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- Augustana is back in action Saturday in its home opener, taking on St. Cloud State at 1 p.m. at Kirkeby-Over Stadium
- Augustana and St. Cloud State last met on Sept. 28, 2013, a 31-6 victory by the Huskies in St. Cloud
- Saturday will be the 36th meeting between the Vikings and the Huskies
- St. Cloud State leads the all-time series 21-14 |
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- Jordan Hein (QB, 6-2, 220, So., Perham, Minn.) led the Beavers with 201 passing yards and 75 rushing yards, and scored two touchdowns
- Hein is first Beaver to score at least two touchdowns in back-to-back season openers since 2008
- Kameel Al-Khouri (Jr, 6-0, 190, Glendale, Ariz.) recorded seven total tackles, two solo and five assisted, with one interception
- Brad Birchfield (WR, 5-11, 176, Fr.-RS, South Elgin, Ill.) ran back one kick return for 62 yards to set up first touchdown drive for BSU |
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- Concordia fell 28-10 at St. Cloud State despite out-gaining the Huskies in total offense, first downs and time of possession
- Alex Carr was strong in his debut, rushing for 144 yards at 9.0 per carry on 16 attempts
- Senior inside linebacker Jordan Halverson had 11 tackles, becoming the fifth player in program history to reach 300 career tackles
- CSP hosts MSU Moorhead as the Dragons are one of two teams (the other SMSU) who have not played at Concordia’s stadium
- CSP is 9-1 all-time against the Dragons, including 4-0 at home and winners of four straight
- CSP is 2-2 in home openers under fifth year head coach Ryan Williams; and 7-10 against the NSIC North |
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- Home opener is Saturday, Sept. 12, against Upper Iowa University
- First of two straight home games to be televised throughout central and western North Dakota on the NBC North Dakota Sports Network
- The Marauders are 4-1 all-time against the Peacocks
- Marauders last hosted Peacocks in Bismarck, N.D., in 2009
- Senior LB Seth Walton had an interception, recovered a fumble and posted 1.5 tackles for loss against Sioux Falls
- Making the first catches of his career, sophomore WR Brennan Doan had five receptions for 60 yards in the season opener |
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- UMC fell 58-16 to Wayne State in Wayne, Neb.
- UMC punter Stephen Day had an outstanding debut with 10 punts for an average of 37.8 yards
- Day had two punts of over 50 yards including a long of 56 with three punts inside the 20 yard line
- UMC kicker Mike Maw started out the year on a great note hitting a 41-yard field goal against Wayne State
- Wide receiver Triston Richert had an outstanding debut with four receptions for 86 yards including a 29-yard touchdown
- The Golden Eagles will open up play at home Sat., Sept. 12 as they take on No. 15 University of Sioux Falls |
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- UMD will make its 2015 home debut this Saturday night with an NSIC interdivision clash against Wayne State
- The Bulldogs have rolled up a sizzling 44-3 mark at home since 2008
- The Bulldogs will enter Saturday’s bout against the Wildcats riding an 11-game home winning streak
- The defending NSIC co-champion Bulldogs are 0-1 for the first time since 1999 after 20-17 loss at No. 1 MSU
- UMD is 24-4 over the past three seasons and three loses have come at the hands of Minnesota State
- In last home meeting with WSC, the Bulldogs cruised to a 42-10 triumph to run its all-time home record over the Wildcats to 5-0
- Last Thursday’s setback to MSU put the clamps on UMD’s 19-game regular season winning streak - the third longest of its kind in program history |
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- MSU has now won 34 consecutive NSIC games dating back to week one of the 2012 season
- MSU has won 25 straight NSIC games at Blakeslee Stadium dating back to the 2010 season
- Sophomore Ty Dennis’ first career catch went 72 yards for a touchdown against UMD
- Sophomore Nick Pieruccini led the Mavericks in rushing (94 yards) and passing (118 yards) against Minnesota Duluth
- Senior Joshua Gordon recorded one sack and has 30 for his career, just 3.5 sacks behind Chris Schaudt for the most in program history
- MSU travels to NSU on Saturday, the Mavericks are 6-1 all-time against the Wolves, including a 42-14 win during the 2013 season |
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- MSUM opened the NSIC season at 1-0 for the first time since 2003
- The Dragons beat Winona State for the first time since 1996 with their 42-17 week one win
- Senior quarterback Jake Hodge set a career-high with five touchdown passes and also rushed for 92 yards
- The Dragon defense held Winona State to 139 rushing yards and forced two key red-zone turnovers in the first quarter
- Redshirt freshman Michael Strand had 11 tackles in his first start at safety
- MSUM faces Concordia-St. Paul this week for a 10th time and has only beaten the Golden Bears once, in 2006 (20-18 score) |
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- MISU opened the season with a 21-20 loss vs. Southwest Minnesota State
- Lucas Romanski (QB, 6-0, 190, Jr., San Ramon, Calif. / Valley Christian) passed for 197 yards and three touchdowns (1 rush)
- Porter Sturm (WR, 6-2, 186, Sr., Roy, Mont. / Roy) caught 5 passes for 100 yards, finishing with a 20.0 per-catch average and 2 TDs
- Isaiah Steinwand (DB, 6-0, 204, Sr., Minot, N.D. / Minot) finished tied for the team lead with 13 tackles – a career high – and had one pass breakup
- MISU and WSU will meet for the second time, with Winona State leading 1-0
- First time Minot State has traveled to Winona, Minn., in school history |
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- The Northern State University football team suffered their first loss of 2015 to Upper Iowa in the opening week of play, 17-6
- Christian McAlvain led the Wolves with 75 yards passing and 53 yards rushing
- Conner Doherty tallied 69 yards on seven receptions
- Senior Devin Olson led the NSU defense with 15 tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss of 34 yards, and one forced fumble
- The Wolves will host No. 1 Minnesota State in the home opener next Saturday at 6 p.m. from Swisher Field |
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- USF (1-0, 1-0 NSIC), which has won four straight, face Minnesota Crookston (0-1, 0-1 NSIC) at 1 p.m. on Saturday in Crookston
- In the first-ever and only meeting between USF and UMC, the Cougars recorded a 52-7 win at Bob Young Field
- USF has won 13-of-14 games with every victory by double digit margin and 10 of 13 wins by 20 points or more
- Cougars recorded 518 yards in total offense, which is the third straight 500 yard total offense game dating to last year
- In games in the DII era with 500 yards in total offense, the Cougars are 11-1
- When USF has scored 50 or more points in a game, they are 63-0 all-time |
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-The victory was SMSU’s first season opening win since 2010
-SMSU sophomore quarterback Blake Gimbel made his first career start in the road victory
-SMSU junior wide receiver Ty Steffensen recorded his first career touchdown reception in the win
- Caleb Leichtnam (S, 6-0, 186, Jr., Grand Meadow, Minn.) led the team with 12 tackles, including a game-high eight solo stops
- Davontay Stevens (RB, 5-8, 202, Sr., Jacksonville, Fla.) rushed for a career-high 164 yards and one touchdown on 27 carries |
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- The Huskies opened their 2015 season with a 28-10 victory over Concordia-St. Paul on Sept. 3 at Husky Stadium
- SCSU will continue its 2015 season on Sept. 12 with a 1 p.m. game at Augustana University in Sioux Falls, S.D.
- SCSU defensive back Keyshawn Davis had a pair of fumble recoveries and a pass interception
- Senior Ledell White and sophomore Jaden Huff each had two rushing TDs apiece in the victory over CSP
- Senior Jordan Sefon led the Huskies on defense with 10 tackles while Brady Westart and Craig Szymanski each had 1.5 sacks
- Brett Piekarski, Ledell White, Jordan Sefon and Brady Westart will all serve as team captains for the Huskies in 2015 |
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- The Peacocks are now 10-3 over their last 13 games against NSIC North Division foes after a 17-6 win over NSU
- UIU outgained NSU in total offense 419 to 235 and in first downs 24 to 12
- Jarred Edmonds pulled in 7 catches for 105 yards, while Trey MacTaggart caught 6 balls for 95 yards and a touchdown
- Upper Iowa travels to the University of Mary for a 1 p.m. kickoff
- The last time the Peacocks and Marauders met was in 2013 in Fayette when UIU won 36-7
- UIU Head Coach Tom Shea was a former head coach at U-Mary from 1991 to 1997 |
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- Alex Kline (RB, 5-11, 216, So., Artesia, Calif.) rushed for career high 167 yards on 17 carries in a 58-16 win over UMC
- Averaged 9.8 yards per carry and scored on a 55 yard TD run
- Helped Wildcat offense gain 662 yards in win
- Wayne State visits #9 Minnesota Duluth Saturday night at 6 p.m.
- UMD is 11-1 all-time against WSC, including a 64-21 win in Duluth two years ago
- WSC beat then No. 1 UMD 7-0 in Wayne in 2011 |
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- The Winona State football team fell to MSU Moorhead 42-17 last Thursday at Scheels Field in Moorhead
- Senior receiver Alan May hauled in 11 catches for 161 yards; His 11 catches is tied for the fifth-most in WSU single-game history
- Junior quarterback Jack Nelson threw for 349 yards, the eighth 300 yard passing game of his career
- Senior linebacker Collin Corcoran led all players with 13 tackles along with a forced fumble
- Winona State opens its home slate Saturday with a 1 p.m. match-up against Minot State at Altra Federal Credit Union Stadium
- The Warriors and Beavers have met just once, with WSU winning 49-14 on Sept. 28, 2013 in Minot |