#12 USF Football to face #25 Augustana in “Key to City” game; 100 years since 1st mtg.

SIOUX FALLS -- The #12 USF Football Team (4-0, 0-0 NSIC South), which ranks second nationally in total offense and rushing, will face city rival and #25/24 Augustana in a matchup of nationally ranked squads on Saturday at Kirkeby-Over Stadium at 1:05 p.m. This will be the fifth matchup of the two rivals in the “Key to the City” game with USF owning a 3-1 advantage. The first time the schools met was 100 years ago in 1916, a 46-0 USF win. USF is ranked #12 in both the AFCA Coaches and D2Football.com Polls and #6, a move of four spots this week, in David Boyce’s DII Power Poll at NCAA.com. This game is part of the First Dakota National Bank Mayor’s Cup Challenge of the 2016-17 school year. In the First Dakota National Bank Mayor’s Cup Challenge, the teams compete head-to-head in 16 common, equally weighted sports at each school with each victory earning points. The Mayor’s Cup Challenge also recognizes academic success and com-munity engagement.

The Matchup -- Both teams feature explosive offenses with USF relying more on its rushing game (380.2 ypg) and Augustana heavy in passing (338 ypg). USF is fourth in the league in scoring at 42.0 per game while AU is first at 48.5. While USF leads the league and ranks second nationally in total offense at 569.5, the Vikings stand sixth in the league at 497.2 ypg. The Cougars, which has two of the three top rushers (Max Mickey, 161.5 ypg; Luke Pa-pilion, 119.2 ypg), rank second nationally and first in rushing offense in the NSIC at 380.2 yards per game while AU is ninth in the NSIC in rushing at 159.5 per game and first in passing with 337.8 ypg. On defense, the Cou-gars rank sixth in total defense (393.2) with AU second at 338.5 ypg. USF is sixth in rushing defense at 126.5 ypg and AU, eighth, at 170.0 ypg. USF’s defense has 13 sacks, which is third in the league while Augie has eight for ninth in the league. The Cougars have eight interceptions, which is second

Cougars History First game: .........................................................................1902 vs. USD Last Postseason Appearance...................2015 (NCAA DII Playoffs vs. Henderson State 23 USF 16, 11/21/15, Arkadelphia, Ark.)First Year of Football .......................................................................1902All-Time Record (Years) .........................................419-405-20 (98th)Number of Conference Championships (Last) ................19 (2010)Number of National Championships (Last)........................4 (2009)All-Americans.......................................................................................101Player of the Year Award recipients....................................................5All-Conference Selections.................................................................291Highest NCAA DII Rankings...#4 D2Football.com, 2015 week 4; #5, AFCA, 2015 week 5, #4 in NCAA.com DII power rankings

2016 ScheduleThursday, Sept. 1 -- @ St. Cloud State, W, 49-13

turday, Sept. 10 MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD, W 42-21

Saturday, Sept. 17 -- @ Minot State, W 41-14

Saturday, Sept. 24 BEMIDJI STATE, HALL OF FAME, W, 37-36

Saturday, Oct. 1 -- @ Augustana, 1:05 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 8 -- SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE,

COUGARS DAYS, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 15 -- @ Winona State, 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 22 -- @ Concordia St. Paul, 12 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 29 -- @ Minnesota State, 1 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 5 -- UPPER IOWA, 12 p.m., noon

Saturday Nov. 12 --- WAYNE STATE, 12 p.m., noon

Game Officials Dave Lundquist, Referee Tim Nicometo, Umpire

Tim McGowan, Head Line Judge Scott Hill, Line Judge

Pat Milinovich, Side Judge David Wittman, Field Judge

Tom Stephan, Back Judge

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#12 Sioux Falls (4-0, 0-0 NSIC South)@

#25 Augustana (3-1, 0-0 NSIC South)Kirkeby-Over Stadium

1:05 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1“Key to the City”

Live Radio - KWSN 1230, 98.1Video -- https://portal.stretchinternet.com/augie/

Live Stats -- http://www.sidearmstats.com/augie/football/ www.usfcougars.com

Midco TV (David Brown, Kurtiss Riggs on call)Rankings: USF, #12, Augie #25, AFCA Coaches Poll; USF #12, Augie #24 in D2Football.com Poll; USF #6

David Boyce’s NCAA.com DII Power Rankings

Where to Watch/ListenThe radio broadcast will be on KWSN 1230 with veteran play-by-play announcer Tom Frederick, who is in his 19th year with the Cougars. Tim Hiatt is in his 16th year as the analyst on the USF game broadcasts. The Jed Stugart Pre-game Show airs 30 minutes prior to kickoff. Join Tom and Tim after the game for a wrap-up and interviews. Live stats are available at usfcougars.com with each game webcast through the NSIC’s partnership with Stretch Internet. All USF games are available for live streaming at portal.stretchinter-net.com/siouxfalls.

in the league, while AU has two picks. Cougars move to 38-10 in NSIC games USF is 38-10 in NSIC games and 44-15 in all DII games since the transition in 2011. USF’s 22 straight winning seasons is unmatched in D2 and the fifth-longest streak across all divisions. The string of success began with an 8-3 season for legendary head coach Bob Young in 1994. In the four seasons in the NSIC, USF has gone 9-2, 6-5, 11-1 (Mineral Water Bowl champs) and 9-3 in 2015. Series – USF 3-1 in D2 era vs. AugieUSF has won three of the four meetings in the NCAA DII era vs. city rival Augustana but trail the all-time series 19-4. The first ever meeting in 1916 was a 46-0 USF win.

D2 Era GamesOct. 20, 2012 -- Sioux Falls 32 Augustana 31 @ Kirkeby-Over Stadium, Att. 7,120: After a long 26-year break in the series, USF defeated Augus-tana, 32-31 at Kirkeby-Over Stadium. In that first D2 matchup, USF took a 14-8 lead at halftime on a Kristian Porter TD run and a Taylor Perkins nine-yard TD scamper. USF trailed 18-17 heading into the fourth quar-ter but led 25-18 when Jordan Taylor scored on a TD run with 3:59 to play. The Vikings answered with 30 seconds to play on Josh Hanson’s seven-yard TD pass to Isaac Jorgensen. Augustana scored on a Hanson four-yard run in overtime but missed the extra point. Carrington Han-na hauled in a nine-yard TD strike from Perkins and Braden Wieking’s extra point provided the difference. Perkinss completed 21-of-30 passes for 238 yards and a TD while Jeremiah Oates had 10 receptions for 129 yards. Hanson completed 25-of-42 Oct. 26, 2013 -- Sioux Falls 27 Augus-tana 10 @ Bob Young Field, Att. 4,712passes for 277 yards and two TDs.Oct. 26, 2013 -- Sioux Falls 27 Augustana 10 @ Bob Young Field, Att. 4,712: In 2013, USF took a 27-10 verdict, when the Cougars’ standout running back Nephi Garcia rushed for 159 yards and three TDs to lead the way at Bob Young Field. Two field goals by Bradley Hatfield and a 36-yard TD run by Garcia gave USF a 13-3 lead at halftime. After a scoreless third quarter, Garcia scored on a one-yard run with 11:39 to play in the fourth quarter for a 20-3 lead. Dajon Newell scored on a 19-yard run with 4:35 to go before Garcia finished the scoring with a three yard run at the 1:48 mark. USF’s Carrington Hanna was 21-of-37 for 199 yards. Trey Heid of Augustana completed 27-of-48 passes for 187 yards.Oct. 11, 2014 -- Sioux Falls 23 Augustana 12 @ Kirkeby-Over Stadi-

Sioux Falls - Look at five-plus years in DII

USF has made remarkable progress in five years at DII. From 281 points in 2011, USF totaled 512 in 2014 and has 472 in 2015. USF has averaged 41.0 ppg over past two plus years when USF has gone 24-4. They have produced 13,739 yards (7.8 miles) in total offense or 490.7 per g ame. USF has had 5,000 yards or more in offense three straight years.

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 (5-4) (9-2) (6-5) (11-1) (9-3) (4-0)Points 281 344 363 512 472 169Opp Points 194 222 295 209 257 84Pts. Avg. 31.2 31.3 33.0 42.7 39.3 42.2Opp Pts. Avg. 21.6 20.2 26.8 17.4 21.4 21.01st Down 158 209 274 292 285 98Opp. 1st Downs 167 209 235 223 236 891st D Rush. 75 73 133 128 116 58 Opp. 1st D Rush 63 79 122 94 86 301st D Pass 70 121 121 150 148 34Opp. 1st. D. Pass 90 114 99 113 128 48Rushing Yards 1,494 1,359 2,705 2,559 2,291 1,521Opp. Rushing Yards 1,025 1,335 2,421 2,208 1,609 506Rushing Attempts 312 376 540 560 482 168Opp. Rushing Att. 363 402 485 454 491 173TDs 12 10 31 30 24 13Opp. Rushing TDs 9 10 23 13 16 5Passing Yards 1,634 2,802 2,442 3,239 3,374 757Opp. Passing Yards 2,264 2,666 2,431 2,453 2,739 1,067Passing Att./Comp. 118-234 221-387 208-396 270-422 256-446 59-118Opp. Pass. Att./Com. 169-302 215-425 209-373 218-455 242-414 83-145TDs 18 27 16 28 31 10Opp. TDs 14 19 15 12 18 7Interceptions by opp 13 8 13 11 15 7Interceptions 15 23 9 26 20 8Total Offense 3,128 4,161 5,147 5,798 5,665 2,278Opp. Total Offense 3,289 4,001 4,852 4,282 4,348 1,573Total Offense Avg. 347.6 378.3 467.9 483.2 472.1 569.3Opp. Total Off. Avg. 365.4 363.7 441.1 356.8 362.3 393.2Plays 546 763 936 982 928 286Yards Per Play 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.9 6.1 8.0Opp. Plays 665 827 858 901 905 318Opp. Plays Avg. 4.9 4.8 5.7 4.7 4.8 4.9Totals TDs 37 42 48 68 64 24Opp. TDs 24 29 38 26 34 12TD Ratio to Opp. 1.54 1.4 1.3 2.62 1.88 2.0 Sacks 20 21 16 30 39 13Opp. Sacks 13 19 19 24 5 33rd D. Conv. 42-108 61-157 97-201 87-201 93/193 19/43 39% 39% 48% 43% 48% 44%Opp. 3rd D. Conv. 54-143 64-190 63-184 63-199 64/191 27/68 37% 34% 34% 32% 34% 40%

2016 Totals/Averages Scoring

Scoring Defense Rush Yards Pass Yards Total Yards

Pass Efficiency Total Defense

Rushing Defense Pass Defense Net Punting Punt Returns KO Returns

Sacks Sacks Allowed

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Augie48.519.5

159.5337.8497.2171.8338.5170.0168.541.710.832.9

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USF42.3 21.0

380.3189.2569.5120.0393.2126.5266.834.013.529.7133

#12 Sioux Falls (4-0) #25 Augie (3-1)

winner from 31 yards with 22 seconds left.USF ranks in top 10 na-tionally in 14 categories, including sitting third in rushing The #12 ranked Uni-versity of Sioux Falls Football team ranks sec-ond nationally in total offense and rushing, ac-cording to the most re-cent NCAA DII statistics released on Sunday. The Cougars are ranked in the top 10 nationally in 12 team and individual categories. Junior run-ning back Max Mickey leads the nation in rush-ing yards per carry at 12.67 while also ranking third in both rushing yards (646) and rushing yards per game (161.5). Mickey has had rushing totals of 178, 185, 77 and 207 in his four games this year. With Mickey , who ranks 11th nation-ally in all-purpose yards (170.0 per game), lead-ing the ground attack and senior quarterback Luke Papilion directing the offense, USF is sec-ond nationally (1st in the NSIC) with 569.5 yards in total offense per game. USF has generated 505, 604, 453 and 636 yards in the four games this sea-son. In fact, USF, which ranks second nationally in yards per play (7.97), has now generated 600 or more yards 10 times in the era of head coach Jed Stugart (since 2010). The Cougars rushing attack, which has produced four straight games of 300 yards rushing or more (344, 444, 328 and 406), is second nationally (1st in the NSIC) at 380.3 yards per game. USF, which had five 100-yard rushing games last year, has six already this sea-son. Aside from Mickey, Papilion, who has three straight 100 yard rushing games (149, 101, 163), ranks fourth in DII with

9.94 yards per carry and fourth in rushing TDs with nine. Papilion, who is 16th in the country with 477 rushing yards, is fifth in points responsible for with 96 and sixth in DII in average points responsible for at 24.0. He is also seventh in DII in scoring at 13.5 per game. On defense, Clifford Redmond ranks sixth in fumbles recovered with two. USF also ranks sixth in kickoff returns at 29.71 with junior wide receiver Kyle Groeneweg, 24th individually (7-

um, Att. 6,841: A year ago, USF took a 23-12 win at Kirkeby-Over Stadium. In the win, the Cougars reached 400 yards in total offense for the sixth straight game as they had 234 yards rushing and 217 pass-ing for 451 yards on 82 plays. QB Luke Papilion led USF with 18 carries for 130 yards rushing and completed 19-of-34 passes for 217 yards and a TD. USF took a 17-3 halftime lead on a 30-yard TD pass from Luke Papilion to Brady Rose and a 45-yard TD run by Nephi Garcia. Augie closed within 17-9 on a C.J. Ham five-yard TD run but USF added a pair of field goals by Bradley Hatfield to take the vic-tory. Oct. 24, 2015 -- Au-gustana 35 Sioux Falls 28 @ Bob Young Field, Att. 4,091: The Cougars had 400 yards in to-tal offense for the 11th straight game, putting up 411 on 76 plays. USF led 14-0 early but Augus-tana rallied with a 35-14 edge over the final three quarters. Augustana put up two TDs in the fi-nal two minutes to steal a win away from USF, which lost for the first time in four “Key to the City,” matchups. Luke Papilion led USF’s of-fense, totaling 356 yards in total offense, including 15 carries for 87 yards rushing. Through the air, Papilion was 23-of-36 for 269 yards and a TD, which was his 21st on the season. Brady Rose tied a career-best with 10 receptions for 117 yards and a TD. USF recorded five turnovers includ-ing four interceptions against Trey Heid. Solo-mon St. Pierre had two interceptions. St. Pierre and Drew Jackson re-turned interceptions for TDs. Ham had 29 carries for 154 yards and two TDs, including the game

USF Total Offense GBG - 2010 to present

Since head coach Jed Stugart took over in 2010, the Cougars are 20-1 when to-taling more than 500 yards in total of-fense. Here is a breakdown by year.Game Pl. Rush Pass Total YPP.2016SCSU 64 343 242 585 9.1MSUM 75 444 160 604 8.0MINOT 64 328 125 453 8.2BSU 83 406 230 636 7.72015Mary 80 181 338 519 6.5@MCrk 79 280 282 562 7.1 UMD 58 246 218 464 8.0@NSU 74 274 157 431 5.8@Wayne 69 150 316 466 6.8Winona 98 248 413 661 6.7@SMSU 80 258 225 483 6.0Augie 76 142 269 411 5.4@CSP 77 166 349 515 6.7MSU 68 75 165 240 3.5@UIU. 79 128 363 491 6.2@Hend. St. 90 143 279 422 4.72014Minot 93 212 285 497 5.3@Bemidji 93 203 274 477 5.1SCSU 89 185 232 417 4..7@MSUM 97 291 372 663 6.8CSP 72 181 247 428 5.9@Augie 82 234 217 451 5.5SMSU 70 163 290 453 6.5@Winona 82 208 230 438 5.3@MSU 74 77 250 327 4.4UIU 100 282 324 606 6.1Wayne 60 313 225 538 9.0C. Okla. 70 210 293 503 7.22013UMD 61 11 133 144 2.4NSU 81 411 111 522 6.4Mary 77 218 95 313 4.1MCrk. 89 467 213 680 7.6@SMSU 100 424 194 618 6.2@Winona 99 348 268 616 6.2CSP 91 195 433 195 6.9Augie 94 234 199 433 4.6@ UIU 98 120 379 499 5.1MSU 76 98 244 342 4.5@ Wayne 70 179 173 352 5.02012@SCSU 79 164 254 418 5.3MSUM 67 258 214 472 7.0@Minot 66 84 287 371 5.6Bemidji 67 84 212 296 4.9SMSU 67 220 317 537 8.0

@Winona 70 81 228 309 4.4CSP 71 35 305 340 4.8@Augie 61 109 238 347 5.7UIU 67 188 277 465 6.3@MSU 68 43 203 246 3.6Wayne 86 93 267 360 4.22011Washburn 62 54 242 296 4.8@NMSU 72 146 202 348 4.8@McNeese 65 116 246 262 6.5@Minot 55 196 106 302 5.5Wm Jewell 71 285 217 502 7.1BHSU 61 176 197 373 6.1SD Tech 54 281 169 450 8.3Minot 60 195 153 348 5.8@UND 247 45 2 02 247 5.42010@NWorth. 69 152 207 359 5.2@Midland 73 77 165 242 3.3Doane 56 222 418 638 11.4 @Hastings 56 109 386 495 8.8Neb. Wes. 66 146 291 437 6.6@ BriarCliff 74 288 347 635 8.6Mornings. 71 7 314 321 4.5DWU 64 235 373 608 9.5@Dordt 79 316 184 500 6.3Concordia 70 225 265 490 7.0NW Okla. 72 164 245 409 5.7McKendree 74 185 212 397 5.4Mid. Naz. 62 95 242 337 5.4Carroll 58 36 172 208 3.6Yearly - GBG Total Off. Breakdown2010 - 944 plays, 6,076 yards, 6.4 ypp, 434.0 game avg.2011 -- 546 plays, 3,128 yards, 5.7 ypp,347.6 game avg.2012 -- 763 plays, 4,161 yards, 5.5 ypp, 378.3 game avg.2013 -- 936 plays, 5, 147 yards, 5.5 ypp, 467.9 game avg.2014 -- 982 plays, 5,798 yards, 5.9 ypp483.2 game average2015 -- 928 plays, 5,665 yards, 6.1 ypp, 472.1 game avg.2016 -- 286 plays, 2,278 yards, 8.0 ypp, 569.5 yards game avg.

In total under Stugart (73 G including 2010 when USF was 13-1 in final year of NAIA), USF has 5,385 plays for 32,253 yards (18.32 miles), 441.8 per game, 5.99 per play.

208-29.7 per return). The Cougars rank 15th in DII in scoring offense (42.3), 20th in first downs (96), 12th in sacks allowed (0.75), 21st in sacks (3.25 per game)and 25th in kickoff return defense (17.0 ypr).

On AugustanaAugustana has opened the season at 3-1, including a 41-38 loss to Min-nesota-Duluth last weekend on the road. In the loss, wide receiver Matt Heller had 244 yards receiving and eight TDs. The Vikings are led by Heller, who has 27 catches for 612 yards and eight TDs. QB Trey Heid has hit on 82-of-131 passes for 1,231 yards and 15 TDs. Augustana does not have a rusher in the top 10 in the league but has 224 yards from Heid as well as 179 from Jackie Davis and 160 from Caden Quintanilla. The defense is led by Kirby Hora with 40 tackles while Bryson Hamilton has 20 stops and a team-high two sacks.

Vikings HC Jerry OlszewskiJerry Olszewski begins his fourth season as the head football coach at Augustana University in 2016. He stands 54-34 overall, including 22-16 at Augustana. Named the 21st head coach in school history on Dec. 12, 2012, Olszewski will begin his ninth year as a collegiate head coach in 2016. Prior to Augustana, Olszewski compiled a 32-18 record in five sea-sons as the head coach at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn. Prior to his appointment at St. Olaf, Olszewski was the defensive coordinator at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for two seasons (2006-2008). He served two terms on the staff at Minnesota State-Mankato (1993-1997 and 1999-2002). He was with the Green Bay Bombers of the Indoor Football League as offensive coordinator and special team’s coordinator for one season (1998-99), and served one year as defensive line coach at California Lutheran University (1997-98). Olszewski earned his bach-elor’s degree at Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1993) and a master’s degree from Minnesota State-Mankato (1995). He played at Wisconsin-Steves Points He and his wife, Deana, have a son Jett, and two daughters, Jersey and J.J. . Papilion nearing all-time records in passing, total offenseLuke Papilion, a senior quarterback from Denver, Colo., is on the verge of cracking some significant school records. Papilion, the NSIC’s only two-time Harlon Hill candidate, needs 71 yards to pass Dax Michelena (1997-2001, 10,410 yards total offense) in total offense. Papilion has 10,341 yards and averages 7.06 per play. Papilion has 7,468 passing yards and is 198 yards from the all-time lead at USF, held by Michelena ith 7,665 yards. To reach #2 in passing TDs, Papilion needs three to tie Michelena.

Total Offense Yards, Career Plays Yards Avg/P 1. Dax Michelena, 1997-2001 1526 10,410 6.82. Luke Papilion (2013-) 1463 10,341 7.06 3. Kurtiss Riggs (1993-96) 794 7,214 9.084. Ed Koester (1987-89) 1284 7,199 5.60 5. Chad Cavender (2006-07) 820 7,143 8.71

All-time Passing Yards, CareerName Yards Att. Comp. TD1. Dax Michelena, 1997-01) 7,665 937 518 722. Luke Papilion, 2013-- 7,468 ̀ 1,032 591 693. Kurtiss Riggs, 1993-’96 7,329 801 496 854. Chad Cavender, 2006-’07 7,089 737 496 645. Ed Koester, 1985-’89 6,915 1,079 533 44

Other Papilion notes ~With 10, 100-yard rushing games, he owns the mark for the most by a quarterback at USF. This season, Papilion has three straight 100-yard rushing games (149, 101, 163). He is fifth and a tie with Terry Austin, 10, 1992-95 and Ryan Lowmiller, 10, 2006-09. ~ Needs 71 yards to set USF’s all-time total offense record held by Dax ~ Ranks second on the NSIC all-time chart in total offense with 304.8 yards per game, trailing only Jeff Loots of Southwest Minnesota State at

343.2. ~ With 2,873 rushing yards, Papilion ranks as the all-time leading rusher among quarterbacks. He is seventh all-time overall at USF.~ Needs four passing TDs to pass Dax Michelena (72, 1997-2001) for 2nd all-time at USF. Kurtiss Riggs, 1993-96, is the career leader with 85 passing TDs. Angulo moving up chartsHas 22 receptions for 263 yards and six TDs...has a season-career best 15 catches for 164 yards (1, 4, 43) vs. Bemidji State (37-36 W, 9-24-16)...his 15 catches in a win over then #22 Bemidji State tied a school record (Kalen DeBoer, Nov. 2, 1996 vs. Nebraska-Wesleyan) and is the most catches by a receiver while USF has been at DII. Also this season, he had two catches for 10 yards and a TD vs. SCSU (9-1-16), recorded four caches for 71 yards and two TDs against MSUM (9-10-16) at Bob Young Field, and had one catch for 18 yards against Minot State (9-17-16). This season, he has two TDs (37, 43) of 30 yards or more. Angulo ranks fifth all-time at USF in all three major receiving categories with 172 recep-tions, for 2,378 yards and 27 TDs.

Rose continues to climb receiving chartsSenior H-back Brady Rose show his flexibility in the USF offense by catching and throwing a TD vs. SCSU on Sept. 1 in the opener at Hus-ky Stadium. In the in the win over SCSU on Sept. 1, both catching and throwing a TD. Rose had seven catches for 163 yards and a 64-yard TD reception. He also threw a 39-yard TD pass to Kyle Groeneweg. Rose had five catches for 60 yards against MSUM on Sept. 10, three catches for 62 yards and a TD, and one catch for 11 yards vs. BSU (9-24-16). He has 16 catches and 296 yards receiving. He now has 148 career receptions, which places him seventh all-time, just four from sixth (Trey Erickson, 151, 2004-07). Rose is sixth on the career yardage chart with 1,987 yards. With 13 yards, Rose will reach 2,000 yards and become the sixth receiver in USF history to reach that milestone. He has 18 receiving TDs, includ-ing two this year, as he sits 10th all-time at USF, just one away from Zach Rutten, who had 19 from 1997-2001.Receiving Yards, Career1. Dusty Hovorka, 2003-06 4,8012. Jon Ryan, 2007-10 3,4623. Kalen DeBoer, 1993-96 3,4004. Alex Anderson, 2007-10 3,0125. Josh Angulo, 2013- 2,3786. Brady Rose, 2013 - 1,9877. Josiah Fenceroy, 2004-07 1,9018. Trey Erickson, 2004-07 1,7519. Zach Rutten, 1997-2001 1,64210.Michael Warren, 2003-06 1,61211. Todd Peterson, 1985-88 1,58012.Travis Krant, 1996-98 1,524Receiving TDs, Career1. Dusty Hovorka, 2003-06 552. Jon Ryan, 2006-10 523. Kalen DeBoer, 1993-96 334. Alex Anderson, 2006-10 32 5. Josh Angulo, 2013 - 276. Randy Lang, 1979-82 237. Jason Yurkovich, 1994-97 228. Jeremy Gardner, 1994-96 219. Zach Rutten, 1997-01 1910. Brady Rose, 2013 18

USF’s “lightning fast” offenseDuring 2015, USF’s spread offense was a quick-strike offense. In 2016, USF is continuing that fast break offense. In a week one win over SCSU, USF had six TDs with drives taking three minutes or less. Of that six TDs, five came in two minutes or less and two in under a minute. Against MSUM, five of the six scoring drives were under three minutes, includ-ing two in less than 20 seconds. USF added three more scoring drives in

three minutes or less against Minot State. Against Bemidji State, the Cou-gars scored 34 points in the third quarter, including three TDs in 6:27 to open the second half. All five TDs by USF were scored in less than three minutes of drive time with two under a minute vs. BSU.This year USF has produced seven TDs in 40 seconds or less. In 19 of the 23 TD drives, USF has taken less than three minutes. A year ago, USF had 44 TD drives of three minutes or less drive time with 33 in under two minutes and 16 in one minute or less. In the past two years years USF has had 104 TD drives in three minutes or less. In the past two seasons, USF has 23 scoring driving in under one minute and 45 in under two minutes of time.

Cougars sit 56-5 all-time at Bob Young FieldDespite a loss at home on Oct. 24, 2015, USF has a home record at Bob Young Field of 56-5 (.918). The Cougars, which has won 11-of-13 home games, including 2-0 in 2016, were victorious the first 32 games at the stadium and have since taken 25-of-30 at the friendly confines of Young Field. Overall, including play at Howard Wood Field (through 2006), the Cougars have won 76 of the past 81 games and 66-of-70 home confer-ence games, including 47 in the GPAC (NAIA) and 20 (20-4) as an NSIC member in NCAA DII. Since 2000, USF is 94-10 at home.

By the numbers under StugartUSF is 54-3 when leading at halftime in the Coach Stugart era. They are 2-11 when trailing at halftime and 1-2 when tied at halftime. USF is 45-5 when scoring first and when opponents score first, the Cougars stand 15-11.

Scoring streak hits 129 gamesSince moving to DII in 2011, the Cougars have scored 2,141 points in 59 games or 36.37 ppg. In 2016, USF is averaging 42.5 points per game. It has been 129 games since USF has failed to score, which was a 55-0 loss to Carroll College in the final game of the 2005 season. USF had a DII-best 73 points vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (Sept. 27) in 2014. The previous high was in 2011 when the Cougars defeated the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 71-0.

Cougars are 65-0 all-time when scoring 50When the Cougars reach 50 points, they are 65-0 all-time and 25-0 when scoring over 60 points. They are 7-0 all-time when breaking the 70-point mark. When the Cougars have scored over 40, USF has a 154-1 mark, including 24-1 in DII. When scoring over 30 points, USF is 228-8. The only time USF has lost when scoring over 40 points was a 45-40 setback to Winona State on Oct. 12, 2013 at Bob Young Field.

Offense lighting it upWith 1,153 points in the past 28 games (start of 2014 season), USF is av-eraging 41.1. In the past 28 games, the Cougars have scored 156 TDs or 5.6 per game. USF has averaged more than six yards a play in 16 of the last 21 games. With 585 yards on 64 plays, against SCSU on Sept. 1, the Cougars averaged 9.1 yards per play, which is its best mark at the NCAA DII level and the best since averaging 11.4 yards per play (638 yards on 56 plays) in a 66-13 win over Doane College on Sept. 18, 2010. With 636 yards vs. then #22 Bemidji State, USF has had 600 yards or more in offense twice this season and 10 times in the Jed Stugart era (since 2010).

Max Mickey producing big in the backfieldJunior running back Max Mickey has had a big start in his junior season at USF. The standout from Holden, Mo., ranks first NCAA DII in rush-ing yards per carry at 12.97 and ranks second in rushing yards per game at 161.5 per game while sitting second third rushing yards with 646 (51 carries). He is part of a backfield and an offense that leads the NSIC and ranks second nationally in rushing yards at 380.2 per game. The Cou-gars have rushed for 343 yards (SCSU), 444 yards (MSUM), 328 (Minot State) and 406 (Bemidji State) this season. Mickey had 13 carries for 178 yards and a TD in the win over SCSU and then produced 15 carries for 185 yards against MSUM before totaling 77 vs. Minot State on just nine carries and a career best 207 yards on 14 carries with a career-best 75-yard TD run against BSU on Sept. 24.. Interestingly he has done it off the bench as senior Justin Fulks has started with Mickey entering in the second or third offensive series. Fulks (103 vs. SCSU) and Mickey (178)

both had 100-yard rushing games against SCSU on the road. Mickey (185) and Luke Papilion (149) busted out for 100-yard rushing games against MSUM. Papilion added 101 yards rushing on Sept. 17 week vs. Minot State. Against BSU Mickey had 207 yards, the most by a USF rusher since Nephi Garcia rumbled for 225 in the snow against Wayne State on Nov. 15, 2014, and Papilion had 163 yards on 17 carries with a 46 yard TD run. So, USF, which had just five 100-yard rushing games all last year, already has surpassed that with seven through four games this year. Mickey now has 276 carries for 1,665 yards rushing. Mickey, who now has seven career 100-yard rushing games, has scored 16 career TDs, including three this year. He already has 30-yards more (646-to-616) than he had a year ago.Senior Justin Fulks, who earned the start in the opener, has two 100-yard rushing games at USF, has 36 carries for 268 yards and a TD. He now has 162 carries for 830 yards and five TDs USF. Fulks, who has been on a playoff team three straight years (twice with Northwest Missouri State, who won a national title his freshman year), has 199 carries for 1,033 yards and six TDs in his time at USF and NMSU.

Angulo, Harman named NSIC Players of the WeekAfter playing key roles for #12 USF in a come-from-behind 37-36 home win over then #22 Bemidji State (3-1), senior wide receiver Josh Angulo and junior safety Jeffrey Harman were named the NSIC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week. Angulo, a 6-0, 209 pound senior wide receiver from Sioux Falls (Roosevelt HS), had his best performance with the Cougars, hauling in 15 passes for 164 yards and three TDs. Angulo’s 15 receptions was a career best and also tied the USF game record by former NAIA All-American wide receiver Kalen DeBoer, who had 15 catches in a win over Nebraska-Wesleyan on Nov. 2, 1996. Harman, a 5-11, 203 pound junior safety from Redlands, Calif., had his best game as a USF player in earning his first ever NSIC Defensive Player of the Week honor. Harman came off the bench to record two inter-ceptions and record four tackles in USF’s win over BSU.Harman, who has 10 tackles, two interceptions and two passes defended this season, intercepted BSU’s Jordan Hein with 9:54 to play in the second quarter as BSU was driving deep in USF terri-tory. Then, he added a second pick with 12:28 to play in the fourth quarter on a third and 14.

Rushing Attack best ever at DII level through four gamesThis year, the Cougars’ ground game has played a huge role in the team’s 4-0 start. USF is averaging 380.2 yards per game on the ground, which ranks first in the NSIC and second nationally. USF has had seven individual games of 100 yards or more in a game, which gives USF 32 since moving to DII in 2011. Through four games, USF has 168 carries for 1,521 yards and a 9.05 average. The total is the best at the DII era and best dating back to 1990. In fact, USF’s total for four games this season betters any season except 2013 when the Cougars had1,531 rushing yards after five games (1,107 after four games). The top three totals after four games in the past 26 years is

2016 168 1,521 9.0 1995 195 1,128 5.782013 187 1,107 5.922008 209 1,098 5.251998 178 1,028 5.77

USF team captains include senior DE Evan Gentry, junior safety Josh Butler, senior QB Luke Papilion and senior OC Trevor Wescott.

Location..............................................................Sioux Falls, S.D.Founded.................................................................................1883Enrollment.............................................................................1,500Nickname.........................................................................CougarsColors................................................................Purple and WhiteAffiliation.............................................................NCAA Division IIConference...................Northern Sun Intercollegiate ConferencePresident........................................................Dr. Mark BenedettoDirector of Athletics...................................................Josh SnyderStadium (capacity)..................................Bob Young Field (5,000) Record -- Year-by-Year -- NSIC2016 Record............................................................................4-0 2015 Record.............................................................................9-3 2014 Record...........................................................................11-12013 Record.............................................................................6-52012 Record.............................................................................9-3Assistant Coaches Offensive Coordinator..........................................Dustan Hovorka (Sioux Falls, 2007)Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers..................Tremaine Jackson (Houston, 2006) Defensive Line/Recruiting Coor.......................Brandon Andersen (Sioux Falls, 2011) Special Teams Coordinator/DB....................................Eric Inama (Delaware Valley College, 2005)Quarterbacks Coach................................................Jon Eastman (Sioux Falls, 2011) Offensive Line.............................................................Josh Breske (Black Hills State, 2010)Defensive Backs Coach....................................Brian Hermanson (SDSU)Assistant LB Coach/Video Coordinator...................Luke Jarzynka (Notre Dame 2009)Assistant Defensive Line Coach.............................Jarrett Grabbe (Sioux Falls 2014)Assistant Tight Ends Coach...............................Cameron Ostrom (Sioux Falls 201 6) Assistant Coach/WR..........................Brandon O’Farrell-Johnson (Rhode Island 2013) Kickers/Punters.............................................................Al Hansen (Sioux Falls, 1987)

Quick Glance at USF

Head Coach, Sioux Falls Azusa Pacific. 1994

57-16 (7th year) 83-23 (8 years)

38-10 NSICHome (USF)- 32-5Away (USF)- 25-10

Home NSIC (USF) - 20-4Away NSIC (USF) -18-6

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Jed Stugart -- Head Coach -- Sioux Falls

Jed Stugart is in his seventh season as head coach at the University of Sioux Falls. He has guided the Cougars to six consecutive winning seasons, extending the program’s streak to 22 straight winning seasons. Stugart, who led USF to the NAIA national title game in 2010, owns a 57-16 record (.781) at USF and a career mark of 83-23 (.783).

In five plus seasons at NCAA DII, Stugart has guided the Cougars to a 44-15 record, including 38-10 in the NSIC. USF is 4-0 and ranked #12 in 2016 in both the AFCA Coaches Poll and D2Football.com Poll.

A Greeley, Colo. native with Midwest ties, Stugart has maintained the pride and tradition of USF football while steering the Cougars through the challenging transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II athletics. Named the 20th USF coach in school history in February 2010, He has elevated the success rate at USF every year. He has taken the program from NAIA to the NCAA DII playoffs in just four years.

The 11-win campaign in 2014 was Stugart’s second double digit wins mark with USF, going 13-1 in 2010 and advancing to the NAIA title game. He has four seasons of at least nine wins in six years at the helm.

During his tenure, 49 Cougars have earned NSIC All-League recogni-tion, along with eight All-Americans, three Academic All-Americans, 18 all-region honorees and 91 Academic All-NSIC honorees.

Since joining the NSIC in 2012, the number of academic all-league se-lections has jumped each year, starting with 18 and reaching 31 in 2015. Once again, the program produced All-Americans, including Solomon St. Pierre, who was named to four teams (AFCA, AP Little All-America, InstantScouting, CCA DII) and Academic All-Americans Brady Rose and John Tidwell. St. Pierre has received 14 career postseason or presea-son All-America honors and participated in the Tropic Bowl of elite FBS, FCS and DII standouts. He was also USF’s first-ever Cliff Harris Award finalist.

Aside from St. Pierre, quarterback Luke Papilion earned All-Region and second team All-NSIC honors while being named a candidate for the Harlon Hill Trophy (DII Player of the Year).

In a 9-3 season in 2015, USF registered its third 9-win season or better in four years in the NSIC. In the 2015 season, USF was 6-2 in the South and 4-0 vs. NSIC North. In the past two seasons, USF has gone 20-4, including 11-1 in 2014. In that season, USF made its first postseason appearance at NCAA DII, a 42-10 win over Central Oklahoma (MIAA) in the Mineral Water Bowl. USF finished with its first-ever DII ranking in both D2football.com at #16 and the final AFCA Poll at #18 In 2014. The Cougars were ranked as high as #10 and finished the regular season at #16 in the AFCA poll.

In 2015, the Cougars opened 7-0 for the second straight season. Along the way the Cougars were ranked as high as #5 in the AFCA Coaches Poll, #4 in the D2Football.com Poll and #4 in David Boyce’s power rank-ings on NCAA.com. In the final regular season poll, USF was ranked #16 by both the AFCA and D2Football.com. The Cougars were placed #21 in the final AFCA poll of 2015. That ranking increased to 22 the number of consecutive weeks that USF has been ranked in the top-25 in the AFCA and D2Football.com Polls.

During the 2015 campaign, he had 13 student-athletes named to the All-NSIC Team, including eight on either the first team (three) or second team (five). Also John Tidwell was named to the all-league first team for

JED STUGART 7th SEASON

AZUSA PACIFIC ‘9457-16 (.781); 83-23 (.783)

Stugart FileSioux Falls Head Coach (2010- present) ~57-16 overall ~GPAC Championship (2010)~NAIA National runner-up (2010)~83-23 in his careerUNLV Asst. Coach- Linebackers (2009-10) MidAmerica Nazarene Head Coach (2006-08) -- 26-7 overall, Two Postseason Appearances; HAAC Championship (2008); AFCA Region 3 Coach of the Year Northern Colorado - Asst. Coach- Def. Coor. (2003-05)Northern Colorado Asst. Coach- DL/LB (1999-2002)

the third consecutive year, a first at USF. Both Tidwell and St. Pierre were invited to NFL training camps with Tidwell being signed to

a free agent contract by the Denver Broncos.

In NSIC stats, USF were ranked in the top-5 in 26 individual or team categories, in-cluding lead the league in both sacks (39) and sacks allowed (5). Nationally, USF was in the top 50 in 46 stat categories; 27 in the

top 20 and 12 in the top 10. The Cougars led the nation by allowing just five sacks all season. QB Luke Papilion was the total offense leader for the second straight year in the NSIC. He ranked 10th nationally. Solomon St. Pierre led the league with nine interceptions and ranked fifth nationally. St. Pierre also established an NSIC record with 22 career interceptions.

In 2014, USF opened the season with eight straight wins (most at DII level) and lost only to national runner-up Minnesota State. The Cougars finished the season with three straight wins. Among the regular season victories was a third consecutive win over city rival Augustana (23-13) at Kirkeby-Over Stadium as the “Key to the City” stayed at USF.

In total, 14 USF players were named to the NSIC All-League team, including eight first (4) or second (4) team honorees. Sophomore quar-terback Luke Papilion was named the school’s first-ever NSIC Offensive Player of the Year and a Harlon Hill candidate (DII Player of the Year). Junior defensive back Solomon St. Pierre was named all-league, a Cliff Harris Award candidate (DII Player of the Year) and to six All-American first teams (AFCA, D2football.com, AP Little All-American Team, Da-ktronics, BeyondSports.com, Don Hansen). Junior defensive back John Tidwell was all-league, all-region (Daktronics) and selected Academic All-District as well as a Don Hansen honorable mention All-American. USF also had 23 Academic All-NSIC selections in 2014.

In 2014, the Cougars were the top scoring team (42.7) in the NSIC and seventh nationally. USF scored 512 points, the most since moving to DII. In addition, USF was second in scoring defense (17.4 ppg), second in total offense (483.2) and third in total defense (356.8). USF ranked fourth nationally (1st, NSIC) in the national in turnover margin, third in turnovers gained, and second nationally with 26 interceptions. USF had a nation-leading seven defensive TDs. In national rankings, the Cougars were 12th in scoring defense and 17th in total offense.

In 2013, Stugart guided USF to an overall mark of 6-5 with a sec-ond-straight win over its city rival Augustana College. USF capped the 2013 season by defeating Wayne State College in its season finale by a convincing 35-10 margin.

Two Cougars were named to the All-NSIC South First Team and a total of nine players received all-conference recognition. One Cougar took home an individual award, as junior John Batinich was named the NSIC

Defensive Newcomer of the Year, while senior Carrington Hanna became the first player in the history of the NSIC (records dating to 1973) to be se-lected as both an all-conference wide receiver and all-conference quarter-back in the same year. In addition, NSIC South first team John Tidwell was also named to the 2013 Don Hansen Football Committee released their All-Super Region 3 Team (Third Team Defense). A total of 19 student-ath-letes received Academic All-NSIC honors.

USF made its Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference debut on August 30, 2012, and the Cougars announced their presence with authority with a 32-19 road upset of No. 16 St. Cloud State. The Cougars opened the 2012 campaign with five straight victories and finished 9-2 overall to secure their 19th straight winning season and fourth place in the 16-team NSIC. USF claimed a 32-31 double-overtime victory over crosstown rival and new conference foe Augustana College on Oct. 20 in the inaugural “Key to the City” game. The matchup was the first between the two programs in 26 years and it marked the Cougars’ first-ever victory against the Vikings. USF was ranked No. 22 at the conclusion of the season and enjoyed six weeks in the NCAA D-II top 25 poll, including a season-best No. 17 ranking the week of Oct. 27-Nov. 3.

Stugart and his staff assembled the No. 1 pass efficiency defense in the NSIC while the Cougar defense ranked among the NCAA D-II top 30 in five categories: rushing defense (29th at 121.36), pass efficiency defense (20th at 107.22), scoring defense (24th at 20.18), turnover margin (9th at 1.27) and tackles for loss (30th at 7.55). In addition, senior cornerback Robert Virgil tied for fifth in the nation with an average of 0.64 intercep-tions per game while classmate Nick Bonte ranked 23rd in tackles for loss (1.59).

Senior kicker Braden Wieking ended his storied career as the school’s career field goals leader (52). A Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-Amer-ican, Wieking twice earned NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week honors this season and posted the league’s best overall field goal percentage, at .842 (16-for-19).

The Cougars placed three players on the All-NSIC South Division First Team in 2012, including senior wide receiver Jeremiah Oates, who snared a league-best 12 touchdown catches. Junior Carrington Hanna, who was tops in the NSIC in both receptions (69, 6.27 per game) and yards per catch (13), earned a second team nod.

Hanna was also named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America® NCAA Division II Football Second Team, becoming the first USF stu-dent-athlete to be selected to the Academic All-American Team by CoSI-DA. A total of 18 student-athletes received Academic All-NSIC honors.and 13 Cougars received All-NSIC recognition.

The national recognition wasn’t limited to the players, as Stugart was one of five D-II finalists for the 2012 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award, the premier college football-coaching honor that promotes charity and scholarship while also honoring coaches for their sportsmanship, integrity, responsibility and excellence, on and off the field.

In 2011, USF’s 29-10 victory over Minot State insured that the program would finish its NCAA D-II provisional campaign with a 5-4 mark for its 18th winning season in a row. Even though the squad was ineligible to compete for a conference championship or postseason berth, the Cougars tallied several memorable moments and learned firsthand what it takes to compete and win at the NCAA D-II level. Under Stugart’s guidance, the Cougars proved not only that they could compete at the D-II level, but they could put a scare into NCAA Division I opponents. The Cougars put forth a valiant effort on the road in a 31-17 loss to FCS No. 23-ranked McNeese State University. After starting the 2011 campaign 0-3, the Cougars rolled off five straight victories and concluded the season with a heartbreaking 15-13 near-upset loss at then FCS No. 25 University of North Dakota. All four of USF’s 2011 losses came against nationally ranked NCAA DI FCS and NCAA DII programs.

In his first season at USF, Stugart led the Cougars to a 13-1 record, fifth straight Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) crown and fifth con-secutive appearance in the NAIA National Championship Game.Stugart

coached his first game for the Cougars on September 4, 2010, a 41-24 vic-tory at No. 23 Northwestern College. The Cougars trailed their longtime rival 14-10 at the half, but outscored the Red Raiders 31-10 in the second half to secure the victory. USF ran the table in the GPAC and capped off a 10-0 regular season with a 44-7 win over Concordia University (Neb.) to capture its fifth straight (ninth overall) GPAC championship.

The Cougars stormed through their first two playoff contests, a 33-14 win over No. 16 Northwestern Oklahoma State University and a 27-7 victory against No. 12 McKendree University. The wins advanced the Cougars to a semifinal matchup versus No. 4 MidAmerica Nazarene University. The game was a homecoming of sorts for Stugart; he had previously served as the Pioneers’ head coach from 2006-08. USF shutout MNU 38-0, thereby extending the nation’s longest winning streak to 42 games and clinching the Cougar’s fifth straight trip to the NAIA national title game in Rome, Ga.

USF came up just short in the championship game, falling 10-7 in a defensive struggle to No. 2 Carroll College. Cougar linebacker Eric Anderson recorded 17 tackles and was honored as the game’s defensive player of the game for his standout performance.

Several other USF football student-athletes collected hardware in 2010. Senior receiver Jon Ryan captured the program’s fourth NAIA Player of the Year award and was also named the 2010 GPAC Player of the Year. Ryan was one of 22 players to receive GPAC all-conference recognition, with six Cougars picking up first team accolades.

Prior to USF, Stugart served as the linebackers coach at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) and guided all three starting Rebel lineback-ers to top 20 finishes in total tackles in the conference.

UNLV just missed qualifying for a bowl with a 5-7 record in Mountain West Conference, one of the top mid-major conferences in the country at the NCAA Division?I-FBS level.

Before UNLV, Stugart spent three seasons as the head coach at MidAmer-ica Nazarene University (MNU), compiling a 26-7 record at the NAIA school located in Olathe, Kansas.

After leading the Pioneers to an undefeated regular season, a Heart of America Conference title and second consecutive trip to the playoffs, Stu-gart was named 2008 NAIA Region 3 Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association.

Previous to MNU, he was on the staff at Northern Colorado from 1999-2006. Stugart was the defensive line coach before taking over the linebackers as defensive coordinator in 2003, the same year that the UNC defense ranked 16th in the nation in total defense and 13th in scoring defense. With the Bears he produced three defensive All-Americans and was part of two North Central Conference championship teams and two postseason appearances.

Stugart earned three letters as a linebacker at Azusa Pacific (Calif.) Uni-versity, where he later began his coaching career. He earned a bachelor’s degree in communications in 1994 from APU and a master’s degree in communications from UNC in 2003.

Stugart and his wife, Angie, have a son, Gunner, and a daughter, Gracie.

AFCA Coaches’ Poll (Week 4)Rk School (1st-place votes) Record Points Prev 1. Northwest Missouri State (30) 4-0 750 12. Grand Valley State (Mich.) 4-0 713 23. West Georgia 4-0 658 34. Shepherd (W. Va.) 4-0 637 45. Ashland (Ohio) 4-0 622 56. Texas A&M Commerce 3-0 586 6 7. Henderson State (Ark.) 4-0 563 88. Indiana (Pa.) 3-0 533 99. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 4-0 511 1010. Midwestern State (Texas) 3-0 458 1111. Tuskegee (Ala.) 4-0 424 1212. Sioux Falls 4-0 386 1413. Ferris State (Mich.) 3-1 374 714. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 4-0 365 1515. Assumption (Mass.) 4-0 325 1716. Florida Tech 4-0 302 1917. Colorado Mesa 4-0 289 1818. North Alabama 2-1 261 2019. Minnesota State 3-1 178 2120. Harding (Ark.) 4-0 172 2521. North Carolina-Pembroke 4-0 123 NR22. Central Missouri 3-1 116 1323. Emporia State (Kan.) 3-1 97 NR24. California (Pa.) 3-0 71 NR25. Augustana (S.D.) 3-1 48 16 Dropped Out: Bemidji St. (Minn.) (22), Colorado School of Mines (23), Humboldt St. (Calif.) (24).

Others Receiving Votes: Bemidji St. (Minn.), 40; Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 37; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 32; West Texas A&M, 32; Wayne St. (Mich.), 20; LIU-Post (N.Y.), 8; Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 6; Minnesota-Duluth, 3; Humboldt St. (Calif.), 2; McKendree (Ill.), 2; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 2; Colorado School of Mines, 1; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 1; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 1; Western St. (Colo.), 1.

D2 Football.com Poll (Week 4)Rk School Record Prev 1. Northwest Missouri State 4-0 12. West Georgia 4-0 23. Grand Valley State (Mich.) 4-0 34. Ashland (Ohio) 4-0 45. Shepherd (W. Va.) 4-0 56. North Alabama 2-1 77. Midwestern State (Texas) 3-0 98. Texas A&M Commerce 3-0 109. Henderson State (Ark.) 4-0 1110. IUP 3-0 12 11. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 4-0 1312. Sioux Falls 4-0 1413. Emporia State (Kan.) 4-1 1814. Tuskegee (Ala.) 4-0 1515. Central Missouri 3-1 616. Minnesota State 3-1 1717. Ferris State (Mich.) 3-1 818. Azusa Pacific 4-0 1919. Florida Tech 4-0 2420. Assumption (Mass.) 4-1 2221. Minnesota Duluth 3-1 2122. Colorado Mesa 4-0 NR23. Harding (Ark.) 4-0 NR24. Augustana 3-1 1625. Valdosta State 2-1 25 -0

NSIC Preseason Football Coaches PollOverall 1. Minnesota State Mankato (11), 2162. Augustana, 1983. Minnesota Duluth (1), 1944. Sioux Falls (2), 1925. Bemidji State, 1536. Northern State (1), 1437. Southwest Minnesota State (1), 1408. Winona State, 1399. St. Cloud State, 13210. MSU Moorhead, 9711. Upper Iowa, 8812. Wayne State, 7113. Concordia , St. Paul, 5214. Minot State, 4415. U-Mary, 4016. Minnesota Crookston, 21South Division1. Minnesota State (6), 472. Sioux Falls (1), 40 Augustana, 404. Southwest Minnesota State (1), 305. Winona State, 276. Upper Iowa, 187. Wayne State, 14

NSIC Football Standings -- 2016North Division In-Division NSIC OverallBemidji State 0-0 3-1 3-1Minnesota Duluth 0-0 3-1 3-1MSU Moorhead 0-0 2-2 2-2Northern State 0-0 2-2 2-2Minot State 0-0 1-3 1-3St. Cloud State 0-0 1-3 1-3Minnesota Crookston 0-0 0-4 0-4 U-Mary 0-0 0-4 0-4South Division In-Division NSIC OverallSioux Falls 0-0 4-0 4-0Augustana 0-0 3-1 3-1 Minnesota State 0-0 3-1 3-1 Southwest Minnesota St. 0-0 3-1 3-1 Winona State 0-0 3-1 3-1Concordia-St. Paul 0-0 2-2 2-2Upper Iowa 0-0 1-3 1-3Wayne State 0-0 1-3 1-3

Week 4 -- ScoresSaturday, Sept. 24Sioux Falls 37 Bemidji State 36 Minnesota State 28 MSU Moorhead 24Wayne State 23 St. Cloud State 22Minnesota Duluth 41 Augustana 38Southwest Minnesota State 47 Minnesota Crookston 13Northern State 31 Concordia St. Paul 7Upper Iowa 35 Minot State 7Winona State 51 U-Mary 0

Week 5 -- ScheduleSaturday, Oct. 1Bemidji State at U-Mary, 1 p.m.Minnesota State Mankato at Winona State, 1 p.m.Sioux Falls at Augustana, 1:05 p.m.Wayne State at Concordia St. Paul, NoonMSU Moorhead at Minnesota Duluth, 1:05 p.m.St. Cloud State at Minnesota Crookston, 2 p.m.Minot State at Northern State, 2:30 p.m.Upper Iowa at Southwest Minnesota State, 6 p.m.

2016 University of Sioux Falls Football Roster#2 Cliff Redmond CB 5-11 175 Sr. Elk Grove, Calif./Cosumnes Oaks HS#3 Justin Fulks RB 5-11 188 Sr. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley HS/NW Mo. St.#4 Shaquan Whitaker CB 5-10 182 Jr. St. Louis, Mo./Pattonville HS/Saddleback JC#5 Brady Rose HB 5-11 211 Sr. Cumberland, Wisc./Cumberland HS#6 Erik Albeck WR 6-3 229 Sr. Janesville, Wisc./Parker HS#7 Matthew Young SS 5-10 190 Sr. Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS#8 Josh Angulo WR 6-0 209 Sr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt HS#9 Corbin Lawler QB 6-2 211 Sr. Tea, S.D./Tea Area HS#10 Andrew Buchele WR 6-2 211 Jr. Milbank, S.D./Milbank HS#11 Kyle Groeneweg WR/KR 5-10 183 Jr. Inwood, Iowa/West Lyon HS#12 Noah Butler QB 6-1 177 R-So. Aurora, Colo./Vista Peak HS#13 Tosin Adedeji DB 5-6 171 Sr. Brooklyn Center, Minn./Park Center HS#14 Dalton Elliott LB 5-11 214 R-So. Nicollet, Minn./Nicollett HS#15 Luke Papilion QB 6-5 222 Sr. Denver, Colo./Cherry Creek HS#16 Kyle Athmann WR 5-11 183 Sr. Bird Island, Minn./BOLD H#17 Marques Mosley S/KR 6-0 183 Sr. Upland, Calif./Upland HS/Colorado#18 Delvin Batiste DB 5-11 192 Sr. New Orleans, La./Upland HS/Northern Arizona#19 Kyle Campiotti LB 5-10 208 Jr. Livermore, Calif./Granada HS/Chabot College#20 Jeffery Harman DB 5-11 203 Jr. Redlands, Calif./East Valley HS/San Bernardino Valley#22 Max Mickey RB 5-9 185 Jr. Holden, Mo./Holden HS#23 Jason Towns RB 5-5 160 Jr. Harvey, Ill./Thornton Township HS #24 Trevor Coleman LB 6-2 195 Jr. Atwater, Calif./Atwater HS/City College of San Fran.#25 Josh Butler SS 5-11 179 Jr. Aurora, Colo./Gateway HS#26 Parker Gregston DB 6-0 182 R-Fr. Ralston, Colo./Ralston Valley HS#27 Wyatt Hixon DB 6-1 201 Gr. Los Angeles, Calif./Montclair Prep#28 Riley Waldie HB 6-0 217 R-So. Fort Collins, Colo./Jenks HS (Okla.)#30 Colton Myles RB 6-0 196 R-Fr. Richfield, Minn./Thomas Jefferson HS #29 Winston Maxwell RB 5-6 165 R-Fr. Albany, Ga./Kubasaki, Okinawa, Japan#31 Michael Mehling LB 5-11 200 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev./Durango HS#32 Joe Rodino DB 5-10 192 R-Fr. Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep#33 Mason Schroyer RB 5-7 187 R-Fr. Fort Collins, Colo./Fort Collins HS#34 Isaac Josephson LB 5-11 200 Jr. Minneota, Minn./Minneota HS#35 Connor Schoepp LB 5-10 210 Sr. Watertown, S.D./Watertown HS#36 Tucker Stout DB 5-11 202 R-Fr. Spokane, Wash./Central Valley HS#37 Lucas Lunstra LB 5-9 182 R-Fr. Brandon, S.D./Brandon Valley HS#38 Austin Schaffer CB 6-1 196 R-Jr. Hilbert, Wis./Hilbert HS#39 Keenan Baynard RB 5-11 219 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn./Minnehaha Academy#42 Jess Williams LB 5-11 205 Sr. Wall, S.D./Wall HS#43 Joseph Collazo RB 5-9 229 Jr. Orlando, Fla.#44 Westley Johnson DE 6-3 208 Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Christian HS/ C. Canyons#45 Drew Jackson DE 6-2 258 Sr. San Francisco, Calif./Arch Bishop Riordan /Santa Rosa JC#46 Derek Landis LB 6-2 227 Jr. Lakewood, Colo./Lakewood HS#47 Brett Garner K 5-10 173 So. Springfield, Mo./Springfield Catholic HS#50 Michael Atonio LB 5-10 250 Sr. Kodiak, Alaska/Kodiak HS #51 Max Sturdevant LB 6-2 203 R-Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./SF Washington#52 Zack Tamburo DT 5-11 281 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS#54 Gunner Dean LB 6-2 208 R-Fr, Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln East#55 Spencer Hollie DT 6-4 364 Jr. Dublin, Calif./SMU

#56 Shayden Drey LB 6-1 201 Jr. Winner, S.D./Winner HS#58 Brody Grantham LB 6-1 229 R-Fr. Hayti, S.D./Hamlin HS#62 Connor Schissel OL 6-3 251 R-Fr. Brooklyn Park, Minn./Champlain Park HS#63 Nick Zimmerman OL 6-4 282 R-So. Rosendale, Wisc./Laconia HS#66 Durante Foote OL 6-1 318 Sr. Reno, Nev./Spanish Springs HS/Sierra College#67 Jesse Springer OL 6-3 265 Jr. Denver, Colo./Mullens HS#68 Richard Guarascio OL 5-11 274 Sr. Naples, Fla./Naples HS#69 Evan Gentry DE 6-3 253 Sr. Tallahassee, Fla./North Florida Christian HS#71 Terry Huber OL 6-4 298 Sr. Yankton, S.D./Yankton HS#72 Elijah Perine OL 6-4 267 R-Fr. Mequon, Wisc./Homestead HS#73 Antonio Green OL 6-3 295 Sr. Dublin, Ga./West Laurens/Evangel College#74 Nolan Kern OL 6-2 304 R.Fr. Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS#77 Trevor Wescott OL 6-4 269 Sr. Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs South HS#78 Trey Pipkins OL 6-7 300 So. Apple Valley, Minn./Apple Valley HS#80 Paul Gray-Bennett WR 6-2 180 Fr. Boston, Mass./Catholic Memorial/Jired Prep#81 A.J. Garrow WR 5-9 183 So. Brandon, S.D./Brandon Valley HS#84 Clint Sigg TE 6-4 236 So. Longmont, Colo./Longmont HS/Davidson University#83 StuartVanden Heuvel P 6-2 209 Jr. Watertown HS/Lakeside Lutheran HS#85 Nicholas Stanke TE 6-3 241 R-Jr. Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS#86 Adria Botella WR 6-5 241 Jr. Barcelona, Spain/Esccola Pia Nostra Senyora HS#87 Kray Krolikowski DE 6-5 276 Jr. Winner, S.D./Winner HS/South Dakota#88 Clarke Cooper DE 6-3 248 R-Fr. Castle Rock, Colo./Valor Christian HS#89 Anthony Holmes WR 6-6 222 R-So. Des Moines, Iowa/Valley HS/Missouri Western#90 Logan Dykstra LB 6-2 248 Jr. Hull, Iowa/Boyden Hull HS#91 Brian Mayberry DT 6-2 270 Jr. Littleton, Colo.#93 Pedro Sibiea DT 6-3 287 Gr. Homestead, Fla./Homestead HS/Louisville#96 Steven McKee DT 6-1 258 R.Fr. Yankton, S.D./Yankton HS#99 Tyler Heredia DT 6-0 265 R.Fr. Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka HS Rayveante Bright DB 5-11 155 Fr. Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek HS Logan Burgess DB 5-10 146 Fr. Superior, Colo.//Monarch HS Cullen Bauer-Trottier LB 6-0 227 Fr. Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington HS Alex Capell OL 6-2 241 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt HS Carson Cooper TE 6-0 215 Fr. Castle Rock, Colo./Valor Christian HS Noah Daniel OL 6-6 230 Fr. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio/Northside HS Nathan Durfee DB 6-0 189 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt HS Michael Enalls LB 6-0 207 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS Francisco Gutierrez QB 5-10 173 Fr. San Diego, Calif./Santana HS Devon Johnson LB 5-10 200 Fr. Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow HS Cole Maly OL 6-0 233 Fr. Pipestone, Minn./Pipestone HS Mitchell Martin QB 6-2 200 Fr. Strasburg, Colo./Strasburg HS Blake McBay RB 5-9 193 Fr. Trulock, Calif./Pitman HS Zach Norman RB 5-9 220 Fr. Omaha, Neb./Westside HS/Minnesota West CC Ricky Quintana DB 5-8 165 Fr. Sioux City, Iowa/Sioux City West Jack Schelhaas DB 6-2 177 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./SF Washington HS Jacob Shields RB 5-8 173 Fr. Windsor, Colo./Windsor HS Isaac Schubert RB 5-6 166 So. Madison, S.D./Madison HS Kyle Sim OL 6-0 287 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Lincoln HS Ty Smith WR 6-4 204 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./SF Washington HS Zach Strand WR 6-2 210 Fr. Pierre, S.D./T.F. Riggs HS Jason Sturdivant DB 5-11 180 Jr. Waterbury, Conn./Crosby HS/L.A. Pierce JC Jett Thune QB 6-3 170 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt HS Jakob Thut WR 6-2 192 Fr. Racine, Wisc./Shoreland Lutheran HS Austin Vickers WR 5-10 157 Fr. Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow HS Joey Wehrkamp LB 6-2 202 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS Alex Withrow DT 6-1 217 Fr. Yankton, S.D./Yankton HS

400+ Passing YardsLuke Papilion (413 yards) - 10/10/15 @ Winona State300-399 Passing YardsLuke Papilion (306 yards) - 10/31/15 @ Concordia St. Paul50 Pass AttemptsLuke Papilion (51 att)-11/21/15 @ Henderson State, DII playoffs40 Pass AttemptsLuke Papilion (41 att) - 9/24/16 vs. Bemidji State30 Pass CompletionsCarrington Hanna (34 comp) - 11/2/13 @ Upper Iowa25 Pass CompletionsLuke Papilion (32) - 11/21/15 vs. Henderson State, DII playoffsPlayer Throw for 4 TouchdownsLuke Papilion (6 TDs) - 10/31/15 at Concordia U, St. Paul100-149 Receiving YardsJosh Angulo (8-145-TD) - 10/31/15 at Concordia U, St. Paul150-199 Receiving YardsJosh Angulo (15-164-3 TDs) - 9/24/16 Bemidji State200 or more Receiving YardsDusty Hovorka (215 yds - 9 Rec.) - 9/24/04 vs. Concordia (Neb.)Player with 3 Receiving TouchdownsBrady Rose (3) - 10/31/15 at Concordia U, St. Paul100-149 Rushing YardsLuke Papilion (16-149-4 TD) - 9/10/16 vs. Minn. State Moorhead150-199 Rushing YardsLuke Papilion (163 yds - 17 att) - 9/24/16 vs. Bemidji State200+ Rushing YardsMax Mickey (207 yds - 14 att) - 9/24/16 vs. Bemidji StatePlayer Rush for 3 TouchdownsNephi Garcia - 9/13/2014 vs. Bemidji StatePlayer rush for 4 TouchdownsLuke Papilion - 9-15-2016 vs. Minnesota State MoorheadPlayer Rush for 5 TouchdownsLuke Papilion (240 yds - 19 att) - 9/14/13 vs. Northern StateKickoff Return for a TouchdownKyle Groeneweg (88 yds) - 11/14/15 at Upper Iowat.Punt Return for a TouchdownJohn Tidwell (55 yds) - 12/6/15 vs. Central OklahomaInterception Return for a touchdownJohn Tidwell (72 yds) - 11/14/15 vs. Upper IowaFumble Recovery for a TouchdownDavid Clark (27 yds) - 11/15/14 vs. Wayne State500 Yards of Total Offense585 yards - 9/1/16 at St. Cloud State600 Yards of Total Offense636 yards - 9/24/16 vs. Bemidji State 30 First Downs32 - 10/10/15 vs. Winona StateLast Shutout36-0 -- 9/20/14 vs. St. Cloud StateLast Time Shutout55-0 --12/3/05 at Carroll, 55-0Held Opponent under 100 yards Total Offensevs. SD School of Mines and Technology, 70, 10/22/11Held Opponent under 50 yards Total Offensevs. Nebraska-Wesleyan, 28, 9/5/09Held Opponent to negative yards in Total Offensevs. Northwestern, -4, 11/1/08Returned 2 Interceptions for TDsvs. Bemidji, 9/13/14 - David Clark, 40; Cameron Ostrom, 88.

2016 University of Sioux Falls FootballSioux Falls Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 25, 2016)

All games

Team Statistics USF OPPSCORING 169 84 Points Per Game 42.2 21.0 Points Off Turnovers 42 21FIRST DOWNS 98 89 R u s h i n g 58 30 P a s s i n g 34 48 P e n a l t y 6 11RUSHING YARDAGE 1521 506 Yards gained rushing 1576 651 Yards lost rushing 55 145 Rushing Attempts 168 173 Average Per Rush 9.1 2.9 Average Per Game 380.2 126.5 TDs Rushing 13 5PASSING YARDAGE 757 1067 C o m p - A t t - I n t 59-118-7 83-145-8 Average Per Pass 6.4 7.4 Average Per Catch 12.8 12.9 Average Per Game 189.2 266.8 TDs Passing 10 7TOTAL OFFENSE 2278 1573 Total Plays 286 318 Average Per Play 8.0 4.9 Average Per Game 569.5 393.2KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 7-208 18-306PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-81 2-17INT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-140 7-50KICK RETURN AVERAGE 29.7 17.0PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 13.5 8.5INT RETURN AVERAGE 17.5 7.1FUMBLES-LOST 7-4 3-2PENALTIES-Yards 31-318 25-246 Average Per Game 79.5 61.5PUNTS-Yards 16-561 28-1148 Average Per Punt 35.1 41.0 Net punt average 34.0 35.2KICKOFFS-Yards 29-1429 15-859 Average Per Kick 49.3 57.3 Net kick average 37.0 33.4TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 5 : 4 0 3 4 : 1 73RD-DOWN Conversions 19/43 27/68 3rd-Down Pct 44% 40%4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/2 3/8 4th-Down Pct 0% 38%SACKS BY-Yards 13-92 3-27MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 24 12FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-2 1-2ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES (15-17) 88% (9-13) 69%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (14-17) 82% (9-13) 69%PAT-ATTEMPTS (22-24) 92% (9-11) 82%ATTENDANCE 3435 4873 Games/Avg Per Game 2/1718 2/2436 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalSioux Falls 31 34 69 35 0 169Opponents 21 34 10 19 0 84

TEAM STATS -- 2016 LAST TIME....

AUGIE DEFEnSE Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. DE 55 Joey Newman 6-4 255 So. 89 Jake Denn 6-5 230 Rfr. DT 98 Jake Wargo 6-3 282 So. 99 Mitch Gade 6-4 272 Jr. NG 50 Joe Schiller 6-3 284 Jr. 63 Dalton Frahm 6-3 256 So. DE 94 Bryson Hamilton 6-4 255 Sr. 14 Zac Johnson 6-3 247 Jr. LB 36 Matt Wagner 6-0 196 So. 37 Nevin Andreas 6-2 214 Sr. LB 51 John Waters 6-1 230 Jr. 42 Alec Blonquist 6-3 222 Rfr. LB 30 Kirby Hora 6-2 216 So. 4 Colton Steer 6-2 245 So. SS 33 Jordan Determan 5-11 188 Jr. 20 Anthony Tatum 5-8 171 So. FS 31 Trevor Naasz 6-0 192 Jr. 3 Michael Kloza 5-11 193 Rfr. CB 21 Jordan Johnson 6-0 180 Jr. 5 Avram Tynes 5-11 166 So. CB 16 Keyvion Mayhan 5-10 187 Jr. 28 Jaz Jacox 6-0 185 So.

USF DEFEnSE Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. DL 52 Zack Tamburo 5-11 281 Sr. 55 Spencer Hollie 6-5 355 Jr. DL 91 Brian Mayberry 6-4 270 Jr. 93 Pedro Sibiea 6-3 286 Gr. DE 69 Evan Gentry 6-3 252 Sr. 90 Logan Dykstra 6-1 247 So. DE 44 Westly Johnson 6-5 210 Sr. 45 Drew Jackson 6-3 257 Sr. LB 40 Nate Lucs 6-0 217 Sr. 24 Trevor Coleman 6-2 195 Jr. LB 19 Kyle Campiotti 5-10 208 Jr. 35 Connor Schoepp 5-10 210 Sr. LB 31 Michael Mehling 5-11 200 Sr. 42 Jess Williams 6-0 205 Jr. SS 25 Josh Butler 6-0 179 Jr. 20 Jeff Harman 6-0 203 Jr. FS 17 Marques Mosley 6-0 185 Sr. 32 Joe Rodino 5-10 192 Rfr. CB 2 Cliff Redmond 5-11 175 Sr. 38 Austin Schaffer 6-1 195 Jr. CB 18 Delvin Batiste 5-11 192 Sr. 4 Shaquan Whitaker 5-11 182 Jr.

USF SPECIALISTS Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. P 83 Stuart Vanden Heuvel 6-2 209 Jr. PK 47 Brett Garner 5-10 175 Fr. H 16 Kyle Athmann 5-11 183 Sr. LS 19 Kyle Campiotti 5-10 208 Jr. PR 11 Kyle Groeneweg 5-10 185 Jr. KR 11 Kyle Groeneweg 5-10 185 Jr. 17 Marques Mosley 6-0 185 Sr.

Two Deep Charts -- #12 Sioux Falls at #24/25 Augustana USF OFFEnSE

Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. QB 15 Luke Papilion 6-5 221 Sr. 9 Corbin Lawler 6-3 211 Sr. RB 3 Justin Fulks 5-10 188 Sr. 22 Max Mickey 5-9 185 Jr. HB 5 Brady Rose 6-0 210 Sr. 10 Andy Buchele 6-3 210 Jr. TE 85 Nicholas Stanke 6-3 241 Jr. 84 Clint Sigg 6-4 236 So. WR 8 Josh Angulo 6-0 209 Sr. 16 Kyle Athmann 5-11 183 Sr. WR 11 Kyle Groeneweg 5-10 185 Sr. 6 Erik Albeck 6-3 229 Sr. RT 67 Jesse Springer 6-4 250 Jr. 66 Durante Foote 6-1 317 Sr. RG 73 Antonio Green 6-3 294 Sr. 74 Nolan Kern 6-4 304 R-Fr. C 77 Trevor Wescott 6-5 268 Sr. 71 Terry Huber 6-4 297 Sr. LG 71 Terry Huber 6-4 297 Sr. 72 Elijah Perine 6-3 267 R-Fr. RT 78 Trey Pipkins 6-7 290 So. 62 Connor Schissel 6-4 251 R-Fr.

AUGIE SPECIALISTS Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. K 1 Lucas Wainman 6-0 219 Sr. P 1 Lucas Wainman 6-0 219 Sr. LS 78 Brett Kramer 6-4 296 So. KR 5 Avram Tynes 5-11 166 So. 9 Trevor Deschepper 6-3 187 Jr. PR 5 Avram Tynes 5-11 166 So. 12 Drew Reinschmidt 5-11 195 Rfr.

AUGIE OFFEnSE Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. QB 2 Trey Heid 6-2 199 Sr. 11 Chase Marso 6-3 204 Jr. RB 25 Caden Quintanilla 5-8 214 Jr. 22 Jackie Davis 5-7 172 Jr. TE 85 Jake Bartscher 6-5 253 Sr. 84 Chet Peerenboom 6-3 237 So. WR 19 Matt Heller 6-0 195 Sr. 18 Matt Fujnami 6-1 187 So. WR 13 Nate Merriman 6-2 198 Jr. 1 Jake Welsheimer 5-10 176 Fr. WR 9 Trevor Deschepper 6-3 187 Jr. 86 Brett Shepley 6-3 205 Rfr. LT 77 Kyle Griffin 6-4 257 Sr. 68 Tom Green 6-5 274 Jr. LG 73 Sam Lee 6-5 305 Sr. 74 Cody Rofshus 6-4 277 So. C 75 Jake Lacina 6-4 274 Rfr. 60 Jake Russell 6-2 298 So. RG 67 Malcolm Willett 6-4 306 Sr. 69 Dylan Baker 6-2 278 Sr. RT 72 Chris Mathieu 6-5 333 Sr. 76 Kyle Stegeman 6-7 318 Rfr.

Defensive - Special Teams TDsDuring head coach Jed Stugart’s tenure at USF, beginning in 2010, the Cougars have recorded 35 defensive/special teams TDs. Among the scores are 23 by the defense alone or nearly four per year. Of those scores 17 have been made at Bob Young Field and 18 on the road on neutral fields. Solo-mon St. Pierre has had six interception returns while John Tidwell has four scores, including one interception return (72) and three punt returns (55, 78, 77). David Clark had four defensive/special teams TDs while Michael Hicks had three (all punt or kickoff returns) whileAngelo Pree, Robert Virgil, Cam Ostrom and Kyle Groeneweg had two TDs each. In the DII era (since 2012), In just the DII era, the Cougars have had 25 defense/special teams TDs with 18 by the defense.

2010 - 3 TDs - 2 Defense9-4-2010 -- Adam Lopez, 0-yard fumble recovery at Northwestern (Or-ange City, Iowa) College, 4th Q.

9-18-2010 -- Adam Lopez, 69-yard punt return vs. Doane College, 1st Q.

10-16-2010 -- Zach Holmes 29 yard interception return vs. Morningside College, 1st Q.

11-13-2010 -- Team Safety vs. Concordia, Neb., 2nd Q.

2011 - 7 TDs - 3 Defense9-17-2011 -- Angelo Pree, 31-yard interception return at McNeese State (Lake Charles, La.), 3rd Quarter

9-24-2011 -- Robert Virgil, 18-yard interception return at Minot State (Minot, N.D.), 1st Quarter

10-15-2011 -- Angelo Pree, 9-yard blocked punt return vs, Black Hills State, 1st Quarter

10-15-2011 -- Michael Hicks, 85-yard punt return vs, Minot State, 3rd Quarter

10-22-2011 -- Michael Hicks, 90-yard punt return vs, SD Mines, 1st Quarter

10-22-2011 -- Team Safety vs. SD Mines, 2nd Q.

10-29-2011 -- Robert Virgil, 18-yard fumble return vs, Minot State, 4th Q.

2012 - 5 TDs - 4 Defense9-15-2012 -- Robert Virgil, PAT return @ Minot State (Minot N.D.), 3rd Q.

9-15-2012 -- Brett Jensen, 34-yard interception return @Minot State (Minot, N.D.), 4th Q.

9-22-2012 -- Eric Anderson, 28-yard interception return vs, Bemidji State, 4th Q.

10-26-2012 -- Jonathan Talbot, 77-yard interception return vs, Upper Iowa, 2nd Q

10-26-2012 -- Nick Bonte, 42-yard kickoff return vs, Upper Iowa, 4th Q.

11-10-2012 -- John Tidwell, 77-yard punt return vs, Wayne State, 2nd Q.

2013 - 1 TDs - 1 Defense11-16-2013 -- Solomon St. Pierre, 70-yard interception return @ Wayne State (Wayne, Neb.), 2nd Q.

2014 - 10 TDs - 7 Defense9-13-2014 -- David Clark, 40-yard interception return at Bemidji State (Bemidji, Minn.), 2nd Q.

9-13-2014 -- Cameron Ostrom, 88-yard interception return at Bemidji State (Bemidji, Minn.), 4th Q.

9-13-2014 -- Devin Flesher, 0-yard fumble return at Bemidji State (Bemi-dji, Minn.), 4th Q.

9-27-2014 -- Solomon St. Pierre, 76-yard interception return vs. Minnesota State Moorhead, 3rd Q.

10-18-2014 -- Solomon St. Pierre, 35-yard interception return vs Southwest Minnesota State, 2nd Q.

10-18-2014 -- David Clark 93-yard kickoff return vs, Southwest Minnesota State, 4th Q. 10-25-2014 -- Cameron Ostrom, 35-yard fumble return at Winona State (Winona, Minn.), 4th Q.

11-15-2014 -- John Tidwell, 78-yard punt return vs Wayne State, 1st Q.

11-15-2014 -- David Clark, 27-yard fumble return vs Wayne State, 3rd Q.

12-6-2014 --John Tidwell, 55-yard punt return vs. Central Oklahoma (Excelsior Springs, Mo.), 1st Q.

2015 - 9 TDs - 6 Defense9-19-2015 --David Clark, 33-yard interception return vs. Minnesota-Du-luth, 1st Q.

10-3-2015 -- Kyle Groeneweg, 99-yard kickoff return @ Wayne State (Wayne, Neb.), 1st Q.

10-3-2015 -- Solomon St. Pierre, 77-yard interception return @ Wayne State (Wayne, Neb.), 3rd Q.

10-24-2015 -- Solomon St. Pierre, 24-yard interception return vs. Augusta-na, 3rd Q.

10-24-2015 -- Drew Jackson, 21-yard interception return vs. Augustana, 4th Q.

11-14-2015 -- Kyle Athmann, 16-yard blocked punt return at Upper Iowa (Fayette, Iowa), 1st Q.

11-14-2015 -- Solomon St. Pierre, 24-yard interception return at Upper Iowa (Fayette, Iowa), 1st Q.

11-14-2015 -- Kyle Groeneweg, 88-yard kickoff return at Upper Iowa (Fayette, Iowa), 2nd Q.

11-14-2015 -- John Tidwell, 72-yard interception return at Upper Iowa (Fayette, Iowa), 3rd Q.

2016 -- 1 TD - 1 Defense9-17-2014 -- Michael Mehling, 36-yard interception return at Minot State, 3rd Q.

CAREER: Returns for senior season as NSIC’s only active two-time Harlon Hill candidate…one of 165 student-athletes and one of two from NSIC, named nominees for the All State-AFCA Good Works Team...stands 27-7 as a starter, including 4-0 in 2016...ranks second on USF’s ca-reer passing yardage chart with 7,468 yards…owns two of the top 10 sea-sonal passing yardage totals in school history with his 3,184 total in 2015 ranking seventh and his 2,779 passing yards in 2014 ninth…has com-pleted 591-of-1,032 passes for 7,468 yards with 69 TDs in his career…has led the NSIC in total offense in consecutive seasons (4,038, 2015; 3,583, 2014)…owns USF career record in pass completions (591)…owns game records in total offense (509 vs. Winona State, 10//10/2015), passes attempted (51 vs. Henderson State, 11/21/15)...ranks second all-time in pass attempts (991)…he is just second player in USF history to throw over 1,000 passes (1,032), joining Ed Koester (1,075, 1985-89)...was named first team All-NSIC and became USFs first-ever NSIC Of-fensive Player of the Year in 2014…named second team All-NSIC in 2015…… has a combined 105 TDs (2nd in school history, Dax Michele-na, 1997-01, 119 TDs), and 10,341 yards in total offense (second all-time at USF, Dax Michelena, 1997-01, 10,420 yards)… six times has 200 yards passing and 100 yards rushing...has 21 career games of 300 yards in to-

#15 Luke PapilionQB, 6-5, 221, Sr.Denver, Colo., Cherry Creek

RUSHING G Att. Yds TD Long Avg/C Avg/G 2013 6 108 738 14 53 6.8 123.02014 12 153 804 6 47 5.3 67.02015 12 122 854 7 56 7.0 71.22016 4 48 477 9 72 9.9 119.2TTL 34 431 2,873 36 72 6.7 82.1PASSINGYr. G Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg Pct Avg/g Eff.2013 6 68-150-6 820 6 51 45.3 136.7 96.52014 12 227-361-11 2779 26 60 62.9 231.6 145.22015 12 242-411-12 3184 30 84 58.9 265.3 142.22016 4 54-110-7 685 7 64 49.1 171.2 109.7TTL 34 591-1,032-36 7468 69 84 57.3 213.4 133.1TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Total Avg/g2013 6 738 820 1558 259.72014 12 804 2779 3583 298.62015 12 854 3184 4038 336.52016 4 477 685 1162 290.5 TTL 34 2873 7468 10341 304.14 G TD Run Rec Ret XP 2PT FG Ttl Avg. 2013 6 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 84 12.02014 12 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 36 3.02015 12 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 42 3.52016 4 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 48 16.0TTL 34 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 216 6.35

~ Two-time Harlon Hill finalist~ Two-time All-NSIC~ 2014 NSIC Player of the Year~ 2015 Preseason NSIC POY~ All Good Works Nominee~ 4th Team All-American, 2014

tal offense with two over 400 and the career-best, school record of 506 vs. Winona State on Oct. 10…set a career high with 413 passing yards with five TD passes against Winona State on Oct. 10…has recorded 431 carries for 2,873 rushing yards, which ranks seventh all-time at USF…has 36 TDs, which is 10th all-time at USF...became USF’s all-time rusher as a quarterback with his 163 yards vs. Bemidji State pushing him past Dax Michelena (2,873 for Papilion - 2710 for Michelena)...recorded 10 100-yard rushing games (tied for 5th all-time) with a high of 240 yards and five TDs in his first home start in 2013 vs. Northern State… also has 19 games of 75 yards rushing or more with 12 games of 90 yards rushing or more…in three plus seasons, has thrown for 200 yards or more 20 times…completed a career-best 32 passes on a career-best 51 attempts for 279 yards in 23-16 playoff loss to Henderson State…set a career-best with six passing TDs against Concordia St. Paul (10/31/16) on the road (20-33-306 yards)…has recorded five TDs passing or more three times (U-Mary, 5 TDs, 10/5/16; Winona State, 5 TDs, 10/10/16; Concordia St. Paul, 6 TDs, 10/31/16)…six times has had 200 yards passing and 100 yards rushing and is only USF player in school history with 300 yards passing (313) and 100 yards rushing (125) vs MSUM in 2014.2016: one of 165 student-athletes and one of two from NSIC, named nominees for the All State-AFCA Good Works Team... Has league-best combined 16 TDs (7 pass, 9 rush) ...had 235 yards in total offense vs. SCSU, 9-1-16. ..completed 10-of-20 passes for 171 yards and TD throws of 64 and seven yards vs SCSU...had eight carries for 64 yards and two TDs with a long run of 39 yards vs. SCSU...set a school record for quar-terbacks by getting his 8th 100-yard rushing game with 16 carries for 149 yards and four TDs, including a 55-yard scoring run...completed 11-27 passes for 160 yards and two TDs with four interceptions vs. MSUM...rushed seven times for 101 yards (14.4 average) with two TDs...complet-ed 10-of-22 passes for 125 yards with a TD vs. Minot State...completed 23-of-41 passes for 229 yards with two TDs and two inteerceptions in a 37-36 win over Bemidji State...had a 46-yard TD run in the win at Bob Young Field...ranks fourth nationally in points responsible for with 94 and is fifth in average per game at 24.0...averaging 119 rushing yards per game, third in the NSIC.2015: ranked 10th in DII with 336.5 yards per game and was the only NSIC player with 4K in total offense with school record 4,038 (Kurtiss Riggs, 1996, 3,932)…is a has led NSIC in total offense in consecutive seasons...finished eighth nationally in points responsible for with 222 and 16th in points responsible hfor per game at 18.5…finished first in the NSIC and 12th nationally in passing TDs with 30… completed 242-of-411 passes for 3,184 yards and a league-high 30 TDs…averaged 265.31 yards per game…threw for 200 or more yards 10 times in 12 games…four times had 300 yards passing or more…set a school total offense record of 506 yards, including a career best 413 yards passing, in a 51-30 win over Winona State on Oct. 10 at Bob Young Field… has recorded five TDs passing or more three times (U-Mary, 5 TDs, 10/5/15; Winona State, 5 TDs, 10/10/15; Concordia St. Paul, 6 TDs, 10/31/15)…accounted for five or more TDs four times, including twice recording six TDs (rushing and passing) in a game…completed 15-of-26 pass-es for 266 yards and three TDs while rushing eight times for 65 times against U-Mary (9/5/15)…completed 17-of-34 passes for 244 yards and five TDs vs. Minnesota-Crookston (9-12-15)…had 15 completions on 28 attempts for 218 yards and no TDs while rushing seven times for 125 yards and two TDs in defeating #7 Minnesota-Duluth (9-19-15), 35-31 at Bob Young Field…completed 15-of-23 passes for 157 yards and two TDs with 11 carries for 77 yards and no TDs vs. Northern State (9-23-15)…hit on 20-of-30 passes for 311 yards and three TDs with four carries for 19 yards and two TDs against Wayne State (9-30-15)…completed 26-of-41 passes for a career-best 413 yards and five passing TDs against Winona State (10-10-15), accounting for a career-best and school record 506 yards in total offense…had 13 carries for 93 yards and a TD vs. WSU, accounting for six total TDs…was 20-of-34 for 225 yards and two TDs with 17 carries for 92 yards and a TD against Southwest Minnesota State (10-17-15)…completed 23-of-36 passes for 269 yards and a TD while rushing 15 times for 87 yards vs. Augustana (10-24-15)…hit on 20-of-33 passes for 306 yards with a career-best six TDs passes and rushed three times for 38 yards against Concordia-St. Paul (10-31-15)…was 21-of-43 for 165 yards and no TDs with 13 carries for 68 yards against #1 Minnesota State (11/7/15)…hit 18-of 32 passes for 331 yards and three TDs with 10 carries for 61 yards vs. Upper Iowa (11/14/15)…completed a career best 32 passes on a career best 51 at-

Harlon Hill Candidate

100 yard rushing games (10)9-24-16 -- Bemidji State, 17-163-TD9-17-16 -- Minot State, 7-101-2 TDs9-10-16 -- Minnesota State Moorhead, 16-149-4 TDs9-19-15 -- Minnesota-Duluth, 7-125-2 TDs (career best 56, 17)10-25-14 -- Winona State, 21-121-2 TDs10-11-14 -- Augustana, 18-130-0 TDs9-27-14 -- Minnesota State-Moorhead, 17-125-2 TDs9-14-13 -- Northern State, 19-240-5 TDs10-5-13 -- Southwest Minnesota State, 27-194-3 TDs10-12-13 -- Winona State, 19-157-2 TDs

Games with 300 yards total offense (20)20169-10-2016 -- MSUM, 43 plays, 309 (160 pass, 149 rush), 6 TDs (4 by rush, 2 by pass)9-24-2016 -- Bemidji State, 58 plays, 392 yards (229 pass, 173 rush), 3 TDs (2 by pass)20159-5-15 -- U-Mary, 34 plays, 331 yards (266 pass, 65 rush), 3 TDs (all passing)9-12-15 -- Minnesota-Crookston, 38 plays, 306 yards (244 passing, 62 rushing), 5 TDs (all passing)9-19-15 -- #7 Minnesota-Duluth, 35 plays, 343 (125 rushing, 218 passing), 2 TDs (both by rushing)10-3-15 -- Wayne State, 34-330 (19 rushing, 311 passing), 5 TDs (3 by pass, 2 by rush)10-10-15 -- Winona State, 54 plays, 506 yards (413 passing, 93 rush-ing), 6 TDs (five by pass, one by rush)10-17-15 -- Southwest Minnesota State, 51 plays, 317 yards, 3 TDs (2 by pass, 1 by rush)10-24-15 -- Augustana, 38 plays, 356 yards, 1 TD (1 by pass)10-31-15 -- Concordia St. Paul, 36 plays, 344 yards, 6 TDs (6 by pass)11-14-15 -- Upper Iowa, 42 plays, 393 yards, 3 TDs11-22-15 -- Henderson State, 68 plays, 346, TD20149-27-14 -- MSU, Moorhead, 57 plays, 443 yards (318 passing, 125 rushing), 5 TDs (three by pass, two by rush)10-11-14 -- Augustana, 52 plays, 34y yards, TD (TD pass)10-18-14 -- Southwest Minnesota State, 52 plays, 357 yards (75 by rushing, 282 by pass), 2 TDs (2 by pass)10-25-14 -- Winona State, 53 plays, 351 yards (121 rushing, 230 pass-ing)11-8-14 -- Upper Iowa, 44 plays, 363 yards (76 rushing, 287 passing), 4 TDs (three by pass, one by rush)12-6-14 -- Central Oklahoma (Mineral Water Bowl), 43 plays, 309 yards (85 rushing, 224 passing).20139-14-13 -- Northern State, 44 plays, 334 yards, 5 TDs (all by rush)10-5-13 -- Southwest Minnesota State, 48 plays, 362 yards, 5 TDs (3 by rush, 2 by pass)10-12-13 -- Winona State, 44 plays, 357 yards, 5 TDs (3 by pass, 2 by rush)

tempts for 279 yards with 17 carries for 67 yards and a TD.2014: named NSIC Offensive Player of the Year and All-NSIC first team after completing 227-of-361 passes for 2,779 yards (6th, NSIC) and 26 TDs…)....named 4th team All-American by BeyondSportsNetwork.com...also named to second team on the BeyondSportsNetwork.com All Super Region 3 squad...selected to the Don Hansen All Super Re-gion 3 team...had a 145.22 passing efficiency ranking, which ranked first in the NSIC and 30th nationally…ranked in top 30 nationally in seven categories…ranked 23rd nationally and second in the NSIC in comple-tion percentage at 62.9%...ranked 26th in DII, 3rd in NSIC with 26 TDs passing and was 21st in DII and third in the league in points respon-sible for with 194…also ranked 32nd in DII for points responsible for per game at 16.2…ranked fifth in the NSIC and 31st nationally in total offense at 298.6 yards per game (3,583 yards on 514 plays)…had 153 carries for 804 yards and six TDs…804 yards rushing was second most among league quarterbacks…five times had three or more…had 68 yards rushing or more seven times with 100 yards rushing three times…threw for a career-best 318 yards and three TDs along with 17 carries for 125 yards and two TDs vs. MSUM (9/27/14) – only player in league with 300 yards passing and 100 yards rushing in single game in 2014...only QB in NSIC to rushing for 125 yards and throw for 300 in same game...completed a career-high 27 passes on a career-best 40 pass attempts for 318 yards vs. MSUM…also had 100-yards rushing vs. Augustana (18-130-0 TDs, 10/11/14) and Winona State (21-121-2 TDs)...hit a season best 88.9 percent of his passes (8-9-117 yards) and had two TD passes in season-opening win over Minot State (9/6/14) despite playing only into second quarter…hit on 22-of-38 passes for 282 yards with a TD vs. SMSU (11/18/14) and also had 14 carries for 75 yards…completed 13-of-22 passes for 225 yards with a career-best four TDs, including a ca-reer-best 60-yard pitch-and-catch with Josh Angulo against Wayne State (11/15/14)…hit 23-of-33 passes for 247 yards with three TDs vs. Con-cordia St. Paul (10/4/14)…had a career-high 23 carries (26 yards) while completing 21-of-32 passes for 250 yards with two TDs and two inter-ceptions in 27-14 loss at #1 Minnesota State, Mankato...had 11 carries for 76 yards and a TD along with hitting 26-of-33 passes for 287 yards and three TDs vs. Upper Iowa (11/8/14)…completed 19-of-33 passes for 224 yards with three TDs and had 10 carries for 85 yards in earning MVP honors in the Mineral Water Bowl (42-10 USF win on 12/6/14.

2013 (FRESHMAN): Posted a 3-3 record as a starter…completed 68-of-150 passes for 820 yards and six TDS…record 108 carries for 738 yards and 14 TDs on the ground, the most by a Cougar since current CFL running back Chevon Walker (Ottawa RedBlacks) had 14 in 2010…averaged 6.8 yards per carry and 105.4 yards per game…completed 13 of 27 passes for 108 yards and one interception in the season opener against Minnesota Duluth…rushed for 240 yards and five touchdowns in his first home start to lead the Cougars to a rousing 45-37 win against Northern State… the win was Sioux Falls’ first over its former South Da-kota Intercollegiate Conference rival and new NSIC foe since 1934… no one in a Cougar jersey, regardless of position, had rushed for three touchdowns since Lorenzo Brown ran all over Northwestern College on Halloween night in 2009… became the first Cougar to accumulate more than 200 yards on the ground since former NAIA first team All-Amer-ican Mike Dvoracek (2005)…was named the USA College Football Rookie of the Week for the record-breaking performance… complet-ed 19-of-29 passes for 95 yards with two picks in the loss at U-Mary, where he also rushed for 83 yards and a 5-yard TD run that opened scoring versus the Marauders…hit Carrington Hanna on a 31-yard bomb in the second quarter of USF’s 52-7 blowout of Minnesota Crook-ston for his first-career TD pass…finished the game 12-for-23 for 155 yards with two interceptions and one TD…also rushed for 77 yards on 13 attempts with two TDs against the Golden Eagles…led the way for USF’s 55-48 shootout win against Southwest Minnesota State, complet-ing 9-of-21 passes for 168 yards and two TDS…connected with Wes Smith on a 51-yard strike on the sixth play from scrimmage vs SMSU for longest TD pass of his career…also went for 194 rushing yards on a season-high 27 attempts with three TDs…rallied the team from a 48-45 fourth-quarter deficit by leading consecutive scoring drives, including 17-yard game-winning TD run with 44 seconds to play…accounted for five TDs in a narrow 45-40 home loss to Winona State before suffering a season-ending injury…completed 16-of-25 passes for a career-high 200 yards with three TDs and one interception…also rushed 19 times for

157 yards and two TDs against the Warriors…finished rookie campaign ranked sixth in the NSIC (24th nationally) with 14 rushing touchdowns. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Cherry Creek...lettered four times in foot-ball for the Bruins...named to All-Colorado and Centennial all-league teams as a senior...accumulated 1,939 yards (1,441 pass/498 rush) of total offense and 21 TDs (9 pass/12 rush) in 2012-13... tabbed Credit Union of Colorado Extra Credit Player of the Week...earned all-league honorable mention recognition for racking up 1,758 yards of total of-fense during his junior season...added 15 TDs as a junior... also a stand-out lacrosse player for the Bruins...all-league defensemen... four-year academic all-state honoree for both football and lacrosse...maintained a 3.75 GPA.PERSONAL: Son of Pete and Linda Papilion...born March 7, 1994...has two brothers, Danny and Tommy...brother Tommy played outside linebacker at Colorado...favorite athlete is Drew Brees...business admin-istration major.

#5 Brady RoseWR, 6-0, 205, Sr.Cumberland, Wis, Cumberland

~ 2nd Team All NSIC, 2015~ Ranks top 10 alltime in all three receiving categories~ 2nd Team Academic All-American by CoSIDA

CAREER: Has recorded 148 catches for 1,987 yards and 18 re-ceiving TDs in career…has 22 total TDs (4 rushing)...has had 18 games with at least four catches...his 148 catches is seventh and 1,987 yards sixth all-time in receiving at USF...has four 100-yard receiving and one 100-yard rushing games...only player on ros-ter with both 100-yard rushing and 100-yard receiving game...his 18 TDs rank 10th all-time for receiving TDs all-time at USF.. has caught, rushed and thrown a TD pass...named second team All-NSIC and also selected second team Academic All-American from CoSIDA.

2016 (SEnIOR): has had five or more catches in two of three games... had a season-best seven catches for a career-high 163 yards and a TD (64 yards)...also for the first time in his career, threw a TD pass (39 yards to Kyle Groeneweg) in 49-13 win over SCSU...had five catches for 60 yards and five carries for 49 yards, including a 34-yard run against MSUM...had three catches for 62 yards and a TD against Minot State.

2015 (REDSHIRT JUnIOR): named second team All-NSiC and also selected second team Academic All-American from Co-SIDA...appeared in 12 games… recorded 62 catches for 880 yards… caught 10 TDs… 62 receptions tied Zach Rutten (2001) and his own previous season for the 12th best single season pass reception total in Cougar history… tied a career best 10 catches vs. Augustana on Oct. 24 and vs. Concordia St. Paul on Oct. 31… recorded a career best 159 yards receiving (10 catches) vs. Concordia St. Paul on Oct. 31… caught a career best three

touchdowns on two occasions vs. Winona St. on Oct. 10 and vs. Concordia St. Paul on Oct. 31… had 10 catches for 117 yards vs. Augustana in the “Key to the City” game on Oct. 24… hauled in eight catches for 112 yards vs. Wayne State on Oct. 3… 73.3 re-ceiving yards per game… ranked 10th in NSIC in receiving yards per game… ranked 9th in NSIC in scoring TDs… caught four or more catches seven times with two games of 10 catches… recorded three games of 100 or more receiving yards… had a longest reception of 84 yards vs. Concordia St. Paul on Oct. 31… named to the NSIC All-Academic Team

2014 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Started all 12 games at H-back…had a team-high 62 catches for 772 yards and six TDs…his 62 receptions tied Zach Rutten (2001) for the 12th best sin-gle season pass reception total in Cougar history...recorded a career best 10 catches for 90 yards and two TDs vs Upper Iowa (11/8)… had career-best 99 yards receiving (7 catches) vs. Mi-not State (9/6)…had six catches for 40 yards vs. Bemidji State (9/13)...hauled in eight catches for 88 yards in the win over Con-cordia-St. Paul (10/4) at Bob Young Field...also had six catches for 86 yards in home win over Southwest Minnesota State (10/18)...against SMSU had a career-best 45-yard reception...also had five catches for 64 yards and a TD in the win over Wayne State (11/8)...recorded three catches for 49 yards and a 30-yard TD in the “Key to the City” win over Augustana (11/11) at Kirkeby-Over Stadium...ranked eighth in catches per game in NSIC at 5.17 av-erage… recorded six receptions or more in a game five times...had nine games with at least four catches and four games with at least 80 yards receiving...had eight games of at least 50 yards re-ceiving...recorded six catches of 25 yards or more...also recorded two tackles...named Academic All-NCC and named Vucerevich School of Business “Outstanding Sports Management Student.”

2013 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAn): Ranked third on the squad with 319 yards rushing on 76 carries, an average of 4.2 yards with four TDs…caught eight passes for 39 yards and hauled in a pass in each of the Cougars’ last four contests… came off the bench to rush six times for 23 yards including his first career TD, a one-yard burst into the endzone that capped the Cougars’ scoring in their 52-7 rout of Minnesota Crookston…rushed for 30 yards on eight attempts at SMSU…carried 11 times for 54 yards in-cluding a 21-yard rush vs. Winona State…had nine carries for 29 yards at Concordia-St. Paul…rushed for 16 yards on six attempts against Augustan…made his first career start against No. 1 Min-nesota State and finished with 42 yards on 11 carries with a TD…had a career day in USF’s season finale at Wayne State, where he carried the ball 15 times for 111 yards and two TDs (all ca-reer-highs)…had a 52-yard TD scamper in that contest, also a career-best effort.

2012 (FRESHMAn): Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Cumberland...four-year letter win-ner in football...accumulated a total of 5,111 career yards (3,298 rushing and 1,813 receiving) and 71 TDs...rushed for 1,450 yards and 29 TDs, while recording 37 receptions for 597 yards and three TDs, earning all-state honorable mention, all-region, all-Northwest, all-Pioneer Press and all-conference honors as a senior...selected to play in 2012 Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-Star Game...four-year letter winner in basketball and was named all-conference during his senior campaign...two-time letter winner in baseball and one-year letter winner in track & field...member of the National Honor Society...graduated with honors.

PERSOnAL: Son of Barry & Tammy Rose...born Nov. 1, 1993...has two brothers, Cody and Payton…double major in business administration and sports management...volunteer basketball coach and referees middle school basketball.

Receiving G Rec. Yds TD Long Avg/C Avg/G 2013 10 8 39 0 11 0.8 3.92014 12 62 772 6 45 5.16 64.32015 12 62 880 10 84 5.16 73.32016 4 16 296 2 64 4.0 95.0TTL 38 148 1,987 18 84 4.0 53.20Scoring G TD Run Rec Ret XP 2PT FG Ttl Avg. 2013 10 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 24 2.42014 12 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 36 3.02015 12 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 60 5.02016 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 3.0TTL 38 22 4 18 0 0 0 0 132 3.5Rushing G Att. Yds. TD Lng avg/c avg/g2013 10 76 319 4 52 4.2 31.92014 12 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.52015 12 3 20 0 10 6.7 1.72016 4 10 62 0 34 6.2 15,5TTL 38 90 407 4 52 4.5 10.7

Players to watch

#8 Josh AnguloWR, 6-0, 200, Sr.Sioux Falls, SD, SF Roosevelt

Receiving G Rec. Yds TD Long Avg/C Avg/G 2013 11 26 305 1 37 2.4 27.72014 12 61 891 12 69 5.1 74.22015 12 63 919 8 77 5.2 76.62016 4 22 263 6 43 5.5 65.8TTL 39 172 2,378 27 77 4.4 61.0Scoring G TD Run Rec Ret XP 2PT FG Ttl Avg. 2013 11 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 0.72014 12 12 0 12 0 0 1 0 74 6.22015 12 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 54 4.52016 4 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 36 9.0TTL 39 27 0 27 0 0 2 0 172 4.4

~ 2nd Team All NSIC, 2014~ HM, All-NSIC, 2015~ Ranks top five in all three receiving categories

CAREER: Played in 39 games...has career totals of 172 catches (5th all-time at USF) for 2,378 yards (5th all-time at USF) and 27TDs (tied for 5th all-time at USF)...set a USF game and per-sonal mark with 15 receptions for 164 yards and three TDs in a 37-36 come-from-behind victory over Bemidji State...tied Kalen DeBoer (Nov. 2, 1996) game receptions mark... has six, 100-yard receiving games...has caught at least one pass in 37 games, including 33 straight.2016: Has 22 receptions for 263 yards and six TDs...has a sea-son-career best 15 catches for 164 yards (1, 4, 43) vs. Bemidji State (37-36 W, 9-24-16)...had two catches for 10 yards and a TD vs. SCSU (9-1-16)....recorded four caches for 71 yards and two TDs against MSUM (9-10-16) at Bob Young Field...had one catch for 18 yards against Minot State (9-17-16)...has two TDs (37, 43) of 30 yards or more.2015 (JUnIOR): played in 12 games… recorded 63 receptions for 919 yards including eight TDs… 63 receptions ranks 13th all-time for a season list…919 receiving yards ranks 13th all-time for a season list… averaged 14.6 yards per game… had a season total of 936 all purpose yards and averaged 78.0 yards per game… recorded a season high of 10 catches vs. Hen-derson St. in the 2015 Division II Football Championship First Round… had a season high of 145 receiving yards on eight catches vs. Winona St. on Oct 10… recorded two touchdowns vs. Minnesota Crookston on Sep. 12… recorded two or more catches in all 12 games… caught a career high 77 yard pass vs. Upper Iowa on Nov. 14… caught four or more passes in… named to the Academic All-NSIC squad

2014 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 12 games…recorded 61 re-ceptions for 891 yards including 12 TDs…averaged 14.6 yards per game…61 receptions ranks 14th all-time for a season. at USF..his 891 yards receiving ranks 14th all-time at USF for a sea-

son...had a season total of 898 all purpose yards and averaged 74.8 yards per game…logged a season high seven receptions for 142 yards including three TDs (69, 25, 25) at the Mineral Wa-ter Bowl vs. Central Oklahoma (12/6/14)…against UCO caught a career-best 69-yard TD pass from senior running back Nephi Garcia and a pair of 25-yard TDs from Luke Papilion...had sev-en receptions for 97 yards and a touchdown defeating Wino-na State (10/25/14) 41-28…hauled in a 14 –yard and 60-yard TD against Wayne State (11/15/14) defeating them 63-28…recorded a 31-yard TD vs. Bemidji State (9/13/14)…posted ca-reer best nine catches for 120 yards and a two-yard TD vs. MSU Moorhead (9/27/14) in a 73-21 win … recorded four catches and a pair of TD receptions with a 38-9 victory over Concor-dia 38-9 (10/4/14)…seven times had five or more catches in a game…recorded two games over 100 yards receiving…had four games with 90 yards or more receiving including seven catches for 90 yards and a TD vs. SCSU...had seven catches for 97 yards and a TD vs. #1 Minnesota State...also recorded three catches for 87 yards and two TDs.

2013 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAn): Saw more action in his redshirt freshman season as the year progressed…was the Cougars’ starting flanker in all 11 contests…caught 26 passes for 305 yards, ranking fourth on the squad with an 11.7-yard average, with one TD…caught at least one pass in nine of 11 games…earned his first career start in the season opener at Minneso-ta-Duluth…notched his first career reception against Northern State, an eight-yard pass from Luke Papilion…had just one catch at SMSU but it proved critical, as the 29-yard grab moved USF into Mustang territory on the Cougars’ game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter…held without a reception ver-sus Winona State…caught three passes, including his first ca-reer touchdown—a 37-yard strike from Carrington Hanna—for 64 yards…had two receptions for 44 yards in the win over rival Augustana…had his best game of the season at Upper Iowa, racking up 12 catches for 126 yards—the highest output of his young career…added one catch for 12 yards versus no. 1 Min-nesota State…logged 16 yards on three receptions at Wayne State.

2012 (FRESHMAn): Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Roosevelt...participated in hockey and football...played football for head coach Kim Nelson…as a senior team captain helped lead the Rough Riders to the 2011 11AA state championship en route to State Championship MVP

Players to Watch

#73 Antonio GreenOG, 6-3, 310, Sr.Dublin, Ga, Laurens HS, Evangel

~ Named 1st Team All American by Lindy’s Sports~ 2-time 1st Team All-NSIC~ Gene Upshaw Award nominee

CAREER: In two plus seasons at USF, has graded out at 88 percent, al-lowing just 1.5 sacks while recording 154 knockdowns...in 2015 graded out at 88 percent, allowing no sacks with 54 knockdowns...already in 2016, he has graded out at average of 88 percent with 44.0 knock-downs and no sacks allowed.

2016 (REDSHIRT SEnIOR): named pre-season All-American by Lin-dy's Sports Magazine and Game Plan...already in 2016, he has graded out at average of 88 percent with 28.5 knockdowns and no sacks al-lowed in two USF wins.2015 (REDSHIRT JUnIOR): did not allow a sack…graded out at 88 percent for the season...recorded 54 knockdowns... candidate for the Gene Upshaw Award…CCA DII All-Region Team…named NSIC All-Conference First Team…named to the Don Hansen All-Super Re-gion Three Team…member of one of the nation’s top offensive lines as HERO Sports named the USF offensive line #4 in NCAA DII…mem-ber of offensive line that only allowed five sacks all year, good for 1st in NCAA Division II…played a key role in an offense that averaged 39.3 points per game, good for 16th in NCAA Division II and 3rd in NSIC…offense averaged 472.1 yards per game, ranked 19th in NCAA Division II and 3rd in NSIC… scored 472 points…helped lead rush offense of 190.9 yards per game, 5th in NSIC, and a passing offense of 281.2 yards per game, 5th in NSIC…helped protect Harlon Hill Candidate Luke Pa-pilion… offense generated 64 TDs… the USF offensive front did not allow a sack in 9-of-12 games…2014 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Named second team All-NSIC...also named to second team on the Don Hansen All Super Region 3 squad...member of offensive line that paved way for a 1,000 yard rusher (Nephi Garcia, 1,190 yards) for second straight year...played key role in offense that had the nation's 7th most points (42.7 ppg) and was 17th best na-tionally (2nd, NSIC) in total offense at 483.2 yards per game...offense scored 512 points...helped lead rush offense (4th, NSIC) that had 2,559 rushing yards (213.2.2 yards per game)and 30 TDs (4th NSIC)...also pro-tected NSIC Offensive Player of the Year Luke Papilion...part of offense that ranked sixth in the NSIC in pass offense, generating 3,239 yards and 29 TDs...part of offensive line that allowed 24 sacks (9th, NSIC) in 12 games.2013 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAn): Evangel University - Started on the of-fensive line. Redshirted at Evangel in 2012.HIGH SCHOOL: All-Region lineman for West Laurens HS…also com-peted in track & field. PERSOnAL: Born on March 13,1992...son of Antonio Green, Sr. and Te-resa Taylor...has three brothers (Demetrius, Cornelius and Maleek) and two sisters (Brittany and Kanijah)…sports management major…orig-inally signed with Valdosta State (NCAA-I, FCS) out of high school…interested in a career working with kids or becoming the director of a Boys and Girls Club.

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#44 Westly JohnsonDE, 6-5, 225, Sr.Grand Rapids, Mich., Coll. of Canyons~ Honorable Mention All NSIC~ Ranked 2nd in NSIC and 17th in DII with 11.5 QB sacks~ Has 15 career sacks

2016 (SEnIOR): Has 11 tackles (nine solo), 5.5 TFLs and 3.5 sacks...now has 15 career sacks and 21.5 TFLs.2015 (JUnIOR): played in 12 games… recorded 35 total tackles, 21 solo and 14 assisted… 16.0 tackles for loss… recorded 11.5 total sacks with 10 being solo… sacks ranked 2nd in NSIC and 17th in Division II…forced two fumbles…nine times recorded at least one sack in a game...had a season high seven tackles, including two sacks, against Henderson St on Nov. 21 in the 2015 Division II Football Championship First Round of Playoffs… recorded season high 2.5 sacks and also had six tackles vs. Au-gustana on Oct. 24…2014: named to the all-conference team while playing for the College of Canyons.HIGH SCHOOL: named all-conference at Grand Rapids Chris-t ian. . . record-ed 125 career t a c k l e s . . . 1 5 sacks and 35 TFLs. . .named to the Grand Rapids Chris-tian Rotary Club.P E R S O n A L : born June 1, 1994...son of Westly Jr., and Savator John-son...has two sisters, Ciara and Ashley.

2016 University of Sioux Falls FootballSioux Falls Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 25, 2016)

All games

Date Opponent Score Att.* Sept 1, 2016 at SCSU W 49-13 2742* Sep 10, 2016 MSU MOORHEAD W 42-21 1810* Sep 17, 2016 at Minot State W 41-14 2131* Sep 24, 2016 #22 BEMIDJI STATE W 37-36 1625

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gMickey, Max 4 51 651 5 646 12.7 3 75 161.5Papilion, Luke 4 48 506 29 477 9.9 9 72 119.2Fulks, Justin 4 36 273 5 268 7.4 1 54 67.0Rose, Brady 4 10 63 1 62 6.2 0 34 15.5Towns, Jason 2 11 33 0 33 3.0 0 15 16.5Angulo, Josh 4 2 25 0 25 12.5 0 14 6.2Athman, Kyle 3 1 13 0 13 13.0 0 13 4.3Lawler, Corbin 3 2 6 1 5 2.5 0 6 1.7Total 4 168 1576 55 1521 9.1 13 75 380.2Opponents 4 173 651 145 506 2.9 5 45 126.5

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gPapilion, Luke 4 109.67 54-110-7 49.1 685 7 64 171.2Lawler, Corbin 3 191.03 4-7-0 57.1 33 2 20 11.0Rose, Brady 4 757.60 1-1-0 100.0 39 1 39 9.8Total 4 119.99 59-118-7 50.0 757 10 64 189.2Opponents 4 123.95 83-145-8 57.2 1067 7 48 266.8

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gAngulo, Josh 4 22 263 12.0 6 43 65.8Rose, Brady 4 16 296 18.5 2 64 74.0Groeneweg, Kyle 4 6 107 17.8 1 39 26.8Mickey, Max 4 5 34 6.8 1 20 8.5Fulks, Justin 4 3 12 4.0 0 12 3.0Athman, Kyle 3 2 17 8.5 0 10 5.7Stanke, Nick 3 2 14 7.0 0 8 4.7Towns, Jason 2 1 9 9.0 0 9 4.5Garrow, A.J. 2 1 5 5.0 0 5 2.5Albeck, Erik 3 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Total 4 59 757 12.8 10 64 189.2Opponents 4 83 1067 12.9 7 48 266.8

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkGarner, Brett 1-2 50.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 27 0

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsPapilion, Luke 9 - - - - - - - 54Angulo, Josh 6 - - - - - - - 36Garner, Brett - 1-2 22-24 - - - - - 25Mickey, Max 4 - - - - - - - 24Rose, Brady 2 - - - - - - - 12Fulks, Justin 1 - - - - - - - 6Groeneweg, Kyle 1 - - - - - - - 6Mehling, Michael 1 - - - - - - - 6Total 24 1-2 22-24 - - - - - 169Opponents 12 1-2 9-11 0-1 - - - - 84

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalSioux Falls 31 34 69 35 0 169Opponents 21 34 10 19 0 84

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

Team Statistics USF OPPFIRST DOWNS 98 89 R u s h i n g 58 30 P a s s i n g 34 48 P e n a l t y 6 11RUSHING YARDAGE 1521 506 Rushing Attempts 168 173 Average Per Rush 9.1 2.9 Average Per Game 380.2 126.5 TDs Rushing 13 5PASSING YARDAGE 757 1067 C o m p - A t t - I n t 59-118-7 83-145-8 Average Per Pass 6.4 7.4 Average Per Catch 12.8 12.9 Average Per Game 189.2 266.8 TDs Passing 10 7TOTAL OFFENSE 2278 1573 Average Per Play 8.0 4.9 Average Per Game 569.5 393.2KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 7-208 18-306PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-81 2-17INT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-140 7-50FUMBLES-LOST 7-4 3-2PENALTIES-Yards 31-318 25-246PUNTS-AVG 16-35.1 28-41.0TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 5 : 4 0 3 4 : 1 73RD-DOWN Conversions 19/43 27/684TH-DOWN Conversions 0/2 3/8

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgBatiste, Delvin 2 53 26.5 0 53Harman, Jeffrey 2 18 9.0 0 18Young, Matt 1 32 32.0 0 32Redmond, Cliff 1 0 0.0 0 0Mehling, Michael 1 36 36.0 1 36Butler, Josh 1 1 1.0 0 1

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkVanden Heuvel,S 15 561 37.4 48 0 3 9 0 1Team 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgGroeneweg, Kyle 6 81 13.5 0 31Total 6 81 13.5 0 31Opponents 2 17 8.5 0 9

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgGroeneweg, Kyle 7 208 29.7 0 62Total 7 208 29.7 0 62Opponents 18 306 17.0 0 29

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gMickey, Max 4 646 34 0 0 0 680 170.0Papilion, Luke 4 477 0 0 0 0 477 119.2Groeneweg, Kyle 4 0 107 81 208 0 396 99.0Rose, Brady 4 62 296 0 0 0 358 89.5Angulo, Josh 4 25 263 0 0 0 288 72.0Fulks, Justin 4 268 12 0 0 0 280 70.0Batiste, Delvin 4 0 0 0 0 53 53 13.2Towns, Jason 2 33 9 0 0 0 42 21.0Mehling, Michael 4 0 0 0 0 36 36 9.0Young, Matt 1 0 0 0 0 32 32 32.0Total 4 1521 757 81 208 140 2707 676.8Opponents 4 506 1067 17 306 50 1946 486.5

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gPapilion, Luke 4 158 477 685 1162 290.5Mickey, Max 4 51 646 0 646 161.5Fulks, Justin 4 36 268 0 268 67.0Rose, Brady 4 11 62 39 101 25.2Lawler, Corbin 3 9 5 33 38 12.7Towns, Jason 2 11 33 0 33 16.5Angulo, Josh 4 2 25 0 25 6.2Athman, Kyle 3 1 13 0 13 4.3Total 4 286 1521 757 2278 569.5Opponents 4 318 506 1067 1573 393.2

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf31 Mehling, Michael 4 17 15 32 3.0-8 . 1-36 1 . . . . .25 Butler, Josh 4 14 14 28 . . 1-1 . . . . . .40 Lucs, Nathan 4 9 10 19 2.0-4 . . . . . 2 . .2 Redmond, Cliff 4 13 4 17 . . 1-0 3 . 2-0 . . .69 Gentry, Evan 4 11 5 16 1.0-2 . . . 1 . . . .

Total 4 190 128 318 28-140 13-92 8-140 16 3 2-0 3 1 .Opponents 4 160 102 262 12-44 3-27 7-50 20 1 4-8 6 1 .

2016 - Combined Stats - Sioux Falls

Box Score (Final)2016 University of Sioux Falls Football

#15 Sioux Falls vs Minot State (Sep 17, 2016 at Minot, ND)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalSioux Falls 7 13 14 7 41Minot State 0 7 0 7 14

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 14:42 USF - Papilion, Luke 72 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 1-72 0:132nd 10:02 MINOT - Lopez, J. 1 yd run (La Deaux, A. kick), 15-68 6:22

06:59 USF - Mickey, Max 1 yd run (Garner, Brett kick failed), 9-75 3:0300:27 USF - Mickey, Max 1 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 6-72 1:16

3rd 05:34 USF - Papilion, Luke 2 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 7-85 2:5503:53 USF - Mehling, Michael 36 yd interception return (Garner, Brett kick)

4th 14:50 USF - Rose, Brady 24 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 7-64 3:0110:41 MINOT - Pimienta, C. 17 yd pass from Weed, I. (La Deaux, A. kick), 8-70 4:05

USF MINOTFIRST DOWNS 18 19RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-328 35-50PASSING YDS (NET) 125 272Passes Att-Comp-Int 24-10-0 41-27-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-453 76-322Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-8Punt Returns-Yards 3-53 1-8Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-28 4-73Interception Returns-Yards 1-36 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-29.7 8-43.2Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0Penalties-Yards 4-35 7-76Possession Time 24:26 35:34Third-Down Conversions 5 of 12 7 of 18Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-39 0-0

RUSHING: Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 7-101; Fulks, Justin 9-94; Mickey, Max 9-76; Towns, Jason 9-33;Athman, Kyle 1-13; Rose, Brady 1-6; Lawler, Corbin 2-5; Groeneweg, Kyle 2-0. Minot State-Mustipher,J. 13-41; Lopez, J. 5-24; Hunter, T. 3-12; Zahniser, B. 5-10; TEAM 1-minus 1; Weed, I. 8-minus 36.

PASSING: Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 10-22-0-125; Lawler, Corbin 0-2-0-0. Minot State-Weed, I.27-41-1-272.

RECEIVING: Sioux Falls-Rose, Brady 3-62; Fulks, Justin 2-14; Angulo, Josh 1-18; Athman, Kyle 1-10;Groeneweg, Kyle 1-9; Towns, Jason 1-9; Mickey, Max 1-3. Minot State-Bushnell, L. 6-56; Fila, R.5-57; Walker, A. 5-31; Watkins, R. 4-30; Pimienta, C. 3-63; Verdugo, K. 2-15; Maloney, T. 1-15;Mustipher, J. 1-5.

INTERCEPTIONS: Sioux Falls-Mehling, Michael 1-36. Minot State-None.

FUMBLES: Sioux Falls-Groeneweg, Kyle 1-1. Minot State-Weed, I. 1-0.

Sioux Falls (3-0,3-0) vs. Minot State (1-2,1-2)Date: Sep 17, 2016 • Site: Minot, ND • Stadium: Herb Parker StadiumAttendance: 2131

Kickoff time: 3 p.m. • End of Game: 5:55 PM • Total elapsed time: 2:55Officials: Referee: Dan Fremling; Umpire: John Emmett; Linesman: Pat Breen;Line judge: T. Silbernagel; Back judge: Travis Martin; Field judge: Mike Crouse;Side judge: Jim Breen;Temperature: 76 • Wind: SE 5 • Weather: Bright and sunny

2016 - Box Scores

#14 USF 41 Minot State 14@ Herb Parker Stadium, Minot, 9-17-16

USF 42 MSUM 21Bob Young Field, 9-10-16Box Score (Final)

2016 University of Sioux Falls FootballMSU Moorhead vs #17 Sioux Falls (Sep 10, 2016 at Sioux Falls, SD)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalMSU Moorhead 7 14 0 0 21Sioux Falls 14 14 0 14 42

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 12:53 USF - Papilion, Luke 18 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 5-48 1:16

06:48 MSUM - Gibson, Damon 4 yd pass from Carr, Demetrius (Tjosvold, Joe kick), 5-30 1:2400:18 USF - Papilion, Luke 4 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 8-84 2:38

2nd 14:38 USF - Papilion, Luke 55 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 2-55 0:1510:37 MSUM - Carr, Demetrius 3 yd run (Tjosvold, Joe kick), 1-3 0:0502:03 USF - Angulo, Josh 12 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 7-75 2:2100:00 MSUM - Gibson, Damon 24 yd pass from Carr, Demetrius (Tjosvold, Joe kick), 10-71 1:59

4th 07:32 USF - Angulo, Josh 37 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 2-62 0:1702:44 USF - Papilion, Luke 11 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 8-61 3:58

MSUM USFFIRST DOWNS 22 29RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 43-118 48-444PASSING YDS (NET) 252 160Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-20-2 27-11-4TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 84-370 75-604Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-59 2-59Interception Returns-Yards 4-53 2-1Punts (Number-Avg) 7-37.3 3-35.7Fumbles-Lost 2-2 4-1Penalties-Yards 5-52 4-61Possession Time 33:23 26:37Third-Down Conversions 6 of 17 4 of 8Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 3 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 4-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-22 4-24

RUSHING: MSU Moorhead-Stone, Austin 22-87; Sweep, Zach 8-35; Carr, Demetrius 13-minus 4. SiouxFalls-Mickey, Max 15-185; Papilion, Luke 16-149; Rose, Brady 5-49; Fulks, Justin 8-40; Angulo, Josh2-25; TM 2-minus 4.

PASSING: MSU Moorhead-Carr, Demetrius 20-41-2-252. Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 11-27-4-160.

RECEIVING: MSU Moorhead-Gibson, Damon 9-154; Braaten, Hunter 7-74; Ambrose, Cory 3-7; Richter, Jacob1-17. Sioux Falls-Rose, Brady 5-60; Angulo, Josh 4-71; Groeneweg, Kyle 1-20; Mickey, Max 1-9.

INTERCEPTIONS: MSU Moorhead-Strand, Michael 1-22; Roth, Jimmy 1-15; Roehrich, Abe 1-10; Doan, Aaron1-6. Sioux Falls-Butler, Josh 1-1; Redmond, Cliff 1-0.

FUMBLES: MSU Moorhead-Carr, Demetrius 1-1; Richter, Jacob 1-1. Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 2-0; Fulks,Justin 1-1; Rose, Brady 1-0.

MSU Moorhead (1-1,1-1) vs. Sioux Falls (2-0,2-0)Date: Sep 10, 2016 • Site: Sioux Falls, SD • Stadium: Bob Young FieldAttendance: 1810

Kickoff time: 6 pm • End of Game: 8:45 • Total elapsed time: 2hr45minOfficials: Referee: Justin Ingalls; Umpire: Keith Wohlers; Linesman: Chris Girres;Line judge: Cary Radisewitz; Back judge: Chris Ehlers; Field judge: Mike Mudder;Side judge: Steve Krier;Temperature: 69 • Wind: W4 • Weather: Mostly Cloudy

USF 49 SCSU 13@ Husky Stadium, St. Cloud State, 9-1-16Box Score (Final)

2016 University of Sioux Falls Football#20 Sioux Falls vs SCSU (Sept 1, 2016 at St. Cloud, Minn.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalSioux Falls 7 7 21 14 49SCSU 0 7 0 6 13

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 01:27 USF - Papilion, Luke 3 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 7-80 1:552nd 11:06 SCSU - Huff, Jaden 2 yd run (Witte, Derek kick), 11-60 5:16

01:13 USF - Papilion, Luke 9 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 8-72 2:563rd 09:09 USF - Angulo, Josh 7 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 7-68 3:06

07:12 USF - Rose, Brady 64 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 2-72 0:3902:52 USF - Groeneweg, Kyle 39 yd pass from Rose, Brady (Garner, Brett kick), 3-91 1:06

4th 13:05 SCSU - Pass, John 5 yd pass from Meyer, Nate (Witte, Derek kick blockd), 11-65 4:4710:31 USF - Fulks, Justin 5 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 2-21 0:3005:25 USF - Mickey, Max 20 yd pass from Lawler, Corbin (Garner, Brett kick), 6-72 1:46

USF SCSUFIRST DOWNS 24 16RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 39-343 47-111PASSING YDS (NET) 242 284Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-14-1 29-16-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-585 76-395Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-6 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-25 5-78Interception Returns-Yards 2-85 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-37.2 8-39.8Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 7-62 5-45Possession Time 22:47 37:13Third-Down Conversions 4 of 9 7 of 19Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 2-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-15 1-5

RUSHING: Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 13-178; Fulks, Justin 13-103; Papilion, Luke 8-64; Towns, Jason2-0; Rose, Brady 1-0; Team 2-minus 2. SCSU-Huff, Jaden 22-64; Meyer, Nate 16-27; Radowicz, C. 4-15;Parsons, Jameson 1-6; Wachter, Ben 1-3; Pass, John 1-1; Lawhorn, Dwayne 2-minus 5.

PASSING: Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 10-20-1-171; Lawler, Corbin 3-4-0-32; Rose, Brady 1-1-0-39.SCSU-Meyer, Nate 15-26-2-254; Lawhorn, Dwayne 1-3-0-30.

RECEIVING: Sioux Falls-Rose, Brady 7-163; Angulo, Josh 2-10; Groeneweg, Kyle 1-39; Mickey, Max 1-20;Athman, Kyle 1-7; Garrow, A.J. 1-5; Fulks, Justin 1-minus 2. SCSU-Parsons, Jameson 8-181; Pass, John4-47; Carver, Anthony 2-23; Hartman, Sam 1-30; Huff, Jaden 1-3.

INTERCEPTIONS: Sioux Falls-Batiste, Delvin 1-53; Young, Matt 1-32. SCSU-Koffi, Jeremy 1-0.

FUMBLES: Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 1-1. SCSU-None.

Sioux Falls (1-0,1-0) vs. SCSU (0-1,0-1)Date: Sept 1, 2016 • Site: St. Cloud, Minn. • Stadium: Husky StadiumAttendance: 2742

Kickoff time: 6 p.m. • End of Game: 8:51 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:51Officials: Referee: Rolf Erickson; Umpire: John Caldwell; Linesman: John Hardgrove;Line judge: Jerry Tiegs; Back judge: Robert Norman; Field judge: M.Behrens;Side judge: Jared Butson;Temperature: 73 • Wind: E 7mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy

#14 USF 37 #22 Bemidji State 36Bob Young Field, HOF, 9-24-16Box Score (Final)

2016 University of Sioux Falls Football#22 Bemidji State vs #14 Sioux Falls (Sep 24, 2016 at Sioux Falls, SD)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalBemidji State 14 6 10 6 36Sioux Falls 3 0 34 0 37

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 12:26 BSU - Dinkel, Vince 17 yd pass from Hein, Jordan (Aanerud, Isaac kick), 7-75 2:34

10:02 BSU - Lunde, Christian 24 yd pass from Hein, Jordan (Aanerud, Isaac kick), 5-34 1:5802:15 USF - Garner, Brett 27 yd field goal, 9-51 3:04

2nd 13:57 BSU - Lunde, Christian 28 yd pass from Hein, Jordan (Aanerud, Isaac kick failed), 9-79 3:113rd 14:48 USF - Mickey, Max 75 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 1-75 0:12

11:41 USF - Angulo, Josh 1 yd pass from Lawler, Corbin (Garner, Brett kick), 6-34 2:0908:33 USF - Angulo, Josh 4 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 4-80 1:2506:28 USF - Angulo, Josh 43 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick failed), 2-80 0:3105:03 BSU - Aanerud, Isaac 41 yd field goal, 7-43 1:1802:47 USF - Papilion, Luke 46 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 7-75 2:1600:00 BSU - Nomane, Tahi 2 yd run (Aanerud, Isaac kick), 8-67 2:46

4th 00:17 BSU - Hein, Jordan 1 yd run (Richard, Juwaan rush fumbld), 7-61 2:44

BSU USFFIRST DOWNS 32 27RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 48-227 41-406PASSING YDS (NET) 259 230Passes Att-Comp-Int 34-20-3 42-24-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 82-486 83-636Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-9 1-22Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-96 3-96Interception Returns-Yards 2--3 3-18Punts (Number-Avg) 5-44.6 3-42.3Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 8-73 16-160Possession Time 30:58 28:52Third-Down Conversions 7 of 14 6 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-14

RUSHING: Bemidji State-Nomane, Tahi 21-96; Adams, Gena 12-93; Hein, Jordan 10-20; Richard, Juwaan2-11; Washington, Michael 2-9; TEAM 1-minus 2. Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 14-207; Papilion, Luke17-163; Fulks, Justin 6-31; Rose, Brady 3-7; Team 1-minus 2.

PASSING: Bemidji State-Hein, Jordan 20-34-3-259. Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 23-41-2-229; Lawler,Corbin 1-1-0-1.

RECEIVING: Bemidji State-Richard, Juwaan 5-73; Holder, Blake 4-46; Dinkel, Vince 3-50; Petrich,Blake 3-19; Lunde, Christian 2-52; Taylor Jr, Dexter 1-16; Nomane, Tahi 1-3; Adams, Gena 1-0. SiouxFalls-Angulo, Josh 15-164; Groeneweg, Kyle 3-39; Stanke, Nick 2-14; Mickey, Max 2-2; Rose, Brady1-11; Albeck, Erik 1-0.

INTERCEPTIONS: Bemidji State-Benham, Damon 1-0; Olszewski, Gunner 1-minus 3. Sioux Falls-Harman,Jeffrey 2-18; Batiste, Delvin 1-0.

FUMBLES: Bemidji State-None. Sioux Falls-Fulks, Justin 1-1.

Bemidji State (3-1,3-1) vs. Sioux Falls (4-0,4-0)Date: Sep 24, 2016 • Site: Sioux Falls, SD • Stadium: Bob Young FieldAttendance: 1625

Kickoff time: 6 p.m. • End of Game: 9:25 • Total elapsed time: 3:25Officials: Referee: Jim Harty; Umpire: David Klundt; Linesman: Casey Henderson;Line judge: Brad Nold; Back judge: Thomas Harty; Field judge: Jed Steiner;Side judge: Brad Thielges;Temperature: 71 • Wind: S12 • Weather: Partly Cloudy

2016 University of Sioux Falls FootballSioux Falls Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 25, 2016)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd# Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf31 Mehling, Michael 4 17 15 32 3.0-8 . 1-36 1 . . . . .25 Butler, Josh 4 14 14 28 . . 1-1 . . . . . .40 Lucs, Nathan 4 9 10 19 2.0-4 . . . . . 2 . .2 Redmond, Cliff 4 13 4 17 . . 1-0 3 . 2-0 . . .69 Gentry, Evan 4 11 5 16 1.0-2 . . . 1 . . . .19 Campiotti, Kyle 4 6 9 15 1.0-7 1.0-7 . 1 . . . . .90 Dykstra, Logan 4 8 7 15 3.0-11 1.0-7 . . . . . . .42 Williams, Jess 4 7 7 14 1.0-9 1.0-9 . . . . . . .24 Coleman, Trevor 3 11 3 14 . . . . . . . . .18 Batiste, Delvin 4 9 5 14 1.0-12 1.0-12 2-53 1 . . . 1 .45 Jackson, Drew 4 10 2 12 4.0-15 2.5-12 . . . . . . .44 Johnson, Westly 4 10 2 12 5.5-42 3.5-29 . . . . 1 . .91 Mayberry, Brian 4 6 5 11 . . . 1 . . . . .17 Mosley, Marques 4 5 6 11 . . . 3 . . . . .20 Harman, Jeffrey 3 5 5 10 . . 2-18 . . . . . .52 Tamburo, Zack 4 5 5 10 2.5-7 1.0-2 . . . . . . .38 Schaffer, Austin 4 5 3 8 1.0-3 . . 3 . . . . .32 Rodino, Joe 3 6 1 7 . . . . . . . . .55 Hollie, Spencer 4 3 4 7 0.5-3 0.5-3 . . . . . . .13 Adedeji, Tosin 4 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .35 Schoepp, Conner 2 4 2 6 1.0-6 . . 2 . . . . .87 Krowlikowski, Kray 4 3 1 4 . . . . 1 . . . .36 Stout, Tucker 2 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .67 Springer, Jesse 2 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .48 Peterson, Danie 1 2 1 3 1.0-10 1.0-10 . . 1 . . . .6 Albeck, Erik 3 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .7 Young, Matt 1 1 1 2 . . 1-32 . . . . . .5 Rose, Brady 4 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .4 Whitaker, Shaquan 1 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .37 Lunstra, Lucas 2 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .TM Team 4 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .93 Sibiea, Pedro 2 . 1 1 0.5-1 0.5-1 . . . . . . .8 Angulo, Josh 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .85 Stanke, Nick 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .66 Foote, Durant 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .88 Cooper, Clarke 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .41 Collins, Zac 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .34 Josephson, Isaac 1 . . . . . . 1 . . . . .

Total 4 190 128 318 28-140 13-92 8-140 16 3 2-0 3 1 .Opponents 4 160 102 262 12-44 3-27 7-50 20 1 4-8 6 1 .

2016 - Defensive Stats - Sioux Falls

2016 University of Sioux Falls FootballSioux Falls Game Superlatives (as of Sep 25, 2016)

All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 17 Papilion, Luke vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016)Yards Rushing 207 Mickey, Max vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016)TD Rushes 4 Papilion, Luke vs MSU Moorhead (Sep 10, 2016)Long Rush 75 Mickey, Max vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016)Pass attempts 41 Papilion, Luke vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016)Pass completions 23 Papilion, Luke vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016)Yards Passing 229 Papilion, Luke vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016)TD Passes 2 Papilion, Luke at SCSU (Sept 1, 2016)

2 Papilion, Luke vs MSU Moorhead (Sep 10, 2016)2 Papilion, Luke vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016)

Long Pass 64 Papilion, Luke at SCSU (Sept 1, 2016)Receptions 15 Angulo, Josh vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016)Yards Receiving 164 Angulo, Josh vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016)TD Receptions 3 Angulo, Josh vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016)Long Reception 64 Rose, Brady at SCSU (Sept 1, 2016)Field Goals 1 Garner, Brett vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016)Long Field Goal 27 Garner, Brett vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016)Punts 5 Vanden Heuvel,S at Minot State (Sep 17, 2016)Punting Avg 42.3 Vanden Heuvel,S vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016)Long Punt 48 Vanden Heuvel,S vs MSU Moorhead (Sep 10, 2016)

48 Vanden Heuvel,S vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016)Punts inside 20 3 Vanden Heuvel,S at SCSU (Sept 1, 2016)Long Punt Return 31 Groeneweg, Kyle at Minot State (Sep 17, 2016)Long Kickoff Return 62 Groeneweg, Kyle vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016)Tackles 13 Butler, Josh vs MSU Moorhead (Sep 10, 2016)Sacks 2.0 Johnson, Westly at Minot State (Sep 17, 2016)Tackles For Loss 3.0 Johnson, Westly at Minot State (Sep 17, 2016)Interceptions 2 Harman, Jeffrey vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016)

2016 - Superlatives - Team Comparison - Sioux Falls

2016 University of Sioux Falls FootballSioux Falls Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 25, 2016)

All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offSept 1 at SCSU 39 343 3 39 14 242 4 64 14-25-1 242 4 64 1 25 0 25 1 6 0 6 585Sep 10 MSU MOORHEAD 48 444 4 55 11 160 2 37 11-27-4 160 2 37 2 59 0 46 1 0 0 0 604Sep 17 at Minot State 40 328 4 72 10 125 1 31 10-24-0 125 1 31 1 28 0 28 3 53 0 31 453Sep 24 BEMIDJI STATE 41 406 2 75 24 230 3 43 24-42-2 230 3 43 3 96 0 62 1 22 0 22 636Sioux Falls 168 1521 13 75 59 757 10 64 59-118-7 757 10 64 7 208 0 62 6 81 0 31 2278Opponents 173 506 5 45 83 1067 7 48 83-145-8 1067 7 48 18 306 0 29 2 17 0 9 1573

Games: 4 • Avg/rush: 9.1 • Avg/catch: 12.8 • Pass effic: 119.99 • KR avg: 29.7 • PR avg: 13.5 • All purpose avg/game: 676.8 • Total offense avg/gm: 569.5

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsSept 1 at SCSU 50 26 76 8.0-28 3.0-15 0 0-0 2-85 3 3 1 7-7 0 0 0 14 49Sep 10 MSU MOORHEAD 51 34 85 8.0-30 4.0-24 2 2-0 2-1 0 1 0 6-6 0 0 0 14 42Sep 17 at Minot State 33 52 85 9.0-67 4.0-39 1 0-0 1-36 0 9 0 5-6 0 0 0 7 41Sep 24 BEMIDJI STATE 56 16 72 3.0-15 2.0-14 0 0-0 3-18 0 3 0 4-5 0 0 0 7 37Sioux Falls 190 128 318 28.0-140 13.0-92 3 2-0 8-140 3 16 1 22-24 0 0 0 42 169Opponents 160 102 262 12.0-44 3.0-27 6 4-8 7-50 1 20 1 9-11 0 0 0 21 84

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obSept 1 at SCSU 4 149 37.2 47 0 0 2 0 3 0-0 0 0 8 336 42.0 0 1Sep 10 MSU MOORHEAD 3 107 35.7 48 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 0 0 7 360 51.4 0 2Sep 17 at Minot State 6 178 29.7 42 1 0 1 0 2 0-0 0 0 7 356 50.9 1 0Sep 24 BEMIDJI STATE 3 127 42.3 48 0 0 0 0 2 1-2 27 0 7 377 53.9 1 0Sioux Falls 16 561 35.1 48 1 0 3 0 9 1-2 27 0 29 1429 49.3 2 3Opponents 28 1148 41.0 54 0 4 11 4 9 1-2 41 0 15 859 57.3 6 1

Game Records

Points – 36 (5 TDs, 3 2-point conversion), Terry Austin vs. Concordia, Neb. (50-44 W), 9-4-1993 TD Passes – 8, Kurtiss Riggs, vs. Nebraska Wesleyan (65-30 W), 11-2-1996Most Points Scored - Kicking: 17, T.C. Fraser vs.Dana College, 10-18-2003Passing Yards – 457, Kurtiss Riggs vs. Nebraska Wesley-an (65-30 W), 11-2-1996Pass Completions -- 34, Carrington Hanna vs. Upper Iowa at Fayette, Iowa, 11-2-2013Pass Attempts – 51, Luke Papilion vs. Henderson State at Arkedelphia, Ark., 11-21-2015Receptions – 15, Josh Angulo vs Bemidji State (37-36 W), 9-24-2016; 15, Kalen DeBoer vs. vs. Nebraska Wesleyan (65-30 W), 11-2-1996Receiving Yards – 243, Derek Oldert vs. Dakota Wesley-an (44-12 W), 9-25-1999 Receiving TDs – 5, Dusty Hovorka vs. Dakota Wesleyan (63-17 W), 9-11-2004 Total TDs – 6, Terry Austin vs. Concordia (Neb.), 1993; Da-vid Ruter vs. Huron in 1998; Dustan Hovorka vs. Dakota Wesleyan in 1994; Ryan Lowmiller vs. Dana in 2008 and DWU in 2009Rushing Attempts – 43 (142), Sam Robinson vs. West-mar, Sept. 30, 1966Rushing Yards – 315 (33 carries), David Ruter vs. Mary (56-19 W, 1st Rd. playoffs), 11-23-1996Total Offense – 506, Luke Papilion vs. Winona State, 10-10-2016 Most Total Offense Plays -- 68 (17 rush, 51 pass), Luke Papilion vs. Henderson State, 11-21-2015Most All Purpose Yards -- 331, Wes Smith vs. Upper Iowa, 11-2.2013Longest pass play – 94 yards from Isaac Miller to Derek Oldert vs. Dakota Wesleyan (44-12 W), 9-25-1999Longest run play – 91-yard run by Ryan Lowmiller vs. Morningside, 11-28-2009 (2009 playoffs, 2nd Rd.)Longest Field Goal Made -- 54, Braden Wieking vs. Southwest Minnesota State, 9-29-2012

DefenseInterceptions – 4, Don Edman vs. Bethel, 1975Interception Return for TD – 99-yards, Bob Garry, Con-cordia, St. Paul, 1972; 95 yards, Phil Porter, 3rd Q., North-western College (playoff quarterfinals, 52-21 W), 12-7-1996Tackles – 16, John Batinich, Minnesota-Duluth, 9-7-2013

Special TeamsLongest Punt Return – 90-yard TD – Michael Hicks vs. SD Tech, 10-22-2011; Lee Marks, 1960Longest Kickoff Return – 98-yard return, James Kenner-ly, 1981Extra Points – 11, Braden Wieking vs. Concordia, Neb. (80-0 W), 9-26-2009Field Goals – 4, Rick Danmeier vs. Dakota Wesleyan, 1972; T.C. Fraser vs. Dana College, 2003.Punts – 12, Alan Hansen vs. Doane, 1985

Longest Punt – 85-yards, Brian Hansen, 1982Longest Field Goal – 54 yards, Braden Wieking vs. Southwest Minnesota State (2nd Q, Bob Young Field), Sept. 29, 2012

Team – GameTotal Offense – 706 (85 plays, 8.3 avg.) vs. Concordia University @ Seward, Neb., 9-26-2009Rushing yards – 488 (50 carries) vs. Midland Lutheran at USF, 10-23-2004Passing yards – 457 (30-39) vs. Nebraska Wesleyan at Lincoln, Neb., 11-2-1996Most points – 80 vs. Concordia, Neb., at Seward, Neb., 9-26-2009Most Plays – 100, twice, vs. SMSU, 10-5-2013 (618 yards); Upper Iowa, 11-8-2014 (606 yards)Most Pass Attempts/Game – 52 vs. Upper Iowa at Fayette, Iowa, 11-2-2013Most Completions/Game – 36 vs. Upper Iowa at Fay-ette, Iowa, 11-2-2013Most TD passes – 8 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan at Lincoln, Neb., 11-2-1996Most TDs scored – 11 vs. Concordia, Neb., at Seward, Neb., 9-26-2009Interceptions – 8 vs. University of Mary, 1989Rushing Defense – minus 41 yards (15 carries) vs. Dana College at Bob Young Field. 9-13-2008Passing Defense – 5 yards (1-5-5 yards) vs. Hastings College, in Hastings, Neb., 9-9-2006Total Defense – minus 4 yards (44 plays) vs. Dana Col-lege at Bob Young Field, 9-13-2008; minus 4 yards (39 plays) vs. Northwestern College at Bob Young Field, 11-1-08

2015 - Defensive Stats - Sioux Falls

Cougars History -- RecordsPassing Yards

Name Yards Att. Comp. Pct. TD1. Dax Michelena, 1997-98, 2000-’01) 7,665 937 518 55.3 722. Luke Papilion, 2013--present 7,468 ̀ 1,032 591 57.3 693. Kurtiss Riggs, 1993-’96 7,329 801 496 62.0 854. Chad Cavender, 2006-’07 7,089 737 496 67.3 645. Ed Koester, 1985-’89 6,915 1,079 533 49.4 446. Jon Burckhardt, 1999, 2001-’03 5,559 726 419 57.3 397. Lorenzo Brown, 2008-’09 5,253 611 391 64.0 658. Joe Wright , 2002-’05 4,920 606 350 57.8 439. Taylor Perkins, 2011-’12 3,500 479 269 56.2 3710.Jay Eidsness, 1992-’94 3,149 451 226 50.1 22

Individual - Career

Passing TD, Career Name TDs1. Kurtiss Riggs,1993-96 852.Dax Michelena,1997-2001 723. Luke Papilion (2013--) 69 4. Lorenzo Brown, 2008-09 655. Chad Cavender, 2006-07 646. Ed Koester,1985-89 447. Joe Wright,2002-05 438. Jon Burckhardtt, 1999/2001-03 399. Taylor Perkins, 2011-12 3710. Jay Eidsness,1991-94 22

Receptions, Career Name Rec.1. Dusty Hovorka, 2003-’06 2912. Kalen DeBoer, 1993-’96 2343. Jon Ryan, 2007- 10 1994. Alex Anderson, 2007- 10 1935. Josh Angulo, 2013 - 1726. Trey Erickson, 2004-’07 1517. Brady Rose, 2013 - 1488. Josiah Fenceroy, 2004-’07 1319. Zach Rutten, 1997-2001 10610. Travis Krant, 1996-98 104

Rushing, Career Name Yards Attempts Avg. 1. David Ruter, 1995’-98 4,783 677 7.12. Mike Dvoracek, 2003-’06 4,658 866 5.43. Nick Kortan, 1999-2002 4,331 762 5.74. Jim Pehringer, 1987-90 3,454 847 4.15. Ryan Lowmiller, 2006-09 3,137 557 5.66. Terry Austin, 1992-95 3,115 488 6.47. Luke Papilion (2013-) 2,873 431 6.78. Dax Michelena, 1997-2001 2,755 589 4.79. Nephi Garcia (2013-14) 2,258 427 5.310. Erik Cimpl (‘05-’08) 2,254 446 5.111. Kristian Porter (‘08-’12) 2,081 353 5.912. Kevin Moser (‘83-’84) 2,016 431 4.7

Total Offense Yards, Career Plays Yards Avg/P 1. Dax Michelena, 1997-2001 1526 10,410 6.82. Luke Papilion (2013-) 1463 10,341 7.06 3. Kurtiss Riggs (1993-96) 794 7214 9.084. Ed Koester (1987-89) 1284 7199 5.60 5. Chad Cavender (2006-07) 820 7143 8.716. Lorenzo Brown (2008-09) 901 6982 7.75 7. Jon Burckhardt (2000-03) 798 5373 6.738. Joe Wright (2001-05) 821 5273 6.429. Taylor Perkins (2011-12) 631 3975 6.2910. Nick Kortan (621-3668) - 2000-02 621 3668 5.90

Season RecordsMost Wins – 15, 2009 (NAIA, Nation-al Champions, 15-0)Fewest Losses – 0, 4 times (1996, 2006, 2008, 2009)Fewest Wins – 0, 19 times (1902, 1911, 1917, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1936, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1964, 1970, 1971 and 1977Most Losses – 9, 3 times (1964, 1970, 1977)Points – 775, 2009 (NAIA Record)Avg. points per game -- 51.7 (775), 2009 Offensive TDs – 92, 2009Rushing TDs – 50, 2009Passing TDs – 57, 1996First Downs, Rushing – 201, 2009First Downs, Passing – 155, twice (1996, 2003)Rushing Offense – 3,842 yards, 2009 Pass Offense – 4,144 yards, 1996, 14 games,Total Offense – 7,313 yards, 2009Total Defense – 1,275 yards, 1967Pass Defense – 552 yards, 1960Rush Defense – 206 yards, 2008, 14 gamesRush Defense Avg. Per game – 14.7 yards per game, 2008, 15 gamesRush Defense Avg. rush – 0.6 yards per carry (349 carries, 206 yards), 2008, 15 gamesDefensive Scoring Average points per game – 5.9 (83), 2008Shutouts – 7, 2008, 15 games

Season RecordsIndividual

Points – 194, David Ruter, 1998Total TDs – 32, David Ruter, 1998Rushing TDs -- 29, David Ruter 1998Rushing Yards – 1,726, David Ruter, 1996Carries – 343, Mike Dvoracek, 2005Passing Yards – 3,993, Kurtiss Riggs, 1996Pass Attempts – 400, Kurtiss Riggs, 1996Pass Completions – 265, Kurtiss Riggs, 1996Passing TDs – 55, Kurtiss Riggs, 1996 (NAIA record)

4. Alex Anderson, 2006-10 32 5. Josh Angulo, 2013 - 276. Randy Lang, 1979-82 237. Jason Yurkovich, 1994-97 228. Jeremy Gardner, 1994-96 219. Zach Rutten, 1997-01 1910. Brady Rose, 2013 18Quarterback Sacks, Career1. Darin Martyna, 1998-2002 342. Todd Knutson, 1982-83 333. Brian Koch, 1993, 1995-97 324. Ralph Duke, 1989-92 305. Rusty Stewart, 1983-85 276. Kyle Dreckman, 2003-06 267. Jerry Muston, 1986-89 258. Larry Wilson, 1993-86 23.59. Travis Dumke, 1993-96 21.510. Letarius Lee, 2004-07 18.5

Interceptions, CareerName No. Yds. Avg.1. Solomon St. Pierre 22 521 23.62. John Fuller (1982-85) 18 192 10.73. Trevor Holleman (2006-09) 16 282 18.8 Phil Porter (1994-97) 16 115 7.2 Brian Brooks (1989, 91-93) 16 60 3.86. Leo Fenceroy (2001-02) 15 141 9.47. D.J Edman (1975-78) 15 NA NA8. Bob Garry (1969-72) 14 221 15.8 Dennis Cleveland (1969-72) 14 170 12.1 Tony Rowe 14 112 8.0

Scoring -- CareerName Year TD FG PAT Points1. David Ruter 1995-98 85 0 4 5182. Braden Wieking 2009-12 0 52 237 3933. Mike Dvoracek 2003-06 64 0 0 3844. Nick Kortan 1999-2002 63 0 0 3785. Matt Lingren 2005-08 0 41 236 3596. Dusty Hovorka 2003-06 58 1 0 3507. Terry Austin 1992-95 52 7 0 3268. Ryan Lowmiller 2006-09 50 0 0 3009. Jim Pehringer 1987-90 49 2 0 29810. Dax Michelena 1997-2001 47 0 0 282

Kicking - CareerName Year FG PAT Points1. Braden Wieking 2009-12 52 237 3932. Matt Lingren 2005-08 41 236 3593. TC Fraser 2002-04 44 163 2954. Michael Kuiper 1994-97 14 172 2145. Brad Hatfield 2013-14 22 102 1726. Matt Kuiper 1998-2001 11 120 1537. Steve Young 1980-83 14 75 1178. Aaron Beavers 1985-88 13 63 102

Receiving Yards, Career1. Dusty Hovorka, 2003-06 4,8012. Jon Ryan, 2007-10 3,4623. Kalen DeBoer, 1993-96 3,4004. Alex Anderson, 2007-10 3,0125. Josh Angulo, 2013- 2,3786. Brady Rose, 2013 - 1,9877. Josiah Fenceroy, 2004-07 1,9018. Trey Erickson, 2004-07 1,7519. Zach Rutten, 1997-2001 1,64210.Michael Warren, 2003-06 1,61211. Todd Peterson, 1985-88 1,58012.Travis Krant, 1996-98 1,524Receiving TDs, Career1. Dusty Hovorka, 2003-06 552. Jon Ryan, 2006-10 523. Kalen DeBoer, 1993-96 33

Touchdowns -- CareerName Year TDs1. David Ruter 1995-98 852. Mike Dvoracek 2003-06 643. Nick Kortan 1999-2002 634. Dusty Hovorka 2003-06 585. Terry Austin 1992-95 526. Jim Pehringer 1987-90 497. Dax Michelena 1997-2001 478. Taylor Perkins 2011-12 429. Kalen DeBoer 1993-96 3910. Trey Erickson 2004-07 3610. Luke Papilion 2013- 36

Receptions – 99, Kalen DeBoer, 1996Receiving Yards – 1,430, Jon Ryan, 2010Receiving TDs – 24, Jon Ryan, 2010Total Offense Yards – Lorenzo Brown, 4,065, 2009Field Goals – 17, T.C. Fraser, 2004PATs – 100, Braden Wieking, 2009PATs attempted – 101, Braden Wieking, 2009Consecutive PATs – 162, Braden Wieking, Sept. 5, 2009 – Nov. 20, 2010Interceptions – 10, Phil Porter, 1995; Solomon St. Pierre, 2014Tackles – 130, Jerry Muston, 1989Punts – 65 (2,416, 37.2 avg.), Drew Anderson, 2005Punt Avg. – 44.5, Brian Hansen, 1982

OverallConsecutive Wins – 42 (2008-10)Consecutive Losses -- 29 (1949-53)Most Wins, Season- 15, 2008, 2009Most Losses, Season - 9, 1964, 1970, 1977, 1978

Season – ListsRushing Yards, Season– Top 101. David Ruter, 1996 1,7262. Nick Kortan, 2001 1,6783. Nick Kortan, 2002 1,6064. Mike Dvoracek, 2005 1,6035. Mike Dvoracek, 2004 1,5266. Ryan Lowmiller, 2009 1,4877. David Ruter, 1998 1,4528. David Ruter, 1998 1,4459. Jim Pehringer, 1988 1,41610. Terry Austin, 1994 1,383

Passing Yards, Seasons – Top 101. Kurtiss Riggs, 1996 3,9932. Chad Cavender, 2006 3,6743. Jon Burckhardt, 2003 3,5444. Jon Eastman, 2010 3,4655. Chad Cavender, 2007 3,4096. Lorenzo Brown, 2009 3,2217. Luke Papilion, 2015 3,1847. Kurtiss Riggs, 1995 3,0178. Luke Papilion, 2014 2,7799. Taylor Perkins, 2012 2,67710. Joe Wright, 2005 2,637

Passing TDs, Season – Top 101. Kurtiss Riggs, 1996 552. Jon Eastman, 2010 453. Lorenzo Brown, 2009 404. Chad Cavender, 2006 385. Luke Papilion, 2015 306. Kurtiss Riggs, 1995 287. Luke Papilion, 2014 267. Chad Cavender, 2007 267. Taylor Perkins, 2012 2610. Lorenzo Brown, 2008 25 Joe Wright, 2005, 25

Receiving Yards, Season Top-101. Jon Ryan, 2010 1,4302. Kalen DeBoer, 1996 1,3723. Dusty Hovorka, 2006 1,3044. Dusty Hovorka, 2004 1,1915. Kalen DeBoer, 1995 1,1766. Dusty Hovorka, 2003 1,1747. Dusty Hovorka, 2005 1,1328. Grant Brecher, 2003 1,0159. Eric Eidsness, 1989 99510. Jon Ryan, 2009 992

Receptions, Season Top-101. Kalen DeBoer, 1996 992. Kalen DeBoer, 1995 833. Jon Ryan, 2010 814. Dusty Hovorka, 2006 765. Dusty Hovorka, 2004 766. Dusty Hovorka, 2005 737. Grant Brecher, 2003 728. Trey Erickson, 2007 71

9. Carrington Hanna, 2012 6910. Dusty Hovorka, 2003 66

Interceptions, Season Top-101. Solomon St. Pierre, 2014 10 Phil Porter, 1995 102. Leo Fenceroy, 2001 93. Nick Casiello, 1990 83. Dennis Cleveland, 1971 83. Tony Rowe, 1989 86. Robert Virgil, 2012 76. Trevor Holleman, 2009 76. Brent Schmeichel, 2002 76. Gene Lind, 1989 7

1,000 yards, Season1. David Ruter, 1996 1,7262. Nick Kortan, 2001 1,6783. Nick Kortan, 2002 1,6064. Mike Dvoracek, 2005 1,6035. Mike Dvoracek, 2004 1,5266. Ryan Lowmiller, 2009 1,4877. David Ruter, 1998 1,4528. David Ruter, 1998 1,4459. Jim Pehringer, 1988 1,416 10. Terry Austin, 1994 1,383 Kevin Moser, 1984 1,246 Nelson Cumana, 1981 1,200 Roger Guge, 1973 1,027 Andre McWell, 1994

Rushing Att., Season, -- Top 10 1. Mike Dvoracek, 2005 3432. Jim Pehringer, 1988 335 3. Nick Kortan, 2002 289 4. Mike Dvoracek, 2006 2745. Kevin Moser, 1984 266 6. Nelson Cumana, 1981 261 7. Nick Kortan, 2001 2598. Sam Robinson, 1966 2399. Nephi Garcia, 2014 22710. Mike Dvoracek, 2004 22610. David Ruter, 1996 226 Rushing TDs, Season -- Top 101. David Ruter, 1998 292. David Ruter, 1997 232. Mike Dvoracek, 2005 234. Nick Kortan, 2001 225. Ryan Lowmiller, 2009 215. Nick Kortan, 2002 217. David Ruter, 1996 198. Nephi Garcia, 2014 188. Mike Dvoracek, 2006 1810. Lorenzo Brown, 2009 16

Rushing yards/game (min. 5 games)1. Nick Kortan, 2002 (12G) 133.8 2. David Ruter, 1998 (11G) 132.03. Mike Dvoracek, 2004 (12G) 127.2 4. Mike Dvoracek, 2005 (13G) 123.3 5. David Ruter, 1996 (14G) 123.26. Nick Kortan, 2001 (14G) 119.9 7. David Ruter, 1997 (13G) 111.18. Nephi Garcia, 2013 (10G) 106.8 9. Luke Papilion, 2013 (7G) 105.4 10. Nephi Garcia, 2014 (12G) 99.2 Pass attempts, Season1. Jon Burckhardt, 2003 4192. Luke Papilion, 2015 4113. Jon Eastman, 2010 390 4. Taylor Perkins, 2012 374 5. Luke Papilion, 2014 361 6. Chad Cavender, 2006 358 7. Dax Michelena, 2001 3568. Kurtiss Riggs, 1995 344 9. Joe Wright, 2005 332 10. Lorenzo Brown, 2009 319 Pass Completions, Season1. Jon Eastman, 2010 254 2. Chad Cavender, 2006 246 3. Luke Papilion, 2015 242 4. Jon Burckhardt, 2003 240 5. Luke Papilion, 2014 2276. Chad Cavender, 2007 220 7. Lorenzo Brown, 2009 217 8. Taylor Perkins, 2012 215 9. Kurtiss Riggs , 1995 2039. Dax Michelena, 2001 200 Pass Efficiency, Season 1. Kurtiss Riggs, 1996 193.982. Lorenzo Brown, 2009 190.5 3. Chad Cavender, 2006 186.6 4. Jon Eastman, 2010 174.8 5.. Chad Cavender, 2007` 173.5 6. Dax Michelena, 2000 156.3 7. Kurtiss Riggs, 1995 155.478. Luke Papilion, 2014 145.39. Luke Paplion, 2015 142.3

Average Yards/Pass, Season1. Kurtiss Riggs, 1996 16.52. Chad Cavender, 2006 10.33. Lorenzo Brown, 2009 9.94. Chad Cavender, 2007 9.7 5. Jon Eastman, 2010 8.96. Kurtiss Riggs, 1995 8.77. Mick Lambert, 1984 8.68. Dax Michelena, 2000 8.6 9. Joe Wright, 2004 8.5 10. Luke Papilion, 2015 7.74

ances. The Cougars won their first ever league title (SDIC) in 1981 and had their first unbeaten regular season in 1988 when they also appeared in the playoffs for the first time. In 1995, USF won the pro-gram’s first playoff game. Look Back over the Years After that first game in 1902 USF did not play again until the 1911 season when they lost to Huron, 24-9. In 1915, the pro-gram tasted the winning feeling for the first time with a 41-0 win over Pipestone. In 1916, the program had the first winning season at 3-2-2. The Cougars recorded a 46-0 win over Augustana. Records suggest that USF hired T.R. Johnson in 1919 when the Cougars were 0-2. Later, USF hired another USD graduate in Frank Mc-Cormick, who led the program from 1924-27 (4-18, .182). Francis Olson, who is tied with Philip Tinsworth (6-45-1, .130, 1949-55) and Richard Sterup (20-40, .333, 1962-68), for the second longest tenure (seven years) at USF, had a 19-24-6 (.388) mark from 1928-34. The early years at USF were tough with just five .500 or better seasons in the first 30 years of the program. However, the 6-1-1 season in 1934, including a 108-to-35 scor-ing edge, was a standout season. In 1960, the Cougars, which included USF Hall of Fame members Bob Young and Reid Beier, were 6-2 with a 188-to-151 scoring margin. In 1966 and 1967, USF put together a 13-5 combined record (6-3, 7-2). Later in 1980, the Cou-gars began a six-year winning run of 38-18, including a 6-3-1 record in 1981 when the Cougars captured their first-ever league title, winning the SDIC. The 1981 produced the school’s first-ever league title as the Cougars won the SDIC with head coach Dave Schroeder. In a 9-1 campaign in 1982 USF held a 234-to-92 scoring edge but finished second in the SDIC, although they were ranked ninth in the NAIA poll as Dave Schroeder was named the District 12 Coach of the Year. Head Coach Bob Young took over 1984, directing the Cou-gars to its most successful period ever. In 22 seasons (1983-2004), Young let his teams to a 172-69-3 (.711) record and the school’s first NAIA championship in 1996 (47-25 win over Western Washington). In his first season in 1984, USF went 8-2 with an SDIC title and a 233-to-145 scoring edge. In 1988, USF had the school’s best season in history as they went 10-1 with a 14-9 playoff loss to Northwestern (Iowa) spoiling an un-defeated regular season. USF had a 278-to-115 scoring margin in that season as they reached the playoffs for the first time. They fin-ished ranked 8th in the final NAIA DII poll. It was the first time that USF had won 10 straight games and set 16 school records, including rushing offening 2,104 and 21 rushing TDs. Bob Booth was named the SDIC MVP, USF’s first league MVP. Bob Young was named Coach of the Year. Booth was the first defensive player to win the award since 1981.By 1994, the Cougars were ready to take a step up. After going 18-22

Since football started at the University of Sioux Falls in 1902, the Cougars have tasted success at both the NAIA and NCAA Division II level. During that period, USF has won NAIA league ti-tles and four times been crowned a national champion. The Cougars won NAIA national titles in 1996, 2006, 2008, and 2009. Since the move to NCAA DII in 2011, the Cougars have constructed a 44-15 record. In NSIC play, beginning in 2012, the Cougars are 38-10. Since moving to DII, the Cougars have finished third (9-2, 5-2, NSIC South, 2012), fourth (6-5, 4-3 NSIC South, 2013) and second (11-1, NSIC South, 2014) in the NSIC South. USF, which finished the season #21 in the AFCA poll and #17 in D2foot-ball.com was 9-3 and earned its first ever NCAA DII playoff berth. In 2016, the Cougars have moved from #23 in the AFCA poll to #12 and off to a 3-0 start. USF also has jumped to #12 in the D2Football.com poll. To this point, USF has won 19 league titles, had 101 All-Americans and 291 all-league players, including 13 in 2015 in the NSIC. In total USF has had 48 players recognized on the NSIC All-League team, including 13 in 2015, 14 in 2014, eight in 2013, and 13 in 2012. USF has had 12 players named first team, 21 to the second team and 15 honorable mention. John Tidwell became USF’s first 3-time first team All-NSIC selection in 2015, Former USF quarterback Kurtiss Riggs was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 2013. Riggs led USF to a two-year record of 25-1, setting NAIA records for TD passes in a season (55), and most attempts without an interception (290) during the 1996 season. He directed the Cougars to its first national title in 1996. In leading USF to a 14-0 record, Riggs set schools records in single season pass-ing yards with 3,993, completions, 265, and had single game passing marks in passing yards with 457, completions, 30 and TDs (9). He was a 1996 NAIA first team All-American. In the title game win over Western Washington, he threw for 455 yards and five TDs. Riggs, who accumulated 496 comple-tions in 801 attempts for 7,329 passing yards and 85 TDs in his career, was the third athlete from USF named to the NAIA Hall of Fame. USF punter Brian Hansen was inducted in 1995 and track and field standout Wally Diehl was inducted in 1968. Former head coach Bob Young, who was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 2010, has the most wins in school history with a 172-69-3 mark from 1983-2004. USF’s home field is named in Young’s honor. He was a two-time GPAC Coach of the Year (2002, 2003). Kalen DeBoer, who owns the school’s best all-time winning percentage at .957, was the GPAC Coach of the Year three times (2006, 2007, 2008) and named the AFCA/NAIA Coach of the Year in 2006, 2008 and 2009. He led USF to a 67-3 record and three national titles (2006, 2008, 2009). Four USF players were named NAIA National Players of the Year, including Nick Kortan in 2002, Chad Cavender in 2007, Lorenzo Brown in 2009 and Jon Ryan in 2010. Two former Cougars played in the NFL, including Rick Danmeier (1972-75) who was with the Minnesota Vikings from 1977-82. He ranks sixth on the Vikings all-time scoring list with 364 points. Punter Brian Hansen (1980-83) played with the Washington Redskins, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, New England Patri-ots, and New Orleans Saints from 1984-99. He is the only player in school history to be drafted by the NFL as he was taken in the ninth round of the 1984 draft. He averaged 42.3 yards per punt in the NFL. In 1902, the school played its first game against the Univer-sity of South Dakota, falling 33-0. Over the 96 years of football, USF has a 405-402-20 record. The Cougars claimed its 400th all-time win in 2014 in a 38-9 win over Concordia, St. Paul on Oct. 4. At the NAIA level, USF was 36-12 in the playoffs with four national titles, three runner-up finishes and three semifinal appear-

USF has recorded 15, 10-win seasonsA list of the 15 top sea-sons in Cougars football history follows. The rank-ings are listed according to best mark. USF has recorded four unbeaten seasons, all in the nation-al championship years of 1996, 2006, 2008, 2009. The Cougars have registered 11 seasons of just one loss.2009 -- 15-01996 -- 14-02006 -- 14-02008 -- 14-02007 -- 13-12010 -- 13-12002 -- 12-12003 -- 12-12001 -- 12-21995 -- 11-12004 -- 11-12014 -- 11-11997 -- 11-22005 -- 11-21988 -- 10-1

Sioux Falls History

over the previous four seasons (1990-93), the Cougars put together an 8-2 campaign before going 11-1 in 1995 as they went unbeaten in the regular season. A 42-17 loss to U-Mary ended the perfect run. But it was a precursor of things to come. In 1996, the Cougars, who were ranked as high as #2 in the national rankings in the regular season, dominated from start to finish as they openeing with a 58-6 decision against Concordia (Neb.). In the opening four games, USF had a 199-to-61 scoring edge. It was a margin that continued as the Cougars rolled up a 636-to-227 scoring margin. After an unbeaten season, which included six games of 50 points or more, USF defeated U-Mary, 56-19, gaining a little revenge for the loss in 1995. Then they defeated rival North-western (Iowa), 52-21, and edged Evangel (Mo.), 28-22. In the finals, the Cougars received a big-time per-formance from quarterback Kurtiss Riggs, who completed 25-of-33 passes for 431 yards and five TD in a 47-25 win over Western Wash-ington (11-2) before 4,000 in attendnaced Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tenn. Both USF and #6 Western Washington played in their first ever championship game. In the win, David Ruter, who had 19 carries for 55 yards and four catches for 98 yards, scored three TDs, including receptions of 20 and 64 yards and a nine-yard run. Riggs, who was the Offensive Player of the Game, connected with Kalen DeBoer, who caught 10 passes for 131 yards, for two TDs (5, 19). DeBoer also had a 54-yard TD run. Overall, the Cougars had 518 yards in total offense. Jeremy Gardner also cracked 100 yards receiving with six receptions for 133 yards. USF defensive end Travis Dumke (eight tackles, 2 TFLs) was the Defensive Player of the Game. In the 1996 season, Riggs threw 55 TDs with just three picks and DeBoer had 99 catches for 1,374 yards and 17 TDs. Gard er accumulated 50 catches for 955 yards and 16 TDs in the season. In a season when USF generated 6,863 yards in total offense (4, 144 passing), they had a season high of 678 yards in offense against Ne-braska-Wesleyan when they scored 65 points. in total they had 86 TDs, including 57 passing. Before Coach Young retired in 2004, he started USF on its greatest run of success. From 2001-to-2010 the Cougars compiled a unbelievable mark of 127-9 or a winning percentage of .934. In USF’s run, they reached the quarterfinals in the NAIA every year while win three national titles, and finishing second three times with two semi-final appearances. In that run, every USF team won at least 10 games. In 2001, Young took the Cougars to the finals, falling to Georgetown, Kentucky, 49-27, in a season when they finished 12-2 and won a GPAC title. A year later, they were unbeaten in the regular season and 12-1 overall as USF, which won the GPAC again, reached the national semifinals where the Cougars lost to Carroll College (Mt.), 20-17. It was the first matchup of several in the playoffs be-tween the schools and the beginning of a rivalry. The Cougars again claimed the GPAC crown and had a sec-ond straight unbeaten regular season in 2003. After two playoff wins, including a 33-7 win over Northwestern (IA), the Cougars dropped a 16-13 loss to Northwest Oklahoma State in the national semifi-nals. In Young’s final season (2004), the Cougars had a third straight unbeaten regular season before falling to Azusa Pacific, 24-3 in the quarterfinals. Young ended his career by guiding the Cougars to 44 straight regular season wins, including perfect regular seasons from 2002-04. In 2005, Kalen DeBoer, a wide receiver on the 1996 title winning team, took over the USF program. After Young’s departure, the winning continued under one of the school’s all-time great play-ers in DeBoer, who earned NAIA All-American honors and finish-ing his career with a then record 234 receptions from 1993-96. In a five-year run, DeBoer led USF to a record of 67-3 (.957) and three national titles. Under his watch, the Cougars captured four GPAC titles, three national titles and had a streak of 50 straight home wins.

DeBoer’s first season in 2005 ended in an 11-2 record and a trip to the national quarterfinals. In the that second round play-off game, USF fell to Carroll College, 55-0. It is the last game, to date, that USF has failed to score, a run of 113 straight games. The 2005 season set up the 2006 run when everything came together for USF. The Cougars defeated St. Francis (Ind.), 23-19, in a title game that matched teams with the same mascot name and abbreviation (USF). The Cougars, which broke from a 13-13 halftime tie with 10 points in a four-minute period of the third quarter, won by forcing four turnovers, includinthree fum-bles. Before a crowd of 5,805 at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tenn., USF, which was ranged #2 in the country. won the 51st an-nual NAIA national title as QB Chad Cavender (15-of-21-155) was named game MVP. In 2008, the Cougars winning streak continued all the way to Rome, GA. The #2 Cougars defeated #1 Carroll College, 23-7, to win a second title in three seasons. Before 6,500, the Cougars scored TDs on offense, defense and special teams. Carroll had won five of the six previous championships including the 17-9 win in 2007 over USF. In a season when USF recorded seven shutouts, an eighth nearly came in the championship game but Carroll scored with 6:15 to play in the game. In total, USF allowed just 83 points all season, a school record. In the 14-0 season, the Cougars had a 125-to-26 advantage in four playoff wins. Three times scored seven points or less in the playoffs. Overall, the only close game was a 34-31 win over Morningside the regular season finale. 11 teams were held to seven points or fewer. A year later, the Cougar Pride kept rolling. In a 15-0 sea-son, USF had an 184-to-70 edge in the playoffs. One of the school’s most memorable wins occurred in the 15-0 campaign in 2009. The then NAIA Cougars defeated NCAA DII power North Dakota, 28-13, in Grand Forks. In the 2009 championship game, USF edge #3 Lindenwood (13-1), 25-22 in Rome, Ga. Braden Wieking, a Sioux Falls native, was offensive player of the game with three field goals and two extra points. Linebacker Dominic Studzinski was defen-sive player of the game after seve ntackles and two sacks. A Wiek-ing field goal from 42 yards gave USF a lead they didn’t relinguish as USF increased their winning streak to 29 straight games. After the season, HC Kalen DeBoer took a position at Southern Illinois and USF hired Jed Stugart, who led USF to a 13-1 season. In fact, the 29-game streak went to 42 straight before a loss to nemesis Carroll College, 10-7 in the title game. USF won a 10th straight GPAC title. The next year in 2011, the program began a transition to NCAA DII. Since the transition, USF has built a 33-11 record in three seasons in the NSIC with two campaigns of nine wins of more. The 2014 season, which included the first 11-win campaign, was magical with the team’s highest DII ranking of #10 on Oct. 27. The Cougars were ranked nine straight weeks. In December, 2014, USF defeated Central Oklahoma, 42-10 in the Mineral Water Bowl in Excelsior Springs, Mo. It was USF’s first ever postseason appear-ance at DII. The momentum continued in 2015 as the Cougars rolled to a 9-3 season, which included its first ever DII playoff ap-pearance. While USF lost at Henderson State, 23-16, it was a year to remember as the Cougars opened 7-0 and earned its first ever top five ranking in both the AFCA Coaches Poll and D2football.com. The program extended its all-time consecutive winning sea-sons to 22, which ranks fifth best across all divisions and tops in NCAA DII. Counting 2016, USF has 25 straight weeks of being ranked nationally.