September 23, 2008 (Bemidji Game Notes) - Northern State University

Northern Football 

Current NSIC Standings 

NSIC Overall 

W L Pct. W L Pct. 

#15 Minn.-Duluth 3 0 1.00 4 0 1.00 

Minnesota State 3 0 1.00 3 1 .750 

Winona St. 3 0 1.00 3 1 .750 

Augustana 2 1 1.00 2 2 .500 

U-Mary 2 1 .667 2 2 .500 

Southwest MN St. 2 1 .667 2 2 .500 

St. Cloud State 2 1 .667 2 2 .500 

Conc.-St. Paul 1 2 .333 2 2 .500 

Wayne St. 1 2 .333 2 2 .500 

MSU Moorhead 1 2 .333 1 3 .250 

Upper Iowa 1 2 .333 1 3 .250 

Bemidji St. 0 3 .000 1 3 .250 

UM, Crookston 0 3 .000 1 3 .250 

Northern St. 0 3 .000 0 4 .000 

UPCOMING NSIC SCHEDULE 

Saturday, September 27 

Noon *Augustana at Concordia St. Paul 

1 pm *MSU Moorhead at Minnesota, Crookston 

1 pm *Upper Iowa at St. Cloud State 

1 pm *Mary at #15 Minnesota-Duluth 

7 pm *NortherN State at Bemidji State 

2:05 pm *Winona State at Minnesota State 

4 pm *Wayne State at Southwest Minnesota State 

NSIC GAMES LAST WEEK 

Saturday, September 13 

1 pm *Minnesota Crookston 9, at Mary 52 

1 pm *Minnesota State 26, at Wayne State 21 

1 pm *Bemidji State 7, at MSU Moorhead 27 

1 pm *Concordia St. Paul 10, at Winona State 37 

1 pm *#15 Minnesota Duluth 40, at Augustana 10 

1 pm *SW Minnesota State 38, at Upper Iowa 31 

7 pm *St. Cloud State 17, at NortherN State, 12 

*- Denotes NSIC Conference Game 

2008 NSIC Preseason Coaches Poll 

Points 

1. Minnesota Duluth (7) 151 

2. Winona State (4) 148 

3. Minnesota State (3) 141 

4. Augustana 127 

5. St. Cloud State 120 

6. University of Mary 116 

7. Wayne State 109 

8. Bemidji State 96 

9. Concordia-St. Paul 76 

10. NortherN State 60 

11. Southwest Minnesota State 46 

12. MSU Moorhead 37 

13. Upper Iowa 32 

14. Minnesota, Crookston 15 

first place votes in ( ) 

SID: Jacque Scoby 

Office: (605) 626-7748 

Cell: (785) 285-0538 

Email: Jacque.Scoby@northern.edu 

Web: www.nsuwolvesathletics.com 

Weekly Wolves Notes - Tuesday, September 23, 2008 

Game 5 - Northern State (0-4, 0-3) vs. Bemidji State (1-3, 0-3) 

Date: Saturday, September 27, 2008 Kickoff: 1:00 p.m. (CDT) 

Site: Bemidji, Minn. Series: NSU leads 16-14-1 

Stadium: Chet Anderson Stadium Capacity: 3,500 Surface: Grass 

Northern State Radio: KSDN-FM Radio 94.1 FM 

(Gene Reich-Play-by-Play) 

Internet: Live Radio on www.nsuwolvesathletics.com 

Streaming video at www.northernsun.tv 

Hunt for victory 

The Wolves are still looking for that elusive first win of the season. The only 

team in the conference without a win, NSU has dropped its last two games by 

a combined total of 10 points. 

Story lines 

• NSU leads the all-time series 16-14-1. 

• Bemidji was picked to finish 8th in the preseason NSIC poll. The Beavers finished 

7-4 in 2007 and 6-3 in NSIC play, fourth in the conference standings. 

• BSU is on a 4-game winning streak against the Wolves. 

• The Beavers are looking to snap a 3-game losing skid. After winning their first game of 

the season, they have dropped their last three games by a combined 58 points. 

2008 NORTHERN STATE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 

Last Year's 

DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME/Result Results 

Aug. 28 Missouri Western Aberdeen, s.d. L, 27-38 dnP 

Sept. 6 *Winona State Winona, Minn. L, 14-39 L, 20-49 

sePt. 3 *& uPPer ioWA Aberdeen, s.d. L, 26-31 W, 55-35 

sePt. 20 *$ st. CLoud stAte Aberdeen, s.d. L, 12-17 L, 7-17 

Sept. 27 *Bemidji State Bemidji, Minn. 1:00 pm L, 7-35 

oCt. 4 *! MinnesotA, Crookston Aberdeen, s.d. 2:30 PM W, 52-9 

Oct. 11 *Minnesota Duluth Duluth, Minn. 1:00 pm DNP 

oCt. 16 *university of MAry Aberdeen, s.d. 7:00 PM L, 13-37 

Oct. 25 *MSU Moorhead Moorhead, Minn. 1:00 pm W, 21-20 

Nov. 1 *Southwest Minnesota St. Marshall, Minn. 1 p.m. W, 31-27 

nov. 8 *% AugustAnA Aberdeen, s.d. 1:00 PM L, 16-37 

Home Games in BOLD * = Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Game ! = Homecoming & = Shrine Game 

^ = NSIC Metrodome Classic % = NSIC Crossover Rival Game $ = Take a Kid to the Game 

WOLVES GAMES WEBCAST IN 2008: All of NSU's 2008 home games and 

every NSIC game of the year will be webcast in real time on http://northernsun.tv, allowing 

Wolves fans to keep up to date with the action every week!

NORTHERN STATE vs. BEMIDJI STATE Page 2 Sept. 23, 2008 

National Rankings 

American Football Coaches Association 

Prev. 

Rk Team Record Points Rank 

1. Valdosta State (Ga.) (20) 3-0 639 1 

2. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (2) 3-0 617 2 

3. North Alabama (2) 4-0 601 3 

4. Abilene Christian (Texas) (2) 3-0 569 4 

5. Nebraska-Omaha 3-0 549 5 

6. West Texas A&M 4-0 496 6 

7. Pittsburg State (Kan.) 4-0 465 7 

8. Northwest Missouri St. 3-1 441 9 

9. Central Washington 4-0 423 8 

10. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 4-0 400 10 

11. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 2-1 396 11 

12. Indiana (Pa.) 3-0 347 12 

13. Tuskegee (Ala.) 3-0 318 13 

14. California (Pa.) 3-1 311 14 

15. Minnesota-Duluth 4-0 290 15 

16. Tarleton St. (Texas) 4-0 276 16 

17. Delta St. (Miss.) 2-1 246 17 

18. Chadron State (Neb.) 3-1 202 18 

19. Central Missouri 4-0 191 20 

20. Albany State (Ga.) 3-0 160 19 

21. Midwestern St. (Texas) 3-0 101 NR 

22. Wingate (N.C.) 4-0 70 NR 

23. Catawba (N.C.) 2-1 51 NR 

24. Edinboro (Pa.) 3-1 40 23 

25. West Virginia St. 4-0 37 NR 

Week 4 Poll, September 23, 2008 

National Rankings 

d2football.com 

Rk Team Record 

1 Grand Valley 3-0 

2 North Alabama 4-0 

3 Valdosta State 3-0 

4 Abilene Christian 3-0 

5 Nebraska-Omaha 3-0 

6 West Texas A&M 4-0 

7 Central Washington 4-0 

8 Carson Newman 2-1 

9 Northwest Missouri 3-1 

10 Pittsburg State 4-0 

11 Tuskegee 3-0 

12 Bloomsburg 4-0 

13 IUP 3-0 

14 Minnesota-Duluth 4-0 

15 Delta State 2-1 

16 California (Pa.) 3-1 

17 Chadron State 3-1 

18 Tarleton St. 4-0 

19 Central Missouri 4-0 

20 Albany State 3-0 

21 Catawba 2-1 

22 Midwestern State 3-0 

23 Michigan Tech 3-1 

24 West Virginia St. 4-0 

T25 Wingate 4-0 

T25 Edinboro 3-1 

Week 4 Poll, September 23, 2008 

Last Week vs. St. Cloud State: 

1 2 3 4 F 

Northern State 0 6 0 6 12 

St. Cloud State 0 0 10 7 17 

ABERDEEN, S.D. - In the end, it was the front lines that made the difference. The Northern 

State University Wolves could not find an answer for the St. Cloud State University Huskies’ big 

front lines - both offensive and defensive - as the Wolves fell by a final score of 17-12 Saturday 

evening at Clark Swisher Stadium. 

The loss drops NSU to 0-4 on the season and 0-3 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 

play, while SCSU evens out at 2-2 overall in 2-1 in the league. 

The big Husky offensive line provided plenty of running room for the SCSU backs and plenty 

of pocket protection for quarterback Mitch Watkins. The defensive line also largely controlled the 

line of scrimmage as the Huskies racked up seven sacks and eight total tackles for a loss. Senior 

defensive end Cale Pulczinski led that effort, getting in on 3.5 sacks for 22 yards and also blocking 

a Matt Kloss field goal attempt that would have put the Wolves up 3-0 in the first quarter. 

As it turned out, the Wolves got the first score anyway, going up 6-0 on an 8-yard Eric 

Ellingson run. The broken-play scramble capped a 12-play drive that saw the Wolves convert 

on a pair of fourth downs and a third-and-six. Ellingson converted on one of those fourth downs, 

picking up five yards on a fourth-and-four just prior to his TD run. 

That drive was set up beautifully by a Nate McGruder interception on the previous SCSU 

drive. The senior defensive back returned the pick 39 yards to the NSU 43-yard line before being 

pushed out of bounds to give the Wolves good field position to start. 

NSU’s Andrew Wanner stymied Watkins again on the Huskies next drive, picking off the 

junior at the NSU 12-yard line to keep the shut-out intact heading into halftime. 

The third quarter, however, saw a change in momentum as the Huskies picked up a touchdown 

on their opening possession of the quarter and a field goal on their second to take a 10-6 

lead. SCSU then scored on the first play of the fourth quarter to make it 17-6. 

Not about to give up, NSU traded punts with SCSU for two possessions before getting the 

ball back on their own 20-yardline with 4:44 left to go in the game. The Wolves, behind five 

straight Ellingson completions marched the ball down to the SCSU 10 before Ellingson was 

intercepted in the endzone, threatening to take the wind out of NSU’s sails. The Huskies were 

flagged for holding, however, negating the interception and putting the ball back in NSU’s possession. 

Junior Marty Ponzo capitalized on the reprieve on the very next play, dashing five yards 

into the endzone to make it a 5-point contest. The ensuing 2-point conversion attempt failed, 

leaving it at 17-12. 

The Wolves, needing nothing less than a touchdown, attempted an on-side kick, but the ball 

was covered handily by the Huskies. 

SCSU then ran the clock down to 10 seconds before turning the ball over on downs to NSU, 

whose last-second pass and pitch attempt was knocked out of bounds at midfield, leaving the 

final score 17-12. 

Ellingson completed 24 of 37 passes without an interception for 196 yards, but was sacked 

seven times for 47 yards on the day. Senior running back Tavis Ve’e led the Wolves in both 

receiving and rushing yards, picking up 39 yards on the ground and 52 through the air. 

Defensively, senior Bryar Johnson had nine tackles to lead the Wolves, including one behind 

the line of scrimmage. Anthony Ponzo and Wes Uepi chipped in eight tackles apiece, while 

McGruder had a trio of pass breaks-ups in the secondary. 

Brandon Geiss carried the ball 29 times for 123 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead the 

Huskies. Nate Johnson had five catches for 99 yards on the receiving end of the ball. 

The Wolves will be back in action next weekend as they go back on the road to face Bemidji 

State. The Beavers fell to Minnesota State Moorhead earlier today by a score of 27-7. BSU is 

now 1-3 overall and 0-3 in the conference.


Scouting BSU 

Overall record last year: 7-4 

Conference record/finish: 6-3 (4th NSIC) 

Final ranking: None 

Starters Returning/Lost: NA 

Letterwinners Returning/Lost: N/A 

Head Coach Jeff Tesch (13th year): 

Tesch has posted a 78-51 record at BSU and led the Beavers to a school-record 

streak of 10 consecutive winning seasons. During that historic streak he has 

posted four of the five eight-win seasons for a program now in its 83rd season of 

competition. He is the only coach in Bemidji State history to oversee back-to-back 

eight-win seasons, and his 2000 and 2006 teams matching school-record totals 

of nine wins. 

Assistant Coaches: 

Rich Jahner (Defensive Coordinator) 

Brent Bolte (Co-Defensive Coordinator) 

Eric Medberry (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks) 

Damian Droessler (Wide Recievers) 

Bryan Stoffel (Running Backs) 

J.T. Mathy (Defensive Line) 

Darren Nelson (Defensive Backs) 

Dr. Ken Traxler (Defensive Tackles) 

Leading the Opposition: 

Rushing: Brandon Miles (So., 5-10, 190), 134 yards, 3 TD, 23-yard long carry, 33.5 avg/g 

Passing: Derek Edholm (So., 6-0, 175), 94-142 cmp-att, 66.2 pct., 884 yds, 4 int., 4 TD, 36-yard long 

pass, 221.0 avg/g 

Receiving: George Kadlec (Sr., 6-2, 190), 24 receptions, 299 yards, 12.5 avg/rec., 4 TD, 40-yard long 

reception, 74.8 avg/g. 

Punt Returns: Andrew Schultz (So., 6-1, 180), 4 returns, 39 yards, 9.8 avg., 17-yard long return 

Interceptions: Jake Anderson (Jr., 6-2, 220), 2 interceptions, 60 yards, 30.0 avg., 0 TD, 42-yard long 

Kick Returns: Tiger Ellison (Jr., 5-7, 170), 8 returns, 158 yards, 19.8 avg., 34-yard long return 

Punting: Jesse Sundby (Fr., 5-7, 205), 16 punts, 546 yards, 34.1 avg., 49-yard long punt, 2 kicks 

inside 20-yard line 

Defense: Andrew Egan (So., 6-2, 230), 33 tackles, 5.5 TFL (8 yards) 

Josh Karch (Sr., 6-0, 225), 32 tackles, 1.5 TFL (1 yards), 1.0 sacks 

Jake Anderson (Jr., 6-2, 220), 24 tackles, 5.0 TFL (28 yards), 2.0 sacks, 2 int., 1 FF 

Last Year For the Beavers... 

Date Opponent Results 

Sept. 1 at Minnesota Duluth L, 14-31 

Sept. 8 Minot State W, 31-7 

Sept. 15 *MSU Moorhead W, 27-3 

Sept. 22 *at Minnesota, Crookston W, 47-9 

Sept. 29 *Northern State W, 35-7 

Oct. 6 *at U-Mary L, 7-10 

Oct. 13 *Wayne State L, 21-24 

Oct. 20 *at Winona State L, 24-35 

Oct. 27 *at Southwest Minnesota State W, 28-14 

Nov. 3 *Concordia-St. Paul W, 47-21 

Nov. 10 *Upper Iowa (NSIC Metrodome Classic) W, 56-28 

Home Games in Bold 

* - Denotes NCC Games 

2008 BSU Schedule 

Date Opponent Time/Result 

Aug. 28 at Minot State W, 27-24 

Sept. 6 *Minnesota State L, 14-28 

Sept. 13 *at Winina State L, 7-31 

Sept. 20 *at MSU Moorhead L, 7-27 

sePt. 27 *northern stAte 1 P.M. 

Oct. 4 *at St. Cloud State 1 p.m. 

Oct. 11 *at Wayne State 1 p.m. 

Oct. 18 *Minnesota, Crookston 1 p.m. 

Oct. 25 *at Minnesota Duluth 1 p.m. 

Nov. 1 *Univ. of Mary 1 p.m. 

Nov. 8 *Concordia-St. Paul 1 p.m. 

Home games in bold 

* NSIC games 

NSU-BSU Series Notes 

• NSU is looking for its first win of the season. 

The Wolves are the only team in the 

league still without a win this season. 

• NSU leads the all-time series 16-14-1. 

• Bemidji was picked to finish 8th in the preseason 

NSIC poll. The Beavers finished 7-4 

in 2007 and 6-3 in NSIC play, fourth in the 

conference standings. 

• BSU is on a 4-game winning streak 

against the Wolves. 

• The Beavers are looking to snap a 3-game 

losing skid. After winning their first game of 

the season, they have dropped their last three 

games by a combined 58 points. 

Statistical Comparison 

2008 Statistic Numbers 

Category NSU Avg. BSU Avg. 

Rushing Offense 84.2 63.0 

Passing Offense 278.0 239.2 

Total Offense 362.2 302.2 

Scoring Offense 19.8 13.8 

Rushing Defense 210.5 148.2 

Passing Defense 189.0 168.2 

Total Defense 399.5 316.5 

Scoring Defense 31.2 27.5 

Net Punting 31.3 24.5 

Punt Returns Avg 5.0 9.8 

Kickoff Return Avg 21.2 19.8 

2008 NSIC Players of the Week 

Date 

9/2/07 Off.-Fluellen (WSC); Def.-Baumgartner 

(Aug.); ST-Lamarre (SMSU) 

9/8/07 Off.-Brecke (CSP); Def.-Pribnow (WSC); 

ST-Roland (BSU) 

9/15/07 Off.-Epsteen (UIU); Def.-Lehman (CSP); 

ST-Fahey (WSU) 

9/22/07 Off.-Josh Shudlick (SMSU); Def.-Pulczinski 

(SCSU); ST-Rodgers (MSU)

NORTHERN STATE vs. BEMIDJI STATE Page Sept. 23, 2008 

Northern State Head Coach Chris Boden 

Chris Boden became Northern State University’s 26th Head 

Football Coach in the program’s 100-year+ history on March 

30, 2005. In two seasons with the Wolves, Boden has worked 

with existing players to produce 12 All-Conference winners and 

two All-Northwest Region honorees. He has also worked to 

usher in new and talented young athletes who have shown the 

potential to bring Wolves Football to new heights in upcoming 

years. 

Boden has guided the Wolves to a 15-18 overall record 

through his first three seasons as head coach. Most recently, 

the Wolves finished the season with wins in three of their final 

four games in 2007 and went 5-6 overall, taking fifth place in the NSIC with a 5-4 conference 

mark despite having a young roster. 

Boden came to Northern State after one year as the offensive coordinator at Texas 

A&M University-Commerce and eight seasons at Valdosta State University (GA). 

At Texas A&M Commerce, Boden helped improve the Lions from one win in 2003 to 

four wins in 2004 with help from an offense that ranked #11 in the nation in passing 

offense. The Lions were also fifth in the nation in turnover margin after turning the ball 

over only twelve times all season. 

In 1996 at Valdosta State, Boden was the recruiting coordinator, director of football 

operations and coached quarterbacks/wide receivers. From 1997-2003, he coached 

the offensive backfield. He helped the Blazers to four Gulf South Conference (GSC) 

Championships and four NCAA Playoff appearances, as well as the 2002 National 

Championship Game. He also coached two GSC Offensive Players of the Year: 1996 

Quarterback Lance Funderburk and 2002 Running back Aaron Jenkins. 

Prior to going to Valdosta, Boden was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks 

coach for Urbana University (Ohio) in 1994 and 1995. He was also a member of the 

Central Michigan University coaching staff from 1991-1993 working with the defensive 

secondary and serving as video coordinator. 

Boden is a 1990 graduate of Saginaw Valley State University (MI), and he earned his 

Master’s degree in 1994 from Central Michigan University. 

Boden and his wife, Jennifer, have two children, Lynn and Ty. 

ALL-TIME CAREER COACHING RECORDS 

NAME YRS SEASONS W L T PCT 

J.A. Schlueter 1 1902 2 2 2 .500 

Fred W. Smith 1 1903 1 7 0 .125 

H. W. Mansfield 3 1904-1906 9 4 2 .667 

Tod Kirk 1 1907 4 2 0 .667 

Paul M. Young 2 1908-1909 8 4 0 .667 

Raymond L. Quigley 2 1910-1911 8 6 0 .571 

Coach Nichol 2 1912-1913 6 3 2 .636 

P. Coffey 1 1914 5 2 0 .714 

Lloyd R. Brown 1 1915 2 5 0 .286 

Coach Strum 1 1916 5 3 0 .625 

Coach Fenenga 1 1917 6 0 0 1.000 

Verne Collinge 4 1919-1922 8 13 0 .381 

Jacob Speelman 3 1923-1925 15 5 1 .738 

Joe Swetland 1 1926 5 1 0 .833 

Telfor Mead 2 1927-1928 2 9 3 .250 

Coach Campbell 4 1929-1932 18 9 4 .645 

William L. Carberry 9 1933-1939 29 31 6 .485 

1942, 1945 

Harley L. Robertson 2 1940-1941 12 5 0 .706 

Clark Swisher 22 1946-1955 146 42 4 .771 

1957-1968 

Bob Wachs 1 1956 6 3 0 .667 

Jim Kretchman 12 1969-1980 67 46 7 .588 

Doug Ekmark 4 1981-1984 14 23 2 .385 

Rob Bollinger 1 1985 3 6 1 .350 

Dennis Miller 12 1986-1997 77 55 0 .583 

Ken Heupel 7 1998-2004 44 33 0 .560 

Chris Boden 3 2005-Present 15 22 0 .455 

TOTALS 103 1902-2008 517 341 34 .580 

Boden's Record Versus Opponents 

Augustana .......................................................... 0-3 

Bemidji State ...................................................... 0-3 

Concordia-St. Paul ............................................. 2-1 

Missouri Western ................................................ 0-1 

Minnesota, Crookston ........................................ 3-0 

Minnesota State Moorhead ................................ 2-1 

Southwest Minnesota State................................ 3-0 

St. Cloud State ................................................... 0-3 

Upper Iowa ......................................................... 2-1 

Wayne State ....................................................... 1-2 

Winona State ...................................................... 0-4 

University of Mary (ND) ...................................... 0-2 

Boden's Coaching Staff 

Chris Boden (4th year) ................Offensive Coordinator 

.....................................................................Quarterbacks 

Richard Sweeney (4th year) ......Defensive Coordinator 

..............................................Special Teams Coordinator 

Ted Hall (2nd year) .................................. Offensive Line 

Maia Tupou (4th year) .................................Linebackers 

Ryan Gatch (1st year) ............................ Defensive Line 

Mike Kunes (1st year)...........................................Rip/Liz 

Nick Redmond (1st year) ......................Wide Receivers 

Joshua Cheek (1st year) ........................ Defensive Line 

Garitt Irey (1st year) ........................ Tight Ends/Off. Line 

Amanda Kienow (1st year) .....................Team Manager 

Derik Budig (6th year) .............. Strength & Conditioning 

Down to the Wire 

Games in the Chris Boden Era Decided by a Touchdown or Less 

9/20/08 vs. St. Cloud State L, 12-17 

9/13/08 vs. Upper Iowa L, 26-31 

10/27/07 vs. MSU Moorhead W, 21-20 

10/6/07 vs. Wayne State L, 24-26 

9/22/07 @ SW Minnesota St. W, 31-27 

9/15/07 vs. Concordia-St. Paul W, 15-9 

11/4/06 @ Upper Iowa W, 26-20 

10/7/06 @ Wayne State L, 0-7 

9/30/06 vs. Bemidji State L, 25-22 

9/9/06 vs. Dickinson State W, 27-21 

11/5/05 vs SW Minnesota St. W, 10-6 

10/1/05 vs. Conc. St. Paul W, 20-19 

9/24/05 @ MSU Moorhead W, 17-12 

9/3/05 vs Augustana College L, 16-17 

*Record of 8-6 in games decided by 7 points or less 

Boden Year-by-Year 

Year Record Pct. Conf. 

2008 0-4 -- 0-3 

2007 5-6 .456 5-4 

2006 4-7 .364 3-5 

2005 6-5 .545 5-2 

Total 15-22 .405 13-15


NORTHERN STATE PLAYER PRONUNCIATIONS 

# Player Pronunciation Guide 

2 Tavis Ve’e ......................VAY-ay 

5 Trent DesLauriers .........De-LORE-es 

11 Andrew Wanner ............WAHN-ner 

25 Kiari Gillespie ................Ki-REE (rhymes with Tyree) 

27 Zak Kjolsing ..................COLE-sing 

31 Adam Carvajal ..............CARV-a-hall 

41 Stanley Pu'u ..................POO-oo 

42 Austin Suther ................SOOTHE-er 

43 Mike Preciado ...............Pre-see-AH-doh 

45 Wes Uepi ......................WEPP-ee 

49 Logan Fahnhorst ...........FAWN-horst 

55 Mike Liedberg ...............LEED-berg 

58 Tony Pruss ....................PROOS 

63 Chris Zabel ...................ZAY-bull 

66 Adam Kuehl ..................KEEL 

76 Carl Lipanovich .............Lip-PAWN-oh-vich 

90 Cameron Behm .............BEAM 

92 Robert Neisen ...............KNEE-sen 

Media Access at Swisher Field 

Working media may gain stadium access with a 

working credential provided by the Northern State 

athletic media relations department. The credential 

will gain the holder gate admittance, sideline and 

press box access. To acquire a press credential 

please contact the NSU AMR department. 

Interviews at Swisher Field 

Coach and player interviews may be conducted 

immediately following the game on the playing field. 

To request an interview with a specific coach or 

player, please let the AMR staff, located in section 5 

of the press box, know and we will assist you. 

Wolves on T.V. 

The Northern State Wolves Television Show hosted 

by Luke Wicks will air daily on Channel 12 in 

Aberdeen. Every other week, Northern State players 

and coaches will share insight into all of Northern’s 

athletic programs and take questions from viewers. 

Coverage for the show can also be picked up via the 

internet at www.nsuwolvesathletics.com. 

Wolves on the Web 

Be sure to follow along with Northern State football 

via the internet at www.nsuwolvesathletics.com. 

News, notes, statistics, rosters, schedules, results, 

records and more can be found at the “world wide” 

home for Northern State athletics. The NSU Athletics 

website allows you to listen to Northern State football 

games and also provides links to watch all the action 

via the NSIC's agreement with Penn Atlantic. Visit 

www.nothernsun.tv to watch the Wolves for free! 

2007 NSIC Football Standings (Final) 

NSIC Record Overall Record 

W L T Pct. For Opp W L T Pct. For Opp 

1. Winona State 9 0 0 1.00 372 199 10 2 0 .833 499 336 

2. Wayne State 7 2 0 .778 292 283 7 5 0 .583 326 389 

3. University of Mary 7 2 0 .778 266 174 7 4 0 .636 298 216 

4. Bemidji State 6 3 0 .667 292 151 7 4 0 .636 337 189 

5. Northern State 5 4 0 .556 238 247 5 6 0 .455 261 301 

6. Concordia-St.Paul 3 6 0 .333 234 257 4 7 0 .364 278 332 

7. MSU Moorhead 3 6 0 .333 288 296 4 7 0 .364 341 337 

8. Upper Iowa 2 7 0 .222 239 304 3 8 0 .273 308 370 

9. SW Minnesota St. 2 7 0 .222 235 287 2 9 0 .182 257 346 

10. UM, Crookston 1 8 0 .111 103 361 2 8 0 .200 124 361 

* Champions ^Mineral Water Bowl Participants


NORTHERN STATE DEPTH CHART 

OFFENSE 

LT #70 Shaun DelaCalzada, JR, 6-2, 280 

#63 Chris Zabel, SR, 6-4, 275 

LG #67 Ben Kapelle, JR, 6-3, 300 

#61 Keith Mayer, R-FR, 6-1, 255 

C #65 Teddy Hall, SR, 6-1, 255 

#62 Jake Williams, R-FR, 6-1, 250 

RG #51 Michael Zerr, JR, 6-1, 265 

#68 Andy Fergen, SR, 6-3, 335 

RT #76 Carl Kipanovich, SR, 6-1, 275 

#72 Victor Martinez, JR, 6-1, 305 

QB #16 Eric Ellingson, SO, 6-1, 180 

#14 Casey Grimsrud, SO, 6-4, 225 

HB #2 Tavis Ve’e, SR, 5-9, 210 

#33 Chad Morrison, R-FR, 5-9, 180 

FB #35 Matt DeVine, SO, 5-11, 200 

#38 Jerry Brooks, SO, 5-11, 230 

WR #3 Brian Jark, JR, 5-10, 190 

#29 Matt Kloss, FR, 6-0, 190 

WR #1 Marty Ponzo, JR, 5-10, 185 

#15 John Michael Migdal, SO, 5-8, 180 

WR #5 Trent DesLauriers, SO, 6-3, 180 

#6 Mike Stamps, SR, 6-2, 215 

SPECIAL TEAMS 

PK #29 Matt Kloss, FR, 6-0, 190 

P #39 Thomas Parrott, SO, 5-7, 160 

SNAP #70 Shaun DelaCalzada, JR, 6-2, 280 

NORTHERN STATE DEPTH CHART 

DEFENSE 

DE #45 Wes Uepi, SR, 6-2, 230 

#57 Lincoln Smith, FR, 6-3, 205 

DT #55 Mike Liedberg, SR, 6-3, 320 

#59 Ryan Barenaba, JR, 5-10, 250 

DT #56 Josh Carpenter, JR, 6-1, 260 

#50 Robert Contreras, R-FR, 6-2, 270 

DE #91 Bryar Johnson, SR, 6-2, 225 

#52 Mike Fischer, R-FR, 6-0, 215 

ILB #22 Anthony Ponzo, Jr., JR, 6-1, 220 

#58 Tony Pruss, SO, 6-3, 200 

ILB #43 Mike Preciado, SR, 5-11, 240 

#40 Austin Lund, R-FR, 6-1, 195 

OLB #7 Jon Peckham, SR, 6-0, 230 

#23 Chris Hurd, SO, 6-0, 177 

OLB #19 Ryan Olerud, JR, 6-1, 205 

#44 David Alvarez, JR, 5-11, 210 

CB #26 Nate McGruder, SR, 6-1, 185 

#24 Jeremy Beulah, R-FR, 5-10, 150 

DB #27 Augustus Capers, SO, 5-10, 160 

#28 Kellen Fetter, SO, 5-8, 160 

FS #11 Andrew Wanner, JR, 6-0, 200 

#27 Augustus Capers, SO, 5-10, 160 

HOLD #16 Eric Ellingson, SO, 6-1, 180 

PR #3 Brian Jark, JR, 5-10, 190 

#1 Marty Ponzo, JR, 5-10, 185 

KOR #3 Brian Jark, JR, 5-10, 190 

##1 Marty Ponzo, JR, 5-10, 185


WHEN NORTHERN HAS THE BALL 

Wolves Offense 

LT #70 Shaun DelaCalzada, Jr, 6-2, 280 

LG #67 Ben Kapelle, Jr, 6-3, 302 

C #65 Teddy Hall, Sr, 6-1, 255 

RG #51 Michael Zerr, Jr, 6-1, 265 

RT #76 Carl Lipanovich, Sr, 6-1, 275 

QB #16 Eric Ellingson, So, 6-1, 177 

RB #2 Tavis Ve’e, Sr, 5-9, 211 

FB #35 Matt DeVine, So, 5-11, 200 

WR #3 Brian Jark, Jr, 5-10, 190 

WR #1 Marty Ponzo, Jr., 5-10, 185 

WR ##5 Trent DesLauriers, So, 6-3, 180 

Beavers Defense 

DE #90 Rob Wills, 6-4, 240, So. 

DT #95 Bryan Wick, 6-4, 240, Jr. 

DE #93 Jordan Lardinois 6-3, 240, So. 

OLB #34 George Dennett, 6-2, 220, Fr. 

ILB #24 Jake Anderson, 6-2, 220, Jr. 

ILB #46 Andrew Eagan, 6-2, 230, So. 

OLB #15 Josh Karch, 6-0, 225, Sr. 

CB #2 Terrell Phelps, 5-9, 170, Sr. 

S #18 Dusty Sluzewica, 5-10, 180, Fr. 

S #26 Jason Kunz, 5-11, 200, Sr. 

CB #23 Tiger Ellison, 5-7, 170, Jr. 

Wolves Special Teams 

P #39 Thomas Parrott, SO, 5-7, 160 

PK #29 Matt Kloss, FR., 6-0, 190 

SNAP #54 Kyle Fulford, SR, 6-2, 250 

HOLD #16 Eric Ellingson, SO, 6-1, 177 

PR #3 Brian Jark, JR, 5-10, 190 

#1 Marty Ponzo, JR, 5-10, 184 

KOR #3 Brian Jark, JR, 5-10, 190 

#1 Mary Ponzo, JR, 5-10, 184 

WHEN BEMIDJI HAS THE BALL 

Beavers Offense 

LT #68 Davis Mickelson, 6-6, 285, Fr. 

LG #69 Chad Whaley, 6-3, 280, So. 

C #65 Cory Immerman, 5-11, 265, Fr. 

RG #73 Jordan Anderson, 6-3, 305, Fr. 

RT #57 Nathan Mahlik, 6-6, 310, Sr. 

QB #8 Derek Edholm, 6-0, 195, So. 

WR #13 George Kadlec, 6-2, 190 Sr. 

WR #9 Andrew Schultz, 6-1, 180, So. 

WR #10 Jody Henningson, 6-0, 170, Fr. 

WR #4 Adam Berg, 6-2, 180, So. 

RB #3 Brandon Miles, 5-10, 190, So. 

Wolves Defense 

DE #91 Bryar Johnson, Sr, 6-2, 225 

DT #55 Mike Liedberg, Sr, 6-3, 320 

DT #56 Josh Carpenter, Jr, 6-1, 260 

DE #45 Wes Uepi, Sr., 6-2, 230 

ILB #22 Anthony Ponzo, Jr., Sr, 6-1, 220 

ILB #43 Mike Preciado, Sr., 5-11, 240 

OLB #7 Jon Peckham, Sr, 6-0, 230 

OLB #19 Ryan Olerud, Jr, 6-1, 205 

DB #26 Nate McGruder, Sr, 6-1, 185 

DB #21 Augustus Capers, So., 5-10, 160 

FS #11 Andrew Wanner, Jr, 6-0, 198 

Beavers Special Teams 

PK #39 Jesse Sundby, 5-7, 205, Fr. 

HOLD #9 Andrew Schultz, 6-1, 180, So. 

SNAP #93 Jordan Lardinois, 6-3, 240, So. 

P #39 Jesse Sundby, 5-7, 205, Fr. 

KOR #6 Sid Johnson, 5-7, 165, So. 

#23 Tiger Ellison, 5-7, 170, Jr. 

PR #9 Andrew Schultz, 6-1, 180, So. 

#10 Jody Hinningson, 6-0, 170, Fr.


2008 Northern State Football 

Northern St. Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 23, 2008) 

All games 

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL 

ALL GAMES........... (0-4-0) (0-3-0) (0-1-0) (0-0-0) 

CONFERENCE.......... (0-3-0) (0-2-0) (0-1-0) (0-0-0) 

NON-CONFERENCE...... (0-1-0) (0-1-0) (0-0-0) (0-0-0) 

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND TEAM STATISTICS NSU OPP 

------------ ------------------------ --- ----- ------ --------------------------------------------------- 

Aug 28, 2008 MISSOURI WESTERN ST. L 27-38 3254 FIRST DOWNS.............. 76 78 

*Sep 06, 2008 at Winona State L 14-39 2973 Rushing................ 21 40 

*Sep 13, 2008 UIU L 26-31 2596 Passing................ 50 33 

*Sep 20, 2008 ST. CLOUD STATE L 12-17 3654 Penalty................ 5 5 

RUSHING YARDAGE.......... 337 842 

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Yards gained rushing... 483 891 

----------------------------------------------------------- Yards lost rushing..... 146 49 

Ve'e, Tavis 4 54 267 19 248 4.6 1 59 62.0 Rushing Attempts....... 100 160 

Ponzo, Marty 4 8 95 1 94 11.8 1 21 23.5 Average Per Rush....... 3.4 5.3 

Jark, Brian 4 3 18 7 11 3.7 2 14 2.8 Average Per Game....... 84.2 210.5 

Morrison, Chad 3 4 8 2 6 1.5 0 4 2.0 TDs Rushing............ 5 10 

TEAM 1 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0 PASSING YARDAGE.......... 1112 756 

Ellingson, Eric 4 30 95 115 -20 -0.7 1 35 -5.0 Att-Comp-Int........... 171-112-8 92-58-4 

Total.......... 4 100 483 146 337 3.4 5 59 84.2 Average Per Pass....... 6.5 8.2 

Opponents...... 4 160 891 49 842 5.3 10 71 210.5 Average Per Catch...... 9.9 13.0 

Average Per Game....... 278.0 189.0 

PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G TDs Passing............ 6 6 

--------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL OFFENSE............ 1449 1598 

Ellingson, Eric 4 123.79 112-169-8 66.3 1112 6 45 278.0 Total Plays............ 271 252 

Migdal, John M. 4 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Average Per Play....... 5.3 6.3 

Ve'e, Tavis 4 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Average Per Game....... 362.2 399.5 

Total.......... 4 122.34 112-171-8 65.5 1112 6 45 278.0 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 22-467 12-283 

Opponents...... 4 144.90 58-92-4 63.0 756 6 86 189.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 4-20 9-87 

INT RETURNS: #-YARDS..... 4-81 8-161 

RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G FUMBLES-LOST............. 8-5 5-2 

------------------------------------------------- PENALTIES-YARDS.......... 26-238 36-265 

Jark, Brian 4 30 290 9.7 0 45 72.5 PUNTS-AVG................ 17-37.6 15-36.0 

Ve'e, Tavis 4 17 130 7.6 2 25 32.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME.. 30:12 29:30 

Ponzo, Marty 4 12 78 6.5 0 22 19.5 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 25/57 25/51 

Stamps, Mike 4 11 95 8.6 1 23 23.8 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 8/9 3/5 

DesLauriers, T. 3 9 147 16.3 1 31 49.0 

Migdal, John M. 4 6 103 17.2 2 45 25.8 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long 

DeVine, Matt 3 5 59 11.8 0 19 19.7 --------------------------------------- 

Krigbaum, M. 3 5 51 10.2 0 20 17.0 McGruder, Nate 1 39 39.0 0 39 

Aho, Josh 3 4 45 11.2 0 20 15.0 Wanner, Andrew 1 27 27.0 0 27 

Kloss, Matt 4 3 38 12.7 0 15 9.5 Capers,Augustus 1 15 15.0 0 15 

Brooks, Jerry 3 3 26 8.7 0 13 8.7 Ponzo, Anthony 1 0 0.0 0 0 

McNabb, Matt 4 2 33 16.5 0 20 8.2 Total.......... 4 81 20.2 0 39 

Morrison, Chad 3 2 15 7.5 0 10 5.0 Opponents...... 8 161 20.1 1 63 

Henry, Chris 2 2 7 3.5 0 4 3.5 

Ellingson, Eric 4 1 -5 -5.0 0 0 -1.2 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd 

Total.......... 4 112 1112 9.9 6 45 278.0 ----------------------------------------------------- 

Opponents...... 4 58 756 13.0 6 86 189.0 Parrott, Thomas 17 639 37.6 49 1 4 5 0 

Total.......... 17 639 37.6 49 1 4 5 0 

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Opponents...... 15 540 36.0 52 2 5 5 0 

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Kloss, Matt 2-4 50.0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-2 0-0 33 1 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long 

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|------- PATs -------| Jark, Brian 4 20 5.0 0 15 

SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Total.......... 4 20 5.0 0 15 

--------------------------------------------------------------- Opponents...... 9 87 9.7 0 24 

Ve'e, Tavis 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 

Kloss, Matt 0 2-4 7-9 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 13 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long 

Migdal, John M. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 --------------------------------------- 

Jark, Brian 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Jark, Brian 9 168 18.7 0 32 

DesLauriers, T. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Ponzo, Marty 8 191 23.9 0 47 

Stamps, Mike 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Henry, Chris 2 67 33.5 0 43 

Ellingson, Eric 1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-1 0 0 6 Fischer,Michael 2 23 11.5 0 13 

Ponzo, Marty 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Alvarez, David 1 18 18.0 0 18 

Total.......... 11 2-4 7-9 0-1 0 0-1 0 0 79 Total.......... 22 467 21.2 0 47 

Opponents...... 17 3-4 14-16 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 125 Opponents...... 12 283 23.6 0 53 

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G 

-------------------- --- --- --- --- --- ------------------------------------------------------ 

Northern St......... 24 30 6 19 - 79 Jark, Brian 4 11 290 20 168 0 489 122.2 

Opponents........... 28 30 31 36 - 125 Ve'e, Tavis 4 248 130 0 0 0 378 94.5



Northern St. Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 23, 2008) 

All games 

|--------Tackles--------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd 

DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 

22 Ponzo, Anthony 4 17 32 49 2.5-10 1.0-4 1-0 2 . . 1 . . 

91 Johnson, Bryar 4 6 24 30 2.5-14 0.5-3 . 1 1 . . . . 

44 Alvarez, David 4 15 8 23 2.0-8 1.0-6 . 1 . . . . . 

26 McGruder, Nate 4 16 7 23 . . 1-39 3 . . . . . 

19 Olerud, Ryan 4 10 12 22 0.5-0 . . . . . 1 . . 

11 Wanner, Andrew 4 7 14 21 . . 1-27 . . 2-7 . . . 

55 Liedberg, Mike 4 7 13 20 0.5-4 . . 1 . . . . . 

56 Carpenter, Josh 4 12 7 19 2.0-8 1.0-7 . . . . . . . 

7 Peckham, Jon 3 7 11 18 . . . . . . . . . 

21 Capers,Augustus 4 9 7 16 0.5-2 . 1-15 . . . 1 . . 

43 Preciado, Mike 3 7 7 14 1.0-2 . . . . . . . . 

45 Uepi, Wes 4 2 12 14 0.5-2 1.0-2 . 2 . . . . . 

28 Fetter, Kellen 4 6 3 9 . . . . . . . . . 

23 Hurd, Chris 4 5 2 7 . . . . . . . . . 

4 McClellan, C. 3 2 4 6 1.0-2 . . . . . . . . 

58 Pruss, Tony 4 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . . 

93 Bowman, Kaleb 3 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . . 

80 McNabb, Matt 4 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . . 

38 Brooks, Jerry 3 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . . 

47 Hooey, Alex 2 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 

36 Bock, Tony 4 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . . 

98 Green, Jim 3 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 

51 Zerr, Michael 3 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 

50 Contreras, R. 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 

39 Parrott, Thomas 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 

3 Jark, Brian 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 

40 Lund, Austin 3 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 

16 Ellingson, Eric 4 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 

33 Morrison, Chad 3 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 

1 Ponzo, Marty 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 

Total.......... 4 141 179 320 13-52 4-22 4-81 10 1 2-7 3 . . 

Opponents...... 4 160 150 310 39-159 18-108 8-161 20 . 5-0 6 1 . 


Northern St. Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Sep 23, 2008) 

All games 

--------FIRST DOWNS--------- ----RUSHING---- ----------PASSING---------- --TOTAL OFFENSE-- Return Turn- 

Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs 

-------- ----- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- -------/------- --------/-------- --/-- ------- / ------- --/-- --/-- 

MISSOURI WESTERN ST. 27-38 19/19 3/9 15/10 1/0 24-54 / 36-155 30-41- 2 / 19-22- 0 333/304 65-387 / 58-459 168/71 3/1 

Winona State........ 14-39 15/27 5/14 9/12 1/1 22-136 / 46-330 22-34- 3 / 21-32- 1 204/199 56-340 / 78-529 130/79 5/2 

UIU................. 26-31 25/15 9/9 16/4 0/2 30-93 / 34-177 36-58- 3 / 8-17- 1 379/107 88-472 / 51-284 126/276 4/1 

ST. CLOUD STATE..... 12-17 17/17 4/8 10/7 3/2 24-54 / 44-180 24-38- 0 / 10-21- 2 196/146 62-250 / 65-326 151/105 1/2 

Totals.............. 79-125 76/78 21/40 50/33 5/5 100-337 /160-842 112-171- 8/ 58- 92- 4 1112/756 271-1449/ 252-1598 575/531 13/6 

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category 

3rd Down 4th Down Time of TOP Avg Avg Avg Punting ----PENALTIES---- 

Opponent Conversions Conversions Possession Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Number-Avg No-Yds / No-Yds 

-------- -------/------- -------/------- ------/------ ------- ----/---- ----/---- ----/---- --------/-------- --------/-------- 

MISSOURI WESTERN ST. 7-13 / 5-10 3-3 / 1-2 30:22/ 29:38 0:44 2.2/4.3 8.1/13.8 6.0/7.9 2-31.5 / 1-52.0 3-36 / 10-81 

Winona State........ 3-12 / 8-14 1-1 / 1-1 25:08/ 34:52 -9:44 6.2/7.2 6.0/6.2 6.1/6.8 5-36.8 / 4-27.8 7-35 / 12-79 

UIU................. 11-18 / 3-11 1-2 / 1-1 37:00/ 23:00 14:00 3.1/5.2 6.5/6.3 5.4/5.6 4-36.5 / 7-38.3 6-71 / 4-25 

ST. CLOUD STATE..... 4-14 / 9-16 3-3 / 0-1 28:16/ 30:29 -2:13 2.2/4.1 5.2/7.0 4.0/5.0 6-41.0 / 3-36.3 10-96 / 10-80 

Totals.............. 25-57 / 25-51 8-9 / 3-5 120:46/117:59 2:47 3.4/5.3 6.5/8.2 5.3/6.3 17-37.6 / 15-36.0 26-238 / 36-265 

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

September 23, 2008 (Bemidji Game Notes) - Northern State University

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