Football Preview: Blue Devils open WIAC with Oshkosh for Homecoming

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THIS WEEK'S GAME: The Blue Devils (1-2, 0-0 WIAC) open the conference season when they host UW-Oshkosh (2-1, 0-0 WIAC) Saturday, Oct. 5 at 2 p.m. The Titans are coming off a bye week while the Blue Devils took a 29-21 win at California Lutheran last weekend. Saturday's game is the annual homecoming game and is sponsored by Burger King. 

ON THE AIR: iHeartRadio's Rock 92.1 will proved audio broadcast coverage for the UW-Stout/UW-Oshkosh game with Pete Knutson and Chad Zutter providing the commentary. A game stream is available on https://rock921.iheart.com/ or through the iHeartRadio App. Rock92.1 will provide the audio portion for Live Video streaming of the game. 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, 2 p.m. (Homecoming)	Sept. 29 vs. UW-Eau Claire, W 26-20
Oct. 12 at UW-La Crosse, 1 p.m.	Oct. 6 vs. UW-La Crosse, L 29-23 (OT)
Oct. 19 at UW-Platteville, 2 p.m.	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, W 38-33
Nov. 16 at UW-Eau Claire 1 p.m.	Nov. 10 at UW-Oshkosh, L 27-13

LAST TIME OUT: UW-STOUT: After a bye week, the Blue Devils went thousands of miles west in pursuit of a game, traveling to California Lutheran and  took a 29-21 win. UW-Stout built up a 19-0 halftime lead, but then had to hold off California Lutheran University in the second half to take a 29-21 win in California. The Blue Devils rushed the ball 56 times against California Lutheran, the most rushes by a Blue Devil team since last season when they also ran the ball 56 games against UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 20, 2018, in Stevens Point. Previous to that, the most carries for the Blue Devils came Nov. 12, 2011, at UW-Oshkosh when Stout rushed 57 times. | Game Story and Stats

LAST TIME OUT: UW-OSHKOSH: Kobe Berghammer went 20-for-22 passing for 222 yards with three touchdowns and added another 34 yards with one score on the ground during his first collegiate start to lift the UW-Oshkosh football team to a 44-14 victory over Huntingdon College (Ala.) on Sept. 21 at J. J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium. UW-Oshkosh, which built a 30-0 lead at halftime, produced a season-high 482 yards of offense and 25 first downs en route to defeating Huntingdon College (1-2) for the third time in as many meetings. The Titans have now outscored the Hawks by a combined 109-30 score in a series that began in Alabama in 2007. | Game Story and Statistics

WHEN STOUT AND UW-OSHKOSH LAST MET: UW-Stout gave defending WIAC champion UW-Oshkosh a battle, but the Titans pulled away in the fourth quarter in the season finale, Nov. 10, 2018,  for a 27-13 win in Oshkosh. Fourteen points in a three-minute span turned a seven-point lead into a 27-6 advantage for UW-Oshkosh midway through the fourth quarter in the regular season finale for both teams. UW-Stout's Josh Nitek found the end zone with a three-yard touchdown run with 3:06 left in the game to cut the lead to 14, but the Blue Devils offense couldn't get any closer than that. That was their only touchdown of the game, as the Titans held them to two field goals through the first three quarters. Oshkosh finished with 407 total yards of offense, to Stout's 354. | Game Story and Stats

THE SERIES: The Titans hold a 39-23-1 lead in the series that began in 1947. The Titans have won the last nine meetings. Stout's last win over Oshkosh came during the final game of the 2010 season, a 28-14 win in Menomonie. 


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. Sophomores Josh Nitek and Nick Arguedas have been getting the majority of the carries and both are averaging 4.4 yard per carry. Nitek has logged 34 carries for 150 yards and Arguedas 29 totes for 127 yards. Senior Auqueith Bradshaw saw his first carries for the Blue Devils in California with 11 carries for 56 yards and a score, averaging 5.1 yards per plunge. Sean Borgerding is 43 of 86 in passing with five TDs and 556 yards, but has been forced into seven interceptions. Levy Hamer has caught 13 passes for 227 yards, averaging 17.5 yards and a score. Tyler Seymour has pulled in eight passes for 100 yards with two scores. Senior Kevion McDonald has six catches for 93 yards and a score. Parker Fossum has two catches, averaging 21.5 yards per catch. Stout is averaging 318 yards per game, 132.7 rushing, 185.3 passing. Defensively, Jed Schlegel has picked up where he left off last season before he was injured and lost for the season. The senior safety has a team-best 27 tackles, 18 solo, with two pass break-ups, a forced fumble and an interception. Linebacker Luke Wilz has 26 tackles, 10 solo, and the Blue Devils' other interception. Linebacker Brandon Vecchio has 20 tackles, nine solo and cornerback Kierre Rhodes has 17 tackles, 14 solo. Defensive lineman Scott Gustafson has the longest stat line with seven tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one pass breakup, one fumble forced, one recovered fumble and one blocked kick. The Blue Devils are giving up 349.0 yards, 69.7 rushing, 279.3 passing. Kicker/punter Alec Benzinger has been waiting in the wings the last two years behind all-conference kickers and punters, but has been making the most of his opportunities this year. The junior leads the WIAC in punting average at 39.4 yards per punt and ranks 39th nationally. Benzinger has made all seven of his PATs and is 2 for 4 in field goals. Stout opponents have yet to record a field goal. | 2019 Statistics

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-OSHKOSH: The Titans are averaging 27.7 points and 412 yards per game while allowing 19 points and 233.7 yards per contest. The Titans rank 15th in the NCAA Division III with 9.7 tackles for loss per game, fourth by ceding 86.7 passing yards per contest and 12th with 4.3 sacks per game. Oshkosh's strong defense is headlined by Tony Jandrin, Logan Heise, Trenton LaCombe, Connor Zirpel and Calvin Shilling. Jandrin and Heise lead the team with 15 tackles. Jandrin has 3.5 tackles for loss and Heise has a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss. LaCombe, Zirpel and Shilling have each recorded 14 tackles. LaComebe leads the team in tackles for loss with 4.5 and has 1.5 sacks. Schilling also has snared the Titans' lone interception. Ten Titan players have been in on sacks, with Brady Heimer leading the way with 4.5, ranking 11th in the NCAA.  Titans quarterback Kobe Berghammer has completed 43 of 73 passes for 654 yards with seven touchdowns and one interception. Riley Kallas and Peter MacCudden lead the Titan rushing attack. MacCudden has logged 44 carries for 137 yards while Kallas has a team-high 161 yards and one touchdown on just four rushes for a whopping 40.2 yards per tote. UW-Oshkosh's Mitchell Gerend has caught a team-leading 14 passes for 221 yards with one TD.  Kallas, Ryan Hayes, Justin Kasuboski and Tony Steger have each hauled in one touchdown reception for the Titans.

A TITAN SEASON PREVIEW: UW-Oshkosh, ranked No. 13 by College Football America and No. 25 by Street & Smith's, brings back its top receiver from 2018 in senior Riley Kallas, who had 47 catches for 586 yards and four touchdowns. Junior wide receiver Mitchell Gerend also hauled in a team-best four touchdowns, while senior running back Mitch Gerhartz led the Titans with 488 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns. Junior quarterback Kyle Radavich completed 57.8 percent of his passes and threw only six interceptions in 225 attempts. Junior linebacker Logan Heise and junior defensive lineman Brandon Hughes each contributed 41 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss with Heise adding 2.5 quarterback sacks. Head coach Pat Cerroni needed five victories to reach 100 in his career. He would become the 10th coach in league archives to reach the milestone. |  2019 Statistics

UW-Oshkosh, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2 p.m. (Homecoming)
Head Coach: Pat Cerroni, 13th (102-44)
2018 Record: 6-4, (4-3 WIAC, 3rd)
Series Record: Oshkosh leads 39-23-1
Last Meeting: Oshkosh 27, Stout 13 (2018)
First Meeting: Oshkosh 19, Stout 12 (1947)

2019 Schedule
Sept. 7 Carthage College, W 20-19
Sept. 14 at Salisbury (Md.), L 24-19.
Sept. 21 Huntingdon College (Ala.), W 44-14
Oct. 5 at UW-Stout, 2 p.m.
Oct. 12 UW-Stevens Point, 1 p.m.
Oct. 19 UW-Eau Claire, 1:30 p.m.
Oct. 26 at UW-La Crosse, 1 p.m.
Nov. 2 at UW-Platteville, 1 p.m.
Nov. 9 UW-River Falls, 1 p.m.
Nov. 16 UW-Whitewater, 1 p.m.

2018 Results
Sept. 1 at Carthage College, W 20-9
Sept. 8 at Davenport University (MI), L 7-3
Sept. 15 at Lincoln University (MO), W 17-7
Sept. 29 at UW-River Falls, W 48-14
Oct. 6 at UW-Whitewater, L 20-0
Oct. 13 UW-Platteville, W 31-10
Oct. 20 UW-La Crosse, W 24-13
Oct. 27 at UW-Stevens Point, L 27-21
Nov. 3 at UW-Eau Claire, L 20-14
Nov. 10 UW-Stout, W 27-13
 

THE MATCHUP: Comparing the numbers:

Stout	2019 WIAC Rankings		2019 WIAC Rankings	UW-Oshkosh
22.3	7	PPG	4	27.7
25.3	7	Opp. PPG	3	19.0
185.3	7	Pass Yds	5	240.3
132.7	5	Rush Yds	2	171.7
-2 (5/7)	5	Turnover +/-	7	-4 (2/6)

THE MATCHUP: Comparing the numbers:

Stout	2018 WIAC Rankings		2018 WIAC Rankings	UW-Oshkosh
23.3	5	PPG	7	20.5
27.1	5	Opp. PPG	2	14.0
233.3	3	Pass Yds	7	179.0
150.1	3	Rush Yds	7	124.7
-1 (16/17)	5	Turnover /-	1	+8

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: 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 Nicols, 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.

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 La Crosse 16th. UW-Eau Claire, UW-Platteville and Gustavus Adolphus are receiving votes. In the latest AFCA Top 25 poll, Whitewater is 3rd, St. John's 4th, La Crosse 20th, and Platteville 24th. 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 (37-56) 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.  UW-Oshkosh: Pat Cerroni (102-44) is in his 13th year as UW-Oshkosh's head football coach after leading the Titans to each of their four NCAA Division III postseason appearances, including trips to the program's first national championship game in 2016, to the semifinals in both the school's playoff debut in 2012 and in 2017, and to the quarterfinal round in 2015.  Cerroni, the 23rd head coach in UW-Oshkosh's 124-year history, has guided the Titans to a 95-39 record (.709 winning percentage), including marks of 13-1 in 2012, 12-1 in 2017, 11-2 in 2015 and 13-2 in 2016. He became the program's winningest coach with his 69th victory on Oct. 15, 2016, at UW-Stevens Point.  Last year the Titans finished with a 6-4 record and a third-place 4-3 mark in conference play, completing their eighth consecutive winning season. The Titans produced an eight-year run of winning seasons just once in program history from 1918-25.

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 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.

TOPPERS: The following are career-bests for several of Stout's offensive players

Sean Borgerding - Passing
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
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
Aquieth 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
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 Aldophus, Sept. 14, 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
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, 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
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
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 Military Appreciation 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 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 will be at nationally ranked UW-La Crosse, Saturday, Oct. 12 with a 1 p.m. start.