South Dakota StateJACKRABBIT ATHLETICS NEWS RELEASEJackrabbit Sports Information • Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center • SDSU Box 2820 • Brookings, SD 57007-1497Sports Information Director: Jason Hove Phone: (605) 688-4623 E-mail: Jason.Hove@sdstate.eduAssistant: Ryan Sweeter Phone: (605) 688-4822 E-mail: Ryan.Sweeter@sdstate.eduFax: (605) 688-5999 Website: www.GoJacks.com

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Jackrabbits face first road testSports Information Contact: Jason Hove September 22, 2009

BROOKINGS, S.D. — After opening the season with two convincing home victories, theSouth Dakota State University football team will play its first road game of the 2009campaign with a trip to Missouri Valley Football Conference rival Illinois State.

Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. at Hancock Stadium on the Illinois State campus in Normal.The 2-0 Jackrabbits, ranked 17th (Sports Network) and 18th (FCS Coaches) this week,

opened MVFC play Sept. 19 with a 41-0 shutout of Indiana State in the 43rd AnnualBeef Bowl. SDSU began the season with a 44-6 drubbing of Georgia Southern.

The Jackrabbits will be in search of their first 3-0 start at the Division I FootballChampionship Subdivision level. SDSU’s last 3-0 start came in 2000, when theJackrabbits began the season with five consecutive victories.

Illinois State, meanwhile, will be playing its league opener. The Redbirds are 1-2 over-all, but are coming off a 38-7 home victory over Austin Peay (Tenn.) on Sept. 19.

THE SERIES: Saturday’s game will mark only the second meeting between SouthDakota State and Illinois State in football.

The Jackrabbits claimed the initial meeting, winning 52-21 at a blustery Coughlin-Alumni Stadium, on Nov. 8, 2008. Ryan Berry set school and Missouri Valley FootballConference records with seven touchdown passes in the victory for the Jackrabbits, wholed 24-0 after one quarter.

ONLINE COVERAGE: Audio coverage of Saturday’s game is scheduled to be availablevia subscription service at GoJacks.com, the official website of SDSU athletics. Monthlysubscriptions for the Jackrabbit Extra, which includes live audio and video streaming areavailable for $9.95 per month or $99.95 for an entire year of coverage. An audio-onlysubscription also is available for $4.95 per month, with programming consisting only oflive radio broadcasts.

A league-wide package is available for purchase at www.valley-football.org.Radio coverage Saturday begins on WNAX 570 AM at 5:30 p.m., with an expanded

pre-game show. Steve Imming returns to call the play-by-play, with Tyler Merriam provid-ing color commentary.

Video streaming is scheduled to be available via Illinois State at GoRedbirds.com.

JACKRABBIT INSIDER: Throughout the 2009 football season, head coach JohnStiegelmeier will be a guest on the “Jackrabbit Insider,” a weekly behind-the-scenes lookat South Dakota State University athletics.

The half-hour television show which features interviews with Jackrabbit coaches andstudent-athletes, airs Sundays at 10:35 p.m., following KSFY ActionNews. The show alsocan be viewed online at GoJacks.com.

COACH TO CURE MD: The South Dakota State University football coaching staff will

SEPTEMBER12 GEORGIA SOUTHERN [Cereal Bowl] W, 44-619 *INDIANA STATE [Beef Bowl] W, 41-026 *at Illinois State 7 p.m.OCTOBER3 at Cal Poly 6:05 p.m. PT10 *at Missouri State 2 p.m.17 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE [Dakota Marker] 6 p.m.24 *NORTHERN IOWA [Hobo Day] 2 p.m.31 *at Youngstown State (Ohio) 4 p.m. ETNOVEMBER7 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS [Military Appreciation]1 p.m.14 at Minnesota 11 a.m.21 *at Western Illinois 1:05 p.m.

* denotes Missouri Valley Football Conference gameAll times Central Time unless noted

2009 SCHEDULE

#17/18 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (2-0, 1-0) at ILLINOIS STATE (1-2, 0-0 MVFC)

7 p.m. SaturdayHancock Stadium; Normal, Ill.

SERIES NOTES• South Dakota State leads the series, 1-0• SDSU won the initial meeting, 52-21 atCoughlin-Alumni Stadium on Nov. 7, 2008

MEDIA INFORMATION• Radio coverage on WNAX and GoJacks.com beginsat 5:30 p.m.• Video streaming available through Illinois State atGoRedbirds.com

T H I S W E E K

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HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE The South Dakota State University football team hasenjoyed a home-field advantage at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium since making the move tothe Football Championship Subdivision level.

Since joining the FCS ranks at the start of the 2004 season, the Jackrabbits have post-ed a 23-6 mark at CAS. Lights were installed at CAS prior to the 2001 season and SDSUhas turned in an 19-5 record in home night games.

ATTENDANCE UP: The Jackrabbits have drawn an average of 13,150 fans throughtheir first two home games, with three more games remaining at Coughlin-AlumniStadium this season.

SDSU is on pace to break the single-season average attendance record of 11,218 setin 2007, when the Jackrabbits won the Great West Football Conference championship.

Nine of the last 14 games played at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium have drawn crowds ofmore than 10,000 fans, including all seven games played in September over the lastthree seasons.

CAPTAINS: Leading the Jackrabbit football team on the field and in the locker roomare five senior captains:

• Danny Batten, defensive end, Gilbert, Ariz.;• Glen Fox, wide receiver, Fairfax, Iowa;• Chris Johnson, linebacker, Council Bluffs, Iowa;• Nate Koskovich, offensive lineman, Kingsley, Iowa; and• Jimmy Rogers, linebacker, Chandler, Ariz.

VALLEY PREVIEW: The South Dakota State University football team was picked to fin-ish third in the Missouri Valley Football Conference race, in a preseason poll announced inconjunction with the league’s annual media day in July.

Defending co-champions Northern Iowa and Southern Illinois were voted as the top twoteams. UNI garnered 26 of the 36 first-place votes to finish with 314 points, followed by SIUwith nine first-place votes and 281 points. The Jackrabbits tallied 231 points, while NorthDakota State picked up one first-place vote and 206 points to finish fourth in the poll.

Rounding out the poll were: Western Illinois, 174 points; Youngstown State, 171 points;Missouri State, 111 points; Illinois State, 90 points , and Indiana State, 42 points. The pollwas tabulated on votes by league coaches, sports information directors and media represen-tatives.

Individually, five SDSU players were named to the all-Missouri Valley Preseason Team.Seniors Danny Batten and Jimmy Rogers were honored on the defensive side of the ball,while junior running back Kyle Minett and senior wide receiver Glen Fox represented theoffense. Kicker Peter Reifenrath completed the Jackrabbit contingent.

A defensive end from Gilbert, Ariz., Batten was a first-team all-MVC selection during the2008 season, during which he recorded 75 tackles, including team bests with eight sacksand 14.5 tackles for loss. Batten also has received second-team preseason All-Americahonors from the Sports Network and has been named to the watch list for the BuckBuchanan Award as the top defensive player in the Division I Football ChampionshipSubdivision.

AUGUST28 at Iowa State L, 17-44SEPTEMBER6 *YOUNGSTOWN ST. (Ohio) (Cereal Bowl) W, 40-713 *WESTERN ILLINOIS (Beef Bowl) W, 24-2220 *at Northern Iowa L, 20-3427 at Stephen F. Austin (Texas) W, 50-48OCTOBER4 McNEESE STATE (La.) (Hobo Day) [3 OT] L, 44-4618 CAL POLY L, 28-4225 *at Indiana State W, 49-9NOVEMBER1 *MISSOURI STATE W, 43-138 *ILLINOIS STATE W, 52-2115 *at Southern Illinois L, 35-3822 *at North Dakota State W, 25-24

* denotes Missouri Valley Football Conference gameAll times Central Time unless noted

2008 RESULTS

--OVERALL-- --MVFC--W-L-T W-L-T

South Dakota State 2-0-0 1-0-0Missouri State 2-1-0 0-0-0Northern Iowa 2-1-0 0-0-0Youngstown State 2-1-0 0-0-0Southern Illinois 1-1-0 0-0-0Illinois State 1-2-0 0-0-0North Dakota State 1-2-0 0-0-0Western Illinois 1-2-0 0-0-0Indiana State 0-4-0 0-1-0

Games Saturday, Sept. 26*Youngstown State at Indiana State, noon ET

*Northern Iowa at Missouri State, 1 p.m.*North Dakota State at Southern Illinois, 6 p.m.

*South Dakota State at Illinois State, 7 p.m.*Missouri Valley Football Conference game

Note: All times Central unless noted

2009 MVFC STANDINGS

1. Northern Iowa [26] 3142. Southern Illinois [9] 2813. South Dakota State 2314. North Dakota State [1] 2065. Western Illinois 1746. Youngstown State 1717. Missouri State 1118. Illinois State 909. Indiana State 42

MVFC PRESEASON POLL

Rogers, a linebacker from Chandler, Ariz., has led the team in tackles each of the pasttwo seasons, including 93 in 2008, when he earned second-team all-conference honors.

Minett, a Ruthton, Minn., native, was a dual threat in the backfield for the Jackrabbits in2008, leading the team with 1,289 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns, while adding 44receptions for 415 yards and four scores. Six times Minett topped the 100-yard mark inearning second-team all-MVFC recognition last season.

Fox is the team’s top returning wide receiver, recording 66 receptions for 792 yards and10 touchdowns in 2008. The Fairfax, Iowa, native was a second-team all-conference picklast season.

Reifenrath was a pleasant surprise for the Jackrabbits in 2008, earning second-team all-MVFC recognition after converting 16-of-22 field goal attempts. A junior from Decorah,Iowa, Reifenrath was 5-of-7 on field goals 40 yards or longer en route to 84 total points.

RABBITS RANKED: For the third year in a row, South Dakota State appeared in thepreseason national rankings for the Football Championship Subdivision.

The Jackrabbits began the season ranked 22nd in the Sports Network poll and 23rd inthe preseason poll conducted by the Football Championship Subdivision coaches. Thisweek, the Jackrabbits continued their climb in the rankings, moving up one spot to 17thin the Sports Network poll and three spots to No. 18 in the coaches’ poll. SDSU hasgained seven spots in the coaches’ poll over the last two weeks.

Last season, SDSU was 19th in the Sports Network poll and 20th in the coaches’ poll.The Jackrabbits climbed to their highest FCS ranking — 12th — before falling toNorthern Iowa in late September.

Following is a week-by-week look at the Jackrabbits in the 2009 polls:DATE SPORTS NETWORK FCS COACHESPreseason 22nd 23rdSept. 7 21st 25thSept. 14 18th 21stSept. 21 17th 18th

SCOUTING ILLINOIS STATE: Illinois State is off to a 1-2 start under first-year headcoach Brock Spack as it prepares for its Missouri Valley Football Conference opener.

After opening the season with road losses at Eastern Illinois (6-31) and Illinois (17-45), the Redbirds opened the home slate with a 38-7 victory over Austin Peay (Tenn.) onSept. 19.

Sophomore running back Clifton Gordon set career highs with 17 carries for 96 yardsand four touchdowns in the win over Austin Peay, earning MVFC Offensive Player of theWeek honors.

The Redbird defense forced six turnovers — four interceptions and two fumble recov-eries — in holding Austin Peay to 109 yards of total offense.

Despite Gordon’s rushing prowess last week, Geno Blow leads the Illinois State rush-ing attack with 140 yards this season, averaging 3.7 yards per carry.

The Redbird offense has been led the last two weeks by redshirt freshman quarterbackMatt Brown, who has completed 65 percent (56-of-86) of his passes for 543 yards andthree touchdowns. Brown replaced opening-day starter Drew Kiel, a sophomore whoinjured his thumb in the season opener at Eastern Illinois but got off to a fast start bycompleting 20-of-22 passes. Kiel is expected to be sidelined about another month.

First-team all-conference selection Eyad Salem has been the Redbirds’ top receiveragain this season, recording 18 catches for 173 yards and two touchdowns. Ben Graveshas added 15 receptions for 115 yards and a score.

Defensively, Jermain Malcolm has been the leading tackler with 21 stops, followed byKelvyn Hemphill with 18 tackles, including four for loss and two sacks. As a team, theRedbirds have tallied seven sacks and intercepted six passes. E.J. Jones, who picked offtwo passes against Austin Peay, leads the way with three interceptions.

Jones also has been the team’s top return man, leading the squad with an average of24 yards on kickoff returns and five yards on punt returns.

Senior kicker Zach Kutch is 2-of-3 on field goal attempts so far this season, with allthree attempts from at least 45 yards. Kutch connected on a 48-yarder in his loneattempt versus Austin Peay.

1. Richmond (Va.) [132] 3-0 3,688 12. Villanova (Pa.) [9] 3-0 3,481 23. Northern Iowa [6] 2-1 3,385 34. Montana 3-0 3,162 45. William & Mary (Va.) [2] 3-0 3,064 56. New Hampshire [1] 2-0 2,787 67. James Madison (Va.) 1-1 2,767 78. McNeese State (La.) [1] 3-0 2,664 89. Southern Illinois 1-1 2,402 9

10. Appalachian State (N.C.) 0-2 2,107 1011. Weber State (Utah) 1-2 1,997 1312. Central Arkansas 1-1 1,894 1613. Elon (N.C.) 2-1 1,857 1114. South Carolina State 2-0 1,629 1515. Massachusetts 2-1 1,551 1716. Cal Poly 1-1 1,512 1217. South Dakota State 2-0 1,436 1818. Wofford (S.C.) 1-2 1,226 1419. Eastern Washington 2-1 841 2120. Eastern Kentucky 1-1 770 2221. Holy Cross (Mass.) 3-0 726 2322. Jacksonville State (Ala.) 1-2 656 2423. Texas State 1-1 646 1924. Eastern Illinois 3-0 395 NR25. Liberty (Va.) 2-1 297 NROthers receiving votes: Florida A&M 295, Delaware 218, Maine215, Colgate (N.Y.) 155, Grambling State (La.) 114, YoungstownState (Ohio) 89, Samford (Ala.) 73, Northern Arizona 72, Harvard(Mass.) 65, Penn 57, Montana State 56, Stephen F. Austin (Texas)52, Furman (S.C.) 50, Prairie View (Texas) 46, Gardner-Webb(N.C.) 34, South Dakota 23, Albany (N.Y.) 20, The Citadel (S.C.)20, Tennessee State 18, Southern (La.) 14, North Dakota State13, Tennessee-Martin 13, Butler (Ind.) 12, Georgia Southern 12,Hampton (Va.) 12, North Dakota 8, Alabama State 6, MissouriState 6, Tennessee Tech 6, North Carolina A&T 5, Old Dominion(Va.) 5, Hofstra (N.Y.) 4, Western Illinois 4, Cornell (N.Y.) 3,Portland State (Ore.) 3, Drake (Iowa) 2, Jackson State (Miss.) 2,Yale (Conn.) 2, Chattanooga (Tenn.) 1, Lafayette (Pa.) 1, SamHouston State (Texas) 1, San Diego (Calif.) 1, SoutheasternLouisiana 1, UC Davis 1.Notes: SDSU opponents in bold; First-place votes in brackets

SPORTS NETWORK FCS TOP 25

1. Richmond (Va.) [25] 3-0 673 12. Villanova (Pa.) 3-0 627 23. Montana 3-0 609 34. Northern Iowa 2-1 581 45. William & Mary (Va.) 3-0 559 56. James Madison (Va.) 1-1 528 67. New Hampshire 2-0 498 78. Southern Illinois 1-1 484 89. McNeese State (La.) [1] 3-0 464 10

10. Appalachian State (N.C.) 0-2 414 911. Weber State (Utah) 1-2 411 1212. Central Arkansas 1-1 393 1313. Elon (N.C.) 2-1 334 1114. Cal Poly 1-1 284 1415. Massachusetts 2-1 274 1716. South Carolina State 2-0 260 1617. Wofford (S.C.) 1-2 226 1818. South Dakota State 2-0 204 2119. Texas State 1-1 166 1820. Eastern Washington 2-1 157 2021. Jacksonville State (Ala.) 1-2 124 2222. Eastern Kentucky 1-1 109 2323. Holy Cross (Mass.) 3-0 84 NR24. Liberty (Va.) 2-1 66 2425. Florida A&M 3-0 56 NR

F C S C OAC H E S P O L L

LAST MEETING: Senior quarterback Ryan Berry threw for seven touchdowns, settingfour records in the process, as South Dakota State defeated Illinois State, 52-21, Nov. 8,2008, at a blustery Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.

SDSU scored on its first seven offensive possessions, including all six first-half drives. AChris Johnson interception on the Redbirds’ opening drive gave the Jackrabbits the ball atthe ISU 35. From there, Berry connected with tight end. Colin Cochart on an 11-yardtouchdown pass to cap a six-play drive.

After holding the Redbirds three-and-out on their next three possessions as they headedinto the wind, SDSU built the lead to 24-0 at the end of the first quarter. Berry hooked upwith Glen Fox on a 51-yard touchdown pass at the 7:43 mark, then again found Cochartopen for a 40-yard touchdown 1 minute, 24 seconds later. The touchdown pass was Berry’s48th of his career, breaking the previous record of 47 held by Brad Nelson, who playedfrom 2001-04.

Peter Reifenrath closed out the first-quarter scoring with a 27-yard field goal.Each team scored a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter. ISU cracked the scoring

column on its opening drive of the period, sustaining an eight-play, 73-yard drive that wasfinished off by a 6-yard touchdown pass from Kevin Brockway to Eyad Salem.

The Jackrabbits came right back to make the score 31-7 as Kyle Minett scored on an 8-yard screen pass from Berry.

ISU put together another solid drive before Walter Mendenhall scored from a yard out.However, the SDSU offensive onslaught continued in the closing minutes of the first half

as Berry threw his fifth touchdown pass of the half, a 16-yarder to Fox with 36 secondsremaining to go up 38-14 at intermission.

In the second half, Berry put his name alone in the SDSU record book with his sixthtouchdown pass of the game, a 4-yarder to Fox.

Following a 70-yard touchdown pass by Brockway to Warren McCarty midway throughthe third quarter, SDSU closed out the scoring as Berry hooked up with Mike Steffen for a3-yard score early in the fourth quarter. Berry’s seventh touchdown pass of the day set anew Missouri Valley Football Conference single-game record as he finished the day 17-of-29 for 237 yards, setting the Jackrabbit career record for completions with 477.

Minett also had a productive day in the Jackrabbit backfield, gaining 161 yards on 25carries as he crossed the 1,000-yard mark for the season.

Overall, SDSU threw for 237 yards and gained another 199 on the ground as theJackrabbits held a 436-255 advantage in total offense.

Fox led Jackrabbit receivers with six catches for 92 yards and three touchdowns.Cochart added three receptions for 66 yards and two scores.

Isaiah Jackson led the Jackrabbits with nine tackles.

LAST WEEK: The South Dakota State defense held an opponent without a touch-down for the second consecutive game, holding Indiana State to 90 yards of totaloffense, as the 18th-ranked Jackrabbits opened Missouri Valley Football Conference playwith a 41-0 victory Sept. 19 in the 43rd Annual Beef Bowl.

SDSU improved to 2-0 overall. Indiana State dropped to 0-4 as its losing streakreached 30 games. The game was played before a crowd of 13,945 at Coughlin-AlumniStadium.

As they did in their season opener against Georgia Southern, the Jackrabbits failed tofinish drives in the first half. After going three-and-out on its first two possessions, SDSUcracked the scoring column with 37 seconds remaining in the first half on a 26-yard fieldgoal by Kyle Harris.

Harris missed on field goal attempts of 44 and 32 yards on the first two drives of thesecond quarter, and it appeared the Jackrabbits’ 3-0 lead would stand at halftime untilTyler Duffy broke through the Indiana State line to block a punt.

SDSU took over at the Sycamore 14-yard line with 1 minutes, 35 seconds remainingin the half and scored two plays later as Mike Steffen made a leaping one-handed catchon a pass from Ryan Crawford in the right corner of the end zone. The 14-yard scoringplay was Steffen’s team-leading third touchdown reception of the season.

The Jackrabbit offense found its stride in the second half, scoring on five of its six

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALIllinois State (3-6, 2-4) 0 14 7 0 21South Dakota State (6-4, 5-1) 24 14 7 7 52

SCORING SUMMARY1st 11:37 SDSU Colin Cochart 11 yd pass from Ryan Berry

(Peter Reifenrath kick) 7:43 SDSU Glen Fox 51 yd pass from Berry

(Reifenrath kick) 6:19 SDSU Cochart 40 yd pass from Berry

(Reifenrath kick)00:33 SDSU Reifenrath 27 yd field goal

2nd 12:07 ILS Eyad Salem 6 yd pass from Kevin Brockway (Zach Kutch kick)

6:56 SDSU Kyle Minett 8 yd pass from Berry(Reifenrath kick)

1:59 ILS Walter Mendenhall 1 yd run (Kutch kick)00:36 SDSU Fox 16 yd pass from Berry

(Reifenrath kick)3rd 9:15 SDSU Fox 4 yd pass from Berry (Reifenrath kick)

5:02 ILS Warren McCarty 70 yd pass from Brockway (Kutch kick)

4th 12:11 SDSU Mike Steffen 3 yd pass from Berry(Reifenrath kick)

TEAM STATISTICS ILS SDSUFIRST DOWNS 13 23RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 34-86 40-199PASSING YDS (NET) 169 237Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-11-3 30-17-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 62-255 70-436Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-16 3-12Kickoff Returns-Yards 10-152 3-51Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 3-72Punts (Number-Avg) 7-33.7 4-33.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 6-30 2-15Possession Time 27;45 32:15Third-Down Conversions 3 of 15 9 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 6-7Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-23

RUSHING LEADERS: ILS - Walter Mendenhall 22-73, CliftonGordon 4-18. SDSU - Kyle Minett 25-161, Tyler Duffy 8-32,Jordan Paula 4-11. PASSING LEADERS: ILS - Kevin Brockway11-28-3 169. SDSU - Ryan Berry 17-29-0 237, Ryan Crawford0-1-0 0. RECEIVING LEADERS: ILS - Eyad Salem 7-71, WarrenMcCarty 1-70, Kelvin Chandler 1-15. SDSU - Glen Fox 6-92, ColinCochart 3-66, Kyle Minett 3-42. INTERCEPTIONS: ILS - none.SDSU - Dirk Kool 1-65, Chris Johnson 1-7, Derek Domino 1-0.SACKS: ILS - none. SDSU - Jake Steffen 2-8, Danny Batten 1.5-9, Steven Bazata 0.5-6. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT):ILS - Tom Nelson 8-5-13, Brent Holtz 3-5-8, Kyle Siskowic 2-5-7,Tony Trujillo 0-7-7. SDSU - Isaiah Jackson 3-6-9, Chris Johnson 1-7-8, Jimmy Rogers 0-7-7.

2008 GAME RECAP

possessions. Kyle Minett capped a five-play, 39-yard opening drive with a 2-yard touch-down run.

Harris kicked a 22-yard field goal to make the score 20-0, followed by a 10-yardtouchdown run by Duffy on the next Jackrabbit possession.

SDSU tacked on two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Minett scored on a 3-yard passfrom Crawford midway through the quarter and senior running back Jordan Paula foundthe end zone for the first time in his career with a 6-yard run on the final Jackrabbit pos-session of the game.

Crawford, who was named the Outstanding Player of the Beef Bowl, completed 21-of-27 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns. Glen Fox led the receiving corps withseven catches for 67 yards, while Steffen added five receptions for 89 yards.

Minett gained 95 yards on 18 carries.Defensively, SDSU limited Indiana State to five first downs for the entire game. The

Jackrabbits did not allow a first down by rushing, tying a school record set againstHamline (Minn.) in 1975.

The Sycamores netted 25 yards on the ground and 65 through the air. Darrius Gatestallied 20 yards on seven carries, while Travis Johnson completed 11-of-25 attempts for65 yards. Michael Mardis tallied four catches for 21 yards.

The Jackrabbit defense was led by Chris Johnson and Danny Batten, each with seventackles. Donye McCleskey made a game-high 15 stops for Indiana State, followed by 12tackles by C.J. Cook.

NATIONAL LEADERS: South Dakota State enters Saturday’s game at Illinois Stateleading the Football Championship Subdivision in a pair of defensive categories and rank-ing second in three others.

The Jackrabbits sit atop the NCAA scoring defense standings having allowed only anaverage of three points per game. SDSU also is tied with Butler (Ind.) for the FCS in rush-ing yards allowed with an average of 18 yards per game.

SDSU ranks second in the nation for sacks (five per game), total defense (166.5 yardsper game) and pass efficiency defense (77.18).

On the offensive side of the ball, the Jackrabbits hold two fourth-place rankings: scoringoffense (42.5 points per game) and passing efficiency (175.58).

Individually, three Jackrabbits rank in the top 10 in the nation:• Kyle Harris is second with an average 2.5 made field goals per game and also ranks in a

tie for 10th place with an average of 11.5 points per game;• Kyle Minett is tied for third with an average of 12.0 points per game; and• Ryan Crawford ranks seventh in passing efficiency at 171.66

BATTEN ON BUCHANAN LIST: South Dakota State University defensive end DannyBatten has been named to the initial watch list for the Division I Football ChampionshipSubdivision’s top defensive player.

A senior from Gilbert, Ariz., Batten is one of 20 players to be considered on the presea-son watch list for the Buck Buchanan Award, which is presented by the Sports Network. Thewatch list will be revised in October and again in November before the final ballot isannounced.

Voting from a panel of FCS sports information directors, writers, broadcasters and otherfootball experts will be conducted after the regular season ends. Three finalists will beannounced on Nov. 30 and will be invited to the 23rd annual Sports Network Awards ban-quet on Dec. 17 in Chattanooga, Tenn., the night before the NCAA Division I championshipgame. The Walter Payton Award and the Eddie Robinson Award will also be presented thatevening.

Batten stepped into the starting lineup as a true freshman in 2006 and has started 33of the Jackrabbits’ 34 games his first three seasons. He has earned honorable mention All-America recognition each of the past two seasons while earning first-team all-Great WestFootball Conference honors in 2007 and first-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conferenceaccolades in 2008. Batten ranked fourth on the team with 75 total tackles in 2008 and ledthe team with eight sacks and 14.5 tackles for loss, putting his career totals at 14 sacksand 35.5 tackles for loss.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALIndiana State (0-4, 0-1) 0 0 0 0 0South Dakota State (2-0, 1-0) 3 7 17 14 41

SCORING SUMMARY1st 00:37 SDSU Kyle Harris 26 yd field goal2nd 00:49 SDSU Mike Steffen 17 yd pass from Ryan Crawford

(Harris kick) 3rd 11:30 SDSU Kyle Minett 2 yd run (Harris kick)

4:16 SDSU Harris 22 yd field goal00:33 SDSU Tyler Duffy 10 yd run (Harris kick)

4th 7:59 SDSU Minett 3 yd pass from Crawford (Peter Reifenrath kick)

00:34 SDSU Jordan Paula 6 yd run (Reifenrath kick)

TEAM STATISTICS ISU SDSUFIRST DOWNS 17 18RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 21-11 40-193PASSING YDS (NET) 232 185Passes Att-Comp-Int 54-31-3 23-16-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 75-243 63-378Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-2Punt Returns-Yards 1-17 1-17Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-156 3-80Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 3-78Punts (Number-Avg) 5-37.4 3-42.0Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1Penalties-Yards 9-76 5-30Possession Time 29:43 30:17Third-Down Conversions 7 of 16 7 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 5-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-6 9-72

RUSHING LEADERS: GSU - Darreion Robinson 6-47, Adam Urbano4-22. SDSU - Kyle Minett 22-128, Tyler Duffy 8-34, Adam Monke 4-24. PASSING LEADERS: GSU - Lee Chapple 25-39-2 174, KyleCollins 6-15-1 58. SDSU - Ryan Crawford 15-21-0 180, ThomasO’Brien 1-2-0 5. RECEIVING LEADERS: GSU - Darreion Robinson 9-14, Mitch Williford 6-59, Jamere Valentine 5-45. SDSU - Glen Fox 8-57, Mike Steffen 4-98, Saunders Montague 2-12. INTERCEPTIONS:GSU - none. SDSU - Conrad Kjerstad 1-40, Corey Jeske 1-32, GeneralParnell 1-6. SACKS: GSU - J.B. Shippy 1-6.SDSU - Danny Batten 1.5-10, Jake Steffen 1-11, Steven Bazata 1-10, Derek Domino 1-9,Andy Mink 1-8, Eric Wood 1-6. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): GSU- Dion DuBose 8-1-9, Derek Heyden 4-4-8, Brent Russell 3-4-7,Darrell Pasco 2-5-7. SDSU - Derek Domino 4-7-11, Danny Batten4-2-6, Anthony Wise 3-3-6, Conrad Kjerstad 2-4-6, Cole Brodie 2-4-6, Jimmy Rogers 2-4-6.

S E P T. 1 9 R E C A P

Sept. 12 vs. Georgia SouthernOffense - Ryan CrawfordDefense - Conrad KjerstadSpecial Teams - Kyle HarrisScout Team Offense - Keith KrogerScout Team Defense - Jake WeissScout Team Special Teams - Pat Brown

Sept. 19 vs. Indiana StateOffense - Mike SteffenDefense - Chris JohnsonSpecial Teams - Tyler DuffyScout Team Offense - HubertScout Team Defense - Kyle VanVoorstScout Team Special Teams - Travis Lindstrom

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Besides being named to the preseason Buchanan watch list, Batten has been chosen asa second-team preseason All-American by both the Sports Network and College SportingNews.

DANNY BATTEN’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR-Yds FF2006 11 15 31 46 9.0-22 1.5-6 0 0-0 0 1-0 02007 11 25 42 67 12.0-48 4.5-32 1 0-0 1 2-0 12008 12 36 39 75 14.5-52 8.0-42 1 1-24 0 0-0 02009 2 4 9 13 3.5-20 1.5-10 1 0-0 0 0-0 1Career 36 80 121 201 39-142 15.5-90 3 1-24 1 3-0 2

CRAWFORD AT THE HELM: Senior Ryan Crawford made a successful first careerstart in the Sept. 12 season opener against Georgia Southern, completing 15-of-21passes for 180 yards and two touchdowns. Crawford’s totals for completions andattempts matched his career totals entering the season.

The Outstanding Player of the 43rd Annual Beef Bowl, Crawford completed 21-of-27passes for a career-high 239 yards and two touchdowns in the Sept. 19 game versusIndiana State. He went 70 pass attempts before throwing his first collegiate interception,which came on his first attempt of the fourth quarter against the Sycamores.

Crawford currently has a passing efficiency rating of 171.66 to rank seventh in theFootball Championship Subdivision this season.

A senior from Oro Valley, Ariz., Crawford entered fall camp as the quarterback with themost experience in a Jackrabbit uniform. During the 2008 season, Crawford played in sixgames and completed 14-of-20 passes — 70 percent — for 106 yards and one touch-down. His most extensive playing time came in the season finale at North Dakota Stateas he stepped in for an injured Ryan Berry and completed 10-of-13 passes for 50 yardsand a score.

Junior transfer Lee Mondol, redshirt freshman Thomas O’Brien and freshman MikeWhittier also were in competition for the starting nod in fall camp.

RYAN CRAWFORD’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS Comp Att Int Pct. Yds TD LG NCAA Eff. High Game2006 1-0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 N/A2007 2-0 1 1 0 1.000 5 0 5 142.00 52008 6-0 14 20 0 .700 106 1 23 131.02 502009 2-2 36 48 1 .750 419 4 *62 171.66 239Career 11-2 51 69 1 .739 530 5 *62 159.45 239* denotes touchdown

FOX TOPS CENTURY MARK: Senior wide receiver Glen Fox reached a career mile-stone in the Sept. 19 game against Indiana State as he recorded the 100th reception of hiscareer. After recording 15 receptions through the first two games, Fox enters Saturday’sgame at Illinois State with 105 career catches. He stands eight receptions away from join-ing the Jackrabbit career top 10 chart.

Fox played in the Jackrabbit secondary and on special teams during his freshman seasonin 2006.

GLEN FOX’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G Rec Yds Avg LG TD High Rec. High Yds2006 11 0 0 0.0 0 0 N/A N/A2007 11 24 253 10.5 32 1 7 872008 12 66 792 12.0 *51 10 9 1132009 2 15 124 8.3 19 0 8 67Career 36 105 1,169 11.1 *51 11 9 113* denotes touchdown

MINETT LEADS RUNNING GAME: Junior Kyle Minett is again handling the bulk ofthe duties at running back for South Dakota State this season.

Last season, Minett earned second-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference honorsafter ranking second in the league with 1,289 yards rushing — an average of 107.4yards per game. His rushing total was the sixth highest in school history and the most bya Jackrabbit at the FCS level.

After tallying 223 yards in the first two games of the 2009 season, Minett enters thisweekend with 1,988 career rushing yards, putting him 12 yards away from the 2,000-yard mark and 37 yards away from cracking the Jackrabbit career top 10. He has postedeight career 100-yard games, including six in 2008.

2007vs. Texas State, 9-22-07 • 11 carries, 134 yards, 1 TD

2008at Iowa State, 8-28-08 • 22 carries, 111 yards, 1 TDvs. Youngstown State, 9-6-08 • 14 carries, 123 yards, 2 TDat Stephen F. Austin, 9-27-08 • 33 carries, 103 yards, 3 TDat Indiana State, 10-25-08 • 21 carries, 145 yards, 2 TDvs. Missouri State, 11-1-08 • 23 carries, 205 yards, 1 TDvs. Illinois State, 11-8-08 • 25 carries, 161 yards, 0 TD

2009vs. Georgia Southern 9-12-09 • 22 carries, 128 yards, 2 TD

MINETT 100-YARD GAMES

CAREER1. Josh Ranek, 1997-2001 ....................6,7442. Anthony Watson, 2003-06 ................3,7123. Dan Sonnek, 1984-87 ......................3,3044. Les Tuma, 1970-73 ..........................3,0185. Cory Koenig, 2004-07 ......................2,9906. Darwin Gonnerman, 1966-68............2,5987. Rick Wegher, 1981-84 ......................2,2938. Paul Klinger, 1990-94 ......................2,1619. Joe Thorne, 1959-61 ........................2,156

10. Pete Retzlaff, 1951-52 ......................2,024

SEASON1. Josh Ranek, 1999 ............................2,0552. Josh Ranek, 1998 ............................1,8813. Josh Ranek, 2001 ............................1,8044. Dan Sonnek, 1985............................1,5185. Rick Wegher, 1984 ............................1,3176. Kyle Minett, 2008 ........................1,2897. Cory Koenig, 2007 ............................1,2668. Dan Nelson, 1993 ............................1,1509. Anthony Watson, 2004 ......................1,088

10. Les Tuma, 1972 ................................1,061

SDSU RUSH ING TOP 10

RECEPTIONS1. Josh Davis, 2002-05 ............................2252. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1983-86 ....................1733. JaRon Harris, 2005-08 ........................1524. Rusty Lenners, 1993-96 ......................1375. Darren Baartman, 1988-91..................1286. Dennis Thomas, 1982-85......................1277. Solomon Johnson, 2001-04..................1198. Mike Ethier, 1981-83 ..........................1189. Mike Myers, 1990-93 ..........................116

10. Lionel Macklin, 1977-79 ......................113

SDSU RECE IV ING TOP 10

In addition, Minett posted the third-highest point total in school history with 112,scoring 18 touchdowns and a pair of two-point conversions in 2008. Four of his touch-downs came through the air as he ranked third on the team with 44 receptions for 415yards. He has scored 27 career touchdowns — 21 rushing and six receiving.

The Ruthton, Minn., native led the team with an average of 6.2 yards per carry in2007, and ranked second in yards gained with 476. He was named the OutstandingPlayer of the Beef Bowl as he racked up 134 yards on 11 carries and added a 40-yardtouchdown reception in a 38-3 victory over Texas State.

KYLE MINETT’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Rush Yds Avg TD LG High Game Rec Yds Avg TD LG2007 77 476 6.2 5 36 134 16 162 10.1 2 *402008 255 1,289 5.1 14 *56 205 44 415 9.4 4 272008 40 223 5.6 3 46 128 3 14 4.7 1 14Career 372 1,988 5.3 22 *56 205 63 581 9.2 7 *40* denotes touchdown

STEFFENS STEP UP: The Jackrabbits received a pair of solid contributions in the sea-son opener against Georgia Southern from brothers and Mount Vernon natives Mike andJake Steffen.

Mike Steffen posted career highs with 98 receiving yards — on four receptions — andtwo touchdowns from his wide receiver position. Both of his touchdowns came in the thirdquarter, covering four and 62 yards. The 62-yard scoring play was the longest reception ofhis career. He added five receptions for 89 yards and a touchdown Sept. 19 versus IndianaState.

Jake Steffen made his first career start against Georgia Southern and contributed fourtackles, including two tackles for loss and a sack. He also was credited with two quarter-back hurries.

TOP TACKLERS RETURN: An experienced Jackrabbit defense returns its top eighttacklers from a year ago. The top three tacklers are the team’s projected starters at line-backer: Jimmy Rogers (93 tackles), Chris Johnson (82 tackles) and Derek Domino (80 tack-les).

Also returning are defensive end Danny Batten (75 tackles), linebacker Isaiah Jackson(63), safety Conrad Kjerstad (51) and cornerbacks Cole Brodie (47) and General Parnell(45).

KJERSTAD LEADS SECONDARY: Junior strong safety Conrad Kjerstad recorded thesixth interception of his career in the season opener against Georgia Southern, returningthe ball 40 yards late in the second quarter to set up a Jackrabbit field goal. The Wall nativealso registered six tackles in the game.

Kjerstad’s six career interceptions are the most by any current Jackrabbit player. He ledthe team with four during the 2008 campaign.

CONRAD KJERSTAD’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR-Yds FF2007 11 17 9 26 0.5-1 0-0 1 1-82 0 1-0 12008 11 23 28 51 3.0-6 0-0 0 4-45 0 0-0 12009 2 2 6 8 1.0-1 0-0 2 1-40 0 0-0 0Career 24 42 43 85 4.5-8 0-0 3 6-167 0 1-0 2

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: South Dakota State University football players DerekDomino and Kyle Harris were honored by the Missouri Valley Football Conference fortheir performances in the nationally ranked Jackrabbits’ 44-6 victory over GeorgiaSouthern in the Sept. 12 season opener.

Domino, a junior linebacker from Spring Lake Park, Minn., was named MVFC DefensivePlayer of the Week after registering a game-high 11 tackles, including a sack and 1.5tackles for loss. He also recovered a fumble to lead a relentless Jackrabbit defense thatforced four turnovers, tallied nine sacks and limited GSU to 11 net yards rushing. TheEagles’ six points were the program's lowest point total in a game since 1995.

Domino also was named a National All-Star by College Sporting News.Harris, a sophomore kicker from Florissant, Mo., earned MVFC Special Teams Player of

the Week honors after connecting on 3-of-4 field-goal tries and all five extra-point

RUSHES: 22, by Kyle Minett, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-09 YARDS RUSHING: 128, by Kyle Minett, vs. GeorgiaSouthern, 9-12-09 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: 2, by Kyle Minett, vs. GeorgiaSouthern, 9-12-09LONG RUSH: 46 yards, by Kyle Minett, vs. GeorgiaSouthern, 9-12-09 PASS ATTEMPTS: 27, by Ryan Crawford, vs. IndianaState, 9-19-09 PASS COMPLETIONS: 21, by Ryan Crawford, vs. IndianaState, 9-19-09YARDS PASSING: 239, by Ryan Crawford, vs. IndianaState, 9-19-09 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS: 2, by Ryan Crawford, vs. GeorgiaSouthern, 9-12-09, and vs. Indiana State, 9-19-09LONG PASS: 62 yards (for TD), by Ryan Crawford, vs.Georgia Southern, 9-12-09 RECEPTIONS: 8, by Glen Fox, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-09 YARDS RECEIVING: 98, by Mike Steffen, vs. GeorgiaSouthern, 9-12-09RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: 2, by Mike Steffen, vs. GeorgiaSouthern, 9-12-09 LONG RECEPTION: 62 yards (for TD), by Mike Steffen, vs.Georgia Southern, 9-12-09FIELD GOALS: 3, by Kyle Harris, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-09 LONG FIELD GOAL: 44 yards, by Kyle Harris, vs. GeorgiaSouthern, 9-12-09PUNTS: 3, by Dean Priddy, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-09 PUNTING AVERAGE: 42.0 yards, by Dean Priddy, vs.Georgia Southern, 9-12-09, and vs. Indiana State, 9-19-09LONG PUNT: 51 yards, by Dean Priddy, vs. GeorgiaSouthern, 9-12-09LONG PUNT RETURN: 17 yards, by Saunders Montague,vs. Indiana State, 9-19-09LONG KICKOFF RETURN: 44 yards, by Adam Monke, vs.Georgia Southern, 9-12-09 TACKLES: 11, by Derek Domino, vs. Georgia Southern,9-12-09 SACKS: 1.5, by Danny Batten, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-09TACKLES FOR LOSS: 2.5, by Danny Batten, vs. GeorgiaSouthern, 9-12-09 INTERCEPTIONS: 1, by Corey Jeske, General Parnell andConrad Kjerstad, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-09LONG INTERCEPTION RETURN: 40 yards, by ConradKjerstad, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-09PASS BREAKUPS: 1, by Conrad Kjerstad, vs. IndianaState, 9-19-09FORCED FUMBLES: 1, by Danny Batten, vs. GeorgiaSouthern, 9-12-09FUMBLE RECOVERIES: 1, by Derek Domino, vs. GeorgiaSouthern, 9-12-09LONG FUMBLE RETURN: 2 yards, by Derek Domino, vs.Georgia Southern, 9-12-09

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attempts. Harris took over all kicking duties during the week and responded by makingfield goals of 44, 37 and 40 yards, with his only miss coming from 46 yards. The field-goal attempts were the first of his career. He also recorded two touchbacks on kickoffs.

Northern Iowa quarterback Pat Grace was named MVFC Offensive Player of the Weekfor the second consecutive week.

REIFENRATH RETURNS: Preseason all-Missouri Valley Football Conference kicker PeterReifenrath returned to the Jackrabbit lineup in the Sept. 19 league opener against IndianaState.

Reifenrath was forced to sit out the Sept. 12 season opener as he awaited a waiverrequest to the NCAA regarding his eligibility in conjunction with progress-toward-degreerequirements.

NCAA officials granted Reifenrath’s waiver request late last week and he was insertedinto the lineup in the fourth quarter against Indiana State to kick two extra points.

In 2008, Reifenrath earned second-team all-MVFC honors after making 16-of-22 fieldgoal attempts and 36-of-38 extra-point tries for 84 points.

COACH STIG: John Stiegelmeier has built the South Dakota State University footballteam into a consistent winner and a program on the rise in the ranks of the FootballChampionship Subdivision.

Overall, Coach Stig has led the Jackrabbits to a 77-56 record (.579 winning percentage).SDSU has posted seven consecutive winning seasons, including the school’s first five cam-paigns at the FCS (formerly Division I-AA) level. The Jackrabbits have had a winning recordin 10 of his 12 years as head coach, including five with seven or more victories.

In 2008, the Jackrabbits entered another new era in their Division I pursuits as theyjoined the nine-team Missouri Valley Football Conference. With the transition from DivisionII completed, SDSU fell just short of a playoff berth in its first season of eligibility, endingthe year with a 7-5 overall record and 6-2 mark in the MVFC. Of SDSU’s five losses, fourcame against ranked FCS opponents, including conference co-champions Northern Iowaand Southern Illinois. The team’s other loss was at the hands of Football Bowl Subdivisionopponent Iowa State in the season opener. That game marked the first time the Jackrabbitshad played an FBS opponent since moving to Division I at the start of the 2004 season.

Under Stiegelmeier’s guidance, SDSU has appeared in the FCS rankings each of the lastthree seasons. The Jackrabbits cracked the national poll for the first time in late October2006, after posting back-to-back come-from-behind victories over Cal Poly and UC Davis.After climbing as high as No. 19 on the final week of the regular season, the Jackrabbitsfinished the 2006 season ranked 22nd by the Sports Network.

SDSU began the 2007 season in a preseason national poll for the first time, checking inat No. 20 in the Sports Network poll. The Jackrabbits dropped out of the rankings after aseason-opening loss and didn’t return to the top 25 until the final poll of the season with a19th-place showing.

The Jackrabbits attained their highest ranking at the FCS level during the 2008 season,reaching the 12th spot in the Sports Network poll after opening league play with home vic-tories over No. 14 Youngstown State and No. 15 Western Illinois in back-to-back weeks. Inall, SDSU was ranked seven weeks last season.

During the 2007 season, SDSU claimed its first conference title since 1963 by winningthe Great West Football Conference championship. After starting 0-3 for the second consec-utive season, SDSU reeled off seven wins in its final eight games, including a 29-24 victoryover previously undefeated North Dakota State the final week of the season, to claim theGWFC title with a 7-4 overall record and 4-0 mark in league play.

In leading SDSU to the GWFC title, Stiegelmeier was named conference coach of theyear and was honored by the American Football Coaches Association as the Division IFootball Championship Subdivision Region 5 Coach of the Year. In addition, he was namedas one of five finalists in the FCS for the 2007 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award.

After posting back-to-back 6-5 seasons in 2004 and 2005, the Jackrabbits rose anothernotch in 2006 as they compiled a 7-4 overall record, finishing the season ranked 21st inthe final FCS poll conducted by The Sports Network and 22nd in the College Sporting Newscoaches’ poll.

POINTS: 44, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-09 RUSHES: 40, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-09YARDS RUSHING: 193, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-09 YARDS PER RUSH: 4.8, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-09 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: 3, vs. Indiana State, 9-19-09PASS ATTEMPTS: 29, vs. Indiana State, 9-19-09 PASS COMPLETIONS: 23, vs. Indiana State, 9-19-09YARDS PASSING: 265, vs. Indiana State, 9-19-09 YARDS PER PASS: 9.1, vs. Indiana State, 9-19-09 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS: 3, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-09TOTAL PLAYS: 65, vs. Indiana State, 9-19-09TOTAL OFFENSE: 414 yards, vs. Indiana State, 9-19-09 YARDS PER PLAY: 6.4, vs. Indiana State, 9-19-09FIRST DOWNS: 20, vs. Indiana State, 9-19-09SACKS BY: 9, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-09 INTERCEPTIONS BY: 3, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-09 MOST PENALTIES: 5, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-09, andvs. Indiana State, 9-19-09MOST PENALTY YARDS: 40, vs. Indiana State, 9-19-09MOST TURNOVERS: 1, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-09,and vs. Indiana State, 9-19-09

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Following an 0-3 start, the Jackrabbits rebounded by winning seven consecutive gamesfor the first time since 1963. Three of the victories came in the closing minutes againstnationally ranked teams, setting up a showdown with North Dakota State on the final weekof the season for both the Dakota Marker and Great West Football Conference title.

Although SDSU fell short in the championship game, the Jackrabbits finished with theirmost victories since 2003 and their best mark in the three-year history of the GWFC at 3-1.

Stiegelmeier, 52, is the 20th head coach for the Jackrabbits. His tenure of 12 years ashead coach is the second-longest head coaching stint in school history.

The Selby, S.D., native first became acquainted with the Jackrabbit football program as astudent assistant under John Gregory during SDSU’s only NCAA playoff season in 1979.With the Jackrabbits victory at McNeese State (La.) on Sept. 30, 2006, Stiegelmeier passedGregory (55-50-3 from 1972-81) for sole possession of second place on the SDSU careerwins list.

After graduating from SDSU with degrees in mathematics and physical education,Stiegelmeier enrolled in graduate school at the University of Northern Iowa, where heserved on the coaching staff of a Panther squad which posted a 7-4 mark in 1981.

Stiegelmeier coached at Eau Claire (Wis.) North High School from 1981-84, thenreturned to his home state as defensive coordinator, secondary coach and recruiting coordinator at Northern State University from 1984-87. Northern was 8-3 in his last sea-son with the Wolves and finished fourth in the nation in total defense.

After NSU, Stiegelmeier went back to school, enrolling at the University of Wisconsin,where he was a graduate assistant on the staff headed by Don Morton while working onhis doctorate.

Stiegelmeier returned to his alma mater in July 1988, joining Wayne Haensel’s Jackrabbitcoaching staff as secondary coach and recruiting coordinator. After Haensel stepped down following the 1990 season, Stiegelmeier was ele-vated to defensive coordinator by new head coach Mike Daly.

In six seasons as defensive coordinator, Stiegelmeier helped guide the Jackrabbits to a41-23 record, turning in a winning record in all six seasons, including five seven-win sea-sons. That track record of success helped Stiegelmeier secure his first head coaching posi-tion in December 1996, when he was named Daly’s successor.

The Stiegelmeier era opened in style Sept. 13, 1997, as the Jackrabbits recorded a 17-7victory at UC Davis. Although SDSU finished Stiegelmeier’s first season with a 4-6 record,the foundation was laid for future success. The Jackrabbits posted a 6-5 record during the1998 season and broke through with an 8-3 overall mark and a 6-3, fourth-place showingin the North Central Conference.

Led by Harlon Hill candidate Josh Ranek, SDSU posted its most victories in 20 years in1999 and was ranked 15th in the final NCAA Division II regular season poll, despite beingpicked sixth in the NCC race by both the coaches and media. That season, Stiegelmeier wasnamed North Central Conference Coach of the Year.

SDSU went on to post upper-division finishes in the NCC three of its last four yearsbefore moving into the ranks of Division I-AA (now Football Championship Subdivision) in2004.

ACADEMIC SUCCESS: For the fourth consecutive season, the South Dakota StateUniversity football team led its conference in all-academic selections during the 2008 cam-paign.

The Jackrabbits placed eight players, including a league-best four first-team selections,on the 2008 Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Academic Team.

SDSU’s academic prowess extended to the entire team as the Jackrabbits raised the barin their inaugural eason in the Missouri Valley Football Conference by leading the nine-teamleague with a 2.941 team grade-point average — the highest mark ever recorded by theleague.

All four of SDSU’s first-team selections came from the offensive side of the ball, led byseniors Ryan Berry and Kevin Robling.

Berry, a quarterback from Watertown, received first-team honors after compiling a 3.89

YEAR OVERALL CONF1997 4-6 3-61998 6-5 5-41999 8-3 6-32000 6-5 4-52001 5-6 4-42002 6-4 4-42003 7-4 4-32004 6-5 2-32005 6-5 3-22006 7-4 3-12007 7-4 4-02008 7-5 6-22009 2-0 1-0Totals 77-56 49-37• 2007 Great West Football Conference Coach of theYear• 2007 American Football Coaches Association FCSRegion 5 Coach of the Year• 2007 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Finalist• Ranks second on SDSU career victories list with a 77-56 record• The Jackrabbits have compiled a 54-17 home recordin Coach Stig’s 13 seasons as head coach• SDSU has a 133-97 overall record since Coach Stigjoined the coaching staff as a full-time assistant in1988

• 1999 North Central Conference Coach of the Year• For more information, log on to coachstig.com

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grade-point average in biology/pre-medicine. Earlier in the fall of 2008, Berry was selectedas a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete and one of 15 finalists for the DraddyTrophy, earning a $15,000 postgraduate scholarship. He also named to the ESPN TheMagazine Academic All-District VII First Team, received an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarshipand was the recipient of a third postgraduate scholarship as a member of the FootballChampionship Subdivision Athletic Directors Association Academic All-Star Team.

A center, Robling was a second-team selection on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America squad with a 3.82 GPA in wildlife and fisheries.

Also honored on the first team were running backs Kyle Minett and Tyler Duffy. Minettalso was honored on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America First Team with a 3.50grade-point average while majoring in economics, while Duffy turned in a perfect 4.0 GPAin electrical engineering.

The Jackrabbits’ lone second-team selection to MVFC All-Academic Team was sophomoredefensive Conrad Kjerstad. The Wall native posted a 3.90 GPA in agricultural business,earning first-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District recognition last fall.

Three other SDSU players received honorable mention accolades: senior offensive line-man Nick Flesner, linebacker Chris Johnson and punter Dean Priddy.

South Dakota State led the Great West Football Conference in the number of academicall-conference selections from 2005 through 2007.

HOMETOWN CONNECTION: SDSU has used the services of home-grown talent thepast few seasons.

In 2009, five Jackrabbit players hail from Brookings: senior running back Jordan Paula,junior running back Tyler Duffy, redshirt freshman wide receiver Dan Schmidt, freshmanoffensive lineman Alex Parker and freshman running back Mason Winterboer.

A LOOK AHEAD:The Jackrabbits are scheduled to play the middle game of a three-game road swing Oct. 3 at Cal Poly.

Kickoff between the former Great West Football Conference rivals is slated for 6 p.m.Pacific Time at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

The string of road games concludes Oct. 10 with a return to league play at MissouriState.

BY CLASSSeniors 17Juniors 21Sophomores 16Redshirt Freshmen 18Incoming Freshmen 20

BY STATEIowa 20South Dakota 19Minnesota 10Nebraska 9California 7Texas 6Arizona 5Missouri 5Wisconsin 5Georgia 2Kansas 2Hawaii 1Illinois 1

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

— GAME 1 —South Dakota State 44, Georgia Southern 6

Sept. 12, 2009 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (12,354)BROOKINGS, S.D. — The South Dakota State University defense

recorded nine sacks and kept Georgia Southern out of the end zone, whilethe Jackrabbit offense put up 31 second-half points to roll to a 44-6 vic-tory Sept. 12 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.

The 21st-ranked Jackrabbits played their season opener in front of aCereal Bowl-record crowd of 12,354. Georgia Southern dropped to 1-1.

The Jackrabbit defense was relentless, holding GSU to 11 net yardsrushing and 243 yards of total offense and forcing four turnovers. Ten dif-ferent players notched at least a half-sack in the game, led by BuchananAward nominee Danny Batten with 1.5.

Conrad Kjerstad, Corey Jeske and General Parnell all intercepted pass-es. Junior linebacker Derek Domino led SDSU with 11 tackles.

Senior quarterback Ryan Crawford completed his first eight passingattempts and finished the game 15-of-21 for 180 yards and two touch-downs. Both of his scoring strikes were to Mike Steffen, covering four and62 yards in a span of 2 minutes, 35 seconds in the third quarter. SDSUscored its third consecutive touchdown of the third quarter on a 5-yardKyle Minett run.

Minett tallied 128 yards on 22 carries. Glen Fox led the SDSU receiv-ing corps with eight catches for 57 yards, with Steffen adding four catch-es for 98 yards.

The two teams traded long field goals in the first quarter. Kyle Harrisput SDSU on the board with a 44-yard field goal, while Adrian Moraanswered with a 46-yarder for the Eagles. Mora added 36-yard field goalin the third quarter.

The Jackrabbits led 13-3 at halftime following a 2-yard run by Minettand 37-yard field goal by Harris. Playing in place of regular starting kick-er Peter Reifenrath, Harris added a 40-yard field goal early in the fourthquarter to make the score 37-6.

SDSU capped the scoring late in the fourth quarter on a 5-yard touch-down pass by backup quarterback Thomas O'Brien to Sam Kavanagh.

Lee Chapple finished the game 25-of-39 passing for 174 yards withtwo interceptions for Georgia Southern. Darreion Robinson led the Eaglesin both rushing and receiving, gaining 47 yards on six rushing attemptsand adding nine receptions.SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALGeorgia Southern (1-1) 3 0 3 0 6South Dakota State (1-0) 3 10 21 10 44

SCORING SUMMARY1st 6:58 SDSU Kyle Harris 44 yd field goal1st 2:56 GSU Adrian Mora 46 yd field goal 2nd 10:14 SDSU Kyle Minett 2 yd run (Harris kick)

00:49 SDSU Harris 37 yd field goal 3rd 11:33 SDSU Mike Steffen 4 yd pass from Ryan Crawford (Harris kick)

8:58 SDSU Steffen 62 yd pass from Crawford (Harris kick)4:05 GSU Mora 36 yd field goal1:29 SDSU Minett 5 yd run (Harris kick)

4th 11:46 SDSU Harris 40 yd field goal2:36 SDSU Sam Kavanagh 5 yd pass from Thomas O’Brien (Harris kick)

TEAM STATISTICS GSU SDSUFIRST DOWNS 17 18RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 21-11 40-193PASSING YDS (NET) 232 185Passes Att-Comp-Int 54-31-3 23-16-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 75-243 63-378Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-2Punt Returns-Yards 1-17 1-17Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-156 3-80Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 3-78Punts (Number-Avg) 5-37.4 3-42.0

Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1Penalties-Yards 9-76 5-30Possession Time 29:43 30:17Third-Down Conversions 7 of 16 7 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 5-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-6 9-72

RUSHING LEADERS: GSU - Darreion Robinson 6-47, Adam Urbano 4-22. SDSU - Kyle Minett 22-128,Tyler Duffy 8-34, Adam Monke 4-24. PASSING LEADERS: GSU - Lee Chapple 25-39-2 174, KyleCollins 6-15-1 58. SDSU - Ryan Crawford 15-21-0 180, Thomas O’Brien 1-2-0 5. RECEIVING LEAD-ERS: GSU - Darreion Robinson 9-14, Mitch Williford 6-59, Jamere Valentine 5-45. SDSU - Glen Fox 8-57, Mike Steffen 4-98, Saunders Montague 2-12. INTERCEPTIONS: GSU - none. SDSU - ConradKjerstad 1-40, Corey Jeske 1-32, General Parnell 1-6. SACKS: GSU - J.B. Shippy 1-6.SDSU - DannyBatten 1.5-10, Jake Steffen 1-11, Steven Bazata 1-10, Derek Domino 1-9, Andy Mink 1-8, Eric Wood 1-6. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): GSU - Dion DuBose 8-1-9, Derek Heyden 4-4-8, BrentRussell 3-4-7, Darrell Pasco 2-5-7. SDSU - Derek Domino 4-7-11, Danny Batten 4-2-6, AnthonyWise 3-3-6, Conrad Kjerstad 2-4-6, Cole Brodie 2-4-6, Jimmy Rogers 2-4-6.

2009 GAME RECAPS

OFFENSEQB 12 Ryan Crawford, 6-2, 200, Sr., Oro Valley, Ariz.

4 Thomas O’Brien, 6-2, 195, R-Fr., Winona, Minn.

RB 30 KYLE MINETT, 5-10, 210, Jr., Ruthton, Minn.25 Tyler Duffy, 5-10, 210, Jr., Brookings, S.D.

WR 81 Saunders Montague, 6-1, 200, Sr., Gilbert, Ariz.or 5 Aaron Rollin, 6-3, 210, R-Fr., Lee’s Summit, Mo.(W-Back) 80 Justin Mitchell, 6-1, 200, Jr., Saukville, Wis.

WR 17 GLEN FOX, 6-2, 205, Sr., Fairfax, Iowa (X-Back) 83 Brandon Gant, 5-10, 195, So., Olathe, Kan.

WR 82 MIKE STEFFEN, 6-4, 200, Sr., Mount Vernon, S.D.(Z-Back) 24 Matt Hylland, 5-10, 190, Jr., Sioux Falls, S.D.or 15 Brad Iverson, 6-5, 200, So., Sioux Falls, S.D.

TE 87 COLIN COCHART, 6-5, 255, Jr., Kewaunee, Wis.86 Seth Daughters

TE 89 Alex Beyer, 6-3, 255, Jr., Neenah, Wis.47 Kyle Sheehan, 6-4, 235, Jr., Grayson, Ga.

LT 70 CASEY KNIPS, 6-8, 315, Sr., Adrian, Minn.63 Tyler Luethje, 6-5, 280, R-Fr., Gladbrook, Iowa

LG 73 NATE KOSKOVICH, 6-4, 320, Sr., Kingsley, Iowa72 Jacob Ludemann, 6-6, 300, Jr., Norfolk, Neb.

C 60 Ryan McKnight, 6-2, 295, Jr., Sioux Falls, S.D.78 Will Castle, 6-4, 305, R-Fr., Brandon, S.D.

RG 77 CASEY BENDER, 6-6, 305, Sr., Lindsay, Neb.74 Zach Buchner, 6-5, 290, So., Coon Rapids, Minn.

RT 67 Jon Fick, 6-6, 300, R-Fr., Hull, Iowa63 Tyler Luethje, 6-5, 280, R-Fr., Gladbrook, Iowa

DEFENSEDE 46 Jake Steffen, 6-5, 250, So., Mount Vernon, S.D.

92 Eric Wood, 6-3, 235, So., Flower Mound, Texas

DT 95 Steven Bazata, 6-5, 285, Sr., Howells, Neb.52 Andy Mink, 6-3, 260, R-Fr., Ashland, Neb.

NT 98 Ross Basham, 6-1, 275, Jr., Bridgeport, Texasor 94 BRIAN FISCHER, 6-2, 250, Jr., Ashton, Iowa

DE 54 DANNY BATTEN, 6-4, 245, Sr., Gilbert, Ariz.91 Antonio Thompson, 6-3, 270, Jr., Sioux Falls, S.D.

LB 3 JIMMY ROGERS, 5-10, 210, Sr., Chandler, Ariz. (Will) 48 Dirk Kool, 6-3, 230, So., Fairfield, Iowa

LB 43 CHRIS JOHNSON, 6-2, 240, Sr., Council Bluffs, Iowa(Mike) 36 Isaiah Jackson, 6-2, 225, Sr., Chandler, Ariz.

LB 39 DEREK DOMINO, 6-3, 230, Jr., Spring Lake Park, Minn.(Sam) 11 Erich Feller, 6-2, 220, So., Charles City, Iowa

LCB 13 General Parnell, 5-11, 195, Jr., San Bernardino, Calif.28 Rodkem Matthews, 6-0, 190, So., Kansas City, Mo.

SS 18 CONRAD KJERSTAD, 6-0, 200, Jr., Wall, S.D.37 Skyler Luxa, 6-0, 205, R-Fr., Blair, Neb.

FS 22 Anthony Wise, 6-2, 190, So., The Colony, Texas7 Corey Jeske, 6-1, 205, Jr., Buffalo, Minn.

RCB 21 COLE BRODIE, 5-10, 190, Jr., Dacula, Ga.6 Joseph Blackman, 5-11, 185, Sr., Pittsburg, Calif.

* Returning starters indicated in CAPS

2009 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART — ILLINOIS STATE GAME

SPECIAL TEAMSPK 29 Kyle Harris, 5-10, 185, So., Florissant, Mo.or 99 PETER REIFENRATH, 5-11, 190, Jr., Decorah, Iowa

Kickoffs 29 KYLE HARRIS, 5-10, 185, So., Florissant, Mo.

P 51 DEAN PRIDDY, 6-3, 210, Jr., Eden Prairie, Minn.

LS 23 JORDAN MIRANDA, 6-2, 200, Sr., El Paso, Texas

Holder 17 GLEN FOX, 6-2, 205, Sr., Fairfax, Iowa

KOR 21 COLE BRODIE, 5-10, 190, Jr., Dacula, Ga.33 Adam Monke, 5-9, 180, Sr., Nickerson, Neb.

PR 81 Saunders Montague, 6-1, 195, Sr., Gilbert, Ariz.

RETURNING LETTERMENRoss Basham, DLDanny Batten, DL Steven Bazata, DLCasey Bender, OL

Alex Beyer, TEJoseph Blackman, DB

Cole Brodie, DBDominique Clare, RB

Colin Cochart, TERyan Crawford, QBDerek Domino, LB

Tyler Duffy, RBErich Feller, LB

Brian Fischer, DLGlen Fox, WR

Brandon Gant, WRKyle Harris, K

Matt Hylland, WRIsaiah Jackson, LBCorey Jeske, DB

Chris Johnson, LB Conrad Kjerstad, DB

Casey Knips, OLDirk Kool, LB

Nate Koskovich, OLMike Lien, LB

Ryan McKnight, OLJordan Miranda, DB/LS

Kyle Minett, RBJustin Mitchell, WR

Saunders Montague, WR (2007)General Parnell, DBJordan Paula, RB

Dean Priddy, PPeter Reifenrath, KJimmy Rogers, LB Kyle Sheehan, TEJake Steffen, DLMike Steffen, WR

Antonio Thompson, DL Anthony Wise, DB

South Dakota State University

JACKRABBITS2009 Football Roster

NO. NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN

1 Eric Koehlmoos DB 6-0 200 Fr. Pierce, Neb.

2 Mike Whittier QB 6-2 210 Fr. St. Louis, Mo.

3 Jimmy Rogers LB 5-10 210 Sr. Chandler, Ariz.

4 Thomas O’Brien QB 6-2 195 R-Fr. Winona, Minn.

5 Aaron Rollin WR 6-3 210 R-Fr. Lee’s Summit, Mo.

6 Joseph Blackman DB 5-11 185 Sr. Pittsburg, Calif.

7 Corey Jeske DB 6-1 205 Jr. Buffalo, Minn.

8 Pat Brown DB 6-0 175 Fr. Bettendorf, Iowa

9 Teddy Shonka WR 6-2 210 So. Cedar Rapids, Iowa

10 Josh Jones DB 6-1 165 Fr. Kansas City, Mo.

11 Erich Feller LB 6-2 220 So. Charles City, Iowa

12 Ryan Crawford QB 6-2 200 Sr. Oro Valley, Ariz.

13 General Parnell DB 5-11 195 Jr. San Bernardino, Calif.

14 Lee Mondol QB 6-1 195 Jr. Ventura, Calif.

15 Brad Iverson WR 6-5 200 So. Sioux Falls, S.D.

16 Dustin Lotzer QB 6-4 190 Fr. Sisseton, S.D.

17 Glen Fox WR 6-2 205 Sr. Fairfax, Iowa

18 Conrad Kjerstad DB 6-0 200 Jr. Wall, S.D.

19 Bo Helm DB 5-10 195 R-Fr. Childress, Texas

20 Julian Wagner DB 5-10 170 R-Fr. Fort Worth, Texas

21 Cole Brodie DB 5-10 190 Jr. Dacula, Ga.

22 Anthony Wise DB 6-2 190 So. The Colony, Texas

23 Jordan Miranda DB 6-2 200 Sr. El Paso, Texas

24 Matt Hylland WR 5-10 190 Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D.

25 Tyler Duffy RB 5-10 210 Jr. Brookings, S.D.

26 Dominique Clare RB 6-0 215 So. Delano, Minn.

27 Mason Winterboer RB 5-11 195 Fr. Brookings, S.D.

28 Rodkem Matthews DB 6-0 190 So. Kansas City, Mo.

29 Kyle Harris K 5-10 185 So. Florissant, Mo.

30 Kyle Minett RB 5-10 215 Jr. Ruthton, Minn.

31 Tyrel Kool RB 5-10 185 R-Fr. Yankton, S.D.

32 Brett Tigges DB 6-1 195 R-Fr. Ringsted, Iowa

32 Walker Woods RB 6-0 180 Fr. Waukee, Iowa

33 Adam Monke RB 5-9 180 Sr. Nickerson, Neb.

34 Jordan Paula RB 6-3 250 Sr. Brookings, S.D.

35 Kyle VanVoorst LB 5-11 195 R-Fr. Inwood, Iowa

36 Isaiah Jackson LB 6-2 225 Sr. Chandler, Ariz.

37 Skyler Luxa DB 6-0 205 R-Fr. Blair, Neb.

38 Chris Tracy LB 6-2 225 R-Fr. Larchwood, Iowa

39 Derek Domino LB 6-3 230 Jr. Spring Lake Park, Minn.

40 Jake Weiss LB 6-3 210 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D.

41 Casey Cuppy WR 6-3 190 So. Harrold, S.D.

42 R.C. Kilgore LB 6-2 205 Fr. Cottage Grove, Minn.

43 Chris Johnson LB 6-2 240 Sr. Council Bluffs, Iowa

44 Ross Shafrath LB 6-0 220 R-Fr. Hampton, Iowa

45 Mike Lien LB 6-1 230 So. Castaic, Calif.

46 Jake Steffen DL 6-5 250 So. Mount Vernon, S.D.

47 Kyle Sheehan TE 6-4 235 Jr. Grayson, Ga.

48 Dirk Kool LB 6-3 230 So. Fairfield, Iowa

49 Doug Peete LB 6-4 210 Fr. Olathe, Kan.

50 Mao Lefiti DL 6-3 210 Jr. Koneoham, Hawaii

51 Dean Priddy P 6-3 210 Jr. Eden Prairie, Minn.

52 Andy Mink DL 6-3 260 R-Fr. Ashland, Neb.

53 Chase Douglas DL 6-4 245 Fr. Brandon, S.D.

54 Danny Batten DL 6-4 245 Sr. Gilbert, Ariz.

55 Josiah Fitzsimmons DL 6-3 265 R-Fr. Ames, Iowa

58 Malik Humphries DL 6-2 200 Fr. Perris, Calif.

NO. NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN

60 Ryan McKnight OL 6-2 295 Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D.

62 Alex Olinger OL 6-4 280 R-Fr. Ames, Iowa

63 Tyler Luethje OL 6-5 280 R-Fr. Gladbrook, Iowa

64 Josh Kage OL 6-4 255 Fr. Omaha, Neb.

65 Alex Parker OL 6-5 280 Fr. Brookings, S.D.

67 Jon Fick OL 6-6 300 R-Fr. Hull, Iowa

68 Mike Kuchenbecker OL 6-4 300 Fr. Madison, Wis.

70 Casey Knips OL 6-8 315 Sr. Adrian, Minn.

71 Keith Kroger OL 6-6 270 So. Spencer, Iowa

72 Jacob Ludemann OL 6-6 300 Sr. Norfolk, Neb.

73 Nate Koskovich OL 6-4 320 Sr. Kingsley, Iowa

74 Zach Buchner OL 6-5 290 So. Coon Rapids, Minn.

76 Bryan Witzmann OL 6-8 275 Fr. Houlton, Wis.

77 Casey Bender OL 6-6 305 Sr. Lindsay, Neb.

78 Will Castle OL 6-4 305 R-Fr. Brandon, S.D.

80 Justin Mitchell WR 6-1 200 Jr. Saukville, Wis.

81 Saunders Montague WR 6-1 195 Sr. Gilbert, Ariz.

82 Mike Steffen WR 6-4 200 Sr. Mount Vernon, S.D.

83 Brandon Gant WR 5-10 195 So. Olathe, Kan.

84 Trevor Tiefenthaler WR 5-11 170 Fr. Sioux Rapids, Iowa

85 Dan Schmidt WR 6-5 200 R-Fr. Brookings, S.D.

86 Seth Daughters TE 6-5 230 R-Fr. Winner, S.D.

87 Colin Cochart TE 6-5 255 Jr. Kewaunee, Wis.

88 Sam Kavanagh TE 6-5 245 So. DeGraff, Minn.

89 Alex Beyer TE 6-3 255 Jr. Neenah, Wis.

90 Gianni Parker-Washington DL 6-3 195 Fr. Lake View Terrace, Calif.

91 Antonio Thompson DL 6-3 270 Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D.

92 Eric Wood DL 6-3 235 So. Flower Mound, Texas

93 Vince Benedetto TE 6-4 225 Fr. Crystal Lake, Ill.

94 Brian Fischer DL 6-2 250 Jr. Ashton, Iowa

95 Steven Bazata DL 6-5 285 Sr. Howells, Neb.

96 Jared Crumly DL 6-3 240 Jr. Hartington, Neb.

97 Simote Moala DL 6-0 320 Fr. Perris, Calif.

98 Ross Basham DL 6-1 275 Jr. Bridgeport, Texas

99 Peter Reifenrath K 5-11 190 Jr. Decorah, Iowa

COACHING STAFF

• Head Coach: John Stiegelmeier

• Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line: Luke

Meadows

• Co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary: Jay Bubak

• Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator:

Clint Brown

• Special Teams Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Shannon Moore

• Linebackers: Shawn Mennenga

• Wide Receivers: Josh Davis

• Tight Ends: Tim Triplett

• Graduate Assistant-Defensive Line: Jesse Currier

• Graduate Assistant-Running Backs: Thadd Sharrett

• Student Assistants: Brian Bietz, Tyler Burlage, John Lentz, Nick Punt

• Equipment Managers: Tim DeWitt, Rob Essig

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