2006 Bemidji State University Football BSU Defense 2005
• Tied for NSIC lead with 13 fumble recoveries; 3rd in the league with 27 takeaways. • Held Minnesota State to 182 total yards; limited Pre-Season All-America RB Sean Treasure to 42 yards rushing. • Held MSU-Moorhead to 197 total yards. • DE James Midboe named NSIC PreSeason Defensive Player of the Year, later named First-Team All-NSIC.
2004
• Second in NSIC (all games) in scoring defense (22.0); lowest scoring average allowed by a BSU defense since 1986 (16.6); seventh consecutive season allowing less than 25 points per game. • Led NSIC with 32 takeaways. • Led NSIC (league games only) in scoring defense, allowing 18.4 points per game. • Led NSIC (league games only) in takeaways (21) and turnover margin (+1.14). • Second in NSIC (league games only) in rush defense (139.4) and pass efficiency defense (101.8) • Set school record with 2 fumble-return touchdowns • Finished the season with back-to-back shutouts vs Minn.-Crookston & Wayne St. • CB Torry Joubert named First-Team AllNSIC; DT Gabe Rodriquez, LB Mitch Feierabend named Second-Team; S JeremIah Johnson named HM.
2003
• Third in NSIC in total defense (338.2) • Third in NSIC in scoring defense (24.6). • Forced seven turnovers in win at Northern State • Defense went seven consecutive quarters without allowing a TD; snapped in Chadron State game • S Marty Humeniuk named First-Team AllNSIC; LB Jon Aamot, DE Ben Jacobson, DE Adam Couglin named Second-Team; S Kurtis Woodard honorable mention • Humeniuk leads NSIC in tackles (10.8), Torry Joubert ties for league lead in interceptions (0.45)
2002
• Led NSIC (league games only) in pass defense (165.4 ypg) and passer rating against (108.1) • LB Jon Aamot and S Marty Humeniuk named Second-Team All-NSIC; three defenders named Honorable-Mention AllNSIC • Defense shut out Southwest State (W, 37-0) and allowed no points to Wayne State (W, 38-2) • Held Wayne State to just 147 yards of offense
Assistant Head Coach
Rich
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n original member of Jeff Tesch’s coaching staff, Rich Jahner enters his 11th season as Bemidji State’s defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator and his eighth season with the title of Assistant Head Coach. The evolution of the BSU defense under Jahner’s watch continued in 2005, as the Beavers tied for the NSIC lead with 13 fumble recoveries, finishing third with 27 total takeaways, and limited two opponents to less than 200 yards of total offense. Five BSU defenders earned All-NSIC honors in 2005, giving BSU a total of 34 All-NSIC picks on defense under Jahner. Nineteen of those 34 picks have come in the last four years. In 2004, Jahner’s Gang Green defense assembled its best season, statistically, in nearly 20 years. BSU finished second in the NSIC, allowing just 22.0 points per game - the lowest by a BSU defense since 1986. BSU also led the NSIC in takeaways with 32, and in league games only led the conference in scoring defense (18.4), takeaways (21) and turnover margin (+1.14). The Beavers closed the 2004 season with back-to-back shutouts, blanking MSU-Moorhead and Wayne State to record the program’s Jahner first consecutive shutouts since 1985. In 2003, the Beavers finished third in the NSIC (all games) in total defense and scoring defense, placing five defenders on the All-NSIC squad. The 2002 Beaver defense led the NSIC (league games only) in both passign defense (165.4 yards per game) and pass efficiency defense (108.1). The squad held Wayne State to just 147 total yards in a 38-2 victory, and shut out Southwest State, 37-0. In 2001, LB Pat Engleright and DE Wallie Kuchinski earned First-Team All-NSIC honors to mark the first time since 1998 two BSU defenders were named to the first team. BSU’s defense was particularly fierce down the stretch in 2001, recording 38 tackles-for-loss and 13 sacks in the final four games while holding opponents to 17.5 points per game - seven points per game under its season average. Six of BSU’s 12 interceptions came in its final four games. Jahner’s defense opened the 2000 campaign with a 25-0 win over Minot State, marking the first shutout pitched by the BSU defenders since a 51-0 win over Mt. Senario (Wis.) in 1986. The Beavers then posted a second shutout in their record-shattering 70-0 win over UM-Morris, marking the first time the BSU defense had posted two shutouts in the same season since ‘85, when it posted three. It also marked BSU’s first shutout of a conference foe since ‘85, when it shut out Southwest St., 32-0. Jahner’s attack defense recorded 44 sacks in 1998, while the 1996 Beaver defense ranked nationally in turnovers, forcing 20 fumbles and 14 interceptions while scoring four defensive touchdowns. A member of the American Football Coaches Association, Jahner brings 14 years experience as a specialist in molding defensive units at the collegiate level. He was selected to coach in the 1996 National Collegiate All-Star Game in Louisville, Ky. Prior to his appointment at Bemidji State, Jahner coached the linebackers and defensive backs at Lindenwood (Mo.) following a stint as the defensive coordinator for Valley City (N.D.) State. His first college coaching assignment came in 1990 when he worked with the defensive line at Central Missouri State. Jahner, his wife Sheri, son Trace and daughter Maris reside in Bemidji.
At-a-Glance
Coaching Profile
Born
Jan. 4, 1965
Birthplace
Regent, N.D.
...as an assistant coach Year School
Position
High School
New England St. Mary’s (N.D.)
1990-92 Central Missouri St.
Defensive Line
College
Minot (N.D.) State ‘86 B.S., math-computer science
1992-93 Valley City State
Def. Coordinator
Central Missouri State ‘92 M.S., physical education-exercise sci.
1994-95 Lindenwood (Mo.)
LB / Secondary
1996-p
Def. Coordinator
Family
jahner
u Defensive Coordinator / Def. Backs u Minot (N.D.) State 1986 u 11th season at Bemidji State
Bemidji State
wife Sheri son Trace (11); daughter Maris (7)
2006 Bemidji State Football Media Guide