Cougars History First game: .......................................................................1902 vs. USD Last Postseason Appearance.............2016 (NCAA DII Playoffs -- Harding 27 USF 24 OT, 11/21/15, Bob Young Field.)First Year of Football .....................................................................1902All-Time Record (Years) .......................................436-407-20 (98th)Number of Conference Championships (Last) ..............20 (2016)Number of National Championships (Last).......................4 (2009)All-Americans......................................................................................114Player of the Year Award recipients....................................................5All-Conference Selections................................................................314Highest NCAA DII Rankings...#4 AFCA Coaches Poll, 2016 week 12 rankings; #4 D2Football.com Poll, Oct. 3, 2017

2017 ScheduleAug. 31 at Minnesota Duluth W, 26-7Sept. 9 NORTHERN STATE W, 37-7Sept. 16 @ U-Mary W, 38-7

Oct. 3 MINNESOTA CROOKSTON W, 34-0 (USF Hall of Fame game)Sept. 30 @ Southwest Minnesota State W, 24-10

Oct. 10 WINONA STATE (HOMECOMING) L, 13-31Oct. 12 @ Wayne State W, 31-7

Oct. 21 @ Concordia-St. Paul W, 27-9

Oct. 28` AUGUSTANA W, 21-14 (KEY TO THE CITY) Nov. 4 @ Upper Iowa W, 19-7

Nov. 11 MINNESOTA STATE (SENIOR DAY) Noon

vs.

No. 1 Minn. State (10-0, 6-0 NSIC South)@

No. 13 Sioux Falls (9-1, 5-1 NSIC South) Bob Young Field, Noon, Saturday, Nov. 11

Series Record - MSU leads, 5-2

Live Radio - KWSN 1230, 98.1 with play-by-play announcer Tom Frederick and color analyst Tim Hiatt

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Rankings: USF - No. 13 in AFCA; No. 11 in D2Football.com

Where to Watch/ListenThe radio broadcast will be on KWSN 1230 AM, 98.1 FM with veteran play-by-play announcer Tom Frederick, who is in his 20th year with the Cougars. Tim Hiatt is in his 17th year as the analyst on the USF game broadcasts. The Jon Anderson Pre-game Show airs 30 minutes prior to kickoff. Join Tom and Tim after the game for a wrap-up and interviews. Live stats are available at usfcougars.com with each game webcast through the NSIC’s partnership with Stretch Internet. All USF games are available for live streaming at portal.stretchinternet.com/siouxfalls.

SIOUX FALLS -- No. 13 University of Sioux Falls Football Team (9-1, 5-1 NSIC South), which ranks second in NCAA DII in total defense, will host No. 1 Minnesota State (10-0, 6-0 NSIC South) in a top 20 match up on Senior Day at noon on Saturday at Bob Young Field. The NSIC contest will wrap up the regular season for both teams.

The game of nationally ranked team will feature the NSIC’s top offense in MSU (502.6 total yards per game) against the top-ranked defense in USF, which allows 230.5 yards per game. At least as intriguing is the match up of the top rushing team MSU at 312.0 yards per game against a Cougar’s defense which is limiting opponents to 60.7 rush-ing yards per game.

During pre-game ceremonies, USF will introduce and recognize the seniors, who have been part of a tremendous run of success.

Since 2014, the Cougars have a 41-6 record with four straight nine-win or better seasons, three postseason berths and two straight NCAA DII playoff appearances. The seniors have been part of a program ranked 46 straight weeks in the national polls, won 17 straight overall league games and will graduate with a 17-game road NSIC winning streak in place. Currently, they have helped lead USF to a 9-1 record and No. 13 ranking in the AFCA Coaches Poll. USF is also No. 11+ in the D2Foot-ball.com poll.

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Location..............................................................Sioux Falls, S.D.Founded.................................................................................1883Enrollment.............................................................................1,500Nickname.........................................................................CougarsColors................................................................Purple and WhiteAffiliation.............................................................NCAA Division IIConference...................Northern Sun Intercollegiate ConferencePresident...........................................................Dr. Brett BradfieldDirector of Athletics...................................................Josh SnyderStadium (capacity)..................................Bob Young Field (5,000)

Record -- Year-by-Year -- NCAA DII 2017 Record............................................................................9-12016 Record..........................................................................12-12015 Record.............................................................................9-3 2014 Record...........................................................................11-12013 Record.............................................................................6-52012 Record.............................................................................9-22011 Record.............................................................................5-4Assistant Coaches Defensive Coordinator..........................................Nick Benedetto (Sioux Falls, 2009) Offensive Coordinator..................................................Jim Chapin .... ............(Michigan, 2009)Special Teams Coordinator/LB Coach....................Adam Breske (Northern Colorado, 2005)Offensive Line/Recruiting Coor........................Dane Wardenburg (Northwest Mo. State 2011) Defensive Line Coach.....................................Marcus Hall-Oliver Minnesota State, 2014)Kickers/Punters.............................................................Al Hansen (Sioux Falls, 1987)Defensive Line.................................................Marcus Hall-Oliver ............ (Minnesota State, 2014)Wide Receivers Coach.................................................Matt Kloss (Minnesota, 2012) Running Backs Coach.................................B.J. Farrell-Johnson (Rhode Island 2005)Defensive Line Coach............................................Jordan Pierce (West Virginia State ‘16) Defensive Backs Coach..........................................Taylor James

Quick Glance at USF

Jon AndersonSioux Falls

1st Year Buena Vista. 2002

Overall Record 19-35At USF -- 9-1NSIC -- 9-1

Home -- 3-1Away -- 6-0

Jon Anderson -- Head Coach -- Sioux Falls The seniors include #1 Jason Towns, running back and criminal justice major from Harvey, Ill.; #5 Joshua Butler, strong safety and Master of Busi-ness Administration graduate student, Aurora, Colo; #7 Matthew Young, quarterback and Master of Education graduate student, Phoenix, Ariz.; #12 Stuart Vanden Heuvel, punter/kicker and business administration major, Watertown, Wis.; #19 Kyle Campiotti, linebacker and exercise science major, Livermore Calif.; #20 Jeffrey Harman, free safety and media studies major, Redlands, Calif.; #22 Max Mickey, running back and business administration major, Holden, Mo.; #26 Ayinde Warren, free safety and Master of Business Administration graduate student, Silver Springs, Md.; #31 Michael Atonio, linebacker and social work major, Kodiak, Alaska; #34 Isaac Josephson, linebacker and business management major, Minneota, Minn.; #38 Austin Schaffer, defensive back and nursing major, Hilbert, Wisc.; #42 Adria Botella, defensive end and media studies major, Barcelona, Spain; #45 Jason Stur-divant, defensive back and psychology major, Waterbury, Conn.; #46 Derek Landis, defensive end and business major, Lakewood Colo.; #47 Dennis Gar-deck, linebacker and Master of Business Administration graduate student, Crystal Lake, Ill.; #52 Zack Tamburo, defensive tackle and sports manage-ment major, Phoenix, Ariz.; #55 Spencer Hollie, offensive tackle and sociol-ogy, Dublin, Calif.; #67 Jesse Springer, offensive tackle and exercise science and psychology major, Denver, Colo.; #85 Nicholas Stanke, tight end and nursing major, Eau Claire, Wisc.; #91 Brian Mayberry, defensive tackle and criminal justice major, Littleton, Colo.; #93 Kray Krolikowski, defensive tackle and criminal justice major, Winner, S.D.

Listen to USF on radio or internet -Fans can listen to the NSIC contest at KWSN.com with Tom Frederick on play-by-play and Tim Hiatt serving as analyst.

Cougars reach nine wins for fourth straight yearThe Cougars, which have reached nine wins in a season for the fourth straight year, have clinched at least a tie for third overall in the NSIC and are battling MSU (10-0) and Winona State (9-1) for the top spot in the South Di-vision and the overall title as well as seeding in Super Region 4. The Cougars, have won four-straight games as they try to earn a berth in the NCAA DII playoffs for the third straight year. With a win, the 2017 team becomes the 16th team in USF history to reach 10 wins in the season. In the DII era the Cougars have had double digit wins twice, including 11-1 in 2014 and 12-1 a year ago. The Mavericks are unbeaten and coming off a 48-27 victory over Wayne State.

USF-MSU game has playoffs implicationsThe Cougars, the defending league champion, will play Saturday for at least a share of the NSIC South Division for the fourth straight year. MSU, which won the 2015 title, will try and win the NSIC title outright. This is also a match up of two of the top five teams in the Super Region 4 playoff rankings and therefore has playoff implications.

MSU will look to retain its #1 spot in the region while USF will look to move up from #5. On Sunday at 4 p.m. central time, seven teams from each of the four Super Regions will be announced as participants in the 2017 NCAA DII Football Championships.

The selection show, which will be available at NCAA.com on Sunday, Nov. 12, will include the announcement of a top seed from each region, which will earn a first round bye. The other six teams in each super region will be seeded from 2-7 with the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 seeds earning the right to host a first round match up. The winners of the opening round advance to second round games on Nov. 25 followed by the quarterfinals on Dec. 2 and semifinals Dec. 9. The NCAA DII Championship is set for Saturday, Dec. 16 in Kansas City, Mo.

Super Region 4 Rankings #3(School, conference, In-Region Record, DII Record)1. Minnesota State, 10-0, 10-02. Central Washington, 9-0, 10-03. Midwestern State (Texas), 9-1, 9-14. Winona State, 9-1, 915. Sioux Falls, 9-1, 9-1

6. Colorado Mesa, 9-1, 9-17. Texas A&M Commerce, 6-1, 8-18. Minnesota Duluth, 8-2, 8-29. Eastern New Mexico, 7-1, 8-110. Humboldt State, 8-1, 8-1

Quick look at USF through 10 gamesUSF opened the season with a 26-7 win at then #10 Minnesota-Duluth. The

Cougars defense held UMD to -19 net rushing yards. In week two, the Cougars opened their home schedule with a 37-7 win over Northern State. In that game, Mickey had a career-best 87-yard run as he rolled up a personal-best of 217 rushing yards on 24 carries with two TDs. Mickey added 150 yards on 24 carries and two TDs in a 38-7 road win over U-Mary. Jason Towns also had a pair of TDs. In week four, the Cougars registered 483 total yards, including 180 yards rushing from Mickey and 101 from Towns in a 34-0 shutout over UMC. Towns, who recorded his first career 100-yard rushing game, had two TDs for the second straight game, including a career-best 66-yard punt return and a 41-yard run. The Cougars moved to 5-0 with a 24-10 win over SMSU on Sept. 30. USF’s defense had two more sacks (21 on the sea-son, 3rd nationally), 11 TFLs and held an explosive Mustangs offense to 282 total yards or nearly 140 yards below its average. Mickey broke free for 212 yards rushing with two TDs. In week six, USF dropped a 31-13 decision to Winona State. The Cougars were outgained, 430 to 321. Ian Fieber had a career high 256 yards passing with a TD. He surpassed 1,000 yards (1,009) with his performance against Winona State. USF rebounded in week seven with a dominating 31-7 road win as the Cougars’ defense recorded four sacks, including two by national leader Dennis Gardeck,. Defense was also key as the Cougars moved to 5-0 in NSIC road games with a 27-9 decision against Concordia-St. Paul. Gardeck had two more sacks and four TFLs as the USF limited the Golden Bears to 238 total yards, including just 10 net rushing yards in the second half. Jason Towns had career highs in carries with 25 and yards with 125 while scoring on a 22-yard TD. The Cougars rolled up 231 rushing yards and 376 total yards. In the 21-14 “Key to the City” win over Augustana, the Cougars were led by Jason Towns with a ca-reer high 29 carries for a career-best 154 yards with a 49-yard TD run. Gardeck added another sack, his 13th of the season, recorded a safety in the closing minutes to clinch the game for USF. Against Upper Iowa, the Cougars extended its road NSIC streak to 17 straight games with a 19-7 decision. Towns has 120 yards rushing for his fourth 100-yard game of the season while Ty Smith recorded his first-ever 100-yard receiving game with six catches for 100 yards and a 24-yard TD recep-tion. Kyle Campiotti had his first-ever interception return for a TD (67 yards).

On USF - Did you know this?~ Recorded 11 straight road wins, third best in DII (Henderson State, 31; Shepherd, 17) and have 17 consecutive NSIC road wins~ Stand 21- 1 in the past 20 league games~ Opened 9-1 or better for the fourth straight season~ With victory over Wayne State on Oct. 12, clinched 24th straight win-ning season~ Ranked in 46th straight national poll by AFCA and D2Football.com~ Stand 54-11 all-time in NSIC play~ Opponents are averaging just 59.7 rushing yards per game, 1.8 per rush, the best mark at the NCAA DII level~ USF’s defense has held 8-of-10 opponents to 240 yards or less with five opponents held to less than 200 yards~ USF has limited opponents to 3.5 yards per play, the best mark by the program at the NCAA DII level~ Cougars have held opponent’s rushing offenses to 631 total rushing yards with five teams unable to break 40 yards vs. USF~ For the fifth time in six years at NCAA DII, the Cougars have opened 9-1 or better`Proven to be road warriors with a 6-0 mark in 2017 and 17 straight NSIC road wins over the past three plus seasons~Nationally-ranked USF defense has held an opponent to under 10 points seven times~Owns the league’s top defense, leading the NSIC and ranking No. 3 nationally in scoring defense at 9.9 ppg, third in rushing defense at 60.7 yards per game, and second in total defense at 230.5 yards per game. USF leads the league by allowing

2017 Totals/Averages Scoring

Scoring Defense Rush Yards Pass Yards Total Yards

Pass Efficiency Total Defense

Rushing Defense Pass Defense Net Punting Punt Returns

Kickoff Returns Sacks

Sacks Allowed

VS.

MSU43.5(1st)

12.7 (2nd)312.0 (1st)

190.6 (10th)502.6 (1st)152.0 (1st)265.8 (3rd)65.0 (2nd)

200.2 (12th)34.8 (4th)13.0 (2nd)21.5 (4th)28 (2nd)

7 (1st)

USF27.0 (7th)9.9 (1st)

198.9 (4th)184.0(13th)382.9 (5th)122.7 (7th)230.5 (1st)60.7 (1st)

169.8 (2nd)36.6 (1st)8.6 (9th)

19.1 (9th)33 (1st)15 (3rd)

How USF and Minnesota State match up

National rankings - Coo stays steady in both pollsThe Cougars are currently ranked No. 13 in the AFCA Coaches DII Poll and No. 11 D2Football.com. USF has been ranked as high as No. 6 in the AFCA Coaches Poll and No. 4 in the D2Football.com poll. USF has been ranked 46 straight weeks in both the AFCA Coaches and D2Football.com national polls.

Series Notes MSU leads USF in the all-time series, 5-2. A year ago at Blakeslee Field in Mankato, USF handed MSU, a 24-14 setback en route to win the NSIC Championship. The last time the teams played in Bob Young Field, the Mavericks recorded a 44-3 victory during a season when both team made the playoffs. In 2014, USF led, 14-10 in the fourth quarter in a battle of unbeaten teams before MSU had a 17-0 surge to win, 27-14 at Blakeslee Field. The Mavericks won 52-17 in 2013 and recorded a 27-13 victory in 2012. The first meeting was a 27-0 victory by then Mankato State before the Cougars returned the favor with a 7-0 win in 1937.

Opponent Review – Minnesota State Head Coach Todd HoffnerThe Mavericks are directed by head coach Todd Hoffner, who has guided the team to a 10-0 start. Over the course of seven seasons, Hoffner has led Minnesota State to a quartet of NCAA playoff appear-ances (2008, 2009, 2014 & 2015) including an appearance at the NCAA National Championship game in 2014. The Mavericks also advanced to a Mineral Water Bowl game in 2011. He owns an overall record of Mavericks to a 66-19 record. Under Hoffner, the Mavericks have won three NSIC Championships (2011, 2014 & 2015) and five NSIC South Division Championships (2008, 2009, 2011, 2014 & 2015). A 1989 Val-ley City (N.D.) State grad where he was a cornerback on the football team and a 400-meter hurdler on the track team, Hoffner earned a master’s degree from North Dakota in 1991. A native of Esmond, N.D., Hoffner and his wife, Melodee, have three children.

Mavericks lead the NSIC in scoring at 43.5 points per gameMinnesota State is coming off a 48-27 win over Wayne State. The Mav-ericks lead the NSIC in scoring at 43.5 points per game while ranking second in points allowed at 12.7 ppg. Through 10 games, they lead the NSIC in rushing at 312.0 per game, averaging 6.8 yards per rush. MSU also is solid defensively, allowing 65.0 yards per game. Offen-sively they use their strong rushing attack to produce 502.6 yards and

allow 254.5 per game. The offense is directed by quarterback Ryan Schlichte, who has completed 103-of-183 passes for 1,403 yards with 18 TDs. The running attack is led by Nate Gunn, who has 115 carries for 1,115 yards and 10 TDs but has missed two games. Justin Taormina has two starts and compiled 926 yards on 134 carries with 11 TDs. MSU has 3,120 rushing yards this year. Shane Zylstra leads the receiv-ers with 39 catches for 638 yards and 12 TDs while Ty Dennis has 32 catches for 440 yards and three TDs. On defense, Michael Palme has 50 tackles, 4.5 TFLs, and two sacks. Evan Perrizo has accumulated 13.5 TFLs and 8.5 sacks. Jack Curtis has four interceptions, 30 tackles and eight passes defended.

USF vs the NSIC - Breaking it down USF is 54-11 overall in the NSIC, which breaks down to a .831 winning percentage, the best all-time mark in the NSIC. USF is 61-17 all-time in NCAA DII with a 22-9 mark against South Division opponents and 22-2 vs. the North Division. The Cougars are 27-6 in road NSIC games and 27-5 in home NSIC games. In North Division road games, the Cou-gars are 10-2 and 12-0 at home against the North. USF stands 15-5 against South Division opponents at home and is 17-4 on the road. USF’s clinched a 24th straight winning season with a win over Wayne State on Oct. 12. It is a streak which is unmatched in D2 and the fifth-longest streak across all divisions. The string of success began with an 8-3 season for legendary head coach Bob Young in 1994. Mickey ranks sixth all-time in NSIC rushing yardsEight-time All-American Max Mickey, who was a candidate for the Harlon Hill Trophy (DII’s top player) a year ago, had a fast start to 2017 with 873 yards (2nd, nationally) on 146 carries and eight TDs in five games. He has sat out the last five games due to an injury. To this point in his career, Mickey ranks fourth all-time at USF with 3,656 yards. However, he is sixth all-time in NSIC rushing (league games only) with 3,388 yards on 532 carries and 37 TDs in 40 league games. His 6.36 yards per carry is sixth all-time and his 84.7 yards per game ranks 14th in conference history. With 37 carries for 212 yards and two TDs in the 24-10 win over SMSU, Mickey had his third 200-yard rushing game of his career and was the NSIC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time in his career. He now has 10 games of 150 rushing yards or more in his career including four straight. The senior from Holden, Mo., ranks third in the country in yardage (873) and second in rushing yards per game (174.2). Against Minnesota Crookston, Mickey had 24 carries for 180 yards and a TD. In a 38-7 win at U-Mary, Mickey had 24 carries for 150 yards and TDs of two and 27 yards. In a 37-7 win over Northern State at Bob Young Field, Mickey set a career-best with 217 rushing yards on 24 carries with two TDs. Tied for third all-time at USF in 100-yard rush games with 18, he has five straight to open 2017 campaign. With his next 100 yard rushing game, Mickey will tie Mike Dvoracek (2003-06) for second on USF’s all-time list for 100-yard rush-ing games with 19.

Among Mickey’s eight scoring runs was a career-best 87-yard run in the first half of a 37-7 win over NSU. Among Mickey’s eight scoring runs was a career-best 87-yard run in the first half of a 37-7 win over NSU. Mickey, who was the NSIC Preseason South Offensive Player of the Year, has 3,656 career rushing yards (4th all-time at USF) and 40 career rushing TDs (8th all-time at USF).

Mickey’s totals - game-by-game in 2017Minnesota-Duluth -- 37-114-1 TDsNorthern State -- 24-217-2 TDsMary -- 24-150-2 TDsMinnesota Crookston --- 24-180-TDSMSU -- 37-212-2 TDs.In road games in 2017, Mickey has 98 carries for 476 yards and five TDs. At home (Bob Young Field), he has 48 carries for 397 yards and

three TDs. He is averaging 4.8 yards per carry in road games with a 8.2 per carry average in home games. Mickey did not play against Wi-nona State.

Rushing, CareerName Yards Attempts Avg. TD 1. David Ruter, 1995’-98 4,783 677 7.06 73 2. Mike Dvoracek, 2003-’06 4,658 866 5.37 593. Nick Kortan, 1999-2002 4,331 762 5.68 454. Max Mickey, 2014- 3,656 575 6.35 405. Jim Pehringer, 1987-90 3,454 847 4.1 476. Luke Papilion (2013-16) 3,383 515 6.6 447. Ryan Lowmiller, 2006-09 3,137 557 5.6 498. Terry Austin, 1992-95 3,115 488 6.4 41

Butler reaches 240 career tacklesIn 43 career games, senior captain Josh Butler, an MBA student from Aurora, Colo., has 240 career stops with 146 solo stops and 25 passes defended. Butler, a two-time All-NSIC and Academic All-NSIC selec-tion, has recorded two interceptions in his career and also has a sack. This season, Butler has 42 tackles, including 22 solo stops and seven pass breakups.

Gardeck ranks third nationally in sacks; sixth in TFLsIn 10 games with USF, senior linebacker Dennis Gardeck has 62 tack-les, including 13 sacks (1.33 per game), which ranks third nationally. He had five sacks in the opening win over UMD, when he was the NSIC Defensive Player of the Year. He added a pair in week two and had two against Wayne State and Concordia-St Paul. He also leads the NSIC with 19 TFLs and ranks sixth in the country with 1.9 per game. The 13 sacks is the second most in a season in school history (Darin Martyna, 2002, 15) and his TFLs ranks fourth overall and sec-ond most in the DII era (Evan Gentry, 20.5 2014; Darin Martyna, 24, 2001; Martyna, 25, 2005). He also has a fumble recovery, safety and two forced fumbles. A two-time All Mountain East performer before transferring to USF, Gardeck has 11 career games with double digit tackles, including two this year. In his career, he now has 335 tackles with 31 career sacks and 56 tackles for loss and nine forced fumbles. He is a graduate student in the Master of Business Administration program.

Cougars have scored 38 TDs on D/ST in DII era Through 10 games, the Cougars have registered five defensive or spe-cial teams TDs in 2017 which pushes their total to 38 during the DII era. The fifth of the TDs was a 67-yard interception return by senior Kyle Campiotti. The 38 TDs by USF includes 26 on defense and 12 on special teams. The other scores this year include a 66-yard punt return TD by Jason Towns against Minnesota Crookston. Senior safety Jef-frey Harman had a 35-yard interception for a score against NSU. In the opener against UMD, the Cougars had a 17-yard fumble recovery for a TD by Derek Landis and a 41-yard punt return for a TD by Towns.

Scoring streak hits 149 gamesSince moving to DII in 2011, the Cougars have scored 2,747 points in 78 games or 35.21 ppg. USF has scored in 149 straight games, dat-ing to a 55-0 loss to Carroll College in the final game of the 2005 sea-son. USF recorded a DII-best 73 points vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (Sept. 27) in 2014. The previous high was in 2011 when the Cougars defeated the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 71-0.

Butler, Mayberry, Springer and Mickey named Team CaptainsThe team captains for the 2017 season, selected by vote of the team, include seniors Max Mickey, Holden, Mo.; Joshua Butler, Aurora, Colo.; Brian Mayberry, Littleton, Colo.; and Jesse Springer, Denver, Colo.

USF ranks top-10 in 13 national stat categoriesUSF continues to rank among the national leaders in numerous NCAA DII categories, according to national statistics released Sunday by the NCAA. The Cougars are ranked in the Top-10 in 13 categories and in the Top-5 in nine categories in NCAA DII. The Cougars currently sit second nationally at just 60.7 yards rushing per game. They have held five opponents to 40 yards or fewer with four opponents at 30 yards or fewer. The Cougars are stingy in first downs and points allowed. USF ranks second in the country by allowing just 122 total first downs, one more than national leader Ferris State at 121. The Cougars sit third na-tionally by allowing just 9.9 points per game and 99 for the season. In the fourth quarter, USF owns a 71-to-7 scoring advantage and has allowed a single TD in 10 games. USF has held seven of 10 opponents to 10 points or less. Five times in 10 games, USF has held an oppo-nent under 200 yards total offense which has enabled the Cougars to rank second nationally in total defense at 230.5 yards per game. USF is tough on opponents when they get into the red zone, ranking sev-enth nationally as opponents have just a 64.3 success rate.

Senior linebacker Dennis Gar-deck, who has 13 total sacks or 1.30 per game, ranks third nation-ally. As a team the Cougars stand ninth nationally with 33 sacks or 3.30 per game. Gardeck owns the nation’s single best sack perfor-mance in DII with five (Minneso-ta-Duluth, August 31). USF is solid on fourth down conversion de-fense, allowing only a 20 percent conversion rate for third in DII. Gardeck also ranks sixth nation-ally with 1.9 TFLs per game or 19 for the season. On special teams, USF is fifth in DII in punt return defense at 2.29 yards per return. Also for USF, Jason Towns ranks third in punt return touchdowns

with two. With two more field goals, senior Stuart Vanden Heuvel ranks seventh nationally in DII in field goals per game at 1.60.

Towns nearing 1,000 career yards rushingSenior Jason Towns is making an impact for USF with 1,168 all pur-pose yards, including 726 rushing, 269 on punt returns and 129 on kickoff returns. He has eight TDs, including two on punt returns of 42 and 66 yards. With those two TDs, he ranks third NCAA DII in punt re-turn TDs. Towns has 1,797 career all-purpose yards in 31 games. He has 993 career rushing yards on 237 carries with seven TDs. In 2017, he is averaging 72.6 yards per game and 4.7 yards per carry in 2017.

Vanden Heuvel continues to be weapon in kicking gamePunter/kicker Stuart Vanden Heuvel, who has been named the NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week twice (Oct. 16 and Oct. 30) leads the NSIC in net punting at 36.2 yards per game. He also leads the league with 19 punts placed inside the 20-yard line. The senior from Water-town, Wisc., has 69 career punts placed inside the 20-yard line. He has 221 punts for 8,029 yards (36.3) that broke the school record held by Drew Anderson with 7,605 yards from 2004-08. Vanden Heuvel estab-lished a career-best with a 64-yard punt in the win over Minnesota Crookston (Sept. 23). On the season, he has 64 punts for 2,383 yards for 37.2 average, which ranks tied for ninth in the league. He is also 16-of-20 on field goals, including a long of 50 yards. Vanden Heuvel is one made field goal from tying TC Fraser for first all-time at USF with 17 made field goals in a season. He is 28-of-30 on extra points. He is 6-of-6 on field goals over 40 yards.

Fieber ranks seventh in the NSIC in passingIn his first season directing the offense, junior Ian Fieber ranks seventh in the NSIC in passing. He has completed 141-of-240 passes for 1,625 yards and a completion rate of 58.8 percent, which ranks second in the league. He has throw for eight TDs with six interceptions. Fieber is averaging 162.5 yards per game and owns a 121.6 pass efficiency ranking.

Campiotti putting together solid senior campaign at linebackerSenior Kyle Campiotti has accumulated 42 tackles, including 26 solo stops with 9.5 TFLs, which ranks seventh in the NSIC, and 2.5 sacks in 2017. He also has four pass breakups and two quarterback hurries. For his career, he has 109 tackles in 23 games with 71 solo stops. Campi-otti has accumulated 11 TFLs and 3.5 sacks. Against Upper Iowa, he picked off the second pass of his career. With the interception, he re-turned it 67 yards for his first career defensive TD.

Atonio making impression in first season as starterMichael Atonio is opening eyes with a solid season at starter for the Cougars. He is tied with Dennis Gardeck for first on the team in tackles with 62 while recording seven TFLs, two sacks, fumble recovery and two forced fumbles.

Landis continuing to make plays at defensive endIn his first season as a starter ,senior Derek Landis has been solid on the outside for USF. He has accumulated 25 tackles with six TFLs, four sacks, two pass breakups and two quarterback hurries. In addition, he has a 17-yard fumble recovery for a TD. He has six career sacks.

Holmes, Garrow and Smith leading the Cougars wide receiversJunior Anthony Holmes is yet another USF player making an impres-sion in his first year as a starter. He has 34 receptions for 528 yards and two TDs. Five times, Holmes has had at least five receptions in a game. He has a career best six catches against Augie and Northern State.

Holmes’ top yardage game is five catches for 123 yards against Wi-nona State. He is averaging 58.7 yards per game. Also A.J. Garrow, a junior wideout, has 28 catches for 272 yards and a TD. Garrow has a career best five catches for 71 yards against Concordia-St. Paul when he hauled in his first career TD. Freshman Ty Smith has 27 catches for 363 yards and a two TDs. He has caught at least one pass in every game with a ca-reer high six catches for 100 yards and a 24-yard TD reception last week against Upper Iowa.

Stanke approaching 100 career catches at USFSenior Nicholas Stanke has 25 receptions for 277 yards and a TD. For his career, Stanke now has 96 catches for 996 yards and six TDs. Five times this year, he has had three receptions or more. He had four catches for a season-high 63 yards in the win over Augustana .

USF Fall Roster #1 Jason Towns 5-6 165 Sr. RB Harvey, IL/Thornton Township HS#2 Michael Maxwell 5-9 180 Jr. WR Richmond, TX/Terry HS/Laney College#3 Parker Gregston 6-0 193 R-So. DB Arvada, CO./Ralston Valley HS#4 Noah Butler 6-2 185 R-So. QB Aurora, CO/Vista Park HS#5 Josh Butler 6-0 187 Sr. DB Aurora, Colo./Gateway HS#6 Ian Fieber 6-2 195 Jr. QB Mission Viejo, CA./Mission Viejo HS/San Jose St./Riverside JC#7 Matthew Young 5-10 196 Sr. QB Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS#8 Noah St. Pierre 6-2 190 Jr. DB Wagner, SD/Los Angeles Valley JC#9 Latrell Martin 6-2 215 Jr. WR Pflugerville, TX/Hendrickson HS /Iowa Western#11 Mitchell Martin 6-3 210 R-Fr. QB Strasburg, CO./Strasburg HS#12 Stuart VandenHuevel 6-2 207 Sr. P/K Watertown, WS/Lakeside Lutheran HS#13 AJ Garrow 5-9 185 R-Jr. WR Brandon, SD/Brandon, S.D. #14 Dalton Elliott 6-0 220 R-So. LB Nicollett, MN/Nicollett HS#15 Ty Smith 6-4 215 R-Fr. WR Sioux Falls, SD/Washington HS#16 Clint Sigg 6-4 250 Jr. TE Longmount, CO/Longmont HS/Davidson#17 Jett Thune 6-3 187 R-Fr. QB Sioux Falls, SD/Roosevelt HS#18 Anthony Holmes 6-6 225 R-Jr. WR Des Moines, IA/Valley HS/Missouri Western#19 Kyle Campiotti 5-11 217 Sr. LB Livermore, CA/Granada HS/Chabot College#20 Jeffrey Harman 6-0 205 Sr. DB Redland, CA/East Valley HS/San Bernardino Valley JC#22 Max Mickey 5-9 190 Sr. RB Holden, MO/Holden HS#23 Winston Maxwell 5-6 170 R-So. RB Albany, GA/Kubasaki - Okinawa, Japan#24 Trevor Coleman 6-2 199 Sr. LB Atwater, CA/Atwater HS/City College of San Francisco#26 Ainde Warren 6-1 200 Gr. DB Silver Spring, MD/Wheaton HS/West Virginia State#27 Mason Schroyer 5-7 190 R-So. RB Fort Collins, CO/Fort Collins HS#28 Riley Waldie 6-1 217 R-Jr. TE Fort Collins, CO/Jenks HS#29 Isaac Schubert 5-7 180 R-So. RB Madison, SD/Madison HS#30 Colton Myles 6-0 205 R-So. RB Richfield, MN/Thomas Jefferson HS#31 Michael Antonio 5-10 235 Sr. LB Kodiak, AK/Kodiak HS/Fergus Falls JC#32 Joe Rodino 5-10 198 R-So. DB Omaha, NE/Creighton Prep #33 Shaunard Harts 5-11 185 Jr. DB Elk Grove, CA/Elk Grove HS/Sacramento City College#34 Isaac Josephson 6-0 205 Sr. LB Minneota, MN/Minnesota HS#35 Jack Schelhaas 6-1 190 R-Fr DB Sioux Falls, SD/Washington HS#36 Tucker Stout 6-0 205 R-So. DB Spokane, Wash./Central Valley HS#37 Nate Durfee 6-0 195 R-Fr. DB Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt HS#38 Austin Schaffer 6-1 194 R-Sr. DB Hilbert, WS/Hilbert HS#39 Isaiah Johnson 6-0 190 Jr. DB Temecula, CA/Chapparal HS/Saddleback JC#40 Shayden Drey 6-1 205 Sr. LB Winner, S.D./Winner HS#41 Ricky Quintana 5-9 165 R-Fr. DB Sioux City, Iowa/Sioux City West#42 Adria Botella 6-5 255 Sr. DE Barcelona, Spain/ Escola Pia Nostra Senyora#43 Joshua Collazo 5-10 235 Sr. RB Orlando, Fla.#44 Lucas Lunstra 5-10 151 R-Jr. LB Brandon Valley, S.D./Brandon HS#45 Jason Sturdivant 5-11 180 Sr. DB Waterbury, Conn./Crosby HS/LA Pierce College#46 Derek Landis 6-2 235 Sr. DL Lakewood, Colo./Lakewood HS#47 Dennis Gardeck 6-0 205 Gr LB Lake In The Hills, IL./Crystal Lake South/West Vrginia State#48 Gunnar Dean 6-1 215 R-So. LB Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln East HS#50 Brody Grantham 6-1 229 R-So. LB Hayti, S.D./Hamlin HS#51 Max Sturdevant 6-2 203 R-So. LB Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS#52 Zack Tamburo 5-11 283 Sr. DL Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS#54 Joey Wehrkamp 6-2 225 R-Fr. LB Sioux Falls, SD/Washington HS#55 Spencer Hollie 6-4 344 Sr. DL Dublin, CA/ Dublin HS/SMU#56 Michael Enalls 6-1 215 R-Fr. LB Sioux Falls, SD/Washington HS#57 Alex Capell 6-2 250 R-Fr. OL Sioux Falls, SD/Roosevelt HS#62 Connor Schissel 6-4 250 R-So. OL Brooklyn Park, MN/Champlin Park HS#63 Nick Zimmerman 6-4 282 Jr. OL Rosendale, Wisc./Laconia HS#67 Jesse Springer 6-4 275 Sr. OL Denver, Colo./Mullens HS#69 Adam Sheffield 6-4 325 Jr. OL San Jose, CA/Brantham HS/Deanza College#71 Trevoy Shaw 6-2 343 Jr. OL Hollywood, FL/Hollywood Hills HS/LA Pierce#72 Elijah Perine 6-2 267 R-So. OL Mequon,WI/Homestead HS

#74 Nolan Kern 6-2 308 R-So. OL Eau Claire, WI/Regis HS#78 Trey Pipkins 6-7 300 Jr OL Apple Valley, MN/Apple Valley HS#79 Noah Daniel 6-6 236 R-Fr. OL Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH/Northside HS#80 Jake Thut 6-2 192 R-Fr. WR Racine, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran HS#81 Austin Vickers 5-10 165 R-Fr. WR Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow HS#83 Jamal Wooten 6-0 249 R-Jr. TE Kansas City, KS/Bishop Ward HS/Dodge City CC#84 Brayton Newton 6-1 205 Jr. WR West Covina, CA/South Hills HS/Citrus College#85 Nicholas Stanke 6-3 241 R-Sr. TE Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS#87 Troy Petersohn 6-3 192 Fr. WR Tacoma, WA/ Lincoln HS#89 Paul Gray-Bennett 6-2 185 R-Fr. WR Boston, Mass./Catholic MemorialHS//Jireh Prep#90 Logan Dykstra 6-2 255 Jr. LB Hull, IA/Boyden-Hull HS#91 Brian Mayberry 6-3 283 Sr. DL Littleton, CO/Columbine HS#93 Kray Krolikowski 6-4 275 Sr. DE Winner, SD/USD#96 Steven McKee 6-0 260 R-So. DL Yankton, SD/Yankton HS#98 Jared Brito 6-3 260 Jr. DE Covina, CA/Northview HS/Citrus College#99 Tyler Heredia 6-0 265 R-So. DL Minnetonka, MN/Minnetonka HS Coaching Staff -- Head Coach: Jon Anderson, 1st year; Nick Benedetto, Defensive Coordinator; Jim Chapin, Offensive Coordinator; Adam Breske, Special Teams Coordinator/Linebacker Coach; Dane Wardenburg, Recruiting Coordinator/Offensive line Coach; Matt Kloss, Wide Receivers Coach; Marcus Hall-Oliver, Defensive line Coach; Brandon Johnson-Farrell, Running Backs Coach; Jordan Pierce, Defensive line coach; Taylor James, Defensive Backs Coach; Travis Mart, Tight End Coach/Video Coordinator

USF Total Offense GBG - 2011 to present

Since 2011, the Cougars are 18-1 when totaling more than 500 yards in total of-fense. Here is a breakdown by year.

Game Pl. Rush Pass Total YPP.2017 (9-1)@ UMD 67 107 88 195 2.9NSU 73 246 169 415 5.7@U-Mary 76 245 228 473 6.2Minn Crk 79 296 187 483 6.781SMSU 81 274 210 484 5.97Winona St. 66 65 256 321 4.9Wayne St. 71 167 209 376 5.3CSP 78 231 155 386 4.9Augustana 75 175 185 360 4.8Upper Iowa 69 183 153 336 4.9Total 735 1989 1840 3829 5.22016 (12-1)@ SCSU 64 343 242 585 9.1MSUM 75 444 160 604 8.0@ Minot 64 328 125 453 8.2BSU 83 406 230 636 7.7@ AU 75 282 280 562 7.5SMSU 90 428 242 670 7.4@ Winona 64 251 160 411 6.4CSP 69 249 183 432 6.2@ MSU 77 346 130 476 6.2UIU 73 197 360 557 7.6WSC 73 281 185 466 6.4APU 82 318 171 489 6.0HU 54 132 174 306 5.6Total 943 4,005 2642 6647 7.0

2015 (9-3)Mary 80 181 338 519 6.5@MCrk 79 280 282 562 7.1 UMD 58 246 218 464 8.0@NSU 74 274 157 431 5.8@Wayne 69 150 316 466 6.8Winona 98 248 413 661 6.7@SMSU 80 258 225 483 6.0Augie 76 142 269 411 5.4@CSP 77 166 349 515 6.7MSU 68 75 165 240 3.5@UIU. 79 128 363 491 6.2@Hend. St. 90 143 279 422 4.7Total 928 2291 3374 5665 6.1

2014 (11-1)Minot 93 212 285 497 5.3@Bemidji 93 203 274 477 5.1SCSU 89 185 232 417 4..7@MSUM 97 291 372 663 6.8CSP 72 181 247 428 5.9@Augie 82 234 217 451 5.5SMSU 70 163 290 453 6.5@Winona 82 208 230 438 5.3@MSU 74 77 250 327 4.4UIU 100 282 324 606 6.1Wayne 60 313 225 538 9.0C. Okla. 70 210 293 503 7.2Total 982 2559 3239 5798 5.9

2013 (6-5)UMD 61 11 133 144 2.4NSU 81 411 111 522 6.4Mary 77 218 95 313 4.1MCrk. 89 467 213 680 7.6@SMSU 100 424 194 618 6.2@Winona 99 348 268 616 6.2CSP 91 195 433 195 6.9Augie 94 234 199 433 4.6@ UIU 98 120 379 499 5.1MSU 76 98 244 342 4.5@ Wayne 70 179 173 352 5.0Total 936 2705 2442 5147 5.5

2012 (9-2)@SCSU 79 164 254 418 5.3MSUM 67 258 214 472 7.0@Minot 66 84 287 371 5.6Bemidji 67 84 212 296 4.9SMSU 67 220 317 537 8.0@Winona 70 81 228 309 4.4CSP 71 35 305 340 4.8@Augie 61 109 238 347 5.7UIU 67 188 277 465 6.3@MSU 68 43 203 246 3.6Wayne 86 93 267 360 4.2Total 763 1359 2802 4161 5.5

2011 (5-4)Washburn 62 54 242 296 4.8@NMSU 72 146 202 348 4.8@McNeese 65 116 246 262 6.5@Minot 55 196 106 302 5.5Wm Jewell 71 285 217 502 7.1BHSU 61 176 197 373 6.1SD Tech 54 281 169 450 8.3Minot 60 195 153 348 5.8@UND 247 45 2 02 247 5.4Total 546 1494 1634 3128 5.7 Yearly - GBG Total Off. Breakdown2011 -- 546 plays, 3,128 yards, 60.6 ppg, 5.7 ypp, 347.6 game avg.2012 -- 763 plays, 4,161 yards, 69.4 ppg, 5.5 ypp, 378.3 game avg.2013 -- 936 plays, 5,147 yards, 85.09, 5.5 ypp, 467.9 game avg.2014 -- 982 plays, 5,798 yards, 81.8 ppg, 5.9 ypp, 483.2 game average2015 -- 928 plays, 5,665 yards, 77.3 ppg, 6.1 ypp, 472.1 game avg.2016 -- 943 plays, 6,647 yards, 72.5 ppg, 7.0 ypp, 511.3 yards game avg.2017 -- 735 plays, 3,829 yards, 73.5 ppg, 5.2 ypp, 382.9 per game average.

In 78 games since 2011, USF is 61-17 and has made 5,833 plays for 34,375 yards (19.53 miles), 74.8 plays per game, 440.7 per game, 5.89 yards per play.

USF’s Record at Bob Young FieldCougars stand 64-7 at Bob Young Field After a 21-14 win in the “Key to the City” game with Augustana, USF is now 64-7 all-time at the friendly confines of Bob Young Field. USF began playing at the “Bob” in 2007, beginning a run of 32 straight wins with a 50-6 victory on Sept. 1, 2007 over Dana. In that first season the Cougars were 8-0 at the “Bob.” In fact, USF won its first 32 straight at Bob Young Field before falling to Washburn, 33-17 in the 2011 season opener to end the streak. In the playoffs, USF was 13-0 before a playoff loss in the NCAA Tour-nament second round to #5 Harding ended the run and the Cougars’ national title hopes during 2016 when USF won its first-ever NSIC crown. Here is a rundown of the games at the “Bob.”2007 (8-0)9/1 Dana 50-6 9/15 Northwestern 44-20 9/29 Doane 51-0 10/13 Dakota Wesleyan 50-16 11/3 Hastings (Neb.) 54-0 11/17 NW Okla. State 35-711/24 St. Xavier 49-712/2 Missouri Valley 11-102008 (8-0)9/13 Dana 70-09/27 Concordia (Neb.) 47-010/11 Briar Cliff 42-011/1 Northwestern (IA) 19-011/15 Morningside 34-3111/22 St. Ambrose 28-011/29 Langston 50-1312/6 St. Francis 24-62009 (8-0)9/5 Neb. Wesleyan 44-39/19 Hastings 42-1910/2 Doane 64-010/24 Dakota Wesleyan 59-711/7 Dordt 58-011/21 Minot State 63-2111/28 Morningside 49-2112/5 St. Xavier 48-62010 (8-0) 9/18 Doane 66-1310/2 Neb. Wesleyan 44-010/16 Morningside 28-310/23 Dakota Wesleyan 63-311/13 Concordia 44-711/20 NW Okla. State 33-1411/27 McKendree 27-712/4 MidAmer. Nazarene 38-0

2011 (4-1)9/1 *Washburn 17-3310/1 William Jewell 35-1010/15 Black Hills 44-2010/22 SD Mines 71-0

USF’s Record at Bob Young FieldSioux Falls - Look at six years in DII

USF has made remarkable progress in six plus years at DII, including five plus in the NSIC (2012-17). From 281 points in 2011, USF totaled 512 in 2014 and had 472 in 2015 with 507 in 2016 and 270 in 2017. USF has averaged 37.33 ppg over past three plus years when USF has gone 41-6. USF has had 5,000 yards or more in offense three straight years and 6,647 (2nd most all-time) in 2016 .

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 (5-4) (9-2) (6-5) (11-1) (9-3) (12-1) (9-1)Points 281 344 363 512 472 507 270Opp Points 194 222 295 209 257 255 99Pts. Avg. 31.2 31.3 33.0 42.7 39.3 39.0 27.0Opp Pts. Avg. 21.6 20.2 26.8 17.4 21.4 19.6 9.91st Down 158 209 274 292 285 317 203Opp. 1st Downs 167 209 235 223 236 262 1221st D Rush. 75 73 133 128 116 180 100Opp. 1st D Rush 63 79 122 94 86 91 311st D Pass 70 121 121 150 148 121 82Opp. 1st. D. Pass 90 114 99 113 128 139 77Rushing Yards 1,494 1,359 2,705 2,559 2,291 4,005 1989Rushing Attempts 312 376 540 560 482 582 466Rushing Yards Avg. 166.0 123.5 245.9 213.2 190.9 308.1 198.9Opp. Rushing Yards 1,025 1,335 2,421 2,208 1,609 1,614 607Rushing Yards Avg. 113.8 121.36 220.1 200.7 134.1 124.2 60.7 Opp. Rushing Att. 363 402 485 454 491 493 298Rushing TDs 12 10 31 30 24 43 19Opp. Rushing TDs 9 10 23 13 16 11 5Passing Yards 1,634 2,802 2,442 3,239 3,374 2,642 1840 Opp. Passing Yards 2,264 2,666 2,431 2,453 2,739 2,911 1698Passing Att./Comp. 118-234 221-387 208-396 270-422 256-446 211-361161-269Opp. Pass. Att./Com. 169-302 215-425 209-373 218-455 242-414 251-469 154-319TDs 18 27 16 28 31 22 8Opp. TDs 14 19 15 12 18 23 7Interceptions by opp 13 8 13 11 15 13 6Interceptions 15 23 9 26 20 20 7Total Offense 3,128 4,161 5,147 5,798 5,665 6,647 3829Opp. Total Offense 3,289 4,001 4,852 4,282 4,348 4.525 2305Total Offense Avg. 347.6 378.3 467.9 483.2 472.1 511.3 382.9Opp. Total Off. Avg. 365.4 363.7 441.1 356.8 362.3 348.1 230.5Plays 546 763 936 982 928 943 735Yards Per Play 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.9 6.1 7.0 5.2Opp. Plays 665 827 858 901 905 962 645Opp. Plays Avg. 4.9 4.8 5.7 4.7 4.8 4.7 3.6Totals TDs 37 42 48 68 64 67 31Opp. TDs 24 29 38 26 34 31 12TD Ratio to Opp. 1.54 1.4 1.3 2.62 1.88 2.2 2.9Sacks 20 21 16 30 39 42 33Opp. Sacks 13 19 19 24 5 11 153rd D. Conv. 42-108 61-157 97-201 87-201 93/193 73/164 55/157 39% 39% 48% 43% 48% 45% 35%Opp. 3rd D. Conv. 54-143 64-190 63-184 63-199 64/191 77/208 50/166 37% 34% 34% 32% 34% 37% 30%

10/29 Minot State 29-102012 (6-0) 9/8 MSU Moorhead 45-109/22 Bemidji State 21-59/29 Southwest Minn. State 41-2210/13 Concordia St. Paul 31-2310/27 Upper Iowa 54-4111/10 Wayne State 24-142013 (3-2) 9/7 Northern State 45-379/21 Minnesota Crook. 52-7 10/5 *Winona State 40-45 10/19 Augustana 27-10 11/2 *Minnesota State 17-522014 (6-0)9/6 Minot State 41-149/20 St. Cloud State 36-0 10/4 Concordia St. Paul 38-910/18 SW Minnesota St. 44-2011/8 Upper Iowa 45-2111/15 Wayne State 63-282015 (3-2) 9/5 Mary 55-7 9/19 Minnesota Duluth 35-31 10/10 Winona State 51-30 10/24 *Augustana 28-3511/7 *Minnesota State 3-44 2016 (7-1) 9/10 MSU-Moorhead 42-219/24 Bemidji State 37-3610/8 Southwest Minn. St. 48-2810/22 Concordia St. Paul 51-1711/5 Upper Iowa 51-711/12 Wayne State 30-711/19 Azusa Pacific 34-2111/26 *Harding 24-27 OT2017 (3-1)9/9 Northern State 37-79/23 Minnesota Crookston 34-010/7 *Winona State 13-3110/28 Augustana 21-14* Refers to losses at home

Jon Anderson is in his first season as head football coach at the University of Sioux Falls.

He was formally introduced as USF’s 21st head coach on Tuesday, Dec. 6.

In his first game as head coach, USF, ranked No. 17, knocked off then- No. 10 Minnesota Duluth, 26-7, on the road. In week two, his first game as head coach of USF at Bob Young Field, No. 9 Cougars defeated Northern State, 37-7. The Cou-gars followed up with a 38-7 victory on the road at U-Mary and a 34-0 home win over Minnesota Crookston in the Hall of Fame game. In week five, No. 5/7 USF defeated South-west Minnesota State, 24-10 in another road game. The No. 6 Cougars dropped a 31-13 decision to No. 17 Winona State on Cougar Days. In week seven, the No. 18 Cougars defeated Wayne State, 31-7, on the road. In week eight, USF moved to 5-0 this year on the road with a 27-9 victory over Con-cordia St. Paul. In his first game as head coach in the “Key to the City” matchup with Augustana, the No. 13 Cougars recorded a 21-14 decision at Bob Young Field. USF defeated Upper Iowa, 19-7, to extend its road NSIC winning streak to 17 games.

For the past four seasons, Anderson was head coach at West Virginia State where he had a 10-34 record. He is now 19-35 in his coaching career.

While a coach with USF from 2002-2012, Anderson helped lead the Cougars to a 134-26 record, three NAIA champion-ships (2006, 2008, 2009), as well as the program first, nine-win team at the NCAA DII level. Most recently Anderson served as the head coach at West Virginia State for four sea-sons (10-34 record). He also made sure to keep the program involved in the community through projects such as Breast Cancer Awareness, Flood Relief, Coach to Cure MD, the Re-lay for Life, WVSU Cares Day, and work at Dunbar Primary School.

Anderson spent 11 years with USF, including his final three seasons as defensive coordinator. Overall, the Cougars post-ed a 134-26 record including a 21-5 playoff record with An-derson as part of the coaching staff. At the DII level, he was part of the staff and team that was 5-4 in the transition year from NAIA to NCAA DII in 2011 and the 9-2 team squad in 2012. The 2012 team earned USF’s first ever national ranking in its first year as member of the NSIC. In fact, the Cougars climbed as high as No. 17 in the AFCA poll and were ranked seven times in that national poll. While Anderson coached at USF, the Cougars dominated its conference opponents, winning 92-of-95 conference games.

Jon Anderson

1st Season (9-1)

Buena Vista ‘02In 2009, the school posted a perfect 15-0 record in claiming its second consecutive NAIA national championship.

In 2012, Anderson’s defensive unit was among the confer-ence leaders in scoring defense, surrendering only 20.2 points a game. The Cougars’ defense was also among the league leaders in forcing turnovers taking the ball away from opponents 29 times, including 23 interceptions. The 2012 defensive unit built on the success of the 2011 team when the Cougars’ defense forced 21 turnovers and gave up just 21.6 points per game.

During Anderson’s three years as defensive coordinator, the Cougars posted a 27-7 record and limited opponents to an average of 16 points per game. Prior to being named the Cougars’ defensive coordinator, Anderson served eight years as the special team’s coordinator and linebackers coach. In that role, he coached five All-Americans and eight All-Con-ference players.

Anderson, a native of Maryville, Missouri, played college football for four years at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa, and coached the secondary at his alma mater during the 1999 and 2000 seasons.

He moved to Madison, South Dakota, to join the Dakota State University staff as the linebackers and special teams coach for the 2001 season. He arrived at USF for the 2002

season and earned his master’s de-gree from South Dakota State Uni-versity in 2003. He worked with legendary head coach Bob Young, and former head coaches Kalen DeBoer and Jed Stugart.

He and his wife, Amanda, have two sons, Trevor and Tyce.

2- Deep Charts -- No. 13 Sioux Falls (9-1) vs No. 1 Minn. State (10-0)MSU DEFENSE

Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. DE 54 Jayme LaPante 6-4 245 Jr. 42 Jordan Bergren 6-4 245 So. DT 52 Joel Ngoyi 6-2 295 Jr. 95 Michael Buetow 6-1 280 Fr. DT 90 Zach Dodge 5-10 295 Jr. 97 Shola George 6-1 270 Sr. DE 92 Evan Perrizo 6-5 275 Sr. 98 Chance Bowen 6-4 260 R-Fr. LB 9 Michael Palme 6-0 205 Jr. 30 Cade Johnson 6-2 195 R-Fr. LB 49 Alex Goettl 6-3 225 So. 33 Brady Tuckner 6-3 210 Jr. LB 31 Brendan Chrystal 6-1 210 Sr. 38 Zach Robertson 6-2 210 So. FS 3 Corey Brent 6-0 190 Sr. 21 Keyshawn Davis 5-11 190 Jr. SS 29 Jerry Nash, III 6-1 205 Sr. 36 Amini Finner 6-0 200 R-Fr. CB 4 Larry Moore 6-2 180 Sr. 19 Ty’Shonnan Brooks 5-11 165 R-Fr. CB 17 Jack Curtis 6-2 180 So. 20 Will Whiton 5-11 185 So.

SIOUX FALLS DEFENSE Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. DT 96 Steven McKee 6-0 260 R-So. 93 Kray Krolikowski 6-4 275 Sr. NT 91 Brian Mayberry 6-3 283 Sr. 99 Tyler Heredia 6-0 265 R-So. DE 46 Derek Landis 6-2 230 Sr. 54 Joey Wehrkamp 6-2 225 R-Fr. DE 90 Logan Dykstra 6-2 255 Jr. 42 Adria Botella 6-5 255 Sr. LB 47 Dennis Gardeck 6-0 225 R-Fr. 50 Brody Grantham 6-2 195 Jr. LB 19 Kyle Campiotti 5-10 217 Sr. 34 Isaac Josephson 6-0 205 Sr. LB 31 Michael Atonio 5-9 238 Sr. 56 Michael Enalls 6-1 215 R-Fr. SS 5 Josh Butler 6-0 187 Sr. 36 Tucker Stout 6-0 205 R-So. FS 20 Jeff Harman 6-0 205 Sr. 26 Ayinde Warren 6-1 200 Jr. CB 38 Austin Schaffer 5-11 185 R-Sr. 33 Shaunard Harts 5-11 185 Jr. CB 8 Noah St. Pierre 6-2 190 Jr. 3 Parker Gregston 6-0 193 R-So.

SIOUX FALLS SPECIALISTS Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. P 12 Stuart Vanden Heuvel 6-2 207 Sr. PK 12 Stuart Vanden Heuvel 6-2 207 Sr. H 7 Matt Young 5-10 195 Sr. LS 19 Kyle Campiotti 5-10 217 Sr. PR 1 Jason Towns 5-6 165 Sr. KR 2 Michael Maxwell 5-9 180 Jr. 1 Jason Towns 5-6 165 Sr.

SIOUX FALLS OFFENSE Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. QB 6 Ian Fieber 6-2 195 Jr. 7 Matt Young 5-10 196 R-Sr. RB 1 Jason Towns 5-6 165 Sr. 28 Winston Maxwell 57 175 R-So. TE 85 Nicholas Stanke 6-3 245 R-Sr. 83 Jamal Wooten 6-0 249 Jr. WR 2 Michael Maxwell 5-9 180 Jr. 13 A.J. Garrow 5-9 185 R-Jr. WR 15 Ty Smith 6-4 215 R.-Fr. 17 Jett Thune 6-3 185 R.-Fr. WR 18 Anthony Holmes 6-5 225 R-Jr. 17 Jett Thune 6-3 185 R.-Fr. RT 67 Jesse Springer 6-3 280 Sr. 79 Noah Daniel 6-7 255 R-Fr. RG 72 Elijah Perine 6-2 267 R-Fr. 69 Adam Sheffield 6-4 325 Jr. C 63 Nick Zimmerman 6-3 289 R-Jr. 57 Alex Capell 6-2 250 R-Fr. LG 74 Nolan Kern 6-2 308 R-So. 55 Spencer Hollie 6-4 355 Sr. RT 78 Trey Pipkins 6-7 300 Jr. 62 Connor Schissel 6-4 250 R-So.

MSU SPECIALISTS Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. K 15 Casey Bedmarski 6-1 230 Jr. P 15 Casey Bedmarski 6-1 230 Jr. LS 42 Jordan Bergren 6-4 245 So. H 27 Justin Arnold 6-1 200 So. KR 3 Corey Brent 6-0 190 Sr. 24 Nyles Williams 6-1 175 R-Fr. PR 27 Justin Arnold 6-1 200 So. 21 Keyshawn Davis 5-11 190 Jr.

MSU OFFENSE Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. QB 5 Ryan Schlichte 6-1 205 So. 7 J.D. Ekowa 6-1 205 R-Fr. RB 6 Justin Taormina 5-11 225 R-Fr. 22 Ian Prybil 6-3 235 So. WR 27 Justin Arnold 6-1 200 So. 24 Nyles Williams 6-1 175 R-Fr. WR 84 Shane Zylstra 6-4 215 So. 8 Vance Barnes 5-9 185 So. WR 11 Ty Dennis 6-4 220 Sr. 14 Parker Gloudemans 6-3 200 R-Fr. TE 86 Tyler Schmidt 6-5 260 So. 88 Trevor Nissen 6-4 255 Jr. LT 69 Evan Heim 6-4 300 So. 71 Kaden Lilienthal 6-7 290 R-Fr. LG 70 Hunter Toppel 6-4 310 R-Fr. 74 Carter Dowdle 6-4 305 R-Fr. C 73 Jake Porter 6-2 295 Sr. 56 Brandon Krantz 6-3 285 R-Fr. RG 53 Max Stewart 6-3 290 Sr. 60 Sam Schrauth 6-4 350 Jr. RT 65 Boyd Draeger 6-5 305 So. 63 Erik Nelson 6-7 290 So.

2017 AFCA Coaches’ Poll -- Week 10(Ranking, team, first place votes, poll points, previous ranking)1. Minnesota State (21) 10-0 829 12. Shepherd (W. Va) (7) 9-0 799 23. Indiana (Pa.) (2) 10-0 761 34. Midwestern State (Texas) 8-0 702 45. Fort Hays State (Kan.) 10-0 695 56. Indianapolis (Ind.) 10-0 688 67. Central Washington 10-0 664 78T. Assumption (Mass.) 9-0 573 108T. Texas A&M Commerce 8-1 573 910. Ashland (Ohio) 9-1 555 1111. Ferris State (Mich.) 8-1 487 1212, Wingate (N.C.) 9-0 453 1413. Sioux Falls 9-1 452 1314. Colorado Mesa 9-1 416 1515. Virginia State 9-0 369 1616. Humboldt State (Calif.) 8-1 312 1717. Winona State (Minn.) 9-1 298 1818. Northwest Missouri State 8-2 256 819. Bowie State (Md.) 9-1 251 2020. Eastern New Mexico 8-1 219 2121. Findlay (Ohio) 9-1 190 2222. West Alabama 8-2 155 2323. Colorado State-Pueblo 8-2 107 2424. West Georgia 8-2 91 2525. Shippensburg (Pa.) 9-1 83 NR

Dropped Out: Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (19) Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota-Duluth, 18; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 12; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 10; Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 9; Arkansas Tech, 7; California (Pa.), 5; Catawba (N.C.), 5; Notre Dame (Ohio), 4; Delta St. (Miss.), 1; LIU-Post (N.Y.), 1.

D2Football.com 2017 Week 10 Poll(Ranking, team, first place votes, poll points, previous ranking)

1. Indiana (Pa.) 10-0 12. Minnesota State 10-0 23. Ashland (Ohio) 9-1 34. Shepherd (W. Va) 9-0 45. Midwestern State (Texas) 8-0 56. Ferris State (Mich.) 8-1 67. Fort Hays State (Kan.) 10-0 78. Texas A&M Commerce 8-1 99. Indianapolis (Ind.) 10-0 1010. Central Washington 10-0 1111. Sioux Falls 9-1 1212. Assumpton (Mass.) 9-0 1413. Wingate (N.C.) 9-0 1514. Winona State (Minn.) 9-1 1615. Northwest Missouri State 8-2 816. Virginia State 9-0 1717. Colorado Mesa 9-1 1818. West Georgia 8-2 1919. Humboldt State (Calif.) 8-1 2020. CSU-Pueblo 8-2 2121. West Alabama 8-2 2222. Minnesota Duluth 8-2 2323. California (Pa.) 8-2 2424. Findlay (Ohio), 9-1 2525. Grand Valley State (Mich. 7-3 13

NSIC Football Standings -- 2017 North Division Overall Streak Minnesota Duluth 6-0 8-2 W7 Bemidji State 5-1 7-3 W1 Northern State 4-2 5-5 W2 St. Cloud State 3-3 6-4 L2 MSU Moorhead 3-3 5-5 W3 Minot State 2-4 2-8 L1 U-Mary 1-5 1-9 L3 Minnesota Crookston 0-6 0-10 L10 South Division Overall Streak Minnesota State 6-0 10-0 W10 Sioux Falls 5-1 9-1 W4 Winona State 5-1 9-1 W1 Upper Iowa 3-3 6-4 L1 Wayne State 3-3 5-5 L1 Augustana 2-4 4-6 W1 Southwest Minnesota State 0-6 2-8 L6 Concordia-St. Paul 0-6 1-9 L9

Week 10 ScoresSioux Falls 19 Upper Iowa 7Minnesota State 48 Wayne State 27Augustana 28 Concordia 13Northern State 66 U-Mary 21MSU Moorhead 22 Minot State 16Winona State 45 Southwest Minnesota State 7Bemidji State 17 St. Cloud State 10Minnesota Duluth 54 Minnesota Crookston 6 Week 11 ScheduleThursday, Nov. 9Augustana (4-6) at No. 17 Winona State (9-1), 7:05 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 2No. 1 Minnesota State (10-0) at No. 13 Sioux Falls (9-1), NoonMinnesota Duluth (8-2) at U-Mary (1-9), NoonNorthern State (5-5) at Minnesota Crookston (0-10), 1 p.m.Bemidji State (7-3) at MSU Moorhead (5-5), 1 p.m.Upper Iowa (6-4) at Wayne State (5-5), 1 p.m.SW Minnesota State (2-8) at Concordia St. Paul (1-9), 1 p.m.Minot State (2-8) at St. Cloud State (6-4), 1 p.m.

National NCAA DII Polls -- Week 10

NSIC Standings

400+ Passing YardsLuke Papilion (413 yards) - 10/10/15 @ Winona State300-399 Passing YardsLuke Papilion (306 yards) - 10/31/15 @ Concordia St. Paul50 Pass AttemptsLuke Papilion (51 att)-11/21/15 @ Henderson State, DII playoffs40 Pass AttemptsLuke Papilion (41 att) - 9/24/16 vs. Bemidji State30 Pass CompletionsCarrington Hanna (34 comp) - 11/2/13 @ Upper Iowa25 Pass CompletionsLuke Papilion (25) - 10/8/16 vs. Southwest Minnesota State, Player Throw for 4 TouchdownsLuke Papilion (6 TDs) - 10/31/15 at Concordia U, St. Paul100-149 Receiving YardsTy Smith (6-100-TD) - 11/4/17 at Upper Iowa150-199 Receiving YardsJosh Angulo (15-164-3 TDs) - 9/24/16 Bemidji State200 or more Receiving YardsDusty Hovorka (215 yds - 9 Rec.) - 9/24/04 vs. Concordia (Neb.)Player with 3 Receiving TouchdownsJosh Angulo (3) - 9/24/16 at Bemidji State100-149 Rushing YardsJason Towns (26-120-0) - 11/4/17 at Upper Iowa150-199 Rushing YardsJason Towns (29-154-TD) - 10/28/17 vs. Augustana 200+ Rushing YardsMax Mickey (37-212- 2 TD) - 9/30/17 at Southwest Minn. StatePlayer Rush for 3 TouchdownsMax Mickey - 11/19/16 vs. Azusa Pacific, DII playoffsPlayer rush for 4 TouchdownsLuke Papilion - 9-15-2016 vs. Minnesota State MoorheadPlayer Rush for 5 TouchdownsLuke Papilion (240 yds - 19 att) - 9/14/13 vs. Northern StateThree Players Rushed for 100 yards in Same GameMax Mickey (15-156-2 TDs) Justin Fulks (21-140-2 TDs) Luke Papilion (12-122-0 TDs), 10-8-16 vs SW Minnesota StateKickoff Return for a TouchdownKyle Groeneweg (88 yds) - 11/14/15 at Upper Iowat.Punt Return for a TouchdownJason Towns (66 yds) - 9/23/17 vs Minnesota CrookstonInterception Return for a touchdownKyle Campiotti (67 yds) - 11/4/17 at Upper IowaFumble Recovery for a TouchdownDerek Landis (17 yds) - 8/31/17 at #10 Minnesota Duluth500 Yards of Total Offense562 yards - 10/1/16 at Augustana600 Yards of Total Offense670 yards - 10/8/16 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 30 First Downs37 - 10/8/16 vs. Southwest Minnesota StateLast Shutout34-0 -- 9/23/17 vs. Minnesota CrookstonLast Time Shutout55-0 --12/3/05 at Carroll, 55-0Held Opponent under 100 yards Total Offensevs. SD School of Mines and Technology, 70, 10/22/11Held Opponent in negative Rushing Yardsat #10 Minnesota Duluth, -19 yards, 30 att., 8/31/17Held Opponent to negative yards in Total Offensevs. Northwestern, -4, 11/1/08Returned 2 Interceptions for TDsvs. Bemidji, 9/13/14 - David Clark, 40; Cameron Ostrom, 88.

2017 University of Sioux Falls FootballSioux Falls Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 05, 2017)

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Team Statistics USF OPPSCORING 270 99 Points Per Game 27.0 9.9 Points Off Turnovers 49 30FIRST DOWNS 203 122 R u s h i n g 100 31 P a s s i n g 82 77 P e n a l t y 21 14RUSHING YARDAGE 1989 607 Yards gained rushing 2257 961 Yards lost rushing 268 354 Rushing Attempts 466 326 Average Per Rush 4.3 1.9 Average Per Game 198.9 60.7 TDs Rushing 19 5PASSING YARDAGE 1840 1698 C o m p - A t t - I n t 161-269-6 154-319-7 Average Per Pass 6.8 5.3 Average Per Catch 11.4 11.0 Average Per Game 184.0 169.8 TDs Passing 8 7TOTAL OFFENSE 3829 2305 Total Plays 735 645 Average Per Play 5.2 3.6 Average Per Game 382.9 230.5KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 20-385 40-839PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 31-266 18-43INT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-159 6-20KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.2 21.0PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.6 2.4INT RETURN AVERAGE 22.7 3.3FUMBLES-LOST 13-8 15-9PENALTIES-Yards 60-550 57-498 Average Per Game 55.0 49.8PUNTS-Yards 64-2383 80-3203 Average Per Punt 37.2 40.0 Net punt average 35.3 36.7KICKOFFS-Yards 58-3347 28-1673 Average Per Kick 57.7 59.8 Net kick average 38.1 38.9TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 1 4 2 7 : 4 53RD-DOWN Conversions 55/157 50/166 3rd-Down Pct 35% 30%4TH-DOWN Conversions 5/10 4/20 4th-Down Pct 50% 20%SACKS BY-Yards 33-198 15-114MISC YARDS -14 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 32 12FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 16-20 5-12ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (30-38) 79% (9-14) 64%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (17-38) 45% (6-14) 43%PAT-ATTEMPTS (28-30) 93% (10-11) 91%ATTENDANCE 9020 15688 Games/Avg Per Game 4/2255 6/2615 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalSioux Falls 76 70 53 71 0 270Opponents 20 33 39 7 0 99

TEAM STATS -- 2017 LAST TIME....

2017 - USF COMBINED STATS

2017 University of Sioux Falls FootballSioux Falls Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 05, 2017)

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Date Opponent Score Att.* Aug 31, 2017 at #10 Minnesota Duluth W 26-7 5124* Sep 09, 2017 NORTHERN STATE W 37-7 2415* Sep 16, 2017 at University of Mary W 38-7 2753* Sep 23, 2017 MINNESOTA CROOKSTON W 34-0 1520* Sep 30, 2017 at Southwest Minnesota W 24-10 3878* Oct 07, 2017 #22 WINONA STATE L 13-31 2130* Oct 12, 2017 at Wayne State (Neb.) W 31-7 1635* Oct 21, 2017 at Concordia-St. Paul W 27-9 1050* Oct 28, 2017 AUGUSTANA (SD) W 21-14 2955* Nov 04, 2017 at Upper Iowa W 19-7 1248

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gMickey, Max 5 146 901 28 873 6.0 8 87 174.6Towns, Jason 10 154 783 57 726 4.7 6 49 72.6Maxwell,Winston 10 76 340 29 311 4.1 3 23 31.1Myles, Colton 8 43 203 11 192 4.5 2 20 24.0Maxwell, Michael 10 11 25 4 21 1.9 0 8 2.1Smith, Ty 10 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 2 0.3Total 10 466 2257 268 1989 4.3 19 87 198.9Opponents 10 326 961 354 607 1.9 5 63 60.7

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gFieber, Ian 10 121.62 141-240-6 58.7 1625 8 46 162.5Young, Matt 6 132.59 19-27-0 70.4 200 0 35 33.3Towns, Jason 10 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Thune, Jett 8 226.00 1-1-0 100.0 15 0 15 1.9Total 10 122.66 161-269-6 59.9 1840 8 46 184.0Opponents 10 95.84 154-319-7 48.3 1698 7 69 169.8

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gHolmes, Anthony 10 34 528 15.5 2 46 52.8Garrow, A.J. 9 28 272 9.7 1 32 30.2Smith, Ty 10 27 363 13.4 2 37 36.3Stanke, Nick 10 25 277 11.1 1 36 27.7Maxwell, Michael 10 21 179 8.5 1 25 17.9Towns, Jason 10 9 44 4.9 0 12 4.4Thune, Jett 8 6 79 13.2 0 26 9.9Sigg, Clint 7 4 35 8.8 1 17 5.0Gray-Bennett, Paul 2 3 41 13.7 0 22 20.5Mickey, Max 5 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 -0.4Vickers, Austin 3 1 19 19.0 0 19 6.3Wooten, Jamal 8 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.6Total 10 161 1840 11.4 8 46 184.0Opponents 10 154 1698 11.0 7 69 169.8

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkVanden Heuvel,S 16-20 80.0 1-1 8-9 1-4 5-5 1-1 50 0

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsVanden Heuvel,S - 16-20 28-30 - - - - - 76Mickey, Max 8 - - - - - - - 48Towns, Jason 8 - - - - - - - 48Maxwell,Winston 3 - - - - - - - 18Holmes, Anthony 2 - - - - - - - 12Smith, Ty 2 - - - - - - - 12Myles, Colton 2 - - - - - - - 12Campiotti, Kyle 1 - - - - - - - 6Landis, Derek 1 - - - - - - - 6Harman, Jeffrey 1 - - - - - - - 6Stanke, Nick 1 - - - - - - - 6Maxwell, Michael 1 - - - - - - - 6Garrow, A.J. 1 - - - - - - - 6Sigg, Clint 1 - - - - - - - 6Gardeck, Dennis - - - - - - - 1 2Total 32 16-20 28-30 - - 0-2 - 1 270Opponents 12 5-12 10-11 1-1 - - - - 99

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalSioux Falls 76 70 53 71 0 270Opponents 20 33 39 7 0 99

Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 9-1 3-1 6-0 0-0Conference 9-1 3-1 6-0 0-0Non-Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Team Statistics USF OPPFIRST DOWNS 203 122 R u s h i n g 100 31 P a s s i n g 82 77 P e n a l t y 21 14RUSHING YARDAGE 1989 607 Rushing Attempts 466 326 Average Per Rush 4.3 1.9 Average Per Game 198.9 60.7 TDs Rushing 19 5PASSING YARDAGE 1840 1698 C o m p - A t t - I n t 161-269-6 154-319-7 Average Per Pass 6.8 5.3 Average Per Catch 11.4 11.0 Average Per Game 184.0 169.8 TDs Passing 8 7TOTAL OFFENSE 3829 2305 Average Per Play 5.2 3.6 Average Per Game 382.9 230.5KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 20-385 40-839PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 31-266 18-43INT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-159 6-20FUMBLES-LOST 13-8 15-9PENALTIES-Yards 60-550 57-498PUNTS-AVG 64-37.2 80-40.0TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 1 4 2 7 : 4 53RD-DOWN Conversions 55/157 50/1664TH-DOWN Conversions 5/10 4/20

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgWarren, Ayinde 3 29 9.7 0 16Harman, Jeffrey 2 50 25.0 1 35Harts, Shaunard 1 13 13.0 0 13Campiotti, Kyle 1 67 67.0 1 67

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkVanden Heuvel,S 64 2383 37.2 64 4 20 19 3 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgTowns, Jason 28 269 9.6 2 66Vickers, Austin 1 -2 -2.0 0 0Myles, Colton 1 -2 -2.0 0 0Rodino, Joe 1 1 1.0 0 1Total 31 266 8.6 2 66Opponents 18 43 2.4 0 21

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgMaxwell,Winston 10 205 20.5 0 45Towns, Jason 6 129 21.5 0 46Maxwell, Michael 3 51 17.0 0 22Stanke, Nick 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 20 385 19.2 0 46Opponents 40 839 21.0 0 51

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gTowns, Jason 10 726 44 269 129 0 1168 116.8Mickey, Max 5 873 -2 0 0 0 871 174.2Holmes, Anthony 10 0 528 0 0 0 528 52.8Maxwell,Winston 10 311 0 0 205 0 516 51.6Smith, Ty 10 3 363 0 0 0 366 36.6Stanke, Nick 10 0 277 0 0 0 277 27.7Garrow, A.J. 9 0 272 0 0 0 272 30.2Maxwell, Michael 10 21 179 0 51 0 251 25.1Myles, Colton 8 192 0 -2 0 0 190 23.8Thune, Jett 8 0 79 0 0 0 79 9.9Total 10 1989 1840 266 385 159 4639 463.9Opponents 10 607 1698 43 839 20 3207 320.7

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gFieber, Ian 10 251 -80 1625 1545 154.5Mickey, Max 5 146 873 0 873 174.6Towns, Jason 10 155 726 0 726 72.6Maxwell,Winston 10 76 311 0 311 31.1Myles, Colton 8 43 192 0 192 24.0Young, Matt 6 34 -37 200 163 27.2Maxwell, Michael 10 11 21 0 21 2.1Thune, Jett 8 1 0 15 15 1.9Smith, Ty 10 2 3 0 3 0.3Total 10 735 1989 1840 3829 382.9Opponents 10 645 607 1698 2305 230.5

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf47 Gardeck, Dennis 10 42 20 62 19.0-88 13.0-66 . 1 . 1-0 2 . 131 Atonio,Michael 10 37 25 62 7.0-37 2.0-24 . . 2 1-0 2 . .5 Butler, Josh 10 22 23 45 2.0-4 . . 7 . . . . .19 Campiotti, Kyle 10 26 16 42 9.5-31 2.5-15 1-67 3 2 . . . .38 Schaffer, Austin 10 29 4 33 1.0-1 . . 9 . . . . .

Total 10 384 226 610 78-323 33-198 7-159 53 16 9-32 8 2 1Opponents 10 448 342 790 69-260 15-114 6-20 31 9 8-0 10 . .

2017 University of Sioux Falls FootballSioux Falls Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 05, 2017)

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Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd# Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf47 Gardeck, Dennis 10 42 20 62 19.0-88 13.0-66 . 1 . 1-0 2 . 131 Atonio,Michael 10 37 25 62 7.0-37 2.0-24 . . 2 1-0 2 . .5 Butler, Josh 10 22 23 45 2.0-4 . . 7 . . . . .19 Campiotti, Kyle 10 26 16 42 9.5-31 2.5-15 1-67 3 2 . . . .38 Schaffer, Austin 10 29 4 33 1.0-1 . . 9 . . . . .91 Mayberry, Brian 10 13 16 29 3.0-12 1.0-7 . . . 1-0 . . .50 Grantham, Brody 10 16 11 27 2.5-9 1.0-5 . 2 2 1-15 . . .8 St. Pierre,Noah 10 16 10 26 1.5-6 . . 11 . . . . .46 Landis, Derek 10 14 11 25 6.0-34 4.0-24 . 3 2 1-17 1 . .96 McKee, Steven 10 16 9 25 6.5-40 4.0-27 . 2 . . 1 . .20 Harman, Jeffrey 10 18 5 23 3.5-4 . 2-50 4 . . . . .26 Warren, Ayinde 9 17 4 21 2.0-4 . 3-29 2 1 . . . .34 Josephson, Isaac 10 9 8 17 . . . . . . . . .54 Wehrkamp, Joey 10 8 8 16 3.0-18 1.5-9 . 1 . . . . .90 Dykstra, Logan 10 6 9 15 2.0-7 . . . 1 . . . .36 Stout, Tucker 9 8 6 14 . . . 1 . . . . .98 Brito, Jared 9 9 4 13 4.0-17 2.0-14 . . 1 1-0 . . .56 Enalls, Michael 8 10 3 13 2.0-7 1.0-5 . . 2 1-0 . . .3 Gregston, Parker 10 13 . 13 . . . 1 . 1-0 . . .42 Botella, Adria 8 5 5 10 2.0-2 1.0-2 . 2 1 . . 2 .37 Durfee, Nate 10 4 6 10 . . . . . . . . .32 Rodino, Joe 10 7 3 10 . . . 1 . 1-0 . . .99 Heredia, Tyler 8 5 4 9 1.0-1 . . . . . 1 . .35 Schelhaas, Jack 9 6 3 9 . . . . . . . . .93 Krowlikowski, Kray 9 5 4 9 . . . . 1 . . . .33 Harts, Shaunard 9 6 2 8 . . 1-13 3 . . . . .14 Elliott, Dalton 8 3 3 6 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .52 Tamburo, Zack 8 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .18 Holmes, Anthony 10 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .TM Team 9 2 . 2 . . . . . . 1 . .72 Perine, Elijah 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .83 Wooten, Jamal 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .43 Collazo, Joshua 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .67 Springer, Jesse 10 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .78 Pipkins, Trey 10 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .17 Thune, Jett 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .30 Myles, Colton 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .1 Towns, Jason 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .45 Sturdivant, Jason 2 . . . . . . . 1 . . . .

Total 10 384 226 610 78-323 33-198 7-159 53 16 9-32 8 2 1Opponents 10 448 342 790 69-260 15-114 6-20 31 9 8-0 10 . .

2017 - USF DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

2017 - USF INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

2017 University of Sioux Falls FootballSioux Falls Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 05, 2017)

All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gMickey, Max 5 146 901 28 873 6.0 8 87 174.6Towns, Jason 10 154 783 57 726 4.7 6 49 72.6Maxwell,Winston 10 76 340 29 311 4.1 3 23 31.1Myles, Colton 8 43 203 11 192 4.5 2 20 24.0Maxwell, Michael 10 11 25 4 21 1.9 0 8 2.1Smith, Ty 10 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 2 0.3Team 9 16 0 20 -20 -1.2 0 0 -2.2Young, Matt 6 7 2 39 -37 -5.3 0 1 -6.2Fieber, Ian 10 11 0 80 -80 -7.3 0 0 -8.0Total 10 466 2257 268 1989 4.3 19 87 198.9Opponents 10 326 961 354 607 1.9 5 63 60.7

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gFieber, Ian 10 121.62 141-240-6 58.7 1625 8 46 162.5Young, Matt 6 132.59 19-27-0 70.4 200 0 35 33.3Towns, Jason 10 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Thune, Jett 8 226.00 1-1-0 100.0 15 0 15 1.9Total 10 122.66 161-269-6 59.9 1840 8 46 184.0Opponents 10 95.84 154-319-7 48.3 1698 7 69 169.8

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gHolmes, Anthony 10 34 528 15.5 2 46 52.8Garrow, A.J. 9 28 272 9.7 1 32 30.2Smith, Ty 10 27 363 13.4 2 37 36.3Stanke, Nick 10 25 277 11.1 1 36 27.7Maxwell, Michael 10 21 179 8.5 1 25 17.9Towns, Jason 10 9 44 4.9 0 12 4.4Thune, Jett 8 6 79 13.2 0 26 9.9Sigg, Clint 7 4 35 8.8 1 17 5.0Gray-Bennett, Paul 2 3 41 13.7 0 22 20.5Mickey, Max 5 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 -0.4Vickers, Austin 3 1 19 19.0 0 19 6.3Wooten, Jamal 8 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.6Total 10 161 1840 11.4 8 46 184.0Opponents 10 154 1698 11.0 7 69 169.8

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgTowns, Jason 28 269 9.6 2 66Rodino, Joe 1 1 1.0 0 1Vickers, Austin 1 -2 -2.0 0 0Myles, Colton 1 -2 -2.0 0 0Total 31 266 8.6 2 66Opponents 18 43 2.4 0 21

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgWarren, Ayinde 3 29 9.7 0 16Harman, Jeffrey 2 50 25.0 1 35Campiotti, Kyle 1 67 67.0 1 67Harts, Shaunard 1 13 13.0 0 13Total 7 159 22.7 2 67Opponents 6 20 3.3 0 26

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgMaxwell,Winston 10 205 20.5 0 45Towns, Jason 6 129 21.5 0 46Maxwell, Michael 3 51 17.0 0 22Stanke, Nick 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 20 385 19.2 0 46Opponents 40 839 21.0 0 51

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgLandis, Derek 1 17 17.0 1 17Grantham, Brody 1 15 15.0 0 15Total 2 32 16.0 1 17Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

USF Game-By-Game - 20172017 University of Sioux Falls Football

Sioux Falls Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 05, 2017)All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offAug 31 at Minnesota Duluth 48 107 1 23 10 88 0 26 10-19-0 88 0 26 2 28 0 16 2 48 1 42 195Sep 09 NORTHERN STATE 41 246 3 87 18 169 1 35 18-32-0 169 1 35 0 0 0 0 4 22 0 17 415Sep 16 at University of Mary 47 245 4 27 21 228 1 24 21-29-0 228 1 24 2 68 0 46 1 0 0 0 473Sep 23 MINNESOTA CROOKSTON 52 296 2 41 18 187 1 25 18-27-0 187 1 25 0 0 0 0 3 69 1 66 483Sep 30 at Southwest Minnesota 54 274 2 40 15 210 1 45 15-27-0 210 1 45 2 33 0 18 3 4 0 4 484Oct 07 WINONA STATE 28 65 1 15 17 256 1 46 17-38-3 256 1 46 5 118 0 45 3 1 0 4 321Oct 12 at Wayne State (Neb.) 45 167 4 40 19 209 0 35 19-26-0 209 0 35 2 29 0 16 5 40 0 24 376Oct 21 at Concordia-St. Paul 56 231 1 22 13 155 2 32 13-22-0 155 2 32 1 22 0 22 3 5 0 5 386Oct 28 AUGUSTANA (SD) 48 175 1 49 15 185 0 36 15-27-1 185 0 36 4 50 0 21 3 27 0 13 360Nov 04 at Upper Iowa 47 183 0 23 15 153 1 37 15-22-2 153 1 37 2 37 0 22 4 50 0 20 336Sioux Falls 466 1989 19 87 161 1840 8 46 161-269-6 1840 8 46 20 385 0 46 31 266 2 66 3829Opponents 326 607 5 63 154 1698 7 69 154-319-7 1698 7 69 40 839 0 51 18 43 0 21 2305

Games: 10 • Avg/rush: 4.3 • Avg/catch: 11.4 • Pass effic: 122.66 • KR avg: 19.2 • PR avg: 8.6 • All purpose avg/game: 463.9 • Total offense avg/gm: 382.9

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsAug 31 at Minnesota Duluth 51 18 69 14.0-62 8.0-51 3 3-17 1-16 4 7 0 2-3 0 0 0 10 26Sep 09 NORTHERN STATE 44 14 58 11.0-62 8.0-52 1 2-15 3-48 1 8 0 4-5 0 0 0 13 37Sep 16 at University of Mary 31 42 73 9.0-39 0.0-0 2 1-0 0-0 0 0 0 5-5 0 0 0 7 38Sep 23 MINNESOTA CROOKST 38 18 56 8.0-32 3.0-19 0 0-0 1-13 2 1 0 4-4 0 0 0 3 34Sep 30 at Southwest Minnesota 38 34 72 11.0-29 2.0-19 0 0-0 0-0 0 8 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 24Oct 07 WINONA STATE 46 26 72 3.0-12 0.0-0 0 1-0 0-0 0 6 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 13Oct 12 at Wayne State (Neb.) 28 14 42 5.0-23 4.0-22 0 1-0 0-0 2 5 0 4-4 0 0 0 3 31Oct 21 at Concordia-St. Paul 30 28 58 8.0-35 5.0-27 0 0-0 1-15 3 9 1 3-3 0 0 0 3 27Oct 28 AUGUSTANA (SD) 35 18 53 4.0-15 1.0-1 2 0-0 0-0 4 5 1 1-1 0 0 1 0 21Nov 04 at Upper Iowa 43 14 57 5.0-14 2.0-7 0 1-0 1-67 0 4 0 1-1 0 0 0 10 19Sioux Falls 384 226 610 78.0-323 33.0-198 8 9-32 7-159 16 53 2 28-30 0 0 1 49 270Opponents 448 342 790 69.0-260 15.0-114 10 8-0 6-20 9 31 0 10-11 1 0 0 30 99

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obAug 31 at Minnesota Duluth 8 290 36.2 43 0 1 2 0 0 2-2 42 0 6 312 52.0 0 0Sep 09 NORTHERN STATE 8 287 35.9 46 0 1 1 0 1 1-2 50 0 7 364 52.0 1 0Sep 16 at University of Mary 3 134 44.7 55 0 0 1 1 2 1-3 22 0 7 424 60.6 1 2Sep 23 MINNESOTA CROOKST 6 259 43.2 64 0 0 2 1 5 2-2 22 1 7 432 61.7 3 0Sep 30 at Southwest Minnesota 7 256 36.6 47 0 0 3 0 3 1-2 44 0 5 285 57.0 1 1Oct 07 WINONA STATE 6 210 35.0 48 0 0 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 3 143 47.7 0 0Oct 12 at Wayne State (Neb.) 8 296 37.0 45 0 1 4 0 2 1-1 26 0 6 361 60.2 2 1Oct 21 at Concordia-St. Paul 6 200 33.3 43 0 1 3 0 0 2-2 45 0 6 373 62.2 2 0Oct 28 AUGUSTANA (SD) 5 174 34.8 41 0 0 0 0 2 4-4 43 0 6 354 59.0 2 0Nov 04 at Upper Iowa 7 277 39.6 52 0 0 2 1 2 2-2 27 0 5 299 59.8 0 0Sioux Falls 64 2383 37.2 64 0 4 20 3 19 16-20 50 1 58 3347 57.7 12 4Opponents 80 3203 40.0 63 0 0 15 13 29 5-12 58 1 28 1673 59.8 8 0

USF Football - Opponents - 2017

2017 University of Sioux Falls FootballSioux Falls Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Nov 05, 2017)

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OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offAug 31 at Minnesota Duluth 30 -19 1 11 27 229 0 43 27-51-1 229 0 43 6 102 0 25 1 6 0 6 210Sep 09 NORTHERN STATE 30 2 0 27 20 189 1 35 20-34-3 189 1 35 6 94 0 30 3 22 0 21 191Sep 16 at University of Mary 49 104 0 11 2 84 1 69 2-3-0 84 1 69 4 93 0 30 0 0 0 0 188Sep 23 MINNESOTA CROOKSTON 33 28 0 11 11 126 0 31 11-29-1 126 0 31 4 91 0 28 1 -3 0 0 154Sep 30 at Southwest Minnesota 32 39 0 15 22 242 1 60 22-40-0 242 1 60 3 55 0 20 2 14 0 10 281Oct 07 WINONA STATE 41 204 2 63 18 226 2 35 18-30-0 226 2 35 2 47 0 24 4 6 0 13 430Oct 12 at Wayne State (Neb.) 26 28 0 6 10 170 1 49 10-32-0 170 1 49 3 74 0 31 1 -2 0 0 198Oct 21 at Concordia-St. Paul 28 93 0 61 13 145 0 31 13-34-1 145 0 31 4 103 0 34 1 0 0 0 238Oct 28 AUGUSTANA (SD) 29 58 2 15 14 120 0 31 14-33-0 120 0 31 3 94 0 51 3 0 0 2 178Nov 04 at Upper Iowa 28 70 0 11 17 167 1 29 17-33-1 167 1 29 5 86 0 22 2 0 0 0 237Opponents 326 607 5 63 154 1698 7 69 154-319-7 1698 7 69 40 839 0 51 18 43 0 21 2305Sioux Falls 466 1989 19 87 161 1840 8 46 161-269-6 1840 8 46 20 385 0 46 31 266 2 66 3829

Games: 10 • Avg/rush: 1.9 • Avg/catch: 11.0 • Pass effic: 95.84 • KR avg: 21.0 • PR avg: 2.4 • All purpose avg/game: 320.7 • Total offense avg/gm: 230.5

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsAug 31 at Minnesota Duluth 42 30 72 10.0-32 1.0-10 3 3-0 0-0 3 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 7Sep 09 NORTHERN STATE 50 14 64 7.0-29 2.0-19 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7Sep 16 at University of Mary 44 42 86 2.0-7 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 5 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7Sep 23 MINNESOTA CROOKST 47 36 83 9.0-54 4.0-35 1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 30 at Southwest Minnesota 43 44 87 3.0-10 1.0-4 1 2-0 0-0 0 5 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 10Oct 07 WINONA STATE 37 24 61 7.0-20 1.0-5 1 1-0 3-52 1 5 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 31Oct 12 at Wayne State (Neb.) 47 34 81 11.0-40 2.0-16 0 0-0 0-0 1 4 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7Oct 21 at Concordia-St. Paul 40 56 96 5.0-23 2.0-10 1 1-0 0-0 2 7 0 0-0 0 0 0 3 9Oct 28 AUGUSTANA (SD) 49 30 79 7.0-26 1.0-8 0 0-0 1-9 1 1 0 0-1 1 0 0 6 14Nov 04 at Upper Iowa 49 32 81 8.0-19 1.0-7 1 1-0 2--41 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 7Opponents 448 342 790 69.0-260 15.0-114 10 8-0 6-20 9 31 0 10-11 1 0 0 30 99Sioux Falls 384 226 610 78.0-323 33.0-198 8 9-32 7-159 16 53 2 28-30 0 0 1 49 270

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obAug 31 at Minnesota Duluth 8 315 39.4 49 0 0 2 0 3 0-1 0 0 2 107 53.5 0 0Sep 09 NORTHERN STATE 9 394 43.8 60 0 0 1 3 5 0-0 0 0 2 130 65.0 2 0Sep 16 at University of Mary 7 256 36.6 46 0 0 2 0 1 0-1 0 0 2 153 76.5 0 0Sep 23 MINNESOTA CROOKST 10 447 44.7 57 0 0 0 3 3 0-0 0 0 1 65 65.0 1 0Sep 30 at Southwest Minnesota 9 399 44.3 63 0 0 1 4 4 1-1 20 0 3 176 58.7 1 0Oct 07 WINONA STATE 5 167 33.4 42 0 0 1 0 2 1-3 20 0 6 366 61.0 1 0Oct 12 at Wayne State (Neb.) 9 347 38.6 46 0 0 4 0 3 0-0 0 0 2 126 63.0 0 0Oct 21 at Concordia-St. Paul 5 229 45.8 58 0 0 0 2 2 3-6 58 1 4 253 63.2 3 0Oct 28 AUGUSTANA (SD) 7 230 32.9 39 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 0 0 4 182 45.5 0 0Nov 04 at Upper Iowa 11 419 38.1 54 0 0 4 1 4 0-0 0 0 2 115 57.5 0 0Opponents 80 3203 40.0 63 0 0 15 13 29 5-12 58 1 28 1673 59.8 8 0Sioux Falls 64 2383 37.2 64 0 4 20 3 19 16-20 50 1 58 3347 57.7 12 4

USF Football - Superlatives - 2017

2017 University of Sioux Falls FootballSioux Falls Game Superlatives (as of Nov 05, 2017)

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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 37 Mickey, Max at Minnesota Duluth (Aug 31, 2017)37 Mickey, Max at Southwest Minnesota (Sep 30, 2017)

Yards Rushing 217 Mickey, Max vs Northern State (Sep 09, 2017)TD Rushes 2 Mickey, Max vs Northern State (Sep 09, 2017)

2 Towns, Jason at University of Mary (Sep 16, 2017)2 Mickey, Max at University of Mary (Sep 16, 2017)2 Mickey, Max at Southwest Minnesota (Sep 30, 2017)2 Maxwell,Winston at Wayne State (Neb.) (Oct 12, 2017)

Long Rush 87 Mickey, Max vs Northern State (Sep 09, 2017)Pass attempts 38 Fieber, Ian vs Winona State (Oct 07, 2017)Pass completions 20 Fieber, Ian at University of Mary (Sep 16, 2017)Yards Passing 256 Fieber, Ian vs Winona State (Oct 07, 2017)TD Passes 2 Fieber, Ian at Concordia-St. Paul (Oct 21, 2017)Long Pass 46 Fieber, Ian vs Winona State (Oct 07, 2017)Receptions 6 Holmes, Anthony vs Northern State (Sep 09, 2017)

6 Garrow, A.J. at University of Mary (Sep 16, 2017)6 Maxwell, Michael at Wayne State (Neb.) (Oct 12, 2017)6 Holmes, Anthony vs Augustana (SD) (Oct 28, 2017)6 Smith, Ty at Upper Iowa (Nov 04, 2017)

Yards Receiving 123 Holmes, Anthony vs Winona State (Oct 07, 2017)TD Receptions 1 Smith, Ty vs Northern State (Sep 09, 2017)

1 Holmes, Anthony at University of Mary (Sep 16, 2017)1 Maxwell, Michael vs Minnesota Crookston (Sep 23, 2017)1 Holmes, Anthony at Southwest Minnesota (Sep 30, 2017)1 Stanke, Nick vs Winona State (Oct 07, 2017)1 Garrow, A.J. at Concordia-St. Paul (Oct 21, 2017)1 Sigg, Clint at Concordia-St. Paul (Oct 21, 2017)1 Smith, Ty at Upper Iowa (Nov 04, 2017)

Long Reception 46 Holmes, Anthony vs Winona State (Oct 07, 2017)Field Goals 4 Vanden Heuvel,S vs Augustana (SD) (Oct 28, 2017)Long Field Goal 50 Vanden Heuvel,S vs Northern State (Sep 09, 2017)Punts 8 Vanden Heuvel,S at Minnesota Duluth (Aug 31, 2017)

8 Vanden Heuvel,S vs Northern State (Sep 09, 2017)8 Vanden Heuvel,S at Wayne State (Neb.) (Oct 12, 2017)

Punting Avg 44.7 Vanden Heuvel,S at University of Mary (Sep 16, 2017)Long Punt 64 Vanden Heuvel,S vs Minnesota Crookston (Sep 23, 2017)Punts inside 20 5 Vanden Heuvel,S vs Minnesota Crookston (Sep 23, 2017)Long Punt Return 66 Towns, Jason vs Minnesota Crookston (Sep 23, 2017)Long Kickoff Return 46 Towns, Jason at University of Mary (Sep 16, 2017)Tackles 10 Gardeck, Dennis at Minnesota Duluth (Aug 31, 2017)

10 Atonio,Michael at Southwest Minnesota (Sep 30, 2017)10 Gardeck, Dennis vs Augustana (SD) (Oct 28, 2017)

Sacks 5.0 Gardeck, Dennis at Minnesota Duluth (Aug 31, 2017)Tackles For Loss 5.0 Gardeck, Dennis at Minnesota Duluth (Aug 31, 2017)Interceptions 1 Warren, Ayinde at Minnesota Duluth (Aug 31, 2017)

1 Harman, Jeffrey vs Northern State (Sep 09, 2017)1 Warren, Ayinde vs Northern State (Sep 09, 2017)1 Harts, Shaunard vs Northern State (Sep 09, 2017)1 Warren, Ayinde vs Minnesota Crookston (Sep 23, 2017)1 Harman, Jeffrey at Concordia-St. Paul (Oct 21, 2017)1 Campiotti, Kyle at Upper Iowa (Nov 04, 2017)

No. 4 USF Football 24 Minnesota State 14, Oct. 29, 2016, Blakeslee Field, Mankato, Minn.Box Score (Final)

2016 University of Sioux Falls Football#4 Sioux Falls vs Minnesota State (Oct 29, 2016 at Mankato, Minn.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalSioux Falls 0 10 14 0 24Minnesota State 7 0 0 7 14

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 11:33 MSU - Zylstra, S. 20 yd pass from Lloyd, R. (Gelecinskyj, A. kick), 8-86 2:512nd 04:41 USF - Garner, Brett 32 yd field goal, 13-65 6:55

00:21 USF - Papilion, Luke 4 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 9-63 3:293rd 08:14 USF - Angulo, Josh 8 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 4-26 1:54

01:55 USF - Papilion, Luke 25 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 8-71 4:214th 08:15 MSU - Johnson, T. 22 yd pass from Pieruccini, N. (Gelecinskyj, A. kick), 7-75 3:08

USF MSUFIRST DOWNS 22 17RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 58-346 24-88PASSING YDS (NET) 130 225Passes Att-Comp-Int 19-14-1 34-17-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 77-476 58-313Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1--1Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-35 1-48Interception Returns-Yards 1-16 1-5Punts (Number-Avg) 2-40.5 4-29.8Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1Penalties-Yards 3-40 3-20Possession Time 38:30 21:30Third-Down Conversions 8 of 15 4 of 10Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-25 4-26

RUSHING: Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 20-165; Papilion, Luke 17-104; Fulks, Justin 13-70; Rose, Brady4-12; Angulo, Josh 1-minus 2; Team 3-minus 3. Minnesota State-Lloyd, R. 6-48; Rodriguez, I. 3-15;Hammond, V. 3-12; Woodley, L. 4-12; Pieruccini, N. 8-1.

PASSING: Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 14-19-1-130. Minnesota State-Pieruccini, N. 11-23-1-151; Lloyd,R. 6-11-0-74.

RECEIVING: Sioux Falls-Angulo, Josh 5-57; Rose, Brady 4-52; Groeneweg, Kyle 2-7; Mickey, Max 2-7;Stanke, Nick 1-7. Minnesota State-Dennis, T. 5-48; Esser, B. 5-45; Zylstra, S. 3-77; Fuller, E.2-16; Johnson, T. 1-22; Arnold, J. 1-17.

INTERCEPTIONS: Sioux Falls-Harman, Jeffrey 1-16. Minnesota State-Moore, L. 1-5.

FUMBLES: Sioux Falls-None. Minnesota State-Esser, B. 1-0; Pieruccini, N. 1-1.

Sioux Falls (9-0,5-0) vs. Minnesota State (6-3,3-2)Date: Oct 29, 2016 • Site: Mankato, Minn. • Stadium: Blakeslee StadiumAttendance: 3111

Kickoff time: 1:00 pm • End of Game: 3:27 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:27Officials: Referee: Justin Ingalls; Umpire: Keith Wohlers; Linesman: C. Girres;Line judge: C. Radisewitz; Back judge: Derek Ohme; Field judge: Mike Mudder;Side judge: Steve Krier;Temperature: 56 • Wind: 12mph N • Weather: Cloudy and windy

No. 7 Minnesota State 44 No. 8 Sioux Falls 3, Nov. 7, 2015, Bob Young Field, Sioux Falls, SDBox Score (Final)

2015 University of Sioux Falls Football#7 Minnesota State vs #8 Sioux Falls (Nov 07, 2015 at Sioux Falls, SD)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalMinnesota State 7 20 14 3 44Sioux Falls 0 0 3 0 3

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 06:50 MSU - Duncan, Bryce 6 yd pass from Pieruccini, Nick (Haffar, Alden kick), 6-47 3:322nd 14:57 MSU - Haffar, Alden 29 yd field goal, 12-37 6:05

09:51 MSU - Pieruccini, Nick 5 yd run (Haffar, Alden kick), 7-76 3:4006:47 MSU - Esser, Brent 3 yd pass from Pieruccini, Nick (Haffar, Alden kick), 5-57 2:3300:49 MSU - Haffar, Alden 21 yd field goal, 6-76 2:56

3rd 08:04 SF - Garner, Brett 32 yd field goal, 11-65 4:3204:00 MSU - Duncan, Bryce 3 yd pass from Pieruccini, Nick (Haffar, Alden kick), 4-83 1:3200:37 MSU - Pieruccini, Nick 8 yd run (Haffar, Alden kick), 5-49 1:26

4th 10:00 MSU - Haffar, Alden 22 yd field goal, 10-48 4:22

MSU SFFIRST DOWNS 18 17RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 39-116 25-75PASSING YDS (NET) 387 165Passes Att-Comp-Int 31-22-0 43-21-3TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 70-503 68-240Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 5-27 1-1Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 6-77Interception Returns-Yards 3-1 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-48.0 8-34.2Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1Penalties-Yards 2-20 1-5Possession Time 36:14 23:46Third-Down Conversions 6 of 14 4 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 8-9 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-16 3-28

RUSHING: Minnesota State-Hammond, Virgil 13-95; Zastrow, Chad 8-20; Lloyd, Ricky 3-14; Esser, Brent2-7; Stokke, Neico 1-minus 4; TEAM 2-minus 6; Pieruccini, Nick 10-minus 10. Sioux Falls-Papilion,Luke 13-68; Fulks, Justin 4-15; Rose, Brady 1-4; Towns, Jason 1-3; Mickey, Max 4-2; Angulo, Josh1-minus 5; TEAM 1-minus 12.

PASSING: Minnesota State-Pieruccini, Nick 21-27-0-374; Lloyd, Ricky 1-4-0-13. Sioux Falls-Papilion,Luke 21-43-3-165.

RECEIVING: Minnesota State-Esser, Brent 10-165; Duncan, Bryce 4-73; Dennis, Ty 3-102; Johnson,Taylor 2-26; Fuller, Erik 2-19; Zastrow, Chad 1-2. Sioux Falls-Rose, Brady 8-69; Stanke, Nick 6-35;Angulo, Josh 3-41; Shutt, Garrett 2-8; Mickey, Max 1-7; Towns, Jason 1-5.

INTERCEPTIONS: Minnesota State-Gooden, Marcus 1-1; Brent, Corey 1-0; Myers, Rob 1-0. SiouxFalls-None.

FUMBLES: Minnesota State-TEAM 1-0. Sioux Falls-Stanke, Nick 1-0; Groeneweg, Kyle 1-1.

Minnesota State (9-1,9-1) vs. Sioux Falls (8-2,8-2)Date: Nov 07, 2015 • Site: Sioux Falls, SD • Stadium: Bob Young FieldAttendance: 2634

Kickoff time: 12:04 pm • End of Game: 2:58 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:54Officials: Referee: Justin Ingalls; Umpire: Keith Wohlers; Linesman: Chris Girres;Line judge: Cary Radisewitz; Back judge: Pete Hansen; Field judge: Mike Mudder;Side judge: Steve Krier;Temperature: 49 • Wind: SW 7 • Weather: Sunny

USF Rushing - Receiving - Passing Numbers for 2017

2017 University of Sioux Falls FootballSioux Falls Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Nov 05, 2017)

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RUSHING No-Yds/TD UMD NSU MARY UMC SMSU WSU WSC CSP AUGIE UIUMickey, Max 146-873/8 37-114/1 24-217/2 24-150/2 24-180/1 37-212/2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPTowns, Jason 154-726/6 4--3/0 11-30/0 11-52/2 8-101/1 13-69/0 14-18/0 13-60/1 25-125/1 29-154/1 26-120/0Maxwell,Winston 76-311/3 - 2-19/1 6-12/0 10-44/0 - 8-31/0 11-76/2 14-42/0 10-30/0 15-57/0Myles, Colton 43-192/2 DNP DNP 4-31/0 3-9/0 - 4-21/1 15-52/1 10-62/0 5-6/0 2-11/0Maxwell, M. 11-21/0 4-10/0 1-0/0 - - - - - 4-13/0 1--4/0 1-2/0Smith, Ty 2-3/0 - - - - - 1-1/0 - - - 1-2/0Team 16--20/0 2--4/0 1--1/0 1--1/0 2--2/0 3--3/0 DNP 3--3/0 1--1/0 2--3/0 1--2/0Young, Matt 7--37/0 - DNP 1-1/0 5--36/0 - DNP 1--2/0 DNP DNP -Fieber, Ian 11--80/0 1--10/0 2--19/0 - - 1--4/0 1--6/0 2--16/0 2--10/0 1--8/0 1--7/0

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD UMD NSU MARY UMC SMSU WSU WSC CSP AUGIE UIUHolmes, Anthony 34-528/2 1-12/0 6-57/0 5-62/1 - 5-73/1 5-123/0 3-88/0 3-32/0 6-81/0 -Smith, Ty 27-363/2 1-15/0 4-50/1 2-25/0 4-36/0 1-22/0 5-69/0 2-19/0 1-10/0 1-17/0 6-100/1Stanke, Nick 25-277/1 1-5/0 3-8/0 3-26/0 5-58/0 3-61/0 2-22/1 - 2-17/0 4-63/0 2-17/0Garrow, A.J. 28-272/1 DNP 1-8/0 6-54/0 4-52/0 4-35/0 1-10/0 4-25/0 5-71/1 - 3-17/0Maxwell, M. 21-179/1 4-12/0 1-25/0 - 2-25/1 1-16/0 4-32/0 6-55/0 - 2-11/0 1-3/0Thune, Jett 6-79/0 2-44/0 1-4/0 2-25/0 1-6/0 - - - DNP DNP -Towns, Jason 9-44/0 - - 1-8/0 1--3/0 - - 2-10/0 - 2-13/0 3-16/0Gray-Bennett, P 3-41/0 DNP DNP 2-28/0 1-13/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPSigg, Clint 4-35/1 - DNP DNP DNP 1-3/0 - 1-7/0 2-25/1 - -Vickers, Austin 1-19/0 DNP 1-19/0 DNP - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPWooten, Jamal 1-5/0 - DNP - DNP - - 1-5/0 - - -Mickey, Max 2--2/0 1-0/0 1--2/0 - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

USF Football: Continued Excellence Since football started at the University of Sioux Falls in 1902, the Cougars have tasted success at both the NAIA and NCAA Division II level. During that period, USF has won NAIA league titles and four times been crowned a national champion. The Cougars won NAIA na-tional titles in 1996, 2006, 2008, and 2009. Since the move to NCAA DII in 2011, the Cougars have constructed a 61-17 record. In NSIC play, beginning in 2012, the Cou-gars are 54-11. The Cougars, led by first year head coach Jon Anderson, are 9-1 and ranked No. 13` in the AFCA Coaches Poll and No. 13 in the D2Football.com Poll. Since moving to DII, the Cougars have finished third (9-2, 5-2, NSIC South, 2012), fourth (6-5, 4-3 NSIC South, 2013) and sec-ond (11-1, NSIC South, 2014) in the NSIC South. USF, which finished the season No. 21 in the AFCA poll and No. 17 in D2football.com was 9-3 and earned its first ever NCAA DII play-off berth. In 2016, the Cougars moved from No. 23 in the AFCA poll to No 4 and finished 12-1 after heartbreak-ing 27-24 OT loss to No. 5 Harding in the second round of the NCAA DII playoffs. The Cougars, which won the NSIC crown for the first time, earned a program best D2 #2 seed in the NCAA DII playoffs in Super Region 3. USF was No. 8 in the final AFCA and D2Football.com polls. The Cougars won their first round playoff game in 2016 with a 34-21 win over Azusa Pa-cific at Bob Young Field. With the win, USF hosted a second round game for the first time at the DII level and stand 13-1 all-time in playoff games at Bob Young Field. To this point, USF has won 20 league titles, had 101 All-Amer-icans and 315 all-league players, in-cluding 13 in 2015 and a program-best 24 in 2016. In total USF has had 72 players recognized on the NSIC All-League team, including, program best 24 in 2016, 13 in 2015, 14 in 2014, eight in 2013, and 13 in 2012. USF has had 12 players named first team, 21 to the second team and 15 honorable mention. John Tidwell became USF’s first three-time first team All-NSIC selection in 2015, Former USF quarterback Kurtiss Riggs was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 2013. Riggs led USF to a two-year record of 25-1, setting NAIA records for TD passes in a season (55), and most attempts without an interception (290) during the 1996 season. He directed the Cougars to its first national title in 1996. In leading USF to a 14-0 record, Riggs set schools records in single season passing yards with 3,993, completions, 265, and had single game passing marks in passing yards with 457, completions, 30 and TDs (9). He was a 1996 NAIA first team All-American. In the title game win over Western Washington, he threw for 455 yards and five TDs. Riggs, who accumulated 496 completions in 801 attempts for 7,329 passing yards and 85 TDs in his career, was the third athlete from USF named to the NAIA Hall of Fame. USF punter Brian Hansen was inducted in 1995 and track and field standout Wally Diehl was inducted in 1968. Former head coach Bob Young, who was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 2010, has the most wins in school history with a 172-69-3 mark from 1983-2004. USF’s home field is named in Young’s honor. He was a two-time GPAC Coach of the Year (2002, 2003). Kalen

DeBoer, who owns the school’s best all-time winning percentage at .957, was the GPAC Coach of the Year three times (2006, 2007, 2008) and named the AFCA/NAIA Coach of the Year in 2006, 2008 and 2009. He led USF to a 67-3 record and three national titles (2006, 2008, 2009). Four USF players were named NAIA National Players of the Year, including Nick Kortan in 2002, Chad Cavender in 2007, Lorenzo Brown in 2009 and Jon Ryan in 2010. Two former Cougars played in the NFL, including Rick Dan-meier (1972-75) who was with the Minnesota Vikings from 1977-82. He ranks sixth on the Vikings all-time scoring list with 364 points. Punter Brian Hansen (1980-83) played with the Washington Redskins, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots, and New Or-leans Saints from 1984-99. He is the only player in school history to be drafted by the NFL as he was taken in the ninth round of the 1984 draft. He averaged 42.3 yards per punt in the NFL. In 1902, the school played its first game against the University of South Dakota, falling 33-0. Over the 96 years of football, USF has a 405-402-20 record. The Cougars claimed its 400th all-time win in 2014 in a 38-9 win over Concordia, St. Paul on Oct. 4. At the NAIA level, USF was 36-12 in the playoffs with four national titles, three runner-up finishes and three semifinal appear-ances. The Cougars won their first ever league title (SDIC) in 1981 and had their first unbeaten regular season in 1988 when they also appeared in the playoffs for the first time. In 1995, USF won the program’s first playoff game. Look Back over the Years After that first game in 1902 USF did not play again until the 1911 season when they lost to Huron, 24-9. In 1915, the program tasted the winning feeling for the first time with a 41-0 win over Pipestone. In 1916, the program had the first winning season at 3-2-2. The Cougars recorded a 46-0 win over Augustana. Records suggest that USF hired T.R. Johnson in 1919 when the Cougars were 0-2. Later, USF hired another USD graduate in Frank McCormick, who led the program from 1924-27 (4-18, .182). Francis Olson, who is tied with Philip Tinsworth (6-45-1, .130, 1949-55) and Richard Sterup (20-40, .333, 1962-68), for the second longest tenure (seven years) at USF, had a 19-24-6 (.388) mark from 1928-34. The early years at USF were tough with just five .500 or better seasons in the first 30 years of the program. However, the 6-1-1 season in 1934, including a 108-to-35 scoring edge, was a standout season. In 1960, the Cougars, which included USF Hall of Fame members Bob Young and Reid Beier, were 6-2 with a 188-to-151 scoring margin. In 1966 and 1967, USF put together a 13-5 combined record (6-3, 7-2). Later in 1980, the Cougars began a six-year winning run of 38-18, including a 6-3-1 record in 1981 when the Cougars captured their first-ever league title, winning the SDIC. The 1981 produced the school’s first-ever league title as the Cougars won the SDIC under direc-tion of head coach Dave Schroeder. In a 9-1 campaign in 1982 USF held a 234-to-92 scoring edge but finished second in the SDIC, although they were ranked ninth in the NAIA poll as Dave Schroeder was named the District 12 Coach of the Year. Head Coach Bob Young took over in 1984, directing the Cougars to its most successful period ever. In 22 seasons (1983-2004), Young led his teams to a 172-69-3 (.711) record and the school’s first NAIA championship in 1996 (47-25 win over Western Washington). In his first season in 1984, USF went 8-2 with an SDIC title and a 233-to-145 scoring edge. In 1988, USF had the school’s best season in history as they went 10-1 with a 14-9 playoff loss to Northwestern (Iowa) spoiling an undefeated regular season. USF had a 278-to-115 scoring margin in that season as they reached the playoffs for the first time. They finished ranked 8th in the final NAIA DII poll. It was the first time that USF had won 10 straight games and set 16 school records, including rushing of-fense with 2,104 yards and 21 rushing TDs. Bob Booth was named the SDIC MVP & USF’s first league MVP. Bob Young was named Coach of the Year. Booth was the first defensive player to win the award since 1981.By 1994, the Cougars were ready to take a step up. After going 18-22

COUGAR HISTORY

USF has recorded 15, 10-win seasonsA list of the 15 top sea-sons in Cougars football history follows. The rank-ings are listed according to best mark. USF has recorded four unbeaten seasons, all in the nation-al championship years of 1996, 2006, 2008, 2009. The Cougars have registered 11 seasons of just one loss.2009 -- 15-01996 -- 14-02006 -- 14-02008 -- 14-02007 -- 13-12010 -- 13-12016 -- 12-12002 -- 12-12003 -- 12-12001 -- 12-21995 -- 11-12004 -- 11-12014 -- 11-11997 -- 11-22005 -- 11-2

over the previous four seasons (1990-93), the Cougars put together an 8-2 campaign before going 11-1 in 1995 as they went unbeaten in the regular season. A 42-17 loss to U-Mary ended the perfect run. But it was a precursor of things to come. In 1996, the Cougars, who were ranked as high as #2 in the national rankings in the regular season, dominated from start to finish as they opened with a 58-6 decision against Concordia (Neb.). In the opening four games, USF had a 199-to-61 scoring edge. It was a margin that continued as the Cougars rolled up a 636-to-227 scoring margin for the season. After an unbeaten season, which included six games of scoring 50 points or more, USF defeated U-Mary, 56-19, gaining a little revenge for the loss in 1995. Then they defeated rival Northwestern (Iowa), 52-21, and edged Evangel (Mo.), 28-22. In the finals, the Cougars received a big-time performance from quarterback Kurtiss Riggs, who completed 25-of-33 passes for 431 yards and five TDs in a 47-25 win over Western Washington (11-2) before 4,000 in attendance at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tenn. Both USF and No. 6 Western Washington played in their first ever championship game. In the win, David Ruter, who had 19 carries for 55 yards and four catches for 98 yards, scored three TDs, including recep-tions of 20 and 64 yards and a nine-yard run. Riggs, who was the Of-fensive Player of the Game, connected with Kalen DeBoer, who caught 10 passes for 131 yards, for two TDs (5, 19). DeBoer also had a 54-yard TD run. Overall, the Cougars had 518 yards in total offense. Jeremy Gardner also cracked 100 yards receiving with six receptions for 133 yards. USF defensive end Travis Dumke (eight tackles, 2 TFLs) was the Defensive Player of the Game. In the 1996 season, Riggs threw 55 TDs with just three picks and DeBoer had 99 catches for 1,374 yards and 17 TDs. Gardner accu-mulated 50 catches for 955 yards and 16 TDs in the season. In a season when USF generated 6,863 yards in total offense (4, 144 passing), they had a season high of 678 yards in offense against Nebraska-Wesleyan when they scored 65 points. In total they had 86 TDs, including 57 passing. Before Coach Young retired in 2004, he started USF on a run of success, which continues to 2017. USF has 23 straight winning sea-sons, most in DII. From 2001-to-2010, the Cougars compiled a unbe-lievable mark of 127-9 or a winning percentage of .934. In USF’s run, they reached the quarterfinals in the NAIA every year while winning three national titles, and finishing second three times with two semifi-nal appearances. In that run, every USF team won at least 10 games. In 2001, Young took the Cougars to the finals, falling to Georgetown, Kentucky, 49-27, in a season when they finished 12-2 and won a GPAC title. A year later, they were unbeaten in the regular sea-son and 12-1 overall as USF, which won the GPAC again, reached the national semifinals where the Cougars lost to Carroll College (Mt.), 20-17. The Cougars again claimed the GPAC crown and had a sec-ond straight unbeaten regular season in 2003. After two playoff wins, including a 33-7 win over Northwestern (IA), the Cougars dropped a 16-13 loss to Northwest Oklahoma State in the national semifinals. In Young’s final season (2004), the Cougars had a third straight unbeaten regular season before falling to Azusa Pacific, 24-3 in the quarterfinals. Young ended his career by guiding the Cougars to 44 straight regular season wins, including perfect regular seasons from 2002-04. In 2005, Kalen DeBoer, a wide receiver on the 1996 title win-ning team, took over the USF program. After Young’s departure, the winning continued under one of the school’s all-time great players with DeBoer, who earned NAIA All-American honors and finishing his ca-reer with a then record 234 receptions from 1993-96. In a five-year run, DeBoer led USF to a record of 67-3 (.957) and three national titles. Under his watch, the Cougars captured four GPAC titles, three national titles and had a streak of 50 straight home wins. DeBoer’s first season in 2005 ended in an 11-2 record and a trip to the national quarterfinals. In the that second round playoff game, USF fell to Carroll College, 55-0. It is the last game, to date, that USF has failed to score, a run of 139 straight games. The end of the 2005 season set up the 2006 run when ev-

erything came together for USF. The No. 2 Cougars defeated No. 1 St. Francis (Ind.), 23-19, in a title game that matched teams with the same mascot name and abbreviation (USF). The Cougars, which broke from a 13-13 halftime tie with 10 points in a four-minute period of the third quarter, won by forcing four turnovers, including three fumbles. Before a crowd of 5,805 at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tenn., USF, which was ranked No. 2 in the country, won the 51st annual NAIA national title as 2017 USF Athletics HO QB Chad Cavender (15-of-21-155) was named game MVP. In 2008, the Cougars winning streak continued all the way to Rome, GA. The No. 2 Cougars defeated No. 1 Carroll Col-lege, 23-7, to win a second title in three seasons. Before 6,500, the Cou-gars scored TDs on offense, defense and special teams. Carroll had won five of the six previous championships including the 17-9 win in 2007 over USF. In a season when USF recorded seven shutouts, an eighth nearly came in the championship game but Carroll scored with 6:15 to play in the game. In total, USF’s defense was top number one in 10 de-fensive categories, ranking as one of the best in school history. The Coo defense allowed just 83 points all season, a school record. In the 14-0 season, the Cougars had a 125-to-26 advantage in four playoff wins. Three times scored seven points or less in the playoffs. Overall, the only close game was a 34-31 win over Morningside the regular season finale. 11 teams were held to seven points or fewer. Of note, the defense al-lowed just 5.9 points per game, 206 total rushing yards, 0.6 yards per carry, 14.7 rushing yards per game and 109.4 total yards per game. A year later, the Cougar Pride kept rolling. In a 15-0 sea-son, USF had an 184-to-70 edge in the playoffs. The Cougars not only played exceptional defense (10.5 ppg, 210.5 total yards per game) but set a school record with 775 points or 51.7 points per game. They rolled up 7,313 yards in total offense. One of the school’s most memorable wins occurred in the 15-0 campaign in 2009. The then NAIA Cougars defeated NCAA DII power North Dakota, 28-13, in Grand Forks. In the 2009 champion-ship game, USF edged No. 3 Lindenwood (13-1), 25-22 in Rome, Ga. Braden Wieking, a Sioux Falls native, was offensive player of the game with three field goals and two extra points. Linebacker Dominic Studz-inski was defensive player of the game after seven tackles and two sacks. A Wieking field goal from 42 yards gave USF a lead they didn’t relin-quish as USF increased their winning streak to 29 straight games. After the season, HC Kalen DeBoer took a position at South-ern Illinois and USF hired Jed Stugart, who led USF to a 13-1 season. In fact, the 29-game streak went to 42 straight before a loss to nemesis Carroll College, 10-7 in the NAIA Championship. It was the final game in NAIA by USF, which won a 10th straight GPAC title. The next year in 2011, the program began a transition to NCAA DII. Since the transition, USF has built a 47-12 record in five seasons in the NSIC with four campaigns of nine wins of more. The 2014 season, which included the first 11-win campaign, was magical with the team’s then highest DII ranking of No. 10 on Oct. 27. The Cou-gars were ranked nine straight weeks. In December, 2014, USF defeat-ed Central Oklahoma, 42-10 in the Mineral Water Bowl in Excelsior Springs, Mo. It was USF’s first ever postseason appearance at DII. The momentum continued in 2015 as the Cougars rolled to a 9-3 season, which included its first ever DII playoff appearance. While USF lost at Henderson State, 23-16, it was a year to remember as the Cougars opened 7-0 and earned its first ever top five ranking in both the AFCA Coaches Poll and D2football.com. In 2016, the Cougars captured their first NSIC Champion-ship, rolling to an 11-0 record in the regular season and a 12-1 overall mark. USF, which advanced to the “Sweet 16” and hosted two playoff games, extended its all-time consecutive winning seasons to 23, which ranks fifth best across all divisions and tops in NCAA DII. Counting 2016, USF has 36 straight weeks of being ranked nationally. USF, which also won its first NSIC South title at 7-0, has been ranked in the top 10 16 times and as high as No. 4 in week 12 of 2016. Former USF assistant/defensive coordinator Jon Anderson was hired to lead the program in December 2016 following Stugart’s departure. Through 10 games (9-1) in 2017, the Cougars have been ranked 46 straight polls in both the AFCA and D2Football.com polls, the longest active run by an NSIC school.

COUGAR HISTORY