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THIS WEEK'S GAME: The Blue Devils (1-5, 0-3 WIAC) return home to host
UW-Stevens Point (2-4, 1-2 WIAC), Saturday, Oct. 26 for a 1 p.m. Heroes Day celebration, which is also a part of the University's Fam Jam. For Heroes Day, the Blue Devils will recognize and honor current members of the military, veterans and service personnel. The game is sponsored by Bill's Distributing.
ON THE AIR: iHeartRadio's Newstalk WMEQ AM 880 and 106.3FM will provide broadcast coverage for the season with Pete Knutson and Chad Zutter providing commentary during the games. Game streams are available on wmeq.com or through the iHeartRadio App. For home games, iHeartRadio's Newstalk WMEQ AM 880 and 106.3FM will provide the audio portion for
Live Video streaming of all home football games.
Live Stats will be available for all home games.
BLUE DEVILS LIVE: Join the Blue Devils every second Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Stout Ale House for Blue Devil Live, a live radio show with host Pete Knutson, the voice of the Blue Devils. Throughout the show, Knutson will talk to Blue Devil coaches and student-athletes about what is coming up and what happened last week.
| 2019 Blue Devil Schedule |
2018 Blue Devil Results |
| Sept. 7 vs. St. John's University, L 14-7 |
Sept. 1 at St. John's University, L 27-0 |
| Sept. 14 vs. Gustavus Adolphus, L 41-31 |
Sept. 8 at Gustavus Adolphus, W 24-23 (OT) |
| Sept. 28 at California Lutheran College, W 29-21 |
Sept. 22 vs. California Lutheran, W 49-24 |
| Oct. 5 vs. UW-Oshkosh, L 26-23 |
Sept. 29 vs. UW-Eau Claire, W 26-20 |
| Oct. 12 at UW-La Crosse, L 40-22 |
Oct. 6 vs. UW-La Crosse, L 29-23 (OT) |
| Oct. 19 at UW-Platteville, L 33-27. |
Oct. 13 at UW-River Falls, L 21-19 |
| Oct. 26 vs. UW-Stevens Point, 1 p.m. |
Oct. 20 at UW-Stevens Point, W 31-27 |
| Nov. 2 vs. UW-River Falls, 1 p.m. |
Oct. 27 vs. UW-Whitewater, L 40-10 |
| Nov. 9 at UW-Whitewater, 2 p.m. |
Nov. 3 vs. UW-Platteville, 38-33 |
| Nov. 16 at UW-Eau Claire 1 p.m. |
Nov. 10 at UW-Oshkosh, L 27-13 |
WEEKLY INTERVIEW: UW-Stout head coach
Clayt Birmingham will speak with Pete Knutson of iHeartRadio's Newstalk radio on a weekly basis about the upcoming game and last week's game. | This Week's Interview |
Weekly Interviews
LAST TIME OUT: UW-STOUT: The Blue Devils found themselves in 24-7 deficit but started to climb out only to come up six points short in a 33-27 loss to 18th ranked UW-Platteville, Oct. 19.
Sean Borgerding finished with 334 yards through the air and a career high, four touchdowns.
Levy Hamer led the team in receiving with 118 yards on three receptions and a touchdown.
Kevion McDonald finished with 117 yards on eight catches and a touchdown.
Tyler Seymour scored twice on the day and collected 85 yards on four receptions and also completed a 45-yard pass to set up his own 9-yard TD on the next play. |
Game Story and Stats
LAST TIME OUT: UW-STEVENS POINT: Stevens Point was held scoreless in a 38-0 loss to No. 3 UW-Whitewater (6-0, 3-0) in Saturday's Homecoming Game. It was the first time UWSP was shut out since 2005 and the first time at home since 1997. Senior quarterback Matt Urmanski completed 22 of 34 passes for 205 yards. Junior ShamaJ Williams led the rushing attack with 53 yards on 11 carries. He also caught five passes from Urmanski for a team-best 64 yards. Senior Jonte Webb caught six passes for 49 yards. |
Game Story and Statistics
WHEN STOUT AND UW-STEVENS POINT LAST MET: UW-Stout and UW-Stevens Point combined for 42 points in the first half, but after a scoreless third quarter, the Blue Devils won the fourth quarter and took a 31-27 win at Goerke Field on the Pointers' homecoming Oct. 20, 2018. The game was delayed to clear snow from the field.
Keyshawn Carpenter keyed the Blue Devils' offense all day, and the senior piled up a career-best 182 yards on the ground and three touchdowns. Out of Stout's 82 plays, Carpenter touched the ball 38 times and averaged 4.8 yards per carry.. |
Game Story and Stats
THE SERIES: The Pointers hold a 51-20-2 lead in the series that began in 1913. The Blue Devils have won the last two meetings. The two teams have split the last six match-ups, all decided by seven points or less.
A LOOK AT THE BLUE DEVILS: It has been an up-and-down season for the Blue Devils. Stout opened the season with a strong defensive effort in a 14-7 loss to third ranked St. John's, but had a difficult time the following week in a 41-31 loss to unranked Gustavus Adolphus. After traveling a couple of thousand miles to California Lutheran last week, Stout jumped out to a 19-0 halftime lead, but then had to hold off the Kingsmen to record their first win of the season. A strong rushing game against Cal Lutheran boosted running back number. The following week, the Blue Devils came back to the game against UW-Oshkosh at 23 each, only to fall 26-23 to the Titans. The Blue Devils produced another comeback against UW-La Crosse, trailing by as much as 27-0 in the third quarter, Stout tacked on 22 points to finish the game, scoring three touchdowns with two 2-point conversions over the final 20 minutes of the game. The Blue Devils are averaging 334.0 yards of offense, 80.2 yards rushing, 253.8 passing. |
2019 Statistics
THE RUNNING GAME: Sophomore
Josh Nitek and
Nick Arguedas have been leading the Blue Devils' rushing game. Nitek has carried the ball 48 times for 173 yards, averaging 3.6 yards per carry. Arguedas has logged 34 totes for 140 yards for 4.1 yards per carry. Senior
Auqueith Bradshaw saw his first carries for the Blue Devils in California and currently has 20 carries for 88 yards, averaging a team-best 4.4 yards per carry.
THE PASSING GAME: Sean Borgerding has completed 101 of 205 passes, and is coming off his second 300-plus yard game of the season. Borgerding has thrown 12 TD passes and has run for two. Forced into several comeback games, Borgerding has thrown 10 interceptions. Borgerding had seven interceptions in the first three games, but only three in the last three games. Borgerding has 1478 yards passing, averaging 246,3 per game.
Levy Hamer, last year's leading receiver, has caught 30 passes for 622 yards and four scores. Hamer averages 103.7 receiving yards per game, second in the league and 36th in the NCAA Division III. Hamer is averaging 5.0 receptions per game, fifth in the WIAC.
Kevion McDonald has pulled down 25 catches for 347 yards and three scores.
Tyler Seymour has 17 catches for 276 yards and four TDs. Coming out of the backfield,
Josh Nitek has nine catches for 48 yards.
DEFENSE: Safety
Jed Schlegel and linebacker
Luke Wilz are among the top six in the WIAC in tackles and
Brandon Vecchio is among the top 11. Schlegel is second in the WIAC and leads Stout with 58 tackles, 38 solo, and a team-best five pass break-ups. Wilz is sixth in the WIAC and has 49 tackles, with 22 solo tackles and three tackles for loss. Schlegel and Wilz each have an interception. Vecchio, who missed part of one game, has tallied 41 tackles, 20 solo, and is ranked 11th in the league.
Aaron Wisecup leads the team with 5.0 tackles for loss, chalking up a team-best 4.0 sacks, among his 18 tackles. Defensive back
Kierre Rhodes has 34 tackles, 26 solo. Defensive lineman
Scott Gustafson has the longest stat line with 12 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, two pass breakups, one fumble forced, one recovered fumble and one blocked kick. The Blue Devils are giving up 404.0 yards, 112.3 rushing, 291.7 passing.
BENZINGER BOOTING WELL: UW-Stout kicker/punter
Alec Benzinger was selected as the WIAC Kwik Trip Football Special Teams Athlete of the Week two consecutive weeks. For the season, Benzinger has made 5 of 8 field goals and 12 of 14 extra point attempts. The junior currently leads the team in scoring with 27 points, sixth among kickers in the WIAC. Benzinger's five field goals is tied for first among the seven conference teams. Benzinger leads the WIAC in punting average, averaging 39.6 yards over 27 kicks. For the season, Benzinger has pinned four punts inside the 20-yard line and has four punts of 50-plus yards, including a season-long of 56 yards. Benzinger was recently nominated to be placed on the Fred Mitchell Award watch list for the month of September. The annual Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place-Kicker Award is provided to the nation's top collegiate place-kicker among more than 750 FCS, Division II, III, NAIA and NJCAA football teams. The award recognizes both performance on the field and community service.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Kevion McDonald has returned 10 kickoffs for 175 yards, with a long of 35 (17.5 y/return).
Levy Hamer has returned nine kickoffs for 198 yards with a long of 52 yards and an average of 22.0 yards per return. Hamer has returned seven punts for 35 yards (5.0 y/return).
CAREER DAYS: Quarterback
Sean Borgerding and wide receiver
Levy Hamer had career days in the loss to UW-La Crosse. Borgerding completed 27 passes for 381 yards and had 53 pass attempts, all personal bests for the sophomore. Hamer pulled in a career-high 10 passes for 189 yards, also a career best.
IN THE BOOKS: Spencer Marlier hauled in his first collegiate catch, a 22-yard pass from
Sean Borgerding against UW-La Crosse and now has three receptions for 45 yards. Tight
John Smozynski caught his first collegiate pass, a five yard reception against UW-Oshkosh.
WIAC SECOND HALF COMEBACKS: While the Blue Devils haven't been able to capitalize with a win, the Blue Devils have put together strong second half comebacks against their three conference opponents. Throughout the conference season, Stout has tallied 1050 yards of total offense over the course of the three conference games, but in the second half have totaled 718 yards of offense. The same is true with points. For the conference games, Stout has been outscored 99-72, but have a 67-17 deficit in the first half. In the second half, Stout has outscored their WIAC opponents, 55-42.
Levy Hamer has been particular dangerous in the second half the last two games. Against La Crosse, Hamer caught eight passes for 140 yards in the second half and two passes for 106 yards in second half against UW-Platteville.
Sean Borgerding threw for 300 yards in the second half against the Eagles and 232 in the second half against the Pioneers.
COACH BIRMINGHAM AS A POINTER: UW-Stout coach
Clayt Birmingham was a four-year regular in the defensive backfield during his playing days with the Pointers. Birmingham was a two-time All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) defensive back at UW-Stevens Point (1995, 1994). In 1994, Birmingham was the WIAC interceptions co-leader. So we had to dig into the files to find out how Coach Birmingham fared against the Blue Devils. On Oct. 22, 1994 on Nelson Field in Menomonie, as Stout was driving for a TD, Birmingham stepped in front of a Forrest Schneider pass in the end zone to end the threat. On Oct. 23, 1993 in Stevens Point, Birmingham recorded a five-yard sack. Birmingham got his collegiate coaching start at Stevens Point under Hall of Fame coach John Miech. This will be Birmingham's 10th time facing his alma mater as head coach and has a record of 5-4 against the Pointers. As a player, Birmingham's teams did not lose to Stout.
CLIMBING THE LADDER: Kevion McDonald is currently 10th on the Blue Devils' all-time receiving list with 1650 yards in 108 receptions. In his second season,
Levy Hamer is currently 11th on the all-time receiving list, tallying 1619 yards on 103 receptions.
Sean Borgerding is currently eighth on the all-time passing list. The sophomore has completed 250 of 484 passes for 3564 yards.
A BLUE DEVIL SEASON PREVIEW: The Blue Devils enter the 2019 season with eight returners on each side of the ball. Quarterback Borgerding worked his way as the Blue Devils' signal caller for the final seven games of the season and finished the year going 149-of-279 for 2086 yards and 14 touchdowns against nine interceptions. On the end of many of his passes were fellow freshmen. The Blue Devils entered the 2018 season with only one receiver on the roster who had caught a varsity pass, but the freshman class responded. Receivers
Levy Hamer,
Tyler Seymour and
Parker Fossum return. Hamer, Seymour and Borgerding all earned all-conference honors last season. Hamer caught 73 passes last season for 997 yards and seven touchdowns. Hamer caught more passes than any Blue Devil in a single season since Scott Frederickson hauled in a school record 83 in 1989. Hamer led the conference in receiving yards per game at 99.7. Seymour averaged 20.2 yards per catch, hauling 22 passes for 445 yards and four TDs. Fossum had 32 receptions for 385 yards and two scores. After a year off,
Kevion McDonald returns for his senior year. McDonald earned all-conference honors as a junior, both as a receiver and as an all-purpose player. In 2017, McDonald hauled in 36 receptions for 587 yards and five TDs. He also ran for a TD on a 71-yard scamper. The Blue Devils return four-of-five starting offensive linemen, but will need to find replacements at running back and tight. Defensively, Stout returns experience across their defense as well, returning eight starters, including all-conference picks linebacker and co-captain
Luke Wilz, defensive lineman
Aaron Wisecup and cornerback
Kierre Rhodes. Brandon Vechhio held down the middle linebacking spot opposite Wilz and
Haydon Miller and
Logan Peterson were outside linebackers. Injury cut short
Jed Schlegel's season, but not be selected to the D3football.com team of the week early in the season. Schlegel was fourth on the team in total tackles with 65. Schlegel's ball-hawking skills gave him two interceptions and a fumble recovery. The Blue Devils will be looking to fill spots on the special teams, with both the kicker and punter spot, as well as the long snapper spot wide open. |
2019 Season Preview |
2018 Statistics
BREAKING OUT: Levy Hamer had the opportunity to become only the fourth Blue Devils receiver to go over 1000 receiving yards in a single season, but came up three yards short, finishing up with 997 yards.. Scott Frederickson holds the single season receiving record, pulling in 1185 yards in 1987. That season was a big passing year for the Blue Devils. Lined up on the opposite side was Mark Rothwell who collected 1090 receiving yards. Frederickson is the only Blue Devil receiver to have two 1000-yard seasons and he did it again in 1989 with 1102 yards. Scott Wojcik was the last Blue Devil receiver to break 1000 yards, coming in at 1002 yards in 1997.
PRESEASON POLLS: The Blue Devils finished in a tie for fourth 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-Whitewater is picked to finish first, UW-La Crosse second; UW-Oshkosh third; UW-Platteville fourth; UW-Stout fifth; UW-Stevens Point sixth; UW-Eau Claire seventh; and UW-River Falls eighth. |
WIAC Preseason Poll
WHO'S WHO: UW-STEVENS POINT: On the offensive side of the ball, Matt Urmanski leads the Pointers in passing yards with 1347 and five touchdowns, going 115-of-208 with eight interceptions. Urmanski also has three touchdowns on the ground. Leading the rushing attack is ShamaJ Williams with 345 yards and three touchdowns. Jahi Stigall also has 187 yards and a touchdown on the year. Jonte Webb leads the team in receiving in receptions with 25 and yards with 453 yards to go with two touchdowns. ShamaJ Williams also has 22 receptions with 164 yards. Fifteen different receivers have caught at least one pass. The Pointers are averaging 332.8 yards per game, 90.0 rushing, 242.8 passing. Kameron Kryzanski has 54 tackles, 27 solo and 4.5 tackle for loss. Berkly Corvine has 51 tackles, 32 solo, with 9.0 tackles for loss and a team-best 2.0 sacks. Donovan Lucas has two interceptions and a team-best nine pass break-ups. The Pointers' defense is giving up 351.8 yards, 195.8 rushing, 156.0 passing.
UW-Stevens Point sophomore kicker Victor Ponterio finished third in the conference with nine made field goals, including all three of his attempts to account for all the team's scoring in a 9-3 triumph at UW-Eau Claire on Oct. 6, 2018. Sophomore Max Herro split time at quarterback and completed 53.6 percent of his passes for 1,033 yards and eight touchdowns. He also gained 243 yards rushing with a pair of touchdowns. Senior defensive back Sam Shafer finished second on the team with 74 tackles, while senior defensive back OJ James was second on the squad with four interceptions.r. | 2019 Statistics
UW-Stevens Point, Saturday, Oct. 26, 1 p.m.
Head Coach: Greg Breitbach, 7th all, 2nd SP
Coach's Record: 16-55 all, 5-8 UWSP
2018 Record: 4-6 (3-4 WIAC, 4th tie)
Series Record: Stevens Point leads, 51-20-2
Last Meeting: Stout 31, Point 27 (2018)
First Meeting: Stout 24, Point 6 (1913)
2019 Schedule
Sept. 7 at John Carroll, L 21-7
Sept. 14 Wabash College, W 31-28
Sept. 21 at Dakota State, L 38-21
Oct. 5 UW-River Falls, W 30-16
Oct. 12 at UW-Oshkosh, L 20-7
Oct. 19 UW-Whitewater, L 38-0
Oct. 26 at UW-Stout, 1 p.m.
Nov. 2 UW-Eau Claire, 1 p.m.
Nov. 9 at UW-Platteville, 2 p.m.
Nov. 16 UW-La Crosse, 1 p.m.
2018 Results
Sept. 1 John Carroll University, L 45-21
Sept. 8 at Wabash College, L 16-13
Sept. 15 Dakota State, W 51-28
Sept. 29 UW-Platteville, L 20-6
Oct. 6 at UW-Eau Claire, W 9-3
Oct. 13 at UW-La Crosse, L 63-27
Oct. 20 UW-Stout, L 31-27
Oct. 27 UW-Oshkosh, W 27-21
Nov. 3 at UW-Whitewater, L 59-7
Nov. 10 at UW-River Falls, W 39-25
THE MATCHUP: Comparing the numbers:
| UW-Stout |
2019 WIAC Rankings |
|
2019 WIAC Rankings |
UW-Stevens Point |
| 23.2 |
6 |
PPG |
8 |
16.0 |
| 29.2 |
7 |
Opp. PPG |
5 |
26.8 |
| 253.8 |
4 |
Pass Yds |
5 |
242.8 |
| 80.2 |
8 |
Rush Yds |
6 |
90.0 |
| -8 (6/14) |
8 |
Turnover +/- |
6 |
-2 (8/10) |
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Week 6: Offensive athlete of the week: Sean Borgerding, So, Spring Valley, Wis./Tyler Seymour, So, Duluth, Minn. (East); Defensive athlete of the week: Aaron Wisecup, Sr, Monticello, Minn. Special team athlete of the week: Alec Benzinger, Jr, Waukesha, Wis. (Mukwonago) Offensive lineman of the week: Bailey Roux, Jr, Rice Lake, Wis. Offensive scout team player of the week: Ethan Wiesner, Fr, Manawa, Wis. (Little Wolf); Defensive scout team player of the week: Griffin Ewing, So, Wayzata, Minn.
Week 5: Offensive athlete of the week: Levy Hamer, So, Chicago, Ill (St. Laurence)Defensive athlete of the week: Luke Wilz, Sr, Manawa, Wis. (Little Wolf). Offensive scout team player of the week: Alex Biddle, Fr, Oconomowoc, Wis.; Defensive scout team player of the week: Spencer Konstanzer, Fr, Hanover Park, Ill (Bartlett)
Week 4: Offensive athlete of the week: Levy Hamer, So, Chicago, Ill (St. Laurence)/Sean Borgerding, So, Spring Valley, Wis. Defensive athlete of the week: Brandon Vecchio, Sr, Tomahawk, Wis./Aaron Wisecup, Sr, Monticello, Minn. Special team athlete of the week: Alec Benzinger, Jr, Waukesha, Wis. (Mukwonago) Offensive lineman of the week: Justin Schlangen, So, Ham Lake, Minn. (Blaine) Offensive scout team player of the week: Brady Glynn, Fr, Eyota, Minn. (Eyota-Dover).; Defensive scout team player of the week: Griffin Ewing, So, Wayzata, Minn.
Week 3: Offensive athlete of the week: Josh Nitek, So, Blair, Wis. (Blair-Taylor)/Auquieth Bradshaw, Sr, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Seabreeze). Defensive athlete of the week: Kierre Rhodes, Sr, St. Paul, Minn. (Johnson)/Luke Wilz, Sr, Manawa, Wis. (Little Wolf) Special team athlete of the week: Alec Benzinger, Jr, Waukesha, Wis. (Mukwonago)/Tyler Nichols, LS, Eau Claire, Wis. (North) Offensive lineman of the week: Thomas Roble, Sr, Carver, Minn. (Chanhassen) Offensive scout team player of the week: Cole Linson, Fr, St. Francis, Minn.; Defensive scout team player of the week: Jake Pyykola, Jr, Eau Claire, Wis. (North) / Warren Williams, Fr, Barron, Wis.
Week 2: Offensive athlete of the week: Levy Hamer, So, Chicago, Ill. (St. Laurence) / Blake Purdy, Jr, Mondovi, Wis. Defensive athlete of the week: Jed Schlegel, Sr, Baldwin, Wis. (Spring Valley). Special team athlete of the week: none Offensive lineman of the week: Alex Negoski, Jr, Evergreen Park, Ill (Brother Rice) Offensive scout athlete of the week: JD Bates, Fr, Sauk Rapids, Minn.; Scout team defensive player of the week: Kevin Liu, Fr, Green Bay, Wis. (Ashwaubenon)
Week 1: Offensive athlete of the week: Josh Nitek, So, Blair, Wis. (Blair-Taylor) Defensive athlete of the week: Luke Wilz, Sr, Manawa, Wis./Jed Schlegel, Sr, Baldwin, Wis. (Spring Valley). Special team athlete of the week: Scott Gustafson, So, Victoria, Minn. (Chanhassen) Offensive lineman of the week: Alex Negoski, Jr, Evergreen Park, Ill (Brother Rice) Offensive scout athlete of the week: Cade Olson, So, Cleveland, Minn; Scout team defensive player of the week: Rex Meikle, Fr, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
TEAM CAPTAINS: Captains for the 2019 season are: defensive back Jed Schlegel (Sr, Baldwin), linebacker Luke Wilz (Sr, Manawa), linebacker Brandon Vecchio (Sr, Tomahawk) and wide receiver Kevion McDonald (Sr, Hopkins, Minn)
RANKED OPPONENTS: The Blue Devils play two teams that opened the season ranked In the D3football.com Top 25 poll. The Blue Devils opened the season by hosting St. John's University (3rd), Sept. 7 (L 14-7) and will be at UW-Whitewater (4th) Nov. 9. UW-Oshkosh (Oct. 5), and UW-La Crosse (Oct. 12) received votes in the season's initial poll. In the latest D3football poll (Sept. 30), UW-Whitewater is 3rd, St. John's 4th and UW-Platteville is ranked 19th. La Crosse and UW-Oshkosh are receiving votes. In the latest AFCA Top 25 poll, Whitewater is 3rd, St. John's 4th, and Platteville 19th. UW-LaCrosse, UW-Oshkosh and Eau Claire are getting votes.
NATIONAL RANKINGS: The Blue Devils returned to the national rankings during the 2017 season after an upset win of fourth ranked St. Thomas. were first mentioned in the 2017 AFCA Football Coaches Top 25 poll, Sept. 24 and again Oct. 1, but fell out after a six point overtime loss to UW-La Crosse...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. 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.
THE COACHES: UW-Stout: Clayt Birmingham (37-58) is in his 10th season in 2019 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. (Birmingham's record coming into the season 36-54)
UW-Stevens Point: Greg Breitbach (16-55 all, 6-10 UWSP) is in the midst of his second season as the Pointers' head coach. In his first season, he led the Pointers to four wins, including a victory over then-No. 10 UW-Oshkosh on Oct. 27, one of two wins in the final three games of the season. He coached 10 All-WIAC players, including WIAC Special Teams Player of the Year, Christian Almonte. He was named head football coach on July 2, 2018 and came to UWSP after spending five seasons as head coach at Millersville University, a Division II program in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
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 13th season with the Blue Devils.
Nick Pesik begins his first season as the Blue Devil offensive coordinator, coming to Stout after three years as the wide receivers coach at UW-Whitewater.
Derek Branch is in his sixth 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 sixth 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 fourth 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 is in his second year as a Blue Devil assistant coach and works with the wide receivers. Mark Thomas returns to the Blue Devils as an assistant football coach, beginning his 28th season, and will work with the outside linebackers during the 2019 season.
Thor Daley is in his second year as a Blue Devil assistant, working with the offensive linemen. After an all-conference and all-region career as a Blue Devil punter, Clark Riedel is in his second 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 in a tie for fourth in league play last season and the Blue Devils were picked to finish fifth in a WIAC preseason poll released in mid-August.
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE: Senior defensive lineman
Aaron Wisecup has been selected as a semi-finalist as a National Football Foundation (NFF) scholar-athlete for 2019 and has been selected as a semi-finalist for the Campbell Trophy.
SEASON HONORS: 2019:
Alec Benzinger has been placed on the Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place Kicker Award watch list...
Alec Benzinger was selected as the WIAC special teams athlete of the week for the second consecutive week after his three field goal performance against UW-Oshkosh, Oct. 5...
Alec Benzinger was selected as the WIAC special teams athlete of the week and the UW-Stout/Toppers Athlete of the Week after his performance in a 29-21 win over California Lutheran, Sept. 28...Jed Schegel was selected as the UW-Stout/Toppers Athlete of the Week Sept. 16 after recording 14 tackles against Gustavus Adolphus College...
2018: Fourteen players from UW-Stout were selected to the 2018 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Football Team, with four selected to the first team.
Caleb Adams,
Drew Pearson,
Keyshawn Carpenter and
Shawn Magee were first team picks,
Tyler Seymour,
Bailey Roux,
Levy Hamer,
Luke Wilz and
Levi Wolf were second team picks and
Sean Borgerding,
Rayshawn Graham,
Aaron Wisecup and
Kierre Rhodes were honorable mention....
Shawn Magee was chosen as WIAC Special Teams Player of the Week after averaging 44.0 yards per punt against UW-Platteville, Nov. 7...
Dylan Peterson was selected to the D3football.com Team of the Week special teams after blocking two kicks against UW-La Crosse...
Jed Schlegel was selected to the D3football.com Team of the Week and as the WIAC defensive player of the week after Stout's 26-20 win over UW-Eau Claire, Sept. 29, recording 10 tackles and an interception.
Levy Hamer was selected as the UW-Stout/Toppers athlete of the week after the Eau Claire win after scoring two TDs and pulling in 177 yards in nine catches... Running back
Rayshawn Graham was selected WIAC offensive athlete of the week after gaining 172 yards against California Lutheran, Sept. 22. Graham was also the UW-Stout/Toppers Athlete of the Week...Linebacker
Haydon Miller was selected WIAC defensive athlete of the week after making eight tackles and getting an interception against California Lutheran, Sept. 22...Defensive lineman
Scott Gustafson was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week after he blocked an extra point attempt that gave the Blue Devils a 24-23 overtime win over Gustavus Adolphus, Sept. 8...Place kicker
Drew Pearson has been named to the Fred Mitchell Award watch list...
Caleb Adams has been nominated as an NFF scholar-athlete for 2018.
TOPPERS: The following are career bests for several of Stout's offensive players
Sean Borgerding - Passing
27 comp, 53 att, 381 yards, 2 TDs vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 12, 2019
20 comp, 37 att, 334 yards, 4 TDs vs. UW-Platteville, Oct. 19, 2019
19 comp, 38 att, 333 yards, 2 TDs vs. UW-Platteville, Nov. 3, 2018
23 comp, 37 att, 315 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 6, 2018
22 comp, 46 att, 278 yards, 2 TD vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Sept. 14, 2019
20 comp, 34 att, 274 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 13, 2018
10 comp, 13 att, 273 yards, 4 TDs vs. California Lutheran, Sept. 22, 2018
15 comp, 28 att, 233 yards, 2 TDs vs. UW-Eau Claire, Sept. 29, 2018
22 comp, 43 att, 215 yards, vs. UW-Oshkosh, Nov. 10, 2018
11 comp, 29 att, 207 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-Oshkosh, Oct. 5, 2019
8 comp, 14 att, 142 yards, 2 TDs vs. California Lutheran, Sept. 28, 2019
14 comp, 27 att, 139 yards vs. UW-Whitewater, Oct. 27, 2018
8 comp, 16 att, 108 yards vs. St. John's University, Sept. 1, 2018
5 comp, 18 att, 61 yards, 2 TDs vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Sept. 8, 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
Josh Nitek - Rushing
20 carries, 90 yards, vs. California Lutheran, Sept. 28, 2019
15 carries, 53 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-Oshkosh, Nov. 10, 2018
6 carries, 35 yards, vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Sept. 14, 2019
8 carries, 25 yards vs. St. John's, Sept. 7, 2019
Nick Arguedas - Rushing
12 carries, 72 yards, vs. California Lutheran, Sept. 28, 2019
8 carries, 38 yards, 1 TD, vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Sept. 14, 2019
9 carries, 17 yards vs. St. John's, Sept. 7, 2019
Auqueith Bradshaw - Rushing
11 carries, 56 yards, 1 TD, vs. California Lutheran, Sept. 28, 2019
Shahan Ameen - Rushing
3 carries, 15 yards vs. St. John's, Sept. 7, 2019
Levy Hamer - Receiving
10 receptions, 189 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 12, 2019
9 receptions, 177 yards, 2 TDs vs. UW-Eau Claire, Sept. 29, 2018
9 receptions, 143 yards, 1 TD, vs. UW-Platteville, Nov. 3, 2018
4 receptions, 143 yards, 2 TDs, vs. California Lutheran, Sept. 22, 2018
8 receptions, 138 yards, 1 TD, vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Sept. 14, 2019
3 receptions, 118 yards, 1 TD, vs. UW-Platteville, Oct. 19, 2019
8 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 13, 2018
9 receptions, 89 yards vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 6, 2018
4 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-Oshkosh, Oct. 5, 2019
7 receptions, 80 yards vs. St. John's University, Sept. 1, 2018
8 receptions, 77 yards vs. UW-Whitewater, Oct. 27, 2018
7 receptions, 73 yards vs. UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 20, 2018
7 receptions, 62 yards vs. UW-Oshkosh, Nov. 10, 2018
5 receptions, 53 yards vs. Gustavus Adolphus College, Sept. 8, 2018
Tyler Seymour - Receiving
3 receptions, 102 yards, TD, vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 6, 2018
3 receptions, 86 yards, vs. UW-Platteville, Nov. 3, 2018
4 receptions, 85 yards, 2 TDs, vs. UW-Platteville, Oct. 19, 2019
4 receptions, 66 yards, vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Sept. 14, 2019
4 receptions, 46 yards, 1 TD, vs. UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 20, 2018
Parker Fossum - Receiving
5 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 13, 2018
8 receptions, 77 yards vs. UW-Oshkosh, Nov. 10, 2018
4 reception, 71 yards vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 6, 2018
4 receptions, 67 yards vs. UW-Whitewater, Oct. 27, 2018
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
8 receptions, 117 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-Platteville, Oct. 19, 2019
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
8 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 12, 2019
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
83 - Sean Borgerding to Levy Hamer vs. UW-Platteville, Nov. 3, 2018
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
333 - Sean Borgerding vs. UW-Platteville, Nov. 3, 2018 (19 comp, 38 att, 2 TD)
315 - Sean Borgerding vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 6, 2018 (23 comp, 37 att, 1 TD)
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
182- KeyShawn Carpenter vs. UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 20, 2018 (38 carries, 3 TD)
145 - Rayshawn Graham vs. UW-Eau Claire, Sept. 29, 2018 (24 carries)
172 - Rayshawn Graham vs. California Lutheran, Sept. 22, 2018 (20 carries)
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
177 - Levy Hamer vs. UW-Eau Claire, Sept. 29, 2018 (9 rec, 2 TDs)
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
51- Drew Pearson vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 13, 2017
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
Scored a Defensive Extra Point
Dylan Peterson intercepted, lateraled to Jed Schlegel, who scored vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Sept. 14, 2019
Abraham Cruz intercepted vs. St. John's University (NCAA Playoffs), Nov. 18, 2000
Tony Beckham intercepted vs. Southwest State University (in the Metrodome), Nov. 14, 1999
Tony Aizupura intercepted, 1995
THE LAST TIME A STOUT TEAM...
Played an overtime game
Oct. 6, 2018 - vs. UW-La Crosse, L 29-23 (OT)
Sept. 8, 2018 - at Gustavus Adolphus, W 24-23 (OT)
Sept. 3, 2010 - at Black Hills State, L 14-13 (OT)
Oct. 3, 2009 - vs. UW-River Falls, W 13-12 (OT)
Sept. 6, 2008 - at Menlo College, W 13-10 (OT)
Sept. 18, 1999 - at St. Ambrose, L 34-28 (OT)
Nov. 17, 1996 - vs. Winona State, W 50-43 (OT) at Metrodome
Recorded 450-plus yards of total offense
476 - vs. UW-Eau Claire, Sept. 29, 2018
547 - vs. California Lutheran, Sept. 22, 2018
521 - vs. Simpson College, Sept. 3, 2016
507 - vs. UW-Stevens Point, Nov. 7, 2015
499 - vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 24, 2015
469 - at UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 17, 2015
534 - at Loras College, Sept. 12, 2015
Recorded 350-plus yards of passing
357 - vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 24, 2015
418 - at Loras College, Sept. 12, 2015
Recorded 250-plus yards of rushing
263 - vs. California Lutheran, Sept. 22, 2018
289 - vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 15, 2016
Carried the ball 55 or more times
56 - vs. California Lutheran, Sept. 28, 2019
56 - vs. UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 20, 2018
57 - vs. UW-Oshkosh, Nov. 12, 2011
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. Louisiana 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 2019: The Blue Devils will host Student Day, Sept. 7; Alumni Day, Sept. 14 and will hold a reunion for the 2009 football team; Homecoming, Oct. 6; Fam Jam and Heroes Day, Oct. 26; and Senior Day, Nov. 2.
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.
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. Quentin Danès, a football coach from France, spent two weeks in the Blue Devils' 2019 training camp. | Danes Feature story | During the 2018 season, the Blue Devils had a coach from Germany into preseason camp for a couple of days. Enzo Rosani began his career as a Blue Devil, joining Stout as a cornerback from France on the 2014 roster. Feature Story In all likelihood, Rosani is the only international student to have played football for UW-Stout for four seasons. Rosani earned All-WIAC second team honors. For the 2019 season, Quentin Danes spent two weeks during the preseason working with the coaching staff. Danes was a teammate of Rosani on the French national team...The Blue Devils have consistently welcomed European coaches to their training camp. In 2011 it was 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 in 2011. 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, who is the subject of this feature story.
DON & NONA WILLIAMS STADIUM: UW-Stout's Don and Nona Williams Stadium got a facelift in 2018 with the installation of an updated surface. FieldTurf 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 has been 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 will close out the home portion of the 2019 schedule when they host UW-River Falls, Saturday, Nov. 2 at 1 p.m. The game will also be Senior Day and will be sponsored by Westconsin Credit Union.
