2013 Winona State Football Media Guide

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2013 WINONA STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE

2013 WINONA STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE

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2013 Winona State Football Media Guide Table of Contents Recruiting Guide

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2013 Outlook

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The Warriors

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Winona State Coaches

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2012 Recap

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2013 Opponents

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History and Record Book

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Year-by-Year Results

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Credential Requests

Please direct all requests for media credentials to Grant Wall (gwall@winona.edu) in the Winona State Sports Information Office. Credentials will be held for media members at the will call booth located near the main gate at Verizon Wireless Stadium. Winona State University reserves the right to deny media credentials to anyone who is not affiliated with an official news gathering agency.

Photo Credential Requests

All requests for photo credentials must be made to Grant Wall (gwall@winona.edu) in the Winona State Sports Information Office. No one will be allowed on the sidelines at Verizon Wireless Stadium without a proper credential. Credentials will be held for media members at the will call booth located near the main gate at Verizon Wireless Stadium. Winona State University reserves the right to deny media credentials to anyone who is not affiliated with an official news gathering agency.

Practice Plans

The Winona State football team will practice daily during the season. Practice will begin at 3:30 pm and end at 5:30 pm Tuesday-Thursday. Please call ahead to the Winona State Sports Information Office for exact times specific to the date you wish to conduct interviews.

Interview Policy

Winona State players and coaches will be available for interviews before practice. Please call ahead to the Winona State Sports Information Office for exact times specific to the date you wish to conduct interviews. Interviews will be held before practice on the field at Verizon Wireless Stadium. Interviews of a longer duration can be arranged through the Winona State Sports Information Office. Student-athletes are instructed not to accept phone calls or to conduct any interviews off campus.

Postgame Interviews

The Winona State locker room will be closed. Select Winona State student-athletes will meet with members of the media after a 10 minute postgame cooling-off period. Postgame media interviews will be conducted in the media room located on the second floor of the press box at Verizon Wireless Stadium. Winona State head coach Tom Sawyer will also meet with the media in the media room after the completion of his postgame radio interview.

Radio Broadcasts

All Winona State football games, home and away, will be broadcast on the official station of Warrior Athletics, 89.5 KQAL.

Tom Sawyer Show

The Tom Sawyer Show can be seen throughout the football season on HBC Channel 24 and on Comcast station 11. The weekly show, hosted by Winona State Sports Information Director Grant Wall and featuring WSU head coach Tom Sawyer, will provide highlights of previous Warrior games and preview the coming slate. Interviews with WSU student-athletes will also take place.

Warriors On The Web

Winonastatewarriors.com is the official website for the Winona State Athletics Department. On the site you will find information on all 15 varsity sports offered at Winona State, as well as schedules, results, statistics, traditions, history and departmental information.

Sports Information

Sports Information Director: Grant Wall Office Phone: 507-457-5576 Cell Phone: 515-570-5371 E-mail: gwall@winona.edu Athletics Website: winonastatewarriors.com Mailing Address: PO Box 5838 Winona, MN 55987 The 2012 Winona State football media guide is a production of the Winona State Sports Information Office. It was designed to assist members of the media in their coverage of the Winona State football team. Every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy and thoroughness. Enclosed in the media guide are factual information regarding the current football team, as well as the history of football at Winona State University. The 2013 Winona State football media guide was written, designed and edited by Grant Wall, Sports Information Director. The recruiting guide was written and designed by Alyssa Foggia and Grant Wall. The cover was designed by Cory Proudel. Photos used in the media guide were taken by Chops Hancock and Andrew Nyhus. Some recruiting guide photos are courtesy of the Winona State University Advancement Department.

2013 Schedule Sept. 5 Bemidji State* Sept. 14 at St. Cloud State* Sept. 21 MSU Moorhead* Sept. 28 at Minot State* Oct. 5 Upper Iowa* Oct. 12 at Sioux Falls* Oct. 19 Wayne State* Oct. 26 at Minnesota State* Nov. 2 at Southwest Minnesota State* Nov. 9 Augustana* Nov. 16 at Concordia-St. Paul* *NSIC Conference Game

6 pm 6 pm 1 pm 1:30 pm 6 pm 1 pm 2:30 pm 1 pm 1 pm 1 pm 1 pm

2012 Results 10-2 (9-2 NSIC) Aug. 30 Minnesota Crookston* Sept. 8 at Minnesota Duluth* Sept. 15 Northern State* Sept. 22 at Mary* Sept. 29 at Upper Iowa* Oct. 6 Sioux Falls* Oct. 13 at Wayne State* Oct. 20 Minnesota State* Oct. 27 Southwest Minnesota State* Nov. 3 at Augustana* Nov. 10 Concordia-St. Paul* Dec. 1 Lindenwood^ *NSIC Conference Game ^Mineral Water Bowl, Excelsior Springs, Mo.

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2013 Quick Facts Location: Winona, Minn. Founded: 1858 Enrollment: 8,000 Nickname: Warriors Colors: Purple & White Stadium: Verizon Wireless Stadium Capacity: 5,000 President: Dr. Scott Olson Athletics Director: Eric Schoh Faculty Rep: Dr. Jo Stejskal Conference: Northern Sun FOOTBALL HISTORY First Year: 1895 All-Time Record: 389-470-25 (.454) NCAA Playoffs: 5 (2001, 03, 04, 06, 07) NCAA Record: 1-5 3 Mineral Water Bowl: (2000, 02, 12) NAIA Playoffs: 1 (1993) NSIC Championships: 18 (1939, 47, 56, 57, 62, 64, 68, 83, 93, 94, 97, 98, 2000, 01, 03, 04, 05, 07) NSIC South Division Championships: 1 (2010) TEAM FACTS Head Coach: Tom Sawyer Rcd. at Winona State (Yrs.) 141-55 (17) Career Record (Yrs.) 141-55 (17) NCAA Playoffs: 5 (2001, 03, 04, 06, 07) NCAA Record: 1-5 3 Mineral Water Bowl: (2000, 02, 12) NSIC Championships: 8 (1997, 98, 2000, 01, 03, 04, 05, 07) NSIC South Division Championships: 1 (2010) Assistant Coaches: Zac Barton (2nd year) David Braun (3rd year) Brian Curtin (17th year) Keely Flood (1st year) Nate Justice (1st year) Cameron Keller (3rd year) Ryan Markgraf (5th year) Tony Spencer (1st year)


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Mineral Water Bowl

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inona State capped its 2012 season in impressive fashion, pounding Lindenwood 41-21 in the Mineral Water Bowl. It was the Warriors’ eighth trip to the postseason in the last 13 years and third appearance in the bowl game. The Warriors put up 587 yards of offense in the game while holding Lindenwood to just eight yards on the ground.

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Champions

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Coach Sawyer

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om Sawyer has brought consistent success to the Winona State football team like no head coach before him. Winona State was ninth nationally in total wins from 2000-2009, winning six NSIC titles in that span. All told, Sawyer has led WSU to nine league crowns.

A Warrior through and through, Sawyer has led Winona State to eight

postseason appearances in the last 13 seasons, including five trips to the NCAA Division II Playoffs. A balanced offensive playbook and an attacking defense have been trademarks of the Winona State program since Sawyer became the head coach in 1996. Seven Warriors have been selected as NSIC Offensive Players of the Year under Sawyer, as have five members of the WSU defense. Additionally, a Warrior has been a finalist for the Harlon Hill Award, given to the top player in Division II, eight times.

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Warriors In The NFL

Wayne Wicka: New York Jets

Nick Urban: Minnesota

Rayon Simmons - Minnesota Vikings John Tackmann: Minnesota

Matt Ulrich: Minnesota

Chris Samp: Green Bay, Jacksonville, Philadelphia

Brian Wrobel: Green Bay, Seattle

Bruce Zellman: Detroit, Minnesota

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Harlon Hill Finalists

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he Harlon Hill Trophy is Division II’s version of the Heisman Trophy. Given each season to the best player in the country, Winona State has had eight finalists for the prestigious award under Tom Sawyer. Winona State Harlon Hill Finalists Dave Ludy 1994 Travis Walch 1998 Carson Walch 2000 Kevin Curtin 2002 Kevin Curtin 2003 Chris Samp 2004 Brian Hynes 2005 Rayon Simmons 2012

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inona State offers some of the best facilities in the NSIC. The Warriors play each home game in Verizon Wireless Stadium in front of a packed house of rabid fans. The four-level press box provides offices for WSU coaches and two team meeting rooms.

The complex also houses ten suites where the Warriors can be watched in comfort and style. Warrior football players also have access to a locker room with individual lockers and a lounge area with a bigscreen TV for relaxing between classes or before practice.

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Warrior Fans

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inona State boasts a large and rabid fan base. More than 32,000 fans watched the Warriors compete last season and the 6,121 fans who watched the Warriors beat Concordia-St. Paul in 2011 set a new Verizon Wireless Stadium record. Always loud and loyal, Warrior fans help create one of the best home-field advantages in the NSIC.

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Academic Success

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he student part of student-athlete comes first at Winona State. Warrior student-athletes have access to some of the best academic support and facilities in the country. The Warrior Club Student-Athlete Success Center offers Warriors a place to work on their studies in a comfortable environment. A full staff of academic advisors is always present to assist student-athletes with questions and concerns regarding their classes. The results have been stunning. WSU student-athletes recorded a cumulative 3.28 GPA during the Fall 2012 semester, the highest single-semester mark ever among Warrior student-athletes.

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Winona State

Winona State is one of the premier universities in both the region and the nation. -Winona State offers more than 80 undergraduate, pre-professional, licensure, graduate and doctorate programs. -“Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review. -Second in US News and World Report’s rankings of public institutions in Minnesota. -One of America’s 100 Best College Buys for 16 consecutive years.

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University

-More than half of WSU students participate in community service. -$1.2 million in scholarships are awarded annually. -Class sizes are small and students build strong relationships with their professors. The student/faculty rate on campus is 18:1. -WSU houses the National Child Protection Training Center and is the first university in the nation to offer a child advocacy studies minor.

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Winona & Surrounding Area

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estled between the Mississippi River and towering bluffs, Winona is a picturesque community. There is plenty to do in the area, especially outdoors. The river, lakes and bluffs of Winona offer countless opportunities for adventure. The cities of Rochester and La Crosse are within short driving distance, giving Winona residence bigcity comforts just a few minutes away.

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Warriors In The Community

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inona State student-athletes are truly a part of the community they live in. As community members, Warriors look to give back in any way possible. During the 2012-13 academic year, Winona State studentathletes donated over 3,000 hours of their time to projects designed to give back to the Winona area, the third consecutive year Warriors have passed the 3,000 hour mark while making an impact in the community.

Warriors worked with every group within the community; reading to student’s in elementary schools, raising

money for breast cancer research, and spending time with the elderly. Winona State student-athletes have been given a tremendous opportunity and their dedication to giving back is truly inspiring to everyone they meet.

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The Integrated Wellness Center

The new Integrated

Wellness Center is a state of the art facility that is open to all Winona State students. The facility offers recreation and wellness opportunities for everyone.

Along with a fully equipped weight room and strength staff, there are

basketball courts, fitness studios, cardio equipment and a track. The center is also home to a pharmacy, the Nutrition Services office, Rehabilitative Sciences Lab and the WSU Intramural office. The building is a silver level LEED rated design which reduces the center’s energy use by 30 percent. The facility is also home to the Winona State Athletic Hall of Fame.

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NSIC THE HISTORY OF THE NSIC From its modest origin as a six-team alliance nearly eight decades ago, the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has matured into a 16-team union of upper Midwest colleges and universities to form arguably the strongest affiliation in NCAA Division II. The NSIC can trace its roots to 1932 when six schools, including Bemidji State University, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota State University Moorhead, St. Cloud State University, University of Minnesota Duluth and Winona State University signed on as charter members. All remain active subscribers of the league today. Southwest Minnesota State University was added in 1969, followed by Northern State University in 1978, Wayne State College (NE) in 1998, Concordia University-St. Paul and the University of Minnesota Crookston in 1999, the University of Mary and Upper Iowa University in 2006, Augustana College in 2008 and Minot State University and the University of Sioux Falls in 2012. Minnesota State, St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth later left the league to join the North Central Conference but returned to the NSIC in 2008. University of Minnesota, Morris and Michigan Tech University were once part of the NSIC family as well. In 1992 the NSIC became a true athletic showcase for both men and women with the merger of the traditional Northern Intercollegiate Conference (NIC) and the Northern Sun Conference (NSC), the home of women’s athletics since 1979. Before NSIC affiliates became certified for championship competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association in 1995, its member institutions filled prominent roles in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). NIC and NSC clubs annually dispatched qualified student-athletes to national tournaments and captured several NAIA teams and individual championships. The NSIC celebrates its 82nd season this year and clearly continues to make a major imprint nationally, winning 12 national titles since 2006. Winona State men claimed NCAA II Basketball Championships in 2006 and 2008 and narrowly missed a third crown, falling in a last second shot in 2007. In addition, the Warriors established a NCAA II record of 57 consecutive victories. Concordia University launched an ongoing streak of six consecutive NCAA II Volleyball Championships in 2007. In 2008 the Golden Bears won 37 straight matches after a season opening loss on their way to a second consecutive title and scripted a marvelous encore in 2009 with a perfect 37-0 finish, a third straight national crown and a winning streak of 74 straight matches. In 2010 the Golden Bear extended that NCAA record win streak to 75 before dropping their second match of the season. They started 2010 with a 10-4 record before ripping off 22 straight wins on their way to their fourth straight national title. In 2011, after overcoming midseason injuries, the Golden Bears hit their stride. The Golden Bears knocked off No. 1 and undefeated Cal State San Bernardino to become the first team in the history of NCAA Division II women’s volleyball, to captured a fifth consecutive NCAA Division II Championship. Then in 2012, the Golden Bears again made a late season and championship match surge as they defeated Tampa 3-2 after trailing 0-2 to win their sixth straight NCAA DII Volleyball National Championship. In a most surprising run, Minnesota Duluth completed a perfect 15-0 season by winning the 2008 NCAA Division II Football Championship. The Bulldogs, limited to only 24 scholarships by league rule, swept a field of fully-funded teams, including top ranked Grand Valley State and number three Northwest Missouri State. Two years later, in 2010, the Bulldogs repeated that feat, going 15-0 again to win the national championship. The Bulldogs became the first NCAA DII football squad to win two national championships with undefeated records. Minnesota State added more luster to the league by finishing 32-2 and claiming the 2008-09 NCAA II Women’s Basketball Championship. The Mavericks rolled to a wild 103-94 victory over Franklin Pierce to set a NCAA record for total points in the title game. Augustana College got into the mix of national championships in 2011 when their women’s cross country team turned in a true team performance in Spokane, Wash. All five Viking runners earned All-American status as Augustana won the first cross country national championship in NSIC history. The NSIC has also had seven athletes awarded with the NCAA Elite 89 Award, which is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s 89 championships. Earning the award were Ben Keller (Minnesota State, Baseball 2012 & 2013), Billy Brockmueller (Sioux Falls, Cross Country 2013), Cody Lensing (Augustana, Wrestling 2012), Kendra Huettl (Minnesota State, Softball, 2011), Matt Braithwaite (Augustana, Cross Country, 2010) and Lauren Brown (Winona State, Outdoor Track & Field, 2010). Member schools continue to emphasize the educational, entertainment and unifying value of sports while pointing with pride to the many advantages to be gained by attending these colleges and universities. The NSIC is committed to providing rewarding experiences for its student-athletes, and while the challenges that loom are sizable, indeed, the NSIC is surely well positioned for the future.

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2013 WARRIOR OUTLOOK Quarterbacks Returners RJ Gordon Spencer O’Reilly Michael Powell John Teigland

Tight Ends Fr.#, 6-1, 190, Palmdale, CA (Campbell) So.#, 6-2, 210, Cannon Falls, MN (Cannon Falls) Fr.#, 6-4, 190, York, NE (York) Sr.#, 6-4, 225, Indianola, IA (Indianola/Nebraska-Omaha)

Redshirts and Newcomers Darren Beenken Fr., 6-3, 205, Farmington, MN (Farmington) Jack Nelson Fr., 6-4, 195, Byron, MN (Byron) The Warriors enter training camp with a starter set at quarterback, with senior John Teigland returning for his second year under center. Teigland had an outstanding junior campaign in 2012, throwing for 2,942 yards and 24 touchdowns. His yardage total was the third-most in a single campaign in WSU history while the touchdown total is fourth. Teigland also finished his first full season as a starter with the second-most completions (208) and second-best completion percentage (61.0) in program history. Another full offseason in the Warrior system should help the senior improve his already outstanding numbers. Talented youngsters RJ Gordon and Michael Powell both redshirted last season and will have another year to learn from the sideline. Sophomore Spencer O’Reilly returns after seeing action in one game in 2012 as well. True freshmen Darren Beenken and Jack Nelson will have an opportunity to spend the season learning from Teigland as they pick up on the Warrior offense.

Running Backs Returners Theo Burkett Chichi Ojika Anthony Resnick

Sr.#, 6-0, 230, Des Moines, IA (West Des Moines Valley) Sr.#, 5-8, 185, New Brighton, MN (Irondale) Jr.#, 5-10, 185, Cambridge, WI (Cambridge)

Redshirts and Newcomers Direll Clark Fr., 6-1, 225, Lake Villa, IL (Lakes Community) Will Griffin Fr.#, 5-9, 205, Cedar Rapids, IA (Cedar Rapids Washington) Jordan Kos Fr.#, 5-11, 195, Gurnee, IL (Carmel Catholic) Zach Olstad Fr.#, 6-0, 230, Harmony, MN (Fillmore Central) Paul Preston Fr.#, 5-4, 160, Park Ridge, IL (Maine South) Tyler Sims Fr., 6-2, 235, Brooklyn Park, MN (Osseo) Davonte Wilson Fr., 6-2, 230, Chicago, IL (Bremman) Despite losing the most productive rusher in Winona State history, the Warrior run game is still loaded with talented ball-carriers. Rayon Simmons set both the Winona State and NSIC singleseason and career rushing records as a senior in 2012, gaining 1,774 yards on the year while leading an attack that averaged 200.1 yards per game on the ground. Experience still abounds, led by senior Theo Burkett, who enters the year needing just 43 yards to become the 21st player in school history to reach 1,000 yards rushing. Burkett sat out the 2012 season while recovering from an injury, but has averaged 5.9 yards per carry during 24 career contests. Senior Chichi Ojika rushed for 386 yards and 6.5 yards per carry last season and will see plenty of time in the backfield. Junior Anthony Resnick will also have a chance to make an impact after gaining 120 yards a year ago. Redshirt freshmen Will Griffin, Jordan Kos and Paul Preston will all enter camp looking to make their mark while fullback Zach Olstad will also be in the mix. True freshmen Direll Clark, Tyler Sims and Davonte Wilson carry impressive prep resumes into camp as well.

Wide Receivers Returners Harrison Barton Alan May Josh Mikes Dylan Ulferts

Sr.#, 6-2, 200, De Pere, WI (Notre Dame Academy) So.#, 6-2, 185, Adams, MN (Southland) So.#, 6-3, 205, South Elgin, IL (St. Charles North) Jr., 6-3, 185, Shakopee, MN (Shakopee)

Returners Jacob Bambenek Alex Jensen Ismal Karon

Sr, 6-2, 235, Trempealeau, WI (G-E-T) Sr.#., 6-4, 250, Apple Valley, MN (Eastview) Jr.#, 5-11, 245, Minnetonka, MN (Minnetonka)

Redshirts and Newcomers Chandler Arredondo Fr., 6-3, 215, Richfield, MN (Richfield) Calvin Johnson Fr., 6-1, 200, Apple Valley, MN (Apple Valley) Nick Margiotta Fr.#, 6-4, 245, Crystal Lake, IL (River Ridge) The Warriors are experienced at the tight end position, with a pair of seniors leading the way. The group doesn’t have a large number of catches between them, but are downfield threats while also proving to be excellent blockers. Alex Jensen saw four of his five receptions go for touchdowns last season and will be called on to increase his contributions to the Warrior passing attack. Ismal Karon came on strong late last season while Jacob Bambenek will also fight for playing time. Redshirt freshman Nick Margiotta and true freshmen Chandler Arredondo and Calvin Johnson will also look to make their marks.

Offensive Line Returners Tyler Bross Cory Christianson Nicholas Fisher Richard Lilla James Poliquin Vance Ross Mark Smit

So.#, 6-6, 310, Menomonee Falls, WI (Menomonee Falls) Sr.#, 6-3, 290, Apple Valley, MN (Holy Angels/Northern Illinois) So.#, 6-4, 265, Hartland, WI (Arrowhead) Sr.#, 6-2, 295, Rochester, MN (John Marshall) Sr., 6-5, 290, Gurnee, IL (Warren Township) Jr.#, 6-5, 290, Evanston, IL (Notre Dame) Sr.#, 6-3, 285, Minocqua, WI (Lakeland Union)

Redshirts and Newcomers Brady Achtenhagen Fr., 6-5, 240, Dousman, WI (Kettle Moraine) TJ Bartels Fr., 6-4, 265, Franklin, WI (Franklin) Joe Diedrich Fr., 6-3, 285, Dekalb, IL (Dekalb) Vincent Fallico Fr., 6-2, 285, Bloomingdale, IL (Lake Park) Jake Gronholz Fr., 6-3, 255, Lake Mills, WI (Lakeside Lutheran) Jack Janett Fr., 6-3, 250, Lansing, IA (Kee) Tyler Lund Fr.#, 6-3, 270, Chatfield, MN (Chatfield) Ben Reinartz Fr.#, 6-5, 295, Davenport, IA (Assumption) Keegan Schneider Sr., 6-6, 275, Cobble Hill, British Columbia (Butte CC) Steve Smith Fr.#, 6-4, 285, Mabel, MN (Mabel-Canton) Derrick Thingvold Fr., 6-8, 260, Stillwater, MN (Stillwater Area) While skill position players get the glory, the Winona State offensive line keeps the team humming. The Warriors return four starters from a line that helped the team set a NSIC and WSU singleseason record for total offense last year. The Warriors averaged 480 yards per game, including a school-record 782-yard explosion at Augustana. Center Richard Lilla is in his fourth season as a starter and is one of the top players in the country, regardless of position. He was an All-American last season and is joined by fellow preseason All-American Vance Ross up front. Seniors Cory Christianson and James Poliquin also have extensive starting experience and will look to return to form again in 2012. Mark Smit spent last season backing up Lilla while sophomores Tyler Bross and Nicholas Fisher will look to see their contributions increase. Ben Reinartz redshirted last season and will have a shot to earn the final starting spot on the line, while Tyler Lund and Steve Smith are also coming off a redshirt season. Winona State signed a large class of talented linemen who will be entering their first collegiate camp. Junior college transfer Keegan Schneider will be asked to contribute right away, while Brady Achtenhagen, TJ Bartels, Joe Diedrich, Vincent Fallico, Jake Gronholz, Jack Janett and Derrick Thingvold will try to acclimate themselves to the Warrior offense quickly..

Redshirts and Newcomers Peyton Armstrong Fr., 6-1, 200, Green Bay, WI (Bay Port) Justin Bergeron Fr., 6-3, 210, Lindenhurst, IL (Lakes Community) Brett Classen Fr., 6-2, 185, Medina, MN (Wayzata) Joe Falzon Fr., 6-3, 210, Franklin, WI (Franklin) Joel Hinke Fr., 5-9, 165, Oshkosh, WI (Oshkosh West) Cameron Johnson Fr.#, 6-3, 215, Springfield, MO (Glendale) Joe Loftus Fr., 6-3, 200, Rochester, MN (John Marshall) Chris May Jr., 5-10, 175, Adams, MN (Southland/Riverland CC) Tony Mueller Jr., 6-0, 180, La Crosse, WI (Logan) Adam Slattery Fr., 6-2, 175, New Lenox, IL (Lincoln-Way West) Overall, the Winona State receiving corps is young, but could prove to be one of the most talented group of pass-catchers in recent memory. A pair of sophomores lead the way, with Alan May and Josh Mikes looking to build on productive freshman campaigns. Mikes caught 19 passes for 451 yards and six touchdowns in 2012, leading all NSIC receivers by averaging 23.7 yards per catch. The big speedster got better as the season went along, catching a touchdown pass in each of the final four games of the year. May - who also saw extensive special teams duties - caught eight balls for 158 yards and a score and should see his roll in the offense increase. Tamrick Atwood and Harrison Barton will also have chances to increase their playing time with a strong showing in camp. Redshirt freshman Cameron Johnson is a large target who impressed last season and will make an immediate impact. Former Warrior baseball great Tony Mueller has also entered the receiving mix and will look to earn reps. Freshmen Peyton Armstrong, Brett Classen, Joe Falzon, Joel Hinke and Joe Loftus will also try to earn their way onto the field.

18 NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


2013 WARRIOR OUTLOOK Defensive Line Returners Parker Detjens Kyle English Anthony Frisby Tyler Kubler Kevin Lindeman Stephen Styza Dylan Thill William Sherard

Sr., 6-3, 255, Wautoma, WI (Wautoma) Jr.#, 6-2, 280, Niles, IL (Notre Dame) Jr.#, 6-3, 280, Columbia Heights, MN (Columbia Heights) Jr.#, 6-2, 250, Eden Prairie, MN (Eden Prairie) Jr.#, 6-3, 260, Mission Viejo, CA (Capistrano/Saddleback CC) So.#, 6-4, 250, Oconomowoc, WI (Country Lutheran) So., 6-1, 220, Turtle Lake, WI (Turtle Lake) Sr.#, 6-3, 250, Brown Deer, WI (Brown Deer)

Redshirts and Newcomers Paul Boidanis Fr., 6-4, 250, Northbrook, IL (Glenbrook Area) Victor Cieslak Fr., 6-2, 280, Palos Hills, IL (Stagg) Mike Iyobhebhe Sr., 6-3, 290, Bloomington, MN (John F. Kennedy/RCTC/UMD) Marquise Jenkins Fr., 6-4, 217, Batavia, IL (Batavia) David Sobkowicz Fr., 6-4, 220, Arlington Heights, IL (Rolling Meadows) Despite having to replace two starters on the defensive line, Winona State returns plenty of experience in the trenches. Parker Detjens and Anthony Frisby both saw extensive time as the anchor of the WSU defensive line last year, and their efforts will be bolstered by the return of Kyle English. Frisby made 26 tackles and 1.5 sacks last year while Detjens collected 20 stops and a pair of sacks. Tyler Kubler is a fantastic pass-rusher on the end, totaling 21 tackles, 1.5 sacks and a pair of forced fumbles last season. The defensive end position will also be bolstered by the return of Kevin Lindeman who suffered a season-ending injury in the Warriors’ opening game of 2012. Sophomores David Parmentier, Stephen Styza and Dylan Thill will all have a chance to increase their playing time after another ofseason in the WSU system. Newcomers Paul Boidanis, Victor Cieslak, Mike Iyobhebhe and Marquise Jenkins are highly thought of by the coaching staff as well.

Linebackers Returners Aaron Anderson-Walker Kyle Coon Collin Corcoran Terrell Foster Ryan Gerts Charlie Haben Ian Murray Austin Opfer Gage Ridenour Ryan Singler Morgan Weaver

Jr.#, 6-1, 210, St. Paul, MN (Roseville Area) So.#, 5-11, 200, Boscobel, WI (Boscobel) So., 6-4, 220, Crystal Lake, IL (Prairie Ridge) Sr.#, 5-10, 220, Iowa Falls, IA (Iowa Falls-Alden) Jr.#, 6-1, 230, Bloomingdale, IL (Lake Park) So.#, 6-3, 225, Edina, MN (Academy of Holy Angels) So.#, 6-3, 230, Plymouth, WI (Plymouth) So.#, 6-1, 220, Springfield, MO (Glendale) So#, 6-3, 220, Bettendorf, IA (Bettendorf) Sr.#, 6-2, 225, Shiocton, WI (Shiocton) Jr.#, 6-1, 205, Country Club Hills, IL (Hillcrest)

Redshirts and Newcomers Jarvis Franklin Fr.#, 6-2, 200, Tinley Park, IL (Andrews) Mike Imperiale Fr.#, 6-1, 200, Addison, IL (Addison Trail) Obed Jean-Baptiste Fr.#, 6-1, 210, Rice Lake, WI (Rice Lake) Keith Schwickerath Fr., 6-0, 210, Garner, IA (Garner-Hayfield) DaShawn Williams Fr., 6-0, 225, Minneapolis, MN (Robbinsdale Cooper) Jarrett Wood Fr.#, 6-4, 225, Vernon Hills, IL (Vernon Hills) Lauden Wood Fr.#, 6-0, 220, St. Croix Falls, WI (St. Croix Falls) Linebacker will be a strength of the Warrior defense, with three starters returning in the team’s 3-4 scheme. Morgan Weaver made a huge jump during his sophomore season, finishing second on the Warrior squad with 58 tackles while leading the team in tackles for loss (9.5) and sacks (5.5). Ryan Gerts produced another solid season, making 50 tackles and 2.5 sacks. Ian Murray was outstanding in his freshman campaign in 2012, also collecting 50 stops while forcing a team-high three fumbles. Senior Turrell Foster had 42 tackles and three sacks last season, and will continue to see plenty of snaps. Collin Corcoran played at middle linebacker as a true freshman, making 36 tackles. Aaron-Anderson Walker should also see an increase in productivity after playing six games as a sophomore in 2012, as should senior Ryan Singler. Sophomores Kyle Coon, Charlie Haben, Austin Opfer and Gage Ridenour will each push to see action, as will redshirt freshmen Jarvis Franklin, Mike Imperiale, Obed Jean-Baptiste, Jarrett Wood and Lauden Wood. True freshmen Justin Bergeron, Keith Schwickerath, David Sobkowicz and DaShawn Williams will have the benefit of learning from a strong group of upperclassmen during their first year as Warriors..

Defensive Backs Returners Tamrick Atwood Mike Barton Patrick Lazzara Mitch Lunder Larry Mbayu Derek Smidt Matt Splon Tyler Swinford Brad Walovitch

So.#, 5-11, 185, Bettendorf, IA (Bettendorf) Sr.#, 6-1, 180, Wheeling, IL (Wheeling) Jr., 6-0, 190, Chicago, IL (Notre Dame) Sr.#, 6-2, 200, New Prague, MN (New Prague) Jr.#, 6-1, 190, Oakdale, MN (Roseville Area) So., 5-11, 170, Galesville, WI (G-E-T) Sr., 6-1, 185, Wheeling, IL (Wheeling) So.#, 5-11, 185, Yucaipa, CA (Yucaipa/Culver-Stockton) So., 5-11, 175, Crystal Lake, IL (Crystal Lake South)

Redshirts and Newcomers Anthony Cantanese Fr.#, 5-10, 170, Addison, IL (Addison Trail) Logan Duitsman Fr., 5-11, 185, Eden Prairie, MN (Eden Prairie) Nick Horn Fr., 6-2, 207, Park Forest, IL (Rich East) Tevin Ivy Jr., 5-9, 170, Fresno, CA (Hoover/Butte CC) Malcolm Miller Fr., 6-1, 190, Park Forest, IL (Rich East) AJ Shipp Jr., 5-9, 163, St. Louis, MO (RCTC) Andrew Spencer Fr., 6-1, 179, Lake Villa, IL (Lakes Community) Ryan Sweeney Fr., 5-10, 185, Gurnee, IL (Warren Township) Leo Watkins Jr., 5-10, 190, Chicago, IL (Leo Catholic/West Hills CC) Davonte Willcox-Ransom Fr., 5-11, 190, Gurnee, IL (Warren Township) Winona State will have a new look in its defensive backfield in 2013, with three starters gone from a season ago. The lone returner is Patrick Lazzara, a safety who made 30 tackles and intercepted two passes as a sophomore last season. Mitch Lunder and Matt Splon will be in the mix to start at the other safety position after making contributions at the position last year. Both starting cornerbacks are gone from 2012, with sophomore Tyler Swinford and junior Larry Mbayu leading the charge to earn those starting spots. Sophomore Tamrick Atwood and freshman Anthony Cantanese will also get looks at the cornerback position. Numbers will certainly be on the team’s side in the secondary, with senior Mike Barton and sophomores Derek Smidt and Brad Walovitch looking to force their way into the team’s rotation. Junior college transfers Tevin Ivy, AJ Shipp and Leo Watkins will be looked to for immediate contributions as well. A large group of freshmen will also have a chance to make an impression on the field throughout the fall.

Specialists Returners Jeremy Neuman Nick Taylor Jordan Weyer

Sr., 6-0, 190, Park Ridge, IL (Lakes Community/Northern Illinois) So.#, 5-10, 180, Cary, IL (Cary Grove) So.#, 6-1, 195, Baldwin, WI (Baldwin)

Redshirts and Newcomers Brett Cochran-Bray Fr., 6-3, 165, Spirit Lake, IA (Spirit Lake) Kevin Kolb Fr., 6-3, 200, Mukwonago, WI (Mukwonago) Half of the kicking game will be experienced, with the Warriors returning senior punter Jeremy Neuman. Neuman averaged 34.2 yards per punt last season while downing 11 inside the opponent’s 20 yardline. Sophomores Nick Taylor and Jordan Weyer will have a chance to compete for time at kicker, while big things are expected from freshman Brett Cochran-Bray. Chichi Ojika was an all-region performer while averaging 26.9 yards per kickoff return last year, while Alan May also saw time bringing back kicks. May was the team’s primary punt returner in 2012, averaging 10.3 yards per kick return. Redshirt freshman Paul Preston will also have an opportunity to make his mark in the return game. Freshman Kevin Kolb will also see time at long snapper.

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2013 WARRIOR ROSTER Numerical Roster No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 61 65 66 67 68 70 71 73 74 77 80 81 82 83 84

Player Tamrick Atwood Theo Burkett Anthony Resnick Anthony Cantanese Chichi Ojika Spencer O’Reilly Larry Mbayu Mike Imperiale Jordan Kos Tyler Swinford John Teigland Morgan Weaver Terrell Foster Alan May Matt Splon Nick Taylor Michael Powell RJ Gordon Jack Nelson Leo Watkins Mitch Lunder AJ Shipp Brad Walovitch Tevin Ivy Jeremy Neuman Brett Cochran-Bray Aaron Anderson-Walker Paul Preston Direll Clark Patrick Lazzara Will Griffin Zach Olstad Ryan Gerts Gage Ridenour Ismal Karon Obed Jean-Baptiste Mike Barton Ryan Singler Jordan Weyer Austin Opfer Kyle Coon Jarrett Wood Charlie Haben Jacob Bambenek Derek Smidt Jarvis Franklin Collin Corcoran Kyle English Ian Murray Kevin Kolb Jake Gronholz William Sherard Keegan Schneider Steve Smith Mark Smit Ben Reinartz Richard Lilla Tyler Lund Nicholas Fisher Vance Ross James Poliquin Tyler Bross Parker Detjens Cory Christianson Chris May Josh Mikes Harrison Barton Alex Jensen Dylan Ulferts

Pos. DB RB RB DB RB QB DB LB RB DB QB LB LB WR DB K/P QB QB QB DB DB DB DB DB P K/P LB RB RB DB RB FB LB LB TE LB DB LB K/P LB LB LB LB TE DB LB LB DL LB LS OL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DL OL WR WR WR TE WR

Yr So.# Sr.# Jr.# Fr.# Sr.# So.# Jr.# Fr.# Fr.# So.# Sr.# Jr.# Sr.# So.# Sr. Fr.# Fr.# Fr.# Fr. Jr. Sr.# Jr. Fr.# Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr.# Fr.# Fr. Sr. Fr.# Fr.# Jr.# Jr.# Jr.# Fr.# Sr.# Sr.# So.# So.# So.# Fr.# So.# Sr. So. Fr.# So. Jr.# So.# Fr. Fr. Sr.# Sr. Fr.# Sr.# Fr.# Sr.# Fr.# So.# Jr.# Sr. Fr.# Sr. Sr.# Jr. So.# Sr.# Sr.# Jr.

Ht 5-11 6-0 5-10 5-10 5-8 6-2 6-1 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-4 6-1 5-10 6-2 6-1 5-10 6-4 6-1 6-4 5-10 6-2 5-9 5-11 5-9 6-0 6-3 6-1 5-4 6-1 6-0 5-9 6-0 6-1 6-3 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-4 6-3 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-6 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-6 6-3 6-3 5-10 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-3

Wt 185 230 185 170 185 210 190 200 195 185 225 205 220 185 185 180 190 190 195 190 200 163 175 170 190 165 210 160 225 190 195 230 230 220 245 210 180 225 195 220 200 225 225 235 170 200 220 280 230 200 255 250 275 285 285 295 295 270 265 290 290 310 255 290 175 205 200 250 185

Hometown (Previous School) Bettendorf, IA (Bettendorf) Des Moines, IA (West Des Moines Valley) Cambridge, WI (Cambridge) Addison, IL (Addison Trail) New Brighton, MN (Irondale) Cannon Falls, MN (Cannon Falls) Oakdale, MN (Roseville Area) Addison, IL (Addison Trail) Gurnee, IL (Carmel Catholic) Yucaipa, CA (Yucaipa/Culver-Stockton) Indianola, IA (Indianola/Nebraska-Omaha) Country Club Hills, IL (Hillcrest) Iowa Falls, IA (Iowa Falls-Alden) Adams, MN (Southland) Wheeling, IL (Carmel Catholic) Cary, IL (Cary Grove) York, NE (York) Palmdale, CA (Campbell) Byron, MN (Byron) Chicago, IL (Leo Catholic/West Hills CC) New Prague, MN (New Prague) St. Louis, MO (RCTC) Crystal Lake, IL (Crystal Lake South) Fresno, CA (Hoover/Butte CC) Park Ridge, IL (Lakes Comm./Northern Illinois) Spirit Lake, IA (Spirit Lake) St. Paul, MN (Roseville Area) Park Ridge, IL (Maine South) Lake Villa, IL (Lakes Community) Chicago, IL (Notre Dame) Cedar Rapids, IA (Cedar Rapids Washington) Harmony, MN (Fillmore Central) Bloomingdale, IL (Lake Park) Bettendorf, IA (Bettendorf) Minnetonka, MN (Minnetonka) Rice Lake, WI (Rice Lake) Wheeling, IL (Wheeling) Shiocton, WI (Shiocton) Baldwin, WI (Baldwin) Springfield, MO (Glendale) Boscobel, WI (Boscobel) Vernon Hills, IL (Vernon Hills) Edina, MN (Academy of Holy Angels) Trempealeau, WI (G-E-T) Galesville, WI (G-E-T) Tinley Park, IL (Andrews) Crystal Lake, IL (Prairie Ridge) Niles, IL (Notre Dame) Plymouth, WI (Plymouth) Mukwonago, WI (Mukwonago) Lake Mills, WI (Lakeside Lutheran) Brown Deer, WI (Brown Deer) Cobble Hill, British Columbia (Butte CC) Mabel, MN (Mabel-Canton) Minocqua, WI (Lakeland Union) Davenport, IA (Assumption) Rochester, MN (John Marshall) Chatfield, MN (Chatfield) Hartland, WI (Arrowhead) Evanston, IL (Notre Dame) Gurnee, IL (Warren Township) Menomonee Falls, WI (Menomonee Falls) Wautoma, WI (Wautoma) Apple Valley, MN (Holy Angels/Northern Ill.) Adams, MN (Southland/Riverland CC) South Elgin, IL (St. Charles North) De Pere, WI (Notre Dame Academy) Apple Valley, MN (Eastview) Shakopee, MN (Shakopee)

Alphabetical Roster

27 1 46 82 38 73 2 4 77 30 85 26 43 49 74 51 68 13 48 99 34 18 32 54 45 8 24 98 37 83 88 36 53 9 95 31 66 94 67 21 89 14 80 7 81 87 52 19 25 5 33 42 6 71 17 28 65 3 35

Achtenhagen, Brady Anderson-Walker, Aaron Armstrong, Peyton Arredondo, Chandler Atwood, Tamrick Bambenek, Jacob Bartels, TJ Barton, Harrison Barton, Mike Beenken, Darren Bergeron, Justin Boidanis, Paul Bross, Tyler Burkett, Theo Cantanese, Anthony Christianson, Cory Cieslak, Victor Clark, Direll Classen, Brett Cochran-Bray, Brett Coon, Kyle Corcoran, Collin Detjens, Parker Diedrich, Joe Duitsman, Logan English, Kyle Fallico, Vincent Falzon, Joe Fisher, Nicholas Foster, Terrell Franklin, Jarvis Frisby, Anthony Gerts, Ryan Gordon, RJ Griffin, Will Gronholz, Jake Haben, Charlie Hinke, Joel Horne, Nick Imperiale, Mike Ivy, Tevin Iyobhebhe, Mike Janett, Jack Jean-Baptiste, Obed Jenkins, Marquise Jensen, Alex Johnson, Calvin Johnson, Cameron Karon, Ismal Kolb, Kevin Kos, Jordan Kubler, Tyler Lazzara, Patrick Lilla, Richard Lindeman, Kevin Loftus, Joe Lund, Tyler Lunder, Mitch Margiotta, Nick May, Alan May, Chris Mbayu, Larry Mikes, Josh Miller, Malcolm Mueller, Tony Murray, Ian Nelson, Jack Neuman, Jeremy Ojika, Chichi Olstad, Zach Opfer, Austin O’Reilly, Spencer Poliquin, James Powell, Michael Preston, Paul Reinartz, Ben Resnick, Anthony Ridenour, Gage

OL LB WR TE DB TE OL WR DB QB WR DE OL RB DB OL DT RB WR K/P LB LB DL OL DB DL OL WR OL LB LB DL LB QB RB OL LB WR DB LB DB DL OL LB DE TE TE WR TE LS RB DL DB OL DL WR OL DB TE WR WR DB WR DB WR LB QB P RB FB LB QB OL QB RB OL RB LB

Fr. Jr.# Fr. Fr. So.# Sr. Fr. Sr.# Sr.# Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.# Sr.# Fr.# Sr.# Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So.# So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr.# Fr. Fr. So.# Sr.# Fr.# Jr.# Jr.# Fr.# Fr.# Fr. So.# Fr. Fr. Fr.# Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr.# Fr. Sr.# Fr. Fr.# Jr.# Fr. Fr.# Jr.# Sr. Sr.# Jr.# Fr. Fr.# Sr.# Fr.# So.# Jr. Jr.# So.# Fr. Jr. So.# Fr. Sr. Sr.# Fr.# So.# So.# Sr. Fr.# Fr.# Fr.# Jr.# Jr.#

20 NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


2013 WARRIOR ROSTER Numerical Roster No. 85 87 88 89 92 93 94 95 96 98 99

Player Brett Classen Tony Mueller Cameron Johnson Nick Margiotta Dylan Thill Stephen Styza Kevin Lindeman Tyler Kubler Lauden Wood Mike Iyobhebhe Anthony Frisby

Pos. WR WR WR TE LB DL DL DL LB DL DL

Yr Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr.# So.# So.# Jr.# Jr.# Fr.# Sr. Jr.#

Ht 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-3

Wt 185 180 215 245 255 250 260 250 220 290 280

Brady Achtenhagen Peyton Armstrong Chandler Arredondo TJ Bartels Darren Beenken Justin Bergeron Paul Boidanis Victor Cieslak Joe Diedrich Logan Duitsman Vincent Fallico Joe Falzon Joel Hinke Nick Horne Jack Janett Marquise Jenkins Calvin Johnson Joe Loftus Malcolm Miller Keith Schwickerath Tyler Sims Adam Slattery David Sobkowicz Andrew Spencer Ryan Sweeney Derrick Thingvold Davonte Willcox-Ransom DaShawn Williams Davonte Wilson

OL WR TE OL QB WR DE DT OL DB OL WR WR DB OL DE TE WR DB LB FB WR DL DB DB OL DB LB RB

Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.

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

240 200 215 265 205 210 250 280 285 185 285 210 165 207 250 217 200 200 190 210 235 175 220 179 185 260 190 225 230

70 56 55 22 40 47 Mission Viejo, CA (CapistranoValley/Saddleback CC) 61 57 Eden Prairie, MN (Eden Prairie) St. Croix Falls, WI (St. Croix Falls) Bloomington, MN (JFK/RCTC/UMD) 15 Columbia Heights, MN (Columbia Heights) 93 Dousman, WI (Kettle Moraine) 10 Green Bay, WI (Bay Port) 16 Richfield, MN (Richfield) 11 92 Franklin, WI (Franklin) Farmington, MN (Farmington) 84 Lindenhurst, IL (Lakes Community) 23 Northbrook, IL (Glenbrook North) 20 Palos Hills, IL (Stagg) 12 Dekalb, IL (Dekalb) 41 Eden Prairie, MN (Eden Prairie) Bloomingdale, IL (Lake Park) Franklin, WI (Franklin) 44 Oshkosh, WI (Oshkosh West) 96 Park Forest, IL (Rich East)

Hometown (Previous School) Medina, MN (Wayzata) La Crosse, WI (Logan) Springfield, MO (Glendale) Crystal Lake, IL (River Ridge) Turtle Lake, WI (Turtle Lake) Oconomowoc, WI (Country Lutheran)

Ross, Vance Schneider, Keegan Schwickerath, Keith Sherard, William Shipp, AJ Sims, Tyler Singler, Ryan Slattery, Adam Smidt, Derek Smit, Mark Smith, Steve Sobkowicz, David Spencer, Andrew Splon, Matt Styza, Stephen Sweeney, Ryan Swinford, Tyler Taylor, Nick Teigland, John Thill, Dylan Thingvold, Derrick Ulferts, Dylan Walovitch, Brad Watkins, Leo Weaver, Morgan Weyer, Jordan Willcox-Ransom, Davonte Williams, DaShawn Wilson, Davonte Wood, Jarrett Wood, Lauden

OL OL LB DL DB FB LB WR DB OL OL DL DB DB DL DB DB K/P QB LB OL WR DB DB LB K/P DB LB RB LB LB

Jr.# Sr. Fr. Sr.# Jr. Fr. Sr.# Fr. So. Sr.# Fr.# Fr. Fr. Sr. So.# Fr. So.# Fr.# Sr.# So.# Fr. Jr. Fr.# Jr. Jr.# So.# Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.# Fr.#

Lansing, IA (Kee) Batavia, IL (Batavia) Apple Valley, MN (Apple Valley) Rochester, MN (John Marshall) Park Forest, IL (Rich East) Garner, IA (Garner-Hayfield) Brooklyn Park, MN (Osseo) New Lenox, IL (Lincoln-Way West) Arlington Heights, IL (Rolling Meadows) Lake Villa, IL (Lakes Community) Gurnee, IL (Warren Township) Stillwater, MN (Stillwater Area) Gurnee, IL (Warren Township) Minneapolis, MN (Robbinsdale Cooper) Chicago, IL (Bremman)

# Has redshirted

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Aaron AndersonWalker

Jacob Bambenek Trempealeau, Wisconsin Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau HS

St. Paul, Minnesota Roseville Area High School LB • 6-1 •210 • Jr.#

TE • 6-2 • 235 • Sr.

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Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2011 10 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2012 6 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Career 16 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0

Awards and Honors NSIC All-Academic (2012)

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2012: Caught a 28 yard pass against Minnesota Crookston in the team’s season-opener. 2011: Saw action in three games ... made a special teams tackle against MSU Moorhead. 2010: Squad member.

2012: Saw action in six games, making three tackles ... two stops in season opener against Minnesota Crookston ... also had a tackle against Southwest Minnesota State. 2011: Played in ten games as a freshman, making eight tackles ... made four total stops against Concordia-St. Paul ... three tackles against Upper Iowa.

Personal: Born on Oct. 23, 1990 in Winona ... son of Mark and Laura Bambenek ... majoring in Physical and Health Education ... brother Riley is a freshman on the Winona State men’s basketball team.

Harrison Barton

Personal: Born on May 8, 1992 ... son of Jody Anderson and Derwin Walker ... majoring in Composite Materials Engineering with minors in Chemistry and Spanish ... father played football at Weber State.

De Pere, Wisconsin Notre Dame Academy

Tamrick Atwood Bettendorf, Iowa Bettendorf HS

DB • 5-9 • 180 • So.#

WR • 6-2 • 200 • Sr.#

1

2012: Played in all 12 games as a freshman, making a pair of tackles on special teams ... had a stop against Minnesota Crookston and in the Mineral Water Bowl against Lindenwood. 2011: Redshirted initial collegiate season.

82

2012: Saw action against U-Mary and Lindenwood. 2011: Saw time against Concordia-St. Paul. 2010: Saw action against Minnesota State as a freshman. 2009: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on June 9, 1990 ... son of Larry and Jane Barton ... majoring in Biology Environmental Science ... father played football at Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

Michael Barton

Personal: Born on April 8, 1993 ... son of Carrie Arons and grandson of Clark Arons ... undecided on major ... grandfather played football at the University of Houston and was drafted by the NFL’s New England Patriots in 1972.

Wheeling, Illinois Wheeling High School DB • 6-1 • 180 • Sr.

38

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2012 11 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1

2012: Played in 11 games, making ten tackles ... seven of ten stops were solo ... careerbest three tackles against Southwest Minnesota State ... two stops against Minnesota Duluth and Northern State ... recovered a Minnesota Crookston fumble. 2011: Squad member Personal: Born on Jan. 21, 1991 ... son of Mark and Linda Barton ... majoring in Communications Studies with a Coaching minor.

22 NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


2013 WARRIORS

Tyler Bross

Cory Christianson

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin Menomonee Falls High School

Apple Valley, Minnesota Academy of Holy Angels/ Illinois State

OL • 6-6 • 310 • Fr.#

73

2011: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on Sept. 24, 1992 ... son of Brooke and Alvin Bross ... undecided on major.

Theo Burkett Des Moines, Iowa West Des Moines Valley RB • 6-0 • 230 • Sr.# G Rush Yards Avg TD Lg 8 40 231 5.8 5 53 9 61 399 6.5 6 34 7 60 327 5.4 5 33 24 161 957 5.9 16 53

77

Awards and Honors All-NSIC (2011 Honorable Mention)

2012: Saw action against Minnesota Crookston as a freshman.

Year 2009 2010 2011 Career

OL • 6-3 • 290 • Sr.#

2012: Started ten games at left guard, helping WSU set a NSIC record for total offense in a season ... part of a line that helped Rayon Simmons have a third consecutive 1,000 yard season while setting the Winona State and NSIC career and single-season rushing marks. 2011: Played and started all 11 games as a junior ... part of a line that led the WSU offense to average better than 400 yards per game. 2010: Saw action in nine games on the offensive line, making four starts ... opened holes for 1,000 yard rusher Rayon Simmons. 2009: Used a medical redshirt after suffering an injury at Illinois State.

2

2008: Redshirted initial collegiate season at Illinois State. Personal: Born on July 31, 1989 ... son of Steve and Deb Christianson ... Criminal Justice major with a minors in Biology and Child Advocacy Studies.

Rec Yards Avg TD Lg 3 24 8.0 0 15 2 10 5.0 0 9 7 98 14.0 1 61 12 132 11.0 1 61

Returns KO Yards Avg TD Lg 2011 8 242 30.2 1 86

Awards and Honors All-NSIC (2011 Second Team) 2012: Sat out season while recovering from an injury. 2011: Limited to seven games because of injury ... rushed for 327 yards and five touchdowns ... scored touchdown in season-opener against Michigan Tech ... rushed for 87 yards on just five carries against MSU Moorhead ... ran for 63 yards and two touchdowns against Upper Iowa ... also had a 61 yard touchdown catch against the Peacocks ... touchdown runs against Minnesota State and Minnesota Duluth ... returned a kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown against Upper Iowa. 2010: Saw action in nine games, rushing for 399 yards ... averaged 6.5 yards per attempt ... had first career 100-yard game against MSU Moorhead ... rushed for 100 yards and two scores against the Dragons ... broke off a 34 yard rush in win over Minnesota State. 2009: Recorded 40 carries for 231 yards as a freshman ... scored five touchdowns ... scored twice and rushed for 98 yards against Minnesota, Crookston. Personal: Born on Feb. 27, 1991 ... son of Memory Burkett ... Graphic Design major with minor in Coaching.

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Collin Corcoran

Parker Detjens

Crystal Lake, Illinois Prairie Ridge High School

Wautoma, Wisconsin Wautoma High School

LB • 6-4 • 220 • So.

49

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2012 12 36 3.5-11 1.5-8 0-0 0 0

2012: Made an immediate impact as a true freshman, making 36 tackles while appearing in all 12 games ... posted a season-high seven tackles in Warrior debut against Minnesota Crookston ... five stops, including three tackles for loss, against ConcordiaSt. Paul ... four tackles against Minnesota Duluth, Wayne State and Augustana ... sack against CU ... combined for a sack against Southwest Minnesota State. Personal: Born on May 14, 1994 ... undecided on major.

DL • 6-3 • 255 • Sr.

74

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2012 11 20 3.5-16 2-13 0-0 0 1-0

2012: Breakout season on the defensive line, making 20 tackles ... collected sacks against Sioux Falls and Lindenwood ... had 3.5 tackles for loss ... recovered a fumble against U-Mary ... career-high five tackles against Minnesota State ... three stops against Minnesota Crookston and Concordia-St. Paul. 2011: Saw time in three games as a sophomore. 2010: Squad member. Personal: Born on Jan. 16, 1990 ... son of Misty and Duane Detjens ... Business Administration major with Coaching minor.

24 NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


2013 WARRIORS

Kyle English

Turrell Foster

Niles, Illinois Notre Dame

Iowa Falls, Iowa Iowa Falls-Alden High School

DL • 6-2 • 280 • Jr.#

LB • 5-10 • 220 • Sr.#

51

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2010 11 31 3.0-13 1.0-9 0-0 0 1-0 2011 8 26 3.5-8 0.5-1 0-0 0 1-0 Career 19 57 6.5-21 1.5-10 0-0 0 2-0

2012: Sat out season after suffering an injury in fall camp. 2011: Recorded 26 tackles while playing in eight games ... season-high eight tackles in win at MSU Moorhead ... 3.5 tackles for loss ... credited for half a sack against Wayne State ... recovered a Concordia-St. Paul fumble.

13

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2009 11 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2010 Squad member 2012 12 42 7-49 3-20 0-0 1 0-0 Career 23 57 7-49 3-20 0-0 1 0-0

2012: Saw action in all 12 games, making 42 tackles ... tallied a season-high eight tackles at Augustana ... five stops against Minnesota Crookston and Upper Iowa ... two sacks against Southwest Minnesota State ... also had a sack against Sioux Falls ... forced a USF fumble.

2010: Made immediate impact as a freshman ... totaled 31 tackles ... made season-high six tackles in first college game against Carson-Newman ... recorded a sack against Concordia-St. Paul ... three tackles for loss ... recovered a Minnesota Duluth fumble.

2011: Sat out 2011 season.

2009: Redshirted initial collegiate season.

2009: Saw action in all 11 games, making 15 tackles ... had three stops against Northern State, Upper Iowa and Minnesota, Crookston.

Personal: Born on Aug. 5, 1991 ... son of Jim and Cynthia English ... Communications major with a Coaching minor ... uncle Dan English played basketball at Winona State.

2010: Squad member.

Personal: Born on Nov. 22, 1989 ... son of Kim Polzin and Chuck Foster ... majoring in Physical Education with a Coaching minor.

Anthony Frisby Columbia Heights, Minnesota Columbia Heights High School DL • 6-3 • 280 • Jr.#

99

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2011 6 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2012 12 26 4-14 1.5-12 0-0 0 0-0 Career 18 28 4-14 1.5-12 0-0 0 0-0

2012: Saw time in all 12 games, making 26 tackles ... sack against Northern State and shared a sack against Concordia-St. Paul ... season-best six tackles against Northern State ... pair of tackles for loss against the Wolves ... five tackles against Minnesota Duluth.

Nicholas Fisher Hartland, Wisconsin Arrowhead High School OL • 6-4 • 265 • So.#

2011: Played in six games on the defensive line as a freshman ... made two tackles, recording stops against Upper Iowa and Concordia-St. Paul. 2010: Redshirted initial collegiate season.

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Personal: Born on Dec. 2, 1991 in Westminster, Maryland ... son of Robin Escoba and Anthony Frisby ... Business Administration major.

2012: Saw time in two games, playing against Minnesota Crookston and Lindenwood. 2011: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on Feb. 9, 1993 ... son of Scott and Melissa Fisher ... Cardiac Rehab major ... brother Brad plays football at Southern Illinois ... brother Eric is a member of the Minnesota, Crookston golf team ... sister Stephanie swam at Michigan State.

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Ryan Gerts Bloomingdale, Illinois Lake Park High School LB • 6-1 • 230 • So.#

34

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2011 11 70 7.5-14 0.5-2 0-0 0 2-0 2012 12 50 7.0-23 2.5-12 0-0 0 0-0 Career 23 120 14.5-37 3.0-14 0-0 0 2-0

Awards and Honors NSIC Defensive Newcomer of the Year (2011) All-NSIC (2011 Second Team, 2012 Honorable Mention) NSIC All-Academic (2012) 2012: Strong sophomore campaign, recording 50 tackles ... All-NSIC selection for second consecutive season ... season-high nine tackles in win over No. 23 Sioux Falls ... eight stops against U-Mary ... recorded a sack against Wayne State and split sacks against U-Mary and Concordia-St. Paul ... had multiple tackles in 11 of 12 games ... at least five stops in four contests ... started all 12 games at middle linebacker. 2011: Had breakout freshman season, earning NSIC Defensive Newcomer of the Year ... played in all 11 games, making 70 tackles ... consistently in opponent’s backfield, making 7.5 tackles for loss ... made ten tackles in back-to-back games against Minnesota Duluth and Augustana ... made eight tackles in WSU debut against Michigan Tech ... followed with eight tackles the next week against MSU Moorhead ... seven stops against Minnesota State ... made at least five tackles in nine of 11 games ... recovered fumbles against St. Cloud State and Mary. 2010: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on April 30, 1992 ... son of Phyllis and Irv Gerts ... majoring in Cell and Molecular Biology.

Charlie Haben Edina, Minnesota Academy of Holy Angels LB • 6-3 • 225 • So.#

45

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2012 7 7 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0

2012: Saw time in seven games as a redshirt freshman, making seven tackles ... made two stops against Augustana and Concordia-St. Paul ... tackle for loss against Augustana. 2011: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on May 29, 1993 ... son of Robert and Gretchen Haben ... Biology major ... sister Madeline played volleyball at Michigan Tech.

26 NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


2013 WARRIORS

Alex Jensen

Ismal Karon

Apple Valley, Minnesota Eastview High School

Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka High School

TE • 6-4 • 255 • Sr.#

TE • 5-11 • 245 • Jr.#

83 Year 2011 2012 Career

Year G Rec Yards Avg TD Lg 2011 6 1 18 18.0 0 18 2012 12 5 59 11.8 4 20 Career 18 6 77 12.8 4 20

G Rush Yards 9 5 21 12 6 11 21 11 32

Avg TD 4.2 0 1.8 0 2.9 0

Lg 7 5 7

36

Rec Yards Avg TD Lg 3 37 12.3 0 22 5 58 11.6 0 14 8 95 11.9 0 22

Awards and Honors All-NSIC (2012 Honorable Mention)

Awards and Honors NSIC All-Academic (2012)

2012: Played in all 12 games, making five catches for 59 yards ... scored touchdowns on four of his five receptions ... caught two balls for 26 yards and two scores against Southwest Minnesota State ... first catch of the year was a two yard score against Northern State ... caught a 15 yard touchdown pass against Augustana.

2012: Caught five passes for 58 yards while playing both fullback and tight end ... caught two balls for 23 yards against Southwest Minnesota State ... also had catches against Northern State, U-Mary and Lindenwood ... rushed for 10 yards against Northern State.

2011: Made one catch for 18 yards against Concordia-St. Paul ... played in six games. 2010: Sat out the season after suffering an injury in the preseason.

2011: Saw action in nine games as a freshman ... carried the football five times for 21 yards ... made three catches for 37 yards ... had 22 yard catch and run against Minnesota State.

2009: Redshirted initial collegiate season.

2010: Redshirted initial collegiate season.

Personal: Born on May 18, 1991 ... son of Patty Griffin and Greg Jensen ... Exercise Science major with a Coaching minor.

Personal: Born on Oct. 7, 1990 ... son of Tanya Karon ... majoring in Physical Education with a Coaching minor.

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2013 WARRIORS

Tyler Kubler

Patrick Lazzara

Eden Prairie, Minnesota Eden Prairie High School

Chicago, Illinois Notre Dame

DL • 6-2 • 250 • So.#

95

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2011 10 19 4.5-8 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2012 11 21 5.0-20 1.5-12 0-0 2 1-0 Career 21 40 9.5-28 1.5-12 0-0 2 1-0

2012: Played in 11 games, making 21 tackles ... disruptive force on the defensive line had five tackles for loss ... sacks against U-Mary and Sioux Falls ... five stops at Wayne State ... three tackles against Southwest Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul ... forced fumbles against U-Mary and Wayne State ... also recovered a fumble against the Wildcats. 2011: Saw action in ten games as a freshman ... made 19 tackles with 4.5 tackles for loss ... season-high five tackles at MSU Moorhead. 2010: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on Oct. 17, 1991 ... son of Rick and Sue Kubler ... Business major.

DB • 6-0 • 190 • Sr.

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Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2010 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2011 10 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2012 12 30 0-0 0-0 2-43 0 0-0 Career 23 43 0-0 0-0 2-43 0 0-0

2012: Strong season in the defensive backfield, making 30 tackles while playing all 12 games ... started nine games at free safety ... career-high six tackles against Minnesota Duluth ... made four stops against Minnesota Crookston, Augustana and Lindenwood ... had first career interception against Concordia-St. Paul ... picked off another pass in Mineral Water Bowl against Lindenwood. 2011: Played in 10 games, making 11 tackles ... made three stops against Upper Iowa and Mary. 2010: Made two tackles in season-opening upset of Carson-Newman. Personal: Born on Nov. 27, 1990 ... son of Peter and Betty Lazzara ... Mass Communications Advertising major with a minor in Coaching.

28 NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


2013 WARRIORS

Richard Lilla

Kevin Lindeman

Rochester, Minnesota John Marshall High School

Mission Viejo, California Capistrano HS/Saddleback CC

OL • 6-2 • 295 • Sr.#

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Awards and Honors All-American (2012 Beyond Sports College Network Honorable Mention) All-Region (2012 Daktronics, Don Hansen Second Team) All-NSIC (2010 Honorable Mention, 2011 First Team, 2012 First Team) 2012: Had outstanding junior season, earning All-American honors from the Beyond Sports College Network ... all-region team ... earned third consecutive all-NSIC accolade ... started all 12 games at center ... helped lead an offense that set a NSIC and WSU record for total offense in a season ... Winona State has had a 1,000 yard rusher in all three of his seasons starting at center. 2011: Earned second consecutive all-conference nod ... started all 11 games at center ... helped WSU offense average over 400 yards per game. 2010: Stepped into starting roll at center, earning All-NSIC Honorable Mention as a freshman ... opened holes for 1,000 yard rusher Rayon Simmons. 2009: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on Oct. 2, 1990 ... son of Richard and Virginia Lilla ... Business Administration major with a Marketing minor ... father played football at Winona State.

DL • 6-3 • 260 • Jr.#

94

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2012 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0

2012: Given a medical redshirt after suffering a season-ending injury in season opener against Minnesota Crookston ... had recorded one tackle before getting hurt. 2010-11: Spent 2010-11 seasons at Saddleback Junior College. Personal: Born on July 11, 1990 ... son of Mark and Sharon Lindeman ... Exercise Science major.

Mitch Lunder New Prague, Minnesota New Prague High School DB • 6-2 • 200 • Jr.#

21

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2010 10 9 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2011 11 17 0-0 0-0 2-21 0 0-0 2012 2 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Career 23 26 0.5-1 0-0 2-21 0 0-0

2012: Played against both Southwest Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul. 2011: Saw time in all 11 games ... made 17 tackles ... intercepted a Concordia-St. Paul pass and returned it 21 yards ... also picked off a pass against Michigan Tech ... made five stops against Concordia-St. Paul. 2010: Played in ten games, making nine total stops ... tackle for loss against St. Cloud State. 2009: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on Jan. 1, 1991 ... son of Chad and Kelly Lunder ... majoring in Accounting.

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2013 WARRIORS

Alan May

Josh Mikes

Adams, Minnesota Southland High School

South Elgin, Illinois St. Charles North High School

WR • 6-2 • 185 • So.#

14

Year G Rec Yards Avg TD Lg 2012 11 8 158 19.8 1 57 Returns KO Yards Avg TD Lg 2012 12 206 17.2 0 48

WR • 6-3 • 205 • So.#

81

Year G Rec Yards Avg TD Lg 2012 12 19 451 23.7 6 73

PR Yards Avg TD Lg 16 165 10.3 0 34

2012: Made immediate impact on the offense and return game as a freshman ... caught eight passes for 158 yards ... 57 yard touchdown against Minnesota Crookston was first career catch ... had two grabs for season-high 72 yards against UMC ... two receptions for 39 yards at Augustana ... averaged 17.2 yards on 12 kickoff returns ... season-long 48 yard kick return at Augustana ... netted 10.3 yards on 16 punt returns ... had 34 yard run back against Concordia-St. Paul and 30 yard return against Minnesota Crookston. 2011: Redshirted initial collegiate season.

2012: Made an immediate impact as a freshman, leading the NSIC with 23.7 yards per reception ... caught 19 passes for 451 yards and six touchdowns ... caught a touchdown pass in final four games ... first career catch was a nine yard score against Minnesota Crookston ... season-best five receptions for 80 yards at Augustana ... made three grabs for 95 yards in Mineral Water Bowl against Lindenwood ... caught 73 yard score against Lindenwood. 2011: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on March 27, 1993 ... son of Jay and Karen Mikes ... undecided on major.

Personal: Born on July 14, 1992 ... son of Mark and Rosanne May ... Movement Science major.

Larry Mbayu Oakdale, Minnesota Roseville Area High School CB • 6-1 • 190 • So.#

7

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2011 8 6 0-0 0-0 1-0 0 0-0 2012 10 28 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Career 18 34 0.5-1 0-0 1-0 0 0-0

2012: Made 28 tackles while playing ten games ... career-high nine tackles against Concordia-St. Paul ... seven stops at Upper Iowa ... earned starts against Minnesota Crookston and Upper Iowa ... tackle for loss against UMC. 2011: Played in eight games during freshman campaign, recording six tackles ... recorded three solo tackles against Concordia-St. Paul ... made first career interception at Wayne State. 2010: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on March 9, 1992 in Cameroon, Africa ... son of Regine and Lawrence Mbayu ... Business Finance major.

30 NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


2013 WARRIORS

Ian Murray

Jeremy Neuman

Plymouth, Wisconsin Plymouth High School

Park Ridge, Illinois Lakes Community/Northern Ill.

LB • 6-3 • 230 • So.#

52

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2012 12 50 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 3-0

P • 6-0 • 190 • Sr.

25

Year G No Yards Avg Lg 2012 12 45 1539 34.2 51

2012: Made strides in his first season on the field, making 50 tackles while playing all 12 games ... started all 12 games at middle linebacker ... season-high seven tackles at Minnesota Duluth ... multiple stops in 11 games at at least four tackles in eight contests ... assisted on tackles for loss against Augustana and Concordia-St. Paul ... recovered three fumbles.

2012: Solid season in first campaign with the Warriors ... averaged 34.2 yards on 45 punts ... boomed two punts of 50 yards, with a season-long of 51 at Wayne State ... dropped 11 punts inside opponent’s 20 yardline.

2011: Injured in fall practice and received medical redshirt.

Personal: Born on March 29, 1991 ... son of Reid and Debbie Neuman ... Exercise Science major.

2010-11: Two-year squad member at Northern Illinois.

2010: Redshirted initial collegiate season.

Spencer O’Reilly

Personal: Born on May 25, 1992 ... son of Mark and Kathryn Murray ... majoring in Education with a minor in Coaching.

Cannon Falls, Minnesota Cannon Falls High School QB • 6-2 • 210 • So.#

6

2012: Saw first career action against Minnesota Crookston, going 0-1 throwing the football ... one rush for eight yards in the game. 2011: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on July 19, 1993 ... son of Mitch O’Reilly and Jeff and Sheryl Stellrecht ... Nursing major.

Chichi Ojika New Brighton, Minnesota Irondale High School RB • 5-8 • 185 • Sr.# Year 2010 2011 2012 Career

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G Rush Yards Avg TD Lg Rec Yards Avg TD Lg 6 11 100 9.1 1 30 8 23 127 5.5 1 17 1 23 23.0 0 23 12 59 386 6.5 3 34 9 94 10.4 0 21 26 93 613 6.6 5 34 10 117 11.7 0 23

Returns KO Yards Avg TD 2011 1 19 19.0 0 2012 19 511 26.9 0 Career 20 530 26.5 0

Lg 19 86 86

Awards and Honors All-Region (2012 Don Hansen Third Team) All-NSIC (2012 Second Team)

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2013 WARRIORS 2012: Proved to be a versatile weapon on offense and in the return game ... earned all-region and all-conference honors ... rushed for 386 yards while averaging 6.5 yards per carry ... scored three touchdowns ... broke off 34 yard touchdown run against Northern State ... ran for season-high 69 yards against Southwest Minnesota State ... caught nine passes for 94 yards ... averaged 26.9 yards per kickoff return ... had 86 yard run back against Minnesota State ...had over 100 return yards against both Upper Iowa and Minnesota State ... had four returns of at least 30 yards on the season.

Austin Opfer

2011: Saw action in eight games, rushing 23 times for 127 yards ... ran for 47 yards and a touchdown against MSU Moorhead ... gained 55 yards on seven attempts against Mary ... 23-yard catch against Concordia-St. Paul ... forced a St. Cloud State safety.

LB • 6-1 • 220 • So.#

2010: Totaled 100 yards on 11 rushes ... scored first career touchdown while rushing for 53 yards against Southwest Minnesota State ... rushed for 47 yards on four attempts against Upper Iowa. 2009: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on Sept. 26, 1990 ... son of Michael and Precious Ojika ... Business Administration major.

Springfield, Missouri Glendale High School

42

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2012 4 4 0.5-3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0

2012: Saw action in four games as a freshman, making four tackles ... made all four stops in collegiate debut against Minnesota Crookston ... also had a tackle for loss against UMC. 2011: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on May 7, 1992 ... son of Scott and Tracy Opfer ... Mass Communications major ... father played football and mother competed in gymnastics at Winona State ... both parents are in Winona State Athletic Hall of Fame ... sister Lorin played soccer at Truman State ... played high school football with WSU teammate Cameron Johnson.

32 NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


2013 WARRIORS

James Poliquin

Anthony Resnick

Gurnee, Illinois Warren Township High School

Cambridge, Wisconsin Cambridge High School

OL • 6-5 • 290 • Sr.#

RB • 5-10 • 185 • Jr.#

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Awards and Honors All-NSIC (2012 Second Team) NSIC All-Academic (2010, 2011)

Year 2011 2012 Career

2012: Started all 12 games at right tackle for the Warriors, helping the team set a WSU and NSIC record for total offense in a season ... earned all-conference second team honors ... helped open holes for Winona State’s all-time leading rusher Rayon Simmons.

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2011 11 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2012 12 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 Career 23 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0

2011: Played in nine games, making four starts on the offensive line ... helped WSU offense average better than 400 yards per game. 2010: Saw first collegiate action on the offensive line against Minnesota Duluth. 2009: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on Dec. 27, 1990 in Washington DC ... son of Jerry Poliquin and Jennifer James ... majoring in Physical Education and Physics ... sister Marcia competed in volleyball and track at Bethel University in Indiana ... sister Caryn ran track at Southern Illinois.

G Rush Yards Avg TD Lg 11 6 77 12.8 1 41 12 26 120 4.6 1 17 23 32 197 6.2 2 41

Rec Yards Avg TD Lg 4 35 8.8 0 11 4 35 8.8 0 11

2012: Rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown as a sophomore ... had season-high 77 yards on nine carries against Southwest Minnesota State ... scored a touchdown in Mineral Water Bowl against Lindenwood ... caught four passes for 35 yards ... also made five special teams tackles ... forced a fumble against U-Mary. 2011: Saw time on both sides of the football ... rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown against Upper Iowa ... recorded 41 yard scamper against the Peacocks ... made eight tackles. 2010: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on April 20, 1992 in Chicago, Ill. ... son of Gary and Jennifer Resnick ... majoring in Mass Communications and Broadcasting with a Computer Technology minor... sister Shanai Guider is a thrower on the Winona State track and field team.

Ben Reinartz Davenport, Iowa Assumption High School OL • 6-5 • 295 • Fr.#

65

2012: Started first two games of the season at left tackle before suffering an injury. 2011: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on May 9, 1993 in Burton, Ohio ... son of Paul and Sonda Reinartz ... majoring in Political Science.

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2013 WARRIORS

Gage Ridenour

William Sherard

Bettendorf, Iowa Bettendorf High School

Brown Deer, Wisconsin Brown Deer High School

LB • 6-3 • 220 • Jr.

35

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2011 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2012 6 11 0.5-1 0-0 1-0 0 0-0 Career 7 11 0.5-1 0-0 1-0 0 0-0

DL • 6-3 • 250 • Sr.#

55

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2009 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2010 11 20 3.0-21 1.5-16 0-0 0 0-0 2012 12 18 4.5-15 2.0-11 0-0 0 0-0 Career 24 38 7.5-36 3.5-27 0-0 0 0-0

2012: Played in six games, making 11 tackles ... had season-high eight stops against Minnesota Crookston ... tackle for loss against Augustana ... recorded first career interception against Minnesota Crookston.

2012: Saw action in all 12 games, making 18 tackles ... had two tackles to go with 4.5 tackles for loss on the season.

2011: Saw first collegiate action against Upper Iowa.

2011: Did not play after suffering in injury during the preseason.

Personal: Born on July 14, 1993 ... son of Todd and Laurie Ridenour ... majoring in Business Administration ... brother Carter plays football at Western Illinois.

2010: Played in all 11 games, making 20 tackles ... recorded season-high four stops against Augustana ... had sack against Augustana and shared in a sack against Wayne State ... recorded three tackles for loss.

Vance Ross Evanston, Illinois Notre Dame High School OL • 6-5 • 290 • Jr.#

2009: Saw action against Minnesota, Crookston. 2008: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on Feb. 25, 1990 ... son of Edward and Leslie Sherard ... majoring in Marketing.

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Awards and Honors All-Region (2012 Don Hansen Second Team) All-Conference (2012 First Team) NSIC All-Academic (2012) 2012: Versatile lineman who started all 12 games at a pair of positions ... started first two games of the season at right guard before moving to left tackle for the next four ... started last six games of the year back at right guard ... all-region and all-conference performer. 2011: Played in six games, making four starts ... started three of the last four games of the season ... helped WSU offense average over 400 yards per game. 2010: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on June 2, 1992 ... son of Vance and Kim Ross ... Physical Education major with a Coaching minor ... father played football at Missouri.

34 NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


2013 WARRIORS

Ryan Singler

Mark Smit

Shiocton, Wisconsin Shiocton High School

Minocqua, Wisconsin Lakeland Union High School

LB • 6-2 • 225 • Jr.#

OL • 6-2 • 285 • Sr.#

40

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2010 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2011 6 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2012 12 19 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-0 Career 19 23 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-0

2012: Played in all 12 games, making 19 tackles ... season-best seven tackles at Minnesota Crookston ... added four stops against Augustana ... recovered a fumble at U-Mary ... blocked a kick against Northern State.

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Awards and Honors NSIC All-Academic (2011, 2012) 2012: Saw action in nine games on the offensive line ... helped WSU post a school and NSIC record for total offense in a season. 2011: Played in six games, including first career start at Wayne State ... part of an offensive line that helped WSU average 400 yards per game.

2011: Played in six games, making four tackles ... two stops against both Upper Iowa and Concordia-St. Paul.

2010: Saw action against Carson-Newman and MSU Moorhead before suffering a season-ending injury.

2010: Saw first collegiate action against Wayne State.

2009: Redshirted initial collegiate season.

2009: Redshirted initial collegiate season.

Personal: Born on April 2, 1991 ... son of Ed and Tina Smit ... majoring in Criminal Justice with a Computer Technology minor.

Personal: Born on April 30, 1991 ... son of Ed and Tami Singler ... Business major with a minor in Coaching.

Matt Splon Prospect Heights, Illinois Wheeling High School DB • 6-1 • 185 • Sr.

15

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2010 8 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2011 11 25 3.5-7 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 2012 12 33 0.5-3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Career 31 65 4.0-10 0-0 0-0 1 0-0

Awards and Honors NSIC All-Academic (2011, 2012) 2012: Big part of the Warrior defensive secondary, playing all 12 games ... collected 33 tackles ... season-best five stops at Augustana ... added four tackles against Minnesota Crookston, Southwest Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul ... tackle for loss against UMC.

Derek Smidt Galesville, Wisconsin G-E-T High School DB • 5-11 • 170 • So.

2011: Saw time in all 11 games, making 25 tackles ... nine tackles, with eight solo, against Mary ... four stops against Concordia-St. Paul ... forced a fumble against Upper Iowa ... two tackles for loss against Mary.

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2010: Had seven stops in eight games played ... made three tackles against Southwest Minnesota State. Personal: Born on March 9, 1992 ... son of Julie Cox and Mike Splon ... Business Administration major with a minor in Management.

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2012 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0

2012: Saw first career action against Minnesota Crookston, making two tackles. Personal: Born on Dec. 22, 1992 ... son of Stephanie and Doyle Smidt ... majoring in Movement Science.

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2013 WARRIORS

John Teigland Indianola, Iowa Indianola HS/Nebraska-Omaha QB • 6-4 • 225 • Sr.# Year G Att-Comp Pct Yards TD INT 2011 2 26-13 50.0 200 1 1 2012 12 341-208 61.0 2942 24 12 Career 14 367-221 60.2 3142 25 13

11

Lg Yds/G 58 100.0 73 245.2 73 224.4

Awards and Honors All-NSIC (2012 Honorable Mention) NSIC All-Academic (2012)

Teigland Game-By-Game 2012 Opponent Comp Att Yards TD INT Lg Minnesota Crookston 7 11 124 2 1 54 at Minnesota Duluth 23 44 375 2 1 43 Northern State 15 29 136 2 2 18 at U-Mary 22 27 232 0 0 33 at Upper Iowa 22 37 349 2 1 57 Sioux Falls 14 27 173 1 2 50 at Wayne State 10 24 163 1 1 32 Minnesota State 17 32 292 1 2 54 Southwest Minnesota State 16 23 259 4 0 40 at Augustana 21 27 330 2 1 60 Concordia-St. Paul 18 29 206 4 1 33 Lindenwood 23 31 303 3 0 73 Totals 208 341 2942 24 12 73 2011 Opponent Michigan Tech at MSU Moorhead Totals

Comp Att Yards TD INT Lg 8 20 114 0 1 46 5 6 86 1 0 58 13 26 200 1 1 58

2012: Had one of the top seasons by a quarterback in Winona State history ... allconference selection ... finished third in the NSIC and 26th nationally with a 149.66 pass efficiency rating ... led an offense that set a new NSIC and WSU record for total offense ... team finished tenth nationally in total offense ... started all 12 games, throwing for 2,942 yards and 24 touchdowns ... threw for a career-high 375 yards and two touchdowns at Minnesota Duluth ... threw for 300 yards four times (Minnesota Duluth, Upper Iowa, Augustana, Lindenwood) ... tossed four touchdown passes against Southwest Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul ... threw for 303 yards and three scores in Mineral Water Bowl win over Lindenwood ... led Warriors to NSIC record 782 yards of total offense in 73-35 win over Augustana ... earned NSIC Player of the Week honors after win over Augustana where he went 21-of-27 for 330 yards and a pair of scores ... also caught a 39 yard touchdown pass against the Vikings ... quarterbacked team to victory over No. 23 Sioux Falls ... ran for a touchdown against Northern State. 2011: Played in two games before suffering an injury that caused him to miss the remainder of the season ... received medical redshirt ... threw for 114 yards in Warrior debut against Michigan Tech ... completed 5-of-6 passes for 86 yards and a touchdown at MSU Moorhead. 2010: Started 10 of 11 games at quarterback for Nebraska-Omaha ... transferred to Winona State after UNO discontinued its football program ... will be eligible to play immediately ... completed 129-of-198 passes for 1,870 yards and 16 touchdowns .. completion percentage of 65.2 ... passer rating of 163.07 was fifth in NCAA Division II ... threw for school record five touchdowns against Truman State. 2009: Played in six games, starting once ... was 29-for-53 with 356 yards in freshman campaign ... threw for 230 yards against Fort Hays State in first start of his career. 2008: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on Aug. 16, 1989 ... son of Mike and Kathy Teigland ... majoring in Elementary Education with a Coaching minor.

36 NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


2013 WARRIORS

Dylan Thill

Morgan Weaver

Turtle Lake, Wisconsin Turtle Lake High School

Country Club Hills, Illinois Hillcrest High School

DE • 6-2 • 255 • So.#

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Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2012 4 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0

2012: Played in four games, making one tackle ... had a solo stop at U-Mary. 2011: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on Dec. 5, 1992 in St. Paul, Minn. ... son of Brooke and Kevin Thill ... Business Administration major.

Dylan Ulferts Shakopee, Minnesota Shakopee High School WR • 6-3 • 185 • Jr.

LB • 6-1 • 205 • Jr.#

12

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR 2011 8 16 1.5-6 1.0-5 0-0 0 1-0 2012 12 58 9.5-48 5.5-36 1-44 1 0-0 Career 20 74 11.0-54 6.5-41 1-44 1 1-0

Awards and Honors All-NSIC (2012 Second Team) 2012: Played all 12 games, starting 11 at outside linebacker ... all-conference selection ... second on team with 58 total tackles ... consistently in opponent’s backfield, leading the Warriors with 9.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks ... two sacks against Minnesota State and 1.5 against Southwest Minnesota State ... season-best eight tackles at U-Mary ... seven stops against Sioux Falls and Minnesota State ... made at least five tackles in nine games ... forced a fumble against Northern State ... intercepted a pass and returned it 44 yards against Minnesota Crookston. 2011: Made 16 tackles while playing in eight games as a freshman ... season-high four tackles at Augustana ... three stops against Wayne State ... recorded a sack and fumble recovery against Concordia-St. Paul.

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2010: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on Dec. 24, 1991 ... son of Allen and Arnelle Weaver ... Exercise Science major.

Year G Rec Yards Avg TD Lg 2011 8 8 96 12.0 1 37 2012 10 8 92 11.5 1 27 Career 18 16 188 11.8 2 37 Returns KO Yards Avg TD 2011 2 37 18.5 0 2012 4 103 25.8 0 Career 6 140 23.3 0

Lg Punt Yards Avg TD Lg 28 1 5 5.0 0 5 36 36 1 5 5.0 0 5

2012: Made eight catches while seeing the field in ten games ... caught 27 yard touchdown pass at Augustana ... two receptions against U-Mary and Northern State ... had a 36 yard kickoff return against U-Mary. 2011: Played in eight games as a true freshman, making eight catches for 96 yards ... caught first career pass at MSU Moorhead ... made three catches for 59 yards and a touchdown against the Dragons ... had 28 yard kickoff return against Upper Iowa. Personal: Born on June 10, 1993 ... son of Roxanne and Darren Ulferts ... undecided on major.

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2013 WARRIORS Other Returners

Anthony Catanese

RJ Gordon

Addison, Illinois Addison Trail High School

Palmdale, California Campbell Hall High School

DB • 5-10 • 170 • Fr.#

4

QB • 6-1 • 190 • Fr.#

18

2012: Redshirted initial collegiate season.

2012: Redshirted initial collegiate season.

High School: All-State, all-area and all-conference selection ... West Suburban Golf Conference Offensive MVP ... All-Academic honoree ... team captain.

High School: Threw for over 5.000 yards with 48 touchdowns in career ... All-league and All-Division performer ... team Offensive MVP ... team captain ... set school record with 428 yards passing.

Personal: Born on Sept. 18, 1993 ... son of Jerry and Candace Catanese ... undecided on major.

Kyle Coon Boscobel, Wisconsin Boscobel High School

LB • 5-11 • 200 • So.#

Personal: Born on Jan. 25, 1994 ... son of Russell and Veronica Gordon ... undecided on major.

Will Griffin

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2012: Squad member.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Washington High School RB • 5-9 • 195 • Fr.#

32

2012: Redshirted initial collegiate season.

2011: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on Jan. 2, 1993 ... son of Pete and Karla Coon ... majoring in Cell and Molecular Biology (pre-med).

Personal: Born on Jan. 17, 1994 ... son of Stephanie Griffin ... Criminal Justice major.

Jarvis Franklin Tinley Park, Illinois Andrews High School LB • 6-2 • 200 • Fr.#

High School: Ran for 800 yards with ten touchdowns as a senior on just 96 carries ... track standout, winning conference title in 4x100 meters ... Elite All-State selection ... conference champion in the 100 meters.

Mike Imperiale

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2012: Redshirted initial collegiate season. High School: All-State selection ... earned all-area and all-conference honors ... made 97 tackles on defense while scoring 13 touchdowns offensively during senior season. Personal: Born on Sept. 7, 1993 ... son of Rena Moores ... majoring in Social Studies with an Athletic Training minor.

Addison, Illinois Addison Trail High School LB • 6-1 • 200 • Fr.#

8

2012: Redshirted initial collegiate season. High School: First team All-State selection ... West Suburban Defensive Player of the Year ... DuPage County All-Area ... two-time all-conference selection ... conference Defensive MVP ... team captain. Personal: Born on Aug. 30, 1994 ... son of Marybeth Imperiale ... majoring in Business Management.

38 NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


2013 WARRIORS

Obed Jean-Baptiste

Tyler Lund

Rice Lake, Wisconsin Rice Lake High School

Chatfield, Minnesota Chatfield High School

LB • 6-1 • 210 • Fr.#

37

OL • 6-3 • 270 • Fr.#

67

2012: Redshirted initial collegiate season.

2012: Redshirted initial collegiate season.

High School: Two-time all-conference pick ... Rice Lake Defensive MVP as a senior ... made 89 career tackles ... also participated in wrestling ... member of National Honor Society ... Student Council President.

High School: Team captain ... all-conference selection ... earned league all-academic honors.

Personal: Born on Oct. 1, 1994 ... nephew of Marie Denese Laine ... Nursing major with a minor in Nutrition.

Cameron Johnson Springfield, Missouri Glendale High School WR • 6-3 • 215 • Fr.#

Personal: Born on Feb. 5, 1994 ... son of Ruth Ann and Bob Lund ... majoring in Composite Materials Engineering.

Nick Margiotta Crystal Lake, Illinois Prairie Ridge High School

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2012: Redshirted initial collegiate season. High School: All-State honoree at wide receiver and tight end ... two-time all-district and all-conference ... team captain ... school record for career touchdown receptions ... made 34 receptions for 711 yards as senior ... single-season school record 13 receiving touchdowns. Personal: Born on Aug. 18, 1993 ... son of Michelle and Michael Johnson ... Composite Materials engineering major.

TE • 6-4 • 245 • Fr.#

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2012: Redshirted initial collegiate season. High School: First team all-area in both junior and senior seasons ... made seven catches for 260 yards and three touchdowns as a senior ... led Prairie Ridge to Illinois High School Class 6A Championship in 2011 ... team was state semi-finalist in 2009 and 2010. Personal: Born on July 14, 1993 ... son of Lisa Aucutt and Peter Margiotta ... Physical Education major with a Coaching minor.

Zach Olstad

Jordan Kos Gurnee, Illinois Carmel Catholic High School RB • 5-11 • 195 • Fr.#

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2012: Redshirted initial collegiate season. High School: All-State selection by Illinois High School Football Coaches Association and Rivals.com ... East Suburban Catholic Conference Most Valuable Offensive Player ... school’s all-time rushing leader with 3,879 yards ... program’s all-time scoring leader ... three-time first team all-conference ... 45 career rushing touchdowns. Personal: Born on Sept. 19, 1993 ... son of Edward and Karen Kos ... Business Administration major.

Harmony, Minnesota Filmore Central High School FB • 6-0 • 230 • Fr.#

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2012: Redshirted initial collegiate season. High School: All-State honoree as senior ... all-conference as junior and senior ... allconference selection in baseball ... led conference in assists as basketball captain as a senior. Personal: Born on Dec. 6, 1993 ... son of Heath and Melanie Olstad ... majoring in Physical Education with a Coaching minor.

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2013 WARRIORS

Michael Powell

Stephen Styza

York, Nebraska York High School

Oconomowoc, Wisconsin Country Lutheran High School

QB • 6-4 • 190 • Fr.#

DT • 6-4 • 250 • So.#

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2012: Redshirted initial collegiate season.

2012: Squad member.

High School: All-State selection ... all-district and all-area ... team captain ... three-year letterwinner ... threw for 1,240 yards while completing 60 percent of his passes as a senior ... All-State goalkeeper on soccer team ... York News Times Athlete of the Year.

2011: Redshirted initial collegiate season.

Personal: Born on June 17, 1993 ... son of Russ and Laureen Powell ... majoring in Elementary Education.

Paul Preston Park Ridge, Illinois Maine South High School RB • 5-4 • 160 • Fr.#

High School: All-Area selection on offensive line ... All-Conference honoree on both offensive and defensive line ... member of WFCA All-Star Team ... conference champion. Personal: Born on Jan. 20, 1993 ... son of Karen and Stephen Styza ... majoring in Exercise Science.

Tyler Swinford Yucaipa, California Yucaipa HS/Culver-Stockton

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DB • 5-11 • 185 • So.#

2012: Redshirted initial collegiate season. High School: Led team to two Illinois Class 8A State Championships ... team ranked 12th nationally by USA Today ... led team in rushing in junior and senior seasons ... All-State selection by Chicago Tribune ... all-area and all-conference ... team captain ... ran for 3,596 yards and 42 touchdowns, averaging 9.0 yards per carry in career ... rushed for 1,250 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior ... averaged 44.5 yards per kick return ... member of track team. Personal: Born on Nov. 13, 1993 ... son of Paul and Linda Preston ... Business Administration major.

Steve Smith

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2012: Redshirted season after transferring from Culver-Stockton. 2011: Played in seven games at Culver-Stockton, making 39 catches for 556 yards and four touchdowns ... led conference in yards per catch with 14.3 and yards per game at 79.4. High School: All-conference on both sides of the football ... ran for 1,212 yards and 15 touchdowns ... led team with 27 receptions, 468 yards and five scores ... picked off six passes as a junior ... also ran track. Personal: Born on March 11, 1992 ... son of Joe and Wendy Swinford ... undecided on major.

Nick Taylor

Mabel, Minnesota Mabel-Canton High School OL • 6-4 • 285 • Fr.#

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Cary, Illinois Cary Grove High School

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K/P • 5-10 • 180 • So.#

2012: Redshirted initial collegiate season. High School: First team all-conference ... four-year letterwinner ... academic all-conference ... Male Athlete of the Year ... team captain ... All-State honoree in basketball ... two-time all-conference selection. Personal: Born on July 22, 1993 ... son of Thomas and Elaine Smith and Teresa Kossakowski ... undecided on major ... brother Joe Smith played football at Winona State.

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2012: Squad member. 2011: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on Nov. 11, 1992 in Santa Clara, Cal. ... son of Ray and Alisa Taylor ... Business major.

40 NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


2013 WARRIORS

Brad Walovitch

Lauden Wood

Crystal Lake, Illinois Crystal Lake South High School

St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin St. Croix Falls High School

DB • 5-11 • 175 • Fr.#

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LB • 6-0 • 220 • Fr.#

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2012: Redshirted initial collegiate season.

2012: Redshirted initial collegiate season.

High School: All-conference selection at defensive back, wide receiver and kicker ... allarea team co-captain ... team’s offensive, special teams and team MVP ... intercepted seven passes as a senior ... made 30 catches for 471 yards..

High School: All-conference selection as linebacker and on the offensive line ... best defensive player, 2012 ... all-state and all-conference wrestler ... all-conference in shotput and hurdles.

Personal: Born on Sept. 9, 1993 ... son of Howard and Joanne Weber ... Business Administration major.

Personal: Born on May 17, 1994 ... son of Gerilynne and Thomas Wood ... majoring in Business Administration.

Jordan Weyer Baldwin, Wisconsin Baldwin High School

K/P • 6-1 • 195 • So.#

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2012: Squad member. 2011: Redshirted initial collegiate season. Personal: Born on April 30, 1993 ... son of Brian and Melissa Weyer ... Cell and Molecular Biology major with a Nutrition minor.

Jarrett Wood Vernon Hills, Illinois Vernon Hills High School LB • 6-4 • 225 • Fr.#

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2012: Redshirted initial collegiate season. High School: All-Area and all-conference ... team captain ... three-year letterwinner ... won two basketball letters ... made 43 tackles with two forced fumbles and an interception as a senior ... ran for 381 yards while making 17 receptions. Personal: Born on Oct. 19, 1994 ... son of Stephen and Shauna Wood ... Marketing major.

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2013 WARRIORS 2013 Newcomers

Brady Achtenhagen Fr. - Offensive Line Dousman, Wis.

Peyton Armstrong Fr. - Wide Receiver Green Bay, Wis.

Chandler Arredondo Fr. - Tight End Richfield, Minn.

TJ Bartels Fr. - Offensive Line Franklin, Wis.

Darren Beenken Fr. - Quarterback Farmington, Minn.

Justin Bergeron Fr. - Wide Receiver Lindenhurst, Ill.

Paul Boidanis Fr. - Defensive End Northbrook, Ill.

Victor Cieslak Fr. - Defensive Tackle Palos Hills, Ill.

Direll Clark Fr. - Running Back Lake Villa, Ill.

Brett Classen Fr. - Wide Receiver Medina, Minn.

Brett Cochran-Bray Fr. - Kicker/Punter Spirit Lake, Iowa

Joe Diedrich Fr. - Offensive Line Dekalb, Ill.

Logan Duitsman Fr. - Defensive Back Eden Prairie, Minn.

Vincent Fallico Fr. - Offensive Line Bloomingdale, Ill.

Joe Falzon Fr. - Wide Receiver Franklin, Wis.

Jake Gronholz Fr. - Offensive Line Lake Mills, Wis.

Joel Hinke Fr. - Wide Receiver Oshkosh, Wis.

Nick Horne Fr. - Defensive Back Park Forest, Ill.

Tevin Ivy Jr. - Defensive Back Fresno, Cal.

Mike Iyobhebhe Jr. - Defensive Line Bloomington, Minn.

42 NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


2013 WARRIORS 2013 Newcomers

Jack Janett Fr. - Offensive Line Lansing, Iowa

Marquise Jenkins Fr. - Defensive End Batavia, Ill.

Calvin Johnson Fr. - Tight End Apple Valley, Minn.

Kevin Kolb Fr. - Long Snapper Mukwonago, Wis.

Joe Loftus Fr. - Wide Receiver Rochester, Minn.

Chris May Jr. - Wide Receiver Adams, Minn.

Malcolm Miller Fr. - Defensive Back Park Forest, Ill.

Tony Mueller Jr. - Wide Receiver La Crosse, Wis.

Jack Nelson Fr. - Quarterback Byron, Minn.

Keegan Schneider Jr. - Offensive Line Cobble Hill, British Columbia

Keith Schwickerath Fr. - Linebacker Garner, Iowa

AJ Shipp Jr. - Defensive Back St. Louis, Mo.

Tyler Sims Fr. - Fullback Brooklyn Park, Minn.

Adam Slattery Fr. - Wide Receiver New Lenox, Ill.

David Sobkowicz Fr. - Defensive Line Arlington Heights, Ill.

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2013 WARRIORS 2013 Newcomers

Andrew Spencer Fr. - Defensive Back Lake Villa, Ill.

Ryan Sweeney Fr. - Defensive Back Gurnee, Ill.

Derrick Thingvold Fr. - Offensive Line Stillwater, Minn.

DaShawn Williams Fr. -Linebacker Minneapolis, Minn.

Leo Watkins Jr. - Defensive Back Chicago, Ill.

Davonte Willcox-Ransom Fr. - Defensive Back Gurnee, Ill.

Davonte Wilson Fr. - Running Back Chicago, Ill.

44 NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


WARRIOR COACHING STAFF Years at Winona State: Record at Winona State: Hometown: College: Graduate Degree: Children:

Tom Sawyer

Head Coach

The Tom Sawyer File

17th season 141-55 (.719) Barron, Wisconsin Winona State 1983 (B.S. Physical Education) Winona State 1989 (M.A. Education) Jessica and Tommy

It did not take long for Tom Sawyer to turn the Winona State football program into a power. After becoming the program’s 21st head coach in 1996, Sawyer has pushed the Warriors to heights previously unseen. Sawyer has led the Warriors to a winning record in 16 consecutive years and has won double-digit games in a single campaign five times. He is first in program history in both wins and career winning percentage. Sawyer is sixth among active NCAA Division II coaches in winning percentage and eighth in total victories. The Warriors have played in the NCAA Division II Playoffs five times under Sawyer as well as making three Mineral Water Bowl appearances. Sawyer has recruited and developed outstanding football talent, including six Harlon Hill Award candidates, 45 All-Americans, and 250 All-NSIC selections. Sawyer has also coached several Warriors who have gone on to play professional football. In all, five Warriors have earned NSIC Offensive Player of the Year accolades under Sawyer while five others have been the NSIC’s Defensive Player of the Year. Sawyer led the Warriors to a 9-2 record in 1997 in his second year as head coach, orchestrating a five win jump from his rookie campaign. His efforts earned him NSIC Coach of the Year honors, as the Warriors were undefeated in conference play on their way to the team’s first conference title under Sawyer. The nine victories were a then-school record. Travis Walch was named NSIC Offensive Player of the Year, joining Matt Brandt who won the award in 1996. Winona State won nine games again in 1998 and repeated as NSIC Champions. Quarterback Jake Goettl earned NSIC Offensive Player of the Year honors, the sixth consecutive year a Warrior had earned the award, dating back to 1993. No other program in conference history has had more then three consecutive league Offensive Players of the Year. In 2000 Sawyer won his third NSIC Championship in five seasons, as he coached the Warriors to a 9-3 overall record and 7-1 mark in the NSIC. The Warriors made history by receiving an invitation to play in the Mineral Water Bowl, the first postseason appearance for a WSU team since 1993 and second in school history. The contest between Winona State and Missouri WestSawyer’s Career Record Season 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Totals

W L Pct. Postseason 4 7 .364 9 2 .818 9 2 .818 7 4 .636 9 3 .750 Mineral Water Bowl 10 2 .833 NCAA Division II Playoffs 8 4 .667 Mineral Water Bowl 11 2 .846 NCAA Division II Playoffs 10 2 .833 NCAA Division II Playoffs 8 3 .727 9 3 .750 NCAA Division II Playoffs 10 2 .833 NCAA Division II Playoffs 6 5 .545 7 4 .636 7 4 .636 7 4 .636 10 2 .833 Mineral Water Bowl 141 55 .719

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WARRIOR COACHING STAFF ern State was epic, going three overtimes before the Warriors could claim a 43-41 victory. Warrior Kevin Curtin was named the game’s Offensive MVP and Nick Jager the Defensive MVP. Sawyer was named the NSIC Coach of the Year after the season for the second time in his first five seasons at the helm of the Warriors. The 2001 season was historic on many levels for Winona State. Sawyer led the Warriors to a 10-2 overall record, the first time in program history a team had reached double-digit victories. The Warriors also advanced to the NCAA Division II Playoffs for the first time in school history. The team claimed the conference championship and Sawyer was named NSIC Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season. In 2002, Sawyer led the Warriors to a second place finish in the NSIC with a record of 8-1 league mark and earned a second invitation from the Mineral Water Bowl. Linebacker Deric Sieck, the league’s leading tackler, was named NSIC Defensive Player of the Year, the first of five consecutive Warriors to earn the award. Quarterback Bruce Carpenter was honored with the prestigious NSIC Glen Galligan Award which is awarded to a football player who plays four years of football while contributing to his university on the field and in the classroom. The 2003 season would prove to be the best in school history up to this point, as the Warriors set a school record with 11 wins and claimed the NSIC title. Sawyer and the Warriors returned to the NCAA Division II Playoffs for the second time in three seasons. The team claimed the first NCAA Postseason victory in school history, beating Emporia State (KS), 10-3. Sieck earned his second consecutive NSIC Defensive Player of the Year award. Sawyer won the 2004 NSIC Coach of the Year award after the Warriors reached the double digit win plateau again, going 10-2 overall and undefeated

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Sawyer by the Numbers

1

NSIC South Division Championship

3

Mineral Bowl Appearances

4

NSIC Coach of the Year Awards

5

Seasons with at least ten victories

5

NSIC Offensive Players of the Year

5

NSIC Defensive Players of the Year

5

NCAA Division II Playoff Appearances

7

Harlon Hill Finalists

8

NSIC Championships

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Consecutive home conference games won (2000-2008)

141

Wins; most in Winona State history

Sawyer led the Warriors to their fifth appearance in the NCAA Division II Playoffs in 2007. The team won the NSIC Championship after going undefeated in conference play and going 10-2 overall.

.719

Career Winning Percentage; best in WSU history

Sawyer became the first coach in program history to win 100 games during the 2007 campaign, beating Northern State 49-20 on October 13.

in conference play, on their way to the team’s sixth NSIC Championship under Sawyer. The Warriors also qualified for their second consecutive NCAA playoff appearance. Jim Stanek became the third consecutive Warrior to win the NSIC Defensive Player of the Year and Roy Kratt earned conference Newcomer of the Year honors. Receiver Chris Samp led the NSIC in receiving yards per game and touchdowns scored while being named Offensive Player of the Year. WSU claimed its third consecutive NSIC Championship in 2005, posting an 8-3 overall mark and 6-1 record in league play. John Tackmann claimed NSIC Defensive Player of the Year honors. The Warriors returned to the NCAA Division II Playoffs in 2006 after finishing the season 9-3 overall and 7-1 in conference action. Tackmann claimed his second consecutive NSIC Defensive Player of the Year award, capping a run of five consecutive Defensive Player of the Year honors given to Warriors. Tackmann also earned the league’s Glen Galligan Award.

NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


WARRIOR COACHING STAFF School Augustana Bemidji State Concordia-St. Paul Mary Minnesota State MSU Moorhead Minnesota, Crookston Minnesota Duluth Northern State St. Cloud State Sioux Falls Southwest Minnesota State Upper Iowa Wayne State TOTALS

Sawyer vs. the NSIC

W L Pct. 3 2 .600 10 2 .833 12 2 .857 3 1 .750 1 4 .200 14 0 1.000 12 0 1.000 5 8 .385 14 2 .875 1 1 .500 1 0 1.000 15 2 .882 7 0 1.000 13 2 .867 111 26 .810

In 2008 the Warriors extended their home winning streak at Maxwell Field against NSIC opponents to 35 games, a record that began on Sept. 16, 2000 with a 40-3 victory over MSU Moorhead. The winning streak spanned nine complete seasons before being snapped by No. 7 Minnesota State on Sept. 26, 2009. Winona State posted victories over nationally ranked teams Carson-Newman and Minnesota State in 2009, on its way to a 7-4 record. Running back Rayon Simmons became the seventh player in school history to reach 2,000 yards rushing in his career, reaching the total in his first two seasons with the Warriors. The 2011 season saw the Warriors upset ninth-ranked St. Cloud State, the third consecutive season WSU has knocked off a top-ten team. Winona State went 7-4 overall on the year with Simmons reaching 1,000 yards rushing for the second consecutive season and Ryan Gerts earning NSIC Defensive Newcomer of the Year. The Warriors won ten games and advanced to the Mineral Water Bowl in 2012, marking the fifth time a Sawyer-led team has reached double-digit vic-

tories. The team played Lindenwood in the Mineral Water Bowl, cruising to a 41-21 victory in its first postseason game since 2007. The Warriors set a NSIC record with 5,182 yards of total offense during league play while also setting a conference mark with 782 yards at Augustana. Rayon Simmons capped his outstanding career by setting a Winona State record with 1,774 rushing yards to set both a WSU and NSIC single-season record. He also broke the school and conference career rushing marks during the season. Simmons was a first team All-American while also being a finalist for the Harlon Hill Award and the NSIC’s Offensive Player of the Year. Aside from coaching and teaching the game of football, Sawyer preaches to his players the value of community service by giving back and helping those who are less fortunate or experiencing difficult times. Warrior players and coaches make a service trip each summer, and spent a week during May assisting with flood relief in Nashville, Tenn. Before accepting the head coach position at WSU, Sawyer was an assistant coach for the Warriors from 1987 to 1989 and then again from 1991 to 1994. He helped lead the Warriors to NSIC Championships in 1993 and 1994. Sawyer played two years of football at Winona State. He was also an allconference selection on the baseball field for the Warriors. He graduated from Winona State University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education and in 1989 with a Master of Science degree in Education with an emphasis in Physical Education. Sawyer is an associate professor at Winona State University in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science. Sawyer has two children, Jessica and Tommy, who was a member of the Winona State football team from 2007-09. Jessica and husband Mike have a son, Max. Sawyer and Connie Mettille live in Winona.

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WARRIOR COACHING STAFF The Zac Barton File Years at Winona State: 2nd season Hometown: Berryville, Virginia College: Bloomsburg, 2006 (B.A. History) Graduate Degree: Winona State, 2009 (M.A. Sports Management) Zac Barton is in his second season as an assistant coach for Winona State, leading the program’s defensive line and special teams. A former Warrior graduate assistant, Barton returned to the Winona State football program in 2012, helping lead the team to ten wins and a spot in the Mineral Water Bowl.

Zac Barton Defensive Line

Defensive end Lewis Johnson earned all-conference honors in 2012 under Barton’s tutelage, as did return specialist Chichi Ojika. Barton spent the 2011 season at the University of Memphis where he worked with the offensive line and assisted with all aspects of the offensive game plan. Barton was the defensive line coach at Nebraska-Omaha during the 2010 season. Barton spent three seasons on the Winona State staff (2007-09) where he coached the defensive line and special teams. The Warriors claimed the NSIC title and a spot in the NCAA Division II Playoffs during Barton’s first season with the team, posting a 10-2 overall record. He also helped coach the Warriors to an upset win over No. 9 Carson-Newman in 2009. Barton was a four-time all-academic selection at Bloomsburg (PA), graduating in 2006 with a degree in History. He was an all-conference and allregion selection as a senior and a member of three conference championship teams under head coach Danny Hale. The 2006 Bloomsburg squad earned the regional championship and advanced to the NCAA Division II Playoff semifinals. Barton earned a Master’s of Science degree in Sports Management from Winona State in 2009. He holds a degree in History from Bloomsburg.

2012 - 2012 2011 2010 2007-09

Coaching History Defensive Line/Special Teams Coordinator Winona State Defensive Line South Dakota Graduate Assistant (OL) Memphis Defensive Line Nebraska-Omaha Graduate Assistant (DL) Winona State

48 NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


WARRIOR COACHING STAFF The David Braun File Years at Winona State: 3rd season Hometown: Wales, Wisconsin College: Winona State, 2008 (B.S. Secondary Education) Graduate Degree: Winona State, 2013 (M.S. Educational Leadership Wife: Kristin David Braun, a former WSU defensive captain, returned to Winona State prior to the 2011 season and made an immediate impact on the Warriors’ swarming defense. Braun is in his third season as the team’s co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.

David Braun

Co-Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers

The WSU defense was a big part in the team winning ten games in 2012 and advancing to the Mineral Water Bowl. Teams averaged just 351 yards against the Warriors while coughing up 25 turnovers. Linebackers Morgan Weaver and Ryan Gerts each earned all-conference recognition for their play. Braun tutored all-NSIC selections Chad Cheek, Alex Coulter and Ryan Gerts during the 2011 season with Gerts also earning NSIC Defensive Newcomer of the Year honors. The Warrior defense was fourth in the NSIC in tackles for loss, using an aggressive 3-4 alignment to put constant pressure on opponent’s backfield. Braun returned to Winona after spending the 2010 season as defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Culver-Stockton. Culver-Stockton defenders finished 11th national with 25 sacks and forced 25 takeaways as a unit. After a standout career on the field with Winona State, Braun spent two seasons as a graduate assistant working with the defensive line under WSU head coach Tom Sawyer. He helped coach defenses in 2007 and 2008 that led the league in turnover margin. The Warriors forced 23 takeaways in 2007 while netting 37 turnovers the next season. Braun was a two-time all-conference player on the defensive line for the Warriors, helping the team to conference titles in 2004, 2005 and 2007. WSU advanced to the NCAA Division II Playoffs three times in his four seasons. He helped lead the Warriors to an NSIC Championship and a spot in the NCAA Division II Playoffs in 2007 and was a part of a defense that led the NSIC in turnover margin the following year. In two seasons with WSU, six of Braun’s defensive linemen were named all-conference performers. As a player, Braun played on three NSIC Championship teams and advanced to the NCAA Division II Playoffs in 2003, 2004 and 2006. He was an allNSIC selection as a sophomore and junior, and was a part of a unit that led the conference in scoring defense three times during his WSU career. Braun graduated from Winona State in 2008 with a degree in Secondary Education. He holds his Master’s Degree in Sports Management and Educational Leadership from Winona State.

2011 - 2010 2008-09

Coaching History Co-Defensive Coordinator/LB Defensive Coordinator/DL Graduate Assistant (DL)

Winona State Culver-Stockton Winona State

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WARRIOR COACHING STAFF The Brian Curtin File Years at Winona State: 17th season Hometown: Midlothian, Illinois College: Winona State, 1999 (B.S. Education) Graduate Degree: Winona State, 2008 (M.S. Educational Leadership) Wife: Sarah Children: Caitlin (9), Patrick (6) Brian Curtin is in his 17th year as a member of the Winona State University coaching staff. Curtin tutors WSU defensive backs while also serving as the team’s co-defensive coordinator.

Brian Curtin Co-Defensive Coordinator/ Defensive Backs

Curtin has been a member of head coach Tom Sawyer’s staff almost from the beginning, helping turn around a program and usher in an era of unprecedented success. Curtin joined the WSU staff in 1997, Sawyer’s second year as the team’s head man. In those 16 seasons, Curtin has helped the Warriors to eight NSIC Championships, as well as the 2010 NSIC South Division crown. WSU has advanced to the NCAA Division II Playoffs five times since Curtin’s arrival while also playing in three Mineral Water Bowls. Curtin’s defenses have been a major part in the Warriors’ success. Building their team around a stingy, ball hawking unit, Curtin helped tutor five consecutive NSIC Defensive Players of the Year. A Warrior claimed the honor from 2002-2006, with Curtin personally coaching safety John Tackmann to the award in 2005 and 2006. Tackmann was an All-American under Curtin’s watchful eye in 2005 and 2006. He also coached Jamey Hutchinson to First Team All-American honors in 1997. Curtin has helped the Warriors to five seasons of ten or more victories and 11 campaigns in which the team won at least eight games. The Warriors have not had a losing season since Curtin became a member of the WSU coaching staff. His defenses also helped the team compile a 35 game home conference winning streak that began in 2008 and stretched through the end of the 2008 season. Since joining the WSU staff, Curtin has helped tutor defensive units that led the NSIC in turnover margin (four times), scoring defense (three times), total defense (twice), rush defense and passing efficiency defense. Both Ryan Williams and Chris Norgaard earned all-conference honors in 2012, with Norgaard also gaining all-region accolades as WSU went 10-2 and won the Mineral Water Bowl. Curtin played football at Winona State and was a member of the 1993 NSIC Championship team. That squad went 7-4 overall and 5-1 in conference play to earn the only NAIA Playoff bid in school history. The Warriors repeated as NSIC Champions in 1994, posting a 7-3-1 overall record and 5-0-1 mark in league play. Curtin graduated from Winona State University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Teaching with an emphasis in Social Science and History. He also earned a Master of Science degree in Educational Leadership from Winona State University.

2008 - 2006-07 2002-05 1997-01 1996 1995

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Winona State Winona State

Curtin is also an advisor for the Student-Athlete Services department at Winona State, as well as being an instructor in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science.

Winona State Winona State Winona State Winona State

Curtin lives in Winona with his wife Sarah and their two children, Caitlin and Patrick.

NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


WARRIOR COACHING STAFF The Cameron Keller File Years at Winona State: 3rd season Hometown: Gering, Nebraska College: Hastings, 1999 (B.S. Political Science) Graduate Degree: American Univ., 2010 (M.A. Sports Management) Wife: Michelle Children: Marin (7), Kyle (3)

Cameron Keller

Assistant Head Coach/CoOffensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks

A longtime offensive thinker who has consistently put high-powered offenses on the field, Cameron Keller is in his third season as Winona State’s co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach and first as the team’s assistant head coach. The Winona State offense was simply dominant in 2012, setting a WSU and NSIC record for total offense in a season. The Warriors also put up 782 yards against Augustana, setting another school and conference record. In all, WSU tied or set 19 offensive records under Keller’s direction in 2012. Keller helped guide quarterback John Teigland to all-conference honors during the campaign. His offense also allowed running back Rayon Simmons to set a Winona State single-season rushing record while breaking both the NSIC and WSU career rushing marks. Despite a rash of injuries that saw the Warriors start three different quarterbacks during the 2011 season, Keller helped guide an offense that averaged better than 400 yards per game and scored more than 33 points per contest. Winona State scored at least 45 points in five different games. The team set a then-program record with 667 yards of total offense in a 72-31 win over Upper Iowa. Keller came to Winona State from Culver-Stockton, where he spent the 2010 season as head coach. During his time with the school, Keller oversaw a program that snapped a 33 game losing streak. Keller took over a Culver-Stockton program that had not won a game since 2007 and led the team to a 38-33 victory over Graceland. He tutored two All-Conference selections in his lone season with the Wildcats. Five CulverStockton players were also named NAIA Scholar-Athlete selections for their efforts in the classroom. Prior to his stint at Culver-Stockton, Keller spent ten years as the quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator at Hastings College. He worked as an administrator during his final two years at Hastings, also serving as an assistant coach at Falcon High School in Peyton, Colo. during that time. Keller played quarterback at Hastings College, earning Academic All-American status as a senior. He earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science from Hastings College in 1999 and a M.S. in Sports Management from American University in 2010. Keller and his wife Michelle have two children, a daughter Marin and son Kyle.

2011 - 2010 2008-09 1999-07

Coaching History Co-Offensive Coordinator/QB Head Coach Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator

Winona State Culver-Stockton Falcon (HS) Hastings

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WARRIOR COACHING STAFF The Tony Spencer File Years at Winona State: 1st season Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada College: Carroll, 1996 (B.S. Business) Graduate Degree: South Dakota, 2011 (M.A. Health, Physical Education and Recreation) An experienced coach who has been a part of explosive offenses at both the NCAA Division I and II levels, Tony Spencer is in his first season with the Warriors.

Tony Spencer

Co-Offensive Coordinator/ Offensive Line

Spencer, who spent the last two seasons as the wide receivers coach at the University of Mary, will serve as the Warriors’ co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. Spencer tutored All-American receiver Tyler Steffan while at Mary, with Steffan setting a school record with 17 touchdown receptions as a junior in 2011. Steffan caught 163 passes for 2,494 yards and 30 touchdowns in his UM career. Prior to coaching at Mary, Spencer spent six seasons as the offensive line coach at NCAA Division I South Dakota (2005-10). He helped lead an offense that finished fifth nationally in total offense (460.3 yards per game) in 2009, fourth in scoring (37.5 ppg) in 2008 and fourth in rushing yards (253.4 ypg in 2006 and 297.5 ypg in 2005). Spencer tutored 14 all-conference linemen at South Dakota, including a Rimington Award winner, two Gene Upshaw Award finalists and four AllAmericans. One of Spencer’s linemen, Tom Compton, was a sixth-round draft pick of the Washington Redskins in 2012. Spencer spent two seasons (2003-04) at the University of Wyoming as a graduate assistant, working with the team’s offensive line. He coached Chase Johnson, who later played for the Minnesota Vikings, while also helping lead the team to a 24-21 win over UCLA in the 2004 Pioneer Pure Vision Bowl. A former All-American at Carroll College, Spencer began his coaching career at his alma mater. He was the team’s defensive backs coach in 1996 and coached wide receivers from 1999-2002. He helped Carroll win the NAIA national title in 2002. Spencer started on both sides of the ball while playing for Carroll, earning All-American honors at defensive back while leading the nation in interceptions as a senior. He was also an all-conference selection at receiver. Spencer earned his bachelor’s degree in Business from Carroll College in 1996 and his master’s degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation from South Dakota in 2011.

2013 - 2011-12 2005-10 2003-04 1999-02 1996-98

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Coaching History Co-Offensive Coordinator/OL Wide Receivers Offensive Line Graduate Assistant (OL) Wide Receivers/Tight Ends Defensive Backs

Winona State U-Mary South Dakota Wyoming Carroll Carroll

NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


WARRIOR COACHING STAFF Years at Winona State: Hometown: College:

The Keely Flood File

1st season Lombard, Illinois Illinois Wesleyan, 2010 (B.A. Religion)

Keely Flood is in his first season as a graduate assistant with Winona State and will work with the team’s outside linebackers. Flood joins the Warriors after spending the last three seasons as an assistant coach at Millikin University.

Keely Flood Outside Linebackers

Flood spent the 2010-12 seasons at Millikin, working with the offensive line during his first year and linebackers during the 2011 and 2012 campaigns. He helped tutor all-conference linebacker Marquette Moore during the 2012 season. Flood was a three-time all-conference offensive lineman for Illinois Wesleyan. Flood helped lead the team to a pair of conference championships (2007 and 2009) while also leading the Titans to the 2009 NCAA Division III Playoffs. Flood earned a degree in Religion from Illinois Wesleyan in 2010 with a minor in history. He is pursuing his Master’s Degree in Sports Management at Winona State.

Years at Winona State: Hometown: College:

The Nate Justice File

1st season Austin, Minnesota Minnesota, 2012 (B.A. Sports Management)

Nate Justice is in his first season as a graduate assistant with Winona State and will work with the team’s wide receivers. Justice joins the Warrior coaching staff after spending the last two seasons as a student assistant at the University of Minnesota.

Nate Justice Wide Receivers

Justice was a student assistant on the offensive side of the football during the 2011-12 seasons at the University of Minnesota, primarily working on opponent breakdowns and self-scouting. The Gophers recorded a 6-7 overall record in 2012 and played in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. He was also an equipment manager for Minnesota during the 2009-10 seasons, with the team participating in bowl games in both campaigns. A native of Austin, Minn. Justcie earned a degree in Sports Management from Minnesota in 2012 and is pursuing his Master’s Degree in Sports Management at Winona State.

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WARRIOR COACHING STAFF The Ryan Markgraf File Years at Winona State: 5th season Hometown: Streamwood, Illinois College: Winona State, 2011 (B.S. Physical Education Ryan Markgraf is in his first season as an assistant coach after spending the last four years as a graduate and student assistant at Winona State. Markgraf will work with the Warriors’ fullbacks and tight ends after spending the last four years working with the offensive line.

Ryan Markgraf Offensive Line

Markgraf helped tutor an offensive line that opened holes for Rayon Simmons to record 1,000 rushing yards in three consecutive seasons seasons. In the past three campaigns, 12 linemen have earned all-NISC honors, including first-team honorees Jason Enos and Richard Lilla. Markgraf played two years of football for Winona State, helping the team win the 2007 NSIC Championship. He also spent two years at Harper College, competing in both football and track and field. At Harper, Markgraf finished third nationally in the shot put in 2006. He holds a degree in Physical Education with minors in Special Education and Coaching from Winona State. Markgraf is pursuing a graduate degree in Educational Leadership from Winona State.

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2012 SEASON RECAP South Division Minnesota State Winona State Sioux Falls Wayne State Augustana Southwest Minnesota State Concordia-St. Paul Upper Iowa

2012 NSIC Final Standings

Division Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. North Division 7 0 1.000 13 1 .929 Minnesota Duluth 6 1 .857 10 2 .833 Bemidji State 5 2 .714 9 2 .818 St. Cloud State 3 4 .429 6 5 .545 Northern State 3 4 .429 5 6 .455 Minot State 3 4 .429 4 7 .364 U-Mary 1 6 .143 2 9 .182 Minnesota Crookston 0 7 .000 2 9 .182 MSU Moorhead

Augustana (5-6, 5-6) S1 Northern State 35-14 S8 at Mary 25-31 S15 Minnesota Crookston 61-0 S22 at Minnesota Duluth 34-42 S29 at Wayne State 27-31 O6 Minnesota State 14-52 O13 at Upper Iowa 66-20 O20 Sioux Falls 31-32 (2ot) O27 at Concordia-St. Paul 35-27 N3 Winona State 35-73 N10 at Southwest Minnesota State 38-35

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Bemidji State (7-4, 7-4) A31 Upper Iowa 25-23 S8 at Minnesota State 10-38 S15 Wayne State 17-20 S22 at Sioux Falls 5-21 S29 Minnesota Crookston 35-2 O6 at Mary 29-21 O13 Northern State 23-6 O20 at Minnesota Duluth 0-30 O27 at St. Cloud State 37-20 N3 MSU Moorhead 35-25 N10 Minot State 49-0

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Concordia-St. Paul (2-9, 2-9) S1 Mary 26-32 L S8 at Minnesota Crookston 34-24 W S15 Minnesota Duluth 24-70 L S22 at Northern State 23-24 L S29 at Minnesota State 10-30 L O6 Upper Iowa 35-6 W O13 at Sioux Falls 23-31 L O20 Wayne State 21-48 L O27 Augustana 27-35 L N3 at Southwest Minnesota State 28-35 L N10 at Winona State 31-49 L Mary (4-7, 4-7) S1 at Concordia-St. Paul 32-26 W S8 Augustana 31-25 W S15 at Southwest Minnesota State 43-24 W S22 Winona State 23-32 L S29 at Minot State 21-32 L O6 Bemidji State 21-29 L O13 at St. Cloud State 13-55 L O20 MSU Moorhead 23-7 W O27 Northern State 17-65 L N3 Minnesota Duluth 14-53 L N10 Minnesota Crookston 36-37 L Minnesota Crookston (2-9, 2-9) A30 at Winona State 6-58 L S8 Concordia-St. Paul 24-34 L S15 at Augustana 0-61 L S22 Southwest Minnesota State 33-28 W S29 at Bemidji State 2-35 L O6 St. Cloud State 24-36 L O13 at MSU Moorhead 13-35 L O20 at Minot State 14-38 L O27 Minnesota Duluth 14-38 L N3 at Northern State 20-52 L N11 Mary 37-36 W Minnesota Duluth (10-2, 10-1) A30 at Southwest Minnesota State 45-20 W S8 Winona State 38-16 W S15 at Concordia-St. Paul 70-24 W S22 Augustana 42-34 W S29 at St. Cloud State 49-51 L O6 MSU Moorhead 45-14 W O13 at Minot State 44-6 W O20 Bemidji State 30-0 W O27 at Minnesota Crookston 38-14 W N3 Mary 53-14 W N10 Northern State 49-31 W N17 Missouri Western State^ 55-57 (3ot) L

Minnesota State (13-1, 11-0) A30 at Minot State 44-10 S8 Bemidji State 38-10 S15 at St. Cloud State 25-21 S22 MSU Moorhead 24-0 S29 Concordia-St. Paul 30-10 O6 at Augustana 52-14 O13 Southwest Minnesota State 34-31 (2ot) O20 at Winona State 30-20 O27 at Wayne State 42-35 N3 Sioux Falls 27-13 N10 Upper Iowa 70-7 N24 Northwest Missouri State^ 38-35 (2ot) D1 Missouri Western State^ 17-10 D8 Valdosta State^ 19-35

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Minnesota State Moorhead (1-10, 1-10) S1 Wayne State 6-49 S8 at Sioux Falls 10-45 S15 Upper Iowa 33-51 S22 at Minnesota State 0-24 S29 Northern State 7-45 O6 at Minnesota Duluth 14-45 O13 Minnesota Crookston 35-13 O20 at Mary 7-23 O27 Minot State 10-31 N3 at Bemidji State 25-35 N10 St. Cloud State 37-39

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Minot State (3-8, 3-8) A30 Minnesota State 10-44 L S8 at Wayne State 6-20 L S15 Sioux Falls 20-42 L S22 at Upper Iowa 20-26 L S29 Mary 32-21 W O6 at Northern State 17-31 L O13 Minnesota Duluth 6-44 L O20 Minnesota Crookston 38-14 W O27 at MSU Moorhead 31-10 W N3 St. Cloud State 10-57 L N10 at Bemidji State 0-49 L Northern State (6-5, 6-5) S1 at Augustana 14-35 S8 Southwest Minnesota State 30-32 S15 at Winona State 32-42 S22 Concordia-St. Paul 24-23 S29 at MSU Moorhead 45-7 O6 Minot State 31-17 O13 at Bemidji State 6-23 O20 St. Cloud State 28-27 O27 at Mary 65-17 N3 Minnesota Crookston 52-20 N10 Minnesota Duluth 31-49

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Sioux Falls (9-2, 9-2) A30 at St. Cloud State 32-19 S8 MSU Moorhead 45-10 S15 at Minot State 42-20 S22 Bemidji State 21-5 S29 Southwest Minnesota State 41-22 O6 at Winona State 9-10 O13 Concordia-St. Paul 31-23 O20 at Augustana 32-31 (2ot) O27 Upper Iowa 54-41 N3 at Minnesota State 13-27 N10 Wayne State 24-14

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Division Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. 6 1 .857 10 2 .833 6 1 .857 7 4 .636 5 2 .714 7 4 .636 5 2 .714 6 5 .545 3 4 .429 3 8 .273 1 6 .143 4 7 .364 1 6 .143 2 9 .182 1 6 .143 1 10 .091 Southwest Minnesota State (4-7, 4-7) A30 Minnesota Duluth 20-45 L S8 at Northern State 32-30 W S15 Mary 24-43 L S22 at Minnesota Crookston 28-33 L S29 at Sioux Falls 22-41 L O6 Wayne State 40-24 W O13 at Minnesota State 31-34 (2ot) L O20 Upper Iowa 38-37 W O27 at Winona State 20-47 L N3 Concordia-St. Paul 35-28 W N10 Augustana 35-38 L St. Cloud State (7-4, 7-4) A30 Sioux Falls 19-32 L S8 at Upper Iowa 45-20 W S15 Minnesota State 21-25 L S22 at Wayne State 24-19 W S29 Minnesota Duluth 51-49 W O6 at Minnesota Crookston 36-24 W O13 Mary 55-13 W O20 at Northern State 27-28 L O27 Bemidji State 20-37 L N3 at Minot State 57-10 W N10 at MSU Moorhead 39-37 W Upper Iowa (2-9, 2-9) A31 at Bemidji State 23-25 L S8 St. Cloud State 20-45 L S15 at MSU Moorhead 51-33 W S22 Minot State 26-20 W S29 Winona State 42-45 L O6 at Concordia-St. Paul 6-35 L O13 Augustana 20-66 L O20 at Southwest Minnesota State 37-38 L O27 at Sioux Falls 41-54 L N3 Wayne State 14-17 W N10 at Minnesota State 7-70 L Wayne State (6-5, 6-5) S1 at MSU Moorhead 49-6 W S8 Minot State 20-6 W S15 at Bemidji State 20-17 W S22 St. Cloud State 19-24 L S29 Augustana 31-27 W O6 at Southwest Minnesota State 24-40 L O13 Winona State 13-17 L O20 at Concordia-St. Paul 48-21 W O27 Minnesota State 35-42 L N3 at Upper Iowa 17-14 W N10 at Sioux Falls 14-24 L Winona State (10-2, 9-2) A30 Minnesota Crookston 58-6 W S8 at Minnesota Duluth 16-38 L S15 Northern State 42-32 W S22 at Mary 32-23 W S29 at Upper Iowa 45-42 W O6 Sioux Falls 10-9 W O13 at Wayne State 17-13 W O20 Minnesota State 20-30 L O27 Southwest Minnesota State 47-20 W N3 at Augustana 73-35 W N10 Concordia-St. Paul 49-31 W D1 Lindenwood# 41-21 W ^NCAA Division II Playoffs #Mineral Water Bowl

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2012 SEASON RECAP Team Statistics

WSU

Opp

SCORING 450 300 Points Per Game 37.5 25.0 FIRST DOWNS 296 225 Rushing 131 88 Passing 145 119 Penalty 20 18 RUSHING YARDAGE 2401 1592 Yards gained rushing 2745 1971 Yards lost rushing 344 379 Rushing Attempts 491 398 Average Per Rush 4.9 4.0 Average Per Game 200.1 132.7 TDs Rushing 28 13 PASSING YARDAGE 3368 2628 Comp-Att-Int 228-368-12 229-400-15 Average Per Pass 9.2 6.6 Average Per Catch 14.8 11.5 Average Per Game 280.7 219.0 TDs Passing 30 24 TOTAL OFFENSE 5769 4220 Total Plays 859 798 Average Per Play 6.7 5.3 Average Per Game 480.8 351.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 41-894 68-1207 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 18-186 14-73 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 15-265 12-224 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.8 17.8 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 10.3 5.2 INT RETURN AVERAGE 17.7 18.7 FUMBLES-LOST 10-7 13-10 PENALTIES-Yards 79-656 81-731 Average Per Game 54.7 60.9 PUNTS-Yards 46-1539 57-2157 Average Per Punt 33.5 37.8 Net punt average 30.1 33.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 32:06 27:33 3RD DOWN Conversions 60/153 58/168 3rd-Down Pct 39% 35% 4TH DOWN Conversions 11/19 17/29 4th-Down Pct 58% 59% SACKS BY-Yards 33-216 24-164 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 59 40 FIELD GOAL-ATTEMPTS 13-17 9-13 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-3 RED-ZONE SCORES (50-58) 86% (29-35) 83% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (40-58) 69% (22-35) 63% PAT-ATTEMPTS (55-58) 95% (33-36) 92% ATTENDANCE 17,635 14,887 Games/Avg Per Game 6/2,939 5/2,977 Neutral Site Games 1/2,450

Score by Quarters

Winona State Opponents

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Total

108 127 99 116 450 53 89 71 87 300

Rushing

GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long Avg/G Simmons 12 309 1845 71 1774 5.7 19 46 147.8 Ojika 12 59 407 21 386 6.5 3 34 32.2 Bradshaw 11 24 170 24 146 6.1 3 22 13.3 Resnick 12 26 139 19 120 4.6 1 17 10.0 Adams 12 3 65 0 65 21.7 1 56 5.4 Speer 12 4 39 5 34 8.5 0 26 2.8 Karon 12 6 12 1 11 1.8 0 5 0.9 O’Reilly 1 1 8 0 8 8.0 0 8 8.0 Resop 1 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 3 3.0 May 11 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Hauser 1 3 0 8 -8 -2.7 0 0 -8.0 TEAM 12 13 0 45 -45 -3.5 0 0 -5.0 Teigland 12 40 57 150 -93 -2.3 1 11 -7.8 Total 12 491 2745 344 2401 4.9 28 56 200.1 Opponents 12 398 1971 379 1592 4.0 13 46 132.7

Passing

GP Effic Comp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G Teigland 12 149.66 208-341-12 61.0 2942 24 73 245.2 Bradshaw 11 267.96 17-22-0 77.3 303 5 57 27.5 Speer 12 672.40 2-2-0 100.0 97 1 39 8.1 Simmons 12 318.40 1-1-0 100.0 26 0 26 2.2 O’Reilly 1 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Dahl 1 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 12 159.22 228-368-12 62.0 3368 30 73 280.7 Opponents 12 124.74 229-400-15 57.2 2628 24 83 219.0

Receiving

GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Speer 12 52 806 15.5 7 60 67.2 Hertz 12 42 569 13.5 4 33 47.4 Simmons 12 32 354 11.1 2 54 29.5 Adams 12 21 282 13.4 1 34 23.5 Mikes 12 19 451 23.7 6 73 37.6 Montgomery 12 16 260 16.2 2 28 21.7 Ojika 12 9 94 10.4 0 21 7.8 May 11 8 158 19.8 1 57 14.4 Ulferts 10 8 92 11.5 1 27 9.2 Jensen 12 5 59 11.8 4 20 4.9 Karon 12 5 58 11.6 0 14 4.8 Melcher 3 4 80 20.0 0 28 26.7 Resnick 12 4 35 8.8 0 11 2.9 Teigland 12 1 39 39.0 1 39 3.2 Bambenek 3 1 28 28.0 0 28 9.3 Houts 5 1 3 3.0 1 3 0.6 Total 12 228 3368 14.8 30 73 280.7 Opponents 12 229 2628 11.5 24 83 219.0

Total Offense

Teigland Simmons Bradshaw Ojika Speer Resnick Adams Karon O’Reilly Resop Hauser TEAM Total Opponents

GP Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G 12 381 -93 2942 2849 237.4 12 310 1774 26 1800 150.0 11 46 146 303 449 40.8 12 59 386 0 386 32.2 12 6 34 97 131 10.9 12 26 120 0 120 10.9 12 3 65 0 65 5.4 12 6 11 0 11 0.9 1 2 8 0 8 8.0 1 2 3 0 3 3.0 1 3 -8 0 -8 -8.0 12 13 -45 0 -45 -5.0 12 859 2401 3368 5769 480.8 12 798 1592 2628 4220 351.7

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2012 SEASON RECAP Punt Returns

May Singler Atwood Total Opponents

No. Yds Avg TD Long 16 165 10.3 0 34 1 21 21.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 18 186 10.3 0 34 14 73 5.2 0 12

Kick Returns

Ojika May Ulferts Norgaard Adams Karon TEAM Total Opponents

No. Yds Avg TD Long 19 511 26.9 0 86 12 206 17.2 0 48 4 103 25.8 0 36 2 31 15.5 0 18 2 27 13.5 0 21 1 16 16.0 0 16 1 0 0.0 0 0 41 894 21.8 0 86 68 1207 17.8 2 92

Fumble Returns Total Opponents

No. Yds Avg TD Long 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

Punting

No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Neuman 45 1539 34.2 51 4 13 11 1 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 46 1539 33.5 51 4 13 11 1 Opponents 57 2157 37.8 64 2 20 12 1

Field Goals

Vercher

M-A Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Long 13-17 76.5 0-0 6-7 5-6 2-4 0-0 43

Field Goal Sequence

Winona State Opponents Minnesota Crookston 25, (43) Minnesota Duluth (26), 33 (33) Northern State - U-Mary (26), (43) (32) Upper Iowa (23) Sioux Falls (23), 40 (37) Wayne State (39) (38), (23), 51 Minnesota State (25), (39) (47), (44), (39) Southwest Minnesota State (39) Augustana (35) 50 Concordia-St. Paul 40 (32), 54 Lindenwood (30), (27) 37

Interceptions

Williams Norgaard Mitchell Lazzara Lundy Weaver Coulter Ridenour Total Opponents

No. Yds Avg TD Long 3 39 13.0 0 39 3 36 12.0 0 29 2 52 26.0 1 52 2 43 21.5 0 25 2 14 7.0 0 14 1 44 44.0 0 44 1 37 37.0 0 37 1 0 0.0 0 0 15 265 17.7 1 52 12 224 18.7 1 85

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made

All-Purpose

GP Rush Rec PR KOR IR Total Avg/G Simmons 12 1774 354 0 0 0 2128 177.3 Ojika 12 386 94 0 511 0 991 82.6 Speer 12 34 806 0 0 0 840 70.0 Hertz 12 0 569 0 0 0 569 47.4 May 11 0 158 165 206 0 529 48.1 Mikes 12 0 451 0 0 0 451 37.6 Adams 12 65 282 0 27 0 374 31.2 Montgomery 12 0 260 0 0 0 260 21.7 Scoring Ulferts 10 0 92 0 103 0 195 19.5 --------PAT-------Resnick 12 120 35 0 0 0 155 12.9 Bradshaw 11 146 0 0 0 0 146 13.3 TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Simmons 21 - - - - - - - 126 Karon 12 11 58 0 16 0 85 7.1 Melcher 3 0 80 0 0 0 80 26.7 Vercher - 13-17 55-58 - - - - - 94 Speer 7 - - - - - - - 42 Norgaard 12 0 0 0 31 36 67 5.6 Mikes 6 - - - - - - - 36 Jensen 12 0 59 0 0 0 59 4.9 Mitchell 12 0 0 0 0 52 52 4.3 Hertz 4 - - - - - - - 24 Weaver 12 0 0 0 0 44 44 3.7 Jensen 4 - - - - - - - 24 Bradshaw 3 - - - - - - - 18 Lazzara 12 0 0 0 0 43 43 3.6 Ojika 3 - - - - - - - 18 Williams 12 0 0 0 0 39 39 3.2 Montgomery 2 - - - - - - - 12 Coulter 12 0 0 0 0 37 37 3.1 Adams 2 - - - - - - - 12 Bambenek 3 0 28 0 0 0 28 9.3 Singler 12 0 0 21 0 0 21 1.8 Teigland 2 - - - - 0-1 - - 12 Mitchell 1 - - - - - - - 6 Lundy 11 0 0 0 0 14 14 1.3 O’Reilly 1 8 0 0 0 0 8 8.0 May 1 - - - - - - - 6 Resop 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 3.0 Ulferts 1 - - - - - - - 6 Houts 1 - - - - - - - 6 Houts 5 0 3 0 0 0 3 0.6 Resnick 1 - - - - - - - 6 Hauser 1 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 -8.0 Sherard - - - - - - - 1 2 TEAM 12 -45 0 0 0 0 -45 -5.0 Total 59 13-17 55-58 - - 0-1 - 1 450 Teigland 12 -93 39 0 0 0 -54 -4.5 Opponents 40 9-13 33-36 0-3 - 0-1 - - 300 Total 12 2401 3368 186 894 265 7114 592.8 Opponents 12 1592 2628 73 1207 224 5724 477.0

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2012 SEASON RECAP 24 Williams 12 Weaver 4 Norgaard 34 Gerts 52 Murray 9 Mitchell 13 Foster 22 Lundy 44 Coulter 49 Corcoran 15 Splon 31 Lazzara 20 Mbayu 99 Frisby 96 Johnson 98 McGuire 95 Kubler 74 Detjens 40 Singler 55 Sherard 35 Ridenour 48 Harmon 38 Barton 45 Haben 28 Resnick 42 Opfer 5 Ojika 37 Roubal 27 Anderson-Walker 23 Morris 19 Atwood 47 Smidt 91 Ndondo-Lay 3 Adams 70 Ross 92 Thill 86 Montgomery 85 Melcher 29 Vercher 50 Lowe 36 Karon 66 Lilla 94 Lindeman TM TEAM Total Opponents

------------------Tackles------------------ --Sacks-- ----------Pass Def---------- ------Fumbles------ --Blocked-GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 12 56 30 86 8.5-40 1.0-6 3-39 8 - 2-0 - - 12 32 26 58 9.5-48 5.5-36 1-44 1 - - 1 - 12 39 16 55 1.5-7 - 3-36 9 - - 1 - 12 25 25 50 7.0-23 2.5-12 - 2 - - - - 12 23 27 50 1.0-2 - - 1 - 3-0 - - 12 27 19 46 - - 2-52 2 - - - - 12 21 21 42 7.0-49 3.0-20 - - - - 1 - 11 28 9 37 1.0-1 - 2-14 5 - - 1 - 12 18 19 37 5.0-44 4.0-41 1-37 - - - - - 12 15 21 36 3.5-11 1.5-8 - 1 - - - - 12 16 17 33 0.5-3 - - 2 - - - - 12 18 12 30 - - 2-43 3 - - - - 10 12 16 28 0.5-1 - - 2 - - - - 12 11 15 26 4.0-14 1.5-12 - 2 - - - 1 12 13 11 24 8.5-35 5.0-28 - - 1 - - - 12 14 10 24 3.0-9 2.5-8 - 1 - 1-0 1 - - 11 8 13 21 5.0-20 1.5-12 - - - 1-0 2 - 11 14 6 20 3.5-16 2.0-13 - - 1 1-0 - - 12 9 10 19 - - - - - 1-0 - 1 12 8 10 18 4.5-15 2.0-11 - - - - - - 1 6 4 7 11 0.5-1 - 1-0 - - - - - 6 5 5 10 1.0-1 - - - - - - - 11 7 3 10 - - - - - 1-0 - - - 7 2 5 7 0.5-1 - - - 1 - - - 12 4 1 5 - - - - - - 1 - 4 1 3 4 0.5-3 - - - - - - - 12 2 1 3 - - - - - - - - 2 2 1 3 - - - 1 - - - - 6 2 1 3 - - - - - - - - 9 3 - 3 - - - - - - - - 12 1 1 2 - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 - - - - - - - - 2 1 1 2 1.0-9 1.0-9 - -- - - - - - 12 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - 12 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 4 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 12 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 3 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 12 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - 5 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - 12 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - 12 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - 12 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 12 449 368 817 77-353 33-216 15-265 40 3 10-0 8 3 1 12 469 413 882 74-302 24-164 12-224 33 6 7-0 7 3 -

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2012 SEASON RECAP Winona State 58, Minnesota Crookston 6 Aug. 30, 2012 • Winona, MN • Verizon Wireless Stadium

No. 2 Minnesota Duluth 38, Winona State 16 Sept. 8, 2012 • Duluth, MN • James S Malosky Stadium

WINONA, Minn. – Winona State scored on its first offensive play of the season – a 54 yard pass from John Teigland to Rayon Simmons – and did not look back, beating Minnesota, Crookston 58-6 in both team’s season opener.

DULUTH, Minn. – John Teigland threw for 375 yards and a pair of touchdowns, but the Winona State football team fell to No. 2 Minnesota Duluth, 38-16.

The Warriors scored 27 points in the first quarter and held a 44-6 halftime lead while totaling 468 total yards on the night. The Warrior defense threw a shutout, with the Golden Eagles’ lone touchdown coming on a first quarter interception return for a score. Winona State’s top two quarterbacks, Teigland and Bryan Bradshaw, combined to complete 13-of-21 passes for 241 yards and four touchdowns. After Simmons’ opening play score, UMC was forced to punt on their opening possession. Teigland had his first pass of the following drive intercepted by Marcus Galan and returned for the lone Golden Eagle points of the game. The Warriors came right back, scoring three touchdowns during a 4:31 span to end the first quarter. Chichi Ojika scored on a 30-yard run and Teigland found Sean Hertz for an eight-yard touchdown strike to go up 20-6. Jay Adams tacked on a 56-yard touchdown run, one of three WSU scoring plays on the night that covered over 50 yards. Score by Quarters Minnesota Crookston Winona State

1 6 27

2 0 17

3 0 7

4 0 7

Final 6 58

Record 0-1, 0-1 NSIC 1-0, 1-0 NSIC

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOP WSU 1 14:39 Simmons 54 pass from Teigland (kick failed) 1-54 0:21 UMC 1 11:04 Galan 85 yd interception return (pass failed) WSU 1 6:34 Ojika 30 yd run (Vercher kick) 5-63 2:05 WSU 1 4:27 Hertz 8 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) 2-3 0:46 WSU 1 2:03 Adams 56 yd run (Vercher kick) 1-56 0:13 WSU 2 11:15 Simmons 8 yd run (Vercher kick) 8-54 3:38 WSU 2 5:27 May 57 pass from Bradshaw (Vercher kick) 3-58 1:58 WSU 2 0:00 Vercher 43 yd field goal 6-35 0:39 WSU 3 5:40 Simmons 4 yd run (Vercher kick) 7-71 4:11 WSU 4 14:54 Mikes 9 pass from Bradshaw (Vercher kick) 9-68 3:18 STATISTICAL SUMMARY UMC WSU FIRST DOWNS 13 20 RUSHES-YARDS 38-72 40-227 PASSING YARDS 116 241 Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-12-2 23-13-1 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 63-188 63-468 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-2 3-30 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-55 2-57 Interception Returns-Yards 1-85 2-44 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-34.0 4-39.0 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 11-76 6-43 Possession Time 31:51 28:09 Thrid-Down Conversions 1 of 13 5 of 11 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 5 0 of 0 Red Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 5-6 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-9 3-14

Teigland was strong all night, completing 23-of-44 passes for 375 yards, the fifth-most passing yards in a single game school history. Winona State’s last 300 yard passing game was by Evan Aber during the 2010 season at Upper Iowa. The Warriors accumulated 447 total yards against UMD, outgaining the Bulldogs offensively by 50 yards. After a pair of drives that pushed deep into Minnesota Duluth territory in the first quarter that did not amount to points, Winona State got on the board with a three-yard touchdown from Teigland to Sean Hertz early in the second. Minnesota Duluth immediately tied the game, taking the ensuing kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown. UMD scored again to go up 14-7 before Jake Vercher cut into the Bulldog lead with a 26 yard field goal. A late UMD touchdown made the score 21-10 at the half. The Bulldogs scored 17 unanswered points in the third quarter to move their lead to 38-10. Winona State scored the final points of the game with a ten-yard touchdown pass from Teigland to Tyler Speer with just over eight minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Speer ended the game with five receptions for 114 yards while Jay Adams also caught five passes. Senior Ryan Williams led Winona State defensively with ten tackles, including two tackles for loss. Ian Murray had seven tackles while Morgan Weaver recorded a sack.

0 6 6 6 6 13 6 20 6 27 6 34 6 41 6 44 6 51 6 58

RUSHING: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 14-81, Chichi Ojika 6-57, Jay Adams 1-56, Anthony Resnick 8-20, Spencer O’Reilly 1-8, Bryan Bradshaw 3-7, John Teigland 1-3, Willie Resop 2-3, Alan May 1-0, Taylor Hauser 3-(8). Minnesota Crookston-Richard Haley 16-75, Keith McBride 11-25, Wes Tucker 2-11, Ricky Jacobs 1-(1), AJ Barge 2-(5), Keith Osgood 2-(5), Derek Stewart 4-(28). PASSING: Winona State-John Teigland 11-7-1-124-2, Bryan Bradshaw 10-6-0-117-2, Rob Dahl 1-00-0-0, Spencer O’Reilly 1-0-0-0-0. Minnesota Crookston-Derek Stewart 19-9-1-87-0, AJ Barge 6-3-129-0. RECEIVING: Winona State-Alan May 2-72, Chichi Ojika 2-25, Anthony Resnick 2-19, Tyler Speer 2-9, Rayon Simmons 1-54, Jacob Bambenek 1-28, Jim Montgomery 1-17, Josh Mikes 1-9, Sean Hertz 1-8. Minnesota Crookston-Step Henderson 4-56, Richard Haley 2-17, Marcus Cheatham 2-12, Josh Perea 1-9, Josh Ross 1-8, Talo Pascal 1-8, Keith Osgood 1-6. INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Morgan Weaver 1-44, Gage Ridenour 1-0. Minnesota CrookstonMarcus Galan 1-85. FUMBLES: Winona State-none. Minnesota Crookston-Derek Stewart 2-1, Ricky Jacobs 1-0. SACKS: Winona State-Robert Ndondo-Lay 1-9, Colin McGuire 1-3, Lewis Johnson 1-2. Minnesota Crookston-Deryck Woods 1-9. TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Gage Ridenour 3-5-8, Ryan Singler 4-3-7, Colin Corcoran 3-4-7, Larry Mbayu 1-4-5, Terrell Foster 0-5-5, William Sherard 2-2-4, Matt Splon 2-2-4, Pat Lazzara 2-2-4, Austin Opfer 1-3-4, Parker Detjens 1-2-3, Jared Mitchell 2-0-2, Derek Smidt 1-1-2, Aaron AndersonWalker 1-1-2, Jaymes Roubal 1-1-2, Lewis Johnson 1-1-2, Ryan Gerts 1-1-2, Robert Ndondo-Lay 1-1-2, Colin McGuire 1-0-1, Charlie Haben 1-0-1, Otis Morris 1-0-1, Darby Lundy 1-0-1, Tamrick Atwood 1-0-1, Kevin Lindeman 0-1-1, Anthony Frisby 0-1-1, Ian Murray 0-1-1, Ryan Williams 0-1-1. Minnesota Crookston-Cecil Brown 8-3-11, Greg Lofquist 4-3-7, Tevin Kellum 4-1-5, Fred McCullough 3-2-5, Brody Davidson 4-0-4, Marcus Galan 2-1-3, Drew Selvestra 1-2-3, Crenshaw 1-1-2, Cole Jackson 1-12, Ricky Jacobs 1-1-2, Andrew Hall 1-1-2, Barry Lenon 0-2-2, Paul Webster 1-0-1, Josh Ross 1-0-1, Andrews 1-0-1, Terrez Toyer 1-0-1, Steinfeldt 1-0-1, Deryck Woods 1-0-1, Hawkins 1-0-1, Kevin Ellis 1-0-1, Joe Stearly 1-0-1, Rene Lawson 1-0-1, Lucas Foley 1-0-1.

Score by Quarters Winona State Minnesota Duluth

1 0 0

2 10 21

3 0 17

4 6 0

Final 16 38

Record 1-1, 1-1 NSIC 2-0, 2-0 NSIC

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOP WSU 2 11:00 Hertz 3 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) 9-77 5:05 UMD 2 10:44 Roth 89 yd kick return (Brees kick) UMD 2 7:20 Sikorski 6 yd run (Brees kick) 6-53 2:19 WSU 2 3:30 Vercher 26 yd field goal 10-67 3:50 UMD 2 0:31 Roth 15 pass from Vogler (Brees kick) 9-75 2:52 UMD 3 9:49 Helmer 5 pass from Vogler (Brees kick) 6-37 2:50 UMD 3 3:26 Brees 33 yd field goal 10-46 4:58 UMD 3 0:36 Sikorski 6 yd run (Brees kick) 4-50 1:41 WSU 4 8:46 Speer 10 pass from Teigland (pass failed 10-48 2:44 STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU UMD FIRST DOWNS 24 19 RUSHES-YARDS 25-72 47-282 PASSING YARDS 375 115 Passes Att-Comp-Int 44-23-1 16-12-0 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 69-447 63-397 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-6 1-2 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-27 3-107 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-27 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-23.7 4-31.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 5-49 5-74 Possession Time 26:57 29:38 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 12 6 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 1 of 1 Red Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 5-6 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-2 2-18

7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 16

0 7 14 14 21 28 31 38 38

RUSHING: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 21-87, Chichi Ojika 1-1, John Teigland 3-(16). Minnesota Duluth-Austin Sikorski 16-113, Brian Lucas 3-47, Chaz Thomas 5-39, Logan Lauters 9-34, Jeron Johnson 6-23, Chase Vogler 4-22, Justin Fowlkes 2-5, Team 2-(1). PASSING: Winona State-John Teigland 44-23-1-375-2. Minnesota Duluth-Chase Vogler 16-12-0-1152. RECEIVING: Winona State-Tyler Speer 5-114, Jay Adams 5-57, Sean Hertz 3-49, Rayon Simmons 3-21, Josh Mikes 2-64, Kyle Melcher 2-47, Jim Montgomery 2-19, Alan May 1-4. Minnesota DuluthAaron Roth 5-67, Joe Reichert 2-20, Justin Fowlkes 2-13, Zach Zweifel 2-10, Ben Helmer 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-none. Minnesota Duluth-Kenny Chowa 1-27. FUMBLES: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 1-1. Minnesota Duluth-none. SACKS: Winona State-Morgan Weaver 1-2. Minnesota Duluth-Gavin Brown 1-7, Blake Rogers 0.5-6, Nate Zuk 0.5-5. TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Ryan Williams 6-4-10, Ian Murray 3-4-7, Jared Mitchell 4-2-6, Pat Lazzara 3-3-6, Morgan Weaver 4-1-5, Colin McGuire 3-2-5, Anthony Frisby 2-3-5, Terrell Foster 3-14, Colin Corcoran 0-4-4, Darby Lundy 3-0-3, Chris Norgaard 1-2-3, Alex Coulter 1-2-3, Mike Barton 1-1-2, Ryan Gerts 1-1-2, Tyler Kubler 0-2-2, Larry Mbayu 1-0-1, Jay Adams 1-0-1, Lewis Johnson 0-11, Zach Lowe 0-1-1. Minnesota Duluth-Gavin Brown 3-9-12, Colby Ring 3-7-10, Chris Blake 4-4-8, Cameron Harper 1-7-8, Hoekstra 2-4-6, Blake Rogers 1-5-6, Nate Zuk 1-5-6, Travis Nordhus 1-4-5, Fossam Foncham 1-2-3, Kenny Chowa 1-2-3, Gavin Grady 1-1-2, Vandervest 1-0-1, Zibolski 1-0-1, Jeron Johnson 0-1-1, David Boegel 0-1-1, Joe Akey 0-1-1, Fletcher 0-1-1, Steve Ierulli 0-1-1, Jesse Reemtsma 0-1-1.

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2012 SEASON RECAP Winona State 42, Northern State 32 Sept. 15, 2012 • Winona, MN • Verizon Wireless Stadium

Winona State 32, Mary 23 Sept. 22, 2012 • Bismarck, ND • Bismarck Community Bowl

WINONA, Minn. – Rayon Simmons rushed for 177 yards, helping Winona State survive a powerful Northern State offense, 42-32. Simmons was the workhorse for Winona State, carrying the football 32 times to compile his 177 yards. The senior scored two of the Warriors’ four rushing touchdowns on the game as well. Winona State rushed for 229 yards on the game and put together 423 yards of total offense in the win.

BISMARCK, ND – Rayon Simmons ran for 176 yards and four touchdowns to become Winona State’s all-time leading rusher in the Warriors’ 32-23 victory over the University of Mary.

Winona State got on the board right away, getting a 12 yard touchdown from Simmons with less than two minutes off the clock in the first quarter. John Teigland scored on a one-yard quarterback sneak to push the Warrior advantage to 14-0 early in the second quarter. Northern State got back in the game with two second quarter touchdowns to pull within one, 14-13. Winona State responded, with Teigland throwing a five yard touchdown pass to Tyler Speer with just 11 seconds remaining before the half. Teigland ended the game with 136 yards after completing 15 of 29 passes. He found nine different Warriors for receptions in the game. The Wolves found the end zone on their first possession of the second half on a 39 yard run by quarterback Jared Jacobson. Jacobson finished the game with 314 total yards while accounting for four touchdowns. Winona State earned some separation later in the third, with Simmons scoring from five yards out and Teigland finding tight end Alex Jenson for two-yard score and a 35-19 lead. Northern State scored with just under five minutes remaining to pull within ten, 35-25, but Chichi Ojika took a handoff 34 yards for a touchdown to put the game away. Score by Quarters Northern State Winona State

1 0 7

2 13 14

3 6 14

4 13 7

Final 32 42

Record 0-3, 0-3 NSIC 2-1, 2-1 NSIC

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) WSU 1 13:26 Simmons 12 yd run (Vercher kick) WSU 2 12:38 Teigland 1 yd run (Vercher kick) NSU 2 8:52 Piatz 0 yd fumble recovery (kick failed) NSU 2 4:37 Piatz 22 pass from Jacobson (Alfaia kick) WSU 2 0:11 Speer 5 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) NSU 3 11:10 Jacobson 39 yd run (rush failed) WSU 3 5:50 Simmons 5 yd run (Vercher kick) WSU 3 0:01 Jensen 2 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) NSU 4 4:44 Hughes 6 pass from Jacobson (rush failed) WSU 4 2:27 Ojika 34 yd run (Vercher kick) NSU 4 0:38 Jacobson 11 yd run (Alfaia kick) STATISTICAL SUMMARY FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YARDS Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

Plays-Yds 4-84 10-71 8-56 4-44 14-68 9-83 3-27 3-29 12-87 4-48 10-65

TOP 1:34 3:29 3:41 1:20 4:25 3:46 1:15 0:59 4:02 2:16 1:49

0 0 6 13 13 19 19 19 25 25 32

7 14 14 14 21 21 28 25 35 42 42

NSU WSU 26 25 38-193 46-229 219 194 35-19-1 30-16-2 73-412 76-423 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-18 6-120 4-65 2-12 1-14 4-33.8 2-29.5 2-1 1-0 8-82 8-75 27:40 32:20 7 of 15 6 of 14 3 of 4 3 of 5 3-3 5-5 1-3 1-7

RUSHING: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 32-177, Chichi Ojika 6-49, Ismal Karon 3-10, John Teigland 4-(2), Team 1-(5). Northern State-John Hughes 15-95, Jared Jacobson 19-95, Walker 2-3, Chris Nguyen 1-1, Team 1-(1). PASSING: Winona State-John Teigland 29-15-2-136-2, Tyler Speer 1-1-0-58-0. Northern State-Jared Jacobson 35-19-1-219-2. RECEIVING: Winona State-Tyler Speer 4-43, Sean Hertz 3-46, Kyle Melcher 2-33, Dylan Ulferts 2-8, Chichi Ojika 1-11, Jim Montgomery 1-9, Ismal Karon 1-8, Rayon Simmons 1-7, Alex Jensen 1-2, Jay Adams 0-27. Northern State-Chris Morton 5-48, Jordan Piatz 4-81, Mark Hanley 3-33, Tanner White 3-21, Ben Jastram 2-19, John Hughes 2-17. INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Darby Lundy 1-14. Northern State-Logan Dosch 1-11, Marquis Mulkey 1-1. FUMBLES: Winona State-Alan May 1-0. Northern State-Mark Hanley 1-1, John Hughes 1-0. SACKS: Winona State-Anthony Frisby 1-7. Northern State-Jalon Bibbs 1-3. TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Ryan Williams 5-3-8, Chris Norgaard 5-2-7, Anthony Frisby 4-2-6, Ian Murray 2-4-6, Morgan Weaver 4-1-5, Ryan Gerts 3-1-4, Colin McGuire 3-1-4, Darby Lundy 3-0-3, Jared Mitchell 3-0-3, Colin Corcoran 2-1-3, Lewis Johnson 1-2-3, Terrell Foster 1-2-3, Mike Barton 1-1-2, Alex Coulter 0-2-2, Parker Detjens 1-0-1, Jaymes Roubal 1-0-1, Jim Montgomery 1-0-1, Kyle Melcher 1-0-1, Anthony Resnick 1-0-1, Ryan Singler 1-0-1, Pat Lazzara 0-1-1, William Sherard 0-1-1, Tyler Kubler 0-1-1, Jake Vercher 0-1-1. Northern State-Logan Dosch 9-2-11, Jayson Geditz 5-3-8, Fahnhorst 4-2-6, Mason Thorstad 2-4-6, Ikee Sirleaf 3-2-5, Ryan Weybrecht 3-2-5, Andrew Bell 3-2-5, Marquis Mulkey 2-2-4, Jalon Bibbs 2-1-3, John McDowell 1-2-3, Devin Olson 1-2-3, Paul Woodward 2-0-2, Jordan Cole 1-1-2, Zach Neer 1-1-2, Alberts 0-2-2, Blaine Schmidt 1-0-1, Felipe Alfaia 1-0-1, Chris Morton 1-0-1, Mike Tuch 0-1-1.

Entering the game Simmons needed just 47 yards to break the record, a mark he reached just two plays into the second quarter. A ten yard touchdown run from Simmons – already his second of the day – pushed the senior past Kevin Curtin and into the top spot on the program’s career rushing list. Simmons now has 3,993 yards in his Winona State career. Simmons was the only Warrior to find the end zone on the day, scoring from 14 yards out in the first quarter and adding his record-breaking ten-yard score in the second. His second touchdown put the Warriors up 13-0. Mary responded with a ten-play touchdown drive to get on the board, but a pair of Jake Vercher field goals gave WSU a 19-7 lead late in the half. Mary quickly went down the field, scoring on a 27-yard touchdown pass from Craig Bagnell to Jeremy Mayfield to make the score 19-14 in favor of Winona State at the half. The Marauders opened the second half with a field goal to pull within two, 19-17. That was as close as Mary would get, with Simmons scoring touchdowns on back-to-back WSU possessions in the fourth quarter to push the Warrior advantage to 32-17. Winona State’s defense forced three turnovers, with the offense scoring 17 points off the Mary miscues. Anthony Resnick caused the first turnover of the day, forcing a fumble on a punt that was recovered by Ryan Singler. Chris Norgaard intercepted a pass in the second quarter that stopped a Mary drive and led to Vercher’s first field goal. Tyler Kubler forced the Marauders’ third turnover of the day in the fourth quarter, sacking Bagnell and forcing a fumble that was recovered by Parker Detjens. Score by Quarters Winona State Mary

1 6 0

2 13 14

3 0 3

4 13 6

Final 32 23

Record 3-1, 3-1 NSIC 3-1, 3-1 NSIC

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) WSU 1 4:00 Simmons 13 yd run (kick blocked) WSU 2 14:22 Simmons 10 yd run (Vercher kick) UM 2 11:53 Steffan 3 pass from Bagnell (Ryan kick) WSU 2 4:37 Vercher 26 yd field goal WSU 2 1:04 Vercher 43 yd field goal UM 2 0:03 Mayfield 27 pass from Bagnell (Ryan kick) UM 3 12:30 Ryan 32 yd field goal WSU 4 12:41 Simmons 7 yd run (Vercher kick) WSU 4 8:02 Simmons 4 yd run (kick failed) UM 4 6:24 Sandy 3 pass from Bagnell (kick failed) STATISTICAL SUMMARY FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YARDS Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

Plays-Yds 10-72 3-27 10-71 12-49 6-17 5-88 11-58 9-78 6-30 9-65

TOP 3:35 0:57 2:23 7:09 1:42 0:52 3:30 3:23 2:25 1:38

6 13 13 16 19 19 19 26 32 32

0 0 7 7 7 14 17 17 17 23

WSU UM 29 22 54-201 23-69 232 319 27-22-0 46-27-1 81-433 69-388 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-10 5-117 6-104 1-7 0-0 4-39.2 2-37.0 0-0 2-2 8-64 6-46 40:02 19:58 8 of 16 8 of 16 1 of 1 1 of 3 5-6 4-4 3-30 4-40

RUSHING: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 34-176, Chichi Ojika 10-53, Ismal Karon 1-2, Team 1-(2), John Teigland 8-(28). Mary-Gravely 12-62, Evan Gross 2-17, Craig Bagnell 9-(10). PASSING: Winona State-John Teigland 27-22-0-232-0. Craig Bagnell 46-27-1-319-3. RECEIVING: Winona State-Tyler Speer 7-93, Sean Hertz 5-46, Rayon Simmons 4-26, Jay Adams 2-34, Dylan Ulferts 2-14, Ismal Karon 1-14, Jim Montgomery 1-5. Mary-Elby Pope 8-117, Tyler Steffan 7-49, Jeremy Mayfield 4-86, Bryan Sandy 4-14, Nick Jolliffe 3-35, Gravely 1-18.. INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Chris Norgaard 1-7. Mary-none. FUMBLES: Winona State-none. Mary-Elby Pope 1-1, Criag Bagnell 1-1. SACKS: Winona State-Alex Coulter 1-12, Tyler Kubler 1-8, Ryan Gerts 0.5-5, Morgan Weaver 0.5-5. Mary-John Oyloe 2-13, Maldonado 1-14, Troy Guptill 1-13. TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Chris Norgaard 7-4-11, Ryan Williams 4-4-8, Ryan Gerts 3-5-8, Morgan Weaver 3-5-8, Jared Mitchell 1-4-5, Ian Murray 1-3-4, Darby Lundy 2-1-3, Alex Coulter 1-1-2, Tyler Kubler 1-1-2, Anthony Resnick 1-1-2, Colin Corcoran 0-2-2, Terrell Foster 0-2-2, Matt Splon 0-2-2, Larry Mbayu 0-2-2, Lewis Johnson 0-2-2, Team 1-0-1, Chichi Ojika 1-0-1, Dylan Thill 1-0-1, Colin McGuire 1-0-1, Mike Barton 1-0-1, Ryan Singler 0-1-1, Parker Detjens 0-1-1, Pat Lazzara 0-1-1, Anthony Frisby 0-1-1, William Sherard 0-1-1. Mary-Maldonado 6-10-16, Gary Gellerman 4-9-13, Troy Guptill 6-3-9, John Oyloe 4-5-9, Nik Polski 3-6-9, Jake Nicholson 2-5-7, Ingemansen 3-3-6, Grant Singer 3-3-6, Craig Jeffrey 2-4-6, Preston Tescher 2-3-5, CJ Dreakford 3-1-4, Andrew Richter 2-1-3, Mike Wagner 0-3-3, Matthiesen 0-2-2, Giannosa 0-2-2, Tyler Ryan 1-0-1, Alex Matthews 1-0-1, Brandon Fox 1-0-1, Ethan Bakken 0-1-1, Alex Lee 0-1-1, Stefon Jones 0-1-1, Eggleston 0-1-1.

60 NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


2012 SEASON RECAP Winona State 45, Upper Iowa 42 Sept. 29, 2012 • Fayette, IA • Harms-Eischeid Stadium

Winona State 10, No. 23 Sioux Falls 9 Oct. 6, 2012 • Winona, MN • Verizon Wireless Stadium

FAYETTE, Iowa – Winona State scored twice in the fourth quarter to come from behind and post a 45-42 victory over Upper Iowa in both team’s NSIC South Division opener. Trailing 35-31, the Warriors scored on a 20 yard run by Rayon Simmons with 8:31 remaining in the game to retake the lead. Three plays later WSU safety Jared Mitchell intercepted a Cole Jaeschke pass and returned it 52 yards for a score and a 45-35 Warrior advantage.

WINONA, Minn. – The Winona State football team knocked of a ranked opponent for the fourth consecutive season as the Warriors used a late defensive stand to earn a 10-9 victory over No. 23 Sioux Falls.

Upper Iowa would not go away, scoring with 5:42 to pull within three, 45-42. After Winona State was forced to punt on their next possession, Upper Iowa marched down the field but was stopped on a fourth down play from the WSU 44 yardline with just over a minute remaining, cementing the Winona State victory. WSU quarterback John Teigland passed for 349 yards and a pair of touchdowns, the ninth-most single-game passing yards in Warrior history. Teigland completed 22-of-37 passes in the contest. Winona State opened a 14-0 lead early in the first quarter, with Simmons scoring on a two-yard run on the team’s first drive and Teigland hitting freshman Josh Mikes for a 57-yard touchdown. The Warriors added two more touchdowns in the second quarter, with Teigland finding Tyler Speer for a 40-yard touchdown and Chichi Ojika rushing for an 11-yard score. Upper Iowa ended the half with a long touchdown pass from Jaeschke, making the score 28-14 after two quarters. The Peacocks came out firing in the second half, sandwiching two touchdowns around a Winona State field goal to pull within three, 31-28, after three quarters. Another long touchdown pass for Jaeschke put Upper Iowa on top 35-31 early in the fourth quarter, setting the stage for the Warriors’ late comeback. Score by Quarters Winona State Upper Iowa

1 14 7

2 14 7

3 3 14

4 14 14

Final 45 42

Record 4-1, 4-1 NSIC 2-3, 2-3 NSIC

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOP WSU 1 10:48 Simmons 2 yd run (Vercher kick) 10-68 4:12 WSU 1 8:32 Mikes 57 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) 3-77 1:15 UIU 1 1:08 Hefty 10 pass from Jaeschke (Sandoval kick) 11-69 5:12 WSU 2 12:32 Speer 40 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) 6-80 3:28 WSU 2 2:35 Ojika 11 yd run (Vercher kick) 5-45 1:47 UIU 2 1:21 Hosch 47 pass from Jaeschke (Sandoval kick) 6-91 1:09 UIU 3 11:30 Gutman 21 pass from Jaeschke (Sandoval kick) 10-75 3:29 WSU 3 3:42 Vercher 23 yd field goal 8-65 3:45 UIU 3 0:49 Smith 1 yd run (Sandoval kick) 11-75 2:53 UIU 4 13:00 Hosch 59 pass from Jaeschke 5-72 2:24 WSU 4 8:31 Simmons 20 yd run (Vercher kick) 9-80 4:05 WSU 4 7:43 Mitchell 52 yd interception return UIU 4 5:42 Hosch 18 pass from Jaeschke (Sandoval kick) 7-69 1:58 STATISTICAL SUMMARY FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YARDS Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

7 0 14 0 14 7 21 7 28 7 28 14 28 21 31 21 31 28 31 35 38 35 45 35 45 42

WSU UIU 27 26 38-203 32-108 349 464 37-22-1 51-33-1 75-552 83-572 0-0 0-0 1-8 0-0 6-120 6-103 1-52 1-0 5-36.8 5-33.0 0-0 1-1 7-46 7-78 31:40 28:20 4 of 13 11 of 20 0 of 1 1 of 2 4-5 4-4 1-6 2-15

RUSHING: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 30-191, Chichi Ojika 4-24, Team 1-(3), Teigland 3-(9). Upper Iowa-Smith 21-75, Jaeschke 8-21, Moser 3-12. PASSING: Winona State-John Teigland 37-22-1-349-2. Upper Iowa-Jaeschke 51-33-1-464-5. RECEIVING: Winona State-Sean Hertz 5-77, Jay Adams 5-67, Rayon Simmons 3-31, Josh Mikes 2-64, Tyler Speer 2-44, Chichi Ojika 2-24, Jim Montgomery 1-19, Dylan Ulferts 1-12, Alan May 1-11. Upper Iowa-Hosch 8-163, Hefty 7-83, Gutman 6-93, Kaluzny 5-76, Newsom 2-20, Giesking 2-18, Nilges 1-6, Moser 1-6, Smith 1-(1). INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Jared Mitchell 1-52. Upper Iowa-Watkins 1-0. FUMBLES: Winona State-none. Upper Iowa-Jaeschke 1-1. SACKS: Winona State-Ryan Williams 1-6. Upper Iowa-Williams-Cooke 2-15. TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Darby Lundy 8-3-11, Ryan Williams 8-1-9, Larry Mbayu 5-2-7, Ryan Gerts 5-1-6, Terrell Foster 5-0-5, Jared Mitchell 4-1-5, Alex Coulter 3-1-4, Jacob Harmon 3-1-4, Ian Murray 3-0-3, Matt Splon 3-0-3, Morgan Weaver 1-2-3, Lewis Johnson 2-0-2, Parker Detjens 2-0-2, William Sherard 1-0-1, Chichi Ojika 1-0-1, Otis Morris 1-0-1, Colin McGuire 1-0-1, Charlie Haben 0-11, Anthony Frisby 0-1-1. Upper Iowa-Andera 7-6-13, Douglas 5-5-10, Leggett 4-6-10, Nesvik 3-6-9, Holloway 4-1-5, Arends 2-3-5, Watkins 3-1-4, Love 2-2-4, Williams-Cooke 2-0-2, Rollins 1-1-2, Saunders 0-2-2, Skinner 0-2-2, Mattingly 1-0-1, Dornink 1-0-1, Duncan 1-0-1, Donley 1-0-1, Summerhays 1-0-1, Simpson 1-0-1, Giesking 0-1-1, Fisher 0-1-1, Moser 0-1-1, Church 0-1-1, Martin 0-1-1.

The Warrior defense was swarming all night, allowing Sioux Falls to gain 309 yards of offense after the Cougars entered the night recording 418 yards per game. USF had the football six times in the second half, with WSU forcing three punts, forcing a fumble and recording a turnover on downs. The Cougars rushed for 86 yards on the game. Rayon Simmons paced the Warrior offensive attack, rushing for 191 yards on 30 carries. Simmons became the first player to record 100 yards on the ground against Sioux Falls since Oct. 23, 2010 against Dakota Wesleyan, a span of 20 games. The effort was Simmons fourth consecutive game of at least 175 rushing yards. Both teams scored early, with Sioux Falls taking a 6-0 lead on a seven-yard touchdown pass from Taylor Perkins to Austin VanHove. The Warriors responded with a Jake Vercher 23-yard field goal on their next possession to pull within three, 6-3. The score would remain 6-3 until the Warriors scored their lone touchdown of the day, a three-yard pass from John Teigland to Mike Houts with 4:47 to play in the third quarter. The touchdown gave WSU a 10-6 advantage. After the Warrior offense gave the team a lead, the defense protected the advantage, forcing a fumble on USF’s next possession. Teigland threw an interception the next time the Warriors had the ball, but the Cougars went three-and-out before driving down the field to kick a 37-yard field goal with 5:30 to play. Clinging to a one point advantage, WSU gave the ball back to Sioux Falls with 2:11 to play. The Warrior defense sacked Perkins and held on a fourth down play to preserve the victory. Score by Quarters Sioux Falls Winona State

1 6 3

2 0 0

3 0 7

4 3 0

Final 9 10

Record 5-1, 5-1 NSIC 5-1, 5-1 NSIC

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) USF 1 10:22 VanHove 7 pass from Perkins (Wieking kick) WSU 1 5:30 Vercher 23 yd field goal WSU 3 4:47 Houts 3 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) USF 4 5:30 Wieking 37 yd field goal STATISTICAL SUMMARY FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YARDS Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

Plays-Yds 8-76 12-71 11-85 11-58

TOP 3:19 4:47 6:08 5:26

6 6 6 9

0 3 10 10

USF WSU 17 19 28-81 43-207 228 173 42-23-2 27-14-2 70-309 70-380 0-0 0-0 1-0 3-28 3-42 3-82 2-0 2-0 6-37.2 5-35.6 1-1 2-2 7-65 6-52 29:45 30:15 4 of 15 5 of 15 1 of 2 0 of 0 2-3 2-3 1-6 4-28

RUSHING: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 30-191, Chichi Ojika 6-23, Tyler Speer 1-2, John Teigland 3-(4), Team 3-(5). Sioux Falls-Kristia Porter 10-54, Jordan Taylor 10-24, Carrington Hanna 1-6, Taylor Perkins 6-(1), Team 1-(2). PASSING: Winona State-John Teigland 27-14-2-173-1. Sioux Falls-Taylor Perkins 41-23-1-228-1, Carrington Hanna 1-0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: Winona State-Sean Hertz 4-34, Tyler Speer 3-63, Rayon Simmons 3-26, Jim Montgomery 1-24, Dylan Ulferts 1-22, Mike Houts 1-3, Jay Adams 1-1. Sioux Falls-Carrington Hanna 10-86, Austin VanHove 9-89, Jeremiah Oates 2-17, Celestine 1-26, Jordan Taylor 1-10. INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Ryan Williams 1-0, Chris Norgaard 1-0. Sioux Falls-Robert Virgil 1-0, Michael Frericks 1-0. FUMBLES: Winona State-Alan May 1-1, Rayon Simmons 1-1. Sioux Falls-Taylor Perkins 1-1. SACKS: Winona State-Lewis Johnson 1-10, Parker Detjens 1-7, Terrell Foster 1-3, Ryan Gerts 0.5-4, Tyler Kubler 0.5-4. Sioux Falls-Jonathan Talbot 1-6. TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Ryan Williams 8-2-10, Ryan Gerts 6-3-9, Morgan Weaver 3-4-7, Darby Lundy 3-2-5, Chris Norgaard 4-0-4, Ian Murray 2-2-4, Matt Splon 1-2-3, Jared Mitchell 1-2-3, William Sherard 1-1-2, Colin Corcoran 1-1-2, Terrell Foster 1-1-2, Pat Lazzara 1-1-2, Parker Detjens 1-1-2, Alex Coulter 0-2-2, Colin McGuire 0-2-2, Anthony Frisby 1-0-1, Mike Barton 1-0-1, Lewis Johnson 1-0-1, Tyler Kubler 0-1-1, Ryan Singler 0-1-1. Sioux Falls-John Tidwell 9-1-10, Robert Virgil 5-3-8, Jonathan Talbot 5-3-8, Matt White 3-5-8, Michael Frericks 4-3-7, Nick Bonte 3-1-4, Michael Tolkamp 2-2-4, Brett Jensen 3-0-3, Eric Anderson 2-1-3, Grant Schindler 1-2-3, Devin Flesher 1-2-3, Thad Campbell 2-0-2, Chris Harris 1-0-1, Clint Wilson 1-0-1, Ryan Graber 1-0-1, Braden Wieking 1-0-1, Jameel Medlock 0-1-1.

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2012 SEASON RECAP Winona State 17, Wayne State 13 Oct. 13, 2012 • Wayne, NE • Bob Cunningham Field

No. 9 Minnesota State 30, Winona State 20 Oct. 20, 2012 • Winona, MN • Verizon Wireless Stadium

WAYNE, Neb. – Rayon Simmons rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown to become the NSIC’s alltime leading rusher as the Winona State football team posted a 17-13 victory over Wayne State.

WINONA, Minn. – John Teigland threw for 292 yards and a touchdown but Winona State could not complete a late comeback, falling to No. 9 Minnesota State 30-20.

Simmons, who entered the game needing 94 yards to become the conference’s career rushing leader, set the record midway through the fourth quarter. The Warrior senior passed former Concordia-St. Paul standout Chris Washington (2000-03) to become the most accomplished runner in league history. Simmons now has 4,255 yards during conference games in his career.

Winona State dug itself a 20-6 hole early in the third quarter, but began to blaze a comeback trail late in the period. Rayon Simmons scored from 14 yards out to pull within seven, 20-13, with just over three minutes to play in the third quarter.

Simmons also passed the 1,000 yard mark for the third consecutive season, the only player in Winona State history with three straight seasons with at least 1,000 rushing yards. Simmons has 1,036 yards through seven games this season. Wayne State took an early lead on a 38-yard Max Martin field goal but the Warriors came right back, getting a 20-yard touchdown from John Teigland to Jay Adams. A second Martin field goal sent the Warriors into the half with a 7-6 lead. The Wildcats took a 13-7 lead in the third quarter on a seven-yard rushing touchdown by Charlie Davidson. Winona State’s offense took over from there, capping an 11-play, 75-yard drive with a fouryard touchdown by Simmons to regain a 14-13 advantage. Simmons reached 100 yards on the ground for the fifth consecutive game and the 20th time in his career, with the Warriors holding a 19-1 record in those games. Winona State added a 39-yard field goal by Jake Vercher midway through the fourth quarter to reach the final 17-13 score. The Warrior defense kept Wayne State in check throughout the game, allowing just 262 total yards and 112 yards through the air. The team recovered two fumbles while also blocking a field goal attempt. Tyler Kubler and Alex Coulter each sacked the WSC quarterback while Kubler and Ryan Williams recovered fumbles. Score by Quarters Winona State Wayne State

1 7 3

2 0 3

3 0 7

4 10 0

Final 17 13

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

Plays-Yds 10-26 6-80 9-59 2-19 11-75 6-46

TOP 3:58 2:31 4:39 0:43 5:12 3:17

0 7 7 7 14 17

Teigland completed 17-of-32 passes for 292 yards, connecting with nine different receivers. Sean Hertz was his favorite target, making five catches for 63 yards. Tyler Speer and Rayon Simmons each made two catches while Josh Mikes caught two balls for 64 yards, including a 54-yard reception on the game’s opening play. Winona State totaled 375 yards on the NSIC’s top-ranked defense on the day. MSU held Simmons to 60 yards on the ground, the first time since Sept. 8 at Minnesota Duluth that the back has not rushed for 100 yards. His touchdown run in the third quarter pulled him into a tie for the most career touchdowns scored by a Warrior. Ryan Williams led the WSU defense with nine tackles while Chris Norgaard made seven stops and intercepted a pass. Score by Quarters Minnesota State Winona State

Record 6-1, 6-1 NSIC 4-3, 4-3 NSIC

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) WSC 1 8:51 Martin 38 yd field goal WSU 1 2:35 Adams 20 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) WSC 2 12:56 Martin 23 yd field goal WSC 3 4:36 Davidson 7 yd run (Martin kick) WSU 4 14:24 Simmons 4 yd run (Vercher kick) WSU 4 8:30 Vercher 39 yd field goal

Minnesota State scored to go up 27-13 early in the fourth, but Teigland found Jim Montgomery for a 27 yard touchdown to get back to within seven. The Warriors had two chances late in the fourth quarter but were forced to punt deep in their own territory and, after moving the ball quickly down the field, threw an interception that allowed Minnesota State to secure the victory.

3 3 6 13 13 13

WSU WSC 17 14 41-121 33-150 193 112 25-11-1 30-15-0 66-314 63-262 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 1-11 3-44 0-0 1-21 5-31.8 5-42.6 1-1 2-2 6-44 4-35 31:35 28:25 4 of 14 2 of 13 0 of 2 1 of 2 2-2 2-3 3-13 3-17

RUSHING: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 31-133, Chichi Ojika 3-25, Bryan Bradshaw 1-4, John Teigland 3-(17), Team 3-(24). Wayne State-Brian Kent-14-85, Davidson 11-46, Nick Pulscher 7-17, Nate Most 1-2. PASSING: Winona State-John Teigland 24-10-1-163-1, Bryan Bradshaw 1-1-0-30-0. Wayne StateBrian Kent 17-8-0-67-0, Nate Most 13-7-0-45-0. RECEIVING: Winona State-Sean Hertz 4-94, Rayon Simmons 3-22, Jay Adams 2-39, Tyler Speer 1-30, Josh Mikes 1-8. Wayne State-Cole McDaniel 5-66, Kevin Paulsen 4-16, Grant Otten 3-15, Adam Stark 3-15. INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-none. Wayne State-Austin Pomajzl 1-21. FUMBLES: Winona State-Team 1-1. Wayne State-Nick Pulscher 1-1, Brian Kent 1-1. SACKS: Winona State-Alex Coulter 1-6, Lewis Johnson 1-6, Ryan Gerts 1-1. Wayne State-Richard Daniel 1-11, Shawn Barker 1-3, Dylan Tolbert 0.5-2, Jeff Pokorny 0.5-1. TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Morgan Weaver 5-0-5, Tyler Kubler 4-1-5, Alex Coulter 4-0-4, Ian Murray 4-0-4, Ryan Williams 3-1-4, Colin Corcoran 3-1-4, Anthony Frisby 0-4-4, Chris Norgaard 2-13, Terrell Foster 2-1-3, Ryan Gerts 2-1-3, Lewis Johnson 2-0-2, Matt Splon 2-0-2, Darby Lundy 2-0-2, William Sherard 1-1-2, Jacob Harmon 0-2-2, Vance Ross 1-0-1, Anthony Resnick 1-0-1, Colin McGuire 1-0-1, Jared Mitchell 1-0-1, Pat Lazzara 0-1-1. Wayne State-Nick Monzu 9-3-12, Jeff Pokorny 3-5-8, Benjamin Perry 6-1-7, Austan Pomajzl 5-2-7, Ben Radel 6-0-6, Nathan Scott 2-1-3, Nick Lewis 1-1-2, Anthens 1-1-2, Richard Daniel 1-1-2, Zach Bierman 1-0-1, Shawn Barker 1-0-1, Van Den Top 1-0-1, Morrison 1-0-1, Tyler McKeown 0-1-1, Dylan Tolbert 0-1-1, Cody Calhoun 0-1-1.

1 0 3

2 17 3

3 3 7

4 10 7

Final 30 20

Record 8-0, 8-0 NSIC 6-2, 6-2 NSIC

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds WSU 1 12:33 Vercher 25 yd field goal 5-62 MSU 2 14:11 Thielen 3 pass from Wolf (Brockshus kick) 7-83 MSU 2 10:14 Brockshus 47 yd field goal 4-(5) WSU 2 5:44 Vercher 39 yd field goal 10-53 MSU 2 1:43 Thielen 13 pass from Wolf (Brockshus kick) 8-61 MSU 3 6:36 Brockshus 44 yd field goal 7-35 WSU 3 3:24 Simmons 14 yd run (Vercher kick) 8-78 MSU 4 12:55 Thielen 23 pass from Wolf 9-67 WSU 4 10:09 Montgomery 27 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) 5-58 MSU 4 2:05 Brockshus 39 yd field goal 6-6 STATISTICAL SUMMARY FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YARDS Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

TOP 2:27 3:26 0:56 4:30 3:55 3:39 3:06 5:23 2:37 2:14

0 3 7 3 10 3 10 6 17 6 20 6 20 13 27 13 27 20 30 20

MSU WSU 18 19 40-130 23-57 224 318 23-16-1 33-18-2 63-354 56-375 0-0 0-0 3-36 1-1 5-20.8 6-30.0 2-3 1-29 3-39.7 5-25.8 0-0 0-0 8-58 4-30 33:39 26:21 5 of 13 2 of 12 1 of 1 1 of 1 4-4 3-4 1-3 3-32

RUSHING: Winona State-rayon Simmons 20-60, John Teigland 2-4, Chichi Ojika 1-(7). Minnesota State-Thomas 12-82, Thielen 2-17, Brookings 1-9, Brozovich 1-8, Wolf 19-8, Pfeiffer 5-6. PASSING: Winona State-John Teigland 32-17-2-292-1, Rayon Simmons 1-1-0-26-0. Minnesota StateWolf 23-16-1-224-3. RECEIVING: Winona State-Sean Hertz 5-63, Tyler Speer 3-60, Rayon Simmons 3-20, Josh Mikes 2-64, Jay Adams 1-34, Jim Montgomery 1-27, Alan May 1-25, Alex Jensen 1-16, Dylan Ulferts 1-9. Minnesota State-Thielen 10-128, Riggott 4-61, Pfeiffer 1-19, Murphy 1-16. INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Chris Norgaard 1-29. Minnesota State-Hancock 1-3, Gunderson 1-0. FUMBLES: Winona State-none. Minnesota State-none. SACKS: Winona State-Morgan Weaver 2-20, Alex Coulter 1-12. Minnesota State-Ballinger 1-3. TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Ryan Williams 6-3-9, Chris Norgaard 7-0-7, Morgan Weaver 5-2-7, Ian Murray 2-4-6, Parker Detjens 5-0-5, Jared Mitchell 3-2-5, Darby Lundy 4-0-4, Alex Coulter 3-1-4, Lewis Johnson 2-2-4, Pat Lazzara 3-0-3, Matt Splon 1-2-3, Ryan Gerts 1-2-3, Terrell Foster 1-1-2, Tyler Kubler 0-2-2, Jay Adams 1-0-1, Anthony Resnick 1-0-1, Ryan Singler 1-0-1, Larry Mbayu 0-1-1. Minnesota State-Gordon 4-1-5, Hall-Oliver 3-2-5, Raymond 3-2-5, Thompson 1-4-5, Ballinger 4-0-4, Hale 3-1-4, Hancock 3-1-4, Schmidt 3-1-4, Henderson 3-0-3, Smith 3-0-3, Kolstad 1-1-2, Jirgl 1-1-2, Fleigle 1-1-2, Wolf 1-0-1, Riggott 1-0-1, Fossen 1-0-1, Otto 1-0-1, LaPlante 1-0-1, Gunderson 0-1-1, Wendricks 0-1-1, Koehler 0-1-1.

62 NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


2012 SEASON RECAP Winona State 47, Southwest Minnesota State 20 Oct. 27, 2012 • Winona, MN • Verizon Wireless Stadium

Winona State 73, Augustana 35 Nov. 3, 2012 • Sioux Falls, SD • Kirkby-Over Stadium

WINONA, Minn. – Winona State held a potent Southwest Minnesota State offense to just 245 yards while gaining 566 of their own to post a 47-20 victory over the Mustangs. SMSU entered the game averaging 414 yards and 29 points per contest, but was held well below their season averages across the board. The Warriors held SMSU to just 80 yards rushing on the game and forced eight Mustangs punts.

SIOUX FALLS, SD – The Winona State football team set an NSIC record with 782 yards of offense while setting several other school records in a 73-35 win over Augustana.

The Warriors had a 14-7 lead at halftime but went on a 26-6 run to start the second half to put the game away. The WSU offense rushed for 307 yards with Rayon Simmons leading the team with 119 yards. Simmons got the Warriors on the board in the first quarter, scoring from four yards out to put WSU up 7-0. SMSU tied the game later in the first quarter but John Teigland responded with a 40 yard touchdown pass to Tyler Speer, one of four scores the quarterback tossed during the game. He added a six yard scoring pass to Alex Jensen early in the third, then after the Warriors forced safety, Teigland found Josh Mikes for another 40 yard touchdown to bring the Warrior lead to 30-7. Teigland completed 16-of-23 passes for 259 yards, while totaling a career-best four scores. Jensen caught his second touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter, a 20 yard catch and run, that was followed by a 39 yard field goal by Jake Vercher that increased the Warrior lead to 40-13. Southwest Minnesota State scored late in the fourth quarter, but the Warriors recovered an onside kick attempt with Bryan Bradshaw scoring from five yards out to make the score 47-20. Score by Quarters Southwest Minn. State Winona State

1 7 14

2 0 0

3 0 16

4 13 17

Final 20 47

Record 3-6, 3-6 NSIC 7-2, 7-2 NSIC

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOP WSU 1 10:06 Simmons 4 yd run (Vercher kick) 6-56 2:31 SMSU 1 5:57 Peschong 1 yd run (Schuveiller kick) 9-62 4:02 WSU 1 3:15 Speer 40 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) 6-65 2:42 WSU 3 13:09 Jensen 6 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) 5-67 1:44 WSU 3 8:42 Sherard safety WSU 3 6:43 Mikes 40 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) 4-63 1:52 SMSU 4 14:25 Kern 5 yd run (rush failed) 7-43 3:43 WSU 4 12:16 Jensen 20 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) 5-57 2:01 WSU 4 5:54 Vercher 39 yd field goal 11-54 4:55 SMSU 4 4:01 Dean 21 pass from Kern (Schuveiller kick) 6-54 1:46 WSU 4 1:37 Bradshaw 5 yd run (Vercher kick) 4-31 2:19 STATISTICAL SUMMARY FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YARDS Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

0 7 7 7 7 14 7 21 7 23 7 30 13 30 13 37 13 40 20 40 20 47

SMSU WSU 16 27 34-80 46-300 168 259 35-18-0 23-16-0 69-248 69-559 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-173 3-68 0-0 0-0 8-34.4 3-34.3 0-0 2-2 5-53 6-48 28:12 31:48 6 of 17 3 of 9 2 of 3 2 of 2 2-2 4-4 4-27 5-28

RUSHING: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 18-119, Anthony Resnick 9-77, Chichi Ojika 6-69, Bryan Bradshaw 6-39, Tyler Speer 2-6, Jay Adams 1-2, Team 1-(1), John Teigland 3-(11). Southwest Minnesota State-Gannon Moore 10-31, Charlie Kern 4-25, Warren Matthews 9-17, Tyler Peschong 11-7. PASSING: Winona State-John Teigland 23-16-0-259-4. Southwest Minnesota State-Tyler Peschong 22-14-0-121-0, Charlie Kern 13-4-0-47-1. RECEIVING: Winona State-Tyler Speer 6-91, Alex Jensen 2-26, Ismal Karon 2-23, Sean Hertz 2-23, Josh Mikes 1-40, Jim Montgomery 1-28, Rayon Simmons 1-13, Anthony Resnick 1-11, Chichi Ojika 0-4. Southwest Minnesota State-Cody Condon 6-61, Abe Kos 3-38, Warren Matthews 2-22, Tyler Erickson 2-11, Adam Olson 2-10, Anthony Dean 1-21, Britt Wickett 1-3, Will Kurka 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-none. Southwest Minnesota State-none. FUMBLES: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 1-1, Chichi Ojika 1-1. Southwest Minnesota State-none. SACKS: Winona State-Terrell Foster 2-17, Morgan Weaver 1.5-7, William Sherard 1-3, Colin Corcoran 0.5-1. Southwest Minnesota State-Schollmeyer 1.5-12, Blake Pennock 1.5-8, Dashawn Miller 1-7. TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Ryan Williams 6-0-6, Chris Norgaard 4-2-6, Jared Mitchell 3-3-6, Morgan Weaver 2-4-6, Ryan Gerts 2-3-5, Ian Murray 3-1-4, Darby Lundy 2-2-4, Matt Splon 2-2-4, Alex Coulter 0-4-4, Terrell Foster 2-1-3, Mike Barton 2-1-3, Pat Lazzara 2-1-3, Tyler Kubler 0-3-3, Colin Corcoran 0-3-3, Anthony Frisby 2-0-2, Jacob Harmon 1-1-2, Ryan Singler 1-1-2, Colin McGuire 1-1-2, William Sherard 1-1-2, Larry Mbayu 0-2-2, Aaron Anderson-Walker 1-0-1, Lewis Johnson 1-0-1, Parker Detjens 0-1-1, Gage Ridenour 0-1-1. Southwest Minnesota State-Joe Stupka 8-3-11, Da’Ronte Smith 8-1-9, Tate Bunkers 5-1-6, JJ Bobrowicz 3-2-5, 3-2-5, Dashawn Miller 2-3-5, Blake Pennock 1-4-5, Schollmeyer 2-2-4, Donovan Woods 2-1-3, Ben Pedersen 2-1-3, AJ Page 2-0-2, Graham Ketterling 1-12, Alex Oliver 1-1-2, Sam Bonsu 1-0-1, Alex Burton 1-0-1, McReynolds 1-0-1, Kyle Hahn 1-0-1, Jared Twedt 1-0-1, Will Kurka 1-0-1, Nathan Tiede 0-1-1, Adam Iversen 0-1-1.

The Warriors scored 28 unanswered points in the third and fourth quarter to pull away in an offensive shootout. John Teigland and Bryan Bradshaw combined to record 486 of WSU’s school record 525 passing yards while the Warriors also set school records for completions (32) and first downs (38). The previous NSIC record for total offense was 770, set by St. Cloud State against Minnesota, Crookston last season. Winona State’s previous record for total offense was 677, recorded last season against Upper Iowa. Winona State recorded six passing touchdowns, while totaling its school record 525 yards through the air. Teigland was 21-of-27 for 330 yards and a pair of scores, with Bradshaw completing ten of his 11 pass attempts for 156 yards and three touchdowns. Score by Quarters Winona State Augustana

1 17 7

2 21 7

3 14 21

4 21 0

Final 73 35

Record 8-2, 8-2 NSIC 4-6, 4-6 NSIC

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOP WSU 1 8:12 Simmons 2 yd run (Vercher kick) 9-71 4:42 WSU 1 5:19 Vercher 35 yd field goal 7-12 2:04 WSU 1 1:12 Speer 60 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) 3-67 1:27 AC 1 0:58 Gebhardt 92 yd kickoff return (Hanson kick) WSU 2 11:42 Montgomery 28 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) 8-73 4:10 WSU 2 7:42 Teigland 39 pass from Speer (Vercher kick) 7-97 3:09 AC 2 4:27 Parsley 22 pass from Hanson (Behrens kick) 7-60 3:07 WSU 2 0:40 Simmons 21 yd run (Vercher kick) 9-93 3:40 AC 3 11:52 Gebhardt 2 pass from Hanson (Hanson kick) 8-58 3:01 AC 3 9:12 Newell 22 yd run (Hanson kick) 2-22 0:12 WSU 3 3:58 Simmons 5 yd run (Vercher kick) 10-76 5:07 AC 3 1:55 Niklason 33 pass from Hanson (Hanson kick) 5-63 1:56 WSU 3 0:13 Jensen 15 pass from Bradshaw (Vercher kick) 4-54 1:42 WSU 4 12:01 Mikes 25 pass from Bradshaw (Vercher kick) 4-43 2:26 WSU 4 11:09 Bradshaw 14 yd run (Vercher kick) 2-30 0:33 WSU 4 7:31 Ulferts 27 pass from Bradshaw (Vercher kick) 3-26 1:45 STATISTICAL SUMMARY FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YARDS Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

7 10 17 17 24 31 31 38 38 38 45 45 52 59 66 73

0 0 0 7 7 7 14 14 21 28 28 35 35 35 35 35

WSU AC 38 17 40-257 33-193 525 122 39-32-1 23-11-2 79-782 56-315 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-0 5-97 11-235 2-76 1-76 1-37.0 3-46.7 1-1 2-2 13-111 5-40 38:52 20:14 7 of 10 0 of 7 0 of 0 2 of 2 5-6 1-1 1-7 0-0

RUSHING: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 27-187, Bryan Bradshaw 5-53, Chichi Ojika 2-9, Anthony Resnick 5-5, John Teigland 1-3. Augustana-Dajon Newell 13-138, CJ Ham 10-47, Phil Uecker 2-8, Justin Greenway 2-4, Ryan Schuetz 1-4, Jason Greenway 2-0, Josh Hanson 3-(8). PASSING: Winona State-John Teigland 27-21-1-330-2, Bryan Bradshaw 11-10-0-156-3, Tyler Speer 1-1-0-39-1. Augustana-Josh Hanson 22-11-1-122-3, Ryan Schuetz 1-0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: Winona State-Tyler Speer 8-135, Jim Montgomery 5-89, Josh Mikes 5-80, Sean Hertz 4-35, Rayon Simmons 3-55, Alan May 2-39, Jay Adams 2-11, John Teigland 1-39, Dylan Ulferts 1-27, Alex Jensen 1-15. Augustana-Darren Niklason 3-55, Ben Parsley 3-35, Grant Gebhardt 2-6, Noah Huisman 1-15, Isaac Jorgensen 1-6, Matt Gerry 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Ryan Williams 1-39, Alex Coulter 1-37. Augustana-Ross Peterson 1-76. FUMBLES: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 1-1. Augustana-Josh Hanson 2-2 SACKS: Winona State-Lewis Johnson 1-7. Augustana-none. TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Terrell Foster 3-5-8, Ryan Williams 3-3-6, Ian Murray 2-4-6, Jared Mitchell 3-2-5, Matt Splon 2-3-5, Pat Lazzara 3-1-4, Ryan Gerts 1-3-4, Colin Corcoran 1-3-4, Ryan Singler 1-3-4, Chris Norgaard 1-2-3, Anthony Frisby 1-2-3, Alex Coulter 0-3-3, Lewis Johnson 1-1-2, Charlie Haben 1-1-2, Colin McGuire 1-1-2, William Sherard 1-1-2, Gage Ridenour 1-1-2, Tyler Kubler 1-1-2, Morgan Weaver 0-1-1, Richard Lilla 0-1-1, Ismal Karon 0-1-1, Darby Lundy 0-1-1. AugustanaThomas Vanasek 5-8-13, Nate Kirby 3-5-8, Alex Kjellsen 3-3-6, Sam Thorson 2-4-6, Anthony Tucker 2-4-6, Austin Luecke 1-4-5, Steven Miller 3-1-4, Brandon Mohr 2-2-4, Justin Brown 2-2-4, Adam Juhl 2-1-3, Ben Skelly 2-1-3, Devon Alber 2-1-3, Jake Lee 2-1-3, Joel Slinden 0-3-3, Aaron Jung 2-0-2, Noah Huisman 1-1-2, Paul Ingram 0-2-2, Ross Peterson 0-2-2, Dajon Newell 1-0-1, Matt Gerry 1-0-1, Jackson Rynda 0-1-1, Jason Greenway 0-1-1, Brandon Ordorff 0-1-1, Darren Niklason 0-1-1, Teagan Brown 0-1-1, Nick Lee 0-1-1, Zach Barbur 0-1-1, Zak Carchedi 0-1-1, Jason Engstrom 0-1-1.

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2012 SEASON RECAP Winona State 49, Concordia-St. Paul 31 Nov. 10, 2012 • Winona, MN • Verizon Wireless Stadium

Winona State 41, Lindenwood 21 Dec. 1, 2012 • Excelsior Springs, MO • Tiger Stadium

WINONA, Minn. – Rayon Simmons became Winona State’s single season rushing leader as the Warrior football team scored 42 unanswered points to post a 49-31 victory over Concordia-St. Paul.

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 in Excelsior Springs, Mo.

Simmons rushed for 184 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the win. The senior now has 1,588 yards on the season, the most by any Warrior in a single campaign. His total this year is also the most for a runner in a season in NSIC history. Winona State’s 447 yards of total offense in the game also made the team the most prolific offense in conference history. The team has 5,182 yards of total offense on the season, bettering the previous mark of 4,858 yards set by Minnesota Duluth in 2008. After falling behind 10-0 after one quarter, the Warriors exploded offensively, scoring 42 consecutive points to hold a 42-10 lead after three quarters. John Teigland threw four touchdown passes in that outburst, while Simmons added a pair of scores on the ground. Teigland completed 18-of-29 passes on the game, totaling 206 yards through the air. He hit Sean Hertz with a pair of scoring passes, while also tossing touchdowns to Simmons and Josh Mikes. This is the second time in the last four games Teigland has thrown four touchdown passes. Hertz led the Warriors with five catches for 84 yards while Tyler Speer added four grabs for 47 yards The Warriors rushed for 243 yards as a team, its eighth game this season with at least 200 yards on the ground. Score by Quarters Concordia-St. Paul Winona State

1 10 0

2 0 21

3 0 21

4 21 7

Final 31 49

Record 2-9, 2-9 NSIC 9-2, 9-2 NSIC

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) CU 1 13:10 White 26 yd run (Obarski kick) CU 1 5:25 Obarski 32 yd field goal WSU 2 9:12 Hertz 33 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) WSU 2 5:21 Simmons 14 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) WSU 2 0:04 Hertz 8 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) WSU 3 7:34 Simmons 2 yd run (Vercher kick) WSU 3 6:05 Simmons 3 yd run (Vercher kick) WSU 3 1:21 Mikes 17 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) CU 4 13:22 Mason 28 pass from Peterson (Obarski kick) CU 4 8:42 Zollicoffer 30 yd run (Obarski kick) WSU 4 4:33 Bradshaw 1 yd run (Vercher kick) CU 4 0:06 White 40 yd run (Obarski kick) STATISTICAL SUMMARY FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YARDS Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

Plays-Yds 5-64 9-60 3-46 7-62 8-70 9-64 1-6 9-70 8-88 5-45 8-78 1-40

TOP 1:50 4:05 1:02 2:07 1:21 3:24 0:24 3:41 2:51 2:26 4:03 0:10

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 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 Winona State Lindenwood

7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 17 24 24 31

0 0 7 14 21 28 35 42 42 42 40 49

CU WSU 17 20 36-226 47-243 127 206 28-13-2 29-18-1 64-353 76-449 0-0 0-0 1-12 6-91 6-49 3-68 1-0 2-25 7-45.6 5-35.8 0-0 1-0 12-106 6-64 29:06 30:54 3 of 14 6 of 15 1 of 1 2 of 3 1-1 6-6 5-26 5-29

RUSHING: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 28-184, Chichi Ojika 3-35, Tyler Speer 1-26, Bryan Bradshaw 6-21, Anthony Resnick 1-5, Ismal Karon 2-(1), Team 1-(1), John Teigland 5-(26). Concordia-St. Paul-Spears 13-92, White 11-83, Zollicoffer 2-44, Peterson 10-7. PASSING: Winona State-John Teigland 29-18-1-206-4. Concordia-St. Paul-Peterson 28-13-2-127-1. RECEIVING: Winona State-Sean Hertz 5-84, Tyler Speer 4-47, Rayon Simmons 4-17, Josh Mikes 2-27, Jim Montgomery 1-23, Jay Adams 1-5, Chichi Ojika 1-3. Concordia-St. Paul-Thienes 6-55, Washington 3-5, Mason 2-41, Christen 1-18, Cole 1-8. INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Pat Lazzara 1-25, Darby Lundy 1-0. Concordia-St. Paul-Willett 1-0. FUMBLES: Winona State-John Teigland 1-0. Concordia-St. Paul-none. SACKS: Winona State-William Sherard 1-8, Colin Corcoran 1-7, Lewis Johnson 1-3, Anthony Frisby 0.5-5, Morgan Weaver 0.5-2, Ryan Gerts 0.5-2, Colin McGuire 0.5-2. Concordia-St. Paul-Moore 3-21, Campbell 2-5. TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Larry Mbayu 5-4-9, Ryan Williams 3-6-9, Colin Corcoran 4-1-5, Morgan Weaver 0-5-5, Chris Norgaard 2-2-4, Jared Mitchell 2-2-4, Matt Splon 1-3-4, Ryan Gerts 0-4-4, Parker Detjens 2-1-3, Tyler Kubler 2-1-3, Lewis Johnson 1-2-3, Colin McGuire 1-2-3, Ian Murray 0-3-3, Terrell Foster 1-1-2, Anthony Frisby 1-1-2, William Sherard 0-2-2, Alex Coulter 0-2-2, Charlie Haben 0-2-2, Otis Morris 1-0-1, Mike Barton 1-0-1, Jacob Harmon 0-1-1, Pat Lazzara 0-1-1. Concordia-St. Paul-Campbell 7-3-10, Willett 5-4-9, Randle 7-1-8, Halverson 3-4-7, Moore 4-2-6, Sesson 3-3-6, Mireri 4-1-5, Asad 3-2-5, Trifunov 3-0-3, Barlow 2-1-3, Nieuwsma 2-1-3, Flack 1-2-3, White 1-2-3, Nunnery 0-3-3, McKee 1-1-2, Head 1-0-1, Burchell 1-0-1, Parker 1-0-1, Christen 0-1-1, Molden 0-1-1.

1 2 3 4 Final Record 10 14 10 7 41 10-2 7 7 0 7 21 8-4

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) LWU 1 13:27 Helmick 83 pass from Miller (Neal kick) WSU 1 12:45 Mikes 73 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) WSU 1 2:09 Vercher 30 yd field goal LWU 2 9:03 Helmick 58 pass from Gomez (Neal kick) WSU 2 3:24 Simmons 1 yd run (Vercher kick) WSU 2 0:31 Resnick 11 yd run (Vercher kick) WSU 3 13:53 Speer 8 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) WSU 3 9:44 Vercher 27 yd field goal LWU 4 9:24 Alexander 3 pass from Miller (Neal kick) WSU 4 4:24 Speer 9 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) STATISTICAL SUMMARY FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YARDS Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

Plays-Yds 3-87 2-75 10-68 1-58 5-29 7-57 3-75 9-27 14-80 9-71

TOP 1:33 0:41 4:19 0:08 2:21 1:52 1:07 3:21 4:08 4:55

0 7 10 10 17 24 31 34 34 41

7 7 7 14 14 14 14 14 21 21

WSU LWU 31 20 48-284 16-8 303 414 31-23-0 46-30-3 79-587 62-422 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-6 1-2 7-71 3-18 0-0 4-31.8 3-43.3 1-0 0-0 4-30 3-18 36:14 23:46 5 of 12 5 of 13 1 of 1 2 of 3 6-6 1-3 3-20 0-0

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-(4). Lindenwood-O’Bryant 11-19, Nate Orlando 1-0, Dillon Miller 2-(2), Ben Gomez 2-(9). PASSING: Winona State-John Teigland 31-23-0-303-3. 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, O’Bryant 4-51, Sam Sealer 4-49, Jaron Alexander 4-39, Donnie Jennert 1-3, Nate Orlando 1-0, Chase Stewart 1-(6). INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Pat Lazzara 1-18, Ryan Williams 1-0, Jared Mitchell 1-0. Lindenwood-none. FUMBLES: Winona State-Chichi Ojika 1-0. Lindenwood 1-0. SACKS: Winona State-Alex Coulter 1-11, Parker Detjens 1-6, Colin McGuire 1-3. Lindenwood-none. 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, Terrell Foster 2-1-3, Matt Splon 2-1-3, Parker Detjens 2-0-2, Ryan Singler 1-1-2, Colin McGuire 1-1-2, Colin Corcoran 1-1-2, Ian Murray 1-1-2, Lewis Johnson 1-01, William Sherard 1-0-1, Jacob 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 Hagely 1-0-1, Cody Reider 1-0-1, Team 1-0-1, Nate Orlando 1-0-1, Jalin Brown 1-0-1.

64 NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


2013 WARRIOR OPPONENTS Bemidji State Beavers Sept. 5 - 6 pm Winona, Minn.

St. Cloud State Huskies Sept. 14 - 6 pm St. Cloud, Minn.

MSU Moorhead Dragons Sept. 21 - 1 pm Winona, Minn.

Quick Facts Name Bemidji State University Location Bemidji, Minn. Founded 1919 Enrollment 5,360 Nickname Beavers Stadium Chet Anderson Field Capacity 3,500 President Dr. Richard Hanson Athletic Director Tracy Dill Athletic Phone 218-755-2941

Quick Facts Name St. Cloud State University Location St. Cloud, Minn. Founded 1869 Enrollment 16,457 Nickname Huskies Stadium Husky Stadium Capacity 4,198 President Dr. Earl H. Potter Athletic Director Heather Weems Athletic Phone 320-308-3102

Quick Facts Name Minnesota State University Moorhead Location Moorhead, Minn. Founded 1887 Enrollment 7,500 Nickname Dragons Stadium Alex Nemzek Stadium Capacity 3,500 President Dr. Edna Szymanski Athletic Director Doug Peters Athletic Phone 218-477-2622

Coaching Information Head Coach Jeff Tesch Alma Mater (Year) Moorhead State (1978) Record at School (Years) 113-71 (17) Overall Record 113-71 (17) Record vs. WSU 2-10 Assistant Coaches Rich Jahner (DB), Brent Bolte (DC), Eric Medberry (OC), Ken Traxler (OL), George Percak-Dennett (OLB), Taylor Summers (DL), Adam Riggers (WR), Andrew Beach (RB) Football Office Phone 218-755-2772

Coaching Information Head Coach Scott Underwood Alma Mater (Year) Augustana (1988) Record at School (Years) 40-18 (5) Overall Record (Years) 40-18 (5) Record vs. WSU 1-1 Assistant Coaches Doug Patterson (OL), Ian Shoemaker (QB), Jim Louis (DB), Steve Grimit (DL), Jacob Claborn (TE), Mitchell Kleinschrodt (DB), Chris Rupe (LB) Football Office Phone 320-308-4113

Coaching Information Head Coach Steve Laqua Alma Mater (Year) North Dakota State (2000) Record at School (Years) 3-19 (2) Overall Record (Years) 3-19 (2) Record vs. WSU 0-1 Assistant Coaches Joe Lardinois (DL), Matt Kittelson (LB), Rob Hunt (DB), Matt Baasch (QB), Dan Fatland (RB), Ross Danielson (WR), Kevin Murphy (OL), Bryan Sandy (TE) Football Office Phone 218-477-2078

Team Information 2012 Overall Record 7-4 2012 Conference Record 7-4 Starters Returning (O/D/S) 3/8/1 Starters Lost (O/D/S) 8/3/0 Lettermen Returning 36 (16/19/1 Lettermen Lost 23 (15/8/0)

Team Information 2012 Overall Record 7-4 2012 Conference Record 7-4 Starters Returning (O/D/S) 9/7/0 Starters Lost (O/D/S) 2/4/2 Lettermen Returning 36 (17/18/1) Lettermen Lost 11 (5/5/1)

Team Information 2012 Overall Record 1-10 2012 Conference Record 1-10 Starters Returning (O/D/S) 18 (10/6/2) Starters Lost (O/D/S) 8 (1/5/2) Lettermen Returning 33 Lettermen Lost 21

Media Information Football Contact Dax Larson Phone 218-755-2763 E-Mail Address dlarson@bemidjistate.edu Fax Number 218-755-3898 Official Website www.bsubeavers.com

Media Information Football Contact Anne Abicht Phone 320-308-2141 E-Mail Address aabicht@stcloudstate.edu Fax Number 320-308-2099 Official Website www.scsuhuskies.com

Media Information Football Contact Tom Berg Phone 218-477-2550 E-Mail Address tom.berg@mnstate.edu Fax Number 218-447-2324 Official Website www.msumdragons.com

Series Information WSU All-Time vs. BSU 43-28-1 First Meeting 1932 Last 10 Meetings WSU leads 8-2 Sawyer vs. BSU 10-2

Series Information WSU All-Time vs. SCSU 14-42-4 First Meeting 1919 Last 10 Meetings SCSU leads 9-1 Sawyer vs. SCSU 1-1

Series Information WSU All-Time vs. MSUM 32-37-1 First Meeting 1932 Last 10 Meetings WSU leads 10-0 Sawyer vs. MSUM 13-1

Sept. 5 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16

2013 Schedule

at Winona State Concordia-St. Paul at Augustana Southwest Minnesota State at Minnesota Crookston U-Mary at Northern State Minnesota Duluth St. Cloud State at MSU Moorhead at Minot State

Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16

2013 Schedule at Southwest Minnesota State Winona State at Concordia-St. Paul Augustana at Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Crookston at U-Mary Northern State at Bemidji State at Minot State at MSU Moorhead

Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16

2013 Schedule

at Augustana Southwest Minnesota State at Winona State Concordia-St. Paul at Northern State Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota Crookston U-Mary at Minot State Bemidji State at St. Cloud State

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2013 WARRIOR OPPONENTS Minot State Beavers Sept. 28 - 1:30 pm Minot, ND

Upper Iowa Peacocks Oct. 5 - 6 pm Winona, Minn.

Sioux Falls Cougars Oct. 12 - 1 pm Sioux Falls, SD

Quick Facts Name Minot State University Location Minot, North Dakota Founded 1913 Enrollment 3,376 Nickname Beavers Stadium Herb Parker Stadium Capacity 4,500 President Dr. David Fuller Athletic Director Rick Hedberg Athletic Phone 701-858-3041

Quick Facts Name Upper Iowa University Location Fayette, Iowa Founded 1857 Enrollment 990 Nickname Peacocks Stadium Harms-Eischeid Stadium Capacity 3,500 President Dr. Bill Duffy Athletic Director David Miller Athletic Phone 563-425-5700

Quick Facts Name University of Sioux Falls Location Sioux Falls, SD Founded 1883 Enrollment 1,576 Nickname Cougars Stadium Bob Young Field Capacity 6,500 President Mark Benedetto Athletic Director William Sanchez Athletic Phone 605-331-6791

Coaching Information Head Coach Paul Rudolph Alma Mater (Year) Minot State (1988) Record at School (Years) 31-31 (6) Overall Record (Years) 74-78 Record vs. WSU 0-0 Assistant Coaches Andy Heitkamp (RB, K/P), Jeff Miller (LB), Josh Kittell (WR), Michael Painter (DB), Scott MacDonald (TE/OL), Chris Compton (DB), Ozzie Reinholz (LB) Football Office Phone 701-858-4450

Coaching Information Head Coach Tom Shea Alma Mater Dakota State Record at School (Years) 10-36 (4) Overall Record (Years) 108-84-3 (19) Record vs. WSU 0-3 Assistant Coaches Orv Otten (DC), Brian Frana (OC), Jesse Montalto (QB), Dave Barclay (RB), Marty Higgins (WR), Justin Wyatt (DL), Dan Lemke (DB) Football Office Phone 563-425-5313

Team Information 2012 Overall Record 2012 Conference Record Starters Returning (O/D/S) Starters Lost (O/D/S) Lettermen Returning Lettermen Lost

Team Information 2012 Overall Record 2012 Conference Record Starters Returning Starters Lost (O/D/S) Lettermen Returning Lettermen Lost

Coaching Information Head Coach Jeff Stugart Alma Mater (Year) Azusa Pacific (1994) Record at School (Years) 27-7 (3) Overall Record (Years) 53-14 (6) Record vs. WSU 0-1 Assistant Coaches Robert Tucker (DC), Ryan Grubb (OC), Casey Melle (OL), Tremaine Jackson (DL), Cesar Rivas-Sandoval (LB), Al Hansen (K/P), Brandon Anderson (OLB), Casey Peters (RB/ TE), Dustan Hovorka (WR), Jon Eastman (OL), Rick Thomas (DB), Kristian Porter (RB/TE) Football Office Phone 605-331-6685

3-8 3-8 (7/8/4) (4/3/1) 31 10

2-9 2-9 17 5 37 10

Media Information Football Contact Michael Linnell Phone 701-858-3681 E-Mail Address michael.linnell@minotstateu.edu Fax Number 701-858-3136 Official Website www.msubeavers.com

Media Information Football Contact Howard Thompson Phone 563-425-5307 E-Mail Address thompsonh@uiu.edu Fax Number 563-425-5334 Official Website www.upperiowaathletics.com

Series Information WSU All-Time vs. MSU First Meeting First Meeting 2013

Series Information WSU All-Time vs. UIU 9-0 First Meeting 1968 Last 10 Meetings WSU leads 9-0 Sawyer vs. UIU 7-0

Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16

2013 Schedule at Concordia-St. Paul Augustana at Southwest Minnesota State Winona State at U-Mary Northern State at Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota Crookston MSU Moorhead at St. Cloud State Bemidji State

Sept. 6 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16

2013 Schedule at Minnesota Crookston Minnesota Duluth at Northern State U-Mary at Winona State Concordia-St. Paul at Augustana Southwest Minnesota State Sioux Falls at Wayne State Minnesota State

Team Information 2012 Overall Record 2012 Conference Record Starters Returning (O/D) Starters Lost (O/D) Lettermen Returning Lettermen Lost

9-2 9-2 6 (2/4/0) 19 (9/7/3) 42 30

Media Information Football Contact Stephanie Pendrys Phone 605-575-2074

E-Mail Address Stephanie.Pendrys@usiouxfalls.edu

Fax Number Official Website

605-331-6792 www.usfcougars.com

Series Information WSU All-Time vs. USF First Meeting Last 10 Meetings Sawyer vs. USF Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16

1-0 2012 1-0 1-0

2013 Schedule at Minnesota Duluth Northern State at U-Mary Minnesota Crookston at Southwest Minnesota State Winona State at Concordia-St. Paul Augustana at Upper Iowa Minnesota State at Wayne State

66 NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


2013 WARRIOR OPPONENTS Wayne State Wildcats Oct. 19 - 2:30 pm Winona, Minn.

Minnesota State Mavericks Oct. 26 - 1 pm Mankato, Minn.

Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs Nov. 2 - 1 pm Marshall, Minn.

Quick Facts Name Wayne State College Location Wayne, Neb. Founded 1910 Enrollment 3,700 Nickname Wildcats Stadium Bob Cunningham Field Capacity 3,500 President Curt Frye Athletic Director Mike Powicki Athletic Phone 402-375-7520

Quick Facts Name Minnesota State University, Mankato Location Mankato, Minn. Founded 1868 Enrollment 15,036 Nickname Mavericks Stadium Blakeslee Stadium Capacity 7,000 President Dr. Richard Davenport Athletic Director Kevin Buisman Athletic Phone 507-389-6111

Quick Facts Name Southwest Minnesota State University Location Marshall, Minn. Founded 1967 Enrollment 3,200 Nickname Mustangs Stadium Schwan Regional Event Center Capacity 3,000 President Dr. Connie Gores Athletic Director Chris Hmielewski Athletic Phone 507-537-7984

Coaching Information Head Coach Dan McLaughlin Alma Mater (Year) Bellevue College (1982) Record at School (Years) 52-38 (8) Overall Record (Years) 52-38 (8) Record vs. WSU 2-6 Assistant Coaches John McMenamin (OC), Mike Aldrich (DC), Scott McLaughlin (DL), Dave Volk (OL), Logan Masters (WR), Zak Pfeffer (DB), Darius Davis (LB), Jake Behrns (RB), Derek Edholm (TE), Thomas Wells (LB) Football Office Phone 402-375-7315

Coaching Information Head Coach Aaron Keen Alma Mater (Year) Washington University (1994) Record at School (Years) 13-1 (1) Overall Record (Years) 13-1 (1) Record vs. WSU 1-0 Assistant Coaches Joe Klanderman (DC), Ron Planz (DL), Brian Bell (DB), Bryan Schmid (DE), Kevin Sanger (RB), John Kersbergen (TE), Jason Eck (OL), Jon Daniel (WR) Football Office Phone 507-389-5356

Coaching Information Head Coach Cory Sauter Alma Mater (Year) Minnesota (1997) Record at School (Years) 11-22 (3) Overall Record (Years) 11-22 (3) Record vs. WSU 0-3 Assistant Coaches Christian Guenther (DC), Jeremy Darveau (OL), Anthony Kerr (LB), Travis Mokate (DB) Jay Smith (DL), Evan Eastburn (RB), Grant Murray (TE), Rob Schlaeger (LB) Football Office Phone 507-537-6324

Team Information 2012 Overall Record 13-1 2012 Conference Record 11-0 Starters Returning (O/D/S) 21 (10/9/2) Starters Lost (O/D/S) 5 (2/3/0) Lettermen Returning 52 (26/24/2) Lettermen Lost 14 (5/9/0)

Team Information 2011 Overall Record 2011 Conference Record Starters Returning (O/D/S) Starters Lost (O/D/S) Lettermen Returning Lettermen Lost

Media Information Football Contact Nick Burns Phone 507-389-2625 E-Mail Address nicholas.burns@mnsu.edu Fax Number 507-389-1923 Official Website www.msumavericks.com

Media Information Football Contact Kelly Loft Phone 507-537-7177 E-Mail Address kelly.loft@smsu.edu Fax Number 507-537-6578 Official Website www.smsumustangs.com

Series Information WSU All-Time vs. MSU 17-33-4 First Meeting 1897 Last 10 Meetings MSU leads 2-8 Sawyer vs. MSU 1-4

Series Information WSU All-Time vs. SMSU 26-17 First Meeting 1970 Last 10 Meetings WSU leads 9-1 Sawyer vs. SMSU 15-2

Team Information 2012 Overall Record 2012 Conference Record Starters Returning (O/D/S) Starters Lost (O/D) Lettermen Returning Lettermen Lost

6-5 6-5 9/8/0 2/3/2 37 16

Media Information Football Contact Mike Grosz Phone 402-375-7326 E-Mail Address migrosz1@wsc.edu Fax Number 402-375-7271 Official Website www.wscwildcats.com Series Information WSU All-Time vs. WSC 14-3 First Meeting 1994 Last 10 Meetings WSU leads 8-2 Sawyer vs. WSC 13-2 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16

2013 Schedule at Northern State U-Mary at Minnesota Crookston Minnesota Duluth at Augustana Southwest Minnesota State at Winona State Concordia-St. Paul at Minnesota State Upper Iowa Sioux Falls

Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16

2013 Schedule

at U-Mary Minnesota Crookston at Minnesota Duluth Northern State at Concordia-St. Paul Augustana at Southwest Minnesota State Winona State Wayne State at Sioux Falls at Upper Iowa

Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16

4-7 4-7 8/8/1 3/3/0 34 20

2013 Schedule

St. Cloud State at MSU Moorhead Minot State at Bemidji State Sioux Falls at Wayne State Minnesota State at Upper Iowa Winona State at Concordia.-St. Paul at Augustana

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2013 WARRIOR OPPONENTS Augustana Vikings Nov. 9 - 1 pm Winona, Minn.

Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears Nov. 16 - 1 pm St. Paul, Minn.

Quick Facts Name Augustna College Location Sioux Falls, SD Founded 1860 Enrollment 1,800 Nickname Vikings Stadium Kirkeby-Over Stadium Capacity 6,000 President Rob Oliver Athletic Director Bill Gross Athletic Phone 605-274-4311

Quick Facts Name Concordia University, St. Paul Location St. Paul, Minn. Founded 1893 Enrollment 3,000 Nickname Golden Bears Stadium Sea Foam Stadium Capacity 3,500 President Rev. Tom Ries Athletic Director Tom Rubbelke Athletic Phone 651-641-8854

Coaching Information Head Coach Jerry Olszewski Alma Mater (Year) UW-Stevens Point (1993) Record at School (Years) 0-0 (First) Overall Record (Years) 32-18 Record vs. WSU 0-0 Assistant Coaches Jake Dickert (DC), James Schrenk (WR), Brian Bergstrom (LB), Matt Bacoulis (OL), Kelly Scholten (DL), Wesley Lynch (RB), Rob Carslile (DB), Chase King (TE) Football Office Phone 605-274-5538

Coaching Information Head Coach Ryan Williams Alma Mater (Year) North Dakota State (2001) Record at School (Years) 8-14 (2) Overall Record (Years) 8-14 (2) Record vs. WSU 0-2 Assistant Coaches Todd Strop (DC), Derek Branch (TE/RB), Sam Cummings (DL), Mike McHugh (OL), DP Eyman (WR), Mike LaBone (ILB), Russell Gary (DB), Robby Huberty (OLB), Josh Rosenthal (ST), Lee Brecke (Off.) Football Office Phone 651-603-6313

Team Information 2012 Overall Record 2012 Conference Record Starters Returning Starters Lost Lettermen Returning Lettermen Lost

5-6 5-6 15 9 45 15

Media Information Football Contact Tim Evans Phone 605-274-4335 E-Mail Address tim.evans@augie.edu Fax Number 605-274-5298 Official Website www.goaugie.com Series Information WSU All-Time vs. AC 3-4 First Meeting 1973 Last 10 Meetings AC leads 3-4 Sawyer vs. AC 3-2 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16

2013 Schedule

MSU Moorhead at Minot State Bemidji State at St. Cloud State Wayne State at Minnesota State Upper Iowa at Sioux Falls Concordia-St. Paul at Winona State Southwest Minnesota State

Team Information 2012 Overall Record 2012 Conference Record Starters Returning (O/D/S) Starters Lost (O/D/S)

2-9 2-9 7/10/4 4/1/2

Media Information Football Contact Josh Deer Phone 651-641-8893 E-Mail Address jdeer@csp.edu Fax Number 651-641-8767 Official Website www.cugoldenbears.com Series Information WSU All-Time vs. CU 13-2 First Meeting 1988 Last 10 Meetings WSU leads 8-2 Sawyer vs. CU 12-2 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16

2013 Schedule

Minot State at Bemidji State St. Cloud State at MSU Moorhead Minnesota State at Upper Iowa Sioux Falls at Wayne State at Augustana Southwest Minnesota State Winona State

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WSU POSTSEASON RECORDS 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. Lindenwood (12/1/12) Interceptions Thrown: 2 (3 times) Sacks: 3 vs. Lindenwood (12/1/12) Sacks Allowed: 4 vs. North Dakota (11/18/06) 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)

Winona State Football in the Postseason NCAA Division II Playoffs: 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 Mineral Water Bowl: 2000, 2002, 2012 Winona State Postseason Results Year Date 2000 Dec. 3

Round Mineral Water Bowl

Opponent Missouri Western

W/L Score Site W 43-41 (3ot) Excelsior Springs, Mo.

2001 Nov. 17

NCAA DII Playoffs

North Dakota

L

28-42

Grand Forks, ND

2002 Dec. 7

Mineral Water Bowl

Emporia State

L

27-34 (ot)

Excelsior Springs, Mo.

2003 Nov. 22 2003 Nov. 29

NCAA DII Playoffs NCAA DII Playoffs

Emporia State North Dakota

W L

10-3 29-36

Winona, Minn. Grand Forks, ND

2004 Nov. 13

NCAA DII Playoffs

Grand Valley State

L

13-16

Winona, Minn.

2006 Nov. 18

NCAA DII Playoffs

North Dakota

L

0-42

Grand Forks, ND

2007 Nov. 17

NCAA DII Playoffs

North Dakota

L

2-44

Grand Forks, ND

2012 Dec. 1

Mineral Water Bowl

Lindenwood

W

42-21

Excelsior Springs, Mo.

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) Touchdown Passes 3 John Teigland vs. Lindenwood (12/1/12) 3 Bruce Carpenter vs. Emporia State (12/7/02) Touchdowns Scored 3 Adam Lilla vs. North Dakota (11/17/01) 3 Jeff Dobbertin vs. Missouri Western (12/3/00) 2 Tyler Speer vs. Lindenwood (12/1/12) Tackles 15 Deric Sieck vs. North Dakota (11/17/01) 14 Deric Sieck vs. Emporia State (11/22/03) 13 Jay Fogelson vs. Grand Valley State (11/13/04) 13 Luke Lokanc vs. Emporia State (12/7/02) 12 Jake Tietje vs. North Dakota (11/17/01) 11 John Tackmann vs. North Dakota (11/18/06) Sacks 2 Jay Fogelson vs. Grand Valley State (11/13/04) Interceptions 2 Luke Lokanc vs. North Dakota (11/29/03)

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POSTSEASON HISTORY

Winona State 43, Missouri Western 41 3OT Mineral Water Bowl Dec. 3, 2000 • Excelsior Springs, MO • Roosevelt Field

North Dakota 42, Winona State 28 NCAA Division II Playoffs Nov. 17, 2001 • Grand Forks, ND • Alerus Center

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.

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.

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 11yard 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. Score by Quarters Winona State Missouri Western

1 2 3 4 OT1 OT2 OT3 Final Record 0 7 14 0 7 7 8 43 9-3 7 7 0 7 7 7 6 41 8-4

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOP MWS 1 13:15 Reed 1 yd run (Toms kick) 2-2 0:38 MWS 2 5:35 Evans 28 pass from Waterman (Toms kick) 7-76 3:23 WSU 2 2:06 Dobbertin 34 pass from Nett (Opgenorth kick) 7-56 3:29 WSU 3 14:35 Jaeger 35 yd interception return (Opgenorth kick) WSU 3 6:01 Dobbertin 53 pass from Walch (Opgenorth kick 4-71 1:59 MWS 4 4:00 Reed 2 yd run (Toms kick) 7-80 3:26 WSU OT1 Jepsen 3 yd run (Opgenorth kick) 6-25 MWS OT1 Evans 25 pass from Waterman (Toms kick) 1-25 MWS OT2 Finney 22 pass from Waterman (Toms kick) 2-25 WSU OT2 Walch 1 yd run (Opgenorth kick) 6-25 WSU OT3 Dobbertin 11 pass from Nett (Dobbertin pass good) 6-25 MWS OT3 Smith 8 yd run (Waterman pass failed) 3-25 STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU MWS FIRST DOWNS 27 17 RUSHES-YARDS 67-275 29-119 PASSING YARDS 171 181 Passes Att-Comp-Int 23-11-2 30-16-1 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 90-446 59-300 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 3-1 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-89 4-82 Interception Returns-Yards 1-35 2-56 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-34.8 9-37.2 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 8-53 0-0 Possession Time 35:26 24:34 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-3 2-10

0 7 0 14 7 14 14 14 21 14 21 21 28 21 28 28 28 35 35 35 43 35 43 41

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 Western-Kasey 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.

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 twoyard pass from Brian Wrobel. Score by Quarters Winona State North Dakota

1 2 3 4 0 14 7 7 14 7 14 7

Final 28 42

Record 10-2 11-1

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds UND 1 9:41 Kyvig 9 pass from Klosterman (Peterka kick) 12-77 UND 1 3:22 Kyvig 2 pass from Klosterman (Peterka kick) 8-57 WSU 2 13:41 Carpenter 1 yd run (Opgenorth kick) 8-29 UND 2 3:26 Smith 19 pass from Klosterman (Peterka kick) 9-92 WSU 2 0:21 Lilla 4 pass from Carpenter (Opgenorth kick) 9-74 UND 3 5:35 Smith 16 pass from Klosterman (Peterka kick) 10-76 WSU 3 4:17 Lilla 64 pass from Carpenter (Opgenorth kick) 3-79 UND 3 2:49 Smith 39 pass from Klosterman (Peterka kick) 3-53 UND 4 14:54 Smith 32 pass from Klosterman (Peterka kick) 4-80 WSU 4 0:26 Lilla 2 pass from Wrobel (Opgenorth kick) 12-75 STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU UND FIRST DOWNS 18 28 RUSHES-YARDS 34-145 40-170 PASSING YARDS 195 338 Passes Att-Comp-Int 30-16-0 32-27-1 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 64-340 72-508 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-131 4-60 Interception Returns-Yards 1-35 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-45.6 2-42.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 5-55 11-81 Possession Time 27:14 32:46 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 13 5 of 9 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-1 1-2

TOP 5:19 4:16 2:52 4:28 3:05 4:07 1:18 1:28 1:32 3:40

0 0 7 7 14 14 21 21 21 28

7 14 14 21 21 28 28 35 42 42

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 1-0-1, 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.

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NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


POSTSEASON HISTORY

Emporia State 34, Winona State 27 OT Mineral Water Bowl Dec. 7, 2002 • Excelsior Springs, MO • Roosevelt Field

Winona State 10, Emporia State 3 NCAA Division II Playoffs Nov. 22, 2003 • Winona, MN • Maxwell 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, 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.

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 Winona State Emporia State

1 2 3 4 OT Final 0 3 7 17 0 27 7 3 14 3 7 34

Record 8-4 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 2 14:44 Gray 38 yd FG 12-46 3:20 WSU 2 0:00 Opgenorth 21 yd FG 8-67 0:53 ESU 3 6:00 Johnson 4 yd run (Gray kick) 9-68 4:01 ESU 3 4:20 Paul 4 yd run (Gray kick) 3-11 1:28 WSU 3 2:07 Lilla 42 pass from Carpenter (Opgenorth kick) 5-54 2:13 WSU 4 12:50 Samp 49 pass from Carpenter (Opgenorth kick) 7-88 2:14 WSU 4 10:38 Dobbertin 54 pass from Carpenter (Opgenorth kick) 3-66 1:05 WSU 4 8:54 Opgenorth 36 yd FG 4-9 1:34 ESU 4 0:02 Gray 28 yd FG 12-66 2:42 ESU OT Paul 10 yd run (Gray kick) 4-25 STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU ESU FIRST DOWNS 20 31 RUSHES-YARDS 32-67 52-287 PASSING YARDS 330 236 Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-17-0 45-22-2 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 73-397 97-523 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-12 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-83 1-13 Interception Returns-Yards 2-38 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-41.5 3-28.3 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 3-3 Penalties-Yards 3-27 10-104 Possession Time 24:48 35:12 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-10

0 7 0 10 3 10 3 17 3 24 10 24 17 24 24 24 27 24 27 27 27 34

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 5-5-10, 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.

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 22yard 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 Emporia State Winona State

1 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0

Final 3 10

Record 9-3 11-1

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds ESU 1 11:42 Gray 33 yd FG 9-64 WSU 3 12:59 Samp 34 pass from Wrobel (Opgenorth kick) 4-55 WSU 3 7:37 Opgenorth 22 yd FG 7-16 STATISTICAL SUMMARY ESU WSU FIRST DOWNS 16 11 RUSHES-YARDS 41-126 32-59 PASSING YARDS 157 140 Passes Att-Comp-Int 27-15-2 23-9-0 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 68-283 55-199 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 4-10 3-28 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-21 2-46 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-23 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-28.4 9-30.6 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0 Penalties-Yards 4-40 6-37 Possession Time 33:35 26:25 Thrid-Down Conversions 5 of 16 3 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 0 Red Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 1-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-20 1-6

TOP 3:18 1:51 2:57

3 0 3 7 3 10

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 4-37, Josh Williams 3-4-7, Eddie Reynolds 2-5-7, Cal Gast 0-7-7, Brandon Stribling 1-3-4, Falco Grehl 2-13, 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.

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POSTSEASON HISTORY North Dakota 36, Winona State 29 NCAA Division II Playoff Quarterfinals Nov. 29, 2003 • Grand Forks, ND • Alerus Center

Grand Valley State 16, Winona State 13 NCAA Division II Playoffs Nov. 13, 2004 • Winona, MN • Maxwell Field

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Winona State North Dakota

Score by Quarters Grand Valley State Winona State

1 0 0

2 7 28

3 10 0

4 12 8

Final 29 36

Record 11-2 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 UND 2 10:53 Lueck 73 yd punt return (Glas kick) WSU 2 6:35 Jepsen 1 yd run (Opgenorth kick) 9-80 4:18 UND 2 3:21 Roland 8 yd run (Glas kick) 7-80 3:22 UND 2 2:00 Stattelman 19 pass from Wilson (Glas kick) 3-29 1:13 WSU 3 6:00 Wrobel 2 yd run (Opgenorth kick) 6-22 2:37 WSU 3 2:25 Opgenorth 40 yd FG 7-42 1:56 WSU 4 14:18 Hartung 11 pass from Wrobel (pass failed) 4-43 0:43 WSU 4 1:52 Samp 19 pass from Khamratthanome (rush failed) 10-66 4:20 UND 4 0:24 Roland 1 yd run (Stattelman pass from Bowenkamp) 5-80 1:28 STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU UND FIRST DOWNS 23 18 RUSHES-YARDS 32-84 34-97 PASSING YARDS 322 268 Passes Att-Comp-Int 38-25-2 31-20-2 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 70-406 65-365 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-16 4-126 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-82 2-55 Interception Returns-Yards 2-56 2-6 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-45.4 6-37.8 Fumbles-Lost 4-3 3-1 Penalties-Yards 5-41 8-70 Possession Time 30:10 29:50 Thrid-Down Conversions 2 of 10 5 of 11 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 0 Red Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 4-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-13 2-12

0 7 0 14 7 14 7 21 7 28 14 28 17 28 23 28 29 28 29 36

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 DakotaJoe 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 8-311, Hoffschneider 8-0-8, Ryan Manke 4-1-5, Danny Gagner 4-1-5, Caleb Johnson 4-0-4, Ullsperger 3-14, 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 0-1-1, Stattelman 0-1-1, Steve Brennan 0-1-1.

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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.

1 2 3 4 3 6 0 7 0 0 13 0

Final 16 13

Record 9-2 10-2

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds GV 1 8:59 Greene 35 yd FG 7-6 GV 2 8:34 Greene 37 yd FG 6-31 GV 2 0:08 Greene 24 yd FG 6-21 WSU 3 8:07 Samp 18 pass from Eversman (Kraus kick) 3-47 WSU 3 2:45 Wiese 2 yd run (pass failed) 7-79 GV 4 9:43 Finnerty 9 yd run (Greene kick) 10-59 STATISTICAL SUMMARY GV WSU FIRST DOWNS 11 18 RUSHES-YARDS 44-135 30-13 PASSING YARDS 112 296 Passes Att-Comp-Int 21-10-0 35-17-2 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 65-247 65-309 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 4-22 3-9 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-69 2-30 Interception Returns-Yards 2-31 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 9-31.7 7-33.1 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 16-95 5-40 Possession Time 32:38 27:22 Thrid-Down Conversions 3 of 16 4 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 2 Red Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 2-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-19 2-7

TOP 1:52 3 1:45 6 1:31 9 0:58 9 2:51 9 5:01 16

0 0 0 7 13 13

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 5-38, 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 7-6-13, 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.

NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


POSTSEASON HISTORY North Dakota 42, Winona State 0 NCAA Division II Playoffs Nov. 18, 2006 • Grand Forks, ND • Alerus Center

North Dakota 44, Winona State 2 NCAA Division II Playoffs Nov. 17, 2007 • 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.

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.

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.

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.

Score by Quarters Winona State North Dakota

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.

1 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 7 21 7 7

Final 0 42

Record 9-3 10-1

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds UND 1 8:50 Chappell 23 yd run (Hellevang kick) 2-79 UND 2 13:18 Chappell 3 yd run (Hellevang kick) 5-43 UND 2 6:16 Chappell 21 yd run (Hellevang kick) 6-69 UND 2 1:13 Chappell 8 yd run (Hellevang kick) 10-68 UND 3 13:43 Chappell 64 yd run (Hellevang kick) 2-71 UND 4 14:07 Beatty 19 yd run (Hellevang kick) 6-72 STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU UND FIRST DOWNS 9 29 RUSHES-YARDS 27-17 41-404 PASSING YARDS 103 190 Passes Att-Comp-Int 33-12-0 29-19-1 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 60-120 70-594 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-3 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-25 Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-110 1-5 Interception Returns-Yards 1-8 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 8-37.5 2-30.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards 6-45 11-105 Possession Time 29:36 29:17 Thrid-Down Conversions 2 of 15 3 of 7 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 3 0 of 0 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-8 4-38

TOP 0:27 2:03 3:05 2:03 1:10 2:16

0 7 0 14 0 21 0 28 0 35 0 42

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 1-0-00-0. 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 Dakota-Martin 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.

Warrior quarterback Drew Aber threw for 208 yards with Scott Peters making seven receptions and Tyree Burks hauling in five catches. Score by Quarters Winona State North Dakota

1 2 3 4 0 2 0 0 10 10 7 17

Final 2 44

Record 10-2 10-1

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOP UND 1 9:31 Chappell 8 yd run (Hellevang kick) 5-65 1:15 UND 1 3:20 Hellevang 41 yd FG 8-46 3:36 UND 2 11:06 Hellevang 19 yd FG 9-69 4:36 UND 2 6:46 Chappell 17 yd run (Hellevang kick) 5-65 2:20 WSU 2 2:53 Team safety UND 3 5:28 Dressler 4 yd run (Hellevang kick) 11-80 4:31 UND 4 14:47 Hellevang 24 yd FG 10-73 3:13 UND 4 8:42 Freund 5 yd run (Hellevang kick) 9-60 5:18 UND 4 0:47 Battle 1 yd run (Hellevang kick) 8-49 3:32 STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU UND FIRST DOWNS 15 30 RUSHES-YARDS 22-28 49-298 PASSING YARDS 208 232 Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-19-1 28-19-1 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 63-236 77-530 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-20 Kickoff Returns-Yards 10-174 1-15 Interception Returns-Yards 1-19 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-31.3 1-52.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-0 Penalties-Yards 5-38 7-70 Possession Time 23:04 35:35 Thrid-Down Conversions 6 of 16 7 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-3 0-0

0 7 0 10 0 13 0 20 2 20 2 27 2 30 2 37 2 44

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.

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POSTSEASON HISTORY 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 Winona State Lindenwood

1 2 3 4 Final 10 14 10 7 41 7 7 0 7 21

Record 10-2 8-4

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds LWU 1 13:27 Helmick 83 pass from Miller (Neal kick) 3-87 WSU 1 12:45 Mikes 73 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) 2-75 WSU 1 2:09 Vercher 30 yd FG 10-68 LWU 2 9:03 Helmick 58 pass from Gomez (Neal kick) 1-58 WSU 2 3:24 Simmons 1 yd run (Vercher kick) 5-29 WSU 2 0:31 Resnick 11 yd run (Vercher kick) 7-57 WSU 3 13:53 Speer 8 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) 3-75 WSU 3 9:44 Vercher 27 yd FG 9-27 LWU 4 9:24 Alexander 3 pass from Miller (Neal kick) 14-80 WSU 4 4:24 Speer 9 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) 9-71 STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU LWU FIRST DOWNS 31 20 RUSHES-YARDS 48-284 16-8 PASSING YARDS 303 414 Passes Att-Comp-Int 31-23-0 46-30-3 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 79-587 62-422 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-6 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-2 7-71 Interception Returns-Yards 3-18 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-31.8 3-43.3 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 4-30 3-18 Possession Time 36:14 23:46 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-20 0-0

TOP 1:33 0:41 4:19 0:08 2:21 1:52 1:07 3:21 4:08 4:55

0 7 10 10 17 24 31 34 34 41

7 7 7 14 14 14 14 14 21 21

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. Lindenwood-none. 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 2-0-2, 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.

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WSU POSTSEASON RECORDS 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. Lindenwood (12/1/12) Interceptions Thrown: 2 (3 times) Sacks: 3 vs. Lindenwood (12/1/12) Sacks Allowed: 4 vs. North Dakota (11/18/06) 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)

Winona State Football in the Postseason NCAA Division II Playoffs: 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 Mineral Water Bowl: 2000, 2002, 2012 Winona State Postseason Results Year Date 2000 Dec. 3

Round Mineral Water Bowl

Opponent Missouri Western

W/L Score Site W 43-41 (3ot) Excelsior Springs, Mo.

2001 Nov. 17

NCAA DII Playoffs

North Dakota

L

28-42

Grand Forks, ND

2002 Dec. 7

Mineral Water Bowl

Emporia State

L

27-34 (ot)

Excelsior Springs, Mo.

2003 Nov. 22 2003 Nov. 29

NCAA DII Playoffs NCAA DII Playoffs

Emporia State North Dakota

W L

10-3 29-36

Winona, Minn. Grand Forks, ND

2004 Nov. 13

NCAA DII Playoffs

Grand Valley State

L

13-16

Winona, Minn.

2006 Nov. 18

NCAA DII Playoffs

North Dakota

L

0-42

Grand Forks, ND

2007 Nov. 17

NCAA DII Playoffs

North Dakota

L

2-44

Grand Forks, ND

2012 Dec. 1

Mineral Water Bowl

Lindenwood

W

42-21

Excelsior Springs, Mo.

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) Touchdown Passes 3 John Teigland vs. Lindenwood (12/1/12) 3 Bruce Carpenter vs. Emporia State (12/7/02) Touchdowns Scored 3 Adam Lilla vs. North Dakota (11/17/01) 3 Jeff Dobbertin vs. Missouri Western (12/3/00) 2 Tyler Speer vs. Lindenwood (12/1/12) Tackles 15 Deric Sieck vs. North Dakota (11/17/01) 14 Deric Sieck vs. Emporia State (11/22/03) 13 Jay Fogelson vs. Grand Valley State (11/13/04) 13 Luke Lokanc vs. Emporia State (12/7/02) 12 Jake Tietje vs. North Dakota (11/17/01) 11 John Tackmann vs. North Dakota (11/18/06) Sacks 2 Jay Fogelson vs. Grand Valley State (11/13/04) Interceptions 2 Luke Lokanc vs. North Dakota (11/29/03)

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POSTSEASON HISTORY

Winona State 43, Missouri Western 41 3OT Mineral Water Bowl Dec. 3, 2000 • Excelsior Springs, MO • Roosevelt Field

North Dakota 42, Winona State 28 NCAA Division II Playoffs Nov. 17, 2001 • Grand Forks, ND • Alerus Center

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.

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.

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 11yard 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. Score by Quarters Winona State Missouri Western

1 2 3 4 OT1 OT2 OT3 Final Record 0 7 14 0 7 7 8 43 9-3 7 7 0 7 7 7 6 41 8-4

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOP MWS 1 13:15 Reed 1 yd run (Toms kick) 2-2 0:38 MWS 2 5:35 Evans 28 pass from Waterman (Toms kick) 7-76 3:23 WSU 2 2:06 Dobbertin 34 pass from Nett (Opgenorth kick) 7-56 3:29 WSU 3 14:35 Jaeger 35 yd interception return (Opgenorth kick) WSU 3 6:01 Dobbertin 53 pass from Walch (Opgenorth kick 4-71 1:59 MWS 4 4:00 Reed 2 yd run (Toms kick) 7-80 3:26 WSU OT1 Jepsen 3 yd run (Opgenorth kick) 6-25 MWS OT1 Evans 25 pass from Waterman (Toms kick) 1-25 MWS OT2 Finney 22 pass from Waterman (Toms kick) 2-25 WSU OT2 Walch 1 yd run (Opgenorth kick) 6-25 WSU OT3 Dobbertin 11 pass from Nett (Dobbertin pass good) 6-25 MWS OT3 Smith 8 yd run (Waterman pass failed) 3-25 STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU MWS FIRST DOWNS 27 17 RUSHES-YARDS 67-275 29-119 PASSING YARDS 171 181 Passes Att-Comp-Int 23-11-2 30-16-1 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 90-446 59-300 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 3-1 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-89 4-82 Interception Returns-Yards 1-35 2-56 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-34.8 9-37.2 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 8-53 0-0 Possession Time 35:26 24:34 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-3 2-10

0 7 0 14 7 14 14 14 21 14 21 21 28 21 28 28 28 35 35 35 43 35 43 41

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 Western-Kasey 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.

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 twoyard pass from Brian Wrobel. Score by Quarters Winona State North Dakota

1 2 3 4 0 14 7 7 14 7 14 7

Final 28 42

Record 10-2 11-1

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds UND 1 9:41 Kyvig 9 pass from Klosterman (Peterka kick) 12-77 UND 1 3:22 Kyvig 2 pass from Klosterman (Peterka kick) 8-57 WSU 2 13:41 Carpenter 1 yd run (Opgenorth kick) 8-29 UND 2 3:26 Smith 19 pass from Klosterman (Peterka kick) 9-92 WSU 2 0:21 Lilla 4 pass from Carpenter (Opgenorth kick) 9-74 UND 3 5:35 Smith 16 pass from Klosterman (Peterka kick) 10-76 WSU 3 4:17 Lilla 64 pass from Carpenter (Opgenorth kick) 3-79 UND 3 2:49 Smith 39 pass from Klosterman (Peterka kick) 3-53 UND 4 14:54 Smith 32 pass from Klosterman (Peterka kick) 4-80 WSU 4 0:26 Lilla 2 pass from Wrobel (Opgenorth kick) 12-75 STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU UND FIRST DOWNS 18 28 RUSHES-YARDS 34-145 40-170 PASSING YARDS 195 338 Passes Att-Comp-Int 30-16-0 32-27-1 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 64-340 72-508 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-131 4-60 Interception Returns-Yards 1-35 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-45.6 2-42.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 5-55 11-81 Possession Time 27:14 32:46 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 13 5 of 9 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-1 1-2

TOP 5:19 4:16 2:52 4:28 3:05 4:07 1:18 1:28 1:32 3:40

0 0 7 7 14 14 21 21 21 28

7 14 14 21 21 28 28 35 42 42

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 1-0-1, 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.

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POSTSEASON HISTORY

Emporia State 34, Winona State 27 OT Mineral Water Bowl Dec. 7, 2002 • Excelsior Springs, MO • Roosevelt Field

Winona State 10, Emporia State 3 NCAA Division II Playoffs Nov. 22, 2003 • Winona, MN • Maxwell 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, 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.

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 Winona State Emporia State

1 2 3 4 OT Final 0 3 7 17 0 27 7 3 14 3 7 34

Record 8-4 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 2 14:44 Gray 38 yd FG 12-46 3:20 WSU 2 0:00 Opgenorth 21 yd FG 8-67 0:53 ESU 3 6:00 Johnson 4 yd run (Gray kick) 9-68 4:01 ESU 3 4:20 Paul 4 yd run (Gray kick) 3-11 1:28 WSU 3 2:07 Lilla 42 pass from Carpenter (Opgenorth kick) 5-54 2:13 WSU 4 12:50 Samp 49 pass from Carpenter (Opgenorth kick) 7-88 2:14 WSU 4 10:38 Dobbertin 54 pass from Carpenter (Opgenorth kick) 3-66 1:05 WSU 4 8:54 Opgenorth 36 yd FG 4-9 1:34 ESU 4 0:02 Gray 28 yd FG 12-66 2:42 ESU OT Paul 10 yd run (Gray kick) 4-25 STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU ESU FIRST DOWNS 20 31 RUSHES-YARDS 32-67 52-287 PASSING YARDS 330 236 Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-17-0 45-22-2 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 73-397 97-523 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-12 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-83 1-13 Interception Returns-Yards 2-38 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-41.5 3-28.3 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 3-3 Penalties-Yards 3-27 10-104 Possession Time 24:48 35:12 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-10

0 7 0 10 3 10 3 17 3 24 10 24 17 24 24 24 27 24 27 27 27 34

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 5-5-10, 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.

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 22yard 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 Emporia State Winona State

1 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0

Final 3 10

Record 9-3 11-1

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds ESU 1 11:42 Gray 33 yd FG 9-64 WSU 3 12:59 Samp 34 pass from Wrobel (Opgenorth kick) 4-55 WSU 3 7:37 Opgenorth 22 yd FG 7-16 STATISTICAL SUMMARY ESU WSU FIRST DOWNS 16 11 RUSHES-YARDS 41-126 32-59 PASSING YARDS 157 140 Passes Att-Comp-Int 27-15-2 23-9-0 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 68-283 55-199 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 4-10 3-28 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-21 2-46 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-23 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-28.4 9-30.6 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0 Penalties-Yards 4-40 6-37 Possession Time 33:35 26:25 Thrid-Down Conversions 5 of 16 3 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 0 Red Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 1-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-20 1-6

TOP 3:18 1:51 2:57

3 0 3 7 3 10

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 4-37, Josh Williams 3-4-7, Eddie Reynolds 2-5-7, Cal Gast 0-7-7, Brandon Stribling 1-3-4, Falco Grehl 2-13, 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.

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POSTSEASON HISTORY North Dakota 36, Winona State 29 NCAA Division II Playoff Quarterfinals Nov. 29, 2003 • Grand Forks, ND • Alerus Center

Grand Valley State 16, Winona State 13 NCAA Division II Playoffs Nov. 13, 2004 • Winona, MN • Maxwell Field

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Winona State North Dakota

Score by Quarters Grand Valley State Winona State

1 0 0

2 7 28

3 10 0

4 12 8

Final 29 36

Record 11-2 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 UND 2 10:53 Lueck 73 yd punt return (Glas kick) WSU 2 6:35 Jepsen 1 yd run (Opgenorth kick) 9-80 4:18 UND 2 3:21 Roland 8 yd run (Glas kick) 7-80 3:22 UND 2 2:00 Stattelman 19 pass from Wilson (Glas kick) 3-29 1:13 WSU 3 6:00 Wrobel 2 yd run (Opgenorth kick) 6-22 2:37 WSU 3 2:25 Opgenorth 40 yd FG 7-42 1:56 WSU 4 14:18 Hartung 11 pass from Wrobel (pass failed) 4-43 0:43 WSU 4 1:52 Samp 19 pass from Khamratthanome (rush failed) 10-66 4:20 UND 4 0:24 Roland 1 yd run (Stattelman pass from Bowenkamp) 5-80 1:28 STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU UND FIRST DOWNS 23 18 RUSHES-YARDS 32-84 34-97 PASSING YARDS 322 268 Passes Att-Comp-Int 38-25-2 31-20-2 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 70-406 65-365 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-16 4-126 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-82 2-55 Interception Returns-Yards 2-56 2-6 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-45.4 6-37.8 Fumbles-Lost 4-3 3-1 Penalties-Yards 5-41 8-70 Possession Time 30:10 29:50 Thrid-Down Conversions 2 of 10 5 of 11 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 0 Red Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 4-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-13 2-12

0 7 0 14 7 14 7 21 7 28 14 28 17 28 23 28 29 28 29 36

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 DakotaJoe 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 8-311, Hoffschneider 8-0-8, Ryan Manke 4-1-5, Danny Gagner 4-1-5, Caleb Johnson 4-0-4, Ullsperger 3-14, 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 0-1-1, Stattelman 0-1-1, Steve Brennan 0-1-1.

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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.

1 2 3 4 3 6 0 7 0 0 13 0

Final 16 13

Record 9-2 10-2

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds GV 1 8:59 Greene 35 yd FG 7-6 GV 2 8:34 Greene 37 yd FG 6-31 GV 2 0:08 Greene 24 yd FG 6-21 WSU 3 8:07 Samp 18 pass from Eversman (Kraus kick) 3-47 WSU 3 2:45 Wiese 2 yd run (pass failed) 7-79 GV 4 9:43 Finnerty 9 yd run (Greene kick) 10-59 STATISTICAL SUMMARY GV WSU FIRST DOWNS 11 18 RUSHES-YARDS 44-135 30-13 PASSING YARDS 112 296 Passes Att-Comp-Int 21-10-0 35-17-2 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 65-247 65-309 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 4-22 3-9 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-69 2-30 Interception Returns-Yards 2-31 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 9-31.7 7-33.1 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 16-95 5-40 Possession Time 32:38 27:22 Thrid-Down Conversions 3 of 16 4 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 2 Red Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 2-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-19 2-7

TOP 1:52 3 1:45 6 1:31 9 0:58 9 2:51 9 5:01 16

0 0 0 7 13 13

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 5-38, 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 7-6-13, 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.

NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


POSTSEASON HISTORY North Dakota 42, Winona State 0 NCAA Division II Playoffs Nov. 18, 2006 • Grand Forks, ND • Alerus Center

North Dakota 44, Winona State 2 NCAA Division II Playoffs Nov. 17, 2007 • 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.

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.

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.

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.

Score by Quarters Winona State North Dakota

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.

1 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 7 21 7 7

Final 0 42

Record 9-3 10-1

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds UND 1 8:50 Chappell 23 yd run (Hellevang kick) 2-79 UND 2 13:18 Chappell 3 yd run (Hellevang kick) 5-43 UND 2 6:16 Chappell 21 yd run (Hellevang kick) 6-69 UND 2 1:13 Chappell 8 yd run (Hellevang kick) 10-68 UND 3 13:43 Chappell 64 yd run (Hellevang kick) 2-71 UND 4 14:07 Beatty 19 yd run (Hellevang kick) 6-72 STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU UND FIRST DOWNS 9 29 RUSHES-YARDS 27-17 41-404 PASSING YARDS 103 190 Passes Att-Comp-Int 33-12-0 29-19-1 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 60-120 70-594 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-3 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-25 Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-110 1-5 Interception Returns-Yards 1-8 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 8-37.5 2-30.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards 6-45 11-105 Possession Time 29:36 29:17 Thrid-Down Conversions 2 of 15 3 of 7 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 3 0 of 0 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-8 4-38

TOP 0:27 2:03 3:05 2:03 1:10 2:16

0 7 0 14 0 21 0 28 0 35 0 42

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 1-0-00-0. 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 Dakota-Martin 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.

Warrior quarterback Drew Aber threw for 208 yards with Scott Peters making seven receptions and Tyree Burks hauling in five catches. Score by Quarters Winona State North Dakota

1 2 3 4 0 2 0 0 10 10 7 17

Final 2 44

Record 10-2 10-1

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOP UND 1 9:31 Chappell 8 yd run (Hellevang kick) 5-65 1:15 UND 1 3:20 Hellevang 41 yd FG 8-46 3:36 UND 2 11:06 Hellevang 19 yd FG 9-69 4:36 UND 2 6:46 Chappell 17 yd run (Hellevang kick) 5-65 2:20 WSU 2 2:53 Team safety UND 3 5:28 Dressler 4 yd run (Hellevang kick) 11-80 4:31 UND 4 14:47 Hellevang 24 yd FG 10-73 3:13 UND 4 8:42 Freund 5 yd run (Hellevang kick) 9-60 5:18 UND 4 0:47 Battle 1 yd run (Hellevang kick) 8-49 3:32 STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU UND FIRST DOWNS 15 30 RUSHES-YARDS 22-28 49-298 PASSING YARDS 208 232 Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-19-1 28-19-1 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 63-236 77-530 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-20 Kickoff Returns-Yards 10-174 1-15 Interception Returns-Yards 1-19 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-31.3 1-52.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-0 Penalties-Yards 5-38 7-70 Possession Time 23:04 35:35 Thrid-Down Conversions 6 of 16 7 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-3 0-0

0 7 0 10 0 13 0 20 2 20 2 27 2 30 2 37 2 44

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.

2012 Mineral Water Bowl Champions • 2013 Winona State Football Media Guide 73


POSTSEASON HISTORY 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 Winona State Lindenwood

1 2 3 4 Final 10 14 10 7 41 7 7 0 7 21

Record 10-2 8-4

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds LWU 1 13:27 Helmick 83 pass from Miller (Neal kick) 3-87 WSU 1 12:45 Mikes 73 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) 2-75 WSU 1 2:09 Vercher 30 yd FG 10-68 LWU 2 9:03 Helmick 58 pass from Gomez (Neal kick) 1-58 WSU 2 3:24 Simmons 1 yd run (Vercher kick) 5-29 WSU 2 0:31 Resnick 11 yd run (Vercher kick) 7-57 WSU 3 13:53 Speer 8 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) 3-75 WSU 3 9:44 Vercher 27 yd FG 9-27 LWU 4 9:24 Alexander 3 pass from Miller (Neal kick) 14-80 WSU 4 4:24 Speer 9 pass from Teigland (Vercher kick) 9-71 STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU LWU FIRST DOWNS 31 20 RUSHES-YARDS 48-284 16-8 PASSING YARDS 303 414 Passes Att-Comp-Int 31-23-0 46-30-3 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 79-587 62-422 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-6 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-2 7-71 Interception Returns-Yards 3-18 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-31.8 3-43.3 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 4-30 3-18 Possession Time 36:14 23:46 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-20 0-0

TOP 1:33 0:41 4:19 0:08 2:21 1:52 1:07 3:21 4:08 4:55

0 7 10 10 17 24 31 34 34 41

7 7 7 14 14 14 14 14 21 21

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. Lindenwood-none. 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 2-0-2, 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.

74 NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


RUSHING RECORDS Rushing Yards

Rushing Attempts

Career Rk Name 1. Rayon Simmons 2. Kevin Curtin 3. Dave Ludy 4. Alex Wiese 5. Dan Thill 6. Mark Ballwanz 7. Matt Brandt 8. Ryan Walch 9. Curtis Jepsen 10. Carson Walch 11. Randy Spring 12. Pat Bowland 13. Travis Walch 14. Larry Wright 15. Reggie Jackson 16. Derek Malone 17. Tim Anderson 18. Dave Voss 19. David Cruz 20. Trevor Narum

Seasons 2009-12 2000-03 1991-94 2004-07 1971-74 1981-84 1993-96 1998-01 2000-03 1996-99 2005-08 1966-69 1994-97 1975-77 1981-83 2002-05 1986-88 1975-77 2001-04 1996-99

Season Rk Name 1. Rayon Simmons 2. Dave Ludy 3. Matt Brandt 4. Alex Wiese 5. Rayon Simmons 6. Rayon Simmons 7. Travis Walch 8. Randy Spring 9. Mark Ballwanz 10. Dave Ludy 11. Kevin Curtin 12. Kevin Curtin 13. Dan Thill 14. Kevin Curtin 15. Rayon Simmons 16. Kevin Curtin 17. Carson Walch 18. Reggie Jackson 19. Dan Thill 20. Ryan Walch

Season 2012 1994 1996 2007 2011 2010 1997 2008 1984 1993 2002 2001 1973 2003 2009 2000 1999 1983 1974 1999

Rushing Attempts

Yards 5,246 3,864 3,544 3,012 2,383 2,377 2,366 1,898 1,886 1,759 1,720 1,710 1,673 1,632 1,551 1,410 1,306 1,251 1,237 1,092

Career Rk Name 1. Rayon Simmons 2. Dave Ludy 3. Kevin Curtin 4. Dan Thill 5. Mark Ballwanz 6. Alex Wiese 7. Curtis Jepsen 8. Matt Brandt 9. Reggie Johnson 10. Ryan Walch 11. Carson Walch 12. Randy Spring 13. Derek Malone 14. Troy Haines 15. Travis Walch 16. Pat Boland 17. Ron Fuglestad 18. David Cruz 19. Carey Rottman 20. Trevor Narum

Seasons 2009-12 1991-94 2000-03 1971-74 1981-84 2004-07 2000-03 1993-96 1981-83 1998-01 1996-99 2005-08 2002-05 1987-88 1994-97 1966-68 1967-70 2001-04 2005-08 1996-99

No. 880 709 638 570 547 525 450 425 376 365 330 310 297 284 278 257 249 224 208 201

Yards 1,774 1,553 1,461 1,458 1,326 1,252 1,103 1,086 1,084 1,075 1,059 1,028 930 917 894 860 852 837 759 747

Season Rk Name 1. Rayon Simmons 2. Alex Wiese 3. Dave Ludy 4. Matt Brandt 5. Matt Ballwanz 6. Troy Haines 7. Dan Thill 8. Dave Ludy 9. Rayon Simmons 10. Dave Ludy 11. Rayon Simmons 12. Randy Springs 13. Reggie Johnson 14. Kevin Curtin 15. Travis Walch 16. Dan Thill 17. Rayon Simmons 18. Kevin Curtin Kevin Curtin 20. Kevin Curtin

Season 2012 2007 1994 1996 1984 1987 1973 1993 2011 1992 2010 2008 1983 2002 1997 1974 2009 2003 2001 2000

No. 309 255 243 242 240 225 216 225 206 201 196 187 182 175 174 173 169 156 156 155

Yards Per Rushing Attempt Minimum 5 attempts per game. Career: 6.02 Kevin Curtin, 2000-03 Season: 11.2 Davis Usgaard, 1965 Game: 20.2 Eric Williams, 2001 vs. Northern State

176 171 170 165 165 164 160 160 159 159 154 153 152 151 151 150 150 150 149 149 147 142 141 140 140 140 140 138 138 137 136 136 136 136

69. 72. 73. 75. 77. 80. 82. 85. 86. 87. 89. 90. 93.

120 Yard Rushing Games Rk Name Yards 1. Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Wayne State 313 2. Matt Brandt, 1996 vs. Minnesota Morris 281 3. Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Moorhead State 240 4. Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Southwest State 225 5. Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Minnesota Morris 223 6. Pete Brown, 1988 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 221 7. Ryan Walch, 1999 vs. Wayne State, NE 215 8. Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 210 9. Carson Walch, 1999 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 205 10. Randy Spring, 2008 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 204 11. Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Mary 203 Kevin Curtin, 2000 vs. Minnesota Morris 203 13. Mark Ballwanz, 1984 vs. Bemidji State 202 14. Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Southwest Minn. St. 200 15. Dan Thill, 1973 vs. Moorhead State 197 Pat Boland, 1967 vs. Michigan Tech 197 17. Rayon Simmons, 2010 vs. Southwest Minn. St. 196 Travis Walch, 1995 vs. Northern State 196 19. Dave Ludy, 1993 vs. Moorhead State 195 20. Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Sioux Falls 191 Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Upper Iowa 191 22. Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 190 23. Matt Brant, 1996 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 189 24. Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Lindenwood 188 25. Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Augustana, SD 187 Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Wayne State 187 27. Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Bemidji State 186 28. Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 184 Ryan Walch, 1998 vs. Minnesota Duluth 184 30. Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Upper Iowa 181 Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Northern State 181 32. Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 180 33. Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Northern State 177 Jerry Grebin, 1954 vs. St. Mary’s 177

35. 36. 37. 38. 40. 41. 43. 45. 46. 47. 48. 50. 53. 55. 56. 57. 58. 62. 64. 65.

Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Mary Dan Thill, 1974 vs. Manchester Kevin Curtin, 2003 vs. Minnesota, Crookston Kevin Curtin, 2002 vs. Southwest State Kevin Curtin, 2001 vs. Bemidji State Matt Brandt, 1996 vs. Wisconsin-Stout Rayon Simmons, 2010 vs. Mary Bill Price, 1965 vs. Wisconsin-Stout Rayon Simmons, 2010 vs. Wayne State, NE Dave Cruz, 2001 vs. Minnesota Morris Curtis Dewberry, 2011 vs. Southwest Minn. St. Rayon Simmons, 2009 vs. Northern State Carson Walch, 1999 vs. Wayne State Dave Cooper, 1995 vs. Bemidji State Pat Boland, 1967 vs. St. Cloud State Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. St. Cloud State Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Moorhead State Dave Ludy, 1992 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse Rayon Simmons, 2010 vs. Minnesota State Derek Malone, 2004 vs. Minnesota, Crookston Kevin Curtin, 2003 vs. Wayne State, NE Dan Redmond, 1986 vs. Southwest State Dave Ludy, 1992 vs. Minnesota Morris Kevin Curtin, 2002 vs. Bemidji State Matt Brandt, 1996 vs. Bemidji State Pat Boland, 1968 vs. Minnesota Morris Gale Sprute, 1959 vs. Michigan Tech Rayon Simmons, 2009 vs. Carson-Newman Pat Boland, 1968 vs. St. Cloud State Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. MSU Moorhead Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Concordia-St. Paul Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Southwest State Matt Brandt, 1996 vs. Northern State Pat Boland, 1967 vs. Dubuque College

Game Rk Name 1. Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 2. Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Wayne State 3. Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire Pete Brown, 1988 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 5. Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Mary Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Bemidji State 7. Matt Brandt, 1994 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 8. Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Northern State Dan Thill, 1974 vs. Macalester Dan Thill, 1973 vs. Moorhead State 11. Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Wayne State Travis Walch, 1995 vs. Northern State 13. Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Sioux Falls Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Upper Iowa Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Wayne State, NE Carson Walch, 1999 vs. Minnesota, Crookston Matt Brandt, 1996 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claure Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Nebraska-Kearney 19. Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Concordia-St. Paul Rayon Simmons, 2011, vs. Mary Pat Boland, 1968 vs. St. Cloud State

No. 38 37 36 36 34 34 33 32 32 32 31 31 30 30 30 30 30 30 28 28 28

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

Kevin Curtin, 2000 vs. Missouri Western Matt Brandt, 1996 vs. Southwest State Matt Brandt, 1995 vs. Wayne State, NE Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Wayne State, NE Alex Wiese, 2005 vs. Southwest Minnesota State Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Northern State Rayon Simmons, 2010 vs. Concordia-St. Paul Matt Brandt, 1996 vs. Moorhead State Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Minnesota Duluth Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Minnesota Duluth Dave Ludy, 1992 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire Dave Ludy, 1993 vs. Bemidji State Jerry Grebin, 1954 vs. Mankato State Bounthavy Khamratthanome vs. Minn., Crookston Matt Brandt, 1995 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire Steve Holmay, 1970 vs. Illinois-Chicago Circle Derek Malone, 2005 vs. Southwest Minnesota St. Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Concordia-St. Paul Dave Ludy, 1993 vs. Minnesota Morris Dan Thill, 1973 vs. Bemidji State Randy Spring, 2008 vs. Augustana, SD Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Minnesota Duluth Travis Walch, 1995 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire Don Segermark, 1955 vs. Northland, WI Dan Thill, 1972 vs. Michigan Tech

134 134 134 133 132 132 131 131 130 130 130 129 129 128 128 128 125 124 123 123 122 121 121 121 120

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PASSING RECORDS Passing Yards

Passes Completed

Career Rk Name 1. Jake Goettl 2. Steve Speer 3. Drew Aber 4. Jason Mitchell 5. Bruce Carpenter 6. Colby Vogt 7. Rich Ernst 8. Greg Preston 9. Andy Nett 10. Brian Wrobel

Seasons 1995-98 1981-84 2005-07 1987-90 1999-02 1990-94 1971-75 2008-09 2000-03 2001-04

Yards 7,568 6,416 6,266 6,027 5,879 5,625 4,575 4,232 4,085 3,928

Season Rk Name 1. Drew Aber 2. Bruce Carpenter 3. John Teigland 4. Greg Preston 5. Jake Goettl 6. Drew Aber 7. Jake Goettl 8. Jason Mitchell 9. Brian Wrobel 10. Steve Speer

Season 2007 2002 2012 2009 1997 2005 1996 1990 2003 1982

Yards 3,004 2,953 2,942 2,610 2,504 2,388 2,314 2,306 2,256 2,187

300-Yard Passing Games Rk Name 1. Steve Speer, 1982 vs. Moorhead State 2. Jake Goettl, 1997 vs. Minnesota Duluth 3. Drew Aber, 2005 vs. Bemidji State 4. Davis Usgaard, 1965 vs. Elmhurst, IL 5. John Teigland, 2012 vs. Minnesota Duluth 6. Jake Goettl, 1997 vs. Minnesota Morris 7. Brian Wrobel, 2004 vs. Bemidji State 8. Greg Preston, 2009 vs. Upper Iowa 9. John Teigland, 2012 vs. Upper Iowa 10. Evan Aber, 2010 vs. Upper Iowa 11. Drew Aber, 2005 vs. Western New Mexico 12. Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 13. Jake Goettl, 1996 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 14. Jake Goettl, 1996 vs. Northern State 15. Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Emporia State, KS Andy Nett, 2000 vs. Minnesota-Morris 17. John Teigland, 2012 vs. Augustana, SD 18. Jake Goettl, 1996 vs. Quincy, IL 19. Jake Goettl, 1997 vs. Quincy, IL 20. Greg Preston, 2009 vs. Augustana 21. Ryan Eversman, 2004 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 22. Drew Aber, 2008 vs. MSU Moorhead 23. Jason Mitchell, 1987 vs. Southwest State 24. Bruce Carpenter, 2000 vs. Moorhead State 25. Colby Vogt, 1993 vs. Southwest State 26. Drew Aber, 2005 vs. MSU Moorhead Brian Wrobel, 2003 vs. Northern State Colby Vogt, 1991 vs. Teikyo-Westmar 29. Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Minnesota Duluth Steve Speer, 1982 vs. Northern State 31. Ryan Eversman, 2004 vs. MSU Moorhead 32. Brian Wrobel, 2003 vs. North Dakota 33. John Teigland, 2012 vs. Lindenwood 34. Pete Babic, 1991 vs. Minnesota Morris 35. Drew Aber, 2007 vs. Bemidji State 36. Andy Nett, 2000 vs. Minnesota Duluth Colby Vogt, 1993 vs. Minnesota Duluth 38. Drew Aber, 2007 vs. South Dakota

Yards 448 423 390 389 375 367 363 350 349 347 345 343 339 336 333 333 330 329 328 325 322 319 318 313 312 311 311 311 309 309 307 305 303 303 302 301 301 300

Passes Attempted

Career Rk Name 1. Steve Speer 2. Jake Goettl 3. Jason Mitchell 4. Drew Aber 5. Colby Vogt 6. Bruce Carpenter 7. Rich Ernst

Seasons Comp. 1981-84 498 1995-98 476 1987-90 465 2005-07 445 1991-94 416 1999-02 366 1971-75 317

Season Rk Name 1. Drew Aber 2. John Teigland 3. Bruce Carpenter 4. Greg Preston 5. Steve Speer 6. Drew Aber Jake Goettl Steve Speer 9. Colby Vogt Jason Mitchell

Season Comp. 2007 218 2012 208 2002 178 2009 173 1982 162 2005 153 1997 153 1983 153 1993 152 1987 152

Game Rk Name Comp. 1. Steve Speer, 1982 vs. Moorhead State 30 2. Jason Mitchell, 1987 vs. Southwest State 29 3. Scott Moses, 1985 vs. Hamline 28 4. Drew Aber, 2007 vs. Bemidji State 27 5. Evan Aber, 2010 vs. Upper Iowa 26 Greg Preston, 2009 vs. Wayne State, NE 26 Drew Aber, 2007 vs. MSU Moorhead 26 Steve Speer, 1982 vs. Northern State 26 9. Drew Aber, 2007 vs. South Dakota 24 Brian Wrobel, 2003 vs. North Dakota 24 11. John Teigland, 2012 vs. Lindenwood 23 John Teigland, 2012 vs. Minnesota Duluth 23 . Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Minnesota Duluth 23 14. John Teigland, 2012 vs. Upper Iowa 22 John Teigland, 2012 vs. Mary 22 Greg Preston, 2009 vs. Minnesota State 22 Colby Vogt, 1993 vs. Southwest State 22 18. John Teigland, 2012 vs. Augustana, SD 21 Alex Nelson, 2011 vs. Augustana, SD 21 Greg Preston, 2008 vs. Minnesota State 21 Greg Preston, 2008 vs. Northern State 21 Ryan Eversman, 2004 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 21 Brian Wrobel, 2003 vs. Northern State 21 Jake Goettl, 1997 vs. Minnesota Duluth 21 Colby Vogt, 1992 vs. Northern State 21 Davis Usgaard, 1965 vs. Elmhurst, IL 21

Career Rk Name 1. Steve Speer 2. Jason Mitchell 3. Colby Vogt 4. Jake Goettl 5. Drew Aber 6. Bruce Carpenter 7. Rich Ernst 8. Greg Preston 9. Andy Nett 10. Brian Wrobel

Seasons Att. 1981-84 1,197 1987-90 963 1991-94 901 1995-98 882 2005-07 771 1999-02 707 1971-75 608 2008-09 543 2000-03 466 2001-04 432

Season Rk Name 1. Drew Aber 2. John Teigland 3. Bruce Carpenter Steve Speer 5. Steve Speer 6. Steve Speer 7. Colby Vogt 8. Colby Vogt 9. Jason Mitchell 10. Greg Preston

Season 2007 2012 2002 1982 1983 1984 1992 1993 1990 2009

Game Rk Name 1. Steve Speer, 1982 vs. Northern State 2. Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Minnesota Duluth 3. Jason Mitchell, 1987 vs. Southwest State 4. Drew Aber, 2007 vs. MSU Moorhead 5. Colby Vogt, 1993 vs. Southwest State 6. John Eickholt, 1972 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 7. John Teigland, 2012 vs. Minnesota Duluth Alex Nelson, 2011 vs. Augustana 9. Bruce Carpenter, 1999 vs. Minnesota Duluth Colby Vogt, 1992 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Att. 387 341 338 338 311 310 308 305 298 297 Att. 56 53 52 49 47 46 44 44 42 42

Steve Speer is second on WSU’s career passing charts with 6,416 yards. He is the program’s all-time leader in pass attempts and completions. His 448 passing yards against Moorhead State are also a school record..

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PASSING RECORDS Touchdown Passes

Passes Intercepted

Career Rk Name 1. Jake Goettl 2. Bruce Carpenter 3. Drew Aber 4. Jason Mitchell 5. Brian Wrobel Rich Ernst 7. Colby Vogt Steve Speer 9. Andy Nett 10. Greg Preston

Seasons 1995-98 1999-02 2005-07 1987-90 2001-04 1971-75 1991-94 1981-84 2000-03 2008-09

Season Rk Name 1. Bruce Carpenter 2. Drew Aber 3. Brian Wrobel 4. John Teigland 5. Drew Aber Jake Goettl 7. Jason Mitchell 8. Greg Preston 9. Ryan Eversman Bruce Carpenter Rich Ernst 12. Jake Goettl Jake Goettl Colby Vogt 15. Brian Wrobel 16. Evan Aber Andy Nett 18. Jason Mitchell Scott Moses Steve Speer Steve Speer Rich Ernst

Season 2002 2007 2003 2012 2005 1997 1990 2009 2004 2001 1974 1998 1996 1993 2004 2010 2000 1987 1985 1984 1983 1975

Game 1. Brian Wrobel, 2003 vs. Northern State 2. Drew Aber, 2007 vs. Wayne State, NE Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Concordia-St. Paul Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Minnesota, Crookston Bruce Carpenter, 2001 vs. Northern State Colby Vogt, 1992 vs. Minnesota-Morris Davis Usgaard, 1965 vs. Elmhurst, IL 7. 24 times, most recently John Teigland, 2012 vs. Concordia-St. Paul

Completion Percentage

TD 64 61 58 48 43 43 39 39 36 31

Career Rk Name 1. Steve Speer 2. Jason Mitchell 3. Colby Vogt 4. Rich Ernst 5. Jake Goettl 6. Bruce Carpenter 7. Scott Moses 8. Andy Nett John Eickholt Don Wistrcill

Seasons 1981-84 1987-90 1991-94 1971-75 1995-98 1999-02 1982-85 2000-03 1970-73 1969-70

INT 78 69 50 44 41 27 23 20 20 20

Att. 32 29 25 24 23 23 22 21 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 15 15 13 13 13 13 13

Season Rk Name 1. Jason Mitchell 2. Scott Moses Steve Speer 4. Tony Cannon 5. Derek Zargg Steve Speer 7. Steve Speer 8. Colby Vogt Pete Babic Jason Mitchell 11. Colby Vogt Steve Speer 13. Jason Mitchell 14. Don Wistrcill 15. Jake Goettl Curt Palmer Don Rajtora 18. Jake Goettl Rich Ernst 20. John Teigland Colby Vogt John Eickholt

Season 1989 1985 1982 1979 1988 1983 1984 1993 1991 1990 1992 1981 1987 1970 1996 1969 1968 1997 1973 2012 1994 1972

INT 26 22 22 21 20 20 19 18 18 18 17 17 16 15 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12

6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4

Game Rk Name 1. Alex Nelson, 2011 vs. Augustana Jason Mitchell, 1988 vs. Grand Valley Scott Moses, 1985 vs. Southwest State John Eickholt, 1972 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 5. Colby Vogt, 1993 vs. Central State, OH Mark Kilkuskie, 1991 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse Scott Moses, 1985 vs. Northern State Rich Ernst, 1973 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire Rich Ernst, 1971 vs. St. Cloud State Curt Palmer, 1969 vs. Hillsdale, MI

(Minimum 5 per game) Season Rk Name 1. Bryan Bradshaw 2. John Teigland 3. Rich Ernst 4. Andy Nett 5. Drew Aber 6. Bryan Bradshaw 7. Jake Goettl 8. Drew Aber 9. Greg Preston 10. Andy Nett

Season 2011 2012 1974 2001 2006 2010 1997 2005 2009 2003

Pct 63.4 61.0 60.8 60.7 59.7 59.6 59.1 58.8 58.2 57.6

Game Rk Name Pct 1. Eric Preslaski, 1999 vs. Wayne State, NE 100.0 Jamie Kahler, 1997 vs. Bemidji State 100.0 3. Bryan Bradshaw, Augustana, SD 90.9 4. Aaron Boettcher, 2005 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 85.7 5. John Teigland, 2012 vs. Mary 81.5 6. Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 81.0 7. Drew Aber, 2005 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 80.0 Jamie Kahler, 1999 vs. Minnesota-Morris 80.0 9. Bryan Bradshaw, 2011 vs. St. Cloud State 79.2 10. Greg Preston, 2009 vs. Northern State 78.9

INT 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4

Jake Goettl set the WSU career passing yardage record with 7,568 yards. He holds the career mark by over 1,000 yards over second -place Steve Speer. He is also second on the school’s charts in career pass completions.

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RECEIVING RECORDS Receptions

Receiving Yards

Career Rk Name 1. Chris Samp 2. Brian Hynes 3. Scott Peters 4. Leif Nelson 5. Jeff Dobbertin 6. Chad Fitzsimmons 7. Adam Lilla 8. Tim Hanson 9. Dan Schumacher 10. Jeff Ellestad 11. Dan Samp 12. Sean Hertz 13. Darren Ripley 14. Brett Brumm 15. Matt Juairie 16. Scott Schmaltz 17, Tyler Speer 18. Curtis Dewberry 19. Kevin Curtin 20. Alex Wiese Dave Ludy

Seasons 2001-04 2001-05 2004-07 1980-83 1999-02 1995-98 1999-02 1990-93 1987-90 2003-06 1971-74 2009-12 1983-86 1982-85 1997-99 1992-95 2009-12 2009-11 2000-03 2004-07 1991-94

Rec 222 172 168 158 146 142 128 116 111 107 105 104 103 102 101 100 97 91 83 81 81

Season Rk Name 1. Chris Samp 2. Scott Peters 3. Brian Hynes Leif Nelson 5. Chris Samp 6. Leif Nelson 7. Chris Samp Chad Fitzsimmons 9. Jeff Dobbertin 10. Brian Hynes Adam Lilla 12. Sean Hertz 13. Dan Schumacher 14. Tyree Burks Matt Juaire 16. Tim Hanson 17. Jeff Ellestad 18. Jeff Dobbertin 19. Sean Hertz Scott Peters

Season 2004 2007 2005 1982 2003 1983 2002 1997 2000 2003 2001 2012 1990 2007 1999 1991 2006 2001 2012 2005

Rec 78 74 68 68 62 58 57 57 56 55 55 52 51 46 46 45 44 43 42 42

Game Rk Name 1. Darren Ripley, 1985 vs. Hamline 2. Pete Brown, 1988 vs. Minnesota-Morris Leif Nelson, 1982 vs. Moorhead State 4. Chris Samp, 2003 vs. North Dakota Andy Wellumson, 1987 vs. Southwest State 6. Tyree Burks, 2007 vs. Bemidji State Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Wayne State, NE Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Minnesota, Crookston Tim Hanson, 1991 vs. Teikyo Westmar Dan Schumacher, 1988 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 11. Curtis Dewberry, 2009 vs. Wayne State, NE Brian Hynes, 2005 vs. Western New Mexico Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Northern State Jeff Ellestad, 2004 vs. Bemidji State Chris Samp, 2003 vs. Northern State Chris Samp, 2002 vs. MSU Moorhead Adam Lilla, 2001 vs. Northern State Jeff Dobbertin, 2001 vs. Bemidji State Chad Fitzsimmons, 1997 vs. Northern State Joe Farrugia, 1988 vs. Michigan Tech Dan Schumacher, 1988 vs. Grand Valley Kevin Gaulke, 1988 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire Leif Nelson, 1982 vs. Northern State

Rec 14 13 13 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Receiving Touchdowns

Career Rk Name 1. Chris Samp 2. Brian Hynes 3. Scott Peters 4. Jeff Dobbertin 5. Chad Fitzsimmons 6. Adam Lilla 7. Tim Hanson 8. Leif Nelson 9. Matt Juaire 10. Dan Schumacher 11. Scott Schmaltz 12. Darren Ripley 13. Tyler Speer 14. Dan Samp 15. Brett Brumm 16. Jeff Ellestad 17. Derrick Engel 18. Jake Jansky 19. Sean Hertz 20. Tyree Burks

Seasons 2001-04 2001-05 2004-07 1999-02 1995-98 1999-02 1990-93 1980-83 1997-99 1987-90 1992-95 1983-86 2009-12 1971-74 1982-85 2004-06 2009-10 1994-97 2009-12 2007-08

Yards 4,471 3,062 2,903 2,734 2,631 2,499 2,411 2,302 2,156 1,859 1,711 1,624 1,539 1,475 1,336 1,277 1,271 1,156 1,150 1,086

Season Rk Name 1. Chris Samp 2. Brian Hynes 3. Chris Samp 4. Scott Peters 5. Chris Samp 6. Jeff Dobbertin 7. Adam Lilla 8. Chad Fitzsimmons 9. Leif Nelson 10. Dan Schumacher 11. Leif Nelson 12. Matt Juaire 13. Tim Hanson 14. Jeff Dobbertin 15. Brian Hynes 16. Tyler Speer 17. Willie Wilson 18. Matt Juaire 19. Scott Peters 20. Brian Hynes

Season 2004 2005 2003 2007 2002 2000 2001 1997 1982 1990 1983 1999 1991 2001 2003 2012 1999 1998 2005 2004

Yards 1,588 1,421 1,321 1,308 1,111 1,094 1,081 1,048 1,022 999 942 922 899 868 835 806 780 755 734 718

150 Yard Receiving Games Rk Name 1. Chris Samp, 2003 vs. Truman State, MO 2. Leif Nelson, 1982 vs. Moorhead State 3. Dan Schumacher, 1988 vs. Grand Valley 4. Brian Hynes, 2005 vs. Western New Mexico 5. Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Bemidji State 6. Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 7. Adam Lilla, 2001 vs. Northern State 8. Tim Hanson, 1991 vs. Teikyo-Westmar Dan Schumacher, 1990 vs. St. Francis, IL 10. Matt Juaire, 1999 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 11. Brian Hynes, 2005 vs. Truman State, MO Chris Samp, 2002 vs. MSU Moorhead Darren Ripley, 1985 vs. Hamline 14. Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Northern State 15. Scott Peters, 2007 vs. Mary Chad Fitzsimmons, 1997 vs. Northern State 17. Brian Hynes, 2005 vs. Emporia State, KS 18. Dan Schumacher, 1990 vs. Southwest State 19. Jeff Dobbertin, 2000 vs. Minnesota-Morris Jeff Dobbertin, 2000 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 21. Leif Nelson, 1982 vs. Minnesota-Morris 22. Matt Juaire, 1997 vs. Minnesota-Morris 23. Chad Fitzsimmons, 1998 vs. Northern State Bo Jackson, 1974 vs. Moorhead State 25. Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Minnesota Duluth 26. Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Wayne State, NE 27. Chris Samp, 2003 vs. Northern State 28. Dan Schumacher, 1990 vs. Bemidji State 29. Derrick Engel, 2009 vs. Upper Iowa 30. Chad Fitzsimmons, 1997 vs. Quincy, IL 31. Matt Juaire, 1998 vs. Ferris State, MI Jake Jansky, 1997 vs. Minnesota-Morris

Yards 281 260 238 234 217 201 199 189 189 186 181 181 181 180 179 179 174 171 170 170 164 162 161 161 156 155 154 153 152 151 150 150

Career Rk Name 1. Chris Samp 2. Scott Peters 3. Brian Hynes 4. Adam Lilla 5. Jeff Dobbertin Matt Juaire 7. Chad Fitzsimmons 8. Dan Schumacher 9. Sean Hertz 10. Scott Schmaltz 11. Darren Ripley 12. Dan Samp 13. Tyree Burks 14. Tim Hanson Bo Jackson Travis Walch 17. Tyler Speer Tom Von Feldt 19. Derrick Engel Willie Wilson Jake Jansky Leif Nelson

Seasons 2001-04 2004-07 2001-05 1999-02 1999-02 1997-99 1995-98 1987-90 2009-12 1992-95 1982-86 1971-74 2007-08 1990-93 1972-75 1994-97 2009-12 1966-68 2009-10 1998-99 1994-97 1981-83

TD 53 32 30 29 27 27 25 23 20 19 17 16 14 13 13 12 11 11 9 9 9 9

Season Rk Name 1. Chris Samp 2. Brian Hynes Chris Samp Adam Lilla 5. Dan Schumacher 6. Scott Peters 7. Matt Juaire 8. Chris Samp Matt Juaire 10. Brian Hynes Jeff Dobbertin Jeff Dobbertin Chad Fitzsimmons 14. Scott Peters 15. Tyree Burks Scott Peters Adam Lilla Scott Schmaltz Dan Samp 20. Tyler Speer Sean Hertz Jeff Dobbertin Travis Walch Darren Ripley Jerry Williams Bo Jackson Tom Von Feldt

Season 2004 2005 2003 2001 1990 2007 1999 2002 1998 2003 2001 2000 1997 2005 2008 2006 2002 1994 1973 2012 2010 2002 1997 1985 1975 1974 1967

TD 22 17 17 17 14 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Game Rk Name 1. Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Northern State Chris Samp, 2003 vs. Northern State Adam Lilla, 2001 vs. Northern State 4. 27 times, most recently Tyree Burks, 2008 vs. Southwest Minnesota State

TD 4 4 4 3

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YARDAGE RECORDS Total Offense

All-Purpose Yards

Career Rk Name 1. Jake Goettl 2. Drew Aber 3. Steve Speer 4. Jason Mitchell 5. Bruce Carpenter 6. Colby Vogt 7. Rayon Simmons 8. Greg Preston 9. Brian Wrobel 10. Andy Nett 11. Kevin Curtin 12. Dave Ludy 13. Rich Ernst 14. John Teigland 15. Alex Wiese 16. Davis Usgaard 17. Dan Thill 18. Matt Brandt Mark Ballwanz 20. Carson Walch

Seasons 1995-98 2004-07 1981-84 1987-90 1999-02 1991-94 2009-12 2008-09 2001-04 2000-03 2000-03 1991-94 1971-74 2011 - 2004-07 1964-65 1971-74 1993-96 1981-84 1996-99

Comp-Att 476-882 435-771 498-1097 465-963 366-707 416-900 1-1 314-546 242-442 267-466 0-3 0-1 237-458 221-367 0-0 137-283 1-4 1-1 0-0 16-27

Yds 7,568 6,266 6,416 6,027 5,879 5,625 26 4,232 3,977 4,085 0 0 3,259 3,142 0 1,703 6 11 0 578

Rush 258 112 256 335 126 154 880 104 169 111 640 709 177 51 544 64 570 425 547 330

Yds 379 344 -161 110 195 -329 5,246 361 504 -138 3,864 3,544 281 -103 3,012 732 2,380 2,366 2,377 1,759

Total 7,947 6,610 6,255 6,137 6,074 5,296 5,272 4,593 4,481 3,947 3,864 3,544 3,540 3,039 3,012 2,435 2,386 2,377 2,377 2,337

Career Rk Name 1. Kevin Curtin 2. Dave Ludy 3. Rayon Simmons 4. Carson Walch 5. Chris Samp 6. Curtis Dewberry 7. Alex Wiese 8. Tim Hanson 9. Travis Walch 10. Jeff Dobbertin 11. Brian Hynes 12. Mark Ballwanz 13. Bo Jackson 14. Matt Brandt 15. Randy Spring 16. Scott Peters 17. Chad Fitzsimmons 18. Pete Brown 19. Adam Lilla 20. Matt Juaire

Seasons 2000-03 1991-94 2009-12 1996-99 2001-04 2009-11 2004-07 1990-93 1994-97 1999-02 2001-05 1981-84 1972-75 1993-96 2005-08 2004-07 1995-98 1985-88 1999-02 1997-99

Rush 3,864 3,544 5,246 1,759 7 985 3,004 62 1,673 26 16 2,285 917 2,366 1,720 -4 36 608 0 -3

Rec. Kickoff 698 2,052 927 2,812 781 0 653 1,592 4,464 0 825 1,814 756 1 2,411 1,020 974 669 2,734 551 3,061 60 390 460 544 1,404 210 412 243 639 2,903 0 2,631 0 415 1,259 2,499 135 2,156 296

Punt 1,201 34 0 822 0 489 9 62 174 1 0 0 278 95 401 0 0 371 0 27

Total 7,834 7,317 6,027 4,826 4,471 4,113 3,770 3,555 3,490 3,312 3,138 3,135 3,134 3,083 3,003 2,899 2,667 2,653 2,634 2,476

Season Rk Name 1. Drew Aber 2. Bruce Carpenter 3. Greg Preston 4. John Teigland 5. Jake Goettl 6. Drew Aber 7. Brian Wrobel 8. Jake Goettl 9. Jason Mitchell 10. Steve Speer 11. Jake Goettl 12. Davis Usgaard 13. Steve Speer 14. Colby Vogt 15. Brian Wrobel 16. Rayon Simmons 17. Rich Ernst 18. Greg Preston 19. Jason Mitchell 20. Andy Nett

Season 2007 2002 2009 2012 1997 2005 2003 1996 1990 1983 1998 1965 1982 1993 2004 2012 1974 2008 1987 2000

Comp-Att 218-387 178-338 173-297 208-341 164-248 153-260 137-257 137-261 137-298 153-311 111-212 102-191 162-338 152-305 100-175 1-1 107-176 141-249 152-292 120-224

Yds 3,044 2,953 2,610 2,942 2,504 2,388 2,256 2,314 2,306 2,187 1,817 1,283 2,001 2,111 1,693 26 1,617 1,622 1,568 1,835

Rush 49 53 68 40 62 37 97 47 107 69 99 64 69 61 62 309 83 46 119 52

Yds 143 71 248 -93 159 202 156 -6 -18 -28 252 720 -2 -170 240 1,774 131 113 164 -122

Total 3,147 3,024 2,858 2,849 2,663 2,590 2,412 2,308 2,288 2,159 2,069 2,003 1,999 1,941 1,933 1,800 1,748 1,735 1,732 1,713

Season Rk Name 1. Kevin Curtin 2. Dave Ludy 3. Kevin Curtin 4. Dave Ludy 5. Rayon Simmons 6. Travis Walch 7. Matt Brandt 8. Carson Walch 9. Carson Walch 10. Alex Wiese 11. Dave Ludy 12. Kevin Curtin 13. Chris Samp 14. Kevin Curtin 15. Curtis Dewberry 16. Rayon Simmons 17. Curtis Dewberry 18. Brian Hynes 19. Randy Springs 20. Mark Ballwanz

Season 2000 1994 2002 1993 2012 1997 1996 1998 1999 2007 1992 2001 2004 2003 2011 2011 2010 2005 2008 1984

Rush 860 1,553 1,059 1,075 1,774 1,103 1,461 585 852 1,458 737 1,028 7 917 400 1,326 327 6 1,086 1,084

Rec. Kickoff 314 759 153 568 157 595 285 856 354 0 534 272 192 356 322 577 155 513 340 0 166 881 112 381 1,588 0 115 317 273 197 148 0 297 593 1,421 13 202 105 172 135

Punt 388 0 430 0 0 128 0 478 295 0 0 168 0 234 608 0 245 0 6 0

Total 2,321 2,274 2,241 2,216 2,128 2,037 2,009 1,962 1,815 1,798 1,784 1,689 1,595 1,583 1,478 1,474 1,462 1,440 1,399 1,391

300 Total Yard Games Rk Name 1. Steve Speer, 1982 vs. MSU Moorhead 2. Jake Goettl, 1997 vs. Minnesota Duluth 3. Brian Wrobel, 2004 vs. Bemidji State 4. Drew Aber, 2005 vs. Bemidji State 5. Davis Usgaard, 1965 vs. Elmhurst, IL 6. Jake Goettl, 1997 vs. Minnesota-Morris 7. Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Minnesota Duluth 8. Greg Preston, 2009 vs. Augustana, SD 9. John Teigland, 2012 vs. Minnesota Duluth 10. Greg Preston, 2009 vs. Upper Iowa 11. Jake Goettl, 1996 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 12. Evan Aber, 2010 vs. Upper Iowa 13. Drew Aber, 2005 vs. Western New Mexico Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 15. John Teigland, 2012 vs. Upper Iowa 16. Jake Goettl, 1996 vs. Northern State 17. John Teigland, 2012 vs. Augustana, SD 18. Bruce Carpenter, 2000 vs. MSU Moorhead 19. Drew Aber, 2007 vs. Bemidji State 20. Drew Aber, 2005 vs. MSU Moorhead 21. Drew Aber, 2007 vs. MSU Moorhead Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Emporia State, KS 23. Greg Preston, 2008 vs. Minnesota State

Pass Yards Rush Yards Total 448 0 448 432 12 435 363 66 429 390 33 423 389 33 422 367 30 397 309 66 375 325 47 372 375 -16 359 350 1 351 339 9 348 347 -2 345 345 -2 343 343 0 343 349 -9 340 336 0 336 330 3 333 313 15 328 302 25 327 311 14 325 319 5 324 333 -9 324 297 25 322

25. 26. 28. 29. 30. 32. 33. 34. 35. 37. 38. 40. 41. 42. 44.

Jake Goettl, 1996 vs. Bemidji State Ryan Eversman, 2004 vs. Concordia-St. Paul Greg Preston, 2009 vs. Minnesota State Jason Mitchell, 1987 vs. Southwest State Brian Wrobel, 2003 vs. North Dakota John Teigland, 2012 vs. Lindenwood Brian Wrobel, 2002 vs. Northern State Jake Goettl, 1997 vs. Quincy, IL Jake Goettl, 1998 vs. Ferris State, MI Andy Nett, 2000 vs. Minnesota Morris Steve Speer, 1982 vs. Northern State Ryan Eversman, 2004 vs. MSU Moorhead Bruce Carpenter, 1999 vs. Minnesota Duluth Drew Aber, 2007 vs. South Dakota Drew Aber, 2007 vs. Southwest Minnesota State Brian Wrobel, 2003 vs. Truman State, MO Drew Aber, 2007 vs. Michigan Tech Jake Goettl, 1996 vs. Quincy, IL Drew Aber, 2007 vs. Upper Iowa Scott Moses, 1985 vs. Hamline Brian Wrobel, 2004 vs. Northern State Bruce Carpenter, 2001 vs. Minnesota Duluth

227 322 278 318 305 303 311 328 255 333 309 307 267 300 271 291 289 329 299 294 257 293

45 -3 40 0 12 10 1 -16 56 -23 0 0 40 6 35 14 15 -26 2 7 43 7

322 319 318 318 317 313 312 312 311 310 309 307 307 306 305 305 304 303 301 301 300 300

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KICKING RECORDS Punts

Field Goals Made

Career Rk Name 1. Paul Swanson 2. Tom Pohlman 3. Mike Johnson

Seasons Punts 1968-72 271 1984-87 198 1977-81 179

Season Rk Name 1. Tom Pohlamn 2. Paul Swanson 3. Paul Swanson 4. Mike Salerno 5. Paul Swanson

Season Punts 1986 81 1972 74 1971 73 2006 71 1970 68

Game Rk Name 1. Paul Swanson, 1970 vs. Michigan Tech 2. Tom Pohlman, 1986 vs. Bemidji State Mike Johnson, 1980 vs. Moorhead State 4. Mike Salerno, 2006 vs. Bemidji State Jason Young, 1995 vs. Southwest State Jason Becker, 1992 vs. Bemidji State

Punts 12 11 11 10 10 10

Punting Average Career Rk Name 1. Mike Salerno 2. Ryan Schneider 3. Jeff Ratner 4. Geoff Biltgen 5. Vincent Meyer 6. Cullen Fahey Jason Young 8. Jason Becker 9. Travis Walch 10. Jeremy Neuman Season Rk Name 1. Ryan Schneider 2. Mike Salerno 3. Jeff Ratner 4. Paul Swanson 5. Ryan Schneider 6. Ryan Walch 7. Geoff Biltgen 8. Tom Sawyer 9. Jason Becker 10. Jason Young

Longest Punt

Seasons 2005-06 1996-99 1976-77 1974-76 1977-78 2008-11 1992-95 1991-94 1994-97 2012 - Season 1999 2006 1977 1972 1998 2001 1976 1979 1994 1993

Rk Name 1. Jeff Ratner, 1977 vs. Southwest State 2. Mike Salerno, 2005 vs. Emporia State, KS 3. Jason Young, 1995 vs. Minnesota-Morris 4. Ryan Schneider, 1999 vs. Minnesota-Morris Jeff Ratner, 1977 vs. Moorhead State 6. Mike Johnson, 1981 vs. Moorhead State 7. Paul Swanson, 1972 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 8. Cullen Fahey, 2008 vs. Minnesota State Mike Salerno, 2006 vs. MSU Moorhead Ryan Schneider, 1999 vs. Minnesota Duluth

Avg 38.9 38.6 38.0 37.5 37.4 36.6 36.6 36.2 35.1 34.2 Avg 44.6 40.5 40.1 39.9 39.5 39.4 39.2 39.1 39.0 38.5

Yards 80 75 72 68 68 67 66 65 65 65

Extra Points Made

Career Rk Name 1. Steve Opgenorth 2. Mike Salerno 3. Derek Johnson 4. Jason Young 5. Thomas Kinney 6. Ryan Abbott 7. Jake Vercher 8. Cullen Fahey Billy Emanuel Rollie Tust

Seasons 2000-03 2005-06 1997-99 1992-95 2010-11 2005-08 2012 - 2008-11 2009-10 1924-25

FG 45 24 23 22 19 15 13 9 9 9

Season Rk Name 1. Jake Vercher Steve Opgenorth 3. Mike Salerno 4. Mike Salerno Steve Opgenorth Steve Opgenorth 7. Thomas Kinney Ryan Abbott Steve Opgenorth 10. Thomas Kinney Billy Emanuel Derek Johnson Jason Young

Season 2012 2000 2006 2005 2003 2001 2010 2007 2002 2011 2009 1998 1993

FG 13 13 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 9

Game Rk Name 1. Billy Emanuel, 2009 vs. Upper Iowa Ryan Abbott, 2008 vs. Augustana, SD Mike Salerno, 2006 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 4. Thomas Kinney, 2010 vs. Minnesota State Cullen Fahey, 2008 vs. Concordia-St. Paul Steve Opgenorth, 2002 vs. Bemidji State Steve Opgenorth, 2001 vs. Wayne State, NE Jason Young, 1995 vs. Southwest State 9. 37 times, most recently Thomas Kinney, 2011 vs. Wayne State

FG 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2

Field Goals Attempted Career Rk Name 1. Steve Opgenorth 2. Derek Johnson 3. Mike Salerno 4. Jason Young 5. Thomas Kinney 6. Ryan Abbott 7. Cullen Fahey 8. Jake Vercher 9. Eric Kraus 10. Brad Schmidt

Seasons 2000-03 1997-99 2005-06 1992-95 2010-11 2007-08 2008-11 2012 - 2004 1979-82

FG 70 45 38 32 30 21 18 17 16 11

Longest Field Goal Made

Career Rk Name 1. Cullen Fahey, 2008 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 2. Derek Johnson, 1997 vs. Mayville State 3. Thomas Kinney, 2011 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 4. Thomas Kinney, 2011 vs. Mary Cullen Fahey, 2008 vs. Northern State Jason Young, 1995 vs. Northern Iowa 7. Jake Vercher, 2012 vs. Mary Jake Vercher, 2012 vs. Minnesota, Crookston Thomas Kinney, 2010 vs. Concordia-St. Paul Mike Salerno, 2005 vs. MSU Moorhead Derek Johnson, 1999 vs. Minnesota Duluth Jason Young, 1993 vs. Bemidji State 13. Ryan Abbott, 2007 vs. Wayne State, NE Steve Opgenorth, 2001 vs. Southwest State Steve Opgenorth, 2000 vs. Minnesota-Morris Derek Johnson, 1999 vs. Southwest State 17. Steve Opgenorth, 2001 vs. Bemidji State Derek Johnson, 1999 vs. Southwest State Derek Johnson, 1998 vs. Southwest State Jason Young, 1993 vs. Moorhead State

Yards 47 46 45 44 44 44 43 43 43 43 43 43 42 42 42 42 41 41 41 41

Career Rk Name 1. Steve Opgenorth 2. Derek Johnson 3. Thomas Kinney Mike Salerno 5. Jason Young 6. Ryan Abbott 7. Jake Vercher 8. Eric Kraus 9. Cullen Fahey 10. Steve Krob 11. Bob Bestul Mark Juaire 13. Art Andrejeck 14. Billy Emanuel 15. Steve Maus

Seasons 2000-03 1997-99 2010-11 2005-06 1992-95 2005-08 2012 - 2004 2008-11 1967-70 1973-76 1983-84 1938-39 2009-10 1991-92

XP 186 128 79 79 62 57 55 48 43 42 40 38 16 15 14

Season Rk Name 1. Jake Vercher 2. Steve Opgenorth Steve Opgenorth 4. Mike Salerno Steve Opgenorth Derek Johnson 7. Eric Kraus 8. Ryan Abbott 9. Thomas Kinney Derek Johnson 11. Thomas Kinney 12. Derek Johnson 13. Steve Opgenorth 14. Mike Salerno 15. Jason Young Mark Juaire

Season 2012 2002 2001 2005 2003 1997 2004 2007 2011 1999 2010 1998 2000 2006 1993 1983

XP 55 53 53 50 50 50 48 43 41 41 38 37 30 29 24 24

Game Rk Name 1. Steve Opgenorth, 2001 vs. Minnesota-Morris 2. Jake Vercher, 2012 vs. Augustana, SD Mike Salerno, 2005 vs. Minnesota, Crookston Steve Opgenorth, 2001 vs. Northern State 5. Thomas Kinney, 2011 vs. Upper Iowa Jason Young, 1994 vs. Bemidji State 7. Ryan Abbott, 2007 vs. Wayne State, NE 8. 16 times, most recently Jake Vercher, 2012 vs. Concordia-St. Paul

XP 12 10 10 10 9 9 8 7

Extra Points Attempted Career Rk Name 1. Steve Opgenorth 2. Derek Johnson 3. Thomas Kinney 4. Mike Salerno 5. Jason Young 6. Ryan Abbott 7. Steve Krob 8. Jake Vercher 9. Eric Kraus 10. Bob Bestul

Seasons 2000-03 1997-99 2010-11 2005-06 1992-95 2005-08 1967-70 2012 - 2004 1973-74

XP 208 141 88 81 76 68 62 58 56 55

Season Rk Name 1. Steve Opgenorth 2. Steve Opgenorth 3. Jake Vercher 4. Eric Kraus Steve Opgenorth 6. Derek Johnson 7. Mike Salerno 8. Ryan Abbott 9. Thomas Kinney Derek Johnson 11. Thomas Kinney Derek Johnson 13. Steve Opgenorth 14. Mark Juaire Bob Bestul

Season 2002 2001 2012 2004 2003 1997 2005 2007 2011 1999 2010 1998 2000 1983 1973

XP 61 59 58 56 56 53 52 51 46 46 42 42 32 30 30

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SCORING RECORDS Points

Kicking Points

Career TD EP1 EP2 FG Pts 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. Alex Wiese 2004-07 45 0 2 0 274 6. Travis Walch 1994-97 43 0 4 0 266 7. Kevin Curtin 2000-03 43 0 0 0 258 8. Derek Johnson 1997-99 0 128 0 23 197 9. Carson Walch 1996-99 31 0 5 0 196 10. Scott Peters 2004-07 32 0 0 0 192 11. Adam Lilla 1999-2002 30 0 1 0 182 12. Brian Hynes 2001-05 30 0 0 0 180 Jeff Dobbertin 1999-02 29 0 3 0 180 14. Art Kern 1928-31# 28 7 0 0 175 15. Matt Juaire 1996-99 28 0 1 0 170 16. Andrew Verbancouer 05-08 28 0 0 0 168 Matt Brandt 1993-96 26 0 6 0 168 18. Chad Fitzsimmons 1995-98 27 0 1 0 164 19. Mark Ballwanz 1981-84 27 0 0 0 162 20. Mike Salerno 2005-06 0 79 0 24 153 #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.

Career 1. Steve Opgenorth, 2000-03 2. Derek Johnson, 1997-99 3. Mike Salerno, 2005-06 4. Thomas Kinney, 2010-11 5. Jason Young, 1992-95 6. Ryan Abbott, 2005-08 7. Jake Vercher, 2012 - 8. Bob Bestul, 1973-76 9. Eric Kraus, 2004 10. Cullen Fahey, 2008-09

EP FG Pts 186 45 321 128 23 197 79 24 153 79 19 136 62 22 128 57 15 101 55 13 94 77 4 89 48 8 72 44 9 71

Season 1. Jake Vercher, 2012 2. Mike Salerno, 2005 Steve Opgenorth, 2003 Steve Opgenorth, 2002 5. Steve Opgenorth, 2001 6. Derek Johnson, 1997 7. Ryan Abbott, 2007 8. Eric Kraus, 2004 9. Steve Opgenorth, 2000 10. Thomas Kinney, 2011 Thomas Kinney, 2010 Mike Salerno, 2006

EP FG Pts 55 13 94 50 11 83 50 11 83 53 10 83 49 11 82 50 8 74 43 10 73 48 8 72 30 13 69 41 9 68 38 10 68 29 13 68

Season TD EP1 EP2 FG Pts 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. Dave Ludy, 1993 17 0 1 0 104 9. Brian Hynes, 2005 17 0 0 0 102 Chris Samp, 2003 17 0 0 0 102 Adam Lilla, 2001 17 0 0 0 102 12. Rayon Simmons, 2011 16 0 0 0 96 13. Jake Vercher, 2012 0 55 0 13 94 14. Carson Walch, 1999 15 0 1 0 92 15. Rayon Simmons, 2009 15 0 0 0 90 Kevin Curtin, 2002 15 0 0 0 90 17. Steve Opgenorth, 2003 0 50 1 11 85 18. Dan Schumacher, 1990 14 0 0 0 84 19. Mike Salerno, 2005 0 50 0 11 83 Steve Opgenorth, 2002 0 53 0 10 83

Game Rk Name Pts 1. Billy Emanuel, 2009 vs. Upper Iowa (4FG, 4XP) 16 2. Ryan Abbott, 2008 vs. Augustana, SD (4FG, 3XP) 15 3. Mike Salerno, 2006 vs. SW Minn. St. (4FG, 2XP) 14 4. Jake Vercher, 2012 vs. Augustana, SD (1FG, 10XP) 13 Thomas Kinney, 2010 vs. Minnesota State (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 9. Thomas Kinney, 2011 vs. Upper Iowa (1 FG, 9 XP) 12 Mike Salerno, 2006 vs. Upper Iowa (2FG, 6XP) 12 Mike Salerno, 2006 vs. MSU Moorhead (2FG, 6XP) 12 Eric Kraus, 2004 vs. Northern State (2FG, 6XP) 12 Eric Kraus, 2004 vs. Truman State (2FG, 6XP) 12 Steve Opgenorth, 2001 vs. Minnesota-Morris (12XP) 12 Derek Johnson, 1997 vs. Mayville State (2FG, 6XP) 12

Game Rk Name 1. Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Quincy, IL 2. Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 3. Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Concordia-St. Paul Rayon Simmons, 2010 vs. Southwest Minn. St. Carson Walch, 1999 vs. Minnesota, Crookston Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Minnesota Duluth Pete Brown, 1988 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 8. Matt Brandt, 1996 vs. Minnesota-Morris Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Nebraska-Kearney Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Minnesota-Morris Art Kern, 1929 vs. Red Wing High School 12. Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Mary Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Mary Andrew Verbancouer, 2008 vs. Minnesota State Alex Wiese, 2006 vs.Wayne State, NE Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Northern State Chris Samp, 2003 vs. Northern State David Cruz, 2003 vs. Southwest Minnesota State Kevin Curtin, 2002 vs. Minnesota-Morris Adam Lilla, 2001 vs. Northern State Jeff Dobbertin, 2001 vs. Minnesota-Morris Ryan Walch, 1999 vs. Wayne State, NE Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Southwest State

Pts 36 32 30 30 30 30 30 26 26 26 26 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24

Touchdowns Scored

Career Rk Name Seasons TD 1. Rayon Simmons 2009-12 61 2. Chris Samp 2002-04 53 Dave Ludy 1991-94 53 4. Alex Wiese 2004-07 45 5. Kevin Curtin 2000-03 43 Travis Walch 1994-97 43 7. Scott Peters 2004-07 32 8. Carson Walch 1995-99 31 9. Brian Hynes 2001-05 30 Adam Lilla 1999-02 30 11. Jeff Dobbertin 1999-02 29 12. Andrew Verbancouer 2005-08 28 Matt Juaire 1996-99 28 Mark Ballwanz 1981-84 28 Art Kern# 1928-31 28 16. Chad Fitzsimmons 1995-98 27 17. Matt Brandt 1993-96 26 18. Ryan Walch 1998-01 23 Dan Schumacher 1987-90 23 20. David Cruz 2001-04 22 # Art Kern played a fifth year, scoring four more touchdowns for a fiveyear total of 32 TDs. Season Rk Name 1. Travis Walch 2. Chris Samp Dave Ludy 4. Rayon Simmons Andrew Verbancouer Alex Wiese 7. Matt Brandt 8. Brian Hynes Chris Samp Adam Lilla Dave Ludy 12. Rayon Simmons 13. Rayon Simmons Kevin Curtin Carson Walch 16. Dan Schumacher 17. Scott Peters Matt Juaire 19. Derek Malone Chris Samp Jeff Dobbertin Matt Juaire Carson Walch Chad Fitzsimmons Mark Ballwanz

Season 1997 2004 1994 2012 2008 2007 1996 2005 2003 2001 1993 2011 2009 2002 1999 1990 2007 1999 2005 2002 2001 1998 1998 1997 1984

TD 30 22 22 21 21 21 18 17 17 17 17 16 15 15 15 14 13 13 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

Game Rk Name TD 1. Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Quincy, IL 6 2. Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 5 Rayon Simmons, 2010 vs. Southwest Minnesota St. 5 Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 5 Carson Walch, 1999 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 5 Travis Walch, 1999 vs. Minnesota Duluth 5 Pete Brown, 1988 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 5 7. 15 times, most recently, 4 Rayon Simmons, 2012 vs. Mary

WSU Hall of Fame member Travis Walch set a WSU single-season record with 30 touchdowns scored during the 1997 season. He also holds the school record with six touchdowns scored against Quincy in 1997.

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DEFENSIVE RECORDS Interceptions

Interceptions Return Yardage

Career Rk Name 1. Nate Gruber 2. Nick Jaeger 3. Luke Lokanc Rick Starzecki 5. Bryan Schroeder 6. Travis Welch 7. Steven Koehler Jamey Hutchinson 9. Jay Aamodt Randy Gronert

Seasons 1991-94 2000-03 2002-05 1966-69 1987-90 1998-00 2000-03 1995-98 1981-84 1968-70

Int 25 20 19 19 18 16 15 15 12 12

Season Rk Name 1. Jamey Hutchinson 2. Doug Smart 3. Bryan Schroeder 4. Travis Welch Nate Gruber Jim Bzoskie 7. Nick Jaeger Nick Jaeger Mike Slomczewski 10. Lucas Wolf Luke Lokanc Steve Koehler Nate Gruber Nate Gruber Bryon Schroeder Jay Aamodt Randy Gronert Rick Starzecki

Season 1997 1986 1990 1998 1993 1987 2001 2000 1999 2008 2005 2001 1992 1991 1989 1982 1968 1967

Int 11 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Game Rk Name 1. Doug Smart, 1986 vs. St. Ambrose, IA 2. Kenzie Yewman, 2006 vs. Upper Iowa Luke Lokanc, 2005 vs. MSU Moorhead Deric Sieck, 2001 vs. Northern State Jamey Hutchinson, 1997 vs. Southwest State Mike Usgaard, 1994 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire Rob Illies, 1990 vs. Minnesota-Morris Bryan Schroeder, 1990 vs. Minnesota-Morris Rick Starzecki, 1967 vs. Mankato State Rick Starzecki, 1966 vs. Moorhead State

Int 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Sacks

Career Rk Name 1. Luke Lokanc 2. Nate Gruber 3. Dennis Hayes 4. Rick Starzecki 5. Jamey Hutchinson 6. Jim Bzoskie 7. Chris Norgaard Travis Welch 9. Steve Kohler 10. Lucas Wolf

Seasons Yards 2002-05 319 1991-94 275 1991-94 261 1966-69 236 1995-98 215 1986-88 207 2009-12 205 1998-00 205 2000-03 182 2009-11 164

Season Rk Name 1. Lucas Wolf 2. Travis Welch 3. Luke Lokanc 4. Jamey Hutchinson 5. Jim Bzoskie Jim Dybevick 7. Dennis Hayes Michael Werden 9. Nate Gruber 10. Bryan Schroeder

Season 2008 1998 2004 1997 1987 1969 1992 1977 1993 1989

Game Rk Name 1. Luke Lokanc, 2004 vs. Truman State, MO 2. Larry Anderson, 1965 vs. Wisconsin-Platteville 3. LaVerne Pieper, 1964 vs. Northland, WI 4. Lucas Wolf, 2008 vs. Augustana, SD 5. Ron LaGros, 1959 vs. Moorhead State 6. Jim Dybevick, 1969 vs. UI-Chicago Circle 7. Jesse Isom, 2000 vs. Minnesota Duluth Dennis Hayes, 1992 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 9. Kenzie Yewman, 2006 vs. Upper Iowa Dennis Hayes, 1994 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire Joe Yantes, 1946 vs. St. Cloud State

Yards 134 132 126 125 120 120 112 112 110 108 Yards 99 90 88 86 82 80 78 78 77 77 77

Career Rk Name 1. Derek Chance 2. Jon Bussewitz 3. Troy Tonsager 4. Wayne Wicka 5. Ty Breitlow 6. Tony Tripicchio 7. Steve Kosidowski 8. Seth Becker 9. David Braun 10. Lewis Johnson 11. Ben Turnquist 12. Jim Stanek 13. Matt Wayne Jeff Gusmundson 15. John Tackmann 16. Matt Kaderly Ryan Rothwell 18. Harold Mathews 19. Sean Jensen 20. Johns Stapleton Dave Hope Alan Penheiter

Seasons Sacks 1997-00 31.5 1997-00 28.5 1984-87 27.0 1988-91 24.0 2000-03 21.0 1984-87 19.5 1984-86 18.0 1995-98 17.5 2005-07 15.0 2009-12 13.5 2001-04 13.0 2001-04 12.5 2001-03 11.5 1991-93 11.5 2003-06 11.0 2008-11 10.0 2006-09 10.0 1991-93 9.5 1992-95 9.0 1998-01 8.0 1985 8.0 1990-92 8.0

Season Rk Name 1. Derek Chance 2. Jon Bussewitz 3. Seth Becker Troy Tonsager 5. Wayne Wicka Steve Kosidowski 7. Derek Chance 8. David Braun Dave Hope 10. Derek Chance Wayne Wicka Tony Tripicchio 13. Ben Turnquist Ty Breitlow Jon Bussewitz Jeff Gudmundson 17. Seth Becker 18. John Tackmann Ty Breitlow Ty Breitlow Troy Tonsager Troy Tonsager Steve Kosidowski Tony Tripicchio

Season 1998 2000 1998 1987 1990 1986 1999 2005 1985 2000 1989 1986 2004 2003 1997 1993 1997 2006 2002 2001 1986 1985 1985 1985

Sacks 12.5 12.0 11.0 11.0 10.0 10.0 9.5 8.0 8.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0

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RETURN RECORDS Kickoffs Returned Career Rk Name 1. Dave Ludy 2. Kevin Curtin 3. Curtis Dewberry 4. Carey Rottman 5. Bo Jackson 6. Carson Walch 7. Pete Brown 8. Rick Williams 9. Tim Hanson

Seasons 1991-94 2000-03 2009-11 2005-08 1972-75 1996-99 1985-88 1976-79 1990-93

KR 95 84 79 68 67 63 60 50 47

Season Rk Name 1. Bob Jackson 2. Dave Ludy 3. Curtis Dewberry 4. Rick Williams 5. Curtis Dewberry Kevin Curtin 7. Curtis Dewberry Kevin Curtin Carson Walch Dave Ludy Dan Eickhoff

Season 1973 1993 2011 1979 2010 2002 2009 2000 1998 1992 1985

KR 30 29 28 27 26 26 25 25 25 25 25

Game Rk Name KR 1. Carey Rottman, 2006 vs. North Dakota 8 Bo Jackson, 1973 vs. South Dakota 8 3. Curtis Dewberry, 2010 vs. Minnesota Duluth 7 Curtis Dewberry, 2009 vs. Wayne State, NE 7 Carey Rottman, 2007 vs. North Dakota 7 Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Northern Iowa 7 Dean Baldwin, 1988 vs. Grand Valley State 7 Greg Hanson, 1981 vs. Minnesota Duluth 7 8. Carey Rottman, 2005 vs. Western New Mexico 6 Bounthavy Khamratthanome, 2004 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 6 Kevin Curtin, 2002 vs. Minnesota Duluth 6 Dave Ludy, 1993 vs. Central State, OH 6 Tim Hanson, 1991 vs. Minnesota-Morris 6

Kickoff Return Yardage Career Rk Name 1. Dave Ludy 2. Kevin Curtin 3. Curtis Dewberry 4. Carson Walch 5. Bo Jackson 6. Pete Brown 7. Carey Rottman 8. Dan Eickhoff 9. Tim Hanson 10. Rick Williams 11. Greg Hanson 12. Travis Walch 13. Ron Fuglestad 14. Randy Spring 15. Jeff Dobbertin

Seasons 1991-94 2000-03 2009 - 1996-99 1972-75 1985-88 2005-08 1985-88 1990-93 1976-79 1981-83 1994-97 1966-70 2005-08 1999-02

Yards 2,812 2,052 1,814 1,592 1,404 1,259 1,159 1,063 1,020 988 979 669 641 639 551

Season Rk Name 1. Dave Ludy 2. Dave Ludy 3. Kevin Curtin 4. Curtis Dewberry 5. Curtis Dewberry 6. Kevin Curtin 7. Curtis Dewberry 8. Bo Jackson 9. Carson Walch 10. Dave Ludy 11. Pete Brown 12. Rick Williams 13. Carson Walch 14. Chichi Ojika 15. Dave Ludy

Season 1992 1993 2000 2009 2011 2002 2010 1973 1998 1994 1988 1979 1999 2012 1991

Yards 881 856 759 613 608 595 593 590 577 568 544 519 513 511 507

Game Rk Name Yards 1. Greg Hanson, 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. Larry Wright, 1976 vs. Minnesota-Morris 137 12. Chichi Ojika, 2012 vs. Minnesota State 135 Bo Jackson, 1973 vs. South Dakota 135 14. Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Northern Iowa 128 15. Dave Ludy, 1992 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 127 16. Carey Rottman, 2006 vs. North Dakota 125 Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Nebraska-Kearney 125 18. Dave Ludy, 1993 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 124 19. Bounthavy Khamratthanome, 2004 vs. Southwest St. 122 Carson Walch, 1999 vs. Central Missouri 122 Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Minnesota Duluth 122

Punts Returned Career Rk Name 1. Kevin Curtin 2. Carson Walch 3. Nate Gruber 4. Pete Brown 5. Bo Jackson 6. Reggie Johnson 7. Randy Spring 8. Curtis Dewberry 9. David Cruz 10. Terry Baker

Seasons 2000-03 1995-99 1991-94 1985-88 1972-75 1981-83 2005-08 2009-11 2001-04 1985-87

PR 77 62 58 54 50 49 45 37 33 28

Season Rk Name 1. Carson Walch 2. Nate Gruber 3. Pete Brown 4. Anthony Buckner Carson Walch Reggie Johnson 7. Randy Spring Kevin Curtin 9. Kevin Curtin 10. Curtis Dewberry Randy Spring Kevin Curtin Bo Jackson 14. David Cruz Nate Gruber Reggie Johnson 17. Terry Baker 18. Alan May 19. Kevin Curtin 20. Eric Swan Todd Shepard

Season 1998 1992 1988 2007 1999 1983 2006 2000 2003 2011 2005 2002 1975 2004 1993 1982 1986 2012 2001 2008 1980

PR 31 28 27 24 24 24 22 22 21 19 19 19 19 18 18 18 17 16 15 14 14

Punts Return Yardage Career Rk Name 1. Kevin Curtin 2. Carson Walch 3. Nate Gruber 4. Curtis Dewberry 5. Randy Spring 6. Pete Brown 7. David Cruz 8. Reggie Johnson 9. Bob Jackson 10. Terry Baker

Seasons Yards 2000-03 1,220 1996-99 822 1991-94 604 2009-11 489 2005-08 401 1985-88 371 2000-04 338 1981-83 328 1972-75 278 1985-87 225

Season Rk Name 1. Carson Walch 2. Kevin Curtin 3. Kevin Curtin 4. Carson Walch 5. Nate Gruber 6. Curtis Dewberry 7. Kevin Curtin 8. Randy Spring 9. Curtis Dewberry 10. Anthony Buckner 11. Terry Baker 12. Pete Brown 13. Nate Gruber 14. David Cruz 15. Randy Spring Nate Gruber

Season 1998 2002 2000 1999 1992 2010 2003 2006 2011 2007 1986 1988 1994 2004 2005 1993

Yards 478 430 388 295 248 245 234 211 197 195 190 185 182 180 174 174

Game Rk Name Yards 1. Kevin Curtin, 2000 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 125 2. Kevin Curtin, 2002 vs. Wayne State, NE 124 3. Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Wayne State, NE 113 4. Kevin Curtin, 2001 vs. Southwest State 94 5. Alan May, 2012 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 91 6. Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Minnesota-Morris 90 7. Curtis Dewberry, 2010 vs. Minnesota State 84 8. Kevin Curtin, 2002 vs. MSU Moorhead 82 9. Kevin Curtin, 2000 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 81 10. Terry Baker, 1986 vs. Southwest State 80 11. David Cruz, 2003 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 79 12. Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 78 Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Minnesota Duluth 78 14. Curtis Dewberry, 2011 vs. MSU Moorhead 77 15. Kevin Curtin, 2003 vs. Missouri Western 76 16. Carson Walch, 1999 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 75 Lyle Cline, 1960 vs. Bemidji State 75 18. Jerry Grebin, 1953 vs. Mankato State 70 19. Randy Spring, 2005 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 68 20. Anthony Buckner, 2007 vs. Upper Iowa 67

Game Rk Name PR 1. Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Wayne State, NE 7 2. Alan May, 2012 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 6 Kevin Curtin, 2001 vs. Southwest State 6 Carson Walch, 1999 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 6 Todd Shepard, 1980 vs. St. Cloud State 6 Terry Baker, 1986 vs. Bemidji State 6 7. Anthony Buckner, 2007 vs. Upper Iowa 5 Randy Spring, 2005 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 5 Shawn Cunningham, 2005 vs. Truman State, MO 5 Bounthavy Khamratthanome, 2004 vs. UM, Crookston 5 Kevin Curtin, 2003 vs. North Dakota State 5 Dave Cruz, 2001 vs. Minnesota-Morris 5 Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 5 Nate Gruber, 1992 vs. Moorhead State 5 Bo Jackson, 1973 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 5 Bob Welch, 1959 vs. Moorhead State 5 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.

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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. Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Wayne State, NE 82 6. Dave Ludy, 1993 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 80 Jerry Grebin, 1954 vs. Bemidji State 80 Eddie Spencer, 1938 vs. Aberdeen (Northern State) 80 9. Rayon Simmons, 2009 vs. Northern State 76 Dave Ludy, 1993 vs. Moorhead State 76 Roger Leonhardt, 1963 vs. Michigan Tech 76 12. Eric Williams, 2001 vs. Northern State 75 George Waterman, 1964 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 75 Harry Meyers, 1927 vs. Mankato State 75 15. Art Kern, 1931 vs. Waldorf JC 74 16. Buzz Walsh, 1965 vs. Elmhurst 73 Buzz Walsh, 1965 vs. Moorhead State 73 18. Jerry Grebin, 1954 vs. Saint Mary’s 72 19. Bob Welch, 1957 vs. St. Cloud State 71 20. Trevor Narum, 1998 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 70 Roger Leonhardt, 1961 vs. Michigan Tech 70 Jerry Grebin, 1954 vs. Saint Mary’s 70 Wilbur Winbald, 1946 vs. Minnesota Duluth 70

Longest Scoring Interception Return Rk Name 1. Luke Lokanc, 2004 vs. Truman State, MO 2. Larry Anderson, 1965 vs. Wisconsin-Platteville 3. LaVerne Pieper, 1954 vs. Northland 4. Ron LaGros, 1959 vs. Moorhead State 5. Jim Dybevick, 1969 vs. UI-Chicago Circle 6. Jesse Isom, 2000 vs. Minnesota Duluth Dennis Hayes, 1994 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 8. Dennis Hayes, 1994 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire Joe Yantes, 1946 vs. St. Cloud State 10. Bob Wolf, 1960 vs. Wisconsin-Stout

Longest Scoring Kickoff Return

Rk Name 1. Kevin Curtin, 2000 vs. Concordia-St. Paul Kevin Curtin, 2000 vs. Minnesota Duluth 3. Dave Ludy, 1993 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse Larry Wright, 1976 vs. Minnesota Morris 5. Carson Walch, 1999 vs. Minnesota, Crookston Dave Ludy, 1991 vs. Northern State Vic Grabau, 1953 vs. Wisconsin-River Falls 8. Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Minnesota Duluth Dave Ludy, 1991 vs. Northern State Bo Jackson, 1974 vs. Michigan Tech

Longest Scoring Punt Return

Rk Name 1. Curtis Dewberry, 2010 vs. Minnesota State 2. Terry Baker, 1986 vs. Southwest State 3. Curtis Dewberry, 2011 vs. MSU Moorhead Lyle Cline, 1960 vs. Bemidji State 5. Nate Gruber, 1994 vs. Bemidji State Jerry Grebin, 1953 vs. Mankato State 7. Kevin Curtin, 2002 vs. Minnesota-Morris

Longest Scoring Fumble Return Rk Name 1. Derek Chance, 1997 vs. Bemidji State* 2. Jesse Isom, 2001 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 3. Jon Bussewitz, 1999 vs. Moorhead State 4. Lucas Wolf, 2009 vs. Minnesota State 5. Paul Chabura, 2001 vs. Northern State *NCAA Division II Record

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

Yds 99 90 88 82 80 78 78 77 77 70

Yds 100 100 99 99 95 95 95 93 93 93

Longest Scoring Passes

Rk Name 1. Adam Lills from Bruce Carpenter 2. Matt Juaire from Carson Walch 3. Tim Hanson from Jason Mitchell 4. Dan Schumacher from Jason Mitchell Tom Von Feldt from Tom Lennon 6. Dick Knowles from Jerry Grebin 7. Chad Fitzsimmons from Jake Goettl Dan Schumacher from Jason Mitchell 9. Tyler Speer from Evan Aber Brian Hynes from Drew Aber Chris Samp vs. Brian Wrobel Scott Schmaltz vs. Brian Hora 13. Bret Baumm from Scott Moses 14. Travis Walch from Jake Goettl Bo Jackson vs. Rich Ernst 16. Chris Samp from Bruce Carpenter John Surrency from Tom Kearly 18. Bob Welch from Wayne Asing 19. Brian Hynes from Drew Aber 20. Chris Samp from Brian Wrobel Jeff Dobbertin from Andy Nett

Game 2001 vs. South Dakota 1998 vs. Ferris State, MI 1990 vs. Southwest State 1990 vs. St. Francis, IL 1967 vs. Central Iowa 1951 vs. Bemidji State 1998 vs. Northern State 1988 vs. Grand Valley 2010 vs. Minnesota State 2005 vs. Bemidji State 2003 vs. Truman State, MO 1994 vs. Minnesota Duluth 1985 vs. Luther 1997 vs. Minnesota Duluth 1974 vs. Moorhead State 2002 vs. Minnesota Morris 1978 vs. Southwest State 1958 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 2005 vs. Western New Mexico 2004 vs. Bemidji State 2000 vs. Northern State

Yds 93 92 90 89 89 85 84 84 82 82 82 82 81 80 80 79 79 78 77 76 76

Yds 84 80 75 75 70 70 67

Yds 95 64 61 54 51

Tyler Speer’s 82-yard scoring pass from Evan Aber against Minnesota State in 2010 was the ninth-longest scoring pass play in school history. The Warriors have had 15 pass plays of 80 yards or longer go for touchdowns.

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TEAM RECORDS Season Team Records

OFFENSE Total Plays Yards Gained First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Rushing First Downs Punting Average Number of Punts Passes Attempted Passes Completed Passing Yards Touchdown Passes Passes Intercepted First Downs Passing Total Points

916 5,769 296 527 2,790 131 39.5 81 416 233 3,461 36 29 147 506

DEFENSE Most Yards Allowed Fewest Yards Allowed Most First Downs Allowed Fewest First Downs Allowed Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed Fewest Passing Yards Allowed Fewest Passes Completed Fewest Points Allowed Most Points Allowed Most Interceptions Most Forced Fumbles Most Fumbles Recovered

5,144 2007 1,039 1961 336 2007 51 1961 527 1962 224 1959 20 1959 7 1924 384 1996 30 2001 49 1979 23 1979, 1991

TOTAL PLAYS Game 95 vs. Wisconsin-Stout, 1972 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 Season

12 vs. Michigan Tech, 1970 81, 1986

PASSES ATTEMPTED Game 56 vs. Northern State, 1982 Season 416, 2007

2007 2012 2012 2003 1994 2012 1968 1986 2007 2007 2004 2003 1991 2004 2001

PASSES INTERCEPTED Game 6 vs. Hillsdale, MI, 1969 6 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 1973 Season 29, 1991 PASSING FIRST DOWNS Game 20 vs. Augustana, SD, 2012 Season 147, 2004 MOST POINTS Game 84 vs. Minnesota-Morris, 2001 Season 506, 2001 LARGEST VICTORY MARGIN Game 84 vs. Minnesota-Morris, 2001 (84-0) Season 150 (450-300), 2012 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 14 vs. Bemidji State, 1996 14 vs. Minnesota-Morris, 1991 Season 94, 2001 YARDS PENALIZED Game 141 vs. Minnesota-Morris, 1991 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 637 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1996 Season 5,144, 2007 FEWEST YARDS ALLOWED Game 6 vs. Wisconsin-Stout, 1961 Season 1,039, 1961 MOST FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED Game 32 vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 2005 Season 270, 1996

PASSES COMPLETED Game 32 vs. Augustana, SD, 2012 Season 233, 2007

FEWEST FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED Game 2 vs. Minnesota-Morris, 2001 2 vs. Wisconsin-Stout, 1961 2 vs. Northland, WI, 1956 Season 51, 1961

PASSING YARDS Game 525 vs. Augustana, SD, 2012 Season 3,461, 2004

MOST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED Game 448 vs. Moorhead State, 1995 Season 2,250, 1971

TOUCHDOWN PASSES Game 6 vs. Northern State, 2003 6 vs. Augustana, SD, 2012 Season 36, 2003

FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED Game -16 vs. Minnesota, Crookston, 2006 Season 527, 1962

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, 98 times Last, 2006 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 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. 5,054 9/25/2004 Southwest Minnesota State 3. 5,033 10/8/2011 Minnesota Duluth 4. 4,708 10/16/1993 Northern State 5. 4,508 9/8/2000 Wisconsin-La Crosse 6. 4,469 9/10/2005 North Dakota 7. 4,459 9/20/2008 Concordia-St. Paul 8. 4,418 10/20/2012 Minnesota State 9. 4,387 8/27/2009 Carson-Newman 10. 4,378 10/15/1994 Bemidji State

MOST RUSHING FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED Game 29 vs. North Dakota, 2006 Season 139, 1993

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AWARD WINNERS 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 (1) 2010

Postseason Appearances NCAA Division II Playoffs (5) 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 Mineral Water Bowl (3) 2000, 2002, 2012 NAIA Playoffs (1) 1993

NSIC Awards Offensive Player of the Year Lief Nelson (WR) 1983 Travis Walch (RB) 1997

Dave Ludy (RB) 1993 Jake Goettl (QB) 1998

Dave Ludy (RB) 1994 Chris Samp (WR) 2004

Scott Schmaltz (WR) 1995 Rayon Simmons (RB) 2012

Matt Brandt (RB) 1996

Defensive Player of the Year Deric Sieck (LB) 2002

Deric Sieck (LB) 2003

Jim Stanek (DT) 2004

John Tackmann (SS) 2005

John Tackmann (SS) 2006

Defensive Newcomer of the Year Roy Kratt (DT) 2004 Ryan Gerts (LB) 2011 Glen Galligan Award Jerry Grebin (RB) 1954 Tim Mullaney (OL) 1973 Bruce Carpenter (QB) 2002

Dave Mertes (OL) 1957 Bob Stouffer (LB) 1979 John Tackmann (LB) 2006

Gale Sprute (LB) 1961 Reggie Johnson (RB) 1983 Marcus Greatens (OL) 2009

Ray Walsh (DB) 1965 Wayne Wicka (DE) 1991

Bill McNary (DT) 1968 Nate Gruber (SS) 1994

Coach of the Year Tom Hosier 1993

Tom Sawyer 1997

Tom Sawyer 2000

Tom Sawyer 2001

Tom Sawyer 2004

Harlon Hill Award Harlon Hill Regional Finalists (Awarded to the top player in Division II) Dave Ludy 1994 Travis Walch 1998 Carson Walch 2000 Chris Samp 2004 Brian Hynes 2005 Rayon Simmons 2012

Kevin Curtin 2002

Kevin Curtin 2003

All-Americans Associated Press Gene Nardini (HM OL) 1958 Dave Ludy (First Team KR) 1992 Jame Hutchinson (First Team DB) 1997 Chris Samp (First Team WR) 2004 Rayon Simmons (Second Team RB) 2012

Bruce Zellmer (HM DB) 1960 Dave Ludy (Second Team RB) 1993 Travis Walch (Second Team RB) 1997 Brian Hynes (Third Team WR) 2005

Jeff Kremer (Secibd Team End) 1965 Dave Ludy (First Team RB) 1994 Kevin Curtin (Second Team RB) 2002 John Tackmann (Third Team DB) 2005

Rich Ernst (HM QB) 1974 Nate Gruber (Second Team DB) 1994 Kevin Curtin (Third Team RB) 2003 John Tackmann (Third Team DB) 2006

AFCA Kevin Curtin (RB) 2002 Rayon Simmons (RB) 2012

Kevin Curtin (RB) 2003

Chris Samp (WR) 2004

John Tackmann (DB) 2006

Daktronics Jamey Hutchinson (First Team DB) 1997 Deric Sieck (First Team LB) 2003 Chris Zimmerman (Second Team) 2006

Travis Walch (First Team RB) 1997 Chris Samp (First Team WR) 2004

Kevin Curtin (First Team RB) 2002 Brian Hynes (First Team WR) 2005

Deric Sieck (First Team LB) 2002 John Tackmann (Second Team DB) 2006

Kevin Curtin (First Team RB) 2002 John Tackmann (Second Team DB) 2006

Deric Sieck (Second Team LB) 2003 Rayon Simmons (HM RB) 2012

Chris Samp (HM WR) 2003

D2Football.com Kevin Curtin (Second Team RB) 2000 Brian Hynes (Second Team WR) 2005 D2proday.com Matt Ulrich (Third Team DL) 2011 Beyond Sports College Network Rayon Simmons (First Team RB) 2012

Richard Lilla (HM OL) 2012

Football Gazette Travis Walch (Second Team RB) 1997 Kyle Stoffel (HM LB) 1998 Jon Bussewitz (HM DL) 2000 Kevin Curtin (HM RB) 2003

Jamey Hutchinson (Third Team DB) 1997 David Olson (Third Team TE) 1997 Ryan Schneider (Third Team P) 1999 Carson Walch (Third Team RB) 1999 Kevin Curtin (HM RB) 2001 Deric Sieck (HM LB) 2001 Chris Zimmerman (HM) 2005

Carson Walch (Third Team RB) 1998 Travis Welch (Third Team DB) 2000 Kevin Curtin (First Team RB) 2002

86 NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


AWARD WINNERS All-Americans 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 Richard Lilla (HM OL) 2012

Deric Sieck (First Team LB) 2003 Chris Samp (First Team WR) 2004 Nate Daniels (Second Team) 2005 John Tackmann (First Team DB) 2006

Chris Samp (Second Team WR) 2003 Nate Daniels (Second Team) 2004 John Tackmann (Second Team DB) 2005 Chris Zimmerman (Second Team) 2006

Ty Breitlow (Third Team DL) 2003 Jim Stanek (HM) 2004 Roy Kratt (HM) 2005 Rayon Simmons (Second Team RB) 2012

USA Football.com Ryan Schneider (First Team P) 1999 Matt Juaire (HM WR) 1999

Carson Walch (Third Team RB) 1999 Ryan Sinning (HM OL) 1999

Andy Carr (HM OL) 1999 Travis Welch (HM DB) 1999

Derek Chance (HM DL) 1999

Successful Farming Jake Goettl (First Team QB) 1998

Ryan Sinning (First Team OL) 1999

CollegeSportsReport.com Chris Samp (First Team WR) 2004

Luke Lokanc (HM) 2004

Verizon/ESPN The Magazine Adam Lilla (First Team) 2001

Roy Kratt (Second Team) 2005

NAIA Dave Mertes (OL) 1957 Lief Nelson (HM WR) 1982 Wayne Wicka (HM DL) 1991 Dave Ludy (Second Team RB) 1993

Gale Sprute (DB) 1960 Jim Krupke (HM OL) 1983 Dave Ludy (First Team KR) 1992 Jason Becker (HM LB) 1993

Gale Sprute (DB) 1961 Lief Nelson (HM WR) 1983 Steve Plomin (HM LB) 1992 Chris Haas (HM) 1993

Wayne Clark (First Team LB) 1975 Steve Kosidowski (HM) 1986 Nate Gruber (First Team DB) 1993 Harold Mathews (HM DL) 1993

C.M. Frank Small University Dave Ludy (Third Team RB) 1993 John Groh (HM DL) 1994 Leonard Prasczewicz (HM OL) 1995

Nate Gruber (Third Team DB) 1994 Keith Lockwood (HM TE) 1994 Scott Schmaltz (HM WR) 1995

Dave Ludy (Third Team RB) 1994 Leonard Prasczewicz (HM OL) 1994

Jason Becker (HM LB) 1994 Scott Schmaltz (HM WR) 1994

Brian Hynes (Third Team WR) 2005

All-Region Daktronics Super Region 3 Lucas Wolf (Second Team DB) 2008 Richard Lilla (Second Team OL) 2012

Curtis Dewberry (Second Team KR) 2010 Rayon Simmons (First Team RB) 2011 Chris Norgaard (Second Team DB) 2012

Rayon Simmons (First Team RB) 2012

Don Hansen Football Gazette Rayon Simmons (First Team RB) 2012

Richard Lilla (Second Team OL) 2012

Chichi Ojika (Third Team KR) 2012

Vance Ross (Second Team OL) 2012

Academic All-Americans Capital One Academic Alex Coulter (Second Team) 2012

ESPN The Magazine Shawn Cunningham (Second Team) 2006 GTE Academic Nate Gruber (First Team) 1993

Nate Gruber (First Team) 1994

Travis Walch (First Team) 1997

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AWARD WINNERS All-Conference Players Drew Aber Mark Ballwanz Garrick Beale Jason Becker Seth Becker David Blaskowski Matt Brandt Dave Braun Bob Brewer Matt Brown Ty Breitlow Matt Brown Chris Brunsvold Anthony Buckner Trevin Bune Theo Burkett Todd Burkoth Tyree Burks Jon Bussewitz Bruce Carpenter Andy Carr Ryan Carr Derek Chance Colin Charlson Chauncey Charleson Chad Cheek Cory Christianson Casey Clark Wayne Clark Alex Coulter David Cruz Lee Cunningham Shawn Cunningham Kevin Curtin Nate Daniels Sam DiGrino Curtis Dewberry Jeff Dobbertin Cody Dummer Eric Ellestad Jeff Ellestad Billy Emanuel IV Derek Engel Jason Enos Brett Erickson Rick Ernst Nick Faber Cullen Fahey Chad Fitzsimmons Jay Fogelson Elliott Gaulke Roszell Gayden Ryan Gerts Ed Gilreath Scott Girolamo Jake Goettl Marcus Greatens Mike Greengard John Groh Nate Gruber Jeff Gudmundson Chris Haas Nate Hall Tim Hanson Alan Hartung Seth Haun Dennis Hayes Dan Heil Tony Hill Matt Holub Dave Hope Jamey Hutchinson

2005, 2007 1984 1993 1993, 1994 1997, 1998 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 1997 2005, 2006 1975 2003 2002, 2003 2001, 2002 1997 2007 2009 2011 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 2007, 2008 1997, 2000 2002 1997, 1998 1999 1998, 1999, 2000 2004, 2005, 2006 2008, 2009 2011 2011 2010 1975 2011 2004 2004 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 2004, 2005 2001 2009, 2010, 2011 2000, 2001, 2002 2009, 2010 1998 2006 2009 2009, 2010 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 1983 1974 2011 2008 1996, 1997, 1998 2004 2008 2012 2011, 2012 2003 1988 1996, 1997, 1998 2009 1996 1993, 1994 1992, 1993, 1994 1993 1993 2005 1993 2003 2007, 2008 1993 1981, 1983 2008 1998 1985 1997, 1998

Joe Hutter Brian Hynes Jesse Isom Bo Jackson Nick Jaeger Jake Jansky Alex Jensen Sean Jensen Curtis Jepson Ryan Jirgl Derek Johnson Lewis Johnson Malachi Johnson Reggie Johnson Matt Juaire Matt Kaderly Bounthavy Khamratthanome Pete Kicharus Craig Knickrehm Steven Koehler Steve Kosidowski Roy Kratt Eric Kraus Jim Krupke Dave Krystowiak Marcus LaBadie Randy LaFaive Adam Lilla Rick Lilla Keith Lockwood Luke Lokanc Nick Lokanc Dustin Looman Maurice Lucas Dave Ludy Charles Maddox Mike Madsen Derek Malone Brian Marcus Craig Martindale Harold Mathews Steve McManamon Brandon Meany Scott Meisel Kevin Michaelis Tim Mullaney Ira Naiman Trevor Narum Lief Nelson Andy Nett Caleb Nicholson Chris Norgaard Chichi Ojika David Olson Scott Opfer Steve Opgenorth Kyle Owens Jeff Patner John Paulus Jon Penheiter Tyler Perkette Scott Peters Steve Plomin James Poliquin Leonard Prasczewicz Dennis Reisgraf Mike Remick Darren Ripley Vance Ross Ryan Rothwell Carey Rottman Mike Salerno

1996, 1997 2004, 2005 2000, 2001 1975 2001, 2002, 2003 1997 2012 1993, 1995 2001, 2003 2010 1998, 1999 2010, 2011, 2012 2000, 2001, 2002 1983 1998, 1999 2011 2004 2004 1977 2002, 2003 1986 2004, 2005 2004 1983 2004, 2005 2005, 2006, 2007 1993 2000, 2001, 2002 2010, 2011, 2012 1994 2002, 2004, 2005 2003 2002 1999 1992, 1993, 1994 1993 2003 2004, 2005 1993 2006, 2007 1993 1984 2005 1978 2007 1973 1980 1998 1982, 1983 2001 2005, 2006 2011, 2012 2012 1996, 1997 1983 2001, 2002, 2003 2004, 2005, 2006 1977 1984 1988 2006, 2007 2005, 2006, 2007 1992 2012 1994, 1995 1973 1976 1986 2012 2007, 2008, 2009 2005, 2006 2005, 2006

Chris Samp Dan Samp Richard Scearce Scott Schmaltz Ryan Schneider Dan Schumacher Steve Schwartz Deric Sieck Dave Simpkins Rayon Simmons Ryan Sinning Mike Slomczewski Steve Speer Tyler Speer Jerry Spencer Randy Spring Jim Stanek John Stapleton Greg Stenberg Kyle Stoffel Bob Stouffer Eric Swan John Tackmann John Teigland Dan Thill Davin Thompson Jake Tietje Troy Tonsager Tony Tripicchio Ben Turnquist Matt Ulrich Nick Urban Andrew Verbancouer Brian Vogler Colby Vogt Carson Walch Ryan Walch Matt Wayne Morgan Weaver Alex Weise Travis Welch Brandon White Wayne Wicka Ryan Williams Willie Wilson Lucas Wolf Larry Wright Brian Wroble Jason Young Brent Yule Chris Zimmerman

2002, 2003, 2004 1974 1981 1993, 1994, 1995 1998, 1999 1990 1973 2001, 2002, 2003 1980 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 1998, 1999 1999 1983 2012 1998 2008 2002, 2003, 2004 2001 1998 1996, 1997, 1998 1979 2008 2005, 2006 2012 1974 2000 2000, 2001, 2002 1987 1986, 1987 2004 2009, 2010, 2011 2006, 2007, 2008 2008 1998 1993 1998, 1999 1998, 2000, 2001 2002, 2003 2012 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 2008, 2009 1989, 1990, 1991 2011, 2012 1999 2008, 2009, 2011 1978 2004 1994, 1995 2008 2005, 2006

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COACHING RECORDS

Year-By-Year Records

Year 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900-10 1911 1912 1913-14 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943-45 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

Coach Louis Galbreath Damon Roberts Damon Roberts Damon Roberts Damon Roberts No Football No Record No Record No Football W.R. Moore W.R. Moore T.O. Dillon No Football T.O. Dillon T.O. Dillon W.E. Everts W.E. Everts Ray Habermann Ray Habermann Ray Habermann Ray Habermann Glen Galligan Glen Galligan Glen Galligan Glen Galligan Glen Galligan Glen Galligan Glen Galligan Earl Greene Glen Galligan Harry Jackson Harry Jackson Harry Jackson Harry Jackson Harry Jackson Harry Jackson Luther McCown No football Eugene Brodhagen Eugene Brodhagen Eugene Brodhagen Eugene Brodhagen Eugene Brodhagen Lyle Arns Eugene Brodhagen Eugene Brodhagen Eugene Brodhagen Russ Owen Russ Owen Russ Owen Madeo Molinari Madeo Molinari Madeo Molinari Madeo Molinari Madeo Molinari Madeo Molinari Madeo Molinari Madeo Molinari Madeo Molinari Madeo Molinari Madeo Molinari Madeo Molinari Madeo Molinari Bob Keister Bob Keister Bob Keister Bob Keister Bob Keister Frank Conroy Frank Conroy

W L T Pct. 0 3 0 .000 4 0 0 1.000 0 2 0 .000 1 2 1 .375 3 1 0 .750 1 1

2 2

0 0

.333 .333

0 3 3

4 4 3

0 0 2

.000 .429 .500

3 2 2 1 4 6 7 1 3 6 6 3 4 3 5 2 0 2 2 5 7 1 1 2

7 4 3 5 2 0 0 5 2 0 1 3 3 3 3 5 8 5 4 2 1 4 4 4

0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1

.300 .333 .417 .167 .643 .929 1.000 .214 .583 1.000 .857 .500 .563 .500 .625 .286 .000 .313 .357 .714 .875 .250 .250 .357

0 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 5 2 4 5 3 2 4 4 6 1 6 6 2 6 5 2 2 1 2 5 5 5 1 3

6 3 7 5 5 6 7 4 2 6 4 3 4 5 3 3 1 7 1 2 6 3 4 7 7 9 7 5 4 4 9 7

0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

.000 .563 .125 .286 .286 .000 .188 .500 .688 .250 .500 .625 .438 .286 .563 .563 .813 .125 .813 .750 .250 .667 .556 .222 .222 .100 .222 .500 .556 .556 .100 .300

Year 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Coach Myron Smith Myron Smith Myron Smith Myron Smith Myron Smith Myron Smith Myron Smith Myron Smith John Martin Dave Bassore Dave Bassore Dave Bassore Tom Hosier Tom Hosier Tom Hosier Tom Hosier Tom Hosier Tom Hosier Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer

W L T 2 9 0 0 11 0 3 7 0 1 9 0 3 6 0 7 4 0 3 7 0 2 9 0 3 7 1 3 8 0 3 8 0 1 9 0 2 9 0 1 9 0 2 8 0 7 4 0 7 3 1 6 5 0 4 7 0 9 2 0 9 2 0 7 4 0 9 3 0 10 2 0 8 4 0 11 2 0 10 2 0 8 3 0 9 3 0 10 2 0 6 5 0 7 4 0 7 4 0 7 4 0 10 2 0

Pct. .222 .000 .300 .100 .333 .636 .300 .182 .318 .273 .273 .100 .182 .100 .200 .636 .682 .545 .364 .818 .818 .636 .750 .833 .667 .846 .833 .727 .750 .833 .545 .636 .636 .636 .833

WSU Coaching Records Seasons Coach Yrs W L T Pct. 1895 Louis Galbreath 1 0 3 0 .000 1896-99 Damon Roberts 4 8 5 1 .615 1915-16 W.R. Moore 2 3 8 0 .273 1917, 19-20 T.O. Dillon 3 8 14 2 .375 1921-22 W.E. Everts 2 3 8 1 .292 1923-26 Ray Habermann 4 18 7 3 .696 1927-33, 35 Glen Galligan 8 30 23 4 .561 1934 Earl Greene 1 2 5 0 .286 1936-41 Harry Jackson 6 18 20 4 .476 1942 Luther McCown 1 2 4 1 .357 1946-50, 52-54 Eugene Brodhagen 8 18 39 3 .325 1951 Lyle Arns 1 0 6 0 .000 1955-57 Russ Owen 3 11 13 0 .458 1958-70 Madeo Molinari 13 49 53 4 .481 1971-75 Bob Keister 5 18 29 0 .383 1976-77 Frank Conroy 2 4 16 0 .200 1978-85 Myron Smith 8 21 62 0 .253 1986 John Martin 1 3 7 1 .318 1987-89 Dave Bassore 3 7 25 0 .219 1990-95 Tom Hosier 6 25 68 1 .397 1996-current Tom Sawyer 17 141 55 0 .719

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS Winona State vs. Opponents All-Time Winona State vs. Augsburg, MN Augustana, SD Bemidji State Carleton Carson-Newman Central Iowa Central Missouri State Central State, OH Concordia-St. Paul Dubuque, IA Eastern Illinois Elmhurst, IL Emporia State, KS Ferris State, MI Grand Valley State, MI Gustavus Adolphus Hamline, MN Hillsdale, MI Illinois-Chicago Circle Illinois State Lindenwood, MO Loras, IA Luther, IA Macalester, MN Mary Mayville State, ND Michigan Tech Minnesota, Crookston Minnesota Duluth Minnesota-Morris Minnesota State MSU Moorhead Missouri Western State

G W L T Began 2 1 1 0 1955 7 3 4 0 1973 72 43 28 1 1932 1 1 0 0 1896 2 2 0 0 2009 2 0 2 0 1966 2 0 2 0 1999 1 0 1 0 1993 15 13 2 0 1988 2 1 1 0 1966 1 0 1 0 1986 2 1 1 0 1964 4 3 1 0 2002 1 1 0 0 1998 3 0 3 0 1987 2 0 2 0 1919 6 5 1 0 1924 2 0 2 0 1968 5 4 1 0 1960 1 0 1 0 1967 1 1 0 0 2012 5 3 2 0 1947 3 1 2 0 1919 2 1 1 0 1946 4 3 1 0 2007 1 1 0 0 1997 31 9 22 0 1958 12 12 0 0 1999 42 10 32 0 1931 36 15 20 1 1968 54 17 33 4 1987 70 32 37 1 1932 4 3 1 0 2000

Winona State vs. G W L T Began Nebraska-Kearney 1 1 0 0 1994 North Dakota 6 0 6 0 2001 North Dakota State 1 0 1 0 2002 Northern Illinois 2 0 2 0 1962 Northern Iowa 3 0 3 0 1984 Northern State, SD 37 21 16 0 1937 Northland, WI 4 4 0 0 1954 Quincy, IL 2 2 0 0 1996 Sioux Falls, SD 1 1 0 0 2012 South Dakota 3 0 3 0 1973 South Dakota State 2 1 1 0 2003 Southwest Minn. State 43 26 17 0 1970 Saint Mary’s, MN 17 6 8 3 1915 St. Ambrose, IA 2 1 1 0 1986 St. Cloud State 60 14 42 4 1919 St. Francis, IL 2 0 2 0 1990 St. Thomas, MN 1 0 1 0 1981 Teikyo Westmar, IA 1 1 0 0 1991 Truman State, MO 4 3 1 0 2003 Upper Iowa 9 9 0 0 1968 Valley City State, ND 1 0 1 0 1989 Wartburg, IA 1 1 0 0 1949 Wayne State, NE 17 14 3 0 1994 Western Illinois 2 1 1 0 1983 Western New Mexico 2 2 0 0 2004 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 40 11 28 1 1919 Wisconsin-La Crosse 48 6 39 3 1911 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2 0 2 0 1971 Wisconsin-Platteville 5 3 2 0 1926 Wisconsin-River Falls 13 3 9 1 1939 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 1 0 1 0 2000 Wisconsin-Stout 39 20 17 2 1921 Wisconsin-Whitewater 2 0 2 0 1956

Louis Galbreath 1895 - Career Record: 0-3

UM-Mediacal School Choir Boys Choir Boys

1895 - 0-3

0-8 L 0-14 L 0-12 L

Damon Roberts 1896-1899 - Career Record: 8-5-1

1896 - 4-0

Winona High La Crosse High La Crosse High Carleton College

1897 - 0-2

Winona Athletics Mankato State

1898 - 1-2-1

La Crosse High Winona Athletics Wabasha High Mankato State

1899 - 3-1

Winona High La Crosse High La Crosse High Winona High

26-6 26-0 40-4 22-0

W W W W

0-6 L 0-20 L 5-16 0-0 27-0 6-11

L T W L

6-5 6-23 24-5 27-0

W L W W

No Coach Recorded 1911-12 - Record: 2-4

1911 - 1-2 Wisconsin-La Crosse Winona High Wisconsin Business College St. Charles High Wisconsin-La Crosse Rochester High

1912 - 1-2

0-6 L 0-18 L 8-5 W 26-13 W 0-7 L 0-6 L

W.R. Moore 1915-1916 - Career Record: 3-8

Wisconsin-La Crosse St. Mary’s Wabasha High Winona High Wisconsin-La Crosse Winona High Wabasha High Wisconsin-La Crosse Pillsbury Academy Wabasha High St. Mary’s

1915 - 0-4

1916 - 3-4

0-66 0-72 0-12 0-7

L L L L

0-12 12-2 45-6 6-14 0-52 18-12 0-26

L W W L L W L

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS T.O. Dillon 1917, 1919-20 - Career Record: 8-14-2

1917 - 3-3-2 Rochester JC Wisconsin-La Crosse Wisconsin-La Crosse Res. Red Wing High Cotter High La Crosse High Winona High St. Mary’s Wabasha High Cotter High Wisconsin-Eau Claire Luther College St. Cloud State Faribault Shattuck Wisconsin-La Crosse Gustavus Adolphus St. Mary’s Winona High

1919 - 3-7

1920 - 2-4

Red Wing High Wabasha High St. Cloud State Campion College Luther College Faribault Shattuck

0-6 0-101 18-0 74-0 9-0 0-114 6-6 0-0 40-0 20-0 0-57 0-26 0-20 0-48 0-13 2-12 0-14 6-0 9-35 72-0 7-13 0-54 0-41 12-6

L L W W W L T T W W L L L L L L L W L W L L L W

W.E. Everts 1921-22 - Career Record: 3-8-1

1921 - 2-3-1

Cotter High La Crosse High Wisconsin-Stout Wisconsin-La Crosse Res. Faribault Shattuck St. Cloud State Cotter High School Wisconsin-La Crosse Faribault Shattuck Wisconsin-Eau Claire Rochester JC St. Cloud State

1922 - 1-5

27-0 W 49-0 W 0-31 L 6-6 T 0-16 L 0-7 L 26-0 0-51 6-24 0-48 6-19 0-9

W L L L L L

Ray Habermann 1923-26 - Career Record: 18-7-3

1923 - 4-2-1 Wisconsin-La Crosse Cotter High Faribault Shattuck Mankato State St. Cloud State Hibbing JC Rochester JC

0-20 53-0 6-0 25-0 3-3 3-14 31-0

1924 - 6-0-1 Wisconsin-La Crosse Wisconsin-Stout Hamline Freshmen Mankato State Rochester JC Campion College St. Cloud State

0-0 T 3-0 W 44-0 W 6-0 W 6-0 W 34-0 W 12-7 W

L W W W T L W

Waldorf JC Wisconsin Stout Phalen Luther Fort Snelling Mankato State St. Cloud State Rochester JC

1925 - 7-0

1926 - 1-5-1 Phalen Luther Wisconsin-Stout Wisconsin-Platteville Fort Snelling Mankato State Hibbing JC Rochester JC

35-0 7-6 Failed to show 13-6 32-0 6-0 10-0

W W W W W W W

12-0 W 0-13 L 0-6 L 2-13 L 6-13 L 7-19 L 0-0 T

Glen Galligan 1927-33, 1935 - Career Record: 30-23-4

1927 - 3-2-1 Wisconsin-Stout Eveleth JC Wisconsin-Platteville Rochester JC Mankato State St. Cloud State Fort Snelling Phalen Luther Mankato State St. Cloud State Rochester JC Eveleth JC Wisconsin-Stout Wisconsin-La Crosse Fort Snelling Red Wing High Mankato State St. Cloud State Rochester JC

1928 - 6-0

1929 - 6-1

1930 - 3-3-1 Wisconsin-Stout Wisconsin-La Crosse Fort Snelling Red Wing High Mankato State St. Cloud State Rochester JC Wisconsin-Stout Waldorf JC St. Olaf Freshman Minnesota Duluth St. Cloud State Mankato State Rochester JC Wisconsin-La Crosse

1931 - 4-3-1

1932 - 3-3-1 Wisconsin-La Crosse Bemidji State Wisconsin-Eau Claire Moorhead State St. Cloud State Mankato State Rochester JC

6-12 L 0-3 L 19-2 W 13-6 W 6-0 W 0-0 T 19-7 35-0 12-0 14-2 32-0 33-0

W W W W W W

12-0 W 0-18 L 12-7 W 39-0 W 7-2 W 12-6 W 20-0 W 35-12 W 0-7 L 52-0 W 30-0 W 6-6 T 0-13 L 13-20 L 13-0 W 39-0 W 20-0 W 0-7 L 0-25 L 0-0 T 20-0 W 6-7 L 0-0 12-0 24-6 13-14 0-13 6-12 2-0

T W W L L L W

Wisconsin-Stout Bemidji State Moorhead State Wisconsin-La Crosse St. Cloud State Mankato State Wisconsin-Eau Claire Rochester JC

1933 - 5-3

0-6 L 7-0 W 12-6 W 7-12 L 0-21 L 12-9 W 25-0 W 6-0 W

Earl Greene 1934 - Career Record: 2-5

Wisconsin-La Crosse Bemidji State Moorhead State Wisconsin-Eau Claire St. Cloud State Mankato State Rochester JC

1934 - 2-5

0-12 6-0 0-26 2-6 0-7 0-13 8-6

L W L L L L W

Glen Galligan 1927-33, 1935 - Career Record: 30-23-4

Wisconsin-La Crosse Bemidji State Wisconsin-Eau Claire Wisconsin-Stout St. Cloud State Mankato State Columbia Moorhead State

1935 - 0-8

2-18 L 14-21 L 0-13 L 0-6 L 0-13 L 6-14 L 0-6 L 9-38 L

Harry Jackson 1936-41 - Career Record: 18-20-4

1936 - 2-5-1 Minnesota Duluth Wisconsin-La Crosse Bemidji State Wisconsin-Stout St. Cloud State Columbia Mankato State St. Mary’s 7-0

0-25 L 0-0 T 0-2 L 6-0 W 0-21 L 2-6 L 0-21 L W

1937 - 2-4-1 St. Mary’s Bemidji State Wisconsin-La Crosse Aberdeen (Northern State) St. Cloud State Mankato State Minnesota Duluth

6-6 0-12 12-0 12-7 0-18 7-13 0-19

T L W W L L L

1938 - 5-2 Aberdeen (Northern State) Bemidji State Wisconsin-La Crosse St. Cloud State Moorhead State Mankato State St. Mary’s

14-0 14-0 0-7 13-0 27-0 0-2 14-6

W W L W W L W

St. Mary’s Bemidji State Wisconsin-Stout Wisconsin-Eau Claire St. Cloud State Mankato State

1939 - 7-1

14-0 W 12-0 W 24-7 W 7-6 W 19-0 W 19-0 W

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS Wisconsin-River Falls Moorhead State

7-9 L 18-7 W

1940 - 1-4-1 Wisconsin-Eau Claire Bemidji State Moorhead State Minnesota Duluth St. Cloud State St. Mary’s

6-6 14-7 19-31 7-13 7-13 0-19

T W L L L L

1941 - 1-4-1 St. Mary’s Wisconsin-River Falls Bemidji State St. Cloud State Minnesota Duluth Mankato State

0-13 3-7 0-13 0-14 31-13 0-0

L L L L W T

0-0 22-6 0-27 6-7 2-19 0-27 14-7

T W L W L L W

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

1942 - 2-4-1 St. Mary’s Wisconsin-River Falls St. Cloud State Mankato State Minnesota Duluth Bemidji State Wisconsin-Eau Claire

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

Macalester Moorhead State Minnesota Duluth St. Cloud State Mankato State St. Mary’s

1946 - 0-6

1947 - 4-3-1 Wisconsin-Stout Wisconsin-Eau Claire Bemidji State Minnesota Duluth St. Cloud State Mankato State Wisconsin-La Crosse Loras College St. Mary’s 12-0 Bemidji State Minnesota Duluth St. Cloud State Mankato State Moorhead State Wisconsin-Eau Claire Wisconsin-La Crosse Wisconsin-Eau Claire Wartburg Bemidji State Moorhead State St. Cloud State Mankato State St. Mary’s

92

1948 - 1-7

1949 - 2-5

0-13 L 0-6 L 7-22 L 13-14 L 7-21 L 0-13 L 7-7 T 8-6 W 0-6 L 7-0 W 7-6 W 12-7 W 0-27 L 7-32 L W 12-20 6-19 0-13 0-7 13-19 0-27 6-14

L L L L L L L

0-13 7-6 6-7 19-0 7-32 0-7 0-25

L W L W L L L

Mankato State Wisconsin-Whitewater

Lyle Arns 1951 - Career Record: 0-6

Wisconsin-Eau Claire Wisconsin-River Falls Bemidji State Moorhead State St. Cloud Sate Mankato State

1951 - 0-6

0-20 0-28 13-20 7-14 6-16 15-27

L L L L L L

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

1952 - 0-7-1 Wisconsin-Stout Mankato State Bemidji State Moorhead State Wisconsin-River Falls St. Cloud State St. Mary’s Wisconsin-Eau Claire Wisconsin-Eau Claire Wisconsin-Stout Mankato State Bemidji State Moorhead State Wisconsin-River Falls St. Cloud State St. Mary’s

1953 - 4-4

1954 - 5-2-1 Wisconsin-Stout Mankato State Bemidji State Moorhead State Northland St. Cloud State St. Mary’s Wisconsin-Eau Claire

6-6 T 8-13 L 0-12 L 7-27 L 19-26 L 0-26 L 12-19 L 0-12 L

Wisconsin-Stout Mankato State Bemidji State Moorhead State Northland St. Cloud State Wisconsin-River Falls Augsburg College

1956 - 4-4

Wisconsin-Stout Bemidji State Mankato State Moorhead State Northland St. Cloud State Wisconsin-River Falls Wisconsin-Whitewater Wisconsin-Stout Loras Bemidji State Moorhead State Northland St. Cloud State

1957 - 5-3

Madeo Molinari 1958-70 - Career Record: 49-53-4

Wisconsin-Stout Loras Moorhead State Huron St. Cloud State Mankato State Bemidji State Michigan Tech Wisconsin-Stout Michigan Tech Moorhead State Huron St. Cloud State Mankato State Bemidji State

1958 - 3-4-1

1959 - 2-5

20-12 W 22-8 W 42-0 W 8-19 L 6-6 T 12-35 L 13-38 L 6-26 L 7-20 L 0-12 L 30-8 W 0-40 L 14-0 W 7-19 L 8-31 L

0-13 L 19-0 W 14-0 W 26-7 W 0-19 L 13-45 L 0-18 L 13-6 W

1960 - 4-3-1 Wisconsin-Stout Wisconsin-Eau Claire Mankato State Bemidji State Michigan Tech Moorhead State St. Cloud State UI-Chicago Circle

13-0 W 14-0 W 0-0 T 26-6 W 0-7 L 0-2 L 6-14 L 28-6 W

12-6 W 13-12 W 13-13 T 8-0 W 25-6 W 0-6 L 32-6 W 13-26 L

1961 - 4-3-1 Wisconsin-Stout Wisconsin-Eau Claire Moorhead State St. Cloud State Mankato State Bemidji State Michigan Tech Wisconsin-River Falls

12-0 W 0-6 L 0-19 L 0-0 T 6-16 L 12-0 W 16-2 W 31-7 W

Russ Owen 1955-57 - Career Record: 11-13

1955 - 2-6

20-7 W 18-27 L

0-13 L 0-31 L 13-6 W 19-27 L 41-27 W 0-35 L 13-35 L 0-14 L 26-13 W 13-7 W 6-26 L 20-0 W 14-0 W 6-14 L 12-26 L 6-9 L 13-20 L 30-7 W 19-8 W 14-40 L 45-7 W 31-7 W

1962 - 6-1-1 Wisconsin-Eau Claire Northern Illinois St. Cloud State Mankato State Bemidji State Michigan Tech Moorhead State Wisconsin-River Falls

8-6 0-27 29-0 6-0 20-6 6-0 29-14 13-13

1963 - 1-7 Wisconsin-Eau Claire Northern Illinois Michigan Tech Moorhead State St. Cloud State Mankato State Bemidji State Wisconsin-Platteville

8-27 L 0-60 L 14-16 L 0-3 L 8-20 L 6-14 L 0-41 L 16-8 W

Wisconsin-Stout Bemidji State Michigan Tech Moorhead State St. Cloud State Mankato State Elmhurst

1964 - 6-1

W L W W W W W T

8-6 W 6-0 W 14-12 W 14-10 W 13-6 W 7-6 W 13-20 L

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1965 - 6-2 Wisconsin-Stout Wisconsin-Platteville Bemidji State Michigan Tech Moorhead State St. Cloud State Mankato State Elmhurst Dubuque Mankato State Bemidji State Michigan Tech Moorhead State St. Cloud State Wisconsin-Stout Central Iowa Wisconsin-Stout Dubuque Moorhead State St. Cloud State Mankato State Bemidji State Michigan Tech Illinois State Central Iowa Wisconsin-Stout Upper Iowa Minnesota-Morris St. Cloud State Mankato State Bemidji State Michigan Tech Moorhead State Hillsdale

1966 - 2-6

1967 - 6-3

1968 - 5-4

1969 - 2-7 Upper Iowa UI-Chicago Circle Michigan Tech Moorhead State St. Cloud State Mankato State Bemidji State Wisconsin-Platteville Hillsdale Wisconsin-La Crosse Moorhead State Minnesota-Morris Southwest State Michigan Tech St. Cloud State Wisconsin-Stout Bemidji State UI-Chicago Circle

1970 - 2-7

19-6 W 26-12 W 22-20 W 12-13 L 24-20 W 14-3 W 12-13 L 48-12 W 6-20 L 6-7 L 7-14 L 21-14 W 6-0 W 8-31 L 12-14 L 7-17 L 26-21 W 21-7 W 20-13 W 12-13 L 10-7 W 33-0 W 10-6 W 7-41 L 14-17 L 13-14 L 34-0 W 13-28 L 21-13 W 7-10 L 27-14 W 12-8 W 13-0 W 20-34 L 23-21 W 36-7 W 0-21 L 7-14 L 6-23 L 14-28 L 0-19 L 13-53 L 0-50 L 0-40 L 14-36 L 0-17 L 7-0 W 0-39 L 0-35 L 0-14 L 12-40 L 54-0 W

Bob Keister 1971-75 - Career Record: 18-29

1971 - 1-9

Wisconsin-La Crosse Wisconsin-Milwaukee Moorhead State Minnesota-Morris Southwest State Michigan Tech

0-56 L 0-25 L 0-34 L 0-17 L 10-6 W 0-73 L

St. Cloud State Wisconsin-Stout Bemidji State UI-Chicago Circle

0-6 L 7-21 L 0-41 L 11-19 L

1972 - 2-7 Wisconsin-Milwaukee UI-Chicago Circle Minnesota-Morris Southwest State Michigan Tech St. Cloud State Wisconsin-Stout Bemidji State Moorhead State

0-27 L 13-0 W 0-42 L 7-23 L 6-41 L 0-14 L 19-17 W 7-9 L 0-49 L

South Dakota Wisconsin-Eau Claire Augustana, SD Moorhead State Minnesota-Morris Southwest State Michigan Tech St. Cloud State Wisconsin-Stout Bemidji State Wisconsin-Eau Claire Hamline Southwest State Michigan Tech St. Cloud State Macalester Bemidji State Moorhead State Minnesota-Morris Wisconsin-Stout Hamline Southwest State Michigan Tech St. Cloud State Northern State Bemidji State Moorhead State Minnesota-Morris

1973 - 5-5

1974 - 5-4

1975 - 5-4

0-77 L 13-31 L 3-48 L 39-13 W 27-14 W 20-21 L 26-21 W 14-35 L 63-34 W 35-9 W 20-28 L 14-6 W 14-22 L 21-32 L 29-35 L 14-12 W 40-17 W 25-19 W 48-28 W

Southwest State Minnesota Duluth

20-14 W 0-43 L

Myron Smith 1978-85 - Career Record: 21-62

Southwest State Wisconsin-Stout Wisconsin-Eau Claire St. Cloud State Bemidji State Wisconsin-La Crosse Moorhead State Michigan Tech Minnesota-Morris Minnesota Duluth Mankato State Southwest State Wisconsin-Stout Wisconsin-Eau Claire St. Cloud State Bemidji State Wisconsin-La Crosse Moorhead State Michigan Tech Minnesota-Morris Minnesota Duluth Mankato State

1978 - 2-9

1979 - 0-11

20-7 W 0-23 L 0-45 L 7-56 L 20-14 W 6-24 L 6-16 L 12-21 L 0-45 L 0-14 L 6-16 L 0-13 L 0-27 L 0-42 L 0-49 L 13-17 L 0-48 L 0-27 L 10-14 L 0-39 L 17-39 L 6-36 L

35-9 W 21-7 W 56-0 W 7-14 L 7-27 L 16-25 L 28-15 W 17-15 W 21-35 L

Frank Conroy 1976-77 - Career Record: 4-16

Minnesota Duluth Wisconsin-Stout Wisconsin-Eau Claire Michigan Tech St. Cloud State Wisconsin-La Crosse Bemidji State Moorhead State Minnesota-Morris Southwest State Wisconsin-Stout Wisconsin-Eau Claire Michigan Tech St. Cloud State Wisconsin-La Crosse Bemidji State Moorhead State Minnesota-Morris

1976 - 1-9

1977- 3-7

0-40 L 14-15 L 21-26 L 0-35 L 0-52 L 7-28 L 7-38 L 3-27 L 28-46 L 29-14 W 21-6 W 13-6 W 0-35 L 3-31 L 0-18 L 3-38 L 7-49 L 10-23 L

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS *Beginning with the 1980 season, the first column to the left 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. Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8

at Wiscoinsin-Stout St. Cloud State at Bemidji State at Mankato State Moorhead State at Northern State Minnesota-Morris at Minnesota Duluth at Gustavus Adolphus Southwest State

Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Nov. 7 Nov. 14

at Wisconsin-La Crosse at St. Thomas Bemidji State Mankato State at Moorhead State Northern State at Minnesota-Morris Minnesota Duluth Southwest State St. Cloud State

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

0-27 10-13 10-7 26-21 7-41 24-20 7-35 0-38 0-23 21-30

L L W W L W L L L L

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

7-24 14-21 17-13 14-34 0-57 10-20 7-27 10-49 0-20 27-42

L L W L L L L L L L

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

17-23 28-24 14-31 12-16 40-28 8-32 34-39 21-26 28-20

L W L L W L L L W

1983 - 7-4 Sept. 3 at Wisconsin-La Crosse Sept. 10 at Hamline Sept. 17 at Minnesota-Morris Sept. 24 Northern State Oct. 1 at Bemidji State Oct. 8 Minnesota Duluth Oct. 15 at Southwest State Oct. 22 Moorhead State Nov. 5 at Loras Nov. 12 Western Illinois Nov. 20 Minnesota Morris *Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

17-19 33-21 14-10 27-7 29-11 28-14 14-10 14-32 26-29 35-30 10-14

L W W W W W W L L W L

1984 - 3-7 Sept. 1 at Northern Iowa Sept. 8 Hamline 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.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

0-37 13-14 9-10 21-41 14-3 14-24 14-16 38-21 20-21 33-31

L L L L W L L W L W

-- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- --

7-44 28-25 27-28 7-48 14-35

L W L L L

Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30

Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28

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1980 - 3-7

Wisconsin-La Crosse Hamline Minnesota-Morris Northern State Bemidji State Minnesota Duluth Southwest State Moorhead State Augsburg

Wisconsin-La Crosse at Hamline Wisconsin-Eau Claire at Minnesota-Morris Northern State

1981 - 1-9

1982 - 3-6

1985 - 2-9

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.

-- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- -- --

0-28 0-50 14-21 0-31 3-7 12-7

L L L L L W

7-37 15-17 27-27 16-21 0-49 14-7 21-27 17-7 0-64 2-29 27-25

L L T L L W L W L L W

25-21 10-11 16-50 16-7 10-28 27-38 13-31 6-31 10-16 10-17 34-31

W L L W L L L L L L W

John Martin 1986 - Career Record: 3-7-1

1986 - 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^ -- 11 Oct. 11 Southwest State -- -- Oct. 18 at Moorhead State -- -- Oct. 25 St. Ambrose -- -- Nov. 1 at Eastern Illinois -- -- 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 1987-89 - Career Record: 7-25

1987 - 3-8 Sept. 5 Wisconsin-La Crosse -- -- Sept. 12 Wisconsin-Eau Claire -- -- Sept. 19 at Grand Valley State -- 7 Sept. 26 at Bemidji State -- -- Oct. 3 Minnesota Duluth^ -- 11 Oct. 10 at Southwest State -- -- Oct. 17 Moorhead State -- -- Oct. 24 at St. Ambrose -- -- Oct. 31 at Minnesota-Morris -- -- Nov. 7 Northern State -- -- Nov. 21 Northern 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 Sept. 10 at Wisconsin-La Crosse Sept. 17 Grand Valley State Sept. 24 at Minnesota Duluth Oct. 1 Southwest State Oct. 8 at Moorhead State Oct. 15 Michigan Tech Oct. 22 Minnesota-Morris Oct. 29 at Northern State Nov. 5 Bemidji State Nov. 12 Concordia-St. Paul* *Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn. Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11

Wisconsin-Eau Claire Wisconsin-La Crosse Minnesota Duluth at Southwest State Moorhead State at Michigan Tech at Minnesota-Morris Northern State at Bemidji State Valley City State

1989 - 1-9

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

21-28 12-49 45-26 7-33 14-42 13-31 25-29 18-35 3-35 26-19 47-3

L L W L L L L L L W W

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

7-34 0-12 6-54 7-30 0-41 18-16 0-28 6-32 14-21 7-35

L L L L L W L L L L

NSIC Champions: 1939, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010


YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS Tom Hosier 1990-95 - Career Record: 25-68-1

1990 - 2-9 Sept. 1 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire Sept. 8 at Wisconsin-La Crosse Sept. 15 St. Francis Sept. 29 Southwest State Oct. 6 at Moorhead State Oct. 13 Michigan Tech Oct. 20 Minnesota-Morris Oct. 27 at Northern State Nov. 3 Bemidji State Nov. 10 Minnesota Duluth Nov. 18 Minnesota-Morris* *Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

0-41 14-32 26-28 27-53 13-67 13-22 12-26 12-45 34-21 12-41 34-7

L L L L L L L L W L W

1991 - 1-9 Aug. 31 Wisconsin-Eau Claire -- -- Sept. 7 Wisconsin-La Crosse -- -- 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 Nov. 9 Minnesota Duluth -- -- Nov. 17 Teikyo Westmar* -- -- *Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

3-13 18-34 7-41 14-47 3-41 9-42 29-33 10-47 Cancelled 6-38 42-19

L L L L L L L L

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 Nov. 14 at Northern State* *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 Oct. 16 Northern State Oct. 23 at Bemidji State Oct. 30 Minnesota Duluth Nov. 6 at Southwest State Nov. 13 Moorhead State* Nov. 20 at Central State, OH^ *Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn. ^NAIA Championship, Wilberforce, Ohio 1994 - 7-3-1

Sept. 3 Augustana, SD Sept. 10 at Wisconsin-La Crosse Sept. 17 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire Sept. 24 Wayne State Oct. 1 Minnesota-Morris Oct. 8 at Northern State Oct. 15 Bemidji State Oct. 22 at Minnesota Duluth Oct. 29 Southwest State Nov. 5 at Moorhead State Nov. 12 Nebraska-Kearney* *Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

L W

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

14-31 19-21 13-38 19-38 44-7 16-21 14-12 0-21 17-20 8-14

L L L L W L W L L L

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

21-26 24-16 23-14 13-24 40-9 42-14 51-3 17-15 18-25 23-20 7-58

L W W L W W W W L W L

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

6-31 14-49 24-12 12-33 49-6 38-27 63-14 40-20 23-18 29-29 50-34

L L W L W W W W W T W

1995 - 6-5 Sept. 9 Wisconsin-La Crosse Sept. 16 Wisconsin-Eau Claire Sept. 23 at Wayne State, NE Sept. 30 at Minnesota-Morris Oct. 7 Northern State Oct. 14 at Bemidji State Oct. 21 Minnesota Duluth Oct. 28 at Southwest State Nov. 4 Moorhead State Nov. 10 Bemidji State* Nov. 18 at Northern Iowa *Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- 19 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

23-31 35-21 36-21 14-6 26-23 14-25 20-24 22-13 25-46 29-15 3-48

L W W W W L L W L W L

Tom Sawyer 1996-present - Career Record: 131-53

1996 - 4-7 Sept. 7 Wisconsin-River Falls Sept. 14 at Wisconsin-La Crosse Sept. 21 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire Sept. 28 Minnesota-Morris Oct. 5 at Northern State Oct. 12 Bemidji State Oct. 19 at Minnesota Duluth Oct. 26 Southwest State Nov. 2 at Moorhead State Nov. 9 at Quincy, IL Nov. 17 Wisconsin-Stout* *Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

22-29 20-54 29-32 49-13 28-31 35-28 30-55 39-34 28-33 50-27 43-50 (ot)

L L L W L W L W L W L

1997 - 9-2 Sept. 6 at Wisconsin-River Falls Sept. 13 Wisconsin-La Crosse Sept. 20 Wisconsin-Eau Claire Sept. 27 at Minnesota-Morris Oct. 4 Northern State Oct. 11 at Bemidji State Oct. 18 Minnesota Duluth Oct. 25 at Southwest State Nov. 1 Moorhead State Nov. 8 Quincy, IL Nov. 16 Mayville State, ND* *Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

25-24 14-37 20-44 52-19 41-17 58-14 63-35 38-21 28-10 59-14 48-18

W L L W W W W W W W W

1998 - 9-2 Sept. 5 Ferris State Sept. 12 at Wisconsin-La Crosse Sept. 26 at Northern State Oct. 3 Bemidji State Oct. 10 at Minnesota Duluth Oct. 17 Southwest State Oct. 24 at Moorhead State Oct. 31 at Wayne State, NE Nov. 7 Minnesota-Morris Nov. 14 Northern State* Nov. 21 at Northern Iowa *Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 20 20

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

17-10 35-14 42-17 38-19 27-19 47-10 42-0 23-13 47-22 35-40 7-66

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1999 - 7-4 Sept. 4 at Central Missouri State Sept. 11 Wisconsin-La Crosse Sept. 18 at Moorhead State Sept. 25 Wayne State, NE Oct. 2 Minnesota-Morris Oct. 9 at Minnesota, Crookston Oct. 16 Southwest State Oct. 23 at Concordia-St. Paul Oct. 30 Northern State Nov. 6 at Minnesota Duluth Nov. 13 Wisconsin-River Falls* *Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

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24-30 41-22 21-17 42-28 46-6 61-35 13-9 38-12 34-37 17-21 20-29

L W W W W W W W L L L

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2000 - 9-3 Aug. 31 at Central Missouri State Sept. 9 at Wisconsin-La Crosse Sept. 16 MSU Moorhead Sept. 22 at Wayne State, NE Sept. 30 at Minnesota-Morris Oct. 7 Minnesota, Crookston Oct. 14 at Southwest State Oct. 21 Concordia-St. Paul Oct. 28 at Northern State Nov. 4 Minnesota Duluth Nov. 11 Wisconsin-Stevens Point* Dec. 2 Missouri Western^ *Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn. ^Mineral Water Bowl, Excelsior Springs, Mo.

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2001 - 10-2 Aug. 30 at South Dakota -- Sept. 8 Wisconsin-La Crosse -- Sept. 15 at Bemidji State -- Sept. 22 at MSU Moorhead -- Sept. 29 Wayne State, NE -- Oct. 6 Minnesota-Morris -- Oct. 13 at Minnesota, Crookston 23 Oct. 20 Southwest State 23 Oct. 27 at Concordia-St. Paul 23 Nov. 3 Northern State 19 Nov. 10 Minnesota Duluth* 16 Nov. 17 at North Dakota^ 13 *Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn. ^NCAA Division II Playoffs, Grand Forks, North Dakota 2002 - 8-4 Aug. 29 at Missouri Western Sept. 7 at North Dakota State Sept. 21 Bemidji State Sept. 28 MSU Moorhead Oct. 5 at Wayne State, NE Oct. 12 at Minnesota-Morris Oct. 19 Minnesota, Crookston Oct. 26 at Southwest State Nov. 2 Concordia-St. Paul Nov. 9 at Northern State Nov. 16 at Minnesota Duluth Dec. 7 Emporia State* *Mineral Water Bowl, Excelsior Springs, Mo.

18 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

2003 - 11-2 Aug. 30 Missouri Western -- Sept. 6 at Truman State, MO -- Sept. 13 South Dakota State 23 Sept. 20 at Wayne State, NE 15 Sept. 27 Minnesota, Crookston 11 Oct. 4 at Concordia-St. Paul 9 Oct. 11 Bemidji State 18 Oct. 18 at MSU Moorhead 14 Nov. 1 Southwest Minnesota State 14 Nov. 7 Northern State* 13 Nov. 14 Minnesota Duluth 11 Nov. 22 Emporia State, KS^ 9 Nov. 29 at North Dakota+ 9 *Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn. ^NCAA Division II Playoffs, Winona, Minn. +NCAA Division II Playoffs, Grand Forks, North Dakota Aug. 26 Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16

2004 - 10-2 at Western Missouri State Truman State, MO at South Dakota State Western New Mexico Southwest Minnesota State at Minnesota, Crookston at Bemidji State Northern State

18 17 14 21 22 19 16 15

-- 26-45 -- 27-9 -- 40-3 -- 24-14 -- 40-0 -- 20-14 -- 16-21 -- 24-23 -- 28-21 (ot) -- 34-31 (2ot) -- 25-30 -- 43-41 (3ot)

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-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 25 -- 19 4

21-44 31-22 41-35 27-18 51-15 84-0 34-15 49-20 35-17 70-35 33-30 28-42

L W W W W W W W W W W L

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 11 --

30-31 (ot) 23-34 25-23 37-10 55-17 52-14 55-7 45-14 55-12 42-35 25-42 27-34

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-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 25 16 7

46-3 56-28 30-23 38-13 59-0 20-23 (ot) 40-21 50-19 49-14 49-27 24-17 10-3 29-36

W W W W W L W W W W W W L

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

27-10 56-28 20-45 54-17 34-17 41-3 41-28 60-28

W W L W W W W W

Oct. 23 at MSU Moorhead Oct. 30 Wayne State, NE Nov. 6 Concordia-St. Paul* Nov. 13 Grand Valley State^ *Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn. ^NCAA Division II Playoffs, Winona, Minn. 2005 - 8-3 Aug. 27 at Truman State, MO Sept. 3 Emporia State, KS Sept. 10 North Dakota Sept. 17 at Western New Mexico Sept. 24 at Southwest Minnesota State Oct. 1 Minnesota, Crookston Oct. 8 Bemidji State Oct. 15 at Northern State Oct. 22 MSU Moorhead Oct. 29 at Wayne State, NE Nov. 5 Concordia-St. Paul* *Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

14 11 10 8

-- -- -- 15

42-0 27-14 49-41 13-16

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13 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

16-21 40-21 6-51 45-34 42-14 73-0 47-13 31-22 54-7 38-6 21-35

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-- -- 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

24-13 21-18 2-49 48-7 24-17 32-19 23-15 7-28 30-0 34-3 31-3 0-42

W W L W W W W L W W W L

-- 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 7

47-44 (ot) 28-49 32-27 41-0 28-7 42-41 49-20 35-24 37-0 49-46 (ot) 59-34 2-44

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2006 - 9-3 Sept. 2 Truman State, MO 19 Sept. 9 at Emporia State, KS 15 Sept. 16 at North Dakota 13 Sept. 23 Upper Iowa 23 Sept. 30 at Concordia-St. Paul 21 Oct. 7 MSU Moorhead 20 Oct. 14 at Northern State 19 Oct. 21 at Bemidji State 18 Oct. 28 Minnesota, Crookston 24 Nov. 4 Southwest Minnesota State 22 Nov. 11 Wayne State, NE* 20 Nov. 18 at North Dakota^ 19 *Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn. ^NCAA Division II Playoffs, Grand Forks, North Dakota 2007 - 10-2 Aug. 25 Michigan Tech -- Sept. 8 at South Dakota -- Sept. 15 Mary -- Sept. 22 at Upper Iowa -- Sept. 29 Concordia-St. Paul -- Oct. 6 at MSU Moorhead -- Oct. 13 Northern State -- Oct. 20 Bemidji State -- Oct. 27 at Minnesota, Crookston -- Nov. 3 at Southwest Minnesota State 24 Nov. 10 Wayne State, NE* 23 Nov. 17 at North Dakota^ 19 *Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn. ^NCAA Division II Playoffs, Grand Forks, North Dakota Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8

2008 - 6-5 at Michigan Tech Northern State Bemidji State Concordia-St. Paul at Minnesota State at Southwest Minnesota State Upper Iowa at Wayne State, NE at Minnesota, Crookston Augustana, SD at Minnesota Duluth

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-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 6

21-26 39-14 31-7 37-10 32-35 28-35 49-14 18-55 50-26 41-24 7-38

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Aug. 27 Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10

2009 - 7-4 Carson-Newman at Northern State at Bemidji State at Concordia-St. Paul Minnesota State Southwest Minnesota State at Upper Iowa

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9 -- -- -- 7 -- --

17-12 52-17 19-24 45-24 13-34 41-33 46-9

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7

Wayne State, NE Minnesota, Crookston at Augustana, SD Minnesota Duluth

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24 -- -- 6

25-48 70-7 23-21 16-41

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Aug. 28 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13

2010 - 7-4 at Carson-Newman MSU Moorhead at St. Cloud State at Upper Iowa Minnesota State at Minnesota Duluth Augustana, SD at Concordia-St. Paul at Southwest Minnesota State Mary Wayne State, NE

-- 19 17 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

9 -- -- -- 25 2 14 -- -- -- --

24-21 58-3 26-31 42-14 43-21 17-59 0-17 31-28 44-19 19-21 24-13

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Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12

2011 - 7-4 Michigan Tech at MSU Moorhead St. Cloud State Upper Iowa at Minnesota State Minnesota Duluth at Augustana, SD Concordia-St. Paul Southwest Minnesota State at Mary at Wayne State, NE

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-- -- 9 -- -- 9 -- -- -- -- --

6-23 48-10 29-16 72-31 14-24 6-24 15-23 58-24 47-20 46-43 27-24

L W W W L L L W W W W

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-- 2 -- -- -- 23 -- 9 -- -- -- --

58-6 16-38 42-32 32-23 45-42 10-9 17-13 20-30 47-20 73-35 49-31 41-21

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2012 - 10-2 Aug. 30 Minnesota, Crookston Sept. 8 at Minnesota Duluth Sept. 15 Northern State Sept. 22 at Mary Sept. 29 at Upper Iowa Oct. 6 Sioux Falls Oct. 13 at Wayne State, NE Oct. 20 Minnesota State Oct. 27 Southwest Minnesota State Nov. 3 at Augustana, SD Nov. 10 Concordia-St. Paul Dec. 1 Lindenwood* *Mineral Water Bowl, Excelsior Springs, Mo.

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