Football Preview: Blue Devils and Falcons to meet for 100th time Saturday

THIS WEEK'S GAME:  UW-Stout (3-5, 1-4 WIAC) will travel to River Falls (0-8, 0-5) in what will be the 100th meeting between the two teams. The Blue Devils are coming off their first conference win of the season, a 35-27 victory over UW-Eau Claire in the annual Hall of Fame game at Don and Nona Williams Stadium. The Falcons are still looking for their first win of the season after falling to UW-La Crosse 24-21 in double overtime last week.

ON THE AIR: WMEQ 880 AM Radio will provide broadcast coverage for the season.  WMEQ will also audio stream the games. At home games, WMEQ will provide the audio portion for Live Video streaming of all home football games, network providing.  Live Stats will be available for all home games.  

AT THE WATER COOLER: Hang out with UW-Stout coach Clayt Birmingham at the Water Cooler, on Sports Radio 1400 in Eau Claire. Birmingham will speak with Water Cooler host Jimmie Kaska weekly about the upcoming game and the previous week's game. Birmingham's segment will air Wednesdays during the season at approximately 5:15 p.m. A link to the weekly broadcast is available here. 

LAST TIME OUT: UW-Stout: The Blue Devils came away with their first conference win of the season, defeating UW-Eau Claire 35-27 to reclaim the War on Interstate 94 trophy from the Blugolds. Stout jumped out to an early lead and never gave it up, leading from start to finish. A Hank Kujak touchdown pass to Trevor Morning on Stout's opening drive put the Blue Devils up 7-0. In the second quarter, Kujak was able to find his brother, tight end Reggie Kujak, from six and two yards out to give Stout a 21-10 lead at halftime. H. Kujak finished with 215 yards and 3 touchdowns on 20-36 passing, while R. Kujak had 3 catches for 26 yards and the 2 TDs. Freshman running back Adolfo Pacheco was able to give Stout some breathing room in the third quarter, rushing for 65 of his 124 yards and both his touchdowns. His second, with a little over a minute left in the quarter, gave the Blue Devils a 35-17 lead. Blugolds running back Joel Sweeney, who finished the day with 192 yards and 3 touchdowns, scored on runs of 3, 18, and 70 yards. Defensively, the Blue Devils were led by Luke Bakkum and David Lindell, who each had 14 tackles on the afternoon. Stout's defense recorded a season high 5 sacks, as seven different players had at least half a sack. The Blue Devils also recorded 11 tackles for loss in the game.

LAST TIME OUT: UW-River Falls: The Falcons lost a close one at UW-La Crosse, falling 24-21 in double overtime. River Falls took a 7-0 lead into the half on an Emmanuel Udeh 3-yard touchdown run. The Falcons would score again with time running out in the third quarter, as Ryan Kusilek found Brad Beeskow for a 10-yard touchdown pass to go up 14-0. In the final period, La Crosse finally found the endzone, scoring twice in the final seven minutes to send the game to overtime. A Robbie Flom touchdown run on the Falcons first overtime possesion gave River Falls the lead, but La Crosse quickly answered with a TD of their own. After a La Crosse field goal to begin the second overtime, the Falcons opted to go for it on 4th-and-15, failing to convert and ending the game. The Falcons showed a strong commitment to the run, racking up 213 rushing yards as four different players had at least 10 carries and three had at least 45 yards. Udeh led the way with 14 carries for 54 yards. Flom had 10 for 52 yards. 

WHEN THEY MET LAST YEAR: The Blue Devils and Falcons faced off twice last year, splitting the two games. Stout pulled off a  20-9 win at River Falls in a nonconference match-up in the first meeting on Sep. 22, 2012. Running back Eric Brown carried the load for Stout, tallying 32 carries for 127 yards. Michael Blizel had two touchdown passes, finding Trevor Morning and Austin Schwartz for scores. The Blue Devil defense held River Falls to only 28 rushing yards and 221 total yards on the day. In the second meeting between the teams, River Falls took advantage of a sluggish Blue Devil offense to come away with a 24-14 victory at Don and Nona Williams Stadium Oct. 27, 2012. Stout held a 6-3 lead at the half, thanks to two Ricky Marteney field goals, but two Falcon touchdowns in the third quarter gave River Falls a 17-6 lead. Eric Brown would score on a short run midway through the 4th, and a two-point conversion pass to Josh Peterson brought the Blue Devils within three, but that would be as close as they would come. Falcon running back John Schimenz put the game out of reach with a 1-yard touchdown plunge late in the fourth.

THE SERIES: The Blue Devils and the Falcons will meet for the 100th time this Saturday. The Falcons hold a 67-32-0 lead in the series that began during the 1911 season, Stout's first year of football. The two teams split their two games last year, with Stout winning the first game, 20-9, at River Falls, but the Falcons taking the second, 24-14, in Menomonie.The Blue Devils have won seven of the last 10 meetings between the team, including six in a row from 2007-2012 before falling to the Falcons last season.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Offense: Reggie Kujak, So, Blair (Blair-Taylor) ; Defense: Luke Bakkum, Jr, Oconomowoc.; Special teams: David Goebel, Sr, Minnetonka, Minn.; Scout players of the week: Offensive: Devon Hartman, Fr, Janesville (Milton).; Defensive: Jeffrey Young, Fr, Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Park Center).

WHO'S WHO: UW-Stout: 

Offense: Quarterback Hank Kujak leads the Blue Devil offense and has completed 162-of-303 passes for 1813 yards and 10 TDs. Against Eau Claire, he threw for 3 touchdowns, the second time this season he has done so. Kujak has also carried the ball 54 times for 174 yards.  The majority of Kujak's passes have been caught by Brian Alvarez (39 receptions), Cody Rosemeyer (34) and Trevor Morning (34).  Morning has been the big playmaker with 609 yards and 6 TDs. Morning is averaging 17.9  yards per catch and has caught at least one pass in every game since his sophomore season. His 6 touchdowns is a career-best... Alvarez has come on strong of late, leading the team in receptions in each of the last four games. For the year, he has 392 yards receiving. 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 346 receiving yards. Tight end Reggie Kujak has caught 3 touchdowns over the last two weeks, including a spectacular one-handed grab in the back of the end zone against Eau Claire... 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 has had back-to-back hundred yard games, after carrying the ball 24 times for 124 yards against the Blugolds. Only a week earlier, Pacheco had his best collegiate game against Platteville, tallying 194 yards on the ground. For the season, he has carried the ball 119 times for 683 yards and 7 touchdowns... Kuehn has 272 yards and two TDs on the ground and is fourth on the team with 13 receptions...  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 five extra points Saturday, Marteney has a team-best 51 points on the season (11-12 FG/A, 18-18 PATs), and is currently second on Stout's all-time list with 214 points. 

Defense: The defense recorded a season-best 5 sacks against Eau Claire. Leading the way is strong safety Luke Bakkum, who has a team high 3 sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss. Bakkum is also the team's leading tackler with 77 tackles, 42 solo. Defensive lineman Alec Zoern has 5.5 tackles for loss, including a sack, and has forced two fumbles. Jamie Rohrig has 1.5 sacks and Kevin Houts has 2 sacks for the Blue Devils. Linebacker David Lindell is second on the team in tackles with 70, 30 solo to go with 5.5 tackles for loss and 2 sacks. Alongside him is Spencer Adler, who has 42 tackles and 1.5 sacks. In the secondary, Tyler Naatz is third on the team in tackles with 48, 27 solo to go along with 5 pass break-ups. Defensive backs Jake Schiff and Mike Bond each have two interceptions. Defensive end David Goebel is a two-time all-WIAC honorable mention selection at fullback who made the switch to the defensive line this year. For the season, he has 27 tackles, 17 solo, including a sack. Stout's total defense finished fourth in the WIAC last season, up from sixth the previous two seasons.

Offensively, Stout is averaging 396.8 yards, 154.9 rushing, 241.9 passing. Stout is giving up  471.6 yards, 189.0 rushing, 282.6 passing. The Blue Devils have been outscored, 258-174 (32.2-21.8).

WHO'S WHO: UW-River Falls: The Falcons have run an extremely balanced attack, running the ball exactly the same number of times as they have passed it (304 rushing and passing attempts). Quarterback Ryan Kusilek has  completed 153-of-302 passes for 1751 yards and 11 touchdowns to go along with 10 interceptions. He is also the Falcon's leading rusher, with 111 carries for 389 yards and 2 touchdowns. Junior receiver Jordan Christianson leads the team with 43 catches for 532 yards and 6 touchdowns, good for 8th in the WIAC. One spot behind him sits fellow receiver Jake Ryan, who has 34 grabs for 449 yards and 2 touchdowns. Robbie Flom is a threat to catch the ball or run with it out of the wide receiver position, as he has 109 rushing and 216 receiving yards. Flom also handles punt and kick-return duties and is second in the conference with 386 kick-return yards. Running backs Emmanuel Udeh and Kywon Cartwright have gotten the bulk of the carries out of the backfield. Udeh has rushed 56 times for 230 yards and 2 touchdowns. Cartwright has 43 carries for 181 yards. Defensively, defensive back Nick Zimmerman leads the team with 54 tackles, 46 solo. He has also broken up a conference-leading 12 passes on the season. Also in the defensive backfield, Tyler Ledbeter has a team-leading 2 interceptions. Linebacker Zach Loos leads the team with 3 sacks. Fellow linebacker Cole Sirek has 7.5 tackles for loss to go along with 2 sacks.

The Falcons are averaging 355.3 yards per game, 219.9 passing and 135.4 rushing. Defensively, they are giving up 402.6 yards per game, 252.6 through the air and 150.0 on the ground. River Falls has been outscored, 252-116(31.4-14.5).

THE MATCHUP: Comparing the numbers:

Stout	WIAC Rank		WIAC Rank	UW-River Falls
21.8	5	PPG	8	14.5
32.2	8	Opp. PPG	7	31.4
241.9	5	Pass Yds	6	219.9
154.9	4	Rush Yds	7	135.4
-4 (9-13)	6	Turnover +/-	8	-7 (7-14)

CLIMBING THE LADDER: Kicker Ricky Marteney continues his climb up the Blue Devil all-time scoring list, tacking on 5 extra points in each of the last two games. He is currently second with 214 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 51 points on the season, going 11-12 on field goals and 18-18 on extra points. He also holds the record for most career field goals by any UW-Stout kicker with 46 makes.

Wide receiver Trevor Morning is also moving his way up the Stout record books. With 34 catches for 609 yards on the season, Morning now has 86 grabs for 1510 yards in his career, good for 11th on the career receiving yards list, just one yard behind Ron Wise, who had 1511 yards from 1983-1986. Morning is one of only 11 Blue Devils to reach the 1500 yard mark for their career.

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 (16-20) 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-River Falls:  Matt Walker (3-25) is in his third season as the head coach at UW-River Falls. Before coaching the Falcons, he was an offensive assistant/tight ends coach at Butler University. He was also the head coach at DePauw University from 2006-2009, where he compiled a 22-8 record and two second-place finishes in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Walker played quarterback for DePauw from 1997-1999.

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-River Falls are both members of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). Stout finished tied for seventh last season (3-7, 1-6 WIAC) in league play. River Falls finished sixth (2-8, 2-5 WIAC) last year. Currently, the Blue Devils sit tied for sixth place in the WIAC, while River Falls is in eighth.

QUICK HITS: Adolfo Pacheco set a career and season-high  with 194 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns on 28 carries against Platteville. He had 11 total first downs in the game, nine rushing and two receiving. He followed up with another hundred yard/multi-touchdown performance with 124 and 2 touchdowns against Eau Claire. This season, Pacheco has rushed for at least 65 yards six times and is averaging 5.7 YPA to go along with 7 rushing touchdowns. With 318 yards over his last two games, he is fourth in the WIAC in rushing with 683 yards, an average of 85.4 per game... Pacheco (119 carries), Tanner Kuehn (83) and Hank Kujak (58) have led the Blue Devils rushing attack this season, receiving 86% (260-304) of the total team carries... S Luke Bakkum leads the team with 3 sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss. Bakkum also leads the WIAC in total tackles and tackles per game with 77 and 9.6. Safety Tyler Naatz (57 tackles, 7 GP) and linebacker David Lindell (70, 8) are each averaging over 8.0 tackles per game,with 8.1 and 8.8 respectively... 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 receiving, 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 seven games, he has 34 receptions for 609 yards and 6 touchdowns. His two receiving 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. Morning has caught at least one pass in 28 straight games... ... Kujak is currently fifth in the conference in total offense, averaging a combined 251.0 rushing and passing yards per game. Kujak has completed 53.5% of his passes for 1813 yards, an average of 226.6 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. He has topped 250 yards three times... Kujak's younger brother, sophomore Reggie Kujak, has started at tight end the last four games and has 3 touchdowns over that span. He has caught a TD in each of the Blue Devil's last two contests, including 2 againts Eau Claire... Cornerback Mike Bond had 2 interceptions against Platteville, the first time a Stout defender has had multiple interceptions in a game since Kendall Wade had 2 against UW-Oshkosh Nov. 14, 2009... Cody Rosemeyer and Brian Alvarez have caught at least 3 passes in every game so far this year. Morning, Rosemeyer, and Alvarez are all top-10 in the WIAC in receptions per game, as Alvarez is catching 4.88 passes per contest while Rosemeyer and Morning are averaging 4.25... Alvarez has led the team in receptions the past three games, catching a total of 24 passes for 271 yards. He has at least 43 yards and four receptions in six straight games going into this week's match-up against River Falls... 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. As a team, Stout is averaging 241.9 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, has 2 interceptions on the year, tied for tops on the team. He also ranks fifth on the team in tackles, with 45, 23 solo, including at least  5 in each of the last six games... The Blue Devils scored touchdowns on 5-out-of-6 redzone attempts two weeks ago against Platteville and 5-out-of-5 against Eau Claire. Coming into the Platteville game, Stout had scored only 7 redzone touchdowns all season. Stout ranks third in the conference in red-zone scoring percentage at 81.8% (27-33).
IN THE MORNING:  WR Trevor Morning was able to extend his receiving streak to 28 games, with 4 receptions for 43 yards and a touchdown against Eau Claire. Morning has caught at least one touchdown in five out of eight games this season, including one in each of the last two games. He has caught at least one pass in every game since 2010, his sophomore 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 76.1 yards. Morning is also among the WIAC leaders in all-purpose yards, with 776 (609 receiving, 2 rushing, 165 kick return). He is currently sixth in the conference with 97.0 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 8 games, Marteney is second in the conference on field goal makes, hitting 11-12 field goals. He has also made all 18 of his extra point attempts... 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... Marteney has made 76-of-78 extra point attempts, including his last 35 in a row. He 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.

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.

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
24 comp, 43 att, 262 yds 2 TD vs. UW-Platteville, Oct. 26, 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
20 comp, 36 att, 215 yds, 3 TD vs. UW-Eau Claire, Nov. 2, 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
6 receptions, 95 yards 1 TD VS. UW-Platteville, Oct. 26, 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 Pacheco - Rushing
28 carries, 194 yards, 3 TD vs. UW-Platteville, Oct. 26, 2013
24 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD vs. UW-Eau Claire, Nov. 2, 2013
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
8 receptions, 71 yards vs. UW-Platteville, Oct. 26, 2013
4 receptions, 57 yards vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 19, 2013
5 receptions, 54 yards vs. UW-Eau Claire, Nov. 2, 2013
Matt Small - Receiving
3 receptions, 54 yards vs. UW-Platteville, Nov. 3, 2012
3 receptions, 37 yards vs. UW-Eau Claire, Nov. 2, 2013
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
Reggie Kujak - Receiving
3 receptions, 26 yards, 2 TD vs. UW-Eau Claire, Nov. 2, 2013
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


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. 

UW-RIVER FALLS: The Blue Devils and the Falcons will meet for the 100th time when Stout travels to River Falls, Saturday, Nov. 9. The Falcons hold a 67-32-0 lead in the series that began during the 1911 season, Stout's first year of football. The two teams split their two games last year, with Stout winning the first game, 20-9, at River Falls, but the Falcons taking the second, 24-14, in Menomonie.

TAILGATING RETURNED IN 2009: UW-Stout has adopted a formal tailgating policy for Blue Devil football games. The south end of the parking lot by the Don and Nona Williams Stadium has been designated as a tailgating area known as the "Tailgate Zone." Fans will be able to participate in the Blue Devil Walk. Tailgating is permitted three hours before the game, and tailgating activities will cease at game time. Only propane grills are permitted, no open flame grills. Alcohol or tobacco is not permitted.

EUROPEAN FLAVOR: UW-Stout coach Clayt Birmingham has been active in raising the popularity of American football in Europe and has made several trips to Europe to participate in workshops and coaching clinics. The Blue Devils have also welcomed European coaches to their training camp and 2011 was no exception with Nico Teichert and Johannes Fiebig from Germany getting an up close look at American football. The Blue Devils also had Antti Kurenniemi, a native of Finland, on their roster last season. Kurenniemi saw action in several games. In 2012, the Blue Devils, for the first time in several years, did not host a European coach, but did have an international player, Jan Andre Millemann from Germany.

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: Stout will close out the regular season when they host UW-Stevens Point on Senior Day, Saturday, Nov. 16 at 1 p.m at Don and Nona Williams Stadium.