BISON TRADITION

BISON TRADITION
BISON TRADITION
 BISON
IN THE PROS
Melvin (Fritz) Hanson
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1935-1948
Clink McGeary
Green Bay Packers
1950
Kevin Donnalley
New England Patriots
Philadelphia Stars
Washington Federals
1981-1984
Walt Odegaard
British Columbia Lions
1967-1968
Stacy Robinson
New York Giants
1985-1990
Flint Fleming
Calgary Stampeders
1989
96
Lyle Sturgeon
Green Bay Packers
1937-1938
W.P. (Bud) Marquadt
Herb Peschel
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1935-1941
Dick Hanson
Steve Nelson
New York Giants
1971-1972
New England Patriots
1974-1987
Jeff Bentrim
Phil Hansen
Saskatchewan Roughriders
1987-1990
Joe Toth
Saskatchewan Roughriders
1995-1996
Ernie Wheeler
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1935-1942
Buffalo Bills
1991-2001
Lamar Gordon
St. Louis Rams, Miami Dolphins,
Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit
Lions
2002-current
Pittsburgh Steelers
Chicago Cardinals
1939-1942
Mike McTague
Pat McBride
Calgary Stampeders
Montreal Concordes
Saskatchewan Roughriders
1979-1987
Ottawa Rough Riders
1979
Doug Lloyd
Tyrone Braxton
Oakland Raiders
Houston Oilers
Green Bay Packers
1989-1991
Denver Broncos
Miami Dolphins
1987-1999
Jared Peck
Denver Broncos, St. Louis
Rams, Oakland Raiders, Atlanta
Falcons
2002-05
BISON
FOOTBALL 2007
BISON IN THE PROS
This listing indicates only the original team they signed with.
Drafted players are indicated by their signing round in parenthesis.
Year
2007
2007
2007
2006
2006
2005
2005
2004
2004
2002
2002
2001
2001
2001
2001
2001
2000
1998
1995
1991
1990
1990
1988
1988
1987
1986
1986
1986
1986
1986
1986
1986
1984
1984
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
1981
1981
1981
1980
1979
1979
1978
1978
1978
1976
1976
1976
1974
1974
1973
1973
1973
1972
1972
1972
1971
Athlete (Round)
Craig Dahl
Justin Frick
Kyle Steffes
AJ Cooper
Allen Burrell
Rob Hunt (5th)
Isaac Snell
Mike Sheppard
Rod Malone
Chuck Klabo
Leif Murphy
Lamar Gordon (3rd)
Pete Campion (7th)
Richard Lewis
Jared Peck
Andrew LeClair
Ryan Johnson
Jake Morris
Joe Toth
Todd Wash
Phil Hansen (2nd)
Tony Satter
Doug Lloyd (6th)
Darryl Illikainen
Flint Fleming
Jeff Bentrim
Jim Dick
Chad Stark (12th)
Tyrone Braxton (12th)
Chris Servais
Scott Schutt
Dana Muehlauser
Stacy Robinson (2nd)
Mike Carmody
Mike Whetstone
Paul Olson
Tom Shockman
Barry Sorensen
Dave Piepkorn (5th)
Mike Stratton
Wayne Schluchter
Todd Lecy
Robert Blakley
Kevin Donnalley (7th)
Pat McBride
Lane Brettingen
Mike McTague (1st)
Gordy Sprattler (9th)
Perry Kozlowski
Chuck Rodgers (11th)
Tim Jeske
J.P. Brescacin
Bruce Reimer (9th)
Jerry Dahl (12th)
Steve Nelson (2nd)
Sanford Qvale (16th)
Mike Puestow (10th)
Mike Evenson (15th)
Bob Erickson (17th)
Pete Lana
Ralph Wirtz (8th)
Hometown
Team
Mankato, Minn.
N.Y. Giants (NFL)
Yankton, S.D.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)
Dickinson, N.D.
N.Y. Jets (NFL)
Phoenix, Ariz.
Green Bay (NFL)
Denver, Colo.
Ottawa (CFL)
Cavalier, N.D.
Indianapolis (NFL)
Pipestone, Minn.
N.Y. Jets (NFL)
Brown Deer, Wis.
Tampa Bay (NFL)
St. Paul, Minn.
Seattle (NFL)
Mayville, N.D.
Cleveland (NFL)
Spring Lake Park, Minn.
Ottawa (CFL)
Milwaukee, Wis.
St. Louis (NFL)
Fergus Falls, Minn.
Carolina (NFL)
St. Paul, Minn.
Green Bay (NFL)
Bloomington, Minn.
Denver (NFL)
Mayville, N.D.
New Orleans (NFL)
Wayzata, Minn.
Calgary (CFL)
Elk Mound, Wis.
Detroit (NFL)
Forest Lake, Minn.
Saskatchewan (CFL)
New Town, N.D.
Houston (NFL)
Oakes, N.D.
Buffalo (NFL)
Fargo, N.D.
N.Y. Giants (NFL)
Beaver Dam, Wis.
L.A. Raiders (NFL)
Duluth, Minn.
Houston (NFL)
Madison, Wis.
Atlanta (NFL)
Andover, Minn.
Saskatchewan (CFL)
Roseville, Minn.
Saskatchewan (CFL)
Brookings, S.D.
N.Y. Giants (NFL)
Madison, Wis.
Denver (NFL)
LaCrosse, Wis.
N.Y. Giants (NFL)
Sauk City, Wis.
New England (NFL)
Sandstone, Minn.
Dallas (NFL)
St. Paul, Minn.
N.Y.Giants (NFL)
Pipestone, Minn.
Dallas (NFL)
Minnesota City, Minn.
Denver (NFL)
Red Wing, Minn.
Dallas (NFL)
LaMoure, N.D.
N.Y. Giants (NFL)
Brainerd, Minn.
Kansas City (NFL)
Fargo, N.D.
Cleveland (NFL)
Stillwater, Minn.
Minnesota (NFL)
St. Cloud, Minn.
Minnesota (NFL)
Granite Falls, Minn.
Dallas (NFL)
St. Paul, Minn.
Kansas City (NFL)
Red Wing, Minn.
St. Louis (NFL)
Ottawa, Canada
Ottawa (Canada)
Minnetonka, Minn.
New Orleans (NFL)
Toronto, Ontario
Calgary (Canada)
Fargo, N.D.
N.Y. Giants (NFL)
Pipestone, Minn.
Minnesota (NFL)
Minot, N.D.
Tampa Bay (NFL)
Jamestown, N.D.
Winnipeg (Canada)
Windsor, Ontario
Edmonton (Canada)
Bloomington, Minn.
Pittsburgh (NFL)
DeGraff, Minn.
San Diego (NFL)
Anoka, Minn.
New England (NFL)
Ray, N.D.
Buffalo (NFL)
Okauchee, N.D.
Cleveland (NFL)
Minot, N.D.
New Orleans (NFL)
Cook, Minn.
San Francisco (NFL)
Fargo, N.D.
Minnesota (NFL)
Coon Rapids, Minn.
Chicago (NFL)
2006 Great West Champions
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Year
1970
1970
1969
1969
1969
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1967
1967
1967
1966
1965
1950
1946
1946
1941
1939
1936
1934
1934
1934
Athlete (Round)
Joe Cichy
Dick Hanson
Tim Mjos (8th)
Joe Roller
Chuck Wald (14th)
Ron Wick
Orell Schmitz
Joe Pomykacz
Bruce Nelson
Del Gehrett
Jim Ferge
Steve Conley
Mike Berdis
Ken Rota
Dan Loose
Bob Hunter
Walt Odegaard
Bruce Airheart
Clink McGeary
Cliff Rothrock
Jerry Mulready
Cecil Sturgeon
Ernie Wheeler
Lyle Sturgeon
Fritz Hanson
Bub Marquardt
Herb Peschel
Hometown
Team
Fargo, N.D.
Philadelphia (NFL)
Fargo, N.D.
N.Y. Giants (NFL)
Brooklyn Center, Minn.
Green Bay (NFL)
New England, N.D.
Saskatchewan (Canada)
Minot, N.D.
Atlanta (NFL)
Crookston, Minn.
Atlanta (NFL)
Williston, N.D.
Arkansas (Continental)
Garden City, Mich.
Dallas (NFL)
Columbia Heights, Minn.
Green Bay (NFL)
Casper, Wyo.
Oakland (NFL)
Schofield, Wis.
Baltimore (NFL)
Anaheim, Calif.
Ottawa (Canada)
Joliet, Ill.
Miami (NFL)
Minneapolis, Minn.
Green Bay (NFL)
New Ulm, Minn.
Winnipeg (Canada)
Antigo, Wis.
Winnipeg (Canada)
Devils Lake, N.D.
Vancouver (Canada)
Fargo, N.D.
Buffalo (NFL)
White Bear Lake, Minn.
Green Bay (NFL)
Fargo, N.D.
Chicago (All-Am.Conf.)
Chicago (All-Am. Conf.)
Fargo, N.D.
Philadelphia (NFL)
Fargo, N.D.
Pittsburgh (NFL)
Carnduff, Canada
Green Bay (NFL)
Perham, Minn.
Winnipeg (Canada)
Winnipeg (Canada)
Winnipeg (Canada)
BISON PROFESSIONAL NOTES
Twenty-three North Dakota State student-athletes
have been drafted by National Football League (NFL)
or Canadian Football League (CFL) teams, while 88
have signed professional contracts.
Mike McTague was selected in the first round by the
Calgary Stampeders of the Candian Football League.
Three Bison players have been selected in the second
round: 1990 Phil Hansen (Buffalo Bills), 1984 Stacy
Robinson (New York Giants) and 1973 Steve Nelson
(New England Patriots).
The 1968 North Dakota State team, with eight players signing professional football contracts, produced
more pros than any other Bison team. The 1986
senior class ranks second with seven players moving
into the pro ranks.
97
 ALL-AMERICANS
Claudie Miller
Fargo, N.D.
Halfback
1926
North Dakota State's first All-American as
selected by Bill Evans All-Western Honor Roll.
Twice named honorable mention All-American prior to 1926, he led NDSU to its first
NCC championship in 1925. Lettered four years in football,
basketball, and track and was all-conference in both football
and basketball. Conferred the honorary title of "Chief Sieze the
Bear" by the Mandan Sioux Indian Tribe in 1926. He went on to
a career in coaching and school administration in North Dakota,
Minnesota, and California.
#46 Roman Meyers
Milford, Iowa
End
1932
Standout lineman who earned Associated
Press honors in 1932 (first team) and 1933
(honorable mention). Team captain in 1933
when he moved from end to tackle. Two-time
all-conference selection. He went on to a career as an electric
operating superintendent for Interstate Power Company in Minnesota and Iowa.
#29 Fritz Hanson
Perham, Minn.
Halfback
1934
Associated Press All-American as an honorable mention in 1933 before making first
team honors a year later, he was a two-time
all-conference player and helped NDSU to
a conference title in 1932. Called the "Blonde Ghost of Claudie
Miller," he still holds the record for the longest punt return (98
yards vs. Oklahoma City). He played professional football in
Canada where he appeared in eight Grey Cup (championship)
games with Winnipeg and Calgary, earning four titles. His 300yard performance in the 1935 Grey Cup is one of the greatest
performances in CFL history. One of the first great imports, he
was named to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. After football, he had a career as a general agent in the insurance field.
#41 Ernie Wheeler
Fargo, N.D.
Halfback
1938
A three-time all-conference selection, he
was named to the Collier's Magazine Little
All-American first team. Played in the first
annual North-South All-Star game in Alabama
in 1938. He also competed in basketball and track. Played
professional football with the old Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals. He had a career as a school teach at Benson,
Minnesota. He died in 1982.
#17 Cliff Rothrock
Fargo, N.D.
Center
1946
Team captain and two-time all-conference selection, he was a first team Associated Press
All-American selection. Served for a time
on the Bison coaching staff and guided the
1956 NDSU baseball team to a second-place
finish in the NCAA regional, one win shy of the College World
Series in Omaha, NE. A Blue Key member, he had a career in
public school administration including director of youth services
in Anaheim, California.
#30 Curt Quenette
West Fargo, N.D.
Fullback
1959
Two-time first team all-conference selection,
he was named to the Williamson All-American team his senior year after being tabbed
as the most valuable player in the NCC. He
had a career in the Army Security Agency
including two tours in Vietnam where he was awarded the Purple
Heart, the Army Commendation Medal, three Air medals, and
the Bronze Star.
98
#70 Walt Odegaard
Devils Lake, N.D.
Defensive Tackle
1966
Called the best middle guard ever produced
by the North Central Conference, Odegaard
was named to the first team Associated
Press All-American team and was an honorable mention selection in 1965 when the Bison won the national
championship. A two-time all-conference selection, he played
two years in Canada with the British Columbia Lions.
#50 Jim Ferge
Schofield, Wis.
Linebacker/Tackle
1967-68
The first two-time first team All-American in
NDSU history. Named to the Kodak American Coaches Association team in 1967 and
the Associated Press in 1968. Devastating
tackler who was also a two-time all-conference player including
the Most Valuable Defensive lineman in the NCC in 1968 as the
Bison won their second national football championship.
school defensive records and still holds NDSU defensive marks
for career tackles (398), career defensive points (2304), and
single game penetrations (7).
Season G UT
AT
TT
FR PBU INT
1974
11 32
118 150
2
1
1
1975
9 35
112 147
0
6
2
1976
10 19
82
101
1
5
5
Career 30 86
312 398
3 12
8
#58 Lew Curry
Edina, Minn.
Center
1977
One of the major links in a long line of
outstanding offensive centers at NDSU.
Transferred from two seasons in Notre
Dame's hockey program and stepped in for
two seasons as a starter on the gridiron at NDSU. Honorable
mention All-American as a junior when he earned all-conference
and most valuable offensive lineman honors. Passed over for
all-conference honors as a senior but was named to first team
Kodak American Football Coaches Association and third team
Associated Press honors. Moved on to become offensive line
coach at NDSU in the national championship seasons of 1985
and 1986 and as an assistant coach at Montana State.
#11 Wayne Schluchter
#20 Paul Hatchett
St. Cloud, Minn.
Strong Safety
1981
Minneapolis, Minn.
Halfback
1968-69
Cornerstone to the Bison running attack that
spearheaded two national football championship seasons, he was named twice to the first
team Associated Press All-American squad.
Set school rushing and scoring records and
his 1,213 yards rushing in 1968 is still a school record. Finished
his career with 12 100-yard plus performances and 2,309 yards
in 35 regular season games. Two-time All-NCC as well.
Season G Att. Yds. Avg. TD
1967
9 46
288 6.3
4
1968
9 190 1213 6.4 17
1969
9 151
808 5.3 14
Career 27 387 2309 6.0 35
# 2 Joe Cichy
Three-year starter in the defensive backfield
for the Bison, two at free safety and one at
strong safety. Earned both Kodak American
Football Coaches Association and Associated
Press first team honors as a senior. His 13
career interceptions ranks him 3rd on the all-time NDSU list.
Twice named most valuable defensive back in the North Central
Conference and helped the Herd to the national championship
game in 1981.
Season G UT
AT
TT
FR PBU INT
1978
5
1
0
1
0
0
0
1979
10 20
39
59
5
2
3
1980
10 28
53
81
0
7
3
1981
10 13
54
67
1
8
7
Career 35 62
146 208
6 17
13
#62 Cliff Carmody
Fargo, N.D.
Safety
1969-70
Earned Kodak American Coaches Association first team honors in 1969 and Associated
Press honors in 1970 as a safety after
serving in the backup quarterback role as
a sophomore. His 53 unassisted tackles in
1969 is still a school single season record. Inducted into the
National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame
in 1997.
Season UT AT
TT
FR
PBU INT
1969
53 34
87
1
14
2
1970
31 52
83
2
12
1
Career 84 86
170
3
26
3
Pipestone, Minn.
Offensive Guard
1982
Three-year starter for the Bison in the offensive line, earning both all-conference and first
team Associated Press honors as a senior.
As a starter in the Bison offensive line, NDSU
won three NCC rushing championships and
never finished lower than 4th in the national rushing charts.
#46Steve Garske
Richfield, Minn.
Inside Linebacker
1982
# 90 Jerry Dahl
DeGraff, Minn.
Defensive End
1974
The greatest quarterback rusher in NDSU
history. He collared opposing quarterbacks
a school record 31 times in 1974 and was
rewarded with first team Associated Press
honors. A two-time All-North Central Conference selection, he holds the career sack record at NDSU with
41 and single game mark of seven against SDSU in 1974. He
currently farms in southeastern North Dakota.
Season G AT
UT
TT
FR PBU Sacks
1973
10 20
73
93
4
0
10
1974
11 41
78
119
3 14
31
Career 21 61
151 212
7 14
41
#52 Rick Budde
Richfield, Minn.
Linebacker
1976
The first player in NDSU history to be named
to two All-American first team squads in a
season when he was picked for both the
Associated Press and Kodak American
Football Coaches Association clubs as a
senior. Co-captained the '76 Bison into the semifinals of the
NCAA Division II playoffs. Two-time All-NCC selection and most
valuable defensive back in the NCC in 1976, he set numerous
Associated Press first team selection and the
most valuable defensive back in the North
Central Conference as a junior when he had
a spectacular season but he missed most of
his senior season with an injury.
Season G UT
AT
TT
FR PBU INT
1980
10 2
6
8
0
0
1
1981
10 3
12
15
1
2
0
1982
9 25
91
116
0
1
2
1983
4
7
40
47
0
2
0
Career 33 37
149 186
1
5
3
#73 Mike Whetstone
Minnesota City, Minn.
Offensive Guard
1983
Three-year starter for the Bison and first
team All-American selection by both the
Associated Press and Kodak American
Football Coaches Association his senior year.
All-conference offensive tackle as a junior and guard as a senior.
Devastating blocker who passed away from cancer just after the
1988 national championship game but first delivered an emotional message to that squad from his death bed (see Page 115).
BISON
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ALL-AMERICANS
#64 Greg Hagfors
Columbia Heights, Minn.
Center
1984
Smart, crisp blocker who started for three
seasons for the Herd including NCAA title
games in both 1983 and 1984. Cornerstone
of an offensive line that paved the way for the
top rushing team in the nation in 1984. All-conference performer
that year when he was named the most valuable offensive
lineman.
#48 Jim Dick
Roseville, Minn.
Inside Linebacker
1985-86
Named first team All-American as a junior by
the Football News and as a senior by both
the Football News and the Associated Press.
Also tabbed 2nd team AP All-American in 1985. The heart-andsoul of the Bison defense that helped carry the Herd to national
titles in 1983, 1985, and 1986. Started in all three of those
seasons and the first two games of '84 before an ankle injury
forced him out for the remainder of that campaign. Twice named
the most valuable defensive back in the NCC in both '85 and '86.
His 326 assisted career stops is a school record as are his 136
assisted tackles during the 1985 season. He holds the school
mark for single season total tackles with his 167 stops in 1985
and is second in career tackles at 391. He went on to a short
stint with the Minnesota Vikings during the strike season in 1987.
Season G UT
AT
TT
FR PBU INT
1982
11
4
15
19
0
1
0
1983
10 11
67
78
1
1
0
1984
2
4
15
19
0
0
0
1985
11 31
136 167
0
3
3
1986
10 15
93
108
2
2
2
Career 44 65
326 391
3
7
5
#72 Ted Hall
Montevideo, Minn.
Offensive Guard
1985
First team Football News and second team
Associated Press All-American selection as
a senior. Two-year starter for the Bison after
transferring to NDSU from South Dakota.
Two-time All-NCC and most valuable offensive lineman in the league as a senior.
Started in two national title games.
#1 Jeff Bentrim
Andover, Minn.
Quarterback
1986
The first Bison quarterback ever to be named
to the first team All-American squad and the
first to be picked by three different sources-The Football News, the Associated Press,
and the Kodak American Football Coaches
Association. Guided the Herd to four straight NCAA championship game appearances and three titles. The all-time leading
rusher, total offense performer, and scorer in NDSU history
when he left. He won three straight NCAA scoring crowns, the
only player in history--all divisions--to accomplish that feat and
he broke Walter Payton's NCAA career rushing TD record of 63
by one. All-conference and most valuable player in the NCC
as a senior and the first winner of the Harlon Hill Trophy as the
nation's best Division II football player. Went on to play professional football in the Canadian Football League where he helped
the Saskatchewan Roughriders to the Grey Cup championship
in 1989. Inducted into the National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame in 1998.
Rushing G Att. Yds. Avg. TD
1983
8 152
520 3.4
9
1984
9 157
969 6.3
14
1985
8 139
785 4.6
18
1986
10 155
651 4.2
23
Career 35 603 2945 4.9
64
Passing G Cmp. Att.
1983
8 45
81
1984
9 61
116
1985
8 48
92
1986
10 53
115
Career 35 207 404
INT Yds Pct. TD
5
810 .556 2
5
862 .526 10
5
732 .522 3
2
996 .461 9
17 3400 .512 24
#94 Paul Nielsen
Fridley, Minn.
Nose Guard
1986
Three-year starter for the Bison, anchoring a
defense that helped the Herd to three straight
title games including national championships
in 1985 and 1986. First team Football News
and second team Associated Press All-American as a senior.
Quick and strong, his 30 penetrations (tackles for loss excluding
sacks) are 3rd in career history.
Season G UT AT
TT FR PBU Sks Pen
1983
10 1
1
2
0
0 0
0
1984
10 24 48
72 2
8 6
7
1985
11 17 74
91 0
8 6
9
1986
10 14 63
77 1
8 5
14
Career 41 56 186 242 3
24 17 30
#57 Mike Favor
Minneapolis, Minn.
Center
1987-88
Four-year starter and key member of the
offensive line that helped the Bison win three
national championships during his stay. He
was a two-time All-American, named by the
Associated Press and Football News as a
junior and by both the Football Gazette and the AP as a senior.
Outstanding blocker who was also a two-time all-conference
selection and the most valuable offensive lineman in the NCC
in 1988.
#60 Matt Tracy
Superior, Wis.
Offensive Guard
1988
Three-year starter and first team All-American by both the Football Gazette and the
Associated Press as a senior. Starter on two
national championship teams. Helped the
Herd ground game to two seconds and a national rushing title
in 1988.
#58 Yorrick Byers
Minneapolis, Minn.
Inside Linebacker
1988
Two-year starter and first team All-American
selection his senior year by both the Associated Press and the Football Gazette. Farand-away the defensive leader on the 1988
national championship team where he was an all-conference
performer as well.
Season G UT
AT
TT
FR PBU INT
1985
10 0
7
7
0
0
1
1986
10 5
16
21
0
1
0
1987
10 12
97
109
0
2
1
1988
10 23
99
122
0
6
0
Career 40 40
219 259
0
9
2
#93 Paul Lenz
Hutchinson, Minn.
Nose Guard
1988
Two-year starter and first team All-American
selection by the Football Gazette as a senior.
Most valuable defensive lineman in the North
Central Conference in 1988. Very strong
and quick.
Season G UT
AT
TT FR PBU Sks Pen
1985
11
0
9
9
0
1 0 0
1986
8
2
8
10
0
4 1 2
1987
9 11
42
53
1
4 4 9
1988
10 15
46
61
0
2 5 5
Career 38 28
105 133 1 11 10 16
#26 Tony Satter
Fargo, N.D.
Running Back/
Return Specialist
1989-90
The most explosive runner in
North Dakota State history. Named to first
team All-American honors by the Football
Gazette both as a junior and a senior. Finished as the second
leading rusher in school history with 3,212 regular season yards
and tallied another 1,296 yards in 10 playoff appearances. His
21 100-yard plus games is a school mark and his total of 4,900
all-purpose yards is the best in school history. Ran for 1,907 allpurpose yards in 1989 in just 175 attempts to post an incredible
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10.9 yards every time he touched the ball. Finished his career
with an average of 9.96 ypc in all-purpose for another school
mark. His 1,014 yards in 1990 was the 5th best single season
rushing effort in school history at that time.
Rushing G Att. Yds. Avg. TD
1987
10 88
601 6.8
2
1988
9 79
696 8.8
11
1989
10 130
901 6.9
8
1990
9 133 1014 7.6
10
Career 38 430 3212 7.5
31
KO Ret.
1987
1988
1989
1990
Career
No.
3
11
24
8
46
Yds.
25
255
751
198
1229
Punt Ret. No. Yds.
1987
0
0
1988
2 48
1989
16 184
1990
4 69
Career 22 301
Avg. TD
12.5
0
23.2
1
31.3
0
24.8
1
26.7
2
Avg. TD
0.0
0
24.0
0
11.5
1
17.3
1
13.7
2
#90 Phil Hansen
Oakes, N.D.
Defensive Tackle
1989-90
Anchor of the Bison defense for three seasons and a two-time first team All-American.
Named to the Kodak American Football
Coaches Association, the Associated Press, and the Football
Gazette first team All-American squads in 1990 after earning
that tag in '89 as a junior on the Football Gazette team. Tied
a school record for career QB sacks with 41 and set a school
career mark with 32 pass breakups. Second round draft pick of
the Buffalo Bills in the 1991 draft and earned All-Rookie honors
in the NFL.
Season G UT
AT
TT FR PBU Sks Pen
1987
10
6
20
26
1
1 5 1
1988
10 18
37
55
0
9 8 4
1989
10 28
61
89
1 15 16 5
1990
10 28
50
86
0
7 12 8
Career 40 80
168 248 2 32 41 18
#10 Chris Simdorn
Minneapolis, Minn.
Quarterback
1990
Winner of the Harlon Hill Trophy in 1990 as
the nation's best football player, this threeyear starter led the Bison to a pair of national
football championships. Named first team
All-American by both the Associated Press and the Football
Gazette his senior year. The all-time leading rusher in NDSU
history when he graduated and only the third quarterback in the
history of college football--all divisions--to run for over 3,000
yards. The first player in NDSU history to run for over 1,000
yards in two consecutive seasons. North Central Conference's
most valuable player in 1990.
Rushing G Att. Yds. Avg. TD
1987
7 84
359 4.3
5
1988
9 176 1129 6.4
18
1989
8 187 1049 5.6
13
1990
9 143
776 5.4
17
Career 33 599 3313 5.5
53
Passing G Cmp. Att. INT Yds
1987
7
9
25
1
163
1988
9 34
50
3
480
1989
8 31
52
3
425
1990
9 41
73
2
821
Career 33 115 200 9 1889
Pct. TD
.360 4
.680 4
.596 2
.562 9
.575 17
#7 Ken Clark
Bismarck, N.D.
Free Safety
1990
The first defensive back in school history to
lead the team in tackles, he did it both his
junior and senior years. Named first team
All-American by the Football Gazette as a
senior, he was an all-conference pick. Twoyear starter who was the quarterback of the Bison defense that
won the 1990 national crown.
Season G UT
AT
TT
FR PBU INT
1987
10 7
16
23
0 3
1
1988
10 11
34
45
0 6
0
1989
10 29
105 134
1 0
0
1990
9 16
59
75
0 2
3
Career 39 63
214 277
1 11
4
99
 ALL-AMERICANS
#51 Shawn Stewart
Hallock, Minn.
Nose Guard
1992
Hard-nosed performer who anchored the
middle of the Bison defensive line for three
straight seasons. Named first team AllAmerican by the Football Gazette as a senior
after he was an all-conference pick.
Season G UT
AT
TT FR PBU Sks Pen
1989
10 0
4
4
0 0
0 0
1990
10 11
29
40 2 4
1 5
1991
9 12
44
56 0 3
2 5
1992
10 16
39
55 0 3
4 9
Career 39 39
116 155 2 10
7 19
#64 Scott Fuchs
Minot, N.D.
Offensive Guard
1993
First team Kodak All-American Coaches Association selection as a senior. Finished his
career with 26 consecutive starts in the offensive line since moving into the lineup midway through his sophomore season. NDSU
won three straight NCC rushing crowns behind his blocking.
#40 T.R. McDonald
New Brighton, Minn.
Split End
1993
The greatest receiver in North Dakota State
history and one of the top in North Central
Conference annals, he was named to a pair
of first team All-American squads as a senior-The Football Gazette and the CoSIDA NCAA
Division II teams. As a matter of fact, he is the only receiver in
NDSU history to earn first team All-American honors. Set school
records (*) in all season and career receiving categories and
set NCC marks for single game (4) and single season (11) TD
receptions his senior year.
Receiving G No. Yds. Avg. TD
1990
10 9
177 19.7
2
1991
9 23 585 24.5
5
1992
10 33 601 18.2
4
1993
10 69* 1181* 17.1 11*
Career
39 134* 2524* 18.8 22*
Rushing G Att.
1990
10 0
1991
9
0
1992
10 3
1993
10 7
Career 39 10
Yds. Avg. TD
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
90 30.0
1
49
7.0
2
139 13.9
3
#70 Brad Servais
Coon Valley, Minn.
Center
1995
First team All-American on three different
squads as a senior--the American Football
Coaches Association (formerly Kodak), The
Football Gazette, and C.M. Frank's Small
College. Finished his career as a four-year
starter for the Bison, starting 45 of 47 games from 1992 to 1995.
The fifth Bison center to earn this honor.
#46 Sean Fredricks
Jamestown, N.D.
Inside Linebacker
1997
Named first team All-American by three
major sources as a senior--the Associated
Press, Daktronics NCAA Division II, and The
Football Gazette--after being named second
team All-American in 1996 as a junior by two
sources. Also named all-NCC and the league's outstanding linebacker in '97. Three-year starter, he finished his career ranked
third in both assisted tackles and total tackles.
Season G UT
AT
TT
FR PBU INT
1994
10 9
16
25
0 0
0
1995
11 21
69
90
0 2
0
1996
10 25
95
120
0 1
0
1997
11 29
84
128
2 5
3
Career 42 84
264 363
2 8
3
#43 Leif Murphy
#80 Tim Strehlow
Schofield, Wis.
Wide Receiver/All-Purpose
1999
Named to the first team All-America squad
as an all-purpose player as a senior by
two sources--Daktronics NCAA Division II
All-American team and The Football Gazette
Divsion II All-American team. Outstanding wide receiver who
was second in career receptions (121) and career receiving
yards (2,341) and set the career record for TD catches (26).
He caught at least one pass in each of his final 26 games.
Averaged a school record 20.1 yards per attempt in all-purpose
running as a senior and his 17.5 ypa for his career is second in
school history. He holds school marks for career punt returns
(58) and punt return yards (603)
Receiving G No. Yds. Avg. TD
1996
10 15 331 22.1
3
1997
11 32 585 18.3
8
1998
11 37 597 16.1
6
1999
11 37 828 22.4
9
Career
43 121 2341 19.3 26
KO Ret.
1996
1997
1998
1999
Career
No.
0
5
5
14
24
Yds.
0
128
83
395
606
Punt Ret. No.
1996
0
1997
25
1998
8
1999
25
Career
58
Avg. TD
0.0
0
25.6
0
16.6
0
28.2
1
25.3
1
Yds.
0
229
68
306
603
Avg.
0.0
9.2
8.5
12.2
10.4
TD
0
0
0
2
2
All-Purp. No. Yds. Avg.
1996
15 331 22.1
1997
62 942 15.2
1998
50 748 15.0
1999
76 1529 20.1
Career
203 3550 17.5
TD
3
8
6
12
29
KO Ret.
2000
2001
Career
Three-year starter and first team AllAmerican selection his senior year by The
Football Gazette. Named to second team
All-American honors on three other units in
2000. Two-time All-North Central Conference player. Led the
team in tackles in each of his last two seasons.
Season G UT
AT
TT
FR PBU INT
1997
11
3
4
7
0
0
0
1998
10 13
52
65
0
0
0
1999
11 25
53
78
1
2
1
2000
11 32
30
62
1
4
0
Career 43 73
139 212
2
6
1
#28 Lamar Gordon
Concensus first team All-American his junior
year in 2000 by the Associated Press, The
Football Gazette, American Football Coaches
Association, Daktronics NCAA Division II,
and D2Football.com after earning second
team All-American as a sophomore...One of three finalists for
the Harlon Hill Award as the nation's best player in 2000...Set
school records for game, season, and career rushing including
260 yards against USD, 1727 yards in 2000, and 4700 career
yards...His 64 total TDs and 62 rushing TDs are both second in
school history.
Rushing G Att. Yds. Avg. TD
1998
11 139
698 5.0
8
1999
11 259 1495 5.8
22
2000
11 256 1727 6.7
22
2001
8 129
780 6.0
10
Career 41 783 4700 6.0
62
No.
10
15
14
5
44
Yds.
119
114
163
66
462
Avg. TD
11.9
0
7.6
0
11.6
1
13.2
1
10.5
2
#1 Richard Lewis
First team All-American his senior year in
2001 by The Football Gazette after landing
on that publication's third team squad as a
junior in 2000...First team All-North Central Conference both
seasons after transferring from the JC ranks...Scored six special
teams TDs over his career including five on punt returns and
threw for a TD pass as a senior in his only attempt...Set the
school record for career punt return yards (757) and was second
on the career charts in both punt return average (14.3) and allpurpose average (17.6).
Receiving G No. Yds. Avg. TD
2000
11 9
258 28.7
1
2001
9 21 347 16.5
1
Career
20 30 605 20.2
2
Bismarck, N.D.
Inside Linebacker
2000
Receiving
1998
1999
2000
2001
Career
First team All-American his junior year in
2001 by three different sources--the Associated Press, The Football Gazette, and
Daktronics NCAA Division II...Named second
team All-American by D2Football.com...
Had a dominating junior campaign that included 11 QB sacks
and three penetrations...Named All-North Central Conference
in 2001...Finished his career with 47 tackles for losses including
22 sacks.
Season G UT
AT
TT
FR PBU INT Sacks TFL*
1999
11 11
25
36
2
1
1
4
11
2000
10 20
20
40
0
5
0
4
11
2001
10 23
11
34
1
5
1
11
3
2002
8 14
5
19
2
4
0
3
0
Career 39 68
61
129
5
15
2
22
25
*Excluding QB sacks
St. Paul, Minn.
Kick Returner
2001
#58 Jared Maher
Milwaukee, Wis.
Running Back
2000
Spring Lake Park, Minn.
Outside Linebacker
2001
No.
13
12
25
Yds.
272
301
573
Avg. TD
20.9
0
25.1
1
22.9
1
Punt Ret. No. Yds. Avg.
2000
27
428 15.9
2001
26
329 12.8
Career
53
757 14.3
TD
4
1
5
All-Purp. No. Yds. Avg.
2000
50
954 19.1
2001
60
981 16.4
Career
110 1935 17.6
TD
4
2
6
#89 Mike Wieser
LaCrescent, Minn.
Tight End
2003
First team All-American his senior year in
2003 by The Dopke.com College Sports Report...First team All-North Central Conference
and second team All-American by two other sources (Daktronics
NCAA Division II and D2Football.com...Caught 34 passes for
395 yards and four TDs including a game winning grab in the
25-24 win over Montana in 2003...In addition, he was selected
as one of the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars by the Black Issues in Higher Education magazine in 2003 for his outstanding
academic excellence, community activism, and athletic ability.
Receiving G No. Yds. Avg. TD
2001
5 1
22 22.0
0
2002
10 27 265 9.8
1
2003
11 34 395 11.6
4
Career
26 62 682 11.0
5
#53 Rob Hunt
Cavalier, N.D.
Center
2004
First team NCAA Division I-AA All-American
his senior year in 2004 by The Football Gazette...Recipient of the NCAA Division I-AA
Dave Rimington Award ...Played in the 2005 Hula Bowl... 2004
Great West Football Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year
by media...The Football Gazette All-West Region first team...
All-Great West Football Conference first team by coaches and
media...Completed the 2004 season with a string of 42 consecutive starts, despite wearing a cast on his snapping hand in 2003,
and became the NDSU player since All-American center Mike
Favor (1985-88) to start each game in their career.
#88 Mike Dragosavovich
Oak Lawn, Ill.
Punter
2005
First team All-American as a sophomore
in 2005 by The Dopke.com College Sports
Report (see page 32 for full bio).
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FOOTBALL 2007
ALL-AMERICANS
#78 Jake Erickson
Second Team
Brooklyn Park, Minn.
Offensive Guard
2006
1965
1967
1969
1970
1971
1972
First team NCAA Division I FCS All-American
his senior year on the 2006 Football Gazette
All-America team...Worked his way into starting
lineup his senior year for the league champion
and 10-1 Bison...Protected quarterback Steve
Walker and opened holes for 1,000-yard rusher Kyle Steffes...
Named to Football Gazette’s All-Northwest Region first team and
all-GWFC first team by the media.
1973
1977
1978
1983
#77 Nate Safe
Cannon Falls, Minn.
Offensive Guard
2006
1985
First team All-NCAA Division I FCS his junior year
on the 2006 Dopke CollegeSportsReport.com
squad... Earned second team All-America honors
from Associated Press, The Sports Network and
The Football Gazette...First team Football Gazette All-Northwest
Region in 2006...Started 22 games in a row over the 2005 and
2006 seasons and played in all 33 games overall during career...
Two-time All-GWFC first team selection by the coaches as a
sophomore and junior...Provided protection for quarterback
Steve Walker and opened holes for 1,000-yard rusher Kyle Steffes. (see full bio on page 47)
1986
1987
1988
1992
1993
1995
1996
1997
1999
2000
2001
2003
2005
2006
#
##
++
+++
*
**
%
%%
@
&
$
!
2006 Great West Champions

Ken Rota#
Dan Loose++
Steve Krumrei#
Dan Green#
Tomm Smail+++
Steve Nelson#
Tomm Smail
Steve Nelson#
Jon Hanson
Jerry Rosburg#
Perry Kozlowski#
Mike Stratton#
Doug Hushka#
Ted Hall#
Jim Dick#
Tom Smith#
Paul Nielsen#
Chad Stark*
Rick Riemer*
Ken Muckenhirn*
Charlie Stock**
Kevin Bloom**%
Shawn Stewart%
Kevin Bloom%**
Scott Fuchs%%
Brad Servias%%%
Isreal Moses%%**%
Sean Fredricks**%%
Jake Morris**
Tim Strehlow#
Lamar Gordon**
Chuck Klabo**@
Jared Maher#@%%
Jared Peck@
Leif Murphy@
Jared Peck**%%
Mike Wieser%%@
Mike Dragosavich#**
Justin Frick**
Nate Safe**#$
Mike Dragosavich$**
Justin Frick**&!
HB
S
DB
OT
LB
LB
LB
LB
OG
LB
FS
MG
CB
OG
LB
OT
MG
RB
OG
DT
OLB
OG
NG
OG
SE
C
SS
ILB
RB
WR
RB
OT
ILB
TE
OLB
TE
TE
P
DT
OT
P
DT
Associated Press
Litery Digest
American Football
Coaches Association
Kodak
Football News
Football Gazette
C.M. Frank
Daktronics/NCAA-II
D2Football.com
Dopke.com
The Sports Network
College Sporting News
Third Team
1972
1973
1977
1980
1984
1988
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1999
2000
2001
2005
2006
Mike Evenson#
Keith Krebsbach#
Lew Curry#
Mark Speral#
Stacy Robinson#
Doug Lloyd**
Dave Marion**
Arden Beachy%
T.R. McDonald%#
Scott Fuchs**%%
Brad Servais%%**%
Joe Toth**
Doug Van Meter
%%**
Gunar Gossard**
Evan Kooiker**
Aaron Pederson**
Aaron Pederson**
Richard Lewis**
Aaron Pederson**
Tim Popowski**
Justin Frick$
Honorable
Mention
1924
1925
1933
1937
1946
1954
1963
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1976
Claudie Miller##
Claudie Miller##
Roman Meyers#
Fritz Hanson#
Ernie Wheeler#
Cliff Rothrock#
Glenn Hill#
Ron Hanson#
Ardell Wiegandt#
Walt Odegaard#
Ken Rota#
Ken Rota#
Mike Ahneman#
Del Gehrett#
Joe Cichy#
Bruce Grasamke#
Bob Hyland#
Tim Mjos#
Marv Mortenson#
Chuck Wald#
Mike Bentson#
Gary Leuer#
Paul Bothof#
Dennis Preboski#
Lyle Anderson#
Mike Bentson#
Tomm Smail+++#
Tom Varichak#
Bob Erickson#
Jerry Rosburg#
Tim Jeske#
Lew Curry#
1977
C
DB
C
QB
WR
RB
OT
QB
SE
OG
C
OLB
OG
OLB
OT
K
K
KR
P
OT
DT
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1986
1987
1988
1992
1993
1994
1995
HB
HB
T
HB
HB
C
E
E
LB
DT
HB
HB
LB
S
DB
QB
OG
HB
OT
SE
QB
DE
DT
FB
G
QB
LB
HB
OT
LB
DT
C
1997
1998
1999
2001
2004
2005
2006
Jon Walter#
OT
Curt Mosher#
OG
Don Hutson#
LB
Dirk Kroeze#
MG
Gordy Sprattler#
RB
Mike McTague#
WR
Dirk Kroeze#
DT
Mark Speral#
QB
Mike Kasowski#
RB
Todd Lecy#
LB
Howard Holmen#
OC
Mark Nellermoe#
QB
Mike Stratton#
MG
Chad Stark#
RB
Dana Muehlhauser# DT
Ken Muckenhirn#
DT
Paul Lenz#
MG
Charlie Stock#
OLB
Doug Lloyd#
RB
Len Kretchman#**
SE
T.R. McDonald**
SE
Arden Beachy**
QB
Scott Fuchs%
OG
Steve Hansen%**
DT
Chad Pundsack**% DE
Doug Van Meter%
OG
Gunar Gossard%
OLB
Reggie Scott**
RB
Tim Jacobsen**
CB
Luke Samuel**
OG
Kevin Feeney**
QB
Ben Ahneman**
ILB
Trent Houmann**
OT
Ronnie Steffen**
DT
Jared Peck@
TE
Lamar Gordon**@
TB
Chuck Klabo**
OT
Tim Popowski&
OT
AJ Cooper**
TE
Craig Dahl**
SS
Kyle Steffes**
HB
101
 ALL-CONFERENCE
NDSU All-Conference Selections (First Team Only)
North Central Conference
(1922-2003)
1922 M. Ravine Latimer, C
1923 Ben Rumpeltes,T
1925 Claudie Miller, HB
1926 Claudie Miller, HB
1929 Pete Gernen, E
1932 Merlyn Jahr, G
Roman Meyers, E
1933 James Thompson, C
Leonard House, G
Roman Meyers, T
Charles (Acey) Olson, E
Bud Marquardt, E
Fritz Hanson, HB
1934 Fritz Hanson, HB
Herb Peschel, T
1935 Greg Sloan, E
Sam Westgate, E
Don Bettschen, G
Neville Reiners, QB
Earl Schranz, HB
Bob Erickson, FB
Stan Maynard, C
Lyle Sturgeon, T
Sam Dobervich, T
1947 Sid Cichy, T
1948 Ted Barnick, C
1949 Dom Gentile, E
Clink McGeary, C
1950 John Richards, G
1951 Ben Noland, B
1952 Chuck Thurm,E
Frank Esposito, QB
Bob Lauf,T
Ben Noland, B
1953 Glenn Hill, E
Frank Esposito, QB
Bob Lauf, T
1954 Glenn Hill, E
Pat Vickers, C
Emil Zuger, G
1955 Glenn Hill,E
1956 John Campagna, E
Roger Gebhart, G
Dick Tschider, C
1957 Dick Tschider, C
1958 Curt Quenette, FB
Don Remillong, G
1959 Curt Quenette, FB
Don Remillong, G
1961 John Staples, HB
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
Phil Hansen--League Defensive MVP in 1989 and 1990
1936 Lyle Sturgeon, T
Bob Erickson, HB
1937 Ernie Wheeler, HB
Elmer Holt, G
Chuck Pollack, T
1938 Ernie Wheeler, HB
Elmer Holt, G
Cecil Schrank,T
1939 Cecil Schrank, T
Cecil Sturgeon, B
1940 Don Johnston, QB
1942 Cliff Rothrock, C
Nick Soulis,E
John Zaic, T
Harry Treglawny, B
1946 Charles Basch, B
Cliff Rothrock, C
Jerry Mulready, B
Nick Soulis,E
Dennis Drews, B
Bill Dietz, T
102
Bob Yaggie, G
1964 Bill Sturdevant, HB
1965 Lowell Lindeman, E
Gary Benson, T
Ken Rota, HB
Rich Mische, FB
Steve Irgens, DE
Walt Odegaard,DT
Gene Gebhards, MG
Ron Hanson, DB
1966 Andy Knudson,E
Lowell Lindeman, E
Bob Hunter, T
Bob Sciacca, G
Walt Odegaard, DT
Matt Vukelich, DE
Mike Ahneman, LB
Rudy Baranko, S
1967 Jim Ferge, MG
Del Gehrett, S
Mike Ahneman, LB
1978
1979
1980
1981
Bob Hunter, G
John Heller, G
Tim Mjos, HB
Ken Rota, HB
Bruce Nelson, T
Bob Hyland, G
Jim Ferge, DT, MVL
Del Gehrett, S
Paul Hatchett, HB
Paul Hatchett, RB
Bob Hyland, OG, MVL
Bruce Grasamke, QB
Tim Mjos, RB, MVB
Chuck Wald, SE
Al Hoffman, OG
Marv Mortenson, T
Gary Leuer, T
Stu Helgason, LB
Steve Krumrei, DB
Pete Lana, SE
Dan Green, T
Lyle Anderson, OG
Mike Bentson, QB
Dennis Preboski, RB
Gary Leuer, DE
Paul Bothof, DT
Joe Cichy, DB
Mike Bentson, QB
Bob Erickson, OT
Tom Varichak, HB
Pete Lana, SE
Bob Erickson, OT
Rich Henry, RB
Steve Nelson, DE
Tomm Smail, LB
Bruce Reimer, RB
Jerry Dahl, DE
Pat Simmers, DT
Steve Nelson, LB, MVB
Keith Krebsbach, DB
Jerry Dahl, DE, MVL
Gregg Marmesh, DT
Kim Garvey, LB
Nick Cichy, DB, MVB
Gregg Marmesh, DT
Rick Budde, LB
Rick Budde, LB, MVB
Tim Jeske, DT
Lew Curry, C, MVOL
Curt Mosher, OG
Jerry Rosburg, LB
Kevin Krebsbach, DB
Jerry Rosburg, LB,
MVDB
Jon Walter, OT, MVOL
Curt Mosher,OG
Mark Zelinski, MG
Perry Kozlowski, FS
Jim Baudry, RB
Mike McTague, WR
Ken Ellett, OG
Gordy Sprattler, RB
Dirk Kroeze, MG
Perry Kozlowski, FS
Mark Speral, QB
Dirk Kroeze, DT
Greg Gaughran, SS
Mark Speral, QB
Joel Bladow, OG
Wayne Schluchter,
FS, MVDB
Howard Holmen, C,
MVOL
Mike Kasowski, RB
Kevin Peters, RB
Jim Kent, DE
Todd Lecy, LB
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
Wayne Schluchter,
FS, MVDB
Cliff Carmody, OG
Mike Whetstone, OT
Mark Nellermoe, QB
Dan Harris, RB
Mike Stratton, MG
Steve Garske, LB,
MVLB
Tom Shockman, SS
Mike Whetstone, OG
Mike Stratton, MG
Chris Broome, OLB
Lee Monson, ILB
Doug Hushka, CB
Paul Olson, OT
Stacy Robinson, WR
Greg Hagfors, C,
MVOL
Ted Hall, OG
Lee Monson, ILB,
MVDB
Ted Hall, OG, MVOL
Paul Nielsen, MG
Jim Dick, ILB,
MVDB
Tom Van Voorhis, FS
Jeff Bentrim, QB,
MVOB
Chad Stark, RB
Tom Smith, OT
Rick Riemer, OG
Paul Nielsen, MG
Jim Dick, ILB, MVDB
Tyron Braxton, CB
Mike Favor, C
Charlie Stock,OLB
Ken Muckenhirn, DT
Jim Dick, Defensive MVP in 1985 &
1986
Lew Curry, MVP offensive
lineman, 1976
Wayne
Schluchter, NCC
Defensive MVP
in 1980 & 1981
Linebacker Rick Budde was the Defensive MVP in 1976
BISON
FOOTBALL 2007
ALL-CONFERENCE
1988 Mike Favor, C, MVOL
Matt Tracy, OG
Len Kretchman, SE
Doug Lloyd, RB
Paul Lenz, MG, MVDL
Charlie Stock, OLB
Yorrick Byers, ILB
1989 Craig Johnson, OT
Chris Simdorn, QB
Tony Satter, RB
Phil Hansen,DT,
MVDL
1990 Chris Kilen, OG
Dan Goettl, TE
Chris Simdorn, QB
Tony Satter, RB
Phil Hansen, DT,
MVDL
Todd Wash, OLB
Ken Clark, DB
1991 Dave Marion, OT
Arden Beachy, QB
Pat Pringle, CB
1992 Kevin Bloom, OG
T.R. McDonald, SE
Arden Beachy, QB
Shawn Stewart, NG
1993 Kevin Bloom, OG
T.R. McDonald, SE
Steve Hansen, DT
1994 Brad Servais, C
Chad Pundsack, OLB
1995 Gunar Gossard, OLB
Brad Servais, C
Isreal Moses, SS
1996 Evan Kooiker, OT
Reggie Scott, RB
Mitch Clark, OLB
1997 Luke Samuel, OG
Jake Morris, TB
Sean Fredricks, LB
MVLB
Mikel Kallenbach, FS
John Torrance, P
1998 Ronnie Steffen, DT
1999 Trent Houmann, OT
Tim Strehlow, WR/KR
Lamar Gordon, RB
Ronnie Steffen, DT
Matt Swanson, CB
Jared Maher, ILB
Aaron Pederson, P
2000 Lamar Gordon, RB
Chuck Klabo, OT
Jared Peck, TE
Jared Maher, ILB
Richard Lewis, KR
2001 Lamar Gordon, RB
Jared Peck, TE
Leif Murphy, DL,
MVDL
Aaron Pederson, P
Richard Lewis, KR
2002 Paul Keller, OG
Billy Erenberg, SS
2003 John Bonicelli, P
Rod Malone, RB
Mike Sheppard, DB
Travis Ware, DL
Mike Wieser, TE
Great West Football
Conference
(2004-current)
2004 Rob Hunt, C
Nick Zilka, OL
Tim Popowski, OT
Kyle Steffes, HB
Isaac Snell, NG
Craig Dahl, SS
2005 Tim Popowski, OT
Nate Safe, OT
AJ Cooper, TE
Kyle Steffes, HB
2006 Steve Walker, QB
OPOY
Nate Safe, OT
Kyle Steffes, HB
Justin Frick, DT
Joe Mays, MLB
Craig Dahl, SS
Mike Dragosavich, P
Lamar Gordon, NDSU’s only three-time first team allconference performer (1999, 2000, 2001)
Mike Favor, MVP offensive lineman, 1988
Jon Walter, MVP offensive
lineman, 1977
NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE
HISTORY QUICK FACTS
North Dakota State was the ONLY SCHOOL in North Central Conference HISTORY to win
nine conference games in a single league season until Nebraska-Omaha accomplished that feat
in 2000. The Bison accomplished that perfect 9-0 feat three times when the league went to nine
games in 1983--in 1986, 1988, and 1990.
Twenty-one North Dakota State players were named Most Valuable Players in the North
Central Conference since the recognition was started in the late 1960s including three who have
won the award twice. Defensive tackle JIM FERGE was the first in 1968.
RON ERHARDT, in his seven seasons at the helm of the Bison, won six North Central Conference titles, more than any another coach in North Dakota State history. Rocky Hager, with
five crowns, and Don Morton, with four, are the only other NDSU coaches to win more than two
championships.
North Dakota State finished FIRST OR SECOND in the North Central Conference standings 32 times over a 40 year-period. Only third place finishes in 1978, 1993, 1999, and 2001;
a fourth place finish in 1998; a fifth place finish in 1996; a seventh place finish in 1975, and a
ninth place finish in 2002 found the Herd out of the top two spots. Incidentally, the Bison have
won 23 titles in those 40 years.
North Dakota State had 15 people inducted into the North Central Conference HALL OF
FAME and can also claim a 16th in Dr. Richard Koppenhaver. Koppenhaver was the athletic
director at North Dakota State from 1966-68, was an assistant football coach at NDSU prior to
that as well as serving as the athletic director at Minnesota State-Mankato and as NCC commissioner.
2006 Great West Champions
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Sean Fredricks, MVP linebacker, 1997
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TRADITION
North Dakota State Puts Student First
in Student-Athlete Phrase
North Dakota State University has a great tradition of success on
the football field but it also has an outstanding record of success in the
classroom and the community.
The phrase “student-athlete” used by the National Collegiate Athletic
Association (NCAA) takes on a special meaning at North Dakota State.
The student-athlete at NDSU is a student first and required to be in
constant pursuit of his or her degree. Assistant coaches as well as the
academic people are advisors for the student-athlete, seeing to it that his
or her academic pursuits and athletic commitments fit together.
Those goals and ideals are reflected in the record. North Dakota
State has been one of the most successful football programs in the nation
over the past four decades, winning 24 conference championships and
eight national championships while compiling an .800 winning percentage. At the same time, the Bison have produced a Rhodes Scholar, 89
academic All-North Central Conference players, and 13 CoSIDA Academic
All-Americans®.
Eight Bison have earned the coveted Academic All-Conference
award three times including linebacker Mark Zelinski (1975-76-77),
quarterback Mark Speral (1978-79-80), defensive end Chris Rood (197879-80), runningback Chad Stark (1984-85-86), linebacker Sean Fredricks
(1995-96-97) and strong safety Craig Dahl (2004-05-06). Linebacker
Charlie Stock (1985-86-87-88) and punter Casey Bradley (1985-86-87-88)
became the first four-time selections in league history.
Fourteen All-American awards have been earned by Bison players on
the national academic scene. Both Tomm Smail, a linebacker, and Chris
Rood were two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America® selections.
To be eligible for these awards, a student must carry a 3.0 cumulative
grade-point average (on a 4.0 scale) for conference honors and a 3.2-plus
cumulative grade-point average for national honors AND make a significant contributuion to his team on the playing field.
CoSIDA Academic All-America® Selections
Smail
Morris
Rood
1971
1972
1973
1978
1979
1982
1989
1993
1997
2004
2005
2006
Hanson
Tomm Smail, LB
Tomm Smail, LB
Jon Hanson, OG
Chris Rood, DE
Chris Rood, DE
Dan Borgenheimer, DT
Mark Roshell, DT
T.R. McDonald, SE
Sean Fredricks, ILB
Jake Morris, RB
Jared Essler, FS
Jayd Kittelson, OLB
Tony Stauss, QB
Kole Zimmerman, OLB
Craig Dahl, SS
Borgenheimer
McDonald
Essler
Kittelson
Zimmerman
Dahl
104
Roshell
Fredricks
Stauss
RHODES SCHOLAR
Former North Dakota State football
player JIM SCHINDLER was named
a Rhodes Scholar in 1966 after concluding his football career.
Academic All-Conference
1974 Mark Askew, DB
Kevin Krebsbach, DB
1975 Mark Zelinski, LB
Mark Askew, DB
1976 Mark Zelinski, DL
1977 Jon Walter, OT
Mark Zelinski, DL
Jerry Rosburg, LB
1978 Mark Speral, QB
Chris Rood, DE
Don Hutson, LB
1979 Scott VandeVoort, OT
Steve Sponberg, WR
Mark Speral, QB
Ron Grabowski, LB
Gregg Gaughran, DB
1980 Joe Bladow, OG
Steve Sponberg, WR
Mark Speral, QB
Chris Rood, DE
1981 Wayne Schluchter, DB
1982 Cliff Carmody, OG
Dan Borgenheimer,DT
Doug Hushka, CB
1983 Doug Hushka, CB
1984 Phil Duginski, OG
Chad Stark, RB
Jon Dunbar, OLB
Jeff Willer, DB
1985 Chad Stark, RB
Charlie Stock, OLB
Tom Van Voorhis, FS
Casey Bradley, P
1986 Chad Stark, RB
Jeff Bentrim, QB
Scott Schutt, OLB
Charlie Stock, OLB
Paul Nielsen, MG
Chris Servais, DB
Todd DeBates, FS
Casey Bradley, P
1987 Charlie Stock, OLB
Casey Bradley, P
Troy Stockstad, DB
1988 Doug Lloyd, RB
Dan Paulson, RB
Mark Roshell, OLB
Charlie Stock, OLB
Casey Bradley, P
1989 Craig Johnson, OT
Dan Goettl, TE;
Marty Sieh, RB
Troy Stockstad, WR
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2001
2003
Mark Roshell, DL
2004 Bobby Babich, CB
Phil Hansen, DL
Craig Dahl, SS
Dan Goettl, TE
Jared Essler, FS
Marty Sieh, RB
Johnny Frank, FB
Phil Hansen, DL
Kyle Ihry, SS
Ken Clark, DB
Jayd Kittelson, LB
Rob Greenwood, LB
Tim Popowski, OT
T.R. McDonald, WR
Tony Stauss, QB
Arden Beachy, QB
Scott Walter, CB
Mat Steinberg, ILB
Kole Zimmerman, LB
T.R. McDonald, WR
2005 Bobby Babich, CB
Kyle Carlson, RB
Craig Dahl, SS
Bruce Yaggie, NG
Tim Popowski, OT
Joe Toth, OLB
Scott Walter, CB
Rob Hyland, QB
Kole Zimmerman, LB
Kyle Carlson, WR
Derek Arndt, TE
Dennis Scheel, DT
Andy DelaBarre, TE
Joe Toth, OLB
Brett Itterman, LB
Brad Servais, C
Hugh Medal, C
Aaron Siegfried, DT
Ryan Olson, DB
Sean Fredricks, ILB
Adam Palczewski, NG
Jerome Cheatham, CB 2006 Craig Dahl, SS
Sean Fredricks, ILB
Kole Heckendorf, WR
Jerome Cheatham, CB
Ryan Olson, DB
Brian Boll, DL
Kyle Belmont, SS
Sean Fredricks, ILB
Sam Boraas, FS
Mikel Kallenbach, FS
Jeff Curtis, LS
Sam Markell, OG
Jared Hines, TE
Jake Morris, RB
Brett Itterman, OLB
Brian Boll, DL
Ryan Parsons, QB
Kevin Feeney, QB
Barry Quickstad, FS
Chris Simmers, C
Chad Simmers, ILB
Ryan Simmers, FB
Jared Essler, FS
Bison Academic
All-Conference Breakdown
FOUR-TIME SELECTIONS
Charlie Stock (1985-86-87-88)
Casey Bradley (1985-86-87-88)
THREE-TIME SELECTIONS
Mark Zelinski (1975-76-77)
Mark Speral (1978-79-80)
Chris Rood (1978-79-80)
Chad Stark (1984-85-86)
Sean Fredricks (1995-96-97)
Craig Dahl (2004-05-06)
BISON
FOOTBALL 2007
BISON TRADITION
G.V. (Viv) McKay
Harry (Red) Blakely Roman Meyers
Ben P. Rumpeltes
Cy Arnold
Robert Saunders
Claudie Miller
Melvin (Fritz) Hanson Robert Weir
Ernie Wheeler
Cliff (Bony) Rothrock 1975
Lawrence F. (Larry) Ole Sand
Walter G. (Dolly)
Tanberg
Schoenfelder
Marv Bachmeier
Gregory H. Sloan
Eugene (Fitz)
John (Jerry)
Fitzgerald
Mulready
(honorary)
Oddvar
Helgesen
C.C. (Casey)
Art Bunker
Finnegan
Glenn Hill Jr.
(honorary)
1972
1976
1973
Russ Anderson
Sam Westgate
H. Arnold (Swede)
Johnson
Delbert Moore
Herb Peschel
Ron McLeod
Dave Torson
Bruce Airheart
1979
1985
Tim Mjos
Ross Fortier
Ron Schliemann
Jim Ferge
Stafford (Cod)
Ordahl
1980
Del Gehrett
Marv Mortenson
Mike Kuppich
1986
Joe Blakeslee
Gladys Bockwaldt
Lauf
Terry Hanson
Gerry Suman
Ron Erhardt
(honorary)
1981
Bob Hyland
Joe Cichy
Chuck Wald
Bruce Grasamke
Carl Rovig
Jerry Dahl
Steve Saladino
Lee Petersen
Chuck Bentson
(honorary)
Ken Blazei
Brad Rheingans
Phil Reimnitz
Joe Roller
1988
1995
Steve Nelson
Dick Marsden
Nick Cichy
Rick Budde
Bob Lowe (honorary)
1990
Dr. L.D. Loftsgard
(honorary)
Mike McTague
Dr. Denis Isrow
(honorary)
Gene Gebhards
Dan Loose
Collette Folstad
1991
Dr. Robert Grant
Donnie Lauf
Dr. LaVern Freeh
Ed Graber (honorary)
1992
1974
George (Baldy) Hays
Robert C. Lauf
W.P. (Bud)
Marquardt
Johnny Mach
Manny Marget
(honorary)
1977
Pete Gergen
Walt Odegaard
Ardell Wiegandt
Harry R. Bridgeford
W.L. (Wendy)
Schollander
Dr. C.S. Putnam
(honorary)
Roy C. Pedersen
(honorary)
1978
Lowell Linderman
Brian MacLaren
Ken Rota
Byron Jackson
(honorary)
1982
1994
1987
Darrell Mudra
(honorary)
Mike Ahneman
Mike Whetstone
Benny Noland
Dennis Drews
Gilmour Dobie
(honorary)
Carolyn Schmidt
Lynn Forde
Lew Curry
Pete Lana
Carl “Buck” Nystrom
(honorary)
Ron Waggoner
Paul “Red” Brostrom
Ed Kolpack
(honorary)
Joe McCormick
Mary Goebel
1989
Sid Cichy
Frank Esposito
Curt Quenette
Dr. H.R. Albrecht
(honorary)
Alex J. (Sliv) Nemzek
Earl (Skip) Bute
Leo G. May
Cy Lonsbrough
Charles (Acey) Olson
Neville M. Reiners
Lyle Sturgeon
1993
Boyd Christenson
(honorary)
Rich Mische
Matt Vukelich
Randy Lussenden
Roger Grooters
(honorary)
Tomm Smail
Tom Assel
Dom Gentile
Autumn Ross
Del Johnson
(honorary)
1996
Dr. Ade Sponberg
(honorary)
Mark Gibbons
Mark Reimnitz
Mike Bollmann
Mark Speral
Becky Clairmont
1997
Bob Roy
Mark Emerson
Keith Krebsbach
Bernie Graner
Norm Vennerstrom
Kathy KappelMeagher
Lori Knetter-Robbins
1998
Curt Bacon
Perry Kozlowski
Dr. Paul Shogren
Dick Tschider
Donna Palivec
Laura JacobsonKlingsporn
Ravine “Gorilla”
Latimer
1999
2002
2000
2003
2001
2004
Don Morton
(honorary)
Gene Gamache
Stacy Robinson
Gary Leuer
Mike Langlais
Patti Rolf
Deb BergersonStambaugh
Rocky Hager
(honorary)
George Thole
Jeff Askew
Lance Berwald
Kim Brekke-Heisler
Peggy ZimmermanStibbe
John Dahl
Gretchen HammondEhnes
Dr. Fred Walsh
(honorary)
Mike Driscoll
Nancy DietmanHolovnia
Wayne Schluchter
Jeff Bentrim
Erv Inniger
(honorary)
Earle Solomonson
(honorary)
Chad Stark
Brian Bachmeier
Greg Hagfors
Dr. Doug Hushka
Tom Leutz
Janice Woods
Trisha Reichl-Cyr
John Morgan
Janet Cobbs
Mulholland
Lisa Stamp Thomas
Yorrick “Snuffy”
Byers
Tyrone Braxton
Mike Favor
2005
Dale Beling
(honorary)
John Bodine
Phil Hansen
Brady Lipp
Shelley (Oistad) Rice
Amy (Quist)
Raymond
2006
Edie Boyer
Cliff Carmody
Doug Hanson
Sam Kucenic
Doug Lloyd
Dana Patsie (Retten)
Bev Weiman (Owen)
Mike Stratton
Lora Jean (Schloss)
Bodin
Paul W. Nielsen
Pat (Smykowski)
Jacobson
Kristi Kremer
Clarkowski
Joe Regnier
Bill Demaray
Ralph Wirtz
Dr. E.P. Wenz
(honorary)
1983
Bob Backlund
Mike Slack
Steve Krumrei
Pat Driscoll
1984
Cliff Nygard
Warren Arman
Dick Hanson
Mike Bentson
2006 Great West Champions
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105
 BISON
TRADITION
Four Bison Enshrined
College Football
Hall of Fame
Dobie
Division II
Hall of Fame
The Division II Football
Hall of Fame was inaugurated in 1999 with former
Bison quarterback JEFF
BENTRIM (left) inducted in the charter class with Walter Payton and Johnny Bailey.
The Hall of Fame is located in Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, the site of the NCAA
national championship game. In 2004, former NFL
standout and two-time All-America defensive end
PHIL HANSEN (1987-90) was inducted into the
hall.
NCAA Division II
Cichy
Bentrim
F
Mudra
our former North Dakota State personalities have
been inducted into the National Football Founda
tion's College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend,
IN. They are coach GILMOUR DOBIE, inducted in 1951
after a career at NDSU, Washington, Navy, Cornell and
Boston College; two-time All-America defensive back
(1969 & 1970) JOE CICHY, a 1997 inductee; 1986 Harlon
Hill Trophy-winning quarterback JEFF BENTRIM, inducted in 1998; and coach DARRELL MUDRA, inducted in
2000 after a career at Adams State, NDSU, Florida State,
Western Illinois, Eastern Illinois and Northern Iowa.
F
our former North Dakota
State athletes were
named to the NCAA Division II Football Team of the Quarter Century selected in 1997 by
a nationwide panel as part of the
celebration of the 25th Division II
Football Championship game. Any
player who competed as a Division
II player between 1973 and 1996 was
eligible. North Dakota State, North Alabama and Texas
A&M-Kingsville led the team with four selections each.
Named from NDSU were quarterback JEFF BENTRIM,
who started in four straight title games from 1983 to
1986, two-time All-America center MIKE FAVOR (198588), former NFL star and two-time All-America defensive
tackle PHIL HANSEN (1987-90), and two-time AllAmerica linebacker JIM DICK (1982-86).
Favor
106
Football Team of the
Quarter Century
Hansen
BISON
Dick
FOOTBALL 2007
BISON TRADITION
Rimington Award
PHIL HANSEN (shown
here during his NFL
playing days with the
Buffalo Bills) is the
only Bison to have
played in three postseason bowl
games.
North Dakota State’s Rob Hunt
was the 2004 NCAA I-AA recipient of the Dave Rimington
Award, which annually honors
the outstanding outstanding
centers throughout the ranks of
college football. The Cavalier,
N.D., native played in the 2005
Hula Bowl Maui All-Star Game.
He started all 42 games during
his career. Hunt was the 2004
Great West Football Conference
Offensive Lineman of the Year.
He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the
fifth round of the 2005 NFL draft.
Dennis Drews Trophy
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
Dennis Drews
T
he North Dakota State
“Most Valuable Player”
award is named after 1946 allconference halfback Dennis Drews.
Drews was the captain of both the
1947 and 1948 Bison teams and
served as an assistant coach for
the Bison freshman team.
He served in the Armed Forces in
both World War II and the Korean
War, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross, the World War II Victory
Medal, and the Korean Service
Medal. He was awarded the Air
Medal for Meritorious Service in the
Korean War in March 1953.
He was killed in a training flight in
an F84F Thunderstreak at Dow Air
Force Base in Bangor, Maine, in
July 1954.
Dennis Drews Trophy Winners
1954 Pat Vickers
C
1955 Glenn K. Hill
End
1956 Roger Gebhart
G
1957 Dick Tschider
C
1958 Curt Quenette
FB
1959 Curt Quenette
FB
1960 John Stalpes
HB
1961 Bob Yaggie
G
1962 Dan Thesing
FB
1963 Joe Anderson
End
1964 Bill Sturdevant
HB
1965 Ardell Wiegandt
LB
1966 Matt Vukelich
End
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Ken Rota
Jim Ferge
Paul Hatchett
Tim Mjos
Dennis Preboski
Mike Bentson
Rich Henry
Steve Nelson
Steve Nelson
Jerry Dahl
Rick Budde
Rick Budde
Jerry Rosburg
Mike McTague
Mark Speral
Mark Speral
Mike Kasowski
Mark Nellermoe
Mike Whetstone
Jeff Bentrim
Jeff Bentrim
Jeff Bentrim
Mike Favor
Mike Favor
Charlie Stock
Chris Simdorn
Chris Simdorn
Dave Marion
Arden Beachy
T.R. McDonald
Brad Servais
Joe Toth
Brad Servais
Gunar Gossard
Kevin Feeney
Jake Morris
Sean Fredricks
Kevin Feeney
Tim Strehlow
Lamar Gordon
Leif Murphy
Billy Erenberg
Tony Stauss
Rob Hunt
Kyle Steffes
Steve Walker
2006 Great West Champions

HB
DT
HB
HB
FB
QB
FB
LB/DE
LB
DE
LB
LB
LB
Flanker
QB
QB
RB
QB
OG
QB
QB
QB
C
C
LB
QB
QB
OT
QB
SE
C
LB
C
OLB
QB
RB
ILB
QB
WR
RB
OLB
SS
QB
C
HB
QB
ALL-STAR GAME PLAYERS
East -West Shrine
(January in San Francisco)
1936–Lyle Sturgeon, T
1987–Chad Stark, FB
1991–Phil Hansen, DT
North-South
(Blue-Grey)
(December in Montgomery, Ala.)
1938–Ernie Wheeler, HB
1990–Phil Hansen, DT
Coaches All-American
(Lubbock, Texas)
1974–Steve Nelson, LB
Senior Bowl
(January in Mobile, Ala)
1985–Stacy Robinson, WR
2002–Lamar Gordon, RB
All-American Classic
(January in Florida)
1991–Phil Hansen, DT
Snow/Cactus Bowl
(January at Fargodome before moving to
Kingsville, Texas, in 2001)
1994–T.R. McDonald, SE
Steve Hansen, DT
1995–Joe Toth, OLB
Chad Pundsack, DE
1996–Brad Servais, C
Tim Jacobsen, CB
1997–Mitch Clark, OLB
Kris Kortuem, DT
1998–Sean Fredricks, ILB
Jake Morris, RB
1999–Luke Samuel, OG
Ben Ahneman, ILB
2000–Tim Strehlow, WR
Aaron Skyberg, DB
Ronnie Steffen, DT
Courtney Samuel, DB
2001–Matt Swanson, CB
John Semchenko, C
2002–Jared Peck, TE
Pete Campion, OT
2003–Leif Murphy, DE
2004–Mike Sheppard, SS
Rod Malone, RB
Hula Bowl
(January in Hawaii)
2005–Rob Hunt, C
IntaJuice North-South
All-Star Classic
(December in Houston, Texas)
2006–Craig Dahl, SS
107
 BISON
TRADITION
Team Captains
Year
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
108
Name
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Ben Meinecke
Thomas H. Manns
James McGuigan
T.F. Manns
T.F. Manns
Byron Wilde
Charles Rose
Unknown
Charles Oshwald
Fred Birch
Pete Tierney
Leo Nemzek
Bert Haskins
Palmer Foss
Cliff Schroeder
Edgar Olson
Grover Edwards
Ralph Coulkins
Steve (Dick) Bjornson
Steve (Dick) Bjornson
Bill Nemzek
Paul J. Peterson
S. Lynn Huey
M. Ravine Latimer
Louis Duerner
Ben Rumpeltes
Wallace Thompson
Wallace Thompson
Claudie Miller
Cy Peschel
George Hays
Stafford (Cod) Ordahl
Leo May
Cy Lonsbrough
Walter Schoenfelder
Roman Meyers
Charles (Acey) Olson
Sam Dobervich
Bob Erickson
Forrest Stevens
Emil May
Ray Hawkins
Ernie Wheeler
Harry Johnson
Cecil Scrank
Don Johnston
Brucke Fulks
Harry Treglawny
Don Hofmeister
Cliff Rothrock
Dennis Drews
Paul Moores
Dennis Drews
LaVern Freeh
Neil Gustafson
Game captains
Game captains
Unknown
Charles Thum
Glenn Hill
Paul Werner
Pat Vickers
Emil Zueger
Position
HB
T
FB
Back
Back
HB
HB
G
E
QB
FB
C
HB
T
G
G
QB
T
T
T
G
T
T
QB
T
C
C
HB
Back
End
C
HB
HB
T
T
End
T
HB
End
HB
End
HB
T
T
QB
G
T
QB
C
HB
T
HB
G
FB
Year
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
End
End
T
FB
G
1981
Name
Unknown
Roger Gebhart
Jerry Kingrey
Curt Quenette
Ross Fortier
Cur Quenette
Tom Egan
Robert Kovich
Dave Gentzkow
John Stalpes
Ron Erdmann
Joe Anderson
Jim Driscoll
Tom Holmgren
Bill Sturdevant
Ardell Wiegandt
Gene Gebhards
Lowell Linderman
Ardell Wiegandt
Mike Hasbargen
Lowell Linderman
Walt Odegaard
Matt Vukelich
Mike Ahneman
Terry Hanson
John Heller
Jim Ferge
Jack Hagen
Stu Helgason
Robert Hyland
Joe Cichy
Dennis Preboski
Lyle Anderson
Mike Bentson
Tom Marman
Tomm Smail
Bob Erickson
Steve Nelson
Steve McMillan
Bruce Reimer
Nick Cichy
Mark Askew
Doug Johnson
Dave Roby
Dale Nordick
Rick Budde
Kevin Krebsbach
Jon Walter
Lew Curry
Jerry Rosburg
Clem Clooten
Ken Ellett
Mike McTague
Don Hutson
Perry Kozlowski
Lane Brettingen
Scott VandeVoort
Russ Shroyer
Gregg Gaughran
Mark Speral
Steve Sponberg
Joel Bladow
Jim Kent
Mike Kasowski
Wayne Schluchter
Position
G
HB
FB
QB
FB
C
T
FB
HB
QB
E
E
T
HB
LB/OG
MG
SE
LB/OG
FB
SE
DT
DE
LB
QB
G
DE
FB
LB
G
SS
FB
G
QB
DT
LB
OT
LB
FB
RB
SS
FS
OG
HB
OT
LB
CB
OT
C
LB
DE
OG
Flanker
LB
FS
TE
OT
LB
SS
QB
Flanker
OG
LB
RB
FS
Year
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
Name
Mark Nellermoe
Dan Borgenheimer
Tom Shockman
Steve Krause
Dave Piepkorn
Lee Monson
Greg Hagfors
Tom Van Voorhis
Ted Hall
Jim Dick
Jeff Bentrim
Ken Muckenhirn
Kerry Meske
Mike Favor
Charlie Stock
Craig Johnson
Todd Zabel
Phil Hansen
Ken Clark
Dan Goettl
Dave Marion
Todd Wash
Mark Hansen
Mat Steinberg
Arden Beachy
Steve Hansen
Bruce Yaggie
Chris Jones
Kevin Holm
Brad Servais
Gunar Gossard
Kelly Artz
Eric Heismeyer
Greg Coleman
Scott Swanson
Mikel Kallenbach
Sean Fredricks
Jerome Cheatham
Position
QB
DT
SS
DT
OG
LB
C
FS
OG
LB
QB
DT
TE
C
LB
OG
CB
DT
FS
TE
OT
OLB
RB
ILB
QB
DT
NG
ILB
TE
C
OLB
SE
TE
ILB
WR
FS
ILB
CB
Year
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Name
Ben Ahneman
Kevin Feeney
Tim Strehlow
Eric Nelson
Ronnie Steffen
Aaron Skyberg
Eric Nelson
Ryan Johnson
Jared Maher
Luke Shafer
Josh Hauble
Lamar Gordon
Wade Kittelson
Travis Sturdevant
Game captains
Tony Stauss
Rob Hunt
Mike Sheppard
Josh Mock
Tony Stauss
Jared Essler
Rob Hunt
Matt Gorman
Craig Dahl
Tim Popowski
Alvin Robinson
Steve Walker
Kole Zimmerman
Craig Dahl
Justin Frick
Steve Walker
Kyle Steffes
North Dakota State captains Kyle Steffes (23), Justin Frick
(82), Craig Dahl (20) and Steve Walker (right) come out prior
to the 2006 Minnesota game at the Metrodome.
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Position
ILB
QB
WR
WR
DT
SS
WR
QB
ILB
FS
OG
TB
ILB
FS
QB
C
OLB
LB
QB
FS
C
CB
SS
OT
DE
QB
LB
SS
DT
QB
HB
BISON TRADITION
BISON PRIDE
E
ditor’s note: This message,
delivered to the North Dakota
State football team just before
the 1988 national championship win
over Portland State, is former Bison
All-American Mike Whetstone’s legacy
to the program he loved so much. He
was an inspiration for the ’88 Bison.
Whetstone died of cancer three days
following the victory. This message
was recorded prior to the semifinal
game with Sacramento State and now
hangs with his picture on a plaque in
the Bison team room at Dacotah Field.
“Sometimes the amazing thing is I
don't know what Bison Pride is myself,
anyone who has been a Bison or will
be a Bison will
some day relate
to what I’m saying.
“To me Bison
Pride is not
necessarily
running around,
being rah, rah,
and jumping up and down. It’s more
of a feeling you have knowing that the
whole is greater than the sum of its
parts.
“The amazing thing that I have found
in the last six months since discovering cancer is that people who have
rallied around me the most are the
Bison players and Bison alumni. I had
former players come down to Rochester to visit me in the hospital--they
traveled 300 miles just to visit me. I
had friends from high school who were
just 20 miles away, and they didn’t visit
me. They just called on the phone.
“I guess to me that is what Bison Pride
is all about, everybody looking out for
each other. The strength of the Herd
is in the Bison and the strength of the
Bison is in the Herd. Bison Pride is
knowing that everybody is looking out
for everyone else.
“I want every Bison that’s ever been
involved in the program to know I love
them. Kick some butt this weekend.
We can’t let those California people
think they're better than us. Go out
there and get ’em guys.”
Mike Whetstone, 1988
“No one person is Bison Pride. It
takes 48 tough bastards if you're in the
playoffs and it takes 75 tough bastards
during the regular season. It takes the
players and coaches working together
for a common good.
“Deep down, Bison Pride is the love
we have for each other. I have noticed
over the years that my true friends, my
true life, everything evolves around
Bison players and Bison people. I
have friends outside of football, but for
the most part, everything comes back
to football, Bison football.
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RETIRED NUMBER
O
nly one number (79) has ever
been retired in North Dakota
State football history. It belonged to defensive tackle Paul Allen
Bothof who played for the Bison from
1968 through 1970.
A two-year starter and an allconference selection in 1970, the
6-foot-6, 245-pound giant was called
the “best-looking football player in
this game” by a pro scout at the 1969
Camellia Bowl at the end of his junior
season.
But Bothof’s career came to a
tragic end on Sunday, October 25,
1970, two weeks before the end of
the regular season, as he was the
victim of an accidental shooting while
hunting.
No player has ever worn that
jersey number for the Bison since.
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TRADITION
NICKEL TROPHY
T
he Nickel Trophy, resting 2,500 times
larger than a regular fivecent piece and weighing 75 pounds, was
inaugurated in 1938 and is presented to the
winner of the formerly annual North Dakota vs.
North Dakota State football contest.
Two inches thick and 22 inches in diameter, it is
an exact replica of the once-minted U.S. coin. It
has been the object of many intercampus raids,
recoveries, and more thefts.
The late Robert Kunkel, a UND alumnus and
Chicago advertising executive, was the originator of the trophy. Blue Key, honorary service
fraternity on each campus, awards the Nickel
Trophy.
The NCC Trophy
CONFERENCE TRADITIONS
N
orth Dakota State's tradition in the North
Central Conference is steeped and
cherished.
The Bison program is the winningest in the
history of the NCC with 17 outright championships and 26 total league football titles. That
includes seven straight crowns from 1964 to
1970 and six straight titles from 1981 to 1986.
North Dakota State became a charter
member of the NCC in 1921 and captured its
first league title in 1925.
BOWL HISTORY
T
he Bison are the most successful bowl
and playoff team in the history of the
NCAA on a Division II level.
North Dakota State is 35-13 in postseason
play (regional bowls or playoff games). The
chart is 30-12 in 17 NCAA playoff years (appearances in 1976-77-81-82-83-84-85-86-88-8990-91-92-94-95-97-2000). Prior to the playoffs,
NDSU appeared in six regional bowl games
from 1964 to 1970, going 5-1.
The Bison had never lost an opening round
NCAA playoff game until 1991 and are now 25-8
in the last 33 playoff games including national
crowns in 1983-85-86-88-90.
SLAP THE BISON
O
ne of the time-honored traditions in
NDSU football history is the picture of
the snorting Bison that sits above the
team room door at Dacotah Field (pictured at
far right) and now also at the Fargodome. It is
tradition that each Bison football player pat or
slap that Bison on the way out of the team room
prior to taking the field on game day.
That emblem has become such a tradition
that it now travels everywhere with the Bison.
Begun in the 1960s by then-trainer Denis Isrow,
its appearance coincides with the .800 winning
percentage the Bison have established since
1964. Former Bison player Pete Lana designed
the original snorting Bison logo and that underwent a revision in 1998.
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The aluminum alloy "slug" has been won 30 times by the Bison and 35 times by UND including
last year's 28-21 Sioux overtime win in Grand Forks. NDSU had possession of the trophy for 12
consecutive seasons until UND's victory in 1993. (NDSU's NCAA playoff win in 1995 over UND
does not count.)
NCAA Champions
1965
1985
1968
1986
1969
1988
1983
1990
HARLON HILL TROPHY
N
orth Dakota State quarterbacks and the
Harlon Hill Trophy have a great deal in
common. Jeff Bentrim was the first winner of the trophy in 1986 to honor the nation's
best NCAA Division II player and Chris Simdorn
added his name to the list in 1990.
The award
is named after former North Alabama
and Chicago Bears
player Harlon Hill.
North Alabama and the
community of Florence,
Alabama are sponsoring
the award in conjunction
with the NCAA national
championship game that
Bentrim
is played there every
December.
Bentrim quarterbacked the Bison in four
national championship
games (three victories),
set an NCAA career
record for rushing
touchdowns (64), and
led the nation in scoring
for three consecutive
years--the only player
Simdorn
in any division ever to
accomplish that feat.
Simdorn quarterbacked the Herd to two
national titles, including a stunning display in the
51-11 title win in 1990 over Indiana (PA) when
he ran for two TDs and passed for three more.
NDSU running back Lamar Gordon was a finalist for the Hill Award in 2000, finishing third in
the final balloting.
NCAA TITLES
N
orth Dakota State has claimed eight
national championships over the years.
The Bison earned the first three crowns
via the wire service polls in 1965, 1968 and
1969.
Four came in the 1980s and another to begin the 1990s as the Bison took national crowns
through the playoff system (began in 1973) in
1983, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1990.
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BISON TRADITION
Trophy Center of Attention For Land-Grant Rivals
NDSU, SDSU to Meet Again This Season For a Piece of the Rock
HANKINSON, N.D.--A new era in the
rivalry between NDSU and South Dakota
State University was unveiled April 21,
2004, with the announcement of a new
traveling trophy. The “Dakota Marker”
trophy will be presented to the winner of
the Bison-Jackrabbit football game. Both
schools gain NCAA Division I status this
year.
North Dakota State and South Dakota
State, both members of the Great West
Football Conference, square off again this
season at 1 p.m. Nov. 17 in Brookings.
NDSU posted a 41-28 victory over SDSU
before a school record crowd of 19,053 at
the Fargodome during the 2006 season.
The Jackrabbits edged the Bison 24-21 in
the final minute of the 2004 game at Couglin-Alumni Stadium, while NDSU defeated
SDSU 41-17 in 2005 in Fargo.
Supported by the NDSU Blue Key
chapter and the SDSU Student Association, the trophy will be a replica of quartzite
monuments placed along the board of the
two states in the 1890s.
NDSU President Joseph A. Chapman
was one of several people who attended
a news conference held at the border to
announce the new trophy.
“Both of these institutions have long
histories in the land-grant tradition of
excellence in the classroom, excellence in
service and excellence in research,” Chapman said. “We also have a long tradition
of excellence in the athletic arena. This is
going to be fun moving to the next level.”
Adam Jones, president of the NDSU
Blue Key chapter noted that the first
football game between the institutions
was held in 1903 and there have been 89
games held. He said moving to Division I
was a good idea.
“This progressive move will elevate
these institutions of higher learning from
their present outstanding regional recognition to nationally recognized land grant universities and top class athletic programs,”
Jones said.
NDSU student body president Dan
Mostad said, “This will be a game that
our students and SDSU students will look
forward to every fall. I foresee this being
the game that will captivate the attention of
both of these great states.”
Bison athletic director Gene Taylor
said, “My compliments to our students,
from both NDSU and SDSU, for taking the
initiative for this new trophy. I believe the
Dakota Marker will only enhance what is
North Dakota State and South Dakota State players, along with other football fans and school officials, walk to the
site of a news conference near the state border where the Dakota Marker football traveling trophy was announced.
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already a very competitive rivalry between
two quality football programs.”
The trophy will be a model of the
original border monuments that were 7 feet
long and 10 inches square. The markers
were placed at half-mile intervals along the
border, with “S.D” on the south side and
“N.D” on the north side.
“Today is indeed a historic day for
two great and storied institutions,” said
Amanda Mattingly, president of the SDSU
Student Association. “The students at
SDSU look forward to a long, competitive
and friendly rivalry that will capture the essence of the future and the past.”
SDSU President Peggy Miller said the
states share a common heritage as part of
the Dakota Territory, which was established
in 1861. She also praised the students’
efforts to develop the trophy.
“You are doing something new. You
are taking the first step. You’re being
the pioneers that your ancestors were,”
Miller said. “Bravo to you and everyone
involved. This will be the rivalry of the
(Dakota) territory.”
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TRADITION
Bison Heritage . . . . .
Why The Bison?
N
orth Dakota State University's
athletic teams have progressed from the "Farmers" in
the 1890s, to the "Aggies" in the early
1900s, to the "Bison," North Dakota
State's current athletic symbol. It was
developed by head football coach
Stan Borleske in 1919 because he
and members of the football team
didn't like being known as the Aggies.
Borleske wanted a strong and fierce
mascot. The Bison was a logical
choice. The great animals once
roamed the North Dakota prairie in
vast numbers, and over the years
Bison athletic teams added an additional name, the "Thundering Herd."
Congressional Medal of
Honor Awarded to Bison
Gridder
BERYL H. NEWMAN played end for the North
Dakota State football team from 1933 through 1936.
He was a member of the United States Army in
World War II and participated in the invasion of Italy.
That was where this Bison made
a niche for himself in the history
of the United States, becoming
one of the rare recipients of the
nation's highest award, The Congressional Medal of Honor, for
bravery above and beyond the call
of duty. Here is a partial text of
that commendation . . . . .
The White House
Washington, DC
The Herd
Now this is the law of the prairie
As old and as true as the sky
And the Bison that keep it will prosper
And the Bison that break it will die
As the creeper that girdles
the tree trunk
This law is the final word:
For the strength of the Herd
is the Bison
And the strength of the Bison
is the Herd.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
TAKES PLEASURE IN AWARDING THE
CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR TO:
FIRST LIEUTENANT BERYL R. NEWMAN, COMPANY
"F", 133RD INFANTRY, UNITED STATES ARMY
FOR SERVICE AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING:
FOR CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY AND INTREPIDITY
ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY NEAR CISTERNA, ITALY, ON 26 MAY 1945
... ... ...
LIEUTENANT NEWMAN, SINGLE-HANDED, SILENCED
THREE ENEMY MACHINE GUNS, WOUNDED TWO
GERMANS, KILLED TWO MORE AND TOOK ELEVEN
PRISONERS. THIS DEMONSTRATION OF SHEER
COURAGE, BRAVERY AND WILLINGNESS TO CLOSE
WITH THE ENEMY IN THE FACE OF SUCH HEAVY
ODDS REFLECTS THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS
OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
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