Football Preview: UW-Stout at UW-Platteville match-up to be televised

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THIS WEEK'S GAME:  UW-Stout (2-4, 0-3 WIAC) will travel to UW-Platteville (6-0, 3-0), Saturday, Oct. 26 at 2:30 p.m. Stout is coming off a 21-3 loss to UW-La Crosse, while the Pioneers pulled out a last minute win at UW-Stevens Point, 24-23. Last season, the Pioneers scored seven touchdowns via the air on their way to a 62-20 win. Stout has lost their last two meetings with Platteville. The Pioneers were picked to win the WIAC and last week were ranked seventh in the D3football.com Top 25 and sixth in the AFCA poll.. The game will be aired live on Fox Sports Wisconsin and Fox Sports North PLUS. 

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LAST TIME OUT: UW-Stout: UW-La Crosse scored on their opening drive and never looked back, handing UW-Stout a 21-3 loss on Homecoming at Don and Nona Williams Stadium.The Eagles came out firing, as quarterback Trent Cummings, making his first collegiate start, led the offense 75 yards on the opening drive, capped off by a 39-yard scoring strike to receiver Alex Lepp for a 7-0 lead. The Blue Devils were unable to get anything going on offense all afternoon. A Ricky Marteney field goal from 42 yards out midway through the first quarter cut the lead to 7-3, but that would be as close as Stout would get. Stout's defense had no answer for the Eagles rushing attack, as La Crosse carried the ball 51 times for 274 yards. Ben Hertrampf had 27 carries and 168 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown run. Jude Williams added 15 rushes for 75 yards on the day for the Eagles.  After Hertrampf's touchdown early in the fourth, quarterback Hank Kujak led Stout down to the Eagle's 22, but a Jon Becker interception in the end zone killed the drive for the Blue Devils. Becker also had an interception to end the first half. On the offensive side of the ball, Adolfo Pacheco led the way for the Blue Devils with 65 yards on 14 carries, with a long of 19. Receiver Brian Alvarez had four catches for 57 yards and added 18 yards on 4 carries. Defensively, safety Jake Schiff had an interception to go along with seven tackles, four solo. Tyler Naatz led the team with nine tackles on the day, five solo. Luke Bakkum had seven tackles, five solo, including a sack. Lineman Alec Zoern also contributed a sack as the Blue Devils finished with three sacks. |  Complete Story and Box Score

LAST TIME OUT: UW-Platteville: Two big touchdown catches by junior Trevor Whitehead led the seventh-ranked University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team to squeak by UW-Stevens Point, 24-23, on Saturday at Community Stadium. The Pioneers improve to 6-0 and 3-0 in the WIAC for the first time since 1970, while the Pointers fall to 4-2 and 2-1 in league play. Whitehead scored the first points of the game with a 30-yard touchdown catch three minutes into the game. UWSP ended the first quarter with a 42-yard field goal. Both teams struggled in the second quarter but the Pioneers managed to end the half with a 25-yard field goal by Zach Litchfield and led 10-3 at the break. The Pointers gained 78 yards of total offense in the second quarter and the Pioneers recorded 63 total yards. In the Pioneers' opening drive of the second half, senior John Kelly was intercepted at UW-Platteville's 11-yardline. The Pointers took advantage of the Pioneer miscue and tied the game 10-10. Junior Bryce Corrigan came off the bench and led UW-Platteville to a six play 65-yard drive. Senior Lee Vlasak capped the drive off with a seven-yard rushing touchdown, 17-10. UWSP tied it back up, 17-17, on a 10 play drive on the Pointers first drive of the final quarter. UWSP forced a Pioneer three and out and then scored three plays later; but a missed extra point by Jesse Vervelde made it a 23-17 game. With 3:13 left to play, John Kelly converted two of Pioneers' four third-down conversions. On second and 11 yards to go, the Pioneers executed a wide receiver screen to Whitehead, who took it for a 32-yard touchdown, 23-23. Litchfield then drilled the go-ahead extra point, 24-23. Junior Jacob Zilbar intercepted a Mitch Beau pass, sealing the Pioneers 24-23 victory. Whitehead finished with 10 catches for 161 yards and two touchdowns, followed by Ryley Bailey with nine receptions for 88 yards. Kelly completed 22-33 for 239 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Corrigan completed 7-13 for 56 yards. Zilbar led the defense with a game-high 13 tackles with a pass breakup and an interception. Sophomore Andrew Belken totaled eight tackles followed by Devon Vance and Kevin Ybarra with seven apiece.| Complete Story and Box Score

WHEN THEY MET LAST YEAR: UW-Platteville scored seven passing touchdowns to take a 62-20 win over UW-Stout last season at Pioneer Stadium. The Pioneers ran out to a 35-3 lead before Stout scored a TD with a minute left in the first half, giving Platteville a 35-10 halftime lead. The Pioneers added 21 more points in the third quarter, with all three scores coming through the air. The Pioneers' quarterback Bryce Corrigan was 23-of-34 for 356 yards and seven touchdowns. Trevor Whitehead had TD pass receptions of 57-,  40-, 10-, 64-yards, finishing with five receptions for 181 yards. Hank Kujak completed 16-of-32 passes for 149 yards, with one score, but was intercepted twice. Tight end Josh Peterson had six receptions for 64 yards to lead Stout. Stout finished the day with 314 total yards of offense, 156 passing, 158 rushing. The Pioneers tallied 477 yards of offense, 358 passing, 119 on the ground.  | Complete Story and Box Score. 

THE SERIES: The Pioneers have won the last two meetings between the teams and lead the overall series 32-23-1. Before dropping the last two games between the teams, the Blue Devils had won four straight from 2007-2010.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Offense: Ryan Freitag, Jr, Osseo, Wis. (Osseo-Fairchild) ; Defense: Dominque Rhodes, Jr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Riverside).; Special teams: Ricky Marteney, Sr, Greenfield, Wis; Scout players of the week: Offensive:  Neil Miller, So, Burlington, Wis; Defensive: Ben Smith, So, Brillion, Wis.; Ty Johnson, Fr, Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins) Vince Killian, Fr, Independence, Wis. (Eau Claire Regis); Brad Voeller. So, Lake Elmo, Minn. (Stillwater)

WHO'S WHO: UW-Stout: Offense: Quarterback Hank Kujak leads the Blue Devil offense and has completed 118-of-224 passes for 1336 yards and five TDs. Kujak has tossed the majority of his passes to Cody Rosemeyer (27), Trevor Morning (24) and Brian Alvarez (26). Morning has been the big playmaker with 471 yards and four TDs. Morning is averaging a conference leading 19.6 yards per catch and 78.5 yards per game. He has caught at least one pass in every game since his sophomore season, but has been limited by injury the past two contests. Freshman Steve Kuhn, filling in for Morning, caught 4 passes for 45 yards last weekend. Alvarez, has turned in back-to-back games leading the team in receiving, catching 7 passes for 89 yards against Whitewater and 4 for 57 against La Crosse. Alvarez is also fourth on the team in rushing attempts, with 9 carries for 21 yards. He also completed a 32-yard pass in the season opener. Rosemeyer has caught at least 3 passes in every game so far this year and is second on the team with 312 receiving yards. Running backs Tanner Kuehn and Adolfo Pacheco have been leading the way on the ground, as both are averaging over 10 carries per game. Pacheco leads the team with 365 yards on 67 carries, an average of 5.4 yards per attempt. Kuehn has carried the ball 78 times for 265 yards. Each back has two touchdowns on the season. Kujak is averaging 3.6 yards per rush, and has tallied 146 yards on 41 carries. Leading the way up front for the Blue Devils are guard David Reyes and tackle Devon Greiber, both starters last season. Reyes was a second team all-WIAC selection as a junior and earned preseason honorable mention honors by USA Football. Zak Snell has resumed his role as everyman for the Blue Devils, as he has kicked off, punted, returned kicks, carried the ball twice, and caught nine passes on the season. Snell caught his first touchdown of the year against North Central, a 39-yarder from back-up QB Sawyer Moon. Place kicker Ricky Marteney continues his climb up the Blue Devil all-time scoring list. With his seven points Saturday, Marteney has a team-high 38 points on the season (11-12 FG/A, 8-8 PATs), and is currently second on Stout's all-time list with 204 points, only the second Blue Devil to score more than 200 points in his career.

Defense: Luke Bakkum, making the move from linebacker to strong safety, leads the team in tackles with 55, 31 solo. Bakkum also has 2 sacks and 5 tackles for loss on the season, both tops on the team. Defensive lineman Alec Zoern has 4.5 tackles for loss, including a sack, and has forced two fumbles. Jamie Rohrig and Kevin Houts each have a sack for the Blue Devils. In the secondary, Tyler Naatz is second on the team in tackles with 48, 27 solo. He also is tied with Cornerback Dominque Rhodes and safety Damian Guggenbuehl each have an interception on the year. Defensive back Jake Schiff came up with his second interception of the season last week and leads the team in that category. He is also fifth on the team in tackles, with 31, 18 solo. Linebacker Spencer Adler missed the first two games of the year due to injury, but has come back in a big way, recording 27 tackles, 12 solo, including 2 for loss since his return. David Lindell rounds out the linebackers and is third on the team with 45 tackles, 21 solo. He recorded his first sack of the year to go along with 5 tackles against Whitewater.  Defensive end David Goebel is a four year starter for the Blue Devils and the two-time all-WIAC honorable mention selection has started all 30 games since arriving on campus as a freshman. This is his first season on the defensive line after playing fullback his first three seasons. For the season, he has 22 tackles, 15 solo, including a sack. Stout's total defense finished fourth in the WIAC last season, up from sixth the previous two seasons.

Stout is averaging 393.2 yards, 243.0 passing, 150.2 rushing. Stout is giving up  458.0 yards, 275.0 passing, 183.0 rushing. The Blue Devils have been outscored, 172-104.| 2013 Stats

WHO'S WHO: UW-Platteville: The high-powered Pioneer offense has continued to put up big numbers in the passing game this season while finding more of a balance in the running game. Platteville is currently averaging 524.3 offensive yards per game, on pace to break the school record of 471.9 set in 2012. Quarterback John Kelly leads the WIAC in passing yards, (1791) touchdown passes (22) and completion percentage (71.2). His 22 touchdown passes is tied for second most in a season by a Pioneer quarterback. He is also third on the team in rushing, with 29 carries for 126 yards and 3 TDs. With Kelly leading the way, the Pioneers have been putting up 67.5 more yards per game than the next closest team in the conference (UW-Oshkosh, 456.8 YPG). Receivers Ryley Bailey, Paul Reit, and Trevor Whitehead all sit near the top of the conference in receptions and receiving yards, led by Bailey's 50 grabs for 578 yards, including 4 TDs. Whitehead is second in the conference with 8 receiving touchdowns to go along with 34 catches for 517 yards. Last week against Stevens Point Whitehead had touchdown receptions of 30 and 32 yards. Reit has caught 37 passes for 450 yards and 3 touchdowns on the year. The Pioneers have six players who have caught three or more touchdown passes. Senior running back Lee Vlasak is the team's leading rusher, with 63 carries for 444 yards and 3 touchdowns. He has also caught 16 passes for 135 yards and 3 TDs. Andy Puccini has been the only other Pioneer to receive significant carries, with 43 for 257 yards and a touchdown on the season. Kicker Zach Litchfield has gone 37-37 on extra points and 2-3 on field goals. Defensively, Platteville is led by linebacker Jacob Zilbar, who has a team-high 49 tackles, 24 solo. He is also tied for the team lead in interceptions (2) with fellow linebacker Beau Zanca. Up front, the Pioneers have been stellar against the pass, allowing only 223.8 passing yards while picking off nine passes and recording 19 sacks. Defensive lineman Andrew Robinson is first in the WIAC with 11 tackles for loss and 6 sacks, just ahead of teammate Andrew Belken who has 9 tackles for loss to go with 5 sacks. Robinson, who also leads the conference in forced fumbles with three, has had at least one sack in 5 of 6 games. Linebacker Alex Johnson is third on the team with 4.5 sacks, including a career-high 3.5 against UW-Eau Claire. Cornerback Rob Austin leads the team with 7 passes defended and 6 breakups. He also has an interception that he took back 25 yards for a touchdown against Lewis & Clark. On the other side, Kevin Ybarra has also been playing lock down defense, defending 5 passes with 4 breakups and an interception. Ybarra is also third on the team in tackles with 39, 24 solo.

The Pioneers are averaging 523.4 yards per game, 367.8 passing, 156.5 rushing. They are giving up 334.5 yards per game, 223.8 passing, 110.7 rushing. Platteville has outscored their opponents 265-132.  | 2013 Stats

THE MATCHUP: 

 The Blue Devils are giving up the second most passing yards per game (275.0) in the WIAC. Platteville is averaging 367.8 yards passing per game, tops in the conference. 

Stout has favored a balanced approach on offense, passing the ball 51% of the time. The Blue Devils have picked up 66 first downs throwing the ball compared to 47 when running. 

With 277 pass attempts (tops in the WIAC) against only 158 rushing attempts (last in the WIAC), the Pioneers clearly favor moving the ball via the pass. On those 158 rushes, the Pioneers have gained 939 yards, an average of 5.9 YPA, best in the conference.

Both teams utilize multiple receivers in the passing game. Blue Devil quarterback Hank Kujak has connected with 14 receivers this season. He has completed a pass to at least seven different receivers in five out of six games.

For the Pioneers, seven receivers have ten or more receptions and six have 100+ yards. Quarterback John Kelly is completing a conference-leading 71.2% of his pass attempts. 

Senior kickers Ricky Marteney for Stout and Zach Litchfield for Platteville are each making a run at school all-time scoring records. Both Marteney and Litchfield are currently second in career points in the Blue Devil and Pioneer record books. Marteney has 204 points and needs 37 to break the school record of 240. Litchfield has 224 points and would need to score 59 points to break the school record of 282. 

Comparing the kickers: 

Name	XP/XPA	XP%	FG/FGA	FG%	FG Long	Overall kick% (FG+XP)	Total Points
Ricky Marteney	66-68	97%	46-64	72%	44	84.8%	204
Zach Litchfield	149-155	96%	25-33	76%	45	92.6%	224

Comparing the numbers:

Stout	WIAC Rank		WIAC Rank	UW-Platteville
17.3	5	PPG	2	44.2
28.7	5	Opp. PPG	4	22.0
243.0	4	Pass Yds	1	367.8
150.2	5	Rush Yds	4	156.5
-2 (6-8)	5	Turnover +/-	3	+4 (14-10)

CLIMBING THE LADDER: Kicker Ricky Marteney continues his climb up the Blue Devil all-time scoring list, tacking on two more field goals and an extra point against Whitewater. He is currently second with 204 points joining former running back Luke Bundgaard, who scored 240 points from 2000-2003, as the only Blue Devils to score over 200 points for their careers. Marteney has 41 points on the season, going 11-12 on field goals and 8-8 on extra points. He also holds the record for most career field goals by any UW-Stout kicker with 45 makes.

Wide receiver Trevor Morning is also moving his way up the Stout record books. With 24 catches for 471 yards on the season, Morning now has 76 grabs for 1372 yards in his career, good for 11th on the career receiving yards list.

TEAM CAPTAINS: Captains include offensive lineman Devon Greiber (Sr, Waunakee), senior defensive end David Goebel (Sr, Minnetonka, Minn), quarterback Hank Kujak (Jr, Blair), linebacker David Lindell (Sr, New Richland, Minn),  offensive lineman David Reyes (Sr, Riverside, Calif) and wide receiver Trevor Morning (Sr, Bloomer).

THE COACHES: UW-Stout:   Clayt Birmingham (16-19) is in his fourth year as the UW-Stout head coach. Before coming to Stout, Birmingham coached at Western Michigan, Emporia College and UW-Stevens Point. Birmingham was the UW-Stout defensive coordinator for three years before assuming the head coaching role. Birmingham played his college football at UW-Stevens Point.   UW-Platteville: Mike Emendorfer (63-82) is in his 15th season as the head coach of the Pioneers. In 2004, Emendorfer was named the WIAC coach of the year after leading Platteville to their first winning season since 1992. Last year, the Pioneers finished with their best record since 1976, going 8-2, including 5-2 in the WIAC, good for second in the conference. Before coming to Platteville, Emendorfer was the offensive coordinator at Hanover and Quincy University and passing coordinator at Grinell College.

COACHING CHANGES: Longtime Blue Devil coaches Mark Thomas and MIke Bird have left the UW-Stout football program. Thomas will step away from the football program to devote more time with his women's basketball program and Bird is now full-time as the program director of the school's Health, Wellness and Fitness major.  Travis Destache and Bodie Reeder return as the defensive and offensive coordinators, respectively. New to the program are: Dane Wardenburg, offensive line; Chris Morton, defensive line, Del Howard, defensive backs, John O'Grady, running backs and assistant head coach; Jed Stutzman, offensive line, and Rich Rossi, wide receivers. Student coaches include: Kyle Lenski, defensive line; Joe Gerber, offensive line; and Eric Brown, running backs.

THE LEAGUES: UW-Stout and UW-Platteville are both members of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). Stout finished tied for sixth last season (3-7, 1-6 WIAC) in league play. Platteville finished tied for second (8-2, 5-2) and was picked to win conference this year by the coaches and sports information directors of the WIAC. This season, Stout is still looking for their first conference win after dropping their first three games of the conference schedule. Platteville is undefeated in conference play and tied for first heading into this weekend.

QUICK HITS: After recording only 4 sacks through the first four games of the season, the Blue Devils have racked up 4 in the last two games, including 3 against La Crosse. S/LB Luke Bakkum leads the team with 2 sacks. Bakkum is also leading the WIAC in tackles with 55, averaging just over 9 tackles per game. Safety Tyler Naatz  joins him among the conference leaders in tackles, ranking sixth with 48, 27 solo. Naatz had a season-high 15 tackles in a loss at North Central... Defensive lineman Alec Zoern is tied for second in the WIAC with two forced fumbles on the season... In the first two games, receiver Trevor Morning topped 100 yards recieving, the first time he has reached the century mark in back-to-back games. Last season, Morning totaled 33 receptions for 655 yards and three touchdowns. Through the first five games, he has 24 receptions for 471 yards and four touchdowns. His two recieving touchdowns against Dakota Wesleyan were the most in a game for a Stout receiver since he accomplished the same feat against UW-Whitewater on Oct. 14, 2011. After going down with an injury against Whitewater, Morning played a limited role against La Crosse, but managed to catch a pass to for the 26th consecutive game... Tanner Kuehn (78 carries), Adolfo Pacheco (67), and Hank Kujak (50) have led the Blue Devils rushing attack this season, receiving 85% (195-230 carries) of the total team carries. No other Blue Devil has more than 9 rushing attempts. Pacheco has rushed for at least 65 yards four times this season and is averaging 5.7 YPA (67 attempts for 365 yards)  Both Pacheco and Kuehn have 2 rushing touchdowns on the year.... Kujak is currently fifth in the conference in total offense, averaging a combined 252.0 rushing and passing yards per game. Kujak has completed 52.7% of his passes for 1336 yards, an average of 222.7 per game, also fifth in the conference. Against Dakota Wesleyan, he completed seven passes that went for 20+ yards. His 272 passing yards against Dakota Wesleyan were the most by a Stout QB since Oct. 8th 2011, when Ross Carey threw for 284 yards. Stout's team passing total of 321 yards during the same game was the most by a Stout team since Oct. 30 2004, when Nick Ohman threw for 347 against UW-La Crosse. Kujak completed passes to 8 different receivers against the Tigers. For the season, Kujak has failed to throw for more than 200 yards on only two occasions... Kujak's younger brother, sophomore Reggie Kujak, has started at tight end the last two games for the Blue Devils. The brothers have hooked up twice in the passing game for 14 yards... Cody Rosemeyer has caught at least three passes in each game this year and is leading the team with 27 receptions.  He is averaging 52.0 yards per game, good for ninth in the conference. His 4.5 receptions per game is good for 7th in the conference, just ahead of Brian Alvarez's 4.33 per game. Alvarez has led the team in receptions and yards the past two games, catching 11 passes for 146 yards, more than doubling his yardage output from the first four games (15 receptions, 121 yards). He has at least 43 yards and four receptions in each of the past four games... The 507 yards that Stout put up in the season opener were the most for a Blue Devils team since Sep. 18, 2010 when they put up 556 against Eureka College. Stout is averaging 243.0 passing yards per game, up from 205.4 per game a year ago... Senior defensive back Jake Schiff has been a difference maker in the secondary after taking over injured safety Collin Laursen's spot in the defensive rotation. Schiff, who made his first start of the season against La Crosse, leads the team with 2 interceptions. He also ranks fifth on the team in tackles, with 31, 18 solo, including at least 5 in each of the last four games... The Blue Devils have struggled to score touchdowns in the red-zone so far this season, scoring only 7 touchdowns while kicking 10 field goals when inside the opponents 20 yard line. Overall, Stout ranks third in the conference in red-zone scoring percentage at 77.3% (17-22), but is last in red-zone touchdown percentage (41.2%)...

IN THE MORNING:  WR Trevor Morning was able to extend his recieving streak to 26 games with one reception for 2 yards against La Crosse, but was limited by an injury suffered the previous week against Whitewater. He has caught at least one pass in every game since 2010, his sophomre season... His 10 receptions versus Jamestown and his 212 recieving yards in the season opener against Dakota Wesleyan are both career highs for him. The 212 receiving yards he had in the season-opener were the most by a Stout reciever since Dan Austin set the school record with 241 on Nov. 1 2003 against UW-Lacrosse... Morning is currently fourth in the conference in receiving yards per game, averaging 78.5... Morning is also among the WIAC leaders in all-purpose yards, with 638 (471 receiving, 2 rushing, 165 kick return). He is currently third in the conference with 106.3 yards per game... Morning's 85-yard pass reception from QB Michael Blizel against Jamestown College in the 2012 season opener was the longest reception for a Stout tandem since Matt Bunyan tossed a 98-yard TD to speedster Jesse Witcraft on Nov. 16, 1997, in the Metrodome. Morning's reception was the longest Stout play from scrimmage since TB Craig Warminski rolled off an 86-yard run, Nov. 13, 2010, in the final game of the 2010 season against UW-Oshkosh...

MARTENEY, BEST WHEN STIRRED: PK Ricky Marteney entered the 2013 season with 163 career points, tied for fifth on the all-time scoring list with fellow kicker Kevin McCauley. After five games, Marteney is leading the conference in field goal makes, hitting 11-12 field goals through the first 6 games. He has also made all eight of his extra point attemts. With 14 points (4-4 FG, 2-2 PAT) against Oshkosh earlier this year, Marteney passed kicker Evan Larsen, who had 187 points from 2002-2005, for second place all-time. The 14 points was a career high for Marteney...against Oshkosh, Marteney kicked a career long 44 yarder to pull Stout within two points in the fourth quarter. He has hit ...for his career, Marteney has made 66-of-68 extra point attempts, including his last 25 in a row... Marteney was a perfect 17-of-17 in extra points a year ago...Marteney has made 46-of-64 field goals over the course of his career.

Read more about Marteney's pursuit of Stout's all-time scoring record and his time as a Blue Devil football player here. 

SEASON HONORS: Ricky Marteney was named to the D3football.com and the Beyond Sports Network teams of the week after booting two PATS and going 4-for-4 in field goals against UW-Oshkosh. He was also the UW-Stout Northwestern Mutual athlete of the week...Luke Bakkum was named the UW-Stout athlete of the week after recording 15 tackles against Jamestown...Hank Kujak was named the WIAC and UW-Stout athlete of the week after throwing for 272 yards and three touchdowns against Dakota Wesleyan in the season opener...Returners named to the 2012 All-WIAC second team include: DB Collin Laursen, OL David Reyes, and RS Tanner Kuehn. DB Tyler Naatz and FB David Goebel were honorable mention selections...PK Ricky Marteney was a second team pick in 2010.

GOEBEL NFF SEMI-FINALIST: DL David Goebel was one of three Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) football student-athletes named as semifinalists for the 2013 National Football Foundation (NFF) National Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments®, a leading provider of not-for-profit workplace retirement savings plans in higher education. | Complete Story

TOPPERS: The following are career bests for several of Stout's offensive players
Hank Kujak - Passing
20 comp, 35 att, 272 yds, 3 TD vs. Dakota Wesleyan, Sept. 7, 2013
23 comp, 45 att, 250 yds vs. UW-Whitewater, Oct. 12, 2013
19 comp, 42 att, 243 yds, 1 TD vs. UW-Oshkosh, Oct. 5, 2013
21 comp, 34 att, 237 yds, 1 TD vs. University of Jamestown, Sept. 14, 2013
Trevor Morning - Receiving
7 receptions, 212 yards, 2 TDs vs. Dakota Wesleyan, Sept. 7, 2013 
4 receptions, 155 yards vs. Jamestown College, Sept. 8, 2012
6 receptions, 113 yards vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 20, 2012
10 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD vs. University of Jamestown, Sept. 14, 2013
4 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-Oshkosh, Oct. 5, 2013
2 receptions, 84 yards, 2 TDs vs. UW-Whitewater, Oct. 14, 2011
4 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-Oshkosh, Nov. 10, 2012 
4 receptions, 61 yards vs. UW-River Falls, Sept. 22, 2012
4 receptions, 58 yards vs. UW-Whitewater, Oct. 13, 2012
Tanner Kuehn - Rushing
17 carries, 65 yards vs. UW-Oshkosh, Oct. 5, 2013
19 carries, 56 yards, 1 TD vs. Dakota Wesleyan, Sept. 7, 2013
14 carries, 54 yards vs. University of Jamestown, Sept. 14, 2013
10 carries, 44 yards, 1 TD vs. North Central College, Sept. 21, 2013
Adolpho Pecheco - Rushing
13 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-Oshkosh, Oct. 5, 2013
16 carries, 67 yards vs. Dakota Wesleyan, Sept. 7, 2013
14 carries, 65 yards vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 19, 2013
8 carries, 65 yards vs. North Central College, Sept. 21, 2013
David Goebel - Rushing
3 carries, 51 yards vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 20, 2012
3 carries, 27 yards, 1 TD vs. Jamestown College, Sept. 10, 2011
Cody Rosemeyer - Receiving
7 receptions, 98 yards vs. University of Jamestown, Sept. 14, 2013
5 receptions, 75 yards vs. UW-Oshkosh, Oct. 5, 2013
4 receptions, 55 yards vs. North Central College, Sept 21, 2013
Zak Snell - Receiving
3 receptions, 45 yards, 1 TD vs. North Central College, Sept. 21, 2013
4 receptions, 44 yards vs. UW-River Falls, Sept. 22, 2012
4 receptions, 32 yards vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 27, 2012
3 receptions, 25 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 20, 2012
Brian Alvarez- Receiving
7 receptions, 89 yards vs. UW-Whitewater, Oct. 12, 2013
4 receptions, 57 yards vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 19, 2013
Matt Small - Receiving
3 receptions, 54 yards vs. UW-Platteville, Nov. 3, 2012
3 receptions, 33 yards vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 19, 2013
3 receptions, 32 yards vs. UW-Eau Claire, Sept. 29, 2012
Adam Smith - Receiving
5 receptions, 36 yards vs. UW-Whitewater, Oct. 14, 2011
Ricky Marteney - Field Goals
44 yards vs. UW-Oshkosh, Oct. 5, 2013
43 yards vs. UW-Eau Claire, Sept. 29, 2012
43 yards vs. Jamestown College, Sept. 8, 2012
43 yards vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 1, 2011
43 yards vs. Jamestown College, Sept. 10, 2011

NATIONAL POLLS: The Pioneers are ranked seventh in the latest American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) poll and eighth in the latest D3football.com Top 25 poll.

DON & NONA WILLIAMS STADIUM MARKS
Longest Pass Play
87 - Jon Bane to Anthony Muilenburg (Dakota Wesleyan) Sept. 7, 2013
85 - Michael Blizel to Trevor Morning vs. Jamestown, Sept. 8, 2012
Longest Run from Scrimmage
86 - Craig Warminski vs. UW-Oshkosh, Nov. 13, 2010
Longest Field Goal
55 - Nick Dace (North Central College), Sept. 15, 2012
53 - Nick Dace (North Central College), Sept. 15, 2012
Longest Punt Return
80 - Craig Warminski vs. Eureka College, Sept. 18, 2010
Longest Kickoff Return
90 - Carlos Concepcion vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 23, 2010
Most Rushing Yards in a Game
328 - Luke Bundgaard vs. UW-Platteville, Nov. 15, 2003
207 - Taylor Edwards (UW-River Falls), Oct. 3, 2009
207 - Justin Biever (UW-Whitewater), Nov. 5, 2005
Most Yards Passing in a Game
446 - Tom Stetzer (UW-Platteville), Sept. 29, 2001
358 - Brett Borchert (UW-Stevens Point), Oct. 16, 2004
349 - Austin Neu (UW-Eau Claire), Oct. 1, 2011
Most Yards Receiving in a Game
243 - Max Boe (Jamestown), Sept. 11, 2010
Most TDs Scored in a Game
4 - Luke Bundgaard vs. UW-Platteville, Nov. 15, 2003

PROMOTIONS PLANNED FOR 2013: The Blue Devils have a full slate of promotions scheduled for 2013, beginning with Dorm Days for the Sept. 7 contest with Dakota Wesleyan University. Oct. 5 vs. UW-Oshkosh is Take a Kid to a Game Day, Oct. 19 is Homecoming, Nov. 2 vs. UW-Eau Claire is both Military Appreciation Day and the annual Hall of Fame game and Nov. 16 vs. UW-Stevens Point is Senior Day.

MAX SPARGER: UW-Stout dedicated the Don & Nona Williams Stadium press box in honor of former UW-Stout athletic director and coach Max Sparger September 11, 2010. Sparger led the Blue Devil football team to the 1965 WSUC championship. After leaving Stout in 1972, Sparger served as the WSUC commissioner. Sparger is a member of the UW-Stout Hall of Fame, as well as the WIAC Hall of Fame.

102 YEARS OF STOUT FOOTBALL: Stout Institute played their first game on Nov. 4, 1911, when they lost to River Falls Normal School, 13-11. Walter Anderson scored Stout's first touchdown, an 85 yard kickoff return. A week later, Stout won their first game, 30-2, against LaCrosse Business School as Harvey Tice scored four touchdowns. The predecessor to the WIAC began in 1913 and Stout has won five conference titles - 1921, 1941, 1949, 1965 and 2000. Stout became the Blue Devils during the late 1920s or early 1930s. Football was not played during the war years of 1918, 1943, and 1944. Along the way, the school has gone through a number of name changes - Stout Institute, Stout State College, Stout State University and the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Stout celebrated 100 years of football with a season-long celebration and alumni reunion. |  A 10-week series on Stout football is available.

DON & NONA WILLIAMS STADIUM: The Blue Devils' home stadium - Don & Nona Williams Stadium - got a facelift during the summer of 2008 when the original Astroturf-type surface was replaced with ProGrass, a surface that more closely resembles natural grass. Don & Nona Williams Stadium was only the second artificial playing surface in the state of Wisconsin when it opened in 2001. Only the Wisconsin Badgers played their games on artificial turf. The Green Bay Packers had an artificial surface in their practice facility. Now, nearly every WIAC school either has or is planning an artificial surface, and many high schools in the state have followed suit.

UP NEXT: The Blue Devils return home to host UW-Eau Claire, Saturday, Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. in the annual Hall of Fame Game and for Military Appreciation Day.