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THIS WEEK'S GAME: UW-Stout (0-1, 0-0 WIAC) will play their second consecutive MIAC opponent when they travel to
Gustavus Adolphus College (1-0, 0-0 MIAC), Saturday, Sept. 8 for a 1 p.m. contest in St. Peter, Minn. The Blue Devils and the Gusties have not met since the early 1980s. The Blue Devils are coming off a 27-0 loss at 11th ranked St. John's University, Sept. 1. The Gusties pulled away and took a 32-20 win at Martin Luther College, Sept. 1.
The Blue Devils are coming off the 2017 season where they finished 5-4 overall, and woke up the Division III football world when they defeated fourth-ranked St. Thomas, 25-22, Sept. 9 at Don & Nona Williams Stadium. the win propelled the Blue Devils to 25th on the
D3football.com Top 25. Stout moved up to 24th the following week, then jumped two spots to 22nd before a loss to UW-Platteville dropped Stout one spot to No. 23 and a loss to UW-Whitewater the following week put Stout in the receiving votes category. The last time Stout appeared in the poll was when they received votes for several weeks midway through the 2010 season and the last time Stout cracked the D3football Top 25 was during Week 5 of the 2005 season. Stout received votes in the first
AFCA Division III Coaches Poll, then moved up to 25th during the second poll. The Blue Devils fell out of the AFCA's Division III Coach's Poll after the Platteville loss. After the win over UW-River Falls, the Blue Devils reappeared in the receiving votes category, with four votes during Week 7 in the D3football.com poll and returned to the "Receiving Votes" category of the AFCA Coaches Poll after a win over UW-Stevens Point. Stout fell out of the "Receiving Votes" category in the D3football.com poll after the Eau Claire game, but stayed in the RV category in the AFCA Coaches Poll. Following the loss to La Crosse, the Blue Devils are no longer receiving votes.
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WEEKLY INTERVIEW: UW-Stout head coach
Clayt Birmingham will speak with Pete Knutson iHeartRadio's Newstalk radio on a weekly basis about the upcoming game and last week's game. |
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LAST TIME OUT: UW-STOUT: The Blue Devils could not get their offense in gear and dropped a 27-0 decision at St. John's University, Sept. 1 to open the season. Stout couldn't get into gear and 11th-ranked St. John's University scored twice in the first quarter, then added two more scores in the third quarter as the Johnnies rolled to a 27-0 victory Saturday. All four of St. John's (1-0) touchdowns came via the air as Jackson Erdmann threw for all four sc to three different players. St. John's scored opened the scoring at 4:02 of the first quarter as Erdmann finished off a 10-play drive with a 12-yard TD strike to Jared Streit. Erdmann, who finished with 241 passing yards, used two plays to get into the end zone just before the end of the quarter, hitting Blake Patrick with a 48 yard pass and struck paydirt with an 8-yard toss to Tommy Auger. Erdmann found Will Gillach for two scores in the third period, getting a 22-yard score at 6:13 and for 25 yards with 1:03 left in the period to close out the scoring. The Blue Devils, which started their first five drives inside the 20, finished with 213 total yards, but were held to 29 yards rushing. The Blue Devils never got into the red zone and only got as close as the St. John's 26 yards line on their final drive of the day. |
St. John's Story and Stats
LAST TIME OUT: GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS: It took some time for the Gustavus football team to find its footing Saturday in the season opener at Martin Luther College, but after trailing by two at halftime the Gusties made the necessary adjustments to outscore the Knights 14-0 in the final 30 minutes and came out on top 32-20, Sept. 1 in New Ulm, Minn. |
Martin Luther Story and Stats
WHEN STOUT AND GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS LAST MET: The teams have not meet since the early 1980s. when the teams split in back-to-back seasons, with Stout winning in 1982 at St. Peter, Minn., 14-0. But Gustavus turned the tables the following year Sept. 10, 1983, in Menomonie, when Marc Illies hauled in a 29-yard TD pass from with seven seconds left in the game from QB Eric Lunde for a 13-6 win. Jim Alexander of Gustavus carried the ball 29 times for 123 yards rushing, as Gustavus tallied 299 yards of total offense, while Stout had 169 yards of offense with quarterback Glen Majszk scrambling for 62 of Stout's 136 rushing yards. The head coach for Gustavus Adolphus at the time was
Dennis Raarup, who was an assistant football coach and member of the Stout physical education department from 1963-1968. Raarup had a Hall of Fame career at Gustavus from 1971-87.
THE SERIES: Gustavus Adolphus holds a 4-1 lead in the series. The Blue Devils defeated the Gustavus, 14-0, in 1982 in St. Peter, Minn., but Gustavus returned the favor the following year when they came to Menomonie to hand Stout a 13-6 defeat. In the two team's first ever meeting in 1939 Gustavus won 39-0, while the Blue Devils set a mark for most punts in a game with 12. That Stout mark was matched in 2014 against Wartburg College. In the teams' first meeting, Gustavus won again in 1940, 37-0.
UW-STOUT: On paper, it would look like UW-Stout would have a lot of holes to fill after graduating 24 seniors last year, one of the largest group of graduating seniors in head coach
Clayt Birmingham's eight year tenure. And while the Blue Devils will need to replace a lot of players - including nine defensive starters, - Birmingham said his squad returns athletes who have seen considerable time in rugged Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) play, but not as a listed starter. This year's senior class, along with a solid junior class, will need to step in while the team develops depth they will need for the schedule which opens Saturday, Sept. 1 with a trip to traditional football powerhouse St. John's University. "We have talent, just not a lot of veteran talent," Birmingham said. "By losing so many seniors (last season), we lost depth."
2017 Statistics
THROWING THE BALL: The Blue Devils return their offensive line nearly intact, losing only one starter.
Caleb Adams (Sr, Rochester, Minn) earned all-conference and all-region honors at guard. Starters returning include tackle
Thomas Roble (Jr, Carver, Minn), guard
Justin Herbst (Jr, Park Falls) and center
Bailey Roux (So, Rice Lake). The Blue Devils had the same starting lineup at offensive line in all nine games last season. At quarterback,
Jay Alston (Sr, Rochester, Minn) completed 98 passes for 1473 yards with eight touchdowns, playing in eight games. Alston is currently 10th on the Blue Devil all-time passing list with 3301 career yards.
J.Dan Sturgeon (Jr, West Lafayette, Ind) got the start against St. Thomas, and led the Blue Devils to a 25-22 win over the nationally-ranked Tommies, throwing a 77-yard TD on his first pass of the game, then getting the game winner with just over a minute left, for his third TD of the game. Freshman
Sean Borgerding (Spring Valley) has worked his way up the depth chart.
CATCHING THE BALL: The Blue Devils will be inexperienced at catching the ball, but Birmingham believes that gap will be made up quickly. Tight ends
Dustin Rondorf (Sr, Marengo, Ill) and
Blake Purdy (So, Mondovi) each have collegiate receptions, as do running backs
Keyshawn Carpenter (Sr, Evergreen Park, Ill) and
Rayshawn Graham (Jr, Blue Island, Ill). Even quarterback Alston (two for 10 yards) and safety
Levi Wolf (a 15 yard special teams reception) have more collegiate receptions than the vast of majority of Blue Devils wearing the WR tag.
Noel Gonzalez (Sr, Waukegan, Ill), who has excelled as a return man, hauled in five passes last year for 67 yards and has six total collegiate receptions. Fellow return man
Heaven Hunt (Jr, Somerset) did not have a reception last year, but returned 14 punts and three kickoffs.
Parker Fossum (Fr, Chatfield, Minn), Levy Hamer (Fr, Chicago, Ill), Jacob Paul (Fr, Andover, Minn), Mason Graetz (So, River Falls), Tyler Seymour (Fr, Duluth , Minn), and
Josh Halloran (So, Inver Grove Heights, Minn), along with a number of incoming freshman could very well line up at receiver.
RUNNING THE BALL: Rayshawn Graham (Jr, Blue Island, Ill) and
Keyshawn Carpenter (Sr, Evergreen Park, Ill) both got carries last year at tailback. Graham led the team with 445 net rushing yards, averaging 4.6 yards per carry, and earned second team all-conference honors, gaining 105 yards against UW-Platteville and 100 yards against UW-River Falls. Carpenter, one of the team's captains, ran for 97 yards and a pair of scores against UW-Eau Claire and averaged 3.9 yards per tote.
Josh Nitek (Fr, Blair), Nick Arguedas (Fr, Waterville, Minn) and
Ahmad McClellan (Fr, Olympia Fields, Ill)
could see action this year.
IN THE TRENCHES: The Blue Devils return their offensive line nearly intact, losing only one starter.
Caleb Adams (Sr, Rochester, Minn) earned all-conference and all-region honors at guard. Starters returning include tackle
Thomas Roble (Jr, Carver, Minn), guard
Justin Herbst (Jr, Park Falls) and center
Bailey Roux (So, Rice Lake). The Blue Devils had the same starting lineup at offensive line in all nine games last season
A NEW DEFENSE: Defensively, the Blue Devils return only two starters - linebacker
Luke Wilz (Jr, Manawa) and safety
Levi Wolf (Sr, Elmwood). Wolf, one of three 2018 team captains, had a breakout year, matching a conference-high five interceptions, notching six pass break-ups and making 50 tackles, 24 solo. Birmingham said Wolf significantly stepped up his game in rushing defense. "Levi is an athletic player who plays the pass well," Birmingham said, "but impressed me was how well he come up and stopped the run." Wilz has been causing havoc for the opponent during his first two seasons at both outside linebacker and know inside linebacker, where last season he had three sacks, three pass break-ups, forced a fumble that was turned into a touchdown and was second on the team in tackles with 64, 40 solo.
WOLF'S INSTINCTS: Safety
Levi Wolf, a second team all-conference pick, tied for the lead in the conference in interceptions last season with five. Wolf had two interceptions against St. Thomas, then stepped in front a UW-Stevens Point, returning it 28 yards for his first career pick-6. For the second time this season, Wolf recorded two interceptions in a game when he picked off two against UW-La Crosse. Wolf has a conference-best 101 return yards for interceptions. Wolf blocked a punt against Platteville that teammate
Jed Schlegel scooped up and returned 47 yards for his first collegiate score. Wolf caught a 15-yard pass out of punt formation against St. Thomas.
KICKING GAME: Drew Pearson (Sr, Wausau) returns at kicker for his final year. Following an All-American season as a sophomore, Pearson was still the team's leading scorer last season with seven field goals and 18 extra-points. While Pearson's numbers weren't as prolific as the year before, he proved to still have the leg, kicking a 53-yarder against UW-Stevens Point. Pearson is currently 11th on the UW-Stout all-time scoring list with 147 points. Pearson appeared on the first Fred Mitchell Award watch list. The award recognizes place kickers within the FCS, NCAA Divisions II and III, the NAIA and NJCAA. Pearson was one of 10 finalists for the award during his sophomore year.
PUNTING GAME: The punting spot is wide open with four-year and three-time all-conference punter
Clark Riedel using up his eligibility. Riedel will work with the special teams as a student coach this fall. Senior transfer
Shawn Magee (Sr, Rice Lake) will be the punter. Magee competed at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.
MR. RELIABLE: Also adding stability to the special teams will be the return of long snapper
Clay Dziekan (Sr, Mondovi) for his final season. Dziekan earned honorable mention all-conference honors last season.
CLIMBING THE LADDER: Blue Devil kicker
Drew Pearson is currently 11th on the UW-Stout all-time scoring list with 147 points. Quarterback
Jay Alston is currently 10th on the all-time passing list with 3377 yards.
PRESEASON POLLS: The Blue Devils
finished fifth 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 fifth
this year. UW-Oshkosh is picked to finish first, UW-Whitewater second, UW-Platteville third, UW-La Crosse fourth, UW-Stout fifth, UW-River Falls sixth, UW-Stevens Point seventh and UW-Eau Claire eighth. | WIAC Preseason Poll
WHO'S WHO: GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE: The Gusties finished fifth in the MIAC last season and the team is Gustavus Adolphus College is ranked No. 5 in this year's Preseason Coaches' Poll, having garnered 36 points in the balloting. Injuries derailed what appeared to be a promising 2017 campaign, which saw the Golden Gusties jump out to a 3-1 start to the year. Chiefly among those hit by the bug last season was quarterback Michael Veldman, who ranked among the top-five passers in the Conference with 143 completions for 1,931 passing yards and 18 scores, despite missing four games. Most significantly, Gustavus won twice as much as it lost with Veldman behind center, as the 6-foot-4 senior signal-caller registered a 4-2 record as a starter last year. | Gustavus Season Preview
at Gustavus Adolphus, Saturday, Sept. 8, 1 p.m.
Head Coach: Peter Haugen, 10th (43-48)
2017 Record: 5-5 (4-4 MIAC, 5th)
Series Record: Gustavus leads, 4-1-0
Last Meeting: Gustavus 13, Stout 6 (1982)
First Meeting: Gustavus 51, Stout 0 (1929)
2017 Results
Sept. 2 Westminster, W 38-0
Sept. 9 at UW-River Falls, L 20-12
Sept. 16 at Augsburg University, W 42-37
Sept. 23 Hamline University, W 51-7
Sept. 30 at Concordia College, L 27-17
Oct. 14 Bethel University, L 24-3
Oct. 21 at St. John's, L 41-17
Oct. 28 St. Olaf College, W 41-13
Nov. 4 at St. Thomas, L 58-7
Nov. 11 Carleton College, W 52-0
2018 Schedule
Sept. 1 at Martin Luther College, W 32-20
Sept. 8 UW-Stout, 1 pm
Sept. 15 St. John's, 1 pm
Sept. 22 at Bethel University, 1 pm
Oct. 6 Concordia, 1 pm
Oct. 13 at Hamline, 1 pm
Oct. 20 Augsburg, 1 pm
Oct. 27 at Carleton, 1 pm
Nov. 3 St. Thomas, 1:10 pm
Nov. 10 at St. Olaf, 1 pm
THE MATCHUP: Comparing the numbers:
| Stout |
WIAC 2017 Rank |
|
MIAC 2017 Rank |
Gustavus |
| 21.9 |
5 |
PPG |
5 |
28 |
| 16.4 |
4 |
Opp. PPG |
5 |
22.7 |
| 213.8 |
4 |
Pass Yds |
5 |
239.1 |
| 121.2 |
8 |
Rush Yds |
5 |
123.6 |
| -9 (13/22) |
8 |
Turnover /- |
5 |
+3 (15/13) |
CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN: During the 2017 season, the Kingsmen were held to less than 20 points only once on their way to a 5-3 overall record, and that was in the final game of the season when they lost 21-17 to the University of Redlands. California Lutheran outscored their opponents, 35.3-28.0.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Week One: Offensive athlete of the week: Levy Hamer, Fr, Chicago, Ill. (St. Laurence); Defensive athlete of the week: Jed Schlegel, Jr, Baldwin, Wis. (Spring Valley); Special team athlete of the week: Jason Dilly, Sr, Andover, Minn.; Offensive lineman of the week: Bailey Roux, So, Rice Lake, Wis.; Offensive scout athlete of the week: Rylan Moser, Fr, North Mankato, Minn. (Mankato West); Defensive scout athlete of the week: Ryan Miller, So, Somerset, Wis.
TEAM CAPTAINS: Captains for the 2018 season include running back Keyshawn Carpenter (Sr, Evergreen Park, Ill), offensive lineman Caleb Adams (Sr, Rochester, Minn) and safety Levi Wolf (Sr, Elmwood).
LOTS OF RANKED OPPONENTS: The Blue Devils play four teams - three in consecutive weeks - that are ranked In the D3football.com Top 25 poll. The Blue Devils will face St. John's University (11th), Sept. 1; UW-Whitewater (12th) Oct. 27; UW-Platteville (17th) Nov. 3;and UW-Oshkosh (4th) Nov. 10. UW-La Crosse was getting votes, Oct. 6
NATIONAL RANKINGS: When Stout was voted 25th in the 2017 Week 2 Top 25 poll, it was the first time Stout was ranked in the Top 25 since Week 5 of the 2005 season when the Blue Devils were ranked 23rd. During 2017, Stout climbed as high as 22nd in the D3football.com poll in week four, but fell out of the Top 25 after consecutive losses to UW-Platteville and UW-Whitewater. The Blue Devils reappeared in the receiving votes category during the Week 7 poll. The last time Stout received votes in the D3football.com poll was during the 2010 season. Stout often received votes during the 2000s. The Blue Devils appeared in the AFCA Coaches poll during the Sept. 25 poll, ranking 25th. Stout returned to the Receiving Votes category in the AFCA poll Oct. 24.
ODDS AND ENDS: Previous to the 2017 season, the last time the Blue Devils were mentioned in the D3football.com Top 25 was when they received votes during the 2010 season.
KICKOFF FAIR CATCH (AND OTHER RULE CHANGES): Beginning with the 2018 season, a kickoff returner can signal a fair catch inside the 25-yard line, technically resulting in a touchback. The ball will be brought out to the 25-yard line to start the ensuing drive. | 2018 NCAA Rule Changes
THE COACHES: UW-Stout: Clayt Birmingham (31-49) will begin his ninth season in 2018 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.
Gustavus Adolphus: Peter Haugen (43-48), a native of Minneapolis and a 1991 graduate of Bethel University, enters his 10th year as head football coach at Gustavus Adolphus College for the 2018 season. After the 2015 season, Haugen earned MIAC Co-Coach-of-the-Year honors after directing the Gustavus football team to a 7-3 overall record and a third place finish in the MIAC at 5-3. Haugen shared the honor with St. Thomas coach Glen Caruso and became the first Gustavus coach to earn the award since 1987 when Dennis Raarup was named Coach-of-the-Year after going undefeated in the MIAC. The seven wins in 2015 were the most by Gustavus since 2001 and the third place finish in the league was the best since 2002. Last season, the Gusties went 5-5 overall and 4-4 in the MIAC. After posting a combined record of 13-27 in his first four seasons at Gustavus, Haugen has since turned the program around by going 29-21 in the past five seasons for a combined coaching record of 43-48 and 30-42 in the MIAC.
COACHING STAFF: Head coach
Clayt Birmingham works with the defensive backs.
Travis Destache returns as the defensive coordinator and also works with the linebackers. Destache was named the WIAC assistant coach of the year by the WFCA in 2017. Destache is in his 12th season with the Blue Devils. Chase Vogel returns for his fifth year and is the offensive coordinator, working with the quarterbacks and the passing game.
Derek Branch is in his fifth season with the Blue Devils. An all-conference offensive lineman with the Blue Devils during his playing years, Branch will work with the offensive line.
Jed Stutzman is in his fifth year with the Blue Devils and will again work with the running backs. Jeff Sullivan was an assistant coach with the Blue Devils from 2003-05, returning in 2016 after an 11 year hiatus from college football. During the interim, Sullivan was an assistant coach with a number of high school programs and is a member of the first class to earn their PhD at Stout. Sullivan works with the defensive line.
Jake Schiff begins his third year with the Blue Devil coaching staff. Schiff played defensive back for the Blue Devils and was a student assistant coach in 2014 and 2015. Schiff works with the defensive line.
Wade Smethers begins his first year as a Blue Devil assistant coach and works with the wide receivers. Jake Shaw and Thor Daley are in their first years as Blue Devil assistant coaches. Shaw works with the linebackers and Daley with the offensive linemen. After an all-conference and all-region career as a Blue Devil punter,
Clark Riedel enters his first year as an assistant coach and will work with the special teams.
THE LEAGUES: UW-Stout is a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). Stout finished fifth in league play last season and the Blue Devils were picked to finish fifth in a 2018
WIAC preseason poll released in mid-August. Gustavus Adolphus is a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and finished fifth last season, the spot they are picked to finish this season, according to a coaches' preseason poll.
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE: Senior
Caleb Adams has been nominated as a National Football Foundation (NFF) scholar-athlete for 2018 and has been selected as a semi-finalist for the Campbell Trophy.
SEASON HONORS: 2018: Place kicker
Drew Pearson has been named to the Fred Mitchell Award watch list....
2017: Defensive lineman
Isaiah Hardy (Sr, Olympia Fields, Ill/Rich Central), linebacker
Josh Johnson (Sr, Little Canada, Minn/St. Agnes) and offensive lineman
Caleb Adams (Jr, Rochester, Minn) were 2017 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) first team selections, leading 13 Blue Devil picks to the conference-wide honor squad. Running back
Rayshawn Graham (So, Blue Island, Ill/Eisenhower), receiver
Kevion McDonald (Jr, Hopkins, Minn), defensive back
Levi Wolf (Jr, Elmwood), place kicker
Drew Pearson (Jr, Wausau) and punter
Clark Riedel (Sr, Waukesha/West) were second team picks. Defensive lineman
Iyen Ogbomoh(Sr, Olympia Fields, Ill/Rich Central), linebacker
Nick Schulenburg (Sr, Fort Atkinson), defensive back
Michael Pierson (Sr, Lino Lakes, Minn/Centennial), defensive back
Enzo Rosani (Sr, Gagny, France/LaHotoie) and long snapper
Clay Dziekan (Jr, Mondovi) were honorable mention...defensive back
Michael Pierson was selected as the WIAC defensive athlete of the week after returning a fumble for 15 yards against UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 28....quarterback
Jay Alston was selected at the UW-Stout/Toppers athlete of the week after throwing for two TDs and running for two more in a 55-7 win over UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 28...Wide receiver
Kevion McDonald was selected as the UW-Stout/Toppers athlete of the week after recording six catches for 112 yards and running four times for 83 yards against UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 21...Kicker
Drew Pearson was selected the WIAC special teams player of the week after kicking three field goals, including a 53-yarder, and added two PATs in Stout's 23-17 win over UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 21...Wide receiver
Kevion McDonald was the UW-Stout/Toppers athlete of the week after catching six passes for 112 yards and running the ball four times for 83 yards...Safety
Levi Wolf was selected as the WIAC defensive player of the week and was named to the D3football.com team of the week after Stout's 25-22 win over St. Thomas, Sept. 9...Wide receiver
Kevion McDonald and safety
Levi Wolf were selected as UW-Stout/Toppers Athlete of the Week after Stout's 25-22 win over St. Thomas...Linebacker
Luke Wilz was named the WIAC defensive player of the week after notching 12 tackles against Simpson College in the season opener...place kicker
Drew Pearson received preseason All-America honors by D3football.com, Street and Smith magazine, Lindy's magazine, and HERO Sports Network. Pearson is also on the watch list for the Fred Mitchell Award, an award he was a semi-finalist for last season...
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. UW-River Falls, Oct. 22, 2016
18 comp, 33 att, 247 yds, 2 TDs vs. UW-Stevens Point, Nov. 5, 2016
14 comp, 30 att, 235 yds, 1 TD vs. UW-Platteville, Sept. 30, 2017
10 comp, 21 att, 203 yds, 2 TD vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 28, 2017
14 comp, 26 att, 198 yds, 1 TD vs. UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 21, 2017
10 comp, 21 att, 183 yds. 3 TD vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 14, 2017
16 comp, 33 att, 135 yds, 2 TDs, vs. UW-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
Sean Borgerding - Passing
8 comp, 16 att, 108 yards vs. St. John's University, Sept. 1, 2018
J.Dan Sturgeon - Passing
13 comp, 27 att, 248 yds, 3 TDs vs. St. Thomas, Sept. 9, 2017
4 comp, 13 att, 107 yds, 1 TD vs. UW-La Crosse, Nov. 4, 2017
Jay Alston - Rushing
9 carries, 96 yards, 2 TD vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 15, 2016
6 carries, 77 yards, 2 TD vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 28, 2017
Keyshawn Carpenter - Rushing
11 carries, 97 yards, 2 TD vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 28, 2017
17 carries, 77 yards vs. Simpson College, Sept. 2, 2017
12 carries, 59 yards vs. Wartburg College, Sept. 19, 2015
Rayshawn Graham - Rushing
15 carries,105 yards vs. UW-Platteville, Sept. 30, 2017
19 carries, 100 yards vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 14, 2017
5 carries, 52 yards vs. Simpson College, Sept. 2, 2017
14 carries, 61 yards vs. UW-Whitewater, Oct. 7, 2017
17 carries, 50 yards vs. St. Thomas, Sept. 9, 2017
Levy Hamer - Receiving
7 receptions, 80 yards vs. St. John's University, Sept. 1, 2018
Dustin Rondorf - Receiving
2 receptions, 24, yards vs. UW-Platteville, Sept. 30, 2017
2 receptions, 21 yards vs. Simpson College, Sept. 2, 2017
Kevion McDonald - Rushing
4 carries, 83 yards vs. UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 21, 2017
Kevion McDonald - Receiving
7 receptions, 133 yards vs. St. Thomas, Sept. 9, 2017
6 receptions, 112 yards vs. UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 21, 2017
5 receptions, 98 yards vs. Loras College, Sept. 12, 2015
4 receptions, 94 yards, vs. UW-Stevens Point, Nov. 5, 2016
3 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-La Crosse, Nov. 4, 2017
6 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-Platteville, Oct. 29, 2016
3 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 28, 2017
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
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
Longest Run from Scrimmage
86 - Craig Warminski vs. UW-Oshkosh, Nov. 13, 2010
85 - Adolfo Pacheco run for TD vs. Eau Claire, Oct. 15, 2016
Longest Field Goal
55 - Nick Dace (North Central College), Sept. 15, 2012
53 - Drew Pearson (UW-Stout), vs. UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 21, 2017
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, 4 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
100 - Rayshawn Graham vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 14, 2017 (19 carries)
105 - Rayshawn Graham vs.UW-Platteville, Sept. 30, 2017 (15 carries)
105 - Travis Urlaub vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 24, 2015 (10 carries, 1 TD)
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)
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
155 - Akema Collins vs. UW-Platteville, Sept. 30, 2017 (6 rec)
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)
Returned a kickoff 90-plus yards
96t - Noel Gonzalez at UW-Stevens Point, Nov. 5, 2016
90t - Carlos Concepcion vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 23, 2010
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)
Recorded two (or more) interceptions in a single game
2- Levi Wolf vs. UW-La Crosse, Nov. 4, 2017
2 - Levi Wolf vs. St. Thomas, Sept. 9, 2017
2 - Enzo Rosani vs. Mayville State, Sept. 17, 2016
Successfully Kicked a 50-plus yard field goal
53 - Drew Pearson vs. UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 21, 2017
51 - Drew Pearson at UW-Oshkosh, Oct. 1, 2016
52 - Drew Pearson at Mayville State, Sept. 17, 2016 (just before halftime)
52 - Brandon Raciborski vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 20, 2007 (game winner with 45 seconds remaining)
Returned a blocked punt for a score
Jed Schlegel, 47 yards vs. UW-Platteville (Levi Wolf block), Sept. 30, 2017
Returned a blocked field goal for a score
Enzo Rosani, 86 yards vs. UW-La Crosse (Travis Shackleton block), Oct. 10, 2015
Returned an interception for a score
Levi Wolf, 28 yards vs. UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 21, 2017
Iyen Ogbomoh, 5 yards vs. Simpson College, Sept. 3, 2016
Returned a fumble for a score
Michael Pierson, 15 yards vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 28, 2017
* school record
BIG KICKOFF RETURNS: Noel Gonzalez returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown against UW-Stevens Point, Nov. 5, 2016 at Stevens Point. The return was the longest return since Mike Bechtel returned a 98-yard kickoff return against UW-Whitewater, Oct. 14, 1995 on the Blue Devils' homecoming. Carlos Concepcion returned a kick 90 yards against UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 23, 2010. Jesse Wendt, who holds the school single season record for kickoff return average, returned a kickoff 90 yards in 2004. Tony Beckham did not have any 90-plus yard returns, but in back-to-back seasons, the future NFL draftee returned an 88-yard kickoff and an 89-yard return in 2000 and 2001, respectively.
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 was no mention in the UW-Stout, the WIAC or the NCAA record books for returning blocked field goal attempts. There is now 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
PROMOTIONS PLANNED FOR 2018: The Blue Devils will host Community Day, Sept. 22; Youth Day, Sept. 29; Homecoming, Oct. 6; Military Appreciation Day, Oct. 27; and Senior Day, Nov. 3.
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. | A 10-week series on Stout football is available.
TAILGATING: 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.
DON & NONA WILLIAMS STADIUM: UW-Stout's Don and Nona Williams Stadium got a facelift this summer with the installation of an updated surface. FieldTurf will installed the FieldTurf Revolution 360. FieldTurf promotes this surface as having "optimal durability, resilience, and feel." A padding/drainage mat will be added, as well as flushing the current drainage system to make sure the field sheds water as designed. The field's layout will be similar to the previous markings and will again include markings for high school hash marks. The S logo at midfield will be replaced by the new Blaze head logo. The stadium, which was opened during the 2001 season, last had the stadium turf replaced during the summer of 2008 when the original Astroturf-type surface was replaced with ProGrass, a surface that more closely resembled natural grass. Don & Nona Williams Stadium was only the second artificial playing surface in the state of Wisconsin when it opened in 2001. At the time, the Wisconsin Badgers were the only Wisconsin college team that played their games on artificial turf. The Green Bay Packers had an artificial surface in their practice facility. Now, every WIAC school has an artificial surface, and many high schools in the state have followed suit.
UP NEXT:The Blue Devils have the bye Sept. 15, then return to action Saturday, Sept. 22 when they open the home portion of their season by hosting California Lutheran University at 1 p.m. at Williams Stadium. This will be the first meeting between Stout and California Lutheran. The teams are slated to meet again next year in California.
