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Saturday, August 30Ashland @ Michigan Tech, NoonGannon @ Wayne State, NoonTiffin @ Findlay, 6 p.m.

Saturday, September 6Northwood @ Saginaw Valley, NoonIndianapolis @ St. Joseph's (Ind.), 1 p.m.Mercyhurst @ W.V. Wesleyan, 1 p.m.Northern Michigan @ Northern Iowa, 5 p.m.Edinboro @ Ashland, 7 p.m.Ferris State @ Hillsdale, 7 p.m.Grand Valley @ California-Davis, 9 p.m.

Saturday, September 13Saginaw Valley @ Michigan Tech, NoonFindlay @ Wayne State, NoonNorthern Michigan @ Mercyhurst, 1:30 p.m.Hillsdale @ Indianapolis, 2 p.m.Ashland @ Northwood, 7 p.m.Ferris State @ Grand Valley, 7 p.m.

Saturday, September 20Hillsdale @ Ashland, 1:25 p.m.Saginaw Valley @ Mercyhurst, 1:30 p.m.Michigan Tech @ Indianapolis, 2 p.m.Northwood @ Findlay, 6 p.m.Wayne State @ Grand Valley, 7 p.m.Northern Michigan @ Ferris State, 7 p.m.

Saturday, September 27Ashland @ Saginaw Valley, NoonFerris State @ Wayne State, NoonFindlay @ Michigan Tech, NoonMercyhurst @ Northwood, NoonIndianapolis @ Northern Michigan, 7 p.m.Grand Valley @ Hillsdale, 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 4Wayne State @ Ashland, 1:25 p.m.Saginaw Valley @ Indianapolis, 2 p.m.Northern Michigan @ Hillsdale, 2:30 p.m.Mercyhurst @ Findlay, 6 p.m.Michigan Tech @ Grand Valley, 7 p.m.Northwood @ Ferris State, 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 11Ferris State @ Michigan Tech, NoonFindlay @ Saginaw Valley, NoonIndianapolis @ Northwood, NoonHillsdale @ Wayne State, 1 p.m.Grand Valley @ Northern Michigan, 1 p.m.Ashland @ Mercyhurst, 1:30 p.m.

September 6 — Northern IowaDepart Marquette on Friday, Sept. 5. Re-turn immediately after the game.

September 13 — MercyhurstDepart Marquette vis charter airplane onFriday, Sept. 12. Return immediately afterthe game.

September 20— Ferris StateDepart Marquette on Friday, Oct. 19. Re-turn immediately after the game.

October 4 — HillsdaleDepart Marquette on Friday, Oct. 3. Re-turn immediately after the game.

October 18 — AshlandDepart Marquette on Thursday, Oct. 16.Return immediately after the game.

November 8 — Saginaw ValleyDepart Marquette on Friday, Nov. 7. Re-turn immediately after the game.

The 2003 NMU Football media guidewas compiled and edited by Sports Informa-tion Director David Faiella. Design of frontand back covers by April Vivian, NMUPrinting Services. Photos by Duane Papeof Marquette.

2003 Wildcat FootballTravel Itinerary

Credits

Saturday, October 18Michigan Tech @ Wayne State, NoonNorthern Michigan @ Ashland, 1:25 p.m.Mercyhurst @ Ferris State, 2 p.m.Findlay @ Indianapolis, 2 p.m.Northwood @ Hillsdale, 2:30 p.m.Saginaw Valley @ Grand Valley, 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 25Ferris State @ Saginaw Valley, NoonGrand Valley @ Northwood, NoonHillsdale @ Michigan Tech, NoonIndianapolis @ Mercyhurst, 1:30 p.m.Ashland @ Findlay, 6 p.m.Wayne State @ Northern Michigan, 7 p.m.

Saturday, November 1Northwood @ Wayne State, NoonIndianapolis @ Ashland, 1:25 p.m.Findlay @ Ferris State, 1:30 p.m.Saginaw Valley @ Hillsdale, 2:30 p.m.Mercyhurst @ Grand Valley, 7 p.m.Michigan Tech @ Northern Michigan, 7 p.m.

Saturday, November 8Michigan Tech @ Northwood, NoonNorthern Michigan @ Saginaw Valley, NoonHillsdale @ Findlay, 1 p.m.Grand Valley @ Indianapolis, 1 p.m.Ferris State @ Ashland, 1:25 p.m.Wayne State @ Mercyhurst, 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 15Wayne State @ Saginaw Valley, NoonGrand Valley @ Findlay, 1 p.m.Indianapolis @ Ferris State, 1:30 p.m.Mercyhurst @ Hillsdale, 2:30 p.m.Northwood @ Northern Michigan, 7 p.m.

Saturday, November 22NCAA Division II First Rounds, Campus Sites

Saturday, November 29NCAA Division II Quarterfinals, Campus Sites

Saturday, December 6NCAA Division II Semifinals, Campus Sites

Saturday, December 13NCAA Division II National ChampionshipBraly Municipal Stadium, Florence, Alabama

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2003 NMU Media GuideContents and Quick Facts

Location: Marquette, Mich. 49855Founded: 1899Enrollment: 8,800President: Mike Roy (interim)NCAA Faculty Representative: Jim SuksiGLIAC Faculty Representative: Jim SuksiNational Affiliation (Football): NCAA IIConference: Great Lakes IntercollegiateAthletic Conference (GLIAC)School Colors: Old Gold & Olive GreenNickname: WildcatsHome Field: Superior DomeHome Field Capacity: 8,000Athletic Director: Ken GodfreyHead Football Coach: Doug SamsAlma Mater: Oregon State University, 1978Overall Record/Years: 64-57-0/12 YearsNMU Record/Years: 6-5/1Year2002 Overall Record: 6-52002 GLIAC Record/Place: 6-4/5thReturning Letterwinners: 30Letterwinners Lost: 18Sports Information Director: David FaiellaAthletic Office: (906) 227-2105SID Phone Number: (906) 227-1013SID E-Mail: [email protected] FAX Number: (906) 227-2492Press Box Number: (906) 227-1720NMU Sports Hotline Number: (906) 227-1014Web Site: http://newsbureau.nmu.edu/wildcats/

GLIAC Schedule/Travel Itinerary ............ IFCFast Facts/GLIAC ........................................ 1Media Services .............................................. 2Head Coach Doug Sams ................................ 3Coaching Staff ............................................ 4-5Alphabetical Roster ...................................... 6Numerical Roster .......................................... 72003 Recruits ................................................ 8Support Staff ................................................ 8Player Profiles ......................................... 9-162003 Outlook .............................................. 172002 Game Summaries .......................... 18-192002 Final Statistics .............................. 20-212002 GLIAC/NMU Review ....................... 222003 Opponents .................................... 23-25NMU Football Honors .......................... 26-32Records .................................................. 33-34Yearly Statistical Leaders ...................... 35-38Coaching Records/Playoff History ............. 39Year-By-Year Win-Loss Records ............... 40Records Versus All Foes ............................ 41Season-By-Season Results .................... 42-45Letterwinners ......................................... 46-48Superior Dome Records .............................. 49University Profile .................................. 50-52Media Guide Sponsors .......................... 53-56Inside Back Cover .................................... IBC

After nine years of existence as one of the premier conferences in Division IIfootball, the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) merged as part of theGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference on July 1, 1999.

The GLIAC was founded in 1972. Since that date the GLIAC has been a leader inthe advancement and promotion of intercollegiate athletics for men and women.

The charter members of the GLIAC were Grand Valley State, Lake Superior Stateand Saginaw Valley State.

Expansion of the GLIAC began immediately with the addition of Ferris State andOakland University in 1972. Hillsdale College was accepted as a member in 1974, whileNorthern Michigan and Wayne State joined in 1975. In 1977, the conference lost its firstmember when Northern Michigan withdrew. Michigan Tech filled the vacancy when itbecame a member in 1980.

After the 1986-87 season, Northwood left the conference and was replaced byNorthern Michigan. Northwood rejoined the conference in 1992.

After the 1989 season, the conference dropped football as a sponsored sport. Theconference schools sponsoring football joined the members of the Heartland CollegiateConference in forming the football-only Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference(MIFC), which began play in 1990.

The GLIAC entered a new era in the 1995-96 school year. Prior to that year, allmember institutions were located in the state of Michigan. Membership was offered onDecember 14, 1994 to Ashland University and Gannon University and MercyhurstCollege, both located in Erie, Pennsylvania. All three schools began their membershipson July 1, 1995.

In 1997 membership was granted to the University of Findlay (Ohio). Findlayreplaced Oakland University, which withdrew from the conference after the 1996-97season as it moved to NCAA Division One status. Westminster College, located in NewWilmington, Pennsylvania, became the 14th member of the GLIAC when it accepted itsexpansion offer in May of 1997. However, Westminster dropped from the leaguefollowing the 1999 season.

Overall, the GLIAC conducts championships in 19 sports, nine for men and 10 forwomen. The policy-making body is the Executive Council, which is comprised of threerepresentatives from each member institution - its director of athletics, faculty representa-tive and senior woman administrator. Final approval of all GLIAC legislation is requiredby the Council of GLIAC President’s.

The presidency of the GLIAC is rotated alphabetically by school, Griz Zimmermann,director of athletics at Saginaw Valley State University will serve as GLIAC President in2003-04. Pat Riepma, athletic director at Northwood will serve as Past President.

As GLIAC commissioner, Tom Brown is responsible for all conferenceadminstration. He is beginning his 11th season as the conference’s fifth commissioner.

Assisting Brown are Phil Barnes, Supervisor of Football Officials; John Kirk,Supervisor of Basketball Officials; Jeff Ligney, Director of Media Relations and JeanneSkinner, Supervisor of Volleyball Officials.

The conference moved its offices to Bay City during the summer of 2002. Theaddress: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, 1110 Washington Ave., BayCity, MI 48708. Telephone number is (989) 894-2529 and the fax number is (989) 894-2825.

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Media Services

NewspapersRene PrusiThe Mining JournalP.O. Box 430Marquette, MI 49855Voice Phone: (906) 228-2500Fax Number: (906) 228-2617

TelevisionMike LudlumWLUC-TV 6177 U.S. 41Negaunee, MI 49866Voice Phone: (906) 475-4141Fax Number: (906) 475-5070

RadioRon PlumbWGLQ-FM524 Ludington StreetEscanaba, MI 49829Voice Phone: (906) 789-9700Fax Number: (906) 789-9700

Tom MogushWMQT-FMP.O. Box 467Ishpeming, MI 49849Voice Phone: (906) 485-5523Fax Number: (906) 485-4585

Mark EvansWKQS-FM2025 U.S. 41 WestMarquette, MI 49855Voice Phone: (906) 227-7777Fax Number: (906) 228-9717

They Cover the Wildcats

Sports DirectorWJPD/WDMJ Radio845 W. WashingtonMarquette, MI 49855Voice Phone: (906) 225-1313Fax Number: (906) 225-1324

Sports DirectorWNMU-FMLearning Resources CenterNorthern Michigan UniversityMarquette, MI 49855Voice Phone: (906) 227-2600

Jeff Ligney - GLIACDirector of Media Relations1110 Washington AvenueBay City, MI 48708Voice Phone: (989) 894-2529Fax Number: (989) 894-2825

Sports EditorThe North WindNorthern Michigan UniversityUniversity CenterMarquette, MI 49855Voice Phone: (906) 227-2545Fax Number: (906) 227-2449

This brochure is prepared to assist in coverage of Northern MichiganUniversity’s 2003 football season. It should answer basic questions aboutNMU football. Should additional information or materials be required,contact:

David FaiellaSports Information DirectorNorthern Michigan UniversityMarquette, Michigan 49855-5309Office Telephone: (906) 227-1013Home Telephone: (906) 226-8435

WORKING CREDENTIALSApplications for scouting and working press credentials must be made

at least two weeks in advance of the game to be scouted, covered or filmed.Appropriate credentials will be mailed or held for pick up at the will call ticketbooth. No one will be admitted to the press box who is not in an officialcapacity.

Limited to daily and weekly newspapers, student newspapers, wireservices and team photographers. All requests must come through the SportsInformation Office.

NMU provides a courtesy co-op telephone line for visiting GLIACteams. Requests for other stations to broadcast must be made through theSports Information Office.

Coach Sams is available mornings or just prior to or after practice. Apress room will also be set up for each home game and Coach Sams andplayers will be available at that time for post-game interviews.

Media are always welcome. Advance notice would be appreciated.Practice usually begins at 3:30 p.m.

NMU maintains a telephone in the press box. It is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. The press box telephone number is (906) 227-1720.Starters, rosters, programs and pre-game notes will be available prior to eachgame with a complete statistical package provided immediately following thecontest.

PHOTOGRAPHY PASSES

RADIO COVERAGE

PRESS BOX SERVICES

ATTENDANCE AT PRACTICE

AVAILABILITY OF COACH

VOICE OF THE WILDCATS: WKQS-FM (101.9)Great Lakes Radio of Marquette covers home and road games as an

official and exclusive voice of the Wildcats. The flagship station isWKQS-FM (101.9). Also on the network is WHCH-FM (98.3).

Broadcast of all games are available on the internet. To get thebroadcast, simply visit the NMU Athletics web site (http://newsbureau.nmu.edu/wildcats/) and click on the link at the top of thepage. Games are also available on TEAMLINE. Dial 1-800-846-4700and enter 1759 as NMU’s team code. Games are billed to your creditcard.

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Head Coach Doug Sams

1976-78Oregon State University

1979-82Northern Iowa

1983-85Idaho State

1986Montreal Alouettes

1987Edmonton Eskimos

1988Urbana University

1989-91Ottawa Rough Riders

1991-01Fairmont State College

2002-presentNorthern Michigan University

Birth Place: Walla Walla, WashingtonBirth Date: July 12, 1955Alma Mater: Oregon State University

(1978)Overall Record: 64-57-0/12 YearsNMU Record: 6-5/1 Year

Doug Sams begins his second season as head coach at Northern MichiganUniversity. Sams was named the 19th head coach in school history onFebruary 7, 2002. He led the Wildcats to a 6-5 mark in his first campaign in Marquette.

Sams comes to NMU from Fairmont State College in West Virginia wherehe was the head coach from 1991-01.

His record at Fairmont State was 53-47-0 and his overall head collegiatecoaching record in 12 years is 64-57-0.

He won two West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC)football championships during his tenure at Fairmont State in 1996 and 2000.

For his efforts in 1996, Sams was named the WVIAC Coach of the Year.The 2000 football team posted a 7-3 record and were co-champions of the

West Virginia Conference with a 6-1 record.For the 2001 season, the Falcons finished with a 6-3 record and ended the

season with five straight wins.His other head coaching experience was one year at Urbana University

in Ohio, an NAIA Division II school, where he went 5-5 during the 1988season.

A native of Oregon, Sams came to Fairmont from the Ottawa RoughRiders of the Canadian Football League, where he was the offensive coordi-nator from 1989 to 1991.

Sams is an offensive-minded coach who plans to bring a wide-openoffense to the Wildcats.

“My philosophy is to pass to set up the run,” stated Sams. “I like to runa wide-open offense and I want my players to have fun. I believe players liketo play and that fans like to see the ball in the air.”

Sams began his coaching career at Oregon State University where heserved a student assistant from 1976 to 1977 and was a part-time defensiveline coach in 1978. From there, he moved on to the University of NorthernIowa where he coached receivers and the offensive line from 1979 to 1983.

In 1983, he joined the Idaho State University staff as tight end coach andserved as offensive coach and recruiting coordinator from 1984 to 1985.

He then moved on to the Canadian Football League in 1986 when hebecame the offensive line coach for the Montreal Alouettes. A year later, hejoined the Edmonton Eskimos as the defensive coach and specials teamscoordinator. That season, the Eskimos won the Grey Cup, which is theequivalent to the NFL’s Super Bowl.

Following the 1988 season as head coach at Urbana, he returned to theCFL serving as offensive coordinator of the Ottawa Rough Riders, then wasselected as the 15th head coach in school history at Fairmont State.

Sams holds a bachelor of science degree from Oregon State University(1978) and a master’s degree in physical education from Idaho State Univer-sity (1984).

Sams resides in Marquette with his wife, Brenda, and dog Sam. He has a daughter,Kate, who is 11 years old.

He enjoys golfing, reading and has performed in various plays includingThe Foreigner, A Few Good Men, Anything Goes, Lend Me A Tenor, The Odd Couple,Rumors, Grease and You Can’t Take It With You.

In his short time at NMU he has been a member of the cast of Pirates ofPenzance and Oklahoma.

Sams is active in the community as he is a member of Kiwanis, serves on the boardof directors for the YMCA, is the Chairman of the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign andis a member of the American Football Coaches Association.

The Sams File . . .

Coaching Background

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Position: Offensive LineAlma Mater: Northern Michigan, 1995At NMU Since: Fourth Year

Joined the Wildcat staff in thefall of 2000 as offensive line coach.

Came to NMU from CapitalUniversity in Columbus, Ohiowhere he was assistant head foot-ball coach, recruiting coordinatorand coached the offensive line andtight ends. Also, served as anassistant athletic director.

Spent one year as assistant de-fensive line coach at NorthernMichigan and two years as theassistant offensive line coach atCentral Michigan University.

Former Wildcat gridder whoearned four letters (90-91-92-93) asan offensive lineman. He gradu-ated from NMU in 1995 with abachelor’s degree in criminal jus-tice/Spanish. Earned his master’sdegree in athletic administrationfrom Central Michigan.

His wife, Marjy, is a graduateof Michigan State and earned hermaster’s degree at Central Michi-gan University. They have a son,Jack.

Matt Collins

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Position: Offensive CoordinatorAlma Mater: Fairmont State, 1996At NMU Since: Second Year

Second year on the Wildcatstaff. Came to NMU with newcoach Doug Sams and serves asoffensive coordinator.

Following graduation fromLincoln High School in 1989 hestarted his football career atGlenville State College beforetransferring to Fairmont State in1992. That season he was the start-ing quarterback in Doug Sams firstyear at Fairmont. He threw for1,945 yards, the fourth-highestsingle-season passing yardage inFalcon football history.

After completing his collegiatecareer he joined the coaching staffand spent eight years with the Fal-cons. During that tenure, as offen-sive coordinator and quarterbackcoach, Fairmont State won the 1996and 2000 conference champion-ships.

Kellar received his under-graduate degree from FairmontState in 1996. One year later, hereceived his master’s degree fromWest Virginia University.

He and his wife, Missy, haveone daughter, Diedra, and threesons, Jarrod, Anthony and Jacob.

Mike Kellar

Position: Defensive Line/Strengthand Conditioning Coordinator

Alma Mater: Northern Michigan, 1985At NMU Since: Fifth Year

Jurasin, a 1998 inductee in theNMU Hall of Fame, joined theWildcat staff in 1999.

A former All-State performerat Bessemer High School, he was afour-year starting defensive line-man (1982-85) for the Wildcats.

Following his NMU career, hesigned with Saskatchewan of theCanadian Football League in 1986.He played 13 seasons with theRoughriders and concluded hisplaying career with Iowa’s ArenaFootball League team. Jurasin wasinducted into the SaskatchewanHall of Fame in 2002.

He concluded his CFL careeras the number two player in his-tory in career sacks with 142.Jurasin was chosen to the All-Ca-nadian team three times (87-88-92)and was selected to the WesternDivison All-Star squad six times.

In 1997, he was namedSaskatchewan’s Most OutstandingPlayer and Most Outstanding De-fensive Player, recorded a team-record 22 sacks and was votedMolson Most Popular Player bythe fans.

Jurasin and his wife, Carrie,have four children: Bob Jr., Katie,Dylan and Wyatt.

Assistant Coach

Bob Jurasin

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Position: Defensive CoordinatorAlma Mater: Clarion University, 1998At NMU Since: Second Year

Snyder follows Doug Sams andMike Kellar from Fairmont StateCollege to the Northern Michigancoaching staff where he serves asdefensive coordinator.

Prior to joining the staff atFairmont State, he was the runningback coach for two years atGlenville State College in WestVirginia. Before that, he coachedrunning backs at his alma mater,Clairon University of Pennsylva-nia.

He also coached wide receiv-ers and defensive backs at GroveCity High School in Pennsylvania.

At Clarion, he earned hisbachelor’s degree in elementaryeducation and his master’s degreein 2000 from West Virginia Univer-sity.

He was born in Greenville,Pennsylvania and enjoys golf, ski-ing, hunting and fishing. He is amember of the American FootballCoaches Association.

His wife, Aimee, is a teacher.

Mike Snyder

Wildcat Coaching Staff

Position: Part-Time Assistant/Defensive BacksAt NMU Since: 25th Year

Jim Driscoll

Position: Part-Time Assistant/Tight EndsAt NMU Since: Third Year

Bob McCullough

Jason Wender

Mike Oswald

Jason Wender

Tony Ebeling

Nathan Twork

Position: Part-Time Assistant/Defensive BacksAt NMU Since: First Year

Position: Part-Time Assistant/Outside LinebackersAt NMU Since: First Year

Position: Part-Time Assistant/Wide ReceiversAt NMU Since: First Year

Herb Grenke

Position: Part-Time Assistant/DefenseAt NMU Since: 29th Year

Nick Nordstrom

Position: Part-Time Assistant/Defensive LineAt NMU Since: First Year

Jesse Loeffler

Position: Part-Time Assistant/Offensive LineAt NMU Since: First Year

PHOTONOT

AVAILABLE

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2003 Alphabetical RosterNo. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt.

Hometown/High School/Junior College

95 Kyle Anderson TE Jr. 6-1 225

Alpena, Mich./Alpena

60 Seth Arbogast OL Rfr. 6-3 270

Battle Creek, Mich./Harper Creek

99 Bill Baker DL So. 6-4 300

Harvey, Mich./Marquette

7 Logan Barnhart RB Jr. 5-9 185

Haslett, Mich./Haslett

66 Jeff Beneteau OL Sr. 6-2 280

Shelby Township, Mich./Utica Eisenhower

3 Micah Billingsley WR Sr. 6-1 190

Aurora, Colo./Ft. Lewis

71 Robert Boss OL So. 6-5 295

Charlevoix, Mich./Charlevoix

19 Drew Buyarski DB Sr. 6-1 190

Menominee, Mich./Menominee

38 Joe Campbell DB Rfr. 6-2 180

Hillsdale, Mich./Hillsdale

70 Cliff Carter OL Jr. 6-3 267

Ishpeming, Mich./Ishpeming

12 Luke Commare QB So. 6-2 200

Spring Grove, Ill./Marian Catholic Central

1 Manuel Diaz WR Jr. 5-9 170

Fountain Valley, Calif./Fountain Valley

40 Grant Ebeling LB Fr. 6-1 225

Norway, Mich./Norway

59 Nathan Fechter OL Rfr. 6-5 225

Iola, Wis./Iola-Scandinavia

81 Drew Federau TE Rfr. 6-3 210

Okemos, Mich./Okemos

21 Brandon Forrest DB So. 5-10 180

East Lansing, Mich./Okemos

72 Lyle Frailing OL Rfr. 6-7 270

Iron River, Mich./West Iron County

68 Greg Frankenfield OL So. 6-2 275

Scottsdale, Arizona/Horizon

6 Brandon Genwright LB Sr. 5-10 210

Saginaw, Mich./Buena Vista

32 Ben Glinski RB Rfr. 5-8 190

Crandon, Wis./Crandon

33 Jon Gonda RB Fr. 5-8 175

Vassar, Mich./Vassar

85 Joe Heath WR Rfr. 6-2 180

Marinette, Wis./Marinette

50 Erik Hecht LB Fr. 5-11 210


43 Mark Jackan FB Jr. 6-2 250

Appleton, Wis./East

82 Chris Kelm WR Fr. 6-2 185

Iron Mountain, Mich./Iron Mountain

22 Jason Kittle WR So. 6-1 170

Commerce Township, Mich./Walled Lake Central

86 Paul Kraemer WR Rfr. 6-1 175


24 Chad Kurian RB So. 5-9 185


37 Joel Kurzynske LB So. 6-2 230

Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski

10 Jeremy Landstra QB Rfr. 6-1 210

Jenison, Mich./Jenison

39 Ken Laverty LB Rfr. 5-11 200

Norwich, Conn./Norwich

56 Adam Lewinski DL Jr. 6-1 297

Detroit, Mich./Country Day

No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt.


36 David Lucas RB Rfr. 5-10 170

Iron Mountain, Mich./Kingsford

5 Kyle Marotz PK So. 5-9 160

Green Bay, Wis./Bay Port

26 Eric Mason LB So. 5-10 195

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich./Sault Ste. Marie

88 Nick Mauthe WR So. 6-2 190

Barron, Wis./Barron

11 Vinney Mayfield WR So. 5-10 160

Grand Rapids, Mich./East Kentwood

13 Chris McDaniel WR Jr. 6-2 200

Menlo Park, Calif./Sierra C.C.

35 Brandon McGraw RB Fr. 5-7 190

Saginaw, Mich./Nouvel Central Catholic

8 Chris Messano WR Sr. 6-1 170


93 Luke Mullins DL So. 6-0 285

Grand Ledge, Mich./Grand Ledge

57 Dan Nett OL Sr. 6-3 260

Appleton, Wis./East

89 Justin Orvis TE Sr. 6-5 221

Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington

41 Steve Pekny FB Jr. 5-11 215

Elmhurst, Ill./York

25 Gavin Ray LB Jr. 6-1 225

Grass Valley, Calif./Sierra CC

90 Adam Rebella DL Rfr. 6-4 275

Marquette, Mich./Marquette

20 Josh Reed DB Rfr. 5-10 195

Milwaukee, Wis./Vincent

14 Kelly Reed QB Rfr. 6-2 195


18 Dan Rickaby P Rfr. 6-0 195

Skandia, Mich./Gwinn

9 Pat Rouzard WR Sr. 6-3 185

Miami, Fla./Sierra CC

76 Drew Schwartz OL So. 6-3 277

Dearborn, Mich./Dearborn

83 Arthur Scott WR Rfr. 5-9 170

Chicago, Ill./Austin

28 Matt Shem DB So. 5-11 180

Massillon, Ohio/Washington

4 Josh Sherko DE Sr. 6-3 212

Lockport, Ill./Lockport

16x Jake Simkins QB Fr. 6-3 200


16 Matt Skorupka LB So. 6-3 225

Trenton, N.J./Fork Union

47 Vince Spiten DB Sr. 6-0 190

Madison, Wis./East

2 Sydney St. Hilaire DB Sr. 5-9 170


54 James Streeter DL Rfr. 6-2 265

Gowen, Mich./Cedar Spring

55 Dan Studer LB So. 6-0 217

Massillon, Ohio/Massillon

46 Ryan Sturdy LB Jr. 5-11 220

Gladstone, Mich./Escanaba

63 Brad Sutter DL Rfr. 6-3 260

Gladstone, Mich./Gladstone

15 Kyle Swenor QB Sr. 6-3 205

Petoskey, Mich./Petoskey

23 Wayne Taylor DB So. 5-10 170

New York, N.Y./Jackson



42 Aaron Tillman DB Fr. 6-1 190

Detroit, Mich./Southfield

34 Logan Watts RB Rfr. 5-11 200


29 Ryan Wender DB Sr. 5-10 210

Kingsford, Mich./Kingsford

44 Ryan Wettstein P Sr. 6-2 206

Chilton, Wis./Chilton

77 Bret Wickstrom OL Jr. 6-5 270

Florence, Wis./Florence

27 Corey Woods RB So. 5-10 185


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2003 Numerical RosterNo. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt.


1 Manuel Diaz WR Jr. 5-9 170

Fountain Valley, Calif./Fountain Valley

2 Sydney St. Hilaire DB Sr. 5-9 170


3 Micah Billingsley WR Sr. 6-1 190

Aurora, Colo./Ft. Lewis

4 Josh Sherko DE Sr. 6-3 212

Lockport, Ill./Lockport

5 Kyle Marotz PK So. 5-9 160

Green Bay, Wis./Bay Port

6 Brandon Genwright LB Sr. 5-10 210

Saginaw, Mich./Buena Vista

7 Logan Barnhart RB Jr. 5-9 185

Haslett, Mich./Haslett

8 Chris Messano WR Sr. 6-1 170


9 Pat Rouzard WR Sr. 6-3 185


10 Jeremy Landstra QB Rfr. 6-1 210

Jenison, Mich./Jenison

11 Vinney Mayfield WR So. 5-10 160

Grand Rapids, Mich./East Kentwood

12 Luke Commare QB So. 6-2 200

Spring Grove, Ill./Marian Catholic Central

13 Chris McDaniel WR Jr. 6-2 200

Menlo Park, Calif./Sierra CC

14 Kelly Reed QB Rfr. 6-2 195


15 Kyle Swenor QB Sr. 6-3 205

Petoskey, Mich./Petoskey

16 Matt Skorupka LB So. 6-3 225

Trenton, N.J./Fork Union

16x Jake Simkins QB Fr. 6-3 200


18 Dan Rickaby P Rfr. 6-0 195

Skandia, Mich./Gwinn

19 Drew Buyarski DB Sr. 6-1 190

Menominee, Mich./Menominee

20 Josh Reed DB Rfr. 5-10 195

Milwaukee, Wis./Vincent

21 Brandon Forrest DB So. 5-10 180

East Lansing, Mich./Okemos

22 Jason Kittle WR So. 6-1 170

Commerce Township, Mich./Walled Lake Central

23 Wayne Taylor DB So. 5-10 170

New York, N.Y./Jackson

24 Chad Kurian RB So. 5-9 185


25 Gavin Ray LB Jr. 6-1 225

Grass Valley, Calif./Sierra CC

26 Eric Mason LB So. 5-10 195

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich./Sault Ste. Marie

27 Corey Woods RB So. 5-10 185


28 Matt Shem DB So. 5-11 180

Massillon, Ohio/Washington

29 Ryan Wender DB Sr. 5-10 210

Kingsford, Mich./Kingsford

32 Ben Glinski RB Rfr. 5-8 190

Crandon, Wis./Crandon

33 Jon Gonda RB Fr. 5-8 175


34 Logan Watts RB Rfr. 5-11 200




35 Brandon McGraw RB Fr. 5-7 190


36 David Lucas RB Rfr. 5-10 170

Iron Mountain, Mich./Kingsford

37 Joel Kurzynske LB So. 6-2 230

Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski

38 Joe Campbell DB Rfr. 6-2 180

Hillsdale, Mich./Hillsdale

39 Ken Laverty LB Rfr. 5-11 200

Norwich, Conn./Norwich

40 Grant Ebeling LB Fr. 6-1 225


41 Steve Pekny FB Jr. 5-11 215

Elmhurst, Ill./York

42 Aaron Tillman DB Fr. 6-1 190

Detroit, Mich./Southfield

43 Mark Jackan FB Jr. 6-2 250

Appleton, Wis./East

44 Ryan Wettstein P Sr. 6-2 206

Chilton, Wis./Chilton

46 Ryan Sturdy LB Jr. 5-11 220

Gladstone, Mich./Escanaba

47 Vince Spiten DB Sr. 6-0 190

Madison, Wis./East

50 Erik Hecht LB Fr. 5-11 210


54 James Streeter DL Rfr. 6-2 265

Gowen, Mich./Cedar Spring

55 Dan Studer LB So. 6-0 217

Massillon, Ohio/Massillon

56 Adam Lewinski DL Jr. 6-1 297

Detroit, Mich./Country Day

57 Dan Nett OL Sr. 6-3 260

Appleton, Wis./East

59 Nathan Fechter OL Rfr. 6-5 225

Iola, Wis./Iola-Scandinavia

60 Seth Arbogast OL Rfr. 6-3 270

Battle Creek, Mich./Harper Creek

63 Brad Sutter DL Rfr. 6-3 260

Gladstone, Mich./Gladstone

66 Jeff Beneteau OL Sr. 6-2 280


68 Greg Frankenfield OL So. 6-2 275

Scottsdale, Arizona/Horizon

70 Cliff Carter OL Jr. 6-3 267


71 Robert Boss OL So. 6-5 295

Charlevoix, Mich./Charlevoix

72 Lyle Frailing OL Rfr. 6-7 270

Iron River, Mich./West Iron County

76 Drew Schwartz OL So. 6-3 277

Dearborn, Mich./Dearborn

77 Bret Wickstrom OL Jr. 6-5 270

Florence, Wis./Florence

81 Drew Federau TE Rfr. 6-3 210

Okemos, Mich./Okemos

82 Chris Kelm WR Fr. 6-2 185


83 Arthur Scott WR Rfr. 5-9 170

Chicago, Ill./Austin

85 Joe Heath WR Rfr. 6-2 180

Marinette, Wis./Marinette

86 Paul Kraemer WR Rfr. 6-1 175




88 Nick Mauthe WR So. 6-2 190

Barron, Wis./Barron

89 Justin Orvis TE Sr. 6-5 221

Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington

90 Adam Rebella DL Rfr. 6-4 275


93 Luke Mullins DL So. 6-0 285

Grand Ledge, Mich./Grand Ledge

95 Kyle Anderson TE Jr. 6-1 225

Alpena, Mich./Alpena

99 Bill Baker DL So. 6-4 300

Harvey, Mich./Marquette

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2003 NMU RecruitsName Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Junior CollegeDave Ashby LB 6-2 205 Bark River, Mich./Bark RiverShane Brossard QB 6-2 175 DeForest, Ill./DeForestDion Brown RB/DB 5-10 190 Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington/Harper J.C.James Couretas LB 6-0 215 Oxford, Mich./Lake OrionNick Craft WR 6-3 185 Romeo, Mich./RomeoShane Crottie DE 6-2 225 Shelby Twp., Mich./Utica EisenhowerSteve Darby DB 5-9 180 Wixom, Mich./Walled Lake WesternTyler Foor DB 6-0 190 Gladwin, Mich./Wyandotte RooseveltArchie Heath WR 6-1 190 Kenosha, Wis./TremperNeal Koch WR 6-1 190 Burlington, Wis./BurlingtonTyler Larson LB 6-2 205 Calumet, Mich./CalumetJarrett Lassa OL 6-5 290 Lisle, Ill./Naperville NorthMike Mahloch DL 6-3 250 Shawano, Wis./ShawanoRyan Martinac OB/DB 5-10 160 Ishpeming, Mich./IshpemingCraig McConnell DB 5-10 175 Massillon, Ohio/WashingtonReggie McCullough OL 6-0 275 Massillon, Ohio/WashingtonChris McDaniel WR 6-1 190 Los Angeles, Calif./Sierra J.C.Clinton Miller WR 6-2 185 Clinton Twp., Mich./Chippewa ValleyJeremy Nelson FS 5-11 190 Ishpeming, Mich./IshpemingJoe Parks RB 6-3 225 Crivitz, Wis./CrivitzJoe Podschwiet LB 6-1 230 Lockport, Ill./Joliet J.C.Steve Rathje OL 6-3 265 Bay Port, Mich./LakersGavin Ray LB 6-2 220 Grass Valley, Calif./Sierra J.C.Dean Roberts LB 6-0 210 Gwinn, Mich./GwinnJ.R. Robinson QB 6-2 200 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada/WinnipegDaniel Ryan OL/DL 6-4 310 Munising, Mich./MunisingD’London Smith DL 6-3 250 Peoria, Ill./Joliet J.C.John Sowders TE 6-3 210 Novi, Mich./Walled Lake WesternDeshaun Thompkins FS/RB 5-10 186 Battle Creek, Mich./CentralPeter Tuccini FS 6-1 180 Marquette, Mich./SeniorDarryl Tucker RB/DB 6-0 180 Lansing, Mich./EverettCorbin Walker DB 5-10 170 Bridgeport, Mich./BridgeportTroy Ware WR 6-1 185 Bridgeport, Mich./BridgeportBrent Watson LB 6-3 227 Gladstone, Mich./GladstoneLuke Whitson DE 6-1 250 Bloomington, Ill./Hamilton Southeastern/Harper J.C.Zachery Zanotti LB 6-2 210 Bay City, Mich./Central

2003 Support Staff

Charlie GrossVideographer

Kris RoweTrainer

John TessaroEquipment Manager

Hans AndelStudent Equipment Manager

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Kyle AndersonTight End6-1, 225, Jr.

Alpena, Mich.

2002: Squad member.2001: Squad member.2000: Redshirted.High School: Played offensive tackle and defen-sive end at Alpena High School where he earnedtwo letters under coach David Hills. Named toAll-GLAC Second Team as a defensive end andearned All-GLAC Honorable Mention honors atoffensive tackle. Played on baseball teams thatwon two district and a conference championshipand also played basketball. Member of theNational Honor Society.Personal: Enjoys hunting, fishing and music.Major field of study is social studies/secondaryeducation. Son of Marshall and Lori Anderson.Born on September 22, 1981.

2002: Redshirted.High School: Played tackle and defensive end atHarper Creek High School where he earned twoletters under Ed Greenman. A two-time all-conference selection. Named to the all-city team.Also played basketball and participated in track.Personal: Likes to read, enjoys the outdoors andlikes to listen to music. Undecided on major. Sonof Mary and Larry Arbogast. Born on March 5,1984.

2002: Did not play.High School: Played both sides of the ball onthe offensive and defensive lines at MarquetteHigh School as he earned two letters under JimDriscoll. Member of the U.P. All-Dream, all-state and all-conference teams. Also wrestledwhere he won two state titles and two world titles.Ranked as the top wrestler in the state for twoconsecutive years. Had one undefeated wrestlingseason.Personal: Likes to hunt. Majoring in physicaleducation. Son of Bill and Tina Baker. Born onNovember 14, 1981.

2002: Redshirted.2001: Did not playHigh School: A 1999 graduate of Haslett HighSchool. Earned three letters playing as a runningback and cornerback under coach Charlie Otlewski.Career rushing leader at Haslett with 4,727 yards.Senior year was named to all-state first team,Most Valuable Player of the Lansing Area DreamTeam, and team MVP. Team compiled a 12-1record his senior year, best in school history, andwere Class BB state runner-ups. Also competedin track and field where he was a member of theschool record-setting 4 x 100 meter relay team thatfinished fourth in the state finals.Personal: Enjoys the outdoors, snowmobiling,riding Harleys and fitness. Major field of studyis health and fitness management. Son of Jim andConnie Barnhart. Born on November 6, 1980.

2002: Earned third letter as starting center.2001: Earned second letter as starting offensiveguard.2000: Lettered as a true freshman. Started severalgames at offensive guard.High School: Earned two letters at EisenhowerHigh School where he played under coach BobLantzy, a former Wildcat letterwinner. NamedOffensive Line MVP both junior and seniorseasons. Earned all-county honorable mentionhonors his senior year when his team compiledan 11-3 record and advanced to the state finals.Also competed in wrestling, baseball and trackand field.Personal: Enjoys playing golf, basketball andbeing with friends. Majoring in marketing. Sonof Clayton and Marian Beneteau. Born onMarch 17, 1982.

2002: Earned second letter. Had five catches for95 yards.2001: Earned first letter after transferring toNMU from Fort Lewis College in Colorado.Played in nine games. Rushed five times for 33yards, caught one pass for 57 yards and a touch-down and returned three kickoffs for 65 yards.High School: Played quarterback and free safetyat Rangerview High School in Colorado, earning

Meet the NMU Wildcats

Seth ArbogastOffensive Lineman

6-3, 270, Rfr. Battle Creek, Mich.

Jeff BeneteauOffensive Lineman

6-2, 280, Sr.Shelby Township, Mich.

Micah BillingsleyWide Receiver

6-1, 190, Sr.Aurora Colorado.

Robert BossOffensive Lineman

6-5, 295, So.Charlevoix, Mich.

Logan BarnhartRunning Back

5-9, 185, Jr. Holt, Mich.

Bill BakerDefensive Lineman

6-4, 300, So. Harvey, Mich.

Drew BuyarskiDefensive Back

6-1, 190, Sr.Menominee, Mich.

three letters under coach Monte Thelen. EarnedSecond-Team All-Conference honors his senioryear. Also competed in track and field. Finishedsecond in the state in the 110 high hurdles hissenior year.Personal: Enjoys cutting hair and art. Major fieldof study is art with an emphasis on electronicimaging. Son of Jeff and Tracy Herrera. Born onFebruary 26, 1981.

2002: Earned first letter as starting left tackle.Named the NMU Freshman of the Year.High School: Earned three letters for football atCharlevoix High School under Todd Klinger. Playedboth sides of the ball on the line. Honorablemention all-state, two-time first team all-confer-ence selection and first team all-region pick. Inbasketball was a two-time second team pick as hewas a first team selection for baseball on the all-conference, all-region and all-district teams.Personal: Likes all sports and outdoor activities.Undecided on major. Son of Wilson and JudyBoss. Born on October 19, 1983.

2002: Picked up third letter. Tallied nine soloand seven assisted tackles for 16 total tackles.Had one fumble recovery.2001: Lettered for the second straight year.Played in nine games before being sidelinedwith a knee injury that required surgery.Recorded 16 solo and 10 assisted tackles. Alsohad one pass interception, broke up twopasses, recovered a fumble, forced two fumblesand blocked one kick. Named to the All-GLIAC Academic Team.2000: Lettered as a true freshman. Saw actionon special teams and in the defensive second-ary. Recorded 13 tackles, broke up one pass,forced three fumbles and recovered one fumble.1999: Redshirted.High School: Versatile athlete at MenomineeHigh School where he played under coach KenHofer. Was named to the All-State DefensiveTeam and played in the Michigan All-StarGame. Was Upper Peninsula Dream TeamOffensive Player of the Year and Offensive andDefensive Player of the Year in the GreatNorthern Conference. Junior year, Menomineewon the Class BB State Championship andalso qualified for the playoffs his senior year.In track and field, he won the Upper Peninsulachampionship in the long jump and high jumpand was a three-time letterwinner in basketball.Personal: Uncle, Bill Buyarski, played atNMU in 1982. Enjoys lifting weights and allsports. Major field of study is athletictraining. Son of Dan and Lana Buyarski. Born

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Luke CommareQuarterback6-2, 200, So.

Spring Grove, Ill.

Cliff CarterOffensive Lineman

6-3, 267, Jr.Ishpeming, Mich.

Greg FrankenfieldOffensive Lineman

6-2, 275, So.Scottsdale, Arizona

2002: Lettered as he saw time as a wide receiverwith one catch for 15 yards. Also led the team with14 punt returns for 48 yards. Had 13 kickoffreturns for 189 yards.2001: Named NMU’s Freshman of the Year. Sawaction at wide receiver and as a kickoff and puntreturner. Had 15 receptions for 150 yards, re-turned four punts for 25 yards and led the teamwith 23 kickoff returns for 470 yards.High School: Played wide receiver atFountain Valley High School where he earnedthree letters under coach Eric Johnson andJimmy Nolan. Named to All-ConferenceSecond-Team his senior year and was an All-Conference selection his junior year. Teamqualified for playoffs all three years he was onthe varsity.Personal: Enjoys football and free lancemovie making. Major field of study isbusiness. Son of Manuel and Toni Diaz. Born

2002: Started at right tackle to earn secondletter.2001: Saw action at offensive tackle to earnfirst letter.High School: Earned three letters playingoffensive tackle and defensive end at IshpemingHigh School under coach Jeff Olson. Con-cluded career earning all-state first team honors.Also was named to the All-Upper PeninsulaDream Team, was Mid-Peninsula ConferenceLineman of the Year and was a first team all-conference selection. Also, earned All-UpperPeninsula and all-conference honors inbasketball.Personal: Enjoys all sports. Father is a 1977NMU grad. Majoring in marketing. Son ofOwen and Claire Carter. Born on March 27,1982.

2002: Squad member.2001: Redshirted.High School: Earned three letters at MarianCatholic Central High School where he playedquarterback, cornerback and wide receiver.Earned All-Conference honors his junior yearand was an All-Area selection his senior year.Received All-State Academic honors. Alsoplayed basketball earning All-Area and All-Conference honors.Personal: Enjoys cars, music, dancing andoutdoor activities. His father played basketballat the University of North Dakota. Major fieldof study is financial management. Son of Kevinand Joan Commare. Born on February 14,1983.

2002: Earned first letter.2001: Redshirted.High School: Earned two letters playingoffensive center at Horizon High School undercoach Doug Schaffer. Earned All-Conferencehonors and was a two-year scholar-athleteaward winner.Personal: Enjoys lifting weights and hangingout with friends. Undecided on major field ofstudy. Son of Dennis and Diane Frankenfield.Born on April 20, 1983.

Manuel DiazWide Receiver

5-9, 170, Jr.Fountain Valley, Calif.

Joe CampbellDefensive Back

6-2, 180, Rfr.Hillsdale, Mich.

2002: RedshirtedHigh School: Earned three letters at HillsdaleHigh School by playing under MarcLemmerond. First team all-area and all-conference. Was MVP of Track team.Personal: Enyos fishing and hunting.Majoring in physical education. Son of Rustyand Peggy Campbell. Mother attended NMU.Born on October 20, 1983.

Grant EbelingLinebacker6-1, 225, Fr.

Norway, Mich.

High School: Played fullback and linebackerto letter at Norway High School under BradGrayvold. First Team All-Mid-PeninsulaConference and Honorable Mention All-U.P.Personal: Enjoys hunting and racing.Majoring in industrial technology education.Son of Dave and Carol Ebeling. Cousin TonyEbeling played for the Widlcats from 1999-02.He is currently a member of the Green BayBlizzard in the Arena Football League II. Bornon April 7, 1983.

Nathan FechterOffensive Lineman

6-5, 225, Rfr.East Lansing, Mich.

2002: Redshirted.High School: Was the tight end, defensive endand long snapper as he earned two letters atIola-Scandinavia High School under ScottErikson. Honorable mention all-conference as adefensive lineman. Second team all-conferencein basketabll as a junior and an unanimousselection as a senior. Also participated in trackand baseball.Personal: Undecided on major. Son of LarryFechter and Laurie Fechter. Born on February27, 1984.

Brandon ForrestDefensive Back

5-10, 180, So.East Lansing, Mich.

2002: Lettered as a defensive back. Had 15total tackles as 11 were solo tackles and fourtackles were assisted.High School: Earned three letters by playingtailback at Okemos High School under headcoach Keith Froelich. Two-time all-conferenceand all-east side selection. Member of theLansing State Journal All-Class A Team.Three-time all-conference selection in track anda two-time all-east side pick.Personal: Enjoys writing music and playingbasketball. Undecided on major. Son of Tedand Sherry Forrest. Father played football atWestern Michigan University and for theHamilton Tigercats of the CFL. Uncle playedfor Texas. Born on August 3, 1984.

Lyle FrailingOffensive Lineman

6-7, 270, Rfr.Iron River, Mich.

2002: Redshirted.High School: Lettered twice by playing onthe offensive and defensive lines at West IronCounty High School under Mike Berutti.Member of the ABC All-U.P. Team. Two-timeall-conference selection. Wrestling team captainand member of the track team.Personal: Likes to play football and pool.Undecided on major. Son of Jan Frailing. Bornon March 5, 1984.

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Erik HechtLinebacker

5-11, 210, Fr. Vassar, Mich.

Jason KittleWide Receiver

6-1, 170, So.Commerce Twp., Mich.

Mark JackanFullback

6-2, 250, Jr.Appleton, Wis.

Brandon GenwrightLinebacker

5-10, 210, Sr.Saginaw, Mich.

2002: Earned third letter by leading the teamwith 102 total tackles (51 solo and 51 assistedtackles). Had seven and a half tackles for lossesand two sacks. Named to the All-GLIACFootball Team as a second team selection.Named the GLIAC Defensive Player of theWeek for his performance against Mercyhurst.Named the NMU Linebacker of the Year.2001: Earned second letter. Recorded nine soloand 10 assisted tackles including one tackle fora loss.2000: Lettered as a true freshman. Saw action atfullback and on special teams. Did not carry theball. Had five total tackles.High School: Played fullback and linebacker atBuena Vista High School where he earned threeletters under coach Perry Myles. Served as teamcaptain and was Defensive Most Valuable Player.Earned All-Area Honorable Mention honors. Alsocompeted in track and field.Personal: Likes to watch movies, listen to music,play drums, lift weights and browse the internet.Major field of study is sociology. Uncle, BrianBooker, played at North Carolina A & T. Son ofAnthony Genwright and Dan and Iris Childs.Born on April 10, 1982.

Paul KraemerWide Receiver6-1, 175, Rfr.

Norway, Mich.

Ben GlinskiRunning Back5-8, 190, Rfr.

Crandon, Wis.

2002: Redshirted.High School: Played fullback and earned threeletters at Crandon High School under Jim VanZile.Senior season earned the MVP, Mr. Hustle andMost Improved awards. Also played basketball,baseball and golf.Personal: Enjoys weightlifting and surfing thenet. Majoring in computer science. Son of EugeneGlinski and Evelyn Glinski. Born on December26, 1981.

Joe HeathWide Receiver6-2, 180, Rfr.

Marinette, Wis.

2002: Redshirted.High School: Played multiple positions such aswide receiver, linebacker, tight end and center atMarinette Catholic Central High School to earnthree letters under coach Mike Farley. Awardedthe Best Attitude Award. Lettered in baseball fourtimes.Personal: Likes to snowboard. Undecided onmajor. Son of Dan and Jane Heath. Born on July4, 1984.

on November 16, 1983.

2002: Redshirted.2001: Lettered as a true freshman. Played atoffensive guard and on special teams.High School: Three-time letterwinner at AppletonEast High School under coach Patrick Schwanke.Named to all-state team by the Associated Press,Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and Wisconsin Foot-ball Coaches Association. Played in the ShrineBowl and served as team co-captain. Team com-piled a 22-11 record during his three years on thevarsity and were conference champions in 1998.Also played baseball.Personal: Major field of study is biology. Sonof Bob and Terry Jackan. Born on August 16,

High School: Played fullback and running backat Vassar High School where he earned three lettersunder Vince Levielle. First team all-area and all-conference. Was on the varsity basketball team allfour years.Personal: Enjoys sports, fishing and camping.Undecided on major. Son of Connie Hecht. Bornon September 22, 1983.

1983.

2002: Played at St. Cloud State University as awide receiver.High School: Played at wide receiver and as adefensive back at Iron Mountain High Schoolunder Tom Wender where he earned two letters.First Team All-U.P. Class ABC as a wide receiver.All-Mid-Peninsula Conference First Team as awide receiver and defensive back. Earned threeletters in basketball as he was a two-time secondteam all-conference selection.Personal: Like to play tennis and watch sportson television. Majoring in history. Son of John andKathy Kelm. Born on July 16, 1983.

Chris KelmWide Receiver

6-2, 185, Fr.Iron Mountain, Mich.

2002: Squad member.2001: Redshirted.High School: Played as a wide receiver and de-fensive back and also returned kicks at WalledLake Central High School where he was a three-time letterwinner under coach Chuck Apap. Wasnamed to the all-state honorable mention teamand also was an all-area selection.Personal: Undecided on major field of study. Sonof Jan Kittle-Kohlhorst. Born on January 4, 1983.

2002: Played on special teams to earn first letter.2001: Redshirted.High School: Played tailback and free safety atIshpeming High School earning four letters undercoach Jeff Olson. Capped career by being namedto the all-state, All-Upper Peninsula and All-Mid-Peninsula Conference teams. Senior year, teamwon District Championship and were regionalfinalists. Also competed in basketball where heearned all-conference honorable mention honors.Personal: Enjoys football, basketball and base-ball and working with computers. Undecided onmajor field of study. Son of Dan and Carol Kurian.Born on November 19, 1982.

2002: Redshirted.High School: Lettered all four years as a widereceiver at Norway High School under BradGrayvold. All-U.P. junior and senior year. SpecialTeams Player of the Year junior year. Alsoparticipated in basketball and track.Personal: Like to hunt, fish and bike. Undecidedon major. Son of Bill and Ann Kraemer. Born onNovember 26, 1983.

Chad KurianRunning Back5-9, 185, So.

Ishpeming, Mich.

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Nick MautheWide Receiver

6-2, 190, So.Barron, Wis.

Joel KurzynskeLinebacker6-2, 230, So.Pulaski, Wis.

2002: Earned first letter as he had 12 receptionsfor 247 yards with two touchdowns.2001: Redshirted. Named Offensive ScoutTeam Player of the Year.High School: Three-time letterwinner atBarron High School under coach Ken Mueller.Played at wide receiver, in the defensivebackfield, returned punts and kickoffs. Senioryear was named to the All-Northwest Confer-ence First Team and was also an all-area and all-conference first team selection. Also earned all-conference honors in basketball and his senioryear finished eighth in the long jump at the statetrack and field finals.Personal: Enjoys being with friends, watchingmovies, working out and playing Nintendo.Undecided on major field of study. Uncle, BillLeonhard, played baseball at Mankato State inthe 70’s. Son of Tom Mauthe and JackieSchmiedlin. Born on October 30, 1982.

Adam LewinskiDefensive Line

6-1, 297, Jr. Detroit, Mich.

2002: Earned second letter. Had 14 totaltackles (four solo and 10 assisted). Started atnose tackle.2001: Saw action on special teams and as aback-up in the defensive line to earn first letter.Recorded nine tackles, including one quarterbacksack and recovered one fumble.2000: Redshirted.High School: Played on state championshipteam at Detroit Country Day High School undercoach Dan Maclean. Team compiled a 10-3record to win Division Five Championship.Also competed in track and field and hockey.Personal: Major field of study is marketing.Son of Mary Lewinski. Born on October 1,1982.

2002: Squad member.2001: Redshirted.High School: Played linebacker at Pulaski HighSchool earning three letters under coach Phil Mor-gan. Was team captain and earned all-area and all-conference honors. 1998 team won Bay Confer-ence championship. Also earned All-Area andAll-Conference honors in baseball.Personal: Enjoys hunting, fishing and liftingweights. Major field of study is nursing. Son ofLen and Karen Kurzynske. Born on February 7,1983.

Jeremy LandstraQuarterback6-1, 210, Rfr.

Jenison, Mich.

2002: Redshirted.High School: Earned three letters at JenisonHigh School by playing quarterback and outsidelibnebacker for Dave Larkin. All-conference andall-area selection. Member of the Grand RapidsDream Team. All-state pick. Passed for 2,650yards for most yards in a season. District, re-gional and state champion in wrestling.Personal: Like to hang out, hunt and wrestle.Undecided on major. Son of Robert and RobertaLundstra. Born on August 19, 1983.

Ken LavertyLinebacker6-0, 200, Rfr.

Norwich, Conn.

2002: Redshirted.High School: Attended Norwich Free Academywhere he played fullback, tail back and linebackerfor Steve Robichand as he lettered three times.Was all-league, all-area, all-state and a scholar-ath-lete. Lettered in lacrosse.Personal: Enjoys sports and music. Undecidedon major. Son of Bernard and Christine Laverty.Born August 29, 1984.

David LucasRunning Back5-10, 170, Rfr.

Iron Mountain, Mich.

2002: Redshirted.High School: Played for Chris Hofer and earnedtwo letters at Kingsford High School. Two-timeall-conference selection. Offensive and Defen-sive Player of the Year for conference. Two-timeAll-U.P. Dream Team. U.P. Offensive Player ofthe Year. Also participated in track, basketballand wrestling.Personal: Enjoys sports and music. Majoring inelementary education. Son of David Lucas andVicki Lucas. Born on September 2, 1983.

Eric MasonLinebacker

5-10, 195, So.Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

2002: Earned first letter by playing some time inthe defensive backfield. Had three total tackles(one solo and two assisted).High School: Played at Sault Area Hugh Schoolunder Barry Pierson where he earned three lettersas a linebacker and guard. Second team all-confer-ence as a linebacker and guard. Won the DavidRopley Award.Personal: Likes to fish, hunt and lifting weights.Undecided on major. Son of Steve and CathyMason. Born of July 31, 1983.

Vinney MayfieldWide Receiver5-10, 160, So.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

2002: Saw action as a wide receiver and on spe-cial teams to earn first letter as a true freshman.Led the team with 15 kickoff returns for 317 yards.Had six punt returns for 40 yards. Had 12 catchesfor 69 yards.High School: Picked up three letters by playingquarterback and defensive back at East KentwoodHigh School under John Shillito. All-conferenceand all-area. Member of the Grand Rapids AreaDream Team and honorable mention all-state. Wasall-conference in basketball. All-conference, all-area and all-state in track.Personal: Likes to play video games. Majoringin history. Son of Nathan and Elaise Mayfield.Born on March 22, 1984.

Brandon McGrawRunning Back

5-7, 190, Fr.Saginaw, Mich.

High School: Earned two letters by playingcorner back and running back at Nouvel HighSchool under Mike Boyd. Played baseball andwrestled.Personal: Enjoys hunting and fishing. Will ma-jor in criminal justice. Son of Patrick and SusanMcGraw. Brother, Ryan, plays baseball atCoastal Carolina. Born on March 23, 1984.

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Chris MessanoWide Receiver

6-1, 170, Sr.Shelby Township, Mich.

Dan NettOffensive Lineman

6-3, 260, Sr.Appleton, Wis.

2002: Lettered for the third straight year. Had31 receptions for 304 yards. Averaged overnine yards a reception.2001: Lettered for the second straight year.Had 14 pass receptions for 180 yards and onetouchdown. Averaged 12.9 yards per receptionincluding a career-long 43-yard catch.2000: Named Freshman of the Year. Had 20pass receptions for 224 yards and twotouchdowns. Averaged 11.2 yards per catch.High School: Three-time letterwinner atEisenhower High School where be played widereceiver and defensive back for coach BobLantzy. Senior year he was named to theDetroit Free Press All-State Team and was alsonamed to the all-metro, all-east, all-county andall-conference teams. Concluded career with142 pass receptions for 2,035 yards and asingle-season record of 56 receptions. Alsocompeted in track and field.Personal: Enjoys all sports and snowboarding.Majoring in physical education. Son of RichardMessano and Mary Ann Messano-Gadula. Bornon February 16, 1982.

Justin OrvisTight End6-5, 221, Sr.

Port Washington, Wis.

2002: Lettered as he had five catches for 51yards.2001: Squad member. Starter at tight endbefore suffering a broken leg that sidelined himfor the season. Had six pass receptions for 51yards.2000: Squad member.1999: Redshirted.High School: Three-year starter at offensiveand defensive end at Port Washington HighSchool where he played under coach Al Urness.Also lettered in basketball.Personal: Enjoys playing basketball andlistening to music. Cousins, Herb Orvis, playedfootball with Baltimore and Detroit and ButchWedin was on the 1960 Olympic ski jumpingteam. Major field of study is secondaryeduation. Son of Andrew and Ann Orvis.Born on November 25, 1980.

Luke MullinsDefensive Lineman

6-0, 285, So.Grand Ledge, Mich.

2002: Lettered by seeing time at nose tackle.Had three total tackles (one solo and twoassisted).High School: Lettered three times at GrandLedge High School under Pat O’Reefe as heplayed on the defensive line as a tackle and end.Two-time all-city pick. All-area and All-AreaDream Team. All-state as a senior. All-citythree times in track in the shot put.Personal: Enjoys outdoor activities andfishing. Undecided on major. Son of Williamand Charisse Mullins. Born on November 17,1983.

2002: Lettered as a back-up at center. Named tothe GLIAC Football All-Academic Team.2001: Moved into starting position at offensivecenter and earned team award as Most ValuableOffensive Lineman. Named to the All-GLIACAcademic Team for the second straight year.2000: Squad member. Named to the All-GLIACAcademic Team.1999: Redshirted.High School: Earned two letters playing offen-sive guard and defensive tackle under coach PatSchwanke. Named to the Associated Press All-State First-Team, was all-region first team, FoxValley Conference Offensive Lineman of the Yearand a first team all-conference pick. Played in thestate Shrine Bowl. Senior year, team was 11-1and advanced to the third round of the state play-offs. Also lettered in track and field.Personal: Enjoys playing basketball, golf, hunt-ing and fishing. Major field of study is sociology.Son of Dan Nett and Linda Reh. Born on June 5,1981.

Steve PeknyFullback

5-11, 215, Jr.Elmhurst, Ill.

2002: Squad member.2001: Earned first letter. Played on several spe-cial teams and saw action as back-up fullback.Carried the ball three times for 13 yards, had onepass reception for two yards and had five tackles.2000: Redshirted.High School: Two-time letterwinner at YorkHigh School where he played fullback, tight endand linebacker under coach Gary Growinkle. Wasco-captain and defensive MVP. Senior year, teamadvanced to the state quarterfinals. Also com-peted in wrestling and volleyball.Personal: Enjoys skiing and snowboarding.Majoring in physical education. Son of John andMary Sue Pekny. Born on May 11, 1982.

Gavin RayLinebacker6-1, 225, Jr.

Grass Valley, Calif.

2000-02: Played linebacker at Sierra College inRocklin, Calif under Jeff Tisdel. All-Bay ValleyConference. Defensive MVP of the Shrine Bowl.High School: Lettered three times at Colfax HighSchool under head coach Tony Martello where heplayed middle/outside linebacker and running back.All-league selection. In basketball was named thebest defensive player.Personal: Enjoys all sports. Majoring in sec-ondary education. Son of David and MaureenRay. Born on June 5, 1981.

Adam RebellaDefensive Line

6-4, 275, Rfr.Marquette, Mich.

2002: Redshirted.High School: Lettered twice, as an offensiveand defensive tackle, at Marquette Senior HighSchool under NMU alum John Tiziani. Memberof the All-U.P. Dream Team as an offensive tackle.All-conference as an offensive tackle.Personal: Enjoys baseball. Son of Paul andCathy Rebella. Majoring in business. Cousin,Jayme Rebella, runs track at the University ofTennensee. Born on December 24, 1983.

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Matt ShemDefensive Back

5-11, 180, So.Massillon, Ohio

Josh SherkoDefensive End

6-3, 212, Sr.Lockport, Ill.

2002: Lettered for the first time. Started at leftcorner where he registered 46 total tackles (31solo and 15 assisted). Had one interception.Named to the GLIAC Football All-AcademicTeam.2001: Redshirted.High School: Played cornerback at MassillonWashington High School where he earned twoletters under coach Rick Shepas. Earned All-County honors. Also competed in track andfield earning district and regional championshipsand finished fourth in the state in the 400 meterdash.Personal: Enjoys most sports, hunting andfishing. Major field of study is biology. Son ofDonald and Jane Shem. Born on July 15, 1982.

Drew SchwartzOffensive Lineman

6-3, 277, So.Dearborn, Mich.

2002: Squad member.2001: Redshirted.High School: Played offensive tackle atDearborn High School where he earned twoletters and served as team captain.Personal: Enjoys hiking and lifting weights.Undecided on major field of study. Son of Roband Donna Schwartz. Born on September 2,1983.

Josh ReedDefensive Back

5-10, 195, Rfr.Milwaukee, Wis.

2002: Redshirted.High School: Lettered three times as a linebackerand running back at Vincent High School underAdam Walker. All-conference and an all-area pick.Ranked 10th in the nation in 2001 in chess.Personal: Enjoys all sports and chess. Son ofTerrence and Nobie Reed. Undecided on major.Born on August 21, 1984.

Dan RickabyPunter

6-0, 195, Rfr.Skandia, Mich.

2002: Redshirted.High School: Lettered twice at Gwinn HighSchool under Dick Mettlach as a quarterback,punter and kicker. Two-time captain of team.Special Teams Player of the Year senior campaign.Participated in basketball and track.Personal: Likes to lift weights and music. Un-decided on major. Son of Sandi Ruotsi. Born onApril 17, 1984.

Pat RouzardWide Receiver

6-3, 185, Sr.Miami, Fla.

2002: Lettered as a wide receiver. Second on theteam with 64 receptions for 622 yards and twotouchdowns. Averaged almost 10 yards a catch.2001: Played at Sierra College where he was afirst team all-conference selection as a wide re-ceiver.High School: Lettered all four years at MiamiBeach Senior High School under head coach RickDivita as a wide receiver. Named to the All-DadeCounty Team. Also played basketball and rantrack.Personal: Enjoys playing basketball. Majoringin criminal justice. Born on October 28, 1980.

Arthur ScottWide Receiver5-9, 170, Rfr.Chicago, Ill.

2002: Redshirted.High School: Lettered at Austin CommunityAcademy as Steve Tadlock was his coach as heplayed as a wide receiver, free safety and as akickoff and punt returner. Named to the all-conference team and as a member of the GridironGreat. Also participated in track and wrestling.Personal: Enjoys sports and reading. Majoringin engineering. Son of Arthur Scott Jr. and VanesterScott. Born on February 27, 1983.

2002: Lettered for the third time as a starter atoutside linebacker. Had 60 total tackles (32 soloand 28 assisted). Led team with 10.5 tackles forlosses for 62 yards. Had a team-high eight sacksfor 53 yards. Named to the 2002 Verizon CollegeAcademic All-Distric IV Football Team as a firstteam selection for defense. Named to the GLIACFootball All-Academic Team.2001: Lettered for the second time after seeingaction as both a starter and a key back-up at de-fensive end. Had 27 total tackles including 15solos. Recorded six tackles for losses includingthree quarterback sacks for minus 13 yards. Alsorecovered one fumble and forced one fumble.Named to the All-GLIAC Academic Team for thesecond straight year.2000: Earned first letter after seeing extensiveaction at defensive end and on special teams.Recorded 15 tackles, including two quarterbacksacks for minus three yards. Named to the All-GLIAC Academic Team.1999: Redshirted.High School: Two-time letterwinner at LockportHigh School where he played linebacker undercoach Brett Kooi. Received All-State SpecialMention and was named to the All-Area and All-Conference Teams. Senior year, team compiled a10-2 record and lost in the state quarterfinals. Alsocompeted in track and field where he finished sev-enth in the state in the high jump his junior year.Personal: Enjoys fishing and golf. Major fieldof study is accounting. Son of George and LyndaSherko. Born on April 27, 1981.

Jake SimkinsQuarterback6-3, 200, Fr.

Norway, Mich.

High School: Lettered twice in football at Nor-way High School under Brad Grayvold where heplayed quarterback, kicker, punter and free safety.First Team All-Mid-Peninsula Conference as aquarterback and kicker. All-U.P. Dream Team asa quarterback. Also participated in golf, basket-ball and track.Personal: Likes to hunt, fish and play PS2.Majoring in physical education. Son of Wayneand Jenny Simkins. Born on January 2, 1984.

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Ryan SturdyLinebacker5-11, 220, Jr.

Gladstone, Mich.

Kyle SwenorQuarterback6-3, 205, Jr.

Petoskey, Mich.

Dan StuderLinebacker6-0, 217, So.

Massillon, Ohio

Wayne TaylorDefensive Back

5-10, 170, So.New York, N.Y.

Brad SutterDefensive Lineman

6-3, 260, Rfr.Gladstone, Mich.

2002: Saw time in the linebacking corps to earnfirst letter. Tallied seven total tackles (four soloand three assisted tackles).High School: Lettered all four years at SpartaHigh School under Pat Shea as a quarterback andlinebacker. Did a post-graduate year at Fork UnionMilitary Academcy under John Shuman. All-con-ference quarterback senior year. Second team All-West New Jersey as a quarterback.Personal: Enjoys working out, lifting weights,reading and listening to music. Majoring in politi-cal science (pre-law). Son of George and NancySkorupka. Father played collegiate football atMemphis State and at William Paterson College.Born on October 29, 1982.

Matt SkorupkaLinebacker6-3, 225, So.Trenton, N.J.

Vince SpitenDefensive Back

6-0, 190, Sr.Madison, Wis.

2002: Squad member.1999-00: Played at Rochester Community andTech College as a free safety. Team was the NJCAAIII National Championship. All-MCCC as a freesafety.High School: Played at Madison East HighSchool as a defensive back.Personal: Son of Julie Marks. Born on August17, 1979.

Sydney St. HilaireDefensive Back

5-9, 170, Sr.Miami, Fla.

2002: Started at right corner to pick up first let-ter. Had 43 total tackles (30 solo and 13 assisted).Had one interception for 56 yards.2000-01: Played at Sierra College where he wasfirst team all-conference.High School: Earned four letters at Miami BeachHigh School under Rick Divita as a defensive back,Running back and wide receiver. Honorable Men-tion All-Dade County. Was Co-MVP of trackteam.Personal: Enjoys reading and working out.Majoring in criminal justice. Son of Irlin and MarieSt. Hilaire.

James StreeterDefensive Lineman

6-2, 265, Rfr.Gowen, Mich.

2002: Redshirted.High School: Lettered three times at CedarSprings High School as an offensivfe lineman, de-fensive tackle and defensive end. All-area. Bas-ketball team captain.Personal: Enjoys to hunt, fish and play basket-ball. Majoring in social studies education. Son ofLyle Streeter and Shelly Robinson. Born Novem-ber 11, 1983.

2002: Redshirted.2001: Earned first letter. Played on special teamsand as a back-up linebacker. Moved into startingline-up late in the season because of injuries. Re-corded 34 total tackles including 13 solos. Hadseven tackles for losses including two quarter-back sacks for minus 13 yards.2000: Redshirted. Named Outstanding Defen-sive Scout Team Player.High School: Played at heralded Massillon HighSchool where he was a three-time letterwinner atlinebacker playing under coach Rick Shepas. Wastri-captain his senior year on a 10-0 team. Was aWHBC Radio All-Stark County First-Team line-backer and received Honorable Mention on sev-eral All-Stark County teams. Also lettered in trackand field and in power lifting.Personal: Enjoys lifting weights, all sports, fish-ing and reading. Father played center for BowlingGreen State University from 1972-75. Major fieldof study is education. Son of Steve and BetsyStuder. Born on November 5, 1980.

2002: Squad member.2001: Squad member.2000: Did Not Play.High School: Earned two letters at EscanabaHigh School playing fullback and linebacker un-der former NMU gridder Dan Flynn. Was teamcaptain and played on two teams that advancedto the first round of the state playoffs. Also, wasteam captain and an Upper Peninsula championin wrestling and earned two letters in track andfield.Personal: Enjoys most sports and lifting weights.Two aunts are graduates of NMU. Major field ofstudy is secondary education. Son of Steve andSandra Sturdy. Born on February 8, 1982.

2002: Redshirted.High School: Lettered twice at Gladstone HighSchool under John Mileski where he played alongthe offensive and defensive lines. Two-time all-conference selection as an offensive tackle. All-U.P. senior year.Personal: Enjoys fishing and hunting. Unde-cided on major. Son of Joe and Sabine Sutter.Born on July 7, 1983.

2002: Started at quarterback to earn first letter.Passed for 2,839 yards on 269-462-20 with 14touchdown passes. Rushed for 104 yards on 88carries. Threw for 314 yards against Mercyhurst.Named the GLIAC Offensive Player of the Weekfor his performance against Wayne State as hepassed for 310 yards and four touchdowns.Named to the All-GLIAC Honorable MentionTeam.2001: Squad member. Played in three games aftertransferring from Iowa State University. Com-pleted 18 of 35 passes for 189 yards with onetouchdown and three interceptions.High School: Played quarterback and punted atPetoskey High School where he was a two-timeletterwinner under coach Dave Farris. Two-timeAll-Conference selection who set school recordsfor most touchdown passes in a season and mostcareer passing yards. Also earned two letters inbasketball and four letters in track and field, set-ting a school record in the 300 hurdles and milerelay team.Personal: Enjoys all sports, the outdoors, camp-ing and snowboarding. Father played football atCentral Michigan, brother Tyler played footballat Penn State and sister Anne ran cross country atHope College. Major field of study is construc-tion management. Son of Dwayne and PeggySwenor. Born on August 22, 1980.

High School: Played, running back, defensiveback and wide receiver at Andrew Jackson HighSchool under Jim Ryan. Also played baseball.Personal: Enjoys computers, checkers, racquet-ball and motor cycle racing. Major field of studeis secondary education (English). Son of Dor-othy Dawkins. Born on November 15, 1970.

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2002: Lettered for second time. Had 14 totaltackles (eight solo and six assisted). Had threetackles for losses for 25 yards. Tied for second onthe team with three sacks for 25 yards. Named tothe GLIAC Football All-Academic Team.2001: Redshirted.2000: Lettered as a true freshman, seeing action inthe defensive secondary and on special teams. Hadfour tackles.High School: Played fullback, linebacker andsafety at Kingsford High School earning two lettersunder former Wildcat gridder Chris Hofer. Namedto the All-Upper Peninsula Dream Team as arunning back and earned All-Great Northern Con-ference First-Team honors. Captain and teamMVP his senior year and was named team’s Out-standing Running Back as a junior and senior. Wasnamed MVP of track and field team and wasselected Northern Michigan Bank’s OutstandingMale Athlete/Scholar.Personal: Enjoys playing the guitar, reading,hunting and lifting weights. Cousin, Jason Wender,was a four-time NMU letterwinner. Major field ofstudy is education. Son of Gary and Paula Wender.Born on November 2, 1981.

Ryan WenderDefensive Back

5-10, 210, Sr.Iron Mountain, Mich.

Ryan WettsteinPunter

6-2, 206, Sr.Chilton, Wis.

2002: Redshirted.2001: Started all 11 games at offensive tackle.Named Wildcats Most Improved Player.2000: Redshirted.High School: Three-year letterwinner at FlorenceHigh School under coach Dave LaPointe. EarnedFirst-Team All-Conference honors on both of-fense and defense. Played on back-to-back 8 and1 teams that advanced to the first and third roundof the state playoffs. Also competed in track andfield, basketball and baseball.Personal: Enjoys most sports, hunting, fishing,reading and lifting weights. Son of Jim and PennyWickstrom. Major field of study is athletic train-ing. Born on February 21, 1982.

Bret WickstromOffensive Line

6-5, 270, Jr.Florence, Wis.

Corey WoodsRunning Back5-10, 185, So.

Saginaw, Mich.

Logan WattsRunning Back5-11, 200, Rfr.

Iron Mountain, Mich.

2002: Redshirted.High School: Earned two letters at Iron Moun-tain High School under Tom Wender where heplayed fullback, halfback, linebacker and defen-sive end. All-conference as a fullback. First TeamAll-U.P. as a full back.Personal: Enjoys all sports. Majoring in con-struction management. Son of Jack and DonnaWatts. Born on April 25, 1984.

2002: Handled all the punting chores for theWildcats as he averaged over 41 yards a punt. Had16 punts witin the 20-yard line. Lettered for thethird time. Named to the GLIAC All-ConferenceFootball Team as a first team selection as thepunter.2001: Named to the All-GLIAC First-Team andselected the Wildcats Outstanding Special Teamsplayer. Was the only punter in the GLIAC toaverage over 40 yards for the season. He punted61 times for a 42.8 average, second-best in NMUhistory and fourth-best in Division II. Set a newschool and GLIAC record with an 89-yard punt vs.Findlay. Had 21 punts inside the 20-yard line.2000: Lettered as a true freshman, handling all theteam’s punting. Punted 52 times for a 34.5 averageand had seven punts inside the 20-yard line.High School: Three-time letterwinner at ChiltonHigh School where he punted, kicked, played tightend and defensive end under coach Scott Fritz.Earned All-State Honorable Mention honors andwas a First-Team All-Region and All-Conferencepunter and kicker. Also competed in golf andbaseball.Personal: Enjoys skiing, hunting and fishing.Major field of study is marketing. Son of Bob andKim Wettstein. Born on February 16, 1982.

2002: Lettered for the first time.Rushed for 193yards on 48 carries. Caught 18 passes for 128yards. Had two rushing touchdowns. Named tothe GLIAC Football All-Academic Team.2001: Redshirted.High School: Earned three letters as a runningback at Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central HighSchool under coach Mike Boyd. Named to All-Area First Team and received All-State HonorableMention honors. Also competed in track and field.Personal: Major field of study is health. Son ofDebia Woods. Born on January 22, 1983.

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2003 Outlook

Kyle Swenor had a record-setting season for theWildcats completing 269 of 462 passes for 2,839yards in 2002.

The Northern Michigan football squad islooking to build upon their fifth place finish inthe 2002 GLIAC standings. NMU concludedthe 2002 campaign with an overall mark of 6-5and a 6-4 record in the conference. It is alsothe second year of the Doug Sams Era as hewill be have a full year under his belt with hissystem in place. A year ago many questionssurrounded the team, but this year should bedifferent, as many of those questions havebeen answered.

When Doug Sams entered his first season ayear ago he was puzzled by some of themissing pieces. “I think the second season wehave a lot of fewer question marks than we dida year ago,” Sams said. “We think that wehave some good people here and good peoplewho are coming in.” The ‘Cats signed about 40recruits. “We thought that we had a strongrecruiting class,” Sams added. “I think it is agood quality class with 10 guys who could bean immediate impact.”

With the return of 30 letterwinners theWildcats should have plenty of experiencecoming back. The ‘Cats return six starters onoffense and five on defense. An added bonusis that the ‘Cats will have back in the fold thepunter and kicker.

On offense the ‘Cats return three starters upfront. Robert Boss, a sophomore, is theleading candidate at left tackle. Jeff Beneteau isthe returning starter at center as he will beentering his senior campaign. The thirdreturning starter along the line is Cliff Carter, ajunior, as he was at the right tackle. The tightend position lost two seniors who were there.Justin Orvis is the lone returning letterwinnerat the tight end spot. He had five catches for95 yards and one touchdown in 2002. “Theone area of offense that concerns us a little isthe tight end spot,” Sams said.

Last year the ‘Cats used the passing game toset up the run. Kyle Swenor returns to anchorthe backfield. He led the ‘Cats in 2002 with2,943 yards in total offense. Through the air,Swenor was 269-462-20 for 2,839 yards and14 touchdowns. Swenor on the ground had104 yards on 88 carries, which ranked himfourth on the squad.

He established new single-season recordsfor total offense (2,943 yards), most yardspassing (2,839), most passing attempts (462)and most completions (269). He also tied theschool record for most interceptions (20).

Joining Swenor in the backfield will beCorey Woods who was third on the team in2002 with 193 yards on 48 carries. Out of thebackfield, Woods was fourth on the team lastyear with 18 catches for 128 yards. TerrellGoldsmith the leading rusher in 2002 will notbe back in 2003 as he led the ‘Cats with 731yards on 170 carries and a team-high 14

rushing TDs. If Abram McCoy can regainhis eligibility, he will be an added bonus tothe backfield. McCoy in 2002 was thesecond leading ground gainer on the squadwith 308 yards on 52 carries.

Swenor’s favorite target BrandonMunson and his 76 receptions for 950 yardsis gone, but Pat Rouzard who was secondon the team with 64 receptions and 622yards is back in the fold. Munson also ledthe team in all-purpose yardage, averaging86.4 yards per game. H-Back, ChrisMessano was third in 2002 with 31receptions for 304 yards returns for hissenior season.

On the other side of the ball the ‘Catswill be led by Brandon Genwright a SecondTeam All-GLIAC performer in 2002.Genwright in 2002 led the ‘Cats with 102total tackles (51 solo and 51 assisted) as healso had three forced fumbles. Along thefront the lone returning starter is AdamLewinski at nose tackle. Both end spots areup for grabs. One of the spots could go toJosh Sherko as he played at one of the outsidelinebacker positions in 2002. He registered 60total tackles (32 solo and 28 assisted) in 2002and led the ‘Cats with 10.5 tackles for lossesfor 62 yards.

The defensive backfield will need to fill theholes at the strong safety and free safetypositions. The corners will be manned byMatt Shem at the left corner and Sydney St.Hilaire at the right corner. Shem had 46 totaltackles (31 solo and 15 assisted) in 2002 withone interception. St. Hilaire had 43 totaltackles (30 solo and 13 assisted) last seasonalong with one interception.

Both of the legs return for the ‘Cats on thespecial team. Punter Ryan Wettstein averagedalmost 42 yards a punt in 2002 will continuewith the punting chores as he was named tothe All-GLIAC All-Conference Football Teamas a first team selection. His longest punt of2002 was 57 yards. Kicker Kyle Marotz was12-of-16 in field goals with his longest boot at48 yards. He was 31-33 in extra points.“When you have both your kicker and punterback you have to be happy,” Sams added.

Manuel Diaz, returns, as he led the ‘Catslast year with 14 punt returns and was secondon the squad with 13 kick returns as heaveraged over 14 yards a kick return.Sophomore Vinny Mayfield led the ‘Cats with15 kick returns for 317 yards, an average ofover 21 yards, is back in the fold. He wassecond on the team last season in punt returnswith six punt returns. “One area where wewould like to improve on is the return game,”Sams said. Both Diaz and Mayfield are widereceivers along with their special team duties.Diaz had one catch last year for 15 yards while

Mayfield had 12 receptions for 69 yards.The 2003 schedule for the ‘Cats will be

challenging. NMU has their first three gameson the road as they open the season at NCAAI-AA Northern Iowa before jumping intoGLIAC play. The second weekend of theseason has the ‘Cats traveling to Erie, Pa. totangle with Mercyhurst. For the third game ofthe season the ‘Cats are at Ferris State.Indianapolis will be the first home game for the‘Cats in 2003 on Sept. 27. Hillsdale is on theschedule for the ‘Cats on Oct. 4 before NMUplays the defending NCAA II NationalChampions Grand Valley at the SuperiorDome on Oct. 11. The final five weekends ofthe season the ‘Cats have three home gamesagainst Wayne State (Oct. 25), Michigan Tech(Nov. 1) and Northwood (Nov. 15). NMUwill face Ashland (Oct. 18) and Saginaw Valley(Nov. 8) on the road. “The thing about theleague from top to bottom, it is a great league.There is not a bad team in the league,” Samssaid.

The ‘Cats took the steps necessary lastseason to be in the top half of the GLIAC.They even won a game on the road for the firsttime in two seasons. For the ‘Cats to continuethe move up the GLIAC ladder all the partsmust come together.

2002 Game SummariesGame 1: Sept. 7, 2002

NMU at St. Cloud StateSt. Cloud, Minn. Attendance: 1,898

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FNMU 0 7 0 10 17St. Cloud 16 8 7 14 45

Scoring SummaryFirst QuarterSCSU - Nelson 29-yd pass from Heckendor (Orndorff kick)SCSU - Rohman safetySCSU - Ploeckelm 42-yd pass from Heckendor (Orndorffkick)Second QuarterNMU - Rouzard 8-yd pass from Swenor (Marotz kick)SCSU - Huebner 3-yd pass from Heckendor (Nelson passreception)NMU - Coster 40-yd field goalThird QuarterSCSU - Huebner 16-yd passs from Heckendor (Orndorffkick)Fourth QuarterSCSU - Heckendor 1-yd run (Orndorff kick)NMU - Munson 9-yd pass from Swenor (Marotz kick)NMU - Marotz 28-yd field goalSCSU - Hatton 2-yd run (Orndorff kick)

Team Statistics NMU SCSUFirst Downs 12 30Rushes-Yards 13-9 53-210Passing Yards 299 289Total Offense 308 499Passing 28-52-2 20-37-2Fumbles/Lost 4/1 1/1Penalties/Yards 9/81 7/66

Punts/Avg. 6/45.0 4/36.5

Game 2: Sept. 14, 2002Mercyhurst at NMU

Marquette, Mich. Attendance: 5,749

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FMercyhurst 7 0 0 0 7NMU 14 0 20 3 37

Scoring SummaryFirst QuarterNMU - Goldsmith 3-yd run (Marotz kick)NMU - Goldsmith 1-yd run (Marotz kick)MC - Mackar 33-yd interception return (Repucci kick)Second QuarterNo scoringThird quarterNMU - Orvis 16-yd pass from Swenor (Marotz kick)NMU - Rouzard 24-yd pass from Swenor (Marotz kick)NMU - Genwright 48-yd interception return (Marotzkick)Fourth QuarterNMU - Marotz 48-yd field goal

Team Statistics NMU MCFirst Downs 25 14Rushes-Yards 40-130 31-60Passing Yards 314 179Total Offense 444 239Passing 29-40-2 14-33-1Fumbles/Lost 3/1 4/3Penalties/Yards 5/57 5/45Punts/Avg. 3/40.7 7/37.4

Game 4: Sept. 28, 2002NMU at Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Ind. Attendance: 2,500

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FNMU 7 7 3 7 24Indianapolis 0 3 0 7 10

Scoring SummaryFirst QuarterNMU - Goldsmith 4-yd run (Marotz kick)Second QuarterNMU - Goldsmith 1-yd run (Marotz kick)UI - Parker 19-yd field goalThird quarterNMU - Marotz 39-yd field goalFourth QuarterUI - Lane 1-yd pass from Kohn (Parker kick)NMU - McCoy 28-yd run (Marotz kick)

Team Statistics NMU UIFirst Downs 17 22Rushes-Yards 31-103 35-59Passing Yards 202 281Total Offense 305 340Passing 26-35-0 23-42-3Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/1Penalties/Yards 7/49 3/16Punts/Avg. 6/45.7 4/42.5

Game 5: Oct. 5, 2002Hillsdale at NMU


Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FHillsdale 0 10 6 7 23NMU 3 14 3 6 26

Scoring SummaryFirst QuarterNMU - Marotz 27-yd field goalSecond QuarterNMU - Goldsmith 2-yd run (Marotz kick)HC - Recker 19-yd pass from Skelton (Menchinger kick)NMU - Munson 9-yd pass from Swenor (Marotz kick)HC - Mechinger 34-yd field goalThird quarterHC - Skelton 1-yd run (kick failed)NMU - Marotz 38-yd field goalFourth QuarterHC - Barisich 11-yd pass from Skelton (Menchinger kick)NMU - Osborne 4-yd pass from Swenor (kick failed)

Team Statistics NMU HCFirst Downs 26 21Rushes-Yards 42-135 32-96Passing Yards 240 281Total Offense 375 377Passing 25-41-2 24-40-1Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/3Penalties/Yards 4/43 5/62Punts/Avg. 3/44.0 4/42.3

Game 6: Oct. 12, 2002NMU at Grand Valley

Allendale, Mich. Attendance: 9,560

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FNMU 0 0 7 7 14Grand Valley 14 14 15 7 51

Scoring SummaryFirst QuarterGV - Spearmon 2-yd run (Hendrix kick)GV - Hawkins 57-yd interception return (Hendrix kick)Second QuarterGV - Kircus 5-yd pass from Anes (Hendrix kick)GV - Spearmon 12-yd pass from Anes (Hendrix kick)Third QuarterGV - Spearmon 3-yd run (Hendrix kick)GV - Kircus 7-yd pass from Anes (kick failed)NMU - Goldsmith 13-yd run (Marotz kick)GV - Hendrix 22-yd field goalFourth QuarterGV - Langston 72-yd runNMU - Woods 4-yd run (Marotz kick)

Team Statistics NMU GVFirst Downs 19 16Rushes-Yards 37-99 39-262Passing Yards 211 196Total Offense 310 458Passing 17-45-2 14-26-0Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/1Penalties/Yards 4/38 6/90Punts/Avg. 7/38.7 6/38.2

Game 3: Sept. 17, 2002 Ferris State at NMU


Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FFerris State 3 0 0 0 3NMU 3 7 7 0 17

Scoring SummaryFirst QuarterFSU - Perez 34-yd field goalNMU - Marotz 45-yd field goalSecond QuarterNMU - Mauthe 26-yd pass from Swenor (Marotz kick)Third QuarterNMU - Swenor 5-yd run (Marotz kick)Fourth QuarterNo scoring

Team Statistics NMU FSUFirst Downs 14 13Rushes-Yards 36-76 31-85Passing Yards 242 158Total Offense 318 243Passing 23-36-3 16-42-2Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0Penalties/Yards 5/40 6/59Punts/Avg. 7/42.7 9/33.8

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Game 10: Nov. 9, 2002Saginaw Valley at NMU


Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FSaginaw Valley 0 14 7 7 28NMU 3 6 7 8 24

Scoring SummaryFirst QuarterNMU - Marotz 28-yd field goalSecond QuarterSV - Martin 10-yd pass from LaFleur (Houle kick)NMU - Marotz 27-yd field goalSV - Martin 25-yd pass from LaFleur (Houle kick)NMU - Marotz 37-yd field goalThird QuarterSV - Martin 9-yd pass from LaFleur (Houle kick)NMU - Mauthe 62-yd pass from Swenor (Marotz kick)Fourth QuarterNMU - McCoy 32-yd run (Osborne pass)SV - Bartynski 3-yd run (Houle kick)

Team Statistics NMU SVFirst Downs 24 16Rushes-Yards 38-175 31-47Passing Yards 403 312Total Offense 578 359Passing 29-57-2 17-33-2Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1Penalties/Yards 5/55 2/10Punts/Avg. 6/44.5 8/44.3

2002 Game SummariesGame 7: Oct. 19, 2002

Ashland at NMUMarquette, Mich. Attendance: 4,335

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FAshland 0 6 0 8 14NMU 17 0 0 7 24

Scoring SummaryFirst QuarterNMU - Marotz 45-yd field goalNMU - Goldsmith 1-yd run (Marotz kick)NMU - Goldsmith 39-yd run (Marotz kick)Second QuarterAU - Wellock 37-yd field goalAU - Wellock 29-yd field goalThird QuarterNo scoringFourth QuarterNMU - Goldsmith 18-yd run (Marotz kick)AU - McCoy 4-yd run (Doak pass)

Team Statistics NMU AUFirst Downs 16 19Rushes-Yards 33-148 32-59Passing Yards 106 201Total Offense 254 260Passing 16-27-2 24-36-1Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0Penalties/Yards 12/158 9/100Punts/Avg. 7/42.7 9/30.8

Game 8: Oct. 26, 2002NMU at Wayne State

Detroit, Mich. Attendance: 4,296

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 OT FNMU 0 21 0 22 6 49Wayne State 7 9 13 14 3 46

Scoring SummaryFirst QuarterWS - Collins 15-yd pass from Hutchison (Wayne kick)Second QuarterWS - Wayne 25-yd field goalNMU - Osborne 2-yd pass from Swenor (Marotz kick)NMU - Woods 5-yd run (Marotz kick)NMU - Munson 18-yd pass from Swenor (Marotz kick)WS - Anthony 52-yd pass from Gray (kick failed)Third QuarterWS - Johnson 11-yd pass from Gray (pass failed)WS - Duppong 1-yd run (Wayne kick)Fourth QuarterNMU - Munson 14-yd pass from Swenor (Marotz kick)WS - Duppong 55-yd run (Wayne kick)NMU - Goldsmith 2-yd run (Marotz kick)NMU - Swenor 1-yd run (Marotz kick)WS - Collins 2-yd pass from Hutchison (Wayne kick)OvertimeWS - Wayne 33-yd field goalNMU - Munson 25-yd pass from Swenor

Team Statistics NMU WSFirst Downs 27 23Rushes-Yards 36-145 38-229Passing Yards 310 378Total Offense 455 607Passing 25-46-1 23-43-2Fumbles/Lost 4/1 3/2Penalties/Yards 10/100 12/95Punts/Avg. 7/34.7 5/39.8

Game 9: Nov. 2, 2002NMU at Michigan Tech

Houghton, Mich. Attendance: 1,585

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FNMU 0 3 10 0 13Michigan Tech 7 17 0 10 34

Scoring SummaryFirst QuarterMT - Lomasney 4-yd run (Scyphers kick)Second QuarterMT - Scyphers 23-yd field goalMT - Strebel 10-yd pass from Mettlach (Scyphers kick)MT - Strebel 10-yd pass from Mettlach (Scyphers kick)NMU - Marotz 24-yd field goalThird QuarterNMU - Marotz 27-yd field goalNMU - Goldsmith 17-yd run (Marotz kick)Fourth QuarterMT - Scyphers 36-yd field goalMT - Lomasney 1-yd run (Scyphers kick)

Team Statistics NMU MTFirst Downs 26 21Rushes-Yards 38-134 51-168Passing Yards 211 225Total Offense 345 393Passing 27-43-4 13-21-0Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2Penalties/Yards 3/25 6/67Punts/Avg. 4/39.5 5/34.4

Game 11: Nov. 16, 2002NMU at Northwood

Midland, Mich. Attendance 1,141

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FNMU 7 7 7 21 42Northwood 16 13 28 7 64

Scoring SummaryFirst QuarterNU - Gruse 82-yd kickoff return (Daniel kick)NU - Jackson 25-yd pass from Martin (Daniel kick)NMU - Munson 76-yd pass from Swenor (Marotz kick)NU - Daniel 29-yd field goalSecond QuarterNU - Coons 55-yd run (Daniel kick)NMU - Goldsmith 33-yd run (Marotz kick)NU - Coons 9-yd run (Daniel kick)Third QuarterNU - Coons 9-yd run (Daniel kick)NU - Coons 1-yd run (Daniel kick)NU - Jackson 8-yd run (Daniel kick)NMU - Goldsmith 4-yd run (Marotz kick)NU - Height 91-yd kickoff return (Daniel kick)Fourth QuarterNMU - Osborne 6-yd run (Marotz kick)NMU - Bush 20-yd pass from Swenor (Marotz kick)NU - Martin 1-yd run (Daniel kick)NMU - Goldsmith 2-yd run (Marotz kick)

Team Statistics NMU NUFirst Downs 24 29Rushes-Yards 28-195 71-453Passing Yards 301 107Total Offense 496 560Passing 24-42-1 7-13-0Fumbles/Lost 3/2 5/2Penalties/Yards 5/40 6/59Punts/Avg. 4/42.8 1/34.0

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2002 Results and Statistics

Date W-L Opponent NMU Opp Attend. S i teSept. 7 L St. Cloud State* 17 45 1,898 St. Cloud, Minn.Sept. 14 W Mercyhurst College 37 7 5,749 Marquette, Mich.Sept. 21 W Ferris State 17 3 3,116 Marquette, Mich.Sept. 28 W Indianapolis 24 10 2,500 Indianapolis, Ind.Oct. 5 W Hillsdale College 26 23 3,579 Marquette, Mich.Oct. 12 L Grand Valley State 14 51 9,560 Allendale, Mich.Oct. 19 W Ashland University 24 14 4,335 Marquette, Mich.Oct. 26 W Wayne State University 49 46 (ot) 4,269 Detroit, Mich.Nov. 2 L Michigan Tech 13 34 1,585 Houghton, Mich.Nov. 9 L Saginaw Valley State 24 28 3,571 Marquette, Mich.Nov. 16 L Northwood University 42 64 1,141 Midland, Mich.

* Non Conference Game

Scoring by Quarters1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Avg

NMU 54 72 64 91 287 26.1OPP 70 94 7781 325 29.5

NMU O P PTotal OffensePlays 837 810Net Yards 4,188 4,335Game Avg. 380.7 394.1

RushingAttempts 373 444Gain 1,668 1,995Loss 319 267Net Yards 1,349 1,728Game Avg. 122.6 157.1Touchdowns 2 1 18

Passing NMU O P PAttempts 464 366Completions 269 195Interceptions 21 14Net Yards 2,839 2,607Game Avg. 258.1 237.0Touchdowns 14 20

PuntingNo./Yards 60/2,506 62/2,316Average 41.8 37.4

First DownsBy Rushing 87 84By Passing 125 111By Penalty 18 29Total 230 224

Return Yards NMU O P PPunt Returns /Yards 23/104 31/195Int. Returns/Yards 14/286 21/237Kickoff Returns/Yards 46/722 44/735Total Returns/Yards 83/1,112 96/1,167

PenaltiesNo./Yards 69/686 67/669

FumblesNo./Lost 24/13 23/16

3rd Down ConversionsMade/Att. 73/179 69/168Efficiency .41% .41%

Time of PossessionPer Game 29.08 30.52

GamePassing G Att Comp Int Yards Avg. Long TD Pct.Kyle Swenor 11 462 269 20 2,839 258.1 76 14 58.2Luke Commare 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Pat Rouzard 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0NMU Totals 11 464 269 21 2,839 258.1 76 14 58.0Opp. Totals 11 366 195 14 2,607 237.0 56 20 53.3

Game PlayRushing G Att Gain Loss Net Avg. Avg. Long TDTerrell Goldsmith 11 170 792 61 731 66.5 4.3 39 14Abram McCoy 11 52 318 10 308 28.0 5.9 32 2Corey Woods 9 48 204 11 193 21.4 4.0 13 2Kyle Swenor 11 88 320 216 104 9.5 1.2 26 2Jeff Osborne 11 7 24 0 24 2.7 3.4 8 1Vincent Mayfield 10 3 9 0 9 0.9 3.0 6 0Luke Commare 1 1 2 1 7 -6 -1.2 -3.0 1 0NMU Totals 11 373 1,668 319 1,349 122.6 3.6 39 21Opp. Totals 11 444 1,995 267 1,728 157.1 3.9 72 18

FINAL RESULTS: 6-5 Overall, 6-4 GLIAC

FINAL TEAM STATISTICS:

FINAL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:

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2002 Statistics

PAT Kick PAT 2 PT Fld. GoalScoring PTS TD Att-Made Att-Made Att-Made SafetyTerrell Goldsmith 84 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0Kyle Marotz 67 0 33-31 0-0 16-12 0Brandon Munson 36 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0Jeff Osborne 20 3 0-0 1-1 0-0 0Kyle Swenor 12 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0Corey Woods 12 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0Pat Rouzard 12 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0Abram McCoy 12 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0Nick Mauthe 12 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0Matt Bush 8 1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0Brandon Genwright 6 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0Justin Orvis 6 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0NMU Totals 287 36 33-31 2-2 16-12 0Opp Totals 325 42 39-34 3-2 14-11 0

Defense GP TKL AST TOT SCK YDS INT BRK FR TDSBrandon Genwright 11 51 51 102 2 -4 2 0 1 1Mike Oswald 11 46 43 89 2 -6 0 4 1 0Casey Young 11 46 36 82 0 0 3 7 0 0Ben Laarman 11 42 38 80 2 -22 1 0 2 0Nathan Twork 11 29 32 61 0 0 4 5 1 0Josh Sherko 11 32 28 60 8 -53 0 2 1 0Matt Shem 9 31 15 46 1 -2 1 9 1 0Sydney St. Hilaire 11 30 13 43 0 0 1 5 1 0Luke Selden 11 19 23 42 3 -26 0 0 1 0Ryan Vanderslist 11 15 13 28 1 -2 0 2 1 0Nick Nordstrom 8 8 12 20 0 0 0 0 1 0Chad Kurian 9 14 6 20 0 0 0 0 0 0Dan Studer 3 6 12 18 2 -12 0 0 0 0Drew Buyarski 10 9 7 16 0 0 0 1 1 0Brandon Forrest 5 11 4 15 0 0 0 1 1 0Adam Lewinski 8 4 10 14 0 0 0 0 1 0Ryan Wender 7 8 6 14 3 -25 0 1 0 0Jamie Clous 6 5 7 12 2 -7 0 0 0 0Valentine Manada 6 7 2 9 0 0 2 0 0 0Terrell Goldsmith 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Matt Skorupka 6 4 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0Abram McCoy 11 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 0Vincent Mayfield 10 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0Andre Wright 6 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0Craig Deleon 10 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0Mike Plourde 8 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0Nick Mauthe 7 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0Matt Bush 11 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0

Receiving G No. Yds. Lng TDBrandon Munson 11 76 950 76 6Pat Rouzard 11 64 622 52 2Chris Messano 10 31 304 37 0Corey Woods 9 18 128 18 0Matt Bush 11 13 199 43 1Abram McCoy 11 13 32 14 0Nick Mauthe 7 12 247 62 2Vincent Mayfield 10 12 69 15 0Jeff Osborne 9 11 85 15 2M. Billingsley 7 5 95 43 0Justin Orvis 7 5 51 16 1T. Goldsmith 1 1 5 18 8 0Matt Vicenzi 11 2 18 12 0Others 11 2 21 15 0NMU Totals 11 269 2,839 76 14Opp. Totals 11 195 2,607 56 20

Punting G No. Yds. Lng Avg.Ryan Wettstein 11 60 2506 57 41.8NMU Totals 11 60 2506 57 41.8Opp. Totals 11 62 2316 75 37.4

Kickoff Returns G No. Yds. Lng TDVincent Mayfield 11 15 317 31 0Manuel Diaz 11 13 189 35 0T. Goldsmith 1 1 9 101 30 0Abram McCoy 11 6 102 25 0Others 11 3 13 9 0NMU Totals 11 46 722 35 0Opp. Totals 11 44 735 91 2

Intc. Returns G No. Yds. Lng TDNathan Twork 11 4 36 23 0Casey Young 11 3 42 38 0B. Genwright 11 2 61 48 1V. Manada 11 2 63 48 0Others 11 3 84 56 0NMU Totals 11 14 286 56 1Opp. Totals 11 21 237 57 2

Punt Returns G No. Yds. Lng TDManuel Diaz 11 14 48 11 0Vincent Mayfield 11 6 40 22 0Mike Plourde 11 2 4 5 0Abram McCoy 11 1 12 12 0NMU Totals 11 23 104 22 0Opp. Totals 11 31 195 29 0

Total Offense G Rsh Pass TotKyle Swenor 11 104 2839 267.5T. Goldsmith 1 1 731 0 66.5Abram McCoy 11 308 0 28.0

All Purpose G Rsh Recv O t h TotBrandon Munson 11 0 950 0 86.4T. Goldsmith 1 1 731 18 101 77.3Pat Rouzard 11 0 622 0 56.5

FINAL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:

Kyle Marotz scored 67 points during the 2002 season.

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2002 GLIAC/NMUReview

Coach of the Year: Dan Simrell, FindlayPlayer of the Year: Curt Anes, Grand Valley State

Offensive Back of the Year: Robert Campbell, Findlay and David Kircus, Grand ValleyOffensive Lineman of the Year: Dale Westrick, Grand Valley

Defensive Lineman of the Year: Bo Moore, Ferris State and Keyonta Marshall, Grand ValleyDefensive Back of the Year: Scott Mackey, Grand Valley

Freshman of the Year: Jon Horn, Northwood

All-GLIAC Offense First Team: Brandon Munson, WRAll-GLIAC Defense First Team: Ryan Wettstein, P

All-GLIAC Offense Second Team: Jesse Loeffler, OLAll-GLIAC Defense Second Team: Brandon Genwright, LB

All-GLIAC Offense Honorable Mention: Jeff Osborne, RB; Scott Stuible, OLAll-GLIAC Defense Honorable Mention: Mike Oswald, LB; Kyle Marotz, PK, Nathan Twork, DB

Defensive MVP: Mike OswaldOffensive MVP: Brandon Munson and Kyle SwenorMost Improved: Nick MautheSpecial Teams: Chad Kurian and Ryan WettsteinMost Valuable Offensive Lineman: Jesse LoefflerMost Valuable Linebacker: Brandon GenwrightMost Valuable Defensive Lineman: Luke SeldenMost Valuable Receiver: Brandon MunsonMost Valuable Defensive Back: Casey YoungMost Valuable Offensive Back: Terrell GoldsmithOutstanding Freshman: Rob Boss and Abram McCoyOffensive Prep: Kelly ReedDefensive Prep: Kwesi EnuMost Inspirational: Jeff Osborne

GLIAC OverallTeam ................................................. W L T Pct. W L T Pct.Grand Valley State .............................. 9 0 0 1.000 14 0 0 1.000Findlay ................................................. 8 2 0 .800 9 2 0 .818Saginaw Valley .................................... 8 2 0 .800 9 3 0 .750Northwood ........................................... 7 3 0 .700 7 4 0 .636Northern Michigan .............................. 6 4 0 .600 6 5 0 .545Ferris State ........................................... 4 5 0 .444 5 5 0 .500Indianapolis ......................................... 4 6 0 .400 5 6 0 .455Hillsdale ............................................... 4 6 0 .400 4 7 0 .364Michigan Tech ..................................... 3 7 0 .300 3 7 0 .300Wayne State ......................................... 3 7 0 .300 3 8 0 .273Ashland ................................................ 2 8 0 .200 2 9 0 .182Mercyhurst ........................................... 1 9 0 .100 2 9 0 .182

GLIAC INDIVIDUAL HONORS

NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY INDIVIDUAL

GLIAC HONORS

NORTHEN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

TEAM HONORS

FINAL GLIAC STANDING

Kyle Swenor Brandon Genwright

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Hot Line: NoneHead Coach: Mark FarleyOffice Phone: (319) 273-6175Record/Yrs.: 16-9/2 YearsCareer Record/Yrs.: SameAssistants: Bill Salmon, D.J. Vokolek, Rob Bolks, BillInge, Mario Verduzco, Rick Nelson and Ron LandphairLettermen: 25 Lost, 31 ReturningStarters Back: 3 Offense, 7 Defense2002 Gateway Record/Standing: 2-5/T-6th2002 Overall Record: 5-6Series Record: 12-5, NMUScore Last Year: Did Not Play

Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614Enrollment: 13,800Colors: Purple and Old GoldNickname: PanthersStadium: UNI DomeCapacity/Surface: 16,400/Artificial TurfConference: Gateway Football ConferenceAffiliation: NCAA I-AAAthletic Director: Rick HartzellSID: Nancy JustisOffice Phone: (319) 273-6354Home Phone: (319) 277-3631FAX Phone: (319) 273-3602Press Box Phone: (319) 273-6311

Northern Iowa University

Ferris State University

Mercyhurst College

2003 Opponents

University of Indianapolis

September 6 at UNI Dome (5:00 p.m.)

Location: Erie, Pennsylvania 16546Enrollment: 3,400Colors: Kelly Green, Royal Blue, WhiteNickname: LakersStadium: Tullio FieldCapacity/Surface: 2,300/AstroTurfConference: GLIACAffiliation: NCAA IIAthletic Director: Pete RussoSID: John LeiseringOffice Phone: (814) 824-2525Home Phone: (814) 864-2187FAX Phone: (814) 824-2591Press Box Phone: (814) 824-3095

Hot Line: (814) 824-2191Head Coach: Marty SchaetzleOffice Phone: (814) 824-2244Record/Yrs. at MC: 2-9/1 YearCareer Record/Yrs.: SameAssistants: Mark McNellie, Joe Lombardi, TomHerman, Tiger McMillon, John Paul Shevory and ChadCressleyLettermen: 18 Lost, 29 BackStarters Back: 17 Offense, 4 Defense, 1 Special Teams2002 GLIAC Record/Standing: 1-9/12th2002 Overall Record: 2-9Series Record: 1-0, NMUScore Last Year: NMU 37, Mercyhurst 7

September 14 at Tullio Field (1:30 p.m.)

Location: Indianapolis, Ind. 46227Enrollment: 4,000Colors: Crimson and GreyNickname: GreyhoundsStadium: Key StadiumCapacity/Surface: 5,500/Natural GrassConference: GLIACAffiliation: NCAA IIAthletic Director: Dr. Sue WilleySID: Joe GentryOffice Phone: (317) 788-3494Home Phone: (317) 826-1528FAX Phone: (317) 788-3472Press Box Phone: (317) 788-3309

Hot Line: NoneHead Coach: Joe PolizziOffice Phone: (317) 788-3413Record/Yrs. at UI: 47-49-1/9 YearsCareer Record/Yrs.: SameAssistants: Chris Keevers, Kent Kinkade, Travis Lucas,Joe Shelburn, Joe Williams, Ted Liette and ClevelandWitherspoonLettermen: 17 Lost, 33 BackStarters Back: 7 Offense, 7 Defense, 1 Special Teams2002 Overall Record: 5-62002 GLIAC Record/Standing: 4-6/7thSeries Record: 9-4, NMUScore Last Year: NMU 24, Indianapolis 10

September 27 at Superior Dome (7:00 p.m.)

Location: Big Rapids, Mich. 49307Enrollment: 10,930Colors: Crimson and GoldNickname: BulldogsStadium: Top Taggart FieldCapacity/Surface: 6,200/Astro Turf 12Conference: GLIACAffiliation: NCAA IIAthletic Director: Tom KirinovicSID: Joe GorbyOffice Phone: (231) 591-2336Home Phone: (231) 796-2732FAX Phone: (231) 591-3775Press Box Phone: (231) 591-2217

Hot Line: (231) 591-2375Head Coach: Jeff PierceOffice Phone: (231) 591-2864Record/Yrs. at FSU: 54-34-0/8 YearsCareer Record/Yrs.: SameAssistants: Duane Wilson, Matt McCarthy, Ken Conlin,Darrell Perkins, Joe Curry, Rick WilliamsLettermen: 16 Lost, 39 BackStarters Back: 8 Offense, 5 Defense, 2 Special Teams2002 Overall Record: 5-52002 GLIAC RecordStanding: 4-5/6thSeries Record: 12-11-6, NMUScore Last Year: NMU 17, Ferris State 3

September 20 at Top Taggart Field (7:00 p.m.)

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Northwood University

Ashland University

Grand Valley State University

Hillsdale CollegeOctober 4 at Frank “Muddy” Waters Stadium (2:30 p.m.)

October 11 at Superior Dome (1:00 p.m.)

October 19 at Community Stadium (1:25 p.m.)

October 26 at Superior Dome (7:00 p.m.)

Location: Hillsdale, Mich. 49242Enrollment: 1,200Colors: Royal Blue and WhiteNickname: ChargersStadium: Frank “Muddy” Waters StadiumCapacity/Surface: 8,500/Prescription Athletic TurfConference: GLIACAffiliation: NCAA IIAthletic Director: Mike KovalchikSID: Dennis WordenOffice Phone: (517) 607-3172Home Phone: (517) 437-3191FAX Phone: (517) 607-3120Press Box Phone: (517) 607-2220

Hot Line: NoneHead Coach: Keith OtterbeinOffice Phone: (517) 607-3138Record/Yrs. at HC: 4-7/1 YearCareer Record/Yrs.: 64-46-3/10 YearsAssistants: Barry Fagen, Cary Marquell, CraigBlanchard, Nate Shreffler and Jeffrey PhelpsLettermen: 13 Lost, 37 BackStarters Back: 8 Offense, 9 Defense, 2 Special Teams2002 GLIAC Record/Standing: 4-6/T-7th2002 Overall Record: 4-7Series Record: 19-13-1, HillsdaleScore Last Year: NMU 26, Hillsdale 23

Location: Allendale, Mich. 49401Enrollment: 18,000Colors: Blue, Black and WhiteNickname: LakersStadium: Lubbers StadiumCapacity/Surface: 6,000/Natural GrassConference: GLIACAffiliation: NCAA IIAthletic Director: Tim SelgoSID: Tim NottOffice Phone: (616) 331-3275Home Phone: (616) 669-0149FAX Phone: (616) 331-3838Press Box Phone: (616) 331-3275

Hot Line: (616) 331-3800Head Coach: Brian KellyOffice Phone: (616) 895-3050Record/Yrs. at GVSU: 104-34-2/12 YearsCareer Record/Yrs.: SameAssistants: Greg Forest, John Jancek, Jeff Quinn, ChuckMartin, Greg Pscodna, Todd Kolster, Jeremy Gold, JimSchaak, Greg Vaughn and Kevin KayLettermen: 22 Lost, 34 BackStarters Back: 6 Offense, 3 Defense, 3 Special Teams2002 Overall Record: 14-02002 GLIAC Record/Standing: 9-0/1stSeries Record: 16-10-1, NMUScore Last Year: Grand Valley 51, NMU 14

Location: Ashland, Ohio 44805Enrollment: 6,300Colors: Purple and GoldNickname: EaglesStadium: Community StadiumCapacity/Surface: 6,000/GrassConference: GLIACAffiliation: NCAA IIAthletic Director: Bill GoldringSID: Al KingOffice Phone: (419) 289-5442Home Phone: (419) 289-8418FAX Phone: (419) 289-5468Press Box Phone: (419) 289-6323

Hot Line: (419) 207-6222Head Coach: Gary KellerOffice Phone: (419) 289-5447Record/Yrs. at AU: 49-46/10 YearsCareer Record/Yrs.: SameAssistants: Bob Rohan, Matt Hohman, Steve Clinkseale,Ron Stepsis, Carl White, Butch McCormick, DougDeVito and John SaccomenLettermen: 16 Lost, 32 BackStarters Back: 7 Offense, 6 Defense, 1 Special Teams2002 Overall Record: 2-92002 GLIAC Record/Standing: 2-8/11thSeries Record: 9-4, AshlandScore Last Year: NMU 24, Ashland 14

Location: Detroit, Mich. 48202Enrollment: 31,040Colors: Green and GoldNickname: WarriorsStadium: Wayne State University StadiumCapacity/Surface: 6,000/Natural GrassConference: GLIACAffiliation: NCAA IIAthletic Director: Rob FournierSID: Jeff WeissOffice Phone: (313) 577-7542Home Phone: (734) 847-2951FAX Phone: (313) 577-5997Press Box Phone: (313) 577-4254

Hot Line: NoneHead Coach: Steve KazorOffice Phone: (313) 577-4288Record/Yrs. at WSU: 10-21/3 YearsCareer Record/Yrs.: 35-38/7 YearsAssistants: Tony Blankenship, Jim Flasck, ChrisLaidlaw, Bob Schroeder, Maury Waugh, Fred Schultz andBrendan FarrellLettermen: 23 Lost, 27 BackStarters Back: 5 Offense, 5 Defense, 1 Special Teams2002 GLIAC Record/Standing: 3-7/T-9th2002 Overall Record: 3-8Series Record: 12-7, NMUScore Last Year: NMU 49, Wayne State 46 (OT)

2003 Opponents

Wayne State University

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Location: Houghton, Mich. 49931Enrollment: 6,630Colors: Silver, Gold and BlackNickname: HuskiesStadium: Sherman FieldCapacity/Surface: 3,000/Natural GrassConference: GLIACAffiliation: NCAA IIAthletic Director: Rick YeoSID: Wes Frahm (football)Office Phone: (906) 487-2351Home Phone: (906) 487-5525FAX Phone: (906) 487-3062Press Box Phone: (906) 487-2386

Northwood University

Saginaw Valley State University

Michigan Tech UniversityNovember 1 at Superior Dome (7:00 p.m.)

November 8 at Wickes Memorial Stadium (Noon)

Hotline: (906) 227-2606Head Coach: Bernie AndersonOffice Phone: (906) 487-2718Record/Yrs. at MTU: 73-86/16 yearsCareer Record/Yrs.: SameAssistants: Tom Kearly, John Lindley, Jarod Dodson,Jeff Duvendeck and Chase EmnottLettermen: 18 Lost, 37 BackStarters Back: 6 Offense, 7 Defense, 1 Special Teams2002 GLIAC Record/Standing: 3-7/T-9th2002 Overall Record: 3-7Series Record: 38-33-5, NMUScore Last Year: Michigan Tech 34, NMU 13

Location: University Center, Mich. 48710Enrollment: 8,936Colors: Red, White and BlueNickname: CardinalsStadium: Wickes Memorial StadiumCapacity/Surface: 4,028/Prescription TurfConference: Great Lakes Intercollegiate AthleticConferenceAffiliation: NCAA IIAthletic Director: Griz ZimmermannSID: Jason YamanOffice Phone: (989) 964-4053Home Phone: (989) 791-4041FAX Phone: (989) 964-7293

Press Box Phone: (989) 755-0016Hotline Number: (989) 791-7792Head Coach: Randy AwreyOffice Phone: (989)-964-7315Record/Yrs. at SVSU: 33-14/4 YearsCareer Record/Yrs.: 81-55-1/13 YearsAssistants: Jim Kiernan, John Wesolek, Mike Juscik,Ben Adams, Tefa Smith, Jeff Imura and Jason WenderLettermen: 18 Lost, 44 BackStarters Back: 7 Offense, 7 Defense2002 Overall Record: 9-32002 GLIAC Record: 8-2/T-2ndSeries Record: 15-8, NMUScore Last Year: Saginaw Valley 28, NMU 24

2003 Opponents

November 15 at Superior Dome (7:00 p.m.)Location: Midland, Mich. 48640Enrollment: 1,775Colors: Columbia Blue and WhiteNickname: TimberwolvesStadium: Hantz StadiumCapacity/Surface: 3,000/GrassConference: GLIACAffiliation: NCAA IIAthletic Director: Pat RiepmaSID: Ryan ThompsonOffice Phone: (989) 837-4239Home Phone: (989) 837-0855Fax Phone: (989) 837-4484

Press Box Phone: (989) 837-4370Hotline Number: (989) 837-4444, Ext. 15Head Coach: Pat RiepmaOffice Phone: (989) 837-4385Record/Yrs. at NU: 51-51-2/11 YearsCareer Record/Yrs.: SameAssistants: John Cosgrove, Adam Gonzaga, Scott Elwer,Leonard Haynes, Mike Sullivan and Tom CreugerLettermen: 16 Lost, 52 BackStarters Back: 8 Offense, 7 Defense2002 Overall Record: 7-42002 GLIAC Record: 7-3/4thSeries Record: 19-3, NMUScore Last Year: Northwood 64, NMU 42

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NMU Football Honors

ASSOCIATED PRESS1956 Tom Schwalbach, Hon. Men., QB1957 Tom Schwalbach, Hon. Men., QB1959 Tom Schwalbach, Hon. Men., RB1960 George Blommel, Hon. Men., E

Paul D'Arras, Hon. Men., RBJerry Goerlitz, Hon. Men., CGus Krantz, Hon. Men., TFrank Novak, Hon. Men., QBAl Sandona, Hon. Men., GGene Valesano, Hon. Men., FB

1961 Al Sandona, 3rd Team, GMike Mileski, Hon. Men., EFrank Novak, Hon. Men., QB

1962 Jack Mauro, Hon. Men., TTom Neumann, Hon. Men., HB

1963 Bill Rademacher, Hon. Men., E1964 Pat Stump, 2nd Team, G1965 Dave Fleet, 2nd Team, RB1966 Curt Marker, 2nd Team, G

John Chrisant, Hon. Men., DB1967 Lonnie Holton, 2nd Team, RB

John Chrisant, Hon. Men., DBJim Meyer, Hon. Men., G

1968 John Chrisant, Hon. Men., DBLonnie Holton, Hon. Men., RBJim Kemp, Hon. Men., DE

1969 Jim Danilko, Hon. Men., DBLonnie Holton, Hon. Men., RB

1970 Tim Kearney, 2nd Team, LBBob Kroll, Hon. Men., DB

1971 Tim Kearney, 2nd Team, LBBob Kroll, 3rd Team, DB

1976 Mike Berry, 2nd Team, DTSteve Mariucci, 3rd Team QBMaurice Mitchell, Hon. Men., FL

1977 Zachory Fowler, Hon. Men., SESteve Mariucci, Hon. Men., QBKen Rusielewicz, Hon. Men., OTJoe Stemo, Hon. Men., DBCarl Ulmer, Hon. Men., DE

1980 Phil Kessel, 2nd Team, QBMark Zabroske, 3rd Team, DECurt Wojan, Hon. Men., MG

1981 Tom Bertoldi, Hon. Men., QB1982 George Works, 2nd Team, RB1983 Tom Bertoldi, 2nd Team, QB

Bob McIntrye, Hon. Men., CBarry Peterson, Hon. Men., MGPat Veselik, Hon. Men., K

1987 Steve Avery, Hon. Men., RBRick Popp, Hon. Men., QBJerry Woods, Hon. Men., DB

1988 Jerry Woods, First Team, DB

KODAK1975 Dan Stencil, 1st Team, C1976 Maurice Mitchell, 1st Team, FL1977 Joe Stemo, 1st Team, DB1982 George Works, 1st Team, RB1987 Jerry Woods, 1st Team, DB1988 Jerry Woods, 1st Team, DB

NAIA1960 Jerry Goerlitz, 2nd Team, C

Gene Valesano, 3rd Team, FB1962 Jack Mauro, 1st Team, T

Tom Neumann, Hon. Men., HB1963 Len St. Jean, 1st Team, E

Jack Mauro, 2nd Team, TDon Bangert, Hon. Men., FBPat Stump, Hon. Men., G

1964 Pat Stump, 1st Team, G1965 Jim Decker, Hon. Men., G

Dave Fleet, Hon. Men., HBAllen Ische, Hon. Men., TRon Kerr, Hon. Men., TCurt Marker, Hon. Men., T

1966 John Chrisant, Hon. Men., DBCurt Marker, Hon. Men., G

1967 Jack Spuhler, 1st Team, LBLonnie Holton, 2nd Team, HBJohn Chrisant, Hon. Men., DBJim Meyer, Hon. Men., GRon Stump, Hon. Men., E

AMERICAN FOOTBALLCOACHES ASSOCIATION2000 Marc Dugas, 1st Team, OT

MID-BRACKET1960 Paul D'Arras, Hon. Men., HB

WILLIAMSON1963 Len St. Jean, 1st Team, DE

HANSEN'S FOOTBALLGAZETTE1988 Mark Maddox, 2nd Team, LB

Brad Schuenemann, Hon. Men., LB1991 Gary Stewart, 2nd Team, WR

Paul Tocco, 2nd Team, KDennis Dahlke, Hon. Men., OT

1994 Justin Gluesing, 3rd Team, LB

DR. C.M. FRANK1994 Justin Gluesing, 3rd Team, LB

Brad Benton, Hon. Men., RBJim Delene, Hon. Men., OL

1995 Tim Boesch, 3rd Team, DLJovan Dewitt, Hon. Men., LB

ACADEMIC1972 Guy Falkenhagen, 1st Team1978 Ken Knudsen, 2nd Team1983 Bob Stefanski, 1st Team

GTE ACADEMIC1982 - Dan Leveille, 2nd Team1992 - Scott Herioux, 2nd Team

CoSIDA ALL-NORTH EASTREGION1995 Jovan Dewitt, 2nd Team, LB1996 Jovan Dewitt, 2nd Team, LB

NAIA COACH OF THE YEAR1956 Lloyd Eaton1960 F. L. "Frosty" Ferzacca1963 F. L. "Frosty" Ferzacca1964 F. L. "Frosty" Ferzacca1965 F. L. "Frosty" Ferzacca

MICHIGAN AP COACH OF THEYEAR1956 Lloyd Eaton1960 F. L. "Frosty" Ferzacca1965 F. L. "Frosty" Ferzacca

CHEVROLET NCAA-II COACHOF THE YEAR1975 Gil Krueger

KODAK COLLEGE DIVISION IICOACH OF THE YEAR/REGION 31987 Herb Grenke

ALL-AMERICANS

Coaching Honors

Brandon Genwright led the ‘Cats in 2002with 102 total tackles.

ADDITIONAL HONORS1962 All-America Bowl, Tom Neumann, RB1966 Blue-Gray Game, Curt Marker, OG1967 College All-Star Game, Curt Marker, G1976 North-South Shrine Game, Maurice

Mitchell, FL1990 Harlon Hill Finalist, Mark Maddox,LB

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PLAYER OF THE YEAR1996 Matt Hoard, QB

OFFENSIVE BACK OF THEYEAR1996 Matt Hoard, QB

DEFENSIVE BACK OF THEYEAR1990 Mark Maddox, LB1996 Jovan Dewitt, LB

ALL-LEAGUE1990 Mark Maddox, 1st Team, LB

Gary Stewart, 1st Team, WR

Jason Cornell, 2nd Team, QB

Dennis Dahlke, 2nd Team, OL

Shaun Manego, 2nd Team, DB

Mike Nichols, 2nd Team, DL

Paul Tocco, 2nd Team, K

Ed Vopal, 2nd Team, OL

Tony Tibbetts, 3rd Team, RB

Jim Devine, Hon. Men., DB

David Gregory, Hon. Men., OL

Charlie Nickel, Hon. Men., TE

Eric Stokes, Hon. Men., E

Chip Wall, Hon. Men., LB

1991 Dennis Dahlke, 1st Team, OL

Nelson Edmonds, 1st Team, RB

Pat Modjeski, Hon. Men., P

Chip Wall, Hon. Men., LB

1992 Nelson Edmonds, 2nd Team, RB/KO

Jeff Nason, Hon. Men., OL

Steve Princinsky, Hon. Men., OL

Scott Herioux, Hon. Men., DB

Josh Scutt, Hon. Men., DB

1993 Paul Kreski, 1st Team, WR

Jeff Nason, 1st Team, OL

Brad Benton, 2nd Team, RB

Steve Princinsky, Hon. Men., OL

Justin Gluesing, Hon. Men., LB

Devin Montgomery, Hon. Men., DB

Wayne Stiegelman, Hon. Men., DL

1994 Jim Delene, 1st Team, OL

Justin Gluesing, 1st Team, LB

Brad Benton, 2nd Team, RB

Dan McCarty, 2nd Team, WR

Tim Boesch, 2nd Team, DL

Devin Montgomery, 2nd Team, DB

Bob Adams, Hon. Men., DB

1995 Tim Boesch, 1st Team, DL

Jovan Dewitt, 1st Team, LB

Cornelius Coe, 1st Team, CB

Heath Garland, 2nd Team, WR

Mark Andrus, 2nd Team, OL

Kurt Buterbaugh, 2nd Team, PK

Joe Bourcier, Hon. Men., LB

Seth Hammes, Hon. Men., DL

Carson Rose, Hon. Men., S

1996 Matt Hoard, 1st Team, QB

Jovan Dewitt, 1st Team, LB

Jeremy Wilkinson, 1st Team, WR

Cornelius Coe, 1st Team, DB

Matt Beauchamp, 2nd Team, TE

Mark Andrus, 2nd Team, OL

Jason McGlone, 2nd Team, RB

Seth Hammes, 2nd Team, DE

Ty Hartung, 2nd Team, P

John Duginski, Hon. Men., WR

Cary VanSluys, Hon. Men., OL


Joe Kelenic, Hon. Men., DT

Randall Knoll, Hon. Men., DE

1997 Jeremy Wilkinson, 1st Team, WR

Brian Pinks, 1st Team, PR; 2nd Team, DB

Cary Van Sluys, 2nd Team, OL

Luke Miljour, 2nd Team, LB

Joe Pfankuch, 2nd Team, DB


Seth Hammes, Hon. Men., DE

Ty Hartung, Hon. Men., P

Joe Kelenic, Hon. Men., DE

Brad Tipple, Hon. Men., DE

1998 Joe Kelenic, 1st Team, DL

Ty Hartung, 1st Team, Punter

Cornelius Coe, 2nd Team, LB

Joe Pfankuch, 2nd Team, DB

Andrew Coster, 2nd Team, PK

Marc Bliven, Hon. Men., DB

Randy Knoll, Hon. Men., DL

Luke Miljour, Hon. Men., LB

Shawn Ryan, Hon. Men. OL

Todd Stoner, Hon. Men. RB

ALL-ACADEMIC1990 Jason Cornell, 1st Team

David Gregory, 1st Team

Ed Vopal, 1st Team

Steve Sandona, Honorable Mention

1991 David Gregory, 1st Team

Scott Herioux, 1st Team

1992 Scott Herioux, 1st Team

1994 Justin Gluesing, 1st Team

Matt LaTour, 1st Team

1995 Matt Hoard, 1st Team

1996 Matt Hoard, 1st Team

1997 John Duginski, 1st Team

1998 Eliot Bares, 1st Team

Marc Bliven, 1st Team

Randall Knoll, Honorable Mention

MIFC HONORS MID-CONTINENT HONORSAll-League1978 Ken Knudsen, DE

Dave Stender, OLRandy Zimmerman, DE

1979 Jim Marana, LBScott Sible, OE

1980 Mike Dellangelo, RBPete Helein, OLPhil Kessel, QBReggie Oliver, LBScott Sible, OECurt Wojan, DLMark Zabroske, DE

Player of the Year1980 Phil Kessel, QB

Coach of the Year1980 Bill Rademacher

CoSIDA All-Northeast Region1995 Jovan Dewitt, 2nd Team, LB1996 Jovan Dewitt, 2nd Team, LB

Manuel Diaz led NMU with 14 puntreturns in 2002.

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1947 - Cliff Puckett, QB1948 - Bill Hart, HB1949 - Burt Gustafson, E1950 - Dave McDowell, G1951 - George Collins, G1952 - Lou Myefski, T1953 - Bill Jennings, QB1954 - Robert Monck, C1955 - None named1956 - Tom Schwalbach, QB1957 - Rex Terwilliger, HB1958 - George Blommel, E1959 - Tom Schwalbach, HB1960 - George Blommel, E1961 - Frank Novak, QB1962 - Tom Neumann, HB1963 - Bill Rademacher, E1964 - Pat Stump, G

ALL-LEAGUE1987 Steve Avery, 1st Team, RB

Brian Franks, 1st Team, OLFrank Harris, 1st Team, TEChuck Klingbeil, 1st Team, DTMark Maddox, 1st Team, LBDan McCoy, 1st Team, FBTony Michels, 1st Team, LBRick Popp, 1st Team, QBAaron Powell, 1st Team, DBBrad Schuenemann, 1st Team, LBJerry Woods, 1st Team, DBJoel Yaggie, 1st Team, WRBrad Grayvold, 2nd Team, DBJeff Harry, 2nd Team, OLMarcus Mallory, 2nd Team, DL

1988 Steve Avery, 1st Team, RBHank Sweeney, 1st Team, OLMark Maddox, 1st Team, LBAaron Powell, 1st Team, DBBrad Schuenemann, 1st Team, LBTom Seeke, 1st Team, KJerry Woods, 1st Team, DBBrad Grayvold, 2nd Team, DBJeff Harry, 2nd Team, OLKen Klein, 2nd Team, DLDan McCoy, 2nd Team, FBJohn Redders, 2nd Team, WREd Vopal, 2nd Team, OT,Scott Johnson, Hon. Men., DBMike Wentland, Hon. Men., LBJoel Yaggie, Hon. Men., WR

1989 Ronnie McGee, 1st Team, RBDean Osterman, 1st Team, DBJohn Redders, 1st Team, WREd Vopal, 1st Team, OLDan Cavanaugh, 2nd Team, LBJason Cornell, 2nd Team, QBShawn Manego, 2nd Team, DBPat Modjeski, 2nd Team, PChip Wall, 2nd Team, DLDavid Gregory, Hon. Men., OLMike Nichols, Hon. Men., DLMike Wentland, Hon. Men., LBChuck Whepley, Hon. Ment., OL

2000 Marc Dugas, 1st Team, OTTerrell Goldsmith, 1st Team, RBJason Lawson, 1st Team, DB

GLIAC HONORSNick Anderson, 2nd Team, OLAndrew Coster, 2nd Team, KickerJason Bluck, Hon. Ment., DBJeff Ives, Hon. Ment., DBJamone Mims, Hon. Ment., WRShane Richardson, Hon. Ment., LBBrandon Sagotz, Hon. Ment., DL

2001 James Randle, 1st Team, RBTim Fox, 1st Team, LBJason Lawson, 1st Team, DBRyan Wettstein, 1st Team, PunterMike Oswald, Hon. Ment., DBBen Laarman, Hon. Ment., LBRyan Vanderlist, Hon. Ment., DLJeff Osborne, Hon. Ment., RBBrandon Munson, Hon. Ment., WR

2002 Brandon Munson, 1st Team, WRRyan Wettstein, 1st Team, PJesse Loeffler, 2nd Team, OLBrandon Genwright, 2nd Team, LBMike Oswald, Hon. Ment., LBJeff Osborne, Hon. Men., RBKyle Swenor, Hon. Men., QBKyle Marotz, Hon. Men., KNathan Twork, Hon. Men., DB

ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM1988 Jason Cornell, QB

Scott Johnson, DBTom Seeke, KEd Vopal, Hon. Men., OL

1989 Jason Cornell, QBEd Vopal, OL

2000 Scott Amhaur, OLAndrew Coster, KKurt Hedstrom, DBVanius Horton, DBBen Laarman, LBBrandon Munson, WRDan Nett, CMike Oswald, LBShane Richardson, LBJeff Sarnowski, TELuke Selden, OLJosh Sherko, DELucas Smith, CMike Thomas, DE

NMU MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS1965 - Dave Fleet, HB1966 - Curt Marker, G1967 - Ron Stump, E1968 - Jim Lindstrom, HB1969 - Rich McCarthy, QB1970 - Tom Watson, T1971 - Ken McLean, LB1972 - Gil Damiani, MG1973 - Jim Rathje, FB1974 - Stu Betts, FB1975 - Steve Mariucci, QB1976 - Steve Mariucci, QB1977 - Steve Mariucci, QB1978 - Greg Grigsby, WR1979 - Phil Kessel, QB1980 - Phil Kessel, QB1981 - Tom Bertoldi, QB1982 - George Works, FB1983 - Tom Bertoldi, QB1984 - Bob Stefanski, WR

1985 - John Baltes, RB1986 - Jerry Woods, DB1987 - Rick Popp, QB1988 - Brad Schuenemann, LB1989 - Jason Cornell, QB1990 - Mark Maddox, LB1991 - Nelson Edmonds, TB1992 - Nelson Edmonds, TB1993 - Brad Benton, TB1994 - Brad Benton, TB1995 - Heath Garland, WR1996 - Matt Hoard, QB1997 - Brian Pinks, DB1998 - Joe Pfankuch, DB1999 - Jeremy Wilkinson, WR2000 - Jason Lawson, DB/Terrell Goldsmith, RB2001 - James Randle, RB2002 - Mike Oswald, DB/Brandon Munson,WR/Kyle Swenor, QB

Matt Vincenzi, OLSteve Webb, WRCasey Young, DB

2001 Drew Buyarski, DBAndrew Coster, KTony Ebeling, WRJustin Kleinschmidt, QBBen Laarman, LBJason Lawson, DBBrandon Munson, WRDan Nett, OLMike Oswald, DBMarshall Paschke, OLMike Plourde, RBLuke Selden, DEJosh Sherko, DEMatt Vicenzi, TECasey Young, DBJason Zdunek, LB

2002 Ben Laarman, LBJosh Sherko, DECasey Young, DBMike Plourde, RBMatt Shem, DBDan Nett, OLMike Oswald, DBRyan Wender, DBCorey Woods, RBBrandon Munson, WRMatt Vicenzi, TELuke Selden, DE

PLAYER OF THE YEAR1987 Steve Avery, RB

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR1988 Mike Wentland, LB

SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR1987 Jerry Woods, DB

COACH OF THE YEAR1987 Herb Grenke

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR2000 Marc Dugas

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NMU Football HonorsBob Adams .................. All -MIFC Defense, Honorable Mention Defensive Back, 1994.

Scott Amhaus ............. 2000 GLIAC All-Academic Team.

Nick Anderson ........... GLIAC All-Conference Offense, Second Team, 2000.

Mark Andrus .............. All-MIFC Offense Honorable Mention, Offensive Tackle, 1995; All MIFC Offense second team, 1996.

Steve Avery ................. GLIAC Player of the Year, 1987; All-GLIAC First Team Tailback, 1987 and 1988; AP All-America Honorable Mention Tailback, 1987.

Don Bangert ............... NAIA All-America Honorable Mention Fullback, 1963.

Eliot Bares ................... All-MIFC Defense, Academic First Team, 1998.

Matt Beauchamp ....... All-MIFC Offense second team, 1996.

Brad Benton ............... All-MIFC Second Team Running Back, 1993; All-MIFC Second Team Running Back, 1994; Dr. C.M. Frank All-American Honorable

Mention Running Back, 1994;

Mike Berry .................. AP All-America Second Team Defensive Tackle, 1976.

Tom Bertoldi ............... AP All-America Honorable Mention Quarterback, 1981; AP All-America Second Team Quarterback, 1983.

Marc Bliven ................ All-MIFC Defense, Academic First Team and All-MIFC Defense Honorable Mention, 1998; All-GLIAC First Team Defense, 1999.

Jason Bluck ................ GLIAC All-Conference Honorable Mention, Defensive Back, 2000.

George Blommel ....... AP All-America Honorable Mention End, 1960.

Tim Boesch.................. All-MIFC Defense, Second Team Defensive Line, 1994; All-MIFC Defense, First Team Defensive Line, 1995; Snow Bowl participant, 1995;

Dr. C.M. Frank All-America Third Team Defense, 1995.

Joe Bourcier ............... All-MIFC Defense, Honorable Mention Linebacker, 1995; All-MIFC Offense Honorable Mention, 1996; All-MIFC Defense Honorable

Mention, 1997.

Kurt Buterbaugh ....... All-MIFC Offense, Second Team Place Kicker, 1995.

Drew Buyarski ........... 2001 All-GLIAC Academic Team.

Dan Cavanaugh ......... All-GLIAC Second Team Linebacker, 1989.

John Chrisant ............ AP All-America Honorable Mention Defensive Back, 1966-67 & 68; NAIA All-America Honorable Mention Defensive Back, 1966 &

67.

Cornelius Coe ........... All-MIFC Defense, First Team Defensive Back, 1995; All-MIFC Defense first team, 1996. All-Northeast Region Defense Second Team

and All-MIFC Defense Second Team, 1998.

Jason Cornell ............ GLIAC All-Academic Team, 1988; All-GLIAC Second Team Quarterback, 1989; GLIAC All-Academic Team, 1989; All-MIFC Second

Team Quarterback, 1990; MIFC All-Academic First Team, 1990.

Andrew Coster ........... All-MIFC Offense, Second Team, Kicker, 1998. GTE District Four Academic Second Team Offense, 2000; GLIAC All-Conference Second

Team, Kicker, 2000; Verizon All-District Four Academic First Team, 2000; All-GLIAC Academic Team, 2000. 2001 All-GLIAC Academic

Team.

Dennis Dahlke ........... Hansen's Football Gazette All-American Honorable Mention Offensive Line, 1991; All-MIFC Second Team Offensive Line, 1990; All-

MIFC First Team Offensive Line, 1991.

Jim Danilko ................ AP All-American Honorable Mention Defensive Back, 1969.

Paul D'Arras ............... AP All-American Hon. Mention Halfback, 1960; Mid-Bracket All-American Honorable Mention Halfback, 1960.

Jim Decker .................. NAIA All-American Honorable Mention Guard, 1965.

Jim Delene .................. Dr. C.M. Frank All-American Honorable Mention Offensive Line, 1994; All-MIFC Offensive Line, First Team, 1994.

Mike Dellangelo ....... Mid-Continent Conference First Team Running Back, 1980.

Jim Devine .................. All-MIFC Honorable Mention Defensive Back, 1990.

Jovan Dewitt ............... All-MIFC Defense, First Team Linebacker, 1995; Second Team Defense, All-Northeast Region Team, 1995; Dr. C.M. Frank All-American

Honorable Mention Linebacker, 1995.

Marc Dugas ................. All-GLIAC First Team Offense, 1999. GLIAC Offensive Lineman of the Year, 2000; All-GLIAC Offense First Team Lineman, 2000;

American Football Coaches Association Division II All-American Offense First Team, 2000.

John Duginski ........... All-MIFC Offense Honorable Mention , 1996. MIFC Offense All-Academic first team, 1997.

Lloyd Eaton ................. Michigan NAIA Coach of the Year, 1956; Michigan Associated Press Coach of the Year, 1956.

Tony Ebeling ............... 2001 All-GLIAC Academic Team.

Nelson Edmonds ........ All-MIFC First Team Running Back, 1991; All-MIFC Second Team Running Back/Kick Returner, 1992.

Guy Falkenhagen ..... CoSIDA Academic All-American, 1972.

"Frosty" Ferzacca ...... Michigan NAIA Coach of the Year, 1960-63-64-65; Michigan AP Coach of the Year, 1960 and 1965.

Dave Fleet .................... AP All-American Second Team Halfback, 1965; NAIA All-American Honorable Mention, Halfback, 1965.

Zachary Fowler .......... AP All-American Honorable Mention Split End, 1977.

Tim Fox ......................... 2001 All-Northeast Region First Team Defense. 2001 Football Gazette All-American Second Team Linebacker. 2001 Daktronics Division

II All-American Second Team Defense. 2001 All-GLIAC First Team Defense.

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NMU Football HonorsBrian Franks .............. All-GLIAC First Team Offensive Tackle, 1987.

Heath Garland ........... All-MIFC Offense, Second Team Wide Receiver, 1995.

Justin Gluesing ......... All-MIFC Honorable Mention Linebacker, 1993; All-MIFC Defense, First Team Linebacker, 1994; Hansen's Football Gazette All-American

Third Team Linebacker, 1994; Dr. C.M. Frank All-American Third Team Linebacker, 1994; MIFC All-Academic First Team, 1994.

Jerry Goerlitz ............ NAIA All-American Second Team Center, 1960; AP All-American Honorable Mention Center, 1960.

Terrell Goldsmith ..... GLIAC All-Conference First Team Offense, 2000.

Brad Grayvold ............ All-GLIAC Second Team Cornerback, 1987 and 1988.

David Gregory ............ All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Offensive Line, 1989; All-MIFC Honorable Mention Offensive Line, 1990; MIFC All-Academic First

Team, 1990 and 1991.

Herb Grenke .............. Kodak College Division I Coach of the Year (Region 3), 1987; GLIAC Coach of the Year, 1987.

Seth Hammes ............. All-MIFC Defense, Honorable Mention Defensive End, 1995.; All-MIFC Defense second team, 1996; All-MIFC Defense Honorable

Mention, 1997.

Ty Hartung .................. All-MIFC Defense second team, 1996; All-MIFC Defense Honorable Mention, 1997. All-MIFC Defense First Team, 1998; All-GLIAC

First Team Defense, 1999; Daktronics Division II All-Northeast Regional Team; Burger King Coaches All-American First Team, 1999.

Frank Harris ............... All-GLIAC First Team Tight End, 1987.

Jeff Harry .................... All-GLIAC Second Team Offensive Guard, 1987 and 1988.

Kurt Hedstrom ........... GLIAC All-Academic Team, 2000.

Pete Helein ................. Mid-Continent Conference First Team Offensive Tackle, 1980.

Scott Herioux ............. MIFC All-Academic First Team, 1991 and 1992; GTE Academic All-American Second Team, 1992; All-MIFC Honorable Mention

Defensive Back, 1992.

Matt Hoard .................. MIFC Offense All-Academic first team, MIFC Player of the Year, MIFC Offensive Back of the Year, All-MIFC Offense first team 1996.

Lonnie Holton ............ NAIA All-American Second Team Halfback, 1967; AP All-American Second Team Halfback, 1967; AP All-American Honorable Mention

Halfback, 1968 and 1969.

Vanius Horton ........... GLIAC All-Academic Team, 2000.

Allen Ische .................. NAIA All-American Honorable Mention Tackle, 1965.

Jeff Ives ........................ All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Defense, 1999. GLIAC All-Conferene Honorable Mention Defense, 2000.

Scott Johnson ............. All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Cornerback, 1988; GLIAC All-Academic Team, 1988.

Tim Kearney ............... AP All-American Second Team Linebacker, 1970 and 1971.

Joe Kelenic ................. All-MIFC Offense Honorable Mention 1996; All-MIFC Defense Honorable Mention, 1997. All-MIFC Defense, First Team, 1998.

Jim Kemp .................... AP All-American Honorable Mention Defensive End, 1968.

Ron Kerr ...................... NAIA All-American Honorable Mention Tackle, 1965.

Phil Kessel .................. AP All-American Second Team Quarterback, 1980; Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Year and First Team Quarterback, 1980.

Ken Klein .................... All-GLIAC Second Team Defensive Lineman, 1988.

Justin Kleinschmidt 2001 All-GLIAC Academic Team.

Chuck Klingbeil ....... All-GLIAC First Team Defensive Tackle, 1987.

Randall Knoll ............. All-MIFC Defense Academic Honorable Mention, 1998; All-MIFC Defense, Honorable Mention, 1998.

Ken Knudsen .............. Academic All-American Second Team, 1978; Mid-Continent Conference First Team Defensive Back, 1978.

Gus Krantz .................. AP All-American Honorable Mention Tackle, 1960.

Paul Kreski ................. All-MIFC First Team Wide Receiver, 1993.

Bob Kroll ..................... AP All-American Third Team Defensive Back, 1971; AP All-American Honorable Mention Defensive Back, 1970.

Gil Krueger ................ Chevrolet Motor Division NCAA II Coach of the Year, 1975.

Ben Laarman ............. Verizon All-District Four Academic Second Team Defense, 2000; GLIAC All-Academic Team, 2000. 2001 All-GLIAC Honorable Mention

Linebacker. 2001 Verizon CoSIDA Academic All-District IV First Team Defense. 2001 All-GLIAC Academic Team.

Matt LaTour ................ MIFC All-Academic First Team, 1994.

Jason Lawson ............. GLIAC All-Conference First Team Defense, 2000; Daktronics All-Northeast Region First Team, 2000. 2001 All-GLIAC First Team

Defense. 2001 All-GLIAC Academic Team.

Dan Leveille ............... GTE Academic All-American Second Team, 1982.

Mark Maddox ............. All-GLIAC First Team Linebacker, 1987 and 1988; Hansen's Football Gazette All-American Second Team Linebacker, 1988; MIFC

Defensive Back of the Year, 1990; All-MIFC First Team Linebacker, 1990; Harlon Hill finalist, 1990.

Marcus Mallory ......... All-GLIAC Second Team Nose Guard, 1987.

Shawn Manego .......... All-GLIAC Second Team Defensive Back, 1989; All-MIFC Second Team Defensive Back, 1990.

Jim Marana ................ Mid-Continent Conference First Team Linebacker, 1979.

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NMU Football HonorsSteve Mariucci ........... AP All-American Third Team Quarterback, 1976; AP All-American Honorable Mention Quarterback, 1977.

Curt Marker ............... Blue-Gray Game Guard, 1966; College All-Star Game Guard, 1967; AP All-American Second Team Guard, 1966; NAIA All-American

Honorable Mention Tackle, 1965; NAIA Honorable Mention Guard, 1966.

Steve Matzl ................. All-GLIAC Second Team Defense, 1999.

Jack Mauro ................. NAIA All-American First Team Tackle, 1962; NAIA All-American Second Team Tackle, 1963; AP All-American Honorable Mention

Tackle, 1962.

Dan McCarty .............. All-MIFC Second Team Receiver, 1994.

Dan McCoy.................. All-GLIAC First Team Fullback, 1987; All-GLIAC Second Team Fullback, 1988.

Ronnie McGee ........... All-GLIAC First Team Running Back, 1989.

Jason McGlone .......... All-MIFC Offense second team, 1996.

Bob McIntyre .............. AP All-American Honorable Mention Center, 1983.

Jim Meyer ................... AP All-American Honorable Mention Guard, 1967; NAIA All-American Honorable Mention Guard, 1967.

Tony Michels .............. All-GLIAC First Team Linebacker, 1987.

Mike Mileski .............. AP All-American Honorable Mention End, 1961.

Luke Miljour .............. All-MIFC Defense second team, 1997; All-MIFC Defense Honorable Mention, 1998.

Jamone Mims ............. GLIAC All-Conference Honorable Mention, Wide Receiver, 2000.

Maurice Mitchell ...... Kodak All-American First Team Flanker, 1976; AP All-American Honorable Mention Flanker, 1976. North-South Shrine Game, 1976.

Pat Modjeski ............... All-GLIAC Second Team Punter, 1989; All-MIFC Honorable Mention Punter, 1991.

Devin Montgomery ... All-MIFC Honorable Mention Defensive Back, 1993; All-MIFC Second Team Defensive Back, 1994.

Brandon Munson ...... All-GLIAC Academic Team, 2000. 2001 All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Wide Receiver. 2001 All-GLIAC Academic Team.

Jeff Nason ................... All-MIFC Honorable Mention Offensive Line, 1992; All-MIFC First Team Offensive Line, 1993.

Dan Nett ....................... All-GLIAC Academic Team, 2000. 2001 All-GLIAC Academic Team.

Tom Neumann............ All-American Bowl Halfback, 1962; AP All-American Honorable Mention Halfback, 1962; NAIA All-American Honorable Mention

Halfback, 1962.

Mike Nichols .............. All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Defensive Lineman, 1989; All-MIFC Second Team Defensive Lineman, 1990.

Charlie Nickel ........... All-MIFC Honorable Mention Tight End, 1990.

Frank Novak ............... AP All-American Honorable Mention Quarterback, 1960 and 1961.

Reggie Oliver ............. Mid-Continent Conference First Team Linebacker, 1980.

Jeff Osborne ............... 2001 All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Running Back.

Dean Osterman ......... All-GLIAC First Team Defensive Back, 1989.

Mike Oswald .............. Verizon Academic All-District Four First Team, 2000; All-GLIAC Academic Team, 2000. 2001 Verizon CoSIDA Academic All District

IV First Team Defense. 2001 Verizon Academic All-American College Division Second Team Defense. 2001 All-GLIAC Honorable Mention

Defensive Back. 2001 All-GLIAC Academic Team.

Marshall Paschke ..... 2001 All-GLIAC Academic Team.

Barry Peterson .......... AP All-American Honorable Mention Middle Guard, 1983.

Joe Pfankuch ............. All-MIFC Defense Second Team, 1997. All-MIFC Defense, Second Team, 1998.

Brian Pinks ................ All-MIFC Specialist First Team and All-MIFC Defense second team, 1997.

Mike Plourde ............. 2001 All-GLIAC Academic Team.

Rick Popp ..................... All-GLIAC First Team Quarterback, 1987; AP All-American Honorable Mention Quarterback, 1987.

Aaron Powell .............. All-GLIAC First Team Strong Safety, 1987 and 1988.

Steve Princinsky ....... All-MIFC Honorable Mention Offensive Line, 1992; All-MIFC Honorable Mention Offensive Line, 1993.

Bill Rademacher ....... AP All-American Honorable Mention End, 1963; Mid-Continent Conference Coach of the Year, 1980.

James Randle ............. All-GLIAC First Team Offense, 1999. 2001 All-GLIAC First Team Offense.

John Redders ............. All-GLIAC Second Team Wide Receiver, 1988; All-GLIAC First Team Wide Receiver, 1989.

Shane Richardson .... All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Defense, 1999. All-GLIAC Honorable Mention, LB, 2000; All-GLIAC Academic Team, 2000.

Carson Rose ............... All-MIFC Defense, Honorable Mention, Defensive Back, 1995.

Ken Rusielewicz ....... AP All-American Honorable Mention Offensive Tackle, 1977.

Shawn Ryan ................ All-MIFC Offense, Honorable Mention, Offensive Guard, 1998; All-GLIAC Offense Honorable Mention, 1999.

Len St. Jean ................ Williamson All-American First Team Guard, 1963. NAIA All-American First Team Defensive End, 1963.

Brandon Sagotz ......... All-GLIAC Honorable Mention, Defensive Lineman, 2000.

Al Sandona.................. AP All-American Third Team Guard, 1961; AP All-American Honorable Mention Guard, 1960.

Steve Sandona ............ MIFC All-Academic Team, Honorable Mention , 1990.

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NMU Football HonorsJeff Sarnowski ........... Verizon Academic All-District IV Second Team Offense, 2000; All-GLIAC Academic Team, 2000.

Brad Schuenemann . All-GLIAC First Team Linebacker, 1987 and 1988. Hansen's Football Gazette Honorable Mention All-American Linebacker, 1988.

Tom Schwalbach ........ AP All-American Honorable Mention Quarterback, 1956 and 1957; AP All-American Honorable Mention Back, 1959.

Josh Scutt .................... All-MIFC Honorable Mention Defensive Back, 1992.

Tom Seeke ................... All-GLIAC First Team Kicker, 1988; GLIAC All-Academic Team, 1988.

Luke Selden ............... All-GLIAC Academic Team, 2000. 2001 All-GLIAC Academic Team.

Josh Sherko ................ All-GLIAC Academic Team, 2000. 2001 All-GLIAC Academic Team.

Scott Sible ................... Mid-Continent Conference First Team Offensive End, 1979 and 1980.

Lucas Smith ................ All-GLIAC Academic Team, 2000.

Jack Spuhler .............. NAIA All-American First Team Linebacker, 1967.

Bob Stefanski ............. Academic All-American First Team, 1983.

Wayne Steigelman... All-MIFC Honorable Mention Defensive Lineman, 1993.

Joe Stemo .................... Kodak All-American First Team Defensive Back, 1977; AP All-American Honorable Mention Defensive Back, 1977.

Dan Stencil ................. Kodak All-American First Team Center, 1975.

Dave Stender .............. Mid-Continent Conference First Team, Offensive Guard, 1978.

Gary Stewart .............. All-MIFC First Team, Wide Receiver, 1990; Hansen’s Football Gazette, All-Ameria Second-Team, 1991.

Eric Stokes .................. All-MIFC Honorable Mention End, 1990.

Todd Stoner ................. All-MIFC Offense, Honorable Mention, Tailback, 1998.

Pat Stump .................... NAIA All-American First Team Guard, 1964; AP All-American Second Team Guard, 1964; NAIA All-American Honorable Mention Guard,

1963.

Ron Stump .................. NAIA All-American Honorable Mention End, 1967.

Mike Thomas .............. All-GLIAC Academic Team, 2000.

Tony Tibbetts .............. All-MIFC Third Team Running Back, 1990.

Brad Tipple .................. All-MIFC Defense Honorable Mention, 1997.

Paul Tocco ................... All-MIFC Second Team Place Kicker, 1990; Hansen's Football Gazette All-American Second Team Kicker, 1991.

Carl Ulmer .................. AP All-American Honorable Mention Defensive End, 1977.

Gene Valesano .......... NAIA All-American Third Team Fullback, 1960; AP All-American Honorable Mention Fullback, 1960.

Ryan Vanderlist ........ 2001 All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Defensive Line.

Cary VanSluys .......... All-MIFC Offense Honorable Mention, 1996; All-MIFC Offense second team, 1997.

Pat Veselik .................. AP All-American Honorable Mention Place Kicker, 1983.

Matt Vincenzi ............ All-GLIAC Academic Team, 2000. 2001 All-GLIAC Academic Team.

Ed Vopal ....................... All-GLIAC Second Team Offensive Tackle, 1988; GLIAC All-Academic Hon. Mention Team, 1988; All-GLIAC First Team Offensive

Tackle, 1989; GLIAC All-Academic Team, 1989; All-MIFC Second Team Offensive Tackle, 1990; MIFC All-Academic First Team, 1990.

Chip Wall ................... All-GLIAC Second Team Defensive Lineman, 1989; All-MIFC Honorable Mention Defensive Lineman, 1990; All-MIFC Honorable

Mention Defensive Lineman, 1991.

Steve Webb ................. All-GLIAC Academic Team, 2000.

Jason Wender ............ All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Defense, 1999.

Mike Wentland ......... GLIAC Freshman of the Year, 1988; All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Linebacker, 1988; All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Linebacker, 1989.

Ryan Wettstein ......... 2001 All-GLIAC First Team Defense, Punter.

Chuck Whelpley ....... All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Offensive Lineman, 1989.

Bryan White ............... All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Offense, 1999.

Jeremy Wilkinson ... All-MIFC Offense first team, 1996; All-MIFC Offense first team, 1997; All-GLIAC Second Team Offense, 1999.

Curt Wojan ................ AP All-American Honorable Mention Middle Guard, 1980; Mid-Continent Conference First Team Defensive Lineman, 1980.

Jerry Woods ............... Kodak All-American First Team Free Safety, 1987 and 1988; AP All-American Honorable Mention Free Safety, 1987; AP All-American

First Team Free Safety, 1988. GLIAC Specialist of the Year, 1987; All-GLIAC First Team Free Safety, 1987 and 1988.

George Works ............ Kodak All-American First Team Running Back, 1982. AP All-American Second Team Running Back, 1982.

Joel Yaggie ................. All-GLIAC First Team Wide Receiver, 1987; All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Wide Receiver, 1988.

Casey Young .............. All-GLIAC Academic Team, 2000. 2001 All-GLIAC Academic Team.

Mark Zabroske .......... AP All-American Third Team Defensive End, 1980; Mid-Continent Conference First Team Defensive End, 1980.

Randy Zimmerman......Mid-Continent Conference First Team Defensive End, 1978.

Jason Zdunek ............. 2001 All-GLIAC Academic Team.

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NMU Football Records

SCORING (Career)Most Points*354 by George Works(1978-80-81-82)Most Touchdowns*59 by George Works(1978-80-81-82)Most PATs98 by Andrew Coster (1998-99-00-01)Most Field Goals40 by Andrew Coster (1998-99-00-01)

SCORING (Season)Most Points#138 by George Works (1982)Most Touchdowns#23 by George Works (1982)Most PATs51 by Dan Harves (1976)Most Field Goals14 by Pat Veselik (1983)

SCORING (Game)Most Points30 by Olaf Vicklund (1928 vs.Northland) and George Works(1981 vs. UW-Superior, 1982 vs.Minn.-Duluth, Michigan Tech)Most Touchdowns5 by Olaf Vicklund (1928 vs.Northland) and George Works(1981 vs. UW-Superior, 1982 vs.Minn.-Duluth, Michigan Tech)Most PATs10 by Mario Ferretti(1982 vs. Ferris State)Most Field Goals5 by John Duginski(1997 vs. Wayne State)

TOTAL OFFENSE (Career)*6,807 by Tom Bertoldi(1980-81-82-83)

TOTAL OFFENSE (Season)2,943 by Kyle Swenor (2002)

TOTAL OFFENSE (Game)459 by Matt LaTour(1994 vs. Ashland, 459 passing)

YARDS RUSHING (Career)3,842 by Steve Avery(1985-86-87-88)

YARDS RUSHING (Season)1,469 by Nelson Edmonds (1991)

YARDS RUSHING (Game)291 by Nelson Edmonds(1991 vs. Wayne State – 62carries)

YARDS PASSING (Career)7,330 by Tom Bertoldi(1980-81-82-83)

YARDS PASSING (Season)2,839 by Kyle Swenor (2002)

YARDS PASSING (Game)459 by Matt LaTour(1994 vs. Ashland)

PASSING (Career)Most Attempts987 by Tom Bertoldi(1980-81-82-83)Most Completions528 by Bryan White(1988-89-00-01)Most Touchdowns45 by Tom Bertoldi (1980-81-82-83)45 by Matt Hoard (1993-94-95-96)

PASSING (Season)Most Attempts462 by Kyle Swenor (2002)Most Completions269 by Kyle Swenor (2002)Most Touchdowns22 by Matt Hoard (1996)

PASSING (Game)Most Attempts70 by Matt LaTour(1994 vs. Ashland)Most Completions33 by Jason Cornell(1990 vs. Ferris State)Most Touchdowns6 by Keith Nelsen(1984 vs. Michigan Tech)

PASS RECEIVING (Career)Most Receptions169 by Scott Sible (1978-79-80-81)Most Yards3,108 by Scott Sible (1978-79-80-81)Most Touchdowns24 by Jeremy Wilkinson(1995-96-97)

PASS RECEIVING (Season)Most Receptions76 by Brandon Munson (2002)Most Yards1,219 by Scott Sible (1979)Most Touchdowns12 by Jeremy Wilkinson (1996)

PASS RECEIVING (Game)Most Receptions14 by John Redders(1989 vs. North Dakota)

Most Yards245 by Gary Stewart(1990 vs. Ashland)Most Touchdowns3 by Bob Stefanski(1983 vs. MichiganTech, Saginaw ValleyState, Northern Iowa)Joel Yaggie (1986 vs.Texas-El Paso) D.J.Rein (1989 vs. UW-Stout)

PASS INTERCEP-TIONS (Career)Most Interceptions20 by Bob Kroll (1969-70-71)Most Yards Returned330 by Jim Danilko(1968-69)

PASS INTERCEP-TIONS (Season)Most Interceptions13 by Bob Kroll (1971)Most Yards Returned+296 by Jim Danilko(1969)

PASS INTERCEP-TIONS (Game)Most Interceptions3 by many (most recent,Mercer Bryson, 1981 vs.Northern Iowa)Most Yards Returned+160 by MorganGingrass(1938 vs. UW-Oshkosh)

PUNT RETURNS(Career)Most Returns105 by Brian Pinks(1994-95-96-97)Most Yards Returned+ 1,228 by Brian Pinks(1994-95-96-97)

PUNT RETURNS(Season)Most Returns32 by Brian Pinks(1996)Most Yards Returned695 by Andy Andrade(1972)

KICKOFF RETURNS(Career)Most Returns58 by Andy Andrade(1971-72-73)

Most Yards Returned1,475 by Jerry Woods(1985-86-87-88)

KICKOFF RETURNS (Season)Most Returns32 by Phil DePerro (1967)Most Yards Returned672 by Jerry Woods (1986)

LONGESTTouchdown Run From Scrim-mage95 by George Works (1981 vs.Northern Iowa)Touchdown Pass92 by Tom Bertoldi to GregMcClain(1981 vs. Wichita State)Kickoff Return96 by Mike Dellangelo (1977 vs.Troy State)Pass Interception Return104 by Jason Bluck (2000 vs.Hillsdale)Lateral Interception Return92 by Harvey Fletcher(1954 vs. Lakeland)Field Goal55 by Greg Guthrie(1986 vs. Northeast Missouri)Punt89 by Ryan Wettstein(2001 vs. Findlay)Punt Return89 yards by Brian Pinks(1997 vs. Michigan Tech)

# NCAA-II leader+ NCAA-II record*Career totals which areaffected by NCAA-II postseasongames: George Works 3,314rushing yards, 378 points and 63touchdowns; Scott Sible 193 passreceptions and 3,444 pass receivingyards; Dan Harves 98 PATs; SteveMariucci 7,523 yards total offenseand 47 touchdowns passing. Single game records surpassedin a postseason game: TomBertoldi 443 yards passing vs.Elizabeth City in 1981 and MarioFerretti four field goals vs.Elizabeth City in 1981.

Individual Records

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NMU Football Records

GREATEST WINNING MARGIN75 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (1978)

GREATEST LOSING MARGIN78 vs. Central State-Ohio (1989)

MOST SHUTOUTS BY NMU,ONE SEASON4 in 1929, 1949, 1958, 1960 and1971

MOST SHUTOUTS BYOPPONENTS, ONE SEASON5 in 1923 and 1933

MOST WINS, ONE SEASON10 in 1975, 1976 and 1981

LARGEST HOME CROWD15,844 vs. Central Michigan (October23, 1976)

LARGEST ROAD CROWD40,166 at Akron (September 17,1966)

Team Records

Miscellaneous Records

Attendance Records

SCORING (Season)Most Points473 in 1976 (11 games)Least Points6 in 1933 (6 games)Most Opponent Points328 in 1989 (10 games)Least Opponent Points12 in 1929 (6 games)Most Touchdowns65 in 1976 (11 games)Most PATs58 in 1976 (11 games)Most Field Goals14 in 1983 (10 games)

SCORING (Game)Most Points82 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (1976)Most Opponent Points78 by Central State-Ohio (1989)Most Touchdowns12 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (1976)Most PATs11 vs. Ferris State, (1982)Most Field Goals4 vs. Northeast Missouri (1983)

TOTAL OFFENSE (Season)5,108 in 1976 (11 games)TOTAL OFFENSE (Game)673 vs. Northwood Institute(1988)YARDS RUSHING (Season)2,510 in 1976 (11 games)YARDS RUSHING (Game)477 vs. UW-Milwaukee (1959)YARDS PASSING (Season)2,961 in 1984 (10 games)YARDS PASSING (Game)459 vs. Ashland (1994)

PASSING (Season)Most Attempts464 in 2002 (11 games)Most Completions269 in 2002 (11 games)Most Touchdowns25 in 1984 (10 games)

PASSING (Game)Most Attempts70 vs. Ashland (1994)Most Completions33 vs. Drake (1979)

33 vs. Ferris State (1990)Most Touchdowns6 vs. Michigan Tech (1984)

INTERCEPTIONS (Season)Most in One Season23 in 1981 and 1987

INTERCEPTIONS (GAME)Most in One Game6 vs. UW-Whitewater (1978)

CONSECUTIVITYVictories18 in 1975-76Games Without a Loss18 in 1975-76Defeats11 in 1973-74Shutouts by NMU4 in 1948-49 and 1958Shutouts by Opponents5 in 1922-23, 1923-24 and 1932-33Games in which NMU KickedField Goal7 in 1971Games in which NMU Scored111 in 1974-84

MOST LOSSES, ONE SEASON10 in 1974

UNDEFEATED SEASONS SINCE19161929 (4-0-2); 1958 (7-0-1); *1967(9-0-0); *1981 (10-0-0)

WINLESS SEASONS SINCE19161920 (0-3-0); 1933 (0-6-0); 1955(0-7-0); 1974 (0-10-0)

MOST FIRST DOWNS,ONE GAME35 vs. Northwood Institute (1988)

MOST FIRST DOWNSRUSHING, ONE GAME22 vs. Quantico (1968) andNorthwood Institute (1988)

MOST FIRST DOWNSPASSING, ONE GAME19 vs. Ashland (1994)

MOST OPPONENT FIRSTDOWNS, ONE GAME38 by Texas-El Paso (1986)

MOST OPPONENT FIRSTDOWNS RUSHING, ONEGAME24 by Central State-Ohio (1989)

MOST OPPONENT FIRSTDOWNS PASSING, ONE GAME25 by Texas-El Paso (1986)

TOTAL OFFENSE BYOPPONENT683 by Texas-El Paso (1986)

YARDS RUSHING BYOPPONENT437 by Central Michigan (1955)

LARGEST SINGLE SEASON ATHOME48,077 in 1976 (five games)

*Does not include playoff loss

Pat Rouzard was second on the teamin 2002 with 64 receptions for 622yards.

Ryan Wettstein handled the punting duties for the �Cats in 2002 ashe averaged 41.8 yards a punt.

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Yearly Statistics

Year Player Att C Int TD Yds1956 Tom Schwalbach 67 38 4 9 607

1957 Tom Schwalbach 64 34 6 2 500

1958 Tom Schwalbach 65 24 9 5 373

1959 Frank Novak 46 19 3 4 261

1960 Frank Novak 97 45 7 13 792

1961 Frank Novak 107 56 5 14 792

1962 Stan Ferris 24 9 2 4 220

1963 Terry Nyquist 82 36 3 5 653

1964 Terry Nyquist 113 48 5 9 743

1965 Clair Lambert 65 31 1 3 446

1966 Rich McCarthy 73 26 6 4 469

1967 Lloyd Carr 99 52 9 6 642

1968 Rich McCarthy 125 58 8 5 856

1969 Rich McCarthy 195 95 15 10 1476

1970 Marty Brenner 75 38 6 5 494

1971 Marty Brenner 121 61 6 4 813

1972 Pete Speier 35 20 1 1 305

1973 Ed Lester 110 56 9 2 734

1974 Bob Tuma 109 45 7 3 593

1975 Steve Mariucci 169 89 5 13 1624

1976 Steve Mariucci 247 142 12 14 2304

1977 Steve Mariucci 193 112 11 11 1608

1978 Todd Krueger 234 141 18 12 2031

1979 Phil Kessel 297 171 18 15 2238

1980 Phil Kessel 387 223 14 21 2555

1981 Tom Bertoldi 331 164 18 15 2454

1982 Tom Bertoldi 328 182 17 11 2437

1983 Tom Bertoldi 304 167 13 18 2298

1984 Keith Nelsen 311 177 20* 21 2636

1985 Keith Nelsen 266 126 10 7 1524

1986 Rick Popp 211 97 15 8 1188

1987 Rick Popp 167 100 4 9 1406

1988 Jason Cornell 212 120 10 10 1518

1989 Jason Cornell 333 168 9 13 2037

1990 Jason Cornell 296 170 9 11 2325

1991 Nick Bink 91 45 9 0 515

1992 Nick Bink 159 78 9 4 1088

1993 Matt Hoard 134 68 5 6 964

1994 Matt LaTour 294 144 9 14 2135

1995 Matt Hoard 321 180 6 16 2159

1996 Matt Hoard 335 175 8 22* 2482

1997 Todd Drake 263 127 14 12 1693

1998 Bryan White 211 107 6 8 1186

1999 Bryan White 230 137 7 14 1645

2000 Bryan White 304 174 13 11 1908

2001 Bryan White 220 110 12 7 1361

2002 Kyle Swenor 462* 269* 20* 14 2,839*

Year Player No Yds Ave TD1958 George Knecht 7 160 22.8 0

1959 Bill Brodeur 8 208 26.0* 3

1960 Wayne Sickler 17 291 17.1 7

1961 Mike Mileski 22 318 14.4 6

1962 Tom Neumann 10 204 20.4 2

1963 Bill Rademacher 29 572 19.7 5

1964 Bernie Schmitt 20 354 17.7 5

1965 Bernie Schmitt 17 233 13.7 1

1966 Jesse Jenkins 22 297 13.5 4

1967 Jesse Jenkins 16 229 14.3 3

1968 Paul Santoni 13 193 14.8 1

1969 Mike Boyd 19 426 22.4 6

1970 Mike Bee 16 250 15.6 3

1971 Steve Shaughnessy 15 209 13.9 0

1972 Gary Pendl 18 309 17.1 3

1973 Steve Conlan 16 230 14.4 0

1974 Maurice Mitchell 24 365 15.2 1

1975 Zachary Fowler 33 675 20.4 4

1976 Maurice Mitchell 57 1183 20.7 8

1977 Zachary Fowler 47 840 17.8 8

1978 Greg Grigsby 30 432 14.4 3

1979 Scott Sible 62 1219* 19.6 4

1980 Scott Sible 50 799 15.9 4

1981 Scott Sible 46 844 18.3 5

1982 Jerry McCune 58 1071 18.4 3

1983 Bob Stefanski 56 1019 18.2 10

1984 Bob Stefanski 47 809 17.2 11

1985 Joel Yaggie 25 387 15.5 2

1986 Steve Avery 40 385 9.6 1

1987 Frank Harris 28 390 13.9 2

1988 Joel Yaggie 26 458 17.6 2

1989 John Redders 39 654 16.7 4

1990 Gary Stewart 55 867 15.7 5

1991 Gary Stewart 28 448 16.0 3

1992 Gary Stewart 24 474 19.8 3

1993 Paul Kreski 40 708 17.7 7

1994 Dan McCarty 52 764 14.7 8

1995 Heath Garland 50 709 14.2 8

1996 Jeremy Wilkinson 50 997 19.9 12*

1997 Jeremy Wilkinson 57 950 16.7 9

1998 Fred Derocher 24 277 11.5 4

1999 Jeremy Wilkinson 51 807 15.8 10

2000 Jamone Mims 50 645 12.9 4

2001 Brandon Munson 36 553 15.4 4

2002 Brandon Munson 76* 950 12.5 6

Passing Pass Receiving

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Yearly Statistics

Year Player Att Yds Ave1956 Tom Schwalbach 109 493 4.5

1957 Rex Terwilliger 34 347 10.2*

1958 Dick Allen 57 386 6.7

1959 Tom Schwalbach 76 562 7.4

1960 Gene Valesano 121 729 6.0


1962 Tom Neumann 152 835 5.4

1963 Don Bangert 124 383 3.1

1964 Dennis Gorsline 111 446 4.0

1965 Dave Fleet 110 657 5.9

1966 Larry Snoddy 126 459 3.6

1967 Lonnie Holton 182 786 4.2


1969 Dave Ripmaster 123 450 3.6

1970 Dave Ripmaster 156 651 4.1

1971 Reggie Barefield 204 924 4.5

1972 Andy Andrade 159 724 4.5

1973 Andy Andrade 114 500 4.4

1974 Stu Betts 164 778 4.7

1975 Stu Betts 231 907 3.9

1976 Reggie Webster 153 973 6.3


1978 George Works 77 364 4.7

1979 Mike Dellangelo 150 443 2.9


1981 George Works 210 1049 5.0

1982 George Works 229 1292 5.6

1983 Eric Dudley 87 465 5.3

1984 Eric Dudley 120 549 4.6

1985 Steve Avery 94 576 6.1

1986 Steve Avery 230 973 4.0

1987 Steve Avery 266 1300 4.9

1988 Steve Avery 258 1094 4.1

1989 Ronnie McGee 197 849 4.1

1990 Tony Tibbetts 167 733 4.3

1991 Nelson Edmonds 328* 1469* 4.4

1992 Nelson Edmonds 191 809 4.2

1993 Brad Benton 265 954 3.6

1994 Brad Benton 262 1068 4.1

1995 Todd Stoner 118 540 4.6

1996 Jason McGlone 165 714 4.3

1997 P.J. Lewis 178 785 4.4

1998 Todd Stoner 173 889 5.1

1999 James Randle 151 795 5.3

2000 Terrell Goldsmith 229 1030 4.5

2001 James Randle 244 1084 4.4

2002 Terrell Goldsmith 170 731 4.3

Year Player Plays Rush Pass Yds Ave1956 Tom Schwalbach 176 493 607 1100 6.3

1957 Tom Schwalbach 112 307 500 807 7.2

1958 Tom Schwalbach 104 121 373 494 4.7

1959 Tom Schwalbach 84 562 58 620 7.3

1960 Gene Valesano 121 729 0 729 6.0

1961 Frank Novak 118 -59 792 733 6.2

1962 Tom Neumann 153 835 0 835 5.4

1963 Terry Nyquist 89 6 653 659 7.4

1964 Terry Nyquist 152 41 743 784 5.1

1965 Dave Fleet 110 657 0 657 5.9

1966 Rich McCarthy 108 15 469 484 4.4

1967 Lonnie Holton 182 786 0 786 4.2

1968 Rich McCarthy 160 13 856 869 5.4

1969 Rich McCarthy 234 -59 1476 1417 6.0

1970 Dave Ripmaster 156 651 0 651 4.1

1971 Reggie Barefield 205 924 22 946 4.6

1972 Andy Andrade 159 724 0 724 4.5

1973 Ed Lester 196 -58 734 676 3.5

1974 Stu Betts 164 778 0 778 4.7

1975 Steve Mariucci 248 141 1624 1765 7.1

1976 Steve Mariucci 322 142 2304 2446 7.5*

1977 Steve Mariucci 270 172 1608 1780 6.5

1978 Todd Krueger 306 -28 2031 2003 6.5

1979 Phil Kessel 368 -74 2238 2164 5.8

1980 Phil Kessel 423 -128 2555 2427 5.7

1981 Tom Bertoldi 382 -235 2454 2219 5.8

1982 Tom Bertoldi 368 -85 2437 2352 6.4

1983 Tom Bertoldi 365 -195 2298 2103 5.8

1984 Keith Nelsen 351 -32 2636 2604 7.4

1985 Keith Nelsen 308 33 1524 1557 5.1

1986 Rick Popp 255 15 1188 1203 4.7

1987 Rick Popp 227 81 1406 1487 6.6

1988 Jason Cornell 252 -10 1518 1508 6.0

1989 Jason Cornell 379 31 2037 2068 5.4

1990 Jason Cornell 349 -78 2325 2247 6.4

1991 Nelson Edmonds 328 1469* 0 1469 4.4

1992 Nick Bink 236 -14 1088 1074 4.5

1993 Brad Benton 288 954 0 954 3.6

1994 Matt LaTour 310 -35 2135 2100 6.7

1995 Matt Hoard 362 -70 2159 2089 5.7

1996 Matt Hoard 382 -101 2482 2381 6.2

1997 Todd Drake 318 -176 1693 1517 4.7

1998 Bryan White 309 9 1186 1195 3.8

1999 Bryan White 295 -78 1645 1567 5.3

2000 Bryan White 368 -133 1908 1775 4.8

2001 Bryan White 266 -163 1361 1198 4.5

2002 Kyle Swenor 550* 104 2839* 2943* 5.3

Rushing Total Offense

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Yearly Statistics

Year Player TD PAT FG Pts.1956 Tom Schwalbach 14 19 0 103

1957 Rex Terwilliger 8 0 0 48

1958 Dick Allen 6 0 0 36

1959 Tom Schwalbach 6 2 0 38

1960 Paul D�Arras 13 6 0 84

1961 Wayne Sickler 6 22 2 64

1962 Tom Neumann 5 0 0 30

1963 Terry Nyquist 2 19 3 40

1964 Terry Nyquist 4 18 2 48

1965 Dave Fleet 6 0 0 36

1966 Tony Richardson 0 27 5 42

1967 Lonnie Holton 10 0 0 60



1970 Dave Ripmaster 10 0 0 60

1971 Reggie Barefield 11 1 0 68

1972 Andy Andrade 8 1 0 50

1973 Andy Andrade 6 0 0 36

1974 Loren Primm 5 1 0 32

1975 Dan Harves 0 33* 8 57

1976 Reggie Webster 15 0 0 90

1977 Reggie Webster 9 0 0 54

1978 George Works 7 0 0 42

Joe Fiorini 7 0 0 42

1979 Pat Roche 8 0 0 48

Mike Dellangelo 8 0 0 48

1980 George Works 8 0 0 48

1981 George Works 21 0 0 126

1982 George Works 23* 0 0 138*1983 Pat Veselik 0 32 14* 74

1984 Bob Stefanski 11 0 0 66

1985 Greg Guthrie 0 24 9 51

1986 Steve Avery 11 0 0 68

1987 Steve Avery 12 0 0 72

1988 Steve Avery 14 0 0 84

1989 Ronnie McGee 10 2 0 62

1990 Tony Tibbetts 10 0 0 60

1991 Nelson Edmonds 10 0 0 60

1992 Paul Tocco 0 11 5 26

1993 Brad Benton 9 0 0 54

1994 Brad Benton 11 0 0 66

1995 Kurt Buterbaugh 0 24 10 54

1996 Jason McGlone 10 10 2 78

1997 John Duginski 0 23 13 62

1998 Andrew Coster 0 22 12 58

1999 Jeremy Wilkinson 10 0 0 60



2002 Terrell Goldsmith 14 0 0 84

Year Player No Yds Avg.1958 Tom Schwalbach 8 214 26.7


1960 Gary Shanley 4 212 53.0*

1961 Gary Shanley 5 80 16.0

1962 Gary Shanley 5 100 20.0

1963 Dave Fleet 15 342 22.8

1964 Bruce Newman 4 72 18.0

1965 Dave Fleet 17 412 24.2

1966 Les Wilson 5 131 26.2

1967 Jack Spuhler 5 178 35.6

1968 Johnny Hutton 9 151 16.7


1970 Bob Kroll 8 253 31.6

1971 Bob Kroll 14 305 21.7

1972 Andy Andrade 30* 695* 23.1

1973 Andy Andrade 27 535 19.8

1974 Loren Primm 23 595 25.8

1975 Paul Cuccinotto 9 187 20.7






1981 Steve Hermsen 11 217 28.8


1983 Andy Pool 18 411 22.8

1984 Andy Pool 16 237 14.8

1985 Andy Pool 12 330 27.5

1986 Jerry Woods 27 672 24.8

1987 Jerry Woods 15 430 28.7

1988 Jerry Woods 14 296 21.1

1989 Shaun Manego 20 389 19.4


1991 Tony Tibbetts 25 332 13.2


1993 Bob Adams 14 246 17.6

1994 Rhyan Lindley 18 345 19.2

1995 John Duginski 15 355 23.7

1996 Walter Mitchell 20 375 18.8

1997 Travis Whelan 17 428 25.2

1998 James Randle 22 462 21.0

1999 James Randle 15 395 26.3

2000 Jamone Mims 20 456 22.8

2001 Manuel Diaz 23 470 20.4

2002 Vincent Mayfield 15 317 21.1

Scoring Kickoff Returns

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Yearly Statistics

Year Player No Yds Avg.1959 Ken Haggart 27 1029 38.1

1960 Lee Johnson 19 759 39.7

1961 Jack Warner 14 491 35.0

1962 Terry Nyquist 47 1811 38.5

1963 Terry Nyquist 46 1689 36.7

1964 Terry Nyquist 44 1685 38.2

1965 Bob Beardsley 59 2047 34.7

1966 Bob Bertrand 47 1557 33.1

1967 Bob Bertrand 44 1441 32.7

1968 Marty Brenner 52 1890 36.3

1969 Marty Brenner 58 2072 35.7

1970 Marty Brenner 51 1795 35.1

1971 Marty Brenner 55 1968 35.7

1972 Scott Gruening 62 2127 34.3

1973 Jon Reitmeyer 56 1960 35.0

1974 Brian Adams 75* 2554 34.0

1975 Jack Hirn 58 2055 35.4

1976 Jack Hirn 37 1338 36.1

1977 Mike Fedrizzi 43 1526 35.4

1978 Jack Hirn 33 1216 36.8

1979 Mike Gannon 32 1022 31.9

1980 Tom Rynning 55 1999 36.3

1981 Butch Tabin 56 1665 29.7

1982 Pat Veselik 51 1764 34.6

1983 Pat Veselik 62 2058 33.2

1984 Pat Veselik 35 1280 36.6

1985 Reuben Hoppman 36 1194 33.2

1986 Tom Seeke 57 2137 37.5

1987 Tom Seeke 51 1938 38.0

1988 Tom Seeke 51 1862 36.5

1989 Pat Modjeski 42 1469 35.0

1990 Pat Modjeski 43 1450 33.7

1991 Pat Modjeski 62 2414 38.9

1992 Matt LaTour 56 2005 35.8

1993 Matt LaTour 65 2389* 36.8

1994 Matt LaTour 49 1799 36.7

1995 Matt LaTour 44 1471 33.4

1996 Ty Hartung 49 1950 39.8

1997 Ty Hartung 57 2253 39.5

1998 Ty Hartung 54 2325 43.1*

1999 Ty Hartung 58 2419 41.7

2000 Ryan Wettstein 52 1794 34.5



Year Player No Yds Avg.1959 Tom Schwalbach 16 221 13.8

1960 Lee Johnson 6 111 18.5

1961 Gary Shanley 4 43 10.7

1962 Gary Shanley 10 122 12.2

1963 Bob Erickson 10 144 14.4

1964 Dave Fleet 16 358 22.3*

1965 Dave Fleet 13 223 17.1

1966 Phil DePerro 21 320 15.2

1967 Phil DePerro 32* 526 16.4

1968 Bob Lantzy 25 198 7.9

1969 Jim Danilko 6 38 6.3

1970 Bud Rowley 18 144 8.0

1971 Bob Kroll 12 90 7.5

1972 Paul Cuccinotto 2 82 41.0*

1973 Nick Phillips 7 54 7.7

1974 Zachary Fowler 7 31 4.4

1975 Joe Stemo 7 91 13.0


1977 Joe Stemo 22 120 5.4

1978 Ted Wafer 4 37 9.2





1983 Chris Hofer 25 74 3.0

1984 Andy Pool 16 73 4.5

1985 Jerry Woods 23 256 11.1

1986 Jerry Woods 13 177 13.6

1987 Jerry Woods 27 339 12.6

1988 Jerry Woods 26 57 13.7

1989 Shaun Manego 8 63 7.8

1990 Shaun Manego 15 152 10.1

1991 Gary Stewart 24 134 5.5

1992 Josh Scutt 15 86 5.7

1993 Chad Sievert 10 81 8.1

1994 Brian Pinks 26 149 5.7

1995 Brian Pinks 19 203 10.7

1996 Brian Pinks 32* 343 10.7

1997 Brian Pinks 28 533* 19.0

1998 Lamar Baker 24 245 10.2

1999 Jamone Mims 13 207 15.9

2000 Vanius Horton 17 147 8.6

2001 Vanius Horton 11 68 6.2

2002 Manuel Diaz 14 48 3.4

Punting Punt Returns

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Coaching Records/ Playoff History

Coach (Years) Seasons G W L T Pct. TP OPWilliam McCracken (1904) 1 3 2 1 0 .666 46 19Charles H. Estrich (1905-06) 2 4 3 0 1 .875 44 33Prof. Mills (1909) 1 4 1 2 1 .375 10 24Deforest Stull (1912) 1 1 0 1 0 .000 UnknownW. B. McClintock (1916-17) 2 11 8 3 0 .727 206 80L. O. Gant (1919-21) 3 9 4 4 1 .500 114 105C. B. Hedgcock (1922-33, 36-37) 14 85 30 50 5 .382 717 1,089R. Victor Hurst (1934-35, 38-42, 46) 8 45 18 24 3 .433 364 606C. V. Money (1947-55) 9 60 30 24 6 .550 921 916Lloyd W. Eaton (1956) 1 8 7 0 1 .937 263 82F. L. "Frosty" Ferzacca (1957-65) 9 78 50 26 2 .653 1,761 858Rollie Dotsch (1966-70) 5 49 33 15 1 .683 1,272 626Rae Drake (1971-73) 3 30 11 18 1 .383 468 557Gil Krueger (1974-77) 4 47 31 16 0 .659 1,250 794Bill Rademacher (1978-82) 5 54 37 16 1 .694 1,630 1,027Herb Grenke (1983-90) 8 82 53 28 1 .646 2,116 1,672Mark Marana (1991-94) 4 40 14 24 2 .375 492 682Eric Holm (1995-01) 7 74 43 31 0 .681 1,755 1,641Doug Sams (2002- ) 1 11 6 5 0 .545 287 325Totals 88 695 382 287 26 .568 13,952 11,146

Year Event W-L Opponent NM Opp Site1960 NAIA Lost #Lenoir Rhyne 20 20 Hickory, N.C.1967 NAIA Lost Fairmont State 7 21 Fairmont, W. Va.1975 NCAA-II Won Boise State 24 21 Boise, Idaho

Won *Livingston 28 26 Wichita Falls, TexasWon √Western Kentucky 16 14 Sacramento, Calif.

1976 NCAA-II Won Delaware 28 17 Newark, Del.Lost $Akron 26 29 Akron, Ohio

1977 NCAA-II Lost North Dakota State 6 20 Fargo, N.D.1980 NCAA-II Lost Santa Clara 26 27 Santa Clara, Calif.1981 NCAA-II Won Elizabeth City 55 6 Marquette, Mich.

Lost Southwest Texas 0 62 San Marcos, Texas1982 NCAA-II Lost California-Davis 21 42 Davis, Calif.1987 NCAA-II Won Angelo State (OT) 23 20 San Angelo, Texas

Lost Portland State 7 13 Portland, Ore.

#Tie score, winner determined by total offense*Pioneer Bowl√National Championship Game, Camellia Bowl$First tie game in NCAA-II playoff history. Akron outscored NMU 6-3 in overtime in Knute Rockne Bowl.

Coaching Records

Playoff History

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Year-by-Year Win-Loss Records

Year Coach G W L T TP O P Captain1969 Rollie Dotsch 10 5 5 0 257 224 Jim Danilko, Dave

Gurica, and LonnieHolton

1970 Rollie Dotsch 10 8 2 0 283 126 Tom Watson1971 Rae Drake 10 7 3 0 186 121 Tim Kearney1972 Rae Drake 10 2 8 0 162 255 Jan Quarless1973 Rae Drake 10 2 7 1 120 181 John Engel and Jim

Rathje1974 Gil Krueger 10 0 10 0 108 255 Reggie Barefield

and Joe Harvey1975* Gil Krueger 14 13 1 0 356 219 Stu Betts and Joel

Hanner1976** Gil Krueger 13 11 2 0 527 150 Mike Berry, Roy

Brown, and FredSmith

1977+ Gil Krueger 10 7 3 0 259 170 Steve Mariucci andJoe Stemo

1978 Bill Rademacher 10 5 4 1 277 240 Dan Cooley, GregGrigsby, and RandyZimmerman

1979 Bill Rademacher 10 4 6 0 226 258 Todd Krueger andJim Marana

1980 Bill Rademacher 11 9 2 0 322 121 Phil Kessel,Bryan Piester, andMark Zabroske

1981** Bill Rademacher 12 11 1 0 403 196 Bill Coon, BryanPiester, Scott Sible,and Curt Wojan

1982+ Bill Rademacher 11 8 3 0 402 212 Jeff Herman, MarkStorm, and DanWyers

1983 Herb Grenke 10 8 2 0 286 178 Tom Bertoldi,Barry Petersen, andJim Whiteside

1984 Herb Grenke 10 6 4 0 312 271 Bob Stefanski,Scott Weston, andJames Whiteside

1985 Herb Grenke 9 6 3 0 252 126 John Baltes, ChrisHofer, and KeithNelsen

1986 Herb Grenke 10 5 5 0 245 256 Anthony Hill,RickPopp, andKarl Borree

1987** Herb Grenke 12 10 2 0 333 145 Rick Popp andTony Michels

1988 Herb Grenke 11 8 3 0 272 179 Steve Avery andJerry Woods

1989 Herb Grenke 10 5 5 0 205 328 Ed Vopal, DeanOsterman, and JohnRedders

1990 Herb Grenke 10 5 4 1 241 222 Jason Cornell, MarkMaddox, and SteveSandona

1991 Mark Marana 10 3 6 1 130 245 Chip Wall,DennisDahlke andJason Salani

1992 Mark Marana 10 1 9 0 124 237 Nelson EdmondsScott Herioux,Jason Salani

1993 Mark Marana 10 5 4 1 196 228 Jeff Nason andJosh Scutt

1994 Mark Marana* 10 5 5 0 238 200 Justin GluesingJim DeleneMark Gilles

1995 Eric Holm 10 7 3 0 230 179 Game Captains1996 Eric Holm 10 7 3 0 279 201 Game Captains1997 Eric Holm 11 7 4 0 269 251 Game Captains1998 Eric Holm 11 6 5 0 240 218 Game Captain1999 Eric Holm 10 6 4 0 275 218 Ty Hartung, Marc

Bliven, Steve Matzl,Jeremy Wilkinson

2000 Eric Holm 11 6 5 0 247 272 Hector Castellanos2001 Eric Holm 11 4 7 0 215 302 Tony Ebeling, Bryan

White, Jason Lawson,James Randle

2002 Doug Sams 11 6 5 0 230 224 Game Captains

TOTALS 695 382 287 26 13,952 11,146

* Forfeit to Wayne State

Year Coach G W L T TP O P Captain1904 Wm. McCracken 3 2 1 0 46 19 Unknown1905 Chas. H. Estrich 2 1 0 1 23 22 Unknown1906 Chas. H. Estrich 2 2 0 0 21 11 Unknown1907-08 No Record1909 Prof. Mills 4 1 2 1 10 24 Unknown1910-11 No Record1912 DeForest Stull 1 0 1 0 Unknown Unknown1913-14-15 No Varsity Football1916 W. B. McClintock 6 4 2 0 108 47 Bill Morrison1917 W. B. McClintock 5 4 1 0 98 33 Harold Malin1918 No Varsity Football1919 L. O. Gant 2 1 0 1 25 19 Carl Tauch1920 L. O. Gant 3 0 3 0 19 53 Rudolph Larson1921 L. O. Gant 4 3 1 0 70 33 Al Dolf1922 C. B. Hedgcock 6 1 4 1 12 166 Clarence LeClair1923 C. B. Hedgcock 6 1 5 0 13 127 Emery Jacques1924 C. B. Hedgcock 6 4 2 0 104 48 Game Captains1925 C. B. Hedgcock 7 3 4 0 102 40 Carl Guelff1926 C. B. Hedgcock 5 3 2 0 69 39 Eber Carlson1927 C. B. Hedgcock 6 1 4 1 48 42 Jerry Hemr1928 C. B. Hedgcock 6 2 4 0 98 84 Game Captains1929 C. B. Hedgcock 6 4 0 2 91 12 Game Captains1930 C. B. Hedgcock 7 4 2 1 76 71 Olaf Vicklund1931 C. B. Hedgcock 6 1 5 0 13 101 Onnie Maki1932 C. B. Hedgcock 6 1 5 0 16 100 Game Captains1933 C. B. Hedgcock 6 0 6 0 6 113 Paul Challancin and

Grove Hollman1934 R. Victor Hurst 7 2 5 0 46 135 Dick Finnegan1935 R. Victor Hurst 5 1 3 1 24 66 John Mattson and

Alden Hoffman1936 C. B. Hedgcock 6 2 4 0 31 44 Edward Gleason1937 C. B. Hedgcock 6 3 3 0 38 102 William Koski and

Floyd Carlson1938 R. Victor Hurst 6 2 4 0 31 118 Joseph Poisson1939 R. Victor Hurst 6 2 3 1 20 64 Lee Goodney1940 R. Victor Hurst 6 2 4 0 36 83 Frank Hartman1941 R. Victor Hurst 5 3 2 0 97 21 Game Captains1942 R. Victor Hurst 4 3 1 0 51 27 Benny Montcalm1943-44-45 No Varsity Football1946 R. Victor Hurst 6 3 2 1 59 92 Game Captains1947 C. V. Money 7 1 4 2 54 117 Ed Kukuk1948 C. V. Money 7 3 3 1 88 102 Fred Martell1949 C. V. Money 7 6 1 0 183 39 Stan Wiinikainen

Francis McMahon1950 C. V. Money 7 4 3 0 99 124 William Hart1951 C. V. Money 5 2 2 1 67 76 Dave Freeman1952 C. V. Money 6 5 1 0 147 73 John Michica and

Ed Wolford1953 C. V. Money 7 5 1 1 144 82 Alex Anderson and

Jerry Pangrazzi1954 C. V. Money 7 4 2 1 88 76 Paul Gingrass and

Lou Myefski1955 C. V. Money 7 0 7 0 51 227 Ron Johnson and

Bob Monck1956 Lloyd Eaton 8 7 0 1 263 82 Carl Erickson1957 F. L. Ferzacca 6 3 3 0 126 94 Joe Corbeil1958 F. L. Ferzacca 10 5 5 0 237 125 George Gusick and

Tom Schwalbach1959 F. L. Ferzacca 8 6 2 0 240 80 George Blommel

Tom Schwalbach1960# F. L. Ferzacca 10 8 1 1 321 104 George Blommel

and Al Sandona1961 F. L. Ferzacca 8 6 2 0 252 69 Frank Novak, Al

Sandona, and GeneValesano

1962 F. L. Ferzacca 9 6 3 0 122 63 Dick Koski and LenSt. Jean

1963 F. L. Ferzacca 9 4 4 1 148 127 Game Captains1964 F. L. Ferzacca 8 5 3 0 176 91 Bob Erickson and

Pat Stump1965 F. L. Ferzacca 10 7 3 0 139 105 Jim Decker, Allen

Ische, and BernieSchmitt

1966 Rollie Dotsch 10 6 3 1 210 71 Allen Ische andByron Johnson

1967# Rollie Dotsch 10 9 1 0 258 96 Dennis Porterand Jack Spuhler

1968 Rollie Dotsch 9 5 4 0 264 109 Dick Ambrosino,John Chrisant, andJim Meyer

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Records vs. All FoesOpponent Games W o n Lost Tied Pct. 1st gmlast gmAkron 13 3 10 0 .230 1966 1980Alma 2 1 1 0 .500 1955 1956Angelo State 1 1 0 0 1.000 1987 1987Ashland (Ohio) 13 4 9 0 .308 1990 2002Bemidji (Minn.) State 4 2 1 1 .625 1955 1968Bethel (Minn.) State 1 1 0 0 1.000 1953 1953Boise State 2 1 1 0 .500 1975 1978Bradley 3 2 1 0 .666 1961 1966Butler 3 1 2 0 .333 1990 1992California-Davis 1 0 1 0 .000 1982 1982Calumet High School 3 2 0 1 .833 1905 1917Calumet YMCA 3 2 1 0 .666 1904 1917Capital (Ohio) 1 0 1 0 .000 1957 1957Cedarville (Ohio) 1 1 0 0 1.000 1952 1952Central Michigan 39 12 26 1 .320 1922 1984Central Michigan “B” 1 1 0 0 1.000 1940 1940Central State (Ohio) 2 1 1 0 .500 1988 1989Dayton 1 0 1 0 .000 1966 1966Delaware 2 2 0 0 1.000 1976 1980Detroit 1 0 1 0 .000 1963 1963Detroit Tech 3 3 0 0 1.000 1948 1950Drake 1 1 0 0 1.000 1979 1979Eastern Illinois 10 5 5 0 .500 1969 1986Eastern Michigan 20 7 13 0 .350 1932 1979Elizabeth City (N.C.) 1 1 0 0 1.000 1981 1981Escanaba High School 3 2 1 0 .666 1906 1909Fairmont (W. Va.) 1 0 1 0 .000 1967 1967Ferris State 29 12 11 6 .517 1946 2002Findlay (Ohio) 10 8 2 0 .800 1954 2001Gogebic Junior College 6 3 3 0 .500 1934 1950Grand Valley State 27 16 10 1 .592 1975 2002Gwinn Legion 1 1 0 0 1.000 1921 1921Hancock High School 1 0 1 0 .000 1904 1904Hillsdale College 32 13 19 1 .406 1958 2002Hofstra 2 2 0 0 1.000 1970 1971Hope 2 0 2 0 .000 1957 1958Illinois State 3 1 2 0 .333 1961 1987Indianapolis 13 9 4 0 .692 1990 2002Iron River City 1 0 0 1 .500 1919 1919Ironwood City 1 1 0 0 1.000 1916 1916Ishpeming City 2 2 0 0 1.000 1917 1917Ishpeming High School2 2 0 0 1.000 1904 1909Ishp.-Neg. City 1 1 0 0 1.000 1919 1919Lakeland (Wis.) 4 3 1 0 .750 1953 1956Lake Superior State 2 2 0 0 1.000 1948 1949Lawrence (Wis.) 1 0 1 0 .000 1939 1939Lenoir Rhyne (N.C.) 1 0 0 1 .500 1960 1960Lewis (Illinois) 2 0 2 0 .000 1950 1951Livingston (Ala.) 1 1 0 0 1.000 1975 1975Macalester (Minn.) 1 1 0 0 1.000 1963 1963Mankato (Minn.) State3 2 1 0 .666 1954 1967Marine Corps 8 3 4 1 .437 1958 1972Marinette (Wis.) City 1 1 0 0 1.000 1917 1917Marquette Guild Hall 1 0 1 0 .000 1909 1909Marquette High School 1 1 0 0 1.000 1905 1905

Opponent Games W o n Lost Tied Pct. 1st gmlast gmMarquette Prison 1 1 0 0 1.000 1951 1951Mayville (N.D.) State 1 1 0 0 1.000 1956 1956Menominee City 1 0 1 0 .000 1916 1916Mercyhurst 1 1 0 0 1.000 2002 2002Michigan Tech 76 38 33 5 .539 1920 2002Minnesota-Duluth 12 11 1 0 .916 1961 1998Morningside (Iowa) 1 1 0 0 1.000 1962 1962Munising City 2 1 1 0 .500 1912 1916Munising Legion 1 1 0 0 1.000 1922 1922Nebraska-Omaha 3 2 1 0 .666 1963 1976Negaunee Legion 1 1 0 0 1.000 1921 1921Newberry High School 1 0 0 1 .500 1909 1909North Dakota 6 4 2 0 .666 1967 1999North Dakota State 14 4 10 0 .285 1969 1989Northeast Missouri 5 4 1 0 .800 1983 2000Northern Colorado 2 2 0 0 1.000 1977 1978Northern Iowa 17 12 5 0 .705 1963 1984Northland (Wis.) 25 20 5 0 .800 1925 1956North Texas State 1 0 1 0 .000 1968 1968Northwood Univ. 22 19 3 0 .863 1968 2002Ohio Northern 2 0 1 1 .250 1953 1954Olivet 1 1 0 0 1.000 1952 1952Parsons (Iowa) 3 1 2 0 .333 1963 1965Peru (Neb.) State 1 1 0 0 1.000 1962 1962Portland State 1 0 1 0 .000 1987 1987Saginaw Valley St. 23 15 8 0 .652 1975 2002Santa Clara 1 0 1 0 .000 1980 1980Stephen F. Austin 1 0 1 0 .000 1974 1974St. Cloud (MN) St. 3 2 1 0 .666 1960 2002St. Francis (Ill.) 8 7 1 0 .875 1988 1998Saint Joseph's (Ind.) 6 3 3 0 .500 1990 1995St. Norbert (Wis.) 18 13 5 0 .722 1916 1976Soo, Canada, City 2 2 0 0 1.000 1923 1924Soo Rough Riders 1 1 0 0 1.000 1925 1925Southeast Missouri 2 2 0 0 1.000 1964 1984Southern Illinois 7 4 3 0 .571 1962 1974Southwest Texas 1 0 1 0 .000 1981 1981Tampa 6 0 6 0 .000 1961 1973Taylor (Ind.) 1 1 0 0 1.000 1958 1958Texas-El Paso 1 0 1 0 .000 1980 1986Troy State 1 0 1 0 .000 1977 1977Valparaiso 5 3 1 1 .666 1958 1992Wayne State 19 12 7 0 .631 1957 2002Weber State 2 1 1 0 .500 1969 1972Westminster 2 2 0 0 1.000 1998 1999Western Illinois 15 10 4 1 .700 1960 1986Western Kentucky 3 2 1 0 .666 1975 1979Western Reserve 1 1 0 0 1.000 1959 1959Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2 1 0 1 .750 1959 1973Wisconsin-Oshkosh 24 9 14 1 .395 1923 1953Wisconsin-Stevens Pt. 7 4 2 1 .642 1922 1965Wisconsin-Stout 1 1 0 0 1.000 1989 1989Wisconsin-Superior 15 5 10 0 .333 1922 1981Wisconsin-Whitewater 9 7 2 0 .777 1971 1980Wichita State 1 1 0 0 1.000 1981 1981Youngstown State 11 6 5 0 .545 1959 1980Totals 695 382 287 26 .568

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1904 (2-1-0) .. NMU OPPHancock H.S. ........ 5 14Calumet YMCA . 10 5Ishpeming H.S. ... 31 0

1905 (1-0-1) . NMU OPPMarquette H.S. ...... 6 5Calumet H.S. ....... 17 17

1906 (2-0-0) . NMU OPPEscanaba H.S. ....... 9 0Escanaba H.S. ..... 12 11

1907-08(No records available)

1909 (1-2-1) .. NMU OPPIshpeming H.S. ... 10 0Escanaba H.S. ....... 0 12Newberry H.S. ...... 0 0Marq. Guild Hall .. 0 12

1910-11(No Records Available)

1912 (0-1-0) .. NMU OPPMunising City No score avail.

1913-14-15(No varsity football)

1916 (4-2-0) .. NMU OPPMunising City .... 21 0Ironwood City ..... 27 0Menominee City ... 7 21Calumet YMCA . 13 0Calumet H.S. ...... 26 6St. Norbert .......... 14 20

1917 (4-1-0) .. NMU OPPCalumet H.S. ...... 68 0Ishpeming City ... 12 6Calumet YMCA ... 6 27Marinette Badgers 9 0Ishpeming City ..... 3 0

1918 .............. NMU OPP(No athletic competitionbecause of WWI)

1919 (1-0-1) .. NMU OPPIron River City .... 13 13Ishpem.-Negaun. 12 6

1920 (0-3-0) .. NMU OPPSt. Norbert ............ 6 7Michigan Tech .... 13 20Michigan Tech ...... 0 26

1921 (3-1-0) .. NMU OPPNegaunee Legion 27 15Michigan Tech ...... 7 6Michigan Tech ...... 7 12Gwinn Legion ..... 29 0

1922 (1-4-1) . NMU OPPUW-Stevens Point 6 38Munising Legion .. 6 0Michigan Tech ...... 0 14Michigan Tech ...... 0 0UW-Superior ........ 0 52Central Michigan .. 0 62

1923 (1-5-0) .. NMU OPPUW-Oshkosh ........ 0 12Canadian Soo ...... 13 6Michigan Tech ...... 0 6UW-Superior ........ 0 63Michigan Tech ...... 0 6Central Michigan .. 0 34

1924 (4-2-0) .. NMU OPPUW-Oshkosh ........ 0 18UW-Superior ...... 18 0Michigan Tech .... 10 6Canadian Soo ...... 58 0Michigan Tech .... 18 2Central Michigan .. 0 22

1925 (3-4-0) .. NMU OPPSoo Rough Riders 52 0UW-Oshkosh ........ 3 7UW-Superior ...... 12 13Central Michigan .. 2 8Northland .............. 7 0Michigan Tech .... 26 6Michigan Tech ...... 0 6

1926 (3-2-0) .. NMU OPPUW-Oshkosh ........ 0 12Michigan Tech .... 25 3Central Michigan .. 7 24Northland ............ 13 0UW-Superior ...... 24 0

1927 (1-4-1) . NMU OPPUW-Stevens Point 7 7UW-Oshkosh ........ 0 2Michigan Tech .... 33 7Northland .............. 6 14Central Michigan .. 0 6Michigan Tech ...... 2 6

1928 (2-4-0) .. NMU OPPUW-Stevens Point 7 18UW-Oshkosh ........ 0 27Michigan Tech .... 31 0Central Michigan .. 0 26Northland ............ 60 0Michigan Tech ...... 0 13

1929 (4-0-2) .. NMU OPPUW-Stevens Point 7 0UW-Oshkosh ........ 7 6Central Michigan .. 6 6Michigan Tech ...... 0 0Northland ............ 50 0Michigan Tech .... 21 0

1930 (4-2-1) . NMU OPPUW-Stevens Pt. .... 7 6UW-Oshkosh ........ 6 6UW-Superior ...... 12 25Michigan Tech ... 18 0Northland .............. 7 0Michigan Tech .... 26 0Central Michigan .. 0 34

1931 (1-5-0) .. NMU OPPUW-Stevens Pt. .... 6 0UW-Oshkosh ........ 0 6UW-Superior ........ 0 57Michigan Tech ...... 7 18Northland .............. 0 13Michigan Tech ...... 0 7

1932 (1-5-0) .. NMU OPPUW-Superior ........ 0 19UW-Oshkosh ........ 7 13Eastern Michigan .. 0 50Michigan Tech ...... 0 12Northland .............. 9 0Michigan Tech ...... 0 6

1933 (0-6-0) .. NMU OPPUW-Superior ........ 0 21UW-Oshkosh ........ 0 14Eastern Michigan .. 0 24Michigan Tech ...... 0 27Northland .............. 6 20Michigan Tech ...... 0 7

1934 (2-5-0) .. NMU OPPUW-Superior ........ 0 48UW-Oshkosh ...... 13 26Eastern Michigan .. 6 26Michigan Tech ...... 6 0Northland ............ 21 7Michigan Tech ...... 0 9Gogebic J.C. ......... 0 19

1935 (1-3-1) . NMU OPPEastern Michigan . 2 0UW-Oshkosh ........ 0 20Michigan Tech ... 12 12Michigan Tech ..... 0 18Gogebic J.C. ........ 10 16

1936 (2-4-0) . NMU OPPUW-Oshkosh ........ 0 6Eastern Michigan .. 0 12Michigan Tech .... 13 6Central Michigan .. 6 7Michigan Tech .... 12 6Gogebic J.C. ......... 0 7

1937 (3-3-0) . NMU OPPUW-Oshkosh ...... 20 19Eastern Michigan .. 0 44Central Michigan .. 0 32Michigan Tech ...... 6 7Michigan Tech ...... 9 0Gogebic J.C. ......... 3 0

1938 (2-4-0) .. NMU OPPUW-Oshkosh ...... 13 0Cent. Michigan ..... 0 47Northland .............. 0 19Michigan Tech .... 13 0Michigan Tech ...... 3 27East. Michigan ...... 2 25

Season-by-Season Win-Loss Records

After every home game the ‘Cats sing the NMU alma mater with theband.

Coach Sams meets NMU mascot“Wildcat Willy.”

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Defensive back Sydney St. Hilaire returns for hissenior campaign.

1939 (2-3-1) .. NMU OPPUW-Oshkosh ........ 6 0Lawrence .............. 6 20Cent. Michigan ..... 0 37Michigan Tech ..... 6 7Northland .............. 2 0Michigan Tech ...... 0 0

1940 (2-4-0) . NMU OPPUW-Oshkosh ........ 0 6Cent. Mich. “B” . 16 14Northland ........... 14 6Michigan Tech ..... 0 13UW-Superior ........ 6 38Michigan Tech ...... 0 6

1941 (3-2-0) . NMU OPPUW-Oshkosh ...... 13 0Cent. Michigan ..... 0 7Michigan Tech ..... 0 14Northland ........... 59 0Michigan Tech .... 25 0

1942 (3-1-0) .. NMU OPPUW-Oshkosh ...... 12 0Cent. Michigan ..... 0 21Michigan Tech .... 26 6Michigan Tech .... 13 0

1943-44-45(No athletic competition dur-ing WW II)

1946 (3-2-1) .. NMU OPPUW-Oshkosh ........ 6 0Northland ............ 26 0Cent. Michigan ..... 0 60Michigan Tech .... 14 13Ferris State ............ 7 7Michigan Tech ...... 6 12

1947 (1-4-2) .. NMU OPPUW-Oshkosh ........ 6 13Northland ............ 27 0Michigan Tech ...... 7 7Cent. Michigan ..... 0 45Ferris State ............ 0 0Michigan Tech ...... 7 18UW-Superior ........ 7 34

1948 (3-3-1) . NMU OPPLake Superior St. 25 0East. Michigan ...... 0 6Cent. Michigan ... 14 46Michigan Tech ... 13 44Ferris State ............ 0 0Northland ........... 30 6Detroit Tech ........ 6 0

1949 (6-1-0) .. NMU OPPEast. Michigan ...... 6 0Lake Superior St. 33 0Northland ............ 35 0Detroit Tech ........ 23 6Michigan Tech ...... 7 27Ferris State .......... 21 6Gogebic J.C. ....... 58 0

1950 (4-3-0) . NMU OPPFerris State .......... 13 6Northland ............ 13 7Gogebic J.C. ....... 48 7Michigan Tech ...... 0 26Detroit Tech ........ 19 0Lewis .................... 6 33East. Michigan ...... 0 45

1951 (2-2-1) .. NMU OPPFerris State ............ 7 7Prison All-Stars .. 29 6Michigan Tech ...... 6 31Northland ............ 19 0Lewis .................... 6 32

1952 (5-1-0) .. NMU OPPOlivet .................. 32 0UW-Oshkosh ...... 27 7Ferris State .......... 33 19Michigan Tech ...... 0 21Northland ............ 28 7Cedarville ........... 27 19

1953 (5-1-1) . NMU OPPUW-Oshkosh ...... 36 24Ohio Northern ...... 7 7Michigan Tech ... 19 18Ferris State ............ 2 7Northland ............ 33 13Bethel .................. 21 7Lakeland ............. 26 6

1954 (4-2-1) . NMU OPPFindlay ................ 14 6Ohio Northern ....... 7 25Michigan Tech .... 13 6Ferris State .......... 13 13Northland ............ 14 6Mankato State ....... 7 20Lakeland ............. 20 0

1955 (0-7-0) .. NMU OPPAlma ..................... 0 33Northland ............ 13 14Bemidji State ...... 14 25Michigan Tech .... 12 44Ferris State ............ 6 26Findlay .................. 6 60Lakeland ............... 0 25

1956 (7-0-1) .. NMU OPPAlma ................... 32 0Northland ............ 38 12Bemidji State ...... 13 13Michigan Tech .... 20 13UW-Superior ...... 41 6Ferris State .......... 19 0Mayville State ..... 54 20Lakeland ............. 46 18

1957 (3-3-0) .. NMU OPPCapital ................ 12 42Hope ................... 13 14Michigan Tech .... 21 6Ferris State .......... 20 6UW-Superior ...... 39 0Wayne State ........ 21 26

1958 (5-5-0) .. NMU OPPCent. Michigan ... 14 27Valparaiso ........... 13 18Taylor ................. 27 7Hope ................... 13 14Marine Corps ...... 28 50Michigan Tech .... 34 0St. Norbert .......... 19 0Wayne State ........ 39 0Findlay ................ 43 0Hillsdale ................ 7 9

1959 (6-2-0) .. NMU OPPHillsdale .............. 20 29Michigan Tech .... 49 12Youngstown .......... 7 0East. Michigan .... 39 6Western Reserve . 46 0Wayne State ........ 20 13Cent. Michigan ..... 8 20UW-Milwaukee .. 51 0

1960 (8-1-1) .. NMU OPPHillsdale .............. 29 6Cent. Michigan ... 20 3Youngstown ........ 26 49East. Michigan .... 21 0St. Norbert .......... 46 6Western Illinois .. 34 20St. Cloud ............. 58 0Michigan Tech .... 46 0Valparaiso ........... 21 0

N.A.I.A. PlayoffLenoir Rhyne ...... 20 20

1961 (6-2-0) . NMU OPPCent. Michigan ... 35 0Minn.-Duluth ...... 35 6Bradley .................. 8 14Hillsdale .............. 24 3St. Norbert .......... 36 7Illinois State ........ 47 6Michigan Tech ... 61 6Tampa .................. 6 27

1962 (6-3-0)Cent. Michigan ... 20 12Minn.-Duluth ........ 0 14Morningside .......... 7 2Hillsdale ................ 6 14St. Norbert .......... 20 6Illinois State .......... 0 6Peru State ............ 42 0S. Illinois ............ 14 9Findlay ................ 13 0

1963 (4-4-1) . NMU OPPNorthern Iowa .... 11 12Parsons ................ 21 12Detroit ................... 7 20Hillsdale ................ 0 0Cent. Michigan ... 19 0S. Illinois .............. 0 27Neb.-Omaha ....... 17 28St. Norbert .......... 24 20Macalester .......... 49 8

1964 (5-3-0) .. NMU OPPNorthern Iowa ....... 7 14Parsons .................. 8 24SE Missouri ........ 24 0Hillsdale ................ 7 16Cent. Michigan ... 12 7St. Norbert .......... 34 6S. Illinois ............ 33 18Mankato State ..... 51 6

1965 (7-3-0) . NMU OPPNorthern Iowa .... 10 7UW-Stevens Pt. .. 28 7Bradley ............... 19 15Hillsdale .............. 10 0Cent. Michigan ..... 0 13St. Norbert .......... 13 6Findlay ................ 21 19Southern Illinois . 24 6Parsons .................. 7 13Tampa ................... 7 19

1966 (6-3-1) . NMU OPPNorthern Iowa .... 21 0Akron .................. 10 18Bradley ............... 42 8Hillsdale ................ 0 7Cent. Michigan ... 35 14St. Norbert .......... 37 0Dayton .................. 0 10Findlay ................ 24 7S. Illinois ............ 34 0Marine Corps ........ 7 7

1967 (9-1-0) . NMU OPPNorthern Iowa ...... 7 3Akron ................. 34 17Bemidji State ...... 33 3C. Michigan ........ 21 15Hillsdale .............. 35 8Marine Corps ...... 27 0St. Norbert .......... 24 23Mankato State ..... 45 0North Dakota ...... 25 6

N.A.I.A. PlayoffFairmont ............... 7 21

1968 (5-4-0) . NMU OPPNorthern Iowa .... 24 13Northwood .......... 63 0Bemidji State ...... 53 0Cent. Michigan ... 28 24North Texas St. ..... 3 17Marine Corps ...... 47 0Hillsdale ................ 7 10Tampa ................. 19 22S. Illinois ............ 20 23

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Corey Woodstries to gainsome extrayardage.

1969 (5-5-0) .. NMU OPPNorthern Iowa ..... 24 14North Dakota St. . 14 28Weber State ........ 24 23Hillsdale .............. 27 13Cent. Michigan ... 37 40Marine Corps ........ 7 21St. Norbert .......... 10 25Northwood .......... 55 7Eastern Illinois .... 24 14Tampa ................. 35 39

1970 (8-2-0) . NMU OPPNorthern Iowa .... 21 0Hofstra ................ 45 0Akron .................. 6 19Hillsdale .............. 34 14Cent. Michigan ... 34 14Youngstown ........ 43 27Marine Corps ...... 13 6East. Michigan ...... 8 14Eastern Illinois ... 35 22Northwood .......... 44 10

1971 (7-3-0) . NMU OPPUW-Whitewater . 14 0Hofstra ................ 14 7Cent. Michigan ... 37 14Northwood .......... 24 0Youngstown ........ 29 0Akron ................. 17 24Hillsdale .............. 17 14East. Michigan ...... 3 31St. Norbert .......... 23 0Marine Corps ........ 8 31

1972 (2-8-0) .. NMU OPPUW-Whitewater . 24 14Tampa ................. 21 34Cent. Michigan ..... 9 26St. Norbert .......... 27 0Youngstown ........ 36 37Akron .................... 0 49East. Michigan .... 15 24Marine Corps ........ 6 20Hillsdale ................ 6 21Weber State ........ 18 30

1973 (2-7-1) . NMU OPPUW-Whitewater ... 0 7UW-Milwaukee ... 21 21Western Illinois .. 10 14Hillsdale .............. 16 25Youngstown ........ 30 12Akron ................... 7 31Tampa .................. 0 20St. Norbert ............ 7 14Eastern Illinois ... 22 7Cent. Michigan ..... 7 30

1974 (0-10-0) NMU OPPUW-Whitewater ... 0 14S. F. Austin ......... 21 35Cent. Michigan ..... 7 21St. Norbert .......... 20 34Youngstown ........ 10 24Akron .................... 0 23East. Michigan ...... 0 24Western Illinois .. 21 28Hillsdale .............. 20 38Southern Illinois ... 9 14

1975 (13-1-0 . NMU OPPNCAA Champions)UW-Whitewater . 34 0Eastern Illinois .... 38 22Cent. Michigan ... 17 16Neb.-Omaha ....... 41 14Youngstown ........ 15 0Akron .................. 13 30East. Michigan .... 20 7Saginaw Valley ... 20 15Grand Valley ...... 21 17St. Norbert .......... 42 14Western Illinois .. 27 23

NCAA-II QuarterfinalBoise State .......... 24 21

NCAA-II SemifinalLivingston ........... 28 26

NCAA-II ChampionshipWest. Kentucky .. 16 14

1976 (11-2-0) NMU OPPNorthern Iowa ..... 41 7North Dakota St. . 14 9St. Norbert .......... 65 0Minn.-Duluth ...... 44 0East. Michigan .... 28 6West. Illinois ..... 44 7UW-Whitewater . 70 14Cent. Michigan ... 41 13Eastern Illinois .... 30 10Neb.-Omaha ....... 82 7Grand Valley ...... 14 31

NCAA-II QuarterfinalDelaware ............. 28 17

NCAA-II SemifinalAkron .................. 26 29

1977 (7-3-0) . NMU OPPNorth Dakota St. 17 38Northern Iowa .... 41 7West. Illinois ...... 20 13Akron ................. 12 0Saginaw Valley .... 34 9West. Kentucky .. 39 0UW-Whitewater . 38 14N. Colorado ........ 24 20Troy State .......... 28 49

NCAA-II QuarterfinalNorth Dakota St. .. 6 20

1978 (5-4-1) ... NMU OPPEast. Michigan .... 30 3Grand Valley ...... 49 22Boise State .......... 21 31N. Colorado ........ 47 28West. Illinois ...... 14 14UW-Whitewater . 41 14Eastern Illinois .... 34 42Akron .................... 7 27Youngstown ........ 14 41Northern Iowa ..... 20 18

1979 (4-6-0) .. NMU OPPEast. Michigan ...... 7 21Northern Iowa ....... 7 11Grand Valley ...... 41 14Wayne State ........ 31 29West. Illinois ...... 24 21West. Kentucky .. 21 28Youngstown ........ 23 24Eastern Illinois .... 21 39Akron .................. 21 45Drake .................. 30 26

1980 (9-2-0) . NMU OPPNorth Dakota St. 10 0Grand Valley ....... 48 9Wayne State ....... 26 3Youngstown ........ 10 7Northern Iowa .... 20 16UW-Whitewater . 55 7Delaware ............. 22 7West. Illinois ...... 39 0Eastern Illinois ... 28 35Akron ................. 38 10

NCAA-II QuarterfinalSanta Clara .......... 26 27

1981 (11-1-0) NMU OPPNorth Dakota St. 38 0UW-Superior ...... 64 10Wayne State ........ 52 7Grand Valley ...... 29 28Northern Iowa ..... 17 13Northwood .......... 14 0West. Illinois ...... 28 14Michigan Tech .... 44 15North Dakota ...... 30 11Wichita State ...... 32 30

NCAA-II QuarterfinalElizabeth City ..... 55 6

NCAA-II SemifinalSouthwest Texas ... 0 62

1982 (8-3-0) . NMU OPPNorth Dakota St. .. 3 20Minn.-Duluth ...... 48 21Saginaw Valley ... 40 7Michigan Tech .... 50 19Ferris State .......... 80 14Northwood .......... 47 14Grand Valley ...... 47 29Northern Iowa ..... 14 33Western Illinois .. 22 7North Dakota ...... 30 6

NCAA-II QuarterfinalCal-Davis ............ 21 42

1983 (8-2-0) .. NMU OPPNorth Dakota St. . 14 17Minn.-Duluth ...... 23 7Cent. Michigan ... 15 37Michigan Tech .... 28 21NE Missouri ....... 19 16Northwood .......... 23 20Grand Valley ...... 27 14Saginaw Valley ... 45 6Northern Iowa ..... 45 26West. Illinois ...... 47 14

1984 (6-4-0) . NMU OPPCent. Michigan ... 22 45North Dakota St. . 12 38Minn.-Duluth ...... 24 14Grand Valley ...... 59 13Northwood .......... 29 28SE Missouri ........ 44 15Saginaw Valley ... 23 28Northern Iowa ..... 24 44Western Illinois .. 20 18Michigan Tech .... 55 28

1985 (6-3-0) .. NMU OPPNorth Dakota St. . 10 26Grand Valley ...... 42 7Minn.-Duluth ...... 51 14NE Missouri ....... 24 21Northwood ......... 45 3Western Illinois .... 7 14Saginaw Valley ... 20 0Eastern Illinois .... 12 27Michigan Tech .... 41 14

1986 (5-5-0) . NMU OPPTexas-El Paso .... 29 64North Dakota St. .. 7 52Eastern Illinois ... 21 24NE Missouri ........ 34 0Northwood .......... 27 0Western Illinois .. 22 28Saginaw Valley .... 29 18Grand Valley ....... 28 24Minn.-Duluth ...... 35 29Hillsdale .............. 13 17

1987 (10-2-0) NMU OPPMichigan Tech .... 55 3North Dakota St. . 10 6Hillsdale .............. 17 14NE Missouri ....... 27 13Ferris State .......... 29 14Northwood .......... 60 7Grand Valley ...... 28 0Saginaw Valley ... 44 24Minn.-Duluth ...... 23 14Illinois State ........ 10 17

NCAA-II QuarterfinalAngelo State (OT)23 20

NCAA-II SemifinalPortland State ....... 7 13

1988 (8-3-0) .. NMU OPPNorth Dakota ........ 0 9North Dakota St. . 21 55Minn.-Duluth ...... 24 7Wayne State ........ 34 14Ferris State .......... 24 22Northwood .......... 42 13Grand Valley ...... 30 20Saginaw Valley ... 35 22Hillsdale ................ 7 10Central St. (Ohio) 23 7St. Francis (Ill.) ... 32 0

1989 (5-5-0) .. NMU OPPNorth Dakota ...... 24 22North Dakota St. . 23 55Hillsdale .............. 17 27Wayne State ........ 17 13Ferris State .......... 19 14Grand Valley ...... 14 38Saginaw Valley ... 28 27UW-Stout ............ 43 22Central St. (Ohio) . 0 78St. Francis (Ill.) ... 20 32

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Matt Shem, Ryan Wender and Dan Studer bring down a ball carrier.

1990 (5-4-1) .. NMU OPPButler .................. 10 9Indianapolis ........ 47 22Saginaw Valley ... 24 14Valparaiso ........... 38 6Ferris State .......... 14 14Grand Valley ...... 15 45Hillsdale .............. 21 36Wayne State ........ 27 30St. Joseph’s ......... 19 23Ashland ............... 26 23

1991 (3-6-1) .. NMU OPPButler .................... 0 28Indianapolis ........ 31 20Saginaw Valley ..... 7 14Valparaiso ........... 17 17Ferris State .......... 27 17Grand Valley ........ 0 35Hillsdale ................ 0 24Wayne State ........ 20 13Saint Joseph's ...... 21 28Ashland ................. 7 49

1992 (1-9-0) .. NMU OPPButler .................... 0 14Indianapolis ........ 10 32Saginaw Valley ..... 3 7Valparaiso ........... 35 3Ferris State .......... 12 23Grand Valley ...... 20 23Hillsdale ................ 6 32Wayne State ........ 24 27Saint Joseph's ...... 14 44Ashland ................. 0 22

1993 (5-4-1) .. NMU OPPNorthwood .......... 14 13Indianapolis ........ 20 14Saginaw Valley ... 28 14St. Francis ........... 26 16Ferris State ............ 0 47Grand Valley ...... 28 28Hillsdale .............. 12 28Wayne State ........ 18 28Saint Joseph's ...... 24 7Ashland ............... 26 33

1994 (5-5-0) .. NMU OPPSaginaw Valley ... 24 14Northwood .......... 14 0St. Francis ........... 21 6Saint Joseph's ...... 30 10Ferris State .......... 21 41Indianapolis ........ 38 12Hillsdale .............. 14 45Grand Valley ...... 17 24Ashland ............... 31 38Wayne State* ...... 28 10*Forfeit

1995 (7-3-0) .. NMU OPPSaginaw Valley ... 13 12Northwood .......... 21 16St. Francis ........... 27 6Saint Joseph's ...... 28 14Ferris State .......... 27 41Indianapolis ........ 28 14Hillsdale .............. 28 14Grand Valley ...... 23 26Ashland ............... 20 8Wayne State ........ 15 28

1996 (7-3-0) .. NMU OPPNorthwood .......... 21 3St. Francis ........... 34 19Ferris State .......... 33 38Indianapolis ........ 38 9Hillsdale .............. 14 24Grand Valley ...... 14 9Ashland ............... 16 17Wayne State ........ 37 23Michigan Tech .... 20 17Saginaw Valley ... 52 42

1997 (7-3) ..... NMU OPPMinn-Duluth ....... 24 7Northwood .......... 39 32St. Francis ........... 47 20Ferris State .......... 23 21Indianapolis ........ 10 12Hillsdale .............. 10 0Grand Valley ...... 22 39Ashland ............... 22 27Wayne State ........ 35 29Michigan Tech .... 17 12Saginaw Valley ... 20 52

1998 (6-5)..... NMU OPPSt. Francis ........... 58 0Minn-Duluth ....... 24 14Ashland ............... 15 28Saginaw Valley ... 13 41Ferris State .......... 19 29Findlay .................. 7 34Michigan Tech .... 18 7Grand Valley ...... 17 14Indianapolis ........ 17 44Northwood .......... 36 7Westminster ........ 16 0

1999 (6-4) ..... NMU OPPNorth Dakota ........ 0 29Ashland ............... 10 14Saginaw Valley ... 42 28Ferris State .......... 27 45Findlay ................ 32 7Michigan Tech .... 31 7Grand Valley ...... 51 13Indianapolis ........ 19 7Northwood .......... 30 41Westminster ........ 33 27

2000 (6-5) ..... NMU OPPTruman State ...... 24 35Indianapolis ........ 31 28Hillsdale .............. 31 17Michigan Tech .... 24 0Grand Valley ...... 29 28Wayne State ........ 14 35Findlay ................ 20 16Ashland ............... 31 26Ferris State ............ 7 28Northwood .......... 15 31Saginaw Valley ... 21 28

2001 (4-7) ..... NMU OPPSt. Cloud .............. 27 24Indianapolis .......... 7 45Hillsdale .............. 25 19Michigan Tech ... 28 33Grand Valley ....... 14 64Wayne State ....... 41 44Findlay ................ 26 7Ashland ............... 14 26Ferris State ............ 6 7Northwood .......... 17 9Saginaw Valley ... 10 24

2002 (6-5) ..... NMU OPPSt. Cloud ............. 17 45Mercyhurst .......... 37 7Ferris State .......... 17 3Indianapolis ........ 24 10Hillsdale .............. 26 23Grand Valley ...... 14 51Ashland ............... 24 14Wayne State ........ 49 46Michigan Tech .... 13 34Saginaw Valley ... 24 28Northwood .......... 42 64

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AAdams, Brian, 74-75Adams, Robert, 92-93-94Adkins, Ron, 69Aho, Charles, 93Albrecht, Kurt, 74-75Alcumbrack, Gary, 74Allen, Arthur, 46-47-49Allen, Ken, 73Allen, Mark, 74Allen, Richard, 56-58-59Ambrosino, Richard, 67-68Ames, Ken, 75-77-78-79Amhaus, Scott, 00Anderle, Harry, 23-24-25-26Anderson, Axel, 50-51-52-53Anderson, Fred, 19Anderson, Harold, 41-42Anderson, James, 69-70-71Anderson, Nick, 97-98-99-00Andrade, Andy, 70-71-72-73Andrus, Mark, 94-95-96Angeli, Evy, 75-76-77Anglim, Adrian, 52-53-54Arend, Robert, 88-89Armstrong, John, 55-57Arneth, Jack, 36-37Austin, Ray, 40-42-46Avery, Andy, 88-89-90-91Avery, Steve, 85-86-87-88Awrey, Randy, 74-75-76-77

BBaciak, Albert, 38Backstrom, Carl, 53Bailey, Gerrald, 91-93Bailey, William, 66Baker, Lamar, 98Baker, William, 99Baldwin, Paul, 52Baltes, John, 82-83-84-85Baltic, Steven, 36Bangert, Donald, 62-63Banks, Reynolds, 54Barefield, Reggie, 71-73-74Bares, Eliot, 96-97-98-99Barlage, Dan, 92-93Barnes, Jerone, 77-78-79Barnes, William, 52Bartkowiak, Robert, 69-70-71Baty, Eric, 79-80-81Beardsley, W. Robert, 65Beattie, Richard, 47-48-50Beatty, Matt, 79-80Beauchamp, Matt, 95-96-97-98Beaumier, John, 51-52Beck, Andy, 72Bedore, Clifford, 39-40Bee, Michael, 68-69-70Beher, Thomas, 52Belger, David, 53-54Bell, Arlen, 67-68Bell, Deron, 02Bell, William, 56Beneteau, Jeff, 00-01-02Benton, Brad, 93-94Bergstrom, Victor, 22Bernhardt, Fred, 36-37-38Berrigan, Jack, 25Berry, Mike, 75-76Berryman, Richard, 42Berth, Jeffrey, 86Bertoldi, Tom, 80-81-82-83Bertrand, Robert, 66-67-68Berutti, Michael, 87-88-89-90Betts, Stu, 73-74-75Bichel, Spencer, 59Bieley, Roy, 25Billingsley, Micah, 02Bink, Nick, 91-92-93-94Bittner, Lawrence, 70Blackwell, John, 83-84Bliven, Marc, 97-98-99Blommel, George, 57-58-59-60Bluck, Jason, 98-99-00-01Blum, Michael, 63Boesch, Tim, 92-93-94-95Boettcher, Glen, 76-77-78Bogarin, Sam, 52-53-54Bolan, Albin, 60Bomaster, Elvin, 33-34-35Bond, Ward, 57-58

LetterwinnersBondar, Paul, 00Bonifas, Richard, 41-46-47Boomer, Michael, 85-86-87-88Borree, Karl, 83-84-85-86Borrell, Bryan, 83-84-85-86Boss, Robert, 02Bottiglieri, Robert, 67-68Bourcier, Joe, 94-95-96-97Bovan, Peter, 68-70Boyd, Michael, 69Boyer, Kenyon, 19-20Brackett, David, 69-70Braman, Greg, 74-75Branch, Matt, 93-94-95Branz, Mike, 75-76-77-78Bray, Ray, 70-72-73Bredeson, Kevin, 92-93-94-95Brennan, Bruce, 72Brenner, Marty, 68-69-70-71Bricco, Robert, 67Brock, Clyde, 33Brodeur, William, 57-58-59Brook, Michael, 89-90-91Brotherton, George, 32Browder, Chris, 98Brown, Alan, 86-87-88Brown, George A., 70Brown, Lawrence, 65Brown, Roy, 73-74-75-76Brys, Kevin, 89-91-92Bryson, Mercer, 80-81Buchkoski, Tom, 73-74-75Budd, David, 93-94-95Buelt, Joe, 81-82-83-84Bufford, Dennis, 32-35Bull, Brad, 91-92-93Bullock, Carl, 30-31-32Bullock, Clarence, 31-32-33Bullock, Tim, 63Bunyan, John, 92-93-94-95Burgess, Bryan, 77-78-79-80Burley, Gary, 49Burton, Robert, 42Bush, John, 76-77-78Bush, Matt, 98-99-01-02Bush, Tom, 70-71Buterbaugh, Kurt, 93-94-95Buyarski, Drew, 00-01-02Bye, Earl, 48-49-50Bye, Randy, 71-72-73Bye, Richard, 48-49-50Bystrom, Theodore, 21-22

CCadieu, Frank, 47Callies, Rick, 78-79-81-82Campbell, John, 46Carlson, Eber, 23-24-25-26Carlson, Floyd, 35-36-37Carolin, Ray, 72Carr, Lloyd, 67Carter, Clif, 01-02Casanova, John, 79-80-81-82Castellanos, Hector, 97-98-99-00Cavanaugh, Dan, 89Ceccacci, Tony, 84-85-86-87Challancin, Paul, 31-32-33Chapman, Tim, 79-80-81Cheyka, Justin, 96-97-98-99Chrisant, John, 65-66-67-68Cisneros, Edwin, 97Clark, Dan, 71-72Clark, Michael, 65Claxton, John, 78-79-80Cleary, Josh, 00-01Clifford, Steve, 72Close, L.D., 84Clouse, Jamie, 99-01-02Cobanovich, Cory, 95Coe, Cornelius, 95-96-97-98Coleman, Kevin, 93-94Collins, George H., 48-49-50-51Collins, George, 26-27-28-29Collins, Langsford, 30-31Collins, Matt, 90-91-92-93Collins, Sam, 21Collins, Ted, 90-91-92-93Conlan, Steve, 72-73Contardi, Louis, 35-36-37Cooke, Greg, 83-84-85-86Cooley, Dan, 75-76-77-78Coon, Bill, 78-79-80-81Copeland, Dan, 00-01Corbiel, Joseph, 54-55-56-57

Cornell, Jason, 87-88-89-90Corombos, Theodore, 39-41-42Corriea, Brian, 00-01Corkin, Albert, 27Coster, Andrew, 98-99-00-01Cozzi, Greg, 72-73-75-76Crampton, Martin, 40Crase, Rod, 76-77-78-79Craze, Glenn, 22Craze, Palmer, 48Criel, Dan, 75Crocker, Jerry, 76-77-78Crockett, Matt, 99Crouse, Marty, 85-86-87-88Cuccinotto, Paul, 73-75-76Cummings, Alvin, 34Curtice, Peter, 83-84

DDahlke, Dennis, 88-89-90-91DalSanto, John, 42-46Damiani, Gil, 71-72Daniels, Francis, 16Danilko, Jim, 68-69Darr, Robert, 58-59D’Arras, Paul, 58-59-60Davis, Tommie, 70-71Dean, Robin, 23-24-25-26DeBakker, Donald, 48Decker, James, 63-64-65DeCook, Joseph, 26-27-28-29Deegan, Henry, 19-20-21Delene, Jim, 92-93-94DeLeon, Craig, 00-01-02Dellangelo, Mike, 78-79-80Deloge, Dick, 67Demares, Phil, 47-48-49-50Dennis, Edward, 56DePerro, Philip, 64-65-66-67DePetro, Tom, 83-84-85Derleth, Paul, 28-29Derocher, Fred, 98DeRosso, John, 67DeShambo, Ray, 50DesJardin, Charles, 47DeVillers, Tod, 81-82-83-84Devine, Jim, 88-89-90-91DeWeese, Dennis, 87-88DeWitt, Jovan, 93-94-95-96Diaz, Manuel, 01-02Dickinson, Richard, 62-63Dietrick, Lee, 98Dion, Raymond, 33Dittrich, Shawn, 95-96Dobson, Glenn, 79-80-81-82Doetsch, James, 16-17Dolf, Alfred, 20-21-25Donaldson, Brett, 90-91-92-93Doolittle, Arthur, 33Dorsey, Ben, 00Drago, David, 69Drake, Todd, 97-98Dravecky, Gary, 80-81-82-83Driscoll, Steve, 85Duckworth, Antoine, 93Dudley, Eric, 83-84Dugas, Mark, 97-98-99-00Duginski, John, 95-96-97

EEbeling, Tony, 98-99-00-01Edens, Mark, 89-90Edmonds, Nelson, 90-91-92Ellis, Ralph, 39-40Ellisen, Matt, 93-94-95-96Elsenrath, Mike, 97Engel, Jim, 74-77Engel, John, 71-72-73Engel, James, 48Ennis, Bryon, 64Erickson, Carl, 51-52-56-57Erickson, Don, 73-74-75-76Erickson, Evald, 37-38Erickson, Martin, 29-30-31Erickson, Robert, 62-63-64-65Erickson, William, 56Erspamer, Gerald, 42Evenson, Alfred, 23-24-25

FFagan, Thomas, 33Falkenhagen, Guy, 70-71-72Fandrick, Ron, 67-71Farrell, James, 16Fedrizzi, Mike, 77Fee, Jim, 76Feldhusen, Michael, 59-60-61Fellman, Theodore, 52Ferguson, George, 28-29-30Ferretti, Mario, 81-82Ferris, Stan, 60-62-63Fiedorowicz, Lee, 86Finch, Wallace, 27Fink, Conrad, 50Finley, David, 95-96-97Finnegan, Richard, 33-34Fiorini, Joe, 77-78-80Fish, Wilfred, 34-35-36Flanagan, Clarence, 17Flanagan, Clem, 16Fleet, David, 63-64-65Fletcher, Harvey, 53-54-55Flisram, Norman, 57Flynn, Dan, 66-67-68Flynn, Tom, 78-79Foist, Kit, 74-75Forrest, Brandon, 02Foster, Bill, 80-81-82Fowler, Zachary, 74-75-76-77Fox, Tim, 01Fragel, Mark, 75-76Frankenfield, Greg, 02Franks, Brian, 84-85-86-87Frantti, Tim, 82-83-84Freeman, Dave, 48-49-50-51Friedl, Ray, 24-25Frisk, Jack, 46

GGaboury, Paul, 36Gadbois, Eugene, 24Gaffney, Robert, 35-36Gale, Aaron, 92-93Ganga, Tony, 49Gannon, Mike, 79Garland, Heath, 92-93-94-95Garzella, James, 68-69-70Gati, Jack, 71-72Gauthier, Jason, 95-96Gaviglio, Donald, 42-47Geill, Frank, 22Gelina, Robert, 41-46Gendzwell, Walter, 20Geniesse, Jeff, 00Genwright, Brandon, 00-01-02Gerhard, Bob, 85Gering, Keith, 88-89Gheller, Tony, 78-79-80Gilbert, Jason, 89-90Gilbert, Tom, 72-73-74-75Gilles, Mark, 92-93-94Gingras, Paul, 17Gingras, Paul, 50-52-53-54Gingrass, Morgan, 38Ginocchio, Richard, 65-66-67Gjerde, Steve, 81-82Gleason, Edward, 35-36Gleason, Jim, 74.Glowacki, Gary, 56Gluesing, Justin, 91-92-93-94Goddard, Leonard, 55-56Godin, Leo, 27Goerlitz, Jerry, 58-60-61Goldasich, George, 80-82Goldman, Paul, 59-60Goldsmith, Terrell, 99-00-02Goodney, Lee, 37-38-39Goodwin, Richard, 57Gorney, Mike, 77-78-79-80Gorsline, Dennis, 63-64-65Grady, Gene, 67-68-69-70Grayvold, Brad, 86-87-88Green, Harlon, 82-83Gregory, David, 88-89-90-91Griffith, Donald, 56-57-58-59Grigsby, Greg, 74-75-76-78Gruening, Scott, 72Guelff, Carl, 19-24-25-26Guenthner, Jack, 75-76-77-78Guilland, David, 50Gundry, George, 27-28-29-30

Gurica, David, 67-68-69Gurski, Emil, 32Gusick, George, 57-58Gustafson, Alger, 26Gustafson, Burt, 46-47-48-49Gustafson, Earl, 16-17Gustafson, John, 78-79Gustafson, Paul, 50Guthrie, Greg, 85-86Guzan, Mark, 98-99

HHacht, Rick, 66-68Haggen, George, 19Haggart, Ken, 56-57-58-59Hakala, Alfred, 42Hallgren, Roger, 48-49-50-51Hamlin, Eugene, 64Hamlin, Walter, 51Hammes, Seth, 94-95-96-97Hamor, William, 60-61-62-63Hamptom, Walter, 42Hanner, Joel, 72-73-74-75Hanner, Mike, 79Hansen, Ira, 41-46Hanson, John, 72Hardig, Pat, 83Hardiman, James, 22-23-26-27Harris, Frank, 86-87Harris, George, 27Harry, Jeff, 86-87-88Harry, Marvin, 60Hart, William, 47-48-49-50Hartman, Frank, 39-40Hartung, Ty, 96-97-98-99Hartwig, Todd, 97-98-99Harves, Dan, 75-76Harvey, Joe, 71-72-73-74Havel, Anthony, 90-91Hawke, Jim, 93-94Haynes, Dick, 66-67-68-69Hedgcock, Bruce, 23Hedgcock, S.F., 23Hedstrom, Kurt, 00Heikkila, Mark, 72Helein, Pete, 79-80Hemr, Jerry, 24-25-26-27Hendra, Ray, 22Herioux, Scott, 89-90-91-92Herman, Jeff, 79-80-81-82Herman, Jerry, 51Hermsen, Steve, 79-80-81-82Hero, Jack, 56-57-58-59Hero, Robert, 53Hetherington, Francis, 39-40Hetzel, Tim, 75-76-77-78Hewins, Roberto, 75Hill, Anthony, 83-84-85-86Hill, Donald, 48-50Hill, Julius, 32-33Hill, Mike, 74Hills, David, 89Hilbert, Lauri, 25-27Hillberg, Leslie, 35Hines, Staten, 73Hiney, Phil, 48-49-50Hiney, Vance, 25-30Hirn, Gary, 58Hirn, Jack, 75-76-77-78Hirn, James, 52-53Hirwas, Charles, 19Hoard, Matt, 93-94-95-96Hodges, Robert, 32Hofbauer, George, 42Hofer, Chris, 82-83-84-85Hoffman, Alden, 34-35Hogan, John, 26Holes, Frank, 69-70-71Holloway, Chris, 92-93-94Holman, Grove, 31-32-33Holmes, David, 93-94-95-96Holton, Lonnie, 66-67-68-69Hongisto, Robert, 54Hook, Lawrence, 25Hooks, Bob, 71Hoppman, Reuben, 85Hornbogen, Karl, 17Horton, Vanius, 00-01Howe, Mike, 81Hubbard, Jack, 35

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LetterwinnersHudnell, Steve, 87Huempfner, Rick, 77Huffmaster, Kurt, 78-79Humphrey, James, 60-61Hunter, Glen, 36-37-38Hutton, Johnny, 68-69-70Hutchins, Lee, 92-95-96Hyska, Bryan, 91-92-93-94Hyska, Fran, 61Hytinen, Roger, 58-59-60Hyvonen, Kory, 95-96-97-98

IIsche, Allen, 63-64-65-66Israelson, Ronald, 46Ives, Jeff, 96-99-00Ivens, Roderick, 31

JJackan, Mark, 01Jackson, Rickey, 75-76Jacobi, Mike, 93Jacobson, Matthew, 29-30-31Jacques, Emery, 22-23Jauquet, Craig, 99-00-01-02Jelich, George, 46Jenkins, Jesse, 66-67Jennings, William, 49-53Johnikin, Kevin, 91Johns, Allen, 31-32-33Johnson, Agnar, 21Johnson, Arne, 34-35Johnson, Bryon, 63-64-65-66Johnson, Carl, 48Johnson, Ernest, 29-30Johnson, George, 20-21Johnson, John T., 67-69-70Johnson, Lee, 58-59Johnson, Ronald, 52-53-54-55Johnson, Sam, 99Johnson, Scott, 85-86-87-88Johnson, Todd, 97Johnson, Walter, 17Jones, John, 23June, Vero, 19Juneac, Jeff, 72Jurasin, Bob, 82-83-84-85Justus, James, 64-65-66

KKalbfleisch, Bob, 60-61-62-63Kangas, Guy, 66-67-68-69Karkkainen, Mike, 81-82-83-84Karstu, Sakari, 87Kasten, Terry, 78Kautz, Lewis, 69-70-71Kearney, Tim, 69-70-71Kehl, Erik, 90-91Kehoe, Michael, 66Kelenic, Joe, 95-96-97-98Kelsey, Philip, 38Kell, Tom, 79-80-81Kell, William, 51Kemp, James, 67-68Kennedy, Wayne, 90-91-92Kenney, Edwin, 32-34Kent, Sam, 97-98-99Kerr, Ronald, 65-66-67Kessel, Phil, 78-79-80Kilpela, Hugo, 30Kilsdonk, Ben, 26Kind, Jeff, 71Kircher, John, 58-59Klein, Ken, 85-86-87-88Klingbeil, Chuck, 85-86-87-88Knecht, George, 57-58Knoll, Randall, 95-96-97-98Knudsen, Ken, 74-76-77-78Knuth, Everett, 39-40-41Kohlemainen, Hubert, 33Kolbus, Derek, 95Korpi, Arnold, 39-40-41Koski, Arthur, 41-42Koski, Ed, 47-49Koski, Emil, 38-39-40Koski, Paul, 35-36Koski, Richard, 59-60-61-62Koski, William, 35-36-37Koskimaki, George, 42-46-47

Kotila, Paul, 46Kowalko, Mike, 77-78-79Krage, John, 55Kravolec, James, 89-90Krantz, Gustave, 58-59-60Kreski, Paul, 91-92-93Kroll, Robert, 69-70-71Krueger, Paul, 75-76-77Krueger, Todd, 76-77-78-79Krumbach, Ted, 89-90-91-92Kryska, Joseph, 58Krznarich, Scott, 94-95-96Kubiak, Kenneth, 86-87Kudera, Jeff, 90-91-92-93Kukuk, Ed, 46-47Kukuk, Norman, 37-38-39Kurian, Chad, 02

LLaage, Tom, 87-88Laarman, Ben, 99-00-01-02LaCasse, Edmer, 36-37-38Lacefield, Ken, 87LaFido, Mike, 95-96-97LaFond, Paul, 91-92-93LaJeunesse, Ralph, 46-47Lalich, Michael, 35Lambert, Clair, 66-67Lane, Duane, 54Langley, David, 94-95-96Langley, Richard, 91-92Langsford, Roy, 56-57-58Lantzy, Robert, 64-65-67-68LaPointe, James, 48LaPointe, John, 61-62-63LaPorte, Joseph, 60-62-63Larsen, Jason, 96-98Larson, Clyde, 48Larson, Hartley, 51Larson, Lars, 98-99Larson, Rudolph, 19-20-21Lashbrook, Earl, 41LaTour, Matt, 92-93-94-95Lauri, Toivo, 25Laurion, Fritz, 55-56-57Lawson, Jason, 98-99-00-01LeClair, Clarence, 20-22Lee, Mike, 74Lee, Wayne, 59Lefebvre, Kent, 67-68Leonard, Joseph, 23-25-26Lester, Ed, 73Leveille, Dan, 81-82-83Lewis, P. J., 97Lewinski, Adam, 01-02Liberty, Robert, 49-50Light, Greg, 87-88-89-90Limpert, Clarence, 21-22-24-25Lindeman, Henry, 46Lindley, Rhyan, 94-95-96-97Lindstrom, James, 65-66-67-68Loderhose, Pete, 72-73-74Loeffler, Jesse, 01-02Lofstrom, Ernest, 17Londo, Raymond, 46Lopez, Enrique, 01Lott, Clarence, 46Lubamersky, Ed, 53-54Lubbe, Dave, 82-83-84-85Luedtke, Sam, 95-96Luna, Mariano, 93Lundin, Donald, 56-57-58-59Lutri, Gerald, 65-66-67-68

MMachus, Douglas, 55MacDonald, Brad, 97MacKenzie, Grant, 31MacLean, Lowe, 52-53-54-55MacNealy, Richard, 49-50Maddox, Mark, 87-88-90Majewski, Charles, 64Maki, Onnie, 29-30-31Mallory, Marcus, 86-87Malin, Harold, 16-17Maly, Mike, 89Manada, Valentine, 01-02Manego, Shaun, 87-88-89-90Mansfield, James, 58-59-60Marana, Jim, 77-78-79Marana, Mark, 79-80Marker, Curtis, 64-65-66

Mariucci, Robert, 86-87-88Mariucci, Steve, 74-75-76-77Marier, Travis, 00-01Marotz, Kyle, 02Martell, Fred, 42-47-48Martell, John, 54Martin, Greg, 78Martini, Mark, 65Mason, Eric, 89-90Mason, Eric, 02Mastricola, Steve, 72-73-74Mattson, James, 52Mattson, John, 33-34-35Matzl, Steve, 99Maurin, Joseph, 31Mauro, Jack, 61-62-63Mauthe, Nick, 02Mayfield, Vincent, 02McAlister, Bob, 74McCarty, Dan, 93-94McCarthy, Richard, 66-67-68-69McCauley, Jim, 71-72-73-74McClain, Greg, 79-80-81McCormick, George, 48-49-50-51McCoy, Abram, 02McCoy, Dan, 85-86-87-88McCulloch, Jerry, 62-63-64McCune, Jerry, 79-80-81-82McDonald, James, 23-24-26McDowell, David, 48-49-50McGee, Ronnie, 87-88-89-90McGlone, Jason, 94-95-96-97McGuire, Rich, 74-75-76McIntosh, Douglas, 19McIntosh, Paul, 20McIntyre, Rob, 80-81-82-83McKiernan, Pete, 96McKerroll, Robert, 50-51McKie, Walter, 16McKindles, Patrick, 47-48McLaughlin, Robert, 35McLean, Kenneth, 70-71McMahon, Francis, 42-46-47-49McMullen, John, 85-86McNamara, John, 22McNamara, Paul, 60McNeill, Mark, 89McNulty, Bryan, 97Medina, Louis, 97Medinis, Craig, 81Medley, George, 59Mellon, Brian, 81Menucci, Irving, 39-40Messano, Chris, 00-01-02Meyer, James, 65-66-67-68Meyers, Michael, 66-67-68Michels, Tony, 84-85-86-87Mignon, Jamie, 93Mileski, Michael, 58-59-60-61Miljour, Luke, 95-96-97-98Milkie, Phil, 69Miller, Dan, 92-93-94Millman, William, 38-39Mims, Jamone, 98-99-00Minard, Sam, 48-49Mishica, John, 50-51-52-53Mitchell, Maurice, 73-74-75-76Mitchell, Walter, 96Miyashiro, Gordon, 73Modjeski, Pat, 89-90-91Moe, Pete, 00Molway, Chick, 83-85Monck, Robert, 52-53-54Monroe, Thomas, 25-26Montcalm, Benedict, 41-42-46-47Montgomery, Devin, 93-94Moreau, Harris, 26Morin, Bob, 84-85-86Morgan, Cyrus, 16Morrison, Leonard, 16-17Morrison, William, 16Mosca, Rudy, 49-50Mosley, Emmett, 78Moslimani, Alex, 75-76Mullen, Demetrise, 92-93-94-95Mullin, Jamie, 97-98Mullins, Luke, 02Munson, Bradon, 99-00-01-02Murrey, George, 21-22Myefski, Louis, 52-53-54

NNancarrow, Roland, 23Napoli, Chris, 84-85-86-87

Nason, Jeff, 91-92-93Nelmark, Jack, 28-29-30Nelsen, Keith, 82-83-84-85Nelson, Andre, 80-81Nelson, Clarence, 30Nelson, Harold, 22-23-34Nelson, Oscar, 58-59-60-61Nett, Dan, 01-02Neubauer, John, 92Neumann, Thomas, 61-62Newman, Bruce, 64-65Newton, Chris, 78Nezich, Matt, 90Nichols, Michael, 87-88-89-90Nickel, Charlie, 89-90-91Niemi, Elvin, 32-33Noonan, Phil, 30Nordling, R. W., 22-23Nordstrom, Nick, 02North, Clarence, 22Northey, Robert, 36Northey, Sydney, 34Norton, John, 32Novak, Frank, 59-60-61Novotny, Dan, 87Nowak, James, 65Nyquist, Terry, 62-63-64Nystrom, Carl, 24Nystrom, Robert, 54

OOates, Donald, 37-38-39O’Brien, Sean, 82-83-84-85Olds, Edwin, 39-41Olivanit, Steve, 97-98Oliver, Charles, 21-22-23Oliver, Reggie, 79-80-81Olivero, Greg, 01Olsen, David, 42Olson, Arden, 71-72-75Olson, Dan, 83Olson, Greg, 84-85-86Olson, Paul, 35-36-37Orvis, Justin, 02Osborne, Jeff, 99-00-01-02Osterman, Dean, 86-87-88-89Ostermann, John, 81-82Ostrander, William, 16-17Ostrowski, Tom, 86-87-88Oswald, Mike, 99-00-01-02

PPalomaki, Bill, 85Pangborn, Wayne, 41Pangrazzi, Jerry, 50-51-52-53Pansier, Gary, 58Pardon, Ernest, 52-53Paris, Tony, 82-83Parker, Sam, 83-84-85Parkkonen, Richard, 59Pastuchyn, Brent, 97-98-99Paupore, Matt, 81-82-83-84Pavloski, Peter, 62-63-64-65Paynter, James, 69Pearce, Edward, 32-33-34Pearl, Howard, 24Pekny, Steve, 01Pelkie, Robert, 52-53Pendl, Gary, 71-72Perow, Hilaire, 23Perrin, Irving, 34-35Perrin, Leonard, 28Perron, Howard, 49Perry, Michael, 67-68-69-70Peters, R. Thomas, 53Petersen, Barry, 80-81-82-83Petersen, Kevin, 83-84Peterson, Douglas, 67-68-69Peterson, Kirk, 88Petranek, Peter, 28-29Pfankuch, Joe, 95-96-97-98Phillips, Nick, 73Phillips, James, 90-91-92Phillips, Wayne, 66Picanso, Seth, 00Piester, Bryan, 78-79-80-81Pinks, Brian, 94-95-96-97Pizali, Fred, 29-30-32Planck, Randy, 70Plichta, Howard, 23Plourde, Mike, 02Poisson, Joseph, 37-38-39

Pokely, Terry, 74Ponder, Keith, 75-76Pontti, Don, 57Pool, Andy, 83-84-85-86Popp, Rick, 84-85-86-87Popp, William, 60Porter, Dennis, 64-65-66-67Powell, Aaron, 85-86-87-88Price, Eldridge, 19Price, Richard, 99-00Primm, Loren, 73-74-75Prin, Henry, 23-24Princinsky, Steve, 90-91-92-93Puhek, Joseph, 40Puckett, Clifford, 47-48-49

QQuarless, Jan, 70-71-72

RRaapana, William, 32Rademacher, William, 60-61-62-63Raeford, Peter, 79-80-81Ramoie, Dustin, 00-01Randle, James, 97-98-99-01Ranguette, Gilbert, 32Ranguette, Raymond, 32-33-34Ratcliffe, Robert, 64-65Rathje, Jim, 71-72-73Rauch, Fritz, 85Redd, Rich, 71Redders, John, 86-87-88-89Refling, Jack, 42-46-47Reid, Gordon, 59-60Rein, David, 86-87-88-89Reitmeyer, Jon, 72-73Remington, Bruce, 70-71Ricci, Andy, 96Richards, Maurice, 34Richards, Ray, 79-80Richardson, Anthony, 65-66Richardson, Clyde, 17Richardson, Shane, 97-98-99-00Rickard, William, 32-33Riley, Josh, 96-97Ripmaster, David, 69-70Ritter, Jake, 99Rivera, Bradd, 94Rivers, Bernard, 46-47Roberts, Greg, 82Roberts, Pierce, 51-52Roche, Pat, 77-78-79Roethe, Chris, 96-97Rongstad, Bernt, 73-75-76Ronberg, Allan, 26-27-28-29Roney, Edmond, 64-65-66Ropele, Marvin, 48-49-50-51Rose, Carson, 95-96-97-98Rose, Theodore, 68Rosinski, Derick, 80Ross, Mike, 73Rousseau, Joseph, 46Rouzard, Pat, 02Rowe, John, 19Rowe, Nathaniel, 16Rowley, Maurice, 69-70-71Rubalcava, Chris, 94Ruiz, Armando, 92Rusielewicz, Ken, 74-75-76-77Ryan, Ivan, 49-50-52Ryan, Shawn, 96-97-98-99Rydholm, Fred, 20-21Rynning, Tom, 78-80Rytkinen, Leo, 38

SSt. Andrews, Francis, 51St. Germain, Chauncey, 40-41St. Germain, Thomas, 42-46-47St. Hilaire, Sydney, 02St. Jean, Leonard, 60-61-62-63St. John, Harold, 16St. John, Roger, 56-57St. Martin, Robert, 52Sagotz, Brandon, 97-98-99-00Salani, Jason, 89-90-91Salani, Steve, 76-77-77-78Saleh, Joe, 75-76Saleh, Robert, 97-98-99-00

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LetterwinnersSalopek, Dave, 99Sandborn, Jim, 72-73-74Sandelin, Sven, 24Sandona, Albert, 58-59-60-61Sandona, Steve, 87-88-89-90Sankovitch, Tom, 74Sanoba, Richard, 58-59-60-61Santoni, Paul, 67-68Sarachman, Paul, 67-68Sarchian, Ron, 83-84-85Sarnowski, Jeff, 97-98-99-00Sarnowski, Mike, 95-96-97-98Saundri, Jerold, 54-55Sauter, William, 65Scallorn, Charles, 58Schaut, Robert, 69-70-71Schenk, Wilbur, 37-38-39Schertzer, Richard, 60Scheuren, Daniel, 67Schield, Paul, 83-84-85Schils, Jack, 49-50-51Schiska, John, 22Schmitt, Bernard, 63-64-65Schmoke, Chris, 92-93-94-95Schnieder, James, 53Schnieder, William, 26Schuenemann, Brad, 85-86-87-88Schuettpelz, Ken, 69-70-71Schwalbach, Thomas, 56-57-58-59Schweigert, Todd, 81-82-83-84Schweinsberg, Eric, 77Schymanski, Bill, 71-72-73-74Scutt, Garry, 69-70Scutt, Josh, 91-92-93Seeke, Thomas, 86-87-88Seger, Gordon, 27-28-33Seitz, Randy, 73Selden, Luke, 99-00-01-02Selesky, Stan, 73-74Shanley, Gary, 60-61-62Sharp, Brian, 83Shaughnessy, Steve, 70-71Shem, Matt, 02Sherko, Josh, 00-01-02Sherrill, Michael, 87-88Shevy, Norman, 59-60-61Sible, Scott, 78-79-80-81Sicchio, Dominic, 70-71-72-73Sickler, Wayne, 59-60-61Sievert, Chad, 92-93Siltala, Jacob, 27Silver, Harold, 22Simon, Robert, 66Simons, Eldred, 39Sindelar, Jeff, 81Sitkoski, Geoffrey, 67-68Skewis, Al, 53-55Skorupka, Matt, 02Skrocki, Michael, 67-68-70Slough, Norman, 40-41Smith, Fred, 73-74-75-76Smith, Howes, 59-60Smith, Lucas, 00Smith, Shad, 92-93-94-95Sniadanko, Richard, 64Snoddy, Larry, 66Soeldner, Vern, 73Soli, James, 37Sonneberg, Gus, 17Sotka, Bill, 83-84-85Southward, Pat, 72Sparks, Joseph, 86-87Spears, Leroy, 66Speier, Pete, 71-72Spellman, Francis, 57Spuhler, John, 65-66-67Stachnik, Dave, 79Stallard, Ron, 73Stallings, Kevin, 90-91-92-93Stapleton, John, 64Starcevich, Todd, 97-98-99-00Stauss, Tim, 78-79-80Stefanovski, Joe, 82-83-84-85Stefanski, Bob, 82-83-84Steigelman, Wayne, 90-92-93Stemo, Joe, 74-75-76-77Stencil, Dan, 73-74-75Stender, Dave, 75-76-77-78Stephan, Jack, 95Stephens, Richard, 56-57-58Stephens, Shawn, 98-99Stewart, Gary, 89-90-91-92Stimac, Scott, 92-93-94-95

Stokes, Eric, 88-89-90Stolpe, Clarence, 20-21Stoner, Todd, 95-96-97-98Storm, Mark, 80-81-82Strasbourg, Richard, 64Strebel, Michael, 58-59-60-61Strube, Jon, 89-90Strube, Mark, 89-90-91Studer, Dan, 01Stump, Patrick, 61-62-63-64Stump, Ronald, 65-66-67Sullivan, Ellsworth, 28-30-31Sutter, Joe, 85Svoboda, Dale, 85-86Swanson, Benjamin, 23-24-25-26Swanson, Guy, 56Sweeney, Hank, 85-86-87-88Swenor, Kyle, 02Szczepaniuk, Jim, 79-80-81

TTabin, Brian, 80-81Taccolini, Louis, 51Tamblin, Clarence, 28Tanksley, Marcus, 83Tarbox, Josh, 01Tauch, Carl, 19Taylor, Tom, 78-79-80-82Tegge, Rich, 82-83-84Terwillger, Rex, 56-57Thayer, Randy, 73-74-75-76Thiel, Joe, 98-99Thomas, Ron, 84-85-86Thom, Wayne, 55-57-58-59Thompson, Jack, 16Thornton, Thomas, 54-55Tibbetts, Tony, 89-90-91-92Tipper, Kenneth, 27Tippett, Dean, 36-39Tipple, Brad, 94-95-96-97Tocco, Paul, 89-90-91-92Toivinen, Ernest, 56Tollefson, Ray, 42Tommela, William, 31Tompkins, Roger, 56-57-58Tranetzki, Timothy, 61-64Travis, Dennis, 65Treado, Albert, 28-29-30Treado, Howard, 23-24Treado, Marshall, 29-30Tregembo, Stanley, 28Trettin, James, 59-60-61-62Trudeau, Leonard, 63-64Trujillo, George, 73Tuccini, Matt, 97-98-00Tuma, Bob, 74-75Turri, Ahti,Twork, Nathan, 01-02

UUlmer, Carl, 74-75-76-77Ulvila, Mark, 97

VVaessen, Roy, 58Valesano, Eugene, 58-59-60-61Valesano, Gerald, 81-82-83-84Vandenberg, Gary, 56Vanderlist, Ryan, 99-00-01-02Vanderzee, Jon, 71VanDeWright, Walter, 23VanSluys, Cary, 94-96-97Vecillio, Oswald, 47-48Veselik, Pat, 81-82-83-84Vetort, Francis, 36-37-38Vicenzi, Matt, 99-00-01-02Vicklund, Olaf, 28-29-30Villemure, Phillip, 40Villemure, Robert, 35-36-37Virnoche, Phil, 84-85-86Visintainer, Ron, 56Von Behren, Dave, 77Vopal, Ed, 87-88-89-90

WWade, Jerry, 57

Wafer, Ted, 77-78Wagner, Donald, 65-66-67-68Wagner, Zach, 96-97-98Wahtera, K.A., 33-34-35Wall, Chip, 88-89-90-91Walton, Andrew, 16-17Ware, Dennis, 79-80-81-82Warner, Buell, 31Wassberg, Arthur, 42Wassberg, Oscar, 27-28-29Watson, Tom, 67-68-69-70Watters, Fred, 64Wayer, Gary, 73-74Weaver, Nick, 82-83-84Weber, Scott, 81-82Webster, Reggie, 76-77Wehmanen, Roy, 36-38Weigandt, Michael, 70-71Wellman, Alfred, 20-21Welsh, James, 59-60-61-62Welte, James, 56Wender, Jason, 96-97-98-99Wender, Ryan, 00-02Wendt, Clint, 94Wentland, Mike, 88-89-90-91Wenzlafff, Arthur, 60-61-62-63West, Bill, 79-80-82Weston, Scott, 81-82-83-84Wettstein, Ryan, 00-01-02Whelan, Travis, 96-97Whelpley, Charles, 86-87-88-89Whipkey, Jesse, 95-96-97White, Bryan, 98-99-00-01White, William, 55Whitehouse, Richard, 57Whiteside, James, 82-83-84Wickstrom, Brett, 01Wickman, James, 55-56-57Wiegert, Steve, 79Wiinikainen, Stan, 46-47-48-49Wiitala, Ero, 34-36Wilkinson, Jeremy, 95-96-97-99Williams, Melvin, 98-99Wilinski, Timothy, 87Wilke, Jason, 93-94-95-96Wilkins, Earl, 29-30Wilkins, Jerry, 50-51Willman, Dave, 81Wilsey, John, 37-38Wilson, Dave, 77Wilson, Warren, 54-55-56Wind, Brad, 76-77-78Witer, John, 55-56-57-58Wojan, Curt, 78-79-80-81Wojciechowski, Chester, 40Wolford, Ed, 51-52Wood, Robert, 56Woods, Corey, 02Woods, Jerry, 85-86-87-88Woods, Rocky, 73Works, George, 78-80-81-82Wright, Andre, 02Wright, Chris, 96Wyers, Dan, 79-80-81-82Wyse, Duane, 77-78

YYaggie, Joel, 85-86-87-88Yaroch, Gregory, 66Yauck, Bob, 78-79-80-81Yorton, James, 57Young, Casey, 99-00-01-02Young, Dan, 71-72-73Young, Peter, 86-87-88Yrkkola, Edwin, 33

ZZabroske, Mark, 77-78-79-80Zambrovitz, Cezmer, 27Zanoni, Scott, 84-85Zdunek, Jason, 01Zenti, Rico, 30-31Zivnoska, Mike, 99Zimmerman, Randy, 75-76-77-78Zwemer, Roy, 50

Mike Berry, a 2002 inductee intothe NMU Sports Hall of Fame,was a member of the 1975National Championship team.

University of Michigan headfootball coach Lloyd Carr wasquarterback of the 1967 NMUteam that compiled a perfect 9-0regular season.

Detroit Lions head coachSteve Mariucci quarterbackedthe Wildcats to the 1975National Championship.

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RushingMost Yards - 260, Nelson Edmonds, NMU vs.Indianapolis, 1991Most Attempts - 47, Nelson Edmonds, NMUvs. Saint Joseph’s, 1991 M o s tTouchdowns - 3, Brad Benton, NMU vs. SaintJoseph’s, 1994 & Indianapolis, 1991; MelvinWilliams, St. Francis, 1998. Longest Run - 94yards, Tom Shiban, Ashland vs. NMU, 1991Longest TD Run - 94 yards, Tom Shiban,Ashland vs. NMU, 1991

PassingMost Yards - 425, Matt Hoard, NMUvs. Saginaw Valley, 1996Most Attempts - 56, Kyle Swenor, NMUvs. Saginaw Valley State, 2002Most Completions - 29, Kyle Swenor, NMUvs. Saginaw Valley State, 2002Longest Completion - 85 yards, Jamone Mims,NMU vs. Ashland, 2000Longest TD Completion - 85 yards, BryanWhite, NMU vs. Ashland, 2000Most Touchdowns - 5, Matt Hoard, NMU vs.Saginaw Valley, 1996Most Interceptions - 3, Matt Hoard, NMU vs.Hillsdale, 1993ReceivingMost Yards - 237, Jeremy Wilkinson, NMUvs. Saginaw Valley, 1996Most Receptions - 12, Brandon Munson, NMUvs. Mercyhurst College, 2002Most Touchdowns - 3, Jeremy Wilkinson,NMU vs. Saginaw Valley, 1996

Longest Reception - 85 yards, Jamone Mims,NMU vs. Ashland, 2000Longest TD Reception - 85 yards, JamoneMims, NMU vs. Ashland, 2000

DefenseMost Tackles - 20, Justin Gluesing, NMU vs.Grand Valley, 1994Most Interceptions - 2, several playersLongest Interception Return - 92 yards, KellySnell, Ferris St. vs. NMU, 1997Most Sacks - 3, several players

Special TeamsLongest Field Goal - 52 yards, Paul Tocco, NMUvs. Saginaw Valley, 1992Most Field Goals - 3, Kyle Marotz, NMU vs.Saginaw Valley, 2002; John Duginski, NMU vs.Wayne State, 1996 and Miguel Sagaro, Grand Val-ley vs. NMU, 1992Most PAT’s - 7, John Duginski, NMU vs.Saginaw Valley, 1996 and Bryan Seward, Ashlandvs. NMU, 1991Longest Punt - 89 yards, Ryan Wettstein, NMUvs. Findlay, 2001Best Punting Average - 50.2 yards, RyanWettstein, NMU vs. Findlay, 2001Longest Punt Return - 74 yards, Brian Pinks,NMU vs. Ashland, 1997Longest Kickoff Return - 92 yards, SterlingWalker, Wayne State vs. NMU, 2001Most Return Yardage - 240 yards, David Nelson,Ferris St. vs. NMU, 1993

NMU Superior Dome RecordsTeam RecordsYards Rushing - 338, NMU vs. Indianapolis,1991Yards Passing - 425, NMU vs. Saginaw Valley,1996Total Offense - 589, Ferris State vs. NMU, 1995First Downs - 24, Indianapolis vs. NMU, 1991Return Yards - 297, NMU vs. Saint Joseph’s,1991Penalties - 15, NMU vs. Indianapolis, 1991Most Points (One Team) - 52(NMU 52, Saginaw Valley 42, 1996)Most Points (Two Teams) - 94(NMU 52, Saginaw Valley 42, 1996)Fewest Points (One Team) - 0Hillsdale 24, NMU 0, 1991Butler 14, NMU 0, 1992Ferris State 47, NMU 0, 1993NMU 14, Northwood 0, 1994NMU 10, Hillsdale 0, 1997NMU 58, St. Francis 0, 1998NMU 16, Westminster 0, 1998NMU 24, Michigan Tech, 0, 2000Fewest Points (Two Teams)10 (NMU 10, Hillsdale 0, 1997)

The Superior Dome has been the home of the Northern Michigan University Football Wildcats since 1991.

MiscellaneousNMU record at Superior Dome since 199142 wins, 20 losses, .677%Longest Winning Streak - 10 GamesLongest Losing Streak - 5 Games

Attendance Records:1. 8,432 on Oct.5, 1991 vs. Ferris State2. 7,552 on Oct. 19, 1991 vs. Hillsdale3. 7,492 on Sept. 14, 1991 vs. Indianapolis

(Opening Game)4. 5,908 on Oct. 2, 1993 vs. Ferris State5. 5,749 on Sept. 14, 2002 vs. Mercyhurst

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The 2000-01 academic year saw the implementation ofthe TLC (Teaching, Learning, and Communication) Initia-tive on the NMU campus. The TLC Initiative placed an IBMThinkPad computer into the hands of every student to helpthem compete in the global market after graduation.

The University: A four-year, public, coeducational university founded in1899, we offer learning opportunities to approximately 8,800 undergradu-ate students. Each incoming student is equipped with an IBM ThinkPad®.

Location: NMU is located in an environment unrivaled by any other, onthe south shore of Lake Superior in Marquette, Mich., a town with breath-taking vistas and 23,000 lucky residents.

Campus: Our campus is wired to state-of-the-art technology and theInternet. We’re large enough to offer scenic spaces and 50 quality facili-ties, such as: high-end specialty computer labs, a learning resource center;a theatre; a speech and hearing clinic; a student art gallery; a Universitymuseum; two on-campus radio stations; a public TV station; an observa-tory; an ice rink; a swimming pool; a rock-climbing wall; a diving tank; theJacobetti Center for technical programs; the Berry Events Center; and theSuperior Dome, an 8,000-seat stadium (the largest wooden dome in theworld). But, we’re still small enough to keep everything within walkingdistance (which is especially nice in the winter).

Faculty: NMU has talented faculty members, 80 percent of whom hold doctorates or the highest degrees in their fields, anda low student-faculty ratio of 20-to-1. Our average class size is 23, our average lab size is 16, and our average seminar size is10. Of all entry-level courses, 93 percent are taught by career faculty.

Residence Halls: NMU’s eight residence halls are organized into living areas – called “houses” – which include 40 to 45students who actively shape their own living environments. Four students share a suite (two bedrooms and a bathroom), andall residence halls have great locations within five minutes of eating, learning, and studying areas.

Extracurricular: Along with all our natural wonders, you’lldiscover 200 clubs and organizations on campus, includingacademic, service, social, professional, religious, and specialinterest groups. We also have a full program of intramuralathletics.

Intercollegiate Athletics: NMU is a member of the Na-tional Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the GreatLakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), and theCentral Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). Varsityteams for women include: basketball, cross country, Nordicskiing, soccer, swimming and diving, track and volleyball. Var-sity teams for the men include: basketball, football, golf, hockey,and Nordic skiing. All sports are NCAA Division II, exceptice hockey, which is Division I.

Olympic Education Center: Northern Michigan University is designated as the only United States Olympic EducationCenter by the U.S. Olympic Committee. Olympic athletes in boxing, Greco-Roman wrestling, short-track speedskating,Naturbahn luge, Nordic skiing, and biathlon train for elite international competitions while pursuing their educations at NMUand Marquette High School.

Cost: NMU operates under a “flat rate” tuition plan where students whoenroll in 12 to 18 credits per semester pay one rate. The 2003-04 flat rate forMichigan residents is $2,555 per semester ($5,110 per academic year withfees). The rate for non-Michigan residents is $4,139 per semester ($8,278 peracademic year with fees).

Financial Aid: 80 percent of our students share nearly $33 million in financial aid, and our average financial aid package ismore than $5,100 per student. Students receive aid based on need or merit through scholarships, grants, loans, or employment.

NMU on the World Wide Web:www.nmu.edu

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Mike RoyInterim President

Distinguished NMU AlumniHoward Schultz, 1975Chairman and CEO of StarbucksCoffee

Paul Truckey, 1987Currently in the Broadway pro-duction of Les Miserables

Jay Johnson, 1965Director of Mint for the U.S. Trea-sury Department

Al Barber, 1983Assistant Attorney General forthe State of Minnesota

Christopher Freil, 1987Director of Information Scienceand Management at the FloridaMarine Research Institute

John Berry, Jr., 1971President of LM Berry and Com-pany

Anne Andrews, 1987Scientist for the Institute for De-fense Analysis

Ken GodfreyDirector of Athletics

Ken Godfrey was appointed the North-ern Michigan University Athletic Directoron June 10, 2003, after serving as the In-terim Athletic Director since January 2003.Godfrey’s official title is athletic director andassociate vice president for athletics andrecreation.

Godfrey, a Maywood, Ill. native, was incharge of NMU’s recreational services sincehe came to NMU in 1979. He was named an

associate vice president in August 2001.Prior to coming to Northern, he was a junior high teacher, coach

and school administrator in Maywood.Godfrey earned a bachelor’s degree in social science from Illinois

State University in 1971 and a master’s degree in recreation fromNMU in 1984. He is a certified member of the National IntramuralRecreational Sports Association. Godfrey is also a member of theMarquette Kiwanis Board of Directors, the Lake Superior Commu-nity Partnership Board of Directors and the Recreation TourismCommission.

Godfrey and his wife, Kathie, have two sons - Ken and Keith- andtwo daughters - Kristine and Kimberly. Ken, Keith and Kristine areNorthern graduates. Kimberly, a 2003 graduate of Marquette HighSchool will attend NMU this fall.

Irma Hamilton, 1971Nationally-recognized principal ofDetroit’s Renaissance High School

Steve Mariucci, 1977Head coach of the National Foot-ball League’s San Francisco 49ers

Don Waddell, 1976General manager of the AtlantaThrashers, a member of the Na-tional Hockey League.

Lloyd Carr, 1968University of Michigan footballhead coach

Tom Izzo, 1977Head coach of the Michigan StateUniversity men’s basketball team,the 2000 NCAA champions.

Cathy Turner-Bostley, 1991Olympic gold-medal winningspeedskater

On May 9, 2003 the Board of Trustees ofNorthern Michigan University appointed MikeRoy NMU’s Interim President. Vice Presidentfor Finance and Administration and Treasurerof the Board of Trustees of Northern MichiganUniversity since 1991. Roy came to NMU in1978 as Chief Accountant and in 1981 waspromoted to Assistant Vice President forFinance and Controller. As vice president hehas responsibility for the University’s financialoperations, intercollegiate athletics, UnitedStates Olympic Education Center, auxiliary

services, physical plant operations, recreational facilities, humanresources and administrative information technology. He has been partof Northern’s leadership team for many years playing a key role in thedevelopment and implementation of the University’s strategic planincluding the Teaching, Learning and Communication initiative, legislativerelations, public policy and community relations.

Roy is a member of the Pension Board of Michigan CatholicConference; chair of the finance committeeof St. Louis the King CatholicChurch; treasurer of the Rotary Club of Marquette; and a member of theInvestment Committee of the Marquette-Alger Youth Foundation.Roy has a bachelor of science degree from Montana State UniversityBillings, a master of business administration from Central MichiganUniversity and a doctor of education from Western Michigan University.

Prior to coming to Northern in 1978, he was employed by CentralMichigan University for seven years and at Montana State UniversityBillings for two years. During his years with these two institutions, heworked in a variety of accounting positions.

Roy and his wife, Joanne, have been married for 31 years. Theirdaughter Amanda, after serving two years as a Peace Corp Volunteer inCameroon, western Africa, is in a graduate program in communitypsychology at New York University.

Coach Sams is in his second year at NMU.

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WILDCAT ATHLETIC FACILITIES

Northern Michigan University boasts one of the finest col-lections of athletic facilities in NCAA Division II, if not thecountry.

A connected unit of three first-rate facilities, the SuperiorDome, the Physical Education Instructional Facility (PEIF),and the Berry Events Center are used by NMU for the ma-jority of its athletic events.

SUPERIOR DOMEThe Superior Dome has been home to the Wildcat football

team since 1991 and is the finest football facility in the GreatLakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, if not all of NCAADivision II.

The Domestands 14 sto-ries high, andencompasses5.1 acres underits roof. Con-structed of 781Douglas FirBeams and108.5 miles offir decking, theDome has ap e r m a n e n tseating capacity of 8,000, but the building can hold as many as16,000 people. The facility features a diameter of 536 feet,and has the ability to withstand 60 pounds per square foot ofsnow and 80 mile per hour winds.

The Dome features a retractable artificial turf carpet, thelargest of its kind in the world. When it is extended, the turfhas the ability to accommodate football, soccer, and fieldhockey. Underneath the carpet is a synthetic playing surfacethat features three basketball/volleyball courts, two tenniscourts, and a 200-meter track. The carpet is extended over acushion of air and by 12 computerized winches and takes 30minutes to retract. Full setup of the turf is completed in ap-proximately two hours.

BERRY EVENTS CENTERThe home of the NMU hockey and basketball teams, the

Berry EventsCenter openedits doors in Oc-tober 1999.

The facilityprovides indi-vidual seatingfor approxi-mately 3,800fans, in additionto 16 luxuryboxes, which

includes a President’s Suite. Along the perimeter of the arenaare four large concession areas as well as standing room forapproximately 400 fans.

When used for hockey, the BEC has an Olympic-size icesheet measuring 200' by 100'. When rigged for basketball, thecourt sits on a protective flooring, which is placed over theice, and seating for 500 fans is available courtside. Conver-sion from hockey to basketball can be completed in approxi-mately five hours.

The Berry Events Center also features locker rooms andsupport areas for the men’s and women’s basketball teamsand the United States Speedskating Team along with fourgeneral-use locker rooms. In addition, skate rental and changingareas are located on the lower level of the complex.

The hockey area includes a weight room, athletic trainingroom, meeting rooms, locker room, and support area.

Also designed to host concerts and community events, theBerry Events Center is equipped with moveable theatricalrigging and lighting.

PHYSICAL EDUCATIONINSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY

The PEIF, as it is more commonly called, was opened in1976 and houses the PEIF Pool, home of NMU swimmingand diving team, and Vandament Arena, where the nation-a l l y - r a n k e dWildcat volley-ball team plays.

The PEIFPool featureseight lanes anda diving tankwith one- andt h r e e - m e t e rspringboards, aswell as a 20-meter platform.

VandamentArena, opened in 1995 and dedicated in 1997, is a 1,500-seatvolleyball-only facility, one of the finest in Division II.

The PEIF also houses a two-level Recreation Center, openedin December 1999, which is complete with a climbing wall,weight room, cardiovascular area, two basketball courts, atennis court, two lounge areas, and a conference room. Alsolocated in the PEIF are seven racquetball courts, a dancestudio, athletic training facilities, locker rooms, classrooms,and staff offices.

The facility also houses an auxiliary gymnasium that theWildcat men’s and women’s basketball teams use for prac-tice.

The Superior Dome

The Berry Events Center (for hockey)

The PEIF Recreation Area

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NMU Football Camp

Pictured above are participants in the 2003 Northern Michigan summer football camp. The popular camp is hosted each year,usually in late June, by the NMU coaching staff at the Superior Dome. The photo below shows some of the athletes workingon drills. The NMU football staff thanks Kentucky Fried Chicken, Jean-Kay’s Pasties and Subs, McDonald’s, Wal Mart andPhoto Master for their support this past year.

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NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY2003 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Sept. 6 at Northern Iowa 5:00 p.m.Sept. 13 at Mercyhurst 1:30 p.m.Sept. 20 at Ferris State 7:00 p.m.Sept 27 INDIANAPOLIS 7:00 p.m.

(Homecoming and Hall of Fame)Oct. 4 at Hillsdale 2:30 p.m.Oct. 11 GRAND VALLEY 1:00 p.m.

(Band Day)Oct. 18 at Ashland 1:25 p.m.Oct. 25 WAYNE STATE 7:00 p.m.

(Student Night)Nov. 1 MICHIGAN TECH 7:00 p.m.

(Family Day)Nov. 8 at Saginaw Valley 12:00 p.m.Nov. 15 NORTHWOOD 7:00 p.m.

(Senior Day)

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2003 GLIAC Composite Schedule · Bay City, MI 48708 Voice Phone: (989) 894-2529 Fax Number: (989) 894-2825 Sports Editor The North Wind Northern Michigan University University Center