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2021
First Road Trip!
SCHEDULE
SEPTEMBER THUR - 2
Winona State (1-0) at MSU-Moorhead (1-0)
CONCORDIA, ST. PAUL *
W, 47-6
SAT - 11 @ MSU - MOORHEAD *
Saturday, Sept. 11 | Kickoff Noon CST
NOON
SAT - 18 MINNESOTA DULUTH * SAT - 25 @ U MARY *
1PM 2PM
Scheels Field at Nemzek Stadium Moorhead, Minn.
TV: nsicnetwork.com/msumdragons/ | Radio: 89.5 KQAL FM
OCTOBER SAT SAT SAT SAT SAT
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2 9 16 23 30
@ WAYNE STATE * NORTHERN STATE * SOUTHWEST MINN. STATE * @ UNIV. OF SIOUX FALLS * @ AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY *
1PM 2PM 1PM 1PM 1PM
NOVEMBER
Something has to give
Both Winona State and Minnesota State - Moorhead enter today's contest unbeaten at 1-0. The Warriors beat Concordia - St. Paul 47-6 at home on Thursday, while the Dragons found success on the road, winning at Southwest Minnesota State, 33-21. Week two, too soon
SAT - 6 UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY * SAT. - 13 MINNESOTA STATE *
1PM 1PM
Today's game is the earliest the two teams have faced off in a NSIC contest since 2015, when the Warriors and Dragons played a season opener in Moorhead. MSU-M dealt Winona State a 42-17
*NSIC GAME
setback that year. WSU has won three straight since that contest. Tom Sawyer Spotlight
2019 RESULTS
SEPT. 7 WAYNE STATE*
W, 37-20
SEPT. 14 @ SIOUX FALLS*
L, 34-21
SEPT. 19 UPPER IOWA*
W, 28-0
SEPT. 28 @ MINNESOTA STATE*
L, 20-6
OCT. 5
W, 28-26
@ MSU- MOORHEAD*
OCT. 13 MINOT STATE*
W, 49-3
OCT. 19 @ BEMIDJI STATE*
W, 27-14
OCT. 26 ST. CLOUD STATE*
W, 38-17
NOV. 2
@ SOUTHWEST MINN ST.*
W, 41-13
NOV. 9
AUGUSTANA*
L, 26-25
NOV. 16 @ CONCORDIA ST. PAUL*
W, 20-10
DEC. 7
L, 50-33
VS. NEBRASKA KEARNEY $
8-4 OVERALL | 8-3 NSIC *NSIC GAME $ MINERAL WATER BOWL
At 191-85, Tom Sawyer is second nation-wide in total wins among active NCAA Division II coaches. Only West Chester's Bill Zwaan (198) currently has more victories. 2021 NSIC STANDINGS SOUTHERN DIVISION DIVISION
OVERALL
PF
PA
AUGUSTANA
TEAM
0-0
1-0
49
0
MINNESOTA STATE
0-0
1-0
40
34
WAYNE STATE
0-0
1-0
34
27
WINONA STATE
0-0
1-0
47
6
SIOUX FALLS
0-0
0-1
16
24
SW MINN. STATE
0-0
0-1
21
33
UPPER IOWA
0-0
0-1
14
41
NORTHERN DIVISION TEAM
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DIVISION
OVERALL
PF
PA
BEMIDJI STATE
0-0
1-0
24
16
MINNESOTA DULUTH
0-0
1-0
41
14
MSU MOORHEAD
0-0
1-0
33
21
CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL
0-0
0-1
6
47
MINOT STATE
0-0
0-1
0
49
NORTHERN STATE
0-0
0-1
34
40
UMARY
0-0
0-1
27
34
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WINONA STATE FOOTBALL WINONA A
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TV: HBC 25 / NSIC Network | Radio: KQAL 89.5 FM
GLANCE
NAME: WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY LOCATION: WINONA, MINN. FOUNDED: 1858 ENROLLMENT: 7,788 NICKNAME: WARRIORS COLORS: PURPLE & WHITE VENUE: ALTRA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION STADIUM
CAPACITY: 5,000 CONFERENCE: NORTHERN SUN INTERCOLLEGIATE (NSIC) PRESIDENT: DR. SCOTT OLSON ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: ERIC SCHOH
FOOTBALL
Week One Recap
A great start
The Winona State offense was firing on all cylinders in their season opening win over CSP. WSU earned 17 first downs, had 272 yards rushing and 237 yards passing on the day. Decidedly defensive
The Warrior defense dominated CSP, holding the Golden Bears to a pair of field goals. Concordia - St. Paul had just 57 rushing yards in the game.
STAFF
HEAD COACH: TOM SAWYER ASSISTANT COACH: CAMERON KELLER
Time of possession...Not the whole story...
ASSISTANT COACH: BRIAN CURTIN
One of the few team stats that WSU did not have an
ASSISTANT COACH: ROCCO DIMECO
advantage in was time of possession against CSP.
ASSISTANT COACH: JOE HOLTZCLAW
The Warriors' quick strike offense needed the ball
ASSITANT COACH: MATT ULRICH ASSISTANT COACH: THOMAS GARY-HOMES
only 29:02 to inflict 45 points of damage; the
ASSISTANT COACH: JOEY NELSON ASSISTANT COACH: TOM DICKEY
Warrior defense also earned a safety. Concordia -
STRENGTH COACH: JEFF REINARDY
St. Paul had the ball 30:58.
ATHLETIC TRAINER: STACEY CZAPLEWSKI
STUDENT COACH: DANE REINARDY
Burke bombs away
PROGRAM HISTORY OVERALL RECORD: 441 W - 474 L - 25 T
(.472 W%)
FIRST YEAR OF COMPETITION / TOTAL YEARS: 1895 / 107 YRS^ POST-SEASON APPEARANCES: 11
^ NO SEASONS IN 1944, 1945, 2020.
Warrior quarterback Owen Burke was 13-for-24 and two TD's in vs. CSP. He racked up 233 yards, with a longest completion of 65 yards. Roebuck rumbles along
Javian Roebuck ran for 131 yards and three 2021 NSIC WEEKLY HONORS
Week 1: NSIC Defensive Player of the Week, Clay Schueffner | Eight tackles, one sack vs. CSP
touchdowns against CSP, and didn't have a carry in the fourth quarter. Roebuck, originally a junior college transfer from Glendale (Ariz.) CC, joined the Warriors in 2017.
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WINONA STATE FOOTBALL TOM SAWYER SEND OFF | 25 TIDBITS OF SAYWER VS. MSU MOORHEAD JUST
THE
NUMBERS
VS.
MSU
-
MOORHEAD
WSU AGAINST THE DRAGONS SINCE 1996:
Notable against MSU-M Since 1996, some notable Winona State
OVERALL: 16-2
nuggets against MSU - M
AT HOME: 8 - 0 ON THE ROAD: 8 - 2
Winona State has notched a 42-0 shutout scorelines on two occasion over MSU-M, in 1988 and in 2004.
LARGEST WIN MARGIN : 55 POINTS [58-3, 2010] WORST DEFEAT: 42 - 17 [2015] SHUTOUTS AGAINST: 2 [42-0, 2016] CONSECUTIVE WINS: 14 [1997 - 2013] CONSECUTIVE LOSSES: 1 [1996, 2015]
Tom Sawyer's teams have only lost to Minnesota State - Moorhead twice since 1996; a 42-17 loss in the 2015 season opener for both teams and a 33-28 setback in 1996. WSU has scored 40 or more points against MSU-M
CURRENT STREAK: WSU HAS WON LAST 2 V MSUM ten times since 1996. CURRENT ACTIVE NCAA COACHES WITH AT LEAST 185 WINS AT A SINGLE INSTITION (BY DIVISION]
NCAA DIVISION II
TOM SAWYER, WINONA STATE ---------------- 191 NCAA DIVISION III
RICH GIANUCOLA, MONTCLAIR STATE -------- 253 PETE FREDENBURG, MARY HARDIN BAYLOR- 237 STEVE JOHNSON, BETHEL (MINN) -------------- 226 RICH LOCKNER, CARNEGIE MELON ------------- 224
MSU-M's highest point total vs. WSU was 41, achieved in a 42-41 loss to the Warriors in 2007. In the Sawyer era, MSU-Moorhead has had five head coaches. Ralph Micheli (1996-2004), Chad Eisele (2005), Damon Tomeo (2006-2009) Joe Beard (2009) and Steve Laqua (2011-current) Winona State's 65 points scored against MSU-M on
JOE FINCHAM, WITTENBURG -------------------- 217
Sept. 21, 2013 (WSU 65, MSU-M, 21) was the fourth-
NORM EASH, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN -------------- 214
most ever by a Sawyer-coached team. Only in WSU's
MIKE MAYNARD, REDLANDS --------------------- 206
wins over Augustana 73-35 (2012), Northern State,
RICK WILLIS, WARTBURG ------------------------- 185
70- 35 (2001) and Minnesota Crookston 68-0 (2016) saw more scores.
NAIA
BILL CRONIN, GEORGETOWN (KY) -------------- 204 STEVE RYAN, MORNINGSIDE (IOWA) ---------- 192
NCAA DIVISION I (FBS, FCS): NONE
There have not been many close contests between the two teams, but in games that went down to the wire (3 points or less), WSU is 2-0; WSU 42, MSUM, 41 in on Oct. 6 2017 and WSU 28, MSUM 26 on Oct. 5, 2019.
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WINONA STATE FOOTBALL Backfield depth
WSU did not lose a step on snaps where Roebuck was rested. Ty Gavin (6 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD) and Dominik London (6 carries, 38 yards) both brought some bounce and pace to the Warrior run game. Get your kicks
One question that loomed large for Winona State in 2021 was the kicking game. Jacob Scott, a transfer from Cisco (Texas) Junior College, went 6-for-6 on PAT's and was 1-for-2 in field goal attempts. Scott connected from 36 yards and missed from 33 yards against CSP. Score, after score, after score
Winona State rattled off 30 points in the first half before CSP got on the board in the Warriors week one win. The 23 points in the second quarter beat all 2019 second frames in terms of point proudction. All-purpose production
As expected, Jake Balliu covered ground in a several different ways racking up 84 kick return yards (3 KO returns, 2 punt returns) and had two catches for 74 yards and a TD. Speaking of punting
Warrior fans were curious how the punting duties would be handled in week one. Tristan Root punted four times with a longest effort of 47 yards, while Jacob Scott had one punt, which went for 39 yards. Something to work on
One area for growth in the Warriors kicking game is kickoff consistency. Two WSU kickoffs went out-of-bounds, triggering penalties. Until we meet again
In recent years, MSU-M and Winona State have not faced off every year, due to the the NSIC schedule matrix. However, after playing each other this year in week two, the two teams will play again in week four in 2022. Winona State Football - Visit www.WINONASTATEWARRIORS.COM for more information
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WINONA STATE FOOTBALL Defense wins championships
In addition to Clay Schueffner's NSIC POW performance on defense vs. CSP, Richard Azunna racked up six total tackles in the game. NSIC South Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Cam Gavin had five tackles and a pass breakup.
As a unit
The Warrior defense had six tackles for loss vs. Concordia - St. Paul. Clay Schueffner, Brian Corbins, Jr. Joseph Demro, Charlie Dennis, AJ Scaife and Cole Wright all contributed to stops behind the line of scrimmage.
Hurry up, hurry back
Trey Telez and Joseph Demro both had QB hurries against CSP, and AJ Scaife had a forced fumble on the day.
Lap around the NSIC
The South Division of the NSIC football ranks was 4-3 in week one; in addition to the Warrior win, Augustana, Minnesota State - Mankato and Wayne State all claimed opener wins. In the North, Bemidji State, Minnesota Duluth and MSUMoorhead all had 'W's to start the year.
Towards the top
At 1-0 on the year, the Warriors share the top of the South with Divisional foes Augustana, Minnesota State and Wayne State.
Payday
Jake Balliu and Ethan Wittenburg both had touchdown catches in week one. Balliu's was a 65 yard effort, while Wittenburg's was a 48 yard strike.
Two for 71
The longest Warrior scoring drive in week one took only two plays; WSU traveled 71 yards for a TD, combining a six-yard rush and 65-yard pass play for seven points. Winona State Football - Visit www.WINONASTATEWARRIORS.COM for more information
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WINONA STATE FOOTBALL Great night, great crowd
Winona State showed the NSIC world how excited their fan base was to have football back; WSU had a opening week crowd of 3,512. The contest lasted 2 hours and 34 minutes and was played in front of a raucous student section.
Creeping up there
With the 47-6 Warrior win last week, head coach Tom Sawyer sits at 191 career victories, all at the NCAA Division II level and all with Winona State.
The long and short of it
Three Warrior scoring drives were six plays from scrimmage or more, with a 10 play, 69yard drive to in the first quarter. In contrast, Winona State scored five times on drives of three plays or less, including a Javian Roebuck 64-yard run for a touchdown in the 2nd quarter. Share the wealth
Owen Burke completed passes to nine different receivers against CSP, and connected no more than twice with any one target. Jake Balliu, Ethan Wittenberg, Dakota Matthees, Darryl Williams and J. Michael Young all had two grabs in the game. Light it up
Barring any schedule changes, the 2021 WSU - CSP matchup was the only night game the Warriors will play in the regular season in 2021. A healthy average
Winona State averaged 8.5 yards a carry in their week one opener against CSP. The Warriors rushed for four touchdowns, three scored by Roebuck and one by Ty Gavin. Batting 1.000
Winona State backup quarterback Trevor Paulsen was 1-for-1 on the day in his only passing attempt. Paulsen took over for Burke mid-way through the 4th quarter. Winona State Football - Visit www.WINONASTATEWARRIORS.COM for more information
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WINONA STATE FOOTBALL 2021 WINONA STATE WEEK 2 TWO-DEEP ROSTER Second Team Offense
First Team Offense
Pos WR TE LT LG C RG RT WR WR QB RB
# 5 87 73 74 70 72 78 8 88 18 32
Name Jake Balliu Jaylen Schleicher Carter Berlin Payton Dachel Jordan Haddad Joe Carlson Trevor Oppedal Ethan Wittenburg Tyler Knutson Owen Burke Javian Roebuck
Ht. 5-9 6-6 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-8 6-1 6-3 6-3 5-11
Wt. 185 245 325 300 275 315 295 205 210 225 210
Yr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. So. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr.
Hometown Lake Villa, Ill. Hammond, Ind. Augusta, Wis. Bloomer, Wis. Mequon, Wis. Mukwonago, Wis. Blue Earth, Minn. Franklin, Wis. Prior Lake, Minn. Lakewood, Colo. Phoenix, Ariz.
Pos WR TE LT LG C RG RT WR WR QB RB
# 6 48 71 67 76 79 66 82 86 12 27
Name Darryl Williams Levi Smith Alec Morris Jacob Leszczynski Declan Kyler Ethan Trumpy Noah Pappas Sawyer Maly J.Michael Young Trevor Paulsen Ty Gavin
First Team Defense
Pos End NT Tack Buck Stud Mike Will CB FS Rov CB
# 92 95 97 24 10 39 1 25 37 20 21
Name Luc Leszczysnski Cole LaLiberty Nate Wilcher Carter Duxbury Ben McCabe Clay Schueffner Devon Moore Richard Azunna Mitch Snitker Cam Gavin David Munson
Pos PK P LS KR
# 46 46 49 5
Name Tristan Root Tristan Root Morgan White Jake Balliu
Ht. 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-3 5-11 5-11 6-2 5-11
Wt. 245 315 260 210 195 230 240 192 190 195 170
Yr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. So. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr.
Wt. 180 180 225 185
Wt. 165 250 315 330 320 330 315 195 205 210 175
Yr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. So. So. Fr. So. Fr. So. So.
Hometown Chetek, Wis. Claremont, Minn. La Crosse, Wis. Muskego, Wis. Mesa, Ariz. Pekin, Ill. Plymouth, Minn. Waunakee, Wis. Fort Dodge, Iowa Marion, Iowa Niles, Ill.
Second Team Defense
Hometown Muskego, Wis. Chetek, Wis. Mukwonago, Wis. Chatfield, Minn. Caledonia, Minn St. Cloud, Wis. Chicago, Ill. Chicago, Ill. Waukon, Iowa New Lenox, Ill. Chicago, Ill.
Pos End NT Tack Buck Stud Mike Will CB FS Rov CB
# 56 94 99 44 54 51 43 14 30 41 23
Name Corrie King Darius Manuel Joseph Demro Joe Perhats Myles Hawthorne Mason Staggemerer Ikenna Ujuagu Aarion Lacey John Schmidt Vernon Porte Jarius Adams
Hometown Eau Claire, Wis. Eau Claire, Wis. Pahrump, Nev. Lake Villa, Ill.
Pos PK P LS KR
# 97 97 NA 6
Name Jake Scott Jake Scott Trevor Brake Darryl Williams
First Team Specialists
Ht. 5-9 5-9 6-0 5-9
Ht. 5-11 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-6 6-5 6-1 6-4 6-3 5-11
Yr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr.
Ht. 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-10 5-10 5-10 5-10
Wt. 225 235 230 210 195 220 210 175 200 170 185
Yr. Jr. So. Fr. So. Fr. So. So. Fr. So. Fr. So.
Hometown Minnetonka, Minn. Des Moines, Iowa Plymouth, Minn. Cary, Ill. Osseo, Minn. Caledonia, Minn. St. Louis Park, Minn. Park Forest, Ill. Sartell, Minn. Dacula, Ga. Palm Beach, Fla.
Second Team Specialists
Ht. 5-10 5-10 5-10 5-11
Wt. 190 190 200 165
Yr. So. So. Fr. Jr.
Hometown Cisco, Texas Cisco, Texas Fairport, N.Y. Chetek, Wis.
Pronunciation Guide
# 5 14 23 25 32 37 39 41 43 44 51 67 70 74 78 87 92 94 97
Name Jake Balliu Aarion Lacy Jarius Adams Richard Azunna Javian Roebuck Mitch Snitker Clay Schueffner Vernon Porte Ikenna Ujuagu Joe Perhats Mason Staggemeyer Jacob Leszczynski Jordan Haddad Payton Dachel Trevor Oppedal Jaylen Schleicher Luc Leszczynski Darius Manuel Nate Wilcher
First AIR-ryeon JARE-eus
Last BLUE LAY-cee A-ZOON-a
JAY-ve-an
I-ken-A
JAY-lin LUKE DARE-ee-us
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WINONA STATE FOOTBALL # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
NAME Devon Moore Tyler Anderson Tyler Hughes Jace LaBuda Jake Balliu Darryl Williams Sam Santiago-Lloyd Ethan Wittenburg Brian Corbins, Jr. Ben McCabe Colin Klatt Trevor Paulson Seyi Afinni Marcellus Johnson Aarion Lacy Kenneth Sanders Aaron Adams Myles Tramill Owen Burke Mekhi Besseck Easton Knoll Cam Gavin David Munson Zach Gulbransen Jarius Adams Noah Carlson Carter Duxbury Richard Azunna Cair'ron Hendred Zach Myhre Ty Gavin Dominik London VJ Herron John Schmidt AJ Scaife Javian Roebuck Tyler Zirpolo Sam Strang Isaiah Siem-Davis Sam Shutter Mitch Snitker Jamon Williams Clay Schueffner Garit Wollan Vernon Porte Charlie Dennis
POS. LB WR WR QB WR WR RB WR DB LB DL QB WR DB DB FS DB WR QB FS WR DB DB DB DB RB LB DB RB LB RB RB DB DB LB RB FB DL LB LB DB DB LB TE DB LB
HT. 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-3 5-9 5-11 5-10 6-1 5-9 5-11 6-3 6-3 5-10 5-11 5-10 6-0 5-11 5-10 6-3 6-3 5-11 6-2 5-11 5-10 5-10 6-1 6-2 5-11 5-9 6-0 5-11 5-9 6-1 5-10 6-2 5-11 5-10 6-2 6-2 6-3 5-11 5-10 6-2 6-4 5-10 6-0
WT. 240 170 185 210 185 165 235 205 165 195 250 210 180 180 175 210 165 175 225 205 190 195 170 185 185 200 210 192 195 220 175 205 175 200 190 210 230 220 205 190 190 160 230 230 170 210
YEAR Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Gr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. R-Fr. So. Fr. R-Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. R-Fr. Gr. So. Fr. R-Sr. R-Jr. R-Fr. So. R-Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. R-Fr. So. Sr. R-Fr. So. Fr. Gr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr.
HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL PREVIOUS SCHOOL Chicago, Ill. Hammond Forest City, Iowa Forest City Onalaska, Wis. Onalaska Menomonie, Wis. Menomonie Lake Villa, Ill. Lakes Community Chetek, Wis. Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Milwaukee, Wis. Brookfield East Franklin, Wis. Franklin Caledonia, Minn. Caledonia Cedar Falls, Iowa Cedar Falls Marion, Iowa Marion Roseville, Minn. Roseville Moline, Ill. Moline Iowa Central CC Park Forest, Ill. Brother Rice Chicago, Ill. Phillips Academy West Palm Beach, Fla. Suncoast Army West Point Round Lake, Ill. Carmel Catholic Lakewood, Colo. D'Evelyn Minneapolis, Minn. Robbinsdale Armstrong Central Lakes Kasson, Minn. Kasson-Mantorville New Lenox, Ill. Lincoln Way West Chicago, Ill. Phillips Crystal Lake, Ill. Prairie Ridge Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Dwyer Rutgers University Rushford, Minn. Rushford-Peterson Chatfield, Minn. Chatfield Chicago, Ill. Niles North College of DuPage Cedar Rapids. Iowa Kennedy Grand Meadow, Minn. Grand Meadow Niles, Ill. Notre Dame Prep Woodbury, Minn. East Ridge Country Club Hills, Ill. Hillcrest Sartell, Min. Dowling Catholic Kent State Roseville, Minn. Roseville Area Phoenix, Ariz. La Joya Glendale CC Waukesha, Wis. Waukesha West Davenport, Iowa Davenport Central Des Plaines, Ill. Maine West Plymouth, Minn. Plymouth Waukon, Iowa Waukon Country Club Hills, Ill. Hillcrest St. Cloud, Wis. St. Mary Springs Academy Winona, Minn. Winona Senior High Dacula, Ga. Dacula St. Paul, Minn. Cretin-Derham Hall
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WINONA STATE FOOTBALL # 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 60 65 66 67 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 97 98 99
NAME Ikenna Ujuagu Joe Perhats Voshon Porte Tristan Root Carlton Ogata Levi Smith Morgan White Trey Telez Mason Staggemeyer Chance Backer Dejon Hall Myles Hawthorne Anthony Quinn Corrie King Bronson Schofield Enrique De Leon Joey Prondzinski Clay Craker Noah Pappas Jacob Leszczynski Conner Haggerty Jordan Haddard Alec Morris Joe Carlson Carter Berlin Payton Dachel Luke Vitale Declan Kyler Justin Precour Trevor Oppedal Ethan Trumpy AJ Frisby Thomas Kiesau Sawyer Maly Andrew Goergen Dakota Matthees Jose Benjamin Jason Michael Young Jaylen Schleicher Tyler Knutson Josh Giese Cole Wright Kyjuan Vengrowsky Luc Leszczynski Tyler Walls Darius Manuel Cole LaLiberty Dmitri Shpak Nathaniel Wilcher Jacob Scott Ryan Tuttle Joseph Demro
POS. LB LB DB K/P LB TE LS LB LB LB LB LB LB DL LB DL K/P OL OL OL DE OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL TE WR WR WR TE WR WR TE WR WR DL DL DL LB DL DT K DL K/P DL DL
HT. 6-0 6-3 5-9 5-8 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-0 5-9 6-1 6-0 6-4 5-9 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-8 6-6 6-3 6-2 6-1 5-10 6-4 5-11 6-4 6-6 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-0 5-11 5-10 6-3
WT. 210 210 165 180 205 250 225 230 220 215 215 195 220 225 200 250 165 310 315 330 265 275 315 315 325 300 265 320 300 295 330 235 195 185 190 210 175 205 245 210 225 240 230 245 220 235 315 175 260 175 255 230
YEAR R-Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. R-Fr. Sr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. R-Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. So. Jr. Sr. R-Fr. Fr. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. So. R-Fr. Fr. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. R-Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Sr. So. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr.
HOMETOWN St. Louis Park, Minn. Cary, Ill. Dacula, Ga. Eau Claire, Wis. Plymouth, Minn. Claremont, Minn. Pahrump, Nev. New Lenox, Ill. Caledonia, Minn. Chatfield, Minn. Roseville, Minn. Osseo, Minn. Oak Lawn, Ill. Minnetonka, Minn. Chetek, Wis. Brookfield, Wis. Middleton, Wis. Plymouth, Minn. Muskego, Wis. Onalaska, Wis. Mequon, Wis. La Crosse, Wis. Mukwonago, Wis. Augusta, Wis. Bloomer, Wis. Madison, Wis. Mesa, Ariz. Lake In The Hills, Ill. Blue Earth, Minn. Pekin, Ill. Twin Lakes, Wis. La Crescent, Minn. Waunakee, Wis. Caledonia, Minn. Winona, Minn. Rochester, Minn. Fort Dodge, Iowa Hammond, Ind. Prior Lake, Minn. Hortonville, Wis. Stevens Point, Wis. De Pere, Wis. Muskego, Wis. Broomfield, Colo. Des Moines, Iowa Chetek, Wis. Maple Grove, Minn. Mukwonago, Wis. Flower Mound, Texas Slinger, Wis. Plymouth, Minn.
HIGH SCHOOL Benilde-St. Margaret's Prairie Ridge Dacula Regis Wayzata Triton Pahrump Valley Lincoln Way West Caledonia Chatfield Roseville Osseo Richards Wayzata Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Brookfield East Middleton Robbinsdale Armstrong Muskego Onalaska Homestead La Crosse Central Mukwonago Augusta Bloomer La Follette Skyline Huntley Blue Earth Pekin Wilmont Union La Crescent Waunakee Caledonia Winona Senior High Century Hammond Prior Lake Hortonville Stevens Point Area De Pere Pius XI Prospect Ridge Valley Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Maple Grove Mukwonago Marcos Slinger Wayzata
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Minnesota Duluth
Upper Iowa
Iowa Western CC Iowa Central CC
Cisco JC
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MSU - MOORHEAD WEEK 2 TWO-DEEP OFFENSE
DEFENSE
WR 6 Ryan Harvey-Turner (Sr., 6-3, 202, Milwaukee, WI)
DE
4 Brett Skarda (So., 6-5, 195, Watford City, N.D.) WR 9 Trent Marquardt (Jr., 5-8, 190, Glenburn, N.D.)
90 Denver Sheets (Fr., 6-3, 235, Williston, N.D.) DT
5 Conner Hoenke (Jr., 5-9, 185, Dickinson, N.D.) LT 56 Bennett Heftman (Fr., 6-2, 250, Winona, Minn.)
DT
57 Jordan Magnuson (Sr., 6-3, 285, Valley City, ND) 93 Jackson Faller (So., 6-3, 290, Arnegard, N.D.)
DE
62 Jacob Fleming (Jr., 6-3, 247, Palatine, Ill.) C
99 Hayden Carr (So., 6-1, 275, Champlin, Minn.) 97 Hunter Sall (Sr., 6-3, 280, Durbin, N.D.)
78 Matthew Hinds (So., 6-4, 270, Bowbells, N.D.) LG 76 Troy Casperson (RFr., 6-4, 275, Plymouth, Minn.)
94 Derek Porozinski (Sr., 6-2, 230, Park Rapids, MN)
52 Darius Woods-Steichen (Sr., 6-2, 270, Mahnomen) 98 Justice Noel (Fr., 6-4, 235, Fargo, N.D.)
75 Adam Johnson (Jr., 6-1, 285, Park River, N.D)
WLB 47 Josiah Behm (So.., 6-2, 210, Appleton, Wis.)
65 Phil Melroe (Jr., 6-2, 290, Eagan, Minn.)
35 Austin Dougherty (Fr., 6-1, 206, Omaha, Neb.”)
RG 73 Tyler Martin (Fr., 6-4, 315, Moorhead, Minn.)
MLB 33 Matt Schoh (Sr., 6-3, 230, Winona, Minn.)
77 Joe Muccio (OL, 6-3, 325, Oak Creek, Wis.)
40 James Eggert (Jr., 5-11, 211, Moorhead, Minn.)
RT 70 Keenan Schissel (Jr., 6-4, 220, Brooklyn Park, Minn.)
SLB
72 Jayce Hoesel (So., 6-4, 280, Bismarck, N.D.) WR 1 Ryan Bieberdorf (So., 5-11, 175, Bemidji, Minn.)
29 Jack Bungarden (Fr., 6-1, 202, Woodbury, Minn.) CB
80 Caden Jastram (RFr., 5-11, 170, West Fargo, N.D.) WR 3 Grady Bresnahan (Sr., 5-9, 175, Casselton, N.D.)
FS
SS
32 Shad Vedaa (Sr., 5-11, 197, Velva, N.D.) 25 Joey Hughes (Fr., 6-0, 170, Sioux Falls, S.D.)
CB
22 Zane Miller (So., 5-8, 186, Grand Forks, N.D.)
24 Jared Kallenbach (So., 5-11, 195, Jamestown, ND) 34 Mike McClanahan (So., 5-11, 180, Papillion, Neb.)
15 Justin Czech (Sr., 6-3, 210, Chippewa Falls, Wis.) RB 23 Luke Imdieke (Fr., 5-9, 183, Osakis, Minn.)
20 Matthew Oh-Slack (Sr., 6-3, 194, Escondido, CA) 8 Jake Bettcher (So., 6-2, 200, Detroit Lakes, Minn.)
82 Jack Antonson (RFr., 6-3, 180, Beresford, S.D.) QB 10 Tommy Falk (Fr., 6-1, 200, Jamestown, N.D.)
2 Marcus Gulley (Fr., DB, 6-2, 205, West Fargo, N.D.)
26 Cody Sorenson (Fr., 6-3, 185, Bismarck, N.D.) 7 Carter Blackwell (Sr., 6-3, 190, Dickinson, N.D.)
SPECIALISTS
KOS 37 Andy Peterson (So., 5-8, 165, Maple Grove, Minn.) PK
37 Andy Peterson (So., 5-8, 165, Maple Grove, Minn.)
P
15 Justin Czech(Sr., 6-3, 210, Chippewa Falls, Wis.)
H
18 Max Carter (So., 6-1, 177, So., Rosemount, Minn.)
LS
42 Logan Bruce (Sr., 5-10, 220, Rosemount, Minn.)
KR
3 Grady Bresnahan (Sr., 5-9, 175, Casselton, N.D.)
PR
3 Grady Bresnahan (Sr., 5-9, 175, Casselton, N.D.)
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MSU - MOORHEAD 2021 TEAM ROSTER # 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 7 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 26 27 29 30 32 34 35 36 37 38 41 44 45 46 47 48 49 52 55 56 59
NAME Preston Piltoff Jaylin Richardson Jake Richardson Bryce Sievers Gabe Nkumu Rhett Sheehan Conner Cordts Kevin Ventura-Cortes Mel Jeudy Abe Schwartz Hunter Thompson Kyle Moses Jonas McMillan Nathan Gimza Jake Shepley Mason Van Zeeland Andrew Egnarski Kahlil Robinson Lorenzo Kendricks Lajuan Preston Isaiah Koran Alex Andrade Dalton Smerchek Nate Segura McKinley Egland-Young Sam Henson Parker Dahlman Keron Franklin TJ Holmes Max Giannini Brian Lankford-Johnson Foster Conzet Mark O'Reilly Richard Ficociello Jake Portz Zac Cooney-Quinn Cyrus McClure Caden Baarts El-Osiris Jeudy Brad Walker Karson Vigeland Carter Hislop Brayden Hilgemann
POS. DB RB DL QB LB DB QB TE DL QB DB DB WR WR WR WR LB DB DB RB WR DB LB DB DB K/P K/P RB RB LB RB LB DL DL LB DB DB LB LB DL LB DL LB
HT. 5-10 5-11 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-6 5-10 6-0 6-1 5-11 5-9 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-2 5-11 5-9 5-10 6-0 5-11 5-9 6-2 6-3 6-6 5-11 5-10 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-5 6-2 5-11 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-5 6-4 6-3
WT. 187 200 253 185 225 195 195 240 285 212 195 180 170 190 190 205 225 185 188 195 195 188 210 180 160 185 220 205 165 185 200 225 250 245 230 210 170 215 220 294 220 245 215
YEARHOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL PREVIOUS SCHOOL Sr. Delray Beach, Fla. Atlantic Community HS Grossmont College Fr. Kansas City, Kan. FL Schlagle HS Northern Iowa Sr. Kansas City, Mo. SMB South Dakota Fr. Jordan, Minn. Jordan HS Jr. Iowa City, Iowa City HS Jr. Menomonie, Wis. Menomonie HS Fr. Peoria, Ariz. Cactus HS Sr. Anaheim, Calif. Savanna HS Abilene Christian Jr. Miami, Fla. Miami Southridge HS Alderson Broaddus So. Waukon, Iowa Waukon HS Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D. O'Gorman HS MSU Moorhead Jr. San Diego, Calif. Mater Dei Catholic HS UNLV Jr. Elk Grove, Calif. Elk Grove HS Sacramento City College So. Chicago Ridge, Ill. Richards HS St. Cloud State Jr. Burnsville, Minn. Burnsville HS R-Fr. Kaukauna, Wis. Kaukauna HS St. Cloud State So. Pulaski, Wis. Pulaski HS Fr. Hockley, Texas Cypress Woods HS Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio Colerain HS Jr. Fort Myers, Fla. Dunbar HS Jr. St. Paul, Minn. North St. Paul HS Minnesota Duluth Jr. Atwater, Calif. Buhach Colony HS Merced College Sr. Casco, Wis. Luxemburg-Casco HS R-Fr. Chicago, Ill. Lane Tech R-Fr. San Diego, Calif. Eastlake HS Fr. Owatonna, Minn. Owatonna HS Fr. Blaine, Minn. Blaine HS Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla. American Collegiate Academy Fr. Largo, Fla. Largo HS Fr. Cottage Grove, Minn. Park HS Jr. St. Paul, Minn. Palm Bay HS Purdue Jr. Plymouth, Minn. Wayzata HS Minnesota Duluth So. Mokena, Ill. Lincoln-Way Central HS Jr. Wheaton, Ill. Wheaton North HS Jr. Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield South HS So. London, England IMG Academy (Fla.) Fr. Carrollton, Ga. Carrollton HS Fr. Fairmont, Minn. Fairmont HS Fr. Miami, Fla. Somerset Academy Fr. Huntley, Ill. Huntley HS Fr. Blooming Prairie, Minn. Blooming Prairie HS R-Fr. Minnetonka, Minn. Minnetonka HS Fr. Marshall, Minn. Marshall HS
MSU - MOORHEAD 2021 TEAM ROSTER # 62 66 67 69 70 71 72 73 75 76 78 79 80 81 83 84 86 88 89 90 91 92 99
NAME Elliott Wolfe Taylon Hensley Matthew Montgomery Adam Cook Brody Card Sam Marshalek Robert Kraklow Shawn Aarhus Sarek Hoerth Jake Edwards Jac Carver CJ Picazo Jaheim Arnold Evan Peterson Jack Munsterteiger Joey Farley Luke Shepherd Nick Webley Riley Heller Luke Dunsmoor Isaac Reed Connor Weiss Keegan Larson
POS. OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DL OL OL OL OL WR WR WR WR TE WR TE DL DL DL DL
HT. 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-7 6-6 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 5-9 5-9 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-2
WT. 300 305 325 335 330 305 320 285 330 300 315 295 190 205 175 172 245 200 245 270 300 230 265
YEAR R-Fr. R-Fr. So. So. R-Fr. So. Sr. Jr. So. So. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Jr. Jr. R-Fr. Fr. Jr. R-Fr. Jr. So.
HOMETOWN Noel, Mo. Burlington, Wis. Dassel, Minn. New Hope, Minn. Evansdale, Iowa De Pere, Wis. Mukwonago, Wis. Benson, Minn. Genoa City, Wis. Greenville, Wis. Delano, Minn. Tuscola, Ill. Naples, Fla. Lakeville, Minn. Buffalo, Minn. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Grayslake, Ill. Burlington, Wis. Bloomfield, Iowa St. Joseph, Minn. Minneapolis, Minn. Lake Elmo, Minn. Cedar Falls, Iowa
HIGH SCHOOL PREVIOUS SCHOOL McDonald County HS Burlington HS St. Cloud State Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted HS Robbinsdale Cooper HS Waterloo East HS West De Pere HS Mukwonago HS St. Cloud State Benson HS Badger HS St. Cloud State Fox Valley Lutheran HS St. Cloud State Wayzata HS Tuscola Community HS Collier HS Lakeville North HS Buffalo HS Calvary Christian HS Millersville Central HS St. Cloud State Burlington HS St. Cloud State Davis County HS St. Cloud Apollo HS St. Cloud State SMB Stillwater Area HS Cedar Falls HS
Head Coach: Steve Laqua Offensive Coordinator/OL: Rob Hunt Assistant HC / Director of Recruiting: Chris Needham Co-Defensive Coordinator/LB: Carlton Littlejohn Co-Defensive Coordinator/DL: Jesse Currier Running Backs / Tight Ends: Kevin Murphy Defensive Backs Coach: Abe Roehrich Wide Receivers Coach: Chase Montplaisir Defensive Assistant: Drew Cady Student-Assistant: Daniel Keefe Student-Assistant: Daniel Olson Student-Assistant: Cameron Knoll Sandford Strength & Conditioning: Phil Herkenhoff
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WINONA STATE FOOTBALL Warrior historical marks vs. MSU - Moorhead Warrior 300 Passing Club Leaders
WSU QB Steve Speer threw for 448 yards against Moorhead State in 1982. That game is the all-time Warrior single-game record for passing yards. Speer's mark is also the highest ever QB yardage total in a game and he did so without registering a single rushing yard. QB Jack Nelson threw for 349 yards in 2015 and 322 yards in 2013 in a pair of Warrior wins over the Dragons. In total, Winona State quarterbacks have had seven games in which they have eclipsed the 300-yard mark against Minnesota State - Moorhead. Running by the Dragons
Winona State running back Dave Ludy ran for 240 yards against MSU-M in 1994, the single best Warrior rushing performance against the Dragons on record. WSU running backs have rushed for 120 yards, or more, six times vs. the Dragons. Nice Catch
In 2015, Winona State's Alan May hauled in 11 catches against MSU-M. Nice Catch II
In 1982, Leif Nelson had 206 receiving yards against the Dragons, the second best alltime mark in that category. Even good teams punt sometimes
In 1977, Jeff Ratner uncorked a 67 yard punt against Moorhead State, the longest Warrior punt ever against the Dragons. The longest yard
Rich Ernst completed an 80 yard TD pass to Bo Jackson in 1974, the longest ever TD pass by the Warriors against MSU - Moorhead. What's in a name
Between 1975 and 2000, the Dragons were from Moorhead State University. In 2000, the name changed to Minnesota State University Moorhead.
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WINONA STATE FOOTBALL Tom Sawyer vs. Minnesota
Sawyer on pace to finish in Top-10 all-time in Minnesota college football coaching history Across all three NCAA Divisions, Tom Sawyer is on pace to join some elite coaching company in the land of 10,000 lakes. Below are the head coaches with the most wins, including coaching stops at colleges in Minnesota. John Gagliardi, St. John's [also at Carroll (Mont.)] ------------------------------------------------------------------ 489* Jim Malosky, Minnesota - Duluth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 255** Lou Holtz, Minnesota [also, William & Mary, NC State, Arkansas, Notre Dame, South Carolina] ------- 249 Steve Johnson, Bethel ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 226 ** Jim Christopherson, Concordia - Moorhead ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 217 ** Bob Nielson, Minnesota - Duluth (1999-2003) [also at Ripon, Wartburg, UWEC, WIU, South Dakota] ------------- 207 Tom Sawyer, Winona State ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 191
Henry L. Williams, University of Minnesota -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 136 *- All-time college football wins leader **- Spent entire head coaching career at one school
Tom Sawyer vs. MSU-Moorhead The Warriors have enjoyed considerable success against the Dragons over the years with Sawyer on the sideline. 1996: Moorhead State 33, Winona State 28 (L) 1997: Winona State 28, Moorhead State 10 (W) 1998: Winona State 42, Moorhead State 0 (W) 1999: Winona State 21, Moorhead State 17 (W) 2000: Winona State 40, MSU Moorhead 3 (W) 2001: Winona State 27, MSU Moorhead 18 (W) 2002: Winona State 37, MSU Moorhead 10 (W) 2003: Winona State 50, MSU Moorhead 19 (W) 2004: Winona State 42, MSU Moorhead 0 (W) 2005: Winona State 57, MSU Moorhead 7 (W) 2006: Winona State 32, MSU Moorhead 19 (W) 2007: Winona State 42, MSU Moorhead 41 (W) 2008: DNP 2009: DNP
2010: Winona State 58, MSU Moorhead 3 (W) 2011: Winona State 48, MSU Moorhead 10 (W) 2012: DNP 2013: Winona State 65, MSU Moorhead 21 (W) 2014: DNP 2015: MSU Moorhead 42, Winona State 17 (L) 2016: DNP 2017: Winona State 42, MSU Moorhead 14 (W) 2018: DNP 2019: Winona State 28, MSU Moorhead 26 (W) 2020: DNP 2021: TBD
Tom Sawyer vs. MSU- Moorhead: 16 Wins, 2 Losses. Winning percentage: 88.89% Winona State Football - Visit www.WINONASTATEWARRIORS.COM for more information
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