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ON THE COVER | Talk about

having both quantity and quality. UMD

will utilize the services of some five

Bulldogs to handle its 2013 team

captaincy duties and that quintet

includes Colby Ring (who is pictured

here), Travis Nordhus, Tom Olson, Aaron

Roth and Nate Zuk. Of that group all but

Roth, a junior wide receiver and return

specialist, are engaging in their farewell

collegiate seasons this fall.

The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference . . . . . . . 2Malosky Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Head Coach Curt Wiese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7All-Time UMD Coaching Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Assistant Coaches/Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92013 Bulldog Returnees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19The Last Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192013 UMD Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202013 UMD Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212012 UMD Statistics and Results . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-2381 Years of Bulldog Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25Harlon Hill/Gene Upshaw Award Candidates . . . . . . 26 NFF Scholar-Athletes/Liberty Mutual C.O.Y. Award . . 27 UMD All-Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Bulldog All-Conference Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29UMD and the NFL/Post-Season Bowl Players . . . . . . 30Bulldog Team Award Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Bulldog Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33UMD Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-35Bulldog Bests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-37UMD All-Time vs. Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Longest Plays by a Bulldog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Year-By-Year Final UMD Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39UMD in the NCAA II Playoffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-48All-Time Bulldog Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-55

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2013 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH FOOTBALL

BULLDOGS AT A GLANCEName: University of Minnesota Duluth Founded: 1895 Enrollment: 11,800 Chancellor: Dr. Lendley C. Black Nickname: Bulldogs School Colors: Maroon and Gold National Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference NS!C Football Members: Augustana College (S.D.), Bemidji State University, Concordia University-St. Paul, Minnesota State University-Mankato, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, University of Mary, University of Minnesota Crookston, University of Minnesota Duluth, Minot State University, Northern State University, St. Cloud State University, University of Sioux Falls, Southwest Minnesota State University, Upper Iowa University, Wayne State College (Neb.), Winona State University Stadium (Capacity): James S. Malosky Stadium (4,500) Surface: A-Turf (artificial) Press Box Phone: (218) 726-7224 Athletic Director: Josh Berlo Faculty Athletic Representative: Allen Mensinger Head Coach: Curt Wiese Alma Mater (Year): Minnesota State-Mankato (2000) Record at UMD (Year): 0-0-0 (1st) Career College Coaching Record (Year): 9-11 (3rd) Assistant Coaches: John Steger, Dan Larson, Peter Lue, Greg Bower, Trey Dill, Luke Schalekamp, Noah Pauley, Tyler Johnson, Garth Heikkinen, Marshall Disrude, Scott Hanna Head Athletic Trainer: Mike Wendinger Equipment Manager: John Hanna Athletics Phone: 218-726-8168 Athletics Ticket Phone: 218-726-8595

PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Football: 1930 (no teams from 1943-45) Lifetime Record (Year): 465-258-24 (81st) NCAA II Championships: 2 (2010, 2008) NCAA II Playoff Appearances: 7 (2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2005, 2002) Bowl Appearances: 1 (Mineral Water Bowl – 2001) Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Championships (0verall): 17 (2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2002, 1996, 1995, 1990, 1985, 1980, 1979, 1948, 1946, 1939, 1937, 1934, 1932) Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference North Division Championships: 5 (2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008)North Central Conference Championships: 1 (2005) Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships: 3 (1973, 1961, 1960)

TEAM INFORMATION 2012 Overall Record: 10-2 2012 Overall NSIC Record (Place): 10-1 (2nd) 2012 NSIC North Division Record (Place): 5-1 (1st) Returning Lettermen: 50 (Offense: 24; Defense: 24; Special Teams: 2) Lettermen Lost: 25 (Offense: 11; Defense: 13; Special Teams: 1) Starters Returning: 18 (Offense: 7; Defense: 9; Special Teams: 2) Starters Lost: 6 (Offense: 4; Defense: 2; Special Teams: 0) 2013 Team Captains: Travis Nordhus, Tom Olson, Colby Ring, Aaron Roth, Nate Zuk

2013 UMD SCHEDULEDate Opponent TimeSept. 7 Sioux Falls* 6:05 p.m. Sept. 14 at Upper Iowa* 6:00 p.m.Sept. 21 Minnesota State-Mankato*# 6:05 p.m.Sept. 28 at Wayne State* 1:00 p.m. Oct. 5 St. Cloud State*@ 1:05 p.m.Oct. 12 at Minnesota State-Moorhead* 2:00 p.m.Oct. 19 Minot State* 1:05 p.m.Oct. 26 at Bemidji State* 1:00 p.m.Nov. 2 Minnesota Crookston*~ 1:05 p.m.Nov. 9 at U. of Mary* 2:30 p.m.Nov. 16 at Northern State* 1:00 p.m.

*NSIC Game #Hall of Fame Game @Homecoming ~Senior Day Times Listed are CST

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THE NORTHERN SUN INTERCOLLEGIATE CONFERENCE

From its modest origin as a six-team alliance 80 years ago, the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Confer-ence has matured into a 16-team union of upper Midwest colleges and universities to form arguably the strongest affiliation in NCAA Division II sports.

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

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

Minnesota State-Mankato, St. Cloud State and UMD later left the league to join the North Central Conference but returned to their NSIC roots in 2008. The University of Minnesota-Morris and Michigan Tech University were once part of the NSIC family as well. In 2012-13, the NSIC expanded by two with the addition of Minot State University and the University of Sioux Falls,

In 1992 the NSIC became a true athletic show-case for both men and women with the merger of the traditional Northern Intercollegiate Conference and the Northern Sun Conference, the home of women’s athletics since 1979.

Before all of the NSIC affiliates became certified for championship competition in the NCAA in 1995, its member institutions filled prominent roles in the Na-tional Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

NIC and NSC clubs annually dispatched qualified student-athletes to national tournaments and cap-tured several NAIA team and individual title.

The NSIC celebrates its 82nd season of competi-tion this year and clearly continues to make a major imprint nationally, winning an impressive 12 national titles since 2006 -- including a pair of football cham-pionships by UMD in 2008 and 2010. The Bulldogs accomplished that feat in historic fashion, becoming the first NCAA II team ever to go a perfect 15-0 in a season twice.

In addition, NSIC student-athletes have made quite

a splash on the national scene as well, collecting a host of individual honors. Among those is UMD outside hitter Vicky Braegelmann, a two-time AVCA National Player of the Year who, in 2007-08, was be-stowed with NCAA Division II Honda Women’s Athlete of the Year Award.

The NSIC has long provided competitive intercol-legiate athletic programs for its members and several conference athletes have distinguished themselves on a larger stage such as the Olympics, Major League Baseball, the National Football League and the Na-tional Basketball Association.

NORTHERN SUN INTERCOLLEGIATE CONFERENCE MEMBER SCHOOLS

ALL-TIME NSIC FOOTBALL STANDINGSTeam W L T PCT Titles LastAugustana 34 17 0 .667 0 ---UMD 210 79 5 .714 17 2011St. Cloud State 170 101 9 .607 15 2011Minnesota State-Mankato 137 75 8 .623 15 2012Michigan Tech# 71 53 1 .568 7 1974Concordia-St. Paul 59 60 0 .420 2 2005Northern State 116 112 3 .502 3 1999Minnesota State-Moorhead 212 222 9 .479 14 1995Wayne State 62 62 0 .500 0 ---U. of Mary 28 32 0 .467 0 ---Winona State 214 226 8 .478 18 2007Minnesota-Morris# 99 117 4 .450 8 1987Bemidji State 184 252 9 .413 5 2006Southwest Minnesota State 107 194 5 .350 1 1990Upper Iowa 15 53 0 .221 0 ---Minnesota Crookston 19 96 0 .165 0 ---Minot State 3 8 0 .273 0 ---U. of Sioux Falls 9 2 0 .818 0 ----

#No longer members of the NSIC

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JAMES S. MALOSKY STADIUM

Northern Minnesota’s premier outdoor ath-letic venue, James S. Malosky Stadium has been the home of UMD football for close to five decades. And, the Bulldogs have certainly taken advantage of their home turf during that time. In 234 lifetime appearances at Malosky Sta-dium heading into the 2013 season, the Bull-dogs have posted a 177-53-4 overall football record for .765 winning percentage. Only five times has UMD ever failed to produce a .500 or above mark at the on-campus facility, which is named after legendary Bulldog football coach Jim Malosky and opened on Oct. 29, 1966.

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

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

THE BULLDOGS ALL-TIME AT MALOSKY STADIUMYear W L T Pct.1966 . . . . . 2 . . .0 . . .0 . . . 1.0001967 . . . . . 3 . . .1 . . .0 . . . . ..7501968 . . . . . 2 . . .3 . . .0 . . . . ..4001969 . . . . . 2 . . .2 . . .0 . . . . ..5001970 . . . . . 4 . . .0 . . .1 . . . . ..9001971 . . . . . 3 . . .1 . . .0 . . . . ..7501972 . . . . . 4 . . .1 . . .0 . . . . ..8001973 . . . . . 3 . . .1 . . .0 . . . . ..7501974 . . . . . 3 . . .0 . . .1 . . . . ..8751975 . . . . . 5 . . .1 . . .0 . . . . ..8331976 . . . . . 4 . . .1 . . .0 . . . . ..8001977 . . . . . 2 . . .2 . . .0 . . . . ..500

Year W L T Pct.1990 . . . . . 4 . . .1 . . .0 . . . . ..8001991 . . . . . 3 . . .1 . . .0 . . . . ..7501992 . . . . . 3 . . .1 . . .1 . . . . ..7001993 . . . . . 5 . . .0 . . .0 . . . 1.0001994 . . . . . 2 . . .3 . . .0 . . . . ..4001995 . . . . . 3 . . .0 . . .1 . . . . ..8751996 . . . . . 4 . . .1 . . .0 . . . . ..8001997 . . . . . 3 . . .2 . . .0 . . . . ..6001998 . . . . . 2 . . .3 . . .0 . . . . ..4001999 . . . . . 1 . . .4 . . .0 . . . . ..2002000 . . . . . 5 . . .1 . . .0 . . . . ..8332001 . . . . . 5 . . .0 . . .0 . . . 1.000

Year W L T Pct.1978 . . . . . 3 . . .2 . . .0 . . . . ..6001979 . . . . . 4 . . .1 . . .0 . . . . ..8001980 . . . . . 4 . . .0 . . .0 . . . 1.0001981 . . . . . 5 . . .1 . . .0 . . . . ..8331982 . . . . . 4 . . .0 . . .0 . . . 1.0001983 . . . . . 4 . . .1 . . .0 . . . . ..8001984 . . . . . 3 . . .0 . . .0 . . . 1.0001985 . . . . . 3 . . .1 . . .0 . . . . ..7501986 . . . . . 5 . . .0 . . .0 . . . 1.0001987 . . . . . 5 . . .1 . . .0 . . . . ..8331988 . . . . . 2 . . .2 . . .0 . . . . ..5001989 . . . . . 4 . . .1 . . .0 . . . . ..800

Year W L T Pct.2002 . . . . . 6 . . .0 . . .0 . . . 1.0002003 . . . . . 4 . . .0 . . .0 . . . 1.0002004 . . . . . 3 . . .3 . . .0 . . . . ..5002005 . . . . . 4 . . .1 . . .0 . . . . ..8002006 . . . . . 3 . . .2 . . .0 . . . . ..6002007 . . . . . 2 . . .4 . . .0 . . . . ..3332008 . . . . . 6 . . .0 . . .0 . . . 1.0002009 . . . . . 6 . . .2 . . .0 . . . . . 7502010 . . . . . 8 . . .0 . . .0 . . . 1.0002011 . . . . . 6 . . .1 . . .0 . . . . ..8572012 . . . . . 6 . . .0 . . .0 . . . 1.000Totals. . . . . 177 . . .53 . . . 4 . . . . . .756

SINGLE-GAME MALOSKY STADIUM ATTENDANCE HIGHS Attend. Date Result 1. 6,044 Oct. 22, 2011 UMD 37, Northern State 6 2. 5,948 Oct. 20, 2012 UMD 30, Bemidji State 0 3. 5,862 Oct. 31, 1981 MSU-Moorhead 29, UMD 0 4. 5,389 Sept. 3, 2009 Central Washington 13, UMD 10 5. 5,252 Oct. 17, 2009 UMD 31, St. Cloud State 7 6. 5,238 Nov. 16, 2002 UMD 42, Winona State 25 7. 5,150 Sept. 12, 1981 UMD 23, Minnesota-Morris 7 8. 5,055 Sept. 8, 2012 UMD 38, Winona State 16 9. 5,022 Sept. 7, 2002 UMD 44, MSU-Mankato 910. 4,893 Sept. 11, 2004 UW-La Crosse 34, UMD 1311. 4,850 Oct. 3, 1981 UMD 32, Southwest Minn. State 312. 4,770 Oct. 11, 2011 UMD 49, Upper Iowa 2213. 4,660 Sept. 19, 2009 UMD 42, Augustana 2114. 4,632 Oct. 7, 2000 Concordia-St. Paul 37, UMD 2715. 4,607 Sept. 18, 2010 UMD 42, Wayne State 10

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HEAD COACH CURT WIESE

After spending the last five years oversee-ing offensive units which moved the football with as much proficiency as any NCAA II team in the country, Curt Wiese received a much-deserved promotion on Dec. 21, 2012 when he became the sixth head coach in the University of Minnesota Duluth’s storied 81-year history.

During his successful five-season run as the team’s offensive coordinator, the Bulldogs finished near the top of the NCAA II leader board four times in scoring (third this past fall with a school-record 46.5 points per game average, fifth in 2008, sixth in 2010 and ninth four years ago) and last year pos-sessed the nation’s seventh best rushing attack (after ranking seventh, fourth, and third, respectively, in that department the previous three seasons). The 2012 Bulldogs were also the nation’s leader in third down conversions (54.8 percent). In addition, no less than 15 of his pupils landed some kind of All-American recognition, including a pair of Harlon Hill Award finalists ---- quarterback Ted Schlafke (2008), the school’s career passing and total offense leader, and running back Isaac Odim (2009), UMD’s all-time top ground gainer and scorer and the holder of 17 school records. In addition, his starting offensive guard over the past four years, Garth Heikkinen, became the school’s first recipient of the Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the Year of Award and earned a playing spot in the annual East-West Shrine Game last January while offensive tackle Jake Bscherer participated in the Seattle Seahawks Training Camp this past summer.

Since Wiese’s arrival at UMD in February 2008, the Bulldogs have gone 62-7 (a record unmatched by any NCAA II school), captured two NCAA II national championships (2008 and 2010), four overall Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference titles and five NSIC North Division crowns, made five NCAA II playoff appearances and produced

(Overall) (Conference)Year Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Place2006 Marietta College 6 4 .600 5 4 .556 4th-T2007 Marietta College 3 7 .300 3 6 .333 7th-T Totals 9 11 .450 8 10 .444

THE NUMBERS ON WIESE

“Since coming to UMD, I’ve had the chance to grow pro-

fessionally, coach an out-standing group of student-athletes, and be part of a program that has enjoyed a tremendous amount of

success both on and off the football field. It is my hope to continue this tradition of excellence and reach even

greater heights.”

two perfect 15-0 seasons.Wiese, 37, came to UMD following two years

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

Prior to his move to Marietta, Wiese worked as a graduate assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, tutoring the tight ends for two years and the offensive line for one season. He entered the coaching arena a little

over a decade ago on the heels of a four-year collegiate playing career. After three seasons at Minnesota State University-Mankato (1995-97), Wiese transferred to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where as a senior in 1998, he quarterbacked the Pointers to a share of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title.

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

Curt Wiese’s favorite team: wife Jenny and daughters Makenna, Brooke, Alexis.

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BULLDOG ASSISTANT COACHES

GREG BOWER Special Teams Coordinator

Another new addition to the Bullldog football staff, Greg Bower took over as the Bulldogs’ special teams coordinator and defensive secondary coach on Jan. 14, 2013, after spending the previous five seasons handling the defensive coordinator role at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

Last fall, the Falcon defense racked up 80 tackles for loss, including 30 sacks, 30 pass breakups, and 12 fumble recoveries -- all highs under Bower’s watch. They also came away with 14 interceptions, equaling the 2008 club’s efforts.

Before enlisting his services at UW-River Falls, the 42-year old Bower was employed as an assistant coach for eight seasons at Northern Illinois University, a member of the NCAA FBS (Division IA) ranks. He coached the Huskies’ tight ends from 2004-07 and the defensive tackles from 2002-03 after spending a pair of seasons in a graduate assistant role (2000-01). Bower got his coaching start at his alma mater, Loras College, where he served as the defensive coordinator during the last four of his seven seasons at that Iowa-based institution (he was a full-time linebacker coach and gradu-ate assistant before that). During his time at Loras (1993-99), the Duhawks posted five .500 or better seasons and produced seven All-Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) defensive performers, including a pair of first team selections.

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

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

JOHN STEGERDefensive Coordinator

The senior member of the UMD football staff, John Steger embarks on his 13th season -- in his second tour of duty -- as the Bulldogs’ defensive coordinator in 2013. He thrived in that role for 11 years before departing in 2009 for Southern Illinois University, where he served as the Salukis’ inside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator for a pair of years, prior to returning to the Bulldog fold.

Under Steiger’s expert watch, UMD has consistently finished among the league leaders in a number of defensive statistical categories. That includes in 2009 when the Bulldogs paced the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference in scoring, total, and rushing defense. On a national scale, UMD has also earned plenty of notice both as a team and individually. Four years ago, for example, his charges allowed the second fewest points, the fourth fewest rushing yards, and the fifth fewest total yards per game in the entire NCAA II ranks. In 2008, Steger was chosen as a finalist for the footballscoop.com NCAA Coordinator of the Year Award after the Bulldogs allowed just four defensive touchdowns over the course of their four-game NCAA II national title run. During his 12 years at UMD, he has helped produce seven All-Americans and 27 All-NSIC/North Central Conference first team selections.

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

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

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

Steger, 50, received a B.A. degree in both physical education and business from Loras College in 1985 and a Master’s degree in educa-tion from Sul Ross State three years later. He and his wife, Barb, make their home in Duluth.

PETER LUEOffensive Line

The play of UMD’s offensive interior falls under the domain of Peter Lue, who has skillfully handled that key responsibility the past seven years.

During his tenure with the Bulldogs, Lue has had a hand in mentoring no less than 15 All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Confer-ence North Division and/or All-North Central Conference selections in Nate Baier (first team in 2008, second team in 2007), Jake Bscherer (first team in 2012), Mitch Cady (first team in 2008 and honorable mention in 2007), Cory Flesch (first team in 2011), Russell Foster (second team in 2006), Garth Heikkinen (first team in 2010-12 and honorable mention in 2009), Francis Herzog (honorable mention in 2011 and first team in 2010), Eli Kelly (second team in 2011 and first team in 2010), Tobias Lemke (first team in 2008-09), Mark Knudsen (first team in 2006), Tom Olson (honorable mention in 2011-12), Grant Schnobrich (second team in 2012) and Sam Whitney (first team in 2009 and honorable mention in 2008). Heikkinen, UMD’s first four-time All-Conference honoree, was the recipient of the 2012 Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the Year Award and Heikkinen earned All-American first or second team distinction from six different groups as a senior and four the previous year. Baier, Cady and Lemke all secured All-American first team status during their respective senior seasons as well.

Lue, 41, who is in charge of UMD’s Big Dog and your football camps and clinics, served a four-year assistant coaching hitch (offensive line) at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pa., and in 2005 was promoted to director of football operations at that NCAA I-AA institution. He joined the Explorer staff in 2002 fresh off a two-season stay as William Paterson University’s line coach and special teams coordinator. From 1996-1999, he was employed in that same capacity at Parsippany Hills (N.J.) High School. A defensive lineman at Rowan University (N.J.) from 1992-95, Lue and the Profs advanced to a pair of NCAA Division III championship game appearances (1993 and 1995).

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

DAN LARSONOffensive Coordinator

Dan Larson was hired as UMD’s new of-fensive coordinator this past winter after serving in that same capacity at Macalester College the past five years. He succeeded Curt Wiese, UMD’s offensive coordinator since 2008 who was promoted to the Bull-dog head coaching position on Dec. 21.

Under Larson’s watch, Macalester set school records for both scoring (34.2 points per game) and passing yards (215.1 ypg) in 2012 while going 6-4 on the year. Two years earlier, the Scots rolled up a program-best 423.2 yards of total offense per game and had the unique distinction of averag-ing over 200 yards rushing and 200 yards passing during the course of the season.

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

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

Larson, 34, earned a B.A. degree in mass communications/public relations from Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2003 and a Master’s degree in education from Marietta College two years later. He and his wife, Erin, have one daughter, Stella.

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BULLDOG ASSISTANT COACHES

ALL-TIME BULLDOG COACHING RECORDS Overall ConferenceCoach (Years) W L T PCT W L T PCTFrank Kovach (1930) 0 3 2 .200 0 0 0 .000Lloyd Peterson (1931-42, 46-57) 84 76 9 .524 53 50 3 .513Jim Malosky (1958-97) 255 125 13 .665 180 75 10 .698Vince Repesh/Jim Malosky Jr.# (1998) 4 7 0 .364 3 3 0 .500Kyle Schweigert (2004-07) 22 21 0 .511 12 16 0 .428Bob Nielson (1999-2003, 2008-12) 100 26 0 .789 78 15 0 .830Totals (80 years) 465 258 24 .638 326 159 13 .669

#interim co-coaches

Jim Malosky

LUKE SCHALEKAMPDefensive Backs

After a two-year hiatus, Luke Schalekamp returns to UMD in 2013 to assist with the team’s defense backs.

Schalekamp, who holds the distinction of being just one of two individuals to win an NCAA Division II title both as a UMD player and coach, served as an assistant with the Bulldogs for a pair of seasons (2009 and 2010) before taking a job with the Minnesota Conservation Corps, working with natural resource habitat restoration. The Fergus Falls, Minn., native, closed out his collegiate playing days five years ago by establishing career bests for both receptions (16) and receiv-ing yards (149) with the NCAA II champion Bulldogs. In all, he appeared in 34 lifetime collegiate games, including five as a starter.

A qualifier for the 2005 North Central Conference Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll and two-time Northern Sun Intercol-legiate Conference All-Academic Team pick, Schalekamp graduated from UMD in May 2010 with a B.S. degree in biology.

TREY DILL Defensive Line

The 2013 season marks Trey Dill’s third year at UMD where he’ll once to once again supervise UMD’s first line of defense and work with the likes of All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference selections Buma Foncham and Chris Vandervest.

The 28-year old Dill previously served a two-season appointment as the inside linebackers coach at intrastate rival St. Cloud State University and helped groom a pair of all-NSIC performers during his time with the Huskies (who qualified for the 2010 NCAA II playoffs). He enlisted his services with the St. Cloud State staff fresh off a four-year playing career as a reserve linebacker at that institution.

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

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

NOAH PAULEYWide Receivers

Homegrown talent Noah Pauley, who between 2007-10 established himself as one of UMD’s more dynamic performers, will embark on his first year as a graduate assistant with the Bulldogs in 2013 and his second go-around with the coaching staff.

Pauley, a Bulldog student assistant coach during the 2011 season, will be involved with the team’s receivers – something he knows a thing or two about. In 47 career outings, the former Duluth Central High School three-sport star hauled in 100 passes (a milestone only nine other Bulldogs have ever reached) for 1,108 yards and nine touchdowns. He made his final catch as a collegian in UMD’s NCAA II quarterfinal round victory over Augustana College on Dec. 4, 2010 – and suffered a season-ending clavicle injury that same afternoon, forcing him to take in the national championship game two weeks later from the sidelines. After cutting his collegiate teeth as a true freshman in 2007, Pauley proceeded to pace the Bulldogs in both punt and kick returns the following season when they brought home their second NCAA II crown in two years. As a junior, Pauley brought back 16 of the team’s 17 punts.

A 2012 UMD graduate (B.S. degree in criminology), Pauley is currently enrolled in the Master’s of Education program at UMD.

TYLER JOHNSONOutside Linebackers

Tyler Johnson played his last down as a Bulldog three years ago, but this fall he’s returned to his alma mater to fill a graduate assistant coaching role (outside linebackers).

Since graduating from UMD in the spring of 2010 with a B.A.S. degree in elementary education, Johnson had taught third grade in the city he was born and raised – Rhine-lander, Wis. – while also serving on the football coaching staff at Rhinelander High School. In 2012, he took over as the team’s defensive coordinator and helped shepherd the Hodags to their first WIAA playoff appear-ance in 23 years.

Johnson, who is now pursuing a Master’s of Education degree at UMD, received All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference second team recognition as a senior in 2009 after being credited with a personal-best 19 total tackles and two pass breakups from the nose tackle position. A two-time NSIC All-Academic Team honoree and 2007 North Central Conference Commissioners Honor Roll recipient, he started the final 20 game of his college career.

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Dr. Justin CumminsTeam

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Charla BuxbaumAthletic Trainer

Dr. Xan CorvilleTeam

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Dr. Sam HokieTeam

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Dr. Jay ButcherTeam

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Melissa HauptStudent Athletic

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GARTH HEIKKINENTight Ends

Less than a year removed from completing what arguably ranks as the most decorated playing career in UMD football program history, Garth Heikkinen is back with the Bulldogs in 2013, this time in a graduate assistant coaching capacity.

As a senior co-captain last fall, Heikkinen was bestowed with the Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the Year Award (a Bulldog first) in addition to being selected to a UMD-best six different All-American teams -- Associated Press (Little All-American first team), Ameri-can Football Coaches Association (first team), d2football.com (first team), Daktronics (first team), Don Hansen (first team) and Beyond Sports College Network (second team). This past January, he took part in the East-West Shrine Game, joining future New England Patriot and Green Bay Packer offensive line-man Dave Viaene (1988) as the only two Bulldogs to ever do so. The Duluth Central High School alumnus started a school-record 54 consecutive games since the 2009 opener on his way to becoming UMD’s first four-time All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference honoree (North Division first team in 2010-12 and honorable mention in 2009). In 2011, Heikkinen attained All-American status from five different groups including the AFCA (first team), D2Football.com (first team), Daktron-ics (first team), Associated Press (Little All-American second team), and Beyond Sports College Network (honorable mention). During his time as a starter, the Bulldogs went 47-7, captured one NCAA II national championship (2010), three overall NSIC titles and four NSIC North Division crowns, qualified for the NCAA II playoffs four times, and cracked the top 10 in every AFCA II weekly poll but three (all in 2011 and never below No. 15).

Heikkinen, who attended the 2013 Min-nesota Vikings Rookie Camp, graduated from UMD last December with a B.S. degree in criminology and is pursuing a Master’s of Education degree.

Donny HermansonAthletic Trainer

Ann SudohTeam

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Carrisa DavisStudent Athletic

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Marshall DisrudeStudent Assistant

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Scott HannaAssistant

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Max FlorestanoVideo

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Nate FischerStudent Manager

John HannaEquipmentManager

Kiersten SchmidtStudent Athletic

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Dr. Ben NelsonTeam

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Josh BlackStudent Manager

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AS A BULLDOG: Is one of college football’s more inspiring stories ... was sidelined for the entire 2012 season while battling Stage II Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, but has been cleared to play this fall ... over $3,800 was raised at last April’s Bulldog Spring Game for the charity which bears his name -- the Jordan Bauman Cancer Awareness Fund ... has received NSIC All-Academic citations each of the last two seasons ... took on a considerably larger role with UMD’s first line of defense in 2011 -- secured a starting left end appointment in just under half (six, including the first five in a row) of the club’s 14 outings ... responded to that added responsibility with a 28-tackle season .... registered one of UMD’s seven blocked kicks in 2011 (a field goal try at Wayne State College on Sept. 17) ... backed up left end Joe Akey two years year ago and closed out the season with 13 total tackles and a pair of sacks ... got his hands on an errant Central Washington pass in the 2010 season opener for his first collegiate interception ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2009 ... is the younger brother of UMD strength and conditioning coach Matt Bauman. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 7 vs Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/1/11). Sacks - 1.0 vs. Wayne State College (9/18/10) and Bemidji State (9/25/10). Tackles For Loss - 1.0 (4 Times). MAJOR: Biology.

BAUMAN’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2010 0 8 5 13 2.0 4.0 2011 6 7 21 28 0.0 2.5 2012 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 Totals 6 15 26 41 2.0 6.5

Pos: Defensive Line

Ht/Wt: 6-4/250

Year: Senior

Hometown: Stratford, Wis.

JORDAN BAUMAN

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AS A BULLDOG: Is poised to make his final collegiate go-around his best yet and should get plenty of opportunity to do so ... came away with one reception (against Northern State in the regular season finales) in six outings last fall ... appeared in 10 games as a sophomore and latched on to three passes on the year (all coming within the confines of Malosky Stadium) ... had five catches during his first year of intercollegiate activity in 2010 ... started two of UMD’s four NCAA playoff assignments that year (Augustana and Northwest Missouri State) ... exited the NCAA II title clash with Delta State in the opening half after banging up his knee ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2009. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Pass Receptions - 2 vs. Delta State (12/18/2010) and vs. Augustana (12/4/10). Pass Reception Yards - 32 at Upper Iowa (9/11/10). Longest Pass Reception - 32 yds. at Upper Iowa (9/11/10). MAJOR: Communication.

ALEXANDER’S RECEIVING STATISTICS Year GS No Yds Avg TD Lng 2010 2 5 64 12.8 0 32 2011 0 3 32 10.7 0 20 2012 0 1 2 2.0 1 2 Totals 2 9 98 14.0 1 32

Pos: Tight End

Ht/Wt: 6-5/240

Year: Senior

Hometown: Hillsboro, Wis.

PAT ALEXANDER

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Ht/Wt: 5-11/180

Year: Senior

Hometown: Superior, Wis.

CHRIS BLAKE

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AS A BULLDOG: Drew his first collegiate starting assignment in the 2012 season opener and went on to make six more starts the rest of the way ... concluded the year with 37 total tackles -- almost a quarter of which (10) came at the expense of St. Cloud State on Sept. 29 -- to rank seventh on the club ... also had a pair of interceptions to his 2012 credit ... is a two-time NSIC All-Academic Team qualifier ... was in on 12 total tackles as a sophomore and had five stops each in NSIC triumphs over Mary and Minnesota Crookston ...picked up UMD’s last interception of 2011 on Nov. 5 against Minnesota Crookston .... made seven solo tackles and assisted on two other stops during the course of the 2010 season ... registered his first collegiate pick in UMD’s 62-13 road thrashing of Upper Iowa in that year’s conference opener ... was redshirted as a first-year fresh-man in 2009. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 10 at St. Cloud State (9/29/12). Interceptions - 1 (Four Times). MAJOR: Marketing.

BLAKE’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GS UT AT TT Sack PBU 2010 0 7 2 9 0.0 0 2011 0 7 5 12 0.0 0 2012 7 24 13 37 0.0 4 Totals 7 38 20 58 0.0 4

BLAKE’S INTERCEPTION STATISTICS Year GS No Yds Avg TD Lng 2010 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 2011 0 1 2 2.0 0 2 2012 7 2 34 17.0 0 34 Totals 7 4 36 9.0 0 34

Pos: Defensive Back

Ht/Wt: 5-11/190

Year: Sophomore

Hometown: Plymouth, Minn.

DAVID BOEGEL

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AS A BULLDOG: Served as the No. 1 backup to senior and three-time All-NSIC honoree Cameron Harper at the free safety position one year ago ... accrued 22 tackles on the season while seeing field time in all 12 Bulldog outings ... wore No. 30 last fall ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2011. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 4 vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/6/12) and at St. Cloud State (9/29/12). MAJOR: Business.

BOEGEL’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2012 0 15 7 22 0.0 0 Totals 0 15 7 22 0.0 0

Pos: Offensive Line

Ht/Wt: 6-5/275

Year: Freshman

Hometown: La Crescent, Minn.

PETER BATEMAN

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AS A BULLDOG: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2012. MAJOR: Exercise Science.

Pos: Linebacker

Ht/Wt: 6-0/220

Year: Freshman

Hometown: Excelsior, Minn.

BEAU BATES

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Pos: Quarterback

Ht/Wt: 6-2/220

Year: Freshman

Hometown: Inver Grove Heights, Minn.

DREW BAUER

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AS A BULLDOG: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2012. MAJOR: Business.

Pos: Running Back

Ht/Wt: 6-0/210

Year: Freshman

Hometown: Menasha, Wis.

CALEB BELNAP

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Pos: Defensive Line

Ht/Wt: 6-4/250

Year: Junior

Hometown: Hutchinson, Minn.

JACOB BRUSEHAVER

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AS A BULLDOG: Benefited greatly from another year of sea-soning in 2012 and should now be a major player in the battle for starting defensive end rights ... came off the bench last fall to make 14 total tackles, including seven unassisted stops ... recorded a 2012 UMD single-game high with his 2.5 tackles for loss against Minnesota State-Moorhead last October ... was drydocked for the two fi-nal outings of 2012 with a knee sprain ... joined 16 other Bulldogs on the 2012 NSIC All-Academic Team ... was relegated to spot duty two year ago ... finished 2011 with four total tackles to his credit while spelling starter Wade Sebold on the left side ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2010. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 4 vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/6/12). Sacks - 2.0 Min-nesota State-Moorhead (10/6/12).Tackles For Loss - 2.5 vs. MInnesota-Moorhead (10/6/12). MAJOR: Exercise Sci-ence.

BRUSEHAVER’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2011 0 2 2 4 0.0 0.5 2012 0 7 7 14 2.0 4.5 Totals 0 9 9 18 2.0 5.0

Pos: Linebacker

Ht/Wt: 6-3/220

Year: Junior

Hometown: Becker, Minn.

GAVIN BROWN

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AS A BULLDOG: Looks to bounce back from a injury-plagued sophomore season ... began 2012 in promising fashion -- started the first five games of the year at outside line-backer before a nagging ailment limited his activity to just two more outings the rest of the way ... still managed to be involved in a personal-best 28 total tackles last fall ... enlisted his services with the 2011 Bulldog linebacking brigade as a true freshman ... made his UMD debut on Sept. 17, 2011 at Wayne State and proceeded to accrue field time in each of the year’s remaining 11 games ... had 20 tackles on the season and placed second among all Bulldogs with 5.5 sacks (which went for a team-leading 41 yards in losses). COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 12 vs. Winona State (9/8/12). Sacks - 1.0 (6 Times). Tackles For Loss - 1.5 vs. Winona State (9/8/12) and at Southwest Minnesota State (8/30/12). MAJOR: Exercise Science.

BROWN’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2011 0 12 8 20 5.5 5.5 2012 5 10 18 28 1.0 3.5 Totals 5 22 26 48 6.5 9.0

Pos: Offensive Line

Ht/Wt: 6-4/240

Year: Freshman

Hometown: Maple Grove, Minn.

MATT CATTON

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AS A BULLDOG: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2012. MAJOR: Civil Engineering.

Pos: Placekicker

Ht/Wt: 6-3/185

Year: Sophomore

Hometown: West Allis, Wis.

ANDREW BREES

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AS A BULLDOG: Took over UMD’s placekicking tasks in 2012 and booted his way onto the All-NSIC North Division first team ... was the second-leading scorer among league kickers with 94 points ... went 8-for-12 in field goal tries last fall with two of those coming in the NCAA II playoff opener at Missouri Western ... accounted for a personal-high 11 points in that setback to the Griffons .... nailed his first 41 extra points as a Bulldogs before seeing that streak come to an end six weeks into the season at Mi-not State ... also had a pair of two-point conversion (both via the rush) last season ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2011. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Field Goals - 2 vs. Missouri Western (11/17/12). Field Goal Attempts - 4 vs. Missouri Western (11/17/12). Longest Field Goal - 46 yds. vs. Mary (11/3/12). Extra Point Kicks - 10 at Concordia-St. Paul (9/15/12). Extra Point Kick Attempts - 10 at Concordia-St. Paul (9/15/12). Consecutive Extra Point Kicks - 41 (8/30/12-10/13/12) Consecutive Field Goals - 4 (10/27/12-11/17/12) Points -11 vs. Missouri Western (11/17/12). MAJOR: Business.

BREES’ FIELD GOAL STATISTICS Year FG 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lng Blk 2012 8-12 0-0 4-5 3-4 1-3 0-0 46 0

BREES’ SCORING STATISTICS Year GS 1Pt FG TP 2012 0 66-69 8-12 94

Pos: Wide Receiver

Ht/Wt: 5-8/170

Year: Freshman

Hometown: Marshall, Minn.

BEAU BOFFERDING

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AS A BULLDOG: Enters his third and final year as the Bull-dogs’ No. 1 punter ... was called into action on only 28 oc-casions all of last season (a “victim” of UMD’s high-scoring offense) and in three of the Bulldogs’ 12 engagements, did not punt even once (Concordia-St. Paul, Mary and Missouri Western) ... posted a 34.0 yards per kick average in 2012 ... has twice been bestowed with NSIC All-Academic Team acclaim (2012 and 2011) ... averaged a career-best 35.9 yards per punt as a sophomore and placed just under 38 percent of his kicks (18 of 48) inside the opposition’s 20-yard line ... was chosen the NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week after turning in a 44.7 yard average and booming a personal-best 62-yarder in a 37-6 NSIC win over visit-ing Northern State on Oct. 22, 2011 ... served as third-year regular Alex Miller’s understudy three seasons ago and accrued no field time ... underwent shoulder surgery that winter ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2009. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Punts - 7 (3 Times). Punting Yard-age - 313 vs. Northern State (10/22/11). Punting Average - 44.7 (7/313) vs. Northern State (10/22/11). Longest Punt - 62 yards vs. Northern State (10/22/11). MAJOR: Management Info. Systems.

BROWNS’S PUNTING STATISTICSYear GS No Yds Avg I20 TB Blk Lng2010 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 02011 14 48 1,724 35.9 18 3 3 622012 11 28 953 34.0 3 1 2 60Totals 25 76 2,677 35.2 21 4 5 62

Pos: Punter/Placekicker

Ht/Wt: 6-1/210

Year: Senior

Hometown: Elkhart Lake, Wis.

ALEX BROWN

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AS A BULLDOG: Has two full seasons of starting cornerback experience -- and a 2012 All-NSIC North Division first team citation -- now tucked under his belt ... topped the Bulldogs in interceptions for the second time in as many seasons one year ago en route to gaining Don Hansen All-Super Region 3 second team honors ... picked off three passes last fall, all at Malosky Stadium ... tied for the 2012 team lead in pass breakups as well with a career-high seven (he shared that distinction with Cameron Harper) and ranked sixth in total tackles (38) ... has switched from jersey No. 29 to No. 21 for his senior season ... took a substantial leap forward as a sophomore and had the numbers to prove it ... answered the starting call at the left corner in 13 of 14 outings that fall -- bypassed the Oct. 1 home clash with Minnesota State-Moorhead while nursing an injured shoulder ... his 59 total tackles were good for eighth place on UMD’s 2011 defensive charts ... also had a pair of inter-ceptions as a sophomore and returned one of those thefts 39 yards for a touchdown in UMD’s 2011 season-opening victory at Augustana College ... was a 2011 All-NSIC North Division honorable mention selection ... filled a backup role three years ago and figured in on 17 total tackles, with 13 of those stops coming in the opening five outings of the season ... made his first collegiate start in the 2010 opener at Central Washington ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2009. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 8 at St. Cloud State (10/29/11). Interceptions - 1 (4 Times). Pass Breakups - 2 at Concordia-St. Paul (9/15/12). MA-JOR: Health Care Managment.

CHOWA’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GS UT AT TT Sack PBU 2010 1 13 4 17 0.0 0 2011 13 45 14 59 0.0 2 2012 12 25 13 38 1.0 7 Totals 26 83 31 114 1.0 9

CHOWA’S INTERCEPTION STATISTICS Year GS No Yds Avg TD Lng 2010 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2011 13 2 40 20.0 1 39 2012 12 3 46 15.3 0 27 Total 26 5 86 17.2 1 39

Pos: Defensive Back

Ht/Wt: 5-9/185

Year: Senior

Hometown: Menomonie, Wis.

KENNY CHOWA

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Pos: Defensive Line

Ht/Wt: 5-11/275

Year: Junior

Hometown: Duluth, Minn.

BUMA FONCHAM

95

AS A BULLDOG: Ramped up his game a notch or two one year ago and earned plenty of postseason praise for his efforts ... was a 2012 All-NSIC North Division first team selec-tion and a Don Hansen All-American (honorable mention) ... held down the No. 4 spot on UMD’s defensive charts with a personal-best 43 total tackles ... also forced a pair of fumbles last season and registered his first collegiate interception (vs. Bemidji State on Oct. 20) ... gave the Bull-dog faithful plenty of reason to be optimistic about UMD’s future defensive line situation with a solid debut season in 2011 ... moved into the No. 1 nose guard slot one month into the year after Chris Vandervest relocated to defensive end ... collected 29 total tackles, including 5.5 behind the line of scrimmage, that season ... started in nine of the last 10 engagements of 2011 (did not play against Minnesota Crookston because of an injured toe) ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2010. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 7 vs. Northern State (10/22/11). Sacks - 1.0 vs. Bemdij State (10/20/12) and at Minot State (10/13/12). Tackles For Loss - 2.0 (3 Times). MAJOR: Geological Sci-ences.

FONCHAM’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2011 9 8 21 29 0.5 5.5 2012 9 13 30 43 2.5 9.5 Totals 18 21 51 72 3.0 15.0

FONCHAM’S INTERCEPTION STATISTICS Year GS No Yds Avg TD Lng 2011 9 0 0 0.0 0 0 2012 9 1 1 1.0 0 1 Totals 18 1 1 1.0 0 1

Pos: Defensive Back

Ht/Wt: 5-9/180

Year: Sophomore

Hometown: Inver Grove Heights, Minn.

DARION FLETCHER

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AS A BULLDOG: Was the only true freshman to be called into action last season ... made his presence felt from the get-go in the UMD secondary and wound up the year with 33 total tackles and five pass breakups ... turned in a 10-stop performance in the Bulldogs’ 42-34 home triumph over Augustana College on Sept. 22 ... made three starts -- all at the left cornerback spot ... picked up at least one tackle in all but one (Minnesota Crookston) of UMD’s 12 games ... wore No. 19 as a rookie. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 10 vs. Augustana (9/22/12). Pass Breakups - 1 (5 Times). MAJOR: Business.

FLETCHER’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GS UT AT TT Sack PBU 2012 3 20 13 33 0.0 5

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Pos: Linebacker

Ht/Wt: 6-0/220

Year: Junior

Hometown: Burnsville, Minn.

YUSEF HASSAN

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AS A BULLDOG: Has been a source of reliable relief support for the Bulldog linebacking corps the past two seasons in addition to handling the team’s long snapper job ... was credited with eight total tackles -- including three stops each on the road vs. Concordia-St. Paul and St. Cloud State -- in 2012 ... appeared in all 11 regular season out-ings as a sophomore, but did not hit the field at Missouri Western in mid-November ... played in 10 outings two years ago and collected six tackles (one each against six dif-ferent opponents) along the way ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2010. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tack-les - 3 at St. Cloud State (9/29/12) and Concordia-St. Paul (9/15/12). MAJOR: Exercise Science.

HASSAN’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2011 0 4 2 6 0.0 0.0 2012 0 4 4 8 0.0 0.0 Totals 0 8 6 14 0.0 0.0

Pos: Offensive Lineman

Ht/Wt: 6-6/270

Year: Freshman

Hometown: Waukesha, Wis.

CAMERON HEHN

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AS A BULLDOG: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2012. MAJOR: Mechanical Engineering.

Pos: Wide Receiver

Ht/Wt: 5-10/185

Year: Senior

Hometown: Rosemount, Minn.

Previous Team: Augustana College

GARRETT GLAUS

AS A BULLDOG: Found pass catching opportunities scarce last fall, but is hopeful of turning that around in 2013 ... has made the NSIC All-Academic Team each of the past two seasons ... played in eight games last fall, mostly with the kick and punt units ... got his first taste of college com-petition two years ago (12 games worth) ... was relegated primarily to special teams assignments but did make one reception (his lone one to date in a 49-7 home route of Minnesota Crookston) during the course of the year ... was required to sit out the entire 2010 season accordance with the NSIC transfer rules ... enrolled at UMD in 2010 after spending the previous year as a freshman redshirt with the Augustana College (S.D.) program. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Pass Receptions - 1 vs. Minnesota Crookston (11/5/11). Pass Reception Yards - 9 vs. Minnesota Crookston (11/5/11). Longest Pass Reception - 9 yds. vs. Minnesota Crookston (11/5/11). MAJOR: Accounting.

GLAUS’S RECEIVING STATISTICS Year GS No Yds Avg TD Lng 2011 0 1 9 9.0 0 9 2012 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Totals 0 1 9 9.0 0 9

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Pos: Quarterback

Ht/Wt: 6-0/175

Year: Freshman

Hometown: Adel, Iowa

GAVIN GLENN

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AS A BULLDOG: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2012. MAJOR: Accounting.

AS A BULLDOG: Appears to have the inside track to become Colby Ring’s starting inside linebacker partner this fall ... backed up Blake Rogers at that position in 2012 and racked up more tackles (30) than any UMD non-starter ... also wrapped up the year with one interception --- his first as a Bulldog vs. Missouri Western in last November’s NCAA II playoffs -- and one fumble recovery, which he parlayed into a touchdown at Minnesota Crookston ... was called into action in 12 games two years ago, cracking the start-ing lineup in one of those (the NCAA II quarterfinal round playoff bout with Wayne State U.) ... managed to get in on four tackles that season ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2010. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 5 vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/6/12). Sacks - 1.0 at Missouri Western (11/17/12). Tackles For Loss - 1.5 vs. Mary (11/3/12). Interceptions - 1 at Missouri Western (11/17/12). MAJOR: Civil Engineering.

GRADY’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2011 1 0 4 4 0.0 0.5 2012 0 11 19 30 1.5 5.5 Totals 1 11 23 34 1.5 6.0

GRADY’S INTERCEPTION STATISTICS Year GS No Yds Avg TD Lng 2011 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2012 0 1 27 27.0 0 27 Totals 1 1 27 27.0 0 27

Pos: Linebacker

Ht/Wt: 6-3/240

Year: Junior

Hometown: Minnetonka, Minn.

High School: Hopkins

GAVIN GRADY

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AS A BULLDOG: Injured his hip during the middle stages of the 2012 season which brought his junior year to a prema-ture end ... underwent offseason surgery and subsequently sat all of spring practice last April ... qualified for the NSIC All-Academic Team last season ... is still looking to haul in his first collegiate pass ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2010 ... followed in the UMD football foot-steps of Francis Herzog, his older sibling and a four-year letterman (offensive line) with the Bulldogs from 2008-11. MAJOR: Management Information Systems.

HERZOG’S RECEIVING STATISTICS Year GS No Yds Avg TD Lng 2011 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2012 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Totals 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

Pos: Wide Receiver

Ht/Wt: 6-5/205

Year: Junior

Hometown: Eau Claire, Wis.

KAL HERZOG

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Pos: Wide Receiver

Ht/Wt: 5-8/180

Year: Sophomore

Hometown: Delevan, Wis.

JUSTIN FOWLKES

17

AS A BULLDOG: Put up some encouraging numbers -- 23 receptions for 332 and a pair of touchdowns -- during his first year of intercollegiate activity ... managed to make a catch in all but one his 12 outings ... was on the receiv-ing end of UMD’s longest pass play from scrimmage (a 64-yarder from quarterback Chase Vogler) ... also flexed plenty of muscle as a return specialist -- brought back a team-high 21 kickoffs in all including one 80 yards for a touchdown at St. Cloud State on Sept. 29 ... added an-other 16 yards on the ground (rushing four times) last season .. started against both Minnesota State-Moorhead and Bemidji State ... was redshirted as a first-year fresh-man in 2011. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Pass Receptions - 5 vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/6/12). Pass Reception Yards - 81 vs. Minnesota-Moorhead (10/6/12). Pass Re-ception Touchdowns - 1 vs. Bemidji State (10/20/12) and at Southwest Minnesota State (8/30/12). Longest Pass Reception - 64 yds. vs. Bemidji State (10/20/12). MAJOR: Health Education.

FOWLKES’S RECEIVING STATISTICS Year GS No Yds Avg TD Lng 2012 2 23 332 14.4 2 64

FOWLKES’S KICKOFF RETURN STATISTICS Year GS No Yds Avg TD Lng 2012 2 21 584 27.8 1 80

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Pos: Running Back

Ht/Wt: 5-8/195

Year: Senior

Hometown: Bradenton, Fla.

STEVE IERULLI

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AS A BULLDOG: Has furnished the UMD ground attack with an ample supply of reserve firepower since his arrival on the UMD campus ... ran for 125 yards and three touch-downs on 29 carries as a junior ... wasted little time in making himself feel right at home in a Bulldog uniform in 2011 after transferring from the University of North Ala-bama ... ran 33 times for 165 yards and a pair of touch-downs that season ... amassed 75 of those yards (on 15 rushes) in a 49-7 home win against Minnesota Crookston on Nov. 5, 2011 ... did basically all of his ball-toting work in 2011 during UMD’s five regular season home games (he also had two attempts for no yards at the U. of Mary) ... has been blanked in the pass reception department since becoming a Bulldog ... attended North Alabama for three semesters prior to enrolling at UMD in January 2011 ... managed just eight carries for 19 yards in five games with the Lions during the 2010 season ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman at North Alabama in 2009. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Rushing Attempts - 15 vs. Minnesota Crookston (11/5/11). Rushing Yards - 76 vs. Minnesota Crookston (11/5/11). Rushing Touchdowns - 1 (5 Times). Longest Rush - 28 yds. at Concordia-St. Paul (9/15/12). MAJOR: Communication.

IERULLI’S RUSHING STATISTICS Year GS Att Yds Avg TD Lng 2011 0 33 165 5.0 2 17 2012 0 29 125 4.3 3 28 Totals 0 62 290 4.7 5 28

IERULLI’S RECEIVING STATISTICS Year GS No Yds Avg TD Lng 2011 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2012 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Totals 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

AS A BULLDOG: Is hoping perseverance, hard work and pa-tience pays some serious dividends -- namely a starting signal caller berth -- in his farewell collegiate season ... didn’t take a single snap from scrimmage last fall (only the two seniors ahead of him on the depth chart -- Chase Vo-gler and Jon Lynch -- did), but did quarterback the Whites to a 10-7 victory in the 2013 Spring Game ... bypassed all of 2011 thanks to a foot injury ... made four appear-ances three years ago while entrenched as UMD’s No. 3 field general behind veterans Vogler and Lynch... attempted five passes and rushed twice on the year ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2009 ... lettered twice with the baseball Bulldogs (2010 and 2012) ... had no decisions in four outings on the mound in 2012 after going 0-2 in five starts two years before that ... also batted ..267 (8-for-30) that rookie season ... missed the entire 2011 hardball campaign because of an injured elbow. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Pass Completions - 2 at Minnesota Crookston (11/6/10). Passing Yards - 28 at Minnesota Crookston (11/6/10). Longest Pass Completion - 15 at Minnesota Crookston (11/6/10). Rushing Attempts - 2 at Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/2/10). MAJOR: Teaching Social Studies.

JORGENSEN’S PASSING STATISTICSYear GS Cmp Att Int Pct Yds TD Lng2010 0 2 5 0 .400 28 0 152011 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 02012 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0Totals 0 2 5 0 .400 28 0 15

JORGENSEN’S RUSHING STATISTICS Year GS Att Yds Avg TD Lng 2010 0 2 -4 -2.0 0 0 2011 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2012 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Totals 0 2 -4 -2.0 0 0

Pos: Quarterback

Ht/Wt: 6-2/190

Year: Senior

Hometown: De Pere, Wis.

BRENT JORGENSEN

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Pos: Running Back

Ht/Wt: 6-0/205

Year: Senior

Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.

JERON JOHNSON

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AS A BULLDOG: Is among five battle-tested ball carriers the Bulldogs welcome back from a year ago .... concluded his inaugural UMD season with 183 of ground yardage and converted two of his his 34 rushes into touchdowns ... was redshirted as a first-year Bulldog in 2011 .... signed on with UMD that season following a six-year absence from competitive football ... wore No. 22 last season ... starred for two seasons at Cerritos College (Norwalk, Calif.) ... rushed for an even 900 yards in 2005 en route to being selected the Falcons’ Most Valuable Player ... exited the Falcon program as its 10th all-time leading ground gainer (1,412 yards). COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Rushing Attempts - 11 at Minnesota Crookston (10/27/12). Rushing Yards - 95 at Minnesota Crookston (10/27/12). Rushing Touchdowns - 1 vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/6/12) and at Concordia-St. Paul (9/15/12). Longest Rush - 22 yds. at Minnesota Crookston (10/27/12). MAJOR: Organizational Management.

JOHNSON’S RUSHING STATISTICS Year GS Att Yds Avg TD Lng 2012 0 34 183 5.4 2 22

JOHNSON’S RECEIVING STATISTICS Year GS Att Yds Avg TD Lng 2012 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

Pos: Defensive Back

Ht/Wt: 5-10/185

Year: Freshman

Hometown: Benton, Ark.

JESSE JOHNSON

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Pos: Defensive Line

Ht/Wt: 6-4/230

Year: Freshman

Hometown: Little Falls, Minn.

JAKE LAMBRECHT

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Pos: Quarterback

Ht/Wt: 6-1/175

Year: Freshman

Hometown: Granger, Ind.

JUSTIN LAUREYS

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Pos: Linebacker

Ht/Wt: 5-11/225

Year: Freshman

Hometown: Lena, Wis.

CRAIG HUBERTY

41

AS A BULLDOG: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2012 ... is the younger brother of one-time All-American linebacker Rob Huberty, who wrapped up his UMD play-ing days two years ago and is now as assistant football coach at NSIC rival Concordia University-St. Paul. MAJOR: Criminology.

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Pos: Running Back

Ht/Wt: 5-8/200

Year: Sophomore

Hometown: Cedarburg, Wis.

LOGAN LAUTERS

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AS A BULLDOG: Became an integral part of the Bulldog ground scheme last fall ... procured a spot on the 2012 All-NSIC North Division second team after finishing third on the UMD rushing charts with 703 yards on 121 carries ... ran for eight touchdowns as well ... was one of three Bulldogs to eclipse the 100-yard rush mark last fall, do-ing so on a couple of occasions -- in the first (109 yards at Southwest Minnesota State) and final (149 yards vs. Northern State) matchups of the regular season ... carried the ball in all 12 outings last season and also caught three passes for three yards ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2011. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Rushing Attempts - 22 vs. Northern State (11/10/12). Rushing Yards - 149 vs. Northern State (11/10/12). Rushing Touchdowns - 2 vs. Northern State (11/10/12) and at Minot State (10/13/12). Longest Rush - 60 yds. at Southwest Min-nesota State (8/30/12). Pass Receptions - 2 vs. Bemidij State (10/20/13). Pass Reception Yards - 2 vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/6/12). Longest Pass Reception - 2 yds. vs. Bemidji State (10/20/13) and Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/6/12). MAJOR: Business.

LAUTER’S RUSHING STATISTICS Year GS Att Yds Avg TD Lng 2012 0 121 703 5.8 8 60

LAUTER’S RECEIVING STATISTICS Year GS No Yds Avg TD Lng 2012 0 3 3 1.0 0 2

Pos: Linebacker

Ht/Wt: 6-1/215

Year: Freshman

Hometown: Mahtomedi, Minn.

BEN McDONALD

54

AS A BULLDOG: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2012. MAJOR: Undeclared.

Pos: Placekicker

Ht/Wt: 6-0/180

Year: Freshman

Hometown: Andover, Minn.

TYLER McLAUGHLIN

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AS A BULLDOG: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2012. MAJOR: Chemical Engineering.

Pos: Offensive Line

Ht/Wt: 6-2/280

Year: Junior

Hometown: Perham, Minn.

ANDREW MUER

70

AS A BULLDOG: Landed full-time employment at the right of-fensive 0guard post one year ago and responded to that promotion with a selection to Don Hansen’s All-America Team as an honorable mention pick ... attracted a decent amount of national attention prior to the start of 2013 -- was named to both the Beyond Sports Network (third team) and College Sports Network (honorable mention) Preseason All-America honor groups ... was called into the starting lineup once in 2011 -- as a replacement for the in-jured Francis Herzog -- against Minnesota State-Moorhead on Oct. 1, 2011 at Malosky Stadium ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2010. MAJOR: Civil Engineering.

Pos: Linebacker

Ht/Wt: 6-3/220

Year: Sophomore

Hometown: Prescott, Wis.

MARK NAHORNIAK

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AS A BULLDOG: Is again expected to most likely accrue most of workload on special teams, but some exposure at out-side linebacker is not out of the question ... went without a tackle in his three outings last season ... has changed jersey numbers for the 2013 season (from 58 to 37) ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2011. MAJOR: Civil Engineering.

NAHORNIAK’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2012 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0

Pos: Tight End

Ht/Wt: 5-9/205

Year: Junior

Hometown: South Range, Wis.

44

AS A BULLDOG: Commenced his sophomore year on an dis-heartening note by sitting out the season opener at South-west State with an ailing hamstring and then rejoined the ranks of wounded Bulldogs the first week of November (knee) and never suited up again in 2012 ... was restrict-ed to just three games of work due to the injury bug ... comes into 2013 seeking his first collegiate reception ... secured NSIC All-Academic Team acclaim one year ago .... was relegated to mostly fill-in special teams tasks in 2011 ... received playing time in a pair of games and had one tackle to show for it (versus Upper Iowa on Sept. 10) ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2010. MAJOR: Exercise Science.

MIESBAUER’S RECEIVING STATISTICS Year GS Att Yds Avg TD Lng 2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0

RYAN MIESBAUER

Pos: Linebacker

Ht/Wt: 5-11/200

Year: Freshman

Hometown: Mosinee, Wis.

CLINT NIEVINSKI

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AS A BULLDOG: Possesses the most starting experience of any 2013 Bulldog, having made 41 straight starts at right tackle since the 2010 season opener ... will serve as one of the UMD’s five team captains this fall ... was accorded honorable mention preseason All-American acclaim by the College Sports Network this past August ... is a two-time All-NSIC North Division honorable mention honoree (2012 and 2011)... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2009. MAJOR: Exercise Science

Pos: Offensive Line

Ht/Wt: 6-6/285

Year: Senior

Hometown: Coon Rapids, Minn.

TOM OLSON

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Pos: Offensive Line

Ht/Wt: 6-3/300

Year: Junior

Hometown: Circle Pines, Minn.

ANDREW PATTOCK

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AS A BULLDOG: Will once again compete for snaps with start-ing center Grant Schnobrich ... was Schnobrich’s No. 1 re-lief man last year and made six appearances ... saw limited field action two years ago and then was idled for the entire 2012 spring drills after undergoing offseason shoulder surgery .... has few Bulldog rivals when it comes to class room success and achievements -- has twice made UMD’s Athletic Academic Scholar List for compiling the best cu-mulative grade point average of any football Bulldog during the 2011-12 (3.94) and 2012-13 (a perfect 4.00) school years ... member of the 2012 NSIC All-Academic Team ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2010. MAJOR: Biochemical and Molecular Biology.

Pos: Linebacker

Ht/Wt: 6-4/225

Year: Sophomore

Hometown: Lino Lakes, Minn.

RYAN PETERSON

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AS A BULLDOG: Figures to be in the mix -- along with a cou-ple of other third-year sophomores -- to fill Blake Rogers vacated inside linebacker post ... played in 11 of UMD’s 12 outings last fall and had a hand in 10 total tackles ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2011. COLLE-GIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 2 (3 Times). Pass Breakups - 1 at Concordia-St. Paul (9/15/12). MAJOR: Communication.

PETERSON’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2012 0 7 3 10 0.0 0.0

AS A BULLDOG: Has been entrusted with team captaincy du-ties in 2013 ... made his starting debut last fall (the last seven games of the year) and had a hand in a career-best 61 total tackles from the strong safety position to rank third among his Bulldog brethren ... also came away with a pair of interceptions, his first two as a collegian, during his junior year ... his 13 stops in the season finale at Missouri Western were the highest harvest by any Bulldog last fall ... closed out 2011 with 14 total tackles ... also returned 10 kickoffs as a sophomore, including one against Upper Iowa for 88 yards and a touchdown -- the second longest return by a Bulldog in previous last eight years (surpassed only by Isaac Odim’s 92-yard effort in the 2009 season finale with Grand Valley State) ... assisted UMD’s 2010 defensive cause with 21 total tackles and some stel-lar play on the kick coverage unit ... took part in all 15 games that year ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2009. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 13 at Missouri Western (11/17/12). Interceptions - 1 vs. Northern State (11/10/12) and vs. Mary (11/3/12). Pass Breakups - 1 (4 times). MAJOR: Environmental Science.

NORDHUS’S DEFENSIVE STATS Year GS UT AT TT TFL PBU 2010 0 11 10 21 0.0 0 2011 0 8 6 14 0.0 0 2012 7 36 25 61 3.0 4 Totals 7 55 41 96 3.0 4

NORDHUS’S INTERCEPTION STATISTICS Year GS No Yds Avg TD Lng 2010 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2011 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2012 7 2 13 6.5 0 13 Totals 7 2 13 6.5 0 13

NORDHUS’S KICKOFF RETURN STATS Year GS No. Yds Avg TD Lng 2010 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2011 0 10 261 26.1 1 88 2012 7 0 0 0.0 0 0 Totals 7 10 261 26.1 1 88

Pos: Defensive Back

Ht/Wt: 6-0/191

Year: Senior

Hometown: Rochester, Minn.

TRAVIS NORDHUS

24Pos: Offensive Line

Ht/Wt: 6-5/275

Year: Freshman

Hometown: Eagan, Minn.

CONNDER RANDALL

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Pos: Defensive Line

Ht/Wt: 6-3/235

Year: Sophomore

Hometown: Blaine, Minn.

JESSE REEMTSMA

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AS A BULLDOG: Should play an expanded role on the defen-sive front this season ... was used on a somewhat restricted basis last year and wound up with seven total tackles in 10 games ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2011. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 3 at Minot State (10/13/12). Sacks - 1.0 at Minot State (10/13/12). Tackles For Loss - 1.0 at Minot State (10/13/12). MAJOR: Graphic Design.

REEMTSMA’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2012 0 1 6 7 1.5 1.5

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JOE REICHERT

6Pos: Wide Receiver

Ht/Wt: 6-3/195

Year: Senior

Hometown: Superior, Wis.

AS A BULLDOG: Put forth another strong effort last fall and proved his breakout sophomore year was no fluke ... nearly duplicated his receiving stats from that season (412 yards and four touchdowns on 32 catches -- the second most on the club) ... established a personal high with a seven-reception night at Concordia-St. Paul last September ... was scratched from two NSIC 2012 clashes (Minnesota State-Moorhead and Minot State) in early October while nursing a hamstring injury ... rolled up 412 yards and four touchdowns off of 32 receptions as a junior and hauled in four touchdowns .. also ran twice for another 22 yards that season ... repeated as a NSIC All-Academic Team pick in 2012 ... finished third on UMD’s 2011 pass catch charts with 34 and was first in touchdowns with four ... also posted the best yards per catch average (12.5) of any 2011 Bulldog regular last season and was on the receiving end of the longest pass play that season (a 51-yard toss from Chase Vogler against Minnesota Crookston on Nov. 5) ...had managed at least one reception in 13 straight games before being blanked in the 2011 finale against Wayne State ... rushed for another 37 yards on just four carries two seasons ago ... was assigned mainly to special teams detail three years ago ... caught three passes that season, with two of those catches coming at the expense of Bemidji State in late September ... also had a hand in five tackles in 2010 ... suffered a concussion in the Oct. 30 , 2010 home clash with St. Cloud State and did not ac-company the team to Minnesota Crookston the next week-end ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2009. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Pass Receptions - 7 at Concordia-St. Paul (9/15/12). Pass Reception Yards - 95 vs. Augustana (9/22/12). Pass Reception Touchdowns - 2 vs. Augustana (9/22/12) and Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/11/11). Longest Pass Reception - 51 yds. vs. Minnesota Crookston (11/5/11). MAJOR: Mathematics.

REICHERT’S PASS RECEIVING STATISTICS Year GS No Yds Avg TD Lng 2010 0 3 26 8.7 0 13 2011 10 34 425 12.5 4 51 2012 8 32 412 12.9 4 39 Totals 18 69 863 12.5 8 51

AS A BULLDOG: Will help captain the 81st edition of the Bulldogs in addition to spearheading UMD’s ball-stopping endeavors ... was a 2013 USA College Football Preseason All-American (second team) ... reigned as UMD’s leading tackler for the second straight season in 2012 on his way to attaining All-NSIC North Division first team and Daktron-ics All-Super Region 3 second team status ... started in all 12 outings last fall and was credited with 79 stops ... also picked off one pass (his first in a UMD uniform) and forced two fumbles during the course of the year ... became the seventh Bulldog to reach the triple-digit tackle plateau in 2011 -- racked up 101 stops, including 2.5 quarterback sacks ... delivered a 2011 UMD best 12-tackle perfor-mance in a 26-23 victory at Bemidji State on Sept. 24 ... more than earned his keep in 2010 supporting UMD’s sec-ond all-time leading tackler, Robbie Aurich, on the inside ... played in all 15 games three seasons ago and accumu-lated more total tackles (37) and solo stops (24) than any Bulldog reserve ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2009. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 12 at Bemidji State (9/24/11). Sacks - 1.5 vs. Augustana (9/22/12). Tackles For Loss - 2 at Concordia St. Paul (9/15/12). Inter-ceptions - 1 vs. Augustana (9/22/12). MAJOR: Marketing.

RING’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2010 0 24 13 37 2.0 2.5 2011 13 51 50 101 2.0 6.5 2012 12 32 47 79 2.5 5.5 Totals 25 107 110 217 6.5 14.5

RING’S INTERCEPTION STATISTICS Year GS No Yds Avg TD Lng 2010 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2011 13 0 0 0.0 0 0 2012 12 1 23 23.0 0 23 Totals 25 1 23 23.0 0 23

Pos: Linebacker

Ht/Wt: 6-1/225

Year: Senior

Hometown: Baxter, Minn.

COLBY RING

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Pos: Tight End

Ht/Wt: 6-6/245

Year: Senior

Hometown: Rio, Wis.

JEREMY REIERSON

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AS A BULLDOG: Should profit substantially from the gradua-tion of third-year starting tight end and two-time All-NSIC honoree Ben Helmer ... received a considerable upgrade in playing time last fall and his first collegiate starting as-signments (seven and all) ... caught seven passes for 77 yards and two touchdowns --both on the road .... lettered in a support capacity as a sophomore and wound up with a pair of catches when all was said and done ... did not dress for two 2011 outings -- Upper Iowa (ankle) and Northern State (shoulder) -- on account of injuries ... spent two years (2008 and 2009) as a member of the University of Wisconsin football program before enlisting his services at UMD ... was redshirted his first season with the Bad-gers and saw no intercollegiate action the following fall. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Pass Receptions - 2 at Missouri Western (11/17/12) and St. Cloud State (9/29/12). Pass Recep-tion Yards - 38 at Missouri Western (11/17/12). Pass Re-ception Touchdowns - 1 (3 times). Longest Pass Reception - 21 yds. at Missouri Western (11/17/12). MAJOR: Biology.

REIERSON’S PASS RECEIVING STATISTICS Year GS No Yds Avg TD Lng 2011 0 2 6 3.0 1 4 2012 7 7 77 11.0 2 21 Totals 7 9 83 9.2 3 21

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AS A BULLDOG: Accompanied two other Bulldogs (Kenny Chowa and Colby Ring) on the USA College Football Pre-Season All-American second team for 2013 ... was handed the keys to the starting center job at the opening of last’s year’s training camp and never looked back ... went on to be bestowed with All-NSIC North Division second team rec-ognition ... cut his teeth as UMD’s No. 2 ball snapper the previous two seasons, ... collared his first collegiate start as a sophomore (versus Minnesota Crookston on Nov. 5) for the injured Eli Kelley ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2009. MAJOR: Management.

AS A BULLDOG: Maintained his role as a defensive front three staple in 2012 ... answered the starting call in all 12 games last season to run his consecutive streak to 25 outings over the past two years ... made nine solo tackles and assisted on 11 others as a junior ... received a nice promotion from the second unit one game into 2011 fol-lowing a season-ending injury to Joe Akey ... his sopho-more statistical printout included 23 total tackles and one quarterback sack ... put an exclamation point on the 2011 season with a career-high seven-tackle afternoon against Wayne State U. in the NCAA II quarterfinals ... was credited with two solo tackles and helped out on four other stops three years baack ... picked up half of those total tackles at Minnesota Crookston in early November of that year ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2009. COLLE-GIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles -7 vs. Wayne State U. (12/3/11). Sacks - 1.0 at Missouri Western (11/17/12) and at Colo-rado State-Pueblo (11/26/11). Tackles For Loss - 1.0 (6 times). MAJOR: Communication.

SEBOLD’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2010 0 2 4 6 0.0 1.5 2011 13 7 16 23 1.0 2.5 2012 12 9 11 20 1.5 5.0 Totals 25 18 31 49 2.5 9.0

AS A BULLDOG: Enters his final collegiate campaign with designs of becoming a much more active contributor with UMD’s talented ball-catching unit ... caught his first pass as a Bulldog in the fourth quarter of UMD’s 45-14 rout of Minnesota State-Moorhead last October ... has been a NSIC All-Academic Team member each of the last two seasons ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2009. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Pass Receptions - 1 vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/6/12). Pass Reception Yards - 4 vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead. Longest Pass Reception - 4 yds. at Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/6/12). MAJOR: Civil Engineering.

SELVICK’S RECEIVING STATISTICS Year GS No Yds Avg TD Lng 2010 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2011 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2012 0 1 4 4.0 0 4 Totals 0 1 4 4.0 0 4

Pos: Offensive Line

Ht/Wt: 6-3/280

Year: Senior

Hometown: Cedar Rapids, Iowa

GRANT SCHNOBRICH

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Pos: Defensive Line

Ht/Wt: 6-5/255

Year: Senior

Hometown: Colby, Wis.

WADE SEBOLD

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Pos: Wide Receiver

Ht/Wt: 6-4/195

Year: Senior

Hometown: New Berlin, Wis.

AUSTIN SELVICK

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Pos: Offensive Line

Ht/Wt: 6-5/300

Year: Junior

Hometown: Amherst, Wis.

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AS A BULLDOG: Earned his stripes the past two seasons providing reinforcement to UMD’s offensive front ... lined up directly behind a pair of All-NSIC North Division tackles -- Tom Olson and Jake Bscherer -- on UMD’s 2012 depth chart ... spelled Olson on the right side the previous year ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2010. MAJOR: Biology.

PHILLIP RUTZPos: Wide Receiver

Ht/Wt: 5-10/180

Year: Junior

Hometown: Plymouth, Minn.

AARON ROTH

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AS A BULLDOG: Has steadily progressed into one of the na-tion’s more potent multiple offensive threats ... will handle a team captaincy role this fall along with four seniors ... gained 2013 preseason All-American notice from the Be-yond Sports Network (second team) -- the same group that decorated him with All-American third team honors at the conclusion of the 2012 season ... also carved himself out a spot on the All-NSIC North Division first team as a sopho-more ... paced the Bulldogs last fall in all-purpose yards (1,041), kick return average (32.9 yards per attempt) and punt returns (14 -- no other Bulldog had any) and was third in pass receptions (31) ... took two kickoffs back for touchdowns last fall (the first Bulldog to do so in three years) ... was chosen the NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week for his for his spirited play in the UMD’s 42-34 home victory over Augustana on Sept. 22, 2012 ... emerged as a most promising addition to the Bulldog receiving crew two seasons ago ... took a backseat to only fellow true fresh-man Zach Zweifel on UMD’s 2011 reception list ... rolled up 35 receptions and three touchdowns in 14 outings that season ... snagged six catches twice (the lone Bulldog to accomplish that feat) in NSIC triumphs over Winona State and Minnesota State-Mankato ... also proved to be a valu-able special teams fit with the 2011 Bulldogs -- paced the club in punt returns and brought back the third most kickoffs (nine each) ... fielded a Minnesota Crookston punt and took it 65 yards for a touchdown on Nov. 5, 2011. COL-LEGIATE HIGHS: Pass Receptions - 6 vs. Minnesota State-Mankato (11/12/11) and at Winona State (10/8/11). Pass Reception Yards - 113 at Minot State (10/13/12). Pass Reception Touchdowns - 1 (6 Times). Longest Pass Reception - 45 yds. at Minot State (10/13/12). MAJOR: Marketing.

ROTH’S PASS RECEIVING STATISTICS Year GS No Yds Avg TD Lng 2011 4 35 335 9.6 3 24 2012 8 31 461 14.9 3 45 Totals 12 66 796 12.1 6 45

ROTH’S PUNT RETURNING STATISTICS Year GS No Yds Avg TD Lng 2011 4 9 166 18.4 1 65 2012 8 14 115 8.2 0 40 Totals 12 23 281 12.2 1 65

ROTH’S KICK RETURNING STATISTICS Year GS No Yds Avg TD Lng 2011 4 9 191 21.2 0 35 2012 8 13 428 32.9 2 92 Totals 12 22 619 28.1 2 92

Pos: Tight End

Ht/Wt: 6-3/240

Year: Sophomore

Hometown: Mankato, Minn.

JAY SCHLICHTE

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AS A BULLDOG: A second straight year of reserve tight end deployment appears likely this fall, but a strong push for additional work is expected ...enters 2013 in pursuit of his first collegiate reception ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2011. MAJOR: Economics and Urban Regional Studies.

SCHLICHTE’S RECEIVING STATISTICS Year GS No Yds Avg TD Lng 2012 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

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Pos: Running Back

Ht/Wt: 5-10/200

Year: Junior

Hometown: Plover, Wis.

AUSTIN SIKORSKI

AS A BULLDOG: Bounced back -- in a big-time way -- from an injury-shortened 2011 season ... tied for top rushing honors (with quarterback Chase Vogler) among 2012 Bulldogs with 893 yards on a UMD-high 151 attempts ... reached the end zone 14 times via the run last fall ... col-lected five of those touchdowns -- one shy of the program single-game record -- in the Bulldogs’ triple overtime NCAA II playoff setback at Missouri Western last November ... now has five 100-yard rushing days to his collegiate credit (with a team-best four of those coming last fall) ... also added another 65 yards off of six pass catches one year ago ... wore no. 21 prior to the 2013 season ... was UMD’s top ground gainer until going down with a season-ending knee injury three series into the Oct. 22, 2011 clash at Northern State ... erupted for 185 yards (a 2011 team best) and three touchdowns on just 19 carries in a 41-28 victory at Mary one week before that ... hit pay dirt from 75 yards out for one of those scores against Mary, which was the longest play from scrimmage by any 2011 Bulldog ... com-piled UMD’s highest per-game rushing average (72.9) one year ago ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2010 and didn’t practice the entire fall after injuring his foot in preseason drills. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Rushing Attempts - 26 at Missouri Western (11/17/12). Rushing Yards - 185 at Mary (10/15/11). Rushing Touchdowns - 5 at Missouri Western. Longest Rush - 75 yds. at Mary (10/15/11). Pass Receptions - 3 at St. Cloud State (9/29/12). Pass Recep-tion Yards - 31 at St. Cloud State (9/29/12). Longest Pass Reception - 16 yds. at St. Cloud State (9/29/12). MAJOR: Environmental Studies.

SIKORSKI’S RUSHING STATISTICS Year GS Att Yds Avg TD Lng 2011 6 108 583 5.4 7 75 2012 10 151 893 5.9 14 54 Totals 16 259 1,476 5.7 21 75

SIKORSKI’S PASS RECEIVING STATISTICS Year GS No Yds Avg TD Lng 2011 6 8 29 9.7 0 14 2012 10 6 60 10.0 0 16 Totals 16 14 89 6.4 0 16

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Pos: Linebacker

Ht/Wt: 6-0/215

Year: Sophomore

Hometown: Curtiss, Wis.

BRENT STIGLICH

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AS A BULLDOG: Experienced a bit of a delay to the start of his UMD career -- spent the first four games of 2012 tending to an ankle injury he suffered prior to fall camp ... turned out to be one of UMD’s most-utilized reserve linebackers after that and wrapped up the year with 24 total tackles ... notched 10 of those stops at Minot State ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2011. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 10 at Minot State (10/13/12). Tackles For Loss - 1.0 at Min-nesota Crookston (10/27/12). MAJOR: Psychology.

STIGLICH’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2012 0 13 11 24 0.0 5.0

AS A BULLDOG: Finally got the opportunity to display his ball-running wares last fall after basically three years of game-day inactivity ... rushed 15 times for 86 yards in his three appearances ... scored his lone collegiate touchdown to date -- an 28-yard jaunt -- against Minnesota State-Moorheadlast October ... will sport No. 22 during his fare-well year with the Bulldogs (wore No. 28 previously) ... saw a potentially bright 2010 season come to an abrupt halt just two games into the year with the culprit being a knee sprain incurred against Upper Iowa ... not only sat out the remainder of that season, but all of 2011 as well ... made his UMD debut in that Sept. 11, 2010 tussle with Upper Iowa and rushed for 51 yards on eight carries before call-ing it a season ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2009. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Rushing Attempts - 8 at Up-per Iowa (9/11/10). Rushing Yards - 51 at Upper Iowa (9/11/10). Rushing Touchdowns - 1 vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/6/12). Longest Rush - 18 yds. vs. Minne-sota State-Moorhead (10/6/12). MAJOR: Communication.

THOMAS’S RUSHING STATISTICS Year GS Att Yds Avg TD Lng 2010 0 8 51 6.4 0 14 2011 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2012 0 15 86 5.7 1 18 Totals 0 23 137 6.0 1 18

Pos: Running Back

Ht/Wt: 5-10/210

Year: Senior

Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev.

CHAZ THOMAS

22

Pos: Defensive Back

Ht/Wt: 5-11/185

Year: Freshman

Hometown: Hudson, Wis.

TYLER SMRCINA

27

AS A BULLDOG: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2012. MAJOR: Athletic Training.

Pos: Defensive Line

Ht/Wt: 6-4/240

Year: Freshman

Hometown: Neenah, Wis.

TIM SOMMER

94

AS A BULLDOG: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2012. MAJOR: Civil Engineering.

Pos: Defensive Back

Ht/Wt: 6-1/200

Year: Junior

Hometown: Escanaba, Mich.

MITCHELL Van EFFEN

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AS A BULLDOG: Will have to contend with a legion of defen-sive secondary holdovers in his quest for extended field work this fall ... began his Bulldog career as a wide receiver and went without a pass reception two year ago ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2010 ... his older sister, Amanda, was a four-time softball letterwinner (out-fielder) at UMD. MAJOR: Accounting.

VAN EFFEN’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2011 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2012 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 Totals 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0

AS A BULLDOG: Headlines a talent-laden group of defensive linemen and will embark on his third year of starting activity this fall ... was deemed a 2013 USA College Football Pre-Season All-American (honorable mention) ... retained the Duce Rasmussen Award (UMD’s Most Outstanding Defen-sive Lineman) for a second straight year last season and was an All-NSIC North Division second team choice ... was credited with 37 tackles as a junior, including seven for nega-tive yardage, which ranked second on the club ... stepped up to be a disruptive defensive force for the Bulldogs in 2011 ... corralled All-NSIC North Division first team honors as a sophomore ... opened the year at nose guard before shifting over to left end for the season’s last nine games ... placed ninth among 2011 Bulldogs in tackles with 42 (the most of any down lineman) and was third in stops for a loss (11.0) ... showed plenty of potential and promise while serv-ing in a backup capacity three seasons ago ... was involved in 16 total tackles and also forced one fumble that fall ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2009. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 8 vs. Northern State (10/22/11). Sacks - 2.0 at Augustana (9/3/11). Tackles for Loss - 3.0 at Mary (10/15/11). MAJOR: Exercise Science.

VANDERVEST’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2010 0 9 7 16 2.0 3.5 2011 13 22 20 42 5.0 11.0 2012 12 12 25 37 3.5 7.0 Totals 25 43 52 95 10.5 21.5

Pos: Defensive Line

Ht/Wt: 6-1/265

Year: Senior

Hometown: Green Bay, Wis.

CHRIS VANDERVEST

96

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AS A BULLDOG: Was relocated back to the middle of the defensive line after a brief, three-game spell as a backup offensive guard last season ... picked up eight tackles after the switch -- one each against eight different opponents ... accumulated a career-best 19 stops as a sophomore while backing up starting nose tackle Buma Foncham ... logged a limited number of plays three years ago, partly due to a shoulder injury he sustained in late October ... finished with three tackles on the season ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2009. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 3 (3 Times). Sacks - 1.0 vs. Minnesota Crookston (11/5/11). Tackles For Loss - 1.0 (3 Times). MAJOR: Marketing.

WICKLUND’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2010 0 2 1 3 0.5 1.5 2011 0 5 14 19 1.0 2.5 2012 0 2 6 8 0.5 2.0 Totals 0 9 21 30 2.0 6.0

AS A BULLDOG: Was able to stay fairly clear of the training room (for a change) last fall and the results were splendid ... is one of five captains the Bulldogs will deploy this sea-son... was cited as a 2013 Preseason All-American (honor-able mention) by USA College Football ... took on his first starting role (outside linebacker) as a collegian in 2012 ... placed 10th on the team’s defensive charts with 36 total tackles and exited the year with All-NSIC North Divi-sion honorable mention honors in tow ... had unfortunately spent a sizable portion of the 2011 and 2010 seasons battling the injury bug instead of opposing offenses ... his sophomore year was just six weeks old when a knee injury put him on the wounded list for good ... concluded 2011 with six tackles ... suffered a knee sprain late in UMD’s 2010 home opener with Wayne State College and never set foot on the field from that point on ... that injury also lim-ited his 2011 spring practice participation ... had racked up nine total tackles in those first two-plus games of 2010 ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2009. COLLE-GIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 7 at Southwest Minnesota State (8/30/12). Sacks - 0.5 (3 Times). Tackles For Loss - 2.5 vs. Wayne State College (9/18/10). MAJOR: Environment and Sustainability.

ZUK’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2010 0 5 4 9 0.5 2.5 2011 0 2 4 6 0.0 0.0 2012 12 18 18 36 1.0 1.5 Totals 12 25 26 51 1.5 4.0

Pos: Defensive Line

Ht/Wt: 6-3/250

Year: Senior

Hometown: Duluth, Minn.

MATT WICKLUND

69Pos: Linebacker

Ht/Wt: 6-1/235

Year: Senior

Hometown: Willow River, Minn.

NATE ZUK

46

Pos: Tight End

Ht/Wt: 6-2/230

Year: Junior

Hometown: Kenosha, Wis.

MITCHELL ZIEGLER

48

AS A BULLDOG: Has taken up residence at defensive end thus far as Bulldog, but a switch over to tight end looks to be on his 2013 itinerary ... served as Wade Sebold’s primary backup last season and had six tackles to show for it ... wound up playing in all 12 games ... made nine appearances in 2011 and was credited with a pair of to-tal tackles (both of which were registered in UMD’s home opener with Upper Iowa) ... did not participate in the 2012 spring drills after undergoing shoulder surgery in the off-season ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2010. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 2 vs. Mary (11/3/12) and Upper Iowa (9/10/11). Sacks - 0.5 vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/6/12). Tackles for Loss - 0.5 vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/6/12). MAJOR: Business.

ZIEGLER’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2011 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 2012 0 0 6 6 0.5 0.5 Totals 0 1 7 8 0.5 0.5

Pos: Linebacker

Ht/Wt: 6-1/220

Year: Sophomore

Hometown: Dennison, Minn.

NATHAN ZIBOLSKI

33

AS A BULLDOG: Became an instant fix at outside linebacker after starter Gavin Brown went down with a mid-season injury ... retained his spot in the starting lineup for the last seven outings of 2012 ... generated six tackles in UMD’s season-ending loss at Missouri Western, which gave him 37 stops on the year ... also forced one fumble last fall ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2011. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 6 at Missouri Western (11/17/12) and vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/6/12). Sacks - 2.0 at St. Cloud State (9/29/12) Tackle For Loss - 2.0 at St. Cloud State (9/29/12). MAJOR: Exercise Science.

ZIBOLSKI’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2012 7 19 18 37 2.0 3.0

Pos: Defensive Line

Ht/Wt: 6-0/255

Year: Freshman

Hometown: La Cresent, Minn.

ISAAC VESEL

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Pos: Offensive Line

Ht/Wt: 6-3/275

Year: Freshman

Hometown: Ashland, Wis.

WILLY WESTERMAN

75


Pos: Tight End

Ht/Wt: 6-3/240

Year: Freshman

Hometown: Eagan, Minn.

ERIC WOODCOCK

85

AS A BULLDOG: Was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2012. MAJOR: Accounting

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2012 UMD WON-LOSS SUMMARY W LHome Overall 6 0Away Overall 4 2Day Games 5 0 Night Games 5 2Natural Grass 1 0Artificial Turf 9 2Leading After 1st Quarter 9 1Trailing After 1st Quarter 0 1 Tied After 1st Quarter 1 0Leading at Halftime 9 2Trailing at Halftime 0 0Tied at Halftime 1 0 Leading After 3rd Quarter 10 2Trailing After 3rd Quarter 0 0Tied After 3rd Quarter 0 0Overtime 0 1When Scoring First 7 1When Opponent Scores First 3 1

Pos: Wide Receiver

Ht/Wt: 6-0/185

Year: Junior

Hometown: Monona, Wis.

ZACH ZWEIFEL

88

AS A BULLDOG: Enjoyed a solid followup to his promising debut year and set personal highs in virtually every pass catching category ... those bests, which included recep-tions (39), receiving yards (585), reception touchdowns (5) and average yards per catch (15.0), were all tops among Bulldogs ... was a 2012 All-NSIC North Division honorable mention pick ... corralled at least one pass in the initial 10 games of last season, including his most ever with the Bulldogs (8) against Mary in Week 10, but was blanked in that department the rest of the year ... pros-pered in his new football surroundings two years ago as a true freshman ... reigned as the UMD’s’ 2011 reception leader with 38 catches and was accorded All-NSIC North Division second team recognition for his spirited efforts ... matched a 2011 Bulldog single-game high with six re-ceptions (and a touchdown) in UMD’s 37-6 Homecoming win over Northern State ... was scratched from the lineup for the Nov. 5, 2011 bout against Minnesota Crookston with a shoulder injury. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Pass Recep-tions - 8 vs. Mary (11/3/12). Pass Reception Yards - 105 vs. Mary (11/3/12). Pass Reception Touchdowns - 1 (6 Times). Longest Pass Reception - 37 yds. vs. Minot State (10/13/12). MAJOR: Undeclared.

ZWEIFEL’S RECEIVING STATISTICS Year GS No Yds Avg TD Lng 2011 10 38 467 12.3 1 33 2012 12 39 585 15.0 5 37 Totals 22 77 1,052 13.7 6 37

THE LAST TIME . . .KICK RETURN FOR TD UMD - Justin Fowlkes vs. St. Cloud State (9/22/12), 80 yards OPP - Talo Pascal, Minnesota Crookston (10/27/12), 88 yards PUNT RETURN FOR TD UMD - Aaron Roth vs. Minnesota Crookston (11/5/11), 65 yards OPP - Paul Woodward, Northern State (11/10/12), 32 yards -- off a blocked puntINTERCEPTION RETURN FOR TD UMD - Cameron Harper vs. Minot State (10/13/12), 75 yards OPP - Aldin Foster-Rettig, Northwest Missouri State (12/13/08 -- NCAA II playoffs), 44 yardsFUMBLE RECOVERY FOR TD UMD - Gavin Grady vs. Minnesota Crookston (10/27/12), 0 yards OPP - Corey Orth, Colorado State-Pueblo (11/26/11 -- NCAA II playoffs), 0 yardsEXTRA POINT ATTEMPT RETURN FOR 2 PTS UMD - Jim Johnson vs. Central Washington (9/23/06) OPP - Trevor Hyatt, Chadron State (11/22/08)SHUTOUTS UMD - UMD 30, Bemidji State 0 (10/20/12) OPP - Wayne State College 7, UMD 0 (9/17/11)OVERTIME GAME Missouri Western 57, UMD 55 3OT (11/17/12 - NCAA II playoffs)100 RUSHING YARDS Chase Vogler vs. Missouri Western (11/17/12-NCAA II playoffs), 184 yards Austin Sikorski vs. Missouri Western (11/17/12-NCAA II playoffs), 139 yards200 RUSHING YARDS Chase Vogler vs. Northern State (11/10/12), 224 yards300 YARDS PASSING Ted Schlafke at St. Cloud State (11/10/07), 350 yards400 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Ted Schlafke at St. Cloud State (11/10/07), 495 yards150 YARDS PASS RECEIVING D.J. Winfield at Central Washington (8/30/10), 160 yardsTWO BULLDOGS RUSHED FOR 100 YARDS Chase Vogler (184) and Austin Sikorski (139) vs. Missouri Western (11/7/12-NCAA II playoffs)THREE BULLDOGS RUSHED FOR 100 YARDS Chase Vogler (224), Logan Lauters (149) and Austin Sikorski (102) vs. Northern State (11/10/12)

Austin Sikorski

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THE 2013 UMD NEWCOMERS

James ConnerWR/Fr.

Cottage Grove, Wis.22

Regis HenkeLB/Fr.

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.

Zach BassuenerDB/Fr.

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.

Nick HarrelLB/Fr.

Chanhassen, Minn.

Matthew TerhaarP/Fr.

Stewartville, Minn.

Nick LarsonRB/Fr.

Savage, Minn.

504940

32 39Tyler MorrisDB/Fr.

Paso, Wash.36

Adam DingmannLB/Fr.

Cold Spring, Minn.53

10 Eric KlineQB/So.

Coon Rapids, Minn.

J.T. DenHartogQB/Fr.

Hopkins, Minn.15 Jalon Hopkins

RB/So.Minnetonka, Minn.

20Kale BoomerDB/Fr.

Grand Portage, Minn.16

Alex WoodLB/Fr.

Lakeville, Minn.

Adam DeckerOL/Fr.

Mosinee, Wis.

Nolan FolkertOL/Fr.

Elgin, Minn.

Nate AtkinsonOL/Fr.

Duluth, Minn.

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65 66 Ryan RadzakOL/Fr.

Harrisburg, S.D.74

Jason CarlsonDB/Sr.

New Hope, Minn.

Larry RiceDB/Jr.

Minnetonka, Minn.

Kegan WirtzDB/Fr.

De Pere, Wis.

Hunter MalbergDB/Fr.

North Bend, Wash.26

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29 30 35 Aaron WarrenDB/Fr.

Minneapolis, Minn.

Alex KnutsonWR/Fr.

North Mankato, Minn.80

Kenny KirkvoldDL/Fr.

Winona, Minn.58

John BednarczykOL/Fr.

Robbinsdale, Minn.79

5 Nate RicciWR/Fr.

Stillwater, Minn.

Keynon PhillipsTE/Fr.

Eagan, Minn.

Dan WillsTE/Fr.

Mankato, Minn.

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Taylor GrantTE/Jr.

Eden Prairie, Minn.81

Nick ThorpeDL/ Fr.

Cold Spring, Minn.

Karl FinkelDL/Fr.

Lakeville, Minn.90 92Bryan Edwards

TE/Fr.Elk River, Minn.

89 Jonathan HardenDL/So.

St. Paul, Minn.93

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2013 BULLDOG ROSTER

NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT. YR. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS TEAM) 1 Darion Fletcher DB 5-9 180 So. Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Simley H.S.) 2 Beau Bofferding WR 5-8 170 Fr. Marshall, Minn. (Marshall H.S.) 3 Jeron Johnson RB 6-0 205 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Cerritos College) 4 Chris Blake DB 5-11 180 Sr. Superior, Wis. (Superior H.S.) 5 Garrett Glaus WR 5-10 185 Sr. Rosemount, Minn. (Augustana College-S.D.) 5 Nate Ricci WR 5-11 165 Fr. Stillwater, Minn. (Stillwater H.S.) 6 Joe Reichert WR 6-3 195 Sr. Superior, Wis. (Superior H.S.) 7 Gavin Glenn QB 6-0 175 Fr. Adel, Iowa (Adel Desoto Minburn H.S.) 8 Austin Selvick WR 6-4 195 Sr. New Berlin, Wis. (Eisenhower H.S.) 9 Drew Bauer QB 6-2 220 Fr. Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Eagan H.S.)10 Eric Kline QB 6-4 215 So. Coon Rapids, Minn. (South Dakota State U.)11 Logan Lauters RB 5-8 200 So. Cedarburg, Wis. (Cedarburg H.S.)12 Brent Jorgensen QB 6-2 190 Sr. De Pere, Wis. (De Pere H.S.)14 Justin Laureys QB 6-1 175 Fr. Granger, Ind. (South Bend Clay H.S.)15 Alex Brown P 6-1 210 Sr. Elkhart Lake, Wis. (Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah H.S.)15 J.T. DenHartog QB 6-2 205 Fr. Hopkins, Minn. (Hopkins H.S)16 Steve Ierulli RB 5-8 195 Sr. Bradenton Fla. (U. of North Alabama)16 Kale Boomer DB 6-0 185 Fr. Grand Portage, Minn. (Cook County H.S.)17 Justin Fowlkes WR 5-8 180 So. Delavan, Wis. (Delavan-Darien H.S.)19 David Boegel DB 5-11 190 So. Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata H.S.)20 Jalon Hopkins RB 5-11 180 So. Minnetonka, Minn (Minnetonka H.S.)21 Kenny Chowa DB 5-9 185 Sr. Menomonie, Wis. (Menomonie H.S.)22 Chaz Thomas RB 5-10 210 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Pal Verde H.S.)22 James Conner WR 5-8 175 Fr. Cottage Grove, Wis. (Monona Grove H.S.)23 Tyler McLaughlin PK 6-0 180 Fr. Andover, Minn. (Andover H.S.)24 Travis Nordhus DB 6-0 195 Sr. Rochester, Minn. (Mayo H.S.)25 Kegan Wirtz DB 6-1 180 Fr. De Pere, Wis. (West De Pere H.S.)26 Hunter Malberg DB 5-11 180 Fr. North Bend, Wash. (Mount Si H.S)27 Tyler Smrcina DB 5-11 185 Fr. Hudson, Wis. (Hudson H.S.)28 Austin Sikorski RB 5-10 200 Jr. Plover, Wis. (Stevens Point H.S.)29 Larry Rice DB 5-9 195 Jr. Minnetonka, Minn. (N.D. State College of Science)30 Jason Carlson DB 5-11 205 Sr. New Hope, Minn. (Iowa State U.) 31 Colby Ring LB 6-1 225 Sr. Baxter, Minn. (Brainerd H.S.)32 Zach Bassuener DB 5-11 200 Fr. Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. (Wisconsin Rapids H.S.)33 Nathan Zibolski LB 6-1 220 So. Dennison, Minn. (Cannon Falls H.S.)34 Caleb Belknap RB 6-0 210 Fr. Menasha, Wis. (Menasha H.S.)35 Aaron Warren DB 6-3 185 Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. (DeLaSalle H.S.)36 Tyler Morris DB 5-11 170 Fr. Paso, Wash. (Liberty Christian School)37 Mark Nahorniak LB 6-3 220 So. Prescott, Wis. (Prescott H.S.)38 Jesse Johnson DB 5-10 185 Fr. Benton, Ark. (Bryant H.S.)39 Nick Larson RB 5-11 210 Fr. Savage, Minn. (Shakopee H.S.)32 Zach Bassuener DB 5-11 200 Fr. Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. (Wisconsin Rapids H.S.)40 Nick Harrel LB 6-0 200 Fr. Chanhassen, Minn. (Chanhassen H.S.)41 Craig Huberty LB 5-11 225 Fr. Lena, Wis. (Lena H.S.)42 Pat Alexander TE 6-5 240 Sr. Hillsboro, Wis. (Hillsboro H.S.)43 Beau Bates LB 6-0 220 Fr. Excelsior, Minn. (Minnetonka H.S.)44 Ryan Miesbauer TE 5-9 205 Jr. South Range, Wis. (Northwestern H.S.)45 Clint Nievinski LB 5-11 200 Fr. Mosinee, Wis. (Mosinee H.S.)46 Nate Zuk LB 6-1 235 Sr. Willow River, Minn. (Moose Lake-Willow River H.S.)47 Wade Sebold DL 6-5 255 Sr. Colby, Wis. (Colby H.S.)48 Mitchell Ziegler TE 6-2 230 Jr. Kenosha, Wis. (Bradford H.S.)49 Regis Henke LB 6-2 210 Fr. Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. (Wisconsin Rapids H.S.)50 Jordan Bauman DL 6-4 250 Sr. Stratford, Wis. (Stratford H.S.)50 Matthew Terhaar P 5-11 160 Fr. Stewartville, Minn. (Stewartville H.S.)51 Gavin Grady LB 6-3 240 Jr. Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins H.S.)52 Gavin Brown LB 6-3 220 Jr. Becker, Minn. (Becker H.S.)53 Adam Dingmann LB 6-3 225 Fr. Cold Spring, Minn. (Rocori H.S.)54 Ben McDonald LB 6-1 215 Fr. Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi H.S.)55 Yusef Hassan LB 6-0 225 Jr. Burnsville, Minn. (Burnsville H.S.)56 Alex Wood LB 6-1 195 Fr. Lakeville. Minn. (Lakeville North H.S.)57 Ryan Peterson LB 6-4 225 So. Lino Lakes, Minn. (Centennial H.S.)58 Kenny Kirkvold DL 6-4 245 Fr. Winona, Minn. (Cotter, H.S.)59 Brent Stiglich LB 6-0 215 So. Curtiss, Wis. (Medford H.S.)64 Nolan Folkert OL 6-3 265 Fr. Elgin, Minn. (Plainview-Elgin-Millville H.S.))65 Nate Atkinson OL 6-5 270 Fr. Duluth, Minn. (Duluth East H.S.)66 Adam Decker OL 6-0 290 Fr. Mosinee, Wis. (D.C. Everest H.S.)67 Grant Schnobrich OL 6-3 280 Sr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Kennedy H.S.)68 Cameron Hehn OL 6-6 270 Fr. Waukesha, Wis. (Pewaukee H.S.)69 Matt Wicklund DL 6-3 250 Sr. Duluth, Minn. (Two Harbors H.S.)70 Andrew Muer OL 6-2 280 Jr. Perham, Minn. (Perham H.S.)71 Andrew Pattock OL 6-3 300 Jr. Circle Pines, Minn. (Centennial H.S.)72 Connor Randall OL 6-5 275 Fr. Eagan, Minn. (Eagan H.S.)73 Matt Catton OL 6-4 265 Fr. Maple Grove, Minn. (Osseo H.S.)74 Ryan Radzak OL 6-4 285 Fr. Harrisburg, S.D. (Harrisburg H.S.)75 Willy Westerman OL 6-3 275 Fr. Ashland, Wis. (Ashland H.S.)76 Peter Bateman OL 6-5 275 Fr. La Crescent, Minn. (La Crescent H.S.)77 Tom Olson OL 6-6 285 Sr. Coon Rapids, Minn. (Totino-Grace H.S.)78 Phillip Rutz OL 6-5 300 Jr. Amherst, Wis. (Amherst H.S.)79 John Bednarczyk OL 6-2 275 Fr. Robbinsdale, Minn. (Totino-Grace H.S.)80 Alex Knutson WR 5-8 175 Fr. North Mankato, Minn. (Mankato West H.S.) 81 Taylor Grant TE 6-4 245 Jr. Eden Prairie, Minn. (U. of North Dakota)82 Keynon Phillips TE 6-4 205 Fr. Eagan, Minn. (Eastview H.S.)83 Dan Wills TE 6-5 225 Fr. Mankato, Minn. (Mankato West H.S.) 84 Andrew Brees PK 6-3 185 So. West Allis, Wis. (Greendale H.S.)85 Eric Woodcock TE 6-3 240 Fr. Eagan, Minn. (Eagan H.S.)86 Aaron Roth WR 5-10 180 Jr. Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata H.S.)87 Jay Schlichte TE 6-3 240 So. Mankato, Minn. (Mankato West H.S.)88 Zach Zweifel WR 6-0 185 Jr. Monona, Wis. (Monona Grove H.S.)89 Jeremy Reierson TE 6-6 245 Sr. Rio, Wis. (U. of Wisconsin)89 Bryan Edwards TE 6-4 215 Fr. Elk River, Minn. (Elk River H.S.)90 Nick Thorpe DL 6-3 225 Fr. Cold Spring, Minn. (Rocori H.S.)91 Jesse Reemtsma DL 6-3 235 So. Blaine, Minn. (Spring Lake Park H.S.)92 Karl Finkel DL 5-11 205 Fr. Lakeville. Minn. (Lakeville North H.S.) 93 Jonathan Harden DL 5-10 290 So. St. Paul, Minn. (Western Michigan U.)94 Tim Sommer DL 6-4 240 Fr. Neenah, Wis. (Neenah H.S.)95 Buma Foncham DL 5-11 275 Jr. Duluth, Minn. (East H.S.)96 Chris Vandervest DL 6-1 265 Sr. Green Bay, Wis. (Ashwaubenon H.S.)97 Jake Lambrecht DL 6-4 230 Fr. Little Falls, Minn. (Little Falls H.S.)98 Jacob Brusehaver DL 6-4 250 Jr. Hutchinson, Minn. (Hutchinson H.S.)99 Isaac Vesel DL 6-0 255 Fr. La Crescent, Minn. (La Crescent H.S.) Mitchell Van Effen DB 6-1 200 Jr. Escanaba, Mich. (Escanaba H.S.) Kal Herzog WR 6-5 205 Jr. Eau Claire, Wis. (Memorial H.S.)

PRONUNCIATIONS

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2013 UMD SCHEDULEDate Opponent TimeSept. 7 Sioux Falls* 6:05 p.m. Sept. 14 at Upper Iowa* 6:00 p.m.Sept. 21 Minnesota State-Mankato*# 6:05 p.m.Sept. 28 at Wayne State* 1:00 p.m. Oct. 5 St. Cloud State*@ 1:05 p.m.Oct. 12 at Minnesota State-Moorhead* 2:00 p.m.Oct. 19 Minot State* 1:05 p.m.Oct. 26 at Bemidji State* 1:00 p.m.Nov. 2 Minnesota Crookston*~ 1:05 p.m.Nov. 9 at U. of Mary* 2:30 p.m.Nov. 16 at Northern State* 1:00 p.m.

*Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Game#Hall of Fame Game@Homecoming ~Senior DayTimes Listed are CST

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2012 UMD STATS AND RESULTS

TEAM STATISTICS UMD OPP FIRST DOWNS 303 235 By Rushing 173 81 By Passing 111 138 By Penalty 19 16 NET YARDS RUSHING 3,365 1,319 Yards Gained 3,565 1,643 Yards Lost 200 324 Rushing Attempts 576 354 Avg. Yards Per Game 280.4 109.9 NET YARDS PASSING 2,407 2,975 Comp-Att-Int 176-274-7 231-432-13 Avg. Yards Per Game 200.6 247.9 TOTAL PLAYS/YARDS 850/5,772 786/4,294 Avg. Yards Per Play 6.8 5.5 Avg. Yards Per Game 481.0 357.8 FUMBLES/FUMBLES LOST 12/5 20/7 PENALTIES/PENALTY YARDS 53/566 68/499 THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS 85/155 67/158 FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS 16/23 10/22 AVG. TIME OF POSSESSION 33:14 26:46

RUSHING TC GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LNGChase Vogler 135 962 69 893 6.6 17 64Austin Sikorski 151 948 55 893 5.9 14 54Logan Lauters 121 727 24 703 5.8 8 60Brian Lucas 66 438 13 425 6.4 4 53Jeron Johnson 34 189 6 183 5.4 2 22 Steve Ierulli 29 130 5 125 4.3 3 28 Chaz Thomas 15 87 1 86 5.7 1 18 Aaron Roth 10 46 9 37 3.7 0 16 Joe Reichert 2 22 0 22 11.0 0 13 Justin Fowlkes 4 16 0 16 4.0 0 8 Jon Lynch 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0TEAM 7 0 8 -8 -1.1 0 0Zach Zweifel 1 0 8 -8 -8.0 0 0UMD TOTALS 576 3,565 200 3,365 5.8 49 64OPP TOTALS 354 1,643 324 1,319 3.7 16 53

PASSING ATT COMP INT PCT YDS TD LNG EFFChase Vogler 264 169 7 64.0 2,307 19 64 155.83Jon Lynch 10 7 0 70.0 100 2 35 220.00UMD TOTALS 274 176 7 64.2 2,407 21 64 158.21OPP TOTALS 432 231 13 53.5 2,975 20 66 120.58

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG TD LNG AVG/GZach Zweifel 39 585 15.0 5 37 48.8Joe Reichert 32 412 12.9 4 39 41.2Aaron Roth 31 461 14.9 3 45 38.4Justin Fowlkes 23 332 14.4 2 64 27.7 Ben Helmer 13 215 16.5 2 42 17.9Collin Stinogel 10 128 12.8 2 27 10.7 Jeremy Reierson 7 77 11.0 2 21 7.0 Kris Olson 7 65 9.3 0 13 5.4 Austin Sikorski 6 60 10.0 0 16 5.0 Logan Lauters 3 3 1.0 0 2 0.2 Brian Lucas 2 47 23.5 0 39 3.9Kerwin McKay 1 16 16.0 0 16 16.0 Austin Selvick 1 4 4.0 0 4 1.0 Pat Alexander 1 2 2.0 1 2 0.3UMD TOTALS 176 2,407 13.7 21 64 200.6 OPP TOTALS 231 2,975 12.9 20 66 247.9

FIELD GOALS FG-FGA PCT 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LNG BLK Andrew Brees 8-12 66.7 0-0 4-5 3-4 1-3 0-0 46 0

2012 BULLDOG FOOTBALL RESULTS (Overall: 10-2, NSIC: 10-1)

DATE RESULT ATTEND.Aug. 30 UMD 45, Southwest Minnesota State 20* 2,432Sept. 08 UMD 38, Winona State 16* 5,055Sept. 15 UMD 70, Concordia-St. Paul 24* 3,503Sept. 22 UMD 42, Augustana 34* 4,254Sept. 29 St. Cloud State 51, UMD 49* 4,524Oct. 6 UMD 45, MSU-Moorhead 14* 2,519Oct. 13 UMD 44, Minot State 6* 1,831Oct. 20 UMD 30, Bemidji State 0* 5,948Oct. 27 UMD 38, Minnesota Crookston 14* 309 Nov. 3 UMD 53, Mary 14* 812Nov. 10 UMD 49, Northern State 31* 666Nov. 17 #9 Missouri Western 57, UMD 55+ (3OT) 4,149

*Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Game +NCAA II Playoffs Home Games Are Listed in Boldface Home Record: 6-0 Road Record: 4-2

SCORING BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

Minnesota Duluth 138 206 100 94 20 558

Opponents 34 78 65 82 22 281

TOTAL OFFENSE TP RUSH PASS TOT AVG/GChase Vogler 399 893 2,307 3,200 266.7Austin Sikorski 151 893 0 893 74.4Logan Lauters 121 703 0 703 58.6 Brian Lucas 66 425 0 425 35.4 Jeron Johnson 34 183 0 183 16.6OTHERS 79 265 100 365 30.4UMD TOTALS 850 3,365 2,407 5,772 481.0 OPP TOTALS 786 1,319 2,975 4,294 357.8

SCORING TD 1P 2P(RUSH) 2PT(PASS) 2PT(REC) FG SAF DXP PTSChase Vogler 7 0-0 1-3 1-1 0 0 0 0 104Andrew Brees 0 66-69 2-2 0-0 0 8-12 0 0 94Austin Sikorski 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 84Logan Lauters 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 48Aaron Roth 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 30Zach Zweifel 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 30Joe Reichert 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 24Brian Lucas 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 24Steve Ierulli 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 18Justin Fowlkes 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 18Ben Helmer 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 14Collin Stinogel 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 12 Jeron Johnson 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 12 Jeremy Reierson 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 12Pat Alexander 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 6Colby Ring 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 6Chaz Thomas 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 6Gavin Grady 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 6Cameron Harper 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 6Kris Olson 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 2UMD TOTALS 76 66-69 4-6 1-1 1 8-12 1 0 558OPP TOTALS 38 31-32 0-1 2-3 2 6-11 0 0 281

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS RUSH REC PR KR IR TOTAaron Roth 37 461 115 428 0 1041Austin Sikorski 893 60 0 0 0 953Justin Fowlkes 16 332 0 584 0 932Chase Vogler 893 0 0 0 0 893Logan Lauters 703 3 0 0 0 706OTHERS 823 1,551 0 16 286 2,676UMD TOTALS 3,365 2,407 115 1,028 286 7,201OPP TOTALS 1,319 2,975 138 986 31 5,449

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2012 UMD STATS AND SUPERLATIVES

2012 UMD SINGLE-GAME HIGHSINDIVIDUALRushing Attempts: 29 by Chase Vogler vs. Mis-souri Western (11/17)Rushing Yards: 224 by Chase Vogler vs. North-ern State (11/10) Rushing TDs: 5 by Austin Sikorski vs. Missouri Western (11/17) and Chase Vogler vs. Northern State (11/10)Long Run: 64 yards by Chase Vogler vs. Northern State (11/10)Pass Attempts: 29 by Chase Vogler vs. Augustana (9/22) and Southwest Minne-sota State (8/30)Pass Completions: 22 by Chase Vogler vs. Concordia-St. Paul (9/15)Passing Yards: 296 by Chase Vogler vs. Concordia-St. Paul (9/15)Passing TDs: 3 by Chase Vogler (3 Times)Long Pass: 64 yards by Chase Vogler to Justin Fowlkes vs. Bemidji State (10/20)Pass Receptions: 8 by Zach Zweifel vs. Mary (11/3)Receiving Yards: 113 by Aaron Roth vs. Minot State (10/13)TD Receptions: 2 by Collin Stinogel vs. Mary (11/3) and Joe Reichert vs. Augustana (9/22)Total Plays: 49 by Chase Vogler vs. Missouri Western (11/17) Total Offense Yards: 396 vs. Chase Vogler vs. Concordia-St. Paul (9/15)Total TDs: 3 by Austin Sikorski vs. Mary (10/15) Total Tackles: 13 by Travis Nordhus vs. Mis-souri Western (11/17) QB Sacks: 2.0 by Jacob Brusehaver vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/6) and Nate Zibolski vs. St. Cloud State (9/29)Tackles For a Loss: 2.5 by Jacob Brusehaver vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/6) Interceptions - 1 by 8 Players, including Kenny Chowa three times

TEAMFirst Downs: 37 vs. Concordia-St. Paul (9/15)Total Plays: 92 vs. Missouri Western (11/17)Total Yards: 675* vs. Concordia-St. Paul (9/15)Yards Per Play Average: 8.8 (56 for 490) vs. Minot State (10/1)Rushing Attempts: 72 vs. Missouri Western (11/17)Rushing Yards: 496 vs. Northern State (11/10)Yards Per Rush Average: 8.0 (36 for 288) vs. Minot State (10/13)Passing Yards: 310 vs. Concordia-St. Paul (9/15)Yards Per Pass Average: 11.5 (27 for 310) vs. Concordia-St. Paul (9/15)QB Sacks: 5 vs. Minot State (10/13)Turnovers: 4 vs. Bemidji State (10/20)Interceptions: 3 vs. Northern State (11/10) and Bemidji Satte (10/20) *UMD record

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD LNGAaron Roth 14 115 8.2 0 40UMD TOTALS 14 115 8.2 0 40 OPP TOTALS 12 138 11.5 1 36

PUNTING NO YDS AVG LNG TB FC I20 BLKAlex Brown 28 953 34.0 60 1 6 3 2TEAM 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0UMD TOTALS 30 953 31.8 60 1 6 3 2OPP TOTALS 54 1,888 35.0 57 0 17 15 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG TD LNGKenny Chowa 3 46 15.3 0 27Chris Blake 2 34 17.0 0 34Cameron Harper 2 80 40.0 1 75Travis Nordhus 2 13 6.5 0 13Buma Foncham 1 1 1.0 0 1 Blake Rogers 1 62 62.0 0 62Colby Ring 1 23 23.0 1 23Gavin Grady 1 27 27.0 0 27UMD TOTALS 13 286 22.0 1 39OPP TOTALS 7 31 4.4 0 19

KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD LNGJustin Fowlkes 21 584 27.8 1 80 Aaron Roth 13 428 32.9 2 92Ben Helmer 2 15 7.5 0 8Nathan Zibolski 1 1 1.0 0 1Garth Heikkinen 1 0 0.0 0 0 UMD TOTALS 38 1,028 27.1 3 92OPP TOTALS 52 986 19.0 1 88

DEFENSIVE STATS SOLO AST TOT TFL/YDS SACKS/YDS INT/YDS PBU FR/YDS FF BKICKColby Ring 32 47 79 5.5/42 2.5/32 1/23 1 0/0 2 0 Cameron Harper 42 34 76 3.0/4 0.0/0 2/80 7 0/0 0 0Travis Nordhus 36 25 61 3.0/14 0.0/0 2/13 4 2/0 0 0Buma Foncham 10 30 43 9.5/27 2.5/11 1/1 2 3/0 2 0Blake Rogers 14 28 42 5.0/25 3.0/23 1/62 1 0/0 1 0Kenny Chowa 25 13 38 1.5/3 1.0/3 3/46 7 0/0 1 2Chris Vandervest 12 25 37 7.0/32 3.5/23 0/0 0 0/0 0 1Chris Blake 24 13 37 1.5/3 0.0/0 2/34 4 0/0 0 0Nathan Zibolski 19 18 37 3.0/18 2.0/16 0/0 2 0/0 1 0Nate Zuk 18 18 36 1.5/8 1.0/7 0/0 3 0/0 0 0Darion Fletcher 20 13 33 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 5 0/0 0 0Jordan Hoekstra 17 13 30 1.0/2 0.0/0 0/0 2 0/0 0 0Gavin Grady 11 19 30 5.5/25 1.5/14 1/27 0 1/0 1 1Gavin Brown 10 18 28 3.5/10 1.0/7 0/0 1 0/0 0 0Brent Stiglich 13 11 24 1.5/14 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0Ty Fischer 14 10 24 0.5/1 0.0/0 0/0 2 0/0 0 0David Boegle 15 7 22 1.0/1 0.0/0 0/0 0 1/0 1 0Wade Sebold 9 11 20 5.0/20 1.5/11 0/0 1 0/0 1 0Jacob Brusehaver 7 7 14 4.5/24 2.0/17 0/0 0 0/0 0 0Ryan Peterson 7 3 10 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0Yusef Hassan 4 4 8 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0Matt Wicklund 2 6 8 2.0/5 0.5/3 0/0 0 0/0 0 0Jesse Reemtsma 1 6 7 1.5/6 1.5/6 0/0 0 0/0 0 0Mitch Ziegler 0 6 6 0.5/3 0.5/3 0/0 1 0/0 0 0Jeron Johnson 2 3 5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0Joe Akey 2 1 3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0Nick Lloyd 2 1 3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1 0Brian Lucas 1 1 2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0Steve Ierulli 1 1 2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0Andrew Brees 2 0 2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0Alex Wachowiak 2 0 2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0Sam Renk 1 1 2 1.0/1 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1 0Grant Schnobrich 1 0 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0Pat Alexander 1 0 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0Dylan Graf 1 0 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0Billy Christianson 1 0 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0Arron Roth 1 0 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0Zach Zweifel 1 0 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0Jeremy Reierson 1 0 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0Tom Olson 1 0 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0Ben Helmer 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0Greg Hines 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0Austin Sikorski 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0TEAM 1 0 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0UMD TOTALS 387 396 783 68/288 24/176 13/286 45 7/0 12 4OPP TOTALS 448 513 961 68/177 8/43 7/31 25 5/0 10 2

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Senior strong safety Jim Johnson and the Bulldogs whoop it up following UMD’s NCAA Division II national title victory over Northwest Missouri State University in 2008.

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

So records the 1930-31 yearbook, The Chronicle, depicting the origins of Bulldog football when the University of Minnesota Duluth wasn’t the University of Minnesota Duluth at all, but rather the Duluth State Teachers College (DSTC). “Coach Kovach,” a.k.a. Frank Kovach, an industrial arts specialist organized and coached the first team that would later evolve into one of the most successful college programs in the land.

Appropriately enough, Kovach directed his troops to a winless season as the Bulldogs debuted in 1930 with two ties — a scoreless deadlock against Itasca Junior College, and a 6-6 verdict versus Duluth Junior College — and three losses in their only five outings.

Following Kovach’s baptismal year, he yielded the coaching gavel to Lloyd Peterson in 1931, beginning an era that would continue through the 1957 season. Peterson’s (and DSTC’S) first victory ever came in the second tilt of the season against Winona State Teacher’s College, a 7-0 whitewash.

In 1932, the Bulldogs were jammed in a four-way tie for first place in the Northern Intercollegiate Con-ference, their initial taste of championship football, and in 1934 DSTC captured its first outright title. The latter part of the 1930s was one of the more fruitful periods in Bulldog history. From 1934 to 1939, DSTC constructed a 31-7-2 record with championships again in 1937 and 1938.

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

The Bulldogs played an independent schedule in 1949 and traded in their green and gold colors in 1950 to become the Maroon & Gold of the University of Minnesota Duluth.

The newly-named UMD the aligned with the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) in 1950. The 1951 season boiled down to a showdown between the Bulldogs and Gustavus Adol-phus, and, in 17-degree wintry weather, the Gusties stopped the Bulldogs’ drive to bring home their first MIAC champion-ship. The following season was the most disastrous year UMD has ever experienced as it suffered through an 0-7-1 record.

The mid-1950s were a period for slowly refueling the program with respectability. In 1957 Peterson stepped down after 24 years of skiled shepherding the Bulldogs. His replacement was a Crosby-Ironton native who had worked wonders at Morris and Morningside (Edina) High Schools — Jim Malosky — and within three years, the Bulldogs had earned a MIAC crown.

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

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

nesota State University-Moorhead) to claim a share of the NSIC title with MSU-Moorhead. The following year, the Bulldogs did what no UMD outfit had ever done before — finished a season unbeaten and untied — as it posted a perfect 10-0-0 overall record while lead-ing all NCAA II teams in both scoring offense (35.4 points per game) and scoring defense (7.6 ppg). By October 1981, UMD had strung together a 20-game winning streak, which at the time was the longest in all of college football. Then, on Halloween of that year, MSU-Moorhead knocked the Bulldogs from the ranks of the unbeaten, stunning the overflow record-crowd of 5,862 at Griggs Field with a 29-0 victory. UMD went on to finish the season sporting a 9-1-0 mark in all games and placed second to (who else?) MSU-Moorhead in the league standings.

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

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

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

against Central Missouri State University.One season later, in 2002, the Bulldogs

enjoyed one of their most productive sea-sons in team history to that point, going a perfect 11-0 during the regular season (including a 9-0 mark in NSIC play when it averaged a league-record 47.9 points per outing) and earning their inaugural berth in the NCAA II playoffs. UMD, which set or equalled 59 team and individual records during the course of the year and were NSIC champs for the first time in a half dozen years, suffered a 45-41 last-second road setback to Northwest Missouri State University in its NCAA playoff debut.

UMD continued its victorious ways in 2003, posting an 8-3 overall mark. A Nov. 15 game against Winona State was to be the Bulldogs’ temporary farewell to the NSIC following 42 years of affiliation split by 26 seasons in the MIAC. After five years on the Bulldog sidelines, Nielson traded in his headset on December 1, 2003 to take over as UMD’s Director of Athletics. One of Nielson’s first major moves was to hire his successor. Looking west, he found his man in Kyle “Bubba” Schweigert, who had paid his dues the previous 15 years as highly-regarded assistant coach at the University of North Dakota. Schweigert

Fueled by a gritty “bend-but-don’t break” defensive unit, the Bulldogs capped off their second 15-0 season (an NCAA II football first) by upending Delta State University 20-17 in the 2011 national championship clash.

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piloted the Bulldogs through their inaugural go-around of North Central Conference activity five years ago, but it didn’t take long for his troops to settle into their new digs. UMD used a relentless and a record-breaking air attack to tie for the 2005 NCC crown and qualify for NCAA II postseason play for the second time in four years. Schweigert stepped down as head coach after the 2007 season (the final year of competition for the historic NCC) and his replacement was also his predecessor, Bob Nielson. In his first year back at the controls, Nielson proceeded to marshal the Bulldogs through a season for the ages, claiming the school’s first NCAA II title in any sport and going a perfect 15-0. UMD, which amassed a 10-0 record in NSIC play -- a league first , capped off the 2008 season with a 21-14 triumph over Northwest Missouri State in the

NCAA II championship in Florence, Ala. Two weeks earlier, the Bulldogs registered what is arguably the most momentous victory in UMD athletic history by derailing perennial NCAA II powerhouse Grand Valley State University 19-13 in overtime. That win came on the road over a team which had, at the time, gone 51-1 and won two NCAA II championships during the past four years. Although it wasn’t able to successfully defend their national title the following fall, UMD still managed to advance to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA II playoffs and walk off with its second straight outright NSIC crown.

But it didn’t take long for the Bulldogs to regain their national championship touch. In 2010, just 24 months removed from capturing the school’s first NCAA II crown in any sport, UMD cobbled together another remark-able 15-0 run. Despite being without the services of four key members of its opening day starting cast on offense -- including three-time All-American running back Isaac Odim (who suffered a season-ending knee injury six weeks in), UMD still managed to walk out of Florence with another NCAA II title trophy in tow, thanks in part to a defense which allowed just 12.7 points per outing during the year -- a figure unmatched by any club in the nation. What’s more, the Bulldogs became the first team in NCAA II history to finish 15-0 in more than one season and just the eighth school to have been crowned champion more than once. Although the Bulldogs were unable to retain the NCAA II title belt in 2011, they did manage to capture a share of their school-record fourth NSIC crown in a row and rolled up 31 consecutive conference victories (four shy of the league record) before succumbing on the road to Wayne State College (Neb.) in week three of the season. UMD also secured its fourth NCAA II playoff berth in as many years and, in the second round, toppled No. 1-ranked and undefeated Colorado State University-Pueblo 24-21 on the road before falling 31-25 to visiting Wayne State University(Mich.) in the quarterfinals the ensuing week. The 2012 season would turn out to be Nielson’s final go-around at UMD as he resigned in late December to assume the head coaching position at Western Illinois University. That was a little over a month after his Bulldogs won a fifth successive NSIC North Division title (they were second in the overall league standings) and participated in NCAA II postseason play for a fifth straight time.

UMD has harvested several outstanding players throughout its rich 80-year history including halfbacks Ted McKnight (the 1976 NCAA II rushing leader), Dick Pesonen and Lou Barle, end Tom Adams, offensive tackle Vern Emerson, and defensive tackle Dave Vi-aene-- all of whom did time in the National Football League. Another Bulldog product, the late Dan Devine, gained national recognition as a respected collegiate and professional coach. Devine, who captained and quarterbacked UMD in 1947, went on to enjoy prosper-ous head coaching stays at the University of Missouri, the University of Notre Dame (where he won a national championship) and the Green Bay Packers. Most recently, UMD outside linebacker Russ Rabe, UMD’s all-time quarterback sack leader, joined the school’s legends by signing a free agent contract with the New Orleans Saints in April 2005 before going on suit up for the NFL Europe’s Hamburg Sea Devils the next summer. In addition, quarterback Ted Schlafke distin-guished himself following a brilliant four-year collegiate stay in 2008 by becoming the first Bulldog to land a spot on the American Football Coaches Association All-American team as well as the first to be a Harlon Hill Award (most outstanding player in NCAA) quarter finalist. Odim repeated that Harlon Hill feat one year later while landing on five different All-American teams. The school’s only three-year football All-American (2008-10), Odim exited UMD owning no less than 17 team single-game, single-season and lifetime records and, in the summer of 2011, strutted his stuff with the San Diego Chargers of the NFL during the preseason as a free agent. Last fall, offensive guard Garth Heik-kinen, who started in a school-record 54 consecutive games, was bestowed with the Gene Upshaw Division II National Lineman of the Year Award (a UMD first) in addition to being named to a program-best six different All-American teams.

Ricky Fritz quarterbacked the Bulldogs to their first-ever NCAA II playoff appearance as a senior in 2002.

UMD, which featured the likes of defensive tackle Craig Nasvik (above), won the first of two NIC championships in 1979 and launched a winning streak which would reach a school-record 20 games late into the 1981 season.

With Frank Kovach (far left) at the coaching helm, Duluth State Teacher’s College engaged in its first year of varsity com-petition in 1930, but had to wait until the following fall to post the school’s inaugural win.

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UMD AND THE HARLON HILL TROPHY/GENE UPSHAW AWARD

The Harlon Hill Trophy has been awarded annually since 1986 to the most outstanding player in NCAA Division II football

and is voted on by the sports information directors from the nation’s 150-plus NCAA II football-playing schools.

UMD’S HARLON HILL TROPHY CANDIDATES 2009—Isaac Odim (RB) - Top 9 Finalist (Finished 4th in the final voting)

2008—Ted Schlafke (QB) - Quarterfinalist (Finished 4th in the final voting)2005—Greg Aker (WR) - Top 24 Candidate

2003—Tim Battaglia (WR) - Top 24 Candidate1986—Corey Veech (RB) - Top 24 Candidate

Ted SchlafkeIsaac Odim

Greg Aker Tim Battaglia Corey Veech

GENE UPSHAW DIVISION II LINEMANOF THE YEAR AWARD

The Gene Upshaw Lineman of the Year Award

has been presented annually since 2004 to the top NCAA Division II junior or senior offensive or defensive lineman in the nation. Sports informa-tion directors from each of the football-playing

Division II institutions are the sole voters.

UMD’S GENE UPSHAW AWARD CANDIDATES2012—Garth Heikkinen (Recipient)

Garth Heikkinen

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NFF SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD/LIBERTY MUTAL COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD

NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD WINNERS

The National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award is presented annually to 16

senior student-athletes nationwide who have excelled in the classroom and on the football field football and have demonstrated strong

leadership and citizenship.

2010—Isaac Odim 1997—Steve Blackmarr

Steve Blackmarr Isaac Odim

LIBERTY MUTUAL COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD

(NCAA DIVISION II)

The Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award is the leading college football honor recognizing

coaches for their sportsmanship, integrity, responsibility and excellence, on and off field.

UMD’S LIBERTY MUTUAL COACH OF THE YEAR CANDIDATES2011—Bob Nielson (Finalist)

2010—Bob Nielson (Recipient)

Bob Nielson

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BULLDOG ALL-AMERICANS

BULLDOG ALL-AMERICANS

Nate Baier Gary Birkholz Mitch Cady Terry Egerdahl

2012—Garth Heikkinen-OG (1st Team/1st Team/1st Team/1st Team/1st Team/2ndTeam)#*+@^∆2012—Aaron Roth-RS/WR (3rd Team)∆2012—Buma Foncham-NT (HM)^2012—Andrew Muer-OG (HM)^2012—Chase Vogler-QB (HM)^2011—Garth Heikkinen-OG (1st Team/1st Team/1st Team/2nd Team/HM)*+@#∆2011—David Nadeau-PK (2nd Team)+2011—Cody Eich-DB (HM)^2011—Cory Flesch-OT (HM)+2011—Rob Huberty-LB (HM)+2011—Derrick Zappa-DB (HM)^2010—Cody Eich-DB (1st Team)^2010—Kiel Fechtelkotter-LB (1st Team/1st Team/ 1st Team)#+@2010—Jim Kunz-NT (1st Team)^2010—Issac Odim-RB (2nd Team/2nd Team)#@2010—D.J. Winfield-WR (2nd Team)@2009—Robbie Aurich-LB (1st Team/1st Team/3rd Team) @^+2009—Tobias Lemke-C (1st Team)+@2009—Isaac Odim-RB (1st Team/1st Team/1st Team)*+@^2008—Nate Baier-OG (1st Team/2nd Team/2nd Team/2nd Team)^#+@

1982—Gary Birkholz-OG/OC (1st Team/Second Team),#≠1981—Brad Havron-DE (2nd Team)≠1981—Boyd Hanson-RB (HM)#1980—Amory Bodin-RB (HM)≠ 1980—Mike Thomas-OT (3rd Team)#1979—Tom Lawrence-DB (HM)#1978—Cal Barr-LB (3rd Team)#1978—Amory Bodin-RB (HM)#1976—Ted McKnight-RB (1st Team)#1975—Terry Egerdahl-RB (1st Team)#1974—Mark Johnson-DB (1st Team)#1961—Ron Kostiliz-OT (2nd Team)≠1961—John Nachtsheim-RB (2nd Team)≠1959—Dick Pesonen-RB (HM)#

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

2008—Mitch Cady-OT (1st Team)^2008—Jim Johnson-DB (2nd Team)^2008—Tobias Lemke-C (3rd Team)^2008—Isaac Odim-RB (3rd Team/HM)^+2008—Ted Schlafke-QB (1st Team/1st Team/ 1st Team/HM)#*^@2008—D.J. Winfield-WR (3rd Team)^2008—Tyler Yelk-DB (1st Team/3rd Team/ 2nd Team/3rd Team)+@#^2008—Ben Loth-LB (HM)^2005—Marcus Davis-DB (4th Team)~2004—Russ Rabe-LB (3rd Team)@2003—Russ Rabe-DE (1st Team)^2002—Peter Lawton-OG (2nd Team)^2002—Nate Reimers-OT (3rd Team)^2001—Peter Lawton-OG (HM)^2001—Kevin Westbrock-DB (HM)^1989—Brent Griffith-OT (2nd Team)#^1988—Chris Westberg-DB (1st Team)^1986—Corey Veech-RB (2nd Team)#1986—Scott Claflin-DB (HM)#1986—Wayde Preston-LB (HM)#1986—Mark Turcott-DT (HM)#1983—Marty Fadness-LB (HM)#

Mark Johnson Ted McKnight

Robbie Aurich

Garth Heikkinen Tobias Lemke

Ted Schlafke Chris Westberg Tyler YelkRuss Rabe

Cody Eich

Kiel Fechtelkotter Jim Kunz

Isaac Odim

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UMD ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS

ALL-NORTHERN SUN INTERCOLLEGIATE CONFERENCE2012—Andrew Brees, PK; Jake Bscherer, OL; Kenny Chowa, DB; Buma Foncham, DL; Cameron Harper, DB; Garth Heikkinnen, OL; Andrew Muer, OL; Colby Ring, LB; Aaron Roth, RS.2011—Cody Eich, DB; Cory Flesch, OL; Garth Heikkinen, OL; Rob Huberty, LB; David Nadeau, PK; Chris Vandervest, DL; Derrick Zappa, LB.2010—Robbie Aurich, LB; Cody Eich, DB; Kiel Fechtelkotter, LB*; Cory Flesch, OL; Cameron Harper, DB; Garth Heikkinen, OL; Francis Herzog, OL; Rob Huberty, LB; Eli Kelley, OL; Jim Kunz, DL; David Nadeau, PK; Isaac Odim, RB#; Chase Vogler, QB; D.J. Winfield, WR/KR/PR.2009–Robbie Aurich, LB*; Jake Coauette, TE; Kiel Fechtelkotter, LB; Korey Horn, LB; Tobias Lemke, OC; David Nadeau, PK; Isaac Odim, RB#; Kevin Pexa, DE; Cole Strilzuk, DB; Sam Whitney, OT; D.J. Winfield, WR/RS; Brandon Wood, DB.2008–Nate Baier, OG; Mitch Cady, OT; Jake Comnick, LB; Drew Fautsch, DE; Jim Johnson, DB; Tobias Lemke, OC; Ben Loth, LB; Isaac Odim, RB; Ted Schlafke, QB#; D.J. Winfield, WR~; Tyler Yelk, DB. 2003—Adam Fechhelm, C; Chris Gaines, CB; Dave Otto, LB; Russ Rabe, DE; Dan Soldner, OG. 2002— Tim Battaglia, WR@; Nate Davis, DE; Ricky Fritz, QB#; Chad Gerlach, PK;

Cash Langeness, DB; Peter Lawton, OG; Nate Reimers, OT; Ben Tahja, DT; Mike Walters, DT.2001—Steve Battaglia, WR; Peter Lawton, OT; Patrick Paulsen, OT; Kevin Westbrock, DB*.2000—Steve Battaglia, WR; Peter Lawton, OT; Jimmy Malo, LB; Kevin Westbrock, DB.1999—None1998—Jeff Holubar, DE; Nate Miller, DT; Tim Rohweder, OG; Trevor Theelke, QB.1997— Wes Bonine, SE; Brian DeDominces, DB; Sam Hardwig, HB; Nate Miller, DT;

Tim Rohweder, OG.1996— Sam Hardwig, HB; Mike Haedt, LB; Kurt King, OG; Brian Oman, OT; Shawn Racine,

DB; Andy Wolf, DB.1995— David Floysand,QB; Scott Graunke, DE *; Kurt King, OG; Brian Oman, OT; Brian

Potocnik, LB; Chad Stoskopf, DE. 1994—Marc Achterkirch, LB; Kurt King, OG; Tony Poncelet, TE; Noble Rainville, PK.1993—Marc Achterkirch, LB; Dave Emerson, OG; Paul Lombard, OC; Greg Valaskey, QB.1992—Mark Adler, DE; Ted Greely, OC; Bob Schwartz, OT; Jason Wolf, DB; Jeff Walker, TE.1991—Sean Callahan, LB; Paul Paczynski, OT; Eric Rajala, HB; Bob Schwartz, OT. 1990— Korey Jazdzewski, DT; Paul Paczynski, OT; Eric Rajala, HB; Dale Roehl, DB; Ron

Viaene, DT; Chris Westberg, DB.1989—Mark Callaway, DB; Scott Concannon, DE; Dale Gessell, QB; Brent Griffith, OT.1988—Jeff Dunnell, C; Bill Mestelle, DB; Steve Siroin, DE; Chris Westberg, DB.1987— Jeff Dunnell, C; Jim Malosky, Jr., QB; Bill Mestelle, DB; Greg Ogren, LB; Mike

Petrich, DB; Ron Terres, DB; Dave Viaene, DT.1986— Scott Claflin, DB; Jim Malosky, Jr., QB; Phil Peichel, LB; Wayde Preston, LB; Mark

Turcott, DT; Corey Veech, HB.1985— Leon Banks, C; Jon DeRungs, DE; Kevin Nevala, DB; Steve Peterson, DB+; Craig

Potocnik, LB; Mark Turcott, DT; Corey Veech, HB.1984—Paul Eid, C; Scott Marshall, FB; Steve McGuire, OT; Jeff Sajdak, DB.1983— Bill Dunsmoor, OG; Marty Fadness, LB; Judd Frahm, DT; Steve Graham, TE; Bruce Grant,

QB.1982— Gary Birkholz, C; Boyd Hanson, HB; Brad Havron, DE; Steve Graham, TE; Craig Nasvik, DT.1981— Gary Birkholz, C; Jim Crawford, DB; Boyd Hanson, HB; Tom Lawrence, DB; Tom Stoll, HB.1980— Amory Bodin, RB+; Tom Lawrence, DB; Craig Nasvik, DT; Tom Stoll, HB;

Tom Swanson, C; Mike Thomas, OT.1979—Dave Kent, OT; Tom Lawrence, DB; Brad Mundy, TE; Tom Stoll, HB; Mark Tuska, DE.1978—Amory Bodin, HB; Cal Barr, LB; Vince Ekroot, DT.1977—Dave Nelson, OG; Cal Barr, LB; Dan Hofman, DE.1976—Dave Nelson, OG; Ted McKnight, HB; Pat Kubat, DT.1948—John Kutschied, T; Fred Murphy, HB.1947—Bob Galinski, HB; Wes Olson, T.1946—Bob Galinski, HB; Gus Novotney, E; Wes Olson, T.1942—None1941—None1940—Ozzie Simonich, T.1939—Al Wendfelt, LT; Ozzie Simonich, T.1938—Francis Gorham, LE; Al Wendfelt, RG.1936—Louis Barle, T; Maurice Gorham, QB.1935—Irving Apmann, G; Louis Barle, T.1934—Jack O’Hehir, RT; Norm Johnson, LG.1933—None1932—Frank Visavotti, T.

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

ALL-NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE2007— Tyler Yelk, DB2006— Greg Aker, WR; Mark Knudsen, OG2005-- None 2004—Geoff Fischer, DE; Russ Rabe, LB.

ALL-MINNESOTA INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE1975—Barry Becklin, LB; Terry Egerdahl, HB; Pat Kubat, DT; Dave Nelson, OG.1974—Barry Becklin, LB; Terry Egerdahl, HB; Mark Johnson, DB; Pat Kubat, DT. 1973—John Casey, C; Terry Egerdahl, HB; Mark Johnson, DB; Eric Kaiser, FB; Mike Staum, DE.1972—Scott Hanna, C; Steve Skildum, LB.1971—Daryl Niemi, DT; Steve Skildum, LB.1970—Tom Cady, C.1969—Al Decker, G.1968—Neil Ladsten, T; Dick Voltzke, FB.1967— Vern Emerson, DT, OT; Eric Eversley, HB; Dave Halverson, G; Neil Ladsten, DE;

Bob Wilkowski, E.1966—Vern Emerson, DT; Eric Eversley, HB; Don Larson, DE.1965—Pat Delaney, LB; Gary Egerdahl, DB; Dean Hoglund, DE.1964—Dick Fisher, LB; Dean Hoglund, DE; Dick LeBeau, HB.1963—Dick Carlson T; Dick LeBeau, HB; Ken Schloer, LB.1962— Ed Galarneault, T; Jack McDowell, G; John Nachtsheim, HB; Bob Naslund, QB;

Ken Schloer, FB; Jerry Wherley, C.1961— Tom Adams, E; Pat Delaney, G; Bruce Johnson, HB; Ron Kosteliz, T;

Ed Lundstrom, QB; John Nachtsheim, HB; Jerry Wherley, C.1960— Pat Delaney, G; Skip Fontaine, QB; Ron Kosteliz, T; Dave Lindstrom, E;

John Nachtsheim, HB; Jerry Richardson, HB; Jerry Wherley, C.1959—George Melin, T; Dick Pesonen, HB; Lino Rauzi, G.1958—Dick Pesonen, HB.1957—Dick Forbort, E; Marv Heikkinen, HB; Dennis Peterson, C.1956—Darrel Warner, HB.1955—None1954—Dave Erholtz, E; Darrel Warner, HB.1953—None1952—Bobby Daniels, DB1951—Ken Johnson, FB; Phil LeTourneau, C; Bob Murray, E.

Tyler YelkPeter Lawton

Kiel FechtelkotterTom Stoll

Eric Rajala

Kevin Westbrock

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BULLDOGS IN THE NFL/POSTSEASON BOWL PARTICIPANTS

National Football League Draft Picks From UMDPlayer Pos Year Round (No.) Team Brent Griffith OT 1990 7th (166) BuffaloDave Viaene DT 1988 8th (214) HoustonTed McKnight RB 1977 2nd (51) OaklandTerry Egerdahl RB 1976 6th (180) MinnesotaDick Voltzke FB 1969 14th (350) Green BayVern Emerson OT 1968 12th (313) St. Louis

Bulldogs in the National Football LeaguePlayer Pos Team(s) Year(s) Dave Viaene OT New England, Green Bay 1989-90, 92Ted McKnight RB Kansas City, Buffalo 1977-82Vern Emerson OT St. Louis 1968-71Tom Adams TE Minnesota 1962Dick Pesonen DB Green Bay, Minnesota, New York Giants 1960-64Lou Barle FB Detroit, Cleveland Rams 1938-39

Bulldogs in NFL EuropePlayer Pos Team(s) Year(s) Russ Rabe LB Hamburg Sea Devils 2006

Tom Adams Lou Barle Terry Egerdahl

Vern Emerson Brent Griffith Ted McKnight

Dick Pesonen Dave Viaene Dick Voltzke

UMD Postseason Bowl/All-Star Game PlayersPlayer Pos Bowl/All-Star Game YearGarth Heikkinen OG East-West Shrine Game 2012Ted Schlafke QB Cactus Bowl (NCAA II All-Star Game) 2008Tyler Yelk DB Cactus Bowl (NCAA II All-Star Game) 2008Greg Aker WR World Championship of American Football 2007Russ Rabe LB Hula Bowl 2005Russ Rabe LB Cactus Bowl (NCAA II All-Star Game) 2005Tim Rohweder OG Snow Bowl (NCAA II All-Star Game) 1999Dave Emerson OG Snow Bowl (NCAA II All-Star Game) 1994Dave Viaene OTL East-West Shrine Game 1988Eric Eversley DB Upper Midwest College All-Star Game 1968

Vern Emerson

Dave Viaene

Ted McKnight

Tom Adams

Garth Heikkinen Russ Rabe

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2012—Garth Heikkinen (o), Chris Vandervest (d)2011—Garth Heikkinen (o), Chris Vandervest (d)2010—Garth Heikkinen (o), Jim Kunz (d) 2009—Tobias Lemke (o), Tyler Johnson (d)2008—Nate Baier (o), Dustin Timmersman (d) 2007—Russell Foster (o), Dustin Timmersman (d) 2006—Mark Knudsen (o), Dustin Timmersman (d)

2005—Talo Tavale (o), Matt Hofman (d)2004—Adam Fechhelm (o), Geoff Fischer (d)2003—Dan Soldner2002—Peter Lawton2001—Peter Lawton2000—Peter Lawton1999—Mike Tuisee1998—Tim Rohweder1997—Tim Rohweder1996—Kurt King1995—Kurt King1994—Kurt King

1993—Dave Emerson1992—Bob Schwartz1991—Paul Paczynski1990—Paul Paczynski1989—Scott Concannon1988—Jeff Dunnell1987—Jeff Dunnell1986—Mark Turcott1985—Leon Banks1984—Steve McGuire1983—Bill Dunsmoor, Judd Frahm1982—Brad Havron1981—Gary Birkholz1980—Mike Thomas

DUCE RASMUSSEN OUTSTANDING LINEMAN AWARD

2012—Chase Vogler (o), Colby Ring (d)2011—Chase Vogler (o), Cameron Harper (d) 2010—Chase Vogler (o), Kiel Fechtelkotter (d)2009—Isaac Odim (o), Robbie Aurich (d)2008—Ted Schlafke (o), Tyler Yelk (d)2007—Ted Schlafke (o), Jim Johnson, Tyler Yelk (d) 2006—Ted Schlafke (o), Tyler Yelk (d)

2005—Ted Schlafke (o), Marcus Davis (d)2004—Dave Rufledt (o), Russ Rabe (d)2003—Cash Langeness (o), Russ Rabe (d)2002—Ricky Fritz (o), Nate Davis (d)2001—Ricky Fritz (o), Kevin Westbrock (d)2000—Steve Battaglia (o), Kevin Westbrock (d)1999—Ricky Fritz (o), Justin Wood (d)

1998—Trevor Theelke1997—Brian DeDominces1996—Trevor Theelke1995—Scott Graunke1994—Marc Achterkirch1993—Greg Valaskey1992—Greg Valaskey1991—Eric Rajala1990—Eric Rajala1989—Dale Gessell1988—Chris Westberg1987—Mike Petrich1986—Corey Veech1985—Steve Peterson

1984—Scott Marshall1983—Steve Graham1982—Boyd Hanson1981—Tom Stoll1980—Amory Bodin1979—Tom Stoll1978—Amory Bodin1977—Dave Nelson, Doug Lien1976—Ted McKnight1975—Terry Egerdahl1974—Mark Johnson1973—Terry Egerdahl1972—Steve Skildum1971—Tom Cady

1979—Vince Ekroot, Mark Tuska1978—Vince Ekroot1977—Dave Nelson1976—Pat Kubat1975—Pat Kubat1974—Pat Kubat1973—John Casey1972—Scott Hanna1971—Daryl Niemi1970—Tom Cady1969—Bruce Bloomgren1968—Glen Kelly1967—Vern Emerson1966—Jerry Broselle

Kurt KingPaul Paczynski Ted SchlafkeRicky Fritz Gary Egerdahl

Amory Bodin

Greg Valaskey

JIM OVERLIE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD

Dustin Timmersman Dick Forbort Pat KubatJeff Dunnell Chase Vogler

Tom Stoll

Peter Lawton

Tyler YelkGarth Heikkinen Vince Ekroot Tim RohwederKevin Westbrock

Dave Nelson

1970—Al Decker1969—Dick Voltzke1968—Gary Egerdahl1967—Gary Egerdahl1966—Eric Eversley1962-65—NA1961—John Nachtsheim1960—Skip Fontaine

1965—Dean Hoglund1964—Dean Hoglund1963—Dick Carlson1962—Jerry Wherley1961—Ron Kosteliz1960—Pat Delaney1959—George Melin1958—Clyde Smith1957—Dick Forbort1956—Dick Forbort1955—Ken Lundgren1954—John Bymark1953—Earl DeRocher

Trevor Theelke

TEAM AWARD WINNERS

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UMD TEAM RECORDS

FIRST DOWNS Game: 37 vs. Concordia St. Paul (9/15/12) Season: 335 (2008)FIRST DOWNS RUSHING Game: 27 vs. Bemidji State (10/12/91) and Southwest Minnesota State (10/16/76) Season: 208 (2010)FIRST DOWNS PASSING Game: 18 vs. Augustana (10/6/07), South Dakota (10/29/05) and MSU-Moorhead (9/17/05) Season: 140 (2008)FIRST DOWNS BY PENALTY Game: 6 vs. Wisconsin-Stout (11/11/00) Season: 29 (2002)RUSHES Game: 78 vs. Michigan Tech (10/22/88) Season: 722 (2010)RUSHING YARDAGE Game: 556 vs. Southwest Minnesota State (10/16/76)* Season: 4,137 (2010)RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Game: 9 vs. Southwest Minnesota State (10/16/76) Season: 50 (2009)PASS ATTEMPTS Game: 64 vs. North Dakota (11/12/05) Season: 498 (2005)PASS COMPLETIONS Game: 37 vs. St. Cloud State (11/10/07) Season: 310 (2005)

PASS COMPLETION PERCENTAGE Game: 1.000 (9/9) vs. Wisconsin-Superior (9/5/81) Season: .636 (222/346) (2008)PASSING YARDAGE Game: 458 vs. South Dakota (10/29/05) Season: 3,369 (2005)TOUCHDOWNS BY PASSING Game: 7 vs. South Dakota (10/29/05) Season: 37 (2008 and 2002)PASSES INTERCEPTED Game: 8 vs. Southwest Minnesota State (11/7/87) Season: 21 (2004)TOTAL PLAYS Game: 98 vs. Winona State (11/4/00) Season: 1,014 (2008)TOTAL YARDS Game: 675 vs. Concordia-St. Paul (9/15/12) Season: 7,966 (2010)YARDS PER PLAY Game: 10.2 (59/601) vs. MSU-Moorhead (10/3/09) & Waldorf College (10/4/03) Season: 6.62 (973/6,449) (2010)TOUCHDOWNS Game: 11 vs. Minnesota-Crookston (9/28/02) Season: 86 (2008)POINTS Quarter: 41 (1st quarter) vs. MSU-Moorhead (10/3/09) Half: 55 (1st half) vs. MSU-Moorhead (10/3/09) Game: 76 vs. MSU-Moorhead (10/3/09) and Minnesota-Crookston (9/28/02) Season: 595 (2010)

POINTS ALLOWED Game: 63 vs. Winona State (10/18/98) Season: 301 (2005)INTERCEPTIONS Game: 7 vs. Winona State (10/3/81) and Southwest Minnesota State (10/3/81) Season: 35 (1981) QUARTERBACK SACKS Game: 10 vs. Bemidji State (9/1/07) Season: 49 (2008)WINNING STREAKS Overall: 20 games (11/3/79 to 10/24/81) Home: 18 games (10/21/00 to 8/28/04) Away: 24 games (11/10/07 to 9/15/12) Conference: 34 games (9/30/08 to 9/22/12- NSIC)LOSING STREAKS Overall: 10 games (9/27/52 to 10/3/53) Home: 7 games (10/30/54 to 10/6/56) Away: 7 games (11/3/51 to 10/3/53) Conference: 9 games (11/3/51-10/3/53 - MIAC)VICTORIES IN ONE SEASON: Overall: 15 (2010 & 2008) Home: 8 (2010) Away: 9 (2008) Conference: 10 (2011, 2010, 2009 & 2008 - NSIC)MARGINS OF VICTORY UMD: 71 points — UMD 71, Minnesota-Morris 0 (9/17/01 in Duluth) OPP: 54 points — St. John's 60, UMD 6 (9/28/63 in Duluth)

*NSIC record

ANNUAL NCAA DIVISION II STATISTICAL CHAMPIONSINDIVIDUAL

Player Catergory Year Avg./TotalMike Petrich Interceptions 1987 0.82 ipgAmory Bodin Scoring 1980 11.6 ppgTed McKnight Rushing Yardage 1976 148.2 ypgTerry Egerdahl Punt Return Yardage 1975 27.7 ypr

TEAMYear Catergory Avg./Total2012 Third Down Percentage 54.84 percent 2010 Scoring Defense 12.7 ppg 2005 Kickoff Return Yardage 26.8 ypr1980 Scoring Offense 35.4 ppg1980 Scoring Defense 7.6 ppg1980 Rushing Offense 307.3 ypg1977 Scoring Defense 7.8 ppg1974 Scoring Defense 5.6 ppg

Note: UMD also holds one other NCAA II record: Most Blocked Field Goals in One Game: 4 vs. Winona State on Nov. 4, 2000 -- all in the fourth quarter

Running back Amory Bodin and the 1980 Bulldogs ranked first in the NCAA Division II in both scoring offense and scoring defense -- one of only two schools to ever accomplish that feat. Bodin finished that year

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RUSHES Game: 41 — Sam Hardwig vs. Minnesota- Morris (10/23/95) Season: 269 — Corey Veech (1986) Career: 606 — Corey Veech (1983-86)RUSHING YARDAGE Game: 236 — Erik Conner vs. Bemidji State (10/21/00) Season: 1,808 — Isaac Odim (2009) Career: 4,242 — Isaac Odim (2008-010)RUSHING YARD AVERAGE Game: 15.4 (11/169) — Isaac Odim vs. MSU-Moorhead (10/2/10) Season: 7.3 (224/1,638) — Isaac Odim (2008) Career: 7.2 (589/4,242) — Isaac Odim (2008-10)TOUCHDOWNS BY RUSHING Game: 6 — Ted McKnight vs. Southwest Minnesota State (10/16/76)* Season: 29 by Isaac Odim (2009) Career: 72 — Isaac Odim (2008-10)100+ YARDS RUSHING GAMES Season: 12 — Isaac Odim (2008) Career: 25 — Isaac Odim (2008-10) Consecutive: 12 — Isaac Odim (2009) PASS ATTEMPTS Game: 64 — Ted Schlafke vs. North Dakota (11/12/05) Season: 490 — Ted Schlafke (2005) Career: 1,692 — Ted Schlafke (2005-08) Without an Interception: 133 — Trevor Theelke (1996)PASS COMPLETIONS Game: 37 — Ted Schlafke vs. St. Cloud State (11/10/07) Season: 305 — Ted Schlafke (2005) Career: 1,055— Ted Schlafke (2005-08) Consecutive: 15 — Ricky Fritz vs. Winona State (11/6/99)PASS COMPLETION PERCENTAGE Game: 1.000 (8/8) — Erik Anderson vs. Minnesota-Morris (9/17/01) Season: .657 (46/70) — Cash Langeness (2003) Career: .624 (1,055/1,692) — Ted Schlafke (2005-08)

PASSING YARDAGE Game: 457 — Ted Schlafke vs. South Dakota (10/29/05) Season: 3,335 — Ted Schlafke (2005) Career:11,587 — Ted Schlafke (2005-08)TOUCHDOWN PASSES Game: 6 by Ted Schlafke vs. South Dakota (10/29/05) and by Ricky Fritz vs. MSU-Moorhead (10/12/02) and Bemidji State (10/27/01) Season: 35 — Ted Schlafke (2008) Career: 106 — Ted Schlafke (2005-08) Consecutive Games with a Touchdown Pass: 18 — Ted Schlafke (9/27/05-10/7/06)PASS RECEPTIONS Game: 12 — Tim Battaglia vs. Bemidji State (10/27/01) Season: 77 — Vinny Flury (2005) Career: 189 — Tim Battaglia (2000-2003) Consecutive Games with a Pass Reception: 40 — D.J. Winfield (9/28/08-11/27/10) PASS RECEPTION YARDAGE Game: 249 — Tim Battaglia vs. Concordia-St. Paul (10/25/03) Season: 1,201 — D.J. Winfield (2008) Career: 3,585 — Tim Battaglia (2000-2003)PASS RECEPTION YARD AVERAGE Game: 35.1 (7/246) — Steve Battaglia vs. Concordia-St.Paul (10/7/00) Season: 27.7 (14/388) — Gene Giles (1982) Career: 22.9 (42/916) — Mike Petrich (1985-87, 89)PASS RECEPTION TOUCHDOWNS Game: 5 — Tim Battaglia vs. MSU-Moorhead (10/12/02)* Season: 19 — Tim Battaglia (2002) Career: 38 — Tim Battaglia (2000-2003) Consecutive Games with a Touchdown Reception: 8 — Greg Aker (9/17/05-11/5/05)ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Game: 354 — Isaac Odim vs. Concordia-St. Paul (8/29/09) Season: 2,496 — Isaac Odim (2009) Career: 5,593 — Isaac Odim (2008-10)

PASSES INTERCEPTED Game: 7 — Jim Malosky, Jr. vs. Southwest Minnesota State (11/7/87) Season: 17 — Ted Schlafke (2005) Career: 53 — Ted Schlafke (2005-08) and Ricky Fritz (1998-2002)TOTAL PLAYS Game: 84 — Ted Schlafke vs. St. Cloud State (11/10/07) Season: 631 — Ted Schlafke (2007) Career: 2,237 — Ted Schlafke (2005-08)TOTAL YARDAGE Game: 508 — Ted Schlafke vs. St. Cloud State (11/5/05) Season: 3,591# — Ted Schlafke (2005) Career: 13,021 — Ted Schlafke (2008)INTERCEPTIONS Game: 3 — by Eight Bulldogs (including Mike Petrich three times) Season: 9 — Chris Westberg (1988) and Mike Petrich (1987) Career: 19 — Mike Petrich (1985-87, 89) and Scott Claflin (1983-86)INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDAGE Game: 144 — Chris Westberg vs. Minnesota- Morris (10/1/88) Season: 278 — Chris Westberg (1988) Career: 363 — Mike Petrich (1985-87, 89)PASS BREAKUPS Game: 4 — by Brandon Wood vs. Northern Sate (10/10/09) Season: 15 — Marcus Davis (2005) Career: 28 — Brandon Wood (2006-09)PUNTS Game: 12 — Steve Kragseth vs. Northern Michigan (9/10/83) Season: 69 — John Olson (1970) Career: 215 — Luke Radke (2004-07)PUNTING YARDAGE Game: 481 — Steve Kragseth vs. Northern Michigan (9/10/83) Season: 2,809 — John Olson (1970) Career: 7,907 — Luke Radke (2004-07)PUNTING AVERAGE Game: 51.0 (4/204)— Luke Radke vs. South Dakota (9/15/07) Season: 43.0 — Amory Bodin (1977) Career: 39.6 — Amory Bodin (1976-78, 1980)

Mike PetrichTed McKnight

Cash Langeness

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David Nadeau

PUNT RETURNS Game: 8 — Corey Veech vs. Bemidji State (11/2/85) Season: 39 — Cash Langeness (2002) Career: 91 — Cash Langeness (2000-03)PUNT RETURN YARDAGE Game: 106 — Cash Langeness vs. Southwest Minnesota State (9/20/03) Season: 360 — Terry Egerdahl (1975) Career: 843 — Cash Langeness (2000-03)PUNT RETURN AVERAGE Game: 52.0 — Ted McKnight vs. MSU- Moorhead (11/6/76) Season: 27.7 — Terry Egerdahl (1975) Career: 11.3 — Terry Egerdahl (1972-75)KICKOFF RETURNS Game: 8 — Erik Hanson vs. St. Cloud State (9/11/99) Season: 29 — Erik Hanson (1999) Career: 77 — Cash Langeness (2000-03)KICKOFF RETURN YARDAGE Game: 179 — Erik Hanson vs. MSU-Mankato (9/4/99) Season: 719 — Marcus Davis (2005) Career: 2,123 — Cash Langeness (2000-03)KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE Game: 44.8 (4/179) — Erik Hanson vs. MSU- Mankato (9/4/99) Season: 35.9 (13/467) — Isaac Odim (2009) Career: 27.6 (23/724) — Isaac Odim (2008-10)TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS Game: 6* — Ted McKnight vs. Southwest Minnesota State (10/16/76) Season: 33 — Isaac Odim (2009) Career: 82 — Isaac Odim (2008-210)POINTS Game: 36* — Ted McKnight vs. Southwest Minnesota State (10/16/76) Season: 198 — Isaac Odim (2009) Career: 492 — Isaac Odim (2008-10)

EXTRA POINTS (1) MADE Game: 10 — Chad Gerlach vs. Minnesota- Crookston (9/28/02) and vs. Waldorf College (10/04/03) Season: 74 — David Nadeau (2010) Career: 258 — David Nadeau (2008-11 ) Consecutive: 75 — David Nadeau (10/30/10-12/3/11)EXTRA POINTS (1) ATTEMPTED Game: 11 — Chad Gerlach vs. Minnesota- Crookston (9/28/02) Season: 78 — David Nadeau (2010) Career: 271 — David Nadeau (2008-11)

FIELD GOALS MADE Game: 4 — David Nadeau vs. Bemidji State (9/24/11) and Mark Holsten vs. Southwest Minnesota State (9/29/84) Season: 15 — David Nadeau (2010) Career: 44 — David Nadeau (2008-11) Consecutive 12 - David Nadeau (10/30/10- 12/18/10)FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Game: 5 — Britt Bauman vs. Upper Iowa (10/25/04) Season: 18 —David Nadeau (2010) Career: 60— David Nadeau (2008-11)POINTS BY A PLACEKICKER Game: 14 — David Nadeau vs. Mary (9/27/08) and Chad Gerlach vs. Bemidji State (11/2/02) Season: 119 — David Nadeau (2010) Career: 390— David Nadeau (2008-11)TOTAL TACKLES Game: 18 — Brian Potocnik vs. Northern State (9/26/92) Season: 108 — Marc Achterkirch (1994) Career: 323 — Tyler Yelk (2005-08)QUARTERBACK SACKS Game: 4.5 — Sean Callahan vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire (9/15/90) Season: 15 — Russ Rabe (2003) Career: 29 — Russ Rabe (2001-04)GAMES PLAYED Season: 15 — By Many (2010 and 2008) Career: 57 — Cody Eich & Rob Huberty (2008-11) Consecutive: 57 - Cody Eich & Rob Huberty (2008-11) GAMES STARTED Season: 15 — By Many (2010 and 2008) Career: 54 —Garth Heikkinen (2009-12) Consecutive: 54 —Garth Heikkinen (2009-12)

#NCAA II freshman record *NSIC Record

Isaac Odim Marc Achterkirch D.J. Winfield

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ALL-TIME BULLDOG BESTS

SINGLE-GAME BESTSRUSHING YARDS Att Yds TD1. Erik Conner vs. Bemidji State (10/21/00) 23 236 22. Ted McKnight vs. Southwest Minnesota State (10/16/76) 17 235 63. Ted McKnight vs. Wisconsin-Superior (9/11/76) 16 232 44. Ted McKnight vs. Bemidji State (10/23/76) 17 229 45. Isaac Odim vs. Northern State (10/10/09) 28 228 36. Chase Vogler vs. Northern State (11/10/12) 22 224 57. Dave Rufledt vs. Concordia-St. Paul (10/25/03) 24 219 58. Eric Rajala vs. MSU-Moorhead (11/3/90) 24 216 19. Erik Conner vs. Minnesota-Morris (10/25/97) 23 213 310. Ted McKnight vs. Michigan Tech (11/6/76) 30 210 311. Joe Russell vs. MSU-Moorhead (9/18/04) 31 210 212. Sam Hardwig vs. Minnesota-Morris (10/28/95) 41 208 313. Jack Martinsen vs. MSU-Mankato (10/26/77) 36 207 314. Tom Murray vs. Michigan Tech (9/18/87) 29 203 115. Bill Shaugnessy vs. Minnesota-Morris (10/17/98) 20 202 2PASSING YARDS Att Comp Int Yds TD1. Ted Schlafke vs. South Dakota (10/29/05) 46 31 1 457 62. Ted Schlafke vs. St. Cloud State (11/5/05) 52 34 4 430 53. Ricky Fritz vs. Concordia-St. Paul (10/7/00) 49 24 3 413 34. Ricky Fritz vs. MSU-Moorhead (10/12/02) 27 19 1 379 65. Ted Schlafke vs. St. Cloud State (11/10/07) 57 37 1 350 06. Ted Schlafke vs. MSU-Moorhead (9/17/05) 34 28 1 347 47. Ted Schlafke vs. MSU-Mankato (10/13/07) 57 32 2 340 18. Ted Schlafke vs. Nebraska-Omaha (10/8/05) 47 31 1 338 49. Ted Schlafke vs. Nebraska-Omaha (10/20/07) 48 29 0 332 210. Ricky Fritz vs. Northwest Missouri State (11/23/02) 43 18 2 330 4TOTAL OFFENSE TP Yds TD1. Ted Schlafke vs. St. Cloud State (11/5/05) 73 508 52. Ted Schlafke vs. South Dakota (10/29/05) 58 504 63. Ted Schlafke vs. St. Cloud State (11/10/07) 84 495 14. Ricky Fritz vs. Concordia-St. Paul (10/7/00) 54 410 3 5. Chase Vogler vs. Concordia-St. Paul (9/15/12) 36 396 56. Cash Langeness vs. Concordia-St. Paul (10/25/03) 31 395 37. Ted Schlafke vs. Missouri Western (9/8/07) 51 389 38. Ricky Fritz vs. MSU-Moorhead (10/12/02) 29 380 69. Chase Vogler vs. Missouri Western (11/17/12) 49 379 29. Ted Schlafke vs. Western Washington (9/29/07) 50 379 3PASS RECEPTIONS No Yds TD1. Tim Battaglia vs. Bemidji State (10/27/01) 12 194 41. Greg Aker vs. South Dakota (9/16/06) 12 105 11. Brandan Anson vs. Western Washington (9/29/07) 12 101 21. Brad Foss vs. St. Cloud State (11/10/07) 12 99 05. Brandan Anson vs. MSU-Mankato (10/13/07) 11 113 05. Jeff Wenngatz vs. MSU-Moorhead (11/14/98) 11 109 05. Brandan Anson vs. Nebraska-Omaha (10/20/07) 11 80 08. Tim Battaglia vs. Concordia-St. Paul (10/25/03) 10 249 28. Tim Battaglia vs. MSU-Moorhead (10/12/02) 10 228 58. Greg Aker vs. South Dakota (10/29/05) 10 185 48. Greg Aker vs. Nebraska-Omaha (10/8/05) 10 173 38. D.J. Winfield vs. Mary (9/25/08) 10 172 18. Tim Battaglia vs. South Dakota (9/13/03) 10 145 0

SINGLE-SEASON BESTSRUSHING YARDS Att Yds Loss Net Avg TD1. Isaac Odim (2009) 259 1,845 37 1,808 7.0 292. Isaac Odim (2008) 224 1,655 17 1,638 7.3 263. Ted McKnight (1976) 220 1,524 42 1,482 6.7 224. Corey Veech (1986) 269 1,419 42 1,377 5.1 195. Dave Rufledt (2003) 176 1,256 38 1,218 6.9 216. Brad Foss (2010) 202 1,188 37 1,151 5.7 127. Amory Bodin (1980) 175 1,102 45 1,057 6.0 188. Amory Bodin (1978) 183 1,002 45 957 5.2 79. Dave Rufledt (2002) 211 1,010 63 947 4.5 910. Erik Conner (2000) 212 994 58 936 4.4 2PASSING YARDS Att Comp Int Pct Yds TD 1. Ted Schlafke (2005) 490 305 17 .622 3,335 332. Ted Schlafke (2008) 328 213 10 .649 3,018 353. Ricky Fritz (2002) 287 160 12 .557 2,760 344. Ted Schlafke (2007) 455 285 11 .626 2,698 225. Ted Schlafke (2006) 419 256 15 .601 2,536 166. Ricky Fritz (2000) 319 145 13 .455 2,315 227. Chase Vogler (2012) 264 169 7 .640 2,307 198. Ricky Fritz (2001) 254 135 15 .531 2,133 269. Chase Vogler (2010) 205 127 3 .620 1,913 1710. Chase Vogler (2011) 280 179 7 .639 1,873 13

#NCAA II freshman record

Erik Conner

Tim Battaglia

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TOTAL OFFENSE TP Rush Pass Yds TD1. Ted Schlafke (2005) 625# 256 3,335 3,591# 352. Ted Schlafke (2008) 461 495 3,198 3,513 423. Chase Vogler (2012) 399 893 2,307 3,200 364. Ted Schlafke (2007) 631 500 2,698 3,198 245. Ricky Fritz (2002) 361 295 2,760 3,055 396. Chase Vogler (2010) 350 905 1,913 2,818 247. Ted Schalfke (2006) 520 183 2,536 2,719 178. Ricky Fritz (2000) 414 317 2,315 2,632 249. Chase Vogler (2011) 452 646 1,873 2,519 1910. Ricky Fritz (2001) 331 293 2,133 2,426 29PASS RECEPTIONS No Yds Avg TD1. Vinny Flury (2005) 77 867 11.3 52. D.J. Winfield (2008) 71 1,201 16.9 143. Brandan Anson (2007) 69 586 8.5 34. Greg Aker (2006) 68 675 9.9 45. Greg Aker (2005) 67 1,005 15.0 156. Tim Battaglia (2003) 60 1,119 18.6 87. Steve Battaglia (2002) 60 988 16.5 98. Tim Battaglia (2002) 55 1,166 21.2 199. Steve Battaglia (2001) 55 940 17.1 1210. Jeff Wenngatz (1998) 53 758 14.3 6SCORING TD EP-1 EP-2 FG Pts1. Isaac Odim (2009) 33 0 0 0 1982. Isaac Odim (2008) 30 0 0 0 1803. Ted McKnight (1976) 24 0 0 0 1444. Dave Rufledt (2003) 22 0 0 0 1325. Corey Veech (1986) 20 0 1 0 1226. David Nadeau (2011) 0 74 0 15 1197. Tim Battaglia (2002) 19 0 1 0 1167. Amory Bodin (1980) 19 0 1 0 1169. Isaac Odim (2010) 19 0 0 0 11410. John Nachtsheim (1961) 17 0 5 0 112

CAREER BESTSRUSHING YARDS Att. Yds Loss Net Avg TD1. Isaac Odim (2008-10) 589 4,313 71 4,242 7.2 722. Dave Rufledt (2001-04) 648 3,479 151 3,228 5.1 473. Brad Foss (2007-10) 531 3,101 100 3,001 5.6 304. Ted McKnight (1973-76) 502 3,067 110 2,957 5.9 475. Chase Vogler (2009-12) 525 3,405 502 2,903 5.5 396. Corey Veech (1983-86) 606 2,904 136 2,768 4.6 307. Amory Bodin (1976-78, '80) 498 2,782 120 2,662 5.4 258. Tom Stoll (1978-81) 501 2,694 64 2,630 5.2 279. Boyd Hanson (1979-82) 509 2,618 43 2,575 5.1 3610. Terry Egerdahl (1972-75) 604 2,686 121 2,565 4.2 22PASSING YARDS Att Comp Pct Int Yds TD1. Ted Schlafke (2005-08) 1,692 1,055 .624 53 11,591 1062. Ricky Fritz (1998-2002) 1,090 547 .502 53 8,711 903. Chase Vogler (2009-12) 938 593 .632 26 7,583 59 4. Trevor Theelke (1995-98) 563 284 .504 16 4,175 325. Bruce Grant (1980-83) 482 254 .527 23 3,690 366. Jim Malosky (1984-87) 455 212 .465 34 2,866 417. Ray Norsted (1962-65) 447 179 .400 28 2,321 238. David Floysand (1992-95) 349 141 .404 27 2,147 159. Doug Lien (1974-77) 273 129 .473 20 1,847 2110. Wally Fontaine (1955-59) 250 112 .448 22 1,795 12TOTAL OFFENSE TP Rush Pass Yds TD1. Ted Schlafke (2005-08) 2,237 1,434 11,587 13,021 1182. Chase Vogler (2009-12) 1,463 2,903 7,583 10,486 983. Ricky Fritz (1998-2002) 1,464 1,215 8,711 9,926 1044. Trevor Theelke (1995-98) 843 1,021 4,175 5,196 535. Isaac Odim (2008- 10) 589 4,242 0 4,242 726. Bruce Grant (1980-83) 628 199 3,690 3,887 437. Jim Malosky (1984-87) 781 824 2,866 3,690 588. Dave Rufledt (2001-04) 648 3,228 0 3,228 479. Brad Foss (2007-10) 531 3,001 0 3,001 3010. Ted McKnight (1973-76) 502 2,957 0 2,957 30PASS RECEPTIONS No. Yards Avg. TD 1. Tim Battaglia (2000-03) 189 3,685 19.5 382. Steve Battaglia (1999-2002) 182 3,037 16.7 333. Greg Aker (2003-06) 178 2,211 12.4 254. D.J. Winfield (2007-10) 170 2,896 17.0 275. Tony Doherty (2005-08) 148 1,861 12.6 156. Terry Egerdahl (1972-75) 111 1,425 12.8 127. Jeff Wenngatz (1996-99) 107 1,616 15.1 128. Vinny Flury (2004-05) 102 1,075 10.5 69. Steve Graham (1980-83) 101 1,224 12.1 910. Noah Pauley (2007-10) 100 1,138 11.4 9

DEFENSIVE LEADERS (CAREER)

TOTAL TACKLES No.1. Tyler Yelk (DB; 2005-08) 3232. Robbie Aurich (LB; 2006-10) 3103. Cameron Harper (DB; 2009-12) 2824. Kevin Westbrock (DB; 1998-01) 2775. Jim Johnson (DB; 2005-08) 2766. Marc Achterkirch (LB; 1991-94) 2617. Jeff Sajdak (DB; 1982-85) 2578. Kiel Fechtelkotter (LB; 2007-10) 2559. Cody Eich (DB; 2008-11) 24910. Craig Potocnik (LB; 1984-87) 240 Nate Fears (LB; 2004-07) 240SACKS No.1. Russ Rabe (LB/DE; 2001-04) 29.02. Sean Callahan (LB; 1988-91) 22.53. Geoff Fischer (DE; 2001-04) 21.54. Rob Huberty (LB; 2008-11) 18.5 Cody Ahmann (LB;2004-07) 18.56. Nate Davis (DT; 1999-02) 17.0 Scott Concannon (DE; 1986-89) 17.0 Steve Ahlers (DE; 1982-84) 17.08. Mark Turcott (DT; 1983-86) 16.010. Kevin Pexa (DE; 2006-09) 14.0 Mark Adler (DE; 1989-92) 14.0 Tom Rapps (DE; 1982-85) 14.0INTERCEPTIONS No.1. Mike Petrich (1985-87, ‘89) 19 Scott Claflin (1983-86) 193. Jim Crawford (1979-81) 174. Jason Wolf (1989-92) 15 Chris Westberg (1986-90) 156. Tim Garceau (2003-06) 14 Cash Langeness (2000-03) 14 Tom Lawrence (1978-81) 149. Mark Callaway (1986-89) 1310. Jim Johnson (2005-08) 12 Tim Visina (1979-81) 12

DEFENSIVE LEADERS (SEASON)

TOTAL TACKLES UT AT TT1. Marc Achterkirch (LB; 1994) 55 53 108 2. Kevin Westbrock (DB; 2000) 64 43 1073. Kiel Fechtelkotter (LB; 2010) 43 62 1054. Craig Potocnik (LB; 1984) 39 64 1035. Colby Ring (LB; 2011) 51 50 101 Robbie Aurich (LB; 2008) 57 44 1017. Brian DeDominces (DB; 1997) 63 37 1008. Cody Eich (DB; 2011) 47 46 93 Robbie Aurich (LB; 2009) 53 40 93 Brian Potocnik (LB; 1992) 40 53 93SACKS No.1. Russ Rabe (DE; 2003) 15.02. Steve Ahlers (DE; 1984) 12.03. Geoff Fischer (DE; 2004) 10.54. Nate Davis (DE; 2002) 9.55. Nate Miller (DT; 1997) 9.0 Sean Callahan (LB; 1991) 9.07. Cody Ahmann (LB; 2005) 8.0 Russ Rabe (LB; 2004) 8.0 Chad Stoskopf (DE; 1993) 8.010. Rob Huberty (LB; 2010) 7.5 Kevin Pexa (DE; 2009) 7.5 Ben Loth (LB; 2008) 7.5 Jeff Holubar (DE; 1998) 7.5 Sean Callahan (LB; 1990) 7.5INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds TD1. Chris Westberg (1988) 9 278 2 Mike Petrich (1987) 9 151 13. Scott Claflin (1986) 8 74 0 Kelly Fleissner (1977) 8 71 05. Tim Garceau (2004) 7 98 0 Jim Crawford (1981) 7 64 0 7. Cole Strilzuk (2008) 6 241 1 Cash Langeness (2001) 6 66 1 Jason Wolf (1990) 6 53 0 Dale Roehl (1990) 6 37 0 Scott Claflin (1985) 6 30 0Note: Tackle statisitics are not available before 1981; interceptions before 1976.

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UMD VS. ALL-TIME OPPONENTS/LONGEST PLAYS

Opponent W L T First Meeting Last MeetingAugsburg College 15 10 0 1951 UMD, 16-3 (1975)Augustana College (S.D.) 7 2 0 2004 UMD, 42-34 (2012)Bemidji State 41 10 1 1931 UMD. 30-0 (2012)California U. (Pa.) 1 0 0 2008 UMD, 45-7 (2008)Central Missouri State 0 1 0 2001 CMS, 48-17 (2001)Central Washington 2 2 0 2006 UMD, 35-10 (2010)Chadron State 3 0 0 2004 UMD, 20-10 (2008)Colorado State-Pueblo 1 0 0 2011 UMD, 24-21 (2011)Concordia College (Moorhead) 10 13 2 1950 UMD, 10-6 (1975)Concordia-St. Paul 9 3 0 1999 UMD, 70-24 (2012)Delta State 1 0 0 2010 UMD, 20-17 (2010)Duluth Junior College 3 1 1 1930 UMD, 13-7 (1946)Emporia State 2 0 0 1954 UMD, 13-7 (1955)Eveleth Junior College 2 2 0 1930 UMD, 21-6 (1939)Grand Valley State 1 1 0 2008 GVS, 24-10 (2009)Gustavus Adolphus 8 15 1 1951 UMD, 28-0 (1975)Hamline University 17 6 1 1951 UMD, 38-6 (1975)Hibbing Junior College 3 0 0 1935 UMD, 19-7 (1939)Humboldt State 0 0 1 1990 Tie, 7-7 (1990)Idaho State 1 0 0 1994 ISU, 29-24 (1994)Itasca Junior College 0 0 1 1930 Tie, 0-0 (1930)Luther College (Iowa) 1 0 0 1988 UMD, 24-0 (1988)Macalester College 18 5 1 1950 UMD, 13-7 (1975)U. of Mary 6 0 0 2006 UMD, 53-14 (2012)Michigan Tech 13 3 0 1947 UMD, 32-3 (1993)Minnesota (Junior Varsity) 0 2 0 1948 UMJV, 26-13 (1949)Minnesota-Crookston 9 1 0 1999 UMD, 38-14 (2012)Minnesota-Morris 22 5 1 1974 UMD, 44-6 (2002)Minnesota State-Mankato 20 13 1 1932 UMD, 31-19 (2011)Minnesota State-Moorhead 33 17 4 1932 UMD, 45-14 (2012)Minot State 1 0 0 2012 UMD, 44-6 (2012)Missouri Western State 1 1 0 2007 UMD, 47-18 (2008) Montana 0 1 0 1995 UM, 54-6 (1995)Montana State 0 3 0 1991 MSU, 37-0 (1996)Nebraska-Kearney 1 0 0 2009 UMD, 42-7 (2009)Nebraska-Omaha 1 3 0 2004 UNO, 42-17 (2007)North Dakota 0 8 0 1963 UND, 31-14 (2007)North Dakota State 0 1 0 1965 NDSU, 55-8 (1965)Northwest Missouri State 2 1 0 2002 UMD, 17-13 (2010)Northern Arizona 0 2 0 1992 NAU, 40-6 (1997)Northern Iowa 0 1 1 2005 UNI, 49-14 (2005)Northern Michigan 1 11 0 1961 NMU, 24-14 (1998)Northern State (S.D.) 20 10 0 1980 UMD, 49-31 (2012)Northland College 3 2 0 1930 UMD, 31-0 (1947)Northwestern College (Iowa) 3 0 0 1980 UMD, 69-0 (1986)Portland State 0 1 0 1994 PSU, 35-21 (1994)Saginaw Valley State 1 0 0 2011 UMD, 30-27 (2011)St. Cloud State 21 24 0 1933 SCSU, 51-49 (2012)St. Francis (Ill.) 0 2 0 1991 CSF, 42-17 (1992)St. John’s (Minn.) 11 19 0 1936 UMD, 30-7 (1983)St. Mary’s College (Minn.) 4 0 0 1950 UMD, 27-6 (1954)St. Olaf College 2 1 0 1950 UMD, 14-6 (1975)St. Thomas (Minn.) 15 8 1 1950 UMD, 20-0 (1977)U. of Sioux Falls 0 0 0 -- --South Dakota 3 4 0 2001 USD, 36-22 (2007)South Dakota State 1 1 0 1966 UMD, 12-7 (1967)Southwest Minnesota State 26 5 1 1976 UMD, 45-20 (2012)Truman (Northeast Missouri) State 0 1 0 1983 TSU, 20-19 (1983)Upper Iowa 4 0 0 2004 UMD, 49-22 (2011)Virginia Junior College 2 3 0 1930 UMD, 18-0 (1934)Waldorf College 1 0 0 2003 UMD, 73-6 (2003)Wayne State (Mich.) 0 1 0 2011 WSC, 31-25 (2011)Wayne State (Neb.) 10 1 0 1993 WSC, 7-0 (2011)Western Washington 2 0 0 2006 UMD, 22-14 (2007)Winona State 32 10 0 1931 UMD, 38-16 (2012)Wisconsin-Eau Claire 6 2 0 1937 UWEC, 28-14 (1998)Wisconsin-La Crosse 1 2 0 1996 UWL, 34-13(2004)Wisconsin-Milwaukee 0 1 0 1971 UWM, 13-0 (1971)Wisconsin-Platteville 1 0 0 1984 UMD, 10-0 (1984)Wisconsin-River Falls 1 0 0 1994 UMD, 17-14 (1994)Wisconsin-Stout 2 3 1 1938 UWS, 17-15 (2000)Wisconsin-Superior 37 12 6 1931 UMD, 42-6 (1989)Totals 465 258 24

Boldface Indicates 2013 Opponents

LONGEST PLAYS BY A BULLDOGRun: 98 yards by Dick LeBeau vs. Hamline U. (10/27/62)Pass: 94 yards from Joe Beaupre to Mike Petrich vs. Wisconsin-Superior (9/3/88) Punt: 81 yards by Greg Valaskey vs. Northern Arizona (11/14/92)Field Goal: 55 yards by David Nadeau vs. Mary (10/15/11)Punt Return: 100 yards by Bob Naslund vs. St. Thomas (10/29/60)Kickoff Return: 95 yards by Cash Langeness vs. St. Cloud State (9/9/00) and vs. Southwest State (9/23/00) 95 yards by Ed Lundstrom vs. Gustavus Adolphus (10/1/60)Interception Return: 99 yards by Chris Westberg vs. Minnesota-Morris (10/1/88) 99 yards by Gene Giles vs. Wisconsin- Superior (9/5/81) Fumble Return: 99 yards by Jim Johnson vs. St. Cloud State (10/18/2008)

Joe Beaupre

Gene Giles

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UMD YEARLY RECORDS

(OVERALL) (CONFERENCE)

Frank Kovach

#interim coaches *Later forfeited entire season

Lloyd Peterson

Jim Malosky

Kyle “Bubba” Schweigert

Bob Nielson

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BULLDOGS IN THE NCAA PLAYOFFS

BEARCATS OUTLAST BULLDOGS 45-41 IN NCAA II PLAYOFF THRILLER Bob Nielson couldn’t have put it any better. “It was one of those shoot out games where it seemed whoever had the last possession would win,” said the third-year University of Minnesota Duluth after Jeromy Scaggs’ three-yard touchdown with just 31 seconds remaining rallied Northwest Missouri State University to a 45-41 win over his Bulldogs in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs. “I liked the way we hung in right to the end and battled back -- especially in the third quarter. Ultimately, I guess we just gave them too much time to work with on their final drive.” The 2002 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference champion Bulldogs, who were making their first-ever NCAA II postseason appearance, finished their memorable season with an 11-1 overall record. Defense took a back seat in Saturday’s game as the two teams combined for 1,032 yards of total offense. (579-453 in favor of Northwest Missouri State). UMD senior quarterback Rick Fritz, appearing in his school-record 47th game, threw for 330 yards and four touchdowns while completing 18 of 43 passes. Junior wide receiver Tim Battaglia had seven receptions for 159 yards including a 66-yard score that put UMD up 41-38 -- only its second lead of the afternoon -- with 3:02 left in regulation. However, the Bearcats, ranked fourth in the latest AFCA Top 25 poll, put together a six-play, 61-yard drive that ended with Scagg’s winning score. The Bulldogs got on the board first 10:31 into the opening quarter when Fritz and sophomore wide receiver Chris Kuhl hooked up on a 16-yard touchdown strike. The 12-0 Bearcats then responded with 17 unanswered points to take a 17-10 lead into the locker room at intermission Junior placekicker Chad Gerlach kicked two field goals in the setback, in-cluding a career-best 47-yarder just before halftime, while junior cornerback Cash Langeness returned a fumble 55 yards for one of six third quarter touch-downs the two teams scored. Sophomore running back Dave Rufledt rushed 13 times for 36 yards to lead the Bulldogs, who were held to 123 yards on the ground but did hold a slight edge in time of possession (31:15 to 28:45).

UMDvs.

North Dakota

November 12, 2005Grand Forks, N.D.

UMD GROUNDED BY NORTH DAKOTA IN NCAA II PLAYOFF LOSS The University of Minnesota Duluth literally threw everything it had at the University of North Dakota, and, in the end, it wasn’t quite enough as the host Fighting Sioux pulled out a hard-fought 23-12 victory in an NCAA Division II playoffs opener. “We laid it on the field today and I’m proud of my guys,” said UMD head coach Kyle “Bubba” Schweigert. “In the end, we had a difficult time moving the ball with any consistency against a very good defensive team.” Ted Schlafke was involved in all but one of UMD’s offensive plays in the setback, tying an NCAA II playoff record with 64 pass attempts and rushing 14 times (for a minus 12 yards). The freshman quarterback completed 34 passes for 295 yards and one touchdown while directing UMD’s no-huddle offense which was, with the exception of a handful of plays, void of any running backs. “They brought a lot of pressure from different spots and we had to adjust,” said Schlafke, who became the first quarterback in 16 years to lead the Bull-dogs in rushes (135). “We put up 101 points in our previous two games com-bined and we really expected to do the same kind of thing offensively today.” Following the opening kickoff, the Bulldogs mounted a 14-play, 68-yard drive which took them down to the Sioux seven-yard line. A 24–yard field goal by Britt Baumann was nullified by an illegal procedure penalty and his ensuing try from 29 yards sailed wide right. On North Dakota’s first play from scrimmage, wide receiver Weston Dressler ran 39 yards which led to an eventual 39-yard field goal by Jeff Glas four min-utes into the opening quarter. The Sioux proceeded to start the second quarter with a three-yard touchdown run by Chris Beatty to go up 10-0. A little more than five minutes later, Schlafke threw a 26-yard pass to Ross Schumacher for the sophomore wide receiver’s second touchdown reception of the season. The snap on the extra point try was muffed, making it 10-6 in UND’s favor. Reed Manke’s scored what wound up being the final touchdown of the afternoon with 4:22 remaining in the second quarter when he plowed in from two yards out to give North Dakota a 17-6 lead at halftime. Each team booted a pair of second half field goals -- Baumann hit from 35 and 37 yards while Glas countered with a 37- and 24-yarder to make it a 23-12 final. Sophomore wide receiver Vinny Flury and rookie wide out Tony Doherty each had a team-high nine receptions, while Schumacher caught six passes. Flury closed out the year with a Bulldog single-season record 77 catches. UMD held a 19-18 edge in first downs but was out gained 362-282 in total yardage. “We were only a couple of plays away from being on the other side of today’s final outcome” said nose tackle Matt Hoffman , one of 10 seniors on the 2005 Bulldog roster. “Last year we had only one win in the NCC so this season was huge step for the football program.”

UMDvs.

Northwest Missouri State

November 23, 2002Maryville, Mo.

UMD 0 6 3 3 -- 12 Alerus CenterNorth Dakota 3 14 0 6 -- 23 Attendance: 5,223

Scoring Summary Team Stats UMD UNDUND - (1st) Glas 39-yd FG First Downs 19 18UND - (2nd) Beatty 3-yd run (Glas kick) Rushes/yds 15/-13 43/229UMD - (2nd) Schumacher 26-yd pass Passing yds 295 133 from Schlafke (run failed) Total Plays/yds 79/282 71/362UND - (2nd) Manke 2-yd run (Glas kick) Att-Comp-Int 34-64-2 17-28-0UMD - (3rd) Baumann 35-yd FG Fumbles-lost 2-1 3-3 UND - (4th) Glas 37-yd FG Penalties/yds 6/64 10/89UMD - (4th) Baumann 20-yd FG 3rd Down Conv. 6/21 8/16UND - (4th) - Glas 24-yd FG Poss. Time 30:12 29:48

UMD 7 3 20 11 -- 41 Rickenbrode StadiumNW Missouri State 3 14 21 7 -- 45 Attendance: 7,600

Scoring Summary Team Stats UMD NMSUUMD - (1st) Kuhl 16-yd pass from First Downs 24 29 Fritz (Gerlach kick) Rushes/yds 36/123 433/209NMSU - (1st) Ibarra 34-yd FG Passing yds 330 370 NMSU - (2nd) Rector 45-yd punt return Total Plays/yds 79/453 73/579 (Ibarra kick) Att-Comp-Int 18-43-2 24-40-2NMSU - (2nd) Roberts 2-yd run (Ibarra kick) Fumbles-lost 1-0 3-2UMD - (2nd) Gerlach 47-yd FG Penalties/yds 8/69 7/65UMD - (3rd) T. Battaglia 34-yd pass 3rd Down Conv. 4/15 5/10 Fritz (Gerlach kick) Poss. Time 31:15 28:45NMSU - (3rd) Roberts 5-yd run (Ibarra kick)UMD - (3rd) Langeness 55-yd fumble return (Gerlach kick)NMSU - (3rd) Roberts 1-yd run (Ibarra kick)UMD - (3rd) S. Battaglia 35-yd pass from Fritz (Gerlach kick)NMS - (3rd) Rector 64-yd pass from McMenamin (Ibarra kick) UMD - (4th) Gerlach 37-yd FGUMD - (4th) T. Battaglia 66-yd pass from Fritz (Fritz pass)NMSU - (4th) Scaggs 3-yd run (Ibarra kick)

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BULLDOGS GROUND EAGLES 20-10; SOAR INTO NCAA QUARTERFINALS Ted Schlafke launched his memorable college career three years ago against Chadron State College. He wasn’t about to end it against those same Eagles. The University of Minnesota Duluth senior quarterback had a hand in all three touchdowns, helping spark the No. 6 Bulldogs to a 20-10 victory over No. 12 Chadron State in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs at James S. Malosky Stadium. The win was UMD’s first ever in three lifetime NCAA playoff games and marked the first postseason home appearance in the 76-year his-tory of its storied football program. UMD, which came into the day averaging 46.2 points per game was unable to establish consistent offensive rhythm against the Eagles’ tough defense, which used a solid pass rush to prevent Schlafke from getting comfortable in the pocket. UMD failed to score in the opening 15 minutes of play for the first time this fall after racking up an NCAA II-best 164 first-quarter points. “I didn’t throw the ball great all day,” said Schlafke, who completed ten of 25 passes for a season-low 137 yards with no interceptions. “It might have been an off day for me.” Schlafke’s six-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter put the Bull-dogs ahead 7-0, a lead UMD would take into halftime. The Bulldogs went up 20-0 on a pair of third-quarter touchdowns -- a 15-yard strike from Schlafke (his 100th as collegian) to sophomore wide out Noah Pauley and Schlafke’s 3-yard scoring run. Chadron State (11-2), the three-time defending Rocky Moun-tain Athletic Conference champion, got on the scoreboard when Trevor Hyatt blocked UMD’s extra point attempt and returned it for two points. The Eagles would score on the next possession to cut the gap to 20-10, but could get no closer as the UMD defense tightened up and did not allow any fourth-quarter points. The Bulldogs again used a physical running attack to wear the Eagles down and control the clock, owning a 38:26-21:34 advantage in time of possession. Sophomore running back Isaac Odim turned in another stellar performance, rushing 25 times for 192 yards, both career highs. The Bulldogs rolled up 251 yards on the ground while holding Eagles to just eight yards on 17 attempts. “We knew coming in that they had a good defensive scheme. They move guys around and do a lot of blitzing,” said Odim. “Our preparation paid off.” UMD’s defense matched the offensive unit stride for stride. The Eagles’ of-fense was held to 70 first-half yards, and just 178 for the game. Strong safety Jim Johnson, one of 12 Bulldogs seniors who made their final collegiate home appearances Saturday, led the way with nine tackles.

UMDvs.

Grand Valley State

November 29, 2008Allendale, Mich.

ONE GRAND VICTORY! Isaac Odim’s two-yard touchdown run in the second overtime and Kiel Fech-telkotter’s ensuing interception sealed the Bulldogs’ historic 19-13 victory over No. 1 Grand Valley State University in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Divi-sion II playoffs. “This was a tremendous win against an outstanding opponent,” said UMD head coach Bob Nielson. “It wasn’t pretty at times, but we found a way to get it done. Our defense was consistent all day – they bent a little but didn’t break – and offensively we made enough of the right plays to win.” The Bulldogs found themselves trailing for the first time in 14 games when Grand Valley, which was 51-1 in its previous 52 games, took at 3-0 lead with 2:57 remaining in the first quarter on Todd Carter’s 28-yard field goal. Senior quarterback Ted Schlafke hooked up with Odim on a 16-yard scoring strike to go up 7-3 six seconds into the second quarter before Carter nailed another field goal from 36 yards out three minutes later to pull the Lakers to within one. It remained 7-6 until D.J. Winfield hauled in a 34-yard touchdown pass from Schlafke late in the third quarter, but freshman placekicker David Nadeau, who had earlier missed a 39-yard field goal, had his extra point conversion kick blocked. Grand Valley, which came into afternoon riding a 29-game home win-ning streak, sent the game into overtime on Jonn Mathews’ seven-yard scoring reception with only 66 seconds remaining in regulation. Both teams failed to score in the first overtime – Carter missed his third field goal try of the day (from 37 yards) while Schlafke was picked off on UMD’s opening play. Odim then found the end zone four plays into the Bulldogs’ next series before Fechtelkotter sealed the win with his third interception of the year at UMD’s 15-yard line. The game featured two Harlon Hill Trophy quarter finalists in Schalfke and Brad Iciek. Schlafke connected on 14 of 26 passes for 160 yards and a pair of scores but was intercepted a season-high three times. Iciek also threw three picks (doubling his previous 2008 total) and was just 13-of-46 for 160 yards. It didn’t help the Grand Valley quarterback’s stats that the Bulldogs were credited with a season-high nine pass breakups, including three by free safety Tyler Yelk. “That was the difference in the ball game -- we were able to disrupt their passing attack,” said Nielson. “Our defense has proven all year they are difficult to run against, but today we didn’t let them get anything going through the air.” UMD not only held the potent Laker offense to just one touchdown on the day, but also just 269 yards of total offense -- almost 200 yards below their season average. “Our strategy coming in was to attack on defense and those guys did a great job of doing that,” said Schlafke. “ It was great how everyone came together with a little adversity there at the end. But we were still able to pull it out in overtime, and I think that says a lot about this team.”

UMDvs.

Chadron State

November 22, 2008Duluth, Minn.

UMD 0 7 6 0 6 -- 19 Lubbers StadiumGrand Valley State 3 3 0 7 0 -- 13 Attendance: 3,548

Scoring Summary Team Stats UMD GVSUGVS - (1st) Carter 28-yd FG First Downs 17 18UMD - (2nd) Odim 16-yd pass from Rushes/yds 42/110 30/109 Schlafke (Nadeau kick) Passing yds 160 160 GVS - (2nd) Carter 36-yd FG Total Plays/yds 68/270 76/269UMD - (3rd) Winfield 34-yd pass from Att-Comp-Int 14-26-3 13-46-3 Schlafke (Nadeau kick blocked) Fumbles-lost 3-0 2-0 GVS - (4th) Matthews 7-yd pass from Penalties/yds 7/50 7/58 Iciek (Carter kick) 3rd Down Conv. 6/16 2/15UMD- (OT) - Odim 2-yd run Poss. Time 33:01 26:59 (Nadeau kick blocked)

Chadron State 0 0 10 0 -- 10 Malosky StadiumUMD 0 7 13 0 -- 20 Attendance: 1,464

Scoring Summary Team Stats CSC UMDUMD - (2nd) Schlafke 6-yd run First Downs 11 21 (Nadeau kick) Rushes/yds 17/8 57/251UMD- (3rd) Pauley 15-yd pass from Passing yds 170 137 Schlafke (Nadeau kick) Total Plays/yds 53/178 82/388UMD- (3rd) Schlafke 3-yd run Att-Comp-Int 23-36-1 10-25-0 (Nadeau kick blocked) Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-0CSC- (3rd) Trevor Hyatt PAT return Penalties/yds 6/94 8/76CSC - (3rd) Harrington 12-yd pass 3rd Down Conv. 3/12 10/20 from Treffer Poss. Time 21:34 38:26

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BULLDOGS STILL PERFECT ... AND NCAA II TITLE GAME BOUND Fourteen down, one to go. Isaac Odim scored four touchdowns and the University of Minnesota Duluth defense once again took care of business on the other side of the football while rolling to a convincing 45-7 victory over host California University of Pennsylva-nia in the NCAA Division II semifinals. “I don’t want to say that today’s game was perfect but we played pretty close to that,“ said UMD head coach Bob Nielson,. “I’m really proud of our football team and how we responded coming off the big win against (No. 1 ranked) Grand Valley State last week and played, without question, our best football game of the year.” It was a record-breaking day for Odim as the sophomore running back broke 32-year old single-season marks for rushing yardage rushing touchdowns and total touchdowns. The Rochester, Minn. native ran for 126 yards – including a 51-yard scoring jaunt which gave UMD a 31-0 third-quarter lead – on 17 carries and eclipsed the 100-yard barrier for the seventh straight game. Playing before a national television audience for the second time this fall, the Bulldogs also got touchdowns from sophomore Brad Foss (a nine-yard run) and senior wide receiver Tony Doherty (a four-yard pass reception which closed out the scoring) and a 23-yard field goal from freshman David Nadeau. UMD piled up 451 yards of total offense, 211 of which came in the first half when it jumped out to a 17-0 lead. Bulldog senior quarterback Ted Schlafke, who was making his school-record tying 46th consecutive start, connected on 12 of 21 passes for 141 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Doherty and sophomore wide out D.J. Winfield paced the Bulldogs with three receptions each. UMD came into the afternoon sporting the nation’s second toughest defense against the run and held the No. 7 Vulcans to just 56 yards (almost 150 yards below their season average) on 27 attempts. Sophomore inside linebacker Robbie Aurich was credited with game-high 11 total tackles while senior strong safety Jim Johnson had eight stops and a pair of interceptions. “The d-line was unbelievable with the pressure they put on their quarterback today,” said Johnson.”They are the ones who deserve all of the credit,” The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference champion Vulcans who were hosting their second NCAA II semifinal game in as many years, finished 12-2.

UMDvs.


December 13, 2008Florence, Ala.

SIMPLY THE BEST! Yes, defense still wins championships and for the University of Minnesota Duluth that meant claiming the most consequential title NCAA Division II foot-ball has to offer. The Bulldogs, buoyed by a defensive unit which has been nothing short of stifling all year long, put a huge exclamation mark on a season for the ages by holding off No. 3 Northwest Missouri State University 21-14 in the NCAA II championship. UMD finished the year a perfect 15-0 -- one of only three NCAA II schools to ever reach that mark. “All I can say is ‘wow,’” said UMD head coach Bob Nielson. “The kind of win we had today really speaks to the character of our football team. They never give up and are always supportive of one another, no matter what the circum-stances. Today’s game is simply a great ending to a great, great year.” For the 14th time in 15 games this season, No. 6 UMD got on the scoreboard first when senior wide receiver Tony Doherty hauled in a 38-yard touchdown catch from senior All-American quarterback Ted Schlafke with 14 seconds re-maining in the opening half. The Bulldogs extended their lead to 14-0 midway though the third quarter on a Schalfke-to-Isaac Odim scoring strike from five yards out before Odim made it 21-0 a liitle more than a minute into the fourth quarter by plowing ahead for his school-record 30th overall touchdown this fall. Northwest Missouri added a pair of scores in the last eight minutes of regu-lation – a 44-yard interception return by Aldwin Foster-Rettig and a one-yard touchdown reception by Ralphael Robinson to pull to within seven. But, on the ensuing kickoff following Robinson’s touchdown, Northwest Missouri State at-tempted an on-side kick which was smothered by Bulldog senior Luke Schale-kamp sealing UMD’s first NCAA II championship in any sport. “That touchdown just before halftime was a big momentum builder for us,” said Schlafke. “We managed the clock pretty well (by driving 75 yards on six plays in just 1:03) and the TD was on a route we actually haven’t thrown all year.” Northwest Missouri State (12-2), competing in its fourth consecutive NCAA II title game, managed just 106 yards on the ground (on 32 carries) and coughed the ball up on four occasions – two fumbles and two interceptions. The quar-terbacking tandem of Joel Osborn and Blake Bolles combined for 189 yards while completing 18 of 30 passes, but were also sacked six times – twice by seniors Ben Loth and Drew Fautsch Loth, Fautsch and the rest of the Bulldog defensive unit wound up allowing only four touchdowns during their four-game postseason run against a quartet of Top 12 clubs. “We did some really effective things with our pass rush today,” said sopho-more inside linebacker Robbie Aurich, who was credited with a game-high 13 total tackles. “I thought our defensive coordinator John Steger developed a ter-rific game plan and we just went out and executed it.”

UMDvs.

California University (Pa.)

December 6, 2008California, Pa.

UMD 7 10 14 14 -- 45 Adamson StadiumCU 0 0 7 0 -- 7 Attendance: 3,200

Scoring Summary Team Stats UMD CUUMD - (1st) Odim 1-yd run First Downs 22 15 (Nadeau kick) Rushes/yds 55/310 27/56UMD - (2nd) Odim 6-yd run Passing yds 141 185 (Nadeau kick) Total Plays/yds 76/451 64/241UMD - (2nd) Nadeau 23-yd FG Att-Comp-Int 12-21-0 18-37-3UMD - (3rd) Odim 38-yd pass from Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-1 Schlafke (Nadeau kick) Penalties/yds 4/23 3/16UMD - (3rd) Odim 51-yd run 3rd Down Conv. 8/16 2/13 (Nadeau kick) Poss. Time 35:37 24:23CU - (3rd) Jackson 6-yd pass from McCabe (Hagerman kick) UMD - (4th) Foss 9-yd run (Nadeau kick)UMD - (4th) Doherty 4-yd pass from Schlafke (Nadeau kick)

UMD 0 7 7 7 -- 21 Braly StadiumNW Missouri State 0 0 0 14 -- 14 Attendance: 6,219

Scoring Summary Team Stats UMD NMSUUMD - (2nd) Doherty 38-yd pass from First Downs 17 19 Schlafke (Nadeau kick) Rushes/yds 43/145 32/106UMD - (3rd) Odim 5-yd pass from Passing yds 128 189 Schlafke (Nadeau kick) Total Plays/yds 66/273 62/295UMD - (4th) Odim 4-yd run Att-Comp-Int 14-23-2 18-30-2 (Nadeau kick) Fumbles-lost 0-0 6-2NMSU - (4th) Foster-Rettig 44-yd Penalties/yds 1/12 3/30 interception return (Frevert kick) 3rd Down Conv. 6/15 6/12 NMSU - (4th) Robinson 1-yd pass Poss. Time 34:18 25:42 from Osborn (Frevert kick)

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UMD STRIKES EARLY AND OFTEN IN ROLLING PAST NEBRASKA-KEARNEY The University of Minnesota Duluth picked an opportune time -- the opening of the win-or-go-home postseason -- to deliver perhaps its most impressive all-around performance of 2009. Junior running back Isaac Odim rushed for three touchdowns and rookie quarterback Chase Vogler ran for one score and threw for another as Bulldogs opened their NCAA Division II national title defense by overwhelming the Uni-versity of Nebraska-Kearney 42-7 in a second round playoff clash at James S. Malosky Stadium. “We played our best game of the year and I knew we would have to,” said UMD head coach Bob Nielson. “I was very pleased with the way we executed both offensively and defensively. I thought our defense was outstanding from start to finish and Chase did an exceptional job at managing the offense.” The No. 4 Bulldogs jumped out to a 28-0 halftime lead (getting 14 of those points off Loper turnovers) before adding a pair of third-quarter touchdowns to put the game away. Odim, one of nine finalists for the 2009 Harlon ll Tro-phy, eclipsed the 100-yard rushing barrier for the 12th time in 12 games this season, rolling up 102 yards on 17 carries. In the process, he became UMD’s all-time rushing leader with 3,379 yards. His backfield mate, junior Brad Foss, rushed 18 times for another 103 yards against a Loper club which had given up an average of just 83.2 yards per game on the ground heading into the day. It marked the fourth game this year that both members of the Odim-Foss tandem ran for 100 yards or more. “We are a team which has to run the football effectively to be successful,“ said Nielson. “Having two quality backs like we do is extremely important. I think Brad showed today, like he pretty much has all season, that when Isaac is not in the game, our running attack doesn’t drop off much.” Vogler, the first true freshman to hold a starting quarterback role at UMD in 47 years, completed 13 of 19 passes -- including a 32-yard touchdown strike to sophomore wide receiver D.J. Winfield just before the halftime -- with no inter-ceptions. He and the Bulldogs amassed 428 yards of total offense and held a 2:1 advantage in possession time (40:46 to 19:04) while putting the clamps on Nebraska-Kearney’s school-record 11-game winning streak. The UMD defense, which has now allowed only five touchdown in five post-season engagements going back to last year, was paced by linebackers Robbie Aurich, the 2009 NSIC Defensive Player of the Year, and Max Phillips, both of whom were credited with a team-high five tackles. Senior cornerback Brandon Wood and his backup, junior Forest Clements, each picked off a pass for the Bulldogs, who limited the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference champion Lop-ers (11-2 overall) to just 63 yards of total offense through three quarters and 158 for the game.

UMDvs.

Grand Valley State


GRAND VALLEY STATE DASHES UMD’S REPEAT TITLE HOPES There will be no national championship repeat for the University of Minne-sota Duluth. Grand Valley State University saw to that by keeping the high-pow-ered Bulldog offense in check en route to a 24-10 NCAA Division II quarterfinal victory before a UMD postseason record crowd of 4,211 at James S. Malosky Stadium. The day started out in an auspicious manner for No. 4 UMD, as junior run-ning back Isaac Odim took the opening kick 91 yards into the end zone. The No. 3 Lakers answered with two touchdowns 1:36 apart before sophomore place-kicker David Nadeau nailed a 34-yard field goal with 3:30 to play in the first quarter to cut the Grand Valley State lead to 14-10. Justin Trumble’s field goal from 30 yards out four minutes into the second quarter put the Lakers back up by 7, a lead it would carry into halftime. Grand Valley State quarterback Brad Iciek, who like Odim is one of nine final-ists for the 2009 Harlon Hill Trophy, connected on a 32-yard scoring strike with Greg Gay at the 7:31 mark of the third quarter to close out the scoring. “I thought our guys played exceptionally hard,” said head coach Bob Nielson, whose Bulldogs defeated the Lakers in double overtime on the road in last year’s NCAA II quarterfinals. “But Grand Valley State certainly deserved to win today -- they made more plays than we did.” After mustering just 59 yards of total offense in the opening 30 minutes of play, UMD moved the football inside the Grand Valley State 30-yard in each of its first four possessions of the second half, but failed to come away with any points. Three of those drives ended on interceptions and the other on downs. The Lakers, who have won four of the last seven NCAA II crowns, rolled up 393 yards on the afternoon, including 168 on the ground -- the most by any UMD opponent this season. Odim was held to a career-low 67 rushing yards (on 18 carries) after having come into the day averaging the fourth highest run total in the nation (145.1 yards per game). The 2009 NSIC Offensive Player of the Year did, however, help the Bulldog cause by racking up 175 yards (four shy of the school single-game record) on four kick returns. Freshman quarterback Chase Vogler completed eight of 20 passes for 102 yard, but was picked off four times -- one less than he had in the previous 12 games combined. “Our offense had to do a better job of putting points on the board,” said Odim, “But we really can’t make any excuses this time. They just outplayed us.” For the 15th time in the past 17 games, junior inside linebacker paced Rob-bie Aurich paced the Bulldogs in tackles with nine while cornerback Brandon Wood, free safety Brad Just and nose guard Tyler Johnson all were credited with eight stops. Wood and Johnson were two of the 12 UMD seniors playing in their final collegiate games. “I can’t say enough about the seniors,” said Johnson, whose eight tackles were a personal best. “ We would have liked to out on top again but we can’t knock the season we had.”

UMDvs.

Nebraska-Kearney


Grand Valley State 14 3 7 0 -- 24 Malosky StadiumUMD 10 0 0 0 -- 10 Attendance: 4,211

Scoring Summary Team Stats GVSU UMDUMD- (1st) Odim 91-yd kickoff return First Downs 18 12 (Nadeau kick) Rushes/yds 41/168 32/156GV- (1st) Bass 23-yd pass from Passing yds 225 102 Iciek (Trumble kick) Total Plays/yds 68/393 52/258 GV- (1st) Gates 1-yd run (Trumble kick) Att-Comp-Int 14-27-0 8-20-4UMD- (1st) Nadeau 34-yd FG Fumbles-lost 2-0 0-0GV- (2nd) Trumble 30-yd FG Penalties/yds 4/29 4/30 GV- (3rd) Gay 32-yd pass from 3rd Down Conv. 7/16 2/9 Iciek (Trumble kick) Poss. Time 35:06 24:54

Nebraska-Kearney 0 0 0 7 -- 7 Malosky StadiumUMD 14 14 14 0 -- 42 Attendance: 3,257

Scoring Summary Team Stats UNK UMDUMD - (1st) Odim 6-yd run First Downs 9 24 (Nadeau kick) Rushes/yds 26/130 52/287UMD- (1st) Odim 6-yd run Passing yds 28 141 (Nadeau kick) Total Plays/yds 42/158 72/428UMD- (2nd) Vogler 9-yd run Att-Comp-Int 5-16-2 14-20-0 (Nadeau kick) Fumbles-lost 1-0 0-0UMD- (2nd) Winfield 32-yd pass Penalties/yds 4/29 6/44 from Vogler (Nadeau kick) 3rd Down Conv. 2/9 6/12UMD- (3rd) Odim 20-yd run Poss. Time 19:04 40:56 (Nadeau kick)UMD- (3rd) Foss 9-yd run (Nadeau kick)UNK- (4th) Dring 36-yd run (Alegria kick)


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OVERTIME WIN SENDS BULLDOGS ON TO NCAA II PLAYOFF QUARTERFINALS Finding a way to win is what makes championship teams championship teams. The University of Minnesota Duluth earned its third NCAA Division II quarterfinal berth in as many years by pulling out a 20-17 overtime victory over St. Cloud State University Saturday afternoon in a manner which could hardly be viewed as ordinary. The Bulldogs got a 19-yard field goal by David Nadeau as time expired in regulation to force the extra session and a 24-yard effort from their junior placekicker on their first possession of overtime. UMD sealed the victory, its seventh straight against the Huskies, four plays later when Tyler Aldridge’s three-point attempt sailed wide left. “This was one of those character wins,” said UMD head coach Bob Nielson. “We kept on battling and found a way to win. We didn’t start the game well on either side of the football, and maybe were a little out of sync -- perhaps because we made it out on the field to practice once all week. But right now, we are excited about the chance to keep playing.” The Bulldogs could have found themselves in a deep hole early, but thanks to some costly penalties in the red zone by the Huskies and a couple of missed fields, trailed just 7-0 after the first quarter. Sophomore quarterback Chase Vogler raced 31 yards for a touchdown with 3:25 to go in the half to draw UMD even and senior running back Brian Hanson gave the Bulldogs its last lead of regulation (14-7) at the 3:55 mark of the third quarter when he scored on a 13-yard run. Hanson’s touchdown, his personal-high sixth of the season, capped off four-play, 44-yard drive which was set up by junior Cody Eich’s block of a Husky punt. St. Cloud State went up 17-14 in the fourth quarter on a 40-yard field goal by Aldridge and a two-yard run from quarterback Phillip Klaphake and appeared to have sealed its third NCAA II playoff win ever after Marvin Matthews intercepted junior D.J. Winfield’s halfback option pass in the St. Cloud State end zone with just 1:50 to play. The Huskies, however, went three and out and, follow-ing a partially blocked punt, UMD proceeded to march 38 yards in 48 seconds before Nadeau’s clutch kick. “That defensive stand was huge for us,” said junior outside linebacker Derrick Zap-pa, one of three Bulldogs who was credited with a team-best nine total tackles. “We really wanted to get the ball back into our offense’s hands, so we just stacked the box and prevented them from getting that game-ending first down.” UMD, which came into the afternoon averaging a NCAA II-leading 46.1 points per game, out gained its longtime intrastate rivals in total offense by a 359-264 margin, and amassed 227 yards on the ground to just 88 for St. Cloud State. Vogler rushed for a career-high 109 yards on 18 carries and also completed 12 of 16 passes for another 132 yards while throwing just his second interception in 167 attempts this season.“Give them credit -- St. Cloud State’s defense played exceptionally well,” said Vogler. “They pretty much shut down our running attack for most of the game. We had to make some adjustments and do what it took to win. Today it worked for us.”

UMDvs.

Augustana

December 4, 2010Duluth, Minn.

UMD GRINDS OUT 24-13 PLAYOFF WIN OVER AUGUSTANA Conditions are not generally friendly for football in December. This is emphatically the case in Duluth, where even its famous Christmas City of the North parade is held in November. It was in these blustery conditions that the University of Minnesota Duluth locked horns with Augustana College in an NCAA football quarterfinal Saturday in Duluth. Despite playing without a pair of offensive starters -- three-time All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference wide out D.J. Winfield and senior tight end Ryan Hayes -- both suspended for team rule violations, the No. 1-ranked Bulldogs still gutted out a 24-13 victory over their NSIC rivals, implementing an obstinate rushing attack reminis-cent of the Jim Malosky-era of UMD football. It was a savage bulldozing, fully decisive and devoid of elegance. UMD amassed 247 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns on 61 carries, throwing the ball just nine times in the program’s first-ever December engagement at James S. Malosky Stadium. Senior running back Brian Hanson paced the ground-pounding attack with 124 yards (on a Bulldog season-high 25 carries) but there was plenty for everyone as sophomore quarterback Chase Vogler and senior running back Brad Foss combined for 126 more yards on the ground behind the driving blocks of UMD’s offensive line. “We had success because of the big boys up front,” said Hanson. “They did a great job of handling all the crazy fronts that Augie threw at them.” The UMD defense was just as feral, limiting No. 9 Augustana to just 180 yards of total offense – a Vikings’ season low – while sacking sophomore quarterback Josh Hanson four times. Junior outside linebacker Derrick Zappa led the hit parade with six tackles, including three for a loss. Senior nose tackle Jim Kunz was dominant, too, registering five tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Kunz paced a UMD defensive line effort that senior inside linebacker Robbie Aurich praised specifi-cally at the post-game press conference, noting their performance as a game-changer. Augustana’s Hanson echoed Aurich’s sentiments, calling UMD “definitely the most physical defense we’ve seen this year.” That physicality was on full display late in the first half when Augustana chose to attack through the air into a stiff wind with just over one minute remaining. Following two incomplete passes on their own 37-yard line, the second of which was nearly ruled intentional grounding, the Vikings again chose to pass rather than drain the clock and UMD’s time out cache with a run. This time, Kunz burst through the A-gap, collapsing the pocket around Hanson who fumbled. Aurich scooped the loose ball and skated into the end zone for a UMD touchdown. Augustana would never completely recover. “That was really a key play,” said UMD head coach Bob Nielson. “That made it a totally different feel at halftime. “We’re a team that wants to run the football first,” he added. “Today we were able to do that. It wasn’t easy because we were going up against an awfully good defensive team. The big thing was we were patient with our running game and kept the ball away from them. We had the ball twice as long as they did (39:16 to 20:44) and anytime you can do that you have a pretty good chance at winning the football game.”

UMDvs.

St. Cloud State


Augustana 6 0 7 0 -- 13 Malosky StadiumUMD 7 14 3 0 -- 24 Attendance: 3,083

Scoring Summary Team Stats AC UMDAC- (1st) Schulte 34-yd pass First Downs 11 19 from Hanson Rushes/yds 25/50 61/247UMD- (1st) Hanson 4-yd run Passing yds 130 61 (Nadeau kick) Total Plays/yds 53/180 70/308 UMD- (2nd) Foss 1-yd run Att-Comp-Int 28-14-1 9-5-1 (Nadeau kick) Fumbles-lost 2-2 2-1UMD- (2nd) Aurich 23-yd fumble rec. Penalties/yds 0/0 3/30 (Nadeau kick) 3rd Down Conv. 2/12 6/12 UMD- (3rd) Nadeau 42-yd FG Poss. Time 20:44 39:16AC- (3rd) Clark 1-yd run

St. Cloud State 7 0 0 1 0 0 -- 17 Malosky StadiumUMD 0 7 7 3 3 -- 20 Attendance: 2,122

Scoring Summary Team Stats SCSU UMDSCSU- (1st) Steward 1-yd run First Downs 16 19 (Aldridge kick) Rushes/yds 41/88 43/227UMD- (2nd) Vogler 31-yd run Passing yds 176 132 (Nadeau kick) Total Plays/yds 65/264 62/359UMD- (3nd) Hanson 13-yd run Att-Comp-Int 24-16-0 19-12-2 (Nadeau kick) Fumbles-lost 0-0 3-2SCSU- (4th) Aldridge 40-yd FG Penalties/yds 8/51 8/59SCSU- (4th) Klaphake 2-yd run 3rd Down Conv. 1/13 2/9 (Aldridge kick) Poss. Time 30:57 29:03 UMD- (4th) Nadeau 19-yd FGUMD- (OT) Nadeau 24-yd FG


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BULLDOGS PUT THE FREEZE ON BEARCATS The weather conditions at James S. Malosky Stadium were nothing short of bone chilling, but that suited the University of Minnesota Duluth just fine. The Bulldogs battled gusty winds and frigid temperatures (which reached -14 wind-chill) with a punishing running attack and some key defensive stops in defeating North-west Missouri State University 17-13 in the semifinals of the NCAA II playoffs. UMD rushed 56 times for 226 yards and got a pair of second-half touchdowns from senior running back Brian Hanson and sophomore quarterback Chase Vogler while holding the defending NCAA II champion Bearcats to their second lowest scor-ing output of the season. Northwest Missouri State, which came into the day riding a 12-game winning streak was making its sixth straight NCAA II semifinal appearance (it had won the previous five). “We are a ground-pound team, and our guys up front, I have to give them all the credit again,” said Hanson. “They made their blocks, opened holes, and I just had to hit them.” Vogler paced all Bulldog ground gainers with 101 yards on 18 carries, the most pivotal of which came with 4:12 remaining in the fourth quarter when he scrambled 34 yards for the go-ahead touchdown on a fourth-and-three situation. That capped off a 13-play, 80-yard drive which consumed nearly half a quarter (7:21) and gave UMD its only lead of the game. Northwest Missouri State sandwiched a pair of Jordan Sim-mons’ touchdowns (a 14-yard pass from Blake Bolles and a one-yard run) around a 27-yard field goal from junior placekicker David Nadeau to take a 13-3 advantage late into the third quarter before Hanson’s four-yard scoring jaunt ignited the UMD come-back. Hanson wound up with 72 yards on 19 attempts -- one week after scorching Augustana College for 124 yards in the NCAA II quarterfinals. Despite the adverse conditions, Bolles still managed to go 19-for-29 in the air for 141 yards but was intercepted three times -- twice by junior strong safety Cody Eich and once by sophomore free safety Cameron Harper on the Bearcats’ second-to-the-last series of the night. UMD limited Northwest Missouri State to just 108 yards rushing with senior inside linebacker Kiel Fechtelkotter (nine total tackles), Harper (eight) and senior right cornerback Forest Clements (eight) leading the charge. The game marked the first NCAA II semifinal the Bulldogs have ever hosted and the lat-est in the season they’ve played at home. For those 3,627 who braved the elements, it was all worth it. “We are certainly very happy about the win, and what makes it that much more re-warding when it comes against a team and program with the kind of class and tradition that Northwest Missouri has,” said UMD head coach Bob Nielson. “It certainly makes the win mean that much more, and I couldn’t be more proud of our guys.” “We haven’t seen too many teams run the football like this,” said Bearcats head coach Mel Tjeerdsma. “It’s a lot different. UMD is going to be a national champion as far as I’m concerned.”

UMDvs.

Delta State

December 18, 2010Florence, Ala.

NADEAU’S LAST-SECOND FIELD GOAL GIVES DELTA STATE THE BOOT David Nadeau, by his own admission, has had better kicks during his three years at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, but none have been more important than the one he booted early Saturday afternoon in Florence, Ala. The junior placekicker put an ex-clamation point on a perfect season for the Bulldogs by nailing a 32-yard field goal as time expired, sending UMD to a 20-17 victory over Delta State University in the NCAA Division II championship game. “When it came off of my foot, I knew it would be close,” said Nadeau. “It wasn’t the best kick I ever hit before by any means, but when I saw it going up, I knew then it was going in so I just turned around and ran.” With the win, No. 1 UMD not only took home a second national championship but became the first NCAA II club ever to go 15-0 in a season more than once, duplicating the mark turned in by the 2008 Bulldogs on their way to the school’s first NCAA II crown of any kind. “What a great game,” said UMD head coach Bob Nielson. “It was one of those days when both teams had an opportunity to win. We just kept plugging away and believing and when you do that, good things usually happen.” UMD, which was meeting Delta State for the first time ever, struck first by getting a 32-yard field goal from Nadeau four minutes in, eight plays after junior Zach Hulce brought back the opening kickoff 47 yards on his first return as a Bulldog. Freshman Joe Reichert recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff at the Delta State 34-yard line, but UMD was unable to capitalize -- instead giving the ball back to the Statesmen deep in Bulldog territory after Alex Miller’s punt was blocked (for the first time this season) following a muffed snap and returned to the UMD 11. Three snaps later , Micah Davis and Maurice Moore hooked up on an eight-yard scoring strike to give the Statesmen a 7-3 lead. The Bulldogs answered on their next series as junior quarterback Chase Vogler found a wide open Ben Helmer in the end zone from 14 yards. One possession after the Statesmen were snuffed by the Bulldogs on a fourth-and-goal situation at the UMD two, Davis hit Chance Davis with a 16-yard touchdown pass and Delta State went into the half up 14-10. The Bulldogs regained the lead with 8:20 to go in regulation when senior running back Brad Foss rumbled 12 yards for his 12th touchdown of the season. Delta State knotted the game at the 2:22 mark of the fourth quarter on Matt Snyder’s 27-yard field goal after they were unable to punch the ball in on three tries from within the Bulldog two-yard line. It was another example of the bend-but-don’t break defense which has been a trademark of UMD all season long. “I thought we executed extremely well in the red zone today, particularly in third and fourth down situations,” said Nielson, “We got some penetration at critical times when we needed to.” Sophomore free safety Cameron Harper spearheaded a Bulldog defensive unit which forced four turnovers (three fumbles and an interception by junior strong safety Cody Eich which eventually led to Nadeau’s last-second field goal), finishing the after-noon with 17 total tackles -- one shy of the school mark.

UMDvs.



Delta State 7 7 0 3 -- 17 Braly StadiumUMD 10 0 0 10 -- 20 Attendance: 4,027

Scoring Summary Team Stats DSU UMDUMD- (1st) Nadaeu 32-yd FG First Downs 20 19DSU- (1st) Moore 8-yd pass from Rushes/yds 31/106 52/240 Davis (Snyder kick) Passing yds 240 118UMD (1st) Helmer 14-yd pass Total Plays/yds 66/346 71/358 from Vogler (Nadaeu kick) Att-Comp-Int 35-24-1 19-11-0DSU- (2nd) Castile 28-yd pass Fumbles-lost 3-3 1-1 from Davis (Snyder kick) Penalties/yds 7/40 3/34UMD- (4th) Foss 12-yd run (Nadeau kick) 3rd Down Conv. 4/12 2/13DSU (4th) Snyder 27-yd FG Poss. Time 26:50 33:10UMD (4th) Nadeau 32-yd FG

Northwest Missouri State 0 6 7 0 -- 13 Malosky StadiumUMD 0 3 7 7 -- 17 Attendance: 3,257

Scoring Summary Team Stats NMSU UMDNMSU - (2nd) Simmons 14-yd pass First Downs 15 15 from Bolles Rushes/Yards 31/108 56/226UMD- (2nd) Nadeau 27-yd FG Passing yds 141 28 NMSU- (3rd) Simmons 1-yd run Total Plays/yds 60/249 68/254 (Adolf kick) Att-Comp-Int 29-19-3 12-4-0UMD- (3rd) Hanson 4-yd run Fumbles-lost 2-0 1-0 (Nadeau kick) Penalties/yds 2/15 2/20UMD- (4th) Vogler 34-yd run 3rd Down Conv. 3/11 6/16 (Nadeau kick) Poss. Time 26:16 33:44


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BULLDOGS SNEAK PAST SAGINAW VALLEY STATE IN OVERTIME It was a battle of the rush versus the pass Saturday afternoon. And the rush won. University of Minnesota Duluth senior running back Zach Hulce and junior quarter-back Chase Vogler each ran for a pair of touchdowns to lead the ground-happy Bull-dogs to 30-27 overtime victory over Saginaw Valley State University in the opening round of the NCAA II playoffs at James S. Malosky Stadium. The defending national champions used a punishing running attack -- they rolled up 260 yards on 61 carries -- and a couple of critical defensive stops to advance to a second-round match up at No. 1 ranked and undefeated Colorado State University-Pueblo. Saginaw Valley (7-4-0 overall), did almost of its offensive damage through the air, amassing 344 yards com-pared to just 34 via the rush. In the first-ever meeting between the two clubs, UMD drew first blood on a nine-yard touchdown run by Vogler in the opening quarter. The Cardinals answered with a 76-yard scoring strike from Jon Jennings to Jeff Jannis -- the longest play from scrimmage by a Bulldog opponent this season -- to draw even. Hulce put the Bulldogs back on top with a 10-yard scoring run nine minutes into the second quarter. UMD stretched its lead to 17-7 with four seconds to go before halftime on a clutch 40-yard field goal by old reliable, senior placekicker David Nadeau. “Big players do big things in big games, but it’s all about the team,” said Hulce, who grounded out 126 yards on a personal-best 27 attempts on the day for his fourth 100-yard game of 2011. “I just try to do anything I can to help us win.” Saginaw Valley State, a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Confer-ence and the Super Region Three’s No. 5 seed, took its only lead of the game at 21-17 early in the fourth quarter on Jannis’ third receiving score of the day before Hulce re-sponded with a 22-yard touchdown run. Down by three with just over a minute to play, the Cardinals strung together an impressive drive, but were ultimately forced to kick a game-tying 42-yard field goal with two seconds remaining in regulation to send the game to overtime. After surrendering a quick first down, the Bulldog defense regrouped in overtime, holding the Cardinals to a field goal. That was enough for the UMD offense, which set itself up with first and goal from the one after a 23-yard completion from Vogler to freshman wide out Aaron Roth on UMD’s second play of overtime. Vogler punched it in on a quarterback sneak on the ensuing play, giving the Bulldogs the victory -- their 14th straight at home and third in three lifetime overtime playoff games -- in walk-off fashion. “The offensive line got a good push all day,” said Vogler, “From my point it’s easy, I just take the ball and go forward.”

UMDvs.

CSU-Pueblo

November 26, 2011Pueblo, Colo.

UMD LOWERS THE PLAYOFF BOOM ON TOP-RANKED THUNDERWOLVES Trailing at halftime to the nation’s top-ranked team in their own backyard -- and with the season on the line at that -- is the kind of challenge that the University of Minnesota Duluth and its battle-tested playoff warrior Chase Vogler appear well-suited. Take what happened Saturday in Pueblo, Colo., for example. Vogler engineered a pair of key second-half scoring drives to help rally the Bulldogs past Colorado State University-Pueblo 24-21 , putting the clamps on CSU-Pueblo’s 15-game winning streak (the longest in the country) and propelling UMD into the NCAA II playoff quarterfinals for a fourth consecutive year. “That was a heck of game today,” said UMD head coach Bob Nielson. “I’m really proud of our guys, the way they battled back and overcame adversity. When times got tough, the character of this team really showed.” CSU-Pueblo, which came into the day sporting the top scoring defense (9.1 points per game) in the country, marched 80 yards after the opening kickoff and grabbed an early 7-0 lead on J.B. Mathews’s 14-yard touchdown run. Senior placekicker David Nadeau got the Bulldogs on the board with a 46-yard field goal on their first series and then UMD went ahead seven seconds into the second quarter when sophomore wide receiver Joe Reichert hauled in a 14-yard toss in the end zone from Vogler, which was intended for, and tipped by, tight end Ben Helmer. The ThunderWolves (11-1), who were making their first NCAA II postseason appearance ever, regained the lead with 2:06 to go before halftime after a snap sailed over Vogler’s head and was recovered in the UMD end zone by CSU-Pueblo’s Corey Orth. The two clubs traded touchdowns on their only full possessions of the third quar-ter. Senior running back Zach Hulce plowed in from one yard out for his team-leading 12th TD of the year to put UMD up 17-14 before the ThunderWolves countered with an 18-yard scoring juant from quarterback Ross Dausin. The 21-17 CSU-Pueblo lead stood until midway through the final quarter when rookie running back Brian Lucas’s one-yard run capped off a five-play, 49-yard scoring drive to secure the win. “They are the No. 1 defense in the nation for a reason,” said Vogler, whose 31-yard scamper was the main spark in that final scoring drive. “They did a lot of confusing things up front and stunted differently but we made some adjustments in the second half. Both Hulce and Lucas ran hard all day and got some big first downs for us. And, the defense once again was outstanding -- especially in the second half.” Vogler accounted for 183 yards of offense, amassing 60 on the ground as well as 83 through the air. Hulce picked up a game-high 84 rushing yards while Lucas added 62 for the Bulldogs. UMD finished with just 287 yards of total offense, but held the ThunderWolves to even less – 224, including a mere 79 in the last two quarters. “We knew they were a team that really wanted to try to run the ball and control the ball,” said senior outside linebacker Rob Huberty, who was credited with a team-leading nine tackles and had one of UMD’s season-high five sacks. “That has been our goal every week – to limit the opposing team’s running game and force them to be one-dimensional. We thought if we could do that, we’d be successful today.”

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Saginaw Valley State


CSU-Pueblo 7 7 7 0 -- 21 DeRose ThunderbowlUMD 3 7 7 7 -- 24 Attendance 9,117

Scoring Summary Team Stats CSUP UMDCSUP- (1st) Mathews 14-yd run First Downs 13 19 (Major kick) Rushes/yds 33/91 56/204 UMD- (1st) Nadeau 46-yd FG Passing yds 133 83UMD- (2nd) Reichert 14-yd pas Total Plays/yds 57/224 70/287 from Vogler (Nadeau kick) Att-Comp-Int 14-24-0 8-14-1CSUP- (2nd) Orth 0-yd fumble recovery Fumbles-lost 0-0 4-1 (Major kick) Penalties/yds 9/58 5/40UMD- (3rd) Hulce 1-yd run 3rd Down Conv. 6/15 7/14 (Nadeau kick) Poss. Time 25:59 34:01CSUP- (3rd) Dausin 18-yd run (Major kick)UMD- (4th) Lucas 1-yd run (Nadeau kick)

Saginaw Valley State 0 7 7 10 3 -- 27 Malosky StadiumUMD 7 10 0 7 6 -- 30 Attendance: 1,012

Scoring Summary Team Stats SVSU UMDUMD- (1st) Vogler 9-yd run First Downs 13 23 (Nadeau kick) Rushes/yds 23/34 61/260SVSU- (2nd) Janis 76-yd pass Passing yds 324 84 from Jennings (Stanford kick) Total Plays/yds 55/358 77/344 UMD- (2nd) Hulce 10-yd run Att-Comp-Int 32-18-0 16-10-0 (Nadeau kick) Fumbles-lost 0-0 0-0UMD- (2nd) Nadeau 40-yd FG Penalties/yds 5/55 2/10SVSU- (3rd) Janis 65-yd pass 3rd Down Conv. 5/13 5/17 from Jennings (Stanford kick) Poss. Time 20:22 39:38 SVSU- (4th) Janis 22-yd pass from Jennings (Stanford kick)UMD- (4th) Hulce 22-yd run (Nadeau kick)SVSU- (4th) Stanford 21-yd FGSVSU- (OT) Stanford 42-yd FGUMD- (OT) Vogler 1-yd run


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UMDvs.

Wayne State (Mich.)


WAYNE STATE OUTLASTS UMD 31-25 IN NCAA II QUARTERFINALS One of the most dominant four-year runs in NCAA Division II football history came to an end Saturday afternoon as a visiting team walked off the field at James S. Malosky Stadium with a victory in tow for the first time in two years. Wayne State University made sure of that, fighting off a furious comeback effort by the University of Minnesota Duluth to hold on for a 31-25 triumph in the NCAA II playoff quarterfinals. The defending NCAA II champion Bulldogs had come out on top in each of their previous 14 tries at home, dating back to a 2009 quarterfinal loss to Grand Valley State University. UMD struck first on in its initial possession, marching 35 yards on 12 plays be-fore three-time All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference senior placekicker David Nadeau nailed a 39-yard field goal to put UMD in front for the only time the entire day. The remainder of the first half served as a defensive battle, and a touchdown reception by Wayne State’s Troy Burrell put the Warriors 7-3 at the break. The Warriors opened the second half with a 60-yard scoring drive, extending its lead to 14-3. UMD, however, responded immediately as D.J. Winfield brought back the ensuing kick off 87 yards for a score -- a career long and the third touchdown return of his career. The senior from Mount Iron, Minn., who was making his first appearance of the season, finished as the Bulldogs’ leading receiver with 101 yards on six catches. Wayne State used another Mickey Mohner-to-Burrell touchdown pass and a 38-yard field goal (after successfully executing an on-side kick) to grab a 24-11 advantage af-ter three quarters, setting the stage for perhaps another Bulldog come-from-behind playoff. Freshman tailback Brian Lucas ran 22 yards for touchdown 73 seconds into the fourth quarter to move UMD to within striking distance, but the Warriors answered again with a rushing score of their own with just under 10 minutes remaining in regula-tion. The Bulldogs pulled to within six points at the 6:29 mark when first-year freshman wide out Aaron Roth hauled down a highlight reel catch in the end zone on an 11-yard pass from junior quarterback Chase Vogler. The UMD defense then forced Wayne State to punt on its next series and got as far as midfield, but had a hail mary pass attempt was batted down in the end zone as time expired. “Wayne State did a good job getting after us,” said Vogler, who was sacked a season-high five times -- all in the first half -- and wound up completing 16 of 28 passes for 202 yards. “They scouted us well.” The game was a of tale of two halves -- UMD owned a substantial advantage in time of possession (20:36 to 9:24), first downs (12 to 4), total plays (41 to 18) and total yards (126 to 66) in the opening 30 minutes while the Warriors turned the tables in the second half in those same categories (22:31 to 7:29 in time of possession; 12 to 10 in first downs; 44 to 26 in total plays; and 229 to 174 in total offense). The setback drew the curtain on the playing careers of 13 UMD seniors, who collectively rolled up a 52-5 overall record, won two NCAA II national titles and four Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference crowns, made four consecutive NCAA II play-off appearances and pieced together two separate 17-game winning streaks.

Wayne State (Mich.) 0 7 17 7 -- 31 Malosky StadiumUMD 3 0 8 14 -- 25 Attendance: 3,659

Scoring Summary Team Stats WSU UMDUMD- (1st) Nadaeu 39-yd FG First Downs 16 22 WS- (2nd) Burrell 11-yd pass from Rushes/yds 41/103 38/98 Mohner (Terleckyj kick) Passing yds 190 202WS- (3rd) Privett 1-yd run (Terleckyj kick) Total Plays/yds 62/293 67/300UMD- (3rd) Winfield 87-yd return Att-Comp-Int 15-21-0 16-29-1 (Olson pass from Vogler) Fumbles-lost 1-0 3-2WS- (3rd) Burrell 38-yd pass from Mohner) Penalties/yds 8/80 4/45 (Terleckyj kick) 3rd Down Conv. 7/16 6/12WS- (3rd) Terleckyj 38-yd FG Poss. Time 31:55 28:05UMD- (4th) Lucas 22-yd run (Nadeau kick)WS- (4th) Davis 7-yd run (Terleckyj kick)UMD- (4th) Roth 11-yd pass from Vogler (Nadeau kick)

UMDvs.

Missouri Western

November 17, 2012St. Joseph, Mo.

TRIPLE-OVERTIME LOSS OUSTS BULLDOGS FROM NCAA II POSTSEASON As remarkable a career Chase Vogler has had at the University of Minnesota Duluth, the way it ended couldn’t have been any more heartbreaking. On his final snap as a collegian, the standout senior quarterback stumbled and fell while rolling out on UMD’s two-point conversion try in the third overtime, and then watched from the ground as No. 9 Missouri Western State University celebrated a 57-55 victory in the opening round of the NCAA Division II playoffs Saturday afternoon. But that one bit of misfortune didn’t diminish the superb and gritty performance he put forth in St. Joseph, Mo. Vogler generated a career-high 379 yards of total offense, ran for a pair of touch-downs and deftly handled the controls of the Bulldog offense -- one which amassed 34 first downs, was 13-of-21 on third/fourth down conversions and rang up the highest point total ever in a UMD loss. The numbers, of course, meant nothing to him. Only the outcome did. “Obviously, it’s a disappointing way to end your season,” said Vogler, who suf-fered just his sixth setback in 52 lifetime starts with the Bulldogs. “It came down to those small things and just one more thing went their way than it did ours.” Seventh-ranked UMD, which hadn’t allowed a first-quarter point since the third week of the season coming into the day, trailed 14-6 after the opening 15 minutes but used touchdown runs by Vogler and sophomore running back Austin Sikorski to take a 20-14 lead into halftime. Missouri Western, the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association champion, went back on top on its opening possession of the second half, but Vogler answered again for the Bulldogs, scoring on a one-yard quarterback sneak at the 7:40 mark of the third quarter. Missouri Western sandwiched a pair of Travis Partridge scoring runs around Sikorski’s one-yard plunge, creating a 35-35 deadlock with just over five minutes to go. Vogler and the Bulldogs drove 57 yards on their last series of regulation, but were stopped just inches short of a first down on the Griffon 18-yard line, turning the ball over and forcing overtime. The shoot out continued with both clubs trading touchdowns in each of the three over times with Sikorski doing the honors for UMD all three times. The two teams com-bined for 1,147 total yards with UMD holding a slight edge (603) in that department. “I thought we gave up too many big plays and too many long runs ,” said UMD head Bob Nielson. “We also didn’t make the stops when we needed them in overtime. But I am proud of our guys and the way they left it all out there. And, if there is a better play maker in Division II football than Chase, I haven’t seen him. He carried us today.”

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Missouri Western 14 0 7 14 7 7 8 -- 31 Spratt StadiumUMD 6 14 8 7 7 7 6 -- 25 Attendance: 4,149

Scoring Summary Team Stats MWSU UMDMW- (1st) Crockom 21-yd pass from First Downs 25 34 Partridge (Anderson kick) Rushes/yds 43/225 72/408UMD- (1st) Brees 21-yd FG Passing yds 319 195MW- (1st) Jordan 8-yd pass from Total Plays/yds 76/544 92/603 Partridge (Anderson kick) Att-Comp-Int 33-24-1 20-14-1UMD- Brees 25-yd FG Fumbles-lost 1-0 0-0UMD- (2nd) Vogler 15-yd run (Brees kick) Penalties/yds 6/36 2/10 UMD- (2nd) Sikorski 12-yd run (Brees kick) 3rd Down Conv. 8/12 11/18MW- (3rd) Knox 16-yd pass from Poss. Time 23:27 36:33 Partridge (Anderson kick)UMD- (3rd) Vogler 1-yd run (Helmer pass from Vogler)MW- (4th) Partridge 9-yd run (Anderson kick)UMD- (4th) Sikorski 1-yd run (Brees kick)MW- (4th) Partridge 1-yd run (Anderson kick)MW- (OT1) Hill 7-yd run (Anderson kick)UMD- (OT2) Sikorski 2-yd run (Brees kick)UMD- (OT2) Sikorski 4-yd run (Brees kick)MW- (OT3) Partridge 1-yd run (Anderson kick)MW- (OT3) Partridge 1-yd run (Jordan pass from Partridge)UMD- (OT3) Sikorski 3-yd run (Vogler rush failed)


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ALL-TIME UMD RESULTS

1930 (0-3-2)Coach: Frank KovachCaptain: Harvey Walsh

Northland College ......................L 0-10Itasca JC ....................................T 0-0Virginia JC ..................................L 0-35Eveleth JC ..................................L 0-49Duluth JC ...................................T 6-6

1931 (1-5-0)Coach: Lloyd PetersonCaptain: Manley Burns

Northland College ......................L 0-9Winona State .............................W 7-0Virginia JC ..................................L 0-9Duluth JC ...................................L 6-18Bemidji State .............................L 0-14Wisconsin-Superior ....................L 0-26

1932 (3-3-0) (NIC: 2-1; T-1st)Coach: Lloyd PetersonCaptain: Stan Micolojak

MSU-Mankato ............................L 0-14MSU-Moorhead ..........................W 7-6Virginia JC ..................................W 12-6Eveleth JC ..................................L 0-18Bemidji State .............................W 13-9Wisconsin-Superior ....................L 0-26 ..........................................1933 (3-3-1) (NIC: 2-1-1; 3rd)Coach: Lloyd PetersonCaptain: Neil Scott

Virginia JC ..................................L 2-6MSU-Moorhead ..........................T 7-7MSU-Mankato ............................W 3-0St. Cloud State ........................... L 0-7Duluth JC ...................................W 35-0Wisconsin-Superior ....................L 7-8Bemidji State .............................W 31-0

1934 (6-1-0) (NIC: 3-1; 1st)Coach: Lloyd PetersonCaptain: Jack O’Hehir

Virginia JC ..................................W 18-0St. Cloud State ...........................W 14-0MSU-Moorhead .........................W 17-0Mankato State ...........................W 13-0Duluth JC ...................................W 26-6Wisconsin-Superior ....................W 17-6Bemidji State .............................L 0-3

1935 (4-2-0) (NIC: 2-2; 3rd)Coach: Lloyd PetersonCaptain: Norm Johnson

MSU-Moorhead ..........................L 0-32Bemidji State .............................W 13-12Hibbing JC .................................W 26-6St. Cloud State ...........................W 13-0MSU-Mankato ............................L 12-14Wisconsin-Superior ....................W 18-6

1936 (4-1-0) (NIC: 2-1; T-2nd)Coach: Lloyd PetersonCaptain:

Winona State .............................W 25-0St. Cloud State ...........................L 0-7Bemidji State .............................W 26-6Wisconsin-Superior ....................W 3-0St. John’s ...................................W 3-0

1937 (5-2-0) (NIC: 3-0; 1st)Coach: Lloyd PetersonCaptain: Babe Nagolski

St. John’s ...................................L 6-16Wisconsin-Superior ....................L 0-13St. Cloud State ..........................W 20-13Wisconsin-Eau Claire .................W 12-7Northland College ......................W 26-0Bemidji State .............................W 31-2Winona State .............................W 19-0

1938 (7-0-1) (NIC: 3-0; T-1st)Coach: Lloyd PetersonCaptain: Francis Gorham

Eveleth JC ..................................W 21-13Wisconsin-Eau Claire .................W 12-0St. Cloud State ...........................W 6-0Hibbing JC .................................W 20-6Wisconsin-Superior ....................W 19-7Bemidji State .............................W 6-0Wisconsin-Stout .........................T 0-0MSU-Moorhead ..........................W 14-2

1939 (5-1-1) (NIC: 3-1; T-2nd)Coach: Lloyd PetersonCaptain: Charles Peglow

Eveleth JC .................................W 21-6MSU-Mankato ............................W 13-0St. Cloud State ...........................W 7-6Hibbing JC .................................W 19-7Bemidji State .............................W 9-6Moorhead State .........................L 6-7Wisconsin-Superior ....................T 7-7

1940 (2-5-0) (NIC: 2-3; 4th)Coach: Lloyd PetersonCaptain: Eugene Dixon

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

1941 (1-6-0) (NIC: 1-4; 5th)Coach: Lloyd PetersonCaptain: Verner Johnson

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

1942 (2-3-1) (NIC: 2-3; 4th)Coach: Lloyd PetersonCaptain: Gus Novotney

MSU-Moorhead ..........................W 6-0St. Cloud State ...........................L 7-25Winona State .............................W 19-2MSU-Mankato ............................L 0-19Bemidji State .............................L 0-34Wisconsin-Superior ....................T 0-0

No Teams (1943-1945)

1946 (4-1-2) (NIC: 2-0-2; T-1st)Coach: Lloyd PetersonCaptain: Gus Novotney

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

1947 (3-4-0) (NIC: 1-3; T-5th)Coach: Lloyd Peterson

Northland College ......................W 31-0Wisconsin-Superior ....................L 0-19St. Cloud State ...........................L 7-26Winona State .............................L 0-7MSU-Moorhead ..........................W 6-3Bemidji State .............................L 7-12Michigan Tech ............................W 12-0

1948 (4-3-0) (NIC: 4-1; T-1st)Coach: Lloyd PetersonCaptain: Dan Devine

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

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

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

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Augsburg ...................................L 6-21Gustavus Adolphus ....................W 7-0Hamline ..........................................W 21-0Wisconsin-Superior ....................W 45-13

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

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

1958 (4-4-0) (MIAC: 4-3; 4th)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Dick Ferrera, Clyde Smith

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

1959 (5-2-1) (MIAC: 4-2-1; 3rd)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptains: Lino Rauzi, John Drazenovich

Wisconsin-Superior .........................W 28-0Augsburg........................................W 38-25Gustavus Adolphus ..........................L 7-22Hamline .....................................W 14-0St. Thomas .................................T 12-12Macalester .................................W 28-14St. John’s .......................................W 14-6Concordia-Moorhead .................L 0-22

1960 (6-1-1) (MIAC: 6-1; 1st)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Wallace Fontaine

Wisconsin-Superior ....................T 6-6Concordia-Moorhead .......................W 40-22St. John’s ...................................L 7-8St. Thomas ......................................W 61-6Macalester .....................................W 39-0Augsburg ...................................W 26-14Gustavus Adolphus ....................W 20-14Hamline ..........................................W 22-8

1950 (4-3-0) (MIAC: 3-3; T-5th)Coach: Lloyd PetersonCaptain: Fred Murphy

St. Olaf ......................................W 19-6St. Mary’s ...................................W 20-6St. Thomas .................................L 12-41Macalester .................................L 6-27St. John’s ...................................L 18-33Concordia-Moorhead .................W 39-19Wisconsin-Superior ....................W 26-0

1951 (5-2-1) (MIAC:5-1; T-2nd)Coach: Lloyd PetersonCaptain: Bob Murray

Wisconsin-Superior ....................T 7-7Bemidji State .............................L 18-26Augsburg........................................W 6-0St. John’s .......................................W 18-6Hamline .....................................W 21-6St. Thomas .................................W 20-14St. Mary’s .......................................W 34-6Gustavus Adolphus ....................L 12-27

1952 (0-7-1) (MIAC: 0-6; 9th)Coach: Lloyd PetersonCaptain: Ken Johnson

Wisconsin-Superior .........................T 6-6St. John’s .......................................L 7-13Macalester .................................L 0-6Michigan Tech ............................L 7-35Hamline ..........................................L 6-28Gustavus Adolphus .........................L 14-55Augsburg ...................................L 0-32Concordia-Moorhead .................L 7-48

1953 (3-4-0) (MIAC: 3-3; T-5th) Coach: Lloyd PetersonCaptain: Roland Cloutier

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

1954 (5-3-0) (MIAC: 4-2; T-3rd)Coach: Lloyd PetersonCaptain: Dave Erholtz

Augsburg ...................................W 7-6Emporia State .................................W 20-7Macalester .................................W 13-6Hamline ..........................................W 3-0St. Mary’s .......................................W 27-6Concordia-Moorhead .......................L 0-6Gustavus Adolphus ....................L 0-39Wisconsin-Superior .........................L 7-13

1955 (3-5-0) (MIAC: 1-5; 7th)Coach: Lloyd PetersonCaptain: Wally Aunan

Wisconsin-Superior ....................W 7-0St. John’s .......................................L 6-13Augsburg........................................L 0-6St. Thomas .................................L 0-26Hamline .....................................W 30-27Concordia-Moorhead .................L 6-35Gustavus Adolphus ..........................L 0-20Emporia State ............................W 13-7

1956 (4-4-0) (MIAC: 3-4; 5th)Coach: Lloyd PetersonCaptain: Darrell Warner

Concordia-Moorhead .......................L 0-21St. John’s ...................................L 0-44St. Thomas ......................................L 14-34Macalester .....................................W 18-6

1961 (8-1-0) (MIAC: 7-0; 1st)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Dave Lindstrom

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

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

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

1963 (3-6-0) (MIAC: 2-5; 6th)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Ken Schloer

Wisconsin-Superior .........................W 28-7North Dakota .............................L 0-33Concordia-Moorhead .................L 16-36St. John’s .......................................L 6-60St. Thomas .................................L 0-14Macalester .................................W 12-0Augsburg........................................L 12-14Gustavus Adolphus ..........................W 26-7Hamline .....................................L 12-16

1964 (4-5-0) (MIAC: 2-5; 5th)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Dick Fisher

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

1965 (4-5-0) (MIAC: 3-4; 5th)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Ray Norsted

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

1966 (5-3-1) (MIAC: 4-2-1; 3rd)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Steve Sands

South Dakota State .........................L 0-27Augsburg ...................................L 0-13Gustavus Adolphus ....................T 14-14Hamline .....................................L 6-18Concordia-Moorhead .......................W 18-6St. John’s ...................................W 22-7St. Thomas ......................................W 20-14Macalester .....................................W 47-6Wisconsin-Superior ....................W 40-0


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1975 (8-2-0) (MIAC: 6-1; 2nd)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Terry Egerdahl

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

1976 (6-4-0) (NIC: 5-2; T-2nd)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Pat Kubat

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

1977 (7-3-0) (NIC: 4-3; T-4th)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Dave Nelson

Michigan Tech ............................W 28-6Wisconsin-Superior .........................W 33-0Bemidji State .............................L 18-21St. Cloud State ...........................W 12-0Minnesota-Morris ...........................L 14-17Southwest Minnesota State ........W 49-7MSU-Mankato ............................W 21-6St. Thomas .................................W 20-0MSU-Moorhead ...............................L 8-21Winona State ..................................W 43-0

1978 (7-3-0) (NIC:6-2; T-2nd)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Kelly Fleissner

Wisconsin-Superior ....................W 21-14Bemidji State .............................W 42-0Michigan Tech ................................W 24-19Minnesota-Morris .......................L 7-12MSU-Mankato .................................W 26-7Southwest Minnesota State ........W 57-0St. Cloud State ................................L 23-30Wisconsin-Stout .............................L 2-21Winona State ..................................W 14-0MSU-Moorhead ..........................W 32-6

1967 (7-1-1) (MIAC: 5-1-1; T-2nd)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Eric Eversley

Wisconsin-Superior .........................W 68-14South Dakota State ....................W 12-7St. Thomas .................................W 42-26Macalester .................................W 38-10Augsburg........................................W 29-0Gustavus Adolphus ..........................L 16-26Hamline .....................................W 22-13Concordia-Moorhead .................T 8-8St. John’s .......................................W 12-7

1968 (4-6-0) (MIAC: 2-5; 7th)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Neil Ladsten

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

1969 (4-6-0) (MIAC: 2-5; 6th)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Al Decker

Wisconsin-Superior .........................W 36-0MSU-Moorhead ..........................W 26-12St. John’s .......................................L 12-16St. Thomas .................................W 27-8Macalester .................................L 35-38Augsburg........................................W 37-6Gustavus Adolphus ..........................L 14-20Hamline .....................................L 12-32Concordia-Moorhead .................L 7-28MSU-Mankato ............................L 6-42

1970 (7-2-1) (MIAC: 4-2-1; 3rd)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptains: Tom Cady, Slats Fairbanks

Wisconsin-Superior ....................W 20-0MSU-Moorhead ...............................W 23-7Concordia-Moorhead .......................W 14-8St. John’s ...................................L 18-22St. Thomas ......................................W 3-0Macalester .....................................T 14-14Augsburg ...................................W 16-15Gustavus Adolphus ....................L 15-41Hamline ..........................................W 14-0St. Cloud State ...........................W 16-10

1971 (6-3-1) (MIAC: 5-2; 3rd)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptains: John Zupetz, Pete Furo

Wisconsin-Superior .........................W 10-0MSU-Moorhead ..........................T 14-14Hamline .....................................L 7-10Concordia-Moorhead .................W 13-0St. John’s .......................................W 22-21St. Thomas .................................W 14-0Macalester .................................W 16-7Augsburg........................................W 38-0Gustavus Adolphus ..........................L 12-18Wisconsin-Milwaukee .................L 0-13

1972 (5-4-0) (MIAC: 4-3; T-3rd)Coach: Jim Malosky Captain: Steve Skildum

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

1973 (8-1-0) (MIAC: 6-1; T-1st)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptains: Darrell McKibbon, Scott Lyons, Eric Kaiser

Wisconsin-Superior .........................W 29-0Michigan Tech ............................W 7-0Augsburg........................................L 12-14Gustavus Adolphus ..........................W 14-13Hamline .....................................W 17-13Concordia-Moorhead .................W 16-13St. John’s .......................................W 28-12St. Thomas .................................W 30-13Macalester .................................W 21-0

1974 (7-2-1) (MIAC: 4-2-1; T-3rd)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Mark Johnson

Wisconsin-Superior ....................W 20-14Minnesota-Morris .......................W 20-0Gustavus Adolphus ....................W 22-0St. Cloud State ................................W 20-14Macalester .....................................W 6-0St. John’s ...................................W 15-0Concordia-Moorhead .......................W 14-10Augsburg ...................................L 6-7Hamline ..........................................T 0-0St. Olaf ......................................L 0-7


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1982 (7-2-0) (NIC: 5-1; 2nd)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Boyd Hanson

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

1983 (6-4-0) (NIC: 4-2; T-2nd)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Mark Ogren

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

1984 (6-4-0) (NIC: 4-2; T-3rd)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Andy Verhel

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

1985 (8-2-0) (NIC: 6-0; 1st)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Steve Peterson

Wisconsin-Superior ....................W 28-0St. Cloud State ...........................L 10-24Northern Michigan ..........................L 14-51Southwest Minnesota State ........W 17-13

1979 (8-2-0) (NIC: 7-1; T-1st)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Roger Ollila

Wisconsin-Superior .........................W 49-0Bemidji State ..................................W 40-3Michigan Tech ............................W 17-7Minnesota-Morris ...........................L 17-19MSU-Mankato ............................W 21-7Southwest Minnesota State .............W 37-0St. Cloud State ...........................W 14-6Wisconsin-Stout .........................L 0-13Winona State .............................W 39-17MSU-Moorhead ...............................W 34-8

1980 (10-0-0) (NIC: 8-0; 1st)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Amory Bodin

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

1981 (9-1-0) (NIC: 5-1; 2nd)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Tom Lawrence

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

MSU-Moorhead ...............................W 38-10Winona State .............................W 50-0Minnesota-Morris ...........................W 19-17Northern State ...........................W 20-0Bemidji State ..................................W 10-7#Minnesota-Morris .....................W 20-10

1986 (8-1-2)^ (NIC: 4-0-2; T-1st)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Mark Turcott

Wisconsin-Superior .........................W 27-6St. Cloud State ................................W 27-7Michigan Tech ............................W 31-15MSU-Moorhead ..........................W 28-3Winona State ..................................W 49-0Minnesota-Morris .......................T 7-7Northern State ................................W 56-0Bemidji State .............................T 3-3Northern Michigan .....................L 29-35Southwest Minnesota State .............W 35-8Northwestern (IA)# .....................W 69-0

1987 (8-3-0)^ (NIC: 5-1; 1st)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptains: Mike Louhi, Jim Malosky Jr., Phil PeichelWisconsin-Superior .........................W 16-13St. Cloud State ...........................L 15-22Michigan Tech ................................W 41-10MSU-Moorhead ...............................W 31-14Winona State .............................W 28-10Minnesota-Morris ...........................W 56-3Northern State ..........................W 30-8Bemidji State ..................................W 40-0Northern Michigan ..........................L 10-23Southwest Minnesota State ........L 14-27MSU-Moorhead# .......................W 24-17

1988 (7-4-0) (NIC: 4-2; 3rd)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Jeff Dunnell

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

1989 (5-5-0) (NIC: 3-3; T-4th)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Dale Gessell

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

1990 (9-1-1) (NIC: 5-1; T-1st)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Ron Viaene

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


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1991 (6-4-0) (NIC: 4-1; 3rd) Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Dale Roehl

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

1992 (5-5-1) (NSIC: 4-1-1; T-2nd)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptains: Mark Adler, Bob Schwartz

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

1993 (8-3-0) (NSIC: 4-2; T-2nd)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Greg Valaskey

Wisconsin-Eau Claire .................W 24-15St. Cloud State .........................L 0-47Wisconsin-Stout .............................W 14-11Northern State ..........................L 22-26Bemidji State .................................W 20-0Michigan Tech ................................W 32-3Southwest Minnesota State .......W 31-28MSU-Moorhead ..............................W 23-0Winona State ............................L 15-17Minnesota-Morris ...........................W 35-13Wayne State (Neb.)# .................W 29-28

1994 (4-7-0) (NSIC: 3-3; T-4th)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Marc Achterkirch

Montana State ...........................L 7-37St. Cloud State ................................L 7-35Portland State ............................L 21-35Bemidji State .............................W 48-13Wisconsin River Falls ......................W 17-14Southwest Minnesota State .............W 21-9MSU-Moorhead ..........................L 7-17Winona State ..................................L 20-40Minnesota-Morris .......................W 42-0Northern State ................................L 15-20Idaho State ................................L 24-29

1995 (8-2-1) (NSIC: 5-0-1; T-1st)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Brian Potocnik

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

1996 (8-3) (NSIC: 6-0; 1st)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Kurt King

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

1997 (4-6) (NSIC: 4-2; 2nd)Coach: Jim MaloskyCaptain: Josh Sandell

Northern Michigan ..........................L 7-24MSU-Mankato ................................L 20-31St. Cloud State ...........................L 13-25Northern Arizona ........................L 6-40Southwest Minnesota State ........L 14-20MSU-Moorhead ...............................W 31-14Winona State .............................L 35-63Minnesota-Morris ...........................W 48-7Northern State ...........................W 35-7Bemidji State ..................................W 41-0

1998 (4-7) (NSIC: 3-3; 4th)Interim Coaches: Vince Repesh, Jim Malosky JrCaptain: Trevor Theelke

MSU-Mankato ............................L 7-31Northern Michigan ....................L 14-24Wisconsin-Eau Claire ......................L 14-28Southwest Minnesota State .............W 13-7MSU-Moorhead ..........................W 37-34Winona State ..................................L 19-27Minnesota-Morris .......................W 41-6Northern State ................................L 7-34Bemidji State .............................L 18-48Wayne State (Neb.)..........................W 41-13MSU-Moorhead# .......................L 27-37

1999 (3-8) (NSIC: 3-5; T-6th)Coach: Bob NielsonCaptain: Jeff Wenngatz

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

2000 (7-4) (NSIC: 5-3; T-3rd)Coach: Bob NielsonCaptains: Erik Conner, Chris Markas

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

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

MSU-Mankato ............................W 31-28South Dakota .................................W 14-10Minnesota-Morris ...........................W 71-0Minnesota-Crookston .................L 13-17Southwest Minnesota State .............W 51-7MSU-Moorhead ...............................W 35-14Concordia-St. Paul .....................W 19-16Northern State ................................W 48-0Bemidji State .............................W 42-38Wayne State (Neb.) ....................W 37-17Winona State# ...........................L 30-33Central Missouri State~ ..............L 17-48


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2002 (11-1) (NSIC: 9-0; 1st)Coach: Bob NielsonCaptains: Nate Davis, Ricky Fritz, Peter Lawton

MSU-Mankato .................................W 44-9South Dakota ............................W 23-21Minnesota-Morris .......................W 44-6Minnesota-Crookston ......................W 76-14Southwest Minnesota State ........W 38-7MSU-Moorhead ..........................W 53-27Concordia-St. Paul ..........................W 36-12Northern State ...........................W 48-22Bemidji State ..................................W 52-25Wayne State (Neb.)..........................W 42-3Winona State ..................................W 42-25Northwest Missouri State@ .........L 41-45

2003 (8-3) (NSIC: 6-2; 3rd)Coach: Bob NielsonCaptains: Tim Battalgia, Cash Langeness, Dave Otto, Adam Skinner, Dan Soldner

MSU-Mankato ............................W 40-20South Dakota ............................L 7-10Southwest Minnesota State .............W 39-0Northern State ...........................L 7-46Waldorf College ..............................W 73-6Wayne State (Neb.)..........................W 49-18Minnesota-Crookston .................W 28-0Concordia-St. Paul ..........................W 56-33Bemidji State .............................W 34-21MSU-Moorhead ..........................W 51-20Winona State .............................L 17-24

2004 (4-7) (NCC: 1-5; 6th)Coach: Kyle SchweigertCaptains: Adam Fechhelm, Geoff Fischer, Luke Jipson, Pat Kelly, Russ Rabe, Dave Rufledt

Chadron State.................................W 35-21Concordia-St. Paul ....................L 6-38Wisconsin-La Crosse .......................L 13-34MSU-Moorhead ..........................W 14-10Upper Iowa ....................................W 30-7MSU-Mankato .................................L 13-34Nebraska-Omaha .......................L 24-38North Dakota .............................L 0-26Augustana College ..........................W 47-16South Dakota .............................L 21-48St. Cloud State ................................L 0-28

2005 (8-4) (NCC: 4-2; T1st)Coach: Kyle SchweigertCaptains: Ben Bowditch, Brandon Cooley, Kevin Krenz, Chris Lapakko

Chadron State ............................W 28-17Concordia-St. Paul .........................W 31-10Northern Iowa ............................L 14-49MSU-Moorhead ...............................W 55-7Upper Iowa ...............................W 18-7MSU-Mankato ............................W 28-23Nebraska-Omaha .............................W 38-35North Dakota ..................................L 10-33Augustana College .....................L 23-26South Dakota ..................................W 56-43St. Cloud State ...........................W 45-28North Dakota@ ...........................L 12-23

2006 (6-4) (NCC: 4-4; 4th)Coach: Kyle SchweigertCaptains: Mark Knudsen, Kevin Krenz, Trent Scheidecker, Ted Schlafke

Bemidji State .............................W 23-7U. of Mary ......................................W 42-14South Dakota .............................L 14-27Central Washington .........................W 31-25Western Washington. ..................W 20-10Augustana College ..........................L 7-35MSU-Mankato ...........................W (OT) 16-13Nebraska Omaha .............................L 14-38North Dakota .............................L 14-38St. Cloud State ................................W 29-24

2007 (4-6) (NCC: 3-5; T5th)Coach: Kyle SchweiertCaptains: Nate Fears, Jon Rufledt, Ted Schlafke

Bemidji State ..................................W 31-14Missouri Western State ..................L 27-45South Dakota .............................W 22-36Central Washington ....................L 21-43Western Washington. ......................W 22-14Augustana College .....................W 34-7MSU-Mankato ................................L 14-35Nebraska Omaha .......................L 17-42North Dakota ..................................L 14-31St. Cloud State ...........................W 23-13

2008 (15-0) (NSIC: 10-0; 1st)Coach: Bob NielsonCaptains: Nate Baier, Jim Johnson, Ted Schlafke,Tyler Yelk

Concordia-St. Paul .....................W 40-0Missouri Western State ..............W 47-18Southwest Minnesota State .............W 43-21Augustana College .....................W 40-10U. of Mary. ......................................W 44-7MSU-Moorhead ..........................W 52-10Northern State ...............................W 55-7St. Cloud State ...........................W 38-21Bemidji State ..................................W 48-21Minnesota-Crookston .................W 63-7Winona State ..................................W 38-7Chadron State@ ..............................W 20-10Grand Valley State@ ...................W (OT) 19-13California (Pa.)@ ........................W 45-7Northwest Missouri State+ .........W 21-14

2009 (11-2) (NSIC: 10-0; 1st)Coach: Bob NielsonCaptains: Tobias Lemke, Cole Strilzuk, Brandon Wood

Concordia-St.Paul. ..........................W 56-0Central Washington. ........................L 10-13Southwest Minnesota State ........W 34-27 Augustana College. .........................W 42-21U. of Mary ..................................W 35-7 MSU-Moorhead. ..............................W 76-7Northern State ...........................W 42-0 St. Cloud State. ...............................W 31-7Bemidji State .............................W 35-34 Minnesota-Crookston. .....................W 44-0Winona State .............................W 41-16 Nebraska-Kearney@ ........................W 42-7Grand Valley State@. .......................L 10-24

2010 (15-0) (NSIC: 10-0; 1st)Coach: Bob NielsonCaptains: Isaac Odim, Kiel Fechtelkotter

Central Washington. ...................W 35-10Upper Iowa ................................W 62-13 Wayne State (Neb.)..........................W 42-10Bemidji State ..................................W 44-21 MSU-Mooorhead. .......................W 56-7Winona State ..................................W 59-17 U. of Mary. ......................................W 49-0Northern State ...........................W 27-7 St. St. Cloud State. ..........................W 40-17Minnesota Crookston .................W 55-7 MSU-Mankato ............................W 45-21St. Cloud State@ .............................W(OT) 20-17Augustana College@ .......................W 24-13Northwest Missouri State@ .............W 17-13Delta State@ ..............................W 20-17

2011 (11-3) (NSIC: 8-2; T1st)Coach: Bob NielsonCaptains: Cory Flesch, Rob Huberty

Augustana . ................................W 20-12Upper Iowa .....................................W 49-22 Wayne State (Neb.) ....................L 0-7Bemidji State .............................W 26-23 MSU-Moorhead. ..............................W 49-21

Winona State .............................W 24-6 U. of Mary. ..................................W 41-28Northern State ................................W 37-6 St. Cloud State. ..........................L 7-35Minnesota Crookston ......................W 49-7 MSU-Mankato .................................W 31-19Saginaw Valley State@ .....................W (OT) 30-27CSU-Pueblo@ .............................W 24-21Wayne State (Mich.)@ .....................L 25-31

2012 (10-2) (NSIC: 10-1; 2nd)Coach: Bob NielsonCaptains: Joe Akey, Cameron Harper, Garth Heik-kinen, Ben Helmer, Chase Vogler

Southwest Minnesota State ........W 45-20Winona State ..................................W 38-16Concordia-St. Paul .....................W 70-24Augustana College ..........................W 42-34 St. Cloud State. ..........................L 49-51MSU Moorhead ...............................W 45-14 Minot State. ...............................W 44-6Bemidji State ..................................W 30-0 Minnesota-Crookston. ................W 38-14U. of Mary.......................................W 53-14 Northern State ................................W 49-31Missouri Western State@ ............L(3OT) 55-57

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