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<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> Athletic Media Relations<br />

Dan Benson, Director (701) 777-2985 PO Box 9013<br />

Jayson Hajdu, Asst. Dir./FB (701) 777-2986 Grand Forks, ND<br />

jaysonhajdu@mail.und.nodak.edu 58202-9013<br />

www.fightingsioux.com fax: (701) 777-4352<br />

NOVEMBER 7, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br />

<strong>Fighting</strong> <strong>Sioux</strong> <strong>Football</strong>: <strong>Week</strong> <strong>12</strong><br />

<strong>Sioux</strong> eye league title, bid NCC farewell at USD<br />

#7 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong><br />

(8-1, 6-1 NCC)<br />

at<br />

South <strong>Dakota</strong><br />

(6-4, 5-2 NCC)<br />

Sat., Nov. 10 – <strong>Dakota</strong>Dome (9,500), Vermillion, S.D, 2 p.m. CT<br />

Radio: 96.1 The Fox (KQHT-FM) TV: Midcontinent Ch. 23<br />

Video Webcast: www.usdcoyotes.com<br />

THIS WEEK: Seventh-ranked <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> travels to South <strong>Dakota</strong> to face<br />

the Coyotes in the 2007 regular season finale. The game is also UND’s final<br />

<strong>North</strong> Central Conference game. The <strong>Sioux</strong> can clinch a share <strong>of</strong> a third consecutive<br />

NCC championship with a win over USD coupled with a Nebraska-<br />

Omaha loss at Central Washington.<br />

MEDIA INFORMATION: Saturday’s game can be heard on The Fan 96.1 FM in<br />

Grand Forks and on stations across the <strong>Fighting</strong> <strong>Sioux</strong> Radio Network. Dan<br />

Hammer calls the play-by-play with former UND quarterback Tony Stein as<br />

his color analyst. Tank McNamara provides sideline reports. A FREE audio<br />

webcast is available at www.fightingsioux.com and a video webcast can be<br />

purchased at www.usdcoyotes.com. The game will also be broadcast on the<br />

Midcontinent cable network (channel 23 in Grand Forks).<br />

THE SERIES WITH USD: UND leads the all-time series 56-28-5 (.657), a<br />

head-to-head history that dates all the way back to 1903. The <strong>Sioux</strong> have won<br />

10 <strong>of</strong> the last 11 matchups between the two teams.<br />

THE LAST MEETING: UND clinched a share <strong>of</strong> the NCC title with a 33-26 win<br />

over the Coyotes in the 2006 regular season finale Nov. 11 in Grand Forks ...<br />

<strong>Sioux</strong> senior QB Reed Manke threw three touchdown passes, including a pair<br />

to junior WR Weston Dressler ... UND held Harlon Hill candidate Stefan<br />

Logan to just 73 yards on 14 carries.<br />

ABOUT THE COYOTES: USD is looking to rebound from a 41-17 loss to UNO<br />

last Thursday ... USD RB Amos Allen was held under 100 yards rushing for<br />

the first time this season ... The Coyotes were also limited to fewer than 100<br />

yards rushing as a team for the first time this season ... USD enters the game<br />

riding a school-record 23-game home winning streak at the <strong>Dakota</strong>Dome.<br />

USD HEAD COACH: Ed Meierkort (<strong>Dakota</strong> Wesleyan, 1982) is in his fourthseason<br />

as Coyote head coach and is 33-<strong>12</strong> (.733). The Coyotes have never<br />

lost a home game under Meierkort, who is 22-0 at the <strong>Dakota</strong>Dome.<br />

2007 UND <strong>Football</strong> Schedule<br />

Date Opponent Time/Result<br />

Aug. 23 Humboldt State W, 59-0<br />

Sep. 1 OPEN<br />

Sep. 8 at Southern Utah^ W, 37-10<br />

Sep. 15 Central Washington* W, 35-28<br />

(Potato Bowl, Hall <strong>of</strong> Fame Game)<br />

Sep. 22 at Western Washington* W, 63-42<br />

Sep. 29 Augustana* W, 37-0<br />

(Homecoming)<br />

Oct. 6 at Minnesota State* W, 38-34<br />

Oct. 13 Nebraska-Omaha* L, 17-28<br />

Oct. 20 OPEN<br />

Oct. 27 at Minnesota Duluth* W, 31-14<br />

Nov. 3 St. Cloud State* W, 59-14<br />

Nov. 10 at South <strong>Dakota</strong>* 2 p.m.<br />

Nov. 17 NCAA Play<strong>of</strong>fs – 1st Round TBD<br />

Nov. 24 NCAA Play<strong>of</strong>fs – 2nd Round TBD<br />

Dec. 1 NCAA Play<strong>of</strong>fs – Quarterfinals TBD<br />

Dec. 8 NCAA Play<strong>of</strong>fs – Semifinals TBD<br />

Dec. 15 NCAA Play<strong>of</strong>fs - Championship TBD<br />

(at Florence, Ala.)<br />

*Denotes <strong>North</strong> Central Conference Game<br />

^Denotes Division I-FCS Opponent<br />

All times CST<br />

THIS WEEK IN THE NCC<br />

SATURDAY, NOV. 10<br />

Nebraska-Omaha at Central Washington, Noon*<br />

Minnesota State at Western Washington, 1 p.m.*<br />

Minnesota Duluth at St. Cloud State, 1 p.m.*<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> at South <strong>Dakota</strong>, 2 p.m.*<br />

* –Denotes NCC game<br />

NCC Standings<br />

CONFERENCE OVERALL<br />

School W L PF PA Pct. W L PF PA Pct.<br />

1. Nebraska-Omaha 7 0 250 99 1.000 9 0 316 144 1.000<br />

2. Central Washington 6 1 213 <strong>12</strong>9 .857 8 1 306 143 .889<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> 6 1 280 160 .857 8 1 376 170 .889<br />

4. South <strong>Dakota</strong> 5 2 217 158 .714 6 4 318 272 .600<br />

5. Minnesota State 2 5 156 191 .286 4 6 263 246 .400<br />

Minnesota Duluth 2 5 144 208 .286 3 6 202 267 .333<br />

7. Augustana 2 6 147 230 .250 4 7 229 285 .364<br />

8. St. Cloud State 1 6 77 207 .143 4 6 136 243 .400<br />

9. Western Washington 1 6 115 217 .143 2 7 150 273 .222


<strong>Football</strong> Release, Page 2 November 7, 2007<br />

2007 PER GAME COMPARISON<br />

UND USD<br />

Scoring Offense 41.8 ppg 31.8 ppg<br />

Scoring Defense 18.9 ppg 27.2 ppg<br />

Passing Offense 264.8 ypg 246.9 ypg<br />

Passing Defense 192.6 ypg 244.4 ypg<br />

Rushing Offense 265.3 ypg 253.9 ypg<br />

Rushing Defense 113.1 ypg 137.8 ypg<br />

Total Offense 530.1 ypg 500.8 ypg<br />

Total Defense 305.7 ypg 382.2 ypg<br />

Sacks By 27 26<br />

Pen. Yds./Game 46.7 61.6<br />

3rd Down % 55% 49%<br />

4th Down % 50% 63%<br />

Time <strong>of</strong> Possession 33:37 31:26<br />

Bold indicates NCC leader<br />

THE TEAM LEADERS<br />

PASSING<br />

UND: Danny Freund (Jr.)<br />

68.4%, 2,318 Yds., 21 TD, 5 INT, 175.5 Rating<br />

USD: Noah Shepard (So.)<br />

57.3%, 2,457 Yds., 21 TD, 9 INT, 151.3 Rating<br />

RUSHING<br />

UND: Ryan Chappell (So.)<br />

184 Att., 1,326 Yds., 7.2 Avg., 11 TD, Lg 95, 147.3 Ypg<br />

USD: Amos Allen (Sr.)<br />

233 Att., 1,655 Yds., 7.1 Avg., 13 TD, Lg 89, 165.5 Ypg<br />

RECEIVING<br />

UND: Weston Dressler (Sr.)<br />

57 Rec., 994 Yds., 17.4 Avg., 9 TD, Lg 61, 110.4 Ypg<br />

USD: Brooks Little (Sr.)<br />

49 Rec., 746 Yds., 15.2 Avg., 5 TD, Lg 54, 74.6 Ypg<br />

KICKING<br />

UND: Brandon Hellevang (So.)<br />

11-20 FG (55.0%), L 56, 49-49 PAT (100.0%), 82 Pts.<br />

USD: Frank Leibfarth (Sr.)<br />

10-18 FG (55.6%), L 52, 36-36 PAT (100.0%), 66 Pts.<br />

PUNTING<br />

UND: Brent Halfmann (Sr.)<br />

24 Att., 957 Yds., 39.9 Avg., 9 I20, Long 51, 4 TB<br />

USD: Tim Stanek (So.)<br />

28 Att., 1,142 Yds., 40.8 Avg., 9 I20, Long 56, 4 TB<br />

Bold indicates NCC leader<br />

LAST ACTION: The <strong>Sioux</strong> scored touchdowns<br />

on their first four possessions and<br />

rolled to a 59-14 win over St. Cloud State<br />

last Saturday ... Junior QB Danny Freund<br />

threw three touchdown passes – two to<br />

senior WR Weston Dressler –and ran for<br />

two more scores ... The <strong>Sioux</strong> held SCSU<br />

to just 151 yards <strong>of</strong> total <strong>of</strong>fense and five<br />

first downs, including 58 yards and one<br />

first down in the first half ... UND<br />

amassed 500 yards <strong>of</strong> total <strong>of</strong>fense for the<br />

seventh time in nine games this season.<br />

POLL POSITION: UND maintained its hold<br />

on the No. 3 spot in the latest NCAA<br />

<strong>North</strong>west Region rankings, released on<br />

Monday:<br />

1. Nebraska-Omaha (9-0)<br />

2. Grand Valley State (9-0)<br />

3. <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> (8-1)<br />

4. Central Washington (8-1)<br />

5. Ashland (7-1)<br />

6. Winona State (9-1)<br />

7. Hillsdale (8-2)<br />

8. South <strong>Dakota</strong> (6-4)<br />

9. Saginaw Valley State (6-3)<br />

10. Wayne State (7-3)<br />

11. Michigan Tech (5-5)<br />

<strong>12</strong>. Indianapolis (6-4)<br />

Nationally, UND is ranked sixth in one <strong>of</strong><br />

the three major national polls and is<br />

ranked seventh in the other two. (see page<br />

7 for more).<br />

CONFERENCE CALL: Saturday’s game<br />

marks the final conference game UND<br />

will play as a member <strong>of</strong> the <strong>North</strong> Central<br />

Conference, which is disbanding after the<br />

season following 87 years.<br />

The <strong>Fighting</strong> <strong>Sioux</strong> will move up to the<br />

Division I-<strong>Football</strong> Championship<br />

Subdivision level in 2008.<br />

LENNON GRADS: Saturday’s game marks<br />

the final regular season game for UND’s<br />

<strong>12</strong> seniors, who have led the <strong>Sioux</strong> to three<br />

straight NCAA postseason appearances,<br />

two NCC titles and a 40-9 (.816) record to<br />

date.<br />

The senior class <strong>of</strong> 2007 includes: DB<br />

Donovan Alexander (Winnipeg,<br />

Manitoba), OL Brett Bauer (Dickinson,<br />

N.D.), DL Alex Cadwell (Stillwater,<br />

Minn.), WR Weston Dressler (Bismarck,<br />

N.D.), P Brent Halfmann (Stephen,<br />

Minn.), OL Andy H<strong>of</strong>felt (Williston,<br />

N.D.), OL Nathan Johnston (Lignite,<br />

N.D.), LB Robbie Meek (Bloomington,<br />

Minn.), OL Justin Muscha (Fessenden,<br />

N.D.), TE Troy Ott (Dickinson, N.D.), FB<br />

Andrew Sorbo (Adams, N.D.) and DB<br />

Tyler Weigelt (Fessenden, N.D.).<br />

HAPPY 100TH!: Last Saturday’s victory<br />

over St. Cloud State was the 100th career<br />

coaching win for UND head coach Dale<br />

Lennon.<br />

THE ALL-TIME SERIES<br />

WITH SOUTH DAKOTA<br />

Series: UND leads 56- 28- 4<br />

Home: UND leads 32- 10- 1<br />

Road: UND leads 24- 18- 4<br />

Year WLT UND USD Site<br />

1903 W 6 0 Grand Forks<br />

1908 L 4 10 Vermillion<br />

19<strong>12</strong> L 0 44 Vermillion<br />

1914 L 3 33 Grand Forks<br />

1915 T 0 0 Vermillion<br />

1916 W 20 0 Grand Forks<br />

1917 L 0 19 Vermillion<br />

1919 W 13 0 Grand Forks<br />

1920 T 7 7 Vermillion<br />

1921 W 21 0 Grand Forks<br />

1922 W 7 0 Vermillion<br />

1923 L 6 13 Grand Forks<br />

1924 L 0 6 Vermillion<br />

1925 W 3 0 Grand Forks<br />

1926 L 0 <strong>12</strong> Vermillion<br />

1927 L 0 6 Grand Forks<br />

1928 W 6 0 Vermillion<br />

1929 W 13 7 Grand Forks<br />

1930 W 21 0 Vermillion<br />

1931 W 52 6 Vermillion<br />

1933 W 41 0 Grand Forks<br />

1934 W 21 0 Vermillion<br />

1935 W 25 0 Grand Forks<br />

1936 W 6 0 Vermillion<br />

1937 W 13 7 Grand Forks<br />

1940 W 13 0 Vermillion<br />

1941 W 14 7 Grand Forks<br />

1942 L 0 26 Vermillion<br />

1946 W 21 6 Grand Forks<br />

1947 L 7 20 Vermillion<br />

1948 W 13 7 Grand Forks<br />

1949 T 7 7 Vermillion<br />

1950 W 28 7 Grand Forks<br />

1951 L 13 35 Vermillion<br />

1952 L 14 21 Grand Forks<br />

1953 W 18 14 Vermillion<br />

1954 W 27 21 Grand Forks<br />

1955 W 18 14 Vermillion<br />

1956 L 14 32 Grand Forks<br />

1957 T 27 27 Vermillion<br />

1958 W 28 14 Grand Forks<br />

1959 L 14 31 Vermillion<br />

1960 W 27 7 Grand Forks<br />

1961 W 21 7 Vermillion<br />

1962 W 31 0 Grand Forks<br />

1963 W 55 0 Vermillion<br />

1964 W 21 14 Grand Forks<br />

1965 W 33 7 Vermillion<br />

1966 W 31 17 Grand Forks<br />

1967 W 9 6 Vermillion<br />

1968 L 16 17 Grand Forks<br />

1969 W 35 26 Vermillion<br />

1970 T 14 14 Grand Forks<br />

1971 L 21 29 Vermillion<br />

1972 W 33 3 Grand Forks<br />

1973 W 54 21 Vermillion<br />

1974 L 24 37 Grand Forks<br />

1975 W 27 17 Vermillion<br />

1976 L 7 14 Grand Forks<br />

1977 W 20 0 Vermillion<br />

1978 L 7 24 Vermillion<br />

1979 W 23 22 Grand Forks<br />

1980 L 24 32 Vermillion<br />

1981 W 27 0 Grand Forks<br />

1982 L 9 10 Vermillion<br />

1983 L 16 26 Vermillion<br />

1984 L 14 16 Grand Forks<br />

1985 L 3 45 Grand Forks<br />

1986 L <strong>12</strong> 28 Vermillion<br />

1987 W 30 29 Grand Forks<br />

1988 W 24 9 Vermillion<br />

1989 L 14 17 Vermillion<br />

1990 W 46 <strong>12</strong> Grand Forks<br />

1991 W 21 6 Vermillion<br />

1992 W 52 3 Grand Forks<br />

1993 W 42 7 Grand Forks<br />

1994 W 23 20 Vermillion<br />

1995 L 0 35 Vermillion<br />

1996 W 29 6 Grand Forks<br />

1997 W 20 19 Vermillion<br />

1998 W 33 14 Grand Forks<br />

1999 W 17 10 Vermillion<br />

2000 W 42 14 Grand Forks<br />

2001 W 48 7 Vermillion<br />

2002 W 20 0 Grand Forks<br />

2003 W 37 3 Vermillion<br />

2004 W 41 21 Grand Forks<br />

2005 L 30 42 Vermillion<br />

2006 W 33 26 Grand Forks


<strong>Football</strong> Release, Page 3 November 7, 2007<br />

The win was also Lennon’s 88th victory at<br />

UND, leaving him one shy <strong>of</strong> C.A. “Jack”<br />

West for second on the school’s all-time<br />

wins list, and two behind current NCC<br />

Commissioner Roger Thomas as the winningest<br />

coach in school history:<br />

UND Head Coaching Records<br />

Rk Name Years Record<br />

1. Roger Thomas 1986-98 90-43-2<br />

2. C.A. “Jack” West 1928-41, ‘45 89-35-6<br />

3. Dale Lennon 1999-present 88-23-0<br />

4. Marv “Whitey” Helling 1957-67 60-35-3<br />

5. Jerry Olson 1968-77 54-39-4<br />

Lennon, in his ninth year as <strong>Sioux</strong> head<br />

coach, already possesses the highest winning<br />

percentage in school history (see<br />

chart at right):<br />

UND Head Coach<br />

Winning Percentages<br />

Rk Name Years Pct.<br />

1. Dale Lennon 1999-present .793<br />

2. C.A. “Jack” West 1928-41, ‘45 .708<br />

3. Roger Thomas 1986-98 .674<br />

4. Marv “Whitey” Helling 1957-67 .628<br />

5. Jerry Olson 1968-77 .577<br />

*Includes coaches with at least 50 career decisions<br />

FORTUNE .500: UND’s <strong>of</strong>fense amassed<br />

560 yards <strong>of</strong> total <strong>of</strong>fense against St. Cloud<br />

State and enters Saturday’s game averaging<br />

an NCC-leading 530.1 yards per game,<br />

which ranks third in Division II. At this<br />

pace, UND is on track to shatter the school<br />

record for average total <strong>of</strong>fense in a regular<br />

season, which was 424.7 yards in 1975.<br />

UND’s 4,771 total yards have already<br />

smashed the previous regular season<br />

record <strong>of</strong> 4,210 in 2005. Also, the <strong>Sioux</strong><br />

are averaging 41.8 points per game, which<br />

would eclipse the current regular season<br />

record <strong>of</strong> 40.6 set in 1972.<br />

ON THE OFFENSIVE: The <strong>Sioux</strong> enter the<br />

week ranked among the national leaders in<br />

several <strong>of</strong>fensive categories, sitting third in<br />

total <strong>of</strong>fense (530.1 ypg), fifth in team<br />

passing efficiency (171.46 rating), seventh<br />

in scoring <strong>of</strong>fense (41.8 ppg) and eighth in<br />

rushing <strong>of</strong>fense (265.3 ypg).<br />

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE: While UND’s<br />

<strong>of</strong>fense has put up impressive numbers<br />

throughout the year, the defensive unit has<br />

done its part as well.<br />

The <strong>Sioux</strong> enter this week’s game leading<br />

the NCC in total defense, allowing 305.7<br />

yards per game. The <strong>Sioux</strong> rank second in<br />

passing defense (192.6 ypg) and rushing<br />

defense (113.1 ypg).<br />

FINE AND DANNY: Junior QB Danny<br />

Freund (Kenosha, Wis.) continues to<br />

enjoy one <strong>of</strong> the finest seasons ever put<br />

together by a <strong>Sioux</strong> quarterback.<br />

Freund, who leads the NCC and ranks<br />

fourth nationally with a 175.5 quarterback<br />

rating, has set a UND regular season<br />

record with 2,318 yards passing.<br />

Freund also enters the regular season<br />

finale at South <strong>Dakota</strong> with 21 touchdown<br />

passes, two shy <strong>of</strong> Kelby Klosterman’s<br />

regular season record <strong>of</strong> 23 set in 2001.<br />

ON THE WESTON FRONT: It was another<br />

week and another school record for senior<br />

WR Weston Dressler (Bismarck, N.D.).<br />

The Harlon Hill Trophy candidate added a<br />

19th school record to his list when he toppled<br />

Phillip Moore’s (1995-98) mark for<br />

career regular season all-purpose yardage.<br />

Dressler enters his final regular season<br />

game with 5,729 yards. Below is a list <strong>of</strong><br />

the 19 records Dressler already holds or<br />

shares:<br />

Career Receptions, All Games: 219<br />

Career Receptions, Regular Season: 184<br />

Career Receiving Yards, All Games: 3,010<br />

Career Receiving Yards, Regular Season: 2,677<br />

Career TD Receptions, All Games: 32<br />

Career TD Receptions, Regular Season: 30<br />

Career All-Purpose Yards, All Games: 6,523<br />

Career All-Purpose Yards, Regular Season: 5,729<br />

Career All-Purpose Yards, Postseason: 946<br />

Career Total Return TDs, All Games: 4 Career<br />

Punt Return TDs, All Games: 3<br />

Career Punt Return Yards, All Games: 1,601<br />

Career Kick<strong>of</strong>f Return Yards, All Games: 1,429<br />

Season Return TDs, All Games: 4<br />

Season Receiving Yards, All Games: 1,215 (2006)<br />

Season TD Receptions, All Games: 16 (2006)<br />

Season TD Receptions, Regular Season: 14 (2006)<br />

Season All-Purpose Yards, All Games: 2,027 (2006)<br />

Single-Game Receptions: 15<br />

UND 2007 RECORD WHEN...<br />

Leading after 1st quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0<br />

Trailing after 1st quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0<br />

Tied after 1st quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1<br />

Leading at halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0<br />

Trailing at halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1<br />

Tied at halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0<br />

Leading after 3rd quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0<br />

Trailing after 3rd quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1<br />

Tied after 3rd quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0<br />

Winning turnover battle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-0<br />

Losing turnover battle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1<br />

Turnovers equal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0<br />

Winning time <strong>of</strong> possession . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1<br />

Losing time <strong>of</strong> possession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0<br />

More 1st downs than opponent . . . . . . . . . 6-1<br />

Fewer 1st downs than opponent . . . . . . . . . 2-0<br />

More penalties than opponent . . . . . . . . . . 3-0<br />

Fewer penalties than opponent . . . . . . . . . . 5-1<br />

Equal number <strong>of</strong> penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0<br />

Running for 100+ yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1<br />

Running for under 100 yards . . . . . . . . . . .0-0<br />

Allowing 100+ rushing yards . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1<br />

Allowing under 100 rushing yards . . . . . . .5-0<br />

On Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0<br />

On Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1<br />

In August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0<br />

In September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-0<br />

In October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1<br />

In November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0<br />

In December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0<br />

On grass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0<br />

On artificial turf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1<br />

Indoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1<br />

Outdoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-0<br />

He has yet another UND record in sight<br />

heading into Saturday’s game, needing just<br />

six receiving yards to become the first<br />

player in school history to put up two<br />

1,000-yard receiving seasons.<br />

Dressler enters the week ranked fourth<br />

nationally in receiving yards per game<br />

(110.4), seventh in receiving yards (994),<br />

ninth in all-purpose yards per game<br />

(184.7), and 16th in punt return average<br />

(13.0).<br />

GOING TO THE CHAPPELL: Sophomore RB<br />

Ryan Chappell (Grand Forks) ran for 83<br />

yards and a touchdown in 14 carries<br />

against St. Cloud State.<br />

That performance vaulted Chappell past<br />

Dale Kasowski (1972-75) and into fifth<br />

place on UND’s career rushing list with<br />

2,579 yards (see chart, next page):


<strong>Football</strong> Release, Page 4 November November 7, 2007<br />

RUNNING DOWN A DREAM<br />

UND’s Career Rushing Yardage Leaders<br />

(Includes play<strong>of</strong>f games)<br />

Rk Player Yards<br />

1. Phillip Moore (1995-98) . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,697<br />

2. Shannon Burnell (1990-93) . . . . . . . . . . .4,710<br />

3. Bill Deutsch (1973-76) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,345<br />

4. Jed Perkerewicz (1998-2001) . . . . . . . . .2,938<br />

5. Ryan Chappell (2006-present) . . . . . . . .2,579<br />

6. Dale Kasowski (1972-75) . . . . . . . . . . . .2,578<br />

7. Mike Deutsch (1970-72) . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,468<br />

8. Milson Jones (1979-81) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,432<br />

9. Omar Mickens (1987-90) . . . . . . . . . . . .2,199<br />

10. Adam Roland (2001-04) . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,081<br />

With 1,326 rushing yards this season,<br />

Chappell also ranks fifth on UND’s single-season<br />

rushing list and has a chance to<br />

become just the third different running<br />

back in school history to rush for 1,500<br />

yards in a single season:<br />

RUNNING DOWN A DREAM II<br />

UND’s Single-Season Rushing Yardage Leaders<br />

(Includes play<strong>of</strong>f games)<br />

Rk Player Yards<br />

1. Phillip Moore (1997) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,771<br />

2. Phillip Moore (1998) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,722<br />

3. Shannon Burnell (1993) . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,589<br />

4. Shannon Burnell (1991) . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,461<br />

5. Ryan Chappell (2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,326<br />

6. Phillip Moore (1996) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,283<br />

7. Ryan Chappell (2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,253<br />

8. Bill Deutsch (1975) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,231<br />

9. Bill Deutsch (1974) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,173<br />

10. Shannon Burnell (1992) . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,170<br />

Chappell, who is averaging a league-high<br />

7.2 yards per carry this season, enters<br />

Saturday’s game ranked sixth nationally in<br />

all-purpose yardage (192.6 ypg), ninth in<br />

rushing yards per game (147.3) and 10th in<br />

rushing yards (1,326).<br />

BRADY’S BUNCH: Sophomore WR Brady<br />

Trenbeath (Cavalier, N.D.) enters<br />

Saturday’s game one reception shy <strong>of</strong> the<br />

100-catch plateau for his career.<br />

In nine games this season (all starts),<br />

Trenbeath has caught 39 passes for 548<br />

yards and a career-high five touchdowns.<br />

Last season Trenbeath caught 60 passes<br />

for 753 yards – both UND freshman<br />

records – and four touchdowns.<br />

JUST FOR KICKS: Sophomore K Brandon<br />

Hellevang (Fargo, N.D.) has set a UND<br />

regular season record with 49 successful<br />

PATs this season. His next successful extra<br />

point will also set a new UND single-seaso<br />

record for all games, one he currently<br />

shares with Jeff Glas (2003). Hellevang<br />

also kicked 49 PATs last year.<br />

Hellevang has made 96 consecutive extra<br />

points dating back to last season. The last,<br />

and only, time he has missed, came in last<br />

year’s season opener at Central<br />

Washington, which was his collegiate<br />

debut.<br />

2007 UND STARTING LINEUPS<br />

WEEKLY TEAM AWARDS<br />

(<strong>Week</strong> 11 vs. St. Cloud State)<br />

Offensive Player <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Week</strong><br />

#7 Danny Freund, QB<br />

#84 Troy Ott, TE<br />

Defensive Player <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Week</strong><br />

#44 Bobby Stroup, LB<br />

Special Teams Player <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Week</strong><br />

#10 Brandon Hellevang, K<br />

#22 Ryan Kasowski, LB<br />

Offensive Scout Player <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Week</strong><br />

#3 Ryan Dressler, WR<br />

Defensive Scout Player <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Week</strong><br />

#52 Matt Bakke, DL<br />

Block <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Week</strong><br />

#75 Mitch Braegelmann, OL<br />

#18 Weston Dressler, WR/PR/KR<br />

Hit <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Week</strong><br />

#21 Joel Schwenzfeier, DB<br />

NCC LEADERS: The <strong>Fighting</strong> <strong>Sioux</strong> enter<br />

Saturday’s tilt at South <strong>Dakota</strong> leading the<br />

league in scoring <strong>of</strong>fense (41.8 ppg), total<br />

<strong>of</strong>fense (530.1), total defense (305.7), punt<br />

return average (13.0), pass efficiency<br />

(171.5), fewest opponent 1st-downs (138),<br />

3rd-down conversions (55.3 percent), PAT<br />

kicking (49-for-49), opponent 4th-down<br />

conversions (23.1 percent) and time <strong>of</strong><br />

possession (33:37).<br />

Opp. WR TE/WR LT LG C RG RT WR QB FB/WR/TE RB<br />

HSU Trenbeath Ott Bauer Troen Braegelmann Muscha H<strong>of</strong>felt Dressler Freund Nicholas Chappell<br />

SUU Trenbeath Nicholas Bauer Troen Braegelmann Muscha H<strong>of</strong>felt Dressler Freund Sorbo Chappell<br />

CWU Trenbeath Ott Bauer Troen Braegelmann Muscha H<strong>of</strong>felt Dressler Freund Sorbo Chappell<br />

WWU Trenbeath Ott Bauer Troen Braegelmann Muscha H<strong>of</strong>felt Dressler Freund Sorbo Chappell<br />

AC Trenbeath Ott Bauer Troen Braegelmann Muscha H<strong>of</strong>felt Dressler Freund Grover Chappell<br />

MSU Trenbeath Ott Bauer Troen Braegelmann Muscha H<strong>of</strong>felt Dressler Freund Sorbo Chappell<br />

UNO Trenbeath Grover Bondy Troen Braegelmann Muscha H<strong>of</strong>felt Dressler Freund Sorbo Chappell<br />

UMD Trenbeath Ott Bondy Troen Braegelmann Muscha H<strong>of</strong>felt Dressler Freund Grover Chappell<br />

SCSU Trenbeath Ott Bauer Troen Braegelmann Muscha H<strong>of</strong>felt Dressler Freund Sorbo Chappell<br />

Opp. DE NG DE OLB ILB ILB OLB CB CB SS FS<br />

HSU Cadwell Wayne Richter Stroup Holinka Meek Tescher Alexander Otto Malner Manke<br />

CWU Cadwell Nolte DeMontigny Stroup Holinka Miller Tescher Alexander Otto Malner Manke<br />

CWU Cadwell Nolte Richter Stroup Holinka Meek Tescher Alexander Otto Malner Manke<br />

WWU Cadwell Wayne DeMontigny Giles Holinka Meek Tescher Alexander Otto Malner Manke<br />

AC Cadwell Wayne Richter Stroup Holinka Meek Tescher Alexander Otto Malner Manke<br />

MSU Cadwell Wayne DeMontigny Giles Holinka Meek Tescher Alexander Otto Malner Manke<br />

UNO Cadwell Wayne Richter Giles Holinka Meek Tescher Alexander Otto Malner Manke<br />

UMD Cadwell Wayne DeMontigny Stroup Holinka Meek Tescher Alexander Otto Schwenzfeier Manke<br />

SCSU Cadwell Wayne Richter Stroup Holinka Meek Tescher Alexander Otto Schwenzfeier Manke


<strong>Football</strong> Release, Page 5 November November 7, 2007<br />

FIGHTING SIOUX ON RADIO: KQHT-FM<br />

(96.1) in Grand Forks, KFGO (790 AM) in<br />

Fargo, KRRZ (1390 AM) in Minot, KFYR<br />

(550 AM) and KXMR (710 AM) in<br />

Bismarck, KLTC (1460 AM) in Dickinson<br />

and Clear Channel Communications stations<br />

throughout the state <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong><br />

bring you all the <strong>Fighting</strong> <strong>Sioux</strong> football<br />

action. Dan Hammer calls the play-byplay<br />

with color analysis from former UND<br />

quarterback Tony Stein. Tank McNamara<br />

provides sideline analysis.<br />

FIGHTING SIOUX ON TV: The <strong>Fighting</strong><br />

<strong>Sioux</strong> Sports Network will televise two<br />

home game in 2007, Oct. 13 vs. Nebraska-<br />

Omaha and Nov. 3 vs. St. Cloud State. The<br />

<strong>Fighting</strong> <strong>Sioux</strong> Sports Network (FSSN)<br />

covers Midcontinent Cable systems in<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> and Minnesota. The<br />

Midcontinent Cable telecast can be seen<br />

on Channel 23 in Grand Forks. Check<br />

local listings for the FSSN channel numbers<br />

in your area.<br />

FIGHTING SIOUX ON THE WEB: All UND<br />

football games, home and way, can be<br />

heard via free audio webcast at www.fight-<br />

OFFENSIVE<br />

8/27 Danny Freund, UND<br />

Donte Shackelford, MSU<br />

9/04 Noah Shepard, USD<br />

Adam Perry, WWU<br />

9/10 Ben King, MSU<br />

9/17 Ryan Chappell, UND<br />

9/24 Danny Freund, UND<br />

10/01 Ryan Chappell, UND<br />

Brian McNeill, UNO<br />

10/08 Mike Reilly, CWU<br />

10/15 Brian O’Neill, UNO<br />

10/22 Amos Allen, USD<br />

Zach Miller, UNO<br />

10/29 Noah Shepard, USD<br />

10/05 Danny Freund, UND<br />

Brian McNeill, UNO<br />

2007 NCC STANDINGS<br />

CONFERENCE OVERALL<br />

School W L PF PA Pct. W L PF PA Pct.<br />

1. Nebraska-Omaha 7 0 250 99 1.000 9 0 316 144 1.000<br />

2. Central Washington 6 1 213 <strong>12</strong>9 .857 8 1 306 143 .889<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> 6 1 280 160 .857 8 1 376 170 .889<br />

4. South <strong>Dakota</strong> 5 2 217 158 .714 6 4 318 272 .600<br />

5. Minnesota State 2 5 156 191 .286 4 6 263 246 .400<br />

Minnesota Duluth 2 5 144 208 .286 3 6 202 267 .333<br />

7. Augustana 2 6 147 230 .250 4 7 229 285 .364<br />

8. St. Cloud State 1 6 77 207 .143 4 6 136 243 .400<br />

9. Western Washington 1 6 115 217 .143 2 7 150 273 .222<br />

ingsioux.com. UND <strong>Athletics</strong> is also<br />

pleased to announced that<br />

<strong>Fighting</strong>sioux.com will provide a video<br />

webcast for all home football games this<br />

season.<br />

DALE LENNON ON WDAZ: UND head<br />

coach Dale Lennon will once again make<br />

weekly appearances on local television.<br />

Each Sunday Lennon will appear on the<br />

<strong>Fighting</strong> <strong>Sioux</strong> <strong>Football</strong> Show, a 30minute<br />

show hosted by Pat Sweeney that<br />

will air at 10:35 p.m. on WDAZ (Ch. 8 in<br />

Grand Forks) immediately following the<br />

2007 NCC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK<br />

DEFENSIVE<br />

8/27 Dustin Rice, AC<br />

9/04 Jon Rufledt, UMD<br />

9/10 Jeff Souder, UNO<br />

9/17 Randy Earl, MSU<br />

Tyler Yelk, UMD<br />

9/24 Brian Baumgartner, AC<br />

10/01 Shane Simmons, WWU<br />

Jeff Souder, UNO<br />

10/08 Rory Manke, UND<br />

Adam Bighill, CWU<br />

10/15 Grant Smith, MSU<br />

Dustin Rice, AC<br />

10/22 David Kamin, SCSU<br />

10/29 Buddy Wood, CWU<br />

Joel Gentile, USD<br />

10/05 Randy Kush, UNO<br />

SPECIAL TEAMS<br />

8/27 Joe Nordin, AC<br />

9/04 Kelvin Rodgers, MSU<br />

Corbin Anderson, WWU<br />

9/10 Brian Cristan, SCSU<br />

9/17 Gerard DeWet, MSU<br />

9/24 Garrett Rolsma, CWU<br />

10/01 Tim Stanek, USD<br />

10/08 Josh Lider, WWU<br />

1/15 Jason Donnelly, AC<br />

10/22 Frank Leibfarth, USD<br />

10/29 Greg Zuerlein, UNO<br />

11/05 Curtis Dublanko, UND<br />

local news.<br />

DALE LENNON ON RADIO: Coach Lennon<br />

will join Clear Channel Radio’s Tim<br />

Hennessy and Scott Swygman on KKXL-<br />

AM (1440) every Monday morning at 7:40<br />

a.m. for a conversation on the most recent<br />

game and a discussion <strong>of</strong> the upcoming<br />

opponent.<br />

Lennon also makes several weekly<br />

appearances throughout the <strong>Fighting</strong> <strong>Sioux</strong><br />

<strong>Football</strong> Radio Network.<br />

2007 NCC Preseason Media Poll<br />

Rk Team (1st votes) Points<br />

1. <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> (10) 149<br />

2. Nebraska-Omaha (5) 141<br />

3. South <strong>Dakota</strong> (2) <strong>12</strong>9<br />

4. Central Washington 100<br />

5. Minnesota Duluth (1) 93<br />

6. Augustana 59<br />

7. St. Cloud State 57<br />

8. Minnesota State 49<br />

9. Western Washington 33<br />

2007 NCC Preseason Coaches Poll<br />

Rk Team (1st votes) Points<br />

1. <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> (5) 74<br />

2. South <strong>Dakota</strong> (1) 71<br />

3. Nebraska-Omaha (3) 70<br />

4. Minnesota Duluth 48<br />

5. Central Washington 40<br />

6. St. Cloud State 31<br />

7. Augustana 28<br />

8. Minnesota State 26<br />

9. Western Washington 17<br />

Note: Nine points were awarded for each firstplace<br />

vote, eight points for each second-place<br />

vote, etc.


<strong>Football</strong> Release, Page 6 November November 7, 2007<br />

Head Coach<br />

DALE LENNON<br />

With a school-record .793 winning percentage,<br />

one NCAA Division II title, two<br />

NCAA Division II title game appearances, five<br />

<strong>North</strong> Central Conference Championships and<br />

three NCC Coach <strong>of</strong> the Year Awards, head<br />

coach Dale Lennon has cemented his legacy in<br />

the annals <strong>of</strong> <strong>Fighting</strong> <strong>Sioux</strong> football in just<br />

seven seasons at the helm.<br />

His 88 career wins at UND rank third on the school’s all-time list,<br />

trailing only C.A. “Jack” West (89) and his predecessor, current NCC<br />

commissioner Roger Thomas (90).<br />

Last season Lennon guided UND to an 11-2 overall record, highlighted<br />

by a NCC championship and a fourth consecutive berth in the NCAA<br />

postseason. Among UND’s most thrilling victories last season was a<br />

stunning road victory over Division I-AA power <strong>North</strong>ern Iowa.<br />

A former defensive coordinator for the <strong>Fighting</strong> <strong>Sioux</strong> from 1990-96,<br />

Lennon became the 24th head coach in UND football history when he<br />

was hired on March 29, 1999.<br />

It did not take Lennon long to continue UND’s winning tradition. In<br />

his first season (1999) as head coach, the <strong>Sioux</strong> finished 9-2, won a share<br />

<strong>of</strong> the NCC title and advanced to the first round <strong>of</strong> the NCAA play<strong>of</strong>fs.<br />

In 2000 Lennon and the <strong>Sioux</strong> went 8-3 and narrowly missed out on<br />

another NCAA berth.<br />

The 2001 season proved to be a watershed year for the UND football<br />

program. Lennon guided the team into a new era that year as the <strong>Sioux</strong><br />

began play in the 13,500-seat Alerus Center, an indoor facility that has<br />

become one <strong>of</strong> the most exciting places to play in all <strong>of</strong> Division II football.<br />

The new home helped propel the <strong>Sioux</strong> on a memorable post-season<br />

run that culminated with the first national championship in program history,<br />

a 17-14 win over Grand Valley State.<br />

As a result, Lennon was named 2001 American <strong>Football</strong> Coaches<br />

Association NCAA Division II Coach <strong>of</strong> the Year, also a first in program<br />

history. The award earned the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> a $10,000 academic<br />

scholarship from the AFCA to benefit the athletic department and<br />

its student-athletes.<br />

In addition to the AFCA national coaching honor, Lennon was recognized<br />

as the 2001 AFCA Region 5 Coach <strong>of</strong> the Year and the 2001<br />

NCAA Coach <strong>of</strong> the Year, the first time he received either honor. He was<br />

also named Division II National Coach <strong>of</strong> the Year by Don Hansen’s<br />

<strong>Week</strong>ly <strong>Football</strong> Gazette.<br />

In 2003 Lennon led the <strong>Fighting</strong> <strong>Sioux</strong> to a <strong>12</strong>-2 record and a berth in<br />

the NCAA Division II championship game for the second time in three<br />

years. The <strong>Sioux</strong> finished a perfect 7-0 in NCC play and captured the<br />

program’s 22nd conference title (15th outright).<br />

Lennon capped the 2003 season by being named NCC Coach <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Year, Minnesota Vikings College Coach <strong>of</strong> the Year and the<br />

D2<strong>Football</strong>.com Midwest Region Coach <strong>of</strong> the Year.<br />

In 2004 the <strong>Fighting</strong> <strong>Sioux</strong> went 11-3 and advanced to the NCAA<br />

Division II semifinal round. Last year Lennon guided the <strong>Sioux</strong> to a<br />

fourth NCC crown during his tenure and another NCAA postseason<br />

berth.<br />

In 2005 Lennon guided the <strong>Sioux</strong> to an 10-3 record and a third consecutive<br />

berth in the NCAA play<strong>of</strong>fs.<br />

Lennon’s <strong>Fighting</strong> <strong>Sioux</strong> teams have matched their on-field success<br />

with success in the classroom, exceeding a 3.0 grade point average (out<br />

Birthdate: December 13, 1960<br />

Hometown: Knox, N.D.<br />

Education: UND, 1985, History Education<br />

<strong>North</strong>ern State (S.D.), 1986<br />

Family: Wife, Chris; sons, Jared, Trevor, Cody<br />

Coaching: 1986 — Asst. Coach - Defensive Backs<br />

Valley City State (N.D.)<br />

1987 — Asst. Coach - Linebackers<br />

Dickinson State (N.D.)<br />

1988-89 — Asst. Coach - Def. Line<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong><br />

1990-96 — Asst. Coach - Def. Coordinator<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong><br />

1997-98 — Head Coach<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Mary (N.D.)<br />

1999-Present — Head Coach<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong><br />

Lennon’s Head Coaching Record:<br />

Year School Overall NCC<br />

1997 Univ. <strong>of</strong> Mary 4-6<br />

1998 Univ. <strong>of</strong> Mary 8-3<br />

1999 Univ. <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> 9-2 7-1<br />

2000 Univ. <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> 8-3 6-3<br />

2001 Univ. <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> 14-1 7-1<br />

2002 Univ. <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> 5-6 4-4<br />

2003 Univ. <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> <strong>12</strong>-2 7-0<br />

2004 Univ. <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> 11-3 4-2<br />

2005 Univ. <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> 10-3 4-2<br />

2006 Univ. <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> 11-2 7-1<br />

2007 Univ. <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> 8-1 6-1<br />

Totals 11th Year Overall 100-32 (.758)<br />

Ninth Year at UND 88-23 (.793) 52-15 (.776)<br />

<strong>of</strong> 4.0) in seven <strong>of</strong> his eight seasons. In all, more than 50 <strong>Sioux</strong> have<br />

earned academic all-conference honors during Lennon’s tenure.<br />

Prior to returning to UND as head coach, Lennon served as head<br />

coach at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Mary (Bismarck, N.D.), where he posted a <strong>12</strong>-<br />

9 record during the 1997 and 1998 seasons. In 1998 the Marauders were<br />

8-3, won the league championship and advanced to the NAIA play<strong>of</strong>fs.<br />

Lennon was named the <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> Collegiate Athletic Conference<br />

Coach <strong>of</strong> the Year.<br />

A native <strong>of</strong> Knox, N.D., Lennon graduated from Rugby High School<br />

before starting his athletic career at UND. A former running back for the<br />

<strong>Sioux</strong>, Lennon served as team captain in 1983 and was named the team’s<br />

most valuable <strong>of</strong>fensive back. A three-year letterwinner, Lennon earned<br />

All-NCC honorable mention honors as a senior.<br />

After graduating from UND in 1985, Lennon earned his master’s<br />

degree from <strong>North</strong>ern State (S.D.) in 1986 while serving as a graduate<br />

assistant coach. He also spent seasons at Valley City State (1986) and<br />

Dickinson State (1987) before returning to UND for the 1988 season as<br />

a defensive line coach.<br />

He was promoted to defensive coordinator in 1990 and began transforming<br />

the <strong>Sioux</strong> defense into one <strong>of</strong> the top squads in the league and<br />

the nation. Under Lennon’s watch as defensive coordinator, UND led the<br />

NCC in scoring defense four times and total defense twice. The <strong>Sioux</strong><br />

also appeared in the NCAA play<strong>of</strong>fs four straight years during that time.<br />

Lennon and his wife, Chris, have three sons: Jared (18), Trevor (17)<br />

and Cody (13).


<strong>Football</strong> Release, Page 7 November 7, 2007<br />

AMERICAN FOOTBALL<br />

COACHES ASSOCIATION (AFCA)<br />

Rk Team (Record, Prev. Rank)<br />

1. Grand Valley State (9-0, 1)<br />

2. Chadron State (10-0, 2)<br />

3. Nebraska-Omaha (9-0, 3)<br />

4. West Texas A&M (10-0, 4)<br />

5. <strong>North</strong>west Missouri State (8-1, 6)<br />

6. California (10-0, 5)<br />

7. <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> (8-1, 7)<br />

8. Valdosta State (8-1, 8)<br />

9. Delta State (8-1, 9)<br />

10. <strong>North</strong> Alabama (8-1, 10)<br />

11. Carson-Newman (9-1, <strong>12</strong>)<br />

<strong>12</strong>. Catawba (9-1, 13)<br />

13. Tarleton State (9-1, 16)<br />

14. Tuskegee (9-0, 14)<br />

15. Shepherd (9-1, 15)<br />

16. Central Washington (8-1, 17)<br />

17. Abilene Christian (8-2, 19)<br />

18. Indiana (8-1, 20)<br />

19. Midwestern State (8-2, 21)<br />

20. West Chester (8-2, 11)<br />

21. Mesa State (9-1, 22)<br />

22. Newberry (8-2, 23)<br />

23. Winona State (9-1, 24)<br />

24. Virginia Union (9-1, 25)<br />

25. Hillsdale (8-2, NR)<br />

The American <strong>Football</strong> Coaches<br />

Association Division II Coaches’ Poll is<br />

released each Tuesday. For more information,<br />

visit www.afca.com.<br />

DON HANSEN’S NATIONAL WEEKLY<br />

FOOTBALL GAZETTE<br />

Rk Team (Record, Prev. Rank)<br />

1. Grand Valley State (9-0, 1)<br />

2. Chadron State (10-0, 2)<br />

3. Nebraska-Omaha (9-0, 3)<br />

4. <strong>North</strong>west Missouri State (9-1, 4)<br />

5. California (10-0, 5)<br />

6. West Texas A&M (10-0, 6)<br />

7. <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> (8-1, 7)<br />

8. <strong>North</strong> Alabama (8-1, 8)<br />

9. Delta State (8-1, 9)<br />

10. Valdosta State (8-1, 10)<br />

11. Ashland (7-1, 13)<br />

<strong>12</strong>. Central Washington (8-1, 14)<br />

13. Abilene Christian (8-2, 15)<br />

14. Carson-Newman (9-1, 16)<br />

15. Tarleton State (9-1, 17)<br />

16. Midwestern State (8-2, 18)<br />

17. Washburn (7-2, 19)<br />

18. Catawba (9-1, 20)<br />

19. West Chester (8-2, 11)<br />

20. Indiana (8-1, 21)<br />

21. Mesa State (9-1, 22)<br />

22. Shepherd (9-1, 23)<br />

23. Pittsburg State (7-3, <strong>12</strong>)<br />

24. Slippery Rock (8-2, 25)<br />

25. Newberry (8-2, 26)<br />

26. Tuskegee (9-0, 28)<br />

27. Missouri Western (8-2, 29)<br />

28. Winona State (8-1, 27)<br />

29. Saginaw Valley State (6-3, 31)<br />

30. Tusculum (6-4, 32)<br />

31. Henderson State (6-3, 33)<br />

32. Virginia Union (9-1, 34)<br />

33. Western Oregon (7-2, 36)<br />

34. South <strong>Dakota</strong> (6-4, 24)<br />

35. Hillsdale (8-2, 37)<br />

36. Albany State (8-2, 40)<br />

37. Bloomsburg (6-3, 39)<br />

38. Central Missouri (6-4, 30)<br />

39. Edinboro (7-3, NR)<br />

40. Tiffin (8-2, NR)<br />

Don Hansen’s National <strong>Week</strong>ly <strong>Football</strong><br />

Gazette NCAA II Top 40 poll is released<br />

each Sunday. For more information, visit<br />

www.donhansen.com.<br />

D2.FOOTBALL.COM<br />

Rk Team (Record, Prev. Rank)<br />

1. Grand Valley State (9-0, 1)<br />

2. Nebraska-Omaha (9-0, 2)<br />

3. Chadron State (10-, 3)<br />

4. West Texas A&M (10-, 5)<br />

5. <strong>North</strong>west Missouri State (8-1, 4)<br />

6. <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> (8-1, 6)<br />

7. California (10-0, 7)<br />

8. Valdosta State (8-1, 8)<br />

9. <strong>North</strong> Alabama (8-1, 9)<br />

10. Delta State (8-1, 10)<br />

11. Carson-Newman (9-1, <strong>12</strong>)<br />

<strong>12</strong>. Shepherd (9-1, 13)<br />

13. Central Washington (8-1, 14)<br />

14. Tuskegee (9-0, 15)<br />

15. Catawba (9-1, 16)<br />

16. Abilene Christian (8-2, 17)<br />

17. Tarleton State (9-1, 18)<br />

18. West Chester (8-2, 11)<br />

19. Newberry (8-2, 20)<br />

20. Midwestern State (8-2, 21)<br />

21. Ashland (7-1, 23)<br />

22. Indiana (8-1, 24)<br />

23. Winona State (9-1, 25)<br />

24. Mesa State (9-1, NR)<br />

25. Virginia Union (9-1, NR)<br />

The D2<strong>Football</strong>.com Top 25 media poll is<br />

released each Tuesday. For more information,<br />

visit www.d2football.com.


<strong>Football</strong> Release, Page 8 November 7, 2007<br />

OFFENSE<br />

QUARTERBACK<br />

7 Danny Freund (Jr., 6-0, 199)<br />

6 Jake Landry (Fr., 6-4, 202<br />

FULLBACK<br />

43 Andrew Sorbo (Sr., 5-10, 221)<br />

39 Marcus Tibesar (So., 6-2, 231)<br />

TAILBACK<br />

4 Ryan Chappell (So., 5-11, 193)<br />

27 Josh Murray (Fr., 5-11, 195)<br />

WIDE RECEIVER (SPLIT END)<br />

17 Brady Trenbeath (So., 6-1, 199)<br />

85 Jake Caufield (Jr., 6-3, 230)<br />

TIGHT END<br />

84 Troy Ott (Sr., 6-5, 260)<br />

87 Blair Grover (Jr., 6-3, 240)<br />

LEFT TACKLE<br />

76 Brett Bauer (Sr., 6-7, 3<strong>12</strong>)<br />

66 Kyle Bondy (So., 6-5, 306)<br />

LEFT GUARD<br />

77 Brian Troen (Jr., 6-3, 287)<br />

62 Nathan Johnston (Sr., 6-1, 280)<br />

CENTER<br />

75 Mitch Braegelmann (Jr., 6-1, 280)<br />

74 David Koelln (So., 6-5, 268)<br />

RIGHT GUARD<br />

65 Justin Muscha (Sr., 6-2, 285)<br />

72 Erik Moe (Jr., 6-4, 281)<br />

RIGHT TACKLE<br />

79 Andy H<strong>of</strong>felt (Sr., 6-3, 298)<br />

71 Keith Que<strong>of</strong>f (Fr., 6-5, 255)<br />

WIDE RECEIVER (FLANKER)<br />

18 Weston Dressler (Sr., 5-8, 165)<br />

8 Alex Nicholas (Jr., 6-1, 196)<br />

UND 2-DEEP<br />

<strong>Week</strong> <strong>12</strong> at South <strong>Dakota</strong><br />

DEFENSE<br />

LEFT DEFENSIVE END<br />

96 Jeff Richter (Jr., 6-4, 272)<br />

98 Ward DeMontigny (Jr., 6-0, 247)<br />

NOSEGUARD<br />

63 Nate Wayne (So., 6-2, 275)<br />

92 Nick Nolte (So., 5-11, 272)<br />

RIGHT DEFENSIVE END<br />

91 Alex Cadwell (Sr., 6-3, 247)<br />

94 Nick Farstveet (So., 6-5, 255)<br />

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER (WEAK)<br />

44 Bobby Stroup (So., 6-0, 223)<br />

46 Tyson Giles (Jr., 5-11, 195)<br />

INSIDE LINEBACKER (STRONG)<br />

13 Brett Holinka (Jr., 6-2, 227)<br />

34 Andrew Miller (So., 6-0, 233)<br />

INSIDE LINEBACKER (WEAK)<br />

35 Robbie Meek (Sr., 6-0, 223)<br />

22 Ryan Kasowski (Fr., 6-1, 220)<br />

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER (STRONG)<br />

37 Jeff Tescher (So., 6-1, 236)<br />

40 Noah Dombrovski (So., 6-4, 250)<br />

LEFT CORNERBACK<br />

5 Drake Otto (Jr., 5-11, 185)<br />

31 Tyler Weigelt (Sr., 6-0, 180)<br />

FREE SAFETY<br />

20 Rory Manke (Jr., 6-1, 200)<br />

14 Kris Ankenbauer (Fr., 5-10, 180)<br />

STRONG SAFETY<br />

21 Joel Schwenzfeier (Fr., 6-2, 192)<br />

25 Tyson Heiser (So., 5-11, 183)<br />

RIGHT CORNERBACK<br />

9 Donovan Alexander (Sr., 6-0, 181)<br />

28 Brandon Jordan (Jr., 6-0, 209)<br />

SPECIAL TEAMS<br />

PUNTER<br />

16 Brent Halfmann (Sr., 6-4, 224)<br />

10 Brandon Hellevang (So., 5-9, 189)<br />

KICKER<br />

10 Brandon Hellevang (So., 5-9, 189)<br />

8 Alex Nicholas (Jr., 6-1, 196)<br />

SHORT SNAPPER<br />

72 Erik Moe (Jr., 6-4, 281)<br />

37 Jeff Tescher (So., 6-1, 236)<br />

LONG SNAPPER<br />

37 Jeff Tescher (So., 6-1, 236)<br />

72 Erik Moe (Jr., 6-4, 281)<br />

HOLDER<br />

7 Danny Freund (Jr., 6-0, 199)<br />

18 Weston Dressler (Sr., 5-8, 165)<br />

PUNT RETURNER<br />

18 Weston Dressler (Sr., 5-8, 165)<br />

4 Ryan Chappell (So., 5-11, 193)<br />

KICK RETURNER<br />

18 Weston Dressler (Sr., 5-8, 165)<br />

4 Ryan Chappell (So., 5-11, 193)


<strong>Football</strong> Release, Page 9 November 7, 2007<br />

NO NAME POS YR HT WT HOMETOWN<br />

1 Steven Battle RB Fr. 5-10 190 Grand Forks, N.D.<br />

2 Ross Cochran LB Fr. 6-2 210 Kenosha, Wis.<br />

3 Ryan Dressler WR Fr. 5-7 151 Bismarck, N.D.<br />

4 Ryan Chappell RB So. 5-11 193 Grand Forks, N.D.<br />

5 Drake Otto DB Jr. 5-11 181 Kenosha, Wis.<br />

6 Jake Landry QB Fr. 6-4 190 Grand Forks, N.D.<br />

7 Danny Freund QB Jr. 6-0 197 Kenosha, Wis.<br />

8 Alex Nicholas WR Jr. 6-1 191 Franklin, Wis.<br />

9 Donovan Alexander DB Sr. 6-0 181 Winnipeg, Man.<br />

9 Brent Goska QB Rs. 6-4 200 Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.<br />

10 Brandon Hellevang K So. 5-9 189 Fargo, N.D.<br />

11 Ryan Konrath QB So. 6-2 183 White Bear Lake, Minn.<br />

<strong>12</strong> Stephen Fashant K So. 5-11 185 Eagan, Minn.<br />

13 Brett Holinka LB Jr. 6-2 220 Dickinson, N.D.<br />

14 Andrew Gudmunson QB So. 6-5 210 Minot, N.D.<br />

14 Kris Ankenbauer* DB Fr. 5-10 180 Plano, Tex.<br />

15 Brock Setness QB Fr. 6-5 200 Neche, N.D.<br />

16 Brent Halfmann P Sr. 6-4 225 Stephen, Minn.<br />

16 Deryk Van Zee WR Rs. 5-10 175 Billings, Mont.<br />

17 Brady Trenbeath WR So. 6-1 190 Cavalier, N.D.<br />

18 Weston Dressler WR Sr. 5-8 164 Bismarck, N.D.<br />

19 Catlin Solum RB Rs. 5-10 190 Fargo, N.D.<br />

20 Rory Manke DB Jr. 6-1 206 Detroit Lakes, Minn.<br />

21 Joel Schwenzfeier DB Fr. 6-2 185 Hallock, Minn.<br />

22 Ryan Kasowski LB Fr. 6-1 200 Grand Forks, N.D.<br />

23 Matt Bodoh LB Jr. 6-2 227 Mishicot, Wis.<br />

24 Clayton Leith DB So. 6-3 209 Hawthorne, Wis.<br />

25 Tyson Heiser DB So. 5-11 175 Waunakee, Wis.<br />

26 Branden Dungy RB So. 5-8 169 Eagan, Minn.<br />

27 Josh Murray* RB Fr. 5-11 195 Pepin, Wis.<br />

28 Brandon Jordan DB Jr. 5-11 205 Winnipeg, Man.<br />

29 Mitch Kudrna DB Rs. 6-1 185 Dickinson, N.D.<br />

30 Dominique Hawkins DB Rs. 6-0 180 Rockford, Minn.<br />

31 Tyler Weigelt DB Sr. 5-10 180 Fessenden, N.D.<br />

32 Carl Hanson DB Fr. 6-1 180 Oak Crek, Wis.<br />

33 Brandon Brady RB Jr. 5-11 215 Bloomington, Minn.<br />

34 Andy Miller LB So. 6-0 229 Menomonie, Wis.<br />

35 Robbie Meek LB Sr. 6-0 231 Bloomington, Minn.<br />

35 Dan Hendrickson LB Rs. 6-0 200 Minot, N.D.<br />

36 Bryson Janecek DB Fr. 5-10 182 Houston, Tex.<br />

36 Delano Saporu* DB Fr. 6-0 190 Blaine, Minn.<br />

37 Jeff Tescher LB So. 6-1 218 Bismarck, N.D.<br />

38 Troy Bryant DB Rs. 6-0 190 Colfax, Wis.<br />

39 Marcus Tibesar FB So. 6-2 223 St. Paul, Minn.<br />

40 Noah Dombrovski LB So. 6-4 231 Foley, Minn.<br />

42 Ryan Pollow LB So. 5-11 225 Germantown, Wis.<br />

43 Andrew Sorbo FB Sr. 5-10 221 Adams, N.D.<br />

43 Brad Kelley LB Rs. 6-2 215 Coon Rapids, Minn.<br />

44 Bobby Stroup LB So. 6-0 223 Fargo, N.D.<br />

45 Tru Nguyen LB Rs. 6-1 210 Burnsville, Minn.<br />

46 Tyson Giles LB Jr. 5-11 195 Warren, Minn.<br />

47 Derek Malner DB Jr. 6-2 200 Gilbert, Minn.<br />

48 Paul German LB Fr. 6-2 220 Fargo, N.D.<br />

49 Nick Safranski FB So. 5-11 249 Argyle, Minn.<br />

50 Rylan Kabanuck LB So. 6-0 217 Max, N.D.<br />

50 Mark Kubacki LB Rs. 6-2 230 Stillwater, Minn.<br />

51 Curtis Dublanko LB Fr. 6-0 200 Thorsby, Alta.<br />

52 Matt Bakke DL Fr. 6-1 245 Grand Forks, N.D.<br />

55 Michael Gowan DL Fr. 6-3 234 Cando, N.D.<br />

56 Mitch Goertz LB Rs. 6-2 225 Rothschild, Wis.<br />

57 Ben Olson LB Fr. 6-1 195 Hoople, N.D.<br />

58 Ben Hicks LB Rs. 6-1 205 Colorado Springs, Colo.<br />

60 Nick Bylin OL Rs. 6-5 270 Adams, N.D.<br />

61 Pete Hiltner OL So. 6-5 340 Brainerd, Minn.<br />

62 Nathan Johnston OL Sr. 6-1 280 Lignite, N.D.<br />

62 Matt Simmons OL Rs. 6-4 315 Racine, Wis.<br />

63 Nathan Wayne DL So. 6-2 268 Menomonie, Wis.<br />

64 Zach Keller OL So. 6-3 287 Minot, N.D.<br />

65 Justin Muscha OL Sr. 6-2 292 Fessenden, N.D.<br />

65 Brandon Quesenberry OL Rs. 6-4 265 Billings, Mont.<br />

66 Kyle Bondy OL So. 6-5 302 Williston, N.D.<br />

67 Link Gottbeheat DL So. 6-4 255 Tomah, Wis.<br />

2007 FIGHTING SIOUX ROSTER<br />

NO NAME POS YR HT WT HOMETOWN<br />

68 Alex Kerr OL Rs. 6-2 245 Highland Heights, Ohio<br />

70 Creighton Schroyer OL Fr. 6-4 260 Pipestone, Minn.<br />

71 Keith Que<strong>of</strong>f OL Fr. 6-5 255 Milwaukee, Wis.<br />

72 Erik Moe OL Jr. 6-3 279 International Falls, Minn.<br />

74 David Koelln OL So. 6-4 271 Rochester, Minn.<br />

75 Mitch Braegelmann OL Jr. 6-2 273 St. Cloud, Minn.<br />

76 Brett Bauer OL Sr. 6-7 3<strong>12</strong> Dickinson, N.D.<br />

77 Brian Troen OL Jr. 6-3 281 Racine, Wis.<br />

79 Andy H<strong>of</strong>felt OL Sr. 6-3 287 Williston, N.D.<br />

80 Steve Kalwasinski TE Fr. 6-4 230 Rochester, Minn.<br />

81 Kellen Leupp WR So. 6-0 175 Stanley, N.D.<br />

82 Drew Daggett WR Rs. 6-3 200 Frazee, Minn.<br />

83 David Peterson WR So. 6-2 216 Mankato, Minn.<br />

84 Troy Ott TE Sr. 6-5 264 Dickinson, N.D.<br />

85 Jake Caufield WR Jr. 6-3 220 Minot, N.D.<br />

86 John Carruth WR Rs. 6-6 210 Eden Prairie, Minn.<br />

87 Blair Grover TE Jr. 6-2 245 Mequon, Wis.<br />

88 Chris Anderson WR Rs. 6-3 175 Duluth, Minn.<br />

89 Kenley Wahlin WR So. 6-2 188 Crookston, Minn.<br />

90 Tyler Augustine TE Rs. 6-3 230 Ashland, Wis.<br />

91 Alex Cadwell DL Sr. 6-3 260 Stillwater, Minn.<br />

91 Chris Schaan DL Rs. 6-2 215 Chandler, Ariz.<br />

92 Nick Nolte DL So. 5-11 261 Janesville, Wis.<br />

93 Kyle Krusenstjerna DL Fr. 6-4 240 Apple Valley, Minn.<br />

94 Nick Farstveet DL So. 6-5 266 Bismarck, N.D.<br />

95 Broc Bellmore DL Rs. 6-1 265 West Fargo, N.D.<br />

96 Jeff Richter DL Jr. 6-2 272 St. Cloud, Minn.<br />

97 Mike Ebanks DL Jr. 6-2 226 Orlando, Fla.<br />

98 Ward DeMontigny DL Jr. 6-0 261 Washburn, N.D.<br />

99 Ty Boyle DL Fr. 6-3 265 International Falls, Minn.<br />

* – Denotes incoming freshman who will NOT redshirt<br />

COACHING STAFF<br />

Head Coach: Dale Lennon, 9th season (UND, 1985)<br />

Assistant Head Coach/Off. Coordinator: Chris Mussman, 9th season (Iowa State, 1990)<br />

Co-Defensive Coordinator/DBs: John Kelling, 4th season (Minnesota State, 1991)<br />

Co-Defensive Coordinator/ILBs: Mike Mannausau, 4th season (UND, 1999)<br />

Wide Receivers: Tim Belmore, 8th season (Gustavus Adolphus, 1996)<br />

Running Backs: Greg Breitbach, 2nd season (Montana-Western, 1992)<br />

Outside Linebackers/Dir. <strong>of</strong> <strong>Football</strong> Operations: Eric Schmidt, 2nd season (UND, 2002)<br />

Tight Ends: Paul Charbonneau, 2nd season (Mount Allison, 2005)<br />

Defensive Line: Austin Flyger, 1st season (Augustana, 2005)<br />

Defensive Line: Jason Wagner, 1st season (UND, 1999)<br />

SUPPORT STAFF<br />

Athletic Trainer: Steve Westereng, 9th season (UND, 1994)<br />

Strength & Conditioning: Nate Baukol, 2nd season (MSU, Moorhead, 2000)<br />

Equipment Manager: Dallas Kopp, 7th season (Mayville State)<br />

Media Relations: Jayson Hajdu, 6th season (UND, 2000)


2007 UND <strong>Football</strong><br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> Combined Team Statistics (as <strong>of</strong> Nov 07, 2007)<br />

All games<br />

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL<br />

ALL GAMES........... (8-1-0) (4-1-0) (4-0-0) (0-0-0)<br />

CONFERENCE.......... (6-1-0) (3-1-0) (3-0-0) (0-0-0)<br />

NON-CONFERENCE...... (2-0-0) (1-0-0) (1-0-0) (0-0-0)<br />

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND TEAM STATISTICS UND OPP<br />

------------ ------------------------ --- ----- ------ ---------------------------------------------------<br />

Aug 23, 2007 HUMBOLDT STATE W 59-0 10178 FIRST DOWNS.............. 233 138<br />

Sep 08, 2007 at Southern Utah W 37-10 6153 Rushing................ 118 54<br />

*Sep 15, 2007 CENTRAL WASHINGTON W 35-28 10743 Passing................ 104 76<br />

*09/22/07 at Western Washington W 63-42 3076 Penalty................ 11 8<br />

*Sep 29, 2007 AUGUSTANA (SD) W 37-0 <strong>12</strong>148 RUSHING YARDAGE.......... 2388 1018<br />

*Oct 06, 2007 at Minnesota State W 38-34 6102 Yards gained rushing... 2577 1311<br />

*Oct 13, 2007 NEBRASKA-OMAHA L 17-28 11563 Yards lost rushing..... 189 293<br />

*Oct 27, 2007 at Minnesota Duluth W 31-14 4060 Rushing Attempts....... 430 281<br />

*Nov 03, 2007 ST. CLOUD STATE W 59-14 9320 Average Per Rush....... 5.6 3.6<br />

Average Per Game....... 265.3 113.1<br />

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G TDs Rushing............ 24 15<br />

----------------------------------------------------------- PASSING YARDAGE.......... 2383 1733<br />

Ryan Chappell 9 184 1356 30 1326 7.2 11 95 147.3 Att-Comp-Int........... 252-168-6 282-152-7<br />

Josh Murray 8 77 452 1 451 5.9 3 42 56.4 Average Per Pass....... 9.5 6.1<br />

Brandon Brady 6 51 219 1 218 4.3 5 14 36.3 Average Per Catch...... 14.2 11.4<br />

Steven Battle 4 27 119 1 118 4.4 0 24 29.5 Average Per Game....... 264.8 192.6<br />

Weston Dressler 9 13 108 0 108 8.3 0 28 <strong>12</strong>.0 TDs Passing............ 23 9<br />

Branden Dungy 3 8 96 4 92 11.5 1 78 30.7 TOTAL OFFENSE............ 4771 2751<br />

Danny Freund 9 52 194 137 57 1.1 4 18 6.3 Total Plays............ 682 563<br />

Jake Landry 4 6 30 5 25 4.2 0 <strong>12</strong> 6.2 Average Per Play....... 7.0 4.9<br />

Andrew Sorbo 9 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 2 0.3 Average Per Game....... 530.1 305.7<br />

TEAM 6 10 0 10 -10 -1.0 0 0 -1.7 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 25-507 56-1069<br />

Total.......... 9 430 2577 189 2388 5.6 24 95 265.3 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 26-338 10-86<br />

Opponents...... 9 281 1311 293 1018 3.6 15 79 113.1 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS..... 7-43 6-49<br />

FUMBLES-LOST............. 10-7 17-10<br />

PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G PENALTIES-YARDS.......... 42-420 55-505<br />

--------------------------------------------------------------- PUNTS-AVG................ 24-39.9 60-37.0<br />

Danny Freund 9 175.53 162-237-5 68.4 2318 21 81 257.6 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME.. 33:37 26:22<br />

Jake Landry 4 76.89 5-13-1 38.5 44 1 13 11.0 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 73/132 41/<strong>12</strong>3<br />

Ryan Konrath 4 303.20 1-2-0 50.0 21 1 21 5.2 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 6/<strong>12</strong> 3/13<br />

Total.......... 9 171.46 168-252-6 66.7 2383 23 81 264.8<br />

Opponents...... 9 111.09 152-282-7 53.9 1733 9 83 192.6 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long<br />

---------------------------------------<br />

RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Rory Manke 2 38 19.0 0 38<br />

------------------------------------------------- Drake Otto 2 0 0.0 0 0<br />

Weston Dressler 9 57 994 17.4 9 61 110.4 Tyler Weigelt 1 5 5.0 0 5<br />

Brady Trenbeath 9 39 548 14.1 5 40 60.9 Brandon Jordan 1 0 0.0 0 0<br />

Ryan Chappell 9 17 308 18.1 3 81 34.2 Delano Saporu 1 0 0.0 0 0<br />

Alex Nicholas 9 14 136 9.7 1 55 15.1 Total.......... 7 43 6.1 0 38<br />

Jake Caufield 9 10 108 10.8 0 17 <strong>12</strong>.0 Opponents...... 6 49 8.2 0 15<br />

Andrew Sorbo 9 8 65 8.1 1 22 7.2<br />

Blair Grover 9 7 69 9.9 0 13 7.7 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd<br />

Troy Ott 9 6 37 6.2 3 <strong>12</strong> 4.1 -----------------------------------------------------<br />

Josh Murray 8 4 51 <strong>12</strong>.8 0 26 6.4 Brent Halfmann 24 957 39.9 51 4 5 9 0<br />

Marcus Tibesar 9 3 31 10.3 0 14 3.4 Total.......... 24 957 39.9 51 4 5 9 0<br />

Kenley Wahlin 5 2 34 17.0 1 21 6.8 Opponents...... 60 2219 37.0 53 4 11 17 0<br />

Ryan Konrath 4 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.5<br />

Total.......... 9 168 2383 14.2 23 81 264.8 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long<br />

Opponents...... 9 152 1733 11.4 9 83 192.6 ---------------------------------------<br />

Weston Dressler 21 272 13.0 0 43<br />

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Alex Nicholas 2 <strong>12</strong> 6.0 0 13<br />

----------------------------------------------------------------- J. Schwenzfeier 1 52 52.0 0 52<br />

B. Hellevang 11-20 55.0 0-0 5-6 3-5 1-5 2-4 56 0 Ryan Chappell 1 2 2.0 0 2<br />

Drake Otto 1 0 0.0 0 0<br />

|------- PATs -------| Total.......... 26 338 13.0 0 52<br />

SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Opponents...... 10 86 8.6 0 29<br />

---------------------------------------------------------------<br />

Ryan Chappell 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 84 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long<br />

B. Hellevang 0 11-20 49-49 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 82 ---------------------------------------<br />

Weston Dressler 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 Weston Dressler 14 288 20.6 0 43<br />

Brady Trenbeath 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Ryan Chappell 4 97 24.2 0 30<br />

Brandon Brady 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Josh Murray 3 97 32.3 0 50<br />

Danny Freund 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Andrew Sorbo 2 7 3.5 0 4<br />

Troy Ott 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Marcus Tibesar 1 10 10.0 0 10<br />

Josh Murray 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Alex Nicholas 1 8 8.0 0 8<br />

Branden Dungy 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total.......... 25 507 20.3 0 50<br />

Kris Ankenbauer 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Opponents...... 56 1069 19.1 0 50<br />

Curtis Dublanko 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6<br />

Alex Nicholas 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G<br />

Kenley Wahlin 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 ------------------------------------------------------<br />

Andrew Sorbo 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Ryan Chappell 9 1326 308 2 97 0 1733 192.6<br />

Total.......... 49 11-20 49-49 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 376 Weston Dressler 9 108 994 272 288 0 1662 184.7<br />

Opponents...... 24 1-3 23-24 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 170 Josh Murray 8 451 51 0 97 0 599 74.9<br />

Brady Trenbeath 9 0 548 0 0 0 548 60.9


2007 UND <strong>Football</strong><br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> Overall Team Statistics (as <strong>of</strong> Nov 07, 2007)<br />

All games<br />

TEAM STATISTICS UND OPP<br />

--------------------------------------------------------<br />

SCORING....................... 376 170<br />

Points Per Game............. 41.8 18.9<br />

FIRST DOWNS................... 233 138<br />

Rushing..................... 118 54<br />

Passing..................... 104 76<br />

Penalty..................... 11 8<br />

RUSHING YARDAGE............... 2388 1018<br />

Yards gained rushing........ 2577 1311<br />

Yards lost rushing.......... 189 293<br />

Rushing Attempts............ 430 281<br />

Average Per Rush............ 5.6 3.6<br />

Average Per Game............ 265.3 113.1<br />

TDs Rushing................. 24 15<br />

PASSING YARDAGE............... 2383 1733<br />

Att-Comp-Int................ 252-168-6 282-152-7<br />

Average Per Pass............ 9.5 6.1<br />

Average Per Catch........... 14.2 11.4<br />

Average Per Game............ 264.8 192.6<br />

TDs Passing................. 23 9<br />

TOTAL OFFENSE................. 4771 2751<br />

Total Plays................. 682 563<br />

Average Per Play............ 7.0 4.9<br />

Average Per Game............ 530.1 305.7<br />

KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 25-507 56-1069<br />

PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 26-338 10-86<br />

INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 7-43 6-49<br />

KICK RETURN AVERAGE........... 20.3 19.1<br />

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE........... 13.0 8.6<br />

INT RETURN AVERAGE............ 6.1 8.2<br />

FUMBLES-LOST.................. 10-7 17-10<br />

PENALTIES-YARDS............... 42-420 55-505<br />

Average Per Game............ 46.7 56.1<br />

PUNTS-YARDS................... 24-957 60-2219<br />

Average Per Punt............ 39.9 37.0<br />

Net punt average............ 33.0 30.0<br />

TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME....... 33:37 26:22<br />

3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS.......... 73/132 41/<strong>12</strong>3<br />

3rd-Down Pct................ 55% 33%<br />

4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS.......... 6/<strong>12</strong> 3/13<br />

4th-Down Pct................ 50% 23%<br />

SACKS BY-YARDS................ 27-161 18-<strong>12</strong>4<br />

MISC YARDS.................... 0 0<br />

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED............. 49 24<br />

FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 11-20 1-3<br />

ON-SIDE KICKS................. 0-0 0-0<br />

RED-ZONE SCORES............... 34-45 76% 17-22 77%<br />

RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS........... 26-45 58% 17-22 77%<br />

PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 49-49 100% 23-24 96%<br />

ATTENDANCE.................... 53952 19391<br />

Games/Avg Per Game.......... 5/10790 4/4848<br />

Neutral Site Games.......... 0/0<br />

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total<br />

-------------------- --- --- --- --- ---<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong>........ 111 89 89 87 - 376<br />

Opponents........... 28 48 35 59 - 170


2007 UND <strong>Football</strong><br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> Overall Individual Statistics (as <strong>of</strong> Nov 07, 2007)<br />

All games<br />

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long<br />

----------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------<br />

Ryan Chappell 9 184 1356 30 1326 7.2 11 95 147.3 Weston Dressler 21 272 13.0 0 43<br />

Josh Murray 8 77 452 1 451 5.9 3 42 56.4 Alex Nicholas 2 <strong>12</strong> 6.0 0 13<br />

Brandon Brady 6 51 219 1 218 4.3 5 14 36.3 Ryan Chappell 1 2 2.0 0 2<br />

Steven Battle 4 27 119 1 118 4.4 0 24 29.5 J. Schwenzfeier 1 52 52.0 0 52<br />

Weston Dressler 9 13 108 0 108 8.3 0 28 <strong>12</strong>.0 Drake Otto 1 0 0.0 0 0<br />

Branden Dungy 3 8 96 4 92 11.5 1 78 30.7 Total.......... 26 338 13.0 0 52<br />

Danny Freund 9 52 194 137 57 1.1 4 18 6.3 Opponents...... 10 86 8.6 0 29<br />

Jake Landry 4 6 30 5 25 4.2 0 <strong>12</strong> 6.2<br />

Andrew Sorbo 9 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 2 0.3 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long<br />

TEAM 6 10 0 10 -10 -1.0 0 0 -1.7 ---------------------------------------<br />

Total.......... 9 430 2577 189 2388 5.6 24 95 265.3 Drake Otto 2 0 0.0 0 0<br />

Opponents...... 9 281 1311 293 1018 3.6 15 79 113.1 Rory Manke 2 38 19.0 0 38<br />

Delano Saporu 1 0 0.0 0 0<br />

PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Brandon Jordan 1 0 0.0 0 0<br />

--------------------------------------------------------------- Tyler Weigelt 1 5 5.0 0 5<br />

Danny Freund 9 175.53 162-237-5 68.4 2318 21 81 257.6 Total.......... 7 43 6.1 0 38<br />

Jake Landry 4 76.89 5-13-1 38.5 44 1 13 11.0 Opponents...... 6 49 8.2 0 15<br />

Ryan Konrath 4 303.20 1-2-0 50.0 21 1 21 5.2<br />

Total.......... 9 171.46 168-252-6 66.7 2383 23 81 264.8 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long<br />

Opponents...... 9 111.09 152-282-7 53.9 1733 9 83 192.6 ---------------------------------------<br />

Weston Dressler 14 288 20.6 0 43<br />

RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Ryan Chappell 4 97 24.2 0 30<br />

------------------------------------------------- Josh Murray 3 97 32.3 0 50<br />

Weston Dressler 9 57 994 17.4 9 61 110.4 Andrew Sorbo 2 7 3.5 0 4<br />

Brady Trenbeath 9 39 548 14.1 5 40 60.9 Alex Nicholas 1 8 8.0 0 8<br />

Ryan Chappell 9 17 308 18.1 3 81 34.2 Marcus Tibesar 1 10 10.0 0 10<br />

Alex Nicholas 9 14 136 9.7 1 55 15.1 Total.......... 25 507 20.3 0 50<br />

Jake Caufield 9 10 108 10.8 0 17 <strong>12</strong>.0 Opponents...... 56 1069 19.1 0 50<br />

Andrew Sorbo 9 8 65 8.1 1 22 7.2<br />

Blair Grover 9 7 69 9.9 0 13 7.7 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long<br />

Troy Ott 9 6 37 6.2 3 <strong>12</strong> 4.1 ---------------------------------------<br />

Josh Murray 8 4 51 <strong>12</strong>.8 0 26 6.4 Curtis Dublanko 1 5 5.0 1 5<br />

Marcus Tibesar 9 3 31 10.3 0 14 3.4 Kris Ankenbauer 1 65 65.0 1 65<br />

Kenley Wahlin 5 2 34 17.0 1 21 6.8 Total.......... 2 70 35.0 2 65<br />

Ryan Konrath 4 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.5 Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />

Total.......... 9 168 2383 14.2 23 81 264.8<br />

Opponents...... 9 152 1733 11.4 9 83 192.6


2007 UND <strong>Football</strong><br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> Overall Individual Statistics (as <strong>of</strong> Nov 07, 2007)<br />

All games<br />

|------- PATs -------|<br />

SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G<br />

--------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------<br />

Ryan Chappell 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 84 Danny Freund 9 289 57 2318 2375 263.9<br />

B. Hellevang 0 11-20 49-49 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 82 Ryan Chappell 9 184 1326 0 1326 147.3<br />

Weston Dressler 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 Josh Murray 8 77 451 0 451 56.4<br />

Brandon Brady 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Brandon Brady 6 51 218 0 218 36.3<br />

Brady Trenbeath 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Steven Battle 4 27 118 0 118 29.5<br />

Danny Freund 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Weston Dressler 9 13 108 0 108 <strong>12</strong>.0<br />

Josh Murray 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Branden Dungy 3 8 92 0 92 30.7<br />

Troy Ott 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Jake Landry 4 19 25 44 69 17.2<br />

Branden Dungy 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Ryan Konrath 4 2 0 21 21 5.2<br />

Kenley Wahlin 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Andrew Sorbo 9 2 3 0 3 0.3<br />

Alex Nicholas 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 TEAM 6 10 -10 0 -10 -1.7<br />

Andrew Sorbo 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total.......... 9 682 2388 2383 4771 530.1<br />

Kris Ankenbauer 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Opponents...... 9 563 1018 1733 2751 305.7<br />

Curtis Dublanko 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6<br />

Total.......... 49 11-20 49-49 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 376<br />

Opponents...... 24 1-3 23-24 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 170<br />

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd<br />

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk -----------------------------------------------------<br />

----------------------------------------------------------------- Brent Halfmann 24 957 39.9 51 4 5 9 0<br />

B. Hellevang 11-20 55.0 0-0 5-6 3-5 1-5 2-4 56 0 Total.......... 24 957 39.9 51 4 5 9 0<br />

Opponents...... 60 2219 37.0 53 4 11 17 0<br />

FG SEQUENCE <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> OPPONENTS<br />

---------------------------------------------------- KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn<br />

Humboldt State 24,(28) - --------------------------------------------------------<br />

Southern Utah (23),(56),(31) (48) B. Hellevang 64 3759 58.7 5 1<br />

Central Washington 42,41 37 Stephen Fashant 1 39 39.0 0 0<br />

Western Washington - - Total.......... 65 3798 58.4 5 1 1069 40.4 24<br />

Augustana (SD) 50,(22),(24),(38) - Opponents...... 32 1822 56.9 4 0 507 38.6 26<br />

Minnesota State 44,(34) 44<br />

Nebraska-Omaha (21),35 -<br />

Minnesota Duluth 31,(40),43 -<br />

St. Cloud State (51),54 -<br />

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.


2007 UND <strong>Football</strong><br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> Overall Individual Statistics (as <strong>of</strong> Nov 07, 2007)<br />

All games<br />

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G<br />

------------------------------------------------------<br />

Ryan Chappell 9 1326 308 2 97 0 1733 192.6<br />

Weston Dressler 9 108 994 272 288 0 1662 184.7<br />

Josh Murray 8 451 51 0 97 0 599 74.9<br />

Brady Trenbeath 9 0 548 0 0 0 548 60.9<br />

Brandon Brady 6 218 0 0 0 0 218 36.3<br />

Alex Nicholas 9 0 136 <strong>12</strong> 8 0 156 17.3<br />

Steven Battle 4 118 0 0 0 0 118 29.5<br />

Jake Caufield 9 0 108 0 0 0 108 <strong>12</strong>.0<br />

Branden Dungy 3 92 0 0 0 0 92 30.7<br />

Andrew Sorbo 9 3 65 0 7 0 75 8.3<br />

Blair Grover 9 0 69 0 0 0 69 7.7<br />

Danny Freund 9 57 0 0 0 0 57 6.3<br />

J. Schwenzfeier 9 0 0 52 0 0 52 5.8<br />

Marcus Tibesar 9 0 31 0 10 0 41 4.6<br />

Rory Manke 9 0 0 0 0 38 38 4.2<br />

Troy Ott 9 0 37 0 0 0 37 4.1<br />

Kenley Wahlin 5 0 34 0 0 0 34 6.8<br />

Jake Landry 4 25 0 0 0 0 25 6.2<br />

Tyler Weigelt 9 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.6<br />

Ryan Konrath 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.5<br />

TEAM 6 -10 0 0 0 0 -10 -1.7<br />

Total.......... 9 2388 2383 338 507 43 5659 628.8<br />

Opponents...... 9 1018 1733 86 1069 49 3955 439.4


2007 UND <strong>Football</strong><br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> Overall Defensive Statistics (as <strong>of</strong> Nov 07, 2007)<br />

All games<br />

|--------Tackles--------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd<br />

DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf<br />

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />

20 Rory Manke 9 28 15 43 0.5-4 . 2-38 4 . . . . .<br />

9 D. Alexander 9 25 11 36 1.0-1 . . 4 . . . . .<br />

5 Drake Otto 9 27 5 32 1.0-8 1.0-8 2-0 1 . . 1 . .<br />

44 Bobby Stroup 7 20 <strong>12</strong> 32 7.5-26 5.0-23 . 1 2 . 1 . .<br />

13 Brett Holinka 9 16 <strong>12</strong> 28 4.0-16 2.0-10 . 1 2 . . . .<br />

35 Robbie Meek 8 13 14 27 5.0-18 1.5-13 . . 3 1-0 1 . .<br />

46 Tyson Giles 9 19 8 27 2.0-11 1.0-9 . . . . . . .<br />

21 J. Schwenzfeier 9 18 6 24 3.0-21 1.0-16 . 1 . . . . .<br />

47 Derek Malner 7 13 11 24 1.0-9 . . 2 . . . . .<br />

31 Tyler Weigelt 9 17 5 22 1.0-1 . 1-5 2 . . . . .<br />

22 Ryan Kasowski 9 <strong>12</strong> 7 19 2.0-9 1.0-2 . . 4 1-0 . . .<br />

63 Nathan Wayne 8 10 7 17 1.5-3 . . . 1 . . . .<br />

91 Alex Cadwell 9 7 10 17 4.0-11 2.5-6 . 3 1 . . . .<br />

23 Matt Bodoh 7 8 5 13 1.0-4 . . 1 . . . . .<br />

34 Andy Miller 9 5 7 <strong>12</strong> 1.5-11 1.5-11 . . . 2-0 . . .<br />

96 Jeff Richter 9 8 4 <strong>12</strong> 1.5-11 1.5-11 . . 3 . . . .<br />

14 Kris Ankenbauer 9 8 3 11 . . . . . 1-65 . . .<br />

37 Jeff Tescher 9 5 4 9 1.5-6 0.5-5 . . 1 . . . .<br />

17 Brady Trenbeath 9 7 1 8 . . . . . . . . .<br />

98 Ward DeMontigny 9 6 2 8 3.0-11 1.5-8 . . 2 . 1 . .<br />

42 Ryan Pollow 7 7 1 8 1.0-5 1.0-5 . . . . . . .<br />

92 Nick Nolte 8 5 3 8 3.0-<strong>12</strong> 2.0-11 . . 1 . . . .<br />

2 Ross Cochran 4 6 2 8 . . . . . . . . .<br />

36 Delano Saporu 7 6 1 7 . . 1-0 2 . . . . .<br />

51 Curtis Dublanko 5 6 1 7 . . . . . 1-5 . . .<br />

97 Mike Ebanks 5 3 4 7 2.5-13 2.5-13 . . 2 . . . .<br />

87 Blair Grover 9 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .<br />

25 Tyson Heiser 6 5 1 6 1.0-7 . . . . . 1 . .<br />

94 Nick Farstveet 8 1 4 5 0.5-5 0.5-5 . . 1 . . . .<br />

48 Paul German 6 2 2 4 1.0-1 . . 1 2 . . . .<br />

18 Weston Dressler 9 3 . 3 . . . . . . 1 . .<br />

8 Alex Nicholas 9 3 . 3 . . . . . 1-0 . . .<br />

40 Noah Dombrovski 6 2 1 3 . . . . 1 . . . .<br />

43 Andrew Sorbo 9 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .<br />

85 Jake Caufield 9 3 . 3 . . . . . 1-0 . . .<br />

52 Matt Bakke 2 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .<br />

28 Brandon Jordan 5 1 1 2 . . 1-0 . . . . . .<br />

99 Ty Boyle 4 . 1 1 . . . . 1 . . . .<br />

67 Link Gottbeheat 5 1 . 1 1.0-5 1.0-5 . 2 2 . 1 . .<br />

93 K.Krusenstjerna 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .<br />

50 Rylan Kabanuck 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .<br />

24 Clayton Leith 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .<br />

7 Danny Freund 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .<br />

10 B. Hellevang 9 1 . 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . .<br />

TM TEAM 6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . 1 .<br />

4 Ryan Chappell 9 1 . 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . .<br />

Total.......... 9 339 176 515 52-229 27-161 7-43 25 29 10-70 7 1 .<br />

Opponents...... 9 459 208 667 44-183 18-<strong>12</strong>4 6-49 18 16 7-0 7 . .

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