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BEAVER FOOTBALL 2004
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MINN.-DULUTH
WAYNE
MINN.-CROOKSTON
Nov. 1, 2003 // Bemidji, MInn. L, 21-34 (5-4 / 3-3 NSIC)
Nov. 7, 2003 // Minneapolis, MInn. W, 45-21 (6-4 / 4-3 NSIC)
Nov. 15, 2003 // Bemidji, MInn. W, 47-35 (7-4 / 5-3 NSIC)
Minnesota Duluth’s Cash Langeness and Dave Rufledt combined for 267 yards rushing and four touchdowns, leading the Bulldogs to a 3421 victory over Bemidji State in the final NSIC football game between the two programs. Adam Noble hauled in his first of three touchdown receptions on the afternoon with 37 seconds to play in the first half to bring BSU within 17-7, but it was as close as the Beavers would get. After a 68-yard scoring run by UMD quarterback Cash Langeness, BSU attempted a rally. Jason Smith found Noble from nine and 28 yards out in the fourth quarter, but a 50-yard touchdown run by UMD’s Dave Rufledt was sandwiched in between Noble’s scores and BSU was unable to get within 13 points. Smith completed 15 of 35 passes for 181 yards and three touchdowns for the Beavers. Smith became just the second passer in BSU history with 40 career touchdown passes (42). Bulldog DE Russ Rabe finished with 10 tackles (four solo), two sacks, a fumble recovery, two passes defensed and a blocked punt. UMD held BSU to 283 yards of total offense, broke up 10 passes and blocked two punts. The loss was BSU’s fourth in a row to the Bulldogs, and leaves BSU at 2-23-1 against Duluth since 1977.
Bemidji State rolled up a season-high 496 yards of offense, but two interception returns for touchdown by its defense led to a 21-point second quarter and a 45-21 win over Wayne State in the 20th Annual NSIC Metrodome Classic. BSU set the tone for the game with a simply dominant first quarter of play, out-gaining the Wildcats 151-23 with nine first downs to Wayne State’s one. BSU assembled an 18-play, 93yard field goal drive which consumed 7:31 in the first quarter. Torry Joubert intercepted his team-leading fifth pass of the season and returned it 39 yards down the left sideline for a touchdown. Then five plays into Wayne State’s next drive, defensive end Adam Coughlin lept to break up a pass and was able to haul it in with one hand, returning it 22 yards for a touchdown. Coughlin’s score gave him two interception returns for touchdown this season, tying the school record set by Matt Wellumson in 1985. The 45 points is the second-most ever by BSU in a Metrodome game, topped only by a 47-7 win over Minn.-Crookston in 2001. The win improved Bemidji State to 6-4, guaranteeing the program a winning record for the school-record sixth consecutive season.
Bemidji State rallied from a first-half deficit of more than two touchdowns for the second time this season, overcoming a 35-20 halftime deficit in a 47-35 win over Minnesota-Crookston. After a back-and-forth first quarter which saw the teams knotted at 14 after the first 15 minutes, the Golden Eagles exploded with a 21-point second quarter and appeared to take control of the game. The visitors held a 35-20 lead going into halftime. The second half was a 180-degree turnaround for the Beavers. After giving up 195 yards of offense in the first half, the Beavers allowed only 125 in the second half - and just 21 in the pivotal third quarter as BSU assembled its rally. Eddie Acosta scored three touchdowns in the third quarter and four for the game, tying his career high and falling just one shy of the school record. His final performance gives him 5,766 career rushing yards, 10th on the NCAA Division II career rushing charts, and 64 rushing touchdowns. BSU has now won five consecutive meetings in the series and remains undefeated against the Golden Eagles in Bemidji (3-0). The win made BSU just the seventh team in school history to win seven or more games in a season.
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Minnesota-Duluth
10
7
7
10
34
Bemidji State
3
21
14
7
45
Minnesota-Crookston
14
21
0
0
35
Bemidji State
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7
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14
21
Wayne State (Neb.)
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14
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21
Bemidji State
14
6
21
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47
1 11:44 1:30 2 6:26 0:37 3 11:07 4 12:39 10:22 3:48 2:34
D - Dave Rufledt 9 run (Chad Gerlach kick) 0-7 D - Chad Gerlach 31 field goal 0-10 D - Dave Rufledt 16 run (Chad Gerlach kick) 0-17 B - Adam Noble 16 pass from Jason Smith (David Hagen kick) 7-17 D - Cash Langeness 68 run (Chad Gerlach kick) 7-24 D - Chad Gerlach 27 field goal 7-27 B - Adam Noble 9 pass from Jason Smith (David Hagen kick) 14-27 D - Dave Rufledt 50 run (Chad Gerlach kick) 14-34 B - Adam Noble 28 pass from Jason Smith (David Hagen kick) 21-34
1 4:58 2 11:38 9:29 7:48 3:35 0:55 3 6:56 2:11 4 12:55 8:03
B - David Hagen 22 field goal B - Adam Noble 7 pass from Jason Smith (David Hagen kick) B - Torry Joubert 39 INT return (David Hagen kick) B - Adam Coughlin 22 INT return (David Hagen kick) W - Eric Wells 6 pass from Brett Edwards (Bret Walker kick) W - Travis Mattox 13 pass from Brett Edwards (Bret Walker kick) B - Eddie Acosta 9 run (David Hagen kick) B - Eddie Acosta 7 run (David Hagen kick) W - Brett Edwards 17 run (Bret Walker kick) B - Michael Nordyke 41 run (David Hagen kick)
Team Statistics Team Statistics UMD FIRST DOWNS 13 RUSHES-YDS (net) 47-268 PASSING YDS (net) 96 TOTAL OFFENSE 61-364 Fumble returns (yds) 1-21 Punt returns (yds) 5-84 Kickoff returns (yds) 4-82 INT returns (yds) 0-0 Punts (no-avg) 4-38.0 Fumbles - lost 2-1 Penalties - yards 9-92 Time of Possession 32:55 3rd Down Conversions 5-14 4th Down Conversions 0-0 Sacks by (no-yds) 3-16
BSU 20 35-102 181 70-283 0-0 1-0 6-82 1-0 9-28.6 3-1 5-40 27:05 6-16 0-1 0-0
Kickoff: 1:30 p.m. Central End of game: 4:18 p.m. / elapsed: 2:48 Weather: 25 degrees / wind W 5-10 / overcast Officials: R Bob Zahradka; U Dave Robinson; L Pete Vrieze; LJ Jeff Linehan; FJ George Drouches; SJ Jim Johnson
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Individual Statistics RUSHING (att-yds) UMD Cash Langeness (17-143); Dave Rufledt (27-124); Nate Jipson (1-3), team (2-<-2>). BSU Eddie Acosta (24-99); Jason Smith (7-15); Austin Schneider (2-3); Anthony Acosta (1-<-3>); Mike Nordyke (1-<-12>). PASSING (att-comp-INT-yds) UMD Cash Langeness (14-9-1-96). BSU Jason Smith (35-15-0-181). RECEIVING (rec-yds) UMD Tim Battaglia (4-39); Jamie Otterblad (2-15); Dan Weisser (1-27); Adam Kuhlman (1-8); Greg Aker (1-7). BSU Michael Nordyke (6-70); Adam Noble (4-68); Chad Christianson (3-24); Eddie Acosta (1-11); Matt McElroy (1-8). INTERCEPTIONS (no-yds) UMD none. BSU Mitch Feierabend (1-0). TACKLES (ut-at-tfl; min. 5) UMD Russel Rabe (4-6-2.5); Andy Greder (3-7-0); Dave Otto (2-7-0); Brian Wenngatz (2-6-0); Shaun Fisher (1-71.0); Woody Seim (3-2-0). BSU Marty Humeniuk (4-11-1.0); Mitch Feirabend (7-5-1.0); Kurtis Woodard (5-5-0); James Midboe (3-3-1.0); Adam Coughlin (2-4-1.0); Ben Jacobson (0-60); Josh Pomerleau (1-4-0). SACKS (no-yds) UMD Russel Rabe (2.0-13); Shaun Fisher (1.0-3). BSU none.
BSU FIRST DOWNS 27 RUSHES-YDS (net) 47-260 PASSING YDS (net) 236 TOTAL OFFENSE 73-496 Fumble returns (yds) 0-0 Punt returns (yds) 1-8 Kickoff returns (yds) 4-65 INT returns (yds) 3-67 Punts (no-avg) 2-41.5 Fumbles - lost 2-1 Penalties - yards 8-66 Time of Possession 30:14 3rd Down Conversions 8-13 4th Down Conversions 1-2 Sacks by (no-yds) 2-17
WSC 23 41-130 281 76-411 0-0 1-15 8-137 1-22 5-27.8 1-0 6-63 29:46 5-13 1-3 2-13
Kickoff: 1:30 p.m. Central End of game: 4:27 p.m. / elapsed: 2:57 Weather: 75 / dome Officials: R Tim Weber, U John Emmett; L Brian Wientjes; LJ Dirk Swanson; FJ Scott Healy; SJ Scott Hoeke
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3-0 10-0 17-0 24-0 24-7 24-14 31-14 38-14 38-21 45-21
Individual Statistics RUSHING (att-yds) BSU Eddie Acosta (30-178); Michael Nordyke (1-41); Colby Wright (5-15); Anthony Acosta (1-12); Jason Smith (68); Shane Bundy (3-8). WSC Zach Molacek (8-42); Brett Edwards (13-28); Tyler Chambers (9-23); Nathan Meyer (5-22); J.J. Nelson (3-14); Julius Flemister (1-1); Jeremy Neill (1-0); Jake Robinson (1-0). PASSING (att-comp-INT-yds) BSU Jason Smith (23-15-1-209); Nathan Sannes (3-3-0-27). WSC Brett Edwards (32-17-3-281); J.J. Nelson (2-0-0-0); Tyler Chambers (1-0-0-0). RECEIVING (rec-yds) BSU Michael Nordyke (5-59); Matt McElroy (3-63); Adam Noble (3-21); Chad Christianson (2-46); Rob Kucher (1-17); Eddie Acosta (1-13); James Johnson (1-7); Danny Rodgers (1-6); Jason Hicks (1-4). WSC Tyler Chambers (4-72); Zach Molacek (3-111); Eric Wells (3-26); Eric Kjar (2-22); Josh Hopwood (2-13); Nathan Meyer (1-17); Travis Mattox (113); Teddy Young (1-7). INTERCEPTIONS (no-yds) BSU Torry Joubert (1-39); Adam Coughliin (1-22); Marty Humeniuk (1-6). WSC Kyle Lingenfelter (1-22). TACKLES (ut-at-tfl; min. 6) BSU Marty Humeniuk (8-9-3.5); Kurtis Woodard (6-7-1.0); Torry Joubert (5-1-0); Chris Canter (3-3-0). WSC Jeremy Neill (9-11-0); Ben Christensen (2-9-0); Nick Wemhoff (4-61.0); Aaron Rogers (1-7-0); Adam Peterson (4-3-0.5); Kyle Lingenfelter (3-3-0). SACKS (no-yds) BSU Adam Coughlin (1.0-9); Ben Jacobson (1.0-8). WSC Jeff Rathman (1.0-10); Nick Wemhoff (1.0-3).
1 11:20 7:36 4:57 0:52 2 5:57 3:10 1:43 1:02 3 9:09 6:29 0:07 4 8:03
B - Chad Christianson 47 pass from Jason Smith (kick blocked) C - Aaron McGoy 3 pass from David Drexler (RJ Rollins kick) B - Eddie Acosta 15 run (Austin Schneider pass) C - Luon Spearman 4 run (RJ Rollins kick) C - David Drexler 1 run (RJ Rollins kick) C - Lionel James 25 blocked punt return (Aaron McGoy pass) B - Adam Noble 12 pass from Jason Smith (kick blocked) C - Luon Spearman 30 run (RJ Rollins kick) B - Eddie Acosta 5 run (Smith pass INT) B - Eddie Acosta 1 run (Jason Baez kick) B - Eddie Acosta 4 run (Michael Nordyke rush) B - Adam Noble 15 pass from Jason Smith (Acosta rush failed)
Team Statistics UMC FIRST DOWNS 15 RUSHES-YDS (net) 45-122 PASSING YDS (net) 188 TOTAL OFFENSE 72-310 Fumble returns (yds) 0-0 Punt returns (yds) 3-47 Kickoff returns (yds) 8-180 INT returns (yds) 1-5 Punts (no-avg) 4-34.8 Fumbles - lost 2-1 Penalties - yards 5-35 Time of Possession 28:42 3rd Down Conversions 5-15 4th Down Conversions 1-4 Sacks by (no-yds) 0-0
BSU 26 46-186 308 78-494 0-0 2-5 6-132 2-29 4-21.0 2-2 5-36 31:18 9-15 0-1 2-16
Kickoff: 1:30 p.m. Central End of game: 4:35 p.m. / elapsed: 3:05 Weather: 40 degrees / wind W 0-3 /cloudy Officials: R Bob Zahradka; U Dave Robinson; L Pete Vrieze; LJ Jeff Linehan; FJ George Drouches; SJ Jim Johnson
6-0 6-7 14-7 14-14 14-21 14-28 20-28 20-35 26-35 33-35 41-35 35-47
Individual Statistics RUSHING (att-yds) UMC Luon Spearman (26-89); Lionel James (4-26); Mike Stanley (3-8); David Drexler (11-2); Team (1-<-3>). BSU Eddie Acosta (32-119); Michael Nordyke (2-40); Colby Wright (4-19); Shane Bundy (3-9); Jason Smith (4-1); Team (1-<-2>). PASSING (att-comp-INT-yds) UMC David Drexler (26-11-2-188); Aaron McGoy (1-0-0-0). BSU Jason Smith (32-20-1-308). RECEIVING (rec-yds) UMC Aaron McGoy (5-94); Ben Aho (3-26); Lionel James (2-43); Adam Grunzke (1-25). BSU Adam Noble (7-109); Michael Nordyke (7-96); Chad Christianson (261); Rob Kucher (2-12); Eddie Acosta (1-21); Matt McElroy (1-9). INTERCEPTIONS (no-yds) UMC Mike Giboney (1-5). BSU Tom Maus (1-29); Jon Aamot (1-0). TACKLES (ut-at-tfl; min. 5) UMC John Fillman (2-11-1.0); Andrew Barnum (5-6-1.0); Justin Reed (2-9-0); Nick Starcevic (5-4-0); Trevor Berneking (2-6-0); James Moore (4-3-0); Troy Berneking (1-6-0); Adam Koplin (1-60.5); Nate Spatz (1-4-0.5). BSU Marty Humeniuk (4-8-0); James Midboe (3-5-1.5); Adam Coughlin (2-6-1.5); Josh Pomerleau (2-6-0.5); Ben Jacobson (3-4-2.0); Kurtis Woodard (1-6-0.5); Mitch Feierabend (1-5-0); Jon Aamot (0-6-0); Torry Joubert (3-2-0); Chris Canter (3-2-0). SACKS (no-yds) UMC none. BSU Adam Coughlin (1.5-12); Mitch Hecker (0.5-4)