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TABLE OF CONTENTSMedia Information ....................................................2Wayne State College ...............................................3Wayne State College Administration .......................4Wildcat Athletic Facilities ......................................5-6Athletic Training Services ........................................7Head Coach Dan McLaughlin .................................8Assistant Coaches ..............................................9-102007 Season Outlook ....................................... 11-122007 Wildcat Roster .........................................13-14Wildcat Player Profi les .....................................15-332007 Wildcat Seniors .......................................15-162007 Wildcat Juniors ........................................17-212007 Wildcat Sophomores ...............................22-252007 Wildcat Freshmen ...................................26-332007 Wildcat Opponents ..................................34-392006 Statistics ..................................................39-412006 Season Review .......................................41-462006 NSIC Football Statistics ...........................47-48Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference ..............49Wildcat Football Records .................................50-52Year-by-Year Results ........................................53-56Egg Bowl History ...................................................57All-Time Series Records ........................................58

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ATHLETIC PHONE DIRECTORYAll Area Codes (402)

AdministrationDr. Richard Collings, President's Offi ce .......... 375-7200Athletic Department Phone ............................ 375-7520Athletic Department FAX ................................. 375-7120Eric Schoh, Athletic Director ............................ 375-7520Mike Barry, Sports & Rec. Facilities Director. .. 375-7521Marilyn Yates, Compliance Coordinator/SWA .375-7308Shawn Pearcy, Faculty Athletic Representative ... 375-7078Mitch DeBoer, Asst. AD/Business Management. . 375-7183Deb Harm, Athletic Administrative Assistant .... 375-7520Sports InformationMike Grosz, Sports Information Director ......... 375-7326Scott Retzlaff, Graduate Assistant SID ............ 375-7326Sports Information FAX ................................... 375-7271Training RoomTJ Horton, Head Athletic Trainer ..................... 375-7310Equipment RoomMike Cordes, Equipment Coordinator ............. 375-7157BaseballJohn Manganaro, Head Coach ....................... 375-7012Men's BasketballRico Burkett, Head Coach ............................... 375-7309Matt Murken, Assistant Coach ......................... 375-7515Women's BasketballRyun Williams, Head Coach ............................ 375-7311Allison Kruger, Assistant Coach ...................... 375-7122Cross CountryMarlon Brink, Head Coach .............................. 375-7507FootballDan McLaughlin, Head Coach ........................ 375-7315Clint Brown, Assistant Coach .......................... 375-7313Gene Suhr, Assistant Coach ........................... 375-7115GolfMatt Murken, Men's Head Coach .................... 375-7515Troy Harder, Women's Head Coach ................ 375-7520Women's SoccerBrooke Bredenberg, Head Coach ................... 375-7506SoftballKrista Unger, Head Coach ............................... 375-7522Track and FieldMarlon Brink, Head Coach .............................. 375-7507VolleyballScott Kneifl , Head Coach ................................ 375-7303Sara Horn, Assistant Coach ............................ 375-7560 A picturesque shot of Bob Cunningham Field at night

during the 2006 season opener vs. Upper Iowa

CREDITS: The 2007 Wayne State College football media guide is a publication of the Wayne State College athletic department, under the direction of Mike Grosz, sports information director and assistants Jeremy Foote and Scott Retzlaff. Photos by Bob Berry and Mike Grosz.

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MEDIA INFORMATION

CREDENTIALS Requests for press, radio, photography and television credentials should be made one week prior to the game to insure seating in the press box. Requests should be directed to Sports Information Director Mike Grosz. Only members of the working media will be issued credentials. Credentials may be picked up at the will-call window, located at the west entrance to Cun-ningham Field. Credentials must be visible at all times.

RADIO A visitor's radio booth, equipped with a cour-tesy phone line, is available on the upper level of the press box. Radio stations should contact the Sports Information Offi ce a week before the game to receive broadcast information.

PHOTOGRAPHS Photographers must follow all NCAA and WSC regulations concerning access to the side-lines. Photographers are not allowed in the team boxes.

PARKING Limited space is available in a reserved parking lot located behind the west side of Cunningham Field. Contact the Sports Information Offi ce for parking availability.

WEEKLY INTERVIEWS WSC coaches and players will be available for interviews Monday through Thursday, except between 1:30-6 p.m. Interview requests should be made through the Sports Information Offi ce.

POST GAME INTERVIEWS After a brief "cooling off" period, WSC players and coaches will be available for post game interviews. Players will be available outside the WSC locker room, located on the lower level of the Recreation Center, directly west of Memorial Stadium. Coach McLaughlin will meet with the media in the upper level of the Recreation Center following his radio show. Interview requests with WSC players will be taken toward the end of the game.

STATISTICS A complete package of pre-game notes, depth charts and statistics will be available. Halftime and quarter statistics will also be provided. Final statistics, including a play-by-play, will be distributed approximately 20 minutes after the game in the upper level of the Recreation Center.

MEDIA GUIDELINES

NEWSPAPERSThe Wayne StaterSports Editor1111 Main StreetWayne, NE 68787Phone: (402) 375-7501

The Wayne HeraldDavid Carstens114 Main StreetWayne, NE 68787Phone: (402) 375-2600Fax: (402) 375-1888

Norfolk Daily NewsJay PraunerP.O. Box 977Norfolk, NE 68702Phone: (402) 371-1020Fax: (402) 644-2080

Sioux City JournalTerry Hersom515 Pavonia StreetSioux City, IA 51101Phone: (712) 279-5071Fax: (712) 279-5059

Omaha World-HeraldMarjie DuceyOmaha World Herald Building - 1314 Douglas Street, Suite 700Omaha, NE 68102-1811Phone: (402) 444-1000Fax: (402) 344-3343

Lincoln Journal StarKen HambletonP.O. Box 81689Lincoln, NE 68508Phone: (402) 473-7431Fax: (402) 473-7291

Columbus TelegramLincoln ArnealBox 648Columbus, NE 68602Phone: (402) 564-2741Fax: (402) 564-2023Associated PressEric Olson909 N. 96th, Suite 104Omaha, NE 68102Phone: (402) 391-0031Fax: (402) 391-1412

RADIOKWSC RadioSports Director1111 Main StreetWayne, NE 68787Phone: (402) 375-7424

KTCH RadioTom McDermottP.O. Box 413Wayne, NE 68787Phone: (402) 375-3700Fax: (402) 375-5402

KWPN RadioTom McMahonP.O. Box 84West Point, NE 68788Phone: (402) 372-5423Fax: (402) 372-5425

KNEN RadioBill Seifert300 MadisonNorfolk, NE 68701Phone: (402) 379-3300Fax: (402) 379-3008

KEXL RadioJoe TjadenP.O. Box 789Norfolk, NE 68702Phone: (402) 371-0780Fax: (402) 371-6303

KVHT/KVTK RadioJoe Van Goor210 W. 3rd St.Yankton, SD 57078Phone: (605) 665-2600Fax: (605) 665-8875

TELEVISIONKWSC TVSports Director1111 Main StreetWayne, NE 68787-1172Phone: (402) 375-7426

KTIV TV (Channel 4)Brad Pautsch3135 Floyd Blvd.Sioux City, IA 51105Phone: (712) 239-4100Fax: (712) 239-2621

KCAU TV (Channel 9)Tim Seaman7th and DouglasSioux City, IA 51101Phone: (712) 277-2345Fax: (712) 277-4298

KMEG TV (Channel 12)Travis MorganPO Box 3103Sioux City, IA 51102Phone: (712) 277-3554Fax: (712) 255-5250

CONFERENCENorthern Sun Intercol-legiate ConferenceNick Kornder161 St. Anthony Ave.Suite 920St. Paul, MN 55103Phone: (651) 288-4017Fax: (651) 224-8583

NSIC OUTLETSMinneapolis Star &TribuneDennis Bracklin425 Portland Ave.Minneapolis, MN 55488Phone: (651) 644-9779Fax: (612) 673-4349

St. Paul Pioneer PressCollege Sports Editor345 Cedar St.St. Paul, MN 55101-1057Phone: (651) 228-5512Fax: (651) 228-5527

WILDCAT MEDIA OUTLETS


ABOUT WAYNE STATE COLLEGE

Innovative programs. Excellent career preparation. Personal attention. Active campus life. Scenic surroundings. Founded in 1891 as Nebraska Normal College, Wayne State College, in Wayne, Neb. earned a distinguished reputation as a teachers’ college from its early days. We’re still a great teachers’ college—but so much more!

Innovative Programs Wayne State’s four academic schools—Arts and Humanities, Business and Technology, Education and Counseling, and Natural and Social Sci-ences—offer a comprehensive selection of courses. You’ll fi nd 80 majors and minors ranging from pre-professional studies to criminal justice to a nationally accredited undergraduate sports management program, and many others in 14 academic departments across campus. The Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) at Wayne State Col-lege provides pre-professional training in medicine, pharmacy and dentistry in cooperation with the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Students who successfully complete the program at WSC are automatically accepted into medical, pharmacy, or dental school at UNMC. Thinking of teaching? Upper-level education majors at Wayne State have the opportunity to participate in the Northeast Nebraska Teacher Academy (NENTA), the fi rst of its kind in the nation, where WSC students receive classroom experience with participating K-12 schools in the re-gion. Through WSC WebCat On-line, students can register for class, check on grades and student accounts, from the convenience of their home or residence hall room.

Excellent Career Preparation Whether students plan to be an accountant or a wildlife biologist, they receive the preparation they need at Wayne State College. In addition to classes taught by experts in their fi elds, Wayne State College provides internship and cooperative programs for students in a number of majors. Many regional businesses actively recruit Wayne State students for intern-ships, with many of these internships resulting in full-time employment after graduation. The WSC Career Services offi ce assists students with career explora-tion, job preparation skills, interviews, as well as arranging internships and cooperative experiences.

Personal Attention Students at Wayne State College don’t get lost in the crowd. With an average class size of 21 and a student/faculty ratio of 19:1, WSC students get to know their professors and classmates. Eighty percent of Wayne State professors have the highest degree in their fi eld—and most teach

fi rst-year as well as upper-level classes. You will fi nd dedicated professors and instructors at Wayne State College: teaching is their life’s work, and their enthusiasm is contagious. Wayne State College offers a variety of support services and programs to students. The heart of the WSC campus is the Student Center, where academic and personal support services are located. The Learning Center and Peer Tutoring Program are designed to help all students achieve the highest possible level of success in their studies. Active Campus Life With more than 85 clubs and organizations on campus, Wayne State College students have many opportunities to be involved in campus and community life. Wayne State College has an active Greek life, with Greek Olympics being held at Homecoming each fall, as well as other social and service activities. The Student Activities Board (SAB) plans a variety of special programs each year, bringing musical groups such as Vertical Horizon, Five for Fighting, Goo Goo Dolls, Sawyer Brown, Blackhawk, Dierks Bentley, Firehouse, and others to campus. Comedian Adam Sandler and other national performers have performed on campus. The Multicultural Center, one of the newest campus programs, provides outreach and support to Wayne State College students and the region through special events during the year. Wayne State College competes in NCAA Division II, and is a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Competitive sports include football, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball and track, cross country, men’s baseball, women’s softball, men’s and women’s golf, and women’s soccer. Wayne State has hosted NCAA North Central Regional Champi-onships in cross country (2003 and 2006), the Northern Sun Conference Red Baron Women's Basketball Classic and the Northern Sun Conference baseball and track and fi eld championships.

Scenic Surroundings You’ll feel right at home on Wayne State’s beautiful, historic campus located in the northeast Nebraska community of Wayne. The campus combines stately, historic buildings with the newly renovated Student Center, Studio Arts Building and Connell Hall. Ramsey Theatre underwent a state-of-the-art renovation in 2002. A new state-of-the-art indoor track was completed in the summer of 2001 in the WSC Recreation Center. Wayne State College’s seven residence halls provide students with a comfortable, affordable and convenient place to live with easy access to the entire campus community. Each hall has lounges and recreation areas, laundry facilities, mail service, academic tutors and study areas. Six of the seven halls are wired for access to the campus computer network from your personal computer. Smoke-free residence halls are also an option.


WAYNE STATE ADMINISTRATION

Dr. Richard CollingsPresident Dr. Richard Collings is in his fourth year as the 11th president of Wayne State College. Prior to assuming the presidency of Wayne State, Collings was vice chancellor for academic affairs and professor of political science and public affairs at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, a position he held

from 1996-2004. At Western Carolina, he led many academic and administration initiatives, including creating a residential honors college, developing technology partnerships with other institu-tions throughout the nation and implementing a strategic planning process. From 1991-96, Collings was provost and vice president for academic affairs at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, where he had served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences from 1989-91. Previously, he was assistant provost and chairperson of the department of political science at Southeast Missouri State in Cape Girardeau, Mo. A native of Louisville, Ky., Collings earned a Ph.D. in political science in 1977 and a master's degree in Latin American studies in 1972, both from Tulane University. He received a bachelor's degree in international studies from the University of Louisville in 1968. President Collings and his wife, Marilyn, have three grown children: Michael, Kristen and Kelly. They also have two grand-children, Ethan and Kai.

Eric SchohDirector of Athletics Entering his fourth year as athletic di-rector, Eric Schoh has injected enthusiasm and success into the Wildcat athletic department. Wayne State College placed third in the 2006-07 Northern Sun Conference All-Sports Standings by winning four conference champi-onships (women’s cross country, men’s indoor

track and fi eld, baseball and men’s outdoor track and fi eld). Two teams (volleyball and baseball) also qualifi ed for NCAA post-season competition. “Everyone associated with Wildcat athletics should be proud of our accomplishments this past year,” said Schoh. “The student-athletes, coaches, campus community and people of Wayne all had a hand in our success. It is a credit to the quality student-athletes we have at Wayne State when you are able to combine academic accomplishments with athletic success.” Prior to coming to Wayne State, Schoh was the associate athletic director for development at California State University in Bakersfi eld, Calif. from 2002-2004. From 1998-2002, Schoh was associate director of athletics at the University of South Dakota. He was the regional director of D.D. Marketing Inc. in Pueblo, Colorado from 1997-98 and was the assistant director of athletics at Montana State University in Billings, Montana from 1995-97.

Schoh earned his master’s degree in education from Iowa State University. He earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communications from Iowa State University as well. Schoh is a native of LaCrescent, Minnesota. He and his wife, Stephanie, have three children: Paige, Eric and Tyler.

Mike BarryAssistant Director of Athletics Mike Barry is in his eighth year as associ-ate director of athletics. Barry is also in his 10th year as the director of sports and recre-ational facilities. His duties include scheduling athletic contests and practices, home game management and serving as the athletic and recreational facilities’ coordinator.

Barry was the Wayne State women’s basketball head coach for seven seasons. He compiled a 97-92 record, which is second all-time on the school’s career victory list. His best team was the 1993-94 squad which posted a 22-5 record. Barry came to Wayne State following two years as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Pratt Community College in Kansas. He also coached at Chadron State, Eastern New Mexico University, and Fullerton and Stuart high schools in Nebraska. Barry, a native of Grant, Neb., was a four-sport athlete at Chadron State. He was a three-time NAIA national qualifi er in the triple jump, and also lettered in basketball, football, and cross country. Barry earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education from Chadron State in 1983 and earned his Master’s Degree in Secondary Education in 1988. He and his wife, Jeannette, have two sons, Jordan, 15, and Jalen, 12. Barry also has a son Rick, who lives in Crawford, Nebraska.

Shawn PearcyFaculty Athletic Representative

Dr. Shawn Pearcy is in his fourth year as Faculty Athletic Representative at Wayne State College. Pearcy, an associate professor in the Life Sciences Department, is in his 10th year teaching at the school.

An Indiana native, Pearcy attended Purdue University and Indiana University, earning his bachelors degree from Indiana University in 1989. While an undergraduate, he participated in crew, ultimate and lacrosse. Pearcy attended graduate school at Washington State University, completing his doctorate in Zoo-physiology in 1996. He enjoys teaching general biology, human physiology and vertebrae embryology at WSC. Pearcy is also a nationally-certifi ed EMT and fi refi ghter and serves on the Wayne Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department.


WAYNE STATE FACILITIES

Memorial Stadium /Bob Cunningham Field

Memorial Stadium has been "Home of the Wildcats" since 1931 when the college purchased 11 acres of land for athletic fi elds. The grandstand was constructed in 1933. The stadium was offi cially designated Memorial Stadium following World War II in honor of the Wayne State students who served in the war. Bob Cunningham Field was named in 1993 for the WSC three-sport Hall of Fame standout (1936-39). The press box was built at the time of the grand-stand construction, with a second level being added in 1969. The main stadium has seating for 2,500 fans. New bleachers were installed on the east side of the fi eld in the fall of 2007 with seating for another 750 fans. Bob Cunningham Field has a natural grass surface.

Recreation Center The Wayne State College Recreation Center opened in 1987 and is the college’s main facility for student recreation and selected athletic activities. The main area in the Recreation Center provides a six-lane running track and three full-size courts for basketball, volleyball, tennis, and badminton. The rec center running track was recently redone with one of the best surfaces in the world. Racquetball, weight training, aerobics, gymnastics, wrestling, and sauna facili-ties are all available to WSC students, faculty and staff as well as residents of the Wayne community. The Recreation Center also houses locker rooms for Wildcat athletic teams, and offi ces for the WSC athletic department.

Carlson Natatorium Carlson Natatorium adjoins the Recreation Center and Rice Auditorium. The 25-yard long pool is used for a variety of functions, including lap swimming, aquasize classes, senior wellness aquasize classes, HHPS classes, intramural activities and athletic training rehabilitation exercises. The natatorium is open in the summer for use by athletic camps and Rec Center members.


WAYNE STATE FACILITIES

Strength Training Complex The Strength Training Complex at Wayne State is one of the fi nest equipped facilities in the Nebraska State College system.The 2,400 square foot facility is located in Rice Auditorium. The additional facilities in Rice and the adjacent Recreation Center provide athletes with both space and a wide range of equipment necessary to address their diverse needs. The strength and conditioning facilities have been carefully designed to maximize workout effi ciency and effectiveness, and are furnished with newly purchased state-of-the-art equipment that complements the existing equipment. Athletes have access to 10,000 pounds of free weights. Also included are three Olym-pic/Power lifting platforms; a large dumbbell area with adjustable benches; dumbbells ranging from ten to 120 lbs and a full range of various sized plyometric boxes. Additionally, six power squat cages with adjustable benches allow each station to be a self-contained power area. Each sta-tion allows an athlete to squat, bench press, incline bench press, power clean, and push press, allowing fl exibility according to the traffi c demands and needs of the athletes. All lifting movements take place within the safely contained confi nes of a self-spotting power cage.

Pete Chapman Baseball & Softball Complex The baseball and softball complex opened in the spring of 1996. Located north of Memorial Stadium, the complex provides a picturesque setting for baseball and softball games. The complex was necessary after the previous softball fi eld was converted into a parking lot. In addition, the baseball team played its games off campus at the local American Legion fi eld. The baseball fi eld received a facelift in the summer of 2004 with the additions of locker rooms, restrooms, a concession stand and press box. A new wood fence was installed on the baseball fi eld prior to the start of the 2005 season. In the spring of 2006, the facility was named the Pete Chapman Baseball/Softball Complex in honor of the late athletic director/foot-ball coach and his contributions to the Wildcat athletic department. In the fall of 2006, a locker room/press box was built at the softball fi eld. A new 10-inning scoreboard was placed at the baseball fi eld in the fall of 2007 in right-center fi eld.

Rice Auditorium Rice Auditorium serves as the home for the Wildcat men’s and women’s basketball teams as well as the volleyball squad. Recent upgrades to the arena include: new balcony seats and new stage curtain in the summer of 2007; a new playing surface in 2004; new scoreboards on the north and south walls (summer of 1998) and new bleachers in the lower level (summer of 1996). The gymnasium area seats approximately 2,500 for basketball games and volleyball matches. Named for John D. Rice, Wayne State College's president from 1951-'56, Rice Auditorium was the site of the 1999 NCAA Division II North Central Regional Men's Basketball Championships and the 2006 NSIC Red Baron Women's Basketball Classic.


TJ HortonHead Athletic Trainer TJ Horton is in his second year at Wayne State College and fi rst as head athletic trainer after serving in an assistant athletic trainer role in 2006-07. He will oversee athletic training responsibilities for 15 varsity sports at Wayne State College. Before coming to Wayne State, the Deer-

fi eld, Kansas native worked at Carson-Newman College in Tennes-see, a small Division II school. His responsibilities included working with men’s and women’s soccer and baseball along with teaching introduction to athletic training. Horton also served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Creighton University in Omaha while working on his masters degree at UNO. At Creighton, Horton worked with women’s soccer, softball and men’s and women’s tennis. Horton earned his bachelor's degree from the Uninversity of Tulsa in 2003 and his masters degree from Nebraska-Omaha in 2005.

ATHLETIC TRAINING SERVICES

Dr. Steven StokesbaryTeam Orthopedist Dr. Steven Stokesbary enters his sixth season as Wayne State's team orthopedist. Dr. Stokesbary is a partner in The Center for Neurosciences, Orthopaedics, and Spine Sports Medicine, P.C. (CNOS) in Dakota

Dunes, South Dakota. He graduated from the University of Iowa and earned his medical degree also from the University of Iowa College of Medicine, after which he completed his residency at the University of Missouri Health Services. Dr. Stokesbary has been practicing for CNOS Sports Medicine for over seven years, which provides athletic training services for over 40 area high schools, colleges and professional organiza-tions.

The PMC Wildcat Sports Medicine Center The PMC Wildcat Sports Medicine Center, which opened December 1, 2005, brings a state-of-the-art physical therapy and athletic training facility to its campus. This 4,000-square foot center is located next to the Wayne State College Rec-reation Center and will serve as the hub of treatment and rehabilitation services. Dedicated to quality care, The PMC Wildcat Sports Medicine Center provides the fi nest in sports rehabilitation, physical therapy and athletic training services to Wayne State student-athletes, campus community and the general public. In addition to this new facility, The PMC Wildcat Sports Medicine Center also utilizes the Carlson Natatorium for the aquatic therapy program. The PMC Wildcat Sports Medicine Center represents excellence; a total commitment by Wayne State College to the health of its' students and desire to be an active member of the Wayne community by opening its' doors to the public.

Athletic Training Room

The Athletic Training Room is the site of taping, treatment and injury evaluations. It has a variety of up to date, quality equipment. A partial inventory of modalities available for athletes include: three whirlpools, RichMar Theratouch 7.7 electrical stimulation machine, RichMar HV-II combination ultrasound/electrical stimulation machine, RichMar portable ultrasound machine, Game-ready intermittent compression machine, Therabath Parafi n machine, and Hydrocollator heat pack units. The athletic training room also has three computers.

Other WSC athletic training staff members

Guy Horn - Assistant Athletic TrainerMark Schoenfelder - Assistant Athletic TrainerKari Schoenfi sh - Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer


HEAD COACH DAN MCLAUGHLIN

Dan McLaughlin is in his third season as head football coach at Wayne State College, guiding the Wildcats to a 9-13 overall mark and an 8-7 mark in Northern Sun Conference play. The Wildcats have posted their best-ever fi n-ishes in NSIC play under McLaughlin, going 4-3 in 2005 and 4-4 in 2006. The tie for third place in confer-ence play during the 2006

season was the highest fi nish for a WSC football team since joining the NSIC in 1999. Under McLaughlin in 2006, the Wildcats recorded their fi rst three-game winning streak in football since 1995 and posted back-to-back shutout wins for the fi rst time since the 1976 season. Also serving as offensive line coach, the Wildcats allowed an NSIC-low two sacks in league play under the coaching of McLaughlin in the 2006 season. Dan McLaughlin was hired as the 21st head football coach at Wayne State College on Dec. 9, 2004. He comes to Wayne State after spending one season as offensive coordinator at Minnesota State in Mankato, Minnesota where he helped the Mavericks to a 6-5 record in 2004 after the team went 0-11 in 2003. It was Minnesota State’s fi rst winning season in football since 1994. He

also served as offensive line coach with the Mavericks under head coach Jeff Jamrog. In 2003, McLaughlin was a graduate assistant coach at the Unviersity of Nebraska, working as an assistant offensive line coach and assistant special teams coach while coordinating Nebraska’s walk-on program. Before moving to the college ranks, McLaughlin achieved success at the high school level in Nebraska by winning state championships at three different schools. He was the head coach at Millard West from 1995 to 2002, guiding the Wildcats to seven consecutive playoff appearances. His 2001 team went 12-1 and captured the Class A state title. McLaughlin was the head coach at Norfolk High School from 1988 to 1994, leading the Panthers to the Class A state title in 1994. McLaughlin also coached at Broken Bow High School in 1987 and led the school to the Class B state crown in his only season at Broken Bow. Believed to be the only head coach in Nebraska high school football history to win state titles at three different schools, McLaughlin compiled a high school coaching record of 110-59. McLaughlin earned his master’s degree from Wayne State College in 1992. He is a native of Sheridan, Mon-tana and is a 1982 graduate of Bellevue College. Dan and his wife Nadine have two sons, Scott and Sean, and reside in Pilger, Neb.

Dan McLaughlin Record at WSC

OverallYear School W L 2006 Wayne State 5 6 2005 Wayne State 4 7 Totals 9 13

NSICYear School W L2006 Wayne State 4 4 Tie-3rd2005 Wayne State 4 3 4th Totals 8 7


WILDCAT ASSISTANT COACHES

Clint BrownDefensive Coordinator Clint Brown is in his third season at Wayne State College as the team’s defen-sive coordinator. In his fi rst two seasons as the Wildcats’ defensive coordinator, Brown has helped the WSC defense move up the NSIC defensive statistical categories. The Wildcats posted back-to-back shutouts in 2006 (28-0 at Minnesota, Crookston and 7-0 vs. Northern State) for the fi rst time

since 1976. Brown comes to Wayne State from New Mexico State, where he was a defensive backs coach for two years. Prior to coaching at New Mexico State, Brown was a defensive coordinator at Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas. He also served as the team’s recruiting coordinator and academic coordinator for the football pro-gram. While at Bethel College, the team posted an 8-2 record. Before moving to Bethel College, Brown served as a graduate assistant at New Mexico State where he coached the linebackers and the secondary. Prior to New Mexico State, he served as a graduate assistant at University of Nebraska-Omaha (1996, defensive ends) and an assistant at Nebraska Wesleyan (1995, linebackers). Brown earned two letters as a member of the Nebraska Cornhusker program. He was a member of the 1994 National Championship team that went 13-0, including a 24-17 win over Miami (FL) in the FedEx Orange Bowl. Brown also played in the 1993 FedEx Orange Bowl. Brown received his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Nebraska in 1996 and earned his Master’s Degree from New Mexico State University in 1999. A native of Arlington, Nebraska, Clint and his wife Stephanie reside in Wayne.

Gene SuhrOffensive Coordinator

Gene Suhr is in his fi rst season on the Wildcat football coaching staff, serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Suhr comes to Wayne State after coaching 23 seasons at Papillion-LaVista High School, posting an impressive 174-74 mark as Monarchs’ coach. He won Class A State Championships in 1990

and 1996 while earning state runner up fi nishes in 1985, 1995 and 1997. His overall high school coaching record was 200-95. The University of Nebaska-Omaha graduate started his coaching career at Omaha Gross, where he served three seasons as an assistant coach. Suhr was named head coach at Ord High School in 1979 and compiled a 26-21 mark before being named head coach at Papillion-LaVista High School.

Mike CordesSpecial Teams / Linebackers Mike Cordes is in his third season as special teams coordinator at Wayne State College. He is also coaching linebackers this season after working with defensive backs the previous two years. Cordes is also in his second year as equipment coordinator for all 15 Wayne State College sports in the 2006-07 school year. Prior to coming to Wayne State, Cordes served as linebackers/secondary

coach at the University of South Dakota. Cordes was a two-time captain and three-year letterwinner at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, helping the Lopers to an RMAC title in 2002 and a spot in the Division II Playoffs. As a three-year starter, Cordes fi nished with 12 sacks, 37 tackles for loss and 243 career tackles. Cordes was selected fi rst team All-RMAC in 2002 and second team all-confer-ence in 2001. Prior to playing at Nebraska-Kearney, he played at Wayne State College in 1997, recording 73 tackles and 11 tackles for loss. Cordes earned his Bachelor’s Degree in economics in 2001 and his Master’s Degree in sports administration in 2004. He is a native of York, Nebraska and resides in Wayne with his wife Chelsea.

Lance Griffi nRunning Backs Lance Griffi n is in his third season as a graduate assistant coach at Wayne State College. He is helping coach the running backs. WSC ranked fi rst in the Northern Sun Conference in rushing of-fense in the 2006 season, averaging 167.6 yards per game in conference play under the coaching of Griffi n. Griffi n comes from arguably the top

running back school in the state of Nebraska, Omaha Central. Lance is a 1998 graduate of Central High School in Omaha. He played two years of college football at Iowa Central Community College, then transferred to Bowie State in Maryland where he closed out his collegiate career. Grffi n earned his bachelors degree from Bowie State in December, 2003, majoring in history and government. Griffi n spent the 2004 season as an assistant coach at Omaha Central High School. He is working toward his masters degree in sport management at Wayne State College and resides in Wayne.


WILDCAT ASSISTANT COACHES

WAYNE STATE COACHING HISTORY

Head Coach Years Won Lost Tied Pct.Robert Kahler 1948 8 1 0 .888Don Emery 1946-47 4 7 3 .393Jim Morrison 1938-45 25 18 8 .569Ray Hickman 1928-37 33 38 12 .470Fred Dale 1921-27 19 32 3 .380Talmadge Marston 1920 1 4 1 .250A.C. Serfl ing 1919 1 3 0 .250John Gross 1915-16 9 3 1 .731Clyde Keckly 1913-14 10 2 0 .833Frank Martin 1912 0 2 0 .000Totals 90 345 388 40 .472

Head Coach Years Won Lost Tied Pct. Dan McLaughlin 2005-present 9 13 0 .409 Scott Hoffman 2000-01 6 15 0 .286 Kevin Haslam 1997-99 7 25 0 .219 Dennis Wagner 1989-96 44 37 1 .543 Pete Chapman 1983-88 16 46 1 .262 Del Stoltenberg 1969-82 62 70 5 .471 John Jermier 1962-68 37 24 0 .607 Gwynn Christensen 1959-61 13 13 1 .500 Russell Young 1958 4 5 0 .444 Barney Lewellyn 1952-57 20 31 3 .398 Jack Wink 1949-51 21 6 1 .768

Charles Hafl eyDefensive Backs Charles Hafl ey is a new member to the Wildcat coaching staff as a graduate assistant coach at Wayne State College, helping coach the defensive backs. Hafl ey comes to WSC after serving two seasons (2005 and 2006) as head coach at Fort Lauderdale High School in Florida. He also served as defensive coordinator at Coral Gables HS in 2004 and was the offensive coordinator at Pompano Beach

High School in Florida in the 2003 season. Hafl ey, a graduate of Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Florida, was a standout safety at Clemson University from 1998-2001, earning Second Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors as a senior. He was the third leading tackler in his junior and senior seasons with the Tigers and in 2000 became just the third Clemson defensive back to record a 100 tackle season (106). He followed that up in his senior season with 128 tackles and a team-high four interceptions. Had career-high 14 tackles for Clemson in 2000 Ga-tor Bowl against Virginia Tech. Following his career at Clemson, Hafl ey spent the 2002 season on the practice squad of the New York Giants and played in the Arena Football League in 2003 with the Indiana Firebirds and San Jose Sabercats before starting his coaching career. Hafl ey earned a sociology degree from Clemson University in August , 2001 and is working toward a masters degree at Wayne State College.

Scott McLaughlinDefensive Line Scott McLaughlin is in his fi rst season as a graduate assistant football coach at Wayne State College, working with the defensive lineman. McLaughlin is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Omaha and played defensive line for the Mavericks. He also served as a student assistant at UNO and served as the team’s video coordinator for three seasons before coming to Wayne State College.

In high school, Scott earned Class A All-State honors at Millard West after recording 11 sacks and 19 tackles for loss as a senior to earn honorary captain honors on the Class A All-State Defensive Team. McLaughlin, who earned a bachelor’s degree from the Uni-versity of Nebraska-Omaha in continuing education, is working on his master’s degree at Wayne State College in sport management and resides in Wayne.

Tim TriplettWide Receivers Tim Triplett begins his fi rst season with the Wayne State College football coaching staff, serving as a graduate assistant coach working with wide receiv-ers. Triplett played wide receiver at the University of South Dakota from 2001-05. He was elected team captain and Special Teams Player of the Year in 2005 for the

Coyotes. He earned his bachelor degree from the University of South Dakota in contemporary media and journalism. Tim is a native of Iowa City, Iowa and is working towards a masters degree in sport management at Wayne State College.

Volunteer CoachesLeo Gonzalez - Outside Linebackers

John Hughes - Tight Ends

Student AssistantsCollin ClayburnMark Emmons


2007 SEASON OUTLOOK

Wayne State head football coach Dan McLaugh-lin has elevated the level of Wildcat football in his two seasons at Wayne, but is far from pleased with where the program is at entering his third season. The Wildcats posted a 5-6 overall mark and fi nished in a tie for third in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference at 4-4, recording the highest fi nish for a WSC football team since joining the league in 1999. A pair of three point losses at home (40-37 to league champion Bemidji State and 27-24 to Concor-dia-St. Paul) kept the Wildcats from posting their fi rst winning season since 1995 when the ‘Cats went 6-4.

Under McLaughlin, the Wildcats continue to improve as WSC posted a three-game winning streak last season for the fi rst time since 1995 and recorded back-to-back shutout wins for the fi rst time since 1976. The ‘Cats fi eld a young squad again in 2007 with just six seniors to go with 18 juniors, 17 sophomores, 17 redshirt freshmen and 27 true fresh-men making up the roster of 85 players. “We are very excited and op-timistic about our football season like everyone else at this time of the year,” said McLaughlin, who is 9-13 overall and 8-7 in the NSIC, entering his third season. “We look to be much improved over the past two seasons.” Wayne State returns eight start-ers on offense and four on defense, but will have to replace several key losses on both sides of the ball. Running back Zach Molacek, the 2006 NSIC Offensive Player of the Year, was lost to graduation, along with senior defensive back Adam Peterson. Both players were Second Team All-Northwest Region selections in 2006. Molacek rushed for 1,155 yard last season and fi nished his career as the second-leading rusher in school history at 3,391 yards while Peterson was a four-year starter who fi nished his WSC career with 280

tackles and 10 interceptions.

Offensively, the Wildcats return talented sophomore quarterback Silas Fluellen. The Bellevue West product became the starter in the third game of the season as

a true freshman and guided the Wildcats to a strong fi nish, throw-ing for 1,595 yards (105 of 243) with 13 touchdowns and just eight interceptions. He will be protected by an experienced offensive line that returns four starters and al-lowed just two sacks in NSIC play last season. Junior left guard Brian Okonofua (pictured left), a Second Team All-NSIC selection in 2006, has started every game in his two year career. Senior

center Jay Miller is a three year starter while junior left tackle Brandon Carlson and sophomore right guard Rex Osborne started every game last season. Senior tackle Scott Umphenour looks to fi ll the other starting offensive line spot vacated by the graduation of Colby Herron, a three-year starter.

Sophomore Logan Masters(pictured left) is the top return-ing wide receiver after a standout freshman season. The Storm Lake, Iowa native hauled in a team-high 44 catches last season for 693 yards and seven touch-downs to rank sixth in the NSIC in receiving yards per game (68.0 ypg). Junior Brian Chapman and senior Stuart Morrow bring veteran experience to the wide receiver position and will contend for playing time. At tight end, sophomore Brian Locke (Omaha South) had a strong spring and looks to be in contention to start after making nine catches for 90 yards last season.

The Wildcats will call upon several players to fi ll the void at running back with the graduation of Zach Molacek. Junior college transfer Travis Rhone (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) rushed for 1,101 yards last season at


2007 SEASON OUTLOOK

Iowa Central Community College and has worked hard over the summer to fi ll the role of Molacek. Red-shirt sophomore Alex Hall (Lincoln Northstar HS), who started seven games in 2005, and sophomore Eric Meyer (Hooper Logan View HS), will also vie for playing time in the backfi eld.

WSC has a pair of experi-enced kickers back on special teams. Kurtis Hoefl ing aver-aged 33.7 yards on 30 punts last season while splitting time with baseball player Ian De-Laet, who will focus on base-ball this season. Sophomore Nick Hope became the starting placekicker midway through the 2006 season and 10 of 11 on PAT kicks and 5 of 9 in fi eld goals, including a long of 42 yards. Redshirt freshman Bryce Miller of Norfolk Catholic will also battle for time at the kicking position. On defense, the linebacker position returns the most ex-perience with all three start-ers back along with a strong group of players battling for playing time. Senior middle linebacker Nick Baldetti (pic-

tured above center) ranked third last season with 73 tackles and anchors a strong group in the middle of the Wildcats’ defense. Junior outside line-backer Luke Hoffman (pictured

right) recorded a team-high 100 tackles last season at the will linebacker position while sophomore Aaron Nielsen (Creighton) appeared in all 11 games as a true freshman in 2006 and notched 53 tackles to rank sixth on the team. Other returning linebackers that will compete for time include sophomore Ryan Reeves (Wahoo Neumann), sophomore Kyle Garnder (Wake-fi eld), sophomore Tyler Gebers (Holstein, Iowa) and sophomore Landon Stender (Battle Creek, Neb.).

Although all four starters on the defensive line gradu-ated, the Wildcats appear to be strong up front with key backups from last season and several newcomers

expected to take over. Junior Tyler Krueger of Pierce (four sacks and 20 tackles in 2006) and sophomore

Austin Stanley (Lincoln Pius) had strong springs according to defensive coordinator Clint Brown. Defensive end Troy Pribnow (Scribner-Snyder) had three sacks and 20 tackles last season and also had a strong spring. Redshirt freshman Nehemiah Blackburn (Omaha Northwest) and junior college transfers Darius Davis (Scott-sdale CC) and Wesley Sells (Phoenix CC) also will contend for starting spots on the defen-sive line.

Sophomore Robert Manuel is the lone returning starter in the secondary and is the projected starter at left cornerback for the Wildcats in 2007. The Houston, Texas native had three interceptions last season and ranked fi fth on the team in tackles with 60. Junior B.J. Campbell is projected to start at right corner after

a strong spring. Stanton junior Ryan Molacek (free safety) and sophomore Matt Greenway of Lincoln Pius (strong safety) are the pro-jected starters at the safety positions. Transfers Benny Collins (cornerback) and Reno Bloomquist (safety) will also contend for playing time. A newcomer expected to contribute in the second-ary immediately is Delta

State (Miss.) transfer Nile Legania, a senior who made 41 tackles with eight pass breakups in 2005. He was also a standout punt returner at Delta State who could help the Wildcats on special teams as well. The Wildcats open the 2007 season at Chadron State on Saturday, September 1 starting at 1:00 p.m. followed by the home opener against Nebraska-Kearney on September 8th in Wayne. WSC opens the NSIC schedule at Upper Iowa on September 15, followed by home games in league play against MSU Moorhead (September 22) and the Homecoming/Hall of Fame Game vs. Minnesota, Crookston on September 29.


2007 WILDCAT FOOTBALL ROSTER

Alphabetical Roster34 ...Chance Anderson ...........RB81 ...Keylyn Anderson ............WR10 ...Mario Arnold ....................DB32 ...Nick Baldetti .................... LB47 ...Donny Baker ................... LB94 ...Chris Barry ...................... DL75 ...Michael Bazata ...............DE14 ... Jacob Bell ..........................P99 ...Nehemiah Blackburn ....... DL17 ... Jermaine Blackson ..........DB86 ...Sam Blake ....................... TE29 ...Reno Blomquist .............OLB27 ...Ben Boutiette .................WR2 .....Frederick Bruno ..............RB23 ...Derek Buckridge .............DB74 ... Joe Bundy ....................... OL22 ...B.J. Campbell ..................DB77 ...Brandon Carlson ............. OL87 ...Eddy Cesar ....................WR9 .....Kyle Chandler .................DB80 ...Brian Chapman ..............WR25 ...Chris Chase ....................RB31 ...Matt Chrans .................... FB9 ..... Jared Classen ................WR3 .....Benny Collins ..................DB35 ...Ronell Cutler ...................RB93 ...Darius Davis .................... DL25 ...Andrew Dawson ............. P/K58 ...Maurice Ellerbee ............. LB26 ...Cole Fischer ....................DB12 ...Dennis Fisher ..................QB7 .....Silas Fluellen ...................QB85 ...Aaron Flynn ....................WR53 ...Trevor Gappa .................. LB27 ...Kyle Gardner ................... LB19 ...Tyler Gebers ................... LB24 ...Matt Greenway ................DB28 ...Alex Hall ..........................RB10 ... Justin Happ .....................QB44 ...Trey Hill ............................. S37 ...Kurtis Hoefl ing ....................P42 ...Luke Hoffman .................. LB18 ...Nick Hope ......................... K97 ...Mark Janssen .................. DL46 ... Jordan Johnson .............. LB21 ... Javal Jones .....................DB23 ...Niclas Klixbull .................WR48 ...Peter Kneifl ..................... TE71 ...Derek Kohrt ..................... DL

NO NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL2 Robert Manuel DB 5-10 160 So. 1V Houston, Texas / Jack Yates HS2 Frederick Bruno RB 5-8 195 Fr. HS Miami, Florida / Miami Springs HS 3 Benny Collins DB 5-7 190 Jr. TR Phoenix, Ariz. / Phoenix CC5 Ricky Massa WR 6-1 185 Fr. RS Lincoln, Neb. / Lincoln HS6 Sherrod Richards DB 6-0 180 Jr. TR Modesto, Calif. / Modesto CC7 Silas Fluellen QB 6-0 210 So. 1V Bellevue, Neb. / Bellevue West HS 8 Logan Masters WR 6-3 180 So. 1V Storm Lake, Iowa / Storm Lake HS9 Kyle Chandler DB 6-0 185 Fr. HS Humble, Texas / Humble HS 10 Justin Happ QB 6-6 195 Jr. TR San Diego, Calif. / Mt. San Jacinto JC11 Bryce Miller K 6-0 200 Fr. RS Norfolk, Neb. / Norfolk Catholic HS 13 Nile Legania DB 5-9 180 Sr. TR New Orleans, La. / Delta State (Miss.)14 Jacob Bell P 6-2 200 Fr. HS South Sioux City, Neb. / South Sioux City HS

15 Robert Perry II WR 5-11 180 Fr. HS Humble, Texas / Humble HS16 Mitch Montgomery WR 6-1 200 Fr. HS Ralston, Neb. / Ralston HS18 Nick Hope K 6-0 205 So. 1V Avoca, Iowa / Avoca HST HS19 Tyler Gebers LB 6-0 190 So. 1V Holstein, Iowa / Galva-Holstein HS20 Eric Meyer RB 5-10 185 So. 1V Hooper, Neb. / Logan View HS 21 Javal Jones DB 5-10 185 Fr. HS Ft. Lauderdale, Florida / Ft. Lauderdale HS22 B.J. Campbell DB 5-11 190 Jr. 2V Vermillion, S.D. / Vermillion HS22 Travis Rhone RB 6-0 190 Jr. TR Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Iowa Central CC23 Derek Buckridge DB 5-11 180 Fr. RS Spring Hill, Kansas / Spring Hill HS24 Matt Greenway DB 5-11 200 So. 1V Lincoln, Neb. / Pius HS26 Cole Fischer DB 5-10 180 Fr. HS Leigh, Neb. / Leigh HS27 Kyle Gardner LB 6-1 215 So. 1V Wakefi eld, Neb. / Wakefi eld HS28 Alex Hall RB 5-6 190 So. 1V Lincoln, Neb. / North Star HS29 Reno Bloomquist DB 5-10 205 Jr. TR Chandler, Ariz. / Phoenix CC30 Tanner Schacher WR 5-10 180 So. 1V Stapleton, Neb. / Stapleton HS31 Matt Chrans RB 5-11 200 Jr. 2V Wilber, Neb. / Wilber-Clatonia HS32 Nick Baldetti LB 6-1 230 Sr. TR+1V Phoenix, Ariz. / Glendale CC34 Mitch Reeves LB 6-2 230 Sr. TR+1V Wahoo, Neb. / Bishop Neumann HS36 Ryan Molacek DB 5-11 205 Jr. 2V Stanton, Neb. / Stanton HS37 Kurtis Hoefl ing P 6-1 235 Jr. 2V Merrill, Iowa / Hinton HS39 Andre McIntyre RB 5-11 260 Fr. RS Omaha, Neb. / Central HS40 Collin Prosser FB 6-1 235 Jr. 2V Vermillion, S.D. / Vermillion HS42 Luke Hoffman LB 6-2 205 Jr. 2V Wakefi eld, Neb. / Wakefi eld HS45 Aaron Nielsen LB 6-2 225 So. 1V Creighton, Neb. / Creighton HS49 Landon Stender LB 6-0 220 Fr. RS Norfolk, Neb. / Battle Creek Hs52 Ryan Reeves LB 6-3 215 So. 1V Wahoo, Neb. / Wahoo Neumann HS53 Trevor Gappa LB 6-0 200 Fr. HS Elkhorn, Neb. / Elkhorn HS54 Jake Runyon OL 6-4 300 So. 1V Bloomfi eld, Neb. / Bloomfi eld HS 55 Jay Winter OL 6-2 270 Sr. 3V Miller S.D. / Miller HS62 B. J. Lambrecht OL 6-0 270 Fr. RS Fremont, Neb. / Bergan HS66 Rex Osborne OL 6-3 300 So. 1V Giltner, Neb. / Giltner HS67 Scott Umphenour OL 6-6 310 Sr. TR+1V Mapleton, Kansas / Dodge City CC71 Derek Kohrt DL 6-3 260 Fr. RS Inwood, Iowa / West Lyon HS72 Brian Okonofua OL 6-5 340 Jr. 2V Dallas, Texas / Bryan Adams HS74 Joe Bundy OL 6-6 305 Fr. RS Madison, S.D. / Madison HS77 Brandon Carlson OL 6-2 290 Jr. 2V Cherokee, Iowa / Washington HS78 Shane Winter OL 6-7 260 Fr. RS Fairbury, Neb. / Fairbury HS80 Brian Chapman WR 6-2 200 Jr. 2V Battle Creek, Neb. / Battle Creek HS


2007 WILDCAT FOOTBALL ROSTER

Alphabetical Roster70 ... Jon Koski ........................ OL92 ...Tyler Krueger ..................DE62 ...B.J. Lambrecht ................ OL35 ...Daniel Leacraft ................ LB96 ...Darnell Lee ...................... DL13 ...Nile Legania ..............DB/KR59 ...Mike Lethcoe ................... DL84 ...Brian Locke ..................... TE4 .....Scott Mackey ..................QB2 .....Robert Manuel ................CB5 .....Ricky Massa ...................WR8 .....Logan Masters ...............WR39 ...Andre McIntyre ................RB3 .....Mario Melvin ....................RB20 ...Eric Meyer .......................RB11 ...Bryce Miller ....................... K36 ...Ryan Molacek .................DB16 ...Mitch Montgomery .........WR82 ...Stuart Morrow ................WR83 ...Blake Mosel ...................WR45 ...Aaron Nielsen ................. LB72 ...Brian Okonofua ............... OL66 ...Rex Osborne ................... OL15 ...Robert Perry II ................WR95 ...Troy Pribnow ...................DE41 ... Josh Prokopec ................ LB40 ...Collin Prosser .................. FB34 ...Mitch Reeves ..................DE52 ...Ryan Reeves .................. LB22 ...Travis Rhone ...................RB6 .....Sherrod Richards ............DB54 ... Jake Runyon ................... OL85 ...Kyle Salow .....................WR88 ...Brian Saunders ..............WR30 ...Tanner Schacher ............WR63 ...Mike Scherer ................... OL91 ...Wesley Sells .................... DL69 ...Andrew Soliz ................... OL90 ...Austin Stanley ................. DT49 ...Landon Stender .............. LB4 .....Dontarrius Thomas .........WR98 ...Brian Tomasek ................DE89 ...Travis Tomaszewski ........ TE67 ...Scott Umphenour ............ OL61 ...Craig Wachter ................. OL7 ..... Justin Webber .................DB55 ... Jay Winter ....................... OL78 ...Shane Winter .................. OL

NO NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL81 Keylyn Anderson WR 6-3 190 Fr. RS Plainview, Neb. / Plainview HS82 Stuart Morrow WR 6-0 170 Sr. TR+2V Blairstown, Iowa / Iowa Central CC83 Blake Mosel WR 5-8 165 Fr. RS Plainview, Neb. / Plainview HS84 Brian Locke TE 6-4 240 So. 1V Omaha, Neb. / South HS85 Aaron Flynn WR 5-8 180 Fr. HS Omaha, Neb. / Millard North HS87 Eddy Cesar WR 6-3 210 Fr. RS North Miami, Florida / North Miami Beach HS

90 Austin Stanley DT 6-2 275 So. 1V Lincoln, Neb. / Pius HS91 Wesley Sells DL 6-2 200 Jr. TR Phoenix, Ariz. / Phoenix CC92 Tyler Krueger DL 6-1 265 Jr. 2V Pierce, Neb. / Pierce HS93 Darius Davis DL 6-1 260 Jr. TR Phoenix, Ariz. / Scottsdale CC94 Chris Barry DL 6-1 280 Jr. TR+1V Battle Creek, Neb. / Univ. of Neb.-Omaha95 Troy Pribnow DL 6-3 240 Jr. 2V Scribner, Neb. / Scribner-Snyder HS96 Darnell Lee DL 6-0 210 So. RS+1V Houston, Texas / James Madison HS97 Mark Janssen DL 6-4 260 Fr. RS Sioux Falls, S.D. / Roosevelt HS98 Brian Tomasek DE 6-2 225 Fr. HS Dodge, Neb. / Dodge HS99 Nehemiah Blackburn DL 6-4 270 Fr. RS Omaha, Neb. / Northwest HSRedshirts3 Mario Melvin RB 5-8 190 Fr. Land O’Lakes, Florida / Wesley Chapel HS4 Scott Mackey QB 6-0 Sr. Lockeford, Calif. / Cabrillo JC4 Dontarrius Thomas WR 6-2 175 Fr. Land O’Lakes, Florida / Land O’Lakes HS7 Justin Webber DB 6-0 190 Fr. Omaha, Neb. / Northwest HS9 Jared Classen WR 6-0 165 Fr. Lynch, Neb. / Lynch HS10 Mario Arnold DB 6-0 205 Fr. Norcross, Georgia12 Dennis Fisher QB 6-1 210 Fr. Racine, Wisc. / Case HS 17 Jermaine Blackson DB 5-9 160 Fr. Omaha, Neb. / Central HS23 Niclas Klixbull WR 5-10 165 Fr. Aarhus, Denmark25 Chris Chase RB 5-6 160 Fr. Newcastle, Neb. / Newcastle HS25 Andrew Dawson P/K 6-0 175 Fr. Cherokee, Iowa27 Ben Boutiette WR 5-11 160 Fr. Delta Junction, Arkansas34 Chance Anderson RB 5-11 210 Fr. Plainview, Neb. / Plainview HS35 Daniel Leacraft LB 6-0 180 Fr. Dell Rapids, S.D. / Dell Rapids HS35 Ronell Cutler RB 5-6 150 Fr. Bellevue, Neb. / Bellevue East HS41 Josh Prokopec LB 6-1 215 Fr. Clarkson, Neb. / Clarkson HS44 Trey Hill S 5-9 190 Fr. Tampa, Florida / Jefferson HS46 Jordan Johnson LB 5-11 200 Fr. Arlington, Neb. / Arlington HS47 Donny Baker LB 6-2 200 Fr. St. Edward, Neb. / St. Edward HS48 Peter Kneifl TE 6-4 210 Fr. Newcastle, Neb. / Newcastle HS58 Maurice Ellerbee LB 5-11 215 Fr. Miami, Florida / Miami Springs HS59 Mike Lethcoe DL 6-2 215 Fr. South Sioux City, Neb. / South Sioux City HS

61 Craig Wachter OL 6-2 260 Fr. Pierce, Neb. / Pierce HS63 Mike Scherer OL 6-2 260 Fr. Grimes, Iowa / Dallas Center-Grimes HS69 Andrew Soliz OL 6-6 300 Fr. Clay Center, Neb. / Clay Center HS70 Jon Koski OL 6-7 240 Fr. Utica, Neb. / Centennial HS75 Michael Bazata DE 6-4 230 Fr. Howells, Neb. / Howells HS85 Kyle Salow WR 6-4 200 Fr. Washington, Iowa / Washington HS88 Brian Saunders WR 6-2 200 Fr. Laurel, Neb. / Laurel-Concord HS89 Travis Tomaszewski TE 6-3 255 Fr. Mansfi eld, Ohio

Experience Key: V - varsity letters earned; HS - high school; RS - redshirt; TR - transfer


2007 WILDCAT SENIORS

#32 - Nick Baldetti6-1, 230, Senior, LinebackerPhoenix, Arizona(Glendale CC/Paradise Valley HS)

2006: Started all 11 games as a ‘Cats linebacker. . . Recorded 73 total tackles including 23 solo and 50 assisted. . . Also had 4.0 tackles for a loss, 1.0 sacks, one interception and four pass breakups. . . Had a season-high 10 tackles against Bemidji State on 10-14-06 and Winona State at the Metrodome

Classic on 11-11-06.

Before WSC: Attended Glendale Community College in Arizona for two years.......helped school to 11-0 record and national junior college cham-pionship in 2005.

High School: Was a three-year starter at Paradise Valley High School in Phoenix, Arizona.....First Team All-State selecton named Desert Valley Region Defensive Player of the Year.....also a four-time scholar-athlete.

Personal: Son of Ugo and Denice Baldetti......born on August 2, 1986.....majoring in psychology at Wayne State College.

CAREER DEFENSIVE TOTALSYear UT AT Total Sacks TFL Int.2006 50 23 73 1 4 1

#13 Nile Legania5-9, 180, Senior, Defensive BackNew Orleans, La. (Delta State (Miss.))

Before WSC: Played three seasons for Division II Delta State University, where he played cornerback and returned kicks. On his career Legania had 103 tackles, 32 pass breakups, and six interceptions. Was regarded as one of the top cover corners in the Gulf South Conference, was clocked at a lightning fast 4.28 in the 40-yard dash.

High School: Was a four-year starter and four-year letter winner in football for Coach Don Wattingly. Earned All-State honors in football in each of his fi nal three seasons, All-Metro honors as a senior, and was named MVP of Class 3A Louisiana State Football Game. Defensively racked up 73 career tackles, 25 pass breakups, and an EKMHS career record 21 interceptions. On the offensive side of the ball, hauled in 44 career receptions for 1,110 yards and eight touchdowns. Also excelled in track as a four-year letter winner and two-time 3A State Champion in the 100 meters.

Personal: Son of Leslie Legania... born on May 30, 1983.....majoring in Sport Management at Wayne State College...likes making music and watching movies with his fi ancé.

#82 - Stuart Morrow6-0, 179, Senior, Wide RecieverBlairstown, Iowa (Iowa Central CC)

2006: Played in nine games and was one of the ‘Cats top special teams’ players. . . Recorded 12 total tackles including seven solo and fi ve assisted. . . Also had a forced fumble. . . Was a backup wide receiver and made three receptions for 68 yards including an average of 22.8 yards per catch.

2005: Appeared in six games on special teams for the Wildcats, credited with one tackle and one blocked kick (vs. Concordia-St. Paul on 10-22-05). Had one punt return for 13 yards vs. Concordia-St. Paul.

2004: Sat out season as a redshirt.

CAREER RECIEVING TOTALSYear Rec. Yards Yd/Rc Yd/Gm TD2004 Redshirt 2005 0 0 0 0 02006 3 68 22.7 7.6 0Totals 3 68 22.7 7.6 0

# 34 - Mitch Reeves6-2, 230, Senior, LinebackerWahoo, Neb. (Bishop Neumann HS)

2005: Played in all 11 games, recording 90 total tackles. Was third on the team in tack-les, trailing fellow linebackers Luke Hoffman (98) and Jeff Norton (92). Reeves was also tied for second on the team with three pass interceptions on the year, returning them for

56 yards. Reeves fi nshied the year with 1.5 sacks for 10 yards lost and another six tackles for loss for a total of 20 yards lost.

CAREER DEFENSIVE TOTALSYear UT AT Total Sacks TFL Int.2005 55 35 90 1.5 6 3


2007 WILDCAT SENIORS

#67 - Scott Umphenour6-6, 310, Senior, Offensive LinemanMapleton, Kansas (Dodge City CC)

2006: Made two starts in four games played on WSC offensive line.....started at right guard vs. Upper Iowa on 8-31-06 and started at center vs. Missouri-Rolla on 11-4-06.......helped WSC offensive line allow fewest sacks in NSIC this season with eight.

2005: Redshirted

Before WSC: Transferred to Wayne State from Dodge City Community College in Kansas

#55 - Jay Winter6-2, 270, Senior, Offensive Lineman Miller, S.D. (Miller HS)

2006: Appeared in six games at center with fi ve starts for WSC offensive line that allowed fewest sacks (eight) in the NSIC this season....missed fi rst three games of the season with sports hernia surgery.......Named to the 2006 NSIC Fall All-Academic Team.

2005: Was the starting center at Wayne State for the second straight season, starting all 11 games for the Wildcats. Had one tackle vs. Con-cordia-St. Paul on 10-22-05. Also served as snapper on punts and kicks for the Wildcats.

2004: Started all 11 games at center for the Wildcats. Helped offensive line allowed fewest sacks in the NSIC this season (12 sacks in 11 games).

High School: Attended Miller High School where he was a two-sport athlete. Lettered in both football and wrestling. Was an all-conference, all-state and academic all-state performer.

Personal: Son of Brian and Jan Winter....born August 22, 1984....Has three brothers: Vance, Brant and Jon.

2007 Wildcat Seniors: Pictured left to right are Nick Baldetti, Jay Winter, Scott Umphenour, Stuart Morrow and Nile Legania. Not pictured is Mitch Reeves.


2007 WILDCAT JUNIORS

#94 - Chris Barry6-1, 280, Junior, Defensive LineBattle Creek, Neb. (UNO/Battle Creek HS)

2006: Played in two games as a backup defen-sive tackle against Chadron State and Winona State......made three tackles with one solo and two assisted stops vs. Winona State at the Metrodome on 11-11-06.

Before WSC: Transferred to WSC from Nebraska Omaha and played in the 2006 spring football game.......graduate of Battle Creek High School.

CAREER DEFENSIVE TOTALSYear UT AT Total Sacks TFL FR2006 1 2 3 0 1 0

#29 - Reno Blomquist5 -10, 205, Junior, Defensive BackChandler, Ariz. (Phoenix CC)

2007: Transferred to Wayne State after playing two seasons at Phoenix College...will have two years of eligibility with Wayne State College.

Before WSC: Blomquist was a First-Team All-Western States Football League Defensive Back at Phoenix College in 2006... was named

the National Junior College Defensive Player-of-the-Week on September 12, 2006 after making 13 tackles with three pass breakups, one win over Arizona Western College... tied for fourth in the Western States Football League with four interceptions for 90 return yards.

High School: Blomquist was a three-year starter and letter winner in football and baseball at Chandler High School in Chandler, Ariz... was a First-Team All-Fiesta Region linebacker in 2003 and linbacker/running back in 2004... named Co-Defensive Player-of-the-Year in the Fiesta Region.

Personal: Born January 28, 1987... Son of Reno and Sharon Blomquist... Majoring in business managment at WSC.

#22 - B.J. Campbell5-11, 190, Junior, Defensive BackVermillion S.D. (Vermillion HS)

2006: Appeared in nine games as special teams player and backup defensive back.....made three assisted tackles in games against Minn.-Crookston, Concordia-St. Paul and Winona State.

2005: Played in eight games as a freshman and had 6 solo tackles and two assisted tackles...Had season-high three solo tackles against Nebraska-Kearney on 9-3-05.


High School: Three sport athlete at Vermillion HS, lettering in football, baseball and track...Earned All Conference honors as a junior and senior...Scored 11 touchdowns to go with 873 yards of total offense while recording 50 tackles, eight pass breakups and two interceptions as a senior.

Personal: Son of Lori Whitman...Born on January 6, 1986...Major is undecided.

CAREER DEFENSIVE TOTALSYear UT AT Total Int. Breakups 2004 Redshirt2005 6 2 8 0 02006 0 3 3 0 0Totals 6 5 11 0 0

#77 - Brandon Carlson6-2, 290, Junior, Offensive LineCherokee, Iowa (Washington HS)

2006: Started all 11 games at left tackle for Wildcat offensive line that allowed NSIC-low eight sacks during the season.

2005: Did not appear in any games during season.

2004: Redshirted.

High School: Was selected 1st team All-District and was two-time line-man of the year at Washington High School. Led team to a 7-2 record and anchored a line that broke seven state passing records.



#80 - Brian Chapman6-2, 200, Junior, Wide ReceiverBattle Creek, Neb. (Battle Creek HS)

2006: Played in nine games as a sophomore backup wide receiver. . . Recorded 10 receptions for 157 yards and one touchdown. . . Averaged 15.7 yards per catch and 17.4 receiving yards per game. . . Had a career-high 58 yards on three receptions against Bemidji State on 10-14-06.

2005: Played in nine games as a freshman...Had 12 catches for 159 yards on the season...Season-high 48 yards and 39 yard catch against MSU Moorhead on 10-1-05.


High School: Led Battle Creek HS to three straight playoff appearances, earning First Team All-District and All-State honorable mention honors as a senior. Three-year starter also starred in basketball, track and baseball at Battle Creek. Helped 2003 Legion baseball team to third place fi nish at State Tournament.

Personal: Son of Jim and Linda Chapman...Born on August 13, 1985...Major is undecided.

CAREER RECEIVING TOTALSYear Att. Yards Yd/Rc Yd/Gm TD2004 Redshirt 2005 12 159 13.3 17.7 02006 10 157 15.7 17.4 1Totals 22 316 14.4 17.6 1

#31 - Matt Chrans5-11, 200, Junior, FullbackWilber, Neb. (Wilber-Clatonia HS)

2006: Appeared in two games as backup line-backer, recorded two solo tackles vs. Minnesota-Crookston on 9-30-06....also played against Winona State in Metrodome on 11-11-06.

2005: Played in seven games as a freshman at backup linebacker and on special teams...Had one solo tackle and a season-high six assisted tackles against Nebraska-Kearney on 9-3-05.


High School: Led Wilber-Clatonia to back-to-back state playoff appear-ances as a junior and senior. Named First Team All-District and All-Sunland as a junior and senior....Team Captain......Led team in tackles with 111 as a senior.

Personal: Son of Roger and Darla Chrans...Born on May 25, 1986...Major-ing in Pre-Medicine and Biology.

Moved to fullback in 2007

CAREER DEFENSIVE TOTALSYear UT AT Total Sacks TFL Int.2004 Redshirt2005 4 10 14 0 0 02006 2 0 2 0 0 0 Totals 6 10 16 0 0 0

#93 - Darius Davis6-1, 260, Junior, Defensive Lineman Phoenix, Ariz. (Scottsdale CC)

Before WSC: Recorded 40 tackles with two sacks, three forced fumbles and fi ve tackles for loss at Scottsdale Community College in 2006. Helped team to a 6-4 record and a #18 natioanl junior college ranking at the end of the season. Davis will have two seasons of eligibility at Wayne State College.

#10 - Justin Happ6-6, 195, Junior, Quarterback San Diego, Calif. (Mt. San Jacinto College)

Before WSC: Played at Mt. San Jacinto Junior College in California, leading team to a 7-3 record. In 2006 Happ threw for 1,083 yards (120.3 per game) and nine touchdowns in nine games played, with a passing effi ciency of 115.14. Happ threw for career high 332 yards in 52-27 win against Southwestern on Nov. 4, 2006. Also threw for 234

yards and career high four touchdowns on Oct. 14, 2006. Happ split time with fellow quarterback Jordan Hudson. The two combined to have the #1 passing offense in the Foothill Conference with 366.8 yards per game and the #2 scoring offense in the conference at 26.9 points per game.

#3 - Benny Collins5-7, 190, Junior, Defensive Back Phoenix, Ariz. (Phoenix CC)

Before WSC: Had 43 tackles, seven pass breakups, six blocked fi eld goals, four forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries at Phoenix College in 2006.

High School: Collins was a three sport athlete at Camelback HS in Phoenix, starring in football, basketball and track. Has two years of eligiblity at Wayne State College.



#37 - Kurtis Hoefl ing6-1, 235, Junior, PunterMerrill, Iowa. (Hinton HS)

2006: Played in eight games as the ‘Cats punter. . . Punted the ball 30 times for an average of 33.7. . . Also had 10 kickoffs for an average of 60.9 including one touchback. . . Had a season-high seven punts including a 58 yard punt against Chadron State on 9-16-06.

2005: Selected All-NSIC honorable mention punter as a freshman after averaging 37.6 yards per punt, ranking fourth overall and fourth in NSIC games....had career-long punt of 78 yards vs. Neb.-Kearney on 9-3-05 and fi nished with 20 kicks inside the 20-yard line and just 3 touchbacks. Seven punts were over 50 yards.

High School: Kurtis starred in four sports at Hinton Community HS, starting three years in football, wrestling and baseball and four years in track and fi eld....was an All-State kicker, averaging 54.5 yards on kickoffs and 44.2 yards on punts and received All-District honors three years for play at linebacker...Averaged 101 yards per game rushing....was state runnerup in discus and All-Conference catcher in baseball for three seasons....kicked 51-yard fi eld goal in high school and holds eight school records in football.

Personal: Son of Kenny and Bridget Hoefl ing . . . Born on October 11, 1986. . . Major is undeclared....hobbies are sports and career goal is to become a coach/teacher.

CAREER PUNTING TOTALSYear Punts Yards Avg. Longest Inside 202005 69 2,592 37.6 78 202006 30 1,010 33.7 58 7Totals 99 3,602 36.4 78 27

#42 - Luke Hoffman6-2, 205, Junior, LinebackerWakefi eld, Neb. (Wakefi eld HS)

2006: Was the leading tackler for the Wildcats, earning NSIC honorable mention honors at outside linebacker......In 11 starts, recorded 100 tackles (47 solo, 53 assisted) with nine tackles for loss, two sacks, two interceptions, fi ve pass breakups and

one forced fumble....named Nebraska NCAA Division II Defensive Player of the Week on 11-6-06 after making 10 tackles and helping the WSC defense force fi ve turnovers in 14-9 win over Missouri-Rolla....had season-high 14 tackles in two games, vs. Nebraska-Kearney on 9-9-06 and vs. Concordia-St. Paul on 10-28-06. Named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District VII College Division Second Team and selected to the NSIC Fall All-Academic Team with 3.81 GPA in elementary education.

2005: Started all 11 games at linebacker as a freshman...Led the team and was sixth in the conference in total tackles and was tied for second on the team with three interceptions...Had three solo tackles and 10 assisted tackles with one interception in his fi rst collegiate game against St. Cloud State on 8-27-05. Ranked sixth in the NSIC in tackles per game (6.1)


High School: Earned All-State honors as a junior and senior at Wakefi eld High School...Received All-District honors all four seasons and was an Academic All-State selection two seasons...Had 520 tackles during career at Wakefi eld High School...Made 33 tackles in one game.

Personal: Son of Terry and Bonnie Hoffman... Born on September 13, 1985...Major is undecided.

CAREER DEFENSIVE TOTALSYear UT AT Total Sacks TFL Int.2004 Redshirt2005 36 62 98 0.0 2.0 32006 47 53 100 2.0 9.0 2Totals 83 115 198 2.0 11.0 5



#92 - Tyler Krueger6-1, 265, Junior, Defensive Lineman Pierce, Nebraska (Pierce HS)

2006: Appeared in all 11 games at backup de-fensive end for the Wildcats, recording 20 total tackles with seven solo and 13 assisted stops....fi nished with four sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery....had season-high six tackles with two sacks and one

forced fumble vs. Missouri-Rolla on 11-4-06. Selected to the 2006 NSIC Fall All-Academic Team.

2005: Played in eight games as a true freshman as a backup defensive end and special teams player. Had three solo tackles and four assisted tackles.

High School: Tyler was a four-year starter at Pierce High School and named to the Class C-1 All State First Team as a junior and senior...Was a three-time All District selection and team MVP during his senior season...Excelled in basketball and track at Pierce, receiving honorable mention all-state honors in basketball as a junior and placed seventh in the discus at the state track meet... Krueger was also a member of the National Honor Society and an Academic All State selection in football and basketball.

Personal: Son of Gerry and Sherri Krueger...Born on June 16, 1986...Majoring in Education.

CAREER DEFENSIVE TOTALSYear UT AT Total Sacks TFL FR2005 3 4 7 0.0 1.0 02006 7 13 20 4.0 4.5 1Totals 10 17 27 4.0 5.5 1

#36 - Ryan Molacek5-11, 205, Junior, Defensive BackStanton, Nebraska(Stanton HS)

2006: Played in nine games as a sophomore backup defensive back. . . Had 15 total tackles including seven solo and eight assisted. . . Also blocked one kick and had one pass breakup. . . Recorded a season-high four tackles against Chadron State on 9-16-06.

2005: Played in ten games as a freshman...Had eight solo tackles, seven assisted tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss.

High School: Molacek led Stanton to a 12-1 record in 2004 and a runn-erup fi nish in Class C-2, earning All-State honors as a junior and senior... Named All-Conference and All-District three seasons...Rushed for 3,519 yards and 49 touchdowns in high school career...Had 211 career tackles and 19 interceptions on defense...Two-time selection to the Norfolk Daily News Top 20 Football Team...Also a star track athlete at Stanton HS, earning four letters and a state track meet qualifi er in sprint events.

Personal: Son of Dan and Kim Molacek...Born on April 12, 1986...Major is undecided.

CAREER DEFENSIVE TOTALSYear UT AT Total Int. Breakups 2005 8 7 15 0 02006 7 8 15 0 1Totals 15 15 30 0 1

#72 - Brian Okonofua6-5, 340, Junior, Offensive LineDallas, Texas (Bryan Adams HS)

2006: Earned NSIC Second Team All-Confer-ence honors starting all 11 games at left guard for WSC....helped offensive line allow league low eight sacks during the season.

2005: Started all 11 games as a true freshman at left offensive tackle for the Wildcats.

High School: Okonofua was selected First Team All-District his senior season. . . named co-captain of Bryan Adams football team. . . led his team with nine pancakes per game.

Personal: Born September 24, 1987. . . Son of Chris and Adie Okonofua. . . Major is undeclared.

#95 - Troy Pribnow6-3, 240, Junior, Defensive LinemanScribner, Nebraska (Scribner-Snyder HS)

2006: Had strong sophomore season as backup defensive end for Wildcats, making 20 tackles in nine games with 11 solo stops and nine assisted tackles......had fi ve tackles for loss, three sacks and one interception for 32 yards....best game

was against Bemidji State with fi ve tackles (four solo) with two sacks and one interception against the Beavers.

2005: Appeared in nine games on special teams and backup defensive end for the Wildcats. Credited with two solo tackles and six assisted stops on the season. Had one fumble recovery vs. Concordia-St. Paul on 10-22-05.


High School: Was a standout athlete at Scribner-Snyder High School, starting in football, basketball and track and fi eld.

CAREER DEFENSIVE TOTALSYear UT AT Total Sacks TFL FR2004 Redshirt2005 2 6 8 0.0 0.0 12006 11 9 20 3.0 5.0 0Totals 13 15 28 3.0 5.0 1



#40 - Collin Prosser6-1, 235, Junior, Fullback Vermillion, South Dakota(Vermillion HS)

2006: Switched to fullback and played in all 11 games as a sophomore. . . Rushed the ball four times for nine yards. . . Also returned three kickoffs for 16 yards. . . Had a season-high three carries for 10 yards against Minnesota-Crookston on 9-30-06. Selected to the 2006 NSIC Fall All-

Academic Team.

2005: Played in seven games as a freshman... Saw time at tight end and special teams. Had seven yard touchdown reception vs. MSU Moorhead on 10-1-05. Had three kickoff returns for 25 yards during the season.


High School: Attended Vermillion High School where Collin was a two-time All Big 8 All Conference performer as tight end and defensive end...All played basketball, baseball and ran track at Vermillion HS...Had 92 tackles as a senior and averaged 18 yards per catch at tight end.

Personal: Son of Gary and Sheila Prosser...Born on April 12, 1986...Majoring in Physical Education.

CAREER RECEIVING TOTALSYear Att. Yards Yd/Rc Yd/Gm TD2004 Redshirt 2005 1 7 7.0 1.0 12006 0 0 0.0 0.0 0Totals 1 7 7.0 1.0 1

CAREER RUSHING TOTALSYear Att. Yards Yd/Rush Yd/Gm TD2004 Redshirt 2005 0 0 0.0 0.0 02006 4 9 2.2 0.8 0Totals 4 9 2.2 0.8 0

#6 - Sherrod Richards6-0, 180, Junior, Defensive BackModesto, Calif. (Modesto CC)

2006: Redshirted in 2006 season.

#22 - Travis Rhone6-0, 190, Junior, Running BackCedar Rapids, Iowa (Iowa Central CC)

Before WSC: Rushed for 1,101 yards and 10 touchdowns in nine games last year at Iowa Central CC. Rhone's 122.3 yards a game helped the Tritons to 9-2 overall record, a Midwest Confer-ence West Divsion Title, and a #9 national junior college ranking.

High School: At Cedar Rapids Washington High School, Rhone rushed for 3,661 yards in his career and earned All-State honors his junior and senior year.

#91 - Wesley Sells6-2, 200, Junior, Defensive Line Phoenix, Ariz. (Phoenix CC) Before WSC: Sells played both football and bas-ketball in the 2005-2006 school year at Phoenix College and focused on football in 2006.

High School: Was an all-state defensive end and an All-Region basketball player in high school at McClintock High School in Arizona.

#4 - Scott Mackey6-0, Junior, Quarterback Lockeford, California

(Cabrillo JC) Before WSC: Mackey transferred to Wayne State at

the start of the 2007 season from Cabrillo College in California. In 2006 season, Mackey completed 74 of 153 passes for 774 yards with seven touchdowns

and 11 interceptions while helping team to 6-4-1 overall record and 3-1-1 mark in conference play.

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#7 - Silas Fluellen6-0, 210, Sophomore, Quarterback Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West HS)

2006: Appeared in all 11 games at quarterback as true freshman, becoming starter in fourth game of season at MSU Moorhead on 9-22-06......completed 105 of 243 passes for 1,595 yards with 13 touchdowns and 8 interceptions.... threw for career-high 325 yards with three touchdowns against Bemidji State on 10-14-06... ranked sixth in the NSIC in passing effi ciency (109.4), passing

average/game (145.0) and total offense (155.7).

High School: Set several new state records at Bellevue West High School in the 2005 season. . . The younger brother of Nebraska wide receiver Isaiah Fluellen had 37 touchdown passes while averaging 250.6 yards per game passing, both Class A state records. . . Finished the 2005 season with 2,506 passing yards while leading Bellevue West to a 7-2 regular season record and a berth in the Class A playoffs. . . Was a three-year starter at Bellevue West, earning Class A All-State and All-Nebraska honors as a senior along with Red Zone Player of the Year honors.

Personal: Son of Melvin and Ann Fluellen. . . Born on May 15, 1988. . . Major is undecided. . . Hobbies include basketball and the computer.

CAREER PASSING TOTALSYear Att. Comp. Yards Int. TD2006 243 105 1,595 8 13

#27 - Kyle Gardner6-1, 215, Sophomore, Linebacker Wakefi eld, Neb. (Wakefi eld HS)

2006: Played in fi ve games as a backup linebacker. . . Recorded his fi rst tackle of his career against Southwest Minnesota State on 10-21-06. . . Also appeared in games against Bemidji State, Concor-dia-St. Paul, Missouri-Rolla and Winona State.

2005: Redshirted

High School: Attended Wakefi eld High School, helping Trojans to an unbeaten regular season as a senior. Averaged 14 tackles per game to earn selection to Norfolk Daily News All-Area Top 20 Team. Named Lewis and Clark All-Conference as a junior and senior.

Personal: Son of Kirk Gardner and Janice Gardner-Manganaro...Born August 21, 1986....Major is undeclared.

CAREER DEFENSIVE TOTALSYear UT AT Total Sacks TFL Int.2005 Redshirt2006 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0Totals 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0

#19 - Tyler Gebers6-0, 190, Sophomore, Linebacker Holstein, Iowa (Galva-Holstein HS)

2006: Appeared in one game, at Minnesota-Crookston on 9-30-06...made one solo tackle.

2005: Redshirted

High School: Gebers is a four year letterwinner in football, baseball and track at Galva-Holstein

High School. . . helped his team to the state playoffs four straight years. . . selected as the First Team All-State running back by Iowa Newspaper Association in 2004 and First Team All-State Defense by the Des Moines Register in 2003 and 2004. . . selected Team Offensive MVP and First Team All-District running back in 2003 and 2004.

Personal: Born September 15, 1986 . . . Son of Gary and Barb Gebers. . . Majoring in Elementary Education.

CAREER DEFENSIVE TOTALSYear UT AT Total Sacks TFL Int.2006 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0

#24 - Matt Greenway5-11, 200, Sophomore, Defensive Back Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X HS)

2006: Played in 11 games on special teams and as a backup defensive back. . . Recorded 26 tackles including 10 solo stops. . . Tied for fourth in the NSIC and tied for second on the team with three interceptions. . . Had a career-high 12 tackles including six solo against Winona State at the Metrodome Classic on 11-11-06.

2005: Redshirted

High School: Greenway helped Lincoln Pius to the Class B State Title in 2004 with a school record 12 interceptions during his senior season. Was selected captain of the Class B All-State Defensive Team while earning All-City, All-District and Second Team Super State honors. Greenway also excelled in baseball at Pius High School where he was a three-year starter and an All-City third baseman in 2004.

Personal: Born June 1, 1987 . . . Son of Charles and Louise Greenway....Majoring in business.

CAREER DEFENSIVE TOTALSYear UT AT Total Int. Pass Breakups2005 Redshirt2006 10 16 26 3 0Totals 10 16 26 3 0



#28 - Alex Hall5-6, 190, Sophomore, Running Back Lincoln, Neb. (North Star HS)


2005: Played in all 11 games as true freshman running back...Finished the season with 417 yards on 119 carries and three touchdowns, averaging 3.5 yards per carry...Had 106 yards on 20 carries

and one touchdown against Nebraska-Kearney on 9-3-05. Also had eight receptions for 93 yards, averaging 11.6 yards per catch.

High School: Hall received numerous honors while starting two seasons at Northstar High School in Lincoln...Named First Team Super State, All-State, All-Conference and All-City during his senior season...Rushed for 326 yards in one game, a school record, and averaged over 200 yards per game to lead Class A in rushing during 2004 season...Lettered two years in track and fi eld.

Personal: Born on April 11, 1986...Majoring in Physical Therapy.

CAREER RUSHING TOTALSYear Att. Yards Yd/Rush Yd/Gm TD2005 119 417 3.5 37.9 32006 Redshirt Totals 119 417 3.5 37.9 3

#18 - Nick Hope6-0, 205, Sophomore, Kicker Avoca, Iowa (Avoca HST HS)

2006: Became starting placekicker in mid-sea-son, appearing in fi nal fi ve games of the season....made 10 of 11 PAT kicks and was 5 of 9 on fi eld goals.....named Nebraska NCAA Division II Special Teams Player of the Week on 10-23-06 after making two fi eld goals and three extra point kicks in 27-24 win at Southwest Minnesota State...made season-long 42 yard fi eld goal vs.

Bemidji State on 10-14-06....averaged 49.2 yards on 14 kickoffs.

2005: Redshirted

CAREER KICKING TOTALSYear FG-Att. 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ PAT-ATT2006 5-9 3-4 1-4 1-1 0-0 10-11

#96 - Darnell Lee6-0, 210, Sophomore, Defensive Line Houston, Texas (James Madison HS)

2006: Did not appear in any games.

2005: Redshirted

High School: Attended James Madison High School in Houston, Texas where Darnell was a

two-year starter and a three year letterwinner, earning All-District honors at defensive end. Lee also received All-District Academic honors and was a member of the National Honor Roll.

Personal: Son of Bernard and Rose Lee...Born Decemeber 26, 1986....Major is undeclared.

#84 - Brian Locke6-4, 240, Sophomore, Tight End Omaha, Neb. (South HS)

2006: Appeared in 10 games with three starts at tight end for the Wildcats.....had nine catches for 90 yards with a season long catch of 32 yards vs. Bemidji State on 10-14-06......had two catches in three games, vs. Upper Iowa on 8-31-06, vs. Concordia-St. Paul on 10-28-06 and vs. Missouri-Rolla on 11-4-06.

2005: Sat out season as redshirt.

CAREER RECIEVING TOTALSYear Att. Yards Yd/Rc Yd/Gm TD2005 Redshirt 2006 9 90 10.0 9.0 0Totals 9 90 10.0 9.0 0

#2 - Robert Manuel5-10, 160, Sophomore, Defensive Back Houston, Texas (Jack Yates HS)

2006: Finished fi fth on the team with 60 tackles. . . Also had three interceptions (T-4th on team) and four pass breakups (T-3rd on team). . . Had a season-high 10 tackles and two pass breakups against Northern State on 10-7-06.

2005: Redshirted

High School: Manuel earned First Team All-District Football Honors as a senior. . . helped Jack Yates High School to two district championships in 2004 and 2005. . . also helped team to the third round of the state playoffs in 2004. . . as a senior he had fi ve interceptions and returned two of them for touchdowns.

Personal: Born January 27, 1986. . . Son of Kenneth Rogers and Gloreatha Manuel. . . Major is undeclared.

CAREER DEFENSIVE TOTALSYear UT AT Total Int. Breakups 2005 Redshirt2006 33 27 60 3 4Totals 33 27 60 3 4



#8 - Logan Masters6-3, 180, Sophomore, Wide Reciever Storm Lake, Iowa (Storm Lake HS)

2006: Started all 11 games at wide receiver as a true freshman. . . Had a spectacular fresh-man season leading the team in receptions (44), receiving yards (693), touchdowns (7) and receiving yards per game (63.0, 7th in NSIC). . . Had a season-high eight catches for 127 yards including two touchdowns against Bemidji State on 10-14-06. Named to the NSIC honorable

mention team as a wide receiver.

High School: A four-sport star at Storm Lake HS will play football and baseball at Wayne State College. . . In football, caught 64 passes for 782 yards with four touchdowns in seven games and played quarterback the other two games. . . Listed third all-time in Iowa high school history with 153 receptions. . . Won three medals as a junior at the Iowa State Track Meet in 2005, fourth in the 110 hurdles (14.8), sixth in the 400 hurdles (54.9) and sixth in the high jump at 6’3”. . . In baseball as a junior, earned Third Team All-State honors as a pitcher, going 9-2 with a 1.27 ERA. . . First Team Unanimous All-Conference selection in baseball as a sophomore and junior. . . In basketball, was Second Team All-Conference and led team in three pointers, steals and assists.

Personal: Son of Mike and Kim Masters. . . Born on January 19, 1988. . . Major is undecdied. . . Hobbies include snowmobiling and hunting.

CAREER RECIEVING TOTALSYear Att. Yards Yd/Rc Yd/Gm TD2006 44 693 15.8 63.0 7Totals 44 693 15.8 63.0 7

#20 - Eric Meyer5-10, 185, Sophomore, Running Back Hooper, Neb. (Logan View HS)

2006: Appeared in all 11 games as true freshman for the Wildcats....had 11 kickoff returns for 187 yards, averaging 17.0 yards per return to rank 8th in the NSIC......made 10 carries for 58 yards as backup running back.....had season-best run of 18 yards vs. MSU Moorhead on 9-22-06....also had one pass reception for eight yards and made

two tackles on special teams, both against Missouri-Rolla on 11-4-06.

High School: Rushed for 1,137 yards (7.7 avg.) with 17 touchdowns as a senior. . . Earned All-District and honorable mention All-State honors as a junior and senior. . . Helped Logan View to four playoff appearances. . . Also excels in track and wrestling. . . Ran 10.4 seconds in the 100 meter dash as a junior, the third fastest time ever in Nebraska history. . . Joins older brother Nathan, who was starting fullback on the 2005 WSC football team.

Personal: Son of Ron and Roxanne Meyer. . . Born on June 28, 1987. . . Majoring in Business Administration. . . Hobbies include boating, hunting and playing sports.

CAREER RUSHING TOTALSYear Att. Yards Yd/Rush Yd/Gm TD2006 10 58 5.8 5.3 0 Totals 10 58 5.8 5.3 0

#45 - Aaron Nielsen6-2, 225, Sophomore, Linebacker Creighton, Neb. (Creighton HS)

2006: Had stellar freshman season for the Wild-cats starting all 11 games at outside linebacker......ranked sixth on the team in tackles with 53, ac-counting for 25 solo and 28 assisted stops....had season-high 12 tackles vs. Nebraska-Kearney on 9-9-06 with nine solo stops.....added three fumble recoveries, three tackles for loss, one

interception, one sack and one blocked kick.

High School: A three-sport standout at Creighton HS, excelling in football, wrestling and track. . . Served as captain for two seasons and was a two-time All-District linebacker for the Bulldogs, who were 33-10 with Nielsen in uniform. . . Has 117 career wins in wrestling with 92 pins, qualifying for the state wrestling tournament twice. . . Earned honorable mention All-State honors in football in 2005.

Personal: Son of Tim and Karla Nielsen. . . Born on September 17, 1987. . . Majoring in Social Sciences. . . Hobbies include sports, fi shing, hunting and spending time with friends and family.

CAREER DEFENSIVE TOTALSYear UT AT Total Sacks TFL Int.2006 25 28 53 1.0 3.0 1



#66 - Rex Osborne6-3, 300, SophomoreOffensive Lineman Giltner, Neb. (Giltner HS)

2006: Made nine starts at right guard as true fresh-man for WSC offensive line that allowed the fewest sacks in the NSIC this season with eight.

High School: Was a four-year starter in football and a two-year starter in basketball at Giltner HS. . . Made 70 tackles with six sacks and three forced fumbles as a senior to earn All-Heartland Super Squad First Team honors, along with All-Conference and All-District honors. . . Received either All-Conference or All-District First Team or honorable mentions honors all four seasons at Giltner HS.

Personal: Son of Dave and Kathy Osborne. . . Born on August 26, 1987. . . Majoring in Exercise Science. . . Hobbies include hunting and fi shing.

#52 - Ryan Reeves6-3, 215, Sophomore, Linebacker Wahoo, Neb. (Wahoo Neumann HS)

2006: Played in nine games as a freshman backup linebacker. . . Recorded 10 total tackles including four solo, six assisted and 2.5 takcles for a loss. . . Had a career-high fi ve tackles against Chadron State on 9-16-06.

High School: Joins older brother Mitch, who is a starting linebacker for the Wildcats. . . Member of the All-District Team and All-State Class C-1 Team as a linebacker. . . Won state championships in 2002 and 2003.

Personal: Son of Gregg and Lori Reeves. . . Major is undecided. . . Hobbies include hunting and fi shing.

CAREER DEFENSIVE TOTALSYear UT AT Total Sacks TFL Int.2006 4 6 10 0.0 2.5 02006 33 27 60 3 4Totals 33 27 60 3 4

#54 - Jake Runyon6-4, 300, SophomoreOffensive Lineman Bloomfi eld, Neb. (Bloomfi eld HS)

2006: Appeared in seven games with four starts at center as true freshman on Wayne State of-fensive line that allowed the fewest sacks (eight) in the NSIC this season...missed last two games of the season with an ankle injury.

High School: Earned First Team Class D-2 All-State honors as a lineman in 2005. . . selected to play in Eight-Man All-Star Game in Hastings. . . helped Bees win three district championships along with one runner-up fi nish. . . was a First Team All-District selection as a senior and Second Team All-District as a junior. . . also a two-year starter in basketball, helping Bees to district runner up fi nishes in 2004 and 2005 and a state Class D-2 semi-fi nal appearance in 2006 as a senior......selected First Team All-Conference and honorable mention All-State as a senior in basketball.

Personal: Son of Bruce and Lee Ann Runyon. . . Born on June 12, 1988. . . Major is Education.

#30 - Tanner Schacher5-10, 180, Sophomore, Wide Reciever Stapleton, Neb. (Stapleton HS)

2006: Appeared in three games on special teams and was credited with one assisted tackle vs. MSU Moorhead on 9-22-06.

2005: Redshirted

High School: Schacher was selected All-District in football during his sophomore, junior and

senior seasons. . . also honorable mention All-State as a senior. . . led his football team to a district championship his sophomore season. . . rushed for 825 yards with eight touchdowns and received for 452 yards and six touchdowns as a senior. . . had a kickoff return average of 24.3 with two touchdowns and a punt return average of 23.5 with four touchdowns, which is a school record.

Personal: Born February 13, 1987. . . Son of Ivan and Carry Schacher. . . Majoring in Physical Education.


#90 - Austin Stanley6-2, 275, Sophomore, Defensive Tackle Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X HS)

2006: Appeared in all 11 games as backup de-fensive tackle, making 16 tackles with 1.5 sacks for minus 14 yards.....also had three tackles for loss for minus 20 yards, two fumble recoveries and one pass breakup.

2005: Redshirted

High School: Was a two-year starter at Lincoln Pius High School, helping team to undefeated season and Class B title in 2004....Stanley received First Team All-State, All-Conference and All-District honors during senior season while also earned Second Team Super State honors.

Personal: Austin is the son of Dave and Angela Love...Born November 8, 1986....Majoring in education.honors in football in 2005.

CAREER DEFENSIVE TOTALSYear UT AT Total Sacks TFL FR2005 Redshirt2006 5 11 16 1.5 3.0 0Total 5 11 16 1.5 3.0 0

#81 - Keylyn Anderson6-3, 190, Redshirt Freshman

Wide Reciever Plainview, Neb. (Plainview HS)


High School: Was a three-year starter in football, helping the team win the Class C-2 state champi-onship in 2005. . . A two-time All-District honorable mention selection in football and was a state track qualifi er as a junior in the 300 meter hurdles.

Personal: Son of John C. and Celeste Anderson. . . Born on August 4, 1987. . . Major is undecided. . . Hobbies include hunting.

#99 - Nehemiah Blackburn6-4, 270, Redshirt Freshman

Defensive End Omaha, Neb. (Northwest HS)


High School: Earned First Team All-Conference honors at defensive end for Omaha Northwest in 2005, recording 66 tackles, 7.5 sacks, three fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and one

interception. . . Received honorable mention all-state honors as a senior. . . Was a three-year starter in football, also lettered two years in basketball and started one season.

Personal: Son of Tracie Mayberry and Harper Blackburn. . . Born on July 23, 1988. . . Major is undecided. . . Hobbies include music, studying and cleaning.

#23 - Derek Buckridge5-11, 180, Redshirt Freshman, DBSpring Hill, Kansas (Spring Hill HS)


High School: Four-year starter in football at Spring Hill HS, earning All-Tri County recognition at running back and defensive back, averaging 120 yards per game rushing and 12 tackles per game on defense. . . Selected Gatorade Player of the

Year as a junior and was also named team captain. . . Holds school record in 200 meter dash (22.2). . . Was also a three-year starter in wrestling and a tow-year starter in baseball.

Personal: Son of Steve and Shari Baker and Randy and Lana Buckridge. . . Born on September 19, 1987. . . Majoring in Pre-Medicine. . . Hobbies include sports, friends, family, church, outdoors, movies and music.

#74 - Joe Bundy6-6, 305, Redshirt FreshmanOffensive Lineman Madison, S.D. (Madison HS)

2006: Appeared in two games as backup right guard on offensive line, playing in games against Northern State (10-7-06) and Bemidji State (10-14-06).

High School: Was a three-year starter at Madi-son High School in South Dakota. . . Named Team MVP on defense as a senior. . . Multi-sport athlete at Madison HS, starting two years in baseball and powerlifting and one year in basketball. . . Helped team reach South Dakota Class A playoffs in 2003 and 2005.

Personal: Son of Keith and Peggy Bundy. . . Born on September 26, 1987. . . Majoring in Secondary Education.

2007 SOPHOMORES/FRESHMEN


2007 WILDCAT REDSHIRT FRESHMEN

#87 - Eddy Cesar6-3, 210, Redshirt FreshmanWide Reciever North Miami, Florida (North Miami Beach HS)


High School: Lettered in football at North Mi-ami Beach HS in North Miami, Florida, for two

years.

Personal: Son of Jean Cesar and Edith Cesar. . . Born on November 28, 1987. . . Majoring in Exercise Science. . . Hobbies include watching televi-sion, sleeping and playing any kind of sport.

#26 - Cole Fischer5-10, 180, Redshirt Freshman

Defensive Back Leigh, Neb. (Leigh HS)

2007: Participated in 2007 Spring Drills.

#97 - Mark Janssen6-4, 260, Redshirt FreshmanDefensive Lineman Sioux Falls, S.D. (Roosevelt HS)

2006: Appeared in one game as backup defen-sive lineman, playing in season-fi nale against Winona State in the Metrodome on 11-11-06....did not record any statistics.

High School: Was a two-year letter winner in football and basketball at Sioux Falls Roosevelt HS...was named defen-sive line MVP, All-City and 2nd Team All-Greater Dakota Conference as a senior....was also team captain in basketball.

Personal: Parents are Daryl and Joan Janssen.... Born February 2, 1988....

#71 - Derek Kohrt6-3, 260, Redshirt Freshman

Offensive LinemanInwood, Iowa (West Lyon HS)


High School: Kohrt was a standout wrestler and football player at West Lyon HS. . . Named First Team All-State as a senior by the Iowa Newspaper

Association on offense and Des Moines Register on defense while earn-ing All-District honors. . . Helped West Lyon reach the Iowa Class 2A state semi-fi nals in 2003 and 2004.

Personal: Son of Sue Kohrt and Jason Doherty. . . Born on January 8, 1988. . . Major is undecided.

#62 - B.J. Lambrecht6-0, 270, Redshirt FreshmanOffensive Lineman Fremont, Neb. (Bergan HS)

2006: Did not appear in any games during 2006 season.

2005: Redshirted.

#5 - Ricky Massa6-1, 185, Redshirt FreshmanWide RecieverLincoln, Neb. (Lincoln HS)

2006: Was a backup wide receiver that received most of his playing time on special teams. Ap-peared in four games (Chadron State, Bemidji State, Missouri-Rolla and Winona State).

2005: Redshirted.

High School: A three-year letterwinner in track and a two-year starter in foot-ball for the Lincoln High Links. . . an All-State selection during senior season and honorable mention All-State his junior season. . . named All-City and All-Conference two years. . . led the state with 10 interceptions as a junior.

Personal: Born November 26, 1986 . . . Son of Allen and Suzanne Massa. . . Major is undeclared.

#39 - Andre McIntyre5-11, 260, Redshirt FreshmanRunning BackOmaha, Neb. (Central HS)


High School: Received honorable mention all-district honors at fullback for Omaha Central HS. .

. Started two years in football and earned three letters. . . Also a three-year starter and letterwinner in track.

Personal: Son of Dana McIntyre-Gray. . . Born on July 2, 1988. . . Major-ing in Biology and Pre-Medicine. . . Hobbies include basketball and writing poetry.

#11 - Bryce Miller6-0, 200, Redshirt Freshman, Kicker Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk Catholic HS)

2006: Redshirted.

High School: Earned All-State honors as a kicker on Norfolk Catholic’s undefeated Class C-1 state cham-pionship team in 2005. . . Selected Second Team Su-per State kicker after making 10 of 13 fi eld goals and 58 of 61 extra points as a senior. . . Scored 260 career

points in helping Knights win back-to-back state championships. . . Named All-District kicker three seasons, also selected Class C-1 All-State punter as a junior.

Personal: Son of Kevin and Dawne Miller. . . Born on March 19, 1988. . . Major is undecided. . . Hobbies include soccer and boating.


#83 - Blake Mosel5-8, 165, Redshirt FreshmanWide Reciever Plainview, Neb. (Plainview HS)


High School: Attended Plainview HS where he lettered in basketball, football and track. . . Was a captain on the Omaha World Herald All-State Team. . . Also was an All-State selection for the Lincoln Journal Star, Huskerland Prep All-State

and Norfolk Daily News Top 10 All-Area. . . Won a state championship in football, helped his basketball team to district championship and was a two-time state track qualifi er.

Personal: Son of Gail and Michelle Mosel. . . Born on December 15, 1987. . . Majoring in Pre-Medicine. . . Hobbie include basketball and running.

#49 - Landon Stender6-0, 220, Redshirt FreshmanLinebacker Norfolk, Neb. (Battle Creek HS)


High School: Earned All-District honors in foot-ball as a junior and senior and served as captain in senior season for football and basketball. . . Averaged 10.7 tackles per game and scored four

touchdowns on defense for the Braves.

Personal: Son of Ron and Tammy Stender. . . Born on October 22, 1987. . . Major is undecided. . . Hobbies include hunting, fi shing, camping and golfi ng.

#78 - Shane Winter6-7, 260, Redshirt Freshman

Offensive Lineman Fairbury, Neb. (Fairbury HS)


High School: Was a three-year letterwinner and two year starter at Fairbury HS, earning All-District honors as a junior and senior. . . Had 52 tackles and two fumble recoveries as a senior to earn

honorable mention all-state honors.

Personal: Son of Larry and Janet Winter. . . Born on October 4, 1987. . . Majoring in Pre-Vet. . . Hobbies include sports and the outdoors.

#34 - Chance Anderson5-11, 210, FreshmanRunning Back Plainview, Neb. (Plainview HS)

#10 - Mario Arnold6-0, 205, FreshmanDefensive BackNorcross, Georgia

#47 - Donny Baker6-2, 200, FreshmanLinebackerSt. Edward, Neb. (St. Edward HS)

High School: Earned Class D-2 All-State honors last fall at wide receiver, grabbing 68 receptions, which led all classes, for 958 yards and 11 touchdown, to help St. Edward reach the Class D-2 semi-fi nals. At linebacker, Baker was the second leading tackler in Class D-2

with 178 total tackles, including 77 solo stops. Baker was also a two-year starter in basketball and was a member of the National Honor Society and Presidential Academic Award winner.

Personal: Son of Dave and Gina Baker. . . Born on January 17, 1989. . . Major is Criminal Justice. . . Hobbies include weightlifting, music, hinting, singing, and sports.

2007 WILDCAT FRESHMEN


#75 - Michael Bazata6-4, 230, FreshmanDefensive End Howells, Neb. (Howells HS)

High School: Three-year standout at Howells High School, earning All-State honors as a junior and senior in football. Helped Bobcats reach Class C-2 semi-fi nals as a senior while winning state titles in 2003, 2004, and 2005. In wrestling, Bazata is a three time state qualifi er

and was crowned the Class D State Champion at 189 pounds as a junior. Finished high school career with 217 tackles on defense with 14 sacks and 25 tackles for loss.

Personal: Son of Dan and Laurie Bazata. . . Born on September 23, 1988. . . Major is Construction Management. . . Hobbies include hunting and farming.

#14 - Jacob Bell6-2, 200, Freshman Punter South Sioux City, Neb. (South Sioux City HS)

High School: Bell was a standout punter/wide receiver at South Sioux City HS, earning First-Team Class B All-State honors (Huskerland Prep Report) after averaging 44 yards per punt as a se-nior. Listed as one of the top fi ve receivers in Class

B at 19.8 yards per reception. Bell is also a standout track athlete qualifying for State Track in the 400 meter dash as a sophomore and junior, running 51.8 as a junior. Also selected team captain and homecoming king.

Personal: Son of Tom and Shelly Bell. . . Born on March 27, 1988. . . Major is Pre-Chiropractic. . . Hobbies include sports, water skiing, music, and drumming.

#17 - Jermaine Blackson5-9, 160, FreshmanDefensive BackOmaha, Neb. (Central HS)

High School: Blackson was a two-year starter and letter winner at Omaha Central HS, earning All-District honors at defensive back as a junior and senior. Helped the Eagles reach Class A playoffs the past two season. Also lettered in

track and basketball at Omaha Central.

Personal: Son of Barbara Stevens. . . Born on November 28, 1988. . . Major is undecided. . . Hobbies include video games, sports, and hanging out with friends.

#86 - Sam Blake6-6, 220, FreshmanTight End Utica, Neb. (Centennial HS)

High School: A graduate of Centennial High School, Blake was an All-District and honorable mention All-State selection as a senior helping his team reach the Class C-1 playoffs...holds school record for catches in a game with eight...also ex-celled in basketball and track and fi eld, averaging

20 points and 11 rebounds per game as a senior earning All-Conference honors and also qualifi ed for state track meet in the shot put.

Personal: Son of Marilyn Blake...born on August 30, 1988...major is unde-cided...hobbies include fi shing and hunting.

#27 - Ben Boutiette5-11, 160, FreshmanWide RecieverDelta Junction, Arkansas

#2 - Frederick Bruno5-8, 195, FreshmanRunning BackMiami, Florida

(Miami Springs HS)

High School: Bruno was a three year starter in football, tennis and track and fi eld at Miami Springs Senior High School in Florida. Named team MVP after scoring nine touchdown rushing,

eight receiving, and four on kick returns.

Personal: Son of Bernard and Francelise Bruno. . . Born on March 2, 1989. . . Major is Business Administration. . . Hobbies include football, tennis, and listening to music.

#9 - Kyle Chandler6-0, 185, Freshman, Defensive Back Humble, Texas (Humble HS)



#25 - Chris Chase5-6, 160, FreshmanRunning BackNewcastle, Neb. (Newcastle HS)

#9 - Jared Classen6-0, 165, FreshmanWide Receiver Lynch, Neb. (Lynch HS)

#35 - Ronell Cutler5-6, 150, FreshmanRunning Back Bellevue, Neb. (East HS)

#25 - Andrew Dawson6-0, 175, FreshmanPunter/KickerCherokee, Iowa

#58 - Maurice Ellerbee5-11, 215, FreshmanLinebacker Miami, Florida

(Miami Springs HS)

High School: Ellerbee was a two-year starter at Miami Springs Senior High School in Miami, Florida and was selected Defensive Player-of-the-Year after recording 150 tackles in 11 games as a senior. Ellerbee had 110 tackles

with two sacks in just eight games as a junior.

Personal: Son of Candace Smith. . . Born on October 16, 1988. . . Major is Psychology. . . Hobbies include fi shing and swimming.

#12 - Dennis Fisher6-1, 210, FreshmanQuarterbackRacine, Wisc. (Case HS)

High School: Fisher is a 6-1, 210 pound quarterback from Case High School in Ra-cine, Wisconsin. He was an All-Conference selection as a senior and set several school passing records averaging 230 yards per

game. Fisher was an All-South Division honoree as a junior and started three seasons.

Personal: Son of Harold and Cynthia Fisher. . . Born on December 14, 1988. . . Major is Physical Fitness. . . Hobbies include football, weightlift-ing, and video games.

#6 - Aaron Flynn5-8, 180, FreshmanWide ReceiverOmaha, Neb. (Millard North HS)

#53 - Trevor Gappa6-0, 200, Freshman, Linebacker Elkhorn, Neb. (Elkhorn HS)

High School: A two-time All-District selec-tion, Gappa was the leading tackler as a junior and senior at Elkhorn High School playing inside linebacker and earned First-Team All-State honors as a senior while

helping the Antlers reach the Class B State Championship game. Gappa was a three year starter in football under Coach Mark Wortman and also started three year in baseball at Elkhorn HS.

Personal: Son of John and Charlene Gappa. . . Born on April 18, 1989. . . Major is Special Ed or Psychology. . . Hobbies include football, base-ball, hunting, and fi shing.




#44 - Trey Hill5-9, 190, FreshmanSafety Tampa, Florida

(Jefferson HS)

High School: Hill received County honors for Jefferson HS in Tampa, Florida with fi ve intercep-tion (one for a touchdown) as a senior. Also had four punt blocks and one blocked fi eld goal on special teams. Helped team reach Florida Class

4A State Title game as a sophomore.

Personal: Son of Dwayne and Corina Hill. . . Born on December 6, 1988. . . Major is Sport Management. . . Hobbies include football and baseball.

#46 - Jordan Johnson5-11, 200, FreshmanLinebackerArlington, Neb. (Arlington HS)

#21 - Javal Jones5-10, 185, FreshmanDefensive BackFt. Lauderdale, Florida

(Ft. Lauderdale HS)

High School: Jones played defensive back at Fort Lauderdale High School in Florida under current Wildcat defensive backs coach Charles Hafl ey. Jones was a three-year starter, earning Class 4A All-County honors and was selected

to play in the BCAA North/South All-Star football game.

Personal: Son of Roderick Jones and Leslie Cobb. . . Born on August 12, 1988. . . Major is Criminal Justice. . . Hobbies include playing football, running track, and hanging out with friends.

#23 - Niclas Klixbull5-10, 165, Freshman Wide Receiver Aarhus, Denmark

#48 - Peter Kneifl 6-4, 210, FreshmanTight End Newcastle, Neb. (Newcastle HS)

High School: Kneifl earned First-Team All-Dis-trict honors as a junior and senior at Newcastle HS, helping the Raiders reach the Class D-2 playoffs all four seasons in high school, including an unbeaten regular season in 2005. Had 39 catches for 852 yards (21.8 avg.) with 14 touch-downs as a senior at tight end while recording

14 sacks and 18 tackles for loss on defense. Also excelled in basketball and track and fi eld at Newcastle High School.

Personal: Son of Ken and MaryAnn Kneifl . . Born on October 22, 1988. . . Major is undecided. . . Hobbies include cars and computers..

#70 - Jon Koski6-7, 240, FreshmanOffensive Lineman Utica, Neb. (Centennial HS)

High School: Koski was a two-year starter and letter winner at offensive lineman for Centennial High School, earning All-District honors as a senior. Helped Centennial HS reach the Class C-1 playoffs in 2005 and 2006. Also played basketball, helping the team win a Southern

Nebraska Conference title.

Personal: Son of Al and Jeannie Koski. . . Born on April 19, 1989. . . Major is undecided. . . Hobbies include football and fi shing.

#35 - Daniel Leacraft6-0, 180, FreshmanLinebackerDell Rapids, S.D. (Dell Rapids HS)

High School: Leacraft was a Class 11A All-State linebacker in South Dakota as a senior and named to the Argus Leader Elite 45 Squad after leading Dell Rapids HS to the Class 11A State Championship game...rushed for 789 yards on 159 carries (5.0 avg.) with eight touchdowns while recording 91 tackles and one interception

on defense...Leacraft was also a four-year starter in wrestling and a state medal winner in track and fi eld.

Personal: Son of Lee Leacraft and Marlene Fiedler...born on May 26, 1989...major is undeclared...hobbies include hunting, fi shing, traveling and hanging with friends.



#59 - Mike Lethcoe6-2, 215, FreshmanDefensive Lineman South Sioux City, Neb.(South Sioux City HS)

#3 - Mario Melvin5-8, 190, FreshmanRunning BackLand O' Lakes, Florida(Land O' Lakes HS)

High School: Was a four-year starter in football, collecting All-Conference honors three times and being selected All-State twice. Melvin helped the team to two undefeated seasons and as a senior he racked up 1900 all purpose yards; 1200 yards

rushing, 300 yards receiving, and 400 yards in returns. Melvin was also a two-year starter in baseball and track and fi eld.

Personal: Son of Rose and Roger Melvin. . . Born on April 4, 1989. . . Major is Physical Therapy. . . Hobbies include all sports.

#16 - Mitch Montgomery6-1, 200, FreshmanWide ReceiverRalston, Neb. (Ralston HS)

High School: Earned Class B All-State honors (Second Team All-Class) at wide receiver for Ralston as a senior with 45 receptions for 884 yards and 12 touchdowns. Holds numerous school records for receiving at Ralston, helping

school make Class B State Playoffs in 2004, 2005, and 2006. Montgomery also excelled in baseball and basketball, earning Second-Team All-Con-ference honor in baseball and was selected to the NBDA Bison All-Star Team as a sophomore in basketball. Selected First-Team Class B All-State wide receiver during junior season and was a two-time All-Omaha And All-District honoree.

Personal: Son of Scott and Lita Montgomery and Kim and Terry Ladner. . . Born on July 7, 1989. . . Major is undecided. . . Hobbies include playing sports, fi shing, and hanging out with friends.

#15 - Robert Perry II5-11, 180, FreshmanWide Receiver Humble, Texas (Humble HS)

High School: Perry was a two-year starter and letter winner at Class 5A Humble High School in Texas, earning honorable mention All-District honors as a senior. Average 13.9 yards per catch as a senior and runs a 10.9 in the 100 meter dash.

Personal: Son of Robert Perry. . . Born on November 17, 1988. . . Major is undecided. . . Hobbies include working out and playing Madden football.

#41 - Josh Prokopec6-1, 215, FreshmanLinebacker Clarkson, Neb. (Clarkson HS)

High School: Prokopec earned Class D-1 All-State linebacker honors for Clarkson as a senior and was a three-time All-District selection. Helped Clarkson to and unbeaten regular season in 2006 and a 10-1 mark, reaching the Class D-1 semi-fi nals. Finished with 436 career tackles. As

a senior, rushed for 953 yards with 17 touchdowns and had eight sacks and four interception on defense. Two-year team captain selected to play in the Eight Man All-Star Game this summer. Prokopec is also a two-year starter in basketball and three year starter in track and fi eld.

Personal: Son of Linda and Larry Prokopec. . . Born on December 18, 1988. . . Major is Psychology and Criminal Justice. . . Hobbies include hunting and fi shing.

#85 - Kyle Salow6-4, 200, FreshmanWide ReceiverWashington, Iowa

(Washington HS)

High School: Earned Class 3A First-Team All-State honors in Iowa last fall after making 65 receptions for 1,232 yards (18.9 avg.) with 12 touchdowns for Washington High School. A two-time All-District wide receiver, Salow also

earned Second-Team All-Conference honors in basketball last season helping his team reach the Class 3A State Tournament. Also named to the All-Academic Team in football as a junior ans senior.

Personal: Son of Todd and Vicky Salow. . . Born on November, 4, 1988. . . Major is Pre-Medicine. . . Hobbies include traveling and sports.



#88 - Brian Saunders6-2, 200, FreshmanWide Receiver Laurel, Neb. (Laurel-Concord HS)

High School: Was a four-year starter and three-time letterwinner at Laurel-Concord High School for former Wildcat football player Terry Beair. Saunders earned First-Team All-District honors in football in 2004, 2005, and 2006 and Academic All-State honors in 2006. Was also

part of Laurel-Concord's 2007 State Championship track and fi eld team and holds the school record in the 400 meter, 100 meter, long jump and 1600 meter relay.

Personal: Son of Curt and Renee Saunders. . . Born on January 6, 1989. . . Major is undecided. . . Hobbies hunting and fi shing.

#63 - Mike Scherer6-2, 260, FreshmanOffensive LinemanGrimes, Iowa(Dallas Center-Grimes HS)

High School: Scherer was a three-year letter winner and a starter for two and a half season at Dallas Center-Grimes HS in Iowa, earning Third-Team All-State, First-Team All-District and First-Team All-County honors as a senior. Also

started in wrestling and baseball at Dallas Center-Grimes HS.

Personal: Son of Kim and Kevin Movlin and the late Robert Scherer. . . Born on March 29, 1989 . . Major is Business. . . Hobbies include sports, hunting, fi shing, working out, and construction.

#69 - Andrew Soliz6-6, 300, FreshmanOffensive LinemanClay Center, Neb. (Clay Center HS)

High School: A four-year starter at Clay Center, Soliz helped his team to three unbeaten regular season and three playoff appearances in Class D-2. Earned First-Team All-District and Honor-

able-Mention All-State honors at offensive line. Also a four-year starter in basketball at Clay Center.

Personal: Son of Kristi Sauvage. . . Born on July 5, 1988. . Major is unde-cided. . . Hobbies include basketball, video games, and movies.

#89 - Travis Tomaszewski6-3, 255, FreshmanTight EndMansfi eld, Ohio

#4 - Dontarrius Thomas6-2, 175, FreshmanWide Receiver Land O' Lakes, Florida(Land O' Lakes HS)

High School: Multi-sport standout at Land O’ Lakes High School in Florida, starting in foot-ball, basketball, and track at least two season in each sport. Was a First-Team All-County an Second-Team All-Conference selection in football as a senior in the Class 5A Sunshine

Athletic Conference.

Personal: Son of Patrick B. Smith. . . Born on June 26, 1989. . Major is Sport Marketing . . Hobbies include basketball and football.

#98 - Brian Tomasek6-2, 225, FreshmanDefensive End Dodge, Neb. (Dodge HS)

High School: Averaged 11 tackles per game, earning First Team Class D-2 All-State honors helping Dodge claim the Class D-2 State Eight-Man title as a senior...A three-time All-District selection, Tomasek was selected to play in the Eight-Man All-Star Game...holds the school

record for sacks in a game and helped Dodge reach the State Basketball Tournament twice...averaged 10 tackles per game as a junior.

Personal: Son of Ken and Doris Tomasek. . . Born on December 8, 1988. . . Major is undecided. . . Hobbies include sports, hunting, fi shing and hanging out with friends.

#61 - Craig Wachter6-2, 260, FreshmanOffensive LinemanPierce, Neb. (Pierce HS)

High School: Wachter was a four-year starter at Pierce High School, earning First Team Class C-1 All-State and First Team All-Area honors as a senior and All-District honors as a junior...Wachter helped Pierce to a 34-7 record in his

four years...also a four-year starter in baseball, a three-year starter in track and fi eld and two-year starter in basketball.

Personal: Son of Jim and Karen Wachter. . . Born on November 1, 1988. . . Major is undecided. . . Hobbies include hunting, fi shing, playing sports and hanging out with friends.

#7 - Justin Webber6-0, 190, FreshmanDefensive BackOmaha, Neb. (Northwest HS)


University of Nebraska-KearneySeptember 8, 2007 • 1:00 p.m.

Memorial Stadium/ Bob Cunningham Field • Wayne, Neb.

GAME 1

2007 WILDCAT OPPONENTS

Chadron State College September 1, 2007 • 1:00 p.m.

Elliott Field, Don Beebe Stadium • Chadron, Neb.

GAME 2

SERIES INFORMATIONSeries Began: 1924Series Record: Nebraska-Kearney leads 56-17-6

PAST MEETINGS2006 UNK 23 WSC 142005 UNK 45 WSC 72004 UNK 33 WSC 72003 UNK 32 WSC 212002 UNK 29 WSC 32001 UNK 43 WSC 92000 UNK 44 WSC 31999 UNK 59 WSC 171997 UNK 40 WSC 181996 WSC 43 UNK 141995 UNK 24 WSC 14

SERIES INFORMATIONSeries Began: 1912Series Record: Chadron State leads 35-28-1

PAST MEETINGS2006 CSC 38 WSC 141998: CSC 50 WSC 21991: WSC 55 CSC 281990: CSC 30 WSC 31985: CSC 16 WSC 121984: WSC 36 CSC 71983: CSC 10 WSC 01982: CSC 14 WSC 01981: CSC 16 WSC 131980: WSC 14 CSC 9

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation: Chadron, Neb. Founded: 1911Enrollment: 2,800Affi liation: NCAA Division IIConference: Rocky Mountain ConferenceNickname: EaglesColors: Cardinal & WhiteStadium: Elliott Field, Don Beebe StadiumPresident: Dr. Janie ParkAthletic Director: Brad Smith

FOOTBALL INFORMATIONHead Coach: Bill O'BoyleAlma Mater: Western Illinois (1987)Record At School: 16-7 (2 yrs.)Overall Record: 16-7 (2 yrs.)2006 Record: 12-1 (8-0 RMAC)Lettermen returning/lost: 53/16Starters returning/lost: 18/8

SPORTS INFORMATIONSports Information Director: Alex HelmbrechtOffi ce phone: (308) 432-6212Fax: (308) 432-6466Press Box: (308) 432-6348

2007 SCHEDULEAug. 25 at Washburn NoonSept. 1 Wayne State NoonSept. 8 at Northen Colorado 1 p.m.Sept. 22 at Colorado Mines NoonSept. 29 N.M. Highlands 1:30 p.m.Oct. 6 at Western New Mexico NoonOct. 13 Fort Lewis NoonOct. 18 at Nebraska-Kearney 7:05 p.m.Oct. 27 Mesa State NoonNov. 3 at Western State NoonNov. 10 Adams State Noon

2006 RESULTSChadron State 21, University of Mary 3Chadron State 35, Montanta State 24Chadron State 38, Wayne State 14Chadron State 57, Colorado Mines 0Chadron State 40, N.M. Highlands 20Chadron State 35, Western New Mexico 7Chadron State 40, Fort Lewis 7Chadron State 31, Nebraska-Kearney 12Chadron State 27, Mesa State 19Chadron State 47, Western State 0Chadron State 44, Adams State 28Chadron State 43, West Texas A&M 17 *NW Missouri State 28, Chadron State 21 ** NCAA Playoff Game

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation: Kearney, Neb.Founded: 1905Enrollment: 6,500Affi liation: NCAA IIConference: Rocky Mountain ConferenceNickname: Antelopes (Lopers)Colors: Royal Blue and Old GoldStadium: Ron & Carol Cope Stadium at Foster Field (5,000)Chancellor: Doug KristensenAthletic Director: Jon McBride

FOOTBALL INFORMATIONHead Coach: Darrell MorrisAlma Mater: NW Missouri State, 1983Record At School: 49-25 (8 yrs.)Overall Record: 49-25 (8 yrs.)2006 Record: 6-4 (5-3 RMAC)Lettermen returning/lost: 31/19Starters returning/lost: 15/9

SPORTS INFORMATIONSports Information Director: Peter YazvacOffi ce phone: (308) 865-8334Fax: (308) 865-8832Press Box: (308) 865-1616

2007 SCHEDULESept. 1 Nebraska-Omaha 6 p.m.Sept. 8 at Wayne State 1 p.m.Sept. 15 Fort Lewis NoonSept. 29 at Mesa State 1 p.m.Oct. 6 Western State 1 p.m.Oct. 13 at Adams State 1 p.m.Oct. 18 Chadron State 7:05 p.m.Oct. 27 at Colorado Mines 1 p.m.Nov. 3 New Mexico Highlands NoonNov. 10 at Western New Mexico 1 p.m.

2006 RESULTSNebraska-Omaha 29, UNK 19UNK 23, Wayne State 14Fort Lewis 21, UNK 16UNK 27, Mesa State 0UNK 23, Western State 3UNK 31, Adams State 7Chadron State 31, UNK 12Colorado Mines 20, UNK 14UNK 17, N.M. Highlands 7UNK 20, Western New Mexico 13


GAME 3

GAME 4


SERIES INFORMATIONSeries Began: 1960Series Record: MSU Moor-head leads 11-6

PAST MEETINGS2006: WSC 24 MSUM 212005: WSC 33 MSUM 02004: WSC 38 MSUM 272003: MSUM 45 WSC 212002: MSUM 19 WSC 162001: MSUM 24 WSC 62000: MSUM 10 WSC 01999: MSUM 31 WSC 251998: WSC 26 MSUM 7

MSU MoorheadSeptember 22, 2007 • 1:00 p.m.

Memorial Stadium/Bob Cunningham Field • Wayne, Neb.

Upper Iowa UniversitySeptember 15, 2007 • 1:00 p.m.Eischeid Stadium • Fayette, Iowa

SERIES INFORMATIONSeries Began: 2006Series Record: Upper Iowa leads 1-0

PAST MEETINGS2006: UIU 24 WSC 14

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation: Fayette, IowaFounded: 1857Enrollment: 2,500Affi liation: NCAA IIConference: Northern Sun ConferenceNickname: PeacocksColors: Peacock Blue, Navy, and WhiteStadium: Eischeid Stadium (3,500)President: Dr. Alan WalkerAthletic Director: Gil Cloud

FOOTBALL INFORMATIONHead Coach: Mike KnollAlma Mater: Missouri Western, 1974Record At School: 6-16 (3 yrs.)2006 Record: 3-8 (3-5 NSIC)Starters returning/lost: 14/12

SPORTS INFORMATIONSports Information Director: Howard ThompsonOffi ce phone: (563) 425-5307Fax: (563) 425-5334Press Box: (563) 425-4029

2007 SCHEDULESept. 1 Loras 1 p.m.Sept. 8 at Truman State 6 p.m.Sept. 15 Wayne State 1 p.m.Sept. 22 Winona State 1 p.m.Sept. 29 at MSU Moorhead 1 p.m.Oct. 6 at Minnesota, Crookston 1 p.m.Oct. 13 Southwest Minnesota State 1 p.m.Oct. 20 at Concordia-St. Paul 1 p.m.Oct. 27 University of Mary 1 p.m.Nov. 3 at Northern State 1 p.m.Nov. 10 at Bemidji State TBA

2006 RESULTSUpper Iowa 24, Wayne State 14Drake 40, Upper Iowa 7Wisconsin-Stout 36, Upper Iowa 34Winona State 48, Upper Iowa 7Upper Iowa 36, MSU Moorhead 13Upper Iowa 56, Minnesota, Crookston 7Southwest Minnesota State 20, Upper Iowa 17Concordia-St. Paul 41, Upper Iowa 14University of Mary 42, Upper Iowa 13Northern State 26, Upper Iowa 20Bemidji State 44, Upper Iowa 20

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation: Moorhead, Minn.Founded: 1887Enrollment: 7,500Affi liation: NCAA IIConference: Northern Sun ConferenceNickname: DragonsColors: Scarlet and WhiteStadium: Alex Nemzek Stadium (3,500)President: Dr. Roland BardenAthletic Director: Doug Peters

FOOTBALL INFORMATIONHead Coach: Damon TomeoAlma Mater: Pomona College, 1999Record At School: 6-5 (1 year)Overall Record: 6-5 (1 year)2006 Record: 6-5 (4-4 NSIC)Lettermen returning: 30Starters returning/lost: 15/5

SPORTS INFORMATIONSports Information Director: Larry ScottOffi ce phone: (218) 477-2113Fax: (218) 477-2550Press Box: (218) 477-2130

2007 SCHEDULESept. 1 at Concordia College 1: 35 p.m.Sept. 8 Mayville State 2 p.m.Sept. 15 at Bemidji State 1 p.m.Sept. 22 at Wayne State 1 p.m.Sept. 29 Upper Iowa 1 p.m.Oct. 6 Winona State 1 p.m.Oct. 13 at Concordia-St. Paul 1 p.m.Oct. 20 University of Mary 1 p.m.Oct. 27 at Northern State 2:30 p.m.Nov. 3 Minnesota, Crookston 1 p.m.Nov. 10 at Southwest Minnesota State 7 p.m.

2006 RESULTSMSU Moorhead 28, Conocordia College 7MSU Moorhead 40, Mayville State 10Bemidji 21, MSU Moorhead 9Wayne State 24, MSU Moorhead 21Upper Iowa 36, MSU Moorhead 13Winona State 32, MSU Moorhead 19MSU Moorhead 20, Concorida University 18University of Mary 21, MSU Moorhead 20MSU Moorhead 26, Northern State 15MSU Moorhead 32, Minnesota, Crookston 6MSU Moorhead 22, Southwest Minnesota State 20


GAME 5

GAME 6


University of Minnesota, CrookstonSeptember 29, 2007, • 1:00 p.m.

Memorial Stadium/ Bob Cunningham Field • Wayne, Neb.

SERIES INFORMATIONSeries Began: 1999Series Record: Wayne State leads 6-2

PAST MEETINGS2006: WSC 28 UMC 02005: WSC 45 UMC 142004: UMC 24 WSC 02003: WSC 30 UMC 182002: WSC 17 UMC 102001: WSC 28 UMC 182000: UMC 26 WSC 191999: WSC 35 UMC 28

Northern StateOctober 6, 2007 • 2:30 p.m.

Swisher Field • Aberdeen, S.D.

SERIES INFORMATIONSeries Began: 1954Series Record: Northern State leads 15-6

PAST MEETINGS2006: WSC 7 NSU 02005: NSU 29 WSC 162004: NSU 37 WSC 232003: NSU 47 WSC 102002: NSU 28 WSC 222001: NSU 28 WSC 61998: NSU 21 WSC 141997: WSC 28 NSU 141996: NSU 37 WSC 221995: WSC 35 NSU 141994: WSC 57 NSU 14

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation: Crookston, Minn.Founded: 1966Enrollment: 1,200Affi liation: NCAA IIConference: Northern Sun ConferenceNickname: Golden EaglesColors: Maroon & GoldStadium: Ed Widseth Field (2,000)Chancellor: Dr. Charles CaseyAthletic Director: Stephanie Helgeson

FOOTBALL INFORMATIONHead Coach: Shannon StassenAlma Mater: Valley City State University, 1995Record At School: 6-48 (6th year)Overall Record: 6-48 (6th year)2006 Record: 0-11 (0-8 NSIC)Lettermen returning: 36Starters returning: 16

SPORTS INFORMATIONSports Information Director: Mitch BakkenOffi ce phone: (218) 281-8414Fax: (218) 281-8430Press Box: (218) 281-8037

2007 SCHEDULEAug. 30 at Mayville State 7 p.m.Sept. 15 Southwest Minnesota State 1 p.m.Sept. 22 Bemidji State 1 p.m.Sept. 29 at Wayne State 1 p.m.Oct. 6 Upper Iowa 1 p.m.Oct. 13 at University of Mary 1 p.m.Oct. 20 Northern State 1 p.m.Oct. 27 Winona State 1 p.m.Nov. 3 at MSU Moorhead 1 p.m.Nov. 9 at Concordia-St. Paul 4 p.m.

2006 RESULTSSt. Cloud State University 71, UM, Crookston 0University of South Dakota 66, UM, Crookston 6Southwest Minnesota State 28, UM, Crookston 7Bemidji State 56, UM, Crookston 7Wayne State 28, UM, Crookston 0Upper Iowa 56, UM, Crookston 7University of Mary 24, UM, Crookston 0Northern State 31, UM, Crookston 6Winona State 30, UM, Crookston 0MSU Moorhead 32, UM, Crookston 6Concordia-St. Paul 49, UM, Crookston 0

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation: Aberdeen, S.D.Founded: 1901Enrollment: 3,000Affi liation: NCAA IIConference: Northern Sun ConferenceNickname: WolvesColors: Maroon & GoldStadium: Swisher Field (6,000)President: Dr. Patrick SchlossAthletic Director: Bob Olsen

FOOTBALL INFORMATIONHead Coach: Chris BodenAlma Mater: Saginaw Valley State, 1990Record At School: 10-12 (3rd year)Overall Record: 10-12 (3rd year)2006 Record: 4-7 (3-5 NSIC)Starters returning/lost: 14/8

SPORTS INFORMATIONSports Information Director: Melissa WolfOffi ce phone: (605) 626-7748Fax: (605) 626-2238Press Box Phone: (507)

2007 SCHEDULEAug. 30 at St. Cloud State 7 p.m.Sept. 8 Augustana 7 p.m.Sept. 15 Concordia-St. Paul 1 p.m.Sept. 22 at Southwest Minnesota State 1 p.m.Sept. 29 at Bemidji State 1p.m.Oct. 6 Wayne State 2:30 p.m.Oct. 13 at Winona State 1 p.m.Oct. 20 at Minnesota, Crookston 1 p.m.Oct. 27 MSU Moorhead 2:30 p.m.Nov. 3 Upper Iowa 1 p.m.Nov. 10 at University of Mary Noon

2006 RESULTSAugustana 27, Northern State 17Northern State 27, Dickinson State 21Concordia-St. Paul 28, Northern State 20Northern State 18, SW Minnesota State 6Bemidji State 25, Northern State 22Wayne State 7, Northern State 0Winona State 23, Northern State 15Northern State 31, Minnesota, Crookston 6MSU Moorhead 26, Northern State 15Northern State 26, Upper Iowa 20University of Mary 20, Northern State 7


GAME 8Southwest Minnesota State University

Oct. 20, 2007 • 1:00 p.m.Memorial Stadium/Bob Cunningham Field • Wayne, Neb.

GAME 7

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation: Marshall, MNFounded: 1967Enrollment: 3,400Affi liation: NCAA IIConference: Northern Sun ConferenceNickname: MustangsColors: Brown and Vegas GoldStadium: Mattke Field (4,000)President: Dr. David DanaharAthletic Director: Chris Hmielewski

FOOTBALL INFORMATIONHead Coach: Eric EidsnessAlma Mater: Univ. of Sioux Falls, 1992Record At School: 13-20 (4th season)Overall Record: 13-20 (4th season)2006 Record: 4-7 (3-5 NSIC)Lettermen returning/lost: N/AStarters returning/lost: N/A

SPORTS INFORMATIONSports Information Director: Kelly Loft Offi ce phone: (507) 537-7177Fax: (507) 537-6578Press Box: (507) 537-6105

2007 SCHEDULEAug. 30 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 7 p.m.Sept. 8 @ Jamestown (N.D.) 1 p.m.Sept. 15 @ Minnesota, Crookston 1 p.m.Sept. 22 Northern State 2 p.m.Sept. 29 @ University of Mary 1 p.m.Oct. 6 Concordia-St. Paul 6 p.m.Oct. 13 @ Upper Iowa 1 p.m.Oct. 20 @ Wayne State 1 p.m.Oct. 27 Bemidji State 1 p.m.Nov. 3 Winona State 1 p.m.Nov. 10 vs. MSU Moorhead 7 p.m.

2006 RESULTSSW Minnesota State 63, S.D. Tech 6Jamestown (N.D.) 20, SW Minnesota State 17SW Minnesota State 28, Minn., Crookston 7Northern State 16, SW Minnesota State 8Univ. of Mary 20, SW Minnesota State 0SW Minnesota State 23, Concordia-St. Paul 21SW Minnesota State 20, Upper Iowa 17Wayne State 27, SW Minnesota State 24Bemidji State 23, SW Minnesota State 15Winona State 34, SW Minnesota State 3MSU Moorhead 22, SW Minnesota State 20


SERIES INFORMATIONSeries Began: 1969Series Record: Wayne State leads 13-5

PAST MEETINGS2006: WSC 27 SMSU 242005: WSC 38 SMSU 13 2004: SMSU 37 WSC 302003: WSC 41 SMSU 402002: WSC 16 SMSU 132001: SMSU 35 WSC 342000: WSC 35 SMSU 241999: SMSU 44 WSC 161997: SMSU 29 WSC 211996: WSC 25 SMSU 231995: WSC 33 SMSU 281994: WSC 31 SMSU 6

Bemidji State UniversityOctober 13, 2007 • 1:00 p.m.

Chet Anderson Stadium • Bemidji, Minn.

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation: Bemidji, MinnesotaFounded: 1919Enrollment: 5,020Affi liation: NCAA IIConference: Northern Sun ConferenceNickname: BeaversColors: Green and WhiteStadium: Chet Anderson StadiumPresident: Dr. Jon QuistgaardAthletic Director: Dr. Rick Goeb

FOOTBALL INFORMATIONHead Coach: Jeff TeschAlma Mater: Moorhead StateRecord At School: 62-44 (12th year)Overall Record: 71-47 (13th year)2006 Record: 9-3 (8-0 NSIC)Lettermen returning/lost: 29/20Starters returning: 7/10

SPORTS INFORMATIONDirector: Brad FolkestadOffi ce phone: (218) 755-4603Fax: (218) 755-3898Press Box: (218) 755-3705

2007 SCHEDULESept. 1 @ Minnesota Duluth 6 p.m.Sept. 8 Minot (N.D.) State 1 p.m.Sept. 15 Minn. State-Moorhead 1 p.m. Sept. 22 @ Minnesota, Crookston 1 p.m. Sept. 29 Northern State 1 p.m.Oct. 6 @ Mary (N.D.) 1 p.m. Oct. 13 Wayne State 1 p.m. Oct. 20 @ Winona State 1 p.m. Oct. 27 @ Southwest Minnesota State 1 p.m. Nov. 3 Concordia-St. Paul 1 p.m. Nov. 9 vs. Upper Iowa 7:30 p.m.

2006 RESULTSMinnesota Duluth 23, Bemidji State 7Bemidji State 30, Minot State 9Bemidji State 21, MSU Moorhead 9Bemidji State 56, Minnesota, Crookston 7Bemidji State 25, Northern State 22Univ. of Mary 27, Bemidji State 21Bemidji State 40, Wayne State 37Bemidji State 28, Winona State 7Bemidji State 23, SW Minnesota State 15Bemidji State 27, Concordia-St. Paul 7Bemidji State 44, Upper Iowa 20Pittsburg State 35, Bemidji State 27

SERIES INFORMATIONSeries Began: 1990Series Record: Bemidji State leads 7-6

PAST MEETINGS2006: BSU 40 WSC 372005: WSC 38 BSU 282004: BSU 24 WSC 02003: BSU 45 WSC 212002: BSU 38 WSC 22001: WSC 13 BSU 72000: BSU 24 WSC 211999: BSU 52 WSC 381995: WSC 55 BSU 141994: WSC 53 BSU 22


GAME 9

University of MaryNovember 3, 2007 • 1:00 p.m.

Memorial Stadium/ Bob Cunningham Field • Wayne, Neb.GAME 10GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation: Bismarck, NDFounded: 1959Enrollment: 2,900Affi liation: NCAA IIConference: Northern Sun ConferenceNickname: MaraudersColors: Blue, Orange, WhiteStadium: Bismarck Community Bowl (7,000)President: Sr. Thomas WelderAthletic Director: Al Bortke

FOOTBALL INFORMATIONHead Coach: Myron SchulzAlma Mater: U-Mary ('87)Record At School: 68-18 (9th season)Overall Record: 68-182006 Record: 6-4Lettermen returning/lost: 55/14Starters returning/lost: 11/13

SPORTS INFORMATIONSports Information Director: Brian LarsonOffi ce phone: (701) 355-8354Fax: (701) 355-8302Press Box: (701) 222-7544

2007 SCHEDULEAug. 25 Augustana 7 p.m.Sept. 8 St. Cloud State 6 p.m.Sept. 15 @ Winona State 1 p.m.Sept. 22 @ Concordia-St. Paul 1 p.m.Sept. 29 SW Minnesota State 1 p.m.Oct. 6 Bemidji State 1 p.m.Oct. 13 Minnesota, Crookston 1 p.m.Oct. 20 @ MSU Moorhead 1 p.m.Oct. 27 @ Upper Iowa 1 p.m.Nov. 3 @ Wayne State 1 p.m.Nov. 10 vs. Northern State 12 p.m.

2006 RESULTSChadron State 21, University of Mary 3Minnesota Duluth 42, University of Mary 14St. Cloud State 37, University of Mary 14Concordia-St. Paul 22, University of Mary 19University of Mary 20, SW Minnesota State 0University of Mary 27, Bemidji State 21University of Mary 24, Minnesota, Crookston 0University of Mary 21, MSU Moorhead 20University of Mary 42, Upper Iowa 13University of Mary 20, Northern State 7


SERIES INFORMATIONSeries Began: 2007Series Record: None

PAST MEETINGSNone

Concordia - St. Paul UniversityOctober 27, 2007 • 1:00 p.m.

Griffi n Stadium • St. Paul, Minn.

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation: St. Paul, Minn. Founded: 1893Enrollment: 2,069Affi liation: NCAA Division IIConference: Northern Sun ConferenceNickname: Golden BearsColors: Navy Blue and Vegas GoldStadium: Griffi n Stadium (6,000)President: Dr. Robert HoistAthletic Director: Tom Rubbelke

FOOTBALL INFORMATIONHead Coach: Mark MauerAlma Mater: Nebraska, 1981 Record At School: 21-13 (4th Year) Overall Record: 21-132006 Record: 5-6 (4-4 NSIC)Starters returning/lost: 11/17

SPORTS INFORMATIONSports Information Director: Jen FoleyOffi ce phone: (651) 641-8893Fax: (651) 641-8767Press Box: (612) 309-5853

2007 SCHEDULESept. 1 @ Augustana 11 a.m.Sept. 8 @ Central Missouri State 1:30 p.m.Sept. 15 @ Northern State 1 p.m.Sept. 22 University of Mary 1 p.m.Sept. 29 @ Winona State 1 p.m.Oct. 6 @ SW Minnesota State 6 p.m.Oct. 13 MSU Moorhead 1 p.m.Oct. 20 Upper Iowa 1 p.m.Oct. 27 Wayne State 1 p.m.Nov. 3 @ Bemidji State 1 p.m.Nov. 9 vs. Minnesota, Crookston 4 p.m.

2006 RESULTSNorth Dakota State 66, Concordia-St. Paul 7Augustana (SD) 35, Concordia-St. Paul 16Concordia-St. Paul 28, Northern State 20Concordia-St. Paul 22, Univ. of Mary 19Winona State 24, Concordia-St. Paul 17SW Minnesota State 23, Concordia-St. Paul 21MSU Moorhead 20, Concordia-St. Paul 18Concordia-St. Paul 41, Upper Iowa 14Concordia-St. Paul 27, Wayne State 24Bemidji State 27, Concordia-St. Paul 7Concordia-St. Paul 49, Minnesota, Crookston 0

SERIES INFORMATIONSeries Began: 1999Series Record: Concordia-St.Paul leads 6-2

PAST MEETINGS2006: CSP 27 WSC 242005: CSP 46 WSC 202004: WSC 28 CSP 252003: CSP 49 WSC 72002: CSP 38 WSC 172001: CSP 14 WSC 112000: CSP 37 WSC 341999: WSC 38 CSP 21


2006 WILDCAT STATISTICS2006 RESULTS (5-6, 4-4 NSIC)

Date Opponent Score Attend.Aug. 31 Upper Iowa* L, 24-14 1,831Sept. 9 at Nebraska-Kearney L, 23-14 1,500Sept. 16 Chadron State L, 38-14 2,161Sept. 22 @ MSU-Moorhead* W, 24-21 1,209Sept. 30 @ Minnesota-Crookston* W, 28-0 783Oct. 7 Northern State* W, 7-0 1,829Oct. 14 Bemidji State* L, 40-37 1,077Oct. 21 @ Southwest Minn. State* W, 27-24 823Oct. 28 Concordia-St. Paul* L, 27-24 1,039Nov. 4 Missouri-Rolla W, 14-9 1,070Nov. 11 vs. Winona State*# L, 31-3 2,407* NSIC games # Metrodome Classic

TEAM STATISTICS WSC OPP FIRST DOWNS .....................................................158 ..................... 210 Rush+Pass+Penalty ..................................74+77+7 ......... 83+104+23 NET RUSHING YARDS .....................................1,595 .................. 1,572 Attempts ............................................................365 ..................... 379 Yards Gained ..................................................1,824 .................. 1,929 Yards Lost ..........................................................229 ..................... 357 Yards Per Rush ...................................................4.4 ...................... 4.1 Yards Per Game .............................................145.0 .................. 142.9 NET YARDS PASSING ......................................1,906 .................. 2,360 Attempts ............................................................302 ..................... 377 Completed .........................................................133 ..................... 223 Had Intercepted ...................................................14 ....................... 17 Completion Percentage ....................................44.0 .................... 59.2 Passing Yards Per Game ...............................173.3 .................. 214.5 TOTAL NET YARDS ..........................................3,501 .................. 3,932 Total Plays .........................................................667 ..................... 756 Average Plays Per Game .................................60.6 .................... 68.7 Average Per Play ................................................5.2 ...................... 5.2 Average Per Game .........................................318.3 .................. 357.5 PUNTS ....................................................................60 ....................... 47 Punting Yardage .............................................1,984 .................. 1,559 Average Per Punt .............................................33.1 .................... 33.2 Average Punts Per Game ...................................5.5 ...................... 4.3 PUNT RETURNS ....................................................22 ....................... 23 Return Yardage ..................................................171 ..................... 226 Average Per Return ............................................7.8 ...................... 9.8 Punt Returns Per Game .....................................2.0 ...................... 2.1

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Pts./Avg.Wayne State 40 73 58 35 206 - 18.7 Opponents 34 90 39 74 237 - 21.5

Winona State UniversityNovember 10, 2007 • 3:30 p.m.Metrodome • Minneapolis, Minn. GAME 11

TEAM STATISTICS WSC OPP KICKOFF RETURNS ..............................................34 ....................... 33 Kickoff Return Yards ..........................................552 ..................... 508 Average Per Return ..........................................16.2 .................... 15.4 Kickoff Returns Per Game ..................................3.1 ...................... 3.0 PENALTIES .............................................................73 ....................... 69 Yards Penalized .................................................613 ..................... 499 Yards Per Game ...............................................55.7 .................... 45.4 INTERCEPTIONS ...................................................17 ....................... 14 Return Yardage ..................................................152 ..................... 183 Average Per Return ............................................8.9 .................... 13.1 FUMBLES ...............................................................13 ....................... 25 Fumbles Lost .........................................................6 ....................... 15 3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS .........................44/151 ................ 61/153 Percentage .......................................................29.0 .................... 40.0 4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS ............................ 11/27 .................... 8/24 Percentage .......................................................41.0 .................... 33.0TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME ..........................28:54 .................. 32:26

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation: Winona, MNFounded: 1858Enrollment: 8,000Affi liation: NCAA IIConference: NSICNickname: WarriorsColors: Purple and WhiteStadium: Maxwell Field (3,500)President: Dr. Judith RamaleyAthletic Director: Larry Holstad

FOOTBALL INFORMATIONHead Coach: Tom SawyerAlma Mater: Winona State, 1989Record At School: 94-34 (12th season)Overall Record: 94-342006 Record: 9-3 (7-1 NSIC) Lettermen returning/lost: N/AStarters returning/lost: N/A

SPORTS INFORMATIONSports Information Director: Mike HerzbergOffi ce phone: (507) 457-5576Fax: (507) 457-5479Press Box: (507) 474-7985

SERIES INFORMATIONSeries Began: 1994Series Record: Winona State leads 10-1

PAST MEETINGS2006: WSU 31 WSC 32005: WSU 38 WSC 62004: WSU 27 WSC 142003: WSU 38 WSC 132002: WSU 55 WSC 172001: WSU 51 WSC 152000: WSU 24 WSC 141999: WSU 42 WSC 281998: WSU 23 WSC 13

2007 SCHEDULEAug. 25 Michigan Tech 7 p.m.Sept. 8 @ South Dakota 1:30 p.m.Sept. 15 University of Mary * 1:30 p.m.Sept. 22 @ Upper Iowa * 1:30 p.m.Sept. 29 Wayne State * 1:30 p.m.Oct. 6 @ MSU Moorhead * 1:30 p.m.Oct. 13 Northern State * 1:30 p.m.Oct. 20 Bemidji State * 1:30 p.m.Oct 27 @ Minnesota, Crookston * 1:30 p.m.Nov. 3 @ SW Minn. State 1:30 p.m. Nov. 10 vs. Wayne State 3:30 p.m.

2006 RESULTSWinona State 24, Truman State 13Winona State 21, Emporia State 18North Dakota 49, Winona State 2Winona State 48, Upper Iowa 7Winona State 24, Concordia-St. Paul 17Winona State 32, MSU Moorhead 19Winona State 23, Northern State 15Bemidji State 28, Winona State 7Winona State 30, Minnesota, Crookston 0Winona State 34, SW Minnesota State 3Winona State 31, Wayne State 3North Dakota 42, Winona State 0



2006 WILDCAT STATISTICS

INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE TOTALSPlayer UT AT TT QB Sack - Yds TFL - Yds FF FR BLK PBU INT SFTYLuke Hoffman 47 53 100.0 2.0-18 9.0-40 1 0 0 5 2 0Adam Peterson 40 55 95.0 2.0-23 6.5-33 0 1 1 5 4 0Nick Baldetti 23 50 73.0 1.0-11 4.0-18 1 1 0 4 1 0Laron Striplin 28 33 61.0 1.0-8 2.5-13 2 2 0 3 2 0Robert Manuel 33 27 60.0 1.0-10 2.0-11 1 0 0 4 3 0Aaron Nielsen 25 28 53.0 1.0-8 3.0-12 0 3 1 0 1 0Omari Green 35 16 51.0 0 4.5-12 3 0 0 3 0 0Nathan Meyer 20 21 41.0 0 7.0-15 1 0 2 2 0 0Sean Tili 17 24 41.0 1.0-2 1.5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0Matt Greenway 10 16 26.0 0.5-5 1.5-8 0 1 0 0 3 0Andrew Spanjers 15 9 24.0 1.0-5 6.5-27 1 0 0 1 0 0Troy Pribnow 11 9 20.0 3.0-24 5.0-29 0 0 0 0 1 0Tyler Krueger 7 13 20.0 4.0-27 4.5-27 1 1 0 1 0 0Trent Kling 5 14 19.0 1.0-8 1.0-8 0 1 0 0 0 0Austin Stanley 5 11 16.0 1.5-14 3.0-20 0 2 0 1 0 0Ryan Molacek 7 8 15 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0Stuart Morrow 7 5 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Ryan Reeves 4 6 10 0 2.5-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tony Miller 1 6 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Bruce Mastin 4 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Zach Hill 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Drew Molacek 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0J.R. Rother 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Mike Armstrong 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Chris Barry 1 2 3 0 1.0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0B.J. Campbell 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Logan Masters 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Matt Chrans 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Collin Prosser 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Eric Meyer 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Team 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0WSC............................... 368 432 800.0 22-166 65-286 11 14 8 30 17 0Opponents..................... 267 475 742.0 8-59 58-205 7 6 3 27 14 0

INDIVIDUAL RUSHINGPlayer Att Gain Lost Net Avg./R Avg. G TD LGZach Molacek 219 1216 61 1155 5.3 105.0 10 79Tyler Jones 61 244 32 212 3.5 19.3 2 23Silas Fluellen 41 177 59 118 2.9 10.7 0 18Eric Meyer 10 59 1 58 5.8 5.3 0 18Travis Dietz 17 79 36 43 2.5 4.8 0 27Collin Prosser 4 10 1 9 2.2 0.8 0 6Dominic McDonald 6 17 11 6 1.0 0.9 0 12Ian DeLaet 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.7 0 6Team 3 0 6 -6 -2.0 -1 0 0Josh Pederson 2 7 13 -6 -3.0 -0.5 0 7Kurtis Hoefl ing 1 0 9 -9 -9.0 -1.1 0 0WSC 365 1824 229 1595 4.4 145.0 12 79Opponents 379 1929 357 1572 4.1 142.9 15 60

INDIVIDUAL PASSINGPlayer Att Cmp Pct Yds Avg./G TD Int. LGSilas Fluellen 243 105 43.2 1595 145.0 13 8 63Travis Dietz 59 28 47.5 311 34.6 1 6 41WSC 302 133 44.0 1906 173.3 14 14 63Opponents 377 223 59.2 2360 214.5 11 17 47

INDIVIDUAL RECEIVINGPlayer No Yds Avg./R Avg./G TD LGLogan Masters 44 693 15.8 63.0 7 42Josh Peterson 26 435 16.7 39.5 4 63Zach Molacek 15 177 11.8 16.1 0 37Brian Chapman 10 157 15.7 17.4 1 35J.R. Rother 9 148 16.4 13.5 2 36Brian Locke 9 90 10.0 9.0 0 32 Tyler Jones 9 50 5.6 4.5 0 11Jake Robinson 5 69 13.8 7.7 0 30Stuart Morrow 3 68 22.7 7.6 0 33 Patrick Parrish 2 11 5.5 1.6 0 8Eric Meyer 1 8 8 0.7 0 8WSC 133 1906 14.3 173.3 14 63OPP 223 2360 10.6 214.5 11 47

TOTAL OFFENSE LEADERSPlayer Rush Pass Tot. Yds Yds/G Silas Fluellen 118 1595 1713 155.7Zach Molacek 1155 0 1155 105.0Travis Dietz 43 311 354 39.3Tyler Jones 212 0 212 19.3Eric Meyer 58 0 58 5.3Collin Prosser 9 0 9 0.8Dominic McDonald 6 0 6 0.9Ian DeLaet 6 0 6 0.7Josh Peterson -6 0 -6 -0.5Team -6 0 -6 -1.0Kurtis Hoefl ing -9 0 -9 -1.1WSC 1595 1906 3501 318.3OPP 1572 2360 3932 357.5


2006 WILDCAT STATISTICS

GAME 1 - Upper Iowa 24, Wayne State 14Aug. 31, 2006 * Bob Cunningham Field * Wayne Neb.

Upper Iowa University took advantage of fi ve Wayne State College turnovers to win their Northern Sun Conference debut, 24-14, in Wayne, Nebraska at Cunningham Field. The visiting Peacocks used a balanced offensive attack (209 passing and 162 rushing for 347 total yards) while limiting Wayne State to just 253 yards in the game. After a scoreless fi rst quarter where WSC gained just 20 yards on 15 plays, Upper Iowa opened the scoring on a 62 yard punt return by Ryan Hudgins with 14:33 left in the fi rst half to grab a 7-0 lead. Wayne State responded with a 12-play, 91 yard drive to tie the score at 7-7 midway through the second quarter as Zach Molacek capped the scoring drive on a one-yard run. However, Upper Iowa closed the half with a time-consum-ing drive as the Peacocks marched 77 yards on 12 plays, capped by an Andrew Jones two-yard plunge with :23 seconds left in the half, to take a 14-7 halftime lead. The game remained 14-7 until late in the fourth quarter when Upper Iowa’s Derek Van Horn converted on a 22 yard fi eld goal to give Upper Iowa a 17-7 lead. WSC countered with a three-play, 62 yard drive as Josh Peterson hauled in a 21-yard pass from Travis Dietz with 1:30 left in the game, cutting the Peacock’s lead to 17-14. Upper Iowa recovered an onside kick from Wayne State, then sealed the win on a 43 yard run by D.J. Speed with :57 left to make the fi nal score 24-14. Upper Iowa had 347 yards of total offense to Wayne State’s 253. UIU quarterback Andrew Jones completed 21 of 39 passes for 209 yards with one interception. The Peacock’s top rusher was D.J. Speed with 60 yards on four carries while T.C. Hicks added 51 yards on 20 carries. Dwayne Croker hauled in six receptions for 37 yards to lead Upper Iowa in receiv-ing. Wayne State sophomore quarterback Travis Dietz completed 15 of 30 passes with fi ve interceptions and one touchdown for a total of 164 yards. Senior Zach Molacek gained 77 yards on the ground on 22 carries while freshman receiver Logan Masters caught a team-high fi ve receptions for 52 yards. Defensively, Upper Iowa was led by Calvin Jones with nine tackles while Scott Langill added eight. Sophomore linebacker Anthony Calamita had two interceptions for the Peacocks. Wayne State’s top tackler was senior safety Adam Peterson with 11 tackles while Omari Green chipped in with nine stops. Upper Iowa 24, Wayne State 14Upper Iowa .......................................0 ............ 14 ............ 0 ............ 10 - 24Wayne State .....................................0 ............. 7 ............. 0 ............. 7 - 14

Second Quarter14:33 UIU - Ryan Hudgins 62 yd punt return (Van Horn kick) 5:53 WSC - Zach Molacek 1 yd run (Cervantes kick)0:23 UIU - Andrew Jones 2 yd run (Van Horn kick)Fourth Quarter2:14 UIU - Derek Van Horn 22 yd fi eld goal1:30 WSC - Josh Peterson 21 yd pass from Dietz (Cervantes kick)0:57 UIU - D.J. Speed 43 yd run (Van Horn kick) Team Statistics UIU WSCFirst Downs 17 14Rushes-Yards 34-138 30-89Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int.) 21-39-1 15-32-5Passing Yards 209 164Total Yards 347 253Punts/Average 6/32.0 7/34.0Fumbles/Lost 3-1 1-0Penalties/Yards 7-45 2-13Possession Time 31:58 28:02

Individual StatisticsRushing Leaders: WSC - Molacek 22-77, Jones 6-22. UIU - Speed 4-60, Hicks 20-51.Passing Leaders: WSC - Dietz 15-30-5, 164. UIU - Jones 21-39-1, 209.Receiving Leaders: WSC - Masters 5-52, Peterson 3-67. UIU - Croker 6-37, Hosch 4-37, Hudgins 4-33, McFarland 3-52.Tackles: WSC - Peterson 11, Green 9, Baldetti 8. UIU - Jones 9, Langill 8, Epps 8.

KICKOFF RETURNSPlayer Ret Yds Avg/R TD LGEric Meyer 11 187 17.0 0 27Laron Striplin 9 197 21.9 0 42Omari Green 7 136 19.0 0 25Collin Prosser 3 16 5.3 0 9Tyler Krueger 1 5 5 0 5Tony Miller 1 11 11 0 11Brian Locke 1 0 0 0 0Drew Molacek 1 0 0 0 0 WSC 34 552 16.2 0 46OPP 33 508 15.4 1 93

PUNT RETURNSPlayer Ret Yds Avg/R TD LGJosh Peterson 18 129 7.2 0 27J.R. Rother 1 13 13.0 0 13Team 1 7 7.0 0 7Drew Molacek 1 12 12.0 0 12Laron Striplin 1 10 10.0 0 10WSC 22 171 7.8 0 27OPP 23 226 9.8 1 65

PUNTINGPlayer No Yds Avg LGKurtis Hoefl ing 30 1,010 33.7 58Ian DeLaet 29 974 33.6 55Team 1 10 10.0 10WSC 60 1,984 33.1 58OPP 47 1,559 33.2 54

FIELD GOALSPlayer FGM-FGA 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LGOscar Cervantes 1-3 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 32Nick Hope 5-9 3-4 1-4 1-1 0-0 42WSC 6-12 3-4 2-7 1-1 0-0 42

INTERCEPTIONSPlayer No Yds Avg/R TD LGAdam Peterson 4 66 16.5 0 46Matt Greenway 3 0 0 0 0Robert Manuel 3 0 0 0 0Luke Hoffman 2 10 5.0 0 10Laron Striplin 2 24 12.0 0 24Troy Pribnow 1 32 32.0 0 32Aaron Nielsen 1 0 0 0 0Nick Baldetti 1 20 20.0 0 20WSC 17 152 8.9 0 46OPP 14 183 13.1 1 29

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGPlayer TD FG PAT1 PAT2 Sfty PtsZach Molacek 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 60Logan Masters 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 42Nick Hope 0 5-9 10-11 0-0 0 25Josh Peterson 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 24Oscar Cervantes 0 1-3 14-14 0-0 0 17Tyler Jones 2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 12J.R. Rother 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 12Brian Chapman 1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 8Adam Peterson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6Silas Fluellen 0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0WSC 27 6-12 24-25 2-3 0 206OPP 30 10-13 23-27 3-4 0 237

2006 GAME-BY-GAME

REVIEW


2006 GAME-BY-GAME REVIEW

GAME 2 - Nebraska-Kearney 23, Wayne State 14Sept. 9, 2006 * Foster Field * Kearney, Neb.

Nebraska-Kearney used a balanced offensive attack to down Wayne State 23-14 in college football played at Foster Field in Kearney. The host Lopers improved to 1-1 on the season while notching their ninth straight win over Wayne State, who falls to 0-2 on the season. UNK held a 453-194 advantage in total offense over Wayne State, recording 23 fi rst downs to eight for the Wildcats. The Lopers gained 238 yards on the ground and 215 more passing to grind out the win. After a scoreless fi rst quarter, UNK opened the scoring early in the second quarter on a Jake Richards 60 yard run to take a 7-0 lead with 13:42 remaining in the fi rst half. Wayne State tied the score later in the second quarter on a defensive score as senior safety Adam Peterson rambled 76 yards on a fumble return with 4:03 left in the half to tie the score at 7-7. UNK regained the lead late in the fi rst half on a 28 yard fi eld goal by Geoff Carnahan with :22 seconds remaining in the half to take a 10-7 lead at halftime. The Lopers increased their lead early in the third quarter when quar-terback Kevin Arbuckle connected with Eric Myrick on a 27-yard pass play, putting UNK up 16-7 with 9:55 to go in the third quarter. WSC cut into the lead late in the third quarter when Zach Molacek scored on a 12-yard run, capping a six-play, 85 yard drive to make the score 16-14 with 2:44 left in the third quarter. UNK put an insurance score on the board midway through the fourth quarter when Arbuckle tossed a 24-yard scoring strike to Cory Sleeth, making the score 23-14 with 8:41 left in the game to round out the scoring. UNK junior running back Jake Richards had a big night for the Lopers on the ground, rushing for 188 yards on 35 carries and one score. Loper quarterback Kevin Arbuckle completed 20 of 29 passes for 215 yards with one interception and two touchdowns. Cory Sleeth and Eric Myrick were the top receivers for the Lopers with seven catches apiece. Zach Molacek led Wayne State offensively with 64 yards rushing on 14 carries, including a 12-yard touchdown run. Sophomore quarterback Travis Dietz was 4 of 9 passing for 55 yards while freshman Silas Fluellen completed 3 of 15 passes for 95 yards. Freshman Logan Masters was the top receiver for WSC with two receptions for 52 yards. Defensively, Adam Peterson had a big night for Wayne State. The senior safety had a hand in both UNK turnovers, returning a fumble 76 yards for a touchdown and recording one interception for 46 yards. Sophomore linebacker Luke Hoffman had 14 tackles to lead the WSC defense while freshman linebacker Aaron Nielsen added 12 stops, including nine solo tackles. Nebraska-Kearney 23, Wayne State 14Wayne State .....................................0 ............. 7 ............. 7 ............. 0 - 14Nebraska-Kearney ...........................0 ............ 10 ............ 6 ............. 7 - 23

Second Quarter13:42 UNK - J. Richards 60 yd run (Carnahan kick)4:03 WSC - Adam Peterson 76 yd fumble recovery (Cervantes kick)0:22 UNK - G. Carnahan 28 yd fi eld goalThird Quarter9:55 UNK - E. Myrick 27 yd pass from Arbuckle (Carnahan kick blocked)2:44 WSC - Zach Molacek 12 yd run (Cervantes kick)Fourth Quarter8:41 UNK - C. Sleeth 24 yd pass from Arbuckle (Carnahan kick)

Team Statistics WSC UNKFirst Downs 8 23Rushes-Yards 27-44 46-238Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int.) 7-24-0 20-29-1Passing Yards 150 215Total Yards 194 453Punts/Average 8/33.1 5/36.2Fumbles/Lost 2-0 2-2Penalties/Yards 3-42 6-31Possession Time 24:21 35:39

Individual StatisticsRushing Leaders: WSC - Molacek 14-64. UNK - Richards 35-188, Arbuckle 8-44.Passing: WSC - Fluellen 3-15-0, 95, Dietz 4-9-0, 55. UNK - Arbuckle 20-29-1, 215.Receiving Leaders: WSC - Masters 2-52, Peterson 2-25, Molacek 1-37, Robinson 1-30. UNK - Sleeth 7-79, Myrick 7-75, Richards 3-25.Tackles: WSC - Hoffman 14, Nielsen 12, Green 9. UNK - Jimenez 6, Hardiman 5.

GAME 3 - Chadron State 38, Wayne State 14Sept. 16, 2006 * Bob Cunningham Field * Wayne, Neb.

Chadron State running back Danny Woodhead rushed for a career-high 324 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead the Eagles past Wayne State 38-14 Saturday afternoon before 2,161 fans at Cunningham Field in Wayne. Chadron State improved to 3-0 with the win while Wayne State fell to 0-3. Woodhead scored on touchdown runs of 3, 4, 10 and 28 yards to lead Chadron State in the win. It was the third career 300 yard game for Woodhead, a junior at Chadron State College. Chadron State opened the scoring midway through the fi rst quarter on a 21-yard fi eld goal by Travis Atter, giving the Eagles a 3-0 lead. Wood-head scored the fi rst of his four touchdowns on a four-yard run with 13:02 remaining in the second quarter to put the Eagles ahead 10-0. Sophomore quarterback Joe McLain found Logan Stropko on a 10 yard scoring strike at the 8:04 mark of the second period to give Chadron State a 17-0 lead. Woodhead found the endzone on a three-yard run with 3:45 remaining in the second quarter to give Chadron State a commanding 24-0 lead. Then Wayne State put together a solid drive toward the end of the fi rst half as backup freshman quarterback Silas Fluellen connected with freshman Logan Masters on an acrobatic 20-yard touchdown pass to put the Wildcats on the board, trailing 24-7 at halftime. The lone score in the third quarter was by Wayne State as Fluellen connected again with Masters on a leaping 18 yard reception in the end zone to cut the Eagles’ lead to 24-14 with 4:13 left in the third quarter. But Chadron State and Woodhead put the game away with a pair of scores early in the fourth quarter to fi nish off the Wildcats. Woodhead’s 28 yard run with 14:03 left in the game made the score 31-13, followed by a 10-yard jaunt by Woodhead at the 8:55 mark to round out the scoring, giving Chadron State the 38-14 win. For the game, Chadron State fi nished with 513 yards of total offense, including 428 on the ground. Wayne State was held to just 198 yards in the game. Most of Wayne State’s offense came from the arm of Fluellen, who was 14 of 31 passing for 160 yards and two touchdowns. Logan Masters was the top receiver for Wayne State with fi ve receptions for 61 yards and two acrobatic touchdown receptions. Josh Peterson added four receptions for 61 yards. Defensively, senior safety Adam Peterson had 10 tackles to lead Wayne State followed by Luke Hoffman with eight stops. Chadron State’s Kalan Jones recoreded eight tackles with one sack and two pass breakups.

Chadron State 38, Wayne State 14Chadron State ..................................3 ............ 21 ............ 0 ............ 14 - 38Wayne State .....................................0 ............. 7 ............. 7 ............. 0 - 14

First Quarter6:41 CSC - Atter 21 yd fi eld goalSecond Quarter13:02 CSC - Danny Woodhead 4 yd run (Atter kick)8:04 CSC - Logan Stropko 10 yd pass from McLain (Atter kick)3:45 CSC - Danny Woodhead 3 yd run (Atter kick)1:16 WSC - Logan Masters 20 yd pass from Fluellen (Cervantes kick)Third Quarter4:13 WSC - Logan Masters 18 yd pass from Fluellen (Cervantes kick)Fourth Quarter14:03 CSC - Danny Woodhead 28 yd run (Atter kick)8:55 CSC - Danny Woodhead 10 yd run (Atter kick)

Team Statistics CSC WSCFirst Downs 22 9Rushes-Yards 53-428 22-8Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int.) 7-17-1 16-36-0Passing Yards 85 190Total Yards 513 198Punts/Average 2/28.5 7/36.3Fumbles/Lost 2-2 1-0Penalties/Yards 15-137 6-55Possession Time 33:09 26:51

Individual StatisticsRushing: WSC - Meyer 2-15, Molacek 12-22. CSC - Woodhead 33-326, Ehlers 2-47.Passing: WSC - Fluellen 14-31-0, 160, Dietz 2-5-0, 30. CSC - Hidrogo 5-9-0, 62, McLain 2-8-1, 23.Receiving: WSC - Masters 5-61, Peterson 4-61, Morrow 2-35. CSC - Stropko 3-44.Tackles: WSC -Peterson 10, Hoffman 8, Striplin 8. CSC - Jones 8, Assmann 6, Hyatt 6, Bailey 6.



GAME 5-Wayne State 28, Minnesota,Crookston 0Sept. 30, 2006 * Ed Widseth Field * Crookston, Minn.

Senior running back Zach Molacek rushed for 131 yards on 19 car-ries and scored one touchdown to lead Wayne State in a 28-0 Northern Sun Conference win at Minnesota-Crookston in college football played in Crookston, Minnesota. The Wildcats improved to 2-3 overall and 2-1 in the NSIC while dropping the Golden Eagles to 0-5 overall and 0-3 in league play. Wayne State rushed for a season-high 258 yards and accumulated 418 yards, another season-high, in total offense to pick up the win. The Wildcats scored on the opening drive of the game, marching 64 yards in seven plays to take a 7-0 lead following a 26-yard scoring pass from Silas Fluellen to Brian Chapman. Molacek found the endzone early in the second quarter on a 28-yard touchdown jaunt, putting the Wildcats in front 14-0 with 13:51 left in the fi rst half. A 10-yard scoring strike from Fluellen to Logan Masters with 1:06 left in the fi rst half gave Wayne State a comfortable 21-0 lead at halftime. The lone score in the second half came with 10:14 left in the game when redshirt freshman Tyler Jones scored on a 23-yard run to make the fi nal score 28-0 in favor of Wayne State. Molacek led a balanced rushing attack for the Wildcats with 131 yards on 19 carries, followed by Tyler Jones gaining 62 yards on 11 rushes. Fluel-len completed 8 of 12 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns to lead Wayne State in passing. The top receiver was freshman Logan Masters with four receptions for 92 yards. WSC held a 418-253 advantage in total offense over Minnesota-Crookston. The Wildcat defense forced two turnovers, recorded four sacks and had two blocked kicks in the win. Senior safety Adam Peterson was credited with 13 tackles (two solo, 11 assisted) to lead the Wildcat defensive effort.

Wayne State 28, Minnesota-Crookston 0Wayne State .....................................7 ............ 14 ............ 0 ............. 7 - 28Minnesota, Crookston ......................0 ............. 0 ............. 0 ............. 0 - 0

First Quarter12:31 WSC - Brian Chapman 26 yd pass from Fluellen (Cervantes kick)Second Quarter13:51 WSC - Zach Molacek 28 yd run (Cervantes kick)1:06 WSC - Logan Masters 10 yd pass from Fluellen (Cervantes kick)Fourth Quarter10:14 WSC - Tyler Jones 23 yd run (Cervantes kick)

Team Statistics WSC UMCFirst Downs 17 14Rushes-Yards 42-258 30-14Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int.) 10-16-0 19-38-1Passing Yards 160 215Total Yards 418 229Punts/Average 3/34.3 7/22.0Fumbles/Lost 3-2 1-1Penalties/Yards 9-75 4-36 Possession Time 29:51 30:09

Individual StatisticsRushing: WSC - Molacek 19-133, Jones 11-65. UMC - Rollins 22-146, Frazier 20-50.Passing: WSC - Fluellen 8-12-0, 148, Dietz 2-4-0, 12. UMC - Zellmer 15-30-1, 135, Kreutner 4-8-0, 80.Receiving: WSC - Masters 4-92, Chapman 1-26. UMC - Aho 5-39, Grafsgaard 4-41, Dean 3-55, Mccabe 3-22, John 2-45.Tackles: WSC - Peterson 13, Nielsen 8, Meyer 7, Hoffman 7. UMC - Beckner 11, Welch 8, Haugh 7, McMullen 6.

GAME 4 - Wayne State 24, MSU Moorhead 21Sept. 22, 2006 * Alex Nemzek Stadium * Moorhead, Minn.

Wayne State College built a 24-7 lead, then had to hang on for a 24-21 win at MSU Moorhead in Northern Sun Conference football played at Nemzek Stadium in Moorhead, Minnesota. It was the fi rst win of the season for the Wildcats, now 1-3 overall and 1-1 in the NSIC while MSU Moorhead slips to 2-2 overall and 0-2 in league play. WSC took a 3-0 lead with one second remaining in the fi rst quarter when Oscar Cervantes connected on a 32-yard fi eld goal. Freshman quarterback Silas Fluellen, in his fi rst career start, found J.R. Rother on a 36-yard pass play with 6:34 left in the fi rst half to put the Wildcats in front 10-0 to close out fi rst half scoring. MSU Moorhead’s Jabari Taylor returned the second half kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown to pull the Dragons within 10-7 with 14:43 remaining in the third quarter. The Wildcats responded with a seven play, 57 yard drive to take a 17-7 lead as Fluellen found Josh Peterson on a 15-yard pass play with 11:15 left in the third quarter. Following a MSUM turnover, Logan Masters hauled in an 11-yard strike from Fluellen to take a 24-7 lead with 6:31 left in the third quarter. The Dragons started to mount their comeback late in the third quarter when Josh Jones picked up a Zach Molacek fumble and rambled 72 yards for a score, drawing MSUM within 24-13 with 3:45 to go in the third quarter. The Dragons used a 14-play, 77 yard drive early in the fourth quarter to score again as Bruce Green was on the receiving end of a 12-yard pass from Dustin Long to cut the Wildcat lead down to three, 24-21, after a two-point pass conversion from Long to Bert Smith. MSU Moorhead had the ball with 3:44 to play at their own 16-yard line and drove to the WSC 49-yard line, but Laron Striplin forced a fumble and recovered the ball to stop the Dragons’ drive and secure the win for Wayne State. Wayne State gained 394 yards in total offense compared to MSU Moorhead’s 238 yards. Fluellen completed 15 of 32 passes for 242 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. His top receiver was Logan Masters with fi ve receptions for 100 yards and one touchdown. Senior running back Zach Molacek added 80 yards rushing on 22 carries. For MSU Moorhead, quarterback Dustin Long was 22 of 33 passing for 144 yards with one interception and one touchdown. Junior linebacker Nick Baldetti led Wayne State on defense with nine tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss for six yards. Laron Striplin added six tackles and two fumble recoveries. Freshman linebacker Aaron Nielsen contributed one interception and one fumble recovery for a Wayne State defense that forced four MSU Moorhead turnovers.

Wayne State 24, MSU Moorhead 21Wayne State .....................................3 ............. 7 ............ 14 ............ 0 - 24MSU Moorhead ................................0 ............. 0 ............ 13 ............ 8 - 21

First Quarter0:01 WSC - Oscar Cervantes 32 yd fi eld goalSecond Quarter6:34 WSC - J.R. Rother 36 yd pass from Fluellen (Cervantes kick)Third Quarter14:43 MSUM - Jabari Taylor 93 yd kickoff return (Bonkoski kick)11:15 WSC - Josh Peterson 15 yd pass from Fluellen (Cervantes kick)6:31 WSC - Logan Masters 11 yd pass from Fluellen (Cervantes kick)3:45 MSUM - Josh Jones 72 yd fumble recovery (Bonkoski kick failed)Fourth Quarter7:29 MSUM - Bruce Green 12 yd pass from Long (Bert Smith pass from Long)

Team Statistics WSC MSUMFirst Downs 20 17Rushes-Yards 43-152 21-94Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int.) 15-32-2 22-33-1Passing Yards 242 144Total Yards 394 238Punts/Average 3/23.0 3/25.3Fumbles/Lost 2-2 4-3Penalties/Yards 9-73 3-16Possession Time 36:00 24:00

Individual StatisticsRushing: WSC - Molacek 22-84, Meyer 3-22. MSUM - Gilles 5-42, Long 6-40.Passing: WSC - Fluellen 15-32-2, 242. MSUM - Long 22-33-1, 144. Receiving: WSC - Masters 5-100, Peterson 3-59. MSUM - Taylor 7-55, Green 7-48.Tackles: WSC - Baldetti 9, Hoffman 7. MSUM - Cahill 11, Jones 9.



GAME 6 - Wayne State 7, Northern State 0 Oct. 7, 2006 * Bob Cunningham Field * Wayne, Neb.

Wayne State blanked Northern State 7-0 in Northern Sun Conference college football played in Wayne, Nebraska on Homecoming/Hall of Fame Day for the Wildcats. It was the third straight win for Wayne State, the fi rst time the Wildcats have won three games in a row in football since the start of the 1995 season when WSC topped UNO (37-30), Morningside (31-27) and Northern State (35-14). The win also marked back-to-back shutouts by Wayne State for the fi rst time since the 1976 when the Wildcats blanked Northwestern of Iowa (19-0) and Peru State (20-0). WSC posted a 28-0 win at Minnesota-Crookston last week. Wayne State scored on its second drive of the game as freshman Silas Fluellen found J.R. Rother on a 22-yard scoring strike to cap an eight-play, 65 yard drive with 5:49 left in the fi rst quarter. It would end up being the only score of the game although both teams had scoring chances later in the game. Northern State took the ensuing drive down to the Wayne State fi ve yard line, but a 21-yard fi eld goal attempt by the Wolves’ Kyle Schierholt was blocked by Wayne State’s Nathan Meyer to stop the scoring threat. The Wolves had two other drives in the fi rst half reach the Wildcat 23-yard line, but the Wayne State defense held and the Wildcats took over on downs each time. In the second half, WSC moved the ball to the Northern State six yard line early in the fourth quarter, but the Wildcats settled for a 31-yard fi eld goal attempt by Oscar Cervantes, which was wide left. Northern State then moved the ball to the Wildcat 35-yard line, but a pair of sacks by the Wayne State defense pushed back the Wolves to near midfi eld and Wayne State ran out the clock to seal its’ fi rst three-game win streak in 11 years. Wayne State held a slight advantage in total offense in the defensive battle, 227-218. The Wildcats rushed for 144 yards while holding the Wolves to minus two yards rushing as a team. NSU had 220 yards passing to 83 for the Wildcats. Senior running back Zach Molacek led the Wildcats on the ground with 81 yards on 15 carries while redshirt freshman Tyler Jones contributed 41 yards on 13 attempts. In the passing department, Silas Fluellen was 6 of 18 for 79 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. Logan Masters was the top receiver for WSC with two receptions for 41 yards. Defensively, senior safety Adam Peterson had 15 tackles, including 1.5 sacks, and one interception for the Wildcats. Wayne State 7, Northern State 0Northern State ..................................0 ............. 0 ............. 0 ............. 0 - 0Wayne State .....................................7 ............. 0 ............. 0 ............. 0 - 7

First Quarter5:49 WSC - J.R. Rother 22 yd pass from Fluellen (Cervantes kick)

Team Statistics NSU WSCFirst Downs 19 13Rushes-Yards 22--2 37-144Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int.) 33-54-1 7-20-2Passing Yards 220 83Total Yards 218 227Punts/Average 4/38.5 5/32.6Fumbles/Lost 1-1 0-0Penalties/Yards 4-40 6-56Possession Time 29:02 30:35

Individual StatisticsRushing: WSC - Molacek 15-81, Jones 13-47. NSU - Ve'e 9-36.Passing: WSC - Fluellen 6-18-2, 79, Dietz 1-2-0, 4. NSU - Griffi n 33-53-1, 220..Receiving: WSC - Masters 2-41, Rother 1-22. NSU - Jark 10-51, Ginsbach 7-64, Cahoy 7-55.Tackles: WSC - Peterson 15, Manuel 10. NSU - Johnson 9, Bowman 8.

GAME 7 - Bemidji State 40, Wayne State 37Oct. 14, 2006 * Bob Cunningham Field * Wayne, Neb.

Bemidji State outlasted Wayne State 40-37 in a Northern Sun Conference shootout played at Cunningham Field in Wayne. The two teams combined for 894 yards in the game. With the win, Bemidji State remained in a tie for fi rst in the NSIC with Winona State at 4-0 in league play and 5-2 overall while Wayne State had its’ three-game win streak snapped as the Wildcats fall to 3-4 overall and 3-2 in the NSIC. Wayne State took the opening drive and marched down the fi eld for a touchdown as Silas Fluellen’s 33-yard pass to Logan Masters capped a seven-play, 80-yard drive to take an early 7-0 lead. Following an interception by WSC senior safety Adam Peterson, the Wildcats got the ball at midfi eld and struck for another score as Fluellen and Masters hooked up on a 42 yard scoring play to put the Wildcats in front 14-0 with 9:56 left in the fi rst quarter. Bemidji State blocked a Wayne State punt late in the fi rst quarter to get the ball at the Wildcat 44-yard line and used a fi ve-yard run by James Moore with 14:18 left in the second quarter. The Beavers struck for another score moments later as Matt Heber picked off a Silas Fluellen pass and rambled 25 yards for a touchdown to make the score 14-13 after WSC blocked the Beavers’ point after kick. Bemidji State grabbed their fi rst lead of the game with 10:11 left in the second quarter when Michael McDonald connected on a 34-yard fi eld goal to give the Beavers a 16-14 lead. Wayne State countered with a fi eld goal of its own as redshirt freshman Nick Hope made a 42-yard fi eld goal with 32 seconds left in the half to put the Wildcats ahead 17-16. However, BSU put together a late drive to end the fi rst half and used a 27-yard fi eld goal by Michael McDonald on the last play of the fi rst half gave the Beavers a 19-17 lead at halftime. Bemidji State took the opening drive of the second half and scored on a James Moore 10-yard run to grab a 25-17 lead over the Wildcats. WSC responded as Zach Molacek broke loose and sprinted 79 yards for a score to cut the Beavers’ lead to 25-23 with 13:02 left in the third quarter. Bemidji State came right back with a 43-yard drive, capped by a 15-yard pass from Cory Wardrope to Warren Ballard, to make the score 32-23 Beavers with 12:01 left in the third quarter. The Wildcats then used a seven-play, 74 yard drive, capped by a Zach Molacek one-yard run to make the score 32-30. Wayne State regained the lead late in the third quarter as Fluellen found Josh Peterson on a 63-yard scoring play to fi ve Wayne State a 37-32 lead with :47 seconds left in the third quarter. Bemidji State bounced right back with a 79-yard drive on seven plays to take the lead back as Wardrope connected with Anthony Schreiber on a 29-yard scoring play to put the Beavers in front 40-37 with 13:07 left in the game. WSC took the next drive and marched to the Bemidji State 24-yard line, but the Wildcats were stopped by the BSU defense on fourth and two when Zach Molacek was held to a one-yard gain to stop the Wildcat scoring threat. That would be the fi nal scoring threat for the Wildcats in the fourth quarter as Bemidji State held on for the 40-37 win. WSC fi nished with 479 yards compared to Bemidji State’s 415. Fluellen threw for a career-high 325 yards on 18 of 39 passing with three touchdowns and one interception. His favorite receiver was freshman Logan Masters with eight receptions for 127 yards and two touchdowns. Zach Molacek added 141 yards rushing on 19 carries and two touchdowns. Bemidji State quarterback Cory Wardrope was 21 of 29 passing for 255 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions. James Moore added 112 yards rushing on 22 carries with two touchdowns. Adam Peterson and Luke Hoffman led WSC on defense with nine tackles each. Peterson also had an interception and a blocked extra point. Sophomore defensive end Troy Pribnow added fi ve tackles, including two sacks, and one interception.

Bemidji State 40, Wayne State 37

Bemidji State ....................................0 ............ 19 ........... 13 ............ 8 - 40Wayne State ....................................14 ............ 3 ............ 20 ............ 0 - 37

First Quarter11:27 WSC - Logan Masters 33 yd pass from Fluellen (Hope kick)9:56 WSC - Logan Masters 42 yd pass from Fluelllen (Hope kick)

Second Quarter14:18 BSU - James Moore 5 yd run (McDonald kick)13:44 BSU - Matt Heber 25 yd interception return (McDonald kick)10:11 BSU - Mike McDonald 34 yd fi eld goal0:32 WSC - Nick Hope 42 yd fi eld goal0:00 BSU - Mike McDonald 27 yd fi eld goal

Third Quarter14:15 BSU - James Moore 10 yd run (McDonald kick failed)13:02 WSC - Zach Molacek 79 yd run (Tyler Jones run failed)12:01 BSU - Warren Ballard 15 yd pass from Wardrope (McDonald kick)9:19 WSC - Zach Molacek 1 yd run (Hope kick)0:47 WSC - Josh Peterson 63 yd pass from Fluellen (Hope kick)

Fourth Quarter13:07 BSU - Tony Schreiber 29 yd pass from Wardrope (Cory Wardrope run)

Team Statistics BSU WSCFirst Downs 25 16Rushes-Yards 44-160 23-154Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int.) 21-30-3 18-39-1Passing Yards 255 325Total Yards 415 479Punts/Average 4/45.2 5/32.4Fumbles/Lost 1-0 0-0Penalties/Yards 5-31 10-83Possession Time 33:35 26:25

Individual StatisticsRushing: WSC - Molacek 19-146. BSU - Moore 22-119, Wardrope 19-87.Passing: WSC - Fluellen 18-39-1, 325. BSU - Wardrope 21-29-3, 255.Receiving: WSC - Masters 8-127, Peterson 4-91, Chapman 3-58. BSU - Schreiber 8-121, Rodg-ers 3-41, Hawks 3-36.Tackles: WSC - Baldetti 10, Peterson 9, Hoffman 9, Striplin 9, Manuel 7. BSU - Johnson 8, Christ 7, Plancher 7.



GAME 9 - Concordia-St. Paul 27, Wayne State 24Oct. 28, 2006 * Bob Cunningham Field * Wayne, Neb.

Concordia University-St. Paul held on for a 27-24 Northern Sun Conference football win over Wayne State in the 18th annual Egg Bowl Game played at Cunningham Field in Wayne. The visiting Golden Bears moved to 4-5 overall and 3-3 in the league while Wayne State slips to 4-5 overall and 4-3 in the NSIC. The tightly-contested game featured fi ve lead changes as neither team led by more than six points. Wayne State scored on their opening series of the game as redshirt freshman Nick Hope made a 22-yard fi eld goal with 8:35 remaining in the fi rst quarter to give the Wildcats an early 3-0 lead. Concordia-St. Paul responded with a fi eld goal of their own as Brody Johnson booted a 36-yard fi eld goal to tie the score at 3-3 with 2:33 left in the fi rst quarter. Wayne State countered moments later as Zach Molacek scored on an eight-yard run to cap a four-play, 75 yard drive to give the Wildcats a 9-3 lead following a failed PAT kick with 1:00 left in the fi rst quarter. Concordia-St. Paul took the next drive down the fi eld to take their fi rst lead of the game as Golden Bears quarterback Kole Goodchild scored on a seven-yard run to culminate a 12 play, 66 yard drive to put CSP in front 10-9 with 10:36 remaining in the fi rst half. WSC took the next drive and moved the ball to the CSP 16-yard line, but Nick Hope’s 33 yard fi eld goal was blocked by Concordia-St. Paul’s Antonio Brown to stop the scoring threat. The Golden Bears then drove to the WSC two-yard line and settled for a Brody Johnson 20-yard fi eld goal to give CSP a 13-9 lead with 1:37 left in the fi rst half. Wayne State put together a strong drive in the fi nal 90 seconds to take the lead at halftime as freshman quarterback Silas Fluellen found freshman wide receiver Logan Masters in the left corner of the end zone on a 17 yard scoring pass to cap a nine-play, 74 yard drive with one second remaining in the fi rst half. A two-point pass conversion from Fluellen to Brian Chapman gave WSC a 17-13 lead at halftime. In the third quarter, Concordia-St. Paul regained the lead by scoring on their fi rst drive of the second half as Aaron Cawthorn scored on a four-yard run with 7:29 left in the third quarter to give the Golden Bears a 20-17 edge over the Wildcats. WSC took the ensuing drive and marched to the CSP 22 yard line, however Nick Hope’s 38 yard fi eld goal hit the left upright and kept the score 20-17. After holding the Golden Bears, WSC got the ball back at their own 18-yard line and marched 82 yards in 11 plays to regain the lead as Fluellen completed a six yard scoring pass to Josh Peterson to give Wayne State a 24-20 lead with 9:22 left in the game. After CSP mis-handled the ensuing kickoff to start at their own one-yard line, the Golden Bears drove 99 yards on the Wildcats in just fi ve plays to regain the lead as Goodchild found Tyrone Ruffi n on a 42-yard scoring strike to put the Golden Bears ahead 27-24. WSC had the ball two more times in the fourth quarter, but was stopped on downs at the CSP 45 and the CSP 49 yard line as the Golden Bears’ defense shut down Wayne State the rest of the game to preserve the 27-24 win. Wayne State outgained Concordia-St. Paul 471-426 as the Wildcats rushed for 227 yards and passed for 244. Senior running back Zach Molacek accounted for 247 yards of total offense to earn Egg Bowl MVP honors for Wayne State. He rushed for 182 yards on 24 carries with one touchdown while adding another 65 yards receiving on four catches. It was the third straight game that Molacek surpassed the 100 yard mark on the ground. Silas Fluellen completed 19 of 38 passes for 244 yards with two touchdowns. Josh Peterson, Molacek and Logan Masters each made four receptions to lead Wildcat receivers. Concordia-St. Paul junior quarterback Kole Goodchild was named Egg Bowl MVP for the Golden Bears, completing 20 of 32 passes for 273 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He also rushed for 65 yards on nine carries. Aaron Cawthorn was the top rusher for CSP with 74 yards on 13 carries. Defensively, sophomore linebacker Luke Hoffman led Wayne State with 14 tackles (seven solo, seven assisted stops). Jordan Frain paced Concordia-St. Paul on defense with 10 tackles.Concordia-St. Paul 27, Wayne State 24Concordia-St. Paul ...........................3 ............ 10 ............ 7 ............. 7 - 27Wayne State .....................................9 ............. 8 ............. 0 ............. 7 - 24First Quarter8:35 WSC - Nick Hope 22 yd fi eld goal2:33 CSP - B. Johnson 36 yd fi eld goal1:00 WSC - Zach Molacek 8 yd run (Hope kick failed)Second Quarter10:36 CSP - K. Goodchild 7 yd run (Johnson kick)1:37 CSP - B. Johnson 20 yd fi eld goal0:01 WSC - Logan Masters 17 yd pass from Fluellen (Chapman pass from Fluellen)Third Quarter7:29 CSP - A. Cawthorn 4 yd run (Johnson kick)Fourth Quarter9:22 WSC - Josh Peterson 6 yd pass from Fluellen (Hope kick)6:54 CSP - T. Ruffi n 42 yd pass from Goodchild (Johnson kick)Team Statistics CSP WSCFirst Downs 19 22Rushes-Yards 28-153 33-227Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int.) 20-32-1 19-38-0Passing Yards 273 244Total Yards 426 471Punts/Average 2/42.5 1/31.0Fumbles/Lost 0-0 2-0Penalties/Yards 5/32 4/28Possession Time 29:35 30:25Individual StatisticsRushing: WSC - Molacek 24-184, Fluellen 7-42. CSP - Cawthorn 13-74, Goodchild 9-82.Passing: WSC - Fluellen 19-38-0. CSP - Goodchild 20-32-1, 273.Receiving: WSC - Peterson 4-85, Molacek 4-65, Masters 4-47. CSP - Williams 7-105, Ruffi n 5-95, Simmons 3-41.Tackles: WSC - Hoffman 14, Peterson 8, Baldetti 7. CSP - Frain 10, Brown 9, Scherer 9.

GAME 8 - Wayne State 27, SW Minn. State 24Oct. 21, 2006 * Mattke Field * Marshall, Minn.

Wayne State rallied from 14-0 fi rst quarter defi cit to post a 27-24 win at Southwest Minnesota State in Northern Sun Conference football played in Marshall, Minnesota. The Wildcats moved into sole possession of third place in the NSIC with a 4-2 league mark and are 4-4 overall while SMSU falls to 4-4 overall and 3-2 in the league. The Mustangs jumped out to an early 14-0 lead, taking advantage of two inter-ceptions by WSC freshman quarterback Silas Fluellen that gave the Mustangs great fi eld position on both scores. The fi rst Mustang scoring drive covered four yards as Paul Benesh scored on a four-yard run to give SMSU a 7-0 lead with 10:35 left in the fi rst quarter. Following a second Fluellen pick, the Mustangs drove 36 yards with quarterback Josh Shudlick scoring on a one-yard run to put the Mustangs ahead 14-0 with 3:359 left in the fi rst quarter. WSC got on the scoreboard early in the second quarter as Nick Hope booted a 30-yard fi eld goal, capping a 13-play, 57-yard drive, making the score 14-3 with 14:57 remaining in the second quarter. The Wildcats took advantage of an SMSU turnover later in the quarter to cut into the Mustang lead as Zach Molacek rambled 51 yards for a touchdown with 6:39 left in the second quarter to make the score 14-10. SMSU closed the fi rst half scoring on the fi nal play of the half as Scott Talcott connected on a 22-yard fi eld goal to give Southwest Minnesota State a 17-10 lead at halftime. WSC tied the score early in the third quarter following a SMSU turnover as Molacek found the endzone from 28 yards out, knotting the score at 17-17 with 10:50 remaining in the third quarter. The Wildcats took advantage of a bad punt snap by the Mustangs, giving WSC the ball at the SMSU 14 yard line, to take their fi rst lead of the game as Nick Hope made a 28-yard fi eld goal with 3:34 remaining in the third quarter to take a 20-17 lead. SMSU used an eight-play, 95-yard drive to regain the lead early in the fourth quarter when Josh Shudlick tossed a nine-yard scoring strike to Ross DeMasi, giving the Mustangs a 24-20 lead with 14:54 left in the game. Wayne State put together an 80-yard scoring drive later in the quarter as Molacek scored from the three-yard line with 6:13 left in the game to put the Wildcats back in front 27-24. On the next drive, SMSU moved the ball to the WSC 35-yard line, but WSC linebacker Nick Baldetti recovered a fumble by SMSU quarterback Josh Shudlick to evade the Mustangs’ scoring threat. WSC was forced to punt in the fi nal minute and a desperation pass by Shudlick was intercepted by Wayne State’sw Robert Manuel, his second interception of the game, to preserve the Wildcat win. WSC had one more yard in total offense than SMSU, 308-307. The Wildcats had 208 yards rushing and 100 passing. Senior running back Zach Molacek had a milestone day for the Wildcats on the ground, rushing for 188 yards on 29 carries with three touchdowns. Molacek moved into third place on the all-time rushing list at WSC with 3,009 yards, making him just the fourth runner in school history to surpass 3,000 yards. He passed Sam Singleton (3,003 yards from 1967-70) to move into third place on the all-time rushing list with his third 100 yard game of the season. In passing, Silas Fluellen fi nished 9 of 17 for 100 yards with two interceptions. His top receiver was Logan Masters with three receptions for 44 yards. Defensively, sophomore linebacker Luke Hoffman had 10 tackles and one forced fumble. Freshman Robert Manuel had two interceptions while Nick Baldetti, Trent Kling and Aaron Nielsen each had one fumble recovery as the Wildcats defense forced fi ve turnovers. Wayne State 27, SW Minnesota State 24Wayne State .....................................0 ............ 10 ........... 10 ............ 7 - 27SW Minnesota State ........................14 ............ 3 ............. 0 ............. 7 - 24First Quarter10:35 SMSU - Paul Benesh 4 yd run (Talcott kick)3:59 SMSU - Josh Shudlick 1 yd run (Talcott kick)Second Quarter14:57 WSC - Nick Hope 30 yd fi eld goal6:39 WSC - Zach Molacek 51 yd run (Hope kick)0:00 SMSU - Scott Talcott 22 yd fi eld goalThird Quarter10:50 WSC - Zach Molacek 51 yd run (Hope kick)3:34 WSC - Nick Hope 28 yd fi eld goalFourth Quarter14:54 SMSU - Ross DeMasi 9 yd pass from Shudlick (Talcott kick)6:13 WSC - Zach Molacek 3 yd run (Hope kick)Team Statistics WSC SMSUFirst Downs 13 18 Rushes-Yards 37-208 37-134Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int.) 9-20-2 19-31-2Passing Yards 100 173Total Yards 308 307Punts/Average 5/25.6 4/31.0Fumbles/Lost 0-0 5-3Penalties/Yards 7-50 5-30Possession Time 26:49 33:11

Individual StatisticsRushing: WSC - Molacek 29-198. SMSU - Durham 9-71, Benesh 15-43, Shudlick 9-40.Passing: WSC - Fluellen 9-17-2, 100. SMSU - Shudlick 19-28-2, 173.Receiving: WSC - Masters 3-44, Peterson 3-20. SMSU - DeMasi 6-70, Fischer 3-20.Tackles: WSC - Hoffman 10, Striplin 6, Baldetti 6, Peterson 6. SMSU - Kubat 10, Clayborn 6, Fischer 6, Kunelius 6.



Game 10 - Wayne State 14, Missouri-Rolla 9Nov. 4, 2006 * Bob Cunningham Field * Wayne, Neb.

Wayne State held Missouri-Rolla, the top-ranked passing team in NCAA Division II, to just 272 yards passing as the Wildcats held off the Miners 14-9 at Cunningham Field in Wayne. With the win, Wayne State improves to 5-5 while Missouri-Rolla slips to 5-5. The win for Wayne State marks the fi rst time since 1995 (6-4) that the Wildcats have won more than four football games in a single season. UMR entered the game averaging 359.0 yards per game passing to lead NCAA Division II, but the Wildcats forced the Miners into fi ve turnovers, including four interceptions, to pick up the win in a defensive battle. Wayne State opened the scoring early in the second quarter as redshirt freshman Tyler Jones scored on a six yard run to cap a 10-play, 67 yard drive, giving the Wildcats a 7-0 lead with 12:50 remaining in the fi rst half. The Miners answered back with a scoring drive as Tim Valencia booted a 27 yard fi eld goal to culminate a 12 play, 58-yard drive for Missouri-Rolla to make the score 7-3 with 9:13 to go in the second quarter. The next drive saw Wayne State move the ball to the UMR 22 yard line, but a 39-yard fi eld goal attempt by Wayne State’s Nick Hope was wide right to end the scoring threat. Both teams failed to move the ball the rest of the fi rst half to make the halftime score 7-3 in favor of Wayne State. The opening drive of the second half saw Missouri-Rolla move the ball to the Wildcats’ nine yard line, but a Joe Winters pass was picked off in the end zone by WSC linebacker Luke Hoffman to stop the scoring threat for the Miners. The Miners put together another solid drive later in the quarter, only to have quarterback Joe Winters fumble at the WSC 20 yard line, recovered by Wildcat defensive back Matt Greenway, to end the drive. Early in the fourth quarter, Wayne State took advantage of a UMR turnover to score their second touchdown as junior linebacker Nick Baldetti intercepted a Miners pass and returned the ball 20 yards to the UMR 30 yard line. On a fourth and four at the UMR 24, senior running back Zach Molacek broke loose for a 24-yard scoring run to put the Wildcats ahead 14-3 with 11:00 left in the game. The Miners then turned to backup quarterback Mark Becker to score their fi rst touchdown of the game as he guided Missouri-Rolla on a two-play, 44 yard drive midway through the fourth quarter to make the score 14-9 after connecting with Ashton Gronewald on a 38-yard scoring play. Wayne State was forced to punt on their next series, giving Missouri-Rolla the ball at their own 22-yard line with 1:26 left in the game. The Miners moved the ball to the Wildcat 31-yard line and faced a fourth and seven, but Becker’s pass intended for Brandon Landry was intercepted at the goal line by Laron Striplin, who returned the ball to the 24-yard line to preserve the win for the Wildcats. Missouri-Rolla outgained Wayne State in the contest 353-303. The Wildcats were led of-fensively by senior running back Zach Molacek, who gained 142 yards rushing on 30 carries with one touchdown. Molacek moved into second place on the all-time rushing charts at Wayne State and now has 3,333 yards for his career. He passed Lamont Rainey, who gained 3,268 yards in his career from 1991-94. Freshman quarterback Silas Fluellen completed just 5 of 17 passes for 89 yards while backup Travis Dietz was 2 of 3 with one interception for 12 yards. Freshman Logan Masters was the top receiver with three catches for 36 yards. On defense for the Wildcats, sophomore linebacker Luke Hoffman had a team-high 10 tackles to go with one interception. Nick Baldetti, Robert Manuel and Laron Striplin also had interceptions while Matt Greenway recovered a fumble. Sophomore Tyler Krueger had his best game in a Wildcat uniform, recording six tackles with two sacks and one forced fumble. Wayne State 14, Missouri-Rolla 9Missouri-Rolla ...................................0 ............. 3 ............. 0 ............. 6 - 9Wayne State .....................................0 ............. 7 ............. 0 ............. 7 - 14Second Quarter12:50 WSC - Tyler Jones 6 yd run (Hope kick)9:13 UMR - Valencia 27 yd fi eld goalFourth Quarter11:00 WSC - Zach Molacek 24 yd run (Hope kick)5:11 UMR - A. Gronewold 38 yd pass from Becker (Becker pass failed)

Team Statistics UMR WSCFirst Downs 17 13Rushes-Yards 26-81 40-202Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int.) 23-43-4 7-20-1Passing Yards 272 101Total Yards 353 303Punts/Average 6/36.3 9/36.2Fumbles/Lost 3-1 0-0Penalties/Yards 4-20 7-54Possession Time 27:45 32:15

Individual StatisticsRushing: WSC - Molacek 30-153. UMR - Padilla 13-73.Passing: WSC - Fluellen 5-17-0, 89. UMR - Winters 18-34-3, 194.Receiving: WSC - Masters 3-36, Locke 2-24. UMR - Gronewold 7-125, Landry 9-89.Tackles: WSC - Hoffman 10, Baldetti 7. UMR - Jordan 15, Severs 9, Butler 7.

GAME 11 - Winona State 31, Wayne State 3Nov. 11, 2006 * Metrodome * Minneapolis, MInn.

#20 Winona State defeated Wayne State 31-3 in the NSIC Merchants Bank Metrodome Classic in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the 2006 regular season fi nale for the Wildcats. Winona State improves to 9-2 and 7-1 in the NSIC and awaits word on a NCAA Division II playoff berth with the announcement coming Sunday afternoon. Winona State opened the scoring with 8:04 in the fi rst quarter when junior running back Alex Wiese scored on a 30-yard run to put the War-riors in front 7-0. Wiese scored again later in the fi rst quarter on a 17-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Aaron Boettcher at the 2:45 mark of the fi rst quarter, giving Winona State a 14-0 lead after one quarter. Early in the second quarter, Wayne State got on the board thanks to a 22-yard fi eld goal by Nick Hope, capping an 11-play, 64 yard drive to make the score 14-3 in favor of Winona State with 12:17 left in the second quarter. WSU countered with a fi eld goal of its own when Mike Salerno booted a 22-yard fi eld goal with 8:36 remaining in the fi rst half to put the Warriors ahead 17-3. The Warriors added another score late in the fi rst half when Wiese found the end zone for the third time on a fi ve-yard run to give Winona State a commanding 24-3 lead at halftime. Defense was the story of the second half for both teams. The Wildcats had a pair of scoring opportunities in the second half but both resulted without any points scored. Luke Hoffman intercepted a Winona State pass with 2:15 left in the third quarter at the Wildcats’ 41-yard line. The ‘Cats drove the ball to the Winona State 21-yard line before turning the ball over on downs. Midway through the fourth quarter the Wildcats had a 38-yard touchdown pass to Zach Molacek called back on a penalty. Winona State closed out the scoring with 6:52 left in the game on a Wiese’s fourth touchdown of the game, a 38-yard pass from quarterback Aaron Boettcher, to make the fi nal score 31-3. Winona State fi nished the game with 433 yards compared to Wayne State’s 256. The Warriors were led offensively by Alex Wiese, who scored four touchdowns and had 161 yards of all-purpose yardage for the Warriors. He had 63 yards rushing on 12 carries with two scores and added another 98 yards receiving on six catches with two more scores. Quarterback Aaron Boettcher completed 17 of 30 passes for 271 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. For Wayne State, Zach Molacek rushed for 58 yards on 13 carries in his fi nal game in a Wildcat uniform. He fi nishes his career as the sec-ond all-time leading rusher in school history with 3,391 yards. Freshman quarterback Silas Fluellen completed 8 of 22 passes for 113 yards with one interception. The top receiver for WSC was Logan Masters with three receptions for 41 yards. WSC had 10 penalties in the game for 84 yards and had three turnovers in the game. Winona State 31, Wayne State 3Winona State ...................................14 ........... 10 ............ 0 ............. 7 - 31Wayne State .....................................0 ............. 3 ............. 0 ............. 0 - 3

First Quarter8:04 WSU - Alex Wiese 30 yd run (Salerno kick)2:45 WSU - Alex Wiese 17 yd pass from Boettcher (Salerno kick)Second Quarter12:17 WSC - Nick Hope 22 yd fi eld goal8:36 WSU - Mike Salerno 22 yd fi eld goal2:27 WSU - Alex Wiese 5 yd run (Salerno kick)Fourth Quarter6:52 WSU - Alex Wiese 39 yd pass from Boettcher (Salerno kick)

Team Statistics WSU WSCFirst Downs 19 13Rushes-Yards 38-134 31-109Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int.) 18-31-1 10-25-1Passing Yards 299 147Total Yards 433 256Punts/Average 4/34.2 7/35.0Fumbles/Lost 3-1 2-2Penalties/Yards 11-81 10-84Possession Time 33:40 26:20 Individual StatisticsRushing: WSC - Molacek 13-64. WSU - Wiese 12-63.Passing: WSC - Fluellen 8-22-1, 113. WSU - Boettcher 17-30-1, 271.Receiving: WSC - Masters 3-41, Rother 2-31. WSU - Wiese 6-98, Peters 3-97.Tackles: WSC - Greenway 12, Baldetti 10. WSU - Tackmann 9, Yule 8.

TEAM STATISTICSRUSH OFFENSE Att. Yds. TD Avg.1. Wayne State 276 1341 9 167.62. Bemidji State 360 1277 18 159.63. Upper Iowa 299 1259 13 157.44. Winona State 268 998 13 124.85. Concordia-St. Paul 245 888 8 111.06. MSU Moorhead 228 724 5 90.57. SW Minn. State 263 717 11 89.68. Northern State 222 496 3 62.09. Minnesota,Crookston 246 457 2 57.1

PASS OFFENSE Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Avg.1. Concordia-St. Paul 259-156-6 2019 19 252.42. MSU Moorhead 277-176-10 1970 15 246.23. Northern State 334-197-9 1959 13 244.94. Upper Iowa 283-162-13 1936 11 242.05. Winona State 219-116-6 1558 11 194.86. SW Minn. State 233-141-8 1485 4 185.67. Wayne State 222-103-13 1465 12 183.18. Bemidji State 175-109-9 1325 13 165.69. Minnesota,Crookston 212-98-16 992 3 124.0

TOTAL OFFENSE Rush Pass Total Avg.1. Upper Iowa 1259 1936 3195 399.42. Concordia-St. Paul 888 2019 2907 363.43. Wayne State 1341 1465 2806 350.84. MSU Moorhead 724 1970 2694 336.85. Bemidji State 1277 1325 2602 325.26. Winona State 998 1558 2556 319.57. Northern State 496 1959 2455 306.98. SW Minn. State 717 1485 2202 275.29. Minnesota,Crookston 457 992 1449 181.1

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING School Yr. GP Att. Yds. TD Yds/Gm1. Zach Molacek WSC Sr. 8 163 938 8 117.22. T.C. Hicks UIU Jr. 8 132 570 8 71.23. Eurice Watson BSU So. 7 112 457 5 65.34. Enol Gilles MSUM Fr. 8 91 451 3 56.45. Zach Wysong SMSU Fr. 7 85 380 2 54.36. James Moore BSU So. 7 84 353 4 50.47. Chuck Driscoll NSU Sr. 8 85 396 1 49.58. Alex Wiese WSU Jr. 8 80 373 5 46.69. Aaron Cawthorn CSP Sr. 8 86 372 3 46.510. D.J. Speed UIU Jr. 8 52 347 3 43.4

PASSING School Yr. GP Att-Cmp-Int Pct. Yds TD Yds/G1. Dustin Long MSUM Jr. 8 257-163-8 63.4 1770 12 221.22. Andrew Jones UIU Sr. 8 250-143-13 57.2 1746 9 218.23. Kole Goodchild CSP Jr. 8 230-137-5 59.6 1741 15 217.64. Josh Shudlick SMSU So. 8 229-141-8 61.6 1485 4 185.65. Silas Fluellen WSC Fr. 8 180-83-8 46.1 1251 11 156.4

RECEIVING School Yr. GP Rec. Yds. TD Yds/Gm1. Dwayne Croker UIU Jr. 8 41 649 3 81.12. Bruce Green MSUM Jr. 8 54 632 10 79.03. Brian Jark NSU Fr. 8 62 607 6 75.94. Tyrone Ruffi n CSP So. 8 42 596 6 74.55. Anothony Schreiber BSU Jr. 8 37 560 4 70.06. Logan Masters WSC Fr. 8 34 544 5 68.07. Jabari Taylor MSUM Fr. 7 40 468 2 66.98. Scott Peters WSU Jr. 7 22 417 6 59.69. Wade Ginsbach NSU Sr. 6 38 357 2 59.510. Antwon Williams CSP Jr. 8 37 433 33 54.1

FIRST TEAM OFFENSEPos. Name Yr. SchoolOT Chris Zimmerman Sr. Winona StateOT Justin Guy Jr. Bemidji StateOG Caleb Nicholson Sr. Winona StateOG John Keaveny Jr. Bemidji StateC Dan Warnemunde Sr. Concordia-St. PaulQB Kole Goodchild Jr. Concordia-St. PaulRB T.C. Hicks Jr. Upper IowaRB Zach Molacek Sr. Wayne StateWR Dwayne Croker Jr. Upper IowaWR Brian Jark R-Fr. Northern StateTE Matt Fischer So. SW Minn. State

SECOND TEAM OFFENSEOT Phil Unger Sr. Concorida-St. PaulOT Aaron Cribb Sr. MSU MoorheadOG Ethan Simonson Sr. MSU MoorheadOG Brian Okonofua So. Wayne StateC Tom Yarbrough Sr. SW Minn. StateQB Dustin Long So. MSU MoorheadRB Alex Wiese Jr. Winona StateRB Enol Gilles Fr. MSU MoorheadWR Tyrone Ruffi n So. Concorida-St. PaulWR Scott Peters Jr. Winona StateTE Jake Robinson Sr. Wayne State NSIC Offensive MVP: Zach Molacek - RB , Wayne StateNSIC Defensive MVP: John Tackmann - LB, Winona StateNSIC Coach of the Year: Jeff Tesch, Bemidji StateOffensive Newcomer: Dustin Long - QB, MSU MoorheadDefensive Newcomer: Brad Wolf - DT, SW Minn. State

2006 IN THE NORTHERN SUN

FIRST TEAM DEFENSEPos. Name Yr. SchoolDE Colin Charlson Sr. Winona StateDE Mark Majerus Sr. MSU MoorheadDT Zach Stafford Jr. Bemidji StateDT Eric Power Sr. Concordia-St. PaulLB John Tackmann Sr. Winona StateLB Rudy Jones Sr. Northern StateLB Jon Kubat Sr. SW Minn. StateCB Antonio Brown Sr. Concorida-St. PaulCB Shawn Cunningham Jr. Winona StateS Una Latu Sr. Northern StateS Josh Jones So. MSU Moorhead

SECOND TEAM DEFENSEDE Robby Molstad Jr. Bemidji StateDE Brendan Osuocha Sr. SW Minn. StateDT Kia Tupou Sr. Northern StateDT Dave Braun Sr. Winona StateLB Zach Christ Jr. Bemidji StateLB Matt Heber Jr. Bemidji StateLB Zach Coauette Jr. Minn.,CrookstonCB Willy Plancher Jr. Bemidji StateCB Omari Green Sr. Wayne StateS Jon Kunelius Sr. SW Minn. StateS Jeremiah Johnson Jr. Bemidji State


2006 IN THE NORTHERN SUN

SCORING OFFENSE TD XP 2XP FG SF Pts Avg1. Bemidji State 36 29 2 3 3 264 33.02. Winona State 27 23 3 12 1 229 28.6 3. Concordia-St. Paul 28 25 0 5 0 208 26.04. Upper Iowa 25 23 0 7 0 194 24.25. Wayne State 21 18 1 6 0 164 20.56. MSU Moorhead 23 6 5 2 1 162 20.27. Northern State 19 10 3 5 0 145 18.18. SW Minn. State 16 13 3 8 1 141 17.69. Minn.,Crookston 5 3 0 0 0 33 4.1

RUSH DEFENSE Att. Yds. TD Avg.1. Bemidji State 206 280 7 35.02. Winona State 251 551 2 68.93. Concordia-St. Paul 246 828 6 103.54. Wayne State 254 849 10 106.15. Northern State 285 996 5 124.56. MSU Moorhead 285 1008 10 126.07. SW Minn. State 293 1034 12 129.28. Upper Iowa 272 1168 11 146.09. Minn.,Crookston 315 1443 19 180.4

PASS DEFENSE Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Avg.1. Northern State 204-106-9 1303 13 162.92. SW Minn. State 218-125-5 1444 7 180.53. Winona State 256-149-12 1567 8 195.94. Minn.,Crookston 209-122-6 1593 20 199.15. Bemidji State 278-140-15 1681 8 210.16. MSU Moorhead 248-141-16 1707 11 213.47. Concordia-St. Paul 270-162-5 1746 12 218.28. Wayne State 288-173-11 1788 7 223.59. Upper Iowa 243-140-11 1880 15 235.0

TOTAL DEFENSE Rush Pass Total Avg.1. Bemidji State 280 1681 1961 245.12. Winona State 551 1567 2118 264.83. Northern State 996 1303 2299 287.44. SW Minn. State 1034 1444 2478 309.85. Concordia-St. Paul 828 1746 2574 321.86. Wayne State 849 1788 2637 329.67. MSU Moorhead 1008 1707 2715 339.48. Minn.,Crookston 1443 1593 3036 379.59. Upper Iowa 1168 1880 3048 381.0

SCORING DEFENSE TD XP 2XP FG SF Pts Avg1. Winona State 12 9 1 3 0 92 11.52. Bemidji State 17 11 1 3 0 124 15.53. Northern State 19 12 2 3 2 143 17.94. Concordia-St. Paul 20 13 2 5 0 152 19.05. SW Minn. State 20 15 3 8 1 167 20.96. Wayne State 21 16 2 7 0 167 20.97. MSU Moorhead 22 14 3 8 1 172 21.58. Upper Iowa 27 21 2 8 1 213 26.69. Minn.,Crookston 42 39 1 5 1 310 38.8

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSTOTAL OFFENSE School Yr. GP Rush Pass Total Yds/Gm1. Kole Goodchild CSP Jr. 8 280 1741 2021 252.62. Andrew Jones UIU Sr. 8 202 1746 1948 243.53. Dustin Long MSUM Jr. 8 75 1770 1845 230.64. Josh Shudlick SMSU So. 8 -37 1485 1448 181.05. Silas Fluellen WSC Fr. 8 139 1251 1390 173.8

SCORING School Yr. GP TD XPT FG Pts. Pts/Gm1. Bruce Green MSUM Jr. 8 10 4 0 64 8.02. Mike Salerno WSU So. 8 0 23 12 59 7.43. T.C. Hicks UIU Jr. 8 8 0 0 48 6.03. Zach Molacek WSC Sr. 8 8 0 0 48 6.05. Alex Wiese WSU Jr. 8 7 2 0 44 5.5

ALL-PURPOSE School Yr. GP Rush Rcv. PR KR Yds. Avg.1. Zach Molacek WSC Sr. 8 938 136 0 0 1074 2. Anothony Schreiber BSU Jr. 8 129 560 196 10 895 3. Dwayne Croker UIU Jr. 8 47 649 0 149 8454. Ryan Hudgins UIU Jr. 8 15 390 224 211 8405. T.C. Hicks UIU Jr. 8 570 102 0 104 776

KICKOFF RETURNS School Yr. GP Ret. Yds. TD Avg.1. Jonathon Hawks BSU Sr. 8 10 362 1 36.22. K. Jean-Francois SMSU Sr. 6 8 215 0 26.93. Laron Striplin WSC Sr. 8 8 187 0 23.44. Jason Simmons CSP Sr. 8 13 295 0 22.75. Calvin Mcmullen UMC Jr. 7 15 319 0 21.3

TACKLES School Yr. GP UA A Total Avg.1. John Tackmann WSU Sr. 8 54 29 83 10.42. Jon Kubat SMSU Sr. 8 34 47 81 10.13. Rudy Jones NSU Sr. 8 34 43 77 9.64. Adam Peterson WSC Sr. 8 29 45 74 9.25. Brad Scherer CSP Sr. 8 27 46 73 9.1

Passes Defended School Yr. GP Brup Int Total1. Shawn Cunningham WSU Jr. 8 10 2 122. Calvin Mcmullen UMC Jr. 7 7 2 93. Josh Jones MSUM So. 8 5 4 94. Adam Peterson WSC Sr. 8 5 3 85. D.W. Williams UIU Jr. 8 4 3 7

SACKS School Yr. GP UA A Tot. Yds. Avg/G1. Robert Molstad BSU Jr. 8 6 2 8 62 0.882. Mark Majerus MSUM Sr. 8 6 1 7 29 0.813. John Tackmann WSU Sr. 8 6 0 6 51 0.754. B. McKenzie UIU Sr. 8 4 2 6 30 0.625. Zach Stafford BSU Jr. 8 4 2 6 22 0.62

TACKLES OF LOSS School Yr. GP Num. Yds. Total1. Mark Majerus MSUM Sr. 8 19 72 15.52. Eric Power CSP Sr. 8 12 39 11.53. Zach Stafford BSU Jr. 8 14 36 11.04. Robert Molstad BSU Jr. 8 13 71 10.55. John Tackmann WSU Sr. 8 10 56 9.0

PUNT RETURNS School Yr. GP Ret. Yds. Avg.1. Ryan Hudgins UIU Jr. 8 17 224 13.22. Randy Spring WSU So. 8 16 145 9.13. Anothony Schreiber BSU Jr. 8 22 196 8.94. Josh Peterson WSC Sr. 8 13 101 7.85. Antonio Brown CSP Sr. 8 8 37 4.6


THE NORTHERN SUN

INTERCOLLEGIATE CONFERENCE

Founded in 1932, the Northern Intercollegiate Conference has en-joyed a varied existence in the upper Midwest region it calls home. In the spring of 1992, the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) was formed out of the merger of the NIC, the men's conference, and the women's Northern Sun Conference (NSC). The NSC had existed since 1979. The NSIC is currently made up of institutions from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North and South Dakota. In the 1999-2000 academic year, the NSIC became an expanded 10-team league from a previous seven-member conference. The conference featured eight members from 2004-05 until 2005-06, but the league expanded to 10 teams in 2006-07 as the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D. and Upper Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa joined the league. Since 1932, various institutions have competed in the NSIC. Bemidji State University, Minnesota State University Moorhead and Winona State are charter members and have remained in the conference for the 74 years of its existence. The University of Minnesota Duluth, which departed following the 2003-04 season, was also an original member. Other current members who joined in later years include Southwest Minnesota State University (1969), Northern State University in 1978, Wayne State College (Nebraska) in 1998, Concordia University-St. Paul and the University of Minnesota, Crookston in 1999 and the University of Mary and Upper Iowa University in 2006. The University of Min-nesota Morris became a league member in 1966, however, the Cougars opted for the NCAA Division III ranks in 2003.Minnesota Morris ruled the NSIC in the mid-1970's, pro-ducing a record 34-game win streak. Charter members Minnesota State University Mankato and St. Cloud State University, along with later arrival Michigan Tech, added some colorful chapters to NSIC lore as well before moving to new leagues.

Before the NSIC became eligible for National Collegiate Athletic As-sociation (NCAA) championship competition in 1995, its member institutions had an extremely rich tradition in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The NIC's and NSC's tenure in the NAIA included several national championship teams and individu-als as well as many national quali-fi ers. Since 2000, the Northern

Sun Intercollegiate Conference has participated in the only offi cially-sanctioned NCAA Division II football bowl game in the country. With a rich history dating back to 1948, the Mineral Water Bowl is hosted by the Quarterback Club of Excelsior Springs, Missouri. The game matches the high-est-fi nishing team from the NSIC not selected for the NCAA Division II playoffs against the highest-fi nishing team from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) not participating in the NCAA Division II playoffs. Now in its 41st year, the fi rst game was played on Thanksgiving Day, 1948. The fi rst MIAA/NSIC meeting in 2000 marked the Mineral Water Bowl's inaugural year of the Division II era with Winona State defeating Missouri Western State 43-41 in triple overtime. Over the years the NSIC, comprised of schools of mod-est size, has provided extremely competitive intercollegiate athletic programs for its members. Although the programs are not designed to be equal to Division I athletics, many former NSIC athletes have distinguished themselves in national and international competition. Each member school empha-sizes the educational, entertainment and unifying values of sports while pointing with pride to the many advantages to be gained by attending these colleges and universities. As some affi liated with the conference have coined, the NSIC quite possibly is, "the most competitive conference in NCAA Division II."

2006 STANDINGS NSIC OverallSchool W L W LBemidji State^ 8 0 9 2Winona State# 7 1 9 2MSU Moorhead 4 4 6 5Concordia-St. Paul 4 4 5 6Wayne State 4 4 5 6Northern State 3 5 4 7SW Minnesota State 3 5 4 7Upper Iowa 3 5 3 8Minnesota, Crookston 0 8 0 11Mary* 0 0 6 4^Mineral Bowl #NCAA Playoffs*No NSIC Games

TITLES WON1932-2006

School No. Last TitleWinona State 17 2005MSU Moorhead 14 1995St. Cloud State 14 1970Minnesota State 13 1968Minnesota Duluth 13 2002Minnesota-Morris 8 1987Michigan Tech 7 1974Bemidji State 5 2006Northern State 3 1999Concordia-St. Paul 2 2005Southwest State 1 1990

PAST CHAMPIONS

Year Champion2006 Bemidji State2005 Concordia St. Paul/Winona State2004 Winona State2003 Concordia-St. Paul/Winona State2002 Minnesota-Duluth2001 Winona State2000 Winona State1999 Northern State1998 Winona State1997 Winona State1996 Minnesota-Duluth


100-Yard GamesSEASON 7 Bob Barry 1978 6 Elroy Brown 1999 6 Marcus Bishop 1995 6 Lamont Rainey 1994 5 Zach Molacek 2006 5 Lamont Rainey 1993

CAREER 16 Lamont Rainey 1991-94 14 Bob Barry 1976-79

200-Yard GamesSEASON 3 Elroy Brown 1999 1 Zach Molacek 2004 1 Marcus Bishop 1996 1 Marcus Bishop 1995 1 Lamont Rainey 1993 1 Reggie Smith 1972 1 Sam Singleton 1969

300-Yard GamesSEASON 1 Elroy Brown 1999

TOTAL OFFENSEYards in a Single Game

Individual 594 Jarrod DeGeorgia vs. Drake 1996 531 Ed Jochum vs. Mo. Western 1984 491 Brett Salisbury vs. Neb.-Omaha 1993 481 Brett Salisbury vs. Morningside 1993 437 Gale Lawton vs. Northwestern 1990 425 Jaime Jones vs. Moorhead St. 1997 409 Ray Powers vs. Neb.-Omaha 1994Team 733 vs. Iowa Wesleyan 1995 726 vs. Nebraska-Omaha 1994 714 vs. Bemidji State 1994 678 vs. Bemidji State 1995 674 vs. Mayville State 1993

Yards in a Single SeasonIndividual 3,732 Brett Salisbury 1993 3,416 Jarrod DeGeorgia 1996 2,939 Ed Jochum 1984 2,822 Troy Mott 1991Team 5,815 1993 4,952 1994 4,913 1996

Yards in a Career 6,718 Jaime Jones 1996-99 6,322 Brett Edwards 2001-04 5,676 Ed Jochum 1982-85 5,212 Troy Mott 1991-92 5,145 Jarrod DeGeorgia 1995-96

Average Yards in a SeasonIndividual 372.9 Brett Salisbury 1993 341.6 Jarrod DeGeorgia 1996Team 581.5 1993 495.2 1994 491.3 1996

RUSHINGRushing Yards

GAME Individual 335 Elroy Brown vs. Minnesota, Morris 1999 240 Zach Molacek vs.MSU-Moorhead 2004 231 Marcus Bishop vs. Neb.-Kearney 1996 228 Elroy Brown vs. Minn., Crookston 1999 224 Reggie Smith vs. Peru State 1972 211 Elroy Brown vs. Concordia-St. Paul 1999 201 Marcus Bishop vs. Bemidji State 1995 200 Lamont Rainey vs. SW State 1993 197 Sam Singleton vs. Peru State 1969Team 500 vs. Midland 1958

SEASON Individual 1,360 Elroy Brown 1999 1,161 Bob Barry 1978 1,155 Zach Molacek 2006 1,130 Bob Barry 1977 1,121 Lamont Rainey 1994 1,111 Sam Singleton 1970 1,041 Zach Molacek 2004 1,031 Marcus Bishop 1995 1,031 Lamont Rainey 1993Team 2,575 1963

CAREERIndividual 3,588 Bob Barry 1976-79 3,391 Zach Molacek 2002-06 3,268 Lamont Rainey 1991-94 3,003 Sam Singleton 1967-70 2,882 Burt Matthies 1962-65

Rushing AttemptsGAMEIndividual 42 Bob Barry vs. Washburn 1978Team 67 vs. Washburn 1978

SEASON Individual 280 Sam Singleton 1970Team 601 1970

CAREER Individual 824 Bob Barry 1976-79

Yards Per GameSEASON Individual 136.0 Elroy Brown 1999 116.1 Bob Barry 1978 113.0 Bob Barry 1977 112.1 Lamont Rainey 1994 111.1 Sam Singleton 1970Team 286.1 1963

CAREER Individual 97.5 Bob Barry 1976-79

Average Yards Per Attempt (Minimum - Game 7 Carries & Season 25 Carries)

GAME 23.6 Jerry Kilcoin vs. Doane 1962SEASON 7.52 Dennis Kirby 1966CAREER 5.97 Lamont Rainey 1991-94 5.87 Dennis Kirby 1964-66

WILDCAT RECORD BOOK


PASSINGYards

GAME 599 Jarrod DeGeorgia vs. Drake 1996 529 Ed Jochum vs. Mo. Western 1984 487 Brett Salisbury vs. Neb.-Omaha 1993Team 599 vs. Drake 1996SEASON 3,729 Brett Salisbury 1993 3,388 Jarrod DeGeorgia 1996 2,957 Ed Jochum 1984Team 3,799 1993 3,642 1996CAREER 6,386 Jaime Jones 1996-99 5,916 Ed Jochum 1982-85 5,813 Brett Edwards 2001-04 5,161 Jarrod DeGeorgia 1995-96 5,003 Troy Mott 1991-92 3,729 Brett Salisbury 1993

Yards Per GameSEASON 372.9 Brett Salisbury 1993 338.8 Jarrod DeGeorgia 1996Team 379.9 1993 364.2 1996

CompletionsGAME 56* Jarrod DeGeorgia vs. Drake 1996 40 Brett Salisbury vs. Southwest St. 1993 35 Jaime Jones vs. Moorhead State 1997 35 Troy Mott vs. Neb.-Kearney 1991Team 56* vs. Drake 1996SEASON 286 Jarrod DeGeorgia 1996 276 Brett Salisbury 1993 233 Troy Mott 1991Team 315 1996 284 1993CAREER 578 Jaime Jones 1996-99 437 Troy Mott 1991-92 427 Brett Edwards 2001-04

AttemptsGAME 76* Jarrod DeGeorgia vs. Drake 1996 58 Ed Jochum vs. Chadron St. 1985Team 77 vs. Drake 1996 67 vs. Neb.-Kearney 1994SEASON 449 Ed Jochum 1984Team 538 (11 Games) 1984CAREER 1,132 Jaime Jones 1996-99 949 Ed Jochum 1982-85

Completion PercentageSEASON .699 Brett Salisbury 1993 .681 Jarrod DeGeorgia 1996Team .693 1993 .654 1996CAREER .699 Brett Salisbury 1993 .664 Jarrod DeGeorgia 1995-96

Touchdown PassesGAME 7 Brett Salisbury vs. Southwest St. 1993 5 Jarrod DeGeorgia vs. Bemidji St. 1995 5 Ed Jochum vs. Midland 1984Team 7 vs. Southwest State 1993SEASON 29 Brett Salisbury 1993 24 Ed Jochum 1984Team 30 (10 games) 1993 24 (11 games) 1984CAREER 44 Ed Jochum 1982-85 43 Brett Edwards 2001-04

RECEIVINGReceptions

GAME 21 Kevin Swayne vs. Drake 1996 16 Byron Chamberlain vs. Bemidji St. 1994 15 Shon King vs. Moorhead State 1997 15 Byron Chamberlain vs. SW State 1993 14 Andy Follett vs. Minn.-Duluth 1996 14 Lee Harper vs. Neb.-Kearney 1991 13 Shon King vs. Northern State 1997 13 Andy Follett vs. Southwest State 1996 13 Byron Chamberlain vs. Winona St. 1994 13 Jerry Garrett vs. Neb.-Kearney 1994SEASON 86 Andy Follett 1996 83 Byron Chamberlain 1994 83 Jerry Garrett 1994 81 Damon Thomas 1993 79 Kevin Swayne 1996 78 Byron Chamberlain 1993 75 Marlon Goolsby 1991 72 Shon King 1997 71 Damon Thomas 1992 70 Tavarus Johnson 2001CAREER 161 Byron Chamberlain 1993-94 153 Tavarus Johnson 1998-01 152 Damon Thomas 1992-93 146 Andy Follett 1994-97 145 Jerry Garrett 1993-94 144 Kevin Swayne 1995-96 138 Josh Hopwood 2001-04 114 Dameon Porter 1996-97 114 Marlon Goolsby 1990-91 110 Maurice Mintken 1973-76 108 Herman Gordon 1998-99 108 Pat Maxwell 1978-79

YardsGAME 274 Shon King vs. Moorhead State 1997 236 Kevin Swayne vs. Drake 1996 231 Byron Chamberlain vs. Bemidji St. 1994 221 Shon King vs. Northern State 1997 217 Kevin Swayne vs. Neb.-Omaha 1995 210 Byron Chamberlain vs. Neb.-Omaha 1993 207 Tavarus Johnson vs. Southwest St. 2000 195 Sonny Jones vs. Mo. Western 1984 193 Shon King vs. Neb.-Kearney 1997 187 Chaka Smith vs. Winona State 1999 186 Jerry Garrett vs. Neb.-Omaha 1994 186 Damon Thomas vs. Bemidji St. 1993SEASON 1,273 Kevin Swayne 1996 1,166 Shon King 1997 1,162 Damon Thomas 1993 1,159 Tavarus Johnson 2001 1,015 Byron Chamberlain 1993 926 Byron Chamberlain 1994 879 Jerry Garrett 1994 848 Lee Harper 1991 828 Chaka Smith 1999 827 Marlon Goolsby 1991CAREER 2,464 Tavarus Johnson 1998-01 2,091 Kevin Swayne 1995-96 2,089 Maurice Mintken 1973-76 1,983 Damon Thomas 1992-93 1,941 Byron Chamberlain 1993-94 1,814 Pat Maxwell 1978-81 1,772 Josh Hopwood 2001-04 1,692 Jerry Garrett 1993-94

WILDCAT RECORD BOOK


Kickoff Return YardsGAME 193 Kevin Hagedorn vs. Southwest St. 1987SEASON 597 Lamart Cooper 1994 559 Kevin Hagedorn 1987CAREER 1,179 Sonny Jones 1983-85 842 Tyler Chambers 2002-05

InterceptionsGAME 3 (3 players tied at 3)Team 6 vs. Hastings 1984SEASON 8 Charlie Wendt 1970 8 Steve Besch 1984Team 32 1984CAREER 15 Charlie Wendt 1969-71

LONGEST PLAYS IN WAYNE STATE HISTORY

Rushing

96 Yards Elroy Brown vs. Winona State 199990 Yards Lamont Rainey vs. Nebraska-Omaha 199483 Yards Claire Casper vs. Concordia 195882 Yards Duane Luebe vs. Augustana 195282 Yards Bryce Teager vs. Winona State 200180 Yards Duane Luebe vs. Midland Lutheran 195180 Yards Don Kane vs. Peru State 195180 Yards Dick Chochan vs. Chadron State 1960

Passing - Receiving

98 Yards Ed Jochum to Sonny Jones vs. Midland Luth. 198597 Yards Troy Mott to Damon Thomas vs. Mayville St. 199295 Yards J. Burhoop to Tavarus Johnson vs. Winona St. 200195 Yards Brett Edwards to Josh Hopwood vs.UNK 200390 Yards S. Salisbury to B. Chamberlain vs. Neb.-Omaha 199389 Yards Gunther to Sam Singleton vs. Moorhead St. 196789 Yards Eric Kjar to Tavarus Johnson vs. Bemidji State 200085 Yards Brett Edwards to Josh Hopwood vs. Moringside 200285 Yards Gale Lawton to Troy Jackson vs. Benedictine 199085 Yards Justin Burhoop to Tavarus Johnson vs. Crook. 2001

Kickoff Returns

100 Yards Wilson Hookfi n vs. Nebraska-Kearney 1993 98 Yards Rick Starling vs. Michigan Tech 199296 Yards Doug Radtke vs. Southwest State 197095 Yards Lamart Cooper vs. Nebraska-Omaha 199593 Yards Sam Singleton vs. Southwest State 196990 Yards Lamart Cooper vs. Northern State 199490 Yards Wilson Hookfi n vs. Mayville State 1993

Punt Returns

87 Yards Lamart Cooper vs. Northern State 199487 Yards Doug Radtke vs. Lea 196986 Yards Jerry Garrett vs. Bemidji State 199380 Yards Quillen Fox vs. Peru State 193777 Yards Bob Pearce vs. Minnesota-Morris 196575 Yards Jerry Garrett vs. Mayville State 1993

Interception Returns

91 Yards Chuck Ross vs. Morningside 197184 Yards Pat Jennings vs. Missouri Southern 198478 Yards Al Bahe vs. York 194976 Yards Pat Stalkfl eet vs. SW Minnesota State 200475 Yards Denny Radtke vs. Hastings 196475 Yards Pat Holston vs. Hastings 1968

TouchdownsGAME 4 (Numerous players tied at 4) Most recently by Elroy Brown vs. Minnesota-Morris 1999SEASON 18 Elroy Brown 1999 14 Marcus Bishop 1995 13 Lamont Rainey 1993 13 Al Bahe 1949CAREER 37 Burt Matthies 1962-65 36 Lamont Rainey 1991-94

PAT ConversionsGAME 11 Andy Parr (11/12) 1993SEASON 47 Andy Parr (47/53) 1993 39 Nate Hale (39/41) 1999 34 Andy Parr (34/35) 1992 30 Herve Roussel (30/33) 1984CAREER 88 Nate Hale (88/99) 1999-2002 81 Andy Parr (81/88) 1992-93 70 Dan Ernst (70/79) 1969-70

Consecutive PAT’sCAREER 36 Dan Ernst 1969-70 34 Andy Parr 1992-93

Field GoalsGAME 5 Herve Roussel vs. Chadron St. 1984SEASON 22 Herve Roussel 1984CAREER 26 Herve Roussel 1984-85

Longest Field GoalCAREER 50 Herve Roussel vs. Mo. Southern 1984

PUNTINGPunts

GAME 15 Mike Green vs. Kearney St. 1976Team 15 vs. Kearney St. 1976Combined 25 vs. Kearney St. 1976SEASON 79 Pat Maxwell 1981 75 Josh Armon 2004Team 90 1982CAREER 288 Pat Maxwell 1978-81

AverageGAME 55.6 Brian Johnson vs. NW Okla. St. 1999SEASON 43.4 Burt Matthies 1965CAREER 41.48 Brian Johnson 1998-99

RETURNSPunt Returns

GAME 7 Anthony Shoemaker vs. Mo. Rolla 1976SEASON 29 Matt Hoffmann 1985CAREER 49 Doug Radtke 1967-70

Punt Return YardsSEASON 498 Jerry Garrett 1993 287 Sean Francisco 1992 287 Matt Hoffmann 1985CAREER 738 Jerry Garrett 1993-94 422 Matt Hoffmann 1984-85

Kickoff ReturnsGAME 8 Kevin Hagedorn vs. Southwest St. 1987SEASON 29 Kevin Hagedorn 1987CAREER 56 Chaka Smith 1997-99 50 Lamart Cooper 1994-95 44 Sonny Jones 1983-85

WILDCAT RECORD BOOK


YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

1919 - Coach A.C. Serfl ing (1-3-0)Wayne State 62 Omaha 0Stanton HS 27 Wayne State 20Buena Vista 16 Wayne State 2Peru State 14 Wayne State 0

1920 - Coach T. Marston (1-4-1)Wayne State 0 Western Union 0Buena Vista 14 Wayne State 7Omaha 26 Wayne State 13Chadron State 26 Wayne State 0Peru State 7 Wayne State 0Wayne State 20 Central (NE) 0

1921 - Coach Fred G. Dale (6-2-0)Wayne State 7 Midland 0Morningside 49 Wayne State 0Wayne State 33 Chadron State 12Wayne State 14 Western Union 7Wayne State 6 Peru State 0Wayne State 14 Grand Island 0Neb. Wesleyan 21 Wayne State 3Wayne State 17 Central (NE) 12

1922 - Coach Fred G. Dale (0-5-0)Chadron State 16 Wayne State 0Midland 34 Wayne State 0Western Union 13 Wayne State 6Buena Vista 6 Wayne State 0Peru State 14 Wayne State 0

1923 - Coach Fred G. Dale (3-5-0)Neb. Wesleyan 25 Wayne State 0Western Union 17 Wayne State 6Wayne State 12 Midland 0Wayne State 13 Cotner 3Wayne State 33 Central (NE) 0Buena Vista 19 Wayne State 13Peru State 40 Wayne State 9Chadron State 30 Wayne State 20

1924 - Coach Fred G. Dale (2-6-2)Midland 20 Wayne State 2Wayne State 0 Western Union 0York 19 Wayne State 0Cotner 12 Wayne State 0Chadron State 61 Wayne State 3Peru State 47 Wayne State 0Wayne State 14 Nebraska “B” 13Wayne State 14 Peru State 14Wayne State 24 Cotner 0Kearney State 7 Wayne State 6 1925 - Coach Fred G. Dale (4-4-0)Wayne State 7 Midland 0Wayne State 24 Western Union 13Chadron State 29 Wayne State 7Cotner 7 Wayne State 0Wayne State 62 Yankton 0Peru State 27 Wayne State 0Morningside 19 Wayne State 13Wayne State 16 Omaha 6

1926 - Coach Fred G. Dale (3-4-0)Wayne State 6 Yankton 0Kearney State 21 Wayne State 7Wayne State 12 Cotner 0Wayne State 21 Omaha 6Peru State 12 Wayne State 7Midland 6 Wayne State 0Western Union 6 Wayne State 0

1927 - Coach Fred G. Dale (1-6-1)Western Union 12 Wayne State 0Yankton 39 Wayne State 0Wayne State 13 Kearney State 13Cotner 12 Wayne State 0Wayne State 28 Omaha 0Peru State 91 Wayne State 0Morningside 45 Wayne State 0Midland 44 Wayne State 0

1928 - Coach Ray Hickman (1-6-0)Wayne State 6 Yankton 0Kearney State 21 Wayne State 0Midland 13 Wayne State 12Omaha 7 Wayne State 0Chadron State 20 Wayne State 0Buena Vista 27 Wayne State 0Western Union 19 Wayne State 0

1929 - Coach Ray Hickman (2-3-3)Yankton 28 Wayne State 6Western Union 13 Wayne State 6Wayne State 0 Kearney State 0Peru State 39 Wayne State 0Wayne State 6 Omaha 6Wayne State 6 Midland 6Wayne State 32 York 0Wayne State 7 Chadron State 0

1930 - Coach Ray Hickman (5-3-1)Wayne State 14 Trinity 6Morningside 16 Wayne State 6Wayne State 32 Midland 0Kearney State 14 Wayne State 7Chadron State 13 Wayne State 0Wayne State 7 Peru State 7Wayne State 19 Western Union 6Wayne State 12 Omaha 0Wayne State 40 York 0

1931 - Coach Ray Hickman (7-0-1)Wayne State 33 S.D. Mines 0Wayne State 9 Morningside 7Wayne State 13 Kearney State 0Wayne State 3 Chadron State 0Wayne State 6 Peru State 0Wayne State 0 Omaha 0Wayne State 7 Western Union 6Wayne State 20 Midland 0

1932 - Coach Ray Hickman (4-4-2)S.D. Normal 7 Wayne State 0Wayne State 26 Neb. Wesleyan 22Wayne State 0 Kearney State 0Chadron State 24 Wayne State 6Cotner 7 Wayne State 0Wayne State 0 Omaha 0Peru State 13 Wayne State 7Wayne State 26 Western Union 0Wayne State 12 S.D. Mines 0Wayne State 12 Grand Island 0

1933 - Coach Ray Hickman (5-1-2)Wayne State 7 Neb. Wesleyan 6Wayne State 25 Western Union 0Wayne State 12 Kearney State 0Wayne State 6 Omaha 6Chadron State 21 Wayne State 7Wayne State 14 Nebraska “B” 13Wayne State 14 Peru State 14Wayne State 24 Cotner 0

1934 - Coach Ray Hickman (2-5-2)Morningside 13 Wayne State 6Wayne State 6 Neb. Wesleyan 6Wayne State 0 Omaha 0Chadron State 20 Wayne State 6Dakota Wesleyan 6 Wayne State 0S.D. Normal 13 Wayne State 6Wayne State 33 Kearney State 13Peru State 7 Wayne State 0Wayne State 12 S.D. Mines 2

1935 - Coach Ray Hickman (3-4-0)Omaha 19 Wayne State 6Neb. Wesleyan 21 Wayne State 0Wayne State 13 Buena Vista 12Wayne State 20 Chadron State 19Kearney State 12 Wayne State 0Wayne State 7 Peru State 6Nebraska “B” 7 Wayne State 6

1936 - Coach Ray Hickman (3-7-0)S.D. Normal 7 Wayne State 6Wayne State 20 Nebraska “B” 2Omaha 12 Wayne State 0Chadron State 18 Wayne State 13Kearney State 31 Wayne State 0Kansas Wesleyan 27 Wayne State 7Morningside 7 Wayne State 0Buena Vista 7 Wayne State 0Wayne State 6 Peru State 0Wayne State 18 Cotner 0

1937 - Coach Ray Hickman (1-5-1)South Dakota 25 Wayne State 7Buena Vista 6 Wayne State 0Wayne State 7 Kearney State 7Chadron State 18 Wayne State 13Wayne State 24 Peru State 20Omaha 19 Wayne State 6Morningside 25 Wayne State 0

1938 - Coach Jim Morrison (3-5-1)Omaha 18 Wayne State 13Wayne State 18 Buena Vista 0South Dakota 34 Wayne State 14Midland 14 Wayne State 12Hastings 27 Wayne State 14Wayne State 14 Peru State 0Wayne State 12 Kearney State 12Wayne State 13 Chadron State 7Morningside 13 Wayne State 0

1939 - Coach Jim Morrison (2-6-1)Morningside 17 Wayne State 13Omaha 6 Wayne State 3Wayne State 12 Neb. Wesleyan 0Wayne State 0 Midland 0Hastings 14 Wayne State 0Peru State 20 Wayne State 7Wayne State 6 Kearney State 0Chadron State 14 Wayne State 0Western Union 22 Wayne State 20

1912 - Coach Frank Martin (0-2-0)Chadron State 27 Wayne State 0Western Union 26 Wayne State 0

1913 - Coach Clyde Keckly (4-1-0)Lost to Sioux City (No score avail.)Wayne State 41 Walthill HS 0Wayne State 23 Norfolk B.C. 0Wayne State 20 Bellevue 7Wayne State 7 Atkinson 0

1914 - Coach Clyde Keckly (6-1-0)Yankton 82 Wayne State 0Wayne State 26 Trinity 0Wayne State 67 Spalding Acad. 7Wayne State 14 Trinity 0Wayne State 26 Omaha 0Wayne State 41 Norfolk B.C. 9Wayne State 13 Bellevue 0

1915 - Coach John Gross (5-0-1)Wayne State 21 Trinity 0Wayne State 13 Trinity 0Wayne State 63 Walthill HS 0Wayne State 12 Bellevue 6Wayne State 26 Buena Vista 3Wayne State 0 Omaha 0

1916 - Coach John Gross (4-3-0)Yankton 14 Wayne State 0Morningside 110 Wayne State 0Bellevue 12 Wayne State 0Wayne State 13 Bloomfi eld HS 0Wayne State 27 Western Union 7Wayne State 14 Buena Vista 13Wayne State 40 Western Union 0

1917 & 1918 No Games (World War I)

Tavarus Johnson (1998-2001) set the WSC career mark with 2,464 yards receiving. He is second in career re-ceptions (153) and third in receiving yards in a season with 1,159 yards.



1940 - Coach Jim Morrison (5-4-1)Wayne State 38 S.D. Normal 0Wayne State 6 South Dakota 0Wayne State 26 Neb. Wesleyan 0Chadron St. 6 Wayne State 0Wayne State 13 Hastings 0Wayne State 7 Peru State 7Nebraska “B” 14 Wayne State 6Kearney State 14 Wayne State 0Western Union 39 Wayne State 0Wayne State 38 Cotner 0

1941 - Coach Jim Morrison (4-2-2)Wayne State 14 Dakota Wesleyan 0South Dakota 12 Wayne State 0Wayne State 32 Neb. Wesleyan 7Wayne State 6 Doane 6Wayne State 7 Hastings 0Wayne State 41 Chadron State 6Wayne State 0 Peru State 0Kearney State 28 Wayne State 0

1942 - Coach Jim Morrison (5-0-2)Wayne State 46 Western Union 0Wayne State 6 Neb. Wesleyan 6Wayne State 6 Doane 0Wayne State 28 Hastings 6Wayne State 22 Yankton 0Wayne State 14 Peru State 14Wayne State 14 Kearney State 7

1943-1944 No Games (World War II)

1945 - Coach Jim Morrison (6-1-1)Wayne State 14 Dakota Wesleyan 13Wayne State 6 South Dakota 0Wayne State 16 Hastings 0Wayne State 26 Yankton 0Kearney State 12 Wayne State 7Wayne State 0 Morningside 0Wayne State 7 Nebraska “B” 0Wayne State 7 Grand Island 0

1946 - Coach Don Emery (4-3-0)Wayne State 13 Dakota Wesleyan 0Wayne State 13 Midland 0Wayne State 12 South Dakota 0Wayne State 7 Peru State 0Doane 7 Wayne State 6Kearney State 14 Wayne State 12Chadron State 12 Wayne State 6

1947 - Coach Don Emery (0-4-3)Wayne State 6 Midland 6Wayne State 13 Neb. Wesleyan 13Wayne State 0 Peru State 0Doane 24 Wayne State 7Hastings 9 Wayne State 6Kearney State 14 Wayne State 0Chadron State 18 Wayne State 0

1948 - Coach Robert Kahler (8-1-0)Wayne State 31 Western Union 0Wayne State 17 Chadron State 14Wayne State 55 Midland 0Neb. Wesleyan 12 Wayne State 0Wayne State 21 Peru State 13Wayne State 53 York 0Wayne State 14 Hastings 6Wayne State 26 Kearney State 6Wayne State 27 Colorado College 7

1949 - Coach Jack Wink (9-0-0)Wayne State 33 Western Union 0Wayne State 20 Hastings 7Wayne State 37 Midland 7Wayne State 20 Neb. Wesleyan 13Wayne State 28 Peru State 6Wayne State 26 York 14Wayne State 14 Chadron State 6Wayne State 20 Kearney State 2Wayne State 20 Doane 13

1950 - Coach Jack Wink (6-3-0)Colo. College 14 Wayne State 7Wayne State 25 Midland 7Wayne State 32 Neb. Wesleyan 6Wayne State 7 Peru State 6Wayne State 34 York 0Hastings 7 Wayne State 0Wayne State 13 Kearney State 7Wayne State 32 Wartburg 7Chadron State 6 Wayne State 3

1951 - Coach Jack Wink (6-3-1)Augustana(SD) 39 Wayne State 20Wayne State 40 Midland 0Wayne State 30 Neb. Wesleyan 7Peru State 28 Wayne State 13Wayne State 19 Hastings 6Wayne State 33 Wartburg 13Wayne State 16 Chadron State 0Doane 13 Wayne State 6Wayne State 26 Kearney State 20Wayne State 13 Wartburg 13

1952 - Coach Barney Lewellyn (4-5-0)Wayne State 12 Augustana(SD) 7Morningside 28 Wayne State 0Doane 43 Wayne State 12Wayne State 20 Neb. Wesleyan 14Kearney State 37 Wayne State 7Wayne State 26 Midland 18Wayne State 20 Chadron State 13Peru State 56 Wayne State 6Hastings 27 Wayne State 12

1953 - Coach Barney Lewellyn (5-3-1)Wayne State 18 Augustana(SD) 0Morningside 21 Wayne State 7Wayne State 7 Doane 7Wayne State 14 Neb. Wesleyan 7Midland 6 Wayne State 0Wayne State 7 Kearney State 0Wayne State 33 Chadron State 0Peru State 14 Wayne State 7Wayne State 17 Hastings 7

1954 - Coach Barney Lewellyn (5-4-0)Wayne State 13 Augustana(SD) 7Wayne State 13 Northern State 0Peru State 20 Wayne State 14Midland 13 Wayne State 6Hastings 19 Wayne State 7Neb. Wesleyan 14 Wayne State 12Wayne State 21 Chadron State 0Wayne State 21 Kearney State 0Wayne State 20 Doane 12

1955 - Coach Barney Lewellyn (4-4-1)Wayne State 0 Augustana(SD) 0Northern State 14 Wayne State 7Peru State 22 Wayne State 13Wayne State 25 Midland 14Hastings 19 Wayne State 9Wayne State 19 Neb. Wesleyan 7Wayne State 27 Chadron State 0Kearney State 6 Wayne State 0Wayne State 19 Doane 13

1956 - Coach Barney Lewellyn (1-8-0)Augustana(SD) 27 Wayne State 6Wayne State 31 Dana 7Hastings 32 Wayne State 0Neb. Wesleyan 34 Wayne State 26Peru State 41 Wayne State 6Midland 15 Wayne State 6Doane 32 Wayne State 0Kearney State 26 Wayne State 0Chadron State 26 Wayne State 7

1957 - Coach Barney Lewellyn (1-7-1)Augustana(SD) 20 Wayne State 7Wayne State 14 Dana 7Hastings 39 Wayne State 0Neb. Wesleyan 7 Wayne State 6Peru State 34 Wayne State 0Wayne State 6 Midland 6Doane 26 Wayne State 7Kearney State 39 Wayne State 0Chadron State 13 Wayne State 0

1958 - Coach Russell Young (4-5-0)Augustana(SD) 20 Wayne State 7Wayne State 20 Doane 13Neb. Wesleyan 28 Wayne State 0Kearney State 56 Wayne State 0Chadron State 27 Wayne State 7Peru State 16 Wayne State 2Wayne State 61 Concordia 14Wayne State 21 Hastings 13Wayne State 48 Midland 0

1959 - Coach Gwynn Christensen (4-4-1)Augustana(SD) 14 Wayne State 0Doane 20 Wayne State 7Wayne State 7 Neb. Wesleyan 0Kearney State 34 Wayne State 0Wayne State 16 Chadron St. 13Peru State 16 Wayne State 6Wayne State 7 Concordia 0Wayne State 7 Hastings 7Wayne State 31 Midland 6

1960 - Coach Gwynn Christensen (5-4-0)Morningside 33 Wayne State 0Wayne State 21 Moorhead State 7Hastings 33 Wayne State 7Wayne State 7 Doane 6Wayne State 34 Chadron State 20Wayne State 20 Neb. Wesleyan 7Lincoln (Mo) 30 Wayne State 12Peru State 25 Wayne State 0Wayne State 19 Kearney State 7

1961 - Coach Gwynn Christensen (4-5-0)Wayne State 19 Morningside 14Moorhead State 21 Wayne State 0Hastings 7 Wayne State 0Wayne State 19 Doane 7Wayne State 23 Chadron State 0Wayne State 31 Neb. Wesleyan 0Lincoln (Mo) 20 Wayne State 13Peru State 27 Wayne State 7Kearney State 40 Wayne State 0

1962 - Coach John Jermier (5-3-0)NE Missouri State 62 Wayne State 6Kearney State 28 Wayne State 6Hastings 20 Wayne State 18Wayne State 55 Doane 14Wayne State 31 Chadron State 0Wayne State 20 Neb. Wesleyan 12Wayne State 41 Peru State 0Wayne State 34 Huron 27

1963 - Coach John Jermier (4-5-0)Wayne State 34 St.Mary/Plains 19Kearney State 51 Wayne State 14Hastings 18 Wayne State 14Wayne State 39 Doane 21Wayne State 19 Chadron State 13Neb. Wesleyan 19 Wayne State 18Midland 53 Wayne State 34Wayne State 52 Peru State 0Huron 27 Wayne State 26

1964 - Coach John Jermier (6-2-0)Wayne State 46 St.Mary/Plains 0NW Missouri State 18 Wayne State 0Kearney State 33 Wayne State 12Wayne State 47 Peru State 7Wayne State 12 William Jewell 0Wayne State 39 Chadron State 14Wayne State 50 Hastings 34Wayne State 35 Midland 21

1965 - Coach John Jermier (6-4-0)Wayne State 1 St.Mary/Plains 0*Wayne State 17 Peru State 7Wayne State 47 Chadron State 12Kearney State 28 Wayne State 12Wayne State 27 Hastings 13Midland 26 Wayne State 14NW Missouri State 14 Wayne State 7Wayne State 23 William Jewell 14Wayne State 54 Minn.-Morris 0St. Cloud State 13 Wayne State 12*Forfeit

Brett Salisbury (1993) threw for a Wayne State record 3,792 yards in his only season in a Wildcat uniform.



1976 - Coach Del Stoltenberg (3-8-0)Northern State 27 Wayne State 14Missouri Rolla 17 Wayne State 0NW Missouri 17 Wayne State 15Wayne State 14 Midland 0Chadron State 34 Wayne State 29Northern Iowa 38 Wayne State 0Black Hills State 25 Wayne State 6Wayne State 19 Northwestern (IA) 0Wayne State 20 Peru State 0Dakota State 24 Wayne State 14Kearney State 21 Wayne State 0

1977 - Coach Del Stoltenberg (7-3-0)Wayne State 14 Northern State 11Dakota State 7 Wayne State 6Wayne State 22 Midland 14Wayne State 13 Missouri Southern 9Kearney State 20 Wayne State 6Wayne State 21 Missouri Western 15Wayne State 30 Pittsburg State 7Wayne State 21 Fort Hays State 17Washburn 24 Wayne State 17Wayne State 25 Emporia State 9

1978 - Coach Del Stoltenberg (4-4-2)Chadron State 34 Wayne State 7Dakota State 13 Wayne State 9Wayne State 39 Midland 14Wayne State 16 Missouri Southern 16Kearney State 39 Wayne State 0Wayne State 36 Missouri Western 34Wayne State 1 Pittsburg State 0*Wayne State 17 Fort Hays State 17Wayne State 7 Washburn 6Emporia State 28 Wayne State 14*Forfeit

1973 - Coach Del Stoltenberg (6-2-1)Wayne State 16 Neb. Wesleyan 14Wayne State 14 Missouri Rolla 14Wayne State 20 Minn.-Morris 17Wayne State 34 Midland 0Wayne State 13 Chadron State 7Wayne State 41 St. Cloud State 14Kearney State 21 Wayne State 0Peru State 20 Wayne State 16Wayne State 21 Iowa Wesleyan 3

1974 - Coach Del Stoltenberg (4-6-0)William Penn 1 Wayne State 0*Northern State 41 Wayne State 21Midland 1 Wayne State 0*Doane 27 Wayne State 7Wayne State 33 Dakota State 14Chadron State 14 Wayne State 7Kearney State 13 Wayne State 12Wayne State 14 Peru State 7Wayne State 43 Iowa Wesleyan 0Wayne State 14 Black Hills State 7*Forfeit

1975 - Coach Del Stoltenberg (5-5-0)William Penn 28 Wayne State 14Northern State 15 Wayne State 12Wayne State 16 Midland 6Wayne State 25 Doane 14Wayne State 46 Dakota State 14Chadron State 3 Wayne State 0Kearney State 12 Wayne State 6Wayne State 28 Peru State 7Northwestern(IA) 14 Wayne State 7Wayne State 23 Black Hills State 14

1966 - Coach John Jermier (6-2-0)S.D. Southern 1 Wayne State 0*South Dakota 40 Wayne State 6Wayne State 1 Midland 0*Wayne State 12 Hastings 7Wayne State 10 Kearney State 6Wayne State 13 Peru State 6Wayne State 34 Chadron State 0Wayne State 61 Minn.-Morris 0*Forfeit

1967 - Coach John Jermier (6-4-0)Wayne State 14 S.D. Southern 6South Dakota 20 Wayne State 6Wayne State 32 Moorhead State 27Wayne State 56 Hastings 6Kearney State 35 Wayne State 14Wayne State 14 Peru State 7William Jewell 40 Wayne State 27Wayne State 40 Chadron State 29St. Cloud State 9 Wayne State 7Wayne State 28 Midland 0

1968 - Coach John Jermier (4-4-0)Wayne State 16 Midland 0Moorhead State 21 Wayne State 7Wayne State 20 Missouri Southern 16Chadron State 26 Wayne State 0Wayne State 16 Hastings 7Kearney State 23 Wayne State 15Wayne State 7 Peru State 0St. Cloud State 27 Wayne State 12

1969 - Coach Del Soltenberg (5-3-1)Wayne State 1 Emporia State 0*Hiram Scott 10 Wayne State 0Missouri Southern 14 Wayne State 7Chadron State 34 Wayne State 20Wayne State 26 Hastings 18Wayne State 0 Kearney State 0Wayne State 55 Peru State 6Wayne State 49 Southwest State 0Wayne State 30 Lea (MN) 12*Forfeit

1970 - Coach Del Stoltenberg (7-3-0)Wayne State 31 Emporia State 3Washburn 21 Wayne State 14Wayne State 21 Neb.-Omaha 15Wayne State 14 Chadron State 7Wayne State 16 Lea (MN) 0Wayne State 24 Kearney State 0Wayne State 69 Peru State 7Wayne State 34 Southwest State 14Hiram Scott 14 Wayne State 7Franklin (IN) 40 Wayne State 12**Mineral Water Bowl

1971 - Coach Del Stoltenberg (4-5-0)Emporia State 13 Wayne State 0Washburn 14 Wayne State 7Neb.-Omaha 17 Wayne State 7Wayne State 15 Chadron State 14Wayne State 28 Lea (MN) 13Wayne State 28 Kearney State 0Wayne State 7 Peru State 6Yankton 7 Wayne State 3Morningside 37 Wayne State 15

1972 - Coach Del Stoltenberg (3-7-0)Neb.-Omaha 44 Wayne State 0Emporia State 21 Wayne State 0Minn.-Morris 10 Wayne State 6Midland 9 Wayne State 7Chadron State 30 Wayne State 8St. Cloud State 20 Wayne State 12Kearney State 33 Wayne State 13Wayne State 35 Peru State 28Wayne State 23 Yankton 7Wayne State 32 Neb. Wesleyan 6

1979 - Coach Del Stoltenberg (4-5-1)Wayne State 9 Chadron State 9Wayne State 24 Dakota State 22Midland 24 Wayne State 9Missouri Western 24 Wayne State 10Wayne State 12 Fort Hays State 9Wayne State 7 Washburn 6Pittsburg State 35 Wayne State 7Wayne State 7 Emporia State 6Missouri Southern 18 Wayne State 14Kearney State 24 Wayne State 7

1980 - Coach Del Stoltenberg (4-5-0)Wayne State 14 Chadron State 9Midland 24 Wayne State 13Missouri Western 57 Wayne State 34Wayne State 34 Fort Hays State 30Wayne State 34 Washburn 18Pittsburg State 37 Wayne State 7Wayne State 20 Emporia State 0Missouri Southern 14 Wayne State 13Kearney State 30 Wayne State 7

1981 - Coach Del Stoltenberg (4-6-0)Chadron State 16 Wayne State 13Wayne State 51 Midland 21Wayne State 34 Yankton 0Kearney State 23 Wayne State 0Missouri Western 36 Wayne State 13Wayne State 24 Fort Hays State 18Washburn 10 Wayne State 6Pittsburg State 26 Wayne State 0Wayne State 20 Emporia State 17Missouri Southern 23 Wayne State 19

1924 Cotner 12 Wayne State 01925 Chadron State 29 Wayne State 71926 Wayne State 12 Cotner 01927 Wayne State 13 Kearney State 131928 Midland 13 Wayne State 121929 Wayne State 6 Omaha 61930 Wayne State 7 Peru State 71931 Wayne State 3 Chadron State 01932 Peru State 13 Wayne State 71933 Chadron State 21 Wayne State 71934 Wayne State 0 Omaha 01935 Wayne State 20 Chadron State 191936 Morningside 7 Wayne State 01937 Chadron State 18 Wayne State 131938 Wayne State 14 Peru State 01939 Hastings 14 Wayne State 01940 Wayne State 7 Peru State 71941 Wayne State 41 Chadron State 61942 Wayne State 14 Peru State 141943 No Team - World War II1944 No Team - World War II1945 No Homecoming game - World War II1946 Kearney State 14 Wayne State 121947 Wayne State 0 Peru State 01948 Wayne State 53 York 01949 Wayne State 14 Chadron State 61950 Wayne State 13 Kearney State 71951 Wayne State 19 Hastings 61952 Kearney State 37 Wayne State 71953 Midland 6 Wayne State 01954 Hastings 19 Wayne State 71955 Wayne State 19 Neb. Wesleyan 71956 Peru State 41 Wayne State 61957 Wayne State 6 Midland 61958 Chadron State 27 Wayne State 71959 Wayne State 7 Concordia 01960 Peru State 25 Wayne State 01961 Wayne State 31 Neb. Wesleyan 01962 Wayne State 31 Chadron State 01963 Neb. Wesleyan 19 Wayne State 181964 Wayne State 47 Peru State 71965 Wayne State 23 William Jewell 141966 Wayne State 13 Peru State 6

1967 William Jewell 40 Wayne State 271968 Wayne State 16 Hastings 71969 Chadron State 34 Wayne State 201970 Wayne State 16 Lea 01971 Wayne State 15 Chadron State 141972 Wayne State 35 Peru State 281973 Wayne State 41 St. Cloud State 141974 Chadron State 14 Wayne State 71975 Kearney State 12 Wayne State 61976 Chadron State 34 Wayne State 291977 Wayne State 30 Pittsburgh State 71978 Kearney State 39 Wayne State 01979 Wayne State 12 Fort Hays State 91980 Wayne State 34 Washburn 181981 Wayne State 24 Fort Hays State 181982 Doane 15 Wayne State 121983 Fort Hays State 38 Wayne State 141984 Wayne State 27 Washburn 71985 Fort Hays State 26 Wayne State 211986 Washburn 31 Wayne State 61987 Washburn 29 Wayne State 251988 Fort Hays State 31 Wayne State 121989 Wayne State 26 Westmar 221990 Kearney State 41 Wayne State 171991 Fort Hays State 28 Wayne State 201992 Neb.-Kearney 7 Wayne State 21993 Wayne State 41 Iowa Wesleyan 121994 Neb.-Kearney 29 Wayne State 131995 Minnesota-Duluth 22 Wayne State 151996 Wayne State 25 Southwest State 231997 Drake 35 Wayne State 171998 Peru State 27 Wayne State 201999 Wayne State 35 Minn..-Crookston 282000 Minn. St. Moorhead 10 Wayne State 02001 Wayne State 28 Minn., Crookston 182002 Winona State 55 Wayne State 172003 Northern State 47 Wayne State 102004 SW Minn. St. 37 Wayne State 302005 Wayne State 33 MSU Moorhead 02006 Wayne State 7 Northern State 0

Overall Homecoming Record: 33-39-8 (.462)

Wildcat Homecoming Game Results



1982 - Coach Del Stoltenberg (2-8-0)Chadron State 14 Wayne State 0Doane 15 Wayne State 12Wayne State 31 Midland 25Kearney State 28 Wayne State 16Missouri Western 17 Wayne State 0Fort Hays State 17 Wayne State 6Washburn 19 Wayne State 13Pittsburg State 28 Wayne State 7Wayne State 17 Emporia State 6Missouri Southern 23 Wayne State 0

1983 - Coach Pete Chapman (1-9-0)Chadron State 10 Wayne State 0Hastings 20 Wayne State 7Midland 53 Wayne State 30Wayne State 13 Missouri Western 9Fort Hays State 38 Wayne State 14Washburn 13 Wayne State 6Pittsburg State 34 Wayne State 20Emporia State 14 Wayne State 13Missouri Southern 36 Wayne State 19Kearney State 27 Wayne State 7

1984 - Coach Pete Chapman (8-3-0)Morningside 20 Wayne State 10Wayne State 36 Chadron State 7Wayne State 40 Hastings 6Wayne State 44 Midland 28Wayne State 31 Missouri Western 22Wayne State 1 Fort Hays State 0*Wayne State 27 Washburn 7Wayne State 34 Pittsburg State 16Wayne State 30 Emporia State 7Missouri Southern 24 Wayne State 23Kearney State 24 Wayne State 13*Forfeit

1985 - Coach Pete Chapman (4-6-0)Morningside 34 Wayne State 10Chadron State 16 Wayne State 12Wayne State 37 Midland 13Kearney State 35 Wayne State 7Wayne State 14 Missouri Western 8Fort Hays State 26 Wayne State 21Wayne State 18 Washburn 17Pittsburg State 50 Wayne State 29Emporia State 26 Wayne State 24Wayne State 27 Missouri Southern 17

1986 - Coach Pete Chapman (2-9-0)Wayne State 18 Morningside 0Augustana(SD) 7 Wayne State 3Wayne State 10 Southwest State 3Kearney State 27 Wayne State 3Missouri Western 30 Wayne State 0Fort Hays State 14 Wayne State 0Washburn 31 Wayne State 6Pittsburg State 38 Wayne State 7Emporia State 43 Wayne State 22Missouri Southern 41 Wayne State 6Minn.-Morris 31 Wayne State 6

1987 - Coach Pete Chapman (2-7-1)Neb.-Omaha 49 Wayne State 0Augustana(SD) 27 Wayne State 14Southwest State 55 Wayne State 14Wayne State 10 Missouri Western 10Emporia State 21 Wayne State 12Fort Hays State 29 Wayne State 24Wayne State 1 Washburn 0*Pittsburg State 76 Wayne State 6Wayne State 12 Missouri Southern 10Kearney State 17 Wayne State 7*Forfeit

1988 - Coach Pete Chapman (0-11-0)Neb.-Omaha 38 Wayne State 10St. Cloud State 47 Wayne State 6Baker 34 Wayne State 14Missouri Western 35 Wayne State 22Emporia State 52 Wayne State 7Fort Hays State 31 Wayne State 12Washburn 49 Wayne State 3Pittsburg State 55 Wayne State 3Missouri Southern 38 Wayne State 0Kearney State 37 Wayne State 0Northern Iowa 77 Wayne State 0

1989 - Coach Dennis Wagner (4-7-0)S. Dakota 35 Wayne State 0St. Cloud State 28 Wayne State 0Minn.-Morris 30 Wayne State 6Wayne State 20 Minot State 14Emporia State 31 Wayne State 10Wayne State 23 Evangel 9Wayne State 26 Westmar 22Kearney State 20 Wayne State 7Fort Hays State 38 Wayne State 7Wayne State 21 Benedictine(KS) 16Northwestern(IA) 31 Wayne State 7

1990 - Coach Dennis Wagner (7-4-0)Wayne State 24 Neb.-Omaha 17 Wayne State 28 Evangel 20Minn.-Morris 42 Wayne State 14Wayne State 22 Bemidji State 0Emporia State 29 Wayne State 3Chadron State 30 Wayne State 3Wayne State 17 Missouri Western 14Kearney State 41 Wayne State 17Wayne State 13 Fort Hays State 3Wayne State 46 Benedictine(KS) 13Wayne State 23 Northwestern(IA) 18

1991 - Coach Dennis Wagner (3-7-0)Missouri Western 46 Wayne State 27Neb.-Omaha 28 Wayne State 0Wayne State 16 Morningside 7Wayne State 22 Wis.-Stevens Pt. 17Fort Hays State 28 Wayne State 20Neb.-Kearney 25 Wayne State 17E. Texas State 54 Wayne State 16Iowa Wesleyan 56 Wayne State 32Wayne State 55 Chadron State 28Northern State 35 Wayne State 33

1992 - Coach Dennis Wagner (5-4-1)Neb.-Omaha 20 Wayne State 18Morningside 24 Wayne State 7Wayne State 44 Bemidji State 7Wayne State 42 Mayville State 7Neb.-Kearney 7 Wayne State 2Wayne State 35 St. Francis 21Wayne State 49 Southwest State 29Michigan Tech. 48 Wayne State 38Wayne State 17 Peru State 17Wayne State 42 Iowa Wesleyan 11

1993 - Coach Dennis Wagner (9-1-0)Wayne State 32 Neb.-Omaha 19Wayne State 44 Morningside 17Wayne State 59 Bemidji State 7Wayne State 91 Mayville State 12Wayne State 41 Iowa Wesleyan 12Wayne State 28 Neb.-Kearney 9Wayne State 63 Southwest State 34Wayne State 34 Michigan Tech 26Wayne State 27 Peru State 0Minn.-Duluth 29 Wayne State 28

1994 - Coach Dennis Wagner (7-3-0)Wayne State 40 Neb.-Omaha 17Morningside 33 Wayne State 21Wayne State 57 Northern State 14Wayne State 33 Winona State 12Wayne State 40 Iowa Wesleyan 17Neb.-Kearney 29 Wayne State 13Wayne State 31 Southwest State 6Moorhead St. 33 Wayne State 31Wayne State 53 Bemidji State 22Wayne State 33 Peru State 6

1995 - Coach Dennis Wagner (6-4-0)Wayne State 37 Neb.-Omaha 30Wayne State 31 Morningside 27Wayne State 35 Northern State 14Winona State 36 Wayne State 21Minn.-Duluth 22 Wayne State 15Neb.-Kearney 24 Wayne State 14Wayne State 33 Southwest State 28Moorhead State 51 Wayne State 14Wayne State 55 Bemidji State 14Wayne State 68 Iowa Wesleyan 0

1996 - Coach Dennis Wagner (3-7)Wayne State 50 Emporia State 38South Dakota 48 Wayne State 28Morningside 17 Wayne State 14Moorhead State 28 Wayne State 21Minn.-Duluth 50 Wayne State 21Wayne State 25 Southwest State 23Northern State 37 Wayne State 22Wayne State 43 Neb.-Kearney 14W. New Mexico 34 Wayne State 26Drake 54 Wayne State 41

1997 - Coach Kevin Haslam (3-7)South Dakota 59 Wayne State 0NW Missouri State 57 Wayne State 7Moorhead State 30 Wayne State 21Fort Hays State 62 Wayne State 12Drake 35 Wayne State 17Southwest State 29 Wayne State 21Wayne State 28 Northern State 14Neb.-Kearney 40 Wayne State 18Wayne State 33 W. New Mexico 31Wayne State 57 Quincy 7

1998-Coach Kevin Haslam (1-10)South Dakota 24 Wayne State 14NW Missouri State 51 Wayne State 2NW Oklahoma St. 27 Wayne State 7Peru State 27 Wayne State 20Fort Hays State 28 Wayne State 7Northern State 21 Wayne State 14Wayne State 26 Moorhead State 7Chadron State 30 Wayne State 2Winona State 23 Wayne State 13Minnesota-Duluth 41 Wayne State 13Quincy 30 Wayne State 9

1999 - Coach Kevin Haslam (3-8)Nebraska-Kearney 59 Wayne State 17South Dakota State 59 Wayne State 31Bemidji State 52 Wayne State 38Winona State 42 Wayne State 28Wayne State 35 Minn., Crookston 28Moorhead State 31 Wayne State 25Wayne State 39 Concordia-St. Paul 21Southwest State 44 Wayne State 16Wayne State 31 Minn.-Duluth 19Wayne State 70 Minn., Morris 21NW Oklahoma St. 71 Wayne State 30

2000 - Coach Scott Hoffman (2-8)Nebraska-Kearney 44 Wayne State 3South Dakota State 65 Wayne State 3Bemidji State 24 Wayne State 21Winona State 24 Wayne State 14Minn., Crookston 26 Wayne State 19Minn. St. Moorhead 10 Wayne State 0Concordia-St. Paul 37 Wayne State 34Wayne State 35 Southwest State 24Minn.-Duluth 45 Wayne State 13Wayne State 21 Minnesota, Morris 14

2001 - Coach Scott Hoffman (4-7)Nebraska-Kearney 43 Wayne State 9Wayne State 21 Peru State 0Northern State 28 Wayne State 6Way ne State 13 Bemidji State 7Winona State 51 Wayne State 15Wayne State 28 Minn., Crookston 18Minn. St. Moorhead 26 Wayne State 4Concordia-St. Paul 14 Wayne State 11Southwest State 35 Wayne State 34Minn.-Duluth 37 Wayne State 7Wayne State 36 Minnesota, Morris 21

2002 - Coach Scott Hoffman (3-8)Morningside 24 Wayne State 21Nebraska-Kearney29 Wayne State 3Northern State 28 Wayne State 20Bemidji State 38 Wayne State 2Winona State 55 Wayne State 17Wayne State 17 Minn.-Crookston 10MSU Moorhead 19 Wayne State 16Concordia-St. Paul38 Wayne State 17Wayne State 16 SW Minn. State 13Minnesota-Duluth 42 Wayne State 3Wayne State 35 Minnesota-Morris 14

2003 - Coach Scott Hoffman (3-8)Western Illinois 35 Wayne State 3Nebraska-Kearney 32 Wayne State 21Winona State 38 Wayne State 13Wayne State 41 SW Minn. State 40Northern State 47 Wayne State 10Minnesota-Duluth 49 Wayne State 18Wayne State 36 Waldorf College 17Wayne State 30 Minn.-Crookston 18Concordia-St. Paul 49 Wayne State 7Bemidji State 45 Wayne State 21MSU Moorhead 45 Wayne State 21

2004 - Coach Scott Hoffman (3-8)St. Cloud State 45 Wayne State 14Nebraska-Kearney 33 Wayne State 7Wayne State 37 Peru State 14Panhandle State 44 Wayne State 34Minn.-Crookston 24 Wayne State 0Wayne State 38 MSU Moorhead 27Northern State 37 Wayne State 23SW Minn. State 37 Wayne State 30Wayne State 28 Concordia-St. Paul25Winona State 27 Wayne State 14Bemidji State 24 Wayne State 0

2005 - Coach Dan McLaughlin (4-7)St. Cloud State 35 Wayne State 0Nebraska-Kearney 45 Wayne State 7Missouri-Rolla 22 Wayne State 21Panhandle State 20 Wayne State 17Wayne State 45 Minn.-Crookston 14Wayne State 33 MSU Moorhead 0Northern State 29 Wayne State 16Wayne State 38 SW Minn. State 13Conc.-St. Paul 46 Wayne State 20Winona State 38 Wayne State 6Wayne State 38 Bemidji State 28

2006 - Coach Dan McLaughlin (5-6)Upper Iowa 24 Wayne State 14Nebraska-Kearney 23 Wayne State 14Chadron State 38 Wayne State 14Wayne State 24 MSU Moorhead 21Wayne State 28 Minn.-Crookston 0Wayne State 7 Northern State 0Bemidji State 40 Wayne State 37Wayne State 27 SW Minn. State 24Conc.-St. Paul 27 Wayne State 24Wayne State 14 Missouri-Rolla 9Winona State 31 Wayne State 3

Bob Barry (1976-79) is Wayne State's all-time leading rusher with 3,588 yards.


Incredible Edible Egg Bowl Game Results

Year Result Most Valuable Players 1989 Emporia State 31 Wayne State 10 Troy Jackson, RB, WSC1990 Wayne State 28 Evangel 20 Gale Lawton, QB, WSC1991 Wayne State 55 Chadron State 28 Troy Mott, QB and Marlon Goolsby, WR, WSC1992 Wayne State 35 St. Francis 21 Jayson Williams, RB, WSC1993 Wayne State 44 Morningside 17 Brett Salisbury, QB, WSC1994 Wayne State 40 Nebraska-Omaha 17 Ray Power, QB, WSC1995 Wayne State 31 Morningside 27 Lamart Cooper, WR, WSC1996 Northern State 37 Wayne State 22 Fred Giraud, RB, WSC/Tom Ramerth, QB, NSU1997 Wayne State 55 Quincy 7 Jesse Warunek, LB,WSC/Harly Losey, LB, Quincy1998 Fort Hays State 28 Wayne State 7 Jesse Wavrunek, LB, WSC/J.J. Selmon, QB, FHSU1999 Wayne State 39 Conc.-St. Paul 21 Elroy Brown, RB, WSC/Matt Woodford, LB, CSP2000 Wayne State 35 Southwest State 24 Tavarus Johnson, WR, WSC / Nate Von Behren, LB, SMSU2001 Minn.-Duluth 37 Wayne State 7 Antonio Jackson, LB, WSC / Ricky Fritz, QB, UMD 2002 Wayne State 16 SW Minn. St. 13 Adam Long, LB, WSC / Ray Denson, WR, SWMS2003 Wayne State 30 Minn.-Crookston 18 Kyle Lingenfelter, FS, WSC / Justin Buzby, LB, UMC2004 Wayne State 28 Concordia-St. Paul 25 Brett Edwards, QB, WSC / James McNear, QB, CSP2005 Winona State 38 Wayne State 6 Josh Peterson, WR, WSC/ Drew Aber, QB, WSU2006 Conc.-St. Paul 27 Wayne State 24 Zach Molacek, RB, WSC/Cole Goodchild, QB, CSP

Overall Egg Bowl Record: 12-6

EGG BOWL HISTORY

The Egg Bowl Game was started in 1989 by the Milton G. Waldbaum Company of Wakefi eld and its chief executive offi cer, the late Daniel Gardner, a longtime supporter of Wayne State athlet-ics. The event was created as a fun and innovative way to promote the egg industry and great way to support Wayne State College athletics. A commemorative game ball is given to one player from each team competing in the annual game. The Milton G. Waldbaum Company later became Michael Foods and their egg industry associates have actively supported this event, entering its 19th year in 2007.

Linebacker Jesse Wavrunek was a

two-time Egg Bowl MVP for Wayne

State in 1997 and 1998.

Pictured, left to right, are: Wayne State College Athletic Director Eric Schoh,

2006 Wayne State Egg Bowl MVP Zach Molacek and Michael Foods represen-

tative Pat Melena.


ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS

Opponent First Last W-L-TNebraska “B” 1933 1945 2-2-0Nebraska Central 1920 1923 3-0-0Nebraska-Kearney 1924 2006 17-56-6Nebraska-Omaha 1914 1995 12-13-6Nebraska Wesleyan 1921 1973 17-9-3Norfolk Business 1913 1914 2-0-0Northern Iowa 1976 1988 0-2-0Northern State 1954 2006 6-11-0NW Missouri State 1964 1998 0-5-0Northwestern (Iowa) 1975 1990 2-2-0Northwestern Okla. St. 1998 1999 0-2-0Panhandle St. University 2004 2005 0-2-0Peru State 1919 2004 28-26-7Pittsburg State 1977 1988 3-9-0Quincy 1997 1998 1-1-0St. Cloud State 1965 2005 1-8-0St. Francis (Ill.) 1992 1992 1-0-0St. Mary’s 1963 1965 3-0-0South Dakota 1937 1998 3-9-0South Dakota State 1999 2000 0-2-0South Dakota Mines 1931 1934 3-0-0S.D. Normal/Southern 1932 1967 2-4-0Southwest State (Minn.) 1969 2006 13-5-0Spalding Academy 1914 1914 1-0-0Stanton H.S. 1919 1919 0-1-0Trinity 1914 1930 5-0-0Truman State 1962 1962 0-1-0Upper Iowa 2006 2006 0-1-0Waldorf College 2003 2003 1-0-0Walthill H.S. 1913 1915 2-0-0Wartburg (Iowa) 1949 1951 2-0-1Washburn 1970 1988 6-8-0Western Illinios 2003 2003 0-1-0Western New Mexico 1996 1997 1-1-0Westmar Union 1912 1989 12-9-2William Jewell 1964 1967 2-1-0William Penn 1974 1975 0-2-0Winona State 1994 2006 1-10-0Wisconsin-Stevens Point 1991 1991 1-0-0Yankton 1914 1981 7-5-0York 1924 1950 5-1-0Totals 357-420-39Boldface indicates 2007 opponents .459

MeetingOpponent First Last W-L-TAtkinson 1913 1913 1-0-0Augustana (S.D.) 1952 1987 3-7-1Baker 1988 1988 0-1-0Bellevue 1913 1916 3-1-0Bemidji State 1990 2006 7-6-0Benedictine 1989 1990 2-0-0Black Hills State 1974 1976 2-1-0Bloomfi eld H.S. 1916 1916 1-0-0Buena Vista (Iowa) 1915 1938 4-7-0Chadron State 1912 2006 28-35-1Colorado College 1948 1950 1-1-0Concordia (Neb.) 1958 1959 2-0-0Concordia-St. Paul 1999 2006 2-6-0Cotner 1923 1940 5-4-0Dakota State 1974 1979 3-3-0Dakota Wesleyan 1934 1946 3-1-0Dana 1956 1957 2-0-0Doane 1941 1982 10-9-2Drake 1996 1997 0-2-0East Texas State 1991 1991 0-1-0Emporia State 1969 1996 9-10-0Evangel 1989 1990 2-0-0Fort Hays State 1977 1998 6-10-1Franklin (Ind.) 1970 1970 0-1-0Grand Island 1921 1945 3-0-0Hastings 1938 1984 16-14-1Hiram Scott 1969 1970 0-2-0Huron 1962 1963 1-1-0Iowa Wesleyan 1973 1995 6-1-0Kansas Wesleyan 1936 1936 0-1-0Lea (Minn.) 1969 1971 3-0-0Lincoln (Mo.) 1960 1961 0-2-0Mayville State 1992 1993 2-0-0Michigan Tech 1992 1993 1-1-0Midland Lutheran 1921 1985 27-16-4Minnesota, Crookston 1999 2006 6-2-0Minnesota-Duluth 1993 2003 0-9-0Minnesota, Morris 1965 2002 7-4-0Minn. State Moorhead 1960 2006 6-11-0Minot State 1989 1989 1-0-0Missouri Rolla 1973 2006 1-2-1Missouri Southern 1968 1988 4-9-1 Missouri Western 1977 1991 6-7-1 Morningside 1921 2002 6-20-1


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