THIS WEEK'S GAME: The Blue Devils (3-5, 1-4 WIAC) will be at
UW-Stevens Point (5-3, 2-3 WIAC), Saturday, Nov. 5 at 1 p.m. for the final road game of the season. The Blue Devils are coming off a loss to UW-Platteville, while the Pointers put together a comeback win over UW-La Crosse.
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 Pete Knutson on 880 WMEQ radio on a weekly basis about the upcoming game and last week's game. A link to the weekly broadcast is available here.
This week's interview |
Weekly Interviews
LAST TIME OUT: UW-STOUT: UW-Platteville rolled up a 48-6 lead before the Blue Devils were able to put a touchdown on the board, but once they started, they piled up three TDs in a 55-27 loss to the 11th ranked Pioneers Saturday at Don and Nona Williams Stadium. |
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LAST TIME OUT: UW-STEVENS POINT: Stevens Point rallied from a halftime deficit to earn a road WIAC victory, 38-22, and spoiled UW-La Crosse's Homecoming Oct. 29. The Pointers scored 28 second half points and held the host Eagles to just one score over the final 30 minutes of play. Senior quarterback Kyle Larson threw for 387 yards against one of the league's best passing defenses. He connected with junior wide receiver Jerry Williams for an 82-yard touchdown, one of five TD passes in the game for Larson, tying a career-high. Williams and sophomore Steve Herra each had more than 100 yards receiving for the Pointers on the day and accounted for three of UWSP's touchdowns. Senior Jared Pankow had 93 receiving yards to surpass the 600-yard mark for the season. |
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WHEN STOUT AND STEVENS POINT LAST MET: The Blue Devils had some late-game heroics from the Kujak brothers in their last matchup with the Pointers. After Stout surrendered a late game rushing touchdown to the Pointers, the Blue Devils had to drive 80 yards and needed a score in order to overcome the four point deficit. On a second-and-10 situation,
Hank Kujak threw a short slant pass to
Brian Alvarez who broke loose down the sideline and turned the catch into a 73 yard run to the seven yard line. After two short runs, Stout faced a third and goal situation.
Hank Kujak was able to drop a pass over the middle to brother
Reggie Kujak who secured the ball for a score. With 25 seconds remaining, Stout had sealed victory. |
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THE SERIES: Stevens Point leads the series 50-19-2.
WHO'S WHO: UW-Stout: Coach Birmingham has been using a combination of quarterback
Jay Alston's arm and legs to help give the offense a boost. In the last two games he has rushed for more than 140 yards and two scores while also throwing the ball for 441 yards and four scores. Alston has been showing spirts of the form he had at the beginning of the season. Alston was able to score twice through the air against Platteville, but
Danny Farley was able to give Stout a boost late in the game, at the five-minute mark in the fourth, Farley drove the ball 78 yards on three plays to throw a perfect back-shoulder pass to
Kevion McDonald for a score. The drive took a total of 49 seconds.
CATCHING THE BALL: Stout had their second string receivers make plays against Platteville.
Kevion McDonald was the leading pass catcher with six receptions for 85 yards.
Brian Sandifer showed everyone that he could be a redzone threat, catching two TDs and 101 yards on only five catches. His two catches were balls that took a lot of concentration to secure, but he proved he was not just a big body, but that he could make plays when it counted.
On the season,
Jordan Dabney leads the team with 34 catches for 646 yards and five TDs with a 80.75 yards per game.
Chris Pica-Anderson has 24 grabs for 252 yards, one TD and a 31.50 yards per catch average. Sandifer is second on the team in touchdown grabs with three on the season.
RUNNING THE BALL: The rushing attack gained 156 yards on the ground against Platteville, but was unable to find the endzone due to a high number of fumbles and mis queues.
Adolfo Pacheco was once again Stout's number one rusher, who gained 87 yards on 15 carries, while
Travis Urlaub was close behind with 12 carries, but half the yardage. Alston also added to the rushing attack against Platteville, gaining 20 yards on nine attempts.
Senior offensive lineman
Kane'ala Atchison-Keolanui got his number in the stat column against River Falls, rushing the ball on a fourth and one opportunity.
PERSISTENT PACHECO: Adolfo Pacheco earned the number one running back position three weeks ago and has used this opportunity to continue to work his way in to the record book, while also having one of the better games of his career. Against Eau Claire was his fifth best game in terms of yards-per-game. He was able to pass his sophomore best by a single yard. The highlight of the game for Pacheco was his 85-yard TD run at the beginning of the third quarter, the scamper was the longest of his career. Pacheco was able to surpass two more Stout rushers on the all-time list in a game against Eau Claire. He passed Andy Reese (1894 yards, 2004-2007) and Nick Ohman (1925 yards, 2001-2004) in the record book; he is currently seventh with 2076 yards, he needs 34 yards to pass Rich Vargas (1990-92) who sits at 2110 yards.
O-LINE: A season after giving up six total sacks, the Blue Devil offensive line has given up 14 sacks so far this season. But blitz-happy St.Thomas had a lot to do with, as the Tommies pressed the Blue Devils for four sacks. It has taken a little bit of time to get the offensive line's chemistry back, considering that the team played a variety of different linemen due to injuries. Preseason All-American Kane'ala Atchinson-Keolanui and
Logan Stoa continue to be the biggest contributors for the line, protecting the blindside of quarterbacks Alston and Farley.
DEFENSE: Junior safety
Tony Blair still leads the team in tackles, with almost double the amount of the next tackler. Blair has 76 (48 solo, 28 assisted) on the season, while senior linebacker
Josh Robinson is second on the team with 42 (24 solo, 18 assisted). Stout had a tough time defending the two headed attack of the Pioneers, who rushed for 183 yards and two scores, while throwing the ball for 382 yards and six TDs. The Blue Devils were able to disrupt the backfield a bit, having three sacks on the day, one from Luke Wiltz and two from
Isaiah Hardy.
BALL HAWKS: Stout safety
Enzo Rosani is second WIAC in interceptions this season, snagging three picks on the year. Safety opposite of Blair also leads the WIAC in tackles with 76. The safety position anchors the team on defense being the eyes of the defense and quarterbacking the defensive team. Senior cornerback
Javauhn Staley is second in the WIAC in pass break-ups an passes defended with eight total. The other corner position held by Laron Thompson, has also helped the Blue Devils; Thompson recorded his first career interception last week against La Crosse. He was able to rip the ball from the wideout on a long pass down the sideline. Freshman
Darius Huntley was also able to record his first career interception this season; against Platteville he jumped a crossing route and snagged the ball in mid air.
GIVE IT A BOOT: Punter
Clark Riedel has punted the ball 45 times in five games, for a total of 1774 yards, averaging 39.5 yards per kick, ranking third in the WIAC. Riedel really showed off his skill against Eau Claire, he was able to match his season total by pinning five punts inside the 20 yard line, including balls on the seven, five and four yardlines. He dropped a punt inside the 20 against Platteville too, bringing his season total to 11 inside the 20 yardline. Quarterback
Jay Alston executed a nearly perfect pooch kick, going 37 yards and rolling the ball out at the 1-yard line against Simpson College.
ON A TEE: Pearson is 13-of-15 for field goals. Pearson also kept his PATs perfect, nailing all three attempts to go 22-for-22. Pearson has tallied 61 points, fourth among all players in the WIAC and second among kickers. Pearson is currently fourth nationally in field goals per game (1.63) and 13th nationally in field goal percentage (.867).
The longest kick of his career weighed in at 52 yards in the waning seconds of the first half against Mayville State, Sept. 17. The kick was only two yards short of the school record. The last time a UW-Stout player kicked a 50-plus yard field goal was Oct. 20, 2007 when Brandon Raciborski gave Stout a 28-27 win over UW-River Falls. Against St. Thomas,
Taylor Pahl kicked off four times and recorded a total of 258 yards (64.5 yds/kick), this total included one touchback. Pearson is one of only a handful of Stout players to kick a 50-plus yard field goal and is likely the only Blue Devil to kick two in the same season. Pearson currently leads the WIAC in field goal percentage (.845) and number of field goals made (11).
Pearson continued his 50-yard field goal ways against Oshkosh. He knocked in a 51-yarder around the 13-minute mark in the second quarter. This was something that hadn't happened since 1996. Since 1996, only six UW-Stout kickers have attempted field goals of 50-yards or longer, and only three kickers have attempted two 50-yards plus in a single season. With Pearson drilling his second 50-yard field goal, a 51-yarder in the first half, he is the only Stout kicker to make two 50-plus yard field goals in a single season since at least 1990. (Additional records are not readily available). Pearson is on the Fred Mitchell Award watch list, a list that consists of kickers on all levels of the NCAA and NAIA.
PRESEASON POLLS: The Blue Devils finished seventh in the competitive WIAC last season and according to a
preseason poll by WIAC football coaches and sports information directors, the Blue Devils are picked to finish sev
enth again this year.
WHO'S WHO UW-STEVENS POINT: The Pointers have had a good season, their only loses have come from teams ranked in the top 12 in the country: Whitewater (2), Oshkosh (5) and Platteville (11). Point just came off a come back win against UW-La Crosse, scoring 28 points in the second half to win 38-22. Senior quarterback Kyle Larson is third in the WIAC in passing yards per game, averaging 264.8 per game; he also is second in WIAC in passing TDs with 16. On defense, Pointers' Julyean Givens is second in the WIAC with 62 tackles (47 solo, 15 assisted) and John Kontowicz is leading the WIAC in sacks with seven solo (0.88 per game).
THE MATCHUP: Comparing the numbers:
| Stout |
WIAC Rank |
|
WIAC Rank |
Stevens Point |
| 24.1 |
7 |
PPG |
5 |
29.1 |
| 37.4 |
8 |
Opp. PPG |
5 |
21.4 |
| 209.9 |
6 |
Pass Yds |
3 |
273.5 |
| 150.6 |
6 |
Rush Yds |
7 |
115.9 |
| -7 (15/22) |
8 |
Turnover /- |
3 |
6 (18/13) |
LOTS OF RANKED OPPONENTS: The Blue Devils will play four teams that are ranked In the first D3football.com Top 25 poll, three of them on the road. The Blue Devils were at St. Thomas (No. 4), Saturday, Sept. 10, will be UW-Oshkosh (No. 5), Saturday, Oct. 3, host UW-Platteville (No. 11), Saturday, Oct. 25; Nov. 5 and will host UW-Whitewater (No. 2), Saturday, Nov. 12 to close the regular season.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Offensive players of the week: Brian Sandifer, Jr, St. Paul, Minn. (St. Bernard's); Defensive player of the week: LaRon Thompson, Sr, Moesta, Calif (Grace Davis); Special teams player of the week: Drew Pearson, So, Wausau, Wis. (West) Lineman of the week: Cody Marquardt, Jr, Onalaska, Wis.; Offensive scout team player of the week: Nathan Haas, Fr, Ogilivie, Minn. (Milaca) Defensive scout team player of the week: Randy Elsen, Fr, Ellsworth, Wis. Special teams scout team player of the week: Logan Newton, Fr, Wilson, Wis. (Spring Valley)
TEAM CAPTAINS: Captains for the 2016 season include offensive lineman Logan Stoa (Sr, Hawley, Minn), offensive lineman Kane'ala Atchison-Keolanui (Sr, Lodi), defensive back LaRon Thompson (Sr, Modesto, Calif.), and defensive back Joe Hakeem (Sr, Woodbury, Minn). Stoa is the team captain, Atchison-Keolanui is the offensive captain, Thompson is the defensive captain and Hakeem is the special teams captain.
THE COACHES: UW-Stout: Clayt Birmingham (25-42) is in his seventh 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-Stevens Point: Now in his 30th year of coaching,
Tom Journell is in his fifth season as Head Football Coach at UW-Stevens Point. Through four seasons as head coach, Journell has a 19-21 overall record. After UWSP was 2-8 in his first season, they improved to 5-5 in 2013 and 7-3 in 2014.
COACHING STAFF Travis Destache returns as the defensive coordinator.. Chase Vogel returns for his third year and will work with the quarterbacks and the passing game.
Derek Branch returned to UW-Stout where he played for two years, earning all-conference honors as an offensive lineman. Branch will work with the offensive line. Luke Pederson joined the staff this year and will work with the linebackers.
Jed Stutzman returns, as does student assistant coach Matt McKone and graduate assistant
Jake Pollock.
Tony Lombardi begins his first year with the Blue Devils and brings 30 years of coaching experience to his work with defensive backs. Jeff Sullivan returns after 11 years. Sullivan coached with the Blue Devils from 2003-05. During the interim, Sullivan was an assistant coach with a number of high school programs.
THE LEAGUES: UW-Stout is a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). Stout finished seventh in league play last season. A
WIAC preseason poll was released in mid-August, and the Blue Devils are picked to finish seventh. Mayville State plays in the NSAA and finsihed with a 5-5 record (3-3, NSAA).
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE: Senior offensive lineman
Logan Stoa has been nominated as a National Football Foundation (NFF) scholar-athlete. Stoa, a team captain, is a construction major from Hawley, Minn.
SEASON HONORS: Drew Pearson earned WIAC special team players of the week after making two 48 yard field goals and three PATs against UW-Platteville, Oct. 29...
Clark Riedel was the WIAC Special Team's Player of the Week after averaging 44.0 yards on five punts in which all five punts were inside the 20 in a 30-7 win over UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 15...Offensive lineman
Logan Stoa is one of three Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) football student-athletes named as semifinalists September 28 for the 2016 William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Fidelity Investments and hosted at the New York Athletic Club....
Drew Pearson, for the month of September, has been selected for the watch list of the Fred Mitchell award, recognizing the best place kicker of the season. Pearson also was selected to the D3football.com Team of the Week, was the WIAC Special Teams Athlete of the Week and the UW-Stout/DigiCopy Athlete of the Week after making field goals of 42-, 44- and 52-yards in a 23-13 win over Mayville State, Sept. 17...Iyen Igbomoh was named the WIAC Defensive Athlete of the Week after recording 2.5 sacks in a 23-13 win over Mayville State, Sept. 17...Wide receiver
Jordan Dabney was the WIAC Offensive Player of the Week and the UW-Stout/Digicopy Athlete of the Week, Sept. 5, after catching five passes for 223 yards and two TDs in a 45-30 win over Simpson College, Sept. 3...Offensive lineman Kane'ala Atchison-Keolauni was a D3football.com second team preseason All-America selection...returners to the 2016 season that were all-conference selections are offensive lineman Kane'ala Atchison-Keolauni, who was a first team pick. Punter
Clark Riedel, who led the conference in punting average, was an honorable mention selection.
TOPPERS: The following are career bests for several of Stout's offensive players
Jay Alston - Passing
15 comp, 27 att, 311 yds, 3 TDs vs. Simpson College, Sept. 3, 2016
16 comp, 29 att, 289 yds, 4 TDs vs. River Falls, Oct. 22, 2016
16 comp, 33 att, 135 yds, 2 TDs, vs. Whitewater, Nov. 14, 2015
13 comp, 28 att, 161 yds, 2 TDs, vs UW-Platteville, Oct. 29, 2016
10 comp, 20 att, 148 yds, 1 TD, vs. St. Thomas, Sept. 10, 2016
Jay Alston - Rushing
9 carries, 96 yards, 2 TD vs. Eau Claire, Oct. 15, 2016
Danny Farley - Passing
6 comp, 14 att, 79 yds, 1 TD vs.UW-Oshkosh, Oct. 1, 2016
3 comp, 5 att, 78 yds, 1 TD vs. UW-Platteville, Oct. 29, 2016
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
11 carries, 119 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 15, 2016
35 carries, 118 yards vs. Loras College, Sept. 13, 2014
13 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-Oshkosh, Oct. 5, 2013
15 carries, 87 yards vs. UW-Platteville, Oct. 29, 2016
13 carries, 85 yards, vs. Wartburg College, Sept. 20, 2014
17 carries, 77 yards vs. Loras College, Sept. 12, 2015
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
Travis Urlaub - Rushing
23 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD vs. Mayville State, Sept. 17, 2016
10 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 24, 2015
23 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD vs. Simpson College, Sept. 3, 2016
11 carries, 78 yards, vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 17, 2015
17 carries, 70 yards, vs. St. Thomas, Sept. 10, 2016
12 carries, 62 yards vs. UW-Stevens Point, Nov. 7, 2015
Chris Pica-Anderson - Receiving
7 receptions, 126 yards vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 24, 2015
8 receptions, 94 yards vs. UW-Platteville, Oct. 25, 2014
6 receptions, 64 yards vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 15, 2016
8 receptions, 60 yards vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 10, 2015
4 receptions, 76 yards vs. Wartburg College, Sept. 19, 2015
5 receptions, 70 yards vs. Loras College, Sept. 12, 2015
Kevion McDonald - Receiving
6 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-Platteville, Oct. 29, 2016
5 receptions, 98 yards vs. Loras College, Sept. 12, 2015
3 receptions, 71 yards, 2 TDs vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 17, 2015
5 receptions, 67 yards vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 10, 2015
7 receptions, 72 yards vs. Bethel University, Sept. 3, 2015
Jordan Dabney - Receiving
5 receptions, 223 yards, 2 TDs vs. Simpson College, Sept. 3, 2016
4 receptions,124 yards, 2 TDs vs. Loras College, Sept. 12, 2015
6 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TDs vs. St. Thomas, Sept. 10, 2016
Akema Collins - Receiving
3 receptions, 49 yards vs. St. Thomas, Sept. 10, 2016
2 receptions, 35 yards vs. Simpson College, Sept. 3, 2016
Brian Sandifer - Recieving
5 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TDs vs. UW-Platteville, Oct. 29, 2016
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
85 - Brett Kasper to Sam Mentkowski (UW-Oshkosh), Oct. 3, 2015
85 - Adolfo Pacheco run for TD vs. Eau Claire, Oct. 15, 2016
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
357 - Hank Kujak vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 24, 2015
350 - Brett Kasper (UW-Oshkosh), Oct. 3, 2015
349 - Austin Neu (UW-Eau Claire), Oct. 1, 2011
341 - Hank Kujak vs. Bethel University, Sept. 3, 2015
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
THE LAST TIME A STOUT PLAYER...
Threw for 400-plus yards
418 - Hank Kujak vs. Loras College, Sept. 12, 2015 (22 comp, 44 att, 3 TD)
457 - Matt Bunyan vs. UW-Stevens Point, Nov. 7, 1998 (31 comp, 58 att, 4 TD)
Threw for 300-399 yards
311 - Jay Alston vs. Simpson College, Sept. 3, 2016 (15 comp, 27 att, 3 TDs)
325 - Hank Kujak vs. UW-Stevens Point, Nov. 7, 2015 (16 comp, 31 att, 3 TD)
357 - Hank Kujak vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 24, 2015 (23 comp, 48 att, 5 TD)
Ran for 300-plus yards
328 - Luke Bundgaard vs. UW-Platteville, Nov. 15, 2003 (53* carries, x TD)
Ran for 200-299 yards
207 - Craig Warminski vs. UW-La Crosse, Nov. 1, 2008 (32 carries, 2 TD)
Ran for 100-199 yards
119 - Adolfo Pacheco vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 15, 2016 (11 carries, 1 TD)
104 - Travis Urlaub vs. Simpson College, Sept. 3, 2016 (23 carries, 1 TD)
105 - Travis Urlaub vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 24, 2015 (10 carries, 1 TD)
Recorded 200-plus receiving yards
223 - Jordan Dabney vs. Simpson College, Sept. 3, 2016 (5 rec, 2 TDs)
241* - Dan Austin vs. UW-La Crosse, Nov. 1, 2003 (9 rec, 1 TD)
Recorded 150-199 receiving yards
159 - Brian Alvarez vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 17, 2015 (10 rec, 3 TD)
Caught 10-plus receptions
10 - Brian Alvarez vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 17, 2015 (159 yds, 3TD)
Scored 4 touchdowns
4 - Craig Warminski vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 25, 2008 (28 carries, 250 yds)
Scored 3 touchdowns
3 - Brian Alvarez vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 17, 2015 (10 rec, 159 yds)
Successfully Kicked a 50-plus yard field goal
52 - Drew Pearson vs. Mayville State, Sept. 17, 2016 (just before halftime)
52 - Brandon Raciborski vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 20, 2007 (game winner with 45 seconds remaining)
* school record
FIELD GOAL BLOCK & RETURN: During the 2015 season, Travis Shackleton blocked a 29-yard field goal attempt by UW-La Crosse in La Crosse, Oct. 10, 2015, and Enzo Rosani scooped up the ball on the La Crosse 14, returning it 86 yards for a score. The blocked kick was Shackleton's first career block and the touchdown was Rosani's first collegiate TD. There is no mention in the UW-Stout, the WIAC or the NCAA record books for returning blocked field goal attempts. There will now be a category in the Stout record book. After sending out a request to NCAA Division III sports information directors, the following list of blocked field goals was compiled.
Blocked Field Goal Attempt Returns
95t, Javicz Jones (Mary Hardin-Baylor vs. Lousiana College), 2012
86t, Enzo Rosani (UW-Stout vs. UW-La Crosse), Oct. 17, 2015
82t, Anthony Giuliano (SUNY-Cortland vs. William Paterson), 2010
79t, Ryan Bonheyo (Gallaudet University vs. Becker College), Nov. 2, 2013 (game winning TD)
77t, Jim Smith (SUNY-Cortland vs. SUNY-Brockport), 2007
76t, Rick Mateja (North Central College vs. Wheaton College), Sept. 21, 1985
67t, Justin Baker (St. Norbert College vs. Lake Forest College), Sept. 26, 2009
61, Derek Sulo (North Central College vs. Carthage College), Nov. 10, 2007
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. | A 10-week series on Stout football is available.
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. Tobacco is not permitted.
UP NEXT: The Blue Devils will close out the season when they host second ranked UW-Whitewater, Saturday, Nov. 12 on Senior Day.
