UMD Football Release No. 10

BULLDOGS UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH FOOTBALL

Communications Office • Bob Nygaard, Director • University of Minnesota Duluth • Duluth, MN 55812-2496 bnygaard@d.umn.edu • (218) 726-8191 • www.umdbulldogs.com • @umdbulldogs October 31, 2012

NO. 9 BULLDOGS BACK HOME SATURDAY FOR NSIC NORTH DIVISION COLLISION WITH MARY HUDDLE UP: The University of Minnesota Duluth will put its 38-game Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference winning streak to the test this Saturday (Nov. 3) when the ninth-ranked Bulldogs play host to the University of Mary.

Opening kickoff for the North Division clash is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. at James S. Malosky Stadium (4,500/artificial turf) on the UMD campus.

THE RECORDS: UMD, the four-time reigning NSIC champion, is 8-1 both overall and in league play this fall while Mary, which has dropped four of its last five games, sports a 4-5 record.

HOW THEY RANK: Here is how UMD and Mary stacked up in this week's American Football Coaches Association Division II and the D2Football.com polls as well as the latest NCAA II Super Region 3 Rankings.

AFCA D2Football Region 3 UMD No. 9 No. 9 No. 7 Mary NR NR NR

THE BROADCAST: The Bulldog-Maruader matchup will be carried on 1490 The Fan (KQDS-AM) with Jeff Papas handling the play-by-play responsibilities and former University of North Dakota offensive lineman and Superior Stampede assistant coach Gregg Swartwoudt providing color. The broadcast can also be heard on KQ 105.5 FM in Grand Rapids/Hibbing , KQ 106.7 FM in Ely/Virginia and at: www.fan1490.com.

In addition, My9 (KBJR DT 6.2/KRII DT 11.9) is televising all UMD home games during the 2012 season, including the one this Saturday afternoon against Mary. Veteran sportscaster Tom Hansen former long-time Bulldog defensive coordinator Vince Repesh are scheduled to serve as the on-air talent. The telecast, which is also available locally on Charter and Mediacom cable, will be videostreammed as well and can be accessed for free at: nsic.nmtvsports.com.

THE COACH: The numbers certainly speak for themselves. Two NCAA II national championships, five NSIC titles (including the last four in a row), three perfect 11-0 regular seasons, five NCAA II playoff appearances, 98 victories and a .797 overall winning percentage. Bob Nielson has accomplished all this -- and much more -- in his 10 seasons of head coaching activity at UMD.

2012 NSIC FOOTBALL STANDINGS Team (Overall) Minnesota State-Mankato (9-0) UMD* (8-1) U. of Sioux Falls (8-1) Winona State (7-2) St. Cloud State* (5-4) Northern State (5-4) Wayne State (5-4) Bemidji State* (5-4) Augustana (4-5) U. of Mary* (4-5) Southwest Minnesota State (3-6) Minot State* (3-6) Upper Iowa (2-7) Concordia-St. Paul (2-7) Minnesota-Crookston* (1-8) Minnesota State-Moorhead* (1-8)

W 9 8 8 7 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1

L 0 1 1 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8

PCT 1.000 .889 .889 .778 .556 .556 .556 .556 .444 .444 .333 .333 .222 .222 .111 .111

PF 319 401 307 287 298 275 259 181 328 224 255 180 266 223 130 122

PA 151 179 181 213 247 223 200 181 249 295 334 252 361 300 363 326

*North Division members

Last fall, Nielson directed his charges, which included 15 All-NSIC picks and a quartet of All-Americans, to an 11-3 overall record and a quarterfinal round berth (their fourth in as many years) in the NCAA II playoffs before bowing out to eventual national runnerup Wayne State University. In 2010, the Bulldogs did something no other NCAA II club had ever been able to do – finish 15-0 for a second time. Along the way, UMD brought home the school’s second NCAA II title and third consecutive NSIC crown (a program first), amassing a 10-0 league mark for the third time in as many years. For his efforts, Nielson was bestowed with two of the most prestigious national coaching honors in Division II football – the American Football Coaches Association DII Coach of the Year and the Liberty Mutual DII Coach of the Year awards – in addition to being selected for that same honor by Don Hansen’s Football Gazette and the NSIC. Nielson returned to the UMD sidelines in 2008 following a four-season hiatus and proceeded to oversee one of the most impressive one-

2010 & 2008 NCA A II Champions

year turnarounds in NCAA Division II history, taking a club which had gone 4-6 in 2007 and molding it into a national champion.

Along the way, his Bulldogs rolled up a 15-0 overall mark (only the third NCAA II team to ever accomplish that feat), set or equaled 50 team and individual records, captured the NSIC title and turned out a whopping nine AllAmericans. He followed that up two years ago by going 11-2 in all games and advancing to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA II playoffs.

Named the 2008 NCAA II Coach of the Year by American Football Monthly magazine, D2Football.com, and the Football Gazette, Nielson now owns a dazzling 98-25 overall record at UMD (that .797 winning percentage is far and away the best mark in the program’s storied 80-year existence) and is 168-58-1 (.742) in his 20 seasons of coaching at the collegiate level.

Nielson, a three-time NSIC Coach of the Year honoree (2010, 2008 and 2002) whose first tour of duty with the Bulldogs ran from 19992003, was officially appointed to his old post on Jan. 3, 2008. (He continues to also serve

as UMD’s athletic director, a position he’s held since 2003-04). During his five previous years with the Bulldogs, Nielson helped marshal the UMD program to new heights. In 2002, for example, his Bulldogs posted their second unbeaten, untied regular season record at that time (11-0), advanced to the NCAA II playoffs for the first time ever and captured the NSIC championship. Nielson's resume also includes directing UMD to its inaugural post-season appearance (the 2001 Mineral Water Bowl in Excelsior Springs, Mo.) and the school's second greatest one-year turnaround to date (the Bulldogs went 7-4 in 2000 after managing a 3-8 mark the previous fall).

The runnerup for the 2002 American Football Monthly magazine NCAA II Coach of the Year award, Nielson, 53, joined the UMD staff in the spring of 1999 after he had guided the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire to a share of the 1998 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title (its first since 1983) and an initial berth in the NCAA III playoffs.

He amassed a record of 22-11 in three years with the Blugolds, including a 10-3 mark in his farewell season when Wisconsin-Eau Claire notched a team standard for victories. Nielson, the Football Gazette’s 1998 Division III Coach of the Year, also was employed for five years as the head football coach at his alma mater, Wartburg College, where he strung together five successive non-losing seasons and attained a pair of back-to-back NCAA III playoff berths (1993 and 1994), and for two years at Ripon College (1989-90).

NIELSON BY THE NUMBERS Record at UMD (Year) 98-25 (10th) Overall Coaching Record (Year) 168-58-1 (20th) Career NSIC Record 76-15 Career NCAA II Playoff Record 11-3 Career Home Record (at UMD) 51-8 Career Away Record (at UMD) 47-17 vs. Mary (Overall) 4-0 vs. Mary (at UMD) 4-0 THE SERIES: Saturday afternoon's game will mark only the sixth meeting ever between UMD and Mary. The Bulldogs have won all five of the previous confrontations, outscoring the Maruaders 211-56 in the process: Date Score Location 10/15/11 UMD 41, Mary 28 Bismarck, N.D. 10/16/10 UMD 49, Mary 0 Duluth, Minn.

9/26/09 UMD 35, Mary 7 Bismarck, N.D. 9/27/08 UMD 44, Mary 7 Duluth, Minn.

9/9/06 UMD 42, Mary 14 Duluth, Minn.

LAST WEEK: UMD raced out to a 31-0 halftime lead and went on to trample the University of Minnesota-Crookston 38-14 Saturday afternoon in the Bulldogs' final road assignment of the 2012 regular season. Senior quarterback Chase Vogler rushed for three touchdowns and threw for another score while junior running back Jeron Johnson came off the bench to run 11 times for a team-leading 95 yards. Both teams

BULLDOG PROBABLE TWO-DEEPS vs. MARY

UMD Offense

WR 88 Zach Zweifel (6-0, 195, So) 83 Collin Stinogel (6-3, 210, Sr) WR 86 Aaron Roth (5-9, 185, So) 17 Justin Fowlkes (5-8, 170, Fr) LT 79 Jake Bscherer (6-6, 310, Sr) 78 Phillip Rutz (6-4, 300, So) LG 74 Garth Heikkinen (6-4, 315, Sr) 63 Austin LeTextier (6-2, 285, Fr) C 67 Grant Snobrich (6-3, 290, Jr) 71 Andrew Pattock (6-3, 295, So) RG 70 Andrew Muer (6-2, 290, So) 63 Austin LeTextier (6-2, 285, Fr) RT 77 Tom Olson (6-6, 285, Jr) 78 Phillip Rutz (6-5, 300, So) TE 81 Ben Helmer (6-3, 245, Sr) 82 Kris Olson (6-3, 235, Jr) TE 89 Jeremy Reierson (6-6, 250, Jr) 44 Ryan Meisbauer (5-9, 205, So) QB 18 Chase Vogler (6-1, 195, Sr) 14 Jon Lynch (6-5, 200, Sr) RB 21 Austin Sikorski (5-11, 200, So) 11 Logan Lauters (5-8, 195, Fr)

or 41 Brian Lucas (5-11, 200, So) LDE NG RDE OLB ILB ILB OLB LCB RCB SS FS

UMD Defense

96 Chris Vandervest (6-1, 275, Jr) 95 Buma Foncham (5-11, 255, So) 47 Wayne Sebold (6-5, 265, Jr) 46 Nate Zuk (6-1, 230, Jr) 56 Blake Rogers (5-11, 230, Sr) 31 Colby Ring (6-1, 220, Jr) 33 Nathan Zibolski (6-1, 220, Fr) 4 Chris Blake (5-11, 180, Jr) 29 Kenny Chowa (5-9, 180, Jr) 24 Travis Nordhus (6-0, 190, Jr) 27 Cameron Harper (6-2, 210, Sr)

98 Jacob Brusehaver (6-4, 250, So) 69 Matt Wicklund (6-3, 250, Jr) 48 Mitch Ziegler (6-2, 235, So) 57 Ryan Peterson (6-4, 215, Fr) 51 Gavin Grady (6-3, 235, So) 59 Brent Stiglich (6-0, 210, Fr) 55 Yusef Hussan (6-0, 220, So) 19 Darion Fletcher (5-9, 175, Fr) 25 Ty Fischer (6-0, 190 Fr) 37 Jordan Hoekstra (6-4, 220, Sr) 30 David Boegel (5-11, 195, Fr)

UMD Specialty PK 84 Andrew Brees (6-2, 185, Fr) 15 Alex Brown (6-1, 200, Jr) P 15 Alex Brown (6-1, 190, Jr) 84 Andrew Brees (6-2, 185, Fr) LS 55 Yusef Hassan (6-0, 220, So) 74 Garth Heikkinen (6-4, 315, Sr) SS 74 Garth Heikkinen (6-4, 315, Sr) 55 Yusef Hassan (6-0, 220, So) H 18 Chase Vogler (6-1, 195, Sr) 15 Alex Brown (6-1, 190, Jr) KR 86 Aaron Roth (5-9, 185, So) 17 Justin Fowlkes (5-8, 170, Fr) PR 86 Aaron Roth (5-9, 185, So) 88 Zach Zweifel (6-0, 195, So)

had issues with ball control, in part because of the soggy conditions at Ed Widseth Field on the Minnesota Crookston campus. UMD fumbled five times (losing two of those) and the Golden Eagles four times -- one of which was recovered by sophomore inside linebacker Gavin Grady in the Minnesota Crookston end zone for a firstquarter touchdown.

Mary gave up 635 yards of total offense and was outscored 55-3 in the final three quarters while falling 65-17 to Northern State University Saturday in Bismarck. The Maruaders, who were up 14-10 after the opening 15 minutes of play, got a pair of touchdown passes from quarterback Craig Barnell and 109 pass reception yards and one touchdown (on seven catches) from Elby Pope in the setback. The 65 points Northern State amassed at the Maruaders' expense were a school record.

2010 & 2008 NCA A II Champions

THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING: The Bulldogs' team captaincy responsibilities this fall are being shared by a quintet of seniors -- injured defensive end Joe Akey, free safety Cameron Harper, offensive guard Garth Heikkinen, tight end Ben Helmer and quarterback Chase Vogler.

ANOTHER FAVORABLE NSIC FORECAST: In their annual preseason poll, the NSIC coaches again picked the four-time defending league champion Bulldogs to top the 2012 standings.

This is nothing new for UMD, which has been tabbed the NSIC preseason favorite in each of its last six years of league membership (2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2003). St. Cloud State University was targeted for a runnerup finish behind the Bulldogs while reigning South Division kingpin Minnesota State UniversityMankato was slotted third in the expanded 16-team NSIC.

NOT IN OUR HOUSE: The Bulldogs have reeled off 38 consecutive NSIC home victories since succumbing 37-27 to Concordia University-St. Paul on Oct. 7, 2000. Throw in NCAA II playoff and non-conference games and UMD is an even more impressive 43-0 overall against NSIC schools at Malosky Stadium during that stretch.

CUTTING TO THE CHASE: Senior Chase Vogler, who matched a career high with his three rushing touchdowns in last Saturday's 38-14 triumph at Minnesota Crookston, currently ranks 18th in the country -- and second in the NSIC -- in passing efficiency (154.34). The Inver Grove Heights, Minn., native will head into Crookston still holding down the No. 3 spot on UMD's alltime charts for both passing yardage (7,059) and total offense (9,509 yards). In 51 career appearances with the Bulldogs, Vogler has completed 63.0 percent of his throws and has also run for more yards (2,450 for a 5.3 yards per carry average) than any UMD field general.

He's also a remarkable 44-5 as a starter since assuming that role three years back as a firstyear freshman. Those 44 victories are not only a UMD record, but they are the tops among all current NCAA II quarterbacks.

JUST WIN, BABY: Since the start of the 2008 season, no NCAA II program in the country has rolled victories (60) or a better winning percentage (.909 off a 60-6 record) than UMD. Northwest Missouri State University is next in each of those two categories (58-9, .866).

THERE'S NOTHING HE CAN'T TACKLE: Third-year starting free safety Cameron Harper, who is one of three Bulldogs to take part in all 51 games over the past three-plus seasons (quarterback Chase Vogler and offensive guard Garth Heikkinen are the two others), is now tied for fifth (with middle linebacker Marc Achterkirch, 199194) on UMD's all-time tackles list with 261 stops. Strong safety Jim Johnson (276 tackles

2012 BULLDOG SCHEDULE/RESULTS

Date Opponent Time(CST) Aug. 30 at Southwest Minn. State* W, 45-20

Sept. 8 Winona State* W, 38-16

Sept. 15 at Concordia-St. Paul* W, 70-24 Sept. 22 Augustana College* W,

42-34 Sept. 29 at St. Cloud State* L, 51-49 Oct. 6 MSU-Moorhead*# W, 45-14 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10

at Minot State* W, 44-6 Bemidji State*@ W, 30-0 at Minnesota Crookston* W, 38-14 U. of Mary* 1:05 p.m.

Northern State*~ 1:05 p.m.

*Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Game #Hall of Fame Game @Homecoming ~Senior Day

2012 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH ROSTER NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

NAME Sam Renk Beau Bofferding Greg Hynes Chris Blake Garrett Glaus Joe Reichert Gavin Glenn Austin Selvick Drew Bauer Dan Desorcy Logan Lauters Brent Jorgensen Mitchell Van Effen Jon Lynch Alex Brown Steve Ierulli Justin Fowlkes Chase Vogler Darion Fletcher Kal Herzog Austin Sikorski Jeron Johnson Tyler McLaughlin Travis Nordhus Ty Fischer Tyler Smrcina Cameron Harper Chaz Thomas Kenny Chowa David Boegel Colby Ring Billy Christianson Nathan Zibolski Caleb Belknap Ben Young Kerwin McKay Jordan Hoekstra Jesse Johnson Alex Kovala Kim Torp Brian Lucas Pat Alexander Beau Bates Ryan Miesbauer Clint Nievinski Nate Zuk Wade Sebold Mitch Ziegler Nick Lloyd Jordan Bauman Gavin Grady Gavin Brown Dylan Graf Ben McDonald Yusef Hassan Blake Rogers Ryan Peterson Mark Nahorniak Brent Stiglich David Runnoe Adam Gorman Jacob Sass Austin LeTextier Ryan Link Dilan Czech Eric Sargeant Grant Schnobrich Cameron Hehn Matt Wicklund Andrew Muer Andrew Pattock Connor Randall Matt Catton Garth Heikkinen Willy Westerman Peter Bateman Tom Olson Phillip Rutz Jake Bscherer Lex Pelke Ben Helmer Kris Olson Collin Stinogel Andrew Brees Eric Woodcock Aaron Roth Jay Schlichte Zach Zweifel Jeremy Reierson Joe Akey Jesse Reemtsma Darnell Small Alex Wachowiak Tim Sommer Fossam Foncham Chris Vandervest Jake Lambrecht Jacob Brusehaver Isaac Vesel Craig Huberty Justin Laureys Clay LeVasseur Sam Olson

POS. DB WR QB DB WR WR QB WR QB DB RB QB DB QB P RB WR QB DB WR RB RB PK DB DB DB DB RB DB DB LB RB LB RB DB DB DB DB DB PK RB TE LB TE LB LB DL DL LB DL LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB OL DL OL OL OL OL LB OL OL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR/P TE TE WR PK TE WR TE WR TE DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL LB QB LB TE

HGT. 5-9 5-8 6-1 5-11 5-10 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-1 5-10 5-8 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-1 5-8 5-8 6-1 5-9 6-5 5-10 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-2 5-10 5-9 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-4 5-10 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-5 5-11 5-9 5-11 6-1 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-4 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-1 6-7 5-11 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-6 6-4 6-6 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-3 5-9 6-2 6-0 6-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-4 5-11 6-1 6-4 6-4 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-1

WGT. 180 165 185 180 185 210 165 205 205 185 195 195 200 200 200 195 170 195 175 205 200 205 180 190 190 180 210 215 185 195 220 230 220 210 195 195 220 190 200 185 210 250 210 205 200 230 265 235 220 245 235 220 200 215 220 230 215 200 210 260 240 210 285 280 290 220 290 270 250 280 295 290 240 315 265 245 285 300 310 215 245 235 210 185 250 185 240 195 250 260 245 245 290 225 255 275 210 250 255 220 175 210 200

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HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL (PREVIOUS TEAM) Peru, Ill. (LaSalle-Peru Township H.S.) Marshall, Minn. (Marshall H.S.) St. Louis Park, Minn. (St. Louis Park H.S.) Superior, Wis. (Superior H.S.) Rosemount, Minn. (Augustana College-S.D.) Superior, Wis. (Superior H.S.) Adel, Iowa (Adel Desoto Minburn H.S.) New Berlin, Wis. (Eisenhower H.S.) Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Eagan H.S.) Plover, Wis. (Stevens Point H.S.) Cedarburg, Wis. (Cedarburg H.S.) De Pere, Wis. (De Pere H.S.) Escanaba, Mich. (Escanaba H.S.) Plymouth, Minn. (Benilde-St. Margaret’s H.S.) Elkhart Lake, Wis. (Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah H.S.) Bradenton Fla. (U. of North Alabama) Delavan, Wis. (Delavan-Darien H.S.) Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Rosemount H.S.) Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Simley H.S.) Eau Claire, Wis. (Memorial H.S.) Plover, Wis. (Stevens Point H.S.) Los Angeles, Calif. (Cerritos College) Andover, Minn. (Andover H.S.) Rochester, Minn. (Mayo H.S.) Wausau, Wis. (West H.S.) Hudson, Wis. (Hudson H.S.) Blaine, Minn. (Spring Lake Park H.S.) Las Vegas, Nev. (Pal Verde H.S.) Menomonie, Wis. (Menomonie H.S.) Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata H.S.) Baxter, Minn. (Brainerd H.S.) Pine City, Minn. (Pine City H.S.) Dennison, Minn. (Cannon Falls H.S.) Menasha, Wis. (Menasha H.S.) Madison, Wis. (Edgewood H.S.) Kettle Moraine, Wis. (Kettle Moraine H.S.) Weston, Wis. (D.C. Everest H.S.) Benton, Ark. (Bryant H.S.) Marengo, Wis. (Ashland H.S.) Brumunddal, Norway (Montana State U.) Damascus, Md. (West Point Prep) Hillsboro, Wis. (Hillsboro H.S.) Excelsior, Minn. (Minnetonka H.S.) South Range, Wis. (Northwestern H.S.) Mosinee, Wis. (Mosinee H.S.) Willow River, Minn. (Moose Lake-Willow River H.S.) Colby, Wis. (Colby H.S.) Kenosha, Wis. (Bradford H.S.) Luxemburg, Wis. (Luxemburg-Casco H.S.) Stratford, Wis. (Stratford H.S.) Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins H.S.) Becker, Minn. (Becker H.S.) Racine, Wis. (Racine-Lutheran H.S.) Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi H.S.) Burnsville, Minn. (Burnsville H.S.) Plainfield, Ill. (Joliet J.C.) Lino Lakes, Minn. (Centennial H.S.) Prescott, Wis. (Prescott H.S.) Curtiss, Wis. (Medford H.S.) Appleton, Wis. (Kimberly H.S.) Mequon, Wis. (Homestead H.S.) Waseca, Minn. (Waseca H.S.) East Grand Forks, Minn. (Sacred Heart H.S.) Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Rosemount H.S.) Hamel, Minn. (Wayzata H.S.) Chisago City, Minn. (Chisago Lakes H.S.) Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Kennedy H.S.) Waukesha, Wis. (Pewaukee H.S.) Duluth, Minn. (Two Harbors H.S.) Perham, Minn. (Perham H.S.) Circle Pines, Minn. (Centennial H.S.) Eagan, Minn. (Eagan H.S.) Maple Grove, Minn. (Osseo H.S.) Duluth, Minn. (Central H.S.) Ashland, Wis. (Ashland H.S.) La Crescent, Minn. (La Crescent H.S.) Coon Rapids, Minn. (Totino-Grace H.S.) Amherst, Wis. (Amherst H.S.) Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (U. of Wisconsin) Menomonie, Wis. (Menomonie H.S.) Ellsworth, Wis. (Ellsworth H.S.) Foley, Minn. (Foley H.S.) St. Cloud, Minn. (Tech H.S.) West Allis, Wis. (Greendale H.S.) Eagan, Minn. (Eagan H.S.) Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata H.S.) Mankato, Minn. (West H.S.) Monona, Wis. (Monona Grove H.S.) Rio, Wis. (U. of Wisconsin) Merrill, Wis. (Merrill H.S.) Blaine, Minn. (Spring Lake Park H.S.) Madison, Wis. (La Follette H.S.) Stevens Point, Wis. (Stevens Point H.S.) Neenah, Wis. (Neenah H.S.) Duluth, Minn. (East H.S.) Green Bay, Wis. (Ashwaubenon H.S.) Little Falls, Minn. (Little Falls H.S.) Hutchinson, Minn. (Hutchinson H.S.) La Crescent, Minn. (La Crescent H.S.) Lena, Wis. (Lena H.S.) Granger, Ind. (South Bend Clay H.S.) Rogers, Minn. (Rogers H.S.) Foley, Minn. (Foley H.S.)

HEAD COACH: Bob Nielson ASSISTANT COACHES: Curt Wiese, John Steger, Peter Lue, Tyler Yelk, Trey Dill, Jake Landry, Andy Prevost, D.J. Winfield ATHLETIC TRAINERS: Mike Wendinger, Charla Buxbaum, Lori Christie, Stephanie Ebel, David Bloomquist, Amanda Shelton STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH: Matt Bauman EQUIPMENT MANAGER: John Hanna VIDEO COORDINATOR: Max Florestano STUDENT MANAGER: Aaron Sarvey

between 2005-08) occupies the No. 4 spot while strong safety Kevin Westbrock (277, 1998-2001) is third.

NATIONALLY SPEAKING: Here is how UMD ranks among NCAA II schools in a variety of statistical categories at the moment: Kickoff Returns Scoring Offense Sacks Allowed Rushing Defense Rushing Offense Passing Efficiency

1st 5th 6th 8th 12th 22nd

28.32 ypr 45.56 ppg 0.67 spg 87.22 ypg 243.44 ypg 154.52

THE GIFT OF GRAB: Wide receiver Zach Zweifel, who led the Bulldogs in pass receptions (38) as a true freshman last season, tops UMD in that same department this fall with 31 catches for a team-leading 480 yards and four touchdowns (both career bests). The 2011 All-NSIC second team pick is one of just two Bulldogs (rookie wide out Justin Fowlkes is the other) to come away with at least one reception in all nine games thus far.

ON THE RUN: UMD continues to pace the NSIC in rushing with a 243.4 yards per game average.

The Bulldogs, who as a team are averaging 5.5 yards a carry this fall, have produced a 100-yard rusher in five of their nine games to date including: Date Player (Opp) Att. Aug. 30 Logan Lauters (SMSU) 9 Sept. 8 Austin Sikorski (WSU) 16 Sept. 15 Chase Vogler (CSP) 10 Sept. 29 Chase Vogler (SCSU) 14 Oct. 13 Austin Sikorski (MSU) 9

Yards 104 113 100 120 106

THE LAST TIME ....

KICK RETURN FOR TD UMD - Justin Fowlkes vs. St. Cloud State (9/22/12), 80 yards OPP - Talo Pascal, Minnesota Crookston (10/27/12), 88 yards PUNT RETURN FOR TD UMD - Aaron Roth vs. Minnesota Crookston (11/5/11), 65 yards OPP - Kevin Paulsen, Wayne State (9/17/11), 36 yards -- off a blocked punt INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR TD UMD - Cameron Harper vs. Minot State (10/13/12), 75 yards OPP - Aldin Foster-Rettig, Northwest Missouri State (12/13/08 -- NCAA II playoffs), 44 yards FUMBLE RECOVERY FOR TD UMD - Gavin Grady vs. Minnesota Crookston (10/27/12), 0 yards OPP - Corey Orth, Colorado State-Pueblo (11/26/11 -- NCAA II playoffs), 0 yards EXTRA POINT ATTEMPT RETURN FOR 2 PTS UMD - Jim Johnson vs. Central Washington (9/23/06) OPP - Trevor Hyatt, Chadron State (11/22/08) SHUTOUTS UMD - UMD 30, Bemidji State 0 (10/20/12) OPP - Wayne State College 7, UMD 0 (9/17/11) OVERTIME GAME UMD 30, Saginaw Valley State 27 (11/19/11 - NCAA II playoffs) 100 RUSHING YARDS Austin Sikorski vs. Minot State (10/13/12), 106 yards 200 RUSHING YARDS Isaac Odim vs. Northern State (10/10/09), 228 yards 300 YARDS PASSING Ted Schlafke at St. Cloud State (11/10/07), 350 yards 400 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Ted Schlafke at St. Cloud State (11/10/07), 495 yards 150 YARDS PASS RECEIVING D.J. Winfield at Central Washington (8/30/10), 160 yards TWO BULLDOGS RUSHED FOR 100 YARDS Zach Hulce (147) and Chase Vogler (119) vs Minnesota State-Mankato (11/12/11)

TD 1 2 2 2 1

THE DRIVE FOR FIVE: The 2012 Bulldogs have their collective sights on becoming the second school ever -- and first in nearly 60 years -- to lay claim to five consecutive NSIC titles. UMD, the league's first four-peat champions since 1978 (the University of Minnesota-Morris) is looking to join St. Cloud State (1951-55) in that exclusive group .

BULLDOG BITS: One year ago in their 41-28 triumph at Mary, the Bulldogs rolled up a 2011-high 410 rushing yards. Austin Sikorski spearheaded the ground attack, running 19 times for a career-best 185 yards and three touchdowns while teammate Brian Lucas added another 114 yards on 16 carries in that victory ... Freshman Justin Fowlkes ranks fifth among all NCAA II combatants in kick returns (29.7 yards per return) and has one touchdown to his 2012 credit. True sophomore Aaron Roth, the first Bulldog in 12 years (since Cash Langeness) to bring back two kicks for touchdowns in the same season (he hit pay dirt in each of UMD's first two home games), doesn't have enough returns (he's one shy) to qualify in the national statistics, but is averaging 36.8 yards per try.

He's also the only Bulldog with a punt return to his credit this fall (12 for a 9.2 yard average).

UMD has tied a program record with its three

Austin Sikorski

Aaron Roth

2012 WON-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

W L 4 0 4 1 3 0 5 1 1 0 7 1 7 1 0 0 1 0

2010 & 2008 NCA A II Champions

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 Opponent Scores First

W L 7 1 0 0 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 0

NAME

SMSU WSU CSP

2012 UMD FOOTBALL STARTERS

AC

SCSU MSUM MSU

BSU UMC

UM

NSU

Joe AKEY LDE LDE LDE Chris BLAKE LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB Gavin BROWN OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB Jake BSCHERER LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT Kenny CHOWA RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB Darion FLETCHER LCB LCB LCB Buma FONCHAM NG NG NG NG NG NG Justin FOWLKES WR WR Cameron HARPER FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS Garth HEIKKINEN LOG LOG LOG LOG LOG LOG LOG LOG LOG Ben HELMER TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE Jordan HOEKSTRA SS SS SS SS SS Brian LUCAS RB RB Andrew MUER ROG ROG ROG ROG ROG ROG ROG ROG ROG Travis NORDHUS SS SS SS SS Tom OLSON ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT Joe REICHERT WR WR WR WR WR Jeremy REIERSON TE TE TE TE TE TE Colby RING ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB Blake ROGERS ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB Aaron ROTH WR WR WR WR WR Wayne SEBOLD RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE Austin SIKORSKI RB RB RB RB RB RB RB Grant SNOBRICH C C C C C C C C C Chris VANDERVEST NG NG NG LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE Chase VOGLER QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB Nathan ZIBOLSKI OLB OLB OLB OLB Nate ZUK OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB Zach ZWEIFEL WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR kick return touchdowns in 2012 (the 2009 and 2001 clubs share that mark) ... Since suffering a 51-49 walkoff loss at St. Cloud State last month, the Bulldogs have proceeded to post four wins in a row while outscoring the opposition 157-34. They've also allowed just 20 points in the last 14 quarters.... Senior quarterback Chase Vogler is within 130 yards of equalling a personal best for passing yardage (1,913 in 2010) and also needs just one more touchdown throw to match another career high (17 in 2010) ... Cornerback Darion Fletcher, who has made three starts this season, is UMD's only true freshman to receive playing time in 2012 ... UMD has scored at least five touchdowns in eight of its nine games thus far (the exception

was four against Bemidji State two weeks ago) ... All-American senior offensive guard Garth Heikkinen will make his school-record 52nd straight start this Saturday, having cracked the starting lineup in every outing since the start of the 2009 season ... The 2012 season marks the first time in the 80-year history of UMD football that the entire regular season schedule consists of conference games only ...Sophomore inside linebacker Gavin Grady's fumble recovery for a touchdown last Saturday in Crookston was the first by a Bulldog in almost two years (Robbie Aurich versus Augustana College in the 2010 NCAA II playoff quarterfinals) ... With the exception of two occasions (Sept. 19, 2011 and Oct. 31, 2011), UMD has

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cracked the Top 10 in every AFCA II poll since Sept. 29, 2008. It did maintain the top spot in that ranking from Nov. 2, 2010 until after its 7-0 loss to Wayne State College (Sept. 17), when it tumbled to No. 11 ... UMD is 175-53-4 (a .763 winning percentage) all-time at Malosky Stadium, its home since the 1966 season, and has crafted an 18-1 mark there over the past three years.

ON TAP: The Bulldogs will remain at home on Nov. 10 to close out the 2012 regular season against NSIC North Division rival Northern State.

2012 UMD Football Minnesota Duluth Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 31, 2012) All games

2012 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH STATISTICS/RESULTS

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Date Aug 30, 2012 Sep 08, 2012 Sep 15, 2012 Sep 22, 2012 Sep 29, 2012 Oct 6, 2012 Oct 13, 2012 Oct 20, 2012 Oct 27, 2012 Nov 3, 2012 Nov 10, 2012

Opponent at Southwest Minnesota WINONA STATE at Concordia-St. Paul AUGUSTANA at St. Cloud State MSU-MOORHEAD at Minot State BEMIDJI STATE at Minnesota Crookston MARY NORTHERN STATE

Rushing

gp

Passing

gp

Receiving

gp

Sikorski, Austin Vogler, Chase Lauters, Logan Lucas, Brian Johnson, Jeron Ierulli, Steve Thomas, Chaz Reichert, Joe Roth, Aaron Fowlkes, Justin Lynch, Jon Team Zweifel, Zach Total Opponents Vogler, Chase Lynch, Jon Total Opponents Zweifel, Zach Roth, Aaron Reichert, Joe Fowlkes, Justin Helmer, Ben Stinogel, Collin Olson, Kris Sikorski, Austin Reierson, Jeremy Lauters, Logan Lucas, Brian Selvick, Austin Alexander, Pat Total Opponents Field Goals

att

9 6 9 9

net avg

effic comp-att-int

no.

yds

9 31 480 9 23 331 7 21 250 9 20 307 9 11 185 9 7 91 9 6 61 9 5 49 8 5 39 9 3 3 9 2 47 3 1 4 3 1 2 9 136 1849 9 179 2347 fg

Scoring

td

9 9 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 55 24

pct

154.34 132-209-6 159.07 4-6-0 154.47 136-215-6 118.40 179-346-8

5-7

Score by Quarters Minnesota Duluth Opponents

gain loss

Att. 2432 5055 3503 4254 4524 2519 1831 5948 309

td

avg

pct. 01-19

fg

5-7 5-7 5-9 1st

2nd

4 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 16 15

2-3

48-51 48-51 18-19

111 154 20 57

td

20-29

kick

3rd

78 48

td

lg avg/g

64 198.1 35 11.0 64 205.4 66 260.8

lg avg/g

37 53.3 45 36.8 39 35.7 64 34.1 42 20.6 27 10.1 13 6.8 16 5.4 12 4.9 2 0.3 39 5.2 4 1.3 2 0.7 64 205.4 66 260.8

30-39

3-4

40-49

0-0

Interceptions

4th

58 54

lg blk

50-99

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1-2

OT

0 0

no.

Blake, Chris Chowa, Kenny Rogers, Blake Ring, Colby Harper, Cameron Foncham, Fossam 0-0

36

PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf

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

Overall 8-1 8-1 0-0

Total 401 179

-

pts

- 67 - 56 - 54 - 30 - 24 - 24 - 24 - 18 - 18 - 18 - 12 - 12 - 12 6 6 6 6 6 1 2 1 401 - 179

Home 4-0 4-0 0-0

Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards PUNTS-AVG TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 4TH-DOWN Conversions

54 63.3 45 48.9 60 45.9 37 38.0 22 22.9 28 13.9 18 28.7 13 3.1 16 2.2 3 0.9 0 -0.3 0 -1.6 0 -0.9 60 243.4 53 87.2

63.2 1783 16 66.7 66 0 63.3 1849 16 51.7 2347 15

15.5 14.4 11.9 15.4 16.8 13.0 10.2 9.8 7.8 1.0 23.5 4.0 2.0 13.6 13.1

71.4 0-0

yds

Record: All games Conference Non-Conference

lg avg/g

9 100 609 39 570 5.7 9 9 75 491 51 440 5.9 9 9 72 432 19 413 5.7 5 9 55 355 13 342 6.2 4 8 32 185 2 183 5.7 2 9 29 130 5 125 4.3 3 3 15 87 1 86 5.7 1 7 2 22 0 22 11.0 0 9 6 29 9 20 3.3 0 9 3 8 0 8 2.7 0 6 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 5 6 0 8 -8 -1.3 0 9 1 0 8 -8 -8.0 0 9 397 2348 157 2191 5.5 33 9 243 1039 254 785 3.2 8

Brees, Andrew Brees, Andrew Vogler, Chase Sikorski, Austin Lauters, Logan Lucas, Brian Roth, Aaron Zweifel, Zach Reichert, Joe Fowlkes, Justin Ierulli, Steve Johnson, Jeron Helmer, Ben Reierson, Jeremy Alexander, Pat Harper, Cameron Ring, Colby Thomas, Chaz Grady, Gavin Team Total Opponents

Score 45-20 38-16 70-24 42-34 49-51 45-14 44-6 30-0 38-14

W W W W L W W W W

0

2 2 1 1 1 1

Punting

no.

Kick Returns

no.

Roth, Aaron Total Opponents

12 12 10

Fowlkes, Justin Roth, Aaron Helmer, Ben Heikkinen, Garth Zibolski, Nathan Total Opponents Roth, Aaron Fowlkes, Justin Sikorski, Austin Zweifel, Zach Vogler, Chase Total Opponents

2010 & 2008 NCA A II Champions Total Offense

Vogler, Chase

yds avg

34 46 62 23 75 1

17.0 23.0 62.0 23.0 75.0 1.0 lg

26 879 33.8 60 1 38 38.0 38

Punt Returns

All Purpose

UMD 210 110 83 17 2191 397 5.5 243.4 33 1849 136-215-6 8.6 13.6 205.4 16 4040 6.6 448.9 28-793 12-110 8-241 11-4 39-444 27-34.0 32:40 56/112 10/16

no. yds avg

Brown, Alex Ierulli, Steve

Away 4-1 4-1 0-0

14 10 2 1 1 28 36

g

rush

td

1 0

yds avg

td

409 368 15 0 1 793 744 rcv

29.2 36.8 7.5 0.0 1.0 28.3 20.7 pr

34 27 62 23 75 1

tb

td

OPP 172 53 107 12 785 243 3.2 87.2 8 2347 179-346-8 6.8 13.1 260.8 15 3132 5.3 348.0 36-744 10-74 6-27 18-7 54-423 44-34.5 27:20 48/123 7/18 lg

0 0 0 1 1 0

yds avg

110 9.2 110 9.2 74 7.4

Neutral 0-0 0-0 0-0

0 0 0

fc i20 50+ blk

6 0

2 1

1 0

0 0

lg

40 40 36 lg

1 2 0 0 0 3 1

80 92 8 0 1 92 88

kr

ir

total avg/g

9 20 331 110 368 0 829 92.1 9 8 307 0 409 0 724 80.4 9 570 49 0 0 0 619 68.8 9 -8 480 0 0 0 472 52.4 0 0 0 0 440 48.9 9 440 9 2191 1849 110 793 241 5184 576.0 9 785 2347 74 744 27 3977 441.9 g plays

9

284

rush

pass

total avg/g

440 1783 2223 247.0

2012 UMD Football Minnesota Duluth Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 31, 2012) AllDULUTH games DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 2012 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ## 31 27 4 24 95 56 46 52 37 96 29 33 51 19 59 30 47 25 98 55 91 57 69 22 48 49 90 1 16 93 21 81 32 77 3 53 67 86 84 89 TM

Defensive Leaders

Ring, Colby Harper, Cameron Blake, Chris Nordhus, Travis Foncham, Fossam Rogers, Blake Zuk, Nate Brown, Gavin Hoekstra, Jordan Vandervest, Chris Chowa, Kenny Zibolski, Nathan Grady, Gavin Fletcher, Darion Stiglich, Brent Boegel, David Sebold, Wade Fischer, Ty Brusehaver, Jacob Hassan, Yusef Reemtsma, Jesse Peterson, Ryan Wicklund, Matt Johnson, Jeron Ziegler, Mitch Lloyd, Nick Akey, Joe Renk,Sam Ierulli, Steve Wachowiak, Alex Sikorski, Austin Helmer, Ben Christianson, Billy Olson, Tom Hynes, Greg Graf, Dylan Schnobrich, Grant Roth, Aaron Brees, Andrew Reierson, Jeremy Team Total Opponents

ua

23 29 23 16 9 12 15 10 15 7 13 13 8 13 10 13 5 7 7 4 1 4 2 2 .

2 2 1 1 2 . .

1 1 .

1 1 1 1 1 .

276 316

a

36 26 13 16 23 19 14 18 12 18 11 11 15 9 9 4 8 5 5 4 6 3 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 .

1 1 . .

1 . . . . . .

302 365

Tackles tot

59 55 36 32 32 31 29 28 27 25 24 24 23 22 19 17 13 12 12 8 7 7 6 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .

578 681

tfl/yds

3.5-29 2.0-3 1.5-3 1.5-12 6.5-20 5.0-25 1.5-8 3.5-10 1.0-2 5.0-22 1.5-3 3.0-18 3.0-11 .

1.0-13 1.0-1 2.5-11 .

4.5-24 .

1.5-6 .

1.5-4 .

0.5-3 . .

1.0-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

52-229 53-135

Sacks no-yds

1.5-22 . . .

2.5-11 3.0-23 1.0-7 1.0-7 .

2.5-15 1.0-3 2.0-16 0.5-2 . . .

0.5-4 .

2.0-17 .

1.5-6 .

0.5-3 .

0.5-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-139 6-30

Pass defense int-yds brup

1-23 1-75 2-34 .

1-1 1-62 . . . .

2-46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8-241 6-27

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.

5 4 2 2 1 3 1 2 .

5 2 .

5 . .

1 2 .

1 .

1 . .

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

38 20

qbh

2 1 .

1 3 2 2 1 .

2 .

1 1 . . . . .

2 . . . . . . .

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 4

Fumbles rcv-yds

. . .

2-0 3-0 . . . . . . .

1-0 . .

1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7-0 4-0

ff

2 . . .

2 1 . . . .

1 1 . . .

1 1 . . . . . . . .

1 .

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 9

blkd kick

. . . . . . . . .

1 1 .

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 .

saf

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 1 .

2010 & 2008 NCA A II Champions

25 19 37 21 20 26 25 19 18

/ / / / / / / / /

22 24 10 26 34 16 18 10 12

Total

12 12 18 11 11 12 14 9 11

/ / / / / / / / /

4 5 4 10 10 7 7 2 4

/ / / / / / / / /

4-13 5-12 5-12 11-19 8-14 2-10 5-17 3-14 5-12

56-112 / 48-123

7-13 6-12 9-11 6-12 5-12 5-12 5-10 4-15 9-15

3rd Down Conversions

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

10-16 / 7-18

/ / / / / / / / /

4th Down Conversions

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

/ / / / / / / / /

16 18 6 15 22 8 9 7 6

2 2 2 0 1 3 4 2 1

/ / / / / / / / /

2 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 2

Pen

/ / / / / / / / /

39-243 47-282 55-365 37-177 36-203 45-169 36-288 44-181 58-283

/ / / / / / / / /

22-82 25-72 21-62 32-108 34-176 29-104 34-95 19-30 27-56

Rushing Number-Yards

28:11 26:57 22:15 30:27 32:25 25:37 33:32 23:19 23:15

48:04

3:38 6:06 15:30 -0:54 -4:50 8:46 -7:04 13:22 13:30

TOP Margin

397-2191 / 243-785

294:02 / 245:58

31:49 33:03 37:45 29:33 27:35 34:23 26:28 36:41 36:45

Time of Possession

83 / 107 17 / 12

11 5 17 10 8 11 7 8 6

First Downs Rush Pass

401 - 179 210 / 172 110 / 53

45 - 20 38 - 16 70 - 24 42 - 34 49 - 51 45 - 14 44 - 6 30 - 0 38 - 14

Score

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

Southwest Minnesota WINONA STATE Concordia-St. Paul AUGUSTANA St. Cloud State MSU-MOORHEAD Minot State BEMIDJI STATE Minnesota Crookston MARY NORTHERN STATE Totals

Opponent

Southwest Minnesota WINONA STATE Concordia-St. Paul AUGUSTANA St. Cloud State MSU-MOORHEAD Minot State BEMIDJI STATE Minnesota Crookston MARY NORTHERN STATE Totals

Opponent

3.7 2.9 3.0 3.4 5.2 3.6 2.8 1.6 2.1

5.5 / 3.2

/ / / / / / / / /

Avg Yds/Rush

6.2 6.0 6.6 4.8 5.6 3.8 8.0 4.1 4.9

/ / / / / / / / /

28-47-0 23-44-1 13-29-0 28-49-1 32-46-1 14-27-0 18-40-1 12-39-3 11-25-1

/ / / / / / / / /

6.5 8.5 7.9 6.1 10.1 7.1 4.2 3.9 6.4

8.6 / 6.8

8.1 7.2 11.5 7.8 6.6 9.7 10.1 8.5 7.1

Avg Yds/Pass

136-215-6 / 179-346-8

17-29-0 12-16-0 23-27-0 17-29-1 11-25-1 17-26-1 10-20-0 19-27-2 10-16-1

Passing Comp-Att-Int

/ / / / / / / / /

304 375 228 301 466 191 169 152 161

68-479 63-397 82-675 66-404 61-367 71-421 56-490 71-410 74-397

/ / / / / / / / /

69-386 69-447 50-290 81-409 80-642 56-295 74-264 58-182 52-217

Total Offense Plays-Yards

/ / / / / / / / /

5.6 6.5 5.8 5.0 8.0 5.3 3.6 3.1 4.2

6.6 / 5.3

7.0 6.3 8.2 6.1 6.0 5.9 8.8 5.8 5.4

Avg Yds/Play

/ / / / / / / / /

4-30.5 3-23.7 5-41.6 4-37.0 3-44.0 7-28.1 7-35.1 7-36.7 4-34.5

27-34.0 / 44-34.5

2-30.5 4-31.5 0-0.0 4-29.5 5-40.6 3-31.3 4-30.8 4-38.5 1-38.0

Punting Number-Avg

1849 / 2347 612-4040 / 589-3132

236 115 310 227 164 252 202 229 114

Yards

2012 UMD Football Minnesota Duluth Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Oct 31, 2012) All games 2012 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISION

/ / / / / / / / /

76 33 118 39 117 106 113 83 160

/ / / / / / / / /

6-42 5-49 3-38 4-21 7-67 9-66 9-57 6-46 5-37

39-444 / 54-423

5-28 5-74 2-25 3-32 6-80 4-30 5-98 6-62 3-15

Penalties Number-Yards

1144 / 845

96 136 106 161 239 113 109 98 86

Return Yards

/ / / / / / / / /

0 2 0 1 1 1 1 4 5

1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0

20 / 6

/ / / / / / / / /

Sacks

0 2 1 2 4 4 5 2 0

10 / 15

0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 3

TurnOvers

2012 UMD Football Minnesota Duluth Game Superlatives (as of Oct 31, 2012) All games GAMESINGLE-GAME HIGHS 2012 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTAINDIVIDUAL DULUTH INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes Long Rush Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing TD Passes Long Pass Receptions Yards Receiving TD Receptions Long Reception Field Goals

Long Field Goal Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20

Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles Sacks Tackles For Loss Interceptions

18 120 4 60 29 29 22 296 3 3 64 7 113 2 64 1 1 1 1 1 36 5 40.6 60 1 1 1 40 92 12 2.0 2.0 2.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Sikorski, Austin vs Augustana (Sep 22, 2012) Vogler, Chase at St. Cloud State (Sep 29, 2012) Vogler, Chase at St. Cloud State (Sep 29, 2012) Lauters, Logan at Southwest Minnesota (Aug 30, 2012) Vogler, Chase at Southwest Minnesota (Aug 30, 2012) Vogler, Chase vs Augustana (Sep 22, 2012) Vogler, Chase at Concordia-St. Paul (Sep 15, 2012) Vogler, Chase at Concordia-St. Paul (Sep 15, 2012) Vogler, Chase at Concordia-St. Paul (Sep 15, 2012) Vogler, Chase vs Bemidji State (Oct 20, 2012) Vogler, Chase vs Bemidji State (Oct 20, 2012) Reichert, Joe at Concordia-St. Paul (Sep 15, 2012) Roth, Aaron at Minot State (Oct 13, 2012) Reichert, Joe vs Augustana (Sep 22, 2012) Fowlkes, Justin vs Bemidji State (Oct 20, 2012) Brees, Andrew at Southwest Minnesota (Aug 30, 2012) Brees, Andrew vs Winona State (Sep 08, 2012) Brees, Andrew vs MSU-Moorhead (Oct 6, 2012) Brees, Andrew at Minot State (Oct 13, 2012) Brees, Andrew at Minnesota Crookston (Oct 27, 2012) Brees, Andrew vs MSU-Moorhead (Oct 6, 2012) Brown, Alex at St. Cloud State (Sep 29, 2012) Brown, Alex at St. Cloud State (Sep 29, 2012) Brown, Alex at St. Cloud State (Sep 29, 2012) Brown, Alex vs MSU-Moorhead (Oct 6, 2012) Brown, Alex at Minot State (Oct 13, 2012) Ierulli, Steve at Minnesota Crookston (Oct 27, 2012) Roth, Aaron vs Bemidji State (Oct 20, 2012) Roth, Aaron vs Augustana (Sep 22, 2012) Brown, Gavin vs Winona State (Sep 08, 2012) Zibolski, Nathan at St. Cloud State (Sep 29, 2012) Brusehaver, Jacob vs MSU-Moorhead (Oct 6, 2012) Brusehaver, Jacob vs MSU-Moorhead (Oct 6, 2012) Chowa, Kenny vs Winona State (Sep 08, 2012) Ring, Colby vs Augustana (Sep 22, 2012) Blake, Chris at St. Cloud State (Sep 29, 2012) Harper, Cameron at Minot State (Oct 13, 2012) Chowa, Kenny vs Bemidji State (Oct 20, 2012) Blake, Chris vs Bemidji State (Oct 20, 2012) Foncham, Fossam vs Bemidji State (Oct 20, 2012) Rogers, Blake at Minnesota Crookston (Oct 27, 2012)

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2012 UMD Football Minnesota Duluth Game Superlatives (as of Oct 31, 2012) All games TEAM GAME HIGHS 2012 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH TEAM HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20

Long Punt Return

58 365 8.0 7 29 29 23 310 11.5 3 3 82 675 8.8 70 5 37 6 6 98 4 3 5 40.6 60 1 1 1 40

at Minnesota Crookston (Oct 27, 2012) at Concordia-St. Paul (Sep 15, 2012) at Minot State (Oct 13, 2012) at Concordia-St. Paul (Sep 15, 2012) at Southwest Minnesota (Aug 30, 2012) vs Augustana (Sep 22, 2012) at Concordia-St. Paul (Sep 15, 2012) at Concordia-St. Paul (Sep 15, 2012) at Concordia-St. Paul (Sep 15, 2012) at Concordia-St. Paul (Sep 15, 2012) vs Bemidji State (Oct 20, 2012) at Concordia-St. Paul (Sep 15, 2012) at Concordia-St. Paul (Sep 15, 2012) at Minot State (Oct 13, 2012) at Concordia-St. Paul (Sep 15, 2012) at Minot State (Oct 13, 2012) at Concordia-St. Paul (Sep 15, 2012) at St. Cloud State (Sep 29, 2012) vs Bemidji State (Oct 20, 2012) at Minot State (Oct 13, 2012) vs Bemidji State (Oct 20, 2012) vs Bemidji State (Oct 20, 2012) at St. Cloud State (Sep 29, 2012) at St. Cloud State (Sep 29, 2012) at St. Cloud State (Sep 29, 2012) vs MSU-Moorhead (Oct 6, 2012) at Minot State (Oct 13, 2012) at Minnesota Crookston (Oct 27, 2012) vs Bemidji State (Oct 20, 2012)

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