2012 Winona State Football Media Guide

Credential RequestsPlease direct all requests for media credentials to Grant Wall ([email protected]) in the Winona State Sports Information Office. Credentials will be held for media members at the will call booth located near the main gate at Verizon Wireless Stadium. Winona State Univer-sity reserves the right to deny media credentials to any-one who is not affiliated with an official news gathering agency.

Photo Credential RequestsAll requests for photo credentials must be made to Grant Wall ([email protected]) in the Winona State Sports Information Office. No one will be allowed on the sidelines at Verizon Wireless Stadium without a proper credential. Credentials will be held for media members at the will call booth located near the main gate at Verizon Wireless Stadium. Winona State Univer-sity reserves the right to deny media credentials to any-one who is not affiliated with an official news gathering agency.

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

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

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

2012 ScheduleAug. 30 Minnesota, Crookston* 6 pmSept. 8 at Minnesota Duluth* 6 pmSept. 15 Northern State* 4:30 pmSept. 22 at Mary* 2:30 pmSept. 29 at Upper Iowa* 1 pmOct. 6 Sioux Falls* 6 pmOct. 13 at Wayne State* 1 pmOct. 20 Minnesota State* 1 pmOct. 27 Southwest Minnesota State* 4:30 pmNov. 3 at Augustana* 1 pmNov. 10 Concordia-St. Paul* 1 pm*NSIC Conference Game

2011 Results7-4 (7-3 NSIC)

Sept. 3 Michigan Tech L, 6-23Sept. 10 at MSU Moorhead* W, 48-10Sept. 17 St. Cloud State* W, 29-16Sept. 24 Upper Iowa* W, 72-31Oct. 1 at Minnesota State* L, 14-24Oct. 8 Minnesota Duluth* L, 6-24Oct. 15 at Augustana* L, 15-23Oct. 22 Concordia-St. Paul* W, 58-24Oct. 29 Southwest Minnesota State* W, 47-20Nov. 5 at Mary* W, 46-43Nov. 12 at Wayne State* W, 27-24*NSIC Conference Game

2012 Quick FactsLocation: Winona, Minn.Founded: 1858Enrollment: 8,000Nickname: WarriorsColors: Purple & WhiteStadium: Verizon Wireless StadiumCapacity: 5,000President: Dr. Scott OlsonAthletics Director: Eric SchohFaculty Rep: Dr. Jo StejskalConference: Northern Sun

FOOTBALL HISTORYFirst Year: 1895All-Time Record: 379-468-25 (.449)NCAA Playoffs: 5 (2001, 03, 04, 06, 07)NCAA Record: 1-5Mineral Water Bowl: 2 (2000, 02)NAIA Playoffs: 1 (1993)NSIC Championships: 18 (1939, 47, 56, 57, 62, 64, 68, 83, 93, 94, 97, 98, 2000, 01, 03,

04, 05, 07)NSIC South Division Championships: 1 (2010)

TEAM FACTSHead Coach: Tom SawyerRcd. at Winona State (Yrs.) 131-53 (16)Career Record (Yrs.) 131-53 (16)NCAA Playoffs: 5 (2001, 03, 04, 06, 07)NCAA Record: 1-5Mineral Water Bowl: 2 (2000, 02)NSIC Championships: 8 (1997, 98, 2000, 01, 03, 04, 05, 07)NSIC South Division Championships: 1 (2010)Assistant Coaches: Zac Barton (1st year) AJ Blazek (4th year) David Braun (2nd year) Brian Curtin (16th year) Cameron Keller (2nd year) Brett Holinka (1st year) Mitch Madland (7th year) Ryan Markgraf (4th year) Matt Ulrich (1st year) Dan Wernick (2nd year)

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

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

Warriors On The WebWinonastatewarriors.com is the official website for the Winona State Athletics Department. On the site you will find information on all 15 varsity sports offered at Wi-nona State, as well as schedules, results, statistics, tradi-tions, history and departmental information.

Sports InformationSports Information Director: Grant WallOffice Phone: 507-457-5576Cell Phone: 515-570-5371E-mail: [email protected] Website: winonastatewarriors.comMailing Address: PO Box 5838 Winona, MN 55987

The 2012 Winona State football media guide is a pro-duction of the Winona State Sports Information Office. It was designed to assist members of the media in their coverage of the Winona State football team. Every ef-fort has been made to ensure its accuracy and thorough-ness. Enclosed in the media guide are factual informa-tion regarding the current football team, as well as the history of football at Winona State University.

The 2012 Winona State football media guide was writ-ten, designed and edited by Grant Wall, Sports Infor-mation Director. The recruiting guide was written and designed by Alyssa Foggia and Grant Wall. The cover was designed by Cory Proudel. Photos used in the me-dia guide were taken by Chops Hancock and Andrew Nyhus. Some recruiting guide photos are courtesy of the Winona State University Advancement Department.

2012 Winona State Football Media GuideTable of Contents

Recruiting Guide 2

2012 Outlook 18

The Warriors 22

Winona State Coaches 49

2011 Recap 64

2012 Opponents 70

History and Record Book 74

Year-by-Year Results 93

This Is

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Warrior Football

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Warrior Fans

Winona State boasts a large and rabid fan base. More than 22,000 fans passed through the gates of Verizon Wireless Stadium in 2011 and the 6,121 fans who watched the Warriors beat Concordia-St. Paul a season ago set a new stadium attendance re-cord. Always loud and loyal, Warrior fans help create one of the best home-field advantages in the NSIC.

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Warriors In The NFL

Chris Samp: Green Bay, Jacksonville, Philadelphia

Brian Wrobel: Green Bay, Seattle

John Tackmann: Minnesota

Nick Urban: Minnesota

Bruce Zellman: Detroit, Minnesota

Wayne Wicka: New York Jets

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

Verizon WirelessStadium

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

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Coach Sawyer

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

A Warrior through and through, Sawyer has led Winona State to seven postseason appearances in the last 11 seasons, including five trips to the NCAA Division II Playoffs. A balanced offensive playbook and an attacking defense have been trademarks of the Winona State program since Sawyer became the head coach in 1996. Six Warriors have been selected as NSIC Offensive Players of the Year un-der Sawyer, as have five members of the WSU defense. Additionally, a Warrior has been a finalist for the Harlon Hill Award, given to the top player in Division II, six times.

Stadium

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Winona State is one of the premier universities in both the region and the nation.

-Winona State offers more than 80 undergraduate, pre-professional, licensure, graduate and doctorate programs.-“Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review.-Second in US News and World Report’s rankings of public institutions in Minnesota.

-One of America’s 100 Best College Buys for 15 consecutive years.

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-More than half of WSU students participate in community service.-$1.2 million in scholarships are awarded annually.-Class sizes are small and students build strong relationships with their professors. The student/faculty rate on campus is 18:1.

-WSU houses the National Child Protection Training Center and is the first university in the nation to offer a child advocacy studies minor.

UniversityWinona State

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

Winona &Surrounding Area

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The Warrior Club Student-Athlete Success Center offers Warriors a place to work on their studies in a comfortable environment. A full staff of academic advisors is always present to assist student-athletes with questions and concerns regarding their classes. The results have been stunning. WSU student-athletes recorded a cumulative 3.18 GPA during the Spring 2011 semester, the highest single-semester mark ever among Warrior student-athletes.

The student part of student-athlete comes first at Winona State. Warrior student-athletes have access to some of the best academic support and facilities in the country.

Academic Success

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Winona State student-athletes are truly a part of the community they live in. As community members, Warriors look to give back in any way possible. During the 2011-12 academic year, Winona State student-athletes donated over 3,000 hours of their time to projects designed to give back to the Winona area, the second consecutive year Warriors have passed the 3,000 hour mark while making an impact in the community.

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Warriors worked with every group within the community; reading to student’s in elementary schools, raising money for breast cancer research, and spending time with the elderly. Winona State student-athletes have been given a tremendous opportunity and their dedication to giving back is truly inspiring to everyone they meet.

The Community

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The Integrated

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

Along with a fully equipped weight room and strength staff, there are basketball courts, fit-ness studios, cardio equipment and a track. The center is also home to a pharmacy, the Nutri-tion Services office, Rehabilita-tive Sciences Lab and the WSU Intramural office. The building is a silver level LEED rated design which reduces the cen-ter’s energy use by 30 percent.The facility is also home to the Winona State Athletic Hall of Fame.

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Wellness Center

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Winona’s location between La Crosse and Rochester brings consistent coverage from local and regional media. Winona State gets daily coverage locally from the Winona Daily News, as well as from television stations in three media mar-kets. Warrior coaches and student-athletes are also featured on locally produced coaches’ shows.

Press Attention

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NSIC From its modest origin as a six-team alliance nearly eight decades ago, the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has ma-tured into a 16-team union of upper Midwest colleges and universities to form arguably the strongest affiliation in NCAA Division II.The NSIC can trace its roots to 1932 when six schools, including Bemidji State University, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Min-nesota State University Moorhead, St. Cloud State University, University of Minnesota Duluth and Winona State University signed on as charter members. All remain active subscribers of the league today. Southwest Minnesota State University was added in 1969, followed by Northern State University in 1978, Wayne State College (NE) in 1998, Concordia University-St. Paul and the University of Minnesota, Crookston in 1999, the University of Mary and Upper Iowa University in 2006, Augustana College in 2008 and Minot State University and the University of Sioux Falls in 2012.Minnesota State, St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth later left the league to join the North Central Conference but returned to the NSIC in 2008. University of Minnesota, Morris and Michigan Tech University were once part of the NSIC family as well. In 1992 the NSIC became a true athletic showcase for both men and women with the merger of the traditional Northern Intercollegiate Conference (NIC) and the Northern Sun Conference (NSC), the home of women’s athletics since 1979. Before NSIC affiliates became certified for championship competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association in 1995, its member institutions filled prominent roles in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). NIC and NSC clubs an-nually dispatched qualified student-athletes to national tournaments and captured several NAIA teams and individual championships. The NSIC celebrates its 81st season this year and clearly continues to make a major imprint nationally, winning 11 national titles since 2006. Winona State men claimed NCAA II Basketball Championships in 2006 and 2008 and narrowly missed a third crown, falling in a last second shot in 2007. In addition, the Warriors established a NCAA II record of 57 consecutive victories. Concordia University launched an ongoing streak of five consecutive NCAA II Volleyball Championships in 2007. In 2008 the Golden Bears won 37 straight matches after a season opening loss on their way to a second consecutive title and scripted a marvelous encore in 2009 with a perfect 37-0 finish, a third straight national crown and a winning streak of 74 straight matches. In 2010 the Golden Bear extended that win streak to 75 before dropping their second match of the season. They started 2010 with a 10-4 record before ripping off 22 straight wins on their way to their fourth straight national title. In 2011, after overcoming midseason injuries, the Golden Bears hit their stride. The Golden Bears knocked off No. 1 and undefeated Cal State San Bernardino to become the first team in the history of NCAA Division II women’s volleyball, to captured a fifth consecutive NCAA Division II Championship. In a most surprising run, Minnesota Duluth completed a perfect 15-0 season by winning the 2008 NCAA Division II Football Championship. The Bulldogs, limited to only 24 scholarships by league rule, swept a field of fully-funded teams, including top ranked Grand Valley State and number three Northwest Missouri State. Two years later in 2010 the Bulldogs repeated that feat, going 15-0 again to win the national championship. The Bulldogs became the first NCAA DII football squad to win two national championships with undefeated records. Minnesota State added more luster to the league by finishing 32-2 and claiming the 2008-09 NCAA II Women’s Basketball Championship. The Mavericks rolled to a wild 103-94 victory over Franklin Pierce to set a NCAA record for total points in the title game. Augustana College got into the mix of national championships in 2011 when their women’s cross country team turned in a true team performance in Spokane, Wash. All five Viking runners earned All-American status as Augustana won the first cross country national championship in NSIC history. Since 2000, the NSIC has also participated in Mineral Water Bowl. Hosted by the Quarterback Club of Excelsior Springs, Mo., the Mineral Water Bowl matches the highest-finishing teams from the NSIC and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) not selected for the NCAA Division II football playoffs. In 2000, Winona State defeated Missouri Western State, 43-41, in triple overtime, for the Warriors first-ever NCAA II post-season win. The NSIC has also had five athletes awarded with the NCAA Elite 89 Award, which is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s 89 championships. Earning the award were Ben Keller (Minnesota State, Baseball 2012), Cody Lensing (Augustana, Wrestling 2012), Kendra Huettl (Minnesota State, Softball, 2011), Matt Braithwaite (Augustana, Cross Country, 2010) and Lauren Brown (Winona State, Outdoor Track & Field, 2010). Member schools continue to emphasize the educational, entertainment and unifying value of sports while pointing with pride to the many advantages to be gained by attending these colleges and universities. The NSIC is committed to providing rewarding experi-ences for its student-athletes, and while the challenges that loom are sizable, indeed, the NSIC is surely well positioned for the future.

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

2012 WINONA STATE OUTLOOKQuarterbacks

A host of injuries caused Winona State to start three different quarterbacks during the 2011 season and the team enters this season hoping to keep the man under center upright and healthy. John Teigland started the teams first two games in 2011, throwing for 200 yards and a touchdown. When Teigland was injured Bryan Bradshaw stepped in, throwing for 736 yards and three scores. Bradshaw injured his ankle in the season’s sixth game, giving way to graduated senior Alex Nelson. There is depth behind Bradshaw and Teigland, with Spencer O’Reilly and Cole Solomon coming off of redshirt seasons. Sophomore Rob Dahl transferred in after a year of junior college foot-ball and was able to participate in spring practice. The coaching staff is very high on freshmen RJ Gordon and Michael Powell, who will be able to spend the season getting acclimated to the Warrior offense.

Running Backs

Rayon Simmons enters his senior season needing just 392 yards to become Winona State’s all-time leading rusher. Simmons posted his second consecutive 1,000 yard season in 2011, running for 1,326 yards and 16 touchdowns. He ran for 200 yards in two of the team’s final three games of the season and topped 100 yards in seven different contests. Simmons will have plenty of help in the backfield as well. Senior Theo Burkett plans to redshirt the season as he recovers from injuries but junior Chichi Ojika and sophomore Anthony Resnick will have opportunities to earn carries. Ojika ran for 127 yards last season while Resnick gained 77 yards on just six totes. Willie Resop, a transfer from Wisconsin, will be in the mix for immediate playing time as well. Redshirt freshmen Taylor Hauser and true freshmen Will Griffin, Jordan Kos and Paul Preston will all enter fall camp hoping to catch the coaching staff ’s eye.

Wide Receivers

The Warriors have built depth at receiver and now employ the weapons to improve a passing game that averaged just 190 yards per game a season ago. The receiving corps is led by a trio of seniors. Jay Adams led the Warriors with 33 receptions in 2011 while Tyler Speer was close behind with 32 grabs for 518 yards. Fellow senior Sean Hertz is a constant touchdown threat, especially in the red zone, and caught 20 passes a season ago. The group of younger players at the position is deep and talented. Dylan Ulferts saw action as a true freshman last season and made eight catches that included a touchdown. Sophomore Tyler Swinford transferred to WSU from Culver-Stockton where he led that team in receptions in 2011. Redshirt freshmen Tamrick Atwood, Alan May, Josh Mikes and Tyler Newsome are ready to make an impact as well. True freshman Cameron Johnson has a chance to see the field immediately.

Tight Ends

Tight end is an important position in the WSU pro-style offense, and the team has several threats who can move the chains while also providing solid blocking for the run game. Senior Kyle Melcher led all tight ends with 12 catches for 134 yards and two scores last season. Ismal Karon and Alex Jensen also return after seeing the field as redshirt freshmen a season ago. True freshman Nick Margiotta joins the squad and will have a chance to spend the season learning the offensive scheme.

Offensive Line

Winona State is blessed with an outstanding offensive line as evidenced by a devastating rushing attack, with WSU averaging 212 yards on the ground a season ago. The core of the line returns, led by junior center Richard Lilla, an all-NSIC selection in both his collegiate seasons. Both War-rior guards return, with junior Cory Christianson and sophomore Vance Ross looking to build on successful seasons. WSU started several players at tackle in 2011 but has talented players in Roszell Gayden and James Poliquin ready to step in. Nick Powers, Cale Schliesman and Mark Smit will provide depth to the line and are ready to go when their number is called. A talented group of linemen redshirted last season and the Warriors brought in another crop of outstanding players for the trenches in their most recent signing class. Blake Lanphier will fight for playing time after redshirting during 2011, as will Tyler Bross, Nicholas Fisher, Dane Jensen, Zachary Lowe and Ben Reinartz.

ReturnersBryan Bradshaw Jr.#, 6-2, 175, Crystal Lake, IL (Crystal Lake)John Teigland Jr.#, 6-4, 225, Indianola, IA (Indianola/Nebraska-Omaha)

Redshirts and NewcomersRob Dahl So., 6-2, 225, White Bear Lake, MN (Hill-Murray/Coffeyville CC)RJ Gordon Fr., 6-1, 190, Palmdale, CA (Campbell)Spencer O’Reilly Fr.#, 6-2, 210, Cannon Falls, MN (Cannon Falls)Michael Powell Fr., 6-4, 190, York, NE (York)Cole Solomon Fr.#, 6-4, 225, Livingston, WI (Iowa-Grant)

ReturnersTheo Burkett Sr., 6-0, 230, Des Moines, IA (West Des Moines Valley)Chichi Ojika Jr.#, 5-8, 185, New Brighton, MN (Irondale)Anthony Resnick So.#, 5-10, 185, Cambridge, WI (Cambridge)Rayon Simmons Sr.#, 5-10, 225, University City, MO (Christian Brothers/UNI)

Redshirts and NewcomersWill Griffin Fr., 5-9, 205, Cedar Rapids, IA (Cedar Rapids Washington)Taylor Hauser Fr.#, 5-10, 190, Holmen, WI (Holmen)Jordan Kos Fr., 5-11, 195, Gurnee, IL (Carmel Catholic)Paul Preston Fr., 5-4, 160, Park Ridge, IL (Maine South)Willie Resop So.#, 6-2, 225, Appleton, WI (Appleton West/Wisconsin)

ReturnersJay Adams Sr., 5-11, 190, Oviedo, FL (Lake Howell)Harrison Barton Jr.#, 6-2, 200, De Pere, WI (Notre Dame Academy)Sean Hertz Sr.#, 6-2, 215, Lake Villa, IL (Lakes Community)Tyler Speer Sr.#, 6-3, 210, Lanesboro, MN (Lanesboro)Dylan Ulferts So., 6-3, 185, Shakopee, MN (Shakopee)

Redshirts and NewcomersTamrick Atwood Fr.#, 5-11, 185, Bettendorf, IA (Bettendorf)Kevin Folker Fr., 6-0, 170, Milwaukee, WI (Milwaukee Lutheran)Cameron Johnson Fr., 6-3, 215, Springfield, MO (Glendale)Mack Kullas Fr., 6-3, 170, Stillwater, MN (Hill-Murray)Alan May Fr.#, 6-2, 185, Adams, MN (Southland)Josh Mikes Fr.#, 6-3, 205, South Elgin, IL (St. Charles North)Tyler Newsome Fr.#, 6-3, 190, Joliet, IL (Joliet West)Tyler Swinford So., 5-11, 185, Yucaipa, CA (Yucaipa/Culver-Stockton)

ReturnersJacob Bambenek Jr, 6-2, 235, Trempealeau, WI (G-E-T)Alex Jensen So.#., 6-4, 250, Apple Valley, MN (Eastview)Ismal Karon So.#, 5-11, 245, Minnetonka, MN (Minnetonka)Kyle Melcher Sr., 6-6, 255, Owatonna, MN (Owatonna)Jim Montgomery Jr.#, 6-4, 230, Carol Steam, IL (Glenbard)

Redshirts and NewcomersNick Margiotta Fr., 6-4, 245, Crystal Lake, IL (River Ridge)

ReturnersCory Christianson Jr.#, 6-3, 290, Apple Valley, MN (Holy Angels/N. Illinois)Roszell Gayden Sr.#, 6-6, 300, Brooklyn Park, MN (Robinsdale/Auburn)Richard Lilla Jr.#, 6-2, 295, Rochester, MN (John Marshall)James Poliquin Jr., 6-5, 290, Gurnee, IL (Warren Township)Nick Powers Sr., 6-1, 285, Minnetonka, MN (Hopkins)Vance Ross So.#, 6-5, 290, Evanston, IL (Notre Dame)Cale Schliesman So.#, 6-6, 330, Marshfield, WI (Marshfield)Mark Smit Jr.#, 6-3, 285, Minocqua, WI (Lakeland Union)

Redshirts and NewcomersTyler Bross Fr.#, 6-6, 310, Menomonee Falls, WI (Menomonee Falls)Nicholas Fisher Fr.#, 6-4, 265, Hartland, WI (Arrowhead)Dane Jensen Fr.#, 6-4, 260, Ames, IA (Ames)Alex Jorgenson Fr., 6-5, 275, Dorchester, WI (Colby)Blake Lanphier Fr.#, 6-6, 290, New Sharon, IA (North Mahaska)Zachary Lowe Fr.#, 6-2, 270, Gurnee, IL (Warren Township)Tyler Lund Fr., 6-3, 270, Chatfield, MN (Chatfield)Kinjo Omar Fr.#, 6-5, 310, Springfield, MO (Glendale)Ryan Ramczyk Fr., 6-5, 275, Stevens Point, WI (SPASH)Ben Reinartz Fr.#, 6-5, 295, Davenport, IA (Assumption)Collin Smith Fr., 6-2, 255, Wind Lake, WI (Muskego)Steve Smith Fr., 6-4, 285, Mabel, MN (Mabel-Canton)

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2012 WINONA STATE OUTLOOKDefensive Line

Perhaps the biggest hole the Warriors will have to fill in 2012 comes on the defensive line. Matt Ulrich was an anchor for the Winona State defense at the nose guard position, eating up space in the run game and consistently pressuring quarterbacks when they dropped back to pass. Junior Kyle English will work to fill his shoes and has already shown capability for the position, making 26 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss a season ago. Lewis Johnson has solidified his place at defensive end in the Warriors’ 3-4 scheme, leading WSU with five sacks and making 27 total tackles in 2011. Tyler Kubler, Colin McGuire and William Sherard will all see time coming off the edge while Parker Detjens and Anthony Frisby will team with English to pressure opponents up the middle. Robert Ndondo-Lay, David Parmentier and Stephen Styza will fight for playing time after redshirt-ing last season. Kevin Lindeman is a junior college transfer who will also fight for his place in the Warriors’ defensive line rotation.

Linebackers

Despite losing do-everything linebacker Chad Cheek, the Warriors have a linebacking corps that is deep and talented. Sophomore Ryan Gerts was named NSIC Defensive Newcomer of the Year in 2011 after finishing second on the squad with 70 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries. Alex Coulter is back after starting at one of the outside linebacker positions and mak-ing 53 stops. Morgan Weaver saw his first collegiate action a season ago and impressed, making 16 tackles during his freshman campaign and has a shot to start at the other outside backer spot. The linebacking depth chart will see new faces that should include Aaron Anderson-Walker, Jacob Harmon, Ian Murray and Ryan Singler. Kyle Coon, Charlie Haben, Austin Opfer, Gage Ridenour and Dylan Thill redshirted during the 2011 season and have a year of the WSU system already under their belts. The Warriors brought in a large and talented recruiting class at the posi-tion as well, improving depth and skill in their linebacking corps.

Defensive Backs

The defensive backfield was full of playmakers during the 2011 season, with several of those game-changers returning. Safety Ryan Williams led Winona State in tackles with 97 while also picking off two passes and returning both for touchdowns. He also forced a fumble and recovered two others, providing big play after big play for the WSU defense. Chris Norgaard returned to shut-down form, making four interceptions and breaking up eight more passes while teaming with graduated senior Lucas Wolf to form the top cornerback tandem in the NSIC. Replacing Wolf will be no small task, but Matt Splon, Larry Mbayu and Otis Morris saw extensive time at corner and will have an opportunity to see their playing time increase. Patrick Lazzara, Mitch Lunder and Jaymes Roubal will fight to fill the vacant starting safety position as well. The Warriors brought in a large group of defensive backs that they hope will contribute immediately. Jared Mitchell spent three seasons playing for SEC power Ole Miss, while Darby Lundy is a junior college transfer the coaching staff is counting on for production.

Specialists

There will be fresh faces at every specialist position for the Warriors in 2012. Gone are Curtis Dewberry, Cullin Fahey and Thomas Kinney, mainstays on the specialist unit for the Warriors. Enter Jeremy Neuman and Jake Vercher, a pair of Division I transfers, who will be counted on for contributions immediately. Neuman is a junior punter from Northern Illinois while Vercher spent last season at Louisiana Tech. The WSU veteran of the group is Nick Taylor, a kicker who redshirted his initial collegiate season in 2011. Zac Bisek was brought in as a punter and will compete for playing time as well. The competition to return kickoffs and punts will be intense as the Warriors look to find a replacement for all-conference return man Dewberry. Dylan Ulferts and Chichi Ojika returned at least one kickoff last season and will be options to be featured in the team’s return gameplan.

ReturnersAaron Anderson-Walker So.#, 6-1, 210, St. Paul, MN (Roseville Area)Alex Coulter Sr.#, 6-2, 225, St. Cloud, MN (St. Cloud Tech)Ryan Gerts So.#, 6-1, 230, Bloomingdale, IL (Lake Park)Jacob Harmon Sr.#, 5-11, 245, Dodge Center, MN (Triton)Ian Murray So.#, 6-3, 230, Plymouth, WI (Plymouth)Ryan Singler Jr.#, 6-2, 225, Shiocton, WI (Shiocton)Morgan Weaver So.#, 6-1, 205, Country Club Hills, IL (Hillcrest)

Redshirts and NewcomersKyle Coon Fr.#, 5-11, 200, Boscobel, WI (Boscobel)Collin Corcoran Fr., 6-4, 220, Crystal Lake, IL (Prairie Ridge)Turrell Foster Sr., 5-10, 220, Iowa Falls, IA (Iowa Falls-Alden)Jarvis Franklin Fr., 6-2, 200, Tinley Park, IL (Andrews)Charlie Haben Fr.#, 6-3, 225, Edina, MN (Academy of Holy Angels)Mike Imperiale Fr., 6-1, 200, Addison, IL (Addison Trail)Obed Jean-Baptiste Fr., 6-1, 210, Rice Lake, WI (Rice Lake)Zach Olstad Fr., 6-0, 210, Harmony, MN (Fillmore Central)Austin Opfer Fr.#, 6-1, 220, Springfield, MO (Glendale)Gage Ridenour Fr.#, 6-3, 220, Bettendorf, IA (Bettendorf)Dylan Thill Fr.#, 6-2, 255, Turtle Lake, WI (Turtle Lake)Matt Weber Fr., 6-5, 200, Rogers, MN (Rogers)Jarrett Wood Fr., 6-4, 225, Vernon Hills, IL (Vernon Hills)Lauden Wood Fr., 6-0, 220, St. Croix Falls, WI (St. Croix Falls)

ReturnersMike Barton Sr., 6-1, 180, Wheeling, IL (Wheeling)Patrick Lazzara Jr., 6-0, 190, Chicago, IL (Notre Dame)Mitch Lunder Jr.#, 6-2, 200, New Prague, MN (New Prague)Larry Mbayu So.#, 6-1, 190, Oakdale, MN (Roseville Area)Otis Morris Sr.#, 5-8, 180, St. Cloud, MN (St. Cloud Tech)Chris Norgaard Sr., 5-11, 190, Spring Lake Park, MN (Spring Lake Park)Jaymes Roubal Sr., 6-0, 225, Barron, WI (Barron)Matt Splon Jr., 6-1, 185, Wheeling, IL (Wheeling)Ryan Williams Sr.#, 5-11, 195, Paddock Lake, WI (Carmel Catholic)

Redshirts and NewcomersAnthony Cantanese Fr., 5-10, 170, Addison, IL (Addison Trail)JJ Flor Fr., 6-2, 185, Sussex, WI (Sussex-Hamilton)Jack Ihrke Fr., 5-10, 190, Plainview, MN (Plainview)Darby Lundy Jr., 5-10, 175, Hollywood, FL (Hammandale/Ellsworth CC)Jared Mitchell Sr., 6-4, 200, Chesterfield, MO (Parkway Central/Ole Miss)Chris Nimely Jr., 5-10, 180, Cottage Grove, MN (Park/RCTC)Derek Smidt Fr., 5-11, 170, Galesville, WI (G-E-T)Riley Tutas Fr.#, 6-3, 225, Sheboygan, WI (Sheboygan South)Brad Walovitch Fr., 5-11, 175, Crystal Lake, IL (Crystal Lake South)

Redshirts and NewcomersZac Bisek Fr., 6-4, 190, Arcadia, WI (Arcadia)Jeremy Neuman Jr., 6-0, 190, Park Ridge, IL (Lakes Community/Northern Illinois)Nick Taylor Fr.#, 5-10, 180, Cary, IL (Cary Grove)Jake Vercher So., 5-10, 160, Alexandria, LA (Alexandria/Louisiana Tech)Jordan Weyer Fr.#, 6-1, 195, Baldwin, WI (Baldwin)

ReturnersParker Detjens Jr., 6-3, 255, Wautoma, WI (Wautoma)Kyle English Jr.#, 6-2, 280, Niles, IL (Notre Dame)Anthony Frisby So.#, 6-3, 280, Columbia Heights, MN (Columbia Heights)Lewis Johnson Sr., 6-2, 260, St. Paul, MN (Como Park)Tyler Kubler So.#, 6-2, 250, Eden Prairie, MN (Eden Prairie)Colin McGuire Sr.#, 6-5, 265, Rockford, IL (Boylan Catholic)William Sherard Sr.#, 6-3, 250, Brown Deer, WI (Brown Deer)

Redshirts and NewcomersPeter Herman Fr., 6-4, 250, Arcadia, WI (Arcadia)Kevin Lindeman Jr., 6-3, 260, Mission Viejo, CA (Capistrano Valley/Saddleback CC)Robert Ndondo-Lay Fr.#, 6-5, 235, Minneapolis, MN (De La Salle)David Parmentier Fr.#, 6-4, 260, Kenosha, WI (Kenosha Tremper)Stephen Styza Fr.#, 6-4, 250, Oconomowoc, WI (Country Lutheran)

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

2012 WINONA STATE ROSTERNumerical Roster No. Player Pos. Yr Ht Wt Hometown (Previous School)1 Rayon Simmons RB Sr.# 5-10 225 University City, MO (Christian Brothers/UNI)2 Theo Burkett RB Sr. 6-0 230 Des Moines, IA (West Des Moines Valley)3 Jay Adams WR Sr. 5-11 190 Oviedo, FL (Lake Howell)4 Chris Norgaard DB Sr. 5-11 190 Spring Lake Park, MN (Spring Lake Park)5 Chichi Ojika RB Jr.# 5-8 185 New Brighton, MN (Irondale)6 Spencer O’Reilly QB Fr.# 6-2 210 Cannon Falls, MN (Cannon Falls)7 Tyler Speer WR Sr.# 6-3 210 Lanesboro, MN (Lanesboro)11 John Teigland QB Jr.# 6-4 225 Indianola, IA (Indianola/Nebraska-Omaha)12 Morgan Weaver LB So.# 6-1 205 Country Club Hills, IL (Hillcrest)13 Turrell Foster LB Sr. 5-10 220 Iowa Falls, IA (Iowa Falls-Alden)14 Alan May WR Fr.# 6-2 185 Adams, MN (Southland)15 Matt Splon DB Jr. 6-1 185 Wheeling, IL (Carmel Catholic)16 Nick Taylor K/P Fr.# 5-10 180 Cary, IL (Cary Grove)17 Bryan Bradshaw QB Jr.# 6-2 175 Crystal Lake, IL (Crystal Lake)18 Cole Solomon QB Fr.# 6-4 225 Livingston, WI (Iowa-Grant)19 Tamrick Atwood WR Fr.# 5-11 185 Bettendorf, IA (Bettendorf)20 Larry Mbayu DB So.# 6-1 190 Oakdale, MN (Roseville Area)21 Mitch Lunder DB Jr.# 6-2 200 New Prague, MN (New Prague)23 Otis Morris DB Sr.# 5-8 180 St. Cloud, MN (St. Cloud Tech)24 Ryan Williams DB Sr.# 5-11 195 Paddock Lake, WI (Carmel Catholic)26 Riley Tutas DB Fr.# 6-3 225 Sheboygan, WI (Sheboygan South)27 Aaron Anderson-Walker LB So.# 6-1 210 St. Paul, MN (Roseville Area)28 Anthony Resnick RB So.# 5-10 185 Cambridge, WI (Cambridge)31 Patrick Lazzara DB Jr. 6-0 190 Chicago, IL (Notre Dame)33 Taylor Hauser RB Fr.# 5-10 200 Holmen, WI (Holmen)34 Ryan Gerts LB So.# 6-1 230 Bloomingdale, IL (Lake Park)35 Gage Ridenour LB Fr.# 6-3 220 Bettendorf, IA (Bettendorf)36 Ismal Karon TE So.# 5-11 245 Minnetonka, MN (Minnetonka)37 Jaymes Roubal LB Sr. 6-0 225 Barron, WI (Barron)38 Mike Barton DB Sr. 6-1 180 Wheeling, IL (Wheeling)40 Ryan Singler LB Jr.# 6-2 225 Shiocton, WI (Shiocton)41 Jordan Weyer K/P Fr.# 6-1 195 Baldwin, WI (Baldwin)42 Austin Opfer LB Fr.# 6-1 220 Springfield, MO (Glendale)43 Kyle Coon LB Fr.# 5-11 200 Boscobel, WI (Boscobel)44 Alex Coulter LB Sr.# 6-2 225 St. Cloud, MN (St. Cloud Tech)45 Charlie Haben LB Fr.# 6-3 225 Edina, MN (Academy of Holy Angels)46 Jacob Bambenek TE Jr. 6-2 235 Trempealeau, WI (G-E-T)48 Jacob Harmon LB Sr.# 5-11 245 Dodge Center, MN (Triton)50 Zachary Lowe OL Fr.# 6-2 270 Gurnee, IL (Warren Township)51 Kyle English DL Jr.# 6-2 280 Niles, IL (Notre Dame)52 Ian Murray LB Fr.# 6-3 230 Plymouth, WI (Plymouth)55 William Sherard DL Sr.# 6-3 250 Brown Deer, WI (Brown Deer)58 Dane Jensen OL Fr.# 6-4 260 Ames, IA (Ames)60 Kinjo Omar OL Fr.# 6-6 310 Springfield, MO (Glendale)61 Mark Smit OL Jr.# 6-3 285 Minocqua, WI (Lakeland Union)65 Ben Reinartz OL Fr.# 6-5 295 Davenport, IA (Assumption)66 Richard Lilla OL Jr.# 6-2 295 Rochester, MN (John Marshall)68 Nicholas Fisher OL Fr.# 6-4 265 Hartland, WI (Arrowhead)70 Vance Ross OL So.# 6-5 290 Evanston, IL (Notre Dame)71 James Poliquin OL Jr. 6-5 290 Gurnee, IL (Warren Township)72 Blake Lanphier OL Fr.# 6-6 290 New Sharon, IA (North Mahaska)73 Tyler Bross OL Fr.# 6-6 310 Menomonee Falls, WI (Menomonee Falls)74 Parker Detjens DL Jr. 6-3 255 Wautoma, WI (Wautoma)75 Nick Powers OL Sr. 6-2 285 Minnetonka, MN (Hopkins)76 Cale Schliesman OL So.# 6-6 330 Marshfield, WI (Marshfield)77 Cory Christianson OL Jr.# 6-3 290 Apple Valley, MN (Holy Angels/Northern Ill.)78 Roszell Gayden OL Sr.# 6-6 300 Brooklyn Park, MN (Robinsdale/Auburn)80 Sean Hertz WR Sr.# 6-2 215 Lake Villa, IL (Lakes Community)81 Josh Mikes WR Fr.# 6-3 205 South Elgin, IL (St. Charles North)82 Harrison Barton WR Jr.# 6-2 200 De Pere, WI (Notre Dame Academy)83 Alex Jensen TE So.# 6-4 250 Apple Valley, MN (Eastview)84 Dylan Ulferts WR So. 6-3 185 Shakopee, MN (Shakopee)85 Kyle Melcher TE Sr. 6-6 255 Owatonna, MN (Owatonna)86 Jim Montgomery TE Jr.# 6-4 230 Carol Stream, IL (Glenbard)

Alphabetical Roster3 Adams, Jay WR Sr.27 Anderson-Walker, Aaron LB So.19 Atwood, Tamrick WR Fr.46 Bambenek, Jacob TE Jr.82 Barton, Harrison WR Jr.38 Barton, Michael DB Jr.97 Bisek, Zach P Fr.17 Bradshaw, Bryan QB Jr.73 Bross, Tyler OL Fr.2 Burkett, Theo RB Sr. Cantanese, Anthony CB Fr.77 Christianson, Cory OL Jr.43 Coon, Kyle DB Fr. Corcoran, Collin LB/DE Fr.44 Coulter, Alex LB Sr.8 Dahl, Rob QB So.74 Detjens, Parker DE Jr.51 English, Kyle DT Jr.68 Fisher, Nick OL Fr. Flor, JJ DB Fr. Folker, Kevin WR Fr.13 Foster, Turrell LB Jr. Franklin, Jarvis LB Fr.99 Frisby, Toby DT So.78 Gayden, Roszell OL Sr.34 Gerts, Ryan LB So.18 Gordon, RJ QB Fr. Griffin, Will RB Fr.45 Haben, Charlie LB Fr.48 Harmon, Jake LB Sr.33 Hauser, Taylor RB So. Herman, Peter DE Fr.80 Hertz, Sean WR Sr. Ihrke, Jack DB Fr. Imperiale, Michael LB Fr. Jean Baptiste, Obed LB Fr.83 Jensen, Alex TE So.58 Jensen, Dane OL Fr.88 Johnson, Cameron WR Fr.96 Johnson, Lewis DE Sr.76 Jorgenson, Alex OL Fr.36 Karon, Ismal FB So. Kos, Jordan RB Fr.95 Kubler, Tyler DE So. Kullas, Mack WR Fr.72 Lanphier, Blake OL Fr.31 Lazzara, Pat DB Jr.66 Lilla, Richard OL Jr.94 Lindeman, Kevin DL Jr.50 Lowe, Zak OL Fr. Lund, Tyler OL Fr.21 Lunder, Mitch DB Jr.22 Lundy, Darby DB Jr. Margiotta, Nick TE Fr.14 May, Alan WR Fr.20 Mbayu, Larry DB So.98 McGuire, Colin DE Sr.85 Melcher, Kyle TE Sr.81 Mikes, Josh WR Fr.9 Mitchell, Jared DB Sr.86 Montgomery, Jim TE Sr.23 Morris, Otis DB Jr.52 Murray, Ian LB Fr.91 Ndondo-lay, Robert DE Fr.25 Neuman, Jeremy P Jr.89 Newsome, Tyler WR Fr. Nimely, Chris DB Jr.4 Norgaard, Chris DB Sr.5 Ojika, Chichi RB Jr. Olstad, Zach LB Fr.60 Omar, Kinjo OL Fr.42 Opfer, Austin LB Fr.6 O’Reilly, Spencer QB Fr.

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No. Player Pos. Yr Ht Wt Hometown (Previous School)89 Tyler Newsome WR Fr.# 6-3 190 Joliet, IL (Joliet West)90 David Parmentier DL Fr.# 6-4 260 Kenosha, WI (Kenosha Tremper)91 Robert Ndondo-Lay DL Fr.# 6-5 235 Minneapolis, MN (De La Salle)92 Dylan Thill LB Fr.# 6-2 255 Turtle Lake, WI (Turtle Lake)93 Stephen Styza DL Fr.# 6-4 250 Oconomowoc, WI (Country Lutheran)95 Tyler Kubler DL So.# 6-2 250 Eden Prairie, MN (Eden Prairie)96 Lewis Johnson DL Sr. 6-2 260 St. Paul, MN (Como Park)98 Colin McGuire DL Sr.# 6-5 265 Rockford, IL (Boylan Catholic)99 Anthony Frisby DL So.# 6-3 280 Columbia Heights, MN (Columbia Heights)

Zach Bisek P Fr. 6-4 190 Arcadia, WI (Arcadia) Anthony Cantanese DB Fr. 5-10 170 Addison, IL (Addison Trail) Collin Corcoran LB Fr. 6-4 220 Crystal Lake, IL (Prairie Ridge) Rob Dahl QB So. 6-2 225 White Bear Lake, MN (Hill-Murray/Coffeyville CC) JJ Flor DB Fr. 6-2 185 Sussex, WI (Sussex-Hamilton) Kevin Folker WR Fr. 6-0 170 Milwaukee, WI (Milwaukee Lutheran) Jarvis Franklin LB Fr. 6-2 200 Tinley Park, IL (Andrews) RJ Gordon QB Fr. 6-1 190 Palmdale, CA (Campbell) Will Griffin RB Fr. 5-9 195 Cedar Rapids, IA (Cedar Rapids Washington) Peter Herman DE Fr. 6-4 250 Arcadia, WI (Arcadia) Jack Ihrke DB Fr. 5-10 190 Plainview, MN (Plainview) Mike Imperiale LB Fr. 6-1 200 Addison, IL (Addison Trail) Obed Jean-Baptiste LB Fr. 6-1 210 Rice Lake, WI (Rice Lake) Cameron Johnson WR Fr. 6-3 215 Springfield, MO (Glendale) Alex Jorgenson OL Fr. 6-5 275 Dorchester, WI (Colby) Jordan Kos RB Fr. 5-11 195 Gurnee, IL (Carmel Catholic) Mack Kullas WR Fr. 6-3 170 Stillwater, MN (Hill-Murray) Kevin Lindeman DL Jr. 6-3 260 Mission Viejo, CA (CapistranoValley/Saddleback CC) Tyler Lund OL Fr. 6-3 270 Chatfield, MN (Chatfield) Darby Lundy DB Jr. 5-10 175 Hollywood, FL (Hammandale/Ellsworth CC) Nick Margiotta TE Fr. 6-4 245 Crystal Lake, IL (River Ridge) Jared Mitchell DB Sr.# 6-4 200 Chesterfield, MO (Parkway Central/Ole Miss) Jeremy Neuman P Jr. 6-0 190 Park Ridge, IL (Lakes Comm./Northern Illinois) Chris Nimely DB Jr. 5-10 180 Cottage Grove, MN (Park/RCTC) Zach Olstad LB Fr. 6-0 210 Harmony, MN (Fillmore Central) Michael Powell QB Fr. 6-4 190 York, NE (York) Paul Preston RB Fr. 5-4 160 Park Ridge, IL (Maine South) Ryan Ramczyk OL Fr. 6-6 275 Stevens Point, WI (SPASH) Willie Resop RB So.# 6-2 225 Appleton, WI (Appleton West/Wisconsin) Derek Smidt DB Fr. 5-11 170 Galesville, WI (G-E-T) Collin Smith OL Fr. 6-2 255 Wind Lake, WI (Muskego) Steve Smith OL Fr. 6-4 285 Mabel, MN (Mabel-Canton) Tyler Swinford WR So. 5-11 185 Yucaipa, CA (Yucaipa/Culver-Stockton) Jake Vercher K Fr.# 5-10 160 Alexandria, LA (Alexandria/Louisiana Tech Brad Walovitch DB Fr. 5-11 175 Crystal Lake, IL (Crystal Lake South) Matt Weber LB Fr. 6-5 200 Rogers, MN (Rogers) Jarrett Wood LB Fr. 6-4 225 Vernon Hills, IL (Vernon Hills) Lauden Wood LB Fr. 6-0 220 St. Croix Falls, WI (St. Croix Falls)

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2012 WINONA STATE ROSTER90 Parmentier, David DE Fr.71 Poliquin, James OL Jr. Powell, Michael QB Fr.75 Powers, Nick OL Sr. Preston, Paul RB Fr.79 Ramcyzk, Ryan OL Fr.65 Reinartz, Ben OL Fr.28 Resnick, Anthony DB So.30 Resop, Willie RB So.35 Ridenour, Gage LB Fr.70 Ross, Vance OL So.37 Roubal, Jaymes LB Sr.76 Schliesman, Cale OL So.55 Sherard, William DE Jr.1 Simmons, Rayon RB Sr.40 Singler, Ryan LB Jr.47 Smidt, Derek DB Fr.61 Smit, Mark OL Jr. Smith, Collin OL Fr.69 Smith, Steve OL Fr.18 Solomon, Cole QB Fr.7 Speer, Tyler WR Sr.15 Splon, Matt DB Jr.93 Styza, Steve DT Fr.10 Swinford, Tyler WR So.16 Taylor, Nick K/P Fr.11 Teigland, John QB Jr.92 Thill, Dylan DE Fr.26 Tutas, Riley DB Fr.84 Ulferts, Dylan WR So.29 Vercher, Jake K So. Walovitch, Brad DB Fr.12 Weaver, Morgan LB So. Weber, Matt LB Fr.41 Weyer, Jordan DB Fr.24 Williams, Ryan DB Sr. Wood, Jarett LB Fr. Wood, Lauden LB Fr.

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

2011: Led team with 33 receptions for 375 yards ... scored touchdowns against Con-cordia-St. Paul and Wayne State ... made seven grabs against Mary ... had five or more catches in four games ... caught three balls for 71 yards with a season-long reception of 40 yards against Upper Iowa.

2010: Made eight receptions for 53 yards in sophomore season ... had 22 yard recep-tion at Upper Iowa.

2009: Five catches for 71 yards ... season-long catch and run of 48 yards.

2008: Redshirted initial collegiate season.

Personal: Born on Feb. 14, 1990 in Orlando ... son of Lance and Cynthia Adams ... majoring in Business Administration with a Marketing minor.

Jay Adams

Oviedo, FloridaLake Howell High School

WR • 5-11 • 190 • Sr.#

Year G Rec Yards Avg TD Lg2009 10 5 71 14.2 0 482010 10 8 53 6.6 0 222011 10 33 375 11.4 2 40Career 30 46 499 10.8 2 48

32011: Played in ten games as a freshman, making eight tackles ... made four total stops against Concordia-St. Paul ... three tackles against Upper Iowa.

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

Aaron Anderson-Walker

St. Paul, MinnesotaRoseville Area High School

LB • 6-1 •210 • So.#

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR2011 10 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0

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Awards and HonorsNSIC All-Academic (2011)

2011: Made six starts despite missing time with an ankle injury ... threw for 736 yards and four touchdowns ... completed 10 of 13 passes for 118 yards and a touchdown in first action of the season against MSU Moorhead ... followed with 199 yards passing while completing 19-of-24 passes in win over top-ten team St. Cloud State ... threw for

Bryan Bradshaw

Crystal Lake, IllinoisCrystal Lake High School

QB • 6-2 • 175 • Jr.#

Year G Att-Comp Pct Yards TD INT Lg Yds/G2010 10 109-65 59.6 745 3 4 54 74.52011 6 101-64 63.4 736 3 4 43 122.7Career 16 210-129 61.4 1481 6 8 54 92.6

Rushing G Rush Yards Avg TD Lg 2010 10 26 119 4.6 2 332011 6 20 98 4.9 1 28Career 16 46 217 4.7 3 33

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2011: Saw action in three games ... made a special teams tackle against MSU Moor-head.

2010: Squad member.

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

Jacob Bambenek

Trempealeau, WisconsinGale-Ettrick-Trempealeau HS

TE • 6-2 • 235 • Jr.

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2011: Saw time against Concordia-St. Paul.

2010: Saw action against Minnesota State as a freshman.


Personal: Born on June 9, 1990 ... son of Larry and Jane Barton ... majoring in Biology Environmental Science ... father played football at Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

Harrison Barton

De Pere, WisconsinNotre Dame Academy

WR • 6-2 • 200 • Jr.#

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226 yards and a touchdown while also rushing for a score against Upper Iowa ... in-jured on first series against Minnesota Duluth and missed next four games ... returned to complete 9-of-12 passes for 95 yards and a touchdown in final game of the season against Wayne State.

2010: Took over starting job against Concordia-St. Paul and started final three games of the season ... threw for 745 yards with three touchdowns ... completed nearly 60 percent of his passes ... completed 15-of-22 passes for 202 yards in first collegiate start against Concordia-St. Paul ... followed with 209 yards on 15-of-23 passing the following week against Southwest Minnesota State ... established himself as a running threat ... rushed for 119 yards and two scores, including a 33 yard scoring scamper against Wayne State.


Personal: Born on Oct. 22, 1990 ... son of Greg and Kris Bradshaw ... majoring in Math Secondary Education ... father played football at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.

Bradshaw Game-By-Game2011Opp A-C-I Yds TD Sack Rush Yds TD Tot OffMichigan Tech DNPMSU Moorhead 13-10-1 118 1 0 2 5 0 123St, Cloud State 24-19-0 199 0 0 7 37 0 236Upper Iowa 24-14-1 226 1 0 3 38 1 264Minnesota State 26-11-1 92 0 4 7 7 0 99Minnesota Duluth 2-1-1 6 0 0 0 0 0 6Augustana DNPConcordia-St. Paul DNPSW Minnesota St. DNPMary DNPWayne State 12-9-0 95 1 0 1 11 0 106

2010Opp A-C-I Yds TD Sack Rush Yds TD Tot OffCarson-Newamn DNPMSU Moorhead 7-6-0 80 1 0 0 0 0 80St. Cloud State 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Upper Iowa 3-1-1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2Minnesota State 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Minnesota Duluth 2-0-0 0 0 1 1 -4 0 -4Concordia-St. Paul 22-15-0 202 0 3 9 6 1 208Augustana 5-2-1 25 0 1 2 -4 0 21SW Minnesota St. 23-15-1 209 0 0 4 18 0 227Mary 36-20-1 159 1 2 6 35 0 194Wayne State 11-6-0 68 0 0 4 68 1 136

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

Awards and HonorsAll-NSIC (2011 Honorable Mention)

2011: Played and started all 11 games as a junior ... part of a line that led the WSU offense to average better than 400 yards per game.

2010: Saw action in nine games on the offensive line, making four starts ... opened holes for 1,000 yard rusher Rayon Simmons.

2009: Used a medical redshirt after suffering an injury at Illinois State.

2008: Redshirted initial collegiate season at Illinois State.

Personal: Born on July 31, 1989 ... son of Steve and Deb Christianson ... Criminal Justice major with a minors in Biology and Child Advocacy Studies.

Cory Christianson

Apple Valley, MinnesotaAcademy of Holy Angels/Illinois State

OL • 6-3 • 290 • Jr.# 77

Awards and HonorsAll-NSIC (2011 Second Team)

2011: Limited to seven games because of injury ... rushed for 327 yards and five touchdowns ... scored touchdown in season-opener against Michigan Tech ... rushed for 87 yards on just five carries against MSU Moorhead ... ran for 63 yards and two touchdowns against Upper Iowa ... also had a 61 yard touchdown catch against the Peacocks ... touchdown runs against Minnesota State and Minnesota Duluth ... re-turned a kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown against Upper Iowa.

2010: Saw action in nine games, rushing for 399 yards ... averaged 6.5 yards per attempt ... had first career 100-yard game against MSU Moorhead ... rushed for 100 yards and two scores against the Dragons ... broke off a 34 yard rush in win over Minnesota State.

2009: Recorded 40 carries for 231 yards as a freshman ... scored five touchdowns ... scored twice and rushed for 98 yards against Minnesota, Crookston.

Personal: Born on Feb. 27, 1991 ... son of Memory Burkett ... Graphic Design major with minor in Coaching.

Theo Burkett

Des Moines, IowaWest Des Moines Valley

RB • 6-0 • 230 • Sr.

2Year G Rush Yards Avg TD Lg Rec Yards Avg TD Lg2009 8 40 231 5.8 5 53 3 24 8.0 0 152010 9 61 399 6.5 6 34 2 10 5.0 0 92011 7 60 327 5.4 5 33 7 98 14.0 1 61Career 24 161 957 5.9 16 53 12 132 11.0 1 61

Returns KO Yards Avg TD Lg2011 8 242 30.2 1 86

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Awards and HonorsAll-NSIC (2011 Honorable Mention)NSIC All-Academic (2010, 2011)

2011: Made 53 tackles while playing all 11 games at linebacker ... recorded a sack and 5.5 tackles for loss ... intercepted a pass at Minnesota State ... forced a Mary fumble and recovered a fumble against St. Cloud State ... season-high nine tackles in win over St. Cloud State ... seven stops against Minnesota Duluth and six against Minnesota state and Mary.

2010: Stepped into a starting roll at linebacker, third on the team with 51 tackles ... was a regular in WSU opponent’s backfield, making 4.5 tackles for loss ... recovered a fum-ble in win over No. 9 Carson-Newman ... made eight tackles in games against St. Cloud State and Southwest Minnesota State ... also recorded a sack against the Mustangs.

2009: Saw action in eight games, making five tackles ... recorded tackle for loss against Concordia-St. Paul.


Personal: Born Nov. 18, 1989 ... son of Andrea and Dave Coulter ... Finance and Economics major.

Alex Coulter

St. Cloud, MinnesotaSt. Cloud Tech

LB • 6-2 • 225 • Sr.#

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR2009 8 5 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-02010 11 51 4.5-12 1.0-3 0-0 0 1-02011 11 53 5.5-24 1.0-11 1-0 1 1-0Career 30 109 10.5-36 2.0-14 1-0 1 2-0

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Parker Detjens

Wautoma, WisconsinWautoma High School

DL • 6-3 • 255 • So.#

742011: Saw time in three games as a redshirt freshman.


Personal: Born on Jan. 16, 1990 ... son of Misty and Duane Detjens ... Business Ad-ministration major with Coaching minor.

2011: Recorded 26 tackles while playing in eight games ... season-high eight tackles in win at MSU Moorhead ... 3.5 tackles for loss ... credited for half a sack against Wayne State ... recovered a Concordia-St. Paul fumble.

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


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

Kyle English

Niles, IllinoisNotre Dame

DL • 6-2 • 280 • Jr.#

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR2010 11 31 3.0-13 1.0-9 0-0 0 1-02011 8 26 3.5-8 0.5-1 0-0 0 1-0Career 19 57 6.5-21 1.5-10 0-0 0 2-0

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Anthony Frisby

Columbia Heights, MinnesotaColumbia Heights High School

DL • 6-3 • 280 • So.#

992011: Played in six games on the defensive line as a freshman ... made two tackles, recording stops against Upper Iowa and Concordia-St. Paul.


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

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR2011 6 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0

Roszell Gayden

Brooklyn Park, MinnesotaRobinsdale HS/Auburn

OL • 6-6 • 300 • Sr.#

782011: Played in ten games in first season in a Warrior uniform ... helped WSU offense average over 400 yards per game.

2010: Member of National Championship team at Auburn University ... redshirted season after suffering an injury.

2008-09: Played at College of the Sequoias ... four star prospect by rivals.com and scout.com when he signed with Auburn ... No. 11 JUCO prospect by rivals.com ... chose Auburn over offers from Arkansas, California, Iowa State, Miami (FL), Min-nesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Oregon and Tennessee.

Personal: Born on May 18, 1990 in Chicago, Ill. ... son of Rossano Cooper and Alethea Gayden Cooper ... brother Rashad Gayden was WSU teammate during 2011 season ... majoring in Professional Studies.

Ryan Gerts

Bloomingdale, IllinoisLake Park High School

LB • 6-1 • 230 • So.#

34Awards and HonorsNSIC Defensive Newcomer of the Year (2011)All-NSIC (2011 Second Team)

2011: Had breakout freshman season, earning NSIC Defensive Newcomer of the Year ... played in all 11 games, making 70 tackles ... consistently in opponent’s back-field, making 7.5 tackles for loss ... made ten tackles in back-to-back games against Minnesota Duluth and Augustana ... made eight tackles in WSU debut against Michi-gan Tech ... followed with eight tackles the next week against MSU Moorhead ... seven stops against Minnesota State ... made at least five tackles in nine of 11 games ... recovered fumbles against St. Cloud State and Mary.


Personal: Born on April 30, 1992 ... son of Phyllis and Irv Gerts ... majoring in Cell and Molecular Biology.

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR2011 11 70 7.5-14 0.5-2 0-0 0 2-0

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2011: Saw action in three games, making six tackles ... recorded career-high five stops against Michigan Tech, including tackle for loss ... had one stop against Upper Iowa.

2010: Played in seven games, making eight tackles ... two stops against MSU Moor-head, Minnesota Duluth and Augustana ... tackle for loss against Southwest Minnesota State.

2009: Played in all 11 games ... recorded ten tackles ... season-high three stops against Concordia-St. Paul ... teamed up for tackles for loss against Concordia-St. Paul and Upper Iowa.

2008: Made eight tackles in three games as a freshman before suffering an injury ... made four tackles in first career game against Michigan Tech ... had tackle for loss against Bemidji State.


Personal: Born on Jan. 1, 1989 in Rochester, Minn. ... son of James and Brenda Har-mon ... majoring in Health and Physical Education with minors in Coaching and DAPE.

Jacob Harmon

Dodge Center, MinnesotaTriton High School

LB • 5-11 • 245 • Sr.#

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR2008 3 8 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0-02009 11 10 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-02010 7 8 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-02011 3 6 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0Career 24 32 3.0-5 0-0 0-0 0 0-0

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2011: Go-to threat at receiver, especially in the red zone ... made 20 grabs for 185 yards and four touchdowns ... seven catches for 77 yards and two touchdowns at Mary ... caught game-winning 14-yard touchdown pass with 51 seconds remaining to beat Mary ... three catches and a touchdown at Augsutana ... three catches against St. cloud State.

2010: Made 26 catches for 276 yards and seven touchdowns ... made five receptions against both Minnesota Duluth and Mary ... four grabs for 87 yards against Upper Iowa ... season-long reception of 44 yards against the Peacocks.

2009: Caught 16 passes as a sophomore ... six receptions for 36 yards and two touch-downs against Wayne State.

2008: Saw action against Michigan Tech as a freshman before suffering an injury and earning a medical redshirt.


Personal: Born on Aug. 19, 1989 ... son of Jon and Renee Hertz ... majoring in Busi-ness Administration.

Sean Hertz

Lake Villa, IllinoisLakes Community High School

WR • 6-2 • 215 • Sr.#

80Year G Rec Yards Avg TD Lg2009 11 16 120 7.5 5 142010 10 26 276 10.6 7 442011 11 20 185 9.2 4 16Career 32 62 581 9.4 16 44

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

Ismal Karon

Minnetonka, MinnesotaMinnetonka High School

TE • 5-11 • 245 • So.#

362011: Saw action in nine games as a freshman ... carried the football five times for 21 yards ... made three catches for 37 yards ... had 22 yard catch and run against Min-nesota State.


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

Year G Rush Yards Avg TD Lg Rec Yards Avg TD Lg2011 9 5 21 4.2 0 7 3 37 12.3 0 22

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2011: Made one catch for 18 yards against Concordia-St. Paul ... played in six games.

2010: Sat out the season after suffering an injury in the preseason.


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

Alex Jensen

Apple Valley, MinnesotaEastview High School

TE • 6-4 • 255 • Jr.#

83Year G Rec Yards Avg TD Lg2011 6 1 18 18.0 0 18

Awards and Honors:All-NSIC (2010 Honorable Mention, 2011 Second Team)

2011: Led Winona State in sacks while playing all 11 games on the defensive line ... made 27 tackles and five sacks ... had two sacks against Concordia-St. Paul ... season-best seven tackles against Minnesota Duluth ... followed with six stops the next week at Augustana ... intercepted a MSU Moorhead pass.

2010: Honorable Mention All-NSIC squad as a sophomore ... recorded 23 total stops ... tied for team lead with 3.5 sacks ... had a sack in four of the final five games of the season ... 2.5 tackles for loss against Concordia-St. Paul ... made five tackles against both Concordia-St. Paul and Augustana.

2009: Played in 11 games, making 11 stops as a freshman ... sack against Northern State ... made three tackles against Bemidji State.


Personal: Born on Jan. 4, 1990 in San Antonio, Texas ... son of Greg and Sandi John-son ... majoring in Therapeutic Recreation with a Coaching minor.

Lewis Johnson

St. Paul, MinnesotaComo Park High School

DL • 6-2 • 260 • Sr.#

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR2009 11 11 2.0-16 1.0-15 0-0 0 0-02010 11 23 5.5-26 3.5-23 0-0 0 0-02011 11 27 6.0-26 5.0-24 1-6 0 0-0Career 33 61 13.5-68 9.5-62 1-6 0 0-0

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Tyler Kubler

Eden Prairie, MinnesotaEden Prairie High School

DL • 6-2 • 250 • So.#

952011: Saw action in ten games as a freshman ... made 19 tackles with 4.5 tackles for loss ... season-high five tackles at MSU Moorhead.


Personal: Born on Oct. 17, 1991 ... son of Rick and Sue Kubler ... Business major.

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR2011 10 19 4.5-8 0-0 0-0 0 0-0

2011: Played in 10 games, making 11 tackles ... made three stops against Upper Iowa and Mary.

2010: Made two tackles in season-opening upset of Carson-Newman.

Personal: Born on Nov. 27, 1990 ... son of Peter and Betty Lazzara ... Mass Commu-nications Advertising major with a minor in Coaching.

Patrick Lazzara

Chicago, IllinoisNotre Dame

DB • 6-0 • 190 • Jr.

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR2010 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-02011 10 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0Career 11 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0

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Awards and HonorsAll-NSIC (2010 Honorable Mention, 2011 First Team)

2011: Earned second consecutive all-conference nod ... started all 11 games at center ... helped WSU offense average over 400 yards per game.

2010: Stepped into starting roll at center, earning All-NSIC Honorable Mention as a freshman ... opened holes for 1,000 yard rusher Rayon Simmons.


Personal: Born on Oct. 2, 1990 ... son of Richard and Virginia Lilla ... Business Ad-ministration major with a Marketing minor ... father played football at Winona State.

Richard Lilla

Rochester, MinnesotaJohn Marshall High School

OL • 6-2 • 295 • Jr.#

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2011: Saw time in all 11 games ... made 17 tackles ... intercepted a Concordia-St. Paul pass and returned it 21 yards ... also picked off a pass against Michigan Tech ... made five stops against Concordia-St. Paul.

2010: Played in ten games, making nine total stops ... tackle for loss against St. Cloud State.


Personal: Born on Jan. 1, 1991 ... son of Chad and Kelly Lunder ... majoring in Ac-counting.

Mitch Lunder

New Prague, MinnesotaNew Prague High School

DB • 6-2 • 200 • Jr.#

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR2010 10 9 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-02011 11 17 0-0 0-0 2-21 0 0-0Career 21 26 0.5-1 0-0 2-21 0 0-0

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


2011: Saw action in all 11 games, making 12 catches for 134 yards ... caught touchdown passes against Concordia-St. Paul and Southwest Minnesota State ... made three recep-tions for 26 yards at Augustana ... season-long reception for 18 yards at Minnesota State.

2010: Made 15 catches for 129 yards and two scores ... caught four passes for 31 yards and a touchdown against Upper Iowa ... season-long reception of 27 yards against the Peacocks.

2009: Had 12 receptions for 238 yards as a freshman ... four catches for 57 yards and two touchdowns against Northern State ... three catches for 82 yards, including a career-long 57-yard reception, against Augustana ... touchdown was one of three receptions against Minnesota, Crookston.

Personal: Born on July 8, 1990 ... son of Mike and Teresa Melcher ... Physical and Health Education major with a minor in DAPE.

Kyle Melcher

Owatonna, MinnesotaOwatonna High School

TE • 6-6 • 255 • Sr.

Year G Rec Yards Avg TD Lg2009 10 12 238 19.8 3 572010 11 15 129 8.6 2 272011 11 12 134 11.2 2 18Career 32 39 501 12.8 7 57

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Larry Mbayu

Oakdale, MinnesotaRoseville Area High School

CB • 6-1 • 190 • So.#

202011: Played in eight games during freshman campaign, recording six tackles ... re-corded three solo tackles against Concordia-St. Paul ... made first career interception at Wayne State.


Personal: Born on March 9, 1992 in Cameroon, Africa ... son of Regine and Lawrence Mbayu ... Business Finance major.

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR2011 8 6 0-0 0-0 1-0 0 0

Awards and HonorsNSIC All-Academic (2010, 2011)

2011: Saw action in ten games, making 17 tackles ... netted 2.5 sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss ... four stops against both Upper Iowa and Minnesota State ... sacks against Minnesota State, Concordia-St. Paul and Mary ... forced a fumble against Concordia-St. Paul.

2010: Played in ten games, totaling 14 tackles ... had career-best three tackles against Concordia-St. Paul ... recorded tackle for loss against Southwest Minnesota State.

2009: Made two stops in six games as a freshman ... recorded both tackles, including a tackle for loss, against Southwest Minnesota State.


Personal: Born on June 1, 1990 ... son of Shawn and Lori McGuire ... major in Public Relations with a Chinese minor.

Colin McGuire

Rockford, IllinoisBoylan Catholic High School

DL • 6-5 • 265 • Sr.#

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR2009 6 2 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-02010 10 14 0.5-2 0-0 0-0 0 0-02011 10 17 4.5-29 2.5-20 0-0 1 0-0Career 26 33 6.0-32 2.5-20 0-0 1 0-0

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2011: Saw action in eight games.

2010: Played in eight games as a freshman.


Personal: Born on April 21, 1990 ... son of Mark and Maureen Montgomery ... Crimi-nal Justice major with a minor in Computer Technology.

Jim Montgomery

Carol Stream, IllinoisGlenbard North High School

TE • 6-4 • 230 • Jr.#

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2011: Limited to two games after suffering an injury ... made three tackles against Upper Iowa.

2010: Recorded 16 tackles in nine games ... four tackles against Upper Iowa.

2009: Played in ten games as a freshman, making 13 tackles ... five solo stops against Minnesota, Crookston.


Personal: Born on June 6, 1989 in Liberia ... son of Annie and Garjaye Morris ... ma-joring in Elementary Education with a Social Studies minor.

Otis Morris

St. Cloud, MinnesotaSt. Cloud Tech

DB • 5-8 • 180 • Sr.#

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR2009 10 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-02010 9 16 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-02011 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0Career 21 32 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0

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2011: Lockdown corner who finished with more than 50 tackles for the third consecu-tive season ... led team with four interceptions ... made 53 total tackles ... nine tackles three times (Minnesota Duluth, Augustana, Southwest Minnesota State) ... eight stops against Michigan Tech and St. Cloud State ... returned interception 26 yards against Mary and 23 yards against Concordia-St. Paul ... also picked off passes against St. Cloud State and Minnesota State ... one kickoff return netted 71 yards.

2010: Third on the team with 51 tackles in ten games ... season-high seven tackles three times (Minnesota State, Minnesota Duluth and Mary) ... made six tackles against Upper Iowa ... made 3.5 tackles for loss ... returned four kickoffs.

2009: Made 56 tackles as a freshman ... intercepted four passes ... picked off passes in first two games of the season against Carson-Newman and Northern State ... intercep-tion return against Northern State totaled 75 yards ... also had interceptions against Minnesota State and Minnesota, Crookston ... seven tackles against both Northern State and Bemidji State ... averaged 21.7 yards on 15 kickoffs, including a 81 yard touchdown return.


Personal: Born on Jan. 6, 1990 ... son of Jay and Deb Norgaard and Darla Norgaard ... Business Administration major with a minor in Marketing.

Chris Norgaard

Spring Lake Park, MinnesotaSpring Lake Park High School

CB • 5-11 • 190 • Sr.#

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR2009 11 56 3.5-7 0-0 4-101 0 0-02010 10 51 3.5-7 0-0 0-0 0 0-02011 10 53 0-0 0-0 4-68 0 0-0Career 31 169 7.0-14 0-0 8-169 0 0-0

Returns KO Yards Avg TD Lg2009 15 325 21.7 1 81 2010 4 54 13.5 0 192011 1 71 71.0 0 71Career 20 450 22.5 1 81

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

Awards and HonorsNSIC All-Academic (2010, 2011)

2011: Played in nine games, making four starts on the offensive line ... helped WSU offense average better than 400 yards per game.

2010: Saw first collegiate action on the offensive line against Minnesota Duluth.


Personal: Born on Dec. 27, 1990 in Washington DC ... son of Jerry Poliquin and Jen-nifer James ... majoring in Physical Education and Physics ... sister Marcia competed in volleyball and track at Bethel University in Indiana ... sister Caryn ran track at Southern Illinois.

James Poliquin

Gurnee, IllinoisWarren Township High School

OL • 6-5 • 290 • Jr.#

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2011: Saw action in seven games, including a start against Wayne State ... part of an offensive line that helped WSU average over 400 yards per game.

2010: Played in five games on the offensive line ... helped open holes for 1,000 yard rusher Rayon Simmons

2009: Saw action against Minnesota, Crookston.

Personal: Born on Oct. 3, 1989 ... son of Tom and Kathy Powers ... majoring in Social Studies and History Education.

Nick Powers

Minnetonka, MinnesotaHopkins High School

OL • 6-2 • 285 • Sr.

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

2010: Totaled 100 yards on 11 rushes ... scored first career touchdown while rushing for 53 yards against Southwest Minnesota State ... rushed for 47 yards on four at-tempts against Upper Iowa.


Personal: Born on Sept. 26, 1990 ... son of Michael and Precious Ojika ... Business Administration major.

Chichi Ojika

New Brighton, MinnesotaIrondale High School

RB • 5-8 • 185 • Jr.#

5Year G Rush Yards Avg TD Lg Rec Yards Avg TD Lg2010 6 11 100 9.1 1 30 2011 8 23 127 5.5 1 17 1 23 23.0 0 23Career 14 34 227 6.7 2 30 1 23 23.0 0 23

Returns KO Yards Avg TD Lg2011 1 19 19.0 0 19


Anthony Resnick

Cambridge, WisconsinCambridge High School

RB • 5-10 • 185 • So.#

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2011: Saw time on both sides of the football ... rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown against Upper Iowa ... recorded 41 yard scamper against the Peacocks ... made eight tackles.


Personal: Born on April 20, 1992 in Chicago, Ill. ... son of Gary and Jennifer Resnick ... majoring in Mass Communications and Broadcasting with a Computer Technology minor... sister Shanai Guider is a thrower on the Winona State track and field team.

Year G Rush Yards Avg TD Lg2011 11 6 77 12.8 1 41


Gage Ridenour

Bettendorf, IowaBettendorf High School

LB • 6-3 • 220 • So.

352011: Saw first collegiate action against Upper Iowa.

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

Vance Ross

Evanston, IllinoisNotre Dame High School

OL • 6-5 • 290 • So.#

702011: Played in six games, making four starts ... started three of the last four games of the season ... helped WSU offense average over 400 yards per game.


Personal: Born on June 2, 1992 ... son of Vance and Kim Ross ... Physical Education major with a Coaching minor ... father played football at Missouri.

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

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

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

2009: Saw action against Minnesota, Crookston.


Personal: Born on Feb. 25, 1990 ... son of Edward and Leslie Sherard ... majoring in Marketing.

William Sherard

Brown Deer, WisconsinBrown Deer High School

DL • 6-3 • 250 • Sr.#

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR2009 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-02010 11 20 3.0-21 1.5-16 0-0 0 0-0Career 12 20 3.0-21 1.5-16 0-0 0 0-0

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2011: Saw action in seven games, making 16 tackles ... tackle for loss against Minnesota Duluth ... made seven stops against the Bulldogs ... five tackles against Upper Iowa.

2010: Made 15 tackles in ten games ... recorded tackles for loss against Minnesota Du-luth and Southwest Minnesota State ... three stops against Minnesota State, Minnesota Duluth and Augustana.

2009: Had seven tackles in nine games as a freshman ... had a pair of stops against Southwest Minnesota State and Minnesota, Crookston.


Personal: Born on Sept. 19, 1988 ... son of Randy and Cheryl Roubal ... majoring in Business Administration.

Jaymes Roubal

Barron, WisconsinBarron High School

DB • 6-0 • 225 • Sr.#

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR2009 9 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-02010 10 15 1.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-02011 7 16 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0Career 26 38 2.0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0

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Cale Schliesman

Marshfield, WisconsinMarshfield High School

OL • 6-6 • 330 • So.#

762011: Saw action against Upper Iowa and Concordia-St. Paul on the offensive line.


Personal: Born on March 14, 1992 ... son of Jeff and Karen Schliesman ... Business Administration major ... mother ran track and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Awards and HonorsAll-Region (2011 Daktronics Super Region 3 First Team)All-NSIC (2009 Honorable Mention, 2010 First Team, 2011 First Team)

2011: One of the best running backs in school history ... enters his senior season needing 392 yards to become Winona State’s all-time leading rusher ... rushed for 1,326 yards, the fourth most single-season yards in school history ... fourth player in school history to reach 3,000 yards ... ran for 100 yards seven times ... back-to-back 200 yard games against Southwest Minnesota State and Mary ... averaged 120.5 yards per game ... rushed for 137 yards and three touchdowns against MSU Moorhead ... scored twice and gained 150 yards in upset win over St. Cloud State ... gained 181 yards on just 12 carries against Upper Iowa ... ran for 136 yards and five touchdowns against Concordia-St. Paul ... 200 yards on the ground against SMSU ... followed the next week with 203 yards and four touchdowns at Mary ... finished season with 187 yards and a score at Wayne State ... scored game-winning touchdown with 24 seconds remaining at Wayne State ... carried the ball 37 times against WSC, one off the school record ... caught ten passes for 148 yards.

2010: Put together one of the best seasons in school history ... rushed for 1,252 yards, the fourth most single-season rushing yards at WSU ... became seventh back in school history to reach 2,000 career rushing yards ... reached the 100-yard mark in five games ... had season-high 196 yards and five touchdowns against Southwest Minnesota State ... followed with games of 160 yards against Mary and 159 vs. Wayne State ... rushed for 148 yards on 20 carries against Minnesota State ... tallied 131 yards and a score against Concordia-St. Paul ... caught eight passes for 95 yards.

2009: Had outstanding freshman season, rushing for a team-leading 894 yards ... reached the 100-yard mark in the first two games of his career and three of the first four ... totaled 138 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries in WSU debut against Carson-Newman ... gained 153 yards and three touchdowns the next week against Northern State ... two weeks later had 110 yards and a score against Concordia-St. Paul ... had 11 receptions for 184 yards and two scores ... made two catches for 75 yards and a touchdown against Southwest Minnesota State.

2008: Redshirted initial collegiate season at Northern Iowa.

Personal: Born on May 15, 1990 ... son of Natasha Nichols and Rayon Simmons, Sr. ... majoring in Communications with a minor in Professional Studies.

Simmons Game-By-Game2011Opp Rush Yds TD Rec Yds TD TotalMichigan Tech 8 30 0 1 46 0 76MSU Moorhead 17 137 3 1 11 0 148St. Cloud State 26 150 2 2 29 0 179Upper Iowa 12 181 1 2 29 0 210Minnesota State 8 17 0 0 0 0 17Minnesota Duluth 7 29 0 0 0 0 29Augustana 16 56 0 0 0 0 56Concordia-St. Paul 20 136 5 0 0 0 136SW Minnesota St. 27 200 0 1 7 0 207Mary 28 203 4 2 2 0 205Wayne State 37 187 1 1 24 0 211

Rayon Simmons

University City, MissouriChristian Brothers/UNI

RB • 5-10 • 225 • Sr.#

1Year G Rush Yards Avg TD Lg Rec Yards Avg TD Lg2009 11 169 894 5.3 13 74 11 184 16.7 2 602010 11 196 1252 6.4 9 31 8 95 11.9 0 202011 11 206 1326 6.4 16 60 10 148 14.8 0 46Career 33 571 3472 6.1 38 74 29 427 14.7 2 60

2010Opp Rush Yds TD Rec Yds TD TotalCarson-Newamn 22 85 0 0 0 0 85MSU Moorhead 14 89 2 1 -4 0 85St. Cloud State 12 63 1 2 33 0 96Upper Iowa 13 73 0 2 12 0 85Minnesota State 20 148 0 0 0 0 148Minnesota Duluth 14 79 0 0 0 0 79Concordia-St. Paul 19 131 1 0 0 0 131Augustana 13 69 0 0 0 0 69SW Minnesota State 22 196 5 3 54 0 250Mary 20 160 0 0 0 0 160Wayne State 27 159 0 0 0 0 159

2009Opp Rush Yds TD Rec Yds TD TotalCarson-Newamn 14 138 1 2 11 0 149 Northern State 17 153 3 1 8 0 161Bemidji State 16 62 1 0 0 0 62Concordia-St. Paul 16 110 1 0 0 0 110Minnesota State 16 60 0 0 0 0 60SW Minnesota State 17 63 2 2 75 1 138Upper Iowa 15 73 2 2 15 0 88Wayne State 16 46 0 2 42 0 88Minn., Crookston 8 68 2 1 28 1 96Augustana 22 53 1 0 0 0 53Minnesota Duluth 12 68 0 1 5 0 73

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

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

2010: Saw first collegiate action against Wayne State.


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

Ryan Singler

Shiocton, WisconsinShiocton High School

LB • 6-2 • 225 • Jr.#

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2011: Played in six games, including first career start at Wayne State ... part of an of-fensive line that helped WSU average 400 yards per game.

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


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

Mark Smit

Minocqua, WisconsinLakeland Union High School

OL • 6-2 • 285 • Jr.#

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2011: Second on team with 32 receptions ... gained 518 yards while scoring a pair of touchdowns ... had five grabs for 44 yards against Augustana ... caught four passes in four different games ... hauled in touchdown passes against Concordia-St. Paul and Southwest Minnesota State ... had multiple catches in nine of ten games played.

2010: Recorded 13 catches for 215 yards ... made two touchdown grabs, including a season-long scoring reception of 82 yards against Minnesota State ... caught three passes, including a touchdown, against Upper Iowa ... had four grabs for 58 yards against MSU Moorhead.

2009: Squad member.


Personal: Born on Sept. 6, 1988 in Winona ... son of Scott and Karla Strom and Steve and Jan Speer ... majoring in Criminal Justice ... father Steve Speer was a member of the WSU football team and is in the Winona State Athletics Hall of Fame.

Tyler Speer

Lanesboro, MinnesotaLanesboro High School

WR • 6-3 • 210 • Jr.#

Year G Rec Yards Avg TD Lg2010 9 13 215 16.5 2 822011 10 32 518 16.2 2 43Career 19 45 733 16.3 4 82

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

2010: Had seven stops in eight games played ... made three tackles against Southwest Minnesota State.

Personal: Born on March 9, 1992 ... son of Julie Cox and Mike Splon ... Business Ad-ministration major with a minor in Management.

Matt Splon

Prospect Heights, IllinoisWheeling High School

DB • 6-1 • 185 • Jr.

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR2010 8 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-02011 11 25 3,5-7 0-0 0-0 1 0-0Career 19 32 3.5-7 0-0 0-0 1 0-0

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John Teigland

Indianola, IowaIndianola/Nebraska-Omaha

QB • 6-4 • 225 • Jr.#

112011: Played in two games before suffering an injury that caused him to miss the remainder of the season ... received medical redshirt ... threw for 114 yards in Warrior debut against Michigan Tech ... completed 5-of-6 passes for 86 yards and a touchdown at MSU Moorhead.

2010: Started 10 of 11 games at quarterback for Nebraska-Omaha ... transferred to Winona State after UNO discontinued its football program ... will be eligible to play immediately ... completed 129-of-198 passes for 1,870 yards and 16 touchdowns .. completion percentage of 65.2 ... passer rating of 163.07 was fifth in NCAA Division II ... threw for school record five touchdowns against Truman State.

2009: Played in six games, starting once ... was 29-for-53 with 356 yards in freshman campaign ... threw for 230 yards against Fort Hays State in first start of his career.


Personal: Born on Aug. 16, 1989 ... son of Mike and Kathy Teigland ... majoring in Elementary Education and Coaching minors.

Year G Att-Comp Pct Yards TD INT Lg Yds/G2011 2 26-13 50.0 200 1 1 58 100.0

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

Dylan Ulferts

Shakopee, MinnesotaShakopee High School

WR • 6-3 • 185 • So.

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2011: Played in eight games as a true freshman, making eight catches for 96 yards ... caught first career pass at MSU Moorhead ... made three catches for 59 yards and a touchdown against the Dragons ... had 28 yard kickoff return against Upper Iowa.

Personal: Born on June 10, 1993 ... son of Roxanne and Darren Ulferts ... undecided on major.

Year G Rec Yards Avg TD Lg2011 8 8 96 12.0 1 37

Returns KO Yards Avg TD Lg Punt Yards Avg TD Lg2011 2 37 18.5 0 28 1 5 5.0 0 5

Morgan Weaver

Country Club Hills, IllinoisHillcrest High School

LB • 6-1 • 205 • So.#

122011: Made 16 tackles while playing in eight games as a freshman ... season-high four tackles at Augustana ... three stops against Wayne State ... recorded a sack and fumble recovery against Concordia-St. Paul.


Personal: Born on Dec. 24, 1991 ... son of Allen and Arnelle Weaver ... Exercise Sci-ence major.

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR2011 8 16 1.5-6 1.0-5 0-0 0 1-0


2011: Led team with 97 total tackles ... reached double digit tackles four times ... all over the field against Minnesota Duluth, making 18 stops ... began season with 12 tackles against Michigan Tech ... 15 tackles against Southwest Minnesota State and 12 the next week against Mary ... finished season with nine tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss at Wayne State ... recorded a sack against Mary ... intercepted two passes, returning both for touchdowns ... returned pick 53 yards for a score against Southwest Minneso-ta State and one 30 yards for a TD at Wayne State ... forced and recovered a St. Cloud State fumble ... also recovered a fumble against SMSU ... recorded a safety at Mary.

2010: Leading presence in the defensive backfield, recording 34 tackles ... picked off passes in consecutive games against Upper Iowa and Minnesota State ... recorded a sack against Concordia-St. Paul ... totaled 4.5 tackles for loss ... season-high seven tackles against Wayne State ... had four total tackles in four other games.

2009: Made an immediate impact as a freshman, recording 50 tackles ... had seven tackles three times (Carson-Newman, Southwest Minnesota State, Augustana) ... in-tercepted a Minnesota, Crookston pass ... forced fumbles against Northern State and Minnesota State ... recovered a fumble against Minnesota Duluth.


Personal: Born on Nov. 17, 1989 in Portsmouth, Virginia ... son of Eric and Gina Siefert ... Criminal Justice major with a Child Advocacy Studies minor.

Ryan Williams

Paddock Lake, WisconsinCarmel Catholic

DB • 5-11 • 195 • Jr.#

Year G Tackles TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds FF FR2009 11 50 2.0-5 0-0 1-0 2 1-02010 10 34 4.5-13 1.0-9 2-19 0 0-02011 11 97 5.5-25 1.0-11 2-83 1 2-0Career 32 181 12.0-43 2.0-20 5-102 3 3-0

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Other Returners

Tamrick Atwood

Bettendorf, IowaBettendorf High School

WR • 5-11 • 195 • Fr.#


High School: Led team to 2010 MAC Championship ... team captain ... All-Conference selection as junior and senior ... led team in receptions, yards and touchdowns as a se-nior ... All-State Academic selection ... all-conference honoree in basketball and track.

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

Michael Barton

Wheeling, IllinoisWheeling High School

DB • 6-1 • 180 • So.

382011: Squad member

Personal: Born on Jan. 21, 1991 ... son of Mark and Linda Barton ... majoring in Com-munications Studies with a Coaching minor.

Tyler Bross

Menomonee Falls, WisconsinMenomonee Falls High School

OL • 6-6 • 310 • Fr.#


High School: Wendy’s High School Heisman winner in 2010 ... All-Conference selec-tion ... also earned letters in wrestling and track ... 2010 regional wrestling champion ... high honor roll all four years.

Personal: Born on Sept. 24, 1992 ... son of Brooke and Alvin Bross ... undecided on major.

Kyle Coon

Boscobel, WisconsinBoscobel High School

LB • 5-11 • 200 • Fr.#


High School: First Team All-Conference at receiver and Second Team as a linebacker ... Boscobel Offensive Player of the Year ... team captain ... participated in the National Underclassmen Combine ... All-Conference selection in baseball.

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

Nicholas Fisher

Hartland, WisconsinArrowhead High School

OL • 6-4 • 265 • Fr.#


High School: Played at powerhouse Aarowhead High School ... claimed conference title as sophomore, junior and senior ... also played hockey and lacrosse.

Personal: Born on Feb. 9, 1993 ... son of Scott and Melissa Fisher ... Cardiac Rehab major ... brother Brad plays football at Southern Illinois ... brother Eric is a member of the Minnesota, Crookston golf team ... sister Stephanie swam at Michigan State.

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Turrell Foster

Iowa Falls, IowaIowa Falls-Alden High School

LB • 5-10 • 220 • Sr.

132011: Sat out 2011 season.

2010: Squad member.

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

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

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

Taylor Hauser

Holmen, WisconsinHolmen High School

RB • 5-10 • 200 • Fr.#


Personal: Born on Aug. 15, 1991 ... son of Heath and Cindy Hauser ... Business Ad-ministration major.

Dane Jensen

Ames, IowaAmes High School

OL • 6-4 • 260 • Fr.#


High School: Class 4A First Team All-State by Iowa Coaches Association and Ames Tribune ... First Team All-Conference ... team captain.

Personal: Born on May 17, 1993 in Kearney, Neb. ... son of Mike and Jill Jensen ... undecided on major ... father played on the offensive line at Iowa State University.

Blake Lanphier

New Sharon, IowaNorth Mahaska High School

OL • 6-6 • 290 • Fr.#


High School: First Team All-State selection by the Des Moines Register as senior and second team as junior ... First Team All-District ... selected for Shrine Bowl All-Star Game and Down Under Bowl ... state playoff participant three times.

Personal: Born on Sept. 24, 1992 ... son of Allen Lanphier and Jodi Pollpeter ... Busi-ness Management major.

Zachary Lowe

Gurnee, IllinoisWarren Township

OL • 6-2 • 270 • Fr.#


High School: Illinois All-Star Game selection as senior ... All-Area and All-Conference first team as junior and senior ... participated in Ultimate 100 NUC Combine ... MVP of NUC Detroit Camp in 2010.

Personal: Born on Jan. 29, 1993 ... son of Keith Krystek and Kim Hartmann ... major-ing in Composite Materials Engineering with a minor in Chemistry.

Alan May

Adams, MinnesotaSouthland High School

WR • 6-2 • 185 • Fr.#


High School: Finished his prep career with over 2,200 receiving yards and 31 touch-downs ... caught 46 passes for 1,016 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior ... averaged 22.1 yards per catch ... returned a punt for a touchdown.

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

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Charlie Haben

Edina, MinnesotaAcademy of Holy Angels

LB • 6-3 • 225 • Fr.#


High School: All-Conference selection as junior and senior ... three-year varsity letter-winner ... team captain ... 2009 Holy Angels Linebacker of the Year ... earned Distin-guished Academic Achievement Award as sophomore, junior and senior.

Personal: Born on May 29, 1993 ... son of Robert and Gretchen Haben ... Biology major ... sister Madeline played volleyball at Michigan Tech.


Ian Murray

Plymouth, WisconsinPlymouth High School

LB • 6-3 • 230 • Fr.#

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High School: Honorable Mention All-State selection ... WFCA All-Region ... two-time Sheboygan Press First Team All-Area ... Sheboygan Press Player of the Year ... Eastern Wisconsin Conference Defensive Player and Linebacker of the Year ... First Team All-Conference ... team captain and MVP ... played in Wisconsin Shrine Game.

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

Josh Mikes

South Elgin, IllinoisSt. Charles North HS

WR • 6-3 • 205 • Fr.#


High School: All-Area selection by numerous media outlets as senior... All-Conference selection ... holds school record for receiving yards in a game (212), season (732) and career (933) ... All-Area and All-Conference basketball selection.

Personal: Born on March 27, 1993 ... son of Jay and Karen Mikes ... undecided on major.

Robert Ndondo-Lay

Minneapolis, MinnesotaDe La Salle High School

DE • 6-5 • 235 • Fr.#


High School: Starter on both football and basketball teams ... all-conference selection ... set school record with 95 yard fumble return

Personal: Born on Aug. 13, 1993 ... son of Gail Dodd and Robert Ndondo-Lay ... undecided on major.

Tyler Newsome

Joliet, IllinoisJoliet West High School

WR • 6-3 • 190 • Fr.#


High School: All-Conference selection ... member of Tim Lemming’s National Un-derclassmen All-Area team ... had 19 catches for 230 yards and three touchdowns as a junior.

Personal: Born on Nov. 18, 1992 ... son of Harvey and Michelle Newsome ... majoring in Exercise Science.

Spencer O’Reilly

Cannon Falls, MinnesotaCannon Falls High School

QB • 6-2 • 210 • Fr.#


High School: Three-year starter at Cannon Falls HS ... all-conference and all-area se-lection as a senior ... team captain ... all-conference performer on the wrestling team as well.

Personal: Born on July 19, 1993 ... son of Mitch O’Reilly and Jeff and Sheryl Stellrecht ... Nursing major.

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Kinjo Omar

Springfield, MissouriGlendale High School

OL • 6-6 • 310 • Fr.#


Personal: Born on Feb. 13, 1993 in Saipan ... son of James and Mary Lou Omar ... Business Administration major ... played high school football with WSU teammate Austin Opfer.

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Austin Opfer


LB • 6-1 • 220 • Fr.#


High School: All-District and All-Conference selection ... team captain ... recorded 93 tackles as a senior on way to GHS Linebeacker of the Year honors ... school’s all-time leader in tackles.

Personal: Born on May 7, 1992 ... son of Scott and Tracy Opfer ... Mass Communica-tions major ... father played football and mother competed in gymnastics at Winona State ... both parents are in Winona State Athletic Hall of Fame ... sister Lorin played soccer at Truman State ... played high school football with WSU teammate Kinjo Omar.

David Parmentier

Kenosha, WisconsinTremper High School

DE • 6-4 • 260 • Fr.#


High School: All-State selection at defensive end ... team Defensive MVP ... First Team All-Conference on both sides of the football ... Shrine Bowl selection ... one of top 30 recruits in Wisconsin by wissports.net.

Personal: Born on Jan. 10, 1993 ... son of Karen and Dave Parmentier ... undecided on major.

Ben Reinartz

Davenport, IowaAssumption High School

OL • 6-5 • 295 • Fr.#


High School: Two-time All-Conference selection ... Second Team All-State ... three-year varsity starter ... football and track team captain ... All-Academic selection ... Io-waPreps.com top-50 Iowa recruit and top-10 lineman ... led team to state three times.

Personal: Born on May 9, 1993 in Burton, Ohio ... son of Paul and Sonda Reinartz ... majoring in Political Science.

Cole Solomon

Livingston, WisconsinIowa-Grant High School

QB • 6-4 • 225 • Fr.#


High School: Two-time All-Conference selection ... All-Area honoree ... school record holder in career passing yards (2,840), touchdowns (38) and total yards (4,128) ... led team to conference title ... team captain ... won nine varsity letters ... member of Na-tional Honor Society.

Personal: Born on March 11, 1993 ... son of Nick and Jodi Solomon ... Movement Science major.

Stephen Styza

Oconomowoc, WisconsinCountry Lutheran High School

DT • 6-4 • 250 • Fr.#


High School: All-Area selection on offensive line ... All-Conference honoree on both offensive and defensive line ... member of WFCA All-Star Team ... conference cham-pion.

Personal: Born on Jan. 20, 1993 ... son of Karen and Stephen Styza ... majoring in Exercise Science.

Nick Taylor

Cary, IllinoisCary Grove High School

K/P • 5-10 • 180 • Fr.#


Personal: Born on Nov. 11, 1992 in Santa Clara, Cal. ... son of Ray and Alisa Taylor ... Business major.

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Dylan Thill

Turtle Lake, WisconsinTurtle Lake High School

DE • 6-2 • 255 • Fr.#


High School: First Team All-Conference running back and linebacker as senior ... all-conference on both sides of the football as a junior ... four-year letterwinner ... team captain and MVP as junior and senior ... recorded 361 career tackles ... ran for 1,835 yards and 23 TDs in prep career ... All-Conference in baseball ... also participated in wrestling and basketball.

Personal: Born on Dec. 5, 1992 in St. Paul, Minn. ... son of Brooke and Kevin Thill ... Business Administration major.

Riley Tutas

Sheboygan, WisconsinSouth High School

DB • 6-2 • 225 • Fr.#


High School: AP and WFCA First Team All-State as a senior ... First Team All Region and All-Conference ... FRCC Receiver of the Year ... All-Conference selection as a junior ... led team to playoffs as a senior ... All-Conference selection in basketball.

Personal: Born on Dec. 5, 1992 in Milwaukee, Wis. ... son of Todd and Katie Tutas ... majoring in Criminal Justice ... uncle played football at the University of Wisconsin.

Jordan Weyer

Baldwin, WisconsinBaldwin High School

K/P • 6-1 • 195 • Fr.#


High School: All-Region punter ... all-conference honoree as quarterback and punter ... two-year team captain ... participated in WFCA All-Star Game ... all-conference selection in baseball.

Personal: Born on April 30, 1993 ... son of Brian and Melissa Weyer ... Cell and Mo-lecular Biology major with a Nutrition minor.

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2012 Newcomers

High School: First team all-conference ... all-region ... all-area selection by the Winona Daily News and La Crosse Tribune ... played in the WFCA All-Star game ... holds school punting record ... named all-conference at receiver as well.

Personal: Born on June 20, 1992 ... son of Gene and Tammy Bisek ... majoring in Business Administration.

Zach Bisek

Arcadia, WisconsinArcadia High School

P • 6-4 • 195 • Fr.

High School: First team All-State selection ... Prairie Ridge High’s Defensive MVP ... Illinois High School 6A State Championship Player of the Game ... made 62 tackles as a senior ... team finished 2011 season 13-1 ... won 2011 Illinois High School 6A State Championship.

Personal: Born on May 14, 1994 ... undecided on major.

Collin Corcoran

Crystal Lake, IllinoisPrairie Ridge High School

LB • 6-4 • 220 • Fr.

2011: Spent one season as quarterback at Coffeyville Community College.

High School: First team all-conference ... All-State selection ... team captain ... led Minnesota 4A with 1,365 yards and 12 touchdowns ... also an all-state selection in basketball.

Personal: Born on Sept. 4, 1992 .. son of Amy Daul ... Finance major with a Market-ing minor.

Rob Daul

White Bear Lake, MinnesotaHill-Murray/Coffeyville CC

QB • 6-2 • 225 • So. High School: Threw for over 5.000 yards with 48 touchdowns in career ... All-league and All-Division performer ... team Offensive MVP ... team captain ... set school re-cord with 428 yards passing.

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

RJ Gordon

Palmdale, CaliforniaCampbell Hall High School

QB • 6-1 • 190 • Fr.

High School: First team all-conference defensive back ... three interceptions and two forced fumbles as a senior ... all-conference honorable mention receiver as junior and senior ... all-area and all-county ... caught 20 passes for 351 yards and six scores.

Personal: Born on Jan. 16, 1994 ... son of Dan and Carol Flor ... majoring in Nursing.

JJ Flor

Sussex, WisconsinSussex-Hamilton High School

DB • 6-2 • 185 • Fr.

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

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

Anthony Catanese

Addison, IllinoisAddison Trail High School

DB • 5-10 • 170 • Fr. High School: All-State honoree ... also earned all-region, all-area and all-conference accolades ... team captain and MVP ... set school single-season records for receptions (61), receiving yards (1,107) and touchdowns (16).

Personal: Born on April 16, 1994 ... son of Arlen and Luanne Folker ... Business Ad-ministration major with a Coaching minor.

Kevin Folker

Milwaukee, WisconsinMilwaukee Lutheran High School

WR • 6-0 • 170 • Fr.

High School: All-State selection ... earned all-area and all-conference honors ... made 97 tackles on defense while scoring 13 touchdowns offensively during senior season.

Personal: Born on Sept. 7, 1993 ... son of Rena Moores ... majoring in Social Studies with an Athletic Training minor.

Jarvis Franklin

Tinley Park, IllinoisAndrews High School

LB • 6-2 • 200 • Fr.


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

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

Will Griffin

Cedar Rapids, IowaWashington High School

RB • 5-9 • 195 • Fr.

High School: WFCA All-State ... first team all-region and all-conference ... team cap-tain ... Arcadia High School Player of the Year ... 64 total tackles and five sacks as a senior ... caught 14 passes and four touchdowns ... returned two kickoffs for touch-downs.

Personal: Born on Jan. 17, 1994 ... son of Alan and Monica Herman ... Education major with a Business minor.

Peter Herman

Arcadia, WisconsinArcadia High School

DE • 6-4 • 250 • Fr.

High School: Associated Press All-State at linebacker ... St. Paul Pioneer Press All-State at running back and linebacker ... all-section and all-conference ... team captain ... PEM Most Valuable Offensive Back ... four-year letterwinner ... ran for 1,588 yards in career ... 2010 wrestling state qualifier ... all-conference selection in baseball.

Personal: Born on Feb. 4, 1994 ... son of Bill and Liz Ihrke ... majoring in Business Administration ... both parents graduated from Winona State ... grandfather Ahrley Ihrke is a member of the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame.

Jack Ihrke

Plainview, MinnesotaP-E-M High School

DB • 5-10 • 190 • Fr.

High School: First team All-State selection ... West Suburban Defensive Player of the Year ... DuPage County All-Area ... two-time all-conference selection ... conference Defensive MVP ... team captain.

Personal: Born on Aug. 30, 1994 ... son of Marybeth Imperiale ... majoring in Business Management.

Mike Imperiale

Addison, IllinoisAddison Trail High School

LB • 6-1 • 200 • Fr.

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

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

Obed Jean-Baptiste

Rice Lake, WisconsinRice Lake High School

LB • 6-1 • 210 • Fr.

High School: All-State honoree at wide receiver and tight end ... two-time all-district and all-conference ... team captain ... school record for career touchdown receptions ... made 34 receptions for 711 yards as senior ... single-season school record 13 receiving touchdowns.

Personal: Born on Aug. 18, 1993 ... son of Michelle and Michael Johnson ... Composite Materials engineering major.

Cameron Johnson


WR • 6-3 • 215 • Fr.

High School: First team WFCA All-State ... second team All-State by Associated Press ... two-time first team all-region and all-conference ... team captain for basketball and football ... won WIAA Division 5 State Championship with 14-0 record.

Personal: Born on Jan. 2, 1994 ... son of Eileen Gumz and Brian Jorgenson ... major-ing in Accounting.

Alex Jorgenson

Dorchester, WisconsinColby High School

OL • 6-5 • 275 • Fr.

High School: All-State selection by Illinois High School Football Coaches Association and Rivals.com ... East Suburban Catholic Conference Most Valuable Offensive Player ... school’s all-time rushing leader with 3,879 yards ... program’s all-time scoring leader ... three-time first team all-conference ... 45 career rushing touchdowns.

Personal: Born on Sept. 19, 1993 ... son of Edward and Karen Kos ... Business Ad-ministration major.

Jordan Kos

Gurnee, IllinoisCarmel Catholic High School

RB • 5-11 • 195 • Fr.

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2010-11: Played two seasons at Ellsworth Community College ... saw action in eight games in 2011, making 60 tackles.

High School: Two-time winner of Hammandale’s Outstanding Wide Receiver Award.

Personal: Born on March 18, 1990 ... son of Marise and Pierre Lundy ... undecided on major.

Darby Lundy

Hollywood, FloridaHammandale/Ellsworth CC

DB • 5-10 • 175 • Jr.

High School: First team all-area in both junior and senior seasons ... made seven catches for 260 yards and three touchdowns as a senior ... led Prairie Ridge to Illinois High School Class 6A Championship in 2011 ... team was state semi-finalist in 2009 and 2010.

Personal: Born on July 14, 1993 ... son of Lisa Aucutt and Peter Margiotta ... Physical Education major with a Coaching minor.

Nick Margiotta

Crystal Lake, IllinoisPrairie Ridge High School

TE • 6-4 • 245 • Fr.High School: All-conference as a junior and senior ... Hill-Murray special teams award winner.

Personal: Born on March 17, 1994 ... son of Larry and Nancy Kullas ... undecided on major.

Mack Kullas

Stillwater, MinnesotaHill-Murray High School

WR • 6-3 • 170 • Fr.

2010-11: Spent 2010-11 seasons at Saddleback Junior College.

Personal: Born on July 11, 1990 ... son of Mark and Sharon Lindeman ... Exercise Science major.

Kevin Lindeman

Mission Viejo, CaliforniaCapistrano HS/ Saddleback JC

DL • 6-3 • 260 • Jr.

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

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

Tyler Lund

Chatfield, MinnesotaChatfield High School

OL • 6-3 • 270 • Fr.

2011: Spent 2011 season on squad at Bethune-Cookman.

2008-10: Spent three years at Ole Miss ... played in three games in 2009, making one tackle.

Personal: Born on May 1, 1989 ... son of Sherrie Smith, Lamont Downer and Stump Mitchell ... already received undergraduate degree ... pursuing Master’s Degree in Sports Management.

Jared Mitchell

Chatham, VirginiaHargrave/Bethune-Cookman

DB • 6-4 • 200 • Sr.#

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

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

Jeremy Neuman

Park Ridge, IllinoisLakes Comm./Northern Illinois

P • 6-0 • 190 • Jr.

2010-11: Spent last two seasons at Rochester Community and Technical College.

Personal: Born on Jan. 14, 1992 ... son of Frances Zogaa and Tony Nimely ... Theater major with a Business minor ... cousin Cecil Doe plays football at the University of Hawaii.

Chris Nimely

Cottage Grove, MinnesotaPark/RCTC

DB • 5-10 • 180 • Jr.


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

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

Michael Powell

York, NebraskaYork High School

QB • 6-4 • 190 • Fr.

High School: Led team to two Illinois Class 8A State Championships ... team ranked 12th nationally by USA Today ... led team in rushing in junior and senior seasons ... All-State selection by Chicago Tribune ... all-area and all-conference ... team captain ... ran for 3,596 yards and 42 touchdowns, averaging 9.0 yards per carry in career ... rushed for 1,250 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior ... averaged 44.5 yards per kick return ... member of track team.

Personal: Born on Nov. 13, 1993 ... son of Paul and Linda Preston ... Business Ad-ministration major.

Paul Preston

Park Ridge, IllinoisMaine South High School

RB • 5-4 • 160 • Fr.

High School: First team All-State by Wisconsin Football Coaches Association ... team captain and team MVP ... first team all-region and all-conference ... 2010 WIAA Divi-sion 1 State Runner-up.

Personal: Born on April 22, 1994 ... son of Randy and Lori Ramczyk ... undecided on major.

Ryan Ramczyk

Stevens Point, WisconsinSPASH High School

OL • 6-6 • 275 • Fr.

2011: Member of Wisconsin team that went 11-3, won the Big Ten Championship and played in the Rose Bowl.

2010: Redshirted initial collegiate season at Wisconsin.

High School: Recorded 2,159 yards and 20 touchdowns in career ... all-conference selection in final three seasons ... Team MVP as a senior after rushing for 1,194 yards and 13 touchdowns ... lettered three times in football, twice in basketball and once in baseball ... honor roll member.

Personal: Born on Sept. 6, 1991 ... son of Matt and Delia Resop ... majoring in Busi-ness Administration.

Willie Resop

Appleton, WisconsinAppleton West/Wisconsin

RB • 6-2 • 225 • So.#

High School: All-conference selection at quarterback and defensive back ... team Most Valuable Player ... team captain ... Coulee Conference Scholar Athlete.

Personal: Born on Dec. 22, 1992 ... son of Stephanie and Doyle Smidt ... majoring in Movement Science.

Derek Smidt

Galesville, WisconsinGET High School

DB • 5-11 • 170 • Fr.

High School: All-State selection ... all-region, all-area and all-conference honoree ... finalist for Joe Thomas Award ... team captain.

Personal: Born on Oct. 18, 1993 ... son of Paul Smith and Danee Smith-Kieynan ... Education major.

Collin Smith

Wind Lake, WisconsinMuskego High School

OL • 6-2 • 255 • Fr.

High School: First team all-conference ... four-year letterwinner ... academic all-con-ference ... Male Athlete of the Year ... team captain ... All-State honoree in basketball ... two-time all-conference selection.

Personal: Born on July 22, 1993 ... son of Thomas and Elaine Smith ... undecided on major ... brother Joe Smith played football at Winona State.

Steve Smith

Mabel, MinnesotaMabel-Canton High School

OL • 6-4 • 285 • Fr.

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High School: All-State honoree as senior ... all-conference as junior and senior ... all-conference selection in baseball ... led conference in assists as basketball captain as a senior.

Personal: Born on Dec. 6, 1993 ... son of Heath and Melanie Olstad ... majoring in Physical Education with a Coaching minor.

Zach Olstad

Harmony, MinnesotaFilmore Central High School

LB • 6-0 • 210 • Fr.

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

2011: Played in seven games at Culver-Stockton, making 39 catches for 556 yards and four touchdowns ... led conference in yards per catch with 14.3 and yards per game at 79.4.

High School: All-conference on both sides of the football ... ran for 1,212 yards and 15 touchdowns ... led team with 27 receptions, 468 yards and five scores ... picked off six passes as a junior ... also ran track.

Personal: Born on March 11, 1992 ... son of Joe and Wendy Swinford ... undecided on major.

Tyler Swinford

Yucaipa, CaliforniaYucaipa/Culver-Stockton

WR • 5-11 • 185 • So.

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

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

Brad Walovitch

Crystal Lake, IllinoisCrystal Lake South High School

DB • 5-11 • 175 • Fr.

High School: All-Conference ... made 56 tackles with three sacks and an interception as a senior ... led team to 12-1 record and Minnesota Class 4A semifinals.

Personal: Born on Dec. 16, 1993 ... son of Marlon and Elaine Weber ... majoring in Composite Materials Engineering.

Matt Weber

Rogers, MinnesotaRogers High School

LB • 6-5 • 200 • Fr.

High School: All-Area and all-conference ... team captain ... three-year letterwinner ... won two basketball letters ... made 43 tackles with two forced fumbles and an intercep-tion as a senior ... ran for 381 yards while making 17 receptions.

Personal: Born on Oct. 19, 1994 ... son of Stephen and Shauna Wood ... Marketing major.

Jarrett Wood

Vernon Hills, IllinoisVernon Hills High School

LB • 6-4 • 225 • Fr.

2011: Member of Louisiana Tech squad during 2011 season.

High School: Three-time all-district kicker ... holds school record for most field goals made in a game, season and career ... Academic All-State selection ... all-district base-ball player.

Personal: Born on Nov. 23, 1992 ... son of Kevin and Suzanne Vercher ... majoring in Biology.

Jake Vercher

Alexandria, LouisianaAlexandria HS/Louisiana Tech

K • 5-10 • 160 • Fr.#

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

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

Lauden Wood

St. Croix Falls, WisconsinSt. Crois Falls High School

LB • 6-0 • 220 • Fr.

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Tom Sawyer

Head Coach

The Tom Sawyer FileYears at Winona State: 17th seasonRecord at Winona State: 131-53 (.712)Hometown: Barron, WisconsinCollege: Winona State 1983 (B.S. Physical Education)Graduate Degree: Winona State 1989 (M.A. Education)Children: Jessica and Tommy

Sawyer’s Career RecordSeason W L Pct. Postseason1996 4 7 .3641997 9 2 .8181998 9 2 .8181999 7 4 .6362000 9 3 .750 Mineral Water Bowl2001 10 2 .833 NCAA Division II Playoffs2002 8 4 .667 Mineral Water Bowl2003 11 2 .846 NCAA Division II Playoffs2004 10 2 .833 NCAA Division II Playoffs2005 8 3 .727 2006 9 3 .750 NCAA Division II Playoffs2007 10 2 .833 NCAA Division II Playoffs2008 6 5 .5452009 7 4 .6362010 7 4 .6362011 7 4 .636Totals 131 53 .712

It did not take long for Tom Sawyer to turn the Winona State football pro-gram into a power. After becoming the program’s 21st head coach in 1996, Sawyer has pushed the Warriors to heights previously unseen.

Sawyer has led the Warriors to a winning record in 15 consecutive years and has won double-digit games in a single campaign four times. He is first in program history in both wins and career winning percentage. Sawyer’s 131 career wins ranks him 11th among all active NCAA Division II coaches and places him inside the top-10 in winning percentage.

The Warriors have played in the NCAA Division II Playoffs five times under Sawyer as well as two Mineral Water Bowl appearances.

Sawyer has recruited and developed outstanding football talent, including five Harlon Hill Award candidates, 43 All-Americans, and 236 All-NSIC selections. Sawyer has also coached several Warriors who have gone on to play professional football.

Sawyer led the Warriors to a 9-2 record in 1997 in his second year as head coach, orchestrating a five win jump from his rookie campaign. His efforts earned him NSIC Coach of the Year honors, as the Warriors were unde-feated in conference play on their way to the team’s first conference title under Sawyer. The nine victories were a then-school record. Travis Walch was named NSIC Offensive Player of the Year, joining Matt Brandt who won the award in 1996.

Winona State won nine games again in 1998 and repeated as NSIC Cham-pions. Quarterback Jake Goettl earned NSIC Offensive Player of the Year honors, the sixth consecutive year a Warrior had earned the award, dating back to 1993. No other program in conference history has had more then three consecutive league Offensive Players of the Year.

In 2000 Sawyer won his third NSIC Championship in five seasons, as he coached the Warriors to a 9-3 overall record and 7-1 mark in the NSIC. The Warriors made history by receiving an invitation to play in the Mineral Water Bowl, the first postseason appearance for a WSU team since 1993 and second in school history. The contest between Winona State and Mis-souri Western State was epic, going three overtimes before the Warriors could claim a 43-41 victory. Warrior Kevin Curtin was named the game’s Offensive MVP and Nick Jager the Defensive MVP. Sawyer was named the NSIC Coach of the Year after the season for the second time in his first

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five seasons at the helm of the Warriors.

The 2001 season was historic on many levels for Winona State. Sawyer led the Warriors to a 10-2 overall record, the first time in program history a team had reached double-digit victories. The Warriors also advanced to the NCAA Division II Playoffs for the first time in school history. The team claimed the conference championship and Sawyer was named NSIC Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season.

In 2002, Sawyer led the Warriors to a second place finish in the NSIC with a record of 8-1 league mark and earned a second invitation from the Min-eral Water Bowl. Linebacker Deric Sieck, the league’s leading tackler, was named NSIC Defensive Player of the Year, the first of five consecutive Warriors to earn the award.

Quarterback Bruce Carpenter was honored with the prestigious NSIC Glen Galligan Award which is awarded to a football player who plays four years of football while contributing to his university on the field and in the classroom.

The 2003 season would prove to be the best in school history up to this point, as the Warriors set a school record with 11 wins and claimed the NSIC title. Sawyer and the Warriors returned to the NCAA Division II Playoffs for the second time in three seasons. The team claimed the first NCAA Postseason victory in school history, beating Emporia State (KS), 10-3. Sieck earned his second consecutive NSIC Defensive Player of the Year award.

Sawyer won the 2004 NSIC Coach of the Year award after the Warriors reached the double digit win plateau again, going 10-2 overall and unde-feated in conference play, on their way to the team’s sixth NSIC Champion-ship under Sawyer. The Warriors also qualified for their second consecutive

NCAA playoff appearance. Jim Stanek became the third consecutive War-rior to win the NSIC Defensive Player of the Year and Roy Kratt earned conference Newcomer of the Year honors. Receiver Chris Samp led the NSIC in receiving yards per game and touchdowns scored while being named Offensive Player of the Year.WSU claimed its third consecutive NSIC Championship in 2005, posting an 8-3 overall mark and 6-1 record in league play. John Tackmann claimed NSIC Defensive Player of the Year honors.

The Warriors returned to the NCAA Division II Playoffs in 2006 after finishing the season 9-3 overall and 7-1 in conference action. Tackmann claimed his second consecutive NSIC Defensive Player of the Year award, capping a run of five consecutive Defensive Player of the Year honors given to Warriors. Tackmann also earned the league’s Glen Galligan Award.

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

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

In 2008 the Warriors extended their home winning streak at Maxwell

Sawyer by the Numbers1 NSIC South Division Championship

2 Mineral Bowl Appearances

4 NSIC Coach of the Year Awards

4 Seasons with at least ten victories

4 NSIC Offensive Players of the Year

5 NSIC Defensive Players of the Year

5 NCAA Division II Playoff Appearances

6 Harlon Hill Finalists

8 NSIC Championships

35 Consecutive home conference games won (2000-2008)

131 Wins; most in Winona State history

.712 Career Winning Percentage; best in WSU history

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Field against NSIC opponents to 35 games, a record that began on Sept. 16, 2000 with a 40-3 victory over MSU Moorhead. The winning streak spanned nine complete seasons before being snapped by No. 7 Minnesota State on Sept. 26, 2009.

Winona State posted victories over nationally ranked teams Carson-New-man and Minnesota State in 2009, on its way to a 7-4 record. Running back Rayon Simmons became the seventh player in school history to reach 2,000 yards rushing in his career, reaching the total in his first two seasons with the Warriors.

The 2011 season saw the Warriors upset ninth-ranked St. Cloud State, the third consecutive season WSU has knocked off a top-ten team. Winona State went 7-4 overall on the year with Simmons reaching 1,000 yards rush-

ing for the second consecutive season and Ryan Gerts earning NSIC De-fensive Newcomer of the Year.

Aside from coaching and teaching the game of football, Sawyer preaches to his players the value of community service by giving back and helping those who are less fortunate or experiencing difficult times. Warrior players and coaches make a service trip each summer, and spent a week during May assisting with flood relief in Nashville, Tenn.

Before accepting the head coach position at WSU, Sawyer was an assistant coach for the Warriors from 1987 to 1989 and then again from 1991 to 1994. He helped lead the Warriors to NSIC Championships in 1993 and 1994.

Sawyer played two years of football at Winona State. He was also an all-conference selection on the baseball field for the Warriors.

He graduated from Winona State University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education and in 1989 with a Master of Science degree in Education with an emphasis in Physical Education.

Sawyer is an associate professor at Winona State University in the Depart-ment of Physical Education and Sport Science.

Sawyer has two children, Jessica and Tommy, who was a member of the Winona State football team from 2007-09. Jessica and husband Mike have a son, Max. Sawyer and Connie Mettille live in Winona.

Sawyer vs. the NSICSchool W L Pct.Augustana 2 2 .500Bemidji State 10 2 .833Concordia-St. Paul 11 2 .846Mary 2 1 .667Minnesota State 1 3 .250MSU Moorhead 14 0 1.000Minnesota, Crookston 11 0 1.000Minnesota Duluth 5 7 .417Northern State 13 2 .867St. Cloud State 1 1 .500Southwest Minnesota State 14 2 .875Upper Iowa 6 0 1.000Wayne State 12 2 .857TOTALS 102 24 .810

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Zac Barton Defensive Line

The Zac Barton FileYears at Winona State: 1st seasonHometown: Berryville, VirginiaCollege: Bloomsburg, 2006 (B.A. History)Graduate Degree: Winona State, 2009 (M.A. Sports Management)

Zac Barton, a former graduate assistant at Winona State, has returned to the Warrior football program as the team’s defensive line coach. Most recently Barton was the defensive line coach at South Dakota.

Barton spent the 2011 season at the University of Memphis where he worked with the offensive line and assisted with all aspects of the offensive game plan. Barton was the defensive line coach at Nebraska-Omaha during the 2010 season.

Barton spent three seasons on the Winona State staff (2007-09) where he coached the defensive line and special teams. The Warriors claimed the NSIC title and a spot in the NCAA Division II Playoffs during Barton’s first season with the team, posting a 10-2 overall record. He also helped coach the War-riors to an upset win over No. 9 Carson-Newman in 2009.

Barton was a four-time all-academic selection at Bloomsburg (PA), gradu-ating in 2006 with a degree in History. He was an all-conference and all-region selection as a senior and a member of three conference championship teams under head coach Danny Hale. The 2006 Bloomsburg squad earned the regional championship and advanced to the NCAA Division II Playoff semifinals.

Barton earned a Master’s of Science degree in Sports Management from Winona State in 2009. He holds a degree in History from Bloomsburg.

Coaching History2012 - Defensive Line Winona State2012 Defensive Line South Dakota2011 Graduate Assistant (OL) Memphis2010 Defensive Line Nebraska-Omaha2007-09 Graduate Assistant (DL) Winona State

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A.J. Blazek Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line/Tight Ends

The A.J. Blazek FileYears at Winona State: 4th seasonHometown: Wichita, KansasCollege: Iowa, 2001 (B.A. Health Promotions)Graduate Degree: Iowa, 2004 (M.A. Sports Administration)Wife: KylaChildren: Cooper (7), Macey (5), Reece

A.J. Blazek is in his 4th season as an assistant coach with the Winona State football team. Blazek spent the 2009 season as WSU’s offensive line coach and was promoted to co-offensive coordinator to go along with coaching the offensive line and tight ends before the 2010 season.

Blazek has developed an offensive line that paved the way for Rayon Sim-mons to lead the NSIC in rushing with 1,252 yards in 2010. Simmons posted a second consecutive 1,000 yard season in 2011 with 1,326. The Warriors were 19th nationally in rushing offense in 2010 (203.8 ypg) and 26th in 2011 (212.1 ypg)

In three seasons, nine linemen under Blazek have earned all-NISC honors, including first-team honorees Jason Enos and Richard Lilla. Lilla has been named to the all-league team in both of his seasons under Blazek’s tutelage.

Blazek tutored pre-season All-American Seth Haun and a third-team All-American in Enos during his first season in Winona. He also worked with first-team Academic All-American Marcus Greatens. Greatens was invited to play in the Cactus Bowl following the 2009 season.

Before joining the Warriors, Blazek was the offensive coordinator and of-fensive line coach at Fort Hays State from 2005-08. Five linemen were all-conference selections for Blazek at Fort Hays State. Jordan Stricker earned ESPN Acdemic All-American recognition in 2008.

Blazek coached at the University of Iowa from 2001-2004, spending the first season as a student assistant before working as a graduate assistant from 2002-04. During his time in Iowa City the Hawkeyes won two Big Ten titles. He coached the Hawkeye offensive line in 2003-04 where he helped the team to bowl victories over Florida and LSU. Blazek’s offensive linemen helped the Hawkeyes ring up the second ranked pass offense in the Big Ten. In 2003 Blazek helped tutor future No. 1 NFL Draft pick Robert Gallery as well as pros Eric Steinbach, David Porter and Brian Ferentz.

Blazek was a two-time letter winner at center with the Hawkeyes. He was an All-Big Ten selection in 2000 and served as co-captain for that team as well. He was a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree as well.

He was an All-American and Academic All-American at Butler County Community College (KS), leading the team to the 1998 NJCAA National Championship.

Blazek played two seasons for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League. He was the recipient of the 2001 Walter Payton Award for com-munity service.

Blazek graduated from the University of Iowa in 2001 with a Bachelor of Art degree in Health Promotions. In 2004 he earned a Master of Art in Sports Administration from the University of Iowa.

Along with his coaching responsibilities within the football program, Blazek works within the athletic department as Community Service Coordinator. Blazek is the advisor of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and has guided Warrior student-athletes to record a record number of community service hours.

Blazek and his wife Kyla have three children, Cooper, Macey and newborn Reece.

Coaching History2010 - Co-Offensive Coordinator/OL Winona State2009 Offensive Line Winona State2006-08 Offensive Coordinator/OL Fort Hays State2005 Offensive Line Fort Hays State2003-04 Graduate Assistant (OL) Iowa2002 Graduate Assistant (DB) Iowa2001 Student Assistant Iowa

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David BraunCo-Defensive Coordinator/

Linebackers

The David Braun FileYears at Winona State: 2nd seasonHometown: Wales, WisconsinCollege: Winona State 2008 (B.S. Secondary Education)

David Braun, a former WSU defensive captain, returned to Winona State prior to the 2011 season and made an immediate impact on the Warriors’ swarming defense. Braun is in his second season as the team’s co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.

Braun tutored all-NSIC selections Chad Cheek, Alex Coulter and Ryan Gerts during the 2011 season with Gerts also earning NSIC Defensive Newcomer of the Year honors. The Warrior defense was fourth in the NSIC in tackles for loss, using an aggressive 3-4 alignment to put constant pressure on op-ponent’s backfield.

Braun returned to Winona after spending the 2010 season as defensive co-ordinator and defensive line coach at Culver-Stockton. Culver-Stockton de-fenders finished 11th national with 25 sacks and forced 25 takeaways as a unit.

After a standout career on the field with Winona State, Braun spent two sea-sons as a graduate assistant working with the defensive line under WSU head coach Tom Sawyer. He helped coach defenses in 2007 and 2008 that led the league in turnover margin. The Warriors forced 23 takeaways in 2007 while netting 37 turnovers the next season.

Braun was a two-time all-conference player on the defensive line for the Warriors, helping the team to conference titles in 2004, 2005 and 2007. WSU advanced to the NCAA Division II Playoffs three times in his four seasons.

He helped lead the Warriors to an NSIC Championship and a spot in the NCAA Division II Playoffs in 2007 and was a part of a defense that led the NSIC in turnover margin the following year. In two seasons with WSU, six of Braun’s defensive linemen were named all-conference performers.

As a player, Braun played on three NSIC Championship teams and advanced to the NCAA Division II Playoffs in 2003, 2004 and 2006. He was an all-NSIC selection as a sophomore and junior, and was a part of a unit that led the conference in scoring defense three times during his WSU career.

Braun graduated from Winona State in 2008 with a degree in Secondary Education. He is currently finishing his Master’s Degree in Sports Manage-ment and Educational Leadership at Winona State.

Coaching History2011 - Co-Defensive Coordinator/LB Winona State2010 Defensive Coordinator/DL Culver-Stockton2008-09 Graduate Assistant (DL) Winona State

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Brian Curtin Co-Defensive Coordinator/

Defensive Backs

The Brian Curtin FileYears at Winona State: 16th seasonHometown: Midlothian, IllinoisCollege: Winona State, 1999 (B.S. Education)Graduate Degree: Winona State, 2008 (M.S. Educational Leadership)Wife: SarahChildren: Caitlin (8), Patrick (5)

Brian Curtin is in his 16th year as a member of the Winona State University coaching staff. Curtin tutors WSU defensive backs while also serving as the team’s co-defensive coordinator.

Curtin has been a member of head coach Tom Sawyer’s staff almost from the beginning, helping turn around a program and usher in an era of unprec-edented success. Curtin joined the WSU staff in 1997, Sawyer’s second year as the team’s head man.

In those 15 seasons, Curtin has helped the Warriors to eight NSIC Champi-onships, as well as the 2010 NSIC South Division crown. WSU has advanced to the NCAA Division II Playoffs five times since Curtin’s arrival while also playing in two Mineral Water Bowls.

Curtin’s defenses have been a major part in the Warriors’ success. Build-ing their team around a stingy, ball hawking unit, Curtin has helped tutor five consecutive NSIC Defensive Players of the Year. A Warrior claimed the honor from 2002-2006, with Curtin personally coaching safety John Tack-mann to the award in 2005 and 2006.

Tackmann was an All-American under Curtin’s watchful eye in 2005 and 2006. He also coached Jamey Hutchinson to First Team All-American hon-ors in 1997.

Curtin has helped the Warriors to four seasons of ten or more victories and ten campaigns in which the team won at least eight games. The Warriors have not had a losing season since Curtin became a member of the WSU coaching staff. His defenses also helped the team compile a 35 game home conference winning streak that began in 2008 and stretched through the end of the 2008 season.

Since joining the WSU staff, Curtin has helped tutor defensive units that led the NSIC in turnover margin (four times), scoring defense (three times), total defense (twice), rush defense and passing efficiency defense.

Curtin played football at Winona State and was a member of the 1993 NSIC Championship team. That squad went 7-4 overall and 5-1 in conference play to earn the only NAIA Playoff bid in school history. The Warriors repeated as NSIC Champions in 1994, posting a 7-3-1 overall record and 5-0-1 mark in league play.

Before attending Winona State, Curtin played football at Moriane Valley Community College.

Curtin graduated from Winona State University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Teaching with an emphasis in Social Science and History. He also earned a Master of Science degree in Educational Leadership from Winona State University.

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

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

Coaching History2008 - Co-Defensive Coordinator/DB Winona State2006-07 Co-Defensive Coordinator/DB/ Winona State Recruiting Coordinator2002-05 Defensive Coordinator/DB Winona State1997-01 Defensive Backs Winona State1996 Outside Linebackers Winona State1995 Defensive Backs Winona State

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Cameron Keller Co-Offensive Coordinator/

Quarterbacks

The Cameron Keller FileYears at Winona State: 2nd seasonHometown: Gering, NebraskaCollege: Hastings, 1999 (B.S. Political Science)Graduate Degree: American Univ., 2010 (M.A. Sports Management)Wife: MichelleChildren: Marin (6), Kyle (2)

A longtime offensive thinker who has consistently put high-powered of-fenses on the field, Cameron Keller is in his second season as Winona State’s co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

Despite a rash of injuries that saw the Warriors start three different quarter-backs during the 2011 season, Keller helped guide an offense that averaged better than 400 yards per game and scored more than 33 points per contest. Winona State scored at least 45 points in five different games. The team set a program record with 667 yards of total offense in a 72-31 win over Upper Iowa.

Keller comes to Winona State from Culver-Stockton, where he spent the 2010 season as head coach. During his time with the school, Keller oversaw a program that snapped a 33 game losing streak.

Keller took over a Culver-Stockton program that had not won a game since 2007 and led the team to a 38-33 victory over Graceland. He tutored two All-Conference selections in his lone season with the Wildcats. Five Culver-Stockton players were also named NAIA Scholar-Athlete selections for their efforts in the classroom.

Prior to his stint at Culver-Stockton, Keller spent ten years as the quarter-backs coach and recruiting coordinator at Hastings College. He worked as an administrator during his final two years at Hastings, also serving as an as-sistant coach at Falcon High School in Peyton, Colo. during that time.

Keller played quarterback at Hastings College, earning Academic All-Amer-ican status as a senior. He earned his undergraduate degree in Political Sci-ence from Hastings College in 1999 and a M.S. in Sports Management from American University in 2010.

Keller and his wife Michelle have two children, a daughter Marin and son Kyle.

Coaching History2011 - Co-Offensive Coordinator/QB Winona State2010 Head Coach Culver-Stockton2008-09 Offensive Coordinator Falcon (HS)1999-07 Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator Hastings

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Mitch Madland Defensive Line

The Mitch Madland FileYears at Winona State: 7th seasonHometown: Chetek, WisconsinCollege: Winona State, 2010 (B.S. Professional Studies)

Mitch Madland is in his eighth season with the Winona State football pro-gram, and is in his third campaign working with the team’s defensive line. Madland helped tutor defensive tackle Matt Ulrich to three All-NSIC selec-tions. Ulrich earned a spot in the Minnesota Vikings’ rookie camp in 2011. He also helped tutor defensive end Lewis Johnson to all-league honors in both 2010 and 2011.

Madland is also the Associate Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator for the La Crosse Spartans of the Arena Football League. He played in the AFL for the La Crosse Nighttrain and later became the team’s defensive coordi-nator. He has also served as the defensive coordinator of the AFL’s Myrtle Beach Stingray. Madland also spent two seasons as the head coach at La Crescent (MN) High School.

Madland played college football at Winona State and was a member of the 1993 and 1994 teams that claimed conference titles.

Madland holds a degree in Professional Studies from Winona State and is currently pursuing his Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Sports Management from WSU.

Brett Holinka Outside Linebackers

The Brett Holinka FileYears at Winona State: 1st seasonHometown: Dickenson, North DakotaCollege: North Dakota, 2009 (B.A. Physical Education)

Brett Holinka is in his first season as a graduate assistant with Winona State and will work with the team’s outside linebackers. Holinka has been a part of six teams that advanced to NCAA postseason play during his playing and coaching career.

Holinka spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at St. Thomas, help-ing the team compile a combined 25-2 record and win a conference title in each of his campaigns. St. Thomas went 12-1 and advanced to the NCAA Division III Playoff Quarterfinals in 2010 and post a 13-1 mark with a trip to the playoff semifinals in 2011. Holinka helped tutor All-American linebacker Tony Danna during his time on the UST staff.

Holinka had an outstanding playing career at the University of North Da-kota, earning a pair of all-conference honors while leading the team to post-season play in his first three seasons. After making the NCAA Division II Playoffs during Holinka’s redshirt season in 2004, UND advanced to at least the second round of the postseason in the next three years. Holinka was an all-NCC performer as a junior in 2007 and earned all-Great West honors the following season as the team made its transition to NCAA Division I.

Holinka earned a degree in Physical Education from North Dakota in 2009 and is pursuing his Master’s Degree in Sports Management at Winona State.

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Matt Ulrich Defensive Line

The Matt Ulrich FileYears at Winona State: 1st seasonHometown: Rushford, MinnesotaCollege: Winona State, 2011 (B.A. Marketing)

After an outstanding career on the playing field for the Warriors, Matt Ulrich is in his first season as an assistant with the Winona State football program. Ulrich will work with the team’s defensive line.

Ulrich finished his career by earning All-American honors at the defensive tackle position. He was a three-time all-NSIC selection, earning the honor in his final three seasons with the Warriors. He recorded seven career sacks while making 79 total tackles.

Ulrich graduated from Winona State with a degree in Marketing in 2011.

Ryan Markgraf Offensive Line

The Ryan Markgraf FileYears at Winona State: 4th seasonHometown: Steamwood, IllinoisCollege: Winona State, 2011 (B.S. Physical Education

Ryan Markgraf is in his second season as a graduate assistant and fourth season overall with the WSU football program. Markgraf has spent all three seasons working with the Warrior offensive line.

Markgraf helped tutor an offensive line that opened holes for Rayon Sim-mons to record 1,000 rushing yards in back-to-back seasons. In the past two campaigns, nine linemen have earned all-NISC honors, including first-team honorees Jason Enos and Richard Lilla.

Markgraf played two years of football for Winona State, helping the team win the 2007 NSIC Championship. He also spent two years at Harper Col-lege, competing in both football and track and field. At Harper, Markgraf finished third nationally in the shot put in 2006.

He holds a degree in Physical Education with minors in Special Education and Coaching from Winona State. Markgraf is pursuing a graduate degree in Educational Leadership from Winona State.

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Dan Wernick Wide Receivers

The Dan Wernick FileYears at Winona State: 2nd seasonHometown: Alma, MichiganCollege: Winona State, 2012 (B.S. Psychology)

Dan Wernick is in his second season on the Winona State coaching staff and first year as a graduate assistant after a standout career as a quarterback at Culver-Stockton. Wernick spent the 2011 season working with the team’s defensive backs and will work with wide receivers during the 2012 campaign.

Wernick helped coach all-NSIC selections Chris Norgaard, Ryan Williams and Lucas Wolf in 2011. Winona State intercepted 15 passes on the year, returning three for touchdowns.

Wernick spent the last two seasons as the starting quarterback at Culver-Stockton under Winona State co-offensive coordinator Cameron Keller. Wernick was an all-conference selection as a senior after throwing for 939 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed for 476 yards and six scores. He was a Daktronics All-Academic selection at the completion of the season as well.

Wernick began his collegiate career at Grand Rapids Community College. The Alma, Mich. native graduated with a degree in Psychology and minor in Sociology from Winona State in 2012. He is currently pursuing a graduate degree in Educational Leadership at Winona State.

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

2011 NSIC FOOTBALL

Augustana (6-5, 6-4) S3 Minnesota Duluth 12-20 LS10 Bemidji State* 27-30 ot LS17 at Mary* 0-10 LS24 at Southwest Minnesota State* 37-24 WO1 Concordia-St. Paul* 37-13 WO8 at Northern State* 27-24 WO15 Winona State* 23-15 WO22 MSU Moorhead* 35-3 WO27 at Minnesota State* 26-27 LN5 Wayne State* 32-34 LN12 at Upper Iowa* 38-7 W

Bemidji State (8-3, 7-3) A25 Minot State 27-0 WS10 at Augustana* 30-27 ot WS17 Southwest Minnesota State* 41-10 WS24 Minnesota Duluth* 23-26 LO1 at Upper Iowa* 48-7 WO8 Concordia-St. Paul* 20-7 WO15 MSU Moorhead* 35-10 WO22 at Mary* 21-49 LO29 at Northern State* 0-14 LN5 St. Cloud State* 19-14 WN12 at Minnesota, Crookston* 31-12 W

Concordia-St. Paul (6-5, 5-5) S3 at Minot State 43-31 WS10 at St. Cloud State* 13-41 LS17 Northern State* 27-22 WS24 Minnesota State* 34-57 LO1 at Augustana* 13-37 LO8 at Bemidji State* 7-20 LO15 Wayne State* 27-24 WO22 at Winona State* 24-58 LO29 Minnesota, Crookston* 38-20 WN5 at Upper Iowa* 20-19 WN12 Southwest Minnesota State* 60-53 W

Mary (5-6, 4-6) S1 Chadron State 31-24 WS10 at Southwest Minnesota State* 45-48 LS17 Augustana* 10-0 WS24 St. Cloud State* 24-45 LO1 at Minnesota, Crookston* 31-0 WO8 at Wayne State* 24-31 LO15 Minnesota Duluth* 28-41 LO22 Bemidji State* 49-21 WO29 at MSU Moorhead* 52-13 WN5 Winona State* 43-46 LN12 at Northern State* 36-39 L

Minnesota, Crookston (1-10, 0-10) S2 Mayville State 31-29 WS10 Wayne State* 24-35 LS17 at Minnesota State* 0-42 LS24 at MSU Moorhead* 22-29 ot LO1 Mary* 0-31 LO8 Upper Iowa* 21-31 LO15 at Northern State* 21-45 LO22 St. Cloud State* 13-66 LO29 at Concordia-St. Paul* 20-38 LN5 at Minnesota Duluth* 7-49 LN12 Bemidji State* 12-31 L

Minnesota Duluth (11-3, 8-2) S3 at Augustana 20-12 WS10 Upper Iowa* 49-22 WS17 at Wayne State* 0-7 LS24 at Bemidji State* 26-23 WO1 MSU Moorhead* 49-21 WO8 at Winona State* 24-6 WO15 at Mary* 41-28 WO22 Northern State* 37-6 WO29 at St. Cloud State* 7-35 LN5 Minnesota, Crookston* 49-7 WN12 Minnesota State* 31-19 WN19 Saginaw Valley State^ 30-27 ot WN26 Colorado State-Pueblo^ 24-21 WD3 Wayne State (MI)^ 25-31 L

Minnesota State (9-3, 8-2) S1 at Northern Michigan 24-31 LS10 Northern State* 32-10 WS17 Minnesota, Crookston* 42-0 WS24 at Concordia-St. Paul* 57-34 WO1 Winona State* 24-14 WO8 at St. Cloud State* 13-31 LO15 at Upper Iowa* 32-14 WO22 Wayne State* 45-23 WO27 Augustana* 27-26 WN5 Southwest Minnesota State* 38-0 WN12 Minnesota Duluth* 19-31 LD3 Northeastern State# 28-14 W

Minnesota State Moorhead (2-9, 1-9) S3 at Robert Morris 28-17 WS10 Winona State* 10-48 LS17 at Upper Iowa* 31-45 LS24 Minnesota, Crookston* 29-22 ot WO1 at Minnesota Duluth* 21-49 LO8 Southwest Minnesota State* 13-45 LO15 at Bemidji State* 10-35 LO22 at Augustana* 3-35 LO29 Mary* 13-52 LN5 Northern State* 21-42 LN12 at St. Cloud State* 14-47 L

Northern State (5-6, 4-6) S1 Southwest Minnesota State 30-17 WS10 at Minnesota State* 10-32 LS17 at Concordia-St. Paul* 22-27 LS24 Wayne State* 10-37 LO1 at St. Cloud State* 14-27 LO8 Augustana* 24-27 LO15 Minnesota, Crookston* 45-21 WO22 at Minnesota, Duluth* 6-37 LO29 Bemidji State* 14-0 WN5 at MSU Moorhead* 42-21 WN12 Mary* 39-36 W

Southwest Minnesota State (3-8, 3-7) S1 at Northern State 17-30 LS10 Mary* 48-45 WS17 at Bemidji State* 10-41 LS24 Augustana* 24-37 LO1 at Wayne State* 29-52 LO8 at MSU Moorhead* 45-13 WO15 St. Cloud State* 17-24 LO22 Upper Iowa* 28-24 WO29 at Winona State* 20-47 LN5 Minnesota State* 0-38 LN12 at Concordia-St. Paul* 53-60 L

St. Cloud State (9-3, 8-2) S1 at California (PA) 26-3 WS10 Concordia-St. Paul* 41-13 WS17 at Winona State* 16-29 LS24 at Mary* 45-24 WO1 Northern State* 27-14 WO8 Minnesota State* 31-13 WO15 at Southwest Minnesota State* 24-17 WO22 at Minnesota, Crookston* 66-13 WO29 Minnesota Duluth* 35-7 WN5 at Bemidji State* 14-19 LN12 MSU Moorhead* 47-14 WN19 Wayne State (MI)^ 38-48 L

Upper Iowa (3-8, 2-8) S3 Texas A&M Commerce 15-14 WS10 at Minnesota Duluth* 22-49 LS17 MSU Moorhead* 45-31 WS24 at Winona State* 31-72 LO1 Bemidji State* 7-48 LO8 at Minnesota, Crookston* 31-21 WO15 Minnesota State* 14-32 LO22 at Southwest Minnesota State* 24-28 LO29 at Wayne State* 41-44 ot LN5 Concordia-St. Paul* 19-20 LN12 Augustana* 7-38 L

Wayne State (7-4, 7-3) S1 Nebraska-Kearney 20-41 LS10 at Minnesota, Crookston* 35-24 WS17 Minnesota Duluth* 7-0 W S24 at Northern State* 37-10 WO1 Southwest Minnesota State* 52-29 WO8 Mary* 31-24 WO15 at Concordia-St. Paul* 24-27 LO22 at Minnesota State* 23-45 LO29 Upper Iowa* 44-41 ot WN5 at Augustana* 34-32 WN12 Winona State* 24-27 L

Winona State (7-4, 7-3) S3 Michigan Tech 6-23 LS10 at MSU Moorhead* 48-10 WS17 St. Cloud State* 29-16 WS24 Upper Iowa* 72-31 WO1 at Minnesota State* 14-24 LO8 Minnesota Duluth* 6-24 LO15 at Augustana* 15-23 LO22 Concordia-St. Paul* 58-24 WO29 Southwest Minnesota State* 47-20 WN5 at Mary* 46-43 WN12 at Wayne State* 27-24 W

*NSIC Conference Game^NCAA Division II Playoffs#Mineral Water Bowl

2011 NSIC Final Standings

Division Overall Division OverallSouth Division W L Pct. W L Pct. North Division W L Pct. W L Pct.Minnesota State 6 0 1.000 9 3 .750 Minnesota Duluth 5 1 .833 11 3 .786Augustana 4 2 .667 6 5 .545 St. Cloud State 5 1 .833 9 3 .750Winona State 4 2 .667 7 4 .636 Northern State 4 2 .667 5 6 .455Concordia-St. Paul 3 3 .500 6 5 .545 Bemidji State 3 3 .500 8 3 .727Wayne State 3 3 .500 7 4 .636 Mary 3 3 .500 5 6 .455Southwest Minnesota State 1 5 .167 3 8 .273 MSU Moorhead 1 5 .167 2 9 .182Upper Iowa 0 6 .000 3 8 .273 Minnesota, Crookston 0 6 .000 1 10 .091

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2011 SEASON RECAPTeam Statistics WSU Opp

SCORING 368 262 Points Per Game 33.5 23.8FIRST DOWNS 234 215 Rushing 119 88 Passing 98 112 Penalty 17 15RUSHING YARDAGE 2333 1573 Yards gained rushing 2590 1908 Yards lost rushing 257 335 Rushing Attempts 432 420 Average Per Rush 5.4 3.7 Average Per Game 212.1 143.0 TDs Rushing 30 16PASSING YARDAGE 2095 2415 Comp-Att-Int 169-300-13 204-339-15 Average Per Pass 7.0 7.1 Average Per Catch 12.4 11.8 Average Per Game 190.5 219.5 TDs Passing 13 16TOTAL OFFENSE 4428 3988 Total Plays 732 759 Average Per Play 6.0 5.3 Average Per Game 402.5 362.5KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 45-1007 57-1253PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 23-268 13-97INT RETURNS: #-Yards 15-235 13-109KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.4 22.0PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 11.7 7.5INT RETURN AVERAGE 15.7 8.4FUMBLES-LOST 15-9 17-10PENALTIES-Yards 76-661 70-664 Average Per Game 60.1 60.4PUNTS-Yards 42-1534 49-2014 Average Per Punt 36.5 41.1 Net punt average 34.2 33.6TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 29:39 30:113RD DOWN Conversions 50/134 52-150 3rd-Down Pct 37% 35%4TH DOWN Conversions 11/23 10/22 4th-Down Pct 48% 45%SACKS BY-Yards 21-137 14-89TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 49 33FIELD GOAL-ATTEMPTS 9-12 11-17ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (43-50) 86% (34-42) 81%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (34-50) 68% (25-42) 60%PAT-ATTEMPTS (41-46) 89% (29-30) 97%ATTENDANCE 22,177 15,835 Games/Avg Per Game 6/3695 5/3167

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalWinona State 84 100 89 95 368Opponents 44 62 79 77 262

Rushing GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long Avg/GSimmons 11 206 1390 64 1326 6.4 16 60 120.5Dewberry 11 73 425 25 400 5.5 4 41 36.4Burkett 7 60 341 14 327 5.4 5 33 46.7Ojika 8 23 147 20 127 5.5 1 17 15.9Bradshaw 8 20 111 13 98 4.9 1 28 12.2Resnick 11 6 77 0 77 12.8 1 41 7.0Karon 9 5 21 0 21 4.2 0 7 2.3Houts 5 5 19 2 17 3.4 1 8 3.4Adams 10 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 0.7Tiegland 2 11 33 43 -10 -0.9 0 12 -5.0TEAM 7 9 0 28 -28 -3.1 0 0 -4.0Nelson 7 13 19 48 -29 -2.2 1 5 -4.1Total 11 432 2590 257 2333 5.4 30 60 212.1Opponents 11 420 1908 335 1573 3.7 16 31 143.0

Passing GP Effic Att-Comp-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/GNelson 7 120.15 92-169-8 54.4 1159 9 61 165.6Bradshaw 8 126.46 64-101-4 63.4 736 3 43 92.0Tiegland 2 119.62 13-26-1 50.0 200 1 58 100.0Dewberry 11 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Fahey 10 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Burkett 7 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 11 120.63 169-300-13 56.3 2095 13 61 190.5Opponents 11 126.74 204-339-15 60.2 2415 16 76 219.5

Receiving GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GAdams 10 33 375 11.4 2 40 37.5Speer 10 32 518 16.2 2 43 51.8Dewberry 11 30 273 9.1 1 58 24.8Hertz 11 20 185 9.2 4 16 16.8Melcher 11 12 134 11.2 2 18 12.2Simmons 11 10 148 14.8 0 46 13.5Polk 8 8 149 18.6 0 47 18.6Ulferts 8 8 96 12.0 1 37 12.0Burkett 7 7 98 14.0 1 61 14.0Karon 9 3 37 12.3 0 22 4.1Steine 9 2 18 9.0 0 18 2.0Ojika 8 1 23 23.0 0 23 2.9Ohlrich 2 1 21 21.0 0 21 7.0Jensen 6 1 18 18.0 0 18 3.0Poliquin 9 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.2Total 11 169 2095 12.4 13 61 190.5Opponents 11 204 2415 11.8 16 76 219.5

Total Offense GP Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GSimmons 11 206 1326 0 1326 120.5Nelson 7 182 -29 1159 1130 161.4Bradshaw 8 121 98 736 834 104.2Dewberry 11 75 400 0 400 36.4Burkett 7 61 327 0 327 46.7Tiegland 2 37 -10 200 190 95.0Ojika 8 23 127 0 127 15.9Resnick 11 6 77 0 77 7.0Karon 9 5 21 0 21 2.3Houts 5 5 17 0 17 3.4Adams 10 1 7 0 7 0.7TEAM 7 9 -28 0 -28 -4.0Total 11 732 2333 2095 4428 402.5Opponents 11 759 1573 2415 3988 362.5

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2011 SEASON STATISTICSPunt Returns No. Yds Avg TD LongDewberry 19 197 10.4 1 75Damron 2 26 13.0 0 0Splon 1 15 15.0 0 15Ulferts 1 5 5.0 0 5Lunder 0 25 0.0 1 25Total 23 268 11.7 2 75Opponents 13 97 7.5 0 25

Kick Returns No. Yds Avg TD LongDewberry 28 608 21.7 0 44Burkett 8 242 30.2 1 86Damron 3 18 6.0 0 10Ulferts 2 37 18.5 0 28Polk 2 12 6.0 0 9Ojika 1 19 19.0 0 19Norgaard 1 71 71.0 0 71Total 45 1007 22.4 1 86Opponents 57 1253 22.0 1 92

Fumble Returns No. Yds Avg TD LongTotal 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

Interceptions No. Yds Avg TD LongNorgaard 4 68 17.0 0 26Williams 2 83 41.5 2 53Lunder 2 21 10.5 0 21Wolf 2 0 0.0 0 0Damron 1 45 45.0 1 45Gayden 1 12 12.0 0 12Johnson 1 6 6.0 0 6Mbayu 1 0 0.0 0 0Coulter 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 15 235 15.7 3 53Opponents 13 109 8.4 0 35

Scoring --------PAT-------- TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf PointsSimmons 16 - - - - - - - 96Kinney - 9-12 41-46 - - - - - 68Burkett 7 - - - - - - - 42Dewberry 6 - - - - - - - 36Hertz 4 - - - - - - - 24Williams 2 - - - - - - 1 14Speer 2 - - - - - - - 12Adams 2 - - - - - - - 12Melcher 2 - - - - - - - 12Ojika 1 - - - - - - 1 8Damron 1 - - - - 0-1 - - 6Ulferts 1 - - - - - - - 6Bradshaw 1 - - - - - - - 6Nelson 1 - - - - 0-1 - - 6Resnick 1 - - - - - - - 6Lunder 1 - - - - - - - 6Houts 1 - - - - - - - 6TEAM - - - - - - - 1 2Tiegland - - - - - 0-1 - - 0Total 49 9-12 41-46 - - 0-3 - 3 368Opponents 33 11-17 29-30 0-1 1 1-2 - - 262

Punting No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 BlkdFahey 42 1534 36.5 52 0 12 10 0Total 42 1534 36.5 52 0 12 10 0Opponents 49 2014 41.1 65 5 6 13 2

Field Goals M-A Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LongKinney 9-12 75.0 0-0 2-3 5-6 2-3 0-0 45

Field Goal Sequence Winona State OpponentsMichigan Tech - (24), (21), (42)MSU Moorhead 35, 41 (28), 37St. Cloud State (32), 22, (36) (35)Upper Iowa (23) (28)Minnesota State - (19)Minnesota Duluth - (22), 42Augustana - 42, 31, (39), 34Concordia-St. Paul (45) (25)Southwest Minnesota State (30), (38) -Mary (44) -Wayne State (29), (34) (26), 52

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All-Purpose GP Rush Rec PR KOR IR Total Avg/GDewberry 11 400 273 197 608 0 1478 134.4Simmons 11 1326 148 0 0 0 1474 134.0Burkett 7 327 98 0 242 0 667 95.3Speer 10 0 518 0 0 0 518 51.8Adams 10 7 375 0 0 0 382 38.2Hertz 11 0 185 0 0 0 185 16.8Ojika 8 127 23 0 19 0 169 21.1Polk 8 0 149 0 12 0 161 20.1Norgaard 10 0 0 0 71 68 139 13.9Ulferts 8 0 96 5 37 0 138 17.2Melcher 11 0 134 0 0 0 134 12.2Bradshaw 8 98 0 0 0 0 98 12.2Damron 9 0 0 26 18 45 89 9.9Williams 11 0 0 0 0 83 83 7.5Resnick 11 77 0 0 0 0 77 7.0Karon 9 21 37 0 0 0 58 6.4Lunder 11 0 0 25 0 21 46 4.2Ohlrich 3 0 21 0 0 0 21 7.0Jensen 6 0 18 0 0 0 18 3.0Steine 9 0 18 0 0 0 18 2.0Houts 5 17 0 0 0 0 17 3.4Splon 11 0 0 15 0 0 15 1.4Gayden 11 0 0 0 0 12 12 1.1Johnson 11 0 0 0 0 6 6 0.5Poliquin 9 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.2Tiegland 2 -10 0 0 0 0 -10 -5.0TEAM 7 -28 0 0 0 0 -28 -4.0Nelson 7 -29 0 0 0 0 -29 -4.1Total 11 2333 2095 268 1007 235 5938 539.8Opponents 11 1573 2415 97 1253 109 5447 495.2

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------------------Tackles------------------ --Sacks-- ----------Pass Def---------- ------Fumbles------ --Blocked-- GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf24 Williams 11 57 40 97 5.5-25 1.0-11 2-83 2 - 2-0 1 - 134 Gerts 11 31 39 70 7.5-14 0.5-2 - 1 1 2-0 - - -11 Gayden 11 27 32 59 2.0-12 1.0-9 1-12 1 2 - 2 - -14 Wolf 11 39 19 58 2.0-2 - 2-0 5 - - 1 - -8 Liegel 11 41 13 54 4.0-6 - - 7 - 2-0 - - -4 Norgaard 10 32 21 53 - - 4-68 8 - - - - -44 Coulter 11 21 32 53 5.5-24 1.0-11 1-0 - - 1-0 1 - - 22 Cheek 11 29 15 44 4.5-6 0.5-0 - 2 1 - 1 - -9 Ulrich 11 14 24 38 9.0-39 3.5-24 - 3 - 1-0 - - -96 Johnson 11 14 13 27 6.0-26 5.0-24 1-6 1 - - - - -51 English 8 9 17 26 3.5-8 0.5-1 - - - 1-0 - - -15 Splon 11 17 8 25 3.5-7 - - 1 - - 1 - -92 Kaderly 10 14 10 24 5.0-26 2.5-12 - 1 - - - - -95 Kubler 10 7 12 19 4.5-8 - - - 1 - - - -21 Lunder 11 4 13 17 - - 2-21 - - - - - -98 McGuire 10 7 10 17 4.5-29 2.5-20 - - 1 - 1 - -12 Weaver 8 5 11 16 1.5-6 1.0-5 - 2 - 1-0 - - -37 Roubal 7 8 8 16 0.5-1 - - - 1 - - - -58 Waters 9 8 8 16 1.5-7 1.0-6 - - - - - - -31 Lazzara 10 5 6 11 - - - - - - - - -26 Damron 9 7 2 9 - - 1-45 - - - - 2 -28 Resnick 1 3 5 8 - - - - - - - - -27 Anderson-Walker 10 3 5 8 - - - - - - - - -33 Skaden 4 5 2 7 1.5-5 - - - - - - - -20 Mbayu 8 5 1 6 - - 1-0 3 - - - - -48 Harmon 3 1 5 6 0.5-1 - - - - - - - -25 Morgan 6 2 3 5 0.5-1 - - - - - - - -94 Singler 6 2 2 4 - - - - - - - - -30 Kautza 6 3 1 4 1.0-12 1.0-12 - - - - - - -23 Morris 2 1 2 3 - - - - - - - - -TM TEAM 7 3 - 3 - - - - - - - - 110 Ojika 8 1 1 2 1.0-13 - - - - - - - 199 Frisby 6 - 2 2 - - - - - - - - -7 Speer 10 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - -73 Faber 10 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - -41 Seitz 2 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - -86 Montgomery 8 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - -46 Bambenek 3 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - -85 Melcher 11 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - -3 Adams 10 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - 18 Nelson 7 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - -5 Dewberry 11 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - Total 11 434 384 818 75-278 21-137 15-235 37 7 10-0 8 2 3 Opponents 11 422 334 756 62-222 14-89 13-109 28 6 9-0 8 1 -

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Winona State 48, MSU Moorhead 10Sept.10,2011•Moorhead,MN•AlexNemzekStadium

MOORHEAD, MN – Winona State started fast and didn’t take its foot off the gas, getting monster performances from Rayon Simmons and Curtis Dewberry, posting a 48-10 win over MSU Moorhead.

Simmons rushed for 137 yards and three touchdowns while Dewberry caught a long scoring pass and returned a punt 75 yards for another touchdown. Dewberry got the Warriors off to a great start, tak-ing a pass from John Teigland 58 yards for a score with less than a minute off the clock.

Simmons scored on a four-yard scamper in the second quarter and added touchdowns of 15 and one yards in the second half on the way to the win. The junior running back now has 2,313 yards in his WSU career, seventh on the school’s all-time list.

FreshmanDylanUlfertscaughtthefirsttouchdownpassof hisWarriorcareer,a37-yardstrikefromBryanBradshawearlyinthesecondquarter.Simmonsscoredhisfirsttouchdownof thegamelaterinthe quarter and Dewberry found the end zone on a punt return to put WSU up 27-0.

After the Dragons scored in the third quarter, Simmons found the end zone twice in the fourth to push the Warrior lead to 41-10. A 16-yard run by Chichi Ojika with under two minutes to play capped the Warrior scoring on the day.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final RecordWinona State 6 21 0 21 48 1-1, 1-0 NSICMSU Moorhead 0 3 7 0 10 1-1, 0-1 NSIC

SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOPWSU 1 14:17 Dewberry 58 pass from Teigland (pass failed) 2-73 0:43 6 0WSU 2 12:43 Ulferts 37 pass from Bradshaw (Kinney kick) 6-72 2:33 13 0WSU 2 5:40 Simmons 4 yd run (Kinney kick) 6-68 2:48 20 0WSU 2 3:52 Dewberry 75 yd punt return (Kinney kick) 27 0MSUM2 0:00 Kramer28ydfieldgoal 5-0 1:19 27 3MSUM 3 9:28 Hendon 50 pass from Koch (Kramer kick) 5-77 1:44 27 10WSU 4 14:55 Simmons 15 yd run (Kinney kick) 9-80 5:25 34 10WSU 4 5:44 Simmons 1 yd run (Kinney kick) 8-92 4:13 41 10WSU 4 1:34 Ojika 16 yd run (Kinney kick) 6-42 2:48 48 10 STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU MSUMFIRST DOWNS 28 15RUSHES-YARDS 38-298 37-123PASSING YARDS 204 181Passes Att-Comp-Int 19-15-1 25-15-2TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 57-502 62-304Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-77 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-16 7-172Interception Returns-Yards 2-6 1-6Punts (Number-Avg) 1-25.0 4-35.0Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 11-64 11-98Possession Time 30:09 29:51Third-Down Conversions 3 of 7 3 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 2Red Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 0-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-6

RUSHING: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 17-137, Theo Burkett 7-87, Chichi Ojika 6-47, Curtis Dewberry 4-16, John Teigland 2-6, Bryan Bradshaw 2-5. MSU Moorhead-Kevin Koch 13-55, Lucious-West 15-48, Brandon Thompson 9-20.PASSING: Winona State-John Teigland 6-5-0-86-1, Bryan Bradshaw 13-10-1-118-1. MSU Moorhead-Kevin Koch 25-15-2-181-1.RECEIVING: Winona State-Curtis Dewberry 6-98, Dylan Ulferts 3-59, Tyler Speer 3-30, Rayon Simmons 1-11, Sean Hertz 1-4, Theo Burkett 1-2. MSU Moorhead-Kendall Hendon 6-119, Brandon Thompson 4-19, Alex Pearson 2-7, Phil Herkenhoff 1-19, Shawn Marlowe 1-9, Alex Leach 1-8.INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Lewis Johnson 1-6, Lucas Wolf 1-0. MSU Moorhead-Jacob Led-ding.FUMBLES: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 1-0, Curtis Dewberry 1-0. MSU Moorhead-Kevin Koch 1-0.SACKS (UA-A): Winona State-None. MSU Moorhead-Brad Hauer 1-6.TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Kyle English 2-6-8, Ryan Gerts 4-4-8, Lucas Wolf 5-1-6, Chad Cheek 3-3-6, Steven Liegel 3-3-6, Tyler Kubler 1-4-5, Rashad Gayden 0-4-4, TEAM 3-0-3, William Skaden 2-1-3, Matt Ulrich 0-3-3, Matt Splon 0-3-3, Ryan Williams 0-3-3, Maurice Waters 2-0-2, Mitch Lunder 1-1-2, Pat Lazzara 1-1-2, Colin McGuire 1-1-2, Jeff Morgan 0-2-2, Kenneth Damron 0-2-2, Matt Kaderly 0-2-2, Morgan Weaver 0-2-2, Lewis Johnson 0-2-2, Jaymes Roubal 1-0-1, Anthony Resnick 1-0-1, Dylan Seitz 1-0-1, Jacob Bambenek 0-1-1, Alex Coulter 0-1-1. MSU Moorhead-Kwame Bailey 6-3-9, Loga Werlinger 4-5-9, Tyler Brody 4-4-8, Brad Hauer 4-1-5, Sam Callahan 2-2-4, Travis Davidson 2-2-4, Jeff Schuette 1-3-4, Jacob Ledding 1-2-3, Zack Askelson 1-2-3, Mike Mann 1-2-3, Terrell Ayers 0-3-3, Stefan Webber 2-0-2, TEAM 2-0-2, Max Pryor 1-1-2, Cory Capra 0-2-2, Kendall Hendon 1-0-1, Kevin Koch 1-0-1, Shawn Marlowe 0-1-1, Andrew Pittman 0-1-1.

2011 SEASON RECAPMichigan Tech 23, Winona State 6Sept.3,2011•Winona,MN•VerizonWirelessStadium

WINONA, MN – Winona State’s defense kept the Warriors in the game, but the Warrior offense could never establish momentum as Michigan Tech handed WSU a 23-6 defeat in the team’s season-opener.

Winona State found itself down just 10-6 at halftime after a Mitch Lunder interception just before the half in the end zone stalled a Michigan Tech drive. Winona State was unable to capitalize how-ever, and the Huskies added 13 second half points to come away with the victory.

After falling behind 10-0, WSU appeared to right the ship with a scoring drive midway through the second quarter. The Warriors mounted a six-play drive that was capped by a 19-yard Theo Burkett touchdown to make the score 10-6.

Burkett ended the game with 25 yards on the ground while Rayon Simmons totaled 30 yards. Sim-mons also had a 46-yard catch and run that set up the Warriors’ score. Tyler Speer led the team with three receptions for 36 yards.

Ryan Williams was a constant presence around the ball, making 12 tackles. Lucas Wolf made nine stops while Chris Norgaard, Ryan Gerts and Rashad Gayden each made eight stops. The Warrior defense had ten tackles for loss.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final RecordMichigan Tech 7 3 3 10 23 1-0Winona State 0 6 0 0 6 0-1

SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOPMT 1 5:46 Cason 12 yd run (Mead kick) 7-46 3:24 7 0MT 2 10:45 Mead 24 yd FG 13-63 7:49 10 0WSU 2 7:36 Burkett 19 yd run (Kinney kick failed) 5-61 3:09 10 6MT 3 8:01 Mead 21 yd FG 8-29 3:05 13 6MT 4 12:14 Cason 6 yd pass from Scarlett (Mead kick) 8-36 4:31 20 6MT 4 2:08 Mead 42 yd FG 10-37 4:28 23 6 STATISTICAL SUMMARY MT WSUFIRST DOWNS 21 11RUSHES-YARDS 44-129 25-48PASSING YARDS 199 114Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-21-1 20-8-1TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 72-328 45-162Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-8 1-11Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-35 5-122Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-36.8 4-33.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-3Penalties-Yards 8-64 8-87Possession Time 40:08 19:52Thrid-Down Conversions 8 of 17 2 of 9Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 1Red Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 1-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-35 0-0

RUSHING: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 8-30, Theo Burkett 6-25, Jay Adams 1-7, Curtis Dewberry 1-2, John Teigland 9-(-16). Michigan Tech: Cedrick Barber 20-54, Akeem Cason 15-42, Tyler Scarlett 7-36, TEAM 2-(-3).PASSING: Winona State-John Teigland 20-8-1-114-0. Michigan Tech-Tyler Scarlett 28-21-1-199-1.RECEIVING: Winona State-Tyler Speer 3-36, Rayon Simmons 1-46, Kyle Melcher 1-14, Curtis Dew-berry 1-8, Jay Adams 1-8, Theo Burkett 1-2. Michigan Tech-Pat Carroll 5-54, Akeem Cason 4-41, Lachapelle 4-40, Matt Curtin 4-24, Justin Springer 2-28, Steve Worthy 1-8, Cedrick Barber 1-4.INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Mitch Lunder 1-0. Michigan Tech-Armstrong 1-0.FUMBLES: Winona State-John Teigland 3-3. Michigan Tech-None.SACKS (UA-A): Winona State-None. Michigan Tech-Todd Storm 2.5-15, Jacob Clark 2-17, Drew Vanderlin 0.5-3.TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Ryan Williams 7-5-12, Lucas Wolf 4-5-9, Chris Norgaard 4-4-8, Ryan Gerts 3-5-8, Rashad Gayden 1-7-8, Matt Kaderly 5-1-6, Alex Coulter 4-1-5, Jacob Harmon 0-5-5, Matt Ulrich 2-2-4, Chad Cheek 2-1-3, Tyler Kubler 1-2-3, Mitch Lunder 0-3-3, Steven Liegel 2-0-2, Kyle English 1-1-2, Lewis Johnson 1-1-2, Anthony Resnick 0-2-2, Tyler Speer 1-0-1. Michigan Tech-Storm 4-4-8, Clark 4-1-5, Armstrong 4-1-5, Stiger 3-2-5, Foelker 3-1-4, Vandenberg 2-1-3, White 1-2-3, Coughlin 1-2-3, Perrault 1-1-2, Parnell 1-0-1, Vanderlin 0-1-1, Elsenheimer 0-1-1, Wienke 0-1-1.

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Winona State 29, No. 9 St. Cloud State 16Sept.17,2011•Winona,MN•VerizonWirelessStadium

WINONA,MN–WinonaStateforcedturnoversonfiveof St.CloudState’ssevensecondhalf pos-sessions, earning a 29-16 victory over the No. 9 Huskies.

The Warriors forced four fumbles and intercepted a St. Cloud pass in the second half as they beat a top-10 team for the third consecutive season. WSU is now 2-1 overall on the year and 2-0 in confer-ence play.

AThomasKinneyfieldgoalandsevenyardtouchdownrunbyRayonSimmonsputWSUup10-3afterthefirstquarter.St.CloudStaterespondedwithapairof touchdownsinthesecondquartertostake itself to a 16-12 lead at intermission.

Winona State, however, dominated the second half. The team forced four fumbles and intercepted a pass in the half, with the other two SCSU drives ending in punts. WSU also recorded a safety in the firstperiodonamisplayedsnaponapuntintheendzone.

Simmons scored his second touchdown of the game with 6:54 to play in the third quarter, putting WSU up for good. The team added a touchdown run by Curtis Dewberry to go up 26-16 just three minutes later.

The Warrior offense rushed for 222 yards as a team, with Simmons accounting for 150 of those yards.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final RecordSt. Cloud State 3 13 0 0 16 2-1, 1-1 NSICWinona State 10 2 14 3 29 2-1, 2-0 NSIC

SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOPWSU 1 11:12 Kinney 32 yd FG 8-63 3:48 0 3SCSU 1 7:49 Aldridge 35 yd FG 9-49 3:18 3 3WSU 1 1:56 Simmons 7 yd run (Kinney kick) 11-77 5:51 3 10SCSU 2 12:46 Walker 2 yd run (Aldridge kick) 6-39 1:50 10 10WSU 2 9:54 Ojika safety 10 12SCSU 2 0:36 Walker 24 pass from Klaphake (pass failed) 11-88 4:10 16 12WSU 3 6:54 Simmons 4 yd run (Kinney kick) 10-89 4:42 16 19WSU 3 3:24 Dewberry 12 yd run (Kinney kick) 6-53 2:43 16 26WSU 4 10:17 Kinney 36 yd FG 9-58 4:29 16 29

STATISTICAL SUMMARY SCSU WSUFIRST DOWNS 18 29RUSHES-YARDS 29-110 50-222PASSING YARDS 205 199Passes Att-Comp-Int 35-21-1 24-19-0TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 64-315 74-421Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-3Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-92 3-53Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 3-37.7 3-25.7Fumbles-Lost 4-4 3-2Penalties-Yards 7-66 5-26Possession Time 18:01 41:59Third-Down Conversions 4 of 11 3 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 2 of 2Red Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 5-7Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-5

RUSHING: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 26-150, Bryan Bradshaw 7-37, Theo Burkett 9-21, Curtis Dewberry 7-15, TEAM 1-(minus 1). St. Cloud State-Phillip Klaphake 13-49, Brandon Geiss 7-36, Dante Steward 6-31, Michael Walker 2-7, Matt Compton 1-(minus 13).PASSING: Winona State-Bryan Bradshaw 24-19-0-199-0. St. Cloud State-Phillip Klaphake 35-21-1-205-1.RECEIVING: Winona State-Tyler Speer 4-62, Curtis Dewberry 3-31, Sean Hertz 3-20, Rayon Sim-mons 2-29, Jay Adams 2-22, Erik Steine 1-18, Kyle Melcher 1-11, Dylan Ulferts 1-5, Ismal Karon 1-2, Theo Burkett 1-0. St. Cloud State-Michael Walker 5-52, Tyler Allery 5-50, Eli Shoemaker 4-37, Damon Treat 2-14, Seth Noreen 1-16, Angellotti 1-13, Dante Steward 1-10, Chad Peterson 1-7, Theo Giple 1-6.INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Chris Norgaard 1-0. St. Cloud State-none.FUMBLES: Winona State-Theo Burkett 2-2, Kyle Melcher 1-0. St. Cloud State-Phillip Klaphake 2-2, Tyler Allery 1-1, Dante Steward 1-1.SACKS (UA-A): Winona State-Lewis Johnson 1-5. St. Cloud State-none.TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Chad Cheek 7-4-11, Alex Coulter 0-9-9, Chris Norgaard 7-1-8, Ra-shad Gayden 4-2-6, Ryan Williams 2-4-6, Lucas Wolf 2-2-4, Lewis Johnson 2-1-3, Steven Liegel 2-1-3, Kyle English 1-2-3, Matt Ulrich 1-2-3, Ryan Gerts 1-1-2, Tyler Kubler 0-2-2, Chichi Ohika 1-0-1, Mitch Lunder 1-0-1, Jaymes Roubal 1-0-1, Matt Splon 1-0-1, Colin McGuire 0-1-1, Anthony Resnick 0-1-1. St. Cloud State-Kees 5-5-10, Matthews 6-1-7, Kubes 6-1-7, Moro 4-2-6, Gruis 3-2-5, Johnson 2-3-5, Schwartz 3-1-4, Martin 1-3-4, TEAM 3-0-3, Woods 3-0-3, Williams 2-1-3, Everson 2-1-3, Rupe 2-0-2, Kave 2-0-2, Godfredsen 1-1-2, Shafer 1-1-2, Wignes 1-1-2, Bias 1-1-2, Poggenburg 1-0-1, Bestgen 1-0-1, Cross 1-0-1, Geissler 0-1-1, Key 0-1-1.

Winona State 72, Upper Iowa 31Sept.24,2011•Winona,MN•VerizonWirelessStadium

WINONA, MN – Winona State set a school record with 677 yards of total offense on its way to a 72-31 win over Upper Iowa at Verizon Wireless Stadium in Winona.

WSU’s yardage total surpassed the old school record of 652 set in 2007 against Wayne State. The Warriors scored on 11 of 14 possessions. The three drives WSU did not put points on the board were after a third quarter interception and drives to end each half.

Winona State held a 37-3 lead at the half after opening fast and never taking its foot off the pedal. Rayon Simmons opened the scoring with a 57 yard run and Theo Burkett found the end zone to make the score 16-0 after one quarter.

Simmons ended the game with 181 rushing yards and 210 total yards of offense on the day. The War-rior ground attack gained 376 yards and averaged 9.0 yards per carry. Five of WSU’s ten touchdowns came on the ground.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final RecordSt. Cloud State 0 3 14 14 31 2-2, 1-2 NSICWinona State 16 21 21 14 72 3-1, 3-0 NSIC

SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOPWSU 1 12:57 Simmons 57 yd run (Kinney kick) 5-71 2:03 0 7WSU 1 7:01 Kinney23ydfieldgoal 9-70 3:42 0 10WSU 1 2:51 Burkett 3 yd run (kick blocked) 3-8 1:16 0 16WSU 2 12:03 Houts 2 yd run (Kinney kick) 12-88 4:40 0 23WSU 2 7:02 Bradshaw 3 yd run (Kinney kick) 8-90 3:08 0 30WSU 2 5:26 Burkett 15 yd run (Kinney kick) 2-75 0:37 0 37UIU 2 0:31 Sandoval28ydfieldgoal 13-63 4:49 3 44UIU 3 9:12 Hubbard 76 pass from Jaeschke (kick good) 2-79 0:46 10 44WSU 3 4:42 Hertz 3 pass from Bradshaw (Kinney kick) 10-64 4:23 10 37WSU 3 3:04 Damron 45 interception return (Kinney kick) 10 44UIU 3 0:05 Jaeschke 5 yd run (Sandoval kick) 7-71 2:53 17 51WSU 3 0:00 Burkett 86 yd kickoff return (Kinney kick) 17 58UIU 4 11:23 West 7 yd run (Sandoval kick) 8-69 3:30 24 58WSU 4 10:02 Burkett 61 pass from Nelson (Kinney kick) 3-76 1:12 24 65WSU 4 2:25 Resnick 1 yd run (Kinney kick) 7-78 3:49 24 72UIU 4 1:17 Jaeschke 5 yd run (Sandoval kick) 3-80 1:00 31 72

STATISTICAL SUMMARY UIU WSUFIRST DOWNS 19 26RUSHES-YARDS 33-179 42-376PASSING YARDS 272 301Passes Att-Comp-Int 33-18-1 26-16-1TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 66-451 68-677Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-5Kickoff Returns-Yards 12-216 6-173Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-45Punts (Number-Avg) 6-42.0 0-0Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 4-65 9-82Possession Time 30:05 29:48Third-Down Conversions 3 of 12 8 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 1Red Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 7-7Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0

RUSHING: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 12-181, Anthony Resnick 6-77, Theo Burkett 12-63, Bryan Bradshaw 3-38, Curtis Dewberry 3-14, Mike Houts 2-4, Ismal Karon 1-2, TEAM 3-(minus 3). Upper Iowa-Otdoerfer 13-76, West 7-49, Jaeschke 4-33, Smith 7-16, Moser 1-3, Hubbard 1-2.PASSING: Winona State-Bryan Bradshaw 24-14-1-226-1, Nelson 2-2-0-75-1. Upper Iowa-Jaeschke 33-18-1-272-1.RECEIVING: Winona State-Jay Adams 3-71, Curtis Dewberry 3-15, Tyler Speer 2-81, Rayon Sim-mons 2-29, Sean Hertz 2-11, Theo Burkett 1-61, Dylan Ulferts 1-14, Kyle Melcher 1-13, Roy Polk 1-6. Upper Iowa-Hubbard 5-153, Moser 3-29, Kaluzny 3-22, West 2-17, Otdoerfer 2-9, Gutman 1-16, Gorham 1-14, Alanis 1-12.INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Kenneth Damron 1-45. Upper Iowa-Andera 1-0.FUMBLES: Winona State-none. Upper Iowa-Kaluzny 1-0.SACKS (UA-A): Winona State-none. Upper Iowa-none.TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Ryan Williams 5-1-6, Kenneth Damron 5-0-5, Jaymes Roubal 2-3-5, Ryan Gerts 1-4-5, William Skaden 3-1-4, Colin McGuire 2-2-4, Rashad Gayden 1-3-4, Matt Splon 3-0-3, Alex Coulter 2-1-3, Pat Lazzara 1-2-3, Otis Morris 1-2-3, Aaron Anderson-Walker 1-2-3, Chris Norgaard 1-2-3, Mitch Lunder 0-3-3, Ryan Singler 2-0-2, Maurice Waters 2-0-2, Anthony Resnick 1-1-2, Steven Liegel 1-1-2, Lucas Wolf 1-1-2, Chad Cheek 1-1-2, Jeff Morgan 1-0-1, Larry Mbayu 1-0-1, Ja-cob Harmon 1-0-1, Anthony Frisby 0-1-1, Matt Ulrich 0-1-1, Lewis Johnson 0-1-1, Tyler Kubler 0-1-1. Upper Iowa-Leggett 6-4-10, Andera 6-2-8, Love 6-0-6, Nesvik 3-2-5, Viet 2-2-4, Douglas 2-2-4, Martin 2-1-3, Wahl 2-1-3, Stuckey 1-2-3, Popenfoose 1-2-3, Silva 1-2-3, Arends 1-1-2, Lepperd 1-1-2, Gorham 1-1-2, Zych 1-0-1, King 1-0-1, Saunders 0-1-1, Church 0-1-1, Zaina 0-1-1, Hosch 0-1-1, Sturm 0-1-1.

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Minnesota State 24, Winona State 14Oct.1,2011•Mankato,MN•BlakesleeStadium

MANKATO, MN – Winona State mounted a second half rally but fell short at Minnesota State, 24-14. Trailing 10-0 at the half, WSU pulled to within three midway through the third quarter, but gave up a late touchdown to allow the Mavericks to escape.

Despitethrowingthreefirsthalf interceptions,MinnesotaStatewasabletotakea10-0leadintothebreak. Chris Norgaard, Lucas Wolf and Alex Coulter all intercepted passes for the Warriors in the firsthalf.

WinonaStatemadeitsruninthethirdquarter,gettingontheboardfirstonaseven-yardscoringrunby Theo Burkett. After forcing a MSU punt, Kenneth Damron was able to break through and block the kick. Mitch Lunder came up with the loose ball and brought it into the end zone to make the score 17-14.

With the momentum on Winona State’s side, Minnesota State was able to break through and add an insurancetouchdowninthefourthquartertoreachthe24-14final.

A week after setting a school record with 677 total yards, Winona State was able to gain 216 yards against the Mavericks. Theo Burkett and Curtis Dewberry both carried the football for 50 yards while tight end Kyle Melcher caught two passes for 25 yards.

Quarterback Bryan Bradshaw completed 11-of-26 passes for 92 yards and an interception on the day.

Rashad Gayden and Ryan Gertz led the Warriors defensively with seven tackles each. Matt Kaderly and Colin McGuire recorded quarterback sacks in the game.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final RecordWinona State 0 0 14 0 14 3-2, 3-1 NSICMinnesota State 3 7 7 7 24 4-1, 4-0 NSIC

SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOPMSU 1 5:38 Padilla 19 yd FG 5-44 2:32 0 3MSU 2 9:28 Thielen 4 pass from Daniels (Padilla kick) 8-43 3:22 0 10MSU 3 10:29 Carter 5 pass from Daniels (Padilla kick) 5-56 2:30 0 17WSU 3 4:45 Burkett 7 yd run (Kinney kick) 6-65 2:27 7 17WSU 3 2:33 Lunder 25 yd blocked punt return (Kinney kick) 14 17MSU 4 3:10 Daniels 1 yd run (Padilla kick) 11-46 6:22 14 24

STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU MSUFIRST DOWNS 9 16RUSHES-YARDS 32-124 43-107PASSING YARDS 92 228Passes Att-Comp-Int 27-11-1 27-17-3TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 59-216 70-335Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-66 4-41Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-36 3-47Interception Returns-Yards 3-19 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 8-37.5 6-36.0Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0Penalties-Yards 4-40 5-45Possession Time 24:15 35:45Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 7 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 1Red Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 4-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-13 4-13

RUSHING: Winona State-Theo Burkett 13-50, Curtis Dewberry 4-50, Rayon Simmons 8-17, Bryan Bradshaw 7-7. Minnesota State-Pfeiffer 23-101, Carter 4-12, Brown 3-8, Wolf 3-6, TEAM 2-(Minus 4, Daniels 8-(Minus 16).PASSING: Winona State-Bryan Bradshaw 26-11-1-92-0, Cullen Fahey 1-0-0-0-0. Minnesota State-Daniels 27-17-3-228-2.RECEIVING: Winona State-Kyle Melcher 2-25, Theo Burkett 2-20, Curtis Dewberry 2-17, Tyler Speer 2-5, Ismal Karon 1-22, Dylan Ulferts 1-3, Jay Adams 1-0. Minnesota State-Thielen 6-70, Carter 5-72, Brown 3-48, Burns 1-18, Pfeiffer 1-11, Wolf 1-9.INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Chris Norgaard 1-19, Lucas Wolf 1-0, Alex Coulter 1-0. Min-nesota State-Hall-Oliver 1-0.FUMBLES: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 1-1, Bryan Bradshaw 1-0. Minnesota State-Pfeiffer 1-0, Daniels 1-0.SACKS (UA-A): Winona State-Matt Kaderly 1-7, Colin McGuire 1-6. Minnesota State-Schaeppi 1-6, Ballinger 1-4, Makela 1-2, Schachtner 1-1.TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Ryan Gerts 4-3-7, Rashad Gayden 4-3-7, Lucas Wolf 5-1-6, Ste-ven Liegel 5-1-6, Matt Kaderly 3-3-6, Alex Coulter 2-4-6, Chris Norgaard 4-1-5, Chad Cheek 3-2-5, Matt Ulrich 0-5-5, Ryan Williams 3-1-4, Colin McGuire 2-2-4, Kenneth Damron 2-0-2, Jaymes Roubal 2-0-2, Mitch Lunder 1-1-2, Lewis Johnson 1-0-1, Maurice Waters 0-1-1. Minnesota State-Hall-Oliver 6-3-9, Hancock 2-4-6, Thompson 3-2-5, Fleigle 2-3-5, Ballinger 1-4-5, Gunderson 3-1-4, Makela 1-3-4, Schaude 0-4-4, Schachtner 3-0-3, Kolstad 2-1-3, Garrett 1-2-3, Hale 2-0-2, Kemnitz 1-1-2, Saumur 1-1-2, Schaeppi 1-0-1, Burns 1-0-1, LaGrone 0-1-1, LaPlante 0-1-1, Smith 0-1-1.

No. 9 Minnesota Duluth 24, Winona State 6Oct.8,2011•Winona,MN•VerizonWirelessStadium

WINONA, MN – Winona State set a school attendance record of 5,033 but fell to No. 9 Minnesota Duluth 24-6 Saturday in Winona.

QuarterbackBryanBradshawwasknockedoutof thegameafterWSU’sfirstseriesandwasunabletoreturn. Senior Alex Nelson went 11-of-27 for 145 yards in relief.

Despite struggling on offense, Winona State was down just 10-0 at the half. Minnesota Duluth scored to go up 17-0 but the Warriors got back into the game with an eight play drive that ended with a Theo Burkett scoring run.

Burkettfinishedthegamewith23rushingyardswhileRayonSimmonsledtheteamwith29.CurtisDewberry added 22 yards on the ground. Tyler Speer was the team’s leading receiver, catching four passes for 81 yards.

Safety Ryan Williams recorded a career-high 18 tackles, 11 of them solo. Ryan Gertz added ten stops for the Warriors. WSU had seven tackles for loss on the game while Lewis Johnson recorded a quarterback sack.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final RecordMinnesota Duluth 3 7 7 7 24 5-1, 4-1 NSICWinona State 0 0 6 0 6 3-3, 3-2 NSIC

SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOPUMD 1 7:10 Nadeau 22 yd FG 15-68 7:50 3 0UMD 2 2:21 Hulce 2 yd run (Nadeau kick) 7-55 2:50 10 0UMD 3 6:17 Sikorski 2 yd run (Nadeau kick) 12-65 7:02 17 0WSU 3 3:07 Burkett 4 yd run (pass failed) 8-78 3:10 17 6UMD 4 6:07 Rierson 4 pass from Vogler (Nadeau kick) 7-52 3:39 24 6

STATISTICAL SUMMARY UMD WSUFIRST DOWNS 26 13RUSHES-YARDS 62-281 23-69PASSING YARDS 117 151Passes Att-Comp-Int 18-14-0 30-12-2TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 80-398 53-220Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-5 1-9Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-25 4-98Interception Returns-Yards 2-15 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 2-38.5 3-39.3Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 4-40 7-87Possession Time 40:39 17:40Third-Down Conversions 8 of 15 1 of 10Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 2 of 6Red Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 1-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7 1-3

RUSHING: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 7-29, Theo Burkett 6-23, Curtis Dewberry 8-22, Alex Nelson 2-(minus 5). Minnesota Duluth-Austin Sikorski 21-104, Zach Hulce 13-91, Chase Vogler 17-56, Brian Lucas 9-32, TEAM 2-(minus 2).PASSING: Winona State-Alex Nelson 27-11-1-145-0, Bryan Bradshaw 2-1-1-6-0, Theo Burkett 1-0-0-0-0. Minnesota Duluth-Chase Vogler 18-14-0-117-1RECEIVING: Winona State-Tyler Speer 4-81, Curtis Dewberry 3-20, Jay Adams 2-16, Roy Polk 1-15, Theo Burkett 1-13, Kyle Melcher 1-6. Minnesota Duluth-Aaron Roth 6-44, Zach Zweifel 3-40, Austin Sikorski 1-14, Brian Lucas 1-7, Joe Reichert 1-7, Jeremy Reierson 1-4, Ben Helmer 1-1.INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-none. Minnesota Duluth-Cody Eich 1-14, Kenny Chowa 1-1.FUMBLES: Winona State-none. Minnesota Duluth-noneSACKS (UA-A): Winona State-Lewis Johnson 1-3. Minnesota Duluth-Gavin Brown 1-7.TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Ryan Williams 11-7-18, Ryan Gerts 3-7-10, Chris Norgaard 4-5-9, Rashad Gayden 3-6-9, Matt Ulrich 5-3-8, Steven Liegel 5-3-8, Lewis Johnson 4-3-7, Alex Coulter 2-5-7, Jaymes Roubal 2-5-7, Matt Kaderly 3-2-5, Lucas Wolf 1-2-3, Tyler Kubler 1-1-2, Morgan Weaver 0-2-2, Chad Cheek 1-0-1, Kyle Melcher 1-0-1, Colin McGuire 1-0-1, Alex Kautza 1-0-1, Maurice Waters 0-1-1. Minnesota Duluth-Ring 5-1-6, Doherty 5-1-6, Eich 5-0-5, Zappa 3-2-5, Chowa 3-0-3, Vandervest 2-1-3, Foncham 0-3-3, Nordhus 2-0-2, Brown 1-1-2, Huberty 0-2-2, Harper 1-0-1, Hoekstra 1-0-1, Wicklund 1-0-1, Helmer 0-1-1, Bauman 0-1-1, Hassan 0-1-1.

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Augustana 23, Winona State 15Oct.15,2011•SiouxFalls,SD•Kirkeby-OverStadium

SIOUX FALLS, SD – Winona State had the football with just over two minutes to play but were un-able to get into scoring position, falling to Augustana 23-15 Saturday in Sioux Falls.

Despitehavingfiveturnovers,theWarriorshadchangestogetbackintothegameinthesecondhalf.WinonaStatescoredwithunderoneminutetoplayinthefirsthalf onasevenyardpassfromAlexNelson to Sean Hertz to pull within seven, 13-6.

Augustana responded in the third quarter with a touchdown to run their advantage to 20-6. After drivingdownthefieldlateinthethirdquartertheWarriorswerestoppedonafourthdownplayatthe one yardline. The team stopped Augustana in the end zone for a safety on the next play to make the score 20-8.

AugustanaaddedafieldgoaltopushitsadvantagebuttheWarriorsmarcheddownthefieldforatouchdowntopullwithinonescore,23-15.AfterAugustanamissedafieldgoalwithjustovertwominutes to play, Winona State had one more chance to tie the game. Nelson’s pass was intercepted, however,endingthefinalWarriorthreat.

Nelsoncompleted21-of-44passesfor232yardsbutthrewfiveinterceptionsinrelief of injuredquarterbacksJohnTeiglandandBryanBradshaw.JayAdamsandTylerSpeereachhadfivereceptionsfor the Warriors.

Theo Burkett was WSU’s leading rusher, gaining 58 yards on just seven attempts. Rayon Simmons added 56 yards on the day. Freshman linebacker Ryan Gertz led the team with ten total tackles while Chris Norgaard had nine stops and Ryan Williams added eight.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final RecordWinona State 0 6 0 9 15 3-4, 3-3 NSICAugustana 7 6 7 3 23 4-3, 4-2 NSIC

SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOPAUG 1 5:06 Holsen 19 pass from Hanson (Behrens kick) 16-86 6:29 0 7AUG 2 11:06 Uecker 7 yd run (Marshall rush failed) 10-63 4:23 0 13WSU 2 0:49 Hertz 7 pass from Nelson (kick failed) 8-94 2:30 6 13AUG 3 14:19 Holsen 37 pass from Hanson (Behrens kick) 2-50 0:36 6 20WSU 4 14:49 TEAM safety 8 20AUG 4 10:04 Behrens 39 yd FG 5-25 2:40 8 23WSU 4 4:12 Nelson 1 yd run (Kinney kick) 12-62 2:06 15 23

STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU AUGFIRST DOWNS 22 22RUSHES-YARDS 36-152 42-240PASSING YARDS 232 171Passes Att-Comp-Int 44-21-5 28-16-0TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 80-384 70-411Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0Punt Returns-Yards 4-28 2-21Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-98 2-16Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 5-42Punts (Number-Avg) 3-35.3 5-34.8Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 6-45 10-94Possession Time 30:01 29:59Third-Down Conversions 6 of 16 4 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 4 1 of 2Red Zone Scores-Chances 2-5 2-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0

RUSHING: Winona State-Theo Burkett 7-58, Rayon Simmons 16-56, Curtis Dewberry 7-26, Alex Nelson 4-11, Chichi Ojika 1-5, TEAM 1-(minus 4). Augustana-Dajon Newell 21-116, Curt Truhe 3-33, Phil Uecker 6-28, Josh Hanson 6-27, Dan O’Keefe 1-18, Sam Holsen 1-16, Brock Bills 1-7, TEAM 3-(minus 5).PASSING: Winona State-Alex Nelson 44-21-5-232-1. Augustana-Josh Hanson 28-16-0-171-2.RECEIVING: Winona State-Jay Adams 5-62, Tyler Speer 5-44, Sean Hertz 3-31, Kyle Melcher 3-26, Curtis Dewberry 2-38, Roy Polk 2-31, Erik Steine 1-0. Augustana-Sam Holsen 6-95, Grant Gebhardt 3-14, Dajon Newell 2-29, Ben Parsley 2-20, Jordan Marshall 2-6, Curt Truhe 1-7.INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-none. Augustana-Sean Kelly 2-31, Zac Kallas 2-11, Austin Lu-ecke 1-0.FUMBLES: Winona State-Team 1-1. Augustana-none.SACKS (UA-A): Winona State-none. Augustana-none.TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Ryan Gerts 7-3-10, Chris Norgaard 6-3-9, Ryan Williams 5-3-8, Lewis Johnson 2-3-5, Steven Liegel 2-3-5, Lucas Wolf 3-1-4, Alex Coulter 2-2-4, Rashad Gayden 2-2-4, Morgan Weaver 1-3-4, Matt Ulrich 1-2-3, Pat Lazzara 2-0-2, Maurice Waters 1-1-2, Larry Mbayu 1-0-1, Nick Faber 1-0-1, Curtis Dewberry 1-0-1, Kyle English 1-0-1, Colin McGuire 0-1-1, Tyler Kubler 0-1-1, Jeff Morgan 0-1-1. Augustana-O’Keefe 11-5-16, Luecke 3-9-12, Peterson 2-8-10, Kallas 5-3-8, Vanasek 3-4-7, Wardell 2-3-5, Engstrom 2-3-5, Newman 0-4-4, Kelly 2-1-3, Tucker 1-1-2, Ordorff 1-1-2, Slin-den 1-1-2, Sirek 1-0-1, Gebhardt 1-0-1, Huisman 1-0-1, Kjellsen 1-0-1, Skelly 0-1-1, Stark 0-1-1, Alber 0-1-1, Lee 0-1-1, Jung 0-1-1, Thorson 0-1-1, Truhe 0-1-1.

Winona State 58, Concordia-St. Paul 24Oct.22,2011•Winona,MN•VerizonWirelessStadium

WINONA, MN – Winona State got back into the win column in a big way, beating Concordia-St. Paul 58-24 in front of over 6,000 fans during the Warriors’ Homecoming game.

RayonSimmonsrushedfor136yardsandfivetouchdownsandtheWarriordefenseforcedfiveGolden Bear turnovers on its way to the victory. The Warriors jumped out to a fast 37-10 lead at the half andheldtheCUoffenseincheck.WinonaStatescoredonsixof itsfirstsevenpossessions,get-tingapairof touchdownsfromSimmonsinthefirstquartertograbanearly13-0lead.

Concordia-St.PaulconvertedonafieldgoalearlyinthesecondquarterbuttheWarriorsrespondedwitha28-yardtouchdownfromAlexNelsontoJayAdamsanda45yardThomasKinneyfieldgoalto up the lead to 23-3. Simmons added two more touchdowns before the half, including a 43-yard run to put the Warriors up big at the break.

The teams traded touchdowns in the third quarter with Tyler Speer catching a scoring pass from Nel-sonandSimmonsreachingtheendzoneforthefifthtimefortheWarriors.WSUfinisheditsscoringwith a ten yard pass from Nelson to Kyle Melcher.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final RecordConcordia-St. Paul 0 3 14 7 24 3-5, 2-5 NSICWinona State 13 24 14 7 58 4-4, 4-3 NSIC

SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOPWSU 1 10:35 Simmons 9 yd run (Kinney kick) 9-76 4:25 0 7WSU 1 5:27 Simmons 3 yd run (kick failed) 7-41 3:24 0 13CU 2 14:48 Obarski 25 yd FG 15-74 5:33 3 13WSU 2 11:24 Adams 28 pass from Nelson (Kinney kick) 3-30 1:14 3 20WSU 2 7:52 Kinney 45 yd FG 7-(-1) 2:42 2 23WSU 2 5:51 Simmons 2 yd run (Kinney kick) 2-9 0:39 3 30WSU 2 4:29 Simmons 43 yd run (Kinney kick) 1-43 0:03 3 37CU 3 14:45 Randle 92 yd kickoff return (Obarski kick) 10 37WSU 3 13:19 Speer 6 pass from Nelson (Kinney kick) 4-61 1:18 10 44CU 3 10:07 Gilbert 22 pass from Russo (Obarski kick) 11-88 3:04 17 44WSU 3 1:03 Simmons 1 yd run (Kinney kick) 5-32 1:59 17 51WSU 4 10:13 Melcher 10 pass from Nelson (Kinney kick) 4-29 1:37 17 58CU 4 6:20 Shaw 3 yd run (Obarski kick) 9-73 3:44 24 58

STATISTICAL SUMMARY CU WSUFIRST DOWNS 18 21RUSHES-YARDS 36-75 42-187PASSING YARDS 253 190Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-17-3 25-17-0TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 77-328 67-377Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-13 4-44Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-221 5-136Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 3-56Punts (Number-Avg) 5-40.4 5-42.4Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-1Penalties-Yards 6-50 6-48Possession Time 29:49 30:11Third-Down Conversions 4 of 18 6 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 4 0 of 1Red Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 7-8Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-18 5-31

RUSHING: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 20-136, Curtis Dewberry 5-36, Chichi Ojika 9-20, Ismal Karon 2-13, Mike Houts 3-13, Alex Nelson 3-(minus 31). Concordia-St. Paul-Campbell 12-59, Smith 4-20, Shaw 5-17, Ohm 15-(minus 21).PASSING: Winona State-Alex Nelson 25-17-0-190-3. Concordia-St. Paul-Ohm 32-12-2-176-0, Russo 8-5-1-77-1, Campbell 1-0-0-0-0.RECEIVING: Winona State-Jay Adams 5-56, Tyler Speer 4-43, Dylan Ulferts 2-16, Curtis Dewberry 2-13, Chichi Ojika 1-23, Alex Jensen 1-18, Sean Hertz 1-11, Kyle Melcher 1-10. Concordia-St. Paul-Thienes 5-54, Campbell 3-34, Mason 2-79, Gilbert 2-33, Smith 2-32, Clemon 2-17, Shaw 1-4.INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Mitch Lunder 1-21, Chris Norgaard 1-23, Rashad Gayden 1-12. Concordia-St. Paul-none.FUMBLES: Winona State-Curtis Dewberry 1-1, Alex Nelson 1-0. Concordia-St. Paul-Ohm 2-2.SACKS (UA-A): Winona State-Matt Ulrich 2-15, Lewis Johnson 2-11, Morgan Weaver 1-5. Concordia-St. Paul-Selby 2-18.TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Lucas Wolf 5-1-6, Alex Coulter 5-0-5, Maurice Waters 2-3-5, Mitch Lunder 1-4-5, Steven Liegel 4-0-4, Matt Ulrich 4-0-4, Matt Splon 2-2-4, Aaron Anderson-Walker 2-2-4, Ryan Williams 1-3-4, Chad Cheek 3-0-3, Rashad Gayden 3-0-3, Larry Mbayu 3-0-3, Ryan Gerts 2-1-3, Kyle English 1-2-3, Lewis Johnson 2-0-2, Chris Norgaard 2-0-2, Tyler Kubler 2-0-2, Morgan Weaver 1-1-2, Ryan Singler 0-2-2, Tyler Speer 1-0-1, Colin MvGuire 1-0-1, Anthony Frisby 0-1-1, Jim Mont-gomery 0-1-1, Alex Kautza 0-1-1. Concordia-St. Paul-.Selby 8-2-10, Moten 7-2-9, Quaye 3-5-8, Koehn 5-1-6, Molden 3-2-5, Willett 3-2-5, Flack 2-2-4, Halverson 2-1-3, Okoi 1-2-3, Campbell 2-0-2, Barlow 2-0-2, Asad 2-0-2, Johnson 0-2-2, Jauch 1-0-1, Shaw 1-0-1, Smith 1-0-1, Mohan 1-0-1, Head 1-0-1, Ohm 1-0-1, Cochrane 1-0-1, Burchell 1-0-1, Vann 1-0-1, Pelikan 1-0-1, Spehar 0-1-1.

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

Winona State 47, Southwest Minnesota State 20Oct.29,2011•Winona,MN•VerizonWirelessStadium

WINONA, MN -- Curtis Dewberry and Rayon Simmons rushed for over 150 yards each as the Winona State football team ran to a 47-20 victory over Southwest Minnesota State Saturday on Senior Day at Verizon Wireless Stadium.

Simmons gained a career-high 200 yards on the ground while Dewberry also set career-best with 154 yards rushing. Dewberry added three rushing touchdowns in the victory.

Winona State started fast, as Ryan Williams interceped a Mustang pass on the second play of the game and returned it 53 yards for a touchdown.

After forcing a SMSU turnover on its next posession, WSU added to its early lead with a one-yard scoring run by Dewberry to go up 13-0. The Mustangs came back with back-to-back scoring drives to take a 14-13 lead midway through the second quarter. Winona State responded with a three-yard run byDewberryanda30yardThomasKinneyfieldgoaltotakea23-14intothehalf.

The Warriors came out of the half with a pair of scores, getting another touchdown from Dewberry and a 40 yard pass from Alex Nelson to Tyler Speer.

WSUscoredtwiceinthefourthquarteraswell,gettinga38yardfieldgoalfromKinneyanda16yard pass from Nelson to tight end Kyle Melcher.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final RecordSouthwest Minn. St 7 7 6 0 20 3-6, 3-5 NSICWinona State 13 10 14 10 47 5-4, 5-3 NSIC

SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOPWSU 1 14:16 Williams 53 yd INT return (kick fumbled) 0 6WSU 1 7:02 Dewberry 1 yd run (Kinney kick) 6-77 2:40 0 13SMSU 1 0:40 Moore 1 yd run (Wenk kick) 13-75 6:12 7 13SMSU 2 5:50 Moore 3 yd run (Wenk kick) 10-71 4:30 14 13WSU 2 2:21 Dewberry 3 yd run (Kinney kick) 7-65 3:22 14 20WSU 2 0:00 Kinney 30 yd FG 9-80 1:53 14 23WSU 3 7:39 Dewberry 2 yd run (Kinney kick) 14-72 7:15 14 30WSU 3 3:43 Speer 40 pass from Nelson (Kinney kick) 6-81 2:18 14 37SMSU 3 1:23 Moore 18 yd run (pass failed) 4-36 2:11 20 37WSU 4 14:44 Kinney 38 yd FG 5-39 1:39 20 40WSU 4 7:04 Melcher 16 pass from Nelson (Kinney kick) 10-75 5:19 20 47

STATISTICAL SUMMARY SMSU WSUFIRST DOWNS 20 24RUSHES-YARDS 27-99 48-344PASSING YARDS 199 199Passes Att-Comp-Int 36-23-1 21-14-0TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 63-298 69-543Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-14 1-9Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-171 3-65Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-53Punts (Number-Avg) 5-52.2 3-37.3Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0Penalties-Yards 6-59 6-63Possession Time 28:20 31:40Third-Down Conversions 3 of 9 8 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0Red Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 6-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-10 1-5

RUSHING: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 27-200, Curtis Dewberry 16-154, Ismal Karon 2-6, TEAM 2-(minus 6), Alex Nelson 1-(minus 10). Southwest Minnesota State-Gannon Moore 14-63, Tyler Peschong 10-25, Warren Matthews 3-11.PASSING: Winona State-Alex Nelson 21-14-0-199-2. Southwest Minnestoa State-Tyler Peschong 36-23-1-199-0.RECEIVING: Winona State-Tyler Speer 4-94, Curtis Dewberry 3-20, Kyle Melcher 2-29, Jay Adams 2-22, Roy Polk 1-17, Sean Hertz 1-10, Rayon Simmons 1-7. Southwest Minnesota State-Tyler Erickson 7-68, Cody Condon 4-44, Britt Wickett 3-16, Warren Matthews 2-20, Anthony Dean 2-12, Gannon Moore 2-12, Tyler Tonderum 1-13, Adam Olson 1-9, Cal Kosminskas 1-5.INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Ryan Williams 1-53. Southwest Minnesota State-none.FUMBLES: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 1-0. Southwest Minnesota State-Anthony Dean 1-1, Adam Olson 1-0.SACKS (UA-A): Winona State-Matt Ulrich .5-2, Matt Kaderly .5-3. Southwest Minnesota State-Schol-lmeyer 1-10.TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Ryan Williams 8-7-15, Chris Norgaard 4-5-9, Chad Cheek 5-2-7, Rashad Gayden 3-4-7, Ryan Gerts 0-6-6, Alex Coulter 0-5-5, Lucas Wolf 2-2-4, Kyle English 2-2-4, Matt Ulrich 0-4-4, Steven Liegel 2-0-2, Morgan Weaver 1-1-2, Tyler Kubler 1-1-2, Matt Splon 1-1-2, Colin McGuire 0-2-2, Lewis Johnson 0-2-2, Jeff Morgan 1-0-1, Alex Kautza 1-0-1, Anthony Resnick 1-0-1, Chichi Ojika 0-1-1, Matt Kaderly 0-1-1. Southweset Minnesota State-Breidall 5-6-11, Kersbergen 5-5-10, Reiff 3-5-8, Bunkers 6-1-7, Bobrowicz 4-2-6, Stupka 2-4-6, Smith 3-2-5, Levtzow 2-1-3, Ped-erson 2-0-2, Schollmeyer 2-0-2, Starr 1-1-2, Iversen 1-1-2, Anderson 1-0-1, Oliver 1-0-1, Kurka 0-1-1, Erickson 0-1-1.

Winona State 46, Mary 43Nov.7,2011•Bismarck,ND•BismarckCommunityBowl

BISMARCK, ND – Alex Nelson found Sean Hertz for a 14 yard touchdown with 51 seconds to play as Winona State earned a 46-43 win in a shootout with Mary.

Trailing 43-39, Nelson and Hertz connected for the second time on the game for the game-winning touchdown. Hertz won a jump ball in the front corner of the end zone for the winning score.

Rayon Simmons recorded 200 yards rushing for the second consecutive week, running for a career-high 203 yards and four touchdowns in the victory. Simmons became the third player in school history to record consecutive seasons with at least 1,000 yards rushing (Dave Ludy 1993-94, Kevin Curtin 2001-02).

Simmonsopenedthegamewithapairof firstquartertouchdowns,findingtheendzonefromoneyardoutontheteam’sfirsttwopossessions.RyanWilliamsforcedaMarysafetytotakea16-7leadafterthefirstquarter.

The team’s traded touchdowns in the second quarter with the Warrior score coming on a pass from Nelson to Hertz. Nelson ended the game 19-of-31 for 214 yards and two touchdowns while Hertz led the team with seven catches for 77 yards.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final RecordWinona State 16 7 6 17 46 6-4, 6-3 NSICMary 7 7 14 15 43 5-5, 4-5 NSIC

SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOPWSU 1 13:13 Simmons 1 yd run (Kinney kick) 3-24 1:03 7 0WSU 1 9:00 Simmons 1 yd run (Kinney kick) 5-50 2:10 14 0Mary 1 7:33 Murray 1 yd run (Ryan kick) 7-80 1:22 14 7WSU 1 5:26 Williams safety 16 7Mary 2 5:19 Steffan 12 pass from Bagnell (Ryan kick) 11-81 4:33 16 14WSU 2 0:28 Hertz 10 pass from Nelson (Kinney kick) 12-80 4:51 23 14Mary 3 9:51 Murray 3 yd run (Ryan kick) 6-81 1:46 23 21Mary 3 7:48 Pope 33 pass from Bagnell (Ryan kick) 3-62 1:09 23 28WSU 3 3:17 Simmons 26 yd run (Nelson pass failed) 11-75 4:25 29 28Mary 4 14:15 Steffan 13 pass from Bagnell (Bagnell pass) 8-50 3:53 29 36WSU 4 11:54 Simmons 25 yd run (Kinney kick) 6-80 2:15 36 36WSU 4 6:45 Kinney 44 yd FG 12-42 4:41 39 36Mary 4 2:28 Steffan 5 pass from Bagnell (Ryan kick) 9-79 4:11 39 43WSU 4 0:51 Hertz 14 pass from Nelson (Kinney kick) 6-80 1:37 46 43

STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU MaryFIRST DOWNS 28 25RUSHES-YARDS 47-286 33-99PASSING YARDS 214 372Passes Att-Comp-Int 31-19-0 35-27-1TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 78-500 68-471Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-15 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-100 8-200Interception Returns-Yards 1-26 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-36.0 2-47.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2Penalties-Yards 4-35 4-44Possession Time 32:57 27:03Third-Down Conversions 3 of 13 6 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 3 2 of 3Red Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 5-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 6-51 0-0

RUSHING: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 28-203, Chichi Ojika 7-55, Curtis Dewberry 8-22, Alex Nelson 3-6, TEAM 1-0. Mary-Josh Murray 23-132, Tyler Ryan 1-13, Evan Gross 1-3, TEAM 1-0, Craig Bagnell 7-(minus 49).PASSING: Winona State-Alex Nelson 31-19-0-214-2. Mary-Craig Bagnell 35-27-1-372-4.RECEIVING: Winona State-Sean Hertz 7-77, Jay Adams 7-52, Rayon Simmons 2-2, tyler Speer 1-42, Tim Ohlrich 1-21, Roy Polk 1-20. Mary-Tyler Steffan 8-100, Curtis Darrah 5-91, Bryan Sandy 4-64, Jared Wolf 2-37, Avan Leday 2-16, Brady Martin 2-14, Elby Pope 1-33, Nick Jolliffe 1-17, Jon Burke 1-1, Josh Murray 1-(minus 1).INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Chris Norgaard 1-26. Mary-none.FUMBLES: Winona State-none. Mary-Bryan Sandy 1-1, Craig Bagnell 1-1.SACKS (UA-A): Winona State-Ryan Williams 1-11, Alex Coulter 1-11, Matt Ulrich 1-7, Rashad Gayden 1-9, Alex Kautza 1-12, Chad Cheek .5-0, Colin McGuire .5-1. Mary-none.TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Ryan Williams 9-3-12, Lucas Wolf 7-3-10, Matt Splon 8-1-9, Steven Ligel 8-0-8, Alex Coulter 2-4-6, Ryan Gerts 2-4-6, Chad Cheek 1-2-3, Matt Ulrich 1-2-3, Pat Lazzara 1-2-3, Rashad Gayden 2-0-2, Maurice Waters 1-1-2, Kyle English 0-2-2, Alex Kautza 1-0-1, Mitch Lun-der 0-1-1, Matt Kaderly 0-1-1, Aaron Anderson-Walker 0-1-1, Colin McGuire 0-1-1, Morgan Weaver 0-1-1, Larry Mbayu 0-1-1. Mary-Benton 6-10-16, English 4-8-12, Oyloe 2-5-7, Pittman 4-2-6, Richter 2-4-6, Burrough 5-0-5, Broome 2-3-5, Ingemansen 1-4-5, Wagner 3-1-4, Allen 2-2-4, Singer 2-2-4, Da-vis 2-2-4, Senger 0-3-3, Matthiesen 1-1-2, Gravely 1-1-2, Bankhead 0-2-2, Coleman 0-2-2, Leday 1-0-1, Tescher 1-0-1, McGowen 0-1-1, Nicholson 0-1-1.

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Winona State 27, Wayne State 24Nov.12,2011•Wayne,NE•BobCunninghamField

WAYNE, NE – Rayon Simmons scored from one yard out with 24 seconds to play as Winona State closed out its regular season with a 27-24 victory over Wayne State.

AfterWayneStatescoredtotakea24-20leadwith3:27toplay,WinonaStatemarcheddownthefieldto set up the game-winning touchdown. Simmons’ score gave WSU its second consecutive game-winning touchdown in the game’s last minute.

Simmons ran for 187 yards on 37 carries as the Warriors rolled up 227 yards as a team on the ground. Simmons has run for 1,326 yards on the season, the fourth-highest single-season rushing total in WSU history. His 3,472 career yards are third on the Warrior charts. Winona State was 7-0 this season when Simmons rushed for 100 yards.

Winona State jumped out to an early lead as Ryan Williams returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdownonWayneState’sopeningpossession.ThomasKinneyaddeda29yardfieldgoalastheWarriorswentup10-0midwaythroughthefirstquarter.WayneStatescoredwithaminutetoplayinthefirstquarterbeforetheteamstradedsecondquarterfieldgoalstogivetheWarriorsa13-10advantage at halftime.

Bryan Bradshaw found Jay Adams for a 20 yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter, putting WSU up 20-10. Wayne State responded with a pair of touchdowns to take a 24-20 lead and setting up the Warriors’ game-winning drive. Bradshaw completed 9-of-12 passes for 95 yards after replacing Alex Nelsonwhowas8-of-19for104yardsandapairof interceptions.AdamsledtheWarriorswithfivecatchesfor66yardsandascorewhileCurtisDewberryalsomadefivecatches.

Williams led the Warrior defensive effort with nine tackles while Steven Liegel added eight. Liegel also recovered a Wayne State fumble. Larry Mbayu also picked off a Wildcat pass.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final RecordWinona State 10 3 0 14 27 7-4, 7-3 NSICWayne State 7 3 0 14 24 7-4, 6-4 NSIC

SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOPWSU 1 14:30 Williams 30 yd interception return (Kinney kick) 7 0WSU 1 6:41 Kinney29ydfieldgoal 4-(-3) 1:18 10 0WSC 1 1:01 Hawthorne 8 yd run (Martin kick) 6-37 1:56 10 7WSU 2 13:49 Kinney34ydfieldgoal 6-49 2:08 13 7WSC 2 0:26 Martin26ydfieldgoal 4-5 0:55 13 10WSU 4 14:51 Adams 20 pass from Bradshaw (Kinney kick) 14-80 7:24 20 10WSC 4 6:30 Blake 3 pass from Johnson (Martin kick) 12-91 3:56 20 17WSC 4 3:27 Montgomery 46 pass from Johnson (Martin kick) 1-46 0:08 20 24WSU 4 0:24 Simmons 1 yd run (Kinney kick) 11-64 2:56 27 24

STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU AUGFIRST DOWNS 23 15RUSHES-YARDS 49-227 34-131PASSING YARDS 199 218Passes Att-Comp-Int 33-17-2 33-15-2TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 82-426 67-349Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-1 2-(-5)Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-110 3-58Interception Returns-Yards 2-30 2-46Punts (Number-Avg) 6-39.3 7-48.3Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-1Penalties-Yards 10-84 5-39Possession Time 37:35 22:25Third-Down Conversions 5 of 16 2 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 2 of 3Red Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-5 0-0

RUSHING: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 37-187, Curtis Dewberry 10-43, Bryan Bradshaw 1-11, TEAM 1-(minus 14). Wayne State-Hawthorne 26-140, Johnson 2-2, Most 5-0, TEAM 1-(minus 11).PASSING: Winona State-Alex Nelson 19-8-2-104-0, Bryan Bradshaw 12-9-0-95-1, Curtis Dewberry 2-0-0-0-0. Wayne State-Johnson 15-10-1-151-2, Most 18-5-1-67-0.RECEIVING: Winona State-Jay Adams 5-66, Curtis Dewberry 5-13, Roy Polk 2-60, Sean Hertz 2-21, Rayon Simmons 1-24, Ismal Karon 1-13, James Poliquin 1-2. Wayne State-Montgomery 8-133, Blake 4-52, Paulsen 1-16, Otten 1-11, Hawthorne 1-6.INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Ryan Williams 1-30, Larry Mbayu 1-0. Wayne State-Melvin 1-35, Pribnow 1-11.FUMBLES: Winona State-Rayon Simmons 1-1. Wayne State-Hawthorne 2-0, Melvin 1-1.SACKS (UA-A): Winona State-Matt Kaderly 1-2, Ryan Gerts 0.5-2, Kyle English 0.5-1. Wayne State-none.TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Ryan Williams 6-3-9, Steven Liegel 7-1-8, Rashad Gayden 4-1-5, Ryan Gerts 4-1-5, Lucas Wolf 4-0-4, Chad Cheek 3-0-3, Matt Kaderly 3-0-3, Matt Splon 2-1-3, Mor-gan Weaver 2-1-3, Kyle English 1-2-3, Alex Coulter 2-0-2, Jay Adams 1-0-1, Alex Nelson 1-0-1, Tyler Kubler 1-0-1, Anthony Resnick 0-1-1, Maurice Waters 0-1-1. Wayne State-Curry 7-4-11, Monzu 9-1-10, Pomajzl 6-3-9, Worthen 3-3-6, Pokorny 2-4-6, Melvin 4-1-5, Marquez 1-4-5, Daniel 4-0-4, Warren 4-0-4, Calhoun 4-0-4, Pribnow 2-2-4, Bazata 2-2-4, Leacraft 2-0-2, Baumert 2-0-2, Baker 1-0-1, Lewis 1-0-1, Johnson 0-1-1, McGill 0-1-1.

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

2012 Winona State OpponentsMinnesota, Crookston

Golden EaglesAug. 30 - 6 pm

Winona, Minn.

Quick FactsName University of Minnesota, CrookstonLocation Crookston, Minn.Founded 1966Enrollment 1,400Nickname Golden EaglesStadium Ed Widseth FieldCapacity 2,000Chancellor Dr. Charles CaseyAthletic Director Stephanie HelgesonAthletic Phone 218-281-8414

Coaching InformationHead Coach Paul MillerAlma Mater (Year) Minnesota-Morris (1973)Record at School (Years) 0-0 (First)Overall Record 27-43Record vs. WSU 0-0Assistant Coaches Mark Dufner (LB), Ty Knott (DC), Sean Knox (DB), Jeff Cheek (OC), Andrew Higgins (OL), Richie Wessman (QB/WR), Walter Lunsford, Steve LeGrandFootball Office Phone 218-281-8419

Team Information2011 Overall Record 1-102011 Conference Record 0-10Starters Returning (O/D/S) 6/6/1Starters Lost (O/D/S) 5/5/0Lettermen Returning 30Lettermen Lost 14

Media InformationFootball Contact Shawn SmithPhone 319-431-2545E-Mail Address [email protected] Number 218-281-8430Official Website www.goldeneaglesports.com

Series InformationWSU All-Time vs. UMC 11-0First Meeting 1999Last 10 Meetings WSU leads 10-0Sawyer vs. UMC 11-0

2012 ScheduleAug 30 at Winona StateSept. 8 Concordia-St. PaulSept. 15 at AugustanaSept. 22 Southwest Minnesota StateSept. 29 at Bemidji StateOct. 6 St. Cloud StateOct. 13 at MSU MoorheadOct. 20 at Minot StateOct. 27 Minnesota DuluthNov. 3 at Northern StateNov. 10 Mary

Minnesota DuluthBulldogs

Sept. 8 - 6 pmDuluth, Minn.

Quick FactsName University of Minnesota DuluthLocation Duluth, Minn.Founded 1895Enrollment 11,500Nickname BulldogsStadium Malosky StadiumCapacity 4,500Chancellor Dr. Lendley BlackAthletic Director Bob NielsonAthletic Phone 218-726-8169

Coaching InformationHead Coach Bob NielsonAlma Mater (Year) Wartburg College (1982)Record at School (Years) 90-24 (10)Overall Record (Years) 160-57-1 (20)Record vs. WSUAssistant Coaches Curt Wiese (OC), John Steger (DC), Peter Lue (OL), Tyler Yelk (ST), Trey Dill (DL), Jake Landry (WR), Andy Prevost (OLB)Football Office Phone

Team Information2011 Overall Record 11-32011 Conference Record 8-2Starters Returning (O/D/S) 15 (8/6/1)Starters Lost (O/D/S) 9 (3/5/1)Lettermen Returning 54Lettermen Lost 14

Media InformationFootball Contact Bob NygaardPhone 218-726-8191E-Mail Address [email protected] Number 218-726-6529Official Website www.umdbulldogs.com

Series InformationWSU All-Time vs. UMD 10-31First Meeting 1931Last 10 Meetings UMD leads 6-4Sawyer vs. UMD 5-7

2012 ScheduleAug. 30 at Southwest Minnesota StateSept. 8 Winona StateSept. 15 at Concordia-St. PaulSept. 22 AugustanaSept. 29 at St. Cloud StateOct. 6 MSU MoorheadOct. 13 at Minot StateOct. 20 Bemidji StateOct. 27 at Minnesota, CrookstonNov. 3 MaryNov. 10 Northern State

Northern StateWolves

Sept. 15 - 4:30 pmWinona, Minn.

Quick FactsName Northern State UniversityLocation Aberdeen, SDFounded 1901Enrollment 3,000Nickname WolvesStadium Swisher FieldCapacity 6,000President Dr. James SmithAthletic Director Josh MoonAthletic Phone 605-626-3336

Coaching InformationHead Coach Tom DoschAlma Mater (Year) Dickinson State (1992)Record at School (Years) 7-15 (2)Overall Record (Years) 32-32 (6)Record vs. WSU 0-0Assistant Coaches Mark Martin (OC), Jason Hoskins (DB), Mike Shafer (OL), Matt McLagan (DL), Maia Tupou (RB), Kurtis Dunbar (DB), Jordan Brown (TE), Kurt Holinka (OLB), Shane Clancy (WR)Football Office Phone 605-626-2007


Media InformationFootball Contact Jacque ScobyPhone 605-626-7748E-Mail Address [email protected] Number 605-626-2238Official Website www.nsuwolvesathletics.com

Series InformationWSU All-Time vs. NSU 20-16First Meeting 1937Last 10 Meetings WSU leads 10-0Sawyer vs. NSU 12-3

2012 ScheduleSept. 1 at AugustanaSept. 8 Southwest Minnesota StateSept. 15 at Winona StateSept. 22 Concordia-St. PaulSept. 29 at MSU MoorheadOct. 6 Minot StateOct. 13 at Bemidji StateOct. 20 St. Cloud StateOct. 27 at MaryNov. 3 Minnesota, CrookstonNov. 10 at Minnesota Duluth

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2012 Winona State OpponentsMary

MaraudersSept. 22 - 2:30 pm

Bismarck, ND

Quick FactsName University of MaryLocation Bismarck, NDFounded 1959Enrollment 2,800Nickname MaraudersStadium Bismarck Community BowlCapacity 7,000President Fr. James SheaAthletic Director Roger ThomasAthletic Phone 701-355-8200

Coaching InformationHead Coach Myron SchulzAlma Mater (Year) Mary (1987)Record at School (Years) 93-48 (13)Overall Record (Years) 93-48 (13)Record vs. WSU 1-2Assistant Coaches Andy Koteinicki (OC), John Kelling (DC), Tony Spencer (WR), Jeff Dockter (DL), Gary Cooper (ILB), Chuck Miesbauer (DB), Brad Vickroy (RB) Football Office Phone 701-355-8230

Team Information2011 Overall Record 5-62011 Conference Record 4-6

Media InformationFootball Contact Brian LarsonPhone 701-355-8354E-Mail Address [email protected] Number 701-355-8302Official Website www.goumary.com

Series InformationWSU All-Time vs. UM 2-1First Meeting 2007Last 10 Meetings WSU leads 2-1Sawyer vs. UM 2-1

2012 ScheduleSept. 1 at Concordia-St. PaulSept. 8 AugustanaSept. 15 at Southwest Minnesota StateSept. 22 Winona StateSept. 29 at Minot StateOct. 6 Bemidji StateOct. 13 at St. Cloud StateOct. 20 MSU MoorheadOct. 27 Northern StateNov. 3 at Minnesota DuluthNov. 10 at Minnesota, Crookston

Upper IowaPeacocks

Sept. 29 - 1 pmFayette, Iowa

Quick FactsName Upper Iowa UniversityLocation Fayette, IowaFounded 1857Enrollment 1,000Nickname PeacocksStadium Eischeid StadiumCapacity 3,500President Dr. Alan WalkerAthletic Director David MillerAthletic Phone 563-425-5700

Coaching InformationHead Coach Tom SheaAlma Mater Dakota StateRecord at School (Years) 5-17 (2)Overall Record (Years) 108-84-3 (19)Record vs. WSU 0-2Assistant Coaches Orv Otten (DC), Brian Frana (OC), Jesse Montalto (QB), Dave Barclay (RB), Dan Lemke (DB), Ben Barkema (DL)Football Office Phone 563-425-5313

Team Information2011 Overall Record 3-82011 Conference Record 2-8

Media InformationFootball Contact Howard ThompsonPhone 563-425-5307E-Mail Address [email protected] Number 563-425-5334Official Website www.upperiowaathletics.com

Series InformationWSU All-Time vs. UIU 8-0First Meeting 1968Last 10 Meetings WSU leads 8-0Sawyer vs. UIU 6-0

2012 ScheduleAug. 31 at Bemidji StateSept. 8 St. Cloud StateSept. 15 at MSU MoorheadSept. 22 Minot StateSept. 29 Winona StateOct. 6 at Concordia-St. PaulOct. 13 AugustanaOct. 20 at Southwest Minnesota StateOct. 27 at Sioux FallsNov. 3 Wayne StateNov. 10 at Minnesota State

Sioux FallsCougars

Oct. 6 - 6 pmWinona, Minn.

Quick FactsName University of Sioux FallsLocation Sioux Falls, SDFounded 1883Enrollment 1,576Nickname CougarsStadium Bob Young FieldCapacity 6,500President Mark BenedettoAthletic Director William SanchezAthletic Phone 605-331-6791

Coaching InformationHead Coach Jeff StugartAlma Mater (Year) Azusa Pacific (1994)Record at School (Years) 18-5 (2)Overall Record (Years) 44-12 (4)Record vs. WSU 0-0Assistant Coaches Robert Tucker (DB), Jon Anderson (DC), Ryan Grubb (OC), Casey Melle (OL), Jared Schwanz (DL), Isaiah Jackson (DL), Al Hansen (K), Brandon Anderson (LB) Casey Peters (RB), Dustan Hovorka (WR) Jon Eastman (TE), Rick Thomas (DB)Football Office Phone 605-331-6685

Team Information2011 Overall Record 6-52011 Conference Record 0-0Starters Returning (O/D) 16 (8/8)Starters Lost (O/D) 6 (3/3)Lettermen Returning 58Lettermen Lost 26

Media InformationFootball Contact Dennis GamblePhone 605-331-6695E-Mail Address [email protected] Number 605-331-6792Official Website www.usfcougars.com

Series InformationWSU All-Time vs. USF 1st meetingFirst Meeting 2012Last 10 Meetings 0-0Sawyer vs. USF 0-0

2012 ScheduleAug. 30 at St. Cloud StateSept. 8 MSU MoorheadSept. 15 at Minot StateSept. 22 Bemidji StateSept. 29 Southwest Minnesota StateOct. 6 at Winona StateOct. 13 Concordia-St. PaulOct. 20 at AugustanaOct. 27 Upper IowaNov. 3 at Minnesota StateNov. 10 Wayne State

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2012 Winona State OpponentsWayne State

WildcatsOct. 13 - 1 pmWayne, Neb.

Quick FactsName Wayne State CollegeLocation Wayne, Neb.Founded 1910Enrollment 3,600Nickname WildcatsStadium Memorial StadiumCapacity 3,500President Curt FryeAthletic Director Mike PowickiAthletic Phone 402-375-7520

Coaching InformationHead Coach Dan McLaughlinAlma Mater (Year) Bellevue College (1982)Record at School (Years) 46-33 (7)Overall Record (Years) 46-33 (7)Record vs. WSU 2-5Assistant Coaches John McMenamin (OC), Alex Wood (DC), Scott McLaughlin (DL), Logan Masters (WR), Spencer Gray (DB), Brad Vonnahme (LB), Ryan McFadden (OL)Football Office Phone

Team Information2011 Overall Record 7-42011 Conference Record 7-3Starters Returning (O/D) 7/8Starters Lost (O/D) 4/3Lettermen Returning 37Lettermen Lost 14

Media InformationFootball Contact Mike GroszPhone 402-375-7326E-Mail Address [email protected] Number 402-375-7271Official Website www.wscwildcats.com

Series InformationWSU All-Time vs. WSC 13-3First Meeting 1994Last 10 Meetings WSU leads 8-2Sawyer vs. WSC 12-2

2012 ScheduleSept. 1 at MSU MoorheadSept. 8 Minot StateSept. 15 at Bemidji StateSept. 22 St. Cloud StateSept. 29 AugustanaOct. 6 at Southwest Minnesota StateOct. 13 Winona StateOct. 20 at Concordia-St. PaulOct. 27 Minnesota StateNov. 3 at Upper IowaNov. 10 at Sioux Falls

Minnesota StateMavericks

Oct. 20 - 1 pmWinona, Minn.

Quick FactsName Minnesota State University, MankatoLocation Mankato, Minn.Founded 1868Enrollment 15,036Nickname MavericksStadium Blakeslee StadiumCapacity 7,000President Dr. Richard DavenportAthletic Director Kevin BuismanAthletic Phone 507-389-6111

Coaching InformationHead Coach Todd HoffnerAlma Mater (Year) Valley City State (1989)Record at School (Years) 34-13 (4)Overall Record (Years) 80-42 (11)Record vs. WSU 3-1Assistant Coaches Aaron Keen (OC), Joe Klanderman (DC), Brian Bell (DB), Mike Cunningham (OL), Ronald Planz (DL), David Hedges (TE/HB), Bryan Schmid (DE), Kevin Sanger (TB)Football Office Phone 507-389-1072

Team Information2011 Overall Record 9-32011 Conference Record 8-2 (1)Starters Returning (O/D/S) 19 (8/10/1)Starters Lost (O/D/S) 5 (3/1/1)Lettermen Returning 43Lettermen Lost 14

Media InformationFootball Contact Scott NelsonPhone 507-995-6331E-Mail Address [email protected] Number 507-389-1923Official Website www.msumavericks.com

Series InformationWSU All-Time vs. MSU 17-32-4First Meeting 1897Last 10 Meetings MSU leads 2-8Sawyer vs. MSU 1-3

2012 ScheduleAug. 30 at Minot StateSept. 8 Bemidji StateSept. 15 at St. Cloud StateSept. 22 MSU MoorheadSept. 29 Concordia-St. PaulOct. 6 at AugustanaOct. 13 Southwest Minnesota StateOct. 20 at Winona StateOct. 27 at Wayne StateNov. 3 Sioux FallsNov. 10 Upper Iowa

Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs

Oct. 27 - 4:30 pmWinona, Minn.

Quick FactsName Southwest Minnesota State UniversityLocation Marshall, Minn.Founded 1967Enrollment 3,200Nickname MustangsStadium Regional Event CenterCapacity 3,000President Dr. Ronald WoodAthletic Director Chris HmielewskiAthletic Phone 507-537-7271

Coaching InformationHead Coach Cory SauterAlma Mater (Year) Minnesota (1997)Record at School (Years) 7-15 (2)Overall Record (Years) 7-15 (2)Record vs. WSU 0-2Assistant Coaches Christian Guenther (DC), Jeremy Darveau (OL), Anthony Kerr (LB), Shane LaDage (TE) Travis Mokate (DL), Jay Smith (DE), Tim Woyan (WR), Evan Eastburn (RB)Football Office Phone 507-537-6324


Media InformationFootball Contact Kelly LoftPhone 507-537-7177E-Mail Address [email protected] Number 507-537-6578Official Website www.smsumustangs.com

Series InformationWSU All-Time vs. SMSU 25-17First Meeting 1970Last 10 Meetings WSU leads 9-1Sawyer vs. SMSU 14-2

2012 ScheduleAug. 30 Minnesota DuluthSept. 8 at Northern StateSept. 15 MarySept. 22 at Minnesota, CrookstonSept. 29 at Sioux FallsOct. 6 Wayne StateOct. 13 at Minnesota StateOct. 20 Upper IowaOct. 27 at Winona StateNov. 3 Concordia.-St. PaulNov. 10 Augustana

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2012 Winona State OpponentsAugustana

VikingsNov. 3 - 1 pm

Sioux Falls, SD

Quick FactsName Augustna CollegeLocation Sioux Falls, SDFounded 1860Enrollment 1,800Nickname VikingsStadium Kirkeby-Over StadiumCapacity 6,000President Rob OliverAthletic Director Bill GrossAthletic Phone 605-274-4311

Coaching InformationHead Coach Mike AldrichAlma Mater (Year) St. Olaf (1995)Record at School (Years) 17-7 (2)Overall Record (Years) 17-7 (2)Record vs. WSU 2-0Assistant Coaches Steve Olinger (OC), Don Pierson (DL), Joe Evenson (OL), James Schrenk (LB), Tyler Schulte (WR), Eric Bergman (RB), Rachman Crable (DL), Lance Siebenahler (OL), Gerald Davis (OL) Football Office Phone 605-274-5538

Team Information2011 Overall Record 6-52011 Conference Record 6-4Starters Returning 13Starters Lost 8Lettermen Returning 48Lettermen Lost 14

Media InformationFootball Contact Tim EvansPhone 605-274-4335E-Mail Address [email protected] Number 605-274-5298Official Website www.goaugie.com

Series InformationWSU All-Time vs. AC 2-4First Meeting 1973Last 10 Meetings AC leads 2-4Sawyer vs. AC 2-2

2012 ScheduleSept. 1 Northern StateSept. 8 at MarySept. 15 Minnesota, CrookstonSept. 22 at Minnesota DuluthSept. 29 at Wayne StateOct. 6 at Sioux FallsOct. 13 Upper IowaOct. 20 Sioux FallsOct. 27 at Concordia-St. PaulNov. 3 Winona StateNov. 10 at Southwest Minnesota State

Concordia-St. PaulGolden BearsNov. 10 - 1 pm

Winona, Minn.

Quick FactsName Concordia University, St. PaulLocation St. Paul, Minn.Founded 1893Enrollment 2,702Nickname Golden BearsStadium Sea Foam StadiumCapacity 3,500President Rev. Tom RiesAthletic Director Tom RubbelkeAthletic Phone 651-641-8854

Coaching InformationHead Coach Ryan WilliamsAlma Mater (Year) North Dakota State (2001)Record at School (Years) 6-5 (1)Overall Record (Years) 6-5 (1)Record vs. WSU 0-1Assistant Coaches Travis Johansen (DC), Derek Branch (OL), Sam Cummings (DL), Mike McHugh (TE/ RB), Mike LaBore (LB), DP Eyman (WR), Russell Gary (DB), Vince Almeda (DL), Mike Morris (LS), Zac Pfeffer, Jason Obarski Football Office Phone 651-603-6313

Team Information2011 Overall Record 6-52011 Conference Record 5-5 (T4)Starters Returning (O/D/S) 16 (4/9/3)Starters Lost (O/D/S) 11 (7/2/2)Lettermen Returning 43Lettermen Lost 20

Media InformationFootball Contact Josh DeerPhone 651-641-8893E-Mail Address [email protected] Number 651-641-8767Official Website www.cugoldenbears.com

Series InformationWSU All-Time vs. CU 12-2First Meeting 1988Last 10 Meetings WSU leads 8-2Sawyer vs. CU 11-2

2012 ScheduleSept. 1 MarySept. 8 at Minnesota, CrookstonSept. 15 Minnesota DuluthSept. 22 at Northern StateSept. 29 at Minnesota StateOct. 6 Upper IowaOct. 13 at Sioux FallsOct. 20 Wayne StateOct. 27 AugustanaNov. 3 at Southwest Minnesota StateNov. 10 at Winona State

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POSTSEASON APPEARANCESWinona State 43, Missouri Western 41 3OTMineral Water BowlDec. 3, 2000 • Excelsior Springs, MO • Roosevelt Field

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

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

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

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

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 OT1 OT2 OT3 Final RecordWinona State 0 7 14 0 7 7 8 43 9-3Missouri Western 7 7 0 7 7 7 6 41 8-4

SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOP MWS 1 13:15 Reed 1 yd run (Toms kick) 2-2 0:38 0 7MWS 2 5:35 Evans 28 pass from Waterman (Toms kick) 7-76 3:23 0 14WSU 2 2:06 Dobbertin 34 pass from Nett (Opgenorth kick) 7-56 3:29 7 14WSU 3 14:35 Jaeger 35 yd interception return (Opgenorth kick) 14 14WSU 3 6:01 Dobbertin 53 pass from Walch (Opgenorth kick 4-71 1:59 21 14MWS 4 4:00 Reed 2 yd run (Toms kick) 7-80 3:26 21 21WSU OT1 Jepsen 3 yd run (Opgenorth kick) 6-25 28 21MWS OT1 Evans 25 pass from Waterman (Toms kick) 1-25 28 28MWS OT2 Finney 22 pass from Waterman (Toms kick) 2-25 28 35WSU OT2 Walch 1 yd run (Opgenorth kick) 6-25 35 35WSU OT3 Dobbertin 11 pass from Nett (Dobbertin pass good) 6-25 43 35MWS OT3 Smith 8 yd run (Waterman pass failed) 3-25 43 41 STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU MWSFIRST DOWNS 27 17RUSHES-YARDS 67-275 29-119PASSING YARDS 171 181Passes Att-Comp-Int 23-11-2 30-16-1TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 90-446 59-300Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 3-1Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-89 4-82Interception Returns-Yards 1-35 2-56Punts (Number-Avg) 6-34.8 9-37.2Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 8-53 0-0Possession Time 35:26 24:34Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-3 2-10

RUSHING: Winona State-Kevin Curtin 23-134, Curtis Jepsen 24-80, Ryan Walch 16-52, Andy Nett 4-9. Missouri Western-Mike Connaker 12-53, Matt Smith 7-47, Brandon Perry 5-10, Ryan Reed 3-6, Kasey Waterman 2-3.PASSING: Winona State-Andy Nett 22-10-2-118-2, Ryan Walch 1-1-0-53-1. Missouri Western-Kasey Waterman 30-16-1-181-3.RECEIVING: Winona State-Jeff Dobbertin 5-128, Curtis Jepsen 2-17, Ryan Walch 2-2, Adam Lilla 1-17, Brendon Braatz 1-7. Missouri Western-Jerris Evans 6-75, Sterlin Finney 4-50, Adam Ziesel 2-35, Ryan Reed 1-12, Matt Smith 1-7, Mike Connaker 1-4, Darwin Pitts 1-(minus 2).INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Nick Jaeger 1-35. Missouri Western-Chad Smith 1-46, Eric Walker 1-10.SACKS: Winona State-Derek Chance 1-3, Jon Bussewitz 0.5-3. Missouri Western-Josh Oyler 2-10.TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Eric Ellestad 3-6-9, Travis Welch 6-2-8, Jake Tietje 4-4-8, Deric Sieck 4-3-7, Nick Jaeger 4-2-6, Davin Thompson 4-1-5, Derek Chance 3-2-5, Jon Bussewitz 2-3-5, Todd Batta 1-3-4, Paul Chabura 3-0-3, Steven Koehler 2-1-3, Ty Breitlow 2-1-3, Ned Welch 0-3-3, Andy Nett 2-0-2, Jon Tanner 1-1-2, Brent Thoen 1-1-2, John Stapleton 1-0-1, Matt Fevold 1-0-1, Jesse Isom 1-0-1, Chris Radke 0-1-1, Nick Brinkman 0-1-1. Missouri Western-Eric Walker 13-10-23, Dan Gray 7-6-13, Pierre Thomas 7-3-10, Eric McDowell 7-7-10, Mike Best 4-5-9, Josh Oyler 3-6-9, Josh Jean 7-1-8, Chad Smith 4-4-8, James Jack 5-1-6, Wes Smith 4-2-6, Trevor Frogge 3-3-6, Desmond Polk 4-1-5, Matt Smith 0-3-3, Tyreece Whyte 2-0-2, Lamaris Young 1-1-2, Jason Dawson 1-1-2, Derek Hart 1-0-1, Jon Oyler 1-0-1, Nic Richardson 1-0-1, James Smith 0-1-1, Rod Thompson 0-1-1.

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

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

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

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

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

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final RecordWinona State 0 14 7 7 28 10-2North Dakota 14 7 14 7 42 11-1

SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOP UND 1 9:41 Kyvig 9 pass from Klosterman (Peterka kick) 12-77 5:19 0 7UND 1 3:22 Kyvig 2 pass from Klosterman (Peterka kick) 8-57 4:16 0 14WSU 2 13:41 Carpenter 1 yd run (Opgenorth kick) 8-29 2:52 7 14UND 2 3:26 Smith 19 pass from Klosterman (Peterka kick) 9-92 4:28 7 21WSU 2 0:21 Lilla 4 pass from Carpenter (Opgenorth kick) 9-74 3:05 14 21UND 3 5:35 Smith 16 pass from Klosterman (Peterka kick) 10-76 4:07 14 28WSU 3 4:17 Lilla 64 pass from Carpenter (Opgenorth kick) 3-79 1:18 21 28UND 3 2:49 Smith 39 pass from Klosterman (Peterka kick) 3-53 1:28 21 35UND 4 14:54 Smith 32 pass from Klosterman (Peterka kick) 4-80 1:32 21 42WSU 4 0:26 Lilla 2 pass from Wrobel (Opgenorth kick) 12-75 3:40 28 42 STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU UNDFIRST DOWNS 18 28RUSHES-YARDS 34-145 40-170PASSING YARDS 195 338Passes Att-Comp-Int 30-16-0 32-27-1TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 64-340 72-508Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-131 4-60Interception Returns-Yards 1-35 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-45.6 2-42.5Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 5-55 11-81Possession Time 27:14 32:46Third-Down Conversions 6 of 13 5 of 9Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 2Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-1 1-2

RUSHING: Winona State-Curtis Jepsen 8-43, Brian Wrobel 3-31, Kevin Curtin 6-28, Ryan Walch 7-17, Eric Williams 3-17, Bruce Carpenter 7-9. North Dakota-Jed Perkerewicz 26-146, Kelby Klos-terman 6-49, Blaise Larson 4-12, Dan Graf 1-(minus 2), A. Schwenzfeier 1-(minus 5), TEAM 2-(minus 30).PASSING: Winona State-Bruce Carpenter 26-14-0-173-2, Brian Wrobel 4-2-0-22-1. North Dakota-Kelby Klosterman 32-27-1-338-6.RECEIVING: Winona State-Adam Lilla 7-118, Chris Samp 5-74, Kevin Curtin 2-0, Brian Hynes 1-3, Alan Hartung 1-0. North Dakota-Luke Schleusner 7-60, Jesse Smith 6-132, Dan Graf 5-35, Jesse Ahlers 3-63, John Kyvig 3-14, Jed Perkerewicz 2-12, Chad Mustard 1-22.INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Steven Koehler 1-35. Michigan Tech-none.SACKS: Winona State-Paul Chabura 1-1. North Dakota-Tom Irvin 1-2.TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Deric Sieck 9-6-15, Jake Tietje 9-3-12, Nick Jaeger 6-4-10, Paul Chabura 6-3-9, Brent Thoen 7-1-8, Jesse Isom 6-2-8, Steven Koehler 5-3-8, Matt Wayne 2-3-5, Ty-ler Schmit 2-1-3, John Stapleton 2-0-2, Ned Welch 1-1-2, Jon Tanner 1-1-2, Jim Stanek 1-0-1, Mike Madsen 1-0-1, Chris Samp 1-0-1, Ty Breitlow 1-0-1, Mitchell Royer 0-1-1, Corey Larsen 0-1-1. North Dakota-Eric Schmidt 6-3-9, Mike O’Neil 6-2-8, Tom Irvin 3-3-6, Adam Stratton 3-3-6, Eric Halverson 3-2-5, Travis O’Neel 1-4-5, Craig Rindeau 4-0-4, Christofferson 4-0-4, D. Thornburg 3-1-4, Josh Kotel-nicki 3-0-3, Ben Dixon 3-0-3, Caleb Johnson 2-1-3, Adam Dehnicke 1-2-3, Jeff Momerak 2-0-2, Ethan Marquis 0-2-2, A. Schwenzfeier 1-0-1, Kelby Klosterman 1-0-1, Josh Muro 1-0-1, Dan Graf 0-1-1, Casey Blue 0-1-1, Lee Smith 0-1-1, Troy Newhouse 0-1-1, Mac Schneider 0-1-1.

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POSTSEASON APPEARANCESEmporia State 34, Winona State 27 OTMineral Water BowlDec. 7, 2002 • Excelsior Springs, MO • Roosevelt Field

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

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

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

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

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 OT Final RecordWinona State 0 3 7 17 0 27 8-4Emporia State 7 3 14 3 7 34 9-3

SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOP ESU 1 5:04 Paul 31 yd run (Gray kick) 9-93 4:05 0 7ESU 2 14:44 Gray 38 yd FG 12-46 3:20 0 10WSU 2 0:00 Opgenorth 21 yd FG 8-67 0:53 3 10ESU 3 6:00 Johnson 4 yd run (Gray kick) 9-68 4:01 3 17ESU 3 4:20 Paul 4 yd run (Gray kick) 3-11 1:28 3 24WSU 3 2:07 Lilla 42 pass from Carpenter (Opgenorth kick) 5-54 2:13 10 24WSU 4 12:50 Samp 49 pass from Carpenter (Opgenorth kick) 7-88 2:14 17 24WSU 4 10:38 Dobbertin 54 pass from Carpenter (Opgenorth kick) 3-66 1:05 24 24WSU 4 8:54 Opgenorth 36 yd FG 4-9 1:34 27 24ESU 4 0:02 Gray 28 yd FG 12-66 2:42 27 27ESU OT Paul 10 yd run (Gray kick) 4-25 27 34 STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU ESUFIRST DOWNS 20 31RUSHES-YARDS 32-67 52-287PASSING YARDS 330 236Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-17-0 45-22-2TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 73-397 97-523Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-12Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-83 1-13Interception Returns-Yards 2-38 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-41.5 3-28.3Fumbles-Lost 3-1 3-3Penalties-Yards 3-27 10-104Possession Time 24:48 35:12Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-10

RUSHING: Winona State-Kevin Curtin 15-59, Curtis Jepsen 12-30, Derrick Malone 2-9, Bruce Car-penter 2-(minus 9), Jeff Dobertin 0-6. Emporia State-Tyler Paul 40-224, Josh Sanders 6-40, Tad Hat-field 4-23, Ryan Johnson 2-0.PASSING: Winona State-Bruce Carpenter 40-17-0-330-3, Team 1-0-0-0-0. Emporia State-Tad Hat-field 44-22-2-236-0, Team 1-0-0-0-0.RECEIVING: Winona State-Jeff Dobbertin 6-110, Chris Samp 5-145, Adam Lilla 3-61, Alan Har-tung 2-16, Kevin Curtin 1-(minus 2). Emporia State-Andre Day 11-112, Josh Sanders 4-30, Louis Lamb 3-32, Ryan Johnson 2-40, JJ Richard 2-22.INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Luke Lokanc 1-38. Emporia State-none.SACKS: Winona State-none. Emporia State-Philip Mabion 1-10.TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Luke Lokanc 5-8-13, Mike Madsen 5-5-10, Steven Koehler 5-5-10, Deric Sieck 3-6-9, Jim Stanek 3-6-9, Brent Thoen 2-5-7, Jake Tietje 2-5-7, Nathan Hall 2-4-6, Dustin Looman 2-4-6, Nick Jaeger 0-6-6, Ned Welch 1-4-5, Matt Wayne 1-2-3, Dave Cruz 1-0-1, Nick Brink-man 0-1-1, Curtis Jepsen 0-1-1. Emporia State-Dontaye McCoy 5-2-7, Charles Greer 3-3-6, Dusty Del-aney 2-3-5, Josh Williams 2-3-5, Philip Mabion 2-3-5, Wes Bell 2-2-4, Neal Myers 0-4-4, Larry Randle 3-0-3, Luke Waller 2-1-3, Josh Oldfather 2-0-2, John Scott 1-1-2, Adam Melichar 1-1-2, Eddie Reynolds 0-2-2, Falco Grehl 0-2-2, Dan Miller 1-0-1, Tad Hatfield 1-0-1, Cal Gast 1-0-1, Brad Johnson 0-1-1.

Winona State 10, Emporia State 3NCAA Division II PlayoffsNov. 22, 2003 • Winona, MN • Maxwell Field

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

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

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

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

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

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

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final RecordEmporia State 3 0 0 0 3 9-3Winona State 0 0 10 0 10 11-1

SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOP ESU 1 11:42 Gray 33 yd FG 9-64 3:18 3 0WSU 3 12:59 Samp 34 pass from Wrobel (Opgenorth kick) 4-55 1:51 3 7WSU 3 7:37 Opgenorth 22 yd FG 7-16 2:57 3 10 STATISTICAL SUMMARY ESU WSUFIRST DOWNS 16 11RUSHES-YARDS 41-126 32-59PASSING YARDS 157 140Passes Att-Comp-Int 27-15-2 23-9-0TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 68-283 55-199Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 4-10 3-28Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-21 2-46Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-23Punts (Number-Avg) 5-28.4 9-30.6Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0Penalties-Yards 4-40 6-37Possession Time 33:35 26:25Thrid-Down Conversions 5 of 16 3 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 0Red Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 1-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-20 1-6

RUSHING: Emporia State-Tyler Paul 31-107, Rashem Sharpe 4-28, Clete Frazell 1-4, Ryan Hulings 1-2, Tad Hatfield 3-(minus 5), TEAM 1-(minus 10). Winona State-Kevin Curtin 14-51, Curtis Jepsen 9-32, Dave Cruz 1-7, TEAM 1-0, Brian Wrobel 7-(minus 31).PASSING: Emporia State-tad Hatfield 27-15-2-157-0. Winona State-Brian Wrobel 23-9-0-140-1.RECEIVING: Emporia State-Ryan Haulings 4-26, Tony Jackson 3-42, Tyler Paul 3-23, JJ Richard 2-23, Louis Lamb 1-16, Andre Day 1-16, Clete Frazell 1-11. Winona State-Alan Hartung 4-56, Chris Samp 3-55, Curtis Jepsen 1-23, Brian Hynes 1-6.INTERCEPTIONS: Emporia State-none. Winona State-Luke Lokanc 1-23, Mike Madsen 1-0.SACKS: Emporia State-Josh Williams 2-13, Falco Grehl 1-7. Winona State-Ty Breitlow 1-6.TACKLES (UA-A): Emporia State-Philip Mabion 6-4-10, Justin Kohlmeier 2-8-10, Brad Johnson 4-3-7, Josh Williams 3-4-7, Eddie Reynolds 2-5-7, Cal Gast 0-7-7, Brandon Stribling 1-3-4, Falco Grehl 2-1-3, John Scott 2-0-2, Scott Schoenfled 1-1-2, Andrew Jeffries 0-2-2, Clete Frazell 1-0-1, Adam Melichar 1-0-1, Josh Oldfather 0-1-1, Dan Miller 0-1-1. Winona State-Deric Sieck 5-9-14, Steven Koehler 6-4-10, Brent Thoen 4-6-10, Luke Lokanc 3-7-10, Ty Breitlow 4-3-7, Nathan Hall 3-4-7, Nick Jaeger 2-5-7, Ben Turnquist 2-4-6, Mike Madsen 1-5-6, Colin Charlson 2-2-4, Dan Clark 1-1-2, Jim Stanek 1-1-2, Matt Wayne 1-1-2, Matt Meline 1-0-1, Ryan Eversman 1-0-1, Dan Lundin 1-0-1.

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POSTSEASON APPEARANCESNorth Dakota 36, Winona State 29NCAA Division II Playoff QuarterfinalsNov. 29, 2003 • Grand Forks, ND • Alerus Center

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

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

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

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


SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOP UND 2 14:13 Johnson 9 pass from Wilson (Glas kick) 7-52 3:18 0 7UND 2 10:53 Lueck 73 yd punt return (Glas kick) 0 14WSU 2 6:35 Jepsen 1 yd run (Opgenorth kick) 9-80 4:18 7 14UND 2 3:21 Roland 8 yd run (Glas kick) 7-80 3:22 7 21UND 2 2:00 Stattelman 19 pass from Wilson (Glas kick) 3-29 1:13 7 28WSU 3 6:00 Wrobel 2 yd run (Opgenorth kick) 6-22 2:37 14 28WSU 3 2:25 Opgenorth 40 yd FG 7-42 1:56 17 28WSU 4 14:18 Hartung 11 pass from Wrobel (pass failed) 4-43 0:43 23 28WSU 4 1:52 Samp 19 pass from Khamratthanome (rush failed) 10-66 4:20 29 28UND 4 0:24 Roland 1 yd run (Stattelman pass from Bowenkamp) 5-80 1:28 29 36 STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU MWSFIRST DOWNS 23 18RUSHES-YARDS 32-84 34-97PASSING YARDS 322 268Passes Att-Comp-Int 38-25-2 31-20-2TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 70-406 65-365Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-16 4-126Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-82 2-55Interception Returns-Yards 2-56 2-6Punts (Number-Avg) 5-45.4 6-37.8Fumbles-Lost 4-3 3-1Penalties-Yards 5-41 8-70Possession Time 30:10 29:50Thrid-Down Conversions 2 of 10 5 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 0Red Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 4-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-13 2-12

RUSHING: Winona State-Dave Cruz 8-44, Kevin Curtin 6-16, Brian Wrobel 9-13, Brian Hynes 1-7, Curtis Jepsen 8-4. North Dakota-Adam Roland 24-64, Brandon Strouth 4-54, Jon Bowenkamp 2-(mi-nus 7), Joe Wilson 4-(minus 14).PASSING: Winona State-Brian Wrobel 37-24-2-303-1, Khamratthanome 1-1-0-19-1. North Dakota-Joe Wilson 26-17-1-184-2, John Bowenkamp 5-3-1-84-0.RECEIVING: Winona State-Chris Samp 11-140, Brian Hynes 6-95, Alan Hartung 4-47, Curtis Jepsen 3-29, Dave Cruz 1-11. North Dakota-Stattelman 12-125, Jesse Ahlers 3-32, Caleb Johnson 2-78, Travis Lueck 2-14, Trevor Mielke 1-19.INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Luke Lokanc 2-56. North Dakota-Adam Stratton 1-0, Digger Anderson 1-6.SACKS: Winona State-Mike Madsen 1-7, Ty Breitlow 1-6. North Dakota-Shane Duchscher 1-7, Tony Hermes 1-5.TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Brent Thoen 7-0-7, Nick Jaeger 6-0-6, Mike Madsen 5-1-6, Luke Lokanc 5-0-5, Ty Breitlow 5-0-5, Deric Sieck 4-1-5, Steven Koehler 4-0-4, Colin Charlson 4-0-4, Jim Stanek 3-0-3, Ray Johnson 2-0-2, Ben Turnquist 2-0-2, Jay Fogelson 2-0-2, Matt Meline 1-0-1, Matt Wayne 1-0-1, Khamratthanome 1-0-1, Aaron Hutchingon 1-0-1. North Dakota-Digger Anderson 8-3-11, Hoffschneider 8-0-8, Ryan Manke 4-1-5, Danny Gagner 4-1-5, Caleb Johnson 4-0-4, Ullsperger 3-1-4, Tyler Dahlen 3-0-3, Adam Stratton 3-0-3, Tony Hermes 3-0-3, Josh Brandsted 2-1-3, Jake Nordick 2-0-2, Shane Duchscher 2-0-2, Jeff Momerak 1-0-1, Jason Peterson 1-0-1, Sam Schmitz 1-0-1, Tom DeSautel 1-0-1, Matt Nelson 1-0-1, Troy Newhouse 1-0-1, Eric Halstenson 0-1-1, Stattelman 0-1-1, Steve Brennan 0-1-1.

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

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

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

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

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

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final RecordGrand Valley State 3 6 0 7 16 9-2Winona State 0 0 13 0 13 10-2

SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOP GV 1 8:59 Greene 35 yd FG 7-6 1:52 3 0GV 2 8:34 Greene 37 yd FG 6-31 1:45 6 0GV 2 0:08 Greene 24 yd FG 6-21 1:31 9 0WSU 3 8:07 Samp 18 pass from Eversman (Kraus kick) 3-47 0:58 9 7WSU 3 2:45 Wiese 2 yd run (pass failed) 7-79 2:51 9 13GV 4 9:43 Finnerty 9 yd run (Greene kick) 10-59 5:01 16 13 STATISTICAL SUMMARY GV WSUFIRST DOWNS 11 18RUSHES-YARDS 44-135 30-13PASSING YARDS 112 296Passes Att-Comp-Int 21-10-0 35-17-2TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 65-247 65-309Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 4-22 3-9Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-69 2-30Interception Returns-Yards 2-31 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 9-31.7 7-33.1Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 16-95 5-40Possession Time 32:38 27:22Thrid-Down Conversions 3 of 16 4 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 2Red Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 2-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-19 2-7

RUSHING: Grand Valley State-Tennessee 23-100, Finnerty 16-40, Garris 2-1, Langston 3-(minus 6). Winona State-Khamratthanome 6-19, Alex Wiese 5-17, Derek Malone 7-4, Dave Cruz 6-0, TEAM 1-(minus 1), Pat Hurley 1-(minus 8), Ryan Eversman 4-(minus 18).PASSING: Grand Valley State-Finnerty 20-10-0-112-0. Team 1-0-0-0-0. Winona State-Ryan Eversman 35-17-2-296-1RECEIVING: Grand Valley State-Collins 5-87, Langston 4-28, Finnerty 1-(minus 3). Winona State-Chris Samp 7-134, Brian Hynes 4-130, Dave Cruz 2-9, Lee Cunningham 1-9, Scott Peters 1-7, Jeff Ellestad 1-4, Khamratthanome 1-3.INTERCEPTIONS: Grand Valley State-Hawkins 1-29, Steinbech 1-2. Winona State-none.SACKS (UA-A): Grand Valley State-Hein 1.5-7, McFadden 1-8, Marshall 1-4, Spencer 0.5-0. Winona State-Fogelson 2-7.TACKLES (UA-A): Grand Valley State-Adams 7-6-13, McFadden 6-2-8, Boone 6-2-8, Steinbech 5-3-8, Spencer 1-6-7, Ballard 4-2-6, Hawkins 4-2-6, Bryant 3-2-5, Hein 3-2-5, Marshall 3-1-4, Phillips 2-1-3, Langston 1-1-2, Ryan 1-0-1, Hukill 1-0-1, Roland 0-1-1. Winona State-Jay Fogelson 7-6-13, Jim Stanek 8-2-10, Luke Lokanc 6-4-10, Shawn Cunningham 5-2-7, Ben Turnquist 4-3-7, Dane Clark 6-0-6, Jacob Hoop 5-1-6, Colin Charlson 1-5-6, Roy Kratt 3-2-5, Eric Miller 4-0-4, Matt Meline 2-1-3, Brendan Meany 2-1-3, John Tackmann 2-0-2, Alex Wiese 1-0-1, Donte Pettis 1-0-1, Nate Daniels 1-0-1, Aaron Hutchinson 0-1-1.

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POSTSEASON APPEARANCESNorth Dakota 42, Winona State 0NCAA Division II PlayoffsNov. 18, 2006 • Grand Forks, ND • Alerus Center

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

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


SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOP UND 1 8:50 Chappell 23 yd run (Hellevang kick) 2-79 0:27 0 7UND 2 13:18 Chappell 3 yd run (Hellevang kick) 5-43 2:03 0 14UND 2 6:16 Chappell 21 yd run (Hellevang kick) 6-69 3:05 0 21UND 2 1:13 Chappell 8 yd run (Hellevang kick) 10-68 2:03 0 28UND 3 13:43 Chappell 64 yd run (Hellevang kick) 2-71 1:10 0 35UND 4 14:07 Beatty 19 yd run (Hellevang kick) 6-72 2:16 0 42 STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU UNDFIRST DOWNS 9 29RUSHES-YARDS 27-17 41-404PASSING YARDS 103 190Passes Att-Comp-Int 33-12-0 29-19-1TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 60-120 70-594Fumble Returns-Yards 1-3 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-25Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-110 1-5Interception Returns-Yards 1-8 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 8-37.5 2-30.0Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2Penalties-Yards 6-45 11-105Possession Time 29:36 29:17Thrid-Down Conversions 2 of 15 3 of 7Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 3 0 of 0Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-8 4-38

RUSHING: Winona State-Darren Davis 7-37, Alex Wiese 8-22, Andy Verbancouer 2-5, Carey Rott-man 3-(minus 2), Ellis Minor 1-(minus 6), Randy Spring 1-(minus 7), Mike Trotter 5-(minus 32). North Dakota-Ryan Chappell 16-236, Chris Beatty 6-80, Brandon Brady 7-33, Danny Freund 5-29, Reed Manke 2-22, Andrew Sorbo 1-4, Brandon Strouth 2-3, TEAM 2-(minus 3).PASSING: Winona State-Mike Trotter 31-11-0-98-0. Aaron Boettcher 1-1-0-5-0, Darren Davis 1-0-0-0-0. North Dakota-Reed Manke 18-15-1-130-0, Chris Belmore 7-3-0-48-0, Danny Freund 4-1-0-12-0.RECEIVING: Winona State-Jeff Ellestad 3-56, Carey Rottman 2-15, Todd Burkoth 2-12, Scott Peters 1-8, Nate Skala 1-5, Justin Morland 1-3, Alex Wiese 1-2, Mike Trotter 1-2. North Dakota-Martin Tatom 4-56, Brady Trenbeath 3-32, Weston Dressler 3-15, Blair Grover 2-26, Lee Groeschl 2-13, Troy Ott 1-20, T. Loegering 1-12, Brandon Strouth 1-9, T. Christensen 1-6, Ryan Chappell 1-1.INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Marcus LaBadie 1-8. North Dakota-none.SACKS (UA-A): Winona State-Colin Charlson 1-8. North Dakota-Bobby Stroup 3-34, Nathan Wayne 1-4.TACKLES: Winona State-John Tackmann 8-3-11, Tyler Perkette 6-1-7, Kenzie Yewman 6-0-6, Eric Miller 3-1-4, Marcus Labadie 3-1-4, Colin Charlson 3-0-3, Dane Clark 3-0-3, Tony Hill 3-0-3, Justin Jensen 3-0-3, Craig Martindale 2-1-3, Dan Link 2-0-2, Ken King 2-0-2, Kevin Michaelis 2-0-2, Ryan Rothwell 1-1-2, Dave Braun 1-1-2, Brent Yule 0-2-2, Eric Boehm 1-0-1, Scott Sherman 1-0-1, Peter Schiltz 1-0-1, Matt Finch 1-0-1, Tazarron Landry 1-0-1, Alex White 0-1-1, Billy Link 0-1-1, Darren Davis 0-1-1. North Dakota-Adam Wolff 6-0-6, Bobby Stroup 4-2-6, Robbie Meek 3-2-5, D. Alexander 4-0-4, Jared Enger 3-0-3, Nathan Wayne 3-0-3, Tom DeSautel 3-0-3, Alex Cadwell 3-0-3, Rory Manke 3-0-3, Andy White 2-0-2, Matt Bodoh 2-0-2, Babington-Johnson 1-1-2, Drake Otto 1-0-1, Blair Grover 1-0-1, Brandon Brady 1-0-1, Brian Troen 1-0-1, Sam Schmitz 1-0-1, M. Greenwood 1-0-1, Tyler Mor-row 0-1-1, Anthony Longe 0-1-1, Andy Miller 0-1-1.

North Dakota 44, Winona State 2NCAA Division II PlayoffsNov. 17, 2007 • Grand Forks, ND • Alerus Center

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

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

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

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


SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play (PAT) Plays-Yds TOP UND 1 9:31 Chappell 8 yd run (Hellevang kick) 5-65 1:15 0 7UND 1 3:20 Hellevang 41 yd FG 8-46 3:36 0 10UND 2 11:06 Hellevang 19 yd FG 9-69 4:36 0 13UND 2 6:46 Chappell 17 yd run (Hellevang kick) 5-65 2:20 0 20WSU 2 2:53 Team safety 2 20UND 3 5:28 Dressler 4 yd run (Hellevang kick) 11-80 4:31 2 27UND 4 14:47 Hellevang 24 yd FG 10-73 3:13 2 30UND 4 8:42 Freund 5 yd run (Hellevang kick) 9-60 5:18 2 37UND 4 0:47 Battle 1 yd run (Hellevang kick) 8-49 3:32 2 44 STATISTICAL SUMMARY WSU UNDFIRST DOWNS 15 30RUSHES-YARDS 22-28 49-298PASSING YARDS 208 232Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-19-1 28-19-1TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS-YARDS 63-236 77-530Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-20Kickoff Returns-Yards 10-174 1-15Interception Returns-Yards 1-19 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 7-31.3 1-52.0Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-0Penalties-Yards 5-38 7-70Possession Time 23:04 35:35Thrid-Down Conversions 6 of 16 7 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 2Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-3 0-0

RUSHING: Winona State-Alex Wiese 13-17, Andrew Verbancouer 3-5, Carey Rottman 2-2, Randy Spring 1-2, Drew Aber 3-2. North Dakota-Ryan Chappell 19-176, Steven Battle 19-80, Danny Freund 6-28, Jake Caufield 1-5, Weston Dressler 1-4, Jake Landry 1-3, Josh Murray 2-2.PASSING: Winona State-Drew Aber 41-19-1-208-0. North Dakota-Danny Freund 26-18-1-221-0, Jake Landry 2-1-0-11-0.RECEIVING: Winona State-Scott Peters 7-64, Tyree Burks 5-74, Scott Sherman 3-42, Alex Wiese 3-19, Drew Alexander 1-9. North Dakota-Brady Trenbeath 6-98, Weston Dressler 4-36, Ryan Chappell 3-45, Jake Caufield 2-21, Andrew Sorbo 2-19, Marcus Tibesar 2-13.INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Craig Martindale 1-19. North Dakota- Drake Otto 1-0.FUMBLES: Winona State-Randy Spring 1-0, Drew Aber 1-0. North Dakota-Ryan Chappell 2-0.SACKS: Winona State-Cody Dummer 1-3. North Dakota-none.TACKLES (UA-A): Winona State-Cody Dummer 7-1-8, Tyler Perkette 4-4-8, Craig Martindale 6-0-6, Dave Braun 4-1-5, Shawn Cunningham 4-1-5, Marcus LaBadie 4-1-5, Kevin Michaelis 4-0-4, Tim Ainsworth 3-0-3, Brent Yule 3-0-3, Ryan Rothwell 3-0-3, Alexander White 2-0-2, Ryan Jirgl 2-0-2, Elliot Gaulke 2-0-2, Justin Jensen 2-0-2, Tony Hill 1-1-2, Chauncy Charlson 1-0-1, Scott Sherman 1-0-1, Eric Boehm 1-0-1, Jared Stahlecker 1-0-1, Anthony Buckner 1-0-1, Carey Rottman 1-0-1, Alex Wiese 0-1-1. North Dakota-Rory Manke 5-0-5, Kris Ankenbauer 4-0-4, Noah Dombrovski 3-0-3, Ryan Kasowski 3-0-3, Tyson Heiser 3-0-3, Nathan Wayne 3-0-3, Brett Holinka 2-1-3, Alex Cadwell 2-1-3, J. Schwenz-feier 2-1-3, Robbie Meek 1-2-3, Matt Bodoh 2-0-2, Tyson Giles 2-0-2, Andy Miller 2-0-2, Drake Otto 1-1-2, Jeff Tescher 1-0-1, Curtis Dublanko 1-0-1, Nick Nolte 1-0-1, Ryan Pollow 1-0-1, Bobby Stroup 1-0-1, Jeff Richter 1-0-1, Ward DeMontigny 1-0-1, Brian Troen 1-0-1, D. Alexander 1-0-1, Alex Nicho-las 0-1-1, B. Hellevang 0-1-1.

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WINONA STATE RUSHING RECORDSRushing YardsCareer Rk Name Seasons Yards1. Kevin Curtin 2000-03 3,8642. Dave Ludy 1991-94 3,5443. Rayon Simmons 2009 - 3,4724. Alex Wiese 2004-07 3,0125. Dan Thill 1971-74 2,3836. Mark Ballwanz 1981-84 2,3777. Matt Brandt 1993-96 2,3668. Ryan Walch 1998-01 1,8989. Curtis Jepsen 2000-03 1,88610. Carson Walch 1996-99 1,75911. Randy Spring 2005-08 1,72012. Pat Bowland 1966-69 1,71013. Travis Walch 1994-97 1,67314. Larry Wright 1975-77 1,63215. Reggie Jackson 1981-83 1,55116. Derek Malone 2002-05 1,41017. Tim Anderson 1986-88 1,30618. Dave Voss 1975-77 1,25119. David Cruz 2001-04 1,23720. Trevor Narum 1996-99 1,092

SeasonRk Name Season Yards1. Dave Ludy 1994 1,5532. Matt Brandt 1996 1,4613. Alex Wiese 2007 1,4584. Rayon Simmons 2011 1,3265. Rayon Simmons 2010 1,2526. Travis Walch 1997 1,1037. Randy Spring 2008 1,0868. Mark Ballwanz 1984 1,0849. Dave Ludy 1993 1,07510. Kevin Curtin 2002 1,05911. Kevin Curtin 2001 1,02812. Dan Thill 1973 93013. Kevin Curtin 2003 91714. Rayon Simmons 2009 89415. Kevin Curtin 2000 86016. Carson Walch 1999 85217. Reggie Jackson 1983 83718. Dan Thill 1974 75919. Ryan Walch 1999 74720. Dave Ludy 1992 738

Rushing AttemptsCareerRk Name Seasons No.1. Dave Ludy 1991-94 7092. Kevin Curtin 2000-03 6383. Rayon Simmons 2009 - 5714. Dan Thill 1971-74 5705. Mark Ballwanz 1981-84 5476. Alex Wiese 2004-07 5257. Curtis Jepsen 2000-03 4508. Matt Brandt 1993-96 4259. Reggie Johnson 1981-83 37610. Ryan Walch 1998-01 36511. Carson Walch 1996-99 33012. Randy Spring 2005-08 31013. Derek Malone 2002-05 29714. Troy Haines 1987-88 28415. Travis Walch 1994-97 27816. Pat Boland 1966-68 25717. Ron Fuglestad 1967-70 24918. David Cruz 2001-04 22419. Carey Rottman 2005-08 20820. Trevor Narum 1996-99 201

SeasonRk Name Season No.1. Alex Wiese 2007 2552. Dave Ludy 1994 2433. Matt Brandt 1996 2424. Matt Ballwanz 1984 2405. Troy Haines 1987 2256. Dan Thill 1973 2167. Dave Ludy 1993 2258. Rayon Simmons 2011 2069. Dave Ludy 1992 20110. Rayon Simmons 2010 19611. Randy Springs 2008 18712. Reggie Johnson 1983 18213. Kevin Curtin 2002 17514. Travis Walch 1997 17415. Dan Thill 1974 17316. Rayon Simmons 2009 16917. Kevin Curtin 2003 156 Kevin Curtin 2001 15619. Kevin Curtin 2000 15520. Carson Walch 1999 148

GameRk Name No.1. Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 382. Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Wayne State 373. Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 36 Pete Brown, 1988 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 365. Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Bemidji State 346. Matt Brandt, 1994 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 337. Dan Thill, 1974 vs. Macalester 32 Dan Thill, 1973 vs. Moorhead State 329. Travis Walch, 1995 vs. Northern State 3110. Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Wayne State, NE 30 Carson Walch, 1999 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 30 Matt Brandt, 1996 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claure 30 Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Nebraska-Kearney 3014. Rayon Simmons, 2011, vs. Mary 28 Pat Boland, 1968 vs. St. Cloud State 2816. Rayon Simmons, 2010 vs. Wayne State, NE 27 Ryan Walch, 1999 vs. Wayne State, NE 27 Matt Brandt, 1996 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 27 Dave Cooper, 1995 vs. Moorhead State 27 Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Southwest State 27 Dave Ludy, 1993 vs. Moorhead State 27 Dave Ludy, 1992 vs. Southwest State 27 Pat Boland, 1967 vs. Michigan Tech 27

Yards Per Rushing AttemptMinimum 5 attempts per game.Career: 6.08 Rayon Simmons, 2009 - currentSeason: 11.2 Davis Usgaard, 1965Game: 20.2 Eric Williams, 2001 vs. Northern State

120 Yard Rushing GamesRk Name Yards1. Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Wayne State 3132. Matt Brandt, 1996 vs. Minnesota Morris 2813. Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Moorhead State 2404. Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Southwest State 2255. Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Minnesota Morris 2236. Pete Brown, 1988 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 2217. Ryan Walch, 1999 vs. Wayne State, NE 2158. Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 2109. Carson Walch, 1999 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 20510. Randy Spring, 2008 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 20411. Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Mary 203 Kevin Curtin, 2000 vs. Minnesota Morris 20313. Mark Ballwanz, 1984 vs. Bemidji State 20214. Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Southwest Minn. St. 20015. Dan Thill, 1973 vs. Moorhead State 197 Pat Boland, 1967 vs. Michigan Tech 19717. Rayon Simmons, 2010 vs. Southwest Minn. St. 196 Travis Walch, 1995 vs. Northern State 19619. Dave Ludy, 1993 vs. Moorhead State 19520. Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 19021. Matt Brant, 1996 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 18922. Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Wayne State 18723. Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Bemidji State 18624. Ryan Walch, 1998 vs. Minnesota Duluth 18425. Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Upper Iowa 181 Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Northern State 18127. Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 18028. Jerry Grebin, 1954 vs. St. Mary’s 17729. Dan Thill, 1974 vs. Manchester 17130. Kevin Curtin, 2003 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 17031. Kevin Curtin, 2002 vs. Southwest State 165 Kevin Curtin, 2001 vs. Bemidji State 16533. Matt Brandt, 1996 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 16434. Rayon Simmons, 2010 vs. Mary 160 Bill Price, 1965 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 16036. Rayon Simmons, 2010 vs. Wayne State, NE 159 Dave Cruz, 2001 vs. Minnesota Morris 15938. Curtis Dewberry, 2011 vs. Southwest Minn. St. 15439. Rayon Simmons, 2009 vs. Northern State 15340. Carson Walch, 1999 vs. Wayne State 15241. Dave Cooper, 1995 vs. Bemidji State 151 Pat Boland, 1967 vs. St. Cloud State 151

43. Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. St. Cloud State 15044. Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Moorhead State 150 Dave Ludy, 1992 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 15046. Rayon Simmons, 2010 vs. Minnesota State 14947. Derek Malone, 2004 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 14948. Kevin Curtin, 2003 vs. Wayne State, NE 14749. Dan Redmond, 1986 vs. Southwest State 14250. Dave Ludy, 1992 vs. Minnesota Morris 14151. Kevin Curtin, 2002 vs. Bemidji State 140 Matt Brandt, 1996 vs. Bemidji State 140 Pat Boland, 1968 vs. Minnesota Morris 140 Gale Sprute, 1959 vs. Michigan Tech 14055. Rayon Simmons, 2009 vs. Carson-Newman 138 Pat Boland, 1968 vs. St. Cloud State 13857. Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. MSU Moorhead 13758. Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 13659. Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Southwest State 136 Matt Brandt, 1996 vs. Northern State 136 Pat Boland, 1967 vs. Dubuque College 13662. Kevin Curtin, 2000 vs. Missouri Western 134 Matt Brandt, 1996 vs. Southwest State 134 Matt Brandt, 1995 vs. Wayne State, NE 13465. Alex Wiese, 2005 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 132 Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Northern State 13267. Rayon Simmons, 2010 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 131 Matt Brandt, 1996 vs. Moorhead State 13169. Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Minnesota Duluth 130 Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Minnesota Duluth 130 Dave Ludy, 1992 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 13072. Dave Ludy, 1993 vs. Bemidji State 129 Jerry Grebin, 1954 vs. Mankato State 12974. Bounthavy Khamratthanome vs. Minn., Crookston 128 Matt Brandt, 1995 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 128 Steve Holmay, 1970 vs. Illinois-Chicago Circle 12877. Derek Malone, 2005 vs. Southwest Minnesota St. 12578. Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 12479. Dave Ludy, 1993 vs. Minnesota Morris 123 Dan Thill, 1973 vs. Bemidji State 12381. Randy Spring, 2008 vs. Augustana, SD 12282. Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Minnesota Duluth 121 Travis Walch, 1995 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 121 Don Segermark, 1955 vs. Northland, WI 12185. Dan Thill, 1972 vs. Michigan Tech 120

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WINONA STATE PASSING RECORDSPassing YardsCareer Rk Name Seasons Yards1. Jake Goettl 1995-98 7,5682. Steve Speer 1981-84 6,4163. Drew Aber 2005-07 6,2664. Jason Mitchell 1987-90 6,0275. Bruce Carpenter 1999-02 5,8796. Colby Vogt 1990-94 5,6257. Rich Ernst 1971-75 4,5758. Greg Preston 2008-09 4,2329. Andy Nett 2000-03 4,08510. Brian Wrobel 2001-04 3,928

SeasonRk Name Season Yards1. Drew Aber 2007 3,0042. Bruce Carpenter 2002 2,9533. Greg Preston 2009 2,6104. Jake Goettl 1997 2,5045. Drew Aber 2005 2,3886. Jake Goettl 1996 2,3147. Jason Mitchell 1990 2,3068. Brian Wrobel 2003 2,2569. Steve Speer 1982 2,18710. Colby Vogt 1993 2,111

Passes CompletedCareerRk Name Seasons Comp.1. Steve Speer 1981-84 4982. Jake Goettl 1995-98 4763. Jason Mitchell 1987-90 4654. Drew Aber 2005-07 4455. Colby Vogt 1991-94 4166. Bruce Carpenter 1999-02 3667. Rich Ernst 1971-75 317

SeasonRk Name Season Comp.1. Drew Aber 2007 2182. Bruce Carpenter 2002 1783. Greg Preston 2009 1734. Steve Speer 1982 1625. Drew Aber 2005 153 Jake Goettl 1997 153 Steve Speer 1983 1538. Colby Vogt 1993 152 Jason Mitchell 1987 15210. Greg Preston 2008 141

GameRk Name Comp.1. Steve Speer, 1982 vs. Moorhead State 302. Jason Mitchell, 1987 vs. Southwest State 293. Scott Moses, 1985 vs. Hamline 284. Drew Aber, 2007 vs. Bemidji State 275. Evan Aber, 2010 vs. Upper Iowa 26 Greg Preston, 2009 vs. Wayne State, NE 26 Drew Aber, 2007 vs. MSU Moorhead 26 Steve Speer, 1982 vs. Northern State 269. Drew Aber, 2007 vs. South Dakota 24 Brian Wrobel, 2003 vs. North Dakota 2411. Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Minnesota Duluth 2312. Greg Preston, 2009 vs. Minnesota State 22 Colby Vogt, 1993 vs. Southwest State 2214. Alex Nelson, 2011 vs. Augustana, SD 21 Greg Preston, 2008 vs. Minnesota State 21 Greg Preston, 2008 vs. Northern State 21 Ryan Eversman, 2004 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 21 Brian Wrobel, 2003 vs. Northern State 21 Jake Goettl, 1997 vs. Minnesota Duluth 21 Colby Vogt, 1992 vs. Northern State 21 Davis Usgaard, 1965 vs. Elmhurst, IL 21

Passes AttemptedCareerRk Name Seasons Att.1. Steve Speer 1981-84 1,1972. Jason Mitchell 1987-90 9633. Colby Vogt 1991-94 9014. Jake Goettl 1995-98 8825. Drew Aber 2005-07 7716. Bruce Carpenter 1999-02 7077. Rich Ernst 1971-75 6088. Greg Preston 2008-09 5439. Andy Nett 2000-03 46610. Brian Wrobel 2001-04 432

SeasonRk Name Season Att.1. Drew Aber 2007 3872. Bruce Carpenter 2002 338 Steve Speer 1982 3384. Steve Speer 1983 3115. Steve Speer 1984 3106. Colby Vogt 1992 3087. Colby Vogt 1993 3058. Jason Mitchell 1990 2989. Greg Preston 2009 29710. Jason Mitchell 1987 292

GameRk Name Att.1. Steve Speer, 1982 vs. Northern State 562. Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Minnesota Duluth 533. Jason Mitchell, 1987 vs. Southwest State 524. Drew Aber, 2007 vs. MSU Moorhead 495. Colby Vogt, 1993 vs. Southwest State 476. John Eickholt, 1972 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 467. Alex Nelson, 2011 vs. Augustana 44

300-Yard Passing GamesRk Name Yards1. Steve Speer, 1982 vs. Moorhead State 4482. Jake Goettl, 1997 vs. Minnesota Duluth 4233. Drew Aber, 2005 vs. Bemidji State 3904. Davis Usgaard, 1965 vs. Elmhurst, IL 3895. Jake Goettl, 1997 vs. Minnesota Morris 3676. Brian Wrobel, 2004 vs. Bemidji State 3637. Greg Preston, 2009 vs. Upper Iowa 3508. Evan Aber, 2010 vs. Upper Iowa 3479. Drew Aber, 2005 vs. Western New Mexico 34510. Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 34311. Jake Goettl, 1996 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 33912. Jake Goettl, 1996 vs. Northern State 33613. Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Emporia State, KS 333 Andy Nett, 2000 vs. Minnesota-Morris 33315. Jake Goettl, 1996 vs. Quincy, IL 32916. Jake Goettl, 1997 vs. Quincy, IL 32817. Greg Preston, 2009 vs. Augustana 32518. Ryan Eversman, 2004 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 32219. Drew Aber, 2008 vs. MSU Moorhead 31920. Jason Mitchell, 1987 vs. Southwest State 31821. Bruce Carpenter, 2000 vs. Moorhead State 31322. Colby Vogt, 1993 vs. Southwest State 31223. Drew Aber, 2005 vs. MSU Moorhead 311 Brian Wrobel, 2003 vs. Northern State 311 Colby Vogt, 1991 vs. Teikyo-Westmar 31126. Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Minnesota Duluth 309 Steve Speer, 1982 vs. Northern State 30928. Ryan Eversman, 2004 vs. MSU Moorhead 30729. Brian Wrobel, 2003 vs. North Dakota 30530. Pete Babic, 1991 vs. Minnesota Morris 30331. Drew Aber, 2007 vs. Bemidji State 30232. Andy Nett, 2000 vs. Minnesota Duluth 301 Colby Vogt, 1993 vs. Minnesota Duluth 30134. Drew Aber, 2007 vs. South Dakota 300

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

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WINONA STATE PASSING RECORDS8. Bruce Carpenter, 1999 vs. Minnesota Duluth 42 Colby Vogt, 1992 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 4210. Greg Preston, 2009 vs. Wayne State, NE 41 Scott Moses, 1985 vs. Hamline 41 Rich Ernst, 1971 vs. St. Cloud State 41

Completion Percentage(Minimum 5 per game)SeasonRk Name Season Pct1. Bryan Bradshaw 2011 63.42. Rich Ernst 1974 60.83. Andy Nett 2001 60.74. Drew Aber 2006 59.75. Bryan Bradshaw 2010 59.66. Jake Goettl 1997 59.17. Drew Aber 2005 58.88. Greg Preston 2009 58.29. Andy Nett 2003 57.610. Brian Wrobel 2004 57.1

GameRk Name Pct1. Eric Preslaski, 1999 vs. Wayne State, NE 100.0 Jamie Kahler, 1997 vs. Bemidji State 100.03. Aaron Boettcher, 2005 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 85.74. Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 81.05. Drew Aber, 2005 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 80.0 Jamie Kahler, 1999 vs. Minnesota-Morris 80.07. Bryan Bradshaw, 2011 vs. St. Cloud State 79.28. Greg Preston, 2009 vs. Northern State 78.99. Bryan Bradshaw, 2011 vs. MSU Moorhead 76.910. Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 76.8

Touchdown PassesCareerRk Name Seasons TD1. Jake Goettl 1995-98 642. Bruce Carpenter 1999-02 613. Drew Aber 2005-07 584. Jason Mitchell 1987-90 485. Brian Wrobel 2001-04 43 Rich Ernst 1971-75 437. Colby Vogt 1991-94 39 Steve Speer 1981-84 399. Andy Nett 2000-03 3610. Greg Preston 2008-09 31

SeasonRk Name Season Att.1. Bruce Carpenter 2002 322. Drew Aber 2007 293. Brian Wrobel 2003 254. Drew Aber 2005 23 Jake Goettl 1997 236. Jason Mitchell 1990 227. Greg Preston 2009 218. Ryan Eversman 2004 18 Bruce Carpenter 2001 18 Rich Ernst 1974 1811. Jake Goettl 1998 17 Jake Goettl 1996 17 Colby Vogt 1993 1714. Brian Wrobel 2004 1615. Evan Aber 2010 15 Andy Nett 2000 1517. Jason Mitchell 1987 13 Scott Moses 1985 13 Steve Speer 1984 13 Steve Speer 1983 13 Rich Ernst 1975 13

Game1. Brian Wrobel, 2003 vs. Northern State 62. Drew Aber, 2007 vs. Wayne State, NE 5 Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 5 Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 5 Bruce Carpenter, 2001 vs. Northern State 5 Colby Vogt, 1992 vs. Minnesota-Morris 5 Davis Usgaard, 1965 vs. Elmhurst, IL 57. 22 times, most recently 4 Evan Aber, 2010 vs. Upper Iowa

Passes InterceptedCareerRk Name Seasons INT1. Steve Speer 1981-84 782. Jason Mitchell 1987-90 693. Colby Vogt 1991-94 504. Rich Ernst 1971-75 445. Jake Goettl 1995-98 416. Bruce Carpenter 1999-02 277. Scott Moses 1982-85 238. Andy Nett 2000-03 20 John Eickholt 1970-73 20 Don Wistrcill 1969-70 20

SeasonRk Name Season INT1. Jason Mitchell 1989 262. Scott Moses 1985 22 Steve Speer 1982 224. Tony Cannon 1979 215. Derek Zargg 1988 20 Steve Speer 1983 207. Steve Speer 1984 198. Colby Vogt 1993 18 Pete Babic 1991 18 Jason Mitchell 1990 1811. Colby Vogt 1992 17 Steve Speer 1981 1713. Jason Mitchell 1987 1614. Don Wistrcill 1970 1515. Jake Goettl 1996 14 Curt Palmer 1969 14 Don Rajtora 1968 1418. Jake Goettl 1997 13 Rich Ernst 1973 1320. Colby Vogt 1994 12 John Eickholt 1972 12

GameRk Name INT1. Alex Nelson, 2011 vs. Augustana 5 Jason Mitchell, 1988 vs. Grand Valley 5 Scott Moses, 1985 vs. Southwest State 5 John Eickholt, 1972 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 55. Colby Vogt, 1993 vs. Central State, OH 4 Mark Kilkuskie, 1991 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 4 Scott Moses, 1985 vs. Northern State 4 Rich Ernst, 1973 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 4 Rich Ernst, 1971 vs. St. Cloud State 4 Curt Palmer, 1969 vs. Hillsdale, MI 4

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

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WINONA STATE RECEIVING RECORDSReceptionsCareerRk Name Seasons Rec1. Chris Samp 2001-04 2222. Brian Hynes 2001-05 1723. Scott Peters 2004-07 1684. Leif Nelson 1980-83 1585. Jeff Dobbertin 1999-02 1466. Chad Fitzsimmons 1995-98 1427. Adam Lilla 1999-02 1288. Tim Hanson 1990-93 1169. Dan Schumacher 1987-90 11110. Jeff Ellestad 2003-06 10711. Dan Samp 1971-74 10512. Darren Ripley 1983-86 10313. Brett Brumm 1982-85 10214. Matt Juairie 1997-99 10115. Scott Schmaltz 1992-95 10016. Curtis Dewberry 2009-11 9117. Kevin Curtin 2000-03 8318. Alex Wiese 2004-07 81 Dave Ludy 1991-94 8120. Tyree Burks 2007-08 80 Charles Maddox 1991-94 80

SeasonRk Name Season Rec1. Chris Samp 2004 782. Scott Peters 2007 743. Brian Hynes 2005 68 Leif Nelson 1982 685. Chris Samp 2003 626. Leif Nelson 1983 587. Chris Samp 2002 57 Chad Fitzsimmons 1997 579. Jeff Dobbertin 2000 5610. Brian Hynes 2003 55 Adam Lilla 2001 5512. Dan Schumacher 1990 5113. Tyree Burks 2007 46 Matt Juaire 1999 4615. Tim Hanson 1991 4516. Jeff Ellestad 2006 4417. Jeff Dobbertin 2001 4318. Scott Peters 2005 4219. Chad Fitzsimmons 1996 40 Andy Wellumson 1987 40 Darren Ripley 1986 40

GameRk Name Rec1. Darren Ripley, 1985 vs. Hamline 142. Pete Brown, 1988 vs. Minnesota-Morris 13 Leif Nelson, 1982 vs. Moorhead State 134. Chris Samp, 2003 vs. North Dakota 11 Andy Wellumson, 1987 vs. Southwest State 116. Tyree Burks, 2007 vs. Bemidji State 10 Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Wayne State, NE 10 Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 10 Tim Hanson, 1991 vs. Teikyo Westmar 10 Dan Schumacher, 1988 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 1011. Curtis Dewberry, 2009 vs. Wayne State, NE 9 Brian Hynes, 2005 vs. Western New Mexico 9 Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Northern State 9 Jeff Ellestad, 2004 vs. Bemidji State 9 Chris Samp, 2003 vs. Northern State 9 Chris Samp, 2002 vs. MSU Moorhead 9 Adam Lilla, 2001 vs. Northern State 9 Jeff Dobbertin, 2001 vs. Bemidji State 9 Chad Fitzsimmons, 1997 vs. Northern State 9 Joe Farrugia, 1988 vs. Michigan Tech 9 Dan Schumacher, 1988 vs. Grand Valley 9 Kevin Gaulke, 1988 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 9 Leif Nelson, 1982 vs. Northern State 9

Receiving YardsCareerRk Name Seasons Yards1. Chris Samp 2001-04 4,4712. Brian Hynes 2001-05 3,0623. Scott Peters 2004-07 2,9034. Jeff Dobbertin 1999-02 2,7345. Chad Fitzsimmons 1995-98 2,6316. Adam Lilla 1999-02 2,4997. Tim Hanson 1990-93 2,4118. Leif Nelson 1980-83 2,3029. Matt Juaire 1997-99 2,15610. Dan Schumacher 1987-90 1,85911. Scott Schmaltz 1992-95 1,71112. Darren Ripley 1983-86 1,62413. Dan Samp 1971-74 1,47514. Brett Brumm 1982-85 1,33615. Jeff Ellestad 2004-06 1,27716. Derrick Engel 2009-10 1,27117. Jake Jansky 1994-97 1,15618. Tyree Burks 2007-08 1,08619. Todd Burkoth 2005-08 97720. Travis Walch 1994-97 974

SeasonRk Name Season Yards1. Chris Samp 2004 1,5882. Brian Hynes 2005 1,4213. Chris Samp 2003 1,3214. Scott Peters 2007 1,3085. Chris Samp 2002 1,1116. Jeff Dobbertin 2000 1,0947. Adam Lilla 2001 1,0818. Chad Fitzsimmons 1997 1,0489. Leif Nelson 1982 1,02210. Dan Schumacher 1990 99911. Leif Nelson 1983 94212. Matt Juaire 1999 92213. Tim Hanson 1991 89914. Jeff Dobbertin 2001 86815. Brian Hynes 2003 83516. Willie Wilson 1999 78017. Matt Juaire 1998 75518. Scott Peters 2005 73419. Brian Hynes 2004 71820. Adam Lilla 2000 699

150 Yard Receiving GamesRk Name Yards1. Chris Samp, 2003 vs. Truman State, MO 2812. Leif Nelson, 1982 vs. Moorhead State 2603. Dan Schumacher, 1988 vs. Grand Valley 2384. Brian Hynes, 2005 vs. Western New Mexico 2345. Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Bemidji State 2176. Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 2017. Adam Lilla, 2001 vs. Northern State 1998. Tim Hanson, 1991 vs. Teikyo-Westmar 189 Dan Schumacher, 1990 vs. St. Francis, IL 18910. Matt Juaire, 1999 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 18611. Brian Hynes, 2005 vs. Truman State, MO 181 Chris Samp, 2002 vs. MSU Moorhead 181 Darren Ripley, 1985 vs. Hamline 18114. Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Northern State 18015. Scott Peters, 2007 vs. Mary 179 Chad Fitzsimmons, 1997 vs. Northern State 17917. Brian Hynes, 2005 vs. Emporia State, KS 17418. Dan Schumacher, 1990 vs. Southwest State 17119. Jeff Dobbertin, 2000 vs. Minnesota-Morris 170 Jeff Dobbertin, 2000 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 17021. Leif Nelson, 1982 vs. Minnesota-Morris 16422. Matt Juaire, 1997 vs. Minnesota-Morris 16223. Chad Fitzsimmons, 1998 vs. Northern State 161 Bo Jackson, 1974 vs. Moorhead State 16125. Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Minnesota Duluth 15626. Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Wayne State, NE 15527. Chris Samp, 2003 vs. Northern State 15428. Dan Schumacher, 1990 vs. Bemidji State 15329. Derrick Engel, 2009 vs. Upper Iowa 15230. Chad Fitzsimmons, 1997 vs. Quincy, IL 15131. Matt Juaire, 1998 vs. Ferris State, MI 150 Jake Jansky, 1997 vs. Minnesota-Morris 150

Receiving TouchdownsCareerRk Name Seasons TD1. Chris Samp 2001-04 532. Scott Peters 2004-07 323. Brian Hynes 2001-05 304. Adam Lilla 1999-02 295. Jeff Dobbertin 1999-02 27 Matt Juaire 1997-99 277. Chad Fitzsimmons 1995-98 258. Dan Schumacher 1987-90 239. Scott Schmaltz 1992-95 1910. Darren Ripley 1982-86 1711. Sean Hertz 2009 - 16 Dan Samp 1971-74 1613. Tyree Burks 2007-08 1414. Tim Hanson 1990-93 13 Bo Jackson 1972-75 13 Travis Walch 1994-97 1217. Tom Von Feldt 1966-68 1118. Derrick Engel 2009-10 9 Willie Wilson 1998-99 9 Jake Jansky 1994-97 9 Leif Nelson 1981-83 9

SeasonRk Name Season TD1. Chris Samp 2004 222. Brian Hynes 2005 17 Chris Samp 2003 17 Adam Lilla 2001 175. Dan Schumacher 1990 146. Scott Peters 2007 137. Matt Juaire 1999 128. Chris Samp 2002 11 Matt Juaire 1998 1110. Brian Hynes 2003 10 Jeff Dobbertin 2001 10 Jeff Dobbertin 2000 10 Chad Fitzsimmons 1997 1014. Scott Peters 2005 915. Tyree Burks 2008 8 Scott Peters 2006 8 Adam Lilla 2002 8 Scott Schmaltz 1994 8 Dan Samp 1973 820. Sean Hertz 2010 7 Jeff Dobbertin 2002 7 Travis Walch 1997 7 Darren Ripley 1985 7 Jerry Williams 1975 7 Bo Jackson 1974 7 Tom Von Feldt 1967 7

GameRk Name TD1. Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Northern State 4 Chris Samp, 2003 vs. Northern State 4 Adam Lilla, 2001 vs. Northern State 44. 27 times, most recently 3 Tyree Burks, 2008 vs. Southwest Minnesota State

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WINONA STATE YARDAGE RECORDSTotal OffenseCareerRk Name Seasons Comp-Att Yds Rush Yds Total1. Jake Goettl 1995-98 476-882 7,568 258 379 7,9472. Drew Aber 2004-07 435-771 6,266 112 344 6,6103. Steve Speer 1981-84 498-1097 6,416 256 -161 6,2554. Jason Mitchell 1987-90 465-963 6,027 335 110 6,1375. Bruce Carpenter 1999-02 366-707 5,879 126 195 6,0746. Colby Vogt 1991-94 416-900 5,625 154 -329 5,2967. Greg Preston 2008-09 314-546 4,232 104 361 4,5938. Brian Wrobel 2001-04 242-442 3,977 169 504 4,4819. Andy Nett 2000-03 267-466 4,085 111 -138 3,94710. Kevin Curtin 2000-03 0-3 0 640 3,864 3,86411. Dave Ludy 1991-94 0-1 0 709 3,544 3,54412. Rich Ernst 1971-74 237-458 3,259 177 281 3,54013. Rayon Simmons 2009 - 0-0 0 571 3,508 3,50814. Alex Wiese 2004-07 0-0 0 544 3,012 3,01215. Davis Usgaard 1964-65 137-283 1,703 64 732 2,43516. Dan Thill 1971-74 1-4 6 570 2,380 2,38617. Matt Brandt 1993-96 1-1 11 425 2,366 2,377 Mark Ballwanz 1981-84 0-0 0 547 2,377 2,37719. Carson Walch 1996-99 16-27 578 330 1,759 2,33720. Ryan Walch 1998-01 1-3 62 365 1,898 1,960

SeasonRk Name Season Comp-Att Yds Rush Yds Total1. Drew Aber 2007 218-387 3,044 49 143 3,1472. Bruce Carpenter 2002 178-338 2,953 53 71 3,0243. Greg Preston 2009 173-297 2,610 68 248 2,8584. Jake Goettl 1997 164-248 2,504 62 159 2,6635. Drew Aber 2005 153-260 2,388 37 202 2,5906. Brian Wrobel 2003 137-257 2,256 97 156 2,4127. Jake Goettl 1996 137-261 2,314 47 -6 2,3088. Jason Mitchell 1990 137-298 2,306 107 -18 2,2889. Steve Speer 1983 153-311 2,187 69 -28 2,15910. Jake Goettl 1998 111-212 1,817 99 252 2,06911. Davis Usgaard 1965 102-191 1,283 64 720 2,00312. Steve Speer 1982 162-338 2,001 69 -2 1,99913. Colby Vogt 1993 152-305 2,111 61 -170 1,94114. Brian Wrobel 2004 100-175 1,693 62 240 1,93315. Rich Ernst 1974 107-176 1,617 83 131 1,74816. Greg Preston 2008 141-249 1,622 46 113 1,73517. Jason Mitchell 1987 152-292 1,568 119 164 1,73218. Andy Nett 2000 120-224 1,835 52 -122 1,71319. Ryan Eversman 2004 106-195 1,768 27 -69 1,69920. Dave Ludy 1994 0-0 0 243 1,692 1,692

300 Total Yard GamesRk Name Pass Yards Rush Yards Total1. Steve Speer, 1982 vs. MSU Moorhead 448 0 4482. Jake Goettl, 1997 vs. Minnesota Duluth 432 12 4353. Brian Wrobel, 2004 vs. Bemidji State 363 66 4294. Drew Aber, 2005 vs. Bemidji State 390 33 4235. Davis Usgaard, 1965 vs. Elmhurst, IL 389 33 4226. Jake Goettl, 1997 vs. Minnesota-Morris 367 30 3977. Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Minnesota Duluth 309 66 3758. Greg Preston, 2009 vs. Augustana, SD 325 47 3729. Greg Preston, 2009 vs. Upper Iowa 350 1 35110. Jake Goettl, 1996 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 339 9 34811. Evan Aber, 2010 vs. Upper Iowa 347 -2 34512. Drew Aber, 2005 vs. Western New Mexico 345 -2 343 Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 343 0 34314. Jake Goettl, 1996 vs. Northern State 336 0 33615. Bruce Carpenter, 2000 vs. MSU Moorhead 313 15 32816. Drew Aber, 2007 vs. Bemidji State 302 25 32717. Drew Aber, 2005 vs. MSU Moorhead 311 14 32518. Drew Aber, 2007 vs. MSU Moorhead 319 5 324 Bruce Carpenter, 2002 vs. Emporia State, KS 333 -9 32420. Greg Preston, 2008 vs. Minnesota State 297 25 322 Jake Goettl, 1996 vs. Bemidji State 227 45 32222. Ryan Eversman, 2004 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 322 -3 31923. Greg Preston, 2009 vs. Minnesota State 278 40 318 Jason Mitchell, 1987 vs. Southwest State 318 0 31825. Brian Wrobel, 2003 vs. North Dakota 305 12 31726. Brian Wrobel, 2002 vs. Northern State 311 1 312 Jake Goettl, 1997 vs. Quincy, IL 328 -16 31228. Jake Goettl, 1998 vs. Ferris State, MI 255 56 31129. Andy Nett, 2000 vs. Minnesota Morris 333 -23 31030. Steve Speer, 1982 vs. Northern State 309 0 30931. Ryan Eversman, 2004 vs. MSU Moorhead 307 0 307 Bruce Carpenter, 1999 vs. Minnesota Duluth 267 40 307

33. Drew Aber, 2007 vs. South Dakota 300 6 30634. Drew Aber, 2007 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 271 35 305 Brian Wrobel, 2003 vs. Truman State, MO 291 14 30536. Drew Aber, 2007 vs. Michigan Tech 289 15 30437. Jake Goettl, 1996 vs. Quincy, IL 329 -26 30338. Drew Aber, 2007 vs. Upper Iowa 299 2 301 Scott Moses, 1985 vs. Hamline 294 7 30140. Brian Wrobel, 2004 vs. Northern State 257 43 300 Bruce Carpenter, 2001 vs. Minnesota Duluth 293 7 300

All-Purpose YardsCareerRk Name Seasons Rush Rec. Kickoff Punt Total1. Kevin Curtin 2000-03 3,864 698 2,052 1,201 7,8342. Dave Ludy 1991-94 3,544 927 2,812 34 7,3173. Carson Walch 1996-99 1,759 653 1,592 822 4,8264. Chris Samp 2001-04 7 4,464 0 0 4,4715. Curtis Dewberry 2009-11 985 825 1,814 489 4,1136. Rayon Simmons 2009 - 3,508 427 0 0 3,9357. Alex Wiese 2004-07 3,004 756 1 9 3,7708. Tim Hanson 1990-93 62 2,411 1,020 62 3,5559. Travis Walch 1994-97 1,673 974 669 174 3,49010. Jeff Dobbertin 1999-02 26 2,734 551 1 3,31211. Brian Hynes 2001-05 16 3,061 60 0 3,13812. Mark Ballwanz 1981-84 2,285 390 460 0 3,13513. Bo Jackson 1972-75 917 544 1,404 278 3,13414. Matt Brandt 1993-96 2,366 210 412 95 3,08315. Randy Spring 2005-08 1,720 243 639 401 3,00316. Scott Peters 2004-07 -4 2,903 0 0 2,89917. Chad Fitzsimmons 1995-98 36 2,631 0 0 2,66718. Pete Brown 1985-88 608 415 1,259 371 2,65319. Adam Lilla 1999-02 0 2,499 135 0 2,63420. Matt Juaire 1997-99 -3 2,156 296 27 2,476

SeasonRk Name Season Rush Rec. Kickoff Punt Total1. Kevin Curtin 2000 860 314 759 388 2,3212. Dave Ludy 1994 1,553 153 568 0 2,2743. Kevin Curtin 2002 1,059 157 595 430 2,2414. Dave Ludy 1993 1,075 285 856 0 2,2165. Travis Walch 1997 1,103 534 272 128 2,0376. Matt Brandt 1996 1,461 192 356 0 2,0097. Carson Walch 1998 585 322 577 478 1,9628. Carson Walch 1999 852 155 513 295 1,8159. Alex Wiese 2007 1,458 340 0 0 1,79810. Dave Ludy 1992 737 166 881 0 1,78411. Kevin Curtin 2001 1,028 112 381 168 1,68912. Chris Samp 2004 7 1,588 0 0 1,59513. Kevin Curtin 2003 917 115 317 234 1,58314. Curtis Dewberry 2011 400 273 197 608 1,47815. Rayon Simmons 2011 1,326 148 0 0 1,47416. Curtis Dewberry 2010 327 297 593 245 1,46217. Brian Hynes 2005 6 1,421 13 0 1,44018. Randy Springs 2008 1,086 202 105 6 1,39919. Mark Ballwanz 1984 1,084 172 135 0 1,39120. Pete Brown 1988 362 292 544 185 1,383

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WINONA STATE KICKING RECORDSPuntsCareerRk Name Seasons Punts1. Paul Swanson 1968-72 2712. Tom Pohlman 1984-87 1983. Mike Johnson 1977-81 179

SeasonRk Name Season Punts1. Tom Pohlamn 1986 812. Paul Swanson 1972 743. Paul Swanson 1971 734. Mike Salerno 2006 715. Paul Swanson 1970 68

GameRk Name Punts1. Paul Swanson, 1970 vs. Michigan Tech 122. Tom Pohlman, 1986 vs. Bemidji State 11 Mike Johnson, 1980 vs. Moorhead State 114. Mike Salerno, 2006 vs. Bemidji State 10 Jason Young, 1995 vs. Southwest State 10 Jason Becker, 1992 vs. Bemidji State 10

Punting AverageCareerRk Name Seasons Avg1. Mike Salerno 2005-06 38.92. Ryan Schneider 1996-99 38.63. Jeff Ratner 1976-77 38.04. Geoff Biltgen 1974-76 37.55. Vincent Meyer 1977-78 37.46. Cullen Fahey 2008-11 36.6 Jason Young 1992-95 36.68. Jason Becker 1991-94 36.29. Travis Walch 1994-97 35.110. Paul Swanson 1968-72 34.0

SeasonRk Name Season Avg1. Ryan Schneider 1999 44.62. Mike Salerno 2006 40.53. Jeff Ratner 1977 40.14. Paul Swanson 1972 39.95. Ryan Schneider 1998 39.56. Ryan Walch 2001 39.47. Geoff Biltgen 1976 39.28. Tom Sawyer 1979 39.19. Jason Becker 1994 39.010. Jason Young 1993 38.5

Longest PuntRk Name Yards1. Jeff Ratner, 1977 vs. Southwest State 802. Mike Salerno, 2005 vs. Emporia State, KS 753. Jason Young, 1995 vs. Minnesota-Morris 724. Ryan Schneider, 1999 vs. Minnesota-Morris 68 Jeff Ratner, 1977 vs. Moorhead State 686. Mike Johnson, 1981 vs. Moorhead State 677. Paul Swanson, 1972 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 668. Cullen Fahey, 2008 vs. Minnesota State 65 Mike Salerno, 2006 vs. MSU Moorhead 65 Ryan Schneider, 1999 vs. Minnesota Duluth 65

Field Goals MadeCareerRk Name Seasons FG1. Steve Opgenorth 2000-03 452. Mike Salerno 2005-06 243. Derek Johnson 1997-99 234. Jason Young 1992-95 225. Thomas Kinney 2010-11 196. Ryan Abbott 2005-08 157. Cullen Fahey 2008-11 9 Billy Emanuel 2009-10 9 Rollie Tust 1924-25 910. Eric Krause 2004 8

SeasonRk Name Season FG1. Steve Opgenorth 2000 132. Mike Salerno 2006 123. Mike Salerno 2005 11 Steve Opgenorth 2003 11 Steve Opgenorth 2001 116. Thomas Kinney 2010 10 Ryan Abbott 2007 10 Steve Opgenorth 2002 109. Thomas Kinney 2011 9 Billy Emanuel 2009 9 Derek Johnson 1998 9 Jason Young 1993 9

GameRk Name FG1. Billy Emanuel, 2009 vs. Upper Iowa 4 Ryan Abbott, 2008 vs. Augustana, SD 4 Mike Salerno, 2006 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 44. Thomas Kinney, 2010 vs. Minnesota State 3 Cullen Fahey, 2008 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 3 Steve Opgenorth, 2002 vs. Bemidji State 3 Steve Opgenorth, 2001 vs. Wayne State, NE 3 Jason Young, 1995 vs. Southwest State 39. 37 times, most recently 2 Thomas Kinney, 2011 vs. Wayne State

Field Goals AttemptedCareerRk Name Seasons FG1. Steve Opgenorth 2000-03 702. Derek Johnson 1997-99 453. Mike Salerno 2005-06 384. Jason Young 1992-95 325. Thomas Kinney 2010-11 306. Ryan Abbott 2007-08 217. Cullen Fahey 2008-11 188. Eric Kraus 2004 169. Brad Schmidt 1979-82 1110. Billy Emanuel 2009-10 10 Andy Wellemson 1984-87 10 Mark Juaire 1983-84 10

Longest Field Goal MadeCareerRk Name Yards1. Cullen Fahey, 2008 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 472. Derek Johnson, 1997 vs. Mayville State 463. Thomas Kinney, 2011 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 454. Thomas Kinney, 2011 vs. Mary 44 Cullen Fahey, 2008 vs. Northern State 44 Jason Young, 1995 vs. Northern Iowa 447. Thomas Kinney, 2010 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 43 Mike Salerno, 2005 vs. MSU Moorhead 43 Derek Johnson, 1999 vs. Minnesota Duluth 43 Jason Young, 1993 vs. Bemidji State 4311. Ryan Abbott, 2007 vs. Wayne State, NE 42 Steve Opgenorth, 2001 vs. Southwest State 42 Steve Opgenorth, 2000 vs. Minnesota-Morris 42 Derek Johnson, 1999 vs. Southwest State 4215. Steve Opgenorth, 2001 vs. Bemidji State 41 Derek Johnson, 1999 vs. Southwest State 41 Derek Johnson, 1998 vs. Southwest State 41 Jason Young, 1993 vs. Moorhead State 41

Extra Points MadeCareerRk Name Seasons XP1. Steve Opgenorth 2000-03 1862. Derek Johnson 1997-99 1283. Thomas Kinney 2010-11 79 Mike Salerno 2005-06 795. Jason Young 1992-95 626. Ryan Abbott 2005-08 577. Eric Kraus 2004 488. Cullen Fahey 2008-11 439. Steve Krob 1967-70 4210. Bob Bestul 1973-76 40 Mark Juaire 1983-84 3812. Art Andrejeck 1938-39 1613. Billy Emanuel 2009-10 1514. Steve Maus 1991-92 1415. Andy Wellumson 1984-87 13

SeasonRk Name Season XP1. Steve Opgenorth 2002 53 Steve Opgenorth 2001 533. Mike Salerno 2005 50 Steve Opgenorth 2003 50 Derek Johnson 1997 506. Eric Kraus 2004 487. Ryan Abbott 2007 438. Thomas Kinney 2011 41 Derek Johnson 1999 4110. Thomas Kinney 2010 3811. Derek Johnson 1998 3712. Steve Opgenorth 2000 3013. Mike Salerno 2006 2914. Jason Young 1993 24 Mark Juaire 1983 24

GameRk Name XP1. Steve Opgenorth, 2001 vs. Minnesota-Morris 122. Mike Salerno, 2005 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 10 Steve Opgenorth, 2001 vs. Northern State 104. Thomas Kinney, 2011 vs. Upper Iowa 9 Jason Young, 1994 vs. Bemidji State 96. Ryan Abbott, 2007 vs. Wayne State, NE 87. 14 times, most recently 7 Thomas Kinney, 2011 vs. Concordia-St. Paul

Extra Points AttemptedCareerRk Name Seasons XP1. Steve Opgenorth 2000-03 2082. Derek Johnson 1997-99 1413. Thomas Kinney 2010-11 884. Mike Salerno 2005-06 815. Jason Young 1992-95 766. Ryan Abbott 2005-08 687. Steve Krob 1967-70 628. Eric Kraus 2004 569. Bob Bestul 1973-74 55

SeasonRk Name Season XP1. Steve Opgenorth 2002 612. Steve Opgenorth 2001 593. Eric Kraus 2004 56 Steve Opgenorth 2003 565. Derek Johnson 1997 536. Mike Salerno 2005 527. Ryan Abbott 2007 518. Thomas Kinney 2011 46 Derek Johnson 1999 4610. Thomas Kinney 2010 42 Derek Johnson 1998 4212. Steve Opgenorth 2000 3213. Mark Juaire 1983 30 Bob Bestul 1973 3015. Mike Salerno 2006 29

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WINONA STATE SCORING RECORDSPointsCareer TD EP1 EP2 FG Pts1. Dave Lundy 1991-94 53 0 3 0 3242. Steve Opgenorth 2000-03 0 186 1 45 3233. Chris Stamp 2001-04 53 0 1 0 3204. Alex Wiese 2004-07 45 0 2 0 2745. Travis Walch 1994-97 43 0 4 0 2666. Kevin Curtin 2000-03 43 0 0 0 2587. Rayon Simmons 2009 - 40 0 0 0 2408. Derek Johnson 1997-99 0 128 0 23 1979. Carson Walch 1996-99 31 0 5 0 19610. Scott Peters 2004-07 32 0 0 0 19211. Adam Lilla 1999-2002 30 0 1 0 18212. Brian Hynes 2001-05 30 0 0 0 180 Jeff Dobbertin 1999-02 29 0 3 0 18014. Art Kern 1928-31# 28 7 0 0 17515. Matt Juaire 1996-99 28 0 1 0 17016. Andrew Verbancouer 05-08 28 0 0 0 168 Matt Brandt 1993-96 26 0 6 0 16818. Chad Fitzsimmons 1995-98 27 0 1 0 16419. Mark Ballwanz 1981-84 27 0 0 0 16220. Mike Salerno 2005-06 0 79 0 24 153#Art Kern actually played five years of football for Winona State from 1928-1932. He scored four touchdowns (24 points) in his fifth year, bring-ing his five-year total to 199. Since now four years is the limit for eligibility, Kern’s fifth-year points were not counted in his career total.

Season TD EP1 EP2 FG Pts1. Travis Walch, 1997 30 0 1 0 1822. Dave Lundy, 1994 22 0 2 0 1363. Chris Samp, 2004 22 0 1 0 1344. Alex Wiese, 2007 21 0 1 0 1285. Andrew Verbancour, 2008 21 0 0 0 1266. Matt Brandt, 1996 18 0 5 0 1187. Dave Ludy, 1993 17 0 1 0 1048. Brian Hynes, 2005 17 0 0 0 102 Chris Samp, 2003 17 0 0 0 102 Adam Lilla, 2001 17 0 0 0 10211. Rayon Simmons, 2011 16 0 0 0 9612. Carson Walch, 1999 15 0 1 0 9213. Rayon Simmons, 2009 15 0 0 0 90 Kevin Curtin, 2002 15 0 0 0 9015. Steve Opgenorth, 2003 0 50 1 11 8516. Dan Schumacher, 1990 14 0 0 0 8417. Mike Salerno, 2005 0 50 0 11 83 Steve Opgenorth, 2002 0 53 0 10 8319. Steve Opgenorth, 2001 0 49 0 11 8220. Ryan Abbott, 2007 1 43 0 10 79

GameRk Name Pts1. Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Quincy, IL 362. Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 323. Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 30 Rayon Simmons, 2010 vs. Southwest Minn. St. 30 Carson Walch, 1999 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 30 Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Minnesota Duluth 30 Pete Brown, 1988 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 308. Matt Brandt, 1996 vs. Minnesota-Morris 26 Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Nebraska-Kearney 26 Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Minnesota-Morris 26 Art Kern, 1929 vs. Red Wing High School 2612. Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Mary 24 Andrew Verbancouer, 2008 vs. Minnesota State 24 Alex Wiese, 2006 vs.Wayne State, NE 24 Chris Samp, 2004 vs. Northern State 24 Chris Samp, 2003 vs. Northern State 24 David Cruz, 2003 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 24 Kevin Curtin, 2002 vs. Minnesota-Morris 24 Adam Lilla, 2001 vs. Northern State 24 Jeff Dobbertin, 2001 vs. Minnesota-Morris 24 Ryan Walch, 1999 vs. Wayne State, NE 24 Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Southwest State 24

Kicking PointsCareer EP FG Pts1. Steve Opgenorth, 2000-03 186 45 3212. Derek Johnson, 1997-99 128 23 1973. Mike Salerno, 2005-06 79 24 1534. Thomas Kinney, 2010-11 79 19 1365. Jason Young, 1992-95 62 22 1286. Ryan Abbott, 2005-08 57 15 1017. Bob Bestul, 1973-76 77 4 898. Eric Kraus, 2004 48 8 729. Cullen Fahey, 2008-09 44 9 7110. Steve Krob, 1967-70 42 4 54

Season EP FG Pts1. Mike Salerno, 2005 50 11 83 Steve Opgenorth, 2003 50 11 83 Steve Opgenorth, 2002 53 10 834. Steve Opgenorth, 2001 49 11 825. Derek Johnson, 1997 50 8 746. Ryan Abbott, 2007 43 10 737. Eric Kraus, 2004 48 8 728. Steve Opgenorth, 2000 30 13 699. Thomas Kinney, 2011 41 9 68 Thomas Kinney, 2010 38 10 68 Mike Salerno, 2006 29 13 68

Game Rk Name Pts1. Billy Emanuel, 2009 vs. Upper Iowa (4FG, 4XP) 162. Ryan Abbott, 2008 vs. Augustana, SD (4FG, 3XP) 153. Mike Salerno, 2006 vs. SW Minn. St. (4FG, 2XP) 144. Thomas Kinney, 2010 vs. Minnesota State (3FG, 4XP) 13 Cullen Fahey, 2008 vs. Concordia-St. Paul (3FG, 4XP) 13 Mike Salerno, 2005 vs. Minn., Crookston (1 FG, 10 XP) 13 Steve Opgenorth, 2001 vs. Wayne State (3FG, 4XP) 138. Thomas Kinney, 2011 vs. Upper Iowa (1 FG, 9 XP) 12 Mike Salerno, 2006 vs. Upper Iowa (2FG, 6XP) 12 Mike Salerno, 2006 vs. MSU Moorhead (2FG, 6XP) 12 Eric Kraus, 2004 vs. Northern State (2FG, 6XP) 12 Eric Kraus, 2004 vs. Truman State (2FG, 6XP) 12 Steve Opgenorth, 2001 vs. Minnesota-Morris (12XP) 12 Derek Johnson, 1997 vs. Mayville State (2FG, 6XP) 12

Touchdowns ScoredCareerRk Name Seasons TD1. Chris Samp 2002-04 53 Dave Ludy 1991-94 533. Alex Wiese 2004-07 454. Kevin Curtin 2000-03 43 Travis Walch 1994-97 436. Rayon Simmons 2009 - 407. Scott Peters 2004-07 328. Carson Walch 1995-99 319. Brian Hynes 2001-05 30 Adam Lilla 1999-02 3011. Jeff Dobbertin 1999-02 2912. Andrew Verbancouer 2005-08 28 Matt Juaire 1996-99 28 Mark Ballwanz 1981-84 28 Art Kern# 1928-31 2816. Chad Fitzsimmons 1995-98 2717. Matt Brandt 1993-96 2618. Ryan Walch 1998-01 23 Dan Schumacher 1987-90 2320. David Cruz 2001-04 22# Art Kern played a fifth year, scoring four more touchdowns for a five-year total of 32 TDs.

SeasonRk Name Season TD1. Travis Walch 1997 302. Chris Samp 2004 22 Dave Ludy 1994 224. Andrew Verbancouer 2008 21 Alex Wiese 2007 216. Matt Brandt 1996 187. Brian Hynes 2005 17 Chris Samp 2003 17 Adam Lilla 2001 17 Dave Ludy 1993 1711. Rayon Simmons 2011 1612. Rayon Simmons 2009 15 Kevin Curtin 2002 15 Carson Walch 1999 1515. Dan Schumacher 1990 1416. Scott Peters 2007 13 Matt Juaire 1999 1318. Derek Malone 2005 11 Chris Samp 2002 11 Jeff Dobbertin 2001 11 Matt Juaire 1998 11 Carson Walch 1998 11 Chad Fitzsimmons 1997 11 Mark Ballwanz 1984 11

GameRk Name TD1. Travis Walch, 1997 vs. Quincy, IL 62. Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 5 Rayon Simmons, 2010 vs. Southwest Minnesota St. 5 Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 5 Carson Walch, 1999 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 5 Travis Walch, 1999 vs. Minnesota Duluth 5 Pete Brown, 1988 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 57. 15 times, most recently, 4 Rayon Simmons, 2011 vs. Mary

WSU Hall of Fame member Travis Walch set a WSU single-season re-cord with 30 touchdowns scored during the 1997 season. He also holds the school record with six touchdowns scored against Quincy in 1997.

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WINONA STATE DEFENSIVE RECORDSInterceptionsCareerRk Name Seasons Int1. Nate Gruber 1991-94 252. Nick Jaeger 2000-03 203. Luke Lokanc 2002-05 19 Rick Starzecki 1966-69 195. Bryan Schroeder 1987-90 186. Travis Welch 1998-00 167. Steven Koehler 2000-03 15 Jamey Hutchinson 1995-98 159. Jay Aamodt 1981-84 12 Randy Gronert 1968-70 12

SeasonRk Name Season Int1. Jamey Hutchinson 1997 112. Doug Smart 1986 103. Bryan Schroeder 1990 94. Travis Welch 1998 8 Nate Gruber 1993 8 Jim Bzoskie 1987 87. Nick Jaeger 2001 7 Nick Jaeger 2000 7 Mike Slomczewski 1999 710. Lucas Wolf 2008 6 Luke Lokanc 2005 6 Steve Koehler 2001 6 Nate Gruber 1992 6 Nate Gruber 1991 6 Bryon Schroeder 1989 6 Jay Aamodt 1982 6 Randy Gronert 1968 6 Rick Starzecki 1967 6

GameRk Name Int1. Doug Smart, 1986 vs. St. Ambrose, IA 42. Kenzie Yewman, 2006 vs. Upper Iowa 3 Luke Lokanc, 2005 vs. MSU Moorhead 3 Deric Sieck, 2001 vs. Northern State 3 Jamey Hutchinson, 1997 vs. Southwest State 3 Mike Usgaard, 1994 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 3 Rob Illies, 1990 vs. Minnesota-Morris 3 Bryan Schroeder, 1990 vs. Minnesota-Morris 3 Rick Starzecki, 1967 vs. Mankato State 3 Rick Starzecki, 1966 vs. Moorhead State 3

Interceptions Return YardageCareerRk Name Seasons Yards1. Luke Lokanc 2002-05 3192. Nate Gruber 1991-94 2753. Dennis Hayes 1991-94 2614. Rick Starzecki 1966-69 2365. Jamey Hutchinson 1995-98 2156. Jim Bzoskie 1986-88 2077. Travis Welch 1998-00 2058. Steve Kohler 2000-03 1829. Lucas Wolf 2009-11 16410. Jim Dybevick 1968-69 160

SeasonRk Name Season Yards1. Lucas Wolf 2008 1342. Travis Welch 1998 1323. Luke Lokanc 2004 1264. Jamey Hutchinson 1997 1255. Jim Bzoskie 1987 120 Jim Dybevick 1969 1207. Dennis Hayes 1992 112 Michael Werden 1977 1129. Nate Gruber 1993 11010. Bryan Schroeder 1989 108

GameRk Name Yards1. Luke Lokanc, 2004 vs. Truman State, MO 992. Larry Anderson, 1965 vs. Wisconsin-Platteville 903. LaVerne Pieper, 1964 vs. Northland, WI 884. Lucas Wolf, 2008 vs. Augustana, SD 865. Ron LaGros, 1959 vs. Moorhead State 826. Jim Dybevick, 1969 vs. UI-Chicago Circle 807. Jesse Isom, 2000 vs. Minnesota Duluth 78 Dennis Hayes, 1992 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 789. Kenzie Yewman, 2006 vs. Upper Iowa 77 Dennis Hayes, 1994 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 77 Joe Yantes, 1946 vs. St. Cloud State 77

SacksCareerRk Name Seasons Sacks1. Derek Chance 1997-00 31.52. Jon Bussewitz 1997-00 28.53. Troy Tonsager 1984-87 27.04. Wayne Wicka 1988-91 24.05. Ty Breitlow 2000-03 21.06. Tony Tripicchio 1984-87 19.57. Steve Kosidowski 1984-86 18.08. Seth Becker 1995-98 17.59. David Braun 2005-07 15.010. Ben Turnquist 2001-04 13.011. Jim Stanek 2001-04 12.512. Matt Wayne 2001-03 11.5 Jeff Gusmundson 1991-93 11.514. John Tackmann 2003-06 11.015. Matt Kaderly 2008-11 10.0 Ryan Rothwell 2006-09 10.017. Harold Mathews 1991-93 9.518. Sean Jensen 1992-95 9.0 Lewis Johnson 2009 - 8.520. Johns Stapleton 1998-01 8.0 Dave Hope 1985 8.0 Alan Penheiter 1990-92 8.0

SeasonRk Name Season Sacks1. Derek Chance 1998 12.52. Jon Bussewitz 2000 12.03. Seth Becker 1998 11.0 Troy Tonsager 1987 11.05. Wayne Wicka 1990 10.0 Steve Kosidowski 1986 10.07. Derek Chance 1999 9.58. David Braun 2005 8.0 Dave Hope 1985 8.010. Derek Chance 2000 7.5 Wayne Wicka 1989 7.5 Tony Tripicchio 1986 7.513. Ben Turnquist 2004 7.0 Ty Breitlow 2003 7.0 Jon Bussewitz 1997 7.0 Jeff Gudmundson 1993 7.017. Seth Becker 1997 6.518. John Tackmann 2006 6.0 Ty Breitlow 2002 6.0 Ty Breitlow 2001 6.0 Troy Tonsager 1986 6.0 Troy Tonsager 1985 6.0 Steve Kosidowski 1985 6.0 Tony Tripicchio 1985 6.0

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WINONA STATE RETURN RECORDSKickoffs ReturnedCareerRk Name Seasons KR1. Dave Ludy 1991-94 952. Kevin Curtin 2000-03 843. Curtis Dewberry 2009-11 794. Carey Rottman 2005-08 685. Bo Jackson 1972-75 676. Carson Walch 1996-99 637. Pete Brown 1985-88 608. Rick Williams 1976-79 509. Tim Hanson 1990-93 47

SeasonRk Name Season KR1. Bob Jackson 1973 302. Dave Ludy 1993 293. Curtis Dewberry 2011 284. Rick Williams 1979 275. Curtis Dewberry 2010 26 Kevin Curtin 2002 267. Curtis Dewberry 2009 25 Kevin Curtin 2000 25 Carson Walch 1998 25 Dave Ludy 1992 25 Dan Eickhoff 1985 25

GameRk Name KR1. Carey Rottman, 2006 vs. North Dakota 8 Bo Jackson, 1973 vs. South Dakota 83. Curtis Dewberry, 2010 vs. Minnesota Duluth 7 Curtis Dewberry, 2009 vs. Wayne State, NE 7 Carey Rottman, 2007 vs. North Dakota 7 Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Northern Iowa 7 Dean Baldwin, 1988 vs. Grand Valley State 7 Greg Hanson, 1981 vs. Minnesota Duluth 78. Carey Rottman, 2005 vs. Western New Mexico 6 Bounthavy Khamratthanome, 2004 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 6 Kevin Curtin, 2002 vs. Minnesota Duluth 6 Dave Ludy, 1993 vs. Central State, OH 6 Tim Hanson, 1991 vs. Minnesota-Morris 6

Kickoff Return YardageCareerRk Name Seasons Yards1. Dave Ludy 1991-94 2,8122. Kevin Curtin 2000-03 2,0523. Curtis Dewberry 2009 - 1,8144. Carson Walch 1996-99 1,5925. Bo Jackson 1972-75 1,4046. Pete Brown 1985-88 1,2597. Carey Rottman 2005-08 1,1598. Dan Eickhoff 1985-88 1,0639. Tim Hanson 1990-93 1,02010. Rick Williams 1976-79 98811. Greg Hanson 1981-83 97912. Travis Walch 1994-97 66913. Ron Fuglestad 1966-70 64114. Randy Spring 2005-08 63915. Jeff Dobbertin 1999-02 551

SeasonRk Name Season Yards1. Dave Ludy 1992 8812. Dave Ludy 1993 8563. Kevin Curtin 2000 7594. Curtis Dewberry 2009 6135. Curtis Dewberry 2011 6086. Kevin Curtin 2002 5957. Curtis Dewberry 2010 5938. Bo Jackson 1973 5909. Carson Walch 1998 57710. Dave Ludy 1994 56811. Pete Brown 1988 54412. Rick Williams 1979 51913. Carson Walch 1999 51314. Dave Ludy 1991 50715. Dan Eickhoff 1985 495

GameRk Name Yards1. Greg Hanson, 1981 vs. Minnesota Duluth 2312. Curtis Dewberry, 2009 vs. Wayne State, NE 2283. Dean Baldwin, 1988 vs. Grand Valley State 2054. Dave Ludy, 1991 vs. Northern State 1995. Dave Ludy, 1993 vs. Central State, OH 1826. Kevin Curtin, 2000 vs. Minnesota Duluth 1677. Dave Ludy, 1992 vs. Moorhead State 1588. Anthony Buckner, 2007 vs. Michigan Tech 1529. Kevin Curtin, 2000 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 15010. Curtis Dewberry, 2009 vs. Southwest Minnesota St. 14811. Larry Wright, 1976 vs. Minnesota-Morris 13712. Bo Jackson, 1973 vs. South Dakota 13513. Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Northern Iowa 12814. Dave Ludy, 1992 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 12715. Carey Rottman, 2006 vs. North Dakota 125 Dave Ludy, 1994 vs. Nebraska-Kearney 12517. Dave Ludy, 1993 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 12418. Bounthavy Khamratthanome, 2004 vs. Southwest St. 122 Carson Walch, 1999 vs. Central Missouri 122 Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Minnesota Duluth 122

Punts ReturnedCareerRk Name Seasons PR1. Kevin Curtin 2000-03 772. Carson Walch 1995-99 623. Nate Gruber 1991-94 584. Pete Brown 1985-88 545. Bo Jackson 1972-75 506. Reggie Johnson 1981-83 497. Randy Spring 2005-08 458. Curtis Dewberry 2009-11 379. David Cruz 2001-04 3310. Terry Baker 1985-87 28

SeasonRk Name Season PR1. Carson Walch 1998 312. Nate Gruber 1992 283. Pete Brown 1988 274. Anthony Buckner 2007 24 Carson Walch 1999 24 Reggie Johnson 1983 247. Randy Spring 2006 22 Kevin Curtin 2000 229. Kevin Curtin 2003 2110. Curtis Dewberry 2011 19 Randy Spring 2005 19 Kevin Curtin 2002 19 Bo Jackson 1975 1914. David Cruz 2004 18 Nate Gruber 1993 18 Reggie Johnson 1982 1817. Terry Baker 1986 1718. Kevin Curtin 2001 1519. Eric Swan 2008 14 Todd Shepard 1980 14

GameRk Name PR1. Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Wayne State, NE 72. Kevin Curtin, 2001 vs. Southwest State 6 Carson Walch, 1999 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 6 Todd Shepard, 1980 vs. St. Cloud State 6 Terry Baker, 1986 vs. Bemidji State 66. Anthony Buckner, 2007 vs. Upper Iowa 5 Randy Spring, 2005 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 5 Shawn Cunningham, 2005 vs. Truman State, MO 5 Bounthavy Khamratthanome, 2004 vs. UM, Crookston 5 Kevin Curtin, 2003 vs. North Dakota State 5 Dave Cruz, 2001 vs. Minnesota-Morris 5 Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 5 Nate Gruber, 1992 vs. Moorhead State 5 Bo Jackson, 1973 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 5 Bob Welch, 1959 vs. Moorhead State 5

Punts Return YardageCareerRk Name Seasons Yards1. Kevin Curtin 2000-03 1,2202. Carson Walch 1996-99 8223. Nate Gruber 1991-94 6044. Curtis Dewberry 2009-11 4895. Randy Spring 2005-08 4016. Pete Brown 1985-88 3717. David Cruz 2000-04 3388. Reggie Johnson 1981-83 3289. Bob Jackson 1972-75 27810. Terry Baker 1985-87 225

SeasonRk Name Season Yards1. Carson Walch 1998 4782. Kevin Curtin 2002 4303. Kevin Curtin 2000 3884. Carson Walch 1999 2955. Nate Gruber 1992 2486. Curtis Dewberry 2010 2457. Kevin Curtin 2003 2348. Randy Spring 2006 2119. Curtis Dewberry 2011 19710. Anthony Buckner 2007 19511. Terry Baker 1986 19012. Pete Brown 1988 18513. Nate Gruber 1994 18214. David Cruz 2004 18015. Randy Spring 2005 174 Nate Gruber 1993 174

GameRk Name Yards1. Kevin Curtin, 2000 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 1252. Kevin Curtin, 2002 vs. Wayne State, NE 1243. Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Wayne State, NE 1134. Kevin Curtin, 2001 vs. Southwest State 945. Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Minnesota-Morris 906. Curtis Dewberry, 2010 vs. Minnesota State 847. Kevin Curtin, 2002 vs. MSU Moorhead 828. Kevin Curtin, 2000 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 819. Terry Baker, 1986 vs. Southwest State 8010. David Cruz, 2003 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 7911. Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 78 Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Minnesota Duluth 7813. Curtis Dewberry, 2011 vs. MSU Moorhead 7714. Kevin Curtin, 2003 vs. Missouri Western 7615. Carson Walch, 1999 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 75 Lyle Cline, 1960 vs. Bemidji State 7517. Jerry Grebin, 1953 vs. Mankato State 7018. Randy Spring, 2005 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 6819. Anthony Buckner, 2007 vs. Upper Iowa 67 Kevin Curtin, 2002 vs. Minnesota-Morris 67

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

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WINONA STATE LONGEST PLAYSLongest Scoring Runs From ScrimmageRk Name Yds1. Tim Hanson, 1993 vs. Northern State 932. Roger Leonhardt, 1961 vs. Wisconsin-River Falls 923. Vernon Risty, 1931 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 874. Bill Price, 1965 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 855. Alex Wiese, 2007 vs. Wayne State, NE 826. Dave Ludy, 1993 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 80 Jerry Grebin, 1954 vs. Bemidji State 80 Eddie Spencer, 1938 vs. Aberdeen (Northern State) 809. Rayon Simmons, 2009 vs. Northern State 76 Dave Ludy, 1993 vs. Moorhead State 76 Roger Leonhardt, 1963 vs. Michigan Tech 7612. Eric Williams, 2001 vs. Northern State 75 George Waterman, 1964 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 75 Harry Meyers, 1927 vs. Mankato State 7515. Art Kern, 1931 vs. Waldorf JC 7416. Buzz Walsh, 1965 vs. Elmhurst 73 Buzz Walsh, 1965 vs. Moorhead State 7318. Jerry Grebin, 1954 vs. Saint Mary’s 7219. Bob Welch, 1957 vs. St. Cloud State 7120. Trevor Narum, 1998 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 70 Roger Leonhardt, 1961 vs. Michigan Tech 70 Jerry Grebin, 1954 vs. Saint Mary’s 70 Wilbur Winbald, 1946 vs. Minnesota Duluth 70

Longest Scoring Interception ReturnRk Name Yds1. Luke Lokanc, 2004 vs. Truman State, MO 992. Larry Anderson, 1965 vs. Wisconsin-Platteville 903. LaVerne Pieper, 1954 vs. Northland 884. Ron LaGros, 1959 vs. Moorhead State 825. Jim Dybevick, 1969 vs. UI-Chicago Circle 806. Jesse Isom, 2000 vs. Minnesota Duluth 78 Dennis Hayes, 1994 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 788. Dennis Hayes, 1994 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 77 Joe Yantes, 1946 vs. St. Cloud State 7710. Bob Wolf, 1960 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 70

Longest Scoring Kickoff ReturnRk Name Yds1. Kevin Curtin, 2000 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 100 Kevin Curtin, 2000 vs. Minnesota Duluth 1003. Dave Ludy, 1993 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse 99 Larry Wright, 1976 vs. Minnesota Morris 995. Carson Walch, 1999 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 95 Dave Ludy, 1991 vs. Northern State 95 Vic Grabau, 1953 vs. Wisconsin-River Falls 958. Carson Walch, 1998 vs. Minnesota Duluth 93 Dave Ludy, 1991 vs. Northern State 93 Bo Jackson, 1974 vs. Michigan Tech 93

Longest Scoring Punt ReturnRk Name Yds1. Curtis Dewberry, 2010 vs. Minnesota State 842. Terry Baker, 1986 vs. Southwest State 803. Curtis Dewberry, 2011 vs. MSU Moorhead 75 Lyle Cline, 1960 vs. Bemidji State 755. Nate Gruber, 1994 vs. Bemidji State 70 Jerry Grebin, 1953 vs. Mankato State 707. Kevin Curtin, 2002 vs. Minnesota-Morris 67

Longest Scoring Fumble ReturnRk Name Yds1. Derek Chance, 1997 vs. Bemidji State* 952. Jesse Isom, 2001 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 643. Jon Bussewitz, 1999 vs. Moorhead State 614. Lucas Wolf, 2009 vs. Minnesota State 545. Paul Chabura, 2001 vs. Northern State 51*NCAA Division II Record

Longest Scoring PassesRk Name Game Yds1. Adam Lills from Bruce Carpenter 2001 vs. South Dakota 932. Matt Juaire from Carson Walch 1998 vs. Ferris State, MI 923. Tim Hanson from Jason Mitchell 1990 vs. Southwest State 904. Dan Schumacher from Jason Mitchell 1990 vs. St. Francis, IL 89 Tom Von Feldt from Tom Lennon 1967 vs. Central Iowa 896. Dick Knowles from Jerry Grebin 1951 vs. Bemidji State 857. Chad Fitzsimmons from Jake Goettl 1998 vs. Northern State 84 Dan Schumacher from Jason Mitchell 1988 vs. Grand Valley 849. Tyler Speer from Evan Aber 2010 vs. Minnesota State 82 Brian Hynes from Drew Aber 2005 vs. Bemidji State 82 Chris Samp vs. Brian Wrobel 2003 vs. Truman State, MO 82 Scott Schmaltz vs. Brian Hora 1994 vs. Minnesota Duluth 8213. Bret Baumm from Scott Moses 1985 vs. Luther 8114. Travis Walch from Jake Goettl 1997 vs. Minnesota Duluth 80 Bo Jackson vs. Rich Ernst 1974 vs. Moorhead State 8016. Chris Samp from Bruce Carpenter 2002 vs. Minnesota Morris 79 John Surrency from Tom Kearly 1978 vs. Southwest State 7918. Bob Welch from Wayne Asing 1958 vs. Wisconsin-Stout 7819. Brian Hynes from Drew Aber 2005 vs. Western New Mexico 7720. Chris Samp from Brian Wrobel 2004 vs. Bemidji State 76 Jeff Dobbertin from Andy Nett 2000 vs. Northern State 76

Tyler Speer’s 82-yard scoring pass from Evan Aber against Minnesota State in 2010 was the ninth-longest scoring pass play in school history. The Warriors have had 15 pass plays of 80 yards or longer go for touchdowns.

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

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WINONA STATE TEAM RECORDSSeason Team RecordsOFFENSETotal Plays 916 2007Yards Gained 5,563 2001First Downs 266 2003Rushing Attempts 527 2003Rushing Yards 2,790 1994Rushing First Downs 124 2007Punting Average 39.5 1968Number of Punts 81 1986Passes Attempted 416 2007Passes Completed 233 2007Passing Yards 3,461 2004Touchdown Passes 36 2003Passes Intercepted 29 1991First Downs Passing 147 2004Total Points 506 2001

DEFENSEMost Yards Allowed 5,144 2007Fewest Yards Allowed 1,039 1961Most First Downs Allowed 336 2007Fewest First Downs Allowed 51 1961Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed 527 1962Fewest Passing Yards Allowed 224 1959Fewest Passes Completed 20 1959Fewest Points Allowed 7 1924Most Points Allowed 384 1996Most Interceptions 30 2001Most Forced Fumbles 49 1979Most Fumbles Recovered 23 1979, 1991

TOTAL PLAYSGame 95 vs. Wisconsin-Stout, 1972Season 916, 2007

YARDS GAINEDGame 677 vs. Upper Iowa, 2011Season 5,645, 2004

MOST FIRST DOWNSGame 31 vs. Wisconsin-Stout, 1996Season 287, 2007

RUSHING ATTEMPTSGame 63 vs. Wayne State, NE, 1999Season 527, 2003

RUSHING YARDS GAINEDGame 416 vs. Wayne State, NE, 1999Season 2,790, 1994

RUSHING FIRST DOWNSGame 21 vs. Wayne State, NE, 1999Season 124, 2007

PUNTING AVERAGEGame 49.5 vs. Augustana, 2010Season 40.5, 1999 and 2006

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

PASSES ATTEMPTEDGame 56 vs. Northern State, 1982Season 416, 2007

PASSES COMPLETEDGame 30 vs. Moorhead State, 1982Season 233, 2007

PASSING YARDSGame 463 vs. Quincy, IL, 1997Season 3,461, 2004

TOUCHDOWN PASSESGame 6 vs. Northern State, 2003Season 36, 2003

PASSES INTERCEPTEDGame 6 vs. Hillsdale, MI, 1969 6 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 1973Season 29, 1991

PASSING FIRST DOWNSGame 18 vs. Quincy, IL, 1997 18 vs. Southwest State, 1993Season 147, 2004

MOST POINTSGame 84 vs. Minnesota-Morris, 2001Season 506, 2001

LARGEST VICTORY MARGINGame 84 vs. Minnesota-Morris, 2001 (84-0)Season 138 (149-9), 1928

MOST FUMBLESGame 11 vs. Wisconsin-Stout, 1952Season 37, 1973

MOST FUMBLES LOSTGame 7 vs. Wisconsin-Stout, 1957Season 25, 1963

MOST PENALTIESGame 14 vs. Bemidji State, 1996 14 vs. Minnesota-Morris, 1991Season 94, 2001

YARDS PENALIZEDGame 141 vs. Minnesota-Morris, 1991Season 825, 1997

LONGEST UNDEFEATED STREAK17 1997-9816 1923-2614 1924-2612 1927-29

LONGEST WINNING STREAK17 1997-9814 1924-2610 2001

LONGEST LOSING STREAK12 1989-9010 1969-70

LONGEST WINLESS STREAK12 1989-9011 1950-5211 1935-36

MOST YARDS ALLOWEDGame 637 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1996Season 5,144, 2007

FEWEST YARDS ALLOWEDGame 6 vs. Wisconsin-Stout, 1961Season 1,039, 1961

MOST FIRST DOWNS ALLOWEDGame 32 vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 2005Season 270, 1996

FEWEST FIRST DOWNS ALLOWEDGame 2 vs. Minnesota-Morris, 2001 2 vs. Wisconsin-Stout, 1961 2 vs. Northland, WI, 1956Season 51, 1961

MOST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWEDGame 448 vs. Moorhead State, 1995Season 2,250, 1971

FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWEDGame -16 vs. Minnesota, Crookston, 2006Season 527, 1962

MOST RUSHING FIRST DOWNS ALLOWEDGame 29 vs. North Dakota, 2006Season 139, 1993

FEWEST RUSHING FIRST DOWNS ALLOWEDGame 0 vs. Wisconsin-River Falls, 1961Season 26, 1961

MOST PASSING YARDS ALLOWEDGame 563 vs. Southwest State, 1991Season 3,472, 2007

FEWEST PASSING YARDS ALLOWEDGame 0 vs. Wisconsin-River Falls, 1997 0 vs. Elmhurst, 1961 0 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 1961 0 vs. Mankato State, 1960 0 vs. Mankato State, 1959Season 224, 1959

MOST PASS ATTEMPTS AGAINSTGame 60 vs. Southwest State, 1991Season 487, 2007

FEWEST PASS ATTEMPTS AGAINSTGame 0 vs. Northern Illinois, 1963Season 68, 1959

MOST PASS COMPLETIONS ALLOWEDGame 36 vs. Southwest State, 1991Season 290, 2007

FEWEST PASS COMPLETIONS ALLOWEDGame 0 vs. Wisconsin-River Falls, 1997 0 vs. Elmhurst, 1961 0 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 1961 0 vs. Mankato State, 1960 0 vs. Mankato State, 1959Season 25, 1961

INTERCEPTIONSGame 7 vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 2007 7 vs. Mankato State, 1949Season 30, 2001

MOST FUMBLES CAUSEDGame 10 vs. Minnesota-Morris, 2001 10 vs. St. Cloud State, 1962 10 vs. Mankato State, 1949Season 49, 1993

MOST FUMBLES RECOVEREDGame 8 vs. St. Cloud State, 1957Season 23, 1991

MOST POINTS ALLOWEDGame 114 vs. La Crosse High School, 1917Season 384, 1996

FEWEST POINTS ALLOWEDGame 0, 98 times Last, 2006 vs. Minnesota, CrookstonSeason 7, 1924

LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAK25 Nov. 14, 1998 - Oct. 30, 2004

LONGEST HOME CONFERENCE WINNING STREAK35 Sept. 16, 2000 - Sept. 26, 2009

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WINONA STATE AWARD WINNERSChampionships

NSIC Regular Season Champions (18)

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

NSIC South Division Champions(1)

2010

Post Season Appearances

NCAA Division II Playoffs(5)

2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007

Mineral Water Bowl(2)

2000, 2002

NAIA Playoffs(1)

1993

NSIC Awards

Offensive Player of the YearLief Nelson (WR) 1983Dave Ludy (RB) 1993Dave Ludy (RB) 1994Scott Schmaltz (WR) 1995Matt Brandt (RB) 1996Travis Walch (RB) 1997Jake Goettl (QB) 1998Chris Samp (WR) 2004

Defensive Player of the YearDeric Sieck (LB) 2002Deric Sieck (LB) 2003Jim Stanek (DT) 2004John Tackmann (SS) 2005John Tackmann (SS) 2006

Defensive Newcomer of the YearRoy Kratt (DT) 2004Ryan Gerts (LB) 2011

Glen Galligan AwardJerry Grebin (RB) 1954Dave Mertes (OL) 1957Gale Sprute (LB) 1961Ray Walsh (DB) 1965Bill McNary (DT) 1968Tim Mullaney (OL) 1973Bob Stouffer (LB) 1979Reggie Johnson (RB) 1983Wayne Wicka (DE) 1991Nate Gruber (SS) 1994Bruce Carpenter (QB) 2002John Tackmann (LB) 2006Marcus Greatens (OL) 2009

Coach of the YearTom Hosier 1993Tom Sawyer 1997Tom Sawyer 2000Tom Sawyer 2001Tom Sawyer 2004

Harlon Hill Award

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

Dave Ludy 1994Travis Walch 1998Carson Walch 2000Kevin Curtin 2002Kevin Curtin 2003Chris Samp 2004Brian Hynes 2005

All-Americans

Associated PressGene Nardini (Honorable Mention OL) 1958Bruce Zellmer (Honorable Mention DB) 1960Jeff Kremer (Second Team End) 1965Rich Ernst (Honorable Mention QB) 1974Dave Ludy (First Team KR) 1992Dave Ludy (Second Team RB) 1993Dave Ludy (First Team RB) 1994Nate Gruber (Second Team DB) 1994Jame Hutchinson (First Team DB) 1997Travis Walch (Second Team RB) 1997Kevin Curtin (Second Team RB) 2002Kevin Curtin (Third Team RB) 2003Chris Samp (First Team WR) 2004Brian Hynes (Third Team WR) 2005John Tackmann (Third Team DB) 2005John Tackmann (Third Team DB) 2006

AFCAKevin Curtin (RB) 2002Kevin Curtin (RB) 2003Chris Samp (WR) 2004John Tackmann (DB) 2006

DaktronicsJamey Hutchinson (First Team DB) 1997Travis Walch (First Team RB) 1997Kevin Curtin (First Team RB) 2002Deric Sieck (First Team LB) 2002Deric Sieck (First Team LB) 2003Chris Samp (First Team WR) 2004Brian Hynes (First Team WR) 2005John Tackmann (Second Team DB) 2006Chris Zimmerman (Second Team) 2006

D2Football.comKevin Curtin (Second Team RB) 2000Kevin Curtin (First Team RB) 2002Deric Sieck (Second Team LB) 2003Chris Samp (Honorable Mention WR) 2003Brian Hynes (Second Team WR) 2005John Tackmann (Second Team DB) 2006

D2proday.comMatt Ulrich (Third Team DL) 2011

Football GazetteTravis Walch (Second Team RB) 1997Jamey Hutchinson (Third Team DB) 1997David Olson (Third Team TE) 1997Carson Walch (Third Team RB) 1998Kyle Stoffel (Honorable Mention LB) 1998Ryan Schneider (Third Team P) 1999Carson Walch (Third Team RB) 1999Travis Welch (Third Team DB) 2000Jon Bussewitz (Honorable Mention DL) 2000Kevin Curtin (Honorable Mention RB) 2001Deric Sieck (Honorable Mention LB) 2001Kevin Curtin (First Team RB) 2002Kevin Curtin (Honorable Mention RB) 2003Chris Zimmerman (Honorable Mention) 2005

Don Hansen Football GazetteDeric Sieck (First Team LB) 2002Deric Sieck (First Team LB) 2003Chris Samp (Second Team WR) 2003Ty Breitlow (Third Team DL) 2003Stephen Koehler (Third Team) 2003Chris Samp (First Team WR) 2004Nate Daniels (Second Team) 2004Jim Stanek (Honorable Mention) 2004Brian Hynes (First Team WR) 2005Nate Daniels (Second Team) 2005John Tackmann (Second Team) 2005Roy Kratt (Honorable Mention) 2005Luke Lokanc (Honorable Mention) 2005John Tackmann (First Team DB) 2006Chris Zimmerman (Second Team) 2006

USA Football.comRyan Schneider (First Team P) 1999Carson Walch (Third Team RB) 1999Andy Carr (Honorable Mention OL) 1999Derek Chance (Honorable Mention DL) 1999Matt Juaire (Honorable Mention WR) 1999Ryan Sinning (Honorable Mention OL) 1999Travis Welch (Honorable Mention DB) 1999

Successful FarmingJake Goettl (First Team QB) 1998Ryan Sinning (First Team OL) 1999

CollegeSportsReport.comChris Samp (First Team WR) 2004Luke Lokanc (Honorable Mention) 2004Brian Hynes (Third Team WR) 2005

Verizon/ESPN The MagazineAdam Lilla (First Team) 2001Roy Kratt (Second Team) 2005

NAIADave Mertes (OL) 1957Gale Sprute (DB) 1960Gale Sprute (DB) 1961Wayne Clark (First Team LB) 1975Lief Nelson (Honorable Mention WR) 1982

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

WINONA STATE AWARD WINNERSJim Krupke (Honorable Mention OL) 1983Lief Nelson (Honorable Mention WR) 1983Steve Kosidowski (Honorable Mention) 1986Wayne Wicka (Honorable Mention DL) 1991Dave Ludy (First Team KR) 1992Steve Plomin (Honorable Mention LB) 1992Nate Gruber (First Team DB) 1993Dave Ludy (Second Team RB) 1993Jason Becker (Honorable Mention LB) 1993Chris Haas (Honorable Mention) 1993Harold Mathews (Honorable Mention DL) 1993

C.M. Frank Small UniversityDave Ludy (Third Team RB) 1993Nate Gruber (Third Team DB) 1994Dave Ludy (Third Team RB) 1994Jason Becker (Honorable Mention, LB) 1994John Groh (Honorable Mention DL) 1994Keith Lockwood (Honorable Mention TE) 1994Leonard Prasczewicz (HM OL) 1994Scott Schmaltz (Honorable Mention WR) 1994Leonard Prasczewicz (HM OL) 1995Scott Schmaltz (Honorable Mention WR) 1995

All-Region

Daktronics Super Region 3Lucas Wolf (Second Team) 2008Curtis Dewberry (Second Team) 2010Rayon Simmons (First Team) 2011

Academic All-Americans

ESPN The MagazineShawn Cunningham (Second Team) 2006

GTE AcademicNate Gruber (First Team) 1993Nate Gruber (First Team) 1994Travis Walch (First Team) 1997

All-Conference Players

Drew Aber 2005, 2007Mark Ballwanz 1984Garrick Beale 1993Jason Becker 1993, 1994Seth Becker 1997, 1998David Blaskowski 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003Matt Brandt 1997Dave Braun 2005, 2006Bob Brewer 1975Matt Brown 2003Ty Breitlow 2002, 2003Matt Brown 2001, 2002Chris Brunsvold 1997Anthony Buckner 2007Trevin Bune 2009Theo Burkett 2011Todd Burkoth 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008Tyree Burks 2007, 2008Jon Bussewitz 1997, 2000Bruce Carpenter 2002

Andy Carr 1997, 1998Ryan Carr 1999Derek Chance 1998, 1999, 2000Colin Charlson 2004, 2005, 2006Chauncey Charleson 2008, 2009Chad Cheek 2011Cory Christianson 2011Casey Clark 2010Wayne Clark 1975Alex Coulter 2011David Cruz 2004Lee Cunningham 2004Shawn Cunningham 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007Kevin Curtin 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003Nate Daniels 2004, 2005Sam DiGrino 2001Curtis Dewberry 2009, 2010, 2011Jeff Dobbertin 2000, 2001, 2002Cody Dummer 2009, 2010Eric Ellestad 1998Jeff Ellestad 2006Billy Emanuel IV 2009Derek Engel 2009, 2010Jason Enos 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010Brett Erickson 1983Rick Ernst 1974Nick Faber 2011Cullen Fahey 2008Chad Fitzsimmons 1996, 1997, 1998Jay Fogelson 2004Elliott Gaulke 2008Ryan Gerts 2011Ed Gilreath 2003Scott Girolamo 1988Jake Goettl 1996, 1997, 1998Marcus Greatens 2009Mike Greengard 1996John Groh 1993, 1994Nate Gruber 1992, 1993, 1994Jeff Gudmundson 1993Chris Haas 1993Nate Hall 2005Tim Hanson 1993Alan Hartung 2003Seth Haun 2007, 2008Dennis Hayes 1993Dan Heil 1981, 1983Tony Hill 2008Matt Holub 1998Dave Hope 1985Jamey Hutchinson 1997, 1998Joe Hutter 1996, 1997Brian Hynes 2004, 2005Jesse Isom 2000, 2001Bo Jackson 1975Nick Jaeger 2001, 2002, 2003Jake Jansky 1997Sean Jensen 1993, 1995Curtis Jepson 2001, 2003Ryan Jirgl 2010Derek Johnson 1998, 1999Lewis Johnson 2010, 2011Malachi Johnson 2000, 2001, 2002Reggie Johnson 1983

Matt Juaire 1998, 1999Matt Kaderly 2011Bounthavy Khamratthanome 2004Pete Kicharus 2004Craig Knickrehm 1977Steven Koehler 2002, 2003Steve Kosidowski 1986Roy Kratt 2004, 2005Eric Kraus 2004Jim Krupke 1983Dave Krystowiak 2004, 2005Marcus LaBadie 2005, 2006, 2007Randy LaFaive 1993Adam Lilla 2000, 2001, 2002Rick Lilla 2010, 2011Keith Lockwood 1994Luke Lokanc 2002, 2004, 2005Nick Lokanc 2003Dustin Looman 2002Maurice Lucas 1999Dave Ludy 1992, 1993, 1994Charles Maddox 1993Mike Madsen 2003Derek Malone 2004, 2005Brian Marcus 1993Craig Martindale 2006, 2007Harold Mathews 1993Steve McManamon 1984Brandon Meany 2005Scott Meisel 1978Kevin Michaelis 2007Tim Mullaney 1973Ira Naiman 1980Trevor Narum 1998Lief Nelson 1982, 1983Andy Nett 2001Caleb Nicholson 2005, 2006Chris Norgaard 2011David Olson 1996, 1997Scott Opfer 1983Steve Opgenorth 2001, 2002, 2003Kyle Owens 2004, 2005, 2006Jeff Patner 1977John Paulus 1984Jon Penheiter 1988Tyler Perkette 2006, 2007Scott Peters 2005, 2006, 2007Steve Plomin 1992Leonard Prasczewicz 1994, 1995Dennis Reisgraf 1973Mike Remick 1976Darren Ripley 1986Ryan Rothwell 2007, 2008, 2009Carey Rottman 2005, 2006Mike Salerno 2005, 2006Chris Samp 2002, 2003, 2004Dan Samp 1974Richard Scearce 1981Scott Schmaltz 1993, 1994, 1995Ryan Schneider 1998, 1999Dan Schumacher 1990Steve Schwartz 1973Deric Sieck 2001, 2002, 2003Dave Simpkins 1980

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WINONA STATE AWARD WINNERSRayon Simmons 2009, 2010, 2011Ryan Sinning 1998, 1999Mike Slomczewski 1999Steve Speer 1983Jerry Spencer 1998Randy Spring 2008Jim Stanek 2002, 2003, 2004John Stapleton 2001Greg Stenberg 1998Kyle Stoffel 1996, 1997, 1998Bob Stouffer 1979Eric Swan 2008John Tackmann 2005, 2006Dan Thill 1974Davin Thompson 2000Jake Tietje 2000, 2001, 2002Troy Tonsager 1987Tony Tripicchio 1986, 1987Ben Turnquist 2004Matt Ulrich 2009, 2010, 2011Nick Urban 2006, 2007, 2008Andrew Verbancouer 2008Brian Vogler 1998Colby Vogt 1993Carson Walch 1998, 1999Ryan Walch 1998, 2000, 2001Matt Wayne 2002, 2003Alex Weise 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007Travis Welch 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000Brandon White 2008, 2009Wayne Wicka 1989, 1990, 1991Ryan Williams 2011Willie Wilson 1999Lucas Wolf 2008, 2009, 2011Larry Wright 1978Brian Wroble 2004Jason Young 1994, 1995Brent Yule 2008Chris Zimmerman 2005, 2006

Winona State vs. G W L T BeganAugsburg, MN 2 1 1 0 1955Augustana, SD 6 2 4 0 1973Bemidji State 72 43 28 1 1932Carleton 1 1 0 0 1896Carson-Newman 2 2 0 0 2009Central Iowa 2 0 2 0 1966Central Missouri State 2 0 2 0 1999Central State, OH 1 0 1 0 1993Concordia-St. Paul 14 12 2 0 1988Dubuque, IA 2 1 1 0 1966Eastern Illinois 1 0 1 0 1986Elmhurst, IL 2 1 1 0 1964Emporia State, KS 4 3 1 0 2002Ferris State, MI 1 1 0 0 1998Grand Valley State, MI 3 0 3 0 1987Gustavus Adolphus 2 0 2 0 1919Hamline, MN 6 5 1 0 1924Hillsdale, MI 2 0 2 0 1968Illinois-Chicago Circle 5 4 1 0 1960Illinois State 1 0 1 0 1967Loras, IA 5 3 2 0 1947Luther, IA 3 1 2 0 1919Macalester, MN 2 1 1 0 1946Mary 3 2 1 0 2007Mayville State, ND 1 1 0 0 1997Michigan Tech 31 9 22 0 1958Minnesota, Crookston 11 11 0 0 1999Minnesota Duluth 41 10 31 0 1931Minnesota-Morris 36 15 20 1 1968Minnesota State 53 17 32 4 1987MSU Moorhead 70 32 37 1 1932Missouri Western State 4 3 1 0 2000

Winona State vs. G W L T BeganNebraska-Kearney 1 1 0 0 1994North Dakota 6 0 6 0 2001North Dakota State 1 0 1 0 2002Northern Illinois 2 0 2 0 1962Northern Iowa 3 0 3 0 1984Northern State, SD 36 20 16 0 1937Northland, WI 4 4 0 0 1954Quincy, IL 2 2 0 0 1996South Dakota 3 0 3 0 1973South Dakota State 2 1 1 0 2003Southwest Minn. State 42 25 17 0 1970Saint Mary’s, MN 17 6 8 3 1915St. Ambrose, IA 2 1 1 0 1986St. Cloud State 60 14 42 4 1919St. Francis, IL 2 0 2 0 1990St. Thomas, MN 1 0 1 0 1981Teikyo Westmar, IA 1 1 0 0 1991Truman State, MO 4 3 1 0 2003Upper Iowa 8 8 0 0 1968Valley City State, ND 1 0 1 0 1989Wartburg, IA 1 1 0 0 1949Wayne State, NE 16 13 3 0 1994Western Illinois 2 1 1 0 1983Western New Mexico 2 2 0 0 2004Wisconsin-Eau Claire 40 11 28 1 1919Wisconsin-La Crosse 48 6 39 3 1911Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2 0 2 0 1971Wisconsin-Platteville 5 3 2 0 1926Wisconsin-River Falls 13 3 9 1 1939Wisconsin-Stevens Point 1 0 1 0 2000Wisconsin-Stout 39 20 17 2 1921Wisconsin-Whitewater 2 0 2 0 1956

Winona State vs. Opponents All-Time

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

WINONA STATE YEAR-BY-YEARYear-By-Year RecordsYear Coach W L T Pct.1895 Louis Galbreath 0 3 0 .0001896 Damon Roberts 4 0 0 1.0001897 Damon Roberts 0 2 0 .0001898 Damon Roberts 1 2 1 .3751899 Damon Roberts 3 1 0 .7501900-10 No Football1911 No Record 1 2 0 .3331912 No Record 1 2 0 .3331913-14 No Football1915 W.R. Moore 0 4 0 .0001916 W.R. Moore 3 4 0 .4291917 T.O. Dillon 3 3 2 .5001918 No Football1919 T.O. Dillon 3 7 0 .3001920 T.O. Dillon 2 4 0 .3331921 W.E. Everts 2 3 1 .4171922 W.E. Everts 1 5 0 .1671923 Ray Habermann 4 2 1 .6431924 Ray Habermann 6 0 1 .9291925 Ray Habermann 7 0 0 1.0001926 Ray Habermann 1 5 1 .2141927 Glen Galligan 3 2 1 .5831928 Glen Galligan 6 0 0 1.0001929 Glen Galligan 6 1 0 .8571930 Glen Galligan 3 3 1 .5001931 Glen Galligan 4 3 1 .5631932 Glen Galligan 3 3 1 .5001933 Glen Galligan 5 3 0 .6251934 Earl Greene 2 5 0 .2861935 Glen Galligan 0 8 0 .0001936 Harry Jackson 2 5 1 .3131937 Harry Jackson 2 4 1 .3571938 Harry Jackson 5 2 0 .7141939 Harry Jackson 7 1 0 .8751940 Harry Jackson 1 4 1 .2501941 Harry Jackson 1 4 1 .2501942 Luther McCown 2 4 1 .3571943-45 No football1946 Eugene Brodhagen 0 6 0 .0001947 Eugene Brodhagen 4 3 1 .5631948 Eugene Brodhagen 1 7 0 .1251949 Eugene Brodhagen 2 5 0 .2861950 Eugene Brodhagen 2 5 0 .2861951 Lyle Arns 0 6 0 .0001952 Eugene Brodhagen 0 7 1 .1881953 Eugene Brodhagen 4 4 0 .5001954 Eugene Brodhagen 5 2 1 .6881955 Russ Owen 2 6 0 .2501956 Russ Owen 4 4 0 .5001957 Russ Owen 5 3 0 .6251958 Madeo Molinari 3 4 1 .4381959 Madeo Molinari 2 5 0 .2861960 Madeo Molinari 4 3 1 .5631961 Madeo Molinari 4 3 1 .5631962 Madeo Molinari 6 1 1 .8131963 Madeo Molinari 1 7 0 .1251964 Madeo Molinari 6 1 0 .8131965 Madeo Molinari 6 2 0 .7501966 Madeo Molinari 2 6 0 .2501967 Madeo Molinari 6 3 0 .6671968 Madeo Molinari 5 4 0 .5561969 Madeo Molinari 2 7 0 .2221970 Madeo Molinari 2 7 0 .2221971 Bob Keister 1 9 0 .1001972 Bob Keister 2 7 0 .2221973 Bob Keister 5 5 0 .5001974 Bob Keister 5 4 0 .5561975 Bob Keister 5 4 0 .556

Year Coach W L T Pct.1976 Frank Conroy 1 9 0 .1001977 Frank Conroy 3 7 0 .3001978 Myron Smith 2 9 0 .2221979 Myron Smith 0 11 0 .0001980 Myron Smith 3 7 0 .3001981 Myron Smith 1 9 0 .1001982 Myron Smith 3 6 0 .3331983 Myron Smith 7 4 0 .6361984 Myron Smith 3 7 0 .3001985 Myron Smith 2 9 0 .1821986 John Martin 3 7 1 .3181987 Dave Bassore 3 8 0 .2731988 Dave Bassore 3 8 0 .2731989 Dave Bassore 1 9 0 .1001990 Tom Hosier 2 9 0 .1821991 Tom Hosier 1 9 0 .1001992 Tom Hosier 2 8 0 .2001993 Tom Hosier 7 4 0 .6361994 Tom Hosier 7 3 1 .6821995 Tom Hosier 6 5 0 .5451996 Tom Sawyer 4 7 0 .3641997 Tom Sawyer 9 2 0 .8181998 Tom Sawyer 9 2 0 .8181999 Tom Sawyer 7 4 0 .6362000 Tom Sawyer 9 3 0 .7502001 Tom Sawyer 10 2 0 .8332002 Tom Sawyer 8 4 0 .6672003 Tom Sawyer 11 2 0 .8462004 Tom Sawyer 10 2 0 .8332005 Tom Sawyer 8 3 0 .7272006 Tom Sawyer 9 3 0 .7502007 Tom Sawyer 10 2 0 .8332008 Tom Sawyer 6 5 0 .5452009 Tom Sawyer 7 4 0 .6362010 Tom Sawyer 7 4 0 .6362011 Tom Sawyer 7 4 0 .636

WSU Coaching RecordsSeasons Coach Yrs W L T Pct.1895 Louis Galbreath 1 0 3 0 .0001896-99 Damon Roberts 4 8 5 1 .6151915-16 W.R. Moore 2 3 8 0 .2731917, 19-20 T.O. Dillon 3 8 14 2 .3751921-22 W.E. Everts 2 3 8 1 .2921923-26 Ray Habermann 4 18 7 3 .6961927-33, 35 Glen Galligan 8 30 23 4 .5611934 Earl Greene 1 2 5 0 .2861936-41 Harry Jackson 6 18 20 4 .4761942 Luther McCown 1 2 4 1 .3571946-50, 52-54 Eugene Brodhagen 8 18 39 3 .3251951 Lyle Arns 1 0 6 0 .0001955-57 Russ Owen 3 11 13 0 .4581958-70 Madeo Molinari 13 49 53 4 .4811971-75 Bob Keister 5 18 29 0 .3831976-77 Frank Conroy 2 4 16 0 .2001978-85 Myron Smith 8 21 62 0 .2531986 John Martin 1 3 7 1 .3181987-89 Dave Bassore 3 7 25 0 .2191990-95 Tom Hosier 6 25 68 1 .3971996-current Tom Sawyer 16 131 53 0 .712

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WINONA STATE YEAR-BY-YEAR

1895 - 0-3UM-Mediacal School 0-8 LChoir Boys 0-14 LChoir Boys 0-12 L

1896 - 4-0Winona High 26-6 WLa Crosse High 26-0 WLa Crosse High 40-4 WCarleton College 22-0 W

1897 - 0-2Winona Athletics 0-6 LMankato State 0-20 L

1898 - 1-2-1La Crosse High 5-16 LWinona Athletics 0-0 TWabasha High 27-0 WMankato State 6-11 L

1899 - 3-1Winona High 6-5 WLa Crosse High 6-23 LLa Crosse High 24-5 WWinona High 27-0 W

1911 - 1-2Wisconsin-La Crosse 0-6 LWinona High 0-18 LWisconsin Business College 8-5 W

1912 - 1-2St. Charles High 26-13 WWisconsin-La Crosse 0-7 LRochester High 0-6 L

1915 - 0-4Wisconsin-La Crosse 0-66 LSt. Mary’s 0-72 LWabasha High 0-12 LWinona High 0-7 L

1916 - 3-4Wisconsin-La Crosse 0-12 LWinona High 12-2 WWabasha High 45-6 WWisconsin-La Crosse 6-14 LPillsbury Academy 0-52 LWabasha High 18-12 WSt. Mary’s 0-26 L

1917 - 3-3-2Rochester JC 0-6 LWisconsin-La Crosse 0-101 LWisconsin-La Crosse Res. 18-0 WRed Wing High 74-0 WCotter High 9-0 WLa Crosse High 0-114 LWinona High 6-6 TSt. Mary’s 0-0 T

1919 - 3-7Wabasha High 40-0 WCotter High 20-0 WWisconsin-Eau Claire 0-57 LLuther College 0-26 LSt. Cloud State 0-20 LFaribault Shattuck 0-48 LWisconsin-La Crosse 0-13 LGustavus Adolphus 2-12 LSt. Mary’s 0-14 LWinona High 6-0 W

1920 - 2-4Red Wing High 9-35 LWabasha High 72-0 WSt. Cloud State 7-13 LCampion College 0-54 LLuther College 0-41 LFaribault Shattuck 12-6 W

1921 - 2-3-1Cotter High 27-0 WLa Crosse High 49-0 WWisconsin-Stout 0-31 LWisconsin-La Crosse Res. 6-6 TFaribault Shattuck 0-16 LSt. Cloud State 0-7 L

1922 - 1-5Cotter High School 26-0 WWisconsin-La Crosse 0-51 LFaribault Shattuck 6-24 LWisconsin-Eau Claire 0-48 LRochester JC 6-19 LSt. Cloud State 0-9 L

1923 - 4-2-1Wisconsin-La Crosse 0-20 LCotter High 53-0 WFaribault Shattuck 6-0 WMankato State 25-0 WSt. Cloud State 3-3 THibbing JC 3-14 LRochester JC 31-0 W

1924 - 6-0-1Wisconsin-La Crosse 0-0 TWisconsin-Stout 3-0 WHamline Freshmen 44-0 WMankato State 6-0 WRochester JC 6-0 WCampion College 34-0 W

St. Cloud State 12-7 W

1925 - 7-0Waldorf JC 35-0 WWisconsin Stout 7-6 WPhalen Luther Failed to show WFort Snelling 13-6 WMankato State 32-0 WSt. Cloud State 6-0 WRochester JC 10-0 W

1926 - 1-5-1Phalen Luther 12-0 WWisconsin-Stout 0-13 LWisconsin-Platteville 0-6 LFort Snelling 2-13 LMankato State 6-13 LHibbing JC 7-19 LRochester JC 0-0 T

1927 - 3-2-1Wisconsin-Stout 6-12 LEveleth JC 0-3 LWisconsin-Platteville 19-2 WRochester JC 13-6 WMankato State 6-0 WSt. Cloud State 0-0 T

1928 - 6-0 Fort Snelling 19-7 WPhalen Luther 35-0 WMankato State 12-0 WSt. Cloud State 14-2 WRochester JC 32-0 WEveleth JC 33-0 W

1929 - 6-1Wisconsin-Stout 12-0 WWisconsin-La Crosse 0-18 LFort Snelling 12-7 WRed Wing High 39-0 WMankato State 7-2 WSt. Cloud State 12-6 WRochester JC 20-0 W

1930 - 3-3-1Wisconsin-Stout 35-12 WWisconsin-La Crosse 0-7 LFort Snelling 52-0 WRed Wing High 30-0 WMankato State 6-6 TSt. Cloud State 0-13 LRochester JC 13-20 L

1931 - 4-3-1Wisconsin-Stout 13-0 WWaldorf JC 39-0 WSt. Olaf Freshman 20-0 WMinnesota Duluth 0-7 LSt. Cloud State 0-25 LMankato State 0-0 TRochester JC 20-0 WWisconsin-La Crosse 6-7 L

1932 - 3-3-1Wisconsin-La Crosse 0-0 TBemidji State 12-0 WWisconsin-Eau Claire 24-6 W

Louis Galbreath1895 - Career Record: 0-3

Damon Roberts1896-1899 - Career Record: 8-5-1

No Coach Recorded1911-12 - Record: 2-4

W.R. Moore1915-1916 - Career Record: 3-8

T.O. Dillon1917, 1919-20 - Career Record: 8-14-2

W.E. Everts1921-22 - Career Record: 3-8-1

Ray Habermann1923-26 - Career Record: 18-7-3

Glen Galligan1927-33, 1935 - Career Record: 30-23-4

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

WINONA STATE YEAR-BY-YEARMoorhead State 13-14 LSt. Cloud State 0-13 LMankato State 6-12 LRochester JC 2-0 W

1933 - 5-3Wisconsin-Stout 0-6 LBemidji State 7-0 WMoorhead State 12-6 WWisconsin-La Crosse 7-12 LSt. Cloud State 0-21 LMankato State 12-9 WWisconsin-Eau Claire 25-0 WRochester JC 6-0 W

1934 - 2-5Wisconsin-La Crosse 0-12 LBemidji State 6-0 WMoorhead State 0-26 LWisconsin-Eau Claire 2-6 LSt. Cloud State 0-7 LMankato State 0-13 LRochester JC 8-6 W

1935 - 0-8Wisconsin-La Crosse 2-18 LBemidji State 14-21 LWisconsin-Eau Claire 0-13 L Wisconsin-Stout 0-6 LSt. Cloud State 0-13 LMankato State 6-14 LColumbia 0-6 LMoorhead State 9-38 L

1936 - 2-5-1 Minnesota Duluth 0-25 LWisconsin-La Crosse 0-0 TBemidji State 0-2 LWisconsin-Stout 6-0 WSt. Cloud State 0-21 LColumbia 2-6 LMankato State 0-21 LSt. Mary’s 7-0 W

1937 - 2-4-1St. Mary’s 6-6 TBemidji State 0-12 LWisconsin-La Crosse 12-0 WAberdeen (Northern State) 12-7 WSt. Cloud State 0-18 LMankato State 7-13 LMinnesota Duluth 0-19 L

1938 - 5-2Aberdeen (Northern State) 14-0 WBemidji State 14-0 WWisconsin-La Crosse 0-7 LSt. Cloud State 13-0 WMoorhead State 27-0 WMankato State 0-2 LSt. Mary’s 14-6 W

1939 - 7-1St. Mary’s 14-0 WBemidji State 12-0 WWisconsin-Stout 24-7 WWisconsin-Eau Claire 7-6 WSt. Cloud State 19-0 WMankato State 19-0 WWisconsin-River Falls 7-9 LMoorhead State 18-7 W

1940 - 1-4-1Wisconsin-Eau Claire 6-6 TBemidji State 14-7 WMoorhead State 19-31 LMinnesota Duluth 7-13 LSt. Cloud State 7-13 LSt. Mary’s 0-19 L

1941 - 1-4-1St. Mary’s 0-13 LWisconsin-River Falls 3-7 LBemidji State 0-13 LSt. Cloud State 0-14 LMinnesota Duluth 31-13 WMankato State 0-0 T

1942 - 2-4-1St. Mary’s 0-0 TWisconsin-River Falls 22-6 WSt. Cloud State 0-27 LMankato State 6-7 WMinnesota Duluth 2-19 LBemidji State 0-27 LWisconsin-Eau Claire 14-7 W

1946 - 0-6Macalester 0-13 LMoorhead State 0-6 LMinnesota Duluth 7-22 LSt. Cloud State 13-14 LMankato State 7-21 LSt. Mary’s 0-13 L

1947 - 4-3-1Wisconsin-Stout 7-7 TWisconsin-Eau Claire 8-6 WBemidji State 0-6 LMinnesota Duluth 7-0 WSt. Cloud State 7-6 WMankato State 12-7 WWisconsin-La Crosse 0-27 LLoras College 7-32 L

1948 - 1-7St. Mary’s 12-0 WBemidji State 12-20 LMinnesota Duluth 6-19 LSt. Cloud State 0-13 LMankato State 0-7 LMoorhead State 13-19 LWisconsin-Eau Claire 0-27 LWisconsin-La Crosse 6-14 L

1949 - 2-5Wisconsin-Eau Claire 0-13 L

Wartburg 7-6 WBemidji State 6-7 LMoorhead State 19-0 WSt. Cloud State 7-32 LMankato State 0-7 LSt. Mary’s 0-25 L

1951 - 0-6Wisconsin-Eau Claire 0-20 LWisconsin-River Falls 0-28 LBemidji State 13-20 LMoorhead State 7-14 LSt. Cloud Sate 6-16 LMankato State 15-27 L

1952 - 0-7-1Wisconsin-Stout 6-6 TMankato State 8-13 LBemidji State 0-12 LMoorhead State 7-27 LWisconsin-River Falls 19-26 LSt. Cloud State 0-26 LSt. Mary’s 12-19 LWisconsin-Eau Claire 0-12 L

1953 - 4-4Wisconsin-Eau Claire 0-13 LWisconsin-Stout 19-0 WMankato State 14-0 WBemidji State 26-7 WMoorhead State 0-19 LWisconsin-River Falls 13-45 LSt. Cloud State 0-18 LSt. Mary’s 13-6 W

1954 - 5-2-1Wisconsin-Stout 12-6 WMankato State 13-12 WBemidji State 13-13 TMoorhead State 8-0 WNorthland 25-6 WSt. Cloud State 0-6 LSt. Mary’s 32-6 WWisconsin-Eau Claire 13-26 L

1955 - 2-6Wisconsin-Stout 0-13 LMankato State 0-31 LBemidji State 13-6 WMoorhead State 19-27 LNorthland 41-27 WSt. Cloud State 0-35 LWisconsin-River Falls 13-35 LAugsburg College 0-14 L

1956 - 4-4Wisconsin-Stout 26-13 WBemidji State 13-7 WMankato State 6-26 LMoorhead State 20-0 WNorthland 14-0 WSt. Cloud State 6-14 L

Earl Greene1934 - Career Record: 2-5

Glen Galligan1927-33, 1935 - Career Record: 30-23-4

Harry Jackson1936-41 - Career Record: 18-20-4

Luther McCowen1942 - Career Record: 2-4-1

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

Lyle Arns1951 - Career Record: 0-6

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

Russ Owen1955-57 - Career Record: 11-13

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WINONA STATE YEAR-BY-YEARWisconsin-River Falls 12-26 LWisconsin-Whitewater 6-9 L

1957 - 5-3Wisconsin-Stout 13-20 LLoras 30-7 WBemidji State 19-8 WMoorhead State 14-40 LNorthland 45-7 WSt. Cloud State 31-7 WMankato State 20-7 WWisconsin-Whitewater 18-27 L

1958 - 3-4-1Wisconsin-Stout 20-12 WLoras 22-8 WMoorhead State 42-0 WHuron 8-19 LSt. Cloud State 6-6 TMankato State 12-35 LBemidji State 13-38 LMichigan Tech 6-26 L

1959 - 2-5Wisconsin-Stout 7-20 LMichigan Tech 0-12 LMoorhead State 30-8 WHuron 0-40 LSt. Cloud State 14-0 WMankato State 7-19 LBemidji State 8-31 L

1960 - 4-3-1Wisconsin-Stout 13-0 WWisconsin-Eau Claire 14-0 WMankato State 0-0 TBemidji State 26-6 WMichigan Tech 0-7 LMoorhead State 0-2 LSt. Cloud State 6-14 LUI-Chicago Circle 28-6 W

1961 - 4-3-1Wisconsin-Stout 12-0 WWisconsin-Eau Claire 0-6 LMoorhead State 0-19 LSt. Cloud State 0-0 TMankato State 6-16 LBemidji State 12-0 WMichigan Tech 16-2 WWisconsin-River Falls 31-7 W

1962 - 6-1-1Wisconsin-Eau Claire 8-6 WNorthern Illinois 0-27 LSt. Cloud State 29-0 WMankato State 6-0 WBemidji State 20-6 WMichigan Tech 6-0 WMoorhead State 29-14 WWisconsin-River Falls 13-13 T

1963 - 1-7Wisconsin-Eau Claire 8-27 LNorthern Illinois 0-60 LMichigan Tech 14-16 LMoorhead State 0-3 LSt. Cloud State 8-20 L

Mankato State 6-14 LBemidji State 0-41 LWisconsin-Platteville 16-8 W

1964 - 6-1Wisconsin-Stout 8-6 WBemidji State 6-0 WMichigan Tech 14-12 WMoorhead State 14-10 WSt. Cloud State 13-6 WMankato State 7-6 WElmhurst 13-20 L

1965 - 6-2Wisconsin-Stout 19-6 WWisconsin-Platteville 26-12 WBemidji State 22-20 WMichigan Tech 12-13 LMoorhead State 24-20 WSt. Cloud State 14-3 WMankato State 12-13 LElmhurst 48-12 W

1966 - 2-6Dubuque 6-20 LMankato State 6-7 LBemidji State 7-14 LMichigan Tech 21-14 WMoorhead State 6-0 WSt. Cloud State 8-31 LWisconsin-Stout 12-14 LCentral Iowa 7-17 L

1967 - 6-3Wisconsin-Stout 26-21 WDubuque 21-7 WMoorhead State 20-13 WSt. Cloud State 12-13 LMankato State 10-7 WBemidji State 33-0 WMichigan Tech 10-6 WIllinois State 7-41 LCentral Iowa 14-17 L

1968 - 5-4Wisconsin-Stout 13-14 LUpper Iowa 34-0 WMinnesota-Morris 13-28 LSt. Cloud State 21-13 WMankato State 7-10 LBemidji State 27-14 WMichigan Tech 12-8 WMoorhead State 13-0 WHillsdale 20-34 L

1969 - 2-7Upper Iowa 23-21 WUI-Chicago Circle 36-7 WMichigan Tech 0-21 LMoorhead State 7-14 LSt. Cloud State 6-23 LMankato State 14-28 LBemidji State 0-19 LWisconsin-Platteville 13-53 LHillsdale 0-50 L

1970 - 2-7Wisconsin-La Crosse 0-40 LMoorhead State 14-36 LMinnesota-Morris 0-17 LSouthwest State 7-0 W

Michigan Tech 0-39 LSt. Cloud State 0-35 LWisconsin-Stout 0-14 LBemidji State 12-40 LUI-Chicago Circle 54-0 W

1971 - 1-9 Wisconsin-La Crosse 0-56 LWisconsin-Milwaukee 0-25 LMoorhead State 0-34 LMinnesota-Morris 0-17 LSouthwest State 10-6 WMichigan Tech 0-73 LSt. Cloud State 0-6 LWisconsin-Stout 7-21 LBemidji State 0-41 LUI-Chicago Circle 11-19 L

1972 - 2-7Wisconsin-Milwaukee 0-27 LUI-Chicago Circle 13-0 WMinnesota-Morris 0-42 LSouthwest State 7-23 LMichigan Tech 6-41 LSt. Cloud State 0-14 LWisconsin-Stout 19-17 WBemidji State 7-9 LMoorhead State 0-49 L

1973 - 5-5South Dakota 0-77 LWisconsin-Eau Claire 13-31 LAugustana, SD 3-48 LMoorhead State 39-13 WMinnesota-Morris 27-14 WSouthwest State 20-21 LMichigan Tech 26-21 WSt. Cloud State 14-35 LWisconsin-Stout 63-34 WBemidji State 35-9 W

1974 - 5-4Wisconsin-Eau Claire 20-28 LHamline 14-6 WSouthwest State 14-22 LMichigan Tech 21-32 LSt. Cloud State 29-35 LMacalester 14-12 WBemidji State 40-17 WMoorhead State 25-19 WMinnesota-Morris 48-28 W

1975 - 5-4Wisconsin-Stout 35-9 WHamline 21-7 WSouthwest State 56-0 WMichigan Tech 7-14 LSt. Cloud State 7-27 LNorthern State 16-25 LBemidji State 28-15 WMoorhead State 17-15 WMinnesota-Morris 21-35 L

Madeo Molinari1958-70 - Career Record: 49-53-4

Bob Keister 1971-75 - Career Record: 18-29

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

WINONA STATE YEAR-BY-YEAR

1976 - 1-9Minnesota Duluth 0-40 LWisconsin-Stout 14-15 LWisconsin-Eau Claire 21-26 LMichigan Tech 0-35 LSt. Cloud State 0-52 LWisconsin-La Crosse 7-28 LBemidji State 7-38 LMoorhead State 3-27 LMinnesota-Morris 28-46 LSouthwest State 29-14 W

1977- 3-7Wisconsin-Stout 21-6 WWisconsin-Eau Claire 13-6 WMichigan Tech 0-35 LSt. Cloud State 3-31 LWisconsin-La Crosse 0-18 LBemidji State 3-38 LMoorhead State 7-49 LMinnesota-Morris 10-23 LSouthwest State 20-14 WMinnesota Duluth 0-43 L

1978 - 2-9Southwest State 20-7 WWisconsin-Stout 0-23 LWisconsin-Eau Claire 0-45 LSt. Cloud State 7-56 LBemidji State 20-14 WWisconsin-La Crosse 6-24 LMoorhead State 6-16 LMichigan Tech 12-21 LMinnesota-Morris 0-45 LMinnesota Duluth 0-14 LMankato State 6-16 L

1979 - 0-11Southwest State 0-13 LWisconsin-Stout 0-27 LWisconsin-Eau Claire 0-42 LSt. Cloud State 0-49 LBemidji State 13-17 LWisconsin-La Crosse 0-48 LMoorhead State 0-27 LMichigan Tech 10-14 LMinnesota-Morris 0-39 LMinnesota Duluth 17-39 LMankato State 6-36 L

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

1980 - 3-7Sept. 6 at Wiscoinsin-Stout -- -- 0-27 LSept. 13 St. Cloud State -- -- 10-13 LSept. 20 at Bemidji State -- -- 10-7 WSept. 27 at Mankato State -- -- 26-21 WOct. 4 Moorhead State -- -- 7-41 LOct. 11 at Northern State -- -- 24-20 WOct. 18 Minnesota-Morris -- -- 7-35 LOct. 25 at Minnesota Duluth -- -- 0-38 LNov. 1 at Gustavus Adolphus -- -- 0-23 LNov. 8 Southwest State -- -- 21-30 L

1981 - 1-9Sept. 5 at Wisconsin-La Crosse -- -- 7-24 LSept. 12 at St. Thomas -- -- 14-21 LSept. 19 Bemidji State -- -- 17-13 WSept. 26 Mankato State -- -- 14-34 LOct. 3 at Moorhead State -- -- 0-57 LOct. 10 Northern State -- -- 10-20 LOct. 17 at Minnesota-Morris -- -- 7-27 LOct. 24 Minnesota Duluth -- -- 10-49 LNov. 7 Southwest State -- -- 0-20 LNov. 14 St. Cloud State -- -- 27-42 L

1982 - 3-6Sept. 4 Wisconsin-La Crosse -- -- 17-23 LSept. 11 Hamline -- -- 28-24 WSept. 18 Minnesota-Morris -- -- 14-31 LSept. 25 Northern State -- -- 12-16 LOct. 2 Bemidji State -- -- 40-28 WOct. 9 Minnesota Duluth -- -- 8-32 LOct. 16 Southwest State -- -- 34-39 LOct. 23 Moorhead State -- -- 21-26 LOct. 30 Augsburg -- -- 28-20 W

1983 - 7-4Sept. 3 at Wisconsin-La Crosse -- -- 17-19 LSept. 10 at Hamline -- -- 33-21 WSept. 17 at Minnesota-Morris -- -- 14-10 WSept. 24 Northern State -- -- 27-7 WOct. 1 at Bemidji State -- -- 29-11 WOct. 8 Minnesota Duluth -- -- 28-14 WOct. 15 at Southwest State -- -- 14-10 WOct. 22 Moorhead State -- -- 14-32 LNov. 5 at Loras -- -- 26-29 LNov. 12 Western Illinois -- -- 35-30 WNov. 20 Minnesota Morris -- -- 10-14 L*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

1984 - 3-7Sept. 1 at Northern Iowa -- -- 0-37 LSept. 8 Hamline -- -- 13-14 LSept. 15 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire -- -- 9-10 LSept. 22 Minnesota-Morris -- -- 21-41 LSept. 29 at Northern State -- -- 14-3 WOct. 6 Bemidji State -- -- 14-24 LOct. 13 at Minnesota Duluth -- -- 14-16 LOct. 20 Southwest State -- -- 38-21 WOct. 27 at Moorhead State -- -- 20-21 LNov. 3 Loras* -- -- 33-31 W*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

1985 - 2-9Aug. 31 Wisconsin-La Crosse -- -- 7-77 LSept. 7 at Hamline -- -- 28-25 WSept. 14 Wisconsin-Eau Claire -- -- 27-28 LSept. 21 at Minnesota-Morris -- -- 7-48 LSept. 28 Northern State -- -- 14-35 LOct. 5 at Bemidji State -- -- 0-28 LOct. 12 Minnesota Duluth -- -- 0-50 LOct. 19 at Southwest State -- -- 14-21 L

Frank Conroy1976-77 - Career Record: 4-16

Myron Smith1978-85 - Career Record: 21-62

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WINONA STATE YEAR-BY-YEAROct. 26 Moorhead State -- -- 0-31 LNov. 9 at Western Illinois -- -- 3-7 LNov. 17 Luther* -- -- 12-7 W*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

1986 - 3-7-1Sept. 6 at Wisconsin-La Crosse -- -- 7-37 LSept. 13 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire -- -- 15-17 LSept. 20 Minnesota-Morris -- -- 27-27 TSept. 27 Bemidji State -- -- 16-21 LOct. 4 at Minnesota Duluth^ -- 11 0-49 LOct. 11 Southwest State -- -- 14-7 WOct. 18 at Moorhead State -- -- 21-27 LOct. 25 St. Ambrose -- -- 17-7 WNov. 1 at Eastern Illinois -- -- 0-64 LNov. 8 at Northern State -- -- 2-29 LNov. 15 Bemidji State* -- -- 27-25 W*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.^Game later forfeited because of an ineligible player by UMD

1987 - 3-8Sept. 5 Wisconsin-La Crosse -- -- 25-21 WSept. 12 Wisconsin-Eau Claire -- -- 10-11 LSept. 19 at Grand Valley State -- 7 16-50 LSept. 26 at Bemidji State -- -- 16-7 WOct. 3 Minnesota Duluth^ -- 11 10-28 LOct. 10 at Southwest State -- -- 27-38 LOct. 17 Moorhead State -- -- 13-31 LOct. 24 at St. Ambrose -- -- 6-31 LOct. 31 at Minnesota-Morris -- -- 10-16 LNov. 7 Northern State -- -- 10-17 LNov. 21 Northern State* -- -- 34-31 W*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.^Game later forfeited by UMD because of an ineligible player

1988 - 3-8Sept. 3 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire -- -- 21-28 LSept. 10 at Wisconsin-La Crosse -- -- 12-49 LSept. 17 Grand Valley State -- -- 45-26 WSept. 24 at Minnesota Duluth -- -- 7-33 LOct. 1 Southwest State -- -- 14-42 LOct. 8 at Moorhead State -- -- 13-31 LOct. 15 Michigan Tech -- -- 25-29 LOct. 22 Minnesota-Morris -- -- 18-35 LOct. 29 at Northern State -- -- 3-35 LNov. 5 Bemidji State -- -- 26-19 WNov. 12 Concordia-St. Paul* -- -- 47-3 W*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

1989 - 1-9Sept. 2 Wisconsin-Eau Claire -- -- 7-34 LSept. 9 Wisconsin-La Crosse -- -- 0-12 LSept. 23 Minnesota Duluth -- -- 6-54 LSept. 30 at Southwest State -- -- 7-30 LOct. 7 Moorhead State -- -- 0-41 LOct. 14 at Michigan Tech -- -- 18-16 WOct. 21 at Minnesota-Morris -- -- 0-28 LOct. 28 Northern State -- -- 6-32 LNov. 4 at Bemidji State -- -- 14-21 LNov. 11 Valley City State -- -- 7-35 L

1990 - 2-9Sept. 1 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire -- -- 0-41 LSept. 8 at Wisconsin-La Crosse -- -- 14-32 LSept. 15 St. Francis -- -- 26-28 LSept. 29 Southwest State -- -- 27-53 LOct. 6 at Moorhead State -- -- 13-67 LOct. 13 Michigan Tech -- -- 13-22 LOct. 20 Minnesota-Morris -- -- 12-26 LOct. 27 at Northern State -- -- 12-45 LNov. 3 Bemidji State -- -- 34-21 WNov. 10 Minnesota Duluth -- -- 12-41 LNov. 18 Minnesota-Morris* -- -- 34-7 W*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

1991 - 1-9Aug. 31 Wisconsin-Eau Claire -- -- 3-13 LSept. 7 Wisconsin-La Crosse -- -- 18-34 LSept. 14 at St. Francis -- -- 7-41 LSept. 28 at Southwest State -- -- 14-47 LOct. 5 Moorhead State -- -- 3-41 LOct. 12 at Michigan Tech -- -- 9-42 LOct. 19 at Minnesota-Morris -- -- 29-33 LOct. 26 Northern State -- -- 10-47 LNov. 2 at Bemidji State CancelledNov. 9 Minnesota Duluth -- -- 6-38 LNov. 17 Teikyo Westmar* -- -- 42-19 W*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

1992 - 2-8Sept. 12 at Wisconsin La Crosse -- -- 14-31 LSept. 19 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire -- -- 19-21 LSept. 26 at Moorhead State -- -- 13-38 LOct. 3 Michigan Tech -- -- 19-38 LOct. 10 Minnesota-Morris -- -- 44-7 WOct. 17 at Northern State -- -- 16-21 LOct. 24 Bemidji State -- -- 14-12 WOct. 31 at Minnesota Duluth -- -- 0-21 LNov. 7 Southwest State -- -- 17-20 LNov. 14 at Northern State* -- -- 8-14 L*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

1993 - 7-4Sept. 11 Wisconsin-La Crosse -- -- 21-26 LSept. 18 Wisconsin-Eau Claire -- -- 24-16 WSept. 25 Moorhead State -- -- 23-14 WOct. 2 at Michigan Tech -- -- 13-24 LOct. 9 at Minnesota-Morris -- -- 40-9 WOct. 16 Northern State -- -- 42-14 WOct. 23 at Bemidji State -- -- 51-3 WOct. 30 Minnesota Duluth -- -- 17-15 WNov. 6 at Southwest State -- -- 18-25 LNov. 13 Moorhead State* -- -- 23-20 WNov. 20 at Central State, OH^ -- -- 7-58 L*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.^NAIA Championship, Wilberforce, Ohio

1994 - 7-3-1Sept. 3 Augustana, SD -- -- 6-31 LSept. 10 at Wisconsin-La Crosse -- -- 14-49 LSept. 17 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire -- -- 24-12 WSept. 24 Wayne State -- -- 12-33 LOct. 1 Minnesota-Morris -- -- 49-6 WOct. 8 at Northern State -- -- 38-27 WOct. 15 Bemidji State -- -- 63-14 WOct. 22 at Minnesota Duluth -- -- 40-20 WOct. 29 Southwest State -- -- 23-18 WNov. 5 at Moorhead State -- -- 29-29 T

John Martin1986 - Career Record: 3-7-1

Dave Bassore1987-89 - Career Record: 7-25

Tom Hosier1990-95 - Career Record: 25-68-1

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

WINONA STATE YEAR-BY-YEARNov. 12 Nebraska-Kearney* -- -- 50-34 W*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

1995 - 6-5Sept. 9 Wisconsin-La Crosse -- -- 23-31 LSept. 16 Wisconsin-Eau Claire -- -- 35-21 WSept. 23 at Wayne State, NE -- 19 36-21 WSept. 30 at Minnesota-Morris -- -- 14-6 WOct. 7 Northern State -- -- 26-23 WOct. 14 at Bemidji State -- -- 14-25 LOct. 21 Minnesota Duluth -- -- 20-24 LOct. 28 at Southwest State -- -- 22-13 WNov. 4 Moorhead State -- -- 25-46 LNov. 10 Bemidji State* -- -- 29-15 WNov. 18 at Northern Iowa -- -- 3-48 L*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

1996 - 4-7Sept. 7 Wisconsin-River Falls -- -- 22-29 LSept. 14 at Wisconsin-La Crosse -- -- 20-54 LSept. 21 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire -- -- 29-32 LSept. 28 Minnesota-Morris -- -- 49-13 WOct. 5 at Northern State -- -- 28-31 LOct. 12 Bemidji State -- -- 35-28 WOct. 19 at Minnesota Duluth -- -- 30-55 LOct. 26 Southwest State -- -- 39-34 WNov. 2 at Moorhead State -- -- 28-33 LNov. 9 at Quincy, IL -- -- 50-27 WNov. 17 Wisconsin-Stout* -- -- 43-50 (ot) L*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

1997 - 9-2Sept. 6 at Wisconsin-River Falls -- -- 25-24 WSept. 13 Wisconsin-La Crosse -- -- 14-37 LSept. 20 Wisconsin-Eau Claire -- -- 20-44 LSept. 27 at Minnesota-Morris -- -- 52-19 WOct. 4 Northern State -- -- 41-17 WOct. 11 at Bemidji State -- -- 58-14 WOct. 18 Minnesota Duluth -- -- 63-35 WOct. 25 at Southwest State -- -- 38-21 WNov. 1 Moorhead State -- -- 28-10 WNov. 8 Quincy, IL -- -- 59-14 WNov. 16 Mayville State, ND* -- -- 48-18 W*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

1998 - 9-2Sept. 5 Ferris State -- -- 17-10 WSept. 12 at Wisconsin-La Crosse -- -- 35-14 WSept. 26 at Northern State -- -- 42-17 WOct. 3 Bemidji State -- -- 38-19 WOct. 10 at Minnesota Duluth -- -- 27-19 WOct. 17 Southwest State -- -- 47-10 WOct. 24 at Moorhead State -- -- 42-0 WOct. 31 at Wayne State, NE -- -- 23-13 WNov. 7 Minnesota-Morris -- -- 47-22 WNov. 14 Northern State* 20 -- 35-40 LNov. 21 at Northern Iowa 20 -- 7-66 L*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

1999 - 7-4Sept. 4 at Central Missouri State -- -- 24-30 LSept. 11 Wisconsin-La Crosse -- -- 41-22 WSept. 18 at Moorhead State -- -- 21-17 WSept. 25 Wayne State, NE -- -- 42-28 WOct. 2 Minnesota-Morris -- -- 46-6 WOct. 9 at Minnesota, Crookston -- -- 61-35 WOct. 16 Southwest State -- -- 13-9 WOct. 23 at Concordia-St. Paul -- -- 38-12 W

Oct. 30 Northern State -- -- 34-37 LNov. 6 at Minnesota Duluth -- -- 17-21 LNov. 13 Wisconsin-River Falls* -- -- 20-29 L*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

2000 - 9-3Aug. 31 at Central Missouri State -- -- 26-45 LSept. 9 at Wisconsin-La Crosse -- -- 27-9 WSept. 16 MSU Moorhead -- -- 40-3 WSept. 22 at Wayne State, NE -- -- 24-14 WSept. 30 at Minnesota-Morris -- -- 40-0 WOct. 7 Minnesota, Crookston -- -- 20-14 WOct. 14 at Southwest State -- -- 16-21 LOct. 21 Concordia-St. Paul -- -- 24-23 WOct. 28 at Northern State -- -- 28-21 (ot) WNov. 4 Minnesota Duluth -- -- 34-31 (2ot) WNov. 11 Wisconsin-Stevens Point* -- -- 25-30 LDec. 2 Missouri Western^ -- -- 43-41 (3ot) W*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.^Mineral Water Bowl, Excelsior Springs, Mo.

2001 - 10-2Aug. 30 at South Dakota -- -- 21-44 LSept. 8 Wisconsin-La Crosse -- -- 31-22 WSept. 15 at Bemidji State -- -- 41-35 WSept. 22 at MSU Moorhead -- -- 27-18 WSept. 29 Wayne State, NE -- -- 51-15 WOct. 6 Minnesota-Morris -- -- 84-0 WOct. 13 at Minnesota, Crookston 23 -- 34-15 WOct. 20 Southwest State 23 -- 49-20 WOct. 27 at Concordia-St. Paul 23 25 35-17 WNov. 3 Northern State 19 -- 70-35 WNov. 10 Minnesota Duluth* 16 19 33-30 WNov. 17 at North Dakota^ 13 4 28-42 L*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.^NCAA Division II Playoffs, Grand Forks, North Dakota

2002 - 8-4Aug. 31 at Missouri Western 18 -- 30-31 (ot) LSept. 7 at North Dakota State -- -- 23-34 LSept. 21 Bemidji State -- -- 25-23 WSept. 28 MSU Moorhead -- -- 37-10 WOct. 5 at Wayne State, NE -- -- 55-17 WOct. 12 at Minnesota-Morris -- -- 52-14 WOct. 19 Minnesota, Crookston -- -- 55-7 WOct. 26 at Southwest State -- -- 45-14 WNov. 2 Concordia-St. Paul -- -- 55-12 WNov. 9 at Northern State -- -- 42-35 WNov. 16 at Minnesota Duluth -- 11 25-42 LDec. 7 Emporia State* -- -- 27-34 L*Mineral Water Bowl, Excelsior Springs, Mo.

2003 - 11-2Aug. 30 Missouri Western -- -- 46-3 WSept. 6 at Truman State, MO -- -- 56-28 WSept. 13 South Dakota State 23 -- 30-23 WSept. 20 at Wayne State, NE 15 -- 38-13 WSept. 27 Minnesota, Crookston 11 -- 59-0 WOct. 4 at Concordia-St. Paul 9 -- 20-23 (ot) LOct. 11 Bemidji State 18 -- 40-21 WOct. 18 at MSU Moorhead 14 -- 50-19 WNov. 1 Southwest Minnesota State 14 -- 49-14 WNov. 7 Northern State* 13 -- 49-27 WNov. 14 Minnesota Duluth 11 25 24-17 WNov. 22 Emporia State, KS^ 9 16 10-3 WNov. 29 at North Dakota+ 9 7 29-36 L*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.^NCAA Division II Playoffs, Winona, Minn.+NCAA Division II Playoffs, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Tom Sawyer1996-present - Career Record: 124-49

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WINONA STATE YEAR-BY-YEAR2004 - 10-2

Aug. 26 at Western Missouri State 18 -- 27-10 WSept. 4 Truman State, MO 17 -- 56-28 W Sept. 11 at South Dakota State 14 -- 20-45 LSept. 18 Western New Mexico 21 -- 54-17 WSept. 25 Southwest Minnesota State 22 -- 34-17 WOct. 2 at Minnesota, Crookston 19 -- 41-3 WOct. 9 at Bemidji State 16 -- 41-28 WOct. 16 Northern State 15 -- 60-28 WOct. 23 at MSU Moorhead 14 -- 42-0 WOct. 30 Wayne State, NE 11 -- 27-14 WNov. 6 Concordia-St. Paul* 10 -- 49-41 WNov. 13 Grand Valley State^ 8 15 13-16 L*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.^NCAA Division II Playoffs, Winona, Minn.

2005 - 8-3Aug. 27 at Truman State, MO 13 -- 16-21 LSept. 3 Emporia State, KS -- -- 40-21 WSept. 10 North Dakota -- 4 6-51 LSept. 17 at Western New Mexico -- -- 45-34 WSept. 24 at Southwest Minnesota State -- -- 42-14 W Oct. 1 Minnesota, Crookston -- -- 73-0 WOct. 8 Bemidji State -- -- 47-13 WOct. 15 at Northern State -- -- 31-22 WOct. 22 MSU Moorhead -- -- 54-7 WOct. 29 at Wayne State, NE -- -- 38-6 WNov. 5 Concordia-St. Paul* -- -- 21-35 L*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

2006 - 9-3Sept. 2 Truman State, MO 19 -- 24-13 WSept. 9 at Emporia State, KS 15 -- 21-18 WSept. 16 at North Dakota 13 4 2-49 LSept. 23 Upper Iowa 23 -- 48-7 WSept. 30 at Concordia-St. Paul 21 -- 24-17 WOct. 7 MSU Moorhead 20 -- 32-19 WOct. 14 at Northern State 19 -- 23-15 WOct. 21 at Bemidji State 18 -- 7-28 LOct. 28 Minnesota, Crookston 24 -- 30-0 WNov. 4 Southwest Minnesota State 22 -- 34-3 WNov. 11 Wayne State, NE* 20 -- 31-3 WNov. 18 at North Dakota^ 19 -- 0-42 L*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.^NCAA Division II Playoffs, Grand Forks, North Dakota

2007 - 10-2Aug. 25 Michigan Tech -- -- 47-44 (ot) WSept. 8 at South Dakota -- 20 28-49 LSept. 15 Mary -- -- 32-27 WSept. 22 at Upper Iowa -- -- 41-0 WSept. 29 Concordia-St. Paul -- -- 28-7 WOct. 6 at MSU Moorhead -- -- 42-41 WOct. 13 Northern State -- -- 49-20 WOct. 20 Bemidji State -- -- 35-24 WOct. 27 at Minnesota, Crookston -- -- 37-0 WNov. 3 at Southwest Minnesota State 24 -- 49-46 (ot) WNov. 10 Wayne State* 23 -- 59-34 WNov. 17 at North Dakota^ 19 7 2-44 L*Played at the Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.^NCAA Division II Playoffs, Grand Forks, North Dakota

2008 - 6-5Aug. 30 at Michigan Tech -- -- 21-26 LSept. 6 Northern State -- -- 39-14 WSept. 13 Bemidji State -- -- 31-7 WSept. 20 Concordia-St. Paul -- -- 37-10 WSept. 27 at Minnesota State -- -- 32-35 LOct. 4 at Southwest Minnesota State -- -- 28-35 LOct. 11 Upper Iowa -- -- 49-14 WOct. 18 at Wayne State -- -- 18-55 L

Oct. 25 at Minnesota, Crookston -- -- 50-26 WNov. 1 Augustana, SD -- -- 41-24 WNov. 8 at Minnesota Duluth -- 6 7-38 L

2009 - 7-4Aug. 27 Carson-Newman -- 9 17-12 WSept. 5 at Northern State -- -- 52-17 WSept. 12 at Bemidji State 20 -- 19-24 LSept. 19 at Concordia-St. Paul -- -- 45-24 WSept. 26 Minnesota State 25 7 13-34 LOct. 3 Southwest Minnesota State -- -- 41-33 WOct. 10 at Upper Iowa -- -- 46-9 WOct. 17 Wayne State, NE -- 24 25-48 LOct. 24 Minnesota, Crookston -- -- 70-7 WOct. 31 at Augustana, SD -- -- 23-21 WNov. 7 Minnesota Duluth -- 6 16-41 L

2010 - 7-4Aug. 28 at Carson-Newman -- 9 24-21 WSept. 11 MSU Moorhead 19 -- 58-3 WSept. 18 at St. Cloud State 17 -- 26-31 LSept. 25 at Upper Iowa -- -- 42-14 WOct. 2 Minnesota State -- 25 43-21 WOct. 9 at Minnesota Duluth -- 2 17-59 LOct. 16 Augustana, SD -- 14 0-17 LOct. 23 at Concordia-St. Paul -- -- 31-28 WOct. 30 at Southwest Minnesota State -- -- 44-19 WNov. 6 Mary -- -- 19-21 LNov. 13 Wayne State, NE -- -- 24-13 W

2011 - 7-4Sept. 3 Michigan Tech -- -- 6-23 LSept. 10 at MSU Moorhead -- -- 48-10 WSept. 17 St. Cloud State -- 9 29-16 WSept. 24 Upper Iowa -- -- 72-31 WOct. 1 at Minnesota State -- -- 14-24 LOct. 8 Minnesota Duluth -- 9 6-24 LOct. 15 at Augustana, SD -- -- 15-23 LOct. 22 Concordia-St. Paul -- -- 58-24 WOct. 29 Southwest Minnesota State -- -- 47-20 WNov. 5 at Mary -- -- 46-43 WNov. 12 at Wayne State, NE -- -- 27-24 W

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