I can still remember 30 years later our coordinator saying, Oh God, Earle, they got us. They could, but at this point in time were not expecting to make a move in the ranking and get in the Top 8 so why dont you get your gear organized and get it set up in the locker room so we can start to shelf it for next year. He got hurt and then (Gary) Barta finished it off. Men's Sports. Its the players that play the game and we had an underlining feeling and thought of emotion that this is a pretty good group of guys. I think all the expectations were that the Bison were going to go down there and knock them off their perch. Bentrim I was in my apartment at F court in the University Village and I was watching Jim Adelson, the old sportscaster, and he just said, We have unbelievably great news. I really thought, and most people thought, the Bison were going to go down there and win that game. The Official Athletic Website of North Dakota State University Athletics. I was also curious to see anything on other kids from the St. We werent going to take anything for granted and we werent going to stumble out of the gate, and my goal that year was to be undefeated. Their only loss of the season came to rival South Dakota State, which was ranked in the top 10 at the time, and their four opponents in the FCS Playoff scored just a combined 34 points, with only No. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. I slightly separated in the preseason in a practice against Moorhead State. North Dakota State University Football Single-Season History. Bentrim Did he say its The Block He Missed so I had to go around the guy (laughs)? NDSU--Braxton 84 punt return (kick failed) If that wouldve happened under Morton, Morton wouldve probably chewed us out and been very emotional and very on point about execution and fundamentals. Murray Being a Bison, youre never over confident and you dont talk about what should have been or what couldve been. Not all of our secrets, but he wasnt with us at the time. Weve got to get you home and get you back to Fargo. I just remember myself, standing there thinking, Are you kidding me? NDSU--Bentrim 4 run (Kubisz kick) NDSU qualified for its first FCS playoffs appearance in 2010, falling in the quarterfinals, before starting its run of five straight national titles from 2011-15. It was just a matter of getting our feet under the ground and getting on track. But 86 is special because we learned our lesson in 85; most of us were coming back. It wasnt a bad team that tied the Bison at 18 that year. Cloud, it was very painful. He still believed in us as a coach and had confidence in us, but were going to keep working and keep pushing. The true NDSU Bison Nation knows the name of it is The Block That Led to the Pitch. I know how you guys like to keep things short. The team finished the regular season with a 91 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. The 1988 team came off a 6-4 record from the previous season. Murray just made a great play and knocked the ball out of his hands. 1983 North Dakota State Bison football team, 1983 North Dakota State Bison footballNCAA Division II national champions, 1983 North Central Conference football standings, "North Dakota State Bison College Football (NCAA)", "North Dakota State's big switch turns off SDSU's lights, 2412", "North Dakota St., NebraskaOmaha tie for title", "Towson falls, 2417. ); The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. The one thing that it does expose is that theres a business side to this game called football, even at that level. I told Don that were going to stay here and that were going to go after the North Dakota State job, and there were certainly some tense moments after that because they left. The Bison capitalized on four straight scoring drives to open the game and pulled away 37-10 for title No. Im not going to waste any time. Bentrim The big mantra for our veer offense was, and especially for the quarterbacks, coming from the head coaches and offensive coaches, to never pitch out of desperation. The two emotional kinds of pressures of getting in the playoffs, beating USD as almost redemption, we just kept the momentum going through to the final game in the Palm Bowl. Rushing 184 313 Murray I was personally at a buddys house on the University of Minnesota campus and I got a phone call from my brother who said, One of your coaches had called, I cant remember which one, and said that you needed to get back up. I thought my brother was pulling my leg because he was a player at Bemidji State and I thought he was just rubbing his little brother, and then, we laughed about it so I hung up the phone. I remember trying to throw passes and I was throwing side arm. Their offense did a pretty good job on our defense, too; we had some injuries on the defensive line. The team finished the regular season with an 821 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. Well, I dont know if I ever believed that, I always tried to do something. UND was the last game of the year. Those types of things are an opportunity to get better when crap hit the fan and we were down that much because I dont think we were ever down by that much at any time. Despite all of North Dakota State's team success this decade, it took until 2019 for NDSU to nabits first Walter Payton Award winner. They got the best defense against this play. And yet Chad scored. It wasnt like, Gosh, who are all these guys? To be honest with you, Rocky (Hager) was one of the guys we didnt know and he came in from Augustana, but I think he had GAd at NDSU before we were there. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. Coming off that 84 season, which was obviously a heartbreak for the team, and you have a whole new staff in whole new positions, and even though you have spring practices and spring ball, it just took players a little bit of time to respond to styles of coaching. Wentz responded with the game-winning 5-yard touchdown run with 37 seconds left to give NDSU a 29-27 win. The 1988 North Dakota State football team represented North Dakota State University during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 92nd season of Bison football. One play might work, and the next play theyd stop us and, really, the veer is three yards and a cloud of dust. South Dakota 0 0 7 0 -- 7 Just stopping the veer is easier said than done. I was available for an emergency situation. That streak would end at 33 the following season, which now ranks second behind NDSU's current run of 37 consecutive wins entering 2020-21. 1970-Results Unavailable. Well, one I was looking for was Tom Johnson. Murray I watch it all the time. The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCAA or its member institutions. My mom had stayed home for some reason. But again, that proved to be no contest. NDSU has won six straight games against FBS teams since 2010. He was selected as the No. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. Main Navigation Menu. The team finished the regular season with an undefeated 100 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. Robbie Grimsley (2015-18): 17 Then Benny gets tripped up by inside pressure and pitches the ball to Molstre. There were several Bison boosters, especially friends of his who were pushing him for that job as well. We have to consistently get positive yards play after play and when theyre able to have a play where we get negative or zero yardage, it really puts us in a bad situation. Looking at the scores before and after that its 63-0. Kolpack I hate to admit it, but I thought he was down. They did a lot of stuff that threw us off and we werent consistent. I know how the media like to shorten the names of these things. The 1986 team came off an 11-2-1 record from the previous season. T-3. Dave Kolpack When Earle got the job, (Dave) Triplett (South Dakota head coach) had applied and a guy named Ross Fortier who coached at Moorhead State, and they were NAIA for the most part. We needed to change up formations. While former quarterback Trey Lance was getting ready to start in the final week of the NFL's 2021-22 regular season, Cam Miller made his eighth start of the season in the 2021-22 FCS national championship, going an efficient 9-for-13 for 126 yards and a touchdown, while the Bison rushed for 393 yards and four touchdowns in their win over Montana State. The 1983 North Dakota State football team represented North Dakota State University during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 87th season of Bison football. The official 1986 Football Roster for the North Dakota State Bison . Bentrim ended the season with 64 career touchdowns scored, breaking Walter Payton's Division II record of 63.[3]. Tech. Here is some key information to know about the program, updated through the end of the 2021-22 season: Current coach:Matt Entz (49-7; four seasons)Location:Fargo, North DakotaStadium:Gate City Bank Field at the FargodomeAll-time record: 774-378-34All-time FCS playoff record: 43-4 (9-1 in FCS national championship game)NCAA championships: 17 (1965, 1968, 1969, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 seasons)FCS championships: 9 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)MVFC conference championships: 10 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021), FCS HISTORY: Schools with the most FCS titles| 9 winningest FCS programs all-time. He finished with 319 offensive yards and five total touchdowns in his final game. A tie was no fun and thats not what we were looking for, but it happened. Thank God James knew me and knew I wasnt going to give it up until I was down and so he was in the pitch relationship. We went in and got a call from the coach and he said, Get back, we have a game. It was incredible from the lows. Visit ESPN to view the North Dakota State Bison team roster for the current season (Chul) Schwenkie was their running back and (Scott) Jones was the quarterback and Id played against Jones in high school. Rushing yards; 1. Sports. 3 seed James Madison losing by fewer than 24 points. I should have pitched it to James Molstre. I think most people thought that the backups were capable and you still had Stark and Molstre. Theyre getting called back. I was in the woods and I remember my dad driving out down the roads and blasting the horn on a consistent basis just honking the horn, honking the horn, and of course anybody in the woods was thinking, What the hell is going on? I exit the woods and he sees me starting to exit the woods and he put the truck into park and steps out and says, You made a move in the rankings; you guys are going to the playoffs. That was Bentrim at his very best. But again, I think it was USDs Super Bowl. DeBates I remember it perfectly. Don announced to the team that he and the staff were leaving and it was sad. The Bison have the most regular season and playoff wins among FCS teams since 2010. With its latest national championship in January 2022, NDSUhas three more FCS titles than any other school Georgia Southern is next with six. Receiving--Kretchman (NDSU) 2-22; Parr (USD) 2-17; Southwick (USD) 1-30; Stark (NDSU) 1-14. It was from an injury I got in 84. 1985 was supposed to be the Bison's year. I mean, to start 2-2 and we knew we were way better than 2-2. Four different NDSU rushers recorded a touchdown, paced by John Crockett (86 yards) and Ojuri (84). I remember like it was yesterday. That was the difference with those schools I think, especially North Alabama because they were awfully confident coming into the game just with the talk. Then, the tide shifted with a potentially crippling off the field distraction. Lets do our jobs and well look at the scoreboard after the game. Murray I was blessed enough to knock the ball loose and Todd DeBates recovered it, which I think, if they wouldve scored there, we wouldve been down 14-0. Hats off to the side judge for not blowing the whistle there. Jensen put the Bison in front for good with a 1-yard score midway through the third quarter. After a 2020-21 spring season that didn't end in a North Dakota State national championship a rarity since the start of the Bison's run in the 2011 season NDSU responded to Sam Houston winning the 2020-21 FCS title with the Bison going 14-1 and claiming their ninth FCS championship in the last 11 seasons. [1] That was a quiet ride home and there was a lot of self-reflection in the same tone that when Earle said he loved us, hes going to work the crap out of us. With the success that we had, there was no way youre going to bring in somebody from the outside. This revised billboardin Florence said it all. 2. Were going to have to run a few more coverages, were going to have to run a few more schemes, maybe blitz some more. They did change things up. 23 - Lamar Gordon (22 rush, 1 rcv) - 2000, 22 - John Crockett (21 rush, 1 rcv) - 2014, 19 - Paul Hatchett (17 rush, 1 rcv, 1 ret) - 1968, 18 - Paul Hatchett (14 rush, 3 rcv, 1 ret) - 1969, 25 - Lorren Henke (20 brup, 5 int) - 1972, 23 - Steve Krumrei (17 brup, 6 int) - 1968, 22 - Marcus Williams (15 brup, 7 int) - 2011, 20 - Steve Krumrei (13 brup, 7 int) - 1969, 20 - Tyrone Braxton (15 brup, 5 int) - 1985, 18 - Gunar Gossard (18 brup, 0 int) - 1995, 18 - Keith Krebsbach (14 brup, 4 int) - 1972, 18 - Keith Krebsbach (13 brup, 5 int) - 1973. Stick's top target,Darrius Shepherd, was named the most outstanding player with five receptions for 125 yards and two touchdowns. The 1988 team came off a 64 record from the previous season. It was just a tough position for those guys to be in, Benny going down was definitely a blow. Kolpack The Bison were finally on all cylinders, had Bentrim healthy and I think especially with their past history with these guys and the year before they made the finals, I dont think the media thought that Cal Davis was that much of a favorite, frankly. Wentz finished his first year as starter with 3,111 passing yards, 25 passing touchdowns and six rushing scores. I think they put a little more emphasis into recruiting right about that time. It was kind of out of the blue and they really manhandled us offensively and we didnt do a thing. Lance was most outstanding player in his first championship game appearance, finishing with 166 rushing yards, including a 44-yard touchdown run to put NDSU up 28-13 to start the fourth quarter. I cant remember what station, and then I remember someone calling me from the radio station and they asked me what I thought. Yds. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. Stark We knew they were good. (); : Again, I think thats where my recollection is; Coach Solomonson was very patient and he just said, Hey Rocky, were going to get this thing squared away, but were going to have to change things up a little bit defensively. NDSU never trailed Eastern Washington in a38-24 national championship game victory. Steve Krumrei (1967-69): 16 A lot of media saw that as a great game for the most part for the Bison, great effort, they persevered when their star player got hurt, but its probably not going to be enough (to make the playoffs). The NCC was good and the Bison in the rankings were slipping and I dont think people had given up at that point. I dont know if I can elevate one over the other. Bentrim 1985 is special because of what we had overcome. You watch it live and youre almost amazed that the ref didnt blow it dead. DI indoor T&F championship selections revealed, How La. But the Bison regained the throne the following season, holding off JMU 17-13 in their next meeting for the 2017 FCS championship. We knew that the season was not indicative to how good we were. Bison Open Champions - 174. On offense, NDSU quarterback Brock Jensen finished with two total touchdowns, including a 1-yard rushing score with 8:45 remaining in the fourth quarter to ice the game. (); : Fumbles/Lost 2-2 1-0, North Dakota State 27, South Dakota 7 They had incredible athletes, but they just tried to do too many individual things and the veer, there isnt any better team concept than the veer because you have to work together. A--11,506, Top Individuals Im the guy on the edge that got Bentrim to the outside. Marcus Williams (2010-13): 21 You gotta go back! And Im like, What? Youre in the playoffs, she said. North Dakota State ran for 300 yards and Jensen had three rushing scores as the Bison pulled away from Sam Houston State for the second straight year in the national championship game. [1] November 2, 1985 @Nebraska-Omaha, 13-12 Won, 6-2-1 (5-1-1). The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. The 2019 Bison became the firstDI college football program to finish a season16-0 since1894 Yale. Going from Coach Morton to Coach Solomonson and again, we were resilient. Hows it going to be different for sure? I dont think there was any trepidation, but certainly natural curiosity like, whats Earle going to be like running the offense? I think after that, two years of that team being together I think people need to understand that coaches certainly make a difference. But the end result was the same, with the Bison once again hoisting the trophy in Frisco. They were the doormats forever. Kolpack I think there was optimism that they could step in. Appalachian State (2005-07), Georgia Southern (1985-86,1989-90, 1999-00) and Youngstown State (1993-94) are the other schools to repeat. The 1985 North Dakota State football team represented North Dakota State University during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 89th season of Bison football. The priority was: Lets win this game and then win the national championship. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. Updated college football stats can always be found here. Solomonson I remember it was probably the greatest play that Ive ever seen. I watch that Ed Schultz documentary that shows that play and about three-quarters of the way through the run I was down the far sidelines and just ecstatic and emotion and proud of our team and fans and all the above. Latest on North Dakota State Bison running back Kobe Johnson including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN So when that came to be, I think it was a matter of being exactly what I said, resilient. Its just great the referees didnt blow a whistle. Wentz broke his wrist in October and missed eight weeks in 2015, leaving freshman Easton Stick to step in under center to lead the Bison to a fifth straight FCS championship game appearance in Frisco. No FCS program has claimed more national championships than North Dakota State football, winner of nine of 11 FCS titles from the 2011-21 college football seasons. DeBates As players, we knew in that game some of the things in the game needed to be adjusted, to be quite honest with you. Solomonson We had lots of pressure that Cal Poly game. I believe he played at NDSU in the late '80's early '90's, but I was not sure. Haeg is an. The defense intercepted I think four passes that day. One of the losses was to South Dakota, which was ranked number one. Stark I was just thinking, its frickin Benny making a play again. Wentz was named most outstanding player after completing 15-of-22 passes and recording two touchdowns. I had a glimpse, he pulled off, I was falling down, still had a moment to get rid of the ball. Punts 3-36.7 1-32.0 NDSU--Bentrim 4 run (Kubisz kick) It was sort of fight through that thing. The 1985 team came off an 112 record from the previous season. The 1985 team came off an 11-2 record from the previous season. Cloud area. It was one of those things where we had to be destined to get in (the playoffs). We were excited to get another chance, another opportunity. It was an old cabin, hunting shack and we didnt have a phone in the hunting shack and she had driven down there and told my dad, They made the playoffs. They probably got better athletes position by position, for the most part, but the team concept seemed like it gelled more in the Midwest than it does on the Coast. "With our guys, I never saw any doubt in their mind," first-year North Dakota State head coach Chris Klieman told reporters. All-time record: 774-378-34 All-time FCS playoff record: 43-4 (9-1 in FCS national championship game) NCAA championships: 17 (1965, 1968, 1969, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2011, 2012, 2013,. 1974-Gary Keck, Si Tanka-Huron. Enter your information to receive emails about offers, promotions from NCAA.com and our partners. But watching it at that building you look down from where we were, you look at the replay and obviously hes not. Photo Gallery [4 photos of 26 players] Regular Season Playoffs Vitals # Player Name Pos. We cant just run four, five, six different things. The 2017 Bison are going to be remembered as a group of guys that had great resolve, smacks adversity right in the face when adversity hit us and, lo and behold, we became national champions for the sixth time in seven years.". One of the things we had to our detriment was Lew Curry, who was now our offensive line coach for us. Again, trying to get comfortable with different styles of players, coaching, etcetera. On defense, I played against a lot of those guys in high school so I knew that they were tough. They had spent the whole offseason trying to figure out a way to stop the veer. But still, again, it was a brief surge for Morningside and tying the Bison was a big moral victory and Earle basically viewed it as a loss. Kolpack The NCC (North Central Conference), it was a pretty good year for the NCC. The Bison started their extraordinary run with a five-peat from 2011-15 and ended their decade of dominance with three more from 2017-19. *Won at least a share of conference championship. And Im thinking this is some kind of joke. NDSU had a 13-game postseason winning streak stretching back to 2017 before losing to Sam Houston in the 2020-21 FCS quarterfinals. They then beat Minnesota (37-24 in 2011), Colorado State (22-7 in 2012), Kansas State (24-21 in 2013), Iowa State (34-14 in 2014) and No. 4309 - John Crockett (752-4309) - 2012-14, 3313 - Chris Simdorn (590-3313) - 1987-90, 6.64 - TaMerik Williams (222-1474) - 2021-22, 6.47 - Tyler Roehl (388-2512) - 2004,06-08, 6.36 - Gordy Sprattler (276-1756) - 1976-78, 114.5 - Lamar Gordon (41 games) - 1998-01, 100.4 - Chris Simdorn (33 games) - 1987-90, 93.7 - John Crockett (46 games) - 2012-14, 1124 - Brock Jensen (703-1124-21) - 2010-13, 980 - Easton Stick (598-980-28) - 2015-18, 841 - Steve Walker (534-841-21) - 2004-07, 612 - Carson Wentz (392-612-14) - 2012-15, 587 - Graig Gorder (287-587-17) - 1998-02, 586 - Kevin Feeney (304-586-24) - 1995-98, 471 - Nick Mertens (268-471-23) - 2006-09, 469 - Ryan Johnson (240-469-17) - 1997-00, 703 - Brock Jensen (703-1124-21) - 2010-13, 598 - Easton Stick (598-980-28) - 2015-18, 534 - Steve Walker (534-841-21) - 2004-07, 392 - Carson Wentz (392-612-14) - 2012-15, 304 - 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Chris Simdorn (115-200-9) - 1987-90, 153.9 - Carson Wentz (392-612-14) - 2012-15, 152.3 - Steve Walker (534-841-21) - 2004-07, 150.7 - Cam Miller (293-454-11) - 2020-22, 144.2 - Brock Jensen (703-1124-21) - 2010-13, 143.4 - Rob Hyland (183-337-14) - 1993-96, 133.9 - Ryan Johnson (240-469-17) - 1997-00, 10.4 - Arden Beachy (151-233-7) - 1990-93, 9.4 - Chris Simdorn (115-200-9) - 1987-90, 8.9 - Easton Stick (598-980-28) - 2015-18, 8.4 - Jeff Bentrim (207-404-17) - 1983-86, 8.4 - Steve Walker (534-841-21) - 2004-07, 8.4 - Carson Wentz (392-612-14) - 2012-15, 8.1 - Kevin Feeney (304-586-24) - 1995-98, 17.7 - Mike Bentson (125-279-18) - 1969-71, 16.5 - Mark Speral (225-474-22) - 1977-80, 16.5 - Mark Nellermoe (90-209-15) - 1979-82, 16.4 - Chris Simdorn (115-200-9) - 1987-90, 16.4 - Jeff Bentrim (207-404-17) - 1983-86, 16.2 - Don Siverson (91-215-10) - 1969-70,72, 16.0 - Arden Beachy (151-233-7) - 1990-93, 15.9 - Ryan Johnson (240-469-17) - 1997-00, 15.6 - Kevin Feeney (304-586-24) - 1995-98, 159.8 - Steve Walker (44 games) - 2004-07, 159.2 - Brock Jensen (54 games) - 2010-13, 158.1 - Easton Stick (55 games) - 2015-18, 134.5 - Nick Mertens (26 games) - 2006-09, 119.0 - Carson Wentz (43 games) - 2012-15, 116.0 - Kevin Feeney (41 games) - 1995-98, 115.0 - Graig Gorder (31 games) - 1998-02, 105.7 - Ryan Johnson (36 games) - 1997-00, 2732 - Kole Heckendorf (178-2732) - 2005-08, 2435 - RJ Urzendowski (149-2435) - 2014-17, 2232 - Warren Holloway (161-2232) - 2008-11, 1834 - Travis White (163-1834) - 2002-04,06, 178 - Kole Heckendorf (178-2732) - 2005-08, 163 - Travis White (163-1834) - 2002-04,06, 161 - Warren Holloway (161-2232) - 2008-11, 149 - RJ Urzendowski (149-2435) - 2014-17, 22.80 - Len Kretchman (84-1915) - 1985-88, 19.27 - Tim Strehlow (121-2332) - 1996-99, 4.14 - Kole Heckendorf (43 games) - 2005-08, 3.98 - Travis White (41 games) - 2002-04,06, 3.29 - Allen Burrell (21 games) - 2003-04, 3.16 - Warren Holloway (51 games) - 2008-11, 2.84 - Stacy Robinson (31 games) - 1982-84, 11216 - Easton Stick (1407-11216) - 2015-18, 9838 - Brock Jensen (1475-9838) - 2010-13, 7230 - Kevin Feeney (1144-7230) - 1995-98, 7144 - Steve Walker (1011-7144) - 2004-07, 6345 - Jeff Bentrim (1007-6345) - 1983-86, 5202 - Chris Simdorn (790-5202) - 1987-90, 203.9 - Easton Stick (55 games) - 2015-18, 182.2 - Brock Jensen (54 games) - 2010-13, 181.3 - Jeff Bentrim (35 games) - 1983-86, 176.3 - Kevin Feeney (41 games) - 1995-98, 162.4 - Steve Walker (44 games) - 2004-07, 157.6 - Chris Simdorn (33 games) - 1987-90, 152.2 - Arden Beachy (26 games) - 1990-93, 7.97 - Easton Stick (1407-11216) - 2015-18, 7.07 - Steve Walker (1011-7144) - 2004-07, 6.90 - Seth Wilson (102-704) - 2017-18,20-21, 128.1 - Lamar Gordon (41 games) - 1998-01, 123.9 - Reggie Scott (21 games) - 1995-96, 112.0 - John Crockett (46 games) - 2012-14, 107.3 - Kyle Steffes (41 games) - 2003-06, 96.8 - Richard Lewis (20 games) - 2000-01, 399 - Cam Pedersen (261 PAT, 46 FG) - 2015-18, 386 - Jeff Bentrim (64 TD, 1 PAT) - 1983-86, 359 - Adam Keller (191 PAT, 56 FG) - 2011-14, 308 - Shawn Bibeau (155 PAT, 51 FG) - 2006-09, 304 - Aaron Pederson (178 PAT, 42 FG) - 1998-01, 294 - Kevin Feeney (48 TD, 3 PAT) - 1995-98, 64 - Lamar Gordon (62 rush, 2 rcv) - 1998-01, 42 - John Crockett (41 rush, 1 rcv) - 2012-14, 41 - Paul Hatchett (35 rush, 4 rcv, 2 ret) - 1967-69, 41 - DJ McNorton (32 rush, 9 rcv) - 2008-11, 38 - Lance Dunn (33 rush, 5 rcv) - 2015-18, 97.8 - Aaron Pederson (178-182) - 1998-01, 96.7 - Cory Vartanian (145-150) - 2002-05, 10158 - Ben LeCompte (228-10158) - 2012-15, 7935 - Brian Kraabel (206-7935) - 1974-77, 7342 - Aaron Pederson (176-7342) - 1998-01, 7025 - M. Dragosavich (158-7025) - 2004-07, 6851 - Garret Wegner (160-6851) - 2017-20, 6581 - John Prelvitz (161-6581) - 2007-10, 6043 - John Torrance (150-6043) - 1994-97, 5885 - Doug Schlosser (149-5885) - 1979-81, 4899 - Casey Bradley (138-4899) - 1985-88, 176 - Aaron Pederson (176-7342) - 1998-01, 158 - M. Dragosavich (158-7025) - 2004-07, 149 - Doug Schlosser (149-5885) - 1979-81, 44.55 - Ben LeCompte (228-10158) - 2012-15, 44.46 - M. Dragosavich (158-7025) - 2004-07, 42.82 - Garret Wegner (160-6851) - 2017-20, 41.72 - Aaron Pederson (176-7342) - 1998-01, 40.88 - John Prelvitz (161-6581) - 2007-10, 40.83 - John Bonicelli (103-4205) - 2000-03, 40.29 - John Torrance (150-6043) - 1994-97, 40.11 - Kaedin Steindorf (100-4011) - 2020-22, 39.50 - Doug Schlosser (149-5885) - 1979-81, 38.52 - Brian Kraabel (206-7935) - 1974-77, 921 - S. Washington (74-921) - 2004-05,07-09, 74 - S. Washington (74-921) - 2004-05,07-09, 33 - Blaine Toshner (33-335) - 1984,86-88, 16.00 - Travis White (21-336) - 2002-04,06, 14.55 - Keith Krebsbach (38-553) - 1972-73, 13.52 - Mike Kinsella (23-311) - 1959-60,63, 12.45 - S. Washington (74-921) - 2004-05,07-09, 1916 - S. Washington (75-1916) - 2004-05,07-09, 1360 - Bruce Anderson (52-1360) - 2015-18, 1209 - Marcus Williams (44-1209) - 2010-13, 75 - S. Washington (75-1916) - 2004-05,07-09, 27.48 - Marcus Williams (44-1209) - 2010-13, 26.15 - Bruce Anderson (52-1360) - 2015-18, 25.55 - S. Washington (75-1916) - 2004-05,07-09, 25.15 - Jerome Cheatham (20-503) - 1994-96, 159 - Robbie Grimsley (159-146) - 2015-18, 58.5 - Kyle Emanuel (48-21/271) - 2011-14, 46.0 - Greg Menard (34-24/255) - 2014-16,18, 42.0 - Spencer Waege (33-18/204) - 2018-22, 42.0 - Derrek Tuszka (33-18/236) - 2016-19, 41.5 - Coulter Boyer (32-19/200) - 2008-11, 39.5 - Mike Stratton (24-31/226) - 1980-83, 255 - Greg Menard (34-24/255) - 2014-16,18, 236 - Derrek Tuszka (33-18/236) - 2016-19, 226 - Mike Stratton (24-31/226) - 1980-83, 204 - Spencer Waege (33-18/204) - 2018-22, 200 - Coulter Boyer (32-19/200) - 2008-11, 35.5 - Kyle Emanuel (30-11/212) - 2011-14, 33.5 - Greg Menard (27-13/222) - 2014-16,18, 29.5 - Derrek Tuszka (26-7/202) - 2016-19, 27.5 - Coulter Boyer (24-7/171) - 2008-11, 22.5 - Mike Stratton (16-13/173) - 1980-83, 222 - Greg Menard (27-13/222) - 2014-16,18, 173 - Mike Stratton (16-13/173) - 1980-83, 60 - Marcus Williams (39 brup, 21 int) - 2010-13, 46 - Steve Krumrei (30 brup, 16 int) - 1967-69, 45 - Matt Swanson (33 brup, 12 int) - 1997-00, 42 - Tre Dempsey (26 brup, 16 int) - 2014-17, 41 - Tim Jacobsen (31 brup, 10 int) - 1992-95, 40 - C. 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