Football prospectus 2014

2014 SPRING PREVIEW

Senior running backZach Zenner

Senior quarterbackAustin Sumner

Junior linebackerT.J. Lally

Senior wide receiverJason Schneider

John Stiegelmeier has built the South Dakota State University footballteam into a consistent winner in the ranks of the Division I Football

Championship Subdivision and is poised to become the Jackrabbits’ all-time winningest coach during the 2014season.

Overall, Coach Stig has led theJackrabbits to a 111-81 record (.578 win-ning percentage) in 17 seasons. He standsthree wins away from passing Ralph Ginn(113-89-9 in 22 seasons from 1947-68)atop the SDSU career wins list.

Under Stiegelmeier’s leadership, SDSUhas posted eight winning seasons in theschool’s 10 campaigns at the FCS (for-merly Division I-AA) level, compiling a 69-48 record since moving to the FCSranks in 2004. Overall, the Jackrabbitshave had a winning record in 13 of Stiegelmeier's 17 years as head coach,and have a 32-16 record in Missouri Valley Football Conference games.SDSU has reached the FCS playoffs three (2009, 2012, 2013), and wonfirst-round contests in both 2012 and 2013.

After consecutive 5-6 seasons in 2010 and 2011, the Jackrabbits rebounded in 2012 with their second postseason appearance in four years.SDSU finished the 2012 campaign with a 9-4 overall record, tying the single-season school record for wins. The Jackrabbits also hosted — andwon — their first-ever playoff game, defeating Eastern Illinois, 58-10, atCoughlin-Alumni Stadium. SDSU was later eliminated by eventual national champion North Dakota State. In 2012, the Jackrabbits wereranked seven of the final eight weeks of the season and ended the campaign ranked 14th in the Sports Network media poll.

The Jackrabbits repeated much of the same success during the 2013 season, reaching the postseason in back-to-back seasons for the first timein program history. Despite being ranked in the preseason top 10, theJackrabbits found themselves with a 4-4 record entering the final month ofthe season. SDSU responded, however, reeling off four consecutive wins inMVFC play to again earn an at-large berth in the FCS playoffs.

SDSU opened the 2013 playoffs with a dominant defensive performance,posting a 26-7 road win at No. 8 Northern Arizona, before falling 41-17 atthird-ranked Eastern Washington a week later. The Jackrabbits again tiedthe school record for wins, finishing with a 9-5 overall mark, and ended up13th in the Sports Network media poll and 14th in the FCS Coaches Poll.

The Jackrabbits made their first FCS playoff appearance and the pro-gram's first postseason appearance in 30 years during the 2009 season. TheJackrabbits finished as runner-up in the Missouri Valley Football Confer-ence with a 7-1 record and finished the season 8-4 overall. SDSU led formuch of its playoff game at top-seeded Montana, before falling 61-48 tothe eventual national runner-up Grizzlies. Ranked for the entire season, in-cluding appearing in the top 10 for two weeks, the Jackrabbits finished the2009 campaign with an 11th-place showing in both the FCS Coaches’ andSports Network media polls.

In 2008, the Jackrabbits entered another new era in their Division I pur-suits as they joined the Missouri Valley Football Conference. With the tran-sition from Division II completed, SDSU fell just short of a playoff berthin its first season of eligibility, ending the year with a 7-5 overall recordand 6-2 mark in the MVFC. Of SDSU's five losses, four came againstranked FCS opponents, including conference co-champions Northern Iowaand Southern Illinois. The team's other loss was at the hands of FootballBowl Subdivision opponent Iowa State in the season opener. That gamemarked the first time the Jackrabbits had played an FBS opponent sincemoving to Division I at the start of the 2004 season.

Under Stiegelmeier's guidance, SDSU has appeared in the FCS rankingsseven of the last eight seasons. The Jacks cracked the national poll for the

first time in late October 2006, after posting back-to-back come-from-behind victories over Cal Poly and UC Davis. The Jackrabbits finished the2006 season ranked 22nd by the Sports Network.

During the 2007 season, SDSU claimed its first conference title since1963 by winning the Great West Football Conference championship. Afterstarting 0-3 for the second consecutive season, SDSU reeled off sevenwins in its final eight games, including a 29-24 victory over previously undefeated North Dakota State the final week of the season, to claim theGWFC title with a 7-4 overall record and 4-0 mark in league play.

In leading SDSU to the GWFC title, Stiegelmeier was named confer-ence coach of the year and was honored by the American Football CoachesAssociation as the Division I Football Championship Subdivision Region 5Coach of the Year. In addition, he was named as one of five finalists in theFCS for the 2007 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award.

The Jackrabbits continued to move up the rankings at the FCS level during the 2008 season, reaching the 12th spot in the Sports Network pollafter opening league play with home victories over No. 14 YoungstownState and No. 15 Western Illinois in back-to-back weeks. In all, SDSU wasranked seven weeks that season.

After posting back-to-back 6-5 seasons in 2004 and 2005 to begin theirDivision I pursuits, the Jackrabbits rose another notch in 2006 as theycompiled a 7-4 overall record, finishing the season ranked 21st in the finalFCS poll conducted by The Sports Network. Following an 0-3 start, theJacks rebounded by winning seven consecutive games for the first timesince 1963. Three of the victories came in the closing minutes against nationally ranked teams.

Stiegelmeier, 57, is the 20th head coach for the Jackrabbits. His tenureof 17 years as head coach is the second-longest head coaching stint inschool history.

The Selby, S.D., native first became acquainted with the Jackrabbit foot-ball program as a student assistant under John Gregory during SDSU'sonly other NCAA playoff season in 1979. After graduating from SDSUwith degrees in mathematics and physical education, Stiegelmeier enrolledin graduate school at the University of Northern Iowa, where he served onthe coaching staff of a Panther squad which posted a 7-4 mark in 1981.

Stiegelmeier coached at Eau Claire (Wis.) North High School from1981-84, then returned to his home state as defensive coordinator, second-ary coach and recruiting coordinator at Northern State from 1984-87.

Stiegelmeier returned to his alma mater in July 1988, joining WayneHaensel’s Jackrabbit coaching staff as secondary coach and recruiting co-ordinator. After Haensel stepped down following the 1990 season,Stiegelmeier was elevated to defensive coordinator by new head coachMike Daly.

In six seasons as defensive coordinator, Stiegelmeier helped guide theJackrabbits to a 41-23 record. SDSU turned in a winning record in all sixseasons, including five seven-win seasons. That track record of successhelped Stiegelmeier secure his first collegiate head coaching position inDecember 1996, when he was named Daly's successor.

HEAD COACH JOHN STIEGELMEIER

Year-By-Year RecordYear Overall Conf1997 4-6 3-61998 6-5 5-41999 8-3 6-32000 6-5 4-52001 5-6 4-42002 6-4 4-42003 7-4 4-32004 6-5 2-32005 6-5 2-3

Year Overall Conf2006 7-4 3-12007 7-4 4-02008 7-5 6-22009 8-4 7-12010 5-6 4-42011 5-6 4-42012 9-4 6-22013 9-5 5-3Totals 111-81 74-51

QUICK FACTS

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2013 RECAPOVERALL RECORD: 9-5CONFERENCE RECORD: 5-3 (tied for secondplace in Missouri Valley Football Conference)HOME RECORD: 4-2AWAY RECORD: 5-3FINAL RANKING: 13th (Sports Network)

2013 GAME RESULTSAug. 31 BUTLER (Ind.) W, 55-14Sept. 7 at North Dakota W, 35-28Sept. 14 S’EASTERN LOUISIANA W, 34-26Sept. 21 at Nebraska L, 20-59 Sept. 28 *#1 NORTH DAKOTA ST. L, 0-20Oct. 5 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L, 24-27Oct. 12 *at Western Illinois W, 38-14Oct. 19 *at Missouri State L, 21-35Oct. 26 *#17 UNI [2 OT] W, 37-34Nov. 9 *INDIANA STATE W, 29-0Nov. 16 *at South Dakota W, 27-12Nov. 23 *at #15 Youngstown State W, 42-13Nov. 30 ^at #8 Northern Arizona W, 26-7 Dec. 7 ^at #3 Eastern Washington L, 17-41*Missouri Valley Football Conference game

^Football Championship Subdivision Playoff game

COACHING STAFFHEAD COACH: John StiegelmeierALMA MATER: South Dakota State, 1979RECORD AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE: 111-81-0 (17)CAREER RECORD: 93-72-0 (15)OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-5525E-MAIL: [email protected]

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/QUARTERBACKS: EricEidsness (fifth year)ALMA MATER: Sioux Falls, 1992OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-6223E-MAIL: [email protected]

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/DEFENSIVE ENDS:Clint Brown (sixth year)ALMA MATER: Nebraska, 1996OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-4108E-MAIL: [email protected]

CO-SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR/WIDE

RECEIVERS: Josh Davis (sixth year)ALMA MATER: South Dakota State, 2006OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-6532E-MAIL: [email protected]

CO-SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR/DEFENSIVE

BACKS: Jay Christensen (fourth year)ALMA MATER: Nebraska-Kearney, 1999OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-5531E-MAIL: [email protected]

DEFENSIVE TACKLES/RECRUITING

COORDINATOR: Jesse Currier (fifth year)ALMA MATER: South Dakota State, 2008OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-6915E-MAIL: [email protected]

OFFENSIVE LINE: John Flynn (third year)ALMA MATER: Oklahoma, 2004

OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-6525E-MAIL: [email protected]

RUNNING BACKS: Nic McKissic-Luke (secondyear)ALMA MATER: Alabama A&M, 2007OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-6656E-MAIL: [email protected]

LINEBACKERS: Jimmy Rogers (second year)ALMA MATER: South Dakota State, 2009OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-6465E-MAIL: James [email protected]

TIGHT ENDS: Luke Schleusner (first year)ALMA MATER: North Dakota, 2002OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-4102E-MAIL: [email protected]

TEAM INFORMATIONLETTERMEN RETURNING: 40Offense: 18Defense: 18Special Teams: 4

LETTERMEN LOST: 17Offense: 8Defense: 8Special Teams: 1

STARTERS RETURNING: 14Offense: 6Defense: 5Special Teams: 3

OFFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING (6): TrevorGreger, OL; Cam Jones, TE; Jason Schneider,WR; Mike Shoff, OL; Austin Sumner, QB; ZachZenner, RB.

DEFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING (5): CharlesElmore, LB; Jimmie Forsythe, CB; Jake Gentile,FS; T.J. Lally, LB; Cole Langer, DL.

SPECIAL TEAMS STARTERS RETURNING (3):Ethan Sawyer, P; Justin Syrovatka, K; ThayerTrenhaile, LS.

OTHER RETURNING LETTERMEN (26): BrandonAndrews, WR; Jesse Bobbit, LB; Dallas Brown,DB; Je Ryan Butler, DB/KR; Jay Carlson, K;Reggie Gandy, RB; Ezekiel Herndon, DB;Larves Jones, WR; Drew Kreutzfeldt, DB/LB;Blake Krings, LB; Auston LaBlance, DL; NickMears, DB; Andrew Mueller, OL; Tom Peitz,LB; J.R. Plote, DL; Nick Purcell, OL; Matt Raymond, WR; Isaac Rodriguez, RB; PatrickSchuster, LB; Jack Sherlock, DL; Bryce Siverling, OL/TE; Chad Strehlow, TE; MelvinTavares, DB; Mitch Vejvoda, TE; Trevor Wesley,WR; Dom Wright, WR.

CREDITSThe 2014 South Dakota State University Spring Football Prospectus was produced by Jason Hove andthe Jackrabbit Sports Information Service. Photos credited to Dave Eggen, Inertia Sports Media; DennisHubbard, and LifeTouch Sports.

SOUTH DAKOTASTATE UNIVERSITY

INFORMATIONLOCATION: Brookings, S.D.ENROLLMENT: 12,554 (fall 2013)COLORS: Yellow and BlueNICKNAME: JackrabbitsAFFILIATION: NCAA Division I FootballChampionship SubdivisionCONFERENCE: Missouri Valley Football ConferenceSTADIUM: Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (15,000capacity - natural grass surface)

ADMINISTRATIONPRESIDENT: Dr. David ChicoineALMA MATER: South Dakota State, 1969

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Justin SellALMA MATER: Bowling Green (Ohio), 1991OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-6388

SR. ASSOCIATE AD-INTERNAL/SPORT

SUPERVISOR: Rob PetersonOFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-6287

SR. ASSOCIATE AD-EXTERNAL: Leon CostelloOFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-6294

ASSOCIATE AD-COMPLIANCE/SENIOR

WOMAN ADMINISTRATOR: Kathy HeylensOFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-5308

NCAA FACULTY REP: Richard Reid

SPORTS INFORMATION

ASSISTANT AD-SPORTS INFORMATION/FOOTBALL CONTACT: Jason HoveOFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-4623HOME PHONE: (605) 692-1484CELL PHONE: (605) 695-1827FAX: (605) 688-5999E-MAIL: [email protected]

SUPPORT STAFFATHLETIC TRAINER: David RuleSTRENGTH AND CONDITIONING: Nate MoeEQUIPMENT MANAGERS: Tim DeWitt, JordanHuntASSOCIATE AD-TICKETS: Christi WilliamsASSISTANT AD-MARKETING & PROMOTIONS:Ryan JohnsonFACILITIES COORDINATOR: Brody Busho

GENERAL INFORMATION

MAILING ADDRESS: 2820 HPER Center,Brookings, SD 57007-1497OVERNIGHT ADDRESS: 1047 16th Avenue,Brookings, SD 57007-1497FOOTBALL MAIN OFFICE: (605) 688-6955TICKET OFFICE: 1-866-GO JACKSWEBSITE: www.GoJacks.com

2014 NUMERICAL SPRING ROSTERNO. NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL/PREV.

1 Melvin Tavares DB 5-11 185 Sr. 1L Lynn, Mass. English/Ventura2 Isaac Rodriguez RB 5-8 180 So. 1L Orlando, Fla. Freedom3 Brandon Andrews WR 6-0 185 Jr. 1L El Centro, Calif. Central Union4 Tom Peitz LB 6-0 220 So. 1L Crofton, Neb. Crofton5 Anthony Gutierrez LB 6-2 215 R-Fr. — Sherman Oaks, Calif. Notre Dame5 Larves Jones WR 6-4 210 Jr. 1L Omaha, Neb. Omaha North/Fort Scott CC6 Austin Sumner QB 6-5 235 Sr. 3L Brandon, S.D. Brandon Valley7 Jesse Bobbit LB 6-2 215 So. 1L Palatine, Ill. Palatine8 Dalton Douglas QB 6-2 200 R-Fr. — Highland, Calif. Citrus Valley9 Ethan Sawyer P 6-2 205 Sr. 3L Brandon, S.D. Brandon Valley

10 Dom Wright WR 6-1 180 Sr. 3L Lee’s Summit, Mo. Blue Springs South11 Tyler Finnes QB 6-4 205 Jr. — Andover, Minn. Andover13 Mitch Nissen WR 6-4 200 R-Fr. — Tea, S.D. Tea Area13 Mark Pickerel DB 6-0 205 Jr. — Columbia, Mo. Rock Bridge14 Jeremiah Ary DB 5-11 175 R-Fr. — Sugar Land, Texas Kempner15 Dallas Brown DB 5-11 190 So. 1L Tucson, Ariz. Sabino16 Jacob Menage QB 6-0 180 R-Fr. — Springfield, Minn. Springfield17 Patrick Schuster LB 6-1 220 Jr. 2L Watertown, S.D. Watertown18 Connor Landberg WR 6-3 210 So. — Laguna Hills, Calif. Laguna Hills19 Jake Wieneke WR 6-4 215 R-Fr. — Maple Grove, Minn. Maple Grove20 Freeman Simmons DB 5-9 185 R-Fr. — Columbia, Mo. Rock Bridge21 Ezekiel Herndon DB 5-11 190 So. 1L Fontana, Calif. Bloomington21 Matt Swallow WR 6-0 185 R-Fr. — Aberdeen, S.D. Roncalli22 Je Ryan Butler DB 5-11 175 Jr. 2L Tempe, Ariz. Marcos De Niza24 Nick Farina DB 5-11 190 R-Fr. — Phoenix, Ariz. Desert Vista25 Jimmie Forsythe DB 5-10 185 Jr. 2L Omaha, Neb. Burke26 Drew Kreutzfeldt DB 5-11 195 Jr. 2L Wentworth, S.D. Chester27 Kane Louscher FB 6-2 235 R-Fr. — Mason City, Iowa Newman Catholic28 Chris Balster DB 5-10 180 R-Fr. — Sheldon, Iowa Sheldon28 Bridgeport Tusler RB 5-11 210 R-Fr. — Osseo, Minn. Osseo29 Charles Elmore LB 6-1 220 Jr. 2L Bridgeview, Ill. Saint Rita of Cascia30 Reggie Gandy RB 5-9 195 Jr. 2L Minneapolis, Minn. DeLaSalle31 Zach Zenner RB 6-0 220 Sr. 3L Eagan, Minn. Eagan32 Kyle Paris RB 6-1 210 So. — Aliso Niguel, Calif. Aliso Niguel33 T.J. Lally LB 6-0 225 Jr. 2L Chicago, Ill. Marmion Academy34 Sam Koob K 5-9 195 R-Fr. — Sioux Falls, S.D. Lincoln36 Jack Sherlock DL 6-4 240 Sr. 3L Chicago, Ill. Mount Carmel37 Blake Krings LB 6-2 210 So. 1L Humphrey, Neb. Humphrey St. Francis37 Case Wiarda WR 6-2 190 R-Fr. — Castlewood, S.D. Castlewood38 Jake Gentile DB 6-1 210 Sr. 3L Council Bluffs, Iowa St. Albert39 Chad Strehlow FB 6-3 245 Jr. 2L Suring, Wis. Suring 41 Joe Tjosvold K 6-0 190 R-Fr. — Lake Elmo, Minn. Tartan42 Nick Mears DB 5-11 195 So. 1L Milbank, S.D. Milbank43 Auston LaBlance DL 6-3 245 Sr. 1L Kansas City, Mo. University Academy44 Brady Mengarelli RB 5-10 195 R-Fr. — Prescott, Ariz. Prescott45 Kevin Klocek LB 6-3 230 Sr. — Ellendale, Minn. NRHEG/Rochester CTC46 Ron Pavlik P/K 6-0 190 Jr. TR Porter, Ind. Mount Carmel/Murray State48 Andy Moritko TE 6-4 255 So. — Shoreview, Minn. Totino-Grace49 Justin Syrovatka K 5-9 200 Sr. 3L Sioux Falls, S.D. Roosevelt49 Dallas Goedert TE 6-5 235 R-Fr. — Britton, S.D. Britton-Hecla50 Matt Romano LB 6-3 230 So. — Laguna Niguel, Calif. Dana Hills51 Austin Benson LB 6-1 220 R-Fr. — Sioux Falls, S.D. Washington53 Christian Custer LB 6-2 215 R-Fr. — Lake City, Minn. Lincoln54 Cole Langer DL 6-2 285 So. 1L Dell Rapids, S.D. Dell Rapids55 Travis Zimmerman OL 6-4 285 Jr. TR Huxley, Iowa Ballard/Iowa Western56 Thayer Trenhaile LS 5-11 195 So. 1L Volga, S.D. Sioux Valley57 Caleb Lang DL 6-3 250 R-Fr. — Freeman, S.D. Freeman58 Mikias Alipate LB 6-1 225 R-Fr. — Bloomington, Minn. Academy of Holy Angels60 Bryce Siverling OL 6-3 295 Jr. 1L Bloomer, Wis. Bloomer

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ALPHABETICALROSTER

Alipate, Mikias - 58Andrews, Brandon - 3Ary, Jeremiah - 14Balster, Chris - 28Benson, Austin - 51Bloom, Taylor - 72Bobbit, Jeese - 7Brown, Dallas - 15Butler, Je Ryan - 22Carlson, Jay - 92Carr, Nick - 79Cowans, Lennard - 97Custer, Christian - 53Dibb, Tory - 99Douglas, Dalton - 8Elmore, Charles - 29Farina, Nick - 24Finnes, Tyler - 11Finocchiaro, Michael - 98Forsythe, Jimmie - 25Gandy, Reggie - 30Gentile, Jake - 38Goedert, Dallas - 49Gottlob, Shayne - 98Greger, Trevor - 66Gutierrez, Anthony - 5Harmon, Charlie - 68Herndon, Ezekiel - 21Jones, Cam - 85Jones, Larves - 5Klocek, Kevin - 45Koob, Sam - 34Kreutzfeldt, Drew - 26Krings, Blake - 37LaBlance, Auston - 43Lally, T.J. - 33Lambert, Tanner - 82Landberg, Connor - 18Lang, Caleb - 57Langer, Cole - 54Lansman, Seth - 75Leiseth, Mason - 95Louscher, Kane - 27Lyons, Brad - 96Mears, Nick - 42Menage, Jacob - 16Mengarelli, Brady - 44Moritko, Andy - 48Mueller, Andrew - 77Nissen, Mitch - 13Ode, Ryan - 73Ohnesorge, Jacob - 62Orgill, Connor - 88Paris, Kyle - 32Pavlik, Ron - 46Peitz, Tom - 4Pickerel, Mark - 13Plote, J.R. - 91Purcell, Nick - 71Raymond, Matt - 81Rodriguez, Isaac - 2Romano, Matt - 50Schneider, Jason - 83Schultz, Landon - 93Schuster, Patrick - 17Seiter, Dylan - 61

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2014 NUMERICAL SPRING ROSTERNO. NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL/PREV.

61 Dylan Seiter OL 6-3 285 Jr. — Sun Prairie, Wis. Sun Prairie62 Jacob Ohnesorge OL 6-3 270 R-Fr. — Waunakee, Wis. Waunakee63 Mike Shoff OL 6-6 335 So. 1L Cambridge, Neb. Cambridge66 Trevor Greger OL 6-5 305 Sr. 3L Wagner, S.D. Wagner67 Joe Stephens OL 6-4 290 R-Fr. — Brooklyn Park, Minn. Champlin Park68 Charlie Harmon OL 6-6 260 R-Fr. — O’Fallon, Ill. O’Fallon70 Jason Van Winkle DL 6-4 245 R-Fr. — Canistota, S.D. Canistota71 Nick Purcell OL 6-3 295 Sr. 3L Rapid City, S.D. Central72 Taylor Bloom OL 6-4 295 Jr. — Madison, S.D. Madison73 Ryan Ode OL 6-6 290 Sr. 1L Brandon, S.D. Brandon Valley74 Kellen Soulek DL 6-5 300 R-Fr. — Freeman, S.D. Yankton75 Seth Lansman OL 6-7 280 So. — Harlan, Iowa Harlan Community77 Andrew Mueller OL 6-4 285 Sr. 3L Peculiar, Mo. Raymore-Peculiar79 Nick Carr OL 6-8 310 So. — New Brighton, Minn. Totino-Grace80 Trevor Wesley WR 5-11 175 Jr. 2L Oro Valley, Ariz. Ironwood Ridge81 Matt Raymond WR 5-9 185 Jr. 2L Elkhorn, Neb. Elkhorn82 Tanner Lambert RB 5-11 240 R-Fr. — North Sioux City, S.D. Dakota Valley83 Jason Schneider WR 6-5 225 Sr. 3L Andover, Minn. Andover85 Cam Jones TE 6-5 260 Jr. 2L Eagan, Minn. Burnsville87 Mitch Vejvoda TE 6-4 250 So. 1L Homer Glen, Ill. Providence Catholic88 Connor Orgill WR 6-4 200 R-Fr. — Parker, Colo. Parker90 Eric Tuschen DL 6-5 250 Sr. — Sioux Falls, S.D. Roosevelt91 J.R. Plote DL 6-3 240 Jr. 2L Phoenix, Ariz. Mountain Pointe92 Jay Carlson K 6-1 205 Jr. 2L Parkville, Mo. Park Hill South93 Landon Schultz DL 6-2 255 Jr. TR Mason City, Iowa Mason City/Iowa Western95 Mason Leiseth DL 6-3 235 R-Fr. — Hayti, S.D. Hamlin96 Brad Lyons DL 6-4 245 R-Fr. — Port Coquitlam, B.C. Terry Fox Secondary97 Lenny Cowans DL 6-3 250 R-Fr. — Orange, Calif. Villa Park98 Michael Finocchiaro P 5-10 195 So. — Omaha, Neb. Omaha Westside98 Shayne Gottlob DL 6-5 260 So. — Salem, S.D. McCook Central99 Tory Dibb DL 6-2 265 Jr. — Brown Deer, Wis. Brown Deer

2014 COACHING STAFFHead Coach: John Stiegelmeier (18th season)

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Eric EidsnessDefensive Coordinator/Defensive Ends: Clint Brown

Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Wide Receivers: Josh DavisCo-Special Teams Coordinator/Safeties: Jay ChristensenDefensive Tackles/Recruiting Coordinator: Jesse Currier

Offensive Line: John FlynnRunning Backs: Nic McKissic-Luke

Tight Ends: Luke SchleusnerCornerbacks: Dan Jackson

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ALPHABETICALROSTER

Sherlock, Jack - 36Shoff, Mike - 63Simmons, Freeman - 20Siverling, Bryce - 60Soulek, Kellen - 74Strehlow, Chad - 39Stephens, Joe - 67Sumner, Austin - 6Swallow, Matt - 21Syrovatka, Justin - 49Tavares, Melvin - 1Tjosvold, Joem - 41Trenhaile, Thayer - 56Tuschen, Eric - 90Tusler, Bridgeport - 28Van Winkle, Jason - 70Vejvoda, Mitch - 87Wesley, Trevor - 80Wiarda, Case - 37Wieneke, Jake - 19Witzmann, Bryan - 76Wright, Dom - 10Zenner, Zach - 31Zimmerman, Travis - 55

PLAYERSBY CLASS

Seniors - 16Juniors - 24Sophomores - 19 Redshirt Freshmen - 31

PLAYERS BYSTATE/PROVINCESouth Dakota - 25Minnesota - 15California - 8Nebraska - 7Arizona - 6Illinois - 6Iowa - 6Missouri - 6Wisconsin - 5British Columbia - 1Colorado - 1Florida - 1Indiana - 1Massachusetts - 1Texas - 1


As the South Dakota State University footballteam gears up for another potential playoff run,the Jackrabbits will use the spring to get healthy,develop depth in some key areas and fine-tuneinstead of overhauling schemes on both sides ofthe ball.

“This spring is about mastery rather than installation,” said head coach John Stiegelmeier,who enters his 18th season poised to set theSDSU record for football coaching victories.Coach Stig has compiled a 111-81 overall recordand enters the 2014 season three wins away frompassing Ralph Ginn (113-89-9 record from1947-68) atop the all-time wins chart.

Stiegelmeier estimates the Jackrabbits willimplement only half to five-eighths of their totalscheme during the 15 allotted practices thatmake up spring ball.

“We’ll probably have more of a teachingspring than we’ve had in a long time and less ofplaying the game,” Stiegelmeier said. “We willreally focus on making the play — teach it,grade it and depth chart by it.”

However, a number of standout returningplayers, including senior quarterback AustinSumner, senior running back Zach Zenner andjunior tight end Cam Jones, will be held out ofmost spring drills while recovering from injuriessustained during the grind of a 14-game seasonin 2013. All are expected to be back to fullstrength when fall camp opens in August.

“I would say the last two years and in the sixsince we’ve gone through the reclassificationthat there’s been a solidifying of a foundationthat we’re going to compete for a conferencechampionship and the expectation is to be in theplayoffs,” Stiegelmeier said. “The realistic goalnow is compete for a national championship.

The program has matured both in its accomplish-ments and its expectations.”

OFFENSEZenner returns to lead a balanced offensive

unit that averaged 28.9 points and 384.6 yards oftotal offense per game.

A native of Eagan, Minn., Zenner becameonly the second player in the 30-plus-year history of the Football Championship Subdivi-sion to rush for 2,000 yards in two separate seasons. Zenner gained an FCS-best 2,044 yardsin 2012, followed by 2,015 yards last season ona school-record 351 carries. He scored 25 totaltouchdowns — 23 on the ground and twothrough the the air as he added 21 receptions for251 yards.

Stiegelmeier said one of his goals for springball is to identify and develop a reliable backuprunning back. Junior Reggie Gandy, who gained297 yards and scored two touchdowns last sea-son, is a leading candidate, but will be pushedby a competitive group that includes sopho-mores Isaac Rodriguez and Kyle Paris, alongwith redshirt freshmen Bridgeport Tusler andBrady Mengarelli, the latter of whom wasnamed the team’s Scout Offense Player of theYear in 2013.

Two other record-setters return to help leadthe Jackrabbit offense in Sumner and wide receiver Jason Schneider.

Sumner already holds Jackrabbit careerrecords for completions (631), attempts (1,085)and yards (7,824), and stands seven touchdownpasses from surpassing Ryan Berry’s careerrecord of 56 touchdown passes from 2005-08. In2013, Sumner completed 58.8 percent (240-of-408) of his passes for 2,999 yards and 19 touch-downs against only eight interceptions.

The backup situation at quarterback also isunsettled as the only other signal-caller to attempt a pass last season, Nate Meyer, decidedto transfer after his redshirt freshman campaign.Junior Tyler Finnes and redshirt freshman Dalton Douglas will receive the bulk of repsduring spring ball.

Schneider became the first Jackrabbit receiverto record a 1,000-yard season in the Division Iera in 2013, hauling in a school-record 78catches for 1,088 yards and 10 touchdowns. Histotals also ranked among the Missouri ValleyFootball Conference leaders as he earned first-team all-MVFC honors.

The Jackrabbits will be faced with replacingtwo of their other top three receivers from a yearago after the graduations of Trevor Tiefenthaler(45 catches, 547 yards) and Brandon Hubert (36catches, 423 yards, 4 TD). A host of other widereceivers return, including juniors Trevor Wesley(15-176), Brandon Andrews (4-35), LarvesJones (2-12) and Matt Raymond (1-16), alongwith senior Dom Wright (1-17) and sophomoreConnor Landberg (1-16).

Newcomers Jake Wieneke and Connor Orgillalso will vie to work their way up the depthchart.

At tight end, the Jackrabbit passing game willreceive a further boost with the return of CamJones, who caught 18 passes for 315 yards and atouchdown before missing the second half of theseason due to injury. Mitch Vejvoda (2-18) alsoreturns.

One schematic change the Jackrabbits are implementing in spring ball is the use of a truefullback. In previous years, SDSU has often utilized a tight end as a blocking back, but willuse the traditional fullback in 2014.

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Je Ryan Butler shared the team lead with fourinterceptions during the 2013 season and earnedhonorable mention all-MVFC honors as a punt

returner.

Charles Elmore moved into the starting lineup atlinebacker during the 2013 season, finishingfifth on the team with 67 tackles and adding

three interceptions.

Trevor Greger has started games at right tackle each of his first three seasons with the

Jackrabbits and will help anchor the Jackrabbitoffensive line in 2014.

Chad Strehlow, a converted tight end, is oneof the players expected to fill the fullback rolethis season, along with converted linebackerKane Louscher and redshirt freshman TannerLambert.

Also on the blocking front, the Jackrabbit offensive line will have a different look this season following the graduation of three starters,including two-time All-America left tackleBryan Witzmann.

Sophomore Mike Shoff, who will sit outspring ball due to injury, returns at right guard,along with senior Trevor Greger at right tackle.The revamped left side of the line is expected tosee a battle between junior Bryce Siverling andsophomore Nick Carr for the starting left tacklespot, with Dylan Seiter and Andrew Muellervying for the starting nod at left guard.

At center, senior Nick Purcell and redshirtfreshman Jacob Ohnesorge are neck and neckfor the starting spot. Purcell started the finalthree games of the 2013 season at guard.

Junior college transfer Travis Zimmerman andsenior Ryan Ode also will be in the mix for dutyon the offensive line.

DEFENSEThe front line of the Jackrabbit defense also

will feature a number of players in new roles asSDSU aims to replace three starters from a yearago.

Senior Jack Sherlock and junior J.R. Plotehave the most experience among the returningdefensive ends, with senior Kevin Klocek alsoexpected to challenge for a starting role. Sher-lock made the most of his limited reps last sea-son, recording five tackles for loss and threesacks among his 21 total tackles. He also cameup with a key interception in the Jackrabbits’playoff win at Northern Arizona.

In 2013, the Jackrabbits featured one of themost opportunistic defenses in the FCS ranks,forcing 33 total takeaways with 22 interceptionsand 11 fumble recoveries.

On the interior of the line, sophomore ColeLanger is back after starting the final six gamesas a true freshman. Langer earned a spot on theMVFC All-Newcomer Team after recording 35total tackles, including three for loss and a sack.

Senior Auston LaBlance (30 tackles) was apart-time starter at nose tackle in 2013, and isthe elder statesman of an unproven group thatincludes one sophomore in Shayne Gottlob andthree redshirt freshmen — Lenny Cowans,Kellen Soulek and Caleb Lang.

At linebacker, a young Jackrabbit unit returnstwo starters in juniors T.J. Lally and Charles Elmore. Lally finished second on the team with89 tackles from his middle linebacker positionlast season, while Elmore added 67 tackles andthree interceptions.

Sophomore Jesse Bobbit, who played mostly

on special teams last season, leads the race forthe starting Will linebacker position.

Junior Drew Kreutzfeldt (4 tackles) and soph-omore Dallas Brown (27 tackles) also return tothe linebacking corps, while redshirt freshmenAnthony Gutieerez, Mikias Alipate and AustinBenson also are in contention for extensive playing time.

The secondary includes four players withstarting experience, including junior cornerbacksJimmie Forsythe and Je Ryan Butler. Forsythestarted nine games last season, recording 35tackles and two interceptions, while Butlershared the team lead with four interceptions andaddeed 31 tackles in five starts. Butler also ex-celled as the team’s punt returner the second halfof the 2013 season, earning honorable mentionall-MVFC honors after averaging 11.8 yards perreturn with one touchdown.

Sophomore Ezekiel Herndon and redshirtfreshmen Chris Balster and Freeman Simmonsalso are in the mix at cornerback.

At safety, Jake Gentile returns at free safetyafter making eight starts and will again be chal-lenged for the starting spot by fellow seniorMelvin Tavares. Gentile registered 37 tackleslast seaso, while Tavares made 34 stops.

The strong safety position is expected to bepatrolled by sophomore Nick Mears, who made27 tackles in a backup role last season, or red-shirt freshman Nick Farina. Junior Mark Pick-erel also will vie for time in the secondary.

SPECIAL TEAMSThe Jackrabbits return most of the key com-

ponents from their special teams unit, which isled by senior kicker Justin Syrovatka. A SiouxFalls native, Syrovatka has made 36 career fieldgoals, including going 12-for-20 last season enroute to 85 points.

Junior Jay Carlson also returns and will againhandle the kickoff duties.

Senior punter Ethan Sawyer averaged 40.3yards per punt last season and landed 19 of his67 punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line.

Long snapper Thayer Trenhaile also returnsafter handling the bulk of those duties during histrue freshman season in 2013.

About the only change on the special teamsunit is at holder, where Raymond and Finneswill compete for the spot.

The Jackrabbits will look for more explosive-ness out of its kickoff return game, which aver-aged only 19.4 yards per attempt last season.Dom Wright, who averaged 19.5 yards per re-turn in 2013, returns, along with Wesley (17.2avg.). Other candidates to return kicks includeTavares and Mengarelli.

The unit will be under new direction this sea-son as secondary coach Jay Christensen andwide receivers coach Josh Davis will serve asco-special teams coordinators.

SPRING PREVIEW

RETURNING STATISTICAL

LEADERSPassing - Yards1. Austin Sumner 2,999Rushing - Yards1. Zach Zenner 2,0152. Reggie Gandy 2973. Isaac Rodriguez 105Receptions1. Jason Schneider 784. Zach Zenner 215. Cam Jones 186. Trevor Wesley 15Receiving Yards1. Jason Schneider 1,0884. Cam Jones 3155. Zach Zenner 2516. Trevor Tiefenthaler 176Total Offense1. Austin Sumner 2,9872. Zach Zenner 2,0153. Reggie Gandy 297Scoring1. Zach Zenner 150 pts.2. Justin Syrovatka 853. Jason Schneider 605. Reggie Gandy 18Kickoff Returns (Min. 8 att.)1. Jimmie Forsythe 23.4 avg.2. Dom Wright 19.5 avg.Tackles2. T.J. Lally 895. Charles Elmore 679. Jake Gentile 37T10. Jimmie Forsythe 35T10. Cole Langer 35Tackles For Loss4. Charles Elmore 8.05. T.J. Lally 6.56. Jack Sherlock 5.0Sacks4. Jack Sherlock 3.05. T.J. Lally 1.5InterceptionsT1. Je Ryan Butler 43. Charles Elmore 3T4. Jimmie Forsythe 2T4. Dallas Brown 2

2014 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS 5

OFFENSEQB 6 ^AUSTIN SUMNER, 6-5, 235, Sr., Brandon, S.D. 11 Tyler Finnes, 6-4, 205, Jr., Andover, Minn. 8 Dalton Douglas, 6-2, 200, R-Fr., Highland, Calif.

RB 31 ZACH ZENNER, 6-0, 220, Sr., Eagan, Minn. 30 Reggie Gandy, 5-9, 195, Jr., Minneapolis, Minn. 2 Isaac Rodriguez, 5-8, 180, So., Orlando, Fla.

FB 39 Chad Strehlow, 6-3, 245, Jr., Suring, Wis. 27 Kane Louscher, 6-2, 235, R-Fr., Mason City, Iowa 82 Tanner Lambert, 5-11, 240, R-Fr., North Sioux City, S.D.

WR 80 Trevor Wesley, 5-11, 175, Jr., Oro Valley, Ariz.(W-Back) 81 Matt Raymond, 5-9, 185, Jr., Elkhorn, Neb. 18 Connor Landberg, 6-3, 210, So., Laguna Hills, Calif.

WR 80 Trevor Wesley, 5-11, 175, Jr., Oro Valley, Ariz.or 10 Dom Wright, 6-1, 180, Sr., Lee’s Summit, Mo.(X-Back) 5 Larves Jones, 6-4, 210, Jr., Omaha, Neb.

WR 83 JASON SCHNEIDER, 6-5, 225, Sr., Andover, Minn.(Z-Back) 3 Brandon Andrews, 6-0, 185, Jr., El Centro, Calif. 18 Connor Landberg, 6-3, 210, So., Laguna Hills, Calif.

TE 85 ^CAM JONES, 6-5, 260, Jr., Eagan, Minn. 87 Mitch Vejvoda, 6-4, 250, So., Homer Glen, Ill. 49 Dallas Goedert, 6-5, 235, R-Fr., Britton, S.D.

LT 60 Bryce Siverling, 6-3, 295, Jr., Bloomer, Wis. 79 Nick Carr, 6-8, 310, So., New Brighton, Minn. 68 Charlie Harmon, 6-6, 260, R-Fr., O’Fallon, Ill.

LG 61 Dylan Seiter, 6-3, 285, Jr., Sun Prairie, Wis.or 77 ^Andrew Mueller, 6-4, 285, Sr., Peculiar, Mo. 72 Taylor Bloom, 6-4, 295, Jr., Madison, S.D.

C 71 Nick Purcell, 6-3, 295, Sr., Rapid City, S.D. 62 Jacob Ohnesorge, 6-3, 270, R-Fr., Waunakee, Wis. 55 Travis Zimmerman, 6-4, 285, Jr., Huxley, Iowa

RG 63 ^MIKE SHOFF, 6-6, 335, So., Cambridge, Neb. 64 Travis Zimmerman, 6-4, 285, Jr., Huxley, Iowa 67 Joe Stephens, 6-4, 290, R-Fr., Brooklyn Park, Minn.

RT 66 TREVOR GREGER, 6-5, 305, Sr., Wagner, S.D. 73 Ryan Ode, 6-6, 290, Sr., Brandon, S.D. 75 Seth Lansman, 6-7, 280, So., Harlan, Iowa

DEFENSEDE 36 Jack Sherlock, 6-4, 240, Sr., Chicago, Ill. 90 Eric Tuschen, 6-5, 250, Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D. 50 Matt Romano, 6-3, 230, So., Laguna Niguel, Calif.

DT 54 COLE LANGER, 6-2, 285, So., Dell Rapids, S.D. 98 Shayne Gottlob, 6-5, 260, So., Salem, S.D. 97 Lenny Cowans, 6-3, 250, R-Fr., Orange, Calif.

NT 43 Auston LaBlance, 6-3, 245, Sr., Kansas City, Mo. 74 Kellen Soulek, 6-5, 300, R-Fr., Freeman, S.D. 57 Caleb Lang, 6-3, 250, R-Fr., Freeman, S.D.

DE 91 J.R. Plote, 6-3, 240, Jr., Phoenix, Ariz. 45 Kevin Klocek, 6-3, 230, Sr., Ellendale, Minn. 93 Landon Schultz, 6-2, 255, Jr., Mason City, Iowa 96 Brad Lyons, 6-4, 245, R-Fr., Port Coquitlam, B.C.

LB 7 Jesse Bobbit, 6-2, 215, So., Palatine, Ill.(Will) 29 Charles Elmore, 6-1, 220, Jr., Bridgeview, Ill. 58 Mikias Alipate, 6-1, 225, R-Fr., Bloomington, Ill.

LB 33 T.J. LALLY, 6-0, 225, Jr., Chicago, Ill.(Mike) 5 Anthony Gutierrez, 6-2, 215, R-Fr., Sherman Oaks, Calif. 51 Austin Benson, 6-1, 220, R-Fr., Sioux Falls, S.D.

LB 29 CHARLES ELMORE, 6-1, 220, Jr., Bridgeview, Ill.(Sam) 15 Dallas Brown, 5-11, 190, So., Tucson, Ariz. 26 Drew Kreutzfeldt, 5-11, 195, Jr., Wentworth, S.D.

LCB 25 JIMMIE FORSYTHE, 5-10, 185, Jr., Omaha, Neb. 28 Chris Balster, 5-10, 180, R-Fr., Sheldon, Iowa

SS 42 Nick Mears, 5-11, 195, So., Milbank, S.D. 24 Nick Farina, 5-11, 190, R-Fr., Phoenix, Ariz.

FS 38 JAKE GENTILE, 6-1, 210, Sr., Council Bluffs, Iowaor 1 Melvin Tavares, 5-11, 185, Sr., Lynn, Mass. 13 Mark Pickerel, 6-0, 205, Jr., Columbia, Mo.

RCB 22 ^Je Ryan Butler, 5-11, 175, Jr., Tempe, Ariz. 20 Freeman Simmons, 5-9, 185, R-Fr., Columbia, Mo. 21 Ezekiel Herndon, 5-11, 185, So., Fontana, Calif.

* Returning starters indicated in CAPS^ Injured player who will be held out or limited during spring ball

SPRING DEPTH CHART


SPECIAL TEAMSPK 49 JUSTIN SYROVATKA, 5-9, 200, Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D. 92 Jay Carlson, 6-1, 205, Jr., Parkville, Mo.

Holder 81 Matt Raymond, 5-9, 185, Jr., Omaha, Neb. 11 Tyler Finnes, 6-4, 205, Jr., Andover, Minn.

Long 57 THAYER TRENHAILE, 5-11, 195, So., Volga, S.D.Snaps 15 Dallas Brown, 5-11, 190, So., Tucson, Ariz.

Short 56 THAYER TRENHAILE, 5-11, 195, So., Volga, S.D.Snaps 62 Jacob Ohnesorge, 6-3, 270, R-Fr., Waunakee, Wis.

P 9 ETHAN SAWYER, 6-2, 205, Sr., Brandon, S.D. 49 Justin Syrovatka, 5-9, 200, Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D.

KO 49 JUSTIN SYROVATKA, 5-9, 200, Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D.or 92 Jay Carlson, 6-1, 205, Jr., Parkville, Mo.

KOR 80 Trevor Wesley, 5-11, 175, Jr., Oro Valley, Ariz. 44 Brady Mengarelli, 5-10, 195, R-Fr., Prescott, Ariz.

10 Dom Wright, 6-1, 180, Sr., Lee’s Summit, Mo. 1 Melvin Tavares, 5-11, 185, Sr., Lynn, Mass.

PR 22 ^JE RYAN BUTLER, 5-11, 175, Jr., Tempe, Ariz. 83 Jason Schneider, 6-5, 225, Sr., Andover, Minn.

KEY RETURNERS


Je Ryan Butler, 5-10, 180, Jr., Cornerback/Punt Returner,Tempe, Ariz.Je Ryan has been a key contributor both on defense and special teams ... played in all 14 games with five starts ... honorable mention all-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection in 2013 as a punt returner ... took over punt returnduties midway through 2013 season and averaged 11.8 yards per attempt ... returned punt 80 yards for touchdown in double-overtime win over Northern Iowa ... recorded five punt returns for 90 yards, including long of 39 yards in FootballChampionship Subdivision playoff win at Northern Arizona .... also intercepted two passes in win at Northern Arizona enroute to sharing team lead for the season with four interceptions ... returned interception 39 yards for touchdown in 2013season opener versus Butler (Ind.) ... recorded season-high six tackles in back-to-back games against North Dakota andSoutheastern Louisiana ... broke up two passes versus North Dakota State ... played in all 13 games and started seven, including both FCS playoff games, during redshirt freshman season in 2012 ... of his 35 tackles, 28 were solo stops ... registered career-high eight tackles, two of which were for loss, and added interception and pass breakup in home winover South Dakota ... member of Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll for academics

CAREER STATISTICSYear G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds PBU Int-Yds LG BK PR-Yds Avg LG TD2012 13 28 7 35 2.0-7 2 2-69 39 0 0-0 0.0 0 02013 14 20 11 31 1.0-2 6 4-40 *39 1 21-247 11.8 *80 1Career 27 48 18 66 3.0-9 8 6-109 *39 1 21-247 11.8 *80 1

Cam Jones, 6-5, 255, Jr., Tight End, Eagan, Minn.Cam will attempt to bounce back after missing second half of 2013 season due to injury ... caught at least one pass in sixof seven games he played prior to injury ... caught three passes for 97 yards, including career-long 60-yarder, in 2013 season opener versus Butler (Ind.) ... recorded career-high six receptions for 68 yards in losing effort at Nebraska ... talliedfour catches for 70 yards in Hobo Day game versus Southern Illinois ... hauled in two passes for 27 yards, including 24-yard touchdown in road win at Western Illinois ... during 2012 season, saw action at both tight end and in the backfield onshort-yardage situations ... scored rushing touchdowns in wins over Indiana State, South Dakota and in FCS playoff gameagainst Eastern Illinois .. also scored 8-yard receiving touchdown on final play of first half versus Eastern Illinois

T.J. Lally, 6-0, 220, Jr., Linebacker, Chicago, Ill.T.J. has posted back-to-back strong seasons in starting all 27 games over the past two seasons ... ranked second on theteam in tackles in 2013 with 89 tackles, including 6.5 for loss ... registered season-high 10 tackles, including two for loss,in Beef Bowl victory over Southeastern Louisiana, starting a streak of seven games with at least six tackles ... tipped passthat led to game-saving interception in road win at North Dakota ... posted six tackles, including momentum-shiftingsafety, in Football Championship Subdivision playoff win at Northern Arizona ... credited with seven tackles and fumblerecovery in playoff game at Eastern Washington ... made an immediate impact for the Jackrabbit football team during the2012 season as he was named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team and was a finalist for theJerry Rice Award as the top freshman in the Football Championship Subdivision ... honored on all-MVFC Second Team... finished second on the team with 107 tackles and shared team lead with six sacks... registered double figures in tacklesfive times, starting with 10-tackle, four-sack performance in home opener versus UC Davis ... also recovered a fumbleagainst UC Daivis to be named MVFC Newcomer of the Week for the first of three times ... named MVFC DefensivePlayer of the Week and Newcomer of the Week for efforts versus Indiana State in which he tallied 10 tackles, intercepted apass and broke up two other pass attempts ... recorded career-high 11 tackles in 2012 playoff loss at North Dakota State ...elected team captain for 2014 season

CAREER STATISTICSYear G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR-Yds FF2012 13 73 34 107 8.0-40 6.0-34 6 2-31 0 1-0 22013 14 50 39 89 6.5-16 1.5-11 2 0-0 0 2-3 1Career 27 123 73 196 14.5-56 7.5-45 8 2-31 0 3-3 2

CAREER STATISTICSYear Rec Yds Avg. TD LG Rush Yds Avg. TD LG2012 3 50 16.7 1 36 7 24 3.4 3 102013 18 315 17.5 1 60 0 0 0.0 0 0Career 21 365 17.4 2 60 7 24 3.4 3 10

KEY RETURNERS


Austin Sumner, 6-5, 235, Sr., Quarterback, Brandon, S.D.Austin is expected to sit out most of spring ball as he recuperates from injury, but is expected to be back at full strength inthe fall for his fourth season as the starting quarterback ... already holds Jackrabbit career records for passing yards(7,824), completions (631) and attempts (1,085), and stands seven touchdown passes away from the SDSU career lead ... honorable mention all-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection in 2013 ... holds three of the top 10 single-seasonpassing totals in school history ... started all 14 games last season and has made 34 career starts, posting a 22-12 record ...has eight career games of 300-plus yards passing, including two during 2013 season .... completed 22-of-32 passes for 326yards and three touchdowns in season opener against Butler (Ind.) ... also threw three touchdown passes in Jackrabbit winsagainst Western Illinois and Northern Iowa ... scrambled for go-ahead 20-yard touchdown run in Beef Bowl win overSoutheastern Louisiana ... began string of five consecutive games with 200-plus yards passing in Hogo Day game agaisntSouthern Illinois, completing 23-of-37 passes for 276 yards ... named Missouri Valley Football Conference OffensivePlayer of the Week after completing 15-of-19 passes for 170 yards and two touchdowns, adding eight carries for 38 yardsand a touchdown in regular season finale at Youngstown State ... completed 26-of-40 passes for 315 yards and a touch-down in Football Championship Subdivision playoff game at Eastern Washington ... threw for career-high five touch-downs, going 19-for-28 for 351 yards in 2012 Hobo Day victory over Youngstown State ... put together a record-settingfreshman season for the Jackrabbits in 2011 ... named Missouri Valley Football Conference Freshman of the Year after set-ting league freshman mark with 2,382 passing yards ... finished third in the balloting for the inaugural Jerry Rice Awardas the top freshman in the Football Championship Subdivision ... tied SDSU single-game record with 37 completions (37-of-54) for 354 yards versus nationally ranked Northern Iowa during freshman season ... recorded career-high 377 yardspassing with four touchdowns at Missouri State in 2011 ... again threw for four touchdowns, completing 16-of-28 passesfor 328 yards, in 2011 Hobo Day victory over Southern Illinois ... three-time team captain (2012, 2013, 2014)

CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS Comp Att Int Pct. Yds TD LG NCAA Eff. Rush Yds TD LG2011 10-8 182 305 9 .597 2,382 16 *80 136.68 54 -71 3 192012 13-12 209 372 14 .562 2,443 15 *50 117.13 83 -63 0 242013 14-14 240 408 8 .588 2,999 19 60 132.01 92 -12 2 26Career 37-34 631 1,085 31 .582 7,824 50 *80 128.22 229 -146 5 26

Cole Langer, 6-2, 285, So., Defensive Tackle, Dell Rapids, S.D.Cole made an immediate impact for the Jackrabbits in 2013, earning a starting role midway through his true freshman season ... named to Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team ... played in all 14 games with six starts ...made four solo tackles in win at Western Illinois ... registered four tackles in first career start, versus Northern Iowa ...recorded four tackles, including tackle for loss, in regular season finale at Youngstown State ... tallied career high for tackles in consecutive Football Championship Subdivision playoff games, notching six stops with a sack at Northern Arizona and seven tackles at Eastern Washington ... grandson of Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Jim Langer ... father, Tracy,and uncles, Craig and Russ, all played baseball at SDSU

CAREER STATISTICSYear G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds QBH2013 14 15 20 35 3.0-7 1.0-4 2Career 14 15 20 35 3.0-7 1.0-4 2

Jason Schneider, 6-5, 225, Sr., Wide Receiver, Andover, Minn.Jason put together the best season by a Jackrabbit wide receiver during the Division I era in 2013 , recording a school-record 78 catches for 1,088 yards ... first-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference honoree and a member of the Capital One Academic All-America First Team ... also named team’s offensive MVP and recipient of Scholar-AthleteAward ... caught at least four passes in 13 of 14 games ... topped 100-yard mark on three occasions, including 10-catch,167-yard, two-touchdown performance in season opener against Butler (Ind.) ... began streak of six consecutive gameswith a touchdown by catching seven passes for 118 yards at Western Illinois ... hauled in seven passes for 110 yards and atouchdown versus Indiana State ... scored two touchdowns in road win at South Dakota ... elected team captain for 2014season

CAREER STATISTICSYear Rec Yds Avg. TD LG PR Yds Avg. LG2011 18 187 10.4 2 32 0 0 0.0 02012 19 253 13.3 2 *46 5 8 1.6 72013 78 1,088 13.9 10 42 1 34 34.0 34Career 115 1,528 13.3 14 *46 6 42 7.0 34*denotes touchdown

KEY RETURNERS


Zach Zenner, 6-0, 220, Sr., Running Back, Eagan, Minn.Zach has excelled both on the football field and in the classroom during his Jackrabbit career ... has been a consensus All-America selection each of the past two seasons and a two-time finalist for the Walter Payton Award as the top player in theFootball Championship Subdivision ... two-time Capital One Academic All-American, earning second-team honors in2012 and first-team recognition in 2013 ... enters senior season ranked second in career rushing at SDSU with 4,529 yardsand needs only 218 yards to become the career rushing leader in the Missouri Valley Football Conference ... already holdsMVFC career record for all-purpose yards with 5,861 ... team captain in 2013 and again in 2014 ... is one of only twoplayers in FCS history to rush for two 2,000-yard seasons, posting 2,044 yards in 2012 and 2,015 yards in 2013 ... led theFCS in rushing during 2012 season with an average of 157.2 yards per game ... member of All-America teams sponsoredby American Football Coaches Association, Sports Network, Associated Press, College Sporting News and Walter CampFootball Foundation in each of the last two seasons ... ranked second among FCS players for total rushing yards and thirdwith average of 143.9 yards per game in 2013 ... topped the 100-yard mark in 12 of 14 games last season, including threegames with 200-plus yards ... has rushed for 100-plus yards in 21 career games ... opened 2013 season with 16 carries for117 yards and pair of touchdowns in win over Butler (Ind.) ... tied own single-game school record with 295 rushing yardsin win at North Dakota ... scored four touchdowns — three rushing and one receiving — in game at UND en route toearning player of the week honors from the MVFC and Sports Network ... gained 202 yards on 21 carries and scored pairof touchdowns in losing effort at Nebraska ... began string of eight straight games with 100-plus yards with 31-carry, 112-yard, two-touchdown effort in Hobo Day game versus Southern Illinois ... scored on 80-yard run as part of 21-carry, 133-yard performance at Western Illinois ... closed regular season by rushing 29 times for 186 yards and two touchdowns atYoungstown State ... opened playoffs with 30-carry, 249-yard performance at Northern Arizona, including 87-yard touch-down run in second quarter ... also scored on 34-yard run in win at NAU ... finished fourth on team with 21 receptions, totaling 251 receiving yards with pair of touchdowns ... 25 total touchdowns and 150 points rank second in single-seasonscoring at SDSU ... scored at least one touchdown in 13 of 14 games, including three-touchdown outings against South-eastern Louisiana and Youngstown State ... repeat selection to FCS Athletic Directors Association Academic All-StarTeam ... ... opened 2012 season with 23-carry, 183-yard performance at Kansas that included school-record 99-yardtouchdown run in first quarter ... earned Offensive Player of the Week honors from the MVFC, Sports Network and College Sports Journal after rushing 34 times for 278 yards and a touchdown in win at Southeastern Louisiana ...... rolledup school-record 295 yards on 33 carries in 2012 FCS playoff opener versus Eastern Illinois, scoring three touchdowns onruns of 68, 4 and 7 yards ... named to MVFC All-Newcomer Team in 2011, tallying 1,354 all-purpose yards

CAREER STATISTICSYear Rush Yds Avg TD LG Rec Yds Avg TD LG KOR Yds Avg LG2011 107 470 4.4 3 45 18 130 7.2 2 *36 31 754 24.3 782012 300 2,044 6.8 13 *99 28 197 7.0 0 31 0 0 0.0 02013 351 2,015 5.7 23 *87 21 251 12.0 2 59 0 0 0.0 0Career 758 4,529 6.0 39 *99 67 578 8.6 4 59 31 754 24.3 78*Denotes touchdown

Justin Syrovatka, 5-9, 200, Sr., Kicker, Sioux Falls, S.D.Justin has put together a record-setting career during his first three seasons with the Jackrabbits ... holds the SDSU single-season records for most consecutive made extra points (33) and total extra points (49) ... also holds Jackrabbit record formost consecutive field goals made with 15, a streak that spanned his final 12 attempts of the 2012 season and first threetries during the 2013 campaign ... enters senior season tied for second place in career field goals with 36 ... went 2-for-3on field goals, matching career long with 48-yarder at Nebraska during 2013 season ... went 3-for-3 with long of 35 yardsin win over Indiana State ... combined to go 2-for-3 on field goal attempts in Football Championship Subdivision playoffgames at Northern Arizona and Eastern Washington ... recorded one of the finest seasons ever by a Jackrabbit kicker during the 2012 season, earning honorable mention all-Missouri Valley Football Conference accolades ... connected on18-of-22 field goals ... his 18 field goals were the second most in a season by a Jackrabbit kicker ... led team in scoringwith 84 points as he also made 32-of-33 extra-point attempts ... made three field goals in a game three times, starting witha Sept. 8, 2012, win at Southeastern Louisiana ... was named MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week after making threefield goals, including a 41-yarder, in come-from-behind victory at Southern Illinois ... also was 3-for-3 on field goals in2012 FCS playoff victory over Eastern Illinois ... was pressed into duty during freshman season in 2011 and converted all23 extra-point tries and 6-of-10 field goal attempts ... ranked second on team with 41 points ... made both field goal attempts in collegiate debut versus Indiana State ... connected on 47-yard field goal to help seal 2011Hobo Day victoryover Southern Illinois

CAREER STATISTICSYear FGM FGA Pct. LG 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Blk PAT Pts2011 6 10 .600 47 1-2 4-5 0-1 1-2 0-0 1 23-23 412012 18 22 .818 48 0-0 12-12 2-4 4-5 0-1 0 32-33 842013 12 20 .600 48 0-0 5-6 4-10 3-4 0-0 2 49-50 85Career 36 52 .692 48 1-2 21-23 6-15 8-11 0-1 3 104-106 210

South Dakota State University head footballcoach John Stiegelmeier announced on Feb. 5that 21 student-athletes — 19 high school stand-outs and two junior college transfers — havesigned a National Letter of Intent, officiallycommitting to play football for the Jackrabbitsstarting in the fall.

“We really feel we have put together a greatclass,” Stiegelmeier said. “We were able to fillour needs with a number of student-athletes whohave the ability, desire and commitment to win achampionship at SDSU. I am again extremelyappreciative of all the hard work of our assistantcoaches in putting this class together.”

The 2014 recruiting class consists of:

• Christian Banasiak, 6-3, 230, defensive end,Cape Coral, Fla. (Island Coast H.S.)

Banasiak was a four-year letterman and three-year starter who began his prep career atRiverdale High School before transferring to Island Coast High School. As a senior, he earnedfirst-team all-area honors and was an honorablemention all-state selection after tallying 77 tack-les, nine sacks and two forced fumbles. Banasiakalso caught two passes for 49 yards. An honorstudent, he has been invited to play in MiamiDade vs. Florida Nike All-Star Game.

• Malik Bondon, 6-0, 215, linebacker, Quincy,Ill. (Quincy H.S.)

Bondon was a three-year starter and two-timecaptain for Quincy High School, playing on astate runner-up team as a junior. He tallied 121total tackles, including 83 solo stops, during hissenior season, when he earned first-team all-state honors and was regional defensive playerof the year.

He plans to major in sports management.

• Jordan Brown, 6-1, 175, wide receiver, Scottsdale, Ariz. (Paradise Valley H.S.)

Brown broke every receiving record at Paradise Valley High School, tallying 159 recep-tions for 2,277 yards and 26 touchdowns overthree seasons. Earned first-team all-section andsecond-team all-state honors as a junior, whenhe recorded 54 receptions for 862 yards andeight touchdowns. Moved up to first-team all-state as a senior, totaling 68 catches for 968yards and 14 touchdowns. Brown also tallied400 punt return yards with three touchdownsand added two interceptions as a senior. In addi-tion, he played on a state championship basket-ball team and has competed in track and field.

Brown intends to major in athletic training.

• Joe Carbis, 6-6, 260, offensive lineman,Council Bluffs, Iowa (Abraham Lincoln H.S.)

Carbis earned all-district honors on both sidesof the ball during his prep career at AbrahamLincoln High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa.He was second-team all-district selection as adefensive lineman as a junior, then earned the

same recognition as an offensive lineman duringhis senior season.

Carbis plans to major in exercise science.

• Trey Carr, 5-11, 175, cornerback, Omaha,Neb. (Burke H.S.)

Carr excelled at Burke High School inOmaha, earning Metro Player of the Year honorsfrom the Omaha World Herald. He also was afirst-team all-state selection and first-teamSuper State honoree.

Carr intends to pursue a degree in health science.

• Andre Chisley, 6-2, 220, defensive end, Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins H.S.)

Chisley started three seasons at Hopkins HighSchool and served as a team captain as a senior,when he eared first-team all-conference honorsand was named team defensive most valuableplayer. Chisley is under consideration to play inMinnesota’s North-South All-Star Game thissummer.

He also has been a member of the varsitywrestling team for two years.

• J.T. Hassell, 5-11, 195, linebacker, Titusville,Fla. (Astronaut H.S.)

Hassell recorded more than 100 tackles ineach of his varsity seasons between Titusvilleand Astronaut high schools. He earned all-con-ference, all-Space Coast and second-team all-state honors during a prep career in which heforced 20 fumbles, intercepted five passes andscored four touchdowns.

He plans to major in mechanical engineering.

• Quinten Hunt, 6-2, 185, wide receiver, Buckeye, Ariz. (Buckeye Union H.S.)

Hunt got the job done both on the field and inthe classroom at Buckeye Union High School.He was a first-team all-Division III honoree infootball after catching 37 passes for 736 yardswith seven touchdowns. Hunt displayed big-playability in other areas of the field as he rushed 19times for 356 yards and three touchdowns, andnotched punt and kickoff for touchdowns. Defensively, Hunt was credited with 17 solotackles and three interceptions.

For his work in the classroom, Hunt wasnamed to the 2013 All-Academic Football Teamand was a second-team scholar athlete. He plansto major in education, history and religion.

• Chase Kern, 6-3, 225, defensive end, SiouxCity, Iowa (Sioux City East H.S.)

Kern excelled both on the field and in theclassroom at Sioux City East High School. During his senior season, he recorded 116 tackles, including 17 tackles for loss and sevensacks, en route to earning first-team all-districtand all-Siouxland honors, as well as second-team all-state accolades from both the DesMoines Register and the Iowa Newspaper Association.

A member of the National Honor Society andan honoree on the all-Northwest Iowa AcademicTeam, Kern plans to pursue a pharmacy degree.

• Tyler Lindsey, 5-9, 180, cornerback, Owasso,Okla. (Owasso H.S.)

Lindsey had a nose for the football as a three-year starter for Owasso High School. A two-timeall-metro and all-conference selection, henotched 12 interceptions and broke up more than40 passes during his prep career, adding 135tackles and two punt returns for touchdowns.

• Chris Little, 6-2, 195, quarterback,Evanston, Ill. (Evanston Township H.S.)

Little started at quarterback for two seasons atEvanston Township High School in suburbanChicago. He threw for 954 yards and 10 touch-downs as a junior, while also running for threetouchdowns. During his senior season, Littlecompleted 58 percent of his passes for 1,565yards en route to earning all-conference recogni-tion.

He plans to pursue a major in finance or accounting.

• Tywan Ramsey, 6-4, 280, defensive lineman,Milwaukee, Wis. (Milwaukee Mesmer H.S.)

Ramsey earned first-team all-conference andall-regional honors as a defensive end for theconference championship team for the Milwau-kee Mesmer/Shorewood football team. He alsoreceived all-suburban recognition after recording79 total tackles, 18 tackles for loss and fivesacks.

Ramsey intends to major in nursing.

• Thor Riemer, 6-5, 275, offensive lineman,Osceola, Wis. (Osceola, H.S.)

Riemer was rated one of the top 10 linemen inWisconsin during a career in which he earnedall-conference honors twice at Osceola HighSchool. He also has competed in track and fieldand wrestling. Riemer was a state qualifier in theshot put as a junior and is a four-year starter onthe varsity wrestling squad, going undefeated inconference wrestling matches as a junior.

An honor student, he intends to major in either finance or psychology.

• Alex Romenesko, 6-0, 185, safety, Pewaukee,Wis. (Arrowhead H.S.)

Romenesko was a member of back-to-backstate championship teams at Arrowhead HighSchool in Hartland, Wis. A starter since hissophomore season, he played at strong safety,outside linebacker and cornerback, earning second-team all-conference honors as a junior.Romenesko missed his senior season due to injury.

He plans to major in business or sports science.

2014 SIGNEES


• Landon Schultz, 6-2, 250, defensive end,Mason City, Iowa (Mason City H.S./IowaWestern C.C.)

Schultz joins the Jackrabbits after a successfuljunior college career at Iowa Western Commu-nity College. He played at defensive end for thehighly successful Iowa Western program thatposted a 23-1 record over two seasons and wonthe 2012 Junior College national title. Duringthe 2013 season, Schultz was credited with 27tackles and three sacks. He is a 2011 graduate ofMason City High School, where he was a two-time first-team all-conference selection and all-area honoree.

Schultz plans to pursue a degree in business.

• Makiah Slade, 6-1, 200, linebacker, Lincoln,Neb. (Lincoln Northeast H.S.)

Slade played on both sides of the ball at Lincoln Northeast High School, where heearned all-city, all-conference and second-teamSuper State honors. As a senior, he rushed for900 yards and 11 touchdowns. Slade also servedas a team captain was named defensive MVP ofNebraska Top 50 Combine.

He plans to pursue a degree in criminal justice.

• Isaac Wallace, 6-1, 195, running back, Ralston, Neb. (Ralston H.S.)

Wallace put together a memorable senior season at Ralston High School, in which heearned first-team all-state and Class B honorarycaptain. Other honors included being named tothe 2013 Nebraska Super State Team and MaxPreps all-Nebraska squad. Wallace rushedfor 2,549 yards, averaging 9.17 yards per carryand 231.7 yards per game. During the 2013season, Wallace scored 37 rushing touchdownsand two more receiving, and went on to set stateplayoff single-game records with 404 yards andeight touchdowns.

A member of the National Honor Society, heintends to major in either pre-medicine or engineering.

• Tyler Weir, 6-4, 280, offensive lineman, Arvada, Colo. (Pomona H.S.)

Weir was a four-year starter between Doloresand Pomona high schools. He earned all-confer-ence honors three times and was named linemanof the year on two occasions. Weir also has com-peted in basketball, baseball and track, playingfor a two league championship teams in base-ball.

Weir plans to major in sports management.

• A.J. Westrude, 6-1, 210, fullback, Prior Lake,Minn. (Lakeville South H.S.)

Westrude played both at linebacker and run-ning back at Lakeville South High School,where he named to all-conference and all-Metrosquads after leading team in tackles, fumble re-coveries and defensive touchdowns scored.

He plans to major in entrepreneurial studies.

• Zach Zanello, 6-6, 215, tight end, Rockford,Ill. (Rockford Lutheran H.S.)

Zanello was a three-year starter and an all-conference selection his junior and senior sea-sons for Rockford Lutheran High School. Hecaught 35 pases for 470 yards and a touchdownas a junior, followed by 28 receptions for 455yards and three touchdowns as a senior, when healso served as a team captain.

A member of the National Honor Society anda two-time academic all-state selection, Zanelloplans to major in either biology or engineering.

• Travis Zimmerman, 6-4, 285, offensive lineman, Huxley, Iowa (Ballard H.S./IowaWestern C.C.)

Zimmerman was a key player for the highlysuccessful Iowa Western Community Collegeteam the last two seasons. He earned first-team

all-conference honors on the offensive line for aprogram that combined for a 23-1 record andwon the 2012 Junior College national title.

An academic honor squad selection at IowaWestern, Zimmerman graduated in 2011 fromBallard High School, where he was an all-areaand all-state selection in football.

In addition, nine other high school standoutshave been accepted for admission to SouthDakota State and plan to join the Jackrabbitfootball program in the fall. The list of commit-ted players includes:

• Dalton Cox, 6-1, 200, linebacker, Aberdeen,S.D. (Roncalli H.S.);

• Emmanuel Ehrich, 6-1, 195, linebacker,Maple Grove, Minn. (Maple Grove H.S.);

• J.J. Hejna, 6-4, 205, wide receiver, Tabor,S.D. (Yankton H.S.);

• Jackson Love, 5-10, 215, running back, Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk Catholic H.S.);

• Zach Morehead, 6-4, 270, offensive lineman,Tea, S.D. (Tea H.S.);

• Noah St. Pierre, 6-2, 175, cornerback, Wagner, S.D. (Wagner H.S.);

• Dakota Thorstenson, 6-5, 200, defensiveend, Selby, SD. (Selby Area H.S.);

• Jacob VanderHeiden, 6-4, 275, offensivelineman, Hutchinson, Minn. (Hutchinson H.S.);

• Keith Wolverton, 6-1, 185, quarterback, Seward, Neb. (Seward H.S.)

South Dakota State finished the 2013 seasonwith a 9-5 overall record, including a 5-3 markin the Missouri Valley Football Conference, andmade its second consecutive appearance in theFootball Championship Subdivision playoffs.The Jackrabbits ended the season ranked 13th inthe Sports Network media poll and 14th in theFCS Coaches’ Poll.

2014 SIGNEES


2013 SCORESDATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL CONF TIME ATTEND

Aug. 31 BUTLER (Ind.) W, 55-14 1-0 0-0 2:55 9,729Sept. 7 at North Dakota W, 35-28 2-0 0-0 3:02 10,038Sept. 14 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA W, 34-26 3-0 0-0 2:50 13,456Sept. 21 at Nebraska L, 20-59 3-1 0-0 3:11 90,614Sept. 28 *#1 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L, 0-20 3-2 0-1 2:51 16,498Oct. 5 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L, 24-27 3-3 0-2 2:47 11,250Oct. 12 *at Western Illinois W, 38-14 4-3 1-2 3:03 10,232Oct. 19 *at Missouri State L, 21-35 4-4 1-3 3:10 12,312Oct. 26 *#17 NORTHERN IOWA [2 OT] W, 37-34 5-4 2-3 3:12 7,912Nov. 9 *INDIANA STATE W, 29-0 6-4 3-3 2:39 5,317Nov. 16 *at South Dakota W, 27-12 7-4 4-3 3:11 10,845Nov. 23 *at #15 Youngstown State W, 42-13 8-4 5-3 2:35 8,973Nov. 30 ^at #8 Northern Arizona W, 26-7 9-4 5-3 3:14 5,077Dec. 7 ^at #3 Eastern Washington L, 17-41 9-5 5-3 3:30 6,127

* indicates Missouri Valley Football Conference game^ Football Championship Subdivision playoff game

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOST NET YPC TD LG YPGZach Zenner 14 351 2,085 70 2,015 5.7 23 *87 143.9Reggie Gandy 13 59 302 5 297 5.0 2 24 22.8Isaac Rodriguez 13 14 105 0 105 7.5 1 42 8.1Nate Meyer 5 3 4 6 -2 -0.7 0 4 -0.4Ethan Sawyer 14 1 0 9 -9 -9.0 0 0 -0.6Brandon Hubert 14 1 0 10 -10 -10.0 0 0 -0.7Austin Sumner 14 92 299 311 -12 -0.1 2 26 -0.9TEAM 11 18 0 30 -30 -1.7 0 0 -2.7Total 14 539 2,795 441 2,354 4.4 28 87 168.1Opponents 14 528 2,620 343 2,277 4.3 23 83 162.6

PASSING GP EFFIC. COMP-ATT-INT PCT. YDS TD LG YPGAustin Sumner 14 132.01 240-408-8 58.8 2,999 19 60 214.2Nate Meyer 5 299.60 3-3-0 100.0 32 1 22 6.4TEAM 11 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 14 132.59 243-413-8 58.8 3,031 20 60 216.5Opponents 14 123.92 237-412-22 57.5 3,073 18 73 219.5*denotes touchdown

|-------- PATs --------|SCORING TD FG KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF PTSZach Zenner 25 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 150JustinSyrovatka 0 12-20 49-50 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 85Jason Schneider 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 60Brandon Hubert 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 24Reggie Gandy 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Je Ryan Butler 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Austin Sumner 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 12Cam Jones 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Charles Elmore 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Dallas Brown 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Vince Benedetto 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Brandon Andrews 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Isaac Rodriguez 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Winston Wright 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2Total 53 12-21 49-50 0-0 0 0-2 0 1 405Opponents 43 11-16 35-40 0-1 2 2-2 0 0 330

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOT

South Dakota State 92 75 91 104 9 405Opponents 75 87 92 70 6 330

2013 STATISTICS


TEAM STATISTICS SDSU OPPSCORING 405 330Points Per Game 28.9 23.6

FIRST DOWNS 285 268Rushing 114 117Passing 137 136Penalty 34 15

RUSHING YARDAGE 2,354 2,277Yards gained rushing 2,795 2,620Yards lost rushing 441 343Rushing Attempts 539 528Average Per Rush 4.4 4.3Average Per Game 168.1 162.6TDs Rushing 28 23

PASSING YARDAGE 3,031 3,073Att-Comp-Int 413-243-8 412-237-22Average Per Pass 7.3 7.5

Average Per Catch 12.5 13.0Average Per Game 216.5 219.5TDs Passing 20 18

TOTAL OFFENSE 5,385 5,350Total Plays 952 940Average Per Play 5.7 5.7Average Per Game 385.6 382.1

KICK RETURNS 38-739 44-906PUNT RETURNS 33-337 19-110INTERCEPT RETURNS 22-407 8-75KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.4 20.6PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 10.2 5.8INT RETURN AVERAGE 18.5 9.4FUMBLES-LOST 17-10 2011PENALTIES-YARDS 61-573 85-799Average Per Game 40.9 57.1

PUNTS-YARDS 67-2,699 71-2,804Average Per Punt 40.3 39.5Net punt average 35.1 33.6

POSSESSION TIME/GAME 32:06 27:543RD-DOWN ATTEMPTS 83/198 81/1923rd-Down Pct 42% 42%

4TH-DOWN ATTEMPTS 8/20 6/174th-Down Pct 40% 35%

SACKS BY-YARDS 33-196 47-294MISC. YARDS 7 15TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 53 43FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 12-21 11-16PAT-ATTEMPTS 49-50 35-40ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-1RED-ZONE SCORES 43-54 39-53Red-Zone Pct 80% 74%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 33-54 31-53Red-Zone TD Pct 61% 58%ATTENDANCE 64,162 154,218Games/Avg Per Game 6/10,694 8/19,277

TOTAL OFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL YPGAustin Sumner 14 500 -12 2,999 2,987 213.4Zach Zenner 14 351 2,015 0 2,015 143.9Reggie Gandy 13 59 297 0 297 22.8Isaac Rodriguez 13 14 105 0 105 8.1Nate Meyer 5 6 -2 32 30 6.0Ethan Sawyer 14 1 -9 0 -9 -0.6Brandon Hubert 14 1 -10 0 -10 -0.7TEAM 11 20 -30 0 -30 -2.7Total 14 952 2,354 3,031 5,385 384.6Opponents 14 940 2,277 3,073 5,350 382.1

RECEIVING GP NO. YDS YPC TD LG YPGJason Schneider 14 78 1,088 13.9 10 42 77.7Trevor Tiefenthaler 14 45 547 12.2 0 39 39.1Brandon Hubert 14 36 423 11.8 4 33 30.2Zach Zenner 14 21 251 12.0 2 59 17.9Cam Jones 7 18 315 17.5 1 60 45.0Trevor Wesley 13 15 176 11.7 0 35 13.5Reggie Gandy 13 10 61 6.1 1 16 4.7Vince Benedetto 14 6 36 6.0 1 8 2.6Brandon Andrews 8 4 35 8.8 1 11 4.4Isaac Rodriguez 13 3 20 6.7 0 10 1.5Mitch Vejvoda 14 2 18 9.0 0 11 1.3Larves Jones 7 2 12 6.0 0 6 1.7Dom Wright 12 1 17 17.0 0 17 1.4Connor Landberg 5 1 16 16.0 0 16 3.2Matt Raymond 8 1 16 16.0 0 16 2.0Total 14 243 3,031 12.5 20 60 216.5Opponents 14 237 3,073 13.0 18 73 219.5

PUNTING NO. YDS AVG. LONG TB FC I20 BLK

Ethan Sawyer 67 2,699 40.3 58 12 23 19 0Total 67 2,699 40.3 58 12 23 19 0Opponents 71 2,804 39.5 75 4 10 21 1

PUNT RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LGJe Ryan Butler 21 247 11.8 1 80Trevor Wesley 8 47 5.9 0 16TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0DrewKreutzfeldt 1 0 0.0 0 0Jason Schneider 1 34 34.0 0 34Jesse Bobbit 1 9 9.0 0 0Total 33 337 10.2 1 80Opponents 19 110 5.8 0 35

KICKOFF RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LGDom Wright 17 332 19.5 0 34Jimmie Forsythe 8 187 23.4 0 34Trevor Tiefenthaler 7 134 19.1 0 26Trevor Wesley 5 86 17.2 0 24TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 38 739 19.4 0 34Opponents 44 906 20.6 1 82

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YDS AVG TD LGWinston Wright 4 82 20.5 1 *82Je Ryan Butler 4 40 10.0 1 *39Charles Elmore 3 114 38.0 1 *89Jimmie Forsythe 2 36 18.0 0 31R.C. Kilgore 2 32 16.0 0 17Andrew Brown 2 17 8.5 0 15Dallas Brown 2 58 29.0 1 *52Tom Peitz 1 21 21.0 0 21Jack Sherlock 1 6 6.0 0 6Doug Peete 1 1 1.0 0 1Total 22 407 18.5 4 *89Opponents 8 75 9.4 1 33

FUMBLE RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LGAndrew Brown 1 20 20.0 0 20T.J. Lally 1 3 3.0 0 3Total 2 23 11.5 0 20Opponents 2 28 14.0 0 19

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG BlkJustinSyrovatka 12-20 60.0 0-0 5-6 4-10 3-4 0-0 48 2Jay Carlson 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0Totals 12-21 57.1 0-0 5-6 4-10 3-4 0-0 48 2Opponents 11-16 68.8 0-0 5-6 3-6 3-4 0-0 42 2

FG SEQUENCE SDSU OPPONENTSButler (Ind.) (35), (36) -North Dakota - -Southeastern Louisiana - (35), (36)Nebraska (48), 32, (29) (22)North Dakota State - -Southern Illinois (44),38 (35), (42)Western Illinois (48), 23, 30 -Missouri State 38 33, 36Northern Iowa 45, (26) (40), (41), 30, (25), (23)Indiana State (32), (27), (35) 24South Dakota 51, 39 48, (21), (25)Youngstown State - -NORTHERN ARIZONA (20) -Eastern Washington 34, (27) -Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made

THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONSOPPONENT OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR/OTButler 9-14 / 2-3 5-7 1-3 1-1North Dakota 4-15 / 2-3 1-2 1-4 0-6Southeastern Louisiana 5-14 / 1-4 2-4 2-3 0-3Nebraska 3-11 / 2-3 0-2 1-4 0-2North Dakota State 1-12 / 1-4 0-2 0-3 0-3Southern Illinois 12-19 / 5-6 3-4 2-4 2-5Western Illinois 4-14 / 2-5 0-2 1-4 1-3Missouri State 5-16 / 1-5 0-4 3-3 1-4Northern Iowa 8-14 / 2-3 1-2 2-3 1-3/2-3Indiana State 5-14 2-3 1-4 1-3 1-4South Dakota 8-13 3-4 1-2 2-4 2-3Youngstown State 10-13 / 2-3 4-4 2-3 2-3Northern Arizona 4-14 / 1-4 1-2 1-4 1-4Eastern Washington 5-15 / 2-5 2-4 0-4 1-2Totals 83-198 28-55 21-45 19-49 13-46/2-3Opponents 81-192 9-32 23-54 20-46 29-58/0-2

TIME OF POSSESSIONOPPONENT OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR

Butler 33:34 8:16 10:54 8:10 6:14North Dakota 35:37 6:59 9:25 10:29 8:44Southeastern Louisiana 25:58 8:20 6:06 5:21 6:11Nebraska 30:49 9:05 7:04 9:45 4:55North Dakota State 19:40 7:26 3:34 4:36 4:04Southern Illinois 33:00 11:09 6:45 7:27 7:39Western Illinois 33:26 9:55 6:26 9:23 7:42Missouri State 33:07 10:13 6:16 8:28 8:10Northern Iowa 30:34 5:03 8:33 10:29 6:29Indiana State 32:31 11:10 7:14 5:57 8:10South Dakota 34:50 10:59 6:45 8:22 8:44Youngstown State 40:04 7:33 12:05 8:37 11:49Northern Arizona 33:10 10:21 4:06 9:00 9:43Eastern Washington 32:58 10:51 10:09 7:58 4:00Totals 449:18 127:20 105:22 114:02 102:34Avg. 32:05 9:05 7:31 8:08 7:19Opponents 390:42 82:40 104:38 95:58 107:25Avg. 27:54 5:54 7:28 6:51 7:40

2013 STATISTICS


GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISON-----FIRST DOWNS----- --RUSHING-- --PASSING-- -TOTAL OFFENSE- -PENALTIES-

Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Return Yards Turnovers No.-Yds

Butler (Ind.) 55-14 22/17 6/5 16/8 0/4 33-188/27-96 25-37-0/22-37-3 358/176 70-546/64-272 138/103 0/3 10-103 /2-11

North Dakota 35-28 21/19 9/2 7/17 5/0 49-298/17-21 10-21-0/28-45-2 157/437 70-455/62-458 103/85 0/3 4-24/10-107

Southeastern La. 34-26 16/22 6/10 7/12 3/0 28-158/43-184 14-25-0/27-39-4 187/322 53-345/82-506 122/197 1/6 4-34/12-115

Nebraska 20-59 25/34 10/17 12/15 3/2 38-227/51-335 19-29-2/21-26-0 238/310 67-465/77-645 42/125 3/2 4-45/4-33

North Dakota State 0-20 9/22 0/15 8/6 1/1 19--32/55-262 14-30-0/10-20-1 156/109 49-124/75-371 46/61 0/1 5-49/10-62

Southern Illinois 24-27 21/20 8/11 12/8 1/1 37-91 /39-189 23-37-0/13-22-1 276/185 74-367/61-374 207/44 2/2 2-25/3-30

Western Illinois 38-14 17/15 3/10 10/5 4/0 31-109/44-144 21-35-2/ 9-25-4 265/118 66-374/69-262 132/28 2/4 3-32/6-60

Missouri State 21-35 24/17 10/11 10/5 4/1 41-142/47-352 18-43-1/10-15-0 232/126 84-374/62-478 75/82 1/2 2-20/5-63

Northern Iowa 37-34 24/25 8/9 13/16 3/0 37-115/40-115 22-34-1/30-40-0 239/306 71-354/80-421 170/96 1/1 2-15/5-55

Indiana State 29-0 22/10 10/5 11/4 1/1 45-175/38-105 16-25-0/7-22-1 207/56 70-382/60-161 54/60 1/1 4-41/3-28

South Dakota 27-12 20/19 10/1 9/16 1/2 44-140/25-59 16-23-1/21-48-1 175/325 67-315/73-384 175/95 2/1 7-54/8-60

Youngstown State 42-13 22/8 15/3 6/5 1/0 53-312 / 24-75 15-19-0/9-19- 2 170/138 72-482 / 43-213 66/83 1/2 6-50/1-15

Northern Arizona 26-7 18/16 12/3 3/12 3/1 50-343/35-53 4-15-1/18-32- 3 56/248 65-399 / 67-301 96/18 2/4 4-41/8-68

Eastern Washington 17-41 24/24 7/15 13/7 4/2 34-88/43-287 26-40-0/12-22- 0 315/217 74-403 / 65-504 80/42 2/1 4-40/8-92

Totals 405-330 285/268 114/117 137/136 34/15 539-2,354/528-2,277 243-413- 8/237-412-22 3,031/3,073 952-5,385/ 940-5,350 1,506/1,119 18/33 61-573/85-799

2013 STATISTICS


TOP PERFORMANCES100-YARD RUSHING GAMES

Zach Zenner • vs. Butler (Ind.), 8-31-13• 16 carries, 117 yards, 2 TD

Zach Zenner • at North Dakota, 9-7-13• 37 carries, 295 yards, 3 TD

Zach Zenner • vs. S’Eastern Louisiana, 9-14-13• 17 carries, 128 yards, 3 TD

Zach Zenner • at Nebraska, 9-21-13• 21 carries, 202 yards, 2 TD

Zach Zenner • vs. Southern Illinois, 10-5-13• 31 carries, 112 yards, 2 TD

Zach Zenner • at Western Illinois, 10-12-13• 21 carries, 133 yards, 2 TD

Zach Zenner • at Missouri State, 10-19-13• 30 carries, 138 yards, 2 TD

Zach Zenner • vs. Northern Iowa, 10-26-13• 31 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD

Zach Zenner • vs. Indiana State, 11-9-13• 28 carries, 137 yards, 1 TD

Zach Zenner • at South Dakota, 11-16-13• 31 carries, 137 yards, 1 TD

Zach Zenner • at Youngstown State, 11-23-13• 29 carries, 186 yards, 2 TD

Zach Zenner • at Northern Arizona, 11-30-13• 30 carries, 249 yards, 2 TD

100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES

Jason Schneider • vs. Butler (Ind.), 8-31-13• 10 receptions, 167 yards, 2 TD

Jason Schneider • at Western Illinois, 10-12-13• 7 receptions, 118 yards, 1TD

Brandon Hubert • vs. Northern Iowa, 10-26-13• 9 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD

Jason Schneider • vs. Indiana State, 11-9-13• 7 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD

Trevor Tiefenthaler • at Eastern Wash., 12-7-13• 11 receptions, 139 yards

300-YARD PASSING GAMES

Austin Sumner • vs. Butler (Ind.), 8-31-13• 22-of-32, 326 yards, 3 TDAustin Sumner • at Eastern Washington, 12-7-13• 26-of-40, 315 yards, 1 TD

DEFENSIVE LEADERS|-----TACKLES-----| |-SACKS-| |---PASS DEF---| |-FUMBLES-| BLKD

NO. PLAYER GP SOLO ASST TOT TFL-YDS NO.-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK

42 R.C. Kilgore 14 53 81 134 2.5-11 1.0-9 2-32 0 1 5-0 0 033 T.J. Lally 14 50 39 89 6.5-16 1.5-11 0-0 0 1 2-3 1 015 Andrew Brown 14 40 31 71 3.0-6 0-0 2-17 3 0 1-20 1 034 Doug Peete 14 36 34 70 10.0-40 5.0-32 1-1 2 4 2-0 0 129 Charles Elmore 12 35 32 67 8.0-30 0.5-4 3-114 1 1 0-0 1 169 Marshall Peugh 14 28 30 58 12.0-55 8.0-48 0-0 0 7 1-0 0 014 Winston Wright 14 34 18 52 2.0-10 1.0-8 4-82 2 0 0-0 4 193 Chase Douglas 14 15 27 42 12.5-76 9.0-59 0-0 0 2 0-0 2 138 Jake Gentile 14 25 12 37 1.5-3 0-0 0 2 0 0-0 0 025 Jimmie Forsythe 13 22 13 35 2.0-4 0-0 2-36 2 0 0-0 1 054 Cole Langer 14 15 20 35 3.0-7 1.0-4 0-0 0 2 0-0 0 08 Melvin Tavares 14 27 7 34 1.0-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 022 Je Ryan Butler 14 20 11 31 1.0-2 0-0 4-40 6 0 0-0 0 143 Auston LaBlance 13 12 18 30 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 0 140 Nick Mears 14 11 16 27 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 01 Dallas Brown 14 17 10 27 2.0-13 1.0-3 2-58 3 0 0-0 0 04 Tom Peitz 12 8 15 23 0.5-1 0-0 1-21 1 0 0-0 0 036 Jack Sherlock 13 7 14 21 5.0-15 3.0-12 1-6 0 0 0-0 1 0 55 Bryan Burke 14 6 11 17 3.0-5 0.5-2 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 016 Austin Knowlton 12 4 8 12 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 0-0 0 039 Chad Strehlow 14 5 4 9 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 1 0 7 Jesse Bobbit 13 3 6 9 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 191 J.R. Plote 13 5 2 7 2.0-4 1.0-3 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 0 45 Kevin Klocek 6 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 017 PatrickSchuster 8 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 026 DrewKreutzfeldt 13 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 021 Ezekiel Herndon 9 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 080 Trevor Wesley 13 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 092 Jay Carlson 13 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 081 Matt Raymond 8 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 094 JordanBrichacek 4 1 2 3 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 09 Ethan Sawyer 14 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 023 Brandon Hubert 14 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 099 Tory Dibb 3 1 1 2 1.0-1 1.0-1 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 056 ThayerTrenhaile 13 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 066 Trevor Greger 14 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 063 Mike Shoff 9 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 037 Blake Krings 10 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 047 Trent Mason 4 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 05 Larves Jones 7 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 090 Eric Tuschen 2 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 046 Vince Benedetto 14 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 1 0 2 Isaac Rodriguez 13 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 010 Dom Wright 12 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 049 JustinSyrovatka 13 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0

Team 11 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 1 0Total 14 505 480 985 82-311 33-196 22-407 28 19 11-23 14 7Opponents 14 508 505 1,013 82-393 47-294 8-75 43 15 9-28 9 2

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSRUSHING ATTEMPTS: 37, by Zach Zenner, at North Dakota, 9-7-13RUSHING YARDS: ^295, by Zach Zenner, at North Dakota, 9-7-13 ^ Tied school record

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: 3, by Zach Zenner, at North Dakota, 9-7-13, and vs.Southeastern Louisiana, 9-14-13LONG RUSH: 87 yards (for TD), by Zach Zenner, at Northern Arizona, 11-30-13PASS ATTEMPTS: 45, by Austin Sumner, at Missouri State, 10-19-13PASS COMPLETIONS: 26, by Austin Sumner, at Eastern Washington, 12-7-13YARDS PASSING: 326, by Austin Sumner, vs. Butler (Ind.), 8-31-13PASSING TOUCHDOWNS: 3, three times by Austin Sumner (last: vs. NorthernIowa, 10-26-13)RECEPTIONS: 11, by Trevor Tiefenthaler, at Eastern Washington, 12-7-13YARDS RECEIVING: 167, by Jason Schneider, vs. Butler (Ind.), 8-31-13RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: 2, by Jason Schneider, vs. Butler (Ind.), 8-31-13, andat South Dakota, 11-16-13; and by Brandon Hubert, vs. Northern Iowa, 10-26-13LONG RECEPTION: 60 yards, by Cam Jones (from Sumner), vs. Butler, 8-31-13FIELD GOALS: 3, by Justin Syrovatka, vs. Indiana State, 11-9-13LONG FIELD GOAL: 48 yards, by Justin Syrovatka, at Nebraska, 9-21-13, and atWestern Illinois, 10-12-13PUNTS: 10, by Ethan Sawyer, vs. North Dakota State, 9-28-13PUNTING AVERAGE: 44.6 yards, by Ethan Sawyer, at Northern Arizona, 11-30-13LONG PUNT: 58 yards, by Ethan Sawyer, at Missouri State, 10-19-13LONG PUNT RETURN: 80 yards (for TD), by Je Ryan Butler, vs. Northern Iowa,10-26-13LONG KICKOFF RETURN: 34 yards, by Jimmie Forsythe, vs. Southern Illinois, 10-5-13INTERCEPTIONS: 2, by Dallas Brown, vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 9-14-13; byWinston Wright, at Western Illinois, 10-12-13; and by Je Ryan Butler, at Northern Arizon, 11-30-13TACKLES: 17, by R.C. Kilgore, vs. North Dakota State, 9-28-13TACKLES FOR LOSS: 4.0, by Chase Douglas, at Northern Arizona, 11-30-13SACKS: 2.5, by Chase Douglas, at North Dakota, 9-7-13

TEAM GAME HIGHSRUSHING ATTEMPTS: 53, at Youngstown State, 11-23-13RUSHING YARDS: 343, at Northern Arizona, 11-30-13YARDS PER RUSH: 6.9, at Northern Arizona, 11-30-13RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: 4, vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 9-14-13, and atYoungstown State, 11-23-13PASS ATTEMPTS: 43, at Missouri State, 10-19-13PASS COMPLETIONS: 26, at Eastern Washington, 12-7-13YARDS PASSING: 358, vs. Butler (Ind.), 8-31-13YARDS PER PASS: 9.7, vs. Butler (Ind.), 8-31-13PASSING TOUCHDOWNS: 4, vs. Butler (Ind.), 8-31-13TOTAL PLAYS: 84, at Missouri State, 10-19-13TOTAL OFFENSE: 546 yards, vs. Butler (Ind.), 8-31-13YARDS PER PLAY: 7.8, vs. Butler (Ind.), 8-31-13POINTS: 55, vs. Butler (Ind.), 8-31-13FIRST DOWNS: 25, at Nebraska, 9-21-13INTERCEPTIONS BY: 4, vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 9-14-2013, and at WesternIllinois, 10-12-13SACKS BY: 7, at Northern Arizona, 11-30-13PENALTIES: 10, vs. Butler (Ind.), 8-31-13PENALTY YARDS: 103, vs. Butler (Ind.), 8-31-13TURNOVERS BY: 3, at Nebraska, 9-21-13

2013 STATISTICS

2013 FINAL POLLS


SPORTS NETWORK POLL1. North Dakota State [142] 15-0 3,5502. Towson (Md.) 13-3 3,4013. Eastern Washington 12-3 3,2334. Eastern Illinois 12-2 3,0155. New Hampshire 10-5 2,8806. Southeastern Louisiana 11-3 2,7167. Coastal Carolina (S.C.) 12-3 2,7078. Montana 10-3 2,3869. Fordham (N.Y.) 12-2 2,167

10. Jacksonville State (Ala.) 11-4 2,13511. McNeese State (La.) 10-3 2,06712. Maine Black 10-3 1,96213. South Dakota State 9-5 1,92114. Sam Houston State (Texas) 9-5 1,87915. Northern Arizona 9-3 1,67216. Bethune-Cookman (Fla.) 10-3 1,31017. Tennessee State 10-4 1,27718. Youngstown State (Ohio) 8-4 78719. Samford (Ala.) 8-5 78320. Montana State 7-5 75821. Southern Utah 8-5 59122. Furman (S.C.) 8-6 54023. Chattanooga (Tenn.) 8-4 41324. Charleston Southern (S.C.) 10-3 35325. South Carolina State 9-4 347

Others receiving votes: Harvard (Mass.) 207, Lehigh (Pa.) 194, Sacred Heart (Conn.) 154, Liberty (Va.) 96, Northern Iowa 89, William & Mary (Va.) 72, Princeton (N.J.) 71, Delaware53, Wofford (S.C.) 45, Central Arkansas 44, Villanova (Pa.) 40, Southern Illinois 39, Butler(Ind.) 35, Jackson State (Miss.) 31, Georgia Southern 26, Lafayette (Pa.) 26, James Madison

(Va.) 19, Richmond (Va.) 12, Alcorn State (Miss.) 9, Gardner-Webb (N.C.) 9, Southern (La.) 8.

FCS COACHES’ POLL1. North Dakota State [20] 15-0 5002. Towson (Md.) 13-3 4783. Eastern Washington 12-3 4534. Eastern Illinois 12-2 4175. New Hampshire 10-5 4096. Southeastern Louisiana 11-3 3697. Coastal Carolina (S.C.) 12-3 3618. Montana 10-3 3099. McNeese State (La.) 10-3 307

10. Fordham (N.Y.) 12-2 29911. Maine 10-3 29712. Jacksonville State (Ala.) 12-2 26613. Sam Houston State (Texas) 9-5 25814. South Dakota State 9-5 25215. Northern Arizona 9-3 23816. Bethune-Cookman (Fla.) 10-3 18317. Tennessee State 10-4 18118. Samford (Ala.) 8-5 13519. Youngstown State (Ohio) 8-4 11720. Montana State 7-5 9921. Furman (S.C.) 8-6 8222. Charleston Southern (S.C.) 10-3 8023. Harvard (Mass.) 9-1 6324. Southern Utah 8-5 5825. Chattanooga (Tenn.) 8-4 56Others Receiving Votes: South Carolina State 51, Lehigh (Pa.) 31, Princeton (N.J.) 29, SacredHeart (Conn.) 26, Northern Iowa 19, Central Arkansas 14, Butler (Ind.) 11, Southern Illinois 8, Liberty (Va.) 7, Villanova (Pa.) 7, Cal Poly 6, Lafayette (Pa.) 6, William & Mary(Va.) 3, Alcorn State (Miss.) 3, Illinois State 1.Note: 2013 opponents denoted in bold

– GAME 1 –#6/7 SDSU 55,

BUTLER (Ind.) 14Aug. 31, 2013 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att.: 9,729)

Sixth-ranked South Dakota State scored 34 consecutive points and theJackrabbit offense rolled up 546 yards of total offense en route to a 55-14season-opening victory over Butler (Ind.) Aug. 31 at Coughlin-AlumniStadium.

Walter Payton Award candidate Zach Zenner wasted little time in putting the Jackrabbits on the board. Zenner, a junior from Eagan, Minn.,ran for 39 yards on his first carry of the season, then scampered 36 yardson the second play of the drive for a touchdown only 45 seconds into thegame.

Butler answered with a touchdown midway through the first quarter,putting together a 10-play, 85-yard drive. Quarterback Matt Lancasterscored from two yards out after connecting on a 29-yard pass play to ZackWolfe earlier in the drive.

From there it was all Jackrabbits. SDSU marched back down the field,capping a 10-play, 62-yard drive on a 14-yard touchdown pass from AustinSumner to Jason Schneider.

The Jackrabbits tacked on 17 points in the second quarter to take a 31-7lead into the locker room. Zenner reached the end zone for the second timein the game from four yards out to finish off a 10-play, 90-yard drive before Sumner connected with Brandon Hubert on a 5-yard touchdown sixminutes later.

SDSU took advantage of a short punt just before the half to put threemore points on the board on a 35-yard field goal by Justin Syrovatka.

Syrovatka put his name in the Jackrabbit record book midway throughthe third quarter as he made his 14th consecutive field goal attempt, driv-ing a kick through the uprights from 36 yards out to put SDSU ahead 34-7.

Schneider, who recorded career highs with 10 catches for 167 yards,capped the 34-point run with a 38-yard touchdown pass from Sumner atthe 6:12 mark of the third quarter, following a Doug Peete interception.

Butler ended the streak late in the third quarter with another long scor-ing drive. Lancaster ran for 44 yards to set up Trae Heeter’s 5-yard touch-down run as par of a 10-play, 88-yard drive.

Backup quarterback Nate Meyer led the Jackrabbits on a scoring drivein the fourth quarter, connecting with Brandon Andrews for a 7-yardtouchdown.

The Jackrabbit defense wrapped up the scoring as cornerback Je RyanButler corralled a deflected pass and ran 39 yards for a touchdown.

Sumner, who moved into sixth place on the Jackrabbit career passingchart, finished the night 22-of-32 passing for 326 yards and three touch-downs. The junior from Brandon hooked up with eight different receivers.Meyer was 3-for-3 passing for 32 yards and his first collegiate touchdownpass.

Zenner tallied 117 yards on 16 carries. Of his 117 yards, 93 came in thefirst quarter.

Butler was limited to 272 yards of total offense. Lancaster accounted formost of the Bulldogs’ yardage, leading the team with 63 rushing yards onsix carries, while also completing 17-of-26 passes for 140 yards.

Sophomore linebacker Charles Elmore led the Jackrabbit defense withseven tackles, including three for loss.SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALButler (0-1) 7 0 7 0 14South Dakota State (1-0) 14 17 10 14 55

SCORING SUMMARY1st 14:21 SDSU – Zach Zenner 36 yd run (Justin Syrovatka kick)1st 6:33 BU – Matt Lancaster 2 yd run (Jon Treloar kick)1st 1:36 SDSU – Jason Schneider 14 yd pass from Austin Sumner (Syrovatka kick)2nd 10:04 SDSU – Zenner 4 yd run (Syrovatka kick)

2nd 4:02 SDSU – Brandon Hubert 5 yd pass from Sumner (Syrovatka kick)2nd 00:09 SDSU – Syrovatka 35 yd field goal3rd 7:47 SDSU – Syrovatka 36 yd field goal3rd 6:12 SDSU – Schneider 38 yd pass from Sumner (Syrovatka kick)3rd 2:05 BU – Trae Heeter 5 yd run (Treloar kick)4th 8:41 SDSU – Brandon Andrews 7 yd pass from Nate Meyer (Syrovatka kick)4th 7:38 SDSU – Je Ryan Butler 39 yd interception return (Syrovatka kick)

TEAM STATISTICS BU SDSUFIRST DOWNS 17 22RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 27-96 33-188PASSING YDS (NET) 176 358Passes Att-Comp-Int 37-22-3 37-25-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-272 70-546Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-26Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-103 2-51Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 3-61Punts (Number-Avg) 6-37.3 3-31.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 2-11 10-103Possession Time 26:26 33:34Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 9 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 6-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-5 1-5

RUSHING LEADERS: BU - Matt Lancaster 6-63; Rico Watson 6-22; Trae Heeter 9-17.SDSU - Zach Zenner 16-117; Reggie Gandy 10-68; Isaac Rodriguez 3-13. PASSINGLEADERS: BU - Matt Lancaster 17-26-1 140; Wade Markley 5-11-2 36. SDSU - AustinSumner 22-32-0 326; Nate Meyer 3-3-0 32. RECEIVING LEADERS: BU - Trae Heeter 4-31; Dylan Johnson 4-30; Tom Judge 3-31; Brendan Shannon 3-8. SDSU - Jason Schneider10-167; Brandon Hubert 5-32; Cam Jones 3-97; Brandon Andrews 3-24. INTERCEPTIONS:BU - none. SDSU - Je Ryan Butler 1-39; Tom Peitz 1-21; Doug Peete 1-1. SACKS: BU-Paul Yanow 1.0-5. SDSU - Jack Sherlock 1.0-5. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): BU -David Burke 5-3-8; Sean Grady 4-3-7; JoJo Ciancio 2-4-6; Phillip Powell 1-5-6. SDSU -Charles Elmore 7-0-7; Tom Peitz 2-4-6; Winston Wright 4-0-4; Jake Gentile 4-0-4; T.J. Lally2-2-4; Austin Knowlton 1-3-4.

– GAME 2 –#6/7 SDSU 35,

NORTH DAKOTA 28Sept. 7, 2013 • Alerus Center (Att.: 10,038)

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Walter Payton Award candidate Zach Zennertied his own school record with 295 yards rushing and scored a career-highfour touchdowns, leading sixth-ranked South Dakota State to a 35-28 victory at North Dakota Sept. 7 at the Alerus Center.

The Jackrabbits, who improved to 2-0, held off a furious fourth-quarterrally by UND, which dropped to 1-1 overall.

A junior from Eagan, Minn., Zenner gave the Jackrabbits a 35-14 leadearly in the fourth quarter, breaking through the line for a 46-yard touch-down run on fourth-and-inches. Zenner gave SDSU a 14-7 lead on a 4-yard run in the second quarter and a 21-7 halftime advantage after scoring on a 23-yard screen pass from Austin Sumner in the final minuteof the first half.

The Jackrabbits led 28-7 early in the third quarter as Zenner scored froma yard out after SDSU’s Andrew Brown returned a UND fumble 20 yardsto the UND 6.

UND rallied behind backup quarterback Joe Mollberg, who directedthree touchdown drives. Mollberg hooked up with Greg Hardin on a 73-yard pass play before finding Kenny Golladay on the next play for a 17-yard touchdown pass in the final minute of the third quarter.

Mollberg later connected with Hardin on a 16-yard touchdown midway through the fourth quarter to pull UND to within 35-21. UNDtrimmed the margin to a one-score game three minutes later as JameerJackson scored on a 2-yard run.

UND had a chance to tie the game or take the lead in the waning moments, but a Mollberg pass was tipped by Jackrabbit linebacker T.J.

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Lally into the arms of cornerback Jimmie Forsythe. The Jackrabbits ran outthe clock to seal their first victory in Grand Forks since 1989.

UND scored on the opening drive of the game as starting quarterbackRyan Bartels found Hardin behind the Jackrabbit defense for a 39-yardtouchdown.

The Jackrabbits began their streak of 28 consecutive points late in thefirst quarter as Jason Schneider went up and over a defender to haul in a37-yard touchdown pass from Sumner.

Sumner finished the game 10-of-21 passing for 157 yards, whileSchneider led the Jackrabbit receiving corps with four catches for 91yards. Zenner’s 295 yards matched his output in the first round of the 2012Football Championship Subdivision playoffs against Eastern Illinois. His37 carries Saturday were a career high.

Hardin amassed 207 receiving yards on seven catches for UND, withGolladay adding a game-high eight receptions for 117 yards. Mollberg tal-lied 259 yards passing as he completed 15-of-23 attempts. Bartels went13-for-22 for 178 yards.

Total offense was nearly identical, with UND holding a 458-455 advan-tage. The Jackrabbits accounted for 298 of their yards on the ground, whileUND gained 437 through the air.

Je Ryan Butler led SDSU with six tackles, while Chase Douglas addedtwo and a half sacks.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALSouth Dakota State (2-0) 7 14 7 7 35North Dakota (1-1) 7 0 7 14 28

SCORING SUMMARY1st 1:00 SDSU – Justin Syrovatka 23 yd field goal1st 12:44 UND – Greg Hardin 39 yd pass from Ryan Bartels (Zeb Miller kick)1st 2:48 SDSU – Jason Schneider 37 yd pass from Austin Sumner (Syrovatka kick)2nd 12:22 SDSU – Zach Zenner 4 yd run (Syrovatka kick)2nd 00:49 SDSU – Zenner 23 yd pass from Sumner (Syrovatka kick)3rd 9:35 SDSU – Zenner 1 yd run (Syrovatka kick)3rd 00:58 UND – Kenny Golladay 17 yd pass from Joe Mollberg (Miller kick)4th 13:33 SDSU – Zenner 46 yd run (Syrovatka kick)4th 8:43 UND – Hardin 16 yd pass from Mollberg (Miller kick)4th 5:31 UND – Jameer Jackson 2 yd run (Miller kick)

TEAM STATISTICS SDSU UNDFIRST DOWNS 21 19RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 49-298 17-21PASSING YDS (NET) 157 437Passes Att-Comp-Int 21-10-0 45-28-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 70-455 62-458Fumble Returns-Yards 1-20 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-16 1-20Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-45 6-65Interception Returns-Yards 2-22 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 7-35.1 6-38.2Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 4-24 10-107Possession Time 35:37 24:23Third-Down Conversions 4 of 15 3 of 10Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-25 2-8

RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Zach Zenner 37-295; Reggie Gandy 5-14. UND - JakeMiller 8-31; Greg Hardin 1-7; Jameer Jackson 1-2. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - AustinSumner 10-21-0 157. UND - Joe Mollberg 15-23-1 259; Ryan Bartels 13-22-1 178. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - Jason Schneider 4-91; Trevor Tiefenthaler 3-24; ZachZenner 2-31. UND - Kenny Golladay 8-117; Greg Hardin 7-207; Jameer Jackson 6-60. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - R.C. Kilgore 1-17; Jimmie Forsythe 1-5. UND - none.SACKS: SDSU - Chase Douglas 2.5-18; Marshall Peugh 1.5-7. UND - Garrison Goodman1.0-4; Dominique Bennett 1.0-4. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU - Je RyanButler 5-1-6; T.J. Lally 3-2-5; Andrew Brown 4-0-4; Jimmie Forsythe 4-0-4. UND - DarrylBrown 7-2-9; Garrison Goodman 6-3-9; Chavon Mackey 4-5-9.

– GAME 3 –#6/6 SDSU 34,

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 26Sept. 14, 2013 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att.: 13,456)

South Dakota State forced six turnovers and the Jackrabbits found justenough offense to defeat Southeastern Louisiana, 34-26, Sept. 14 in the47th Annual Beef Bowl at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.

Playing before a crowd of 13,456, the sixth-ranked Jackrabbits improvedto 3-0 overall. Southeastern Louisiana dropped to 1-2.

The Lions controlled much of the first half and led 10-0 after the firstquarter. SLU took advantage of a short field to score on its opening drive.After taking over at the SDSU 36-yard line after a short punt, the Lionsneeded only five plays to find the end zone. A 20-yard run by quarterbackBryan Bennett put SLU at the 1, setting up a rushing touchdown byRasheed Harrell.

SLU made it 10-0 on its next possession as Seth Sebastian capped anine-play, 78-yard drive with a 35-yard field goal.

After recovering a fumble deep in their own territory, the Jackrabbitspulled to within 10-7 midway through the second quarter with a seven-play, 90-yard touchdown drive. Walter Payton Award candidate Zach Zenner rambled 59 yards on a swing pass on the opening play of the drive,then scored on a 2-yard touchdown run.

SLU made it 13-7 in the closing seconds of the first half on a 36-yardfield goal by Sebastian, then extended its lead to 19-7 by scoring on theopening drive of the second half. Bennett completed all three of his passattempts for 41 yards before scoring from a yard out. The Lions missed thetwo-point conversion.

The Jackrabbits began their comeback on the first play from scrimmageon the ensuing drive as Zenner broke through the line for a 75-yard touch-down run. Zenner had been bottled up in the first half as each of first threecarries resulted in losses and he was held to six net yards on seven carries.

SDSU gained its first lead of the night late in the third quarter on a broken play. After converting on a pair of third-down attempts, Jackrabbitquarterback Austin Sumner picked up a bobbled snap and weaved his waythrough and around the Southeastern Louisiana defense for a 20-yardtouchdown run. SDSU also missed the two-point conversion to keep thescore at 20-19.

The Jackrabbit defense asserted itself in the fourth quarter by forcingfour turnovers and a punt.

SDSU appeared to put the game on ice by scoring a pair of touchdowns2 minutes and 23 seconds apart. A 10-yard touchdown run by Zenner with4:28 to play gave SDSU a 27-19 lead, and redshirt freshman linebackerDallas Brown picked off a pass and scored from 52 yards out to made thescore 34-19 with 2:25 remaining.

However, the Southeastern Louisiana special teams unit kept the Lions’hopes alive. Xavier Roberson fielded a short kickoff following the Browninterception return and rolled down the left sideline for an 82-yard touch-down.

The Lions then recovered the onside kick and were near midfield beforeBrown stepped in front of another Bennett pass for his second interceptionof the game to finally seal the SDSU victory.

Southeastern Louisiana held a 506-345 advantage in total offense. Bennett accounted for 395 of those yards, completing 27-of-38 passes for322 yards and rushing 19 times for 73 yards. Tony McCrea led the Lion receiving corps with seven catches for 158 yards.

For SDSU, Zenner gained 128 on the ground on 17 carries and added 60receiving yards on three catches. Sumner was 14-of-25 passing for 187yards, with Jason Schneider leading Jackrabbit pass catchers with four receptions for 34 yards.

T.J. Lally led the Jackrabbit defense with 11 tackles, followed by a

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career-high 10 from fellow linebacker R.C. Kilgore. Andrew Brown, whowas named the Outstanding Player of the Beef Bowl, contributed six tackles (one for loss), forced a fumble and recovered a fumble.

Theo Alexander led SLU with seven tackles.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALSoutheastern Louisiana (1-2) 10 3 6 7 26South Dakota State (3-0) 0 7 13 14 34

SCORING SUMMARY1st 11:25 SLU – Rasheed Harrell 1 yd run (Seth Sebastian kick)

4:08 SLU – Seth Sebastian 35 yd field goal2nd 8:12 SDSU – Zach Zenner 2 yd run (Justin Syrovatka kick)

00:20 SLU – Sebastian 36 yd field goal3rd 11:38 SLU – Bryan Bennett 1 yd run (rush failed)

11:26 SDSU – Zenner 75 yd run (Syrovatka kick)00:20 SDSU – Austin Sumner 20 yd run (pass failed)

4th 4:28 SDSU – Zenner 10 yd run (Syrovatka kick)2:25 SDSU – Dallas Brown 52 yd interception return (Syrovatka kick)2:14 SLU – Xavier Roberson 82 yd kickoff return (Sebastian kick)

TEAM STATISTICS SLU SDSUFIRST DOWNS 22 16RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 43-184 28-158PASSING YDS (NET) 322 187Passes Att-Comp-Int 39-27-4 25-14-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 82-506 53-345Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-5 2-4Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-192 4-45Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 4-73Punts (Number-Avg) 4-41.5 8-41.2Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1Penalties-Yards 12-115 4-34Possession Time 34:02 25:58Third-Down Conversions 9 of 16 5 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-15 3-12

RUSHING LEADERS: SLU – Bryan Bennett 19-72; Rasheed Harrell 10-43; XavierRoberson 8-30. SDSU – Zach Zenner 17-128; Austin Sumner 8-35. PASSING LEADERS:SLU – Bryan Bennett 27-38-4 322; Tony McCrea 0-1-0 0. SDSU – Austin Sumner 14-25-0187. RECEIVING LEADERS: SLU – Tony McCrea 7-158; Chris Malott 5-48; Jeff Smiley5-44; Rasheed Harrell 4-24; SDSU – Jason Schneider 4-34; Zach Zenner 3-60; Brandon Hubert 3-40; Cam Jones 2-38. INTERCEPTIONS: SLU – none. SDSU – Dallas Brown 2-58; Andrew Brown 1-15; Winston Wright 1-0. SACKS: SLU – Jacob Newman 1.0-4;Justin Church 1.0-3; Kevin Harmon 1.0-3; Kaleb Muse 0.5-3; Greg Triay 0.5-2. TACKLELEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SLU – Theo Alexander 4-3-7; Cqulin Hubert 3-3-6; Kevin Harmon 3-1-4; John Graves 1-3-4. SDSU – T.J. Lally 7-3-10; R.C. Kilgore 4-6-10; AndrewBrown 5-2-7.

– GAME 4 –NEBRASKA 59,#6/6 SDSU 20

Sept. 21, 2013 • Memorial Stadium (Att.: 90,614)LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska scored 38 consecutive points between the

second and third quarters en route to a 59-20 victory over South DakotaState before a crowd of 90,614 Sept. 21 at Memorial Stadium.

The Cornhuskers improved to 3-1, while South Dakota State, rankedsixth in the Football Championship Subdivision, fell to 3-1. The contestwas the final non-conference game for both teams.

Both teams moved the ball up and down the field in the first quarter,combining for 31 points and 344 yards of total offense. Nebraska wastedlittle time to break into the scoring column, marching 66 yards on fourplays as Imani Cross scored on a 5-yard run.

SDSU came right back to tie the game on its opening possession asZach Zenner went straight up the middle for a 40-yard touchdown run.

A 2-yard touchdown run by Cross gave the Cornhuskers the lead backon their next possession, but SDSU responded with a five-play, 71-yardscoring drive capped by Zenner’s second touchdown of the day, a 3-yard

run. Zenner finished the first quarter with 123 yards on 10 carries.After forcing a fumble near midfield, the Jackrabbits took their only

lead of the game late in the first quarter. An offensive pass interferencepenalty nullified a touchdown on first-and-goal from the 4, backing theJackrabbits to their own 19. A pair of sacks pushed SDSU farther back before Justin Syrovatka tied a career-best with a 48-yard field goal, whichalso extended his school-record streak of consecutive field goals to 15 andgave the Jackrabbits a 17-14 lead.

The second quarter belonged to Nebraska, which outscored the Jacks24-0. Ameer Abdullah gave the Cornhuskers the lead with a 1-yard touch-down run at the 12:30 mark. Each of Nebraska’s quarterbacks threw atouchdown pass later in the quarter – Tommy Armstrong Jr. found SamBurtch for a 16-yard touchdown and Ron Kellogg III connected with TylerWullenwaber from 23 yards out.

A 22-yard field goal by Mauro Bondi on the final play of the half madethe score 38-17 at intermission.

The Nebraska onslaught continued in the third quarter. Terrell Newbyscored on a 10-yard run before Randy Gregory stepped in front of anAustin Sumner pass for a 33-yard interception return for touchdown.

After seeing his field goal streak end in the third quarter on a missed 33-yard attempt, Syrovatka ended the Nebraska scoring streak with a 29-yarder.

Newby capped the scoring with a 5-yard touchdown run in the fourthquarter.

The two squads combined for 1,110 yards of total offense – 645 by Nebraska and 465 for the Jackrabbits. Each team’s total was nearly evenlysplit between passing and rushing – Nebraska gained 335 on the groundand 310 through the air, while SDSU tallied 238 passing and 227 running.

Abdullah paced the Nebraska offense with 139 yards rushing on 15 carries. Armstrong was 12-of-15 passing for 169 yards, while Kelloggwent 8-for-9 for 136 yards. Quincy Enunwa led Cornhusker receivers withsix catches for 78 yards.

Zenner, who did not play in the fourth quarter, ended the game with 202yards on 21 carries for the Jackrabbits. Sumner completed 19-of-29 passesfor 238 yards, with Cam Jones leading the receiving corps with six catchesfor 68 yards.

Senior linebacker R.C. Kilgore led the Jackrabbit defense with a career-high 15 tackles and recovered a pair of fumbles. T.J. Lally added nine tackles.

The Cornhusker defense recorded five sacks, compared to none bySDSU.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALSouth Dakota State (3-1) 17 0 0 3 20Nebraska (3-1) 14 24 14 7 59

SCORING SUMMARY1st 13:29 NEB – Imani Cross 5 yd run (Pat Smith kick)

12:10 SDSU – Zach Zenner 40 yd run (Justin Syrovatka kick)8:29 NEB – Cross 2 yd run (Mauro Bondi kick)6:45 SDSU – Zenner 3 yd run (Syrovatka kick)

00:05 SDSU – Syrovatka 48 yd field goal2nd 12:30 NEB – Ameer Abdulla 1 yd run (Smith kick)

7:10 NEB – Sam Burtch 16 yd pass from Tommie Armstrong (Bondi kick)4:16 NEB – Tyler Wullenwaber 23 yd pass from Ron Kellogg (Smith kick)

00:00 NEB – Mauro Bondi 22 yd field goal3rd 4:15 NEB – Terrell Newby 10 yd run (Smith kick)

2:47 NEB – Randy Gregory 33 yd interception return (Bondi kick)4th 12:58 SDSU – Syrovatka 29 yd field goal

9:15 NEB – Newby 5 yd run (Smith kick)

TEAM STATISTICS SDSU NEBFIRST DOWNS 25 34RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 38-227 51-335PASSING YDS (NET) 238 310Passes Att-Comp-Int 29-19-2 26-21-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 67-465 77-645

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Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 1-9Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-41 3-68Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-48Punts (Number-Avg) 3-40.0 1-47.0Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2Penalties-Yards 4-45 4-33Possession Time 30:49 29:11Third-Down Conversions 3 of 11 7 of 10Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 7-9Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 5-44

RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU – Zach Zenner 21-202; Reggie Gandy 8-38; Isaac Rodriguez 2-32. NEB – Ameer Abdullah 15-139; Imani Cross 10-60; Terrell Newby 8-52.PASSING LEADERS: SDSU – Austin Sumner 19-29-2 238. NEB – Tommie Armstrong12-15-0 169; Ron Kellogg 8-9-0 136. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - Cam Jones 6-68;Jason Schneider 5-48; Reggie Gandy 3-29; Brandon Hubert 2-36. NEB - Quincy Enunwa 6-78; Ameer Abdullah 3-46; Tyler Wullenwaber 2-47; Cethan Carter 2-43; Kenny Bell 2-20.INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU – none. NEB – Randy Gregory 1-33; Stanley Jean-Baptiste 1-15. SACKS: SDSU - none. NEB - Aaron Curry 1.0-11; David Santos 1.0-8; Corey Cooper1.0-7; Zaire Anderson 1.0-7; Avery Moss 0.5-6; Randy Gregory 0.5-5 TACKLE LEADERS(UA-A-TOT): SDSU - R.C. Kilgore 8-7-15; T.J. Lally 5-4-9; Winston Wright 6-2-8; JakeGentile 4-2-6. NEB - Corey Cooper 7-3-10; Zaire Anderson 6-4-10; Harvey Jackson 4-3-7.

– GAME 5 –#1/1 NORTH DAKOTA ST. 20,

#6/6 SDSU 0Sept. 28, 2013 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att. 16,498)

Top-ranked North Dakota State controlled the line of scrimmage and theclock, pulling away for a 20-0 win over sixth-ranked South Dakota State toretain the Dakota Marker before a Coughlin-Alumni Stadium record crowdof 16,498 on Sept. 28.

The two-time defending national champion Bison improved to 4-0 over-all, while SDSU dropped to 3-2. The game was the Missouri Valley Foot-ball Conference opener for both teams.

After a scoreless first quarter, NDSU broke into the scoring column onits first drive of the second stanza. A 29-yard pass from Brock Jensen toZach Vraa on the second play of the drive moved the ball to the Jackrabbit25 and set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Jensen with 8 minutes, 47 sec-onds to play in the first half.

The Jackrabbits were stifled offensively throughout the game, managingonly nine first downs and 124 yards of total offense. SDSU was stopped onthird-and-1 on its first two drives as the Bison defense bottled up All-America running back Zach Zenner to the tune of only four net yards oneight carries. Zenner’s long run of the day went for three yards.

An Andrew Brown interception – the only turnover of the day – gaveSDSU the ball at midfield on its first possession of the second half, but aholding penalty and sack stalled the drive.

The game remained 7-0 until the fourth quarter, when NDSU put thegame away with a pair of touchdowns. Running back John Crockett ac-counted for all 67 Bison yards, including the final 14 on a run up the mid-dle.

Jensen capped the scoring with a 1-yard run with 4:44 to play as theBison wore down the Jackrabbit defense. NDSU held more than a two-to-one advantage in time of possession.

The Bison ground out 262 rushing yards, led by Sam Ojuri’s 19 carriesfor 113 yards. Crockett finished with 76 yards on 12 carries and Jensenadded 61 yards on 15 carries. Jensen also completed 10-of-19 passes for109 yards. Vraa caught three passes for 44 yards.

SDSU quarterback Austin Sumner completed 14-of-30 passes for 156yards, but was sacked seven times as the Jackrabbits finished at minus-32net yards in rushing. Jason Schneider led Jackrabbit receivers with sixcatches for 68 yards.

The Jackrabbit defense received a career-high 17 tackles from seniorlinebacker R.C. Kilgore. Brown added 11 stops.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALNorth Dakota State (4-0, 1-0) 0 7 0 13 20South Dakota State (3-2, 0-1) 0 0 0 0 0

SCORING SUMMARY2nd 8:47 NDSU – Brock Jensen 1 yd run (Adam Keller kick)4th 10:36 NDSU – John Crockett 14 yd run (kick blocked)

4:44 NDSU – Jensen 1 yd run (Keller kick)

TEAM STATISTICS NDSU SDSUFIRST DOWNS 22 9RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 55-262 19-(-32)PASSING YDS (NET) 109 156Passes Att-Comp-Int 20-10-1 30-14-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 75-371 49-124Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 6-40 1-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-21 2-44Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-2Punts (Number-Avg) 7-44.3 10-43.7Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 10-62 5-49Possession Time 40:20 19:40Third-Down Conversions 9 of 17 1 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 0-0Sacks By: Number-Yards 7-41 3-9

RUSHING LEADERS: NDSU – Sam Ojuri 19-113; John Crockett 12-76; Brock Jensen15-61; Derrick Lang 5-29. SDSU - Zach Zenner 8-4. PASSING LEADERS: NDSU - BrockJensen 10-20-1 109. SDSU - Austin Sumner 14-30-0 156. RECEIVING LEADERS:NDSU - Zach Vraa 3-44; Ryan Smith 3-29; Trevor Gebhart 2-22; Carey Woods 2-14. SDSU- Jason Schneider 6-68; Trevor Tiefenthaler 3-34; Zach Zenner 2-24; Brandon Hubert 2-15.INTERCEPTIONS: NDSU – none. SDSU - Andrew Brown 1-2. SACKS: NDSU - GrantOlson 2.0-14; Cole Jirik 1.0-10; Carlton Littlejohn 1.0-6; Kyle Emanuel 1.0-5; Travis Beck1.0-3; Brian Schaetz 1.0-3. SDSU - Marshall Peugh 1.0-5; Chase Douglas 1.0-2; Jack Sherlock 1.0-2. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): NDSU - Grant Olson 3-5-8; ColtenHeagle 3-2-5; Carlton Littlejohn 2-2-4. SDSU - R.C. Kilgore 4-13-17; Andrew Brown 3-8-11; Charles Elmore 0-9-9; T.J. Lally 5-3-8; Doug Peete 4-4-8.

– GAME 6 –SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 27,

#7/9 SDSU 24Oct. 5, 2013 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att.: 11,250)

Southern Illinois scored the first 17 points of the second half andheld off a late South Dakota State comeback bid for a 27-24 victory inthe 100th Hobo Day game Oct. 5 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.

The Salukis evened their record at 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. SDSU fell to 3-3 overall and 0-2in league play.

Both teams put together long drives to break into the scoring columnearly in the game. On its first possession of the game, SIU marched 80yards on nine plays, ending with a 1-yard touchdown run by quarter-back Kory Faulkner.

The Jackrabbits responded with a methodical 21-play, 85-yard drivethat chewed up nearly 11 minutes and bridged the first and secondquarters. SDSU was a perfect 7-for-7 on third-down attempts on thedrive, the last of which was a 1-yard touchdown run by Zach Zenner.

The two squads traded field goals later in the second quarter asSIU’s Thomas Kinney connected on a 35-yarder and the Jackrabbits’Justin Syrovatka responded with a 44-yarder with 3 minutes, 6 seconds to play in the first half.

SIU appeared on the verge of taking the lead into halftime, butJackrabbit linebacker Charles Elmore picked off a Faulkner pass alongthe right sideline and rambled 89 yards for a touchdown with 21 seconds remaining to give SDSU a 17-10 lead.

The Salukis, however, took control in the third quarter, cashing in ontheir opening drive as Faulkner found John Lantz behind the SDSU defense for a 59-yard touchdown pass that knotted the game at 17-all.

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SDSU came up empty in SIU territory on its next two possessionsthanks to a blocked punt and lost fumble. The Salukis converted theblocked field goal into three points as Kinney gave SIU the lead for goodwith a 42-yard field goal with 4:31 remaining in the third quarter.

SIU built the lead to 27-17 midway through the fourth quarter, grindingout a nine-play, 65-yard scoring drive that ended with a 3-yard touchdownrun by Faulkner.

After the Jackrabbits lost their second fumble of the day, SDSU forced aturnover of its own as Elmore stripped the ball and R.C. Kilgore came upwith the recovery at the SIU 49.

The Jacks cashed in as Austin Sumner hooked with Jason Schneider onpass plays of 26 and 15 yards before Zenner again scored from a yard outwith 4:04 to play.

The SDSU defense forced a three-and-out on the next Saluki possession and took over at its own 25 with just under three minutes toplay after a punt. The Jackrabbits moved the ball to the SIU 40, but threestraight incomplete passes ended the drive and the ballgame.

Total offense was nearly even as SIU held a slim 374-367 advantage intotal yards. Malcolm Agnew ran for 105 yards on 17 carries, whileFaulkner finished the day 13-of-22 passing for 185 yards. MyCole Pruittcaught five passes for 75 yards, with Lantz finishing the day with threecatches for 89 yards.

Sumner took over the SDSU career passing yardage lead during thegame, finishing the afternoon 23-for-37 for 276 yards. Trevor Wesleycaught five passes for 41 yards.

Zenner crossed the 100-yard mark for the fifth time this season, gaining112 yards on 31 carries.

Andrew Brown and Kilgore each posted nine tackles to lead theJackrabbits. D.J. Cameron registered a game-high 11 tackles for SIU, whileBryan Presume recorded 10 tackles, including a pair of sacks.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALSouthern Illinois (3-3, 1-1) 7 3 10 7 27South Dakota State (3-3, 0-2) 0 17 0 7 24

SCORING SUMMARY1st 7:53 SIU – Kory Faulkner 1 yd run (Thomas Kinney kick)2nd 12:03 SDSU – Zach Zenner 1 yd run (Justin Syrovatka kick)

6:54 SIU – Kinney 35 yd field goal3:06 SDSU – Syrovatka 44 yd field goal

00:21 SDSU – Charles Elmore 89 yd interception return (Syrovatka kick)3rd 13:08 SIU – John Lantz 59 yd pass from Faulkner (Kinney kick)

4:31 SIU – Kinney 42 yd field goal4th 7:15 SIU – Faulkner 3 yd run (Kinney kick)

4:04 SDSU – Zenner 1 yd run (Syrovatka kick)

TEAM STATISTICS SIU SDSUFIRST DOWNS 20 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 39-189 37-91PASSING YDS (NET) 185 276Passes Att-Comp-Int 22-13-1 37-23-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 61-374 74-367Fumble Returns-Yards 1-19 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-25 5-118Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-89Punts (Number-Avg) 2-42.0 2-39.5Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2Penalties-Yards 3-30 2-25Possession Time 27:00 33:00Third-Down Conversions 6 of 11 12 of 19Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 2-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-26 1-5

RUSHING LEADERS: SIU – Malcolm Agnew 17-105; Ken Malcome 11-50; Tay Willis 3-38. SDSU - Zach Zenner 31-112. PASSING LEADERS: SIU - Kory Faulkner 13-22-1185. SDSU - Austin Sumner 22-37-0 276. RECEIVING LEADERS: SIU – MyCole Pruitt5-75; LaSteven McKinney 4-9; John Lantz 3-89. SDSU – Trevor Wesley 5-41; Cam Jones 4-70; Jason Schneider 4-45; Trevor Tiefenthaler 3-45; Zach Zenner 3-38.

INTERCEPTIONS: SIU – none. SDSU - Charles Elmore 1-89. SACKS: SIU – Bryan Presume 2.0-19; Blake Miller 1.0-7. SDSU – Doug Peete 0.5-3; Bryan Burke 0.5-2.TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SIU – D.J. Cameron 7-4-11; Bryan Presume 5-5-10;Carl Bivens 4-4-8; Courtney Richmond 4-3-7. SDSU – Andrew Brown 5-4-9; R.C. Kilgore2-7-9; T.J. Lally 4-4-8; Charles Elmore 3-3-6; Winston Wright 2-4-6.

– GAME 7 –#13/18 SDSU 38,

WESTERN ILLINOIS 14Oct. 12, 2013 • Hanson Field (Att.: 10,232)

MACOMB, Ill. — South Dakota State converted two first-quarter inter-ceptions into touchdowns, providing an early spark in a 38-14 Jackrabbitvictory over Western Illinois Oct. 12 at Hanson Field.

The Jackrabbits, ranked 13th in the Sports Network media poll and 18thin the FCS Coaches’ rankings, ended a three-game losing streak in improv-ing to 4-3 overall and 1-2 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. WIUdropped to 3-4 overall and 1-2 in league play.

Je Ryan Butler set the tone early for SDSU, intercepting a TrentonNorvell pass in Fighting Leatherneck territory on the opening drive of thegame.

The Jackrabbit offense cashed in as junior quarterback Austin Sumnerhit tight end Cam Jones down the left hash for a 24-yard touchdown passon third-and-12 less than four minutes remaining in the game.

SDSU notched another takeaway on the next offensive play by theLeathernecks as Winston Wright stepped in front of a Norvell pass at theWIU 28.

Again the Jackrabbits turned a turnover into points. Sumner connectedwith Jason Schneider on a 24-yard pass play to the WIU 4 on the first play.Zach Zenner carried the ball to the 1, but was stuffed on consecutive runsbefore Sumner found Schneider in the back of the end zone on fourthdown to push the SDSU lead to 14-0.

The interceptions by Butler and Wright were the first of four recordedby the Jackrabbit defense on the afternoon.

SDSU made it 17-0 late in the first quarter on a 48-yard field goal byJustin Syrovatka that tied his career long.

The Western Illinois offense mustered only one first down in its first sixpossessions, but got on track with a 12-play, 80-yard drive in the secondquarter. The Fighting Leathernecks converted on third-and-6 before J.C.Baker scampered 34 yards to set up his own 3-yard touchdown run on thenext play.

After coming up empty on a trip inside the red zone earlier in the thirdquarter, the Jackrabbits built a 24-7 lead on a 5-yard touchdown pass fromSumner to Illinois native Vince Benedetto.

WIU had a quick answer, marching 79 yards on seven plays in less thantwo minutes. Baker capped the drive with his second touchdown of theday, scoring from a yard out.

The momentum swung back in the Jackrabbits’ favor on their first playof the ensuing drive. Zenner broke out of a tackle along the left sidelineand motored into the end zone for an 80-yard touchdown run with 14 sec-onds to play in the third quarter.

On the first play of the fourth quarter, Wright came up with his secondinterception of the day, which gave the Jackrabbits the ball at the WIU 23.

Sumner connected with Trevor Tiefenthaler on a 17-yard pass on thefirst play of the drive and Zenner scored from a yard out three plays laterto build the Jackrabbit lead to the final margin of 38-14.

Sumner finished the day 21-of-35 for 265 yards and three touchdowns.Schneider led the receiving corps with seven catches for 118 yards, withTiefenthaler adding four catches for 61 yards. Zenner racked up 133 yardson 21 carries and two scores.

R.C. Kilgore led the Jackrabbit defense with 15 tackles. Chase Douglasadded a pair of sacks.

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Baker led the Fighting Leatherneck offense with 112 yards on 27 car-ries. Norvell completed 9-of-23 passes for 118 yards, but was interceptedfour times. Joey Borsellino caught a team-high three passes for 40 yards.

SDSU held a 374-262 advantage in total offense.J.J. Raffelson tallied 13 tackles to lead Western Illinois.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALSouth Dakota State (4-3, 1-2)17 0 14 7 38Western Illinois (3-4, 1-2) 0 7 7 0 14

SCORING SUMMARY1st 11:11 SDSU – Cam Jones 24 yd pass from Austin Sumner (Justin Syrovatka kick)

8:33 SDSU – Jason Schneider 1 yd pass from Sumner (Syrovatka kick)4:00 SDSU – Syrovatka 48 yd field goal

2nd 5:07 WIU – J.C. Baker 3 yd run (Nathan Knuffman kick) 3rd 2:22 SDSU – Vince Benedetto 5 yd pass from Sumner (Syrovatka kick)

00:35 WIU – Baker 1 yd run (Knuffman kick)00:14 SDSU – Zach Zenner 80 yd run (Syrovatka kick)

4th 12:51 SDSU – Zenner 1 yd run (Syrovatka kick)

TEAM STATISTICS SDSU WIUFIRST DOWNS 17 15RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 31-109 44-144PASSING YDS (NET) 265 118Passes Att-Comp-Int 35-21-2 25-9-4TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 66-374 69-262Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 5-30 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-76 2-26Interception Returns-Yards 4-26 2-2Punts (Number-Avg) 4-38.0 8-34.4Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 3-32 6-60Possession Time 33:26 26:34Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 6 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 2-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-14 5-30

RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU – Zach Zenner 21-133; Reggie Gandy 3-7. WIU – J.C.Baker 27-113; Kyle Hammonds 10-32. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU – Austin Sumner 21-35-2 265. WIU – Trenton Norvell 9-23-4 118; J’Vaughn Williams 0-2-0 0. RECEIVINGLEADERS: SDSU – Jason Schneider 7-118; Trevor Tiefenthaler 4-61. WIU – JoeyBorsellino 3-40; Fredson Salomon 2-32; Taylor Hill 2-20. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU –Charles Elmore 1-25; Je Ryan Butler 1-1; Winston Wright 2-0. WIU – David McDaniel 1-2;Antoine Ford 1-0. SACKS: SDSU – Chase Douglas 2.0-4; Doug Peete 0.5-0. WIU – EddyHoltschlag 2.0-8; Chip Holtschlag 1.0-12; Devon Butler 1.0-6; Gino Durley Jr. 1.0-4.TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU – R.C. Kilgore 10-5-15; Doug Peete 5-3-8; T.J.Lally 4-3-7. WIU – J.J. Raffelson 8-5-13; Jonathon Rollins 5-3-8; Martinez Davis 7-0-7.

– GAME 8 –MISSOURI STATE 35,

#15/18 SDSU 21Oct. 19, 2013 • Plaster Field (Att.; 12,312)

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Missouri State racked up a number of big playson offense, rolling up 357 rushing yards en route to a 35-21 victory overSouth Dakota State Oct. 19 at Plaster Field.

The Bears, playing before a homecoming crowd of 12,312, improved to2-6 overall and 2-2 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. SDSU,ranked 15th and 18th in the two major Football Championship Subdivisionpolls, dropped to 4-4 overall and 1-3 in league play.

Each of the first three Missouri State scoring drives featured a play ofmore than 50 yards. The Bears cracked the scoring column on their open-ing drive of the game on a 56-yard touchdown pass from Ashton Glaser toJulian Burton.

The Bears turned to the running game for their next two scores, buildinga 20-0 lead three minutes into the second quarter. Ryan Heaston rambled83 yards to set up a 4-yard touchdown run by Mikael Cooper-Falls late inthe first quarter.

Cooper-Falls made it 20-0 on the next Bears’ possession, breaking off a

66-yard run before scoring on a 3-yard run two plays later. The extra pointwas blocked.

SDSU, meanwhile, regularly moved the ball into Bear territory only tohave drives stall. The Jackrabbits missed a 38-yard field goal attempt mid-way through the first quarter and turned the ball over on downs on anotherdrive. SDSU converted only one of nine third-down attempts in the firsthalf – five of which were two yards or less.

The Jackrabbits began to find an offensive rhythm in the second half,scoring touchdowns on their first two drives. SDSU got on the board with7 minutes, 52 seconds remaining in the third quarter on a 9-yard touch-down pass from Austin Sumner to Brandon Hubert.

Missouri State answered with a nine-play, 70-yard drive that ended witha 10-yard touchdown pass from Glaser to Gannon Sinclair.

SDSU responded with a nine-play, 82-yard drive of its own that carriedover to the opening minute of the fourth quarter. Zach Zenner scored fromtwo yards out to bring the Jackrabbits to within 27-14.

The Jackrabbit defense forced and recovered fumbles on the next twoMissouri State possessions. SDSU came up empty on a trip to the red zoneafter the first fumble, turning the ball over on downs at the Bear 11. How-ever, the Jackrabbits cashed in after taking over at the Missouri State 15following the second fumble as Sumner connected with Jason Schneideron a 5-yard back-shoulder throw to make it a one-score game at 27-21with 6:04 to play.

The momentum shifted one final time in Missouri State’s favor on theensuing possession. Facing third-and-4, Glaser broke through the line on aquarterback keeper and scored from 69 yards out. The two-point conver-sion also was good as Glaser hooked up with Julian Burton.

Glaser completed 10-of-15 passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns,connecting with seven different receivers. He also added 84 yards on theground on eight attempts. Heaston led the Bears’ ground game with 122yards on 17 carries, while Cooper-Falls added 104 yards on 10 carries.Eric Christophel led the receiving corps with three catches for 29 yards.

For the Jackrabbits, Zenner tallied 138 yards on 30 carries, while Sumner completed 18-of-43 passes for 232 yards and two scores. TrevorTiefenthaler recorded a career-high nine catches for 95 yards, with Schneider adding four receptions for 81 yards — all in the second half.

R.C. Kilgore led SDSU with 12 tackles and recorded one of the twoMissouri State fumbles. Andrew Brown registered 11 stops.

All-America safety Caleb Schaffitzel recorded a game-high 14 tacklesand intercepted a pass on the final SDSU drive to lead the Bear defense.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALSouth Dakota State (4-4, 1-3) 0 0 7 14 21Missouri State (2-6, 2-2) 14 6 7 8 35

SCORING SUMMARY1st 10:51 MSU – Julian Burton 56 yd pass from Ashton Glaser (Marcelo Bonani kick)

1:06 MSU – Mikael Cooper-Falls 4 yd run (Bonani kick)2nd 12:03 MSU – Cooper-Falls 3 yd run (Bonani kick blocked)3rd 7:52 SDSU – Brandon Hubert 9 yd pass from Austin Sumner

(Justin Syrovatka kick)3:22 MSU – Gannon Sinclair 10 yd pass from Glaser (Austin Witmer kick)

4th 14:35 SDSU – Zach Zenner 2 yd run (Syrovatka kick)6:04 SDSU – Jason Schneider 5 yd pass from Sumner (Syrovatka kick)4:30 MSU – Glaser 69 yd run (Burton pass from Glaser)

TEAM STATISTICS SDSU MSUFIRST DOWNS 17 15RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 31-109 44-144PASSING YDS (NET) 265 118Passes Att-Comp-Int 35-21-2 25-9-4TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 66-374 69-262Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 5-30 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-76 2-26Interception Returns-Yards 4-26 2-2Punts (Number-Avg) 4-38.0 8-34.4

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Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 3-32 6-60Possession Time 33:26 26:34Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 6 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 2-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-14 5-30

RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU – Zach Zenner 30-138; Reggie Gandy 4-12. MSU – RyanHeaston 17-122; Mikael Cooper-Falls 10-104; Ashton Glaser 5-84; Phoenix Johnson 8-39.PASSING LEADERS: SDSU – Austin Sumner 18-43-1 232. MSU – Ashton Glaser 10-15-0 126. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU – Trevor Tiefenthaler 9-95; Jason Schneider 4-81;Brandon Hubert 3-39. MSU – Eric Christophel 3-29; Julian Burton 2-63. INTERCEPTIONS:SDSU – none. MSU – Caleb Schaffitzel 1-25. SACKS: SDSU – Winston Wright 1.0-8.MSU – Nick Canavan 2.0-12; Martin Montgomery 1.0-12; Brandon Cheaton 1.0-1.TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU – R.C. Kilgore 6-6-12; Andrew Brown 5-6-11;Doug Peete 2-6-8. MSU – Caleb Schaffitzel 4-9-13; Howard Scarborough 7-4-11; AndrewBeisel 2-8-10.

– GAME 9 –#24/25 SDSU 37,

#17/18 NORTHERN IOWA 34 [2 OT]

Oct. 26, 2013 • Saluki Stadium (Att.: 7,912)Brandon Hubert caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Austin Sumner

in the second overtime, lifting No. 24 South Dakota State to a 37-34 vic-tory over 17th-ranked Northern Iowa in Missouri Valley Football Confer-ence action Oct. 26 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.

The Jackrabbits improved to 5-4 overall and 2-3 in conference action.UNI dropped to 4-4 overall and 0-4 in the MVFC. The loss was the Panthers’ third overtime defeat in as many weeks.

After intercepting a pass at the SDSU 28-yard line with less than fourminutes to play, UNI had a chance to win the game at the end of regula-tion. However, Tyler Sievertsen, who had made field goals of 40 and 41yards earlier in the game, pushed a 30-yard attempt wide right as time expired.

In the first overtime, the two squads traded field goals — SDSU’s JustinSyrovatka connected on a 26-yarder, with Sievertsen answering from 25.

UNI took a 34-31 lead in the second overtime on a 23-yard field goal bySievertsen.

SDSU’s winning drive got off to a rocky start as Zach Zenner wasdropped for a five-yard loss. After a Sumner-to-Jason Schneider passgained eight yards, Sumner scrambled for eight yards on third-and-7 for afirst down. On the next play, Sumner found Hubert open in the right flatfor the winning score from 14 yards out.

After allowing a UNI field goal on the opening drive of the game, theJackrabbits got on the board late in the first quarter thanks to its specialteams unit. Je Ryan Butler fielded a bouncing punt at his own 20-yard lineand streaked through the Panther defense for an 80-yard touchdown.

The Jackrabbits built the lead to 14-3 on a 3-yard touchdown pass fromSumner to Jason Schneider with 9 minutes, 50 seconds to play in the sec-ond quarter, capping a 10-play, 72-yard drive.

UNI drew within 14-13 at halftime on a 13-yard touchdown pass fromSawyer Kollmorgen to Kevin Vereen with 1:09 to play in the first half.

SDSU scored on its first possession of the second half as Zennerweaved his way around left end for a 17-yard touchdown run.

The Panthers scored a pair of touchdowns less than four minutes apartlater in the third quarter to regain the lead. Taking advantage of a shortfield after a long kickoff return, UNI drew back to one point on a 12-yardpass from Kollmorgen to Evan Williams, then took the lead on a 38-yardtouchdown pass by Kollmorgen to Braden Lehman. The ensuing two-pointconversion was good as Kollmorgen hooked up with Shawn Rush to givethe Panthers a 28-21 lead.

But SDSU came right back with another long scoring drive late in the

third quarter to knot the game at 28. The eight-play, 73-yard drive endedwith a 10-yard pass from Sumner to Hubert for what would be the first oftwo touchdowns for the tandem in the game.

Hubert set career highs with nine catches for 118 yards. Schneideradded eight receptions for 76 yards. Sumner finished the afternoon 22-of-34 passing for 239 yards.

Zenner again reached the 100-yard mark, tallying 106 yards on 31 carries.

For UNI, Kollmorgen finished the game 30-of-40 passing for 306 yards.Chad Owens tallied nine catches for 67 yards, while David Johnson caughteight passes for 48 yards. Johnson also gained 65 yards on the ground on22 carries.

R.C. Kilgore led all players with 15 tackles for SDSU. .

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 OT OT FINALNorthern Iowa (4-4, 0-4) 3 10 15 0 3 3 34South Dakota State (5-4, 2-3) 7 7 14 0 3 6 37

SCORING SUMMARY1st 10:30 UNI – Tyler Sievertsen 40 yd field goal

2:13 SDSU – Je Ryan Butler 80 yd punt return (Justin Syrovatka kick)2nd 9:50 SDSU – Jason Schneider 3 yd pass from Austin Sumner (Syrovatka kick)

7:04 UNI – Sievertsen 41 yd field goal1:09 UNI – Kevin Vereen 13 yd pass from Sawyer Kollmorgen (Sievertsen kick)

3rd 11:38 SDSU – Zach Zenner 17 yd run (Syrovatka kick)9:22 UNI – Evan Williams 12 yd pass from Kollmorgen (Sievertsen kick)5:48 UNI – Braden Lehman 38 yd pass from Kollmorgen (Shawn Rush pass

from Kollmorgen)1:17 SDSU – Brandon Hubert 10 yd pass from Sumner (Syrovatka kick)

OT-1 SDSU – Syrovatka 26 yd field goalUNI – Sievertsen 25 yd field goal

OT-2 UNI – Sievertsen 23 yd field goalSDSU – Hubert 14 yd pass from Sumner

TEAM STATISTICS UNI SDSUFIRST DOWNS 25 24RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-115 37-115PASSING YDS (NET) 306 239Passes Att-Comp-Int 40-30-0 34-22-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 80-421 71-354Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-2 2-80Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-94 5-90Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-33.2 3-38.3Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 5-55 2-15Possession Time 29:26 30:34Third-Down Conversions 10 of 20 8 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 5-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-6 3-19

RUSHING LEADERS: UNI – David Johnson 22-65; Evan Williams 7-41; Brion Carnes 1-13. SDSU – Zach Zenner 31-106; Austin Sumner 5-6; Reggie Gandy 1-3. PASSINGLEADERS: UNI – Sawyer Kollmorgen 30-40-0 306. SDSU – Austin Sumner 22-34-1 239.RECEIVING LEADERS: UNI – Chad Owens 9-67; David Johnson 8-48; Kevin Vereen 5-80; Evan Williams 3-37; Braden Lehman 2-53. SDSU – Brandon Hubert 9-118; JasonSchneider 8-76; Trevor Tiefenthaler 2-18; Zach Zenner 2-11. INTERCEPTIONS: UNI –Ray Mitchell 1-0. SDSU – none. SACKS: UNI – Chris Jepsen 1.0-4; Isaac Ales 1.0-2.SDSU – Chase Douglas 1.5-10; Charles Elmore 0.5-4; T.J. Lally 0.5-4 Marshall Peugh 0.5-1.TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): UNI – Zach Cutkomp 6-5-11; Max Busher 3-7-10;Ray Mitchell 5-4-9; Jordan Gacke 5-4-9; Isaac Ales 3-6-9. SDSU – R.C. Kilgore 5-10-15;Charles Elmore 4-6-10; T.J. Lally 4-5-9; Doug Peete 3-5-8.

– GAME 10 –#19/20 SDSU 29,INDIANA STATE 0

Nov. 9, 2013 • Coughlin-Alumn Stadium (Att.: 5,317)The South Dakota State University football team closed out the home

portion of its regular season schedule with a 29-0 shutout victory over Indiana State Nov. 9 at blustery Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.

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The Jackrabbits, ranked 19th in the Sports Network media poll and 20thin the FCS Coaches poll, improved to 6-4 overall and evened their Missouri Valley Football Conference mark at 3-3. Indiana State dropped to1-9 overall, 0-6 in league play.

SDSU scored on each of its first three possessions en route to a 15-0halftime lead. The Jackrabbits took the opening kickoff and marched 60yards on 13 plays before getting on the board with a 32-yard field goal byJustin Syrovatka.

The Jackrabbits put together a nine-play, 80-yard touchdown drive laterin the first quarter as Walter Payton Award candidate Zach Zenner foundpaydirt from 22 yards out for his 17th rushing touchdown of the season.The extra point was no good.

SDSU made it three-for-three as Syrovatka connected on a 27-yardfield. The Jackrabbit score was set up by a 29-yard pass from Austin Sumner to Brandon Hubert.

Indiana State had threatened to score earlier in the second quarter behind the running of Buck Logan, setting up with first-and-goal from theSDSU 7. However, the Jackrabbits’ Charles Elmore blocked the 24-yardfield goal attempt.

The Jackrabbits came up with another blocked kick in the final minuteof the first half as freshman Jesse Bobbit broke through the line to block apunt deep in Indiana State territory. Taking over at the Sycamore 18, how-ever, SDSU threw three consecutive incomplete passes before settling for a35-yard field by Syrovatka.

SDSU put the game away with a pair of second-half touchdowns, thefirst of which came midway through the third quarter on a 25-yard passfrom Sumner to Jason Schneider.

Redshirt freshman Isaac Rodriguez scored on a 1-yard run in the fourthquarter for his first collegiate touchdown. Rodriguez recorded a 42-yardrun earlier in the drive, finishing the game with 57 yards on seven carries.

Zenner again led the Jackrabbit rushing attack with 137 yards on 28 car-ries as he reached the 100-yard mark for the ninth time this season. As ateam, SDSU finished with 175 net rushing yards and 382 yards of total of-fense, compared to 161 by Indiana State.

Sumner, who topped the 7,000-yard mark for his career, completed 16-of-25 passes for 207 yards. He completed his first eight passes of thecontest. Schneider finished the game with seven receptions for 110 yards.

Logan led the Sycamores with 68 yards on 20 carries. As a team, Indiana State completed only 7-of-22 passes for 56 yards. After startingquarterback Mike Perish left the game with an injury in the first quarter,the Sycamores did not complete a pass until midway through the thirdquarter. Backup Robert Tonyan Jr. was 5-for-20 passing for 46 yards.

Indiana State’s Jameer Thurman recorded a game-high 17 tackles, whileMark Sewall added 10. Marshall Peugh tallied a career-high nine tackles,including a sack, to lead the Jackrabbit defense.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALIndiana State (1-9, 0-6) 0 0 0 0 0South Dakota State (6-4, 3-3) 9 6 7 7 29

SCORING SUMMARY1st 8:03 SDSU – Justin Syrovatka 32 yd field goal

00:24 SDSU – Zach Zenner 22 yd run (Syrovatka kick)2nd 3:55 SDSU – Syrovatka 27 yd field goal

00:27 SDSU – Syrovatka 35 yd field goal3rd 6:44 SDSU – Jason Schneider 25 yd pass from Austin Sumner (Syrovatka kick)4th 6:14 SDSU – Isaac Rodriguez 1 yd run

TEAM STATISTICS ISU SDSUFIRST DOWNS 10 22RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 38-105 45-175PASSING YDS (NET) 56 207Passes Att-Comp-Int 22-7-1 25-16-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 60-161 70-382Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-3 4-8

Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-57 1-15Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-31Punts (Number-Avg) 9-28.8 5-42.6Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-10Penalties-Yards 3-28 4-41Possession Time 27:29 32:31Third-Down Conversions 4 of 16 5 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 4-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-34 3-19

RUSHING LEADERS: ISU – Buck Logan 20-68; LeMonte Booker 8-29; Robert TonyanJr. 7-9. SDSU - Zach Zenner 28-137; Isaac Rodriguez 7-57. PASSING LEADERS: ISU -Robert Tonyan Jr. 5-20-1 46; Mike Perish 2-2-0 10. SDSU - Austin Sumner 16-25-0 207.RECEIVING LEADERS: ISU - Tanner Riley 3-24; Garrick Dikos 2-21. SDSU - JasonSchneider 7-110; Brandon Hubert 3-46; Zach Zenner 2-17. INTERCEPTIONS: ISU -none. SDSU - Jimmie Forsythe 1-31. SACKS: ISU - Patrick McCown 1.0-10; Connor Underwood 1.0-8; Russell Jones 1.0-4; Jordan Jackson 0.5-6; Jameer Thurman 0.5-6. SDSU- Marshall Peugh 1.0-10; Doug Peete 1.0-8; Tory Dibb 1.0-1. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): ISU - Jameer Thurman 9-8-17; Mark Sewall 6-4-10; Russell Jones 3-6-9; DonovanLayne 1-7-8. SDSU - Marshall Peugh 5-4-9; R.C. Kilgore 1-5-6; Andrew Brown 3-2-5;Doug Peete 3-2-5; Jack Sherlock 1-4-5.

– GAME 11 –#19/19 SDSU 27,

SOUTH DAKOTA 12Nov. 16, 2013 • DakotaDome (Att.: 10,845)

VERMILLION — The South Dakota State University defense came upbig time and time again in the fourth quarter, holding off the University ofSouth Dakota, 27-12, Nov. 16 at the DakotaDome in the South DakotaShowdown Series.

The Jackrabbits kept their playoff hopes alive with their third straightvictory, improving to 7-4 overall and 4-3 in the Missouri Valley FootballConference. USD, which fell to a ranked opponent at home for the thirdstraight week dropped to 4-7 overall and 3-4 in league play.

SDSU never trailed in posting their fifth consecutive victory over theCoyotes. The Jackrabbits got on the board late in the first quarter on a 34-yard touchdown pass from Austin Sumner to Jason Schneider.

After USD countered with a 21-yard field goal by Miles Bergner, theJackrabbits took advantage of a short field to build a 13-3 lead as ZachZenner capped a six-play, 47-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run – his18th rushing touchdown of the season. The extra point was no good due toa bad snap.

The Coyotes drew to within 13-6 in the final minute of the first half on a25-yard field goal by Berner.

USD further closed the gap midway through the third quarter on a 13-yard touchdown pass across the middle to Terrance Terry from Kevin Earl.The PAT try, however, was no good after hitting the right upright, keepingthe score at 13-12.

The fourth quarter belonged to the Jackrabbits, who outscored USD 14-0. A 5-yard touchdown pass from Sumner to Schneider on the first playof the final stanza made the score 20-12.

Both of USD’s first two drives in the fourth quarter ended with the Coyotes turning the ball over in Jackrabbit territory. Josh Vander Matenwas stopped an inch shy of a first down on a screen pass on fourth-and-4,and Kevin Earl was sacked by R.C. Kilgore on fourth-and-11 on the nextpossession.

In between, the Jackrabbits chewed up more than seven minutes off theclock before a 39-yard field goal attempt was blocked.

SDSU again had the opportunity to salt the game away, but Zach Zenner, who topped the 100-yard mark for the 10th time this season, wasstripped of the football in Jackrabbit territory with less than three minutesto play in regulation.

But on the first Coyote play from scrimmage following the fumble, themomentum swung one final time in the Jackrabbits’ favor as Winston

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Wright picked off a Earl pass on the right sideline and crossed the entirefield for an 82-yard touchdown return.

Zenner gained 137 yards on 31 carries, while Schneider finished the daywith five catches for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Sumner completed 16-of-23 passes for 175 yards.

Andrew Brown led the Jackrabbit defense with seven tackles.For USD, Earl completed 21-of-48 passes for 325 yards, with Terry

catching nine passes for 115 yards and the lone Coyote touchdown. JordanRoberts led the USD ground game with 31 yards on eight carries as USDfinished with a 384-315 advantage in total offense.

Auston Johnson and Aaron Swift each tallied a game-high eight tacklesfor USD, with Johnson recording a pair of sacks.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALSouth Dakota State (7-4, 4-3) 7 6 0 14 27South Dakota (4-7, 3-4) 0 6 6 0 12

SCORING SUMMARY1st 1:09 SDSU – Jason Schneider 34 yd pass from Austin Sumner

(Justin Syrovatka kick)2nd 12:10 USD – Miles Bergner 21 yd field goal

4:55 SDSU – Zach Zenner 1 yd run (pass failed)00:30 USD – Bergner 25 yd field goal

3rd 7:04 USD – Terrance Terry 13 yd pass from Kevin Earl (Bergner kick failed)4th 14:57 SDSU – Schneider 5 yd pass from Sumner (Syrovatka kick)

2:36 SDSU – Winston Wright 82 yd interception return (Syrovatka kick)

TEAM STATISTICS SDSU USDFIRST DOWNS 20 19RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 44-140 25-59PASSING YDS (NET) 175 325Passes Att-Comp-Int 23-16-1 48-21-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 67-315 73-384Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-1Punt Returns-Yards 3-60 2-(-1)Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-33 3-87Interception Returns-Yards 1-82 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 3-43.2 4-39.5Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 7-54 8-60Possession Time 34:50 25:10Third-Down Conversions 8 of 13 7 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-12 4-21

RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU – Zach Zenner 31-137; Austin Sumner 7-7; Isaac Rodriguez2-3. USD – Jordan Roberts 8-31; Trevor Bouma 6-15. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU –Austin Sumner 16-23-1 175. USD – Kevin Earl 21-48-1 325. RECEIVING LEADERS:SDSU – Jason Schneider 5-88; Trevor Tiefenthaler 3-40. USD – Terrance Terry 9-115; TylerWilhelm 4-68; Josh Vander Maten 3-36. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU – Winston Wright 1-82. USD – Keyen Lage 1-0. SACKS: SDSU – R.C. Kilgore 1.0-9; Dallas Brown 1.0-3.USD – Emilious Davis 2.0-12; Austin Johnson 2.0-9. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT):SDSU – R.C. Kilgore 4-4-8; Andrew Brown 4-3-7; Melvin Tavares 4-3-7. USD – AaronSwift 5-5-10; Devin Taverna 3-5-8; Auston Johnson 5-2-7.

– GAME 12 –#16/17 SDSU 42,

#15/18 YOUNGSTOWN ST. 13Nov. 23, 2013 • Stambaugh Stadium (Att.: 8,973)

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — South Dakota State made a emphatic finalstatement toward a potential Football Championship Subdivision playoffberth, wrapping up the regular season Nov. 23 with a 42-13 drubbing ofYoungstown State at snowy Stambaugh Stadium.

The Jackrabbits, ranked 16th by the Sports Network and 17th in the FCSCoaches’ poll, won for the fourth consecutive time to improve to 8-4 over-all and 5-3 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. YSU, ranked 15thand 18th, respectively, lost its third game in a row to also finish the regularseason 8-4 and 5-3.

SDSU established a punishing running game early and rolled up a

season-high 312 yards on the ground for the game, compared to only 75 bythe Penguins.

The Jackrabbits took the opening kickoff to open the scoring with aseven-play, 81-yard drive. All but eight yards came via the ground asbackup running back Reggie Gandy capped the drive with a 22-yardtouchdown run.

Youngstown State was forced to punt on its first possession, but retainedpossession after a punt hit a Jackrabbit player and was recovered at theSDSU 19. The Penguins scored on third-and-goal as Martin Ruiz plunged into the end zone from a yard out, but the extra pointwas blocked to keep SDSU in the lead at 7-6.

SDSU gained control with a 21-point second quarter. Zach Zennerscored on a 3-yard touchdown pass from Austin Sumner to finish off aneight-play, 81-yard drive, then added a 6-yard touchdown run later in thequarter as the Jackrabbits again drove the length of the field to the tune of13 plays and 80 yards to push their lead to 21-6. Sumner kept the drivealive on two third-and-long situations, completing an 18-yard pass to Brandon Hubert before scrambling for 16 yards and a first down on third-and-16.

Zenner’s second touchdown came after the Jackrabbits’ Charles Elmoreintercepted a Kurt Hess pass in the end zone to thwart a potential scoringdrive by YSU.

The Penguins cut right back to cut the margin to 21-13 as Hess foundRuiz down the left sideline for a 63-yard touchdown on the first play fromscrimmage.

SDSU again pushed the lead to two scores in the final minute of the firsthalf as Sumner hooked up with Jason Schneider on third-and-goal fromthe YSU 8 for the wide receiver’s 10th touchdown reception of the season.The Jackrabbits led 28-13 at halftime.

The Jackrabbbit defense came up with its second takeaway of the gamelate in the third quarter on an interception by R.C. Kilgore near midfield.Eight plays later, Sumner scored from seven yards out on a quarterbackdraw to increase the lead to 35-13.

SDSU tacked on a fourth-quarter touchdown as Zenner found the endzone for the third time in the game, scoring on a 1-yard run. Zenner fin-ished the game with 29 carries for 186 yards, with Gandy carrying 13times for 90 yards and Sumner adding 38 yards on eight carries. Sumneralso completed 15-of-19 passes for 170 yards as SDSU held a 482-213 advantage in total offense and a two-to-one advantage (40:04 to 19:56) intime of possession.

Jason Schneider led the SDSU receiving corps with seven catches for 59yards. Trevor Tiefenthaler added three receptions for 50 yards.

Andre Stubbs led YSU in the rushing department, gaining 39 yards onhis lone carry and adding three receptions for 41 yards. Ruiz finished with26 yards on 12 carries and 72 yards on two receptions, including his 63-yard touchdown. Hess finished the afternoon 9-of-19 passing for 138yards.

DeVon McKoy and Ali Cheaib each recorded 10 tackles for the Penguins. Kilgore led SDSU with six stops.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALSouth Dakota State (8-4, 5-3) 7 21 7 7 42Youngstown State (8-4, 5-3) 6 7 0 0 13

SCORING SUMMARY1st 11:30 SDSU – Reggie Gandy 22 yd run (Justin Syrovatka kick)

7:39 YSU – Martin Ruiz 1 yd run (kick blocked)2nd 12:28 SDSU – Zach Zenner 3 yd pass from Austin Sumner (Syrovatka kick)

3:05 SDSU – Zenner 6 yd run (Syrovatka kick)2:53 YSU – Ruiz 63 yd pass from Kurt Hess (Joey Cejudo kick)

00:40 SDSU – Jason Schneider 8 yd pass from Sumner (Syrovatka kick)3rd 1:52 SDSU – Sumner 7 yd run (Syrovatka kick)4th 11:03 SDSU – Zenner 1 yd run (Syrovatka kick)

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TEAM STATISTICS SDSU YSUFIRST DOWNS 22 8RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 53-312 24-75PASSING YDS (NET) 170 138Passes Att-Comp-Int 19-15-0 19-9-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 72-482 43-213Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-10 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-41 4-83Interception Returns-Yards 2-15 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 2-34.5 4-44.5Fumbles-Lost 5-1 2-0Penalties-Yards 6-50 1-15Possession Time 40:04 19:56Third-Down Conversions 10 of 13 4 of 10Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-14 1-6

RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU – Zach Zenner 29-186; Reggie Gandy 13-90; Austin Sumner 8-38. YSU – Andre Stubbs 1-39; Martin Ruiz 12-26; Jody Webb 6-23. PASSINGLEADERS: SDSU – Austin Sumner 115-19-0 170. YSU – Kurt Hess 9-19-2 138. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU – Jason Schneider 7-59; Trevor Tiefenthaler 3-50; Brandon Hubert 2-18. YSU – Andre Stubbs 3-41; Martin Ruiz 2-72; Michael Wheary 2-19.INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU – R.C. Kilgore 1-15; Charles Elmore 1-0. YSU – none.SACKS: SDSU – Marshall Peugh 1.0-9; Jack Sherlock 1.0-5. YSU – Teven Williams 1.0-6.TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU – R.C. Kilgore 4-2-6; Jimmie Forsythe 2-2-4;Cole Langer 1-3-4. YSU – Devon McKoy 9-1-10; Ali Cheaib 5-5-10; Jameel Smith 4-3-7.

– GAME 13 –#13/13 SDSU 26,

#8/9 NORTHERN ARIZONA 7Nov. 30, 2013 • Walkup Skydome (Att.: 15,077)

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — South Dakota State scored 26 consecutive pointsand recorded seven sacks as the Jackrabbits advanced in the Football Cham-pionship Subdivision playoffs with a 26-7 victory at Northern Arizona.

The 13th-ranked Jackrabbits ran their winning streak to five games andimproved to 9-4 overall. Eighth-ranked Northern Arizona, which playedwithout head coach Jerome Souers due to complictions from recent sur-gery, ended its season 9-3 overall.

Tied at 7-all at halftime, the Jackrabbits took the lead midway throughthe third quarter on a safety. Jackrabbit punter Ethan Sawyer pinned NAUat the 2-yard line, and after a false start penalty moved the ball back to the1, T.J. Lally drove running back Zach Bauman out of the end zone for a 9-7SDSU lead.

On the free kick following the safety, Je Ryan Butler broke off a 38-yardreturn to the NAU 39. Two plays later, Zach Zenner broke around the rightend for a 34-yard touchdown run.

Meanwhile, the Jackrabbit defense took control, holding NAU to sevennet yards of total offense in the third quarter.

A roughing-the-punter penalty late in the third quarter extended aJackrabbit drive and SDSU cashed in as Justin Syrovatka booted a 20-yardfield goal to push the lead to 19-7 three-plus minutes into the fourth quar-ter. The scoring drive covered 66 yards on 15 plays and took more thanseven minutes off the clock.

Reggie Gandy’s 7-yard touchdown run with 7:05 remaining in the gameprovided the final margin.

After a scoreless first quarter, Northern Arizona drew first blood on a 6-yard touchdown run by Zach Bauman with 9 minutes, 56 seconds to playin the first half.

SDSU appeared on the verge of tying the game on the ensuing posses-sion, but Zenner was stripped of the football at the NAU 1 and the Lum-berjacks fell on the loose football in the end zone for a touchback.

The Lumberjacks then drove deep into SDSU territory, but Kyren Poe’spass attempt was batted into the air and was intercepted by defensive endJack Sherlock. One play later, Zenner atoned for his earlier miscue by out-running the Lumberjack defense for an 87-yard touchdown with 3:14 to

play in the half.Zenner finished the game with 249 yards on 30 carries as he crossed the

100-yard mark for the 12th time this season and went over the 200-yardmark for the second time in three career playoff games.

As a team, the Jackrabbits rolled up 399 yards of total offense, including343 on the ground. SDSU quarterback Austin Sumner completed only 4-of-15 passes for 56 yards, but gained another 45 on the ground on sevencarries.

NAU finished with only 53 net yards rushing and 301 yards of total of-fense. Bauman gained 101 yards on 22 carries, while Poe completed 16-of-27 passes for 216 yards, but was intercepted three times. Dejzon Walkercaught four passes for 93 yards.

The Lumberjack offense converted only one of 14 third-down attempts.Lally, Chase Douglas and Cole Langer led the Jackrabbit defense with

six tackles each. Douglas recorded a pair of sacks and four tackles for loss.Doug Peete and Marshall Peugh each notched 1.5 sacks.

An Arizona native, Butler (Tempe) also had a big day both defensivelyand on special teams, intercepting two passes and tallying 67 yards on fourpunt returns.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALSouth Dakota State (9-4) 0 7 9 10 26Northern Arizona (9-3) 0 7 0 0 7

SCORING SUMMARY2nd 9:56 NAU – Zach Bauman 6 yd run (Andy Wilder kick)

3:14 SDSU – Zach Zenner 87 yd run (Justin Syrovatka kick)3rd 7:46 SDSU – T.J. Lally tackle in end zone for safety

6:49 SDSU – Zenner 34 yd run (Syrovatka kick)4th 11:53 SDSU – Syrovatka 20 yd field goal

7:05 SDSU – Reggie Gandy 7 yd run (Syrovatka kick)

TEAM STATISTICS SDSU NAUFIRST DOWNS 18 16RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 50-343 35-53PASSING YDS (NET) 56 248Passes Att-Comp-Int 15-4-1 32-18-3TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 65-399 67-301Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 5-90 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 1-18Interception Returns-Yards 3-6 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 7-44.6 8-49.6Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1Penalties-Yards 4-41 8-68Possession Time 33:10 26:50Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 1 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 1-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 7-48 2-12

RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU – Zach Zenner 30-249; Reggie Gandy 11-51; Austin Sumner 7-45. NAU – Zach Bauman 22-101. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU – Austin Sumner 4-15-56. NAU – Kyren Poe 16-27-3 216; Chase Cartwright 2-5-0 32. RECEIVINGLEADERS: SDSU – Trevor Wesley 1-23; Jason Schneider 1-22; Brandon Hubert 1-10;Trevor Tiefenthaler 1-1. NAU – Dejzon Walker 4-93; Nick Cole 4-26; Zach Bauman 3-31.INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU – Je Ryan Butler 2-0; Jack Sherlock 1-6. NAU – Anders Battle 1-0. SACKS: SDSU – Chase Douglas 2.0-15; Doug Peete 1.5-14; Marshall Peugh 1.5-8; T.J.Lally 1.0-7; Cole Langer 1.0-4 NAU – Mike Dosen 1.0-9; Steven Garcia 1.0-3. TACKLELEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU – T.J. Lally 5-1-6; Cole Langer 5-1-6; Chase Douglas 4-2-6. NAU – Blair Wishom 4-5-9; Austin Hasquet 3-6-9; Ryan Reardon 5-3-8.

– GAME 14 –#3/3 E. WASHINGTON 41,

#13/13 SDSU 17Dec. 7, 2013 • Roos Field (Att.: 6,127)

CHENEY, Wash. — Walter Payton Award finalist Vernon Adams threwfor five touchdowns, including two in a pivotal third quarter, to lead third-seeded Eastern Washington to a 41-17 victory over South Dakota State insecond-round action of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

2013 GAME RECAPS


The Big Sky Conference champion Eagles improved to 11-2 overall.South Dakota State, which had its five-game winning streak broken,

saw its season end with a 9-5 overall record.The Jackrabbits took the opening kickoff and drew first blood with an

eight-play, 75-yard scoring drive. Quarterback Austin Sumner completedall four of his pass attempts on the drive for 59 yards, capped by a 14-yardtouchdown pass to sophomore running back Reggie Gandy.

Eastern Washington tied the game late in first quarter on a 22-yardtouchdown pass from Adams to Zack Gehring, then took a 14-7 lead onthe second play of the second quarter on a 40-yard touchdown pass fromAdams to Cooper Kupp.

SDSU came back to tie the game late in the first half with a nine-play,53-yard scoring drive. The Jackrabbits’ own Walter Payton Award candi-date, Zach Zenner, capped the drive with a 1-yard run for his 23rd rushingtouchdown of the season.

The Eagles gained control of the game with a pair of touchdowns lessthan four minutes apart in the third quarter. EWU took the lead for goodwith 8 minutes, 40 seconds to play in the quarter as Adams hooked up withZach Wimberly on a 3-yard touchdown.

The momentum shifted further in EWU’s favor as the Jackrabbits’ at-tempt at a fake punt on the ensuing possession was snuffed out with theEagles taking over at the SDSU 34. Four plays later, the Eagles cashed inas Adams connected with Kupp on a 15-yard touchdown in the right cor-ner of the end zone. On the play, Kupp set an FCS freshman record withhis 20th touchdown reception of the season, breaking the record previouslyset by Randy Moss of Marshall (W. Va.) in 1996. The extra point wasblocked, however, keeping the score at 27-14.

The Jackrabbits put together their final scoring drive of the game late inthe third quarter, driving 63 yards on 13 plays before settling for a 27-yardfield goal by Justin Syrovatka.

EWU delivered the knockout punch on the second play of the fourthquarter as Adams connected on a deep ball with Cory Mitchell for a 69-yard touchdown. The Eagles added a late touchdown on a 20-yard run byQuincy Forte.

The Eagles finished the game with 504 yards of total offense, comparedto 403 by SDSU.

Adams completed 12-of-22 passes for 217 yards, while Forte rushed 21times for 202 yards. Kupp led the Eagle receivers with four catches for 90yards.

For SDSU, Sumner ended the afternoon 26-of-40 passing for 315 yards.Senior wide receiver Trevor Tiefenthaler recorded career highs of 11catches for 139 yards, while Jason Schneider added six receptions for 81yards in setting the Jackrabbit single-season record with 78 receptions.

Gandy contributed six receptions for 30 yards and two carries for 10 yardson the ground.

Zenner crossed the 2,000-yard mark for the second consecutive season,finishing the year with 2,015 after tallying 71 yards on 21 carries.

Senior linebacker R.C. Kilgore led the Jackrabbits with 12 tackles. Ronnie Hamlin recorded a game-high 13 tackles for Eastern Washington.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALSouth Dakota State (9-5) 7 7 3 0 17Eastern Washington (11-2) 7 7 13 14 41

SCORING SUMMARY1st 10:38 SDSU – Reggie Gandy 14 yd pass from Austin Sumner

(Justin Syrovatka kick)2:12 EWU – Zack Gehring 22 yd pass from Vernon Adams (Kevin Miller kick)

2nd 14:46 EWU – Cooper Kupp 40 yd pass from Adams (Miller kick)1:40 SDSU – Zach Zenner 1 yd run (Syrovatka kick)

3rd 8:40 EWU – Zach Wimberly 3 yd pass from Adams (Miller kick)4:46 EWU – Kupp 15 yd pass from Adams (kick blocked)

00:27 SDSU – Syrovatka 27 yd field goal4th 14:44 EWU – Cory Mitchell 69 yd pass from Vernon Adams (Miller kick)

3:06 EWU – Quincy Forte 20 yd run (Miller kick)

TEAM STATISTICS SDSU EWUFIRST DOWNS 24 24RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 34-88 43-287PASSING YDS (NET) 315 217Passes Att-Comp-Int 40-26-0 22-12-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 74-403 65-504Fumble Returns-Yards 1-3 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-7 1-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-70 3-42Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-37.6 5-43.8Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-1Penalties-Yards 4-40 8-92Possession Time 32:58 27:02Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 6 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 3-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-6 3-21

RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Zach Zenner 21-71; Austin Sumner 10-16; Reggie Gandy2-10. EWU: Quincy Forte 21-202; Mario Brown 9-52; Vernon Adams 8-27. PASSINGLEADERS: SDSU - Austin Sumner 26-40-0 315. EWU - Vernon Adams 12-22-0 217. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - Trevor Tiefenthaler 11-139; Jason Schneider 6-81; Reggie Gandy 6-30. EWU - Cooper Kupp 4-90; Zack Gehring 3-33; Cory Mitchell 1-69.INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - none. EWU - none. SACKS: SDSU - Doug Peete 0.5-3; Marshall Peugh 0.5-3. EWU - Cody McCarthy 1.0-9; Andru Pulu 1.0-6; Ronnie Hamlin 1.0-3. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU - R.C. Kilgore 2-10-12; Nick Mears 3-6-9; T.J. Lally 4-3-7; Cole Langer 3-4-7; Marshall Peugh 1-6-7. EWU - Ronnie Hamlin 3-10-13; Todd Raynes 4-3-7

2013 GAME RECAPS

2013 FCS PLAYOFFS

26 2014 JACKRABBIT SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

First Round – Nov. 30South Dakota State 26, Northern Arizona 7

Jacksonville State (Ala.) 55, Samford (Ala.) 14Tennessee State 31, Butler (Ind.) 0

Fordham (N.Y.) 37, Sacred Heart (Conn.) 27Sam Houston St. (Texas) 51, Southern Utah 20

New Hampshire 45, Lafayette (Pa.) 7Coastal Carolina (S.C.) 48, Bethune-Cookman

(Fla.) 24Furman (S.C.) 30, South Carolina State 20

Second Round – Dec. 7Eastern Washington 41, South Dakota State 7Jacksonville State 31, McNeese State (La.) 10

Towson (Md.) 48, Fordham 28Eastern Illinois 41, Tennessee State 10

Southeastern Louisiana 30, Sam Houston St. 29New Hampshire 41, Maine 27

Coastal Carolina 42, Montana 35North Dakota State 38, Furman 7

Quarterfinals – Dec. 13-14Eastern Washington 35, Jacksonville State 24

Towson 49, Eastern Illinois 39New Hampshire 20, Southeastern Louisiana 17

North Dakota State 48, Coastal Carolina 14Semifinals – Dec. 20-21

Towson 35, Eastern Washington 31North Dakota State 52, New Hampshire 14

National Championship – Jan. 4; Frisco, TexasNorth Dakota State 35, Towson 7

CAREER PASSING YARDS1. Austin Sumner, 2011-present ............7,8242. Ryan Berry, 2005-08 ............................6,0233. Ted Wahl, 1985-88................................6,0164. Brad Nelson, 2001-04 ..........................5,3825. Andy Rennerfeldt, 1997-2000..............5,3776. Dan Fjeldheim, 1999-2002 ..................5,1767. Todd McDonald, 1990-93 ....................4,9998. Mike Busch, 1984-85 ..........................4,9809. Shane Bouman, 1988-91 ......................4,163

10. Noel Bouche’, 1996-98 ........................3,947

SINGLE-SEASON PASSING1. Brad Nelson, 2003 ................................3,1412. Ryan Berry, 2008..................................3,1063. Austin Sumner, 2013 ..........................2,9994. Todd McDonald, 1993 ..........................2,7155. Dan Fjeldheim, 2002 ............................2,6636. Mike Busch, 1985 ................................2,5547. Ted Wahl, 1986 ....................................2,5428. Austin Sumner, 2012 ..........................2,4439. Mike Busch, 1984 ................................2,436

10. Austin Sumner, 2011 ..........................2,382

CAREER RUSHING YARDS1. Josh Ranek, 1997-2001 ........................6,7442. Zach Zenner, 2011-present ................4,5293. Kyle Minett, 2007-10............................4,2774. Anthony Watson, 2003-06 ....................3,7125. Dan Sonnek, 1984-87 ..........................3,3046. Les Tuma, 1970-73 ..............................3,0187. Cory Koenig, 2004-07 ..........................2,9908. Darwin Gonnerman, 1966-68 ..............2,5989. Rick Wegher, 1981-84 ..........................2,293

10. Paul Klinger, 1990-94 ..........................2,161

SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING1. Josh Ranek, 1999..................................2,0552. Zach Zenner, 2012 ..............................2,0443. Zach Zenner, 2013 ..............................2,0154. Josh Ranek, 1998..................................1,8815. Josh Ranek, 2001..................................1,8046. Dan Sonnek, 1985 ................................1,5187. Rick Wegher, 1984................................1,3178. Kyle Minett, 2009 ................................1,3049. Kyle Minett, 2008 ................................1,289

10. Cory Koenig, 2007................................1,266

CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE1. Austin Sumner, 2011-present ............7,6782. Ted Wahl, 1985-88................................7,2453. Josh Ranek, 1997-2001 ........................6,7454. Ryan Berry, 2005-08 ............................5,9715. Andy Rennerfeldt, 1997-2000..............5,7656. Gary Maffett, 1977-79..........................5,2827. Todd McDonald, 1990-93 ....................5,2488. Brad Nelson, 2001-04 ..........................5,2189. Mike Busch, 1984-85 ..........................4,933

10. Dan Fjeldheim, 1999-2002 ..................4,785--------------------------------------------------------------

Zach Zenner, 2011-present ................4,529

SINGLE-SEASON TOTAL OFFENSE

1. Brad Nelson, 2003 ................................3,0562. Ryan Berry, 2008..................................3,0093. Austin Sumner, 2013 ..........................2,9874. Ted Wahl, 1986 ....................................2,9655. Todd McDonald, 1993 ..........................2,9376. Mike Busch, 1985 ................................2,5177. Mike Busch, 1984 ................................2,4178. Ted Wahl, 1988 ....................................2,4039. Austin Sumner, 2012 ..........................2,380

10. Andy Rennerfeldt, 1999 ......................2,351

CAREER RECEPTIONS1. Josh Davis, 2002-05 ................................2252. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1983-86 ........................1733. JaRon Harris, 2005-08 ............................152

Glen Fox, 2006-09 ..................................1525. Aaron Rollin, 2009-12 ............................1406. Tyrel Kool, 2009-12 ................................1387. Rusty Lenners, 1993-96 ..........................1378. Brandon Hubert, 2010-13........................1369. Darren Baartman, 1988-91......................128

10. Dennis Thomas, 1982-85 ........................127--------------------------------------------------------------

Jason Schneider, 2011-present..............115

SINGLE-SEASON RECEPTIONS

1. Jason Schneider, 2013..............................782. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1986 ..............................733. Josh Davis, 2002 ........................................70

JaRon Harris, 2008 ....................................705. Glen Fox, 2008 ..........................................666. Tyrel Kool, 2010 ........................................647. Josh Davis, 2003 ........................................638. Glen Fox, 2009 ..........................................629. Dale Moss, 2011 ........................................61

Aaron Rollin, 2011 ....................................61

CAREER RECEIVING YARDS

1. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1983-86 ....................3,6212. Josh Davis, 2002-05..............................3,1923. JaRon Harris, 2005-08..........................2,2414. Rusty Lenners, 1993-96........................1,9425. Aaron Rollin, 2009-12..........................1,8786. J.D. Berreth, 1986-88............................1,8687. Glen Fox, 2006-09 ................................1,8328. Mike Myers, 1990-93 ..........................1,8189. Mike Ethier, 1981-83............................1,816

10. Brandon Hubert, 2010-13 ....................1,766--------------------------------------------------------------

Jason Schneider, 2011-present ........1,528

SINGLE-SEASON RECEIVING YARDS

1. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1986 ..........................1,5342. Jason Schneider, 2013 ........................1,0883. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1985 ..........................1,0564. Josh Davis, 2003 ..................................1,0285. JaRon Harris, 2008 ..................................9666. Dale Moss, 2011 ......................................9497. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1984 ............................906

Aaron Rollin, 2011 ..................................9069. Lionel Macklin, 1978 ..............................882

10. Monte Mosiman, 1976 ............................839

CAREER FIELD GOALS1. Parker Douglass, 2004-07..........................622. Brett Gorden, 1995-98 ..............................36

Justin Syrovatka, 2011-present ..............364. Peter Reifenrath, 2008-10 ..........................345. Adam Vinatieri, 1991-94 ..........................276. Tony Harris, 1977-80 ................................23

K.C. Johnson, 1984-86 ..............................23Keith Witt, 2002-03 ..................................23

SINGLE-SEASON FIELD GOALS

1. Parker Douglass, 2005 ..............................19• 19-26, LG 54

2. Justin Syrovatka, 2012 ............................18• 18-22, LG 48

3. Russ Meier, 1981 ......................................16• 16-21 (led nation), LG 49Parker Douglass, 2007 ..............................16• 16-22, LG 57Peter Reifenrath, 2008 ..............................16• 16-22, LG 42

6. Parker Douglass, 2006 ..............................15• 15-21, LG 53

7. Brett Gorden, 1998 ....................................14• 14-22, LG 45

8. Keith Witt, 2002 ........................................13• 13-25, LG 47

9. Parker Douglass, 2004 ..............................12• 12-22, LG 47Brett Gorden, 1995 ....................................12• 12-13, LG 42Tony Harris, 1979 ......................................12• 12-18, LG 49Justin Syrovatka, 2013 ............................12• 12-20, LG 48

SINGLE-SEASON SCORING1. Josh Ranek, 1999 ....................................1702. Zach Zenner, 2013..................................1503. Josh Ranek, 2001 ....................................1384. Kyle Minett, 2008 ....................................1125. Darwin Gonnerman, 1967 ......................102

Kyle Minett, 2009 ....................................1027. Cory Koenig, 2007 ..................................1008. Parker Douglass, 2005 ..............................999. Darwin Gonnerman, 1968 ........................97

10. Dan Nelson, 1993 ......................................96

CAREER TOUCHDOWNPASSES

1. Ryan Berry, 2005-08..................................562. Austin Sumner, 2011-present ..................503. Brad Nelson, 2001-04................................474. Ted Wahl, 1985-88 ....................................435. Ron Meyer, 1963-65 ..................................416. Todd McDonald, 1990-93..........................36

Noel Bouché, 1996-98 ..............................368. Dan Fjeldheim, 1999-2002........................32

Andy Rennerfeldt, 1997-2000 ..................3210. Mike Busch, 1984-85 ................................31

CAREER, SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS


TEAM PLAYERS OF THE WEEKAUG. 31 VS. BUTLER (IND.)Offense: Austin Sumner, Taylor SuessDefense: Charles ElmoreSpecial Teams: Justin SyrovatkaScout Offense: Brady MengarelliScout Defense: Mikias AlipateScout Special Teams: Nick Farina

SEPT. 7 AT NORTH DAKOTA

Offense: Zach Zenner, Bryan WitzmannDefense: Doug PeeteSpecial Teams: Thayer TrenhaileScout Offense: Brady Mengarelli, Stacy KeelyScout Defense: Lennard CowansScout Special Teams: Mikias Alipate

SEPT. 14 VS. SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA

Offense: Zach Zenner, Taylor SuessDefense: Winston WrightSpecial Teams: Ethan SawyerScout Offense: Dalton DouglasScout Defense: Kane LouscherScout Special Teams: Anthony Gutierrez

SEPT. 21 VS. NEBRASKA

Offense: Zach Zenner, Bryan WitzmannDefense: Winston WrightSpecial Teams: Ethan SawyerScout Offense: Nick CarrScout Defense: Chris BalsterScout Special Teams: Bryson McCabe

SEPT. 28 VS. NORTH DAKOTA STATE

Offense: Jason Schneider, Taylor SuessDefense: R.C. KilgoreSpecial Teams: Auston LaBlanceScout Offense: Andy MoritkoScout Defense: Tory DibbScout Special Teams: Freeman Simmons

OCT. 5 VS. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

Offense: Austin Sumner, Bryan WitzmannDefense: Melvin TavaresSpecial Teams: Thayer TrenhaileScout Offense: Brady MengarelliScout Defense: Anthony GutierrezScout Special Teams: Eron Keely

OCT. 12 AT WESTERN ILLINOIS

Offense: Jason Schneider, Bryan WitzmannDefense: Chase Douglas, Winston WrightSpecial Teams: Jay CarlsonScout Offense: Dalton DouglasScout Defense: Trent MasonScout Special Teams: Mikias Alipate

OCT. 19 AT MISSOURI STATE

Offense: Trevor Tiefenthaler, Bryan WitzmannDefense: Winston WrightSpecial Teams: T.J. LallyScout Offense: Dalton Douglas, Brady MengarelliScout Defense: Tory DibbScout Special Teams: Chris Balster

OCT. 26 VS. NORTHERN IOWA

Offense: Brandon Hubert, Andrew MuellerDefense: Chase Douglas, Marshall PeughSpecial Teams: Je Ryan ButlerScout Offense: Taylor Bloom, Brady MengarelliScout Defense: Nick FarinaScout Special Teams: Anthony Gutierrez, BrysonMcCabe

NOV. 9 VS. INDIANA STATE

Offense: Austin Sumner, Alex ParkerDefense: Andrew BrownSpecial Teams: Ethan Sawyer, Jesse BobbitScout Offense: Jacob MenageScout Defense: Matt SwallowScout Special Teams: Nick Farina

NOV. 16 AT SOUTH DAKOTA

Offense: Austin Sumner, Taylor SuessDefense: Doug Peete, Charles ElmoreSpecial Teams: Winston WrightScout Offense: Dalton Douglas, Taylor BloomScout Defense: Matt RomanoScout Special Teams: Nick Farina

NOV. 23 AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE

Offense: Austin Sumner, Taylor SuessDefense: Defensive LineSpecial Teams: Marshall PeughScout Offense: Dallas GoedertScout Defense: Austin BensonScout Special Teams: Jacob Menage

NOV. 30 AT NORTHERN ARIZONA

Offense: Zach Zenner, Bryan WitzmannDefense: Defensive Line, Je Ryan ButlerSpecial Teams: Ethan SawyerScout Offense: Brady MengarelliScout Defense: Nate MeixellScout Special Teams: Kane Louscher

DEC. 7 AT EASTERN WASHINGTON

Offense: Trevor Tiefenthaler, Taylor SuessDefense: R.C. KilgoreSpecial Teams: Justin SyrovatkaScout Offense: Dalton DouglasScout Defense: Mikias AlipateScout Special Teams: Bryson McCabe

2013 AWARDS

28 2014 JACKRABBIT SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

ZACH ZENNER

Team Most Valuable PlayerJASON SCHNEIDER

Offensive MVPScholar-Athlete Award

R.C. KILGORE

Defensive MVPJE RYAN BUTLER

Special Teams MVPWINSTON WRIGHT

Effort Award

BRADY MENGARELLI

Scout OffensePlayer of the Year

TORY DIBB

Scout DefensePlayer of the Year

MIKIAS ALIPATE

Scout Special TeamsPlayer of the Year

POSTSEASON AWARDSALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL

CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM

• R.C. Kilgore, Sr., LB• Jason Schneider, Jr., WR• Bryan Witzmann, Sr., OL• Winston Wright, Sr., DB• Zach Zenner, Jr., RB

ALL-MVFC SECOND TEAM

• Vince Benedetto, Sr., FB/TE• Chase Douglas, Sr., DL

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-MVFC• Je Ryan Butler, So., KR/DB• Doug Peete, Sr., DL• Austin Sumner, Jr., QB

MVFC ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM

• Cole Langer, Fr., DL

AFCA ALL-AMERICA TEAM

• Zach Zenner, RB

COLLEGE SPORTING NEWS FCS FABULOUS FIFTY

ALL-AMERICA TEAM

• Bryan Witzmann, OL• Zach Zenner, RB

SPORTS NETWORK ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM

• Bryan Witzmann, OL• Zach Zenner, RB

SPORTS NETWORK ALL-AMERICA THIRD TEAM

• Winston Wright, DB

ASSOCIATED PRESS FCS ALL-AMERICA

FIRST TEAM

• Zach Zenner, RB

ASSOCIATED PRESS FCS ALL-AMERICA

SECOND TEAM

• Bryan Witzmann, OL

WALTER CAMP FOOTBALL FOUNDATION

ALL-AMERICA TEAM

• Zach Zenner, RB

WALTER PAYTON AWARD FINALIST

• Zach Zenner, RB

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PERFORMANCE AWARDS

ELITE PERFORMANCE AWARD

• Zach Zenner, RB

CONFERENCE, NATIONALPLAYER OF THE WEEK

AWARDSMISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

• Zach Zenner (Sept. 7, Sept. 21• Brandon Hubert (Oct. 26)• Austin Sumner (Nov. 23)

MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

• Dallas Brown (Sept. 14)• Winston Wright (Oct. 12)

MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE NEW-COMER OF THE WEEK

• Dallas Brown (Sept. 14)SPORTS NETWORK FCS NATIONAL OFFENSIVE

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

• Zach Zenner (Sept. 7)

SPORTS NETWORK FCS NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF

THE WEEK

• Dallas Brown (Sept. 14)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PERFORMANCE AWARDS FCSNATIONAL PERFORMER OF THE WEEK

• Zach Zenner (Sept. 7)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PERFORMANCE AWARDS

FCS RUNNING BACK OF THE WEEK

• Zach Zenner (Sept. 7, Sept. 21, Nov. 23)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PERFORMANCE AWARDS FCSLINEBACKER OF THE WEEK

• Dallas Brown (Sept. 14)• Charles Elmore (Oct. 5)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PERFORMANCE AWARDS FCSPUNT RETURNER OF THE WEEK

• Je Ryan Butler (Oct. 26)

OTHER NATIONAL AWARDSALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM

• Winston Wright

WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY SEMIFINALIST

• Brandon Hubert

ACADEMIC AWARDSMISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM

• Jason Schneider• Taylor Suess• Zach Zenner

MVFC ALL-ACADEMIC SECOND TEAM

• Brandon Hubert

MVFC ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION

• R.C. Kilgore• Ethan Sawyer

CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT

• Brandon Hubert• Jason Schneider• Taylor Suess• Zach Zenner

CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA

FIRST TEAM

• Jason Schneider• Zach Zenner

FCS ATHLETIC DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION

ACADEMIC ALL-STAR TEAM

• Brandon Hubert• Zach Zenner

VINCE BENEDETTO CHASE DOUGLAS DOUG PEETE AUSTIN SUMNER BRYAN WITZMANN

2013 AWARDS

2014 JACKRABBIT SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS 29

DALLAS BROWN CHARLES ELMORE BRANDON HUBERT TAYLOR SUESS

The South Dakota State University footballprogram will benefit from the addition of twonew facilities in the near future.

Currently under construction, the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex will serve as the indoor practice facility for the Jackrabbit football team.

The Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex,which is connected to the Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center directly north of Coughlin-Alumni Stadium, is scheduled to be completedin the fall of 2014. The facility will be comprisedof two distinct floor areas covering more than164,000 square feet — an indoor practice andcompetition space of more than 149,000 squarefeet and a human performance space of nearly15,000 square feet.

One of the only eight-lane, 300-meter tracksin the region will be housed in the facility, alongwith 100 yards of synthetic turf. Additionalspace is dedicated for sports medicine, athletictraining, strength and conditioning, physicaltherapy, hydrotherapy, observation rooms and office facilities. Seating will accommodateabout 1,000 spectators.

The project’s Preliminary Facility Statementwas approved by the South Dakota Board of Regents in June 2011, with the Facility ProgramPlan approved in October 2012. The project,whis is part of South Dakota State University’s2025 Master Plan for Athletic Facilities, waslater approved by the South Dakota Legislaturethrough SB 11 in early 2013.

Fund-raising efforts kicked off in the summerof 2012. Leadership gifts from the Dale and PatLarson family, First Bank & Trust, SanfordHealth, Larson Manufacturing and other anony-mous donors have made this transformationalfacility a reality. The project was part of SDSU’s“It Starts With STATE”: A campaign for SouthDakota State University. The six-year campaignraised more than $255 million for students, faculty, facilities, athletics and other universityprograms.

Groundbreaking for the project was held inlate August 2013.

The Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex wasdesigned by Kansas City-based Crawford Architects, LLC, and Architecture Incorporatedof Sioux Falls. Henry Carlson Company ofSioux Falls has been awarded the bid to serve asgeneral contractor for the project.

Also on the horizon is the construction of anew football stadium to replace Coughlin-Alumni Stadium, which has served as the homefield for Jackrabbit football since 1962.

The proposed Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium,which would be built on the existing Coughlin-Alumni Stadium site, would seat between18,500 and 20,000 spectators, with nearly 2,000seats designated as premium club seats or within

suites. Total cost of the project, which would bedone in phases and completed prior to the 2016season, is estimated between $60 and $65 million. The new stadium is being designed toprovide a memorable game-day experience forstudent-athletes and fans, all within available resources.

Lead gifts totaling $12.5 million were received in October 2013 from Sioux Fallsbanker Dana Dykhouse and philanthropist T.Denny Sanford. Subsequent financial commit-ments have brought the total raised for the project to nearly $20 million. The remainingamount — up to $38 million — would be

financed through the issuance of revenue bondsby the South Dakota Building Authority. Bondswould be paid back through ticket sales, suiteagreements, advertising, sponsorships and otherrevenue streams.

In addition, the stadium will serve as the newlocation for the University Police Department.

In December 2013, the South Dakota Boardof Regents approved the facility plan and advanced the project to the South Dakota Legislature for final approval. Senate Bill 15was signed by Gov. Dennis Daugaard in lateMarch.

NEW FACILITIES


The final beam of the steel support structure for the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex wasraised in late March. The facility will serve as a competition venue for the South Dakota StateUniversity indoor track and field teams, as well as an indoor practice site for a variety of sportsteams, including football. Also housed in the facility will be additional space for strength andconditioning, sports medicine and physical therapy.

Construction on the new Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium is scheduled to begin following the 2014season and be completed prior to the start of the 2016 campaign. The new stadium, which willcost up to $65 million, will be built in phases on the existing Coughlin-Alumni Stadium site andwill feature a number of amenities, including premium club seating and suites. The stadium isproposed to seat between 18,500 and 20,000 spectators.

ASSISTANT COACHES

Clint Brown• Co-Defensive Coordinator• Defensive Ends CoachSixth season at SDSUAlma Mater: Nebraska, 1996

Jay Christensen• Co-Special Teams Coordinator• Defensive Backs CoachFourth season at SDSUAlma Mater: Nebraska-Kearney, 1999

Jesse Currier• Defensive Tackles Coach• Recruiting CoordinatorFifth season at SDSUAlma Mater: South Dakota State, 2008

Josh Davis• Co-Special Teams Coordinator• Wide Receivers CoachSixth season at SDSUAlma Mater: South Dakota State, 2006

Eric Eidsness• Offensive Coordinator• Quarterbacks CoachFifth season at SDSUAlma Mater: Univ. of Sioux Falls, 1992

John Flynn• Offensive Line CoachThird season at SDSUAlma Mater: Oklahoma, 2004

Dan Jackson• Cornerbacks CoachThird season at SDSUAlma Mater: Nebraska-Omaha, 2008

Nic McKissic-Luke• Running Backs CoachSecond season at SDSUAlma Mater: Alabama A&M, 2006

Jimmy Rogers• Linebackers CoachSecond season at SDSUAlma Mater: South Dakota State, 2009

Luke Schleusner• Tight Ends CoachFirst season at SDSUAlma Mater: North Dakota, 2002

2014 SCHEDULEAug. 30 at Missouri TBA

Sept. 6 CAL POLY TBA

Sept. 13 at Southern Utah 6 p.m. MT

Sept. 20 WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH [Beef Bowl] 6 p.m.

Sept. 27 Open

Oct. 4 *at Illinois State 2 p.m.

Oct. 11 *MISSOURI STATE [Hall of Fame Game] 6 p.m.

Oct. 18 *at Northern Iowa TBA

Oct. 25 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE [Hobo Day] 2 p.m.

Nov. 1 *at North Dakota State [Dakota Marker] 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 8 *at Indiana State TBA

Nov. 15 *WESTERN ILLINOIS [Military Appreciation] 2 p.m.

Nov. 22 *SOUTH DAKOTA [Showdown Series] 2 p.m.* Missouri Valley Football Conference game

All starting times Central Time unless noted

Football prospectus 2014

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