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 25, 2012
EIGHTH-RANKED BULLDOGS AT MINNESOTA CROOKSTON SATURDAY FOR FINAL REGULAR SEASON ROAD ASSIGNMENT HUDDLE UP: The University of Minnesota Duluth will wrap up the road portion of its 2012 regular season schedule Saturday (Oct. 27) when the Bulldogs pay a visit to Crookston, Minn., for a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference North Division matchup with the University of Minnesota Crookston. Opening kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at Ed Widseth Field (2,000 capacity/natural grass) on the UMD campus. THE RECORDS: UMD, the four-time reigning NSIC champion, is 7-1 both overall and in league play this fall while Minnesota Crookston, sports a 1-7 record. HOW THEY RANK: Here is how UMD and Minnesota Crookston 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. 8 No. 8 No. 6 UMC NR NR NR THE BROADCAST: The Bulldog-Golden Eagle clash will be carried on 1490 The Fan (KQDS-AM) with Jeff Papas handling the play-by-play responsibilities. 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, Saturday's game will be videostreammed live 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, 97 victories and a .795 overall winning percentage. Bob Nielson has accomplished all this -- and much more -- in his 10 seasons of head coaching activity at UMD. 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,
2012 NSIC FOOTBALL STANDINGS Team (Overall) Minnesota State-Mankato (8-0) UMD* (7-1) U of Sioux Falls (7-1) Winona State (6-2) St. Cloud State* (5-3) Wayne State (5-3) Northern State (4-4) U of Mary* (4-4) Bemidji State* (4-4) Augustana (3-5) Southwest Minnesota State (3-5) Upper Iowa (2-6) Concordia-St. Paul (2-6) Minot State* (2-6) Minnesota-Crookston* (1-7) Minnesota State-Moorhead* (1-7)
W 8 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1
L 0 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7
PCT 1.000 .875 .875 .750 .625 .625 .500 .500 .500 .375 .375 .250 .250 .250 .125 .125
PF 277 363 253 240 278 224 210 207 144 293 235 225 196 149 116 112
PA 116 165 140 193 210 158 206 230 161 222 287 307 265 242 325 295
*North Division members
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 oneyear 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.
2010 & 2008 NCA A II Champions
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 97-25 overall record at UMD (that .795 winning percentage is far and away the best mark in the program’s storied 80-year existence) and is 167-58-1 (.741) 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 sec-
ond 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) 97-25 (10th) Overall Coaching Record (Year) 167-58-1 (20th) Career NSIC Record 75-15 Career NCAA II Playoff Record 11-3 Career Home Record (at UMD) 51-8 Career Away Record (at UMD) 46-17 vs. Minnesota Crookston (Overall) 8-1 vs. Minnesota Crookston (at UMD) 8-1 THE SERIES: Then Bulldogs and Golden Eagles have met on just nine previous occasions, including once in each of the past four seasons. UMD holds an 8-1 lead in the all-time series, which began in Crookston on Sept. 28, 1999 -the Golden Eagles' inaugural year as members of the NSIC. Minnesota Crookston posted its lone victory over the Bulldogs two seasons later (a 17-13 home decision), but has since fallen to UMD six straight times. Last fall (Nov. 5), the host Bulldogs bulldozed their way past Minnesota Crookston 49-7 as a pair of then-true freshmen -- running back Brian Lucas and wide out Aaron Roth -- both scored two touchdowns while quarterback Chase Vogler completed 11 of 13 passes for 156 yards and two scores. Roth stepped up in the absence of fellow first-year wide receiver/kick returner Zach Zweifel, who was out with an injured shoulder, by bringing back a punt 65 yards for one touchdown and hooking up with Vogler for a 24-yard scoring strike. Minnesota Crookston cashed in on its first possession of the afternoon, but was shut out the rest of the way by a Bulldog defense which surrendered just 147 rushing yards on 43 attempts. LAST WEEK: UMD inflicted all of its offensive damage in the opening half of play and used a dominating performance by its defense to blank NSIC North Division rival Bemidji State University 30-0 Saturday afternoon at James S. Malosky Stadium. Three touchdown passes from senior quarterback native Chase Vogler and
BULLDOG PROBABLE TWO-DEEPS vs. MINNESOTA CROOKSTON
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) 88 Zach Zweifel (6-0, 195, So) 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)
a two-yard scoring run by Brian Lucas helped stake the Bulldogs to a 28-0 lead halftime lead. They capped off the scoring with a team safety on the first official play of the third quarter when a Beaver snap sailed into end zone. UMD limited Bemidji State to just 182 yards of total offense on the day while amassing 410 yards of its own. The Bulldogs also picked off Beaver quarterback Lance Rongstad three times and sacked him twice in defeating Bemidji State for the 19th consecutive time. Minot State University extended Minnesota Crookston's losing skid to four games by ambushing the Golden Eagles 38-14 Saturday in Minot, N.D. Sophomore quarterback A.J. Barge passed for a career-high 220 yards and tossed a pair of touchdowns while going 20-for-30 in the setback.
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.
THE REAL STUFF: This Saturday, the Bulldogs will play on natural grass for the first time since Sept. 17, 2011 when they fell 7-0 at Wayne State College. Prior to that bout with the Wildcats, UMD hadn't been blanked by an NSIC opponent since 1987. LET'S GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD: In its last 33 games away from Malosky Stadium (a run which began with a 23-13 win over St. Cloud State University in the 2007 season finale), UMD has gone 30-3. Two of those losses have come at the hands of St. Cloud State (51-49 earlier this year and 35-7 on Oct. 29, 2011) while the other was inflicted by Wayne State College (7-0 on Sept. 17, 2011).
CUTTING TO THE CHASE: Senior Chase Vogler, who last month was selected the D2Football. com National Offensive Player of the Week for his exemplary performance at Concordia University-St. Paul, currently ranks 16th in the country -- and second in the NSIC -- in passing efficiency (155.51). 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 (6,945) and total offense (9,356 yards). In 50 career appearances with the Bulldogs, Vogler has completed 62.9 percent of his throws and has also run for more yards (2,411 for a 5.3 yards per carry average) than any UMD field general. He's also a remarkable 43-5 as a starter since assuming that role three years back as a firstyear freshman. Those 43 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, no NCAA II program in the country has amassed more victories (59) or a better winning percentage (.908 off a 59-6 record) than UMD. Northwest Missouri State University is next in each of those categories (57-9, .864). ALL IN A DAY'S WORK: Buma Foncham spearheaded a UMD defensive effort which was its most dominating of the 2012 season. In addition to
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 W, 45-14 Oct. 6 MSU-Moorhead*# Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10
at Minot State* W, 44-6 Bemidji State*@ W, 30-0 at Minnesota Crookston* 1:00 p.m. 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
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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
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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
sharing the team lead in tackles with five, the sophomore nose tackle also had one sack, two twops for a loss, one interception (the first of his career), one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry while forcing one fumble (which he recovered). HE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL ON SPECIAL TEAMS: True sophomore Aaron Roth owns the best kickoff return average in the country at the moment (36.8) and is the first Bulldog in 12 years (since Cash Langeness) to bring back two kicks for touchdowns in the same seasons (he hit pay dirt in each of UMD's first two home games). Roth is also the only Bulldog to return a punt his season (he's done so nine times fora 12.2 yard average). Freshman Justin Fowlkes is eighth nationally in kick returns (29.7 ypr) and has one touchdown to his 2012 credit. ON THE RUN: UMD continues to pace the NSIC and in rushing with a 238.5 yards per game average. The Bulldogs, who as a team are averaging 5.6 yards a carry this fall, have produced a 100-yard rusher in five of their eight 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
TD 1 2 2 2 1
THE LAST TIME ....
KICK RETURN FOR TD UMD - Justin Fowlkes vs. St. Cloud State (9/22/12), 80 yards OPP - Dennis Carter, Minnesota State-Mankato (11/12/11), 91 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 - Robbie Aurich vs. Augustana College (12/04/10 -- NCAA II playoffs), 23 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)
CHART CLIMBER: Third-year starting free safety Cameron Harper, who is one of three Bulldogs to take part in all 50 games over the past threeplus seasons (quarterback Chase Vogler and offensive guard Garth Heikkinen are the two others), is now tied for sixth (with cornerback Jeff Sajdak, 1982-85) on UMD's all-time tackles list with 257 stops. Inside linebacker Marc Achterkirch (261 tackles between 1991-94) occupies the No. 5 spot on that chart while strong safety Jim Johnson (276, 2005-08) is fourth. 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. NATIONAL NUMBERS: Here is how UMD ranks among NCAA II schools in a variety of statistical categories at the moment: Kickoff Returns Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Sacks Allowed Rushing Offense Passing Efficiency
1st 4th 8th 9th (t) 12th 17th
29.6 ypr 45.4 ppg 91.1 ypg 0.75 spg 238.5 ypg 156.39
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 3 1 2 0 5 1 0 0 6 1 6 1 0 0 1 0
THE GIFT OF GRAB: Wide receiver Zach Zweifel, who paced the Bulldogs in pass receptions as a true freshman last winter, paces the Bulldogs in that
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 6 1 0 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 0
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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 Gavin BROWN OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB Jake BSCHERER LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT Kenny CHOWA RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB Darion FLETCHER LCB LCB LCB Buma FONCHAM NG NG NG NG NG Justin FOWLKES WR WR Cameron HARPER FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS Garth HEIKKINEN LOG LOG LOG LOG LOG LOG LOG LOG Ben HELMER 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 Travis NORDHUS SS SS SS Tom OLSON ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT Joe REICHERT WR WR WR WR WR Jeremy REIERSON TE TE TE TE TE Colby RING ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB Blake ROGERS ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB Aaron ROTH WR WR WR WR Wayne SEBOLD RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE Austin SIKORSKI RB RB RB RB RB RB Grant SNOBRICH C C C C C C C C Chris VANDERVEST NG NG NG LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE Chase VOGLER QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB Nathan ZIBOLSKI OLB OLB OLB Nate ZUK OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB Zach ZWEIFEL WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR same department this fall with 28 catches for a team-leading 438 yards (just 29 yards shy of his rookie league total). The 2011 All-NSIC second team pick is one of two Bulldogs (freshman Justin Fowlkes is the other) to come away with at least one reception in all eight games to date. BULLDOG BITS: Since falling to St. Cloud State 51-49 three weeks ago (marking the first time in school history the Bulldogs failed to win a game in which they scored more than 41 points), UMD is 3-0 and has outscored the opposition 119-20 in the process. In their first five outings of 2012, the Bulldogs never held a single foe to under 20 points ... Chase Vogler's 64-yard touchdown completion to rookie wide out Justin Fowlkes in last Saturday's 30-0 triumph over Bemidji State was the longest pass play from scrimmage for UMD this fall ... The Bull-
dogs are now 96-2 in the last 98 outings they've been ahead after three quarters -- a run which dates back to November 2001. One of those two losses occurred earlier this month at St. Cloud State ... Cornerback Darion Fletcher, who has made three starts this season, is UMD's only true freshman to receive playing time thus far in 2012 ... UMD has scored at least five touchdowns in seven of its eight games thus far (the exception was four against Bemidji State last Saturday) ... All-American senior offensive guard Garth Heikkinen will make his school-record 51st 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 ...With the exception of two
2010 & 2008 NCA A II Champions
occasions (Sept. 19, 2011 and Oct. 31, 2011), UMD has 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 ... The 2012 Bulldogs have already equaled a team singleseason record for kickoff return touchdowns with three, matching the marks set by the 2009 and 2001 clubs . ON TAP: The Bulldogs will return to Malosky Stadium on Nov. 3 for a NSIC North Division collision with the University of Mary before putting the finishing touches on the 2012 regular season the next weekend against Northern State University.
2012 UMD Football Minnesota Duluth Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 25, 2012) All games
2012 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH STATISTICS/RESULTS
* * * * * * * * * * *
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 Ierulli, Steve Johnson, Jeron Thomas, Chaz Roth, Aaron Reichert, Joe Fowlkes, Justin Team Zweifel, Zach Total Opponents Vogler, Chase Lynch, Jon Total Opponents Zweifel, Zach Roth, Aaron Fowlkes, Justin Reichert, Joe Helmer, Ben Stinogel, Collin Olson, Kris Sikorski, Austin Reierson, Jeremy Lauters, Logan Lucas, Brian Selvick, Austin Alexander, Pat Total Opponents Field Goals
att
8 5 8 8
net avg
effic comp-att-int
no.
yds
8 28 438 8 21 314 8 19 302 6 19 209 8 11 185 8 6 88 8 6 61 8 5 49 7 4 33 8 3 3 8 2 47 3 1 4 3 1 2 8 126 1735 8 168 2186 fg
pct
155.51 122-194-5 190.88 4-5-0 156.40 126-199-5 119.57 168-321-7
4-5
Scoring
td
Score by Quarters Minnesota Duluth Opponents
gain loss
td
lg avg/g
avg
fg
- 4-5 9 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - 50 4-5 22 5-9 1st
45-47 45-47 16-17 2nd
4 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 15 14
2-2
kick
98 136 20 57
td
20-29
80.0 0-0
3rd
71 41
td
lg avg/g
64 208.6 35 13.2 64 216.9 59 273.2
lg avg/g
37 54.8 45 39.2 64 37.8 39 34.8 42 23.1 27 11.0 13 7.6 16 6.1 12 4.7 2 0.4 39 5.9 4 1.3 2 0.7 64 216.9 59 273.2
30-39
2-3
40-49
0-0
Interceptions
4th
58 47
lg blk
50-99
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1-2
OT
0 0
no.
Blake, Chris Chowa, Kenny Ring, Colby Foncham, Fossam Harper, Cameron
0-0
36
PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf
1-1 1-2 2-3 0-1
Overall 7-1 7-1 0-0
-
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 62.2 45 50.1 60 49.1 37 36.6 28 13.5 17 12.6 18 28.7 16 3.4 13 3.7 3 1.0 0 -1.6 0 -1.0 60 238.5 53 91.1
62.9 1669 15 80.0 66 0 63.3 1735 15 52.3 2186 14
15.6 15.0 15.9 11.0 16.8 14.7 10.2 9.8 8.2 1.0 23.5 4.0 2.0 13.8 13.0
pct. 01-19
yds
Record: All games Conference Non-Conference
Att. 2432 5055 3503 4254 4524 2519 1831 5948
8 89 534 36 498 5.6 9 8 65 452 51 401 6.2 6 8 66 412 19 393 6.0 5 8 46 303 10 293 6.4 4 8 20 108 0 108 5.4 3 7 21 90 2 88 4.2 2 3 15 87 1 86 5.7 1 8 5 29 2 27 5.4 0 6 2 22 0 22 11.0 0 8 3 8 0 8 2.7 0 5 6 0 8 -8 -1.3 0 8 1 0 8 -8 -8.0 0 8 339 2045 137 1908 5.6 30 8 216 932 203 729 3.4 8
Brees, Andrew Brees, Andrew Sikorski, Austin Vogler, Chase Lauters, Logan Lucas, Brian Roth, Aaron Zweifel, Zach Fowlkes, Justin Reichert, Joe Ierulli, Steve Johnson, Jeron Helmer, Ben Alexander, Pat Harper, Cameron Ring, Colby Thomas, Chaz Reierson, Jeremy Team Total Opponents
Score 45-20 38-16 70-24 42-34 49-51 45-14 44-6 30-0
W W W W L W W W
0
pts
- 59 - 54 - 38 - 30 - 24 - 24 - 24 - 18 - 18 - 18 - 12 - 12 6 6 6 6 6 1 2 1 363 - 165
Total 363 165
Punting
no.
Kick Returns
no.
Roth, Aaron Total Opponents
9 9 9
Fowlkes, Justin Roth, Aaron Helmer, Ben Heikkinen, Garth Total Opponents Roth, Aaron Fowlkes, Justin Sikorski, Austin Zweifel, Zach Vogler, Chase Total Opponents Vogler, Chase Sikorski, Austin Champions Lauters, Logan Lucas, Brian Ierulli, Steve Total
yds avg
34 46 23 1 75
17.0 23.0 23.0 1.0 75.0
lg
26 879 33.8 60
Punt Returns
All Purpose
UMD 192 99 77 16 1908 339 5.6 238.5 30 1735 126-199-5 8.7 13.8 216.9 15 3643 6.8 455.4 26-769 9-110 7-179 6-2 36-429 26-33.8 32:10 47/97 10/13
no. yds avg
Brown, Alex
Total Offense
2010 & 2008 NCA A II
2 2 1 1 1
Away 3-1 3-1 0-0
13 10 2 1 26 30
g
rush
td
1
yds avg
td
386 368 15 0 769 585 rcv
29.7 36.8 7.5 0.0 29.6 19.5 pr
34 27 23 1 75
tb td
OPP 160 49 101 10 729 216 3.4 91.1 8 2186 168-321-7 6.8 13.0 273.2 14 2915 5.4 364.4 30-585 9-73 5-27 14-3 49-386 40-34.5 27:50 43/111 7/16 lg
0 0 1 0 1
yds avg
110 12.2 110 12.2 73 8.1
Neutral 0-0 0-0 0-0
0 0 0
fc i20 50+ blk
6
2
1
0
lg
40 40 36
lg
1 2 0 0 3 0
80 92 8 0 92 38
kr
ir
total avg/g
8 27 314 110 368 0 819 102.4 8 8 302 0 386 0 696 87.0 8 498 49 0 0 0 547 68.4 8 -8 438 0 0 0 430 53.8 8 401 0 0 0 0 401 50.1 8 1908 1735 110 769 179 4701 587.6 8 729 2186 73 585 27 3600 450.0 g plays
8 8 8 8 8 8
rush
pass
total avg/g
259 401 1669 2070 258.8 89 498 0 498 62.2 66 393 0 393 49.1 46 293 0 293 36.6 20 108 0 108 13.5 538 1908 1735 3643 455.4
2012 UMD Football Minnesota Duluth Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 25, 2012) AllDULUTH gamesDEFENSIVE STATISTICS 2012 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ## 31 27 4 95 52 24 46 56 37 96 29 19 33 51 59 30 47 98 25 55 91 57 69 22 90 48 16 49 93 89 77 53 1 67 86 81 3 21 32 84 TM
Defensive Leaders
Ring, Colby Harper, Cameron Blake, Chris Foncham, Fossam Brown, Gavin Nordhus, Travis Zuk, Nate Rogers, Blake Hoekstra, Jordan Vandervest, Chris Chowa, Kenny Fletcher, Darion Zibolski, Nathan Grady, Gavin Stiglich, Brent Boegel, David Sebold, Wade Brusehaver, Jacob Fischer, Ty Hassan, Yusef Reemtsma, Jesse Peterson, Ryan Wicklund, Matt Johnson, Jeron Akey, Joe Ziegler, Mitch Ierulli, Steve Lloyd, Nick Wachowiak, Alex Reierson, Jeremy Olson, Tom Graf, Dylan Renk,Sam Schnobrich, Grant Roth, Aaron Helmer, Ben Hynes, Greg Sikorski, Austin Christianson, Billy Brees, Andrew Team Total Opponents
ua
20 27 21 7 10 12 13 11 15 7 13 13 12 7 7 10 4 6 5 4 1 3 2 2 2 . 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . . 1 1 . 246 271
a
33 24 12 21 18 16 14 16 11 18 10 9 9 13 9 4 8 4 4 3 6 3 3 3 1 3 1 1 . . . . . . . 1 1 1 . . . 280 328
Tackles tot
53 51 33 28 28 28 27 27 26 25 23 22 21 20 16 14 12 10 9 7 7 6 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 526 599
tfl/yds
3.5-29 2.0-3 1.5-3 5.5-17 3.5-10 0.5-2 1.5-8 5.0-25 1.0-2 5.0-22 1.5-3 . 3.0-18 3.0-11 . . 1.5-6 4.5-24 . . 1.5-6 . 1.5-4 . . 0.5-3 . . . . . . 1.0-1 . . . . . . . . 47-197 47-117
Sacks no-yds
1.5-22 . . 2.5-11 1.0-7 . 1.0-7 3.0-23 . 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 . . . . . . 2-46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-179 5-27
2010 & 2008 NCA A II Champions
. 5 4 2 1 2 3 1 2 . 5 4 2 . . . 1 . 1 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 20
qbh
2 1 . 3 1 1 2 2 . 2 . . 1 1 . . . 2 . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4
Fumbles rcv-yds
. . . 2-0 . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0 2-0
ff
2 . . 1 . . . . . . 1 . 1 . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . 8 5
blkd kick
. . . . . . . . . 1 1 . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 .
saf
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 .
2010 & 2008 NCA A II Champions
25 19 37 21 20 26 25 19
/ / / / / / / /
22 24 10 26 34 16 18 10
Total
12 12 18 11 11 12 14 9
/ / / / / / / /
4 5 4 10 10 7 7 2
/ / / / / / / /
4-13 5-12 5-12 11-19 8-14 2-10 5-17 3-14
47-97 / 43-111
7-13 6-12 9-11 6-12 5-12 5-12 5-10 4-15
3rd Down Conversions
2-4 1-3 0-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 1-3 1-2
10-13 / 7-16
/ / / / / / / /
4th Down Conversions
1-2 1-1 1-2 1-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 4-5
/ / / / / / / /
16 18 6 15 22 8 9 7
2 2 2 0 1 3 4 2
/ / / / / / / /
2 1 0 1 2 1 2 1
Pen
/ / / / / / / /
39-243 47-282 55-365 37-177 36-203 45-169 36-288 44-181
/ / / / / / / /
22-82 25-72 21-62 32-108 34-176 29-104 34-95 19-30
Rushing Number-Yards
28:11 26:57 22:15 30:27 32:25 25:37 33:32 23:19
34:34
3:38 6:06 15:30 -0:54 -4:50 8:46 -7:04 13:22
TOP Margin
339-1908 / 216-729
257:17 / 222:43
31:49 33:03 37:45 29:33 27:35 34:23 26:28 36:41
Time of Possession
77 / 101 16 / 10
11 5 17 10 8 11 7 8
First Downs Rush Pass
363 - 165 192 / 160 99 / 49
45 - 20 38 - 16 70 - 24 42 - 34 49 - 51 45 - 14 44 - 6 30 - 0
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
5.6 / 3.4
/ / / / / / / /
Avg Yds/Rush
6.2 6.0 6.6 4.8 5.6 3.8 8.0 4.1
/ / / / / / / /
28-47-0 23-44-1 13-29-0 28-49-1 32-46-1 14-27-0 18-40-1 12-39-3
/ / / / / / / /
6.5 8.5 7.9 6.1 10.1 7.1 4.2 3.9
8.7 / 6.8
8.1 7.2 11.5 7.8 6.6 9.7 10.1 8.5
Avg Yds/Pass
126-199-5 / 168-321-7
17-29-0 12-16-0 23-27-0 17-29-1 11-25-1 17-26-1 10-20-0 19-27-2
Passing Comp-Att-Int
/ / / / / / / /
304 375 228 301 466 191 169 152
68-479 63-397 82-675 66-404 61-367 71-421 56-490 71-410
/ / / / / / / /
69-386 69-447 50-290 81-409 80-642 56-295 74-264 58-182
Total Offense Plays-Yards
/ / / / / / / /
5.6 6.5 5.8 5.0 8.0 5.3 3.6 3.1
6.8 / 5.4
7.0 6.3 8.2 6.1 6.0 5.9 8.8 5.8
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
26-33.8 / 40-34.5
2-30.5 4-31.5 0-0.0 4-29.5 5-40.6 3-31.3 4-30.8 4-38.5
Punting Number-Avg
1735 / 2186 538-3643 / 537-2915
236 115 310 227 164 252 202 229
Yards
2012 UMD Football Minnesota Duluth Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Oct 25, 2012) All games 2012 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISION
/ / / / / / / /
76 33 118 39 117 106 113 83
/ / / / / / / /
6-42 5-49 3-38 4-21 7-67 9-66 9-57 6-46
36-429 / 49-386
5-28 5-74 2-25 3-32 6-80 4-30 5-98 6-62
Penalties Number-Yards
1058 / 685
96 136 106 161 239 113 109 98
Return Yards
/ / / / / / / /
0 2 0 1 1 1 1 4
1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0
20 / 6
/ / / / / / / /
Sacks
0 2 1 2 4 4 5 2
7 / 10
0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4
TurnOvers
Minnesota Duluth Game Superlatives (as of Oct 25, 2012) All games INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
2012 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes Long Rush Pass attempts
18 Sikorski, Austin vs Augustana (Sep 22, 2012) 120 Vogler, Chase at St. Cloud State (Sep 29, 2012) 4 Vogler, Chase at St. Cloud State (Sep 29, 2012) 60 Lauters, Logan at Southwest Minnesota (Aug 30, 2012) 29 Vogler, Chase at Southwest Minnesota (Aug 30, 2012) 29 Vogler, Chase vs Augustana (Sep 22, 2012) Pass completions 22 Vogler, Chase at Concordia-St. Paul (Sep 15, 2012) Yards Passing 296 Vogler, Chase at Concordia-St. Paul (Sep 15, 2012) TD Passes 3 Vogler, Chase at Concordia-St. Paul (Sep 15, 2012) 3 Vogler, Chase vs Bemidji State (Oct 20, 2012) Long Pass 64 Vogler, Chase vs Bemidji State (Oct 20, 2012) Receptions 7 Reichert, Joe at Concordia-St. Paul (Sep 15, 2012) Yards Receiving 113 Roth, Aaron at Minot State (Oct 13, 2012) TD Receptions 2 Reichert, Joe vs Augustana (Sep 22, 2012) Long Reception 64 Fowlkes, Justin vs Bemidji State (Oct 20, 2012) Field Goals 1 Brees, Andrew at Southwest Minnesota (Aug 30, 2012) 1 Brees, Andrew vs Winona State (Sep 08, 2012) 1 Brees, Andrew vs MSU-Moorhead (Oct 6, 2012) 1 Brees, Andrew at Minot State (Oct 13, 2012) Long Field Goal 36 Brees, Andrew vs MSU-Moorhead (Oct 6, 2012) Punts 5 Brown, Alex at St. Cloud State (Sep 29, 2012) Punting Avg 40.6 Brown, Alex at St. Cloud State (Sep 29, 2012) Long Punt 60 Brown, Alex at St. Cloud State (Sep 29, 2012) Punts inside 20 1 Brown, Alex vs MSU-Moorhead (Oct 6, 2012) 1 Brown, Alex at Minot State (Oct 13, 2012) Long Punt Return 40 Roth, Aaron vs Bemidji State (Oct 20, 2012) Long Kickoff Return 92 Roth, Aaron vs Augustana (Sep 22, 2012) Tackles 12 Brown, Gavin vs Winona State (Sep 08, 2012) Sacks 2.0 Zibolski, Nathan at St. Cloud State (Sep 29, 2012) 2.0 Brusehaver, Jacob vs MSU-Moorhead (Oct 6, 2012) Tackles For Loss 2.5 Brusehaver, Jacob vs MSU-Moorhead (Oct 6, 2012) Interceptions 1 Chowa, Kenny vs Winona State (Sep 08, 2012) 1 Ring, Colby vs Augustana (Sep 22, 2012) 1 Blake, Chris at St. Cloud State (Sep 29, 2012) 2012 UMD Football 1 Harper, Cameron at Minot State (Oct 13, 2012) Minnesota Duluth Game Superlatives (as of Oct 25, 1 Chowa, Kenny vs Bemidji State (Oct 20, 2012) All games 1 Blake, Chris vs Bemidji State (Oct 20, 2012) 1 Foncham, Fossam vs Bemidji State (Oct 20, 2012) 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
55 365 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 40
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 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) 2010 & 2008 NCA A II Champions at Minot State (Oct 13, 2012) vs Bemidji State (Oct 20, 2012)
2012)