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For Immediate Release Aug. 29, 2016Subject: Football

#7 Minnesota State to Open 2016 Season Thursday Night at Minot StateMSU Has Won its Two Previous Meetings vs. Beavers

MANKATO, Minn. --- The seventh-rated Minnesota State football team opens its 2016 slate Thursday evening on the road as it takes on the Minot State Beavers. The opening kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.

Our History: The 2016 season marks the school’s 90th season playing football. The Mav-ericks are 430-380-28 (.529) in 838 games since their inception as a varsity sport in 1922. Minnesota State is in its eighth season in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and owns a 72-10 (.878) record in league action. Over the course of its history, MSU has claimed 21 conference championships, including 16 NIC titles. The Mavericks have also made nine appearances in the NCAA Tournament. MSU owns a 7-9 overall record in NCAA postseason play.

Grabbing the Reigns: The 2016 season marks the seventh season with head coach Todd Hoffner on the sidelines. During his seven seasons at Minnesota State, Hoffner has com-piled a 58-16 (.783) record, including four trips to the NCAA Tournament in 2008, 2009, 2014 and 2015.

Against the Beavers: Thursday’s meeting between the Mavericks and the Beavers marks the third meeting all-time between them. MSU has won both meeting against MISU, in-cluding a 58-0 win in their last meeting back in the 2014 season.

During their 2014 encounter, senior Ricky Lloyd threw for 100 yards and a touchdown, while senior Nick Pieruccini threw for 88 yards and a touchdown. On the defensive side of the ball, junior Brendan Chrystal recorded seven tackles.

Concerning the Mavericks: Last season, the Mavericks claimed their third straight NSIC Championship as they finished with a 10-2 record. The Mavericks also made their fourth straight NCAA Tournament appearance.

The 2015 season saw the Maverick defense hold opponents to just 16.1 points and 267.4 yards of total offense per game. MSU allowed just 72.8 rushing yards per game last season which ranked first in the NSIC and third across Division II. The Mavericks also ranked fourth in the NSIC with 194.6 yards allowed per game.

Senior Marcus Gooden finished the 2015 season second on the team in tackles with 58. Gooden also recorded three interceptions and one fumble recovery. Junior Evan Perrizo also returns for the Mavericks after posting 34 tackles, including nine for a loss, and 4.5 sacks.

Last season, the MSU offense averaged 452 yards and 41.6 points per game. MSU’s 41.6 points per game ranked eighth in the NCAA a season ago as well.

Senior quarterbacks Ricky Lloyd and Nick Pieruccini return for the Mavericks, who each threw for more than 1,000 yards last season. Pieruccini led MSU with 1,699 passing yards and 12 touchdown passes, while Lloyd tallied 1,019 passing yards and nine touch-down passes. Pieruccini, also recorded nine touchdown carries and 487 rushing yards, will also see time at the running back position.

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This is Our House: Minnesota State boast-ed a 4-2 record at Blakeslee Stadium last season. Since joining the NSIC in 2008, the Mavericks have posted a 46-8 (.851) record at home.

Strong on the Road: Minnesota State has won its last 22 road games dating back to week one of the 2012 season. MSU’s last loss on the road came during week 11 of the 2011 season where it fell to Minnesota Duluth 31-19.

Fans in the Stands: Minnesota State had a record setting crowd of 7,187 fans attend its homecoming game against Augustana last season. MSU averaged 4,496 fans per game which are the most dating back to the 1997 season.

2016 Attendance FiguresDate Opponent Fans Total/Average9/10 Bemidji State - -9/24 MSU Moorhead - -10/8 Concordia-St. Paul - -10/20 SMSU - -10/29 Sioux Falls - -11/12 Upper Iowa - -

Gimme’ Eight: With its 10-2 record last season, Minnesota State has strung togeth-er eight winning seasons in a row. This is MSU’s longest string of winning seasons since the 1974 season when MSU posted eight straight winning seasons.

NSIC Honors: Two Mavericks, senior Jared Gillespie and junior Ty Dennis return to the Mavericks after receiving All-NSIC honors

all-time record in the NCAA Tournament, including a 5-4 mark at Blakeslee Stadium. Last season’s NCAA Tournament game against Emporia State marked MSU’s ninth trip to the NCAA Tournament.

Season Opponent Result1987 @ Portland L, 27-211991 @ North Dakota State W, 27-71991 @ Portland L, 37-271993 @ Missouri Southern W, 34-131993 @ North Dakota L, 54-212008 @ Ashland L, 27-162009 Hillsdale L, 27-24 (OT)2012 NW Missouri State W, 38-35 (2 OT)2012 Missouri Western W, 17-102012 Valdosta State L, 35-192013 St. Cloud State L, 54-482014 Pittsburg State W, 24-21 (OT)2014 Minnesota Duluth W, 44-172014 Concord W, 47-132014 vs. CSU-Pueblo L, 13-02015 Emporia State L 51-49

What a Stretch: Minnesota State’s 40-game NSIC winning streak came to an end as it fell to Winona State 31-27 last season (10/24/15). MSU began the winning streak back on week one of the 2012 season. MSU’s 40 straight conference victories set an NSIC record, passing the previous record of 34 consecutive wins set by Min-nesota Morris from 1975-79.

Shuttin’ the Door: Through 12 games last season, the Minnesota State defense has al-lowed just 99 points in the second half. In comparison, the Maverick offense put up 275 points in the second half last season.

Senior Virgil Hammond recorded 523 rushing yards and eight touchdowns in 11 games last season. Hammond posted a pair of 100-rushing yard efforts against Min-nesota Crookston (112) and Concordia-St. Paul (118).

MSU returns both of its leading receivers in junior Ty Dennis and senior Brent Esser. Dennis led the Maverick receiving corps with 793 receiving yards and seven touch-down catches, while Esser tallied 523 re-ceiving yards and five touchdown catches.

Concerning the Beavers: Last season, Mi-not State posted a 1-10 record, including a 0-4 record against NSIC south division opponents. The Beavers lost their last five games of the 2015 season, with its lone win coming against the University of Mary (15-9). MISU has also lost its last seven home games.

Isaiah Weed, who played five games at quarterback last season, threw for 346 yards and two touchdown passes.

MISU’s leading rusher Jarvis Mustipher returns after posting 690 rushing yards and four touchdown carries. Akkil Walker re-turns after posting 381 receiving yards as well.

On defense, Tevin Swenson returns for the Beavers after posting 101 tackles. Mitch-ell Matthias also returns after recording 49 tackles, including 11.5 for a loss.

Playoff History: The Mavericks own a 7-9

Overall NSIC Standings

Rank Team W L % Streak1. Minnesota State 0 0 .000 - Augustana 0 0 .000 - Sioux Falls 0 0 .000 - Minnesota Duluth 0 0 .000 - SMSU 0 0 .000 - Bemidji State 0 0 .000 - St. Cloud State 0 0 .000 - MSU Moorhead 0 0 .000 - Northern State 0 0 .000 - Upper Iowa 0 0 .000 - Winona State 0 0 .000 - Wayne State 0 0 .000 - Minn. Crookston 0 0 .000 - Concordia-St. Paul 0 0 .000 - Minot State 0 0 .000 - University of Mary 0 0 .000 -

North Division Standings Division Games Only

Rank Team W L % Streak1. Minnesota Duluth 0 0 .000 - Bemidji State 0 0 .000 - Northern State 0 0 .000 - St. Cloud State 0 0 .000 - MSU Moorhead 0 0 .000 - Minn. Crookston 0 0 .000 - Minot State 0 0 .000 - University of Mary 0 0 .000 -

South Division StandingsDivision Games Only

Rank Team W L % Streak1. Minnesota State 0 0 .000 - Augustana 0 0 .000 -3. Sioux Falls 0 0 .000 -4. SW Minn. State 0 0 .000 -5. Upper Iowa 0 0 .000 - Winona State 0 0 .000 -7. Wayne State 0 0 .000 -8. Concordia-St. Paul 0 0 .000 -

This Week in the NSIC

ThursdayWayne State @ MSU Moorhead, 6 p.m.

Minnesota State @ Minot State, 6 p.m.Sioux Falls @ St. Cloud State 6 p.m.

Minnesota Crookston @ Winona State, 6 p.m.Upper Iowa @ Bemidji State, 6 p.m.Minnesota Duluth @ SMSU, 6 p.m.

SaturdayNorthern State @ Augustana, 1 p.m.

U-Mary @ Concordia-St. Paul, 6 p.m.


Head Coach Todd Hoffner Todd Hoffner enters his seventh season as head coach of the Minnesota State football program. Over the course of six seasons, Hoffner has led Minnesota State to a quartet of NCAA playoff appearances (2008, 2009, 2014 & 2015) including an appearance at the NCAA National Championship game in 2014. The Mavericks also advanced to a Mineral Water Bowl game in 2011. He owns an overall record of Mavericks to a 58-16 record. Under Hoffner, the Mavericks have won three NSIC Championships (2011, 2014 & 2015) and five NSIC South Division Championships (2008, 2009, 2011, 2014 & 2015). In 2008, Hoffner transformed a team that finished 4-7 the year before into a team which finished 9-3, won the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference South Division, and qualified for the NCAA tournament for the fourth time in school history. The Mavericks finished the season ranked #23 in the nation, marking the third time in school history that the Mavericks were ranked at the conclusion of the season by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). In 2009, Minnesota State played to a 10-2 record and was named the NSIC South Division champions. The Mavericks qualified for their second straight NCAA appearance and hosted the first playoff game in the history of Blakeslee Stadium. The Mavericks finished the year ranked #12 in the AFCA coaches poll. In 2010, the Mavericks finished 6-5, securing the 45th winning season in program history and marking the first time since 1991-94 that MSU has recorded three straight winning seasons. The 2011 season saw the Mavericks finish with a 9-3 record, including a 28-14 win postseason over Northeastern State in the Mineral Water Bowl. With its 9-3 record, MSU recorded its fourth straight winning season. The Mavericks earned a share of the NSIC Regular Season Championship and the NSIC South Division Championship. The 2014 season proved to be one for the record books as Hoffner guided the Maverick football program to a 14-1 record, en route to its first appearance in the NCAA National Championship game. The Mavericks finished the season #2 in the AFCA coaches poll. MSU would keep things rolling with home field advantage in the NCAA Tournament as it defeated Pittsburg State (24-21 OT), Minnesota Duluth (44-17) and Concord (47-13) to advance to the NCAA Championship game against CSU-Pueblo. MSU would establish several program records during its historic season including points scored (600), rushing yards (3,625), total offense (6,704) and all-purpose yards (8,103). The Maverick offense averaged 40 points per game, while the defense allowed just 12.9 points per contest as opposing offenses managed to score just 193 points in 15 games. The 2015 season saw the Mavericks three-peat as NSIC Champions as they finished the season with a 10-2 overall record. MSU also advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time during his tenure at MSU where if faced Emporia State in the first round. A total of five Mavericks received at least one All-American honor as well, while 12 Mavericks received All-NSIC honors. Highlights from Minnesota State’s 2015 season would include the Mavericks’ home opener against Minnesota Duluth where the Mavericks erased a 17-point deficit to defeat the Bulldogs 20-17 in front of 6,378 fans. The Mavericks would then go on to set a Blakeslee Stadium attendance record of 7,187 fans who witnessed MSU’s 35-27 homecoming victory over Augustana. In six seasons under Hoffner, 97 Mavericks have earned All-NSIC South Division honors, including 12 during the 2015 season. In 2009, Hoffner was named the NSIC Coach of the Year and the AFCA Region 5 Coach of the Year. He has also seen three of his players receive extra recognition from the NSIC including NSIC Defensive Newcomer of the Year Junior Aumavae in 2009, NSIC Defensive Player of the Year Joshua Gordon in 2014 & 2015 and NSIC Offensive Newcomer of the Year Nick Pieruccini in 2014. During his time at Minnesota State, Hoffner has seen two players earn invitations to NFL training camps in Junior Aumavae (Dallas Cowboys) and offensive lineman Adrian Battles (Minnesota Vikings). Following his release from the Vikings, Battles signed with the Green Bay Packers as a practice squad player where he eventually went on to win a Super Bowl ring in 2011. Some of Hoffner’s first recruits in the the summer of 2008 include Adam Thielen and Chris Reed, who have both continued on to the NFL. During his six years at MSU, 64 Mavericks have earned Academic All-NSIC honors and four went on to claim CoSIDA Academic All-American honors, including Josh Meeker, Justin Otto, Jeffrey Raymond and Connor Thomas. The Mavericks have also been active in the community as they have participated in youth reading programs, the Million Tree Project. Hoffner – who was introduced as the Maverick’s new head coach on Jan. 25, 2008 – spent the 2006 and 2007 seasons as the offensive coordinator for the University of South Dakota. Prior to his stint in Vermillion, Hoffner spent seven seasons as the head coach at Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1999-2005) where he led the Blugolds to a 46-29 record and a UWEC to a league title in 2001. His teams at UW-Eau Claire were nationally ranked five consecutive years, including as high as sixth in the nation. Before taking the reigns at UW-Eau-Claire, Hoffner served as an assistant coach for eight seasons at Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1991-98). A 1989 Valley City (N.D.) State grad where he was a cornerback on the football team and a 400-meter hurdler on the track team, Hoffner earned a master’s degree from North Dakota in 1991. A native of Esmond, N.D., Hoffner and his wife, Melodee, have three children.

a season ago.

Gillespie finished his junior season with 24 tackles and an interception, while Dennis led the MSU receiving corps with 793 receiving yards and six touchdown catches.

Senior linebacker Marcus Gooden was named the NSIC South Division Preseason Defensive Player of the Year as well. Last season, Gooden finished second on the team in tackles with 58. He also recorded three interceptions.

In the Trenches: Minnesota State rushed for 2,672 yards and 36 touchdowns last season. In comparison, MSU’s opponents rushed for 874 yards and four touchdowns.

Air Traffic: The Mavericks threw for 2,752 yards last season, with an average of 14.2 yards per catch.

Quads: Junior Virgil Hammond notched four rushing touchdowns in MSU’s 63-3 win over Minnesota Crookston last season. He is the first Maverick to record four rushing touchdowns in a game since Mitch Brozovich did so against Upper Iowa during the 2013 season.

On Third Down: MSU went 77-of-164 (47%) on third down conversions last season. Opponents went 48-of-187 (26%) on third down conversions. Offensive Onslaught: As a team, MSU has posted 5,424 yards of total offense last season. In comparison, MSU’s opponents registered just 3,209 yards of total offense.

Stingy Defense: Through 12 games last season, the MSU defense gave up an average of 16.1 points per game.

Southern Domination: Through the first four weeks of last season, NSIC South Division teams put together a combined record of 24-8 against NSIC North Division opponents. Minnesota State, Sioux Falls and Southwest Minnesota State each went 4-0 against northern opponents last season.

On Fourth Down: The Mavericks went 8-of-14 (57%) on fourth down conversions. Their opponents went 12-of-22 (55%) on fourth down conversions.

Several Targets: A total of 12 Mavericks caught a pass last season. Junior Ty Dennis


Maverick Trends In 2015When scoring first 7-1When opponents score first 3-1When scoring last 7-0When opponents score last 2-2When leading after first quarter 7-1When trailing after first quarter 2-0When tied after first quarter 1-1When leading at halftime 8-1When trailing at halftime 2-1When tied at halftime 0-0When leading after third quarter 9-1When trailing after third quarter 1-1When tied after third quarter 0-0Overall record at Blakeslee Stadium 4-2Overall record on the road 6-0Overall record at a neutral site 0-0NSIC record at Blakeslee Stadium 4-1NSIC record on the road 6-0NSIC record at a neutral site 0-0On natural grass 5-2On artificial turf 5-0In day games 5-2In night games 3-0When posting more rushing yards 10-2When posting fewer rushing yards 0-0When posting more passing yards 8-1When posting fewer passing yards 2-1When posting more total yards 10-1When posting fewer total yards 0-1When MSU has better turnover ratio 7-1When MSU has worse turnover ratio 3-1When turnover ratio is even 0-0When time of possession favors MSU 6-2When time of possession favors Opponent 4-0

2015 MSU SCORING DRIVE NOTESLess than 10 yards 3 (1 TD, 2 FG)10-19 yards 5 (3 TD, 2 FG)20-29 yards 6 (5 TD, 1 FG)30-39 yards 8 (5 TD, 3 FG)40-49 yards 12 (10 TD, 2 FG)50-59 yards 5 (4 TD, 1 FG)60-69 yards 13 (10 TD, 3 FG)70-79 yards 12 (11 TD, 1 FG)80-89 yards 9 (9 TD, 0 FG)Greater than 90 yards 1 (1 TD, 0 FG)

Defensive scores 6 (6 TD, 0 SF)Special teams scores 1 (0 KR, 1 PR)1-5 plays 31 (28 TD, 3 FG)6-10 plays 31 (23 TD, 8 FG)11 or more plays 12 (7 TD, 5 FG)

Less than 1:00 11 (11 TD, 0 FG)1:00-1:59 20 (14 TD, 6 FG)2:00-2:59 16 (11 TD, 5 FG)3:00-3:59 13 (13 TD, 0 FG)4:00-4:59 4 (3 TD, 1 FG)More than 5:00 10 (6 TD, 4 FG)

led the Mavericks with 37 catches for 793 yards and six touchdowns. Senior Brent Esser caught 37 passes for 523 yards and five touchdowns as well.

On Deck: Minnesota State will open its home schedule on Saturday, September 10, as it takes on Bemidji State at Blakeslee Stadium. The opening kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.

D2Football.com Poll(Aug. 22, Preseason)

Rank Team Record1. Northwest Missouri State 15-02. West Georgia 12-23. Grand Valley State 12-34. CSU-Pueblo 12-25. Minnesota State 10-26. Shepherd 13-17. Ashland 10-18. North Alabama 9-39. Ferris State 11-110. Central Missouri 8-311. Midwestern State 10-212. Emporia State 11-313. Minnesota Duluth 9-314. Humboldt State 10-215. Indiana, Pa. 9-316. Henderson State 11-217. Slippery Rock 12-218. Texas A&M-Commerce 8-419. Tuskegee 10-320. Sioux Falls 9-321. Colorado School of Mines 8-322. Augustana 9-323. Valdosta State 9-324. Pittsburg State 6-525. Indianapolis 10-2

AFCA Coaches Poll(Aug. 15, Preseason)

Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Record1. Northwest Missouri State (29) 15-0 2. West Georgia (1) 12-2 3. Grand Valley State 12-3 4. Shepherd 13-1 5. CSU-Pueblo 12-2 6. Ashland 10-1 7. Minnesota State 10-2 8. Indiana, Pa. 9-3 T9. Henderson State 11-2 T9. Texas A&M-Commerce 8-4 11. Slippery Rock 12-2 12. Ferris State 11-1 13. Humboldt State 10-2 14. Midwestern State 10-2 15. North Alabama 9-3 16. Indianapolis 10-2 17. Tuskegee 10-3 18. Colorado School of Mines 8-3 19. Minnesota Duluth 9-3 20. Central Missouri 8-3 21. Assumption 11-2 22. Catawba 9-3 23. Sioux Falls 9-3 24. Emporia State 11-3 25. Augustana 9-3


Career Totals100-yard Rushing GamesName Season/CareerNick Pieruccini 1/2Virgil Hammond 2/2

100-yard Receiving GamesName Season/CareerTy Dennis 3/3Brent Esser 1/1

300-yard Passing GamesName Season/CareerNick Pieruccini 1/1

100-yard Rushing and Receiving and 300-yard Passing NotablesBold indicates this season

Active Mavericks With 100-yard Rushing Games Nick Pieruccini at Augustana (10/25/14); 125 Virgil Hammond vs. Concordia-St. Paul (10/17/15); 116 Virgil Hammond vs. Minnesota Crookston (9/26/15); 112 Nick Pieruccini vs. Winona State (10/24/15); 106Active Mavericks With 100-yard Receiving Games Brent Esser at Sioux Falls (11/17/15); 165 Ty Dennis vs. Augustana (10/10/15); 153 Ty Dennis vs. University of Mary (9/19/15); 109 Ty Dennis at Sioux Falls (11/17/15); 102Active Mavericks With 300-yard Passing Games Nick Pieruccini at Sioux Falls (11/7/15); 374

The Last Time it Happened in a Game...Won an NSIC Game:At Home: 42-14 vs. Wayne State, 11/14/15On Road: 44-3 at Sioux Falls, 11/7/15

Lost an NSIC Game:At Home: 31-27 vs. Winona State, 10/24/15On Road: 31-19 at Minnesota Duluth, 11/12/11

Overtime Game:MSU win: 24-21 vs. Pittsburg State, 11/29/14Opp win: 27-24 vs. Hillsdale, 11/14/09

Quarterback Completes 20 Passes:MSU: Nick Pieruccini (22) vs. SMSU, 10/31/15Opp: Brent Wilson (27), Emporia State, 11/21/15

Quarterback Completes 30 Passes:MSU: Ben King (40) at Western Washington, 11/10/07Opp: Ryan Ratekin (34), SMSU, 10/24/09

Quarterback Completes 40 Passes:MSU: Ben King (40) at Western Washington, 11/10/07Opp: Pat Graham (41), Augustana, 10/28/95

Quarterback Throws for 200 Yards: MSU: Ricky Lloyd (261) vs. Wayne State, 11/14/15Opp: Brent Wilson (437), Emporia State, 11/21/15

Quarterback Throws for 300 Yards: MSU: Nick Pieruccini (374) at Sioux Falls, 11/7/15Opp: Brent Wilson (437), Emporia State, 11/21/15

Quarterback Throws for 400 Yards: MSU: Ben King (480) at South Dakota, 10/27/07Opp: Brent Wilson (437), Emporia State, 11/21/15

Quarterback Throws for 500 Yards:MSU: Ben King (505) vs. South Dakota, 10/26/06Opp: Pat Graham (564), Augustana, 10/28/95

Quarterback Throws Three Touchdown Passes:MSU: Ricky Lloyd (3) vs. Wayne State, 11/14/15Opp: Brent Wilson (5), Emporia State, 11/21/15

Quarterback Throws Five Touchdown Passes:MSU: Ben King (5) at Western Washington, 11/10/07Opp: Brent Wilson (5), Emporia State, 11/21/15

Receiver Catches 10 Passes: MSU: Brent Esser (10) at Sioux Falls, 11/7/15Opp: Derek Giesking (10), Upper Iowa, 9/25/10

Receiver Records 100 Receiving Yards:MSU: Brent Esser (165) at Sioux Falls, 11/7/15Opp: Morris Williams (159), Emporia State, 11/21/15

Receiver Records 150 Receiving Yards:MSU: Brent Esser (165) at Sioux Falls, 11/7/15Opp: Morris Williams (159), Emporia State, 11/21/15

Receiver Records 200 Receiving Yards:MSU: Tywan Mitchell (202) at South Dakota, 9/19/98Opp: Matt McPhie (247), Augustana, 10/28/95

Receiver Records Three Touchdown Catches: MSU: Dorian Buford (4) at MSU Moorhead, 9/13/14Opp: Kavaski Ervin (3), Emporia State, 11/21/15

Rusher Records 100 Rushing Yards:MSU: Nick Pieruccini (106) vs. Winona State, 10/24/15Opp: Cameron McDondel (113) vs. CSU-Pueblo, 12/20/14

Rusher Records 150 Rushing Yards:MSU: Connor Thomas (173) at Northern State, 9/12/15Opp: Austin Scott (158), Valdosta State, 12/8/12

Rusher Records 200 Rushing Yards:MSU: Jon Wolf (201) at Upper Iowa, 11/16/13Opp: Joe Clark (208), Augustana, 10/4/08

Rusher Records Three Touchdown Carries:MSU: Chad Zastrow (3), vs. Emporia State, 11/21/15Opp: Dajon Newell (3), Augustana, 10/27/11

Record 10 Tackles: MSU: Tyler Henderson (13) vs. Pittsburg State, 11/29/14Opp: Jason Tetuan (14), Emporia State, 11/21/15

Record Three Sacks:MSU: Joshua Gordon (4) vs. Augustana, 10/10/15Opp: Wayne Curry (3), Augustana, 10/27/07

Interception Returned for a Touchdown:Rumeal Harris vs. Emporia State, 11/21/15

Fumble Returned for a Touchdown:Rob Myers at Concordia-St. Paul, 10/17/15

Kickoff Returned for a Touchdown:Dennis Carter at Minnesota Duluth, 11/12/11

Punt Returned for a Touchdown:Brent Esser at Concordia-St. Paul, 10/17/15

Blocked a Punt:Kaleb Wendricks vs. Emporia State, 11/21/15

Blocked a Field Goal:Shonquille Dorsey vs. St. Cloud State, 9/4/14

Blocked an Extra Point:Corey Brent vs. Concord, 12/13/14

50 Yard Field Goal:Alden Haffar (52) at Northern State, 9/12/16

Four Field Goals:Sam Brockshus (4-4) at Concordia-St. Paul, 10/5/13


Week 1@ Minot StateSeptember 1st6 p.m.

Week 2Bemidji StateSeptember 10th6 p.m.

Week 3@ St. Cloud StateSeptember 17th3 p.m.

Week 4MSU MoorheadSeptember 24th1 p.m.

Week 5@ Winona StateOctober 1st1 p.m.

Week 6Concordia-St. PaulOctober 8th2 p.m.

Week 7@ AugustanaOctober 15th1 p.m.

Week 8Southwest Minnesota StateOctober 20th6 p.m.

Week 9Sioux FallsOctober 29th1 p.m.

Week 10@ Wayne StateNovember 5th1 p.m.

Week 11Upper IowaNovember 12th12 p.m.

This Week’s Matchup

0-0, 0-0 NSIC SouthWeek 1

0-0, 0-0 NSIC NorthWeek 1

Offensive RankingsScoring Offense: 41.6 ppg, 1stTotal Offense: 452.0 ypg, 5thRushing Offense: 222.7 ypg, 2ndPass Offense: 229.3 ypg, 7thPass Efficiency: 141.2, 8thSacks Against: 20, 6th1st Downs: 263, 4th3rd Down Conversion: 47.0%, 5th4th Down Conversions: 57.1%, 2nd

Defensive RankingsScoring Defense: 16.1 ppg, 1stTotal Defense: 267.4 ypg, 1stRushing Defense: 72.8 ypg, 1stPass Defense: 194.6 ypg, 4thPass Defense Efficiency: 100.5, 2ndTurnover Margin: +6, 5thSacks: 34, 2ndInterceptions: 23, 1stOpponent 1st Downs: 181, 2nd3rd Down Conversion: 1st, 25.7%, 1st4th Down Conversion: 54.5%, 11th

Special Team RankingsKickoff Returns: 18.2 ypr, 11thPunt Returns: 15.6 ypr, 1st

Leading RushersVirgil Hammond - 523 yards, 8 touchdownsNick Pieruccini - 487 yards, 9 touchdowns

Leading PasserNick Pierucinni - 1,699 yards, 12 touchdowns

Leading ReceiversTy Dennis - 793 yards, 6 touchdownsBrent Esser - 523 yards, 5 touchdowns

Defensive LeadersMarcus Gooden - 58 tackles, 3 interceptionsCorey Brent - 34 tackles, 3 interceptionsEvan Perrizo - 34 tackles, 9 TFL, 4.5 sacks

Offensive RankingsScoring Offense: 15.0 ppg, 15thTotal Offense: 268.3 ypg, 15thRushing Offense: 100.6 ypg, 15thPass Offense: 167.6 ypg, 16thPass Efficiency: 103.6, 13thSacks Against: 23, 9th1st Downs: 168, 14th3rd Down Conversion: 35.9%, 12th4th Down Conversions: 37.5%, 13th

Defensive RankingsScoring Defense: 33.4 ppg, 12thTotal Defense: 402.7 ypg, 8thRushing Defense: 219.9 ypg, 14thPass Defense: 182.8 ypg, 2ndPass Defense Efficiency: 119.7, 6thTurnover Margin: -10, 14thSacks: 22, T-9thInterceptions: 7, T-13thOpponent 1st Downs: 241, 10th3rd Down Conversion: 41.4%, 8th4th Down Conversion: 52.0%, 9th

NSIC Special Team RankingsKickoff Returns: 17.8 ypr, 12thPunt Returns: 12.1 ypr, 5th

Leading RushersJarvis Mustipher - 690 yards, 4 touchdownsDarrell Milburn - 123 yards

Leading PasserLucas Romanski - 829 yards, 4 touchdowns

Leading ReceiversPorter Sturm - 639 yards, 6 touchdownsAkkil Walker - 381 yards

Defensive LeadersTrevin Swensen - 101 tackles, 6.5 TFLMarcel Brinson - 77 tackles, 3 interceptionsMitchell Matthias - 49 tackles, 11.5 TFL


2016 Minnesota State Football Roster (as of 8/27)# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/Previous School 1 Lorenzo Woodley TB 6-2 210 Sr. Miami, Fla../Columbus/Massachusetts 1 Caleb Stennis TB 5-10 185 So. Fort Worth, Texas/Tuscarora/Robert Morris2 Kene Anigbogu WR 6-3 210 Jr. San Diego, Calif./Helix/San Diego State 2 Keyshawn Davis CB 5-11 195 Jr. Milwaukee, Wis./Rufus King/St. Cloud State 3 Corey Brent SF 6-0 200 Jr. Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest 4 Larry Moore CB 6-2 180 Jr. Calumet City, Ill./Thornwood/Rochester CC5 Ryan Schlichte QB 6-1 215 R-Fr. Mankato, Minn./Mankato West 6 Nick Pieruccini QB 6-1 210 Sr. Chicago, Ill./Notre Dame College Prep 7 Ruben Ibarra LB 6-0 240 Sr. Chicago, Ill./St. Patrick’s/Purdue8 Ricky Lloyd QB 6-3 210 Sr. Concord, Calif./Concord/Southern Mississippi 9 Michael Palme N 5-11 210 So. West Des Moines, Iowa/Dowling Catholic 10 Tucker Hague PK 6-1 195 Jr. Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial/West Hills College Colinga 11 Brent Esser WR 5-11 190 Sr. Wausau, Wis./DC Everest12 Jared Gillespie CB 5-10 190 Sr. St. Paul, Minn./Johnson12 JD Ekowa QB 6-1 220 Fr. Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North13 Marion Lambright CB 5-9 185 Sr. Osseo, Wis./Whitehall/Central Lakes College14 Rufus Wolokolie SF 6-0 210 Sr. San Jose, Calif./Bellarmine College Prep 14 Parker Gloudemens WR 6-3 190 Fr. Little Chute, Wis./Little Chute15 Virgil Hammond TB 5-11 210 Sr. Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek/RCTC 16 Neico Stokke QB 6-2 210 Sr. Menomonie, Wis./Menomonie17 Jack Curtis CB 6-1 175 R-Fr. Lombard, Ill./Glenbard South18 Nic Seiler WR 6-2 180 R-Fr. Mankato, Minn./Mankato East 19 Troy Garland CB 5-10 180 Sr. Jersey City, N.J./Marist/Allan Hancock College/Minot State 20 Grant Robbins K/P 6-1 190 Fr. Lee’s Summit, Mo./Lee’s Summit/Longview CC20 Brad Goetsch K 5-10 180 Fr. Schofield, Wis./Everest21 Mat Andriano SF 6-2 215 Sr. Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny22 Ian Pribyl LB 6-2 235 R-Fr. Milwaukee, Wis./Milwaukee South23 William Hannemann LB 6-0 220 Sr. Edgar, Wis./Edgar 23 Isaiah Pitchford SF 6-1 185 So. Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha South/St. Cloud State24 Andrew McCrea CB 5-11 190 Sr. Florence, S.C../South Florence/Southern Illinois 24 Nyles Williams CB 6-0 180 Fr. Milwaukee, Wis./Brown Deer25 Reggie Hill CB 6-0 185 Fr. Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley26 Ryan Persick K/P 6-0 185 So. Robins, Iowa/Xavier27 Justin Arnold WR 6-0 205 R-Fr. Chaska, Minn./Chaska 28 Bruce Brittingham SF 6-1 200 Sr. Trenton, N.J./Perkiomen School/Wagner 29 Jerry Nash III N 6-0 205 Jr. Kenosha, Wis./Bradford/Culver-Stockton30 Isaac Rodriguez TB 5-9 195 Sr. Orlando, Fla./Freedom/South Dakota State31 Brendan Chrystal LB 5-11 220 Jr. Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake South 32 Spencer Hermus SF 6-1 195 R-Fr. Combined Locks, Wis./Kimberly32 Vance Barnes WR 5-9 180 So. Bloomington, Minn./Minnetonka/St. Cloud State 33 Brady Tuckner LB 6-3 195 Fr. Rochester, Minn./John Marshall35 Joseph Horvath DE 6-2 275 Sr. Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point Area/North Dakota State 36 Amiri Finner SF 5-11 180 Fr. Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley37 Ryan Borton SF 5-11 200 R-Fr. Muskego, Wis./Muskego 38 Justin Taormina TB 5-10 170 Fr. Fort Worth, Texas/Tuscarora39 Cole Schroedermeier DB 5-11 170 Fr. Sioux Fals, S.D./Roosevelt41 Nate Tranel N 6-1 210 R-Fr. Lancaster, Wis./Lancaster42 Jordan Bergren DE 6-4 240 R-Fr. Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North43 Lukas Burrington SF 6-0 175 Fr. Plymouth, Minn./Maple Grove 44 Alex Goettl LB 6-3 220 R-Fr. North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West44 Cade Johnson N 6-0 185 Fr. Redwood Falls, Minn./Redwood Valley45 Austin Behm LB 6-0 210 R-Fr. Menasha, Wis./Menasha45 Ty’Shonan Brooks CB 5-11 160 Fr. Brooklyn Park, Minn./Park Center/St. Cloud State 46 Anders Gelecinskyj K/P 6-2 200 Fr. Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy47 Andrew Owodunni TB 5-11 220 Fr. Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake48 Marcus Gooden LB 6-0 225 Sr. Belvidere, Ill./Belvidere 52 Joel Ngoyi DT 6-2 295 So. Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake 53 Max Stewart OL 6-3 300 Jr. Sioux City, Iowa/Sioux City North/Iowa Western54 Jayme LaPlante DE 6-3 240 So. Chatfield, Minn/Chatfield55 Kenneth Cephus OL 6-1 300 R-Fr. Milwaukee, Wis./Marquette 56 Brandon Krantz OL 6-2 275 Fr. Waukee, Iowa/Waukee57 Ray Carter LB 6-0 215 Jr. Jordan, Minn./Jordan/Augsburg57 Nick Leach DE 6-2 250 Fr. Franklin, Wis./Marquette University HS59 Randy Jones DT 6-1 290 Jr. Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie/Rochester CC60 Sam Schrauth OL 6-3 330 So. Campbellsport, Wis./St. Mary’s Springs 61 Garrett Biebl OL 6-3 290 Jr. Omaha, Neb/Millard62 Kyle Schuh OL 6-5 315 Sr. Kaukauna, Wis./Kaukauna63 Erik Nelson OL 6-6 280 R-Fr. Clive, Iowa/Waukee65 Carter Hennessy OL 6-4 315 Fr. Dysart, Iowa/Union66 Scott McDowell OL 6-5 285 Sr. Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central/Illinois69 Evan Heim OL 6-3 300 R-Fr. DePere, Wis./DePere70 Hunter Toppel OL 6-3 315 Fr. DeForest, Wis./DeForest Area71 Kaden Lilienthal OL 6-6 295 Fr. Plato, Minn./Mayer Lutheran72 Logan Pantila DT 6-1 300 Fr. Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge73 Jake Porter OL 6-1 290 Jr. Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge/Iowa Western CC74 Carter Dowdle OL 6-3 305 Fr. Cottage Grove, Minn./East Ridge75 Colin Sabel DT 6-3 275 Fr. Fond du Lac, Wis./Lomira76 Alex Palme OL 6-2 285 Fr. West Des Moines, Iowa./Dowling Catholic77 Sawyer Witt DT 6-1 295 R-Fr. Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson78 Keegan Stanley OL 6-4 290 Fr. Superior, Wis./Superior80 Taylor Johnson WR 6-3 195 Sr. Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee 80 Trenton Stafford WR 6-3 195 Fr. St. Louis Park, Minn./St. Louis Park81 Connor McKeen WR 6-4 210 Sr. Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury81 Chase Werwinski WR 6-1 185 Fr. McFarland, Wis./McFarland82 Kyle Johnson TE 6-4 230 R-Fr. Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins83 Blake Moreno TE 6-6 255 R-Fr. St. Francis, Minn./St. Francis84 Shane Zylstra WR 6-4 215 R-Fr. Spicer, Minn./New London-Spicer85 Ty Dennis WR 6-4 225 Jr. Burlington, Wis./Burlington 86 Tyler Schmidt HB 6-5 255 R-Fr. Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls87 Trevor McCarthy WR 6-1 200 So. Marshall, Minn./Marshall 88 Trevor Nissen TE 6-3 255 So. Olivia, Minn./BOLD89 Erik Fuller HB 6-3 240 Jr. Wauconda, Wis./Wauconda 90 Zach Dodge DT 5-10 300 So. Salem,Wis./Wilmot Union 91 Jordan Kawlewski DT 6-2 285 Fr. Eagan, Minn./Eagan92 Evan Perrizo DE 6-5 275 Jr. Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie 93 Connor McCormick DE 6-3 245 R-Fr. Appleton, Wis./Kimberly 94 Alec Vesper DT 6-1 305 Sr. Joliet, Ill./Minooka97 Shola George DT 6-0 275 Jr. Mt. Prospect, Ill./Mt. Prospect 98 Chance Bowen DE 6-4 240 Fr. New Hope, Minn./Armstrong/St. Cloud State 99 Freeman Coleman DT 6-3 310 Jr. Omaha, Neb./Millad South/Santa Monica College


2016 Minnesota State Two-Deeps (as of Aug. 25)

OFFENSELeft Tackle - 62 Kyle Schuh (6-5, 315, Sr.) - 63 Erik Nelson (6-6, 290, R-Fr.)

Left Guard - 60 Sam Schrauth (6-3, 330, So.) - 55 Kenneth Cephus (6-1, 300, R-Fr.)

Center - 61 Garrett Biebl (6-3, 295, Jr.) - 73 Jake Porter (6-1, 290, Jr.)

Right Guard - 53 Max Stewart (6-3, 300, Jr.) - 70 Hunter Toppel (6-3, 315, Fr.) Right Tackle - 69 Evan Heim (6-3, 300, R-Fr.) - 66 Scott McDowell (6-5, 285, Sr.)

Quarterback - 8 Ricky Lloyd (6-3, 210, Sr.) - 5 Ryan Schlichte (6-1, 215, R-Fr.) Tailback - 6 Nick Pieruccini (6-1, 210, Sr.) - 15 Virgil Hammond (5-11, 210, Sr.) Tight End - 88 Trevor Nissen (6-3, 255, So.) - 89 Erik Fuller (6-3, 240, Jr.)

Wide Receiver - 80 Taylor Johnson (6-3, 195, Sr.) - 81 Connor McKeen (6-4, 210, Sr.)

Wide Receiver - 11 Brent Esser (5-11, 190, Sr.) - 27 Justin Arnold (6-0, 205, R-Fr.)

Wide Receiver - 85 Ty Dennis (6-5, 225, Jr.) - 84 Shane Zylstra (6-4, 215, R-Fr.)

DEFENSELeft End - 92 Evan Perrizo (6-5, 275, Jr.) - 93 Connor McCormick (6-3, 245, R-Fr.)

Defensive Tackle - 94 Alec Vesper (6-1, 305, Sr.) - 52 Joel Ngoyi (6-2, 295, So.)

Defensive Tackle - 90 Zach Dodge (5-10, 300, So.) - 77 Sawyer Witt (6-1, 295, R-Fr.) Right End - 54 Jayme LaPlante (6-3, 240, So.) - 42 Jordan Bergren (6-3, 240, R-Fr.)

Linebacker - 7 Ruben Ibarra (6-0, 240, Sr.) - 44 Alex Goettl (6-3, 220, R-Fr.)

Linebacker - 48 Marcus Gooden (6-0, 225, Sr.) - 31 Brendan Chrystal (5-11, 220, Jr.)

Linebacker - 9 Michael Palme (5-11, 210, So.) - 29 Jerry Nash III (6-0, 205, Jr.) Cornerback - 12 Jared Gillespie (5-10, 190, Sr.) - 13 Marion Lambright (5-10, 185, Sr.) Safety - 3 Corey Brent (6-0, 200, Jr.) - 28 Bruce Brittingham (6-1, 200, Sr.)

Safety - 21 Mat Andriano (6-2, 215, Sr.) - 14 Rufus Wolokolie (6-0, 210, Sr.) Cornerback - 4 Larry Moore (6-2, 180, Jr.) - 24 Andrew McCrea (5-11, 190, Sr.)

SPECIAL TEAMSPlacekicker - 20 Grant Robbins (6-1, 190, Fr.) - 46 Anders Gelecinskyj (6-2, 200, Fr.)

Punter - 26 Ryan Persick (6-0, 185, So.) - 10 Tucker Hague (6-1, 195, Jr.) Holder - 27 Justin Arnold (6-0, 205, R-Fr.) - 10 Tucker Hague (6-1, 195, Jr.)

Longsnapper - 48 Marcus Gooden (6-0, 225, Sr.) - 42 Jordan Bergren (6-3, 240, R-Fr.)

Kick Returner - 3 Corey Brent (6-0, 200, Jr.) - 11 Brent Esser (5-11, 190, Sr.)

Punt Returner - 11 Brent Esser (5-11, 190, Sr.) - 3 Corey Brent (6-0, 200, Jr.)


2016 Minnesota State StartersOffense

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2015 Minnesota State FootballMinnesota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Feb 29, 2016)

All games

Team Statistics MSU OPPSCORING 499 193 Points Per Game 41.6 16.1 Points Off Turnovers 117 52FIRST DOWNS 263 181 R u s h i n g 131 57 P a s s i n g 119 104 P e n a l t y 13 20RUSHING YARDAGE 2672 874 Yards gained rushing 2937 1240 Yards lost rushing 265 366 Rushing Attempts 529 381 Average Per Rush 5.1 2.3 Average Per Game 222.7 72.8 TDs Rushing 36 4PASSING YARDAGE 2752 2335 C o m p - A t t - I n t 194-327-18 229-433-23 Average Per Pass 8.4 5.4 Average Per Catch 14.2 10.2 Average Per Game 229.3 194.6 TDs Passing 22 17TOTAL OFFENSE 5424 3209 Total Plays 856 814 Average Per Play 6.3 3.9 Average Per Game 452.0 267.4KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 26-474 45-659PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 27-420 8-61INT RETURNS: #-Yards 23-314 18-183KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.2 14.6PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 15.6 7.6INT RETURN AVERAGE 13.7 10.2FUMBLES-LOST 10-8 16-9PENALTIES-Yards 75-664 44-380 Average Per Game 55.3 31.7PUNTS-Yards 39-1646 86-3096 Average Per Punt 42.2 36.0 Net punt average 39.6 30.2KICKOFFS-Yards 91-5253 44-2507 Average Per Kick 57.7 57.0 Net kick average 40.9 37.7TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 1 : 0 9 2 8 : 5 13RD-DOWN Conversions 77/164 48/187 3rd-Down Pct 47% 26%4TH-DOWN Conversions 8/14 12/22 4th-Down Pct 57% 55%SACKS BY-Yards 34-182 20-146MISC YARDS 0 9TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 65 22FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 16-28 13-17ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES (54-66) 82% (21-27) 78%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (44-66) 67% (14-27) 52%PAT-ATTEMPTS (61-64) 95% (22-22) 100%ATTENDANCE 26978 13763 Games/Avg Per Game 6/4496 6/2294 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalMinnesota State 86 136 152 125 0 499Opponents 27 67 41 58 0 193


2015 Minnesota State FootballMinnesota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Feb 29, 2016)

All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gZastrow, Chad 12 124 708 10 698 5.6 10 43 58.2Thomas, Connor 6 113 635 16 619 5.5 7 55 103.2Hammond, Virgil 11 72 534 11 523 7.3 8 48 47.5Pieruccini, Nick 11 113 565 78 487 4.3 9 39 44.3Lloyd, Ricky 11 72 422 88 334 4.6 2 64 30.4Riggot, Kyle 9 8 43 22 21 2.6 0 10 2.3Esser, Brent 12 7 21 7 14 2.0 0 9 1.2Stokke, Neico 10 4 9 10 -1 -0.2 0 8 -0.1TEAM 9 16 0 23 -23 -1.4 0 0 -2.6Total 12 529 2937 265 2672 5.1 36 64 222.7Opponents 12 381 1240 366 874 2.3 4 38 72.8

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gPieruccini, Nick 11 145.72 118-191-11 61.8 1699 12 73 154.5Lloyd, Ricky 11 133.05 73-131-7 55.7 1019 9 55 92.6Stokke, Neico 10 105.87 2-3-0 66.7 14 0 14 1.4Esser, Brent 12 598.00 1-1-0 100.0 20 1 20 1.7Haffar, Alden 12 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 12 141.21 194-327-18 59.3 2752 22 73 229.3Opponents 12 100.52 229-433-23 52.9 2335 17 73 194.6

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gDuncan, Bryce 12 38 445 11.7 5 54 37.1Dennis, Ty 12 37 793 21.4 6 73 66.1Esser, Brent 12 37 523 14.1 5 47 43.6Riggot, Kyle 9 22 332 15.1 1 47 36.9Johnson, Taylor 12 12 165 13.8 2 33 13.8Thomas, Connor 6 11 93 8.5 0 35 15.5Zastrow, Chad 12 11 66 6.0 0 26 5.5Jackson, Jameer 4 9 123 13.7 1 38 30.8Fuller, Erik 12 6 58 9.7 1 28 4.8McKeen, Connor 12 5 77 15.4 0 23 6.4Nissen, Trevor 10 3 67 22.3 1 51 6.7Hammond, Virgil 11 3 10 3.3 0 9 0.9Total 12 194 2752 14.2 22 73 229.3Opponents 12 229 2335 10.2 17 73 194.6

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgEsser, Brent 15 152 10.1 1 75Riggot, Kyle 9 199 22.1 0 51Brent, Corey 1 7 7.0 0 7Dominick, Bryce 1 8 8.0 0 0Engelken, Jake 1 30 30.0 0 0Oleszak, Dylan 0 24 0.0 0 24Otto, Justin 0 0 0.0 1 0Total 27 420 15.6 2 75Opponents 8 61 7.6 0 19

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgMyers, Rob 4 14 3.5 0 11Henderson, Tyler 3 56 18.7 1 33Brent, Corey 3 9 3.0 0 9Gooden, Marcus 3 35 11.7 0 32Schmidt, Patrick 2 22 11.0 1 22Gordon, Josh 2 58 29.0 1 53LaPlante, Jayme 1 33 33.0 0 33Harris, Rumeal 1 45 45.0 1 45Andriano, Mat 1 41 41.0 0 41Weber, Isaac 1 1 1.0 0 1Gillespie, Jared 1 0 0.0 0 0Otto, Justin 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 23 314 13.7 4 53Opponents 18 183 10.2 0 46

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgRiggot, Kyle 11 171 15.5 0 32Cummins, Connor 4 78 19.5 0 47Esser, Brent 4 91 22.8 0 33Brent, Corey 3 68 22.7 0 39Johnson, Taylor 1 25 25.0 0 25Fuller, Erik 1 7 7.0 0 7Chrystal, Brendan 1 15 15.0 0 15Nissen, Trevor 1 19 19.0 0 19Total 26 474 18.2 0 47Opponents 45 659 14.6 0 43

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgMyers, Rob 1 41 41.0 1 41Total 1 41 41.0 1 41Opponents 4 71 17.8 1 46


2015 Minnesota State FootballMinnesota State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Feb 29, 2016)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf33 Henderson, Tyler 11 31 33 64 4.0-19 1.0-8 3-56 5 . . . . .4 Myers, Rob 12 36 22 58 6.0-18 1.0-3 4-14 3 1 1-41 . . .48 Gooden, Marcus 12 26 32 58 4.0-14 1.0-1 3-35 1 . 1-0 2 . .95 Gordon, Josh 12 30 28 58 22.5-106 14.0-78 2-58 7 2 . 2 . .43 Dominick, Bryce 12 25 20 45 6.5-16 . . 1 . . 1 1 .44 Campbell, Jordan 12 13 27 40 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .21 Andriano, Mat 12 23 15 38 . . 1-41 4 . 1-0 . . .7 Harris, Rumeal 10 30 6 36 . . 1-45 6 . . . . .92 Perrizo, Evan 12 18 16 34 9.0-34 4.5-22 . 2 . 3-0 2 . .10 Brent, Corey 12 21 13 34 1.5-3 . 3-9 6 . . . . .72 Wendricks, Kaleb 12 15 17 32 8.0-26 3.0-15 . 1 . . . 1 .22 Otto, Justin 12 16 15 31 3.0-7 . 1-0 6 . . . . .31 Chrystal, Brendan 12 13 17 30 1.5-4 . . . . . . . .12 Gillespie, Jared 11 17 7 24 1.0-6 1.0-6 1-0 4 . . . . .75 Raymond, Jeffrey 10 4 20 24 4.0-12 2.0-8 . 2 . 2-0 . . .94 Vesper, Alec 12 9 14 23 6.0-20 3.0-15 . 1 2 . 1 . .9 Palme, Michael 12 10 11 21 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . .54 LaPlante, Jayme 11 7 8 15 2.0-17 0.5-4 1-33 1 . . . . .34 Oleszak, Dylan 12 9 6 15 1.5-5 . . . . . . . .3 Schmidt, Patrick 11 12 3 15 . . 2-22 1 . . . . .38 Weber, Isaac 12 7 7 14 1.0-2 . 1-1 . . . . . .23 Hannemann, William 11 8 5 13 . . . . . . . . .35 Horvath, Joeseph 7 5 8 13 3.0-5 . . . . . . . .51 Nero, Colt 4 5 7 12 3.0-16 2.0-11 . 1 1 . . . .36 Engelken, Jake 12 5 4 9 . . . . . . . 1 .13 Lambright, Marion 10 1 7 8 . . . 2 . . . . .90 Dodge, Zach 9 2 5 7 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .11 Esser, Brent 12 2 5 7 . . . . . . . . .26 Riley, Alex 9 1 5 6 . . . . . . . . .32 Zastrow, Chad 12 3 2 5 . . . . . . . 1 .97 George, Shola 6 1 3 4 1.0-1 . . 1 . . 1 . .6 Pieruccini, Nick 11 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .52 Ngoyi, Joel 3 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .62 Schuh, Kyle 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .61 Biebl, Garrett 6 1 . 1 1.0-11 1.0-11 . . . . . . .40 Sirovina, Austin 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .60 Schrauth, Sam 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .89 Fuller, Erik 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .25 Thielk, Anthony 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .19 Jackson, Jameer 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .5 Thomas, Connor 6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .TM TEAM 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . .85 Dennis, Ty 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .71 Matheson, Alex 6 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . .

Total 12 420 390 810 92-346 34-182 23-314 56 6 9-41 10 4 .Opponents 12 450 468 918 67-250 20-146 18-183 35 3 8-71 9 1 .


2015 Minnesota State FootballMinnesota State Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 29, 2016)

All games

Date Opponent Score Att.* Sep 03, 2015 #3 MINNESOTA DULUTH W 20-17 6387* Sep 12, 2015 at Northern State W 27-10 5273* Sep 19, 2015 UNIVERSITY OF MARY W 48-0 5047* Sep 26, 2015 at Minnesota Crookston W 63-3 418* Oct 03, 2015 at Upper Iowa W 38-10 1633* Oct 10, 2015 AUGUSTANA W 35-27 7187* Oct 17, 2015 at Concordia-St. Paul W 51-10 1133* Oct 24, 2015 WINONA STATE L 27-31 3912* Oct 31, 2015 at Southwest Minnesota W 55-17 2672* Nov 07, 2015 at #8 Sioux Falls W 44-3 2634* Nov 14, 2015 WAYNE STATE W 42-14 3341

Nov 21, 2015 EMPORIA STATE L 49-51 1104

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gZastrow, Chad 12 124 708 10 698 5.6 10 43 58.2Thomas, Connor 6 113 635 16 619 5.5 7 55 103.2Hammond, Virgil 11 72 534 11 523 7.3 8 48 47.5Pieruccini, Nick 11 113 565 78 487 4.3 9 39 44.3Lloyd, Ricky 11 72 422 88 334 4.6 2 64 30.4Riggot, Kyle 9 8 43 22 21 2.6 0 10 2.3Esser, Brent 12 7 21 7 14 2.0 0 9 1.2Total 12 529 2937 265 2672 5.1 36 64 222.7Opponents 12 381 1240 366 874 2.3 4 38 72.8

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gPieruccini, Nick 11 145.72 118-191-11 61.8 1699 12 73 154.5Lloyd, Ricky 11 133.05 73-131-7 55.7 1019 9 55 92.6Stokke, Neico 10 105.87 2-3-0 66.7 14 0 14 1.4Esser, Brent 12 598.00 1-1-0 100.0 20 1 20 1.7Haffar, Alden 12 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 12 141.21 194-327-18 59.3 2752 22 73 229.3Opponents 12 100.52 229-433-23 52.9 2335 17 73 194.6

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gDuncan, Bryce 12 38 445 11.7 5 54 37.1Dennis, Ty 12 37 793 21.4 6 73 66.1Esser, Brent 12 37 523 14.1 5 47 43.6Riggot, Kyle 9 22 332 15.1 1 47 36.9Johnson, Taylor 12 12 165 13.8 2 33 13.8Thomas, Connor 6 11 93 8.5 0 35 15.5Zastrow, Chad 12 11 66 6.0 0 26 5.5Jackson, Jameer 4 9 123 13.7 1 38 30.8Fuller, Erik 12 6 58 9.7 1 28 4.8McKeen, Connor 12 5 77 15.4 0 23 6.4Nissen, Trevor 10 3 67 22.3 1 51 6.7Hammond, Virgil 11 3 10 3.3 0 9 0.9Total 12 194 2752 14.2 22 73 229.3Opponents 12 229 2335 10.2 17 73 194.6

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkHaffar, Alden 16-27 59.3 0-0 8-11 2-4 5-9 1-3 52 1Persick, Ryan 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsHaffar, Alden - 16-27 61-62 - - - - - 109Zastrow, Chad 10 - - - - - - - 60Pieruccini, Nick 9 - - - - - - - 54Hammond, Virgil 8 - - - - - - - 48Thomas, Connor 7 - - - - - - - 42Dennis, Ty 6 - - - - - - - 36Esser, Brent 6 - - - - - - - 36Duncan, Bryce 5 - - - - - - - 30Lloyd, Ricky 2 - - - - - - - 12Johnson, Taylor 2 - - - - - - - 12Schmidt, Patrick 1 - - - - - - - 6Gordon, Josh 1 - - - - - - - 6Myers, Rob 1 - - - - - - - 6Henderson, Tyler 1 - - - - - - - 6Nissen, Trevor 1 - - - - - - - 6Total 65 16-28 61-64 0-1 - - - - 499Opponents 22 13-17 22-22 - - - - - 193

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalMinnesota State 86 136 152 125 0 499Opponents 27 67 41 58 0 193

Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 10-2 4-2 6-0 0-0Conference 10-1 4-1 6-0 0-0Non-Conference 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0

Team Statistics MSU OPPFIRST DOWNS 263 181 R u s h i n g 131 57 P a s s i n g 119 104 P e n a l t y 13 20RUSHING YARDAGE 2672 874 Rushing Attempts 529 381 Average Per Rush 5.1 2.3 Average Per Game 222.7 72.8 TDs Rushing 36 4PASSING YARDAGE 2752 2335 C o m p - A t t - I n t 194-327-18 229-433-23 Average Per Pass 8.4 5.4 Average Per Catch 14.2 10.2 Average Per Game 229.3 194.6 TDs Passing 22 17TOTAL OFFENSE 5424 3209 Average Per Play 6.3 3.9 Average Per Game 452.0 267.4KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 26-474 45-659PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 27-420 8-61INT RETURNS: #-Yards 23-314 18-183FUMBLES-LOST 10-8 16-9PENALTIES-Yards 75-664 44-380PUNTS-AVG 39-42.2 86-36.0TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 1 : 0 9 2 8 : 5 13RD-DOWN Conversions 77/164 48/1874TH-DOWN Conversions 8/14 12/22

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgMyers, Rob 4 14 3.5 0 11Brent, Corey 3 9 3.0 0 9Henderson, Tyler 3 56 18.7 1 33Gooden, Marcus 3 35 11.7 0 32Gordon, Josh 2 58 29.0 1 53Schmidt, Patrick 2 22 11.0 1 22Weber, Isaac 1 1 1.0 0 1Harris, Rumeal 1 45 45.0 1 45Otto, Justin 1 0 0.0 0 0Gillespie, Jared 1 0 0.0 0 0Andriano, Mat 1 41 41.0 0 41LaPlante, Jayme 1 33 33.0 0 33

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkHaffar, Alden 38 1618 42.6 64 2 11 14 9 0Stokke, Neico 1 28 28.0 28 0 0 0 0 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgEsser, Brent 15 152 10.1 1 75Riggot, Kyle 9 199 22.1 0 51Dominick, Bryce 1 8 8.0 0 0Brent, Corey 1 7 7.0 0 7Engelken, Jake 1 30 30.0 0 0Otto, Justin 0 0 0.0 1 0Oleszak, Dylan 0 24 0.0 0 24Total 27 420 15.6 2 75Opponents 8 61 7.6 0 19

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgRiggot, Kyle 11 171 15.5 0 32Esser, Brent 4 91 22.8 0 33Cummins, Connor 4 78 19.5 0 47Brent, Corey 3 68 22.7 0 39Nissen, Trevor 1 19 19.0 0 19Johnson, Taylor 1 25 25.0 0 25Chrystal, Brendan 1 15 15.0 0 15Fuller, Erik 1 7 7.0 0 7Total 26 474 18.2 0 47Opponents 45 659 14.6 0 43

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