondary.

Merfeld spent the past eight seasons serving as the defensive coordinator and strength and conditioning coach for football at Madison Edgewood High School. During his time there, the Crusaders secured eight straight Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association berths and, in 2011, established a program record for wins (10) while advancing to the WIAA State Tournament semifinals.

A three-sport athlete (football, hockey and baseball) at Edgewood High School and an All-Badger South Conference linebacker, Merfeld went on to attend the University of Wisconsin, where he graduated in 2009 with a B.S. degree in sociology. He started in the Master’s of Education program this fall at UMD.

jacob essler RUNNING BACKS A new addition to the UMD football staff, Jacob Essler joined the Bulldogs last winter as a graduate assistant coach after spending the 2014 season working with the running backs -- including Sam Sura, the secondleading NCAA III rusher last year, at his alma mater, Saint John’s University.

A native of New London, Minn., Essler lettered four years (the first three under legendary head coach John Gagliardi) with the football Johnnies and started at running back as a senior. The two-time All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honorable mention pick also handled Saint John’s kick and punt returning responsibilities in 2012 and 2013.

Essler received a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education from Saint John’s in 2014 and is expected to enroll in UMD’s Master’s of Education program this fall.

mike mchugh TIGHT ENDS

After a four-season hiatus, Mike McHugh reunites with the Bulldog football family in 2015 and will monitor the UMD tight ends position One of only four individuals to serve on the coaching staffs of both UMD’s two NCAA Division II national championship teams, McHugh was a graduate assistant with the Bulldogs for three seasons (2008-10), overseeing running backs and tight ends in addition to handling the team’s academic coordinator role.

In 2011, he signed on as an assistant coach (offensive line and running game coordinator) at Carleton College and then spent the next two years with the Concordia University-St. Paul staff (running backs and tight ends in 2012, and offensive line in 2013). This past fall, he returned to Carleton College in Northfield, Minn., where he was that Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference institution’s offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator.

The 28-year old Chicago native originally joined the UMD football program after being employed for one season (2007) as Eureka College’s offensive line coach before being elevated to its offensive coordinator post the ensuing spring. McHugh, who played four years of football at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, got his collegiate coaching start as an intern during his alma mater’s 2007 spring practice.

McHugh attained a B.S. degree in sports science from Loras in 2007 and a Master’s degree in education from UMD four years later. He and his wife, the former Amy Sandstrom (a Bulldog softball graduate assistant coach from 2009-11) were married in July 2014.

ALL-TIME BULLDOG COACHING RECORDS COACH W L T PCT. W L T PCT. Frank Kovach (1930) 0 3 2 .200 0 0 0 .000 Lloyd Peterson (1931-42, 46-57) 84 76 9 .524 53 50 3 .513 Jim Malosky (1958-97) 255 125 13 .665 180 75 10 .698 Vince Repesh/Jim Malosky Jr.# (1998) 4 7 0 .364 3 3 0 .500 Kyle Schweigert (2004-07) 22 21 0 .512 12 16 0 .429 Bob Nielson (1999-2003, 2008-12) 100 26 0 .794 78 15 0 .839 Curt Wiese (2013-present) 24 3 0 .889 21 1 0 .955 TOTALS (82 YEARS) 489 261 24 .647 347 160 13 .680

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BULLDOG FOOTBALL support staff

Scott Hanna Volunteer Assistant Coach

matt bauman Strength and Conditioning Coach

KIEL FECHTELKOTTTER Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach

MIKE WENDINGER Director of Medical Services

Donnie HERMANSON Assistant Athletic Trainer

jESSICA SYKORA Assistant Athletic Trainer

john hanna Equipment Manager

dr. jay butcher Team Physician

dr. xan corville Team Surgeon

dr. justin cummins Team Surgeon

dr. sam hokie Team Surgeon

dr. ben nelson Team Physician

dr. ann sudoh Team Physician

max florestano Director of Football Operation

josh black Student Manager

paul leonidas Student Manager

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2015 bulldogs at a glance quick facts Name University of Minnesota Duluth Founded 1895 Enrollment 11,400 Chancellor Dr. Lendley C. Black Nickname Bulldogs School Colors Maroon and Gold National Affiliation NCAA Division II Conference Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference NSIC Football Members Augustana University (S.D.), Bemidji State University, Concordia University-St. Paul, Minnesota State University-Mankato, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, University of Mary, University of Minnesota Crookston, University of Minnesota Duluth, Minot State University, Northern State University, St. Cloud State University, University of Sioux Falls, Southwest Minnesota State University, Upper Iowa University, Wayne State College (Neb.), Winona State University Stadium (Capacity) James S. Malosky Stadium (4,500) Surface A-Turf (artificial) Press Box Phone (218) 726-7224 Athletic Director Josh Berlo Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Stephen Castleberry Head Coach Curt Wiese Alma Mater (Year) Minnesota State-Mankato (2000) Record at UMD (Year) 24-3-0 (third) Career College Coaching Record (Year) 33-14 (fourth) Assistant Coaches John Steger, Dan Larson, Peter Lue, Greg Bower, Trey Dill,

Andy Merfeld, Jacob Essler , Mike McHugh, Daryl Brown, Zach Zweifel Head Athletic Trainer Mike Wendinger Equipment Manager John Hanna Athletics Phone 218-726-8168 Athletics Ticket Phone 218-726-8595

PROGRAM HISTORY

First year of Football 1930 (no teams from 1943-45) All-Time Record (Season) 489-261-24 (83rd) NCAA II Championships 2 (2010, 2008) NCAA II Playoff Appearances 9

(2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2005, 2002) Bowl Appearances 1 (Mineral Water Bowl – 2001) NSIC Championships (0verall) 19 (2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2002, 1996, 1995, 1990, 1985,

1980, 1979, 1948, 1946, 1939, 1937, 1934, 1932) NSIC North Division Championships 7

(2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008) North Central Conference Championships 1 (2005) Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships 3 (1973, 1961, 1960)

TEAM INFORMATION

2014 Overall Record 13-1 2014 Overall NSIC Record (Finish) 11-0 (T-first) 2014 NSIC North Division Record (Finish) 7-0 (1st) Returning Lettermen 40 (Offense: 15; Defense: 23; Special Teams: 2) Lettermen Lost 25 (Offense: 13; Defense: 11; Special Teams: 1) Starters Returning 12 (Offense: 6; Defense: 5; Special Teams: 1) Starters Lost 12 (Offense: 5; Defense: 6; Special Teams: 1) 2015 Team Captains Beau Bates, Drew Bauer,

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FRESHMAN OFFENSIVE LINE • 6-3 • 285 BROOKLYN PARK, MINNESOTA

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PIERRE AVESCA

SENIOR • DEFENSIVE LINE • 6-0 • 245 MIAMI, FLORIDA

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SOPHOMORE • LINEBACKER • 6-0 • 225 WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN

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2014: Saw his stock rise with some spirited play down the stretch ... accrued most of his playing time on special teams and received spot assignments at outside linebacker ... came away with nine total tackles on the year ... appeared in 13 of the club’s 14 games ... pounced on a blocked punt in the Minnesota-Crookston end zone for a touchdown that closed out the scoring in a 77-3 road rout of the Golden Eagles on Nov. 1.

2013: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 2 at Minnesota Crookston (11/1/14). Tackles For Loss - 1.0 at Minnesota Crookston (11/11/14).

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JUNIOR • OFFENSIVE LINEMAN • 6-5 • 285 LA CRESCENT, MINNESOTA

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2015 USA College Football Division II Preseason All-American (first team).

2014: Secured All-NSIC North Division first team and Beyond Sports Network All-Super Region Three honors ... made 14 starts (to run his string of consecutive starting nods to 27 games -- all at left offensive tackle) ... got it down in the class room as well, landing a spot on the NSIC All-Academic Team.

2013: Answered the starting call in every outing for the 11-2 Bulldogs ... was cited for his dandy debut season with a selection to the All-NSIC North Division second team.

2012: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2012.

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FRESHMAN • WIDE RECEIVER • 5-11 • 185 WARREN, WISCONSIN

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DREW BAUER

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JUNIOR • LINEBACKER • 6-0 • 230 EXCELSIOR, MINNESOTA

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2014: Assumed a starting inside linebacker assignment on opening night and never looked back ... went on to attain All-NSIC North Division second team recogntion ... placed third among Bulldogs in tackles with 71 stops ... nine of those tackles were behind the line of scrimmage (including two quarterback sacks) ... equaled a Bulldog 2015 high with a 13-tackle performance in UMD’s 25-21 NCAA II playoff besting of Northwest Missouri State at Malosky Stadium ... also picked off his lone pass to date in that Nov. 22 victory over the Bearcats ... was a member of the NSIC All-Academic Team.

2013: Backed up All-American Colby Ring at inside linebacker ... finished with the most tackles (35) of any UMD non-starter and wound up placing 10th on the team’s defensive charts ... appeared in 13 games and registered at least one tackle in all but one of those outings ... had what was then a career-high five stops in consecutive home engagements with Minot State and Minnesota-Crookston ... also had forced fumble and one kick return (for 19 yards) to his credit.

2012: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2012.COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 13 vs. Northwest Missouri State (11/22/14). Sacks - 1.0 (Three Times). Tackles For Loss - 2.5 vs. Minot State (10/19/13). Interceptions - 1 vs.

Northwest Missouri State (11/22/14). Pass Breakups - 1 vs. Mary (11/8/14) and at Wayne State (9/28/13).

BATES’ DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR GS UT AT TT SACK TFL 2013 0 19 16 35 1.0 5.0 2014 14 38 33 71 2.0 9.0 Totals 14 57 49 106 3.0 14.0

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JUNIOR • QUARTERBACK • 6-2 • 215 INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA

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2015 Team Captain 2014: Closed the books on the first half of his collegiate career by quarterbacking the Bulldogs to their third most victories ever ... went 13-1 on the year and upped his twoyear record as a starting quarterback to a 24-3 (no NCAA II signal caller has won more games during that stretch) ... passed for a career-high 2,403 yards (good for sixth place on UMD’s all-time single-season charts) en route to earning All-NSIC North Division second team, Beyond Sports Network All-Super Region Three third team and USA College Football All-America honorable mention citations ... connected on 202 of 346 passes and 25 touchdowns -- Ted Schlafke (twice) and Ricky Fritz are the only two Bulldogs to ever toss more scoring strikes ... was picked off just six times all year ... set a team record for ground yards by a quarterback (983 on 202 carries), bettering the previous mark of 909 established by his predecessor, Chase Vogler, four years earlier ... surpased the 100-yard rush barrier on four occasions (giving him five such games for his career) ... became the first Bulldogs since Schlafke in 2007 to roll up 40 or more yards of total offense with a 408-yard outing at St. Cloud State ... attained the NSIC Offensive Player of the Week honor following that Oct. 11 triumph over the Huskies ... was responsible for the second-highest point harvest (17.7 per game) of any NSIC combantant ... became the first Bulldog in history to achieve the touchdown “trifecta” on Oct. 4 versus Minnesota State-Moorhead, throwing for one touchdown, running for another, and catching a third (an 11-yard toss from Nate Ricci) -- one of his two TD receptions on the year ... has already generated the fourth most all-time total yards (5,767) and fifth most passing yards (3,982) in program history ... was one of a dozen Bulldogs to qualify for the NSIC All-Academic Team.

2013: Seized the No. 1 quarterback designation prior to start of the 2013 season ... lined up under center for UMD’s first offensive series in all 13 games ... paced the Bulldogs in total offense by passing for 1,579 yards (while going 150of-259) and adding another 802 yards -- the second highest total of any Bulldog -- on the ground ... made quite the post-season splash by running for a 173 yards and a 2013 team-high four touchdowns on just 14 carries in UMD’s 5513 thumping of Emporia State in the NCAA II playoff opener ... became the first UMD quarterback to haul in a touchdown pass one week earlier in the regular season finale at Northern State, hooking up with wide out Justin Fowlkes on a 15-yard scoring strike.

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BEFORE UMD: Corralled a number of postseason honors in 2011 -- All-South Suburban Conference, St. Paul Pioneer Press All-State and Associated Press All State (honorable mention) in addition to being the recipient of Eagan High School’s Most Valuable Offensive Player Award ... ranked first among the 2011 Wildcats in rushing and established team single-season records for most 100-yard rushing games (seven) and touchdown passes (16) ... wound up second on the Wildcats’ all-time total offense charts (3,814 yards) ... played for head coach Rick Sutton ... was a twoyear starter in football and basketball (guard) and also played three years of golf as a prep (qualifying for the 2011 Minnesota State High School Tournament) ... served as a team captain in all three of those sports.

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Pass Attempts - 40 at Augustana (9/13/14). Pass Completions - 23 vs. Mary (11/8/14).

Passing Yards - 326 at St. Cloud State (10/11/14). Passing Touchdowns - 4 vs. Minnesota Crookston (11/1/14 and 11/2/13). Longest Pass Completion - 57 yds. vs. Mary (11/8/14). Rushing Attempts - 25 at Northwest Missouri State (11/22/14). Rushing Yards - 173 vs. Emporia State (11/23/13). Rushing Touchdowns - 4 vs. Emporia State (11/23/13). Longest Rush - 55 yds. vs. Emporia State (11/13/13). Total Plays - 54 at Augustana (9/13/14).

Total Offense Yards - 408 at St. Cloud State (10/11/14).

BAUER’S PASSING STATISTICS YEAR GS CMP ATT INT PCT YDS TD LNG 2013 13 150 259 8 57.9 1,579 17 42 2014 14 202 347 6 58.2 2,403 25 57 Totals 27 352 606 14 58.1 3,982 42 57 BAUER’S RUSHING STATISTICS YEAR GS ATT YDS AVG TD LNG 2013 13 150 802 5.3 9 55 2014 14 202 983 4.9 13 47 Totals 27 352 1,785 5.1 22 55 BAUER’S RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR GS NO YDS AVG TD LNG 2013 13 1 15 15.0 1 15 2014 14 2 20 10.0 2 11 Totals 27 3 35 11.7 3 15

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JUNIOR • DEFENSIVE BACK • 5-8 • 180 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

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JOHN BEDNARCZYK

SOPHOMORE • OFFENSIVE LINEMAN • 6-3 • 285 ROBBINSDALE, MINNESOTA

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2014: Bided his time as the team’s No. 2 center, spelling Matt Catton ... made five appearances, the last coming on Nov. 15 at Minot State.

2013: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

CALEB BELKNAP

JUNIOR • RUNNING BACK • 6-0 • 215 MENASHA, WISCONSIN

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2014: Became much more of a factor in UMD’s offensive scheme ... turned in the highest rushing yardage total (338 yards) of any non-starter and was fourth overall among his teammates in that statistical category ... averaged a nifty 6.3 yards per attempt ... broke loose for a 55-yard run at home against Southwest Minnesota State on Sept.

20 ... was called into action in all but two of the Bulldogs’ 14 engagements ... caught his only two collegiate passes to date and scored his lone UMD touchdown (a 16-yard scamper) in the a 56-0 route of host Minot State ... qualified for the NSIC All-Academic Team.

2013: Appeared in two games last season and recorded all seven of his rush attempts (for 18 yards) at Northern

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2012: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Rushing Attempts - 16 at Minot State (11/15/14). Rushing Yards - 83 at Minot State (11/15/14). Rushing Touchdowns - 1 at Minot State (11/15/14). Longest Rush - 55 vs. Southwest Minnesota State (9/20/14). Pass Receptions - 2 at Minot State (11/15/14). Pass Reception Yards - 25 at Minot State (11/15/14). Longest Pass Reception - 13 yds. at Minot State (11/15/14).

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BEFORE UMD: Was a member of the Northern Iowa University football program for three years prior to transferring to UMD this fall ... played in all 14 games for the 2014 Panthers while being deployed as a reserve in the defensive secondary and special teams for the second year in a row ... was credited with 10 total tackles that season ... made nine appearances in 2013 after being redshirted the previous year ... is a 2012 graduate of Hopkins High School ... received all-state second team honors as a senior in addition to securing his second consecutive All-Lake Conference citation ... paced the Royals in tackles during his farewell prep season ... captained Hopkins High School in both 2011 and 2010 while playing for head coach John DenHartog ... also was a two-year track letterman.

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DAVID BOEGEL

SENIOR DEFENSIVE BACK • 6-0 • 200 PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA

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BOEGEL’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR GS UT AT TT SACK PBU 2012 0 15 7 22 0.0 0 2013 7 18 20 38 0.0 3 2014 12 52 34 86 0.0 3 Totals 19 85 61 146 0.0 6 BOEGEL’S INTERCEPTION STATISTICS YEAR GS NO YDS AVG TD LNG 2012 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2013 7 1 19 19.0 0 19 2014 12 0 0 0.0 0 0 Totals 19 1 19 19.0 0 19 2015 USA College Football Preseason All-American (first team) 2014: Reigned as UMD’s leading tackler (86 stops) en route to collaring a spot on the All-NSIC North Division first team and the Don Hansen All-Super Region 3 third team ... his 52 solo stops not only topped the club, but were 14 more than the next closest Bulldog (Beau Bates) ... opened the year by making a career-high 12 tackles against visiting Concordia-St. Paul then topped that in the season finale -- 13 stops (matching UMD’s 2015 single-game best) at Minnesota State-Mankato ... forced more fumbles (three) than any other Bulldog to go with three pass breakups ... also reeked plenty of havoc on special teams ... exited the year possessing the highest career tackles total (146) of any UMD non-senior.

2013: Enjoyed a strong follow up to a promising rookie season last fall ... started the final seven games of 2013 at free safety ... his stat line showed 38 total tackles, three pass breakups and one interception (versus Emporia State in the NCAA II playoffs at Malosky Stadium.

2012: Served as the No. 1 backup to senior and threetime All-NSIC free safety Cameron Harper ... accrued 22 tackles that season while seeing field time in all 12 Bulldog outings ... wore No. 30 during his rookie season 2011: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2011.

BEFORE UMD: Was a 2010 all-area, all-metro and all-state selection and an All-Lake Conference honoree in both 2009 and 2010 ... paced Wayzata High School in tackles as a senior and helped lead the Trojans to the Minnesota State Class AAAAA championship while playing under Coach Brad Anderson.

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 13 at Minnesota State-Mankato (12/6/14). Interceptions - 1 vs. Emporia State (11/13/13). Pass Breakups - 2 vs. Concordia-St. Paul (9/6/14).

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JUNIOR • WIDE REC./RUNNING BACK • 5-8• 185 MARSHALL, MINNESOTA

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BOFFERDING’S RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR GS NO YDS AVG TD LNG 2013 0 2 16 8.0 0 12 2014 9 41 445 10.9 5 26 Totals 9 43 461 10.7 5 26 BOFFERDING’S RUSHING STATISTICS YEAR GS ATT YDS AVG TD LNG 2013 0 9 59 6.6 0 25 2014 9 32 207 6.5 8 37 Totals 9 41 266 6.5 8 37 BOFFERDING’S KICKOFF RETURN STATISTICS YEAR GS NO YDS AVG TD LNG 2013 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2014 9 9 282 31.3 0 96 Totals 9 9 282 31.3 0 96 2014: More than proved his worth as a duo threat on offense ... placed third on UMD’s pass reception charts (behind the senior tandem of Zach Zweifel and Aaron Roth) with 41 catches for 445 yards and five touchdowns ... added another 207 yards and eight scores on the ground ... made 10 catches (which he parlayed into 105 yards) in a 22-21 overtime win at Augustana on Sept. 13 becoming, in the process, the first Bulldog in six years to reach double digits in that department ... tied a 2015 team single-game high for rushing touchdowns by hitting paydirt four times at the expense of the University of Mary on Nov. 8 ... started 10 games ... brought back a first-half Ouachita Baptist kickoff 96 yards (a UMD record) in the second round of the NCAA II playoffs before being brought down at the one-yard line ... caught at least one pass in the final 13 games of the season.

2013: Hauled in a pair of passes and also rushed nine times for 59 yards (all in UMD’s 55-13 playoff triumph over Emporia State last November) ... bypassed both the Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston matchups (Oct. 26 and Nov. 2) while nursing a thumb injury.

2012: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

BEFORE UMD: Made his football home at Cabrillo College in Aptos, Calif. for two seasons ... debuted in style with the Seahawks by being selected to the 2013 All-Coast Conference football team after catching 39 passes for 518 yards and five touchdowns ... is a 2012 graduate of Santa Cruz High School.

KALE BOOMER

SOPHOMORE •DEFENSIVE BACK • 6-1 • 190 GRAND PORTAGE, MINNESOTA

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BOOMER’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR GS UT AT TT SACK PBU 2014 0 3 5 8 0.0 0 2013: Helped fortify the safety position and strutted his stuff in nine games ... picked up two tackles on three occasions -- versus Minnesota-Crookston (Nov. 1), Mary (Nov. 8) and Northwest Missouri State (Nov. 22).

2013: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2013.

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SENIOR • PLACEKICKER/PUNTER • 6-3 • 200 WEST ALLIS, WISCONSIN

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2013: Placed second among Bulldogs in scoring with 81 points, connecting on 10 of 15 field goals (including 2-for2 from 40 yards and out) and 51 of 58 extra point kicks ... got his first taste of collegiate punting activity at UMD and averaged 34.6 yards on 16 kicks (the last Bulldog to do kick/punt double duty prior to that was Randy Fietek in 1989) ... 2012: Booted his way onto the All-NSIC North Division first team ... was the second-leading scorer among league kickers with 94 points ... went 8-for-12 in field goal tries last fall with two of those coming in the NCAA II play-

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2011: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

BEFORE UMD: Capped off his rewarding Greendale High School career in 2010 by being named to the All-Woodland Conference first team as a placekicker for the third year in a row ... captained the Panthers as both a junior and senior ... also earned plenty of postseason accolades for his play at wide receiver (all-state in 2010 and All-Woodland Conference in 2010 and 2009) ... was bestowed with the Panthers Offensive MVP and Special Teams Player of the Year awards ... played for head coach Rob Stoltz.

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Field Goals - 3 vs. Northern State (10/18/14) and at Augustana (9/13/14). Field Goal Attempts - 4 (Three Times). Longest Field Goal - 49 yds. at Northern State (10/18/14). Extra Point Kicks - 11 at Minnesota Crookston (11/1/14). Extra Point Kick Attempts - 11 at Minnesota Crookston (11/1/14). Consecutive Extra Point Kicks - 41 (8/30/12-10/13/12). Consecutive Field Goals - 5 (10/26/13-11/16/13). Points - 13 vs. Northern State (10/18/14).

MATT CATTON

JUNIOR • OFFENSIVE LINEMAN • 6-5 • 280 MAPLE GROVE, MINNESOTA

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2013: Filled in where needed along the Bulldogs’ offensive front one year ago as a reserve ... made 10 appearances while wearing No. 73 2012: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

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JAMES CONNER

SOPHOMORE • WIDE RECEIVER • 5-8 • 180 COTTAGE GROVE, MINNESOTA

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SOPHOMORE • DEFENSIVE LINEMAN • 5-11• 215 LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA

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CONNER’S RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR GS NO YDS AVG TD LNG 2014 0 3 36 12.0 1 26 Totals 0 3 36 12.0 1 26 CONNER’S RUSHING STATISTICS YEAR GS ATT YDS AVG TD LNG 2014 0 3 14 4.7 0 9 Totals 0 3 14 4.7 0 9 2014: Got his first taste of NCAA II football -- some seven games worth ... came off the bench to rush three times for 14 yards on the season and added another 36 yards via three pass catches ... certainly made his first reception a memorable one -- a seven-yard, fourth quarter strike from Eric Kline that closed out the scoring in UMD’s 63-28 home triumph over Minnesota State-Moorhead on Oct. 4.

2013: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

FINKEL’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR GS UT AT TT SACK PBU 2014 0 0 1 1 0.0 0 Totals 0 0 1 1 0.0 0 2013: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman although he paid his dues as a spare on the Bulldogs’ defensive interior ... accrued time in three games -- Southwest Minnesota State, St. Cloud State (where he recorded his lone tackle of the fall) and Minnesota Crookston ... had one of UMD’s nine blocked kicks in 2015 (a punt at Minnesota Crookston on Nov. 1 that was recovered by Zach Bassuener in the end zone for a touchdown) ... missed two outings with a shoulder injury.

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FRESHMAN • DEFENSIVE LINEMAN • 6-4 • 275 HURLEY, WISCONSIN

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2012: Last played for the Bulldogs that fall (attended UMD the past two years, however, and graduated this past May with a degree in exercise science) ... took part in all 12 games and wound up with 24 total tackles ... also had a pair of pass breakups to his credit ... started the year’s final two outings -- the regular season finale with Northern State in Duluth and the opening round NCAA II playoff bout at Missouri Western State -- at left cornerback ...

2011: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

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SENIOR • DEFENSIVE BACK • 5-10 • 190 INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA

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SOPHOMORE • OFFENSIVE LINEMAN • 6-4 • 300 ELGIN, MINNESOTA

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FLETCHER’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR GS UT AT TT SACK PBU 2012 3 20 13 33 0.0 5 2013 0 25 10 35 0.0 6 2014 13 34 24 58 0.0 4 Totals 16 79 47 126 0.0 15 FLETCHER’S INTERCEPTION STATISTICS YEAR GS NO YDS AVG TD LNG 2012 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 2013 0 3 44 14.7 0 42 2014 13 2 26 13.0 0 26 Totals 16 5 70 14.0 0 42 2014: Projected himself into the starting right cornerback picture and turned in a season worthy of All-NSIC North Division (second team) praise ... got the year off to a roaring start by recording a career-best 12 total tackles in the season opener with Concordia-St. Paul ... finished the season with 58 total tackles to rank fifth among all Bulldogs .. shared the team interception lead (with senior corner mate Daryl Brown) with two picks.

2013: Made encouraging strides while lining up directly behind three-time All-NSIC honoree Kenny Chowa at the left cornerback post ... accumulated 25 unassisted tackles and 35 total stops while appearing in all 13 games ... his three interception -- two of which came in the NCAA II playoff opener with Emporia State -- tied for the team lead while his six pass breakups took a backseat only to one other Bulldog (senior cornerback Chris Blake with nine).

2012: Was UMD’s only true freshman to be pressed into service ... made his presence felt from the get-go in the Bulldog secondary and wound up the year with 33 total tackles and five pass breakups ... turned in a 10-stop performance in the Bulldogs’ 42-34 home triumph over Augustana on Sept. 22 ... made three starts -- all at left corner ... picked up at least one tackle in all but one (Minnesota-Crookston) of UMD’s 12 outings ... wore No. 19.

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2013: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

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FOWLKES’ RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR GS NO YDS AVG TD LNG 2012 2 23 332 14.4 2 64 2013 0 17 139 8.2 1 27 2014 2 11 202 18.4 2 57 Totals 4 51 673 13.2 5 64 FOWLKES’ RUSHING STATISTICS YEAR GS ATT YDS AVG TD LNG 2012 2 4 16 4.0 0 8 2013 0 8 67 8.4 0 20 2014 2 1 8 8.0 0 8 Totals 4 13 91 7.0 0 20 FOWLKES’ KICKOFF RETURN STATISTICS YEAR GS NO YDS AVG TD LNG 2012 2 21 584 27.8 1 80 2013 0 13 394 30.3 0 82 2014 2 3 56 18.7 0 23 Totals 4 37 1034 28.0 1 82 2014: Was shelved for nearly a quarter of the season (three games) while nursing a injured hamstring which accounted for a sizable drop in his offensive production from the previous fall ... still caught 11 passes for 202 yards and two touchdowns ... teammed up with Drew Bauer on the Bulldogs’ longest passing strike (57 yards vs.

Mary on Nov. 8) ... also returned three kicks for 56 yards ... wore No. 17.

2013: Continued his development as a dynamic piece in UMD’s offensive puzzle last fall ... placed fifth among 2013 Bulldogs in all-purpose yards (600, including 139 on 17 pass catches and 67 off of eight rushing attempts) ... also averaged a team-leading 30.3 yards per kick return as a sophomore ... brooke loose for a career-best 82-yard return in the Oct. 19 matchup with Minot State.

2012: Put up some favorable numbers -- 23 receptions for 332 yards and a pair of touchdowns -- during his first year of intercollegiate activity ... managed to make a catch in all but one his 12 appearances ... was on the receiving end of UMD’s longest pass play (a 64-yarder from quarterback Chase Vogler) ... also made an impact as a return specialist -- brought back a team-high 21 kickoffs in all including one 80 yards for a touchdown at St. Cloud State on Sept. 29 ... added another 16 yards on the ground (rushing four times) two years ago ... started against both Minnesota State-Moorhead and Bemidji State that season 2011: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2011.

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Pass Receptions - 5 vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/6/12). Pass Reception Yards - 81 vs.

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2013: Made himself right at home in his new football surroundings in 2013 ... relieved Buma Foncham at nose tackle for the year’s opening 12 games before cracking the starting lineup in the season finale at Northwest Missouri State ... was involved in 13 tackles, 4.5 of which occurred behind the line of scrimmage ... also had one of the team’s two blocked kicks (a field goal try at Northern State on Nov. 16) ... sported No. 96.

BEFORE UMD: Worked the Western Michigan University defensive front lines for one season (2012) before enrolling at UMD ... appeared in 12 games with the 2012 Broncos, including one as a starter (vs. Illinois on Sept. 1), and amassed 19 total tackles (six solos and 13 assisted stops) ... is a 2012 graduate of Cretin-Derhman High School ... was a two-time Associated Press All-State first team pick, a top 10 finalist for the 2011 Minnesota Mr. Football award and the 2011 Suburban East Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year ... started on three Suburban East Conference championship teams.COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 7 vs. Northern State (11/16/13).

Sacks - 1.0 (Five Times). Tackles For Loss - 2.0 (Five Times). Tackles For Loss - 2.0 (Three Times).

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D.J. Hebert

SOPHOMORE • WIDE RECEIVER • 6-1 • 190 MAPLE GROVE, MINNESOTA

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cameron hehn

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2014: Served as the Bulldogs’ main backup at both tackle positions ... made five appearances, including four away from Malosky Stadium.

2013: Suffered through an injury-plagued season -- one that basically limited his field exposure to three games (as the No. 2 right tackle) ... wore No. 68.

2012: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2012.

alex helmer

FRESHMAN • LINEBACKER • 6-1 • 205 PRESCOTT, WISCONSIN

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regis henke

SOPHOMORE • DEFENSIVE LINE • 6-3 • 245 WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN

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HENKE’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR GS UT AT TT SACK TFL 2014 1 14 23 37 3.0 13.5 2014: Found playing opportunities a bit scarce in the defensive trenches, but did get called into service in seven games ... had a hand in three tackles and also roced one fumble.

2013: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 1 (Three Times) Tackles For Loss - 0.5 vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/4/14).

craig huberty JUNIOR • TIGHT END • 5-11• 230 LENA, WISCONSIN

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HUBERTY’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR GS UT AT TT SACK TFL 2013 0 1 2 3 0.0 1.0 2014 0 1 2 3 0.0 0.0 Totals 0 1 2 3 0.0 1.0 2014: Was tested on a restrictive basis and appeared in just two games ... came away with three stops.

2013: Developed into a trusty source of backup help for the Bulldog linebacker corps ... had a hand in three total tackles in five games 2012: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2012.

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 2 vs. Southwest Minnesota State (9/20/14) and at Northern State (11/16/13).

Tackle For Loss - 1.0 at Northern State (11/16/13).

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matt juneau FRESHMAN • 6-5 • 300 BROOKLYN PARK, MINNESOTA

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jared karow

FRESHMAN • DEFENSIVE BACK • 6-0 • 185 FRANKLIN, WISCONSIN

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# 2014: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

kenny kirkvold

SOPHOMORE • DEFENSIVE LINEMAN • 6-3 • 265 WINONA, MINNESOTA

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KIRKVOLD’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR GS UT AT TT SACK TFL 2014 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 2014: Occupied the No. 3 nose tackle spot on the team’s depth charts for the greater part of the season ... partook in four games (including three home engagements) and managed a pair of tackles ... had the second of two blocked punts in a 38-7 victory over Southwest Minnesota State at Malosky Stadium.

2013: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 1 vs. Mary (11/8/14) and vs. Southwest Minnesota State (9/20/14)

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LARSON’S RUSHING STATISTICS YEAR GS ATT YDS AVG TD LNG 2014 0 3 13 4.3 0 5 2014: Worked out of the offensive backfield and managed just one appearance -- UMD’s Homecoming bout with Minnesota State-Moorhead ... rushed three times for 13 yards in that 63-28 takedown of the Dragons ... was of 16 Bulldogs to carry the football on the year.

2013: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Rushing Attempts - 3 vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/4/14). Rushing Yards - 13 vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/4/14).

alex lasinki

FRESHMAN WIDE RECEIVER • 5-10 • 170 HORTONVILLE, WISCONSIN

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tyler lattery

FRESHMAN • TIGHT END • 6-3 • 245 LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA

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logan lauters SENIOR • RUNNING BACK • 5-9 • 220 CEDARBURG, WISCONSIN

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2015 Team Captain2015 USA College Football All-American (first team) 2014: Certainly cemented his place alongside UMD’s all-time ball-carrying heavyweights ... who rolled up 1,526 yards on the ground -- a figure eclipsed by only one other Bulldog ever in a single,season (Isaac Odim in both 2009 and 2008) -- en route to attaining Associated Press Little All-American (third team) and All-NSIC North Division recognition ... his other post-season honors included USA College Football All-America (second team), Don Hansen All-America (honorable mention), Daktronics All-Super Region Three (second team) and Beyond Sports Network All-Super Region Three (second team) citations ... owned the ninth best average yards per carry mark (6.78) and the 10th highest rushing harvest in the nation ... ran for 100 or more yards a team-leading seven times ... became the 14th different Bulldog to reach the 200-yard run barrier with a 200-yard, 15-carry performance against Northern State .... paced UMD in all-purpose yards (115.4 yards per game) ... ended the year ranking fifth on UMD’s career rushing charts with 2,976 yards (1,266 yards shy of the record) while his career 6.6 yards per run average takes a backseat only to three-time All-American Isaac Odim’s 7.2 clip (2008-10) among Bulldogs with 1,000 or more yards ... switched to No. 3 prior to the start of the season.

2013: Was plowing a path toward potential NSIC stardom before a season-ending knee injury at the University of Mary on Nov. 2 drew his sophomore year to a grinding halt ... still managed to set personal bests for rushing yards (772, which ranked third on the club) and touchdowns (12) despite missing nearly a third of the 2013 season ... posted the highest per run yard average (a career-high 6.9) of any Bulldog ... eclipsed the 100-yard rushing barrier two times, highlighted by a 153-yard, three-touchdown afternoon at Minnesota State-Moorhead in mid-October ... wore No. 11 for the second straight season 2012: Procured a spot on the 2012 All-NSIC North Divi-

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2011: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2011.

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Rushing Attempts - 32 at Ouachita Babtist (11/29/14). Rushing Yards - 200 vs Northern State (10/18/14). Rushing Touchdowns - 3 (Three Times).

Longest Rush - 64 yds. at Wayne State (9/28/13). Pass Receptions - 4 at Minnesota State-Mankato (12/6/14).

Pass Reception Yards - 29 at Minot State (11/15/14).

Longest Pass Reception - 28 at Minot State (11/15/14).

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FRESHMAN • DEFENSIVE BACK • 6-0 • 195 PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA

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dillon martinez

SOPHOMORE • DEFENSIVE BACK • 5-10 • 165 HOLMEN, WISCONSIN

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tyler mclaughlin JUNIOR • PLACEKICKER • 6-1 • 190 ANDOVER, MINNESOTA

2014: Passed his collegiate initiation with flying colors ... was one of just three true freshmen to see playing time for the Bulldogs ... made five starts (four at the left corner and one at the right) and 12 appearances ...also picked off one pass and brought it back 57 yards -- the longest return of the season of any Bulldog -- against Bemidji State.

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 4 vs. Bemidji State (10/25/14). Tackle For Loss - 1.0 vs. Mary (11/8/14).

Interceptions - 1 vs. Bemidji State (10/25/14).

ben mcdonald

JUNIOR • LINEBACKER • 6-1 • 215 MAHTOMEDI, MINNESOTA

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McDONALD’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR GS UT AT TT SACK TFL 2013 0 7 14 21 1.0 2.5 2014 0 13 11 24 2.0 2.5 Totals 0 20 25 45 3.0 5.0 AS A BULLDOG: Emerged on the Bulldog defensive landscape last season and tucked a healthy amount of NCAA II combat -- 13 games worth -- under his belt ... was responsible for 21 total tackles one year ago (seven solo stops and 14 assisted take downs) ... also recovered two fumbles (both versus Minot State on Oct. 19), a number unsurpassed by any other 2013 Bulldog ... saw extensive duty on all four UMD punt and kickoff units as well ... wore No. 54 last season ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2012.

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 5 vs. Minnesota Crookston (11/2/13). Sacks - 1.0 vs. Sioux Falls (9/7/13).

Tackle For Loss - 1.0 vs. Minnesota Crookston (11/2/13) and Sioux Falls (9/7/13)

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2013: Displayed his placekicking wares in a pair of outings -- Minot State on Oct. 19 (two-of-two extra points and two kickoffs) and Minnesota Crookston two weeks later (two-oftwo field goals and one kickoff).

2012: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Field Goals - 2 vs. Concordia-St. Paul (9/6/14) and vs. Minnesota Crookston (11/2/13). Field Goal Attempts - 2 vs. Concordia-St. Paul (9/16/14) and vs. Minnesota Crookston (11/2/13). Longest Field Goal 45 yds. vs Concordia-St. Paul (9/16/14). Extra Point Kicks - 7 vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/4/14). Extra Point Kick Attempts - 8 vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead. Points - 8 at St. Cloud State (10/11/14) and vs. Concordia-St. Paul (9/6/14).

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tyler morris

SOPHOMORE • DEFENSIVE BACK • 6-0 • 180 PASCO, WASHINGTON

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MORRIS’ DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR GS UT AT TT SACK TFL 2014 0 7 3 10 0.0 0.0 2014: Earned his keep supplying the defensive secondary (cornerback) with off-the-bench support ... took part in 12 of 14 games and exited the year with 10 total tackles (including seven solo) to his credit ... also blocked one punt (at Minot State on Nov. 15).

2013: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 2 (Four Times).

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2013: Had his sophomore year cut short due to a knee injury (that also kept on him on the shelf for the entire 2014 spring drills) ... made his 2013 debut in September’s showdown with Minnesota State-Mankato and proceeded to play in six more games before enduring the season-ending blow at a Nov. 6 practice ... had nine total tackles, including one sack, and one forced fumble on the year ... joined one dozen other Bulldogs on the NSIC All-Academic Team.

2012: Was deployed on mainly on special teams two seasons ago and went without a tackle in his three outings ... wore No. 58.2011: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 5 vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/4/14). Sacks - 1.0 vs. Minot State (10/19/13). Tackle For Loss - 1.0 at Minnesota Crookston (11/1/14) and vs. Minot State (10/19/13).

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A.j. naatz

FRESHMAN • LINEBACKER • 6-1 • 220 MENOMONIE, WISCONSIN

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mark nahorniak SENIOR • LINEBACKER • 6-3 • 225 PRESCOTT, WISCONSIN

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jamiah newell

FRESHMAN • RUNNING BACK • 5-8 • 165 LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA

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clint nievinski

JUNIOR • LINEBACKER • 6-0 • 205 MOSINEE, WISCONSIN

connor randall

JUNIOR • OFFENSIVE LINEMAN • 6-5 • 290 EAGAN, MINNESOTA

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2013: Restricted mainly to bit parts ... registered six total tackles during the course of year ... appeared in five games, including four home dates.

2012: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 6 vs. Southwest Minnesota State (9/20/14). Sacks - 1.0 at Minnesota-Crookston (11/1/14). Tackles For Loss - 1.0 at Minnesota-Crookston (11/1/14).

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2015 USA College Football Division II Preseason All-American (second team) 2014: Helped anchor the right side of UMD’s offensive front and wound up with an All-NSIC North Division second team citation for his efforts ... started at guard in all 14 games.

2013: Collared a starting right guard berth for the initial two games of the season before suffering an ankle injury ... did not return to the trenches for six weeks (Nov. 2 versus Minnesota Crookston) and ultimately regained his firstteam status in the regular season finale at Northern State ... played in just seven games, five in a starting capacity.

2012: Was redshirted as a first-year freshmam.

nate ricci

SOPHOMORE • WIDE RECEIVER • 6-0 • 165 STILLWATER, MINNESOTA

FRESHMAN • OFFENSIVE LINEMAN • 6-4 • 300 CANNON FALLS, MINNESOTA

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keynon phillips

SOPHOMORE • TIGHT END • 6-5 • 230 EAGAN, MINNESOTA

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2013: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Pass Receptions - 1 at St. Cloud State (10/11/14). Pass Reception Yards - 4 at St. Cloud State (10/11/14).

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2014: Proved to be a promising young addition to the Bulldog receiving squadron ... finished the year with 17 catches for 216 yards and four touchdowns ... also rushed two times (for three yards) and even connected on his lone career pass attempt -- an 11-yard trick play scoring strike to quarterback Drew Bauer in a 63-28 rout of visiting Minnesota State-Moorhead on Oct. 4 ... returned two kicks and made six tackles as well.

2013: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Pass Receptions - 5 vs. Mary (11/8/14). Pass Reception Yards - 53 vs. Mary (11/8/14). Pass Reception Touchdowns - 2 at Winona State (9/27/14). Longest Pass Reception - 32 yds. at Minnesota State-Mankato (12/6/14).

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larry rice

SENIOR • DEFENSIVE BACK • 5-10 • 190 MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA

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RICE’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR GS UT AT TT SACK PBU 2013 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 2014 0 2 0 2 0.0 0 Totals 0 2 0 2 0.0 0 2014: Was limited to just two shots of collegiate competition (Bemidji State and Minnesota-Crookston) in the veteran-rich UMD defensive secondary ... had two total tackles on the year.

2013: Endured a year he’d just as soon forget ... settled in as UMD’s No. 2 left cornerback at the start of season, but a chronic ankle injury impeded any real hope he had of proving himself ... made one, brief appearance as a sophomore -- at home against Minnesota State-Mankato on Sept. 21 and came away with no statistics ... sported No. 29.

BEFORE UMD: Enrolled at UMD in the fall of 2013 with one year (2011) of community college experience (North Dakota State College of Science) behind him ... is a 2011 graduate of Minnetonka High School ... played football under head coach and UMD Athletic Hall of Famer Dave Nelson, but missed his entire senior year after undergoing open heart surgery ... also lettered on the basketball court for the Skippers.

eriq smith

FRESHMAN • OFFENSIVE LINEMAN • 6-2 • 300 SHOREVIEW, MINNESOTA

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2013: Delivered a 30-tackle season as a sophomore while backing up then-junior Gavin Grady ... also had three quarterback hurries, one pass breakup and one forced fumble in 13 outings.

2012: Experienced a bit of a delay to the start of his UMD career -- spent the first four games of 2012 tending to an lower body injury he suffered prior to fall camp ... turned out to be one of UMD’s most-utilized reserve linebackers after that and wrapped up the year with 24 total tackles ... collected 10 of those stops at Minot State on Oct. 13, 2012.

2011: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2011.

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 11 vs. Bemidji State (10/25/14). Sacks - 1.0 at St. Cloud State (10/11/14).

Tackles For Loss - 1.0 (Six Times).

2014: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

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andrew schiessl

FRESHMAN • LINEBACKER • 6-1 • 225 MENASHA, WISCONSIN

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FRESHMAN • DEFENSIVE BACK • 6-0 • 195 OWATONNA, MINNESOTA

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brandon scott

FRESHMAN • DEFENSIVE LINEMAN • 6-3 • 255 KASSON, MINNESOTA

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trevor thompson

FRESHMAN • DEFENSIVE BACK • 6-1 • 235 NEENAH, WISCONSIN

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2013: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 3 (Three Times). Sacks - 1.0 at Augustana (9/13/14). Tackles For Loss - 1.0 vs.

Northwest Missouri State (11/22/14) and at Augustana (9/13/14).

isaac vesel

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FRESHMAN • TIGHT END • 6-4 • 240 EDINA, MINNESOTA

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VESEL’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR GS UT AT TT SACK TFL 2013 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2014 0 1 4 5 0.0 0.0 Totals 0 1 4 5 0.0 0.0 2014: Bounced back from an injury-plagued freshman year and aptly handled the second-team nose tackle duties -- an understudy to All-NSIC North Division first team Jonathan Harden ... got in 11 games and wound up with five total tackles.

2013: Was hampered by a nagging upper body ailment that partly resulted in him making just two appearances (against Sioux Falls in the season opener and Northern State on Nov. 16) ... went without a tackle during that constricted field time ... wore no. 63 at the start of the season before switching to No. 99.

2012: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 2 vs. Concordia-St. Paul (9/6/14). Tackles for Loss - 1.0 at Minot State (11/15/14).

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darren walker JUNIOR RUNNING BACK • 5-7 • 205 ELK GROVE, CALIFORNIA

willy westerman JUNIOR • OFFENSIVE LINEMAN • 6-3 • 275 ASHLAND, WISCONSIN

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trapper ward

FRESHMAN • OFFENSIVE LINEMAN • 6-5 • 280 RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN

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2013: Appeared in six outings as reserve offensive lineman.

2012: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

kegan wirtz

SOPHOMORE • DEFENSIVE BACK • 6-2 • 195 DE PERE, WISCONSIN

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aaron warren

SOPHOMORE • DEFENSIVE BACK • 6-3 • 195 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

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gus wedig

FRESHMAN • LINEBACKER • 6-3 • 215 WALWORTH, WISCONSIN

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WIRTZ’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR GS UT AT TT SACK TFL 2014 0 6 8 14 0.0 0.0 2014: Spelled Hunter Malberg at the strong safety position and was called into action in all 14 games ... also racked up plenty of miles on UMD’s No. 1 kick return unit ... was in on 14 total tackles (six solos and eight assists) to go with three pass breakups ... all but one of those 14 stops were recorded at Malosky Stadium.

2013: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 5 vs. Northern State (10/18/14).

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2013: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2013.

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 2 at Minnesota-Crookston (11/1/14).

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BILL ATKINS

MIKE RYBARCZYK

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DOM CONWAY

JACK FRIEBE

DEFENSIVE BACK ONALASKA, WIS.

DEFENSIVE BACK MINNETONKA, MINN.

QUARTERBACK ADDISON, ILL.

QUARTERBACK EAU CLAIRE, WIS.

RUNNING BACK DE PERE, WIS.

PUNTER BLOOMINGTON, MINN.

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ERIK HOVDE

DEFENSIVE BACK PINE ISLAND, MINN.

DEFENSIVE BACK BIRCHWOOD, WIS.

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BRYCE HEIM

DEFENSIVE BACK DAYTON, MINN.

VICTOR JAMES

DEFENSIVE BACK ELGIN, MINN.

RUNNING BACK APPLE VALLEY, MINN.

RUNNING BACK NEW BRIGHTON, MINN.

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TAYLOR STREIFF

JOHN BIRKHOLZ

AARON GORRES

DAN BARTELS

LINEBACKER MENASHA, WIS.

LINEBACKER HERMANTOWN, MINN.

LINEBACKER BRAINERD, MINN.

LINEBACKER ROSEMOUNT, MINN.

LINEBACKER COTTAGE GROVE, MINN.

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JAKE ENZMINGER

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OFF. LINEMAN SOUTH ST. PAUL, MINN.

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN MADISON, WIS.

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN PLYMOUTH, MINN.

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN APPLE VALLEY, MINN.

WIDE RECEIVER LITTLETON, COLO.

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WIDE RECEIVER EAGAN, MINN.

TIGHT END MENASHA, WIS.

WIDE RECEIVER ANDOVER, MINN.

WIDE RECEIVER DE PERE, WIS.

WIDE RECEIVER CHIPPEWA FALLS, WIS.

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2014 statistics/results RESULTS OVERALL 13-1 | NSIC 11-0 | HOME 7-0 | ROAD 6-1

TEAM STATISTICS UMD

DATE RESULT ATTENDANCE Sept. 6 UMD 20, Concordia 13* 5,287 Sept. 13 UMD 23, Augustana 22 (OT)* 4,315 Sept. 20 UMD 38, Southwest Minnesota State 7* 3,106 Sept. 27 UMD 28, Winona 21* 4,575 Oct. 4 UMD 63, MSU-Moorhead 28* 3,162 Oct. 11 UMD 44, St. Cloud State 21* 3,861 Oct. 18 UMD 43, Northern State 30* 5,268 Oct. 25 UMD 38, Bemidji State 10* 3,190 Nov. 1 UMD 77, Minnesota Crookston 3* 593 Nov. 8 UMD 53, Mary 35* 2,129 Nov. 15 UMD 56, Minot State 0* 1,003 Nov. 22 UMD 25, Northwest Missouri State 21+ 1,017 Nov. 29 UMD 48, Ouachita Baptist 45 (OT)+ 2,585 Dec. 6 Minnesota State-Mankato 44, UMD 17+ 3,378 * NSIC Game | + NCAA II Playoffs | Home Game (Malosky Stadium)

SCORe BY QUARTERS

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Opponents

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OPP

FIRST DOWNS 349 239

By Rushing 211 83

By Passing 125 139

By Penalty 13 17 RUSHING YARDS 3,955 1,967 Yards Gained 4,274 1,967 Yards Lost 319 417 Rushing Attempts 700 426 Avg. Yards/Game 282.9 110.7 PASSING YARDS 2,493 3,184 Comp-Att-Int 211-364-7 241-447-12 Avg. Yards/Game 178.1 227.4 TOTAL PLAYS 1,064 873 TOTAL YARDS 6,448 4,734 Avg. Yards/Play 6.1 5.4 Avg. Yards/Game 460.6 338.1 FUMBLES/LOST 17/7 23/15 PENALTIES/YARDS 74/662 64/547 THIRD DOWNS 87/204 78/199 FOURTH DOWNS 23/32 7/22 TIME OF POSSESSION 34:15 24:55

TOTAL OFFENSE TP RUSH PASS TOT AVG/G Drew Bauer 549 983 2,381 3,364 240.3 Logan Lauters 225 1,526 0 1,531 109.0 RUSHING TC GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LNG Austin Sikorski 98 480 0 480 68.6 Logan Lauters 225 1,552 26 1,526 6.8 14 57 Caleb Belknap 54 338 0 338 28.2 Drew Bauer 202 1,184 201 983 4.9 13 47 Beau Bofferding 32 207 0 207 14.8 Austin Sikorski 98 511 31 480 4.9 7 41 Nate Beaulieu 28 172 0 172 34.4 Caleb Belknap 54 343 5 338 6.3 1 55 Aaron Roth 16 115 0 115 8.2 Beau Bofferding 32 207 0 207 6.5 8 37 Eric Kline 18 18 85 103 14.7 Nate Beaulieu 28 183 11 172 6.1 3 27 Shawn Magee 3 49 0 49 3.5 Aaron Roth 16 123 8 115 7.2 0 32 Justin Laureys 8 19 7 26 5.2 Shawn Magee 3 51 2 49 16.3 0 45 Andrew Brees 1 22 0 22 1.7 Andrew Brees 1 22 0 22 22.0 0 22 James Connor 3 14 0 14 2.0 Justin Laureys 7 22 3 19 2.7 0 15 Nate Ricci 3 3 11 14 1.0 Eric Kline 7 33 15 18 2.6 0 13 OTHERS 26 11 9 18 0.5 James Connor 3 14 0 14 4.7 0 9 BULLDOGS 1,064 3,960 2,515 6,475 462.5 Nick Larson 3 13 0 13 4.3 0 5 OPPONENTS 873 1,570 3,194 4,764 340.3 Justin Fowlkes 1 8 0 8 8.0 0 8 SCORING TD 1P 2-R) 2-P 2-W FG PTS Nate Ricci 2 5 2 3 1.5 0 5 D. Bauer 15 0-0 1-2 1-3 0 0 92 Zach Zweifel 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 L. Lauters 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 90 TEAM 17 0 15 -15 -0.9 0 0 A. Brees 0 46-50 2-3 0-0 0 11-17 83 BULLDOGS 700 4,274 319 3,955 5.7 46 57 B. Bofferding 13 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 0 78 OPPONENTS 426 1,985 415 1,570 3.7 11 57 A. Sikorski 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 42 PASSING ATT COMP INT PCT YDS TD LNG EFF Aaron Roth 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 42 Drew Bauer 347 202 6 58.2 2,381 25 57 136.2 Z. Zweifel 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 30 Eric Kline 11 6 1 54.5 85 3 24 191.3 N. Ricci 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 24 Zach Zweifel 1 1 0 100.0 9 1 9 505.6 T. McLaughlin 0 15-17 0-0 0-0 0 3-3 24 Justin Laureys 1 1 0 100.0 7 0 7 158.8 N. Beaulieu 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 18 Nate Ricci 1 1 0 100.0 11 1 1 522.4 T. Grant 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 18 BULLDOGS 364 211 7 58.0 2,493 30 57 139.4 J. Fowlkes 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 12 OPPONENTS 447 241 12 53.9 3,184 27 65 128.5 C. Belknap 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 6 J. Connor 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 6 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD LNG AVG/G Z. Bassuener 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 6 Zach Zweifel 53 738 13.9 5 42 52.7 N. Zibolski 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 Aaron Roth 46 537 11.7 7 56 38.4 BULLDOGS 77 61-67 3-6 1-3 1 14-20 573 Beau Bofferding 41 423 10.3 5 26 30.2 OPPONENTS 39 31-34 0-1 1-4 1 11-13 300 Nate Ricci 17 216 12.7 4 32 15.4 Taylor Grant 16 157 9.8 3 20 11.2 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS RUSH REC PR KR IR TOT Logan Lauters 12 84 7.0 1 28 6.0 Logan Lauters 1,531 84 0 0 0 1,615 Justin Fowlkes 11 202 18.4 2 57 20.2 Aaron Roth 115 537 72 506 0 1,230 Austin Sikorski 5 38 7.6 0 21 5.4 Drew Bauer 983 20 0 0 0 1,003 James Connor 3 36 12.0 1 26 5.1 Beau Bofferding 207 423 0 282 0 912 Caleb Belknap 2 25 12.5 0 13 2.1 Zach Zweifel 3 738 10 48 0 799 Drew Bauer 2 20 10.0 2 11 1.4 OTHERS 260 1,121 61 201 166 2,240 Alex Knutson 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.2 BULLDOGS 3,960 2,515 143 1,037 166 7,821 Ryan Miesbauer 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.5 OPPONENTS 1,570 3,194 128 1,000 43 5,935 Kenyon Phillips 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.3 FIELD GOALS FG-FGA PCT 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LNG BLK BULLDOGS 211 2.515 11.9 30 57 179.6 Tyler McLaughlin 3-3 100.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 45 0 OPPONENTS 241 3,194 13.3 27 65 228.1 Andrew Brees 11-17 64.7 1-1 8-9 1-4 1-3 0-0 49 1

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2014 statistics/single-game highes INDIVIDUAL - DEFENSIVE DEFENSIVE STATS SOLO AST TOT TFL/YDS SACKS/YDS INT/YDS PBU FR/YDS FF BLK David Boegel 52 34 86 2.5/9 0.0/0 0/0 3 1/0 3 0 Gavin Grady 33 48 81 9.0/27 1.5/7 1/29 3 1/0 0 1 Beau Bates 38 33 71 9.0/27 2.0/11 1/0 1 0/0 0 0 Gavin Brown 28 35 63 13.5/55 3.5/26 0/0 4 1/0 0 0 Darion Fletcher 34 24 58 3.0/6 0.0/0 2/26 4 0/0 0 0 Brent Stiglich 27 23 50 6.0/22 1.5/14 0/0 4 0/0 1 0 Nathan Zibolski 16 34 50 7.0/25 2.0/15 1/18 7 2/0 0 0 Hunter Malberg 30 18 48 0.0/0 0.0/0 3/15 7 1/0 0 0 Jake Lambrecht 14 26 40 11.0/58 5.5/37 0/0 0 0/0 2 0 Jonathan Harden 14 23 37 13.5/35 3.0/15 0/0 1 0/0 2 0 Daryl Brown 22 14 36 3.5/12 1.0/2 2/21 5 1/0 1 0 Tyler Smrcina 22 9 31 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 5 0/0 0 0 Ben McDonald 13 11 24 2.5/17 2.0/16 0/0 1 0/0 0 0 Yusef Hassan 11 11 22 5.0/32 1.5/11 0/0 0 1/0 1 0 Nick Thorpe 8 14 22 4.0/34 1.5/15 0/0 2 1/0 0 1 Mark Nahorniak 12 10 22 2.0/7 0.5/5 0/0 0 0/0 0 1 Tim Sommer 4 12 16 1.5/6 1.0/5 1/0 0 0/0 0 0 Dillon Martinez 11 5 16 1.0/2 0.0/0 1/57 0 0/0 0 0 Jacob Brusehaver 4 11 15 3.0/8 0.0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 1 Kegan Wirtz 6 8 14 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 3 1/0 0 0 Clint Nievinski 3 8 11 1.5/10 1.5/10 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 Tyler Morris 7 3 10 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 1 Aaron Roth 7 3 10 1.0/8 1.0/8 0/0 0 0/0 1 0 Zach Bassuener 3 6 9 1.0/3 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 Kale Boomer 3 5 8 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 Nate Ricci 3 3 6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 Isaac Vesel 1 4 5 1.0/1 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 Alex Wood 3 2 5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 1/0 0 0 Regis Henke 1 2 3 0.5/1 0.0/0 0/0 0 2/0 1 0 Andrew Brees 1 2 3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 Craig Huberty 1 2 3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 Drew Bauer 2 0 2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 Beau Bofferding 0 2 2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 1/0 0 0 Kenny Kirkvold 1 1 2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 1 Larry Rice 2 0 2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 Mitchell Ziegler 0 2 2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 James Connor 1 0 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 Karl Finkel 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 1 Peter Bateman 1 0 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 Jay Schlichte 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 Ryan Misbauer 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 Aaron Warren 0 0 0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 1 Zach Zweifel 0 0 0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 1 UMD TOTALS 439 451 890 102/405 29/197 12/166 51 15/0 12 9 OPP TOTALS 510 653 1163 82/268 28/166 7/43 43 7/0 11 3

INTERCEPTIONS Hunter Malberg Daryl Brown Darion Fletcher Beau Bates Nathan Zibolski Dillon Martinez Tim Sommer Gavin Grady BULLDOGS OPPONENTS

NO 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 12 7

YDS AVG 15 5.0 21 10.5 26 13.0 0 0.0 18 18.0 57 57.0 0 0.0 29 29.0 166 13.8 43 6.1

TD LNG 0 12 0 14 0 26 0 0 0 18 0 57 0 0 0 29 0 57 0 20

INDIVIDUAL - SPECIAL PUNTING NO YDS AVG LNG TB FC I20 BLK Shawn Magee 46 1,753 38.1 63 4 12 11 2 Andrew Brees 8 251 31.4 56 0 0 0 0 TEAM 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 BULLDOGS 56 2,004 35.8 63 4 12 11 2 OPPONENTS 79 2,493 31.6 56 3 25 19 6 KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD LNG Aaron Roth 22 506 23.0 0 72 Beau Bofferding 9 282 31.3 0 96 Daryl Brown 6 112 18.7 0 26 Justin Fowlkes 3 56 18.7 0 23 Zach Zweifel 2 48 24.0 0 28 Nate Ricci 2 30 15.0 0 16 David Boegel 1 0 0.0 0 0 Alex Wood 1 3 3.0 0 3 UMD TOTALS 46 1,037 22.5 0 96 OPP TOTALS 64 1,000 15.6 0 33 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD LNG Aaron Roth 9 72 8.0 0 15 Zach Zweifel 5 10 2.0 0 13 OTHERS 4 61 15.3 1 0 BULLDOGS 18 143 7.9 1 15 OPPONENTS 12 128 10.7 1 29

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS INDIVIDUAL

Rushing Attempts 32, Logan Lauters vs. Ouachita Baptist (11/29) Rushing Yards 200, Logan Lauters vs. Northern State (10/18) Rushing TDs 4, Austin Sikorski vs. MSU Moorhead (10/04)

4, Beau Bofferding vs. U-Mary (11/8) Long Run 57 yards, Logan Lauters vs. Northern State (10/18) Pass Attempts 40, Drew Bauer vs. Augustana (S.D.) (9/13) Pass Completions 23, Drew Bauer vs. U-Mary (11/8) Passing Yards 326, Drew Bauer vs. St. Cloud State (10/11) Passing TDs 4, Drew Bauer vs. Minn-Crookston (11/1) Long Pass 57 yards, D. Bauer to J. Fowlkes vs. U-Mary (11/8) Pass Receptions 10, Beau Bofferding vs. Augustana (S.D.) (9/13)

10, Aaron Roth vs. Ouachita Baptist (11/29) Receiving Yards 145, Aaron Roth vs. Ouachita Baptist (11/29) TD Receptions 4, Aaron Roth vs. Minn.-Crookston (11/1) - Total Plays 51, Drew Bauer vs. Northwest Missouri State (11/30) - Total Offense Yards 289, Drew Bauer vs. Bemidji State (10/26) - Total TDs 4, Drew Bauer vs. Emporia State (11/23) Total Tackles 13, Beau Bates vs. Northwest Missouri (11/22)

13, David Boegel vs. Minnesota State (12/6) QB Sacks 2.0, Jake Lambrecht vs Minot State (11/15) 2.0, Nathan Zibloski vs. Northern State (10/18) Tackles For Loss 4.0, Jake Lambrecht vs. Augustana (S.D.) (9/13) Interceptions 2, Hunter Malberg vs. MSU Moorhead (10/4)

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33 vs. Minnesota Crookston (11/1) 91 vs. Ouachita Baptist (11/29) 575 vs. U-Mary (11/8) 7.7 vs. Northern State (10/18) 63 vs. Minnesota Crookston (11/1) 63 vs. Minot State (11/15) 462 vs. Southwest Minnesota State (9/20) 8.4 vs. Northern State (10/18) 326 vs. St. Cloud State (10/11) 10.2 vs. Minnesota Crookston (11/1) 5 vs. Northern State (10/18) 4 vs. Minnesota State (12/6) 2 vs. MSU Moorhead (11/4) 2 vs. Northern State (10/18) 2 vs. Bemidji State (10/25)

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KICK RETURN FOR TD UMD Justin Fowlkes............................................................................ 80 yards vs. St. Cloud State University (9/22/12) OPP Talo Pascal................................................................88 yards vs. University of Minnesota, Crookston (10/27/12) PUNT RETURN FOR TD UMD Zach Bassuener................................................0 yards [blocked] at University of Minnesota, Crookston (11/1/14) OPP Kohlman-Adma-Schulte...... 3 yards [blocked] vs. Northwest Missouri State University (11/22/14-NCAA II Playoffs) INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR TD UMD Colby Ring.........................................48 yards at Northwest Missouri State University (11/30/13-NCAA II playoffs) OPP Aldin Foster-Rettig............................44 yards vs. Northwest Missouri State University (12/13/08-NCAA II playoffs) FUMBLE RECOVERY FOR TD UMD Chris Vandervest................................................. 91 yards at Minnesota State University-Moorhead (10/12/2013) OPP Corey Orth............................................. 0 yards vs. Colorado State University-Pueblo (11/26/11-NCAA II playoffs) EXTRA POINT ATTEMPT RETURN FOR 2 PTS UMD Jim Johnson....................................................................................... vs. Central Washington University (9/23/06) OPP Trevor Hyatt....................................................................................................Chadron State University (11/22/08) SHUTOUTS UMD............................................................................................... W 56-0 vs, Minot State University (11/15/14) OPP.............................................................................................. L 7-0 vs. Wayne State (Neb.) College (9/17/11) OVERTIME GAME UMD............................................................W 48-45 vs, Ouachita Baptist University (11/29/14-NCAA II playoffs) 100 RUSHING YARDS

Drew Bauer ................................... 114 yards vs. Minnesota State University Mankato (12/6/14-NCAA II playoffs) 200 RUSHING YARDS

Logan Lauters......................................................................... 200 yards vs. Northern State University (10/18/14) 300 YARDS PASSING

Drew Bauer............................................................................326 yards vs. St. Cloud State University (10/11/14) 400 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS

Drew Bauer............................................................................408 yards vs. St. Cloud State University (10/11/14) 150 YARDS PASS RECEIVING

D.J. Winfield....................................................................... 160 yards at Central Washington University (8/30/10) TWO BULLDOGS RUSHED FOR 100 YARDS

Logan Lauters (200) & Drew Bauer (126)............................................. vs. Northern State University (10/18/14) THREE BULLDOGS RUSHED FOR 100 YARDS

Logan Lauters (154), Drew Bauer (111) & Austin Sikorski (103)........... vs. Southwest Minnesota State (9/20/14)

2014 WIN-LOSS SUMMARY Home Overall Away Overall Day Games Night Games Natural Grass Artificial Turf Leading After 1st Quarter Trailing After 1st Quarter Tied After 1st Quarter Leading at Halftime Trailing at Halftime Tied at Halftime Leading After 3rd Quarter Trailing After 3rd Quarter Tied After 3rd Quarter Overtime When Scoring First When Opp. Scores First

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“Duluth State Teachers College had its first team in 1930, and 28 players responded to Coach Kovach’s call...”

So records the 1930-31 yearbook, The Chronicle, depicting the origins of Bulldog football when the University of Minnesota Duluth wasn’t the University of Minnesota Duluth at all, but rather the Duluth State Teachers College (DSTC). “Coach Kovach,” a.k.a. Frank Kovach, an industrial arts specialist organized and coached the first team that would later evolve into one of the most successful college programs in the land. Appropriately enough, Kovach directed his troops to a winless season as the Bulldogs debuted in 1930 with two ties — a scoreless deadlock against Itasca Junior College, and a 6-6 verdict versus Duluth Junior College — and three losses in their only five outings.

Following Kovach’s baptismal year, he yielded the coaching gavel to Lloyd Peterson in 1931, beginning an era that would continue through the 1957 season.

Peterson’s (and DSTC’S) first victory ever came in the second tilt of the season against Winona State Teacher’s College, a 7-0 whitewash.

In 1932, the Bulldogs were jammed in a four-way tie for first place in the Northern Intercollegiate Conference, their initial taste of championship football, and in 1934 DSTC captured its first outright title.

The latter part of the 1930s was one of the more fruitful periods in Bulldog history.

From 1934 to 1939, DSTC constructed a 31-7-2 record with championships again in 1937 and 1938.

The pre-World War II days found the Bulldogs’ football program struggling and 1941 produced the worst campaign in the school’s history to that point with a 1-6 record. When world peace was restored, however, the Bulldogs made a quick comeback as they tied for the NIC crown in 1946 and again in 1948.

The Bulldogs played an independent schedule in 1949 and traded in their

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green and gold colors in 1950 to become the Maroon & Gold of the University of Minnesota Duluth.

The newly-named UMD then aligned with the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) in 1950.

The 1951 season boiled down to a showdown between the Bulldogs and Gustavus Adolphus, and, in 17-degree wintry weather, the Gusties stopped the Bulldogs’ drive to bring home their first MIAC championship. The following season was the most disastrous year UMD has ever experienced as it suffered through an 0-7-1 record.

The mid-1950s were a period for slowly refueling the program with respectability.

In 1957 Peterson stepped down after 24 years of skilling shepherding the Bulldogs.

His replacement was a Crosby-Ironton native who had worked wonders at Morris and Morningside (Edina) High Schools — Jim Malosky — and within three years, the Bulldogs had earned a MIAC crown.

UMD successfully defended its title in 1961, but the program slumped again in the mid-1960s with three successive sub.500 seasons.The Bulldogs were nosed out for the crown in 1967, despited cobbling together a nifty 7-1-1 record, but again fell below the .500 mark in 1968 and 1969.

After nearly a 30-year absence, UMD rejoined the Northern (Sun) Intercollegiate Conference in 1976. Over the next 28 years, the Bulldogs would suffer just one losing season in conference play while amassing a 196-95-5 record en route to capturing nine NSIC championships.The first of those crowns came in 1979 when UMD won its final five league matchups of the year (including a convincing 34-8 home win over

Minnesota State University-Moorhead) to claim a share of the NSIC title with MSU-Moorhead. The following year, the Bulldogs did what no UMD outfif had ever done before — finished a season unbeaten and untied — as it posted a perfect 100-0 overall record while leading all NCAA II teams in both scoring offense (35.4 points per game) and scoring defense (7.6 ppg). By October 1981, UMD had strung together a 20-game winning streak, which at the time was the longest in all of college football. Then, on Halloween of that year, MSU-Moorhead knocked the Bulldogs from the ranks of the unbeatens, stunning the overflow record-crowd of 5,862 at Griggs Field with a 29-0 victory.

UMD went on to finish the season sporting a 9-1-0 mark in all games and placed second to (who else?) MSU-Moorhead in the league standings.

The Bulldogs returned to the top of the NSIC heap in 1985 by reeling off seven straight wins to end the year, and also laid claim to conference crowns in 1990, 1995 and 1996.

The 1997 season marked the end of a truly golden era for Bulldog football. Due to health concerns, the legendary Jim Malosky was forced to retire following a memorable 40-year coaching run at UMD. The winningest coach in NCAA Division II football history at the time, Malosky just seemed to get better with age as his troops finished below the .500 mark on only two occasions during his final 28 seasons.

Upon Malosky’s departure, UMD floundered somewhat until the dawn of a new century. Bob Nielson’s arrival as head coach in 1999 signaled a resurgence and, in 2001, Nielson and the Bulldogs posted a 9-3-0 overall mark, the most victories in a season for UMD since 1990.The Bulldogs, who fell just short of an NSIC crown for the second straight season, made the school’s first-ever postseason appearance by taking part in the 37th Mineral Water Bowl in Excelsior Springs, Mo., against Central Missouri State University.

One season later, in 2002, the Bulldogs enjoyed one of their most productive seasons in team history to that point, going a perfect 11-0 during the regular season (including a 9-0 mark in NSIC play when it averaged a league-record 47.9 points per outing) and earning their inaugural berth in the NCAA II playoffs.

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UMD, which set or equalled 59 team and individual records during the course of the year and were NSIC champs for the first time in a half dozen years, suffered a 45-41 last-second road setback to Northwest Missouri State University in its NCAA playoff debut.

UMD continued its victorious ways in 2003, posting an 8-3 overall mark. A Nov. 15 game against Winona State was to be the Bulldogs’ temporary farewell to the NSIC following 42 years of affiliation split by 26 seasons in the MIAC. After five years on the Bulldog sidelines, Nielson traded in his headset on December 1, 2003 to take over as UMD’s Director of Athletics.

One of Nielson’s first major moves was to hire his successor. Looking west, he found his man in Kyle “Bubba” Schweigert, who had paid his dues the previous 15 years as highly-regarded assistant coach at the University of North Dakota. Schweigert piloted the Bulldogs through their inaugural go-around of North Central Conference activity five years ago, but it didn’t take long for his troops to settle into their new digs. UMD used a relentless and a record-breaking air attack to tie for the 2005 NCC crown and qualify for NCAA II postseason play for the second time in four years. Schweigert stepped down as head coach after the 2007 season (the final year of competition for the historic NCC) and his replacement was also his predecessor, Bob Nielson. In his first year back at the controls, Nielson proceeded to marshal the Bulldogs through a season for the ages, claiming the school’s first NCAA II title in any sport and going a perfect 15-0. UMD, which amassed a 10-0 record in NSIC play -- a league first , capped off the 2008 season with a 2114 triumph over Northwest Missouri State in the NCAA II championship in Florence, Ala. Two weeks earlier, the Bulldogs posted what is arguably the most momentuous victory in UMD athletic history by derailing perennial NCAA II powerhouse Grand Valley State University 19-13 in overtime. That win came on the road over a team which had, at the time, gone 51-1 and won two NCAA II championships during the past four years. Although it wasn’t able to successfully defend their national title the following fall, UMD still managed to advance to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA II playoffs and walk off with its second straight outright NSIC crown.

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But it didn’t take long for the Bulldogs to regain their national championship touch. In 2010, just 24 months removed from capturing the school’s first NCAA II crown in any sport, UMD cobbled together another remarkable 15-0 run. Despite being without the services of four key members of its opening day starting cast on offense -- including three-time All-American running back Isaac Odim (who suffered a season-ending knee injury six weeks in), UMD stll managed to walk out of Florence with another NCAA II title trophy in tow, thanks in part to a defense which allowed just 12.7 points per outing during the year -- a figure unmatched by any club in the nation. What’s more, the Bulldogs became the first team in NCAA II history to finish 15-0 in more than one season and just the eighth school to have been crowned champion more than once.

Although the Bulldogs were unable to retain the NCAA II title belt in 2011, they

did manage to capture a share of their school-record fourth NSIC crown in a row and rolled up 31 consecutive conference victories (four shy of the league record) before succumbing on the road to Wayne State College (Neb.) in week three of the season. UMD also secured its fourth NCAA II playoff berth in as many years and, and, in the second round, toppled No. 1-ranked and undefeated Colorado State University-Pueblo 24-21 on the road before falling 31-25 to visiting Wayne State University(Mich.) in the quarterfinals the ensuing week.The 2012 season would turn out to be Nielson’s final go-around at UMD as he resigned in late December to assume the head coaching position at Western Illinois University. That was a little over a month after his Bulldogs won a fifth successive NSIC North Division title (they were second in the overall league standings) and participated in NCAA II postseason play for a fifth straight time.

Curt Weise, who was Nielson’s trusty and talented offensive coordinator for five years, was promoted to the head job in late December 2012 and picked up right

where his predecessor left off, directing UMD to an 11-2 record during his debut season. For an encore last fall, the 2013 Liberty Mutual Division II Coach of the Year and the Bulldogs went 13-1 (which were the third most single-seasons wins in team history), corralled their school-record 19th NSIC championship and made a seventh straight trip to the NCAA II playoffs.

UMD has harvested several outstanding players throughout its rich 82-year history including halfbacks Ted McKnight (the 1976 NCAA II rushing leader), Dick Pesonen and Lou Barle, end Tom Adams, offensive tackle Vern Emerson, and defensive tackle Dave Viaene -- all of whom did time in the National Football League. Another Bulldog product, the late Dan Devine, gained national recognition as a respected collegiate and professional coach. Devine, who captained and quarterbacked UMD in 1947, went on to enjoy prosperous head coaching stays at the University of Missouri, the University of Notre Dame (where he won a national championship) and the Green Bay Packers. Most recently, outside linebacker Russ Rabe, UMD’s all-time quarterback sack leader, joined the school’s legends by signing a free agent contract with the New Orleans Saints in April 2005 before going on suit up for the NFL Europe’s Hamburg Sea Devils the next summer. In addition, quarterback Ted Schlafke distinguished himself following a brilliant four-year collegiate stay in 2008 by becoming the first Bulldog to land a spot on the American Football Coaches Association All-American team as well as the first to be a Harlon Hill Award (most outstanding player in NCAA) quarter finalist. Odim repeated that Harlon Hill feat one year later while landing on five separate All-American teams.The school’s only three-year football All-American (2008-10), Odim exited UMD owning no less than 17 team single-game, single-season and lifetime records and, in the summer of 2011, strutted his stuff with the San Diego Chargers of the NFL during the preseason as a free agent. Three years ago, offensive guard Garth Heikkinen, who started in a school-record 54 consecutive games, was bestowed with the Gene Upshaw Division II National Lineman of the Year Award (a UMD first) and in 2014, Heikkinen’s one-time linemate, left guard Andrew Muer, became the first Bulldog to be named to seven different All-American teams (one more than Heikkinen).

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UMD NATIONAL postseason honors Harlon Hill Trophy Finalists The Harlon Hill Trophy has been awarded annually since 1986 to the most outstanding player in NCAA Division II football and is voted on by the sports information directors from the nation’s 150-plus NCAA II football-playing schools.

2009—Isaac Odim (RB)-Top 9 Finalist (Finished fourth in the final voting) 2008—Ted Schlafke (QB)- Quarterfinalist (Finished fourth in the final voting) 2005—Greg Aker (WR) Top 24 Candidate 2003—Tim Battaglia (WR) Top 24 Candidate 1986—Corey Veech (RB) Top 24 Candidate

GREG AKER

ISAAC ODIM

TED SCHLAFKE

TIM BATTAGLIA

COREY VEECH

CURT WIESE HEIKKINEN

GENE UPSHAW NCAA II LINEMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD The Gene Upshaw Lineman of the Year Award has been presented annually since 2004 to the top NCAA Division II junior or senior offensive or defensive lineman in the nation. Sports information directors from each of the football-playing Division II institutions are the sole voters.

2012—Garth Heikkinen (Recipient)

GARTH HEIKKINEN The National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award is presented annually to 16 senior student-athletes nationwide who have excelled in the classroom and on the football field football and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship.

2010—Isaac Odim 1997—Steve Blackmarr

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STEVE BLACKMARR

ISAAC ODIM

The Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award is the leading college footballhonor recognizing coaches for their sportsmanship, integrity, responsibility and excellence, on and off field 2013—Curt Wiese (Recipient) 2011—Bob Nielson (Finalist) 2010—Bob Nielson (Recipient)

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bulldog all-americans 2014—Andrew Muer-OL (#*^∞1st/+∆2nd/@3rd) 2014—Logan Lauters-RB (∞2nd/#3rd/^ HM) 2014—Gavin Grady-LB (∞1st/^ HM) 2014—Aaron Roth-WR (∞3rd) 2014—Drew Bauer-QB (∞HM) 2013—Colby Ring-LB (*1st/#2nd/+HM) 2013—Tom Olson-OT (@^1st) 2013—Chris Vandervest-DE (^HM) 2013—Grant Schnobrich-C (^HM) 2012—Garth Heikkinen-OG (#*+@^1st/∆2nd) 2012—Aaron Roth-RS/WR (∆3rd) 2012—Buma Foncham-NT (^HM) 2012—Andrew Muer-OG (^HM) 2012—Chase Vogler-QB (^HM) 2011—Garth Heikkinen-OG (*+@1st/#2nd/∆HM) 2011—David Nadeau-PK (+2nd) 2011—Cody Eich-DB (^HM) 2011—Cory Flesch-OT (+HM) 2011—Rob Huberty-LB (+HM) 2011—Derrick Zappa-DB (^HM) 2010—Cody Eich-DB (^1st) 2010—Kiel Fechtelkotter-LB (#1st, +1st, @1st, ^2nd) 2010—Jim Kunz-NT (^1st Team) 2010—Isaac Odim-RB (#2nd, @2, ^2nd) 2010—D.J. Winfield-WR (@2nd) 2010—Robbie Aurich-LB (^3rd) 2010—David Nadeau-PK (^3rd) 2010—Cory Flesch-OT (^HM) 2010—Garth Heikkinen-OG (^HM) 2010—Chase Vogler-QB (^HM) 2009—Robbie Aurich-LB (@^1st/+3rd) 2009—Tobias Lemke-C (+@1st) 2009—Isaac Odim-RB (*+@^1st) 2008—Nate Baier-OG (^1st/#+@2nd) 2008—Mitch Cady-OT (^1st) 2008—Jim Johnson-DB (^2nd) 2008—Tobias Lemke-C (^3rd) 2008—Isaac Odim-RB (^3rd/+HM) 2008—Ted Schlafke-QB (#*^1st/@HM) 2008—D.J. Winfield-WR (^3rd) 2008—Tyler Yelk-DB (+1st/#2nd/@^3rd) 2008—Ben Loth-LB (^HM) 2005—Marcus Davis-DB (~4th) 2004—Russ Rabe-LB (@3rd) 2003—Russ Rabe-DE (^1st) 2002—Peter Lawton-OG (^2nd) 2002—Nate Reimers-OT (^3rd) 2001—Peter Lawton-OG (^HM) 2001—Kevin Westbrock-DB (^HM) 1989—Brent Griffith-OT (#^2nd) 1988—Chris Westberg-DB (^1st) 1986—Corey Veech-RB (#2nd) 1986—Scott Claflin-DB (#HM) 1986—Wayde Preston-LB (#HM) 1986—Mark Turcott-DT (#HM) 1983—Marty Fadness-LB (#HM) 1982—Gary Birkholz-OG/OC (#1st/≠ 2nd) 1981—Brad Havron-DE (≠2nd) 1981—Boyd Hanson-RB (#HM) 1980—Amory Bodin-RB (≠HM) 1980—Mike Thomas-OT (#3rd) 1979—Tom Lawrence-DB (#HM) 1978—Cal Barr-LB (#3rd Team) 1978—Amory Bodin-RB (#HM) 1976—Ted McKnight-RB (#1st) 1975—Terry Egerdahl-RB (#1st ) 1974—Mark Johnson-DB (#1st) 1961—Ron Kostiliz-OT (≠2nd) 1961—John Nachtsheim-RB (≠2nd) 1959—Dick Pesonen-RB (#HM)

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ROBBIE AURICH

NATE BAIER

GARY BIRKHOLZ

MITCH CADY

TERRY EGERDAHL

CODY EICH

KIEL FECHTELKOTTER

GARTH HEIKKINEN

MARK JOHNSON

JIM KUNZ

TOBIAS LEMKE

TED MCKNIGHT

KEY # Associated Press Little All-American | + d2football.com * American Football Coaches Association | @ Daktronics ^Don Hansen Football Gazette | ∞ USA College Football ∆Beyond Sports College Network | ~ CollegeSports.com | ≠NAIA

ANDREW MUER

ISAAC ODIM

TOM OLSON

RUSS RABE

COLBY RING

TED SCHLAFKE

CHRIS WESTBERG

TYLER YELK

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UMD ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS all-conference selections NSIC (1932-48; 1976-2003; 2008- )

2014—Peter Bateman, OL; David Boegel, DB; Andrew Brees, PK; Gavin Grady, LB; Jonathan Harden, DL; Logan Lauters, RB; Andrew Muer, OL; Phillip Rutz, OT. 2013—Kenny Chowa, DB; Buma Foncham, DL; Andrew Muer, OL; Tom Olson, OL; Colby Ring, LB; Grant Schnobrich, OL; Austin Sikorski, RB; Chris Vandervest, DL. 2012—Andrew Brees, PK; Jake Bscherer, OL; Kenny Chowa, DB; Buma Foncham, DL; Cameron Harper, DB; Garth Heikkinnen, OL; Andrew Muer, OL; Colby Ring, LB; Aaron Roth, RS. 2011—Cody Eich, DB; Cory Flesch, OL; Garth Heikkinen, OL; Rob Huberty, LB; David Nadeau, PK; Chris Vandervest, DL; Derrick Zappa, LB. 2010—Robbie Aurich, LB; Cody Eich, DB; Kiel Fechtelkotter, LB*; Cory Flesch, OL; Cameron Harper, DB; Garth Heikkinen, OL; Francis Herzog, OL; Rob Huberty, LB; Eli Kelley, OL; Jim Kunz, DL; David Nadeau, PK; Isaac Odim, RB#; Chase Vogler, QB; D.J. Winfield, WR/KR/PR. 2009–Robbie Aurich, LB*; Jake Coauette, TE; Kiel Fechtelkotter, LB; Korey Horn, LB; Tobias Lemke, OC; David Nadeau, PK; Isaac Odim, RB#; Kevin Pexa, DE; Cole Strilzuk, DB;Sam Whitney, OT; D.J. Winfield, WR/RS; Brandon Wood, DB. 2008–Nate Baier, OG; Mitch Cady, OT; Jake Comnick, LB; Drew Fautsch, DE; Jim Johnson, DB; Tobias Lemke, OC; Ben Loth, LB; Isaac Odim, RB; Ted Schlafke, QB#; D.J. Winfield, WR~; Tyler Yelk, DB. 2003—Adam Fechhelm, C; Chris Gaines, CB; Dave Otto, LB; Russ Rabe, DE; Dan Soldner, OG. 2002—Tim Battaglia, WR@; Nate Davis, DE; Ricky Fritz, QB#; Chad Gerlach, PK; Cash Langeness, DB; Peter Lawton, OG; Nate Reimers, OT; Ben Tahja, DT; Mike Walters, DT. 2001—Steve Battaglia, WR; Peter Lawton, OT; Patrick Paulsen, OT; Kevin Westbrock, DB*.

2000—Steve Battaglia, WR; Peter Lawton, OT; Jimmy Malo, LB; Kevin Westbrock, DB. 1999—None 1998—Jeff Holubar, DE; Nate Miller, DT; Tim Rohweder, OG; Trevor Theelke, QB. 1997—Wes Bonine, SE; Brian DeDominces, DB; Sam Hardwig, HB; Nate Miller, DT; Tim Rohweder, OG. 1996—Sam Hardwig, HB; Mike Haedt, LB; Kurt King, OG; Brian Oman, OT; Shawn Racine,DB; Andy Wolf, DB. 1995—David Floysand,QB; Scott Graunke, DE *; Kurt King, OG; Brian Oman, OT; Brian Potocnik, LB; Chad Stoskopf, DE. 1994—Marc Achterkirch, LB; Kurt King, OG; Tony Poncelet, TE; Noble Rainville, PK. 1993—Marc Achterkirch, LB; Dave Emerson, OG; Paul Lombard, OC; Greg Valaskey, QB. 1992—Mark Adler, DE; Ted Greely, OC; Bob Schwartz, OT; Jason Wolf, DB; Jeff Walker, TE. 1991—Sean Callahan, LB; Paul Paczynski, OT; Eric Rajala, HB; Bob Schwartz, OT.

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1990—Korey Jazdzewski, DT; Paul Paczynski, OT; Eric Rajala, HB; Dale Roehl, DB; Ron Viaene, DT; Chris Westberg, DB. 1989—Mark Callaway, DB; Scott Concannon, DE; Dale Gessell, QB; Brent Griffith, OT. 1988—Jeff Dunnell, C; Bill Mestelle, DB; Steve Siroin, DE; Chris Westberg, DB. 1987—Jeff Dunnell, C; Jim Malosky, Jr., QB; Bill Mestelle, DB; Greg Ogren, LB; Mike Petrich, DB; Ron Terres, DB; Dave Viaene, DT. 1986—Scott Claflin, DB; Jim Malosky, Jr., QB; Phil Peichel, LB; Wayde Preston, LB; Mark Turcott, DT; Corey Veech, HB. 1985—Leon Banks, C; Jon DeRungs, DE; Kevin Nevala, DB; Steve Peterson, DB+; Craig Potocnik, LB; Mark Turcott, DT; Corey Veech, HB. 1984—Paul Eid, C; Scott Marshall, FB; Steve McGuire, OT; Jeff Sajdak, DB. 1983—Bill Dunsmoor, OG; Marty Fadness, LB; Judd Frahm, DT; Steve Graham, TE; Bruce Grant, QB. 1982—Gary Birkholz, C; Boyd Hanson, HB; Brad Havron, DE; Steve Graham, TE; Craig Nasvik, DT. 1981—Gary Birkholz, C; Jim Crawford, DB; Boyd Hanson, HB; Tom Lawrence, DB; Tom Stoll, HB. 1980—Amory Bodin, RB+; Tom Lawrence, DB; Craig Nasvik, DT; Tom Stoll, HB; Tom Swanson, C; Mike Thomas, OT. 1979—Dave Kent, OT; Tom Lawrence, DB; Brad Mundy, TE; Tom Stoll, HB; Mark Tuska, DE. 1978—Amory Bodin, HB; Cal Barr, LB; Vince Ekroot, DT. 1977—Dave Nelson, OG; Cal Barr, LB; Dan Hofman, DE. 1976—Dave Nelson, OG; Ted McKnight, HB; Pat Kubat, DT. 1948—John Kutschied, T; Fred Murphy, HB. 1947—Bob Galinski, HB; Wes Olson, T. 1946—Bob Galinski, HB; Gus Novotney, E; Wes Olson, T. 1942—None 1941—None 1940—Ozzie Simonich, T. 1939—Al Wendfelt, LT; Ozzie Simonich, T. 1938—Francis Gorham, LE; Al Wendfelt, RG. 1936—Louis Barle, T; Maurice Gorham, QB. 1935—Irving Apmann, G; Louis Barle, T. 1934—Jack O’Hehir, RT; Norm Johnson, LG. 1933—None 1932—Frank Visavotti, T.

MIAC (1951-75)

1975—Barry Becklin, LB; Terry Egerdahl, HB; Pat Kubat, DT; Dave Nelson, OG. 1974—Barry Becklin, LB; Terry Egerdahl, HB; Mark Johnson, DB; Pat Kubat, DT. 1973—John Casey, C; Terry Egerdahl, HB; Mark Johnson, DB; Eric Kaiser, FB; Mike Staum, DE. 1972—Scott Hanna, C; Steve Skildum, LB. 1971—Daryl Niemi, DT; Steve Skildum, LB. 1970—Tom Cady, C. 1969—Al Decker, G. 1968—Neil Ladsten, T; Dick Voltzke, FB. 1967—Vern Emerson, DT, OT; Eric Eversley, HB; Dave Halverson, G; Neil Ladsten, DE; Bob Wilkowski, E. 1966—Vern Emerson, DT; Eric Eversley, HB; Don Larson, DE. 1965—Pat Delaney, LB; Gary Egerdahl, DB; Dean Hoglund, DE. 1964—Dick Fisher, LB; Dean Hoglund, DE; Dick LeBeau, HB. 1963—Dick Carlson T; Dick LeBeau, HB; Ken Schloer, LB. 1962—Ed Galarneault, T; Jack McDowell, G; John Nachtsheim, HB; Bob Naslund, QB; Ken Schloer, FB; Jerry Wherley, C. 1961—Tom Adams, E; Pat Delaney, G; Bruce Johnson, HB; Ron Kosteliz, T; Ed Lundstrom, QB; John Nachtsheim, HB+; Jerry Wherley, C. 1960—Pat Delaney, G; Skip Fontaine, QB; Ron Kosteliz, T; Dave Lindstrom, E; John Nachtsheim, HB; Jerry Richardson, HB; Jerry Wherley, C. 1959—George Melin, T; Dick Pesonen, HB; Lino Rauzi, G. 1958—Dick Pesonen, HB. 1957—Dick Forbort, E; Marv Heikkinen, HB; Dennis Peterson, C. 1956—Darrel Warner, HB. 1955—None 1954—Dave Erholtz, E; Darrel Warner, HB. 1953—None 1952—Bobby Daniels, DB 1951—Ken Johnson, FB; Phil LeTourneau, C; Bob Murray, E.

NCC (2004-07)

2007—Tyler Yelk, DB 2006—Greg Aker, WR; Mark Knudsen, OG 2005—None 2004—Geoff Fischer, DE; Russ Rabe, LB.

KEY

#NSIC Most Valuable Offensive Player *NSIC Most Valuable Defensive Player +NSIC/MIAC Player of the Year ~NSIC Newcomer of the Year @NSIC Glen Galligan Award winner Note: List includes first team selections only

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bulldogs & the NFl Bulldogs Signed by NFL Teams (free agents) BRANDAN ANSON Cincinnati Bengals (2008) CAL BARR Atlanta Falcons (1979) JAKE BSCHERER Minnesota Vikings (2013) Seattle Seahawks (2013) GARTH HEIKKIENN Minnesota Vikings (2013) BRUCE JOHNSON Minnesota Vikings (1963) RON KOSTELIZ Minnesota Vikings (1963) TOM LAWRENCE Minnesota Vikings (1982) JOHN NACHTSHEIM Minnesota Vikings* (1963) DAVID NADEAU Green Bay Packers (2012) JIM MALOSKY Dallas Cowboys (1988) ISAAC ODIM San Diego Chargers (2011) MARK OGREN New York Jets (1984 and 1985) RUSS RABE New Orlean Saints (2005) San Francisco 49ers (2005 and 2006) JEREMY REIERSON Minnesota Vikings (2014) TIM SITARZ Philadelphia Eagles (1991) MARK TUSKA Minnesota Vikings (1980 and 1981) Baltimore Colts (1980) Green Bay Packers (1980) RON VIAENE Houston Oilers (1991)

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TOM ADAMS

BRANDAN ANSON

LOU BARLE

TERRY EGERDAHL

VERN EMERSON

BRENT GRIFFITH

TED McKNIGHT

DICK VOLTZKE

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bulldogs & the NFl National Football League Draft Picks From UMD PLAYER Brent Griffith Dave Viaene Ted McKnight Terry Egerdahl Dick Voltzke Vern Emerson

POS OT DT RB RB FB OT

YEAR 1990 1988 1977 1976 1969 1968

ROUND (NO.) 7th (166) 8th (214) 2nd (51) 6th (180) 14th (350) 12th (313)

TEAM Buffalo Houston Oakland Minnesota Green Bay St. Louis

Bulldogs in the National Football League DAVE VIAENE

PLAYER Dave Viaene Ted McKnight Vern Emerson Tom Adams Dick Pesonen Lou Barle

POS TEAM(S) OT New England, Green Bay RB Kansas City, Buffalo OT St. Louis TE Minnesota DB Green Bay, Minnesota, New York Giants FB Detroit, Cleveland Rams

YEAR(S) 1989-90, 1992 1977-82 1968-71 1962 1960-64 1938-39

Bulldogs in NFL Europe PLAYER Russ Rabe

POS TEAM(S) LB Hamburg Sea Devils

YEAR(S) 2006

JAKE BSCHERER

UMD Postseason Bowl/All-Star Game Players

DICK PESONEN

ISAAC ODIM

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PLAYER POS Garth Heikkinen OG Ted Schlafke QB Tyler Yelk DB Greg Aker WR Russ Rabe LB Russ Rabe LB Tim Rohweder OG Dave Emerson OG Dave Viaene OTL Eric Eversley DB

GARTH HEIKKINEN

BOWL/ALL-STAR GAME East-West Shrine Game Cactus Bowl (NCAA II All-Star Game) Cactus Bowl (NCAA II All-Star Game) World Championship of American Football Hula Bowl Cactus Bowl (NCAA II All-Star Game) Snow Bowl (NCAA II All-Star Game) Snow Bowl (NCAA II All-Star Game) East-West Shrine Game Upper Midwest College All-Star Game

YEAR 2012 2008 2008 2007 2005 2005 1999 1994 1988 1968

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UMD team awards JIM OVERLIE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD 2014........................ Aaron Roth (o), .................... Jonathan Harden (d) 2013......................... Tom Olson (o), .....................Chris Vandervest (d) 2012......................Chase Vogler (o), ..............................Colby Ring (d) 2011......................Chase Vogler (o), .....................Cameron Harper (d) 2010......................Chase Vogler (o), ....................Kiel Fechtelkotter (d) 2009........................Isaac Odim (o), .........................Robbie Aurich (d) 2008...................... Ted Schlafke (o), .................................Tyler Yelk (d) 2007...................... Ted Schlafke (o), ............ Jim Johnson, Tyler Yelk (d) 2006...................... Ted Schlafke (o), .................................Tyler Yelk (d) 2005...................... Ted Schlafke (o), ..........................Marcus Davis (d) 2004......................Dave Rufledt (o), ..............................Russ Rabe (d) 2003................ Cash Langeness (o), ..............................Russ Rabe (d)

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2002.......................... Ricky Fritz (o), ............................. Nate Davis (d) 2001.......................... Ricky Fritz (o), ..................... Kevin Westbrock (d) 2000.................. Steve Battaglia (o), ..................... Kevin Westbrock (d) 1999.......................... Ricky Fritz (o), ............................Justin Wood (d) 1998...........................Trevor Theelke 1997................... Brian DeDominces 1996...........................Trevor Theelke 1995..........................Scott Graunke 1994...................... Marc Achterkirch 1993...........................Greg Valaskey 1992...........................Greg Valaskey 1991............................... Eric Rajala 1990............................... Eric Rajala 1989............................ Dale Gessell 1988......................... Chris Westberg 1987.............................Mike Petrich 1986............................. Corey Veech 1985......................... Steve Peterson 1984..........................Scott Marshall 1983.......................... Steve Graham

1982........................... Boyd Hanson 1981..................................Tom Stoll 1980............................Amory Bodin 1979..................................Tom Stoll 1978............................Amory Bodin 1977........... Dave Nelson, Doug Lien 1976........................... Ted McKnight 1975.......................... Terry Egerdahl 1974.......................... Mark Johnson 1973.......................... Terry Egerdahl 1972..........................Steve Skildum 1971.................................Tom Cady 1970................................. Al Decker 1969..............................Dick Voltzke 1968.......................... Gary Egerdahl 1967.......................... Gary Egerdahl 1966.............................Eric Eversley 1963-65..................................... NA 1962..................... John Nachtsheim 1961..................... John Nachtsheim 1960...........................Skip Fontaine

RICKY FRITZ

GARY EGERDAHL

TED SCHLAFKE

CHASE VOGLER

AMORY BODIN

TYLER YELK

KEVIN WESTBROCK

TREVOR THEELKE

GREG VALASKEY

TOM STOLL

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UMD team awards duce rasmussen outstanding lineman award 2014....................... Andrew Muer (o) .................... Jonathan Harden (d) 2013.......................... Tom Olson (o), .....................Chris Vandervest (d) 2012..................Garth Heikkinen (o), .....................Chris Vandervest (d) 2011..................Garth Heikkinen (o), .....................Chris Vandervest (d) 2010..................Garth Heikkinen (o), .................................Jim Kunz (d) 2009......................Tobias Lemke (o), ..........................Tyler Johnson (d) 2008.......................... Nate Baier (o), ................Dustin Timmersman (d) 2007.....................Russell Foster (o), ................Dustin Timmersman (d) 2006.................... Mark Knudsen (o), ................Dustin Timmersman (d) 2005.......................... Talo Tavale (o), .......................... Matt Hofman (d) 2004................. Adam Fechhelm (o), ..........................Geoff Fischer (d) 2003..............................Dan Soldner 2002............................. Peter Lawton 2001............................. Peter Lawton

2000............................. Peter Lawton 1999............................... Mike Tuisee 1998........................... Tim Rohweder 1997........................... Tim Rohweder 1996...................................Kurt King 1995...................................Kurt King 1994...................................Kurt King 1993...........................Dave Emerson 1992............................Bob Schwartz 1991.......................... Paul Paczynski 1990.......................... Paul Paczynski 1989...................... Scott Concannon 1988...............................Jeff Dunnell 1987...............................Jeff Dunnell 1986.............................. Mark Turcott 1985...............................Leon Banks 1984...........................Steve McGuire 1983........................... Bill Dunsmoor ..................................Judd Frahm 1982..............................Brad Havron 1981............................ Gary Birkholz 1980.............................Mike Thomas 1979............................. Vince Ekroot ...................................Mark Tuska 1978............................. Vince Ekroot

1977............................. Dave Nelson 1976..................................Pat Kubat 1975..................................Pat Kubat 1974..................................Pat Kubat 1973............................... John Casey 1972..............................Scott Hanna 1971...............................Daryl Niemi 1970..................................Tom Cady 1969...................... Bruce Bloomgren 1968................................. Glen Kelly 1967............................Vern Emerson 1966............................ Jerry Broselle 1965...........................Dean Hoglund 1964...........................Dean Hoglund 1963............................. Dick Carlson 1962.............................Jerry Wherley 1961..............................Ron Kosteliz 1960.............................. Pat Delaney 1959............................ George Melin 1958.............................. Clyde Smith 1957.............................. Dick Forbort 1956.............................. Dick Forbort 1955............................Ken Lundgren 1954............................. John Bymark 1953...........................Earl DeRocher

PAUL PACZYNSKI

PAT KUBAT

DUSTIN TIMMERSMAN

PETER LAWTON

TIM ROHWEDER

DICK FORBORT

KURT KING

DAVE NELSON

GARTH HEIKKINEN

VINCE EKROOT

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UMD record book team records FIRST DOWNS Game......................37 vs. Concordia St. Paul-9/15/12 Season....................................................... 335 (2008) FIRST DOWNS RUSHING Game .......................... 27 vs. Bemidji State-10/12/91

27 vs. Southwest Minnesota State-10/16/76) Season....................................................... 208 (2010) FIRST DOWNS PASSING Game........................ 18 vs. Augustana (S.D.)-10/6/07

18 vs. South Dakota-10/29/05

18 vs. MSU Moorhead-9/17/05 Season....................................................... 140 (2008) FIRST DOWNS BY PENALTY Game......................... 6 vs. Wisconsin-Stout-11/11/00 Season..........................................................29 (2002) RUSHES Game....82 vs. Southwest Minnesota State*-10/22/88 Season....................................................... 722 (2010) RUSHING YARDAGE Game...... 556* vs. Southwest Minnesota State-10/16/76 Season.................................................... 4,137 (2010) RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Game.............. 9 vs. Southwest Minnesota State-10/16/76 Season..........................................................50 (2009) PASS ATTEMPTS Game............................64 vs. North Dakota-11/12/05 Season....................................................... 498 (2005) PASS COMPLETIONS Game.........................37 vs. St. Cloud State-11/10/07 Season....................................................... 310 (2005) PASS COMPLETION PERCENTAGE Game.............1.000/9-9 vs. Wisconsin-Superior-9/5/81 Season........................................636/222-346 (2008) PASSING YARDAGE Game.........................458 vs. South Dakota-10/29/05 Season.................................................... 3,369 (2005) TOUCHDOWNS BY PASSING Game............................. 7 vs. South Dakota-10/29/05 Season......................................... 37 (2008 and 2002) PASSES INTERCEPTED Game.......... 8 vs. Southwest Minnesota State-11/7/87 Season..........................................................21 (2004) TOTAL PLAYS Game..............................98 vs. Winona State-11/4/00 Season.................................................... 1,014 (2008)

TOTAL OFFENSE Game....................675 vs. Concordia-St. Paul-9/15/12 Season.................................................... 7,966 (2010) YARDS PER PLAY Game......... 10.2/59-601 vs. MSU-Moorhead-10/3/09

Waldorf College-10/4/03 Season................................... 6.62/973-6,449 (2010) TOUCHDOWNS Game..................11 vs. Minnesota-Crookston-9/28/02 Season..........................................................86 (2008) POINTS Quarter................41 (1st) vs. MSU-Moorhead-10/3/09 Half......................55 (1st) vs. MSU-Moorhead-10/3/09 Game..................77 vs. Minnesota-Crookston-11/1/14 Season....................................................... 595 (2010) POINTS ALLOWED Game........................... 63 vs. Winona State-10/18/97 Season....................................................... 301 (2005) INTERCEPTIONS Game:......................................7 vs. Winona State-10/3/81 ........................... Southwest Minnesota State-10/3/81 Season..........................................................35 (1981) QUARTERBACK SACKS Game................................10 vs. Bemidji State-9/1/07 Season..........................................................49 (2008) WINNING STREAKS Overall............................... 20 (11/3/79 to 10/24/81) Home................................ 18 (10/21/00 to 8/28/04) Away.................................. 24 (11/10/07 to 9/15/12) Conference...................... 34 (9/30/08 to 9/22/12-NSIC) LOSING STREAKS Overall................................. 10 (9/27/52 to 10/3/53) Home.................................. 7 (10/30/54 to 10/6/56) Away...................................... 7 (11/3/51 to 10/3/53) Conference...........................9 (11/3/51-10/3/53-MIAC) VICTORIES IN ONE SEASON Overall............................................. 15 (2010 & 2008) Home..............................................................8 (2010) Away................................................................9 (2008) Conference...........................................11 (2014-NSIC) MARGINS OF VICTORY UMD............................................................... 71 points

UMD 71, Minnesota-Morris 0-9/17/01 in Duluth Opponent....................................................... 54 points

St. John's 60, UMD 6-9/28/63 in Duluth *NSIC record

LONGEST PLAYS BY A BULLDOG Run 98 yards by Dick LeBeau vs. Hamline (10/27/62) Pass: 94 yards from Joe Beaupre to Mike Petrich vs. Wisconsin-Superior (9/3/88) Punt: 81 yards by Greg Valaskey vs. Northern Arizona (11/14/92) Field Goal: 55 yards by David Nadeau vs. Mary (10/15/11) Punt Return: 100 yards by Bob Naslund vs. St. Thomas (10/29/60) Kickoff Return: 96 yards by Beau Bofferding vs. Ouachita Baptist (11/29/14) Interception Return: 99 yards by Chris Westberg vs. Minnesota-Morris-10/1/88

99 yards by Gene Giles vs. Wisconsin-Superior (9/5/81) Fumble Return: 99 yards by Jim Johnson vs. St. Cloud State-10/18/08

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UMD record book individual records RUSHES Game 41, Sam Hardwig vs. Minnesota-Morris-10/23/95 Season 269, Corey Veech (1986) Career 606, Corey Veech (1983-86) RUSHING YARDAGE Game 236, Erik Conner vs. Bemidji State-10/21/00 Season 1,808, Isaac Odim (2009) Career 4,242, Isaac Odim (2008-10) RUSHING YARD AVERAGE Game 15.4/11-169, Isaac Odim vs. MSU-Moorhead-10/2/10 Season 7.3/224-1,638, Isaac Odim (2008) Career 7.2/589-4,242, Isaac Odim (2008-10) TOUCHDOWNS BY RUSHING Game 6, Ted McKnight vs. Southwest Minnesota-10/16/76* Season 29, Isaac Odim (2009) Career 72, Isaac Odim (2008-10) 100+ YARDS RUSHING GAMES Season 12, Isaac Odim (2008) Career 25, Isaac Odim (2008-10) Consecutive 12, Isaac Odim (2009) PASS ATTEMPTS Game 64, Ted Schlafke vs. North Dakota-11/12/05 Without an Interception 133, Trevor Theelke (1996) Season 490 — Ted Schlafke (2005) Career 1,692 — Ted Schlafke (2005-08) PASS COMPLETIONS Consecutive 15, Ricky Fritz vs. Winona State-11/6/99 Game 37, Ted Schlafke vs. St. Cloud State-11/10/07 Season 305, Ted Schlafke (2005) Career 1,055, Ted Schlafke (2005-08) PASS COMPLETION PERCENTAGE Game 1.000/8-8, Erik Anderson vs. Minnesota-Morris-9/17/01 Season .657/46-70, Cash Langeness (2003) Career .624/1,055-1,692, Ted Schlafke (2005-08) PASSING YARDAGE Game 457, Ted Schlafke vs. South Dakota-10/29/05 Season 3,335, Ted Schlafke (2005) Career 11,587, Ted Schlafke (2005-08)

TOUCHDOWN PASSES Game 6, Ted Schlafke vs. South Dakota-10/29/05 6, Ricky Fritz vs. MSU-Moorhead-10/12/02

6, Ricky Fritz vs. Bemidji State-10/27/01 Season 35, Ted Schlafke (2008) Career 106, Ted Schlafke (2005-08) Consecutive Games w/touchdown pass

18, Ted Schlafke (9/27/05-10/7/06) PASS RECEPTIONS Game 12, Tim Battaglia vs. Bemidji State-10/27/01 Season 77, Vinny Flury (2005) Career 189, Tim Battaglia (2000-2003) Consecutive Games w/pass reception:

40, D.J. Winfield (9/28/08-11/27/10) PASS RECEPTION YARDAGE Game: 249, Tim Battaglia vs. Concordia-St. Paul-10/25/03 Season 1,201, D.J. Winfield (2008) Career 3,585, Tim Battaglia (2000-2003) PASS RECEPTION YARD AVERAGE Game 35.1/7-246, Steve Battaglia vs. Concordia-St.Paul-10/7/00 Season 27.7/14-388, Gene Giles (1982) Career 22.9/42-916, Mike Petrich (1985-87, 89) PASS RECEPTION TOUCHDOWNS Game 5, Tim Battaglia vs. MSU-Moorhead-10/12/02* Season 19, Tim Battaglia (2002) Career 38, Tim Battaglia (2000-2003) Consecutive Games w/touchdown reception

8, Greg Aker (9/17/05-11/5/05) ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Game 354, Isaac Odim vs. Concordia-St. Paul-8/29/09 Season 2,496, Isaac Odim (2009) Career 5,593, Isaac Odim (2008-10) INTERCEPTIONS THROWN Game 7, Jim Malosky, Jr. vs. Southwest Minnesota State -11/7/87 Season 17, Ted Schlafke (2005) Career 53, Ted Schlafke (2005-08)

53, Ricky Fritz (1998-2002) TOTAL PLAYS Game 84, Ted Schlafke vs. St. Cloud State-11/10/07 Season 631, Ted Schlafke (2007) Career 2,237, Ted Schlafke (2005-08)

UMD'S NCAA DIVISION II STATISTICAL CHAMPIONS INDIVIDUAL Mike Petrich Amory Bodin Ted McKnight Terry Egerdahl TEAM(YEAR) 2012 2010 2005 1980 1980 1980 1977 1974

CATEGORY Interceptions Scoring Rushing Yardage Punt Return Yardage CATEGORY Third Down Percentage Scoring Defense Kickoff Return Yardage Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Rushing Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Defense

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AVG./TOTAL 0.82 ipg 11.6 ppg 148.2 ypg 27.7 ypr AVG/TOTAL 54.84 percent 12.7 ppg 26.8 ypr 35.4 ppg 7.6 ppg 307.3 ypg 7.8 ppg 5.6 ppg

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UMD record book TOTAL YARDAGE Game 508 , Ted Schlafke vs. St. Cloud State (11/5/05) Season 3,591#, Ted Schlafke (2005) Career 13,021, Ted Schlafke (2008) INTERCEPTIONS Game 3, Eight Bulldogs (Mike Petrich three times) Season 9, Chris Westberg (1988)

9, Mike Petrich (1987) Career 19, Mike Petrich (1985-87, 89)

19,Scott Claflin (1983-86) INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDAGE Game 144, Chris Westberg vs. Minnesota-Morris (10/1/88) Season 278, Chris Westberg (1988) Career 363, Mike Petrich (1985-87, 89) PASS BREAKUPS Game 4, Brandon Wood vs. Northern State (10/10/09) Season 15, Marcus Davis (2005) Career 28, Brandon Wood (2006-09) PUNTS Game 12, Steve Kragseth vs. Northern Michigan (9/10/83) Season 69, John Olson (1970) Career 215, Luke Radke (2004-07) PUNTING YARDAGE Game 481, Steve Kragseth vs. Northern Michigan (9/10/83) Season 2,809, John Olson (1970) Career 7,907, Luke Radke (2004-07) PUNTING AVERAGE Game 51.0/4-204, Luke Radke vs. South Dakota (9/15/07 Season 43.0, Amory Bodin (1977) Career 39.6, Amory Bodin (1976-78, 1980) PUNT RETURNS Game 8, Corey Veech vs. Bemidji State (11/2/85) Season 39, Cash Langeness (2002) Career 91, Cash Langeness (2000-03) PUNT RETURN YARDAGE Game 106, Cash Langeness vs. Southwest Minnesota State (9/20/03) Season 360, Terry Egerdahl (1975) Career 843, Cash Langeness (2000-03) PUNT RETURN AVERAGE Game 52.0, Ted McKnight vs. MSU-Moorhead(11/6/76) Season 27.7, Terry Egerdahl (1975) Career 11.3, Terry Egerdahl (1972-75) KICKOFF RETURNS Game 8, Erik Hanson vs. St. Cloud State (9/11/99) Season 29, Erik Hanson (1999) Career 77, Cash Langeness (2000-03) KICKOFF RETURN YARDAGE Game 179, Erik Hanson vs. Minnesota State (9/4/99) Season 719, Marcus Davis (2005) Career 2,123, Cash Langeness (2000-03) KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE Game: 44.8/4-179, Erik Hanson vs. Minnesota State (9/4/99) Season 35.9/13-467, Isaac Odim (2009) Career 27.6/23-724, Isaac Odim (2008-10) TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS Game 6*, Ted McKnight vs. Southwest Minnesota State (10/16/76) Season 33, Isaac Odim (2009) Career 82, Isaac Odim (2008-10) POINTS Game 36*, Ted McKnight vs. Southwest Minnesota State (10/16/76) Season 198, Isaac Odim (2009) Career 492, Isaac Odim (2008-10)

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MARC ACHTERKIRCH EXTRA POINTS (1) MADE Game 11, Andrew Brees vs. Minn. Crookston (11/1/14) Season 74, David Nadeau (2010) Career 258, David Nadeau (2008-11) Consecutive 75, David Nadeau (10/30/10-12/3/11) EXTRA POINTS (1) ATTEMPTED Game 11, Chad Gerlach vs. Minn. Crookston (9/28/02)

11, Andrew Brees vs. Minn. Crookston (11/1/14) Season 78, David Nadeau (2010) Career 271, David Nadeau (2008-11) FIELD GOALS MADE Game 4, David Nadeau vs. Bemidji State (9/24/11) 4, Mark Holsten vs. Southwest Minnesota State-9/29/84 Season 15, David Nadeau (2010) Career 44, David Nadeau (2008-11) Consecutive 12, David Nadeau (10/30/10-12/18/10) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Game 5, Britt Bauman vs. Upper Iowa (10/25/04) Season 18, David Nadeau (2010) Career 60, David Nadeau (2008-11) POINTS BY A PLACEKICKER Game 14, David Nadeau vs. Mary (9/27/08)

14, Chad Gerlach vs. Bemidji State (11/2/02) Season 119, David Nadeau (2010) Career 390, David Nadeau (2008-11) TOTAL TACKLES Game 18, Brian Potocnik vs. Northern State (9/26/92) Season 108, Marc Achterkirch (1994) Career 323, Tyler Yelk (2005-08) QUARTERBACK SACKS Game 4.5, Sean Callahan vs. Wis.-Eau Claire (9/15/90) Season 15, Russ Rabe (2003) Career 29, Russ Rabe (2001-04) GAMES PLAYED Season 15, several occasions (2010 and 2008) Career 57, Cody Eich & Rob Huberty (2008-11) Consecutive 57, Cody Eich & Rob Huberty (2008-11) GAMES STARTED Season 15, several occasions (2010 and 2008) Career 54, Tom Olson (2010-13)

54, Garth Heikkinen (2009-12) Consecutive 54, Tom Olson (2010-13)

54, Garth Heikkinen (2009-12) #NCAA II freshman record *NSIC Record

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UMD BESTS/defensive leaders BULLDOG BESTS (game) RUSHING YARDS 1. Erik Conner vs. Bemidji State (10/21/00) 2. Ted McKnight vs. Southwest Minn. (10/16/76) 3. Ted McKnight vs. Wisconsin-Superior (9/11/76) 4. Ted McKnight vs. Bemidji State (10/23/76) 5. Isaac Odim vs. Northern State (10/10/09) 6. Chase Vogler vs. Northern State (11/10/12) 7. Dave Rufledt vs. Concordia-St. Paul (10/25/03) 8. Eric Rajala vs. MSU-Moorhead (11/3/90) 9. Erik Conner vs. Minnesota-Morris (10/25/97) 10. Austin Sikorski vs. MSU-Moorhead (10/12/13) 11. Ted McKnight vs. Michigan Tech (11/6/76) 12. Joe Russell vs. MSU-Moorhead (9/18/04) 13. Sam Hardwig vs. Minnesota-Morris (10/28/95) 14. Jack Martinsen vs. MSU-Mankato (10/26/77) 15. Tom Murray vs. Michigan Tech (9/18/87) 16. Logan Lauters vs. Northern State (10/18/14) PASSING YARDS 1. Ted Schlafke vs. South Dakota (10/29/05) 2. Ted Schlafke vs. St. Cloud State (11/5/05) 3. Ricky Fritz vs. Concordia-St. Paul (10/7/00) 4. Ricky Fritz vs. MSU-Moorhead (10/12/02) 5. Ted Schlafke vs. St. Cloud State (11/10/07) 6. Ted Schlafke vs. MSU-Moorhead (9/17/05) 7. Ted Schlafke vs. MSU-Mankato (10/13/07) 8. Ted Schlafke vs. Nebraska-Omaha (10/8/05) 9. Ted Schlafke vs. Nebraska-Omaha (10/20/07) 10. Ricky Fritz vs. Northwest Missouri State (11/23/02) TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Ted Schlafke vs. St. Cloud State (11/5/05) 2. Ted Schlafke vs. South Dakota (10/29/05) 3. Ted Schlafke vs. St. Cloud State (11/10/07) 4. Ricky Fritz vs. Concordia-St. Paul (10/7/00) 5. Drew Bauer vs. St. Cloud State (10/11/14) 6. Chase Vogler vs. Concordia-St. Paul (9/15/12) 7. Cash Langeness vs. Concordia-St. Paul (10/25/03) 8. Ted Schlafke vs. Missouri Western (9/8/07) 9. Ricky Fritz vs. MSU-Moorhead (10/12/02) 10. Chase Vogler vs. Missouri Western (11/17/12) 10. Ted Schlafke vs. Western Washington (9/29/07)

Att Yds 23 236 17 235 16 232 17 229 28 228 22 224 24 219 24 216 23 213 21 212 30 210 31 210 41 208 36 207 29 203 15 200 Att Comp 46 31 52 34 49 24 27 19 57 37 34 28 57 32 47 31 48 29 43 18 TP Yds 73 508 58 504 84 495 54 410 44 408 36 396 31 395 51 389 29 380 49 379 50 379

TD 2 6 4 4 3 5 5 1 3 3 3 2 3 3 1 1 Int 1 4 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 TD 5 6 1 3 3 5 3 3 6 2 3

PASS RECEPTIONS 1. Tim Battaglia vs. Bemidji State (10/27/01) 1. Greg Aker vs. South Dakota (9/16/06) 1. Brandan Anson vs. Western Washington (9/29/07) 1. Brad Foss vs. St. Cloud State (11/10/07) 5. Brandan Anson vs. MSU-Mankato (10/13/07) 5. Jeff Wenngatz vs. MSU-Moorhead (11/14/98) 5. Brandan Anson vs. Nebraska-Omaha (10/20/07) 8. Tim Battaglia vs. Concordia-St. Paul (10/25/03) 8. Tim Battaglia vs. MSU-Moorhead (10/12/02) 8. Greg Aker vs. South Dakota (10/29/05) 8. Greg Aker vs. Nebraska-Omaha (10/8/05) 8. D.J. Winfield vs. Mary (9/25/08) 8. Aaron Roth vs. Ouachita Baptist (11/29/14) 8. Tim Battaglia vs. South Dakota (9/13/03) 8. Beau Bofferding vs. Augustana (SD) (9/13/14)

No Yds 12 194 12 105 12 101 12 99 11 113 11 109 11 80 10 249 10 228 10 185 10 173 10 172 10 145 10 145 10 105

TD 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 4 3 1 1 0 1

Yds 457 430 413 379 350 347 340 338 332 330

TD 6 5 3 6 0 4 1 4 2 4

DEFENSIVE LEADERS (CAREER) TOTAL TACKLES No. 1. Tyler Yelk (DB; 2005-08) 323 2. Robbie Aurich (LB; 2006-10) 310 3. Colby Ring (LB; 2010-13) 283 4. Cameron Harper (DB; 2009-12) 282 5. Kevin Westbrock (DB; 1998-01) 277 6. Jim Johnson (DB; 2005-08) 276 7. Marc Achterkirch (LB; 1991-94) 261 8. Jeff Sajdak (DB; 1982-85) 257 9. Kiel Fechtelkotter (LB; 2007-10) 255 10. Cody Eich (DB; 2008-11) 249 SACKS No. 1. Russ Rabe (LB/DE; 2001-04) 29.0 2. Sean Callahan (LB; 1988-91) 22.5 3. Geoff Fischer (DE; 2001-04) 21.5 4. Rob Huberty (LB; 2008-11) 18.5 Cody Ahmann (LB;2004-07) 18.5 6. Nate Davis (DT; 1999-02) 17.0 Scott Concannon (DE; 1986-89) 17.0 Steve Ahlers (DE; 1982-84) 17.0 9. Mark Turcott (DT; 1983-86) 16.0 10. Chris Vandervest (DE; 2010-13) 15.5 INTERCEPTIONS No. 1. Mike Petrich (1985-87, ‘89) 19 Scott Claflin (1983-86) 19 3. Jim Crawford (1979-81) 17 4. Jason Wolf (1989-92) 15 Chris Westberg (1986-90) 15 6. Tim Garceau (2003-06) 14 Cash Langeness (2000-03) 14 Tom Lawrence (1978-81) 14 9. Mark Callaway (1986-89) 13 10. Jim Johnson (2005-08) 12 Tim Visina (1979-81) 12

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BULLDOG BESTS (SEASON) RUSHING YARDS 1. Isaac Odim (2009) 2. Isaac Odim (2008) 3. Logan Lauters (2014) 4. Ted McKnight (1976) 5. Corey Veech (1986) 6. Austin Sikorski (2013) 7. Dave Rufledt (2003) 8. Brad Foss (2010) 9. Amory Bodin (1980) 10. Drew Bauer (2014)

ATT 259 224 225 220 269 197 176 202 175 202

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YDS LOSS NET AVG TD 1,845 37 1,808 7.0 29 1,655 17 1,638 7.3 26 1,557 26 1,531 6.8 14 1,524 42 1,482 6.7 22 1,419 42 1,377 5.1 19 1,290 30 1,260 6.4 16 1,256 38 1,218 6.9 21 1,188 37 1,151 5.7 12 1,102 45 1,057 6.0 18 1,184 201 983 4.9 14

PASSING YARDS ATT COMP INT 1. Ted Schlafke (2005) 490 305 17 2. Ted Schlafke (2008) 328 213 10 3. Ricky Fritz (2002) 287 160 12 4. Ted Schlafke (2007) 455 285 11 5. Ted Schlafke (2006) 419 256 15 6. Drew Bauer (2014) 347 202 6 7. Ricky Fritz (2000) 319 145 13 8. Chase Vogler (2012) 264 169 7 9. Ricky Fritz (2001) 254 135 15 10. Chase Vogler (2010) 205 127 3 # NCAA II freshman record

PCT YDS TD .622 3,335 33 .649 3,018 35 .557 2,760 34 .626 2,698 22 .601 2,536 16 .582 2,403 25 .455 2,315 22 .640 2,307 19 .531 2,133 26 .620 1,913 17

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Trevor Theelke (1995-98) 6. Isaac Odim (2008- 10) 7. Bruce Grant (1980-83) 8. Jim Malosky (1984-87) 9. Dave Rufledt (2001-04) 10. Brad Foss (2007-10) PASS RECEPTIONS 1. Tim Battaglia (2000-03) 2. Steve Battaglia (1999-2002) 3. Zach Zweifel (2011- 2014) 4. Greg Aker (2003-06) 5. D.J. Winfield (2007-10) 6. Tony Doherty (2005-08) 7. Aaron Roth (2011- 2014) 8. Terry Egerdahl (1972-75) 9. Jeff Wenngatz (1996-99) 10. Vinny Flury (2004-05)

BULLDOG BESTS (SEASON) TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Ted Schlafke (2005) 2. Ted Schlafke (2008) 3. Drew Bauer (2014) 4. Chase Vogler (2012) 5. Ted Schlafke (2007) 6. Ricky Fritz (2002) 7. Chase Vogler (2010) 8. Ted Schlafke (2006) 9. Ricky Fritz (2000) 10. Chase Vogler (2011)

TP 625# 461 549 399 631 361 350 520 414 452

ATT. YDS LOSS NET AVG TD 589 4,313 71 4,242 7.2 72 648 3,479 151 3,228 5.1 47 554 3,347 131 3,216 5.8 43 531 3,101 100 3,001 5.6 30 455 3,051 75 2,976 6.5 34 502 3,067 110 2,957 5.9 47 525 3,405 502 2,903 5.5 39 606 2,904 136 2,768 4.6 30 498 2,782 120 2,662 5.4 25 501 2,694 64 2,630 5.2 27 ATT COMP PCT INT YDS TD 1,692 1,055 .624 53 11,591 106 1,090 547 .502 53 8,711 90 938 593 .632 26 7,583 59 563 284 .504 16 4,175 32 606 352 .581 14 3,982 42 482 254 .527 23 3,690 36 455 212 .465 34 2,866 41 447 179 .400 28 2,321 23 349 141 .404 27 2,147 15 273 129 .473 20 1,847 21 TP Rush Pass Yds TD 2,237 1,434 11,587 13,021 118 1,463 2,903 7,583 10,486 98 1,464 1,215 8,711 9,926 104 958 1,785 3,982 5,767 64 843 1,021 4,175 5,196 53 589 4,242 0 4,242 72 628 199 3,690 3,887 43 781 824 2,866 3,690 58 648 3,228 0 3,228 47 531 3,001 0 3,001 30 NO. YARDS AVG. TD 189 3,685 19.5 38 182 3,037 16.7 33 174 2,308 13.3 17 178 2,211 12.4 25 170 2,896 17.0 27 148 1,861 12.6 15 151 1,689 11.2 15 111 1,425 12.8 12 107 1,616 15.1 12 102 1,075 10.5 6

Rush 256 495 983 893 500 295 905 183 317 646

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Pass Yds 3,335 3,591# 3,198 3,513 2,403 3,386 2,307 3,200 2,698 3,198 2,760 3,055 1,913 2,818 2,536 2,719 2,315 2,632 1,873 2,519

TD 35 42 38 36 24 39 24 17 24 19

DEFENSIVE LEADERS (SEASON) TOTAL TACKLES UT AT TT 1. Marc Achterkirch (LB; 1994) 55 53 108 2. Kevin Westbrock (DB; 2000) 64 43 107 3. Kiel Fechtelkotter (LB; 2010) 43 62 105 4. Craig Potocnik (LB; 1984) 39 64 103 5. Colby Ring (LB; 2011) 51 50 101 Robbie Aurich (LB; 2008) 57 44 101 7. Brian DeDominces (DB; 1997) 63 37 100 8. Cody Eich (DB; 2011) 47 46 93 Robbie Aurich (LB; 2009) 53 40 93 Brian Potocnik (LB; 1992) 40 53 93 SACKS No. 1. Russ Rabe (DE; 2003) 15.0 2. Steve Ahlers (DE; 1984) 12.0 3. Geoff Fischer (DE; 2004) 10.5 4. Nate Davis (DE; 2002) 9.5 5. Nate Miller (DT; 1997) 9.0 Sean Callahan (LB; 1991) 9.0 7. Cody Ahmann (LB; 2005) 8.0 Russ Rabe (LB; 2004) 8.0 Chad Stoskopf (DE; 1993) 8.0 10. Rob Huberty (LB; 2010) 7.5 Kevin Pexa (DE; 2009) 7.5 Ben Loth (LB; 2008) 7.5 Jeff Holubar (DE; 1998) 7.5 Sean Callahan (LB; 1990) 7.5 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds TD 1. Chris Westberg (1988) 9 278 2 Mike Petrich (1987) 9 151 1 3. Scott Claflin (1986) 8 74 0 Kelly Fleissner (1977) 8 71 0 5. Tim Garceau (2004) 7 98 0 Jim Crawford (1981) 7 64 0 7. Cole Strilzuk (2008) 6 241 1 Cash Langeness (2001) 6 66 1 Jason Wolf (1990) 6 53 0 Dale Roehl (1990) 6 37 0 Scott Claflin (1985) 6 30 0 Note: Tackle statisitics are not available before 1981; interceptions before 1976.

PASS RECEPTIONS 1. Vinny Flury (2005) 2. D.J. Winfield (2008) 3. Brandan Anson (2007) 4. Greg Aker (2006) 5. Greg Aker (2005) 6. Tim Battaglia (2003) 7. Steve Battaglia (2002) 8. Tim Battaglia (2002) 9. Steve Battaglia (2001) 10. Jeff Wenngatz (1998) 10. Zach Zweifel (2014) SCORING 1. Isaac Odim (2009) 2. Isaac Odim (2008) 3. Ted McKnight (1976) 4. Dave Rufledt (2003) 5. Corey Veech (1986) 6. David Nadeau (2011) 7. Tim Battaglia (2002) 7. Amory Bodin (1980) 9. Isaac Odim (2010) 10. John Nachtsheim (1961)

No Yds Avg TD 77 867 11.3 5 71 1,201 16.9 14 69 586 8.5 3 68 675 9.9 4 67 1,005 15.0 15 60 1,119 18.6 8 60 988 16.5 9 55 1,166 21.2 19 55 940 17.1 12 53 758 14.3 6 53 738 13.9 5 TD XPT 2PT FG Pts 33 0 0 0 198 30 0 0 0 180 24 0 0 0 144 22 0 0 0 132 20 0 1 0 122 0 74 0 15 119 19 0 1 0 116 19 0 1 0 116 19 0 0 0 114 17 0 5 0 112

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2008 ncaa ii national champions

UMD 20, Chadron State 10 - Nov. 22 (Duluth, Minn.)

UMD 19, Grand Valley State 13 - Nov. 29 (Allendale, Mich.)

UMD 45, California (Pa.) 7 - Dec. 6 (California, Pa.)

UMD vs. Northwest Missouri State - Dec. 13 (Florence, Yes, defense still wins championships and for the University of Minnesota Duluth that meant claiming the most consequential title NCAA Division II football has to offer.

The Bulldogs, buoyed by a defensive unit which has been nothing short of stifling all year long, put a huge exclamation mark on a season for the ages by holding off No. 3 Northwest Missouri State University 21-14 in the NCAA II championship. UMD finished the year a perfect 15-0 -- one of only three NCAA II schools to ever reach that mark.

“All I can say is ‘wow,’” said UMD head coach Bob Nielson. “The kind of win we had today really speaks to the character of our football team. They never give up and are always supportive of one another, no matter what the circumstances. Today’s game is simply a great ending to a great, great year.”

For the 14th time in 15 games this season, No. 6 UMD got on the scoreboard first when senior wide receiver Tony Doherty hauled in a 38-yard touchdown catch from senior All-American quarterback Ted Schlafke with 14 seconds remaining in the opening half. The Bulldogs extended their lead to 14-0 midway though the third quarter on a Schalfke-to-Isaac Odim scoring strike from five yards out before Odim made it 21-0 a liitle more than a minute into the fourth quarter by plowing ahead for his school-record 30th overall touchdown this fall.

Northwest Missouri added a pair of scores in the last eight minutes of regulation – a 44-yard interception return by Aldwin Foster-Rettig and a one-yard touchdown reception by Ralphael Robinson to pull to within seven. But, on the ensuing kickoff following Robinson’s touchdown, Northwest Missouri State attempted an on-side kick which was smothered by Bulldog senior Luke Schalekamp sealing UMD’s first NCAA II championship in any sport.

“That touchdown just before halftime was a big momentum builder for us,” said Schlafke. “We managed the clock pretty well (by driving 75 yards on six plays in just 1:03) and the TD was on a route we actually haven’t thrown all year.”

Northwest Missouri State (12-2), competing in its fourth consecutive NCAA II title game, managed just 106 yards on the ground (on 32 carries) and coughed the ball up on four occasions – two fumbles and two interceptions. The quarterbacking tandem of Joel Osborn and Blake Bolles combined for 189 yards while completing 18 of 30 passes, but were also sacked six times – twice by seniors Ben Loth and Drew Fautsch Loth, SCORING SUMMARY Fautsch and the rest of the Bulldog UMD 0 7 7 7 -- 21 Braly Stadium defensive unit wound up allowing NW Missouri State 0 0 0 14 -- 14 Attendance: 6,219 only four touchdowns during their four-game postseason run against SCORING SUMMARY TEAM STATS UMD NMSU a quartet of Top 12 clubs.

UMD - (2nd) Doherty 38-yd pass from First Downs 17 19 “We did some really effective Schlafke (Nadeau kick) Rushes/yds 43/145 32/106 things with our pass rush today,” UMD - (3rd) Odim 5-yd pass from Passing yds 128 189 said sophomore inside linebacker Schlafke (Nadeau kick) Total Plays/yds 66/273 62/295 Robbie Aurich, who was credited UMD - (4th) Odim 4-yd run Att-Comp-Int 14-23-2 18-30-2 with a game-high 13 total (Nadeau kick) Fumbles-lost 0-0 6-2 tackles. “I thought our defensive NMSU - (4th) Foster-Rettig 44-yd Penalties/yds 1/12 3/30 coordinator John Steger developed interception return (Frevert kick) 3rd Down Conv.

6/15 6/12 a terrific game plan and we just NMSU - (4th) Robinson 1-yd pass Poss. Time 34:18 25:42 went out and executed it.”

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2010 ncaa ii national champions

UMD 20, St. Cloud State 17 - Nov. 27 (Duluth, Minn.)

UMD 24, Augustana (S.D.) 13 - Dec. 4 (Duluth, Minn.)

UMD 17, Northwest Missouri State 13 - Dec. 11 (Duluth, Minn.)

UMD vs. delta State - Dec. 18 (Florence, Ala.) David Nadeau, by his own admission, has had better kicks during his three years at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, but none have been more important than the one he booted early Saturday afternoon in Florence, Ala. The junior placekicker put an exclamation point on a perfect season for the Bulldogs by nailing a 32-yard field goal as time expired, sending UMD to a 20-17 victory over Delta State University in the NCAA Division II championship game.

“When it came off of my foot, I knew it would be close,” said Nadeau. “It wasn’t the best kick I ever hit before by any means, but when I saw it going up, I knew then it was going in so I just turned around and ran.”

With the win, No. 1 UMD not only took home a second national championship but became the first NCAA II club ever to go 15-0 in a season more than once, duplicating the mark turned in by the 2008 Bulldogs on their way to the school’s first NCAA II crown of any kind.

“What a great game,” said UMD head coach Bob Nielson. “It was one of those days when both teams had an opportunity to win. We just kept plugging away and believing and when you do that, good things usually happen.”

UMD, which was meeting Delta State for the first time ever, struck first by getting a 32-yard field goal from Nadeau four minutes in, eight plays after junior Zach Hulce brought back the opening kickoff 47 yards on his first return as a Bulldog. Freshman Joe Reichert recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff at the Delta State 34-yard line, but UMD was unable to capitalize -- instead giving the ball back to the Statesmen deep in Bulldog territory after Alex Miller’s punt was blocked (for the first time this season) following a muffed snap and returned to the UMD 11. Three snaps later , Micah Davis and Maurice Moore hooked up on an eight-yard scoring strike to give the Statesmen a 7-3 lead. The Bulldogs answered on their next series as junior quarterback Chase Vogler found a wide open Ben Helmer in the end zone from 14 yards. One possession after the Statesmen were snuffed by the Bulldogs on a fourth-and-goal situation at the UMD two, Davis hit Chance Davis with a 16-yard touchdown pass and Delta State went into the half up 14-10.

The Bulldogs regained the lead with 8:20 to go in regulation when senior running back Brad Foss rumbled 12 yards for his 12th touchdown of the season. Delta State knotted the game at the 2:22 mark of the fourth quarter on Matt Snyder’s 27-yard field goal after they were unable to punch the ball in on three tries from within the Bulldog two-yard line. It was another example of the bend-but-don’t break defense which has been a trademark of UMD all season long.

“I thought we executed extremely well in the red zone today, particularly in SCORING SUMMARY third and fourth down situations,” said Delta State 7 7 0 3 -- 17 Braly Stadium Nielson, “We got some penetration at UMD 10 0 0 10 -- 20 Attendance: 4,027 critical times when we needed to.”

Sophomore free safety Cameron SCORING SUMMARY TEAM STATS DSU UMD Harper spearheaded a Bulldog defen- UMD- (1st) Nadaeu 32-yd FG First Downs 20 19 sive unit which forced four turnovers DSU- (1st) Moore 8-yd pass from Rushes/yds 31/106 52/240 (three fumbles and an interception by Davis (Snyder kick) Passing yds 240 118 junior strong safety Cody Eich which UMD (1st) Helmer 14-yd pass Total Plays/yds 66/346 71/358 eventually led to Nadeau’s last-sec- from Vogler (Nadaeu kick) Att-Comp-Int 35-24-1 19-11-0 ond field goal), finishing the afternoon DSU- (2nd) Castile 28-yd pass Fumbles-lost 3-3 1-1 with 17 total tackles -- one shy of the from Davis (Snyder kick) Penalties/yds 7/40 3/34 school mark.

UMD- (4th) Foss 12-yd run (Nadeau kick) 3rd Down Conv.

4/12 2/13 DSU (4th) Snyder 27-yd FG Poss. Time 26:50 33:10 UMD (4th) Nadeau 32-yd FG

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UMD against the competition OPPONENT W L Augsburg 15 10 Augustana (S.D.) 8 2 Bemidji State 43 10 California U. (Pa.) 1 0 Central Missouri 0 1 Central Washington 2 2 Chadron State 3 0 Colorado State-Pueblo 1 0 Concordia-Moorhead 10 13 Concordia-St. Paul 8 3 Delta State 1 0 Duluth J.C. 3 1 Emporia State 3 0 Eveleth J.C. 2 2 Grand Valley State 1 1 Gustavus Adolphus 8 15 Hamline 17 6 Hibbing J.C. 3 0 Humboldt State 0 0 Idaho State 1 0 Itasca J.C. 0 0 Luther College (Iowa) 1 0 Macalester 18 5 U of Mary 8 0 Michigan Tech 13 3 Minnesota (Junior Varsity) 0 2 Minnesota-Crookston 11 1 Minnesota-Morris 22 5 Minnesota State-Mankato 20 15 Minnesota State-Moorhead 35 17 Minot State 3 0 Missouri Western State 1 1 Montana 0 1 Montana State 0 3 Nebraska-Kearney 1 0 Nebraska-Omaha 1 3 North Dakota 0 8 North Dakota State 0 1

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FIRST 1951 2004 1931 2008 2001 2006 2004 2011 1950 1999 2010 1930 1954 1930 2008 1951 1951 1935 1990 1994 1930 1988 1950 2006 1947 1948 1999 1974 1932 1932 2012 2007 1995 1991 2009 2004 1963 1965

LAST MEETING W 16-3 (1975) W 23-22 (2014) W 38-10 (2014) W 45-7 (2008) L 48-17 (2001) W 35-10 (2010) W 20-10 (2008) W 24-21 (2011) W 10-6 (1975) W 20-13 (2014) W 20-17 (2010) W 13-7 (1946) W 55-13 (2013) W 21-6 (1939) L 24-10 (2009) W 28-0 (1975) W 38-6 (1975) W 19-7 (1939) T 7-7 (1990) L 29-24 (1994) T 0-0 (1930) W 24-0 (1988) W 13-7 (1975) W 53-35 (2014) W 32-3 (1993) L 26-13 (1949) W 77-3 (2014) W 44-6 (2002) L 44-17 (2014) W 63-28 (2014) W 56-0 (2014) W 47-18 (2008) L 54-6 (1995) L 37-0 (1996) W 42-7 (2009) L 42-17 (2007) L 31-14 (2007) L 55-8 (1965)

OPPONENT Northwest Missouri State Northern Arizona Northern Iowa Northern Michigan Northern State Northland Northwestern (Iowa) Ouachita Baptist Portland State Saginaw Valley State St. Cloud State St. Francis (Ill.) St. John’s (Minn.)

Saint Mary’s (Minn.)

St. Olaf College St. Thomas (Minn.)

Sioux Falls South Dakota South Dakota State Southwest Minnesota Truman State Upper Iowa Virginia J.C. Waldorf Wayne State (Mich.)

Wayne State (Neb.) Western Washington Winona State Wisconsin-Eau Claire Wisconsin-La Crosse Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wisconsin-Platteville Wisconsin-River Falls Wisconsin-Stout Wisconsin-Superior TOTALS: 489-261-24

W L 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 11 22 10 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 24 0 2 11 19 4 0 2 1 15 8 1 0 3 4 1 1 27 5 0 1 5 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 11 1 2 0 33 10 6 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 3 37 12

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LAST MEETING W 25-21 (2014) L 40-6 (1997) L 49-14 (2005) L 24-14 (1998) W 43-30 (2014) W 31-0 (1947) W 69-0 (1986) W 48-45 (2014) L 35-21 (1994) W 30-27 (2011) W 44-21 (2014) L 42-17 (1992) W 30-7 (1983) W 27-6 (1954) W 14-6 (1975) W 20-0 (1977) W 32-7 (2013) L 36-22 (2007) W 12-7 (1967) W 38-7 (2014) L 20-19 (1983) W 37-19 (2013) W 18-0 (1934) W 73-6 (2003) L 31-25 (2011) W 64-21 (2013) W 22-14 (2007) W 28-21 (2014) L 28-14 (1998) L 34-13(2004) L 13-0 (1971) W 10-0 (1984) W 17-14 (1994) L 17-15 (2000) W 42-6 (1989)

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YEAR-BY-YEAR UMD records

OVERALL CONFERENCE YEAR COACH W L T PCT PF PA W L T PCT PF PA FINISH 1930 Frank Kovach 0 3 2 .200 6 100 - - - - - - 1931 Lloyd Peterson 1 5 0 .167 13 76 - - - - - - 1932 Lloyd Peterson 3 3 0 .500 32 79 2 1 0 .667 20 29 T-1st 1933 Lloyd Peterson 3 3 1 .500 85 28 2 1 1 .625 41 14 3rd 1934 Lloyd Peterson 6 1 0 .857 105 15 3 1 0 .750 44 3 1st 1935 Lloyd Peterson 4 2 0 .667 82 70 2 2 0 .500 38 58 3rd 1936 Lloyd Peterson 4 1 0 .800 57 13 2 1 0 .667 51 13 T2nd 1937 Lloyd Peterson 5 2 0 .714 114 51 3 0 0 1.000 70 13 1st 1938 Lloyd Peterson 7 0 1 .938 98 28 3 0 0 1.000 26 0 1st 1939 Lloyd Peterson 5 1 1 .786 82 39 3 1 0 .750 35 19 T2nd 1940 Lloyd Peterson 2 5 0 .286 40 91 2 3 0 .400 33 66 4th 1941 Lloyd Peterson 1 6 0 .143 41 146 1 4 0 .200 35 106 5th 1942 Lloyd Peterson 2 3 1 .417 32 80 2 3 0 .400 32 80 4th 1943-45 (no teams) 1946 Lloyd Peterson 4 1 2 .714 66 34 2 0 2 .750 41 14 T1st 1947 Lloyd Peterson 3 4 0 .429 63 67 1 3 0 .333 20 48 T5th 1948 Lloyd Peterson 4 3 0 .571 97 90 4 1 0 .800 84 45 T1st 1949 Lloyd Peterson 4 3 0 .571 121 103 1950 Lloyd Peterson 4 3 0 .571 140 132 3 3 0 .500 114 132 T5th 1951 Lloyd Peterson 5 2 1 .688 136 92 5 1 0 .833 111 59 T2nd 1952 Lloyd Peterson 0 7 1 .062 47 217 0 6 0 .000 34 176 9th 1953 Lloyd Peterson 3 4 0 .429 129 88 3 3 0 .500 116 74 T5th 1954 Lloyd Peterson 5 3 0 .625 77 83 4 2 0 .667 50 63 T3rd 1955 Lloyd Peterson 3 5 0 .375 62 134 1 5 0 .167 42 127 7th 1956 Lloyd Peterson 4 4 0 .500 111 139 3 4 0 .429 66 12 5th 1957 Lloyd Peterson 2 5 1 .688 62 137 2 5 0 .286 62 137 6th 1958 Jim Malosky 4 4 0 .500 165 167 4 3 0 .571 159 153 4th 1959 Jim Malosky 5 2 1 .688 141 101 4 2 1 .643 113 101 3rd 1960 Jim Malosky 6 1 1 .813 221 78 6 1 0 .857 215 72 1st 1961 Jim Malosky 8 1 0 .889 354 101 7 0 0 1.000 305 60 1st 1962 Jim Malosky 6 2 1 .722 151 46 5 1 1 .786 131 39 2nd 1963 Jim Malosky 3 6 0 .333 112 187 2 5 0 .400 84 147 6th 1964 Jim Malosky 4 5 0 .444 215 114 2 5 0 .400 140 102 5th 1965 Jim Malosky 4 5 0 .444 148 197 3 4 0 .429 104 124 5th 1966 Jim Malosky 5 3 1 .611 166 105 4 2 1 .643 126 78 3rd 1967 Jim Malosky 7 1 1 .833 247 111 5 1 1 .786 167 90 T2nd 1968 Jim Malosky 4 6 0 .400 205 170 2 5 0 .286 113 110 7th 1969 Jim Malosky 4 6 0 .400 212 202 2 5 0 .286 144 148 6th 1970 Jim Malosky 7 2 1 .750 153 117 4 2 1 .643 94 100 3rd 1971 Jim Malosky 6 3 1 .650 146 83 5 2 0 .714 122 56 3rd 1972 Jim Malosky 5 4 0 .556 193 134 4 3 0 .571 175 120 T3rd 1973 Jim Malosky 8 1 0 .889 174 78 6 1 0 .857 138 78 T1st 1974 Jim Malosky 7 2 1 .750 123 52 4 2 1 .643 63 27 T3rd 1975 Jim Malosky 8 2 0 .800 201 94 6 1 0 .857 129 41 2nd 1976 Jim Malosky 6 4 0 .600 251 137 5 2 0 .714 216 86 T2nd 1977 Jim Malosky 7 3 0 .700 246 78 4 3 0 .517 172 72 T4th 1978 Jim Malosky 7 3 0 .700 248 109 6 2 0 .750 225 74 T2nd 1979 Jim Malosky 8 2 0 .800 268 79 7 1 0 .875 219 66 T1st 1980 Jim Malosky 10 0 0 1.000 354 76 8 0 0 1.000 281 69 1st 1981 Jim Malosky 9 1 0 .900 295 106 5 1 0 .833 169 61 2nd 1982 Jim Malosky 7 2 0 .778 298 143 5 1 0 .833 196 75 2nd 1983 Jim Malosky 6 4 0 .600 206 141 4 2 0 .667 138 84 T2nd 1984 Jim Malosky 6 4 0 .600 169 129 4 2 0 .667 113 68 T3rd 1985 Jim Malosky 8 2 0 .800 226 132 6 0 0 1.000 154 47 1st 1986 Jim Malosky *8 1 2 .818 361 84 4 0 2 .833 178 21 T1st 1987 Jim Malosky *8 3 0 .727 309 147 5 1 0 .833 188 62 1st 1988 Jim Malosky 7 4 0 .636 301 123 4 2 0 .667 163 64 3rd 1989 Jim Malosky 5 5 0 .500 205 97 3 3 0 .500 108 51 T4th 1990 Jim Malosky 9 1 1 .864 266 136 5 1 0 .833 153 86 T1st 1991 Jim Malosky 6 4 0 .600 258 192 4 1 0 .800 148 82 3rd 1992 Jim Malosky 5 5 1 .500 193 226 4 1 1 .750 117 74 T2nd 1993 Jim Malosky 8 3 0 .727 245 188 4 2 0 .667 146 84 T2nd 1994 Jim Malosky 4 7 0 .363 229 249 3 3 0 .500 153 99 T4th 1995 Jim Malosky 8 2 1 .777 254 195 5 0 1 .917 169 71 T1st 1996 Jim Malosky 8 3 0 .727 372 228 6 0 0 1.000 271 99 1st 1997 Jim Malosky 4 6 0 .400 250 231 4 2 0 .667 204 111 2nd 1998 Vince Repesh/Jim Malosky Jr 4 7 0 .363 238 289 3 3 0 .500 135 156 4th 1999 Bob Nielson 3 8 0 .272 198 288 3 5 0 .375 162 180 T6th 2000 Bob Nielson 7 4 0 .636 315 256 5 3 0 .625 241 192 T3rd 2001 Bob Nielson 9 3 0 .750 408 218 7 2 0 .778 346 132 2nd 2002 Bob Nielson 11 1 0 .917 539 216 9 0 0 1.000 431 141 1st 2003 Bob Nielson 8 3 0 .727 401 198 6 2 0 .667 281 162 3rd 2004 Kyle Schweigert 4 7 0 .363 203 300 1 5 0 .167 105 190 6th 2005 Kyle Schweigert 8 4 0 .667 358 301 4 2 0 .667 200 188 T1st 2006 Kyle Schweigert 6 4 0 .600 210 231 4 4 0 .500 145 210 4th 2007 Kyle Schweigert 4 6 0 .400 225 280 3 5 0 .375 167 221 T5th 2008 Bob Nielson 15 0 0 1.000 613 173 10 0 0 1.000 461 111 1st 2009 Bob Nielson 11 2 0 .846 498 163 10 0 0 1.000 436 119 1st 2010 Bob Nielson 15 0 0 1.000 595 190 10 0 0 1.000 479 120 1st 2011 Bob Nielson 11 3 0 .786 412 265 8 2 0 .800 313 174 T1st 2012 Bob Nielson 10 2 0 .833 558 281 10 1 0 .909 503 224 1st 2013 Curt Wiese 11 2 0 .846 540 223 10 1 0 .909 464 165 T2nd 2014 Curt Wiese 13 1 0 .929 573 300 11 0 0 1.000 483 190 T1st

Totals 489 261 24 .647 17,896 11,661 347 160 13 .680 12,803 7,774

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ALL-TIME UMD RESULTS 1930 (0-3-2) Coach: Frank Kovach Captain: Harvey Walsh Northland College................................L 0-10 Itasca JC..............................................T 0-0 Virginia JC............................................L 0-35 Eveleth JC............................................L 0-49 Duluth JC.............................................T 6-6 1931 (1-5-0) Coach: Lloyd Peterson Captain: Manley Burns Northland College................................L 0-9 Winona State.......................................W 7-0 Virginia JC............................................L 0-9 Duluth JC.............................................L 6-18 Bemidji State.......................................L 0-14 Wisconsin-Superior..............................L 0-26 1930 Coach: Lloyd Peterson Captain: Stan Micolojak

(3-3-0/NIC: 2-1; T-1st)

MSU-Mankato......................................L 0-14 MSU-Moorhead....................................W 7-6 Virginia JC............................................W 12-6 Eveleth JC............................................L 0-18 Bemidji State.......................................W 13-9 Wisconsin-Superior..............................L 0-26....................................................

1933 Coach: Lloyd Peterson Captain: Neil Scott

(3-3-1/NIC: 2-1-1; 3rd)

Virginia JC............................................L 2-6 MSU-Moorhead....................................T 7-7 MSU-Mankato......................................W 3-0 St. Cloud State..................................... L 0-7 Duluth JC.............................................W 35-0 Wisconsin-Superior..............................L 7-8 Bemidji State.......................................W 31-0 1934 Coach: Lloyd Peterson Captain: Jack O’Hehir

(6-1-0/NIC: 3-1; 1st)

Virginia JC............................................W 18-0 St. Cloud State.....................................W 14-0 MSU-Moorhead ...................................W 17-0 Mankato State.....................................W 13-0 Duluth JC.............................................W 26-6 Wisconsin-Superior..............................W 17-6 Bemidji State.......................................L 0-3 1935 Coach: Lloyd Peterson Captain: Norm Johnson

(4-2-0/NIC: 2-2; 3rd)

MSU-Mankato......................................L 12-14 Wisconsin-Superior..............................W 18-6 1936 Coach: Lloyd Peterson

(4-1-0/NIC: 2-1; T-2nd)

Winona State.......................................W 25-0 St. Cloud State.....................................L 0-7 Bemidji State.......................................W 26-6 Wisconsin-Superior..............................W 3-0 St. John’s.............................................W 3-0 1937 Coach: Lloyd Peterson Captain: Babe Nagolski

(5-2-0/NIC: 3-0; 1st)

St. John’s.............................................L 6-16 Wisconsin-Superior..............................L 0-13 St. Cloud State ...................................W 20-13 Wisconsin-Eau Claire...........................W 12-7 Northland College................................W 26-0 Bemidji State.......................................W 31-2 Winona State.......................................W 19-0 1938 Coach: Lloyd Peterson Captain: Francis Gorham

(7-0-1/NIC: 3-0; T-1st)

Eveleth JC............................................W 21-13 Wisconsin-Eau Claire...........................W 12-0 St. Cloud State.....................................W 6-0 Hibbing JC...........................................W 20-6 Wisconsin-Superior..............................W 19-7 Bemidji State.......................................W 6-0 Wisconsin-Stout...................................T 0-0 MSU-Moorhead....................................W 14-2 1939 Coach: Lloyd Peterson Captain: Charles Peglow

(5-1-1/NIC: 3-1; T-2nd)

Eveleth JC ...........................................W 21-6 MSU-Mankato......................................W 13-0 St. Cloud State.....................................W 7-6 Hibbing JC...........................................W 19-7 Bemidji State.......................................W 9-6 Moorhead State...................................L 6-7 Wisconsin-Superior..............................T 7-7 1940 Coach: Lloyd Peterson Captain: Eugene Dixon

(2-5-0/NIC: 2-3; 4th)

Wisconsin-Superior .............................L 0-12 St. John’s.............................................L 7-13 St. Cloud State.....................................L 6-19 Winona State.......................................W 13-7 MSU-Mankato......................................W 14-12 MSU-Moorhead....................................L 0-18 Bemidji State.......................................L 0-10

MSU-Moorhead....................................L 0-32 Bemidji State.......................................W 13-12 Hibbing JC...........................................W 26-6 St. Cloud State.....................................W 13-0

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ALL-TIME UMD RESULTS 1941 Coach: Lloyd Peterson Captain: Verner Johnson

(1-6-0/NIC: 1-4; 5th)

1949 (4-3-0) Coach: Lloyd Peterson Captain: Olav Lee

MSU-Moorhead....................................W 13-7 St. John’s.............................................L 6-13 Bemidji State.......................................L 0-34 MSU-Mankato......................................L 9-21 Wisconsin-Superior..............................L 0-27 St. Cloud State.....................................L 0-13 Winona State.......................................L 13-31

MSU-Moorhead....................................L 6-13 Bemidji State.......................................W 13-12 MSU-Mankato......................................W 18-12 St. Cloud State.....................................L 6-7 Winona State.......................................W 32-6 Minnesota JV.......................................L 13-26 Wisconsin-Superior..............................W 33-27

1942 Coach: Lloyd Peterson Captain: Gus Novotney

1950 Coach: Lloyd Peterson Captain: Fred Murphy

(2-3-1/NIC: 2-3; 4th)

MSU-Moorhead....................................W 6-0 St. Cloud State.....................................L 7-25 Winona State.......................................W 19-2 MSU-Mankato......................................L 0-19 Bemidji State.......................................L 0-34 Wisconsin-Superior..............................T 0-0 No Teams (1943-1945) 1946 Coach: Lloyd Peterson Captain: Gus Novotney

(4-1-2/NIC: 2-0-2; T-1st)

Winona State.......................................W 22-7 Northland College................................W 6-0 MSU-Moorhead....................................T 7-7 Bemidji State.......................................W 12-0 Wisconsin-Superior..............................L 6-13 Duluth JC.............................................W 13-7 MSU-Mankato......................................T 0-0 1947 Coach: Lloyd Peterson

(3-4-0/NIC: 1-3; T-5th)

Northland College................................W 31-0 Wisconsin-Superior..............................L 0-19 St. Cloud State.....................................L 7-26 Winona State.......................................L 0-7 MSU-Moorhead....................................W 6-3 Bemidji State.......................................L 7-12 Michigan Tech......................................W 12-0 1948 Coach: Lloyd Peterson Captain: Dan Devine

(4-3-0/NIC: 4-1; T-1st)

Winona State.......................................W 19-6 Michigan Tech......................................L 13-19 Bemidji State.......................................W 32-6 Minnesota JV.......................................L 0-26 St. Cloud State.....................................L 14-26 MSU-Moorhead....................................W 6-0 MSU-Mankato......................................W 13-7

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(4-3-0/MIAC: 3-3; T-5th)

St. Olaf................................................W 19-6 St. Mary’s.............................................W 20-6 St. Thomas...........................................L 12-41 Macalester...........................................L 6-27 St. John’s.............................................L 18-33 Concordia-Moorhead...........................W 39-19 Wisconsin-Superior..............................W 26-0 1951 Coach: Lloyd Peterson Captain: Bob Murray

(5-2-1/MIAC:5-1; T-2nd)

Wisconsin-Superior..............................T 7-7 Bemidji State.......................................L 18-26 Augsburg................................................. W 6-0 St. John’s................................................. W 18-6 Hamline...............................................W 21-6 St. Thomas...........................................W 20-14 St. Mary’s................................................. W 34-6 Gustavus Adolphus..............................L 12-27 1952 Coach: Lloyd Peterson Captain: Ken Johnson, Holly Tucker

(0-7-1/MIAC: 0-6; 9th)

Wisconsin-Superior................................... T 6-6 St. John’s................................................. L 7-13 Macalester...........................................L 0-6 Michigan Tech......................................L 7-35 Hamline.................................................... L 6-28 Gustavus Adolphus ................................... L 14-55 Augsburg.............................................L 0-32 Concordia-Moorhead...........................L 7-48 1953 Coach: Lloyd Peterson Captain: Roland Cloutier

(3-4-0/MIAC: 3-3; T-5th)

Wisconsin-Superior..............................L 13-14 Macalester............................................... L 9-12 Concordia-Moorhead...........................L 25-27 St. John’s.............................................W 33-6 St. Thomas................................................ L 14-16 Augsburg................................................. W 14-6 St. Mary’s.............................................W 21-7

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1954 Coach: Lloyd Peterson Captain: Dave Erholtz

(5-3-0/MIAC: 4-2; T-3rd)

Augsburg.............................................W 7-6 Emporia State........................................... W 20-7 Macalester...........................................W 13-6 Hamline.................................................... W 3-0 St. Mary’s................................................. W 27-6 Concordia-Moorhead................................. L 0-6 Gustavus Adolphus..............................L 0-39 Wisconsin-Superior................................... L 7-13 1955 Coach: Lloyd Peterson Captain: Wally Aunan

(3-5-0/MIAC: 1-5; 7th)

Wisconsin-Superior..............................W 7-0 St. John’s................................................. L 6-13 Augsburg................................................. L 0-6 St. Thomas...........................................L 0-26 Hamline...............................................W 30-27 Concordia-Moorhead...........................L 6-35 Gustavus Adolphus.................................... L 0-20 Emporia State......................................W 13-7 1956 Coach: Lloyd Peterson Captain: Darrell Warner

(4-4-0/MIAC: 3-4; 5th)

1959 (5-2-1/MIAC: 4-2-1; 3rd) Coach: Jim Malosky Captains: Lino Rauzi, John Drazenovich Wisconsin-Superior................................... W 28-0 Augsburg................................................. W 38-25 Gustavus Adolphus.................................... L 7-22 Hamline...............................................W 14-0 St. Thomas...........................................T 12-12 Macalester...........................................W 28-14 St. John’s................................................. W 14-6 Concordia-Moorhead...........................L 0-22 1960 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Wallace Fontaine

(6-1-1/MIAC: 6-1; 1st)

Wisconsin-Superior..............................T 6-6 Concordia-Moorhead................................. W 40-22 St. John’s.............................................L 7-8 St. Thomas................................................ W 61-6 Macalester............................................... W 39-0 Augsburg.............................................W 26-14 Gustavus Adolphus..............................W 20-14 Hamline.................................................... W 22-8 1961 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Dave Lindstrom

(8-1-0/MIAC: 7-0; 1st)

Concordia-Moorhead................................. L 0-21 St. John’s.............................................L 0-44 St. Thomas................................................ L 14-34 Macalester............................................... W 18-6 Augsburg.............................................L 6-21 Gustavus Adolphus..............................W 7-0 Hamline.................................................... W 21-0 Wisconsin-Superior..............................W 45-13

Wisconsin-Superior................................... W 43-6 Northern Michigan...............................L 6-35 Macalester...........................................W 47-13 Augsburg................................................. W 45-14 Gustavus Adolphus.................................... W 70-0 Hamline...............................................W 61-0 Concordia-Moorhead...........................W 34-14 St. John’s................................................. W 12-6 St. Thomas...........................................W 36-13

1957 (2-5-1/MIAC: 2-5; 6th) Coach: Lloyd Peterson Captains: Dick Forbort, Marv Heikkinen

1962 (6-2-1/MIAC: 5-1-1; 2nd) Coach: Jim Malosky Captains: Bruce Johnson, Jerry Wherley

Wisconsin-Superior................................... T 0-0 Hamline...............................................W 18-7 Concordia-Moorhead...........................L 6-34 St. John’s................................................. L 7-17 St. Thomas...........................................W 12-3 Macalester...........................................L 19-40 Augsburg................................................. L 0-10 Gustavus Adolphus.................................... L 0-26

Wisconsin-Superior..............................L 6-7 Northern Michigan.................................... W 14-0 St. John’s.............................................L 0-6 St. Thomas................................................ W 22-0 Macalester............................................... W 14-10 Augsburg.............................................W 31-8 Gustavus Adolphus..............................W 22-6 Hamline.................................................... W 34-7 Concordia-Moorhead................................. T 8-8

1958 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Dick Ferrera, Clyde Smith

(4-4-0/MIAC: 4-3; 4th)

Wisconsin-Superior..............................L 6-14 Gustavus Adolphus..............................L 20-34 Hamline.................................................... W 22-6 Concordia-Moorhead................................. L 30-38 St. John’s.............................................L 29-42 St. Thomas................................................ W 7-6 Macalester............................................... W 24-14 Augsburg.............................................W 27-13

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ALL-TIME UMD RESULTS 1963 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Ken Schloer

(3-6-0/MIAC: 2-5; 6th)

Wisconsin-Superior................................... W 28-7 North Dakota.......................................L 0-33 Concordia-Moorhead...........................L 16-36 St. John’s................................................. L 6-60 St. Thomas...........................................L 0-14 Macalester...........................................W 12-0 Augsburg................................................. L 12-14 Gustavus Adolphus.................................... W 26-7 Hamline...............................................L 12-16 1964 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Dick Fisher

(4-5-0/MIAC: 2-5; 5th)

Wisconsin-Eau Claire................................ W 29-6 Wisconsin-Superior..............................W 46-6 Hamline.................................................... W 34-0 Concordia-Moorhead................................. L 6-24 St. John’s.............................................L 12-21 St. Thomas................................................ L 20-22 Macalester............................................... W 42-0 Augsburg.............................................L 6-14 Gustavus Adolphus..............................L 20-21 1965 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Ray Norsted

(4-5-0/MIAC: 3-4; 5th)

Wisconsin-Superior................................... W 38-6 North Dakota State..............................L 8-55 Gustavus Adolphus.................................... L 6-17 Hamline...............................................W 22-16 Concordia-Moorhead...........................L 12-48 St. John’s................................................. L 8-17 St. Thomas...........................................L 6-20 Macalester...........................................W 34-6 Augsburg................................................. W 16-0

Gustavus Adolphus.................................... L 16-26 Hamline...............................................W 22-13 Concordia-Moorhead...........................T 8-8 St. John’s................................................. W 12-7 1968 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Neil Ladsten

(4-6-0/MIAC: 2-5; 7th)

Wisconsin-Superior..............................W 33-6 MSU-Moorhead......................................... W 36-26 St. John’s.............................................L 6-21 St. Thomas................................................ L 16-18 Macalester............................................... W 26-6 Augsburg.............................................W 23-0 Gustavus Adolphus.............................................L 6-10 Hamline.................................................... L 22-32 Concordia-Moorhead................................. L 14-23 MSU-Mankato......................................L 23-28 1969 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Al Decker

(4-6-0/MIAC: 2-5; 6th)

Wisconsin-Superior................................... W 36-0 MSU-Moorhead....................................W 26-12 St. John’s................................................. L 12-16 St. Thomas...........................................W 27-8 Macalester...........................................L 35-38 Augsburg................................................. W 37-6 Gustavus Adolphus.................................... L 14-20 Hamline...............................................L 12-32 Concordia-Moorhead...........................L 7-28 MSU-Mankato......................................L 6-42 1970 Coach: Jim Malosky Captains: Tom Cady, Slats Fairbanks

(7-2-1/MIAC: 4-2-1; 3rd)

Wisconsin-Superior..............................W 20-0 MSU-Moorhead......................................... W 23-7 Concordia-Moorhead................................. W 14-8 1966 (5-3-1/MIAC: 4-2-1; 3rd) St. John’s.............................................L 18-22 Coach: Jim Malosky St. Thomas................................................ W 3-0 Captain: Steve Sands Macalester............................................... T 14-14 Augsburg.............................................W 16-15 South Dakota State................................... L 0-27 Gustavus Adolphus..............................L 15-41 Augsburg.............................................L 0-13 Hamline.................................................... W 14-0 Gustavus Adolphus..............................T 14-14 St. Cloud State.....................................W 16-10 Hamline...............................................L 6-18 Concordia-Moorhead................................. W 18-6 1971 (6-3-1/MIAC: 5-2; 3rd) St. John’s.............................................W 22-7 Coach: Jim Malosky St. Thomas................................................ W 20-14 Captains: John Zupetz, Pete Furo Macalester............................................... W 47-6 Wisconsin-Superior..............................W 40-0 Wisconsin-Superior................................... W 10-0 MSU-Moorhead....................................T 14-14 1967 (7-1-1/MIAC: 5-1-1; T-2nd) Hamline...............................................L 7-10 Coach: Jim Malosky Concordia-Moorhead...........................W 13-0 Captain: Eric Eversley St. John’s................................................. W 22-21 St. Thomas...........................................W 14-0 Wisconsin-Superior................................... W 68-14 Macalester...........................................W 16-7 South Dakota State..............................W 12-7 Augsburg................................................. W 38-0 St. Thomas...........................................W 42-26 Gustavus Adolphus.................................... L 12-18 Macalester...........................................W 38-10 Wisconsin-Milwaukee...........................L 0-13 Augsburg................................................. W 29-0

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Captain: Steve Skildum

1976 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Pat Kubat

Wisconsin-Superior..............................W 12-0 MSU-Moorhead......................................... L 6-14 Gustavus Adolphus..............................L 12-17 Hamline.................................................... W 49-13 Concordia-Moorhead................................. W 10-9 St. John’s.............................................L 0-34 St. Thomas................................................ W 21-19 Macalester............................................... W 56-0 Augsburg.............................................L 27-28

Winona State.......................................W 40-0 Wisconsin-Superior..............................W 35-7 St. Cloud State.......................................... L 0-10 Northern Michigan ..............................L 0-44 Minnesota-Morris.................................L 6-35 Southwest Minnesota State....................... W 70-0 Bemidji State............................................ W 42-13 St. Thomas................................................ W 24-0 MSU-Moorhead....................................L 13-14 Michigan Tech.......................................... W 21-14

1973 (8-1-0/MIAC: 6-1; T-1st) Coach: Jim Malosky Captains: Darrell McKibbon, Scott Lyons, Eric Kaiser Wisconsin-Superior................................... W 29-0 Michigan Tech......................................W 7-0 Augsburg................................................. L 12-14 Gustavus Adolphus.................................... W 14-13 Hamline...............................................W 17-13 Concordia-Moorhead...........................W 16-13 St. John’s................................................. W 28-12 St. Thomas...........................................W 30-13 Macalester...........................................W 21-0 1974 (7-2-1/MIAC: 4-2-1; T-3rd) Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Mark Johnson, Barry Becklin Wisconsin-Superior..............................W 20-14 Minnesota-Morris.................................W 20-0 Gustavus Adolphus..............................W 22-0 St. Cloud State.......................................... W 20-14 Macalester............................................... W 6-0 St. John’s.............................................W 15-0 Concordia-Moorhead................................. W 14-10 Augsburg.............................................L 6-7 Hamline.................................................... T 0-0 St. Olaf................................................L 0-7 1975 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Terry Egerdahl

(8-2-0/MIAC: 6-1; 2nd)

Wisconsin-Superior................................... W 34-6 Minnesota-Morris..................................... W 22-13 Gustavus Adolphus.................................... W 28-0 St. Cloud State.....................................L 16-34 Macalester...........................................W 13-7 St. John’s................................................. L 10-13 Concordia-Moorhead...........................W 10-6 Augsburg................................................. W 16-3 Hamline...............................................W 38-6 St. Olaf..................................................... W 14-6

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1977 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Dave Nelson

(6-4-0/NIC: 5-2; T-2nd)

(7-3-0/NIC: 4-3; T-4th)

Michigan Tech......................................W 28-6 Wisconsin-Superior................................... W 33-0 Bemidji State.......................................L 18-21 St. Cloud State.....................................W 12-0 Minnesota-Morris..................................... L 14-17 Southwest Minnesota State..................W 49-7 MSU-Mankato......................................W 21-6 St. Thomas...........................................W 20-0 MSU-Moorhead......................................... L 8-21 Winona State............................................ W 43-0 1978 (7-3-0/NIC:6-2; T-2nd) Coach: .................................................Jim Malosky Captain: ...............................................Kelly Fleissner Wisconsin-Superior..............................W 21-14 Bemidji State.......................................W 42-0 Michigan Tech.......................................... W 24-19 Minnesota-Morris.................................L 7-12 MSU-Mankato........................................... W 26-7 Southwest Minnesota State..................W 57-0 St. Cloud State.......................................... L 23-30 Wisconsin-Stout....................................... L 2-21 Winona State............................................ W 14-0 MSU-Moorhead....................................W 32-6 1979 (8-2-0/NIC: 7-1; T-1st) Coach: .................................................Jim Malosky Captain:................................................Roger Ollila Wisconsin-Superior................................... W 49-0 Bemidji State............................................ W 40-3 Michigan Tech......................................W 17-7 Minnesota-Morris..................................... L 17-19 MSU-Mankato......................................W 21-7 Southwest Minnesota State....................... W 37-0 St. Cloud State.....................................W 14-6 Wisconsin-Stout...................................L 0-13 Winona State.......................................W 39-17 MSU-Moorhead......................................... W 34-8

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ALL-TIME UMD RESULTS 1980 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Amory Bodin

(10-0-0/NIC: 8-0; 1st)

1984 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Andy Verhel

(6-4-0/NIC: 4-2; T-3rd)

Wisconsin-Superior..............................W 49-0 Minnesota-Morris.................................W 24-21 MSU-Mankato........................................... W 38-6 Northwestern College...........................W 24-7 Southwest Minnesota State..................W 28-7 St. Cloud State.......................................... W 35-12 Bemidji State.......................................W 55-7 Winona State............................................ W 38-0 MSU-Moorhead....................................W 32-9 Northern State.......................................... W 31-7

Wisconsin-Superior..............................W 32-0 MSU-Mankato......................................L 0-34 Northern Michigan ..............................L 14-24 Southwest Minnesota State....................... W 25-6 MSU-Moorhead....................................L 7-14 Winona State............................................ W 16-14 Minnesota-Morris.................................L 14-31 Northern State.......................................... W 32-3 Bemidji State.......................................W 19-0 Wisconsin-Platteville#..........................W 10-0

1981 (9-1-0/NIC: 5-1; 2nd) Coach: .................................................Jim Malosky Captain: Tom Lawrence

1985 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Steve Peterson

Wisconsin-Superior................................... W 68-23 Minnesota-Morris..................................... W 23-7 MSU-Mankato......................................W 21-9 Northwestern College............................... W 27-6 Southwest Minnesota State....................... W 32-3 St. Cloud State.....................................W 10-7 Bemidji State............................................ W 21-3 Winona State.......................................W 49-10 MSU-Moorhead......................................... L 0-29 Northern State.....................................W 44-10

Wisconsin-Superior..............................W 28-0 St. Cloud State.....................................L 10-24 Northern Michigan.................................... L 14-51 Southwest Minnesota State..................W 17-13 MSU-Moorhead......................................... W 38-10 Winona State.......................................W 50-0 Minnesota-Morris..................................... W 19-17 Northern State.....................................W 20-0 Bemidji State............................................ W 10-7 #Minnesota-Morris...............................W 20-10

1982 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Boyd Hanson

1986 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Mark Turcott

(7-2-0/NIC: 5-1; 2nd)

Wisconsin-Superior..............................W 39-3 Northern Michigan ..............................L 21-48 MSU-Mankato........................................... W 42-17 Southwest Minnesota State....................... W 51-13 MSU-Moorhead....................................L 20-30 Winona State............................................ W 32-8 Minnesota-Morris.................................W 35-17 Northern State.......................................... W 30-7 Bemidji State.......................................W 28-0 1983 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Mark Ogren

(6-4-0/NIC: 4-2; T-2nd)

Wisconsin-Superior................................... W 12-7 Northern Michigan ................................... L 7-23 Northeast Missouri (Truman)State...........L 19-20 Southwest Minnesota State..................W 30-17 MSU-Moorhead......................................... W 20-14 Winona State.......................................L 14-28 Minnesota-Morris..................................... W 42-0 Northern State.....................................L 8-10 Bemidji State............................................ W 24-15 St. John’s#...........................................W 30-7

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(8-1-2^/NIC: 4-0-2; T-1st)

Wisconsin-Superior................................... W 27-6 St. Cloud State.......................................... W 27-7 Michigan Tech......................................W 31-15 MSU-Moorhead....................................W 28-3 Winona State............................................ W 49-0 Minnesota-Morris.................................T 7-7 Northern State.......................................... W 56-0 Bemidji State.......................................T 3-3 Northern Michigan...............................L 29-35 Southwest Minnesota State....................... W 35-8 Northwestern (IA)#...............................W 69-0 1987 (8-3-0^/NIC: 5-1; 1st) Coach: Jim Malosky Captains: Mike Louhi, Jim Malosky Jr., Phil Peichel Wisconsin-Superior................................... W 16-13 St. Cloud State.....................................L 15-22 Michigan Tech.......................................... W 41-10 MSU-Moorhead......................................... W 31-14 Winona State.......................................W 28-10 Minnesota-Morris..................................... W 56-3 Northern State ....................................W 30-8 Bemidji State............................................ W 40-0 Northern Michigan.................................... L 10-23 Southwest Minnesota State..................L 14-27 MSU-Moorhead#.................................W 24-17

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ALL-TIME UMD RESULTS 1988 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Jeff Dunnell

(7-4-0/NIC: 4-2; 3rd)

1992 Coach: Jim Malosky Captains: Mark Adler, Bob Schwartz

(5-5-1/NSIC: 4-1-1; T-2nd)

Wisconsin-Superior..............................W 52-7 North Dakota............................................ L 14-28 Northern Michigan...............................L 7-24 Winona State............................................ W 33-7 Minnesota-Morris.................................W 22-10 Northern State.......................................... L 7-17 Bemidji State.......................................W 43-3 Michigan Tech......................................W 41-0 Southwest Minnesota State....................... W 55-14 MSU-Moorhead....................................L 3-13 Luther College#....................................W 24-0

Wisconsin-Eau Claire................................ W 17-6 St. Cloud State ......................................... L 0-33 St. Francis............................................L 17-42 Northern State.......................................... W 9-0 Bemidji State.......................................W 22-13 Michigan Tech......................................L 20-40 Southwest Minnesota State....................... T 18-18 MSU-Moorhead....................................L 6-21 Winona State............................................ W 21-0 Minnesota-Morris.................................W 41-22 Northern Arizona..................................L 22-31

1989 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Dale Gessell

1993 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Greg Valaskey

(5-5-0/NIC: 3-3; T-4th)

Wisconsin-Superior................................... W 42-6 North Dakota.......................................L 14-17 Wisconsin-Eau Claire...........................L 10-16 Winona State.......................................W 54-6 Minnesota-Morris .................................... W (OT) 13-10 Northern State.....................................L 3-6 Bemidji State............................................ W 26-6 Michigan Tech.......................................... W 31-7 Southwest Minnesota State..................L 0-7 MSU-Moorhead......................................... L 12-16 1990 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Ron Viaene

(9-1-1/NIC: 5-1; T-1st)

St. Cloud State.......................................... W 17-14 Wisconsin-Eau Claire................................ W 35-14 Humboldt State...................................T 7-7 Minnesota-Morris.................................W 14-7 Northern State.......................................... L 17-20 Bemidji State.......................................W 28-17 Michigan Tech......................................W 33-15 Southwest Minnesota State....................... W 19-7 MSU-Moorhead....................................W 34-23 Winona State............................................ W 41-12 Northern State#...................................W 21-0 1991 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Dale Roehl

(6-4-0/NIC: 4-1; 3rd)

Montana State.....................................L 14-30 Wisconsin-Eau Claire...........................W 21-7 St. Cloud State.....................................L 14-17 St. Francis................................................ L 33-35 Minnesota-Morris..................................... W 34-0 Northern State.....................................W 21-14 Bemidji State............................................ W 48-19 Michigan Tech.......................................... W 28-21 Southwest Minnesota State..................L 7-43 MSU-Moorhead......................................... Cancelled (snow) Winona State.......................................W 38-6

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(8-3-0/NSIC: 4-2; T-2nd)

Wisconsin-Eau Claire...........................W 24-15 St. Cloud State ...................................L 0-47 Wisconsin-Stout....................................... W 14-11 Northern State ....................................L 22-26 Bemidji State............................................ W 20-0 Michigan Tech.......................................... W 32-3 Southwest Minnesota State..................W 31-28 MSU-Moorhead......................................... W 23-0 Winona State.......................................L 15-17 Minnesota-Morris..................................... W 35-13 Wayne State (Neb.)#............................W 29-28 1994 (4-7-0/NSIC: 3-3; T-4th) Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Marc Achterkirch Montana State.....................................L 7-37 St. Cloud State.......................................... L 7-35 Portland State......................................L 21-35 Bemidji State.......................................W 48-13 Wisconsin River Falls................................ W 17-14 Southwest Minnesota State....................... W 21-9 MSU-Moorhead....................................L 7-17 Winona State............................................ L 20-40 Minnesota-Morris.................................W 42-0 Northern State.......................................... L 15-20 Idaho State..........................................L 24-29 1995 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Brian Potocnik

(8-2-1/NSIC: 5-0-1; T-1st)

Wisconsin-Stout....................................... W 21-20 St. Cloud State ...................................L 23-29 Montana..............................................L 6-54 Bemidji State ........................................... W 40-9 Wayne State (Neb.)..............................W 22-15 Southwest Minnesota State..................W 28-21 MSU-Moorhead......................................... T 14-14 Winona State.......................................W 24-20 Minnesota-Morris..................................... W 35-0 Northern State.....................................W 28-7 Southwest Minnesota State#...............W 13-6

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ALL-TIME UMD RESULTS 1996 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Kurt King

(8-3/NSIC: 6-0; 1st)

2000 Coach: Bob Nielson Captains: Erik Conner, Chris Markas

(7-4/NSIC: 5-3; T-3rd)

MSU-Mankato......................................L 18-34 St. Cloud State ......................................... L 16-34 Montana State.....................................L 0-37 Wayne State (Neb.) .................................. W 50-21 Southwest Minnesota State....................... W 28-27 MSU-Moorhead....................................W 39-22 Winona State............................................ W 55-30 Minnesota-Morris.................................W 52-0 Northern State.......................................... W 48-20 Bemidji State.......................................W 49-0 Wisconsin-La Crosse#..........................W 13-6

MSU-Mankato........................................... W 23-18 St. Cloud State ......................................... W 36-29 Minnesota-Crookston................................ W 13-9 Southwest Minnesota State..................W 35-24 MSU-Moorhead....................................W 26-7 Concordia-St. Paul.................................... L 27-37 Northern State.....................................L 26-49 Bemidji State............................................ W 38-19 Wayne State (Neb.)................................... W 45-13 Winona State.......................................L (2OT) 31-34 Wisconsin-Stout#.................................L 15-17

1997 Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Josh Sandell

2001 (9-3/NSIC: 7-2; 2nd) Coach: Bob Nielson Captains: Rob Tadych, Kevin Westbrock

(4-6/NSIC: 4-2; 2nd)

Northern Michigan.................................... L 7-24 MSU-Mankato .......................................... L 20-31 St. Cloud State.....................................L 13-25 Northern Arizona..................................L 6-40 Southwest Minnesota State..................L 14-20 MSU-Moorhead......................................... W 31-14 Winona State.......................................L 35-63 Minnesota-Morris..................................... W 48-7 Northern State.....................................W 35-7 Bemidji State............................................ W 41-0 1998 (4-7/NSIC: 3-3; 4th) Interim Co-Coaches: Vince Repesh, Jim Malosky Jr Captain: Trevor Theelke MSU-Mankato......................................L 7-31 Northern Michigan ..............................L 14-24 Wisconsin-Eau Claire................................ L 14-28 Southwest Minnesota State....................... W 13-7 MSU-Moorhead....................................W 37-34 Winona State............................................ L 19-27 Minnesota-Morris.................................W 41-6 Northern State.......................................... L 7-34 Bemidji State.......................................L 18-48 Wayne State (Neb.)................................... W 41-13 MSU-Moorhead#.................................L 27-37 1999 Coach: Bob Nielson Captain: Jeff Wenngatz

(3-8/NSIC: 3-5; T-6th)

MSU-Mankato......................................W 31-28 South Dakota ........................................... W 14-10 Minnesota-Morris..................................... W 71-0 Minnesota-Crookston...........................L 13-17 Southwest Minnesota State....................... W 51-7 MSU-Moorhead......................................... W 35-14 Concordia-St. Paul...............................W 19-16 Northern State.......................................... W 48-0 Bemidji State.......................................W 42-38 Wayne State (Neb.)..............................W 37-17 Winona State#.....................................L 30-33 Central Missouri State~........................L 17-48 2002 (11-1/NSIC: 9-0; 1st) Coach: Bob Nielson Captains:Nate Davis, Ricky Fritz, Peter Lawton MSU-Mankato........................................... W 44-9 South Dakota ......................................W 23-21 Minnesota-Morris.................................W 44-6 Minnesota-Crookston................................ W 76-14 Southwest Minnesota State..................W 38-7 MSU-Moorhead....................................W 53-27 Concordia-St. Paul.................................... W 36-12 Northern State.....................................W 48-22 Bemidji State............................................ W 52-25 Wayne State (Neb.)................................... W 42-3 Winona State............................................ W 42-25 Northwest Missouri State@...................L 41-45

MSU-Mankato........................................... L 15-37 St. Cloud State ...................................L 0-49 Minnesota-Crookston...........................W 27-24 Southwest Minnesota State....................... L 9-14 MSU-Moorhead......................................... L 14-20 Concordia-St. Paul...............................L 27-35 Northern State.......................................... L 7-16 Bemidji State.......................................L 26-35 Wayne State (Neb.)..............................W 31-19 Winona State............................................ W 21-17 Wisconsin-La Crosse#..........................L 21-22

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ALL-TIME UMD RESULTS 2003 (8-3/NSIC: 6-2; 3rd) Coach: Bob Nielson Captains: Tim Battalgia, Cash Langeness, Dave Otto, Adam Skinner, Dan Soldner MSU-Mankato......................................W 40-20 South Dakota ......................................L 7-10 Southwest Minnesota State....................... W 39-0 Northern State.....................................L 7-46 Waldorf College........................................ W 73-6 Wayne State (Neb.)................................... W 49-18 Minnesota-Crookston...........................W 28-0 Concordia-St. Paul.................................... W 56-33 Bemidji State.......................................W 34-21 MSU-Moorhead....................................W 51-20 Winona State.......................................L 17-24 2004 (4-7/NCC: 1-5; 6th) Coach: Kyle Schweigert Captains:Adam Fechhelm, Geoff Fischer, Luke Jipson, Pat Kelly, Russ Rabe, Dave Rufledt Chadron State.......................................... W 35-21 Concordia-St. Paul ..............................L 6-38 Wisconsin-La Crosse................................. L 13-34 MSU-Moorhead....................................W 14-10 Upper Iowa .............................................. W 30-7 MSU-Mankato........................................... L 13-34 Nebraska-Omaha.................................L 24-38 North Dakota.......................................L 0-26 Augustana College.................................... W 47-16 South Dakota.......................................L 21-48 St. Cloud State.......................................... L 0-28 2005 (8-4/NCC: 4-2; T-1st) Coach: Kyle Schweigert Captains: Ben Bowditch, Brandon Cooley, Kevin Krenz, Chris Lapakko Chadron State......................................W 28-17 Concordia-St. Paul ................................... W 31-10 Northern Iowa......................................L 14-49 MSU-Moorhead......................................... W 55-7 Upper Iowa .........................................W 18-7 MSU-Mankato......................................W 28-23 Nebraska-Omaha....................................... W 38-35 North Dakota............................................ L 10-33 Augustana College...............................L 23-26 South Dakota............................................ W 56-43 St. Cloud State.....................................W 45-28 North Dakota@.....................................L 12-23 2006 (6-4/NCC: 4-4; 4th) Coach: Kyle Schweigert Captains: Mark Knudsen, Kevin Krenz, Trent Scheidecker, Ted Schlafke

North Dakota.......................................L 14-38 St. Cloud State.......................................... W 29-24 2007 (4-6/NCC: 3-5; T-5th) Coach: Kyle Schweiert Captains: Nate Fears, Jon Rufledt, Ted Schlafke Bemidji State............................................ W 31-14 Missouri Western State ............................ L 27-45 South Dakota.......................................L 22-36 Central Washington..............................L 21-43 Western Washington................................. W 22-14 Augustana College...............................W 34-7 MSU-Mankato .......................................... L 14-35 Nebraska Omaha.................................L 17-42 North Dakota............................................ L 14-31 St. Cloud State.....................................W 23-13 2008 (15-0/NSIC: 10-0; 1st) Coach: Bob Nielson Captains: Nate Baier, Jim Johnson, Ted Schlafke, Tyler Yelk Concordia-St. Paul...............................W 40-0 Missouri Western State ........................W 47-18 Southwest Minnesota State....................... W 43-21 Augustana College...............................W 40-10 U. of Mary................................................. W 44-7 MSU-Moorhead....................................W 52-10 Northern State ......................................... W 55-7 St. Cloud State.....................................W 38-21 Bemidji State............................................ W 48-21 Minnesota-Crookston...........................W 63-7 Winona State............................................ W 38-7 Chadron State@........................................ W 20-10 Grand Valley State@.............................W (OT) 19-13 California U. (Pa.)@..............................W 45-7 Northwest Missouri State+...................W 21-14 2009 (11-2/NSIC: 10-0; 1st) Coach: Bob Nielson Captains: Tobias Lemke, Cole Strilzuk, Brandon Wood Concordia-St.Paul..................................... W 56-0 Central Washington................................... L 10-13 Southwest Minnesota State..................W 34-27 Augustana College.................................... W 42-21 U. of Mary............................................W 35-7 MSU-Moorhead......................................... W 76-7 Northern State.....................................W 42-0 St. Cloud State.......................................... W 31-7 Bemidji State.......................................W 35-34 Minnesota-Crookston................................ W 44-0 Winona State.......................................W 41-16 Nebraska-Kearney@.................................. W 42-7 Grand Valley State@.................................. L 10-24

Bemidji State.......................................W 23-7 U. of Mary ................................................ W 42-14 South Dakota.......................................L 14-27 Central Washington................................... W 31-25 Western Washington.............................W 20-10 Augustana College.................................... L 7-35 MSU-Mankato .....................................W (OT) 16-13 Nebraska Omaha....................................... L 14-38

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ALL-TIME UMD RESULTS 2010 (15-0/NSIC: 10-0; 1st) Coach: Bob Nielson Captains: Isaac Odim, Kiel Fechtelkotter Central Washington..............................W 35-10 Upper Iowa..........................................W 62-13 Wayne State (Neb.)................................... W 42-10 Bemidji State............................................ W 44-21 MSU-Mooorhead..................................W 56-7 Winona State............................................ W 59-17 U. of Mary................................................. W 49-0 Northern State.....................................W 27-7 St. St. Cloud State..................................... W 40-17 Minnesota Crookston...........................W 55-7 MSU-Mankato*....................................W 45-21 St. Cloud State@....................................... W(OT) 20-17 Augustana College@................................. W 24-13 Northwest Missouri State@....................... W 17-13 Delta State+........................................W 20-17 2011 Coach: Bob Nielson Captains:Cory Flesch, Rob Huberty

(11-3/NSIC: 8-2; T-1st)

Augustana ...........................................W 20-12 Upper Iowa............................................... W 49-22 Wayne State (Neb.)..............................L 0-7 Bemidji State.......................................W 26-23 MSU-Moorhead......................................... W 49-21 Winona State.......................................W 24-6 U. of Mary.............................................W 41-28 Northern State.......................................... W 37-6 St. Cloud State.....................................L 7-35 Minnesota Crookston................................ W 49-7 MSU-Mankato........................................... W 31-19 Saginaw Valley State@............................... W (OT) 30-27 CSU-Pueblo@.......................................W 24-21 Wayne State (Mich.)@............................... L 25-31 2012 (10-2/NSIC: 10-1; 1st) Coach: Bob Nielson Captains: Joe Akey, Cameron Harper, Garth Heikkinen, Ben Helmer, Chase Vogler Southwest Minnesota State..................W 45-20 Winona State............................................ W 38-16 Concordia-St. Paul...............................W 70-24 Augustana College.................................... W 42-34 St. Cloud State.....................................L 49-51 MSU–Moorhead........................................ W 45-14 Minot State..........................................W 44-6 Bemidji State............................................ W 30-0 Minnesota-Crookston...........................W 38-14 U. of Mary................................................ W 53-14 Northern State.......................................... W 49-31 Missouri Western State@......................L (3OT) 55-57

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2013 (11-2/NSIC: 10-1; T-2nd) Coach: Curt Wiese Captains: Travis Nordhus, Tom Olson, Colby Ring, Aaron Roth, Nate Zuk Sioux Falls................................................ W 32-7 Upper Iowa..........................................W 37-19 MSU–Mankato.......................................... L 17-21 Wayne State.........................................W 64-21 St. Cloud State.......................................... W 34-7 MSU-Moorhead....................................W 69-45 Minot State.............................................. W 52-0 Bemidji State.......................................W 31-21 Minnesota Crookston................................ W 57-3 U. of Mary............................................W 32-14 Northern State.....................................W 39-7 Emporia State@........................................ W 55-13 Northwest Missouri State@...................L 21-45 2014 (13-1/NSIC: 11-0; T-1st) Coach: Curt Wiese Captains: Jacob Brusehaver, Yusef Hassan, Aaron Roth Concordia-St. Paul.................................... W 20-13 Augustana...........................................W (OT) 23-22 Southwest Minnesota State....................... W 38-7 Winona State.......................................W 28-21 MSU-Moorhead......................................... W 63-28 St. Cloud State.....................................W 44-21 Northern State.......................................... W 43-30 Bemidji State............................................ W 38-10 Minnesota Crookston...........................W 77-3 U. of Mary................................................ W 53-35 Minot State..........................................W 56-0 Northwest Missouri State@....................... W 25-21 Ouachita Baptist@................................W 48-45 MSU-Mankato@...................................L 17-44

Home Games Are Listed in Boldface @NCAA II Playoffs +NCAA II Championship (Florence, Ala.) #NSIC Metrodome Classic (Minneapolis, Minn.) ~Mineral Water Bowl (Excelsior Springs, Mo.) ^Later forfeited entire season * In Marshall, Minn.

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2015 UMD FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Sept. 3 Minnesota State-Mankato* Sept. 12 Wayne State College* Sept. 19 Sioux Falls* Sept. 26 Upper Iowa* Oct. 3 MSU Moorhead* Oct. 10 St. Cloud State*@ Oct. 17 U-Mary* Oct. 24 Minnesota-Crookston* Oct. 31 Northern State* Nov. 7 Bemidji State* Nov. 14 Minot State*+

Site Mankato, Minn.

Duluth, Minn.

Sioux Falls, SD Duluth, Minn.

Moorhead, Minn.

Duluth, Minn.

Bismarck, ND Duluth, Minn.

Aberdeen, SD Bemidji, Minn.

Duluth, Minn.

*Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Game @Homecoming +Senior Day

Time 6:00 p.m.

6:05 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

6:05 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

1:05 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

1:05 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

1:05 p.m.