WSU Football Record Book

Team Records

Points: 43 vs. Missouri Western (12/3/00)

Points Allowed: 44 vs. North Dakota (11/17/07)

First Downs: 31 vs. Lindenwood (12/1/12)

Rushing Yards: 284 vs. Lindenwood (12/1/12)

Passing Yards: 330 vs. Emporia State (12/7/02)

Total Offensive Yards: 587 vs. Lindenwood (12/1/12)

Interceptions: 3 vs. Bemidji State (11/19/22)

Interceptions Thrown: 3 vs . A&M-Commerce

Sacks: 3 vs. Lindenwood (12/1/12)

Sacks Allowed: 5 vs. Bemidji State (11/19/22)

Opp. First Downs: 31 vs. Emporia State (12/7/02)

Opp. Rushing Yards: 404 vs. North Dakota (11/18/16)

Opp. Passing Yards: 414 vs. Lindenwood (12/1/12)

Opp. Total Yards: 594 vs. North Dakota (11/18/06)

Individual Records

Rushing Yards

188 Rayon Simmons vs. Lindenwood (12/1/12)

134 Kevin Curtin vs. Missouri Western (12/3/00)

Passing Yards

330 Bruce Carpenter vs. Emporia State (12/7/02)

303 John Teigland vs. Lindenwood (12/1/12)

303 Brian Wrobel vs. North Dakota (11/29/03)

Receiving Yards

145 Chris Samp vs. Emporia State (12/7/12)

140 Chris Samp vs. North Dakota (11/29/03)

134 Chris Samp vs. Grand Valley State (11/13/04)

130 Brian Hynes vs. Grand Valley State (11/13/04)

128 Jeff Dobertin vs. Missouri Western (12/3/00)

118 Adam Lilla vs. North Dakota (11/17/01)

110 Jeff Dobbertin vs. Emporia State (12/7/02)

Receptions

11 Chris Samp vs. North Dakota (11/29/03)

7 Tyler Speer vs. Lindenwood (12/1/12)

7 Scott Peters vs. North Dakota (11/17/07)

7 Chris Samp vs. Grand Valley State (11/13/04)

7 Adam Lilla vs. North Dakota (11/17/01)

6 Jeff Dobbertin vs. Emporia State (12/7/02)

6 Brian Hynes vs. North Dakota (11/29/03)

3 John Teigland vs. Lindenwood (12/1/12) 3 Bruce Carpenter vs. Emporia State (12/7/02)

Winona State Football in the Postseason

NCAA Division II Playoffs: 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2017, 2022

Mineral Water Bowl: 2000, 2002, 2012, 2019

NAIA Championship: 1993

Winona State Postseason Results

Clay Schueffner vs. Bemidji State (11/19/22)

Deric Sieck vs. North Dakota (11/17/01)

Deric Sieck vs. Emporia State (11/22/03)

Jay Fogelson vs. Grand Valley State (11/13/04)

Year

2000 Dec. 3 Mineral Water Bowl

2001 Nov. 17 NCAA DII Playoffs

2002 Dec. 7 Mineral Water Bowl

2003 Nov. 22 NCAA DII Playoffs

2003 Nov. 29 NCAA DII Playoffs

2004 Nov. 13 NCAA DII Playoffs

2006 Nov. 18 NCAA DII Playoffs

2007 Nov. 17 NCAA DII Playoffs

2012 Dec. 1 Mineral Water Bowl

2017 Nov. 18 NCAA DII Playoffs

2019 Dec. 7 Mineral Water Bowl

2022 Nov. 19 NCAA DII Playoffs

Opponent

Missouri Western W 43-41 (3ot) Excelsior Springs, Mo.

North Dakota L 42-28 Grand Forks, ND

Emporia State L 34-27 (ot) Excelsior Springs, Mo.

Emporia State W 10-3 Winona, Minn.

North Dakota L 36-29 Grand Forks, ND

Grand Valley State L 16-13 Winona, Minn.

North Dakota L 42-0 Grand Forks, ND

North Dakota L 44-2 Grand Forks, ND

Lindenwood W 42-21 Excelsior Springs, Mo.

A&M-Commerce L 20-6 Winona, Minn.

Nebraska-Kearney L 50-33 Excelsior Springs, Mo.

Bemidji State L 31-7 Bemidji, Minn.

Winona State 43, Missouri Western 41 3OT Mineral Water Bowl

Dec. 3, 2000 • Excelsior Springs, MO • Roosevelt Field

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO – Winona State’s first postseason game as a NCAA Division II school was certainly one to remember. In a game that saw the Warriors come back from an early 14-0 hole and eventually play three overtimes, WSU beat Missouri Western 43-41 in the Mineral Water Bowl.

Missouri Western scored a pair of touchdowns early to go up 14-0 midway through the second quarter. A 34 yard scoring pass from Andy Nett to Jeff Dobbertin got WSU on the board before the half. Winona State came out of the locker room for the start of the second half and immediately tied the game as Nick Jaeger intercepted a pass and returned it 35 yards for a score. The Warriors added a second Dobbertin touchdown reception midway through the third quarter to post a 21-14 lead. Missouri Western forced overtime with a touchdown late in the fourth quarter, setting up what would prove to be a marathon effort by both teams.

Winona State scored on its first overtime possession, a three-yard run by Curtis Jepsen. Missouri Western answered with a touchdown and added another on their next possession, both coming courtesy of the arm of quarterback Kasey Waterman.

The third overtime would finally produce a victor, with the Warriors capping a six play drive with an 11-yard pass from Nett to Dobbertin. Three of Dobbertin’s five catches on the day went for touchdowns while gaining 128 receiving yards. The Warriors converted their two-point attempt to take a 43-35 lead. Missouri Western had one more chance to keep the game alive. They scored on an eight-yard run to pull within two, but couldn’t punch the conversion in, letting the Warriors finish their first postseason with a victory.

North Dakota 42, Winona State 28 NCAA Division II Playoffs

Nov. 17, 2001 • Grand Forks, ND • Alerus Center

GRAND FORKS, ND – A year after making their first postseason appearance, Winona State advanced to the NCAA Division II Playoffs for the first time in school history in 2001. Winona State won ten games in a season for the first time in program history in 2001 and started a run that saw the team advance to the NCAA postseason five times in the next seven years.

The Warriors held their own against North Dakota, a perennial power, but ended up falling 42-28 to the eventual national champion.

WSU went down 14-0 after the first quarter but a pair of second quarter scores made the halftime score 21-14 in favor of North Dakota. The Warriors got on the board thanks to a quarterback sneak by Bruce Carpenter and added a touchdown pass from Carpenter to Adam Lilla just before the half ended.

Winona State scored again in the third quarter on a 64-yard pass from Carpenter to Lilla, but North Dakota added two touchdowns of their own to stretch their advantage to 35-21. Lilla ended the game with seven catches for 118 yards. He added another scoring catch in the game’s final seconds, a two-yard pass from Brian Wrobel.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final Record

Winona State 0 14 7 7 28 10-2 North Dakota 14 7 14 7 42 11-1

SCORING SUMMARY

Interception

Penalties-Yards

Possession

Sacks

RUSHING: Winona State-Kevin Curtin 23-134, Curtis Jepsen 24-80, Ryan Walch 16-52, Andy Nett 4-9. Missouri Western-Mike Connaker 12-53, Matt Smith 7-47, Brandon Perry 5-10, Ryan Reed 3-6, Kasey Waterman 2-3.

PASSING: Winona State-Andy Nett 22-10-2-118-2, Ryan Walch 1-1-0-53-1. Missouri WesternKasey Waterman 30-16-1-181-3.

RECEIVING: Winona State-Jeff Dobbertin 5-128, Curtis Jepsen 2-17, Ryan Walch 2-2, Adam Lilla 1-17, Brendon Braatz 1-7. Missouri Western-Jerris Evans 6-75, Sterlin Finney 4-50, Adam Ziesel 2-35, Ryan Reed 1-12, Matt Smith 1-7, Mike Connaker 1-4, Darwin Pitts 1-(minus 2).

INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Nick Jaeger 1-35. Missouri Western-Chad Smith 1-46, Eric Walker 1-10.

SACKS: Winona State-Derek Chance 1-3, Jon Bussewitz 0.5-3. Missouri Western-Josh Oyler 2-10. TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Eric Ellestad 3-6-9, Travis Welch 6-2-8, Jake Tietje 4-4-8, Deric Sieck 4-3-7, Nick Jaeger 4-2-6, Davin Thompson 4-1-5, Derek Chance 3-2-5, Jon Bussewitz 2-3-5, Todd Batta 1-3-4, Paul Chabura 3-0-3, Steven Koehler 2-1-3, Ty Breitlow 2-1-3, Ned Welch 0-3-3, Andy Nett 2-0-2, Jon Tanner 1-1-2, Brent Thoen 1-1-2, John Stapleton 1-0-1, Matt Fevold 1-0-1, Jesse Isom 1-0-1, Chris Radke 0-1-1, Nick Brinkman 0-1-1. Missouri Western-Eric Walker 13-10-23, Dan Gray 7-6-13, Pierre Thomas 7-3-10, Eric McDowell 7-7-10, Mike Best 4-5-9, Josh Oyler 3-6-9, Josh Jean 7-1-8, Chad Smith 4-4-8, James Jack 5-1-6, Wes Smith 4-2-6, Trevor Frogge 3-3-6, Desmond Polk 4-1-5, Matt Smith 0-3-3, Tyreece Whyte 2-0-2, Lamaris Young 1-1-2, Jason Dawson 1-1-2, Derek Hart 1-0-1, Jon Oyler 1-0-1, Nic Richardson 1-0-1, James Smith 0-1-1, Rod Thompson 0-1-1.

Sacks

RUSHING: Winona State-Curtis Jepsen 8-43, Brian Wrobel 3-31, Kevin Curtin 6-28, Ryan Walch 7-17, Eric Williams 3-17, Bruce Carpenter 7-9. North Dakota-Jed Perkerewicz 26-146, Kelby Klosterman 6-49, Blaise Larson 4-12, Dan Graf 1-(minus 2), A. Schwenzfeier 1-(minus 5), TEAM 2-(minus 30).

PASSING: Winona State-Bruce Carpenter 26-14-0-173-2, Brian Wrobel 4-2-0-22-1. North DakotaKelby Klosterman 32-27-1-338-6.

RECEIVING: Winona State-Adam Lilla 7-118, Chris Samp 5-74, Kevin Curtin 2-0, Brian Hynes 1-3, Alan Hartung 1-0. North Dakota-Luke Schleusner 7-60, Jesse Smith 6-132, Dan Graf 5-35, Jesse Ahlers 3-63, John Kyvig 3-14, Jed Perkerewicz 2-12, Chad Mustard 1-22.

INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Steven Koehler 1-35. Michigan Tech-none.

SACKS: Winona State-Paul Chabura 1-1. North Dakota-Tom Irvin 1-2.

TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Deric Sieck 9-6-15, Jake Tietje 9-3-12, Nick Jaeger 6-4-10, Paul Chabura 6-3-9, Brent Thoen 7-1-8, Jesse Isom 6-2-8, Steven Koehler 5-3-8, Matt Wayne 2-3-5, Tyler Schmit 2-1-3, John Stapleton 2-0-2, Ned Welch 1-1-2, Jon Tanner 1-1-2, Jim Stanek 1-01, Mike Madsen 1-0-1, Chris Samp 1-0-1, Ty Breitlow 1-0-1, Mitchell Royer 0-1-1, Corey Larsen 0-1-1. North Dakota-Eric Schmidt 6-3-9, Mike O’Neil 6-2-8, Tom Irvin 3-3-6, Adam Stratton 3-3-6, Eric Halverson 3-2-5, Travis O’Neel 1-4-5, Craig Rindeau 4-0-4, Christofferson 4-0-4, D. Thornburg 3-1-4, Josh Kotelnicki 3-0-3, Ben Dixon 3-0-3, Caleb Johnson 2-1-3, Adam Dehnicke 1-2-3, Jeff Momerak 2-0-2, Ethan Marquis 0-2-2, A. Schwenzfeier 1-0-1, Kelby Klosterman 1-0-1, Josh Muro 1-0-1, Dan Graf 0-1-1, Casey Blue 0-1-1, Lee Smith 0-1-1, Troy Newhouse 0-1-1, Mac Schneider 0-1-1.

Emporia State 34, Winona State 27 OT

Mineral Water Bowl

Dec. 7, 2002 • Excelsior Springs, MO • Roosevelt Field

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO – Winona State made its second trip to the Mineral Water Bowl in the span of three seasons and once again found themselves playing in an overtime contest. This time the Warriors came up just short, falling to Emporia State 34-27 despite a fourth quarter charge by the Warriors.

Winona State found itself down just 10-3 at the half but Emporia State began the third quarter with a pair of touchdowns to stretch its advantage to 24-3. That was when the Warriors took flight, scoring 24 unanswered points to hold a 27-24 lead midway through the fourth quarter. It was a trio of long passes that led the charge for Winona State, with quarterback Bruce Carpenter hitting Adam Lilla for a 42-yard touchdown late in the third quarter and then connected with Chris Samp (49 yards) and Jeff Dobbertin (54 yards) in the fourth quarter.

Emporia State marched down the field to kick a 28 yard field goal with two seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game and force overtime. Once in the extra period Emporia State scored on a 10-yard run by Tyler Paul and the Warriors could not match, giving ESU a 34-27 victory.

The Winona State offense completed just 17 of 40 passes on the day, but those 17 completions totaled 330 yards and three touchdowns with both Dobbertin and Samp gaining more than 100 yards in the contest.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 OT Final Record

Winona State 0 3 7 17 0 27 8-4

Emporia State 7 3 14 3 7 34 9-3

SCORING SUMMARY

Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOP

ESU 1 5:04 Paul 31 yd run (Gray kick) 9-93 4:05

ESU 3 6:00 Johnson 4 yd run (Gray kick)

Fumble Returns-Yards

Punt Returns-Yards

Possession

Sacks By: Number-Yards

RUSHING: Winona State-Kevin Curtin 15-59, Curtis Jepsen 12-30, Derrick Malone 2-9, Bruce Carpenter 2-(minus 9), Jeff Dobertin 0-6. Emporia State-Tyler Paul 40-224, Josh Sanders 6-40, Tad Hatfield 4-23, Ryan Johnson 2-0.

PASSING: Winona State-Bruce Carpenter 40-17-0-330-3, Team 1-0-0-0-0. Emporia State-Tad Hatfield 44-22-2-236-0, Team 1-0-0-0-0.

RECEIVING: Winona State-Jeff Dobbertin 6-110, Chris Samp 5-145, Adam Lilla 3-61, Alan Hartung 2-16, Kevin Curtin 1-(minus 2). Emporia State-Andre Day 11-112, Josh Sanders 4-30, Louis Lamb 3-32, Ryan Johnson 2-40, JJ Richard 2-22.

INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Luke Lokanc 1-38. Emporia State-none.

SACKS: Winona State-none. Emporia State-Philip Mabion 1-10.

TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Luke Lokanc 5-8-13, Mike Madsen 5-5-10, Steven Koehler 5-510, Deric Sieck 3-6-9, Jim Stanek 3-6-9, Brent Thoen 2-5-7, Jake Tietje 2-5-7, Nathan Hall 2-4-6, Dustin Looman 2-4-6, Nick Jaeger 0-6-6, Ned Welch 1-4-5, Matt Wayne 1-2-3, Dave Cruz 1-0-1, Nick Brinkman 0-1-1, Curtis Jepsen 0-1-1. Emporia State-Dontaye McCoy 5-2-7, Charles Greer 3-3-6, Dusty Delaney 2-3-5, Josh Williams 2-3-5, Philip Mabion 2-3-5, Wes Bell 2-2-4, Neal Myers 0-4-4, Larry Randle 3-0-3, Luke Waller 2-1-3, Josh Oldfather 2-0-2, John Scott 1-1-2, Adam Melichar 1-1-2, Eddie Reynolds 0-2-2, Falco Grehl 0-2-2, Dan Miller 1-0-1, Tad Hatfield 1-0-1, Cal Gast 1-0-1, Brad Johnson 0-1-1.

Winona State 10, Emporia State 3 NCAA Division II Playoffs

Nov. 22, 2003 • Winona, MN • Maxwell Field

WINONA, MN – A season after Winona State and Emporia State met in the Mineral Water Bowl, the two teams did battle on the postseason’s biggest stage with the Warriors ending this matchup as the victor. Winona State earned the first NCAA postseason win in program history with a 10-3 victory over ESU. The win moved the Warriors into the NCAA Playoff second round for the first time in program history as well.

Offense was in short supply on a cold, windy afternoon with temperatures barely inching over freezing. That didn’t stop over 3,000 fans from entering Maxwell Field as the Warriors hosted their first postseason game.

Emporia State got on the board first, getting a field goal in the first quarter to take a quick 3-0 lead. That was the last time they would put points on the scoreboard, as the Warrior defense remained stout all game.

Winona State scored on back-to-back possessions in the third quarter. Brian Wrobel hit Chris Samp for a 34-yard touchdown with Steve Opgenorth following the next time WSU had the ball with a 22-yard field goal that put WSU up by its final 10-3 margin of victory.

Emporia State had four chances to score in the fourth quarter but threw two interceptions and lost a fumble in that span, with the Warrior defense shutting down any ESU attempt to get back in the game.

Not only was the 10-3 win a milestone victory for the WSU program, the game saw a milestone reached by Samp. Samp’s touchdown catch during the third quarter made him Winona State’s all-time leader in the category, scoring for the 30th time in his career. The receiver would leave Winona State a season later with 53 touchdown catches, a record that still stands.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final Record

Emporia State 3 0 0 0 3 9-3

Winona State 0 0 10 0 10 11-1

SCORING SUMMARY

Fourth-Down Conversions

Red Zone Scores-Chances

Sacks By: Number-Yards

RUSHING: Emporia State-Tyler Paul 31-107, Rashem Sharpe 4-28, Clete Frazell 1-4, Ryan Hulings 1-2, Tad Hatfield 3-(minus 5), TEAM 1-(minus 10). Winona State-Kevin Curtin 14-51, Curtis Jepsen 9-32, Dave Cruz 1-7, TEAM 1-0, Brian Wrobel 7-(minus 31).

PASSING: Emporia State-tad Hatfield 27-15-2-157-0. Winona State-Brian Wrobel 23-9-0-140-1. RECEIVING: Emporia State-Ryan Haulings 4-26, Tony Jackson 3-42, Tyler Paul 3-23, JJ Richard 2-23, Louis Lamb 1-16, Andre Day 1-16, Clete Frazell 1-11. Winona State-Alan Hartung 4-56, Chris Samp 3-55, Curtis Jepsen 1-23, Brian Hynes 1-6.

INTERCEPTIONS: Emporia State-none. Winona State-Luke Lokanc 1-23, Mike Madsen 1-0. SACKS: Emporia State-Josh Williams 2-13, Falco Grehl 1-7. Winona State-Ty Breitlow 1-6. TACKLES (UA-A): Emporia State-Philip Mabion 6-4-10, Justin Kohlmeier 2-8-10, Brad Johnson 4-3-7, Josh Williams 3-4-7, Eddie Reynolds 2-5-7, Cal Gast 0-7-7, Brandon Stribling 1-3-4, Falco Grehl 2-1-3, John Scott 2-0-2, Scott Schoenfled 1-1-2, Andrew Jeffries 0-2-2, Clete Frazell 1-0-1, Adam Melichar 1-0-1, Josh Oldfather 0-1-1, Dan Miller 0-1-1. Winona State-Deric Sieck 5-9-14, Steven Koehler 6-4-10, Brent Thoen 4-6-10, Luke Lokanc 3-7-10, Ty Breitlow 4-3-7, Nathan Hall 3-4-7, Nick Jaeger 2-5-7, Ben Turnquist 2-4-6, Mike Madsen 1-5-6, Colin Charlson 2-2-4, Dan Clark 1-1-2, Jim Stanek 1-1-2, Matt Wayne 1-1-2, Matt Meline 1-0-1, Ryan Eversman 1-0-1, Dan Lundin 1-0-1.

North Dakota 36, Winona State 29

NCAA Division II Playoff Quarterfinals

Nov. 29, 2003 • Grand Forks, ND • Alerus Center

GRAND FORKS, ND – After beating Emporia State a week earlier to advance to the second round of the NCAA Division II Playoffs for the first time in program history, Winona State ran into powerhouse North Dakota. UND would eventually advance to the national championship game, but not before they were given all they could handle by the Warriors.

The final score was 36-29 in favor of North Dakota, but the Warriors completely dominated the game’s second half before UND found a way to score with seconds remaining in the contest.

At halftime it certainly did not look like a game that would go down to the wire, with North Dakota holding a 28-7 lead after scoring four touchdowns in the span of 11 minutes in the second quarter. As much as UND had dominated the first half, the second would belong completely to the Warriors. Brian Wrobel scored on a two-yard touchdown run in the third and Steve Opgenorth kicked a 40-yard field goal to bring the Warriors to within 11, 28-17. An 11-yard pass from Wrobel to Alan Hartung made the score 28-23 as the fourth quarter got underway. Another touchdown, this one a 19-yard pass from Bounthavy Khamratthanome to Chris Samp gave Winona State a 29-28 lead with 1:52 remaining in the contest. The Warriors had come all the way back and were on the verge of knocking off North Dakota.

UND marched down the field to score on a one-yard run by Adam Roland with just 24 seconds remaining. A two-point conversion put North Dakota up 36-29 and completed a rally of their own.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final Record

Winona State 0 7 10 12 29 11-2

North Dakota 0 28 0 8 36 11-1

SCORING SUMMARY

Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOP

UND 2 14:13 Johnson 9 pass from Wilson (Glas kick) 7-52 3:18 0 7

UND 2 10:53 Lueck 73 yd punt return (Glas kick)

UND 2 3:21 Roland 8 yd run (Glas kick)

WSU 4 1:52 Samp 19 pass from Khamratthanome (rush failed) 10-66

UND

Thrid-Down

Sacks By: Number-Yards

RUSHING: Winona State-Dave Cruz 8-44, Kevin Curtin 6-16, Brian Wrobel 9-13, Brian Hynes 1-7, Curtis Jepsen 8-4. North Dakota-Adam Roland 24-64, Brandon Strouth 4-54, Jon Bowenkamp 2-(minus 7), Joe Wilson 4-(minus 14).

PASSING: Winona State-Brian Wrobel 37-24-2-303-1, Khamratthanome 1-1-0-19-1. North Dakota-Joe Wilson 26-17-1-184-2, John Bowenkamp 5-3-1-84-0.

RECEIVING: Winona State-Chris Samp 11-140, Brian Hynes 6-95, Alan Hartung 4-47, Curtis Jepsen 3-29, Dave Cruz 1-11. North Dakota-Stattelman 12-125, Jesse Ahlers 3-32, Caleb Johnson 2-78, Travis Lueck 2-14, Trevor Mielke 1-19.

INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Luke Lokanc 2-56. North Dakota-Adam Stratton 1-0, Digger Anderson 1-6.

SACKS: Winona State-Mike Madsen 1-7, Ty Breitlow 1-6. North Dakota-Shane Duchscher 1-7, Tony Hermes 1-5.

TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Brent Thoen 7-0-7, Nick Jaeger 6-0-6, Mike Madsen 5-1-6, Luke Lokanc 5-0-5, Ty Breitlow 5-0-5, Deric Sieck 4-1-5, Steven Koehler 4-0-4, Colin Charlson 4-0-4, Jim Stanek 3-0-3, Ray Johnson 2-0-2, Ben Turnquist 2-0-2, Jay Fogelson 2-0-2, Matt Meline 1-0-1, Matt Wayne 1-0-1, Khamratthanome 1-0-1, Aaron Hutchingon 1-0-1. North Dakota-Digger Anderson 8-3-11, Hoffschneider 8-0-8, Ryan Manke 4-1-5, Danny Gagner 4-1-5, Caleb Johnson 4-04, Ullsperger 3-1-4, Tyler Dahlen 3-0-3, Adam Stratton 3-0-3, Tony Hermes 3-0-3, Josh Brandsted 2-1-3, Jake Nordick 2-0-2, Shane Duchscher 2-0-2, Jeff Momerak 1-0-1, Jason Peterson 1-0-1, Sam Schmitz 1-0-1, Tom DeSautel 1-0-1, Matt Nelson 1-0-1, Troy Newhouse 1-0-1, Eric Halstenson 0-11, Stattelman 0-1-1, Steve Brennan 0-1-1.

Grand Valley State 16, Winona State 13 NCAA Division II Playoffs

Nov. 13, 2004 • Winona, MN • Maxwell Field

WINONA, MN – Making their third consecutive NCAA Division II Playoff appearance, Winona State hosted defending national champion Grand Valley State in the opening round, the second consecutive year the Warriors had opened the postseason at home.

Grand Valley State struck first, getting three first half field goals to take a 9-0 lead into the locker room at the half. Winona State quickly erased their deficit in the third quarter, with quarterback Ryan Eversman finding Chris Samp for an 18-yard touchdown. The Warriors score again in the quarter on a two-yard run by Alex Wiese to move the score to 13-9 and give WSU its first lead of the ballgame.

Grand Valley State was the only team to put points on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter, getting a nine-yard scoring run with just under 10 minutes to play in the game, giving themselves a 16-13 advantage. Winona State attempted to make another late charge but could not punch the ball into the end zone.

Samp ended the game with seven catches for 134 yards while Brian Hynes made four grabs for 130 yards. The contest was the last of Samp’s Winona State, bringing to a close a remarkable run of success highlighted by brilliant postseason play. In five postseason games during his career Samp made 31 receptions for 547 yards and four touchdowns. He reached 100 yards receiving on three different occasions in the postseason as well.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final Record

Grand Valley State 3 6 0 7 16 9-2

Winona

SCORING SUMMARY

STATISTICAL SUMMARY

Sacks By: Number-Yards

RUSHING: Grand Valley State-Tennessee 23-100, Finnerty 16-40, Garris 2-1, Langston 3-(minus 6). Winona State-Khamratthanome 6-19, Alex Wiese 5-17, Derek Malone 7-4, Dave Cruz 6-0, TEAM 1-(minus 1), Pat Hurley 1-(minus 8), Ryan Eversman 4-(minus 18).

PASSING: Grand Valley State-Finnerty 20-10-0-112-0. Team 1-0-0-0-0. Winona State-Ryan Eversman 35-17-2-296-1

RECEIVING: Grand Valley State-Collins 5-87, Langston 4-28, Finnerty 1-(minus 3). Winona StateChris Samp 7-134, Brian Hynes 4-130, Dave Cruz 2-9, Lee Cunningham 1-9, Scott Peters 1-7, Jeff Ellestad 1-4, Khamratthanome 1-3.

INTERCEPTIONS: Grand Valley State-Hawkins 1-29, Steinbech 1-2. Winona State-none.

SACKS (UA-A): Grand Valley State-Hein 1.5-7, McFadden 1-8, Marshall 1-4, Spencer 0.5-0. Winona State-Fogelson 2-7.

TACKLES (UA-A): Grand Valley State-Adams 7-6-13, McFadden 6-2-8, Boone 6-2-8, Steinbech 5-3-8, Spencer 1-6-7, Ballard 4-2-6, Hawkins 4-2-6, Bryant 3-2-5, Hein 3-2-5, Marshall 3-1-4, Phillips 2-1-3, Langston 1-1-2, Ryan 1-0-1, Hukill 1-0-1, Roland 0-1-1. Winona State-Jay Fogelson 7-613, Jim Stanek 8-2-10, Luke Lokanc 6-4-10, Shawn Cunningham 5-2-7, Ben Turnquist 4-3-7, Dane Clark 6-0-6, Jacob Hoop 5-1-6, Colin Charlson 1-5-6, Roy Kratt 3-2-5, Eric Miller 4-0-4, Matt Meline 2-1-3, Brendan Meany 2-1-3, John Tackmann 2-0-2, Alex Wiese 1-0-1, Donte Pettis 1-0-1, Nate Daniels 1-0-1, Aaron Hutchinson 0-1-1.

North Dakota 42, Winona State 0

NCAA Division II Playoffs

Nov. 18, 2006 • Grand Forks, ND • Alerus Center

GRAND FORKS, ND – After missing the postseason by a whisker the season before, Winona State returned to the playoffs in 2006, earning a opening round matchup with North Dakota. UND employed a pounding rushing attack while beating WSU 42-0.

Ryan Chappell was the hammer for North Daktoa, rushing for 236 yards and scoring five touchdowns on the ground. He reached the end zone four times in the first half and three times in the second quarter alone, putting UND up early. In all, North Dakota rushed for 404 yards on the game.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final Record

Winona State 0 0 0 0 0 9-3

North Dakota 7 21 7 7 42 10-1

SCORING SUMMARY

Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds

UND 1 8:50

UND 2 13:18

UND 2 6:16

UND 2 1:13

UND 3 13:43

Chappell 23 yd run (Hellevang kick)

Chappell 3 yd run (Hellevang kick)

Chappell 21 yd run (Hellevang kick)

Chappell 8 yd run (Hellevang kick)

Chappell 64 yd run (Hellevang kick)

UND 4 14:07 Beatty 19 yd run (Hellevang kick)

RUSHING: Winona State-Darren Davis 7-37, Alex Wiese 8-22, Andy Verbancouer 2-5, Carey Rottman 3-(minus 2), Ellis Minor 1-(minus 6), Randy Spring 1-(minus 7), Mike Trotter 5-(minus 32). North Dakota-Ryan Chappell 16-236, Chris Beatty 6-80, Brandon Brady 7-33, Danny Freund 5-29, Reed Manke 2-22, Andrew Sorbo 1-4, Brandon Strouth 2-3, TEAM 2-(minus 3).

PASSING: Winona State-Mike Trotter 31-11-0-98-0. Aaron Boettcher 1-1-0-5-0, Darren Davis 1-0-0-0-0. North Dakota-Reed Manke 18-15-1-130-0, Chris Belmore 7-3-0-48-0, Danny Freund 4-1-0-12-0.

RECEIVING: Winona State-Jeff Ellestad 3-56, Carey Rottman 2-15, Todd Burkoth 2-12, Scott Peters 1-8, Nate Skala 1-5, Justin Morland 1-3, Alex Wiese 1-2, Mike Trotter 1-2. North DakotaMartin Tatom 4-56, Brady Trenbeath 3-32, Weston Dressler 3-15, Blair Grover 2-26, Lee Groeschl 2-13, Troy Ott 1-20, T. Loegering 1-12, Brandon Strouth 1-9, T. Christensen 1-6, Ryan Chappell 1-1. INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Marcus LaBadie 1-8. North Dakota-none. SACKS (UA-A): Winona State-Colin Charlson 1-8. North Dakota-Bobby Stroup 3-34, Nathan Wayne 1-4.

TACKLES: Winona State-John Tackmann 8-3-11, Tyler Perkette 6-1-7, Kenzie Yewman 6-0-6, Eric Miller 3-1-4, Marcus Labadie 3-1-4, Colin Charlson 3-0-3, Dane Clark 3-0-3, Tony Hill 3-0-3, Justin Jensen 3-0-3, Craig Martindale 2-1-3, Dan Link 2-0-2, Ken King 2-0-2, Kevin Michaelis 2-0-2, Ryan Rothwell 1-1-2, Dave Braun 1-1-2, Brent Yule 0-2-2, Eric Boehm 1-0-1, Scott Sherman 1-0-1, Peter Schiltz 1-0-1, Matt Finch 1-0-1, Tazarron Landry 1-0-1, Alex White 0-1-1, Billy Link 0-1-1, Darren Davis 0-1-1. North Dakota-Adam Wolff 6-0-6, Bobby Stroup 4-2-6, Robbie Meek 3-2-5, D. Alexander 4-0-4, Jared Enger 3-0-3, Nathan Wayne 3-0-3, Tom DeSautel 3-0-3, Alex Cadwell 3-0-3, Rory Manke 3-0-3, Andy White 2-0-2, Matt Bodoh 2-0-2, Babington-Johnson 1-1-2, Drake Otto 1-0-1, Blair Grover 1-0-1, Brandon Brady 1-0-1, Brian Troen 1-0-1, Sam Schmitz 1-0-1, M. Greenwood 1-0-1, Tyler Morrow 0-1-1, Anthony Longe 0-1-1, Andy Miller 0-1-1.

North Dakota 44, Winona State 2 NCAA Division II Playoffs

Nov. 17, 2007 • Grand Forks, ND • Alerus Center

GRAND FORKS, ND – The Warriors drew North Dakota in the opening round of the playoffs for the second consecutive season. It was a balanced offensive team the Warriors faced, with UND gaining 298 yards on the ground and 232 through the air in the 44-2 North Dakota victory.

Winona State had won ten games in the regular season, reaching the double-digit victory mark for the fourth time in the last seven years. In the seven year period from 2001-2007, Winona State posted 66-18 record while making the NCAA Division II Playoffs five times.

North Dakota had a 20-0 lead in the second quarter when the Warriors scored what would be their only points of the game on a safety. UND added a trio of rushing touchdowns in the second half to put away the victory.

Warrior quarterback Drew Aber threw for 208 yards with Scott Peters making seven receptions and Tyree Burks hauling in five catches.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final Record

Winona State 0 2 0 0 2 10-2

North Dakota 10 10 7 17 44 10-1

SCORING SUMMARY

RUSHING: Winona State-Alex Wiese 13-17, Andrew Verbancouer 3-5, Carey Rottman 2-2, Randy Spring 1-2, Drew Aber 3-2. North Dakota-Ryan Chappell 19-176, Steven Battle 19-80, Danny Freund 6-28, Jake Caufield 1-5, Weston Dressler 1-4, Jake Landry 1-3, Josh Murray 2-2.

PASSING: Winona State-Drew Aber 41-19-1-208-0. North Dakota-Danny Freund 26-18-1-221-0, Jake Landry 2-1-0-11-0.

RECEIVING: Winona State-Scott Peters 7-64, Tyree Burks 5-74, Scott Sherman 3-42, Alex Wiese 3-19, Drew Alexander 1-9. North Dakota-Brady Trenbeath 6-98, Weston Dressler 4-36, Ryan Chappell 3-45, Jake Caufield 2-21, Andrew Sorbo 2-19, Marcus Tibesar 2-13.

INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Craig Martindale 1-19. North Dakota- Drake Otto 1-0.

FUMBLES: Winona State-Randy Spring 1-0, Drew Aber 1-0. North Dakota-Ryan Chappell 2-0.

SACKS: Winona State-Cody Dummer 1-3. North Dakota-none.

TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Cody Dummer 7-1-8, Tyler Perkette 4-4-8, Craig Martindale 6-06, Dave Braun 4-1-5, Shawn Cunningham 4-1-5, Marcus LaBadie 4-1-5, Kevin Michaelis 4-0-4, Tim Ainsworth 3-0-3, Brent Yule 3-0-3, Ryan Rothwell 3-0-3, Alexander White 2-0-2, Ryan Jirgl 2-0-2, Elliot Gaulke 2-0-2, Justin Jensen 2-0-2, Tony Hill 1-1-2, Chauncy Charlson 1-0-1, Scott Sherman 1-0-1, Eric Boehm 1-0-1, Jared Stahlecker 1-0-1, Anthony Buckner 1-0-1, Carey Rottman 1-0-1, Alex Wiese 0-1-1. North Dakota-Rory Manke 5-0-5, Kris Ankenbauer 4-0-4, Noah Dombrovski 3-0-3, Ryan Kasowski 3-0-3, Tyson Heiser 3-0-3, Nathan Wayne 3-0-3, Brett Holinka 2-1-3, Alex Cadwell 2-1-3, J. Schwenzfeier 2-1-3, Robbie Meek 1-2-3, Matt Bodoh 2-0-2, Tyson Giles 2-0-2, Andy Miller 2-0-2, Drake Otto 1-1-2, Jeff Tescher 1-0-1, Curtis Dublanko 1-0-1, Nick Nolte 1-0-1, Ryan Pollow 1-0-1, Bobby Stroup 1-0-1, Jeff Richter 1-0-1, Ward DeMontigny 1-0-1, Brian Troen 1-0-1, D. Alexander 1-0-1, Alex Nicholas 0-1-1, B. Hellevang 0-1-1.

Winona State 41, Lindenwood 21 Mineral Water Bowl

Dec. 1, 2012 • Excelsior Springs, MO • Tiger Stadium

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. – Already Winona State’s all-time leading rusher, senior Rayon Simmons put an exclamation point on his outstanding career, rushing for 188 yards as the Warriors beat Lindenwood 41-21 in the Mineral Water Bowl.

Simmons helped lead a Warrior rushing attack that rolled up 294 yards on the ground, while the WSU defense kept Lindenwood one-dimensional. LU was able to rush for just eight yards on the day on 16 carries.

Simmons, the game’s offensive Most Valuable Player, rushed for over 100 yards in the first half while scoring a touchdown. The senior also caught three passes for 62 yards. Simmons ends his Winona State career with 5,246 rushing yards, the most in school history. He finished his senior season with 1,774 rushing yards, another program record.

John Teigland recorded his fourth 300 yard passing game of the season, throwing for 303 yards and three touchdowns. The Warrior quarterback was 23-of-31 passing and ends the season with 2,942 passing yards, the third-most in school history.

While Lindenwood was able to have success throwing the football, the Warrior defense completely shut down the LU rush game while also intercepting three passes. Jared Mitchell, Ryan Williams and Patrick Lazzara each picked of a pass while the defense recorded three quarterback sacks. Williams was named the game’s defensive Most Valuable Player.

Winona State ends the season with a 10-2 record, its fifth campaign with at least ten wins in school history. The win is also the team’s second victory in the Mineral Water Bowl, having defeated Missouri Western 43-41 in triple overtime in 2000.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final Record Winona State 10 14 10 7 41 10-2 Lindenwood 7 7 0 7 21 8-4

SCORING SUMMARY

Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOP

LWU 1 13:27 Helmick 83 pass from Miller (Neal kick) 3-87 1:33

Texas A&M Commerce 20, Winona State 6 NCAA DII Playoffs

November 18, 2017 • Winona, Minn • Altra Federal Credit Union Stadium

WINONA, Minn. – Texas A&M-Commerce put an end to Winona State University’s best season in over a decade on Saturday afternoon at Altra Federal Credit Union Stadium in a defensive battle that saw the Warriors fall, 20-6.

A crowd of over 1,600 saw the Warriors quench a 13-year home postseason drought in what was WSU’s first NCAA playoff game since 2007.

No. 12 Winona State has it season come to an end with a record of 10-2 while No. 8 Texas A&M-Commerce (10-1) advances to the semifinals of the Super Region Four bracket.

The Warriors, who were picked to finished sixth in the conference preseason poll, posted their six 10-win season in program history under NSIC Coach of the Year Tom Sawyer.

“We had our opportunities today, but couldn’t get into the end zone, and if you look at our two losses on the year that was the determining factor,” Sawyer said. “Against a really good offensive opponent, you have to convert on those chances.”

Winona thrived this season capitalizing on its opponents’ miscues, but lost the turnover battle to the Lions, 3-1. Senior quarterback Darren Beenken played under center for the first time in three weeks after suffering a concussion and was intercepted three times in the loss.

Despite Saturday’s result, Beenken was still at the heart of WSU’s turnaround this season in helping guide one of the top-scoring offenses in the conference. The Farmington, Minnesota native waited four years for his chance to start for the Warriors and did his part in leading Winona back to the postseason.

On the other side of the ball, the country’s top passer, Luis Perez was 28-of-41 for 308 yards with a pair of touchdowns. Vincent Hobbs was on the receiving end of both scoring catches in the first quarter which put Winona in a 14-0 hole.

For the final three quarters, the Warriors and Lions played even with just six points apiece on the scoreboard. The teams entered the game each ranked in the top 13 in the country in scoring defense, and the units lived up to their billing.

Winona held A&M-Commerce to its lowest scoring output since week 1 of the season and slashed the Lions’ season average of 40.4 points per game in half on Saturday.

Luke Teague led the Warrior defense with nine tackles, including one and a half behind the line of scrim- mage. The senior also forced and recovered a fumble late in the first half near the Warriors’ own end zone.

Fellow seniors Andrew Spencer and Mike Imperiale recorded seven tackles apiece. Carter Duxbury also notched seven tackles and had the Warriors’ lone sack of the game.

Isaiah Frandsen hauled in four catches for 71 yards. Winona native, Eric Birth, led the ground attack with 61 yards on nine attempts.

Carter McCauley accounted for Winona’s six points on the night and finishes the season with a new single- season record of 104. The senior concludes his career as the Warrior and conference record holder with 55 field goals.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3

Kickoff

Possession

Sacks By:

RUSHING: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 24-188, Chichi Ojika 11-48, Bryan Bradshaw 3-22, Anthony Resnick 3-13, John Teigland 4-10, Jay Adams 1-7, Team 2-(minus 4). Lindenwood-Denodus O’Bryant 11-19, Nate Orlando 1-0, Dillon Miller 2-(minus 2), Ben Gomez 2-(minus 9).

PASSING: Winona State-John Teigland 31-22-0-303-3. Lindenwood-Dillon Miller 27-17-1-216-2, Ben Gomez 19-13-2-198-1.

RECEIVING: Winona State-Tyler Speer 7-77, Josh Mikes 3-95, Rayon Simmons 3-62, Chichi Ojika 3-27, Jay Adams 2-7, Ismal Karon 1-13, Sean Hertz 1-10, Alan May 1-7, Anthony Resnick 1-5, Jim Montgomery 1-0. Lindenwood-Andrew Helmick 9-201, Alex Robinson 6-77, Denodus O’Bryant 4-51, Seam Sealer 4-49, Jaron Alexander 4-39, Donnie Jennert 1-3, Nate Orlando 1-0, Chase Stewart 1-(minus 6).

INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Pat Lazzara 1-18, Ryan Williams 1-0, Jared Mitchell 1-0. Lindenwood-none.

SACKS: Winona State-Alex Coulter 1-11, Parker Detjens 1-6, Colin McGuire 1-3. Lindenwoodnone.

TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Alex Coulter 6-1-7, Chris Norgaard 6-1-7, Morgan Weaver 5-1-6, Ryan Williams 4-2-6, Pat Lazzara 4-0-4, Turrell Foster 2-1-3, Matt Splon 2-1-3, Parker Detjens 2-02, Ryan Singler 1-1-2, Colin McGuire 1-1-2, Colin Corcoran 1-1-2, Ian Murray 1-1-2, Lewis Johnson 1-0-1, William Sherard 1-0-1, Jake Harmon 1-0-1, Tamrick Atwood 0-1-1, Jared Mitchell 0-1-1, Charlie Haben 0-1-1, Larry Mbayu 0-1-1, Chichi Ojika 0-1-1. Lindenwood-Connor Harris 5-6-11, Cody Fogle 3-8-11, Jaz Granderson 3-5-8, Brock Reed 1-7-8, Sean Gracy 5-1-6, Pierre Desir 4-1-5, Justin Broome 3-2-5, Chaz Fulton 2-3-5, AJ Chappelle 2-2-4, Joe Day 1-2-3, Malach Radigan 1-1-2, Jared Hagley 1-0-1, Cody Reider 1-0-1, Nate Orlando 1-0-1, Jalin Brown 1-0-1, Team 1-0-1.

Sacks By: Number-Yards

RUSHING: A&M-Commerce - Carandal Hale 23-106, Luis Perez 4-23, E.J. Thompson 5-20, G. Rodriguez 1-2, Team 1-(minus 3). Winona State - Eric Birth 9-60, Javian Roebuck 11-20, Devon Moore 1-3, Jake Balliu 1-(minus 2), Darren Beeken 4- (minus 21).

PASSING: A&M-Commerce - Luis Perez 28-41-308. Winona State - Darren Beenken 13-35-167

RECEIVING: A&M-Commerce - Buck Wilson 4-95, M. Wimberly 7-65, Vincent Hobbs 5-57, Darrion Landry 4-51, D’Arthur Cowan 3-26, Carandal Hale 4-14, E.J. Thompson 1-0. Winona State - Isaiah Frandsen 4-71, Jake Balliu 3-34, Dustin Iverson 1-33, Tanner Gran 1-17, Devon Moore 1-9, Connor Schulz 1-6, Justin Bergeron 1-2, Javian Roebuck 1-(minus 1), Eric Birth 1-(minus 4).

INTERCEPTIONS: A&M-Commerce - Brucks Saathoff 1-25, Alex Shillow 1-0, D. Ramsey 1-12. Winona State - none.

SACKS: A&M-Commerce - Kieston Carter 0.5-3, Michael Onuoha 1.0-8, D.D. Fletcher 0.5-3, Norman Moimoi 1.0-7. Winona State - Carter Duxbury 1.0-8.

TACKLES (UA-A): Brucks Saathoff 5-2-7, G. Blubaugh 5-1-6, Kieston Carter 1-4-5, Alex Shillow 3-1-4, Chris Smith 3-1-4, Michael Onuoha 2-2-4, Neema Behbahani 2-1-3, T. Blanchard 2-1-3, Devonta Leary 3-0-3, D. Ramsey 1-1-2, D.J. White 2-0-2, Trey Porter 1-0-1, Chochy Luce 1-0-1, Sterling-Lowe 1-0-1, Kader Kohou 1-0-1, Reggie Kincade 1-0-1, Mark Westbrook 0-1-1, D.D. Fletcher 0-1-1, Peyton Searcy 1-0-1, Norman Moimoi 1-0-1. Winona - Luke Teague 6-3-9, Nick Pridgeon 6-2-8, Mike Imperiale 4-3-7, Andrew Spencer 6-1-7, Carter Duxbury 5-2-7, Michael Gomez 4-2-6, Cole Monckton 3-2-5, Clint Warminski 3-2-5, Romario Gayle 4-0-4, Adonis Brown 2-1-3, Isaiah Frandsen 1-0-1, Carter McCauley 1-0-1, Trey Telez 0-1-1, Noel Winch 1-0-1, Ryan Kusch 1-0-1, Carter Berlin 1-0-1, Connor Schulz 1-0-1, Cale Stensgard 0-1-1, Alex Evans 1-0-1.

Nebraksa-Kearney 50, Winona State 33

Mineral Water Bowl

Dec. 7, 2019 • Excelsior Springs, MO • Roosevelt Field

Winona State’s defense entered the season finale allowing just 16.6 points/game, but was gashed by the Lopers’ option offense in the loss. UNK rushed for 427 yards and six touchdowns, including 240 yards on the ground in the first half to take a 36-19 advantage into halftime. Loper quarterback TJ Davis accounted for 144 of those rushing yards and four scores while throwing for another touchdown as he attempted just six pass attempts.

The Warriors did force a pair of takeaways, including an interception by Cole Monckton and a fumble recovery by Alex Evans. Winona State concludes the year with 29 forced turnovers – a mark that ranks seventh in the country this season. The Warriors’ 21 interceptions this season were the fifth-most among all NCAA Division II teams.

Saturday’s tilt started with a three-and-out by the WSU offense, preceding UNK’s lightningquick scoring drive on the other end. The Lopers needed just two plays, a pair of rushes, to find the end zone on the feet of Davis who scrambled 54 yards for the first points of the game. UNK converted its two-point attempt, and the same sequence would follow. The Warriors next possession went backward, and Davis rushed for 39 yards on two plays for another scored and a 15-0 lead.

Winona State’s next offensive possession lasted 14 plays and covered 57 yards, but stalled in the red zone and the Warriors settled for three points on a Paul Ortiz field goal.

UNK ran just two plays once again on its third possession, but this time resulted in a forced fumble recovered by Evans. The Warriors then showcased their quick-striking ability with a 23yard touchdown run by Miguel Benjamin.

The Lopers kept their foot on the gas and struck again to close the action-packed first quarter with a 22-9 advantage.

Winona State opened the second quarter by picking up a pair of critical third downs and once again cut into its deficit with a 51-yard pitch and catch from Owen Burke to Sawyer Maly. Ortiz closed the frame with another field goal to keep the Lopers within striking distance after UNK found the endzone two more times in the quarter for a 17-point halftime lead.

After yielding 36 points in the first half, the Warrior defense answered in a big way after the break by blanking the Lopers in the third quarter. Winona State put the lone puts of the frame on the board with a 33-yard touchdown catch by Tyler Knutson.

UNK would dash the Warriors’ hopes of a comeback in the fourth quarter with bookend scoring drives – both covering over 75 yards.

Burke, who hadn’t played under center since Week 10, showed little signs of rust, throwing for 284 yards and three touchdowns in the setback. Maly hauled in a pair of catches for 89 yards and a score while Jake Balliu recorded a team-high five catches for 68 yards.

Clay Schueffner led the defense with 10 tackles, capping a big year that saw the redshirt freshman recorded a team-best 76 tackles.

Winona State closes the 2019 campaign with a record of 8-4 after reaching the postseason for the 11th time in team history and 10th under head coach Tom Sawyer.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final Record

Winona State 9 10 7 7 33 8-4

Nebraksa-Kearney 22 14 0 14 50 7-5

SCORING SUMMARY

Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOP

UNK 1 12:20 Davis,TJ 54 yd run (Holcomb,Travis rush) 2-69 0:33

UNK 1 9:33 Davis,TJ 14 yd run (Gonzalez,Junior kick) 2-39 0:40

WSU 1 2:39 Ortiz, Paul 35 yd field goal 14-57 6:54

WSU 1 1:53 Benjamin, M. 23 yd run (Anderson pass failed) 1-38 0:08

UNK 1 0:16 Davis,TJ 2 yd run (Gonzalez,Junior kick) 4-55 1:28

WSU 2 12:19 Maly 51 yd pass from Burke (Ortiz, Paul kick) 7-75 2:57

UNK 2 7:39 Davis,TJ 36 yd run (Gonzalez,Junior kick) 9-75 4:40

UNK 2 5:54 Jackson23 yd pass from Davis (Gonzalez kick) 1-23 0:09

WSU 2 1:07 Ortiz, Paul 36 yd field goal 12-46 4:47

WSU 3 2:21 Knutson 33 yd pass from Burke (Ortiz kick) 8-62 4:04

UNK 4 13:50 Webb,Darrius 23 yd run (Gonzalez,Junior kick) 7-75 3:31

WSU 4 10:18 Wittenburg, E. 4 yd pass from Burke (Ortiz kick) 9-75 3:32

UNK 4 5:21 Qunn,Luke 1 yd run (Gonzalez,Junior kick) 9-89 4:58

Bemidji State 31, Winona State 7 NCAA Division II Playoffs

Nov. 19, 2022 • Bemidji, Minn. • Chet Anderson Stadium

BEMIDJI, Minn. – Playing in tough conditions at Chet Anderson Stadium in Bemidji, Minnesota, the Winona State University football team fell to Bemidji State, 31-7 in the first round of the 2022 NCAA Division II Football postseason.

Winona State and Bemidji State met during the NSIC regular season with the Beavers outlasting the Warriors, 34-24 on Sept. 17 in a contest with a game time kickoff temperature of 68 degrees.

On Saturday, things were different.

WSU and BSU kicked off with a game time temperature of 12 degrees and a stiff breeze blowing in off Lake Bemidji. Both teams entered the contest in the ‘Receiving Votes’ section of the AFCA poll and were two of four NSIC squads playing in the NCAA Division II postseason.

In the end, Bemidji State used a quick-strike third-quarter offense to pull away from Winona State, as Brandon Alt connected with Brendan Beaulieu for three touchdown passes in the space of nine minutes to stake the home team a 24-0 lead, with BSU kicker Connor Cusick also connecting on a 22-yard field goal during that stretch.

Head coach Brian Bergstrom and his team used a stingy defense to hold the Beavers scoreless in the first half, as the two teams went into the locker room tied at 0-0.

In the opening 30 minutes, Winona State used a pair of interceptions and a strong defensive line presence to hold the Beavers scoreless at the half, the first time in 2022 a Beaver opponent managed that feat. The Winona State defense - a calling card component of the WSU 8-3 regular season mark - stood their frozen ground during the first half, limiting Bemidji State to just six first downs and 30 receiving yards in the game’s first 30 minutes.

After the break, the contest turned on a series of turnovers and subsequent scores by the Beavers in the third quarter.

Winona State received the ball to start the second half, but was unable to get traction on their first drive. After the ensuing Warrior punt, Bemidji State struck first on the scoreboard when Alt connected with Brendan Beaulieu for a 38-yard touchdown. Following the BSU PAT, Winona State faced a 7-0 deficit.

WSU then suffered their first turnover of the game when a Warrior fumble was recovered by the Beavers on the WSU 28-yard line. BSU leveraged the takeaway into a field goal moments later to take a 10-0 advantage over Winona State midway through the third quarter.

Another Winona State fumble provided Bemidji State another red zone opportunity in the third quarter, and BSU struck again with the Alt-to-Beaulieu connection to move the scoreboard 17-0 in favor of BSU. Then, it happened again, with Alt finding Beaulieu for the third WSU passing TD of the game – and the quarter – pushing the home team’s tally to 24-0. BSU would add one more passing TD in similar fashion at the start of the fourth quarter taking a 31-0 lead in the fourth frame.

Winona State quarterback Trevor Paulsen scrambled for a 42-yard Warrior touchdown in the fourth quarter to help WSU avoid the shutout. Paulsen finished the day with 54 yards on the ground while Ty Gavin was the Warriors’ leading rusher with 87 yards on 17 carries. Paulsen and Warrior QB teammate Kyle Haas combined for a 19-of-43 passing day, good for 186 yards.

WSU was led on defense by Clay Schueffner who had 19 tackles and an interception on the day, marking the fifth time this year the St. Cloud, Wis. product notched double-digits in stops. In addition, Mitch Snitker notched 12 tackles against the Beavers and three Warriors, Schueffner, Aarion Lacy and Brian Corbins, Jr., all notched interceptions.

The Winona State special team’s unit – a group that has been the positive difference in several Warrior wins in 2022 – was held mostly in check on day in which the conditions had an adverse effect on the kicking game.

With the loss, Winona State (8-4, 8-3 NSIC) concludes an impressive season under first-year head coach Brian Bergstrom, as the Warriors earned a share of the NSIC South Division title with a 5-1 division mark and 8-3 overall regular season mark. The 2022 Winona State team earned just the seventh NCAA postseason opportunity in the history of the program.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final Record

Winona State 0 0 0 7 7 8-4

Bemidji State 0 0 24 7 31 10-2

SCORING SUMMARY

Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOP

BSU 3 12:37 Beaulieu 38 yd pass from Alt (Cusick kick) 4-48 1:18

BSU 3 8:09 Cusick, Connor 22 yd field goal 7-25 3:09

BSU 3 6:42 Beaulieu 29 yd pass from Alt (Cusick kick) 3-33 1:30

BSU 3 2:55 Beaulieu 32 yd pass from Alt (Cusick kick) 6-65 1:25

BSU 4 14:27 Beaulieu 24 yd pass from Alt (Cusick kick) 4-40 1:23

WSU 4 4:37 Paulsen, Trevor 46 yd run (Scott, Jacob kick) 7-67 1:29

HARLON HILL FINALISTS

Rayon

Kevin

Rushing Yards

Rushing Attempts

Rk Name

2.

Brown, 1988 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 221 9. Ryan Walch, 1999 vs. Wayne State, NE 215 10. Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 210

Carson Walch, 1999 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 205

Randy Spring, 2008 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 204

Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Mary 203 Kevin Curtin, 2000 vs. Minnesota Morris 203

15. Mark Ballwanz, 1984 vs. Bemidji State 202

16. Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Southwest Minn. St. 200

17. Paul Preston, 2016 at Augustana 198

18. Dan Thill, 1973 vs. Moorhead State 197 Pat Boland, 1967 vs. Michigan Tech 197

20. Rayon Simmons, 2010 vs. Southwest Minn. St. 196

Travis Walch, 1995 vs. Northern State 196

22. Dave Ludy, 1993 vs. Moorhead State 195

23. Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Sioux Falls 191

Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Upper Iowa 191

25. Chichi Ojika, 2013 vs. Southwest Minnesota State190

Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 190

27. Matt Brant, 1996 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 189

28. Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Lindenwood 188

29. Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Augustana, SD 187

Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Wayne State 187

31. Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Bemidji State 186

32. Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 184

Ryan Walch, 1998 vs. Minnesota Duluth 184

34. Chichi Ojika, 2013 vs. Sioux Falls 181 Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Upper Iowa 181

Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Northern State 181

37. Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 180

38. Cair’ron Hendred, 2023 vs. Sioux Falls 178

39. Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Northern State 177

Jerry Grebin, 1954 vs. St. Mary’s 177

41. Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Mary 176

Seasons No.

3. Kevin Curtin 2000-03 638

4. Dan Thill 1971-74 570

5. Mark Ballwanz 1981-84 547

6. Paul Preston 2013-16 537

7. Alex Wiese 2004-07 525

8. Sam Santiago-Lloyd 2078-22 507

9. Curtis Jepsen 2000-03 450

10. Matt Brandt 1993-96 425

11. Reggie Johnson 1981-83 376

12. Ryan Walch 1998-01 365

13. Carson Walch 1996-99 330

14. Eric Birth 2015-18 325

15. Randy Spring 2005-08 310

16. Derek Malone 2002-05 297

17. Chichi Ojika 2010-13 284 Troy Haines 1987-88 284

19. Travis Walch 1994-97 278 20. Pat Boland 1966-68 257

Season

Rk Name

No. 1. Rayon Simmons 2012 309 2. Alex Wiese 2007 255 3. Dave Ludy 1994

Matt Ballwanz

Troy Haines

Dave Ludy

Dave Ludy

Rayon

42. Javian Roebuck, 2017 at Concordia-St. Paul 173

42. Dan Thill, 1974 vs. Manchester 171

44. Kevin Curtin, 2003 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 170

45. Ty Gavin, 2022 vs. Wayne State (NE) 169

46. Kevin Curtin, 2002 vs. Southwest State 165 Kevin Curtin, 2001 vs. Bemidji State 165

48. Matt Brandt, 1996 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 164

49. Rayon Simmons, 2010 vs. Mary 160 Bill Price, 1965 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 160

51. Ty Gavin, 2022 vs. Minot State 159

Rayon Simmons, 2010 vs. Wayne State, NE 159

Dave Cruz, 2001 vs. Minnesota Morris 159

54. Curtis Dewberry, 2011 vs. Southwest Minn. St. 154

55. Rayon Simmons, 2009 vs. Northern State 153 Domink London, 2021 vs. UMary 153

57. Paul Preston, 2016 vs. Southwest Minn. State 152

Carson Walch, 1999 vs. Wayne State 152

59. Dave Cooper, 1995 vs. Bemidji State 151

Pat Boland, 1967 vs. St. Cloud State 151

61. Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. St. Cloud State 150

Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Moorhead State 150

Dave Ludy, 1992 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 150

64. Ty Gavin, 2022 vs UMary 149

Rayon Simmons, 2010 vs. Minnesota State 149

Derek Malone, 2004 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 149

66. Paul Preston, 2016 at Minnesota Duluth 148

68. Kevin Curtin, 2003 vs. Wayne State, NE 147

69. Paul Preston, 2016 at Mary 146

70. Javian Roebuck, 2017 at Sioux Falls 142

71. Dan Redmond, 1986 vs. Southwest State 142

72. Dave Ludy, 1992 vs. Minnesota Morris 141

73. Kevin Curtin, 2002 vs. Bemidji State 140

Matt Brandt, 1996 vs. Bemidji State 140

Pat Boland, 1968 vs. Minnesota Morris 140

Gale Sprute, 1959 vs. Michigan Tech 140

Quentin Pringle, 2023 vs. MSU Moorhead

Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Concordia-St. Paul

Rushing Attempts

Rayon Simmons ended his standout career as both the Winona State and Northern Sun Conference all-time rushing leader.

PASSING RECORDS

Passing Yards

Passes Attempted

Career

Rk Name Seasons Att.

1. Jack Nelson

2. Steve Speer

3. Jason Mitchell 1987-90 963

4. Owen Burke 2017-21 985

5. Colby Vogt 1991-94 901

6. Jake Goettl 1995-98 882

7. Drew Aber 2005-07 771

8. Bruce Carpenter 1999-02 707

9. Rich Ernst 1971-75 608

10. Greg Preston 2008-09 543

11. Andy Nett 2000-03 466

12. Brian Wrobel 2001-04 432

13. John Teigland 2011-13 397

14. Scott Moses 1982-85 283 Davis Usgaard 1964-65 283

16. Evan Aber 2009-10 257

17. Aaron Boettcher 2005-06 245

18. Bryan Bradshaw 2010-12 232

19. John Eickholt 1970-73 214

Season

Rk Name

1. Jack Nelson

5. Owen Burke

4. John Teigland

5. Bruce Carpenter

6. Steve Speer

7. Owen Burke

Cole Stenstrom

9 Steve Speer

10. Steve Speer

11. Colby Vogt

12. Colby Vogt

13. Jack Nelson

14. Jason Mitchell

Greg Preston

Jason Mitchell

Scott

Owen Burke

Game Rk Name

1. Jack Nelson, 2013 vs. Southwest Minn. State 59 2. Jack Nelson, 2015 vs. Upper Iowa 57 3. Steve Speer, 1982 vs. Northern State 56 4. Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Minnesota Duluth 53 5. Jason Mitchell, 1987 vs. Southwest State 52 6. Jack Nelson, 2016 vs Sioux Falls 49 Drew Aber, 2007 vs. MSU Moorhead 49 8. Jack Nelson, 2014 vs. Northern State 48

Jack Nelson, 2014 vs. Sioux Falls 47 Colby Vogt, 1993 vs. Southwest State 47

Passes Completed

20. Drew Aber, 2005 vs. Western New Mexico 345

21. Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 343

Steve Speer, 1982 vs. Moorhead State 448

Jack Nelson, 2013 vs. Southwest Minn. State 425 3. Jake Goettl, 1997 vs. Minnesota Duluth 423 4. Jack Nelson, 2014 vs. Mary 422

5. Jack Nelson, 2014 vs. Southwest Minn. State 410

6. Jack Nelson, 2014 vs. Northern State 398

7. Drew Aber, 2005 vs. Bemidji State 390

8. Davis Usgaard, 1965 vs. Elmhurst, IL 389

9. John Teigland, 2012 vs. Minnesota Duluth 375 10. Jake Goettl, 1997 vs. Minnesota Morris 367

11. Brian Wrobel, 2004 vs. Bemidji State 363

12. Jack Nelson, 2016 at Wayne State 362

13. Jack Nelson, 2015 vs. Upper Iowa 361

14. Jack Nelson, 2016 vs MSU Mankato 355

15. Greg Preston, 2009 vs. Upper Iowa 350

16. Jack Nelson, 2015 vs MSU Moorhead 349 John Teigland, 2012 vs. Upper Iowa 349

18. Jack Nelson, 2013 vs. Wayne State, NE 347

Evan Aber, 2010 vs. Upper Iowa 347

22. Jake Goettl, 1996 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 339

Jack Nelson, 2015 vs. Wayne State (Neb.) 336

24. Jake Goettl, 1996 vs. Northern State 336

25. Owen Burke, 2021, vs. Northern State 334

26. Jack Nelson, 2015 vs. Concordia St. Paul 333

Jack Nelson, 2013 vs. Upper Iowa 333

Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Emporia State, KS 333

Andy Nett, 2000 vs. Minnesota-Morris 333

29. Jack Nelson, 2016 vs Northern State 332

30. John Teigland, 2012 vs. Augustana, SD 330

31. Jack Nelson, 2015 vs St. Cloud State 329

Jake Goettl, 1996 vs. Quincy, IL 329

32. Jake Goettl, 1997 vs. Quincy, IL 328

33. Cole Stenstrom, 2023 vs. MSU Mankato 327

34. Greg Preston, 2009 vs. Augustana 325

35. Jack Nelson, 2013 vs. MSU Moorhead 322

Ryan Eversman, 2004 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 322

37. Drew Aber, 2008 vs. MSU Moorhead 319

38. Jack Nelson, 2015 vs. Augustana 318

Jason Mitchell, 1987 vs. Southwest State 318

40. Owen Burke, 2019 vs. Wayne State (Neb.) 313

Bruce Carpenter, 2000 vs. Moorhead State 313

42. Colby Vogt, 1993 vs. Southwest State 312

43. Drew Aber, 2005 vs. MSU Moorhead 311

Brian Wrobel, 2003 vs. Northern State 311

Colby Vogt, 1991 vs. Teikyo-Westmar 311

46. Jack Nelson, 2016 vs. Sioux Falls 309

Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Minnesota Duluth 309

Steve Speer, 1982 vs. Northern State 309

49. Darren Beenken, 2017 vs. Bemidji State 308

Ryan Eversman, 2004 vs. MSU Moorhead 307

51. Brian Wrobel, 2003 vs. North Dakota 305

52. Jack Nelson, 2016 at Minnesota Duluth 304

Jack Nelson, 2015 vs. Sioux Falls 304

54. Jack Nelson, 2015 vs. Minot State 303

John Teigland, 2012 vs. Lindenwood 303

Pete Babic, 1991 vs. Minnesota Morris 303

57. Drew Aber, 2007 vs. Bemidji State 302

58. Andy Nett, 2000 vs. Minnesota Duluth 301 Colby Vogt, 1993 vs. Minnesota Duluth 301

58. Drew Aber, 2007 vs. South Dakota 300

Touchdown Passes

Passes Intercepted

Jason Mitchell 1987-90 69

3. Colby Vogt 1991-94 50

4. Jack Nelson 2013-16 46

5. Rich Ernst

6. Jake Goettl 1995-98 41

7. Owen Burke 2017-21 35 7. Bruce Carpenter 1999-02 27

8. Scott Moses

1. Brian Wrobel, 2003 vs. Northern State 6 2. Jack Nelson, 2014 vs. Northern State 5

Jack Nelson, 2013 vs. Wayne State, NE 5 Drew Aber, 2007 vs. Wayne State, NE 5

Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 5

Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 5

Bruce Carpenter, 2001 vs. Northern State 5

Colby Vogt, 1992 vs. Minnesota-Morris 5

Davis Usgaard, 1965 vs. Elmhurst, IL 5

9. 30 times, most recently 4

Jack Nelson, 2016 vs. Minnesota State

Darren Ripley, 1985 vs. Hamline

Josh Mikes, 2014 vs. Northern State 13

Pete Brown, 1988 vs. Minnesota-Morris 13

Leif Nelson, 1982 vs. Moorhead State 13 5. Alan May, 2015 vs. MSU-Moorhead 11

Tony Mueller, 2013 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 11

Chris Samp, 2003 vs. North Dakota 11

Andy Wellumson, 1987 vs. Southwest State 11

9. Josh Mikes, 2015 vs Bemidji State 10

Cameron Johnson, 2015 vs Southwest Minn. State 10

Tyree Burks, 2007 vs. Bemidji State 10

Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Wayne State, NE 10

Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 10

Tim Hanson, 1991 vs. Teikyo Westmar 10

Dan Schumacher, 1988 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 10 16. Dylan Ulferts, 2014 vs. Mary 9

Cameron Johnson, 2013 vs. Southwest Minn. State 9

Curtis Dewberry, 2009 vs. Wayne State, NE 9

Brian Hynes, 2005 vs. Western New Mexico 9

Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Northern State 9

Jeff Ellestad, 2004 vs. Bemidji State 9

Chris Samp, 2003 vs. Northern State 9

Chris Samp, 2002 vs. MSU Moorhead 9

Adam Lilla, 2001 vs. Northern State 9

Jeff Dobbertin, 2001 vs. Bemidji State 9

Chad Fitzsimmons, 1997 vs. Northern State 9

Joe Farrugia, 1988 vs. Michigan Tech 9

Dan Schumacher, 1988 vs. Grand Valley 9

Kevin Gaulke, 1988 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 9

Leif Nelson, 1982 vs. Northern State 9

Receiving Yards

Career

Rk Name

Seasons Yards

1. Chris Samp 2001-04 4,471 2. Brian Hynes 2001-05 3,062 3. Josh Mikes 2012-15 3,050

4. Scott Peters 2004-07 2,903

5. Jeff Dobbertin 1999-02 2,734

6. Cameron Johonson 2013-16 2,676

7. Chad Fitzsimmons 1995-98 2,631

8. Adam Lilla 1999-02 2,499 9. Tim Hanson 1990-93 2,411 10. Leif Nelson 1980-83 2,302 11. Matt Juaire

2,156 12. Alan May 2012-15 2,035 13. Dan Schumacher 1987-90 1,859 14. Scott Schmaltz 1992-95 1,711 15. Darren Ripley 1983-86 1,624 16. Tyler Speer 2009-12 1,539 17. Dan Samp 1971-74 1,475 18. Isaiah Frandsen 2017-18 1,360

Jeff Ellestad

Season

5. Cam Johnson

Chris Samp

Jeff Dobbertin

8. Adam Lilla

Chad Fitzsimmons

Josh Mikes

11. Leif Nelson

Josh Mikes

Dan Schumacher

Leif Nelson

Matt Juaire

Tim Hanson

Jeff Dobbertin

Alan May

Brian Hynes

20. Tyler Speer

150 Yard Receiving Games

Rk Name

1. Chris Samp, 2003 vs. Truman State, MO 281

2. Leif Nelson, 1982 vs. Moorhead State 260

3. Dan Schumacher, 1988 vs. Grand Valley 238

4. Brian Hynes, 2005 vs. Western New Mexico 234

5. Josh Mikes, 2014 vs. Northern State 224

6. Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Bemidji State 217

7. Josh Mikes, 2015 vs. Augustana 203

8. Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 201

9. Adam Lilla, 2001 vs. Northern State 199

10. Sylvere Campbell, 2023 vs. MSU Mankato 192

11. Tim Hanson, 1991 vs. Teikyo-Westmar 189

Dan Schumacher, 1990 vs. St. Francis, IL 189

13. Matt Juaire, 1999 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 186

14. Brian Hynes, 2005 vs. Truman State, MO 181

Chris Samp, 2002 vs. MSU Moorhead 181

Darren Ripley, 1985 vs. Hamline 181

17. Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Northern State 180

18. Scott Peters, 2007 vs. Mary 179

Chad Fitzsimmons, 1997 vs. Northern State 179

20. Brian Hynes, 2005 vs. Emporia State, KS 174

21. Dan Schumacher, 1990 vs. Southwest State 171

22. Jeff Dobbertin, 2000 vs. Minnesota-Morris 170

Jeff Dobbertin, 2000 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 170

24. Cam Johnson, 2016 at Mary 167

25. Leif Nelson, 1982 vs. Minnesota-Morris 164

26. Matt Juaire, 1997 vs. Minnesota-Morris 162

27. Chad Fitzsimmons, 1998 vs. Northern State 161

Bo Jackson, 1974 vs. Moorhead State 161

29. Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Minnesota Duluth 156

30. Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Wayne State, NE 155

31. Chris Samp, 2003 vs. Northern State 154

32. Cam Johnson, 2016 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 153

Dan Schumacher, 1990 vs. Bemidji State 153

34. Derrick Engel, 2009 vs. Upper Iowa 152

35. Chad Fitzsimmons, 1997 vs. Quincy, IL 151 36. Matt Juaire, 1998 vs. Ferris State, MI 150

All-Purpose Yards

Punting Average

Longest Punt

1. Jacob Scott, 2022 vs. MSU Moorhead

Jacob Scott, 2023 vs. Concordia St. Paul

Paul Ortiz, 2019 vs. MSU Moorhead

Paul Ortiz, 2019 vs. Augustana

Paul Ortiz, 2018 vs. SMSU 4

Carter McCauley, 2017 vs. Minot St. 4

Billy Emanuel, 2009 vs. Upper Iowa 4

Ryan Abbott, 2008 vs. Augustana, SD 4

Mike Salerno, 2006 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 4 9. Jacob Scott, 2021 vs. Minnesota State 3

Jacob Scott, 2023 vs. Northern State

Paul Ortiz, 2019 vs. Wayne State 3

Carter McCauley, 2016 vs. Sioux Falls 3

Carter McCauley, 2016 vs Southwest Minn. State 3

Carter McCauley, 2015 vs. Minot State 3

Carter McCauley, 2015 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 3

Thomas Kinney, 2010 vs. Minnesota State 3

Cullen Fahey, 2008 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 3

Steve Opgenorth, 2002 vs. Bemidji State 3

Steve Opgenorth, 2001 vs. Wayne State, NE 3

Jason Young, 1995 vs. Southwest State 3

Field Goals Attempted

Career

Rk

Paul Ortiz

Johnson

Mike Salerno

6. Jason Young

32 7. Thomas Kinney

Ryan Abbott

9. Cullen Fahey

10. Jake Vercher

Longest Field Goal Made

Career

Rk Name Yards

1. Carter McCauley, 2015 vs. Southwest Minn. State 59

2. Carter McCauley, 2015 vs. Minot State 54

3. Carter McCauley, 2015 vs. Minot State 53

4. Paul Ortiz, 2018 vs. SMSU 50

5. Paul Ortiz, 2018 vs. SMSU 49

Paul Ortiz, 2019 vs. St. Cloud State 49

6. Jacob Scott, 2022 vs. MSU Moorhead 48

Jacob Scott, 2022 vs. MSU Moorhead 48

Carter McCauley, 2017 vs. Upper Iowa 48

9. Carter McCauley, 2017 vs. Minot St. 47

Carter McCauley, 2016 vs. Sioux Falls 47

Carter McCauley, 2016 at Augustana 47

Carter McCauley, 2015 vs. St. Cloud State 47

Cullen Fahey, 2008 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 47

Extra Points Made

Career

Rk Name

1. Steve Opgenorth

Extra Points Attempted

1999 vs. Minnesota, Crookston

1. Rayon Simmons 2009-12 61 0 0 0 366

2. Dave Lundy 1991-94 53 0 3 0 324

3. Steve Opgenorth 2000-03 0 186 1 45 323

4. Chris Stamp 2001-04 53 0 1 0 320

5. Carter McCauley 0 138 0 55 303

6. Alex Wiese 2004-07 45 0 2 0 274

7. Travis Walch 1994-97 43 0 4 0 266

8. Kevin Curtin 2000-03 43 0 0 0 258

9. Jacob Scott 0 100 41 223

10. Derek Johnson 1997-99 0 128 0 23 197

11. Carson Walch 1996-99 31 0 5 0 196

12. Scott Peters 2004-07 32 0 0 0 192

13. Josh Mikes, 2012-15 31 0 1 0 188

14. Cam Johnson, 2013-16 30 0 1 0 182 Adam Lilla 1999-2002 30 0 1 0 182

16. Brian Hynes 2001-05 30 0 0 0 180

Jeff Dobbertin 1999-02 29 0 3 0 180

18. Art Kern 1928-31# 28 7 0 0 175

19. Matt Juaire 1996-99 28 0 1 0 170

20. Andrew Verbancouer 05-08 28 0 0 0 168 Matt Brandt 1993-96 26 0 6 0 168

#Art Kern actually played five years of football for Winona State from 1928-1932. He scored four touchdowns (24 points) in his fifth year, bringing his five-year total to 199. Since now four years is the limit for eligibility, Kern’s fifth-year points were not counted in his career total.

1. Travis Walch, 1997 30 0 1 0 182

2. Dave Lundy, 1994 22 0 2 0 136

3. Chris Samp, 2004 22 0 1 0 134

4. Alex Wiese, 2007 21 0 1 0 128

5. Rayon Simmons, 2012 21 0 0 0 126

6. Andrew Verbancour, 2008 21 0 0 0 126

7. Matt Brandt, 1996 18 0 5 0 118

8. Carter McCauley, 2017 0 19 0 47 104

9. Dave Ludy, 1993 17 0 1 0 104

10. Brian Hynes, 2005 17

Chris Samp, 2003 17

Lilla, 2001

13. Rayon Simmons, 2011 16 0

14. Jake Vercher, 2012 0 55 0 13 94

15. Carson Walch, 1999 15 0 1 0 92

16. Carter McCauley, 2015 0 37 0 18 91

17. Rayon Simmons, 2009 15 0 0 0 90

Kevin Curtin, 2002 15 0 0 0 90

19. Steve Opgenorth, 2003 0 50 1 11 85

20. Dan Schumacher, 1990 14 0 0 0 84

Rk Name Pts

1. Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Quincy, IL 36

2. Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 32

3. Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 30

Rayon Simmons, 2010 vs. Southwest Minn. St. 30

Carson Walch, 1999 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 30

Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Minnesota Duluth 30

Pete Brown, 1988 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 30

8. Matt Brandt, 1996 vs. Minnesota-Morris 26

Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Nebraska-Kearney 26

Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Minnesota-Morris 26

Art Kern, 1929 vs. Red Wing High School 26

12. Josh Mikes, 2014 vs. Northern State 24

Jordan Kos, 2013 vs. MSU Moorhead 24

Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Mary 24

Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Mary 24

Andrew Verbancouer, 2008 vs. Minnesota State 24

Alex Wiese, 2006 vs.Wayne State, NE 24

Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Northern State 24

Chris Samp, 2003 vs. Northern State 24

David Cruz, 2003 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 24

Kevin Curtin, 2002 vs. Minnesota-Morris 24

Adam Lilla, 2001 vs. Northern State 24

Jeff Dobbertin, 2001 vs. Minnesota-Morris 24

Ryan Walch, 1999 vs. Wayne State, NE 24

Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Southwest State

Kicking Points

3. Derek Johnson, 1997-99 128 23 197

4. Mike Salerno, 2005-06 79 24 153

5. Jacob Scott, 2021- 73 26 151 6. Thomas Kinney, 2010-11 79 19 136

7. Jason Young, 1992-95 62 22 128

7. Ryan Abbott, 2005-08 57 15 101

8. Jake Vercher, 2012 - 55 13 94

10. Bob Bestul, 1973-76 77 4 89 Season EP FG Pts

1. Carter McCauley, 2017 47 19

2. Jake Vercher, 2012 55 13 94

3. Carter McCauley, 2015 37 18 91

4. Mike Salerno, 2005 50 11 83

Steve Opgenorth, 2003 50 11 83 Steve Opgenorth, 2002 53 10 83

7. Steve Opgenorth, 2001 49 11 82

8. Carter McCauley, 2016 33 16 81

9. Jacob Scott, 2022 36 14 78

10. Derek Johnson, 1997 50 8 74 Game Rk Name

1. Carter McCauley, 2017 vs. Minot St. 17

2. Jacob Scott, 2022 vs. MSU Moorhead (4FG, 4XP) 16

Billy Emanuel, 2009 vs. Upper Iowa (4FG, 4XP) 16

4. Ryan Abbott, 2008 vs. Augustana, SD (4FG, 3XP) 15 Jacob Scott, 2023 vs. Concordia (4FG, 3XP) 15

5. Paul Ortiz, 2018 vs. SMSU (4 FG, 2XP) 14

Mike Salerno, 2006 vs. SW Minn. St. (4FG, 2XP) 14

7. Carter McCauley, 2017 vs. Upper Iowa 13

8. Jake Vercher, 2012 vs. Augustana, SD (1FG, 10XP) 13

Thomas Kinney, 2010 vs. Minnesota St. (3FG, 4XP) 13

Cullen Fahey, 2008 vs. Concordia-St. Paul (3FG, 4XP) 13

Mike Salerno, 2005 vs. Minn., Crookston (1 FG, 10 XP) 13

Steve Opgenorth, 2001 vs. Wayne State (3FG, 4XP) 13

Touchdowns Scored

Career

Rk Name

1. Rayon Simmons 2009-12 61

2. Chris Samp 2002-04 53 Dave Ludy 1991-94

Wiese 2004-07

Mikes 2012-15 31 Carson Walch 1995-99 31 10. Cam Johnson 2013-16

WSU Hall of Fame member Travis Walch set a WSU single-season

Quincy

DEFENSIVE RECORDS

Interceptions Return Yardage

4. Dennis Hayes 1991-94 261

5. Rick Starzecki 1966-69 236

6. Jamey Hutchinson 1995-98 215

7. Jim Bzoskie 1986-88 207

8. Chris Norgaard 2009-12 205 Travis Welch 1998-00 205

10. Steve Kohler 2000-03 182

Season

Rk Name

1. Andrew Spencer 2017 217

2. Lucas Wolf 2008 134

3. Travis Welch 1998 132

4. Luke Lokanc 2004 126

5. Jamey Hutchinson

6. Jim Bzoskie 1987 120 Jim Dybevick 1969 120

8. Dennis Hayes 1992 112 Michael Werden 1977 112

10. Nate Gruber 1993 110

Game

Rk Name Yards

1. Luke Lokanc, 2004 vs. Truman State, MO 99

2. Andrew Spencer, 2017 vs. Upper Iowa 92

3. Larry Anderson, 1965 vs. Wisconsin-Platteville 90

4. LaVerne Pieper, 1964 vs. Northland, WI 88

5. Lucas Wolf, 2008 vs. Augustana, SD 86

6. Nick Pridgeon, 2019 vs. Augustana, SD 85

7. Ron LaGros, 1959 vs. Moorhead State 82

8. Jim Dybevick, 1969 vs. UI-Chicago Circle 80

9. Jesse Isom, 2000 vs. Minnesota Duluth 78 Dennis Hayes, 1992 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 78

Rick Starzecki, 1966 vs. Moorhead State 3

Nate Gruber finished his Hall of Fame career with more interceptions then any other Warrior, picking off 25 passes.

Kickoffs Returned

Game Rk

1. Greg Hansen, 1981 vs. Minnesota Duluth 231

2. Curtis Dewberry, 2009 vs. Wayne State, NE 228

3. Dean Baldwin, 1988 vs. Grand Valley State 205

4. Dave Ludy, 1991 vs. Northern State 199

5. Dave Ludy, 1993 vs. Central State, OH 182

6. Kevin Curtin, 2000 vs. Minnesota Duluth 167

7. Dave Ludy, 1992 vs. Moorhead State 158

8. Anthony Buckner, 2007 vs. Michigan Tech 152

9. Kevin Curtin, 2000 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 150

10. Curtis Dewberry, 2009 vs. Southwest Minnesota St 148

11. Isaiah Hall, 2019 vs. MSU-Moorhead 145

12. Larry Wright, 1976 vs. Minnesota-Morris 137

13. Chichi Ojika, 2012 vs. Minnesota State 135

Bo Jackson, 1973 vs. South Dakota 135

15. Isaiah Hall, 2019 vs. MSU Moorhead 129

Tyler Swinford, 2015 vs. Upper Iowa 129

16. Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Northern Iowa 128

17. Dave Ludy, 1992 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 127

18. Tyler Swinford, 2015 vs. Upper Iowa 125

Carey Rottman, 2006 vs. North Dakota 125

Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Nebraska-Kearney 125

Punts Returned

Career

Rk Name

1. Jake Balliu

2. Kevin Curtin

3. Alan May 2012-15

4. Carson Walch

5. Nate Gruber

6. Pete Brown

7. Bo Jackson

Randy Spring

Curtis Dewberry

Kickoff Return Yardage

Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Wayne State, NE 7

Alan May, 2012 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 6

Curtin, 2001 vs. Southwest State 6 Carson Walch, 1999 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 6 Todd Shepard, 1980 vs. St. Cloud State 6

Baker, 1986 vs. Bemidji State

Jake Balliu, 2017 vs. Wayne State

Balliu, 2017 vs. Concordia St. Paul 5

Balliu, 2016 vs. Minnesota Crookston 5

May 2014 vs. Upper Iowa 5 Alan

Walch, 1998 vs. Wayne State, NE

Hall, 2018 v Northern State

Kevin Curtin, 2001 vs. Southwest State 94 12. Alan May, 2012 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 91 13. Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Minnesota-Morris 90

14. Curtis Dewberry, 2010 vs. Minnesota State 84

15. Kevin Curtin, 2002 vs. MSU Moorhead 82

16. Kevin Curtin, 2000 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 81

17. Terry Baker, 1986 vs. Southwest State 80

18. David Cruz, 2003 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 79

19. Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 78 Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Minnesota Duluth 78

Curtis Dewberry led NCAA Division II in punt return average in 2010. He returned two punts for touchdowns during that season and is in WSU’s top-ten in both punt and kickoff return yardage.

LONGEST SCORING PLAYS

Longest Scoring Runs

From Scrimmage Rk Name Yds

1. Tim Hanson, 1993 vs. Northern State 93

2. Roger Leonhardt, 1961 vs. Wisconsin-River Falls 92

3. Vernon Risty, 1931 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 87

4. Bill Price, 1965 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 85

5. Chichi Ojika, 2013 vs. Minot State 84

6. Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Wayne State, NE 82

7. Dave Ludy, 1993 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 80

Jerry Grebin, 1954 vs. Bemidji State 80

Eddie Spencer, 1938 vs. Aberdeen (Northern State) 80

10. Cair’ron Hendred, 2023 vs. Sioux Falls 77

11. Rayon Simmons, 2009 vs. Northern State 76

Dave Ludy, 1993 vs. Moorhead State 76

Roger Leonhardt, 1963 vs. Michigan Tech 76

14. Theo Burkett, 2014 vs. Northern State 75

Eric Williams, 2001 vs. Northern State 75

George Waterman, 1964 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 75

Harry Meyers, 1927 vs. Mankato State 75

Quentin Pringle, 2023 vs. MSU Mankato 75

Cair’ron Hendred. 2023 vs. Sioux Falls 75

20. Art Kern, 1931 vs. Waldorf JC 74

Longest Scoring Interception Return

Rk Name Yds

1. Luke Lokanc, 2004 vs. Truman State, MO 99

2. Larry Anderson, 1965 vs. Wisconsin-Platteville 90

3. LaVerne Pieper, 1954 vs. Northland 88

4. Nick Pridgeon, 2019 vs. Augustana 85

5. Ron LaGros, 1959 vs. Moorhead State 82

6. Jim Dybevick, 1969 vs. UI-Chicago Circle 80

7. Nick Pridgeon, 2017 vs. Augustana 78

Jesse Isom, 2000 vs. Minnesota Duluth 78

Dennis Hayes, 1994 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 78

10. Dennis Hayes, 1994 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 77

Joe Yantes, 1946 vs. St. Cloud State 77

Longest Scoring Kickoff Return

Rk Name Yds

1. Kevin Curtin, 2000 vs. Concordia-St. Paul* 100

Kevin Curtin, 2000 vs. Minnesota Duluth* 100

3. Dave Ludy, 1993 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 99

Larry Wright, 1976 vs. Minnesota Morris 99

5. Isaiah Hall, 2019 vs. MSU-Moorhead 98

6. Jake Balliu, 2021 vs. Northern State 97

7. Carson Walch, 1999 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 95

Dave Ludy, 1991 vs. Northern State 95

Vic Grabau, 1953 vs. Wisconsin-River Falls 95

8. Elliot Cox, 2018 vs. Augustana 93

Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Minnesota Duluth 93

Dave Ludy, 1991 vs. Northern State 93

Bo Jackson, 1974 vs. Michigan Tech 93

Noah Carlson, 2023 vs. Augustana 93

Longest Scoring Punt Return

Rk Name Yds

1. Curtis Dewberry, 2010 vs. Minnesota State 84

2. Jake Balliu, 2016 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 82

3. Terry Baker, 1986 vs. Southwest State 80

4. Darryl Williams, 2022 vs. Wayne State 79

Jake Balliu, 2017 vs. Southwest Mn. State 79

6. Curtis Dewberry, 2011 vs. MSU Moorhead 75

Lyle Cline, 1960 vs. Bemidji State 75

8. Nate Gruber, 1994 vs. Bemidji State 70

Jerry Grebin, 1953 vs. Mankato State 70

10. Kevin Curtin, 2002 vs. Minnesota-Morris 67

Longest Scoring Fumble Return

Rk Name

1. Derek Chance, 1997 vs. Bemidji State 95

2. Jesse Isom, 2001 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 64

3. Jon Bussewitz, 1999 vs. Moorhead State 61

4. Lucas Wolf, 2009 vs. Minnesota State 54

5. Paul Chabura, 2001 vs. Northern State 51

*NCAA Division II Record

Longest Scoring Passes

Rk Name Game Yds

1. Adam Lilla from Bruce Carpenter 2001 vs. South Dakota 93

2. Matt Juaire from Carson Walch 1998 vs. Ferris State, MI 92

3. Tim Hanson from Jason Mitchell 1990 vs. Southwest State 90

4. Dan Schumacher from Jason Mitchell 1990 vs. St. Francis, IL 89

Tom Von Feldt from Tom Lennon 1967 vs. Central Iowa 89

6. Dick Kowles from Jerry Grebin 1951 vs. Bemidji State 85

7. Tony Mueller from Jack Nelson 2013 vs. Minot State 84

Chad Fitzsimmons from Jake Goettl 1998 vs. Northern State 84

Dan Schumacher from Jason Mitchell 1988 vs. Grand Valley 84

10. Tyler Speer from Evan Aber 2010 vs. Minnesota State 82

Brian Hynes from Drew Aber 2005 vs. Bemidji State 82

Chris Samp vs. Brian Wrobel 2003 vs. Truman State, MO 82

Scott Schmaltz vs. Brian Hora 1994 vs. Minnesota Duluth 82

14. Bret Baumm from Scott Moses 1985 vs. Luther 81

15. Josh Miles from Alan May 2015 vs. Augustana 80

Travis Walch from Jake Goettl 1997 vs. Minnesota Duluth 80

Bo Jackson from Rich Ernst 1974 vs. Moorhead State 80

18. Chris Samp from Bruce Carpenter 2002 vs. Minnesota Morris 79

John Surrency from Tom Kearly 1978 vs. Southwest State 79

Sylvere Campbell from Cole Stenstrom 2023 vs. MSU Mankato 79

Curtis Dewberry’s 84-yard punt return against Minnesota State in 2010 was the longest scoring punt return in Winona State history.

Season Team Records

OFFENSE

Total Plays 916 2007

Yards Gained 5,769 2012

First Downs 296 2012

Rushing Attempts 527 2003

Rushing Yards 2,790 1994

Rushing First Downs 131 2012

Punting Average 39.5 1968

Number of Punts 81 1986

Passes Attempted 430 2015

Passes Completed 261 2015

Passing Yards 3,570 2015

Touchdown Passes 36 2003

Passes Intercepted 29 1991

First Downs Passing 155 2015

Total Points 506 2001

DEFENSE

Most Yards Allowed 5,144 2007

Fewest Yards Allowed 1,039 1961

Most First Downs Allowed 336 2007

Fewest First Downs Allowed 51 1961

Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed 527 1962

Fewest Passing Yards Allowed 224 1959

Fewest Passes Completed 20 1959

Fewest Points Allowed 7 1924

Most Points Allowed 384 1996

Most Interceptions 30 2001

Most Forced Fumbles 49 1979

Most Fumbles Recovered 23 1979, 1991

TOTAL PLAYS

Game 101 vs. Southwest Minnesota State, 2013 Season 916, 2007

YARDS GAINED

Game 782 vs. Augustana, SD, 2012

Season 5,769, 2012

MOST FIRST DOWNS

Game 38 vs. Augustana, SD, 2012 Season 296, 2012

RUSHING ATTEMPTS

Game 63 vs. Wayne State, NE, 1999 Season 527, 2003

RUSHING YARDS GAINED

Game 416 vs. Wayne State, NE, 1999 Season 2,790, 1994

RUSHING FIRST DOWNS

Game 21 vs. Wayne State, NE, 1999 Season 131, 2012

PUNTING AVERAGE

Game 49.5 vs. Augustana, 2010 Season 40.5, 1999 and 2006

PUNTS

Game 12 vs. Michigan Tech, 1970 Season 81, 1986

PASSES ATTEMPTED

Game 59 vs. Southwest Minnesota State, 2013 Season 430, 2015

PASSES COMPLETED

Game 40 vs. Southwest Minnesota State, 2013 Season 261, 2015

PASSING YARDS

Game 525 vs. Augustana, SD, 2012 Season 3,570, 2015

TOUCHDOWN PASSES

Game 6 vs. Northern State, 2003

6 vs. Augustana, SD, 2012 Season 36, 2003

PASSES INTERCEPTED

Game 6 vs. Hillsdale, MI, 1969

6 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 1973 Season 29, 1991

PASSING FIRST DOWNS

Game 21 vs. Upper Iowa, 2015 Season 155, 2015

MOST POINTS

Game 84 vs. Minnesota-Morris, 2001 Season 506, 2001

LARGEST VICTORY MARGIN

Game 84 vs. Minnesota-Morris, 2001 (84-0) Season 225 (400-175), 2017

MOST FUMBLES

Game 11 vs. Wisconsin-Stout, 1952 Season 37, 1973

MOST FUMBLES LOST

Game 7 vs. Wisconsin-Stout, 1957 Season 25, 1963

MOST PENALTIES

Game 16 vs. Minot State, 2013 Season 94, 2001

YARDS PENALIZED

Game 142 vs. Minot State, 2013 Season 825, 1997

LONGEST UNDEFEATED STREAK

17 1997-98

16 1923-26

14 1924-26

12 1927-29

LONGEST WINNING STREAK

17 1997-98

14 1924-26 10 2001

LONGEST LOSING STREAK

12 1989-90

10 1969-70

LONGEST WINLESS STREAK

12 1989-90

11 1950-52

11 1935-36

MOST YARDS ALLOWED

Game 661 vs Sioux Falls, 2015 Season 5,144, 2007

FEWEST YARDS ALLOWED

Game 6 vs. Wisconsin-Stout, 1961 Season 1,039, 1961

MOST FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED

Game 32, twice vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 2005 vs. Sioux Falls, 2015 Season 270, 1996

FEWEST FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED

Game 2 vs. Minnesota-Morris, 2001

2 vs. Wisconsin-Stout, 1961

2 vs. Northland, WI, 1956 Season 51, 1961

MOST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED

Game 448 vs. Moorhead State, 1995 Season 2,250, 1971

FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED

Game -16 vs. Minnesota, Crookston, 2006 Season 527, 1962

MOST RUSHING FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED

Game 29 vs. North Dakota, 2006

Season 139, 1993

FEWEST RUSHING FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED

Game 0 vs. Wisconsin-River Falls, 1961

Season 26, 1961

MOST PASSING YARDS ALLOWED

Game 563 vs. Southwest State, 1991

Season 3,472, 2007

FEWEST PASSING YARDS ALLOWED

Game 0 vs. Wisconsin-River Falls, 1997

0 vs. Elmhurst, 1961

0 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 1961

0 vs. Mankato State, 1960

0 vs. Mankato State, 1959

Season 224, 1959

MOST PASS ATTEMPTS AGAINST

Game 60 vs. Southwest State, 1991

Season 487, 2007

FEWEST PASS ATTEMPTS AGAINST

Game 0 vs. Northern Illinois, 1963

Season 68, 1959

MOST PASS COMPLETIONS ALLOWED

Game 36 vs. Southwest State, 1991

Season 290, 2007

FEWEST PASS COMPLETIONS ALLOWED

Game 0 vs. Wisconsin-River Falls, 1997 0 vs. Elmhurst, 1961 0 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 1961 0 vs. Mankato State, 1960 0 vs. Mankato State, 1959

Season 25, 1961

INTERCEPTIONS

Game 7 vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 2007

7 vs. Mankato State, 1949

Season 30, 2001

MOST FUMBLES CAUSED

Game 10 vs. Minnesota-Morris, 2001 10 vs. St. Cloud State, 1962

10 vs. Mankato State, 1949

Season 49, 1993

MOST FUMBLES RECOVERED

Game 8 vs. St. Cloud State, 1957

Season 23, 1991

MOST POINTS ALLOWED

Game 114 vs. La Crosse High School, 1917

Season 384, 1996

FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED

Game 0, 101 times Last, 2016 vs. Concordia-St. Paul

Season 7, 1924

LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAK

25 Nov. 14, 1998 - Oct. 30, 2004

LONGEST HOME CONFERENCE WIN STREAK 35 Sept. 16, 2000 - Sept. 26, 2009

LARGEST HOME ATTENDANCE NUMBERS

1. 6,121 10/22/2011 Concordia-St. Paul

2. 5,313 9/26/2015 St. Cloud State

3. 5,054 9/25/2004 Southwest Minnesota State

4. 5,033 10/8/2011 Minnesota Duluth

5. 4,869 10/21/2017 Wayne State

6. 4,719 10/25/2014 Soux Falls

7. 4,708 10/16/1993 Northern State

8. 4,587 10/22/2022 Sioux Falls

8. 4,575 9/27/2014 Minnesota Duluth

9. 4,510 10/19/2013 Wayne State, NE

10. 4,508 9/8/2000 Wisconsin-La Crosse

11. 4,469 9/10/2005 North Dakota

12. 4,459 9/20/2008 Concordia-St. Paul

13. 4,418 10/20/2012 Minnesota State

14. 4,387 8/27/2009 Carson-Newman

Championships

NSIC Regular Season Champions (18) 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007

NSIC South Division Champions (3) 2010, 2012, 2022

Postseason Appearances

NCAA Division II Playoffs (6) 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2017, 2022

Mineral Water Bowl (4) 2000, 2002, 2012, 2019

NAIA Playoffs (1) 1993

NSIC Awards

Offensive Player of the Year

Lief Nelson (WR) 1983

Dave Ludy (RB) 1993 Dave Ludy (RB) 1994

Scott Schmaltz (WR) 1995 Matt Brandt (RB) 1996

Travis Walch (RB) 1997 Jake Goettl (QB) 1998 Chris Samp (WR) 2004 Rayon Simmons (RB) 2012

Defensive Player of the Year

Deric Sieck (LB) 2002

Deric Sieck (LB) 2003 Jim Stanek (DT) 2004

Andrew Spencer (DB) 2017 Carter Duxbury (2021)

Offensive Newcomer of the Year

Jack Nelson (QB) 2013

Defensive Newcomer of the Year

Roy Kratt (DT) 2004 Ryan Gerts (LB) 2011

Glen Galligan Award

Jerry Grebin (RB) 1954

Dave Mertes (OL) 1957 Gale Sprute (LB) 1961

Tim Mullaney (OL) 1973 Bob Stouffer (LB) 1979 Reggie Johnson (RB) 1983

Bruce Carpenter (QB) 2002 John Tackmann (LB) 2006 Marcus Greatens (OL) 2009

Clay Schueffner (LB) 2023

Coach of the Year

Tom Hosier 1993 Tom Sawyer 1997 Tom Sawyer 2000

Tom Sawyer 2017

Harlon Hill Award

Harlon Hill Regional Finalists (Awarded to the top player in Division II)

John Tackmann (SS) 2005

John Tackmann (SS) 2006

Ray Walsh (DB) 1965

Bill McNary (DT) 1968

Wayne Wicka (DE) 1991 Nate Gruber (SS) 1994

Ryan Gerts (LB) 2014 Carter Duxbury (DE) 2022

Tom Sawyer 2001

Tom Sawyer 2004

Dave Ludy 1994 Travis Walch 1998 Carson Walch 2000 Kevin Curtin 2002 Kevin Curtin 2003

Chris Samp 2004 Brian Hynes 2005 Rayon Simmons 2012

All-Americans

Associated Press

Gene Nardini (HM OL) 1958

Dave Ludy (First Team KR) 1992

Bruce Zellmer (HM DB) 1960

Dave Ludy (Second Team RB) 1993

Jame Hutchinson (First Team DB) 1997 Travis Walch (Second Team RB) 1997

Chris Samp (First Team WR) 2004

Brian Hynes (Third Team WR) 2005

Rayon Simmons (Second Team RB) 2012 Carter Duxbury (First Team) 2021

AFCA

Kevin Curtin (RB) 2002

Rayon Simmons (RB) 2012

Daktronics

Kevin Curtin (RB) 2003

Andrew Spencer (DB) 2017

Jamey Hutchinson (First Team DB) 1997 Travis Walch (First Team RB) 1997

Deric Sieck (First Team LB) 2003

Chris Samp (First Team WR) 2004

Jeff Kremer (Secibd Team End) 1965

Dave Ludy (First Team RB) 1994

Kevin Curtin (Second Team RB) 2002

John Tackmann (Third Team DB) 2005

Chris Samp (WR) 2004

Carter Duxbury (LB) 2021

Kevin Curtin (First Team RB) 2002

Brian Hynes (First Team WR) 2005

Rich Ernst (HM QB) 1974

Nate Gruber (Second Team DB) 1994

Kevin Curtin (Third Team RB) 2003

John Tackmann (Third Team DB) 2006

John Tackmann (DB) 2006

Deric Sieck (First Team LB) 2002

John Tackmann (Second Team DB) 2006

Chris Zimmerman (Second Team) 2006

D2Football.com

Kevin Curtin (Second Team RB) 2000

Kevin Curtin (First Team RB) 2002

Brian Hynes (Second Team WR) 2005 John Tackmann (Second Team DB) 2006

D2proday.com

Matt Ulrich (Third Team DL) 2011

Beyond Sports College Network

Rayon Simmons (First Team RB) 2012

Richard Lilla (HM OL) 2012

Deric Sieck (Second Team LB) 2003

Rayon Simmons (HM RB) 2012

Chris Samp (HM WR) 2003

All-Americans

Football Gazette

Travis Walch (Second Team RB) 1997

Kyle Stoffel (HM LB) 1998

Jon Bussewitz (HM DL) 2000

Kevin Curtin (HM RB) 2003

Don Hansen Football Gazette

Deric Sieck (First Team LB) 2002

Stephen Koehler (Third Team) 2003

Brian Hynes (First Team WR) 2005

Luke Lokanc (HM) 2005

Jamey Hutchinson (Third Team DB) 1997

Ryan Schneider (Third Team P) 1999

Kevin Curtin (HM RB) 2001

Chris Zimmerman (HM) 2005

Deric Sieck (First Team LB) 2003

Chris Samp (First Team WR) 2004

Nate Daniels (Second Team) 2005

John Tackmann (First Team DB) 2006

David Olson (Third Team TE) 1997

Carson Walch (Third Team RB) 1999

Deric Sieck (HM LB) 2001

Chris Samp (Second Team WR) 2003

Nate Daniels (Second Team) 2004

John Tackmann (Second Team DB) 2005

Chris Zimmerman (Second Team) 2006

Carson Walch (Third Team RB) 1998

Travis Welch (Third Team DB) 2000

Kevin Curtin (First Team RB) 2002

Ty Breitlow (Third Team DL) 2003

Jim Stanek (HM) 2004

Roy Kratt (HM) 2005

Rayon Simmons (Second Team RB) 2012

Richard Lilla (HM OL) 2012

Josh Mikes (HM WR) 2014

Cam Johnson (HM WR) 2016

Andrew Spencer (Super Region Four Defensive Player of the Year) 2017

USA Football.com

Ryan Schneider (First Team P) 1999

Matt Juaire (HM WR) 1999

Successful Farming

Jake Goettl (First Team QB) 1998

CollegeSportsReport.com

Chris Samp (First Team WR) 2004

Verizon/ESPN The Magazine

Adam Lilla (First Team) 2001

NAIA

Dave Mertes (OL) 1957

Lief Nelson (HM WR) 1982

Wayne Wicka (HM DL) 1991

Dave Ludy (Second Team RB) 1993

C.M. Frank Small University

Isaiah Hall (HM KR) 2018

Carson Walch (Third Team RB) 1999

Ryan Sinning (HM OL) 1999

Ryan Sinning (First Team OL) 1999

Luke Lokanc (HM) 2004

Roy Kratt (Second Team) 2005

Gale Sprute (DB) 1960

Jim Krupke (HM OL) 1983

Dave Ludy (First Team KR) 1992

Jason Becker (HM LB) 1993

Dave Ludy (Third Team RB) 1993 Nate Gruber (Third Team DB) 1994

John Groh (HM DL) 1994

Keith Lockwood (HM TE) 1994

Leonard Prasczewicz (HM OL) 1995 Scott Schmaltz (HM WR) 1995

All-Region

Daktronics Super Region 3

Lucas Wolf (Second Team DB) 2008 Curtis Dewberry (Second Team KR) 2010

Paul Ortiz (Second Team K) 2019

Andy Carr (HM OL) 1999

Travis Welch (HM DB) 1999

Brian Hynes (Third Team WR) 2005

Clay Schueffner (First Team LB) 2023

Derek Chance (HM DL) 1999

Gale Sprute (DB) 1961

Lief Nelson (HM WR) 1983

Steve Plomin (HM LB) 1992

Chris Haas (HM) 1993

Dave Ludy (Third Team RB) 1994

Wayne Clark (First Team LB) 1975

Steve Kosidowski (HM) 1986

Nate Gruber (First Team DB) 1993

Harold Mathews (HM DL) 1993

Jason Becker (HM LB) 1994

Leonard Prasczewicz (HM OL) 1994 Scott Schmaltz (HM WR) 1994

Rayon Simmons (First Team RB) 2011

Rayon Simmons (First Team RB) 2012

Richard Lilla (Second Team OL) 2012 Chris Norgaard (Second Team DB) 2012 Richard Lilla (Second Team OL) 2013 Josh Mikes (Second Team WR) 2014

Don Hansen Football Gazette

Rayon Simmons (First Team RB) 2012

Richard Lilla (Second Team OL) 2012

Vance Ross (Second Team OL) 2012

Chichi Ojika (Third Team KR) 2012

Chichi Ojika (Second Team AP) 2013 Josh Mikes (Second Team WR) 2014 Cam Johnson (Second Team) 2016 Paul Preston (Third Team) 2016

Jake Gronholz (Third Team) 2016

D2CCA Super Region Four

Andrew Spencer (DB) 2017

Carter Duxbury (LB) 2021

Jake Balliu (WR) 2017, 2021

Clay Schueffner (LB) 2022 Tristan Root (P) 2022

Academic All-Americans

CoSIDA Academic

Jake Gronholz (OL) 2017

Clay Schueffner (LB) 2023

Alex Coulter (Second Team) 2012 Carter McCauley (Second Team) 2015 Carter McCauley (First Team) 2016

Jaylen Schleicher (TE) 2021

Carter McCauley (First Team) 2017 Luc Leszczynski (Second Team) 2020 Carter Duxbury (Second Team) 2021 Mitch Snitker (Second Team) 2021

ESPN The Magazine

Adam Lilla (1st Team) 2001 Roy Kratt (2nd Team) 2005

Marcus Greatens (1st Team) 2008 Marcus Greatens (1st Team) 2009

GTE Academic

Nate Gruber (First Team) 1993 Nate Gruber (First Team) 1994

Shawn Cunningham (2nd Team) 2006

Travis Walch (First Team) 1997

Shawn Cunningham (2nd Team) 2007

All-Conference Players

Drew Aber 2005, 2007

Jake Balliu 2016, 2017, 2021

Mark Ballwanz 1984

Garrick Beale 1993

Jason Becker 1993, 1994

Seth Becker 1997, 1998

Darren Beenken 2017

Carter Berlin 2018, 2021

David Blaskowski 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Trey Borske 2023

Matt Brandt 1997

Dave Braun 2005, 2006

Bob Brewer 1975

Ty Breitlow 2002, 2003

Adonis Brown 2017

Jeff Brown 2015

Matt Brown 2001, 2002, 2003

Chris Brunsvold 1997

Anthony Buckner 2007

Trevin Bune 2009

Theo Burkett 2011

Todd Burkoth 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Tyree Burks 2007, 2008

Jon Bussewitz 1997, 2000

Sylvere Campbell 2023

Bruce Carpenter 2002

Andy Carr 1997, 1998

Ryan Carr 1999

Derek Chance 1998, 1999, 2000

Colin Charlson 2004, 2005, 2006

Chauncey Charleson 2008, 2009

Chad Cheek 2011

Cory Christianson 2011

Casey Clark 2010

Wayne Clark 1975

Collin Corcoran 2013, 2014, 2015

Alex Coulter 2011

David Cruz 2004

Lee Cunningham 2004

Shawn Cunningham 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

Kevin Curtin 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Payton Dachel 2022

Clem Darkenwald 1969

Nate Daniels 2004, 2005

Enrique DeLeon 2023

Parker Detjens 2013

Curtis Dewberry 2009, 2010, 2011

Sam DiGrino 2001

Jeff Dobbertin 2000, 2001, 2002

Cody Dummer 2009, 2010

Carter Duxbury 2021, 2022

Eric Ellestad 1998

Jeff Ellestad 2006

Billy Emanuel IV 2009

Derek Engel 2009, 2010

Jason Enos 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Brett Erickson 1983

Rick Ernst 1974

Nick Faber 2011

Cullen Fahey 2008

Vincent Fallico 2016

Michael Ferrante 2016, 2017, 2018

Chad Fitzsimmons 1996, 1997, 1998

Jay Fogelson 2004

Isaiah Frandsen 2017, 2018

Elliott Gaulke 2008

Ty Gavin 2022

Roszell Gayden 2012

Romario Gayle 2018

Ryan Gerts 2011, 2012, 2013

Ed Gilreath 2003

Scott Girolamo 1988

Jake Goettl 1996, 1997, 1998

Michael Gomez 2016, 2017

Jake Gronholz 2016, 2017

Marcus Greatens 2009

Mike Greengard 1996

John Groh 1993, 1994

Nate Gruber 1992, 1993, 1994

Jeff Gudmundson 1993

Chris Haas 1993

Isaiah Hall 2018

Nate Hall 2005

Tim Hanson 1993

Alan Hartung 2003

Seth Haun 2007, 2008

Dennis Hayes 1993

Dan Heil 1981, 1983

Tony Hill 2008

Matt Holub 1998

Dave Hope 1985

Jamey Hutchinson 1997, 1998

Joe Hutter 1996, 1997

Brian Hynes 2004, 2005

Mike Imperiale 2015, 2016, 2017

Jesse Isom 2000, 2001

Bo Jackson 1975

Nick Jaeger 2001, 2002, 2003

Jake Jansky 1997

Alex Jensen 2012, 2013

Sean Jensen 1993, 1995

Curtis Jepson 2001, 2003

Ryan Jirgl 2010

Cam Johnson 2016

Derek Johnson 1998, 1999

Lewis Johnson 2010, 2011, 2012

Malachi Johnson 2000, 2001, 2002

Reggie Johnson 1983

Matt Juaire 1998, 1999

Matt Kaderly 2011

Bounthavy Khamratthanome 2004

Pete Kicharus 2004

Craig Knickrehm 1977

Steven Koehler 2002, 2003

Steve Kosidowski 1986

Roy Kratt 2004, 2005

Eric Kraus 2004

Jim Krupke 1983

Dave Krystowiak 2004, 2005

Tyler Kubler 2013

Marcus LaBadie 2005, 2006, 2007

Aarion Lacy 2021, 2022

Randy LaFaive 1993

Cole LaLiberty 2018

Adam Lilla 2000, 2001, 2002

Richard Lilla 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

Keith Lockwood 1994

Luke Lokanc 2002, 2004, 2005

Nick Lokanc 2003

Dustin Looman 2002

Maurice Lucas 1999

Dave Ludy 1992, 1993, 1994

Charles Maddox 1993

Mike Madsen 2003

Derek Malone 2004, 2005

Darius Manuel 2022,2023

Brian Marcus 1993

Craig Martindale 2006, 2007

Harold Mathews 1993

Alan May 2013, 2015

Carter McCauley 2015, 2017

Steve McManamon 1984

Brandon Meany 2005

Scott Meisel 1978

Kevin Michaelis 2007

Josh Mikes 2013, 2014, 2015

Ron Moen 1969

Devon Moore 2018,2021

Tim Mullaney 1973

Ira Naiman 1980

Trevor Narum 1998

Jack Nelson 2015, 2016

Lief Nelson 1982, 1983

Andy Nett 2001

Caleb Nicholson 2005, 2006

Chris Norgaard 2011, 2012

Chichi Ojika 2012, 2013

David Olson 1996, 1997

Zach Olstad 2017

Scott Opfer 1983

Steve Opgenorth 2001, 2002, 2003

Kyle Owens 2004, 2005, 2006

Noah Pappas 2023

Jeff Patner 1977

John Paulus 1984

Jon Penheiter 1988

Tyler Perkette 2006, 2007

Scott Peters 2005, 2006, 2007

Steve Plomin 1992

James Poliquin 2012

Leonard Prasczewicz 1994, 1995

Paul Preston 2015, 2016

Nick Pridgeon 2016, 2017

Ben Reinartz 2015

Dennis Reisgraf 1973

Mike Remick 1976

Darren Ripley 1986

Javian Roebuck 2017

Tristan Root 2022

Vance Ross 2012, 2013, 2014

Ryan Rothwell 2007, 2008, 2009

Carey Rottman 2005, 2006

Mike Salerno 2005, 2006

Chris Samp 2002, 2003, 2004

Dan Samp 1974

Sam Santiago-Lloyd 2018

Richard Scearce 1981

Scott Schmaltz 1993, 1994, 1995

Ryan Schneider 1998, 1999

Dan Schumacher 1990

Jaylen Schleicher 2021, 2022

Clay Schueffner 2021, 2022.2023

Steve Schwartz 1973

Deric Sieck 2001, 2002, 2003

Dave Simpkins 1980

Rayon Simmons 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Ryan Sinning 1998, 1999

Kaleb Skelly 2023

Mike Slomczewski 1999

Mitch Snitker 2021, 2022

Steve Speer 1983

Tyler Speer 2012

Andrew Spencer 2016, 2017

Jerry Spencer 1998

Randy Spring 2008

Jim Stanek 2002, 2003, 2004

John Stapleton 2001

Rick Starzecki 1969

Greg Stenberg 1998

Sir’Vegias Steele 2016

Kyle Stoffel 1996, 1997, 1998

Bob Stouffer 1979

Eric Swan 2008

John Tackmann 2005, 2006

Luke Teague 2017

John Teigland 2012

Dan Thill 1974

Davin Thompson 2000

Jake Tietje 2000, 2001, 2002

Troy Tonsager 1987

Tony Tripicchio 1986, 1987

Ben Turnquist 2004

All-Conference Players

Matt Ulrich 2009, 2010, 2011

Nick Urban 2006, 2007, 2008

Colin Valley 2017

Kyjuan Vengrowski 2023

Andrew Verbancouer 2008

Brian Vogler 1998

Colby Vogt 1993

Carson Walch 1998, 1999

Ryan Walch 1998, 2000, 2001

Jason Young 1994, 1995

Brent Yule 2008

Chris Zimmerman 2005, 2006

Matt Wayne 2002, 2003

Morgan Weaver 2012, 2013, 2014

Alex Weise 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

Travis Welch 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

Brandon White 2008, 2009

Wayne Wicka 1989, 1990, 1991

Darryl Williasm 2022

Ryan Williams 2011, 2012

Willie Wilson 1999

Lucas Wolf 2008, 2009, 2011

Jarrett Wood 2015

Larry Wright 1978

Brian Wroble 2004

Year-By-Year Records

Records

Winona State vs. Opponents All-Time

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

1917 - 3-3-2

Rochester JC 0-6 L

Wisconsin-La Crosse 0-101 L

Wisconsin-La Crosse Res. 18-0 W

Red Wing High 74-0 W

Cotter High 9-0 W

La Crosse High 0-114 L

Winona High 6-6 T

St. Mary’s 0-0 T

1919 - 3-7

Wabasha High 40-0 W

Cotter High 20-0 W

Wisconsin-Eau Claire 0-57 L

Luther College 0-26 L

St. Cloud State 0-20 L

Faribault Shattuck 0-48 L

Wisconsin-La Crosse 0-13 L

Gustavus Adolphus 2-12 L

St. Mary’s 0-14 L

Winona High 6-0 W

1920 - 2-4

Red Wing High 9-35 L

Wabasha High 72-0 W

St. Cloud State 7-13 L

Campion College 0-54 L

Luther College 0-41 L

Faribault Shattuck 12-6 W

W.E. Everts

1921 - 2-3-1

1925 - 7-0

Waldorf JC 35-0 W

Wisconsin Stout 7-6 W

Phalen Luther Failed to show W

Fort Snelling 13-6 W

Mankato State 32-0 W

St. Cloud State 6-0 W

Rochester JC 10-0 W

1926 - 1-5-1

Phalen Luther 12-0 W

Wisconsin-Stout 0-13 L

Wisconsin-Platteville 0-6 L

Fort Snelling 2-13 L

Mankato State 6-13 L

Hibbing JC 7-19 L

Rochester JC 0-0 T

1927 - 3-2-1

Wisconsin-Stout 6-12 L Eveleth JC 0-3 L

Wisconsin-Platteville 19-2 W Rochester JC 13-6 W Mankato State 6-0 W

1928 - 6-0

Fort Snelling 19-7 W

Phalen Luther 35-0 W Mankato State 12-0 W St.

Cotter High 27-0 W

La Crosse High 49-0 W

Wisconsin-Stout 0-31 L

Wisconsin-La Crosse Res. 6-6 T

Faribault Shattuck 0-16 L

St. Cloud State 0-7 L

1922 - 1-5

Cotter High School 26-0 W

Wisconsin-La Crosse 0-51 L

Faribault Shattuck 6-24 L

Wisconsin-Eau Claire 0-48 L Rochester JC 6-19 L

St. Cloud State 0-9 L

- Career Record: 3-8-1 Ray

1923 - 4-2-1

Wisconsin-La Crosse 0-20 L

Cotter High 53-0 W

Faribault Shattuck 6-0 W

Mankato State 25-0 W

St. Cloud State 3-3 T

Hibbing JC 3-14 L Rochester JC 31-0 W

1924 - 6-0-1

Wisconsin-La Crosse 0-0 T

Wisconsin-Stout 3-0 W

Hamline Freshmen 44-0 W

Mankato State 6-0 W

Rochester JC 6-0 W

Campion College 34-0 W

St. Cloud State 12-7 W

State

1939 - 7-1

St. Mary’s 14-0 W

Bemidji State 12-0 W

Wisconsin-Stout 24-7 W

Wisconsin-Eau Claire 7-6 W

St. Cloud State 19-0 W

Mankato State 19-0 W

Wisconsin-River Falls 7-9 L

Moorhead State 18-7 W

1940 - 1-4-1

Wisconsin-Eau Claire 6-6 T

Bemidji State 14-7 W

Moorhead State 19-31 L

Minnesota Duluth 7-13 L

St. Cloud State 7-13 L

St. Mary’s 0-19 L

1941 - 1-4-1

St. Mary’s 0-13 L

Wisconsin-River Falls 3-7 L

Bemidji State 0-13 L

St. Cloud State 0-14 L

Minnesota Duluth 31-13 W

Mankato State 0-0 T

Luther McCowen 1942 - Career Record: 2-4-1

1942 - 2-4-1

St. Mary’s 0-0 T

Wisconsin-River Falls 22-6 W

St. Cloud State 0-27 L

Mankato State 6-7 W

Minnesota Duluth 2-19 L

Bemidji State 0-27 L

Wisconsin-Eau Claire 14-7 W

Eugene Brodhagen 1946-49, 52-54- Career Record: 18-39-3

1946 - 0-6

Macalester 0-13 L

Moorhead State 0-6 L

Minnesota Duluth 7-22 L

St. Cloud State 13-14 L

Mankato State 7-21 L

St. Mary’s 0-13 L

1947 - 4-3-1

Wisconsin-Stout 7-7 T

Wisconsin-Eau Claire 8-6 W

Bemidji State 0-6 L

Minnesota Duluth 7-0 W

St. Cloud State 7-6 W

Mankato State 12-7 W

Wisconsin-La Crosse 0-27 L Loras College 7-32 L

1948 - 1-7

St. Mary’s 12-0 W

Bemidji State 12-20 L

Minnesota Duluth 6-19 L

St. Cloud State 0-13 L

Mankato State 0-7 L

Moorhead State 13-19 L

Wisconsin-Eau Claire 0-27 L

Wisconsin-La Crosse 6-14 L

1949 - 2-5

Wisconsin-Eau Claire 0-13 L Wartburg 7-6 W

Bemidji State 6-7 L Moorhead State 19-0 W

St. Cloud State 7-32 L Mankato State 0-7 L

St. Mary’s 0-25 L

Lyle Arns 1951 - Career Record: 0-6

1951 - 0-6

Wisconsin-Eau Claire 0-20 L

Wisconsin-River Falls 0-28 L Bemidji State 13-20 L Moorhead State 7-14 L St. Cloud Sate 6-16 L Mankato State 15-27 L

Eugene Brodhagen 1946-50, 52-54- Career Record: 18-39-3

1952 - 0-7-1

Wisconsin-Stout 6-6 T Mankato State 8-13

1953 - 4-4

Wisconsin-Eau

Madeo Molinari

1963 - 1-7

Wisconsin-Eau Claire 8-27 L

Northern Illinois 0-60 L

Michigan Tech 14-16 L

Moorhead State 0-3 L

St. Cloud State 8-20 L

Mankato State 6-14 L

Bemidji State 0-41 L

Wisconsin-Platteville 16-8 W

1964 - 6-1

Wisconsin-Stout 8-6 W

Bemidji State 6-0 W

Michigan Tech 14-12 W

Moorhead State 14-10 W

St. Cloud State 13-6 W

Mankato State 7-6 W

Elmhurst 13-20 L

1965 - 6-2

Wisconsin-Stout 19-6 W

Wisconsin-Platteville 26-12 W

Bemidji State 22-20 W

Michigan Tech 12-13 L

Moorhead State 24-20 W

St. Cloud State 14-3 W

Mankato State 12-13 L Elmhurst 48-12 W

1966 - 2-6

Dubuque 6-20 L

Mankato State 6-7 L

Bemidji State 7-14 L

Michigan Tech 21-14 W

Moorhead State 6-0 W

St. Cloud State 8-31 L

Wisconsin-Stout 12-14 L

Central Iowa 7-17 L

1967 - 6-3

Wisconsin-Stout 26-21 W

Dubuque 21-7 W

Moorhead State 20-13 W

St. Cloud State 12-13 L

Mankato State 10-7 W

Bemidji State 33-0 W

Michigan Tech 10-6 W

Illinois State 7-41 L

Central Iowa 14-17 L

1968 - 5-4

Wisconsin-Stout 13-14 L

Upper Iowa 34-0 W

Minnesota-Morris 13-28 L

St. Cloud State 21-13 W

Mankato State 7-10 L

Bemidji State 27-14 W

Michigan Tech 12-8 W

Moorhead State 13-0 W Hillsdale 20-34 L

1969 - 2-7

Upper Iowa 23-21 W

UI-Chicago Circle 36-7 W

Michigan Tech 0-21 L

Moorhead State 7-14 L

St. Cloud State 6-23 L

Mankato State 14-28 L

Bemidji State 0-19 L

Wisconsin-Platteville 13-53 L

Hillsdale 0-50 L

1970 - 2-7

Wisconsin-La Crosse 0-40 L Moorhead State 14-36 L Minnesota-Morris 0-17 L

Southwest State 7-0 W Michigan Tech 0-39 L St. Cloud State 0-35 L Wisconsin-Stout 0-14 L

Bemidji State 12-40 L UI-Chicago Circle 54-0 W

1971 - 1-9

Wisconsin-La Crosse 0-56 L Wisconsin-Milwaukee 0-25 L Moorhead State 0-34 L Minnesota-Morris 0-17 L Southwest State 10-6 W Michigan Tech

Circle

1972 - 2-7

Wisconsin-Milwaukee 0-27 L UI-Chicago Circle 13-0 W Minnesota-Morris

1973 - 5-5

South

1974 - 5-4 Wisconsin-Eau

1975 - 5-4

*Beginning with the 1980 season, the first column to the right of WSU’s opponent shows Winona State’s ranking in the NCAA Division II polls. The column to the right of WSU’s ranking shows the opponent’s ranking at the time of the game. The top ten teams nationally were ranked until 1985 when the rankings expanded to include 20 teams. The poll was expanded again to 25 teams in 2000.

1980 - 3-7

Sept. 6 at Wiscoinsin-Stout 0-27 L

Sept. 13 St. Cloud State 10-13 L

Sept. 20 at Bemidji State 10-7 W

Sept. 27 at Mankato State 26-21 W

Oct. 4 Moorhead State 7-41 L

Oct. 11 at Northern State 24-20 W

Oct. 18 Minnesota-Morris 7-35 L

Oct. 25 at Minnesota Duluth 0-38 L

Nov. 1 at Gustavus Adolphus 0-23 L

Nov. 8 Southwest State 21-30 L

1981 - 1-9

Sept. 5 at Wisconsin-La Crosse 7-24 L

Sept. 12 at St. Thomas 14-21 L

Sept. 19 Bemidji State 17-13 W

Sept. 26 Mankato State 14-34 L

Oct. 3 at Moorhead State 0-57 L

Oct. 10 Northern State

Oct. 17 at Minnesota-Morris

Oct. 24 Minnesota Duluth

Nov. 7 Southwest State

Nov. 14 St. Cloud State 27-42 L

1982 - 3-6

Sept. 4 Wisconsin-La Crosse 17-23 L

Sept. 11 Hamline 28-24 W

Sept. 18 Minnesota-Morris 14-31 L

Sept. 25 Northern State 12-16 L

Oct. 2 Bemidji State 40-28 W

Oct. 9 Minnesota Duluth 8-32 L

Oct. 16 Southwest State

Oct. 23 Moorhead State

Oct. 30 Augsburg

Sept. 3 at Wisconsin-La Crosse

1983 - 7-4

Sept. 10 at Hamline 33-21 W

Sept. 17 at Minnesota-Morris 14-10 W

Sept. 24 Northern State

Oct. 1 at Bemidji State

Oct. 8 Minnesota Duluth

Oct. 15 at Southwest State

W

W

W

W

Oct. 22 Moorhead State 14-32 L

Nov. 5 at Loras 26-29 L

Nov. 12 Western Illinois

Nov. 20 Minnesota Morris

*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

1984 - 3-7

Oct. 5 at Bemidji State

Oct. 12 Minnesota Duluth

Oct. 19 at Southwest State

Oct. 26 Moorhead State

Nov. 9 at Western Illinois

Nov. 17 Luther*

*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn. 1986 - 3-7-1

John Martin

- Career Record: 3-7-1

Sept. 6 at Wisconsin-La Crosse

Sept. 13 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Sept. 20 Minnesota-Morris

Sept. 27 Bemidji State

Oct. 4 at Minnesota Duluth^

Oct. 11 Southwest State

18 at Moorhead State

Nov. 8 at Northern State

Nov. 15 Bemidji State*

*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

^Game later forfeited because of an ineligible player by UMD

Dave Bassore

- Career Record: 7-25

5 Wisconsin-La Crosse

19 at Grand Valley State

*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

^Game later forfeited by UMD because of an ineligible player 1988 - 3-8

Sept. 3 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire

W

L

Sept. 1 at Northern Iowa 0-37 L

Sept. 8 Hamline 13-14 L

Sept. 15 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Sept. 22 Minnesota-Morris

Sept. 29 at Northern State

Oct. 6 Bemidji State

Oct. 13 at Minnesota Duluth

Oct. 20 Southwest State

Oct. 27 at Moorhead State

Nov. 3 Loras*

*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

1985 - 2-9

Aug. 31 Wisconsin-La Crosse

Sept. 7 at Hamline

Sept.

Sept. 21 at

Oct. 29 at Northern State

Nov. 5 Bemidji State

Nov. 12 Concordia-St. Paul*

*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

21 at Minnesota-Morris

Nov. 4 at Bemidji State

W

Tom Hosier 1990-95 - Career Record: 25-68-1

1990 - 2-9

Sept. 1 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire 0-41 L

Sept. 8 at Wisconsin-La Crosse 14-32 L

Sept. 15 St. Francis 26-28 L

Sept. 29 Southwest State 27-53 L

Oct. 6 at Moorhead State 13-67 L

Oct. 13 Michigan Tech 13-22 L

Oct. 20 Minnesota-Morris 12-26 L

Oct. 27 at Northern State 12-45 L

Nov. 3 Bemidji State 34-21 W

Nov. 10 Minnesota Duluth 12-41 L

Nov. 18 Minnesota-Morris* 34-7 W

*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

1991 - 1-9

Aug. 31 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 3-13 L

Sept. 7 Wisconsin-La Crosse 18-34 L

Sept. 14 at St. Francis

Sept. 28 at Southwest State

Oct. 5 Moorhead State

Oct. 12 at Michigan Tech

Oct. 19 at Minnesota-Morris

Oct. 26 Northern State

Nov. 2 at Bemidji State Cancelled

Nov. 9 Minnesota Duluth

Nov. 17 Teikyo Westmar*

*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

1992 - 2-8

Sept. 12 at Wisconsin La Crosse

Sept. 19 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Sept. 26 at Moorhead State

Oct. 3 Michigan Tech

Oct. 10 Minnesota-Morris

Oct. 17 at Northern State

Oct. 24 Bemidji State

Oct. 31 at Minnesota Duluth

Nov. 7 Southwest State 17-20 L

Nov. 14 at Northern State* 8-14 L

*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

1993 - 7-4

Sept. 11 Wisconsin-La Crosse

Sept. 18 Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Sept. 25 Moorhead State

Oct. 2 at Michigan Tech

Oct. 9 at Minnesota-Morris

W

W

W

Oct. 16 Northern State 42-14 W

Oct. 23 at Bemidji State 51-3 W

Oct. 30 Minnesota Duluth 17-15 W

Nov. 6 at Southwest State 18-25 L

Nov. 13 Moorhead State* 23-20 W

Nov. 20 at Central State, OH^ 7-58 L

*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn. ^NAIA Championship, Wilberforce, Ohio

1994 - 7-3-1

Sept. 3 Augustana, SD 6-31 L

Sept. 10 at Wisconsin-La Crosse 14-49 L

Sept. 17 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire 24-12 W

Sept. 24 Wayne State 12-33 L

Oct. 1 Minnesota-Morris

Oct. 8 at Northern State

W

W

Oct. 15 Bemidji State 63-14 W

Oct. 22 at Minnesota Duluth 40-20 W

Oct. 29 Southwest State 23-18 W

Nov. 5 at Moorhead State 29-29 T

Nov. 12 Nebraska-Kearney* 50-34 W

*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

23 at Wayne State, NE

7 Wisconsin-River Falls

Tom Sawyer 1996-2021- Career Record: 197-89

2000 - 9-3

Aug. 31 at Central Missouri State 26-45 L

Sept. 9 at Wisconsin-La Crosse 27-9 W

Sept. 16 MSU Moorhead 40-3 W

Sept. 22 at Wayne State, NE 24-14 W

Sept. 30 at Minnesota-Morris 40-0 W

Oct. 7 Minnesota, Crookston 20-14 W

Oct. 14 at Southwest State 16-21 L

Oct. 21 Concordia-St. Paul 24-23 W

Oct. 28 at Northern State 28-21 (ot) W

Nov. 4 Minnesota Duluth 34-31 (2ot) W

Nov. 11 Wisconsin-Stevens Point* 25-30 L

Dec. 2 Missouri Western^ 43-41 (3ot) W

*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn. ^Mineral Water Bowl, Excelsior Springs, Mo.

2001 - 10-2

Aug. 30 at South Dakota 21-44 L

Sept. 8 Wisconsin-La Crosse 31-22 W

Sept. 15 at Bemidji State 41-35 W

Sept. 22 at MSU Moorhead 27-18 W

Sept. 29 Wayne State, NE 51-15 W

Oct. 6 Minnesota-Morris 84-0 W

Oct. 13 at Minnesota, Crookston 23 34-15 W

Oct. 20 Southwest State 23 49-20 W

Oct. 27 at Concordia-St. Paul 23 25 35-17 W

Nov. 3 Northern State 19 70-35 W

Nov. 10 Minnesota Duluth* 16 19 33-30 W

Nov. 17 at North Dakota^ 13 4 28-42 L

*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn. ^NCAA Division II Playoffs, Grand Forks, North Dakota

2002 - 8-4

Aug. 29 at Missouri Western 18 30-31 (ot) L

Sept. 7 at North Dakota State 23-34 L

Sept. 21 Bemidji State 25-23 W

Sept. 28 MSU Moorhead 37-10 W

Oct. 5 at Wayne State, NE 55-17 W

Oct. 12 at Minnesota-Morris 52-14 W

Oct. 19 Minnesota, Crookston 55-7 W

Oct. 26 at Southwest State 45-14 W

Nov. 2 Concordia-St. Paul 55-12 W

Nov. 9 at Northern State 42-35 W

Nov. 16 at Minnesota Duluth 11 25-42 L

Dec. 7 Emporia State* 27-34 L

*Mineral Water Bowl, Excelsior Springs, Mo.

2003 - 11-2

Aug. 30 Missouri Western 46-3 W

Sept. 6 at Truman State, MO 56-28 W

Sept. 13 South Dakota State 23 30-23 W

Sept. 20 at Wayne State, NE 15 38-13 W

Sept. 27 Minnesota, Crookston 11 59-0 W

Oct. 4 at Concordia-St. Paul 9 20-23 (ot) L

Oct. 11 Bemidji State 18 40-21 W

Oct. 18 at MSU Moorhead 14 50-19 W

Nov. 1 Southwest Minnesota State 14 49-14 W

Nov. 7 Northern State* 13 49-27 W

Nov. 14 Minnesota Duluth 11 25 24-17 W

Nov. 22 Emporia State, KS^ 9 16 10-3 W

Nov. 29 at North Dakota+ 9 7 29-36 L

*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

^NCAA Division II Playoffs, Winona, Minn. +NCAA Division II Playoffs, Grand Forks, North Dakota

2004 - 10-2

Aug. 26 at Western Missouri State 18 27-10 W

Sept. 4 Truman State, MO 17 56-28 W

Sept. 11 at South Dakota State 14 20-45 L

Sept. 18 Western New

Minn.

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

Oct. 10 at Upper Iowa

Oct.

Oct. 24 Minnesota, Crookston

Oct. 31 at Augustana, SD 23-21 W

Nov. 7 Minnesota Duluth 6 16-41 L

2010 - 7-4

Aug. 28 at Carson-Newman 9 24-21 W

Oct. 16 Augustana, SD 14 0-17 L Oct. 23 at Concordia-St. Paul 31-28 W Oct. 30 at Southwest Minnesota State 44-19 W

Nov. 6 Mary 19-21 L

Nov. 13 Wayne State, NE 24-13 W

2011 - 7-4

Sept. 3 Michigan Tech 6-23 L

Sept. 10 at MSU Moorhead

Oct. 29 Southwest Minnesota State

Nov. 5 at Mary

Nov. 12 at Wayne State, NE

W

2012 - 10-2

Aug. 30 Minnesota, Crookston 58-6 W

Sept. 8 at Minnesota Duluth 2 16-38 L

Sept. 1 Minnesota Crookston*

3

Nov. 10 Concordia-St. Paul

Dec. 1 Lindenwood*

*Mineral Water Bowl, Excelsior Springs, Mo.

2013 - 6-5

Sept. 5 Bemidji State 27-34 (ot) L

Sept. 14 at St. Cloud State 26-29 L

Sept. 21 MSU Moorhead 65-21 W

Sept. 28 at Minot State 49-14 W

Oct. 5 Upper Iowa 49-32 W

Oct. 12 at Sioux Falls

Oct. 19 Wayne State, NE

Oct. 26 at Minnesota State

Nov. 2 at Southwest Minnesota State

Nov. 9 Augustana, SD

W

Nov. 16 Concordia-St. Paul* 13-23 L *Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

2014 - 4-7

Sept. 4 at Northern State

Sept. 13 Mary

W

W

Sept. 20 at Minnesota Crookston 24 33-7 W

Sept. 27 Minnesota

Sept. 2 Concordia, St. Paul

Sept. 11 at Minnesota State - Moorhead

Sept. 18 Minnesota - Duluth 13

Sept. 25 at University of Mary

Oct. 2 at Wayne State College

Oct. 9 Northern State University

16

23

Brian Bergstrom 2022-Present - Career Record: 13-10

Sept. 3 at Minot state

10

L ^ NCAA Division II Playoffs, Bemidji, Minn. 2023 - 5-6

Aug. 31 at Saginaw Valley

9

16

4

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