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Senior linebackerT.J. Lally

Senior cornerbackJimmie Forsythe

Sophomore wide receiverJake Wieneke

Junior defensive tackleCole Langer

COACH STIG

JOHN STIEGELMEIERHead Coach18 Seasons (120-86 record — all at SDSU)Alma Mater: South Dakota State, 1979

COACH STIG’SYEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS

NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCEYEAR 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 4-3TOTALS 42-33 30-29--------------------------------------------------GREAT WEST FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

YEAR OVERALL CONF2004 6-5 2-32005 6-5 3-22006 7-4 3-12007 7-4 4-0TOTALS 26-18 12-6--------------------------------------------------

MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALLCONFERENCE

YEAR OVERALL CONF2008 7-5 6-22009 8-4 7-12010 5-6 4-42011 5-6 4-42012 9-4 6-22013 9-5 5-32014 9-5 5-3TOTALS 52-35 37-19OVERALL TOTALS 120-86 77-54

FOOTBALL HONORS AND RECORDS:• Ranks first on SDSU career football coaching victories list with 120-86 record in 18 seasons — passed Ralph Ginn,who compiled a 113-89-9 record in 22 seasons from 1947-68, with 41-3 victory Sept. 20 over UW-Oshkosh• Has led teams to winning records in 14 of his 18 seasons, including nine of 11 at the Division I Football Champi-onship Subdivision level• Since moving to the Football Championship Subdivision in 2004, the Jackrabbits have a 78-53 overall record (.595winning percentage)• His 37 victories in Missouri Valley Football Conference play rank fourth in league history, while his 52 overall winssince joining the league in 2008 are tied for 10th among all-time league coaches• 1999 North Central Conference Coach of the Year• 2007 Great West Football Conference Coach of the Year after leading Jackrabbits to first conference title in 44 years• 2007 American Football Coaches Association FCS Region 5 Coach of the Year• Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Finalist in 2007 and 2009• 2014 recipient of the Ralph Ginn Award for Coaching Excellence at South Dakota State University

PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE:• Has led Jackrabbits to four FCS playoff appearances (2009, 2012, 2013, 2014) and has a 3-4 playoff record-- 2009: Montana 61, South Dakota State 48 (at Missoula, Mont.)-- 2012: South Dakota State 58, Eastern Illinois 10 (at Brookings, S.D.)-- 2012: North Dakota State 28, South Dakota State 3 (at Fargo, N.D.)-- 2013: South Dakota State 26, Northern Arizona 7 (at Flagstaff, Ariz.)-- 2013: Eastern Washington 41, South Dakota State 17 (at Cheney, Wash.)-- 2014: South Dakota State 47, Montana State 40 (at Bozeman, Mont.)-- 2014: North Dakota State 27, South Dakota State 24(at Fargo, N.D.)• Served as a student assistant on SDSU’s lone NCAA Division II playoff-qualifying team in 1979

OTHER NOTES:• The Jackrabbits have compiled a 77-25 home record in Coach Stig’s 18 seasons as head coach• SDSU has a 176-127 overall record since Coach Stig joined the coaching staff as an full-time assistant in 1988 andhas posted a winning record in 21 of 27 seasons-- Served as secondary coach and recruiting coordinator from 1988-90 under Wayne Haensel-- Served as defensive coordinator from 1991-96 under Mike Daly• Jackrabbit student-athletes have earned Capital One Academic All-America recognition 15 times• SDSU earned the Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Academic Award each of its first six seasons in the league

MILESTONE WINS:• No. 1: SDSU 17, UC Davis 7 [first game as head coach] (Sept. 13, 1997 at Davis, Calif.)• No. 2 [first home win and first NCC victory]: SDSU 20, St. Cloud State 16 (Oct. 11, 1997, at Brookings)• No. 25: SDSU 34, Ferris State (Mich.) 24 (Sept. 1, 2001, at Brookings)• No. 45 [first win over FCS opponent]: SDSU 31, Southern (La.) 24 (Sept. 25, 2004, at Baton Rouge, La.)• No. 50: SDSU 69, Valparaiso (Ind.) 6 (Sept. 10, 2005, at Brookings)• No. 69 [first Missouri Valley Football Conference victory]: SDSU 40, Youngstown State 7 (Sept. 6, 2008, at Brookings)• No. 75: SDSU 25, North Dakota State 24 (Nov. 22, 2008, at Fargo, N.D.)• No. 100: SDSU 16, Southern Illinois 12 (Nov. 3, 2012, at Carbondale, Ill.)• No. 102 [first playoff victory]: SDSU 58, Eastern Illinois 10 (Nov. 24, 2012, at Brookings)• No. 113 [SDSU record-tying victory]: SDSU 26, Southern Utah 6 (Sept. 13, 2014, at Cedar City, Utah)• No. 114 [SDSU record-breaking victory]: SDSU 41, UW-Oshkosh 3 (Sept. 20, 2014, at Brookings)

FINAL FCS NATIONAL RANKINGS:

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YEAR TSN FCS2006 22nd 21st2007 19th 22nd2008 RV NR2009 11th 11th2010 NR NR

YEAR TSN FCS2011 NR NR2012 14th 17th2013 13th 14th2014 12th 13thTSN – The Sports Network poll FCS – FCS Coaches’

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SOUTH DAKOTA

STATE UNIVERSITY

INFORMATIONLOCATION: Brookings, S.D.ENROLLMENT: 12,557 (fall 2014)COLORS: Yellow and BlueNICKNAME: JackrabbitsAFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Championship SubdivisionCONFERENCE: Missouri Valley Football ConferenceSTADIUM: Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (15,000 capacity - natural grass surface)

ADMINISTRATION

PRESIDENT: Dr. David ChicoineALMA MATER: South Dakota State, 1969ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Justin SellALMA MATER: Bowling Green (Ohio), 1991OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-6388DEPUTY ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Leon CostelloOFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-6294SR. ASSOCIATE AD-DEVELOPMENT/SPORTSUPERVISOR: Scott BrownOFFICE PHONE: (605) 697-7475ASSOCIATE AD-COMPLIANCE/SENIOR WOMANADMINISTRATOR: Kathy HeylensOFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-5308FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE: Richard Reid

SPORTS

INFORMATION

ASSISTANT AD-SPORTS INFORMATION/FOOTBALLCONTACT: Jason HoveOFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-4623HOME PHONE: (605) 692-1484CELL PHONE: (605) 695-1827FAX: (605) 688-5999E-MAIL: Jason.Hove@sdstate.edu

SUPPORT STAFF

FOOTBALL OPERATIONS: Kadero WatsonVIDEO COORDINATOR: Alex FosterATHLETIC TRAINER: David RuleSTRENGTH AND CONDITIONING: Nate MoeEQUIPMENT: Tim DeWitt, TBAASSOCIATE AD-TICKETS: Christi WilliamsASSISTANT AD-FACILITIES: Brody Busho

GENERAL

INFORMATION

MAILING ADDRESS: 2820 HPER Center, Brookings, SD 57007-1497OVERNIGHT ADDRESS: 1047 16th Avenue, Brookings, SD 57007-1497FOOTBALL MAIN OFFICE: (605) 688-6955TICKET OFFICE: 1-866-GO JACKSWEBSITE: www.GoJacks.comTWITTER: @GoJacksFBFACEBOOK: facebook.com/SDSUJacks.Football

2014 RECAP

OVERALL RECORD: 9-5CONFERENCE RECORD: 5-3 (tied for third place in Missouri Valley Football Conference)HOME RECORD: 5-1AWAY RECORD: 4-4FINAL RANKINGS: 12th (Sports Network)/13th (FCSCoaches)

2014 GAME RESULTS

Aug. 30 at Missouri L, 18-38Sept. 6 CAL POLY W, 44-18Sept. 13 at Southern Utah W, 26-6Sept. 20 WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH W, 41-3Oct. 4 *at #22 Illinois State L, 10-45Oct. 11 *MISSOURI STATE W, 32-28Oct. 18 *at #20 Northern Iowa W, 31-28Oct. 25 *#16 YOUNGSTOWN STATE L, 27-30Nov. 1 *at #1 North Dakota State L, 17-37Nov. 8 *at #17 Indiana State W, 32-17Nov. 15 *WESTERN ILLINOIS W, 59-24Nov. 22 *SOUTH DAKOTA W, 37-14Nov. 29 ^at #17 Montana State W, 47-40Dec. 6 ^at #2 North Dakota State L, 24-27*Missouri Valley Football Conference game^Football Championship Subdivision Playoff game

COACHING STAFF

HEAD COACH: John StiegelmeierALMA MATER: South Dakota State, 1979RECORD AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE: 120-86-0 (18)CAREER RECORD: SameE-MAIL: John.Stiegelmeier@sdstate.eduOFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/QUARTERBACKS: Eric Eidsness (sixth year)ALMA MATER: Sioux Falls, 1992E-MAIL: Eric.Eidsness@sdstate.eduDEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/DEFENSIVE ENDS: ClintBrown (seventh year)ALMA MATER: Nebraska, 1996E-MAIL: Clint.Brown@sdstate.eduCO-SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR/WIDERECEIVERS: Josh Davis (seventh year)ALMA MATER: South Dakota State, 2006E-MAIL: Joshua.Davis@sdstate.eduCO-SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR/DEFENSIVE BACKS:Jay Christensen (fifth year)ALMA MATER: Nebraska-Kearney, 1999E-MAIL: Jay.Christensen@sdstate.eduDEFENSIVE TACKLES/RECRUITINGCOORDINATOR: Jesse Currier (sixth year)ALMA MATER: South Dakota State, 2008E-MAIL: Jesse.Currier@sdstate.eduOFFENSIVE LINE: John Flynn (fourth year)ALMA MATER: Oklahoma, 2004E-MAIL: John.Flynn@sdstate.eduRUNNING BACKS: Nic McKissic-Luke (third year)ALMA MATER: Alabama A&M, 2007E-MAIL: Nic.McKissic-Luke@sdstate.edu

LINEBACKERS: Jimmy Rogers (third year)ALMA MATER: South Dakota State, 2009E-MAIL: James Rogers@sdstate.eduTIGHT ENDS: Luke Schleusner (second year)ALMA MATER: North Dakota, 2002E-MAIL: Luke.Schleusner@sdstate.eduOFFENSIVE QUALITY CONTROL: Vince Benedetto(second year)ALMA MATER: South Dakota State, 2014E-MAIL: Vincent.Benedetto@jacks.sdstate.edu

TEAM INFORMATION

LETTERMEN RETURNING: 47Offense: 23Defense: 22Special Teams: 2 LETTERMEN LOST: 16Offense: 8Defense: 6Special Teams: 2STARTERS RETURNING: 16Offense: 6Defense: 9Special Teams: 1OFFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING (6): Cam Jones,TE; Jacob Ohnesorge, OL; Bryce Siverling, OL;Dylan Seiter, OL; Jake Wieneke, WR; Trevor Wesley, WR.DEFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING (9): Jesse Bobbit,LB; Dallas Brown, LB; Je Ryan Butler, CB; JimmieForsythe, CB; Shayne Gottlob, DL; T.J. Lally, LB;Cole Langer, DL; Nick Mears, S; J.R. Plote, DE.SPECIAL TEAMS STARTERS RETURNING (1): ThayerTrenhaile, LS.OTHER RETURNING LETTERMEN (31): Brandon Andrews, WR; Chris Balster, DB; Austin Benson,LB; Taylor Bloom, OL; Jay Carlson, K; Nick Carr,OL; Trey Carr, DB; Nick Farina, DB; Tyler Finnes,QB; Reggie Gandy, RB; Dallas Goedert, TE; J.T.Hassell, LB; Cody Hazelett, LB; Ezekiel Herndon,DB; Larves Jones, WR; Chase Kern, DL; DrewKreutzfeldt, LB; Connor Landberg, WR; KaneLouscher, FB; Zach Lujan, QB; Brady Mengarelli,RB; Kyle Paris, RB; Tom Peitz, LB; Matt Raymond,WR; Isaac Rodriguez, RB; Landon Schultz, DE;Patrick Schuster, LB; Trevor Sikkink, WR; KellenSoulek, DL; Chad Strehlow, FB; Mitch Vejvoda, TE.

CREDITSThe 2015 South Dakota State University Spring FootballProspectus was produced by Jason Hove and the JackrabbitSports Information Service and distributed in digital format. Photos credited to Dave Eggen, Inertia Sports Media; SDSUMarketing and Communications and LifeTouch Sports.

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Andrews, Brandon - 3Balster, Chris - 28Banasiak, Christian - 69Bloom, Taylor - 72Bobbit, Jeese - 7Brown, Dallas - 15Brown, Jordan - 9Butler, Je Ryan - 22Carbis, Joe - 76Carlson, Jay - 92Carr, Nick - 79Carr, Trey - 12Cox, Dalton - 53Douglas, Dalton - 8Ehrich, Emmanuel - 48Farina, Nick - 24Finnes, Tyler - 11Forsythe, Jimmie - 25Fry, Matt - 43Gandy, Reggie - 30Goedert, Dallas - 86Gottlob, Shayne - 98Harmon, Charlie - 68Hassell, J.T. - 51Hazelett, Cody - 8Herndon, Ezekiel - 21Hunhoff, Troy - 59Hunt, Quinten - 84Jones, Cam - 85Jones, Larves - 5Kelly, Eric - 49Kern, Chase - 58Kirschenman, Andrew - 45Kleinschmit, Eric - 29Koob, Sam - 34Kreutzfeldt, Drew - 26Lally, T.J. - 33Landberg, Connor - 18Lang, Caleb - 59Langer, Cole - 54Lansman, Seth - 75Leiseth, Mason - 59Lindsey, Tyler - 27Little, Chris - 14Louscher, Kane - 41Love, Jackson - 36Lujan, Zach - 16Mears, Nick - 42Menage, Jacob - 23Mengarelli, Brady - 44Nissen, Mitch - 13Ohnesorge, Jacob - 62Paris, Kyle - 32Peitz, Tom - 4Pickerel, Mark - 13Plote, J.R. - 91Pupungatoa, Tiano - 97Ramsey, Tywan - 74Raymond, Matt - 81Riemer, Thor - 78Rodriguez, Isaac - 2Romano, Matt - 50Romenesko, Alex - 47

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NO. NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL/PREV. SCHOOL2 Isaac Rodriguez RB 5-8 185 Jr. 2L Orlando, Fla. Freedom3 Brandon Andrews WR 6-0 190 Sr. 2L El Centro, Calif. Central Union4 Tom Peitz LB 6-0 215 Jr. 2L Crofton, Neb. Crofton5 Larves Jones WR 6-4 215 Sr. 2L Omaha, Neb. Omaha North/Fort Scott CC6 Makiah Slade DB 6-1 195 R-Fr. — Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln Northeast7 Jesse Bobbit LB 6-2 210 Jr. 2L Palatine, Ill. Palatine8 Dalton Douglas QB 6-2 200 So. — Highland, Calif. Citrus Valley8 Cody Hazelett LB 6-2 210 Jr. 1L Inver Grove Hts., Minn. Simley/Northern Illinois9 Jordan Brown DB 6-1 175 R-Fr. — Scottsdale, Ariz. Paradise Valley

11 Tyler Finnes QB 6-4 200 Sr. 1L Andover, Minn. Andover12 Trey Carr CB 5-11 180 So. 1L Omaha, Neb. Burke13 Mitch Nissen WR 6-4 200 So. — Tea, S.D. Tea Area13 Mark Pickerel DB 6-0 200 Sr. — Columbia, Mo. Rock Bridge14 Chris Little QB 6-2 195 R-Fr. — Evanston, Ill. Evanston Township15 Dallas Brown LB 5-11 195 Jr. 2L Tucson, Ariz. Sabino16 Zach Lujan QB 6-2 190 Jr. 1L Anchorage, Alaska South Anchorage17 Patrick Schuster LB 6-1 215 Sr. 3L Watertown, S.D. Watertown18 Connor Landberg WR 6-3 195 Jr. 1L Laguna Hills, Calif. Laguna Hills19 Jake Wieneke WR 6-4 210 So. 1L Maple Grove, Minn. Maple Grove21 Ezekiel Herndon DB 5-11 190 Jr. 2L Fontana, Calif. Bloomington21 Matt Swallow WR 6-0 185 So. — Aberdeen, S.D. Roncalli22 Je Ryan Butler DB 5-11 185 Sr. 3L Tempe, Ariz. Marcos De Niza23 Jacob Menage WR 6-0 180 So. — Springfield, Minn. Springfield24 Nick Farina DB 5-11 195 So. 1L Phoenix, Ariz. Desert Vista25 Jimmie Forsythe DB 5-10 190 Sr. 3L Omaha, Neb. Burke26 Drew Kreutzfeldt LB 5-11 200 Sr. 3L Wentworth, S.D. Chester27 Tyler Lindsey DB 5-9 175 R-Fr. — Owasso, Okla. Owasso28 Chris Balster DB 5-10 185 So. 1L Sheldon, Iowa Sheldon29 Eric Kleinschmit LB 6-2 200 R-Fr. — St. Helena, Neb. Crofton30 Reggie Gandy RB 5-9 195 Sr. 3L Minneapolis, Minn. DeLaSalle32 Kyle Paris RB 6-1 200 Jr. 1L Aliso Viejo, Calif. Aliso Niguel33 T.J. Lally LB 6-0 225 Sr. 3L Chicago, Ill. Marmion Academy34 Sam Koob K 5-9 200 So. — Sioux Falls, S.D. Lincoln35 Isaac Wallace RB 6-1 200 R-Fr. — Omaha, Neb. Ralston36 Jackson Love RB 5-10 235 R-Fr. — Norfolk, Neb. Norfolk Catholic39 Chad Strehlow FB 6-3 235 Sr. 3L Suring, Wis. Suring 40 Trevor Sikkink WR 6-2 200 Sr. 1L Castlewood, S.D. Castlewood41 Kane Louscher FB 6-2 250 So. 1L Mason City, Iowa Newman Catholic42 Nick Mears DB 5-11 195 Jr. 2L Milbank, S.D. Milbank43 Matt Fry DL 6-2 290 R-Fr. — Plankinton, S.D. Plankinton44 Brady Mengarelli RB 5-10 195 So. 1L Prescott, Ariz. Prescott45 Andrew Kirschenman ST 5-10 170 R-Fr. — Elkton, S.D. Elkton47 Alex Romenesko DB 5-11 195 R-Fr. — Pewaukee, Wis. Arrowhead48 Emmanuel Ehrich LB 6-0 200 R-Fr. — Maple Grove, Minn. Maple Grove49 Eric Kelly DL 6-2 230 R-Fr. — Ashland, Neb. Ashland-Greenwood50 Matt Romano DL 6-3 230 Jr. — Laguna Niguel, Calif. Dana Hills51 J.T. Hassell LB 5-11 205 So. 1L Titusville, Fla. Astronaut53 Dalton Cox LB 6-1 200 R-Fr. — Aberdeen, S.D. Roncalli54 Cole Langer DL 6-2 285 Jr. 2L Dell Rapids, S.D. Dell Rapids55 Travis Zimmerman OL 6-4 285 Sr. — Huxley, Iowa Ballard/Iowa Western56 Thayer Trenhaile LS 5-11 200 Jr. 2L Volga, S.D. Sioux Valley57 Caleb Lang DL 6-3 275 So. — Freeman, S.D. Freeman58 Chase Kern DE 6-3 250 So. 1L Sioux City, Iowa Sioux City East59 Troy Hunhoff ST 6-4 225 So. — Yankton, S.D. Yankton59 Mason Leiseth DL 6-3 245 So. — Hayti, S.D. Hamlin60 Bryce Siverling OL 6-3 290 Sr. 2L Bloomer, Wis. Bloomer61 Dylan Seiter OL 6-3 290 Sr. 2L Sun Prairie, Wis. Sun Prairie62 Jacob Ohnesorge OL 6-3 280 So. 1L Waunakee, Wis. Waunakee63 Mike Shoff OL 6-6 345 Jr. 1L Cambridge, Neb. Cambridge65 Jacob VanderHeiden OL 6-4 290 R-Fr. — Hutchinson, Minn. Hutchinson

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NO. NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL/PREV. SCHOOL68 Charlie Harmon OL 6-6 285 So. — O’Fallon, Ill. O’Fallon69 Christian Banasiak DE 6-3 245 R-Fr. — Cape Coral, Fla. Island Coast70 Tyler Weir OL 6-4 295 R-Fr. — Arvada, Colo. Pomona72 Taylor Bloom OL 6-4 300 Sr. 1L Madison, S.D. Madison74 Tywan Ramsey DL 6-4 290 R-Fr. — Milwaukee, Wis. Pulaski75 Seth Lansman OL 6-7 295 Jr. — Harlan, Iowa Harlan Community76 Joe Carbis OL 6-6 285 R-Fr. — Council Bluffs, Iowa Abraham Lincoln78 Thor Riemer OL 6-5 285 R-Fr. — Osceola, Wis. Osceola79 Nick Carr OL 6-8 315 Jr. 1L New Brighton, Minn. Totino-Grace80 Trevor Wesley WR 5-11 175 Sr. 3L Oro Valley, Ariz. Ironwood Ridge81 Matt Raymond WR 5-9 185 Sr. 3L Elkhorn, Neb. Elkhorn82 Case Wiarda WR 6-2 195 So. — Castlewood, S.D. Castlewood84 Quinten Hunt WR 6-2 180 R-Fr. — Buckeye, Ariz. Buckeye Union85 Cam Jones TE 6-5 250 Sr. 3L Eagan, Minn. Burnsville86 Dallas Goedert TE 6-5 245 So. 1L Britton, S.D. Britton-Hecla87 Mitch Vejvoda TE 6-4 245 Jr. 2L Homer Glen, Ill. Providence Catholic89 Zach Zanello TE 6-6 225 R-Fr. — Rockford, Ill. Rockford91 J.R. Plote DL 6-3 250 Sr. 3L Phoenix, Ariz. Mountain Pointe92 Jay Carlson K 6-1 215 Sr. 3L Parkville, Mo. Park Hill South93 Landon Schultz DL 6-2 255 Sr. 1L Mason City, Iowa Mason City/Iowa Western94 Kellen Soulek DL 6-5 300 So. 1L Freeman, S.D. Yankton95 Lane Sawatzke ST 6-1 190 R-Fr. — Yankton, S.D. Yankton97 Tiano Pupungatoa DL 6-5 275 R-Fr. — River Falls, Wis. River Falls/West Point Prep98 Shayne Gottlob DL 6-5 255 Jr. 1L Salem, S.D. McCook Central

2015 COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: John Stiegelmeier (19th season)Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Eric EidsnessDefensive Coordinator/Defensive Ends: Clint Brown

Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Wide Receivers: Josh DavisCo-Special Teams Coordinator/Safeties: Jay ChristensenDefensive Tackles/Recruiting Coordinator: Jesse Currier

Offensive Line: John FlynnRunning Backs: Nic McKissic-Luke

Tight Ends: Luke SchleusnerCornerbacks: Dan Jackson

Offensive Quality Control: Vince Benedetto

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Sawatzke, Lane - 95Schultz, Landon - 93Schuster, Patrick - 17Seiter, Dylan - 61Shoff, Mike - 63Sikkink, Trevor - 40Siverling, Bryce - 60Slade, Makiah - 6Soulek, Kellen - 94Strehlow, Chad - 39Swallow, Matt - 21Trenhaile, Thayer - 56VanderHeiden, Jacob - 65Vejvoda, Mitch - 87Wallace, Isaac - 35Weir, Tyler - 70Wesley, Trevor - 80Wiarda, Case - 82Wieneke, Jake - 19Zanello, Zach - 89Zimmerman, Travis - 55

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For head coach John Stiegelmeier and the rest ofthe South Dakota State University football team,spring ball is a time to work toward mastery and setting the tone for the 2015 season.

“One of my goals is that guys go into the summerknowing where they are on the depth chart,” saidStiegelmeier, who is entering his 19th season ashead coach.

Another focus this offseason has been to use thedisappointment of a third consecutive second-roundplayoff exit in heartbreaking fashion at eventual national champion North Dakota State as extra motivation.

“Much of our winter workouts have been gearedtoward the feeling of that last game — to find waysto get beyond that second round of the playoffs,”Stiegelmeier said.

Stiegelmeier expects spring practice to runsmoothly and efficiently thanks to the addition of theSanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex, which openedlast fall and will serve as the site of the JackrabbitSpring Game on April 25.

“We now have the ability to work out, run and develop our players in one location,” Stiegelmeiersaid. “We’re going to see the positive effects of thatfacility real soon.”

Following is an in-depth look at Jackrabbit football:OFFENSE

The SDSU offense is faced with the challenge ofreplacing its career passing leader (Austin Sumner),a three-time 2,000-yard rusher (Zach Zenner) andthe player with the second-most receptions in program history (Jason Schneider).

Of the three, the quarterback position is perhapsthe most unsettled as the three players fielding thebulk of the reps this spring have combined for fivecollegiate pass attempts.

Sophomore Dalton Douglas and redshirt fresh-man Chris Little, neither of whom played a down lastseason, are battling for the No. 1 spot, while seniorTyler Finnes continues to add depth. Finnes completed 2-of-5 passes for 35 yards last season inlimited action.

Zach Lujan, who filled in admirably for an injuredSumner last season by leading the Jackrabbits to a5-2 record in seven starts, is recovering from offsea-son surgery and has been held out of most team activities. Lujan completed 61 percent of his passesfor a team-best 1,943 yards with 13 touchdowns.

The quarterback situation could be further inquestion in the fall when highly touted incomingfreshman Taryn Christion joins the squad.

The question surrounding the running back posi-tion may be better phrased not as to who will replaceZenner, but how the team will replace perhaps thebest player to ever don a Jackrabbit uniform.

Stiegelmeier says the 2015 edition of theJackrabbits are likely to use two or three backs moreevenly in hopes of putting together the same kind ofproduction that Zenner supplied. The third-leadingrusher in the history of the Football Championshipwith 6,548 yards, Zenner carried the ball 300 ormore times each of his final three seasons.

“Zach was a unique guy to be able to take thatmany reps and not lose a step,” Stiegelmeier said.

Among the candidates to take on the bulk of theball-carrying responsibility is sophomore Brady Mengarelli, who finished second on the team with332 rushing yards in 2014 and averaged 5.4 yardsper carry. Mengarelli also caught 14 passes for 118yards and averaged 20.6 yards on nine kickoff returns.

Reggie Gandy also has proven to be a reliableback as he rushed for 726 yards in three seasons.Gandy ranked second on the squad for rushing inboth 2012 and 2013 with 321 and 297 yards,respectively. He has scored two rushing touch-downs in each of his first three seasons.

Also vying for playing time at running back arejuniors Isaac Rodriguez and Kyle Paris, as well asredshirt freshman Isaac Wallace. Rodriguez andParis have seen limited action on offense while contributing on special teams. Wallace turned in animpressive first season in the program as a redshirtin 2014 and has the ability to stretch the defensewith his lateral quickness and ability to slash throughthe line.

Last season, the Jackrabbits began to incorporatea traditional fullback back into the lineup for the firsttime in several years. Sophomore Kane Louscherreturns to fill the spot he held for much of the 2014campaign, and will be joined by freshman JacksonLove.

Another focus of the Jackrabbit coaching staffthroughout spring practice has been to develop a receiver or receivers to step into the role previouslyheld by Schneider and opposite returning All-Ameri-can Jake Wieneke.

A sophomore, Wieneke emerged as the topJackrabbit receiving target during the 2014 seasonby recording 73 receptions for 1,404 yards and aschool-record 16 touchdowns. The MVFC Freshmanof the Year, as well as the runner-up for the JerryRice Award as the top freshman in the FootballChampionship Subdivision, Wieneke caught atouchdown pass in all eight conference games andposted seven 100-yard games last season.

Leading candidates to fill the spot vacated bySchneider, who caught 60 or more passes the lasttwo seasons, include seniors Brandon Andrews andLarves Jones, along with junior Connor Landberg.Andrews caught 10 passes for 101 yards in 2014,with Jones contributing five catches for 54 yards.Landberg added four catches for 41 yards, includinga 10-yard touchdown reception in the Jackrabbits’playoff victory at Montana State.

Senior Trevor Wesley has played primarily in theslot position in three-receiver sets, but could see action on the outside in two-receiver formations thisseason. Wesley finished third on the team with 35 receptions in 2014 for 427 yards and one touchdown.

Another senior, Matt Raymond, has served in abackup role and recorded eight receptions for 93yards.

Other wide receivers on the spring roster includesenior Trevor Sikkink, sophomores Matt Swallow,

Mitchell Nissen and Case Wiarda, and redshirtfreshman Quinten Hunt. In addition, sophomoreJacob Menage is moving from quarterback to slot receiver during spring ball.

The tight end position features a strong and versatile group of returners.

Leading the position group is senior Cam Jones,who has started the past two seasons. Jones is backto full strength after missing the second half of the2013 campaign due to injury and being slowed during the 2014 campaign. Jones caught five passesfor 30 yards last season.

Sophomore Dallas Goedert was the leading passcatcher among Jackrabbit tight ends last season,recording eight receptions for 100 yards. His aver-age of 12.5 yards per catch ranked third among re-ceivers on the team with more than one reception.

Also returning is junior Mitch Vejvoda, who hasprimarily served as a blocker and played on specialteams. Vejvoda caught three passes for 17 yards in13 games a season ago.

Redshirt freshman Zach Zanello also will receivea full complement of reps at tight end during thespring season.

Up front, the Jackrabbits will combine experienceand youth during the 2015 season.

Three regular starters — all Wisconsin natives —return to a Jackrabbit offensive line that helped pavethe way for Zenner. Seniors Bryce Siverling andDylan Seiter return at left tackle and left guard, respectively, after starting 12 and 14 games a season ago. Sophomore Jacob Ohnesorge startedall 14 games at center and was recognized as theteam’s offensive lineman of the week six times.

Also returning are senior guards Taylor Bloomand Travis Zimmerman, junior tackles Nick Carr andSeth Lansman, and sophomore tackle Charlie Harmon. Bloom started the final six games of the2014 season at right guard, including both FootballChampionship Subdivision playoff games.

Carr made a pair of starts in place of Siverlingand was expected to challenge for a starting role inplace of first-team all-Missouri Valley Football Con-ference right tackle Trevor Greger, who graduated.However, Carr sufferered an injury midway throughspring ball, putting his status in doubt for 2015.

The Jackrabbits also hope to regain the servicesof junior guard Mike Shoff, who missed the entire2014 season due to injury, in time for fall camp.

Despite the success in the running game last season, the Jackrabbits struggled at times to protectthe quarterback, allowing 34 sacks.

“We’ve identified what we feel were the greatestweaknesses in our scheme and techniques, and willshore them up,” Stiegelmeier said.

The returning group of linemen will be challengedby a quartet of redshirt freshmen made up of tacklesThor Riemer and Joe Carbis, center Tyler Weir andguard Jacob VanderHeiden. Riemer was honored asthe team’s Scout Offense Player of the Year in 2014.

“I am excited about our young guys, especiallythe four freshmen,” Stiegelmeier said. “The promiseis there.”

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DEFENSE

Overall, SDSU brings back an experienced groupas nine regular starters return.

Three starters return to the South Dakota Statedefensive line in 2015, but Jackrabbit coaches sayproduction from the position group will need to in-crease if the team expects to be in contention for afourth consecutive trip to the Football ChampionshipSubdivision playoffs.

“We feel we have good skill, good players withthe defensive line,” Stiegelmeier said. “As coaches,we have to push them and work harder. When theball is snapped and it’s a pass play, both our lineshave to be better.”

As a team, SDSU registered only 15 sacks a sea-son ago, with departed senior Jack Sherlock leadingthe squad with three from his defensive end position.

Both starting interior linemen return with juniorsCole Langer and Shayne Gottlob coming off full seasons in the starting lineup. Langer was a sec-ond-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conferenceselection as a defensive tackle last season, finishingin a tie for sixth on the squad with 49 total tackles,including 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.

A converted tight end, Gottlob started the final 12games of the 2014 season at nose tackle and fin-ished with 38 total tackles, including three for loss.Gottlob also intercepted a pass, one he returnedfour yards for a touchdown at Southern Utah.

Sophomore Kellen Soulek also gained experi-ence in the middle of the Jackrabbit defensive linelast season. Soulek held a primary backup role lastseason and contributed 26 total tackles, three tack-les for loss and two sacks

Fellow sophomore Caleb Lang and redshirt fresh-men Tywan Ramsey and Tiano Pupungatoa also willbe in the mix for playing time this season.

Senior J.R. Plote is the most experienced passrusher but the Jackrabbit have a number of playerswho could rotate at the defensive end positions.Plote performed well down the stretch for theJackrabbits, recording a career-high 10 tackles inthe playoff loss at North Dakota State. Overall, hetallied 42 tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss and asack.

Chase Kern had his redshirt pulled at the start ofconference play last season and is line for an ex-panded role at defensive end in 2015. Kern regis-tered eight tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5sacks in limited action.

Other candidates to see action at defensive endinclude senior Landon Schultz, junior Matt Romano,sophomore Mason Leiseth and redshirt freshmanChristian Banasiak. Schultz made 21 stops in hisfirst season after transferring in from the junior col-lege ranks. Romano and Leiseth both were sidelinedby injury in 2014.

Leading the Jackrabbit corps of linebackers issenior T.J. Lally. Poised to be a four-year starter atmiddle linebacker, Lally posted the second 100-tackle season of his career in 2014, leading thesquad with 117 total tackles and 9.5 tackles for loss.A team captain, Lally registered double figures for

tackles in five games, including a 20-tackle perform-ance in the regular season matchup with NorthDakota State that ranks as the highest single-gametackle total in the Division I era (since 2004).

Lally is flanked by returning starter Jesse Bobbitand Dallas Brown, both juniors. Bobbit enjoyed astrong second half to the 2014 season and finishedthird on the team with 90 tackles. He also led thesquad with two forced fumbles.

Brown, a converted defensive back, tied for sixthon the team with 49 tackles. He also returned an interception for touchdown in the Jackrabbits’ roadwin at Northern Iowa last season.

Sophomore J.T. Hassell displayed big-play abilityand made the most of his limited reps during his truefreshman season in 2014. Hassell finished his fresh-man campaign with 41 tackles, four tackles for loss,a sack and an interception.

The remainder of the Jackrabbits who filled spotson the two-deep a season ago all return, but depth isan issue during spring practice as a number of line-backers have been held out or limited due to injury.

Junior Tom Peitz (23 tackles) served as Lally’sbackup at middle linebacker last season, while seniors Drew Kreutzfeldt (10 tackles) and PatrickSchuster (14 tackles) backed up at the outside spots.

Going through their first spring practices are redshirt freshmen Dalton Cox and EmmanuelEhrich. Cox was honored as the team’s Scout Defense Player of the Year in 2014.

The Jackrabbit football team returns three of fourstarters in its secondary, including both starting cornerbacks. SDSU ranked second in the MissouriValley Football Conference in pass defense duringthe 2014 season, allowing an average of 192.1yards per game through the air.

Senior Jimmie Forsythe has started 23 games atcornerback over the past two seasons, including all14 games in 2014. An honorable mention all-Mis-souri Valley Football Conference selection last sea-son, Forsythe ranked fifth on the team with 51tackles, while ranking second with nine passbreakups and adding one interception.

Opposite Forsythe, fellow senior Je Ryan Butlerreturns at the other corner. Butler tallied two inter-ceptions and eight pass breakups, while notching 33total tackles, including three for loss. Butler also sawextensive action as a return specialist, posting aver-aged of 13.2 yards on punt returns and 18.1 yardsper kickoff return.

Sophomore Trey Carr made the most of his timeon the field, leading the team with 10 pass breakupsas a backup cornerback. Carr added 31 tackles, twointerceptions and recovered a fumble as he wasnamed to the Missouri Valley Football ConferenceAll-Newcomer Team.

Adding depth at the cornerback positions are junior Ezekiel Herndon and redshirt freshmen Jordan Brown and Tyler Lindsey.

At safety, the Jackrabbits return starting strongsafety Nick Mears, but lost key contributors JakeGentile and Melvin Taveras, the latter of whom ledthe team with three interceptions in 2014.

“We have to find replacements at safety — that’swhere we lost a lot of experience,” Stiegelmeier said.

A junior from Milbank, Mears finished second onthe team with 96 tackles, including 3.5 tackles forloss. He also intercepted a pass and broke up sixothers in 13 games.

Other returning players at safety include sopho-mores Nick Farina (seven tackles, one interception)and Chris Balster, along with, senior Mark Pickerel.

Redshirt freshman Makiah Slade is a leading candidate to fill the free safety position, with fellowredshirt freshman Alex Romenesko also vying for aspot in the defensive rotation. Romenesko wasScout Special Teams Player of the Year in 2014.

SPECIAL TEAMS

The special teams unit is in transition followingthe departures of punter Ethan Sawyer and All-America kicker Justin Syrovatka to graduation.

Jay Carlson, who has primarily handled kickoffsduring his career, is in position to take over theplacekicking duties in 2015. Long snapper ThayerTrenhaile and holder Tyler Finnes both return, giving the Jackrabbits some continuity in the kickingdepartment.

The punting chores are being handled by RonPavlik and Troy Hunhoff during the spring.

Incoming freshmen Chase Vinatieri at kicker and Brady Hale at punter are expected to push thereturning special teams players in fall camp.

Another focus of special teams this spring is toimprove on kickoffs — both in terms of returns anddefending the return. SDSU allowed two kickoff returns for touchdowns last season, while averaging19.9 yards on their own returns.

“We are really going to work hard on the basictechniques of blocking and covering lanes,”Stiegelmeier said. “Fundamentally, we weren’t asgood as we should have been.”

RETURNING

STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING - YARDS1. Zach Lujan ..................................................1,943RUSHING - YARDS2. Brady Mengarelli ............................................3323. Reggie Gandy ................................................108RECEPTIONS1. Jake Wieneke ..................................................733. Trevor Wesley ..................................................35RECEIVING YARDS1. Jake Wieneke..............................................1,4043. Trevor Wesley ................................................427TACKLES1. T.J. Lally ..........................................................1172. Nick Mears........................................................963. Jessee Bobbit ..................................................90SACKS2. Kellen Soulek ..................................................2.0T3. Cole Langer ..................................................1.5T3. Chase Kern ..................................................1.5INTERCEPTIONST2. Je Ryan Butler..................................................2T2. Trey Carr ..........................................................2

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OFFENSEQB 8 Dalton Douglas, 6-2, 200, So., Highland, Calif.or 14 Chris Little, 6-2, 195, R-Fr., Evanston, Ill.

11 Tyler Finnes, 6-4, 200, Sr., Andover, Minn.— 16 ^Zach Lujan, 6-2, 190, Jr., Anchorage, Alaska

RB 44 Brady Mengarelli, 5-10, 195, Jr., Prescott, Ariz.30 Reggie Gandy, 5-9, 195, Sr., Minneapolis, Minn.35 Issac Wallace, 6-1, 200, R-Fr., Omaha, Neb.32 Kyle Paris, 6-1, 200, Jr., Aliso Viejo, Calif.2 Isaac Rodriguez, 5-8, 185, Jr., Orlando, Fla.

FB 41 Kane Louscher, 6-2, 250, So., Mason City, Iowa36 Jackson Love, 5-10, 235, R-Fr., Norfolk, Neb.

WR 80 TREVOR WESLEY, 5-11, 175, Sr., Oro Valley, Ariz.(W-Back) 81 Matt Raymond, 5-9, 185, Sr., Elkhorn, Neb.

23 Jacob Menage, 6-0, 180, So., Springfield, Minn.21 Matt Swallow, 6-0, 185, So., Aberdeen, S.D.

WR 19 JAKE WIENEKE, 6-4, 210, So., Maple Grove, Minn.(X-Back) 5 Larves Jones, 6-4, 215, Sr., Omaha, Neb.

82 Case Wiarda, 6-2, 195, So., Castlewood, S.D.

WR 3 Brandon Andrews, 6-0, 190, Sr., El Centro, Calif.or 18 Connor Landberg, 6-3, 195, Jr., Laguna Hills, Calif.(Z-Back) 13 Mitchell Nissen, 6-4, 200, So., Tea, S.D.

84 Quinten Hunt, 6-2, 180, R-Fr., Buckeye, Ariz.

TE 85 CAM JONES, 6-5, 250, Sr., Eagan, Minn.86 Dallas Goedert, 6-5, 245, So., Britton, S.D.87 Mitch Vejvoda, 6-4, 245, Jr., Homer Glen, Ill.89 Zach Zanello, 6-6, 225, R-Fr., Rockford, Ill.

LT 60 BRYCE SIVERLING, 6-3, 290, Sr., Bloomer, Wis.68 Charlie Harmon, 6-6, 285, So., O’Fallon, Ill.76 Joe Carbis, 6-6, 285, R-Fr., Council Bluffs, Iowa

LG 61 DYLAN SEITER, 6-3, 290, Sr., Sun Prairie, Wis.65 Jacob VanderHeiden, 6-4, 290, R-Fr., Hutchinson, Minn.

C 62 JACOB OHNESORGE, 6-3, 280, So., Waunakee, Wis.70 Tyler Weir, 6-4, 295, R-Fr., Arvada, Colo.

RG 72 Taylor Bloom, 6-4, 300, Sr., Madison, S.D.55 Travis Zimmerman, 6-4, 285, Sr., Huxley, Iowa

— 63 ^Mike Shoff, 6-6, 345, Jr., Cambridge, Neb.

RT 75 Seth Lansman, 6-7, 295, Jr., Harlan, Iowa78 Thor Riemer, 6-5, 285, R-Fr., Osceola, Wis.

— 79 ^Nick Carr, 6-8, 315, Jr., New Brighton, Minn.

DEFENSEDE 69 Christian Banasiak, 6-3, 245, R-Fr., Cape Coral, Fla.

58 Chase Kern, 6-3, 250, So., Sioux City, Iowa49 Eric Kelly, 6-2, 230, R-Fr., Ashland, Neb.

DT 54 COLE LANGER, 6-2, 285, Jr., Dell Rapids, S.D.97 Tiano Pupungatoa, 6-5, 275, R-Fr., River Falls, Wis.

— 98 ^SHAYNE GOTTLOB, 6-5, 255, Jr., Salem, S.D.

NT 94 Kellen Soulek, 6-5, 300, So., Freeman, S.D.57 Caleb Lang, 6-3, 275, So., Freeman, S.D.43 Matt Fry, 6-2, 290, R-Fr., Plankinton, S.D.

DE 91 J.R. PLOTE, 6-3, 250, Sr., Phoenix, Ariz.93 Landon Schultz, 6-2, 255, Sr., Mason City, Iowa50 Matt Romano, 6-3, 230, Jr., Laguna Niguel, Calif.

LB 8 Cody Hazelett, 6-2, 210, Jr., Inver Grove Heights, Minn.(Will) 29 Eric Kleinschmit, 6-2, 200, R-Fr., St. Helena, Neb.

48 Emmanuel Ehrich, 6-0, 200, R-Fr., Maple Grove, Minn.— 7 ^JESSE BOBBIT, 6-2, 210, So., Palatine, Ill.— 17 ^Patrick Schuster, 6-1, 215, Sr., Watertown, S.D.

LB 33 T.J. LALLY, 6-0, 225, Sr., Chicago, Ill(Mike) 53 Dalton Cox, 6-1, 200, R-Fr., Aberdeen, S.D.— 4 ^Tom Peitz, 6-0, 215, Jr., Crofton, Neb.

LB 15 DALLAS BROWN, 5-11, 195, Sr., Tucson, Ariz.or 51 J.T. Hassell, 5-11, 205, So., Titusville, Fla.(Sam) 26 Drew Kreutzfeldt, 5-11, 200, Sr., Wentworth, S.D.

LCB 25 JIMMIE FORSYTHE, 5-10, 190, Sr., Omaha, Neb.9 Jordan Brown, 6-1, 175, R-Fr., Scottsdale, Ariz.

SS 42 NICK MEARS, 5-11, 195, Jr., Milbank, S.D.47 Alex Romenesko, 5-11, 195, R-Fr., Pewaukee, Wis.28 Chris Balster, 5-10, 185, So., Sheldon, Iowa

FS 24 Nick Farina, 5-11, 195, So., Phoenix, Ariz.13 Mark Pickerel, 6-0, 200, Sr., Columbia, Mo.6 Makiah Slade, 6-1, 195, R-Fr., Lincoln, Neb.

RCB 22 JE RYAN BUTLER, 5-11, 185, Sr., Tempe, Ariz.or 12 Trey Carr, 5-11, 180, So., Omaha, Neb.

21 Ezekiel Herndon, 5-11, 190, Jr., Fontana, Calif.

* Returning starters indicated in CAPS^ Injured player who will be held out or limited during spring ball

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK 92 Jay Carlson, 6-1, 215, Sr., Parkville, Mo.34 Sam Koob, 5-9, 200, So., Sioux Falls, S.D.

Holder 11 Tyler Finnes, 6-4, 200, Sr., Andover, Minn.81 Matt Raymond,5-9, 185, Sr., Elkhorn, Neb.

Long 56 THAYER TRENHAILE, 5-11, 200, Jr., Volga, S.D.Snaps 15 Dallas Brown, 5-11, 195, Jr., Tucson, Ariz.

Short 56 THAYER TRENHAILE, 5-11, 200, Jr., Volga, S.D.Snaps 62 Jacob Ohnesorge, 6-3, 280, So., Waunakee, Wis.

P 59 Troy Hunhoff, 6-4, 225, So., Yankton, S.D.46 Ron Pavlik, 6-0, 195, Sr., Porter, Ind.

KO 92 JAY CARLSON, 6-1, 215, Sr., Parkville, Mo.34 Sam Koob, 5-9, 200, So., Sioux Falls, S.D.

KOR 80 Trevor Wesley, 5-11, 175, Sr., Oro Valley, Ariz.22 Je Ryan Butler, 5-11, 185, Sr., Tempe, Ariz.44 Brady Mengarelli, 5-10, 195, So., Prescott, Ariz.12 Trey Carr, 5-11, 180, So., Omaha, Neb.

PR 22 ^JE RYAN BUTLER, 5-11, 185, Sr., Tempe, Ariz.12 Trey Carr, 5-11, 180, So., Omaha, Neb.

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JE RYAN BUTLER, 5-10, 185, Sr., Cornerback/Return Specialist, Tempe, Ariz.Je Ryan has played key roles both defensively and on special teams for the Jackrabbits’ three consecutive playoff teams ... hasstarted 25 games at cornerback over the past three seasons ... 2014: Played in all 14 games, starting 13 ... tied for second on teamwith two interceptions ... ranked third on squad with eight pass breakups ...recorded first interception of season in Beef Bowl victoryover Wisconsin-Oshkosh ... intercepted a pass in the end zone and broke up two other passes in regular season finale versusSouth Dakota ... credited with season-high five tackles, including one for loss in Football Championship Subdivision playoff victoryat Montana State ... matched career long with 80-yard punt return to set up touchdown in playoff game at North Dakota State ... averaged 13.2 yards on 27 punt returns and 18.1 yards on seven kickoff returns ... 2013: Played in all 14 games with five starts ...honorable mention all-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection as a punt returner ... took over punt return duties midwaythrough 2013 season and averaged 11.8 yards per attempt ... returned punt 80 yards for touchdown in double-overtime win overNorthern Iowa ... recorded five punt returns for 90 yards, including long of 39 yards in Football Championship Subdivision playoffwin at Northern Arizona .... also intercepted two passes in win at Northern Arizona en route to sharing team lead for the season withfour interceptions ... returned interception 39 yards for touchdown in 2013 season opener versus Butler (Ind.) ... 2012: Made sevenstarts, including both FCS playoff games ... of his 35 tackles, 28 were solo stops ... registered career-high eight tackles, two ofwhich were for loss, and added interception and pass breakup in home win over South Dakota

CAREER STATISTICS

Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds PBU Int-Yds LG BK PR-Yds Avg LG TD2012 13 28 7 35 2.0-7 2 2-69 39 0 0-0 0.0 0 02013 14 20 11 31 1.0-2 6 4-40 *39 1 21-247 11.8 *80 12014 14 24 9 33 3.0-4 8 2-0 0 0 28-370 13.2 80 0Career 41 72 27 99 6.0-3 16 8-109 *39 1 49-617 12.6 *80 1

JIMMIE FORSYTHE, 5-10, 190, Sr., Cornerback, Omaha, Neb.Jimmie has been a steady contributor in the Jackrabbit secondary throughout his career ... selected as team captain for 2015season ... 2014: Started all 14 games ... honorable mention selection to the all-Missouri Valley Football Conference team ...ranked fifth on team with 51 tackles ... finished second on squad with nine pass breakups ...made three stops and recordedlone interception of the season in road win at Southern Utah ... notched career-high seven tackles and broke up pair of passesin key road victory at Indiana State ... broke up two passes and registered four tackles in home finale versus South Dakota ...tallied two tackles and a pass breakup in each Football Championship Subdivision playoff game against Montana State andNorth Dakota State ... 2013: Played in 13 games at cornerback with nine starts ... broke up a pass and came up with late interception to seal win at North Dakota ... forced a fumble and registered four tackles at Nebraska ... turned in career-best 34-yard kickoff return in Hobo Day game versus Southern Illinois ... notched four tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss, in victoryover Northern Iowa ... returned interception 31 yards in home finale against Indiana State ... 2012: Earned first varsity letterafter playing in all 13 games ... tallied two tackles in a game four times, including in home opener versus UC Davis, when hewas named squad’s Special Teams Player of the Week ... ranked second on team with eight special teams tackles ... made firstcareer interception in regular season finale versus South Dakota

CAREER STATISTICS

Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Int-Yds PBU KOR Yds Avg. LG2012 13 11 3 14 0-0 1-0 0 4 76 19.0 242013 13 22 13 35 2.0-4 2-36 2 8 187 23.4 342014 14 39 12 51 1.0-3 1-1 9 0 0 0.0 0Career 40 72 28 100 3.0-7 4-37 11 12 263 21.9 34

CAM JONES, 6-5, 250, Sr., Tight End, Eagan, Minn.Cam is line to start at tight end for the third season in a row during the 2015 campaign ... selected as a team captain ... 2014:Played in 12 games, returning to the lineup after missing the second half of the previous season ... totaled five catches for 30 yards,while also contributing as a blocker for potent rushing attack ... opened season with one reception for three yards at Missouri ...caught one pass for eight yards at Southern Utah ... hauled in season-high two passes for 14 yards in road victory at Northern Iowa... 2013: Caught at least one pass in six of seven games he played prior to injury ... caught three passes for 97 yards, including career-long 60-yarder, in season opener versus Butler (Ind.) ... recorded career-high six receptions for 68 yards in losing effort atNebraska ... tallied four catches for 70 yards in Hobo Day game versus Southern Illinois ... hauled in two passes for 27 yards, including 24-yard touchdown in road win at Western Illinois ... 2012: Saw action at both tight end and in the backfield on short-yardage situations ... scored rushing touchdowns in wins over Indiana State, South Dakota and in FCS playoff game againstEastern Illinois .. also scored 8-yard receiving touchdown on final play of first half versus Eastern Illinois

CAREER STATISTICS

Year Rec Yds Avg. TD LG Rush Yds Avg. TD LG2012 3 50 16.7 1 36 7 24 3.4 3 102013 18 315 17.5 1 60 0 0 0.0 0 02014 5 30 6.0 0 8 0 0 0.0 0 0Career 26 395 15.2 2 60 7 24 3.4 3 10

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ZACH LUJAN, 6-2, 190, Jr., Quarterback, Anchorage, AlaskaZach was a late addition to the Jackrabbit roster, but filled in admirably when starting quarterback Austin Sumner went down withan injury in the 2014 season opener at Missouri ... named to Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team after leadingteam to 5-2 record in seven starts ... threw at least one touchdown pass in all seven starts ... completed 21-of-28 passes for 239yards after entering game late in first quarter at Missouri ... threw three touchdown passes in home opener against Cal Poly ... completed 17-of-28 passes for 310 yards and three touchdowns in win over Missouri State ... helped lead Jackrabbits to road winat Northern Iowa, completing 21-of-38 passes for 223 yards ... racked up season-high 329 yards passes on 28-of-42 attempts inHobo Day game against Youngstown State ... played one season at Chabot College (Calif.), where he was named 2013 GoldenGate Conference Offensive Player of the Year and league most valuable player

CAREER STATISTICS

Year G-GS Comp Att Int Pct. Yds TD LG NCAA Eff. Rush Yds TD LG2014 9-7 147 241 10 .610 1,943 13 *78 138.22 62 14 0 20Career 9-7 147 214 10 .610 1,943 13 *78 138.22 62 14 0 20

COLE LANGER, 6-2, 285, Jr., Defensive Tackle, Dell Rapids, S.D.Cole has a streak of 20 consecutive starts entering the 2015 season ... is a third-generation Jackrabbit student-athlete — his grand-father, Jim, was an all-conference football player and All-America baseball player at SDSU before embarking on a hall-of-fame football career with the Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings, while his father, Tracy, also was an all-conference baseball playerfor the Jackrabbits ... 2014: Earned second-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors ... tied for sixth on the team with49 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks ... tallied three tackles, including half-sack, and blocked a field goal attemptin road win at nationally ranked Northern Iowa ... recorded season-high six tackles, including tackle for loss, in regular seasonmatchup at North Dakota State ... was credited with four tackles in Football Championship Subdivision playoff games against Montana State and North Dakota State ... also contributed a blocked kick and pass breakup in playoff victory at Montana State ...2013: Selected to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team after registering 35 tackles ... played in all 14games as a true freshman, starting the final six ... set season high for tackles in back-to-back Football Championship Subdivisionplayoff games ... posted six tackles, including a sack, at Northern Arizona ... recorded seven tackles, including a tackle for loss atEastern Washington

CAREER STATISTICS

Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR-Yds FF2013 14 50 39 89 6.5-16 1.5-11 2 0-0 0 2-3 12014 14 52 65 117 9.5-26 1.0-3 1 0-0 0 1-11 0Career 41 175 138 313 24.0-82 8.5-48 9 2-31 0 4-14 2

T.J. LALLY, 6-0, 225, Sr., Linebacker, Chicago, Ill.T.J. has been a mainstay in the Jackrabbit defensive lineup, starting all 41 games at middle linebacker over the past three seasons... two-time team captain ... 2014: Earned second-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors for the second time in hiscareer ... started all 14 games ... led team with 117 total tackles and 9.5 tackles for loss ... recorded double figures in tackles fivetimes, starting with 11-tackle performance at Missouri in season opener ... set Jackrabbit single-game standard in the Division I erawith 20 tackles, including a sack, in regular season meeting at North Dakota State ... tallied 10 tackles in home win over MissouriState to share team’s Defensive Player of the Week award ... also honored with weekly defensive award in games against Cal Polyand Wisconsin-Oshkosh ... recorded 10 tackles in road victory at Indiana State ... registered eight tackles, including two for loss,broke up a pass and returned fumble 11 yards to set up late Jackrabbit field goal in Football Championship Subdivision playoff victory at Montana State ... closed season with 14-tackle performance in playoff loss at North Dakota State ... 2013: Ranked second on team with 89 tackles and two fumble recoveries ... recorded season-high 10 tackles and recovered a fumble in BeefBowl victory over Southeastern Louisiana ... turned the momentum in team’s favor by recording go-ahead safety midway throughthird quarter of Football Championship Subdivision playoff game at Northern Arizona ... 2012: Second-team all-Missouri ValleyFootball Conference selection and member of the MVFC All-Newcomer Team ... started all 13 games and ranked second on teamwith 107 tackles ... recorded double figures for tackles five times ... shared team lead with six sacks ... was a finalist for the JerryRice Award as the top freshman in the Football Championship Subdivision and named to College Sports Journal All-FreshmanTeam ... earned MVFC Newcomer of the Week honors three times, starting with 10-tackle, four-sack performance in home openeragainst UC Davis

CAREER STATISTICS

Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR-Yds FF2012 13 73 34 107 8.0-40 6.0-34 6 2-31 0 1-0 22013 14 50 39 89 6.5-16 1.5-11 2 0-0 0 2-3 12014 14 52 65 117 9.5-26 1.0-3 1 0-0 0 1-11 0Career 41 175 138 313 24.0-82 8.5-48 9 2-31 0 4-14 2

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NICK MEARS, 5-11, 195, Jr., Safety, Milbank, S.D.Nick emerged as a leader on the Jackrabbit defense last season ... 2014: Saw action in 13 games with 11 starts ... ranked secondon team with 96 tackles (64 solo) ... recorded double digits in tackles on three occasions, starting with 10-tackle performance inhome opener against Cal Poly ... credited with nine tackles (8 solo) in home win over Missouri State ... registered seven tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss, and made first career interception in road win at nationally ranked Northern Iowa ... broke up threepasses and notched seven tackles in Hobo Day game versus Youngstown State ... made 10 stops and broke up a pass in regularseason game at North Dakota State ... tallied career-high 12 tackles versus Western Illinois ... totaled eight tackles in each FootballChampionship Subdivision playoff game, against Montana State and North Dakota State ... 2013: Played in all 14 games either onspecial teams or as a reserve safety ... registered three tackles in collegiate debut against Butler (Ind.) ... recorded season-highnine tackles in Football Champion-ship Subdivision playoff game at Eastern Washington

CAREER STATISTICS

Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR-Yds FF2013 14 11 16 27 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 02014 13 64 32 96 3.5-8 0-0 6 1-0 0 0-0 0Career 27 75 48 123 3.5-8 0-0 6 1-0 0 0-0 0

BRADY MENGARELLI, 5-10, 195, So., Running Back, Prescott, Ariz.Brady contributed both on offense and special teams during the 2014 season and will be in contention for the top running back spotthis season ... 2014: Ranked second on the team in rushing with 332 yards, averaging 5.4 yards per carry ... also ranked fifth onsquad with 14 receptions and averaged 20.6 yards on nine kickoff returns ... top performance was five-carry, 73-yard outing againstCal Poly, during which he scored his lone touchdown of the season and totaled 122 all-purpose yards ... named recipient of team'sEffort Award after carrying 13 times for 65 yards, including season-long run of 25 yards, in road win at Southern Utah ... rushed 15times for 63 yards in Beef Bowl victory over Wisconsin-Oshkosh ... ran six times for 20 yards and caught five passes for 34 yards inkey road win at Indiana State ... returned opening kickoff 46 yards and added a 26-yard reception in regular season finale versusSouth Dakota ... broke off runs of 22 yards in both Football Championship Subdivision playoff games at Montana State and NorthDakota State

CAREER STATISTICS

Year Rush Yds Avg TD LG Rec Yds Avg TD LG KOR Yds Avg LG2014 61 332 5.4 1 25 14 118 8.4 0 26 9 185 20.6 46Career 61 332 5.4 1 25 14 118 8.4 0 26 9 185 20.6 45

JAKE WIENEKE, 6-4, 210, So., Wide Receiver, Maple Grove, Minn.Jake returns to the Jackrabbit lineup after a record-setting freshman campaign last season ... 2014: Emerged as the team's top receiver, leading the Jackrabbits with 73 receptions for 1,404 yards and a school-record 16 touchdowns ... named Missouri ValleyFootball Conference Freshman of the Year andalso finished as runner-up for Jerry Rice Award as top freshman in Football Championship Subdivision ... earned All-America recognition from Associated Press (second team) and Sports Network (thirdteam) ... also named College Sporting News FCS Freshman of the Year and honored as a member of the College Sporting newsFCS Fabulous Fifty ... his 73 receptions tied for second most in a season by a Jackrabbit player and his 1,404 receiving yards werethe most by a Jackrabbit freshman and second most in program history ... first-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection after leading league in total receiving yards, receiving yards per game (100.3 ypg) and touchdowns, while ranking third intotal receptions ... caught a touchdown pass in all eight regular season league games ... posted seven 100-yard receiving games,including three performances that rank in the top 10 by a Jackrabbit in a single game ... top yardage total was 183 yards on eightcatches with three touchdowns against Missouri State ... twice caught 10 passes in a game, racking up 178 receiving yards and atouchdown against Youngstown State on Hobo Day and 159 yards and three TDs versus Western Illinois ... tied Jackrabbit recordwith 91-yard touchdown reception at Indiana State ... closed regular season with six catches for 177 yards and a touchdown versusSouth Dakota ... caught 3-yard touchdown pass in waning minutes of FCS playoff game at North Dakota State as Jackrabbit upsetbid came up short

CAREER STATISTICS

Year Rec Yds Avg. TD LG Rush Yds Avg. TD LG2014 73 1,404 19.2 16 *91 1 52 52.0 0 52Career 73 1,404 19.2 16 *91 1 52 52.0 0 52* denotes touchdown

South Dakota State University head coach JohnStiegelmeier announced on Feb. 4 that 21 highschool standouts, including five in-state recruits,signed a National Letter of Intent, indicating theywill further their education and athletic pursuits asa member of the Jackrabbit football program.

“Our football staff is very excited about the addition of this recruiting class. We have filled ourneeds with a collection of great student athletes,most of them being from the region,” Stiegelmeiersaid. “This class is made up of those signing national letters of intent but also a great non-schol-arship group of student-athletes. The efforts of ourassistant coaches, athletic support staff and manySDSU professors made the difference this recruit-ing season. We look forward to great things fromthe 2015 recruiting class.”

The signees are:• Adam Anderson, 6-1, 175, wide receiver, Orlando, Fla. (Boone H.S.)

Anderson was a second-team all-Central Floridaand all-state selection during his senior season atBoone High School in Orlando. He set single-seasonschool records with 66 catches and 1,176 receivingyards as a senior, after 36 passes for 576 yards as ajunior.• Taryn Christion, 6-2, 195, quarterback, SiouxFalls (Roosevelt H.S.)

Christion was a dual-threat quarterback for Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls who earnedall-state honors and was a member of the SiouxFalls Argus Leader Elite 45 during his junior season, when he accounted for 3,537 yards of totaloffense and 43 touchdowns. Christion passed for2,549 yards and ran for 988 yards as a junior andwas averaging 392 yards of total offense per gameas a senior before suffering a season-ending injuryin third game. He completed 42-of-69 passes for755 yards and four touchdowns, and added 421rushing yards and six touchdowns on 63 attempts in2014. • Matt Clark, 6-5, 285, offensive lineman, Syra-cuse, Neb. (Syracuse H.S.)

Clark excelled both on the football field and onthe wrestling mat during his career at Syracuse HighSchool. He named to Class C1 All-State First Teamfor football by both the Lincoln Journal Star andOmaha World Herald and was a second-team honoree on the Nebraska Super State squad. Inwrestling, Clark was ranked as high as No. 6 nationally at heavyweight. He completed a perfect49-0 season during the 2013-14 campaign withClass B state title, winning all four matches at statemeet by pin.• Jared DeVoe, 6-4, 290, offensive lineman, NewMarket, Iowa (Clarinda H.S.)

DeVoe played four years of varsity football andwas a three-year starter for Clarinda High School.He earned all-district honors on both sides of theball, receiving recognition as a defensive lineman in2013 and as an offensive lineman as a senior.DeVoe was honored as a second-team all-state selection by both the Iowa Newspaper Associationand the Des Moines Register, as well as a first-teamhonoree on all-Western Iowa Team. In addition, he

was named District 8 Co-Player of the Year and hasbeen selected to play in the 2015 Shrine Bowl.DeVoe anchored line for offensive unit that rackedup more than 4,100 yards of total offense. He alsotallied 31 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sackson defense.

An all-around athlete, DeVoe qualified for the2012 state track and field meet in the shot put andalso has competed in basketball, wrestling andbaseball during prep career. • Ryan Earith, 6-4, 260, defensive tackle, Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista South H.S.)

Earith was a force on the defensive line for Papillion-La Vista South High School, earning all-Metro and first-team all-state honors. He also washonored on Super State squad after recording 37tackles, five sacks and a fumble recovery during hissenior season. On offense, Earith caught 18 passesfor 323 yards and three touchdowns as a tight end inearning team most valuable player honors.• Jake Ford, 6-5, 280, offensive lineman,Chicago, Ill. (Marist H.S.)

Ford was a two-sport standout at Marist HighSchool in Chicago, excelling both on the footballfield and on the wrestling mat. He won regional titleat heavyweight as a junior, winning 32 matches –including 24 by pin – in helping lead nationallyranked wrestling program to runner-up finish at 2014state meet. • Brady Hale, 6-3, 200, punter/kicker, Yankton(Yankton H.S.)

Hale played multiple roles in helping lead YanktonHigh School to 2014 Class AA state championship.He was an all-state selection and member of theSioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 after averaging 38yards per punt and connecting on 11-of-17 fieldgoals, including a 53-yarder. Hale added 40 recep-tions, scored five touchdowns, and notched 25 tack-les and three interceptions on defense. He alsoearned all-conference honors in basketball.• Jake Harms, 6-3, 205, linebacker, Crete, Neb.(Crete H.S.)

Harms was honored on the Nebraska Class B all-state defensive unit during both his junior and seniorseasons at Crete High School. As a senior, herecorded 74 total tackles, including 6.5 sacks as asenior, while also rushing for 377 yards and talying408 receiving yards. • Marquise Lewis, 5-11, 180, wide receiver,Omaha, Neb. (Omaha North H.S.)

Lewis excelled in all three phases of the game atOmaha North High School. A first-team all-Nebraskaselection who also was named 2014 Defensive Backof the Year, he finished as the school's career leaderin receptions and receiving yards, while also settinga single-season record with 952 receiving yards on43 catches with 11 touchdowns in 2014. On specialteams, Lewis returned six punts for 178 yards andtwo touchdowns. • Zy Mosley, 6-0, 170, cornerback, Minnetonka,Minn. (Minnetonka H.S.)

Mosley was a two-time honorable mention all-conference selection while playing first for HopkinsHigh School and later for Minnetonka High School inthe Twin Cities Metro area. He also played on statechampion U17 rugby team.

• Christian Rozeboom, 6-2, 205, linebacker,Sioux Center, Iowa (Sioux Center H.S.)

Rozeboom was a three-time all-district honoreewho helped lead Sioux Center High School to thestate championship game in 2014. He was honoredas Sports Spotlight Class 2A Defensive Player of theYear after tallying 58 tackles, including 12 tackles forloss and three sacks. Rozeboom earned all-staterecognition from the Iowa Newspaper Associationand Des Moines Register, as well as all-region honors from the Sioux City Journal. He also rushedfor 1,422 yards as a senior, averaging 7.8 yards percarry. An all-around athlete, Rozeboom was an all-state selection in baseball and was member of the2014 state champion shuttle hurdle relay in trackand field.• Luke Sellers, 6-1, 245, fullback, Papillion, Neb.(Papillion-La Vista South H.S.)

Sellers earned honorable mention all-state honors and was a second-team all-Metro selectionas a junior at Papillion-La Vista South High Schoolafter recording 87 tackles on defense. A team captain, he was limited by injuries to four games asa senior, but rushed 21 times for 258 yards andthree touchdowns.• Austin Smenda, 6-2, 215, defensive end, Fleming Island, Fla. (Fleming Island H.S.)

Smenda was an all-conference and all-countyselection during his senior season at Fleming Island

High School after leading his team in tackles andbeing named squad’s defensive most valuableplayer. • Sam Steckman, 6-4, 235, tight end, Andover,Minn. (Andover H.S.)

Steckman was a versatile performer on the offensive side of the ball for Andover High School inthe Twin Cities Metro area. He earned honorablemention all-Northwest Suburban Conference honorsas a tight end in both 2013 and 2014, but filled in atquarterback during senior season, passing for 499yards and seven touchdowns in four games. In addition, Steckman rushed for 243 yards and threetouchdowns, and scored one receiving touchdown.In 2013, he tallied 17 receptions for 274 yards andtwo touchdowns in helping lead team to section title.An accomplished musician, Steckman is a two-timemember of the all-state orchestra. • Brandon Thomas, 5-11, 195, safety, Elkhart, Ind.(Concord H.S.)

Thomas earned all-state honors during both hisjunior and senior seasons at Concord High School inElkhart, Indiana. A team captain, he holds the schoolcareer record with 16 interceptions after tallyingthree interceptions and 62 tackles his senior season. • Chase Vinatieri, 6-1, 200, kicker, Sioux Falls(Roosevelt H.S.)

Vinatieri excelled both as a kicker and wide re-ceiver at Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls. Heearned all-state honors as a kicker as junior andwas a two-time honorable mention all-state honoreeas a receiver. In 2014, Vinatieri was named to SiouxFalls Argus Leader Elite 45 after catching 43 passesfor 713 yards and eight touchdowns as Rooseveltadvanced to state championship. He is the nephewof former Jackrabbit and current NFL standoutkicker Adam Vinatieri.

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• Blake Whitsell, 6-2, 280, defensive tackle,Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield H.S.)

Whitsell received first-team all-state recognition,along with all-conference and all-region honors, during both his junior and senior seasons at Broom-field High School. His career defensive totals included 215 tackles and 15 sacks. • Alex Wilde, 6-3, 200, wide receiver, Sioux Falls(Brandon Valley H.S.)

Wilde (pronounced WILL-dee) was a prolific pass-catcher and a state champion in the triple jump atBrandon Valley High School. During his senior season, he was an all-state selection and member ofthe Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 after catching60 passes for 1,008 yards and 10 touchdowns.Wilde also set state an 11-man single-game recordwith 17 receptions. His career totals included 88 receptions for 1,530 yards.• Lorenzo Williams, 6-1, 180, safety, Huron(Wolsey-Wessington H.S.)

Williams put up big numbers both offensively anddefensively during a standout career at Wolsey-Wessington High School. He set state a rushingrecord in 2014 with 2,780 yards and 40 touchdownsin leading team to Class 9A state championshipgame, while passing for 668 yards and five touch-downs. On defense, he tallied 153 tackles, 18 tack-les for loss and six interceptions, while recordingcareer totals of 4,998 rushing yards and had 352tackles. Honored twice on both the all-state teamand Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 for football,Williams also earned all-state honors in basketballand has been a state qualifier in track and field. • Jessup Workman, 6-1, 200, linebacker, Beatrice,Neb. (Beatrice H.S.)

Workman excelled on both sides of the ball duringa highly decorated career at Beatrice High School. Athree-time all-district selection, he earned recogni-tion at both linebacker and running back. In 2014,Workman was named to Class B All-State FirstTeam by both Omaha World Herald and LincolnJournal Star, as well as a Super State second-teamhonoree. He finished his prep career with totals thatincluded 206 tackles and three sacks on defense, aswell as school-record 4,137 yards rushing with 57touchdowns. In addition, Workman placed third in195-pound weight class at 2014 Class B statewrestling meet and also lettered one year in base-ball. • Sam Zenner, 6-0, 200, running back, Eagan,Minn. (Eagan H.S.)

Zenner played quarterback during his senior sea-son at Eagan High School, but is expected to playrunning back with the Jackrabbits. A two-time all-conference selection, he threw for 379 yards and ranfor 1,290 yards with 12 touchdowns in 2014. Zennerhas earned all-state honors in both football andswimming, and also has lettered twice in baseball.He follows in the footsteps of his older brother, Zach,who was an All-America running back for theJackrabbits and sister, Abby, who is a member of theSDSU women's swimming and diving team.

In addition, Stiegelmeier announced that 17other prep standouts have been accepted for admission to SDSU and plan to join the Jackrabbitfootball program in the fall.

The student-athletes include:• Dayton Bird, 5-7, 165, wide receiver, Brookings(Brookings, H.S.)-- Three-time all-Eastern South Dakota selection …played all over the field, rushing for 501 yards, catching20 passes for 254 yards and recording 48 tackles duringsenior season … member of Sioux Falls Argus LeaderElite 45 … returned three kickoffs for touchdowns andamassed 2,887 total yards during prep career• Turner Blasius, 6-1, 200, fullback, Kimball (KimballH.S.)-- Two-time all-state selection and member of Sioux FallsArgus Leader Elite 45 in 2014 … career totals included1,189 rushing yards, 321 tackles and 19 sacks … posted98 tackles and four sacks as a senior … father, Justin,was a national champion wrestler at SDSU• Blake Bubak, 5-8, 160, defensive back, Columbus,Neb. (Columbus, H.S.)-- Earned all-state honors in 2014 after receiving honor-able mention recognition as a sophomore and junior …two-time all-district honoree … career totals including 346tackles and nine interceptions … set school record with160 tackles during senior season, to go along with five in-terceptions and two fumble recoveries … also caught 34passes for 425 yards and scored three touchdowns —two rushing and one receiving … also an honorable men-tion all-state selection in baseball • Mikey Daniel, 6-2, 215, defensive back, Brookings(Brookings H.S.)-- Rushed for 1,500 yards and scored 22 touchdowns inhelping lead Brookings to Class 11AA state championshipgame … all-state honoree and two-time all-Eastern SouthDakota selection … played one season at IMG Academyin Bradenton, Florida, before returning to Brookings forsenior season • Zach Dorgan, 6-2, 220, defensive end, Ralston, Neb.(Ralston H.S.)-- Three-year letterman for Ralston High School footballprogram … earned first-team all-district honors as a senior • Lance Eide, 5-8, 170, defensive back, Clear Lake(Deuel H.S.)-- Named East Central Conference Offensive Player ofthe Year in both 2013 and 2014 … all-state selection andmember of Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 as a senior… holds 11 school records … career totals include 3,240rushing yards, 917 receiving yards, 262 tackles and 11 in-terceptions … returned 41 kickoffs for 999 yards andthree touchdowns en route to 5,694 all-purpose yardsand 61 total touchdowns … two-time state finalist in 400-meter dash • Matt Fitzgerald, 6-5, 210, defensive end, Yankton(Yankton H.S.)-- Two-year starter who was key member of Yankton HighSchool’s state champion football team in 2014 … teamcaptain for basketball … is a two-time qualifier for statetrack and field meet in the high jump and triple jump • Gunnar Grimsrud, 6-0, 215, linebacker, Rochester,Minn. (Mayo H.S.)-- All-state selection and Big 9 Conference DefensivePlayer of the Year … team captain and two-time all-conference selection … career statistics included 215tackles, 10 sacks and three interceptions• Kallan Hart, 6-5, 215, tight end, Lonsdale, Minn.(Faribault H.S.)-- Team captain for Faribault High School football teamthat won section championship … also a team captain inbasketball and track and field … all-Big Nine Conferencehonoree in both football and track and field … sectionchampion in 110-meter high hurdles … Big Nine Conference Scholar-Athlete

• Spencer Hildahl, 6-3, 265, defensive tackle, Montevideo, Minn. (Montevideo H.S.)-- Named West Central Conference Most Valuable Line-man after recording 35.5 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss andtwo sacks as a senior … two-time team most valuablelineman award winner … member of the National HonorSociety• Nick Jensen, 6-1, 230, fullback, Sartell, Minn. (SartellH.S.)-- Second-team all-state honoree in 2014 … played ontwo conference and section championship teams atSartell High School … two-time all-conference, all-areaand all-section honoree … tallied 278 receiving yards and156 rushing yards as a senior, while scoring six totaltouchdowns• Zach Robertson, 6-1, 190, linebacker, Rochester,Minn. (Mayo H.S.)-- Three-year starter and two-time first-team all-Big NineConference selection … recorded 72 tackles at strongsafety with five forced fumbles and three interceptions …a team captain, he also caught 36 passes for 640 yardsand four touchdowns … three-year starter in baseball,which placed fifth in both high school and American Legion seasons• Gavin Rudoll, 6-3, 180, wide receiver, Rosemount,Minn. (Rosemount H.S.)-- Ranked among South Suburban Conference leadersfor receiving, totaling 29 receptions for 541 yards andeight touchdowns … honorable mention all-conferenceselection in football and all-conference honoree in trackand field … section champion in long jump … also com-peted in 4x100-meter relay at state track and field meet • Anthony Thene, 6-3, 345, offensive lineman, Sartell,Minn. (Sartell H.S.)-- All-state selection and two-time all-section honoree …four-year starter for Sartell High School … Honor Roll student • Will Whiton, 5-11, 175, defensive back, Perry, Iowa(Perry H.S.)-- Three-time first-team all-state honoree by the IowaNewspaper Association … second-team all-state defen-sive squad member by the Des Moines Register in 2014… earned all-district honors during prep career as a widereceiver (2011), defensive back (2012) and quarterback(2013, 2014) … two-time team captain … career offen-sive totals included 2,334 passing yards, 3,178 rushingyards, 582 receiving yards and 44 total touchdowns … ondefense, tallied 106 career tackles and 13 interceptions… also recorded six returns for touchdowns (3 kickoff, 2punt, 1 interception) … also an all-state honoree in baseball and state finalist in both 100-meter dash andlong jump • Clark Wieneke, 5-11, 190, running back, MapleGrove, Minn. (Maple Grove H.S.)-- Team captain and two-time all-conference honoree …honored on Minnesota Vikings All-State Team … namedconference’s offensive most valuable player his seniorseason … will join older brother, Jake, as a member ofthe Jackrabbit football team • Rayce Willett, 5-10, 210, linebacker, Cedar Falls,Iowa (Cedar Falls H.S.)-- Third-team all-state selection who also earned all-Metroand all-district honors … selected as District Player of theYear in 2014 after recording 58 total tackles, including 14tackles for loss and one sack … older brother, Ryan,swam at South Dakota States

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2014 SCORES

DATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL CONF TIME ATTENDAug. 30 at Missouri L, 18-38 0-1 0-0 3:18 60,598Sept. 6 CAL POLY W, 44-18 1-1 0-0 2:36 12,219Sept. 13 at Southern Utah W, 26-6 2-1 0-0 2:43 5,017Sept. 20 WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH W, 41-3 3-1 0-0 2:27 13,731Oct. 4 *at #22 Illinois State L, 10-45 3-2 0-1 2:49 10,919Oct. 11 *MISSOURI STATE W, 32-28 4-2 1-1 2:58 11,348Oct. 18 *at #20 Northern Iowa W, 31-28 5-2 2-1 3:12 15,049Oct. 25 *#16 YOUNGSTOWN STATE L, 27-30 5-3 2-2 2:59 14,480Nov. 1 *at #1 North Dakota State L, 17-37 5-4 2-3 2:44 18,832Nov. 8 *at #17 Indiana State W, 32-17 6-4 3-3 2:59 4,905Nov. 15 *WESTERN ILLINOIS W, 59-24 7-4 4-3 3:04 3,204Nov. 22 *SOUTH DAKOTA W, 37-14 8-4 5-3 3:02 10,631Nov. 29 ^at #17 Montana State W, 47-40 9-4 5-3 3:18 7,747Dec. 6 ^at #2 North Dakota State L, 24-27 9-5 5-3 3:10 18,113

* indicates Missouri Valley Football Conference game^ Football Championship Subdivision playoff game

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTSouth Dakota State 110 133 88 114 – 445Opponents 78 124 44 109 – 355

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RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOST NET YPC TD LG YPGZach Zenner 14 337 2,061 42 2,019 6.0 22 *94 144.2Brady Mengarelli 13 61 342 10 332 5.4 1 25 23.7Reggie Gandy 7 30 119 11 108 3.6 2 14 15.4Jake Wieneke 14 1 52 0 52 52.0 0 52 3.7Zach Lujan 9 62 138 124 14 0.2 0 20 1.6Kyle Paris 11 2 6 0 6 3.0 0 5 0.5Tyler Finnes 11 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 0 0.3TEAM 9 14 0 26 -26 -1.9 0 0 -2.9Austin Sumner 7 12 31 59 -28 -2.3 0 17 -4.0Total 14 520 2,752 272 2,480 4.8 25 *94 177.1Opponents 14 528 2,775 203 2,572 4.9 28 62 183.7

PASSING GP EFFIC. COMP-ATT-INT PCT. YDS TD LG YPGZach Lujan 9 138.22 147-241-10 61.0 1,943 13 78 215.9Austin Sumner 7 155.36 106-182-5 58.2 1,634 15 *91 233.4Tyler Finnes 11 58.80 2-5-1 40.0 35 0 26 3.2Total 14 144.58 255-428-16 59.6 3,612 28 *91 258.0Opponents 14 117.51 224-404-14 55.4 2,690 16 89 192.1*denotes touchdown

|-------- PATs --------|SCORING TD FG KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF PTSZach Zenner 26 – – 1-2 – – – – 158JustinSyrovatka – 19-20 50-50 – – – – – 107Jake Wieneke 16 – – – – – – – 96Jason Schneider 6 – – – 2 – – – 40Reggie Gandy 2 – – – – – – – 12Brady Mengarelli 1 – – – – – – – 6Connor Landberg 1 – – – – – – – 6Trevor Wesley 1 – – – – – – – 6Dallas Brown 1 – – – – – – – 6Shayne Gottlob 1 – – – – – – – 6Trey Carr – – – – – – 1 – 2Austin Sumner – – – – – 0-1 – – 0Zach Lujan – – – – – 2-2 – – 0Total 55 19-20 50-50 1-2 2 2-3 1 0 445Opponents 47 10-17 35-38 1-2 2 2-7 0 1 355

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SDSU OPPSCORING 445 355Points Per Game 31.8 25.4Points off Turnovers 133 138

FIRST DOWNS 298 263Rushing 105 138Passing 166 111Penalty 27 14

RUSHING YARDAGE 2,480 2,572Yards gained rushing 2,752 2,775Yards lost rushing 272 203Rushing Attempts 520 528Average Per Rush 4.8 4.9Average Per Game 177.1 183.7TDs Rushing 25 28

PASSING YARDAGE 3,612 2,690Comp-Att-Int 255-428-16 224-404-14Average Per Pass 8.4 6.7Average Per Catch 14.2 12.0Average Per Game 258.0 192.1TDs Passing 28 16

TOTAL OFFENSE 6,092 5,262Total Plays 948 932Average Per Play 6.4 5.6Average Per Game 435.1 375.9

KICK RETURNS 42-835 60-1,122PUNT RETURNS 28-370 13-137INTERCEPTION RETURNS 14-66 16-130KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.9 18.7PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 13.2 10.5INT RETURN AVERAGE 4.7 8.1FUMBLES-LOST 10-5 10-6PENALTIES-YARDS 80-647 67-580Average Per Game 46.2 41.4

PUNTS-YARDS 57-2,170 69-3,039Average Per Punt 38.1 44.0Net punt average 33.6 36.1

KICKOFFS-YARDS 88-4,787 68-3,912Average Per Kick 54.4 57.5Net punt average 36.8 37.5

POSSESSION TIME/GAME 31:46 28:143RD-DOWN ATTEMPTS 76/180 72/1883rd-Down Pct 42% 38%

4TH-DOWN ATTEMPTS 4/14 15/254th-Down Pct 29% 60%

SACKS BY-YARDS 15-76 34-170MISC. YARDS 0 -6TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 55 47FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 19-20 10-17PAT-ATTEMPTS 50-50 35-38ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-3RED-ZONE SCORES 45-51 39-51Red-Zone Pct 88% 76%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 30-51 32-51Red-Zone TD Pct 59% 63%ATTENDANCE 65,613 141,171Games/Avg Per Game 6/10,936 8/17,646

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (cont.)

TOTAL OFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL YPGZach Zenner 14 337 2,019 0 2,019 144.2Zach Lujan 9 303 14 1,943 1,957 217.4Austin Sumner 7 194 -28 1,634 1,606 229.4Brady Mengarelli 14 61 332 0 332 23.7Reggie Gandy 7 30 108 0 108 15.4Jake Wieneke 14 1 52 0 52 3.7Tyler Finnes 11 6 3 35 38 3.5Kyle Paris 11 2 6 0 6 0.5TEAM 9 14 -26 0 -26 -2.9Total 14 948 2,480 3,612 6,092 435.1Opponents 14 932 2,572 2,690 5,262 375.9

RECEIVING GP NO. YDS YPC TD LG YPGJake Wieneke 14 73 1,404 19.2 16 *91 100.3Jason Schneider 14 60 876 14.6 6 41 62.6Trevor Wesley 14 35 427 12.2 1 43 30.5Zach Zenner 14 28 331 11.8 4 69 23.6Brady Mengarelli 13 14 118 8.4 0 26 8.4Brandon Andrews 12 10 101 10.1 0 20 8.4Dallas Goedert 14 8 100 12.5 0 21 7.1Matt Raymond 11 8 93 11.6 0 26 8.5Larves Jones 10 5 54 10.8 0 16 5.4Cam Jones 12 5 30 6.0 0 8 2.5Connor Landberg 14 4 41 10.2 1 18 2.9Mitch Vejvoda 13 3 17 5.7 0 8 1.3Dom Wright 3 1 18 18.0 0 18 6.0Reggie Gandy 7 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.3Total 14 255 3,612 14.2 28 *91 258.0Opponents 14 224 2,690 12.0 16 89 192.1

PUNTING NO. YDS AVG. LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKEthan Sawyer 54 2,126 39.4 61 6 19 8 8 0TEAM 2 26 13.0 26 0 0 0 0 2Ron Pavlik 1 18 18.0 18 0 0 0 0 0Total 57 2,170 38.1 61 6 19 19 8 2Opponents 69 3,039 44.0 66 9 14 22 20 1

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG BlkJustin Syrovatka 19-20 95.0 0-0 7-7 9-10 3-3 0-0 46 0Totals 19-20 95.0 0-0 7-7 9-10 3-3 0-0 46 0Opponents 10-17 58.8 0-0 4-5 2-4 4-6 0-2 45 2

FG SEQUENCE SDSU OPPONENTSMissouri (39) 34, 55, (44)Cal Poly (46) –Southern Utah (21) 39Wisconsin-Oshkosh 31, (31), (26) 52, (24)Illinois State (22) (25)Missouri State (36) –Northern Iowa (44) 49 Youngstown State (25), (35) (32)North Dakota State (37) 42, (33), (45), (45)Indiana State (46) –Western Illinois (20) (21)South Dakota (32), (21), (34) 25Montana State (21), (30) –North Dakota State (33) (42), (29) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made

PUNT RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LGJe Ryan Butler 28 370 13.2 0 80Total 28 370 13.2 0 80Opponents 13 137 10.5 0 27

KICKOFF RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LGTrevor Wesley 13 293 22.5 0 45Brady Mengarelli 9 185 20.6 0 46Trey Carr 8 208 26.0 0 39Je Ryan Butler 7 127 18.1 0 27Mitch Vejvoda 1 10 10.0 0 10Kevin Klocek 1 9 9.0 0 9Landon Schultz 1 3 3.0 0 3Chase Kern, Dallas Goedert 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 42 835 19.9 0 46Opponents 60 1,122 18.7 2 *100

FUMBLE RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LGJesse Bobbit 1 1 1.0 0 1T.J. Lally 1 11 11.0 0 11Total 2 12 6.0 0 11Opponents 1 4 4.0 0 4

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YDS AVG TD LGMelvin Taveras 3 15 5.0 0 15Trey Carr 2 7 3.5 0 7Je Ryan Butler 2 0 0.0 0 0Dallas Brown 1 30 30.0 1 *30Jake Gentile 1 9 9.0 0 9Shayne Gottlob 1 4 4.0 1 *4Jimmie Forsythe 1 1 1.0 0 1Nick Farina 1 0 0.0 0 0J.T. Hassell 1 0 0.0 0 0Nick Mears 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 14 66 4.7 2 *30Opponents 16 130 8.1 1 58

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 32, by Zach Zenner, at North Dakota State, 12-6-14RUSHING YARDS: 252, by Zach Zenner, at Montana State, 11-29-14RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: 4, by Zach Zenner, at Montana State, 11-29-14LONG RUSH: 94 yards (for TD), by Zach Zenner, at Indiana State, 11-8-14PASS ATTEMPTS: 42, by Zach Lujan, vs. Youngstown, 10-25-14PASS COMPLETIONS: 28, by Zach Lujan, vs. Youngstown State, 10-25-14YARDS PASSING: 395, by Austin Sumner, vs. South Dakota, 11-22-14PASSING TOUCHDOWNS: 6, by Austin Sumner, vs. Western Illinois, 11-15-14RECEPTIONS: 10, by Jake Wieneke, vs. Youngstown State, 10-25-14, and vs. WesternIllinois, 11-15-14YARDS RECEIVING: 183, by Jake Wieneke, vs. Missouri State, 10-11-14RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: 3, by Jake Wieneke, vs. Missouri State, 10-11-14, and vs.Western Illinois, 11-15-14LONG RECEPTION: ^91 yards (for TD), by Jake Wieneke, at Indiana State, 11-8-14FIELD GOALS: 3, by Justin Syrovatka, vs. South Dakota, 11-22-14LONG FIELD GOAL: 46 yards, by Justin Syrovatka, vs. Cal Poly, 9-6-14, and at IndianaState, 11-8-14PUNTS: 6, by Ethan Sawyer, at Missouri, 8-30-14, and at Northern Iowa, 10-18-14PUNTING AVERAGE: 49.3 yards, by Ethan Sawyer, vs. South Dakota, 11-22-14LONG PUNT: 61 yards, by Ethan Sawyer, vs. South Dakota, 11-22-14LONG PUNT RETURN: 80 yards, by Je Ryan Butler, at North Dakota State, 12-6-14LONG KICKOFF RETURN: 46 yards, by Brady Mengarelli, vs. South Dakota, 11-22-14TACKLES: 20, by T.J. Lally, at North Dakota State, 11-1-14TACKLES FOR LOSS: 3.5, by Jack Sherlock, at Northern Iowa, 10-18-14SACKS: 2.0, by Jack Sherlock, at Northern Iowa, 10-18-14INTERCEPTIONS: 1, by 10 different players^ tied school record

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|-----TACKLES-----| |-SACKS-| |---PASS DEF---| |-FUMBLES-| BLKDNO. PLAYER GP SOLO ASST TOT TFL-YDS NO.-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK33 T.J. Lally 14 52 65 117 9.5-26 1.0-3 . 1 2 1-11 . . 42 Nick Mears 13 64 32 96 3.5-8 . 1-0 6 1 . . . 7 Jesse Bobbit 14 36 54 90 4.0-8 . . 3 . 1-1 2 . 1 Melvin Taveras 13 31 24 55 0.5-3 . 3-15 2 . . 1 . 15 Dallas Brown 13 29 20 49 3.5-7 . 1-30 2 . . . . 54 Cole Langer 14 18 31 49 3.5-10 1.5-4 . 2 4 . . 2 91 J.R. Plote 14 15 27 42 4.5-11 1.0-4 . . 2 . . . 51 J.T. Hassell 14 22 19 41 4.0-12 1.0-1 1-0 1 1 1-0 1 1 98 Shayne Gottlob 14 15 23 38 3.0-6 . 1-4 . 3 . . .22 Je Ryan Butler 14 24 9 33 3.0-4 . 2-0 8 . . . .36 Jack Sherlock 13 15 17 32 7.0-29 3.0-17 . 5 5 1-0 1 .12 Trey Carr 14 20 11 31 . . 2-7 10 . 1-0 . .43 Auston LaBlance 14 10 17 27 2.0-6 0.5-1 . . 2 . . 138 Jake Gentile 13 17 10 27 5.0-17 1.0-9 1-9 4 . . . .94 Kellen Soulek 12 12 14 26 3.0-15 2.0-12 . . . . . . 4 Tom Peitz 14 14 9 23 1.0-11 1.0-11 . . 1 . . . 93 Landon Schultz 14 9 12 21 1.0-2 . . . . . . . 20 Freeman Simmons 14 9 3 12 . . . . . 1-0 . . 58 Chase Kern 10 4 4 8 2.5-9 1.5-8 . . . . . . 24 Nick Farina 14 6 1 7 . . 1-0 . . . . . 45 Kevin Klocek 4 5 1 6 2.5-7 1.5-6 . . . . . . 81 Matt Raymond 11 5 1 6 . . . . . . 1 . 8 Cody Hazelett 14 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . 32 Kyle Paris 11 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . 40 Trevor Sikkink 6 2 3 5 . . . . . . 1 . 92 Jay Carlson 14 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . 39 Chad Strehlow 5 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . 21 Ezekiel Herndon 8 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . 80 Trevor Wesley 14 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . 13 Mark Pickerel 5 2 1 3 . . . . . . 1 . 44 Brady Mengarelli 14 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . TM TEAM 9 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . 31 Zach Zenner 14 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . 19 Jake Wieneke 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . 83 Jason Schneider 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . 30 Reggie Gandy 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . 34 Austin Benson 6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . 28 Chris Balster 9 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . 56 Thayer Trenhaile 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . 61 Dylan Seiter 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . 6 Austin Sumner 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . 9 Ethan Sawyer 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

Total.......... 14 520 442 962 65-199 15-76 14-66 54 22 6-12 8 4 Opponents...... 14 493 504 997 72-252 34-170 16-130 42 24 5-4 6 2

TOP PERFORMANCES

100-YARD RUSHING GAMESZach Zenner • at Missouri, 8-30-14

• 17 carries, 103 yards, 2 TDZach Zenner • vs. Cal Poly, 9-6-14

• 30 carries, 193 yards, 1 TDZach Zenner • at Southern Utah, 9-13-14

• 25 carries, 140 yardsZach Zenner • vs. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 9-20-14

• 23 carries, 209 yards, 3 TDZach Zenner • vs. Southern Illinois, 10-4-14

• 27 carries, 144 yardsZach Zenner • vs. Missouri State, 10-11-14 • 27 carries, 149 yards, 1 TD

Zach Zenner • vs. Youngstown State, 10-25-14• 25 carries, 119 yards, 1 TD

Zach Zenner • at Indiana State, 11-8-14• 27 carries, 193 yards, 2 TD

Zach Zenner • vs. Western Illinois, 11-15-14• 17 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD

Zach Zenner • at Montana State, 11-29-14• 23 carries, 252 yards, 4 TD

Zach Zenner • at North Dakota State, 12-6-14• 32 carries, 133 yards, 2 TD

100-YARD RECEIVING GAMESJake Wieneke • at Missouri, 8-30-14

• 6 receptions, 107 yardsJake Wieneke • at Illinois State, 10-4-14

• 7 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TDJake Wieneke • vs. Missouri State, 10-11-14

• 8 receptions, 183 yards, 3 TDJason Schneider • vs. Missouri State, 10-11-14

• 7 receptions, 105 yardsJason Schneider • at Northern Iowa, 10-18-14

• 9 receptions, 117 yardsJake Wieneke • vs. Youngstown State, 10-25-14

• 10 receptions, 178 yards, 1 TDJake Wieneke • at Indiana State, 11-8-14

• 6 receptions, 172 yards, 2 TDJake Wieneke • vs. Western Illinois, 11-15-14

• 10 receptions, 159 yards, 3 TDJason Schneider • vs. Western Illinois, 11-15-14

• 7 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TDJake Wieneke • vs. South Dakota, 11-22-14

• 6 receptions, 177 yards, 1 TD300-YARD PASSING GAMESZach Lujan • vs. Missouri State, 10-11-14

• 17-of-28, 310 yards, 3 TDZach Lujan • vs. Youngstown State, 10-25-14

• 28-of-42, 329 yards, 2 TDAustin Sumner • vs. Western Illinois, 11-15-14

• 21-of-37, 366 yards, 6 TDAustin Sumner • vs. South Dakota, 11-22-14

• 16-of-28, 395 yards, 3 TD

TEAM GAME HIGHS RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 50, at Southern Utah, 9-13-14RUSHING YARDS: 318, vs. Cal Poly, 9-6-14YARDS PER RUSH: 8.9, at Montana State, 11-29-14RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: 4, at Montana State, 11-29-14PASS ATTEMPTS: 42, vs. Youngstown State, 10-25-14PASS COMPLETIONS: 28, vs. Youngstown State, 10-25-14YARDS PASSING: 427, vs. South Dakota, 11-22-14YARDS PER PASS: 14.2, vs. South Dakota, 11-22-14PASSING TOUCHDOWNS: 6, vs. Western Illinois, 11-15-14TOTAL PLAYS: 84, vs. Youngstown State, 10-25-14TOTAL OFFENSE: 547 yards, vs. Western Illinois, 11-15-14, and vs. South Dakota, 11-22-14

YARDS PER PLAY: 8.9, at Montana State, 11-29-14POINTS: 59, vs. Western Illinois, 11-15-14FIRST DOWNS: 30, vs. Western Illinois, 11-15-14SACKS BY: 3, vs. Cal Poly, 9-6-14, and at UNI, 10-18-14PENALTIES: 11, vs. Missouri State, 10-11-14PENALTY YARDS: 92, vs. Missouri State, 10-11-14TURNOVERS BY: 4, at Illinois State, 10-4-14TURNOVERS FORCED: 3, four times (last: vs. Western Illinois, 11-15-14)INTERCEPTIONS: 3, at Southern Utah, 9-13-14, and atNorthern Iowa, 10-18-14FUMBLES RECOVERED: 2, at Indiana State, 11-8-14

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Missouri 18-38 15/19 4/13 10/6 1/0 32-119/39-215 23-32-2/13-21-0 246/178 64-365/60-393 20/149 3/0Cal Poly 44-18 25/20 14/14 8/6 3/0 39-318/51-226 12-20-1/16-21-0 184/202 59-502/72-428 88/100 1/0 Southern Utah 26-6 25/13 11/6 11/7 3/0 50-230/38-150 13-24-2/9-21-3 162/113 74-392/59-263 32/25 2/3 UW-Oshkosh 41-3 24/12 14/6 9/6 1/0 49-292/25-72 15-22-0/21-30-1 205/164 71-497/55-236 115/82 0/2 Illinois State 10-45 21/21 5/14 15/6 1/1 37-139/45-331 20-40-1/7-19-1 294/168 77-433/64-499 135/130 4/2 Missouri State 32-28 18/15 6/11 11/4 1/0 37-129/39-136 17-30-3/12-25-1 310/113 67-439/64-249 128/104 3/1 Northern Iowa 31-28 21/15 5/5 14/7 2/3 41-94/25-122 21-38-3/20-35-3 223/178 79-317/60-300 91/154 3/3 Youngstown State 27-30 26/18 7/7 19/11 0/0 42-137/29-163 28-42-0/16-27-0 329/256 84-466/56-419 100/87 0/0 North Dakota State 17-37 12/21 5/16 7/5 0/0 23-89/53-290 14-28-1/12-20-1 187/115 51-276/73-405 40/92 2/1 Indiana State 32-17 20/18 4/7 15/9 1/2 34-212/29-116 21-35-2/28-48-1 298/206 69-510/77-322 67/126 2/3 Western Illinois 59-24 30/22 9/11 16/9 5/2 35-181/40-188 21-37-0/14-27-2 366/214 72-547/67-402 95/96 0/3 South Dakota 37-14 20/24 3/7 15/15 2/2 34-120/28-184 18-30-0/22-48-1 427/254 64-547/76-438 92/47 0/1 Montana State 47-40 21/24 9/12 10/11 2/1 31-277/48-198 19-28-0/20-37-0 249/294 59-526/85-492 170/161 0/1 North Dakota State 24-27 20/21 9/9 6/9 5/3 36-143/39-181 13-22-1/14-25-0 132/235 58-275/64-416 110/40 1/0 TOTALS 445-355 298/263 105/138 166/111 27/14 520-2,480/528-2,572 255-428-16/224-404-14 3,612/2,690 948-6,092/932-5,262 1,283/1,393 21/20

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THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONSOPPONENT OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTRMissouri 5-15 0-4 0-3 3-4 2-4Cal Poly 6-10 2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2Southern Utah 5-12 2-3 3-3 0-3 0-3Wisconsin-Oshkosh 6-12 0-0 2-4 1-2 3-6Illinois State 5-14 1-2 2-5 0-2 2-5Missouri State 6-14 1-4 2-3 1-4 2-3Northern Iowa 7-17 5-7 0-5 1-3 1-2Youngstown State 9-17 3-5 2-4 1-3 3-5North Dakota State 2-11 0-3 1-4 0-1 1-3Indiana State 6-14 3-4 2-5 0-3 1-2Western Illinois 4-9 2-3 1-3 1-1 0-2South Dakota 4-12 3-3 1-4 0-2 0-3Montana State 6-12 2-2 1-4 1-3 2-3North Dakota State 5-11 1-4 2-2 1-2 1-3Totals 76-180 25-47 21-52 11-35 19-46Opponents 72-188 13-42 20-52 16-46 23-48

TIME OF POSSESSIONOPPONENT OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTRMissouri 35:24 7:10 8:05 12:26 7:43Cal Poly 30:55 6:49 8:22 5:31 10:13Southern Utah 36:42 11:10 8:31 8:40 8:21Wisconsin-Oshkosh 34:00 4:37 9:43 8:11 11:29Illinois State 31:34 6:37 10:36 8:08 6:13Missouri State 31:59 9:04 6:35 7:59 8:21Northern Iowa 36:14 11:28 8:10 7:46 8:50Youngstown State 36:10 11:53 8:14 7:41 8:22North Dakota State 21:40 8:36 4:37 4:05 4:22Indiana State 30:03 7:37 9:23 8:14 4:49Western Illinois 34:09 8:10 6:20 10:12 9:27South Dakota 31:05 9:33 5:11 7:38 8:43Montana State 26:12 6:43 6:06 5:26 7:57North Dakota State 28:35 7:14 8:12 5:51 7:18Totals 444:42 116:41 108:05 107:48 112:08Avg. 31:45 8:20 7:43 7:42 8:00Opponents 395:18 93:19 101:55 102:12 97:52Avg. 28:14 6:39 7:16 7:18 6:59

GAME 1

#24 [FBS] Missouri 38, #10/10 [FCS] South Dakota State 18

Aug. 30, 2014 • Faurot Field (Att.: 60,589)COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri used big plays in all three phases of the

game to defeat South Dakota State, 38-18, in the football season openerfor both teams.

Each team scored a touchdown in the game’s first 63 seconds. Mizzou,ranked 24th in the Football Bowl Subdivision, took the opening kickoff anddrew first blood on a 44-yard touchdown pass from Maty Mauk to DariusWhite to cap a three-play, 65-yard drive.

The Jackrabbits, ranked 10th in the Football Championship Subdivision,needed only one play to answer. Walter Payton Award candidate Zach Zenner ended up with a bobbled snap and rambled 75 yards through theTiger defense on his first carry of the season.

The rest of the first quarter belonged to the Tigers, who scored a pair oftouchdowns 1 minute and 7 seconds apart midway through the stanza.Mauk again hooked with White on a touchdown, this time from 39 yards,which was followed by a 10-yard run by Russell Hansbrough, who reversedfield after being stacked up at the line of scrimmage. Hansbrough’s touch-down came immediately after a 19-yard interception return by Duron Singleton that put the Tigers at the Jackrabbit 10.

SDSU starting quarterback Austin Sumner left the game late in the firstquarter due to injury, but backup Zach Lujan led the Jackrabbits on the lonescoring drive of the second quarter. The Jackrabbits moved 41 yards on 11plays, culminating with a 39-yard field goal by Justin Syrovatka which madethe score 21-10 heading into halftime.

The Jackrabbits drew to within 21-18 on the opening drive of the secondhalf, putting together a 10-play, 75-yard scoring drive. Lujan was 4-of-5passing for 60 yards on the drive, which ended on Zenner’s second touch-down of the game – a 3-yard run.

Mizzou quickly wrested the momentum away from the Jackrabbits on theensuing kickoff. Marcus Murphy fielded the ball in his own end zone andweaved his way through SDSU defenders for a 100-yard touchdown, givingthe Tigers a 28-18 lead.

SDSU threatened to score two more times in the final 25 minutes, but apair of red-zone turnovers – an interception in the third quarter and fourth-quarter fumble – kept the Jackrabbits from closing the gap.

The Tigers further put the game out of reach on a 29-yard touchdownpass from Mauk to Bud Sasser, followed by an Andrew Baggett 44-yardfield goal to provide the final margin.

Mauk finished the game 13-of-21 for 178 yards and three touchdowns,while Hansbrough tallied a game-high 126 yards on the ground on 20 carries. Mizzou held a 393-365 advantage in total offense.

Zenner crossed the 100-yard mark for the 22nd time in his career, gaining 103 yards on 17 carries. He also recorded a game-high seven receptions for 41 yards. Redshirt freshman Jake Wieneke tallied sixcatches for 107 yards in his collegiate debut.

Lujan ended the game 21-of-28 passing for 239 yards. Sumner was 2-for-4 for seven yards prior to his injury.

T.J. Lally led the Jackrabbit defense with 11 tackles. Markus Goldenrecorded 10 tackles, including a pair of sacks, to pace Missouri.SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALSouth Dakota State (0-1) 7 3 8 0 18Missouri (1-0) 21 0 7 10 38

SCORING SUMMARY1st 14:10 MIZZ – Darius White 44 yd pass from Maty Mauk (Andrew Baggett kick)1st 13:57 SDSU – Zach Zenner 75 yd run (Justin Syrovatka kick)1st 7:38 MIZZ – White 39 yd pass from Mauk (Baggett kick)

1st 6:31 MIZZ – Russell Hansbrough 10 yd run (Baggett kick)2nd 3:58 SDSU – Syrovatka 39 yd field goal3rd 10:28 SDSU – Zenner 3 yd run (Jason Schneider pass from Zach Lujan)3rd 10:12 MIZZ – Marcus Murphy 100 yd kick return (Baggett kick)4th 10:18 MIZZ – Bud Sasser 29 yd pass from Mauk (Baggett kick)4th 1:13 MIZZ – Baggett 44 yd field goal

TEAM STATISTICS SDSU MIZZFIRST DOWNS 15 19RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-119 39-215PASSING YDS (NET) 246 178Passes Att-Comp-Int 32-23-2 21-13-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-365 60-393Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-1Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-20 2-129Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-19Punts (Number-Avg) 6-35.7 4-43.0Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 5-25 5-27Possession Time 35:24 24:36Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 3 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 2-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-12

RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Zach Zenner 17-103; Austin Sumner 2-18; Reggie Gandy 3-3. MIZZ - Russell Hansbrough 20-126; Marcus Murphjy 9-54; Maty Mauk 5-17. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - Zach Lujan 21-28-1 239; Austin Sumner 2-4-1 7. MIZZ - Maty Mauk 13-21-0 178. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - Zach Zenner 7-41; Jake Wieneke 6-107; JasonSchneider 5-67. MIZZ - Jimmie Hunt 3-31; Marcus Murphy 3-20; Darius White 2-83; Bud Sasser2-37; Wesley Leftwich 2-10. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - none. MIZZ- Duron Singleton 1-19;Aarion Penton 1-0. SACKS: SDSU - none. MIZZ - Markus Golden 1.5-9; Shane Ray 1.0-0; Kenya Dennis 0.5-3. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU - T.J. Lally 9-2-11; TomPeitz 4-1-5; Jesse Bobbit 4-0-4; Nick Mears 4-0-4. MIZZ - Markus Golden 5-5-10; MichaelScherer 3-6-9; Aarion Penton 2-5-7; Shane Ray 4-2-6; Kentrell Brothers 2-4-6.

GAME 2

#11/12 South Dakota State 44, Cal Poly 18

Sept. 6, 2014 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att.: 12,219)Zach Lujan threw for three touchdowns in his first start and Walter

Payton Award candidate Zach Zenner became the Missouri Valley Confer-ence’s career rushing leader as South Dakota State opened the home season with a 44-18 victory in the inaugural Dairy Drive game.

In winning before a Coughlin-Alumni Stadium crowd of 12,219, the 11th-ranked Jackrabbits improved to 1-1 on the season. Cal Poly dropped to 0-2.

The first half was closely contested as each team put together long scoring drives in the opening stanza. The Jackrabbits marched 86 yards onnine plays, with the drive ending on a 36-yard touchdown pass from Lujanto Trevor Wesley.

Cal Poly answered with a 14-play, 82-yard drive behind the play of quarterback Chris Brown, who threw for 24 yards and ran for another 35yards, including the final seven yards for a touchdown. However, the Mustangs missed the extra point and their kicker in the process, to keep thescore at 7-6.

Justin Syrovatka extended the SDSU lead to 10-6 midway through thesecond half with a 46-yard field goal, but the Mustangs responded with anine-play, 85-yard drive capped by a 9-yard touchdown run by Kori Garciawith 4:29 to play in the half that gave Cal Poly its only lead of the night at12-10 as the ensuing two-point conversion failed.

The Jackrabbits gained the lead for good in the final minute of the firsthalf as Lujan hooked up with Jason Schneider from 16 yards out. SDSUalso missed a conversion attempt, but took a 16-12 lead into intermission.

After forcing Cal Poly to punt on the opening drive of the second half,SDSU extended the lead 23-12 on Lujan’s third touchdown pass of the day— an 11-yarder to Jake Wieneke.

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Earlier in the drive, Zenner broke the league rushing record on a 17-yardrun.

The SDSU defense continued to find its groove in the second halfagainst the Mustangs’ triple-option attack, forcing two more punts and taking over on downs on another drive. As a team, the Jackrabbits recordednine tackles for loss, including three by senior safety Jake Gentile.

Zenner broke into the scoring column early in the fourth quarter on a 15-yard touchdown run. The senior from Eagan, Minn., ended the game with193 yards on 30 carries to push his career total to 4,825. The previousleague record of 4,746 yards was set by Western Illinois’ Herb Donaldsonfrom 2005-08.

Brown scored his second touchdown of the game on a 1-yard run midway through the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to 30-18. An 89-yardpass play from Brown to Roland Jackson on the first play of the drive set upthe final Mustang score.

The Jackrabbits, who gained 329 yards on the ground, sealed the victorywith two late touchdowns. Reggie Gandy scored the first TD on a 1-yardrun, then redshirt freshman Brady Mengarelli picked up a bobbled snap andrambled 55 yards for a score with a few ticks under a minute to play.

Lujan completed 12-of-20 passes for 184 yards and connected with sixdifferent receivers. Wesley caught three passes for 67 yards, with Schneider adding three catches for 35 yards. Wieneke was credited withtwo catches for 37 yards, and added 52 yards on the ground after taking alateral and weaved his way through the Cal Poly defense to set up Zenner’stouchdown run.

Defensively, SDSU was led by Nick Mears’ 10 tackles. Drew Kreutzfeldtand Gentile each finished with a career-high eight tackles.

For Cal Poly, Brown finished the night 16-of-21 passing for 202 yardsand added 87 yards on 20 carries. Kori Garcia tallied 86 yards rushing on17 carries and Brandon Howe had four catches for 29 yards.

Nick Dzubnar registered a game-high 19 tackles for the Mustangs.SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALCal Poly (0-2) 6 6 0 6 18South Dakota State (1-1) 7 9 7 21 44

SCORING SUMMARY1st 7:22 SDSU – Trevor Wesley 36 yd pass from Zach Lujan (Justin Syrovatka kick)1st 1:50 CP – Chris Brown 7 yd run (kick failed)2nd 7:14 SDSU – Syrovatka 46 yd field goal2nd 4:29 CP – Kori Garcia 9 yd run (run failed)2nd 00:39 SDSU – Jason Schneider 16 yd pass from Lujan (run failed)3rd 8:14 SDSU – Jake Wieneke 11 yd pass from Lujan (Syrovatka kick)4th 12:13 SDSU – Zach Zenner 15 yd run (Syrovatka kick)4th 7:42 CP – Brown 1 yd run (pass failed)4th 3:08 SDSU – Reggie Gandy 1 yd run (Syrovatka kick)4th 00:56 SDSU – Brady Mengarelli 55 yd run (Syrovatka kick)

TEAM STATISTICS CP SDSUFIRST DOWNS 20 25RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 51-226 39-318PASSING YDS (NET) 202 184Passes Att-Comp-Int 21-16-0 20-12-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 72-428 59-502Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-13Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-100 4-75Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-37.2 3-41.3Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 2-0Penalties-Yards 7-56 5-35Possession Time 29:05 30:55Third-Down Conversions 5 of 13 6 of 10Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 4-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-4 3-14

RUSHING LEADERS: CP - Chris Brown 20-87; Kori Garcia 17-86; Chris Nicholls 5-28; Brandon Howe 6-19. SDSU - Zach Zenner 30-193; Brady Mengarelli 5-73; Jake Wieneke 1-52.

PASSING LEADERS: CP - Chris Brown 16-21-0 202. SDSU - Zach Lujan 12-20-1 184. RECEIVING LEADERS: CP - Brandon Howe 4-29; Chris Nicholls 3-29; Roland Jackson 2-106.SDSU - Trevor Wesley 3-67; Jason Schneider 3-35; Jake Wieneke 2-37; Matt Raymond 2-30.INTERCEPTIONS: CP - Dave Douglas 1-0. SDSU - none. SACKS: CP - Josh Letuligasenoa1.0-4. SDSU - Jake Gentile 1.0-9; Kellen Soulek 1.0-3; Auston LaBlance 0.5-1; Cole Langer 0.5-1. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): CP - Nick Dzubnar 5-14-19; Jordan Williams 3-5-8;Cameron Ontko 1-7-8; Marcus Paige-Allen 0-7-7. SDSU - Nick Mears 7-3-10; Jake Gentile 6-2-8; Drew Kreutzfeldt 5-3-8; J.T. Hassell 5-2-7; T.J. Lally 4-3-7.

GAME 3

#10/11 South Dakota State 26, Southern Utah 6

Sept. 13, 2014 • Eccles Coliseum (Att.: 5,017)CEDAR CITY, Utah — The South Dakota State defense intercepted

three passes and carried a shutout late into the fourth quarter before theJackrabbits prevailed, 26-6, over Southern Utah.

With the win, the 10th-ranked Jackrabbits improved to 2-1 overall, whileSUU dropped to 0-3. The victory was win No. 113 for South Dakota Statehead coach John Stiegelmeier, tying him with Ralph Ginn (113-89-9 recordfrom 1947-68) for the most in program history.

The Jackrabbit offense moved the ball almost at will in the first half, start-ing with a methodical 13-play, 75-yard scoring march on the opening drive.Reggie Gandy capped the scoring drive with a 1-yard touchdown run.

SDSU moved the ball into Thunderbird territory in each of its first fourpossessions, but two ended with interceptions. The Jackrabbits did not puntin the first half and held a 250-60 advantage in total yards.

On the first play of the second quarter, the Jackrabbit defense turned thetables, converting its first takeaway of the season into six points as defen-sive lineman Shayne Gottlob intercepted a screen pass at the T-Bird 4-yardline and rambled into the end zone for a touchdown.

The SDSU lead grew to 21-0 late in the first half as the Jackrabbits puttogether an eight-play, 80-yard drive. Zach Zenner crossed the 100-yardmark with a 23-yard run into SUU territory, which was followed by a 13-yardpass to Jason Schneider. Lujan then connected with redshirt freshman JakeWieneke on a fade in the right corner of the end zone for an 18-yard touch-down to push the Jackrabbit lead to 21-0 heading into halftime.

Jimmie Forsythe came up with the Jackrabbits’ second interception ofthe game on the second play of the second half, giving SDSU the ball at theSUU 29. The Jackrabbits moved the ball to the Thunderbird 3-yard linebefore settling for a 21-yard field goal by Justin Syrovatka that pushed themargin to 24-0.

SUU put together its most sustained drive to that juncture on the ensuingpossession, but again came away with no points as a 39-yard field goal attempt sailed wide right.

The Thunderbirds finally broke into the scoring column with 5 minutes, 18seconds remaining in the game. Backup quarterback Ammon Olsen ran 35yards to set up first and goal. Toa Afatasi scored from a yard out two playslater.

After a personal foul penalty pushed the PAT try back 15 yards, TreyCarr, who intercepted a pass earlier in the half, picked off an errant passand returned the ball for defensive extra point to push the final margin to26-6. A true freshman from Omaha, Carr also broke up two passes andrecorded a pair of tackles.

SDSU finished with a 392-263 advantage in total offense. Zenner carriedthe ball 25 times for 140 yards, recording the 24th 100-yard game of his career. Backup Brady Mengarelli added 13 carries for 65 yards. TrevorWesley led Jackrabbit receivers with four catches for 40 yards, withWieneke tallying three catches for 68 yards. Lujan ended the night 13-of-24passing for 162 yards.

For Southern Utah, Raysean Pringle gained 65 yards on 13 carries.

Olsen, who took the bulk of the snaps the final three quarters, finished 8-of-18 passing for 94 yards and gained 62 yards on 10 carries. ChrisRobinson paced the Thunderbird receivers with five catches for 75 yards.

James Cowser and Chinedu Ahanonu each notched a game-high 12tackles for SUU, with Cowser registering 5.5 tackles for loss. Jesse Bobbitled SDSU with six tackles.SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALSouth Dakota State (2-1) 7 14 3 2 26Southern Utah (0-3) 0 0 0 6 6

SCORING SUMMARY1st 9:47 SDSU – Reggie Gandy 1 yd run (Justin Syrovatka kick)2nd 14:55 SDSU – Shayne Gottlob 4 yd interception return (Syrovatka kick)2nd 1:40 SDSU – Jake Wieneke 18 yd pass from Zach Lujan (Syrovatka kick)3rd 11:53 SDSU – Syrovatka 21 yd field goal4th 5:18 SUU – Toa Afatasi 1 yd run (pass failed)4th 5:18 SDSU – Trey Carr PAT return

TEAM STATISTICS SDSU SUUFIRST DOWNS 25 13RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 50-230 38-150PASSING YDS (NET) 162 113Passes Att-Comp-Int 24-13-2 21-9-3TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 74-392 59-263Punt Returns-Yards 2-20 0-00Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 1-19Interception Returns-Yards 3-12 2-6Punts (Number-Avg) 4-35.8 5-46.2Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 8-67 6-69Possession Time 36:42 23:18Third-Down Conversions 5 of 12 4 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-14 1-7

RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Zach Zenner 25-140; Brady Mengarelli 13-65; Zach Lujan 9-23;Reggie Gandy 2-4. SUU - Raysean Pringle 13-65; Ammon Olsen 10-62; Levi Te’o 4-10; ToaAfatasi 5-7. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - Zach Lujan 13-24-2 162. SUU - Ammon Olsen 8-19-2 94; Aaron Cantu 1-2-1 19. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - Trevor Wesley 4-40; JakeWieneke 3-68; Jason Schneider 3-29; Brady Mengarelli 2-17. SUU - Chris Robinson 5-75;Justin Brown 1-22; Raysean Pringle 1-11; Naia Ursua 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - TreyCarr 1-7; Shayne Gottlob 1-4; Jimmie Forsythe 1-1. SUU - Michael Byrd 1-6; Josh Smith 1-0.SACKS: SDSU - Kellen Soulek 1.0-9; Cole Langer 0.5-3; Kevin Klocek 0.5-2. SUU - JamesCowser 1.0-7. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU - Jesse Bobbit 2-4-6; J.R. Plote 4-1-5;Nick Mears 4-0-4; Dallas Brown 3-1-4; Shayne Gottlob 3-1-4. SUU - James Cowser 9-3-12;Chinedu Ahanonu 8-4-12; Miles Killebrew 4-5-9; Josh Kariya 4-4-8.

GAME 4

#10/10 South Dakota State 41, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 3

Sept. 20, 2014 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att.: 13,731)South Dakota State scored touchdowns on three consecutive offensive

plays in the first quarter, including two by Walter Payton Award candidateZach Zenner, and head coach John Stiegelmeier became the school’s career wins leader as the Jackrabbits defeated Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 41-3.

Playing before a Beef Bowl crowd of 13,731, the 10th-ranked Jackrabbitsimproved to 3-1 in their non-conference finale. UW-Oshkosh fell to 0-3. Thewin was career No. 114 for Stiegelmeier, who passed Ralph Ginn (113-89-9record from 1947-68) atop the SDSU coaching victories list.

Zenner opened the scoring for the Jackrabbits with a 2-yard touchdownrun with 6 minutes, 26 seconds remaining in the opening quarter, cappingSDSU’s first drive of the game that covered 82 yards on nine plays.

Moments later, SDSU turned to the air for its next touchdown as ZachLujan connected on a 38-yard touchdown pass to Jason Schneider on thefirst play of the next Jackrabbit drive.

Freshman J.T. Hassell blocked a punt on the next Oshkosh possession,

giving the Jackrabbits the ball at the Titan 36-yard line. Zenner wasted littletime as he went the distance on the opening play of the drive to give SDSUa 21-0 with two minutes to play in the opening stanza.

Zenner, who hit the century mark for rushing yards in the first quarter andended the game with 209 yards on 23 carries, scored his third touchdownof the game on a 10-yard burst with 9:46 to play in the second quarter.SDSU maintained its 28-0 lead at halftime.

The Jackrabbits’ final touchdown of the night came on the opening driveof the second half as Lujan again hooked up with Schneider — this timefrom 5 yards out — to push the SDSU lead to 35-0.

For the second consecutive week, the Jackrabbit defense carried ashutout into the fourth quarter. The Titans, behind backup quarterback BrettKasper, cracked the scoring column on a 24-yard field goal by Nate Raywith 6:39 to play in the game.

UW-Oshkosh also had a long field goal attempt blocked early in the sec-ond quarter and a third-quarter drive ended with an interception in the endzone by Jackrabbit cornerback Je Ryan Butler.

Justin Syrovatka, who made a 31-yard field goal in the third quarter,closed out the scoring for the Jackrabbits with a 26-yarder in the finalminute.

SDSU finished with a 497-236 advantage in total offense, including a292-72 edge in rushing yards. Brady Mengarelli added 63 yards on 15 carries in a backup role for the Jackrabbits.

Lujan finished the night 13-of-19 passing for 170 yards, connecting witheight different receivers. Schneider led the receiving corps with three catchesfor 59 yards, while Trevor Wesley added three receptions for 42 yards.

UW-Oshkosh’s starting quarterback Dylann Rauch was the Titans’ leading rusher with 23 yards on four carries and also completed 15-of-22passes for 85 yards. Kasper completed all six of his pass attempts for 79yards, including a 51-yard pass play to Joe Sommers, who led all receiverswith five receptions for 89 yards.

Dallas Brown posted a career-high nine tackles to lead the Jackrabbits.T.J. Lally contributed six tackles. Reese Dziedzic and Levi Kossow sharedteam-high honors for UW-Oshkosh with seven stops.SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALUW-Oshkosh (0-3) 0 0 0 3 3South Dakota State (3-1) 21 7 7 6 41

SCORING SUMMARY1st 6:26 SDSU – Zach Zenner 2 yd run (Justin Syrovatka kick)1st 4:39 SDSU – Jason Schneider 38 yd pass from Zach Lujan (Syrovatka kick)1st 2:00 SDSU – Zenner 36 yd run (Syrovatka kick)2nd 9:46 SDSU – Zenner 10 yd run (Syrovatka kick)3rd 11:18 SDSU – Schneider 5 yd pass from Lujan (Syrovatka kick)4th 9:31 SDSU – Syrovatka 31 yd field goal4th 6:39 SDSU – Nate Ray 24 yd field goal4th 00:13 SDSU – Syrovatka 26 yd field goal

TEAM STATISTICS UWO SDSUFIRST DOWNS 12 24RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 25-72 49-292PASSING YDS (NET) 164 205Passes Att-Comp-Int 30-21-1 22-15-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 55-236 71-497Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-67Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-82 2-48Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-38.5 1-34.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Fumble Returns-Yards 2-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 3-25 4-35Possession Time 26:00 34:00Third-Down Conversions 4 of 13 6 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 5-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-10 1-4

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RUSHING LEADERS: UWO - Dylann Ruach 4-23; C.J. Blackburn 1-18; Dylan Hecker 9-16; Ethan Steinhoff 5-12. SDSU - Zach Zenner 23-209; Brady Mengarelli 15-63; Reggie Gandy 6-27. PASSING LEADERS: UWO - Dylann Rauch 15-22-1 85; Brett Kasper 6-6-0 79; DylanHecker 0-2-0 0. SDSU - Zach Lujan 13-19-0 170; Tyler Finnes 2-3-0 35. RECEIVING LEADERS: UWO - Joe Sommers 5-89; Craig Schommer 5-12; Sam Mentkowski 3-21. SDSU -Jason Schneider 3-59; Trevor Wesley 3-42; Matt Raymond 2-29; Mitch Vejvoda 2-9. INTERCEPTIONS: UWO - none. SDSU - Je Ryan Butler 1-0. SACKS: UWO - Cody Huemmer1.0-3; Marcus Senn 0.5-4; Reese Dziedzic 0.5-3. SDSU - Kevin Klocek 1.0-4. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): UWO - Levi Kossow 3-4-7; Reese Dziedzic 3-4-7; Beau Steffens 2-4-6. SDSU - Dallas Brown 2-7-9; T.J. Lally 0-6-6; Melvin Taveras 4-1-5; Jesse Bobbit 2-3-5;Jimmie Forsythe 1-4-5.

GAME 5

#22/22 Illinois State 41, #9/9 South Dakota State 10Oct. 4, 2014 • Hancock Stadium (Att.: 10,919)

NORMAL, Ill. — Marshaun Coprich rushed for 174 yards and four touchdowns, and quarterback Tre Roberson topped the century mark inboth rushing and passing, leading 22nd-ranked Illinois State to a 45-10 victory over ninth-ranked South Dakota State Oct. 4 at Hancock Stadium.

In the Missouri Valley Football Conference for both teams, the Redbirdsimproved to 4-0 overall. SDSU dropped to 3-2 overall.

The Redbirds converted three first-quarter turnovers into 21 points, setting the tone in the first 15 minutes. One play after the Jackrabbits lost afumble, Coprich scored from 32 yards out to open the scoring with 9minutes, 18 seconds to play in the opening quarter. A fumble on a handoffexchange on SDSU’s next offensive play deep in its own territory led to Illinois State’s second touchdown a minute and 25 seconds later as Coprichscored from a yard out.

The Jackrabbits’ third turnover of the quarter was an interception byOshay Dunmore at the Illinois State 10-yard line. The Redbirds thenmarched 90 yards on 11 plays, building the lead to 21-0 in the closing seconds of the first quarter as Coprich scored from a yard out.

Illinois State pushed the margin to 24-0 on a 25-yard field goal by NickAussieker early in the second quarter before the Jackrabbits finally crackedthe scoring column. Justin Syrovatka’s 22-yard field goal with 2:09 to play inthe half finished off a 15-play, 76-yard drive for the Jackrabbits.

Any hopes of a Jackrabbit comeback were dashed on the ensuing kickoffas Tevin Allen went down the left sideline for a 95-yard touchdown return.After forcing a Jackrabbit three-and-out, the Redbirds delivered the knockoutpunch with a 28-yard touchdown pass from Roberson to Cameron Meredithwith 20 seconds remaining in the first half to push the margin to 38-3.

The two squads traded third-quarter touchdowns to close out the scoring.Coprich scored his fourth and final TD of the game on a 5-yard run, whilethe last Jackrabbit score came on a 26-yard pass from Zach Lujan to JakeWieneke.

Walter Payton Award candidate Zach Zenner posted his fifth consecutive100-yard game and 26th of his career, carrying the ball 27 times for 144yards. Wieneke led the Jackrabbit receiving corps with seven catches for116 yards, with Jason Schneider adding six receptions for 79 yards. Lujanended the day 20-of-40 passing for 294 yards.

Illinois State, which rolled up 331 rushing yards, was led by Coprich with24 carries for 174 yards. Roberson carried the ball 14 times for 151 yardsand completed 7-of-19 passes for 168 yards. Lechein Neblett caught fourpasses for 91 yards to lead the Redbird receivers.

Defensively, SDSU was led by Illinois natives T.J. Lally and Jesse Bobbitwith seven tackles each. Teddy Corwin and Pat Meehan each tallied agame-high 12 tackles for Illinois State.SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALSouth Dakota State (3-2, 0-1) 0 3 7 0 10Illinois State (4-0, 1-0) 21 17 7 0 45

SCORING SUMMARY1st 9:18 ILS – Marshaun Coprich 32 yd run (Nick Aussieker kick)1st 7:51 ILS – Coprich 2 yd run (Aussieker kick)1st 00:17 ILS – Coprich 1 yd run (Aussieker kick)2nd 9:15 ILS – Aussieker 25 yd field goal2nd 2:09 SDSU – Justin Syrovatka 22 yd field goal2nd 1:55 ILS – Tevin Allen 95 yd kickoff return (Aussieker kick)2nd 00:20 ILS – Cameron Meredith 28 yd pass from Tre Roberson (Aussieker kick)3rd 12:46 ILS – Coprich 5 yd run (Aussieker kick)3rd 1:15 SDSU – Jake Wieneke 26 yd pass from Zach Lujan (Syrovatka kick)

TEAM STATISTICS SDSU ILSFIRST DOWNS 21 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 37-139 45-331PASSING YDS (NET) 294 168Passes Att-Comp-Int 40-20-1 19-7-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 77-433 64-499Punt Returns-Yards 2-9 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-126 3-126Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-36.5 4-44.8Fumbles-Lost 3-3 1-1Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-4Penalties-Yards 4-30 5-45Possession Time 31:34 28:26Third-Down Conversions 5 of 14 3 of 10Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 4 2 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-4 4-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-13

RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Zach Zenner 27-144; Brady Mengarelli 1-5. ILS - Marshaun Coprich 24-174; Tre Roberson 14-151; Jeffrey Lewis 3-5. James Graham 2-3 PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - Zach Lujan 20-40-1 294. ILS - Tre Roberson 7-19-1 168. RECEIVINGLEADERS: SDSU - Jake Wieneke 7-116; Jason Schneider 6-79; Dallas Goedert 3-42; Trevor Wesley 2-45; Zach Zenner 2-12. ILS - Lechein Neblett 4-91; Cameron Meredith 3-77.INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - Trey Carr 1-0. ILS - Ohay Dunmore 1-0. SACKS: SDSU - none. ILS - David Perkins 1.0-8; Dontae McCoy 1.0-3; Collin Keoshian 1.0-1; Teddy Corwin 1.0-1.TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU - T.J. Lally 4-3-7; Jesse Bobbit 1-6-7; J.T. Hassell 3-1-4; Dallas Brown 3-1-4; Melvin Taveras 3-1-4; Cole Langer 3-1-4. ILS - Teddy Corwin 6-6-12; PatMeehan 3-9-12; Dontae McCoy 6-2-8; Oshay Dunmore 1-7-8.

GAME 6

#19/19 South Dakota State 32, Missouri State 28

Oct. 11, 2014 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att.: 11,348)BROOKINGS — Jerry Rice Award candidate Jake Wieneke scored three

touchdowns and the South Dakota State defense pitched a second-halfshutout as the 19th-ranked Jackrabbits rallied for a 32-28 victory Oct. 11 atCoughlin-Alumni Stadium.

Playing before a Hall of Fame Game crowd of 11,348, the Jackrabbitsimproved to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.Missouri State dropped to 3-3 overall, 0-2 in league play.

A redshirt freshman from Maple Grove, Minn., Wieneke gave SDSU a10-7 lead early in the second quarter as he caught a pass from Zach Lujanacross midfield along the right sideline and weaved his way to the middle ofthe field and past the Bear defense for a 78-yard touchdown.

The rest of the half belonged the Missouri State, which scored the next21 points to take a 28-10 lead. Quarterback Kierra Harris scored the firsttwo touchdowns on two 12-yard runs two minutes and three seconds apart.His first scoring run capped an 11-play, 79-yard drive, while his secondtouchdown came two plays after a Dylan Cole interception deep in SDSUterritory.

The Bears again took advantage of a short field after a Jackrabbitturnover to push the margin to 28-10. Jeremy Springer intercepted a passby SDSU backup quarterback Tyler Finnes and returned the ball to theSDSU 19. Four plays later, Calan Crowder scored his second touchdown ofthe game, from two yards out.

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drive of the night, a 10-play, 85-yard march that ended with a 10-yardtouchdown pass from Lujan to Wieneke with 35 seconds remaining in thehalf.

Although neither team scored in the third quarter, the Jackrabbit defensebegan to assert itself, limiting Missouri State to 23 yards of total offense in13 plays.

The Jackrabbits drew to within a field goal early in the fourth quarter asLujan and Wieneke hooked up for the third time on a 26-yard pass play.SDSU added the two-point conversion on a pass from Lujan to Jason Schneider.

After forcing a three-and-out, SDSU put together what proved to be thegame-winning drive. A Lujan pass to Schneider for 14 yards put the Jacksacross midfield before Walter Payton Award candidate Zach Zennerrambled 34 yards to the MSU 1. Zenner scored on the next play and Justin Syrovatka’s extra point provided the final margin.

Missouri State’s next drive ended on an interception, but the Bears puttogether their best drive of the second half in the closing minutes. MSUpicked up three first downs, moving the ball to the Jackrabbit 31, but Harris’pass on fourth-and-8 with under a minute to play was broken up by TreyCarr to seal the SDSU victory.

Wieneke posted the sixth-most receiving yards in a single game by aJackrabbit receiver, finishing the night with eight receptions for 183 yards.Schneider also topped the century mark with seven receptions for 105yards. Lujan ended the game 17-of-28 passing for 310 yards, while Zennercarried 27 times for 149 yards as he moved into the Football ChampionshipSubdivision career top 10 for rushing yards.

SDSU finished with a 439-249 advantage in total offense.For Missouri State, Harris led the way on the ground with 65 yards on 15

carries and completed 12-of-25 passes for 113 yards. Julian Burton ledBear receivers with six catches for 66 yards.

Jackrabbit linebacker T.J. Lally led all players with 10 tackles, with NickMears adding nine stops. Dylan Cole and Christian Hoffmann each talliednine tackles to lead Missouri State.SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALMissouri State (3-3, 0-2) 7 21 0 0 28South Dakota State (4-2, 1-1) 3 14 0 15 32

SCORING SUMMARY1st 6:24 SDSU – Justin Syrovatka 36 yd field goal1st 00:30 MSU – Calan Crowder 3 yd run (Marcelo Bonani kick)2nd 14:39 SDSU – Jake Wieneke 78 yd pass from Zach Lujan (Syrovatka kick)2nd 9:06 MSU – Kierra Harris 12 yd run (Bonani kick)2nd 7:03 MSU – Kierra Harris 12 yd run (Bonani kick)2nd 3:56 MSU – Crowder 2 yd run (Bonani kick)2nd 00:35 SDSU – Wieneke 10 yd pass from Lujan (Syrovatka kick)4th 11:39 SDSU – Wieneke 26 yd pass from Lujan (Jason Schneider pass from Lujan)4th 7:55 SDSU – Zach Zenner 1 yd run (Syrovatka kick)

TEAM STATISTICS MSU SDSUFIRST DOWNS 15 18RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 39-136 37-129PASSING YDS (NET) 113 310Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-12-1 30-17-3TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-249 67-439Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-59Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-65 4-69Interception Returns-Yards 3-39 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 7-40.0 5-32.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 6-35 11-92Possession Time 28:01 31:59Third-Down Conversions 7 of 16 6 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-25 1-7

RUSHING LEADERS: MSU – Kierra Harris 15-65; Calan Crowder 12-41; Ryan Heaston 10-25;Phoenix Johnson 2-5. SDSU – Zach Zenner 27-149; Brady Mengarelli 2-8. PASSING LEAD-ERS: MSU – Kierra Harris 12-25-1 113. SDSU – Zach Lujan 17-28-2 310; Tyler Finnes 0-2-1 0.RECEIVING LEADERS: MSU – Julian Burton 6-66; Ryan Heaston 3-11. SDSU – Jake Wieneke8-183; Jason Schneider 7-105; Zach Zenner 1-15; Matt Raymond 1-7. INTERCEPTIONS:MSU – Vashon Landers 1-23; Dylan Cole 1-12; Jeremy Springer 1-4. SDSU – Melvin Taveras 1-0. SACKS: MSU – James Barnes 2.0-8; Colby Isbell 1.0-7; Brad Pryor 1.0-5; Cecil Bratton1.0-5. SDSU – Chase Kern 1.0-7. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): MSU – Dylan Cole 6-3-9;Christian Hoffmann 4-5-9; Andrew Beisel 4-2-6; Brad Pryor 1-5-6. SDSU – T.J. Lally 5-5-10;Nick Mears 8-1-9; Dallas Brown 4-2-6; Jesse Bobbit 2-3-5; Cole Langer 2-3-5; Shayne Gottlob1-4-5.

GAME 7

#16/18 South Dakota State 31, #20/21 Northern Iowa 28

Oct. 18, 2014 • UNI-Dome (Att.: 15,049)CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Justin Syrovatka connected on a 44-yard field

goal with 1 minutes, 42 seconds remaining as South Dakota State recov-ered from a number of anxious moments down to stretch to defeat NorthernIowa, 31-28, at the UNI-Dome.

SDSU, ranked 16th by the FCS Coaches and 18th in the Sports Networkmedia poll, improved to 5-2 overall and 2-1 in the Missouri Valley FootballConference. UNI, rated 20th and 21st, respectively, fell to 3-4 overall and 1-2 in league play.

Syrovatka’s game-winning field goal came after Northern Iowa ralliedfrom 14 points down late in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 28. DavidJohnson scored on a 2-yard run with 4:59 to play and Ray Mitchell returnedan interception on a deflected pass 58 yards for a touchdown a minute anda half later.

The Jackrabbits then put the game-winning drive together, highlighted bya juggling catch and run of 40 yards by Jason Schneider from Zach Lujan tothe Panther 31.

UNI drove into Jackrabbit territory on the ensuing drive, but MelvinTaveras made a leaping interception on a deep pass from backup quarter-back Brion Carnes at the SDSU 4 with 50 seconds remaining.

SDSU strung together its longest scoring drive of the season, chewing upmore than seven minutes off the clock on the opening drive of the game.Jake Wieneke capped the 17-play, 84-yard drive with an 8-yard touchdownreception from Lujan. SDSU converted five times on third down on the drive.

UNI tied the game at 7-all early in the second quarter as Johnson cut tothe left sideline and scored from 50 yards out. The Panthers turned aninterception late in the first half into points as starting quarterback SawyerKollmorgen found fullback Barkley Hill from 2 yards out to make the score14-7 UNI heading into halftime.

SDSU scored the next three touchdowns to take a 28-14 lad midwaythrough the fourth quarter. After a Nick Mears interception on UNI’s firstpossession of the second half, the Jackrabbits knotted the game at 14-allas Walter Payton Award candidate Zach Zenner scored from a yard out.

The tide further shifted in the Jackrabbits’ favor later in the quarter aslinebacker Dallas Brown picked off a Kollmorgen pass and rambled in from30 yards out to give SDSU the lead back at 21-14.

The Jackrabbits appeared on the verge of putting the game away midway through the fourth quarter as they put together another methodicalscoring drive. The 13-play, 84-yard drive ended on Zenner’s second 1-yardtouchdown run of the game, making the score 28-14.

Zenner finished the game with 80 yards on 29 carries as he became thesecond SDSU running back in history to top 1,000 rushing yards in threeconsecutive seasons. Lujan finished the game 21-of-38 passing for 223yards, but was intercepted three times. Schneider led the Jackrabbit receiving corps with nine catches for 117 yards as he hit the century markfor the second consecutive game.

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Mears led the Jackrabbit defense with seven tackles, while Jack Sherlock marked his return to the lineup with six tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks.

For UNI, Johnson paced the offense with 78 yards on nine carries andwas one of three Panthers with five catches for 43 yards, along withCharles Brown and Chad Owens. Carnes was 11-of-21 passing for 93yards, while Kollmorgen ended the night 9-of-14 passing for 85 yards, with a touchdown and two interceptions.

Brett McMakin led all players with 14 tackles to lead the Panthers’ defensive effort.SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALSouth Dakota State (5-2, 2-1) 7 0 14 10 31Northern Iowa (3-4, 1-2) 0 14 0 14 28

SCORING SUMMARY1st 7:42 SDSU – Jake Wieneke 8 yd pass from Zach Lujan(Justin Syrovatka kick)2nd 10:54 UNI – David Johnson 50 yd run (Michael Schmadeke kick)2nd 00:40 UNI – Barkley Hill 2 yd pass from Sawyer Kollmorgen (Schmadeke kick)3rd 8:18 SDSU – Zach Zenner 1 yd run (Syrovatka kick)3rd 2:02 SDSU – Dallas Brown 30 yd interception return (Syrovatka kick)4th 8:58 SDSU – Zach Zenner 1 yd run (Syrovatka kick)4th 4:59 UNI – Johnson 2 yd run (Schmadeke kick)4th 3:29 UNI – Ray Mitchell 58 yd interception return (Schmadeke kick)4th 1:47 SDSU – Syrovatka 44 yd field goal

TEAM STATISTICS SDSU UNIFIRST DOWNS 21 15RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 41-94 25-122PASSING YDS (NET) 223 178Passes Att-Comp-Int 38-21-3 35-20-3TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 79-317 60-300Punt Returns-Yards 4-14 1-27Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-47 5-69Interception Returns-Yards 3-30-1 3-58-1Punts (Number-Avg) 6-43.7 6-47.2Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 9-59 4-40Possession Time 36:14 23:46Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 3 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-13 4-19

RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU – Zach Zenner 29-80; Zach Lujan 10-14. UNI – David Johnson 9-78; Brion Carnes 9-35. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU – Zach Lujan 21-38-3 223. UNI – BrionCarnes 11-21-1 93; Sawyer Kollmorgen 9-14-2 85. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU – JasonSchneider 9-117; Trevor Wesley 4-35; Zach Zenner 3-26; Jake Wieneke 2-24; Cam Jones 2-14.UNI – Chad Owens 5-43; Charles Brown 5-43; David Johnson 5-43. INTERCEPTIONS:SDSU – Dallas Brown 1-30; Nick Mears 1-0; Melvin Taveras 1-0. UNI – Ray Mitchell 1-58; JakeFarley 1-0; Jared Farley 1-0. SACKS: SDSU – Jack Sherlock 2.0-12; Chase Kern 0.5-1; ColeLanger 0.5-0. SDSU – Chase Kern 1.0-7. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU – NickMears 5-2-7; Jack Sherlock 5-1-6; Jesse Bobbit 5-1-6. UNI – Brett McMakin 8-6-14; XavierWilliams 3-7-10; Jake Farley 5-3-8; Deiondré Hall 5-3-7.

GAME 8

#16/17 Youngstown State 30, #13/15 South Dakota State 27

Oct. 25, 2014 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att.: 14,480)After putting together game-winning drives in the fourth quarter in each

of their last two games, the third time was not the charm for the SouthDakota State football team as the Jackrabbits came up short, 30-27, toYoungstown State on Hobo Day at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.

The Jackrabbits, ranked 13th in the Sports Network media poll and 15thby the Football Championship Subdivision Coaches, dropped to 5-3 overalland 2-2 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Youngstown State,ranked 16th by the FCS Coaches and 17th by Sports Network, improved to6-2 overall and 3-1 in league play.

The game started out as a track meet as both teams scored on each of

their first three offensive possessions, but finished as a defensive struggle.SDSU opened the scoring with an 11-play, 69-yard drive that culminated

with a 25-yard field goal by Justin Syrovatka with 9 minutes, 32 seconds toplay in the first quarter.

YSU answered with a 32-yard field goal by Joey Cejudo on its openingdrive of the game before Syrovatka booted a 35-yarder to put the Jackrab-bits ahead 6-3 in the final seconds of the first stanza.

The Penguins and Jackrabbits then traded touchdowns, with YSU need-ing only two plays on its next possession to find the end zone. A 54-yardpass from Hunter Wells to Andrew Williams set up a 6-yard touchdown runby Martin Ruiz.

Zach Lujan and Jerry Rice Award candidate Jake Wieneke hooked up ona 56-yard pass play on the next Jackrabbit possession before Walter Payton Award candidate Zach Zenner finished the drive with a 3-yardtouchdown run.

YSU again scored quickly, needing only five plays to cover 75 yards asJody Webb found paydirt out of the backfield from 22 yards out on a passfrom Wells to give the Penguins a 17-13 lead.

The combination of Lujan and Wieneke hooked up again with two minutes to go in the first half as their 24-yard touchdown connection gavethe Jackrabbits what would be their final lead of the afternoon at 20-17.

However, the Penguins’ quick-strike offense fired once again. Ruiz arried for 13 yards on a third-and-10 play from YSU’s own 15, then rippedoff a 32-yard run before Wells hit Williams for 30 yards into the red zone.Wells then capped the nine-play, 85-yard march of the Penguins by scoringon a 4-yard bootleg around the left end. The extra point was no good, keeping the score at 23-20 YSU heading into halftime.

After a scoreless third quarter, YSU put the game out of reach with atouchdown midway through the fourth and final stanza to build the advan-tage to 30-20. Wells and Williams hooked up twice on pass plays of 21 and17 yards to open the drive. Facing fourth-and-5 at the Jackrabbit 28, thePenguins opted to go for the first down rather than attempt a long field goal.Wells found Andre Stubbs for eight yards and a first down before hitting Jelani Berassa on a slant for 20 yards and a touchdown with 8:21 to play.

The Jackrabbits made it a one-possession game on the ensuing 15-play,75-yard drive, converting once on fourth down and three times on thirddown before Zenner scored his second touchdown of the day on a divingcatch on a pass by Lujan from 6 yards out with 4:16 to play.

Youngstown State picked up a first down, forcing the Jackrabbits to burntwo of their timeouts before the Penguins pinned SDSU at its own 2-yardline with two minutes to go after a 59-yard punt by Cejudo.

The Jackrabbits picked up a first down, but SDSU’s only two penalties ofthe day on the next two snaps stalled the drive.

For YSU, Ruiz recorded a game-high 132 yards on 20 carries. Wells fin-ished the afternoon 16-of-27 passing for 256 yards and two touchdowns,with Williams catching six passes for 139 yards.

Zenner carried 25 times for 119 yards, with Lujan completing 28-of-42passes for 329 yards. Wieneke recorded a career-high 10 catches for 178yards, while Brandon Andrews set career highs with seven catches and 63yards. SDSU played most of the afternoon without leading pass-catcherJason Schneider, who was injured in warmups.

Donald D’Alesio and Julius Childs each tallied a game-high 12 tackles forYSU. Nick Mears paced the Jackrabbit defensive effort with seven tacklesand added three pass breakups.SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALYoungstown State (6-2, 3-1) 3 20 0 7 30South Dakota State (5-3, 2-2) 6 14 0 7 27

SCORING SUMMARY1st 9:32 SDSU – Justin Syrovatka 25 yd field goal1st 6:27 YSU – Joey Cejudo 32 yd field goal

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1st 00:02 SDSU – Justin Syrovatka 35 yd field goal2nd 14:26 YSU – Martin Ruiz 6 yd run (Cejudo kick)2nd 11:57 SDSU – Zach Zenner 3 yd run (Syrovatka kick)2nd 10:05 YSU – Jody Webb 22 yd pass from Hunter Wells (Cejudo kick)2nd 2:11 SDSU – Jake Wieneke 24 yd pass from Zach Lujan (Syrovatka kick)2nd 00:11 YSU – Wells 4 yd run (kick failed)4th 8:21 YSU – Jelani Berassa 20 yd pass from Wells (Cejudo kick)4th 4:16 SDSU – Zenner 6 yd pass from Lujan (Syrovatka kick)

TEAM STATISTICS YSU SDSUFIRST DOWNS 18 26RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 29-163 42-137PASSING YDS (NET) 256 329Passes Att-Comp-Int 27-16-0 42-28-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 56-419 84-466Punt Returns-Yards 1-7 2-17Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-80 4-83Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-49.4 3-42.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 1-5 2-13Possession Time 23:50 36:10Third-Down Conversions 4 of 11 9 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 2 of 4Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 4-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 6-2 0-0

RUSHING LEADERS: YSU – Martin Ruiz 20-132; Jody Webb 5-34. SDSU – Zach Zenner 25-119; Zach Lujan 14-15. PASSING LEADERS: YSU – Hunter Wells 16-27-0 256. SDSU –Zach Lujan 28-42-0 329. RECEIVING LEADERS: YSU – Andrew Williams 6-139; Andre Stubbs5-50; Jelani Berassa 3-43. SDSU – Jake Wieneke 10-178; Brandon Andrews 7-63; Trevor Wesley 4-38; Zach Zenner 4-37. INTERCEPTIONS: none. SACKS: YSU – Derek Rivers 3.0-9;Terrell Williams 2.0-9; Emmanuel Kromah 1.0-3. SDSU – none. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): YSU – Donald D’Alesio 6-6-12; Julius Childs 4-8-12; Tré Moore 6-5-11; Jaylin Kelly 5-5-10. SDSU – Nick Mears 5-2-7; Jimmie Forsythe 6-0-6; Jesse Bobbit 3-2-5; Trey Carr 3-2-5; T.J.Lally 2-3-5.

GAME 9

#1/1 North Dakota State 37, #18/19 South Dakota State 17

Nov. 1, 2014 • Fargodome (Att.: 18,832)FARGO, N.D. — Top-ranked North Dakota State scored on five

consecutive second-half possessions to pull away from South DakotaState, 37-17, Nov. 1 at the Fargodome.

The Bison improved to 9-0 overall and 5-0 in the Missouri Valley FootballConference, retaining the Dakota Marker and extending their winning streakto 33 games. SDSU, ranked 18th in the Sports Network media poll and 19thin the FCS Coaches rankings, dropped to 5-4 overall and 2-3 in league play.

The Jackrabbits, who saw career passing leader Austin Sumner return tothe lineup since being injured in the season opener at Missouri, took advan-tage of an NDSU turnover to crack the scoring column. Freshman line-backer J.T. Hassell’s first career interception set up SDSU at the Bison 14before Justin Syrovatka connected on a 37-yard field goal with 8 minutes,12 seconds to play in the first quarter.

Adam Keller, who missed a 42-yard field goal attempt in the first quarter,made field goals of 33 and 45 yards in the second stanza to give NDSU a6-3 lead.

SDSU regained the lead with a quick scoring drive just before halftime.Walter Payton Award candidate Zach Zenner broke loose for a 34-yard runbefore Sumner and Jake Wieneke teamed up on a 42-yard touchdown passwith 37 seconds remaining, giving the Jackrabbits a 10-6 lead heading intohalftime.

The Bison began to assert themselves on the opening drive of the sec-ond half, marching 88 yards on 12 play. All but 11 yards of the drive cameon the ground, with the final two on a pass from Carson Wentz to KevinVaadeland.

NDSU pushed the lead to 20-10 on its next possession as Wentz scoredon a 5-yard run one play after a quarterback keeper of 22 yards.

The Jackrabbits bridged a scoring drive together between the end of thethird quarter and start of the fourth to pull to within 20-17. Sumner hookedup with Larves Jones on three pass plays for a total of 39 yards before Zen-ner scored from a yard out with 12:04 to play.

However, NDSU’s ball-control offense took control down the stretch andput the game out of reach on a 5-yard touchdown run by John Crockett tocap an 11-play, 71-yard drive.

SDSU turned the ball over on its next two possessions, which the Bisonconverted into 10 points on a 45-yard field goal by Keller and 1-yard Crock-ett touchdown run to provide the winning margin.

Crockett led all players with 152 yards on 28 carries, while Wentz hit thecentury mark in both rushing and passing by carrying 16 times for 100yards and completing 12-of-20 passes for 115 yards.

The Bison held a 405-276 advantage in total offense and 38:20 to 21:40edge in time of possession.

Sumner finished the game 14-of-28 passing for 187 yards. Zennergained 96 yards on 17 carries, with Wieneke leading the Jackrabbit receivers with five catches for 87 yards.

Defensively, NDSU was paced by defensive end Kyle Emanuel, whorecorded a team-high 10 tackles and all four of the Bison sacks.

T.J. Lally registered a career-high 20 tackles for the Jackrabbits — themost by an SDSU player in the Division I era (since 2004). Melvin Taverasadded 11 stops.SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALSouth Dakota State (5-4, 2-3) 3 7 0 7 17North Dakota State (9-0, 5-0) 0 6 14 17 31

SCORING SUMMARY1st 8:12 SDSU – Justin Syrovatka 37 yd field goal2nd 7:10 NDSU – Adam Keller 33 yd field goal2nd 1:25 NDSU – Adam Keller 45 yd field goal2nd 00:37 SDSU – Jake Wieneke 42 yd pass from Austin Sumner (Syrovatka kick)3rd 8:35 NDSU – Kevin Vaadeland 2 yd pass from Carson Wentz (Keller kick)3rd 00:40 NDSU – Wentz 5 yd run (Keller kick)4th 12:04 SDSU – Zach Zenner 1 yd run (Syrovatka kick)4th 6:24 NDSU – John Crockett 5 yd run (Keller kick)4th 4:30 NDSU – Keller 45 yd field goal4th 1:16 NDSU – Crockett 1 yd run (Keller kick)

TEAM STATISTICS SDSU NDSUFIRST DOWNS 12 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 23-89 53-290PASSING YDS (NET) 187 115Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-14-1 20-12-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 51-276 73-405Punt Returns-Yards 1-8 1-1Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-32 4-85Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-6Punts (Number-Avg) 5-45.4 2-64.5Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 1-10 1-5Possession Time 21:40 38:20Third-Down Conversions 2 of 11 5 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 5-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-3 4-30

RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU – Zach Zenner 17-96; Brady Mengarelli 2-23. NDSU – JohnCrockett 28-152; Carson Wentz 16-100; King Frazier 6-29. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU –Austin Sumner 14-28-1 187. NDSU – Carson Wentz 12-20-1 115. RECEIVING LEADERS:SDSU – Jake Wieneke 5-87; Larves Jones 4-45; Jason Schneider 3-44. NDSU – Zach Vraa 3-31; Kevin Vaadeland 2-35; Trevor Gebhart 2-10; R.J. Urzendowski 2-3. INTERCEPTIONS:SDSU – J.T. Hassell 1-0. NDSU – Colten Heagle 1-6 SACKS: SDSU – T.J. Lally 1.0-3. NDSU –Kyle Emanuel 4.0-30. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU – T.J. Lally 6-14-20; MelvinTaveras 5-6-11; Nick Mears 5-4-9. NDSU – Kyle Emanuel 7-3-10; Christian Dudzik 4-1-5; ColtenHeagle 3-2-5.

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GAME 10

#22/22 South Dakota State 32, #17/19 Indiana State 17

Nov. 8, 2014 • Memorial Stadium (Att.: 4,905)TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Football Championship Subdivision award

candidates Zach Zenner and Jake Wieneke each scored touchdowns of 90-plus yards in the second half to lead South Dakota State to a 32-17 victoryover Indiana State in a battle of nationally ranked Missouri Valley FootballConference teams.

Both teams moved to 6-4 overall and 3-3 in the MVFC. Indiana State entered the day ranked 17th in the Sports Network media poll and 19th bythe FCS Coaches. SDSU was ranked 22nd in both polls.

Trailing 9-7, the Jackrabbits took the lead for good when Wieneke, acandidate for the Jerry Rice Award as the top freshman in the FCS, caughta slant pass from Austin Sumner and weaved his way through the IndianaState defense for a 91-yard touchdown with seven minutes and 14 secondsto play in the third quarter. The play tied the longest pass in school history,which was set 28 years ago to the day on a Ted Wahl-to-Jeff Tiefenthalerconnection. Zenner ran in the two-point conversion to give SDSU a 15-9lead.

SDSU pushed the lead to 18-9 in the first minute of the fourth quarter ona 46-yard field goal by Justin Syrovatka.

Indiana State appeared on the verge of making it a one-possessiongame on the ensuing drive, but sophomore linebacker Jesse Bobbitknocked the ball loose from Buck Logan and recovered the fumble just before the ball broke the plane of the goal line.

Two plays later, Zenner, a Walter Payton Award candidate, broke loosethrough the middle for his longest run of the season, a 94-yard touchdownrun that made the score 25-9 following the extra point.

The Jackrabbit defense proved opportunistic once again as MelvinTaveras recorded his team-best third interception of the season to set upSDSU’s final scoring drive of the game. On third-and-4, Sumner found awide-open Wieneke along the left side for a 31-yard touchdown.

Wieneke ended the day with six catches for 172 yards, crossing the 100-yard mark for the fifth time this season.

SDSU fought off early adversity on special teams, which included ablocked punt that resulted in a safety and a 3-yard touchdown run by BuckLogan after the ensuing free kick sailed out of bounds. The Sycamoretouchdown was set up by a 23-yard throw back to the quarterback fromChris O’Leary to Mike Perish.

The Jackrabbits closed to within 9-7 late in the first half as Zenner scoredfrom a yard out to cap a six-play, 56-yard drive.

The Sycamores strung together a 16-play, 77-yard drive in the closingminutes for their final score of the day – a 2-yard pass from Mike Perish toLogan. Robert Tanyon added the two-point conversion on a pass from Perish.

SDSU set a season high with 510 yards of total offense, compared to322 by Indiana State. Sumner completed 21-of-35 passes for 298 yards,while Zenner ended the afternoon with 193 rushing yards on 27 carries, andadded four receptions for 26 yards.

Perish finished the day 27-of-47 passing for 183 yards, with Tonyan leading the Sycamore receiving corps with six catches for 74 yards. Logangained 92 yards on 19 carries.SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALSouth Dakota State (6-4, 3-3) 0 7 8 17 32Indiana State (6-4, 4-3) 0 9 0 8 15

SCORING SUMMARY2nd 12:41 INS – Team safety (punt blocked out of end zone)2nd 9:44 INS – Buck Logan 3 yd run (Eric Heidorn kick)

2nd 3:56 SDSU – Zach Zenner 1 yd run (Justin Syrovatka kick)3rd 7:14 SDSU – Jake Wieneke 91 yd pass from Austin Sumner (Zenner run)4th 14:20 SDSU – Syrovatka 46 yd field goal4th 9:58 SDSU – Zenner 94 yd run (Syrovatka kick)4th 5:02 SDSU – Wieneke 31 yd pass from Sumner (Syrovatka kick)4th 00:11 INS – Logan 2 yd pass from Mike Perish (Robert Tonyan pass from Perish)

TEAM STATISTICS SDSU INSFIRST DOWNS 20 18RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 34-212 29-116PASSING YDS (NET) 298 206Passes Att-Comp-Int 35-21-2 48-28-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-510 77-322Punt Returns-Yards 2-27 2-51Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-24 5-75Interception Returns-Yards 1-15 2-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-27.4 9-40.9Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2Fumble Returns-Yards 1-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 5-39 4-31Possession Time 30:03 29:57Third-Down Conversions 6 of 14 8 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 2-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-5 0-0

RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU – Zach Zenner 27-193; Brady Mengarelli 6-20. INS – Buck Logan 19-92; Dimitri Taylor 4-21; LeMonte Booker 3-8. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU – Austin Sumner 21-35-2 298. INS – Mike Perish 27-47-1 183; Chris O’Leary 1-1-0 23. RECEIVING LEADERS:SDSU – Jake Wieneke 6-172; Brady Mengarelli 5-34; Zach Zenner 4-26; Jason Schneider 3-30.INS– Robert Tonyan 6-74; Chris O’Leary 5-36; Gary Owens 4-32; A.J. Johnson 4-16. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU – Melvin Taveras 1-15. INS – Mark Sewall 2-0. SACKS: SDSU – J.R.Plote 1.0-4; J.T. Hassell 1.0-1. INS – none. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU – T.J. Lally2-8-10; Nick Mears 6-3-9; Melvin Taveras 5-3-8; J.R. Plote 3-5-8. INS – Conlan Cassidy 5-6-11;Kendall Walker 3-5-8; Mark Sewall 4-3-7.

GAME 11

#19/19 South Dakota State 59, Western Illinois 24

Nov. 15, 2014 • Couglin-Alumni Stadium (Att.: 3,204)South Dakota State University quarterback Austin Sumner threw for a

career-high six touchdowns, setting the school record for career touchdownpasses in the process, in leading the Jackrabbits to a 59-24 victory overWestern Illinois at snowy Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.

With their second victory in a row, the 19th-ranked Jackrabbits improvedto 7-4 overall and 4-3 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. WesternIllinois dropped to 4-7 overall, 2-5 in league play.

Walter Payton Award candidate Zach Zenner opened the scoring on a67-yard touchdown run with 10 minutes and 10 seconds to play in the firstquarter — his first of three touchdowns on the day. On the play, Zennercrossed the 6,000-yard mark for career rushing.

After recovering a fumble on the ensuing kickoff, the Jackrabbits turnedto the air to build a 14-0 lead on Sumner’s first touchdown pass of the day— a 14-yard strike to Jason Schneider.

WIU got on the board via a 41-yard touchdown pass from TrentonNorvell to Lance Lenoir late in the first quarter, but the Jackrabbit lead grewto 28-10 midway through the second stanza on back-to-back touchdownsby Zenner. The senior running back scored from 18 yards out on a directsnap for his first touchdown of the quarter, then took a swing pass fromSumner 40 yards to paydirt for his final touchdown of the day.

The Fighting Leathernecks drew to within 28-17 moments later on a 23-yard touchdown run by J.C. Baker, but SDSU again countered with a quickfour-play, 80-yard drive capped by a 21-yard touchdown pass to Schneiderthat tied Ryan Berry’s career record of 56 touchdown passes set from2005-08.

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Wieneke. The first score covered 11 yards to finish off a nine-play, 73-yarddrive on the opening drive of the second half.

A redshirt freshman from Maple Grove, Minnesota, Wieneke added nother 11-yard touchdown reception, followed by a 22-yarder in the finalminute of the third quarter. Wieneke, who set an SDSU single seasonrecord with his 14th touchdown reception, ended the game with 10 recep-tions for 159 yards, while Schneider added seven catches for 114 yards.

Zenner ended the afternoon with 132 yards on 17 carries, while Sumnercompleted 21-of-37 passes for 366 yards.

For the second week in a row, the Jackrabbits piled up a season high fortotal yards with 547, compared to 402 by WIU.

Baker paced the Fighting Leathernecks with 97 yards on 21 carries.Norvell completed 14-of-27 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns, thelast of which was a 33-yarder to Hi-C Scott in the third quarter. Lenoir collected seven catches for 82 yards, with Joey Borsellino adding six receptions for 99 yards.

Sophomore safety Nick Mears racked up a game-high 12 tackles to leadthe Jackrabbit defense. Linebackers T.J. Lally and Jesse Bobbit eachnotched nine stops, as did David Griffith for Western Illinois.SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALWestern Illinois (4-7, 2-5) 7 10 7 0 24South Dakota State (7-4, 4-3) 14 21 21 3 59

SCORING SUMMARY1st 10:10 SDSU – Zach Zenner 67 yd run (Justin Syrovatka kick)1st 7:21 SDSU – Jason Schneider 14 yd pass from Austin Sumner (Syrovatka kick)1st 4:11 WIU – Lance Lenoir 41 yd pass from Trenton Norvell (Nathan Knuffman kick)2nd 14:53 SDSU – Zach Zenner 18 yd run (Syrovatka kick)2nd 11:44 WIU – Knuffman 21 yd field goal2nd 7:38 SDSU – Zenner 40 yd pass from Sumner (Syrovatka kick)2nd 5:46 WIU – J.C. Baker 23 yd run (Knuffman kick)2nd 3:34 SDSU – Schneider 21 yd pass from Sumner (Syrovatka kick)3rd 11:12 SDSU – Jake Wieneke 11 yd pass from Sumner (Syrovatka kick)3rd 8:52 WIU – Hi-C Scott 33 yd pass from Norvell (Knuffman kick)3rd 5:34 SDSU – Wieneke 11 yd pass from Sumner (Syrovatka kick)3rd 5:34 SDSU – Wieneke 22 yd pass from Sumner (Syrovatka kick)4th 7:11 SDSU – Syrovatka 20 yd field goal

TEAM STATISTICS WIU SDSUFIRST DOWNS 22 30RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-188 35-181PASSING YDS (NET) 214 366Passes Att-Comp-Int 27-14-2 37-21-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 67-402 72-547Punt Returns-Yards 1-13 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-83 4-86Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-9Punts (Number-Avg) 3-43.7 4-38.5Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-0Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 6-56 5-65Possession Time 25:51 34:09Third-Down Conversions 4 of 13 4 of 9Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 5-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-12 0-0

RUSHING LEADERS: WIU– J.C. Baker 21-97; Devon Moore 12-48; Trenton Norvell 7-43.SDSU – Zach Zenner 17-132; Reggie Gandy 14-55; Kyle Paris 2-6. PASSING LEADERS:WIU – Trenton Norvell 14-27-2 214. SDSU – Austin Sumner 21-37-0 366. RECEIVING LEADERS: WIU – Lance Lenoir 7-82; Joey Borsellino 6-99. SDSU – Jake Wieneke 10-159;Jason Schneider 7-114. INTERCEPTIONS: WIU – none. SDSU – Jake Gentile 1-9; Nick Farina1-0. SACKS: WIU – Jeremy Curry 1.0-8; Kevin Kintzel 1.0-4. SDSU – none. TACKLE LEAD-ERS (UA-A-TOT): WIU – David Griffith 3-6-9; Jonathon Rollins 6-1-7; Kevin Kintzel 5-2-7;Richard Chungong 5-2-7. SDSU – Nick Mears 9-3-12; T.J. Lally 5-4-9; Jesse Bobbit 4-5-9.

GAME 12

#15/16 South Dakota State 37, South Dakota 14

Nov. 22, 2014 • Couglin-Alumni Stadium (Att.: 10,631)South Dakota State scored on its first five offensive possessions and

cruised to a 37-14 victory over the University of South Dakota in the regularseason finale for both teams.

In winning the South Dakota Showdown Series contest for the third consecutive year, the Jackrabbits improved to 8-4 overall and 5-3 in theMissouri Valley Football Conference. USD dropped to 2-10 overall and 0-8in league play.

The Jackrabbits, ranked 15th in the FCS Coaches’ poll and 16th in theSports Network media rankings, wasted little time in getting on the board.After Brady Mengarelli returned the opening kickoff 46 yards to the Coyote49, the Jackrabbits needed only five plays to crack the scoring column. A27-yard pass play from Austin Sumner to Jake Wieneke was followed by a10-yard touchdown run by Walter Payton Award candidate Zach Zenner.

SDSU made it 14-0 with 8 minutes and 12 seconds to play in the firstquarter on a 28-yard touchdown pass from Sumner to Jason Schneider,capping a five-play, 80-yard drive that included a 41-yard connection between Sumner and Schneider on the second play of the drive.

The Jackrabbits again turned to the air for their third touchdown of theopening quarter as Sumner hooked up with Wieneke from 18 yards out tofinish off a six-play, 83-yard drive. Wieneke extended his streak of catchinga touchdown pass to all eight MVFC games this season in upping his season total to 15 touchdown receptions.

Justin Syrovatka kicked the first of his three field goals on the day — a32-yarder — in the opening minute of the second quarter, and SDSU madeit five scores in five possessions as Zenner caught a pass from Sumner inthe left flat and motored in from 50 yards out to make the score 31-0.

USD threatened to score three times in the second quarter, but came upempty. The first Coyote drive ended with a missed field goal, followed byturning the ball over on downs at the Jackrabbit 2-yard line. Late in thequarter, Jackrabbit cornerback Je Ryan Butler came up with an interceptionin the end zone.

Syrovatka accounted for the only Jackrabbit scoring in the second halfwith field goals of 21 and 34 yards as he improved to 16-of-17 for the season.

SDSU carried its shutout into the fourth quarter, but the Coyotes scoredtwice on a pair of 10-yard touchdown passes. Kevin Earl and Eric Shuffordhooked up the first USD scores, while backup quarterback Ryan Saegerthrew a 10-yard touchdown to Josh Hale in the closing minutes.

For the third week in a row, the Jackrabbit offense racked up more than500 yards, matching a season high with 547 yards. Sumner led the waywith a career-high 395 yards on 16-of-28 passing. Zenner added 76 yardson 18 carries and another 53 yards on a pair of receptions.

Wieneke led Jackrabbit receivers with six catches for 177 yards, withSchneider adding four receptions for 85 yards.

For USD, Earl completed 20-of-44 passes for 226 yards. Riley Donovanled Coyote receivers with 94 yards on six catches, with Shufford also tally-ing six catches for 67 yards.

The Coyote ground game was led by Drew Potter, who gained 103 yardson eight carries. Khorey Kilgore added 82 yards on 17 carries.

Tyson Graham paced the USD defense with a game-high eight tackles.Freshman defensive back Trey Carr led SDSU with six tackles and added apair of pass breakups.SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALSouth Dakota (2-10, 0-8) 0 0 0 14 14South Dakota State (8-4, 5-3) 21 10 3 3 37

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SCORING SUMMARY1st 12:46 SDSU – Zach Zenner 10 yd run (Justin Syrovatka kick)1st 8:12 SDSU – Jason Schneider 28 yd pass from Austin Sumner (Syrovatka kick)1st 3:39 SDSU – Jake Wieneke 18 yd pass from Austin Sumner (Syrovatka kick)2nd 14:05 SDSU – Syrovatka 32 yd field goal2nd 7:34 SDSU – Zenner 50 yd pass from Sumner (Syrovatka kick)3rd 8:38 SDSU – Syrovatka 21 yd field goal4th 13:30 SDSU – Syrovatka 34 yd field goal4th 10:34 USD – Eric Shufford 10 yd pass from Kevin Earl (Miles Bergner kick)4th 2:10 USD – Josh Hale 10 yd pass Ryan Saeger (Bergner kick)

TEAM STATISTICS USD SDSUFIRST DOWNS 24 20RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 28-184 34-120PASSING YDS (NET) 254 427Passes Att-Comp-Int 48-22-1 30-18-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 76-438 64-547Punt Returns-Yards 1-9 3-46Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-38 2-46Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-47.8 4-41.5Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 3-35 5-49Possession Time 28:55 31:05Third-Down Conversions 8 of 16 4 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-4 5-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-11

RUSHING LEADERS: USD – Drew Potter 8-108; Khorey Kilgore 17-82. SDSU – Zach Zenner 18-76; Brady Mengarelli 9-28; Reggie Gandy 4-18. PASSING LEADERS: USD – Kevin Earl 20-44-1 226; Ryan Saeger 2-4-0 28. SDSU – Austin Sumner 16-28-0 395. RECEIVING LEADERS: USD – Riley Donovan 6-94; Eric Shufford 6-67; Brandt Van Roekel 4-41. SDSU –Jake Wieneke 6-177; Jason Schneider 4-85; Zach Zenner 2-53; Dallas Goedert 2-37.INTERCEPTIONS: USD – none. SDSU – Je Ryan Butler 1-0. SACKS: USD – none. SDSU –Tom Peitz 1.0-11. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): USD – Tyson Graham 4-4-8; JacobWarner 6-1-7; Colin Buscarini 4-2-6. SDSU – Trey Carr 5-1-6; Jake Gentile 3-2-5; Nick Mears 2-3-5.

GAME 13

#13/14 South Dakota State 47, #17/17 Montana State 40

Nov. 29, 2014 • Bobcat Stadium (Att.: 10,631)BOZEMAN, Mont. — Zach Zenner accounted for 324 all-purpose yards

and scored a career-high five touchdowns to lead South Dakota State to a47-40 victory over Montana State in the opening round of the FootballChampionship Subdivision playoffs Nov. 29 at a snowy Bobcat Stadium.

The Jackrabbits ranked 13th in the FCS Coaches’ poll and 14th in theSports Network media rankings, improved to 9-4 overall. Montana State,ranked 17th in both polls, ended its season 8-5 overall.

A Walter Payton Award candidate, Zenner tallied the first of four longscores on the second play from scrimmage and a mere 30 seconds into thegame with a 45-yard touchdown run through the Bobcat defense.

Montana State countered with a 12-play, 72-yard drive that ended on aChad Newell 3-yard touchdown run. A bobbled snap on the extra-point attempt kept the Jackrabbits in the lead at 7-6.

Zenner put the Jackrabbits ahead 14-6 with another quick-strike touch-down. This time, he took a swing pass from Austin Sumner and motoreddown the left sideline for a 69-yard score.

A Justin Syrovatka field goal from 21 yards out early in the second quarter extended the lead, and Zenner put the Jackrabbits out front 24-14late in the second quarter with a 7-yard touchdown run.

Montana State pulled to within 24-20 with nine-second remaining in thefirst half on a 1-yard touchdown pass from Dakota Prukop to Mitchell Herbert, then took its first – and only lead – of the day on the opening driveof the second half as Newell scored from 12 yards out.

The Bobcat lead lasted all of 38 seconds as Zenner went down the rightsideline for a 60-yard touchdown run, giving SDSU a 31-26 lead followingthe Syrovatka PAT.

A 10-yard touchdown pass from Sumner to Connor Landberg with 10minutes remaining in the game gave the Jackrabbits a 37-26 lead, andSDSU extended the margin to 14 points at 40-26 moments later by convert-ing the only turnover of the game — a strip-sack by Jack Sherlock — intothree points on a 30-yard field goal by Syrovatka.

Newell kept the Bobcats in the game with a 6-yard touchdown run with4:14 to play, pulling Montana State to within 40-32 after a failed two-pointconversion.

Zenner, who moved into third place on the FCS career rushing chartswith 6,415 yards, finally put the game out of reach with a 69-yard touch-down run with 3 minutes and 10 seconds remaining in the game. Zenner,who posted his eighth career 200-yard game and third in a first-round FCSplayoff game, finished the day with 252 rushing yards on 23 carries andadded two catches for 72 yards.

Montana State put together a last-ditch effort in the waning moments asNewell scored his fifth touchdown of the game from 5 yards out and theBobcats scored the two-point conversion to make it a one-possessiongame at 47-40.

Landberg came up with the loose football on an onside-kick attempt toseal the Jackrabbits’ third consecutive first-round playoff victory.

The two squads combined for 1,018 yards of total offense – 526 for theJackrabbits and 492 for Montana State. Sumner completed 19-of-28passes for 249 yards, with Trevor Wesley catching six balls for 32 yards.

For Montana State, Newell tied a school record with his five rushingtouchdowns and ended the day with 111 yards on 24 carries. Prukop com-pleted 19-of-36 passes for 280 yards, with Shawn Johnson catching fourpasses for 59 yards and Mitch Griebel adding four catches for 51 yards.

Jesse Bobbit recorded a career-high 13 tackles to lead the Jackrabbitdefense, with T.J. Lally and Nick Mears adding eight each. Alex Singletonpaced Montana State with nine tackles, including a sack.SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALSouth Dakota State (9-4) 14 10 7 16 47Montana State (8-5) 6 14 6 14 40

SCORING SUMMARY1st 14:30 SDSU – Zach Zenner 45 yd run (Justin Syrovatka kick)1st 8:31 MSU – Chad Newell 3 yd run (pass failed)1st 7:16 SDSU – Zenner 69 yd pass from Austin Sumner (Syrovatka kick)2nd 12:48 SDSU – Syrovatka 21 yd field goal2nd 2:58 MSU – Newell 1 yd run (Mitch Griebel run)2nd 2:10 SDSU – Zenner 7 yd run (Syrovatka kick)2nd 00:09 MSU – Mitch Herbert 1 yd pass from Dakota Prukop (kick blocked)3rd 10:47 MSU – Chad Newell 12 yd run (pass failed)3rd 10:09 SDSU – Zenner 60 yd run (Syrovatka kick)4th 10:04 SDSU – Connor Landberg 10 yd pass from Austin Sumner (pass failed)4th 7:36 SDSU – Syrovatka 30 yd field goal4th 4:14 MSU – Newell 6 yd run (pass failed)4th 3:10 SDSU – Zenner 69 yd run (Syrovatka kick)4th 1:10 MTSU – Newell 5 yd run (Herbert pass from Prukop)

TEAM STATISTICS SDSU MSUFIRST DOWNS 21 24RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 31-277 48-198PASSING YDS (NET) 249 294Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-19-0 37-20-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 59-526 85-492Punt Returns-Yards 2-10 2-29Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-149 7-132Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 3-42.3 4-42.8Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1Fumble Returns-Yards 1-11 0-0Penalties-Yards 8-60 5-41

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RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU – Zach Zenner 23-252; Brady Mengarelli 2-22. MSU – ChadNewell 24-111; Shawn Johnson 8-37; Dakota Prukop 11-34. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU –Austin Sumner 19-28-0 249. MSU – Dakota Prukop 19-36-0 280; Trevor Bolton 1-1-0 14. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU – Trevor Wesley 6-32; Jake Wieneke 4-57; Jason Schneider 4-53; Zach Zenner 2-72; Connor Landberg 2-28. MSU – Shawn Johnson 4-59; Mitch Griebel 4-51; Mitch Herbert 3-38; Tiai Salanoa 3-29. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU – none. MSU – none.SACKS: SDSU – Jack Sherlock 1.0-5. MSU – Alex Singleton 1.0-5. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU – Jesse Bobbit 8-5-13; T.J. Lally 6-2-8; Nick Mears 4-4-8.

GAME 14

#2/2 North Dakota State 27, #13/14 South Dakota State 24

Dec. 6, 2014 • Fargodome (Att.: 18,113)FARGO, N.D. — R.J. Urzendowski’s 12-yard touchdown reception with

54 seconds remaining propelled second-seeded North Dakota State to a27-24 victory over South Dakota State in the second round of the FootballChampionship Subdivision playoffs at the Fargodome.

The Bison improved to 12-1 overall. SDSU ended its season with a 9-5overall record in making its third consecutive postseason appearance.

NDSU’s game-winning drive after the Jackrabbits grabbed a 24-20 leadwith three minutes, 18 seconds remaining on a 3-yard touchdown passfrom Austin Sumner to Jake Wieneke. That capped a nine-play, 65-yarddrive in which the Jackrabbits converted on fourth-and-3 from the Bison 32on a 4-yard run by Zach Zenner.

Zenner, who became the first player in FCS history to top the 2,000-yardmark in three consecutive seasons during the game, scored a pair of sec-ond-quarter touchdowns to pull the Jackrabbits even after falling behind 14-0. Zenner’s first touchdown run covered 17 yards at the 8:48 mark of thesecond quarter, while his second score was a 4-yard run three minutes laterthat followed an 80-yard punt return by Je Ryan Butler to the NDSU 11.

SDSU made it 17 straight points on its opening drive of the second half,taking its first lead at 17-14 on a 33-yard field goal by Justin Syrovatka with6:43 remaining in the third quarter.

Adam Keller knotted the game at 17-all with a 42-yard field goal in thefinal minute of the third quarter, then gave NDSU a momentary 20-17 leadwith a 29-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter.

Urzendowski put NDSU on the board on its first drive of the game, haul-ing in a 27-yard pass touchdown from Wentz. Wentz upped the Bison leadto 14-0 early in the second quarter as he broke loose on a scramble for a27-yard touchdown run.

The winning Bison drive appeared on the verge of being stalled by aholding penalty, but Wentz completed passes of 19 and 29 yards to CareyWoods and Urzendowski before a pass interference penalty against theJackrabbits gave NDSU first and goal at the SDSU 7.

After a false start penalty moved the ball back to the 12, Wentz foundUrzendowski in the back left corner of the end zone for the game-winner.

SDSU’s last-ditch effort to either tie or win the game fell short as a Sum-ner pass on first down was intercepted by Tre Dempsey at the Jackrabbit25. The Bison picked up a first down behind the running of John Crockett torun out the clock.

Urzendowski finished the game with four catches for 109 yards, whileWentz completed 14-of-25 passes for 235 yards. Crockett gained 102 yardson 23 carries.

NDSU held a 416-275 advantage in total offense.Zenner fell 12 yards short in his bid to become the FCS career rushing

leader, finishing the game with 133 yards on 32 carries. He finished third inFCS career rushing with 6,548, trailing all-time leader Adrian Peterson ofGeorgia Southern with 6,559 yards and Sacramento State’s CharlesRoberts at 6,553 yards.

Sumner completed 13-of-22 passes for 132 yards in his final start. TrevorWesley led Jackrabbit receivers with four catches for 28 yards.

T.J. Lally paced the Jackrabbit defense with a game-high 14 tackles.Jesse Bobbit and J.R. Plote added 11 and 10 tackles, respectively. CarltonLittlejohn led NDSU with 11 tackles.SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALSouth Dakota State (9-5) 0 14 3 7 24North Dakota State (12-1) 7 7 3 10 27

SCORING SUMMARY1st 8:42 NDSU – R.J. Urzendowski 27 yd pass from Carson Wentz (Adam Keller kick)2nd 13:24 NDSU – Carson Wentz 27 yd run (Keller kick)2nd 8:48 SDSU – Zach Zenner 17 yd run (Justin Syrovatka kick)2nd 5:36 SDSU – Zenner 4 yd run (Syrovatka kick)3rd 6:43 SDSU – Syrovatka 33 yd field goal3rd 00:40 NDSU – Keller 42 yd field goal4th 7:43 NDSU – Keller 29 yd field goal4th 3:18 SDSU – Jake Wieneke 3 yd pass from Austin Sumner (Syrovatka kick)4th 00:54 NDSU – Urzendowski 12 yd pass from Wentz (Keller kick)

TEAM STATISTICS SDSU NDSUFIRST DOWNS 20 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 36-143 39-181PASSING YDS (NET) 132 235Passes Att-Comp-Int 22-13-1 25-14-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 58-275 64-416Punt Returns-Yards 1-80 1-(-1)Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-30 2-39Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-2Punts (Number-Avg) 4-37.5 4-48.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 8-68 11-110Possession Time 28:35 31:25Third-Down Conversions 5 of 11 7 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 2-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-12

RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU – Zach Zenner 32-133; Brady Mengarelli 2-22. NDSU –JohnCrockett 23-102; Carson Wentz 13-70. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU – Austin Sumner 13-22-1132. NDSU – Carson Wentz 14-25-0 235. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU – Trevor Wesley 4-28; Jason Schneider 3-59; Jake Wieneke 3-29; Brady Mengarelli 2-13. NDSU – R.J. Urzendowski 4-109; Kevin Vaadeland 3-27; Trevor Gebhart 2-43; John Crockett 2-16. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU – none. NDSU – Tre Dempsey 1-2. SACKS: SDSU – none. NDSU –Esley Thorton 1.0-12. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU – T.J. Lally 3-11-14; Jesse Bobbit 2-9-11; J.R. Plote 2-8-10. NDSU – Carlton Littlejohn 7-4-11; Christian Dudzik 1-8-9; C.J.Smith 1-6-7

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TOP SINGLE-GAME PERFORMANCES

ZACH ZENNER

SCHOOL RECORDS• All-Purpose Yards, Career: 8,211• Total Touchdowns, Career: 69 (tied record)MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE RECORDS• Rushing Yards, Career: 6,548• Rushing Touchdowns, Career: 61• Total Touchdowns, Career: 69• Points, Career: 416• Most Games of 100 Yards Rushing, Career: 32• All-Purpose Yards, Career: 8,211• All-Purpose Yards, Season: 2,350

AUSTIN SUMNER

SCHOOL RECORDSPassing Attempts, Career: 1,267Completions, Career: 737Yards Passing, Career: 9,458Touchdown Passes, Career: 65Total Offense Attempts, Career: 1,508Total Offense Yards, Career: 9,284Total Offense Per Game, Career: 211.0 Longest Touchdown Pass: 91 yards (tied record)

JUSTIN SYROVATKA

School RecordsPoints Kicking, Season: 107Extra Points Kicking, Season: 50Extra Points Made, Career: 154

Extra Points Attempted, Career: 156Extra Point Percentage, Season 1.000Extra Point Percentage, Career: .987Consecutive PAT, Season: 50Consecutive FG Made: 16Field Goal Percentage, Season: .950 (19-of-20)Field Goal Percentage, Career: .764

JAKE WIENEKE

School RecordsReceiving Touchdowns, Season: 16Receiving Yards, Freshman Season: 1,404Longest Receiving Touchdown: 91 yards (tiedrecord)Missouri Valley Football Conference RecordReceiving Touchdowns, Season: 16 (tied record)

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PASSING YARDS

1. Dan Fjeldheim (37-55-1, 460, 2) ....................460• at St. Cloud State, 9-28-2002

2. Austin Sumner (16-28-0, 395, 3) ..................395• vs. South Dakota, 11-22-2015

3. Todd McDonald (17-28-1, 388, 4) ..................388• at Mankato State, 11-6-2003

4. Mike Busch (26-45-3, 379, 2) ..........................379• vs. Morningside, 9-15-1984

5. Austin Sumner (20-31-0, 377, 4) ....................377• at Missouri State, 10-29-2011

6. Thomas O’Brien (28-45-3, 376, 2) ..................376• at Cal Poly, 9-17-2011

7. Ryan Berry (32-53-1, 375, 1) ..........................375• at Northern Iowa, 9-20-2008

8. Ted Wahl (26-49-3, 370, 3)..............................370• vs. South Dakota, 10-18-1986

9. Austin Sumner (21-37-0, 366, 6) ..................366• vs. Western Illinois, 11-15-2014

10. Mike Busch (22-39-0, 361-2) ..........................361• vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 9-21-1985

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RUSHING YARDS

1. Zach Zenner ..........................33 carries, 295 yds.• vs. Eastern Illinois, 11-24-2012 [FCS playoffs]

Zach Zenner ..........................37 carries, 295 yds.• at North Dakota, 9-7-2013

3. Josh Ranek............................41 carries, 291 yds.• vs. St. Cloud State, 11-13-1999

4. Josh Ranek............................39 carries, 282 yds.• at North Dakota State, 10-24-1998

5. Zach Zenner ..........................34 carries, 278 yds.• at Southeastern Louisiana, 9-8-2012

6. Dan Sonnek ..........................41 carries, 268 yds.• vs. Northern Colorado, 11-16-1985

7. Dan Sonnek ..........................40 carries, 266 yds.• vs. Augustana, 10-26-1985

8. Cory Koenig ..........................21 carries, 259 yds.• vs. Cal Poly, 10-20-2007

9. Josh Ranek............................26 carries, 254 yds.• at North Dakota State, 10-20-2001

10. Zach Zenner ..........................23 carries, 252 yds.• at Montana State, 11-29-2014 [FCS playoffs]

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RECEIVING YARDS

1. Jeff Tiefenthaler ..........................12 rec., 256 yds.• at North Dakota, 9-27-1986

2. Jeff Tiefenthaler ..........................14 rec., 234 yds.• at South Dakota, 10-18-86

3. Jeff Tiefenthaler ..........................10 rec., 233 yds.• at Morningside, 10-5-1985

4. Nate Millerbernd ..........................9 rec., 202 yds.• vs. Mankato State, 11-16-1996

5. Josh Davis ....................................9 rec., 187 yds.• vs. North Dakota, 10-11-2003

6. Jake Wieneke ............................8 rec., 183 yds.• vs. Missouri State, 10-11-2014

7. Jeff Tiefenthaler ............................8 rec., 179 yds.• vs. Northern Colorado 11-15-1986

8. Dale Moss......................................7 rec, 178 yds.• at Missouri State, 10-29-2011Jake Wieneke ..........................10 rec., 178 yds.• vs. Youngstown State, 10-25-2014

10. Dean Herrboldt ............................6 rec., 177 yds.• at Mankato State, 11-6-1993Josh Davis ....................................9 rec., 177 yds.• vs. Georgia Southern, 10-29-2005Jake Wieneke ............................6 rec., 177 yds.• vs. South Dakota, 11-22-2014

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RECEPTIONS

1. Josh Davis ..................................16 rec., 164 yds.• vs. Western Washington, 10-12-2002

2. Jeff Tiefenthaler ..........................14 rec., 234 yds.• at South Dakota, 10-18-1986

3. Jeff Tiefenthaler ..........................12 rec., 256 yds.• at North Dakota, 9-27-1986Josh Davis ..................................12 rec., 138 yds.• at Southern (La.), 9-25-2004Glen Fox ....................................12 rec., 101 yds.• vs. Southern Illinois, 11-7-2009

6. Wayne Rasmussen ....................11 rec., 150 yds.• at Arkansas State, 11-16-1963Rusty Lenners ..............................11 rec., 114 yds• at North Dakota, 9-30-1995Josh Davis ..................................11 rec., 155 yds.• at St. Cloud State, 9-28-2002Brian Janecek ............................11 rec., 141 yds.• vs. Augustana, 11-6-2004Trevor Tiefenthaler......................11 rec., 139 yds.• at Eastern Washington, 12-7-2013 [FCS playoffs]

ZACH ZENNER set SDSU and Missouri Valley Football Conference records for career all-purpose yards. Zennerbecame the first back in Division I football history to rush for three straight 2,000-yard seasons.

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CONFERENCE AWARDS

MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCEOFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKZach Zenner (Sept. 6)Austin Sumner (Nov. 15)MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCESPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEKJustin Syrovatka (Nov. 22)MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCENEWCOMER OF THE WEEKJake Wieneke (Oct. 11, Nov. 15)MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCEOFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEKDylan Seiter (Sept. 6)Andrew Mueller (Nov. 8)ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCEFIRST TEAMTrevor GregerJake WienekeZach ZennerALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCESECOND TEAMT.J. LallyCole LangerJason SchneiderJustin Syrovatka

ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCEHONORABLE MENTIONJimmie ForsytheJacob OhnesorgeAustin SumnerMISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCEALL-NEWCOMER TEAMTrey CarrZach LujanJake WienekeMISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCEFRESHMAN OF THE YEARJake Wieneke

ALL-AMERICA AWARDS

AMERICAN FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATIONALL-AMERICA TEAMZach ZennerWALTER CAMP FCS ALL-AMERICA TEAMZach ZennerASSOCIATED PRESS FCS ALL-AMERICA FIRSTTEAMZach ZennerASSOCIATED PRESS FCS ALL-AMERICA SECONDTEAMJustin SyrovatkaJake Wieneke

FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION ATHLETICDIRECTORS ASSOCIATION ALL-AMERICA TEAMZach ZennerSPORTS NETWORK FCS ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAMZach ZennerSPORTS NETWORK FCS ALL-AMERICA THIRD TEAMJake WienekeCOLLEGE SPORTING NEWS FCS FABULOUS FIFTYJake WienekeZach ZennerCOLLEGE SPORTING NEWS FCS FRESHMAN OF THEYEARJake Wieneke

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PERFORMANCE AWARDS

NATIONAL RUNNING BACK OF THE WEEKZach Zenner (Nov. 8)NATIONAL WIDE RECEIVER OF THE WEEKJake Wieneke (Oct. 11)FCS NATIONAL PERFORMER OF THE YEAR TROPHYWATCH LISTZach ZennerFCS ELITE PLACEKICKER AWARDJustin Syrovatka

ZACH ZENNERTeam Most Valuable Player

JAKE WIENEKEOffensive MVP

T.J. LALLYDefensive MVP

JUSTIN SYROVATKASpecial Teams MVP

ANDREW MUELLEREffort Award

JASON SCHNEIDERScholar-Athlete Award

THOR RIEMERScout Offense

Player of the Year

DALTON COXScout Defense

Player of the Year

ALEX ROMENESKOScout Special Teams

Player of the Year

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AUG. 30 AT MISSOURIOffense: Zach Lujan, Jacob OhnesorgeDefense: Jimmie ForsytheSpecial Teams: Justin SyrovatkaScout Offense: Jordan Brown, Thor RiemerScout Defense: Christian BanasiakScout Special Teams: Malik BondonEffort: Austin SumnerSEPT. 6 VS. CAL POLYOffense: Zach Zenner, Bryce SiverlingDefense: T.J. Lally, Jake GentileSpecial Teams: Ethan Sawyer, Chad StrehlowScout Offense: Thor RiemerScout Defense: Dalton CoxScout Special Teams: Alex RomeneskoEffort: Jake GentileSEPT. 13 AT SOUTHERN UTAHOffense: Jason Schneider, Jacob OhnesorgeDefense: Shayne Gottlob, Trey CarrSpecial Teams: Je Ryan Butler, Ethan SawyerScout Offense: Thor RiemerScout Defense: Alex RomeneskoScout Special Teams: Emmanuel EhrichEffort: Brady Mengarelli, Jesse BobbitSEPT. 20 VS. WISCONSIN-OSHKOSHOffense: Zach Zenner, Jacob OhnesorgeDefense: T.J. LallySpecial Teams: Je Ryan ButlerScout Offense: Jacob MenageScout Defense: Tiano PupungatoaScout Special Teams: Trevor SikkinkEffort: Kevin KlocekOCT. 4 AT ILLINOIS STATEOffense: Jake Wieneke, Jacob OhnesorgeDefense: Trey CarrSpecial Teams: Jake GentileScout Offense: Mitchell NissenScout Defense: Dalton Cox

Scout Special Teams: Ezekiel HerndonEffort: Trey CarrOCT. 11 VS. MISSOURI STATEOffense: Jake Wieneke, Jacob OhnesorgeDefense: T.J. Lally, J.R. PloteSpecial Teams: Connor LandbergScout Offense: Dalton Douglas, Isaac WallaceScout Defense: Rufus MartinScout Special Teams: Emmanuel EhrichEffort: Kyle ParisOCT. 18 AT NORTHERN IOWAOffense: Jason Schneider, Jacob OhnesorgeDefense: Entire DefenseSpecial Teams: Ethan Sawyer, Justin SyrovatkaScout Offense: Trevor SikkinkScout Defense: Tywan RamseyScout Special Teams: Makiah SladeEffort: Nick MearsOCT. 25 VS. YOUNGSTOWN STATEOffense: Zach Lujan, Dylan SeiterDefense: Jimmie ForsytheSpecial Teams: Je Ryan ButlerScout Offense: Isaac WallaceScout Defense: Rufus MartinScout Special Teams: Emmanuel EhrichEffort: Zach ZennerNOV. 1 AT NORTH DAKOTA STATEOffense: Zach Zenner, Cam JonesDefense: Cole LangerSpecial Teams: Ethan SawyerScout Offense: Isaac Wallace, Jacob VanderHeidenScout Defense: Dalton CoxScout Special Teams: Makiah SladeEffort: Cole LangerNOV. 8 AT INDIANA STATEOffense: Zach Zenner, Andrew MuellerDefense: Melvin Taveras, J.R. Plote

Special Teams: Justin SyrovatkaScout Offense: Eric KleinschmitScout Defense: Eric KellyScout Special Teams: Alex Romenesko, Jacob MenageEffort: Andrew MuellerNOV. 15 VS. WESTERN ILLINOISOffense: Austin Sumner, Jake Wieneke, Bryce SiverlingDefense: Jesse Bobbit, Jake GentileSpecial Teams: Trevor WesleyScout Offense: Jordan BrownScout Defense: Dalton CoxScout Special Teams: Quinten HuntEffort: Austin SumnerNOV. 22 VS. SOUTH DAKOTAOffense: Austin Sumner, Dylan SeiterDefense: Jesse Bobbit, Je Ryan ButlerSpecial Teams: Justin SyrovatkaScout Offense: Jacob Vander Heiden, Jacob MenageScout Defense: Emmanuel EhrichScout Special Teams: Jackson LoveNOV. 29 AT MONTANA STATEOffense: Zach Zenner, Cam JonesDefense: Jesse Bobbit, Cole LangerSpecial Teams: Trevor WesleyScout Offense: Dalton DouglasScout Defense: Dalton CoxScout Special Teams: Isaac WallaceDEC. 6 AT NORTH DAKOTA STATEOffense: Zach Zenner, Dylan SeiterDefense: Jesse BobbitSpecial Teams: Je Ryan ButlerScout Offense: Jacob VanderHeidenScout Defense: Alex RomeneskoScout Special Teams: Case WiardaEffort: 16 Seniors

TEAM PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

COLLEGE SPORTING NEWS

AWARDS

NATIONAL ALL-STARZach Zenner (Sept. 6)Austin Sumner (Nov. 15)SPORTS NETWORK AWARDS

NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEKJake Wieneke (Oct. 11)

OTHER AWARDS

ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAMZach ZennerWILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY FINALISTZach ZennerWALTER PAYTON AWARD FINALISTZach ZennerJERRY RICE AWARD FINALISTJake WienekeMICKEY CHARLES ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDZach Zenner

HAMMER STRENGTH ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETE OFTHE YEARZach Zenner

ACADEMIC AWARDS

MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCEALL-ACADEMIC FIRST TEAMJason SchneiderZach ZennerMISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCEALL-ACADEMIC SECOND TEAMCole LangerNick MearsNick PurcellMISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCEALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTIONJesse BobbitShayne GottlobEthan Sawyer

CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT 6Cole LangerNick MearsNick PurcellEthan SawyerJason SchneiderZach ZennerCAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAMNick PurcellJason SchneiderZach ZennerCAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA TEAMMEMBER OF THE YEARZach ZennerFCS ATHLETIC DIRECTORS ASSOCIATIONACADEMIC ALL-STAR TEAMJason SchneiderZach ZennerFCS ATHLETIC DIRECTORS ASSOCIATIONPOSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTZach Zenner

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CAREER

PASSING YARDS1. Austin Sumner, 2011-14 ............................9,4582. Ryan Berry, 2005-08 ....................................6,0233. Ted Wahl, 1985-88 ......................................6,0164. Brad Nelson, 2001-04 ..................................5,3825. Andy Rennerfeldt, 1997-2000 ......................5,3776. Dan Fjeldheim, 1999-2002 ..........................5,1767. Todd McDonald, 1990-93 ............................4,9998. Mike Busch, 1984-85....................................4,9809. Shane Bouman, 1988-91 ............................4,163

10. Noel Bouche’, 1996-98 ................................3,947

CAREER

RUSHING YARDS1. Josh Ranek, 1997-2001 ..............................6,7442. Zach Zenner, 2011-14 ................................6,5483. Kyle Minett, 2007-10 ....................................4,2774. Anthony Watson, 2003-06............................3,7125. Dan Sonnek, 1984-87 ..................................3,3046. Les Tuma, 1970-73 ......................................3,0187. Cory Koenig, 2004-07 ..................................2,9908. Darwin Gonnerman, 1966-68 ......................2,5989. Rick Wegher, 1981-84..................................2,293

10. Paul Klinger, 1990-94 ..................................2,161

CAREER

TOTAL OFFENSE1. Austin Sumner, 2011-14 ............................9,2842. Ted Wahl, 1985-88 ......................................7,2453. Josh Ranek, 1997-2001 ..............................6,7454. Zach Zenner, 2011-14 ................................6,5485. Ryan Berry, 2005-08 ....................................5,9716. Andy Rennerfeldt, 1997-2000 ......................5,7657. Gary Maffett, 1977-79 ..................................5,2828. Todd McDonald, 1990-93 ............................5,2489. Brad Nelson, 2001-04 ..................................5,218

10. Mike Busch, 1984-85....................................4,933

CAREER

RECEPTIONS1. Josh Davis, 2002-05........................................2252. Jason Schneider, 2011-14 ............................1753. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1983-86................................1734. JaRon Harris, 2005-08 ....................................152

Glen Fox, 2006-09 ..........................................1526. Aaron Rollin, 2009-12......................................1407. Tyrel Kool, 2009-12 ........................................1388. Rusty Lenners, 1993-96 ..................................1379. Brandon Hubert, 2010-13................................136

10. Darren Baartman, 1988-91..............................128

CAREER

RECEIVING YARDS1. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1983-86 ............................3,6212. Josh Davis, 2002-05 ....................................3,1923. Jason Schneider, 2011-14..........................2,4044. JaRon Harris, 2005-08 ................................2,2415. Rusty Lenners, 1993-96 ..............................1,9426. Aaron Rollin, 2009-12 ..................................1,8787. J.D. Berreth, 1986-88 ..................................1,8688. Glen Fox, 2006-09........................................1,8329. Mike Myers, 1990-93....................................1,818

10. Mike Ethier, 1981-83 ....................................1,816

CAREER

FIELD GOALS1. Parker Douglass, 2004-07 ................................622. Justin Syrovatka, 2011-14 ..............................552. Brett Gorden, 1995-98 ......................................364. Peter Reifenrath, 2008-10 ................................345. Adam Vinatieri, 1991-94 ....................................276. Tony Harris, 1977-80 ........................................23

K.C. Johnson, 1984-86......................................23Keith Witt, 2002-03 ............................................23

SINGLE-SEASON

TOTAL OFFENSE

1. Brad Nelson, 2003........................................3,0562. Ryan Berry, 2008..........................................3,0093. Austin Sumner, 2013 ..................................2,9874. Ted Wahl, 1986 ............................................2,9655. Todd McDonald, 1993 ..................................2,9376. Mike Busch, 1985 ........................................2,5177. Mike Busch, 1984 ........................................2,4178. Ted Wahl, 1988 ............................................2,4039. Austin Sumner, 2012 ..................................2,380

10. Andy Rennerfeldt, 1999................................2,351

SINGLE-SEASON

PASSING

1. Brad Nelson, 2003........................................3,1412. Ryan Berry, 2008..........................................3,1063. Austin Sumner, 2013 ..................................2,9994. Todd McDonald, 1993 ..................................2,7155. Dan Fjeldheim, 2002 ....................................2,6636. Mike Busch, 1985 ........................................2,5547. Ted Wahl, 1986 ............................................2,5428. Austin Sumner, 2012 ..................................2,4439. Mike Busch, 1984 ........................................2,436

10. Austin Sumner, 2011 ..................................2,382

SINGLE-SEASON

RUSHING

1. Josh Ranek, 1999 ........................................2,0552. Zach Zenner, 2012 ......................................2,0443. Zach Zenner, 2014 ......................................2,0194. Zach Zenner, 2013 ......................................2,0155. Josh Ranek, 1998 ........................................1,8816. Josh Ranek, 2001 ........................................1,8047. Dan Sonnek, 1985........................................1,5188. Rick Wegher, 1984 ......................................1,3179. Kyle Minett, 2009..........................................1,304

10. Kyle Minett, 2008..........................................1,289

SINGLE-SEASON

RECEPTIONS1. Jason Schneider, 2013....................................782. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1986 ......................................73

Jake Wieneke, 2014 ........................................734. Josh Davis, 2002 ..............................................70

JaRon Harris, 2008............................................706. Glen Fox, 2008 ..................................................667. Tyrel Kool, 2010 ................................................648. Josh Davis, 2003 ..............................................639. Glen Fox, 2009 ..................................................62

10. Dale Moss, 2011................................................61Aaron Rollin, 2011 ............................................61

SINGLE-SEASON

RECEIVING YARDS

1. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1986 ..................................1,5342. Jake Wieneke, 2014....................................1,4043. Jason Schneider, 2013 ..............................1,0884. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1985 ..................................1,0565. Josh Davis, 2003..........................................1,0286. JaRon Harris, 2008..........................................9667. Dale Moss, 2011..............................................9498. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1984 ....................................906

Aaron Rollin, 2011 ..........................................90610. Lionel Macklin, 1978........................................882

SINGLE-SEASON

SCORING

1. Josh Ranek, 1999............................................1702. Zach Zenner, 2014 ........................................1583. Zach Zenner, 2013 ........................................1504. Josh Ranek, 2001............................................1385. Kyle Minett, 2008 ............................................1126. Darwin Gonnerman, 1967 ..............................102

Kyle Minett, 2009 ............................................1028. Cory Koenig, 2007 ..........................................1009. Parker Douglass, 2005......................................99

10. Darwin Gonnerman, 1968 ................................97

SINGLE-SEASON

FIELD GOALS

1. Parker Douglass, 2005......................................19• 19-26, LG 54Justin Syrovatka, 2014....................................19.• 19-20, LG 46

3. Justin Syrovatka, 2012....................................18• 18-22, LG 48

4. Russ Meier, 1981 ..............................................16• 16-21 (led nation), LG 49Parker Douglass, 2007......................................16• 16-22, LG 57Peter Reifenrath, 2008 ......................................16• 16-22, LG 42

7. Parker Douglass, 2006......................................15• 15-21, LG 53

8. Brett Gorden, 1998 ............................................14• 14-22, LG 45

9. Keith Witt, 2002 ................................................13• 13-25, LG 47

10. Parker Douglass, 2004......................................12• 12-22, LG 47Brett Gorden, 1995 ............................................12• 12-13, LG 42Tony Harris, 1979 ..............................................12• 12-18, LG 49Justin Syrovatka, 2013....................................12• 12-20, LG 48

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2014 FINAL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION POLLS

2014 FINAL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION PLAYOFF RESULTS

SPORTS NETWORK POLLPL. SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PR

1. North Dakota State [152] 15-1 3,800 22. Illinois State 13-2 3630 73. New Hampshire 12-2 3475 14. Eastern Washington 11-3 3161 45. Coastal Carolina (S.C.) 12-2 3046 66. Sam Houston State (Texas) 11-5 2936 197. Villanova (Pa.) 11-3 2894 58. Chattanooga (Tenn.) 10-4 2701 89. Jacksonville State (Ala.) 10-2 2585 3

10. Northern Iowa 9-5 2332 1011. Fordham (N.Y.) 11-3 2234 912. South Dakota State 9-5 2033 1413. Montana 9-5 1969 1214. Southeastern Louisiana 9-4 1729 1115. Harvard (Mass.) 10-0 1502 1316. Richmond (Va.) 9-5 1422 1817. Liberty (Va.) 9-5 1365 2018. James Madison (Va.) 9-4 1170 1519. Indiana State 8-6 1162 2520. Montana State 8-5 1144 1721. Eastern Kentucky 9-4 992 1622. Youngstown State (Ohio) 7-5 422 2123. Bethune-Cookman (Fla.) 9-3 347 2224. Sacred Heart (Conn.) 9-3 325 NR25. Idaho State 8-4 318 24Notes: First-place votes in brackets; opponents listed in boldTop Teams Receiving Votes: William & Mary (Va.) 247, Stephen F. Austin (Texas) 167, McNeeseState (La.) 52, Charleston Southern (S.C.) 37, North Carolina A&T 31, Yale (Conn.) 31, AlcornState (Miss.) 30, Southern Illinois 22, Morgan State (Md.) 16, Lamar (Texas) 13, San Diego(Calif.) 12, Northern Arizona 10, Dartmouth (N.H.) 9, Cal Poly 6, Samford (Ala.) 6, Bucknell (Pa.)4, Albany (N.Y.) 3, Bryant (R.I.) 3, Sacramento State (Calif.) 2, Western Illinois 2, NorthwesternState (La.) 1, South Carolina State 1, Wagner (N.Y.) 1.

FCS COACHES’ POLLPL. SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PR

1. North Dakota State [152] 15-1 625 32. Illinois State 13-2 600 73. New Hampshire 12-2 568 14. Eastern Washington 11-3 527 45. Coastal Carolina (S.C.) 12-2 516 66. Sam Houston State (Texas) 11-5 463 197. Villanova (Pa.) 11-3 458 58. Chattanooga (Tenn.) 10-4 434 89. Jacksonville State (Ala.) 10-2 414 2

10. Northern Iowa 9-5 389 1011. Montana 9-5 356 1112. Southeastern Louisiana 9-4 348 913. South Dakota State 9-5 335 1314. Fordham (N.Y.) 11-3 312 1215. Harvard (Mass.) 10-0 251 1416. Richmond (Va.) 9-5 237 1617. Liberty (Va.) 9-5 214 2318. Indiana State 8-6 213 2119. James Madison (Va.) 9-4 202 1520. Montana State 8-5 167 1721. Eastern Kentucky 9-4 139 1822. Bethune-Cookman (Fla.) 9-3 96 2023. Sacred Heart (Conn.) 9-3 64 2224. William & Mary (Va.) 7-5 58 2425. Youngstown State (Ohio) 7-5 44 25Notes: First-place votes in brackets; opponents listed in boldTop Teams Receiving Votes: Stephen F. Austin (Texas) 20, Idaho State 15, Alcorn State (Miss.)14, Cal Poly 13, Charleston Southern (S.C.) 12, Morgan State (Md.) 8, San Diego (Calif.) 6,Northern Arizona 3, McNeese State (La.) 3, Yale (Conn.) 1.

FIRST ROUND — NOV. 29Fordham (N.Y.) 44, Sacred Heart (Conn.) 22

Indiana State 36, Eastern Kentucky 16Northern Iowa 44, Stephen F. Austin (Texas) 10

Montana 52, San Diego (Calif.) 14Sam Houston State (Texas) 21, Southeastern

Lousiana 17Liberty (Va.) 26, James Madison (Va.) 21

Richmond (Va.) 46, Morgan State (Md.) 24South Dakota State 47, Montana State 40

SECOND ROUND — DEC. 6No. 1 New Hampshire 44, Fordham (N.Y.) 19

No. 8 Chattanooga 35, Indiana State 14No. 5 Illinois State 41, Northern Iowa 21

No. 4 Eastern Washington 37, Montana 20Sam Houston State (Texas) 37, No. 3 Jacksonville

State (Ala.) 26No. 6 Villanova 29, Liberty (Va.) 22

No. 7 Coastal Carolina 36, Richmond (Va.) 15No. 2 North Dakota St. 27, South Dakota St. 24

QUARTERFINALS — DEC. 12-13No. 1 New Hampshire 35, No. 8 Chattanooga 30No. 5 Illinois St. 59, No. 4 Eastern Washington 46Sam Houston State 34, No. 6 Villanova (Pa.) 31

No. 2 North Dakota St. 39, No. 7 Coastal Carolina 32SEMIFINALS — DEC. 19-20

No. 5 Illinois State 21, No. 1 New Hampshire 18No. 2 North Dakota State 35, Sam Houston State 3

CHAMPIONSHIP — JAN. 10No. 2 North Dakota State 29, No. 5 Illinois State 27

2015 JACKRABBITSPRING FOOTBALLFACILITIES

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The Jackrabbit football team is benefitting from afacilities boom at South Dakota State University.

The recently completed Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex serves as the team’s indoor practice facility.

The Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex, whichis connected to the Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center directly north of Coughlin-Alumni Stadium,was completed in the fall of 2014. The facility is comprised of two distinct floor areas covering morethan 164,000 square feet — an indoor practice andcompetition space of more than 149,000 square feetand a human performance space of nearly 15,000square feet.

One of the only eight-lane, 300-meter tracks inthe region will be housed in the facility, along with100 yards of synthetic turf. Additional space is dedi-cated for sports medicine, athletic training, strengthand conditioning, physical therapy, hydrotherapy, observation rooms and offices. Seating accommo-dates about 1,000 spectators.

The project’s Preliminary Facility Statement wasapproved by the South Dakota Board of Regents inJune 2011, with the Facility Program Plan approvedin October 2012. The project, whis is part of SouthDakota State University’s 2025 Master Plan for Athletic Facilities, was later approved by the SouthDakota Legislature through SB 11 in early 2013.

Fund-raising efforts kicked off in the summer of2012. Leadership gifts from the Dale and Pat Larsonfamily, First Bank & Trust, Sanford Health, LarsonManufacturing and other anonymous donors helpedmake this transformational facility a reality. The project was part of SDSU’s “It Starts With STATE”: Acampaign for South Dakota State University. The

six-year campaign raised more than $255 million forstudents, faculty, facilities, athletics and other univer-sity programs.

Groundbreaking for the project was held in lateAugust 2013, and the facility was dedicated on Oct.11, 2014.

The Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex was designed by Kansas City-based Crawford Architects,LLC, and Architecture Incorporated of Sioux Falls.Henry Carlson Company of Sioux Falls served asgeneral contractor for the project.

Also on the horizon is the construction of a newfootball stadium to replace Coughlin-Alumni Stadium,which has served as the home field for Jackrabbitfootball since 1962.

Construction on Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium,which is being built on the existing Coughlin-AlumniStadium site, began following the 2014 season. Thestadium will seat between 18,500 and 20,000 spectators, with nearly 2,000 seats designated aspremium club seats or within suites. Total cost of theproject, which would be done in phases and com-pleted prior to the 2016 season, is estimated between $60 and $65 million. The new stadium isbeing designed to provide a memorable game-dayexperience for student-athletes and fans, all withinavailable resources.

Lead gifts totaling $12.5 million were received inOctober 2013 from Sioux Falls banker and formerJackrabbit football player Dana Dykhouse, along withphilanthropist T. Denny Sanford. Subsequent finan-cial commitments have brought the total raised forthe project to more than $20 million. The remainingamount — up to $38 million — is being financed through the issuance of revenue bonds by the SouthDakota Building Authority. Bonds will be paid backthrough ticket sales, suite agreements, advertising,sponsorships and other revenue streams.

In addition, the stadium site will serve as the newlocation for the University Police Department.

In December 2013, the South Dakota Board ofRegents approved the facility plan and advanced the project to the South Dakota Legislature for final approval. Senate Bill 15 wassigned by Gov. Dennis Daugaard in late March2014.

THE SANFORD-JACKRABBIT ATHLETIC COMPLEX features an 80-yard field surrounded by a 300-metertrack. The multi-purpose facility opened in the fall of 2014.

CONSTRUCTION ON Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium is under way at the current Coughlin-Alumni Stadiumsite. The east and south sides are scheduled to be completed in time for the 2015 season, with the entireproject completed prior to the 2016 campaign. When completed, the new stadium will seat more than18,500 and feature several amenities and premium seating options.

JACKRABBIT ASSISTANT COACHES

2015 JACKRABBIT SPRING FOOTBALL

CLINT BROWN• Defensive Coordinator• Defensive Ends CoachSeventh season at SDSUAlma Mater: Nebraska, 1996

JAY CHRISTENSEN• Co-Special Teams Coordinator• Safeties CoachFifth season at SDSUAlma Mater: Nebraska-Kearney, 1999

JESSE CURRIER• Defensive Tackles Coach• Recruiting CoordinatorSixth season at SDSUAlma Mater: South Dakota State, 2008

JOSH DAVIS• Co-Special Teams Coordinator• Wide Receivers CoachSeventh season at SDSUAlma Mater: South Dakota State, 2006

ERIC EIDSNESS• Offensive Coordinator• Quarterbacks CoachSixth season at SDSUAlma Mater: Univ. of Sioux Falls, 1992

JOHN FLYNN• Offensive Line CoachFourth season at SDSUAlma Mater: Oklahoma, 2004

DAN JACKSON• Cornerbacks CoachFourth season at SDSUAlma Mater: Nebraska-Omaha, 2008

NIC MCKISSIC-LUKE• Running Backs CoachThird season at SDSUAlma Mater: Alabama A&M, 2006

JIMMY ROGERS• Linebackers CoachThird season at SDSUAlma Mater: South Dakota State, 2009

LUKE SCHLEUSNER• Tight Ends CoachSecond season at SDSUAlma Mater: North Dakota, 2002

2015 SCHEDULE

Sept. 5 at Kansas TBASept. 12 SOUTHERN UTAH [Dairy Drive] TBASept. 19 OpenSept. 26 ROBERT MORRIS (Pa.) [Beef Bowl] TBAOct. 3 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE [Dakota Marker] TBAOct. 10 *INDIANA STATE [Hall of Fame Game/Military Appreciation] TBAOct. 17 *at Youngstown State TBAOct. 24 *NORTHERN IOWA [Hobo Day] TBAOct. 31 *at Missouri State TBANov. 7 *ILLINOIS STATE [Coughlin-Alumni Stadium Farewell] TBANov. 14 *at South Dakota [Showdown Series] TBANov. 21 *at Western Illinois TBANov. 28 Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs – First Round TBA

* Missouri Valley Football Conference game