SERIES HISTORY 2015 schedule
GAME DAY
SERIES HISTORY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN vs IOWA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD Northwestern leads 2-0
ABOUT THE EAGLES
Northwestern enters Saturday winners of its last three contests. After dropping a heartbreaker to St. Olaf to open the season, the Eagles have bounced back and won their last three, most recently defeating Martin Luther 55-14 last weekend in New Ulm. UNW will look to protect its perfect 3-0 conference record – only St. Scholastica and Westminster remain unbeaten in UMAC play.
HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
Since the opening of the newly renovated Reynolds Field a season ago, the Eagles have yet to lose a home contest, having gone 5-0 last year and defeating Crown in the 2015 home opener. After playing on the road three of first four weeks, UNW will enjoy the amenities of Reynolds Field for three of its final regular season games.
FIRST-EVER MEETING September 30, 2013 Northwestern 42, Iowa Wesleyan 6
DOMINATING DEFENSE
The Eagles have been dominant on the defensive side of the ball in 2015, only allowing 43 points to date. The most an opponent has scored thus far is St. Olaf’s 16 - with one of its scores being a pick six. UNW is only giving up 227.8 yards per game this season.
BOOT IT, BEN
Ben Lyons has been a huge asset for the Eagles this season, as the sophomore placekicker – who was last week’s UMAC Special Team Player of the Week – has converted on 2-of-3 field goal attempts, while connecting on 16-of18 PAT attempts. Lyons is also averaging 51.8 yards per kickoff this season.
OFFENSIVE OUTBURST
Iowa Wesleyan travels north to St. Paul with a 0-4 record. The Tigers most recently dropped a Homecoming thriller with Minnesota Morris last weekend in Mount Pleasant. IWU was picked to finish fifth in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
After only scoring seven points in the first half Saturday in New Ulm, the Eagles exploded for 48 second-half points to defeat Martin Luther 55-14. UNW’s 55 points are the most they have scored since a 55-0 win over Presentation College in 2011. A very balanced UNW offense racked up 488 yards of total offense (246 yards rushing, 242 yards passing). On the season, the Eagles are averaging 373 yards of total offense.
GRANT’S GETTING IT DONE
SHUT DOWN STUBBS
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Senior signal caller Grant Schoen has been very efficient this season, as the Independence, Minn., native currently sits tied for first on the UMAC leaderboard with his 192.5 passing yards per game average. Schoen has directed a unit that is averaging 373 yards of total offense per contest. In last week’s win at Martin Luther, Schoen finished 10-of-16 for 242 yards, while adding a pair of second-half touchdown passes.
LAST MEETING November 8, 2014 Northwestern 34, Iowa Wesleyan 12
Junior cornerback Austin Stubbs has been an instrumental part of UNW’s dominant defense. Stubbs, who now has three picks in four games, leads the conference in this category. He has also helped limit the opposition’s passing attack, as the Eagles are allowing just 140.5 passing yards per game – which ranks second in the league.
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2015 schedule Date Sep.5 Sep. 12 Sep. 19 Sep. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7
Opponent at St. Olaf CROWN* at Minn Morris* at Martin Luther* IOWA WESLEYAN* at MacMurray* ST. SCHOLASTICA* WESTMINSTER* at Greenville* EUREKA*
Time/Res. L 13-16 W 35-13 W 27-0 W 55-14 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 12 p.m. 1 p.m.
*Indicates UMAC contest Home games are in CAPS.
AROUND THE UMAC
MacMurray at Minnesota Morris @ 12 p.m. Crown at Westminster @ 12 p.m. Greenville at Eureka @ 1 p.m. Martin Luther at St. Scholastica @ 2 p.m.
UP NEXT
The Eagles will hit the road next weekend, as they will make the trek to Jacksonville, Ill., for a contest with MacMurray. After next Saturday’s road contest, UNW will only have one more away game on its schedule. Iowa Wesleyan will be back in the land of 10,000 lakes again next Saturday, as they have a date with St. Scholastica in Duluth.
EAGLES UPDATE News and notes from Northwestern Athletics
CHUB REYNOLDS
The UNW volleyball team defeated St. Thomas for the first time since 2001 last weekend, as the Eagles made the short trip over to Summit Ave last Friday and took down the Tommies, 3-1. The last time Northewestern upended perennial power UST was when head coach Beth Wilmeth was a senior on the volleyball team. For her effort against St.Thomas, Shanay Gonder was named the UMAC Offensive Player of the Week. Gonder pounded down 21 kills in the win. The men’s golf team finished second at the Mid Country Bank Classic – hosted by Crown College – this past Monday in Waconia. Jeff Rynning led the way for the Eagles, carding a 77 en route to finishing sixth overall. The women’s golf team was led by Naomi Black at the same event, as the junior tied for third after shooting a 95. Wil Maki, who was named the UMAC Male Cross Country Athlete of the Week, led UNW at the prestigious Griak Invitational last Saturday. The sophomore finished 44th overall in the challenging field of runners and helped the Eagles to a 12th place team finish. Danica White paced the Northwestern women, as the sophomore finished 66th overall with her time of 26:51.4. The women’s team finished 14th overall. The women’s soccer team was dominant in its 7-0 win over Crown Tuesday night, as the Eagles offense came alive, scoring four goals in the first half and three in the second. The men’s team picked up a dramatic 3-2 double-overtime win over host Crown Tuesday in St. Boni, as Joshua Fryc delivered the game-winner just over 106 minutes into the game. Ben Lassig and Eric Fast added the other scores for UNW.
Notes from last year’s Northwestern - Iowa Wesleyan game (Nov. 8, 2014) MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa – The University of Northwestern wrapped up its 2014 regular season with a 34-12 victory over Iowa Wesleyan College on Saturday afternoon. The win puts the Eagles at 8-2 overall, matching 2012 for the best regular season finish for the program since 2008.
in a two-yard scamper. Marc Ballatori’s eight-yard touchdown reception from Caleb Huss put the host-Tigers within 12, but Northwestern again answered right back with a quick touchdown run by Chris SimonWallace that was setup by Kyle Anenson’s 42-yard kick return.
Northwestern was a little slow to start, but once the wheels started to turn, the points on the scoreboard began to add up quickly. Ben Lyons’ 25-yard field goal with 6:42 remaining in the first quarter was the first score of the game, and ended up being the only points for either team in the initial 15 minutes. The Eagles really got going not too much later, stringing together three straight second quarter touchdowns to lead 24-6 at the break. After quarterback Jacob Fletcher connected with Joe Sutton for a seven-yard passing play that resulted in a score, Jacob Fettig took advantage of Grant Stroud’s interception on the Tigers’ next possession, plunging over the goal line for his sixth touchdown of the year.
Lyons booted his first kick of 30 yards or more for the season through the uprights just as the fourth quarter got started to cap Northwestern’s scoring at 34 for the day. UNW’s defense held Iowa Wesleyan to three-and-out on two of the Tigers’ three remaining drives and six of Iowa Wesleyan’s 12 total charges to solidify the Purple and Gold’s 24-point victory.
Iowa Wesleyan got on the board on a 49yard pass with a failed point-after attempt before UNW responded with an 11-play, 62-yard drive that finished with Josh Sinnen scoring the 28th touchdown of his career
Fletcher finished 15 of 25 for 201 yards, throwing for both a touchdown and an interception.Lyons’ 10 points on Saturday put the freshman at 56 for the season, 10 behind Steve Gibbs’ record-66 from 2001. The Eagles picked off Huss three times while forcing a pair of Iowa Wesleyan fumbles. Luke Sommerlot recorded at least one tackle for a loss for the ninth game this season en route to a team-high seven tackles.
The 2015 season marks the 25th Anniversary of Reynolds Field here on campus at Northwestern. Reynolds Field is named in honor of Charles “Chub” Reynolds. Chub Reynolds was born and raised in Sioux Falls, S.D. and went on to star at Augustana College (Class of ’53), where he was a member of the football, basketball, track and summer league baseball teams. Reynolds was inducted into the Augustana Hall of Fame in 1987. Following a two-year stint in the Armed Forces, where Reynolds served during the Korean War, he went on to earn a master’s degree in physical education from South Dakota State. After stops at high schools in Iowa and Minnesota and a decade of service at Bethel, Reynolds landed at Northwestern, where he was hired to coach the baseball team, be the offensive coordinator for the football program and teach. In the spring of 1989, he was appointed athletic director and head football coach, a position he held for two years. He led the Eagles to a homecoming victory on Oct. 6 before passing away two days later at the age of 59 after a two-year battle with cancer. Reynolds was quoted, “I believe football builds the total person. Battling cancer has made me believe that more than ever. I have talked about a player never giving up as long as there is one chance to win, even if it is a one-in-a-million chance. I apply that lesson to myself every day. I also have learned that I can with pain.” He is also a member of the Hall of Fame here at Northwestern, as well as the Bethel Football Hall of Fame. The “Never Say Die” Award is given annually to a member of the football program in Reynolds’ honor. Reynolds has left his legacy here at this institution – something that will live forever.
STATISTICAL COMPARISONS - 2015 SEASON TIGERS
95.5 Yards per Game 124.5 Yards per Game 220.0 Yards per Game 186.8 Yards per Game 190.3 Yards per Game 377.0 Yards per Game 16.8 Points per Game 32.8 Points per Game 30:46 per Game 7/10 (-3) 57 2 6 20.2 Yards per Return -3.3 Yards per Punt 18-56 (32%)
VS
TEAM RUSHING OFFENSE TEAM PASSING OFFENSE TEAM TOTAL OFFENSE TEAM RUSHING DEFENSE TEAM PASSING DEFENSE TEAM TOTAL DEFENSE POINTS SCORED POINTS ALLOWED TIME OF POSSESSION TAKEAWAYS/GIVEAWAYS FIRST DOWNS RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS PASSING TOUCHDOWNS KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS
IOWA WESLEYAN
EAGLES
180.5 Yards per Game 192.5 Yards per Game 373.0 Yards per Game 87.3 Yards per Game 140.5 Yards per Game 227.8 Yards per Game 32.5 Points per Game 10.75 Points per Game 30:33 per Game 13/7 (+6) 72 13 4 14.25 Yards per Return 10.63 Yards per Punt 25-54 (46.30%)
NORTHWESTERN
Individual Rushing Leaders
Bryson Oliver Larry Jackson
Individual Rushing Leaders
Att 45 22
Net 158 100
Yds/Gm 39.5 25.0
TD 0 1
Zac Cash Jordan Joseph BJ Foster
Att 71 37 29
Net 337 159 154
Yds/Gm 84.25 39.75 38.5
TD 3 3 2
Att 84
Comp 42
Yds/Gm 118.5
TD 5
Grant Schoen
Att 84
Comp 46
Yds/Gm 192.5
TD 4
Rcp 17 14 5
Yards 132 221 46
Yds/Gm 33.0 55.3 11.5
TD 1 4 1
Nate Daniels Ryan Gerleman Andrew Terrell Eric Dubose
Tack 40.0 37.0 34.0 32.0
TFL 7.0 2.0 2.5 0.5
Sacks 2.0 0 0 0
Int 0 1 0 0
Bryson Oliver
No. 14
Yards 348
Avg. 24.9
TD 0
FG Made/Att 1 - 1 N/A
Long 21 N/A
Individual Passing Leaders
Caleb Huss
Individual Receiving Leaders Bryson Oliver Jeremy Gomez Tylor Hoyle
Individual Defensive Leaders
Kick Return Leaders
Special Teams Leaders Nick Fencl Caleb Huss
Punts Avg. N/A N/A 24 30.9
Individual Passing Leaders
Individual Receiving Leaders Caleb Couwenhoven Joe Sutton Daniel Petkau
Rcp Yards Yds/Gm TD 10 242 60.5 3 11 171 42.75 0 5 159 39.75 0
Luke Sommerlot Ben Greener Nathan Van Zee Austin Stubbs Seth Brown
Tack 32.0 32.0 27.0 26.0 25.0
TFL 6.0 3.5 8.0 1.5 4.0
Sacks 0.5 1.0 2.5 0.5 1.5
Int 0 0 0 3 0
No. 4 4
Yards 71 43
Avg. 17.75 10.75
TD 0 0
FG Made/Att 2 - 3 N/A
Long 42 N/A
Punts N/A 16
Avg. N/A 35.50
Individual Defensive Leaders
Kick Return Leaders
Jordan Joseph Kyle Anenson
Special Teams Leaders Ben Lyons Daniel Petkau
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN EAGLES No. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 40 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 61 62 63 64 67 68 69 70 71 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 96 98
Name Pos. Zac Cash RB Nick Swore DB Alex Wiese QB Ben Burkett DB Caleb Couwenhoven WR Gideon Burnham LB Zach Duerwachter WR Eric Young DB Josias Bruce DB Grant Stroud DB Grant Schoen QB Nathan Van Zee LB Taylor Lindahl QB Daniel Petkau WR Corban Halbur QB Zach Spencer QB Joe Sutton WR Graham Eddy WR Chris Simon-Wallace RB Jacob Fettig RB Ryan Van Maanen DB Daniel Stratton DB Austin Warner DB Joey Stevens RB Jordan Joseph RB Austin Stubbs DB Luke Sommerlot LB Andrew Parten DB DJ Pyle DL Jordan Spahr WR Anthony Hieb DB Chris Compton DL BJ Foster RB Alexis Garcia LB Joseph Gutierrez WR Josiah Forker DB Justin Norton DB Tyler Rust DL Josh Gillespie RB Jason Fox DL Beau Walter LB Kyle Anenson DB Andrew Smith DB John Leskinen WR Seth Brown LB Tyler Van Maanen LB Ben Greener LB Albin Sterneman DL Jesse Hokanson OL Ayeir Karnwie-Tuah DL Joe Scull DB Aaron Regnier LB Ben Johnson DL Chris Kirby OL Jon Greener LB Jacob Woolley LB Micah Van Zee OL Brennen Scarborough OL Steven Soto LB Ben Evans OL TJ Palme OL Will Otto DL Josiah Rehmann DL Colton Paskewitz DL John Taylor OL Jacob Jones OL Weston Smith OL Jacob Pittman OL Tabor Ferris OL Justin Morin OL Noah Holland OL Jacob Bakuwel OL Spencer Steel WR Hayden Larson TE Jaleel Johnson WR Cody Carlson WR Dan Hoeppner WR David Rodriguez TE Matt Paulson WR Brian Doering TE Ben Lyons K Andy Waller LB Jake Terhark DL Carl Williams DL Matt Fox DL Garrett Valentin K
Ht. 5-8 6-2 5-11 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-11 5-5 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-6 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-8 5-10 6-1 6-1 5-7 5-7 5-7 6-2 5-9 5-10 6-1 5-10 6-0 6-3 5-10 5-6 5-7 5-9 6-3 6-1 5-8 6-1 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-3 5-11 6-3 6-3 5-9 5-9 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-0 5-10 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-5 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-3 5-8 6-2 5-10 6-3 6-1 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-4 5-9 6-1 6-2
Wt. 175 212 164 185 195 205 195 160 135 200 180 215 185 210 190 210 195 185 215 205 190 170 165 190 185 185 190 170 225 165 160 250 185 170 165 170 185 230 160 215 210 170 170 180 220 210 200 260 280 210 185 195 210 265 195 205 220 260 210 305 270 245 275 250 350 300 290 250 276 265 210 244 180 200 170 190 160 240 180 245 190 200 225 189 240 230
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northwestern quick facts
Hometown/High School Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista Grand Rapids, Mich./North Pointe Christian General Information Hastings, Minn./Hastings Location St. Paul, Minn. Des Moines, Iowa/Des Moines Christian Blaine, Minn./Fridley Founded 1902 Alexandria, Minn./Jefferson Enrollment 3,000 La Crescent, Minn./La Crescent Shoreview, Minn./Concordia Academy Nickname Eagles Apple Valley, Minn. /Rosemount School Colors Purple & Gold Moorhead, Minn./Hillcrest Academy Independence, Minn./Orono Stadium Reynolds Field Moose Lake, Minn./Moose Lake Stadium Capacity 1,500 Watertown, S.D./Watertown Rib Lake, Wis./Rib Lake Affiliation NCAA Division III Richfield, Minn./Richfield Conference UMAC Wray, Colo./Wray Minneapolis, Minn./Benilde-St Margaret’s President Dr. Alan S. Cureton La Crescent, Minn./La Crescent Athletics Dir. Dr. Matt Hill Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka Waconia, Minn./Waconia Oshkosh, Wis./Valley Christian Football History Lucerne Valley, Calif./Lucerne Valley Fridley, Minn./Fridley First Year of Football 1973 Grand Rapids, Mich./North Pointe Christian All-Time Record 232-168-1 St. Michael, Minn/St.Michael-Albertville Conference Titles 18 Pleasant Hill, Iowa/Des Moines Christian Pocahontas, Iowa/Pocahontas Area Post-Season Record 2-4 Blaine, Minn. Pact Charter School Tamarac, Fla./Calvary Christian Pine City, Minn./Pine City Head Coach Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury Name Kirk Talley St. Louis Park, Minn./St. Louis Park Charles City, Iowa/Charles City Alma Mater Pacific Lutheran Jordan, Minn./Jordan Years at School 15th Season Bakersfield, Calif./East Bakersfield Milaca, Minn./Milaca Record at School 98-48 Minneapolis, Minn./Wasburn Chanhassen, Minn./Chanhassen Minneapolis, Minn/Wayzata Roxbury, N.J./Hillcrest Academy Conway, Ark./Conway Chanhassen, Minn./Chanhassen Henning, Minn./Henning Date Opponent Time/Res. Waukesha, Minn/Heritage Christian Forest City, Iowa/Forest City Sep.5 at St. Olaf L 13-16 Oshkosh, Wis./Valley Christian Sep. 12 CROWN* W 35-13 Foley, Minn./Homeschool Sep. 19 at Minn Morris* W 27-0 Zimmerman, Minn./Zimmerman Cumberland, Wis./Cumberland Sep. 26 at Martin Luther* W 55-14 Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View Oct. 3 IOWA WESLEYAN* 1 p.m. Maplewood, Minn./North High Hawley, Minn./Hawley Oct. 10 at MacMurray* 1 p.m. Camarillo, Calif./Oaks Christian Oct. 17 ST. SCHOLASTICA* 6 p.m. Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial Oct. 24 WESTMINSTER* 1 p.m. Foley, Minn./Homeschool Fort Worth, Texas/Homeschool Oct. 31 at Greenville* 12 p.m. Moose Lake, Minn./Moose Lake Nov. 7 EUREKA* 1 p.m. Kaneohe, Hawaii/Mid-Pacific Institute Kenosha, Wis./Kenosha-Bradford Earlham, Iowa/Earlham *Indicates UMAC contest West Des Moines, Iowa/Dowling Catholic Home games are in CAPS. Rockton, Ill./Hallstrom Winsted, Minn./Lester Prairie Browerville, Minn./Staples-Motley Sacramento, Calif./Bradshaw Christian Head Coach: Kirk Talley (15th Season) Inver Grove Heights, Minn./New Life Assistant Coaches: Bryan Johnson, Backus, Minn./Homeschool Matt Moore, Chad Miller, George Palke, Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge Justin Burke, Eric Wilmeth, Scott Hvistendahl, Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield Rob Reynolds, Kevin Kleiner, Ernest Sutton Eagan, Minn./Eastview Fairmont, Minn./ Martin County West Anaheim, Calif./Cypress Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Homeschool Afton, Minn./Homeschool Corona, Calif./Centennial Dallas Center, Iowa/Des Moines Christian Wabasha, Minn./Wabasha Minneapolis, Minn./Washburn Minneapolis, Minn./Minnehaha Academy Mapleton, Minn./Maple River North Olmstead, Ohio/Dist. & Elect. Learning Park Rapids, Minn./Park Rapids Area South Haven, Minn./Champlin Park Duluth, Geo./Riverside Military Academy Roxbury, N.J./Hillcrest Academy Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee
2015 schedule
IOWA WESLEYAN TIGERS NO. 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 30 31 32 33 35 36 38 39 40 43 45 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 61 64 69 72 76 78 83 85 87 88 92 97
NAME CLASS POS HEIGHT WEIGHT Bryson Oliver FR RB 5-7 160 Darryl Smith JR DB 5-9 165 Trinton Robinson FR WR 5-10 183 Tylor Hoyle SR WR 6-2 180 Antonio Penn JR DB 6-2 196 Quintin Walters FR DB 5-9 160 Avery Sylvester FR DB 6-1 168 Hayden Kujala SO QB 6-1 185 Conner Kelly FR QB 6-1 190 Caleb Huss SR QB 6-0 200 Alex Payne SO QB 6-0 180 Dalton Kinzler FR TE 6-0 200 Donnie Johnson III JR WR 5-9 170 Beau Parkevich FR DB 5-7 155 Charles Robinson FR WR/RB 5-7 190 Christion Douglass-Walker FR DB 6-1 170 Connor Coats FR DB 5-10 165 Larry Jackson FR RB 5-9 180 Devon Allen FR DB 5-11 160 Ronnie Williams II FR DB 5-6 185 Donte McClendon FR WR 5-7 149 Dennis Beechum FR LB 6-1 196 Ryan Gerleman SR DB 5-10 180 Nate Daniels SR LB 6-1 190 Jeremy Rogers FR RB 5-8 188 Andrew Terrell JR LB 6-2 215 Dakota Cantrell FR RB 5-7 165 Kyle Divelbiss FR K/WR 6-1 160 Julian Carabajal SO LB 5-10 210 Nick Fencl FR RB 5-9 205 Tyler Ruby FR LB 6-1 218 Robert Downer III FR LB 5-10 220 Dakota Dowd SO OL 6-0 250 Ronnie Kaesberg JR DL 6-0 230 Nathan Miller SO DL 5-10 241 Eric Dubose FR LB 6-0 250 Brad Sabel JR DL 6-4 290 Michael Schrand SO OL 6-0 260 Christian Henriksen SO DL 6-3 240 Patrick Gwamna SR OL 6-1 279 Nick Huys SO OL 5-10 230 Steven Gipson JR OL 6-2 280 Josh McPherson FR OL 6-6 295 Issac Furlough SO OL 6-0 265 Jeremy Gomez JR WR 5-8 175 Cedric Boone FR WR 6-0 195 Avery Mobley SO WR 5-8 165 Daniel Boswell FR WR 6-3 175 Antonio Smith FR DL 6-0 240 Isiah Stiff FR DL 5-10 190
HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Aurora, Ill. / Metea Valley Florissant, Mo./ Cardinal Ritter Bessemer, Al./ Flint Hill Christian Mt. Pleasant, Iowa/ Southeastern CC Bassett, Va./ Bassett Chicago Heights, Ill./ Homewood Flossmoor Normal, Ill. / Normal Community Griffin, Ga. / Griffin Christian Academy Galva, Ill. / Galva Pekin, Ill./ P ekin Richards, Mo./ Nevada Briadwood, Ill./ Kankakee CC Mt. Pleasant, Iowa/ Mt. Pleasant Mt. Pleasant, Iowa/ Mt. Pleasant Bessemer, Al./ Kingwood Long Beach, Calif./ Boys Ranch Byrnes MIll, Mo./ Cleveland Naval Academy Scott AFB, Ill./ Mascoutah Gary, Ind./ Thea Bowman Leadership Academy St. Louis, Mo/ Normandy Interlachen, Fla./ Interlachen Conesville, IA/ Columbus Community Kewanee, Ill./ Wethersfield Biggsville, Ill./ West Central Joliet, Ill./ L emont Township Jonesboro, Ga./ Charles R. Drew Omaha, Neb./ Eisenhower Des Plaines, Ill./ Maine West Morgan Hill, Calif./ Gilroy Danville, Iowa/ Danville Mt. Pleasant, Iowa/ Mt. Pleasant St. Clair Shores, Mich./ Warren Cousino Fredericktown, Mo./ Fredericktown Freeburg, Ill./ Freeburg Edina, Mo. / Knox County Willowbrook, Ill./ Hinsdale South New Boston, Ill./ Mercer County Fayetteville, Ill./ Freeburg Donnellson, Iowa/ Central Lee Mt. Pleasant, Iowa/ Mt. Pleasant Potosi, MOo./ Overhills New Boston, Ill./ Brown Mackie College Rockaway Beach, Mo./ Branson Oak Forest, Ill./ Tinley Park Dinuba, Calif./ Dinuba Edina, Mo. / Knox County Aztec, N.M. / Aztec Manteno, Ill./ Manteno Pembroke Pines, Fla./ West Broward Lynwood,Ill. / Thornton Fractional South
iowa wesleyan quick facts General Information
Location Mount Pleasant, Iowa Founded 1842 Enrollment 850 Nickname Tigers School Colors Purple and White Stadium Mapleleaf Stadium Stadium Capacity 5,000 Affiliation NCAA Division III Conference UMAC President Dr. Steven E. Titus Athletics Dir. Steve Williamson
Head Coach Name Tom Parkevich Alma Mater Mount Senario (Wis.) College Years at School 4th Season
2015 schedule Date Sep. 5 Sep. 12 Sep. 19 Sep. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7
Opponent Time/Res. at Cornell L 9-33 at Westminster* L 6-27 GREENVILLE* L 27-38 MINNESOTA MORRIS* L 25-33 at Northwestern* 1 p.m. at St. Scholastica* 1 p.m. EUREKA* 1 p.m. at MacMurray* 1 p.m. at Martin Luther* 1 p.m. CROWN* 12 p.m.
*Indicates UMAC contest Home games are in CAPS. Head Coach: Tom Parkevich (4th Season) Assisant Coaces: Joe Stubbs, Dave Lukens, Michael Richtman, Donnie Mullens, Duane Lee, Ja’Korey Walker, Brent Keaster, Rodney Gunn, Lusas Weatherington
THE LINEUP
PROBABLE STARTERS WHEN IOWA WESLEYAN HAS THE BALL
Robinson Fr., 5-10, 183 Gomez Jr., 5-8, 175
2
Oliver Fr., 5-7, 160
25
Jackson Fr., 5-9, 180
15
Huss Sr., 6-1, 200
Gipson Furlough Huys Gwamma Jr., 6-2, 280 So., 6-0, 265 So., 5-10, 230 Sr., 6-1, 279
4
72
83
78
69
13
27
Stubbs Jr., 6-2, 185
11
76
6
24
Johnson Fr., 6-3, 210
50
48
Hoyle Sr., 6-2, 180
56
Sterneman Sr., 6-3, 260
Brown Jr., 6-0, 220
Stroud Sr., 5-10, 200
64
51
Van Zee Sr., 6-2, 215
McPherson Fr., 6-6, 295
Warner Sr., 5-7, 165
28
Sommerlot Sr., 5-9, 190
Greener Jr., 5-11, 200
46
3
Smith So., 6-1, 170
Swore Fr., 6-2, 212
PROBABLE STARTERS WHEN NORTHWESTERN HAS THE BALL
Sutton Sr., 6-0, 195
Rodriguez Jr., 6-3, 240
87
18
71
74
Schoen Sr., 6-0, 180
77
Carlson Jr., 6-2, 190
64
33
Daniels Sr., 6-1, 215
32
Gerleman Sr., 5-10, 180
85
6
26
Allen Fr., 5-11, 160
Stiff Fr., 5-10, 190
54
36
Terrell Jr., 6-2, 215
7
Couwenhoven Sr., 6-2, 195
67
97
Miller So., 5-10, 241
3
Smith Jr., 5-9, 165
12
53
Henrikson So., 6-3, 240
Walters Fr., 5-9, 160
Cash Sr., 5-8, 175
Taylor Smith Morin Evans Palme Sr., 6-5, 350 So., 6-1, 290 Sr., 6-4, 265 Sr., 6-1, 305 So., 6-4, 270
90
9
2
Penn Jr., 6-2, 196
Dubose Fr., 6-2, 250
2015 UMAC PRE-SEASON POLL / PREVIEW 1. 80 Points – College of St. Scholastica (8 First Place Votes)
2. 70 Points – University of Northwestern (1) 3. 69 Points – Greenville College (1) 4. 54 Points – Westminster College 5. 44 Points – Iowa Wesleyan College 6. 36 Points – Crown College 7. 35 Points – Eureka College 8. 27 Points – MacMurray College 9. 21 Points – University of Minnesota Morris 10. 14 Points – Martin Luther College
1. College of St. Scholastica Saints 2014 Overall Record: 10-1 2014 UMAC Record: 9-0 2014 UMAC Finish: 1st Starters Returning: 15 Starters Lost: 7
6. Crown College Storm 2014 Overall Record: 4-6 2014 UMAC Record: 4-5 2014 UMAC Finish: 6 Starters Returning: 16 Starters Lost: 6
2. University of Northwestern Eagles 2014 Overall Record: 8-2 2014 UMAC Record: 7-2 2014 UMAC Finish: T-2nd Starters Returning: 17 Starters Lost: 4
7. Eureka College Red Devils 2014 Overall Record: 2-8 2014 UMAC Record: 2-7 2014 UMAC Finish: 8th Starters Returning: 17 Starters Lost: 5
3. Greenville College Panthers 2014 Overall Record: 7-3 2014 UMAC Record: 7-2 2014 UMAC Finish: T-2nd Starters Returning: 14 Starters Lost: 9
8. MacMurray College Highlanders 2014 Overall Record: 3-7 2014 UMAC Record: 3-6 2014 UMAC Finish: 7th Starters Returning: 18 Starters Lost: 6
4. Westminster College Blue Jays 2014 Overall Record: 6-4 2014 UMAC Record: 6-3 2014 UMAC Finish: T-4th Starters Returning: 17 Starters Lost: 5
9. University of Minnesota Morris Cougars 2014 Overall Record: 0-10 2014 UMAC Record: 0-9 2014 UMAC Finish: 10th Starters Returning: 14 Starters Lost: 8
5. Iowa Wesleyan Tigers 2014 Overall Record: 6-4 2014 UMAC Record: 6-3 2014 UMAC Finish: T-4th Starters Returning: 9 Starters Lost: 12
10. Martin Luther College Knights 2014 Overall Record: 2-8 2014 UMAC Record: 1-8 2014 UMAC Finish: 9th Starters Returning: 15 Starters Lost: 8
UMAC STATISTICAL LEADERS PASSING
RUSHING
DEFENSE
RECEIVING
KICKING
SERIES HISTORY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN vs IOWA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD Northwestern leads 2-0
ABOUT THE EAGLES
Northwestern enters Saturday winners of its last three contests. After dropping a heartbreaker to St. Olaf to open the season, the Eagles have bounced back and won their last three, most recently defeating Martin Luther 55-14 last weekend in New Ulm. UNW will look to protect its perfect 3-0 conference record – only St. Scholastica and Westminster remain unbeaten in UMAC play.
HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
Since the opening of the newly renovated Reynolds Field a season ago, the Eagles have yet to lose a home contest, having gone 5-0 last year and defeating Crown in the 2015 home opener. After playing on the road three of first four weeks, UNW will enjoy the amenities of Reynolds Field for three of its final regular season games.
FIRST-EVER MEETING September 30, 2013 Northwestern 42, Iowa Wesleyan 6
DOMINATING DEFENSE
The Eagles have been dominant on the defensive side of the ball in 2015, only allowing 43 points to date. The most an opponent has scored thus far is St. Olaf’s 16 - with one of its scores being a pick six. UNW is only giving up 227.8 yards per game this season.
BOOT IT, BEN
Ben Lyons has been a huge asset for the Eagles this season, as the sophomore placekicker – who was last week’s UMAC Special Team Player of the Week – has converted on 2-of-3 field goal attempts, while connecting on 16-of18 PAT attempts. Lyons is also averaging 51.8 yards per kickoff this season.
OFFENSIVE OUTBURST
Iowa Wesleyan travels north to St. Paul with a 0-4 record. The Tigers most recently dropped a Homecoming thriller with Minnesota Morris last weekend in Mount Pleasant. IWU was picked to finish fifth in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
After only scoring seven points in the first half Saturday in New Ulm, the Eagles exploded for 48 second-half points to defeat Martin Luther 55-14. UNW’s 55 points are the most they have scored since a 55-0 win over Presentation College in 2011. A very balanced UNW offense racked up 488 yards of total offense (246 yards rushing, 242 yards passing). On the season, the Eagles are averaging 373 yards of total offense.
GRANT’S GETTING IT DONE
SHUT DOWN STUBBS
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Senior signal caller Grant Schoen has been very efficient this season, as the Independence, Minn., native currently sits tied for first on the UMAC leaderboard with his 192.5 passing yards per game average. Schoen has directed a unit that is averaging 373 yards of total offense per contest. In last week’s win at Martin Luther, Schoen finished 10-of-16 for 242 yards, while adding a pair of second-half touchdown passes.
LAST MEETING November 8, 2014 Northwestern 34, Iowa Wesleyan 12
Junior cornerback Austin Stubbs has been an instrumental part of UNW’s dominant defense. Stubbs, who now has three picks in four games, leads the conference in this category. He has also helped limit the opposition’s passing attack, as the Eagles are allowing just 140.5 passing yards per game – which ranks second in the league.
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2015 schedule Date Sep.5 Sep. 12 Sep. 19 Sep. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7
Opponent at St. Olaf CROWN* at Minn Morris* at Martin Luther* IOWA WESLEYAN* at MacMurray* ST. SCHOLASTICA* WESTMINSTER* at Greenville* EUREKA*
Time/Res. L 13-16 W 35-13 W 27-0 W 55-14 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 12 p.m. 1 p.m.
*Indicates UMAC contest Home games are in CAPS.
AROUND THE UMAC
MacMurray at Minnesota Morris @ 12 p.m. Crown at Westminster @ 12 p.m. Greenville at Eureka @ 1 p.m. Martin Luther at St. Scholastica @ 2 p.m.
UP NEXT
The Eagles will hit the road next weekend, as they will make the trek to Jacksonville, Ill., for a contest with MacMurray. After next Saturday’s road contest, UNW will only have one more away game on its schedule. Iowa Wesleyan will be back in the land of 10,000 lakes again next Saturday, as they have a date with St. Scholastica in Duluth.
EAGLES UPDATE News and notes from Northwestern Athletics
CHUB REYNOLDS
The UNW volleyball team defeated St. Thomas for the first time since 2001 last weekend, as the Eagles made the short trip over to Summit Ave last Friday and took down the Tommies, 3-1. The last time Northewestern upended perennial power UST was when head coach Beth Wilmeth was a senior on the volleyball team. For her effort against St.Thomas, Shanay Gonder was named the UMAC Offensive Player of the Week. Gonder pounded down 21 kills in the win. The men’s golf team finished second at the Mid Country Bank Classic – hosted by Crown College – this past Monday in Waconia. Jeff Rynning led the way for the Eagles, carding a 77 en route to finishing sixth overall. The women’s golf team was led by Naomi Black at the same event, as the junior tied for third after shooting a 95. Wil Maki, who was named the UMAC Male Cross Country Athlete of the Week, led UNW at the prestigious Griak Invitational last Saturday. The sophomore finished 44th overall in the challenging field of runners and helped the Eagles to a 12th place team finish. Danica White paced the Northwestern women, as the sophomore finished 66th overall with her time of 26:51.4. The women’s team finished 14th overall. The women’s soccer team was dominant in its 7-0 win over Crown Tuesday night, as the Eagles offense came alive, scoring four goals in the first half and three in the second. The men’s team picked up a dramatic 3-2 double-overtime win over host Crown Tuesday in St. Boni, as Joshua Fryc delivered the game-winner just over 106 minutes into the game. Ben Lassig and Eric Fast added the other scores for UNW.
Notes from last year’s Northwestern - Iowa Wesleyan game (Nov. 8, 2014) MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa – The University of Northwestern wrapped up its 2014 regular season with a 34-12 victory over Iowa Wesleyan College on Saturday afternoon. The win puts the Eagles at 8-2 overall, matching 2012 for the best regular season finish for the program since 2008.
in a two-yard scamper. Marc Ballatori’s eight-yard touchdown reception from Caleb Huss put the host-Tigers within 12, but Northwestern again answered right back with a quick touchdown run by Chris SimonWallace that was setup by Kyle Anenson’s 42-yard kick return.
Northwestern was a little slow to start, but once the wheels started to turn, the points on the scoreboard began to add up quickly. Ben Lyons’ 25-yard field goal with 6:42 remaining in the first quarter was the first score of the game, and ended up being the only points for either team in the initial 15 minutes. The Eagles really got going not too much later, stringing together three straight second quarter touchdowns to lead 24-6 at the break. After quarterback Jacob Fletcher connected with Joe Sutton for a seven-yard passing play that resulted in a score, Jacob Fettig took advantage of Grant Stroud’s interception on the Tigers’ next possession, plunging over the goal line for his sixth touchdown of the year.
Lyons booted his first kick of 30 yards or more for the season through the uprights just as the fourth quarter got started to cap Northwestern’s scoring at 34 for the day. UNW’s defense held Iowa Wesleyan to three-and-out on two of the Tigers’ three remaining drives and six of Iowa Wesleyan’s 12 total charges to solidify the Purple and Gold’s 24-point victory.
Iowa Wesleyan got on the board on a 49yard pass with a failed point-after attempt before UNW responded with an 11-play, 62-yard drive that finished with Josh Sinnen scoring the 28th touchdown of his career
Fletcher finished 15 of 25 for 201 yards, throwing for both a touchdown and an interception.Lyons’ 10 points on Saturday put the freshman at 56 for the season, 10 behind Steve Gibbs’ record-66 from 2001. The Eagles picked off Huss three times while forcing a pair of Iowa Wesleyan fumbles. Luke Sommerlot recorded at least one tackle for a loss for the ninth game this season en route to a team-high seven tackles.
The 2015 season marks the 25th Anniversary of Reynolds Field here on campus at Northwestern. Reynolds Field is named in honor of Charles “Chub” Reynolds. Chub Reynolds was born and raised in Sioux Falls, S.D. and went on to star at Augustana College (Class of ’53), where he was a member of the football, basketball, track and summer league baseball teams. Reynolds was inducted into the Augustana Hall of Fame in 1987. Following a two-year stint in the Armed Forces, where Reynolds served during the Korean War, he went on to earn a master’s degree in physical education from South Dakota State. After stops at high schools in Iowa and Minnesota and a decade of service at Bethel, Reynolds landed at Northwestern, where he was hired to coach the baseball team, be the offensive coordinator for the football program and teach. In the spring of 1989, he was appointed athletic director and head football coach, a position he held for two years. He led the Eagles to a homecoming victory on Oct. 6 before passing away two days later at the age of 59 after a two-year battle with cancer. Reynolds was quoted, “I believe football builds the total person. Battling cancer has made me believe that more than ever. I have talked about a player never giving up as long as there is one chance to win, even if it is a one-in-a-million chance. I apply that lesson to myself every day. I also have learned that I can with pain.” He is also a member of the Hall of Fame here at Northwestern, as well as the Bethel Football Hall of Fame. The “Never Say Die” Award is given annually to a member of the football program in Reynolds’ honor. Reynolds has left his legacy here at this institution – something that will live forever.
STATISTICAL COMPARISONS - 2015 SEASON TIGERS
95.5 Yards per Game 124.5 Yards per Game 220.0 Yards per Game 186.8 Yards per Game 190.3 Yards per Game 377.0 Yards per Game 16.8 Points per Game 32.8 Points per Game 30:46 per Game 7/10 (-3) 57 2 6 20.2 Yards per Return -3.3 Yards per Punt 18-56 (32%)
VS
TEAM RUSHING OFFENSE TEAM PASSING OFFENSE TEAM TOTAL OFFENSE TEAM RUSHING DEFENSE TEAM PASSING DEFENSE TEAM TOTAL DEFENSE POINTS SCORED POINTS ALLOWED TIME OF POSSESSION TAKEAWAYS/GIVEAWAYS FIRST DOWNS RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS PASSING TOUCHDOWNS KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS
IOWA WESLEYAN
EAGLES
180.5 Yards per Game 192.5 Yards per Game 373.0 Yards per Game 87.3 Yards per Game 140.5 Yards per Game 227.8 Yards per Game 32.5 Points per Game 10.75 Points per Game 30:33 per Game 13/7 (+6) 72 13 4 14.25 Yards per Return 10.63 Yards per Punt 25-54 (46.30%)
NORTHWESTERN
Individual Rushing Leaders
Bryson Oliver Larry Jackson
Individual Rushing Leaders
Att 45 22
Net 158 100
Yds/Gm 39.5 25.0
TD 0 1
Zac Cash Jordan Joseph BJ Foster
Att 71 37 29
Net 337 159 154
Yds/Gm 84.25 39.75 38.5
TD 3 3 2
Att 84
Comp 42
Yds/Gm 118.5
TD 5
Grant Schoen
Att 84
Comp 46
Yds/Gm 192.5
TD 4
Rcp 17 14 5
Yards 132 221 46
Yds/Gm 33.0 55.3 11.5
TD 1 4 1
Nate Daniels Ryan Gerleman Andrew Terrell Eric Dubose
Tack 40.0 37.0 34.0 32.0
TFL 7.0 2.0 2.5 0.5
Sacks 2.0 0 0 0
Int 0 1 0 0
Bryson Oliver
No. 14
Yards 348
Avg. 24.9
TD 0
FG Made/Att 1 - 1 N/A
Long 21 N/A
Individual Passing Leaders
Caleb Huss
Individual Receiving Leaders Bryson Oliver Jeremy Gomez Tylor Hoyle
Individual Defensive Leaders
Kick Return Leaders
Special Teams Leaders Nick Fencl Caleb Huss
Punts Avg. N/A N/A 24 30.9
Individual Passing Leaders
Individual Receiving Leaders Caleb Couwenhoven Joe Sutton Daniel Petkau
Rcp Yards Yds/Gm TD 10 242 60.5 3 11 171 42.75 0 5 159 39.75 0
Luke Sommerlot Ben Greener Nathan Van Zee Austin Stubbs Seth Brown
Tack 32.0 32.0 27.0 26.0 25.0
TFL 6.0 3.5 8.0 1.5 4.0
Sacks 0.5 1.0 2.5 0.5 1.5
Int 0 0 0 3 0
No. 4 4
Yards 71 43
Avg. 17.75 10.75
TD 0 0
FG Made/Att 2 - 3 N/A
Long 42 N/A
Punts N/A 16
Avg. N/A 35.50
Individual Defensive Leaders
Kick Return Leaders
Jordan Joseph Kyle Anenson
Special Teams Leaders Ben Lyons Daniel Petkau
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN EAGLES No. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 40 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 61 62 63 64 67 68 69 70 71 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 96 98
Name Pos. Zac Cash RB Nick Swore DB Alex Wiese QB Ben Burkett DB Caleb Couwenhoven WR Gideon Burnham LB Zach Duerwachter WR Eric Young DB Josias Bruce DB Grant Stroud DB Grant Schoen QB Nathan Van Zee LB Taylor Lindahl QB Daniel Petkau WR Corban Halbur QB Zach Spencer QB Joe Sutton WR Graham Eddy WR Chris Simon-Wallace RB Jacob Fettig RB Ryan Van Maanen DB Daniel Stratton DB Austin Warner DB Joey Stevens RB Jordan Joseph RB Austin Stubbs DB Luke Sommerlot LB Andrew Parten DB DJ Pyle DL Jordan Spahr WR Anthony Hieb DB Chris Compton DL BJ Foster RB Alexis Garcia LB Joseph Gutierrez WR Josiah Forker DB Justin Norton DB Tyler Rust DL Josh Gillespie RB Jason Fox DL Beau Walter LB Kyle Anenson DB Andrew Smith DB John Leskinen WR Seth Brown LB Tyler Van Maanen LB Ben Greener LB Albin Sterneman DL Jesse Hokanson OL Ayeir Karnwie-Tuah DL Joe Scull DB Aaron Regnier LB Ben Johnson DL Chris Kirby OL Jon Greener LB Jacob Woolley LB Micah Van Zee OL Brennen Scarborough OL Steven Soto LB Ben Evans OL TJ Palme OL Will Otto DL Josiah Rehmann DL Colton Paskewitz DL John Taylor OL Jacob Jones OL Weston Smith OL Jacob Pittman OL Tabor Ferris OL Justin Morin OL Noah Holland OL Jacob Bakuwel OL Spencer Steel WR Hayden Larson TE Jaleel Johnson WR Cody Carlson WR Dan Hoeppner WR David Rodriguez TE Matt Paulson WR Brian Doering TE Ben Lyons K Andy Waller LB Jake Terhark DL Carl Williams DL Matt Fox DL Garrett Valentin K
Ht. 5-8 6-2 5-11 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-11 5-5 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-6 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-8 5-10 6-1 6-1 5-7 5-7 5-7 6-2 5-9 5-10 6-1 5-10 6-0 6-3 5-10 5-6 5-7 5-9 6-3 6-1 5-8 6-1 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-3 5-11 6-3 6-3 5-9 5-9 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-0 5-10 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-5 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-3 5-8 6-2 5-10 6-3 6-1 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-4 5-9 6-1 6-2
Wt. 175 212 164 185 195 205 195 160 135 200 180 215 185 210 190 210 195 185 215 205 190 170 165 190 185 185 190 170 225 165 160 250 185 170 165 170 185 230 160 215 210 170 170 180 220 210 200 260 280 210 185 195 210 265 195 205 220 260 210 305 270 245 275 250 350 300 290 250 276 265 210 244 180 200 170 190 160 240 180 245 190 200 225 189 240 230
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northwestern quick facts
Hometown/High School Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista Grand Rapids, Mich./North Pointe Christian General Information Hastings, Minn./Hastings Location St. Paul, Minn. Des Moines, Iowa/Des Moines Christian Blaine, Minn./Fridley Founded 1902 Alexandria, Minn./Jefferson Enrollment 3,000 La Crescent, Minn./La Crescent Shoreview, Minn./Concordia Academy Nickname Eagles Apple Valley, Minn. /Rosemount School Colors Purple & Gold Moorhead, Minn./Hillcrest Academy Independence, Minn./Orono Stadium Reynolds Field Moose Lake, Minn./Moose Lake Stadium Capacity 1,500 Watertown, S.D./Watertown Rib Lake, Wis./Rib Lake Affiliation NCAA Division III Richfield, Minn./Richfield Conference UMAC Wray, Colo./Wray Minneapolis, Minn./Benilde-St Margaret’s President Dr. Alan S. Cureton La Crescent, Minn./La Crescent Athletics Dir. Dr. Matt Hill Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka Waconia, Minn./Waconia Oshkosh, Wis./Valley Christian Football History Lucerne Valley, Calif./Lucerne Valley Fridley, Minn./Fridley First Year of Football 1973 Grand Rapids, Mich./North Pointe Christian All-Time Record 232-168-1 St. Michael, Minn/St.Michael-Albertville Conference Titles 18 Pleasant Hill, Iowa/Des Moines Christian Pocahontas, Iowa/Pocahontas Area Post-Season Record 2-4 Blaine, Minn. Pact Charter School Tamarac, Fla./Calvary Christian Pine City, Minn./Pine City Head Coach Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury Name Kirk Talley St. Louis Park, Minn./St. Louis Park Charles City, Iowa/Charles City Alma Mater Pacific Lutheran Jordan, Minn./Jordan Years at School 15th Season Bakersfield, Calif./East Bakersfield Milaca, Minn./Milaca Record at School 98-48 Minneapolis, Minn./Wasburn Chanhassen, Minn./Chanhassen Minneapolis, Minn/Wayzata Roxbury, N.J./Hillcrest Academy Conway, Ark./Conway Chanhassen, Minn./Chanhassen Henning, Minn./Henning Date Opponent Time/Res. Waukesha, Minn/Heritage Christian Forest City, Iowa/Forest City Sep.5 at St. Olaf L 13-16 Oshkosh, Wis./Valley Christian Sep. 12 CROWN* W 35-13 Foley, Minn./Homeschool Sep. 19 at Minn Morris* W 27-0 Zimmerman, Minn./Zimmerman Cumberland, Wis./Cumberland Sep. 26 at Martin Luther* W 55-14 Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View Oct. 3 IOWA WESLEYAN* 1 p.m. Maplewood, Minn./North High Hawley, Minn./Hawley Oct. 10 at MacMurray* 1 p.m. Camarillo, Calif./Oaks Christian Oct. 17 ST. SCHOLASTICA* 6 p.m. Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial Oct. 24 WESTMINSTER* 1 p.m. Foley, Minn./Homeschool Fort Worth, Texas/Homeschool Oct. 31 at Greenville* 12 p.m. Moose Lake, Minn./Moose Lake Nov. 7 EUREKA* 1 p.m. Kaneohe, Hawaii/Mid-Pacific Institute Kenosha, Wis./Kenosha-Bradford Earlham, Iowa/Earlham *Indicates UMAC contest West Des Moines, Iowa/Dowling Catholic Home games are in CAPS. Rockton, Ill./Hallstrom Winsted, Minn./Lester Prairie Browerville, Minn./Staples-Motley Sacramento, Calif./Bradshaw Christian Head Coach: Kirk Talley (15th Season) Inver Grove Heights, Minn./New Life Assistant Coaches: Bryan Johnson, Backus, Minn./Homeschool Matt Moore, Chad Miller, George Palke, Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge Justin Burke, Eric Wilmeth, Scott Hvistendahl, Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield Rob Reynolds, Kevin Kleiner, Ernest Sutton Eagan, Minn./Eastview Fairmont, Minn./ Martin County West Anaheim, Calif./Cypress Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Homeschool Afton, Minn./Homeschool Corona, Calif./Centennial Dallas Center, Iowa/Des Moines Christian Wabasha, Minn./Wabasha Minneapolis, Minn./Washburn Minneapolis, Minn./Minnehaha Academy Mapleton, Minn./Maple River North Olmstead, Ohio/Dist. & Elect. Learning Park Rapids, Minn./Park Rapids Area South Haven, Minn./Champlin Park Duluth, Geo./Riverside Military Academy Roxbury, N.J./Hillcrest Academy Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee
2015 schedule
IOWA WESLEYAN TIGERS NO. 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 30 31 32 33 35 36 38 39 40 43 45 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 61 64 69 72 76 78 83 85 87 88 92 97
NAME CLASS POS HEIGHT WEIGHT Bryson Oliver FR RB 5-7 160 Darryl Smith JR DB 5-9 165 Trinton Robinson FR WR 5-10 183 Tylor Hoyle SR WR 6-2 180 Antonio Penn JR DB 6-2 196 Quintin Walters FR DB 5-9 160 Avery Sylvester FR DB 6-1 168 Hayden Kujala SO QB 6-1 185 Conner Kelly FR QB 6-1 190 Caleb Huss SR QB 6-0 200 Alex Payne SO QB 6-0 180 Dalton Kinzler FR TE 6-0 200 Donnie Johnson III JR WR 5-9 170 Beau Parkevich FR DB 5-7 155 Charles Robinson FR WR/RB 5-7 190 Christion Douglass-Walker FR DB 6-1 170 Connor Coats FR DB 5-10 165 Larry Jackson FR RB 5-9 180 Devon Allen FR DB 5-11 160 Ronnie Williams II FR DB 5-6 185 Donte McClendon FR WR 5-7 149 Dennis Beechum FR LB 6-1 196 Ryan Gerleman SR DB 5-10 180 Nate Daniels SR LB 6-1 190 Jeremy Rogers FR RB 5-8 188 Andrew Terrell JR LB 6-2 215 Dakota Cantrell FR RB 5-7 165 Kyle Divelbiss FR K/WR 6-1 160 Julian Carabajal SO LB 5-10 210 Nick Fencl FR RB 5-9 205 Tyler Ruby FR LB 6-1 218 Robert Downer III FR LB 5-10 220 Dakota Dowd SO OL 6-0 250 Ronnie Kaesberg JR DL 6-0 230 Nathan Miller SO DL 5-10 241 Eric Dubose FR LB 6-0 250 Brad Sabel JR DL 6-4 290 Michael Schrand SO OL 6-0 260 Christian Henriksen SO DL 6-3 240 Patrick Gwamna SR OL 6-1 279 Nick Huys SO OL 5-10 230 Steven Gipson JR OL 6-2 280 Josh McPherson FR OL 6-6 295 Issac Furlough SO OL 6-0 265 Jeremy Gomez JR WR 5-8 175 Cedric Boone FR WR 6-0 195 Avery Mobley SO WR 5-8 165 Daniel Boswell FR WR 6-3 175 Antonio Smith FR DL 6-0 240 Isiah Stiff FR DL 5-10 190
HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Aurora, Ill. / Metea Valley Florissant, Mo./ Cardinal Ritter Bessemer, Al./ Flint Hill Christian Mt. Pleasant, Iowa/ Southeastern CC Bassett, Va./ Bassett Chicago Heights, Ill./ Homewood Flossmoor Normal, Ill. / Normal Community Griffin, Ga. / Griffin Christian Academy Galva, Ill. / Galva Pekin, Ill./ P ekin Richards, Mo./ Nevada Briadwood, Ill./ Kankakee CC Mt. Pleasant, Iowa/ Mt. Pleasant Mt. Pleasant, Iowa/ Mt. Pleasant Bessemer, Al./ Kingwood Long Beach, Calif./ Boys Ranch Byrnes MIll, Mo./ Cleveland Naval Academy Scott AFB, Ill./ Mascoutah Gary, Ind./ Thea Bowman Leadership Academy St. Louis, Mo/ Normandy Interlachen, Fla./ Interlachen Conesville, IA/ Columbus Community Kewanee, Ill./ Wethersfield Biggsville, Ill./ West Central Joliet, Ill./ L emont Township Jonesboro, Ga./ Charles R. Drew Omaha, Neb./ Eisenhower Des Plaines, Ill./ Maine West Morgan Hill, Calif./ Gilroy Danville, Iowa/ Danville Mt. Pleasant, Iowa/ Mt. Pleasant St. Clair Shores, Mich./ Warren Cousino Fredericktown, Mo./ Fredericktown Freeburg, Ill./ Freeburg Edina, Mo. / Knox County Willowbrook, Ill./ Hinsdale South New Boston, Ill./ Mercer County Fayetteville, Ill./ Freeburg Donnellson, Iowa/ Central Lee Mt. Pleasant, Iowa/ Mt. Pleasant Potosi, MOo./ Overhills New Boston, Ill./ Brown Mackie College Rockaway Beach, Mo./ Branson Oak Forest, Ill./ Tinley Park Dinuba, Calif./ Dinuba Edina, Mo. / Knox County Aztec, N.M. / Aztec Manteno, Ill./ Manteno Pembroke Pines, Fla./ West Broward Lynwood,Ill. / Thornton Fractional South
iowa wesleyan quick facts General Information
Location Mount Pleasant, Iowa Founded 1842 Enrollment 850 Nickname Tigers School Colors Purple and White Stadium Mapleleaf Stadium Stadium Capacity 5,000 Affiliation NCAA Division III Conference UMAC President Dr. Steven E. Titus Athletics Dir. Steve Williamson
Head Coach Name Tom Parkevich Alma Mater Mount Senario (Wis.) College Years at School 4th Season
2015 schedule Date Sep. 5 Sep. 12 Sep. 19 Sep. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7
Opponent Time/Res. at Cornell L 9-33 at Westminster* L 6-27 GREENVILLE* L 27-38 MINNESOTA MORRIS* L 25-33 at Northwestern* 1 p.m. at St. Scholastica* 1 p.m. EUREKA* 1 p.m. at MacMurray* 1 p.m. at Martin Luther* 1 p.m. CROWN* 12 p.m.
*Indicates UMAC contest Home games are in CAPS. Head Coach: Tom Parkevich (4th Season) Assisant Coaces: Joe Stubbs, Dave Lukens, Michael Richtman, Donnie Mullens, Duane Lee, Ja’Korey Walker, Brent Keaster, Rodney Gunn, Lusas Weatherington
THE LINEUP
PROBABLE STARTERS WHEN IOWA WESLEYAN HAS THE BALL
Robinson Fr., 5-10, 183 Gomez Jr., 5-8, 175
2
Oliver Fr., 5-7, 160
25
Jackson Fr., 5-9, 180
15
Huss Sr., 6-1, 200
Gipson Furlough Huys Gwamma Jr., 6-2, 280 So., 6-0, 265 So., 5-10, 230 Sr., 6-1, 279
4
72
83
78
69
13
27
Stubbs Jr., 6-2, 185
11
76
6
24
Johnson Fr., 6-3, 210
50
48
Hoyle Sr., 6-2, 180
56
Sterneman Sr., 6-3, 260
Brown Jr., 6-0, 220
Stroud Sr., 5-10, 200
64
51
Van Zee Sr., 6-2, 215
McPherson Fr., 6-6, 295
Warner Sr., 5-7, 165
28
Sommerlot Sr., 5-9, 190
Greener Jr., 5-11, 200
46
3
Smith So., 6-1, 170
Swore Fr., 6-2, 212
PROBABLE STARTERS WHEN NORTHWESTERN HAS THE BALL
Sutton Sr., 6-0, 195
Rodriguez Jr., 6-3, 240
87
18
71
74
Schoen Sr., 6-0, 180
77
Carlson Jr., 6-2, 190
64
33
Daniels Sr., 6-1, 215
32
Gerleman Sr., 5-10, 180
85
6
26
Allen Fr., 5-11, 160
Stiff Fr., 5-10, 190
54
36
Terrell Jr., 6-2, 215
7
Couwenhoven Sr., 6-2, 195
67
97
Miller So., 5-10, 241
3
Smith Jr., 5-9, 165
12
53
Henrikson So., 6-3, 240
Walters Fr., 5-9, 160
Cash Sr., 5-8, 175
Taylor Smith Morin Evans Palme Sr., 6-5, 350 So., 6-1, 290 Sr., 6-4, 265 Sr., 6-1, 305 So., 6-4, 270
90
9
2
Penn Jr., 6-2, 196
Dubose Fr., 6-2, 250
2015 UMAC PRE-SEASON POLL / PREVIEW 1. 80 Points – College of St. Scholastica (8 First Place Votes)
2. 70 Points – University of Northwestern (1) 3. 69 Points – Greenville College (1) 4. 54 Points – Westminster College 5. 44 Points – Iowa Wesleyan College 6. 36 Points – Crown College 7. 35 Points – Eureka College 8. 27 Points – MacMurray College 9. 21 Points – University of Minnesota Morris 10. 14 Points – Martin Luther College
1. College of St. Scholastica Saints 2014 Overall Record: 10-1 2014 UMAC Record: 9-0 2014 UMAC Finish: 1st Starters Returning: 15 Starters Lost: 7
6. Crown College Storm 2014 Overall Record: 4-6 2014 UMAC Record: 4-5 2014 UMAC Finish: 6 Starters Returning: 16 Starters Lost: 6
2. University of Northwestern Eagles 2014 Overall Record: 8-2 2014 UMAC Record: 7-2 2014 UMAC Finish: T-2nd Starters Returning: 17 Starters Lost: 4
7. Eureka College Red Devils 2014 Overall Record: 2-8 2014 UMAC Record: 2-7 2014 UMAC Finish: 8th Starters Returning: 17 Starters Lost: 5
3. Greenville College Panthers 2014 Overall Record: 7-3 2014 UMAC Record: 7-2 2014 UMAC Finish: T-2nd Starters Returning: 14 Starters Lost: 9
8. MacMurray College Highlanders 2014 Overall Record: 3-7 2014 UMAC Record: 3-6 2014 UMAC Finish: 7th Starters Returning: 18 Starters Lost: 6
4. Westminster College Blue Jays 2014 Overall Record: 6-4 2014 UMAC Record: 6-3 2014 UMAC Finish: T-4th Starters Returning: 17 Starters Lost: 5
9. University of Minnesota Morris Cougars 2014 Overall Record: 0-10 2014 UMAC Record: 0-9 2014 UMAC Finish: 10th Starters Returning: 14 Starters Lost: 8
5. Iowa Wesleyan Tigers 2014 Overall Record: 6-4 2014 UMAC Record: 6-3 2014 UMAC Finish: T-4th Starters Returning: 9 Starters Lost: 12
10. Martin Luther College Knights 2014 Overall Record: 2-8 2014 UMAC Record: 1-8 2014 UMAC Finish: 9th Starters Returning: 15 Starters Lost: 8
UMAC STATISTICAL LEADERS PASSING
RUSHING
DEFENSE
RECEIVING
KICKING
