Football Preview: Stout hosts Pioneers for annual Military Appreciation Day, Hall of Fame Game

THIS WEEK'S GAME: UW-Stout (1-5, 0-3 WIAC) return to Don & Nona Williams Stadium for the annual Hall of Fame Game and Military Appreciation Day when the Blue Devils will host nationally ranked UW-Platteville (5-1, 3-0 WIAC), Saturday, Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. The Pioneers are ranked 13th in the latest D3football.com Top 25 and 14th in the latest AFCA Top 25.


ON THE AIR: WMEQ 880 AM Radio will provide broadcast coverage for the season with Pete Knutson and Jake Bostrom providing commentary during the games.  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.  

WEEKLY INTERVIEW: UW-Stout head coach Clayt Birmingham will speak with Jimmie Kaska on Sports Radio 1400 in Eau Claire Saturday mornings at approximately 11:15 a.m. about the upcoming game and last week's game. A link to the weekly broadcast is available here. 

HALL OF FAME: Five UW-Stout greats will be inducted into the UW-Stout Athletic Hall of Fame in the evening of Saturday, Oct. 25 and will be introduced at halftime of Saturday's game. Football players Nick Ohman, Luke Bundgaard and Ben Knepper, along with women's basketball player Sara (Kahl) Ohman and hockey goalie Jeff Dotson will be honored. | Complete story

LAST TIME OUT: UW-Stout: UW-La Crosse scored two TDs in the fourth quarter and downed UW-Stout, 21-7, Saturday in La Crosse. Ben Hertrampf scored on a 1-yard run and 53-yard jaunt for the Eagles. La Crosse scored the only score of the first half, a 19-yard TD reception by Scott Shewmon. The Blue Devils knotted the score in the third quarter, taking advantage of an Eagle fumble when Adolfo Pacheco scored from one yard out. La Crosse out gained Stout, 295 total yards to 262. The Eagles ran the ball 36 times for 147 yards, while Stout ran the ball 35 times for 107 yards. Trent Cummings completed 14-of-23 passes for 148 yards with one interception. Garrett Peterson aired the ball out, completing 26-of-37 passes for 155 yards, but was picked off three times. Matt Small  caught six passes for 45 yards, Aaron Jenny  six passes for 37 yards, Tanner Kuehn six passes for 32 yards and Chris Pica-Anderson  five passes for 18 yards. Rosemeyer caught two passes and Reggie Kujak one.  Kuehn rushed eight times for 32 yards. Rosemeyer carried five times for 31 yards. Peterson had 10 carries for 25 yards and was sacked twice. Pacheco had a rough day, carrying 11 times for 12 yards and Stout's only score. 

LAST TIME OUT: UW-Platteville:  In a matchup of top-15 teams, the 14th-ranked University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team used a 24-0 halftime lead to defeat No. 13 UW-Stevens Point 31-13 on Saturday at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium.The Pioneer (5-1, 3-0 WIAC) out gained the Pointers (5-1, 2-1 WIAC) 459-203, including 313-62 in the opening half. UW-Platteville's defense also held UWSP to just four first downs in the first half.  Offensively, Bryce Corrigan had two main targets, Russell Martin and Trevor Whitehead. Martin caught nine passes for 215 yards, including an 68-yard touchdown catch. Martin's 215 yards marked the fourth most receiving yards in a game in program history, and the first 200-plus receiving yards, since Aunton Terry tallied 213 in the Pioneers' season opener in 2008. Whitehead caught nine passes of his own for 92 yards, and is now second in school history with 2,310 career receiving yards. Corrigan ended the day 26-39 for 318 yards and two touchdowns. | 

WHEN STOUT AND PLATTEVILLE LAST MET: UW-Stout freshman Adolfo Pacheco had a coming out party of sorts as he rushed for 194 yards and three touchdowns, but the Blue Devils fell, 59-35 at UW-Platteville Oct. 26, 2013. Pacheco scored a touchdown- the first touchdown of the day - in the first quarter, then added two in the second half as he carried the ball 28 times. The Blue Devils took the opening kickoff and, highlighted by a 43-yard pass reception by Trevor Morning from Hank Kujak, marched 79 yards and Pacheco finished it off with a three-yard run. Platteville finished with 561 total yards of offense, 231 on the ground, 330 by passing. Andy Puccini gained 81 yards rushing, quarterback Kelly 79 yards and Vlasak 72 with a pair of scores. Kelly completed 28-of-44 passes for all 330 yards and five TDs. Ryley Bailey caught eight passes for 108 yards. Whitehead had six catches. Hank Kujak completed 24-of-43 passes for 262 yards and two TDs, but he was intercepted three times. Morning had six catches for 95 yards. Brian Alvarez caught eight passes for 71 yards. Pacheco had two receptions for 24 yards. Pacheco's 194 yards is the most by a UW-Stout running back since Craig Warminski ran for 207 against UW-La Crosse on Nov. 1, 2008.

THE SERIES: Platteville leads the series, 33-23-1 in a series that began in 1935 with a 25-8 win. The Pioneers have won the last three games, 27-17 (2011), 62-20 (2012), 59-35 (2013). The Blue Devils won the previous four meetings 28-7 (2007), 46-31 (2008), 43-10 (2009) and 28-23 (2010).

WHO'S WHO: UW-Stout:   
Since quarterback Hank Kujak (Sr, Blair) was lost to injury in the first game of the season, sophomores Aaron Koerner (Colby) and Garrett Peterson (Menasha) have taken over at the spot. Koerner has started three games for the Blue Devils and has completed 28 of 76 passes for 265 and four touchdowns. In his first collegiate start at quarterback, Koerner led Stout to a 21-17 victory over Loras College, throwing for 173 yards and three touchdowns. Peterson made his season debut against UW-Oshkosh when he came on in relief of Koerner against and went 7-16 for 104 yards and a touchdown. He made his first career start against Whitewater on Homecoming and completed 10 of 19 passes for 156 yards. Last week against La Crosse, Peterson completed 70 percent of his passes, going 26 of 37 for 155 yards. He also carried the ball 10 times for 25 yards. On the season, Peterson has thrown for 423 yards while completing 59.5 percent of his throws...

Aaron Jenny (Sr, Spicer, Minn.), a former All-WIAC selection in basketball for the Blue Devils, has emerged as the top pass catcher for the Blue Devils this season. He currently leads the team in receptions (24), yards (236) and touchdowns (5). His five touchdown catches is tied for second in the WIAC. In Stout' s victory over Loras College, Jenny caught touchdowns of 30, six, and three yards, with his third coming on an acrobatic, one-handed catch in the back corner of the endzone. The last time a Stout player caught  three touchdowns in a game was when tight end Patrick Mengellkoch accomplished the feat against UW-Oshkosh on Nov. 4, 2009. The last time a Stout wide receiver caught three TDs in a game was on Sept. 3, 2005, when Jessie Wendt caught a trio of scores against Upper Iowa. Over the last four years, three players have scored three TDs in a single game: RB Adolfo Pacheco on Oct. 26, 2013 vs. Plattevile, QB Michael Blizel vs. Stevens Point on Oct. 6, 2012, and RB Craig Warminski on Oct. 30, 2010 against La Crosse. Earlier this season, Jenny ran off three straight games in which he caught at least one touchdown pass. After his three TD performance, Jenny caught a touchdown in each of Stout's next two games. Last week against La Crosse, Jenny was second on the team with six grabs for 37 yards...

Also featured in Stout's passing game are seniors Cody Rosemeyer (Gilman), Matt Small (Atwater, Calif.) and Zak Snell (Castaic, Calif.). Small has been the team's leading receiver in each of the last two games, with three catches for 73 yards against Whitewater and six catches for 45 yards against La Crosse. In the season opener, Small caught four balls for 72 yards and a TD. Last week, he caught three passes for 73 yards, including a 42-yarder. Small has 204 receiving yards and is averaging 13.6 yards per reception, both good for second on the team. Rosemeyer has 16 receptions for 186 yards and has the Blue Devil's second longest play from scrimmage this year, a 43-yard reception in the season opener. In last weeks game against La Crosse, Rosemeyer recorded 43 total yards, catching two passes for 12 yards while rushing for 31 yards on five carries. He was Stout's second leading rusher on the day, behind running back Tanner Kuehn. Snell had been relatively quiet in the passing attack up until Stout's matchup with Oshkosh, when he set a career high with 46 receiving yards on four catches. He has also performed his usual jack-of-all-trades role this season, helping out wherever the Blue Devils need him...

Tight end Reggie Kujak (Jr, Blair) caught three touchdowns a year ago and represents a big target in the passing game. He currently has five catches for 83 yards on the season and has caught a pass in three straight contests. Against Whitewater, Kujak set a career-high with 47 yards receiving on two catches. His 16.6 yard per catch average is tops on the team this year...

Running backs Adolfo Pacheco (So, South Elgin, Ill.)  and Tanner Kuehn (Sr, Fairchild) lead the Blue Devil rushing attack, which has just started to hit it's stride. Over the first two games of the year, Stout averaged just 82 yards on the ground. In the four games since, the team has averaged 114.7 yards. Against UW-La Crosse, five players recorded a carry for the Blue Devils, with Pacheco and Kuehn receiving 19 of the team's 35 carries. Peterson, Rosemeyer and Chris Pica-Anderson(So, Eleva) received the rest, combing for 63 of Stout's 107 total rushing yards. Pica-Anderson also recorded his first receptions of the year against the Eagles, catching five passes for 18 yards...

Pacheco leads Stout in rushing, with 354 yards and two touchdown on the year. He is currently averaging 61.0 yards per game, good for sixth in the conference. A year ago, Pacheco ran off a late season run of four straight games with over 100 yards rushing. He scored his second touchdown of the season last week in La Crosse, a one-yard run in the third quarter to tie the game at 7. Pacheco has been Stout's leading rusher in four out of six games this season, rambling for a season-high 118 yards in the victory over Loras. In the other two games, Kuehn has been the Blue Devil's leading gainer on the ground, with a career-high 88 yards and a touchdown against Wartburg and 32 yards last week as part of Stout's balanced rushing attack. Against La Crosse, Kuehn led the team in all-purpose yards with 147 on the day. In addition to his 32 yards rushing, Kuehn picked up 32 yards receiving, 49 on kick returns, and 34 on punt returns. After a slow start to his senior season, Kuehn has come on strong as of late. Over the first two games of the season, Kuehn rushed for just 13 yards. In the four games since, he has gone for 187 yards, an average of 46.8 yards per game. On the year, Kuehn has 200 rushing yards, 52 receiving, 43 punt return and 296 kick return for a total of 591 all-purpose yards. His 98.5 all-purpose yards per game is third in the WIAC...

Stout is averaging 255.3 yards of total offense, 103.8 rushing, 151.5 passing.

Senior linebacker Luke Bakkum (Oconomowoc) has been a steady presence for the defense all year and hasn't had less than eight tackles in any game. He leads the team with 59 tackles, including 37 solo. Bakkum is the WIAC leader in tackles for loss. He is also second in the conference in tackles and sacks. With two sacks against Oshkosh, Bakkum has 6.5 on the year to go along with 11.0 tackles for loss of 46 yards. Bakkum started off the season on a tear, recording at least one sack in each of Stout's first four games. He had multi-sack games against Dakota Wesleyan, Wartburg and Oshkosh.  The linebacker next to Bakkum is Kyle Hoefft (Jr, Morton, Ill.). He is coming off a big game against La Crosse, in which he had a sack and a forced fumble. Hoefft is third on the team with 43 tackles, 26 solo. He also has 7.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. Against Oshkosh, Hoefft had 12 tackles, eight solo and two tackles for loss, which he followed up with a 10 tackle game against Whitewater...

Free safety Tyler Naatz (Sr, Menomonie) is the leader in the secondary for the Blue Devils. Naatz, a team captain, is a two-time all-conference honorable mention pick and led the team with six pass breakups last season. He was also third on the team with 62 tackles. This year, Naatz has had at least six tackles in every game and is second on the team with 47, 23 solo. He is also tied for the team lead in pass breakups with three and has a fumble recovery on the year. Strong safety Collin Laursen (Jr, Mondovi) has bounced back in a big way after missing nearly all of last season with an injury. In 2012, he was a second team All-WIAC selection when he recorded 78 tackles, including 9.5 for loss. This year, Laursen is tied for the team lead with one interception and has defended three passes while also ranking fourth on the team with 37 tackles, 25 solo. Last week, Laursen recorded his first sack of the season against La Crosse. In the Whitewater game, Laursen recorded 13 tackles, eight solo to lead the team. He also had two tackles for loss in the game. James Van Thiel (So, Hilbert) has taken over at the weak safety position. After not seeing much action over the first two games, Van Thiel has seen his playing time increase over the past three contests. Against Oshkosh he recorded eight tackles, including seven solo. Making his first collegiate start against Whitewater, Van Thiel had five tackles, three solo. He recorded his first collegiate interception against La Crosse. At corner back, Grant Miller (So, Pleasonton, Cali.) has an interception on the season and is tied for the team lead with three passes defended. Fellow corners Mike Bond (Sr, Milwaukee) and LaRon Thompson (Jr, Modesto, Calif.) have also defended multiple passes this year, with three each...

On the defensive front, senior defensive linemen Jamie Rohrig (Owatonna, Minn.), Alec Zoern (Germantown) and Josh Archibald (Cottage Grove, Wis.) provide punch at the point-of-attack. Joining them on the line is freshman Iyen Ogbomoh (Olympia Fields, Ill.), who has taken over for an injured Kevin Houts (Sr, Bloomington, Minn.). Against Oshkosh, Rohrig had four tackles, two solo, and forced a fumble. Archibald also has forced a fumble this year. Zoern and Ogbomoh are tied for second on the team with two sacks apiece. Rohrig has one sack this season as well... 

As a unit, the Blue Devil defense ranks fourth in the WIAC with 17 total sacks on the season. Eight players have recorded at least a half a sack for Stout and the team has recorded at least two sacks in every game except versus Whitewater. The Blue Devils have forced six fumbles this season, recovering five...

The Blue Devils are giving up 422.2 total yards of offense, 152.8 on the ground, 269.3 by passing.

Kicker Taylor Pahl (Fr, Hortonville) has converted 2 of 6 field goal attempts and 6 of 8 extra point tries this year. Against Loras and Wartburg, freshman Clark Riedel (Waukesha) was called on to punt 11 times. Against Wartburg, Koerner also punted once for team total of 12, which tied a Blue Devil team record set during the 1939 football season against Gustavus Adolphus.
 
WHO'S WHO: UW-Platteville: The high-powered offense of the Pioneers averages 33 points per game, thanks to the tough running of senior running back Andy Puccini and the accurate arm of quarterback Bryce Corrigan. Puccini is leading the conference in rushing, piling up 716 yards through six games this year. Puccini is averaging 119.3 yards per game, 5.1 yards per carry and has scored seven touchdowns. He is also the Pioneers' fifth leading receiver, with 17 grabs for 109 yards and another TD. Corrigan leads the WIAC in passing yards with 1473 and yards per game, with 245.5. He has 13 touchdown passes against just three interceptions and has completed 62.4 percent of his passes (146-234). Catching passes from him are a talented bunch of receivers, including Trevor Whitehead, Russell Martin, Mitch Munda and Patrick Sheehan. Sheehan, Martin and Munda all stand 6'3" or taller. Whitehead, the shortest of the group at 6'0", is the team's second leading receiver with 451 yards. He is also fourth in the conference in receiving yards and is the WIAC leader in receptions with 49. Martin is the team's leading receiver and is third in the conference with 500 receiving yards. He is averaging 20.8 yards per reception, tops in the conference, and has five touchdown catches, tied with Aaron Jenny for second in the WIAC. Munda is second on the team with 28 receptions, which he has turned into 169 yards and two touchdowns, while Sheehan has caught 12 balls for 95  yards on the year...

On the defensive side of the ball, the Pioneers are giving up only 13.2 points per game and have forced 17 turnovers (10 interceptions, seven fumbles). Senior linebacker Jacob Zilbar, a First-Team All-WIAC selection a year ago, leads the team in tackles (47, 15 solo) and interceptions (three). His three interceptions are tied for second in the WIAC. Fellow linebacker Alex Johnson leads the team in tackles for loss with 7.5 and sacks with 4.5. He also has an interception and two forced fumbles on the year. Defensive back Bryan Whitehead has a pair of interceptions on the season, joining Zilbar, Johnson, LB Andrew Belken, DB Logan Emendorfer and LB Colin Griffin as players with at least one pick for the Pioneers. Belken is also second on the team in tackles, with 37, including 23 solo. Lineman Andrew Robinson leads the team in quarterback hits with six, and has taken down the opposing quarterback 2.5 times this year and forced three fumbles. Next to him on the line is Austin Young, who is second on the team with three sacks to go along with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery...

On offense, the Pioneers are racking up 420.7 yards of total offense (159.3 rushing, 261.3 passing), second in the WIAC to only Whitewater. Platteville is giving up 256.2 yards per game (123.2 rushing, 133.0 passing), also second in the WIAC to Whitewater.

The Pioneers are ranked 13th in the latest D3football.com Top 25 and 14th in the latest AFCA Top 25.

THE MATCHUP: Comparing the numbers:

Stout	WIAC Rank		WIAC Rank	UW-Platteville
11.3	7	PPG	2	33.3
29.2	7	Opp. PPG	2	13.2
151.5	7	Pass Yds	2	261.3
103.8	7	Rush Yds	2	159.3
-7 (8-15)	6	Turnover +/-	T-3	+10(17-7)

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Tanner Kuehn was named the offensive player of the week...LaRon Thompson was named defensive player of the week. Chris Pica-Anderson was selected as special teams player of the week... Jake Nelson was selected as the defensive scout team player of the week..Kevin Kraus was selected as offensive scout team player of the week.

TEAM CAPTAINS: Captains for the 2014 season include quarterback Hank Kujak (Sr, Blair), defensive back Tyler Naatz (Sr, Menomonie) and linebacker Luke Bakkum (Sr, Oconomowoc).

ODDS AND ENDS: Quarterback Hank Kujak threw for 2183 yards – the most yards by a Stout quarterback since Matt Bunyan threw for 3220 yards during the 1998 seasons – and tossed 11 touchdown passes last season...Alec Zoern led all WIAC defensive linemen in tackles with 48 a year ago...Zak Snell is a jack-of-all-trades. In addition to playing wide receiver where he caught nine passes and a TD, Snell is a key performer on special teams and is utilized all over the field on offense. Snell is one of the few players in Blue Devil history who, throughout the course of his career, has completed a pass, rushed for yardage, caught passes, returned punts, served as a punter, returned kickoffs and served as the place kicker on the kickoff team....Sophomore running back Adolfo Pacheco recorded 965 rushing yards - the most by a Blue Devil freshman since Luke Bundgaard ran for 1,366 yards in 2000 (as a red-shirt freshman)...Last season, senior linebacker Luke Bakkum was fourth in the WIAC with 94 total tackles...The Blue Devils play just four home games in 2014 and have nearly a one month gap from their first home game to their second (Sept. 13 to Oct. 11).

THE COACHES: UW-Stout: Clayt Birmingham (19-27) is in his fifth 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 (72-85) begins his 16th season with the Pioneers and during tenure the Pioneers have assaulted the record book, setting 40 school marks and 10 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference records. In the process while featuring an offense that has had three games with more than 70 pass attempts and an attack that set the individual single-game rushing record when Mike Genslinger ran for 285 yards against UW-River Falls in 2006. Emendorfer earned his second WIAC Coach of the Year Award as the 2013 season was a historic one for the Pioneers. UW-Platteville finished 10-2 and made its first ever NCAA Division III Playoff appearance.

COACHING STAFF  Travis Destache returns as the defensive coordinator along with Chris Morton, defensive line, Jed Stutzman, running backs,  First year coaches are: Pat McAvoy, offensive line and run game coordinator; Chase Vogel, quarterbacks and pass game coordinator; Kody Morgan, corner backs; and Bob Lichty, linebackers. (Lichty actually returns to the Blue Devil coaching staff after more than 30 years. Lichty coached under Sten Pierce in the 1970s) Joe Gerber returns as a graduate student coach working with the tight ends; Student coaches include:.Ricky Marteney, kickers; Jake Schiff, defensive backs; David Reyes, offensive line; Trevor Morning, receivers.

THE LEAGUES: UW-Stout and UW-La Crosse are members of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). Stout (4-6, 2-5 WIAC) and finished sixth in league play. In a conference preseason poll, Stout is predicted to finish sixth. The Eagles (3-7, 3-4 WIAC) were picked to finish fifth.

SEASON HONORS: Tyler Naatz is a semi-finalist for the National Football Foundation William Campbell Trophy...Aaron Jenny was named the UW-Stout/Northwestern Mutual player of the week after catching three TD passes against Loras College...Returners to the 2014 season that were 2013 All-WIAC selections include: Jamie Rohrig, Adolfo Pacheco, Tyler Naatz, Luke Bakkum...Bakkum is a 2014 D3football.com preseason All-American second team selection...Bakkum, Rohrig, Tyler Naatz, and Hank Kujak were 2014 USA Football Division III preseason honorable mention All-America selections.

TOPPERS: The following are career bests for several of Stout's offensive players
Garrett Peterson - Passing
10 comp, 19 att, 156 yds vs UW-Whitewater, Oct. 11, 2014
26 comp, 37 att, 155 yds vs UW-La Crosse, Oct. 18, 2014
7 comp, 16 att, 104 yds, 1 TD vs. UW-Oshkosh, Oct. 4, 2014
Aaron Koerner - Passing
16 comp, 31 att, 173 yds, 3 TD vs. Loras College, Sept. 13, 2014
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
18 comp, 37 att, 224 yds, 1 TD vs. UW-River Falls, Nov. 9, 2013
20 comp, 36 att, 215 yds, 3 TD vs. UW-Eau Claire, Nov. 2, 2013
Tanner Kuehn - Rushing
18 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD vs. Wartburg College, Sept. 20, 2014
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
Adolfo Pacheco - Rushing
28 carries, 194 yards, 3 TD vs. UW-Platteville, Oct. 26, 2013
25 carries, 143 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-Stevens Point, Nov. 16, 2013
27 carries, 139 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-River Falls, Nov. 9, 2013
24 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD vs. UW-Eau Claire, Nov. 2, 2013
35 carries, 118 yards vs. Loras College, Sept. 13, 2014
13 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-Oshkosh, Oct. 5, 2013
13 carries, 85 yards, vs. Wartburg College, Sept. 20, 2014
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
Cody Rosemeyer - Receiving
7 receptions, 98 yards vs. University of Jamestown, Sept. 14, 2013
5 receptions, 92 yards vs. Dakota Wesleyan, Sept. 6, 2014
5 receptions, 75 yards vs. UW-Oshkosh, Oct. 5, 2013
7 receptions, 58 yards vs. Loras College, Sept. 13, 2014
4 receptions, 55 yards vs. North Central College, Sept 21, 2013
3 receptions, 42 yards vs. UW-Stevens Point, Nov. 16, 2013
Aaron Jenny - Receiving
8 receptions, 107 yards, 3 TDs vs. Loras College, Sept. 13, 2014
4 receptions, 57 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-Oshkosh, Oct. 4, 2014
6 receptions, 37 yards vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 18, 2014
Zak Snell - Receiving
4 receptions, 46 yards vs. UW-Oshkosh, Oct. 4, 2014
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
Matt Small - Receiving
3 receptions, 73 yards vs. UW-Whitewater, Oct. 11, 2014
4 receptions, 72 yards vs. Dakota Wesleyan, Sept. 6, 2014
3 receptions, 54 yards vs. UW-Platteville, Nov. 3, 2012
6 receptions, 45 yards vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 18, 2014
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
Reggie Kujak - Receiving
2 receptions, 47 yards vs. UW-Whitewater, Oct. 11, 2014
3 receptions, 26 yards, 2 TD vs. UW-Eau Claire, Nov. 2, 2013
3 receptions, 23 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-Platteville, Oct. 26, 2013


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
381 - Dylan Jones (Loras College), Sept. 13, 2014
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
238 - Nate Even (Loras College), Sept. 13, 2014
Most TDs Scored in a Game
4 - Luke Bundgaard vs. UW-Platteville, Nov. 15, 2003

PROMOTIONS PLANNED FOR 2014: The Blue Devils have a full slate of promotions scheduled for 2013, beginning with Dorm Days for the Sept. 13 contest with Loras College. Oct. 11 vs. UW-Whitewater is Homecoming, Oct. 25 vs. UW-Platteville is both Military Appreciation Day and the annual Hall of Fame game and Nov. 8 vs. UW-River Falls 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.

STOUT FOOTBALL HISTORY: 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 during the 2011 season.

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 will make the short jaunt to UW-Eau Claire, Saturday, Nov. 1 to face the Blugolds at 1 p.m. at Carson Park.