GREAT WEST FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
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GREAT WEST FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
GREAT WEST FOOTBALL CONFERENCE GREAT WEST THE GREAT WEST FOOTBALL CONFERENCE The Great West Football Conference is entering its fourth season in 2007. The Gridiron Power Index, the BCS-style ranking and top indicator of at-large playoff selection, had the Great West as the topranked league in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS, formerly I-AA) last season. North Dakota State won the league’s championship with a 4-0 record in 2006. The Bison defeated Ball State 29-24, lost only to Minnesota of the Big Ten Conference10-9 and posted an 8-0 record against FCS competition on the way to 10-1 overall record. NDSU was No 3 in the final GPI and topped a list of four league members including No. 12 Cal Poly, No. 14 UC Davis and No. 16 South Dakota State. In the final College Sporting News Coaches Top 25, the Bison were No. 5, Cal Poly was No. 14, SDSU was No. 21 and UC Davis was No. 24. The Sports Network Top 25 had No. 5 NDSU, No. 16 Cal Poly and No. 22 SDSU. UC Davis received votes. The league is made up of five intercollegiate institutions that have ranging geographically from North Dakota to South Dakota to Utah to California. Officially announced Feb. 25, 2004, charter members of the Great West Football Conference were California Polytechnic State University; University of California, Davis; North Dakota State University; University of Northern Colorado; South Dakota State University; and Southern Utah University. Conference competition began on Sept. 4, 2004 with UC Davis scoring a 52-0 win over South Dakota State and Northern Colorado notching a 15-13 win over North Dakota State. Great West members Cal Poly, Southern Utah and UC Davis are at-large candidates for NCAA I-AA post-season playoff consideration. South Dakota State and North Dakota State become eligible in 2008. The Great West Football Conference recognizes student-athletes on both a weekly and full-season basis. Individual awards will include Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week; AllConference teams; an Academic All- Conference team; and Player, Newcomer and Coach of the Year awards. The league also crowns a team champion following the conclusion of conference competition. The governance of the Great West Football Conference remains primarily with the member institutions. Ed Grom serves as the commissioner of the league. He is the associate commissioner of The Great West Football Members School Enrollment Cal Poly 18,400 UC Davis 30,435 North Dakota State 12,258 South Dakota State 11,377 Southern Utah 7,209 Location Population San Luis Obispo, Calif. 43,509 Davis, Calif. 60,709 Fargo, N.D. 90,672 Brookings, S.D. 18,715 Cedar City, Utah 23,983 Summit League. Each member institution is represented on the President’s Council by its respective CEO. Dr. Steven Bennion (Southern Utah) served as the initial Chair with Dr. Warren Baker of Cal Poly as Vice Chair. The general operations and management of the Conference will be conducted by the Directors of Athletics (Director’s Council). Three Athletic Directors will comprise the Executive Committee and be responsible for the overall administrative functions of the Conference. The Great West Executive Committee includes Tom Douple (The Summit League) as Chair, Alison Cone (Cal Poly) as Vice- Chair and Greg Warczeka (UC Davis) as Treasurer and Gene Taylor (North Dakota State) will chair the Coaches Committee. Scheduling of contests, assignment of officials and certain media relations functions will remain with member institutions. “Providing these student-athletes with the opportunity to compete for a conference championship makes all of this effort so worthwhile,” Douple noted. “I am certain that all the coaches will also use the opportunity to compete for a conference championship to motivate their players and to attract recruits. This is great for all of the athletes, coaches and institutions involved, as well as each university’s entire community.” League members have earned impressive GPI (Gridiron Power Index) ratings during its first three seasons, including a No. 14 by Northern Colorado and No. 19 by Cal Poly in 2003. In the national I-AA Top 25 poll, Cal Poly reached No. 14 while Northern Colorado achieved a No. 19 ranking. In 2004, Cal Poly was ranked No. 14, while North Dakota State rose as high as No. 18 in the final poll. In the final 2005 GPI, Cal Poly was No. 6, North Dakota State was No. 18 and UC Davis was No. 22. Cal Poly advanced to the second round of the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football playoffs. The five member schools are spread out of over four Western states and three time zones, giving each school added exposure - both in terms of media and recruiting - in new destinations. The conference affiliation is also expected to generate much interest within the five schools’ substantial alumni base, which numbers nearly 400,000 combined. North Dakota State captains (from L to R) Steve Walker, Kyle Steffes, Justin Frick and Craig Dahl accept the Great West Football Conference trophy from league commissioner Ed Grom as Bison head coach Craig Bohl looks on. 74 BISON FOOTBALL 2007 GREAT WEST 2007 PRESEASON ALL-GWFC TEAM PLAYERS OF THE YEAR OFFENSE: Steve Walker, North Dakota State DEFENSE: Joe Mays, North Dakota State FIRST TEAM OFFENSE WR Ramses Barden, Cal Poly, Jr. WR Kole Heckendorf, North Dakota State, Jr. TE Chris Wagner, South Dakota State, Sr. OL Nate Safe, North Dakota State, Sr. OL Matt Roan, Southern Utah, Sr. OL Stephen Field, Cal Poly, Jr. OL Mitch Erickson, South Dakota State, Sr. OL Preston Crumly, South Dakota State, Sr. QB Steve Walker, North Dakota State, Sr. RB James Noble, Cal Poly, Jr. RB Johnny Sanchez, Southern Utah, Sr. FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL John Faletoese, UC Davis, Jr. DL Ryan Shotwell, Cal Poly, Soph. DL Jimmy Judd, Southern Utah, Sr. LB Justin Kubesh, South Dakota State, Sr. LB Joe Mays, North Dakota State, Sr. LB Chris Buck, UC Davis, Sr. DB Adam Cook, UC Davis, Sr. DB D.J. Senter, Southern Utah, Jr. DB Derrick Brown, Southern Utah, Sr. DB Nick Schommer, North Dakota State, Jr. FIRST TEAM SPECIALTY K Parker Douglass, South Dakota State, Sr. P Mike Dragosavich, North Dakota State, Sr. RS Shamen Washington, North Dakota State, Jr. SECOND TEAM OFFENSE WR JaRon Harris, South Dakota State, Jr. TE Jerimiah Wurzbacher, North Dakota St, Jr. OL Zach Harrington, North Dakota State, Jr. OL Jon Compas, UC Davis, Jr. OL Dylan Roddick, Cal Poly, Sr. OL Brandon Guzman, Southern Utah, Sr. OL Nick Flesner, South Dakota State, Jr. QB Wes Marshall, Southern Utah, Sr. RB Cory Koenig, South Dakota State, Sr. RB Tyler Roehl, North Dakota State, Jr. SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL Adam Torosian, Cal Poly, Sr. DL Jason Bonwell, South Dakota State, Sr. DL Mitch Pontrelli, South Dakota State, Sr. DL Eric Schroeder, South Dakota State, Jr. LB Mark Restelli, Cal Poly, Jr. LB Ramon Humber, North Dakota State, Jr. LB La’Var Porter, Southern Utah, Sr. DB Jovan Jackson, Southern Utah, Sr. DB Andre Thomas, Cal Poly, Sr. DB Brock Gentile, South Dakota State, Sr. DB Richard Bowman, North Dakota State, Jr. GREAT WEST FOOTBALL CONFERENCE COMPOSITE SCHEDULE Thursday, Aug. 30 South Dakota State at Western Illinois, 6:05 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1 Southern Utah at Montana, 1:05 p.m. Cal Poly at Texas State, 6 p.m. Western Washington at UC Daivs, TBA NDSU - OPEN/BYE Saturday, Sept. 8 Cal Poly at Idaho, 2 p.m. South Dakota State at Youngstown State, 6 p.m. North Dakota at Southern Utah, 6 p.m. UC Davis at Portland State, 6:05 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at North Dakota State, 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 Sam Houston State at North Dakota State, 6 p.m. Southern Illinois at Southern Utah, 6 p.m. UC Davis at Eastern Washington, 6 p.m. Weber State at Cal Poly, 6:05 p.m. Northern Iowa at South Dakota State, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 McNeese State at Southern Utah, 6 p.m. Western Oregon at Cal Poly, 6:05 p.m. Texas State at South Dakota State, 7 p.m. North Dakota State at Central Michigan, TBA Northeastern at UC Davis, TBA Saturday, Sept. 29 UC Davis at San Jose State, 1 p.m. North Dakota State at Western Illinois, 1:05 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at South Dakota State, 2 p.m. Northern Colorado at Cal Poly, 6:05 p.m. Southern Utah - OPEN/BYE Saturday, Oct. 13 *Cal Poly at UC Davis, 6:05 p.m. North Dakota State at Mississippi Valley St., 2 p.m. Southern Utah at Youngstown State, 4 p.m. SDSU - OPEN/BYE Saturday, Oct. 20 *UC Davis at Southern Utah, 1 p.m. *Cal Poly at South Dakota State 7 p.m. North Dakota State at Minnesota, TBA Saturday, Oct. 27 *Southern Utah at North Dakota State, 1 p.m. *South Dakota State at UC Davis, 1 p.m. Cal Poly at Idaho State, 3:05 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 *Cal Poly at Southern Utah, 1 p.m. UC Davis at Sacramento State, 2:05 p.m. Illinois State at North Dakota State, 6 p.m. South Dakota State at Central Arkansas, 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 *Southern Utah at South Dakota State, 1 p.m. *North Dakota State at Cal Poly, 4:05 p.m. UC Davis - OPEN/BYE Saturday, Nov. 17 *North Dakota State at South Dakota State, 1 p.m. Iona College at Cal Poly, 4 p.m. Southern Utah at Northern Iowa, TBA San Diego at UC Davis, TBA *- Great West Football Conference games All times local, subject to change Saturday, Oct. 6 *UC Davis at North Dakota State, 1 p.m. South Utah at Montana State, 1:35 p.m. South Dakota State at Georgia Southern, 2 p.m. Cal Poly - OPEN/BYE SECOND TEAM SPECIALTY K Shawn Bibeau, North Dakota State, So. P Tim Chicoine, Cal Poly, Sr. RS James Noble, Cal Poly, Sr. (courtesy of Phil Steele College Preview) 2006 Great West Champions www.greatwestfootball.com 75 GREAT WEST 2006 Great West Football Conference Standings Team NORTH DAKOTA STATE South Dakota State Cal Poly UC Davis Southern Utah GWFC W-L-T 4-0-0 3-1-0 2-2-0 1-3-0 0-4-0 Pct. 1.000 .750 .500 .250 .000 Points For-Opp 151-73 110-111 83-111 89-80 49-107 Overall W-L-T 10-1-0 7-4-0 7-4-0 6-5-0 3-8-0 Pct. .909 .636 .636 .545 .273 Points For-Opp 374-147 235-235 248-162 309-227 215-276 2006 GWFC AWARD WINNERS Offensive Player of the Year: Steve Walker, QB (North Dakota State) Defensive Player of the Year: Kyle Shotwell, LB (Cal Poly) Special Teams Player of the Year: *Parker Douglass, PK (South Dakota State) Rookie of the Year: Chris Carter, WR (UC Davis) Steve Walker, QB Coach of the Year: Craig Bohl (North North Dakota State Dakota State) Kyle Shotwell, LB Cal Poly Chris Carter, WR UC Davis Craig Bohl Parker Douglass, PK South Dakota State North Dakota State 2006 GREAT WEST ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Second Team First Team OFFENSE Pos. Player WR *Ramses Barden WR *Tony Kays WR Joey Hew Len TE Chris Wagner OL *Nate Safe OL %Elliott Vallejo OL *Mitch Erickson OL Jon Compas C *Stephen Field QB Steve Walker RB #Kyle Steffes RB *James Noble RB **%Anthony Watson K *Parker Douglass School Cal Poly UC Davis Southern Utah South Dakota State North Dakota State UC Davis South Dakota State UC Davis Cal Poly North Dakota State North Dakota State Cal Poly South Dakota State South Dakota State Ht. Wt. 6-6 227 6-1 188 6-3 220 6-7 235 6-4 315 6-7 315 6-6 290 6-4 290 6-1 280 6-0 210 5-11 207 5-6 180 5-10 221 5-8 170 Yr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. So. Jr Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Hometown Altadena, Calif. Elk Grove, Calif. Sacramento, Calif. Brookings, S.D. Cannon Falls, Minn. Salinas, Calif. Hutchinson, Minn. Carlsbad, Calif. Arrroyo, Grande, Calif. Lockport, Ill. Dickinson, N.D. Barstow, Calif. Worthington, Minn. Columbus, Neb. DEFENSE Pos. Player School DL *James Amos UC Davis DL *John Faletoese UC Davis DL *Chris White Cal Poly DL %Justin Frick North Dakota State ILB *Kyle Shotwell Cal Poly ILB %Joe Mays North Dakota State OLB Chis Buck UC Davis OLB *Justen Peek Cal Poly DB *Jonathan Barsi UC Davi DB *Courtney Brown Cal Poly DB *Kenny Chicoine Cal Poly DB **%Craig Dahl North Dakota State P %Mike Dragosavich North Dakota State Ht. Wt. 6-4 260 6-3 290 6-3 275 6-3 292 6-1 235 5-11 245 6-0 210 6-1 225 6-1 205 6-2 205 6-0 205 6-1 211 6-5 196 Yr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Hometown Galt, Calif. Carmichael, Calif. Bakersfield, Calif. Yankton, S.D. Goleta, Calif. Chicago, Ill. Fair Oaks, Calif. Oakhurst, Calif. Los Altos, Calif. Oakland, Calif. Huntington Beach, Calif. Mankato, Minn. Oak Lawn, Ill. Honorable Mention OFFENSE Pos. Player WR Chris Carter WR JaRon Harris WR Micah Johnson TE Brett Johansen OL Josh Mayfield OL Mike Knight OL Preston Crumly OL Nick Flesner C Matt Roan QB */**Jon Grant QB Andy Kardoes RB Marcus Nolan RB Johnny Sanchez K Nick Coromelas School UC Davis South Dakota State South Dakota State Southern Utah Cal Poly Southern Utah South Dakota State South Dakota State Southern Utah UC Davis South Dakota State UC Davis Southern Utah Cal Poly Ht. Wt. 6-0 190 6-1 195 6-2 180 6-3 230 6-2 240 6-5 300 6-5 290 6-3 280 6-4 285 6-3 200 6-3 210 5-11 220 5-6 180 6-1 200 Yr. RFr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr Hometown Danville, Calif. Sioux Falls, S.D. Prescott, Ariz. Nampa, Idaho Spring Valley, Calif. Murray, Utah Hartington, Neb. Pierce, Neb. Dublin, Va. Pacific Grove, Calif. Algona, Neb. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Barstow, Calif. Anaheim Hills, Calif. DEFENSE Pos. Player DL *Mike Ng DL Jason Bonwell DL Mitch Pontrelli DL Levi Erickson ILB Robert Takeno OLB La’Var Porter OLB Justin Kubesh DB %Nevan Bergan DB Randy Samuel DB %Brian Kofoed DB D.J. Senter P Nick Coromelas School UC Davis South Dakota State South Dakota State Southern Utah Southern Utah Southern Utah South Dakota State UC Davis Cal Poly Southern Utah Southern Utah Cal Poly Ht. Wt. 6-2 250 6-0 250 6-2 270 6-2 250 5-11 222 6-2 230 6-1 230 5-11 175 5-10 175 6-0 175 6-1 205 6-1 200 Yr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Hometown Fairfield, Calif. Glendora, Calif. St. Paul, Minn. Salt Lake City, Utah Sandy, Utah Las Vegas, Nev. Olivia, Minn. San Diego, Calif. Chino Hills, Calif. Salt Lake City, Utah Las Vegas, Nev. Anaheim Hills, Calif. # * % ** denotes first-team All-Great West Football Conference selection in 2004-05 denotes first-team All-GWFC selection in 2005 denotes second-team All-GWFC selection in 2005 denotes first-team All-GWFC selection in 2004 P Neal Bainbridge (SDSU), DL Danny Batten (SDSU), QB Wes Marshall (SUU), DL Eric Schroeder (SDSU), WR Travis White (NDSU) 76 BISON FOOTBALL 2007 GREAT WEST 2006 GREAT WEST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM CAL POLY (4) Clint Autry Patrick Koligian Mike Montero X Justen Peek Yr. Jr. So. RFr. Sr. Pos. SS OL LB LB Major (s) Agricultural Business General Engineering Industrial Technology Civil Engineering GPA 3.32 3.23 3.38 3.44 Hometown Bend, Oregon Fresno, Calif. Clovis, Calif. Oakhurst, Calif. UC DAVIS (4) Naveen Daftari X Jon Grant X Jonathan Compas Alex Garfio Yr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Pos. DT QB OL RB Major Electrical Engineering History International Relations Sociology GPA 3.60 3.47 3.37 3.29 Hometown Davis, Calif. Pacific Grove, Calif. Carlsbad, Calif. Ventura, Calif. NORTH DAKOTA STATE (10) Kyle Belmont Sam Boraas Jeff Curtis X Craig Dahl Kole Heckendorf Jared Hines Brett Itterman Ryan Olson Ryan Parsons Barry Quickstad Yr. RFr. Jr. RFr. Sr. So. RFr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Pos. SS FS LS SS WR TE LB DB QB FS Major(s) Criminal Justice Mechanical Engineering Mass Communication Mechanical Engineering Physical Education Secondary Education Business Administration Physical Education History (Education) Recreation Management GPA 3.73 3.97 3.34 3.51 3.79 3.22 3.41 3.47 3.89 3.48 Hometown Battle Lake, Minn. Zumbrota, Minn. New Hope, Minn. Mankato, Minn. Mosinee, Wis. Ellsworth, Wis. Aberdeen, S.D. Buffalo, Minn. Ham Lake, Minn. Waseca, Minn. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (13) Matt Anderson Steven Bazata Scott Breyfogle X Parker Douglass X Mitch Erickson Andrew Hoogeveen Chris Johnson Casey Knips Cory Koenig Marty Kranz Mark Oelkers X Mitch Pontrelli Kevin Robling Yr. So. RFr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. RFr. RFr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Pos. TE DL DB K OL LB LB OL RB LB OL DL OL Major(s) Aviation Education undeclared Mathematics Biology Mechanical Engineering Health Promotion undeclared Construction Management Biology HPER Electronics Engineering Tech. Construction Management Wildlife and Fisheries GPA 3.310 3.256 3.684 3.887 3.255 3.505 3.550 3.537 3.743 3.422 3.235 3.200 3.767 Hometown Rapid City, S.D. Howells, Neb. Holstein, Iowa Columbus, Neb. Hutchinson, Minn. Sioux Center, Iowa Council Bluffs, Iowa Adrian, Minn. Underwood, Iowa Watertown, S.D. Austin, Minn. St. Paul, Minn. Jordan, Minn. SOUTHERN UTAH (8) X Levi Erickson Brandon Godfrey X Brett Johansen X Brian Kofoed Ryan Larsen Spencer Meier X Matt Roan Drew Rykert Yr. Sr. RFr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. RFr. Pos. DL QB TE CB TE S OL LB Major(s) Communication Biology/Zoology Finance Marketing Biology/Zoology Athletic training Political Science Psychology GPA 3.44 3.99 3.20 3.61 3.63 3.39 3.75 3.56 Hometown Salt Lake City, Utah Las Vegas, Nevada Nampa, Idaho Salt Lake City, Utah Layton, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Dublin, Va. Cedar Hills, Utah Repeat selections in bold face. X--indicates players also listed on the all-conference team The Great West Football Conference all-academic team was selected by sports information directors, coaches and administrators from the six league members. To be eligible, a player must have a 3.2 cumulative grade-point average, including the fall term; be in at least his second year at the member institution (first-year freshmen and first-year transfers are not eligible) and must be a starter or key reserve. 2006 Great West Champions 77 GREAT WEST FINAL 2006 GREAT WEST TEAM STATISTICS (All Games) SCORING OFFENSE 1. NDSU 2. UCD 3. Cal Poly 4. SDSU 5. SUU G 11 11 11 11 11 TD 47 40 30 27 30 XP 44 32 26 22 27 2XP 0 0 2 3 0 DXP 0 1 0 0 0 FG 16 11 12 15 2 RUSHING OFFENSE 1. NDSU 2. Cal Poly 3. SDSU 4. SUU. 5. UCD G 11 11 11 11 11 ATT 414 475 366 342 348 YDS 2132 2011 1649 1560 1131 AVG 5.1 4.2 4.5 4.6 3.2 TD 24 18 14 12 16 YDS/G 193.8 182.8 149.9 141.8 102.8 PASS OFFENSE 1. UCD 2. NDSU 3. SDSU 4. SUU 5. Cal Poly G 11 11 11 11 11 ATT 406 296 323 333 174 COMP 251 189 176 187 78 INT 9 4 14 15 7 PCT. 61.8 63.9 54.5 56.2 44.8 YDS 2889 2256 2113 1976 1285 TOTAL OFFENSE 1. NDSU 2. UCD 3. SDSU 4. SUU 5. Cal Poly. G 11 11 11 11 11 RUSH 2132 1131 1649 1560 2011 SCORING DEFENSE 1. NDSU 2. Cal Poly 3. UC Davis 4. SDSU 5. SUU G 11 11 11 11 11 TD 18 20 28 28 35 XP 18 17 20 28 31 2XP 0 2 1 0 1 DXP 0 0 1 0 0 FG 7 7 11 13 11 RUSHING DEFENSE 1. NDSU 2. UCD 3. Cal Poly 4. SDSU 5. SUU G 11 11 11 11 11 ATT 300 334 385 406 431 YDS 739 1144 1268 1701 1903 AVG 2.5 3.4 3.3 4.2 4.4 TD 12 13 7 18 17 YDS/G 67.2 104.0 115.3 154.6 173.0 PASS DEFENSE 1. Cal Poly 2. SDSU 3. SUU 4. NDSU 5. UCD G 11 11 11 11 11 ATT 261 266 278 320 333 Cmp 125 162 159 181 183 Int 12 7 7 11 16 Pct. 47.9 60.9 57.2 56.6 55.0 Total Defense 1. Cal Poly. 2. NDSU 3. UCD 4. SDSU 5. SUU G 11 11 11 11 11 Rush 1268 739 1144 1701 1903 Pass Plays 1463 646 2051 620 2305 667 1819 672 1988 709 Yds. 2731 2790 3449 3520 3891 78 SAF 0 1 1 0 1 PTS 374 309 248 235 215 AVG. 34.0 28.1 22.5 21.4 19.5 AVG 7.1 7.6 6.5 5.9 7.4 TD 21 17 13 16 10 YDS/G 262.6 205.1 192.1 179.6 116.8 TD 41 37 27 28 28 YDS/G 398.9 365.5 342.0 321.5 299.6 SAF 0 0 1 0 0 PTS 147 162 227 235 276 AVG. 13.4 14.7 20.6 21.4 25.1 Yds 1463 1819 1988 2051 2305 Avg. 5.6 6.8 7.2 6.4 6.9 TD 12 9 18 6 14 Yds/G 133.0 165.4 180.7 186.5 209.5 Avg/P 4.2 4.5 5.2 5.2 5.5 TD 19 18 27 27 35 Yds/G 248.3 253.6 313.5 320.0 353.7 PASS PLAYS YDS AVG/P 2256 710 4388 6.2 2889 754 4020 5.3 2113 689 3762 5.5 1976 675 3536 5.2 1285 649 3296 5.1 GREAT WEST FOOTBALL WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS OFFENSE 9/4 QB Wes Campbell, Southern Utah 9/11 RB Kyle Coop, Southern Utah 9/18 QB Jon Grant, UC Davis WR Ramses Barden, Cal Poly 9/25 QB Steve Walker, NDSU 10/2 QB Steve Walker, NDSU 10/9 RB Johnny Sanchez, SUU 10/16 WR Chris Carter, UC Davis 10/23 WR JaRon Harris, SDSU 10/30 QB Andy Kardoes, SDSU 11/5 QB Steve Walker, NDSU 1112 HB Kyle Steffes, NDSU 11/19 WR John Majeski, NDSU North Dakota State’s John Majeski (right) DEFENSE 9/4 NG Mike NG, UC Davis 9/11 LB Mark Restelli, Cal Poly 9/18 LB Kyle Shotwell, Cal Poly 9/25 FS DJ Senter, SUU 10/2 LB Robert Takeno, SUU 10/9 LB Andrew Hoogeveen, SDSU 10/16 FS Nick Schommer, NDSU 10/23 LB Mike Maresh, NDSU 10/30 LB Kyle Shotwell, Cal Poly 11/5 SS Craig Dahl, NDSU 11/12 LB Joe Mays, NDSU 11/19 FS Jonathan Barsi, UC Davis SPECIAL TEAMS 9/4 K Shawn Bibeau, NDSU 9/11 P Tim Chicoine, Cal Poly 9/18 K Shawn Bibeau, NDSU 9/25 K Shawn Bibeau, NDSU 10/2 K Parker Douglass, SDSU 10/9 LB Wes Pryor, Cal Poly 10/16 PR/WR Travis White, NDSU 10/23 P Neal Bainbridge, SDSU 10/30 P/K Nick Coromelas, Cal Poly 11/5 P/K Nick Coromelas, Cal Poly 11/12 K Parker Douglass, SDSU 11/19 PR/WR Travis White, NDSU BISON FOOTBALL 2007 GREAT WEST FINAL 2006 GREAT WEST INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (All Games) TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Jon Grant 2. Wes Marshall. 3. Steve Walker 4. Andy Kardoes 5. Matt Brennan 6. Kyle Steffes 7. James Noble 8. Anthony Watson 9. Marcus Nolan 10.Cory Koenig School UCD SUU NDSU SDSU CP NDSU CP SDSU UCD SDSU Yr SR JR JR SR SO SR SO SR SR JR G Rush 11 102 11 366 11 52 11 233 11 344 11 1250 10 1009 10 742 11 715 9 545 RUSHING 1. Kyle Steffes 2. James Noble 3. Anthony Watson 4. Marcus Nolan 5. Cory Koenig 6. Johnny Sanchez School NDSU CP SDSU UCD SDSU SUU Yr SR SO SR SR JR JR G 11 10 10 11 9 11 Att 237 196 122 169 103 103 Yds. Avg. TD Yds/G LG 1250 5.3 13 113.6 53 1009 5.1 7 100.9 74 742 6.1 8 74.2 41 715 4.2 7 65.0 39 545 5.3 2 60.6 41 589 5.7 4 53.5 74 PASS EFFICIENCY 1. Steve Walker 2. Jon Grant 3. Andy Kardoes 4. Matt Brennan 5. Wes Marshall School NDSU UCD SDSU CP SUU Yr JR SR SR SO JR G 11 11 11 11 11 Att 288 396 285 169 323 Cmp 185 243 160 76 183 Int 4 9 10 7 14 Pct 64.2 61.4 56.1 45.0 56.7 Yds 2220 2768 1997 1208 1942 TD 16 19 13 10 16 Eff. 144.5 131.4 123.0 116.3 114.8 PASS AVG/G 1. Jon Grant 2. Steve Walker 3. Andy Kardoes 4. Wes Marshall 5. Matt Brennan School UCD NDSU SDSU SUU CP Yr SR JR SR JR SO G 11 11 11 11 11 Att 396 288 285 323 169 Cmp 243 185 160 183 76 Int 9 4 10 14 7 Pct 61.4 64.2 56.1 56.7 45.0 Yds 2768 2220 1997 1942 1208 TD 19 16 13 16 10 Avg/G 251.6 201.8 181.5 176.5 109.8 RECEPTIONS/G 1. Tony Kays 2. Chris L. Carter 2. Joey Hew Len 4. Kole Heckendorf 5. Marcus Nolan School UCD UCD SUU NDSU UCD Yr SR FR SR SO SR G 10 11 11 11 11 Rec 65 54 54 52 51 Yds. 853 703 575 752 405 TD Avg/C Rec/G Long 8 13.1 6.50 41 5 13.0 4.91 56 8 10.6 4.91 68 5 14.5 4.73 47 1 7.9 4.64 79 REC YARDS/G 1. Tony Kays 2. Ramses Barden 3. Kole Heckendorf 4. Chris L. Carter 5. Micah Johnson School UCD CP NDSU UCD SDSU Yr SR SO SO FR SR G 10 11 11 11 11 Rec 65 42 52 54 44 Yds. 853 824 752 703 666 TD Avg/C Yard/G Long 8 13.1 85.3 41 5 19.6 74.9 59 5 14.5 68.4 47 5 13.0 63.9 56 5 15.1 60.5 59 PUNT RETURNS 1. Kenny Chicoine School Yr G CP SR 11 Ret 26 Yds. 220 TD 0 Avg 8.5 Long 22 KO RETURNS 1. Larue Burley 2. Nevan Bergan School Yr G SUU SR 11 UCD SR 11 Ret 24 22 Yds. 580 505 TD 0 0 Avg 24.2 23.0 Long 56 41 ALL-PURPOSE 1. Kyle Steffes 2. James Noble 3. Marcus Nolan 4. Larue Burley 5. Tony Kays 6. Anthony Watson 7. Travis White 8. Ramses Barden 9. JaRon Harris 10.Kole Heckendorf School NDSU CP UCD SUU UCD SDSU NDSU CP SDSU NDSU Yr SR SO SR SR SR SR SR SO SO SO Pass 2768 1942 2220 1997 1208 6 0 0 0 0 G Rush Rcv 11 1250 160 10 1009 0 11 715 405 11 9 230 10 0 853 10 742 62 11 0 498 11 0 824 11 4 531 11 0 752 Plys 468 442 331 379 287 238 196 122 169 103 PR 0 0 0 242 17 0 336 0 0 25 Total Yds/G 2870 260.9 2308 209.8 2272 206.5 2230 202.7 1552 141.1 1256 114.2 1009 100.9 742 74.2 715 65.0 545 60.6 KR 0 195 0 580 0 38 0 0 273 0 2006 Great West Champions Yds 1410 1204 1120 1061 870 842 834 824 808 777 Avg/G 128.2 120.4 101.8 96.5 87.0 84.2 75.8 74.9 73.5 70.6 SCORING School 1. Shawn Bibeau NDSU 2. Kyle Steffes NDSU 3. Parker Douglass SDSU 4. Emmanuel Benjamin UCD 5. Nick Coromelas CP 6. Joe Hew Len SUU 7. Anthony Watson SDSU 7. Tony Kays UCD 9. James Noble CP 10.Marcus Nolan UCD Yr FR SR JR JR SR SR SR SR SO SR G 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 PUNTING 1. Mike Dragosavich 2. Nick Coromelas 3. Neal Bainbridge 4. Gabe Ellis 5. Jordan Ortiz School NDSU CP SDSU UCD SUU Yr JR SR SR SR FR FIELD GOALS School 1. Shawn Bibeau NDSU 2. Parker Douglass SDSU 3. Nick Coromelas CP 4. Emmanuel Benjamin UCD 5. Jordan Ortiz SUU INTERCEPTIONS 1. Jonathan Barsi 2. Kenny Chicoine 3. Nick Schommer 3. Randy Samuel 3. Brock Gentile TD 0 13 0 0 0 9 8 8 7 8 XPT 44 0 22 32 25 0 0 0 0 0 FG 16 0 15 11 12 0 0 0 0 0 2XPT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Pts Pts/G 92 8.4 78 7.1 67 6.1 65 5.9 61 5.5 54 4.9 48 4.8 48 4.8 44 4.4 48 4.4 G Punt 11 30 11 44 11 46 11 46 9 36 Yds 1385 1828 1880 1765 1282 Avg 46.2 41.5 40.9 38.4 35.6 LG 67 70 67 67 50 Yr FR JR SR JR FR G 11 11 11 11 9 FG 16 15 12 11 2 FGA 23 21 18 15 5 Pct FG/G 69.6 1.45 71.4 1.36 66.7 1.09 73.3 1.00 40.0 0.22 School UCD CP NDSU CP SDSU Yr SR SR SO SR JR G 11 11 9 10 11 Int 6 5 3 3 3 Yds 102 35 80 0 25 TD 1 0 1 0 0 SACKS 1. Ryan Shotwell 1. Kyle Shotwell 3. Eric Schroeder 4. Levi Erickson 4. Brian Dahl School CP CP SDSU SUU NDSU Yr FR SR SO SR SR G SOLO 11 5 11 7 11 5 11 4 11 6 TACKLES 1. Kyle Shotwell 2. Justin Kubesh 3. Rob Takeno 4. La’Var Porter 5. DJ Senter 6. Marty Kranz 7. Jason Relyea 8. Ramon Humber 8. Joe Mays 10.Kenny Chicoine School CP SDSU SUU SUU SUU SDSU CP NDSU NDSU CP Yr SR JR FR JR SO SR JR SO JR SR G 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 UA 62 38 40 44 44 45 30 36 38 34 A 60 41 33 31 29 27 41 31 29 29 Total Avg/G Sacks 122 11.1 7.0 79 7.9 0.0 73 7.3 0.5 75 6.8 2.5 73 6.6 0.0 72 6.5 3.0 71 6.5 2.5 67 6.1 2.0 67 6.1 2.0 63 5.7 1.0 TFL 1. Kyle Shotwell 2. Eric Schroeder 2. Chris White 4. Ryan Shotwell 4. John Faletoese 4. Justen Peek 4. Jason Bonwell 4. Jason Relyea School CP SDSU CP CP UCD CP SDSU CP Cl SR SO SR FR SO SR JR JR G Solo 11 16 11 9 11 8 11 7 11 8 11 6 11 9 11 7 Ast 10 3 5 5 3 7 1 5 Yds Total Avg/G 80 21.0 1.91 51 10.5 0.95 50 10.5 0.95 57 9.5 0.86 51 9.5 0.86 44 9.5 0.86 42 9.5 0.86 39 9.5 0.86 AST YDS TOT Avg/G 4 54 7.0 0.64 0 48 7.0 0.64 3 42 6.5 0.59 4 47 6.0 0.55 0 37 6.0 0.55 79 NCC HISTORY HONOR AWARD BISON NCC TITLES Undisputed (HALL OF FAME) The North Central Conference Honor Award was initiated in 1967 to honor individuals who have made major and significant contributions to the conference and to its member schools over a period of 10 years or more. Commonly called the Hall of Fame, fifteen of the honorees are identified with North Dakota State University athletics. Former NDSU assistant football coach and Bison athletic director Dr. Richard Koppenhaver, a 1974 honoree not listed here, was also NCC commissioner and AD at Minnesota StateMankato. Year 1932 1935 1965 1967 1968 1969 1970 1976 1977 1981 1982 1985 1986 1988 1990 1991 1992 Record 4-0-0 4-0-1 6-0-0 6-0-0 6-0-0 6-0-0 6-0-0 6-0-0 6-0-1 7-0-0 7-0-0 7-1-1 9-0-0 9-0-0 9-0-0 7-1-0 8-1-0 BISON IN NCC PLAY Coach Finnegan Finnegan Mudra Erhardt Erhardt Erhardt Erhardt Wacker Erhardt Wacker Morton Morton Solomonson Solomonson Hager Hager Hager Hager Co-Championships A. Glenn Hill 1967 B.C. “Chuck” Bentson 1968 Eugene Fitzgerald 1968 Dr. Erwin E. “Erv” Kaiser 1970 1925 1964 1966 1973 1983 1984 1994 4-0-2 5-1-0 5-1-0 6-1-0 8-1-0 8-1-0 7-2-0 Cortright Mudra Erhardt Kjelbertson Hager Morton Morton Hager Tri-Championships 1972 1974 Dr. Fred Walsh 1976 Dr. L.D. Loftsgard 1979 Orv Eidem 1980 Burt Brandrud 1982 Dr. Ade Sponberg 1984 Dr. Denis Isrow 1988 Ed Kolpack 1990 Dr. Jim Ozbun 1995 George A. Ellis 1998 Jeff Schwartz 1998 Dr. Allan Fischer 1999 80 6-1-0 5-2-0 Erhardt Kjelbertson HOW’S THIS FOR SUCCESSFUL FOOTBALL RUNS!!! The success of North Dakota State football over has been nothing short of phenomenal. Here is what the Bison have accomplished since the early 1980s to 2003: Captured six straight North Central Conference titles from 1981 to 1986 and 11 during a 23-year period. Had NCC winning streaks of 20 and 16 wins. Won 159 of 202 NCC games (159-41-2 for a .792 winning percentage). Won 222 of 271 games (212-57-2 for a .786 winning percentage). Won 186 of 234 regular-season games (186-46-2) played including a streak of 22 straight wins before losing to NebraskaOmaha in October 1983. Won 197 of 216 home games (197-17-2) at home since a 1980 season-opening 10-0 loss to Northern Michigan. Appeared in six straight NCAA playoffs from 1981 to 1986 and 15 during a 23-year period including finishing second nationally in 1981 and 1984, making the semifinals in 1982 and 2000, and winning the NCAA title in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1990. BISON Year 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Record 1-2-0 1-3-0 3-3-0 4-0-2 2-3-0 1-3-0 2-3-0 1-2-2 3-1-0 2-2-0 4-0-0 2-1-1 2-1-1 4-0-1 2-2-0 2-2-0 3-1-0 0-5-0 0-5-0 2-4-0 2-3-0 4-1-0 0-5-0 2-4-0 0-6-0 0-6-0 1-4-1 4-2-0 2-4-0 1-4-1 0-6-0 3-3-0 0-5-0 2-4-0 3-2-1 2-3-1 1-5-0 0-6-0 3-3-0 5-1-0 6-0-0 5-1-0 6-0-0 6-0-0 6-0-0 6-0-0 4-2-0 6-1-0 6-1-0 5-2-0 1-6-0 6-0-0 6-0-1 3-3-0 4-2-0 5-2-0 7-0-0 7-0-0 8-1-0 8-1-0 7-1-1 9-0-0 6-3-0 9-0-0 6-2-1 9-0-0 7-1-0 8-1-0 6-3-0 7-2-0 7-2-0 5-4-0 7-2-0 6-3-0 7-2-0 8-1-0 5-3-0 1-7-0 5-2-0 FOOTBALL 2007 Place 5th 7th 4th 1st (T) 6th 5th 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd (T) 1st 2nd 2nd (T) 1st 3rd 2nd (T) 2nd (T) 7th 7th 4th 5th (T) 2nd 6th 4th (T) 7th 7th 6th 2nd 4th (T) 6th 7th 4th (T) 7th 6th 2nd (T) 2nd (T) 6th 7th 4th 1st (T) 1st 1st (T) 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd (T) 1st (T) 1st (T) 1st (T) 7th (T) 1st 1st 3rd (T) 2nd (T) 2nd (T) 1st 1st 1st (T) 1st (T) 1st 1st 2nd (T) 1st 2nd (T) 1st 1st 1st 3rd (T) 1st (T) 2nd (T) 5th 2nd (T) 4th 3rd 2nd 3rd 9th 2nd (T)