2011 South Dakota Football Media Guide

CHRIS GANIOUS #20SR. - RUNNING BACKHOUSTON, TX

SHEA WILLIAMS #42SR. - LINEBACKERALEXANDRIA, SD

DANTE WARREN #2SR. - QUARTERBACKARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL

2011 COYOTE MEDIA GUIDE

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Head Coach Ed Meierkort

uNotched a 48-30 record in seven seasons for the best winning percentage (.615) for a Coyote coach since 1915

uEarned a 34-5 (.872) record in the DakotaDome

u2005 Coyote squad led the nation in scoring (50.0 points per game) and total yards (583.3 yards per game)

uHelped 15 student-athletes earn 40 All-America honors and four Academic All-America honors

uCoached 29 Coyotes who earned first-team all-conference honors

uGuided the Coyotes to a 41-38 win over Big Ten foe Minnesota for first South Dakota win over a BCS Conference foe

uGuided six Coyotes who continued their careers in the NFL

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This is South Dakota ................................... 1-9Table of Contents .................................................................1This is South Dakota Football .............................................2-3The DakotaDome ..............................................................4-5Gameday in Vermillion .........................................................6Catch the Coyotes ...............................................................7Student Services ..............................................................8-9

2011 Coyotes ......................................... 10-13Season Outlook/Schedule .............................................. 10-112011 Rosters Alphabetical and Numerical ......................... 12-13

Coaches & Staff ...................................... 14-19Head Coach Ed Meierkort ............................................... 14-15Assistant Coaches/Graduate Assistants/Trainers ................ 16-18Athletic Administration .......................................................19

Meet the Coyotes .................................... 20-41A-B ............................................................................. 20-22C-K............................................................................. 23-29L-Z ............................................................................. 30-41

2011 Opponents ..................................... 42-45Games 1-3 .......................................................................42Games 4-6 .......................................................................43Games 7-9 .......................................................................44 Games 10-11, Camp Information .........................................45

2010 Review .......................................... 46-53Game-by-Game Review ................................................. 46-50Final Statistics.............................................................. 51-53

History ................................................... 54-69A Winning Tradition ....................................................... 54-55Single-Game Individual Records ..........................................56Single-Season Individual Records ........................................57Career Individual Records ...................................................58Team Records ...................................................................59Single Season All-Time Leaders ...........................................60Career All-Time Leaders .....................................................61USD Coaching Records .................................................. 62-63All-Conference ..................................................................64All-America Honorees .........................................................65All-Time Results ........................................................... 66-69

Media Services ....................................... 70-72Media Services and Information ...........................................70Athletic Department Directory .............................................71Great West Conference/Missouri Valley Conference ................72

South Dakota Quick FactsLocation .........................................................Vermillion, S.D.Population ..................................................................10,495Founded ............................. 1862, Dakota Territorial LegislatureEnrollment ..................................................................10,151Nickname .................................................Coyotes (KI-YOTES)Colors ............................................................. Red and WhiteHome Stadium (Capacity) ....................... DakotaDome (10,000)Conference ...........................................................Great WestAffiliation ................................................. NCAA Division I FCSPresident ...................................................... James W. AbbottFaculty Athletic Representative ............................Dr. Tina KellerAthletic Director ..................................................David Sayler

Coaching StaffHead Coach ........................................................Ed Meierkort Alma Mater/Year................................... Dakota Wesleyan/1982South Dakota Record ................................. 48-30 (8th Season)Career Record ........................................103-85 (19th Season)Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks .............. Wesley BeschornerCo-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line ...............Jake SpragueCo-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers .................. Adam BreskeOffensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator .......................Tim TriplettSecondary/Special Teams Coordinator .................... Jake DickertAssistant Coach/Wide Receivers .......................Kelton CopelandGraduate Assistant/Defensive Backs ................... Nick BenedettoGraduate Assistant/Running Backs ..........................Jake BreskeGraduate Assistant/Linebackers .............................Buster DavisGraduate Assistant/Tight Ends............................... Brooks LittleStudent Assistant ............................................. Reid Meierkort Student Video Assistant ........................................ Ryan Angelo Student Video Assistant ....................................... Jason Mather

Team InformationFirst Year of Football ...................................................... 1889All-Time Record .......................................... 508-476-36 (.516)Conference Titles .......................................... 10 (Last in 2005)First-Team All-Conference Players ........... 237 (229 NCC, 8 GWC)Academic All-Conference Players ......... 138 (115 NCC, 23 GWC)All-Americans ....................................................................50 2010 Overall Record .........................................................4-72010 Conference Record ........................................... 1-3 (4th)Letterwinners Returning/Lost ......................................... 53/13Starters Returning/Lost ...................................................19/3Offensive Starters Returning/Lost .......................................9/2Defensive Starters Returning/Lost .....................................10/1Specialists (K, P) Returning/Lost .........................................3/0

Sports InformationFootball SID ............................................................. Kit StriefOffice Phone .................................................. (605) 677-5927Cell Phone ..................................................... (515) 490-4627Email ........................................................ [email protected] Row Phone ............................................ (605) 677-5761

Media Guide CreditsThe 2011 South Dakota football media guide was designed, written and edited by Sports Information Director Kit Strief with assistance from Sports Information Coordinator Tom Berg and Lance Moser. Photos provided by Aaron Packard of Packard Photography. Photos also provided by Kevin Artz of Artz Photographic. Covers designed by the staff of USD Creative Services. Printed by UCopy of Vermillion, S.D.

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One of the most successful programs at the University of South Dakota, the Coyote football team has notched more than 500 wins in its 114 years of competition. Over 200 USD student-athletes have earned first-team all-conference honors, while more than 40 continued their playing career in the National Football League. Behind the solid leadership of coaches like Dave Triplett, the Coyotes have qualified for postseason play four times. Current head coach Ed Meierkort has continued that tradition of success while leading USD from the historic North Central Conference into the up-and-coming Great West Conference. The Coyotes look to carry on those accomplishments as they enter their fourth year of transition to NCAA Division I FCS this fall.

USD’s achievements on the gridiron have been due in large part to its team mentality. Over the years, the Coyotes have banded together to craft a .516 winning percentage, including a 34-5 record (.872) in the DakotaDome under Meierkort. South Dakota squads have earned 10 conference championships in the NCC and GWC with its last coming in 2005. That determination has translated into four postseason berths, including advancing to the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs in 2006.

The team’s success doesn’t mean the Coyotes haven’t earned plenty of individual honors. A total of 48 USD football players have earned numerous All-America honors from several prestigious outlets. Over 200 Coyotes have claimed first-team all-conference honors on the field, but more than 120 have earned academic all-conference in the classroom. Wesley Beschorner and Stefan Logan were finalists for the Harlon Hill Award under Meierkort, while he has also coached three Gene Upshaw Lineman of the Year finalists and a Rimington Award winner in his time at USD.

One of the reasons USD has been able to mold such a thriving program is the level of dedication from the Athletic Department. From its humble beginnings at Inman Stadium, the football program now enjoys expansive facilities in the DakotaDome, including spacious coaches’ offices, locker rooms and athletic training rooms. With a wealth of support from staff and fans, South Dakota football expects to contend for championships for many years to come.

Origin of the Coyote Nickname

The word Coyote came from a horse race at a military fort in 1863. When a Dakota cavalry horse outran a larger horse entered by the Iowa Sixth Calvalry, one of the Iowans said, “look at the Kiote run.” The name stuck. According to longtime USD historian Cedric Cummins, the Coyote was customarily assumed to be the University’s mascot without any official action. Cummins writes: “First of the University annuals was published in the spring of 1902 with William Williamson, Jr., as editor in chief, fixing the name ‘Coyote’ upons it progency.” The use of the term by the yearbook helped to popularize the Coyote nickname. Another symbol that originated during this period was the yearbook that was given the title, “Coyote.” The state animal of South Dakota is the Coyote.

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Behind a stifling defense, the 1978 South Dakota football team won six of its final seven contests during the season to finish first in the North Central Conference. The title is one of 10 conference championships for the Coyotes.

Wesley Beschorner (middle) and Christian Morton (bottom) helped continue the Coyotes’ winning ways into the 2000s and are synonymous with individual success at USD. Beschorner was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Award in 2005, while Morton was a Gene Upshaw Lineman of the Year finalist in 2007.

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The tradition of excellence that is South Dakota football has transcended from the North Central and Great West Conference to several professional leagues including the NFL, CFL and IFL. The Coyotes have made a name for themselves amongst the professional elite. The latest is Stefan Logan, USD’s all-time leading rusher who played for the Coyotes from 2003-06. Logan signed with the 2008 Super Bowl Champion Steelers and made a big impression his first season in Pittsburgh in 2009. As a kick and punt returner, he broke Pittsburgh’s single-season kickoff-return yardage record. In 2010, as a member of the Detroit Lions, Logan was named a Pro Bowl alternate and tied a team record with a 105-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Logan is the latest in a string of USD players who’ve made impacts in the NFL. That includes Matt Chatham, who played with the New England Patriots and New York Jets in his eight seasons in the NFL; Josh Stamer, who spent five seasons with the Buffalo Bills before playing with Tennessee in 2008; Jamal White, who spent five seasons in the NFL as a running back; and A. J. Schable, who played with the Arizona Cardinals in 2006 and also was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad in 2007. Chatham was a member of three Super Bowl Championship teams with the Patriots. In his career, the 1998 USD graduate recorded 121 tackles, including 85 solo stops and 36 assisted stops and 2.5 quarterback sacks. The Sioux City, Iowa, native recorded two tackles in the Patriots’ 24-21 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX and had two tackles in the Super Bowl XXXVII win over the Carolina Panthers. He also was a member of New England’s Super Bowl XXXVI win over St. Louis. Stamer spent his first five seasons in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills and in 2008 signed with the Tennessee Titans. Stamer made his first career start at linebacker and finished with 18 tackles and appeared in all 16 games for the Titans. In 2009, he played for the Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills. Stamer was one of the Bills most productive special teams players and played in 72 games during his career at Buffalo. Originally signed as a free agent, Stamer holds an undergraduate degree in business administration and a master’s degree in professional accounting from USD. White spent five seasons in the NFL, including four with the Cleveland Browns. He also played with the Tampa Bay Bucs, Detroit Lions and the Baltimore Ravens. In the NFL, White rushed for 1,423 yards on 382 carries and scored nine TDs. Former USD All-American defensive end A.J. Schable signed with the Arizona Cardinals in 2006 and appeared in 11 games as a fullback and defensive end, while also making considerable contributions on special teams. Schable was a member of the Eagles practice squad in 2007 and during the 2008 offseason he signed with the New York Jets. Schable finished the 2005 season at USD with 60 tackles and 19 sacks. He left USD as the single season record holder for sacks in a season and tied Bill Gassen with 22 tackles for loss in a single season.

Coyotes in the National Football League Frank McCormick (1920, Akron Indians) Gene Vidal (1925, New York Giants; Washington Redskins) Ordell Braase (1957-68, drafted in 14th round by the Baltimore Colts, two-time All-Pro, NFL Players Association President), DL Carl Johnson (1957, Detroit Lions; 1958, Kitchner, CFL), RB John Kohler (3rd Round, 1969, Denver Broncos), OL James Foster (1970, Washington Redskins), QB Steve Pelot (New England, 1970), RB Tony Glass (1971, Minnesota Vikings), OL Gary Kipling (1973, Atlanta Falcons), OT Gene Macken (1973, St. Louis Cardinals), OT Johnny Vann (10th round, Washington, 1973-74), DB Gregg Erickson (1974, Chicago Bears), RB Dwight Duncombe (1974, Atlanta Falcons), WR John Sanders (1974-76, New England; 1977-79, Philadelphia Eagles), DB Clyde McCormick (1978, Buffalo Bills; 1979, Oakland Raiders), DB Bill Moats (1979, Green Bay), DB Dave Schwab (1980, Green Bay Packers), DT Ben Long (10th round, 1980, Miami Dolphins), LB Craig Austin (10th round, 1982, Seattle Seahawks; 1983, LA Express), LB Brian Barnes (1980, Houston Oilers), RB Jeff Davis (1984, Denver Broncos; 1985, San Diego Chargers), DB Duke Schamel (1985, Los Angeles Rams), LB Mike Slaton (1986, 9th Round, Minnesota Vikings; 1987, New York Jets), DB Chul Schwanke (11th Round, 1986, Los Angeles Rams), RB Rod Tweet (1986, Atlanta Falcons; 1987, Cincinnati Bengals), WR Eric Maxson (1986, St. Louis Cardinals), OT Tim McFarland (1987, St. Louis Cardinals), OL Jerry Gilinsky (1987, Miami Dolphins), OL Robb White (1987, New York Giants; Washington Redskins), DL Dave Elle (1987, St. Louis Cardinals), TE Jamel White (1999, Indianapolis Colts; 1999, Cleveland Browns; 2004, Tampa Bay Bucs; 2005 Detroit Lions), RB Matt Chatham (2000-05, New England Patriots, 2006-07, New York Jets), LB Josh Stamer (2003-07, Buffalo Bills; 2008, Tennessee Titans; 2009, Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills), LB Josh Burr (2002, Pittsburgh Steelers), OL Filip Filipovic (2002, Dallas Cowboys; 2003, San Francisco 49ers, 2004, Minnesota Vikings; 2005 Philadelphia Eagles, 2006, Houston Texans; 2007 Chicago Bears), P A.J. Schable (2006, Arizona Cardinals), DE Nick Hagemann (2006, Pittsburgh Steelers), OL Stefan Logan (2009, Pittsburgh Steelers; 2010 Detroit Lions), RB-KRNoah Shepard (2010, Green Bay Packers), QB Ko Quaye (2010, Jacksonville, Jaguars, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland), DT Jake Arthur (2010, Minnesota Vikings) OL Byron Bullock (2010, Sasckatchewan Roughriders, CFL), LB

Note: If not noted by round, player signed as free agent.

Coyotes In The Pros

Josh Stamer is seventh on USD’s all-time tackles for loss chart, and continued his playing career with the Tennessee Titans.

USD’s all-time leading rusher, Stefan Logan was a Pro Bowl alternate in 2010 after a strong season for the Detroit Lions.

Matt Chatham won three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots during his eight-year NFL career.

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South Dakota FootballThe DakotaDome - Home of the Coyotes

One of the first multipurpose domes in the nation, the DakotaDome has been the home of the Coyotes since the fall of 1979. Now one of the state’s most recognizable man-made landmarks, the Dome celebrated its 30th anniversary during the 2009-10 season.

With several renovations and enhancements over the years, the DakotaDome has been the focal point of South Dakota’s football success. The biggest undertaking since the construction of the Dome was replacing the air-inflated roof with a new steel roof (above) in 2001 at a cost of $13 million. Upgrades in recent years include the installation of a new Daktronics scoreboard (bottom left), which helps all fans at the Dome experience each event. Work continued with a remodeling of the sports medicine area (top left) and renovating several men’s and women’s locker rooms.

With a capacity of 10,000 fans, USD regularly hosts more than 70 Coyote events per year in the building as well as hosting numerous other events. Every year an estimated 480,000 people visit the DakotaDome for activities from football games (top right) and track meets to graduation commencements and farm shows.

The Dome facilitates success every day. Football players are privilege to a spacious weight room (bottom right), and their own locker room. The football coaches’ offices, athletic training room and academic services are located conveniently inside the comfort of the Dome to allow student-athletes every tool needed to be great.

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The versatile DakotaDome serves as the base of operation for all 17 of South Dakota’s NCAA sponsored sports and 350 student-athletes. During the fall, the floor is covered with turf as the football team competes, while a floor is also laid down for the women’s volleyball squad (top right). The winter brings the hardwood court onto the Dome floor for the basketball teams (top left), while swim meets are contested in the pool under the east seats (middle left). The floor of the Dome is coated with a Mondo rubber surface to allow the men’s and women’s track and field teams to host meets (middle right), including the 2010 Great West Conference Indoor Championships. The west balcony features a weight room and practice basketball floor, while the game-day floor is rolled under the balcony to provide a private practice area for the men’s and women’s basketball teams. Locker rooms for each specific sport can also be found in the DakotaDome. Across the street sits the USD Soccer Field (bottom right) and the Don Baker Cross Country Course (bottom left).

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South Dakota FootballGame Day in Vermillion

The sights and sounds of USD football gameday in Vermillion speak for themselves. The whole town gets behind the Coyotes from the band and cheerleaders to the alumni and students. The Coyotes regularly ranked nationally in attendance in Division II, including drawing a boisterous crowd of 9,729 to USD’s game with North Dakota in 2005 (top left), and have continued that tradition in their transition to Division I. Some of the best fans in the nation, the student section has become known as the Coyote Crazies.

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The USD football team regularly travels to several prestigious away games during the season to test themselves against some of the best competition in the nation.

Over the last five years the Coyotes have visited and will continue to visit BCS conference schools including the Air Force Academy and Wisconsin 2011.

n Minneapolis, Minnesota (above) in 2010 to square off against Big Ten foe Minnesota in TCF Bank Stadium. The Coyotes stunned the Gophers, 41-38 for their biggest win since moving to Div. I.

n The Pacific Ocean (below center) when South Dakota traveled to California to face Cal Poly in 2008 in an offensive showdown.

n Orlando, Florida (bottom right) to battle the University of Central Florida in Bright House Networks Stadium.

n Madison, Wisconsin (bottom left) for a game in 2011 against Big Ten foe Wisconsin at historic Camp Randall Stadium. It is the first meeting between the two programs in 36 years.

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South Dakota FootballCoyotes in the Community

Each academic year a focus of SAAC is on community service projects for USD student-athletes, which in the past have included fundraisers for Make-A-Wish Foundation, American Red Cross blood donation, serving meals at The Welcome Table, field days for local youth and other events.

Over the last two years, the Coyotes have assisted with the Susan G. Komen Race for Cure at the DakotaDome. Nearly 100 student-athletes from USD, including women’s basketball athlete Jasmine Mosley, helped run the event in 2009.

The Coyotes are also involved in several community service projects. Football players Brent Johnson and Quintin McMartin (above) were part of a university contingent that assisted in the flood preparation efforts in Dakota Dunes, S.D. The Coyotes also held an NFL combine for youth (middle right).

Adam Praska (above right) was part of several Coyote football players to assist in the annual Move-In Day for incoming freshmen in Aug. 2010. Tim Marlette (bottom left) had fun with kids of all ages at USD’s Yippin Yote Day.

Student-athletes have also represented USD nationally, including women’s soccer player Katie Quinones and football player Chris Ganious (bottom right), who attended the NCAA National Student-Athlete Leadership Conference in May 2009.

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South Dakota FootballAcademic Excellence

The University of South Dakota’s Athletic Academic Service’s mission is to provide Coyote student-athletes with the support necessary to reach their full academic potential. The university provides each student-athlete with a full-time Athletic Academic Advisor who coordinates the following and more for each of their assignees:

n Academic enhancement in the classroomn Assistance with class scheduling and selection of majorn Connections with faculty to track academic and degree progressn Arrangement of tutors and study assistancen Access to supplemental instructionn Monitoring of class attendance and academic progressn Coordination of the Coyote Athletic Study Centern Academic Orientation Class designed to assist student-athletesn Promotion of student-athlete academic success to the university, alumni and prospective employers.

First-year students also receive particular attention because the success of student-athletes in their first year at USD is crucial to graduation. To help make the transition easier, Academic Services concentrates a great deal of time on the creation of tools for success with new student experiences.

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The Coyote student-athletes not only succeed on the field of competition, but they also thrive in the classroom. South Dakota posted a collective GPA of 3.195 during the Spring 2011 term, with 14 teams attaining a GPA of 3.0 or higher. A total of 152 student-athletes had term GPAs of 3.0 or higher, with 49 posting a GPA of 4.0. At the end of the spring 2011 term, a total of 180 athletes had cumulative GPAs of 3.0 or higher.

Since 2000, USD has been in the top tier of NCAA institutions in receiving postgraduate scholarships. A total of 27 Coyotes have won the prestigious award, including 16 USD track and field athletes.

A large part of the success in the classroom of USD student-athletes has been the two Athletic Academic Advisors devoted solely to the Coyotes. Dave Lorenz and Becky Flynn-Jensen provide counseling while assisting with class scheduling and degree selection. The academic advising staff supplies a wealth of services to student-athletes, including arrangement of tutors, access to supplemental instruction and coordination of the Coyote Athletic Study Center.

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South Dakota Football2011 Season Outlook

Facing one of the toughest schedules in school history along with the loss of 12 starters, the South Dakota football team posted a 4-7 overall mark and a 1-3 mark in the Great West Conference in 2010. This fall finds the Coyotes with a much more seasonedroster as they return 19 of 22 starters from the 2010 squad, plus the 2010 Great West Conference Special Teams Player of the Year, punter Cole Zwiefelhofer, kicker Kevin Robb and kick returner Jeremy Blount. The Coyotes, under eighth year head coach Ed Meierkort, return 13 players who received All-Great West honors in 2010.

OffenseLettermen Returning/Lost: 26/5Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 The offensive line remains a consistent strength of the Coyotes, who lose starting guard Scott Slotten, but return fourstarters.Thatgroup is ledbyfirst-teamall-conferenceselection Tom Compton, a senior now entering his fourth year as a starter. Compton, an emerging NFL prospect, anchors the left-tackle position for the Coyotes and earned All-America status from PhilSteele.Com in 2010. All-GWC honorable mention selections Brent Johnson, a senior, and Tim Ross, a junior, return at right guard and center, respectively, while senior RJ Polley returns at right tackle. Other players battling for time on the offensive line include Broc Gullet, Steve Nelson, Cody O’Neill, Matt Porisch, Marc Murtha, Adam Praska and AndrewSchofield. Senior Erik Helland will likely start at fullback for the fourth consecutive season and will be supported by junior Quintin McMartin. Both will block for senior starter Chris Ganious at running back.GaniousearnedAll-GWCfirstteamhonorsin2010 for a second straight year after rushing for 817 yards. TheCoyotesaredeepinthebackfieldasjuniorMarcusSimsand sophomores Michael Burrus and Earv Archambeau, as well as freshman Noah Pearl all could factor into the mix. Senior Dante Warren is back for his second year as the Coyotes’ starting quarterback. The versatile Warren, a threat to pass or run, was an All-GWC second team selection in 2010 after accounting for 2,530 yards of total offense. Redshirt freshman Josh Vander Maten and sophomore Kyle Cichos are battling for the backup spot. The Coyotes graduated the top two tight ends on the depth chart, London Landry and Mitch Mohr, both of whom earned All-GWC honors. Junior Joel DeJongh returns to lead the way at the position. Tyler Wilhelm, a converted quarterback, Michael Neilson, and junior college transfer Jay Burns provide depth at the position. Another position of strength for the Coyotes is wide receiver, led by junior Will Powell. Powell, a second team All-GWC selection a year ago, caught 47 passes for 933 yards and 10 touchdowns, all team highs. Senior Dustin Nowotny, senior Jeremy Blount, and sophomore transfer Anthony Williams give the Coyotes a diverse, talented receiving corps.

DefenseLettermen Returning/Lost: 32/3Starters Returning/Lost: 10/1 The defensive line returns a strong core group, led by seniors Jesse Weisbrod and Evan Capper. Juniors David Giese and Jordan Eaton also return. Adding to the mix on the defensive line are senior Andrew Meier, a converted linebacker, redshirt sophomore Tyler Starr, senior Sidney Bazemore, redshirt freshmen Chase Irvin-Salazar and Kenny Greer, and sophomores Mike Pharis and Taylor Moore.

South Dakota’s linebacking core has plenty of experience and depth returning. Inside linebacker will be anchored by returning senior starters Shea Williams and Adam Broders. The ‘Yotes must replace starting linebacker Cory Kuehl, but have plenty of players in contention for spots, including senior Kyle Wheeler, juniors Darius Hogans, Tim Marlette, D’Angelo Butler, Kyle Shanker and Zack Wilson, along with sophomore Kelan Richardson and redshirt freshman Kyle Guziec. Defensive back returns all four starters from a year ago. Senior Shane Potter is back at strong safety, with sophomore Aaron Swift returning at the free safety spot after taking over for the injured Jim Thompson early in 2010. Thompson is healthy and is a strong contender to return at the free safety spot. At corner, senior Marquis Butler and sophomore Dametrius Turner are back as starters, with junior Alphonso Valdez, sophomore Chris Frierson and redshirt freshman Chris Lundy pushing for playing time.

Special TeamsStarters Returning/Lost: 3/0 The Coyotes welcome back the key pieces of their special teams, including Zwiefelhofer, one of the nation’s top punters. Zwiefelhofer averaged 43.2 yards per punt in 2010, which was good for fourth in the nation, placing 18 inside the 20-yard line. Kevin Robb returns at kicker after a solid freshman campaign, with Blount back as a kick returner after another solid campaign in 2010.

Senior Dustin Nowotny was second in receptions in 2010 and gives the Coyotes a physical target with size in their receiving corps.

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Shea Williams anchors a strong linebacker group this fall after leading the Coyotes in tackles in 2010.

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OffenseCategory Pct. of 2010 TotalRushing Yards ...................................................87 percentPassing Yards ....................................................97 percentReceiving Yards .................................................77 percentTotal Offense Yards ............................................95 percentAll-Purpose Yards ..............................................87 percentScoring ............................................................88 percent

DefenseCategory Pct. of 2010 TotalTackles .............................................................84 percentTackles for Loss .................................................81 percentSacks...............................................................80 percentInterceptions ..................................................100 percentPass Break-Ups .................................................91 percentFumble Recoveries .............................................90 percentFumbles Forced .................................................88 percent

Special TeamsCategory Pct. of 2010 TotalField Goals .....................................................100 percentExtra Points ....................................................100 percentPunt Return Yards ............................................100 percentKickoff Return Yards ...........................................97 percentPunting Yards ..................................................100 percent

Defend the Dome South Dakota has a reputation for playing tough on its home turf. The Coyotes are 34-5 (.872) in the DakotaDome under Meierkort, including a 22-game winning streak from Nov. 15, 2003, to Nov. 10, 2007. Since the Dome opened in 1979, USD has a 124-58 (.683) record in the building.

Count on Coach Ed Meierkort wasted no time in establishing himself as one of the best head football coaches in USD history. He is 48-30 in seven seasons with the Coyotes, including 23-16 in conference play, as his teams have broken more than 100 school records during that span. USD posted nine wins his first three seasons, the first time in school history the Coyotes had accomplished the feat. His 48 wins put him fourth on USD’s career victories list, while his .615 winning percentage also ranks fourth. Meierkort has posted a 34-5 record in the DakotaDome, including a 22-game win streak.

Date Opponent Site Time SeriesSept. 3 at Air Force Colorado Springs, Colo. 1 p.m. First meetingSept. 10 Eastern Washington DakotaDome 4 p.m. First meetingSept. 17 Northwestern Oklahoma State DakotaDome 4 p.m. USD, 1-0Sept. 24 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. TBA Wisconsin, 1-0Oct. 1 Lindenwood DakotaDome 4 p.m. First meetingOct. 8 Southern Utah % DakotaDome 4 p.m. USD, 2-1Oct. 15 at Illinois State Normal, Ill. 3 p.m. First meetingOct. 22 UC Davis DakotaDome 4 p.m. UC Davis, 2-1Oct. 29 at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Calif. 8:05 p.m. Cal Poly, 2-1Nov. 12 Missouri S&T DakotaDome Noon USD, 2-0Nov. 19 at North Dakota Grand Forks, N.D. 1 p.m. UND, 59-29-5Home games in BOLD played in Vermillion, S.D. All time Central. * - Great West Conference game. % Dakota Days Game

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No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 1 Dustin Nowotny WR Sr. 6-3 215 Rapid City, S.D./St. Thomas More HS 2 Dante Warren QB Sr. 6-0 201 Arlington Heights, Ill./St. Viator HS 3 Anthony Williams WR So. 6-2 190 Tampa, Fla./Chamberlain HS (Troy) 4 Terrance Terry WR R-Fr. 5-9 206 Barrington, Ill./Barrington HS 5 Jeremy Blount WR/KR Sr. 5-8 159 Tampa, Fla./Tampa Bay Middleton HS 6 Dametrius Turner DB So. 5-11 178 Tampa, Fla./Chamberlain HS 7 Chris Frierson DB So. 6-1 180 Tampa, Fla./Chamberlain HS 8 Shane Potter DB Sr. 6-2 207 Becker, Minn./Becker HS (Minnesota) 9 Jim Thompson DB Sr. 6-1 212 Hayward, Wis./Hayward HS (Minnesota) 10 Marquis Butler DB Sr. 6-1 191 Los Angeles, Calif./Locke HS (Utah State) 10 Alex Litzen WR Fr. 6-5 207 Rapid City, S.D./Stevens HS 11 Tyler Starr DL So. 6-5 236 Little Rock, Iowa/George-Little Rock HS 12 Alphonso Valdez DB Jr. 5-9 177 Tampa, Fla./Chamberlain HS 13 Nick Meyer QB Fr. 6-1 185 Elk Grove Village, Ill./Elk Grove HS 14 Kevin Earl QB Fr. 6-6 210 Lincolnshire, Ill./Stevenson HS 15 Tyler Wilhelm TE So. 6-5 223 Loxahatchee, Fla./Seminole Ridge HS 16 Josh Vander Maten QB R-Fr. 6-2 212 Rock Valley, Iowa/B-H/RV HS 17 Will Powell WR Jr.. 6-1 206 Sioux Falls, S.D./O’Gorman HS 18 Kyle Cichos QB So. 6-2 206 Pierre, S.D./T.F. Riggs HS 19 Charile Goro DB Jr. 6-2 205 Park Ridge, Ill./Main South HS (Vanderbilt) 20 Chris Ganious RB Sr. 5-7 190 Houston, Texas/North Shore HS 21 Dion Price DB Sr. 5-10 170 Tampa, Fla./Alonso HS 22 Noah Pearl RB Fr. 6-0 185 Kansas City, Mo./Rockhurst HS 23 Isaac Fairbairn DB Fr. 5-9 175 Arvada, Colo./Arvada West HS 24 Chris Lundy DB R-Fr. 5-9 165 Tampa, Fla./Tampa Catholic HS 25 Tim Marlette LB Jr. 6-0 219 Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 26 Aaron Swift DB So. 5-8 164 Aurora, Colo./Eaglecrest HS 27 Earv Archambeau RB So. 5-10 197 Avon, S.D./Avon HS 28 Michael Burrus RB So. 5-8 173 Papillion, Neb./Papillion-LaVista HS 29 Andrew Meier LB Sr. 6-4 228 Guthrie Center, Iowa/Guthrie Center HS 30 Judas Smith DB Fr. 5-10 170 Las Vegas, Nev./Durango HS 32 Marcus Sims RB Jr. 5-10 196 Brooklyn Park, Minn./Osseo HS 33 Justin Wohlert DB Fr. 5-9 170 Hartley, Iowa/Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn HS 34 Tom Manning FB R-Fr. 6-1 243 Casper, Wyo./Kelly Walsh HS 35 Matt Lupkes DB Fr. 5-9 184 Jefferson, S.D./Dakota Valley HS 36 Erik Helland FB Sr. 6-0 225 LeCenter, Minn./LeCenter HS 37 Zack Wilson LB Jr. 6-1 221 Bountiful, Utah/Bountiful HS (Snow College) 38 Ryan Hillier LB Fr. 6-1 205 Lee’s Summit, Mo./Lee’s Summit West HS 39 Kyle Wheeler LB Sr. 6-1 277 Omaha, Neb./Millard South HS 41 Kyle Shanker LB Jr. 6-2 226 Garretson, S.D./Garretson HS 42 Shea Williams LB Sr. 6-2 224 Alexandria, S.D./Hanson HS 43 Darius Hogans LB Jr. 6-1 215 Las Vegas, Nev./Cimarron Memorial HS 44 Adam Broders LB Sr. 6-2 227 Bloomfield, Neb./Bloomfield HS 45 Kelan Richardson LB So. 6-1 215 Lake City, Iowa/Southern Cal HS 46 Eric Aas FB Sr. 5-10 253 Aberdeen, S.D./Central HS 47 Chase Irvin-Salazar TE R-Fr. 6-4 241 Lee’s Summit, Mo./Lee’s Summit North HS 48 Kevin Robb K So. 5-9 185 Rapid City, S.D./St. Thomas More HS 49 Jerrod Freidel LB So. 5-10 190 Vermillion, S.D./Vermillion HS 50 Tyler Richardson LB Fr. 5-11 213 Rapid City, S.D./St. Thomas More HS 51 Sidney Bazemore DL Sr. 6-3 240 Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel HS 52 D’Angelo Butler LB Jr. 6-1 216 Las Vegas, Nev./Cheyenne HS 53 Colin Buscarini LB Fr. 6-2 225 Arlington Heights, Ill./Rolling Meadows HS 54 Kyle Guziec LB R-Fr. 6-4 239 Lake Forest, Ill./Loyola Academy 55 Vladimir Gray LB Fr. 6-1 225 Killeen, Texas/Harker Heights HS 56 Nick Jacobs DL Fr. 6-5 283 Delano, Minn./Delano HS 57 Mike Garvey LB Jr. 6-2 231 South Sioux City, Neb./SSC HS (Nebraska) 58 Reggie Johnson DL Fr. 6-2 228 Tampa, Fla./Hillsborough HS 59 Nikorey Benyard LB Fr. 6-2 210 Miami Springs, Fla./Miami Springs HS 60 Broc Gullett OL Sr. 6-3 276 Buckeye, Ariz./Agua Fria HS (Glendale CC) 61 Trayvis Peters DL Fr. 6-3 267 Miami, Fla./Jackson HS 62 Walter Reed LS Jr. 6-0 247 Omaha, Neb./Millard North HS 63 Bryan Campos OL Fr. 6-5 250 West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley HS 64 Brent Johnson OL Sr. 6-5 309 Jewell, Iowa/South Hamilton HS 65 Derek Chancellor OL Fr. 6-5 303 McCook, Neb./McCook HS 66 Steve Nelson OL So. 6-5 319 Springfield, Neb./Platteview HS 67 Cody O’Neill OL So. 6-2 314 Harvard, Ill./Marian Central Catholic HS 69 Tim Ross OL Jr. 6-2 286 Arvada, Colo./Arvada West HS 70 Matt Huffer OL R-Fr. 6-7 266 Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Washington HS 71 Colton Kunde OL R-Fr. 6-5 297 Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest HS

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Pronunciation GuideEric Aas.................................................................OZEarv Archambeau .......................................Ar-sham-boWesley Beschorner .................................... Bes-shon-er Jeremy Blount .....................................................Blunt Colin Buscarini .......................................... Busk-car-ini Kyle Cichos ..................................................... Chi-kus Joel DeJong ..................................................De-YoungIsaac Fairbairn .............................................Fair-baarnChris Frierson ............................................. Fry-er-sonChris Ganious .............................................Gain-ee-usDavid Giese ....................................................Gee-see Broc Gullett ......................................................Gull-et Kyle Guziec ...................................................Goo-zi-akAustin Koch ....................................................... KotchChris Kruse .................................................... Cruise-eTim Marlette .................................................... Mar-letEd Meierkort ...............................................Myer-courtJustin Nowotny......................................... No-wat-kneeMatt Porisch ....................................................Poor-ishJosh Vander Maten .................................Vander-MattenCole Zwiefelhofer ..................................Zwee-fell-hoffer


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USD Record: 48-30 (8th Season)Overall Record: 103-85 (19th Season)

One of the most successful head coaches in Coyote football history, Ed Meierkort enters his eighth season at the helm of the South Dakota program in 2011. During his tenure, South Dakota has posted one of its most successful stretches in school history by setting or tying more than 100 school records. Meierkort owns an overall record of 48-30 as South Dakota’s head coach, including 23-16 in conference play, during USD’s transition to NCAA Division I FCS status. His 48 wins put him fourth on USD’s career victories list. Meierkort has posted a 34-5 (.872) record in the DakotaDome as a head coach, including a 22-game win streak. He is 103-85 overall as a collegiate head coach, including 77-41 over the last 10 years. The 2010 campaign saw the Coyotes play one of toughest schedules in school history, which included two contests against FBS foes and two FCS playoff teams. The big highlight was a 41-38 win over Big Ten Conference foe Minnesota on Sept. 11, 2010. It was a victory that earned the Coyotes recognition nationally from several media outlets, including ESPN. The Coyotes, who possessed a young team with five seniors, also posted impressive home wins over North Dakota and Northern Colorado during the season. The Coyotes had 15 players receive Great West Conference honors in 2010, including four first-team All-Great West Conference selections. In addition, 12 Coyote football players were academic all-conference selections as well. USD’s offense continued to rank as one of the top units in the nation. The Coyotes finished fifth in total offense (460.3 ypg), 11th in rushing (202.1 ypg) and 16th in passing (258.5 ypg) and racked up more than 50 points three times during the season. Quarterback Noah Shepard wrapped up his USD career by setting numerous career and single-season records. On the defensive side of the ball, South Dakota finished first in the conference in scoring defense (27.2 ppg) and rushing defense (108.1 ypg) and was second in total defense (388.9 ypg). A total of 12 USD players earned All-GWC honors, while running back Chris Ganious earned Academic All-American accolades. In 2008, the Coyotes finished with their fifth straight winning season under Meierkort, posting a 6-5 mark. USD recorded its

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first-ever win over a NCAA Division I FCS foe with a 42-20 win over Southern Utah on November 15. That victory also marked the Coyotes’ first-ever in the Great West Conference. The 2008 Coyotes also ranked in the top 10 nationally in scoring offense (t4th, 37.5 ppg), total offense (6th, 461.8 ypg) and rushing offense (240.1 ypg). In addition, USD’s defense ranked 14th in points allowed per game (18.6) and 24th in total offense allowed (313.3). USD also had the top-ranked scoring defense in the Great West Conference. Overall USD had 11 players earn All-Great West Conference honors, and had six conference players of the week in 2008. USD finished 4-1 at home. During the 2007 campaign, South Dakota playing a rugged schedule which included six road games, but the Coyotes once again had one of the nation’s premier offensive units as they finished 6-5. USD ranked sixth in total offense (496.2 ypg), seventh in rushing offense (263.5 ypg) and had the nation’s top rusher. Amos Allen, in his lone season at USD, was the NCAA Division II rushing champion with 178.3 yards per game. He also broke the USD single season rushing record with 1,961 yards. The Coyotes had three players receive All-America honors. Amos Allen and Christian Morton were each named All-American by numerous outlets. Frank Leibfarth was selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America team. In addition, 16 players earned All-NCC honors. Five players were named to the first team and six were selected to the second team. In 2006, USD recorded its third straight nine-win season which was a school record. USD finished with the nation’s fifth-ranked offense at 427.5 yards per game, which was the second-straight season that the Coyotes finished among DII’s top five offensive squads. In addition, The U owned the nation’s fourth-ranked rushing offense at 253.4 yards per game while ranking fifth in rushing defense at 73.8 yards per game. USD finished 15th in 2006 with 32.3 points per contest. Meierkort’s 2006 team was ranked all season, finishing 13th in the AFCA poll and ninth by DIIfootball.com. The Coyotes were ranked as high as eighth in the AFCA Coaches Poll and sixth by D2football.com (media poll). Under Meierkort, USD had two finalists for the Harlan Hill Trophy as the DII Player of the Year (Stefan Logan, 2006; Wesley Beschorner, 2005), and three finalists for the Gene Upshaw Lineman of the Year Award (Brian Alderson, 2004 and 2005; and Christian Morton, 2006). Also, All-American center Christian Morton was named the Rimington Award recipient in 2006 as the best center in DII. Eight different Coyotes (Alderson, 2004, 2005; Tim Schellhammer, 2004; Wesley Beschorner, 2005; A.J. Schable, 2005; Logan, 2005 and 2006; Jordan Davis, 2006; Amos Allen, 2007; and Christian Morton 2006 and 2007) were named All-American. Those eight players received a combined total of 36 All-American honors from various outlets. Logan, who became USD’s all-time rushing and all-purpose yards leader under Meierkort’s watch, received nine All-American honors, a USD school record. Also in 2006, USD had two ESPN The Magazine Academic All American selections with Frank Leibfarth (first team) and Matt Murphy (second team) earning honors. Meierkort was the only coach in DII with both a Harlon Hill and an Upshaw Award finalist in two consecutive seasons (2005, 2006). In 2005, Meierkort’s 9-2 Coyotes were ranked all season and finished the regular season as the eighth-ranked team by D2football.com. The Coyotes, who finished 4-2 in the league, were ranked 11th in the AFCA poll at the end of the regular season and finished 17th in a poll released after the conclusion of the playoffs. USD was ranked as high as third in the D2football.com poll and fifth in the AFCA ranking in 2005. The season ranks as one of the best seasons in school history. The Coyotes broke 65 school records while generating a NCAA Division II-best 583.3 yards per game and 49.7 points per outing. USD finished with 547 points, just three points away from an average of 50 per game. Meierkort coached Beschorner, who finished second in the Harlon Hill Trophy race as the NCAA Division II Player of the Year, and earned four All-American honors, including D2football.com first-team quarterback honors. Four players (Beschorner, A.J. Schable, Brian Alderson, and Stefan Logan) earned a total of 20 All-American honors in 2005. Offensive tackle Brian Alderson received seven All-American honors, including two straight AP Little-All-American

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n Notched a 48-30 record in seven seasons for the best winning percentage (.615) for a Coyote coach since 1915n Earned a 34-5 (.872) record in the DakotaDomen 2005 Coyote squad led nation in scoring (50.0 points per game) and total yards (583.3 yards per game)n Helped 15 student-athletes earn 40 All-America honors and four Academic All-America honorsn Coached 29 first-team all-conference honorees at South Dakotan Instructed two Harlan Hill and three Gene Upshaw Lineman of the Year finalists and a Rimington Award winner at the NCAA Division II leveln Guided six Coyotes that continued their career in the NFLn 2004-06 squads are only Coyotes teams to record nine wins for three straight yearsn Coached first NCAA Division I FCS victory with a 42-20 win over Southern Utah in 2008n Guided Coyotes to 41-38 win over Big Ten foe Minnesota in 2010 for first South Dakota win over BCS Conference foe

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Year School Overall Conference Finish1993 Wisconsin-Stout 2-8 1-6 7th1994 Wisconsin-Stout 4-6 2-5 6th1995 Wisconsin-Stout 3-7 1-6 7th1996 Wisconsin-Stout 4-6 1-6 7th1997 Wisconsin-Stout 6-4 5-2 2nd1998 Wisconsin-Stout 5-5 3-4 6th1999 Wisconsin-Stout 2-8 1-6 8th2000 Wisconsin-Stout 10-1 7-0 1st2001 Wisconsin-Stout 6-3 4-3 3rd2002 Wisconsin-Stout 7-3 4-3 3rd2003 Wisconsin-Stout 6-4 4-3 3rd2004 South Dakota 9-2 4-2 T2nd2005 South Dakota 9-2 4-2 T1st2006 South Dakota 9-4 6-2 3rd2007 South Dakota 6-5 5-3 4th2008 South Dakota 6-5 1-2 3rd2009 South Dakota 5-5 2-2 T2nd2010 South Dakota 4-7 1-3 4thTotals 103-85 56-60 ---

honors. Defensive end A.J. Schable became USD’s first player since 1988 to earn first-team AP Little All-American honors. Also in 2005, seven players earned first team all-league honors and seven different players earned all-region honors (first, second or third team). In 2005, 11 of his players were named to the NCC Commissioners Honor Roll (GPA of 3.2 or better). The 2005 Coyotes opened with a 7-0 start, which was the best since the 1902 team had a 9-0 mark. Meierkort started his career at USD with a 9-2 record and tied for second in the NCC with a 4-2 mark in 2004. The team finished a national ranking of 19th in the final poll by the AFCA, one season after posting a 5-6 record. Meierkort is just one of two Coyotes head coaches (A.H. Whittemore, 1902) to ever win nine games as a first-year coach. Named South Dakota’s 25th head football coach following a nationwide search in December 2003, Meierkort had served as head coach at Wisconsin-Stout since 1993. A relentless recruiter, Meierkort was responsible for a turnabout in football fortunes at Wisconsin-Stout, which did not own a tradition of winning in its 75 years of football. In 2000, Meierkort began the resurgence in Blue Devil football by registering one of the great turnaround seasons in not only Wisconsin-Stout history but in all of Division III. From a 2-8 record in 1999, Wisconsin-Stout won its first 10 games of the 2000 season, losing only in the NCAA Division III playoffs to St. John’s (Minn.), 26-19. During that special season, the Blue Devils had a 7-0 record in one of the best Division III conference in the nation. Wisconsin-Stout became just the 11th team to record a perfect conference mark since 1965. Meierkort was the 2000 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year and the AFCA Region 5 Coach of the Year. That year, he was a finalist for the AFCA National Coach of the Year award. From 2001-03, Wisconsin-Stout was nationally ranked, including a No. 5 ranking in 2000. His team’s accomplishments in that span included an 18-2 record at home as well as an 11-6 record against the top five teams in the WIAC. Equally impressive was his record versus NCAA Division II opponents, as he recorded nine wins against D2 schools at a program that does not offer athletic scholarships. In addition, Meierkort recruited and coached 16 All-Americans and had two players move on to the National Football League. Meierkort’s 1998 team finished second in the nation in passing offense and was nationally ranked in total offense (435 ypg) and points scored (36 ppg). That same season he coached the Gagliardi finalist and the nation’s total offense leader, Matt Bunyon. In 1998, Wisconsin-Stout defeated national semifinalist Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 35-7. His 1997 team finished second in the WIAC with the best record in 33 years at the school. In that 6-4 season, the Blue Devils were nationally ranked and defeated Wisconsin-River Falls, Wisconsin-LaCrosse, and Wisconsin-Stevens Point for the first time

in school history. His 2002 team opened the season 7-1 before dropping its final two games by a combined four points. Meierkort is the all-time wins leader at the school with an overall mark of 55-55. Meierkort also served as assistant head coach, recruiting coordinator, defensive coordinator and strength coach at Southwest Minnesota State from 1983-89. He was the assistant head coach from 1989-93 and defensive coordinator from 1984-89. During his time with the Mustangs, the squad won the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and qualified for the NAIA playoffs twice each. SMSU finished in the top-10 twice, including a No. 5 ranking in 1990. He was the defensive coordinator for the NAIA’s No. 1-ranked defense in 1988 and defensive coordinator for the nation’s No. 2 ranked team in 1991. Prior to going to SMSU, he served as a graduate assistant at South Dakota State in 1983. During the 1982 season, he was defensive coordinator and head coach for baseball at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, S.D. Meierkort earned a bachelor of arts degree in business administration in 1982 from Dakota Wesleyan. Originally from Chicago, Ill., he also has a master of arts degree in athletic administration from South Dakota State University in 1987. He and his wife, Terri, have two sons, Reid and Chayse.

Coach Meierkort has guided the Coyotes to a 34-5 record in the DakotaDome during his seven years at the helm.

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Meierkort vs. Opponents at South DakotaNorth Dakota State 0-1North Greenville 1-0Northern Colorado 1-1Northern Iowa 0-3 Northwestern Oklahoma State 1-0Northwood 1-0Peru State 1-0Quincy 1-0St. Ambrose 1-0St. Cloud State 3-1Southern Oregon 1-0Southern Utah 2-1Southeastern Louisiana 1-1Truman State 2-0UC Davis 0-2Upper Iowa 2-0West Texas A&M 0-1Western Washington 2-0William Penn 1-0Winona State 1-0Wisconsin 0-0Wisconsin-LaCrosse 1-0


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One of USD’s all-time great quarterbacks, Wesley Beschorner will be in his sixth season on the USD coaching staff this fall and third as offensive coordinator. He also works with the quarterbacks. Beschorner led a Coyote offense that averaged 358 yards per game of total offense in 2010. The Coyotes had the second-best rushing offense in the Great West Conference and also averaged 23.4 points per game. The Coyotes had eight offensive players earn all-conference honors in 2010. In addition, junior Dante Warren’s development flourished under Beschorner’s guidance. Warren threw for 2,137 yards and 18 touchdowns and just six interceptions in 11 starts. Beschorner guided a USD offense that once again impressed in 2009. The Coyotes ranked fifth in the nation in total offense (460.3 ypg), including 11th in rushing (202.1 ypg) and 16th in passing (258.5 ypg), to rack up more than 40 points in five of their contests. Seven members of the USD offense earned postseason honors from the Great West Conference, including quarterback Noah Shepard on the first-team. Beschorner helped Shepard break many of his school records during his USD career. Beschorner helped the Coyote offense maintain its standing as one of the most productive units in the nation in 2008. USD achieved top 10 rankings in scoring offense (fourth, 37.5 ppg), total offense (sixth, 461.8 ypg) and rushing offense (seventh, 240.1 ypg). Prior to serving as quarterbacks coach, Beschorner worked with the running backs. The 2007 season saw records broken under Beschorner’s instruction. In his only season at USD, Amos Allen set the school’s single season and single game rushing record. He ran for 1,961 yards on the season, scoring 15 rushing touchdowns. In 10 of the 11 games, he ran for over 100 yards and he had four games in which he produced 200 or more rushing yards. Allen saved his best performance for last when he tallied a school record 306 yards and two touchdowns in the season finale against North Dakota. Allen’s performance also helped him secure the nation’s rushing title with 178.3 yards per game. Before taking over the coaching duties for the running backs, Beschorner was the wide receivers coach in 2006. He worked with Brooks Little, who eventually became the all-time receptions leader at USD. In 2006, Little led the team with 43 catches for 571 yards. In two NCAA playoff games, he had 10 receptions and 121 yards. Beschorner also coached Desmond Allison who had over 500 yards receiving and nine receiving touchdowns. Prior to joining the coaching staff, Beschorner was a record-setting quarterback at USD. During his four-year career he set 33 records and was the first player in school history to be named a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy. Beschorner threw for 6,240 yards and 64 TD passes. His 64 touchdown passes were nearly double the previous record. In 2005 he set the USD single season total offense record with 3,500 yards and averaged 318.2 yards of total offense per game. Beschorner also racked up 23 rushing touchdowns, giving him a school-record 87 total career touchdowns. In a 59-14 win over Nebraska-Omaha in 2005, he became the first Coyote to record 500 or more yards of total offense in a game (519). Beschorner earned his bachelor’s degree in history education from USD in 2005. In 2008, he completed his master’s degree in health, physical education and recreation at USD.

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Adam Breske is entering his fifth season as a member of the South Dakota coaching staff, and his first as co-defensive coordinator. Breske will also continue to serve as linebackers coach after serving in that capacity for four seasons, including the past two as a full-time assistant. During his time at South Dakota, Breske has been instrumental in the development of a strong linebacking corps. Breske has coached a total of nine all-conference honorees in his four seasons on the Coyote staff. In 2010, junior linebacker Adam Broders was an All-Great West Conference first team selection after recording 75 tackles, including 6.5 for loss. Junior Shea Williams also was named to the All-GWC second team after leading the Coyotes with 89 tackles. During 2009, Breske guided Adam Broders and Ryan Routh to second-team All-Great West Conference accolades. Broders posted a conference-leading 8.7 tackles per contest and finished with a team-high 78 stops, while Routh posted 35 tackles and 2.5 sacks. In 2008, Coyote linebackers Tyler Spease and Routh were named to the second-team All-GWC, while Justiss Scales was a first-team All-North Central Conference honoree in 2007. Tyler Bergan (second team) and Blake Hojer (honorable mention) also received honors from the NCC. Breske served as a graduate assistant coach for USD in 2007 and 2008, before joining the staff full-time. Previously, Breske coached linebackers and special teams for the University of Sioux Falls, which won the NAIA national title in 2006. Breske earned a bachelor’s degree in communication from Northern Colorado in 2004 and earned his master’s degree from USD in 2009. He and his wife Danielle have a son, Dylan.

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First Year | Emporia State (2003)

Kelton Copeland is in his first season as the wide receivers coach on the South Dakota football coaching staff. Copeland was named to the post July 25, 2011. Copeland spent the previous four years on the Coffeyville Community College (Kan.) staff. This past spring, Copeland was promoted to offensive coordinator for the Ravens prior to taking the job in July at South Dakota. The Ravens had the best passing offense in the Jayhawk Confernce and ranked third in total offense last year and earned berths in bowl games the past two seasons. A Miami, Fla., native, Copeland played at Emporia State from 1999-2002 where he started 26 games at quarterback for the Hornets. He finished his ESU career third all-time in total offensive yards and fourth in passing yards. Copeland was a graduate assistant for the Hornets in 2003-2004 and also coached at Northwood University in Michigan in 2006. He has a bachelor’s degree from Emporia State and is married to Bridgette (Eldridge) a native of LaCygne, Kan. The couple have a daughter named Marlea Bree.

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A former standout defensive lineman at the University of Wisconsin, Jake Sprague is entering his fourth season as a member of the South Dakota football coaching staff, and his first as co-defensive coordinator and pro scout liaison. Sprague has spent the past three seasons as defensive line coach and will continue in that capacity in 2011. Sprague also served as special teams coordinator in 2009 and 2010. In 2010, Sprague molded a young Coyote defensive line into a formidable group, with junior Jesse Weisbrod earning second-team All-Great West Conference honors. In addition, punter Cole Zwiefelhofer was named the Great West Conference Special Teams Player of the Year in 2010 after ranking sixth in the nation in punting at 43.2 yards per punt. The Coyotes’ Jeremy Blount also flourished as a punt returner, averaging 16.7 yards per return. During the 2009 campaign, Sprague coached a senior-laden defensive line that anchored the USD defense. Ko Quaye and Wayne Curry earned first- and second-team All-Great West Conference honors, respectively, while Quaye led the GWC in sacks. Quaye went on to sign a free agent contract with the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars. As a team, USD finished first in the conference in scoring defense (27.2 ppg) and rushing defense (108.1 ypg) and was second in total defense (388.9 ypg). Sprague also helped Marcus Sims earn the ninth spot on USD’s single-season kickoff return chart with 488 yards on 18 returns. His kickoff return average led the GWC and ranked fifth nationally. In 2008, Sprague built a Coyote defensive line that did not have a senior into one of the best in the GWC. Two members of that group, Abe Booker and Quaye, were named to the All-GWC second team. Quaye was also named the GWC Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 2 after a big game at North Greenville. The Coyotes also had the top scoring defense in the GWC with the defensive line playing a key role. Prior to arriving at USD, Sprague was a defensive graduate assistant at the University of Wisconsin, working with the defensive

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Fourth Year | Wisconsin (2003)

Assistant Coaches

Jake Dickert is in his first season as the secondary coach/special teams coordinator on the South Dakota football coaching staff. Dickert was named to the post in Feb. 2011. Dickert spent the previous three seasons as a member of the North Dakota State coaching staff. He worked with the safeties at NDSU, where he was also involved in recruiting and assisting in special teams. Prior to the stint at North Dakota State, Dickert was a defensive graduate assistant at Wisconsin-Stevens Point for 1 1/2 seasons. Dickert is a native of Kohler, Wis., where he played quarterback for Wisconsin-Stevens Point from 2002-04 and wide receiver from 2005-06. He was an all-conference wide receiver. Dickert graduated from UW-Stevens Point in 2007 with a degree in math education. He earned his master’s degree there in 2009. He and his wife Candice have a daughter, Rylee.

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Special Teams Coordinator/Secondary

First Year | UW-Stevens Point (2007)

Tim Triplett enters his second season on the South Dakota staff serving as offensive line coach this season, after being wide receivers coach last season. Triplett helped a young Coyote receiving corps continue to blossom in 2010. Sophomore Will Powell earned second-team All-Great West honors after catching 47 passes for 933 yards and 10 touchdowns, all team-bests. In addition, junior Dustin Nowotny and sophomore Tom Flanagan each hauled in 34 passes. The Coyotes averaged 13.6 yards per reception in 2010. Triplett spent 2009 on the South Dakota State staff as a tight end coach, helping guide the Jackrabbits to an 8-4 record and an appearance in the FCS playoffs. Previously, Triplett spent two seasons coaching the wide receivers at Wayne State College and helped lead the Wildcats to their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II playoffs in 2008. He began coaching at Cornell College, where he served as special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach during 2006. The son of former USD football coach Dave Triplett, Tim played in 40 games at wide receiver for USD from 2001-05. As a senior, he was a captain on the Coyote squad that won a share of the North Central Conference title.

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South Dakota FootballGraduate Assistants / Athletic Training

Nick Benedetto is in his second season as a graduate assistant for the Coyotes. A native of Crystal Lake, Ill., Benedetto played his collegiate career at the University of Sioux Falls. As a cornerback he finished with 94 tackles, seven interceptions and 32 passes defended. He helped USF claim two NAIA national championships in 2006 and 2008 and runner-up honors in 2007. Benedetto earned his bachelor’s degree from USF in 2009 and is pursuing his master’s degree in athletic administration at USD.

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bEnEDEttoGraduate Assistant/Defensive Backs

Second Year | Sioux Falls (2008)

Buster Davis begins his first season as a graduate assistant for the Coyotes working with the linebackers. Davis came to South Dakota from Glenville State College where he was the secondary coach in 2010 where he coached all-conference safety Terry Reese. Davis, no stranger to success, played three years in the NFL for the Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts and the Houston Texans. He was a third round pick out of Florida State, graduating in 2007. At FSU, Davis earned AFCA First Team All-America honors as a senior and was a first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection. He started all 12 games at middle linebacker as a senior, finishing 37th nationally in total tackles with 109. He recorded six or more tackles in every game in 2006 and registered double-digit tackles in three games. Davis played in the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala. In high school, Davis was regarded as a top-10 linebacker nationally by numerous publications and was ranked as the nation’s No. 5 linebacker by Rivals100.com. Davis is engaged to Tonya Knight and has two children Jordan (5) and Toni (1).

Jake Breske enters his second season as USD’s running backs coach, after completing his playing career as a Coyote. He spent four years as a reserve quarterback under Meierkort and helped USD to a 26-19 record during that span. Breske earned his bachelor’s from USD in 2009 and is currently pursuing his master’s degree.

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First Year | Florida State (2007)

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First Year | South Dakota (2008)

Coyote Athletic TrainingUSD staff members Bruce Fischbach (left) and Jevon Bowman (right) work with all Coyote sports, but directly oversee their departments’ efforts with football.

As Director of Sports Medicine, Fischbach oversees a staff of six athletic trainers in his 25th year with USD. His department has partnered with Sanford to deliver top-notch health care to student-athletes.

Bowman is in his second season as Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at the U. A former Coyote football player, he designs, organizes and implements various programs along with testing and evaluating the student-athletes and communicating with professional scouts.

Coyote Student Assistants

Reid Meierkort ......... Student Assistant

Ryan Angelo ........... Student Video Assistant

Jason Mather .......... Student Video Assistant

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South Dakota FootballAdministration

James W. Abbott, the 17th president of The University of South Dakota, was named president by the South Dakota Board of Regents on February 12, 1997, and began his term of office on July 1, 1997. Abbott has two degrees from The U (BA’70 and JD ’74) and is USD’s first alumnus president. A lifelong resident of South Dakota, Abbott taught middle and high school social studies and college-level political science, practiced law, and actively managed various businesses. Immediately prior to becoming president of USD, he was president and chief executive officer of Zylstra Communications Corporation. Accomplishments during his tenure include the successful conclusion of Campaign South Dakota, the most ambitious fund drive in USD history, raising more than $133 million. Proceeds significantly increased scholarship funding for students, funded endowments to increase faculty salaries and served as catalyst for an almost $200 million university-wide facilities program. The Lee Medical Building, Muenster University Center and Beacom School of Business were completed and are in use. A Wellness Center is under construction and will be completed this academic year, as will the renovation of Slagle Auditorium. Coyote Village will open this fall. The Al Neuharth Media Center, Dean Belbas Center, Vucurevich Child Care Center and residence halls have been remodeled. In addition, the DakotaDome roof was replaced and the science labs in Pardee, Akeley, and Churchill-Haines have undergone extensive remodeling to updated standards. Abbott served in the South Dakota House of Representatives and has long been active in state and community affairs, including the State Board of Education; the South Dakota Community Foundation; the South Dakota Lottery Commission; the South Dakota Economic Development Finance Authority; the South Dakota Constitution Revision Committee; and Dakota Wesleyan University. He also served a term as one of two South Dakota advisors to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He currently serves on the American Council of Education’s Commission on Government and Public Affairs; The Freedom Forum Diversity Committee; The Freedom Forum Al Neuharth Free Spirit Award Selection Committee; and is a member of the board of Home Federal Bank. Abbott and his wife, Colette, have three adult daughters: Sara, Lyndsey and Nancy.

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University President

15th Year | South Dakota (1970)

David Sayler was named the University of South Dakota’s 12th Athletic Director in June 2010, after extensive experience at several prominent institutions over the last 15 years. Sayler directly supervises all 17 sports at USD and coordinate the department’s $8 million budget. Prior to joining the Coyotes, Sayler served as the Senior Executive Athletic Director at Rice University for four years, while also heading the department as Interim Athletic Director from October 2009 to March 2010. He was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the entire athletic department, directly overseeing all internal operations of the athletic department, as well as providing administrative oversight for all 16 of Rice’s sports. He also assisted with the development of a Strategic Plan for Rice Athletics and served as the administrator of that plan for the department. Sayler was also crucial in several facility projects across campus. He directed the funding model, planning and building of a $26 million renovation of Autry Court, as well as the $41 million construction of a recreation center. During his time at Rice, he oversaw facility improvements including: the installation of Fieldturf ($1 million) at Rice Stadium, the replacement of Cameron Field ($1.2 million) at Reckling Park and the installation of a new scoreboard ($500,000) at Reckling Park. He also served on the steering committee for the new recreation center. Sayler also served as the Assistant Tournament Director for the 2008 and 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball South Regionals held in Reliant Stadium. In addition, he served as the Tournament Coordinator for the 2007, 2008 and 2009 NCAA Baseball Regional and Super Regionals held on the Rice University campus. Under his watch, Rice Athletics had a balanced budget for fiscal years 2007 and 2008, the first times that ever occurred under the Board-approved budget funding model for athletics. Accomplishments on the field include: the football team making 2 bowl games, the baseball team making consecutive trips to the College World Series in Omaha, the women’s volleyball team making the NCAA tournament, and the women’s track and cross country team winning the Conference USA Championship. David Sayler is married to the former Katie Fitzgerald of Bowling Green, Ohio. The couple has two sons, Connor and Liam.

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Second Year | Ohio Wesleyan (1991)

Dr. Christina “Tina” Keller is in her sixth year as the faculty athletic representative (FAR). She has been a faculty member at The U for 21 years. Currently, she is an associate dean of administration in the College of Arts and Sciences and an associate professor of physics. Prior to being named an associate dean, she was chair of the Department of Earth Sciences and Physics. She has served on numerous university task forces and committees, including the Mathematics Task Force, the University Scholarship Committee, the Gender Equity Oversight Committee and the Athletic Board of

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Sixth Year | North Dakota State (1984)

Control. She was the co-chair of the Athletic Review Task Force, appointed by President James Abbott during the summer of 2006, and also headed the search committee that hired David Sayler as USD’s athletic director in 2010. A recipient of the Belbas-Larson Award for Excellence in Teaching (2006), she regularly teaches modern physics and astronomy. In addition, Dr. Keller has taught the algebra- and calculus-based physics courses, various upper level physics courses and honors seminars. Her research interest includes theoretical condensed matter physics, physics education, and nuclear and particle physics. She has actively worked to promote physics in South Dakota, and has been involved with the efforts to convert the Homestake Mine into a Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory. Dr. Keller has a B.S. degree in physics (1984), M.S. degree in physics (1986) and a Ph.D. in physics (1988), all from North Dakota State University. At NDSU, Keller was a four-year letter winner in women’s basketball for the Bison from 1980-84. A three-year starter, Keller was twice named Academic All-North Central Conference. She and her husband Gary Larson have a son, Alex.

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2010: Played in Coyote wins over Northwestern Oklahoma State and Northern Colorado...also appeared in late-season contest with No. 18 Cal Poly...rushed three times for three yards as a reserve running back...named USD’s Scout Offensive Player of the week once during the season...named USD’s Scout Special Teams Player of the Week three times.

2009: Redshirted his first season in the USD program.

Prep: Rushed for 4,670 yards and 70 touchdowns in high school career…named Argus Leader’s Elite 45 Team Captain in 2008...named Yankton Press & Dakotan’s Prep Boys Athlete of the Year…named to Argus Leader’s Elite 45 team in 2008 and 2007…named to Class 9A All-State first-team in 2008…vital part of Avon’s 2008 Class 9B state championship football team…named Class 9A Outstanding Back…rushed for 1,469 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior (17.3 yards per carry)…rushed for 213 yards and named Joe Robbie MVP for Class 9A Championship game in 2008…also participated in golf (part of state championship team), track and basketball.

Personal: Son of Rita Archambeau...born on Oct. 11, 1989...undeclared major.

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Avon, S.D. | Avon HS

2010: Appeared in 10 games and made seven starts as a defensive lineman...finished with 11 tackles, including five solo stops...posted a season-high four tackles against Northern Iowa...made one tackle for loss...earned one interception for six yards...recovered one fumble.

2009: Played in seven games, including the last four of the season....made three tackles.

2008: Appeared in 10 games...finished with 17 tackles, including one solo...finished with one tackle for a three-yard loss...had two pass breakups...best game was a five-tackle effort against St. Ambrose (08/30/08).


Prep: Two-year starter and three-year letterwinner for the nationally known Mt. Carmel HS...played for the legendary Coach Frank Lenti where the teams recorded a 34-7 record over the last three years...during three-year run, Mt. Carmel was two-time State runner-up and two-time Conference Champions...recorded over 25 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks and over 15 pass deflections.

Personal: Son of Victoria Bryant...born on Dec. 10, 1988...speech communication major.

Prep: Lettered three years...led team in tackles final two seasons...first team all-state selection as a linebacker as a senior...first team all-conference as a senior at running back...named team MVP.

Personal: Son of Greg and Stephanie Aas...born on July 18, 1988...economics, political science and history major.

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Aberdeen, S.D. | Central HS

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alvES-FortESDefensive Line | 6-3 | 280 | Jr.

Boise, Idaho | Boise HS / E. Ariz. Coll.

Eastern Arizona College: Helped coach Bob Clark to a 9-3 record with an appearance in the Salt Lake City Bowl…played in five games with seven tackles and one sack.

Prep: Earned second-team all-conference…played in Idaho all-star game…also lettered in track and field.

Personal: Son of Lucinda and Donald Alves-Fortes...born on Sept. 15, 1989…originally a native of Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Prep: Helped coach Matt Biehler and the Cardinals win the state championship as a sophomore and finish runner-up as a senior…earned first-team all-state honors as a defensive end…also named first team by the coaches association….claimed first-team all-conference honors as a defensive end and tight end…made 48 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and five sacks while forcing two fumbles and recovering two…on offense made nine receptions with three touchdowns and 21.3 yards per catch…also played tennis and finished runner-up in doubles at the state tournament as a junior…on the principal’s honor roll four years.

Personal: Son of Kent and Kathy Barkley...born on Oct. 17, 1992.

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Conway Sprgs., Kan. | Conway Sprgs. HS

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Chicago, Ill. | Mt. Carmel HS

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2010: All-Great West Conference first-team selection...started all 10 games he played in at inside linebacker...finished third on the team with 75 tackles, including 30 solo stops...posted a career-high 15 tackles against Northern Iowa....topped the 10-tackle mark twice...notched a team-high 6.5 tackles for loss for 14 yards...earned half a sack...notched one interception, one fumble recovery and blocked one kick...finished sixth in the GWC in tackles per game (7.5)...earned GWC Defensive Player of the Week once...named USD’s Defensive Player of the Week once during the season.

2009: All-Great West Conference second-team selection...led USD in tackles with 78, despite missing one start with a hand injury and playing with a cast for several games...led the Great West Conference with 8.7 tackles per game...notched 5.5 tackles for loss for 17 yards...earned 1.5 sacks for eight yards...had one fumble recovery and one pass breakup...helped USD finish first in the conference in scoring defense (27.2 ppg) and rushing defense (108.1 ypg) and second in total defense (388.9 ypg)...named USD’s Defensive Player of the Week once during the season.

2008: Played in 10 games and recorded 25 tackles, including nine solos...had career-best of eight tackles in win over Culver-Stockton...had five tackles in win at Southern Utah...named Coyote Team Defensive Player of the Week after Culver-Stockton win.

2007: Redshirted his first season at USD.

Prep: A two-time Class D2 All-State selection...named first team District 4 defensive back...as a senior, rushed for 2,306 yards and scored 44 TDs...accounted for 152 total tackles playing for Coach Jim Dooley...four-year starter on basketball team.

Personal: Son of Ronald and Julie Broders...born on Aug. 6, 1988...physical education major.

Career Statistics:Year G UA A Total TFL-Yds Sacks PD PI FF FR2008 10 9 16 25 1.5-2 0-0 2 1 0 12009 9 31 47 78 5.5-17 1-1.5 1 0 0 12010 10 30 45 75 6.5-14 0.5 1 1 0 1Total 29 70 108 178 13.5-33 1-2.0 4 2 0 3

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Bloomfield, Neb. | Bloomfield HS

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Prep: Lettered two years in football...earned All-Dade Honorable Mention honors as a junior and senior...named Defensive MVP as a senior...had 83 tackles, seven sacks, two force fumbles and two fumble recoveries...as a junior tallied 55 tackles with six sacks and two fumble recoveries...for his career had 138 tackles with 13 sacks two force fumbles and four fumble recoveries...played in the Dade vs. Broward All-Star game in South Florida.

Personal: Son of Nathaniel and Robin Benyard...born on March 9, 1993.

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bEnyarDLinebacker | 6-2 | 210 | Fr.

Miami Springs, Fla. | Miami Springs HS

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blountWide Receiver/KR | 5-8 | 159 | Sr.

Tampa, Fla. | Tampa Bay Middleton HS

2010: Played in all 11 games as a reserve wide receiver...also handled kickoff and punt return duties...caught nine passes for 163 yards and one touchdown...averaged 18.1 yards per catch...also rushed twice for four yards...averaged 16.7 yards on 12 punt returns...posted a long of 55 yards...averaged 21.4 yards on 29 kick returns...posted a long return of 78 yards...posted more than 200 all-purpose yards twice...finished first in the GWC in punt return average (16.7), second in kick return average (21.4) and sixth in all-purpose yards average (89.8)...named USD’s Special Teams Player of the Week twice during the season.

2009: Was the Coyotes’ starting kickoff and punt returner for the first four games until a broken arm ended his season...returned 13 kickoffs for 318 yards for a 24.5 average....notched a season-long 44-yard return against Drake...returned nine punts for 74 yards...also caught four catches for 58 yards as a wide receiver...named USD’s Special Teams Player of the Week once during the season.

2008: Emerged as a big threat in the Coyotes’ return game...finished with 367 yards and one touchdown on 15 kick return attempts (average of 24.5 yards per return)...named Great West Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after returning a kickoff for a touchdown in win over North Greenville...finished with 243 punt return yards on 23 attempts...also had 11 catches for 127 yards for the Coyote offense to go with two rushes for 23 yards.

Prep: Recorded 51 catches for 675 yards and nine touchdowns along with two punt returns he ran back for touchdowns his senior season...was named Special Teams Player of the Year and Outstanding Wide Receiver by his team while also being selected to the All-Conference first team...was a Hillbrough County All-Star...also was a letterwinner on the track team...played for coach Henry Hubbard.

Personal: Son of Mary Thompson...born on Nov. 12, 1988...recreation major.

Career Statistics:Year G Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G2008 11 23 127 243 367 0 760 69.12009 4 0 58 74 318 0 450 112.52010 11 4 163 200 621 0 988 89.8Total 26 27 348 517 1306 0 2198 84.5

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2010: Played in USD’s first two games before suffering a season-ending knee injury...made one tackle...played as a reserve linebacker and on special teams.

2009: Appeared in Coyote wins over William Penn and Drake...made one tackle....named USD’s Scout Defensive Player of the Week once and Scout Special Teams Player of the Week twice during the season.

2008: Redshirted his first season in the USD program....was named USD’s Scout Defensive Player of the Week twice.

Prep: Butler was a three-time letterwinner for Cheyenne High School and was named a starter for the Nevada All-Star game..finished his career with a pair of school records and multiple postseason awards...set the Cheyenne all-time record for tackles (437) and sacks (48)...in 2007 he posted 21 sacks as he was named Sunset Division Defensive Player of the Year...following his senior campaign he was named to the All-Sunset Division first team, Nevada All-State first team, the Review Journal All-State second team and the NevadaPrepReports.com Southern Nevada All-Valley Team...Butler also earned all-conference recognition his junior and sophomore seasons.

Personal: Son of Damon and Yolanda Butler...born on July 7, 1990...mass communication major.

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Las Vegas, Nev. | Cheyenne HS

2010: Earned second-team All-GWC honors...started all 11 games as USD’s top cornerback...finished sixth on the team with 48 tackles, including 27 solo stops...also earned 1.5 tackles for loss for five yards...top performance was a seven-tackle effort against Northern Iowa.

Utah State: Appeared in two games during the 2009 season, after playing in 11 contests and making three starts in 2008...finished third on the team in carries with 52 and fourth in total yards, while scoring two touchdowns...best outing was 13 carries for 55 yards and a touchdown against Fresno State.

Prep: During his prep career, had 354 rushing yards and five touchdowns as a senior and made 90 stops, including 18 tackles for loss and seven sacks, as a defensive back...also notched three interceptions, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries as a senior to earn first-team all-league honors at both positions...received second-team at both as a junior and was also selected to the CIF vs. City Section All-Star Game.

Personal: Son of Canieshia Hendrix and Michael Butler...born on Aug. 7, 1990...sociology major.

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Los Angeles, Calif. | Locke HS / Utah State

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2009: Redshirted his first season in the USD program...named USD’s Scout Offensive Player of the Week once during the season.

Prep: Named to the Nebraska Associated Press Class A All-State first team as a senior…rushed for 1,826 yards and 28 touchdowns…also had 300-plus yards receiving…considered one of the top running backs in Nebraska…named All-Conference and All-District…finished with 1,087 rushing yards during junior year in just five games…also a state qualifier in the 100 in track...participated in the Nebraska All-Star Shrine game and scored a touchdown.

Personal: Son of Jerry and Sarah Burrus...undeclared major...born on March 5, 1990.

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Papillion, Neb. | Papillion-LaVista HS

Prep: Earned all-conference and all-area honors as a junior and was named Daily Herald Player of the Week...Earned all-conference, all-area and all-state honors as a senior...Earned MSL Defensive Player of the Year honors...Played both ways and tallied 128 solo tackles and 69 assists, inclduing six sacks and one interception.

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burnSTight End | 6-4 | 245 | Jr.

Kansas City, Kan. | Bishop Ward HS

Butler Community College: Spent the last two seasons under coach Troy Morrell at Butler Community…helped the Grizzlies go 11-1 in 2010 to win the conference and region to advance to the NJCAA National Championship…made eight catches for 80 yards and one touchdown…redshirted the 2008 season at Central Arkansas.

Prep: Earned first-team all-area honors as a senior during his prep career…named second-team as a junior…also all-conference basketball player…holds career rebounds record at school.

Personal: Son of Mike and Linda Burns...born on April 20, 1990...undeclared major.

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2010: Started all 11 games on USD’s defensive line...finished with 17 tackles, including six solo stops...posted a season-high three tackles at North Dakota State...earned 1.5 tackles for loss for three yards...recovered one fumble.

2009: Appeared in four games for USD, including wins over William Penn, Drake and Southern Utah...notched five tackles, including four solo stops...had three tackles for loss for seven yards...posted one sack for three yards.

2008: Appeared in seven games for USD, recording three tackles...finished with 1.5 tackles for loss (minus-4 yards).


Prep: Named to the 2006 Des Moines Register Elite Team...selected all-state and was the 2006 Defensive MVP for Coach Ed Thomas...high school qualified for the football playoffs two years...was selected to play in the 2007 Iowa Shrine Bowl.

Personal: Son of Dale and Marcy Capper...born on July 27, 1988...recreation major.

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cappErDefensive Line | 6-1 | 279 | Sr.

Aplington, Iowa | Aplington-Parkersburg HS

2010: Played in South Dakota’s win over Northwestern Oklahoma State as a reserve quarterback...completed one pass for 10 yards.


Prep: A three-year starter at T.F. Riggs High School in Pierre, S.D…a quarterback with good size and a strong arm…missed several games because of injury in 2008…had an outstanding junior season with 1,500 passing yards, 500 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns…finished career with 2,602 passing yards, 722 rushing yards and 30 touchdowns…Academic All-State selection…also a South Dakota North-South All-Star selection…four-year letterwinner in football...also lettered in baseball and basketball.

Personal: Son of Mark and Sue Cichos...born on Oct 28, 1990...undeclared major.

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Pierre, S.D. | T.F. Riggs HS

2010: PhilSteele.com fourth-team All-American...All-Great West Conference first-team selection...started all 11 games at left tackle for USD’s offensive line...received USD’s Most Valuable Lineman Award...named USD’s Offensive Player of the Week once during the season...helped the Coyotes average 150.9 rushing yards, 207.1 passing yards and 23.4 points per game...named to the Great West Media All-Conference first team.

2009: All-Great West Conference honorable mention...started all 10 games at right tackle for the Coyotes...an integral part of a USD offense that averaged 460 yards per game (4th in the nation), 202 rushing yards per game (11th in the nation) and 258 passing yards per game (16th in the nation)...was part of an offensive line that allowed just 10 sacks (10th in the nation).

2008: Started all 11 games at right tackle...was starter on offensive line that helped the Coyotes rank in the top 10 nationally in scoring offense, total offense and rushing offense...part of offensive line that allowed just 14 sacks in 11 games.


Prep: Two-year starter on the offensive line at Rosemount High School for Coach Jeff Erdmann...led team to section championship and state semifinals...helped pave way for a 1,000-yard rusher...Honor Roll student.

Personal: Son of John and Karen Compton...born on May 10, 1989...political science major.

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coMptonOffensive Line | 6-6 | 314 | Sr.

Rosemount, Minn. | Rosemount HS

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Prep: All-conference honorable mention as a senior for coach Gary Swenson…..helped the Tigers total more than 3,500 yards of total offense, including 2,500 rushing yards and 900 passing yards…threw shot and discus in track and field…four-time academic all-conference honoree…three-year honor roll student…earned the Silver Cord community service award four times.

Personal: Son of James and Michelle Campos...born on Sept. 15, 1992.

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caMpoSOffensive Line | 6-5 | 250 | Fr.

West Des Moines, Iowa | Valley HS

Prep: Started the last 22 games of his prep career on the offensive line for coach Jeff Gross…as a senior earned first-team all-state, all-conference and all-district honors…also named to the Super State second team…earned his team’s honor and merit awards…as a junior earned all-district honorable mention…also participated in wrestling and track and field.

Personal: Son of Ken and Rose Chancellor...born on Dec. 11, 1992.

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chancEllorOffensive Line | 6-5 | 303 | Fr.

McCook, Neb. | McCook HS

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2010: Played in USD wins over Northwestern Oklahoma State and Northern Colorado...named USD’s Scout Offensive Player of the Week twice during the season.

2009: Played in Coyote wins over William Penn and Drake...named USD’s Scout Offensive Player of the week once during the season.


Prep: Won the 2A Iowa State Championship with Central Lyon High School during his junior season and was runner-up in 2007.. finished high school with a 24-2 career record and was a two year letterwinner... named first team All-District, All-northwest Iowa second team... averaged 13 yards per reception.. four year honor roll student and a member of the National Honor Society... three year letterwinner in basketball and track.

Personal: Son of Carl and Nancy DeJongh...born on Oct. 20, 1989...business major.

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DEJonghTight End | 6-3 | 244 | Jr.

Rock Rapids, Iowa | Central Lyon HS

2010: Appeared in 10 games and made two starts on USD’s defensive line...finished with 24 tackles, including 10 solo stops...posted a season-high five tackles against Northern Colorado...made six tackles for loss for 28 yards...earned a team-high three sacks for 18 yards...forced one fumble and recovered one fumble...named USD’s Defensive Player of the Week once during the season.

2009: Played in Coyote wins over William Penn, Drake and Southeastern Louisiana...notched one tackle.


Prep: Had 62 tackles, 17 for a loss, and eight sacks his senior season for St. Paul Highland Park High School...named team captain and selected conference Defensive Player of the Year...was All-Conference first team and honorable mention All-State...letterwinner in track as well...played for coach Dave Zeitchick.

Personal: Son of Jim and Sharon Eaton...born on Oct. 24, 1989...art major.

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EatonDefensive Line | 6-5 | 246 | Jr.

St. Paul, Minn. | Highland Park HS

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Tom Compton (76) blocks during the Coyotes’ thrilling 41-38 victory at Minnesota last season.

Prep: Dominant nose tackle for coach Mike Fenton…helped the Dragons capture a state title as a senior…his team finished ranked No. 17 in the nation according to ESPN Rise…earned all-state honorable mention as a senior with 25 tackles and one sack…also all-conference twice…a three-year starter.

Personal: Son of Marshel and Stephanie Cromuel...born on April 6, 1992.

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croMuElDefensive Line | 6-2 | 336 | Fr.

Tampa, Fla. | Thomas Jefferson HS

Prep: One of the top ranked quarterbacks in the state of Ilinois…posted a 21-2 record as a starting quarterback for coach William McNamara…as a senior went 11-1 by completing 107-of-207 passes for 1,715 yards and 12 touchdowns…earned all-state honorable mention, all-area and all-conference honors…as a junior went 10-1 by completing 78-of-139 passes for 1,491 yards and 15 touchdowns…also earned all-conference honors in basketball and qualified for the state track and field meet in the discus.

Personal: Son of Robin and Susan Earl…born on Nov. 20, 1992…father played in NFL for the Chicago Bears from 1977-82.

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EarlQuarterback | 6-6 | 210 | Fr.

Lincolnshire, Ill. | Stevenson HS

Prep: Two-time, first-team all-conference honoree for coach Casey Coons…also named academic all-state twice...named team MVP as a senior…finished with 1,685 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns on 290 carries…also made 57 catches for 685 yards and 13 touchdowns…also a dynamic kick returner.

Personal: Son of Doug and Ann Fairbairn...born on Oct. 3, 1992.

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FairbairnDefensive Back | 5-9 | 175 | Fr.

Arvada, Colo. | Arvada West HS

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2010: Played in USD’s win over Northwestern Oklahoma State.


2008: Attended Augustana College.

Prep: Four-year letterwinner for Coach Gary Culver at Vermillion High School at defensive back and running back....notched 65 tackles and rushed for over 1,000 yards as a senior...earned all-state honors as a defensive back...named Elite 45 honorable mention by Argus Leader...played in North South All-Star Game...earned All-Big 8 Conference honors twice...also earned four letters in track and field as a sprinter...qualified for the state championships five times....earned three letters in baseball from his right field position...claimed two letters in basketball as a shooting guard.

Personal: Son of Mike and Joni Freidel...born on March 14, 1989...majoring in physical education.

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FrEiDElLinebacker | 5-10 | 190 | So.

Vermillion, S.D. | Vermillion HS

2010: Played in 10 games and made three starts at cornerback...finished with 34 tackles, including 18 solo stops...made one tackle for loss and one sack for nine yards...earned two interceptions for 26 yards and two pass breakups...posted a season-high nine tackles at UC Davis...named USD’s Defensive Player of the Week once during the season.


Prep: Was named Tampa Tribune All-County honorable mention…had team-high five interceptions to go with 44 tackles as a senior…part of Chamberlain team that was ranked in top 10 in Florida…also had a fumble return for a touchdown in Week 2…played for legendary coach Billy Turner.

Personal: Son of Roosevelt and Brenda Lawrence...born on Aug. 13, 1991...undeclared major.

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FriErSonDefensive Back | 6-1 | 180 | So.

Tampa, Fla. | Chamberlain HS

2010: All-Great West Conference first-team selection...started at running back in all 11 games...led USD with 817 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 188 attempts...finished second in the GWC

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ganiouSRunning Back | 5-7 | 190 | Sr.

Houston, Texas | North Shore HS 2011

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in rushing yards and sixth in total offense per game...averaged 4.3 yards per carry and 74.3 yards per game...also caught 17 passes for 156 yards and two touchdowns...topped the 100-yard mark twice...posted a season-high 142 yards at UC Davis...named USD’s Offensive Player of the Week four times during the season...named to FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team...earned Academic All-Great West honors for Fall 2010.

2009: All-Great West Conference first-team selection...played in all 10 games and made nine starts...posted a conference-leading 828 rushing yards on 148 carries...also earned four touchdowns on the ground...averaged 5.6 yards per carry and 82.8 yards per game...caught 23 catches for 266 yards and one touchdown...named Great West Offensive Player of the Week after a season-high 193 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries against Southern Utah...also topped the 100-yard mark against Southeastern Louisiana...an integral part of a USD offense that averaged 460 yards per game (4th in the nation), 202 rushing yards per game (11th in the nation) and 258 passing yards per game (16th in the nation)...named USD’s Offensive Player of the Week twice during the season...in the classroom named ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American...also named to FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team...represented USD at the NCAA National Student-Athlete Leadership Conference in May 2009...selected as USD’s Offensive Player of the Year after the season...earned Academic All-Great West honors for Fall 2009.

2008: Started nine games and played in all 11 for USD...led Coyotes in rushing with 755 yards on 112 carries (6.7 avg.)...had nine rushing touchdowns...rushed for season-high 167 yards and two touchdowns in USD’s win at Southern Utah on 11/15/08...rushed for 141 yards and two scores in season-opening win over St. Ambrose (08/29/08)...was named the Coyote’s Team Offensive Player of the week following the St. Ambrose game..had three games of 100 or more yards...also caught six passes for 54 yards for USD...named USD’s Harry Gamage Most Valuable Freshman for 2008.


Prep: Finalist as the houston TD Club Offensive Player of the Year...led North Shore Mustangs to an 11-1 record three straight years...named first team All-Houston, third team all-state, first team all-district and district offensive MVP in 2006...rushed for 1,564 yards and 23 TDs as a senior...had 1,316 yard rushing and 17 TDs as a junior...led the state of Texas in average yards per carry his junior and senior year playing in the largest class (5A) in Texas...had a triple jump mark of 45’02 in track and field.

Personal: Son of Janie and Glenn Ganious...born on Nov. 2, 1989...psychology major.

Career Statistics:Year G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G2008 11 112 755 9 55 6.7 68.62009 10 148 828 4 45 5.6 82.82010 11 188 817 4 62 4.3 74.3Totals 32 448 2400 17 62 5.4 75.0

Running back Chris Ganious (20) scores a touch-down in the Coyotes’ upset victory at Minnesota in 2010.

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2010: Played in USD’s win over Northwestern Oklahoma State.

2009: Sat out his first season at USD.

2008: Attended the University of Nebraska.

Prep: Garvey played for Coach Matt LaFleur at South Sioux City High School...four-year starting defensive end and three year starting offensive tackle...team captain as a senior while leading the team in tackles...named defensive MVP as a senior...named to academic all-conference team four times...lettered in basketball once as a center...helped team to district tournament twice...member of track and field team three years...threw the discus...four-year member of the honor roll...member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Bill and Donna Garvey....born on Oct. 24, 1989...majoring in occupational therapy.

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garvEyLinebacker | 6-2 | 231 | Jr.

South Sioux City, Neb. | SSC HS / Neb.

2010: Played in all 11 games as a reserve defensive lineman...made 17 tackles, including seven solo stops...posted a season-high four tackles at Central Florida...earned three tackles for loss for nine yards...posted two sacks...broke up one pass and recovered one fumble.

2009: A valuable reserve defensive lineman...played in 9-of-10 games during the season...made two tackles.


Prep: Team leader in tackles for two straight seasons at St. Patrick’s High School and during his senior campaign had 54 tackles (22 solo) with 13 for a loss of 50 yards, three and a half sacks, 1 interception, 4 pass deflections, 6 quarterback hurries, and 2 forced fumbles...in his junior season he had 44 tackles (18 solo) with 4 for a loss of 10 yards, 1 fumble recovery, and 3 pass deflections...named to the Chicago Tribune All-Area Top 100 team and was a three year letterwinner in both football and track while being all-conference all three seasons in the high jump...was on the “A” and “B” honor roll...played for coach Dan Galante.

Personal: Son of Tom and Deb Giese...born on May 26, 1990...criminal justice major.

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giESEDefensive Line | 6-3 | 280 | So.

Chicago, Ill. | St. Patrick’s HS


Prep: An exceptional all-around athlete,...was a starting offensive lineman and tight end his junior year for Coach Joe Sanchez, before becoming a starting defensive lineman as a senior at Barrington High School...posted 35 tackles, including five tackles for loss and one sack, while recording nine quarterback hurries and one fumble recovery...also participated in basketball and track and field...will be joined at USD by teammate Terrance Terry.

Personal: Son of Ken Greer Sr. and Trudy Nelson-Greer...born on Feb. 11, 1992.

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grEErDefensive Line | 6-3 | 307 | R-Fr.

Barrington, Ill. | Barrington HS

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Prep: Had a strong career at Harker Heights High School where he played varsity for three years...finished with 90 tackles and 10 career sacks...also forced six fumbles and recovered three...finished with five pass deflections...also competed in track.

Personal: Son of Richard and Veda Gray...born on April 9, 1993...plans to major in physical education.

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Linebacker | 6-1 | 225 | Fr.

Killeen, Texas | Harker Heights HS

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Vanderbilt: Redshirted in 2009 and did not see any action in 2010 at quarterback.

Prep: Two-time captain... Team MVP as senior... Named Parade Magazine and EA Sports All-American QB after leading Maine South Hawks to 8A state championship and first 14-0 record in school history... Completed 74 percent of passes (227 of 321) for 3,210 yards and 38 TDs as senior QB in spread offense... One of 50 players across America named as Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year... Set state title record rushing for 164 yards... Named Chicago Sun-Times’ Player of the Year... Consensus First Team All-State QB recipient... As a junior, passed for 2,720 yards and 26 TDs... Played WR as sophomore, catching 24 passes for 580 yards and 10 TDs... Ran anchor leg on winning 4x200-meter relay at Illinois 8A state meet as a junior... PR in 100 meters of 10.9.

Personal: Son of Chuck and Kathy Goro...Born on Oct. 1, 1990... Dad was standout defensive back at Southern Illinois.

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Defensive Back | 6-2 | 205 | So.

Park Ridge, Ill. | Main South HS / Vandy.

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2010: Appeared in 10 games as a backup center and guard...helped the Coyotes average 150.9 rushing yards, 207.1 passing yards and 23.4 points per game.

Glendale CC: Was twice named to the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference second team under the direction of Coach Mickey Bell...in 2009, was a team captain and was named to the Western States Football League’s second-team all region...for the 2008 and 2009 seasons, the Gauchos had a combined 15-7 record, averaging over 170 rushing yards and 300 yards of total offense per game.

Prep: At Agua Fria High School, Gullet was named team captain as a senior, was selected to the first-team All-State squad, and was chosen to play in the 4A-5A All Star game...also won varsity letters in basketball and wrestling...in the classroom, he was an honor roll student all four years of high school and was named to the Dean’s List in the spring of 2009.

Personal: Son of Fred and Shea Gullett...born on Aug. 8, 1988...English major.

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gullEttOffensive Line | 6-3 | 276 | Sr.

Buckeye, Ariz. | Agua Fria HS / Glendale

2010: Redshirted his first season in the USD program...named USD’s Scout Defensive Player of the Week twice during the season...named USD’s Scout Special Teams Player of the Week once.

Prep: With former NFL linebacker John Holocek as his coach, Kyle Guziec developed into one of the top inside linebackers in the

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guziEcLinebacker | 6-4 | 239 | R-Fr.

Lake Forest, Ill. | Loyola Academy

2010: Appeared in 10 games as a reserve fullback and on special teams...earned one carry for three yards...made one catch for 10 yards...posted one tackle on special teams.

2009: Played in all 10 games for the Coyotes, including six starts...was an integral part of a USD offense that averaged 460 yards per game (4th in the nation), 202 rushing yards per game (11th in the nation) and 258 passing yards per game (16th in the nation)...had one catch....and made two tackles on special teams.

2008: Played in 10 games at fullback for USD...was a valuable blocker in Coyotes’ nationally-ranked running game...finished with seven rushes for 48 yards...also had three catches for 21 yards.


Prep: Played running back and linebacker for coach Ken Helland at LeCenter High School...All-Conference selection as a sophomore, junior, and senior...career stats include 3,000+ rushing yards, 46 TDs, and 369 tackles...selected team MVP as both a junior and senior...named academic all-state and was an Honor Roll student...letter winner in basketball and baseball.

Personal: Son of Ken and Denise Helland...born on May 9, 1988...recreation major.

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hEllanDFullback | 6-0 | 225 | Sr.

LeCenter, Minn. | LeCenter HS

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Jacksonville: Attended Jacksonville University and played for coach Kerwin Bell.

Prep: Earned honorable mention all-state honors...four year letterwinner in football and basketball...lettered two years in track...broke receiving yards record with 912 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior, while recording 37 receptions...played for head coach Steve Shields.

Personal: Son of Janice Smith and Clifford Griffin...born on May 17, 1990...majoring in business finance.

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Wide Receiver | 6-1 | 182 | So.

Jacksonville, Fla. | Baldwin HS

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Chicago area at Loyola Academy...as a senior, Guziec posted 113 tackles, including 12 for a loss, five sacks and two interceptions to lead the No. 1 defense in the state of Illinois...earned first-team all-conference honors and all-area accolades from the Pioneer Press after ending the season with a 22-tackle effort in the state semifinals...in the classroom, was an honor roll student

Personal: Son of Gary and Marla Guziec...born on Feb. 26, 1992.

Prep: Named first-team all-state by coaches and sports writers as a senior….also earned first-team all-conference honors and second-team all-metro accolades…was runner-up for the Class 5A defensive player of the year…as a senior made 89 tackles, including 40 solo stops, five interceptions, 3.5 sacks…also returned 15 punts for 221 yards and one touchdown…as a junior earned first-team all-state honors…in his career made 164 tackles, 70 solo stops, and six interceptions…lettered three years in football…also participated in baseball and track and field…named to the principal’s honor roll for four years.

Personal: Son of Larry and Lana Hillier...born on Oct. 27, 1992.

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2010: Appeared in all 11 games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams...finished with 23 tackles, including 11 solo stops...posted a season-high four tackles twice...earned 2.5 tackles for loss for four yards...notched half a sack...forced one fumble.

2009: Played in eight contests on special teams...made five tackles, including four solo stops.


Prep: Cimarron made the playoffs in 2005-07...was named all-sunset division first team...named Team Defensive MVP and Outstanding Linebacker...recorded 35 tackles and one interception in 2005; 70 tackles, 4 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries, and 3 forced fumbles in 2006; and 96 tackles, 6 interceptions, 4 defensive touchdowns, 4 fumble recoveries, and 6 forced fumbles in 2007...participated in track and field...graduated with honors.

Personal: Son of Dwayne and Jacolyn Hogans...born on March 13, 1990...criminal justice major.

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hoganSLinebacker | 6-1 | 215 | Jr.

Las Vegas, Nev. | Cimarron Memorial HS


Prep: A first-team all-state selection by the Des Moines Register...assisted Coach Tony Lombardi and Washington to 9-3 record and appearance in the state quarterfinals as a senior...team averaged over 300 rushing yards per game...named the Warriors’ Lineman MVP and also earned all-state honorable mention as a junior...on the basketball court averaged eight points and eight blocks during his career...also participated in track and field.

Personal: Son of Everett and Lisa Huffer...born on March 3, 1992.

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huFFErOffensive Line | 6-7 | 266 | R-Fr.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Washington HS

2010: All-Great West Conference honorable mention...started all 11 games at right guard for the USD offensive line...helped the Coyotes average 150.9 rushing yards, 207.1 passing yards and 23.4 points per game...earned Academic All-Great West honors for Fall 2010...named to the Great West Media All-Conference second team.

2009: Started all 10 games at right guard for the Coyotes...an integral part of a USD offense that averaged 460 yards per game

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JohnSonOffensive Line | 6-5 | 309 | Sr.

Jewell, Iowa | South Hamilton HS

2010: Redshirted in 2010...named Coyote Scout Defensive Player of the Week twice during the season.

Prep: A two-sport athlete at Lee’s Summit North High School...played on the gridiron under Coach Ty Kohl...started 21 consecutive games and capped his career with 45 tackles, six for loss, four sacks and one interception as a DE to earn first-team all-conference honors as a senior...hauled in 21 catches for over 200 yards and two touchdowns a a WR...two year hoops starter.

Personal: Son of Aaron and Kimberly Salazar...born Oct. 31, 1991.

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irvin-SalazarTight End | 6-4 | 241 | R-Fr.

Lee’s Summit, Mo. | North HS

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Prep: A three-sport athlete…as a senior earned 35 tackles, 3.5 sacks, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries….also blocked three passes and two punts…earned all-state honorable mention and all-conference honors…voted to play in South Dakota’s all-star game…named his team’s most valuable defensive lineman…in his career posted 69 tackles, 4.5 sacks and 11 quarterback hurries…

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Defensive Line | 6-6 | 244 | Fr.

Rapid City, S.D. | Stevens HS

Prep: A two-way player at offensive and defensive tackle for coach Merrill Pavlovich…earned all-conference, all-metro and all-state honors as a senior…was a captain of the team…named conference’s most valuable offensive lineman…helped his team earn a conference championship with over 2,800 rushing yards in the regular season…earned 30 tackles, three tackles for loss and five sacks on defense…as a junior was named all-conference also…finished his career with 73 tackles, nine tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks and three fumble recoveries.

Personal: Son of Jeff and Bonnie Jacobs...born on Sept. 1, 1992.

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Delano, Minn. | Delano HS

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in wrestling finished fourth at the state tournament twice…in track has earned all-state and all-conference honors twice…won the state championship in the high jump twice and has cleared 6-9.

Personal: Son of Wayne and Val Iddings and Ken and Anjie Greenfield...born on March 16, 1993.

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2010: Played in four games, including the final three of the season, as a reserve wide receiver...named USD’s Scout Special Teams Player of the Week twice during the season...named USD’s Scout Offensive Player of the Week once.


Prep: Three-year starter for Coach Byron Pudwill...starting wide receiver as a sophomore, running back as a junior and quarterback as a senior...played defensive back...rushed for over 1,900 yards and 20 touchdowns and passed for 670 yards and five touchdowns in career...named to all-conference team twice...earned all-state honors as a senior...named to Argus Leader’s Elite 45....played in North-South All-Star game...helped team to three state tournament appearances and 21-11 record...two-year starting point guard on basketball team....finished with 180 career assists...named to all-conference team as a senior...qualified for state track meet nine times, including second-place finish in pole vault as a senior.

Personal: Son of Marty and Lynn Koch...born on Jan. 22, 1991...business major.

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kochWide Receiver | 6-1 | 180 | So.

Tyndall, S.D. | Bon Homme HS

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Prep: A two-star recruit according to Rivals.com…..earned all-county honors as a senior for coach Earl Garcia….named his team’s defensive lineman of the year…in his prep career earned 122 tackles, 20 sacks, four forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries.

Personal: Son of Reggie Sr. and Rita Johnson...born on April 18, 1992.

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Tampa, Fla. | Hillsborough HS

Prep: A three-year starter in football for coach Scott Meyer….named his team’s offensive line MVP as a senior and junior…earned top newcomer award as a sophomore…was a two-year starter in basketball…earned all-conference honors in both sports….also named academic all-state once…earned three letters in football and two in basketball.

Personal: Son of Paul and Laurie Kruse...born on Oct. 17, 1992.

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Offensive Line | 6-7 | 309 | Fr.

Lennox, S.D. | Lennox HS


Prep: A two-year starter at left tackle, Colton Kunde started 19 consecutive games during his junior and senior seasons for Coach Chuck Spagnoli at Lake Forest High School...as a senior he earned first-team all-county and first-team all-conference accolades, while also being named the Scouts’ most valuable lineman.

Personal: Son of Brad and Nancy Kunde and Leann Parkinson...born Sept. 30, 1991.

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kunDEOffensive Line | 6-5 | 297 | R-Fr.

Lake Forest, Ill. | Lake Forest HS

Prep: One of the top wide receivers in the state of South Dakota…as a senior caught 31 passes for 646 yards and nine total touchdowns for coach Paul Ferdinand…averaged 20.8 yards per catch…as a junior earned 53 receptions for 573 yards and eight total touchdowns…averaged 10.8 yards per catch…hauled in 84 receptions for 1,219 yards and 15 total touchdowns in his career…named the MVP of the National Underclassmen Combine as a junior and senior…named Argus Leader Elite 45 as a senior…two-time Rapid City Journal Best-of-the-West honoree…two-time all-conference…also participated in basketball and track and field.

Personal: Son of Dave and Lori Litzen...born on Sept. 21, 1992.

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Wide Receiver | 6-5 | 207 | Fr.

Rapid City, S.D. | Stevens HS

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(4th in the nation), 202 rushing yards per game (11th in the nation) and 258 passing yards per game (16th in the nation)...was part of an offensive line that allowed just 10 sacks (10th in the nation)...earned Academic All-Great West honors for Fall 2009.

2008: Appeared in five games on the Coyote offensive line.


Prep: Selected first-team All-State in 2006 at South Hamilton High School...two-time first-team All-District selection...team captain and named to the 2006 academic All-State squad...earned all-conference honors in basketball and qualified for the state track meet...also member of the baseball team...coached by Todd Coy...was selected to play in the 2007 Iowa Shrine Bowl.

Personal: Son of Kay Barkema and Russ Johnson...born on March 1, 1989...physical education major.


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Prep: An agile and quick defensive back, Chris Lundy helped Coach Bob Henriquez and Tampa Catholic High School to a runner-up finish at the state championships as a senior...posted 71 tackles, five interceptions and two pass deflections to lead Hillsborough County in picks and earn honorable mention all-state honors...team also claimed district and regional championships during his senior season and he received Tampa Catholic’s Coaches Award...three-year starter, he finished with 12 career interceptions and also earned all-state honors in track and field.

Personal: Son of Joe and Debra Lundy...born on Feb. 2, 1991.

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lunDyDefensive Back | 5-9 | 165 | R-Fr.

Tampa, Fla. | Tampa Catholic HS

2010: Redshirted his first season in the USD program. Prep: A two-position all-state honoree, Tom Manning excelled for Coach Jim Horne at Class 4A Kelly Walsh...notched 779 yards on 85 carries and scored seven touchdowns as a senior to earn first-team all-state accolades as a running back, but punted 14 times for an average of 39.8 yards per attempt to claim first-team honors as a punter also...defensively, he notched 22 tackles. Manning earned first-team all-state honors as a running back as

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ManningFullback | 6-1 | 243 | R-Fr.

Casper, Wyo. | Kelly Walsh HS

2010: Played in eight games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams...made 14 tackles, including six solo stops....earned .5 tackle for loss...earned Academic All-Great West honors for Fall 2010.

2009: Played in nine games on special teams and as a reserve linebacker...posted 14 tackles, including five solo stops...notched one tackle for loss of five yards...earned a half of a sack for four yards...recovered one fumble...named USD’s Defensive Player of the Week once during the season...helped USD finish first in the conference in scoring defense (27.2 ppg) and rushing defense (108.1 ypg) and second in total defense (388.9 ypg)...earned Academic All-Great West honors for Fall 2009.


Prep: Won a state championship his senior season and was captain of that team... was a two-time All-State first team selection and was selected to the elite 45 team... recorded 136 tackles, 6.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions on defense his senior season... also contributed on the offense during his senior campaign while rushing for 852 yards and scoring 7 touchdowns.. a National Merit semi-finalist... an academic all-state selection who scored a 33 on the ACT’s... played for coach Brian Hermanson.

Personal: Son of Bill and Jan Marlette...born on Nov. 25, 1989...math major.

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MarlEttELinebacker | 6-0 | 219 | Jr.

Sioux Falls, S.D. | Washington HS

2010: Played in Coyote wins over Northwestern Oklahoma State and Northern Colorado as a reserve wide receiver.


Prep: Named to Florida’s Class 2B All-State second team as a senior...helped team to 2nd round of state playoffs...caught 32 passes for 655 yards and six touchdowns as a senior...played for Coach John Brantley.

Personal: Son of Tina Hopkins...born on Jan. 18, 1990...undeclared major.

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McDonalDWide Receiver | 6-1 | 186 | So.

Ocala, Fla. | Trinity Catholic HS

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Prep: Guided coach Jason Jund’s team to four state playoffs as a quarterback and defensive back…limited to four games as a senior due to injury, but still earned 544 total yards…earned first-team all-state honors as a defensive back…named Argus Leader Elite 45 honorable mention and Sioux City Journal all-metro first team...also selected to South Dakota all-star game…as a junior racked up 1,523 total yards and 19 touchdowns on offense and 98 tackles and five interceptions on defense…named first-team all-state and all-conference…named conference MVP….named to Argus Leader Elite 45…in his career totaled over 2,700 yards and 33 touchdowns to go with a school-record 223 tackles and seven interceptions…in basketball was team’s leading scorer as a junior and senior…earned second-team all-state honors as a junior…also holds four school records in track and field and was a member of the state champion 4x400-meter relay as a junior.

Personal: Son of Stan and Lisa Lupkes...born on April 5, 1992.

Matt lupkES

Defensive Back | 5-9 | 184 | Fr.

Jefferson, S.D. | Dakota Valley HS

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Personal: Son of Tom and Ellen Manning...born on July 12, 1991.

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2010: Played in all 11 games and made two starts as USD’s starting fullback...made two catches for five yards...helped the Coyotes average 150.9 rushing yards, 207.1 passing yards and 23.4 points per game.

2009: Played in nine games at fullback for the Coyotes...assisted a USD offense that averaged 460 yards per game (4th in the nation), 202 rushing yards per game (11th in the nation) and 258 passing yards per game (16th in the nation)...had three catches for seven yards during the season...also had one rush.

Prep: Named to South Dakota’s Class 11AA All-State first team…named to the Argus Leader’s Elite 45 team in 2008…named Greater Dakota Conference honorable mention…part of Washington’s run to state championship game…finished with 41 catches for 763 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2008…caught 37 passes for 745 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior to earn All-State honorable mention.

Personal: Son of Chris and Charity McMartin...born on Aug. 13, 1990...undeclared major.

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McMartinFullback | 6-1 | 234 | Jr.

Sioux Falls, S.D. | Washington HS

2010: Started all 11 games at outside linebacker for USD...finished seventh on the team with 44 tackles, including 30 solo stops...posted a season-high seven tackles against Cal Poly and at Lamar...earned 2.5 tackles for loss for 20 yards...also forced one fumble...named USD’s Defensive Player of the Week twice during the season...earned Academic All-Great West honors for Fall 2010.

2009: Played in nine games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams...notched 13 tackles, including four solo stops...had one tackle for loss for one yard.

2008: Appeared in seven games...finished with 10 tackles, including five solos and five assists...also had three pass breakups...best game was a four-tackle effort in win over Culver-Stockton.


Prep: Three-year starting QB and safety for his father and head coach Brent Meier...named to the Des Moines Register Elite Team at safety in 2006, along with being first-team all-state as a junior and second-team all-state as a sophomore...also participated in basketball and track...was selected to play in the 2007 Iowa Shrine Bowl...finished his HS career with 21 interceptions.

Personal: Son of Brent and Jennifer Meier...born on Feb. 5, 1989....physical education major.

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MEiErLinebacker | 6-4 | 228 | Sr.

Guthrie Center, Iowa | Guthrie Center HS

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Prep: A three-year starter at quarterback and two at safety for coach Brian Doll…led his team to playoff appearances during his last two years in the program with a 14-7 record….as a senior completed 64 percent of his passes for 2,356 yards and 20 touchdowns…also rushed for 1,211 yards and 20 touchdowns…made 44 tackles and nine tackles for loss on defense….earned numerous all-state honors and earned conference player of the year honors…as a junior passed for 1,999 yards and 17 touchdowns while rushing for 997 yards and 16 touchdowns…earned all-conference and all-area honors…as a sophomore passed for 1,006 yards and six touchdowns with rushing for 585 yards and eight touchdowns…in his prep career passed for 5,361 yards and 43 touchdowns….rushed for 2,793 yards and 44 touchdowns…made 87 tackles on defense with 15 tackles for loss.

Personal: Son of Jim and Diane Meyer...born on April 22, 1993.

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Quarterback | 6-1 | 185 | Fr.

Elk Grove, Ill. | Elk Grove HS

2010: Played in six contests as a reserve defensive lineman...made five tackles, including three solo stops...earned one tackle for loss for three yards...earned Academic All-Great West honors for Fall 2010.

2009: Redshirted his first season in the USD program...named USD’s Scout Defensive Player of the Week once during the season...selected as USD’s Defensive Scout of the Year after the season.

Prep: Named Wisconsin Football Coaches Association honorable mention All-State…named Associated Press honorable mention All-State…named WFCA All-Region…named to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel second-team All-Area and also earned first-team All-Conference honors…was named the Greater Metro Conference Co-Defensive Lineman of the Year…also competed in powerlifting…participated in the Shrine Bowl.

Personal: Son of Kina Upchurch...born on Feb. 17, 1991...business major.

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MoorEDefensive Line | 6-3 | 269 | So.

Milwaukee, Wis. | Marquette HS

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2010: Appeared in three games as a reserve offensive lineman at tackle...helped the Coyotes average 150.9 rushing yards, 207.1 passing yards and 23.4 points per game.

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MurthaOffensive Line | 6-6 | 296 | So.

Maple Grove, Minn. | Maple Grove HS

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2010: Started the season as a reserve tight end before switching to defensive line...also played on special teams...appeared in nine games and made two starts...made 19 tackles, including 10 solo stops...earned half a sack for four yards...forced one fumble.

Mesa CC: Spent the fall of 2009 under former-NFL coach Carl Hargrave...as a tight end he caught 25 passes for 395 yards and four touchdowns to claim offensive MVP honors...in the classroom, he earned a 4.0 grade-point average and was named to the President’s Honor Roll three times...also played football during the 2005 season for Brigham Young University before going on a mission trip to Argentina.

Prep: Neilson was a three-sport athlete during his prep career at Gilbert High School...as a senior earned second-team all-state honors in football and volleyball, after being named first-team all-region in both...lettered twice in football and basketball and three times in volleyball...in the classroom he graduated in the top five percent of his class with a 4.33 cumulative GPA.

Personal: Son of Scott and Michelle Neilson...born on Dec. 22, 1986...business major...married to the former Brooke Hansen.

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nEilSonTight End | 6-3 | 224 | Sr.

Gilbert, Ariz. | Gilbert HS / Mesa CC

2010: Appeared in three games as a reserve offensive lineman at right guard...helped the Coyotes average 150.9 rushing yards, 207.1 passing yards and 23.4 points per game.


Prep: A dominant player on both sides of the ball for Platteview HS, whether it was opening holes on offense or plugging holes on defense...finished senior year with 87 tackles and earned Class B All-State, All-Conference and All-District honors…was named All-Nebraska second team by the Omaha World Herald...team defensive MVP in 2008...three-year letterwinner...had 60 tackles as a junior when he was named All-District and All-Conference honorable mention.

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nElSonOffensive Line | 6-5 | 319 | So.

Springfield, Neb. | Platteview HS

2010: Started all 11 games at wide receiver...finished second on the team with 34 catches for 489 yards and one touchdown...averaged 14.4 yards per catch and 44.5 yards per game...posted a career-best eight catches for 96 yards at Southern Utah...also rushed twice for 19 yards...finished seventh in the GWC in receptions per game (3.1)...named USD’s Offensive Player of the Week once during the season...earned Academic All-Great West honors for Fall 2010.

2009: Played in 10 games and started nine at receiver...also handled field goal and extra point duties...finished third on the team with 31 catches for 337 yards and two touchdowns...averaged 10.9 yards per catch and 33.7 yards per game...posted a season-high 68 receiving yards against Montana State...followed with a season-high six catches against Cal Poly...made 7-of-8 field goal attempts, including a season-long 47 yarder against Southeastern Louisiana...connected on 33-of-38 extra point attempts...also made 12 kickoffs for an average of 57.8 yards...an integral part of a USD offense that averaged 460 yards per game (4th in the nation), 202 rushing yards per game (11th in the nation) and 258 passing yards per game (16th in the nation)...named USD’s Special Teams Player of the Week twice...earned Academic All-Great West honors for Fall 2009.

2008: Started all 11 games...finished third on the team in receptions with 21...had 261 receiving yards and two touchdowns...averaged 12.4 yards per catch...best game was seven-catch, 75-yard effort in contest against North Dakota...had at least one catch in 10 of 11 games...recipient of the Dr. Jeff Behrens Scholarship Award...also a member of the USD track and field team.


Prep: Two-time first team all-state selection...named all-conference three times...selected to the Argus Leader Elite 45 squad...led St. Thomas More HS to three straight 11B State Finals appearances...helped lead team to a 41-5 record during his career...caught 104 passes for 1,950 yards and 30 TDs for Coach Wayne Sullivan...owns state of S.D. high school mark for most extra points made in a career (159), ranks third for extra points in a season (50), and is fourth all-time with eight extra points in a game.

Personal: Son of Craig Nowotny...born on Feb. 1, 1988...physics and math major.

Career Statistics:Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G2008 11 21 261 2 23 1.9 12.4 23.72009 10 31 337 2 35 3.1 10.9 33.72010 11 34 489 1 46 3.1 14.4 44.5Totals 32 86 1087 5 46 2.7 12.6 34.0

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noWotnyWide Receiver | 6-3 | 215 | Sr.

Rapid City, S.D. | St. Thomas More HS

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Prep: Two-year starter at Maple Grove High School…will give the Coyotes size and strength up front…named to A Honor Roll five times and B Honor Roll seven times.

Personal: Son of Greg and Lynn Murtha...born on Oct. 26, 1990...undeclared major.

Personal: Son of Mark and Cindy Nelson...born on Oct. 18, 1990...undeclared major.

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Prep: Was a two-year starter on both the offensive and defensive lines for Marian Central…started at guard as a sophomore…24th-ranked center from Rivals.com…two-star recruit by Rivals.com…was a 2008 All-State First Team selection…was a two-time All-Suburban Catholic Conference selection…was a two-time All-Northwest Herald Selection…two-time honorable mention selection by the Chicago Sun-Times…started 36 consecutive games.

Personal: Son of Tom O’Neill and Kathy O’Neill...born on May 22, 1991...undeclared major.

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o’nEillOffensive Line | 6-2 | 314 | So.

Harvard, Ill. | Marian Central Catholic HS

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Prep: An all-state honorable mention for coach Todd Olson…also named to third-team all-metro and all-conference…nominated for Minnesota all-star game…earned three letters in football and two in baseball.

Personal: Son of Todd and Lisa Olson…born on May 19, 1993...older brother Trevor starts on Northern Illinois’ offensive line...grandfather Warren is in the Minnesota Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

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Offensive Line | 6-4 | 255 | Fr.

Richfield, Minn. | Richfield HS

Prep: Two-time, first-team all-state honoree for coach Scott Bruning…three-time, first-team all-conference honoree…finished his prep career with 21 tackles for loss and eight sacks…also a two-time, first-team all-conference performer for basketball…holds his schools single-season rebounding record…...also participated in track and field.

Personal: Son of Al and Terri Pace…born on Jan. 25, 1993.

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Elk Point, S.D. | Elk Point-Jefferson HS

Prep: Two-star recruit by ESPN College Football Recruiting and Rivals.com...rushed for 1,945 yards and 18 touchdowns in helping Rockhurst HS to Missouri Class 6A championship...named all-state, all-metro and all-simone as a senior...selection to the Missouri/Kansas All-Star game...finished with 3,467 career rushing yards.

Personal: Son of Michale and Margarita Pearl...born Aug. 28, 1993...business major.

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Running Back | 6-0 | 185 | Fr.

Kansas City, Mo. | Rockhurst HS

Prep: Played for Coach Nigel Dunn at Miami Jackson HS...helped the team earn a playoff berth...started and anchored the line for his team...played one year of high school football...missed junior season due to injury.

Personal: Son of Valerie Peters...born on Jan. 11, 1983...plans on majoring in journalism.

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Miami, Fla. | Jackson HS

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2010: Did not play during the 2010 season due to an injury.


Prep: Named to the Argus Leader’s Elite 45 team…also a Class 11AA All-State selection as a defensive lineman...named to the All-Greater Dakota Conference first team…finished with 60 tackles…All-City selection...was the lead blocker for an offense that rushed for almost 300 yards per game...named Academic All-State.

Personal: Son of Todd and Patty Pharis...born on Nov. 5, 1990...undeclared major...Todd was inducted into Coyote Hall of Fame in 2006 after playing for USD football and track and field teams in 1981-85.

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phariSDefensive Line | 6-3 | 255 | So.

Sioux Falls, S.D. | O’Gorman HS

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2010: Appeared in two games for USD as a reserve offensive lineman...helped the Coyotes average 150.9 rushing yards, 207.1 passing yards and 23.4 points per game.

2009: Played in four games and made one start during the season as a tight end.

2008: Appeared in five games at tight end.


Prep: Two-year starter for Coach Chris Long...named honorable mention All-State performer at tight end for Flandreau Public...selected academic All-State in football and was a member of the National Honor Society...older brother Eric played football for the Coyotes...letterwinner in basketball, track, and baseball.

Personal: Son of Bruce and Phyllis Porisch...born on Oct. 22, 1988...biology education major.

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poriSchOffensive Line | 6-7 | 294 | Sr.

Flandreau, S.D. | Flandreau HS

2010: All-Great West Conference second-team selection...started all 11 games at strong safety...finished second on the team with 76 tackles, including 41 solo stops...posted more than 10 tackles in two games...notched a career-high 16 tackles at Central Florida...posted one tackle for loss, pass pass breakups and one forced fumble...finished eighth in the GWC in tackles per game (6.9)...named USD’s Defensive Player of the Year..named USD’s Defensive Player of the Week once during the season...earned Academic All-Great West honors for Fall 2010.

2009: All-Great West Conference second-team selection...started all 10 games at strong safety...finished second on team with 67 tackles, including 36 solo stops...ranked seventh in the conference in tackles per game with 6.7...posted more than 10 tackles in a game twice, including a season-high 11 against UC Davis...collected two interceptions for 24 yards...notched 2.5 tackles for loss....had one forced fumble and two pass breakups...helped USD finish first in the conference in scoring defense (27.2 ppg) and rushing defense (108.1 ypg) and second in total defense (388.9 ypg)...named USD’s Defensive Player of the Week once during the season...earned Academic All-Great West honors for Fall 2009.

2008: Played in all 11 games, starting one...finished fifth on the team with 45 tackles...had 29 solos and 16 assists...had one interception, one blocked kick and two pass breakups...best games were seven-tackle efforts vs. Southern Utah (11/15/08) and North Dakota (11/22/08)....named USD Special Teams Player of Week for week of 11/08/08.

2007: Redshirted one season at the University of Minnesota.

Prep: 50-5 record during his prep career...won the conference all four years...won the state championship in 2005 and was a two-time runner-up...St. Cloud Times Player of the Year, All-State junior year, 3-time All-Conference team selection, Vikings team All-State, selected 3-time all-section team, and was conference MVP...40 career touchdowns; holds Becker receiving records for receptions, yards, and touchdowns; had 3,000 receiving yards and 14 interceptions (Becker HS record); and threw for 5 touchdowns.

Personal: Son of Todd and Barb Potter...born on Sept. 23, 1988...recreation major.

Career Statistics:Year G UA A Total TFL-Yds Sacks PD PI FF FR2008 11 29 16 45 0.0-0 0 3 1 0 02009 10 36 31 67 2.5-4 0 4 2 1 02010 11 29 16 45 0.0-0 0 2 0 1 0Totals 32 106 82 188 3.5-5 0 9 3 2 0

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Becker, Minn. | Becker HS / Minnesota

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2010: Started all 11 games at right tackle for USD’s offensive line...helped the Coyotes average 150.9 rushing yards, 207.1 passing yards and 23.4 points per game...named to Great West Media All-Conference honorable mention.

2009: Played in seven games as a valuable reserve for USD...an integral part of a USD offense that averaged 460 yards per game (4th in the nation), 202 rushing yards per game (11th in the nation) and 258 passing yards per game (16th in the nation)...was part of an offensive line that allowed just 10 sacks (10th in the nation).

2008: Appeared in three games on the Coyote offensive line.


Prep: Selected as a two-time All-Conference player for coach Clay Anderson at Albert Lea High School...starter on the offensive and defensive line for two years...was team captain on the football squad...recorded 60 tackles and three sacks his senior year...Honor Roll student...also participated in basketball and track.

Personal: Son of Richard and Deborah Polley...born on March 23, 1989...criminal justice major.

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Offensive Line | 6-6 | 320 | Sr.

Albert Lea, Minn. | Albert Lea HS

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2010: Earned second-team All-GWC honors...started 10 games at wide receiver...led the Coyotes in receptions (47), receiving yards (933) and receiving touchdowns (10)...averaged 19.9 yards per catch and 84.8 yards per game...top performance was eight catches for 156 yards and two touchdowns at Minnesota...also posted 168 yards and two touchdowns against Cal Poly...notched more than 100 receiving yards four times...his 933 receiving yards were third on USD’s single-season charts, his 47 catches were fifth and his 10 touchdowns were second...finished fifth in the GWC in receptions per game (4.3), second in receiving yards per game (84.8) and seventh in scoring (5.5 ppg)...ranked 17th in the FCS in receiving yards per game...named USD’s Most Valuable Player...named USD’s Offensive Player of the Week three times during the season...earned Academic All-Great West honors for Fall 2010.

2009: Appeared in the final eight games as a wide receiver and defense back, including making starts against Montana State and Cal Poly on offense...also played on special teams...finished the season with 14 catches for 200 yards and four touchdowns...posted a season-high four catches for 92 yards and one touchdown against Cal Poly...earned 15 tackles, one pass breakup and a forced fumble...notched a season-high four tackles twice (Southeastern Louisiana and Northern Colorado)...an integral part of a USD offense that averaged 460 yards per game (4th in the nation) and 258 passing yards per game (16th in the nation).

Prep: Caught 26 passes for 658 yards and seven touchdowns while rushing for 642 yards as a senior at O’Gorman High School...also had 37 tackles and three interceptions at safety...named to the Argus Leader Elite 45 team...also named to the All-Greater Dakota Conference first team...named to Class 11AA All-State team as a defensive back.

Personal: Son of C.O. and Mary Powell...born on May 22, 1991...undecided major.

Career Statistics:Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G2009 8 14 200 4 43 1.8 14.3 25.02010 11 47 933 10 75 4.3 19.9 84.8Totals 19 61 1133 14 75 3.2 18.6 59.6

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poWEllWide Receiver | 6-1 | 206 | Jr.

Sioux Falls, S.D. | O’Gorman HS


Prep: Played for Coach Chris Lentz...invited to the 2010 Shrine Bowl and named to the Class 3A second-team all-state by the Des Moines Register as senior...earned first-team all-district honors twice...on defense had 25 tackles and five sacks...in wrestling, finished third in the state as junior with 35-1 mark at heavyweight and ranked first much of senior year...also participated in track and field.

Personal: Son of Ron and Sue Praska...born on Aug. 23, 1991.

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praSkaOffensive Line | 6-5 | 329 | R-Fr.

Elma, Iowa | Crestwood HS

2010: Played in USD’s win over Northwestern Oklahoma State as a reserve defensive back...made one tackle. 2009: Played in nine games making seven starts...finished with 20 tackles on the season...notched three pass breakups and recovered one fumble...posted a season-high nine tackles at UNI.

2008: Finished with eight tackles...returned a blocked punt for a touchdown in Coyotes’ 37-0 win over Southern Oregon...best game was a four-tackle effort in game at Southeastern Louisiana.

Prep: Recorded 78 tackles, seven interceptions, and 15 pass deflections his senior season and was named to the All-Hillsbrough County second team...a letterwinner in track...played for Mike Heldt.

Personal: Son of Dee Price...born on Feb. 28, 1990...recreation major.

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pricEDefensive Back | 5-10 | 170 | Sr.

Tampa, Fla. | Alonso HS

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2009: Appeared in six games as long snapper, including last four games.


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rEEDLong Snapper | 6-0 | 247 | Jr.

Omaha, Neb. | Millard North HS

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2010: All-Great West Conference honorable mention...started all 11 games at center for USD’s offensive line...helped the Coyotes average 150.9 rushing yards, 207.1 passing yards and 23.4 points per game...also named to Great West Media All-Conference honorable mention.

2009: Played in three games for the Coyote offensive line, including starting the season opener against William Penn.


Prep: Played all five positions on an offensive line that led the Jefferson County Conference in rushing in 2007...led team to an 8-3 record as they advanced to the second round of the playoffs his senior season...played in the Colorado All-State game and was named second team All State, first team All-Conference, and was named team Offensive MVP...a member of the National Honor Society and is a three-time academic all-state first team selection...was also a baseball letterwinner...played for coach Casey Coons.

Personal: Son of Steve and Jerri Ross...born on Aug. 23, 1990...marketing major.

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roSSOffensive Line | 6-2 | 286 | Jr.

Arvada, Colo. | Arvada West HS


Prep: One of top offensive linemen in the Chicago area...excelled under the tutelage of Coach Dave Wierzal...two-year starter for the Eagles and helped them qualify for the Illinois 8A state playoffs twice...earned all-conference honors as a junior and senior...named all-area as a senior...two-star recruit according to Rivals.com and Scouts.com...ranked in the Chicago Tribune’s top 100 recruits.

Personal: Son of Mike & Kathy Schofield...born on June 19, 1992.

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SchoFiElDOffensive Line | 6-5 | 285 | R-Fr.

Orland Park, Ill. | Sandburg HS

2010: All-Great West Conference second-team selection...earned starting kicker duties as a true freshman...connected on 12-of-16

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robbKicker | 5-9 | 185 | So.


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2010: Played in three games as a reserve linebacker...made one tackle...named USD’s Scout Defensive Player of the Week once during the season.

2009: Redshirted his first season....named the Scout Defensive Player of the Week and Scout Special Teams Player of the Week once each.

Prep: Named Captain of the Iowa Newspaper Association Class A All-State team…part of Mustangs’ run to Class A state title…finished with 60 solo tackles and 32 assists despite missing time…on offense, rushed for 993 yards and 18 touchdowns…rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns in state championship game…named Class 1A All-State as a junior...finished with 3,663 career rushing yards, and 57 touchdowns…also had 260 tackles.

Personal: Son of Daniel and Sara Richardson...born on June 1, 1990...undeclared major.

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richarDSonLinebacker | 6-1 | 215 | So.

Lake City, Iowa | Southern Cal HS

Prep: A key component of coach Wayne Sullivan and St. Thomas More’s success…as a senior posted 1,177 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns…also earned over seven tackles per game…earned all-state and all-conference honors as a running back…named the Argus Leader’s Elite 45 and Rapid City Journal’s Best of the West…played in South Dakota’s all-star game…in his career finished with over 1,700 yards and 200 tackles…also helped the baseball team earn two state championships.

Personal: Son of Troy Richardson and Kelly Schott...born on Sept. 11, 1992.

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field goals during the season...made a season-long 49-yarder at Southern Utah...converted 29-of-32 point-after attempts...kicked 53 kickoffs for an average of 56.3 yards..earned two touchbacks...finished fifth in the GWC in scoring (5.9 ppg) and third in field goals per game (1.09)...claimed GWC Special Teams Player of the Week once...named USD’s Special Teams Player of the Week three times during the season.

Prep: Kicked for Coach Wayne Sullivan...connected on 55-of-55 extra-point attempts and 8-of-12 field-goal attempts, including a 51-yarder as a senior...had 47 kickoffs for touchbacks and averaged 44.4 yards per punt. He earned first-team all-state, first-team all-conference and first-team Best of the West honors from the Rapid City Journal twice...ranked in ESPN’s top 100 kickers...earned academic high honors.

Personal: Son of Alex and Diane Schabauer...born on Aug. 8, 1991.

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Prep: Led Millard North High School to a state championship with a 10-3 record his senior season and was on two state runner-up teams... was a two-year lettwerwinner in football and a one-year letterwinner in baseball has been on the honor roll every semester in high school... played for coach Fred Petito.

Personal: Son of Bruce and Mindy Reed...born on Dec. 11, 1989...management major.

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2010: Played in three games as a reserve linebacker...made five tackles, including two solo stops...earned one tackle for loss for two yards...returned one interception 33 yards.

2009: Played in USD wins over William Penn and Drake...named USD’s Scout Defensive Player of the Week and Scout Special Teams Player of the Week once each during the season.


Prep: Shanker was a three-year starter on both offense and defense and he was also named to the Big East All-Conference first team... he is a two-time all-state selection and was named to the Elite 45 team... an all-conference pick all three seasons and in his career he ran for over 3,000 yards and 30 touchdowns then on defense recorded 250 tackles... also won letters in baseball, basketball, and track... a member of the National Honor Society... played for coach Tim Huges.

Personal: Son of Cindy Shanker...born on Dec. 13, 1989...recreation major.

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ShankErLinebacker | 6-2 | 226 | Jr.

Garretson, S.D. | Garretson HS

2010: Appeared in all 11 games as a reserve running back and on special teams...finished third on the team with 286 rushing yards and one touchdown on 52 carries....averaged 5.5 yards per carry and 26.0 yards per game...posted a season-high 74 yards at Lamar...also returned 16 kickoffs for 295 yards to average 18.4 yards per return...notched a season-long return of 35 yards...also earned six tackles on special teams.

2009: Played on special teams and as a reserve running back...finished fifth in the nation in kickoff returns with 27.1 average...returned 18 kickoffs for 488 yards...ninth all-time in USD single-season history...posted season-long 54-yard return against UCD....notched season-high 138 yards on five returns against MSU...rushed for 66 yards and one touchdown...notched eight tackles on special teams.


Prep: Led team to the Northwest Suburban Conference Championship and was named to the all-metro and All-Conference team in 2006 and 2007...ran for over 1,000 yards and 14 touchdowns his senior season and just shy of 1,000 yards and 12 touchdowns during his junior season...letterwinner in track and was a state participant in three different events including the 100-meter dash where he ran a 10.8...played for coach Darren Lamker.

Personal: Son of James and Nancy Sims...born on Nov. 19, 1989...business major.

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SiMSRunning Back | 5-10 | 196 | Jr.

Brooklyn Park, Minn. | Osseo HS

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Prep: Led all safeties in tackles in the state of Nevada as a senior….recorded 113 tackles and six sacks in 10 games for coach Gary Maki…named to All-Southwest League….named his team’s defensive MVP and defensive back MVP…selected to play in state’s all-star game in Las Vegas…broke the single-game tackles record with 23…in three years of varsity football recorded 164 tackles, six sacks and two interceptions…three-year letterwinner in football….also won three letters in track and field as a sprinter.

Personal: Son of Winston and Sheila Williams...born on June 14, 1992.

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Las Vegas, Nev. | Durango HS

Career Statistics:Year G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G2009 10 18 488 0 54 27.1 48.82010 11 16 295 0 35 18.4 26.8Totals 21 34 783 0 54 23.0 37.3

2010: Did not play during the 2010 season...named USD’s Defensive Scout of the Week twice during the season...named USD’s Defensive Scout of the Year.

2009: Redshirted his first season in the USD program...named USD’s Scout Defensive Player of the Week twice during the season.

Prep: Named to All-Northwest Iowa squad...two-time All-District first team...part of Central Lyon/George-Little Rock team that finished 13-1 and qualified for state championship game…named All-District 1 first-team as senior...finished with 128 tackles, three interceptions and two fumble recoveries...also caught 23 passes for 312 yards and 10 touchdowns...played in three state title games...also played in state basketball championship in 2008.

Personal: Son of Tom and Shellie Ver Steeg and Tom and Laurie Starr...born on Jan. 25, 1991...undeclared major.

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2010: Played in all 11 games and made 10 starts as USD’s starting free safety...finished fourth on the team with 61 tackles, including 38 solo stops...posted a season-high 10 tackles at Southern Utah...had one tackle for loss for three yards...posted a team-

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Prep: A two-star recruit according to Rivals.com...was a consistent and quick-footed cornerback for Coach Tom Doherty and Class 5A Eaglecrest High School...notched 32 tackles, including a season-high 10 in one game, and two sacks to earn all-conference and all-city honors as a senior...also earned both accolades as a junior and was an academic all-state selection in the classroom.

Personal: Son of Latrice Swift and Lawrence Billups...born on April 21, 1992.

2010: Redshirted his first season in the USD program...named USD’s Scout Offensive Player of the Week twice during the season. Prep: A three-year starter at multiple positions...coached by Joe Sanchez...started at running back as a sophomore...switched to wide receiver as a junior...finished his career as an all-conference quarterback and the Broncos’ offensive MVP as a senior...in his career, he accounted for over 3,400 all-purpose yards and 20 touchdowns, including 650 return yards which helped him earn special teams MVP as a junior...also participated in basketball and track, and will be joined at USD by teammate Kenny Greer.

Personal: Son of Teressa Terry...born on April 19, 1992.

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Barrington, Ill. | Barrington HS

2010: Started USD’s first game at free safety and made one tackle before suffering a season-ending injury.

2009: Started all 10 games at free safety...finished fourth on team with 59 tackles, including 35 solo stops....was 10th in the Great West Conference in tackles per game (5.9)...helped USD finish first in the conference in scoring defense (27.2 ppg) and second in total defense (388.9 ypg)...notched two interceptions...posted five pass breakups...earned a season-high 11 tackles against UC Davis...also returned two kickoffs and two punts.

2007-08: Attended the University of Minnesota and played for Golden Gophers...transferred to USD for the spring 2009 semester.

Prep: Named to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel All-State team...finished with 4,552 total yards and 42 touchdowns in prep career…had 2,250 total yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior.

Personal: Son of Ken and Nicole Vessel...born on Sept. 13, 1988...recreation major.

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Hayward, Wis. | Hayward HS / Minn.

2010: Appeared in all 11 games, including starting the final three, at cornerback...made 18 tackles, including 11 solo stops...notched one interception in each of the final two games and returned one 40 yards for a touchdown...earned two pass breakups...posted a season-high five tackles at Southern Utah...named USD’s Defensive Player of the Week once during the season.

2009: Sat out his first season at USD.

Prep: Key part of Chamberlain High School squad that advanced to 5A region finals in 2008...recorded two touchdowns on defense, one on a fumble return and another on an interception return....finished with 45 tackles and two interceptions...in his career notched 120 tackles and 50 pass break-ups...four-year letterwinner in football.

Personal: Son of Cardinia Thomas...born on Nov. 12, 1990...undeclared major.

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2010: Played in eight contests and made five starts...made 15 tackles, including six solo stops...also earned two pass breakups...top performance was five tackles against Northwestern Oklahoma State.

2009: Played in eight games, including starting the last game of the year...finished the year with 10 tackles, including three solo stops...helped USD finish first in the conference in scoring defense (27.2 ppg) and second in total defense (388.9 ypg).

Prep: Was named Tampa Tribune All-Hillsborough County first team as a senior…finished with 80 total tackles, including 33 solos and 47 assists…finished with two interceptions…named to All-Conference second team…All-State honorable mention selection...part of Chamberlain team that finished 11-2 a year ago…also returned a fumble for a touchdown…finished with 150 tackles, 45 pass breakups, three interceptions and three sacks in high school career...played for legendary coach Billy Turner.

Personal: Son of Alfonzo and Persephonie Valdez...born on Aug. 3, 1991...undeclared major.

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2010: Redshirted his first season in the USD program...named USD’s Scout Offensive Player of the Week twice during the season...named USD’s Offensive Scout of the Year.

Prep: A four-year starter at quarterback...coached by Corey Brandt...the Class 2A Nighthawks posted a 13-1 record and didn’t lose until the state finals, as Vander Maten passed for more than 2,400 yards and 29 touchdowns with just six interceptions...also notched 616 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on the ground...efforts earned him first-team all-state and elite all-state honors from the Des Moines Register, while the Iowa Newspaper Association also gave him first-team all-state accolades...named to the all-district first team and was the district MVP as well...also a star point guard on the basketball court for Class 1A Boyden-Hull, as he earned INA first-team all-state and DMR all-state honors...Nighthawks won the district tournament to advance to the state tournament and finished the season 21-5 overall.

Personal: Son of Wayne and Jan Vander Maten...born on Aug. 6, 1991.

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Rock Valley, Iowa | B-H/RV HS

2010: Started all 11 games at quarterback to earn second-team All-GWC honors...completed 161-of-292 pass attempts for 2,137 yards and 18 touchdowns...also rushed for 393 yards and six touchdowns on 96 attempts...averaged 194.3 passing yards and 35.7 rushing yards per game...posted 2,530 yards of total offens for fifth on USD’s single-season charts...posted a season-best 352 passing yards at Minnesota...followed with a season-best four touchdown passes against Northwestern Oklahoma State...rushed for a season-high 88 yards at UC Davis...finished third in the GWC in passing yards per game (194.3) and second in pass efficiency (132.8)...ranked 31st in the FCS in total offense per game, 35th in passing efficiency and 41st in passing yards per game...earned GWC Offensive Player of the Week twice...named USD’s Offensive Player of the Week twice...named USD’s Offensive Player of the Year.

2009: Played in all 10 games...served as top backup quarterback and was also the team’s holder on field goals and extra points...completed 12-of-15 passes for 127 yards...rushed 10 times for 21 yards and one touchdown...best game was a 5-for-5 effort against Drake.

2008: Played in nine games...served as top backup quarterback and was also the team’s holder on field goals and extra points...completed 25-of-47 passes for 368 yards and three touchdowns...also rushed for 172 yards and a touchdown...best game was at North Greenville when he completed 5-of-7 passes for 84 yards and a touchdown.

2007: Redshirted... was named Team Offensive Scout of the Year.

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Personal: Son of Rodero and Judy Warren...born on March 1, 1989...recreation major.

Career Statistics:PassingYear G Att Cmp Int Yds TD Lg Pct2008 9 47 25 0 368 3 41 53.22009 9 15 12 0 127 0 41 80.02010 11 292 161 6 2137 18 65 55.1Totals 29 354 198 6 2632 21 65 55.9

RushingYear G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G2008 9 22 172 2 60 7.8 19.12009 9 10 21 1 17 2.1 2.32010 11 96 393 6 36 4.1 35.7Totals 29 128 586 9 60 4.6 20.2

Dante Warren scores one of his six rushing touchdowns on the year at UC Davis Oct. 9, 2010. Warren rushed for a season-high 88 yards against the Aggies.

2010: All-Great West Conference second-team selection...started all 11 games on USD’s defensive line...finished with 20 tackles, including eight solo stops...claimed a season-high five tackles at North Dakota State...posted 4.5 tackles for loss for 21 yards...earned a team-high three sacks for 15 yards...notched one pass breakup...earned Academic All-Great West honors for Fall 2010.

2009: Appeared in eight games as a reserve defensive lineman...made three tackles...earned Academic All-Great West honors for Fall 2009.

2008: Played in six games and recorded 11 tackles, including

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Waupaca, Wis. | Waupaca HS

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Loxahatchee, Fla. | Seminole Ridge HS

2010: All-Great West Conference second-team selection...started all 11 games at linebacker for USD...led the team with 89 tackles, including 37 solo stops...posted a team-high 6.5 tackles for loss for 26 yards...also led the squad in sacks with three for 16 yards...earned two fumble recoveries, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry...notched a career-high 13 tackles against Cal Poly...earned more than 10 tackles in three games...finished third in the GWC in tackles per game (8.1)...named USD’s Defensive Player of the Week twice during the season...earned Academic All-Great West honors for Fall 2010.

2009: Started all 10 games as an outside linebacker...finished second on the team with 67 tackles, including a team-high 40 solo stops...ranked seventh in the conference in tackles per game with 6.7...notched a half tackle for loss...earned two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup...notched a season-high 11 tackles at Northern Colorado...named USD’s Defensive Player of the Week once...earned Academic All-Great West honors for Fall 2009.

2008: Appeared in eight games and recorded 21 tackles...had a career-high seven tackles in win over St. Ambrose on 08/30/08...had 1.5 tackles for loss for minus-1 yard.

2007: Redshirted and was named Defensive Scout of the Year.

Prep: Selected all-state in 2005 and 2006...also lettered in baseball, basketball, and track...led Hanson high to a 27-5 record,

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2009: Appeared in nine games on special teams and as a reserve linebacker...finished with six tackles, including four solo stops...named USD’s Special Teams Player of the Week once.

2008: Played in six games...finished with three rushes for 17 yards...also finished with three tackles and a forced fumble on special teams.


Prep: Named to both the Lincoln Journal Star Super State first team and the Omaha World Herald All-Nebraska first team at linebacker...a first team Class A All-State and first team All-District selection...named honorary defensive captain of the Omaha World Herald All-Metro Team...three-year starter who led the Patriots to the Class A state football semifinals as a senior...tallied 82 tackles and four interceptions on defense while accumulating 724 yards rushing and receiving from his fullback position...four-year track letter winner, finishing sixth in state as a sophomore and second as a junior in the discus with a personal best throw of 166’10”...voted team caption for Coach Andy Means.

Personal: Son of Frank Wheeler and Robyn Wonder...born on Dec. 29, 1988...business management major.

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Omaha, Neb. | Millard South HS

2009-10: Spent the last two seasons at Troy University...caught three passes for 35 yards for a team that went 8-5 in the 2010...redshirted the 2009 season…was a three-star recruit by Rivals.com coming out of high school.

Prep: Helped Chamberlain High School advance to the state championship as a senior….averaged more than 20 yards per catch (39 for 843) and scored 13 touchdowns…named to the first-team All-Sun Coast roster….earned all-state honorable mention…broke team-record with 13 touchdown catches…ranked 54th best receiver in nation by ESPN.com.

Personal: Son of Carlette Jackson and Anthony Williams, Sr...born on Jan. 27, 1991.

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Tampa, Fla. | Chamberlain HS / Troy

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Prep: Had 88 tackles, 18 sacks, four forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries...named conference defensive MVP...heavily decorated athlete, including earning first team all-state honors...led Waupaca High to a 12-2 record, Valley Conference title and Division 3 state champions...made an All-Star Shrine Bowl appearance.

Personal: Son of Paula and Charlie Weisbrod...born on July 7, 1989...marketing major.

by being voted All-Conference, All-District and All-County…was selected to play in Outback All-Star Game…runner-up for player of the year in Palm Beach County…threw for 1,248 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior, and also rushed for four touchdowns…also excels in the classroom as he’s been named to prinicipal’s honor roll all four years…part of Leadership Program of Palm Beach County.

Personal: Son of Wayne and Kay Wilhelm...born on Nov. 25, 1990...business management major.

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2010: Named to the PhilSteele.com second-team All-America squad...named GWC Special Teams Player of the year...punted 53 times for 2,290 yards to average 43.2 yards per punt...yards per punt ranked fourth in the nation...placed 18 kicks inside the opponents’ 20-yard line...notched a career-long of 60 yards twice...set the single-game record for average yards per punt with 53.7 against Minnesota...had one punt blocked but picked it up and ran it for a first down...named the GWC Player of the Week four times during the season, the most of any player in the league.

2009: Earned starting punting duties for USD as a true freshman and appeared in all 10 games...punted 27 times for 1,119 yards and 41.4 yards per average...put seven kicks inside the opponent’s 20-yard line with three touchbacks...posted five punts over 50 yards...notched a season-long 56-yard punt at Northern Iowa...named USD’s Special Teams Player of the Week twice during the season.

Prep: Named to the 2008 Wisconsin Coaches Association All-State first team as a punter...also named first-team AP All-State...Named to the All-Big Rivers Conference first team as a senior...key part of Chippewa Falls team that went unbeaten in the regular season in 2008...also member of Wisconsin Football Coaches Association North All-Star team roster...also part of Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association All-District 1 first team...named WIAA All-State second team punter as a junior.

Personal: Son of Jeff and Kay Zwiefelhofer...born on Feb. 3, 1991...undecided major.

Careeer Statistics:Year G No. Yards Lg Avg2009 10 27 1119 56 41.42010 11 53 2290 60 43.2Totals 21 80 3409 60 42.6

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Prep: was an all-state linebacker and was named region defensive MVP…earned two state team titles.

Personal: Son of George and Barbara Wilson...born on Feb. 12, 1987.

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Bountiful, Utah | Bountiful HS / Snow JC

Prep: An all-around athlete for coach Steve Waechter…as a senior named first-team all-state by the Des Moines Register…rushed for 693 yards and nine touchdowns with 10.2 yards per carry…also caught five passes for 150 yards and two touchdowns…on defense made 35 tackles with two interceptions…as a junior rushed for 1,048 yards and 15 touchdowns….passed for 315 yards and six touchdowns…named to first-team all-district and all-area and second-team all-state…also holds schools record in long jump and won the state track meet in the event as a junior.

Personal: Son of Jeff and Krista Wohlert...born on Dec. 24, 1992.

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Personal: Son of Jim and Dawn Williams...born on Oct. 16, 1988.recreation major.

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General InfoLocation ........................... Colorado Springs, ColoradoEnrollment ..........................................................4,000Nickname ........................................................FalconsColors ................................................. Blue and WhiteStadium .....................................................Falcon StadiumCapacity ............................................................46,692Playing Surface .............................................. FieldturfConference .........................................Mountain WestAffiliation ..................................... NCAA Division I FBSPresident ...............................Brig. Gen. Dana H. BornAthletic Director ...............................Dr. Hans J. MuehSeries Record ......................................... First Meeting

Media RelationsFootball SID .......................................... Troy GarnhartOffice Phone ....................................... (719) 333-9263Cell Phone .......................................... (719) 333-3478Email ................................... [email protected] Row Phone ................................ (719) 333-1100Website ...................................Goairforcefalcons.com

Coaching StaffHead Coach ............................................Troy CalhounAlma Mater/Year ........................................USAFA/’89AFA Record ................................... 34-18 (5th Season)Career Record ............................... 34-18 (5th Season)Office Phone ....................................... (719) 333-3836

2011 Team2010 Overall Record .............................................. 9-42010 Conference Record ....................................... 5-3Letterwinners Returning ..........................................58Starters Returning/Lost ..................................... 14/12

2011 ScheduleSept. 3 ................................................ South DakotaSept. 10 ................................................................ TCU Sept. 24 .............................................Tennessee State Oct. 1 ...............................................................at NavyOct. 8 ................................................... at Notre DameOct. 13 ................................................San Diego StateOct. 22 ...................................................at Boise StateOct. 29 .................................................at New MexicoNov. 5 .................................................................. ArmyNov. 12......................................................... WyomingNov. 19................................................................ UNLVNov. 26............................................. at Colorado State

2011 OpponentsGame 1

Air ForceSept. 3 - 1 p.m. CT

Falcon Stadium - Colorado Springs, Colo.

Game 2Eastern Washington

Sept. 10 - 4 p.m. CTDakotaDome - Vermillion, S.D.

Game 3Northwestern Oklahoma State

Sept. 17 - 4 p.m. CTDakotaDome - Vermillion, S.D.

General InfoLocation .................................... Cheaney, WashingtonEnrollment ........................................................10,750Nickname ..........................................................EaglesColors .................................................. Red and WhiteStadium ...................................................... Roos FieldCapacity ..............................................................8,600Playing Surface ............................................. SprinturfConference ...................................................... Big SkyAffiliation ..................................... NCAA Division I FCSPresident ......................................Dr. Rodolfo ArevaloAthletic Director .........................................Bill ChavesSeries Record ......................................... First Meeting

Media RelationsFootball SID ................................................Dave CookOffice Phone ....................................... (509) 359-6334Cell Phone .......................................... (509) 280-2502Email ................................................ [email protected] Row Phone ............................... (509) 359- 6351Website ................................................... GoEags.com

Coaching StaffHead Coach ...........................................Beau BaldwinAlma Mater/Year ...................Central Washington/’96EWU Record ................................. 27-11 (4th Season)Career Record ............................... 37-14 (5th Season)Office Phone ....................................... (509) 359-2456

2011 Team2010 Overall Record .................13-2 (FCS Champions)2010 Conference Record ....................................... 7-1Letterwinners Returning ..........................................52Starters Returning/Lost ....................................... 15/7

2011 ScheduleSept. 3 ................................................. at WashingtonSept. 10 .......................................... at South DakotaSept. 17 .................................................... at MontanaSept. 24 ............................................... Montana StateOct. 1 .......................................................Weber StateOct. 8 ...........................................at Northern ArizonaOct. 15 .......................................... Northern ColoradoOct. 22 ........................................ at Sacramento StateOct. 29 ..................................................Portland StateNov. 12........................................................ at Cal PolyNov. 19.................................................. at Idaho State

General InfoLocation ..............................................Alva, OklahomaEnrollment ..........................................................2,300Nickname ....................................................... RangersColors ................................................... Red and BlackStadium ............................................. Ranger StadiumCapacity ..............................................................6,000Playing Surface ...................................... Natural GrassConference ....................... Central State Football LeagueAffiliation .............................................................NAIAPresident ..................................Dr. Janet CunninghamAthletic Director ....................................... Bob BattistiSeries Record .......................................USD leads, 1-0

Media RelationsFootball SID ......................................Ryan HintergardtOffice Phone ....................................... (580) 327-8639Cell Phone .......................................... (580) 761-7607Email [email protected] Row Phone ................................ (580) 327-8652Website .............................www.nwosu.edu/athletics

Coaching StaffHead Coach ......................................... Keith BarefieldAlma Mater/Year ............................ Evangel (Mo.)/’78NWOSU Record ............................ 30-14 (5th Season)Career Record .......................... 96-47-2 (15th Season)Office Phone ....................................... (580) 327-8488

2011 Team2010 Overall Record .............................................. 8-32010 Conference Record ....................................... 5-0Letterwinners Returning ....................................... N/AStarters Returning/Lost ..................................... 11/11

2011 ScheduleSept. 3 ........................Southwestern Oklahoma StateSept. 10 ...............................at Colorado State-PuebloSept. 17 .......................................... at South DakotaSept. 24 ............................................. at Texas CollegeOct. 1 ........... Missouri University of Science and TechOct. 8 ............................................Southern NazareneOct. 15 ............................................ at Bacone CollegeOct. 22 .......................................................... LangstonOct. 29 ....................Southwestern Assemblies of GodNov. 5 ........................... at Oklahoma Panhandle State20

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Game 4WisconsinSept. 24 - TBA

Camp Randall Stadium - Madison, Wis.

Game 5LindenwoodOct. 1, 4 p.m. CT

DakotaDome - Vermillion, S.D.

Game 6Southern UtahOct. 8 - 4 p.m. CT


General InfoLocation .......................................Madison, WisconsinEnrollment ........................................................42,099Nickname ....................................................... BadgersColors .......................................... Cardinal and WhiteStadium ...................................Camp Randall StadiumCapacity ............................................................80,321Playing Surface .............................................Field TurfConference ...................................................... Big TenAffiliation ..................................... NCAA Division I FBSChancellor ................................................ David WardAthletic Director .....................................Barry AlvarezSeries Record .............................. Wisconsin leads, 1-0

Media RelationsFootball SID ...............................................Brian LucasOffice Phone ....................................... (608) 263-5052 Cell Phone .......................................... (608) 513-3987Email ..................................... [email protected] Row Phone .................................................. N/AWebsite ............................................ UWBadgers.com

Coaching StaffHead Coach ............................................ Bret BielemaAlma Mater/Year .......................................... Iowa/’92UW Record ................................... 49-16 (5th Season)Career Record ............................... 49-16 (5th Season)Office Phone ....................................... (608) 262-1861

2011 Team2010 Overall Record ............................................ 11-22010 Conference Record ....................................... 7-1Letterwinners Returning ..........................................52Starters Returning/Lost ..................................... 11/11

2011 ScheduleSept. 1 ................................................................ UNLVSept. 10 ..................................................Oregon StateSept. 17 ...............................................Nortern IllinoisSept. 24 .............................................. South DakotaOct. 1 ............................................................NebraskaOct. 15 ............................................................. IndianaOct. 22 .............................................at Michigan StateOct. 29 ....................................................at Ohio StateNov. 5 ............................................................... PurdueNov. 12................................................... at MinnesotaNov. 19.......................................................... at IllinoisNov. 26........................................................Penn State

General InfoLocation .................................. Saint Charles, MissouriEnrollment ..........................................................8,787Nickname ........................................................... LionsColors ..................................................Black and GoldStadium ..............................Harlen C. Hunter StadiumCapacity ..............................................................6,000Playing Surface ........................................... EnviroTurfConference ............................................. IndependentAffiliation ..........................NCAA Division II CandidacyPresident .............................................James D. EvansAthletic Director .........................................John CreerSeries Record ......................................... First Meeting

Media RelationsFootball SID .........................................Daniel NewtonOffice Phone ....................................... (636) 949-4368Cell Phone .......................................... (636) 373-2765Email [email protected] Row Phone ................................ (636) 255-7800Website ...................................LindenwoodLions.com

Coaching StaffHead Coach ..............................................Patrick RossAlma Mater/Year ..............................Puget Sound/’97Lindenwood Record ...................... 66-19 (8th Season)Career Record ............................. 80-26 (10th Season)Office Phone ....................................... (636) 949-4800

2011 Team2010 Overall Record .............................................. 9-22010 Conference Record ....................................... 9-1Letterwinners Returning .................................... 34/28Starters Returning/Lost ..................................... 12/12

2011 ScheduleSept. 3 ...................................... at Northern ColoradoSept. 10 ...................................................... GracelandSept. 17 ................................................ Saint Joseph’sSept. 24 ............................................at Missouri S & TOct. 1 ............................................. at South DakotaOct. 8 .....................................at Texas A&M-KingsvilleOct. 15 ............................................. Kansas WesleyanOct. 22 .................................................... Azusa PacificOct. 29 ................................................Culver StocktonNov. 5 ................................................ Central MissouriNov. 12........................................at Central Oklahoma

General InfoLocation .............................................Cedar City, UtahEnrollment ..........................................................8,066Nickname .............................................. ThunderbirdsColors ............................................. Scarlet and WhiteStadium ............................................. Eccles ColiseumCapacity ..............................................................8,500Playing Surface ...................................... Natural GrassConference ................................................Great WestAffiliation ..................................... NCAA Division I FCSPresident .................................. Dr. Michael T. BensonAthletic Director ........................................ Ken BeazerSeries Record ........................................USD leads, 2-1

Media RelationsFootball SID ............................................ Neil GardnerOffice Phone ....................................... (435) 586-7753Cell Phone .......................................... (435) 559-0275Email ...............................................gardner@suu.eduPress Row Phone ................................ (435) 586-5447Website .............................................. SUUTbirds.com

Coaching StaffHead Coach ................................................... Ed LambAlma Mater/Year ............................................BYU/’96SUU Record ................................... 15-18 (4th Season)Career Record ............................... 15-18 (4th Season)Office Phone ....................................... (435) 586-5470

2011 Team2010 Overall Record .............................................. 6-52010 Conference Record ....................................... 4-0Letterwinners Returning ..........................................47Starters Returning/Lost ....................................... 15/7

2011 ScheduleSept. 3 ...................................... at South Dakota StateSept. 10 .......................................... Sacramento StateSept. 17 ......................................... Texas-San AntonioSept. 24 .......................................................... at UNLVOct. 1 ..................................................... North DakotaOct. 8 ............................................. at South DakotaOct. 15 ........................................................ at Cal PolyOct. 22 .................................................at Weber StateOct. 29 ...........................................................UC DavisNov. 12............................................. at Northern IowaNov. 19.........................................at Northern Arizona 20

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South Dakota Football2011 Opponents

Game 7at lllinois StateOct. 15 - 3 p.m. CT

Hancock Stadium - Normal, Ill.

Game 8UC Davis

Oct. 22 - 4 p.m. CTDakotaDome - Vermillion, S.D.

Game 9Cal Poly

Oct. 29 - 8:05 p.m. CTAlex G. Spanos Stadium - San Luis Obispo, Calif.

General InfoLocation .............................................. Normal, IllinoisEnrollment ........................................................20,762Nickname ......................................................RedbirdsColors .................................................. Red and WhiteStadium ........................................... Hancock StadiumCapacity ..............................................................8,500Playing Surface .............................................Field TurfConference ........ Missouri Valley Football ConferenceAffiliation ..................................... NCAA Division I FCSPresident ............................................. Dr. Al BowmanAthletic Director ..................................Gary FriedmanSeries Record ......................................... First Meeting

Media RelationsFootball SID .......................................... Mike Williams Office Phone ....................................... (309) 438-7748Cell Phone .......................................... (309) 825-8828Email ............................................... [email protected] Row Phone .......................(309) 438-2272/2280Website ............................................ GoRedbirds.com

Coaching StaffHead Coach ..............................................Brock SpackAlma Mater/Year .......................................Purdue/’84ISU Record .................................... 12-10 (3rd Season)Career Record ............................... 12-10 (3rd Season)Office Phone ....................................... (309) 438-8671


2011 ScheduleSept. 3 ............................................. at Eastern IllinoisSept. 10 .............................................Morehead StateSept. 17 ...................................... at Youngstown StateSept. 24 ........................................ South Dakota StateOct. 1 ........................................ at North Dakota StateOct. 8 ................................................at Missouri StateOct. 15................................................ South DakotaOct. 22 ....................................................Indiana StateOct. 29 ...........................................at Southern IllinoisNov. 5 ..................................................Western IllinoisNov. 19................................................. Northern Iowa

General InfoLocation ............................................. Davis, CaliforniaEnrollment ........................................................32,153Nickname ......................................................... AggiesColors ......................................... Aggie Blue and GoldStadium ................................................Aggie StadiumCapacity ............................................................10,849Playing Surface ...............................Artificial (Sportex)Conference ................................................Great WestAffiliation ..................................... NCAA Division I FCSPresident ............................................Dr. Linda KatehiAthletic Director ..................................Greg WarzeckaSeries Record ....................................... UCD leads, 2-1

Media RelationsFootball SID ...............................................Ryan BurnsOffice Phone ....................................... (530) 752-3505Cell Phone .......................................... (530) 219-4063Email ......................................... [email protected] Row Phone ................................ (530) 752-9367Website ....................................... UCDavisAggies.com

Coaching StaffHead Coach ................................................. Bob BiggsAlma Mater/Year .................................... UC Davis/’73UCD Record ........................... 136-71-1 (19th Season)Career Record ........................ 136-71-1 (19th Season)Office Phone ....................................... (530) 752-0434


2011 ScheduleSept. 1 ............................................... at Arizona StateSept. 10 ...........................................at Montana StateSept. 17 .......................................................San DiegoSept. 24 .......................................................at Hawai’iOct. 8 ................................................. Humboldt StateOct. 15 ........................................... Texas-San AntonioOct. 22............................................ at South DakotaOct. 29 ............................................. at Southern UtahNov. 5 .............................................................. Cal PolyNov. 12................................................... North DakotaNov. 19........................................ at Sacramento State

General InfoLocation ............................ San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaEnrollment ........................................................19,325Nickname .................................................... MustangsColors ................................................ Green and GoldStadium ................................. Alex G. Spanos StadiumCapacity ............................................................11,075Playing Surface ...................................... Natural GrassConference ................................................Great WestAffiliation ..................................... NCAA Division I FCSPresident ...................................Dr. Jeffrey ArmstrongAthletic Director .............................. Don OberhelmanSeries Record ..................................Cal Poly leads, 2-1

Media RelationsFootball SID ..............................................Eric BurdickOffice Phone ....................................... (805) 756-6550Cell Phone .......................................... (805) 550-3427Email ........................................ [email protected] Row Phone ................................ (805) 756-6739Website ....................................................Gopoly.com

Coaching StaffHead Coach ................................................ Tim WalshAlma Mater/Year .............................. UC Riverside/’77CP Record ..................................... 11-11 (3rd Season)Career Record ............................ 128-93 (21st Season)Office Phone ....................................... (805) 756-5166


2011 ScheduleSept. 3 ............................................at San Diego StateSept. 10 .................................................... at MontanaSept. 17 ........................................ South Dakota StateSept. 24 .........................................at Northern IllinoisOct. 8 ..............................................Central OklahomaOct.15 .................................................. Southern UtahOct. 22 ............................................... at North DakotaOct. 29................................................ South DakotaNov. 5 .........................................................at UC DavisNov. 12.........................................Eastern WashingtonNov. 19............................................ at South Alabama20

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2012 South DakotaFootball Camp

South Dakota will hold its 2012 football camp, one of the biggest in the Midwest, tentatively in July. More than 1,000 individuals attended the different camps in 2011. Sessions are held in the DakotaDome and at the USD practice fields.

Sessions begin with an 8/9-man camp on July 8-10. The 11-man camps will be conducted on July 11-13 and 14-16. Information on the elite individual camp will be released at a later date.

About USD’s Camp:

*The USD coaching staff will give personal instruction on techniques and fundamentals. Every team and its coach will be allocated practice time to work on offensive and defensive schemes.

*The first practice of each day will be devoted to individual skills taught by the USD staff. The second practice will be used to work as a team and scrimmage with other teams attending the camp.

2012 USD Camp DatesJuly 8-10 8/9-man CampJuly 11-13 11-man CampJuly 14-16 11-man CampTBA Elite Camp

(Dates are tentative and are subject to change. Please check back with www.usdcoyotes.com in the spring for updated information.)

2011 OpponentsGame 10

Missouri S&TNov. 12 - 4 p.m. CT


Game 11North DakotaNov. 19 - 1 p.m. CT

Alerus Center - Grand Forks, N.D.

General InfoLocation ............................................... Rolla, MissouriEnrollment ..........................................................7,000Nickname .........................................................MinersColors ...................................... Silver, Gold and GreenStadium ..................................Allgood-Bailey StadiumCapacity ..............................................................8,000Playing Surface ...................................... Natural GrassConference ............................................. IndependentAffiliation ........................................... NCAA Division II Chancellor ......................................Dr. John Carney IIIAthletic Director ...................................... Mark MullinSeries Record ........................................USD leads, 2-0

Media RelationsFootball SID ................................................ John KeanOffice Phone ....................................... (573) 341-4140Cell Phone .......................................... (573) 233-6891Email .................................................. [email protected] Row Phone .................................................. N/AWebsite ...............................................sports.mst.edu

Coaching StaffHead Coach ............................................ David BrownAlma Mater/Year ............................ Santa Monica/’92MST Record ......................................3-8 (2nd Season)Career Record ...................................3-8 (2nd Season)Office Phone ....................................... (573) 341-4957


2011 ScheduleSept. 3 ......................... at Oklahoma Panhandle StateSept. 10 .......................................... Midwestern StateSept. 17 ......................................................... at DrakeSept. 24 ................................................... LindenwoodOct. 1 ......................at Northwestern Oklahoma StateOct. 8 ...............South Dakota School of Mines & TechOct. 15 ......................................at Kentucky WesleyanOct. 22 ........................................ William Jewell (MO)Oct. 29 ................................................ at Urbana (OH)Nov. 5 ........................................Saint Joseph’s CollegeNov. 12 ........................................... at South Dakota

General InfoLocation ............................Grand Forks, North DakotaEnrollment ........................................................14,095Nickname ............................................. Fighting SiouxColors ......................................Kelly Green and WhiteStadium .................................................Alerus CenterCapacity ............................................................12,283Playing Surface ............................................ Astro TurfConference ................................................Great WestAffiliation ..................................... NCAA Division I FCSPresident .......................................... Dr. Robert KelleyAthletic Director ...................................... Brian FaisonSeries Record ................................UND leads, 59-29-2

Media RelationsFootball SID ............................................. Ryan PowellOffice Phone ....................................... (701) 777-2986Cell Phone .......................................... (701) 213-5921Email ......................... [email protected] Row Phone ................................ (701) 792-1501Website .......................................... fightingsioux.com

Coaching StaffHead Coach ........................................ Chris MussmanAlma Mater/Year ................................. Iowa State/’90CP Record ......................................15-17 (4th season)Career Record ................................15-17 (4th season)Office Phone ....................................... (701) 777-4191


2011 ScheduleSept. 1 ............................................................... DrakeSept. 10 ......................................................... at IdahoSept. 17 ...............................................at Fresno StateSept. 24 ..............................................Black Hills StateOct. 1 ............................................... at Southern UtahOct. 8 ..............................................Montana WesternOct. 22 ............................................................ Cal PolyOct. 29 ...................................... at Northern ColoradoNov. 5 .......................................................... Sioux FallsNov. 12.......................................................at UC DavisNov. 19 ............................................... South Dakota 20

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South Dakota Football2010 Game-by-Game Results

Game 1South Dakota 7Central Florida 38Sept. 4, BHNS Stadium, Orlando, FL.

Game 2South Dakota 41Minnesota 38Sept. 11, TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final South Dakota 0 7 0 0 7Central Florida 14 10 7 7 38

Scoring Summary1st 09:41 UCF Davis 1 yd run (Cattoi kick) 00:53 UCF Newsome 7 yd run (Cattoi kick)2nd 14:19 USD Ganious 1 yd run (Robb kick) 09:13 UCF Cattoi 30 yd field goal (Nowotny kick) 01:11 UCF Guyton 11 yd pass from Calabrese (Cattoi kick)3rd 00:50 UCF Kelly 1 yd run (Cattoi kick)4th 09:53 UCF McDuffie 6 yd pass from Godfrey (Cattoi kick)

Team Statistics USD UCFFIRST DOWNS 13 27RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 26-116 46-231PASSING YDS (NET) 104 241Passes Att-Comp-Int 19-10-0 22-18-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 45-220 68-472Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-34Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-101 2-23Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-45.7 1-26.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0Penalties-Yards 5-33 3-26Possession Time 23:43 36:17Third-Down Conversions 2 of 8 7 of 10Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 6-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-11

RUSHING: USD-Ganious, Chris 19-89; Sims, Marcus 3-28; Warren, Dante 4--1. UCF-Davis, Jonathan 20-107; Kelly, Brendan 8-38; Weaver, Ronnie 3-26; Newsome, Jamar 2-15.PASSING: USD-Warren, Dante 10-19-0-104. UCF-Calabrese, Rob 12-15-0-176; Godfrey, Jeff 6-7-0-65.RECEIVING: USD-Powell, Will 3-44; Blount, Jeremy 2-23; Flanagan, Tom 2-19; Landry, London 2-5; Mohr, Mitch 1-13. UCF-Guyton, A.J. 8-127; Aiken, Kamar 3-40; McDuffie, Q. 2-21; Nissley, Adam 1-21.INTERCEPTIONS: USD-None. UCF-None.FUMBLES: USD-None. UCF-None.SACKS: USD-None. UCF-Young, Lawrence 1.0.TACKLES (UA-A): USD-Potter, Shane 10-6; Broders, Adam 4-4; Williams, Shea 6-1. UCF-Robinson, Josh 5-0; Ishmael, Kemal 4-1; Hallman, D. 4-1.

Junior running back Chris Ganious rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown, but the University of South Dakota fell to Central Florida, 38-7, on Sept. 4 in front of 34,373 fans at Brighthouse Networks Stadium. The Coyotes clawed within seven early in the second quarter but UCF’s systematic offense proved too much. Ganious earned his yards with 19 carries to lead a USD offense that moved the ball well at times against a fast UCF defense. Junior quarterback Dante Warren looked good in his first career start by connecting on 10-of-19 pass attempts for 104 yards. Sophomore wide receiver Will Powell finished with 44 receiving yards. Junior Shane Potter paced USD’s defensive effort with a career-high 16 tackles, including 10 solo stops, and one tackle for loss. Junior linebacker Adam Broders had eight tackles and one tackle for loss.

Junior quarterback Dante Warren notched a career day with 433 yards of total offense and five touchdowns to lead the Coyotes to a stunning 41-38 victory over the Big Ten’s Minnesota (1-1) in front of 49,554 fans at TCF Bank Stadium on Sept. 11. Warren went 21-of-30 through the air for 352 yards and three touchdowns and added 81 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. Sophomore wide receiver Will Powell hauled in a career-high eight catches for 156 yards and two touchdowns. On the defensive side of the ball, junior safety Shane Potter led USD in tackles with 10 stops, including seven solo tackles. Junior linebacker Adam Broders had 1.5 tackles for loss.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final South Dakota 7 14 13 7 41Minnesota 3 7 14 14 38

Scoring Summary1st 10:54 MINN Ellestad 27 yd field goal 07:35 USD Ganious 1 yd run (Robb kick)2nd 12:06 USD Powell 14 yd pass from Warren (Robb kick) 07:59 MINN Stoudermire 49 yd pass from Weber (Ellestad kick) 01:51 USD Ganious 26 yd pass from Warren (Robb kick) 3rd 13:33 USD Powell 61 yd pass from Warren (Robb kick) 10:37 MINN Gray 16 yd pass from Weber (Ellestad kick) 04:52 MINN McKnight 26 yd pass from Weber (Ellestad kick) 00:56 USD Warren 25 yd run (Robb kick)4th 10:16 MINN Bennett 1 yd run (Ellestad kick) 07:30 USD Warren 36 yd run (Robb kick) 03:21 MINN Bennett 1 yd run (Ellestad kick)

Team Statistics USD MINNFIRST DOWNS 17 24RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 29-92 38-204PASSING YDS (NET) 352 258Passes Att-Comp-Int 30-21-2 31-21-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 59-444 69-462Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-19Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-115 6-98Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-8Punts (Number-Avg) 3-53.7 1-37.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2Penalties-Yards 7-65 5-37Possession Time 28:43 31:17Third-Down Conversions 6 of 12 6 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 4-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-8

RUSHING: USD-Warren, Dante 10-81; Ganious, Chris 16-8; Nowotny, Dustin 1-5; Team 2--2. MINN-Bennett, Duane 18-104; Eskridge, DeLeon 12-49; Weber, Adam 6-47; Hoese, Jon 2-4.PASSING: USD-Warren, Dante 21-30-2-352. MINN-Weber, Adam 21-31-0-258.RECEIVING: USD-Powell, Will 8-156; Flanagan, Tom 5-59; Ganious, Chris 3-53; Nowotny, Dustin 2-44; Landry, London 1-15; Blount, Jeremy 1-14; Mohr, Mitch 1-11. MINN-Gray, MarQueis 9-91; McKnight, Da’Jon 4-55; Stoudermire, Tr. 3-69; Lair, Eric 2-18.INTERCEPTIONS: USD-None. MINN-Rallis, Mike 1-8; Carter, Michael 1-0.FUMBLES: USD-None. MINN-Weber, Adam 2-2.SACKS: USD-None. MINN-Edwards, Jewhan 1.0.TACKLES (UA-A): USD-Potter, Shane 7-3; Swift, Aaron 8-1; Broders, Adam 6-3. MINN-Cooper, Keanon 6-3; Rallis, Mike 6-3; Tinsley, Gary 4-2.

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Game 4South Dakota 16North Dakota State 38Sept. 25, Fargodome, Fargo, N.D.

Game 3Northwestern OK St 14South Dakota 48Sept. 18, DakotaDome, Vermillion, S.D.

South Dakota put together a dominating performance in its home opener as the Coyotes beat Northwestern Oklahoma State, 48-14, in front of 8,769 fans at the DakotaDome on Sept. 18. The Coyote offense racked up 455 total yards. Junior Chris Ganious notched his first 100-yard rushing effort of the season with 118 yards and one touchdown, while sophomore quarterback Dante Warren finished 13-of-19 for 156 yards and four touchdowns through the air. Sophomore Tom Flanagan hauled in six catches for 65 yards, while fellow sophomore Will Powell had three for 99 yards.

The 20th-ranked University of South Dakota football team took a 13-7 lead into halftime, but it wasn’t enough as No. 18 North Dakota State rallied for a 38-16 win in front of 18,248 fans in the Fargodome on Sept. 25. Junior quarterback Dante Warren went 19-of-33 for 157 yards and added 83 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. Sophomore wide receivers Tom Flanagan and Will Powell both had 49 receiving yards, while junior running back Chris Ganious added 49 rushing yards. Junior Shea Williams and freshman safety Aaron Swift led USD’s defensive effort with nine tackles apiece and junior defensive lineman Jesse Weisbrod had a tackle for loss.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final Northwestern OK St 7 0 0 7 14 South Dakota 20 14 14 0 48

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final South Dakota 7 6 0 3 16 North Dakota State 7 0 21 10 38

Scoring Summary1st 11:23 USD Warren 30 yd run (Robb kick failed) 11:10 NWOS Guillory 85 yd kickoff return (Colmenares kick) 08:09 USD Flanagan 10 yd pass from Warren (Robb kick) 04:20 USD Landry 26 yd pass from Warren (Robb kick) 2nd 14:48 USD Powell 75 yd pass from Flanagan (Robb kick) 08:43 USD Flanagan 30 yd pass from Warren (Robb kick) 04:10 USD Shepard 1 yd run (Nowotny kick) 3rd 05:46 USD Ganious 62 yd run (Robb kick) 00:58 USD Mohr 2 yd pass from Warren (Robb kick) 4th 10:30 NWOS McDonald 57 yd pass from Jech (Colmenares kick)

Scoring Summary1st 07:31 USD Warren 6 yd run (Robb kick) 00:48 NDSU McNorton 1 yd run (Jastram kick)2nd 11:16 USD Warren 6 yd run (Robb kick failed) 3rd 07:09 NDSU Jensen 1 yd run (Jastram kick) 05:37 NDSU McNorton 53 yd run (Jastram kick) 03:16 NDSU Holloway 58 yd pass from Jensen (Jastram kick)4th 13:36 USD Robb 33 yd field goal 08:52 NDSU McNorton 21 yd run (Jastram kick) 04:33 NDSU Jastram 28 yd field goal

Team Statistics NWOS USDFIRST DOWNS 16 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 31-99 35-215PASSING YDS (NET) 251 240Passes Att-Comp-Int 34-20-5 25-16-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 65-350 60-455Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2--2 4-78Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-198 3-25Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 5-99Punts (Number-Avg) 7-41.6 5-42.6Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2Penalties-Yards 13-108 1-3Possession Time 31:51 28:09Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 3 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 2 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-2 2-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-4 2-11

RUSHING: NWOS-Guillory 14-43; Jackson 8-22; Morris 1-15; Jech 4-9. USD-Ganious, Chris 11-118; Warren, Dante 6-45; Sims, Marcus 6-37; Bowens, Donovan 3-16; Helland, Erick 1-3; Archameau, Earv 2-2; Wilhelm, Tyler 1-1; Burrus, Michael 4--2; Flanagan, Tom 1--5.PASSING: NWOS-Jech 20-34-5-251. USD-Warren, Dante 13-19-0-156; Wilhelm, Tyler 1-3-0--1; Cichos, Kyle 1-2-0-10; Flanagan, Tom 1-1-0-75.RECEIVING: NWOS-McDonald 7-132; Williams 7-85; Frame 2-20. USD-Flanagan, Tom 6-65; Powell, Will 3-99; Landry, London 3-31; Nowotny, Dustin 1-27, Helland, Erick 1-10; McMartin, Quint 1-6; Mohr, Mitch 1-2.INTERCEPTIONS: NWOS-None. USD-Shanker, Kyle 1-33; Frierson, Chris 1-26; Bowen, David 1-23; Swift, Aaron 1-11; Bazemore, Sidney 1-6.FUMBLES: NWOS-Guillory 1-0. USD-Warren, Dante 1-1; Frierson, Chris 1-1.SACKS: NWOS-None. USD-Williams, Shea 1.0; Kuehl, Corey 1.0.TACKLES (UA-A): NWOS-Lee 2-9. USD-Williams, Shea 4-6.

Team Statistics USD NDSUFIRST DOWNS 19 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-165 42-348PASSING YDS (NET) 157 182Passes Att-Comp-Int 33-19-2 19-9-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 68-322 61-530Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 6-53Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-123 4-71Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-46.3 3-41.7Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-1Penalties-Yards 9-81 4-49Possession Time 31:17 28:43Third-Down Conversions 7 of 16 6 of 10Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-30

RUSHING: USD-Warren, Dante 19-83; Ganious, Chris 14-49; Sims, Marcus 2-33. NDSU-McNorton, D.J. 20-250; Jensen, Brock 12-32; Sigers, Mike 3-26.PASSING: USD-Warren, Dante 19-33-2-157. NDSU-Jensen, Brock 9-19-0-182.RECEIVING: USD-Flanagan, Tom 6-49; Nowotny, Dustin 6-40; Powell, Will 4-49; Ganious, Chris 3-19. NDSU-Holloway, W. 3-109; Howard, J. 3-44; Smith, L. 3-29.INTERCEPTIONS: USD-None. NDSU-Eaves, Daniel 2-0.FUMBLES: USD-None. NDSU-Jensen, Brock 1-1; Smith, R. 1-0; Howard, J. 1-0.SACKS: USD-None. NDSU-Boyer, Coulter 2.0; Gratzek, Matthew 1.5; Wilson, Chad 0.5.TACKLES (UA-A): USD-Williams, Shea 5-4; Swift, Aaron 2-7; Kuehl, Corey 4-3. NDSU-Wilson, Chad 2-7; Banks, Freddie 4-2; Boyer, Coulter 3-3.

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Junior quarterback Dante Warren threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns to lead the University of South Dakota football team to a 27-17 win over rival North Dakota on Saturday in front of 9,596 fans at the DakotaDome. The Coyotes (3-2, 1-0 GWC) were victorious in their annual Dakota Days for the sixth time in seven years under Coach Ed Meierkort. The Coyote defense played a crucial role in the win, holding UND (2-3, 0-1 GWC) to 125 yards under its season average. Junior Adam Broders led the USD defense with 10 tackles, including one for a loss, and a fumble recovery. He also helped wrap up the win for USD with an interception in the final minutes. Junior Shea Williams added eight tackles, while redshirt freshman defensive back Chris Frierson also had an interception. On offense, sophomore Will Powell added to Warren’s 20-of-32 day with six catches for 72 yards and two touchdowns. Junior Jeremy Blount added four catches for 94 yards and a score, including a career-long 65-yard grab.

Junior running back Chris Ganious rushed for 142 yards and South Dakota took a lead into the fourth quarter, but the Coyotes couldn’t hold it as UC Davis scored a touchdown in the final frame to earn a 17-13 victory in front of 10,352 fans at Aggie Stadium on Oct. 9. South Dakota had a chance to earn the win late on a possession with 1:50 left, but came up short. Junior quarterback Dante Warren drove the Coyotes inside UCD’s 30-yard line, but a fourth-and-nine pass to sophomore wide receiver Tom Flanagan with 25 seconds to go fell incomplete. Ganious earned his season-high 142 yards on 22 carries, while Warren chipped in 88 yards on the ground and 89 yards through the air. Flanagan had four catches for 41 yards, while fellow sophomore wide receiver Will Powell added two catches for 44 yards. Redshirt freshman defensive back Chris Frierson and junior linebacker Adam Broders had nine tackles apiece to pace the Coyote defense.

Game 5North Dakota 17South Dakota 27Oct. 2, DakotaDome, Vermillion, S.D.

Game 6South Dakota 13UC Davis 17Oct. 9, Aggie Stadium, Davis, Calif.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final South Dakota 3 0 7 7 17 North Dakota 7 14 3 3 27

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final South Dakota 6 0 7 0 13UC Davis 7 3 0 7 17

Scoring Summary1st 08:12 UND Miller 44 yd field goal 00:16 USD Powell 3 yd pass from Warren (Robb kick)2nd 05:40 USD Blount 65 yd pass from Warren (Robb kick) 00:06 USD Powell 20 yd pass from Warren (Robb kick)3rd 13:30 UND Hardin 11 yd pass from Landry (Miller kick) 10:20 USD Robb 35 yd field goal4th 14:16 USD Robb 45 yd field goal 04:31 UND Anderson 7 yd pass from Landry (Miller kick)

Scoring Summary1st 12:52 USD Robb 37 yd field goal 05:50 UcD Aprile 1 yd run (Kelley kick) 01:29 USD Robb 28 yd field goal2nd 00:01 UCD Kelley 28 yd field goal3rd 09:48 USD Warren 4 yd run (Robb kick)4th 12:24 UCD Rogers 39 yd pass from Wright (Kelley kick)

Team Statistics USD UCDFIRST DOWNS 16 18RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 39-238 25-34PASSING YDS (NET) 89 260Passes Att-Comp-Int 26-7-0 34-25-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 65-327 59-294Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-23 1-4Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-56 3-54Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-41.5 6-36.5Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-1Penalties-Yards 8-69 5-40Possession Time 28:38 31:22Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 4 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 2-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-17 2-14

RUSHING: USD-Ganious, Chris 22-142; Warren, Dante 10-88; Sims, Marcus 6-13; Flanagan, Tom 1--5. UCD-Aprile, Nick 11-26; Reese, Josh 7-17; Hemmingson, Tom 1-0; Team 1--3; Wright, Randy 5--6.PASSING: USD-Warren, Dante 7-26-0-89. UCD-Wright, Randy 25-34-0-260.RECEIVING: USD-Flanagan, Tom 4-41; Powell, Will 2-44; Mohr, Mitch 1-4. UCD-Creadick, Sean 7-100; Soto, Anthony 5-47; Rogers, Dean 4-47.INTERCEPTIONS: USD-None. UCD-None.FUMBLES: USD-Ganious, Chris 1-0; Warren, Dante 1-1; Flanagan, Tom 1-0. UCD-Rogers, Dean 1-1; Wright, Randy 1-0.SACKS : USD- Frierson, Chris 1.0; Broders, Adam 0.5; Neilson Michael 0.5. UCD-Gruendl, Byron 1.0; Maxson, Jacob 1.0.TACKLES (UA-A): USD-Frierson, Chris 4-5; Broders, Adam 3-6. UCD-Amajoyi, Dozie 6-3; Hart, Danny 3-5.

Team Statistics UND USDFIRST DOWNS 21 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 29-116 42-132PASSING YDS (NET) 172 268Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-20-2 32-20-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 57-288 74-400Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-105 4-113Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-20Punts (Number-Avg) 2-30.5 3-34.0Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0Penalties-Yards 3-20 7-70Possession Time 23:16 36:44Third-Down Conversions 6 of 11 7 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 2-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7 1-1

RUSHING: UND-Murray, Josh 16-102; Landry, Jake 9-29; Hardin, Greg 2-5; Team 2--20. USD-Ganious, Chris 15-49; Sims, Marcus 12-45; Warren, Dante 12-44; Team 3--6.PASSING: UND-Landry, Jake 20-28-2-172. USD-Warren, Dante 20-32-0-268.RECEIVING: UND-Murray, Josh 6-37; Dressler, Ryan 4-37; Anderson, Chris 4-35. USD-Powell, Will 6-72; Blount, Jeremy 4-94; Landry, London 3-44; Nowotny, Dustin 3-25; Flanagan, Tom 2-21; Ganious, Chris 2-12.INTERCEPTIONS: UND-None. USD-Broders, Adam 1-20; Frierson, Chris 1-0.FUMBLES: UND-Landry, Jake 1-1. USD-Warren, Dante 1-0.SACKS: UND-Kasowski, Ryan 1.0. USD-Harper, Elliott 1.0.TACKLES (UA-A): UND-Hawkins 6-4. USD-Broders, Adam 4-6; Williams, Shea 1-7.

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South Dakota took a 7-6 lead into halftime, but No. 22 Northern Iowa scored 13 unanswered points to notch a 19-14 win over the Coyotes on Oct. 16 at the Dakotadome. The Coyotes mounted a late comeback in the final minutes as sophomore wide receiver Will Powell hauled in a 38-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Dante Warren with 4.9 seconds left to bring the Coyotes within five. However, an onside kick attempt was recovered by UNI to end the Coyotes’ hopes. Powell continued his stellar season with five catches for 116 yards and two scores, while Warren completed 13-of-27 passes for 189 yards and two touchdowns. South Dakota got stand-out play from its linebacker core, as three of the four starters set career highs in tackles. Junior Adam Broders paced the squad with 15, while junior Shea Williams added 12 and senior Cory Kuehl had 10.

Junior wide receiver Dustin Nowotny hauled in a career-high eight catches for 96 yards, but the South Dakota football team lost a 31-13 Great West Conference game to Southern Utah in front of 3,821 fans at Eccles Coliseum on Oct. 23. Nowotny paced the USD offense with 12 yards per catch, as junior quarterback Dante Warren completed 19-of-32 for 217 yards and one touchdown. Junior running back Chris Ganious added 74 yards on the ground and senior tight end London Landry had four catches for 37 yards and one touchdown. Freshman safety Aaron Swift led USD’s defense with a career-high 10 tackles, including five solo stops, while junior linebacker Shea Williams (Alexandria, S.D.) added nine tackles and one sack. Freshman kicker Kevin Robb made two field goals during the game, including a career-long 49-yarder in the second quarter.The game was tied at 10-10 early in the second quarter before Southern Utah outscored the Coyotes, 21-3 the rest of the way.

Game 8South Dakota 13,Southern Utah 31Oct. 23, Eccles Coliseum, Cedar City, Utah

Game 7No. 22 Northern Iowa 19,South Dakota 14Oct. 16, DakotaDome, Vermillion, S.D.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final South Dakota 7 6 0 0 13 Southern Utah 10 14 7 0 31

Scoring Summary1st 04:58 USD Powell 19 yd pass from Warren (Robb kick) 01:44 UNI Hallgren 27 yd field goal2nd 12:25 UNI Hallgren 32 yd field goal3rd 09:52 UNI Hallgren 42 yd field goal 4th 12:26 UNI Rennie 3 yd run (Hallgren kick) 04:26 UNI Hallgren 31 yd field goal 00:04 USD Powell 38 yd pass from Warren (Robb kick)

Scoring Summary1st 10:06 USD Landry 9 yd pass from Warren (Robb kick) 08:40 SUU Wilson 4 yd run (Miller kick) 02:50 SUU Miller 40 yd field goal2nd 12:33 USD Robb 49 yd field goal 06:26 SUU Aiono 10 yd pass from Sorenson (Miller kick) 00:23 SUU Sorenson 3 yd run (Miller kick) 00:00 USD Robb 39 yd field goal3rd 04:53 SUU Minefee 1 yd run (Miller kick)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final Northern Iowa 3 3 3 10 19 South Dakota 7 0 0 7 14

Team Statistics USD SUUFIRST DOWNS 17 22RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-81 35-241PASSING YDS (NET) 217 230Passes Att-Comp-Int 32-19-0 31-22-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-298 66-471Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-23Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-109 2-41Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-42.2 3-37.3Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 5-55 7-61Possession Time 26:58 33:02Third-Down Conversions 4 of 13 3 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 5-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-6 3-13

RUSHING: USD-Ganious, Chris 19-67; Nowotny, Dustin 1-14; Sims, Marcus 4-5; Bowens, Donovan 1-0; Warren, Dante 7--5. SUU-Minefee, Austin 17-137; Alexander, Deck 7-75; Wilson, Brian 4-16.PASSING: USD-Warren, Dante 19-32-0-217. SUU-Sorensen, Brad 22-31-0-230.RECEIVING: USD-Nowotny, Dustin 8-96; Landry, London 4-37; Ganious, Chris 2-32; Mohr, Mitch 2-26; Blount, Jeremy 1-15; Powell, Will 1-8; Flanagan, Tom 1-3. SUU-Sitake, Fesi 7-91; Poots, Tysson 6-65; Aiono, Abbel 4-31.INTERCEPTIONS: USD-None. SUU-None.FUMBLES: USD-None. SUU-None.SACKS: USD-Weisbrod, Jesse 1.0; Williams, Shea 1.0. SUU_Osborne, Tyler 1.5; Garcia, Nick 1.0; Barney, Trent 0.5.TACKLES (UA-A): USD-Swift, Aaron 5-5; Potter, Shane 3-6; Williams, Shea 2-7. SUU-Pretlow, Colin 10-3; Fenn, Blake 7-2.

Team Statistics UNI USDFIRST DOWNS 23 14RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 48-147 27-82PASSING YDS (NET) 287 189Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-20-1 27-13-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 76-434 54-241Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-4 2-35Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-16 6-83Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-35Punts (Number-Avg) 5-49.2 7-46.3Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 6-30 2-26Possession Time 36:48 23:12Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 1 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 1-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-13 3-15

RUSHING: UNI-Anderson, C. 20-82; Rennie, Tirrell 17-46; Strathman, Matt 9-42; Team 2--23. USD-Bowens, Donovan 7-43; Ganious, Chris 10-39; Warren, Dante 8-0; Blount, Jeremy 1-0; Sims, Marcus 1-0.PASSING: UNI-Rennie, Tirrell 18-26-1-265; Davis, Zach 2-2-0-22. USD-Warren, Dante 13-27-1-189.RECEIVING: UNI-Herring, Jarred 5-74; Turner, Maurice 4-52; Collins, Josh 3-31; USD-Powell, Will 5-116; Nowotny, Dustin 2-50; Landry, London 2-15; Ganious, Chris 2-9; Flanagan, Tom 1-6; Compton, Tom 1--7.INTERCEPTIONS: UNI-Martin, Andre 1-0. USD-Butler, Marquis 1-35.FUMBLES: UNI-Rennie, Tirrell 1-0. USD-None.SACKS: UNI-Swain, J.J. 1.0; Boothby, Ben 0.5; Eilert, Will 0.5. USD-Williams, Shea 1.0; Eaton, Jordon 1.0; Price, Vernell 0.5; Hogans, Darius 0.5.TACKLES (UA-A): UNI-Thompson, Jamar 5-4. USD-Broders, Adam 8-7.

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The Coyotes forced a fumble on the opening kickoff, recovered it and scored on the very next play to take a 7-0 lead just 12 seconds into the game. That start gave USD the early momentum on its way to a 34-6 rout of Northern Colorado at the DakotaDome. Junior quarterback Dante Warren went 18-of-28 for 276 yards and three touchdowns for South Dakota, while junior running back Chris Ganious added 88 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Sophomore wide receiver Will Powell had six catches for 124 yards and a score, while junior wide receiver Dustin Nowotny hauled in five passes for 79 yards and a score. Senior linebacker Eric Leon led the USD defense with nine tackles and two sacks in his first career start, while junior defensive lineman Michael Neilson (Gilbert, Ariz.) had six tackles and a forced fumble.

The South Dakota football team held a 24-17 lead late in the third quarter, but No. 18 Cal Poly scored 21 unanswered points to record a 38-24 Great West Conference win over the Coyotes on Nov. 6 at the DakotaDome. Sophomore wide receiver Will Powell had another big game for USD with a career-high 168 yards and two touchdowns on six catches. Junior quarterback Dante Warren threw for 270 yards and two scored, while junior running back Chris Ganious rushed for 77 yards. Junior linebacker Shea Williams paced the USD defense with a career-high 13 tackles, including 1.5 for loss, and senior linebacker Eric Leon had nine tackles and a forced fumble. Redshirt freshman corner back Dametrius Turner earned his first career interception and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown. The Coyote defense held the Mustangs to 48 passing yards and three completions.

Game 9Northern Colorado 6South Dakota 34Oct. 30, DakotaDome, Vermillion, S.D.

Game 10No. 18 Cal Poly 38South Dakota 24Nov. 6, DakotaDome, Vermillion, S.D.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final Northern Colorado 0 0 0 6 6South Dakota 14 10 3 7 34

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final Cal Poly 0 10 14 14 38 South Dakota 7 7 10 0 24

Scoring Summary1st 14:48 USD Ganious 24 yd pass from Warren (Robb kick) 13:48 USD Ganious 2 yd run (Robb kick) 2nd 14:21 USD Robb 27 yd field goal 06:06 USD Powell 14 yd pass from Warren (Robb kick)3rd 05:52 USD Robb 23 yd field goal 4th 09:32 USD Nowotny 14 yd pass from Warren (Robb kick) 08:55 NC Davis 20 yd pass from Orms (Orms pass failed)

Scoring Summary1st 11:06 USD Powell 31 yd pass from Warren (Robb kick) 2nd 14:18 USD Powell 17 yd pass from Warren (Robb kick) 09:36 CP Romanelli 2 yd run (Langford kick) 04:02 CP Langford 21 yd field goal3rd 09:06 USD Robb 25 yd field goal 08:19 CP Rodgers 44 yd run (Langford kick) 03:29 USD Turner 40 yd interception return (Robb kick) 00:25 CP Romanelli 2 yd run (Langford kick) 4th 13:06 CP Rodgers 74 yd run (Langford kick) 07:10 CP Gardley 3 yd run (Langford kick)

Team Statistics NC USDFIRST DOWNS 16 27RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 20-47 51-203PASSING YDS (NET) 288 276Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-16-0 28-18-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 45-335 79-479Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-4 2-5Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-127 1-25Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-42.8 6-34.7Fumbles-Lost 4-3 0-0Penalties-Yards 5-50 11-88Possession Time 15:49 43:51Third-Down Conversions 1 of 8 4 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 5-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-29 4-28

RUSHING: NC-Harris, Andre 8-24; Orms, Dylan 10-12; Robinson, J. 1-6; Davis, Jace 1-5. USD-Ganious, Chris 19-88; Sims, Marcus 10-51; Bowens, Donovan 7-23; Zwiefelhofer, C. 1-15; Wilhelm, Tyler 1-10; Burrus, Michael 2-6; Warren, Dante 2-5; Blount, Jeremy 1-4; Archambeau, Earv 1-1.PASSING: NC-Orms, Dylan 16-25-0-288. USD-Warren, Dante 18-28-0-276.RECEIVING: NC-Davis, Jace 7-185; Robinson, J. 3-15; Morris, Chris 2-25. USD-Powell, Will 6-124; Nowotny, Dustin 5-79; Flanagan, Tom 3-36; Ganious, Chris 2-21; Blount, Jeremy 1-17; McMartin, Quint. 1--1.INTERCEPTIONS: NC-None. USD-None.FUMBLES: NC-Gunn, Dominic 2-1; Orms, Dylan 2-2. USD-None.SACKS: NC-Nweke, Chuks 1.0; Fahina, Pasi 1.0; Hewitt, Max 1.0. USD-Eaton, Jordan 2.0; Leon, Eric 2.0.TACKLES (UA-A): NC-Hewitt, Max 3-8; Friend, Cameron 2-8; King, Matt 1-8. USD-Leon, Eric 5-4; Neilson, Michael 3-3; Eaton, Jordan 3-2.

Team Statistics CP USDFIRST DOWNS 16 17RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 56-379 31-112PASSING YDS (NET) 48 270Passes Att-Comp-Int 13-3-1 37-17-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-427 68-382Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-6Punt Returns-Yards 1-54 2-59Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-137 6-158Interception Returns-Yards 1-9 1-40Punts (Number-Avg) 5-38.6 5-39.8Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-1Penalties-Yards 4-36 5-30Possession Time 31:02 28:58Third-Down Conversions 5 of 14 7 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 2-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-17 0-0

RUSHING: CP-Rodgers, Mark 15-235; Yocum, Jordan 15-62; Smith, Tony 8-40; Romanelli, Jake 12-39. USD-Ganious, Chris 20-77; Warren, Dante 9-37; Flanagan, Tom 1--1; Bowens, Donovan 1--1.PASSING: CP-Smith, Tony 2-12-1-41. Rodgers, Mark 1-1-0-7. USD-Warren, Dante 17-37-1-270.RECEIVING: CP-Umoh, Gabriel 2-41; Yocum, Jordan 1-7. USD-Powell, Will 6-168; Nowotny, Dustin 5-89; Flanagan, Tom 3-13; Landry, London 2-2; Ganious, Chris 1--2.INTERCEPTIONS: CP-Molino, Nico 1-9. USD-Turner, Dametri 1-40.FUMBLES: CP-Romanelli, Jake 1-1. USD-Blount, Jeremy 1-1, Flanagan, Tom 1-0, Warren, Dante 1-0.SACKS: CP-Cooper, Gavin 2.0. USD-None.TACKLES (UA-A): CP-Molino, Nico 8-2; Mohamed, Marty 1-8. USD-Williams, Shea 6-7; Leon, Eric 4-5; Meier, Andrew 3-4.

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South Dakota Football2010 Schedule and ResultsDate Opponent Score Overall Conf. Time AttendSept. 4 at Central Florida L, 7-38 0-1 0-0 2:37 34,373Sept. 11 at Minnesota W, 41-38 1-1 0-0 3:19 49,544Sept. 18 Northwestern Okla St W, 48-14 2-1 0-0 2:55 8,769Sept. 25 at #18 North Dakota St L, 16-38 2-2 0-0 2:56 18,248Oct. 2 North Dakota * W, 27-17 3-2 1-0 2:50 9,596Oct. 9 at UC Davis * L, 13-17 3-3 1-1 2:45 10,352Oct. 16 Northern Iowa L, 14-19 3-4 1-1 2:40 9,169Oct. 23 at Southern Utah * L, 13-31 3-5 1-2 2:51 3,821Oct. 30 Northern Colorado W, 34-6 4-5 1-2 2:50 6,856Nov. 6 Cal Poly * L, 24-38 4-6 1-3 2:55 7,369Nov. 13 at Lamar L, 20-24 4-7 1-3 2:42 15,103* indicates Great West Conference game

Offensive StatisticsRushingName GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GGanious, Chris 11 188 882 65 817 4.3 4 62 74.3Warren, Dante 11 96 580 187 393 4.1 6 36 35.7Sims, Marcus 11 52 302 16 286 5.5 1 37 26.0Bowens, Donovan 11 27 124 4 120 4.4 0 22 10.9Nowotny, Dustin 11 2 19 0 19 9.5 0 14 1.7Wilhelm, Tyler 3 6 24 9 15 2.5 1 10 5.0Zwiefelhofer, Cole 11 1 15 0 15 15.0 0 15 1.4Blount, Jeremy 11 2 4 0 4 2.0 0 4 0.4Burress, Michael 4 6 8 4 4 0.7 0 6 1.0Archamebeau, Earv 3 3 4 1 3 1.0 0 3 1.0Helland, Erick 10 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.3Team 3 5 0 8 -8 -1.6 0 0 -2.7Flanagan, Tom 11 3 0 11 -11 -3.7 0 0 -1.0Total 11 392 1965 305 1660 4.2 12 62 150.9 Opponents 11 398 2096 233 1863 4.7 19 74 169.4

PassingName GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yards TD Long Avg/GWarren, Dante 11 132.8 161-292-6 55.1 2137 18 65 194.3Wilhelm, Tyler 3 30.0 5-19-2 26.3 56 0 27 18.7Cichos, Kyle 1 92.0 1-2-0 50.0 10 0 10 10.0Flanagan, Tom 11 1060.0 1-1-0 100.0 75 1 75 6.8Total 11 129.3 168-314-8 53.5 2278 19 75 207.1Opponents 11 148.9 198-294-10 67.3 2503 15 58 227.5

ReceivingName GP No. Yards Avg TD Long Avg/GPowell, Will 11 47 933 19.9 10 75 84.8Nowotny, Dustin 11 34 489 14.4 1 46 44.5Flanagan, Tom 11 34 324 9.5 2 30 29.5Ganious, Chris 11 17 156 9.2 2 30 14.2Landry, London 11 17 149 8.8 2 26 13.5 Blount, Jeremy 11 9 163 18.1 1 65 14.8Mohr, Mitch 11 6 56 9.3 1 17 5.1 McMartin, Quintin 11 2 5 2.5 0 6 0.5 Helland, Erik 10 1 10 10.0 0 10 1.0Compton, Tom 11 1 -7 -7.0 0 0 -0.6Total 11 168 2278 13.6 19 75 207.1Opponents 11 198 2503 12.6 15 58 227.5

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South Dakota football team took a 20-17 lead over Lamar with 2:30 left in the fourth quarter, but the Cardinals rallied for a 24-20 victory on Nov. 13 at Provost Umphrey Stadium. Redshirt freshman quarterback Tyler Wilhelm played valiantly after junior Dante Warren was injured at the end of the first quarter to keep the Coyotes in the game. Wilhelm guided USD on three scoring drives, including his first career rushing touchdown, to help the Coyotes retake the lead twice, but his hail mary in the final seconds fell incomplete. Junior running back Chris Ganious (Houston, Texas) notched 91 rushing yards on 23 attempts, while sophomore Marcus Sims (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) had 74 yards and his first career touchdown. Sophomore wide receiver Will Powell (Sioux Falls, S.D.) had three catches for 53 yards.

Game 11South Dakota 20,Lamar 24Nov. 13, Provost Humphrey Stadium, Beaumont, Texas

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final South Dakota 0 10 3 7 20Lamar 7 0 0 17 24

Scoring Summary1st 09:16 LU Jackson 4 yd pass from Prewitt (Stout kick)2nd 12:46 USD Robb 20 yd field goal 07:11 USD Wilhelm 1 yd run (Robb kick)3rd 08:29 USD Robb 31 yd field goal4th 09:59 LU Jackson 2 yd pass from Prewitt (Stout kick) 03:39 LU Stout 38 yd field goal 02:30 USD Sims 37 yd run (Robb kick) 00:43 LU Ford 14 yd pass from Prewitt (Stout kick)

Team Statistics USD LUFIRST DOWNS 19 15RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 45-224 28-17PASSING YDS (NET) 116 286Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-8-2 29-24-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 70-340 57-303Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-64 4-35Interception Returns-Yards 1-5 2-10Punts (Number-Avg) 2-35.5 4-27.2Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 5-35 4-25Possession Time 31:48 28:12Third-Down Conversions 8 of 15 7 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-18 1-9

RUSHING: USD-Ganious, Chris 23-91; Sims, Marcus 8-71; Bowens, Donovan 8-39; Warren, Dante 2-16; Wilhelm, Tyler 4-4. LU-Asante, Kwabena 12-24; Hussey, Cody 5-14; Crissmon-Stewar 3-7; Prewitt, Doug 8--28.PASSING: USD-Wilhelm, Tyler 4-16-2-57; Warren, Dante 4-9-0-59. LU-Prewitt, Doug 24-29-1-286.RECEIVING: USD-Powell, Will 3-53; Nowotny, Dustin 2-39; Ganious, Chris 2-12; Flanagan, Tom 1-12. LU-Hayes, J.J. 7-80; Prejean, Kendri 5-91; Jackson, Marcus 5-33.INTERCEPTIONS: USD-Turner, Dametri 1-5. LU-Thomas, Branden 2-10.FUMBLES: USD-None. LU-Prewitt, Doug 1-0.SACKS: USD-Weisbrod, Jesse 2.0; Giese, David 2.0. LU-Garrett, Jordan 1.0.TACKLES (UA-A): USD-Meier, Andrew 6-1; Williams, Shea 4-3; Potter, Shane 5-1; Kuehl, Corey 5-1. LU-Garrett, Jordan 8-2; Allen, Chad 6-4; Hicks, Asim 5-4.

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Defensive Statistics |---------------Tackles----------------| |--Sacks--| |--------Pass Def---------| |--Fumbles--| Name GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Williams, Shea ............11 ......37 ....... 52 ..... 89 ........6.5-26 ........ 3.0-16 .........0 ...............1 .......... 1 ............2-0 ............0Potter, Shane ..............11 ......41 ....... 35 ..... 76 ........1.0-1 .......... 0 .................0 ...............2 .......... 0 ............0 ...............1Broders, Adam ............10 ......30 ....... 45 ..... 75 ........6.5-14 ........ 0.5-4 ...........1-20 ..........0 .......... 0 ............1-0 ............0Swift, Aaron ................11 ......38 ....... 23 ..... 61 ........1.0-3 .......... 0 .................1-11 ..........4 .......... 0 ............1-6 ............0Kuehl, Corey ...............11 ......28 ....... 29 ..... 57 ........3.5-29 ........ 1.0-4 ...........0 ...............2 .......... 1 ............0 ...............1Butler, Marquis ............11 ......27 ....... 21 ..... 48 ........1.5-5 .......... 0-0 ..............1-35 ..........4 .......... 0 ............0 ...............1Meier, Andrew .............11 ......30 ....... 14 ..... 44 ........2.5-20 ........ 0 .................0 ...............0 .......... 0 ............0 ...............1Leon, Eric ...................11 ......22 ....... 21 ..... 43 ........5.0-17 ........ 2.0-13 .........0 ...............0 .......... 0 ............0 ...............1Frierson, Chris ............10 ......18 ....... 16 ..... 34 ........1.0-9 .......... 1.0-9 ...........2-26 ..........2 .......... 0 ............0 ...............0Eaton, Jordan .............10 ......10 ....... 14 ..... 24 ........6.0-28 ........ 3.0-18 .........2-41 ..........0 .......... 1 ............1-0 ............1Hogans, Darius ...........11 ......11 ....... 12 ..... 23 ........2.5-4 .......... 0.5-2 ...........0 ...............0 .......... 0 ............0 ...............1Weisbrod, Jesse...........11 ......8 ........ 12 ..... 20 ........4.5-21 ........ 3.0-15 .........0 ...............1 .......... 0 ............0 ...............0Neilson, Michael ..........9 ........10 ....... 9 ....... 19 ........0.5-4 .......... 0.5-4 ...........0 ...............0 .......... 0 ............0 ...............1Turner, Dametri ...........11 ......11 ....... 7 ....... 18 ........0 ................ 0 .................2-45 ..........2 .......... 0 ............0 ...............0Giese, David ...............11 ......7 ........ 10 ..... 17 ........3.0-9 .......... 2.0-7 ...........0 ...............1 .......... 0 ............1-0 ............0Capper, Evan ..............11 ......6 ........ 11 ..... 17 ........1.5-3 .......... 0 .................0 ...............1 .......... 1 ............1-0 ............0Valdez, Alphonso .........8 ........6 ........ 9 ....... 15 ........0 ................ 0 .................0 ...............2 .......... 0 ............0 ...............0Marlette, Tim ..............8 ........6 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......5 ........ 1 ....... 6 ..........1.0-18 ........ 0 .................0 ...............0 .......... 0 ............1-0 ............0Shanker, Kyle ..............3 ........2 ........ 3 ....... 5 ..........1.0-2 .......... 0 .................1-33 ..........0 .......... 0 ............0 ...............0Bowens, Donovan ........11 ......5 ........ 0 ....... 5 ..........0 ................ 0 .................0 ...............0 .......... 0 ............0 ...............0Moore, Taylor ..............6 ........3 ........ 2 ....... 5 ..........1.0-3 .......... 0 .................0 ...............0 .......... 0 ............0 ...............0Price, Vernell ..............9 ........0 ........ 4 ....... 4 ..........0.5-3 .......... 0.5-3 ...........0 ...............0 .......... 1 ............0 ...............0Flanagan, Tom ............11 ......2 ........ 1 ....... 3 ..........0 ................ 0 .................0 ...............0 .......... 0 ............0 ...............0Landry, London 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Special TeamsField GoalsName FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Robb, Kevin ...........12-16 .........75.0 ...0-0 .......5-5 ........5-7 ....... 2-3 ....... 0-1 .......49 ... 2

PuntingName No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 BlkdZwiefelhofer, Cole .. 53 .... 2290 .... 43.2..... 60 ....... 6 ....16 ... 18.....1Team ................... 1 ..... 0 ......... 0.0 ...... 0 ........ 0 ....0 .... 0 ......0Total ................... 54 ....2290 ....42.4 .... 60 ...... 6 .... 16 ...18 ... 1Opponents .......... 43 ....1676 ....39.0 .... 64 ...... 2 .... 11 ...11 ... 0

KickoffsName No. Yds Avg TB OBRobb, Kevin .......... 53 .... 2984 .... 56.3..... 2 ........ 3Total ................... 53 ....2984 ....56.3 .... 2 ........ 3Opponents .......... 57 ....3501 ....61.4 .... 4 ........ 0

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FG Sequence USD OPPCentral Florida ........ - .......................(30)Minnesota............... - .......................(27),48Northwestern Ok St . 39 .....................31North Dakota State . (33) ...................(28)North Dakota .......... (35),43,(45) .......(44),45UC Davis ................ (37),(28) ............(28),45Northern Iowa ......... 39..........(27),(32),42),(31)Southern Utah ........ (49),(39) ............(40),35Northern Colorado ... (27),(23) ............-Cal Poly .................. (25),50 ..............48,(21)Lamar .................... (20),(31) ............(38)Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

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Team Statistics USD OPPSCORING ...................................257 .............. 280Points Per Game .......................... 23.4 .............. 25.5FIRST DOWNS ...........................201 .............. 219Rushing ..................................... 94 ................. 84Passing ..................................... 95 ................. 121Penalty ..................................... 12 ................. 14RUSHING YARDAGE ..................1660............. 1863Yards gained rushing ................... 1965 .............. 2096Yards lost rushing ....................... 305 ............... 233Rushing Attempts ....................... 392 ............... 398Average Per Rush ....................... 4.2 ................ 4.7Average Per Game ...................... 150.9 ............. 169.4TDs Rushing .............................. 12 ................. 19PASSING YARDAGE ...................2278............. 2503Att-Comp-Int ............................. 314-168-8 ...... 294-198-10Average Per Pass ........................ 7.3 ................ 8.5Average Per Catch ...................... 13.6 .............. 12.6Average Per Game ...................... 207.1 ............. 227.5TDs Passing ............................... 19 ................. 15TOTAL OFFENSE ........................3938............. 4366Total Plays ................................. 706 ............... 692Average Per Play ........................ 5.6 ................ 6.3Average Per Game ...................... 358.0 ............. 396.9KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS .........52-972 ......... 45-905PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS ........12-200 ......... 22-193INT RETURNS: #-YARDS ...........10-199 ......... 8-27KICK RETURN AVERAGE ............18.7 ............. 20.1PUNT RETURN AVERAGE ...........16.7 ............. 8.8INT RETURN AVERAGE ..............19.9 ............. 3.4FUMBLES-LOST .........................9-4 ............... 16-9PENALTIES-YARDS ...................65-555 ......... 59-482Average Per Game ...................... 50.5 .............. 43.8PUNTS-YARDS ..........................54-2290 ....... 43-1676Average Per Punt ........................ 42.4 .............. 39.0Net punt average ........................ 36.6 .............. 33.4TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME ...30:11 ........... 29:493RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS .......56/152 ......... 54/1293rd-Down Pct .............................. 37% .............. 42%4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS ........10/21 ........... 3/94th-Down Pct .............................. 48% .............. 33%SACKS BY-YARDS ......................18-96 ........... 21-155MISC YARDS ..............................-31 ............... 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED .............32 ................ 35FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ...........12-16 ........... 12-18ON-SIDE KICKS .........................1-1 ............... 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES ....................24-29 83% ... 33-38 87%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS..........16-29 55% ... 24-38 63%PAT-ATTEMPTS ..........................29-32 91% ... 34-34 100%ATTENDANCE .............................41759........... 131451Games/Avg Per Game .................. 5/8352 ........... 6/21908 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalSouth Dakota ................ 82 .... 88 ..... 53 ..... 34 ..... 257Opponents .................... 61 .... 47 ..... 73 ..... 99 ..... 280

Individual StatisticsTotal OffenseName G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GWarren, Dante .... 11 .....388 ......393 ......2137 ...2530 ....230.0Ganious, Chris .... 11 .....188 ......817 ......0 .........817 ......74.3Sims, Marcus ...... 11 .....52 ........286 ......0 .........286 ......26.0Bowens, Donovan 11 .....27 ........120 ......0 .........120 ......10.9Wilhelm, Tyler ..... 3 ......25 ........15 ........56 .......71 ........23.7Flanagan, Tom .... 11 .....4 .........-11 .......75 .......64 ........5.8Nowotny, Dustin .. 11 .....2 .........19 ........0 .........19 ........1.7Zwiefolhofer, Cole 11 .....1 .........15 ........0 .........15 ........1.4Cichos, Kyle ........ 1 ......2 .........0 ..........10 .......10 ........10.0Burress, Michael .. 4 ......6 .........4 ..........0 .........4 ..........1.0Blount, Jeremy .... 11 .....2 .........4 ..........0 .........4 ..........0.4Archambeau, Earv 3 .....3 .........3 ..........0 .........3 ..........1.0Helland, Erick...... 10 .....1 .........3 ..........0 .........3 ..........0.3

Team ................. 3 ......5 .........-8 ........0 .........-8 ........-2.7Total ................. 11 .... 706 .....1660 ... 2278 .. 3938 ... 358.0Opponents ........ 11 .... 692 .....1863 ... 2503 .. 4366 ... 396.9

All PurposeName G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GBlount, Jeremy ...11 . 4 .......163 ....200 ..621 ..0 .... 988 ...... 89.8Ganious, Chris ...11 . 817 ...156 ....0 ......0 ......0 .... 973 ...... 88.5Powell, Will ........11 . 0 .......933 ....0 ......0 ......0 .... 933 ...... 84.8Sims, Marcus .....11 . 286 ...0 ........0 ......295 ..0 .... 581 ...... 52.8Nowotny, Dustin .11 . 19 .....489 ....0 ......0 ......0 .... 508 ...... 46.2Warren, Dante ...11 . 393 ...0 ........0 ......0 ......0 .... 393 ...... 35.7Flanagan, Tom ...11 . -11 ....324 ....0 ......0 ......0 .... 324 ...... 28.5Landry, London ..11 . 0 .......149 ....0 ......23 ....0 .... 172 ...... 15.6Bowens, Dono. ...11 . 120 ...0 ........0 ......0 ......0 .... 120 ...... 10.9Mohr, Mitch ........11 . 0 .......56 ......0 ......0 ......0 .... 56.......... 5.1Turner, Dametr. ..11 . 0 .......0 ........0 ......0 ......45 ... 45.......... 4.1Butler, Marquis ...11 . 0 .......0 ........0 ......0 ......35 ... 35.......... 3.2Shanker, Kyle .....3 ... 0 .......0 ........0 ......0 ......33 ... 33........ 11.0Frierson, Chris ...10 . 0 .......0 ........0 ......0 ......26 ... 26.......... 2.6Bowen, David .....2 ... 0 .......0 ........0 ......0 ......23 ... 23........ 11.5Broders, Adam ...10 . 0 .......0 ........0 ......0 ......20 ... 20.......... 2.0Zwiefelhofer, C. ..11 . 15 .....0 ........0 ......0 ......15 ... 15.......... 1.4Wilhelm, Tyler ....3 ... 15 .....0 ........0 ......0 ......0 .... 15.......... 5.0Wheeler, Kyle .....11 . 0 .......0 ........0 ......14 ....0 .... 14.......... 1.3Helland, Eric ......10 . 3 .......10 ......0 ......0 ......0 .... 13.......... 1.3Neilson, Michael .9 ... 0 .......0 ........0 ......13 ....0 .... 13.......... 1.4Swift, Aaron .......11 . 0 .......0 ........0 ......0 ......11 ... 11.......... 1.0Leon, Eric ..........11 . 0 .......0 ........0 ......6 ......0 .... 6 ........... 0.5Bazemore, Sidn. .10 . 0 .......0 ........0 ......0 ......6 .... 0 ........... 0.6McMartin, Quint ..11 . 0 .......5 ........0 ......0 ......0 .... 5 ........... 0.5Burrus, Michael ..4 ... 4 .......0 ........0 ......0 ......0 .... 4 ........... 1.0Archambeau, E ...3 ... 3 .......0 ........0 ......0 ......0 .... 3 ........... 1.0Compton, Tom ...11 . 0 .......-7 ......0 ......0 ......0 .... -7 .........-0.6Team ................3 ... -8 ......0 ........0 ......0 ......0 .... -8 .......... 2.7Total ..................11 . 1,660 2,278 .200 ..972 .. 199 .5,309 .482.6Opponents .........11 . 1,863 2,503 .193 ..905 .. 27 ...5,491 .499.2

Kick ReturnsName No. Yds. Avg. TD LongBlount, Jeremy ...........29 ......... 621 ........ 21.4 ...... 0 ............ 78Sims, Marcus .............16 ......... 295 ........ 18.4 ...... 0 ............ 35Landry, London ..........3 .......... 23 ......... 7.7........ 0 ............ 11Neilson, Michael .........2 .......... 13 ......... 6.5........ 0 ............ 12Wheeler, Kyle .............1 .......... 14 ......... 14.0 ...... 0 ............ 14Leon, Eric ..................1 .......... 6 ........... 6.0........ 0 ..............6Total ........................ 52 ........ 972 ....... 18.7 ......0 ........... 78Opponents ............... 45 ........ 905 ....... 20.1 ......1 ........... 85

Punt ReturnsName No. Yds Avg TD LongBlount, Jeremy ...........12 ......... 200 ........ 16.7 ...... 0 ............ 55Total ........................ 12 ........ 200 ....... 16.7 ......0 ........... 55Opponents ............... 22 ........ 193 ....... 8.8 ........0 ........... 54

Fumble ReturnsName No. Yds Avg TD LongSwift, Aaron ...............1 .......... 6 ........... 6.0........ 0 ..............6Total ........................ 1 .......... 6 ........... 6.0 ........0 ............. 6Opponents ............... 0 .......... 0 ........... 0.0 ........0 ............. 0

InterceptionsName No. Yds Avg TD LongTurner, Dametri ..........2 .......... 45 ......... 22.5 ...... 1 ............ 40Frierson, Chris ...........2 .......... 26 ......... 13.0 ...... 0 ............ 26Broders, Adam ...........1 .......... 20 ......... 20.0 ...... 0 ............ 20Butler, Marquis ...........1 .......... 35 ......... 35.0 ...... 0 ............ 35Bazemore, Sidney ......1 .......... 6 ........... 6.0........ 0 ..............6Shanker, Kyle .............1 .......... 33 ......... 33.0 ...... 0 ............ 33Bowen, David .............1 .......... 23 ......... 23.0 ...... 0 ............ 23Swift, Aaron ...............1 .......... 11 ......... 11.0 ...... 0 ............ 11Total ........................ 10 ........ 199 ....... 19.9 ......1 ........... 40Opponents ............... 8 .......... 27 ......... 3.4 ........0 ........... 10

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Since its first season in 1889, winning football has been a tradition at the University of South Dakota. The Coyotes have earned 10 conference titles and posted an all-time record of 504-469-36 (.517) to produce 233 first-team all-conference performers, 126 academic all-conference honorees and 48 All-Americans. The program has had 22 conference MVPs. Four times, South Dakota has qualified for the NCAA postseason playoffs (1973, 1985, 1986 and 2006). Since 1889, the Coyotes have finished .500 or better in 65 of its 115 seasons of football.

The Coyotes played their first game in 1889 when the Coyotes played to a 6-6 tie with Agricultural College (SDSU) and then posted a 11-0 win over Yankton College. From 1889-1900, USD was 16-7-5, including a 6-5 win over Nebraska, before Ralph Norton became the Coyotes’ first football coach in 1901.

The 9-0 season in 1902 under head coach A.H. Whittemore and Rev. James Henderson’s 5-1 squad in 1912 rank among the greatest sports teams ever at USD. Whittemore, a Coyote Sports Hall of Famer, built the early foundation for Coyote football success. In his first season as coach in 1902, Whittemore’s team held all nine opponents without a point. During that season, USD rolled up 204 points or 22.4 per game. In all, his teams went 37-21-6 during 10 years at the Coyote helm. The 9-0 season remains the only unbeaten and untied season in school history.

From 1900-1913, USD went 63-25-4 while outscoring opponents, 1,606-659. In that period, USD did not lose a game to a South Dakota school or neighboring Morningside College.

Rev. James Henderson’s 1912 team had a 5-1 record, including a 10-0 win over the Minnesota and a close 7-6 defeat to Michigan. Both schools are in the Big Ten, one of the top NCAA Division I football conferences in the country. The 1912 team is recognized as one of the greatest in South Dakota annals. The team defeated South Dakota State University, 73-6; blanked North Dakota, 44-0; and destroyed Creighton, 68-0. Some of the all-time greats of South Dakota gridiron history played during this period, including Ray Brooks, T.R. Johnson, Grover Potts, Frank McCormick and Paul Sheeks, all members of the Coyote Sports Hall of Fame. McCormick, a native of Wagner, became the first South Dakota native to play pro football, joining the Akron Indians for the 1920-21 seasons. He later gained fame as athletic director at Minnesota. Eugene Vidal of Madison was another star in the early days of Coyote football. Vidal gained notoriety as a pioneer in the aviation industry; but before doing that, he left his mark on athletics at USD and at West Point. He lettered in football, basketball, track and baseball at South Dakota. After graduation from USD in 1916, he became an All-American at West Point. In 1920, Vidal, the father of writer Gore Vidal, played professional football for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins and later served in President Franklin Roosevelt’s administration.

Darwin Inman Memorial Stadium was constructed in the 1920’s and hosted USD’s first NCC football championship in 1927, the sixth-year of league competition. V.E. Montgomery coached that first championship team, which was captained by Maurice Clancy, and included All-NCC halfback Arnold Crockett, all Coyote Hall of Famers. Vermillion native Dan Lennon, a member of the Coyote Hall of Fame and USD track and field head coach for 27 years, was the NCC’s MVP in 1932. The 1933 team played the first 11-game schedule in USD history and won five games.

One of the most successful periods in Coyote football occurred during the brilliant-coaching era of Harry Gamage. He led USD back to the top of the NCC in 1938. Led by All-American tackle Les Lane, a Coyote Hall of Fame member, the squad cruised to the NCC title and allowed just two points, a safety on a bad center snap, in five conference games. Gamage, who coached 18 years (1934-41, 1946-55) won the most games (82) and the most NCC titles (four) in school history. He led USD to three unbeaten NCC seasons in 1938, 1947 and 1951. This was a golden era

for USD football as Coyote Hall of Famer Billy Ryan of Sioux Falls became USD’s first Little All-American, earning first team honors at halfback. End Ernie Gunderson was an All-American in 1939 when he was picked to play in the East-West Shrine Game, declining the invitation to go to law school. After returning from World War II, Gamage coached the 1947 team to an NCC title, behind the play of All-American Howard Blumhardt. In 1951, the Coyotes again won the NCC by winning seven straight games, including six in a row in the NCC after losing its opener versus Marquette. Harvey Hanson of Webster, S.D., USD’s first three-time All-NCC pick in football, was one of seven Coyotes selected All-NCC.

After Gamage left, USD football’s success wained until the arrival of head coach Joe Salem of Sioux Falls in 1966. After 5-5 (1966) and 2-8 (1967) seasons, Salem led South Dakota to a 9-1 mark in 1968. The Coyotes’ only loss was to national champion North Dakota State. From 1972-74, Salem’s Coyotes earned a share of three consecutive NCC titles while compiling a 17-4 conference record and a 25-6 overall mark. The 1972 team was voted the South Dakota College Team of the Year by the state’s sportswriters and was ranked fourth in the final United Press International Poll. The 1973 team was the first Coyote squad invited to the NCAA Division II playoffs, falling at Boise State, 53-10. Coyote Hall of Famer Vern Henderson was named NCC MVP and earned an invitation to the American Bowl All-Star Game.

In 1978, head coach Bernard (Beanie) Cooper led USD to an NCC title. During the 7-4 season, USD rolled up a 5-0-1 record in the NCC, winning its first outright title since 1951.

While Coach Dave Triplett’s teams (1979-88) did not win conference championships, their success arguably matches any team in Coyote history. After taking over in 1979, Triplett led USD to three straight 5-6 seasons. The Coyotes became one of the nation’s top programs as they compiled a 43-17 record between 1983-87.

Triplett, who left USD second to Gamage in wins with 70, led his team to a 10-3 record in 1985 and received an invitation to the NCAA Division II playoffs. USD, which had been ranked No. 1 in the country for the initial six weeks of the season, lost in the semifinals to NDSU, 16-7, at the DakotaDome. USD had defeated the Bison, 38-14, in an earlier game at USD. In the first round, USD defeated Central State of Ohio, 13-10, in double overtime. A classic, that game was the first NCAA Division II football playoff game played at the DakotaDome.

The 1986 Coyotes’ squad broke 23 school records, rolling to an 11-3 record in one of the school’s greatest all-time seasons. After the Coyotes split its first four games, they embarked on a nine-game winning streak that ended in the NCAA Division II title game. In the first round of the NCAA playoffs, the Coyotes turned back Cal. State-Davis, 26-21, as Coyote Sports Hall of Fame quarterback Scott Jones led South Dakota to a come-from-behind win. In the semifinals, the Coyotes won an offensive showdown with Troy State, 42-28, at a packed DakotaDome. In the championship game, the Coyotes fell to NDSU, 27-7, at Florence, Ala. South Dakota was ranked sixth in the final NCAA Division II poll (before the playoffs). During 1986, the backfield of Darryl Colvin, Dave Elle, James Hambrick, Tony Higgins and Joe Longueville were named recipients of ESPN’s Unsung Heroes honor. The contingent set an all-time NCAA record when each gained at least 100 yards rushing in a 52-0 win over St.

Gene Vidal was a standout USD football player and later won an Olympic Silver Medal in 1920.

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Darwin Inman Memorial Stadium was the home of Coyote football from 1924 to 1978, and saw more than 130 USD victories on its grounds.

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Cloud State, a rushing record which still stands as an NCAA record, across all divisions. In 1986, the Coyotes became just the fourth NCAA Division II school to play for the national championship in both football and basketball. Jerry Gilinsky, the NCC’s Most Outstanding Lineman, and Todd Salat earned Little All-American honors from the AP. The 1986 title game pitted two teams from the NCC for the first and last time ever in Division II.

In 1995, Dennis Creehan’s high-pressure attack defense led the Coyotes to an 8-3 overall record and a 6-3 mark for third-place in the NCC. Three players on that team (defensive tackle Corey Peters, linebacker Jim Glogowski and kicker Steve Opstad) were named All-Americans. It was USD’s first winning team in the NCC since 1987.

South Dakota had a 4-7 record in 1999, but had one first-team and three second-team All-NCC players and one All-American (Jamel White). White would later play in the NFL with Cleveland, Baltimore and Detroit.

In 2000, South Dakota opened 2-0 en route to an 8-3 season, the best year since 1995. The Coyotes won six of their last seven games, including four in a row. USD was among the top-30 teams in the country by some national services at the end of the season. They finished ranked sixth in the Midwest Region, just missing out on the NCAA Division II playoffs. South Dakota again had an All-American, cornerback Russel Burwell, who was named to three teams. South Dakota finished tied for third in the NCC. Four Coyotes were named to either first or second teams on the All-NCC squad.

Despite sub-.500 records in 2002 and 2003, USD had 11 All-NCC selections, plus a third-team All-American (Bill Gassen, 2002).

Coyote football experienced a quick turnaround when new coach Ed Meierkort arrived in 2004. That USD squad went 9-2 and broke 27 school records en route to a tie for second in the NCC with a 4-2 mark. Brian Alderson was named an All-American, while Tim Schellhammer was honorable mention. Both were named to the All-NCC squad, along with Stefan Logan, Chris Mikkelsen, Cody Butler and Paul Tschetter. USD, which also had six Academic All-NCC selections, finished 16th in the final AFCA rankings.

The 2004 and 2005 teams, led by Meierkort, also rank among the best of all-time. Meierkort’s two-year run to begin his South Dakota coaching career is the best in school history (18-4, .818). The 2004 team finished 9-2 and 4-2 and second in the NCC. In 2005, the Coyotes won its first NCC title since 1978. The Coyotes recorded a 9-2 mark, including 4-2 mark in the league to share the title. It was a team that ranked in the top 20 in three different polls throughout the year, including as high as third in the D2football.com poll.

The Coyotes, despite leading the nation in total offense (583.3 ypg) and points per game (49.7) and defeating three ranked teams, were denied a playoff berth. USD broke or set 66 school records in 2005. Coyote quarterback Wesley Beschorner finished as runner-up in the Harlon Hill Trophy race as the NCAA Division II Player of the Year. Four Coyotes (Beschorner, running back Stefan Logan, offensive tackle Brian Alderson and defensive end A.J. Schable) received 20 All-American honors combined from various organizations. Schable became the first USD student-athlete to receive first-team Associated Press Little All-American honors since linebacker Doug VanderEsch was honored in 1988. The 2005 USD

squad finished with seven players named All-NCC and another three selected Academic All-NCC.

In 2006, USD rolled to a 9-4 record and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Coyotes’ playoff berth was their first since 1986. USD ranked as high as eighth in the AFCA poll and finished 13th. In the postseason, USD recorded a thrilling 31-28 overtime win over Northwood (Mich.) in the opening round before falling to Grand Valley State. It was the first time USD won at least nine games in three straight seasons.

By 2007, USD won 23 straight home games, a streak that started in 2003. During that streak Meierkort was responsible for 22 of the 23 victories. USD is 31-3 at home under Meierkort, whose six-year record of 44-23 is the best start for any USD head coach in program history.

In 2008, USD finished 6-5 during its first year of transition to NCAA Division I competition. The Coyotes recorded a 42-20 win over Southern Utah in November to record their first win over an FCS foe. The 6-5 record also marked the fifth straight winning season for USD under Meierkort.

The Coyotes continued to be highly competitive in the second year of their transition, earning wins over solid foes Southern Utah, Cal Poly, Southeastern Louisiana and Drake on their way to a 5-5 mark. Three of USD’s losses came by seven points or less, including two overtime setbacks. A total of 12 Coyotes earned All-Great West honors, while defensive lineman Ko Quaye earned All-America honors. Chris Ganious, the team’s leading rusher, was named Academic All-American.

South Dakota faced a difficult schedule in 2010, openingat FBS foe Central Florida. The Coyotes then pulled off one of the biggest wins in program history with a 41-38 win over Minnesota on Sept. 11, 2010. The game earned South Dakota national recognition on outlets such as ESPN.

The Coyotes came back to earn home wins over Northwestern Oklahoma, North Dakota and Northern Colorado on their way to a 4-7 mark. South Dakota’s rugged schedule included two games against FCS playoff teams -- North Dakota State and Northern Iowa -- along with the two road games at FBS foes.

A total of 15 Coyotes earned honors from the Great West Conference, including first-team selections Tom Compton (tackle), Chris Ganious (running back), Cole Zwiefelhofer (punter) and Adam Broders (linebacker). Zwiefelhofer was named GWC Special Teams Player of the Year.

Coyotes at HomeInman StadiumRecord .......................130-83-8 (Opened 1924, closed, 1978)First Game .....................USD 19, Yankton 0 (Sept. 27, 1924)First Night Game ................. USD 52, Westmar 0 (Sept. 1948)

DakotaDomeRecord ................................... 124-58 (.681) (Opened 1979)First Game .......USD 22, St. Thomas (Minn.) 6 (Sept. 8, 1979)Longest Home Winning Streak ..................23 games, 2003-07

Dakota Day NumbersNumber of opponents ......................................................16 (Augustana, Central Wash., Dakota Wesleyan, Michigan St., Missouri S&T, Minn. St. Mankato, Morningside, Neb.-Omaha, North Dakota, North Dakota St., Northern Colorado, South Dakota St., Saint Cloud St., UC Davis, Western Wash., Yankton)First game .......................1914 (South Dakota 33, Yankton 3)Record ..................................................................59-30-5Longest winning streak.............8 Twice (1935-1942, 2001-08)Longest losing streak .....................................5 (1959-1963)Games ending in ties ......... 5 (1916, 1920, 1949, 1952, 1976)Most points, USD ...................................................60, 1973 (USD 60, Morningside 7)Most points scored by an opponent ..........................54, 1950 (South Dakota State 54, USD 28)Least points by USD ........................................... 0, 13 times (‘21, ‘23, ‘25, ‘28, ‘29, ‘30, ‘33, ‘34, ‘46, ‘62, ‘63, ‘65, ‘77)Least points by opponent .................................... 0, 14 times (‘17, ‘18, ‘24, ‘26, ‘31, ‘32, ‘38, ‘41, ‘42, ‘48, ‘55, ‘70, ‘78, ‘03, ‘04)

Tony Higgins (left) and Jerry Gilinsky (center) celebrate after South Dakota defeats Troy State, 42-28, in the NCAA Division II semifinals at the DakotaDome in 1986. USD advanced to the title game, falling to North Dakota State, 27-7, at Florence, Ala.

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OffenseTotal OffenseAttempts .................... 59, Chris Daniel vs. Eastern Illinois, 1980Yards .......... 519, Wesley Beschorner vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 2005

RushingAttempts ......................47, Steve Pelot vs. Northern Iowa, 1970Yards ...........................306, Amos Allen vs. North Dakota, 2007 Yards (QB) ................159, Mark Jenkins vs. Northern Iowa, 1974Longest Rush .............. 98, Stefan Logan vs. Truman State, 2005Touchdowns ........................... 5, Noah Shepard vs. Drake, 2009.............................5, Scott Jones vs. South Dakota State, 1986

PassingAttempts .......................48, Ryan Justice vs. St. Cloud St., 2002.........................................48, Chris Daniel vs. E. Illinois, 1981Completions ......................26, Noah Shepard vs. Cal Poly, 2009.......................... 26, Noah Shepard vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 2007Consecutive Completions .....15, Jim Duggan vs. North Dakota St., 1984Interceptions .................7, Dick Leising vs. Northern Iowa, 1960Attempts W/O Int. ... 43, Wesley Beschorner vs. Minn.-Duluth, 2005Yards .......... 479, Wesley Beschorner vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 2005Longest Completion ...90, Wes Beschorner vs. Neb.-Omaha, 2005Touchdowns .............6, Wesley Beschorner vs. Upper Iowa, 2005

ReceivingReceptions ...................11, Phillip Meehan vs. Morningside, 1998................................ 11, Dan Leikvold vs. Northern Iowa, 1982 Receptions (TE) ....8, Dustin Sagedahl vs.Minnesota-Duluth, 2001Receptions (RB) ...........11, Phillip Meehan vs. Morningside, 1998Yards ........... 205, Dwight Duncombe vs. South Dakota St., 1972Yards (TE) ..............137, Joe Trudeau vs. North Dakota St., 1971Yards (RB) ..................156, Stefan Logan vs. Neb.-Omaha, 2005Longest Reception .........90, Stefan Logan vs. Neb.-Omaha, 2005Touchdown receptions ... 3, Dan Skelly vs. Culver -Stockton, 2008 ................................ 3, Brooks Little vs. West Texas A&M, 2007.................................. 3, Desmond Allison vs. Northwood, 2006.................................. 3, Derek Gearman vs. Upper Iowa, 2005............................... 3, Jason Leber vs. NE Missouri State, 1995................... 3, Dwight Duncombe vs. South Dakota State, 1972.............................3, Tom Mahan vs. Wayne State (Neb.), 1968...........................3, Roger Larson vs. South Dakota State, 1968

ScoringPoints scored ....................... 30, Noah Shepard vs. Drake, 2009................................ 30, Jamel White vs. St. Cloud State, 1999.............30, Scott Jones vs. South Dakota State (Game 2), 1986 ..........................30, Carl Johnson vs. North Dakota State, 1954 Touchdowns ........................... 5, Noah Shepard vs. Drake, 2009.................................. 5, Jamel White vs. St. Cloud State, 1999...............5, Scott Jones vs. South Dakota State (Game 2), 1986 ........................... 5, Carl Johnson vs. North Dakota State, 1954 Longest Field Goal ....54 yards, Mike Kneip vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 1989Field goals made ..........4, Cody Butler vs North Dakota St., 2002.............................4, Terry Godfrey vs. NE Missouri State, 1984........................................ 4, Kurt Seibel vs. Morningside, 1983 Field goals attempted ....5, Adam Hicks, vs. St. Cloud State, 2000...................................... 5, Mike Kneip vs. North Dakota, 1988 .............................5, Terry Godfrey vs. NE Missouri State, 1984 Extra points converted ..... 11, Barry Blue vs. Winona State, 1973 Extra points attempted ..... 11, Barry Blue vs. Winona State, 1973Points kicking ........ 16, Cody Butler vs. North Dakota State, 2003 ...................................... 16, Kurt Seibel vs. Morningside, 1983

DefenseInterceptionsLongest Return .....89 yards, James Augustus vs. St. Cloud State, 2001Interceptions ...................3, Matt Madsen vs. Morningside, 1994.............................................3, Tim Byrd vs. Augustana, 1986.............................3, J.P. Buzynski vs. Northern Colorado, 1985................ 3, Todd Salat vs. South Dakota State (Game 2), 1985.........................3, Keith Petersen vs. South Dakota State, 1983................................ 3, Bob Gruber vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 1979 .................................. 3, Bill Moats vs. NE Missouri State, 1979Return yards ...........104, James Augustus vs. St. Cloud St., 2001Returned for touchdown .................................. 1, held by many

Special TeamsPuntingPunts attempted ........... 15, Filip Filipovic vs. North Dakota, 2000 Average .................... 53.5, Luke Mikkelsen vs. Peru State, 2004Yardage .................... 616, Filip Filipovic vs. North Dakota, 2000 Longest Punt ....... 89 yards, Jim Jackson vs. Northern Iowa, 1972

Punt ReturnsLongest ..... 85 yards, John Sanders vs. North Dakota State, 1971Yards ..........146, Tom Berry vs. North Dakota (six returns), 1980Touchdowns .................... 2, Mick David vs. Northern Iowa, 1981

Kickoff ReturnsLongest .............100 yards, Chris Mikkelsen vs. Augustana, 2003Kickoff returns ....9, Jeremy Blount vs. Northern Iowa, 2009Yards ..............200, Jeremy Blount vs Northern Iowa, 2009Touchdowns .............1, Jeremy Blount vs. North Greenville, 2008........................ 1, Ricardo Sorrell vs. Wisconsin-LaCrosse, 2004....................................1, Chris Mikkelsen vs. Augustana, 2003.............................. 1, Scott Anderson vs. Northern State, 1995......................................... 1, John Boyd vs. Morningside, 1994............................. 1, Eric Washington vs. Northern State, 1994............................ 1, Mike Maguire vs. Nevada-Las Vegas, 1976 ............................................ 1, Bob Koch vs. Augustana, 1968.......................................... 1, Bob Koch vs. Morningside, 1968...................... 1, Maurice Boeding vs. North Dakota State, 1965

Fumble ReturnsLongest Return ..... 100 yards, Joe Quintal vs. South Dakota St., 1922

Freshman RecordsTotal OffenseYards gained ..........319, Ryan Justice vs. South Dakota St., 1999

RushingYards .............. 242, Dusty Stamer vs. South Dakota State, 2000Longest TD rush .......... 84, T.J. Simmons vs. Truman State, 2005

PassingAttempts .............34, Ryan Justice vs. South Dakota State, 1999 Completions ........21, Ryan Justice vs. South Dakota State, 1999 Yards ................ 326, Ryan Justice vs. South Dakota State, 1999

ReceivingReceptions ........... 7, Wes Beschorner vs. Minnesota State, 2002................................7, Dustin Nowotny vs. North Dakota, 2008

Single Game Individual Records

All-Time NCAA Records held by USD

Most players gaining over 100 yards rushing (game): 5 vs. St. Cloud State, 1986 (James Hambrick, 125; Darryl Colvin, 123; Tony Higgins, 118; Dave Elle, 109, Joe Longueville, 106)Most rushing yards in a quarter: Stefan Logan, 184, 7 carries, Sept. 3, 2005 vs. Truman State

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OffenseTotal OffenseAttempts ........................ 426, Noah Shepard (11 games), 2007Yards .................... 3,500, Wesley Beschorner (11 games), 2005Avg. Yards per Play ...10.2, Wesley Beschorner (11 games), 2005Avg. Yards per Game ... 318.2, Wesley Beschorner (11 games), 2005Games with 400 yards ....................2, Wesley Beschorner, 2005Games with 300 yards ....................6, Wesley Beschorner, 2005.......................................................... 6, Noah Shepard, 2007Games with 200 yards .................. 10, Wesley Beschorner, 2005

RushingAttempts ........................... 314, Jamel White (11 games), 1999Yards ...............................1,961, Amos Allen (11 games), 2007Avg. Yards per Game .........178.3, Amos Allen (11 games), 2007Games with 100 yards ............................ 10, Amos Allen, 2007............................................10, Stefan Logan, 2005 and 2006...........................................................10, Jamel White, 1999Games with 200 yards .............................. 4, Amos Allen, 2007Yards (QB) .......................... 883, Scott Jones (10 games), 1986Touchdowns .......................... 20, Steve Pelot (10 games), 1970

PassingAttempts .......................... 304, Jason Seurer (11 games), 1990Completions ................... 188, Noah Shepard (10 games), 2009Yards .................... 3,049, Wesley Beschorner (11 games), 2005Touchdowns ................39, Wesley Beschorner (11 games), 2005Efficiency Rating ..... 215.2, Wesley Beschorner (11 games), 2005Consecutive passes without int. .....132, Ryan Justice, 1999-2000 Games with 400 yards ....................1, Wesley Beschorner, 2005............................................1, Noah Shepard, 2007 and 2009Games with 300 yards ....................5, Wesley Beschorner, 2005Games with 200 yards ....................8, Wesley Beschorner, 2005

ReceivingReceptions ...........................54, Brooks Little (11 games), 2005Yards ........................ 1,215, Derek Gearman (11 games), 2005Avg. per Catch .............. 34.33, Marvin Starks (11 games), 1995Avg. per Game ...........110.5, Derek Gearman (11 games), 2005Touchdowns .................... 14, Derek Gearman (11 games), 2005Receptions (TE) .............. 45, Dustin Sagedahl (10 games), 2001Yards (TE) ........................ 623, Kelly Higgins (11 games), 1975Receptions (RB) ................ 41, Phillip Meehan (11 games), 1997.........................................41, Jamel White (11 games), 1999Yards (RB) ......................... 607, Jamel White (11 games), 1999

ScoringPoints scored ..................... 144, Jamel White (11 games), 1999Touchdowns .........................24, Jamel White (11 games), 1999Field goals made ...................17, Adam Hicks (11 games), 2000Field goals attempted ..........26, Terry Godfrey (11 games), 1984Percentage field goals made .. .882, Kurt Seibel (11 games), 1983Consecutive field goals ...................... 9, Mark McLoughlin, 1986PATs converted .................65, Frank Leibfarth (11 games), 2005PATs attempted ................66, Frank Leibfarth (11 games), 2005PAT Percentage ............ 1.000, Frank Leibfarth (39 for 39), 2007........................................1.000, Kurt Seibel (26 for 26), 1983....................................... 1.000, Cody Butler (18 for 18), 2003.......................................1.000, Adam Hicks (15 for 15), 1998........................................1.000, Kurt Seibel (23 for 23), 1981..................................... 1.000, Knud Nielsen (21 for 21), 1978...............................................1.000, Strom (12 for 12), 1979........................................1.000, Kurt Seibel (26 for 26), 1983.........................................1.000, David Manke (8 for 8), 2003Points (kicking) .................... 90, Cody Butler, (11 games), 2004

DefenseTacklesTotal Tackles ............... 153, Doug VanderEsch (11 games), 1987Tackles for Loss ................... 22.5, Bill Gassen (11 games), 2002Sacks.................................. 19, A.J. Schable (11 games), 2005

InterceptionsInterceptions ........................ 11, Bob Gruber (11 games), 1979Int. Return yards ................. 151, Bob Gruber (11 games), 1979Int. Return Touchdowns ............2, Bob Gruber (11 games), 1979........................................... 2, Jim Hargens (10 games), 1972

Special TeamsPuntingPunts attempted .....................80, Kurt Seibel (11 games), 1982Yards ................................. 3,377, Bill Moats (11 games), 1978Avg. Yards per Punt ...............43.9, Bill Moats (11 games), 1978

Punt ReturnsPunt returns ...............42, Wesley Beschorner (11 games), 2002Yards ....................... 471, Kasem McCullough (11 games), 1993Touchdowns ..............................................2, Mick David, 1981.......................................................... 2, Ron Eichbauer, 1959

Kickoff ReturnsKickoff returns ...................32, Mike Maguire, (11 games), 1975Yards ..........................637, Dontrell Ducker, (11 games), 1996Touchdowns .............................2, Bob Koch, (10 games), 1968

Freshman RecordsTotal OffenseYards ...........................2,341, Noah Shepard (13 games), 2006

RushingYards ............................ 1,155, Stefan Logan (11 games), 2003Touchdowns ........................ 9, Dusty Stamer (11 games), 2000Games with 200 yards .......... 1, Dusty Stamer (vs. SDSU), 1999Games with 100 yards .......... 7, Stefan Logan (11 games), 2003

PassingYards ...........................1,938, Noah Shepard (13 games), 2006

ReceivingReceptions .............................53, Rod Tweet (11 games), 1983Yards ...................................869, Rod Tweet (11 games), 1983 Touchdowns ........................ 4, Tom Flanagan (10 games), 2009

Single Season Individual Records

All-American Wesley Beschorner holds numerous single-season USD records for total offense and passing.

All-American Amos Allen set an impressive single-season USD record of 1,961 rushing yards in 11 games during 2007.

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OffenseTotal OffenseAttempts ................. 1,485, Noah Shepard (45 games), 2006-09 Yards .....................11,133, Noah Shepard (45 games), 2006-09Avg. Per Game ......... 247.4, Noah Shepard (45 games), 2006-09Games with 400 yards .....2, Noah Shepard (45 games), 2006-09.............................. 2, Wesley Beschorner (44 games), 2002-05Games with 300 yards ...15, Noah Shepard (45 games), 2006-09Games with 200 yards ...28, Noah Shepard (45 games), 2006-09

All PurposeYards ........................7,859, Stefan Logan (45 games), 2003-06Avg. Per Game .................. 194.3, Amos Allen (11 games), 2007

RushingAttempts ..................... 808, Stefan Logan (45 games), 2003-06Yards ........................5,958, Stefan Logan (45 games), 2003-06Avg. per game .................. 178.3, Amos Allen (11 games), 2007Games with 100 yards ..................... 34, Stefan Logan, 2003-06Games with 200 yards ...............................4, Amos Allen, 2007.......................................................4, Stefan Logan, 2003-06Yards (QB) ............... 2,197, Noah Shepard (45 games), 2006-09Seasons with 1,000 yards ...................4, Stefan Logan, 2003-06Touchdowns ......................37, Scott Jones (39 games), 1983-86

PassingAttempts ................. 1,033, Noah Shepard (45 games), 2006-09Completions ............... 603, Noah Shepard (45 games), 2006-09Yards ...................... 8,936, Noah Shepard (45 games), 2006-09Touchdowns ..................77, Noah Shepard (45 games), 2006-09Efficiency Rating ....165.6, Wesley Beschorner (44 games), 2002-05Games with 400 yards .....2, Noah Shepard (45 games), 2006-09Games with 300 yards.... 5, Wesley Beschorner (44 games), 2002-05 Games with 200 yards .....20, Noah Shepard (45 games), 2006-09 Consecutive games with TD pass .... 11, Wesley Beschorner, 2005

ReceivingReceptions .................... 165, Brooks Little (45 games), 2004-07Yards ............................2,557, Rod Tweet (33 games), 1983-85Avg. per catch ..................... 30.9, Rico Hatter (13 games), 2006 Touchdowns .......................19, Dan Skelly (31 games), 2006-09Consecutive games (pass caught) .....34, Phillip Meehan, 1995-98Receptions (TE) ..........84, Dustin Sagedahl (21 games), 1998-01Yards (TE) ................. 1,104, Kelly Higgins (33 games), 1973-75Receptions (RB) ..........108, Phillip Meehan (42 games), 1995-98 Yards (RB) ............... 1,153, Phillip Meehan (42 games), 1995-98

ScoringPoints scored ................. 236, Jason Leber (41 games), 1993-96................................236, Frank Leibfarth (35 games), 2005-07Touchdowns ..................... 38, Jason Leber (41 games), 1993-96Touchdowns responsible for ...113, Noah Shepard (45 games), 2006-09Field goals made ............ 44, Kurt Seibel (62 attempts), 1980-83Field goals attempted ...........62, Kurt Seibel (44 made), 1980-83Field goal percentage ....87.5, Dustin Nowotny (7-of-8), 2008-Consecutive field goals made ............... 14, Kurt Seibel, 1982-83Consecutive games (field goal) ..... 16, Mark McLoughlin, 1986-87Extra points, made ......................155, Frank Leibfarth, 2005-07Extra points, attempted ................159, Frank Leibfarth, 2005-07Extra point percentage ..................... 100, Strom (12-12), 1979.............................................100, Knud Nielsen (21-21), 1978............................................100, David Manke (8-8), 2002-03

DefenseTacklesTotal Tackles ...................................437, Tim Seevers, 1988-91Tackles for Loss ................................50.5, Bill Gassen, 1999-02Sacks...............................................27, A.J. Schable, 2002-06

InterceptionsInterceptions ......................................16, Todd Salat, 1984-86Int. Return Yards ............................174, Jordan Davis, 2003-06Int. Return Touchdowns .........................2, Bob Gruber, 1977-79........................................................ 2, Jim Hargens, 1970-72......................................................... 2, Mike Slaton, 1983-85.................................................... 2, Kaseem Gaines, 1999-00

Special TeamsPuntingPunt Attempts ...................................286, Kurt Seibel, 1980-83Yards .......................................... 10,834, Kurt Seibel, 1980-83Avg. Yards per Punt ........................... 42.2, Bill Moats, 1975-78

Punt ReturnsPunt returns ....................................... 77, Tom Berry, 1978-80Yards ................................................968, Tom Berry, 1978-80Touchdowns ......................................... 3, Mick David, 1981-83

Kickoff ReturnsKickoff returns ..............................63, James Gregory, 1989-92Yards .........................1,353, James Vann (58 returns), 1985-89Touchdowns ........................................... 2, Bob Koch, 1968-69

Career Individual Records

Noah Shepard rewrote the USD record book with his aerial and ground attack. He finished as the all-time Coyote leader in total offense, passing yards and passing touchdowns, while also setting numerous single-game and single-season marks.

All-American Dwight Duncombe is among USD’s all-time leaders in all-purpose yards, receiving yards and punt return yards, but he was best known for his back-flips after scoring a touchdown.

Undefeated NCC Years1927 5-0-0 V.E. Montgomery1938 5-0-0 Harry Gamage1947 4-0-0 Harry Gamage1951 6-0-0 Harry Gamage

Widest Margins of Victory86 1930: USD 86, Augustana 077 1973: USD 77, Winona St. 077 2005: USD 77, MN-Crookston 068 1912: USD 68, Creighton 067 1912: USD 73, SDSU 666 1929: USD 66, Huron 0

Widest Margins of Defeat81 1916: Minnesota 81, USD 077 1904: Minnesota 77, USD 066 1922: Nebraska 66, USD 0

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Coyote RecordsRushingAttempts Game ........................................ 82 vs. Northern Iowa, 1970 Season ...............................................666, 14 games, 1986 Yards Game ..................................... 581 vs. St. Cloud State, 1986 Season ............................................ 3,465, 11 games, 1986 Average per Game ..........319.6, 8 games, 1955 (2,557 yards)

PassingAttempts Game ................................. 50 vs. North Dakota State, 1981 Season ...............................................344, 11 games, 2002Completions Game ...........26 vs Cal Poly, 2009/vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 2007 Season ...............................................201, 10 games, 2009Yards Game .................................. 483 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 2005 Season ............................................ 3,143, 11 games, 2005Touchdowns Game .....6 vs Upper Iowa, 2005/vs. South Dakota State, 1968 Season .................................................39, 11 games, 2005Interceptions Game ..........................................7 vs. Northern Iowa, 1960 Season .................................................24, 11 games, 1975

ScoringPoints Game ........................................ 86 vs. Augustana (0), 1930 Season ...............................................547, 11 games, 2005 Average per Game ..............................49.7, 11 games, 2005 Touchdowns Season .................................................77, 11 games, 2005 Rushing ................................................39, 11 games, 1986 Passing .................................................39, 11 games, 2005 By Blocked Punt ...................................... 2, 11 games, 1974 By Pass Interception .................. 3, 11 games, 2003 and 2001

Total OffenseLowest Game .................................... 97 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 1970 ................................................ 97 vs. Northern Iowa, 1970 Season ...............................................852, 11 games, 1975 Average Per Game ..............................82.6, 10 games, 1970Highest Game ........................................746 vs. Truman State, 2005 Season ............................................ 6,416, 11 games, 2005 Average Per Game ............................ 583.3, 11 games, 2005 Average Per Play (Game) ............14.6 vs. Truman State, 2005

First DownsTotal Game ................................. 34 vs. Central Washington, 2007 Season ...............................................275, 11 games, 2005 Average Per Game ..............................25.0, 11 games, 2005Miscellaneous Game by Rushing ....................... 28 vs. St. Cloud State, 1986 Game by Passing ................. 16 vs. North Dakota State, 1984 Game by Penalty .......................................6 vs. Drake, 1971 Fewest Yards Penalized Game ....0 vs. Northern Colorado, 1986

KickingGame PAT ............................. 11-11 vs. Minnesota-Crookston, 2005Season PAT ......................................................69, 11 games, 2005 PAT attempted .......................................70, 11 games, 2005

Opponent RecordsRushingAttempts Game ............................................... 86 vs. Nebraska, 1952 Season ...............................................608, 11 games, 1975Yards Game ................................442 vs. North Dakota State, 1990 Season ............................................ 2,563, 11 games, 1992

PassingAttempts Game ..........................................59 vs. North Dakota, 1968 ....................................................59 vs. Morningside, 1968 Season ...............................................407, 13 games, 2006Completions Game ......................................35 vs. Minnesota State, 2007 Season ...............................................251, 13 games, 2006Yards High Game ............................. 480 vs. Minnesota State, 2007 Low Game ............................. 0 vs. North Dakota State, 1977 Season ............................................ 2,783, 13 games, 2006Touchdowns Game ..................................5 vs. South Dakota State, 1963; ........................................................5 vs. Nev.-Reno, 1978 ........................................... 5 vs. North Dakota State, 2003 Season .................................................24, 11 games, 2003Interceptions Game ...................................6 vs. South Dakota State, 1983 Season .................................................26, 11 games, 1979

Total OffenseLowest Game ........................................ 98 vs. Mankato State, 1974 Season ...............................................827, 11 games, 1975 Average Per game ...............................77.1, 10 games, 1971Highest Game ...................................... 603 vs. Mankato State, 1974 Season ............................................ 4,229, 11 games, 2007 Season Average ..................................395.5, 8 games, 1963

First DownsTotal Game ........................................ 33 vs. Mankato State, 1974 Season ...............................................237, 11 games, 2002

Team Records

Filip Filipovic, one of USD’s best all-time kicker/punters, finished sixth in NCAA Division II in punting during the 2000 before moving on to the NFL.

Rob White, a member of the Coyote Sports Hall of Fame, played for USD from 1984-87 and also continued his playing career in the NFL.

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All-Purpose Yards Rush Rec. PR KR Total1. Stefan Logan, 2006 1,707 153 302 508 2,6702. Jamel White, 1999 1,796 607 0 0 2,4033. Stefan Logan, 2005 1,751 428 0 171 2,353 4. Amos Allen, 2007 1,961 176 0 0 2,1375. Bob Koch, 1968 662 384 183 465 1,6546. Stefan Logan, 2004 1,345 179 0 39 1,5637. Phillip Meehan, 1997 618 430 154 306 1,5088. Steve Pelot, 1970 1,327 117 0 49 1,4939. Chul Schwanke, 1985 1,162 124 0 181 1,46710. Dwight Duncombe, 1974 114 754 404 135 1,407

Pass Yards Att Comp Yards TDs 1. Wesley Beschorner, 2005 255 172 3,049 392. Noah Shepard, 2007 290 164 2,547 213. Noah Shepard, 2009 297 188 2,451 214. Dante Warren, 2010 292 161 2,137 185. Noah Shepard, 2008 234 137 2,000 156. Noah Shepard, 2006 212 114 1,938 207. Ryan Justice, 2000 303 151 1,826 138. Ryan Justice, 2001 292 142 1,804 89. Wesley Beschorner, 2004 221 130 1,767 1710. Jason Seurer, 1990 304 155 1,755 11

Rush Yards No Yds Avg TD1. Amos Allen, 2007 265 1,961 7.4 152. Jamel White, 1999 314 1,796 5.7 193. Stefan Logan, 2005 217 1,751 8.1 114. Stefan Logan, 2006 236 1,707 7.2 95. Stefan Logan, 2004 174 1,345 7.7 36. Steve Pelot, 1970 308 1,327 4.3 207. Chul Schwanke, 1985 220 1,162 5.3 68. Stefan Logan, 2003 181 1,155 6.4 59. James Hambrick, 1986 154 1,059 6.9 910. Dusty Stamer, 2000 210 1,034 4.9 7

Total Offense No Yds Avg/Play Avg /G1. Wesley Beschorner, 2005 343 3,500 10.22 318.22. Noah Shepard, 2007 426 3,196 7.5 290.53. Noah Shepard, 2009 411 2,951 7.4 295.14. Noah Shepard, 2008 332 2,645 8.0 240.55. Dante Warren, 2010 388 2,530 6.5 230.06. Noah Shepard, 2006 316 2,341 7.4 180.17. Wesley Beschorner, 2004 324 2,126 6.6 193.28. Chris Miller, 1997 352 2,059 5.8 187.29. Amos Allen, 2007 265 1,961 7.4 178.310. Ryan Justice, 2000 352 1,938 5.5 176.2

Pass Receptions No Yds TD Avg/Rec1. Brooks Little, 2005 54 803 8 14.9 2. Rod Tweet, 1983 53 869 5 16.4 3. Brooks Little, 2007 51 775 5 15.2 Mark Neumann, 1976 51 595 1 11.75. Will Powell, 2010 47 933 10 19.9 Dan Skelly, 2008 47 880 9 18.7 Rod Tweet, 1984 47 1,086 1 23.18. Chris Mikkelsen, 2004 46 632 6 13.79. Dustin Sagedahl, 2001 45 515 3 11.4 Tom Flanagan, 2009 45 530 4 11.8

Scoring TD XPT FG PTS1. Jamel White, 1999 24 0 0 1442. Steve Pelot, 1970 20 1 0 1223. Amos Allen, 2007 17 0 0 102 Scott Jones, 1986 17 0 0 102 Bob Koch, 1968 16 3 0 1026. Carl Johnson, 1954 16 0 0 967. Mark Jenkins, 1974 8 29 6 948. Jason Leber, 1996 14 3 0 909. Booker Van, 1972 14 1 0 86 Scott Jones, 1985 14 1 0 86

Kickoff Return Yards No Yds TD Avg/Return1. Dontrell Ducker, 1996 31 637 0 20.6 2. Mike Maguire, 1975 32 623 0 19.5 3. Jeremy Blount, 2010 29 621 0 21.4 4. Alex Perkowski, 2007 24 616 0 25.75. James Vann, 1986 22 577 0 26.26. James Gregory, 1992 27 539 0 24.57. Carlos Phillips, 1970 26 530 0 20.48. Ron Dupree, 1967 24 525 0 21.99. Stefan Logan, 2006 18 508 1 28.210. Marcus Sims, 2009 18 488 0 27.1

Punt Return Yards No Yds TD Avg/Return1. Kasem McCullough, 1993 31 471 1 15.22. Dwight Duncombe, 1974 20 404 1 20.23. Tom Berry, 1980 30 368 0 12.34. Wesley Beschorner, 2002 42 367 0 8.75. Tom Berry, 1979 22 353 0 16.06. Mick David, 1981 29 306 2 10.6 7. Stefan Logan, 2006 19 302 1 15.98. Ron Eichbauer, 1959 12 286 2 23.89. James Vann, 1986 29 262 0 9.010. Phillip Meehan, 1998 25 259 0 10.4

Interceptions No Yds TD Avg/Return1. Bob Gruber, 1979 11 151 2 13.72. Russel Burwell, 2000 8 62 0 7.83. John Sanders, 1971 7 94 0 13.4 Todd Salat, 1986 7 34 0 4.9 Steve Adams, 1988 7 30 0 4.3 Bill Moats, 1978 7 21 0 3.07. Mike Slaton, 1983 6 92 1 15.3 Bill Moats, 1976 6 67 0 11.2 Rory Triplett, 2000 6 59 0 9.8 Tim Byrd, 1986 6 45 0 7.5 Matt Madsen, 1994 6 34 0 5.7

Tackles Year No 1. Doug VanderEsch 1987 1532. Craig Austin 1980 1453. Ben Long 1978 1434. Doug VanderEsch 1988 141 Tim Seevers 1990 1416. Tim Seevers 1989 1327. Brett Neumamm 1982 1238. Craig Austin 1981 1229. Tim Seevers 1991 11410. Ben Long 1977 113

Tackles for Loss Year No1. A.J. Schable 2005 22.5 Bill Gassen 2002 22.53. Josh Stamer 2000 21 Aaron Dietrich 2001 21 Jim Glogowski 1995 216. John Morales 2007 19.57. Scott Larson 2000 198. Chad Burtch 1993 17.59. Brent Petersen 1997 1710. Scott Larson 1999 16

Sacks Year No1. A.J. Schable 2005 192. Doug Nielsen 1988 113. Chad Burtch 1993 9.5 Tim Schellhammer 2004 9.55. Steve Glienke 1985 8 Derek Borchers 1997 8 T Plantenburg 1995 8 Josh Stamer 1999 89. Mike Schwab 1986 7.5 Brent Petersen 1996 7.5

Single Season All-Time Leaders

A. J. Schable holds the USD single-season record for sacks with 19, which he set in 2005. He is also tied for first in tackles for loss in a season with 22.5.

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South Dakota FootballCareer All-Time Leaders

All Purpose Yards Rush Rec PR KO Total1. Stefan Logan, 2003-06 5,958 878 305 718 7,8592. Chul Schwanke, 1982-85 3,427 475 0 547 4,4493. Phillip Meehan, 1995-98 1,410 1,153 440 1,007 4,0104. Dwight Duncombe, 1972-74 193 2,010 698 704 3,6055. Chris Mikkelsen, 2001-04 50 2,279 428 660 3,4176. Jason Leber, 1993-96 2,238 885 0 232 3,3557. Carl Johnson, 1954-56 2,173 321 140 662 3,2968. Mike Maguire, 1974-77 1,740 115 152 1,219 3,2649. Jamel White, 1998-99 2,220 872 0 98 3,19010. Steve Pelot, 1968-70 2,271 609 20 134 3,034

Pass Yards Att Comp Yds TD1. Noah Shepard, 2006-09 1033 603 8,936 772. Wesley Beschorner, 2002-05 673 415 6,240 643. Ryan Justice, 1999-02 966 482 5,944 364. Jason Seurer, 1989-92 799 390 4,759 275. Mark Jenkins, 1972-75 515 204 3,765 306. Tom Engelman, 1969-72 563 213 3,576 247. Chris Daniel, 1979-82 662 305 3,570 228. Chris Miller, 1994-97 556 260 3,565 319. Peter Martin, 1995-99 579 287 3,526 2210. Jim Duggan, 1982-84 437 260 3,450 8

Rush Yards No Yds Avg TD1. Stefan Logan, 2003-06 808 5,958 7.4 282. Chul Schwanke, 1982-85 753 3,427 4.6 243. Jared Schwenn, 1994-97 530 2,513 4.7 304. Chris Ganious, 2008- 448 2,400 5.4 175. Emmett Huston, 1978-81 551 2,285 4.2 106. Steve Pelot, 1968-70 506 2,271 4.4 257. Jason Leber, 1993-96 329 2,238 6.8 268. Jamel White, 1998-99 424 2,220 5.2 199. Noah Shepard, 2005-09 452 2,197 4.9 3610. Carl Johnson, 1954-56 314 2,173 6.9 30

Total Offense No Yds Avg 1. Noah Shepard, 2006-09 1,485 11,133 7.52. Wesley Beschorner, 2002-05 967 7,476 7.83. Ryan Justice, 1999-02 1,123 5,992 5.34. Stefan Logan, 2003-06 808 5,958 7.45. Mark Jenkins, 1972-75 848 5,459 6.36. Chris Miller, 1994-97 883 5,120 5.87. Jason Seurer, 1989-92 994 4,662 4.48. Tom Engelman, 1969-72 826 4,097 4.99. Chris Daniel, 1979-82 1,047 4,077 4.110. Scott Jones, 1983-86 701 3,756 5.4

Pass Receptions No Yds TD1. Brooks Little, 2004-07 165 2,387 162. Chris Mikkelsen, 2001-04 150 2,279 163. Rod Tweet, 1983-85 140 2,557 164. Phillip Meehan, 1995-98 108 1,153 95. Dan Skelly, 2005-09 106 2,000 196. Mark Neumann, 1973-76 97 1,432 67. Dwight Duncombe, 1972-74 88 2,010 168. Dustin Sagedahl, 1998-01 84 944 79. Scott Farrens, 1993-96 79 1,243 99. Tom Flanagan, 2009-10 79 854 6

Scoring TD XPT FG PTS1. Frank Leibfarth, 2005-07 0 155 27 236 Jason Leber, 1993-96 38 4 0 2363. Scott Jones, 1983-86 37 2 0 2264. Noah Shepard, 2006-09 36 3 0 2225. Kurt Seibel, 1980-83 0 80 44 2126. Stefan Logan, 2003-06 35 0 0 2107. Mark McLoughlin, 1984-87 0 106 34 2088. Cody Butler, 2002-04 0 80 36 1889. Mark Jenkins, 1972-75 19 44 9 18510. Steve Pelot, 1968-70 30 1 0 182

Rushing Touchdowns No. 1. Scott Jones, 1983-86 372. Noah Shepard, 2006-09 363. Jared Schwenn, 1994-97 30 Carl Johnson, 1954-56 305. Travis Mlady, 2003-06 296. Stefan Logan, 2003-06 287. Jason Leber, 1993-96 268. Steve Pelot, 1968-70 259. Chul Schwanke, 1982-85 2410. Wesley Beschorner, 2002-05 22

Passing Touchdowns No. 1. Noah Shepard, 2006-09 772. Wesley Beschorner, 2002-05 643. Ryan Justice, 1999-02 364. Chris Miller, 1994-97 315. Mark Jenkins, 1972-75 306. Jason Seurer, 1989-92 277. Jim Foster, 1967-69 24 Tom Engleman, 1969-70, 72 2410. Peter Martin, 1995-96, 98-99 22

Kickoff Return Yards No Yds TD1. James Vann, 1985-89 58 1,353 02. Jeremy Blount, 2008- 57 1,306 13. James Gregory, 1989-92 63 1,227 04. Mike Maguire, 1974-77 62 1,219 15. Phillip Meehan, 1995-98 55 1,007 06. Alex Perkowski, 2004-07 41 998 17. Dave Elle, 1987-89 33 791 08. Bob Koch, 1968-69 26 786 29. Stefan Logan, 2003-06 29 718 110. Dwight Duncombe, 1972-74 36 704 0

Punt Return Yards No Yds TD1. Tom Berry, 1978-80 77 968 02. Dwight Duncombe, 1972-74 46 698 23. Kasem McCullough, 1992-93 37 567 14. Mick David, 1981-83 56 558 35. James Vann, 1986-89 74 532 06. John Sanders, 1970-72 56 528 27. Jeremy Blount, 2008- 44 517 08. Scott Farrens, 1993-96 61 489 19. Phillip Meehan, 1995-98 49 440 010. Chris Mikkelsen, 2001-04 39 428 0

Interceptions No Yds TD1. Todd Salat, 1984-86 16 63 02. Bill Moats, 1976-78 15 88 0 John Sanders, 1970-72 15 50 14. Deondre Jones, 1994-97 13 137 15. Bob Gruber, 1977-79 12 151 2 Matt Madsen, 1991-94 12 103 07. Mike Slaton, 1982-85 11 160 2 Tim Dacy, 2003-06 11 156 0 Jim Kvilhaug, 1987-90 11 96 0 Bill Townsend, 1981-82 11 86 1

Tackles1. Tim Seevers, 1988-91 4372. Doug VanderEsch, 1984-88 4303. Ben Long, 1976-79 4064. Matt Madsen, 1991-94 3365. Craig Austin, 1978-81 3316. Todd Pharis, 1981-84 3067. Jim Glogowski, 1992-95 2988. Josh Gassen, 2000-03 2809. Nathan Lake, 1995-98 27210. Dan Holmberg, 1992-95 265

Tackles for Loss1. Bill Gassen, 1999-02 50.52. Scott Larson,1997-00 48 3. A.J. Schable, 2002-05 44.54. Brent Petersen, 1994-97 445. Aaron Dietrich, 1999-02 426. Jim Glogowski, 1992-95 417. Josh Stamer, 1997-00 35.58. Corey Peters, 1992-95 32.5 Tim Schellhammer, 2001-04 32.510. Wayne Curry, 2005-09 30 Josh Gassen, 2000-03 30

Sacks1. A.J. Schable, 2002-05 27.52. Brent Peterson, 1994-97 21.53. Tim Schellhammer, 2000-04 184. Corey Peters, 1992-95 17.55. Wayne Curry, 2005-09 176. Josh Stamer, 1998-00 15.56. Mike Schwab, 1983-86 14.58. Chad Burtch, 1991-94 13.59. Zach Johnson, 2004-07 13 Scott Larson, 1997-00 13

Brooks Little hauled in 165 pass receptions from 2004-07 to finish as USD’s all-time leader in the category.

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South Dakota Head CoachesCoach Yrs. Won Lost Tied Titles *Pct.Ed Meierkort (2004-present) 7 48 30 0 1 .615John Austin (1999-2003) 5 22 32 0 0 .407Ron Rankin (1997-98) 2 8 14 0 0 .364Dennis Creehan (1992-96) 5 28 27 0 0 .509John Fritsch (1989-91) 3 10 21 0 0 .322Dave Triplett (1979-88) 10 70 45 0 0 .608Bernard Cooper (1975-78) 4 18 24 1 1 .430Joe Salem (1966-74) 9 51 39 2 3 .565Marv Rist (1963-65) 3 6 21 0 0 .222Bob Burns (1962) 1 1 9 0 0 .100Ralph Stewart (1956-61) 6 19 33 2 0 .370Harry Gamage (1934-41, 46-55) 18 82 67 7 4 .548Grant Heckenlively (1945) 1 0 4 0 0 .000Cletus Clinker (1942) 1 5 3 0 0 .625Stanley G. Backman (1931-33) 3 11 16 1 0 .410Vincent E. Montgomery (1927-30) 4 15 16 3 1 .485L.B. Allison (1922-26) 5 20 19 3 0 .512A.H. Whittemore (1902-09, 20-21) 10 37 21 6 0 .625John Stewart (1918-19) 2 3 8 0 0 .272Blaine McKusick (1916-17) 2 3 8 2 0 .307Ion G. Cortright (1914-15) 2 9 4 3 0 .656Rev. James Henderson (1911-13) 3 15 5 0 0 .750Joseph A. Pipal (1910) 1 5 2 0 0 .714Ralph Norton (1901) 1 6 1 1 0 .812B.H. Morrison (1898-99), Manager 2 5 2 2 0 .666Unknown (1889-1900) 5 11 5 3 0 .657Totals 115 508 476 36 10 .516* ties computed as half won and half lost

All-Time Coaching RecordsYear Coach (NCC/GWC Record) W-L-T1889 ......... Unknown ....................................................1-0-11890 ......... Unknown ....................................................4-1-11891-93 ..... No Varsity Football1894 ......... Unknown ....................................................2-2-01895 ......... Unknown ....................................................0-0-11896-97 ..... No Varsity Football1898 ......... B.H. Morrison, Manager ................................1-1-11899 ......... B.H. Morrison, Manager ................................4-1-11900 ......... Unknown ....................................................4-2-01901 ......... Ralph Norton (part-time) ..............................6-1-11902 ......... A.H. “Buck” Whittemore ...............................9-0-01903 ......... A.H. “Buck” Whittemore ...............................2-5-01904 ......... A.H. “Buck” Whittemore ...............................4-2-21905 ......... A.H. “Buck” Whittemore ...............................4-1-11906 ......... A.H. “Buck” Whittemore ...............................3-2-01907 ......... A.H. “Buck” Whittemore ...............................2-2-11908 ......... A.H. “Buck” Whittemore ...............................5-1-01909 ......... A.H. “Buck” Whittemore ...............................2-1-11910 ......... Joseph A. Pipal ............................................5-2-01911 ......... Rev. James Henderson..................................7-1-01912 ......... Rev. James Henderson..................................5-1-01913 ......... Rev. James Henderson..................................3-3-01914 ......... Ion G. Cortright. ..........................................5-2-11915 ......... Ion G. Cortright ...........................................4-2-21916 ......... Blaine McKusick ...........................................1-5-21917 ......... Blaine McKusick ...........................................2-3-01918 ......... John W. Stewart. .........................................1-2-01919 ......... John W. Stewart. .........................................2-6-01920 ......... A.H. “Buck” Whittemore ...............................4-2-11921 ......... A.H. “Buck” Whittemore ...............................2-5-01922 ......... L.B. Allison (0-2-1, T7th) ..............................2-6-11923 ......... L.B. Allison (1-3-1, 7th) ................................4-3-11924 ......... L.B. Allison (4-1-0, 2nd) ...............................6-2-01925 ......... L.B. Allison (1-4-0, 7th) ................................3-5-01926 ......... L.B. Allison (3-1-1, 2nd) ...............................5-3-11927 ......... Vincent E. Montgomery (5-0-0, 1st) . .............7-2-01928 ........ Vincent E. Montgomery (1-3-0, T3rd) .............3-5-01929 ......... Vincent E. Montgomery (0-3-1, 5th). ..............4-4-11930 ......... Vincent E. Montgomery (0-4-0, 5th). ..............1-5-21931 ......... Stanley G. Backman (1-3-0, T4th).... .............2-5-01932 ......... Stanley G. Backman (1-1-1, 3rd) ...................4-5-11933 ......... Stanley G. Backman (1-3-0, T4th) .................5-6-0

1934 ......... Harry Gamage (0-4-0, 5th) ...........................2-7-01935 ......... Harry Gamage (1-3-1, T4th) .........................5-3-11936 ......... Harry Gamage (3-1-0, 2nd) ..........................4-3-21937 ......... Harry Gamage (4-1-0, 2nd) ..........................6-4-01938 ......... Harry Gamage (5-0-0, 1st) ...........................7-1-01939 ......... Harry Gamage (4-1-0, T1st)..........................4-5-01940 ......... Harry Gamaage (2-1-1, 3rd) .........................4-5-11941 ......... Harry Gamage (4-1-0, 2nd) ..........................6-2-01942 ......... Cletus Clinker (3-3-0, T3rd) ..........................5-3-01943-44 .... No Football (World War II)1945 ......... Grant Heckenlively .......................................0-4-01946 ......... Harry Gamage (1-2-0, 6th) ...........................2-4-01947 ......... Harry Gamage (4-0-0, T1st)..........................7-2-01948 ......... Harry Gamage (4-1-0, 2nd) ..........................7-3-01949 ......... Harry Gamage (2-2-2, 5th) ...........................2-5-21950 ......... Harry Gamage (3-3-0, 5th) ...........................4-5-01951 ......... Harry Gamage (6-0-0, 1st) ...........................7-1-01952 ......... Harry Gamage (3-2-1, T3rd) .........................4-3-11953 ......... Harry Gamage (2-4-0, T5th) .........................2-6-01954 ......... Harry Gamage (3-3-0, T3rd) .........................5-4-01955 ......... Harry Gamage (3-3-0, T4th) .........................4-4-01956 ......... Ralph “Boot” Stewart (4-2-0, T2nd). ..............4-4-01957 ......... Ralph “Boot” Stewart (3-2-1, 2nd) .................4-4-11958 ......... Ralph “Boot” Stewart (4-2-0, 3rd) ..................5-4-01959 ......... Ralph “Boot” Stewart (3-2-1, T2nd). ..............4-5-11960 ......... Ralph “Boot” Stewart (0-6-0, 7th) ..................1-8-01961 ......... Ralph “Boot” Stewart (0-6-0, 7th) ..................1-8-01962 ......... Bob Burns (1-5-0, 6th) .................................1-9-01963 ......... Marv Rist (1-5-0, T6th) ................................1-7-01964 ......... Marv Rist (2-4-0, T4th) ................................3-6-01965 ......... Marv Rist (0-6-0, 7th) ..................................2-8-01966 ......... Joe Salem (2-4-0, T4th) ...............................5-5-01967 ......... Joe Salem (0-6-0, 7th) .................................2-8-01968 ......... Joe Salem (5-1-0, 2nd) ................................9-1-01969 ......... Joe Salem (2-4-0, T5th) ...............................3-7-01970 ......... Joe Salem (3-2-1, 3rd) .................................4-4-21971 ......... Joe Salem (3-3-0, T4th) ...............................3-7-01972 ......... Joe Salem (6-1-0, T1st)................................9-1-01973 ......... Joe Salem (6-1-0, T1st)................................8-3-01974 ......... Joe Salem (5-2-0, T1st)................................8-3-01975 ......... Bernard “Beanie” Cooper (1-6-0, T7th) ...........3-8-01976 ......... Bernard “Beanie” Cooper (3-2-1, T4th) ...........4-5-11977 ......... Bernard “Beanie” Cooper (2-4-1, T6th) ...........4-7-01978 ......... Bernard “Beanie” Cooper (5-0-1, 1st) .............7-4-01979 ......... Dave Triplett (3-3-0, 4th) .............................5-6-01980 ......... Dave Triplett (3-3-1, 5th) .............................5-6-01981 ......... Dave Triplett (3-3-1, 4th) .............................5-6-01982 ......... Dave Triplett (4-2-1, 3rd) .............................6-5-01983 ......... Dave Triplett (6-3-0, 3rd) .............................7-4-01984 ......... Dave Triplett (7-2-0, 3rd) .............................8-3-01985 ......... Dave Triplett (7-2-0, T2nd) .........................10-3-01986 ......... Dave Triplett (8-1-0, 2nd) ...........................11-3-01987 ........ Dave Triplett (5-4-0, T4th) ............................7-4-01988 ......... Dave Triplett (4-5-0, T6th) ............................6-5-01989 ......... John Fritsch (4-5-0, 7th) ..............................5-6-01990 ......... John Fritsch (3-6-0, T7th) .............................4-7-01991 ......... John Fritsch (1-7-0, T8th) .............................1-8-01992 ......... Dennis Creehan (2-7-0, 5th) .........................3-8-01993 ......... Dennis Creehan (4-5-0, T6th) .......................6-5-01994 ......... Dennis Creehan (3-6-0, T7th) .......................5-6-01995 ......... Dennis Creehan (6-3-0, 4th) .........................8-3-01996 ......... Dennis Creehan (4-5-0, T6th) .......................6-5-01997 ......... Ron Rankin (3-6-0, T6th) ..............................5-6-01998 ......... Ron Rankin (1-8-0, T9th) ..............................3-8-01999 ......... John Austin (3-6-0, T6th).............. ...............4-7-02000 ......... John Austin (6-3, T3rd) ................................8-3-02001 ......... John Austin (1-7, T8th) ................................2-8-02002 ......... John Austin (2-6, 8th) ..................................3-8-02003 .......... John Austin (2-5, 6th) ..................................5-6-02004 .......... Ed Meierkort (4-2, T2nd) ..............................9-2-02005 .......... Ed Meierkort (4-2, T1st) ...............................9-2-02006 .......... Ed Meierkort (6-2, 3rd) ................................9-4-02007 .......... Ed Meierkort (5-3, 4th) .................................6-5-02008 .......... Ed Meierkort (1-2, 3rd) ................................6-5-02009 .......... Ed Meierkort (2-2, T2nd) ..............................5-5-02010 .......... Ed Meiekort (1-3, 4th) ..................................4-7-0

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Top Seasons (Winning percentage)Year Record Percentage Coach1902 ......... 9-0 ..............1.000 ............A.H. Whittemore1968 .......... 9-1 ...............900 ........................Joe Salem1972 .......... 9-1 ...............900 ........................Joe Salem1911 .......... 7-1 ...............875 ..............James Henderson1938 .......... 7-1 ...............875 ..................Harry Gamage1951 .......... 7-1 ...............875 ..................Harry Gamage1908 .......... 5-1 ...............833 ...............A.H. Whittemore1912 .......... 5-1 ...............833 .......Rev. James Henderson2004 .......... 9-2 ...............818 .....................Ed Meierkort2005 .......... 9-2 ...............818 .....................Ed Meierkort1901 .......... 6-1-1 ............812 ....................Ralph Norton1986 .......... 11-3 .............786 .................... Dave Triplett1927 .......... 7-2 ...............777 ...............V.E. Montgomery1947 .......... 7-2 ...............777 ..................Harry Gamage1985 .......... 10-3 .............769 .................... Dave Triplett1905 .......... 4-1-1 ............750 ...............A.H. Whittemore1924 .......... 6-2 ...............750 .......................L.B. Allison1941 .......... 6-2 ...............750 ..................Harry Gamage1973 .......... 8-3 ...............727 ........................Joe Salem1974 .......... 8-3 ...............727 ........................Joe Salem1984 .......... 8-3 ...............727 .................... Dave Triplett1995 .......... 8-3 ...............727 ................ Dennis Creehan2000 .......... 8-3 ...............727 ...................... John Austin

Most Career VictoriesCoach WinsHarry Gamage (1934-41, 46-55) .................................82Dave Triplett (1979-88) ..............................................70Joe Salem (1966-74) .................................................51Ed Meierkort (2004-present) ..................................48A.H. Whittemore (1902-09, 20-21) ..............................37Dennis Creehan (1992-96) .........................................28John Austin (1999-2003) ............................................22L.B. Allison (1922-26) ................................................20Ralph Stewart (1956-61) ............................................19Bernard Cooper (1975-78) ..........................................18Vincent Montgomery (1927-30) ...................................15Rev. James Henderson (1911-13) ................................15

Best Winning Percentage*Coach PercentageRalph Norton (1901) ................................................812Rev. James Henderson (1911-13) ..............................750Joseph Pipal (1910) .................................................714Ion Cortright (1914-15) ...........................................656A.H. Whittemore (1902-09, 20-21) ............................625Cletus Clinker (1942) ...............................................625Ed Meierkort (2004-present) ................................615Dave Triplett (1979-88) ............................................608Joe Salem (1966-74) ...............................................565Harry Gamage (1934-41, 46-55) ...............................548L.B. Allison (1922-26) ..............................................512Dennis Creehan (1992-96) .......................................509* ties computed as half won and half lost

USD Record vs OpponentsArkansas State .................... 0-2Army ................................. 0-1Augustana (S.D.) ..............44-19Austin College (Texas) .......... 0-1Bellevue (Neb.) ................... 1-0Bemidji State (Minn.) ........... 2-1Black Hills State (Teachers) ... 1-0Boise State ......................... 0-1Bradley .............................. 1-1Brigham Young .................... 0-1Buena Vista (Iowa) .............. 4-1Cal Poly ............................ 1-2Cameron ............................ 2-0Carleton (Minn.) ............... 2-1-1Catholic University ............... 0-1Central Arkansas ................. 0-1Central Florida .................... 0-1Central Missouri State .......... 2-0Central State (Ohio)............. 1-0Central Washington .............. 1-1Cincinnati ........................... 0-4Colorado School of Mines ...... 1-0Columbus College ................ 1-0Concordia-St. Paul ............... 1-0Creighton ...................... 9-11-1Culver-Stockton .................. 1-0Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) .. 20-1-1Denver ............................... 2-1DePaul ............................... 0-1Des Moines ......................... 1-0Doane (Neb.) ...................... 2-0Drake .............................. 6-11Duke ................................. 0-1Eastern Illinois .................... 0-3George Washington........... 0-0-1Gonzaga ............................. 0-1Grand Valley State ............... 0-1Gustavus Adolphus .............. 1-0Haskell Institute (Okla.) ....... 0-1Huron ................................ 4-0Idaho State ........................ 1-1Illinois ............................... 0-2Illinois College .................... 1-0Illinois Wesleyan .................. 1-1Iowa .................................. 0-8Iowa State........................ 0-10Kansas ............................... 0-1Kansas State....................... 0-3Lamar ................................ 0-3Lincoln (Mo.) ...................... 1-0Lincoln Medics ..................... 2-0Louisiana Tech .................... 0-1Marquette .......................... 0-5McNeese State .................... 0-1Michigan ............................ 0-1Michigan State ................. 0-5-1Minnesota........................... 2-8Minnesota-Crookston ........... 2-0Minnesota-Duluth ................ 4-3Minnesota State ...............19-12MSU Moorhead .................... 2-0Missouri S&T .................... 2-0Missouri Western ................. 1-1Montana ............................. 6-9Montana State .................... 0-2Morningside (Iowa) ........59-28-6Nebraska ....................... 1-14-2

Nebraska-Kearney .............. 1-0Nebraska-Omaha...........25-22-1Nebraska Wesleyan ........... 6-1-1Nevada-Las Vegas ............... 0-1Nevada-Reno ...................... 0-1North Dakota .............29-59-5North Dakota State ........25-49-2North Greenville .................. 1-0Northern Colorado ............14-20Northern Iowa ...............17-24-1Northern State (S.D.) ........... 8-0Northwest Missouri State ...... 1-0NW Oklahoma St. ............. 1-0Northwestern ...................... 0-4Northwood (Mich.) ............... 1-0Notre Dame ........................ 0-5Omaha Medics .................... 3-0Pacific (Calif.) ...................... 0-2Parsons (Mo.) .................. 1-0-1Peru State (Neb.) ................ 2-1Quincy (Ill.) ........................ 1-0San Jose State .................... 0-1Sioux City Medics ................ 1-0Southeastern Louisiana ....... 1-1Sioux Falls .......................... 3-0S.D. School of Mines ........... 2-0South Dakota-Springfield ...... 1-0Southern Oregon ................. 1-0Southern Utah .................. 2-1South Dakota State .......51-48-7Southeast Missouri State ...... 0-1Southwest Missouri State ..... 1-0St. Ambrose ....................... 1-0St. Cloud State (Minn.) .....11-15St. Joseph .......................... 1-0St. Louis (Mo.) ................. 0-5-1St. Mary’s (Kan.) ................. 0-1St. Thomas (Minn.) .............. 1-0Tennessee Tech ................... 1-1Troy State (Ala.) .................. 1-0Truman State (NE Mo. St.) .. 10-1Tulsa.................................. 0-1UC-Davis .......................... 1-2Upper Iowa ......................... 2-0Utah .................................. 0-1Valparaiso .......................... 0-1Washburn (Mo.) .................. 1-1Washington (Mo.) ................ 2-1Wayne State (Mich.) ............ 0-1Wayne State (Neb.) ............. 8-2Weber State (Wash.) ......... 0-0-1West Texas A&M .................. 0-1Western Illinois ................... 2-0Western Washington ............ 2-0Westmar ........................... 7-0William Penn ....................... 1-0Winona State (Minn.) ........... 3-0Wisconsin ......................... 0-1Wisconsin-LaCrosse ............. 1-1Wisconsin-River Falls............ 1-0Wisconsin-Stevens Point ....... 1-0Wisconsin-Whitewater .......... 1-0Wyoming ............................ 0-5Yankton (S.D.) ............... 28-2-1York (Neb.) ......................... 1-0BOLD: 2011 Opponent

Harry Gamage is USD’s all-time leader in victories, as he collected an 82-67-7 record and four North Central Conference titles while leading the Coyotes before and after World War II.

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South Dakota FootballAll-Conference (First Team)

All-North Central Conference (1922-2007) (229)1922 .............................Henry Kersten, T; LaVerne Saunders, T1923 ..............................Pierce McDowell, QB; Harry McFrye, C1924 ........................................................... Henry Kersten, T1925 ....................................John Funston, QB; Fred Malone, T1926 .........................................Fred Malone, T; Bill Dunkak, T1927 ....... Ernest Bacon, B; Arnold Crockett, B; Roy Stensland, E1928 ........................................................... Stanley Gidley, B1929 ............................................................Marty Carlisle, B1932 ..............................Robert Moore, G; Lawrence Hanson, B1933 ........... Dan Lennon, G; Dale Freeburg, B; Gerald Grove, E;...........................................Cletus Clinker, B; LeRoy Everett, T1935 ...............................................................Freddie Ray, B1936 .......................................Billy Ryan, B; Kenneth Aasen, E1937 ....Les Lane, T; Billy Ryan, B; Russell Sauvage, G; Dick Berry, B1938 .................Les Lane, T; Ernie Gunderson, E; Dick Berry, B;..................................................Walt Evans, G; Harold Port, B1939 ...................................Ernie Gunderson, E; Jim Wernili, B1940 ... Don Forney, B; Burdette Wallace, C; Grant Heckenlively, C;...............................................Roy Kessler, B; Elmo Solberg, E1941 ...Bob Burns, B; Don Forney, B; Elmo Solberg, E; Ed Petranek, T1942 ................ Wayne Carmody, B; Ed Pniak, G; Wally Olson, B1946 ............................................................... Bob Owens, G1947 ...................... Jack Van Arsdale, B; Howard Blumhardt, B; ......Gerald Krutsch, T; Norm Bartholow, G; Harry Klostergaard, E1948 ......Howard Blumhardt, B; Gerald Krutsch, T; Jim Harvey, E1949 ................................Harvey Hanson, E; Clarence Lowe, T1950 .......................................Marv Rist, G; Harvey Hanson, E1951 ...Harvey Hanson, E; Gerald Ashmore, B; Spencer Brende, B;.... Dick Day, C; Bob McDonough, G; Dave Graham, E; Bob Jennings, T1952 ...........Ordell Braase, T; Bob Jennings, T; Chuck Stetson, G1953 ..................................... Ordell Braase, T; Ralph Polenz, B1954 ..............Carl Johnson, B; Ray Rifenbark, T; Fred Rovere, B1955 ..................................... Carl Johnson, B; Duane Leach, B1956 ..................................... Carl Johnson, B; Willie Seibel, L; .............................................Wayne Ailts, B; Ray Schamber, B1957 ............................................ Jim Hanson, L; Harry Hauffe, L;..............................................Maury Haugland, T; Ray Schamber, B1958 ... Jim Reid, B; Don Delzell, L; Ron Eichbauer, B; Clint Waymer, L1959 ..................................Bob Cochoran, G; Ron Eichbauer, B1960 ......................................................... Bucky O’Connor, T1961 .............................................................Don Chicoine, C1966 ...........Don Abbott, LB; John Biezuns, B; Dave Merkley, DB1967 .................................................Warren Schumacher, DB1968 ........................Warren Schumacher, LB; Ron Gerhardt, E;.......................... John Kohler, OT; Bob Koch, HB; Joe Collins, FS1969 .................................... John Kohler, OT; Dan Hankins, FB1970 ....... Steve Pelot, FB; Gene Macken, G; Frank Bakalars, OT;..................................................Bill Breen, C; Paul Nelson, LB1971 ................................Gene Macken, OG; Joe Trudeau, TD; ......................................... John Sanders, DB; John Divine, MG1972 .........Gary Kipling, OL; Henry Heider, LB; Joe Trudeau, TD; ............ John Sanders, DB; John Divine, MG; Gregg Erickson, FB1973 ...Vern Henderson, OT; Dave Garner, MG; Henry Heider, LB;............................ Dwight Duncombe, SE; Dennis Hennigan, DE1974 ...................Dwight Duncombe, SE; Dennis Hennigan, DE;................ John Mehlhoff, DT; Jerry Pollard, OG; Doug Smith, SS1975 ..................................Mark Jenkins, RB; Kelly Higgins, TE1976 ..... John House, OT; Mark Neumann, WR; Mike Maguire, RB1977 .... Dave Schwab, DT; Matt Kiger, LB; Clyde McCormick, SS;..............................................Mike Lee, OG; Mike Maguire, RB1978 ..........Bill Moats, FS; Mike Schurrer, C; Dave Hultgren, DE;.................... Russ Dokken, TE; Ben Long, LB; Dave Schwab, DT1979 ............ Brian Barnes, RB; Bob Gruber, DB; Ray Ladell, OL;..............................................Ben Long, LB; Dave Schwab, DL1980 ..........................................Jeff Dicus, TE; Tom Berry, DB1981 ................ Jeff Dicus, TE; Tom O’Boyle, WR; Kip Pharis, DL1982 .....................................Kip Pharis, DL; Dan Leikvold, WR1983 ................................... Todd Pharis, LB; Steve Meyer, OL; ...........................................Kurt Seibel, K; Chul Schwanke, RB1984 .............................................................Mike Slaton, DB1985 ..........J.P. Buzynski, LB; Eric Maxson, OL; Mike Slaton, DB;

Chul Schwanke, RB; Rod Tweet, WR1986 ...Jerry Gilinsky, OL; James Hambrick, RB; Scott Jones, QB;...................Tim McFarland, OL; Todd Salat, DB; Robb White, DL1987 .......................... Steve Eubanks, LB; Mark McLoughlin, K;..................................... Doug VanderEsch, LB; Robb White, DL1988 .........................Doug VanderEsch, LB; Steve Eubanks, LB1990 ....................................................... Joe Harkreader, WR1991 ............................................................ Tim Seevers, LB1992 ................................ Matt Madsen, DB; Dallas Rigdon, OL1993 .... Matt Madsen, DB; Shayne Maker, DL; Kasem McCullough, DB1994 .................................... Matt Madsen, DB; Dave Bush, OL1995 ...................................Mike Semmler, OL; Steve Opstad, K;.............................................Jim Glogowski, LB; Corey Peters, DL1996 ................................. Jason Leber, U; Dontrell Ducker, DB1997 .......................... Brent Petersen, DL; Jared Schwenn, OB;...................................... Deondre Jones, DB; Phillip Meehan, U1998 ...........................................................Phillip Meehan, U 1999 ............................................................ Jamel White, RB2000 .......................... Russel Burwell, DB; Dustin Sagedahl, TE2001 ........................................................Mark Blackburn, LB2002 ................Bill Gassen, DL; Korey Ebel, LB; Jarrod Edelen, P2003 ....... Chris Mikkelsen, KR; Tom Moore, OL; Stefan Logan, RB2004 .............................. Brian Alderson, OL; Stefan Logan, RB; ............................. Chris Mikkelsen, WR; Tim Schellhammer, DL2005 .......................Wesley Beschorner, QB; Brian Alderson, OL; ................................Stefan Logan, RB; Nathan Carruthers, OL; .......................................... A.J. Schable, LB; Jordan Davis, DB2006 ............................Stefan Logan, RB; Christian Morton, OL; .....................John Barker, DL; Jordan Davis, DB; Chris Reid, DB2007 .... Amos Allen, RB; Brooks Little, WR; Christian Morton, OL;....................................... Tim Schneider, OL; Justiss Scales, LB

All-Great West Conference (2008-present) (4)2009 ..............................Noah Shepard, QB; Chris Ganious, RB; ................................................ Jake Arthur, OL; Ko Quaye, DL

Academic All-North Central Conference (1976-2007) (115)1976 ................................Scott Pollock, QB; Mike Schurrer, OC1977 ................................Scott Pollock, QB; Mike Schurrer, OC1978 ......Steve Claggett, DB; Dave Hultgren, DE; Bill Moats, DB; ........................................Scott Pollock, QB; Mike Schurrer, OC1979 ............................................................ Craig Austin, LB1980 .............................. Craig Austin, LB; Jerus Campbell, DE;..............................................Dick Hylland, DB; Kip Pharis, DT1981 .............................. Craig Austin, LB; Jerus Campbell, DE;....................Dick Hylland, DB; Tom O’Boyle, WR; Kip Pharis, DT1982 ...............................Jerus Campbell, DE; Curt Hudek, DB; ................ Dan Leikvold, WR; Rick McKeever, FB; Kip Pharis, DT;

Stefan Logan (2003-06) is the only Coyote football player to earn four-straight all-conference honors.

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...................................... Jeff Sime, OT; Darrell VanderEsch, DE1983 ...... Mick David, WR; Jeff Sime, OT; Darrell VanderEsch, DE1984 .........................................................Tim Sorenson, WR1985 ......Tim McFarland, OG; Todd Salat, DB; Tim Sorenson, WR1986 .......Thadd Heichel, DT; Tim McFarland, OG; Todd Salat, DB1987 .... Thadd Heichel, DT; Murray Droescher, DB; Kurt Southwick, WR1988 ......Monte Neitzel, NG; Todd Gaines, DB; Doug VanderEsch, LB1989 ...................................Jason Seurer, QB; Brian Grady, OC1990 .......... Jason Seurer, QB; Brian Grady, OC; Tim Seevers, LB1991 ...........Jason Seurer, QB; Tim Seevers, LB; Jim Jarding, DB1992 .................................. Jason Seurer, QB; Scott Wells, OC; ............................................Wes Niles, DE; Mike Stodden, DB1993 ................................... John Flack, OG; Tom Menage, RB; ...........................................Chad Kuehl, LB; Mike Stodden, DB1994 .................................. Matt Madsen, DB; Chad Kuehl, TE; ...................................... Reise Officer, RB; Brent Petersen, NG1995 ............................. Mike Semmler, OT; Scott Farrens, WR; ........................................ Jason Leber, RB; Brent Petersen, NG1996 ..... Mike Semmler, OT; Scott Farrens, WR; Jason Leber, RB; ........... Reise Officer, RB; Brent Petersen, NG; Matt Chatham, DB1997 .............................Brent Petersen, NG; Matt Chatham, LB1998 ....................................................... Matt Chatham, OLB1999 ................................... Josh Stamer, LB; Scott Larson, DT2000 ............................ Mitch Hauschildt, OL; Scott Larsen, DT; ........................................... Josh Stamer, LB; Filip Filipovich, P2001 .....Filip Filipovich, P; Jimmy Terwilliger, OL; Ryan Justice, Q; ......... Chris Mikkelson, WR; Eric Tarasewicz, RB; Bill Gassen, DL; .................MJ Sonnefeld, LB; Wade Mitchell, S; Jarrod Edelen, K2002 ....Jimmy Terwilliger, OG; Chris Mikkelsen, WR; Ryan Justice, QB;.........................Dave Bents, DL; Bill Gassen, NT; Jarrod Edelen, P2003 ..........................Chris Mikkelsen, WR/KR; Dave Bents, DL; ...................................Jarrod Edelen, P; Tim Schellhammer, DL2004 ................Chris Mikkelsen, WR/KR; Tim Schellhammer, DL; ..................................Nate Carruthers, OL; Nick Hageman, OL; ........................................ Ryan Hedden, LB; Luke Mikkelsen, P2005 ........Nick Bliek, OL; Nick Cunningham, TE; Matt Murphy, DL2006 ........... Frank Leibfarth, K; Matt Murphy, DL; Ryan Mach, OL2007 ...David Cronin, TE; Frank Leibfarth, K; Christian Morton, OL

Academic All-Great West Conference (2008-present) (11)2008 ................................ Brandon White, TE; Dustin Little, WR2009 ....... Chris Ganious, RB; Brent Johnson, OL; Cory Kuehl, LB;....... Tim Marlette, LB; Luke Nordquist, OL; Dustin Nowotny, WR;........... Shane Potter, DB; Jesse Weisbrod, DL; Shea Williams, LB

Conference MVPs (22)1958 - James Reid ......................................................... Back1966 - Don Abbott ....................................................... ...Line1970 - Steve Pelot ......................................................... Back1971 - Gene Macken ......................................................... OL1972 - Gary Kipling .......................................................... OL Henry Heider .........................................................DB1973 - Vern Henderson ..................................................... OL Dave Garner .......................................................... DL1976 - Mike Maguire .........................................................OB1978 - Mike Schurrer ........................................................ OL Bill Moats ..............................................................DB1979 - Ben Long ..............................................................DB Dave Schwab ......................................................... DL1985 - Ted Hall ................................................................ OL1986 - Jerry Gilinsky ......................................................... OL1988 - Doug VanderEsch ...................................................DB1995 - Jim Glogowski .........................................................LB2004 - Tim Schellhammer.................................................. DL2005 - Brian Alderson ....................................................... OL Wesley Beschorner .................................................OB2006 - Stefan Logan ......................................................... RB Jordan Davis..........................................................DB

USD All-Americans (48)1937 - Bill Ryan ....................................................... Halfback1938 - Les Lane ...........................................................Tackle

1939 - Ernie Gunderson ...................................................End1947 - Howard Blumhardt ......................................... Halfback1952 - Bob Jennings .....................................................Tackle1968 - John Kohler .........................................Offensive Tackle1969 - John Kohler............ ..............................Offensive Tackle1970 - Steve Pelot .....................................................Fullback1971 - Gene Macken .....................................................Guard1972 - Gary Kipling ......................................................Guard1974 - Dwight Duncombe ..........................................Split End1978 - Bill Moats .............................................Defensive Back1979 - Ben Long ................................................... Linebacker1983 - Kurt Seibel ....................................................... Kicker1985 - Chul Schwanke ............................................... Tailback Eric Maxson .........................................Offensive Tackle1986 - Jerry Gilinsky ....................................................Center Todd Salat ............................................Defensive Back Tim McFarland ...................................................Guard1988 - Doug VanderEsch ........................................ Linebacker1989 - Wayne Stastny ...................................................Guard1990 - Brian Grady .......................................................Guard Joe Harkreader .................................................Punter1991 - Tim Seevers ............................................... Linebacker1993 - Kasem McCullough.. ..............................Defensive Back Matt Madsen .........................................Defensive Back1994 - Matt Madsen .........................................Defensive Back Dave Bush .......................................................Center1995 - Jim Glogowski ............................................. Linebacker Steve Opstad .................................................... Kicker Corey Peters.............. ............................Defensive Line1997 - Brent Petersen ...........................................Nose Guard1999 - Jamel White ................................................... Tailback2000 - Russel Burwell ......................................Defensive Back2001 - Dustin Sagedahl ............................................Tight End2002 - Bill Gassen ................................................Nose Guard2004 - Brian Alderson ....................................... Offensive Line Tim Schellhammer ................................. Defensive End2005 - Wesley Beschorner ....................................Quarterback A.J. Schable .......................................... Defensive End Brian Alderson ....................................... Offensive Line Stefan Logan ......................................... Running Back2006 - Stefan Logan .......................................... Running Back Jordan Davis.........................................Defensive Back Christian Morton .............................. Offensive Lineman2007 - Amos Allen ............................................. Running Back Christian Morton .............................. Offensive Lineman2009 - Ko Quaye ........................................Defensive Lineman2010- Cole Zwiefelhofer .............................................. Punter Tom Compton .................................. Offensive Lineman

All-America Honors

Wesley Beschorner was the North Central Conference MVP in 2005 and earned multiple All-America honors during his career.

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South Dakota FootballAll-Time Results

Opponent ................. Final Score1889: 1-0-1Yankton............................W, 11-0Agricultural College (SDSU) ........T, 6-61890: 4-1-1 (no scores available)No football between 1891-931894: 2-2-0 (no scores available)1895: 0-0-1 (no scores available)No football between 1896-97

B.H. MOrrisOn (1898-99)n 5-2-2 (.666)1898: 1-1-1Yankton............. ...............L, 4-18Morningside .........................T, 0-0Yankton ......................... W, 22-141899: 4-1-1LeMars Crescent ..................W, 5-0Buena Vista ......................W, 27-2Iowa State.........................L, 6-11LeMars Crescent ................W, 16-0Nebraska ............................W, 6-5Iowa Normal ........................T, 0-0

COaCH - nOt avaiLaBLen 1900: 4-2-0Buena Vista .......................L, 6-11Sioux City Medics ..............W, 23-0Kansas ..............................L, 0-41Morningside ......................W, 29-6South Dakota State ...........W, 17-0Lincoln Medics .....................W, 6-0

raLpH nOrtOn (1901)n 6-1-1 (.812)1901: 6-1-1 Morningside ......................W, 28-0Carleton .............................T, 0-0Dakota Wesleyan ...............W, 26-0Morningside ......................W, 11-5South Dakota State ...........W, 22-0Iowa Normal ......................L, 6-10South Dakota State .............W, 6-0Lincoln Medics ...................W, 18-0

a.H. WHitteMOre (1902-09)n 31-14-5 (.670)1902: 9-0-0 Sioux Falls ........................W, 33-0Yankton............................W, 40-0South Dakota Tech.............W, 23-0Yankton............................W, 23-0South Dakota State ...........W, 10-0Morningside ........................W, 5-0Omaha Medics ..................W, 12-0Omaha Medics ..................W, 35-0Missouri Mines ..................W, 23-01903: 2-5-0Buena Vista .......................W, 5-0Creighton .........................L, 0-10Iowa State ........................L, 0-23North Dakota ......................L, 0-6North Dakota State .............L, 0-22Morningside .....................W, 23-0Nebraska ..........................L, 0-231904: 4-2-2Minnesota .........................L, 0-77Buena Vista ......................W, 18-0Doane .............................W, 23-0Dakota Wesleyan ..................T, 6-6South Dakota State ..............T, 6-6Creighton ..........................L, 5-12Morningside ......................W, 23-5Omaha Medics ..................W, 25-01905: 4-1-1Dakota Wesleyan ..............W, 22-5South Dakota State ...........W, 17-0Yankton............................W, 23-0Nebraska ..........................L, 6-42Creighton .........................W, 22-0Morningside ........................T, 0-01906: 3-2-0Nebraska .............................L, 0-4Yankton ...........................W, 35-4Iowa State ........................L, 0-22

Dakota Wesleyan ...............W, 11-4South Dakota State ...........W, 22-01907: 2-2-1Yankton ...........................W, 39-0Nebraska ...........................L, 0-39Dakota Wesleyan ...............W, 17-5Morningside .........................T, 0-0North Dakota State .............L, 0-541908: 5-1-0Yankton .............................W, 6-0Huron ..............................W, 10-0Iowa State.........................L, 0-26North Dakota ....................W, 10-4Dakota Wesleyan ...............W, 11-0Morningside ......................W, 21-01909: 2-1-1Nebraska .............................T, 6-6Yankton............................W, 39-0Denver ..............................L, 0-10Dakota Wesleyan .................W, 6-0

JOsepH pipaL (1910)n 5-2-0 (.714)1910: 5-2-0Minnesota..........................L, 0-17Nebraska ...........................L, 9-12Nebraska Wesleyan ............W, 29-0South Dakota State ...........W, 33-0Yankton............................W, 29-0Morningside ......................W, 19-0Dakota Wesleyan ............. W, 23-11

JaMes HenDersOn (1911-13)n 15-5 (.750)1911: 7-1-0Yankton............................W, 35-0Minnesota............................L, 0-5 South Dakota State ...........W, 15-6Bellevue ...........................W, 45-0Denver .............................W, 10-0Creighton .........................W, 31-3Dakota Wesleyan .................W, 3-0Morningside ......................W, 23-01912: 5-1-0Minnesota.........................W, 10-0Nebraska Wesleyan ............W, 39-0South Dakota State ...........W, 73-7Michigan .............................L, 6-7North Dakota ....................W, 44-0Creighton .........................W, 68-01913: 3-3-0Michigan State ...................L, 7-19Creighton .........................W, 17-0Minnesota..........................L, 0-14Nebraska Wesleyan ............W, 57-7Notre Dame .......................L, 7-20Denver .............................W, 42-0

iOn G. COrtriGHt (1914-15)n 9-4-3 (.656)1914: 5-2-1South Dakota State ...........W, 12-0Nebraska .............................T, 0-0Minnesota..........................L, 7-29North Dakota ....................W, 30-3Morningside ......................W, 20-3Yankton............................W, 33-3Creighton ...........................W, 9-7Notre Dame ......................L, 0-331915: 4-2-2Montana ...........................W, 10-7Minnesota..........................L, 0-19Dakota Wesleyan ...............W, 23-7Notre Dame .........................L, 0-6South Dakota State .............W, 7-0North Dakota .......................T, 0-0Yankton............................W, 46-0Creighton ............................T, 0-0

BLaine MCKusiCK (1916-17)n 3-8-2 (.307)1916: 1-5-2Montana ............................L, 0-11Dakota Wesleyan ...............W, 55-0Minnesota..........................L, 0-81

Michigan State .....................T, 3-3Notre Dame .......................L, 0-21Morningside .........................T, 0-0Creighton ......................... L,13-20North Dakota .....................L, 0-201917: 2-3-0North Dakota ....................W, 19-0Creighton ...........................W, 7-0Notre Dame .......................L, 0-44Iowa .................................L, 0-35Morningside .......................L, 7-14

JOHn steWart (1918-1919)n 3-8-0 (.272)1918: 1-2-0Morningside .........................L, 0-7Creighton ..........................L, 0-13Dakota Wesleyan ...............W, 33-01919: 2-6-0Creighton ..........................L, 0-12North Dakota .....................L, 0-13Morningside ......................W, 13-3Iowa ............................... L, 14-26Michigan State ...................L, 0-13Drake ................................W, 6-3South Dakota State ............L, 6-13Valparaiso .........................L, 0-12

a.H. WHitteMOre (1920-21)n 6-7-1 (.464)1920: 4-2-1Sioux Falls ........................W, 64-0Dakota Wesleyan ...............W, 24-0Nebraska ...........................L, 0-20Morningside .........................L, 3-6North Dakota .......................T, 7-7South Dakota State .............W, 7-3Creighton .........................W, 16-71921: 2-5-0Yankton............................W, 28-0Illinois...............................L, 0-52Dakota Wesleyan .................W, 7-0North Dakota .....................L, 0-21Michigan State ...................L, 0-14Creighton ..........................L, 0-19South Dakota State ..............L, 0-9

L.B. aLLisOn (1922-26)n 20-19-3 (.512) n nCC 9-11-31922: 2-6-1 (NCC 0-2-1, T7th)Yankton..............................W, 7-0Nebraska ...........................L, 0-66North Dakota .......................L, 0-7Michigan State .....................L, 0-7South Dakota State ..............T, 7-7Creighton ..........................L, 6-12Dakota Wesleyan ...............W, 34-0St. Louis ...........................L, 0-24Marquette..........................L, 0-381923: 4-3-1 (NCC 1-3-1, 7th)Northern State ..................W, 27-0Yankton............................W, 48-0North Dakota ....................W, 13-7Nebraska Wesleyan ...............T, 0-0South Dakota State ..............L, 0-7Dakota Wesleyan ...............W, 31-2Creighton ..........................L, 0-34Morningside .......................L, 0-101924: 6-2-0 (NCC 4-1-0, 2nd)Yankton............................W, 19-0Northwestern (Ill.) ..............L, 0-28North Dakota ......................W, 6-0Nebraska Wesleyan ............W, 19-0South Dakota State ............L, 3-10Columbus ...........................W, 7-0North Dakota State ..............W13-6Morningside ......................W, 41-71925: 3-5-0 (NCC 1-4-0, 7th)Yankton............................W, 45-0Northwestern (Ill.) ..............L, 7-14Dakota Wesleyan ...............W, 27-0North Dakota .......................L, 0-3Nebraska Wesleyan ...............L, 0-3South Dakota State ..............L, 0-7

Des Moines .........................W, 7-0Morningside .......................L, 7-121926: 5-3-1 (NCC 3-1-1, 2nd)Yankton............................W, 34-0Northwestern (Ill.) ..............L, 0-34Utah .................................L, 0-13North Dakota ....................W, 12-0Nebraska Wesleyan .......... W, 13-10South Dakota State ..............T, 0-0Westmar ..........................W, 25-0Creighton ........................... W 6-0Morningside .......................L, 0-19

vinCent MOntGOMery (1927-30)n 15-16-3 (.485) n nCC: 6-10-1n titLe: 1927 1927: 7-2-0 (NCC 5-0-0, 1st)North Dakota State ............W, 13-0Morningside ......................W, 22-7Huron ..............................W, 32-0Northwestern .....................L, 2-47Tulsa............................... L, 12-33Nebraska Wesleyan ............W, 26-0Westmar ..........................W, 14-6North Dakota ......................W, 6-0South Dakota State ......... W, 16-121928: 3-5-0 (NCC 1-3-0, T3rd)SD Springfield ...................W, 20-0Yankton............................W, 19-0Duke ................................L, 6-25Morningside .........................L, 0-8South Dakota State ............L, 0-13Iowa .................................L, 0-19North Dakota .......................L, 0-6North Dakota State ............W, 26-61929: 4-4-1 (NCC 0-3-1, 5th)Yankton............................W, 13-0Carleton .............................W, 6-0North Dakota .....................L, 6-13Westmar ..........................W, 42-0South Dakota State ..............L, 0-6Army ................................L, 6-33Huron ..............................W, 66-0North Dakota State ...............T, 6-6Morningside .........................L, 0-61930: 1-5-2 (NCC 0-4-0, 5th)Yankton...............................T, 7-7Augustana ........................W, 86-0North Dakota State .............L, 7-25George Washington...............T, 0-0Minnesota..........................L, 0-59South Dakota State ............L, 13-6North Dakota .....................L, 0-21Morningside ..................... L, 12-19

stanLey BaCKMan (1931-33)n 11-16-1 (.410)n nCC: 3-7-11931: 2-5-0 (NCC 1-3-0, T4th)Yankton............................W, 21-6Nebraska ...........................L, 6-44Carleton .......................... L, 12-13North Dakota .....................L, 6-52Morningside .......................L, 0-18South Dakota State ...........W, 10-0North Dakota State .............L, 0-131932: 4-5-1 (NCC 1-1-1, 3rd)Dakota Wesleyan ...............W, 25-0Yankton............................W, 20-0North Dakota State .............L, 8-18Morningside ........................W, 6-0Cincinnati ............................L, 0-7South Dakota State ..............T, 0-0Carleton .............................W, 6-0Michigan State ...................L, 6-20Gonzaga .............................L 0-12Brigham Young ...................L, 7-131933: 5-6-0 (NCC 1-3-0, T4th)Yankton............................W, 20-0York .................................W, 19-0Cincinnati ..........................L, 0-14North Dakota .....................L, 0-41Morningside ......................W, 13-7

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South Dakota State ............L, 0-14DePaul ..............................L, 0-20North Dakota State .............L, 0-14South Dakota State .............W, 6-0Illinois College ................... W, 7-0Illinois Wesleyan .................L, 0-13

Harry GaMaGe (1934-41)n 38-30-4 (.555)n nCC: 22-12-2n titLes: 1938, 19391934: 2-7-0 (NCC 0-4-0, 5th)Yankton............................W, 20-0North Dakota .....................L, 0-20Morningside .......................L, 0-14South Dakota State ............L, 0-19Western Union ..................W, 46-0North Dakota State .............L, 0-20Haskell Institute .................L, 7-14Iowa .................................L, 0-34Catholic University ..............L, 0-521935: 5-3-1 (NCC 1-3-1, T4th)Yankton............................W, 34-0Illinois Wesleyan ..................W, 7-6Iowa .................................L, 2-47North Dakota .....................L, 0-25Morningside ..................... T, 13-13South Dakota State .............W, 7-2Omaha .............................W, 13-7Creighton ...........................W, 7-6North Dakota State .............L, 0-201936: 4-3-2 (NCC 3-1-0, 2nd)Sioux Falls ........................W, 25-6Creighton ..........................L, 0-24Parsons ...............................T, 7-7Iowa .................................L, 7-33Morningside .................... W, 25-12St. Louis .............................T, 6-6South Dakota State .............W, 6-0Omaha .............................W, 29-0North Dakota .......................L, 0-61937: 6-4-0 (NCC 4-1-0, 2nd)Buena Vista ......................W, 48-7Wayne (Neb.) Normal.........W, 25-7North Dakota .....................L, 7-13Marquette............................L, 6-7St. Louis .............................L, 0-9Morningside ......................W, 16-0South Dakota State ...........W, 12-2Omaha .............................W, 26-0Iowa Teachers ...................W, 13-0Louisiana Tech ...................L, 6-201938: 7-1-0 (NCC 5-0-0, 1st)Dakota Wesleyan ...............W, 19-0Creighton ..........................L, 0-24Nebraska State Teachers .. W, 33-12Omaha ...............................W, 7-0Morningside ......................W, 13-0North Dakota State ............W, 20-0South Dakota State .............W, 7-0Iowa Teachers ...................W, 26-21939: 4-5-0 (NCC 4-1-0, T1st)Pacific .................................L, 0-6Iowa .................................L, 0-41Omaha .............................W, 14-6North Dakota State ............W, 19-6Morningside ........................W, 7-6South Dakota State ...........W, 21-6Iowa Teachers ....................L, 0-14Cincinnati ..........................L, 0-13St. Louis .............................L, 0-61940: 4-5-1 (NCC 2-1-1, 3rd)Dakota Wesleyan ...............W, 19-6Iowa .................................L, 0-46Doane ..............................W, 25-0Morningside ......................W, 26-6South Dakota State ...........W, 26-0Omaha ................................T, 6-6North Dakota .....................L, 0-13Creighton ..........................L, 0-39San Jose State ...................L, 7-40Nebraska State Teachers .......L, 0-61941: 6-2-0 (NCC 4-1-0, 2nd)Wayne (Neb.) Teachers ......W, 13-0Augustana ........................W, 26-6North Dakota .....................L, 7-14

Morningside .................... W, 26-12South Dakota State ...........W, 40-0Iowa State.........................L, 0-27Omaha .............................W, 28-7North Dakota State ............W, 19-0

CLetus CLinKer (1942) n 5-3-0 (.625)n nCC: 3-3-01942: 5-3-0 (NCC 3-3-0, T3rd)Morningside ......................W, 26-6North Dakota State .......... W, 37-12Augustana .........................L, 0-19South Dakota State .............W, 7-0North Dakota ....................W, 26-0Illinois...............................L, 0-46Gustavus Adolphus .......... W, 20-13Iowa Teachers ....................L, 0-36

1943 - 44: USD did not play football in 1943-1944 and there were no NCC games from 1943-1945.

Grant HeCKenLiveLy (1945) n 0-4-0 (.000)1945: 0-4-0Dakota Wesleyan ................L, 0-20Yankton.............................L, 0-13Nebraska ...........................L, 0-53Wayne (Neb.)College ............L, 0-6

Harry GaMaGe (1946-55)n 44-37-3 (.541)n nCC: 31-20-3n titLes: 1947, 19511946: 2-4-0 (NCC 1-2-0, 6th)Yankton.......................... W, 19-13Wayne (Neb.) College .........L, 0-12@ North Dakota .................L, 6-20@ Morningside ....................W, 6-0South Dakota State ............L, 0-19@ St. Louis ........................L, 7-411947: 7-2-0 (NCC 4-0, T1st)Yankton............................W, 25-7@ Marquette ......................L, 6-33

Parsons ............................W, 33-7@ North Dakota State ........W, 13-7Morningside .................... W, 21-19@ South Dakota State ........W, 26-7North Dakota ....................W, 20-7@ Bradley ...................... W, 20-13@ Pacific ...........................L, 0-521948: 7-3-0 (NCC 4-1-0, 2nd)Westmar ..........................W, 52-0 Omaha .............................W, 26-6Dakota Wesleyan ...............W, 53-0Augustana ...................... W, 39-12North Dakota .....................L, 7-13Morningside ......................W, 14-7South Dakota State ...........W, 33-0North Dakota State ............W, 43-0Bradley ........................... L, 27-53Marquette..........................L, 0-321949: 2-5-2 (NCC 2-2-2, 5th)@ Montana ...................... L, 13-33@ Nebraska .......................L, 6-33North Dakota .......................T, 7-7@ Drake ............................L, 6-48@ North Dakota State ........W, 43-7Morningside .........................T, 6-6@ South Dakota State ....... L, 24-26@ Augustana .................. W, 46-17Iowa Teachers .................. L, 14-211950: 4-5-0 (NCC 3-3-0, 5th)Huron ..............................W, 61-0@ Wayne (Mich.) .............. L, 14-69Drake ............................. L, 13-41Augustana ...................... W, 33-14@ North Dakota .................L, 7-28@ Morningside ...................L, 0-10South Dakota State .......... L, 28-54@ Iowa Teachers ...............W, 14-7North Dakota State ............W, 31-71951: 7-1-0 (NCC 6-0, 1st)@ Marquette ......................L, 6-48@ Omaha ....................... W, 27-19@ Augustana ....................W, 54-7@ North Dakota State ........W, 19-0Morningside ......................W, 27-7@ South Dakota State ........W, 26-6Iowa Teachers ...................W, 27-7North Dakota .................. W, 33-131952: 4-3-1 (NCC 3-2-1, T3rd)@ Nebraska .......................L, 0-46Augustana ...................... W, 62-18@ North Dakota .............. W, 21-14Omaha ........................... W, 27-14@ Morningside ...................L, 7-27South Dakota State .......... T, 21-21@ Iowa Teachers ............. W, 34-20North Dakota State .............L, 7-331953: 2-6-0 (NCC 2-4-0, T5th)@ Iowa State .....................L, 0-35@ Augustana ....................W, 33-0@ Drake ............................L, 0-18@ North Dakota State .........L, 6-12Morningside ......................W, 35-7@ South Dakota State .........L, 0-25Iowa Teachers .................. L, 27-34North Dakota ................... L, 14-181954: 5-4-0 (NCC 3-3-0, T3rd)@ S.D. School of Mines .........W, 38-0Augustana ........................W, 33-6@ North Dakota ............... L, 21-27Drake ............................ W, 33-26@ Morningside ...................L, 7-41South Dakota State .......... L, 19-20@ Iowa Teachers ............. W, 34-33North Dakota State .......... W, 52-20@ Austin College (Tex.) .......L, 6-411955: 4-4-0 (NCC 3-3-0, T4th)St. Cloud State...................L, 7-20@ Augustana .................. W, 35-18Black Hills Teachers ...........W, 46-7@ North Dakota State ...... W, 45-28Morningside ......................W, 11-0@ South Dakota State .........L, 7-27Iowa Teachers .................. L, 26-33North Dakota ................... L, 14-18

raLpH steWart (1956-61)n 19-33-2 (.370)n nCC: 14-20-21956: 4-4-0 (NCC, 4-2-0, T2nd)@ Nebraska .......................L, 6-34@ Augustana ................... L, 12-14@ North Dakota .............. W, 32-14@ Morningside ...................L, 6-13South Dakota State ......... W, 19-14@ St. Louis ........................L, 7-27Iowa Teachers ................. W, 20-19North Dakota State ............W, 13-71957: 4-4-1 (NCC 3-2-1, 4th)@ Southwest Missouri State ..W, 21-0@ North Dakota State ..........W, 6-0Augustana ........................W, 20-7North Dakota ................... T, 27-27Morningside ......................W, 27-6@ South Dakota State ....... L, 13-21Washington (Mo.) ............. L, 19-25@ Iowa Teachers ................L, 7-27@ Iowa State .....................L, 0-331958: 5-4-0 (NCC 4-2-0, 2nd)Southeast Missouri State .......L, 2-6Northwest Missouri State ......W, 22-8Augustana ....................... L, 12-13North Dakota ................... L, 14-28Morningside ........................W, 8-0South Dakota State ...........W, 28-7Iowa State.........................L, 0-53North Dakota State ............W, 13-8Iowa Teachers ................. W, 38-141959: 4-5-1 (NCC 3-2-1, T2nd)Lamar Tech ........................L, 9-41@ North Dakota State ....... T, 22-22Augustana ...................... W, 35-20North Dakota .................. W, 31-14Iowa State.........................L, 6-41@ South Dakota State .........L, 7-12@ Washington (Mo.) ........ W, 27-21@ Iowa Teachers ...............W, 27-6Morningside .........................L, 8-9@ Colorado State ............. L, 18-271960: 1-8-0 (NCC 0-6-0, 7th)Colorado State ...................L, 7-16Augustana .........................L, 0-21North Dakota .....................L, 7-27Morningside .........................L, 6-7South Dakota State ............L, 7-27Washington (Mo.) ................W, 7-6Iowa Teachers ....................L, 0-40North Dakota State .............L, 7-40Lamar Tech ...................... L, 21-411961: 1-8-0 (NCC 0-6-0, 7th)Arkansas State ...................L, 9-21North Dakota State ........... L, 12-41Augustana ....................... L, 20-22North Dakota .....................L, 7-21Morningside ..................... L, 12-27South Dakota State ............L, 6-34St. Mary’s (Kan.) .............. L, 37-38State College of Iowa ..........L, 7-27Colorado State ................ W, 16-14

BOB Burns (1962) n 1-9-0 (.100)n nCC 1-5-01962: 1-9-0 (NCC 1-5-0, 6th)@ Colorado State ............. L, 26-35@ Nebraska .......................L, 0-53@ State College of Iowa ......L, 0-28Drake ............................. L, 14-15@ Morningside ................. L, 13-34South Dakota State ............L, 0-24@ Augustana .....................L, 8-15North Dakota State .......... W, 33-12 @ North Dakota .................L, 0-31@ Arkansas State ...............L, 0-18

Marv rist (1963-65)n 6-21-0 (.222) n nCC: 3-15-01963: 1-7-0 (NCC 1-5-0, T6th)Bemidji State .....................L, 7-33@ North Dakota State .........L, 8-53

Harry Gamage led USD to four North Central Conference titles in 1938, 1939, 1947 and 1951.

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@ State College of Iowa ......L, 6-33@ Drake ............................L, 0-23Morningside .......................L, 0-33@ South Dakota State .........L, 0-61Augustana ..........................W, 7-6North Dakota .....................L, 0-551964: 3-6-0 (NCC 2-4-0, T4th)@ Bemidji State ................W, 14-0@ Nebraska .......................L, 0-56Drake ............................. L, 14-28@ Augustana .................. W, 14-12@ Morningside ................. L, 14-42South Dakota State ...........W, 10-7@ North Dakota ............... L, 14-21North Dakota State .............L, 9-14State College of Iowa ..........L, 6-131965: 2-8-0 (NCC 0-6-0, 7th)@ Montana ..................... W, 15-14Drake ...............................L, 0-17Augustana .........................L, 0-43Morningside .......................L, 0-41@ South Dakota State ....... L, 14-30North Dakota .....................L, 7-33@ North Dakota State .........L, 8-66@ State College of Iowa ......L, 0-41@ Cincinnati ......................L, 0-41@ Colorado State ..............W, 17-0

JOe saLeM (1966-74) n 51-39-2 (.565)n nCC: 32-23-2 n titLes: 1972, 1973, 19741966: 5-5-0 (NCC 2-4-0, T4th)Colorado State ................ W, 27-12 (played in Rapid City, S.D.)Wayne State (Neb.) ...........W, 40-6Montana ...........................W, 21-7@Augustana .................... L, 20-24@ North Dakota ............... L, 17-31@ Morningside ..................W, 38-0South Dakota State .......... L, 18-22North Dakota State .............L, 0-13State College of Iowa ....... W, 30-14@ Drake .......................... L, 14-311967: 2-8-0 (NCC 0-6-0, 7th)Wayne State .....................W, 20-6@ Montana ..........................L, 3-7Augustana .........................L, 6-28North Dakota .......................L, 6-9Morningside ..................... L, 14-23@ South Dakota State ....... L, 14-42@ North Dakota State .........L, 0-34@ Northern Iowa ................L, 7-15@ Drake ......................... W, 37-35@ Omaha ........................ L, 20-271968: 9-1-0 (NCC 5-1-0, 2nd)@ Mankato State ............. W, 28-14Montana ...........................W, 21-0@ North Dakota .............. W, 17-16North Dakota State ........... L, 13-35@ Morningside ................ W, 35-13South Dakota State ......... W, 55-32Northern Iowa ...................W, 13-7Drake ............................ W, 49-28@ Augustana .................. W, 33-14@ Colorado State ............ W, 35-141969: 3-7-0 (NCC 2-4-0, T5th)Mankato State...................W, 33-0@ Montana ...................... L, 20-31North Dakota ................... L, 26-35@ North Dakota State .........L, 6-24Morningside .................... W, 39-27South Dakota State .......... L, 14-20@ Northern Iowa ................L, 2-14Drake ............................. L, 24-29Augustana ...................... W, 28-22@ Nebraska-Omaha .......... L, 16-261970: 4-4-2 (NCC 3-2-1, 3rd)Nebraska-Omaha............. W, 53-28@ North Dakota ............... T, 14-14North Dakota State ........... L, 21-24Northern Iowa ................. W, 41-17South Dakota State ...........W, 26-0Montana ............................L, 7-35@ Augustana .................. W, 52-23

@ Drake .......................... L, 28-37@ Morningside ................. L, 27-28@ Weber State ................. T, 21-211971: 3-7-0 (NCC 3-3-0, T4th)@ Montana ........................L, 7-14@ Wyoming ..................... L, 28-42Idaho State .......................L, 6-10@ North Dakota State ....... L, 15-16@ Northern Iowa ..................L, 0-8Morningside (Forfeit) ..........W, 35-6@ South Dakota State ...... W, 37-18@ Drake ............................L, 7-49Augustana ..........................W, 8-7North Dakota .................. W, 29-211972: 9-1-0 (NCC 6-1-0, T1st)Montana ...........................W, 35-0@ Idaho State ...................W, 35-7@ North Dakota .................L, 3-33Northern Iowa ...................W, 21-7Drake ............................ W, 28-23@ Morningside ..................W, 41-6South Dakota State ......... W, 42-27@ Augustana .................. W, 21-14North Dakota State ...........W 35-21@ Mankato State ...............W, 35-61973: 8-3-0 (NCC 6-1-0, T1st)Winona State ....................W, 77-0@ Tennessee Tech .............W, 30-0@ North Dakota State ..........W, 9-7@ Northern Iowa ...............W, 19-7@ Montana ...................... L, 19-31Morningside ......................W, 60-7@ South Dakota State ...... W, 36-10Augustana ...................... W, 28-21North Dakota ................... L, 21-54Mankato State...................W, 38-3NCAA DII Playoffs@ Boise State .................. L, 10-531974: 8-3-0 (NCC 5-2-0, T1st)Tennessee Tech ................ L, 13-17@ Cameron .................... W, 29-22Montana ......................... W, 24-10@ Nebraska-Omaha ...........W, 33-7@ Augustana ....................W, 14-7@ Morningside ................ W, 49-21South Dakota State ...........W, 20-6@ North Dakota .............. W, 37-24North Dakota State ........... L, 12-13Northern Iowa ................. W, 26-14@ Mankato State .............. L, 40-57

BernarD COOper (1975-78)n 18-24-1 (.430) n nCC: 11-12-3 n titLe: 19781975: 3-8-0 (NCC 1-6-0, T7th) Cameron ........................ W, 43-14@ Montana ...................... L, 17-51@ Wisconsin ......................L, 7-48Wisconsin-River Falls........ W, 14-12Augustana ....................... L, 24-31Morningside ..................... L, 29-30@ South Dakota State ...... L,, 22-24North Dakota ................... L, 17-27@ North Dakota State .........L, 3-28@ Northern Iowa .............. L, 19-45Mankato State................. W, 34-301976: 4-5-1 (NCC 3-2-1, 4th)Nebraska-Omaha.............. L, 22-28@ Wyoming .......................L, 7-48@ Nevada-Las Vegas......... L, 26-28@ Augustana .................. W, 30-27@ North Dakota ................W, 14-7@ Morningside ................ W, 17-14South Dakota State .......... T, 17-17North Dakota State .............L, 0-24Northern Iowa ....................L, 7-14Western Illinois .................W, 28-71977: 4-7-0 (NCC 2-4-1, T6th)@ Nebraska-Omaha .......... L, 16-17Morningside .................... W, 24-10@ Northern Colorado ........ L, 10-13@ NE Missouri State ...........L, 7-19Augustana .........................L, 8-14North Dakota .....................L, 0-20

@ Western Illinois ............ W, 17-16@ South Dakota State ...... W, 15-10@ North Dakota State ...........L, 6-9@ Northern Iowa .............. L, 14-34Nebraska-Omaha............. W, 35-141978: 7-4-0 (NCC 5-0-1, 1st)Nebraska-Omaha................L, 7-23Northeast Missouri State ....W, 14-9@ Wyoming ..................... L, 11-30 Northern Colorado ............ L, 11-20@ North Dakota State ...... W, 17-14Morningside ......................W, 28-0@ South Dakota State ........W, 24-7Augustana ...................... W, 32-11North Dakota ....................W, 24-7@ Nebraska-Omaha ...........W, 21-3@ Nevada-Reno .................L, 7-50USD - UNO split games which counted as a tie

Dave tripLett (1979-1988)n 70-45 (.608)n nCC: 50-28-3 n 1986 nCaa Dii 2nD pLaCe From 1979-82, USD and SDSU played twice per year with each game counting 1/2 game in the NCC standings.1979: 5-6-0 (NCC 3-3-0, 4th)@ Eastern Illinois ............. L, 15-24St. Thomas (Minn.) ............W, 22-6(First Collegiate Game in DakotaDome)Northeast Missouri State .. W, 35-10North Dakota State .......... W, 29-28@ Morningside ..................W, 24-8@ South Dakota State ....... L, 21-26@ Augustana .......................L, 6-7@ North Dakota ............... L, 22-23Nebraska-Omaha............. W, 23-17Northern Iowa ....................L, 9-23South Dakota State .......... L, 28-331980: 5-6-0 (NCC 3-3-1, 5th)Morningside .................... W, 16-14@ Eastern Illinois ............. L, 21-34@ Kansas State ..................L, 3-20@ South Dakota State ....... L, 13-21Augustana ...................... W, 20-10North Dakota .................. W, 32-23@ Nebraska-Omaha ............L, 7-18Northern Colorado ..............L, 0-40@ North Dakota State .........L, 7-49

South Dakota State ...........W, 16-7@ Northern Iowa ............. W, 16-141981: 5-6-0 (NCC 3-3-1, 4th)Eastern Illinois ................. L, 17-19@ Kansas State ................ L, 10-31@ South Dakota State ....... L, 20-21@ Augustana ....................W, 24-0@ North Dakota .................L, 0-27Nebraska-Omaha............. W, 17-16@ Northern Colorado ........ L, 17-27North Dakota State .............L, 7-43@ Morningside ..................W, 35-3South Dakota State ......... W, 28-16Northern Iowa ................. W, 34-121982: 6-5-0 (NCC 4-2-1, 3rd)Mankato State...................W, 35-9@ South Dakota State .........L, 7-20@ Kansas State ..................L, 3-42North Dakota ....................W, 10-9@ Nebraska-Omaha .............W, 6-3Northern Colorado ..............L, 8-24@ North Dakota State ....... L, 14-21Morningside ......................W, 13-0South Dakota State ...........W, 31-6Augustana ...................... W, 30-28@ Northern Iowa .............. L, 24-411983: 7-4-0 (NCC 6-3-0, 3rd)@ Wyoming ..................... L, 13-34Northeast Missouri State ....W, 42-9Nebraska-Omaha.............. L, 10-17@ St. Cloud State ...............L, 7-41Morningside ......................W, 40-3@ North Dakota State .........L, 3-17@ Northern Colorado ....... W, 16-14Mankato State................. W, 27-22@ South Dakota State ...... W, 48-23North Dakota .................. W, 26-16Augustana ........................W, 27-01984: 8-3-0 (NCC 7-2-0, 3rd)@ Wyoming ..................... L, 13-31@ NE Missouri State ........ W, 27-14@ Nebraska-Omaha .......... L, 12-14St. Cloud State................ W, 22-21@ Morningside ................ W, 33-22North Dakota State ........... L, 11-35Northern Colorado ........... W, 17-15@ Mankato State ............. W, 27-20South Dakota State ......... W, 45-42@ North Dakota .............. W, 16-14Augustana ........................W, 24-6

Dave Triplett guided the Coyotes to back-to-back NCAA Division II playoff appearances in 1985 and 1986.

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1985: 10-3-0 (NCC 7-2-0, T2nd)Kearney State ...................W, 20-3South Dakota State ......... W, 33-18@ North Dakota ................W, 45-3North Dakota State .......... W, 38-14@ Augustana .................. W, 42-24Morningside .................... W, 40-38@ South Dakota State ....... L, 12-24Mankato State................. W, 35-14@ St. Cloud State ............. L, 24-40Northern Colorado .............W, 49-6@ Nebraska-Omaha ......... W, 20-17NCAA DII Playoffs Central St. (Ohio) ... W, 13-10 (2OT)North Dakota State .............L, 7-16 1986: 11-3-0 (NCC 8-1-0, 2nd)Washburn ........................ L, 14-16@South Dakota State ....... W, 26-14North Dakota .................. W, 28-12@ North Dakota State ....... L, 12-21Augustana ........................W, 48-8Morningside .................... W, 33-10South Dakota State ......... W, 51-39@ Mankato State ............. W, 16-10St. Cloud State..................W, 52-0@ Northern Colorado ....... W, 31-17Nebraska-Omaha...............W, 41-8NCAA DII Playoffs@ UC Davis .................... W, 26-23 Troy State ...................... W, 42-28 vs. North Dakota State ........L, 7-271987: 7-4-0 (NCC 5-4-0, T4th)Washburn .........................W, 17-7Central Missouri State ...... W, 38-14@ Nebraska-Omaha ...........W, 10-6@ South Dakota State ...... W, 30-21Augustana ........................W, 17-0@ Morningside ..................W, 16-7St. Cloud State................. L, 10-13@ Mankato State .............. L, 17-23North Dakota State .......... W, 28-12@ North Dakota ............... L, 29-30Northern Colorado ............ L, 20-271988: 6-5-0 (NCC 4-5-0, T6th)Wisconsin-Stevens Point .....W, 40-7@ Central Missouri State .. W, 35-13Nebraska-Omaha................L, 0-13South Dakota State ......... W, 22-21@ Augustana ................... L, 14-24Morningside ......................W, 31-6@ St. Cloud State ...............L, 3-14Mankato State...................W, 21-3@ North Dakota State ....... L, 14-34North Dakota .....................L, 9-24@ Northern Colorado ....... W, 28-24

JOHn FritsCH (1989-91)n 10-21 (.322)n nCC: 8-181989: 5-6-0 (NCC 4-5-0, 7th)Wayne State .....................W, 35-0South Dakota State ............L, 7-14@ Nebraska-Omaha ............L, 7-23North Dakota .................. W, 17-14@ North Dakota State ....... L, 20-40@ South Dakota State ...... W, 35-13(Century Game)Augustana ....................... L, 14-45@ Morningside ................ W, 23-10Mankato State....................L, 3-14@ St. Cloud State ............. L, 25-28Northern Colorado ........... W, 28-211990: 4-7-0 (NCC 3-6-0, T7th)Northern State ..................W, 21-6@ South Dakota State .........L, 3-24Nebraska-Omaha.............. L, 16-21@ North Dakota ............... L, 12-46North Dakota State ........... L, 14-42South Dakota State .......... L, 14-16@ Augustana .................. W, 32-28Morningside ......................W, 13-6@ Mankato State ................L, 8-35St. Cloud State................ W, 31-27@ Northern Colorado ........ L, 15-511991: 1-8-0 (NCC 1-7-0, T8th)

South Dakota State ............L, 7-19@ Morningside ...................L, 7-42North Dakota .....................L, 6-21@ North Dakota State ....... L, 12-35@ South Dakota State ....... L, 18-21Augustana ...................... W, 27-18@ St. Cloud State ...............L, 0-45Mankato State................. Canceled@ Northern Colorado ........ L, 20-45Nebraska-Omaha................L, 7-15

Dennis CreeHan (1992-96)n 28-27-0 (.509) n nCC: 19-26-01992: 3-8-0 (NCC 2-7-0, 5th)Northern State ................ W, 47-14@ South Dakota State .........L, 0-13Morningside (forfeit) ...........L, 8-31@ North Dakota .................L, 3-52North Dakota State ........... L, 20-39South Dakota State .......... L, 21-31@ Augustana .....................L, 7-27St. Cloud State................. L, 16-29@ Mankato State .............. L, 15-22Northern Colorado ............ L, 10-21@ Nebraska-Omaha ......... W, 25-221993: 6-5-0 (NCC 4-5-0, T6th)Northern State ..................W, 59-0Bemidji State ....................W, 42-3Mankato State.................. L, 31-44@ Nebraska-Omaha ......... W, 27-10Augustana ...................... W, 28-14Northern Colorado ............ L, 14-24@ North Dakota State ....... L, 14-35South Dakota State ...........W, 29-7@ Morningside ................ W, 31-20@ North Dakota .................L, 7-42St. Cloud State................. L, 10-211994: 5-6-0 (NCC 3-6-0, T7th)Wisconsin-Whitewater ........W, 37-6@ Northern State ............ W, 45-21 @ Mankato State .............. L, 17-35Nebraska-Omaha............. W, 30-16@ Augustana .....................L, 3-30@ Northern Colorado ........ L, 16-28North Dakota State ........... L, 13-24@ South Dakota State ....... L, 10-26Morningside .................... W, 28-12North Dakota ................... L, 20-23@ St. Cloud State ............ W, 24-221995: 8-3-0 (NCC 6-3-0, 4th)@ NE Missouri State ........ W, 27-10Northern State ................ W, 56-13Morningside .................... W, 35-17@ Northern Colorado ........ L, 21-28St. Cloud State..................W, 12-7South Dakota State ............L, 3-31@ Augustana ....................W, 24-7North Dakota ....................W, 35-0@ North Dakota State .........L, 7-14 Mankato State...................W, 28-7@ Nebraska-Omaha ......... W, 55-371996: 6-5-0 (NCC 4-5-0, T6th)Wayne State (Neb.) ......... W, 48-28@ Northern State ............ W, 52-28@ Morningside ..................W, 42-6Northern Colorado (OT) .... W, 27-24 @ St. Cloud State (2OT) ... W, 38-31 @ South Dakota State ....... L, 17-28Augustana ...................... W, 33-28@ North Dakota .................L, 6-29North Dakota State ........... L, 20-59@ Mankato St.(Metrodome) .....L, 30-31 Nebraska-Omaha.............. L, 22-31rOn ranKin (1997-98) n 8-14-0 (.364) n nCC: 4-14-01997: 5-6-0 (NCC 3-6-0, T6th)@ Wayne State (Neb.) .......W, 59-0Northern State ................ W, 41-16@ Mankato State .............. L, 20-24@ Nebraska-Omaha .......... L, 14-38South Dakota State ...........W, 21-3Northern Colorado ............ L, 31-45@ Morningside ..................W, 22-0

Augustana ...................... W, 35-23North Dakota ................... L, 19-20@ St. Cloud State ...............L, 7-17North Dakota State ....L, 21-24 (OT)1998: 3-8-0 (NCC 1-8-0, T9th)Wayne State (Neb.) ......... W, 24-14Truman State .................. W, 21-16Minnesota State .............. W, 29-26Nebraska-Omaha................L, 7-29@ South Dakota State ....... L, 10-24@ Northern Colorado ..........L, 3-34Morningside ..................... L, 31-38@ Augustana ................... L, 20-27@ North Dakota ............... L, 14-33St. Cloud State................. L, 15-26@ North Dakota State .........L, 7-51

JOHn austin (1999-2003)n 22-32-0 (.407) n nCC: 14-27-01999: 4-7-0 (NCC 3-6-0, T6th)@ Montana ...................... L, 13-45@ Truman State .............. W, 38-21North Dakota ................... L, 10-17North Dakota State ........... L, 14-45@ Augustana ................... L, 21-35St. Cloud State................ W, 43-22 @ Nebraska-Omaha .......... L, 23-54@ Northern Colorado ........ L, 27-35Morningside ......................W, 21-0South Dakota State .......... L, 30-43@ Minnesota State........... W, 35-292000: 8-3-0 (NCC 6-3-0, T3rd)@ Missouri Western St. .... W, 17-13Truman State .................. W, 38-14 @ North Dakota ............... L, 14-42@ North Dakota State ....... L, 20-45Augustana ...................... W, 15-10@ St. Cloud State ..............W, 37-0Nebraska-Omaha................L, 7-21 Northern Colorado .............W, 27-6@ Morningside ..................W, 30-7@ South Dakota State ...... W, 41-28Minnesota State ................W, 24-32001: 2-8-0 (NCC 1-7-0, T8th)Winona St. (Yankton) ....... W, 44-21 @ Minnesota-Duluth ......... L, 10-14St. Cloud St. (Sioux Falls) ..... L, 21-22 Neb-Omaha (Sioux Falls) ...... L, 16-19@ North Dakota State ....... L, 14-45@ Augustana .....................L, 7-25Northern Colorado ........... W, 31-19 South Dakota State ............L, 3-20@ Minnesota State............ L, 16-29North Dakota .....................L, 7-48 2002: 3-8-0 (NCC 2-6-0, 8th)Missouri Western ................L, 3-10Minnesota-Duluth ............. L, 21-23@ St. Cloud State ............. L, 15-36@ Nebraska-Omaha .......... L, 10-17North Dakota State .......... W, 40-37Augustana ...................... W, 16-10@ Northern Colorado ........ L, 10-27St. Joseph ........................W, 42-7@ South Dakota State ....... L, 20-27Minnesota State ............... L, 17-23@ North Dakota .................L, 0-202003: 5-6-0 (NCC 2-5-0, 6th)Concordia-St. Paul ........... W, 34-28Minnesota-Duluth ..............W, 10-7@Wisconsin-LaCrosse ....... L, 24-28Nebraska-Omaha................L, 0-34@ Augustana .................. W, 31-27Minnesota State ................W, 30-0@St. Cloud State .............. L, 21-33South Dakota State .......... L, 11-22@North Dakota State ..........L, 3-35North Dakota .....................L, 3-37Lincoln (Mo.) ....................W, 56-7

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@ Truman State .............. W, 49-22Peru State ........................W, 56-0MSU Moorhead ..................W, 51-3Wisconsin-LaCrosse ......... W, 45-44@ Nebraska-Omaha .......... L, 13-20Augustana ........................W, 23-0@ Minnesota State........... W, 30-23St. Cloud State................ W, 37-21@ Upper Iowa ................. W, 45-12Minnesota-Duluth ............ W, 48-21@ North Dakota ............... L, 21-412005: 9-2-0 (NCC 4-2-0, T1st)@ Minnesota-Crookston ......W, 77-0Truman State .................. W, 63-24MSU Moorhead ................ W, 56-10@ Colorado Mines .....W, 44-41 (OT)Nebraska-Omaha............. W, 59-14@ Augustana .................. W, 48-17Minnesota State .............. W, 35-14@ St. Cloud State ............. L, 17-24Upper Iowa ..................... W, 63-17@ Minnesota-Duluth ......... L, 43-56North Dakota .................. W, 42-302006: 9-4-0 (NCC 6-2-0, 3rd)Quincy .............................W, 59-0Minnesota-Crookston .........W, 66-6Minnesota-Duluth ............ W, 27-14@ St. Cloud State ............ W, 20-10@ Central Arkansas ............L, 0-24Central Washington ............W, 10-7@ Western Washington .... W, 42-10Augustana ...................... W, 38-14@ Minnesota State............ L, 39-44Nebraska-Omaha............. W, 45-28@ North Dakota ............... L, 26-33NCAA DII Playoffs@ Northwood .................. W, 31-28@ Grand Valley State ........ L, 17-352007: 6-5-0 (NCC 5-3-0, 4th)@ West Texas A&M ........... L, 45-55Winona State .................. W, 49-28@ Minnesota Duluth ......... W, 36-22St. Cloud State..................W, 31-0@ McNeese State ...............L, 7-31@ Central Washington ....... L, 40-45Western Washington ........ W, 24-10@ Augustana .................. W, 38-17Minnesota State .............. W, 34-23@ Nebraska-Omaha .......... L, 14-41North Dakota ................... L, 27-312008: 6-5-0 (GWC 1-2, 3rd)St. Ambrose .....................W, 52-0@ Northern Iowa .............. L, 13-24@ Southeastearn Louisiana ... L, 30-31Culver-Stockton ................W, 70-7@ Montana State .............. L, 18-37@ Cal Poly ....................... L, 22-49Missouri S&T .....................W, 34-3@ North Greenville ............W, 63-0Southern Oregon ...............W, 37-0@ Southern Utah ............. W, 42-20North Dakota ............L, 31-34 (OT)2009: 5-5-0 (GWC 2-2, T2nd)William Penn .....................W, 52-0@ Northern Iowa ................L, 7-66Drake ............................ W, 51-21Southeastern Louisiana .... W, 44-13@ North Dakota ............... L, 12-27UC Davis ..................L, 23-24 (OT)@ Montana State .......L, 24-31 (OT)@ Northern Colorado ........ L, 17-21Southern Utah ................ W, 45-21@ Cal Poly ...................... W, 50-482010: 4-7-0 (GWC 1-3, 4th)@ Central Florida ................L, 7-38@ Minnesota ................... W, 41-38NW Oklahoma State ......... W, 48-14@ North Dakota State ....... L, 16-38North Dakota .................. W, 27-17@ UC Davis ..................... L, 13-17Northern Iowa .................. L, 14-19@ Southern Utah .............. L, 13-31Northern Colorado .............W, 34-6Cal Poly ........................... L, 24-38@ Lamar ......................... L, 20-24

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Sports Information The 2011 South Dakota football media guide is designed to assist members of the media in its coverage of Coyote football. Your sports information contact for the 2011 football team is Sports Information Director Kit Strief. Photographs, weekly releases, feature ideas andstatistics are available through Strief at (605) 677-5927 or [email protected]. Updated results, statistics and releases also are available at www.usdcoyotes.com.

Media Access/Services Working media members will be seated on press row, which is located on the top east side of the DakotaDome. Media guides, weekly releases and current statistics will be available on press row. Photographers and cameramen are asked to shoot from the goal line to the 30-yard line in each of the four corners. Credential requests should be submitted to Sports Information Director Kit Strief at least a day in advance.

Directions to the DakotaDome From Interstate 29: Take exit 26 and proceed seven miles west on SD Highway 50. Follow SD-50 around town, merging right onto the bypass. Once on the bypass, turn left on Dakota Avenue and the DakotaDome will be located immediately on the left.

Interview Policy All interviews with coaches and student-athletes must be coordinated through Sports Information Director, at least one day in advance. Following games, the South Dakota locker room is closed to the media. Requests for Coyote players and coaches should be directed to Strief.

Coyotes On The Air Fans have several ways to catch the USD football team this season. On the radio, B102.7 FM (Sioux Falls) will serve as the Coyote Sport Network’s flagship station again this fall. Affiliate stations include KYNT 1450 AM (Yankton), KORN 1490 AM (Mitchell), KCCR 1240 AM (Pierre) and KAOR 91.1 FM (Vermillion). Warren Swain will handle play-by-play duties for a fourth season. Live audio can also be followed on USDCoyotes.com. All Coyote home games will also be available via a live video webcast. Click on the live video button on the left-hand side of USDCoyotes.com for more information on subscribing. Select home and away games will also be televised during the 2011 season. For updated information, click on the game notes for the desired contest.

Travel Plans Fans and parents are encouraged to travel with the Coyote football team during the 2011 season. Travel plans can be found on the right-hand side of the football homepage, including hotel and flight information. Special package offers are also detailed on the page.

Media OutletsAssociated Press ..........800-952-9911 or 605-332-3111P.O. Box 1125, Sioux Falls, S.D., 57101.. .. Fax: 605-332-3931 Email .................................................. [email protected]

Sioux Falls Argus Leader ......................... 800-636-4263P.O. Box 5034, Sioux Falls, SD, 57117 ...... Fax: 605-331-2294Mick Garry (Beat Writer) [email protected]

Yankton Press & Dakotan ........................ 605-665-7811P.O. Box 56, Yankton, SD, 57078 ............. Fax: 605-665-1721James Cimburek, Jeremy Hoeck ............. [email protected]

Sioux City Journal ................................... 800-397-9820515 Pavonia, Sioux City, IA, 51102 .......... Fax: 712-279-5059Barry Poe ................................ [email protected]

The Volante ............................................ 605-677-6891414 E. Clark St., Vermillion, SD 57069 ............ 605-677-5105Josie Clarey (Sports Editor) ................. [email protected]

B102.7 Classic Rock (FM) .............. USD Flagship Station5100 Tennis Lane, Sioux Falls, S.D. 57108 ....... 605-332-7070Warren Swain (Play-by-play) [email protected]

KWSN Radio ............................................ 605-331-5350500 S. Phillips, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 ....... Fax: 605-336-0415Craig Mattick, John Gaskins ....... [email protected]

KYNT/KKYA Radio ................................... 605-665-7892202 W. 2nd Street Yankton, SD 57078 .... Fax: (605) 665-0818Sports Director ......................................... [email protected]

KVHT Radio ............................................. 605-665-2600210 West 3rd Street Yankton, SD 57078 .. Fax: (605) 665-8875Joe VanGoor (Sports Director) .................... [email protected]

KAOR Radio (USD Campus Radio) ........... 605-677-6477555 N. Dakota St., Vermillion, SD 57069 ......... 605-310-1311Kyle Miller (Sports Director) ................... [email protected]

KSFY-TV .................................................. 605-373-7376300 N. Dakota Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57102 Fax: 605-336-2067Eric Thorstenson (Sports Director) ..... [email protected]

KELO-TV .................................................. 605-336-1100501 S. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, SD, 57102 Fax: 605-336-0202Matthew Holsen............................... [email protected]

KDLT-TV .................................................. 605-361-13573600 S. Westport Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57116 ...Fax: 605-361-3982Mark Ovenden (Sports Director) .................. [email protected]

KCAU-TV .................................................. 800-475-52287th & Douglas, Sioux City, IA 51101......... Fax: 712-277-4298Tim Seaman (Sports Director) [email protected]

KTIV-TV ................................................... 800-234-58483135 Floyd Blvd., Sioux City, IA 51105 ..... Fax: 712-239-2621Brad Pautsch (Sports Director) ................ [email protected]

KMEG-TV ................................................. 712-252-5634700 Floyd Blvd., Sioux City, IA 51105 ....... Fax: 712-255-5250Mike Foss .............................................. [email protected]

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Jason MahowaldSwimming & Diving

Ed MeierkortFootball

Athletic Department Directory

Dan FitzsimmonsCross Country

Dave GottslebenMen’s Track

Matt HoukVolleyball

Nick HovdenGolf

Lucky HuberWomen’s Track

Amy KlyseSoftball

Malcolm GilreathWomen’s Tennis

Coyote Head Coaches

Ryun WilliamsWomen’s Basketball

Mandy GreenWomen’s Soccer

Dave BootsMen’s Basketball

University Administration (605) 677-5011President: James W. Abbott (605) 677-5641Institutional Representative: Dr. Christina Keller (605) 677-6125

Athletic Administration (605) 677-5309 Athletic Director: David Sayler (605) 677-5309Senior Associate AD/External Relations: David Herbster (605) 624-5707Associate AD/Compliance/SWA: Jill Schlekeway (605) 677-5299Assistant AD/Internal Operations: James Bandy (605) 677-3111Assistant AD/Administration: Jeanette Hubert (605) 677-8840Assistant AD/Operations: Dave Boots (605) 677-5309

Football StaffHead Coach: Ed Meierkort (605) 677-6461Offensive Coordinator: Wesley Beschorner (605) 677-6949Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line: Jake Sprague (605) 677-5954Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers: Adam Breske (605) 677-5898Assistant Coach/Offensive Line/Recruiting Coord.: Tim Triplett (605) 677-6932Assistant Coach/Secondary/Special Teams Coord.: Jake Dickert (605) 677-5925Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers: Kelton Copeland (605) 677-5923

Strength and ConditioningHead Strength Coach: Jevon Bowman (605) 209-5777

Athletic MedicineHead Athletic Trainer: Bruce Fischbach (605) 677-5960 Assistant Athletic Trainer: Deb Belik (605) 677-5960

Athletic Academic Advising Academic Advising Coordinator: David Lorenz (605) 677-5934 Academic Advisor: Becky Flynn-Jensen (605) 677-5381

Sports InformationSports Information Director: Kit Strief (605) 677-5927 Sports Information Coordinator: Tom Berg (605) 677-8813

Athletic Department Staff Director of Marketing and Promotions: Neal Bendesky (305) 778-6325Operations Manager: Gary Madsen (605) 677-5957 Assistant Director of Development: Mark Maturi (605) 624-5712 Program Assistant: Dianna Olson (605) 677-5309 Coordinator of Ticket Operations and Sales: Brad Simons (605) 677-5959Coyote Sports Properties General Manager: Travis Lee (605) 677-5760

Mission Statement The University of South Dakota’s Intercollegiate Athletics Department, as an integral part of the University’s educational mission, is committed to a comprehensive athletics program dedicated to excellence.

Academic Integrity & Leadership: Dedication to the principles of academic excellence, the encouragement of degree completion, the development of the whole person, and support in securing a productive place in society for all student athletes.

Athletic Achievement: Dedication to maximum athletic performance.

Fiscal Integrity: Development and maintenance of comprehensive fiscal policies and practices to ensure control and accountability throughout the program.

Governance: Compliance with Federal, State, University, NCAA and Conference regulations.

Personal Development: Encourage all personnel and student athletes toward personal and professional growth.

Quality Support: Dedication to providing the finest staff, facilities, services and equipment to ensure that all student athletes have the opportunity to train and compete in a safe and supportive atmosphere.

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The South Dakota football team will begin its final season of play in the Great West Conference in 2011. The Coyotes have played in the league for the past three seasons. The league originated in 2004 as a football-only conference, consisting of charter members Cal Poly, UC-Davis, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, South Dakota State and Southern Utah. In 2008, three schools departed, leaving UC-Davis, Cal Poly and Southern Utah to compete with new members South Dakota and North Dakota for the football championship. The five member schools in football – USD, North Dakota, Southern Utah, Cal Poly and UC-Davis - are spread out over four Western states and three time zones, giving each school added exposure - both in terms of media and recruiting - in new destinations. The conference affiliation is also expected to generate much interest within the five schools’ substantial alumni base, which numbers nearly 400,000. With the exception of football, all of South Dakota’s teams will move into the Summit League in 2011-12. Prior to that, South Dakota competed in the Great West Conference. During their stint in the Great West, the Coyote teams fared well in overall conference competition, winning eight conference championships. That included three men’s indoor track championships, three women’s indoor track championships, a regular-season men’s basketball championship and a Great West Conference Tournament Championship in men’s basketball. In 2009-10 alone, USD had 142 All-Great West Conference honorees and 38 conference players of the week. USD has also thrived in the classroom, winning 197 Great West Conference All-Academic honors over the past three seasons (2008-09 and 2009-10).

President James W. Abbott and Athletic Director David Sayler announced on Nov. 4, 2010, that South Dakota accepted an invitation to join the Missouri Valley Football Conference beginning with the 2012-13 academic year. The Missouri Valley Football Conference formed in 1985 as the Gateway Football Conference until rebranding in June 2008. One of the most stable NCAA Football Championship Subdivision conferences, the MVFC has five charter institutions and only 11 members in its history. The league claimed FCS titles in 1997 and 2002 and has had a member ranked No. 1 in the nation in seven of the past eight seasons. Six schools were ranked in the top 25 in the same week in 2008 and as many as five this season. South Dakota is the first school to join since NDSU and SDSU in 2008. The move also cements South Dakota’s position in The Summit League. The Coyotes were granted admission into The Summit League in April of 2009, and will become a full-fledged member of the conference on July 1, 2011. NDSU, SDSU and Western Illinois currently compete in both the MVFC and The Summit League.

MVFC Members (Miles from Vermillion):•IllinoisState(525)•IndianaState(665)•MissouriState(482)•NorthDakotaState(302)•NorthernIowa(254)•SouthDakota(Joinsin2012)•SouthDakotaState(116)•SouthernIllinois(576)•WesternIllinois(401)•YoungstownState(924)

UC DavisAggies

Cal PolyMustangs

South DakotaCoyotes

North DakotaFighting Sioux

Southern UtahThunderbirds

GWC Football Schools

Conferences

South Dakota’s Reclassificiation Timeline2007-08 - Exploratory Year - COMPLETEDUSD remained eligible for DII postseason competition - Also its last year of competition in the North Central Conference

2008-09 - Year One - COMPLETEDNot eligible for DI postseason play - Not a DI counter - Not required to meet DI scheduling requirements

2009-10 - Year Two - COMPLETEDDI counter - DI RPI institute - Must meet DI scheduling

2010-11 - Year Three - COMPLETEDUSD outdoor track and field eligible for NCAA postseason

2011-12 - Year Four (South Dakota joins Summit League for all sports but football)Outdoor track and field eligible for NCAA postseason

2012-13 - Year Five (South Dakota Joins Missouri Valley Football Conference) All USD sports eligible for NCAA postseason competition

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Catch the CoyotesFor single-game and season tickets contact the USD Ticket Office at (605) 677-5959. All home games are carried on the Coyote Sports Network. Updated radio and television information, along with live stats, audio and video, can be found on USDCoyotes.com

September3 @ Air Force (Colorado Springs, CO) 1 P.M. 10 EASTERN WASHINGTON 4 P.M. 17 NW OK STATE (Hall of Fame) 4 P.M. 24 @ Wisconsin (Madison, WI) TBA

October1 LINDENWOOD 4 P.M.8 SOUTHERN UTAH * (Dakota Days) 4 P.M.15 @ Illinois State (Normal, IL) 3 P.M.22 UC DAVIS * (Family Day) 4 P.M.29 @ Cal Poly * (San Luis Obispo, CA) 8:05 P.M.

November12 MISSOURI S&T (Senior Day) 12 P.M.19 @ North Dakota * (Grand Forks, ND) 1 P.M. All home games in BOLD and played at the Dakota Dome*Great West conference gameAll Times Central and Subject to Change

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