Upper Iowa University Peacocks vs. Lincoln University Blue Tigers Dwight T. Reed Stadium ~ Jefferson City, Missouri Saturday August 29, :00 p.m.

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1 Upper Iowa University Peacocks vs. Lincoln University Blue Tigers Dwight T. Reed Stadium ~ Jefferson City, Missouri Saturday August 29, :00 p.m. Last Season: Upper Iowa finished their 3 rd season in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference tied for 11th place with a 2-8 mark. Returning: The Peacocks will return one NSIC All-Conference performer from the 2008 campaign in the form of offensive guard Ervin Kehoss (Honorable Mention). Upper Iowa will also see the bulk of their offense return from last season including quarterbacks Ben Curran and Craig Burns, running backs Sam Epsteen and Jordan Otdoerfer, top pass catcher La'Mont Williams and the majority of the offensive line. On defense, the team will have leaders Nate Curran, Craig Henry, Shane McComb, Vernard Wilkins and Dominique Jackson back for next season. The Season Ahead: The Upper Iowa University football team has five home games on the 2009 slate as the team will look to improve on their 2-9 record of a season ago. The Peacocks are led by new head coach Tom Shea, who has posted a record and reestablished winning programs at three universities in 18 years. Stadium (Capacity)/Surface: Dwight T. Reed Stadium / Natural Grass Radio/Talent: AM 950 KOEL / PBP: Joe Stasi / Color: Chad Allen Athletic Websites: UpperIowaAthletics.com / Live Internet Radio Broadcast: UpperIowaAthletics.cstv.com/multimedia/uiau-multimedia.html (provided by Stretch Internet) Live Internet Video Webcast: www. NorthernSun.tv (Provided by Penn Atlantic) Peacock Chalk Talk: Join Peacock Chalk Talk every Monday at 6 p.m., broadcast live from DT s Pub in Fayette. The weekly one-hour recap show hosted by Howie Thompson features interviews with Peacock players and coaches and can be heard on KOEL 950 AM and online through the Upper Iowa website at UpperIowaAthletics.com. Fans can questions for Coach Knoll and all the UIU coaches to answer live on the air to peacockchalktalk@uiu.edu. About Upper Iowa University: Upper Iowa University is an NCAA Division II institution located in Fayette, Iowa. The Peacocks are looking to open with a win for the third time in four years. About Lincoln University: Lincoln University is an NCAA Division II institution located in Jefferson City, Missouri. The Blue Tigers are coming off a 1-8 season in the Great Lakes Football Conference Upper Iowa University Schedule: Aug. 29 at Lincoln University 5:00 p.m. Sept. 5 at University of Mary 2:30 p.m. Sept. 12 vs. Northern State 1:00 p.m. Sept. 19 at SW Minnesota State 1:00 p.m. Sept. 26 vs. St. Cloud State 1:00 p.m. Oct. 3 at Wayne State 1:00 p.m. Oct. 10 vs. Winona State 1:00 p.m. Oct. 17 at Augustana 1:00 p.m. Oct. 24 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 1:00 p.m. Oct. 31 vs. Minnesota State 1:00 p.m. Nov. 7 at UM, Crookston 1:00 p.m Lincoln University Schedule: Aug. 29 vs. Upper Iowa 5:00 p.m. Sep. 5 vs. Langston 7:00 p.m. Sep. 12 at Virginia State 4:00 p.m. Sep. 19 vs. Morehouse 2:00 p.m. Sep. 26 at St. Joseph s 12:00 p.m. Oct. 3 vs. LaGrange 1:00 p.m. Oct. 10 vs. Peru State 2:00 p.m. Oct. 17 at Central State 1:30 p.m. Oct. 31 at Missouri S&T 1:00 p.m. Nov. 7 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan 2:00 p.m. Nov. 14 at Mississippi Valley State 3:00 p.m. TEAM STATISTICS UIU LU SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS RUSHING YARDAGE Rushing Attempts Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Att-Comp-Int Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Average Per Game INT RETURNS: #-YARDS KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-YARDS Average Per Game PUNTS-YARDS Average Per Punt Net punt average TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME... 29:07 22:41 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS... 52/162 28/120 3rd-Down Pct... 32% 23% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS... 12/26 4/12 4th-Down Pct... 46% 33% SACKS BY-YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS RED-ZONE SCORES % % RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS % % PAT-ATTEMPTS % % HOME ATTENDANCE SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Upper Iowa Lincoln

2 UIU s 2008 Record When Playing at Home Playing on Road Ahead at Half Behind at Half Ahead after Third Quarter Behind after Third Quarter UIU Scores First Opponent Scores First Out-gain the Opponents Rushing Out-gain the Opponents Passing Fewer Turnovers than Opponent More Turnovers than Opponent Same Turnovers as Opponent Fewer Penalties than Opponent More Penalties than Opponent Games Decided by Seven Points or Less: The Peacocks are 2-13 in games decided by seven points or less since Date Opponent Score 11/8/08 UM, Crookston W, 37-36, (2ot) 9/20/08 SW Minnesota State L, /13/08 Northern State W, /6/08 U-Mary L, /28/08 at Drake L, /27/07 U-Mary L, /20/07 at Concordia-St. Paul L, /29/07 at MSU Moorhead L, /15/07 Wayne State L, /4/06 Northern State L, /14/06 at SW Minnesota State L, 20-17, (3 ot) 9/16/06 Wisconsin-Stout L, /01/05 St. Joseph s (Ind.) L, /02/04 St. Joseph s (Ind.) L, /11/04 at Augustana (Ill.) L, Game-Opening Drives Upper Iowa Opponent Game Pts. 1 st Dns Yds. Pts. 1 st Dns Yds. At Drake U-Mary At Northern State SW Minnesota St At St. Cloud State Wayne State At Winona State Augustana College At Concordia-St. Paul At Minnesota State Minnesota, Crookston Second Half Opening Drives Upper Iowa Opponent Game Pts. 1 st Dns Yds. Pts. 1 st Dns Yds. At Drake U-Mary At Northern State SW Minnesota St At St. Cloud State Wayne State At Winona State Augustana College At Concordia-St. Paul At Minnesota State Minnesota, Crookston In the Red Zone UIU Opp. Times at or inside the Total Scores Touchdowns Rushing TDs Passing TDs 3 11 Field Goals 3 10 Downs Missed FGs 0 2 Turnovers 4 4 End Game/Half 0 2 Scoring Percentage 77% 85% Plays of 30 Yards or More Yards Opponent Qtr Player 89* at Drake 1 Jackson Punt Return 71* at Northern St. 2 Epsteen Run 68* at Concordia-St. Paul 1 Curran to Hosch Pass 63 at Northern St. 1 Henry Int. Return 62* at St. Cloud St. 4 Williams Rush 57* Wayne State 4 Curran to Hellams Pass 53 at Northern St. 2 Hosch Kickoff Return 51* at Winona State 2 Hosch Rush 44* UM, Crookston 4 Hosch Rush 39* at Concordia-St. Paul 3 Curran to Hosch Pass 37 at Drake 3 Hosch Kickoff Return 36 at St. Cloud St. 3 Otdoerfer Kickoff Return 35 at Northern St. 1 Curran to Hellams Pass 35 Augustana College 2 Hosch Kickoff Return 33 at St. Cloud St. 3 Burns to Hellams Pass 32* U-Mary 1 Epsteen Rush 31 UM, Crookston 3 Curran Rush 31 at Minnesota State 3 Curran to Hellams Pass 30 at Winona State 2 Curran to Hellams Pass *indicates play resulted in touchdown Turnover Margin UIU OPP GAME SEASON TO TO MARGIN MARGIN At Drake U-Mary At Northern St SW Minnesota St. 1 1 E +4 At St. Cloud State Wayne State E At Winona State Augustana College At Concordia-St. Paul At Minnesota State UM, Crookston 2 2 E -6 Points After Turnovers UIU Opp. TO Forced Total Scores 6 13 Scoring Pct. 27% 43% Points off TOs Time of Possession Game UIU Opp. At Drake 32:41 27:19 U-Mary 31:25 28:35 At Northern State 23:00 37:00 SW Minnesota St. 31:52 27:58 At St. Cloud State 31:19 28:41 Wayne State 26:34 33:26 At Winona State 29:02 30:58 Augustana College 31:02 28:58 At Concordia-St. Paul 24:50 35:10 At Minnesota State 32:18 27:42 UM, Crookston 35:44 24:16

3 The Last Time It Happened Overtime Game Upper Iowa 37, UM, Crookston 36 (2 OT at UIU), 11/8/08 A Kickoff Returned for a Touchdown UIU Josh Thomas (90) at Cornell, 10/18/03 A Punt Returned for a Touchdown UIU Dominque Jackson (89), at Drake 8/28/08 Opp Reggie Doby (78), Wartburg, 10/25/03 An Interception Returned for a Touchdown UIU Malcolm Cole (37) vs.sw Minn. State, 10/13/07 Opp Dario Moore (77), Concordia-St. Paul, 10/20/07 A Fumble Returned for a Touchdown UIU Daniel Williams (37) vs. Wisconsin-Stout, 9/16/06 Opp Andrew Asbell (12), Drake 8/28/08 Blocked Punt Returned for a Touchdown UIU Scott Burke (0) vs. Wartburg, 9/23/00 Opp Mike Wierson (0), SW Minnesota State, 9/17/05 Individual Rushed for 200+ Yards UIU T.C. Hicks (233) at UM Crookston, 10/6/07 Opp Matt Wycoff (285), Coe, 9/27/03 Two Players Rush for 100+ Yards UIU T.C. Hicks (134), D.J. Speed (102), vs. UM-Crookston, 10/7/06 Opp Andy Parker (142), Keith Smith (133), Wartburg, 10/25/03 60-Yard Rush UIU La Mont Williams (62) vs. St. Cloud State, 9/27/08 Opp Calvin McMullen (85), UM, Crookston, 11/8/ Carries UIU T.C. Hicks (32), vs. SW Minn. State, 10/13/07 Opp Odie Armstrong (35), NW Oklahoma State, 10/29/05 Three Rushing Touchdowns UIU Kyle Hosch (3), vs. UM,Crookston, 11/8/08 Opp Calvin McMullen, UM, Crookston, 11/8/08 Individual Pass for 300+ Yards UIU Jay Lehman (373) vs. Northern State, 11/03/07 Opp Josh Shudlick (332), SW Minn. State, 9/20/08 Individual Pass for 400+ Yards UIU Andrew Jones (464) vs. Wisconsin-Stout, 9/16/06 Opp Matt Ticich (493), Truman State, 9/8/07 Three or More Passing Touchdowns UIU Ben Curran (3) vs. SW Minn. State, 9/20/08 Opp Josh Shudlick (3), SW Minn. State, 9/20/08 Four or More Passing Touchdowns Opp Cory Wardrope (4), Bemidji State, 11/09/07 UIU Jay Lehman (5), at Northern State, 11/03/ Completions Opp Eric Ellingson (36), Northern State, 9/13/08 UIU Jay Lehman (31), at Northern State, 11/03/ Passing Attempts UIU Jay Lehman (45), at Northern State, 11/03/07 Opp Eric Ellingson (58), Northern State, 9/13/08 Double Overtime Game Upper Iowa 37, UM, Crookston 36 (2 OT at UIU), 11/8/08 Individual with 100+ Yards Receiving UIU Kyle Hosch (129), at Concordia, 10/25/08 Opp Flury (125), Minnesota State, 11/1/08 Individual with 200+ Yards Receiving UIU Dwayne Croker (264) Wisconsin-Stout, 9/16/06 Opp Mike Tiedeman (248), Simpson, 11/15/03 Individual with Two or More Touchdown Receptions UIU Kyle Hosch (2), at Concordia, 10/25/08 Opp Logan Masters (2), Wayne State, 10/4/08 Individual with Three or More Touchdown Receptions UIU Jesse Montalto (4) at Drake, 11/6/04 Opp Anthony Schreiber (3), Bemidji State, 11/09/07 50-Yard Completion UIU Ben Curran to Kyle Hosch (68) at Concordia, 10/25/08 Opp Greg Preston to Drew Alexander (55), Winona State, 10/8/08 60-Yard Completion UIU Ben Curran to Kyle Hosch (68) at Concordia, 10/25/08 Opp Jesse Kozak to Roman Penirian (66), U-Mary, 9/6/08 Two Players with 100+ Yards Receiving UIU Dwayne Croker (264), Ryan Hudgins (119) Wis-Stout, 9/16/06 Opp Whenson Felix (118) and Derek Townsend, SMSU, 10/13/ Receptions in a Game UIU Ryan Hudgins (10) vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 10/21/06 Opp Logan Masters (10), Wayne State, 10/4/08 60-Yard Punt UIU Gus Pruess (68) vs. St. Cloud State, 9/27/08 Opp Ryan Grossman (62), Augustana College, 10/18/08 Player Blocked a Punt UIU Malcolm Cole vs. Loras, 9/1/07 Opp Andrew Schultz, Bemidji State 11/09/07 Kicked Three Field Goals in a Game UIU Antone Lopez (3) at Loras, 11/3/01 Opp Brian Cristan (3), St. Cloud State, 9/27/08 Non-Quarterback Throws a Touchdown Pass UIU Ryan Hudgins to Kyle Hosch (25) vs. MSU-Moorhead, 9/30/06 Opp WR Dusty Kain to Mike Tiedeman (70), Simpson, 11/15/03 Multiple Interceptions UIU Dominique Jackson (4) at UM Crookston, 10/6/07 Opp Lucas Wolf (2), Winona State, 10/8/08 Recorded a Safety UIU at Dubuque, quarterback ran out of end zone, 10/5/02 Opp Loras, tackled kickoff returner in endzone, 9/1/07 Team Passed for 300+ Yards UIU 409, at Northern St., 11/03/07 Opp 350, Winona State, 10/8/08 Team Rushed for 300+ Yards UIU 425, vs. UM, Crookston, 11/8/08 Opp 414, Drake, 9/9/06

4 Longest Drives UIU Longest Drive Breakdown By # of Plays 17 at Winona State (64 yards, 7:13, ended with turnover on downs) By # of Yards 98 vs. U-Mary (12 plays, 5:59, ended with Rushing Touchdown) By Time of Possession 7:58 at Drake (15 plays, 77 yards, ended with Field Goal) Opponent Longest Drive Breakdown By # of Plays 14, Concordia-St. Paul (80 yards, 6:04, ended with Rushing Touchdown) By # of Yards 96, UM, Crookston (4 plays, 1:56, ended in Touchdown) By Time of Possession 6:48, Wayne State (10 plays, 43 yards, ended in Field Goal) Scoring Drives 37 Drives (22 run, 8 pass, 6 FG, 1 PR) 11 First Quarter Drives (9 TD, 2 FG) 11 Second Quarter Drives (9 TD, 1 FG, 1 PR) 6 Third Quarter Drives (5 TD, 1 FG) 8 Fourth Quarter Drives (6 TD, 2 FG) 1 Overtime Drive (1 run, 0 pass, 0 FG) Scoring Drives (Game-By-Game) Opponent Plays Yards Time Result Qtr. How Scored QB at Drake :58 FG 1 Price Field Goal (30) Ben Curran at Drake 1 89 :14 TD 2 Jackson Punt Return (89) --- at Drake 4 6 2:09 FG 3 Price Field Goal (42) Ben Curran U-Mary :15 TD 1 Epsteen Rush (11) Ben Curran U-Mary :59 TD 1 Epsteen Rush (32) Ben Curran U-Mary :37 TD 2 Epsteen Rush (8) Ben Curran U-Mary :19 TD 3 Otdoefer Rush (26) Ben Curran U-Mary :14 FG 4 Price Field Goal (26) Ben Curran at Northern St :26 TD 1 Epsteen Rush (6) Ben Curran at Northern St :06 TD 1 Epsteen Rush (12) Ben Curran at Northern St :44 FG 2 Price Field Goal (29) Ben Curran at Northern St :14 TD 2 Epsteen Rush (71) Ben Curran at Northern St :03 TD 4 Curran Pass (28) Ben Curran SW MInn St :37 TD 1 Curran Pass (8) Ben Curran SW Minn St. 2 5 :27 TD 1 Curran Pass (5) Ben Curran SW MInn. St :55 TD 2 Curran Pass (19) Ben Curran SW MInn. St :38 TD 2 Curran Rush (1) Ben Curran SW Minn. St :39 FG 4 Price Field Goal (24) Ben Curran at St. Cloud State :31 TD 2 Shepherd Rush (1) Craig Burns at St. Cloud State :57 TD 4 Shepherd Rush (2) Craig Burns at St. Cloud State 2 80 :34 TD 4 Williams Rush (62) Craig Burns at St. Cloud State :15 TD 4 Shepherd Rush (12) Craig Burns Wayne State :25 TD 2 Curran Rush (1) Ben Curran Wayne State 7 46 :31 TD 4 Curran Pass (57) Ben Curran at Winona State :13 TD 1 Hosch Rush (51) Ben Curran at Winona State :03 TD 2 Curran Rush (2) Ben Curran Augustana College :06 TD 3 Burns Pass (24) Craig Burns at Concordia-St. Paul :39 TD 1 Curran Pass (68) Ben Curran at Concordia-St. Paul :03 TD 3 Curran Pass (39) Ben Curran at Minnesota State :36 TD 1 Hosch Rush (10) Ben Curran at Minnesota State :17 TD 2 Epsteen Rush (1) Ben Curran UM, Crookston :17 FG 1 Price Field Goal (35) Ben Curran UM, Crookston :45 TD 2 Curran Rush (1) Ben Curran UM, Crookston :04 TD 3 Hosch Rush (14) Ben Curran UM, Crookston 2 2 0:39 TD 3 Hosch Rush (2) Ben Curran UM, Crookston :48 TD 4 Hosch Rush (44) Ben Curran UM, Crookston 8 25 (OT) TD OT Williams Rush (3) Ben Curran

5 Head Coaches Upper Iowa Head Coach Tom Shea New Peacock Head Coach Tom Shea is the 15th Head Coach of the Peacock Football Program. Shea, a former defensive coordinator at Upper Iowa ( ), will begin his duties immediately. Shea spent the 2007 and 2008 football seasons as the Head Football Coach of Dakota State University, an NAIA institution in Madison, South Dakota. The Peacock football program will be the sixth program that Shea has led as the head football coach. The most notable of his years came in 1990 at Peru State College where he led the team as the Head Coach and Athletic Director to the NAIA Division II National Title. Shea was named the NAIA National Coach of the Year after the title run. Shea began his collegiate coaching career at Dakota State College in 1979 as the defensive coordinator. He switched to the offensive side of the ball in 1980 as the offensive coordinator before taking over as the Head Coach and Athletic Director from In 1985, Shea moved on to Peru State where he began as the offensive line coach. After just one year, he was promoted and became the Head Coach posting a record over the following five seasons. PSC won two conference titles and made the NAIA National Playoffs twice winning the title in The four squads from 1987 to 1990 were all ranked nationally during the season. After his success at Peru State, Shea moved north to the University of Mary. Shea was the head football coach at U-Mary from The Marauders won two conference titles and were ranked nationally from U-Mary qualified for the NAIA National Playoffs three times under Shea; the team reached the quarterfinals in 1993 and the championship semifinals in Shea led the Marauders to a record in six seasons. Shea was the Defensive and Recruiting Coordinator for the University of Central Arkansas for the 1997 and 1998 seasons and the Head Coach at William Penn University in 1999, before coming to Fayette and the Peacock football program for the 2004, 2005, and 2006 seasons. In his 18 years as a head coach, Shea has posted a record and reestablished winning programs at three universities. After graduating from Sparta High School in Sparta, Wisconsin, Shea earned a B.S. in Physical Education from Dakota State College and his M.S. in Physical Education from South Dakota State University. Lincoln Head Coach Nathan Cochran Nathan Cochran is the fourth Head Football Coach since the program was revived in Cochran most recently served as Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator for Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois. During the 2007 season, Cochran s offense broke over 30 team and individual school records, achieving a ranking of 9 th in the country for NCAA Division III rushing. Cochran coached two seasons at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, first as the Defensive Line coach in 2004 and then as the Running Backs coach in Playing in one of the toughest Division III conferences in the nation, UW-Platteville defeated three teams ranked in the top 25 during the 2004 and 2005 season. Prior to that, he was the Offensive Line and Running Back coach at Allen University. He started his career as a high school coach in Greenville, South Carolina. Cochran spent part of the summer of 2007 as an intern with the Pittsburgh Steelers as part of the NFL Minority Internship Program. He was also a participant in the 2006 NCAA Men s Football Coaching Academy. Cochran has authored several articles for American Football Monthly, Scholastic Coach and Athletic Director, and Gridiron Coach. Cochran has also been a speaker for many coaching clinics and has made several videos on his Spread Option Offense for American Football Monthly. Cochran has a Master of Arts in Management from Webster University in St. Louis, and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Education from South Carolina State University.

6 Northern Sun Team Summary Report PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE Name Gm Patt Pcomp PaPct Int IntPct Yds Ydsatt Tds TdPct Rating Win Loss Ties Natl 1 Minn.-Duluth St. Cloud St Minn. St.-Mankato Wayne St. (Neb.) Bemidji State Augustana (S.D.) University of Mary Southwest Minn. St Minn.-Crookston Minn. St. Moorhead Winona St Concordia-St. Paul Upper Iowa Northern State FUMBLES RECOVERED Name Fumbles Recovered 1 Winona St Wayne St. (Neb.) 15 3 Minn.-Duluth 14 4 Northern State 11 5 Minn. St.-Mankato 10 5 Augustana (S.D.) 10 7 Bemidji State 9 7 Southwest Minn. St. 9 9 St. Cloud St University of Mary 7 10 Minn.-Crookston 7 10 Upper Iowa 7 13 Concordia-St. Paul 6 14 Minn. St. Moorhead 4

7 FUMBLES LOST Name Fumbles Lost 1 University of Mary 4 2 Winona St. 5 2 Southwest Minn. St. 5 2 St. Cloud St. 5 5 Upper Iowa 7 6 Minn.-Duluth 9 6 Minn. St.-Mankato 9 8 Augustana (S.D.) 10 8 Minn. St. Moorhead Minn.-Crookston Bemidji State Northern State Concordia-St. Paul Wayne St. (Neb.) 15 KICKOFF RETURNS Name Games Kret Yds Tds Avg Wins Losses Ties Natl 1 St. Cloud St Minn. St.-Mankato Minn.-Duluth Northern State Augustana (S.D.) University of Mary Bemidji State Winona St Concordia-St. Paul Minn. St. Moorhead Upper Iowa Southwest Minn. St Wayne St. (Neb.) Minn.-Crookston

8 NET PUNTING Name Punts Avg PuntRet RetYds Touchbacks NetAvg TotYds Wins Losses Ties Natl 1 Concordia-St. Paul Winona St Minn.-Duluth Minn.-Crookston Minn. St.-Mankato St. Cloud St Southwest Minn. St Northern State Upper Iowa Wayne St. (Neb.) Augustana (S.D.) Bemidji State University of Mary Minn. St. Moorhead PASSING OFFENSE Name Gm Patt Pcomp Int PaPct Yds Ydsatt Tds YdsGm IntPct YdsCmp Win Loss Ties Natl 1 Southwest Minn. St Northern State Wayne St. (Neb.) Concordia-St. Paul Bemidji State Minn. St. Moorhead Minn.-Duluth Winona St University of Mary Minn. St.-Mankato Augustana (S.D.) St. Cloud St Upper Iowa Minn.-Crookston

9 PASS DEFENSE Name Gm Patt Pcomp PaPct YdsCmp Int IntPct Yds Ydsatt Tds YdsGm Cm Win Loss Ties Natl 1 St. Cloud St Minn.-Duluth Minn.-Crookston University of Mary Augustana (S.D.) Minn. St.-Mankato Southwest Minn. St Minn. St. Moorhead Bemidji State Northern State Wayne St. (Neb.) Concordia-St. Paul Upper Iowa Winona St PASSING EFFICIENCY Name Gm Patt Pcomp PaPct Int IntPct Yds Ydsatt Tds TdPct Rating Win Loss Ties Natl 1 Minn.-Duluth Bemidji State Southwest Minn. St Wayne St. (Neb.) Northern State Minn. St.-Mankato Winona St Augustana (S.D.) St. Cloud St Concordia-St. Paul Upper Iowa University of Mary Minn. St. Moorhead Minn.-Crookston

10 PASSES INTERCEPTED Name Passes Intercepted 1 Minn.-Duluth 30 2 Minn. St.-Mankato 27 3 Winona St Augustana (S.D.) 18 4 Wayne St. (Neb.) 18 6 St. Cloud St Bemidji State 13 8 Minn.-Crookston 12 8 Minn. St. Moorhead Southwest Minn. St Concordia-St. Paul 9 11 Upper Iowa 9 11 Northern State 9 14 University of Mary 5 PUNT RETURNS Name Games Ret Yds Tds Avg Wins Losses Ties Natl 1 Minn. St.-Mankato Minn. St. Moorhead Augustana (S.D.) Minn.-Duluth St. Cloud St Upper Iowa Bemidji State Northern State Winona St Southwest Minn. St Wayne St. (Neb.) Minn.-Crookston University of Mary Concordia-St. Paul

11 RUSHING OFFENSE Name Gm Carries Net Avg Tds YdsGm Win Loss Ties Natl 1 Minn.-Duluth Winona St Augustana (S.D.) Minn. St.-Mankato St. Cloud St Upper Iowa Wayne St. (Neb.) Minn.-Crookston Bemidji State University of Mary Minn. St. Moorhead Southwest Minn. St Concordia-St. Paul Northern State RUSHING DEFENSE Name Gm Carries Net Avg Tds YdsGm Win Loss Ties Natl 1 Minn.-Duluth Wayne St. (Neb.) Minn. St.-Mankato Augustana (S.D.) St. Cloud St University of Mary Southwest Minn. St Winona St Concordia-St. Paul Minn. St. Moorhead Bemidji State Upper Iowa Northern State Minn.-Crookston

12 SCORING DEFENSE Name Gm Points PtsGm Tds Kxp Oxp Dkxp Doxp Fg Sf Win Loss Ties Natl 1 Minn.-Duluth Minn. St.-Mankato St. Cloud St Wayne St. (Neb.) Augustana (S.D.) Winona St University of Mary Bemidji State Southwest Minn. St Concordia-St. Paul Minn. St. Moorhead Northern State Upper Iowa Minn.-Crookston SCORING OFFENSE Name Gm Yds Tds Points Avg Kxp Oxp Dkxp Doxp Fg Sf Win Loss Ties Natl 1 Minn.-Duluth Winona St Augustana (S.D.) Minn. St.-Mankato Wayne St. (Neb.) Southwest Minn. St St. Cloud St Northern State Upper Iowa Bemidji State Concordia-St. Paul University of Mary Minn. St. Moorhead Minn.-Crookston

13 TOTAL DEFENSE Name Gm Avg Plays Yds Tds YdsGm Win Loss Ties Natl 1 Minn.-Duluth St. Cloud St Augustana (S.D.) Wayne St. (Neb.) Minn. St.-Mankato University of Mary Southwest Minn. St Minn. St. Moorhead Bemidji State Concordia-St. Paul Northern State Winona St Upper Iowa Minn.-Crookston TOTAL OFFENSE Name Gm Plays Yds Avg Tds YdsGm Win Loss Ties Natl 1 Minn.-Duluth Wayne St. (Neb.) Winona St Augustana (S.D.) Southwest Minn. St Minn. St.-Mankato St. Cloud St Bemidji State Upper Iowa Northern State Concordia-St. Paul Minn. St. Moorhead University of Mary Minn.-Crookston

14 TURNOVERS GAINED Name Turnovers Gained 1 Minn.-Duluth 44 2 Winona St Minn. St.-Mankato 37 4 Wayne St. (Neb.) 33 5 Augustana (S.D.) 28 6 St. Cloud St Bemidji State 22 8 Northern State 20 9 Southwest Minn. St Minn.-Crookston Upper Iowa Minn. St. Moorhead Concordia-St. Paul University of Mary 12 TURNOVERS LOST Name Turnovers Lost 1 Winona St Upper Iowa 17 2 University of Mary 17 4 Bemidji State 20 4 Minn. St.-Mankato 20 4 Minn.-Duluth 20 7 St. Cloud St Southwest Minn. St Augustana (S.D.) Minn. St. Moorhead Northern State Wayne St. (Neb.) Minn.-Crookston Concordia-St. Paul 36

15 TURNOVER MARGIN Name Gm FumGn IntGn Gtotal Fumls Intls Ltotal Margin Win Loss Ties Natl 1 Winona St Minn.-Duluth Minn. St.-Mankato Augustana (S.D.) Wayne St. (Neb.) Bemidji State St. Cloud St Upper Iowa Southwest Minn. St University of Mary Northern State Minn.-Crookston Minn. St. Moorhead Concordia-St. Paul SACKS Name Sacks 1 Minn.-Duluth Wayne St. (Neb.) St. Cloud St Concordia-St. Paul Minn. St. Moorhead Bemidji State Augustana (S.D.) 2 8 Minn. St.-Mankato Winona St Northern State University of Mary Southwest Minn. St Upper Iowa Minn.-Crookston 1.18

16 TACKLES FOR LOSS Name Solo Assisted Total Yards PG 1 St. Cloud St Concordia-St. Paul Minn.-Duluth Wayne St. (Neb.) Minn. St. Moorhead Minn. St.-Mankato Augustana (S.D.) Bemidji State Winona St Southwest Minn. St University of Mary Upper Iowa Minn.-Crookston Northern State