Bethel University Football: 2014 Week One Preview

BETHELFOOTBALL

• • • PLAYER TO WATCH • • •

BRANDON

MARQUARDT

2013 STATS: 1,146 YDS | 17 TDS | 88.2 Y/G

• • • KEY FIGURES • • •

70.2 %Erik Peterson completed 221-of-315 passes in 2013. His 70.2 completion percentage ranked No. 5 among all QB’s nationwide.

99Landon Mathis’s 99 tackles finished second among all Royals last season and No. 5 among all MIAC defenders.

• • • NCAA SPOTLIGHT • • •

Bethel’s offense finished 2013 with 460.2 yards of offense per game. The Royal’s total yards per contest ranked No. 24 among all Division III teams.

• • • SOCIAL PLUG • • •

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• • • IN THE POLLS • • • • • • COACHES CORNER • • •

STEVE JOHNSON

26seasons

185wins

6Coach of the Year Awards

5thAmong active DIII Coaches

• • • STAT PACK • • •

PTS. / GAME

40.1

31.0

TOTAL OFF.

460399

TOTAL DEF. RUSH / GAME

314 331

PASS / GAME TURN. MARG.

195 195 266204

3126

MIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2013 | NCAA REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2007, 2010

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